We take our first look Down Under, and a much hyped clash between Dunkzilla Davis and Robbie Eagles from earlier this month…<\/p>\n
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We\u2019re at the Arrow On Swanston in Carlton, Victoria, Australia\u2026 and after having watched a steady diet of empty arena or clap-crowd shows for the last year, it\u2019s absolutely wild seeing full houses, without much in the way of masks\u2026 and it not being in a part of the world that doesn\u2019t give a flying whatsit about Covid. Having crowds always helps, and while it’s absolutely not the reason why the Australian scene’s getting buzz, it doesn’t hurt in making their scene stand out from the pack.<\/p>\n
Dunkzilla Davis vs. Robbie Eagles<\/strong> We open with a lock-up as Eagles is taken into the corners, before Eagles switched around and kicked Davis on the break. Davis doesn\u2019t back down though, even though he\u2019s taken into the ropes for more kicks from Eagles. Eagles is looking to give Davis a dead leg, and it looked to pay off early. Davis charges Eagles into the corner as he dared the flyer to kick him again\u2026 when it didn\u2019t happen, Davis pulls Eagles out of the corner, only to get caught with headscissors. Davis cartwheels out, before he hits a slam\u2026 only for Eagles to dropkick him to the outside. A trip stops a dive attempt as Davis teases a powerbomb onto the floor, but Eagles hits that \u2018rana off the apron instead as Davis flew into the barriers.<\/p>\n On the outside, chops from Eagles keep Davis on a knee, but Davis returns by throwing Eagles into the barriers. Back inside, more chops and kicks keep Davis down, before a whoopee cushion out of the corner squashed Eagles for a two-count. Eagles tries to chop back, but he\u2019s just obliterated by a single swipe from Davis for a near-fall, before a back senton gets him another two-count. A chinlock ends in the ropes, but Davis begins to bully Eagles with kicks and chops, before a whip hurls Eagles across the ring. Eagles gets his feet up, then slides Davis down to the mat for a roll-up, before a Ron Miller Special\u2019s pushed away from. Eagles stays on Davis with a sliding elbow, only for a chop to reset things.<\/p>\n Eagles tries his luck with more kicks, but again, that chop keeps resetting Dunkzilla as Eagles eventually kipped back up for a leg lariat. Running knees trap Davis in the corner, before he\u2019s tripped for more running double knees for a near-fall. Davis tries to respond, lifting Eagles onto the apron before catching a springboard, turning it into a slingshot powerbomb for a near-fall. Davis picks up Eagles for some slaps, before a head kick stopped him in his tracks. Davis keeps rebounding off the middle ropes as they trade strikes en route to Eagles\u2019 reverse \u2018rana\u2026 but Davis pops back up with a clothesline. From there, Davis looked for the pull-up piledriver, but Eagles flips out of Close Your Eyes and Count to F\u2026 and hits a \u2018rana for another two-count.<\/p>\n Davis takes him back to the corner for a sliding D, before an Alphamare Waterslide lands for another near-fall. Eagles tries to go back to the kicks, aiming for Davis\u2019 quads before a Sliced Bread was pushed away from. Undeterred, Eagles springboards out of the corner and rolls Davis to the mat, but the Ron Miller Special is blocked again\u2026 so Eagles just drops onto Davis\u2019 knee. Eagles busts out a Tequila Sunrise to focus on Davis\u2019 knee again, following that up with some stomps and kicks, before Eagles looked for a Turbo Backpack. Davis snaps the fingers and then lifts up Eagles for a double underhook powerbomb like he was nothing. From there, Davis pulls back with a version of PAC\u2019s Brutaliser, but it ends in the ropes as Eagles only had one way out. Another chop keeps Eagles down, but that pull-up powerbomb\u2019s blocked as Eagles comes back in with a springboard dropkick to the knee.<\/p>\n Eagles heads up top again for a 450 splash to the leg, before pulling Davis into the Ron Miller Special, taking him away from the ropes as Davis had no choice but to submit. A good David vs. Goliath outing here, with Eagles going for Davis\u2019 surgically-repaired knee pretty much from the off – and it worked a charm. 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\nDavis returned on a PWA Black Label show last month after nearly 18 months out with a knee injury. Commentary refers to a \u201chigh profile British star\u201d who got Davis over to the UK in 2017, but back in Australia Davis is seemingly not a fan favourite here, because he\u2019s from Brisbane.<\/p>\n