In a memorable duel at Stacked 2017, two of the most athletic and breathtaking icons in wrestling go head-to-head with zeal. The battle merits your commendable attention as Rey Mysterio and Ricochet flaunt magnificent aerial maneuvers alongside boundless acrobatic abilities.
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00:00He heads into that match with Marty Scurll, but right now, something of a dream match.
00:07We are about to herald the arrival of The King.
00:13The following contest is a singles match, set for one fall.
00:19Introducing first, coming to the ring, The King Ricochet!
00:26King Ricochet, one of two American representatives in the Pro Wrestling World Cup Round of 16.
00:33Tomorrow night, going to face Angelico, who we saw in action a little earlier,
00:37and what a path to qualification it was for King Ricochet.
00:40He beat Matt Sydal, he beat Keith Lee, one of the most incredible matches we've seen here in some time.
00:46King Ricochet, for my money, could be the favorite for this whole Pro Wrestling World Cup,
00:52and that is saying something, given the caliber of the 16 men involved.
00:56Well the field's incredible, King Ricochet certainly will believe in his own mind that he can go the whole way.
01:01Tonight though, as you referenced Bradshaw, a dream scenario for The King,
01:06going up against, certainly when you look historically, the most important cruiserweight in wrestling history,
01:14for my money, this is a dream scenario, a dream match for King Ricochet.
01:21Ricochet, hoping that this might be something of a passing of the torch here.
01:28Ricochet undoubtedly looking up to the man he's about to face, for much of his career.
01:51Oh my God!
01:59Making his way to the ring, from San Diego, California, this is Rey Mysterio!
02:10There is not a person in the O2 Academy in Leeds who does not have goosebumps right now.
02:15One of Pro Wrestling's absolute legends, Rey Mysterio, is here.
02:21If you don't have goosebumps, you ain't human.
02:24This is what WCPW is all about.
02:27Matches exactly like this one, are why this pay-per-view is rightfully, deservedly named,
02:34Stacked.
02:35The iconic Rey Mysterio, against the almost peerless King Ricochet in Pro Wrestling today.
02:43What a match we are about to see.
02:47And this will be very, very interesting, because obviously, given his experience,
02:52given his resume, the conventional pick to be the favorite for this Pro Wrestling World Cup
02:57has to be Rey Mysterio.
02:59He's one of the two Mexican representatives, has a very difficult round of 16 match
03:03against Will Ospreay tomorrow, which, I mean, we'll talk about that later.
03:08Rey Mysterio, if he can beat King Ricochet here, prove he's still the dominant cruiserweight
03:14in the world, that will be a huge boost to him going into the ring tomorrow
03:18against the man who has so much history with Ricochet in Will Ospreay.
03:22Now listen to what I'm going to say very carefully, because it's the truth.
03:26Guys like Rey Mysterio, legends who've been in this industry for so long,
03:30when they come to this country, usually it's a one-off nostalgia trip.
03:35Not so when it comes to Rey Mysterio.
03:37He is here to conduct business and win the Pro Wrestling World Cup.
03:42That's tomorrow night, that all begins tomorrow, free on YouTube.
03:46Tonight on pay-per-view, what a dream match we have for you.
03:50Rey Mysterio, King Ricochet, let's get it on.
03:58There are some competing chants here, I'm trying to gauge exactly what kind of portion
04:03of the crowd is pro Ricochet, what portion is pro Rey Mysterio.
04:08Hopefully he's been with so much respect built up over a number of years of course.
04:13Rey Mysterio, certainly the more experienced, but he will have great admiration for King Ricochet.
04:20And it seems that King Ricochet has that same respect,
04:23refraining from sucker punching the masked man in the corner.
04:28Ricochet is no rookie though, he's 28 years old, been wrestling since he was 14,
04:31so half of his life.
04:33That's a good point, that's a very good point.
04:35Rey Mysterio, as studious as he is, he will be aware of that.
04:41He's so much successor, former champion of course in Rucha Underground,
04:48he's won the Battle of Los Angeles, Black Lady shares with Marty Scurll,
04:53who we're going to see a little bit later on.
04:55Think about where Rey Mysterio has been, here, there and everywhere.
05:00This man has headlined on the biggest stages that pro wrestling can provide,
05:05WrestleMania and beyond for Rey Mysterio.
05:09Multiple time world champion of course in WWE is Rey Mysterio,
05:14as well as all the other accolades he got, won the Royal Rumble, tag titles,
05:18you name it, Rey Mysterio did it in WWE,
05:21and before you even get into his Lucha Libre achievement.
05:23And he did it all against the odds, that's the most impressive.
05:28Oh my, look at that, look at that from Ricochet.
05:32The crown comes alive, just like the king.
05:36Ricochet again lands on his feet.
05:40Ricochet, just so confident, knows where his body is in relation to the canvas at all times.
05:47Rey Mysterio, and again Ricochet, you just can't get him on his back.
05:52Rey Mysterio looks completely baffled here, hands on hips.
05:58Forget still got it, Rey Mysterio never lost it.
06:04Rey Mysterio showing he has not lost a step, but I'm not sure that Ricochet,
06:12as one would say, Ricochet has lost a step.
06:14I'm not sure Ricochet is ever going to lose a step, he is just always a step ahead of everyone.
06:19And that is how you saw he was able to land on his feet from every possible situation.
06:24Ricochet, Ricochet this crown again never lost it.
06:29Rey Mysterio one of the best, and what's this now?
06:32Rey Mysterio, he's buying some time there, I think he's adjusting his knee pads.
06:38I don't think it's the knee pads that didn't get those hurricane runners done for you, Rey.
06:43It takes quite something to confound Rey Mysterio with all that he's seen in his career.
06:49But the way Ricochet was able to land repeatedly on his feet,
06:54those sequence of flips there, made even Rey Mysterio give a little bit of a knowing smile.
07:03Mysterio now trying to chop down the tree the old fashioned way,
07:06kicks to the legs of Ricochet, now he's...
07:08There we go, flipping, spinning head scissors.
07:12Oh, oh, hang on, in a second, just a...
07:16This crowd came alive, they thought they were going to see one of the most iconic moves
07:20in the wrestling world, the 619.
07:22But Ricochet able to move out of the way and counter.
07:26One thing I'm noticing from all these matches there, Bradshaw,
07:30look at the shape that Ricochet is in, brave physical condition.
07:35All these people, all these people, all these people,
07:38All these matches there, Bradshaw, look at the shape that Ricochet is in,
07:42brave physical condition.
07:44All these athletes know what's coming up, the Pro Wrestling World Cup.
07:48Ricochet knew he had a dream match,
07:50what's in a lifetime type of match against Rey Mysterio,
07:53look at the physical shape he is in.
07:57He's somewhere close to 0% body fat and Ricochet is a physical specimen.
08:02As you say though, Rey Mysterio is not just some legend
08:06coming for some farewell tour or something.
08:09Rey Mysterio himself had a remarkably difficult path to qualifying
08:13for those World Cup finals.
08:15He beat Alberto El Patron, then he beat Juventud Guerrero
08:18in the second round of those Mexican qualifiers.
08:21Those are two world class competitors in their own right.
08:24And Rey Mysterio, for that reason, is right up there with the favorites.
08:28Well, they weren't exhibitions.
08:30Mysterio had history with both those men across the world
08:34and he defeated them, you're absolutely right,
08:37on his way to the finals of the Pro Wrestling World Cup.
08:41Ricochet is in control here, Bradshaw.
08:45Yeah, he needs to make sure he's not in awe of Mysterio,
08:49as I said, he's one of his idols.
08:52Make sure he believes that he belongs in the ring
08:56with someone the caliber of Rey Mysterio.
08:58I'm sure he will, Ricochet, not short of confidence.
09:01Did you hear Rey Mysterio screaming out in pain there?
09:05Certainly did.
09:06That won't do him any favors either.
09:08Front first, he goes down.
09:10Ricochet hooks the leg, doesn't get enough body on body weight
09:13and Mysterio is able to kick out.
09:15Almost a desperate cry of anguish,
09:18tortured by the King Ricochet.
09:24Mysterio, I'm surprised Ricochet,
09:26he's wrestling his pace, Dave Bradshaw,
09:29he's very much in control of this match.
09:33It's interesting that Ricochet chooses to slow this down,
09:35he's not one of those wrestlers who needs to go at a methodical pace,
09:38Ricochet could certainly hang with the preferred speed of Rey Mysterio,
09:42but maybe he decided he'd rather just keep Mysterio off his game
09:47and bring this down a couple of gears here.
09:52Mysterio again in the corner,
09:55the chop from King Ricochet.
09:59Now Ricochet sends Mysterio into the opposite corner.
10:04Ricochet tries to follow him in, Mysterio moves out of the way,
10:08Mysterio going to launch himself up, lands on his feet,
10:11but Ricochet catches him on his shoulders.
10:13Oh my, and they both go outside.
10:17He's won a Royal Rumble that way.
10:21He's done it before, you're absolutely right.
10:24Mysterio, a seated senton.
10:29Ricochet goes down.
10:33That's what it takes for Rey Mysterio,
10:35he will always, always, without fail,
10:37be the smaller man in the contest,
10:39but he always finds a way to get back into things.
10:42Know the momentum swings in Mysterio's fever.
10:47Another senton, Mysterio goes to the ropes,
10:51he's the second rope of the springboard,
10:53knees up, knees up from Ricochet.
10:56Mysterio's abdomen going into the knees of the King,
11:00Mysterio will go to the ropes,
11:03Ricochet caught him, Ricochet catches him.
11:05A counter, a counter from Mysterio,
11:10Ricochet was going for the powerbomb,
11:12there's the springboard crossbody,
11:14the cover and it's two.
11:16But Mysterio feels like he is getting closer.
11:20Mesmerizing speed from Mysterio,
11:22just when you think he might not have anything left,
11:25he finds that reserve of energy and takes the speed up a notch.
11:31It's going to be interesting to see how Ricochet responds
11:34to being not in the front foot
11:37and not in control of this match.
11:41Turning to a new phase of this match here
11:43as Mysterio tries to take advantage of his momentum,
11:48but Ricochet may make sure that momentum doesn't last
11:51because he's caught Mysterio.
11:53There's some of that strength of Ricochet
11:55which often gets undersold.
12:03Ricochet gets the boot up,
12:05heel into the top of the head of Mysterio.
12:11Driving Mysterio into the mat,
12:13there's the running shooting start,
12:15the cover by Ricochet,
12:17shoulder goes up at two.
12:21Don't kid yourself,
12:23that hurt Ricochet just as much as Rey Mysterio.
12:27But it was very much worth it,
12:29Ricochet thought he had the three there,
12:31not quite on this legend, this icon.
12:35Split chance here for Ricochet.
12:38Listen to this.
12:41Rey Mysterio and Ricochet,
12:43as I said earlier, both with so much respect.
12:49And now these fans just clapping along,
12:52it is a privilege to be in this building,
12:54watching this match,
12:56and all of these fans realizing just how great this is
12:59as Mysterio trying to escape Ricochet here.
13:06And now Ricochet, what's he gonna do?
13:08Heads to the ropes.
13:11There's the close on, Mysterio again too quick for him.
13:14And Mysterio goes round and round and round and round!
13:16Catches him!
13:18Ricochet into the ropes!
13:21Mysterio!
13:22619, he's caught!
13:24Ricochet catches Mysterio!
13:26Ricochet has caught him!
13:28He caught the legs.
13:29Ricochet had that move,
13:31that world famous move, well scouted.
13:33What's he gonna try here?
13:35Nothing because Mysterio counters.
13:37Goes for a PK, does Ricochet, but...
13:40Again, Mysterio moves out of the way.
13:42Oh, he's caught him again.
13:43No, no, no, he's caught him this time.
13:46Right into the knees.
13:47Ricochet, the cover on Mysterio,
13:51and oh my, again the left shoulder up.
13:54You can see the game plan of Rey Mysterio,
13:56he believes, probably rightfully so,
13:59if he connects with that 619.
14:02It's all said and done,
14:03Ricochet thinks the same,
14:05and that is why he is fighting so hard
14:07to stop it from happening.
14:09Remarkable split-second timing
14:11by Ricochet to catch the 619 in mid-air.
14:15What a risk to take,
14:16but it paid off for this young man from Kentucky.
14:23And Mysterio looks like
14:24there is not much fuel left in the tank.
14:28A young man with big aspirations,
14:30one of them wrestling and defeating
14:32the iconic Rey Mysterio here in WCPW.
14:36Maybe something he's shortly going to
14:38check off the bucket list,
14:39because Ricochet is in control,
14:41he's got Mysterio on his shoulders.
14:44Mysterio trying to counter instead though.
14:47Ricochet will pick him up a second time
14:50if he can, a deadlift.
14:53Oh my, look at that.
14:54Ricochet, cover of the Brain Buster,
14:57is it enough?
14:58Again, Mysterio out.
15:00Ricochet must be starting to wonder
15:03why there is such a chasm
15:06between two and a half and three.
15:09This is just a preview of the action
15:11you're going to see tomorrow night on YouTube
15:13for free.
15:14Can you believe that, Bradshaw?
15:16For free, world-class athletes like this
15:19putting on quite the show.
15:23Mysterio and Ospreay tomorrow
15:24is going to be something else as well,
15:26Ricochet and Angelico for that matter.
15:29Ricochet back to his feet.
15:31Rey Mysterio not quite so fortunate.
15:35What's he doing now?
15:36Ricochet, wait, hang on a minute,
15:38is he going to maybe try for that
15:41630 cent on that helped make him so famous
15:45the world over?
15:48Ricochet,
15:51tried for it but Mysterio moved out of the way
15:53so Ricochet adjusted in midair,
15:55rolled through.
15:57It's a discus forearm from Ricochet
15:59trying for the Benadryla here.
16:01Benadryla attempt from Ricochet.
16:04Mysterio on his shoulders.
16:07Mysterio
16:09counters and sends Ricochet into the ropes again.
16:12He's gone for it again, Bradshaw.
16:14Mysterio, this time he ducks it.
16:17Ricochet avoids the 619 again.
16:20I can't believe that is three times now
16:23that Ricochet has avoided
16:24the 619.
16:26Oh God, plant him, plant him.
16:28Mysterio, he planted Ricochet
16:31with the DDT.
16:33Let's cover now for Mysterio.
16:36Leg hook, will that do it? No.
16:39Ricochet out again.
16:43Avoided the 619 but that DDT
16:46absolutely cleaned Ricochet's clock.
16:51Now this is, this is pivotal.
16:53This is very important.
16:54Who will get to their feet first?
16:56This is unbelievable stuff
16:58between Ricochet and Mysterio
16:59and I think you're right.
17:00Whoever gets to their feet first
17:01could have the decisive advantage here.
17:06Ricochet is still on his knees.
17:08Mysterio is the first one up.
17:09Mysterio, you thought he was going to go for the 619
17:12but Ricochet wasn't in position in the end
17:14and in the end it's a knee
17:16and then a kick into the jaw of Mysterio.
17:18Mysterio counters, goes for the cover.
17:21Ricochet catches him.
17:24Mysterio counters.
17:25Mysterio, again he'll try.
17:27Mysterio 619.
17:29This time he gets it
17:31at the fourth time of asking.
17:34A frog splash from Mysterio.
17:37He's got one, he's got two, he's got three.
17:40Mysterio beats Ricochet at stack.
17:42Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this contest,
17:45Rey Mysterio!
17:49What a battle between Rey Mysterio
17:52and possibly the heir to his cruiserweight throne
17:55in Ricochet.
17:56But it is the veteran, Rey Mysterio
17:59who comes out on top tonight in lead.
18:02Well we told you that Rey Mysterio was no tribute act,
18:05no nostalgia act.
18:07Although he did use, or he paid tribute rather
18:11to the late great Eddie Guerrero
18:13with that big frog splash.
18:15The match winning frog splash from Mysterio.
18:20That is what he's all about there, Bradshaw.
18:22Absolutely remarkable contest,
18:25just as we thought it would.
18:26We called it a dream match at the start
18:29and that is exactly what it turned out to be.
18:31He lived up to the hype and then some
18:33with this battle between Rey Mysterio
18:36and Ricochet.
18:38And look at this, a sign of respect.
18:43Rey Mysterio, clearly extremely impressed.
18:49With Ricochet.