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Drew Gulak demanded to know who he would be facing at SummerSlam. He said since he won the Cruiserweight Championship, no one has had the guts to step to him. With SummerSlam around the corner, he eagerly awaits his next challenger. If it's Mike Kanellis, so be it. He'll be watching carefully tonight when Kanellis fights for the opportunity against Drake Maverick.
Unsanctioned Match: Drake Maverick vs Mike Kanellis
As Maverick made his way down the ramp, he was attacked by Kanellis. Kanellis launched him into the LED board, and banged his head against the steel barricade on the ramp. He admonished Maverick for making a mockery of the brand before driving him into the ring's LED board.
The referee checked on Maverick as Kanellis screamed that he was clearly the winner by forfeit. A second referee tried to pull Maverick to the back, but the General Manager fought away and pulled himself inside the ring. He demanded the match be started, leading to further punishment from Kanellis. A boot sent him into the corner, and Maverick was forced to choke on it while Kanellis continued to mock him.
Kanellis tossed Maverick to the outside with ease. Backstage, we saw the 24/7 Champion Maria Kanellis watch on with a smile. Kanellis dragged Maverick across the apron, trying to draw blood before repeatedly sending him into the barricade. The final time saw Maverick bounce off of it, grabbing at his back.
As Maverick tried to pull himself up, Kanellis hit him with a superkick. He then slammed Maverick's face repeatedly onto the announcer's desk. Kanellis placed Maverick on a rolling chair and hit another superkick, sending him toppling over.
The referee tried to check on Maverick but was interrupted once again by Kanellis, who dragged him back inside. Maverick was launched head first into the top turnbuckle twice before being sent to the ground with a right hand. He was stood up, only to be leveled with a running clothesline.
At first, it seemed that he was finally going for the pin. However, he took Maverick's belt off and whipped him with it. Finally, Kanellis decided to put the GM away with a sleeper hold. He tried to fight out, getting to his feet twice. The second time, he drove Kanellis face first into the turnbuckle, and avoided a shoulder tackle, leading to Kanellis lawn darting himself into the ring post.
Kanellis was sent outside, but caught Maverick coming in with a baseball slide, slinging him head first into the barricade. As the referee checked on him, Kanellis made his way over to the announcer's desk to pick up some of Maverick's R-Truth Wanted posters, shoving one into his mouth.
That seemed to perk up the GM, and as he was bounced off the turnbuckle again he began to hulk up. A series of fists from Maverick set up a standing dropkick, taking Kanellis into the corner. A running dropkick took out Kanellis and nearly the referee. Maverick picked up his own belt and got some payback on his rival, leaving multiple welts across his back. A suicide dive sent Kanellis into the table, and Maverick spiked him on top of it with a DDT.
Maverick went for an elbow drop through the table, but Kanellis rolled away. The table didn't break, and it seemed that Maverick landed with his elbow going through one of the ringside monitors. Kanellis took the opportunity to finally put Maverick away, bringing him inside the ring for the rolling cutter.
However, he decided to take Maverick up top instead, looking for a super Razor's Edge. Maverick countered with a hurricanrana, and a Dudley Dog was enough to ruin Mike Kanellis's title hopes.
Results: Drake Maverick defeated Mike Kanellis via pinfall.
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