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Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2012) was the sixth
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(DDT4) produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). The event took place on April 21, 2012 at the American Legion Post #308 in
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. It was an eight-team tournament to determine the #1 contenders for the
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.
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(
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and Stupefied) defeated 2 Husky Black Guys (
El Generico Rami Sebei ( ar, رامي سبعي; born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sami Zayn, and is a member of The Bloodline. Prior to joi ...
and
Willie Mack Willie McClinton Jr. (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is best known for his tenure with Impact Wrestling, where he is a ...
) in the final to win the tournament. The
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was also defended at the event as
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successfully defended the title against
Sami Callihan Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, currently signed with Impact Wrestling and is a former Impact World Champion. He also wrestled for Luch ...
.


Production


Background

In February 2012, it was announced that the 2012 edition of DDT4 would be held on April 21, 2012 at the American Legion Post #308 in
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.


Storylines

The
PWG World Tag Team Championship The PWG World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the tag team division of the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) promotion. It was created and debuted on January 25, 2004, at PWG's Tango & C ...
was originally scheduled to be defended in the 2012 DDT4 tournament. The original participants announced for the tournament were: :*World Tag Team Champions Appetite for Destruction (
Kevin Steen Kevin Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. Steen began his career in 2000, at the age of 16. Prior to joining WWE in lat ...
and
Super Dragon Daniel Caine Lyon (born June 8, 1980), better known by his ring name Super Dragon, is an American professional wrestler. Beginning his career in 1997, he has worked for companies such as All Pro Wrestling, Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of ...
) :*The Dynasty ( Joey Ryan and
Scorpio Sky Schuyler Andrews (born April 2, 1983), better known by the ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Andrews is also known for his appearances with Ring of ...
) :*Future Shock (
Adam Cole Austin Kirk Jenkins (born July 5, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Adam Cole. He is also known for his tenures with WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH). C ...
and
Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Edward Greenwood (born March 1, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs under the ring name Kyle O'Reilly. He is also known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2009 to 20 ...
) :*The Fightin' Taylor Boys ( Brian Cage-Taylor and Ryan Taylor) :*RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma) :*
Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand, as the leader of Diamond Mine, but is currently inactive due t ...
and
Sami Callihan Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, currently signed with Impact Wrestling and is a former Impact World Champion. He also wrestled for Luch ...
:*
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(
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and Stupefied) :*
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(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) However, on April 4, it was announced that Dragon had fractured his heel and would be forced out of the tournament. The champions were replaced by 2 Husky Black Guys (
El Generico Rami Sebei ( ar, رامي سبعي; born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sami Zayn, and is a member of The Bloodline. Prior to joi ...
and
Willie Mack Willie McClinton Jr. (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is best known for his tenure with Impact Wrestling, where he is a ...
) in the tournament, which would instead be used to determine their number one contenders.


Event


Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals of the DDT4 kicked off with a match between The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma) and The Fightin' Taylor Boys ( Brian Cage-Taylor and Ryan Taylor). RockNES Monsters delivered an ''Explosive Amnesia'' to Cage-Taylor for the win. Next, The Dynasty ( Joey Ryan and
Scorpio Sky Schuyler Andrews (born April 2, 1983), better known by the ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Andrews is also known for his appearances with Ring of ...
) took on Future Shock (
Adam Cole Austin Kirk Jenkins (born July 5, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Adam Cole. He is also known for his tenures with WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH). C ...
and
Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Edward Greenwood (born March 1, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs under the ring name Kyle O'Reilly. He is also known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2009 to 20 ...
). Future Shock delivered a ''Ride the Lightning'' to Sky for the win. Next, 2 Husky Black Guys (
El Generico Rami Sebei ( ar, رامي سبعي; born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sami Zayn, and is a member of The Bloodline. Prior to joi ...
and
Willie Mack Willie McClinton Jr. (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is best known for his tenure with Impact Wrestling, where he is a ...
) took on
Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand, as the leader of Diamond Mine, but is currently inactive due t ...
and the debuting
Sami Callihan Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, currently signed with Impact Wrestling and is a former Impact World Champion. He also wrestled for Luch ...
. Generico delivered a '' Brainbustahhh!!!'' to Strong for the win. After the match, Callihan answered
Kevin Steen Kevin Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. Steen began his career in 2000, at the age of 16. Prior to joining WWE in lat ...
's open challenge and challenged Steen to a match for the
PWG World Championship The PWG World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) professional wrestling promotion. It was first introduced in 2003 as the PWG Championship. The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian. ...
later in the show. It was followed by the last match in the quarterfinal between
The Young Bucks The Young Bucks are an American professional wrestling tag team and promoters, consisting of brothers Matthew and Nicholas Massie, who are known by their ring names Matt and Nick Jackson, respectively. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW ...
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and
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(
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and Stupefied). Stupefied pinned a member of The Young Bucks with a
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for the win.


Semifinals

The semifinals of the DDT4 started with a match between RockNES Monsters and 2 Husky Black Guys. Willie Mack delivered a reverse piledriver to Johnny Yuma for the win. In the next semifinal, Super Smash Brothers took on Future Shock. Super Smash Brothers delivered a ''Fatality'' ( Gory Bomb by Uno and diving somersault cutter by Stupefied combination) to Kyle O'Reilly for the win. After the match, Kevin Steen defended the PWG World Championship against Sami Callihan. Steen delivered a package piledriver to Callihan after the latter spit in Steen's face. Steen then pinned Callihan to retain the title.


Final

2 Husky Black Guys took on Super Smash Brothers in the DDT4 tournament final. Stupefied countered a ''Brainbustahhh!!!'' attempt by El Generico into a reverse hurricanrana and then Super Smash Brothers delivered a ''Fatality'' to Generico to win the 2012 DDT4. Young Bucks attacked Super Smash Brothers after the match and demanded a rematch against Appetite For Destruction. Kevin Steen then chased them off and offered to give them a rematch after
Super Dragon Daniel Caine Lyon (born June 8, 1980), better known by his ring name Super Dragon, is an American professional wrestler. Beginning his career in 1997, he has worked for companies such as All Pro Wrestling, Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of ...
healed from his injuries. Super Smash Brothers then celebrated their win.


Reception

Jake St. Pierre of ''411Mania'' praised the event, considering it a "tremendous" show. He rated it 9.5, appreciating it "for its consistency" and felt "Future Shock/SSB is worth price of admission alone". He stated that it was "the show to get" for tag team wrestling lovers.


Aftermath

Due to Super Dragon's injury, the
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match between Appetite For Destruction and The Young Bucks was postponed. And, instead Young Bucks were scheduled to take on Super Smash Brothers in a
no disqualification match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...
at ''Death To All But Metal''. The match resulted due to Young Bucks being eliminated from DDT4 by Super Smash Brothers and not reaching for the DDT4 final for the first time since 2009. It was turned into a World Tag Team Championship match after the titles were vacated due to Dragon's injury. Super Smash Brothers went on to defeat Young Bucks to win the vacant titles.


Results


Tournament brackets


References


External links


Pro Wrestling Guerrilla official website2012 PWG DDT4 official mini-website
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