EVOLVE 49 Review: Results, Analysis and Grades; Johnny Gargano Main Events

Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta) vs. Timothy Thatcher and TJ Perkins 

Result: Roppongi Vice defeats Timothy Thatcher and TJ Perkins via pinfall.

Rating: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Romero and Perkins started this match. Perkins took and Romero exchanged a bunch of counters before Romero raked the eyes. Perkins then hit a head scissors take down of Romero and locked in the head. Perkins continued to hold the head but Romero got out of it and hit a sunset flip that Perkins responded to with a dropkick.

EVOLVE Champion Thatcher came in along with Baretta, who backed away as Thatcher went to attack him. Baretta ran away again as Thatcher went for him.

Romero tagged in but Baretta came up from behind and attacked Thatcher. Romero began beating down Thatcher. Baretta came back in and hit a clothesline for a one count. Romero came back in and hit multiple running forearms on Thatcher for a near-fall.

Baretta tagged in but Thatcher caught the foot and headbutted him for a one count.

Perkins tagged in and worked on the left arm of Baretta. Thatcher tagged in and worked on the arm of Baretta. Perkins came back in to hit an elbow on Baretta’s arm. Perkins would lock in the Octopus and went for the pin. Romero tagged in and got hit with a dropkick for a near-fall. He started working on Romero’s arm as Thatcher tagged in.

Thatcher worked on the left arm of Romero and stomped on the elbow. Perkins tagged in yanked back the arm of Romero. He went for a pin and locked in the arm again.

Romero hit a chop and as both men went after each other, they coped a move by landing in between the ropes. Baretta would push Perkins and cause Romero to go ahead. Baretta would take a chair but drop it. He began stomping on Perkins and Romero tagged in.

Baretta tagged in and hit a Northern Lights Suplex for a near-fall. Romero came in and locked in Perkins. Romero would relinquish the hold and as Perkins went for the tag, he missed. However, after a dropkick, Thatcher tagged in.

Thatcher hit a few elbows and attempted a gut wrench. However, he hit a double under-hook suplex on Baretta and put on an arm bar. He put on another arm bar on Romero as Perkins tagged in to hit a cross-body. He hit a sunset flip into the ropes but got taken down by Romero and Baretta. Romero hit a spring-board double stomp for a near-fall.

Perkins hit a sunset flip and put it into the Cloverleak. Thatcher put Romero into an arm bar but Romero rolled him into Perkins.

Thatcher and Perkins then hit multiple uppercuts on Romero. Perkins hit a knockout kick for a near-fall.

Perkins got inadvertently caught by Thatcher with an uppercut and Romero and Baretta hit Strong Zero for the win.

After the match, Thatcher and Perkins got angry at each other and the latter walked away.

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