Witness a clash of styles as Donovan Dijak battles Michael Oku in a high-octane match from RevPro. Don't miss this exciting showdown between two talented wrestlers.
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00:00The following contest is a singles match with a 60 minute time limit scheduled for the fall.
00:10Introducing to the ring first.
00:14There's a big return right now for Donovan Dijak.
00:26Dijak is hoisting Robbie X off his shoulders.
00:31Based your eyes on Robbie X on the stage.
00:40What is going on right now Andy?
00:43He just threw him down the stairs.
00:48Well welcome back to Revolution Pro Wrestling, Donovan Dijak.
00:55Hopefully we've got some medics backstage to check on Robbie X.
01:04Well it didn't take Donovan Dijak long did it?
01:10Making his way into the ring from Worcester, Massachusetts.
01:18Based your eyes on Donovan Dijak.
01:32That was a bit before my time Andy, so fill me in.
01:35When was the last time we saw this man Donovan Dijak in a Revolution Pro Wrestling ring?
01:40I can't remember the exact date because I don't have cage match on me and my memory is a bit short.
01:44However it was literally weeks before he started with WWE.
01:48He was a very regular wrestler.
01:50He's one of those foreign talents who each and every single time they step foot in a Revolution Pro Wrestling ring.
01:57They stole the show.
02:01They stole the show so they're invited back time and time again.
02:04And Donovan Dijak is one of those guys.
02:07And right now Donovan Dijak is going up against the guy.
02:13The undisputed British heavyweight champion.
02:19A man who's been making headlines around the wrestling world.
02:26A man you know very well Nathan Buzzer.
02:28He will not say die and he doesn't care.
02:32He doesn't care the championships that are on the line.
02:34He will give it everything he's got.
02:36He said this is the last one.
02:38This is the last one before the cover box.
02:42We know he can't help but accept a challenge.
02:45And when the challenger Donovan Dijak came.
02:48He's committed to Luke Jacobs.
02:53I commit this is a match.
02:55It's official.
03:12Michael O'Keefe!
03:20It wasn't long ago that we saw Michael O'Keefe take on Antonia Goldwell in Stevenage.
03:26In one of the most brutal main events we've seen here in Revolution Pro Wrestling in a long time.
03:32And I wouldn't be surprised Andy if Michael O'Keefe is still feeling the effects of that match up.
03:41Michael O'Keefe!
03:47Michael O'Keefe!
03:50He couldn't help but take the challenge at Donovan Dijak could he?
03:56And much for the chagrin of Luke Jacobs.
03:59Luke Jacobs isn't impressed.
04:05Now this is non-title action.
04:08But a win from Donovan Dijak could have huge future implications for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship.
04:16Absolutely and Donovan Dijak knows all about the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship.
04:27The Revolution Pro Wrestling Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship without a doubt.
04:31Is the most prestigious singles gold in the whole of Europe.
04:35It's been defended in Madison Square Garden.
04:38It's been defended in the Tokyo Dome.
04:40It's been defended in Arena Mexico.
04:43It's been defended in the Copper Box Arena where it will be defended once again.
04:48On Saturday August 24th when Michael O'Keefe goes one on one with Luke Jacobs.
04:54But how much of Michael O'Keefe will be left?
04:58We've already seen Donovan Dijak hasn't come to play.
05:03I just realised what I did there.
05:06And look at the size difference between these two men as well.
05:10But Oku's not going to be worried about that in the slightest.
05:13Absolutely, he's never backed down from a challenge before.
05:15And you can see this by the way both men are jockeying.
05:17And Dijak you'd expect him to outpower him straight away.
05:20He's managed to back Oku into the corner.
05:22Good work from Dijak early on.
05:26You spoke about the schedule of Zoya this weekend.
05:29But what about the schedule of Dijak this weekend?
05:32He flew from America, he competed in America last night.
05:35He landed in America this morning.
05:37I don't think jet lag is even going to come into the equation.
05:39Because he's not going to be in the country long enough to experience jet lag.
05:44But Oku goes behind now trying to change tact.
05:49There we go, there's the strength of Dijak.
05:53And I talked about that size difference earlier on.
05:56And now we're starting to see it come into play.
05:58But Dijak has to respect Oku.
06:00He has to.
06:02There's no doubt.
06:03We talked about the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
06:06being the most prestigious prize in European wrestling.
06:08And there's no doubt that this man here, Michael Oku,
06:11is the biggest star in European wrestling.
06:14Luke Jacobs has a thing or two to say about that.
06:17And he will have a thing or two to say
06:20on Saturday, August 24th, live from the Copa Box Arena.
06:23Michael Oku doing a great job of adapting
06:26and hanging on to that side headlock tenaciously.
06:28You can see the size and power difference.
06:30But Michael Oku has got the sheer will
06:33and determination to hang on.
06:36Hey, come on now, handful of hair.
06:44But listen, I understand where Dijak's coming from.
06:47He's going to do anything he can to win this matchup.
06:50Look at that from Michael Oku.
06:52Michael Oku, he's demanding the respect of Dijak.
06:56But he may rue the day.
06:58Because Dijak with big clubbing blows on Michael Oku.
07:02And Oku in trouble now.
07:03All he can do is cover up as Dijak unloading.
07:07There's no doubt in my mind that this is a different Dijak
07:10than we saw before in Revolution Pro Wrestling.
07:12We've seen Dijak in wars.
07:14But this is a completely different Dijak.
07:17He's so aggressive in the ring.
07:20Did you see that forearm strike there?
07:27And Dijak, it seems, wants to remind the wrestling world
07:30exactly who he is.
07:32Oku sent off the ropes.
07:33He ducks out, changes up directions on Dijak
07:36and connects with a hurricanrana.
07:38Dijak quickly back to his feet.
07:40Oku with a dropkick.
07:41Dijak remaining on a vertical base.
07:43Not once, but twice.
07:45But on the second occasion, it was the ropes
07:47that were keeping him up.
07:54And Oku now takes it to the middle.
07:56From the middle rope, Oku recognizes
07:58he's going to take something special.
08:00But Dijak caught him.
08:02Dijak caught him.
08:05Oh my goodness, straight to the ribs.
08:09Oh, Dijak!
08:14And that's a game-changer right there.
08:16Very similar to Michael Oku and Anthony Ogogo
08:20when we saw him go flying over the top rope to the outside.
08:24But now, this is so early on in this contest
08:28that this could be a real game-changer.
08:32And listen, this could be the moment.
08:34This could be the moment that Michael Oku's
08:37undisputed British championship reign comes to an end
08:41even though the championship's not on the line.
08:43Because he is going to be feeling the effects
08:46of this contest for a long time to come.
08:49You've seen...
08:50You've seen... Sorry.
08:52Dijak hasn't come to play.
08:54You saw how he took out Robbie X
08:57after that contest with Zazaya.
08:59You saw how he unceremoniously dumped Oku's body
09:03with little to no regard for his own well-being
09:06from the inside to be out on that hard,
09:09unforgiving, concrete floor.
09:12And now, he's unrelenting in his assault
09:16as Oku is tied up in the corner with nowhere to go.
09:20And Dijak is getting more and more focused,
09:24determined and angry as this contest goes on.
09:28And he's channeling that anger on the body of Michael Oku.
09:34And with the copper box mere weeks away,
09:37Michael Oku can't come into that contest
09:40any less than 100%.
09:42They call it a backbreaker for a reason.
09:45It's designed to break backs.
09:47And that was as big a backbreaker as they come.
09:51He hoisted him up in the air.
09:53He drove him down across the knee.
09:55But Michael Oku won't give up.
09:57Michael Oku won't say die.
09:59Michael Oku will keep fighting.
10:02Yeah, you've got to think Luke Jacobs
10:04somewhere has a smile on his face watching this matchup.
10:13Oh, and Dijak going to work on the midsection.
10:16Oku firing back.
10:17And Oku, well, perhaps encouraging signs, fighting back.
10:21You don't want to get into a firefight with Dijak.
10:24But, oh, I was about to say,
10:26you don't tell Michael Oku what to do.
10:29He defies logic, doesn't he?
10:36And now a vicious ground and pound from Dijak.
10:51And I think Oku's still hurt
10:53from being tossed over that top rope
10:55down to the hard floor from Dijak.
11:00Michael Oku!
11:02Michael Oku!
11:04Michael Oku!
11:06Michael Oku!
11:23Back elbow.
11:26What's Oku got in mind now?
11:28Oh, big boot from Oku to the middle.
11:30Oku goes again for the second time.
11:32It didn't work the first time,
11:34but it did the second because he changed tact.
11:37I don't know if you saw,
11:38but Dijak was perhaps waiting for him to catch him again.
11:41But Oku, instead of going for that high cross,
11:44he went for that dropkick and he caught him
11:47and he took him down and he creates some separation.
11:50He creates a moment.
11:51He creates an opportunity.
11:53But Dijak's already back up onto his feet.
12:10Dijak down to a knee.
12:16Dijak hanging on to the wrist.
12:19Sends him into the ropes.
12:21Knocks out the clothesline attempt.
12:25Into a DDT.
12:26Spiked him.
12:27And now can Michael Oku.
12:28It's not just about distance now.
12:30Now it's about taking advantage as he does so
12:32with a sense of urgency.
12:34A lion's saw.
12:35The hook of a leg.
12:36Just a two count.
12:37Just a two count.
12:38But Michael Oku has clawed,
12:41clawed his way back into this contest.
12:43And now the champion is starting to come alive.
12:47This is the Michael Oku that we all know so well.
12:54He's got the single leg of Dijak.
12:56And we know where he's going by now.
12:58But look at the frame of Dijak.
13:00He's historically struggled getting the half tap
13:04of men the size of Dijak.
13:10And if he can't lock this in,
13:12he's gonna have to start thinking about other ways
13:14he can win this matchup.
13:17And look at Dijak.
13:18There you go.
13:19Kicking away.
13:20He took too long.
13:21And Dijak with a series of boots.
13:23Oku wouldn't let go until that last one forced a release.
13:30And Oku now in the corner and struggling.
13:33But so is Dijak.
13:34Look at the time it took him to get to his feet
13:37as Oku just measured him and connected
13:40with pinpoint accuracy to the jaw.
13:44Oh, but Dijak catched him in the middle of the ring.
13:47Dijak caught him in the middle of the ring.
13:51Dijak!
13:52He went for a choke slam.
13:53Oku went through.
13:55Just a two count.
13:59Oh no, he caught him again.
14:00He's gonna look to feast your eyes.
14:02Michael Oku in trouble,
14:03but following up with a series of elbows.
14:05Don't forget the championship is not on the line right now.
14:08And Michael Oku might be thanking that fact.
14:13He changes direction and connects to the skull.
14:16Oku!
14:19Oh no, just a two.
14:23Oku undeterred.
14:29Your main event of the evening here,
14:31live in Coventry.
14:33Michael Oku versus Donovan Dijak.
14:38The championship might not be on the line,
14:40but both men are fighting like it is.
14:44And you wouldn't expect any less
14:47from the undisputed British heavyweight champion.
14:53Oh, he's crotched him on the top.
14:55Now we've seen already in this matchup, Andy,
14:58Dijak has no problem bending the rules.
15:01He's gonna do whatever it takes to win this matchup
15:04and put himself in the undisputed
15:06British heavyweight championship picture.
15:11Yeah, absolutely.
15:12Whether Luke Jacobs or Michael Oku on August 24th,
15:16you can bet Donovan Dijak will be waiting for that winner.
15:20And if he can pick up a victory tonight,
15:23this could have big implications.
15:33This is not looking good for the champion.
15:36Oh my God, what a superplex!
15:40Dijak, hook of the leg, send the ring!
15:43Oh no, Oku kicked out again.
15:45Oku kicked out again and Dijak's starting to learn
15:47what we know about Michael Oku
15:49and that's he will never give up.
15:52What incredible strength from Dijak.
15:56A stalling superplex from the top rope.
16:10Let's go, Oku!
16:15Dijak measuring Oku.
16:21Oh, he ate the superkick!
16:23He ate the superkick and Michael Oku charges on!
16:27He rushed in with careless regard
16:30and got caught and he eats a boot.
16:33He ate the boot hard and this time Dijak makes a statement.
16:37I was about to say he made a statement victory.
16:41But Oku again, again rolled the shoulder.
16:44But how much more punishment can Michael Oku sustain?
16:50A beautiful discus boot from Dijak.
16:56And right now the champion is not moving.
16:58And this is why you have to be careful about Dijak.
17:00He defies his size, he defies gravity,
17:02he takes it to the ropes.
17:04And I'm telling you, some people call this a high risk maneuver.
17:07I actually don't think it is for Donovan Dijak.
17:09He's taking it to the top.
17:11It might be high risk for the ring, a man of this size.
17:14Absolutely, don't say that, you're jinxing.
17:16Donovan Dijak now from the top.
17:18High risk, high...
17:20Oh, he crashed and burned.
17:22He crashed and burned.
17:24You saw the look on his face.
17:26He recognized he had to do something extreme
17:29to get out the Jiroku.
17:31And the champion, Andy.
17:33Looking to seize a moment.
17:35Look at that cross body from the front.
17:37Sorry, from the top.
17:39If he can hit this.
17:42Oku!
17:44Oh no, oh no.
17:46Dijak just rolled to the side
17:48and caught the neck with a hand.
17:51Caught the throat with a hand.
17:53Dijak had it scouted.
17:56Just a slight move to the side
17:58and a pull of the arm and Oku.
18:00No, no, no, no.
18:01Oku!
18:02Poison Rana connects on Dijak.
18:04Dijak.
18:06Fortunately for Dijak, he rolled to the outside.
18:08The momentum, the momentum took Dijak to the outside.
18:13I don't think we can call it...
18:15Yeah, I don't think he rolled to the outside.
18:17I don't think it was ring awareness.
18:19It was more luck than judgment.
18:21But hey, I'm sure Donovan Dijak will take luck right now.
18:26And we know what this is.
18:28Michael Oku signaling for the Fosbury Flop.
18:39And the Coventry crowd is coming alive in this main event.
18:43Michael Oku.
18:44Fosbury Flop.
18:46No, no, no.
18:47Dijak coin.
18:48Dijak coin.
18:49Shit.
18:51Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Oku was just power slammed
18:56onto the steel ramp here in Coventry.
19:00The impact.
19:02If you can excuse the language of my colleague Andy Gwildon,
19:06but he is just as shocked as the rest of us.
19:10How much more punishment?
19:13How much more punishment is Michael Oku going to take?
19:15Michael Oku's not moving.
19:18Referee Oscar might need to call this match up.
19:20We need a medic out here.
19:22He's piling chairs on him.
19:24He's piling chairs on him.
19:27Oh, that thigh wouldn't move.
19:29So Dijak gave him no choice.
19:32Now look at this.
19:34He's telling him to count him out.
19:38This is not how we expected things to end here live in Coventry.
19:43You heard the sickening thud as Michael Oku's body crashed
19:49into that steel ramp.
19:51The champion could have a broken back right now.
19:53We don't know.
19:54And you've got to remember this is a non-title matchup,
19:58which means a count out victory was a victory.
20:03Dijak needs to focus on getting himself in the ring.
20:05Michael Oku hasn't moved.
20:06And Dijak right there.
20:09An absolute bully.
20:12Amir is digging Michael Oku out.
20:15Amir is digging Michael Oku out.
20:17And this may be against her better judgment, but this one's
20:22going to be over.
20:23There's no Michael Oku back in the ring.
20:26Michael Oku's going to be in the ring.
20:29Michael Oku's going to be in the ring.
20:31Michael Oku's going to be in the ring.
20:34This one's going to be over.
20:35There's no Michael Oku back in the ring.
20:38Michael Oku back in the ring, but straight into the weight
20:40in arms of Dijak.
20:41Oh, my God!
20:44Donovan Dijak defeats.
20:46No!
20:47No!
20:48No!
20:49No!
20:50Michael Oku's still alive in this match.
20:53Michael Oku will never give up.
20:56Donovan Dijak nearly just drove the champion
21:00through the middle of the ring.
21:02Donovan Dijak!
21:03Donovan Dijak!
21:04Donovan Dijak!
21:05Donovan Dijak!
21:06Donovan Dijak!
21:07Donovan Dijak!
21:08Donovan Dijak!
21:09Donovan Dijak!
21:10Donovan Dijak!
21:11Donovan Dijak!
21:12Donovan Dijak!
21:13But I think maybe there Dijak was worried too much about Amir
21:17and not the champion.
21:18Well, I think he's academic right now, Leighton.
21:21Michael Oku has taken one hell of a beating.
21:24One hell of a beating.
21:26But somehow he still kicked out Amir.
21:28Oh, did you see the super kick?
21:30How did Michael Oku do it?
21:32Through to his feet with a super kick.
21:34Oku!
21:36Oh, no, no!
21:37He caught him!
21:38He caught him!
21:40And Michael Oku, beast!
21:42Yaw!
21:44Oh, no!
21:45Oku!
21:46Oku!
21:47Oku!
21:48Can he turn him?
21:49Yes, he can!
21:50He's gone!
21:51He's gone!
21:52Middle of the ring!
21:53Nowhere to go!
21:55And look at Dijak screaming!
21:57Screaming in pain!
21:59Screaming in agony!
22:01Can he reach?
22:03Can he reach the bottom rope?
22:05He's thinking about it.
22:06He just needs to extend his arm.
22:08He needs to reach, but Oku's pulling him away.
22:11And can Oku, can he find an extension here?
22:14Can he lean back?
22:16Can he put more torque on that lower back of Dijak?
22:25And Dijak having to grit his teeth and be brave here.
22:28Looking to turn into his man.
22:30Put more pressure momentarily on himself.
22:32And Dijak looks to kick out, but there was no power.
22:35There was no power in the leg of Dijak.
22:37And Oku able to open him up with a PK.
22:40And Dijak now still gets back to his feet,
22:43but Oku measures him.
22:48Dijak!
22:50Oku!
22:52Oku!
22:57This is a main event worthy of anywhere in the...
23:01Oh my goodness!
23:03But Oku fired up!
23:06Oh, but eats a boot.
23:08He ate the boot.
23:11And Dijak now, this is his moment.
23:14Donovan Dijak about to re-announce his arrival
23:17to the wrestling world.
23:19Oku on his shoulders!
23:21Oku!
23:22Hurricanrana!
23:23Hacks the legs!
23:24He's got him tight!
23:25Oku's done it!
23:26He's done it again!
23:27Leighton, he's done it again!
23:35I don't know how...
23:43I don't know how...
23:45But my God!
23:47Michael Oku has done it again!
23:51Wow!
23:52Oku, watch out!
23:53Watch out!
23:54Oh my God!
23:55Dijak just tied him inside out with a huge cosign!
24:01Dijak sucks!
24:03Dijak sucks!
24:04Dijak sucks!
24:06We need to get some help out here.
24:08After that war, you would have thought at the very least,
24:11at the very least,
24:13Oku would have earned the respect of Dijak.
24:16Yeah, we need some contenders out here.
24:18Some security.
24:19And look at him saying to Amira,
24:20Watch this!
24:23Watch this!
24:24We need to get some help out here.
24:35As he hoists him up on the shoulders again,
24:37looking to feast your eyes!
24:39Hang on!
24:40Here's Robbie X!
24:41Here's Robbie X!
24:42Let's have a close out attempt!
24:45Series of forearms from Robbie X!
24:47Dijak pushes him away!
24:48Swings!
24:49Long bridge from Robbie X!
24:51Robbie X now!
24:53Dives on Dijak up the ramp!
24:56Robbie X all over Dijak!
24:58Be careful!
25:00Dijak deserves every second of this!
25:03Dijak deserves every second of this!
25:06And Dijak with a taste of his own medicine there!
25:09Crashing into the steel ramp!