9 Live Observations From WWE SmackDown Holiday Tour Peterborough

5. Apollo Crews Def. Intercontinental Champion The Miz In A Non-title Match

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The match is initially announced to be for the IC title, but Miz says he signed a deal preventing him from defending the gold in "filthy dumps" like Peterborough. The match is made non-title, and the Miz says that after he beats Apollo, he'll give him a participation award. Fantastic heel work for Miz.

The heel work continues early in the match, with Miz getting into it with several fans in the front row. The previously mild crowd is awake now, and pouring the boo's on Miz.

The two wrestle a very good match, with Miz showing intelligence and Crews showing athleticism in spades. After Crews escapes the Figure-4, an arena-wide "Let's Go Apollo" chant breaks out. Maybe there's hope for the young man yet.

Maryse tries to get involved, but gets ejected for her troubles. Crews hits his spin-out powerbomb and pins the IC Champ in a fantastic match. Afterwords, Crews puts the participation award on Miz's unconscious body. An intermission follows.

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Residing in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Josh Butcher began watching wrestling in the most Canadian way possible: While looking for something to fill the void of the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout. Ever since, he has been a diligent fan of professional wrestling, even training to become a wrestler.