Birmingham DVD Taping (8.9.14)

[FGA Office]

August 23, 2014
James L. Knight Center
Miami, FL

[FGA Office]

Dom Harter vs. Evangelista

The Veronicas' "Revolution" comes over the speakers. During the first vocal line Evangelista emerges through the curtain slowly, with a focused look on her face. She closes her eyes for a second, then begins the walk to the ring, absently tagging outsretched hands while trying to psyche herself up for the task ahead.

Cruz: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from St. Helens, England! Weighing in at 135 pounds! She is “The Prodigal Daughter,” EVANGELISTA!

After rolling under the bottom rope she crosses over to a corner and climbs up, posing for just a second before moonsaulting back down to the ring. She takes her corner and crosses herself, then begins shaking her limbs out in readiness for the coming match.

Clement: Evangelista was volunteered into the Frontier Lions Cup, and FGA as a whole, on behalf of her partner and close friend, Laurel Anne Hardy. Evangelista may have been uneasy at first. But tonight, it’s about payback.

Grayson: That’s right. Last year during the Dynamic Duos, it was Dom Harter that choked out Evangelista with the Futility en route to becoming the first Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions. Now, one year later, Evangelista has the chance to right those past wrongs. Will she do it? Absolutely not. But it’s cute of her to try.

The opening chords of “Superunknown” begin to play throughout the arena as Dom Harter steps out from behind the black curtain. He stands there, stroking his beard with a devilish grin on his face, not once taking his eyes off his opponent as he begins his slow, deliberate walk down the aisle.

Cruz: And her opponent, from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada! Weighing in at 238 pounds! He is “The Tenacious Little Bastard,” DOM HARTER!

Harter ignores most of the fans in attendance, their boos not affecting him as he climbs up the steel steps and enters the ring through the ropes. Once inside, Dom makes his way to the corner as he rests his arms on the top rope and his forehead against the turnbuckle pad as he waits for the match to begin.

Clement: Here is Dom Harter, the #1 contender for the FGA World Championship. Before he gets to Jimmy Page at Above & Beyond III, he’s got to get through Evangelista first. How Interesting would it be if this match was a sign of things to come. In a little over fourteen days from now, we could be looking at our new World Champion, as well as the 2014 Frontier Lions Cup winner.

The bell sounds as Harter walks confidently towards the center of the ring and motions for Evangelista to bring it. But Evangelista doesn’t go right at Harter. Instead, she cautiously circles the ring. She then heads over towards Harter and locks up with him. But Harter is able to quickly shove Evangelista into the ropes.

Evangelista makes her way off the ropes and circle the ring. She then heads over towards Harter and locks up with him. They jockey for position. But Harter is able to easily power Evangelista into the corner. The ref then goes over and gives both grapplers until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Both grapplers appear to make a clean break. Harter then quickly goes for a haymaker. But Evangelista is able to duck and move out of the corner. After stepping back away from the corner, Evangelista turns around and waits for Harter in the center of the ring. Harter then storms from out of the corner and goes to lock up. But Evangelista ducks the collar & elbow tie up and applies a waist lock from behind. Harter then elbows Evangelista in the face, performs a standing switch and applies a waist lock of his own. After trying and failing to pry Harter’s arms from around her, Evangelista nails him with two elbows to the face. She then performs a standing switch and applies another waist lock. But Harter reaches down, pulls her arms from around him and reverse into an arm wrench.

The ref asks Evangelista if she wants to give up. But Evangelista refuses to quit. So Harter delivers another arm wrench to boos from the crowd. He follows up by trying the yank the arm from out of its socket.

Clement: You just know that Harter is enjoying seeing the sight of Evangelista in pain. Not only does he love inflicting pain on Evangelista, but he knows that laurel is watching in the back. He knows that it pains her to see her good friend getting worked over by him.

The ref asks Evangelista if she wants to give up. But again, Evangelista refuses to quit. Harter then goes for another arm wrench. But Evangelista then rolls forward, leans back, kips up, swats his hands from off her and follows up with a dropkick to cheers from the crowd. Harter gets back up, but Evangelista knocks him back down with another dropkick to cheers from the crowd. As Harter gets up, Evangelista moves him into the ropes and then goes for an irish whip. But Harter reverses, sending Evangelista into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, she knocks down Harter with a crossbody block to cheers from the crowd.

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Harter kicks out.

Evangelista picks him up and applies a side headlock. But Harter delivers three forearms strikes to the ribs before shoving Evangelista off him and into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Harter goes for a back body drop. But Evangelista slips down from behind, hops up onto Harter’s shoulders and delivers a victory roll to cheers from the crowd.

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Harter kicks out.

After both grapplers scramble to get up to their feet, Harter meets Evangelista with an eye rake to boos from the crowd. He then takes Evangelists and whips her into the corner. Harter then runs across the ring and goes for a yakuza kick. But Evangelista catches his foot, swings his right leg into the ropes (so that its hung on the middle rope), and then kicks his left leg out from under him to cheers from the crowd. Harter gets back up, but Evangelista lifts him up and delivers a shinbreaker to cheers from the crowd. As Harter hobbles across the ring, Evangelista runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she brings Harter down with a Pinay Legsweep to cheers from the crowd. Evangelista makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Harter kicks out.

Clement: Evangelista gets a two count. But the more important thing is that Harter might be hurt….

Evangelista gets up, lifts up Harter’s left leg and delivers an elbow drop to it. She gets back up, lifts up the left leg and delivers another elbow drop to it. The crowd cheers as Harter can be seen gritting his teeth in pain. Evangelista gets back up, wraps her legs around Harter’s left leg and delivers a grapevine knee drop. Evangelista gets back up places Harter’s left leg between hers and delivers another grapevine knee drop to cheers from the crowd. Evangelista gets back up, holds up the left leg and goes for a figure four leg lock. But when she turns around, Harter uses his free leg to kick her square in the face. After Evangelista drops down to one knee, Harter turns over and kicks her in the head again to boos from the crowd.

Grayson: Evangelista tried to lock in that figure four. But Harter had other plans.

Clement: The question remains; how hurt is Harter’s leg?

As Evangelista gets up on all fours, Harter crawls over and pulls himself up using the ropes. As Harter massages his left leg, Evangelista gets up to his feet and runs over to attack. But Harter ducks the attack and counters with a back body drop over the top rope…

… but Evangelista lands on her feet. She then grabs Harter by the ankles and yanks him down to the canvas to cheers from the crowd. After dragging Harter halfway out of the ring, she lifts up his left leg and throws it down hard against the edge of the apron. The crowd cheers as Harter clutches his leg in pain. While Harter is still down, Evangelista climbs up onto the apron and steps back into the ring. After dragging Harter back into the ring, she delivers an elbow drop. Evangelista turns over, gets back up and delivers another elbow drop. She then turns over, gets back up and delivers a standing somersault senton to cheers from the crowd. Evangelista turns over and makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Harter gets his shoulder up.

Clement: This is what Evangelista's got to do if she wants to win. She’s got to work over that leg of his. She’s got to continue to weaken that leg. But most importantly, she’s got to keep him grounded.

After picking up Harter, Evangelista nails him with a series of forearm strikes to the head to cheers from the crowd. While Harter is dazed, Evangelista runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Harter tackles her down with a double leg takedown. He then mounts on top of Evangelista and hammers away with rapid punches to the face.

Grayson: Look at Harter go, firing away right punches to the face!

While Evangelista is down, Harter gets up and limps around the ring, trying his hardest to walk off the pain.

Clement: Harter may be more hurt than he wants to let on. It looks like Evangelista really did a number on that leg.

Grayson: He’ll be fine. It’s nothing to worry about….

As Evangelista turns over and tries to get up, Harter heads over and delivers a stomp to the face, knocking her back down. He follows up with several stomps to the torso as the crowd boos. Harter then reaches down, picks up Evangelista, heads into the corner and goes to slam her head into the top turnbuckle. But Evangelista puts her foot on the middle turnbuckle, blocking the move. After elbowing Harter, Evangelista grabs him and slams his head head into the top turnbuckle. After turning him around, Evangelista lights up his chest with a series of knife-edge chops. She then takes Harter and goes for an irish whip. But Harter reverses, sending Evangelista into the opposite corner. After massaging his leg, Harter does his best to run across the ring. But Evangelista catches him with a boot to the face to cheers from the crowd. As Harter stumbles back, Evangelista turns around, climbs up to the top turnbuckle and goes for a moonsault. But Harter side steps and swats her down to boos from the crowd. Evangelista curls up and clutches her torso in pain.

Clement: Harter barely escapes getting hit by that moonsault!

Grayson: I don’t care if he barely escaped or if she missed by ten feet. He didn’t get hit. That’s what matters.

As Evangelista turns over and tries to get up, Harter heads over and knocks her down with a knee lift using his right leg. He makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Evangelista gets her shoulder up.

Harter picks up Evangelista and whips her into the corner. After massaging his left leg, Harter runs into the corner and connects with a double high knee to the chest to boos from the crowd. Evangelista crumbles from out of the corner and clutches her torso in pain. But Harter can also be seen clutching his left knee.

Clement: Harter knocked the wind right out of Evangelista with those double knees. But he might have done quite a bit of damage to himself on that one as well.

Grayson: As long as she’s hurting worse than him...

After pulling himself up using the ropes, Harter rubs his knee before heading back over towards Evangelista. He brings Evangelista back up, delivers a double leg pick up and rams her back-first into the corner. The crowd boos as Harter delivers several shoulder thrusts in the corner. He then brings Evangelista from out of the corner and whips her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Harter throws her down with a powerslam to boos from the crowd. He hooks the leg…

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Evangelista gets her shoulder up.

Harter picks up Evangelista and positions her for a piledriver to boos from the crowd. But before he can lift her up, Evangelista counters with a standing double leg takedown to cheers from the crowd. She quickly goes for another figure four. But Harter counters with a small package to boos from the crowd.

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Evangelista kicks out.

After both grapplers scramble to get up to their feet, Evangelista connects with a jumping enzuigiri, knocking Harter down to one knee to cheers from the crowd. While Harter is dazed, Evangelista heads back into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Harter stands up, lifts up Evangelista and throws her down with a sitout spinebuster to boos from the crowd.

Clement: What a counter by Harter!

Grayson: Is this it!?

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TWO!
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Evangelista gets her shoulder up.

Harter picks up Evangelista and whips her hard chest-first into the corner. As Evangelista stumbles back, Harter grabs her from behind, lifts her up and delivers a reverse implant DDT to boos from the crowd. He then gets up, picks up Evangelista, hooks her arms and plants her with Spin The Black Circle. The crowd boos as Harter makes the cover.

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TWO!
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T-NO!

Evangelista gets her shoulder up to cheers from the crowd.

Clement: Harter delivers Spin The Black Circle, but it wasn't enough to put Evangelista away!

Grayson: It doesn’t matter. it’s only a matter of time until Harter makes her say Goodnight To The World.

Harter picks up Evangelista, only to plant her with a pulling piledriver to boos from the crowd. He turns over and makes the cover.

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TH-NO!

Evangelista gets her shoulder up to cheers from the crowd.

Harter picks up Evangelista and scoops her up across his shoulders, setting her up for a Samoan Driver to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers as Evangelista delivers a series of elbows to the side of the head. After slipping down from behind, Evangelista applies an inverted front facelock and hammers away with clubbing blows to the chest. After letting go of Harter, Evangelista nails him with a knee to the midsection, brings him to the mat with a snapmare takeover and heads into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, she connects with Stevie G to cheers from the crowd. She makes the cover.

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TWO!
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TH-NO!

Harter gets his shoulder up to boos from the crowd.

Clement: Close one there. But Harter is able to get his shoulder up after that hard kick to the head.

Grayson: He is tenacious!

Evangelista picks up Harter and nails him with a series of Battleground Uppercuts. She then takes Harter and goes for an irish whip. But Harter reverses, sending Evangelista into the corner. Harter then runs into the corner. But Evangelista nails him with an elbow to the face. As Harter turns away from the corner, Evangelista hoists herself up onto the middle ropes, grabs Harter from behind and applies the Lime Street Loop to cheers from the crowd.

Clement: Lime Street Loop! She’s got it applied!

Grayson: But look where Harter is!

Evangelista has the hold cinched in. But due to his positioning in the ring, Harter is able to reach over and hook his free arm on the top rope. The crowd boos as the ref gives Evangelista until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Evangelista reluctantly lets go. She sits on the top rope as Harter stumbles away from the corner. Evangelista then stands up on the top turnbuckle. Once Harter turns around, she leaps off and goes for a diving crossbody. But Harter side steps and connects with a yakuza kick, sending them both to the canvas to boos from the crowd.

Grayson: He just nailed her with a kick in mid air!

Clement: And now they’re both down!

As Evangelista slowly gets up, Harter runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he turns Evangelista inside out with a lariat to boos from the crowd. Hater then picks up Evangelista, brings him over towards the corner and wraps his arms around after. After looking over his shoulder, Harter delivers an overhead belly to belly suplex into the turnbuckles to boos from the crowd.

Clement: Overhead belly to belly right into the turnbuckles! He did that on purpose!

Grayson: And did you she how she fell down and lands on her head!?

Harter grabs Evangelista by the hair and brings her away from the ropes. He then hoists her up and plants her with Goodnight To The World to boos from the crowd. Harter makes the cover.

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TWO!
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THREE!

“Superunknown” blares throughout the arena as the crowd erupts in boos.

Cruz: Here is your winner, DOM HARTER!

The ref raises Harter’s arm to boos from the crowd.

Clement: Harter denies Evangelista her chance at revenge as he picks up the victory. If Harter has his way, Jimmy Page will be saying Goodnight To The World, and to his title reign, at Above & Beyond III!

[FGA Office]

(The scene cuts to the SMWB in the back. Landon Knight has his hand on the back of Max Powers, who can’t take more than five steps without grimacing. Max grits his teeth while he lets out a moan. Landon goes to touch his ribs, but they’re sensitive to the touch. The two continue to walk as he tries to convince his battered and beaten partner to get some help.)

Landon: Maybe you should take it easy and rest for a bit.

Max: I’m fine...

Landon: But you look pretty beat up. Page really did a number on you.

Max: I said I’m fine.

Landon: Max, just let the doc take a look at you real quick.

Max: I SAID I’M FINE!

(The SMWB stop in their tracks. Max furrows his brow as feelings of pain, frustration and embarrassment and all come to a head. Landon just pats him on the back.)

Landon: Max, I get it. But you’ve got to listen to me. You’re not fine! We’ve got a big Tag Team Title defense coming up in two weeks. The last thing I need going into that match is a partner that’s hurt. Now I’m going to get the doc so he can take a look at you.

Max: But...

Landon: Don’t fight me on this, okay? You just wait right here. I’ll go get the doc and I’ll bring him right to you, okay? Just chill...

(Landon gives Max a reassuring pat on the shoulder before rounding the corner in search of medical attention. But Max, who’s set in his ways, doesn’t bother waiting up for his partner.)

Max: (under his breath) I said I’m fine...

(Max puts his hands in his pockets and continues to walk the halls with his head down. Suddenly, he hears snickering coming from someone that passes him. Max looks up, turns and sees Dan Herrera walking past him. With the animosity between the two still present, Max goes back and runs up to Dan.)

Max: Hey!

(Dan pays him no mind)

Max: You hear me talking to you!

(Dan continues walking forward and never gives Max a second glance)

Max: I said HEY!

(Max grabs Dan by the arm and pulls him towards him. Max’s upper lip is quivering with anger. Dan quickly pulls his arm away from Max.)

Max: What are you laughing at?

Dan: Oh I don't know, perhaps the fact that you've once again let your mouth get you into more trouble than you can handle. It's starting to get a big on the ridiculous side.

Max: You think this is funny, huh?

Dan: How could it not be. You once again start sticking your nose into business that doesn't concern you and are mad at the same outcome as the last time. You know how Albert Einstein defined insanity right? Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Max: Yeah, I got whooped pretty good. But you know what? I’ll give the devil his due. At least when Page decided to attack me, he came at me directly. He never snuck up from behind...

(Max looks Dan up and down with a look of disgust)

Max: ... unlike some people

Dan: If you're insinuating that Jimmy Page is a better man than I am, good luck selling that argument to a jury. Seems I got my point across my way doesn't it? And I do believe more people will remember what I did to you. You're just back here in pain for no reason other than your own insanity. Besides, I'm past that, the only reason I brought it up again this week is because of the White Plains DVD release and the cover photo. You should probably get over it and move on Max.

Max: Get over it? How about you get the hell over it?!

Dan: If you're upset about all this, perhaps you should remember the whole reason for it Max. I had nothing against you before you started running me down. You spent the whole week of preparation for our match more worried about your own teammate than the opponents. You and I had never had any real interaction and there was no reason for unprovoked attack on my personal life.

Max: Riiiiight, riiiiiight. I keep forgetting that telling someone the truth is “running them down.” Telling you the truth is “making it personal.” Don’t get mad at me because you couldn’t handle the truth. You were more concerned about your bruised ego then what was staring at you right in the face.

Dan: Your warped version of the 'truth' doesn't make it fact, Max. The fact is you don't know a thing about me and if you had just come to talk to me instead of speculating behind my back then everything would have been fine. But if you want to put this on me to save face, I guess that's what you're going to do isn't it.

Max: Yeah, whatever!

Dan: Whatever is right. I'm wasting my time with you as it is. You're never going to understand.

(Dan turns and walks away)

Max: Yeah, walk away! Don’t get mad at me because you don’t know where your girlfriend is! If you should be mad at anyone, it should be yourself, you freaking moron!

(Dan turns, walks back up to Max, presses him up against the wall and chokes him.)

Annie: DAAANNN!

(The shrill voice shouts as little Annie Zellor runs towards the scene where Dan has one half of the tag champs by the throat.)

Annie: Please don't do this, Dan. I dunno what's going on but you don't have to do this. You're better than this, please, just put him down...

(Dan doesn't say a word; he looks down at Annie as she's pleading with him, her hands clasped together and her doe eyes boring a hole right through his very core. Then he looks back at Max, gasping for air as he's pressed up against the wall with both of Dan's gigantic hands wrapped around his neck.)

Annie: Pleeeease, Dan...

(Another gaze down at Annie as she continues staring up at her friend. Herrera turns his attention back to Max, followed by another quick glance at Annie as he relents, releasing his grip from Max's throat. Dan mouths something at Annie before storming off as Powers slumps to a heap on the floor, gasping for air. Annie crouches down beside him as she checks to make sure he's ok and the show cuts back to ringside.)

[FGA Office]

MAIN EVENT
Riley Owens vs. Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine

As RetcH's "Graceful Jewelry Removal" hits, the lights dim and eventually the crowd will begin to jeer. Pink and purple strobe lights starts to flare. Once the bass drops, Scandalous Tony emerges from the curtains with his arms spread out, accompanied by 3 full-figured women following behind him(never the same group of women). He pops the collar on his furry vest before turning his back the ring and utters something to the women behind him. Suddenly he swings back around and slowly struts down the ramp, repeating the lyrics. He takes his purple pick out and starts picking his hair out.

"n****s pussy I should sprinkle them with glitter, for real my n****."

After putting the pick away, he then pulls out a nail filer and starts filing his nails, all the while taking his sweet time to get to the ring as he instructs the females to have the ropes held for him by the time he gets to ringside. With the ladies seated on the middle rope, Tony ignores them and walks up the steps and into the ring on his own. Tony laughs as he stands on the middle rope and looks out to the fans while slowly and seductively taking his furry vest off and throwing it to the group of females as they step off the apron. He backflips into the ring as his music slowly fades.

Cruz: And his opponent from Boca Raton, Florida, weighing in at 154 pounds, "Sunshine" Scandalous Tony Carmine!

Clement: There’s no love lost in this one. Tony can’t stand Riley Owens and Riley doesn’t really care for Tony, either. Both of these men are on hot streaks. Both of these men are two of the more talented grapplers in all of FGA. Yet they are polar opposites about how they go about things.

Grayson: I’m not sure if I agree. On the surface, sure. But Riley is just as cocky as Tony is. He’s just sneaky and hides behind that false modesty. Tonight, Tony is going to expose Riley on his way to the Frontier Lions Cup in Miami.

"De(v)tails" by A Bullet for Pretty Boy begins to play over the speakers. Owens walks out onto the entrance ramp and look at the crowd. He adjusts his wrist tape and then slowly walks down the ramp.

Cruz: And his opponent, now residing out of Miami, Florida! Weighing in at 200 pounds! He is the reigning Pride Champion… RILEY OWENS!

Owens walks around the ring once and wipes his boots before sliding into the ring. Owens climbs the nearest turnbuckle and raises a fist. He hops off, adjust his kickpads, and waits for his opponent.

Clement: There he is, the reigning Pride Champion! Riley Owens is well on his way to becoming the longest reigning Pride Champion in history! But he’s got a date with a man that would love to make HIM history, Kevin Hardaway, at Above & Beyond III!

Grayson: K-Hard is the first ever Pride Champion. And if he gets his way, he’ll be a two-time champion in two weeks time. Riley’s faced some tough competition. Malcolm Drake, Dan Herrera, Sean Sands, Jimmy Page, Dom Harter, just to name a few. The list is long. But he’s never stepped into the ring with a man that’s as dangerous and as calculating as Kevin Hardaway. Those Pride Rules will only go so far in protecting Riley in Miami.

The bell sounds as Tony and Riley lock up. After jockeying for position, Riley moves Tony into the corner. After being pressed up against the turnbuckles, Tony switches positions and presses Riley up against the turnbuckles. But Riley is able to power out, turn and press Tony against the turnbuckles. The ref goes over and gives both men until the count of five to break it up.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Both men make a clean break. But Tony is quick to shove Riley back to boos from the crowd. After Tony makes his way out of the corner, both men circle the ring before locking up. After jockeying for position, Tony powers Riley into the corner. The ref again gives both men until the count of five to break things up.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Tony then leans into Riley before making a clean break. While Tony’s got his arms in the air, he nails Riley in the jaw with an elbow strike to boos from the crowd. Tony then walks back with a huge smirk on his face. Riley, meanwhile, looks over at Tony while he rubs his chin. After making his way out of the corner, the two men circle the ring.

Clement: You can feel the tension between these two, Evan.

Grayson: I love it!

They then inch towards each other and go for a lock up. But Riley ducks the collar & elbow tie-up, hoists up Tony from behind and throws him down with a waist lock takedown. After turning around on Tony’s back, Riley mounts his backs and repeatedly slaps him upside the back of the head to cheers from the crowd. Riley then gets up off of Tony and walks around with a big smirk on his face.

Grayson: That little punk.

Clement: You know Tony’s not going to like that.

After Tony gets up, the two men circle the ring before going for a lock up. But Tony ducks the collar & elbow tie up, grabs Riley around the waist from behind and runs into the ropes. But Riley underhooks his arms on the top rope and jerks back, sending Tony down to the canvas. After Tony rolls up to his feet, Riley runs over and goes for a discus forearm strike using his right arm. Tony blocks the move by raising both of his forearms. But he’s not able to block the left forearm strike as he gets knocked down to cheers from the crowd. Tony gets back up, but Riley nails him with another forearm strike, sending him stumbling into the ropes. Riley then goes over, grabs Tony, pulls him away from the ropes and places him a cravat. Tony waves his arms as if he’s trying to call Riley off. But it’s to no avail as Riley nails him with a series of knee strikes, follows by a cravat suplex to cheers from the crowd.

Riley goes over to make the cover. But Tony quickly rolls to the outside to boos from the crowd.

Clement: What is this?

Grayson: What do you think it is? He’s rolling to the outside. What, you just want him to lay there and let Riley attack him?

The crowd boos as Tony tries to take a breather. But the boos turn to cheers as Riley rolls to the outside, grabs Tony from behind and rolls him back into the ring.

Clement: Not so fast, Sunshine!

As Riley climbs back up onto the apron and tries to step through the ropes, Tony gets up, darts over and kicks up the middle rope, blatantly hitting Riley between the legs with it to boos from the crowd. Riley cringes in pain as he falls to the canvas. While Riley is curled up in pain, the ref scolds Tony. But Tony tries to play innocent and put his hands in the air.

Clement: Blatant low blow there by Tony Carmine.

Grayson: That’s odd. I never saw Tony kick him between the legs. I never saw Tony drop to his knees and hit him between the legs with his arm. Your definition of a “low blow” must be very different from mine.

Tony then moves the ref out of his way, heads over towards Riley and puts the boots to him. The crowd boos as Tony then kneels over Riley and hammers away with a series of right hands to the face. He then gets up, picks up Riley, heads into the corner and slams his head into the top turnbuckle. After turning Riley around, Tony nails him with a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection. While Riley is doubled over, Tony delivers a quick rake to the eyes, sending Riley stumbling across the ring into the nearest corner. But Tony isn’t about to let up. He grabs Riley, turns him around and rocks him with a right hand. He then nails Riley with another hard right hand, sending Riley slumping down in the corner. Tony then reaches down with his foot and chokes Riley to boos from the crowd. The ref gives him until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Tony lets go. He reaches down, picks up Riley and whips him into the opposite corner. Tony runs across the ring. But Riley nails him with a boot to the face to cheers from the crowd. As Tony stumbles back, Riley comes from out of the corner and throws out a clothesline. But Tony ducks. When Riley turns around, he turns into a rebound hurricanrana to boos from the crowd. Tony makes the cover.

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Riley kicks out.

Tony picks up Riley, snapmares him over and delivers a stiff kick to the back. He then picks up Riley, snapmares him back over and delivers another stiff kick to the back to boos from the crowd. Tony picks up Riley, snapmares him over and delivers a dropkick to the back of the head to boos from the crowd. He makes the cover.

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Riley kicks out.

Clement: Tony’s in firm control of this match right now. We talked earlier about what a win over Chaz Holiday would do for Manny G. But what would a win over Riley Owens do for Tony here tonight?

Grayson: He’d have to be in the conversation of future title contenders. Right at the top of the list, probably. But just think about this. Let’s say Tony wins tonight. Then let’s say he runs the table and wins the Frontier Lions Cup. Not only would he have beaten the current Pride Champion tonight. But he would have also defeated the Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion, Chaz Holiday, in the quarterfinals.

Clement: That’s quite a tall order. But don’t get ahead of yourself, Evan. Tony’s got to make it past Riley here tonight!

Tony picks up Riley and sets him up for a DDT. But Riley delivers a single leg pickup, runs across the ring and rams him back-first into the corner to cheers from the crowd. After three forearm strikes to the face, Riley takes Tony and whips him into the opposite corner. Riley follows Tony across the ring. But Tony reaches out and puts on the breaks by grabbing the ropes. He then nails Riley with an elbow to the face. As Riley stumbles back, Tony knocks him down with a springboard moonsault to boos from the crowd.

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Tony picks up Riley and slowly turns over, setting him up for a hangman's neckbreaker. But instead of hitting the move, Rony wiggles his hips, a clear taunt towards Cordy Stevenson to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers as Riley breaks free, grabs Tony from behind and delivers a Regalplex to cheers from the crowd.

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Tony gets his shoulder up.

Clement: Tony paid dearly there for wasting so much time.

Grayson: he still got his shoulder up, though.

Riley picks up Tony and goes for a vertical suplex. But Tony slips down from behind and quickly rolls up Riley.

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Riley reaches up and pulls Tony down into a grounded sleeper hold to cheers from the crowd

Clement: Sleeper! He’s got the Sleeper Hold applied!

Tony frantically waves his arms as Riley locks in the sleeper hold. The ref asks Tony if he wants to give up. But Tony wags his finger at him.

Grayson: Come on, Tony, get to the ropes!

Clement: He can’t!

Riley tries to wrap his legs around Tony’s waist. But Tony is able to block Riley from applying the bodylock. Tony then slowly turns over and gets up on one knee. But Riley still has the hold cinched in good. He then leans over on Tony, applying even more pressure. The ref asks Tony if he wants to give up. Tony wags his finger at him. But he’s much slower to respond that from before.

Clement: I think he’s fading, Evan!

Grayson: Come on, Tony, fight through it!

Riley tries to squeeze as hard as he can. But in a last ditch effort, Tony gets up, grabs Riley by the head and delivers a sitdown jawbreaker to boos from the crowd.

As Tony sits down on the canvas, Riley stumbles into the ropes. Both men try to shake out the cobwebs. But Riley is able to come back to his senses first. He heads back over and goes to pick up Tony. But Tony reaches up and delivers a kneeling jawbreaker, sending Riley stumbling back into the ropes to boos from the crowd. While Riley is dazed, Tony gets up, runs over and connects with a crossbody block, sending both men tumbling over the top rope and to the floor.

Grayson: OH NO!

Clement: Both men just fell over the top and hit the floor hard!

Both men curl up in pain on the outside. The ref then goes to the outside to check on both men.

Clement: This doesn’t look good, Evan.

Grayson: No it doesn’t. Quick, Tony, roll back in before you get counted out!

Tony pulls himself up using the edge of the apron while Riley tries to pull himself up using the guard rail. Tony then turns around, turns Riley towards him, kicks him in the midsection and brings him down with a swinging neckbreaker to boos from the crowd. Riley quickly clutches the back of his neck in pain.

Clement: Tony just hit a swinging neckbreaker on the floor! We’ve heard about how Riley hurt his neck at a recent event. And now, Tony’s taking advantage of that information.

Grayson: It’s not Tony’s fault that Riley put that info out there. He did it to garner sympathy. And if, no, WHEN he loses? He can use it as an excuse.

Tony picks Riley back up. After wrapping his arm around his neck, Tony falls black, planting Riley with a DDT on the outside to boos from the crowd.

Grayson: I bet that hurt.

After getting back up to his feet, Tony rolls back into the ring, then back out. He then reaches down, grabs the mat and peels it back, exposing the concrete floor underneath to boos from the crowd.

Clement: Oh no! Oh come on, Tony!

Tony picks up Riley and sets him up for a piledriver on the exposed concrete to boos from the crowd.

Clement: Don’t do it, Tony! Don’t do it!

Tony lifts up Riley. But Riley kicks his legs widely, causing Tony to put him back down. Riley then counters with a back body drop to cheers from the crowd. But some gasps are heard as Riley drops to his knees.

Clement: Riley counters the piledriver!

Grayson: But he looks hurt!

After Riley gets back up to his feet, he picks up Tony and rolls him back into the ring. After rolling himself back in, he makes the cover.

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Tony gets his foot on the bottom rope to boos from the crowd.

Riley picks up Tony and leans him against the ropes. After hooking Tony’s arms over the top rope, Riley delivers a series of Muay Thai kicks to the chest and ribs. Tony can be seen grimacing in pain. But Riley shows no compassion as he continues to assault Tony’s torso with Muay Thai strikes. The thud from each kick can be heard throughout the arena. After unhooking Tony’s arms, Riley brings him away from the ropes and throws him down with a capture suplex to cheers from the crowd. He makes the cover.

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Tony gets his shoulder up to boos from the crowd.

Clement: How did he get his shoulder up?

Grayson: I don’t know, but I’m glad he did!

After picking up Tony, Riley delivers a series of alternating palm strikes, followed by a spinning backfist, followed by a rolling solebutt to the mdisection. He then lifts Tony up and delivers a fireman's carry into a double knee gutbuster to cheers from the crowd. While Tony is still down on all fours, Riley stands over him, wraps his arms around his waist and delivers an everest german suplex to cheers from the crowd.

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Tony turns and gets his shoulder up. But Riley never lets go. So he turns over with Tony, pulls him back up to his feet and knocks him down with a Ripcord Lariat to cheers from the crowd. Riley gets up and starts patting his leg to cheers from the crowd.

Clement: Unnecessary Roughness, Evan! Riley’s about to rearrange Tony’s face!

As Tony slowly turns over onto all fours, Riley runs over and goes for Unnecessary Roughness. But Tony moves out of the way. When Riley turns around, Tony leaps up to his feet and connects with a spinning back kick to the midsection. He then lifts up Riley and plants him with a jumping piledriver to boos from the crowd. Tony turns over and makes the cover.

Clement: he just dumped Riley right on his head!

Grayson: And neck! It’s over, Kev….


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Riley gets his shoulder up to cheers from the crowd.

Tony picks up Riley and whips him hard into the corner. As Riley stumbles out of the corner, Tony scoops him up from the side and delivers a pendulum backbreaker to boos from the crowd. He then lifts up Riley and places him in a rear chinlock. The ref asks Riley if he wants to give up. But Riley refuses to quit. So Tony gets up, delivers a knee to the spine and reapplies the rear chinlock.

Clement: After all the times that Tony worked over his head and neck throughout this match, you just know that Riley has to be in excruciating pain right now.

Grayson: Which is why he should be smart and tap out. This is a non-title match. He’s got nothing to lose. Tony’s a better grappler than him, anyway. Live to fight another day. The last thing he needs going into that match with Kevin Hardaway is to be banged up.

Tony tugs away at the chin as Riley can be seen cringing in pain. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. But Riley just waves him off. After turning over onto his knee, Riley slowly gets up to his feet. He then delivers four elbows to the midsection, breaking the hold. He then runs into the ropes. When Riley comes back, Tony knocks him down with a spinning heel kick to boos from the crowd. Tony makes the cover.

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Riley gets his shoulder up to cheers from the crowd.

But the cheers quickly go back to boos as Tony sits up Riley and applies a neck crank.

Grayson: Oh yeah, now Riley is going to be really feeling it!

Tony can be seen trying to snap Riley’s neck in two as Riley groans in pain. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. But Riley wags his finger at him.

Clement: How much more can Riley take!?

Grayson: Just give up, kid!

Clement: But Riley won’t give up. And this crowd doesn’t want him to give up. Just listen to them...

Crowd: RILEY! RILEY! RILEY! RILEY! RILEY! RILEY! RILEY! RILEY! RILEY!

Riley begins to feed off the crowd. He begins to shake his arm in unison with the chants. He then slowly turns over onto his knees. After getting up to his feet, Riley nails him with four elbows to the midsection, breaking the hold. He then runs into the ropes. When Riley comes back, Tony grabs him by the back of the neck, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor. The crowd boos as Riley lays on the floor writhing in pain.

Clement: Tony just launched Riley over the top rope! Did you hear that impact!?

Grayson: Just as Riley thought he was home free, Tony sends him right back down.

As Riley slowly rolls over on the ground, Tony can be seen waving him up. As Riley slowly gets up on one knee, Tony begins jumping up and down as he waves him up. Once Riley finally gets up to his feet, Tony runs into the ropes. When Tony comes back, he goes for a rolling suicide dive. But Riley moves out of the way, causing Tony to crash back-first into the guardrail to cheers from the crowd.

Grayson: Oh no!

Clement: he missed! Tony missed the rolling suicide dive and crashes into the guardrail!

Tony arches his back as he moans in pain. Riley then slowly makes his way over to Tony. As he goes to pick up Tony, Tony grabs him and rams him back-first into the side of the ring. While Riley arches his back in pain, Tony slowly climbs up onto the apron. But before he can get into the ring, Riley turns around and climbs up onto the apron. He quickly grabs Tony by the waist and goes for a German Suplex off the apron. But Tony hooks his arms around the top rope. Riley goes for another German Suplex off the apron. But Tony blocks it by keeping his arms hooked around the top rope. So Riley gives up on going for the suplex and, instead, dumps Tony over the top rope and back into the ring. As Riley takes a breather on the apron, Tony gets up and delivers a quick shoulder thrust through the ropes. He then grabs Riley and goes to suplex him back into the ring. But Riley slips down, grabs Tony from behind and moves him into the ropes. After Tony bounces back, Riley delivers his Chaos Theory to cheers from the crowd.

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Tony turns and gets his shoulder up. But Riley doesn’t let go. So he turns with Tony, pulls him up and delivers an Everest German Suplex to cheers from the crowd.

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Tony gets his shoulder up. But once again, Riley doesn’t let go. So he turns over, pulls Tony up to his feet, repositions his arms and delivers a Sleeper Suplex to cheers from the crowd. Riley crawls over and makes the cover.

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Tony gets his shoulder up to boos from the crowd.

Clement: How did Tony get his shoulder up!? How is he not out cold!?

Riley picks up Tony and grabs him from the side, positioning for a Saito Suplex. But Tony blocks with several elbows to the head. Once the hold is broke, Tony nails Riley with a reverse discus elbow, knocking Riley down to one knee to boos from the crowd. Tony then heads into the ropes. When Tony comes back, Riley stands up and connects with the Cyclone Kill to cheers from the crowd. Riley picks up Tony and connects with a high roundhouse kick to the head, followed by a spinning backfist, followed by a rolling elbow, knocking him down to cheers from the crowd. He makes the cover.

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Tony gets his shoulder up to boos from the crowd.

Riley picks up Tony and whips him into the ropes. When Tony comes back, Riley goes for the Cyclone Kill. But Tony catches his foot lifts him up and delivers an inverted atomic drop. He then kicks Riley in the back of the leg, knocking Riley down to one knee. Tony runs into the ropes. When Tony comes back, he goes for #PimpShit. But Riley blocks it. He then stands up, grabs Tony’s legs and catapults him into the corner to cheers from the crowd. As Tony stumbles back, Riley grabs him and throws him down with a Saito Suplex to cheers from the crowd.

Clement: What a suplex by Riley. Now he's got Tony right where he wants him...

Riley then crouches down. He waits patiently for Tony to get into position to he can kick his head off with Unnecessary Roughness. Once Tony gets in position, Riley motions to run over towards him. But he’s tripped up by Kevin Hardaway to boos from the crowd.

Clement: What the... KEVIN HARDAWAY!?

Riley turns around and kicks the bottom rope, forcing Hardaway from him. As Riley continues to yell at Hardaway, Tony runs up from behind and rolls him up with a school boy…

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"Graceful Jewelry Removal" blares throughout the arena as the crowd erupts in boos.

Cruz: Here is your winner, TONY CARMINE!

Tony gets his arm raised to boos from the crowd.

Grayson: Yes! He's done it! Tony wins! Tony wins!

Clement: That was a screwjob and you know it! Hardaway provided the interference and Tony hooked his tights!

Clement: Oh boo hoo. Poor Riley. Hey, this is what happens when you take your eye off the ball.

As Tony heads into the corner, he raises his arms to boos from the crowd.

Grayson: You may very well be looking at your 2014 Frontier Lions Cup winner!

Riley gets up on his knees and can be seen shouting at Hardaway. But Hardaway just walks back up the ramp with a huge smirk on his face.

Grayson: You could very well be looking at your next Pride Champion!

Clement: Riley got screwed over in a major way here tonight. Can he bounce back at get his revenge at Above & Beyond III? Or is this a sign of things to come? We'll find out on August 23, live from the James L Knight Center!