Glory Road

[FGA Office]

5/16/15
From the James L. Knight Center
Miami, FL

The camera pans around the arena capturing the sights of all the FGA fans; the ones wearing the various t-shirts for their favorite wrestlers - Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine, Cordy Stevenson, Cyncity, Johnny Karma The #sparklebuddies, Dan Herrera, Jimmy Page and Chandler Scott all well represented tonight - as well as the fans supporting or making fun various wrestlers. Finally the camera focuses on the commentary booth at ringside.

Stephy Auger: Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the first ever Frontier Grappling Arts pay-per-view - GLORY ROAD! I'm Stephy Auger alongside Kris Cruise and we're coming to you live from the sold out James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida for one of the biggest nights in the FGA calendar!

Kris Cruise: That's right, Stephy, tonight we have a stacked card, and topping the bill is of course the third annual Gold Rush Rumble!

Stephy Auger: Twenty-nine of the biggest names in FGA all competing in an over the top rope elimination rumble for the chance to become the number one contender to the FGA World Championship. And I'd amiss to mention that this event has, of course, been won two years in a row by a man who is entering tonight - Dom Harter.

Kris Cruise: He's made it very clear that he's looking for a threepeat, but he'll have some tough competition this year, Stephy.

Stephy Auger: With the likes of Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine, Cordy Stevenson, Cyncity, Evangelista, Mia Scott, Dan Herrera or even the debuting Zero McHannon - and even more I haven't named yet! The competition this year is tougher than ever. And before he can get to that, Dom has to defend his Pride title against Mia Scott.

Kris Cruise: You're right. And that's just one of four titles that are on the line tonight. We'll also see Fujiko Mine defend her FGA Mid-Atlantic Legacy title against challenger-

Stephy Auger: -and rightful champion, Noelle Smith.

Kris Cruise: The FGA World Tag Team Championships are on the line in a rematch from Final Frontier. This time it's The Spitfires who will be defending the gold against the #sparklebuddies.

Stephy Auger: I can't wait for that one. And then, before the Gold Rush Rumble, we'll see two of the biggest names in FGA history go one-on-one for the first time ever! FGA World Champion Chandler Scott will finally get his hands on the man who, until recently, had possession of his stolen title belt, Jimmy Page.

Kris Cruise: That one is going to be unreal, Stephy, I just know it. But before all that, our opening contest of the night is a handicap match. Cyncity will be against the team of Johnny Karma and ... get this ... Cherry Baum!

Stephy Auger: She's undergone a vigorous training regime since this match was announced, so it's almost time to see if it's paid off. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, this is GLORY ROAD!

[FGA Office]

[Johnny Karma and Cherry Baum are backstage where Karma is looking ready to go in his ring attire and ring jacket - but Cherry, clad in a Ramones t-shirt, black plaid skirt with matching black plaid wrestling trunks underneath, looks a lot less enthused about the thought of making her in-ring debut this evening]

Karma: So how're you feeling about tonight, Miss Baum?

[Rather than give an answer, Cherry gives Karma a look that pretty much tells him that she's not looking forward to getting into the ring, which Karma - amazingly - picks up on right away]

Karma: What's wrong?

[Cherry takes a deep breath]

Cherry: Let's see...I've got butterflies in my stomach, I feel the need to dash to the bathroom at ten minute intervals even though I don't need to go, my mouth's dry, my hands are trembling, and most of all I'm expecting to get my ass kicked by a Mean Girl from Hell who just so happens to have a lot more experience in a ring than I do.

[Karma takes a moment to formulate an answer, as Cherry looks increasingly nervous]

Karma: Okay, let me tell you a little trick that helps me relax. Count to four, then inhale - and when you inhale, count to four, then exhale.

[Cherry inhales through her nose]

Cherry: One..two...

Karma: Count to four in your head, not...you know.

Cherry: Oh, okay.

[Cherry counts to four before she inhales once again, mentally counting to four before she exhales]

Karma: Felling better?

Cherry: Not much, but a tiny bit. Did you come up with that exercise yourself?

Karma: Errrm...yes?

Cherry: So do you have any exercises that will stop me getting the crap kicked out of me the whole match?

Karma: Listen, Miss Baum...

[Karma steps towards Cherry so he can look her in the eye, and the two of them lock eyes...but Karma looks Cherry in the eye without saying anything for a little bit longer than most normal people would, while Cherry's lip quivers just a little bit as she gets caught in the moment, until Karma snaps out of it]

Karma: As I was saying, Miss Baum, as long as I'm in the ring I will make sure that our mutual friend won't hurt you - and if she tries to hurt you, I'm going to start eliminating people from the Gold Rush Rumble early by making sure she won't be physically able to compete in the match. Is that a deal?

[Cherry places her hand on Karma's arm, looking him in the eye]

Cherry: Thanks, J-K, that's all I needed to know.

[Karma notices that Cherry's hand is still on his arm, and she quickly pulls it away and tries not to blush]

Karma: Well *ahem* I guess we'd best get ready, since we're up first. Good luck out there, Miss Baum, but remember I will be looking out for you.

[Karma and Cherry walk out of shot, presumably in the direction of the arena's entranceway]

[FGA Office]

Cyncity vs. Johnny Karma & Cherry Baum

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen… the following match is a handicap match set for one fall!

The opening chords of Lana Del Rey's "Brooklyn Baby" play over the arena's PA system until, a few moments later when the hook kicks in, Cherry Baum walks out at the top of the ramp and looks towards the ring, as the fact she's about to make her in-ring debut becomes a lot more real to her, but she seems to be letting it sink in and takes it in her stride as she smiles and waves to the crowd before she makes her way down towards the ring

They say I'm too young to love you
I don't know what I need
They think I don't understand
The freedom land of the seventies
I think I'm too cool to know ya
You say I'm like the ice I freeze
I'm churning out novels like
Beat poetry on Amphetamines

Cherry walks down the ramp, pausing partway so she can count to four and inhale, and after taking a couple of steps she exhales once more, as she tries to keep calm - but that ring sure seems to be getting a lot larger the closer to it she gets until she finally reaches ringside...

I say...
I say...

Cherry takes a deep breath, then quickly climbs the ring steps and gets into the ring, and once she's inside the ring she quickly turns around to face the crowd and gives a friendly, if somewhat apologetic-looking wave

Well, my boyfriend's in a band
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
I've got feathers in my hair
I get down to Beat poetry
And my jazz collection's rare
I can play most anything
I'm a Brooklyn baby
I'm a Brooklyn baby

Cherry musters the courage to cross the ring and climb to the middle turnbuckle, waving to the crowd for a brief moment before she climbs down and calls for a ring mic. Once she's given a mic, she walks around in the ring as she looks to find the words, which takes a little bit longer than her usual ring intros

Cherry Baum: Introducing first, making her in-ring debut...

Cherry pauses, making a nervous laugh...then remembers she's in front of a large crowd

Cherry Baum: She weighs in at 108lbs and hails from Coney Island, NYC she is...well, it's me!

Cherry gives an almost apologetic shrug

Cherry Baum: And my partner...

The arena lights flash in a myriad of different colours in time with John Bonham's quite remarkably epic drum intro that is filling the arena, and just as it reaches a crescendo Johnny Karma emerges at the top of the ramp to greet His adoring public, and at the exact moment Jimmy Page's riff begins making love to the crowd's ears He arrives at the top of the ramp, strutting to a vantage point where the entire crowd can see Him, as He blows a kiss to the arena

Karma strolls down the ramp as Cherry looks on, and he chats and waves to the fans who have paid to see Him do His thing tonight while making sure that every single hair on his head is in the exact place it should be

At the moment Karma reaches ringside, Cherry approaches the ring apron and sits on the ropes to hold them open as Karma climbs the ring steps and walks along the apron, turning to face His audience and slowly raising an arm before raising his index finger to let everyone know that He is #1, before he steps through the ropes into His ring]

[Once inside His ring, Karma climbs onto the nearest turnbuckle and unzips his ring jacket, looking out over His crowd and nodding in acknowledgment that they are all there to see Him, and that He is grateful for this]

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay

[Karma climbs down from the turnbuckle and crosses the ring, climbing onto the opposite turnbuckle to salute His followers]

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home
Oh well, oh well, oh well

[Karma climbs down, as Cherry applauds him and prepares for his ring introduction, and she's looking a little less nervous]

Cherry Baum: ...weighing in at 233lbs, not including the 108lbs he's carrying on his back for the entire match...

Cherry mouths "Sorry!" to Karma

Cherry Baum: ...he hails from Queens, NYC, and he is looking forward to taking out the trash - and that's before he sets foot in the Gold Rush Rumble, Cyn - he is JOHNNY KARMA!!!

[Cherry quickly steps out of the way, possibly indicating her main tactic for this evening, as Karma strolls into centre stage]

Johnny Karma: Ladies and...

[Karma turns to look towards Cherry]

Johnny Karma: ...partners.

Karma gives the international gesture of "It's OK" to Cherry

Johnny Karma: Tonight promises to be a special night for so many of the FWA roster. For some they get the chance to further befoul the name of the FWA Championship by holding the title after tonight...wait, that goes for either guy in that match, doesn't it?

Karma shrugs

Johnny Karma: For others, it's the chance to say who is and is not the Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion. But for me, it's a night to remind everyone that the Gold Rush Rumble is my match, because I've had a taste of what it's like to be in the main event with the title on the line and I want to get back there, so those other twenty nine competitors'll just have to wait - but that's enough from the professional side of things, now let's get personal, as tonight myself and a debuting Miss Baum will teach a certain noch-shlepper that kicking a man when he's down only works if he stays down, because when he gets back up he's going to have a laundry list of reasons to put you in your place.

Karma then hands the mic to Cherry, which catches her off guard for a moment before she takes the mic

Cherry Baum: And when that's done, Cyn, and I'm removing your hair extension from under my fingernails, you'll learn something else: I'm no ring rat, I'm a cat that's got claws - and I've kept them nice and sharp for you.

Cherry tosses the mic to ringside, as Karma takes her to a corner where they huddle for a pre-match pow wow

J.A. Aldridge: And their opponent…

The beginning of "Pretty Little Psycho" by Porcelain Black plays over the sound system until it's cut off by a sirens. The lights in the arena dim down to nothing as the static is replaced by the sounds of the audience's jeers and cheers.

Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, here we go!
Walkin', talkin' like you know I want your pretty little psycho!

When the beat kicks in heavily, Cyncity bursts out onto the ramp with her arms out to her side, pretending to be an airplane as she runs up and down the top of the ramp. When she's done messing around, she smiles and makes her way back to the top of the ramp. She stands at there for a moment, scanning the crowd, and feeding from their energy before she makes her way down the ramp, throwing her right arm in the air, taking in the audience's jeers.

J.A. Aldridge: Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania… She is No DVD Tapings Off… CYNNNCIIITTTTYYY

She stops midway down the ramp and scans the crowd one more time, nodding her head and giving the crowd a dirty look. She spins in a circle and does her trademark Sex Sells pose, her arms in the air, and buttom pushed out. Fans in attendance are heard whistling in her direction, as she breaks her pose and throws her hand in the audience’s face. She finally makes it up the steps and into the ring where she stares down Karma and Cherry.

Kris Cruise: Over a year since the debacle over who was the true Iron Man of last year’s Gold Rush Rumble began, finally we get to settle this once and for all.

Stephy Auger: This has gone far beyond that, Kris. And worse yet, Cyncity made it personal when she brought Cherry Baum into this. She’s not even a trained wrestler!

Kris Cruise: Hey, she’s been training with Johnny Karma himself! I bet she’s taken quite a pounding while practising, just getting ready for her debut match tonight.

The match begins with Cyncity in one corner, and Karma starting the match for his team. Cyncity laughs and post her finger at Cherry, screaming at Karma to get her in the ring. Karma waves Cyn’s words off, meets her in the center of ring and strikes her a reverse elbow to the face. Cyncity backpedals toward her corner, and Karma comes immediately thrusting his shoulder into Cyncity’s midsection. Karma pulls Cyn out of the corner and goes for a suplex, but Cyn pushes herself free and hits Karma with a big European uppercut. Cyn bounces off the ropes and connects with a running front dropkick that sends Karma to his corner! Cherry looks at Karma and reaches forward as if she’s going to make the tag.

Kris Cruise: Is she going to do it?!

Stephy Auger: Sure she seems like Cyncity wants her to.

Cyncity was shouting from across the ring for Karma to tag in Cherry, but Karma pushes himself back to his feet and spears Cyncity down! He grabs a handful of her hair and smashes her head off the mat repeatedly until Karma lifts Cyncity back up to her feet, and slams her back to the mat with a vicious spinebuster to cheers from the crowd. Karma grabs a hold of Cyn’s foot and drags her toward his corner, extending his arm out to make the tag to Cherry!

Kris Cruise: And there’s the tag to Cherry!

Stephy Auger: Hope she knows what she’s doing.

Karma holds Cyncity’s leg up as if he were ready for a double team attack from Cherry, but instead of attacking the leg, Cherry right on top of Cyn and starts hammering away with rights and lefts! Karma exits the ring as Cherry continues her attack on Cyncity, now driving her knees into Cyn’s midsection. Cyn rakes the eyes of Cherry to get herself free and tries to escape the ring, but Cherry grabs a hold of Cyn’s foot to stop her dead in her tracks! Cyn spins around onto her back and pulls Cherry in, then pushes her away with her free leg. Both ladies scramble to their feet, but it’s Cyncity who strikes first with a jumping high knee. The crowd boos as Cyn looks over at Karma and blows him a kiss before she bounces off the ropes, and connects with a low dropkick to the recovering Cherry!

Stephy Auger: You have to imagine this is what Cyncity wanted. Cherry alone in the ring.

Kris Cruise: Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out, Stephy.

Instead of letting Cherry get up, Cyn mounts overtop of the manager and blasts with rights and lefts to boos from the crowd. The referee finally rips Cyn away from Cherry, but this only made her angrier as she lifts Cherry up to a vertical base, spins her around, and executes a vicious lungblower! Cyncity makes the cover…

ONE!
.
.
.
TWO!
.
.
.
KICKOUT!

Cherry kicks out at two much to Cyncity’s surprise, and even Karma’s. Instead of getting frustrated, Cyncity stands back up and taunts over in Karma’s direction again. She turns back around and patiently waits for Cherry to get up, and when she does, Cyncity nearly decapitates her with a spinning roundhouse!

Kris Cruise: Dear lord! Cyncity almost took head her off with that kick.

Stephy Auger: I don’t know how many more of those shots Cherry can take.

Cyncity laughs hysterically as she looks over at Karma and starts wiping away fake tears from beneath her eyes. Cyn lifts Cherry up by her hair and starts screaming in her face, but Cherry comes out of nowhere and hits Cyn with a knife-edge chop! Cherry hits another one, following it up with a boot to the midsection, and finishes the combo with a very sloppy DDT! The crowd erupts as Cherry starts crawling toward her corner and to Karma.

Stephy Auger: This is her chance! She needs to make this tag!

Kris Cruise: But look! Cyncity is already back to her feet and heading in Cherry’s direction!

Cyn grabs a hold of Cherry’s foot and rips her back to the center of the ring. Cyn steps on Cherry’s ankle, and then reaches her other leg all the way across to Cherry’s throat to choke the life out of her! The referee starts his five cout, but Cyncity lets off at four. Not wanting to play any more games, Cyncity lifts Cherry up, spins her around…. GLITTER DRIVER! Cyncity his her patent Glitter Driver and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO
.
.
THR-NO!

Stephy Auger: Karma breaks up the count of three right before the referee’s hand was about to touch the mat!

Kris Cruise: The match is saved, but Cherry is still out!

Karma stares a hole through Cyncity and the two exchange a few choice words after Karma saves the match for his team. Instead of working on Cherry, Cyncity decides to let Karma hear it, screaming at him loud enough for the entire crowd to her. Cyn tells Karma that she’s going to kill his little girlfriend now, but turns around and gets his by big hurricanrana from Cherry! The move even surprised Karma as he reaches as far as he could for his partner.

Kris Cruise: Momentum will swing majorly if Cherry makes the tag here!

Stephy Auger: That’s a big if! Cyncity is back to her feet!

Cyncity makes it up to her feet and chases down Cherry. She grabs a hold of her ankle and once again tries to pull her back to the center of the ring, but this time Cherry spins onto her back and uses her free foot to push Cyncity back! Cherry turns around and makes the tag to Karma much to the delight of the crowd!

Karma enters the ring and immediately takes Cyn down with a clothesline. He waits for her to get up, and when she does, Karma forward and hits Cyn with the NYC uppercut! With Cyncity grounded, Karma sits her up, takes a few steps back, and hits a running neck snap before he falls onto Cyn for the cover.

ONE
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR----KICKOUT!


Cyncity just gets her shoulder up after the fury of offense by Karma. Karma takes a moment to taunt the crowd, and then goes to lift Cyn back to her feet. With Cyn up to a vertical base, Karma goes for a Russian legsweep, but Cyn elbows herself free, kicks Karma in the midsection, and hits a picture perfect sit-out facebuster! Cyn jumps right up to her feet, bounces off the ropes, and hits a standing shooting star on Karma! She makes the cover…

ONE
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRR----NO!


This time it’s Karma who kicks out just before the referee's hand was coming down for the three. Cyn crawls to her corner and wipes the sweat from her forehead, gazing over at the opposite corner and directly at Cherry. She shifts her focus down to Karma and uses the ropes to pull herself back up to her feet. She waits Karma to get up to a knee, and when he does, Cyn nearly takes his head off with a knee to the face! She makes another cover…

ONE
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRR----NO!

Karma just barely kicks out again! Cyncity smacks the mat out of frustration and then grabs a hold of the referee by his shirt.

Stephy Auger: She better watch it here before she gets disqualified.

Kris Cruise: Don’t think she cares, Stephy. The girl is pissed Karma kicked out there.

Stephy Auger: The words ticked, Cruise. She’s ticked

Cyn finally lets go of the referee’s shirt, and pats it to straighten it out. She turns her attention back to Karma, but Karma blasts back up to his feet and blasts Cyncity with his patent “Check your Chicklets” superkick! Cherry claps on the apron and reaches her arm out for the tag as Karma slowly crawls to his corner. Cyncity was still down as Karma inched closer and closer to Cherry.

Kris Cruise: Cyncity hasn’t moved here, Steph. All she has to do is make the pin and the match is over!

Stephy Auger: Yeah, but can Karma get over there in time!

Karma was only a few inches away, but finally makes the tag to a ruckus ovation from the crowd! Cherry enters the ring just as Cyncity gets to her feet, and spins Cyn right back to the ground! Cherry grabs a handful of Cyn’s hair and slams the back of her head off the mat until she lifts Cyncity up, hooks her arm over her head, and hits Cyncity with a picture perfect snap suplex!

Stephy Auger: Snap suplex from Cherry! Snap suplex from Cherry!

Kris Cruise: What the HELL did I just see!?

Cherry doesn’t stop there and she runs off the ropes and hits a cartwheel elbow drop on Cyncity! To top it off, Cherry gets back to her feet and climbs up to the middle turnbuckles. She waits for Cyncity to get to get back up to her feet, and when she does, Cherry connects a perfect middle rope dropkick! Cherry crawls forward and makes the cover on Cyncity…

ONE
.
.
TWO!!!
.
.
CYN GETS HER FOOT ON THE ROPES!

Stephy Auger: I can’t believe it. I think Cherry would’ve gotten the three if Cyn wasn’t near the ropes.

Kris Cruise: Get ring presence by Cyncity as always. Been a hell of a match so far.

Stephy Auger: I’ll say.

Cherry runs her hand down her face as the crowd starts chanting her name. She looks over at Karma who tells Cherry to finish her off. Cherry nods her head with a smile from ear to ear as she grabs a hold of Cyn’s hair and rips her to a vertical base. Cherry kicks Cyncity in the midsection and looks for a leg-snap DDT, but Cyncity pushes herself away and hits Cherry with a dropkick to the knee! With Cherry on one knee, Cyncity bounces off ropes, comes charging back in, and connects with a hurricanrana driver! Cyncity flips Cherry onto her back and makes the cover…

ONE
.
.
TWO
.
.
THRRRRRRRRR---NO! KARMA STOMPS HIS FOOT IN CYNCITY’S BACK TO BREAK THE COUNT!

Stephy Auger: Another save by Karma there. He had to know Cyncity had Chery there.

Kris Cruise: With very little to no wrestling experience, and after the impact of a move like that? Of course Cyn had her. Karma was doing all he could to save the match for his team.

As Karma exits back onto the apron, Cyn glares over at him and screams for him to stay out of the ring. Karma shoots her a nonchalant shrug of the shoulder, causing Cyn to tug on her hair angrily. Cyn turns around and lifts Cherry up to her feet, and pushes her into one of the free corners of the ring. She slaps her hard across the face, and then kicks Cherry in the jaw with a jumping reverse kick. Cherry slides down the turnbuckles, her head now pressing against the bottom turnbuckles. Cyncity laughs and bounces off the ropes, connecting with a hesitation dropkick as she hits Cherry! Cyn pulls Cherry away from the corner and makes another cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRR---NO!

Once again Karma breaks the cover, but this time Cyn grabs a hold of his leg and brings Karma to the ground! The two scramble around the ring until they both make it back to their feet. Cyncity charges forward and goes for a clothesline on Karma, but Karma ducks it and Cyn runs right into a big boot from Cherry!

Kris Cruise: Well! I don’t think that’s how they planned it, but they worked it to perfection!

Stephy Auger: Now Cherry just needs to tag in Karma!

Cherry falls to her knees as Karma gets back to the apron and reaches out for the tag. Karma shouts for Cherry to hurry as Cyncity slowly starts making it back to her feet, using the ropes for leverage. Cyn tries to keep Cherry at bay by reaching out and grabbing for the ankle, but she barely kicks away and dives forward to make the tag to Karma. Cyncity tries to hurry back to her feet, but Karma runs forward with a flying knee, and it misses! Cyn kicks Karma in the gut and goes for the slingshot DDT, but that’s also reversed! Karma barely gets his head out of position for the DDT and he’s the one to connect with a snapmare. He tries to get Cyncity in a headlock after performing the move, but she bites her way free out of sight from the referee’s vision.

Stephy Auger: Is she biting him?!

Kris Cruise: She’s biting him alright!

Karma lets go of the hold and pulls away as Cyn quickly climbs back to her feet and lands a spinning heel kick to the back of her opponent’s head. She tries to pull Karma away from the ropes and towards the middle of the ring to make the pin, but Karma grabs her by the arm and rolls her up. The referee doesn’t get down in time for the pin count before Cyn wildly kicks her feet to break up the hold. Cyncity tries to put pressure on Karma, but is thrown off with a kick to the gut, followed by a slingshot suplex that puts Cyn on her back in the middle of the ring.

Kris Cruise: Big move from Karma there!

Karma immediately steps through the middle ropes and begins to climb the nearest turnbuckle. Cyn begins to stir, but Karma has already launched himself forward with the From The Stars Above and hits!

Stephy Auger: AND THAT WAS AN EVEN BIGGER MOVE!

Cyn grabs her stomach and looks like the wind has been knocked out of her as Karma slides forward and hooks the leg for the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
TH-NOOO!

Cherry was cheering, but stops when Cindy throws her shoulder up off the mat to break the referee’s count. The crowd boos as Karma runs his hands across his face and wipes the sweat off in disbelief. Cyncity is still holding her gut from the previous elbow drop, but slowly trying to climb back to her knees.

Stephy Auger: Karma almost had her right there. Another move like that and I don’t think Cyncity is going to be able to break free again.

Kris Cruise: If Karma wants to stand a chance in this match, he needs to stay in the drivers seat. Cherry isn’t going to be the one to put Cindy away.

Cherry is looking at both her partner and her opponent as they both begin to stir. For a moment it looks as if Karma is thinking about getting Cherry back into the match so he can catch a breather, but he slowly shakes his head and decides against it, and turns to take on Cindy. Karma was the first to stand, lifting Cyncity up for a spine buster, but she reverses it into a roll up over her own!


ONE!
.
.
TWO
.
.
THRRRRKICKOUT!

Karma just barely breaks himself free as the referees hand was coming down for the three. Both Cyncity and Karma scramble to their feet and charge at one another, but Cyncity ducks underneath his legs. Just as he turns around, she is ready to follow up with an arm breaker, making Karma roll off to the side and hold on to the ropes. Cyn turns around for the moment to begin running her mouth at Cherry and grabs her by the hair, throwing her face first off the ring post and putting her down on the outside of the ring.

Kris Cruise: Oh, come on! That was a cheap shot!

Stephy Auger: Aye, it’s one against two. She could do whatever she wants if you ask me.

When she turns around, Karma is there to deliver the Macho Karma, landing on his feet on the outside as Cyn’s throat is pulled down on the ropes. She falls back to her back in the middle of the ring as Karma slides back in under the bottom rope and is already to his feet and waiting. He charges with a NYC uppercut, but is only thrown off balance when Cindy manages to get out of the way. He turns around stunned, trying to find his opponent, but Cindy already ran forward and puts her opponent down gruesomely with the Mugshot! Karma’s body goes limp as he hits the mat face first and Cindy rolls his body over. She hooks both legs as the referee dives down for the count.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-BREAK!!!

Cherry reaches in under the bottom ropes and pulls Cindy off Karma, breaking up the pin. Cindy turns around and grabs the ropes, shaking them and yelling at Cherry, but Cherry has already ran away after helping Karma, trying to return to her corner.

Stephy Auger: This time it’s Cherry with the save on Karma! That has to be aggravating for Cindy as she almost closed this one out twice now!

Kris Cruise: Close call, indeed. Cherry proving her worth in this match one way or another though, even if it isn’t on the wrestling aspect of things.

Cindy ignores Cherry as she ran away and turns back around to Karma, who is using the ropes to help pull himself back up into the match. She grapples up with him and helps move him back towards the center of the ring. She goes for a swinging neckbreaker, but Karma pushes her forward from behind at the last moment. He follows up with a diving double axe handle, putting Cyn down on her stomach. He tries to pull Cyncity back to her feet, but is put down with an arm dragon screw. She tries to get Karma back up, but he pulls Cyncity down, maneuvers over to her legs, and locks in a figure four leglock!

It seems to be too close to the ropes though as Cyn reaches out in reflex to the pain and instantly grabs the bottom ropes with both hands, making the referee tell Karma to break the hold.

Kris Cruise: Great ring awareness from Cyncity there, and she might have just saved herself.

Karma releases the hold as both competitors scramble back to their feet. Cyncity has her back to the ropes as Karma charges in – straight into her big boot! He staggers back a step as Cyncity bounces off the rope, ducking under the clothesline attempt of Johnny Karma; Cyncity suddenly finds herself behind Karma as she hooks his head under her arm – GLITTER DRIVER!

NO!

Cherry enters the ring and grabs Cyncity by the shoulders, spinning her around before she can hit the Glitter Driver. Cherry delivers a hell of a slap to the face of Cyncity, hard enough to cause her to turn around, right into the arms of a waiting Karma. Dazed and Confused and All Messed Up connects! And the hook of the leg!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE!!!

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of this match, JOHNNY KARMA AND CHERRY BAUM!

Kris Cruise: They did it, Stephy! Johnny Karma and Cherry Baum pick up the victory in tonight’s opening contest.

Stephy Auger: And what a match to start off Glory Road.

With his music playing, Johnny Karma takes a moment to celebrate in the ring, raising the arm of his tag team partner for the evening, Cherry Baum as the pair of them soak in the crowd’s cheers.

Stephy Auger: We’ll see Cyncity and Johnny Karma later tonight in the Gold Rush Rumble, ready to vie for the title of Iron Man or Woman again. But before then, we have three title matches still to come.

Kris Cruise: That’s right. Up next we have the ladder match between Fujiko Mine and Noelle Smith for the Mid-Atlantic Legacy Championship, followed by the World Tag Team Championship match between The Spitfires and The #sparklebuddies.

Stephy Auger: Then Dom Harter is set to defend the Pride title against Mia Scott. And finally, Chandler Scott has his first defence against the man he beat for the title, Jimmy Page.

Kris Cruise: Then the match we’ve been waiting for all year – THE GOLD RUSH RUMBLE! Be sure to stay tuned.

[FGA Office]

(Backstage Hadley Herrera is walking through the halls with a water bottle. She walks over to a water fountain on the nearest wall and presses the button. The water comes out green and Hadley cringes. She turns around to head to find another one, but instead is met by someone about ten feet in front of her.)

?: Hey stranger. Long time, no see.

(Hadley’s caught off guard as a smirking Chandler Scott makes his way over towards her. The FGA World Championship - HIS World Championship - glistens in the light as he readjusts it over his shoulder.)

Chandler Scott: What’s wrong, Hadley? You don’t know how to return texts anymore? You too good for me now?

(Hadley hears Chandler’s words and it gives her a kind of sad feeling as she stands there looking at him. Despite his relationship with her brother Dan, she’s always thought he was one of the better looking men in professional wrestling and if situations were different she might be prone to say yes in a heartbeat to any offer he proposed to her.)

Hadley Herrera: No. That’s definitely NOT it Chandler. I’m not trying to avoid you. I only ever got one text from you, and it wasn’t exactly at the best time considering what I was going through with my brother Dan. I would never ignore you!

(Noticing that she took the comment pretty hard, Chandler looked to put her at ease.)

Chandler Scott: Relax, Hadley. I was only joking with you.

(Hadley was embarrassed now. She didn’t realize that he was only being light hearted about things.)

Hadley Herrera: Anyways… I always meant to tell you congratulations on doing exactly what you said you’d do and winning the FGA World Championship. I see that despite holding the title, you actually have the belt back too now.

Chandler Scott: (In a nonchalant tone) Yeah, I do have a habit of making promises and actually keeping them, huh?

(Chandler curls up his fingers, blows on his nails and rubs them against his shirt, causing Hadley to chuckle. This causes Chandler to smirk.)

Chandler Scott: Trust me when I tell you that it wasn’t easy. Going up against four men was hell. I have never, and I mean never have been in a match like that. For as much grief as I give Sands and Karma, they brought it that night. I just so happened to bring it better than they ever could. Oh well, sucks for them. And as far as Page is concerned? If he’s pissed at me now, he’s going to be irate later on because I plan on walking out of this building with my championship. The title that I pinned him for. The same title that I’ll retain tonight by pinning him again. That dirty s.o.b. got his grubby paws all over this thing about a month ago. He stole it like the thief in the night that he is. He must’ve learned those thieving ways on the streets of Flint. But it’s all good because guess who knocked him out on his ass two weeks ago to get this bad boy back? The same guy that’s going to knock his sorry ass out tonight.

Hadley Herrera: Well good. A title without the actual title can be a bit troublesome. At least I’d think so. I wouldn't know myself, never held gold before. But I am just thinking about how I think I’d feel.

Chandler Scott: I hope you and I won't have any hard feelings between us despite you and your brother's new relationship. I want you to know that despite the fact him and I don't exactly get along. I don't plan on seeking him out either, because I respect you too much. So let him know if he stays on the right side of the fence, I'll stay on mine. 

(Hadley looks at Chandler with a very confused look. The look then turns to doubt as what Chandler just said seems to make no sense to her. Instead of responding, Hadley tries to avoid the subject knowing that it could get awkward real fast.)

Hadley Herrera: “Well, I’ll be sure to pass that along. I’m not sure that he’ll want to hear about it tonight though given the stakes. But afterwards may be too late. I’m not sure I can deliver that message Chandler. I’m sorry, it’s just not the right time.

Chandler Scott: Don’t stress out over it, Hadley. I understand.

Hadley Herrera: Thank you Chandler. You’re being really cool about this and I appreciate it. I thought that once me and my brother mended things up and actually started forming a real relationship you’d hate me for it.

Chandler Scott: Why in the world would I hate you for forming a relationship with Mr. How Shiny Is My Head?

(Hadley places her hands on her hips and cocks her head to the side)

Chandler Scott: Okay, okay! Look, everyone knows that your brother isn’t exactly my biggest fan. And to be honest, I really don’t care that much for him, either. BUT, I understand how much this means to you. You’ve spent a long time trying to find Dan and establish this relationship with him. And to see how far you guys have come… from him pretty much wanting nothing to do with you to this… it’s nice to see. I know how much having family back in your life means. And considering some of the stuff I’ve been through lately away from FGA… I can understand. I’m… I’m happy for you, Hadley. I really am.

Hadley Herrera: Good. Cause you know I’ve been meaning to get some time to hang out with you. Since I never gave you that kiss for beating Dan.

(Hadley winks at Chandler.)

Chandler Scott: Heh, oh yeah. About that...

Hadley Herrera: Well Chandler, if that’s true, I’ll have to give you a call next week. Perhaps we can celebrate your huge win against Jimmy Page. I mean, you’re gonna walk out champ again tonight… right?

Chandler Scott: Who do I look like, Sean Sands? Of course I’m walking out the winner. Well… I may not be doing much walking after what I go through tonight. But if there’s one thing you can count on, it’s me not only leaving this arena a winner, but leaving this arena still your World Champion.

Hadley Herrera: I kind of figured that’s what you’d say. Well regardless Chandler, good luck tonight. I hope to see you win.

Chandler Scott: Thank you. It means a lot knowing that I’ve got someone in my corner.

(Hadley walks up next to him, she leans over kissing him on the cheek. He smiles as does she as she walks past him going back on her mission to look for a non-fungus infected water fountain. Chandler continues to smile, clearly smitten with the younger Herrera. He then snaps out of his gaze, knowing that he’s got more pressing matters to attend to. As he walks off, the scene fades out.)

[FGA Office]

FGA Mid-Atlantic Legacy Championship Match
Fujiko Mine (c) vs. Noelle Smith "(c)"

J.A. Aldridge: The following is a ladder match for the FGA Mid-Atlantic Legacy championship!

"Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls starts to play over the PA, and the lights dim as Noelle steps from behind the curtain, a wide smile on her face as she waves to the fans before doing a few provocative dance moves as the lyrics cue up.

I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons babe
But you keep frontin'
Sayin' what you gon' do to me
But I ain't seen nuttin'

She does an athletic handspring forward to take her half down the ramp and then rushes the ring, using her hands to push her up onto the apron as she slides under the bottom rope and pops up, giggling and blowing kisses to the fans, winking at the referee and waving to the ring announcers cheerily.

J.A. Aldridge: Introducing first, from Orlando, Florida, she is the challenger....NOELLE SMITH!!!

Kris Cruise: As you can see, Noelle Smith is ready to go here tonight

Stephy Auger: Noelle does truly believe that she is the true champion because Fujiko did technically get eliminated in the battle royal match to determine the new one.

A short static burst rings out, following by a high pitched buzz. It warps into a funky beat that tells the crowd who is on their way. The crowd begins to cheer for Lady Luck, as pink and purple lights dance around the entrance area. As the beat drops, Fujiko leaps through the curtain, jumping into the air and whipping her head forward. Her hair flows through the air around her head, and when she lands she has a large grin on her face. She poses as a few fans throw multicolored streamers around her on the ramp.

J.A. Aldridge: And her opponent, she is the reigning and defending FGA Mid-Atlantic Legacy champion, residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; she is...FUJIKO MINE!!!

She begins bobbing her head to the music for a moment before posing. She high fives some of the fans that have their hands outstretched. Once she reaches ringside, Fujiko leaps onto the apron from the floor. She walks over to the turnbuckle, and hops up onto it, singing along as some of the crowd members throw more multicolored streamers around her. She then hops down, and leans up against her corner. She then bounces on her heels, ready to start the match.

Kris Cruise: Obviously, Fujiko is currently the champion, but some people do believe she hasn’t earned that championship.

Stephy Auger: Well, she can prove everyone wrong here tonight by defeating Noelle Smith and retaining her title.

Both women look up at the championships belts that are hung high in the air, before slowly transitioning to looking at one another with smirks on their faces. The ref looks at both women before he calls for the bell, allowing the match to start.

The two women waste absolutely no time as they rush towards one another before they get into a rough lockup. Noelle quickly puts Fujiko into a headlock, but Fujiko quickly shoves Noelle towards the ropes, using her strength advantage. Noelle bounces right off of the ropes and towards Fujiko, who leaps up and allows her rear to hit Noelle right in the face, flooring her. Noelle quickly rolls out of the ring afterwards, shaking her head as she tries to get rid of the cobwebs. But Fujiko won’t let Noelle just escape as she quickly follows her to the outside and quickly spins her around before catching her with a kick to the gut, then hooking her head and planting her with a DDT to the outside of the ring!

Kris Cruise: Fujiko is absolutely schooling Noelle in the early going of this match!

Stephy Auger: Yeah, but we both know that the momentum can shift at any second here in FGA.

Fujiko then gets to her feet and looks at some of the ladders around ringside before she quickly heads over to the nearest one and folds it up. Fujiko slowly slides the ladder in before sliding in herself, the audience cheering her on as she then begins to slowly set up the ladder in the center of the ring. The champion then moves her arms up and down as she tries to pump up the audience before she begins to climb the ladder. Unfortunately for her, she took far too long setting it up and pandering to the audience, allowing Noelle to slide back in and yank Fujiko off of the ladder rungs back down onto the mat.

Kris Cruise: And Noelle is back!

The two women then begin trading punches before Noelle catches with Fujiko with a knee to the gut that keels her over before Noelle goes running towards the nearest ropes. Noelle bounces off of them and looks to charge at Fujiko and hook her head for Swing, Set, Match, but Fujiko moves out of the way at the last second.

Stephy Auger: Noelle was looking for a move that has put quite a few people away, but Fujiko dodges it before anything can happen.

Fujiko and Noelle then have a staredown with one another, just barely out of arm’s reach. Eventually, the two women lock up again, but Fujiko uses her strength advantage to push Noelle up against the ladder. But then Fujiko lets go and slowly backs up, a small smirk on her face as she tries to get under the skin of Noelle even more. This proves to be a mistake because Noelle quickly hops on the first rung of the ladder, then leaps off, catching Fujiko right in the b- I mean, chest with a dropkick! The dropkick sends Fujiko bouncing off of the ropes, and back to Noelle, who floors her with another dropkick!

Kris Cruise: Noelle really letting Fujiko have it!

Stephy Auger: I think Fujiko kind of called it upon herself after that last attempt at getting under her skin.

Noelle isn’t done there as she quickly gets to her feet to a reaction of cheers and boos from the audience. Smith grabs Mine by the head and slowly gets her up to both feet before she irish whips her towards the nearest corner. Fujiko leans against it, allowing Noelle to rush forward and catch her with a forearm smash! Mine slowly staggers out of her corner, but Noelle kicks her in the midsection and shoves her back into the corner before she backpedals...and rushes forward to connect with another forearm smash! Noelle then peels Fujiko off of the corner and allows the champion to stumble forward before landing face first into the mat.

Kris Cruise: Noelle is trying to make sure that Fujiko really does have to earn this victory.

Noelle steps over Fujiko’s laid out body, breathing heavily after connecting with that flurry of offense. Smith then begins to climb the ladder, checking to see if Fujiko is getting up. Smith is nearly at the top when she takes one last look back and sees Fujiko stirring and slowly getting to her feet. Noelle, quickly thinking on her feet, slowly turns around so that she’s looking down at Fujiko, and waits for her to get to both feet, before she leaps off the ladder and takes Fujiko down with a crossbody getting a massive pop from the audience!

Stephy Auger: WHOA!

Kris Cruise: Noelle just leaped off of the ladder and took Fujiko down with a crossbody!

Stephy Auger: What a risk taken by Noelle! Can she reap the rewards though?!

Both women lie on the mat, Fujiko clearly out of it and Noelle hurting from taking such a long fall. It takes a couple of seconds, but eventually Noelle rolls towards the nearest ropes and uses them to help herself up. Fujiko slowly rolls onto all fours and is breathing heavily, but Noelle quickly rushes forward, looking to add more punishment towards Fujiko, only for Fujiko to move out of the way of the boot that was coming for her head. Noelle and Fujiko both get to their feet after that, but Fujiko makes sure that Noelle doesn’t throw out another move as she takes her down with a clothesline! Noelle quickly gets to her feet after that, but Fujiko leaps up, wrapping her legs around Noelle’s head before sending her flying right into the ladder with a hurricanrana! The ladder tips over and Noelle writhes around the mat in pain as Fujiko is slow to get to her feet.

Kris Cruise: These women are trying to put each other through hell!

Stephy Auger: It has been absolute mayhem from the second this match started!

Fujiko lets out a deep breath before she sees Noelle slowly getting onto all fours after taking that shot to the ladder. Fujiko then grabs Noelle by the head before slowly getting her to both feet and irish whipping her towards the nearest corner. Smith leans up against the corner before Fujiko rushes forward and connects with a corner lariat. Noelle slowly slides down the corner, clearly getting the wind knocked out of her. This allows the champion to turn her attention back to the ladder, clearly believing that her challenger isn’t in no shape to come after her. She sets the ladder underneath the title before she starts climbing yet again.

Kris Cruise: And Fujiko is going climbing again!

Stephy Auger: And this may be the perfect time to do so. Noelle is really out of it!

Fujiko is about halfway up the ladder, now sporting a bit of a stamina decrease after the last few moments she and Noelle spent trying to wear each other down. But Noelle uses Fujiko’s slowness to her advantage as she quickly gets up from the corner she was laying in, and quickly rushes forward, grabbing Fujiko’s legs and forcing the champion to hit her jaw against one of the rungs before she falls down onto the mat. Noelle then hits a few quick elbow drops, making sure Fujiko stays down, before she heads over to the tipped over ladder and folds it up. Smith then takes the ladder to the nearest corner and leans it up against that before she exits the ring.

Kris Cruise: I have absolutely no idea what Noelle is planning here.

Stephy Auger: Maybe she’s trying to make sure Fujiko stays down before she can safely climb that ladder and grab those belts.

Smith quickly grabs one of the other ladders that have been set up outside the ring and folds that one up as well before she slides it into the ring. The challenger then slides back in herself before she gets to her feet and grabs the ladder she just slid in. Noelle then takes the ladder to the opposite corner of the already ladder occupied corner. She leans the ladder up against that before she turns around and sees Fujiko slowly getting to her feet. Noelle rushes forward and targets her right knee, hitting a low dropkick on it. This forces Fujiko to buckle and drop to a knee, allowing Noelle to quickly grab her by the head and get her up to both feet. Noelle then attempts to toss Fujiko into the ladder as she rushes forward, but Fujiko reverses it and nearly sends her into the ladder before she pumps the brakes!

Kris Cruise: Whoa! That almost backfired on Noelle!

Stephy Auger: That could have been real-

Before Stephy can even finish her sentence, Noelle turns around and eats a dropkick courtesy of Fujiko, sending her back first into the ladder! Noelle howls out in pain, while Fujiko just tries to catch her breath for a second before she rushes forward and connects with a body splash on the ladder, adding more pain to the back of Noelle Smith as she howls out in pain.

Kris Cruise: I don’t know if Noelle can handle any more punishment.

Fujiko then grabs Noelle’s hand and irish whips her towards the other ladder occupied corner. Noelle hits that ladder with her back as well, howling out in pain yet again. Fujiko rushes forward once more and connects with another body splash onto the ladder, getting a mixed reaction from the audience, just like Noelle was getting. Mine then steps back and Smith slowly stumbles out of her corner, clearly out of it. Fujiko then spins Noelle around before grabbing at her chest, screaming out “boobplex”, and hitting a modified German suplex that seems to be the icing on this offensive attack cake.

Stephy Auger: And there’s the boobplex! Noelle really just looks like she’s done for now.

Smith slowly rolls to a free corner before Fujiko gets to her feet, feeling the beginning of the end coming for this match. She quickly races towards one of the corners with a ladder and pulls it away from there before making her way towards the center of the ring. Fujiko then sets the ladder up in the center of the ring, unfolding it and making sure it was going to stay sturdy, before she looked up at both Mid-Atlantic titles with a smile on her face. Fujiko then began to climb the ladder slowly, feeling the effects of this entire match on her body.

Kris Cruise: It seems like the title is now just a climb away for Fujiko Mine.

Stephy Auger: And if Noelle Smith can’t get up before Fujiko gets to the top of that ladder, she can at least be proud at the fact that she gave Fujiko a hell of a fight in this match.

Fujiko’s about 75% up the ladder before she attempts to make a reach for the titles, but they just stay out of her reach. She climbs up another rung before making another reach for them and getting a hold of one of the titles! Fujiko then uses her other hand after she feels she’s balanced herself well enough on the ladder to grab a hold of the other title. Fujiko then attempts to yank both belts off!

But Noelle comes racing back into the match as she gets on the inside area of the ladder and climbs a few rungs before pulling Fujiko’s legs through the rung, forcing her to let go for the belts as they continue to hang on!

Kris Cruise: Noelle is back in this!

Stephy Auger: The unfortunate part is, if Fujiko hadn’t taken some punishment, she would have made it up that ladder and retained her gold!

Noelle then hops off the runs after basically trapping Fujiko in the ladder. Mine tries her best to wiggle free out of the trap, but Noelle begins racing up the rungs of the other side of the ladder while Fujiko continues to struggle. Noelle basically gets to the top before she grabs a hold of both championships belts!

Kris Cruise: This is it right here!

Noelle then yanks the titles off of where they are hanging before the bell rings and the audience mostly cheers!

J.A. Aldridge: The winner of this match....AND YOUR NEW FGA MID-ATLANTIC LEGACY CHAMPION....NOELLE SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMITH!!!

Noelle sits herself on top of the ladder, holding both championships close to her chest as the audience applauds the performance of both women in this match.

Kris Cruise: What a match! And it’s only promising to get better from here!

Stephy Auger: Noelle Smith is your new Mid-Atlantic Legacy champion in a ladder match that was truly a real back and forth between these two competitors.

Kris Cruise: I thought she was out of it, but in the end, we have a new champion.

Stephy Auger: Congratulations to Noelle Smith!

Noelle then raises both titles high in the air with a smile on her face as Fujiko is forced to watch on, still trapped in the ladder.

[FGA Office]

In 1849, California Gold Rush era....

Treasure seekers the world over streamed to California looking for a quick fortune. 

Just over 150 years later, Frontier Grappling Arts witnessed the event again. 

This time, in Miami, Florida. TONIGHT, 30 FGA grapplers will meet up in the ring for one night only. 

It's a shot at glory. 

It's a shot at gold. 

There can only be one.

Who will be the last grappler standing?

[FGA Office]

FGA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Spitfires (c) vs the #sparklebuddies

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, our next contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the FGA World Tag Team Championships. Introducing first, at a combined weight of 263lbs … LAUREL ANNE HARDY and ANNIE ZELLOR … THE SPARKLEBUDDIES!

“Jager Yoga” by CSS begins to play throughout the arena as pink and purple strobe lights cover the aisleway. From out behind the curtain step Laurel Anne Hardy and Annie Zellor – in matching sparkly tiger make up! – to cheers from the crowd. They both make their way down to the ring in their matching ring attires; Annie slaps hands with the fans on either side of the aisle as Laurel stays in the center of the aisle, her gaze focused on the ring. Annie runs up the ring steps and vaults over the top rope as Laurel slides in under the bottom rope. They both hop up on opposite corners where Annie raises a fist while Laurel takes a stage bow, flapping her colourful feather boa around. Then they both jump down and hug before taking their corner.

Kris Cruise: The Miami fans certainly are big fans of the #sparklebuddies here tonight.

Stephy Auger: That seems to apply to FGA fans all across the country, Kris. But tonight they’ve certainly got a tough challenge ahead of them in the form of The Spitfires.

Kris Cruise: Speaking of…

"Fight" by The Dirty Youth begins to play before Colton Sterling comes out through the entrance curtain and Ashley Sullivan comes bouncing out immediately behind him. Looking to each other for a moment, Ashley jumps up with Colton catches her in his arms before turning her around and placing her down on the other side of him.

J.A. Aldridge: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 336lbs … They are the reigning and defending FGA World Tag Team Champions, COLTON STERLING and ASHLEY SULLIVAN … THE SPITFIRES!

Hands raised and showing off their FGA tag team title belts off to the fans, they move quickly down to the ring. Once at ringside, Colton is the first to climb to the apron before he reaches down to grab Ashley by both hands and slingshot her up to the apron with him. Colton climbs into the ring over the middle rope while Ashley climbs the outside of the turnbuckle and sits down on the top for a moment before jumping down.

Kris Cruise: This is, of course, a rematch from last year’s Final Frontier, when The Spitfires were able to defeat the #sparklebuddies to win those belts.

Stephy Auger: They’ve since defended them against Infinite Empire, but neither Ashley nor Colton have seen action inside of an FGA ring in recent weeks. They haven’t had the practice that the #sparklebuddies have.

Kris Cruise: They’re with each other all the time, Stephy. They’re practically in sync together anyway, in ring or out.

Stephy Auger: You might be right. Colton and Laurel stepping out of the ring to let their partners start this one off, so here we go. Tag team action!

Zellor and Sullivan are in the ring to kick things off. The two women circle each other before tying up. Ashley quickly gains the advantage, snatching Annie into a side headlock. Annie shoves her off, sending Ashley hurtling towards the ropes. She comes back and Annie takes her down with an arm drag. Ashley gets back to her feet and charges towards Annie, only to get taken down with another arm drag. She pops back up to her feet, and is met with a dropkick from Annie as the crowd cheers.

Annie rushes over and stands her up. She backs Sullivan against the ropes and goes to whip her across the ring but Ashley reverses it, sending Annie towards the ropes instead. As Annie returns, Ashley takes her down with an arm drag of her own. Annie pops back up to her feet and charges, only to get caught with yet another arm drag. She quickly climbs to her feet, and starts heading towards Ashley again. This time, Ash goes for a dropkick, but Annie hits the breaks and swats it, causing Ashley to crash into the mat. Ash clamors back to her feet, and Annie lunges forward, feigning a punch which causes Ash to jump back defensively with her guard up. Annie just winks at her and the crowd goes crazy at the exchange between the two.

Kris Cruise: Annie Zellor displaying her mischievous streak here as she gets the better of the first exchange.

Ash nods as the two women begin to circle each other again. They lock up, and this time Annie slips behind her, and grabs her in a waist lock. Ash hits a standing switch, and gets behind Annie, who then fires back an elbow shot to the side of her head. She delivers another one and breaks free from Ashley’s grasp as she surges towards the ropes. As she comes back, Ashley drops down to the mat and Annie leaps over her, continuing to run the ropes. When Annie returns, Ashley puts her down with a hip toss. As Annie scrambles back to her feet, Ash pushes forward. She backs Annie into the ropes and then whips her across the ring. As Annie returns, Ash goes for a clothesline, but Annie ducks underneath it. She continues on towards the ropes before hopping on and then springboarding back off and connecting with a crossbody block just as Ashley turns around to cheers from the crowd. Annie goes for the pin.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!

Ashley forcefully pushes Annie off and breaks out. Both ladies scamper to their feet. Annie rushes in, but Ashley gets a boot to her midsection. She wrings Annie’s arm, and slowly walks her over towards the corner where she makes the quick tag to Colt. He steps into the ring and the two grab hold of Annie, slamming her down to the mat with a double team suplex. Annie bounces off the mat, clawing at her back in agony. Colton walks over and plucks her up off of the mat. He drives a knee to her midsection, and walks her to the nearest corner where he wears her down with a barrage of boots to her midsection. He then whips her across the ring. As Annie nears the ropes, she grabs hold of them, hoisting herself into the air and over Colton who was charging in right behind her. Annie lands, and rolls away to create some distance. Colton turns and charges back towards her, but Annie surprises him, using his momentum against him and delivering a Harai Goshi sweeping hip throw that ignites the crowd.

Stephy Auger: Whoa! Colton caught by surprise there.

Kris Cruise: Can she capitalize?

Colton climbs to his feet, and Annie bursts forward, connecting with a headscissors takedown that sends him sprawling to the mat and out of the ring. Colton lands on his feet, and takes a second to gather himself, but as soon as he turns around, the flying body of Annie Zellor crashes down onto him as she connects with a flying crossbody to cheers from the crowd.

Stephy Auger: Annie goes airborne!

She slowly gets Colt back to his feet and rolls him back into the ring. Once Annie is back in, she makes her way to the corner, tagging in Laurel Anne Hardy. Both ladies get Colton to his feet and Irish whip him hard to the corner turnbuckle. Annie runs ahead first, leaping into the air and connecting with a big splash, and Laurel follows her lead, charging ahead and connecting with one of her own. She rolls Colton out of the corner and goes for the pin as Annie exits the ring.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
NO!

Kris Cruise: So close, but Colton able to kick out there.

Colton is able to muscle his way out. Laurel gets him to a vertical base, trapping his arms and delivering a barrage of headbutts that stagger him. She then runs the ropes, but Colton takes off right behind her. As soon as she bounces off, he lunges forward, and hits her with a running knee lift that completely halts her momentum and keels her over. He then snatches her into a side headlock, runs forward and connects with a bulldog to cheers from the crowd. He then hooks the leg and goes for a pin.

Stephy Auger: Laurel in trouble here.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
NO!

Laurel gets a shoulder up. Colton labors to his feet, bringing Laurel up with him. He fires off a hard chop to her chest that draws a loud "Whoo!" from the crowd. Laurel shakes her head however and fires one right back. Colton steps up and delivers another, drawing the same reaction from the crowd. Laurel retaliates with another of her own, and the two continue on trading back and forth, the crowd really getting into the exchange.

Kris Cruise: Whoo!

Finally Laurel gains the upperhand, nailing him with three consecutive chops that force him back. She pushes him into the ropes and attempts to whip him across the ring but Colton reverses it, sending her flying into the ropes instead. As she comes back, he lunges forward, looking to connect with a bicycle kick but Laurel spies the move and is able to duck underneath it. She halts her momentum. and turns on her heels only to get blasted with a well timed Pele kick from Colt. The move staggers her around, and Colt shoots back up to his feet, running up behind her and delivering a huge belly to back suplex to cheers from the crowd.

Stephy Auger: A huge suplex there by Colton Sterling. What can he do from here?

He drags Laurel over towards his teams corner, and tags in Ash. Once she’s in, he hoists her into the air and they connect with the Ashton-Plex. Ashley makes the lateral press.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR--

No! Laurel manages to get a shoulder up. Ashley rises to her feet and lifts Laurel back to hers. She sets her up and then puts her down with a side Russian legsweep. She then hits the ropes, and flips back, connecting with a springboard moonsault. She goes for the cover again.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Kris Cruise: So close, but Laurel able to kick out.

No! Once again, Laurel is able to force her way out. Ash drags her to a standing position and walks her over towards the corner where she makes the quick tag to Colton. He enters the ring and motions his head to Ash towards the adjacent turnbuckle. He then hoists Laurel up, sitting her atop the turnbuckle and delivers a hard right hand to keep her staggered as he makes his way up as well. Across the ring, Ashley is scaling up the turnbuckles and the crowd buzzes with anticipation. Seeing that Ash has made it to the top, Colton hooks Laurel up and superplexes her off the top rope to cheers from the crowd. Ash then leaps off the turnbuckle and connects with a huge diving splash, a sequence of moves that they call Sterling to Ashes! Ash rolls out of the ring as Colt makes the pin.

Stephy Auger: Could this be it?!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NOOO!

The crowd roars as Annie Zellor comes flying into the ring at the very last second to break up the pin attempt with a flying elbow. Annie slowly climbs to her feet, and Ash slides in, storming across and nailing Annie with a vicious clothesline that sends both women flying over the top ropes and crashing hard to the outside.

Stephy Auger: Annie with the save, but Ash doesn’t take too kindly to that.

Colton slowly makes his way to his feet. He focuses his attention on Laurel who is slowly trying to push to her knees. Colton takes a few steps back, watching as Laurel attempts to shake the cobwebs. Once she's on all fours, he surges forward looking to connect with his punt kick. Laurel is able to dodge the manoeuvre however, strictly off instincts and grabs him as he whiffs on the kick, pulling him down in a schoolgirl pin!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Colton is able to kick out at the very last second. Colt gets back to his feet and just as Laurel staggers back to hers, he lunges forward and connects with a Bicycle kick. He then goes for the cover!

One
.
.
Two
.
.
THREE?! -- NO!

Somehow Laurel Anne Hardy is able to get a shoulder up once again, and the crowd goes into a frenzy. Colton checks with the referee, absolutely sure that it was a three count but the ref only shakes his head no and holds up two fingers. He slowly climbs to his feet, and motions for Laurel to get up as he crouches in anticipation. She crawls towards the ropes and begins to pull herself up. Once she’s up, the crowd grows more vocal as Colton steps up behind her and snatches her into position for the Shining Diamond.

Stephy Auger: Laurel Anne Hardy is in a world of trouble here!

Laurel fights, trying her hardest to squirm away, but Colton has her in position. Suddenly, showing a great amount of ring awareness, and in an act of desperation, Laurel scales the corner turnbuckles, using the momentum to flip herself over Colton and land behind him. The crowd then goes crazy as she reverses the position, and snatches him into an inverted headlock instead. She lets out a mighty roar as she then uses his own move against him and connects with the Shining Diamond!

Kris Cruise: What an escape!

Both competitors are down. The crowd is thundering, urging both competitors on. Dualing chants flare up as the audience is torn between the two competitors and their respective teams. Laurel slowly begins to stir, and starts inching towards her corner, not realizing that Annie still hasn’t recovered yet on the outside from the hard tumble she took.

Kris Cruise: She doesn’t know that Annie isn’t there…

Laurel continues to crawl forward. Sliding across the mat, closer and closer towards her corner. Finally she looks up and notices that Annie isn’t there. Colton begins to show signs of movement now. He groggily rolls over onto his stomach and glances towards his corner just as Ashley staggers back to it. She calls out to him, stretching out her hand for the tag. He slowly begins to make his way over, just as Annie begins to get herself together on the outside.

Stephy Auger: Can laurel make the tag out?

Annie glances up, and sees Laurel’s position, and starts making her way around the ring to their corner. The crowd grows louder as Colton draws closer to Ashley’s outstretched hand. With one good burst of energy, he lunges forward, tagging in his girlfriend. Ashley storms into the ring, and grabs Laurel by the foot, dragging her away from the corner just as Annie gets there. She drops an elbow right into the small of Laurel’s back before rolling her over for a pin attempt.

Kris Cruise: No!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
NO!

Once again, Laurel Anne Hardy manages to kick out. Ash drags the matriarch of the #sparklebuddies back to her feet, and clubs her with a right forearm shot that staggers her. She then hits the ropes, and comes back, slamming Laurel to the mat with a one handed bulldog. She then goes for the pin.

Kris Cruise: Ash is relentless here. A bulldog and another pin attempt.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
NO!

Laurel musters up enough strength to kick out once more. Ashley shakes her head in disbelief, wondering just what she’ll have to do to end the match once and for all. She pushes to her feet and gets Laurel up to a vertical base and then backs her into the ropes. She attempts to Irish Whip her, but Laurel reverses it, sending Ashley towards the ropes instead. Ash, hits a handspring and bounces off the ropes. She launches back looking to connect with “Just A Dream” but Laurel counters, catching her with a wicked looking lungblower!

Stephy Auger: What a counter! Now Laurel really needs to make the tag out.

Kris Cruise: So does Ash after that move.

Ash flips around the ring, writhing in agony as the crowd is going absolutely berserk. Annie is in the corner, getting the crowd riled up and behind Laurel as she slowly begins to make her crawl towards the corner. Laurel inches her way across the ring at a snail’s pace, the crowd growing louder the closer she gets. Ash unsteadily climbs to her feet, using the ropes. She glances around and notices Laurel stretching out for Annie’s hand. Her eyes bulge and she makes a grab for Laurel’s ankle…

.
.
.

But she’s not in time! The crowd erupts as Annie Zellor storms into the ring, knocking Ash down with a lariat. Ash gets back to her feet, and Annie hits her with another one. Ash slowly gets back to her feet, and Annie charges forward, connecting with a wheelbarrow bulldog! She then goes for the pin.

Stephy Auger: Like a house on fire!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NOO!

Ash is able to get a shoulder up. Annie stands her up, and whips her into the corner turnbuckle. She charges at her, nailing Ash with a discus clothesline and then bursting from the corner, planting the Spitfire into the mat with a bulldog.

Kris Cruise: She’s got skillz, Stephy!

Annie climbs to her feet, and motions for Ashley to get up. Ash slowly pushes to a knee, and then rises to her feet. Once she’s up, Annie launches into the air and looks to hit The Sparkle Princess Special, but Ashley ducks underneath it. She sprints towards the ropes and hits a handspring, launching back with perfect timing and catching Annie with “Just A Dream”. Both ladies are laid out, until Ash rolls over and drapes an arm over Annie’s fallen body.

Stephy Auger: A tremendous counter by Ash, and she’s right back in this one.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
NO!

Annie kicks out. Ash gradually drags herself up off the mat, and hits Annie with a few well placed boots. She then plucks Annie up and drops her with a DDT. She then hooks the leg.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Once again, Annie Zellor is able to kick out. Ash pushes to a kneeling position, still holding her back and eyes the ropes. She points towards the corner turnbuckle and the crowd roars its approval. Ashley staggers to her feet and stumbles over towards the turnbuckle and slowly begins to climb.

Stephy Auger: Ash going up top here.

Kris Cruise: Lets hope the high risk pays off.

On the mat, Annie begins to stir. She sits up and notices Ashley making her way towards the top. Using all the energy she can muster, Annie pushes to her feet and dives into the ropes, causing Ashley to lose her footing and fall to a straddling position atop the ropes. Annie then climbs up, nailing Ash with a hard right hand to keep her stunned. She fires off another and then another and one more for good measure before pulling Ash into a superplex position.

Kris Cruise: What are we going to see here?

Just as Annie goes to lift her, Ashley drives a forearm to her ribs. She then catches Annie with a hard right off of her own and then gives her a hard shove, sending her flying from the turnbuckle and crashing down hard to the mat.

Ash sits atop the ropes for a moment, breathing hard and eyeing her downed opponent. She then finishes the climb and stands atop it as the crowd roars. She leaps off, looking to hit Sunset...

Stephy Auger: The Swanton Bomb!

Kris Cruise: …crashes and burns!

But Annie manages to get her knees up, driving them straight into Ashley's already aching back! Ash rolls around the ring howling in pain as Annie pulls herself to her feet. Annie staggers back, slumping into the corner, watching as Ashley writhes in pain. Ashley uneasily climbs to a standing position, and as soon as she turns around, Annie surges from the corner, launching forward and connecting with the Sparkle Princess Special to cheers from the crowd. She then drops down to make the pin.

Kris Cruise: What a 540 Kick! This could be it!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREEEEE?! NO!!!

Before the ref can count the three, Colton Sterling dives in and makes the save. This prompts Laurel to enter the ring, firing off on him with a hard forearm shot that staggers him back. She hits him with another, and then another. She then runs back and hits the ropes. She storms towards Colton, looking to send him out the ring with a clothesline, but instinctively he ducks down, pulling the ropes with him, causing her to go tumbling to the outside.

Stephy Auger: Out goes Laurel Anne Hardy.

He glances down at her and sees that she's down and out. He then turns his attention back to Annie, who is slowly getting to her feet. Colton sizes her up and waits until she's to her feet before lunging forward with a bicycle kick. Annie turns around and sees the move just in the nick of time and dives out the way, causing Colton to drive his boot right into the face of Ashley Sullivan!

Kris Cruise: Oh! Colton Sterling just bicycle kicked his own partner!

Ash crumples to the mat as Colton stares at her disbelievingly. He then turns around and gets caught with a Satellite DDT from Annie! Colton rolls out of the ring and Annie climbs to her feet. She eyes the fallen body of Ash and then glances at the top rope. She scurries onto the apron and makes her way towards the ropes, slowly climbing up, her eyes never leaving her target. Once she's there, she balances herself and then leaps up, connecting with the "Ode to Tj" to a massive pop from the crowd. Annie then hooks the leg and makes the cover as the crowd counts along.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE!!!

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of this match and NEEEWWWW FGA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS … THE SPARKLEBUDDIES!

“Jager Yoga” begins to play as Laurel Anne Hardy slides back into the ring; the referee hands the belts to the #sparklebuddies as the pair of them celebrate in the ring. Well, Annie celebrates and Laurel cheers for her friend and tag team partner.

Kris Cruise: They did it, Stephy. A miscommunication between The Spitfires and Annie Zellor took full advantage, getting the win for her team.

Stephy Auger: And did you see that move at the end? I don’t think we’ve seen that here before.

Kris Cruise: She must have been saving it for a special occasion, and I think becoming two time FGA World Tag Team Champions counts as special.

Colton gets up on the outside to see the #sparklebuddies celebrating in the ring, as he begins to make his way back up the aisle, leaving Laurel, Annie and Ash in the ring.

Kris Cruise: Now this might be the last time we see Ash in an FGA ring, but Annie and Colton will both be in action later tonight in the Gold Rush Rumble. Be sure to stay tuned for that!

[FGA Office]

Sean Sands is seen warming up for the main event of tonight's show, the Gold Rush Rumble. He quickly stops when an out of breath Spencer Burke, who seems to have been running around for the most part of tonight. Burke tries to catch his breath as Sands quickly grabs an unopened bottle of water from nearby and hands it to him, patting him on the back.

Sean Sands: Think you need this more than me, bud.

Burke nods his head before taking the bottle of water while handing over his microphone to Sean. He uncaps the bottle of water before taking a drink out of it, letting out a satisfied sigh after that. After he's regained his composure, Sands hands him back the microphone and he clears his throat.

Spencer Burke: Thank you for that, Sean, but I'm here to ask you a few questions.

Sean Sands: Shoot.

Spencer clears his throat again.

Spencer Burke: Tonight you will fight in the Gold Rush Rumble for the first time ever. Can you tell me what's going through your mid as this match gets closer and closer?

Sean Sands: I guess the closer and closer it gets to it being Gold Rush time, the nerves start really getting to me. Shouldn't really say that nervousness is what I'm feeling, but I'm not gonna bother lying. Just because I'm nervous right now doesn't mean I won't be ready when my number is called up and I've gotta race down to that ring. So, yeah. Butterflies in my stomach for now, but they'll be gone by the time I have to go out there and fight for one more shot at the FGA World championship.

Spencer Burke: Sean, you've had some people talk about you leading into this match. You've actually been one of the more frequently mentioned people amongst your competition in this Gold Rush Rumble. I guess what I wanna ask is, do you believe yourself to be a favorite?

Sean shakes his head.

Sean Sands: No, not really. My battle royal record is rather piss poor. I'm not nearly as agile as some of the other competitors. I'm not the smartest. I'm not even the most experienced in these types of matches. At best, I see myself as a dark horse. But truth be told, I don't care what I'm viewed as, as long as I'm the one who gets his hand raised at the end of that match and I become the new number one contender.

Spencer Burke: One final question. What happens tonight if you don't win?

Sands sighs as he tries to think a bit before he answers.

Sean Sands: I honestly have not thought that far ahead. I can't go into this match thinking I'm going to lose. It's basically an all or nothing situation for me at this point. And if I lose....I just can't think of losing, to be honest.

Spencer Burke: Final thoughts before the match?

Sean chuckles.

Sean Sands: I guess, to my opponents, be prepared. It's going to take whatever you got plus more to put me away. So...be sure to take your best shot, because I sure as hell will.

Spencer Burke: Thank you for your time.

Sands nods as Burke backs out of the shot and allows the former FGA champion to warmup some more for his match.

[FGA Office]

FGA PRIDE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Dom Harter (c) vs. Mia Scott

Kris Cruise: Here we go: the rematch from last month in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dom Harter is set to defend the FGA Pride Championship against Mia Scott.

Stephy Auger: And she’s got the special stipulation to stop the same shenanigans as last time – if Dom loses by disqualification or count-out, he’ll lose the title belt!

Kris Cruise: That’s right. But after eight months here in FGA, Mia Scott finally has a fair shot at gold. And all because she felt confident enough to step up to the challenge.

Stephy Auger: Harter laid out the challenge after he beat Sunshine Scandalous a few months ago at A New Odyssey and what followed might be some of the most effective mind games we’ve seen in recent history. First Dom mocked himself up as a crazed Joker-esque character, before Mia responded in kind by not only dressing up as Malcolm Drake, but actually bringing the man himself down to ringside.

Kris Cruise: That was enough to cause Harter to see red and get himself disqualified. But now there’s no such shenanigans, no hijinks. Just a one-on-one match for the gold. And here we go!

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen is the Pride title match…

The lights in the majority of the arena dim, focusing on the entrance ramp as the intro to Fireflight’s “Stand Up” starts to play through the PA system.

Look at all the lonely hearts
Shivering out in the dark
Hiding from the truth, cover up the proof...
Demons that I’ve tried to hide
Imprison me in my own lies
And all that I can do is cover up the proof...

As the intro plays, the lights dim more and more, until even the entrance ramp is only barely lit. It holds that dimness for a moment or two, but the song kicks off rather abruptly, and as Mia enthusiastically runs out onto the stage, the lights kick back up to full power.

Don’t be afraid...to...
STAND UP!
Stand up if you’re broken
STAND UP!
Stand up if you feel ashamed
You are not alone when you hurt this way

J.A. Aldridge: Introducing first, from London, England...weighing in at 126lbs, the challenger MIA SCOTT!

Mia makes a quick trip down to the ring, slapping hands with any fans that might have stuck their hands out as she walks by. She circles around the ring, sliding under the bottom rope before making her way to the nearest turnbuckle, pointing out toward the fans for a moment before hopping down, settling back in the corner.

J.A. Aldridge: And her opponent…

The opening chords of “Low Self Opinion” begin to play throughout the arena as the crowd begin to boo. After ten seconds or so, Dom Harter steps out from behind the curtain. He throws his arms out to either side, his gaudy leather with patches of studs and spiked shoulders proudly on display. The Pride title is slung over one shoulder, proudly on display for all to see.

J.A. Aldridge: From Cambridge, Ontario, Canada … weighing in 235lbs … He is the reigning and defending FGA Pride Champion, “The Tenacious Little Bastard,” DOM HARTER!

The ever familiar crooked grin plastered on his face as he begins to stride down the aisle, soaking in the boos and jeers that are coming from the fans here in Miami. Harter climbs up the ring steps and climbs in through the middle rope; once inside the squared circle, Harter makes a beeline for his opponent, clattering into Mia with a running forearm before he’s even bothered to take off his jacket or t-shirt.

Kris Cruise: I guess our champion doesn’t care too much about his rope breaks tonight, Stephy. The refusal to shake hands before the start of the match is an automatic docking of one rope break.

The referee calls for the bell to start the match as Harter continues nailing Mia with forearm shots in the corner, wearing her down until she begins to slump down. There’s no break, however, as Harter picks his opponent up and whips her from one corner to the other. Mia hits the turnbuckle hard and is immediately caught by a running Yakuza kick straight to the head! Scott collapses to the mat and rolls out under the bottom rope clutching at her head as Dom takes the time to remove his jacket and t-shirt, tossing them angrily towards one corner of the ring as the referee takes the opportunity to hand the Pride title over to the timekeeper.

Stephy Auger: We all know Mia Scott suffered a head injury recently, but she was cleared to compete tonight. The question is, how severe is that head injury?

Kris Cruise: Before or after Dom Harter’s finished with her?

Harter climbs out of the ring and immediately begins to stomp at the prone body of Mia Scott; the Briton does her best to cover up, but The Tenacious Little Bastard is relentless in his assault. The nearby fans as Mia is dragged back to her feet by the hair before her head is bounced off the ring apron. The referee has begun his count-out, reaching three as Dom grabs his opponent by the head again, looking to bounce it off the ring-apron once more – but Mia blocks it with her hands pressed down against the apron. She fires off an elbow to the midsection, causing Harter to release his grip before she follows up with some soft looking forearm shots to the face before Dom breaks up the attack with a swift knee to the gut and a snap DDT!

Stephy Auger: Ow, those mats aren’t that thick, Kris.

Harter rolls into the ring and smirks up at the referee before rolling right back outside, forcing the count to restart. He stomps at the head and shoulders of Mia Scott yet again before lifting her back to her feet and up into a gourdbuster, dropping her down across the steel guard rail. The nearby fans scramble away after nearly getting hit in the face by Mia’s boots; Harter swears at them, telling them to get out of the way as he takes a few steps back, getting a run up before he charges in, delivering a running knee lift to the head of Mia Scott. Her head snaps back before she collapses forward, landing in a heap on the mats at ringside. Dom stands over her, gloating as he makes the belt gesture around his waist.

Kris Cruise: Mia looks to be in trouble here in the early going.

Stephy Auger: Harter’s been targeting that head, exploiting the injury as best he can so far. He’s like a shark smelling blood.

Mia gets rolled back into the ring as Harter slides in after her, making the cover with his forearm across her face.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!

But Mia gets the shoulder up. Harter throws her back down, forcing the forearm across her face again as the referee counts another cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!

But again Mia gets the shoulder up. This time, however, Dom drags his opponent back to her feet and promptly whips her full force towards the corner. Mia hits the turnbuckle back first and falls down to her knees, clutching at the top rope for balance as Harter runs in with a jumping double knee attack that crushes Mia’s head back against the middle turnbuckle. The fans groan as they see the dazed Mia Scott slump forward, drifting towards unconsciousness, until Harter grabs her by the arms. He drags her up to her feet once more before driving her face first into the canvas with Spin The Black Circle. He hooks both legs as the referee drops to count the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE!

DOM HARTER – 1
MIA SCOTT – 0

Kris Cruise: The champion gains the first fall.

Stephy Auger: That was a vicious assault from the first bell, Kris. But now Mia Scott has thirty seconds of rest to try and gather her thoughts before this match continues.

Harter is busy gloating to the fans as the thirty second rest period comes to an end; on the other side of the ring, Mia is picking herself up using the ropes. Finally, Harter turns his attention back to his opponent, smirking as he sees her standing up on her own. A look of determination on her face as she moves into a fighting stance, urging Harter to have another go. She’s a little shaky on her feet, though, which Harter exploits as he dives around the back, clasping his hands around Mia’s waist in a rear waistlock. But Scott locks her leg around his, blocking the attempted suplex before she fires off some back elbows to the head of Dom Harter. Three shots is enough to force him to release his grip as Mia runs against the ropes for some momentum – only to run straight back into a powerslam! Harter rolls through, positioning himself by Mia’s head before applying Futility right by the ropes!

Kris Cruise: He has Futility locked in!

Mia instinctively latches her foot onto the bottom rope as the referee calls for the break. Harter finally releases the hold on the count of four, allowing Mia to roll out under the bottom rope. Again, he smirks at her, holding up two fingers as Scott stands with her hands on her hips.

Stephy Auger: Practically forcing Mia Scott to use one of her rope breaks in order to escape the dragon sleeper there.

Kris Cruise: See, he can wrestle when he wants to.

Scott remains on the outside, trying to gather her thoughts and calm down as Dom stands in the center of the ring, making the belt gesture around his waist again. As the referee’s count reaches six, Harter runs towards his opponent, sliding out under the bottom rope. Scott sidesteps to avoid the baseball slide, but she’s ready for Dom as she catches him with a couple of forearm shots to the face. Harter fights back, going South with a knee to the midsection, doubling Mia over. He goes for an Irish whip, but Mia manages to reverse it, sending Dom slamming shoulder first into the steel steps!

Mia rolls in and out of the ring to break the count again before making her way over to Dom; she uses the opportunity to lay the boots into the Pride champion, but Harter is able to pull himself back to his feet. The stomps transition into shoot style kicks, peppering the torso and arms of the Tenacious Little Bastard with stiff kicks before Scott hits him high with a roundhouse kick. The champion is dazed as Mia takes a few steps back, running in with a dropkick that sandwiches Dom between her and the steel steps, drawing a cheer from the crowd!

Kris Cruise: That’s one way to get back into a match!

The referee’s count is at eight as Harter is rolled back into the ring, followed close behind by Mia Scott. But he’s back on his feet before she can make the cover, only to find himself on the receiving end of more shoot style kicks to the leg. Harter catches one leg, earning himself a brief reprieve, but it’s short lived as Scott counters with the enziguiri kick. Harter falls down to a kneeling position as Scott scrambles back to her feet, delivering a roundhouse kick upside the head of Harter before he collapses to the mat. Mia with the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Harter gets the shoulder up.

Scott looks to the referee, but he assures her it was only a two count. Undeterred, she stands right back up, lifting Harter with her. He rakes her eyes, earning himself an admonishment from the official as Mia staggers backwards. Harter approaches his opponent, grabbing her with a chancery – NO! Mia counters with an STO into the corner! Dom’s head bounces off the middle turnbuckle as Mia goes for the cover again.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Harter gets the shoulder up.

Stephy Auger: I thought that might have been it.

Kris Cruise: Mia Scott fighting hard to level the score here, but can she put Harter away?

She looks a bit more frustrated this time; Mia holds her head as she pushes herself up to a kneeling position. Harter rolls away from her, under the bottom rope and onto the apron, whereupon he uses the ropes to get back to his feet. Scott is up before him, however, as she catches him with yet more forearm shots to the face. These are stronger than the ones she threw earlier the match, though; each one has Harter reeling as he sways back and forth on the apron. But Harter blocks one and fires back with a forearm shot of his own before grabbing Mia by the hair and bouncing her head off the nearest turnbuckle. She’s staggered, but Harter doesn’t release his grip, instead bringing her in close for a suplex to the outside – but Mia slips down in mid-air, landing on the apron next to Dom. He’s the first to react, however, throwing a mean side elbow that catches Scott flush on the temple. She’s clutching onto the top rope to remain balanced as Dom doubles her over with a boot to the gut. A butterfly hold is applied as Harter steadies himself on the apron; he lifts his opponent up, tossing Mia into the air for the double underhook powerbomb – NO!

Stephy Auger: Oh my God!

The crowd explode in a cheer and a “holy shit” chant as, in mid-air, Mia wraps her legs around Dom’s head, sending The Tenacious Little Bastard flying off the apron with a hurricanrana counter! Harter hits the mats on the outside and clutches at his back as Mia rests on the ring apron, her energy expended after that last move.

Kris Cruise: What a counter there by Mia Scott!

Stephy Auger: Tremendous agility shown just now, and that’s where she can best Dom Harter. There’sno use in going toe-to-toe with the Pride champion, but if she can use her speed and her agility, Kris, then we might just see a new champion here tonight at Glory Road.

Kris Cruise: We’ve already seen two new champio–

Stephy Auger: You know what I mean.

The referee is half way through his count-out and still Dom Harter hasn’t moved on the outside. At the count of six, however, Harter grabs hold of the top of the steel guard rail, using it to lift himself back to a vertical base. In the ring, Mia is just pushing herself back to all fours in the center of the squared circle as Harter moves to the ring apron. The referee gets to eight as he rolls back into the ring. Both competitors are slow back to their feet, but it’s Mia who strikes first. She catches Harter with a knee lift to the midesction, doubling him over before she pushes him back towards the corner. The champion is back against the turnbuckles as Mia begins to unload with a series of Thai style knee strikes to the face and upper body; Harter keeps his guard up, blocking some of the shots but the damage is done. An Irish whip ensues as the Pride champion is sent from pillar to post. Mia charges in after him, crushing him in the corner with a jumping splash before she simply sends Dom back across the ring with another Irish whip. He hits the turnbuckles hard again as Mia charges in with another jumping splash – NO!

Stephy Auger: Wait a minute…

Dom ducks out of the way, expecting Mia to hit the corner chest first – but she landed on the middle rope. And as Harter turns back around to face his opponent, Mia leaps off the ropes, spinning in mid-air as she plants Harter with a tornado DDT! She rolls through, however, keeping hold of Dom as she lifts him up to a seated position with a hammerlock applied.

Kris Cruise: What did we just see from Mia Scott?

The crowd are on their feet in applause as there referee drops down to check for a submission. Mia wrenches the arm tighter; Harter cries out in pain, but refuses give up. The crowd are cheering Mia on she wrenches the hammerlock in tighter. The referee still checking if Harter is going to submit.

Stephy Auger: Could he tap out from this? That shoulder already took a hit from the steel steps, he’s trapped in the middle of the ring with no escape in sight.

Harter forces himself to sit upright, bringing Mia with him as she rises off her seated position on the mat. The pain etched on his face as Dom uses his free hand to push himself up to a kneeling position, the hammerlock still applied as Mia torques his arm further. A punch to the gut, then another and Mia’s grip is weakening as Harter stands back up. He sweeps the leg, forcing Mia down to the canvas before Dom assumes a mounted position. He begins to rain down hard rights to the face, but Scott locks the legs around Dom’s waist, bringing him down with a kimura hold – as Harter grabs hold of the bottom rope quickly as he can.

Kris Cruise: A quick escape from the kimura, but that means Dom only has one rope break left.

The referee calls for a break as Mia releases the hold after three seconds, rolling away as she gets back to her feet. Dom uses the ropes to stand back up, favouring that arm slightly as Mia delivers yet more shoot kicks to the arm and torso. She brings Dom back to his feet again and goes for another Irish whip, but Harter reverses. Scott hits the ropes and ducks under the lariat, countering with a crucifix pin!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Stephy Auger: So close!

Harter gets the shoulder up at the last possible second as both competitors scramble back to their feet. Mia gets up first, shooting off a roundhouse kick attempt – but it’s ducked. The momentum of the kick is enough to turn her around however, allowing Dom to grab her with a backslide!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
NO!

Mia kicks out, rolls backwards and pops back up to her feet quick as a flash before she runs in and nails Dom with a shining wizard before he can react! Harter collapses to the mat as Mia hooks a leg.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE!

DOM HARTER – 1
MIA SCOTT – 1

Dom kicks out a second too late as he looks at the official in shock. Mia retreats back to her corner, trying to hide her excitement as the thirty second break begins. She’s still favoring that head though. Harter moves to the opposite corner, trying to hide the arm injury as he rests his head on the top turnbuckle.

Kris Cruise: She did it. Mia Scott has levelled up the scores here.

Stephy Auger: Next fall takes it. But that round seems to have taken a lot out of both competitors, Kris. How much can they have left in the tank?

Kris Cruise: That’s a good question. And there’s only one way to find out.

The rest period comes to an end as both competitors move cautiously around the ring, circling one another. Feeling confident, Mia moves in first, diving around the back with a rear waist lock, until Dom connects with the back elbows, using his good arm. He counters the hold, going around the back himself before bringing Mia down to the mat with a belly-to-back suplex, transitioning around into a front face lock. He pushes Mia closer to the ropes, but she doesn’t bite. Instead, Dom lifts her back to her feet, face lock still applied as he pushes Mia Scott back into the corner. The referee steps in to intervene, but Dom lashes out with a knee lift to the gut. And another. A hard European uppercut has Mia reeling before she’s sent across the ring with an Irish whip. Scott hits the turnbuckle hard, falling down to the mat before Dom can charge in after her – he even has to stop himself half way across the ring, before finally driving an elbow down across the back of his opponent’s head. He rolls her over for the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Mia gets the shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Not quite enough for the three count there.

Dom stands up and stomps at his prone opponent, working over all of Mia’s limbs before sitting her up. A few soccer style kicks to the back have the Briton howling in pain before Dom performs a rarely seen flipping neckbreaker on Mia! She falls back down to the mat, clutching at her head and neck as Dom moves around to her legs, grabbing hold of one of them as he goes to lock in the single leg crab!

Stephy Auger: Has he got it locked in?

Not quite. Mia grabs hold of his leg, preventing herself from being turned over as she kicks at him with her free leg, trying to escape his grasp – NO! Dom blocks it with some stiff kicks to the spine as Mia releases her grip and gets turned over into an STF! The crowd fall silent as Dom wrenches back on the head and neck of his opponent. Mia’s face clearly displays the pain she’s in as the referee drops down to check on the submission – but she won’t give in just yet. Her hand is reaching out for the ropes, but they’re half a foot away.

Kris Cruise: She can’t hold on, Stephy. She can’t; that pain must be unbearable.

Stephy Auger: She has to! I think if Dom walks away from this match as the Pride champion we might have a riot on our hands.

Mia is clawing her way towards the ropes, slowly but surely edging closer as Dom wrenches back on the head and neck again. The referee is in position checking for the submission, but Mia still won’t quit. He arm out stretched but the ropes are still just out of reach. Her screams of pain can be heard around the arena as Dom wrenches back again…

Mia reaches the rope!

Kris Cruise: That’s her second rope break used up, but she still has one left!

Stephy Auger: But how much damage was just done to the challenger, Kris?

The referee calls for the break, but Dom keeps the STF applied up to the count of four before he releases the hold. He rolls right back to his feet and drags Mia back up with him, throwing her headlong into the nearest top turnbuckle. Another Irish whip has Mia hurtling from corner to corner. Harter charges in after her, delivering the running jumping double knee strike! Scott stumbles out of the corner, right into the waiting arms of Harter as he takes her down with a powerslam for the pin.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NOO!

Harter looks to the referee in shock and disgust, but the official assures him it was only a two count. Frustrated, Harter gets in the referee’s face arguing the fact, but the official assures him it wasn’t the three count. Finally, Dom turns back to his opponent and gets rolled up with an inside cradle!

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NOO!

Harter kicks out as he scrambles back to his feet. He appears to be in shock; Scott exploits the panic, taking the Pride champion down with a seoi nage judo throw before catching Harter in a cross armbreaker! Her legs are wrapped around that injured shoulder, but she hasn’t got the arm straightened just yet. Harter battling everything he has, hesitant to use that last rope break, but Mia is trying her hardest to clinch the hold in place.

Kris Cruise: If she straightens that arm I don’t know if Dom will be able to hold out, not after everything he’s endured on that arm already.

Mia tries harder, but Harter is still resisting – YES! The arm is straightened as Mia has the cross armbreaker locked in! The crowd are on their feet cheering the Briton on as she wrenches back, torquing the champion’s arm; the referee goes to check for a submission but Harter screams no. The fans are ready to blow the roof off the James L. Knight Center as Mia Scott wrenches back even harder…

Dom gets his foot on the bottom rope!

Kris Cruise: That’s his last rope break!

Stephy Auger: If only he’d shook hands at the start, he’d still have one left.

The referee calls for a break, which he gets at the count of four. Frustrated, Mia kips up to a kneeling position as Harter rolls to the outside, still favoring that arm. The challenger rolls out after him, giving chase as Harter runs around the corner, rolling back into the ring as Mia slides in after him – straight into the boot to the back of the head. Harter stomps at her again before running against the far ropes, coming back with a head of steam as he goes for the Yakuza kick – NO! Mia spots it in time and ducks back down, causing the champion to crotch himself atop the ropes!

Kris Cruise: That has to hurt!

Scott slowly gets back to her feet as she pops up off the middle rope, delivering a springboard roundhouse kick that clocks Harter round the back of the head. He falls back into the ring but pops right back up to his feet, albeit dazed and confused. Scott can feel the adrenaline running through her as she waits for Dom to turn around before delivering a spinning back kick to the midsection. Harter is doubled over as Mia grabs his arm – NO! Harter spins out of it as he grabs Mia around the head – Royal Treatment!

Kris Cruise: Dom Harter just used Mia’s own move against her!

The crowd fall silent as Mia Scott is motionless, face up on the mat after having bounced over onto her back after impact. Harter is beginning to stir, dragging himself slowly over.

Stephy Auger: Not like this…not like this…

He drapes the arm across the chest.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE–

Stephy Auger: NO! She kicked out!

The crowd almost explode in cheers as the referee signals it was only a two-count; Dom looks up at him in disbelief. Harter kneels over his opponent and runs his hands through his hair, grimacing at the pain in his shoulder before he stands back up, dragging Mia with him. He doubles her over with a toe kick in the center of the ring, signalling to the crowd that he’s had enough. Mia’s arm is looped between her legs as Dom goes to pick her up, raising the challenger up onto his shoulders – Goodnight To The World!

NO!

Scott drops down the back! Harter turns around to see her as he’s met by a toe kick to the gut and a double arm snap DDT! His head bounces off the canvas before both competitors collapse to the mat. But Scott is stirring, herself closer to the prone body of the Pride champion. Closer and closer still until she can place an arm across the chest.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE-NOO!

Harter gets the shoulder up at the last split second – and the crowd can’t believe it! Mia Scott can’t believe.

Stephy Auger: I can’t believe it!

Kris Cruise: He kicked out. Dom Harter kicked out.

Mia crawls towards the ropes, using them to drag her exhausted body back to an upright position; she rests back against them, both arms extended outwards across the top rope as Dom is beginning to stir in the center of the ring. He gets up to all fours, then up to a kneeling position as Mia sees the opportunity; she runs in, springboarding off his knee before locking in the Shining Triangle! The fans are on their feet again as Harter is taken down to the canvas; the submission hold is locked in, the referee is in place checking for the submission, but Harter won’t quit!

Stephy Auger: The Shining Triangle is locked in, Kris! Could this be it?

Kris Cruise: This has to be it.

Scott grabs her shin, tightening her grip around the throat of Dom Harter as the Pride champion tries to find a way out of the submission hold. The referee is still asking whether or not the Tenacious Little Bastard is ready to submit, but Harter screams no. Determined, Harter battles back to his feet; the triangle choke is still applied as Mia keeps the hold locked in – even as Harter lifts her off the mat, slamming her back down with a modified powerbomb!

Kris Cruise: A powerbomb – and Mia still has the hold applied!

Harter lifts her off the mat again, and again slams her down across the canvas – but Mia Scott still has the triangle choke hold locked in. The champion is fading; the referee asks if he gives in, but he shakes his head vehemently, shouting no once more. We see Mia pulling that leg in tight again, cutting off the blood flow to her opponent’s head as Harter drags himself closer and closer to the ropes. He reaches out and grabs hold of the middle rope – but the referee reminds him he’s out of rope breaks! Mia wrenches the hold once again – and Dom Harter taps out!

Stephy Auger: He tapped! He tapped!

Kris Cruise: The Tenacious Little Bastard tapped out – we have a new Pride champion!

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match and the NEEEEWWWW FGA PRIDE CHAMPION…MIA SCOTT!

“Stand Up” begins to play throughout the arena as Mia releases the hold, allowing Harter to roll out of the ring as the referee helps her back to her feet. There look to almost be tears of joy in her eyes as the official hands her the Pride title, which she proudly hoists overhead to a huge cheer from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: That’s three new champions we’ve crowned tonight, Stephy. Noelle Smith, The Sparklebuddies and now Mia Scott.

Stephy Auger: Can Jimmy Page make it a clean sweep for the contenders tonight?

Kris Cruise: We’ll find out soon enough. But for now, let Mia Scott enjoy the victory that should have been hers back in Shreveport.

Stephy Auger: There’s no doubt about it, she beat Dom Harter cleanly and fairly to become the new FGA Pride Champion tonight.

[FGA Office]

The camera cuts backstage to where one half of the new FGA World Tag Team Champions, Annie Zellor is sat, huddled in the corner of the female locker room. The exhaustion is clear on her face; the tiger make-up has smeared with sweat, the sparkles have faded somewhat. But there in her hand is the belt she craved so much.

Annie Zellor: I can't believe we won...

She whispers to no-one in particular as she smiles down at the belt, picking off a skull decal before she clutches the belt to her chest. The camera backs out of the room as the show cuts back to ringside.

[FGA Office]

FGA World Championship Match

(c) Chandler Scott vs. Jimmy Page

The sound of an organ plays throughout the arena, capturing the attention of all the fans in the crowd. They all turn their attention to the entrance way, preparing for the man that’s about to walk out. As "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple kicks in, the crowd begins to boo, jeer and heckle loudly. The camera dolly slowly rolls up towards the curtain. At around the 30 second mark, Chandler Scott pushes through the curtain as the crowd really begins to let him have it. Chandler looks over and can be seen mouthing at the camera while he points an accusatory finger at it. He then turns his attention towards the ring as he thrusts his arms in the air...

J.A. Aldridge: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. And it is for the FGA World Cham--

Out of nowhere, Jimmy Page knocks down Chandler from behind. The crowd boos as Page puts the boots to Chandler, stomping the hell out of his back.

Kris Cruise: Page isn’t wasting any time going after Chandler as he attacks him during his entrance.

Stephanie Auger: He feels that Chandler stole that championship from him and he’ll do anything and everything to get back what is rightfully “his.”

The referee tries to move Page back. But Page quickly shoves him down to the canvas.

Kris Cruise: Page showing no regard for the authority here in FGA. Though I don’t know why I’m even surprised by that.

Page goes back over, mounts himself on top of Chandler and hammers down with forearm shots to the back of the head. He then palms Chandler’s head in his hands before driving him face-first into the ground over and after. A closeup shot reveals that Chandler has been busted up in the corner of his forehead.

Kris Cruise: Page has struck blood already!

Stephanie Auger: And a guy like him is going to want more of it.

Page looks to open up Chandler some more as he mounts himself on top of the back of the champion. After pulling Chandler’s head up with one arm, he uses his other arm to deliver clubbing forearms across the face. He then picks up Chandler and whips him hard into the guard rail. Chandler arches his back in pain once his back collides with the rail. He then takes Chandler and whips him hard into the other guard rail across the aisle. As soon as Chandler back collides with the guard rail, Chandler crumbles to his knees. He then rolls onto his back as he winces in pain.

Kris Cruise: Chandler’s in a lot of pain.

Stephanie Auger: And what makes it worse is that this match hasn’t even officially started yet. So Page can basically do whatever the heck he wants out here.

Page makes his way over to Chandler before stomping the hell out of his chest. He then takes his foot and presses down across Chandler’s throat, trying to choke the life out of the champion. Since the match hasn’t even started, he can keep the hod applied for as long as he wants.

Chandler tries to push Page’s foot from off his throat. But it’s to no avail. So Chandler continues to cringe in pain while he helplessly kicks his legs. After about 20 seconds, Page finally lets go. Chandler curls up as he tries to gasp for air. But Page doesn’t let up as he continuously kicks Chandler in the ribs. Page then reaches down and brings Chandler back to a vertical base. After a knee strike doubles him over, Page scoops up Chandler and drops him with a snake eyes across the top of the guard rail. Chander bounces throat-first off the rail and falls back to the floor.

Kris Cruise: Chandler hasn’t been able to mount any offense in this one.

Stephanie Auger: Well, he was essentially jumped from behind.

Page picks up Chandler and brings him closer to ringside. After looking for a target, Page takes Chandler and whips him hard into the ring steps. The steps go flying after Chandler collides with them. Page goes over, slowly pulls up Chandler and throws him down across the bottom half of the steps. Chandler can he heard groaning in pain as he arches his back across the steps. Page then goes over and scoops up the top half of the steps. He raises the steps over his head before throwing them down violently across Chandler’s chest. The steps ricochets off of Chandler’s chest before Chandler curls up in pain.

Kris Cruise: Chandler has taken one hell of a beating already and the match hasn’t even officially started.

Stephanie Auger: He needs to do something quick or else he’ll lose that title just as quickly as he won it.

Page picks up Chandler and rolls him back into the ring. Once Page rolls himself back in, the bell sounds.

Page picks up Chandler and whips him hard into the corner. As Chandler stumbles out, Page darts over and knocks him down with a lariat. He drops down and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Chandler gets his shoulder up.

Page is quick to press Chandler’s arm back down and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Chandler gets his shoulder up.

After looking down at Chandler, Page presses his arm right back down and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Chandler again gets his shoulder up.

Annoyed, Page takes his forearms and rakes his across Chandler’s face, causing him to groan in pain.

Kris Cruise: Page is getting a little annoyed that Chandler just won’t stay down.

Stephanie Auger: Maybe that is apart of Chandler’s strategy. You know, et Page so angry that he ends up getting off his game.

Kris Cruise: Well that’s a risky strategy against a man as dangerous as Jimmy Page.

The challenger picks up Chandler, marches into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle. After Chandler drops to his knee, Page pulls him back up, pulls his head back and slams him violently face-first back into the top turnbuckle. Chandler begins to stumble away from the corner before dropping down to his knees. Once he falls over on all fours, Page runs over and delivers a kick to the ribs, knocking Chandler over onto his back.

Page reaches down, picks up Chandler and connects with a headbutt. The headbutt sends Chandler down to the canvas. Page brings Chandler back to his feet and delivers another headbutt. This time, Chandler stumbles back into the ropes. But just then, Chandler bounces off the ropes and comes back with a right hand to a smattering of cheers. He then rears back and nails Page with another right hand… and another… and another. Chandler motions for another punch, but Page doubles him over with a knee to the midsection. He then moves Chandler into the corner as he gnaws on his forehead. The crowd boos as Page continues to bite into Chandler’s forehead. Once in the corner, the ref gives Page until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Page turns to the ref and spits his bloody saliva at him.

Stephanie Auger: That’s classy…

Page turns back to Chandler and delivers a straight right to the jaw, sending Chandler stumbling out of the corner. But he’s not about to let up. So he comes up from behind, grabs Chandler and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle. He then turns Chandler around before whipping him hard chest-first into the opposite corner. Chandler violently collidess sternum-first into the corner, causing the turnbuckles to visibly shake upon impact. As Chandler stumbles back, Page grabs him from behind and goes for a half nelson suplex. But Chandler locks his leg around Page’s, blocking the move. So Page lets go and delivers a headbutt to the back of the head, doubling Chandler over. Page then turns Chandler around and lifts him up for a vertical suplex. But Chandler slips down from behind. He follows up by shoving Page into the ropes. When Page comes back, Chandler runs forward and connects with a kitchen sink.

Kris Cruise: That hard knee just sent Page flipping down to the canvas.

Stephanie Auger: This is the first time Page has been knocked off his feet all night. What can the champion do from here?

When Page gets back to his feet, he throws out a another straight right. But Chandler ducks. He then takes a wild swipe at Chandler but again, the champion ducks. After a kick to the midsection, Chandler fights back with a series of forearms strikes to the face. He then takes Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending Chandler into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Page knocks him down with a big boot to the face. He then drops down and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Chandler gets his shoulder up.

Page picks up Chandler and whips him into the corner. He then charges across the ring, but Chandler nails him with a boot to the face. After stumbling back, Page shakes off the before charging back into the corner. This time, Chandler connects with an elbow to the face. After Page stumbles back, he shakes off the blow. He then touches his lip and pulls his hand back. Once he sees blood has been drawn, Page flashes a sadistic smile before charging back into the corner. This time, Chandler connects with a European Uppercut. As Page stumbles back, Chandler comes from out of the corner and delivers another European Uppercut… and another… and another. Each uppercut continuing to knock Page closer and closer towards the ropes. While the challenger is dazed, Chandler runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with a cross body block, sending them both falling over the top rope.

Kris Cruise: Both Chandler and Page just landed hard on the floor!

Stephanie Auger: Desperate times call for desperate measures and that was clearly a desperation move by the champion.

After both men slowly pull themselves up using the edge of the apron, Chandler is quick to kick Page in the midsection. He then grabs a hold of Page and rams him back-first against the apron. Chandler pulls him back, only to ram Page back-first against the edge of the apron again. He then grabs a hold of Page and delivers a snap suplex on the floor to a smattering of cheers.

Kris Cruise: Chandler now starting to build some momentum in this match. but what’s he doing here?

Stephanie Auger: Whatever it is, I doubt it spells good news for Page.

Once Chandler gets back to a vertical base, he reaches down and pulls back the mat, exposing the concrete floor underneath. He then goes over to Page and slowly picks him up. Once he’s in position, Chandler motions for a piledriver onto the concrete floor. But Page counters, sending Chandler back-first onto the concrete floor with a back body drop. Chandler grits his teeth as he arches his back in pain.

Kris Cruise: Chandler’s plan blew up right in his face as he finds himself helpless on the floor.

Page goes over, picks up Chandler, runs and throws him against the ring post with a powerbomb. The thud from the impact can be heard by everyone in the first few rows. After Chandler's back collides with the ring post, he falls down face-first to the floor.

Kris Cruise: That might be it right there, Stephy. Not many people are going to get up from that.

Page grabs Chandler by the throat, runs and launches him across ringside. While Chandler is sprawled out across the floor, Page makes his way over towards the timekeeper’s table. He reaches down and pulls up a handful of thick, black wire.

Kris Cruise: I think I know what Page wants to do here.

Stephanie Auger: So do I. he wants to choke the life out of Chandler Scott.

Page goes over to Chandler. He then sits up the champion before wrapping the wire around his neck and pulling back. Page grits his teeth as he strikes to choke the life out of Chandler. The ref is quick to give Page until the count of five to break the hold

Ref: ONE…. TWO… THREE… FOUR… FIV-

Page breaks the hold. He then looks down as Chandler is once again gasping for air. Chandler tries to sit up. But Page nudges his head with the sole of his boot, knocking him back down. Chandler tries to sit up again, but Page nudges him back down. Chandler tries to sit up a third time. But this time, Page delivers a stomp to the face. He then reaches down, grabs Chandler, runs and rolls him back into the ring.

After Page rolls himself back in, he goes over, picks up Chandler and whips him into the corner. Page then runs across the ring and connects with a big boot, sending Chandler crumbling from out of the corner. He turns Chandler over and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Chandler gets his shoulder up.

Page picks up Chandler and nails him with a knee to the midsection, doubling him over. He then hooks both of Chandler's arms before delivering a double underhook backbreaker. Chandler groans in pain as Page makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Chandler gets his shoulder up.

After picking up Chandler, Page whips him into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Page throws out a clothesline. But Chandler ducks and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, Page delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Chandler bounces off of Page’s knee before hitting the canvas. Page turns him over onto his back and makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: I thought that las backbreaker might have broken him in half. But no, Chandler is still able to get his shoulder up.

Page picks up Chandler, snapmares him over and applies a neck crack. Chandler can be seen cringing in pain. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. But Chandler tells him “no.” So Page applies a quick crank of the neck, causing Chandler to grit his teeth. After a few, the ref kneels down and asks Chandler if he wants to give up. But again, Chandler refuses to quit.

Kris Cruise: Chandler’s in a bad way right now. If the champion wants to retain, he’s got to get himself out of this hold.

Stephanie Auger: Easier said than done when you’ve got a guy like Page trying to snap your neck in half.

Page keeps the neck crank applied. He doesn't just wanted to beat Chandler. He wants to snap his head right off his shoulder. But Chandler won’t give up. He won’t give Page the satisfaction. Chandler begins to try and will himself back in the match. He takes his fist and bangs the canvas in a rhythmic pattern. The few Chandler fans in the audience begin to stomp their feet and clap their hands in unison. Chandler begins to slowly turn over onto his knees. Page shakes his head. Chandler then gets up on one knee. Once he’s back to a vertical base, he delivers several elbows to the midsection until the hold is broken. While Page is doubled over, Chandler runs into the ropes. When he comes back, Page scoops him up from the side and delivers a pendulum backbreaker. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Chandler gets his shoulder up.

Page picks up Chandler and places him between his legs. he then points to the corner, signaling for another turnbuckle powerbomb.

Kris Cruise: If he hits this, it’s over, Stephy.

After hoisting Chandler up onto his shoulders, Page takes off to deliver another turnbuckle powerbomb. But Chandler’s able to reverse into a frankensteiner.

Kris Cruise: Timely counter there by Chandler. he just saved himself from being buckle bombed. But what does he do from here?

When both men get back to their feet, Page throws out a right cross. But Chandler ducks and counters with a right hand of his own. After a kick to the midsection and a rake of the eyes, Chandler takes Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending Chandler back into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Page goes for another big boot. But this time, Chandler catches his foot. Chandler throws the leg down, lifts up Page and delivers an inverted atomic drop. While Page is doubled over, Chandler hooks his leg and delivers a snap fisherman neckbreaker. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Page kicks out.

Chandler picks up Page and whips him into the corner. He then runs across the ring. But Page nails him with a hard elbow to the face. As Chandler stumbles back from the corner, Page comes from out of the corner and throws out a lariat. But Chandler ducks, floats over across Page’s back and brings him down with a crucifix pin.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Page escapes the pin.

After both men get up, Chandler’s quick to bring Page down to the mat with a standing double leg takedown. He then wraps his arms around Page’s legs and tries to turn him over into the Scott Lock. But Page reaches up and rakes him across the eyes, causing Chandler to drop down to his knees. When Page gets back up, he delivers a stomp to the back of the head, knocking Chandler down against the canvas.

Page picks up Chandler, grabs him by the throat and moves him into the corner. While Page chokes Chandler in the corner, the ref gives him until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Page breaks the hold. He follows up with a series of alternating forearm and elbows strike. Page then takes Chandler and whips him into the opposite corner. He then charges across the ring. But Chandler catches him with a European uppercut. As Page stumbles back, Chandler hoists himself up onto the middle ropes, jumps off and knocks Page down with a diving European Uppercut. He quickly makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Page kicks out.

Kris Cruise: Chandler almost came away with the win there.

Stephanie Auger: It seems that nearly every time Chandler starts to get some momentum going, Page has been right there to cut him off. When Chandler finally does get Page off his feet, it’s not enough for the three count.

Chandler picks up Page and whips him into the ropes. When Page comes back, Chandler bends over to set up a back body drop. But Page stops and counters with a clubbing shot across the back, knocking Chandler down to the canvas. He then brings Chandler back up, turns and delivers The Paralyzing to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Page delivers the neckbreaker across the knee. And you can see Chandler writhing in pain on the canvas.

Page crouches down, waiting for Chandler to get in position as Chandler writhes in pain on the mat. When the champions finally gets up on one knee, Page runs over and throws out Trauma Symphony. But Chandler rolls out of the way. When Chandler gets back to his feet, Page catches him with a boot to the midsection, doubling him over. He then takes Chandler and whips him into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Page throws out Sole Destruction. But Chandler catches his foot. He then spins page around. When Page comes back, Chandler clocks him with a discus Harvard Hammer. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: How did that not put Page away!?

Stephanie Auger: I… I don’t know!

Chandler picks up Page, knees him in the midsection and goes to set up for a hangman’s Harvard Hammer. But Page breaks free. He then quickly grabs Chandler from behind before going for Concussion~Grade III. But Chandler counters with a spinning sitout sleeper slam.

After both men get back to their feet, Chandler rocks Page with a right hand. He then nails Page with another right hand… and another… and another. When Chandler rears his fist back, Page doubles him over with a double chop to the throat. He then takes Chandler and goes for an irish whip. But Chandler reverses, sending Page into the ropes. When Page comes back, Chandler knocks him down with a Textbook Dropkick. he makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Chandler connects with the well-executed dropkick. But it’s still not enough for three.

Chandler goes into the corner, grabs the middle turnbuckle back and rips it off, exposing the steel turnbuckle underneath. He then tosses the pad to the outside before picking up Page. The Champ then grabs a hold of the Challenger and whips him hard into the corner. As Page stumbles from out of the corner, Chandler scoops him up from the side and delivers a pendulum backbreaker. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Chandler picks up Page and goes for a vertical suplex. But Page blocks it. After a punch to the ribs, Page goes for a vertical suplex of his own. But Chandler slips down from behind, hops on Page’s back and applies a sleeper hold.

Page is quick to reach up, grab Chandler and throw him down to the canvas. He then reaches down, picks up Chandler and goes for a short-arm clothesline. But Chandler duck and quickly grabs page from behind. e goes for a German Suplex, but Page blocks it. After a series of elbows to the face, Page performs a standing switch and goes for a half nelson suplex. but Chandler counters into a wheelbarrow victory roll.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
Page gets his shoulder up.

Chandler picks up Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending Chandler into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, he knocks down Page with a lariat takedown. Page gets back up, but Chandler kicks him in the midsection, grabs him from the side and delivers a russian leg sweep. Chandler picks up Chandler, snapmares him over and follows up with a rolling neck snap. As Page turns over on all fours and tries to get up, Chandler runs over and connects with a Knee Trembler, knocking Page down. he makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Chandler picks up Page and whips him into the corner. Chandler runs across the ring. But Page steps out, grabs him and delivers an exploder suplex into the exposed corner. He then picks Chandler back up, grabs him from behind and delivers a half nelson suplex. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NO!

Chandler gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: How much closer can you get than that one!?

Stephanie Auger: I definitely thought it was over.

Page picks up Chandler and drops him with The Paralyzing. As Chandler starts to get up on one knee, Page darts over and blasts him in the face with Trauma Symphony. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NO!

Chandler gets his shoulder up.

Page picks up Chandler and whips him into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Page turns him inside out with a lariat. He then holds his arm out, calling for the Concussion.

Kris Cruise: This could be it right here, Stephy. We could be moments away from Jimmy Page being a two-time World Champion...

As a groggy Chandler gets up and turns around, Page runs over and throws out the Concussion. But Chandler gets his forearms up, blocking the move. He then nails Page with a series of forearm strikes to the face. Chandler then takes Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending Chandler into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Page runs over and throws out a clothesline. But Chandler ducks and stops, sending Page into the ropes. When Page comes back, Chandler throws him down with a spinning spinebuster. He rolls across Page and hooks the leg.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THRE-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Another close call there for Jimmy Page!

Chandler picks up Page and rocks him with a series of right hands to the face. While Page is dazed, Chandler runs back into the ropes. When he comes back, Page throws out Sole Destruction. But Chandler catches his foot. He then spins Page around. When Page comes back, Chandler connects with a bicycle knee strike. While Page is dazed, Chandler rears back before blasting him with a Harvard Hammer. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THR-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: He got out of it again!

Stephanie Auger: How did that not knock him out the second time!?

Chandler picks up Page, turns him over and connects with a hangman’s Harvard Hammer, sending Page falling face-first onto the canvas. He then picks up Page, hooks his arm, hoists him up and plants him with the Mass Spike. He makes the cover.

ONE!
.
.
TWO!
.
.
THREE!

“Perfect Strangers” blares throughout the crowd as the crowd responds with boos and a smattering of cheers.

J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner and STILL the FGA World Champion, Chandler Scott!

Chandler gets his arm raised in victory. He then takes the FGA World Championship and holds it in the air to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Chandler Scott successfully thwarts the challenge of Jimmy Page, retaining the FGA World Championship.

Stephanie Auger: That’s right. This was a hard fought match. We rarely see Chandler get manhandled like he did tonight against Page. But we all knew what Page wanted to do. He wanted to maul Chandler. He wanted to maim Chandler. And he came pretty close. But in the end, Chandler was able to put him away once and for all.

Kris Cruise: Now that Chandler’s gotten past Page, he has to look towards the future. And his future opponent will be decided in tonight’s Gold Rush Rumble match. The winner will go on to challenge for the World Championship at All-Star Showdown IV. We’ve got some pre-recorded comments from some of the participants in tonight’s Gold Rush Rumble. Here’s what they’ve got to say!

[FGA Office]

Andrew Myers: None of you may know me, yet, but that's going to change tonight. I make my debut in the Gold Rush Rumble and you're damn wrong if you think I'm not making an impression. This is an amazing opportunity for me to be given and I'm dead-set on making the most out of it. I was never told I could succeed. Everyone looked at me as a failure - until I stepped into a ring for the first time. I can do things nobody else could dream of doing. Tonight, I use all of my knowledge of this art to take on some of FGA's finest and, win or lose, I'm going to be remembered.

I hope that's something like what you were looking for.

***

Dan Herrera: You've not seen me in months FGA, and I'm sorry about that. But there was a reason for my absence. I needed to refocus. I needed to rejuvenate. I needed to know that I was missed. And it's apparent to me that FGA has been missing their boss man. So tonight, I enter the match that I was minutes away from winning last year with one goal in mind. Taking a step forward and dong the last bit of legwork to win the match that I should have last year. Tonight, Dan Herrera will become #1 Contender. Thank You, That Is All. 

***

Karma: In the first ever Gold Rush Rumble, not only did I eliminate four opponents one after the other but I lasted longer in the match than anyone else to become the definitive Iron Man of the Gold Rush Rumble. In last year's Gold Rush Rumble, I lasted longer than any man did to remain Iron Man for the second straight year, and I set the FWA record for career eliminations which currently stands at five. So what's the plan for this year? I'll tell you what the plan for this year is: having had a taste of challenging for the FWA Championship, I want to free it from the tyranny of Jimmy cussin' Page or The Poor Man's Johnny Karma, and winning the Gold Rush Rumble will look pretty darned good under that particular belt

***

Fujiko gives away a faint smirk as she stares into the camera.

Fujiko Mine: So many want to take this opportunity. Some calling it their time to get ‘one more chance’ to go to the top. Others just simply wanting it because of dominance. Some claim they’ll throw everyone out on their way to become the winner. Tonight, we find out the difference between those who are all talk, and those who can actually back up their words. Some are only clinging to hope. Others, to their confidence, and their ego. Me?

She smiles a little bit wider. The emotion in it isn’t happiness, but more of a cold focus.

Fujiko Mine: I’m just focusing on survival. That’s what sets me apart from everyone else in this match. I am going to survive it, and surprise every single person who doubted me. It’s all in for Lady Luck. Watch me.

Her smile fades and she strides off camera.

***

Annie Zellor: Heyyy guys! Tonight is gonna be, like, the biggest match of the year and I'm as ready as I'm ever gonna be. Twenty-nine amazing wrestlers all wanting to win the big one; to become the next number one contender for the FGA World Championship. And I've got my #grrface ready for this one...

***

Dom Harter: 'If' I win tonight, then I become the Gold Rush Rumble God. That's what somebody said to me earlier today. It's a nice compliment, really, but to me there is if. Tonight I'll get my threepeat; my name in the record books as being the only person to win three Gold Rush Rumbles...and there's not one person who's going to be in that ring tonight who can stop me. But feel free to try...

[FGA Office]

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentleman, it is now time for the GOLD RUSH RUMBLE!

(The Miami crowd goes wild, showing their enthusiasm with cheers, applause and whistling.)

J.A. Aldridge: The match starts when two grapplers have entered the ring. Every ninety seconds, a new grappler will enter. This will continue until all grapplers have ended. There are no pinfalls, no submission, no countouts or disqualification. Elimination occurs only when you’ve been thrown over the top rope and BOTH feet have hit the floor. The last grappler standing will be declared the 2015 Gold Rush Rumble winner… and will receive a World Championship match at All-Star Showdown IV!

(The Miami crowd applauds over the announcement of the Gold Rush Rumble prize.)

J.A. Aldridge: Now, let us find out who drew #1!

"Painkiller" by Three Days Grace suddenly begins to play throughout the arena as Colton Sterling steps through from behind the curtains, looking out at the audience with a semi-serious look. Dressed in his ring gear and black and red hoodie, Colton has the hood over his head, but just enough to where it covers most of his light brown hair. As he stands at the top of the stage, he begins nodding his head and cracking his neck before beginning his descent down to the ring.

Kris Cruise: Colton Sterling! One half of The Spitfires… well, former Spitfires… has drawn #1!

Colton slaps hands with some of the fans nearby, the smirk still plastered on his face. Once ringside, Colton takes a run towards the steps, but quickly turns towards the apron before hopping onto it. Looking out at the audience once more, Colton begins walking across the apron for a few steps before tugging on the bottom rope and hopping over, landing on his feet as he has finally made it inside of the ring. Quickly making his way over to a corner, he climbs to the middle turnbuckle before removing his hood off, nodding his head as he looks out at the fans. Sterling then begins to remove his hood off, tossing it to the outside but not at the fans, before hopping off and landing on his feet before punching at the air as he makes his way over to his designated corner before the match starts.

Stephy Auger: I’m sure this isn’t what Colton wanted, especially with this being the first year where there’s 30 participants. But he could make the best out of a bad situation. He’s already lost the Tag Titles with Ashley Sullivan earlier. He’s drawn #1. He can only go up from here!

Kris Cruise: Unless he’s the first man eliminated!

Stephy Auger: Well, yeah. But Colton could go from losing the Tag Titles earlier to winning this match and guaranteeing himself a World Championship match. It’s a tall task. But if Colton wants to have a breakout performance, tonight’s the night.

J.A. Aldridge: And now, let us find out who drew #2!

"Clap Your Hands! Clap Your Hands!
Everyone raise your hands up high!
Let them talk to the sky above!
Clap Your Hands! Clap Your Hands!
This is just the beginning...
K - O - R - E - A"

"Clap Your Hands" by Pink Dolls starts to play over the P.A. system as Yun Goeun emerges from the backstage area. She is smiling wide as the crowd goes crazy for her. The camera pans through the crowd to show there are more than a few fans wearing gear or holding up signs supporting Yun, as well as a few fans with Pink Doll's Merch. Yun stops to look over the arena from the top of the ramp, taking in the moment. As she stands there, her bodyguard Joe Shamrock finally emerges from the back. He pats Yun on the back, Yun smiles and raises her hands for a loud pop from the crowd, as she now starts to walk down the ramp. As Yun walks down the ramp she holds out her hands to give high fives to the fans she walks by.

Kris Cruise: #2 is none other than Yun Goeun.

Stephy Auger: Yun Goeun was one half of one of the best tag teams in the history of Platinum Dynasty Wrestling. But there’s no tag teaming in this one. There aren’t even any friends in this one.

Kris Cruise: Tell that to Annie Zellor.

Yun reaches the ringside area as the chorus to "Clap Your Hands" begins to play, causing Yun to clap her hands in time with the rhythm, laughing a bit as she does. She paces back and forth in front of the ring for a second then rushes in sliding under the bottom rope. Yun walks to the center of the ring and raises her arms high to another roar of the crowd as her music dies down.

Stephy Auger: It’s going to be every man and woman for themselves in this one. I talked about Colton Sterling perhaps breaking out. Well, this could be Yun’s coming out party here tonight. She’s impressed thus far in her FGA tenure. But a win here could vault her straight to the top!

The bell sounds as Colton and Yun shake hands before circling the ring. After sizing each other up, both grapplers step towards the center of the ring. After jockeying for position inside the collar & elbow tie up, Yun gains the advantage with a side headlock. But Colton is quick to shove Yun off of her and into the ropes. When she comes back, Colton knocks her down with a running shoulderblock. While Yun’s on her back, Colton decides to take off into the ropes. When he comes back, Yun rolls over onto her stomach. So Colton skips over her before continuing to run in the opposite set of ropes. When Colton comes back, Yun has sprung up to her feet and tries for a hip toss. But Colton blocks the move. So Yun tries to muscle Colton off his feet but again, it’s to no avail. She then hits Colton in the stomach, doubling him over. After draping her leg across the back of Colton’s neck, Yun performs a back flip. Once she lands on her feet, she jumps up and brings Colton down with an arm drag to cheers from the crowd. Colton gets back up, but Yun brings him down with another arm drag. When Colton gets back up, he runs over and throws out a clothesline. But Yun ducks. When Colton turns to face Yun, Yun brings him down with a spinning arm drag to cheers from the once. Once Colton gets back to his feet, Yun runs over and connects with a dropkick, sending him stumbling through the ropes and onto the apron. As Colton pulls himself up using the ropes, Yun heads into the corner and tries for a triangle dropkick. But Colton ducks, causing Yun to miss the move. When she gets back to her feet, Colton lunges through the ropes, doubling Yun over with a shoulder block. He then slingshots himself into the ring with a sunset flip. But Yun rolls through it, gets to her feet and connects with a front dropkick to the face.

Kris Cruise: Yun was quick to nail Colton with that front dropkick right to the face.

Stephy Auger: Yeah, but she wasn’t able to eliminate him before our third participant has entered the ring.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#3 - Alec Sage heads down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Alec Sage’s look to get back in the swing of things.

Stephy Auger: He gained the advantage earlier. But he ended up losing his war with The Biz. But that was then and this is now. Tonight’s a fresh start for The Knockout Kid!

Back in the ring, Yun takes Colton, places in the corner and wraps her arm around one of his legs. After squatting down, she tries to hoist Colton over the top rope and to the floor. But Colton blocks the move by wrapping his arms around the top rope. While Yun is distracted, Sage gets in and nails her with a clubbing forearm to the back. He then turns Yun around and unleashes a series of knife-edge chops that echo throughout the arena.

Kris Cruise: I didn’t like that right there. Sage should’ve helped Yun try and eliminate Colton, not stop her.

After a kick to the midsection, Sage takes Yun and whips her into the corner. He runs across the ring, but Yun nails him with an elbow to the face, sending him stumbling back. After shaking off the blow, Sage runs right back into the corner. But this time, Yun gives Sage a boot to the face for his troubles. As Sage turns and stumbles away from the corner, Yun steps through the ropes, springboards to the top turnbuckle and connects with a springboard dropkick, sending Sage stumbles through the roeps and to the floor.

Kris Cruise: What a dropkick that was by Yun! She just sent Sage all the way to the outside!

Stephy Auger: But it wasn’t over the top rope, so he’s not eliminated.

Back in the ring, Colton charges from out of the corner and throws out a high knee. But Yun side steps it. When Colton lands on his feet and turns around, Yun throws out a roundhouse kick to the head. But Colton ducks. He then quickly grabs Yun from behind and goes for a belly to back suplex. But Yun rolls over his shoulder, lands on her feet and shoves him into the ropes. When Colton comes back, Yun drops down chest-first to the mat. So Colton skips over her. But he’s quickly knocks down by a springboard clothesline from Sage to cheers from the crowd.

Sage picks up Colton and whips him into the ropes. He then measures the distance before running across the ring and attempting a corner splash. But Colton moves out of the way, causing Sage to crash chest-first into the corner. As Sage stumbles back, Colton grabs him from behind, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Alec Sage has been eliminated!

Back in the ring, Colton turns around into a standing side kick that nearly knocks his head off. After pulling Colton back up to a vertical base, Yun places him in a three quarter facelock and looks for a Shiranui. But instead of her hitting the move, Colton holds her in mid air, runs and tosses her over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Yun Goeun has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Two quick eliminations there for Colton Sterling!

Stephy Auger: That’s what he’s got to do. He’s got to keep the amount of people in the ring to a minimum. The more people inside that ring, the more trouble he’s going to be in.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#4 - Miro Brendan Sperling makes his way to the ring to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Miro’s got his sight’s set on Colton. He hasn’t forgotten that loss to Colton back at the Philly taping in February.

Right after Miro slides into the ring, he gets up, runs over and drops Colton with a double leg takedown. The crowd boos as he immediately mounts himself on top of Colton and hammers down with right hands to the face. But the boos turn to cheers as Colton rolls over, mounts himself on Miro and delivers a series of right hands of his own. After pulling Miro back to his feet, he runs into the corner and goes to slam him face-first into the top turnbuckle. But Miro gets his foot on the middle turnbuckle, breaking the hold. After an elbow to the midsection, Miro slams Colton face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning Colton around, Miro takes him and whips him into the opposite corner. Miro then charges full speed across the ring and connects with a lariat. The thud from the impact can be heard throughout the arena. Colton stumbles from out of the corner before dropping to his knees. Miro then kicks him in the head before picking him back up and throwing him down with a scoop slam. After picking Colton back up, Miro grabs him by the back of the neck, runs and looks to toss him over the top rope. But Colton puts on the brakes, dropping to his knees and clutching the middle rope. So Miro works him over with several punches to the head, neck and back to boos from the crowd. After picking Colton back up, Miro scoops him up and drops him with a snake eyes across the top rope. After Colton drops back down to the floor, Miro picks him back up, lifts Colton and goes to scoop slam him over the top and to the floor. But Colton gets his arms out and grabs the top rope, blocking the move.

Stephy Auger: Colton’s holding on for dear life! Can he make it! Can he avoid the elimination!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#5 - Marquis Barlowe Saxon runs down to the ring to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: I know it’s supposed to be every man for himself. But this is the worst possible situation for Colton to be in right now.

Stephy Auger: Marquis is one third of Marinette Bois Sech, along with Miro Sperling. Colton’s got to do something or he’s even more screwed than he is right now.

Colton sees this, so he lets go of the ropes with his left arm, reaches back and scratches Miro across the face, forcing him to drop him. While Miro covers his eyes with his hand, Colton pushes him to the side when Marquis enters the ring. Marquis immediately goes after Colton. But Colton side steps the attack. When Marquis turns around, Colton lights him up with a series of right hands to the face. He then goes for an irish whip. But Marquis reverses, sending Colton into the ropes. When Colton comes back, Marquis throws him down with a spinebuster. The crowd boos as Colton arches his back in pain.

Stephy Auger: This is not going to be good, Kev…

Once Miro finally recovers from the eyes scratch, he heads over and puts the boots to the downed Colton. He then picks up Colton and whips him hard into the corner. After Colton's back collides with the turnbuckle, he stumbles from out of the corner. Miro takes advantage and turns him inside out with a Clothesline From Hell. The crowd boos as Colton lays sprawled out across the mat.

Marquis heads over, picks up Colton and kicks him in the midsection, only to plant him with an Evenflow DDT. After Colton’s head bounces off the canvas, he rolls over onto his back and appears out of it. The crowd continues to boo as two/thirds of M.B.S. begins to circle Colton like two vultures. They then swoop in, attacking him with stomps and kicks. They then pick up Colton and whip him into the ropes. When Colton comes back, they nearly take his head off with a double clothesline, sending him sailing in the air before crashing back-first onto the canvas. Miro & Marquis go over, pick Colton back up and send him right back into the ropes. This time, they look for a double back body drop. But Colton stops and kicks Miro square in the face, sending him stumbling back. Once’s Marquis sees this, he stands up and throws out a lariat, but Colton ducks. When Marquis turns around, he turns into a Pele Kick to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Beautiful counter by Colton! But it’s not enough!

When Colton gets back up, Miro runs over and shoves him back with a shoulderblock, sending Colton stumbling into the ropes. but Colton uses the momentum to deliver a rebound lariat, knocking beads of sweat off of Miro’s chest as the crowd cheers.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#6 - Marshall Byron Stevenson marches down to the ring to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Are you freaking kidding me right now?

Stephy Auger: All three members of MBS have just entered the Gold Rush Rumble back to back to back! He probably won’t do it. But Colton’s got to run. It’s three on one!

Colton looks around and assesses the situation. He looks to his left and sees Miro slowly getting back to his feet. He then looks right and sees Marquis pulling himself up using the ropes. When he looks over and sees Marshall climbing up onto the apron, he quickly goes over to Marquis, grabs him and whips him hard into Miro. The two MBS members collide, sending them both to the ground.

When Colton turns back to Marshall, he hoists Colton up with a double leg pick up, runs and rams him back-first into the corner. The crowd boos as he unleashes a series of shoulder thrusts, nearly knocking the wind out of Colton in the process. He then stands up and whips Colton hard into the opposite corner. He uses so much force that Colton flips up onto the top turnbuckle. After flipping back down and stumbling backwards, Marshall hoists him up from behind and throws him down with a full nelson suplex. The crowd cheers as Colton bounces off the blades of his shoulders. MBS then bounces of Colton, stomping the hell out of him to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Colton Sterling’s put up a valiant effort. But he’s no match for this three on one attack.

Stephy Auger: He’s not and it hurts me to say that. Colt’s one of the good guys! He deserves better than this.

MBS slowly pick up Colton. Miro & Marquis grab him and whip him into the corner. Miro then takes off and delivers a European Uppercut. When he moves out of the way, Marquis runs over and connects with a clothesline. When he moves out of the way, Marshall connects with a big boot to the face, sending Colton crumbling to the floor. MBS stand tall as the crowd boos.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#7 - The roof nearly blows off as Zero McHannon races down to the ring to a monster ovation.

Kris Cruise: ZERO MCHANNON! ZERO MCHANNON’S READY TO RUMBLE, STEPHY!

Stephy Auger: AND THIS CROWD IS JUST AS HYPED AS WE ARE!

As soon as Zero slides into the ring, MBS swarm over towards him. But he quickly rolls back to the outside.

Zero slowly walks around ringside. He makes several motions towards getting back in the ring, but MBS is quick to cut him off. Zero then begins to run around the ring. He then stops and runs back in the opposite direction. But again, MBS cuts him off.

Kris Cruise: MBS will not let Zero McHannon enter the ring!

Stephy Auger: Why, I don’t know. It’s not like they don’t have the three to one advantage.

Realizing they won’t let him in the ring, Zero slowly steps back towards the aisle and motions for them to bring it, garnering cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: I don’t think this is a good idea, Stephy.

Stephy Auger: Neither do I.

MBS look at each other, then back at Zero, then back at each other. After giving one another a knowing nod, Miro, and Marquis roll to the outside, flanking Zero’s right and left. Meanwhile, Marshall stands right at the ropes, daring Zero to try him. Zero’s happy to oblige as he charges the ring before Miro & Marquis can tackle him. But as soon as Zero slides in, he’s met with multiple stomps to the head from Marshall.

After bringing Zero back to his feet, he nails Zero with a headbutt to the bridge of the nose, sending the former PDW star stumbling into the corner. Once Miro & Marquis get back in the ring, MBA proceeds to stomp on Zero in the corner to boos from the crowd. Miro then takes Zero and whips him into the opposite corner. Miro charges into the corner, but Zero nails him with an elbow to the face. Marquis then runs into the corner, but Zero gives him a boot to the face. Marshall then charges into the corner. But Zero steps out, catches him and delivers an inverted STO into the turnbuckle to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Zero may have neutralized MBS. But only momentarily.

Stephy Auger: Why didn’t they just attack him all at once?

Zero picks up Marshall and whips him into opposite corner. He then runs across the ring, leaps into the air and connects with a Stinger Splash. As Marshall stumbles from out of the corner, Zero throws him down with an Olympic Slam, garnering cheers from the crowd. Miro then runs over and throws out a clothesline. But Zero ducks, kicks him in the midsection and throws him down with a Teardrop Suplex to cheers from the crowd. Marquis then runs over and throws out an attack. But Zero ducks, kicks him in the midsection and delivers a suplex lift into a neckbreaker. He then takes Marquis, runs and throws him over the top rope and to the floor, causing the crowd to explode in cheers.

J.A. Aldridge: Marquis Barlowe Saxon has been eliminated!

Miro then runs over at Zero. But Zero dips his shoulder before dumping Miro over the top rope and to the floor. The crowd cheers.

J.A. Aldridge: Miro Brendan Sperling has been eliminated.

Kris Cruise: Two down, one to go!

Stephy Auger: Zero has just eliminated two thirds of MBS after they had their way with Colton Sterling.

When Zero goes over to pick up Marshall, Marshall shoves him back before delivering a series of right hands. While Zero appears dazed, Marshall runs into the ropes. When he comes back, Colton blindsides him with a bicycle kick to cheers from the crowd. Colton and Zero then pick up Marshall, run and toss him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Marshall Byron Stevenson has been eliminated!

Stephy Auger: MBS is outta here, Kev!

Zero and Colton look at each other and shake hands… until Zero pulls Colton close to him and connects with a Codebreaker. He then takes Colton, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor to cheers from the crowd.

J.A. Aldridge: Colton Sterling has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: And that’s why you never fully trust anyone in these matches!

Stephy Auger: Colton just learned a tough lesson there. But it was nothing personal, just business.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#8 - Jake Wylde jogs down to the ring to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Jake Wylde is the next man up in the Rumble. He made a big splash here in FGA by going after and defeating Chaz Holiday. But since A New Odyssey, Wylde has been stuck in neutral. Tonight could be his chance to make another big splash.

As soon as Wylde gets in, Zero runs over and throws out a punch. But Wylde ducks. When Zero turns around, Wylde nails him with a punch of his own. Zero comes back with a punch. But Wylde answers with another punch of his own. Zero shakes off the blow before rocking Wylde with a punch. He goes to throw out another, but Wylde beats him to the punch with one of his own. The two men continue to trade right hands until Wylde scratches him across the eyes. The crowd boos as he moves Zero into the corner while biting his nose. The crowd boos over Wylde’s dirty tactics. While he’s got Zero in the corner, Wylde proceeds to unleash a series of forearm strikes to the face as the crowd boos. He then takes Zero and whips him into the opposite corner. Wylde then runs across the ring and throws out a drive-by kick. But Zero catches his foot. He then shoves Wylde down to the canvas. After Wylde rolls up to his feet, Zero runs out of the corner at him. Wylde goes to counter with a back body drop. But Zero slips down from behind, hoists him up and delivers Zero Tolerance to an explosion of cheers. He then takes Wylde, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Jake Wylde has been eliminated.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#9 - Prince Kaour makes his way down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

After rolling into the ring, Kaour begins to circle the ring while Zero sizes him up. He then motions towards Zero and engages in a lock up. After jockeying for position, Zero moves him towards the corner. But at the last second, Kaour switches positions and presses him against the turnbuckles. Kaour then quickly lets go to throw out a knife-edge chop. But Zero ducks. When Kaour turns around, he turns into a series of stinging knife-edge chops. He then takes Kaour and whips him hard into the corner. As Kaour stumbles out, Zero throws him down with a back body drop. Kaour gets up, but Zero knocks him down with a clothesline. Kaour gets back up. But Zero sends him right back down with another clothesline to cheers from the crowd. When Kaour gets back up, Zero kicks him in the midsection and goes for a vertical suplex. But Kaour slips down from behind. He then spins Zero around and throws out a clothesline. But Zero ducks, reaches back to grab him and delivers an inverted headlock backbreaker. The crowd cheers as he takes Kaour, runs and tosses him over the top rope…

Kris Cruise: Zero with yet another elimina-

Stephy Auger: No, wait!

… but Kaour only lands on the apron. When Zero hears the “oohs” and “aahs” of the crowd, he’s tipped off and turns around. It’s then that Kaour goes for a springboard cross body. But Zero catches him in mid air, hoists him up across his shoulder and delivers a fireman's’ carry gutbuster. The crowd cheers as he picks Kaour back up, runs and tosses him over the top rope.

J.A. Aldridge: Prince Kaour has been eliminated!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#10 - Jason Richards jogs down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

As soon as Richards gets in, Zero runs over to throw out a clothesline. But Richards ducks. When Zero turns around, Richards delivers a series of alternating shoot kicks to the legs, followed by a spinning back kick that doubles him over. Richards then grabs Zero, runs and tries to toss him over the top rope. But Zero quickly wraps his arms around the top rope. So Richards lets go and delivers a series of shoot kicks to the ribs. He then grabs Zero, hooks his arms around the top rope and unleashes a series of shoot kicks to the chest. After unhooking his arms, Richards takes Zero and whips him into the ropes. When Zero comes back, Richards bends over to set up a back body drop. But Zero counters with a facebuster to cheers from the crowd.

After both men get back to a vertical base, Zero nails Richards with a series of forearm strikes and European Uppercuts. He then goes for an irish whip. But Richards reverses, sending him into the corner. Richards then charges into the corner and throws out a flying forearm strike. But Zero moves out of the way, causing Richards’ forearm to crash onto the top turnbuckle. As Richards stumbles back, Zero grabs him from behind and goes for a belly to back suplex. But Richards rolls over, lands on his feet and shoves Zero into the ropes. When Zero comes back, Richards throws out a superkick. But Zero catches his foot. He then spins Richards around. When Richards turns around, Zero kicks him in the midsection, hoists him up and plants him with a twisting brainbuster. He then picks up Richards, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Jason Richards has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Zero now with 7 eliminations! He’s almost eliminated a third of this match!

Stephy Auger: And he’s smashed the record for most eliminations in a Gold Rush Rumble! Not bad for your first match back in over a year!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

[FGA Office]

#11 - Evangelista walks down the aisle to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Evangelista was a woman that was robbed of the Pride Championship at Final Frontier. I know she’s been down as of late. I know she hasn’t been feeling her most confident. But if there was ever a chance for her to turn everything around and make a statement, tonight’s the night.

Stephy Auger: We all know she’s got the ability. But can she put it all together mentally? Can she keep her emotions in check? Only time will tell.

Once Evangelista gets in the ring, she sizes up Zero as the two circle the ring. They then make their way towards each other and lock up. She quickly places him in a side headlock. But Zero shoves her off of him and into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Zero knocks her down with a shoulderblock. He then runs into the ropes as Evangelista gets back to a vertical base. When he comes back, Evangelista leap frogs over him. Zero then continues to run into the ropes. When he comes back, Evangelista leap frogs over him again. Zero then continues to run into the ropes. When Zero comes back, Evangelista goes for a hip toss. But Zero blocks it. He then throws out a clothesline. But Evangelista ducks. When Zero turns around, Evangelista brings him down with an arm drag. Zero gets back up, but Evangelista sends him back down with another arm drag. When Zero gets back up, Evangelista applies an arm wringer. Zero’s quick to reach over and reverse into an arm wringer of his own. After wincing in pain, Evangelista rolls forward, leans back, kips up and reverses into another arm wringer of her own. She follows up with several clubbing strikes to the arm as the crowd cheers.

After another arm wringer, Evangelista takes Zero and whips him into the ropes. When Zero comes back, Evangelista bends over to set up a back body drop. But Zero kicks her square in the face. Once Evangelista stands up, he’s quick to knock her down with a clothesline. Evangelista gets back up, but Zero knocks her down with another clothesline. As Evangelista gets up, Zero kicks her in the midsection. He then lifts her up for a vertical suplex. But she knees him in the head, forcing him to drop her. It’s from there that Evangelista delivers a series of Battlegrounds Uppercuts, sending Zero stumbling back towards the ropes. While Zero’s rocked, she runs into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, he launches herself forward, sending both her and Zero over the top rope as the crowd gasps.

Kris Cruise: Oh no!

But Evangelista and Zero both hand on by top rope with one hand. They then quickly scramble to reach up and grab the top rope with their other arm.

Kris Cruise: Both grapplers were nearly eliminated there as Evangelista threw herself right at Zero McHannon!

Stephy Auger: You can tell how much she wants this, Kev. She saw that Zero had been dominating this match and was going to do everything she could to get him out.

Once they gain their composure, Evangelista reaches over and kicks him in the side. Zero then reaches over and kicks her in the side. Evangelista returns the favor with another kick. But Zero is quick to kick her again… and again… and again. He then hoists himself back up onto the apron. Just as he’s about to try and knock Evangelista off, she pulls herself up onto the apron as well. She then wraps both her legs and arms around the bottom rope, making it nearly impossibly to me knocked off the apron.

Stephy Auger: Smart move there by Evangelista to wrap herself up around the bottom rope.

After trying to shove Evangelista off to no avail, Zero delivers several stomps onto Evangelista. But she won’t budge. So Zero steps back into the ring and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with a baseball slide to the side, knocking one of Evangelista’s arms off the ropes. The crowd gasps and cheers as Zero kneels down and tries to nudge Evangelista off the apron.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#13 - The crowd explodes into cheers as Annie Zellor skips down to the ring.

Kris Cruise: It’s Annie!

Stephy Auger: I know it’s supposed to be every man for himself. But it’s a good thing Annie’s coming out here. Evangelista looked like she was well on her way to being eliminated.

After Annie slides into the ring, Zero gets up from near the ropes and walks over towards her. Annie extends her hand for a handshake. Zero smirks as he shakes her hand… only to yank her up onto his shoulders. But before he can hit that gutbuster, Zellor slips down from behind. When Zero turns around, Annie sends him down to the canvas with a Harai goshi.

Kris Cruise: Beautiful judo throw there by Annie and I don’t think Zero can believe what just happened.

Zero sits up and squints his eyes, almost in disbelief that he’s just been thrown down by the pint sized Tag Champion. He then spins back up to his feet. After sizing up Annie, he marches over and engages in a collar & elbow tie up. After jockeying for position, Annie sends him back down to the canvas with another Harai goshi. Zero sits up and rests his forearms on his knees. He shakes his head in disbelief what’s just happened again.

Kris Cruise: How frustrating must this be for Zero McHannon?

Stephy Auger: Everyone underestimates Annie until they’re in the ring with her. Then they find out how good she really is.

When Zero gets back up to his feet and turns around, he sees Annie putting her dukes up. Zero just huffs as he shakes his head in disbelief. He then marches over towards Annie and motions for a collar & elbow tie up. But he quickly switches to a kick to the midsection, resulting in some boos here and there.

Kris Cruise: Well that’s one way to get control back in this match.

Stephy Auger: But even this Miami crowd, Zero McHannon’s hometown, has love for Annie Zellor. They didn’t appreciate that quasi-cheap shot.

After a series of forearms send Annie into the corner, Zero unleashes a series of European Uppercuts that rock her head back. He then takes the Tag Champ and whips her into the opposite corner. Zero then runs across the ring, but Annie nails him with a boot to the face. As Zero stumbles back, Annie comes from out of the corner and throws out the Taka geri. But Zero catches her foot, yanks her over and knocks her down with a clothesline.

Zero picks up Annie and goes for an irish whip. But Annie reverses, sending Zero into the ropes. When he comes back, Annie drops down chest-first onto the canvas. So Zero hops over her. But he quickly falls victim to a drop toe hold from Evangelista, dropping him across the middle turnbuckle. Once Annie gets up and sees Zero in perfect position, she squeals with excitement as the crowd cheers.

Kris Cruise: Uh oh...

Stephy Auger: You know what comes next...

Annie begins to look around with bright eyes as the crowd is cheering her on. She then notices the fan’s in the front row leaning over and repeatedly slapping the guard rail. Annie then lets out a sly smirk before throwing up the #Grrface, causing the crowd to explode in cheers.

Kris Cruise: There it is!

Stephy Auger: The #grrface!

Annie runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she swings through the ropes and goes for the Rough ‘n’ Tumble. But Zero catches her legs, steps back and catapults her chest-first into the top rope.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#13 - Seth Lawless runs down to the ring to boos from the crowd.

After Lawless slides in, he immediately rushes over, brushes past Zero and begins stomping away on Annie. The crowd boos as he mounts himself on top of Annie and hammers away with right hands to the face.

Stephy Auger: That jerk Seth Lawless can’t leave well enough alone. Seth needs to get over the fact that not only has Annie beaten him, but she’s better than him.

Lawless grabs two handfuls of her hair and repeatedly rams the back of Annie’s head against the canvas.

On the other side of the ring, Evangelista spins Zero around and nails him with a blistering knife-edge chop. After a kick to the midsection, she takes Zero and goes for an irish whip. But Zero reverses, sending her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Zero goes for a back body drop. But Evangelista slips down from behind, grabs him around the waist and goes for a German Suplex. But Zero elbows Evangelista in the face. After performing a standing switch, he throws out a German of his own. But Evangelista lands on her feet to cheers from the crowd. She then turns and runs into the ropes as Zero gets back to his feet. When Evangelista comes back, she knocks Zero down with a hard cross body. But Zero rolls through it, lifts Evangelista as he gets back to his feet and tosses her up onto his shoulders. He then goes for the gutbuster. But again, Evangelista slips down from behind. She quickly grabs him from behind, runs and brings him down with a two-handed bulldog. After Zero bounces off the canvas and rolls over onto his back, Evangelista takes off into the ropes. When she comes back, she connects with a somersault senton.

Back in the corner, Lawless is delivering a series of elbow strikes to Annie. He then leans forward, choking her with both hands as the crowd boos. Annie flails her arms around helplessly as there’s no ref around to break the hold. After a good ten seconds, Lawless lets go, causing Annie to gasp for air. Seeing Annie in despair brings a smile to Lawless’ face. After a playful slap across the face, he takes Annie and whips her into the opposite corner. Lawless then runs, jumps and goes for a corner splash. But Annie moves out of the way, sending Lawless crashing into the corner. After turning Lawless around, Annie hammers away with hard forearms to the face. As Lawless appears dazed, Annie gives him a taste of his own medicine by delivering playful slaps to the face. This garners cheers from the crowd. She then takes Lawless and whips him into the opposite corner. Annie then runs across the ring, hops onto Seth and monkey flips him out of the corner.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#14 - John Bonham's quite remarkably epic drum intro that is filling the arena, and just as it reaches a crescendo Johnny Karma emerges at the top of the ramp with Cherry Baum standing by his side, and Karma is wearing his Battle Royal GOD t-shirt to remind the other competitors what they're about to come up against.

Kris Cruise: Here is the self-proclaimed Iron Man of FGA, Johnny Karma.

Stephy Auger: Karma did hold the record for the longest time in a Gold Rush Rumble. But that record was broken last year by Cyncity. He also had the record for most Rumble eliminations. But that record has since been crushed by Zero McHannon.

Karma walks down the ramp with a deliberate pace so he can scout where every competitor in the ring is standing at that moment, until at last he reaches ringside and he climbs onto the ring apron, removing his shirt...and then tosses it into the air to distract the competitors in the ring, as he quickly steps through the ropes and joins the match.

Karma makes a beeline past Evangelista and immediately puts the boots to Zero to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: And I take it Karma is not at all happy about another one of his Rumble records being broken.

Karma picks up Zero, places him in a hammerlock, runs and throws him shoulder-first into the ring post. Karma grabs him, back up and throws him shoulder-first into the ring post again. Karma looks to Cherry on the outside, who can be heard saying “one more!” Karma obliges as he pulls Zero back, places him in yet another hammerlock and throws him shoulder-first into the ring post. The sickening thud can be heard throughout the arena. The crowd boos as Zero stands doubled over in the corner.

Kris Cruise: Karma just did one hell of a number on Zero’s arm!

Stephy Auger: And why? Out of jealousy?

After pulling Zero back, Karma places him in another hammerlock. But this time, Karma follows up with Instant Karma.

After picking Zero back up, Karma sends him into the ropes. When Zero comes back, Karma throws him down with a spinebuster. After popping back up to his feet, Karma circles Zero before delivering the Karmic Stomp. He then reaches down, picks up Zero, scoops him up from the side and delivers a backbreaker. But instead of letting Zero fall to the canvas, Karma lifts him back up, turns and tosses him through the ropes, telling him to “Get Out Of My Ring.” The crowd boos at Karma’s lack of respect towards Zero. But Karma’s got Cherry, who gleefully applauds.

Back on the other side of the ring, Annie whips Lawless into the ropes. When he comes back, she goes for a back body drop. But Lawless counters with a high knee lift that knocks her down. He then picks up Annie, runs and hurls her over the top rope. But Annie’s able to wrap her arms and legs around the top rope. frustrated, Lawless slaps the apron before getting up and trying to nudge Annie off. But Evangelista turns him around and knocks him down with a Battlegrounds Uppercut. Lawless gets back up, but Evangelista knocks him down with another Battlegrounds Uppercut. After Lawless gets back to his feet, Evangelista knees him, snapmares him over and runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she nails him in the back of the head with Stevie G to cheers from the crowd.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#15 - Jason Orion jogs down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Here comes one of the FGA newcomers in this Rumble, Jason Orion!

Stephy Auger: Orion lost his debut match two weeks ago. But he looked good out there. I don’t know why he’s so down on himself.

As soon as Orion gets in, he’s met with boots to the head from Karma. The former Pride Champion then picks up Orion before sending him into the ropes. When Orion comes back, he tries to slide through Karma’s legs. But Karma’s quick to grabs him by the head. After bringing Orion back to a vertical base, Karma nails him with a knee to the midsection. He then lifts Orion up for a vertical suplex. But Orion slips down from behind and shoves Karma away from him. After Karma stumbles forward, he stops himself, slowly turns around and shows how irritated he is by Orion. Sensing that he’s in trouble, Orion runs into the ropes. When he comes back, Karma throws out a clothesline. But Orion ducks and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, Karma throws out a hip toss. But Orion lands his feet before running into the ropes. When he comes back, Karma delivers a back body drop. But again, Orion lands on his feet and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he brings Karma down with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover to cheers from the crowd. Karma gets back up, but Orion knocks him down with a dropkick. Karma gets back up, but Orion sends him right back down with another dropkick. When Karma gets up, Orion goes for a third dropkick, but Karma side steps and swats him down. Orion tries to get back to his feet, but Karma kicks him in the ribs, sending him back down to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Looks like the young man went to the well one too many times there.

But the boos turn to cheers as Zero spins Karma around and hammers away with a series of right hands. He then takes Karma and whips him into the ropes. When Karma comes back, Zero throws him down with a back body drop. Karma gets up, but Zero runs over and knocks him down with a clothesline. Karma gets back up, but Zero knocks him down with another clothesline. When Karma gets back up, Zero delivered an inverted atomic drop before delivering the Side Effect to cheers from the crowd.

Stephy Auger: Zero didn’t appreciate that attack early by Karma and now, he’s making him pay!

Zero then grabs Karma, runs over and goes to throw him over the top rope. But Karma puts on the brakes and latches onto the top rope with both arms. While Zero struggles to dump Karma over the top rope. Lawless then makes his way over, grabs Zero by the legs and tries to dump him over the top. After elbowing Zero in the face, Karma moves out of the way, grabs Zero’s other leg and tries to dump him over. But Zero’s hanging on for dear life. Evangelista and Annie then make their way over as they try to push Zero over the top rope. While Zero’s struggling to stay alive in the match, Orion gets up and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with a dropkick, giving the other four the added momentum to dump Zero over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Zero McHannon has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Zero was in there just shy of 14 minutes. But he did damn good in there, didn’t he?

Stephy Auger: For this to be his first match back, he performed very well. He’s got nothing to hang his head over. Plus, look at all the people it took to take him out. They knew that if they didn’t team up, with the way Zero was fighting, we would have thrown them all out one at a time. I can't say I blame them for taking out a man who cleared had the most momentum going for him.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#16 - Sean Sands races down to the ring as the crowd explodes in cheers.

Kris Cruise: The 2013 Frontier Lion Cup winner is up next!

Stephy Auger: Sands is coming in at just over the half way mark. I’m sure he would have loves to have entered in the 20s or dead last. But this is still a good spot to be in.

Sands tries to slide into the ring, but he gets knocked back down by a baseball slide from Karma. The crowd boos as sands clutches his head on the floor.

Kris Cruise: Karma immediately goes after Sands and I can’t say I blame him. Sands is a huge threat to win this.

Stephy Auger: Yeah, but I think this also might be stemming from what happened at A New Odyssey. Karma maybe blames Sands for costing him the World Title.

As Sands pulls himself up using the edge of the apron, Karma runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with This Is For The Front Row, knocking Sands down to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Beautiful baseball slide into a clothesline by Karma. First he went after Zero, now he’s gone after Sands.

Stephy Auger: He definitely knows who the targets are.

Back in the ring, Lawless points at Annie, then Evangelista and then Orion before letting them all know that he’s winning the Gold Rush Rumble, eliciting boos from the crowd. But the boos soon turn to cheers as Annie, Evangelista and Orion all gang up on Lawless. Evangelista and Annie take Lawless and whip him into the corner. Annie runs across the ring, hops onto Lawless and monkey flips him out of the corner to cheers from the crowd. Lawless slowly gets back up, but he’s taken down by a Pinay Legsweep from Evangelista. As Lawless slowly gets up in a doubled over position, Orion runs over and plants him with the International Destroyer, sending Lawless bouncing off the apron. After dragging Lawless into position, Orion steps out onto the apron and waves his arms up and down, pumping up the crowd. As they cheer him on, Orion enthusiastically climbs to the top turnbuckle. But just as he’s about to leap off, Karma climbs onto the apron and shoves him off, sending Orion crashing ribs-first across the apron. The crowd boos as Orion lays helpless across the guard rail.

Kris Cruise: Karma has been spoiling everyone’s fun tonight! First Zero McHannon, then Sean Sands, now Jason Orion!

Stephy Auger: Jason was looking for maybe the 450 off the top. But Karma had other plans, sending Orion crashing right on top of that guard rail. I wouldn’t be surprised if several of his ribs were broken.

Annie takes exception to Karma’s meanness, so she runs over to attack. But karma grabs the top rope and drops down, sending Annie over the top rope as the crowd gasps.

Kris Cruise: Oh no!

Stephy Auger: Not Annie!

But Annie grabs the middle rope as soon as she lands on the apron. After the two grapplers get back to a vertical base, Karma goes for Check Your Chiclets on the apron. But Annie catches his foot. She then throws his legs through the ropes and over to Evangelista, who gives Karma a dragonscrew into the ropes. Karma bounces off the ropes and falls to the floor, where Sands lifts up his legs and turns him over into a Sharpshooter. The crowd cheers as Sands pulls back, forcing Karma to groan in pain.

Kris Cruise: Karma isn’t looking so hot now!

Stephy Auger: He’s looking worse for wear as Sands has him locked in the sharpshooter! He’s got nowhere to go.

Back in the ring, Evangelista can be seen checking on Annie. But while they’re backs are turned, Lawless grabs them from behind and slams their heads into each other. The crowd boos as both Evangelista and Annie are down.

Stephy Auger: Double noggin knocker from than no good Seth Lawless!

Lawless takes Evangelista and whips her hard chest-first into the corner. As she stumbles back, Lawless delivers a German Suplex that sends her flipping in the air and landing chest-first.

Lawless goes over, picks up Annie and whips her into the ropes. When Annie comes back, Lawless connects with a jumping calf kick that knocks her down. Lawless then picks up Annie and whips her into the corner. Lawless runs into the corner and connects with a clothesline. He then follows up with a bulldog. While Annie’s down, Lawless heads into the corner. After slapping the top turnbuckle pad, he climbs up to the top rope and leaps off, connecting with The Unstoppable Moonsault to boos from the crowd.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#17 - Noelle Smith limps down to the ring to cheers and applause from the crowd. She stops by ringside and stills sees Karma stuck in the Sharpshooter. She then smirks before heading into the ring.

Kris Cruise: Our new Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion is up next.

Stephy Auger: But what kind of shape is she in? She’s clearly limping, so you know she’s still feeling the effects of that ladder match from earlier.

As soon as Noelle enters through the ropes, she’s attack by Lawless to boos from the crowd. After a series of clubbing shots to the back, he picks up Noelle and whips her into the corner. Lawless then charges into the corner and connects with The Boom Run, sending the new Mid-Atlantic champ crumbling from out of the corner. The crowd boos as Lawless walks around the ring with his arms raised. But the boos turn to cheers once Evangelista places him in an inverted facelock from behind and hammers away with clubbing shots to the chest. After Lawless’ chest has been turned beet red, she turns him over, knees him in the midsection and drops him with a hangman’s neckbreaker. She then places Lawless in a grounded headscissors, trying her hardest to make him pass out.

Back on the outside, Sands has finally let go of Karma. He then picks up Karma and whips him hard into the guard rail. After sizing him up, Sands runs over to attack. But Karma ducks and counters with a back body drop, sending Sands flying into the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Karma just sent Sands flying a few rows back.

Stephy Auger: Some of those fans might be hurt! Sands might be hurt!

After climbing up onto the apron, Karma scales the turnbuckles. When he reaches the top, he leaps off, hitting Evangelista with From The Stars Above. Karma then picks up Evangelista, runs and tosses her over the top rope.

Stephy Auger: There goes Evangelista!

But Evangelista again hangs on by the top rope. After composing herself, she “skins the cat,” pulling herself over the top rope and back into the ring. She then stumbles back before sliding down in the corner.

Across the ring, Karma picks up Annie, runs and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. He then unleashes a series of knife-edge chops that echo throughout the arena. After bringing Annie from out of the corner, he whips her into the ropes. When Annie comes back, Karma throws out a dropkick. Annie’s able to duck the clothesline. But she gets nailed by a superkick from Lawless, knocking her down.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#18 - Mia Scott makes her way down to the ring to an explosion of cheers.

As soon as Mia gets in the ring, both Lawless and Karma double team her. The crowd boos as the two move her into the corner and hammer away with rights and lefts. But the boos turn to cheers when Noelle spins Lawless around and nails him with a series of right hands. Noelle then returns the favor to Karma and unleashes a series of forearm strikes to the face.

On the other side of the ring, Noelle goes for an irish whip. But Lawless reverses, sending Noelle into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, she delivers a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover to cheers from the crowd. Lawless gets back up, but Noelle throws him down with a Japanese arm drag. When Lawless gets back up, Noelle knocks him down with a step-up enzuigiri.

Back on the other side of the ring, Karma takes Mia and whips her into the ropes. When Mia comes back, Karma goes for a back body drop. But Mia slips down from behind. After spinning Karma around, Mia drops him with the Royal Treatment to cheers from the crowd. Karma tries to get up on one knee, but Mia’s quick to nail him with a Shining Wizard, knocking him down.

Mia and Noelle then step back, assessing the rest of the competition until they bump into each other. When they turn around, the two former foes are face to face.

Kris Cruise: Oh boy!

Stephy Auger: These two aren’t strangers!

The crowd cheers as neither grappler is looking to back down. They then look around and see the Miami crowd cheering them on. But the split cheers quickly turn into pro-Mia chants. Noelle turns to Mia and sees Mia smirking at her.

Kris Cruise: These two have come a long way since joining FGA last fall. Noelle, the new Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champ. Mia, the new Pride Champion.

Stephy Auger: But there’s still no love lost between the two of them. Not. At. All.

The two grapplers circle the ring. They then lock up. But Mia is quick to move Noelle into the corner. it’s there that Mia unleashes a series of Muay Thai Knee Strikes to the face and torso. The crowd cheers as each knee strike takes a little bit more out of Noelle. She then takes Noelle and whips her into the opposite corner. Mia charges across the ring. But Noelle nails her with an elbow to the face. Noelle runs from out of the corner and throws out a forearm smash. But Mia ducks, wraps herself around Noelle and grabs her from behind. She quickly delivers an inverted DDT across the knee, only to follow up with an STO. Mia then runs and tosses Noelle over the top rope…

Kris Cruise: There she goes!

… but Noelle lands on the apron. As Noelle pulls herself up using the ropes, Mia runs back over and connects with a dropkick, knocking Noelle off the ropes and to the floor to cheers from the crowd.

J.A. Aldridge: Noelle Smith has been eliminated!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#19 - J.B. Ronie walks down to the ring to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: The former Rottentreats is up next. We all saw his interaction with Laurel earlier tonight. And with her not in this match, you knows he’s going right after Evangelista.

Stephy Auger: If he can’t get to Laurel physically, he’s do it emotionally through Evangelista.

As soon as Ronie gets in, he runs over and knocks down Mia with a boot to the face. Karma and Lawless quickly jump in, triple teaming Mia with stomps to the body. Annie sees this, so she runs over to try and help her friend. But she’s quickly overpowered by the trio. All three then grab Annie and chuck her over the top rope, sending her crashing to the floor to boos from the crowd.

J.A. Aldridge: Annie Zellor has been eliminated!

Stephy Auger: Oh no! Not Annie!

As Karma and Lawless go back to stomping away on Mia, Ronie makes a beeline over towards Evangelista, attacking her in the corner.

Kris Cruise: And there goes Ronie, attacking one of his arch rivals’ best friends!

Ronie tries to choke the life out of Evangelista as the crowd boos. Evangelista tries to pry his hands from around her neck. But it’s to no avail as she slowly slumps down in the corner. Ronie eventually lets go, only to deliver several stomps to the chest and face. He then chokes her with his foot while pulling down on the top rope.

Back on the other side of the ring, Karma and Lawless continue to double team the new Pride Champion. But the boos turn to cheers when Sands turns Karma around and rocks him with a series of right hands, sending him stumbling into the corner. Lawless then goes over and turns Sands around. But he gets dropped with a right hand for his troubles. When Sands turns around, Karma pokes him in the eyes, resulting in boos from the crowd. Karma then makes his way out of the corner to create some distance between the two. When a a semi-blinded Sands turns around, Karma rattles off three jabs before knocking him down with Sugar Ray Karma.

Back on the outside, Orion is still sees draped across the top of the guard rail.

Kris Cruise: Wait a sec. What’s Orion still doing out there?

Stephy Auger: I don’t think he was ever eliminated.

Kris Cruise: His feet never touched the floor?

Stephy Auger: Nope.

Once Orion comes to, he slowly begins to realizes where he is and what bad of a position he’s in. So he waves some of the fans in the front row out of his way, trying to gain as much room as possible.

Kris Cruise: What’s he trying to do here?

Stephy Auger: I don’t have the slightest clue.

After gingerly getting his knees up across the top of the guard rail, Orion carefully stands on on the guard rail. He begins to lose his balance, but quickly catches it. He then measures the distance between himself and the ring.

Kris Cruise: Nah...

Stephy Auger: No way...

Orion takes a deep breath and sighs before leaping off…

Kris Cruise: …..

Stephy Auger: ……

… and landing on the apron to cheers and applause from the crowd.

Stephy Auger: He did it!

Kris Cruise: What a display of agility and balance by Jason Orion, who's getting a round of applause from this Miami crowd!

But the cheers quickly turn to boos as Lawless nails him with a shoulder thrust through the ropes, dropping Orion down to one knee.

Stephy Auger: Dammit, Seth!

Lawless brings up Orion and nails him with a forearm strike to the face, knocking him back down to one knee. Lawless reaches down, pulls up Orion and throws out a punch to the face. But Orion blocks and counters with one of his own. He then slingshot up, wraps his legs around Lawless’ neck and pulls down, bringing Lawless over the top rope and to the floor with a headscissors takeover to cheers from the crowd.

J.A. Aldridge: Seth Lawless has been eliminated!

Orion quickly pulls himself up onto the apron before rolling back under the bottom rope.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#20 - Maurice Graham runs down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Maurice Graham is up next!

Stephy Auger: Mo could make a huge splash here. He isn’t one of the favorites. So there’s no pressure. He’s got nothing to lose!

When Graham slides in, he runs over and attacks Orion with a series of clubbing shots to the back. After standing him up and delivering a spinning back elbow, he takes Orion and whips him into the ropes. When Orion comes back, Graham throws him down with a spinebuster to cheers from the crowd. Ronie then goes after Graham. But Graham ducks the attack, kicks him in the midsection and delivering a swinging neckbreaker. Graham then goes into the corner and helps up Evangelista… only to knock her down with a short-arm clothesline.

Kris Cruise: Graham’s going after everything in sight.

Graham goes over, picks up Mia, runs into the corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning her around, Graham delivers a series of Muay Thai knee strikes to the midsection. He then takes Mia and whips her into the opposite corner. Graham runs across the ring, but Mia nails him with a boot to the face. Mia then grabs Graham and goes for the Royal Treatment. But Graham slips out and counters with an Angle Slam.

Graham turns to face Karma, but Karma quickly knocks him down with Check Your Chiclets. He then picks up Graham and goes for a vertical suplex. But Graham slips down from behind and counters with a superkick to the back of the head. He then picks up Karma and applies The Lockdown to cheers from the crowd. But the cheers turn to boos when Karma low blows him with a mule kick, breaking the hold. After performing a standing switch, Karma grabs Graham, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Maurice Graham has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Graham’s night has just been cut short after that low blow from Karma.

Stephy Auger: Graham was on a roll, too! Who knows what would have happened! But for the little time he was in there for, he was impressive.

Back in the ring, Ronie picks up Evangelista and whips her into the ropes. When she comes back, Ronie throws her down with an overhead belly to belly suplex. He then goes over and delivers the Ronie Stomp, finishing off with a boot scrape to boos from the crowd. After picking up Evangelista, Ronie whips her hard into the corner. As Evangelista stumbles out, Ronie kicks her in the midsection, hoists her up and throws her down with the Ronie Driver.

Kris Cruise: Ronie just planted Evangelista face-first onto the mat with that Ronie Driver.

Stephy Auger: He’s really having his way with her in there. And there doesn't appear to be anything Evangelista can do about it.

Ronie picks up a near lifeless Evangelista and hoists her up for the Rotten Bomb. But Evangelista counters with a hurricanrana to cheers from the crowd. After both grapplers get up, they run into opposite sets of ropes. After criss crossing three times across the ring, Ronie goes for a big boot and yells out “i’M THE FOO-”, but Evangelista catches his foot. She then spins him around. When Ronie comes back, she connects with a Battlegrounds Uppercut… and another… and another. She then takes Ronie and goes for an irish whip. But Ronie reverses, sending her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, she brings him down with a Pinay Leg Sweep. She then picks up Ronie, lifts him up and throws him down with the Headbreaker. Evangelista picks up Ronie again before tossing him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: J.B. Ronie has been eliminated!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

[FGA Office]

#21 - Fujiko Mine limps down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Once Fujiko gets in the ring, Sands goes over and delivers a kick to the midsection. He then takes Fujiko, heads into the corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning her around, he unleashes a series of knife-edge chops that echo throughout the arena. Sands then grabs a hold of Fujiko before sending her into the opposite corner. He charges across the ring, but Fujiko nails him with an elbow to the face. After Sands turns around and stumbles out of the corner, he gets caught with Check Your Chiclets from Karma. The superkick turns Sands around and sends him stumbling back over towards Fujiko. She sees this, so she runs out of the corner and knocks him down with a flying butt to the face.

After picking up Sands, Fujiko leans him against the ropes, wraps her arms around his leg and tries to hoist him up. But Sands wraps his arms around the top rope, preventing Fujiko from throwing him out. So Karma runs over and delivers several punches to the face of Sands. He then reaches down, grabs Fujiko’s other leg and helps her hoist Sands over the top rope…

Kris Cruise: This could be it for Sean Sands! His Road to Redemption could be over right here!

… but Sands lands on the apron. He then quickly scoots himself back into the ring.

On the other side of the ring, Orion picks up Evangelista and tries for a vertical suplex, but she blocks the move. So Orion tightens his grip and goes for another vertical suplex. But again, she blocks the move. Evangelista then lifts up Orion for a vertical suplex of her own. But he slips down from behind. When Evangelista turns around, Orion kicks her in the midsection, doubling her over. He then sets up for the International Destroyer. But Mia runs over, steps off of Evangelista’s back and connects with a Shining Wizard, knocking him down.

Kris Cruise: What a unique set up to the Shining Wizard there by Mia Scott!

Stephanie Auger: In a match like this, you have to use whatever, or whomever, is around you to gain an advantage.

Mia and Evangelista then pick up Orion and deliver a double front suplex across the top rope. After Orion bounces off the top rope and slips down onto the apron, the duo run over and deliver double dropkicks, knocking Orion off the ropes and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Jason Orion has been eliminated!

On the other side of the ring, Karma takes Sands and whips him into the corner. Karma then runs across the ring. But Sands ducks the oncoming attack. He counters with a fireman’s carry, dumping Karma over the top rope…

Stephanie Auger: Karma’s about to be eliminated, Kev!

… but Karma lands on the apron. So Sands connects with a Pele Kick, hitting Karma square in the face. Karma then leans back, falling off the apron…

Kris Cruise: NOW he’s about to be eliminated! He’s falling… he’s falling… he’s….

… until he lunges forward, grabbing the middle rope with one hand. The crowd boos as Karma has saved himself from elimination once again. He then quickly reaches over, grabs the middle rope with his other hand and pulls himself against the ropes.

Sands sees this, so he runs back into the corner and goes for a triangle dropkick. But Karma ducks. When Sands gets back to his feet, Karma nails him with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. He then grabs Sands and tries for a vertical suplex to the outside. But Sands knees him in the head on the way up, forcing Karma to drop him. Once Sands lands on his feet of the apron, he nails Karma with a kick to the midsection. Karma responds with a knife-edge chop. Sands comes right back with another kick to the midsection. Karma then nails Sands with a snapping jab… and another… and another. Karma then kicks Sands in the midsection, doubling him over. Another a knee lift sends Sands stumbling back on the apron, Karma takes Sands and presses down on the back of his neck, choking him against the ropes. Karma then grabs the top rope and jerks back, trying to send Sands flying off the apron. But it’s to no avail as Sands wraps his arms around the top rope.

Fujiko goes over, grabs both Karma and Sands and slams their heads into each other to cheers from the crowd. After both men stumble back, Fujiko runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she slides through Karma’s legs, gets on the outside and tries to yank him off the apron. But Karma quickly slingshots himself back into the ring. So Fujiko runs over and takes a swipe at Sands’ legs. Sands tries to slingshots himself back in. But as Sands is in mid air, he gets nailed with Check Your Chiclets, knocking him down…

Kris Cruise: Did you hear that kick!?

… but Sands quickly grabs the middle rope. Sands hangs on for dear life as he’s already got one foot touching the floor. Fujiko then heads over and tries to pry Sands off the ropes. Back inside the ring, Karma goes over, grabs the top rope with both hands and tries to nudge Sands to the floor.

Kris Cruise: How much longer can Sands hold on for? He is not in a great spot at all!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#22 - Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine saunters down to the ring to an eruption of boos.

Kris Cruise: Tony may claim Miami has his city. But they certainly want nothing to do with him if this reaction is any indication.

Stephanie Auger: Heck, I can’t think of anyone that wants anything to do with him!

After rolling into the ring, Tony runs over and shoves Mia down from behind. The crowd boos as he puts the boots to her, stomping away on her back, arms and head. He picks up Mia, runs into the corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning Mia around in the corner, Tony steps out onto the apron. he grabs the tag rope and chokes her with it to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers as Evangelista heads over and nails Tony in the face with a forearm strike.

After pulling him away from Mia, Evangelista suplexes Tony back into the ring. Tony turns over onto his knees, but Evangelista greets him with a kick to the chest. After bringing Tony back to a vertical base, Evangelista whips him hard chest-first into the corner. When Tony stumbles back, Evangelista grabs him from behind and throws out a German Suplex. But Tony flips over and lands on his feet. When Evangelista turns around, she turns into a spinning back kick to the midsection. After a spinning back elbow knocks her down to one knee, Tony runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he nails Evangelista with #PimpShit to boos from the crowd. He then gets out, shouting “that’s how you fucking do it!”

Kris Cruise: He still hasn’t gotten over the fact that Mia Scott uses the same move as him.

Stephanie Auger: If you let Tony tell his version of the story, Mia stole it from him. Like he invented the move or something.

Tony heads over towards Mia in the corner. But instead of attacking Mia, Mia grabs Tony, throws him into the corner and delivers a series of Muay Thai knee strikes to the face. She then takes Tony and whips him hard into the opposite corner. When Tony comes back, Mia kicks him in the midsection before planting him with a double underhook snap DDT. The crowd cheers while Tony is laid out on the canvas.

As Tony slowly turns over onto one knee, Mia takes off into the ropes. When she comes back, she motions for a Shining Wizard. But Tony rolls out of the way, garnering boos from the crowd. Mia then heads over towards the ropes, motioning for Tony to get back in the ring. But Tony just shoos her away.

While Mia’s back is turned, Karma runs up from behind and tries to dump her over the top rope. But Mia wraps her arms around the top rope. Seeing Mia in this position causes Tony to rolls back in. After a knee to her ribs, Tony tries to help Karma dump Mia over the top rope and to the floor. The two men now have Mia lifted in the air. They try to push her over the top rope. But Mia’s got her hands locked on the top rope.

Kris Cruise: Mia’s got to find her way out of this one and quick!

On the other side of the ring, Fujiko takes Sands and whips him into the ropes. When Sands comes back, he turns her inside out with a Sands Kick to cheers from the crowd. Sands picks up Fujiko, knees her in the midsection and jumps up for a Fame Asser. But Fujiko moves out of the way. She then hops up onto Sands back, spins and brings him down with a hurricanrana.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#23 - Cyncity makes her way down to the ring to an eruption of boos. But she doesn’t come alone. She’s got a chair in hand. And instead of making her way into the ring and clearing house, she unfolds the chair, places it on the floor with force and sits down in it.

Kris Cruise: What is she doing?

Stephanie Auger: She’s not going to get in the ring?

One of the refs on the outside tell her that she’s got to get in the ring. But Cyncity’s just folds her arms.

Kris Cruise: I mean, there’s no disqualification in a match like this, so she technically can’t be DQ’d. But there’s gotta be something in the rulebook against this.

The other ref on the outside heads over and tells her that she’s got to get back in the ring. But Cyncity just shakes her head, refusing to listen to them.

Stephanie Auger: How immature can one perform be?

Back in the ring, Mia’s hanging on for dear life as Tony and Karma try to dump her over the top rope. But the boos turn to cheers when Evangelista nails Tony with a kick to the midsection, doubling him over. She then turns and cracks Karma across the chest with a blistering knife-edge chop. She then takes Karma and whips him into the corner. Evangelista heads across the ring, hops onto Karma and monkey flips him out of the corner. As Karma struggles to get to his feet, Evangelista heads out onto the apron and climbs the turnbuckles. When she gets to the top, she leaps off, connecting with a missile dropkick. The dropkick sends Karma stumbling through the ropes and to the floor.

Back in the ring, Mia delivers a spinning back kick to Tony, doubling him over. After a snapmare, Mia follows up with a roundhouse kick to the back of the head. She then picks Tony back up and whips him into the ropes. When Tony comes back, Mia throws him down with a belly to belly suplex to cheers from the crowd.

On the other side of the ring, Fujiko takes Sands and whips him into the ropes. But instead of bouncing into the ropes, Sands uses the momentum to deliver the Lip Buster. Once Fujiko gets back to a vertical base, Sands runs over, leaps up and plants her with Face Meets Mat. After dragging Fujiko into position, Sands heads into the corner and scales the turnbuckles. Once he gets to the top turnbuckle, he flips off, connecting with the Sand Drop to cheers from the crowd.

Back on the outside, the refs are still trying to get Cyncity to get back in the ring. But Cyncity plugs her ears with her index fingers. She then lets the refs know that she can’t hear them.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#24 - Dan Herrera runs down to the ring as the crowd explodes in cheers. On the way down to the ring, he purposely clotheslines Cyncity from behind, knocking her out of her chair.

Kris Cruise: One of last year’s runner ups, Dan Herrera, is up next!

Stephanie Auger: And he just steamrolled Cyncity on his way to the ring!

As soon as Herrera slides into the ring, Sands tosses Fujiko through the ropes and to the floor. Karma slowly pulls himself up using the edge of the apron. But he quickly knees back down to hide himself. Behind Dan, Evangelista knocks Tony down with a Battlegrounds Uppercut. After Mia delivers a stomp to him, her, Evangelista and Sands all look at Herrera.

Kris Cruise: Everyone in the ring is sizing up Dan Herrera. They know exactly how much of a threat he is after last year’s performance.

Stephanie Auger: Who could forget him spearing everything in sight?

The trio begins to circle the ring as Herrera tries not to take his eyes off of any of them. Sands is the first to run over and strike, but Herrera ducks the blow. When Sands turns around, he turns into a right hand that knocks him down to cheers from the crowd. Mia runs over at Dan, but she gets knocked down by a right hand as well. Evangelista then takes her turn at Herrera. He throws out a clothesline. But Evangelista ducks. When Dan turns around, he turns into a series of Battlegrounds Uppercuts from Evangelista. While Herrera’s dazed, Evangelista runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Herrera spears her down to an explosion of cheers.

When Herrera gets back up, Tony hops onto his back and places him in a sleeper hold. The crowd boos as Tony tries to turn his lights out. But Herrera reaches up, grabs Tony and throws him down. He then takes a couple steps back and crouches down, waiting for Tony to get up. Once Tony gets up and turns around, Herrera darts across the ring and nearly spears him out of his boots to cheers from the crowd. Herrera goes over, picks up Sands and goes for an irish whip. But Sands reverses, sending Herrera into the ropes. When Herrera comes back, he spears Sands down to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Dan Herrera has been on fire since entering the Rumble.

Stephanie Auger: He doesn’t want to come up short again. This time, he wants to go all in for the win.

Mia turns Herrera around and nails him with several shoot kicks to the leg. After a spinning back kick to the midsection, Mia grabs Herrera and plants him with a double underhook snap DDT to cheers from the crowd. As Herrera turns over onto one knee, Mia runs over and locks on a Shining Triangle to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Shining Triangle! Mia’s got one of her signature move’s applied!

Stephanie Auger: How much longer can Herrera hang on for?

Mia’s cinches in the hold, doing her best to try and put Herrera to sleep. But Herrera somehow gets up to his feet and powers out. He slowly lifts up Mia before slamming her down onto the mat, breaking the hold to cheers and applause from the crowd.

After Mia shakes out the cobwebs, she gets up and turns around. But she turns right into a spear to cheers from the crowd.

But the cheers turn to boos as Cyncity comes up from behind and drops Herrera with the Breathtaker.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#25 - Camellia D. Magna heads down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Stephanie Auger: The North Carolina native is only one of a select few to have participated in all three Gold Rush Rumbles. Could tonight be her year?

As soon as Cami gets in, Cyncity runs over and connects with a front dropkick, sending her stumbling through the ropes and to the floor.

As Cyncity backs up, Karma knocks her down with a clothesline from behind.

Kris Cruise: Karma’s still not done Cyncity, even though he and Cherry were successful in their match earlier on tonight.

Karma picks up Cyncity and whips her into the ropes. When she comes back, Karma throws her down with a spinebuster. He then gets back to his feet, hoists up Cyncity and plants her with Dazed, Confused and All Messed Up.

Stephanie Auger: There it is! That’s all she wrote for Cindy Parker in this one.

Instead of tossing Cyncity over the top rope, Karma basks in his glory as Cherry applauds on the outside.

Kris Cruise: What is he doing? He’s got one of his opponent’s out for the count. Throw them out and get an elimination!

When Karma turns around, Fujiko lights him up with a series of knife-edge chops to the chest. Fujiko and Sands then take Karma and whip him into the ropes. When he comes back, the duo delivers Hot Spring Skinny Dipping/the Sands Kick to cheers from the crowd. As Karma gets up and stumbles back, Fujiko & Karma run over and deliver a double clothesline, sending Karma over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Johnny Karma has been eliminated.

Kris Cruise: Karma is eliminated, ending his run a bit short.

Stephanie Auger: Had he been more focused on his opponents rather than himself, he very well have gone on all the way.

Back in the ring, Sands goes over, takes Cyncity and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. He tries to dump her over the top rope. But Cyncity wraps her around the top rope. So Fujiko heads over and tries to pull Cyncity’s arms from around the top rope. Back on the other side of the ring, Evangelista delivers a knife-edge chop that sends Mia stumbling back into the corner. She then goes over and tries to dump Mia over the top rope. But Mia hangs onto the top rope. So Herrera makes his way over towards the ropes and tries to help Evangelista lift Mia over the top rope.

In the center of the ring, Tony is trying to get back to his feet. But Cami flies off the top rope, knocking him down with a clothesline to cheers from the crowd. Tony gets back up, but Cami knocks him down with a dropkick. Tony gets back up, but Cami knocks him down with a jumping calf kick. Tony gets back up, but Cami sends him flipping down to the canvas with a step-up enzuigiri to cheers from the crowd. After picking up Tony, she nails him with a forearm strike before running into the ropes and coming back with the Crown of Thorns to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Look at Cami go!

Stephanie Auger: She’s definitely giving him nearly everything she’s got.

While Tony is down, Cami steps out onto the apron. When Tony gets back up, Cami leaps off and goes for the Snapdragon Fire. But Tony counters with a powerbomb to boos from the crowd. He picks up Cami, lifts her up across his back and delivers It’s Always Sunny In Sicily to boos from the crowd. Tony then take Cami, runs and tosses her over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Camellia D Magna has been eliminated!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#26 - Cordy Stevenson runs down to the ring as the crowd explodes in cheers. Tony can be seen waving her on.

Kris Cruise: Some have called her the odds on favorite to win. Now it’s time to see if she really wants it the most out of anyone.

When Cordy gets in, Tony runs over and drops her with a double leg takedown. The crowd boos as he mounts himself on top of Cordy and repeatedly rams the back of her head against the canvas. He then picks up Cordy and goes for an irish whip. But Cordy reverses, sending him into the corner. She then goes for a handspring back elbow. But Tony leans back in the corner and knocks her down with a double kick to the back. After Cordy rolls over onto her back, Tony turns around in the corner, springboards to the top turnbuckle and goes for a Phoenix Splash. But Cordy rolls out of the way, causing Tony to crash onto the canvas. As Tony gets up on one knee, Evangelista and Herrera whip Mia out of the corner. Mia sees Tony, so she uses the momentum to blindside him with the Shining Wizard, causing the crowd to explode in cheers.

Kris Cruise: There it is! Tony’s just been hit with one of his own moves.

Out of the corner of her eye, Cordy can see Sands and Fujiko trying to eliminate Cyncity. So she runs over, grabs both Fujiko and Sands and slams their heads into each other. Cordy then goes after Fujiko bringing her into one corner while Cyncity rakes the eyes of Sands, sending him back into another corner.

Back in the center of the ring, Tony gets back to his feet, but Evangelista knocks him down with a Battlegrounds Uppercut. Tony gets back up, but Herrera knocks him down with a discus elbow. As a groggy Tony gets back up, Mia kicks him in the midsection before delivering the Royal Treatment to cheers from the crowd. Dan then picks up Tony, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Tony Carmine has been eliminated!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#27 - Izzy Anders runs down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Izzy was successful in her debut match two weeks ago. She she ride that momentum into a Gold Rush Rumble win?

Stephanie Auger:

As soon as Izzy slides in, Mia grabs a hold of her. She goes for a Muay Thai knee strike. But Izzy blocks the knee. She quickly follows up with a leg sweep, knocking Mia to the mat. Mia gets back to her feet, but Izzy nails her with a palm strike to the chest. She then applies an arm wringer and follows up with a headscissors takeover. Herrera then runs over and throws out a clothesline. But Izzy counters with a double knee armbreaker to cheers from the crowd. Herrera tries to get back to his feet, but Izzy knocks him down with a step-up enzuigiri. As Herrera gets back to his feet, Izzy runs over and tilt-a-whirls herself into an octopus stretch. She cinches in the hold as the crowd cheers.

Izzy continues to keep the hold applied. But Evangelista runs over and knocks her off of Herrera with a dumping enzuigiri. After picking Izzy back up, Evangelista whips her into the ropes. When Izzy comes back, she slides through Evangelista’s legs. When Evangelista turns around, Izzy throws out another step-up enzuigiri. But Evangelista ducks. When Izzy gets up and turns around, Evangelista applies an arm wringer. Izzy then rolls forward, leans back, kips up, cartwheels over, turns and reverses into an arm wringer of her own. She quickly lets go to knock Evangelista down with a leg sweep. Evangelista gets back up, but Izzy knocks her down with a jumping calf kick. Izzy then picks up Evangelista and whips her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, she brings Izzy down with a Pinay Leg sweep. Evangelista picks up Izzy from behind and throws out a German Suplex. But Izzy lands on her feet. When Evangelista turns around, Izzy knocks her down with Dirty Dancin to cheers from the crowd.

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#28 - Tetsuya Natsume heads down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Natsume leaps up onto the apron, springboards onto the top rope, leaps off and knocks Fujiko down with a missile dropkick to cheers from the crowd. He then slingshots himself onto the apron before nailing Sands with the springboard missile kick. Fujiko goes over and throws out a clothesline. But Natsume ducks. He then nails Fujiko with several Shoteis before delivering a roundhouse kick, sending her stumbling into the corner. He then takes Fujiko and whips her across the ring. After sizing her up, Natsume runs across the ring and connects with a jumping yakuza kick. After Natsume gets back to his feet, Sands knocks him down with a clothesline from behind. He then picks up Natsume and whips him into the ropes. When Natsume comes back, he knocks down Sands with a flying lariat to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Look at Natsume go!

Stephanie Auger: This is his first ever match on U.S. soil. Not bad for a first timer.

Back on the other side of the ring, Cordy lifts Izzy up for a Teardrop Suplex. But Izzy slips out from behind. When Cordy turns around, Izzy knocks her down with Dirty Dancin to cheers from the crowd. When Izzy gets up, Sands turns her around and lifts her up for a vertical suplex. But she slips down from behind. When Sands turns around, Izzy knocks him down with Dirty Dancin to cheers from the crowd. Fujiko then runs over and throws out a kick towards Izzy. But Izzy swats the kick down and twirls out of the way. When Fujiko turns around, Izzy goes for Dirty Dancin. But Fujiko ducks the kick to the back of the head. As Izzy gets back up, Fujiko grabs her from behind, screams out “Boobplex!” and delivers the Boobplex to cheers from the crowd. As Izzy gets back to a vertical base, Fujiko runs over and connects with the Lucky Shot. She then takes Fujiko, runs and tosses her over the top rope and to the floor.

Izzy Anders has been eliminated!

CROWD: TEN!… NINE!… EIGHT!… SEVEN!… SIX!… FIVE!… FOUR!… THREE!… TWO!… ONE!..

[BUZZER SOUNDS!]

#29 - Andrew Myers heads down to the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Another newcomer is making their FGA debut in this match!

Stephanie Auger: Myers and Natsume are being through right into the deep end. We’re going to see if these two can swim or not.

After Myers climbs onto the apron, he springboards onto the top rope, leaps off and plants Fujiko with a satellite DDT to cheers from the crowd. He immediately runs over, grabs Sands and throws him over the top rope. But Sands wraps his arms and legs around the top rope. Myers then runs over and connects with a discus clothesline to Natsume. He then runs over and delivers a discus clothesline to Cyncity. He then runs over and goes for a discus clothesline to Herrera. But Herrera ducks. When Myers turns around, Herrera kicks him in the midsection. He then tries to hoist Myers up for the Walking Papers. But somehow, Myers is able to slip down from behind. He then runs into the ropes. When Herrera turns around, Myers hops onto his shoulders, spins around and brings him down with a reverse frankensteiner to cheers from the crowd.

Across the ring, Cordy takes Evangelista and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. Cordy grabs Evangelista around the waist and tries to hoist her over the top rope. But Evangelista blocks the move by wrapping her arms around the top rope. Mia then goes over and nails Cordy with a clubbing shot to the back before trying to help Cordy send her over the top.

#30 - Dom Harter makes his way down to the ring to an eruption of boos.

Kris Cruise: For the third year in a row, Dom Harter has entered the Gold Rush Rumble dead last.

Stephanie Auger: Who does he know in the front office? How much money is Dom paying him? It’s the only thing that explains how this has happened three years in a row.

As soon as Harter gets in, he runs over and blindsides Sands with a yakuza kick to boos from the crowd. He then goes over, spins Fujiko around and rakes her across the eyes. Harter grabs his next target, Herrera and tosses him through the ropes and to the floor. After looking around the ring, Harter runs into the corner and nails Mia in the corner with a double knee strike. He then takes the Pride Champion, runs and tosses her over the top rope…

Kris Cruise: Harter’s trying to gain some measure over revenge over what happened earlier tonight.

… but Mia lands on the apron. She quickly scoots herself back in before grabbing the bottom rope.

Harter comes up from behind, takes Cordy and Fujiko and slams their heads into each other. He then takes Evangelista, brings her from out of the corner and whips her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Harter throws her down with a powerslam.

Kris Cruise: Dom Harter has had his way with all the participants still left in this match.

Stephanie Auger: Well, that’s what happened when you've bribed someone to let you enter last for the third year ina row.

Harter spins Myers around, rakes him across the eyes and whips him into the ropes. When Myers comes back, Harter throws him down with an overhead belly to belly suplex. He then picks up Myers, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Andrew Myers has been eliminated!

Harter nails Natsume with a clubbing shot to the back of the head. He then grabs Natsume from behind, lifts him up and plants him with a reverse implant DDT. Harter then picks up natsume, runs and tosses him over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Tetsuya Natsume has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Just like that, Natsume and Myers have each been eliminated from this match. The dreams of both of these newcomers have just been crushed by Dom Harter.

Stephanie Auger: And that Tenacious Little Bastard couldn’t care less.

Harter picks up Cyncity and whips her into the ropes. When Cyncity comes back, Harter throws her down with a sitout spinebuster. Harter then gets back to his feet, hooks his arms around her legs and leans back, catapulting Cyncity across the top rope. Cyncity bounces off the top rope and slips down to the outside…

… but Cyncity reaches up and grabs the top rope before both feet hit the floor.

Harter sees this, so he runs over to attack. But Cyncity pulls herself up, wraps her legs around Harter’s neck and pulls down, sending Harter over the top rope and to the floor as the roof nearly blows off the arena.

J.A. Aldridge: Dom Harter…. has been ELIMINATED!

Harter can’t believe it. He looks at the refs in absolutely shock. He tries to climb back onto the apron. But they pull him back down and tell him that he’s been eliminated. Dom shakes his head in disbelief.

Kris Cruise: Harter’s just been eliminated! No three peat for him!

Stephanie Auger: This match will no longer be defined by Dom Harter!

Harter continues to try and get in the ring, but the refs keep pulling him back down. They then call for backup, including some FGA officials. Harter begins arguing with all of them. But they stand firm, telling Harter’s that he’s been eliminated.

Kris Cruise: Harter has lost it on the outside. He cannot believe that he’s been eliminated!

Stephanie Auger: And now this crowd is really letting Dom have it.

Crowd: Nah nah nah nah. Nah Nah Nah Nah! Hey Hey Hey! GOODBYE!

Harter begins kicking at the guard rail. After letting out an annoyed groan, FGA turns to one of the FGA officials and socks them with a right hand, knocking them down.

Kris Cruise: Did he just hit an official!?

Stephanie Auger: He can’t do that!

The crowd erupts in boos as Harter puts the boots to the poor official. Other officials and referees tries to get in and stop Harter. But Harter pushes them all away. He then reaches down, picks up the official and plants him with Spin The Black Circle.

Kris Cruise: Dom Harter is out of control!

Stephanie Auger: We need some security out here and fast.

Harter reaches down and locks the official in his Futility submission hold. The crowd rains down boos on Harter as the Tenacious Little Bastard keeps the motionless official in the hold.

Kris Cruise: This is simply uncalled for! I can understand being upset over not winning! But there’s no place for this! There’s no place for this at all!

After being pried off the official, Harter is let away from ringside by security. The crowd boos Harter as the official is starting to be treated by medical staff on the outside.

Back in the ring, everyone is watching this go on. But not for long, as Mia and Evangelista run up from behind and dump Cyncity over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Cyncity has been eliminated!

Fujiko spins Sands around and unleashes a series of knife-edge chops that echo throughout the arena. She then takes Sands and goes for an irish whip. But Sands reverses, sending Fujiko into the ropes. When Fujiko comes back, she knocks Sands down with Hot Spring Skinny Dipping. Sands gets back up, but she runs over and knocks him down with a flying butt to the face. While Sands is down, Fujiko runs over and connects with a standing SSP. Fujiko crouches down and waves up Sands. After Sands slowly gets up and turns around, Fujiko runs over and throws out the Lucky Shot. But Sanda catches her knee. He then turns Fujiko away from him, jumps up and delivers the Sand Attack to an explosion of cheers. Sands then picks up Fujiko, runs and tosses her over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Fujiko Mine has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: We’re now down to five. Our apologies to everyone at home. But those of us at ringside are still reeling from Dom Harter’s vicious attack on that FGA official.

Stephanie Auger: Harter’s done a lot of things here in his FGA career. But tonight, he went way over the line. You’re right when you say there’s no place for that here in FGA. That man wasn’t a competitor. He wasn’t a participant in this match. Harter had no right to put his hands on him. I hope the rest of the FGA brass decides to throw the book at him because he deserves it!

Back on the other side of the ring, Cory and Mia are trading right hands. That is, until Mia gains the upper hand. She then switches to forearm strikes. Each striking sending Cordy closer and closer to the ropes. When Cordy is dazed, Mia runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Cordy side steps, grabs Mia and sends her over the top rope…

...but Mia hangs onto the top rope. She then “skins the cat,” pulling herself over the top rope and back into the ring. But when Mia turns around, herrera runs over and connects with a clothesline, sending Mia back over the top rope…

...but again, Mia hangs on for dear life. She motions to “skin the cat” once again. But Tony Carmine pops out of nowhere and nails her in the stomach with a haymaker, forcing Mia to let go of the ropes and fall to the floor. The crowd erupts in boos at Tony interference.

J.A. Aldridge: Mia Scott has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Where did Tony Carmine come from!?

Stephanie Auger: I don’t think he ever left the ringside area! And now he’s just cost Mia a shot at winning the Gold Rush Rumble! And why? Because he’s jealous she’s the Pride Champion and he’s not Because she uses the same move as him? Tony Carmine needs to grow up!

Herrera, Evangelista, Sands and Cordy all look at each other from the four corners. All four competitors begin to circle the ring. The crowd slowly gets on their feet, applauding all four grapplers.

Kris Cruise: And then there were four, Stephy!

Stephanie Auger: Cordy’s obviously the freshest. She was the 26th entrant in this match. But Evangelista is still hanging in there. She came in at #11 and has been in this match for over 33 minutes. That a new Gold Rush Rumble record, Kev!

Cordy and Evangelista begin to zero in on Herrera… only to dart over and tackle Sands down to the canvas. Herrera then runs over and joins in, triple teaming Sands.

The trio pick up Sands and move him into the corner. They clobber him with clubbing shots and punches to the head and body. Cordy and Evangelista then take Sands and whip him into the opposite corner. Cordy runs across the ring and connects with a handspring back elbow. As Sands stumbles from out of the corner, Herrera runs across the ring and goes for a spear. But Sands counters with a bicycle kick to the head, sending Herrera stumbling back to cheers from the crowd. Sands then runs over and connects with another bicycle kick, sending Herrera stumbling back some more. He then steps back and connects with a superkick, sending Herrera into the ropes. Sands then runs over and goes for a cross body, sending both him and Herrera over the top rope…

… but both men land on the apron. After picking themselves up, Herrera throws out a left hook. But Sands ducks and counters with a kick to the midsection. Sands then goes for a suplex. But Herrera ducks. Herrera then goes for a suplex of his own. But Sands blocks. Once both men let go, they quick step back into the ropes, where they’re attacked by Cordy and Evangelista respectively. After bringing both men back into opposing corners, Cordy and Evangelista look back at each other. After a knowing nod, they whip Sands and Herrera towards the center of the ring. Or at least they attempt to. Sands and Herrera reverse, sending Cordy and Evangelista on a collision course towards each other. But Cordy leap frogs over Evangelista, sending Evangelista across the ring and delivering a European Uppercut to Sands. Cordy, meanwhile, goes after Herrera. But Herrera dips his shoulder and ducks, sending Cordy over the top rope…








… but Cordy lands on her feet on the apron. Herrera turns around and goes to knock Cordy off the apron. But Cordy slides back in through Herrera’s legs. When Herrera turns around, Cordy runs at Herrera. but Herrera side steps, grabs Cordy by the hair and flings her over the top rope…







… but again, Cordy hangs on for dear life. While Cordy’s got a hold of the top rope, Herrera runs over to knock her off with a baseball slide. But Cordy “skins the cat,” barely avoiding the baseball slide as she pulls herself over the top rope and back into the ring. As Herrera climbs back up onto the apron, Cordy runs into the corner and connects with a slingshot dropkick, knocking Herrera off the apron and to the floor.

Kris Cruise: Several close calls there for Cordy Stevenson. yet she’s still in the match.

Stephanie Auger: All four of these grapplers are on their own road to redemption. We’re seeing just how badly they all want to walk out of here the winner.

As Herrera gets up on the outside, Cordy runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she lunges through the ropes, going for a suicide dive. But Herrera catches her in mid air and in one smooth motion, powerslam her against the guard rail.

Kris Cruise: Did you hear that!? Herrera just slammed Cordy into the guard rail!

Stephanie Auger: She might be broken in half, Kris! She certainly looks like it.

Back in the ring, Evangelista takes Sands and sits him down across the top turnbuckle. After climbing up onto the middle ropes, Evangelista goes for a superplex. But Sands blocks. After tightening her grip, Evangelista goes for another superplex. But again, Sands blocks the move. So Evangelista steps up onto the top ropes to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: I don’t like the looks of this.

Stephanie Auger: That is a dangerous place to be in a match like this.

Evangelista pulls Sands up to the top ropes with her. She tries for a superplex but again, Sands blocks the move. So Evangelista lets go and connects with a European Uppercut, rocking Sands as the two stand on the top rope. She then grabs Sands and jumps off, delivering a superplex to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Big time suplex off the top by Evangelista!

Stephanie Auger: But that took just as much out of her as it did Sands!

After Evangelista slowly gets back to her feet, she pulls up Sands and lifts him up for the Headbreaker, but Sands nails her in the side of the head, breaking the hold. Sands then throws out a roundhouse kick. But Evangelista ducks. She then goes for a belly to back suplex. But Sands rolls over, lands on his feet, jumps up and goes for the Sand Attack. But Evangelista ducks, causing Sands to whiff. When Sands gets back to his feet, Evangelista nails him with a strike to the solar plexus. After turning Sands around, she delivers a german suplex to cheers from the crowd.

Back on the outside, Herrera picks up Cordy and rolls her back into the ring. After rolling himself back in, he gets up, lifts Cordy up across his shoulders and throws her down with the Wit’s End to cheers from the crowd. Herrera goes over, picks up Cordy and sits her down across the top turnbuckle. After grabbing a hold of her, Herrera lifts her up, leads across the ring and plants her with the Walking Papers as the crowd explodes in cheers.

Kris Cruise: That’s gotta be it! That’s gotta be it for Cordy Stevenson! She’s only second away from getting thrown over the top rope!

On the other side of the ring, Evangelista takes Sands and snapmares him over. She then runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she motions for Stevie G. But Herrera darts over and spears her down to cheers from the crowd. Herrera scoops Evangelista up across his shoulder and goes to lawn dart her to the outside. But Evangelista slips down, shoving him into the ropes. When Herrera comes back, she takes him down with a Pinay Legsweep to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: I don’t know what Dan was thinking there. He had the surefire elimination on Cordy and instead, went over to attack Evangelista.

After both grapplers slowly get up, Evangelista latches onto Herrera and delivers a series of Battlegrounds Uppercuts to cheers from the crowd. With Herrera dazed, Evangelista kicks him in the midsection, hoists him up and throws him down with a Headbreaker to cheers from the crowd. Just as Evangelista is about to pick up Herrera, Cordy runs up from behind, grabs Evangelista and goes to throw her over the top rope. But instead, Evangelista is sent through the ropes and to the floor.

Back in the ring, Sands picks up Herrera and goes for an irish whip. But Herrera reverses, sending Sands into the ropes. When Sands comes back, Herrera bends over to set up a back body drop. But Sands counters with a kick to the face, knocking Herrera upright. He then connects with a roundhouse kick, knocking Herrera down to one knee. Sands then runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he nails Herrera in the face with the Sands Kick. Sands then goes over, leans Herrera against the ropes and dumps him over the top rope…








… but Herrera lands on the apron. After Herrera pulls himself up using the apron, Sands steps out through the ropes, heads over and nails Herrera with a roundhouse kick, knocking him down off the apron.

When Sands turns his attention to Cordy, she goes over to attack. But Sands lunges through the ropes, delivering a shoulder thrust that sends Cordy stumbling back. Once there’s enough distance between the two, Sands springboards onto the top rope and goes for a diving crossbody. But Cordy dropkicks him in mid air.

Kris Cruise: Cordy just found her opening against Sands. But can she capitalize? Can she get Sands over the top rope and out of this match?

As both grapplers get back to their feet, Cordy runs into the ropes. She goes for a handspring back elbow, But Sands swats her leg down. As Cordy gets up off her knees, Sands nails her with a shoot kick to the chest. He then takes Cordy and whips her into the corner. Sands charges into the corner. But Cordy nails him with an elbow to the face. As Sands stumbles back, Cordy turns around and delivers The Beautiful Nightmare to cheers from the crowd. As Sands slowly gets up, Cordy runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she delivers Head Over Heels.

Stephanie Auger: Sands got planted hard with that blockbuster DDT.

Kris Cruise: Cordy’s not done yet! She;s looking to toss him over the top rope!

While Sands is down, Cordy steps through the ropes and climbs the turnbuckles. But when she gets to the top, Evangelista climbs up onto the apron and shoves her off, sending her crashing onto the canvas. Evangelista then begin to scale the turnbuckles as both Sands and Cordy try and return to a vertical base. Once Evangelista ascends to the top turnbuckle, she turns to face the crowd before delivering a moonsault, taking both of her opponent’s down.

Kris Cruise: Evangelista kills two birds with one stone with that moonsault!

Stephanie Auger: Evangelista's been in there for nearly 40 minutes now. But she’s still full of fire!

After Sands and Cordy both get up on their knees, Evangelista takes turns nailing them with shoot kicks to the chest. She then runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she knocks them both down with a simultaneous single leg dropkick.

Evangelista picks up Cordy and whips her into the corner. She then picks up Sands and whips him into Cordy. She then runs across the ring to attack. But Sands ducks, dumping Evangelista over the top rope…







…. but Evangelista lands on the apron. Sands then goes for a Pele Kick. But Cordy ducks, causing Evangelista to get hit and knocked down on the apron. Back in the ring, Cordy picks up Sands and goes for an irish whip. But Sands reverses, ending with a knee to the midsection. He then jumps up and brings Cordy down with a Fame Asser.

While Cordy’s down, Sands turns and begins to climb the turnbuckles. Once he reaches the top, Sands motions for the Sand Drop. But Evangelista climbs up onto the middle turnbuckle and punches him in the midsection. After she climbs up onto the top turnbuckle, Sands returns the favor. The two begin to trade blows before trying to shove the other off the top. Evangelista then grabs Sands and goes for a Battlegrounds Uppercut. But Sands blocks it. After a series of punches to the face, Sands hops up and brings Evangelista down with a hurricanrana off the top to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: What a move by Sands! Hurricanrana off the top rope!

Stephanie Auger: Sands has waited too long for this opportunity, Kevin! He’s not about to let anyone, not even Evangelista, stop him from getting another crack at that World Championship!

As soon as Sands gets up and turns around, Herrera spears him right in half. He then gets up, runs over and flings Sands over the top rope and to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Sean Sands has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Sands got blindsided by that spear and that was all she wrote!

Stephanie Auger: He’s not done yet, though....

Herrera goes over, picks up Evangelista and brings her over towards the ropes. He then hoists Evangelista up and throws her down with the Final Word, sending her down to the floor.

J.A. Aldridge: Evangelista has been eliminated!

Kris Cruise: Two down, one to go!

Stephanie Auger: We forgot all about Herrera. But he was lying in wait while Sands, Evangelista and Cordy beat each other up. He’s got one last roadblock in this way. Can Herrera do it?

Herrera crouches down and waves up Cordy. When a groggy Cordy gets up and turns around, Herrera goes for another spear. But Cordy nails him with a high knee lift. She then grabs Herrera and runs towards the ropes. But Herrera reverses, runs and tosses Cordy over the top rope. But Cordy lands on her feet. Herrera sees this so, he runs over to knock her off. But Cordy quickly slides through his legs. When Herrera turns around, he turns into the Foot Fetish, sending him falling over the top rope and to the floor. The crowd cheers as Cordy gets on her knees and repeatedly slaps the canvas.

“If” blasts over the PA as the crowd cheers and applauds the performance they just saw.

J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner of the 2015 Gold Rush Rumble, CORDY STEVENSON!

Cordy gets her arm raised as the crowd explodes in cheers.

Kris Cruise: Cordy’s done it! Cordy’s won the Gold Rush Rumble and the right to challenge for the FGA World Championship! What a match!

Stephanie Auger: And what a performance! You think of Zero McHannon, who set the new Rumble record with the most eliminations at 7. You think of Evangelista, who was in this match for 44 minutes, smashing Cyncity’s record for the longest time. But in the end, it was Cordy Stevenson that’s standing. She may not be standing tall. She may be flat out exhausted. But she’s your winner. She’s your Gold Rush Rumble winner and she’ll be going to All-Star Showdown IV to challenge for the World Championship. Congrats, Cordy!

Cordy slowly makes her way into all four corners, raising her arms in the air and saluting her fans here in Miami. This Miami crowd continues to give her a standing O after a job well done.

Kris Cruise: Cordy won last year’s Frontier Lions Cup tournament. She had momentum on her side but unfortunately, she didn’t get the job done. Will the same fate await her in two months? Or can Cordy correct past mistakes and finally become World Champion? We’ll find out soon enough. I want to thank you all for joining us on our first-ever Pay Per View broadcast. For Stephy Auger, J.A. Aldridge, Spencer Burke and everyone here at the FGA broadcast team, this is Kevin Clement signing off. Goodnight, everyone!