Kris Cruise: It looks like we’re starting things off with Sean Sands and the World Champion, Chandler Scott.
Stephy Auger: There’s certainly no love lost between these two.
The bell sounds as Chandler and Sands start off by circling the ring. The two grapplers then charge forward before locking up. After jockeying for position, Chandler moves Sands into the corner, forcing the ref to give them both a five count...
Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…
Both men make a clean break. Chandler then lunges forward as he tries to take a swipe at Sands. But Sands ducks. When Chandler turns around, Sands unleashes a series of knife edge chops that echo throughout the arena. He then brings Chandler from out of the corner and goes for an irish whip. But Chandler reverses, sending Sands into the ropes. When Sands comes back, Chandler goes for a back body drop. But Sands slips down from behind. He then quickly spins Chandler around, kicks him in the midsection and plants him with a DDT. He rolls over and makes the cover.
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Chandler kicks out.
Sands picks up Chandler and places him in a side headlock. But Chandler is quick to shove Sands off of him and into the ropes. When Sands comes back, Chandler knocks him down with a standing shoulder block. He then runs into the ropes as Sands kips up. When Chandler comes back, Sands leapfrogs over him. Chandler then runs into the far ropes. When Chandler comes back, Sands goes for a hip toss. But Chandler steps through it and goes for a hip toss of his own. But Sands blocks it. After a knee to the midsection doubles over Chandler, Sands drapes his leg across the back of his neck before performing a back flip. Once Sands lands on his feet, Chandler quickly grabs him by the wrist and delivers an arm wrench into a short-arm reverse STO. The crowd boos as he e makes the cover.
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Sands kicks out.
Chandler picks up Sands and whips him into the corner. He then charges across the ring. But Sands nails him with a boot to the face. While Chandler’s dazed, Sands turns around and goes for the Lip Buster. But as soon as he springboards onto the middle ropes, Chandler lunges forward, shoving Sands. The crowd boos as Sands falls over the top rope and lands ard on the floor.
Kris Cruise: Did you hear the impact from that fall, Stephy?
Stephy Auger: I did! Sands might be hurt...
As Sands begins to stir on the outside, Chandler makes his way out onto the apron and waves him up. When Sands gets up and turns around, Chandler runs along the apron and leaps off, knocking him down with a diving European Uppercut to boos from the crowd. After picking Sands back up and rolling him back into the ring, Chandler rolls himself back in and makes the cover.
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Sands kicks out.
Chandler picks up Sands, moves him into the corner and delivers a punch to the midsection, doubling him over. He then turns and tags in Johnny Cannon…
Kris Cruise: The number two contender to the Pride Champion, Johnny Cannon, has entered the ring, and he’s getting quite the reaction from this Pittsburgh crowd.
Stephy Auger: Cannon’s not exactly a crowd favorite.
After Cannon gets in, he unleashes a series of knife edge chops. He then brings Sands from out of the corner and whips him into the ring. When Sands comes back, Cannon bends over to set up a back body drop. But Sands counters with a hard kick to the chest. As Cannon stumbles back, Sands turns and runs back into the ropes. When Sands comes back, he knocks down Cannon with a bicycle kick. The crowd cheers as he makes the cover.
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Cannon kicks out. Sands picks up Cannon, wrenches his arm, drags him over towards his corner and tags in Izzy Anders, who gets a much more positive reaction than Cannon. Anders quickly climbs the turnbuckles, jumps off and comes crashing down onto the outstretched arm of Cannon. Izzy then takes Cannon and wrenches his arm. The ref asks Cannon if he wants to give up. But Cannon refuses. So Izzy delivers an armbreaker over his shoulder before transitioning into a top wrist lock. Cannon then rolls forward, leans back, kips up and counters with an arm wrench of his own. But Izzy flips over with a handstand, cartwheels back over, grabs Cannon by the wrist and delivers a double knee armbreaker to cheers from the crowd. She then takes Cannon by the same arm, drags his arm through the ropes and delivers The Break-Up. The crowd cheers as Cannon stumbles across the ring clutching his arm in pain.
Kris Cruise: Izzy has found a target and that is the arm of Johnny Cannon.
Stephy Auger: Cannon’s a renowned striker. But taking away one of his arms, you’re taking away one of the weapons he can use to strike you with.
While Cannon tends to his arm, Izzy applies a hammerlock from behind. But before she can pull him down and lock on the bodyscissors, Cannon reaches back with his free arm, grabs the back of Izzy’s neck and lunges forward, sending her flipping over his shoulder and down to the canvas. He goes to deliver a hard stomp to the face. But Izzy rolls out of the way.
Once Izzy returns to a vertical base, Cannon throws out a reverse roundhouse kick. But Izzy ducks and counters with a leg sweep. As Cannon tries to return to his feet, Izzy nails him in the head with an axe kick. The crowd cheers as she makes the cover.
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Cannon kicks out.
Kris Cruise: Some look at Izzy and say that she’s just the Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion. But she’s proving that she can hang with a technical wizard like Cannon.
Stephy Auger: For someone that just started her career in 2015, that’s impressive as hell.
Izzy picks up Cannon and goes for an irish whip. But Cannon reverses, sending Izzy into the ropes. When Izzy comes back, she slides through his legs. When Cannon turns around, he throws out a rolling elbow. But Izzy ducks and counters with a bringing backslide.
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Cannon kicks out.
After both grapplers scramble to get back to a vertical base, Cannon stops Izzy with a forearm strike to the face. He then counters with a European Uppercut, sending Izzy stumbling back. He then turns and takes off into the ropes. When Cannon comes back, Izzy connects with a running European Uppercut, sending Cannon stumbling back. He nearly falls through the ropes. But he’s able to rebound back and throw out a lariat…
… but Izzy ducks and counters with a Fujiwara Arm to cheers from the crowd...
Kris Cruise: Izzy’s got Cannon locked in the Fujiwara Armbar! This is the move that Izzy kept trying to lock Noelle in at All-Star Showdown IV.
Stephy Auger: You’ve got to wonder how Noelle feels seeing the move applied live and in person.
… but the cheers turn to boos as Chandler rushes in and delivers a stomp to the head, breaking the hold.
As Chandler heads back to the outside, Izzy runs up from behind and connects with a dropkick, sending Chandler through the ropes and to the floor.
Stephy Auger: Izzy took exception to Chandler potentially costing her the match…
When Izzy turns around, Cannon nearly takes her head off with a reverse roundhouse kick.
Kris Cruise: … but she walks right into that one! Cannon makes the cover...
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Izzy kicks out.
Cannon picks up Izzy and whips her into the corner. He follows up with a running European Uppercut in the corner. He then takes Izzy and whips her into the opposite corner. After sizing her up, Cannon charges across the ring and connects with a high knee strike. After bringing Izzy from out of the corner, Cannon hoists her up for the Cardiac Arrest. But on the way down, Izzy catches his leg. She then brings him down with a dragonscrew to cheers from the crowd.
Kris Cruise: Cannon was looking for that shoot kick to the chest. But Izzy had it well scouted.
Stephy Auger: The 2015 Rookie X Cup winner is really bringing it tonight!
As Cannon gets up on one knee, Izzy heads over and throws out a roundhouse kick. But Cannon ducks, gets back to his feet and grabs her from behind. After bringing her into the ropes, Cannon delivers a waist lock backward roll into a bridging German Suplex.
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Sands breaks up the pin.
Kris Cruise: Sands makes the save after Cannon folded up Izzy with that German Suplex.
As Sands heads back out onto the apron, Cannon picks up Izzy, brings her into the corner and tags in Evangelista, who enters the ring to a chorus of cheers.
Kris Cruise: And now here comes the number three contender to the Pride Championship, Leanne Evangelista!
Stephy Auger: It’s interesting seeing these two coexist for the time being. But can they make it through this match without going after each other? Or will ego and pride prove costly?
After Evangelista gets in, she delivers a palm strike to the solar plexus, doubling Izzy over. After moving Izzy into an adjacent corner, Evangelista whips her into the opposite corner. She then runs across the ring, hops onto Izzy and monkey flips her out of the corner. As Izzy gets back to a vertical base, Evangelista from out of the corner and brings her down with a two handed bulldog. The crowd boos as she turns Izzy over and makes the cover.
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Izzy gets her shoulder up.
Evangelista picks up Izzy and whips her into the ropes, where Noelle Smith makes the blind tag. When Izzy comes back, she slides through Evangelista’s legs. When Evangelista turns around, Noelle runs up from behind and knocks her down with a spinning heel kick to the back of the head. The crowd cheers as she then pulls Evangelista over and makes the cover.
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Evangelista kicks out.
Kris Cruise: Noelle Smith gets the nearfall on Evangelista. Speaking of Cannon and Evangelista coexisting, how weird is it to see these two team up?
Stephy Auger: We just saw a bit of teamwork there from the current and former Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion. Noelle and Izzy both publicly claimed that they’re going to put their differences aside. But can they truly trust each other?
Noelle then picks up Evangelista, moves her into the corner and lets out a knife edge chop. She then takes Evangelista and goes for an irish whip. But Evangelista reverses, sending Noelle into the corner. Evangelista then takes off across the ring, hops onto Noelle and goes for another monkey flip. But somehow, Noelle lands on her feet. She then takes off into the ropes as Evangelista scrambles to get back to a vertical base. When Noelle comes back, she brings Evangelista down with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover. As Evangelista gets back up, Noelle hits a low angle dropkick, knocking her down to one knee. From there, Noelle follows up with an enziguri, sending Evangelista face-first onto the canvas. She then turns Evangelista over and makes the cover.
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Evangelista kicks out.
Kris Cruise: A nice succession of moves there as the former Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion shows that she’s still in top form.
Stephy Auger: Say what you want about Noelle. But one thing you can’t question is her skill.
Noelle picks up up Evangelista and whips her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Noelle goes for a back body drop. But Evangelista slips down from behind. She quickly wraps her arms around Noelle for a German Suplex. But Noelle elbows her in the face, breaking the hold. She then takes off into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Evangelista delivers a bridging northern lights suplex.
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Noelle gets her shoulder up.
Evangelista picks up Noelle and delivers a shoot kick to the chest, knocking Noelle back into the corner. After heading into the corner, Evangelista delivers a knife-edge chop. She then takes Noelle and goes for an irish whip. But Noelle reverses, sending Evangelista into the corner. Noele then charges across the ring before delivering a dropkick. As Evangelista stumbles from out of the corner, Noelle steps through the ropes and waits for Evangelista to turn around. When Evangelista does get in position, Noelle knocks her down with a springboard clothesline. She makes the cover.
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Evangelista gets her shoulder up.
Noelle picks up Evangelista and goes for an irish whip. But Evangelista reverses, sending Noelle through the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Evangelista goes for a back body drop. But Noelle slips down from behind. She then hops up onto Evangelista’s shoulders, spins and brings her down with a hurricanrana. She makes the cover.
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Evangelista gets her shoulder up.
Noelle picks up Evangelista and goes for an irish whip. But Evangelista reverses, sending Noelle into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Evangelista goes to deliver a back body drop. But Noelle counters with a sunset flip. However, Evangelista rolls through it, gets to her feet and goes for a figure four leg lock. But Noelle counters with the Fruit Roll Up. The crowd cheers...
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Evangelista kicks out.
After both grapplers scramble to get back to a vertical base, Noelle throws out a forearm strike, dazing Evangelista. She then turns to take off into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Evangelista stops her with a forearm strike of her own. She then nails Noelle with another forearm.. and another… and another. While Noelle is dazed, Evangelista grabs her and goes for an irish whip. But Noelle reverses, sending Evangelista into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, she brings Noelle down with the Pinay Legsweep. The crowd cheers as he makes the cover.
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Noelle gets her shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Evangelista’s athleticism was on display there as she hit the Pinay Legsweep. but it only gets two. We are here at the Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, PA for the debut on Vertigo! it’s been a shot show all night and we’re looking to cap things off with this barnburner of a match!
Stephy Auger: Both side have been Even Steven thus far. But something's got to give at some point.
Evangelista goes over and tags Chandler back in. Once Chandler gets in, he goes over, picks up Noelle and whips her into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Chandler delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.
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Noelle gets her shoulder up.
Chandler picks up Noelle and delivers a snap suplex. He then turns over for the lateral press…
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Noelle gets her shoulder up.
Chandler picks up Noelle and whips her into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Chandler delivers a kitchen sink to the midsection, sending Noelle flipping down to the canvas. As Noelle sits up, Chandler runs up from behind and delivers a rolling neck snap. He makes the cover.
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Noelle gets her shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Chandler now attacking the spine of Noelle Smith, trying to wear her down.
Chandler picks up Noelle and whips her into the corner. He then charges across the ring and throws out a running European Uppercut. But Noelle moves out of the way, causing his arm to collide with the turnbuckle to cheers from the crowd. As Chandler stumbles away from the corner, Noelle heads over towards her corner and tags Izzy back in.
Kris Cruise: Aw here we go!
Stephy Auger: Izzy’s been waiting for this one!
Once Izzy gets in, she immediately rushes over to Chandler, hammering away with a flurry of forearm strikes as the crowd goes wild. She then takes Chandler and goes for an irish whip. But Chandler reverses, sending her into the opposite corner. Chandler charges across the ring, but Izzy nails him with an elbow to the face. As Chandler stumbles back, Izzy runs from out of the corner and connects with a European Uppercut. As Chandler stumbles back some more, Izzy takes off into the ropes. When she comes back, Chandler delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.
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Izzy gets her shoulder up.
Chandler grabs Izzy by her hair, lifts her up into a seated position and uses his free hand to rain down punches across her head. He then yanks Izzy back up before nailing her with a knee to the midsection. While Izzy’s doubled over, Chandler takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, Izzy knocks him down with a jumping calf kick. She makes the cover.
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Chandler kicks out.
Izzy picks up Chandler and connects with a palm strike, sending him stumbling into the ropes. After Chandler bounces off the ropes and heads back over towards her, she delivers a European Uppercut. Chandler is sent stumbling back into the ropes. After he bounces off the ropes and comes back, Izzy connects with a step-up enziguri. After Chandler gets knocked down to one knee, Izzy sizes him up before blasting him with a roundhouse kick. She turns Chandler over and makes the cover.
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Chandler gets his shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Chandler gets his shoulder up in time but man, did he take some punishment there.
Stephy Auger: Izzy put a little something extra behind those strikes. She’s been waiting a minute to get her hands on Chandler Scott and she made sure every one of those strikes counted.
Izzy picks up Chandler and goes for Dirty Dancin’. But Chandler catches Izzy’s first kick. While he’s got one arm hooked around her leg, he uses his free arm to shove Izzy down to the canvas. He then tries to grab her legs to place her in the Scott Lock. But Izzy frantically kicks away at him until she gets her legs free. She then follows up with an upkick to the face to the nose, sending Chandler stumbling back. While Chandler clutches his face, Izzy gets back to her feet and takes off into the ropes. When Izzy comes back, Chandler knocks her down with a lariat takedown. He then picks up Izzy, whips her into the corner and follows up with a running European Uppercut. After a hard forearm strike nearly sending Izzy slumping down in the corner, Chandler catches her and pulls her back up. He then sits Izzy on the top turnbuckle and begins to climb the ropes. He goes for a superplex. But Izzy blocks the move. So Chandler goes for another superplex. But again, Izzy blocks the move. So Chandler lets go and throws out a punch. But Izzy blocks and counters with a palm strike, knocking Chandler off the ropes and down to the canvas. While Chandler’s sprawled out on the mat, Izzy gets up to her feet, jumps off and comes crashing down across Chandler’s arm with a double knee drop. The crowd cheers as Chandler clutches his arm in agony.
Kris Cruise: The high risk pays off as Izzy delivers a big double knee drop off the top rope.
Stephy Auger: But can she make the cover?
While Chandler continues to clutch his arm in pain, Izzy rolls over, gets up and tags Sands back in.
The crowd explodes into cheers as Sands steps back into the ring. Chandler tries to get up and tag out. But Sands spins him around and lights him up with a series of right hands to the face. He then takes Chandler and goes for an irish whip. But Chandler reverses, sending Sands into the ropes. When Sands comes back, Chandler bends over to set up a back body drop. but Sands kicks him square in the face and follows up with Face Meets Mat. He makes the cover.
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Cannon grabs Sands, pulls him off of Chandler, runs and tosses him over the top rope…
… but Sands hangs onto the top rope. He then “skins the cat”, pulling himself over the top turnbuckle and back into the ring. Cannon turns around and sees this, so he runs back over towards Sands. But Sands turns around just in time and pulls down the top rope, sending Cannon tumbling down to the outside. As Cannon gets up off the floor, Noelle runs along the apron and delivers a diving hurricanrana.
Kris Cruise: Both Sands and Smith get the better of Cannon with that exchange.
Back in the ring, Sands takes Chandler and whips him into the corner. Sands follows up by running into the corner and connecting with a double knee to the chest. He then brings Chandler from out of the corner and brings him down with a neckbreaker. He makes the cover.
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Chandler gets his shoulder up.
Sands picks up Chandler and whips him into the ropes. But instead of coming back, Chandler hooks his arms around the top rope. So Sands charges at him. But Chandler nails him with an elbow to the face. As Sands stumbles back, Chandler turns and tags Evangelista in. While Sands is still dazed, Evangelista springboards onto the top rope and flips off, knocking Sands down with a moonsault.
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Sands gets his shoulder up.
Evangelista picks up Sands and nails him with a Battlegrounds Uppercut, sending him stumbling into the ropes. She then goes over, grabs Sands and goes for an irish whip. But Sands reverses, sending her into the ropes. When Evangelista comes back, Sands knocks her down with a spinning heel kick. He then gets up, darts over and knocks Chandler off the apron with a Sands Kick to an explosion of cheers. While Evangelista is still down, Sands scales the turnbuckles. But Cannon yanks him down from behind, causing his face to smack against the top turnbuckle on the way down. The crowd boos as Cannon brings Sands from out of the corner, hoists him up and plants him with the Cannon Driver II.
Kris Cruise: Down goes Sands!
Stephy Auger: He might be out of it.
Cannon grabs Evangelista, drags her towards their corner, steps out onto the apron, tags himself back in and makes the cover.
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Izzy dives over, breaking up the pin.
Izzy picks up Cannon and throws out a roundhouse kick. But Cannon ducks. He then grabs Izzy from behind and hoists her up for a dragon suplex. But Izzy counters with a wheelbarrow victory roll. After both grapplers scramble to get back to their feet, Cannon throws out a roundhouse kick of his own. But Izzy ducks. When Cannon turns around, he gets hit with the Dirty Dancin’ kick flurry. The last kick knocks him down to the canvas. She then takes off into the ropes. But instead of coming back, Chandler yanks her down to the canvas. He then spins Izzy around on the canvas so that her head is facing him. Chandler then reaches into the ring, places her in a three quarter facelock, drags her body out so that her legs are draped along the apron… and then plants her with the Mass Spike on the outside.
The crowd erupts in boos as Chandler stands over Izzy, admiring his work. That is, until Sands knocks him down with a suicide dive from behind. The crowd cheers as Sands mounts himself on top of Chandler, hammering away with right hands to the face. But Cannon rolls to the outside, grabs Sands from behind and rolls him back into the ring. As Cannon climbs back up onto the apron, Sands nails him with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. He then grabs Cannon and goes for a vertical suplex back into the ring. But Cannon slips down from behind and counters with a half nelson suplex.
As Sands slowly gets up on one knee, Cannon heads over and looks to finish things off with a roundhouse kick. But Sands ducks, pops up to his feet and connects with a dropkick from behind, sending Cannon stumbling away from him. He then gets up and tags in Noelle.
When Cannon turns around, he runs over and throws out a lariat at Sands. But Sands ducks underneath the blow. Cannon’s momentum then takes him over towards the opposing corner, where Noelle brings him down with a springboard dropkick. She makes the cover.
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Cannon gets his shoulder up.
Noelle picks up Cannon and goes for an irish whip. But Cannon reverses, sending her over towards their their corner. As Noelle moves slightly out of the corner, Cannon charges over and throws out a big boot. But Noelle dives out of the way, causing Cannon to accidentally knock Evangelista off the apron and to the floor. But even though it was an accident, Cannon doesn’t look too concerned.
Kris Cruise: Cannon just inadvertently knocked Evangelista off the apron!
Stephy Auger: He doesn’t seem to remorseful, though.
While Cannon stares down at Evangelista, Noelle quickly rolls him up from behind with a schoolboy roll up.
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Cannon kicks out.
After both grapplers gets back to their feet, Cannon throws out a lariat. But Noelle bridges back, ducking the move. When Cannon turns around, Noelle connects with a Pele Kick to cheers from the crowd, sending him stumbling into the ropes, where Chandler makes the blind tag. Noelle then goes over, grabs Cannon and goes for an irish whip. But Cannon reverses, sending Noelle into the ropes. When Noelle comes back, Cannon hoists her into the air. But instead of Cannon hitting the Cardiac Arrest on the way down. Noelle counters with a headscissors takedown. When Cannon gets back up, Noelle connects with a dropkick, sending him stumbling through the ropes and to the floor. As Noelle gets up and turns around, Chandler charges over and brings her down with the spinning sitout sleeper slam.
The crowd boos Chandler as he can be seen waving up Noelle. He continues to wait impatiently for her to get in position. When Noelle finally turns around, Chandler throws out the Roaring Hammer. But Noelle ducks. When Chandler turns around, he turns into a flurry of forearms strikes from Noelle. She then steps back and clocks him with a roundhouse kick, bringing him down to one knee. While Chandler’s dazed, Noelle takes off into the ropes. When she comes back, Chandler pops up and knocks her down with the Textbook Dropkick to boos from the crowd. Chandler then picks up Noelle, hooks her arm, lifts her up and plants her with the DNA Driver. He makes the cover.
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Cannon reaches in, wrapping his arm around Sands’ leg.
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“Perfect Strangers” blares throughout the arena as the crowd erupts in boos.
J.A. Aldridge: Here are your winners, EVANGELISTA, JOHNNY CANNON and CHANDLER SCOTT!
Chandler makes his way to the outside, where he raises his arm in victory while the crowd continues to boo.
Kris Cruise: Chandler Scott, Evangelista and Johnny Cannon come away with the win on the first episode of Vertigo!
Stephy Auger: It was a hell of a match. All six competitors took it to each other in this one. But Chandler, Evangelista and Cannon were just a hair better tonight.
Kris Cruise: We hope you enjoyed the debut edition of Vertigo. For Stephy Auger, this is kris Cruise signing off. We’ll see you in two weeks at Above & Beyond IV, live on Pay per View. Goodnight everybody!
