MAIN EVENT
Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine vs. Salem Cartier
The funky drum beat and riff of 'Phenomena' by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fills the arena and the quirky yet energetic Salem Cartier appears at the entrance, tapping her foot and bopping her head to the beat...
"Hey!
Don't touch kid, sleep with the lights on.... Touch kid, how you surprise me...
Now roll kid, rock your body off!"
She raises both hands and motions for the fans to get hyped, then bops her way toward the ring in time with the song, popping her shoulders up and down, swaying her arms around with a coy smile and wink to the audience.
J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is your MAIN EVENT of the evening! Introducing first, now residing out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Weighing in at 130 pounds! She is ‘THE WITCH” SALEM CARTIER!
"You're something like a phenomena.... Something like an astronoma...
Now roll kid, rock your body off!"
She steps up the ring steps, throws her hood back, clutches the top rope and puts her feet on the bottom rope, gazing around and rocking up and down on the ropes...
“Something like a phenomena, baby.... You're gonna get your body off"
She slides through the ropes, twirls off her jacket with a flourish and drops to a knee in the center of the ring, extending her arms out and playing to the crowd as the music fades.
Kris Cruise: And now for a rematch of sorts from our last Vertigo. Two weeks ago we were set to see this, but our Pride Champion refused to set foot in the ring.
Stephy Auger: He says Salem didn’t deserve to face him, and he wouldn’t stoop to that level. And I’m not about to argue with him, Kris – Tony Carmine was one of the most dominant wrestlers of 2015, he’s a two time Pride champion.
Kris Cruise: He’s also a wrestler under contract to perform. Tonight, though, FGA Management has decreed that if Sunshine Scandalous pulls that kind of stunt again that he’ll be stripped of his title belt.
When "Solarflare" by Yung Lean hits, the lights dim and eventually the crowd will begin to jeer. Pink and purple strobe lights starts to flare. Once the bass drops, Scandalous Tony emerges from the curtains with his arms spread out, accompanied by 3 full-figured women following behind him. He pops the collar on his furry vest before turning his back the ring and utters something to the women behind him. Suddenly he swings back around and slowly struts down the ramp, repeating the lyrics. He takes his purple pick out and starts picking his hair out.
"The molecule that's me won't go without a fist
I'm a molecule but I stand in the mist
Bitch don't cut your wrists, I'mma kill to live
Solar flare, I can see the skies opening, I'm almost there"
After putting the pick away, he then pulls out a nail filer and starts filing his nails, all the while taking his sweet time to get to the ring as he instructs the females to have the ropes held for him by the time he gets to ringside. With the ladies seated on the middle rope, Tony ignores them and walks up the steps and into the ring on his own. Tony laughs as he stands on the middle rope and looks out to the fans while slowly and seductively taking his furry vest off and throwing it to the group of females as they step off the apron. He backflips into the ring as his music slowly fades.
J.A. Aldridge: And her opponent, from Boca Raton, Florida! Weighing in at 154 pounds! He is the reigning FGA Pride Champion… SUNSHINE SCANDALOUS TONY CARMINE!
Stephy Auger: That might be the only way anyone will take that belt from him, Kris. I can’t think of anyone on the current active roster who holds a victory over him. Chandler Scott? Injured. Dom Harter? Injured.
Kris Cruise: Camellia Magna has done it before. But tonight Salem Cartier will be looking for the biggest win in her blossoming FGA career, and a chance to show some of her detractors why she belongs in the main event here.
The bell sounds to start the match, and these Boston fans are already well and truly behind Salem Cartier. They’re chanting her name as both competitors circle the ring momentarily before moving towards the center – only for Tony to stop in his tracks. He holds up a hand dismissively and tells Salem exactly where to go. And the fans don’t like that one bit.
Kris Cruise: Such disrespect.
But the boos turn to cheers as Salem steps up and smacks Carmine with a forearm smash to the face! And another. She caught him by surprise with those two, but he sees the third coming and blocks it, countering with one of his own. The pair of them continue trading forearm shots until Tony goes South, driving a knee up into the midsection. That’s followed by a clubbing blow to the back that knocks Salem down to all fours.
She picks herself right back up, but Tony doubles her over with another knee lift before applying an arm wrench. He drops an elbow down across the shoulder, dropping Salem to a kneeling position. Tony drags her back up and again drives an elbow down across her shoulder before taking her down with an arm drag. He keeps a hold, however, applying an armbar as The Witch is prone on the mat.
Stephy Auger: Sunshine Scandalous taking a different approach here in the early going, focusing on the arm. We all know Salem has some deadly strikes, perhaps he’s looking to neutralize them.
Kris Cruise: If she can’t hit that New Hampshire Handshake then Salem can always find another way to finish this match, Stephy.
Salem manages to fight her way back to kneeling position, though, the armbar transitioning into a wrist lock as she tries to stand up. Only for Sunshine Scandalous to sweep the leg. Tony tries to maintain the advantage, but as he moves his weight around, Cartier catches him with a modified monkey flip, sending him overhead and crashing back first to the mat. Both competitors scramble quickly back to their feet as Salem catches her approaching opponent with an arm drag.
Tony gets right back up and runs in again, and once more he’s caught by an arm drag. As he gets up and charges in a third time, Salem sweeps his legs out from under him and backs away as Carmine gets back to his feet. The Witch is wearing a smirk as she rests in the corner, her arms across the top ropes.
Kris Cruise: She’s not short of confidence, Stephy.
The fans are still chanting her name as Salem Cartier moves around the ring, taunting Tony to come closer. As the pair of them get close, Tony ducks his head and drives his shoulder to the gut, forcing Salem back into the corner. She hits the pads with a thud before Carmine repeatedly thrusts his shoulder up into the midsection. Then he stands up and lays into Salem with some overhand rights, forcing her down somewhat. Carmine drives a knee up into her face, forcing Salem back into the corner as his attack style once again switches to some back elbows as he lays into The Witch even more. The referee finally intervenes to try and pull them apart, but Carmine scoops his opponent up and body slams Salem over the top rope all the way to the outside.
Stephy Auger: This match has spilled to the outside already, I knew no ring could contain this one.
Salem grabs hold of the guard rail and picks herself up just in time to see Tony slingshot over the top rope with a plancha, taking Cartier back down. As she tries to get up again, Tony stomps at the back before eventually dragging her back to her feet anyway. He forces Salem back against the guard rail and lands a couple of punches to wear her down before Irish whipping her the length of the ringside area, driving The Witch back first into the steel rails on the far side!
The referee leans through the ropes, trying to tell Tony to bring the match back into the ring before the count out continues.
“THREE!”
“FOUR!”
Tony drags Salem back to a vertical base as he applies a front facelock. A quick snap suplex brings Cartier crashing down across the thin protective mats, and she yells out in pain. Tony sits up, soaking in the boos as he rises to his feet. Once again, he grabs Salem by the head and this time he rolls her back into the ring, albeit with her head and shoulders hanging over the apron.
Kris Cruise: What does he have in store here?
Carmine hops up onto the apron and takes a run up, dropping a leg down across the throat of Salem Cartier; she rolls away in pain as he climbs back into the ring after her. A forearm across the face as he goes for the cover.
ONE!
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TWO!
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Salem kicks out.
Stephy Auger: Tony Carmine in total control here, Kris. Do you see Salem getting back into this match?
Kris Cruise: I hope so, nobody wants to see a one sided match.
Tony pushes the shoulder down, drives the forearm down across the face again and makes another cover.
ONE!
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TWO!
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Salem kicks out.
Undeterred, the Pride champion rolls his opponent over and grabs hold of the arms once again. With a boot down across her back, Tony applies a surfboard stretch to Salem Cartier; the referee drops down to check for a submission but The Witch is able to get a foot across the bottom rope to break the hold. The official points this out to Sunshine Scandalous, who responds by driving Salem into the mat with his boot. The crowd boo loudly as the official admonishes the Pride champion, allowing Salem an opportunity to try and recover.
She rolls out under the bottom rope, landing on her feet as she rests back against the apron. But she’s not out of arm’s each of Tony; he leans through the ropes and grabs Salem by the hair, pulling her up onto the apron. But Salem reaches around the back of Tony’s head and counters with a sitout jawbreaker! A pop from the crowd as Carmine flops backwards.
Kris Cruise: What a counter by Salem Cartier there!
But Tony isn’t down for long. He’s even back on his feet before Salem is; The Witch stands up and turns around to see Tony coming towards her with a shoulder attack. But Cartier leaps to dodge. Carmine ends up half way out of the ring as Salem comes down across his back with a straddle attack. Tony falls back into the ring again as Salem steadies herself on the apron, preparing herself for the hilo that follows! She flies gracefully through the air, coming down across the chest of Tony Carmine before rolling through and back to her feet.
Carmine gets back to his feet with the use of the ropes as Salem moves in to attack. She lands a few chops to the chest but as she goes for a boot to the gut, Tony catches her foot. Only for Salem to leap up with the enzuigiri! Tony swivels on the spot and falls forward, landing throat first across the middle rope as Salem forces herself back to her feet. She goes against the far ropes for momentum, coming back with a leapfrog body guillotine!
Kris Cruise: Salem Cartier mounting some serious offense here! And the fans are loving it, Stephy, this is exactly what they wanted to see two weeks ago!
Stephy Auger: She’s got the momentum in her favor, but things can change on a dime.
Salem takes a moment to catch her breath as she watches Tony try to gather his bearings – the enzuigiri kick effects are lingering – but The Witch can’t wait any longer. She grabs Tony by the hair and pulls him to his feet, heading towards the corner as his head bounces off the top turnbuckle. Then eight more times after that. The referee intervenes, so Cartier opts for an Irish whip, sending Tony from pillar to post. He hits the far turnbuckle hard as Salem sets off, cartwheeling across the ring before leaping up with a hip attack! Carmine staggers out from the corner as Salem gets in front of him once again, this time executing the standing monkeyflip DDT! And she covers.
ONE!
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TWO!
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Tony kicks out!
Stephy Auger: Tony Carmine stays alive!
Kris Cruise: Salem still has the advantage, but she’ll need to do more than that if she wants to put away the Pride champion.
Undeterred, Salem lifts her opponent back to his feet, only to take him down with a rolling snapmare. That’s followed close behind by a dropkick to the face; Carmine holds his nose as he falls back to the mat, but the relentless Witch rolls him over onto his front as she tries to lock in a leg trap camel clutch. But Tony is able to power out somehow, stopping Salem from linking her hands.
The two competitors break away from one another as Salem scrambles to get back to her feet first. She lands a couple of forearm shots to the face before going for an Irish whip – NO! Tony goes under the arm and counters with a boot to the gut before raking the eyes. It earns an admonishment from the referee, but Carmine doesn’t give a damn. He grabs Salem by the wrist and whips her against the ropes, applying an abdominal stretch upon her return. They’re dead center of the ring as Tony has the hold locked in.
Stephy Auger: There’s nowhere to go from there, Kris. Salem will have to dig deep if she wants to escape from this one.
Kris Cruise: The abdominal stretch is locked in tight, and Tony taking the opportunity to cheap shot her in the rib cage as well.
Stephy Auger: A clever tactic from the Pride champion. There’s a reason why he holds that belt, Kris, and it’s because he has that killer instinct.
The referee checks for a submission, but Salem won’t quit. Tony keeps striking the rib cage, but still she won’t quit, so he releases the hold and opts instead for a snapmare. Followed by a swift soccer kick to the spine. Salem yells out in pain again as Tony runs against the ropes, coming back with a penalty kick to the face of his opponent! And the pin.
ONE!
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TWO!
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THR-NO!
Salem kicks out in time. Tony looks the official and holds up three fingers, but the referee assures him it was only two. Disappointed, he gets back up and brings Salem with him. A knee to the midsection doubles over The Witch before she gets sent to the corner with an Irish whip. Tony follows her in with a running clothesline, but he doesn’t let her fall. Instead Salem finds herself propped up in the corner as Tony climbs to the middle rope to start the ten punch combo, adding some hip gyrating theatrics before landing the final punch.
Kris Cruise: There was no need for that.
As Carmine climbs down, his opponent staggers out of the corner. He goes for an Irish whip, sending Cartier running against the ropes as Tony leaps up for the hurricanrana – NO! Salem keeps hold of the ropes and Tony crashes back first to the mat! The crowd pop as Tony gets back up to his feet, his back arched in pain as he staggers back against the ropes. Salem runs in with a Cactus clothesline, taking both of them over the top rope and tumbling to the outside.
Stephy Auger: This match heading outside again, and I’m not sure if that’s where Salem wants to be.
Somehow, Salem is the first one back to her feet as the count out begins.
“ONE!”
Tony is on his feet as Salem grabs him from behind, delivering a shinbreaker before taking Tony over with a leg hook saito suplex on the outside!
Kris Cruise: Holy hell!
The fans nearby are on their feet as the Pride champion gets folded up like an accordion, but that took a lot of effort on Salem’s part, and she’s trying to catch her breath.
“TWO!”
“THREE!”
Stephy Auger: That was a hell of a suplex there, Kris.
Kris Cruise: I’m not sure how Tony will recover from that one, but it looks like it took a lot out of Salem as well.
“FOUR!”
The Witch uses the apron to drag herself back up, before finally climbing up onto the apron itself. Tony is just beginning to stir, forcing himself up through sheer will power as Salem leaps off the apron with a hurricanrana attempt – NO! Tony has the wherewithal to catch her, and deliver a powerbomb counter against the edge of the ring! Salem slumps to the floor, holding her back in pain as Tony collapses to one knee in exhaustion. He rolls back into the ring and rests there, kneeling, looking down over the edge of the ring apron until he sees Salem’s hand grab hold.
She peers over the edge of the ring, locking eyes with Tony as she climbs back into the ring. But the Pride champion catches her with a clubbing blow to the back, keeping her down. As she rises again, Carmine swings around with a reverse discus elbow that knocks Salem senseless before he takes her down with a bridging fisherman’s suplex!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THR-NOO!
Salem kicks out in the nick of time, and Tony can’t quite believe it. He forces himself back to his feet, dragging Salem up with him. A body slam, with authority, has Cartier laid out near the corner as Tony looks towards the turnbuckle.
Kris Cruise: I know what’s coming next…
He climbs out onto the apron before heading up top, slowly but surely climbing to the top turnbuckle before steadying himself. Carmine leaps off the turnbuckle, rotating through the air as he comes down with a phoenix splash! And a hook of the leg!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE-NOO!
Stephy Auger: How?! How did Salem Cartier kick out of that one?
Kris Cruise: I’m not sure, Stephy, but Tony can’t believe it either.
The referee is assuring Tony it was only a two count, but the Pride champion is adamant that should have been three. He gets up in the official’s face, arguing the point. But to no avail. Finally, Tony turns his attention back to his opponent, and rubs the sole of his boot across Salem’s face. The crowd roar in disapproval as Tony drags his opponent back to her feet. An Irish whip sends the barely conscious Witch against the ropes, but she picks up a head of steam as she flies through the air with the New Hampshire Handshake!
Kris Cruise: New Hampshire Handshake. Out of nowhere!
The elbow lands flush against Carmine’s jaw, and the champion slumps to the mat…
But so does Salem.
Stephy Auger: Can she capitalize?
The fans here in Boston are urging Salem to get up, but The Witch isn’t moving. Carmine isn’t moving either. He’s splayed out in the center of the ring as Salem is next to him, face down.
Wait, Salem is stirring.
She pushes herself to all fours and drags herself close enough to drape an arm across the chest of Tony Carmine.
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!?
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NO!!!
Stephy Auger: Tony gets the shoulder up! Tony gets the shoulder up!
The crowd are silent in disbelief as Carmine gets the shoulder up a split second before the three count.
Kris Cruise: I thought this one was over, Stephy. But the Pride champion dug deep for that one, and he’s still in this match.
Salem rolls off her opponent and kneels in the center of the ring. Her face showing the exhaustion and the pain as she forces herself back to her feet. Tony is stirring, pushing himself up to his knees. But Salem is ready for him. She fires off a kick to the chest, then another before going up top with a buzzsaw kick! Tony’s head spins around; he’s out of it, and Salem knows it as she drags him back up to his feet again. A boot to the gut doubles Carmine over as Salem hooks both arms…
Kris Cruise: Could it be?!
Stephy Auger: Hijack Kevorkian!
NO!
Tony wriggles free of the butterfly hold and stands upright as Salem swings with a lariat. Almost instinctively, Tony ducks and catches the arm, using it to lift Salem up onto his back. He swings her around and drives the knee up into her face!
Stephy Auger: It’s Always Sunny In Sicily connects!
And the Pride champion slumps down across the chest of Salem Cartier!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!!!
J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match, SUNSHINE SCANDALOUS TONY CARMINE!
Stephy Auger: He did it, Tony Carmine emerges victorious here tonight!
Kris Cruise: But give the credit to Salem Cartier, she pushed him further than he probably thought she would. But Tony dug deep to come back, and he hit that move out of nowhere to get the three count.
Stephy Auger: That’s why he’s the champion, Kris.
The referee finally manages to get Tony to his feet in order to raise his arm in victory, and the fans continue booing and jeering. Carmine looks down at his opponent in disgust and kicks the dirt at her before leaving the ring with his ladies by his side.
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