Above & Beyond V (8.20.16)

[FGA Office]

FRONTIER LIONS CUP - SEMIFINALS
Mark Storm vs. Chandler Scott

“Animal Ghosts” bursts through the speakers. Chandler Scott steps through the curtain to a loud ovation from the crowd.

J.A. Aldridge: This is the Semifinal Match in the Frontier Lions Cup tournament! It is scheduled for one fall with a 30 minute time limit! Introducing first… CHANDLER SCOTT!!

Chandler makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with a fan or two. He rolls himself into the ring and waits for his opponent.

Kris Cruise: Chandler Scott advanced to this Semifinal Match by defeating Dom Harter in the Quarterfinals. But how much is left?

Stephy Auger: That remains to be seen. Mark Storm is the fresher of the two. But a lot has gone down tonight between Mark Storm’s first match and this match right here. Has Storm cooled off?

"Bad Guy" by Jordon Comoli begins to play through the PA speakers. Stepping through the curtains is Mark Storm, who stands tall at the top of the entrance ramp. A smile is plastered on his face as he marvels at the scenery, embracing all the cheers as he close his eyes and widens his arms before coming down the ramp.

J.A. Aldridge: His opponent… MARK STORM!

Standing by the edge of the ring, he lets out a triumphant roar, with the audience roaring back to him as he jumps onto the apron before he slingshots his way over the top rope. He falls to his knees in the middle of the ring, looking up at the heavens as his theme music slowly begins to fade out.

Stephy Auger: Mark Storm looks as focused as ever, Cruise. He’s one win away from punching his tickets to the Finals, where Johnny Karma is waiting.

Kris Cruise: If I’m Mark Storm, I want to drag this match out as long as possible. He’s got a bit more in the tank than Chandler Scott. The longer this match goes, the more it favors Storm. Also, over the past few weeks, Storm has continued to tweak his moveset. He’s someone that’s never been satisfied. He’s always looking for new ways to put down an opponent. We may see him bust out some new moves in this one.

The bell sounds with both men circling the ring before locking up. After jockeying for position, Storm brings Scott down to the mat with a fireman’s carry takeover. He quickly turns over into a cover.

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Scott kicks out.

Scott rolls over towards the ropes and slowly returns to his feet. Both men then begin to circle the ring before locking up. After jockeying for position, Storm places Scott in a side headlock. Scott goes to shove Storm off of him. But Storm doesn't budge. So Scott moves Storm back into the ropes. He then goes to shove Storm off of him. But Storm drops down to a knee while keeping the hold locked on. The ref gets down and asks Scott if he wants to give up. But Scott refuses. After Scott battles back to his feet, Storm throws him down to the canvas with a side headlock takeover. Scott quickly reverses into a headscissors. But Storm is able to escape with a kip up.

After both men scramble back to their feet, Storm runs over towards Scott. But Scott throws him down with a side headlock takeover. Storm then reaches up with his legs and reverses into a headscissors. Scott tries to kip up. But Storm has the headscissors locked on tight. Scott goes for another kip up. But it’s to no avail. He after shiting around on the canvas, he slowly turns over onto his knees. After pressing down on Storm’s thighs, Scott slowly slips out of the headscissors. He then dives over to apply a grounded side headlock. But Storm turns over, grabs Scott from behind and applies a hammerlock.

Kris Cruise: Storm’s proven to be too quick for Scott thus far.

The ref asks Scott if he wants to give up. But Scott refuses to give up. After battling back to his feet, Scott walks backwards and presses Storm up against the ropes. The ref then gives Storm until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Storm makes a clean break. As Scott goes to walk away from Storm, Storm quickly grabs him from behind, turns and tosses him through the ropes.

Kris Cruise: What’s he going for here?

As Scott gets up on the outside, Storm takes off into the ropes. When Storm returns, Scott slides in and throws out a discus Roaring Hammer, which elicits a roar from the crowd. But Storm ducks and runs towards the ropes. When Scott turns around, the crowd cheers Storm knocks him down with a handspring roundhouse kick. Storm makes the cover.

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Scott kicks out.

Storm picks up Scott, runs and tosses him through the ropes and to the floor. As Scott gets up on the outside, Storm takes off into the ropes. When Storm comes back, the crowd cheers as he flips over the top rope and flattens Scott with a somersault plancha.

Kris Cruise: Storm takes it to the air! The high risk pays off as he takes down Scott!

Stephy Auger: Storm tries to go for that dive earlier on, but Scott cut him off. But he wouldn't be denied this time.

Storm picks up Scott and rolls him back into the ring. Storm then slides in, drags Scott away from the ropes and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Good ring awareness there by Storm to pull Scott away from the ropes and exert more energy on that kickout.

Storm picks up Scott, moves him into the corner and delivers a series of knife edge chops. He then takes Scott and goes for an irish whip. But Scott reverses, sending Storm into the corner. Scott runs across the ring and connects with a European Uppercut. He then takes Storm and whips him back into the previous corner. Scott uns across the ring and goes for a flying corner elbow smash. But Storm counters with a back elbow strike. While Scott stumbles back, Storm turns to face the turnbuckles. He then springboards onto the middle ropes, backflips over Scott and brings him down with a sitout inverted DDT in one smooth motion. The crowd cheers as he makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Storm picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. But instead of coming back, Scott hangs onto the ropes. Storm sees this, so he runs over to attack. But Scott ducks and counters with a fireman’s carry over the top rope and to the floor.

Kris Cruise: Now Storm has been dumped to the floor! What does Scott have in mind?

As Storm gets up on the outside, Scott takes off into the ropes. When Scott comes back, the crowd cheers as he hurls himself through the ropes and knocks Storm down with a suicide dive.

Kris Cruise: Storm gets taken out by the dive!

Scott rolls back into the ring and waits for Storm to get up. When Storm begins to return to his feet, Scott takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, the crowd cheers as he hurls himself through the ropes and knocks Storm down with another suicide dive.

Kris Cruise: Storm gets taken out again by the dive!

Scott rolls back into the ring and waits on his knees for Storm to get up. As Storm slowly begins to get back to a vertical base, Scott gets back to his feet before taking off into the ar ropes. When he comes back, he hurls himself through the ropes for another suicide dive. But Storm side steps and throws Scott into the guard rail.

Kris Cruise: Storm denied him that time!

Stephy Auger: Like an idiot, he went to the well one too many times.

Storm picks up Scott and rolls him back into the ring. He then slides back in and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his foot on the bottom rope.

Storm gets up, takes Scott by the near arm and leg, drags him away from the ropes and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Storm picks up Scott, whips him across the ring, followed him over to the ropes and deliver a running knee to the midsection. He then takes Scott, whips him across the ring, follows him over towards the ropes and delivers another running knee to the midsection. Storm then takes Scott and goes for a belly to back suplex. But Scott is able to roll over his shoulder and land safely on the apron. Before can attack Storm, Storm delivers a Pelé Kick. After dragging Scott back in through the ropes, Storm delivers a butterfly suplex floated over into a cross armbar. But Scott quickly clasps his hands together.

Stephy Auger: Storm’s got the armbar on!

Kris Cruise: But not all the way! Scott is stopping him from hyperextending the arm.

Storm repeatedly yanks away as he tries his hardest to break Scott’s grip. But Scott’s got his hands locked tightly together. He then turns over to his right, pinning Storm’s shoulders to the mat.

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Storm kicks out.

After both men scramble to get back to their feet, Scott rocks Storm with an elbow smash to the face. He then nails Storm with another elbow smash… and another… and anoth-NO! Storm ducks the last elbow and nails Chandler with a forearm strike, slap, shoot kick to the thigh and a spinning backfist. Storm then spins in place and throws out a clothesline. But Scott ducks and runs into the ropes. When Storm turns around, Scott brings him down with a spinning sitout sleeper slam. He makes the cover.

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Storm gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Storm and whips him into the ropes. Wen Storm returns, Scott doubles him over with a boot to the midsection before delivering a snap fisherman neckbreaker. He then sits up Storm before heading into the ropes. When Scott returns, he delivers a rolling neck snap. He makes the cover.

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Storm gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Storm and whips him into the ropes. When Storm returns, Scott scoops him up from the side and delivers a pendulum backbreaker. He makes the cover.

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Storm gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Storm, moves him into the ropes and delivers a series of knees to the midsection. He then pulls Storm away from the ropes, lifts him up and delivers a rib breaker. He makes the cover.

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Storm gets his shoulder up.

Scott makes another lateral press.

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Storm gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Now it’s Scott in control.

Stephy Auger: He’s trying to wear down Storm with those repeated blows to the ribs, as well as the constant pin attempts. It might be working.

Scott picks up Storm, brings Storm over towards the corner and goes for a snap suplex...

Kris Cruise: We saw him do this in the last round against Dom Harter!

But Storm blocks the move by hooking one of his legs around Scott’s. Scott then tries for another snap suplex. But again, Storm blocks it. After a punch to the ribs, Scott goes for another snap suplex. This time, Storm blocks the move by dropping down to a knee. So Scott lets go and knocks Storm down with a high knee lift. He makes the cover.

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Storm gets his shoulder up.

As Scott picks Storm up off the canvas, Storm begins to nail Scott with right hands to the midsection. While Scott is doubled over, Storm turns and takes off into the ropes. When Storm returns, Scott throws him down with a tilt-a-whirl side slam. He then yanks up Storm, quickly brings him over towards the corner and delivers a snap suplex into the turnbuckles. Storm yelps as he rolls away from the corner. Scott then heads over and makes the cover.

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T-NO!

Storm gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Storm and lifts him up for a Shotgun Stunner. Storm but Storm slips down from behind and counters with an inverted exploder suplex, which elicits cheers and applause from the crowd. Storm can be seen holding the small of his back.

As both grapplers slowly make their way back to their feet, Storm runs over, rolls forward, springs up to his feet and brings Scott down with a handspring hurricanrana. He makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Storm picks up Scott and goes for an irish whip. But Scott reverses, sending Storm into the ropes. When Storm returns, Scott goes for a back body drop. But Storm slips down from behind. He then spins Scott around and clocks him with a forearm strike, followed a slap, a shoot kick to the thigh and a spinning back fist. Storm then turns and goes for another clothesline. But once again, Scott ducks and runs into the ropes. When Scott returns, Storm nails him with a bicycle knee. While Scott’s dazed, Storm turns and takes off towards the ropes, where he delivers a springboard cutter.

Kris Cruise: Storm Search!

Storm turns over and makes the cover.

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TH-NO!

Scott gets his shoulder up.

Storm picks up Scott and goes for a vertical suplex. But Scott slips down from behind. He turn turns Storm around and lifts him up across his shoulders. But before Scott can hit the fireman’s carry neckbreaker, Storm delivers five elbows to the side of the head. After Storm slips down from behind, he grabs Scott and delivers a German Suplex. But Storm doesn’t let go. He rolls up back to his feet and delivers another German Suplex. Storm delivers another Rolling German… and another. After Storm rolls back up to his feet, he’s too exhausted to go for another German Suplex. Scott then breaks Storm’s grip from around his waist and runs towards the ropes. But Storm reaches out, grabs the back of his tights, yanks Scott back over towards him and delivers a release Dragon Suplex. Storm makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers as Scott gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: I thought it was over there, but Scott was able to get his shoulder up just in time.

Storm wraps his arms around Scott’s waist and deadlifts him up off the canvas. After carrying Scott around for a few paces, Storm hoists him up and goes for a deadlift gutwrench sitout powerbomb. But as soon as Scott is lifted up onto Storm's shoulders, Scott hammers him with elbows to the head. He then slips down in front of Storm, lifts him up across his shoulders and delivers a fireman’s carry neckbreaker.

Kris Cruise: There it is!

Stephy Auger: But he can’t make the cover!

While both grapplers are down, the ref starts his count.


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TWO!





THREE!





FOUR!





FIVE!




SIX!





SEVEN!

After both men make their way back to their feet, Scott takes Storm and goes for an irish whip. But Storm reverses, sending Scott into the ropes. When Scott returns, Storm sets up for a back body drop. But Scott stops, hooks both arms, lifts him up and throws him down with a Tiger Flowsion.

Kris Cruise: CRS One from Scott!

While Storm is down, Scott steps out through the ropes and scales up to the top turnbuckle. Once Scott gets to the top, he leaps off and connects with a diving elbow drop. He makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers as Storm gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Storm and whips him into the corner. He then runs into the corner and connects with a European Uppercut. Scott then takes Storm and whips him into the opposite corner. He runs across the ring and goes for a flying corner elbow smash. But Storm jumps from out of the corner and…

*CRACK*

… clobbers him with a bicycle knee in mid air.

Kris Cruise: Good God, what a knee by Storm!

While Scott is dazed, Storm turns him around and positions him for a tombstone piledriver. Scott then kicks his legs until he reverses and positions Storm for a tombstone, which causes the crowd to roar. But before Scott can deliver the piledriver, Storm kicks his legs until he reverses the position. The crowd cheers as Storm follows up with a tombstone piledriver. An exhausted Storm falls on top of Scott.

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THRE-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers as Scott gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: How was that not it!?

Stephy Auger: How do they have anything left!?

Storm picks up Scott and lifts him up across his shoulders for a GTS.

Kris Cruise: Dystopia! This could be it right here!

Storm shoves Scott off his shoulder and goes for Dystopia. But Scott catches his leg on the way down. He then follows up with a dragon screw leg whip.

Kris Cruise: OH!

Scott picks up Storm leg from off the canvas and delivers another dragon screw.

Scott picks up Storm’s legs, steps through them, crosses them and turns him over into a Sharpshooter.

Kris Cruise: Scott Lock! Scott’s got the Scott Lock applied!

The crowd cheers as Storm can be heard groaning in pain. The ref asks Storm if he wants to give up. But Storm refuses to quit. Storm can be seen tugging at his hair while he continues to groan. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. But again, Storm refuses. Scott then pulls back, increasing the pressure.

Kris Cruise: He’s got it really locked in, Stephy!

Stephy Auger: I don’t think Storm can hang on for much longer!

The ref checks in with Storm and asks him if he wants to give up. But Storm still refuses. He then slowly pushes himself up off the canvas. Scott can be seen shaking his head with disbelief as Storm begins to scratch, claw and pull himself across the ring.

Kris Cruise: Look at Storm! He’s scratching! He’s clawing! He’s trying to make his way to those ropes! Does he have it!

Storm reaches out… and gets his hand on the bottom rope, which elicits cheers and applause from the crowd. Scott then lets go of the hold before dropping to his knees. He repeatedly slaps the canvas out of frustration before returning to his feet. Scott grabs Storm by the hair, yanks him back to his feet and unleashes a flurry of elbow smashes to the face. He then takes Storm and whips him across the ring. When Storm returns, Scott goes for another tilt-a-whirl maneuver. But Storm counters with a tilt-a-whirl takedown into a Crossface.

Kris Cruise: Crossface!

The crowd cheers as as Storm’s got the submission sunk in. Chandler groans in pain as Storm pulls back. Storm repeatedly yells at Chandler to tap. The ref gets down and asks Scott if he wants to give up. But Scott refuses. So Storm pulls back.

Kris Cruise: Chandler’s got nowhere to go!

Chandler continues to groan from the Crossface. The ref checks back in with him again and asks if he wants to give up. But Scott refuses. So Storm begins to repeatedly tug back and forth on the Crossface.

Kris Cruise: That’s gotta be killing his neck!

The ref checks in with Scott and asks him if he wants to give up. Once again, Scott refuses. Scott then tries to pull himself towards the ropes. But Storm goes back to repeatedly tugging back, which stops Scott. Scott then tries to fight through the pain as he scratches, claw, and pulls himself towards the ropes. He reaches out. But he’s not there. So Scott pulls himself closer towards the ropes. Scott reaches out towards the ropes. But Storm uses one of his legs to reach over and repeatedly stomp on the back of the hand using the heel. Storm then plants his feet down on the canvas and he arches back, which causes Scott to scream in pain.

Stephy Auger: This match is about to be over, Cruise! He’s got nothing left!

The ref asks Scott if he wants to give up. But Scott refuses. He then pulls himself closer to the ropes… reaches out… and grabs the bottom rope. Storm breaks the hold before covering his face with his hands.

Kris Cruise: He thought he had it! Storm thought he had it won!

Storm picks up Scott and delivers a series of rapid palm strikes to the face, then a shoot kick to the thigh, followed by a spinning back kick. While Scott is doubled over, Storm takes off into the ropes. When Storm returns, Scott turns him inside out with a Pinpoint Dropkick.

Kris Cruise: Scott with that dropkick out of nowhere.

Scott picks up Storm and nails him with an alternating series of elbows smashes and European Uppercuts. He then takes Storm, whips him across the ring and follows him into the corner. Scott connects with a European Uppercut. He then takes Storm and whips him into the opposite corner. After leaning back in the corner, Scott takes off across the ring and finally connects with a flying corner elbow smash. He then hoists up Storm and sits him down on the top turnbuckle. After placing him in a three quarter facelock, Scott steps a few paces out of the corner before dropping him with a rope-hung cutter.

Kris Cruise: Mass Spike!

Scott picks up Storm, brings him back to the ring and hooks his arms. The crowd cheers as Scott lifts Storm up and planting him with a Bloody Sunday.

Kris Cruise: DNA Driver! That’s gotta be it!

Scott turns over and makes the cover.

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THREE!

“Animal Ghosts” blasts over the PA as the crowd explodes with cheers.

J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner, CHANDLER SCOTT!

Scott slowly returns to his feet and gets his arm raised by the ref.

Kris Cruise: What a match that was! Chandler Scott advances to the finals. But man, what a hard fought match that was. It seems like every Pay Per View, Mark Storm goes out there and shows the world why he’s one of the best and he did just that out here! So hats off to him! Unfortunately for him, he is not headed to the finals. That would be Chandler Scott, who will be facing Johnny Karma later on tonight.

[FGA Office]

THE END IS WHERE WE BEGIN

I'm an alien
Cuz I'm not of this world
I have a name
but I've been changed, and now I can't stay the same
and I'm a loser if that means I've been lost before
but now I found it, I'm surrounded
Cuz you can hear the way it sounded

The camera slowly fades in on three faces: Johnny Cannon, Tony Carmine, and Zero McHannon. Music starts playing in the background as Cannon takes off his suit coat and throws it over the top rope. Carmine is bouncing on the balls of his feet in one of the corner turnbuckles, then stretching out his arms on the ropes. McHannon runs a hand through his hair before flicking some water down on the canvas. Then all three men step towards the middle of the ring as the referee is explaining the rules of the match to them, which they completely ignore, and never take their eyes off each other.

Bells are hearing echoing through the music as Cannon and Carmine instantly turn on Zero, beating him down to start the match, trading move on McHannon and laying him out early in the fight. The scene zooms in on Carmine and Cannon as they turn towards each other and start smack talking in each other’s face. A clip of Tony Carmine throwing himself forward with a springboard clothesline that takes Zero’s head off his shoulders. Zero hits Cannon with a ZERO TOLERANCE, then goes for the pin, but Cannon’s foot ends up on the ropes as McHannon runs a hand through his long hair and shakes his head. BIRMINGHAM SCREWDRIVER from Cannon to McHannon as Zero turns inside-out when the move connects! Johnny Cannon is laying on the mat as the FGA World Champion is laid on his chest, then clutches it tight.

The end is where we begin
It's crawling back when
We run away, run away
cuz the end is where we begin
Where broken hearts mend
and start to beat again
The end is where we begin

Zero McHannon is in the ring now which an axe as hand as it’s hard for him to find the words when he slowly raises the microphone up to his lips. The television then shows clips of Zero destroying the ring with an axe, bringing down the ring altogether. The ring collapses and Zero stands tall before being rushed by the security that brings him down near the closing credits. It shows one last scene of McHannon hitting Johnny Karma with his favorite move before lifting a leg to a grueling match.

Johnny Cannon is standing in the middle of the ring and holding the FGA World Championship high above his head as the crowd erupts in hate, giving a smirk over at Quinn. Cannon is interrupted by Chris Bond. The clip then goes to Cannon in the middle of a fight with Next Level as he plants Ricky with the CANNON DRIVER! Everyone is rushing the ring to try and break up the pinfall attempt, but they’re too late as the bell is ringing and Cannon and Diamond are having their hands raised in the middle of the ring, propping the FGA World Championship into the air for everyone to see.

Tony Carmine is seen in the hospital with after suffering a severe concussion and saying some few choice words to the fans at home. It’s a heartwarming moment as it seems that Tony is hanging up the boots to his career, but then it transitions to Carmine running down the ramp and sliding into the ring. Then another shot of Carmine facing off against Annie Dupree… IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN SICILY to Annie! The crowd goes into jeers as Carmine falls to his knees with both hands in the air, all eyes on him.

I'm a monster if that means I'm misunderstood
Cuz it’s alive and I can't hide it
The energy is rising
and I'm a traitor if that means I've turned on myself
I can't deny it, it's like a riot
and I can't keep it quiet

Cannon and McHannon are staring at each other in the middle of the ring as Zero’s wanting to cash in his rematch clause, but Cannon refuses to give it to him. Carmine comes back from his injury and joins the men in the ring, looking like he’s going to make the save on Zero, but takes his head off instead! Carmine is beating Zero down the microphone as Cannon is seen in the background, laughing and encouraging on his partner in crime. They decimate the competition and stand tall in the ring together, patting each other on the back and showing how bright the future is going to be under their helm.

Zero is seen throwing Danny Diamond into the hallway walls as he takes out one member of the New Kings. Then it cuts to Zero slowly approaching Carmine and looking for a little revenge after the embarrassment last Vertigo. Carmine is calling for help, but it fades away and shows Cannon backstage with a little blood dripping from his forehead after a sneak attack. Zero then lays out Carmine and the last scene shows him bring down Tony on the announcer’s table, breaking it clear in half. Last scene shows Zero hopping onto the apron and turning around to the cameras in the crowd.

The end is where we begin
It's crawling back when
We run away, run away
Cuz the end is where we begin
Where broken hearts mend
and start to beat again
The end is where we begin

Then it all comes to an end… Three men, highly anticipating the match they have before them at Above and Beyond V, but at the same time have long faces in knowing that this is the last time it will happen in such a magnitude for a while.

The screen cuts to Cannon holding the FGA World Championship in front of Zero’s face as he just stares at the man with livid eyes. Cannon and Carmine are sharing the ring, but Carmine slowly looks over to his partner and his eyes narrow. Zero and Carmine are trading shots, clearly not able to get one up one each other.

Then…

Television starts to flash with various scenes. ALWAYS SUNNY IN SICILY!!! ZERO TOLERANCE!!! CANNON DRIVER!!!

It finally settles as Tony is standing in the ring over two fallen opponents, wiping the sweat from his forehead and flicking it down at them. Zero is on the apron with his arms wrapped around the top rope, yelling out towards the crowd. Cannon is seen unbuckling his suit and revealing the world championship underneatn.

Final shot is all three coming into a background that says ABOVE AND BEYOND V. There’s some movement from the three men in the frame, then it freezes and a logo pops up at the bottom.

JOHNNY CANNON (c) VS. ZERO MCHANNON VS. TONY CARMINE

FGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

[FGA Office]

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
FGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(c) Johnny Cannon vs. Zero McHannon vs. Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a triple threat match for the FGA World Championship! Introducing first, from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 218 pounds … ZERO MCHANNON!

"Nobody Likes Me" by Deuce ft. Ronnie Radke hits the speakers. Bells are heard chiming through the speakers as the music comes in blazing, the lights surveying the arena, but then it stays focused on the top of the ramp with a bright white light. Zero McHannon walks through the curtain with a black zip up with the hood over his head and a leather jacket over the hoodie. He turns his back to the audience, holding up a "Z" with both hands to the crowd, then turning around abruptly, and rips the "Z" apart.

“Nobody likes me,
No one likes me,
But I don't like them,
Uh uh, I don't, nu uh"

Zero holds his arms out for a moment and raises his head to take in the atmosphere from the fans as they shower him in hate, then slowly starts to make his way down the ramp. He walks down the ramp as fans are throwing jeers in his face, but Zero completely ignores them, and keeps his eyes fixated on the ring. McHannon stops at the bottom of the ramp and bounces on the balls of his feet, looking from one side of the arena to the other, then sliding in through the bottom rope, and bouncing right up to his feet.

“All this hate you gave me that turned me deranged
Now I'm burning in the flames
All the things you said, they've been stuck in my head
And now I'm at it again, an addict
Welcome to hell, bitch
You can't do nothing about it

Out of my way f*ggot, you heard what I said damn it
I am an automatic ready to fire back at
All the f*ckers laughing
Not gonna lie about it, I'm gonna wreck havoc
Everyone's dying
Don't matter"

Zero McHannon climbs the nearest turnbuckle spread his arms and begins to yell towards the crowd as they do their best to cheer over him with jeers. He freezes for a moment, taking in the reaction from the audience, then hops from the corner ropes, and tests the mat under his feet. He's talking to himself as he crosses the ring and stands up on the other turnbuckle, brushing off his shoulder to the crowd, and slapping himself in the chest.

"This is my chance
Maybe my last
And if I leave
There's no way back

This is your fate
When worlds collapse
I took my pain
Now give it backkkkkkk"

McHannon walks into the middle of the ring and pulls off the zip up with his other hand, tossing it off to the side of the canvas. He falls back into one of the corners, and slumps into the turnbuckle as he waits for his opponents.

Kris Cruise: It’s time for the first of two main events this evening, Stephy; the FGA World Championship is on the line in a rematch from All Star Showdown where that man, Zero McHannon, lost the belt to Johnny Cannon.

Stephy Auger: After everything he went through to win that belt back from Cyncity, Zero found himself against the odds when two members of The New Kings won the Gold Rush Rumble and were both declared the number one contender.

Kris Cruise: And they haven’t made it easy for him since then. But two weeks ago on Vertigo we saw Zero McHannon gain a measure of revenge; he took out Danny Diamond early in the night; he laid out Johnny Cannon backstage before finally attacking Tony Carmine after his victory in the main event that evening. Even going so far as to put Sunshine Scandalous through the announcer’s table.

Stephy Auger: And you have to believe that Tony Carmine isn’t going to take that laying down. And you know that Sunshine Scandalous will do whatever it takes to beat Zero tonight, and to become the FGA World Champion. This belt has eluded him twice before tonight, including that match where he suffered an injury. But he’s fit now, and he’s as determined to prove he is the best FGA has to offer as he has ever been.

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(never the same group of women). He pops the collar on his furry vest before turning his back the ring and utters something to the women behind him. Suddenly he swings back around and slowly struts down the ramp, repeating the lyrics. He takes his purple pick out and starts picking his hair out.

"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 his opponent from Boca Raton, Florida, weighing in at 154 pounds, “SUNSHINE” SCANDALOUS TONY CARMINE!

Kris Cruise: And now we await the champion…

J.A. Aldridge: And their opponent…

Yellow strobe lights suddenly shine down across the entrance way, whilst the house lights begin to dim down. Slowly, almost in unison with the change in lightning does "Voodoo Child" (Jimi Hendrix" Cover) by Brick + Mortar begin to play. A small ebb of yellow smoke ascends from the ventilators to grace the ramp. The Brit's silhouette emerges behind the curtain, only backed by another daintier image.

"well i stand up next to a mountain
well i stand up next to a mountain
well i pick up all the pieces
maybe even make
maybe make a little sense"

J.A. Aldridge: Hailing from London, England, weighing in at 245 pounds … He is the FGA WORLD CHAMPION, THE BRITISH MAMBA, JOHNNY CANNON!

Finally, bursting through the curtain emerges "The British Mamba", Johnny Cannon. The Brit stands before the masses at the apex of the ramp, his face stone cold until a slight grin shines through the cracks. The Londoner surveys the landscape, soaking in the boos and jeers from the lively crowd whilst standing tall in an exquisite two piece tuxedo. With Quinn Goodrich right beside him carrying a NIKE gym bag, Cannon opens his tuxedo, revealing the FGA World Championship underneath. Johnny removes the title from his waist and hands it to Goodrich, who then hoists it into the air. As the gesture garners heat from the crowd, Team Cannon begins their march to ringside.

Kris Cruise: Nobody can deny that Johnny Cannon deserves that title. He worked his way through the ranks of FGA, culminating in him winning the Gold Rush Rumble earlier this year.

Stephy Auger: And since capturing that belt at All Star Showdown he’s been the kind of champion we can be proud of. He’s given the rest of the FGA wrestlers something to aim for, a level of skill that they need to attain if they want to try and challenge for the belt.

Kris Cruise: But tonight he has the same test that Zero faced back at All Star Showdown. Although we have to imagine The New Kings will have a plan to deal with Zero himself, to make sure the belt stays within their ranks. But with Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine and Zero McHannon ready to give their all for the chance to become FGA World Champion, I’d hate to be Johnny Cannon right now.

Cannon walks hard to the ring, his strut less swaggering and pretentious than usual, now more methodical, whilst Quinn continues to hold the FGA World Championship in the air, mouthing off at the crowd as he does so. Johnny ignores the responses from the crowd, showing complete indifference to them as he slowly marches up the stairs. He casually walks along the apron, wiping his oxfords across it upon reaching the middle, before ducking through the middle and top ropes to enter the ring. With Quinn right behind him, Cannon heads over to the nearest corner, placing his tuxedo across the top rope before ascending the turnbuckle. Once he reaches the top, Goodrich turns his back to him, and goes to raise the FGA World title above his head – only for Zero to grab the belt from Quinn!

Kris Cruise: What’s he doing here?!

Goodrich is shoved out under the bottom rope as Johnny Cannon climbs down from the turnbuckle, turning right into a belt shot to the face from Zero McHannon! The crowd gasp in shock as the World champion collapses to the mat and rolls out of the ring.

Stephy Auger: Zero McHannon taking the fight right to The New Kings, especially the champion, Johnny Cannon here. Before the bell has even rung, he’s clocked Cannon square in the face with the belt.

Kris Cruise: That’s not the start we were expecting, but Zero needs to be aware of his other opponent here.

The bell sounds to officially start the match as Tony Carmine flies in with a forearm shot to the back of Zero’s head! It’s enough to send McHannon staggering into the corner; he’s immediately turned around as Carmine hammers away with hard rights, rocking his fellow challenger. But Zero uses his size and strength advantage to flip the roles; he throws Tony into the corner and hammers away with some rights of his own.

An Irish whip ensues as McHannon hurls his opponent across the ring. Carmine hits the far turnbuckle with pace, flipping up over the corner before landing on the apron. He holds on with both hands, staying on his feet as Zero moves in, only to get caught by a shoulder to the midsection. Zero is doubled over as Tony enters the ring with a slingshot DDT! Zero rolls away towards the center of the ring, clambering to get back to his feet, but Sunshine Scandalous is on his case. Tony is stomping away, trying to keep McHannon grounded, but the former World champion doesn’t stay down for long. He is, however, backed against the ropes by a series of knife edge chops. An Irish whip follows and Zero is sent across the ring, coming back, with Tony in close pursuit. Zero hits the ropes and slows, unaware that Carmine is coming up behind him with a chopblock to the back of the knee!

Kris Cruise: That pace may be Tony’s major advantage in this match; his opponent are bigger and stronger than him, but neither of them can move around the ring like Sunshine Scandalous.

McHannon collapses to the mat as Tony zeroes in on that knee. He holds his opponent’s foot in the air as he stomps at the knee, before dropping an elbow down across it. Tony tries to turn it into a leglock submission, but Zero is hammering away with right hands to try and force a break. Which he does. Both men scramble to get back to their feet again, but Tony strikes first as he leaps up with a standing dropkick. Again, both men hurry back to their vertical bases as Zero swings his arm out for the clothesline. Carmine ducks under the arm, though, and runs against the ropes, coming back with a hurricanrana as he makes the first cover of the match!

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Zero kicks out!

Carmine lifts his opponent back to his feet and doubles Zero over with a knee to the midsection before sweeping the leg out from under the former World champion. A knee drop down across the forehead of McHannon connects before Tony lifts him up again, and he whips Zero against the ropes. Tony goes to leapfrog his opponent, but Zero catches him in midair, countering with a huge powerslam!

Tony rolls away clutching at his lower back, but gets back to his feet just after Zero does. McHannon strikes first, nailing Carmine with a European uppercut! And another. He has Carmine reeling now, as Zero doubles him over with a knee lift to the midsection before delivering the gutwrench suplex! Tony howls in pain as he clutches at his back again, but Zero is quickly back to his feet. He’s taunting Sunshine Scandalous, beckoning him to get back to his feet as Carmine staggers upwards – only to get grabbed from behind. Zero takes him down with an inverted facelock backbreaker, and he goes for the cover.

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Tony kicks out!

Stephy Auger: Both men scoring near falls already, but look who’s beginning to stir on the outside, Cruise.

Kris Cruise: The World champion, Johnny Cannon, is back up after that belt shot to the face before the match began. And it looks like he’s been busted open, Stephy.

The blood is trickling down Johnny’s face as Quinn helps him back to his feet on the outside; inside the ring the action is still continuing with Zero backing Tony into a corner before delivering some shoulder thrusts to the midsection. But the crowd are getting amped up as Cannon tears off his dress shirt and slacks, revealing the MMA compression shorts underneath – much to the delight of some female fans. Goodrich is shouting encouragement as the champion grabs his ring boots from his gym bag, putting them on before sliding into the ring.

The crowd are on the edge of their seats as Cannon enters the squared circle and he makes a beeline for Zero! McHannon turns around just in time to see the champion coming, and the two of them collide in the center of the ring. Both men throwing hard right hands, trading shots back and forth without either man gaining a clear upper hand.

That is until Zero goes South with a knee lift to the midsection. He rapid fire delivers several shots to the face of Cannon, trying to widen the wound on his forehead – but SSTC makes the save with a well timed chopblock to the back of Zero’s leg!

Stephy Auger: Just as Zero was getting the upper hand over the champion, Sunshine Scandalous is there to save his fellow King.

Kris Cruise: They traded some words during the build up to this match, but the New Kings have made it clear they don’t want Zero McHannon to walk out of here with the FGA World title–

Stephy Auger: And I don’t blame them one bit!

The boos begin to build within the Honda Civic Center as The New Kings continue stomping at the prone Zero McHannon; each of them targeting a limb as they deliver dual Garvin stomps. Cannon lifts Zero back to his feet and pushes him into the corner, whereupon they continue to stomp away at him, pushing him down to a seated position. Carmine takes the lead, placing a boot across the throat of Zero as the referee counts.

Referee: One…Two…Three…Four…

And Tony releases the choke before Cannon pushes him aside, before choking Zero out himself.

Referee: One…Two…Three…Four…

Cannon releases the choke hold and SSTC drags Zero back to his feet. A double team suplex takes Zero over, and Tony floats over into a pinning predicament.

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Cannon pulls Tony away by the boot.

The New Kings stand face to face, glaring at one another; the crowd begin to rally again, waiting for the implosion as SSTC and Johnny Cannon butt heads – but it comes to nothing as they both turn back to Zero and keep him grounded with more stomps. Cannon grabs McHannon up by the hair and whips him towards the corner, following him in with a high knee strike to the face. A snapmare follows sending Zero back towards the center of the ring as the champion charges in with a knee strike to the head again! But there’s no pin attempt.

Instead Tony picks Zero up and whips him towards the corner again. He follows him in with a jumping splash, before climbing to the middle rope. SSTC begins a ten punch combo as the crowd count along, getting to nine before Tony performs some hip swinging theatrics – much to the delight of some female fans! Before delivering the tenth and final punch. SSTC drops off the ropes, allowing Zero to stagger out of the corner, right into a bridging Northern Lights suplex from Johnny Cannon!

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Tony breaks up the pin with a stomp to the midsection of the World champion.

Kris Cruise: They’re not about to let the other get the pinfall though.

Stephy Auger: And right now, Johnny Cannon does not look too happy about what just happened.

On the outside, Quinn Goodrich is shouting for The New Kings to calm down, but Cannon and Carmine are jaw jacking in the center of the ring. The champion telling his partner in crime exactly what he thinsk of him, before Carmine shoves Cannon away with both hands!

The champion takes a step back, looking away as the crowd “ooh” in unison, before shoving Tony back. SSTC is knocked back a couple of steps but quickly recovers, getting back in the face of Cannon … before Zero knocks them both down with a double rising clothesline!

Kris Cruise: Here comes Zero!

Zero staggers back to his feet as Cannon follows close behind, but the champion is caught by a scoop slam. Tony stands up as he lunges forward with a clothesline, but Zero ducks and counters with a hangman’s neckbreaker! Tony rolls towards the ropes, using them to pick himself up as Zero charges in with a clothesline, sending SSTC over the top rope and all the way to the outside!

McHannon appears to be experiencing his second wind as he picks himself up, waiting for Cannon to do the same. The champion pushes himself back to a vertical base, but Zero is ready for him, sneaking up behind the champion before delivering a teardrop suplex! But he doesn’t go for the pin, instead Zero drags his opponent back to his feet and whips him towards the corner. Cannon hits the turnbuckles hard and stumbles back towards the center of the ring as Zero hits the ropes, coming back with a clothesline to the back of the head! Cannon drops to the mat, but picks himself up, albeit dazed, as he staggers into the waiting arms of Zero McHannon for the fireman carry gutbuster! And a hook of the leg!

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NO!

From the outside, Tony pulls Zero’s leg, breaking up the pin attempt! Zero lands on his feet on the outside as Tony lets loose a couple of punches, before Zero blocks one! He lands a hard right hook of his own, staggering SSTC, before the second hook knocks him down! Carmine gets right back up as Zero grabs him by the hair, moving towards the ring steps as Tony’s head gets bounced off the top step!

Stephy Auger: Zero in firm control here, but there’s no pin falls on the outside. He’ll have to get Tony back into the ring if he wants to finish this one.

Kris Cruise: And there’s an angry Johnny Cannon waiting for them both in there.

Carmine staggers away from the ring steps, holding his forehead in pain as Zero follows him, landing the occasional overhand punch to the back. Quinn Goodrich is on the other side of the ring, making sure his client is ok as Zero drives Tony back first into the ring apron. Carmine gets rolled back into the ring and he immediately tries to put some distance between him and Zero, before McHannon is cut off by a baseball slide from Cannon!

It’s enough to send McHannon tumbling backwards, and Cannon slides out of the ring after him. He grabs Zero up by the hair and delivers a couple of forearm shots to the face before a knee lift to the midsection doubles Zero over. The champion places his opponent in a standing headscissors, looking to deliver a high impact move on the outside – but Zero kicks his legs to stop the lift. Cannon tries again, but Zero blocks it once more, before reversing with a back body drop on the outside!

Stephy Auger: I bet Johnny Cannon is regretting heading out of the ring now.

The fans are enjoying the sight of the World champion writhing in pain, but Zero can’t enjoy it too much as he’s taken out by a Tony Carmine plancha!

Kris Cruise: Where did he come from?! Sunshine Scandalous out of nowhere with the high risk move, and it appears to have paid off this time!

SSTC slowly moves back to his feet after the plancha, grabbing Zero up and rolling him back into the ring as he follows in, performing a hilo from the apron before covering.

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THR-NO!

Zero gets the shoulder up in the nick of time, but Tony persists in his attack. He goes back to the leg, dropping a couple of elbows down across that knee he worked on earlier in the match as Zero howls out in pain. A spinning toe hold follows, but McHannon manages to kick Tony away with his free leg, sending SSTC towards the corner. But as Zero gets back to his feet, Carmine runs at him with a clothesline – NO! Zero ducks under the arm, and Tony collides with the referee!

Stephy Auger: There goes the official!

The official goes flying, tumbling ass over tea kettle as SSTC looks down in shock. The fans don’t know what to make of the situation, but one man knows what to do. Zero sneaks up behind SSTC and grabs him with a rear waistlock before going for the back suplex – NO! Tony flips through the air and lands on his feet behind Zero. McHannon spins around with a discus punch, but Tony ducks under that and counters by grabbing the arm before running up the turnbuckle for a top rope arm drag! Zero gets sent across the ring as he rolls through up to his knees – #PimpShit! Out of instinct, Tony drops down on top to make the cover…

But the referee is still obviously down.

Tony stands back up and angrily stomps at the prone Zero McHannon, taking out all his fury about the current situation. But, on the outside, Johnny Cannon is beginning to stir again. He slides back into the ring and sneaks up on SSTC, catching him from behind with a half nelson suplex – NO! Tony wraps his leg to block the move before firing off a couple of back elbows to force a break. Cannon staggers back a step or two as Tony launches himself upwards with a spinning roundhouse kick!

Stephy Auger: The Bedazzler connects, and Tony Carmine has both opponents right where he wants them at the moment.

Cannon falls back against the ropes as Tony picks himself up; SSTC charges at the champion, but Cannon still has the wherewithal to throw Tony over his shoulder with a back body drop. Cannon dusts his hands as he walks away from the ropes thinking he’s got one over on his opponent, but he didn’t see Tony land on the apron. And he certainly doesn’t see SSTC springboarding back into the ring with a hurricanrana before its too late!

But the referee is still down!

Kris Cruise: There’s nobody to make the count, and Tony Carmine has to be irate at his current situation. He’s managed to pin both men, but without a referee there to make the count.

Stephy Auger: I feel for him, Cruise.

SSTC goes to try and wake the referee up, and not in a gentle manner, but he’s caught from behind by Zero who tosses him through the ropes and all the way to the outside. The referee now begins to stir as McHannon turns his attention to the rising Johnny Cannon. The champion is dazed, staggering backwards as Zero positions himself perfectly for the backstabber! And the cover!

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NO!

The referee is distracted by Quinn Goodrich on the apron! The loudmouth is creating quite the distraction, and Zero turns to see the referee telling Goodrich to get down off the apron – so Zero decides to help! He clobbers Quinn with a huge right hand that knocks the agent off the apron, and Zero climbs out of the ring after him.

Kris Cruise: What’s he doing here?

Stephy Auger: Zero didn’t take too kindly to that distraction, Cruise, and I have the feeling that Quinn Goodrich may be about to pay for that one.

Goodrich is crawling on his hands and knees trying to put some distance between them, but Zero McHannon is hot on his tail here. A well placed stomp to the side of the head knocks Goodrich down again, before Zero grabs him with both hands around the throat to lift Quinn to his feet. A boot to the midsection doubles Quinn over as Zero places him in a standing headscissors…

Kris Cruise: We may need to move here, Stephy!

The announcers get the hell out of dodge as Zero lifts Quinn up onto his shoulders, and promptly powerbombs him through the announce table! It breaks it half, splinters flying through the air as Goodrich lays broken among the wreckage; the fans cheer as Zero glares down at the carnage he just wrought, but that may just be because of their disdain for Quinn Goodrich.

Inside the ring, Johnny Cannon is glaring at Zero after seeing his agent just get put through the table. The champion is up to one knee as Zero slides back into the ring, and both men collide in the center of the ring again; they’re trading blows back and forth just like they did earlier, but this time it’s Cannon who goes South with a knee lift to the midsection, before delivering a pumphandle neckbreaker! And the cover!

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THR-NO!

Zero gets the shoulder up in the nick of time. But Cannon doesn’t relent; the champion drags his opponent back to his feet and whips him against the ropes, delivering a pop up kick to the chest upon his return! McHannon falls to his knees, clutching his chest in pain – but Cannon doesn’t stop there! He unleashes a series of shoot kicks to the chest – ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!

But Zero catches the leg! With a rush of adrenaline the challenger forces himself to his feet, keeping hold of the leg – when SSTC springboards back into the ring with a split legged dropkick to both men! McHannon goes tumbling, rolling out of the ring to try and recover from those kicks a moment ago as Tony turns his attention to the champion.

Cannon picks himself up as Tony flies in, catching him with a flying forearm smash that knocks the champion back into the corner. From there SSTC delivers several stomps to the midsection before going for the Irish whip. He follows Cannon in, going for the jumping splash – NO! Johnny Cannon ducks out of the way, but Carmine lands on the middle rope! He waits for Cannon to turn around before leaping off with a tornado DDT! It spikes the champion face first into the mat as Tony hooks a leg!

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Cannon gets the shoulder up at the last second, and Tony can’t quite believe it. Undeterred, he gets right back to his feet and brings Cannon up with him. A snapmare takes Cannon over before Tony lands a shoot kick to the spine. He runs against the ropes after that, coming back with a dropkick to the face of the champion. No pin attempt, though. Instead he drags Cannon back up and hooks him in place for a suplex – but Cannon blocks it. Tony tries again, but this time Johnny reverses it, lifting SSTC up into the air … only for him to drop down the back and land on his feet. SSTC grabs the champion in a rear waistlock and runs against the ropes to perform an O’Connor roll, but Cannon holds onto the ropes. SSTC rolls through and gets back to his feet as Cannon charges in with a bicycle knee strike – NO! Tony ducks under that one and rises up, lashing out with a rainbow kick! Cannon’s head snaps to one side as he slumps to the mat. Tony drops down on top of the champion!

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THR-NOOO!

Zero grabs Tony by the boot and drags him out of the ring, almost to the relief of this Anaheim crowd! A couple of hard right hands find their mark before McHannon goes for an Irish whip, but Tony counters and Zero is sent legs first into the ring steps! He tumbles over them, causing the steps to come apart.

Zero grabs hold of the guard rail, using it to pick himself up. But he doesn’t have long before Tony charges in, vaulting off the bottom half of the steps as he delivers a front dropkick that sends Zero McHannon flying backwards, right through the guard rail! The link between barriers buckling as the former World champion lands two rows back in the laps of some unfortunate fans.

Stephy Auger: I think we have sound back now…

Kris Cruise: We do, and Quinn Goodrich is still out cold near our table, Johnny Cannon is down in the ring, Zero McHannon has ended up in the crowd, and it’s Tony Carmine who’s standing tall right now Stephy.

Stephy Auger: This could be his night, Cruise. He’s hungry for that World title that’s eluded him twice now – the Four Year Anniversary Show last year was his first opportunity, All Star Showdown a couple of months was his second chance. Could it be third time lucky for Sunshine Scandalous?

SSTC leaves McHannon out among the fans as he turns his attention back to the ring, where Johnny Cannon has barely moved since the rainbow kick. Slowly but surely, Carmine climbs back up onto the apron as he heads to the corner.

Kris Cruise: What does he have in store here?

Carmine climbs up, step by step, rope by rope, until he’s finally up on the top rope. Cannon is down on the mat in front of him as Tony steadies himself, before leaping off with the phoenix splash!

NO!

Cannon rolls out of the way, and Tony Carmine crashes and burns with the missed phoenix splash! The champion crawls across and drapes an arm across the chest.

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Tony kicks out!

The crowd can’t quite believe it, and neither can Johnny Cannon. But the referee holds up two fingers to let the champion know this one isn’t over yet. Cannon sits up, breathing heavily as he uses the ropes to pull himself back to his feet. The champion reclines in the corner, waiting for his opponent to stand back up. But Tony only reaches a kneeling position before Cannon can’t wait any longer, charging forward with a lariat! He drags Tony back to a vertical base and drills him with a couple of European uppercuts, before going South with a boot to the gut. With Carmine doubled over, Cannon hooks one arm and delivers a single underhook lifting DDT!

Stephy Auger: The Cannon Driver II! This one could be over right here!

Cannon rolls over and hooks the near leg.

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THREE-NOOO!

The referee points to the ropes where Tony has his foot on the bottom rope, and the World champion can’t believe he got that clumsy.

Kris Cruise: Amazing ring awareness from Tony Carmine there, and he just kept himself in this match.

Cannon goes right on the attack though, dragging Tony to his feet before whipping him towards the corner. He follows SSTC in with a Yakuza kick; Carmine’s head rocks backwards on impact, and he staggers out of the corner right into the waiting arms of Johnny Cannon, and a hard scoop slam. The sweat is dripping from every pore on his body, his chest is heaving with each breath, but Cannon knows this one is going to take something special. So he does the unprecedented and steps out onto the apron, as he begins to climb the ropes.

Stephy Auger: Johnny Cannon going up top? Have we ever seen the World champion go high risk before?

Kris Cruise: I don’t think so. This is dangerous territory for Cannon right here.

The fans here in Anaheim can’t wait to see what he does though; the anticipation building throughout the Honda Civic Center as Cannon steadies himself on the top rope. SSTC is down on the mat in front of him – but Zero is up on the apron! He shakes the top rope, and Cannon slips, landing crotch first on the top turnbuckle! The crowd “ooh” in unison again as Cannon gasps in pain! But McHannon climbs through the ropes to enter the ring before limping towards the corner. He climbs to the middle rope, connecting with a couple of stiff shots to the face to keep Cannon dazed.

Before Zero places one arm through the legs, lifting the World champion up onto his shoulders. The crowd know what’s coming next, and they’re ready for it.

Kris Cruise: Could it be?!

Zero has the champion across his shoulders as he turns around to face the ring … and he delivers a rolling fireman’s carry from the turnbuckle, ONTO Tony Carmine! The crowd pop at the spectacle; Carmine squirms in pain, holding his midsection as Zero and Cannon roll away to recover from the impact of that move.

Stephy Auger: Oh. My. God.

Kris Cruise: All three men are pulling out all the stops here; they all want that title belt more than anything, and they’re giving this match everything they have.

Stephy Auger: They’re putting on a real show here, Cruise. Beating the crap out of each other, much to the delight of these fans. But whoever walks away with the belt after this one will have truly earned it.

Kris Cruise: You won’t hear me argue that one, Stephy. The question is who’ll get up first after one?

Zero is the first of the three to move, as he crawls across to the prone body of the World champion, draping an arm across the chest.

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THRE-NOOO!

Tony Carmine dives to make the save, driving an elbow down across the back of Zero McHannon. But the crowd breathe a sigh of relief as Tony picks himself up with the help of the ropes. McHannon is on his hands and knees, moving towards the center of the ring as he’s seemingly disoriented. Zero kneels up, looking around to try and gather his bearings – but all he sees is Tony charging in with the #PimpShit!

The knee connects flush to the face, and McHannon crumples to the mat. Tony drops down and covers with a lateral press.

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Cannon makes the save this time, stomping at the back of Tony’s head. It’s enough to stop the cover before the fatigued champion stumbles away to rest on the ropes. Carmine picks himself up in the center of the ring as the champion waits; Cannon charges in with a the lariat attempt, but Tony ducks under the arm and counters with an overflow arm drag. Cannon rolls through and back to his feet, ducking down in time to avoid another rainbow kick before catching Tony with a couple of open hand slaps, followed by an elbow strike to the head. SSTC is dazed as Cannon reels back for the discus forearm smash! Carmine bounces back off the ropes, stumbling forward into the waiting arm of the World champion.

Stephy Auger: Cannon Driver!

The fisherman buster connects, and Cannon floats into a small package style pin!

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Kris Cruise: Two! It was only a two count!

Stephy Auger: Zero McHannon with the timely save!

Out of nowhere, Zero lands an elbow across the back of Cannon’s head in time to break up the cover, and the champion rolls off Tony to look up at the lights; the blood trickling down his face as he curses his damn luck. But McHannon is crawling towards the ropes to pick himself as Cannon pushes himself back to a vertical base in the center of the ring.

Stephy Auger: How they’re still moving at this point is beyond me, Cruise.

Kris Cruise: That World title is a powerful incentive to push yourself beyond your normal limits. One hundred percent isn’t enough, you need to give far more than that if you want to win the big prize.

McHannon lurches forward, going to grab the champion by the head, but Cannon fires off a back elbow that catches Zero in the face. The champion then spins, delivering a sickening spinning backfist that catches Zero flush in the jaw.

Stephy Auger: Was that … did he just knock one of Zero’s teeth out?

Zero holds his mouth as the blood begins to flow out over his bottom lip, but Cannon doesn’t ease up. He fires off some forearm shots to the face before going for the Irish whip – no! He feints the Irish whip and brings Zero in close for a short arm clothesline, but even that misses. Zero ducks the clothesline and dives around the back of the World champion, catching him unaware with the Zero Tolerance! He misses the leg on the first grab, but finally makes the cover as the referee drops down to make the count.

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Tony Carmine with the last minute save. A diving ax handle breaks up the cover, and all three men are down momentarily.

Kris Cruise: I don’t know how much more of this I can take, Stephy.

Zero stirs first, moving up to all fours as Tony begins to crawl towards the ropes. SSTC reaches his feet first as he moves towards McHannon; Tony fires off some forearm shots to the face, drawing more blood from his opponent, before Zero begins to fight back. The two of them trading blows until Tony ducks the third punch, catching the arm as he runs towards the corner again, performing another top rope arm drag! McHannon is sent sprawling across the ring as Tony pops back up to his feet – but Cannon is up too! Carmine improvises, delivering the standing enziguri version of #PimpShit to the World champion, and Cannon drops to the mat!

Sunshine Scandalous rushes across to make the cover.

But he’s grabbed from behind! Zero arches him over backwards, and he lifts Tony up for the Zero Tolerance! Zero grabs hold of the leg, and the referee drops down to count the pin!

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J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match and NEW FGA WORLD CHAMPION … ZERO MCHANNON!

Kris Cruise: He did it! Zero did it!

Stephy Auger: He’s become a three time FGA World Champion; he’s beaten The New Kings; what a moment this is for Zero McHannon!

“Nobody Likes Me” begins playing throughout the arena again as the referee is handed the title belt by the timekeeper. He helps Zero get back to his feet before handing him the belt; Zero hoists the title high into the air to celebrate his victory as the referee raises his arm in victory.

Stephy Auger: We still have one match left to go tonight, to decide who will face Zero at the next pay-per-view, but for now, this moment is his.

Kris Cruise: And he’s earned it, Stephy.

McHannon heads up the nearest turnbuckle, lifting the belt above his head again as the raucous crowd let him know exactly what they think about him and his third title reign. But as Zero steps down off the turnbuckle, he’s met by the two members of The New Kings.

Exhaustion etched on each of their faces as they stare at the new World champion; the three men step towards the center of the ring, exchanging stares as they lean forward, bumping heads. Their arms around each other’s shoulders as they bask in the moment.

[FGA Office]

Kris Cruise: Stephy, the Finals are about to get underway as it'll be Johnny Karma vs. Chandler Scott for the 2016 Frontier Lions Cup. Karma defeated Danny Diamond and Molly Reid on his road to the finals. Scott defeated Chris Bond, Dom Harter and Mark Storm to get here. Karma got the bye in the Semifinals due to the Draw between Fujiko Mine and Savannah Taylor, whereas Scott had to wrestle two matches previously. In theory, Karma should be the fresher of the two. However, Karma was the first guy out here tonight. He wrestled in tonight's opener and that was a loooooooong time ago, Stephy.

Stephy Auger: He might have cooled off. The hot hand might be cold, Cruise. But you've got to remember something else. This is a rematch from last year's World Championship Match at this very event! A lot of people feel like Karma outwrestled Scott that night. Some feel like if it wasn't for a low blow, Scott would not have gotten out of that match with his championship. Not only does Scott remember than, but so does Karma as well.

FRONTIER LIONS CUP - FINALS
Johnny Karma vs. Chandler Scott

“Animal Ghosts” bursts through the speakers. Chandler Scott steps through the curtain to a loud ovation from the crowd.

J.A. Aldridge: THIS is the Finals of the Frontier Lions Cup! It is scheduled for one fall with a 60 minute time limit! Introducing first, CHANDLER SCOTT!

Chandler makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with a fan or two. He rolls himself into the ring and waits for his opponent.

“When The Levee Breaks” blasts over the PA as Johnny Karma and Cherry Baum step through the curtain to an explosion of cheers. Karma strolls down the ramp with Cherry stood by His side, chatting and waving 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.

J.A. Aldridge: His opponent, JOHNNY KARMA!

As the pair reach ringside, Cherry quickly climbs onto the ring apron and sits on the middle rope to hold it 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.

Kris Cruise: Here we go, Stephy! This is for all the marbles right here. The winner of this will go on to the next Pay Per View to face the new champion, Zero McHannon. You’ve got to wonder which of these two McHannon would prefer to face?

Stephy Auger: I really don’t think he cares, to be honest. He’s beaten them both, so what does he have to worry about?

The bell sounds as both men circle the ring before locking up. After jockeying for position, Karma quickly places Scott in a side headlock. He then performs a standing switch and transitions into a hammerlock from behind. Karma then spins Scott around and sets him up for Instant Karma. But before Karma can hit the DDT, Scott delivers a double leg pick up, runs across the ring and rams him back-first into the corner. Scott follows up with a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection. Scott stands up and blasts Karma with a knife edge chop before whipping into the opposite corner. Scott runs across the ring to attack. But Karma ricochets from out of the corner and knocks Scott down with an NYC Uppercut. The crowd cheers. Scott gets back to his feet, but Karma is quick to knock him back down with another NYC Uppercut. After Scott gets back to his feet, Karma doubles him over with a knee to the midsection. He then takes Scott by the back of the neck, runs, jumps over the top rope and delivers Macho Karma. While Scott stumbles back, Karma climbs up onto the apron, scales to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and knocks him down with a diving double ax handle smash. He makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Karma’s starting strong right out of the gate!

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. But instead of coming back, Scott hangs onto the ropes. He then drops to the canvas before rolling back to the outside.

Kris Cruise: Scott’s looking to slam the brakes on this match, Stephy!

While Scott tries to take a breather, Karma runs up from behind and delivers a baseball slide to the back, which sends Scott down to the floor.

Stephy Auger: Karma’s not letting up, Crusie!

Karma returns to his feet and waits for Scott to get back up. As Scott begins to pull himself up using the edge of the apron, Karma turns and runs back into the far ropes. When Karma comes back, he slides underneath the bottom rope and knocks down Scott with And This Is For The Front Row.

Kris Cruise: Karma flattens Scott again!

Karma picks up Scott and rolls him back into the ring. He then rolls himself back in and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott, marches into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning Scott around, Karma lights up his chest with a series of knife edge chops. He then takes Scott and whips him into the corner. Karma heads across the ring and follows up with an NYC Uppercut that sends spittle flying out of Scott’s mouth. Karma brings Scott away from the corner and delivers a slingshot suplex. He turns over and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. When Scott returns, Karma doubles him over with a knee to the midsection before quickly applying an abdominal stretch.

Stephy Auger: The World’s Greatest Abdominal Stretch!

Kris Cruise: Karma know Scott’s tank isn’t full. So he’s going to try and wear him down.

The ref asks Scott if he wants to give up. When Scott refuses to quit, Karma increases the pressure of the hold. The ref checks back in with Scott and asks him if he wants to give up. When Scott refuses to quit, Karma nails him with an elbow to the ribs.

Kris Cruise: Scott’s already been in there against Harter and Storm. How much does he have left?

Scott can be seen cringing in pain while Karma keeps the hold applied. The ref checks with Scott and asks him if he wants to give up. After Scott refuses, he yells as he breaks the hold by throwing Karma down with a falling hip toss.

Kris Cruise: Scott powers out of the hold. But how much did that take out of him?

After both men slowly get back to their feet, Scott turns and runs into the ropes. When Scott returns, Karma throws him down with a back body drop. He makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. When Scott comes back, Karma knocks him down with a running high knee. While Scott is still down, Karma takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, he goes for a jumping knee drop. But Scott rolls out of the way.

Kris Cruise: Karma caught nothing but the canvas.

Stephy Auger: How much did that miss knee drop hurt him?

As Karma gets back up, Scott heads over and immediately grabs Karma’s leg. Karma grabs the ropes. But Scott is quick to yank him off. He then drags Karma back towards the center of the ring. Karma can be seen bouncing up and down on his free leg. Scott’s about to go for a dragon screw when Jarma leans forward and begins peppering him with jabs to the face. Karma keeps throwing out the jabs until Scott lets go. Karma then goes for a right cross, but Scott blocks and counters with a punch of his own. Karma throws another punch. But again, Scott blocks and counters with a punch of his own. He then nails Karma with an elbow smash that rocks him. Scott nails Karma with another elbow smash. This one causes Karma to turn and stumble away from Scott. When Karma turns back around, Scott connects with another forearm smash. He then presses Karma up against the ropes and unleashes a flurry of elbow smashes to the face. While Karma’s dazed, Scott takes off into the far ropes. When Scott returns, Karma dumps him over the top rope and to the floor with a fireman’s carry…

… but Scott lands safely on his feet. He then yanks Karma down to the canvas before dragging him back out to the floor. Scott grabs a hold of Karma’s leg, bends it at the knee and lifts up Karma. But instead of delivering a shinbreaker, Scott runs before throwing Karma knee-first into the steep steps. The steps go flying as Karma immediately clutches his right leg.

Kris Cruise: Good God!

Scott heads over, picks up Karma, bends the leg, lifts him up, runs and throws him against the guard rail. Karma bounces off the guard rail and goes down. He curls up as he clutches his knee.

Kris Cruise: If that knee wasn’t hurt before, it was now. That’s one way to slow down the action.

Scott proceeds to put the boots to the knee. As Scott slowly picks up Karma, Karma begins to nail him with punches to the midsection. But Scott stops the comeback with a hard European Uppercut that knocks Karma down. He reaches back down, picks up Karma and goes for an irish whip. But Karma reverses, sending Scott crashing into the ring post. After Scott’s head smacks off the ring post, he spins around the post before collapsing to the floor. The camera switches back to Karma, who is still clutching his knee. Cherry can be seen making her way over to Karma.

Kris Cruise: Karma gets a bit of a break after sending Scott crashing into the post. But you’ve got to wonder just how hurt that knee is.

Karma cringes as he tries to slowly bend and straighten out the leg. Meanwhile, Scott still appears to be out on the floor. The camera switches back to Karma as he slowly pulls himself up using the edge of the apron. Karma then begins to limp around ringside while using the apron as support. After rounding the ring post, he picks up Scott and rolls him back into the ring. Karma then rolls himself back in and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. When Scott returns, Karma knocks him down with another NYC Uppercut. While Scott is down, Karma circles the ring as he tries to walk off the pain. After stopping, Karma leans forward and massages his right knee. He then makes his way back over to Scott and delivers a stomp to the right arm, followed by the right leg. Karma turns and delivers a stomp to the left leg, then left arm. Karma stomps before going for a stomp to the face, but Scott reaches up and catches Karma’s foot.

Kris Cruise: Uh oh!

The crowd cheers as Scott slowly returns to his feet while keeping a hold of Karma’s leg. From there, Scott brings Karma back down with a dragon screw legwhip.

Kris Cruise: Oh, there it is!

Karma howls in pain as he clutches the knee. As soon as Scott grabs Karma’s right leg, Karma uses the left leg to kick away at Scott. Scott then lets go before delivering a series of stomps to Karma’s chest. He then reaches down, picks up Karma, snapmares him over and follows up with a rolling neck snap. Scott returns to his feet, takes Karma’s right leg and delivers a rolling leg snap. Karma immediately rolls over towards the ropes.

Kris Cruise: I think he’s hurt bad, Stephy.

Scott makes his way over to the ropes and grabs Karma. After pulling Karma away from the ropes, Scott goes for a figure four leglock. But Karma reaches up and pulls him down into a small package.

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Scott kicks out.

After both grapplers get up, Scott tries to kick Karma’s leg out from under him. But Karma catches the leg. Scott then goes for an enzuigiri. But Karma ducks. He then quickly reaches down, pulls Scott back up to his feet, spins around and throws out Hard Times. But Scott ducks and runs into the ropes. When Scott returns, the crowd cheers as Karma lifts him up, turns and throws him down with a spinebuster. Karma rolls across Scott and hooks the leg.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott, turns and drops him with the Bump Trip. Karma then heads into the corner, hoists himself up onto the middle rope, jumps off and delivers a diving fist drop. Karma winces before making the cover.

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Scott gets his shoulder up.

Stephy Auger: I’m not sure how smart it was to go for a move where you land on your knee.

Kris Cruise: At this point, both of these men are willing to sacrifice their bodies to win the Frontier Lions Cup.

Karma picks up Scott and goes for an irish whip. But Scott reverses, sending Karma into the ropes. When Karma returns, Scott nails him with a kitchen sink that sends him flipping down to the canvas. Scott then reaches down, pulls Karma up from off the canvas, marches into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning Karma around, Scott delivers several haymakers to the body that leave Karma doubled over. Scott then pulls Karma from out of the corner, lifts him up and delivers a rib breaker. He makes the cover.

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Karma gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Karma and whips him into the ropes. When Karma returns, Scott sets up for a back body drop. But Karma stops and counters with a single arm DDT. Scott immediately rolls over and clutches his arm.

Kris Cruise: Karma just delivered a single arm DDT to the left arm.

Stephy Auger: He just might have found his opening, Cruise.

The crowd cheers as Karma gets up, heads over and stomps away on the arm. He then reaches down, picks up Scott and throws him down with a hammerlock scoop slam. Karma reaches back down, pulls up Scott and throws him down with a second hammerlock scoop slam. Karma picks up Scott lifts him up and holds him in place before throwing him down with a delayed hammerlock scoop slam. Scott howls in pain while he squirms on the canvas.

Kris Cruise: Scott was ruthless as he went after Karma’s knee. Now Karma is returning the favor by going after the arm.

Scott rolls over towards the ropes before cradling his arm. But Karma shows him no mercy. He limps over and begins stomping away at the arm before shifting his target to Scott’s head. Karma reaches down, pulls Scott up and drags him away from the ropes. After a knee to the midsection doubles Scott over, Karma follows up with a hammerlock suplex.

Kris Cruise: Dynamite Karma!

Karma turns over, makes the cover and presses down Scott’s good arm.

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Scott struggles to get his shoulder up.

Karma makes another lateral press and presses down on Scott’s good arm.

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Scott struggles to get his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the corner. After hitting his leg, Karma runs across the ring and nearly takes Scott’s head off with another NYC Uppercut. After turning Scott around, Karma lifts him up and sits him down on the top turnbuckle so that Scott’s facing the crowd.

Kris Cruise: What’s he going for her?

Stephy Auger: I don’t know.

After climbing up onto the middle ropes, Karma shakes his head before stepping up onto the top ropes.

Kris Cruise: Wait… is he?

Stephy Auger: I think so, Cruise.

Karma pulls up Scott and places his arm behind him. After lifting up Scott, The crowd explodes with cheers as Karma jumps off and delivers an avalanche hammerlock belly to back suplex to the left arm. Karma crawls over, pulls Scott over towards him and makes the cover.

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Scott get’s his right shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. When Scott returns, Karma nearly takes his head off with Check Your Chiclets. While Scott’s sprawled out on the canvas, Karma steps through the ropes and scales to the top turnbuckle.

Stephy Auger: He’s going back up, Cruise!

Once Karma reaches the top, the crowd cheers as he leaps off and crashes on top of Scott with a flying elbow drop. Karma returns to his feet, picks up Scott and positions him for a piledriver. But Scott counters with a standing double leg takedown. He then quickly hooks his arms around Karma’s legs before leaning back, catapulting Karma into the corner. As Karma stumbles back, Scott connects with a dropkick to the back, sending Karma tumbling through the ropes and to the floor.

Kris Cruise: Scott may have just found his opening to get back in this matchup.

Back in the ring, Scott gets upon a knee and clutches his left arm. He turns and looks to see Karma trying to pick himself up off the floor. So Scott stands up before running into the ropes. When Scott comes back, he runs across the ring and hurls himself through the ropes for a suicide dive. But Karma counters with an NYC Uppercut.

Kris Cruise: What a counter by Karma!

Karma picks up Scott and rolls him back into the ring. After Karma rolls himself back into the ring, he picks up Scott, lifts him upside down for Dazed, Confused and All Messed Up. But Scott uses one of his legs to repeatedly kick Karma in the face. After Karma lowers Scott, Scott swings around him and delivers a spinning sitout sleeper slam.

Scott slowly picks up Karma and lifts him up across his shoulders. But before he can deliver the fireman’s carry neckbreaker, Karma delivers several elbows to the head. He then slips down from behind and shoves Scott into the ropes. When Scott comes back, Karma knocks him down with Check Your Chiclets. He then picks up Scott, lifts him upside down and plants him with Dazed, Confused and All Messed Up to an explosion of cheers. He turns over and makes the cover.

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Scott gets his right shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: How was that not it!?

Karma picks up Scott and throws him down with a scoop slam before heading out onto the apron. He then walks along the apron before climbing up towards the top turnbuckle. Once Karma reaches the top turnbuckle, Scott runs over and shoves Karma’s legs out from under him.

Kris Cruise: Oh no!

While Karma’s crotched up on the top turnbuckle, Scott climbs up to the middle ropes and goes for a DNA Driver. But Karma blocks. Scott then tries for another DNA Driver. But again, Karma blocks. So Scott lets go and throws a punch at Karma. But Karma blocks and counters with a punch of his own. Scott throws another punch. But again, Karma blocks and counters with a punch of his own. Karma then nails Scott with another punch… and another… and another. While Scott is dazed, Karma nails him with Sugar Ray Karma. After getting hit by the right hook, the crowd cheers as Scott slowly leans back before crashing down back-first onto the canvas.

Stephy Auger: He’s out of it, Cruise!

Cherry can be seen slapping the apron and trying to will Karma. Once Karma catches his breath he slowly stands up on the top turnbuckle. But before he can leap off, Scott dives over into the corner and pushes his legs out from under him.

Kris Cruise: OH NO!

Scott climbs up onto the middle ropes. He then shakes his head before climbing up to the top ropes. He pulls Karma up onto the top ropes, hooks his arms, leaps up and plants Karma with an avalanche DNA Driver to an explosion of cheers.

Kris Cruise: DNA Driver off the top! That’s gotta be it!

Scott slowly turns over and drapes his shoulder across Karma’s chest.

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NO! The crowd gasps, then cheers as Karma gets his shoulder up. Cherry can be seen clutching her heart on the outside.

Scott picks up Karma and whips him into the corner. He then runs into the corner and connects with a European Uppercut. Scott whips Karma, follows him into the opposite corner and connects with another running European Uppercut. Scott then takes Karma and whips Karma back into the previous corner. He leans back before running across the ring and delivering a flying corner elbow smash. Scott then lifts up Karma and sits him down on the top turnbuckle. After placing Karma is a three quarter facelock, Scott takes a few steps forward and has him set up for the Mass Spike. But Karma quickly unhooks his legs, grabs Scott from behind, spins Scott around and turns him inside out with Hard Times to an explosion of cheers.

Kris Cruise: There it is. Hard Times! Hard Times!

Stephy Auger: But can he even make the cover!?

While both grapplers are down, the ref starts his count.


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Karma gets back to his feet, takes Scott and brings him down with the Bum Trip. While Scott is down, Karma steps out onto the apron and climbs up to the top turnbuckle.

Stephy Auger: He’s going back up!? Did he not learn from the last two times!?

Karma raises his arms in the air before leaping off and crashing down on top of Scott with a diving splash.

Kris Cruise: Kickass Angel! Karma’s pulling out a move from way back! That’s gotta be it!

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NO! Scott gets his right shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: What a match we are seeing right here, Stephy! I thought this match was over about a half dozen times now!

Karma picks up Scott and grabs him from behind. He then spins Scott around and throws out Hard Times. But Scott ducks. When Karma turns around, Scott lifts him up onto his shoulders. But Karma is able to slip down from behind and apply a crossface chickenwing.

Kris Cruise: Deep Karma!

Scott swings his free hand wildly as he tries to grab onto the ropes. The ref asks Scott if he wants to give up. But Scott refuses to quit. He then leans forward and lifts Karma up across his back. After grabbing Karma’s leg with his free arm, Scott runs backwards into the corner, breaking the hold.

Scott begins to stagger out of the corner. But Karma comes up from behind, reaches out, grabs Scott by the back of his tights and yanks him into his clutches. He then spins Scott around and goes for Hard Times. But again, Scott ducks. When Karma turns around, Scott knocks him down with a Roaring Hammer.

Kris Cruise: There it is!

Scott collapses to his knees before falling down on all fours. He then slowly makes his way over towards Karma and makes the cover.

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The crowd gaps, then cheers as Karma gets his shoulder up.

Stephy Auger: I’m not sure how much more of this I can take, Cruise!

Kris Cruise: Imagine how they feel!

Scott picks up Karma and whips him into the ropes. When Karma returns, Scott throws out a kick to the midsection. But Karma catches his foot and spins him around. Scott then uses the momentum to throw out another Roaring Hammer. But Karma ducks. When Scott turns around, Karma knocks him down with Sugar Ray Karma. When Scott gets back to his feet, the crowd cheers as Karma knocks him right back down with another right cross. When Scott returns to a vertical base, Karma grabs him by arm and whips him into the corner. He then charges into the corner and connects with an NYC Uppercut that sends Scott slumping down in the corner. After walking back towards the center of the ring, the crowd cheers as Karma turns around, runs back into the corner and delivers a rope-assisted corner dropkick.

Kris Cruise: Kodak Moment!

After dragging Scott from out of the corner, Karma steps through the ropes, scales up to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and delivers a flying elbow drop. Karma gets up, steps through the ropes, climbs up to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and connects with another flying elbow drop. Karma gets up, steps through the ropes, climbs up to the top turnbuckle and slowly raises his arms in the air. He then leaps off and goes for the Kickass Angel, but Scott rolls out of the way.

Kris Cruise: Karma missed!

After crashing onto the canvas, Karma curls up before turning over on all fours. When the two men slowly return to their feet, Scott charges over to attack. But karma counters with a snap scoop powerslam into a pin.

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Scott gets his right shoulder up.

Karma picks up Scott and whips him into the ropes. When Scott returns, Karma throws out Check Your Chiclets. But Scott catches his foot. He then spins Karma round. When Karma comes back, Scott brings him down with a spinning sitout sleeper slam. He makes the cover.

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Karma gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Karma and whips him into the ropes. When Karma comes back, Scott lifts him up onto his shoulders. Karma immediately begins nailing Scott with rapid elbows to the face. The elbows cause Scott os stumble around the ring. But Scott is eventually able to shove Karma off and deliver a fireman’s carry neckbreaker. He makes the cover.

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The crowd gasps, then cheers as Karma gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: There’s still some fight left in Johnny Karma!

Scott picks up Karma and goes for an irish whip. But Karma reverses, sending Scott into the corner. Karma runs into the corner. But Scott counters with a European Uppercut. As Karma stumbles back, Scott hoists himself up onto the middle ropes, leaps off and knocks him down with a diving European Uppercut. He makes the cover.

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Karma gets his shoulder up.

Scott picks up Karma and nails him with a European Uppercut. Karma answers with an NYC Uppercut. Scott delivers another European Uppercut. Karma answers back with another NYC Uppercut. Scott nails Karma with another European Uppercut. Karma comes back with two NYC Uppercuts. Scott comes back with three European Uppercuts. Karma responds with four NYC Uppercuts. While Scott is dazed, Karma turns and takes off into the ropes. When Karma returns, Scott knocks him down with a Pinpoint Dropkick.

After slowly returning to his feet, Scott picks up Karma, hooks both arms, lifts him up and throws him down with the CRS One. Scott walks across the ring, steps through the ropes and climbs up to the top turnbuckle. He then leaps off and connects with a diving elbow drop with the right arm. Scott turns Karma over before returning to his feet. He marches across the ring, steps through the ropes and climbs up to the top turnbuckle. Scott then leaps off and delivers a diving elbow drop across the back of Karma’s neck. Scott gets up and stands over Karma. He reaches down and slowly pulls up Karma by the back of his tights. Scott then spins Karma around before blasting him in the back of the neck with a Roaring Hammer. The crowd cheers as Scott drops down on top of Karma over and makes the cover.

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“Animal Ghosts” blasts over the PA as the crowd explodes with cheers.

J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner and the 2016 Frontier Lions Cup winner, CHANDLER SCOTT!

The ref gets down and raises Scott’s arm in the air. As soon as he lets go, the arm falls right back down.

Kris Cruise: Chandler Scott’s done it! He is the 2016 Frontier Lions Cup winner! Give credit where it’s due. Those two gave it their all out there. They knew how much that Cup meant. They know what it represents and they were willing to put their bodies on the line to crab it. But only one of them was walking out with the trophy and that man is Chandler Scott!

Scott slowly returns to his feet. He tries to walk, but ends up stumbling into the ropes. While Scott is being held up by the ropes, the ref heads over and presents him the FLC trophy. Scott takes the trophy and heads into the corner, where he climbs up onto the second turnbuckle and slowly raises the Cup to cheers and applause from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: For Stephy Auger, Spencer Burke and everyone here in FGA, this is Kris Cruise signing off! We’ll see you in two weeks at Vertigo. Goodnight, everyone!