FGA PRIDE CHAMPIONSHIP
(c) Molly Reid vs. Chris Madison
The arena's lights dim to black as the opening guitar riffs to "War Machine" by KISS begin to screech over the P.A. system. The video screen lights up with visual static noise. Suddenly in the center of the screen a black handprint begins pulsating to the beat of the drum that has began to play. A spotlight shines on the entrance ramp and we see Chris Madison standing with his head bowed under a black towel, wearing an official FGA licensed t-shirt that says, "Always Ready For War," across the chest. He nods his head to the music and as the chorus breaks he rips the towel from his head and tosses it into the live audience, starting his way down the ramp toward, the ring.
Better watch out 'cause I'm a war machine
Better watch out 'cause I'm a war machine
J.A. Aldridge: Coming to the ring from Long Island, New York, weighing in at two hundred twenty pounds and standing six feet tall, "Mayhem" CHRIS MAAADDIISSOONN!!!"
Madison makes it to the base of the steps and places one foot down before scoping out the fans directly behind him by peering over his shoulder. He smirks as the live audience sings along to the entrance music and then marches up the steps and climbs through the ropes. He immediately leaps up onto the middle rope and faces out towards the crowd. He brings his fists up to his face and punches his jaw with each hand before shooting his arms out horizontally with his hands wide open, welcoming whatever challenge is coming his way. Madison hops backwards, bouncing off of his feet and turns towards the center of the ring, snarling and ready to go...
Kris Cruise: Chris Madison had the Pride Championship stolen from him two months ago at Grapple Kingdom. A great contest between those two, which is sure to be a Match of the Year Candidate, was a bit tainted by Molly Reid pulling his tights due to, ahem, "sweaty hands".
Stephy Auger: You, Chris Madison and Frankie Morrison can cry all you want to. But none of you had anything to say when Madison beat Reid a couple of weeks back thanks to Morrison's distraction.
Kris Cruise: That wasn't the same and you know it. It wasn't the same situation when Reid beat Dom Harter all those months ago by distraction. But what I do know is this. The score is 1-1, Stephy. They've each won a match. No matter how much you want to complain about one match or I want to complain about another, both of these competitors hold a victory over the other. This is it right here tonight. This is the decider and by looking in Madison's eyes and hearing his words, I know he's more than ready to finally capture FGA gold.
Stephy Auger: The only person that's getting that new Pride Championship belt will be the real Pride Champion, Molly Reid!
The lights in the arena dim as The Greatest by Sia begins to play over the loudspeakers in the arena. A spotlight appears on the stage as Molly Reid walks out in her wrestling gear, bouncing around with a slight smirk on her face and her Pride Championship slung over her shoulder. She stares down to the ring before smacking her title a few times and beginning to walk down the ramp.
J.A. Aldridge: And his opponent, from Los Angeles, California! She is the reigning... defending... FGA Pride Champion, MOOOOLLYYYYYY REEEEEEID!!!
Once Molly gets near the ring, she sprints, dives into the ring and jumps up, holding her title up in the air indifferent to the crowd’s reaction. Molly runs to a turnbuckle and jumps onto the second rope, posing for the crowd once more, before climbing down and moving to her corner with a smirk still on her face as she takes off her hat and sunglasses, preparing to start the match.
Kris Cruise: Molly Reid is looking to end this issue with Chris Madison once and for all tonight. But can she do it without cheating, without distractions, without controversy? I know she
can. Molly Reid is more than capable of fighting a fair fight. But with some of the things we've seen over the last few months, I don't know if she wants to.
The bell sounds as the match starts off with both grapplers trading elbow smashes until Reid gains the upperhand, which elicits a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd. Madison shoves Reid back to create some distance between the two, but Reid comes right back to hammering away with elbow smashes.
Kris Cruise: Look at these two just nailing each other as hard as they can.
Stephy Auger: You’re not gonna see a much mat-based wrestling in this one, Cruise.
The champion continues to fires off elbows until Madison shoves her back for a second time. But again, once Reid finds her footing, she marches back over and knocks Madison back with a series of elbows. Each elbow knocks Madison closer and closer towards the corner. Once Madison is now in the corner, Reid proceeds to send him slumping down in the corner with another flurry of elbows. While Madison is in the seated position, Reid switches from elbows to kicks as she stomps away at his chest.
Kris Cruise: Reid’s stomping away at the chest of Chris Madison. She looks like she wants to stomp right through him, Stephy.
Stephy Auger: If someone was constantly calling your integrity into question, you’d be mad, too!
Reid runs across the ring into the opposite corner. But as soon as she turns around, the crowd cheers when she gets caught with a running yakuza kick out of nowhere from Madison. The cheers continue as Madison takes Reid and whips her into the opposite corner. Madison runs across the ring, but he gets knocked back by a boot to the face. After shaking off the blow, Madison charges back into the corner. This time, he gets knocked back by an elbow to the face. While Madison is dazed, Reid quickly hoists herself up onto the middle ropes before delivering a diving double knee facebreaker. The mixed reaction continues as she makes the cover.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid picks up Madison and whips him into the ropes. When Madison returns, Reid knocks him down with a dropkick. She makes the cover.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid picks up Madison and whips him back into the ropes. When Madison returns, Reid knocks him down with another dropkick. She makes the cover.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid picks up Madison and goes for an irish whip. But Madison reverses, sending Reid into the ropes. When Reid returns, she knocks him back with a front dropkick to the chest. While Madison stumbles back, Reid kips up before running back into the ropes. When Reid returns, she delivers a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown. As Madison tries to get up off the canvas, Reid runs over and connects with a front dropkick to the face, knocking him through the ropes and to the floor.
Kris Cruise: Molly Reid got all of that dropkick and sent the challenger to the floor.
Stephy Auger: I have a feeling she’s about to take it to the air, Cruise. She showed off some serious moves during the Rey del Aire tournament and I think we’re about to get another taste of that here.
While Frankie Morrison tries to give Madison some words of encouragement on the outside, Reid runs into the far ropes. When she returns, Madison pushes Morrison out of the way before Reid hurls herself through the ropes, knocking Madison back against the guardrail with a suicide dive!
Kris Cruise: Was she aiming for Frankie Morrison!?
Stephy Auger: I don’t think so. Morrison has continuously stuck his nose in their business and nearly got himself taken out by being too close to Madison.
Reid rolls back inside before running into the far ropes. When Reid returns, she leaps through the ropes and squashes Madison against the guardrail. Reid rolls back inside and runs into the far ropes. When Reid returns, the mixed reaction continues when she leaps through the ropes and squashes Reid against the guardrail a second time.
Kris Cruise: Reid continues to launch herself at Madison with dive after dive!
Stephy Auger: She’s giving it all she has, Cruise. She wants to leave no doubt at to who the better grappler is.
Reid rolls back inside and runs into the far ropes. As Madison moves away from the guardrail, Reid comes back, leaps over the top rope and knocks him down with a suicide dive. Cheers and boos erupts from the crowd.
Reid returns to her feet and puts the boots to Madison’s ribs. She then grabs onto the top of the guardrail with both hands before dropping a flurry of knees across his ribs. Reid then reaches down, picks up Madison and rolls him back inside. She then reaches back in, pulls Madison partly out across the apron and delivers a pointed elbow strike across the throat. As Madison rolls back inside, Reid climbs up onto the apron. After walking along the apron and scaling to the top turnbuckle, Reid crouches down before waving up her opponent. Once the challenger returns to his feet and turns around, Reid stands up on the top turnbuckle, leaps off and knocks him down with Get Down! (flying crossbody).
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Close call there for the challenger
Reid picks up Madison, moves him into the corner and delivers a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection. After applying a Muay Thai clinch, Reid delivers several hard, sharp knees to the midsection. The last of which causes Madison to crumble from out of the corner. Reid quickly takes advantage by dropping down and making the cover. She then holds down Madison’s right wrist with both hands.
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Madison groans as he kicks out.
Reid returns to her feet and drops another knee to the midsection before bringing Madison back to his feet. After a knee thrust to the midsection doubles him over, Reid knocks Madison down to one knee after an axe kick to the back of the head. From there, Reid blasts Madison with several shoot kicks to the chest before turning and running into the ropes. When Reid returns, Madison quickly gets back to his feet before throwing her down with a back body drop. Reid arches her back in pain while Madison staggers over into the ropes.
Kris Cruise: Desperation counter there by Chris Madison.
The challenger can be seen clutching his ribs while Reid slowly returns to her feet. The champ then runs over to attack Madison. But Madison ducks and rumps Reid over the top rope. Madison makes his way towards the center of the ring after sending Reid crashing to the floor.
Only he didn’t.
Reid landed safely on the apron and is waving on Madison. When Madison turns around, Reid knocks him down with a springboard dropkick. She makes the cover.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid picks up Madison and doubles him over with a knee strike before applying an abdominal stretch.
Stephy Auger: She’s got him now, Cruise.
The ref asks Madison if he wants to give up. When Madison refuses, Reid wraps her arms around Madison’s neck and begins tugging back to applying more pressure.
Kris Cruise: Madison’s ribs have to be killing him right now But he’s got to fight through this. The last thing he wants to do is drop a fall here and put himself down 0-1.
Madison can be seen seething in pain while Reid continues to work over the ribs. The ref asks the challenger if he wants to give up. When Madison refuses to give up, Reid nails him with pointed elbow strikes to the ribs. Morrison can be seen on the outside slapping the canvas as he tries to give Madison some words of encouragement. Reid then reaches down, grabs Madison’s left wrist and mockingly holds his hand out towards Morrison. While Reid is taunting Morrison, Madison reversal and throws Reid down with a hip toss.
Kris Cruise: Madison fought out of it!
Once Reid returns to her feet, she runs over to attack Madison, but Madison knocks her back with an elbow smash. After shaking off the blow, Reid runs back over to attack. But again, she gets stopped by another elbow smash. She then takes Reid and goes for an irish whip. But Reid reverses, sending Madison into the ropes. When Madison returns, the crowd cheers when he tackles her down and follows up with 12-to-6 elbows to the face. He then shifts over into a lateral press.
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Reid gets her shoulder up.
Madison picks up Reid and whips her into the corner. He then runs into the corner and goes for a running clothesline. But Reid stops him with a knee strike to the midsection. After switching positions in the corner with Madison, Reid climbs up onto the middle ropes. She goes to punch Madison, but then stops and switches to pointed elbow strikes. After the fourth elbow, Madison takes a few steps out of the corner before dropping back and catching Reid with a hotshot across the top rope.
Stephy Auger: He just dropped her throat-first across the top rope, Cruise! I don’t think there’s anything “prideful” about that!
While Reid stumbles back, Madison turns over and slowly pulls himself up using the ropes. Before he can turn around, Reid hurls herself over and nails him with a jumping knee strike to the back. After Madison collapses to the mat, Reid drags him into position before stepping over him on her way into the corner.
Kris Cruise: Molly Reid could be ready to take the first fall right here...
The champion scales to the top turnbuckle, flips back and goes for a corkscrew moonsault. But Reid rolls out of the way. The crowd explodes with cheers when Reid crashes onto the canvas.
Kris Cruise: She missed! She missed the moonsault!
Madison picks up Reid, grabs her from behind and runs into the ropes. When they bounce back, Madison goes for a backwards roll German Suplex. But somehow, Reid lands safely on her feet. When Madison turns over and gets up, the champion runs over to attack. But Madison catches her with a bicycle knee strike to the face. While Reid is dazed, Madison turns her around, grabs her from behind and delivers a bridging German Suplex.
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Reid turns over to get her shoulder up. But Madison hangs onto her.
Madison pulls up Reid from behind, hooks her arms and delivers another bridging German Suplex.
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Reid somehow gets her shoulder up. But again, Madison hangs onto her.
After pulling up Reid from behind, Madison spins her around before flattening her with the Comatosed (ripcord rolling elbow). The cheers continue as Madison pulls Reid back up and hoists her onto his shoulders before delivering the End Game (electric chair lift dropped into a bridging German Suplex).
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REID - 0
MADISON - 1
Kris Cruise: Madison secured the first fall, Stephy! That means the pressure is all on the champion now!
Stephy Auger: Don’t count Molly Reid out.
Kris Cruise: I would never count Molly Reid out, no matter how much I’m disappointed by some of her recent actions.
Once the bell sounds to start the beginning of the second fall, Madison rushes across the ring, delivers a double leg pickup and rams Reid back-first into the corner. After a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection, Madison takes Reid and whips her into the opposite corner. Madison runs across the ring and throws out a clothesline. But again, Reid catches him in a back elbow to the face. After hoisting herself up onto the middle ropes, Reid leaps off and goes for a diving hurricanrana. But Madison blocks the move when Reid flips back. He then hoists Reid back up and goes to counter with a turnbuckle powerbomb. But at the last second, Reid is able to spin on his shoulders and deliver an inverted hurricanrana.
Kris Cruise: What a counter that was by the champion!
The mixed response continue as she makes the cover.
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The crowd cheers when Madison gets his foot on the bottom rope.
After Reid rolls back out onto the apron, she pulls herself up before waving on Madison. When Madison gets back to his feet and turns around, Reid plants him on the canvas with a springboard DDT. Reid then returns to her feet, makes her way into the corner, scales to the top turnbuckle and flips back, crashing on top of Madison with a corkscrew moonsault. The mixed reaction continues as she hooks the leg.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid picks up Madison and nails him with a flurry of elbow strikes before following up with a spinning back elbow. While Madison is dazed, Reid turns and runs into the ropes. When the champion returns, the crowd cheers when Madison knocks her down with a running yakuza kick. He makes the cover.
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Reid gets her shoulder up.
Madison picks up Reid and whips her towards the ropes. But instead of bouncing into the ropes, Reid uses the momentum to counter with a handspring pele kick. She makes the cover.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid picks up Madison and whips him into the corner. She then runs across the ring, connects with a handspring back elbow and brings Madison out of the corner with a running bulldog. The mixed reaction continues as Reid gets to her feet and runs into the ropes. When Reid returns, she goes for a rolling thunder. But the move doesn’t pay off as Madison gets his knees up, shifting the crowd’s reaction from mixed to solid cheers.
Kris Cruise: Madison blocked the senton attempt by Reid. But can he capitalize?
Madison picks up Reid and grabs her from behind to set up another German Suplex. But Reid blocks with an elbow to the face. Reid goes to run into the far ropes. But Madison reaches out, yanks Reid back into his clutches and locks on a sleeper hold.
Kris Cruise: She’s about to go to sleep, Stephy!
The crowd cheers while Reid can be seen swinging her arms wildly. She tries her hardest to latch onto something. But she’s too far from the ropes. The ref then goes over and asks Reid if she wants to give up. When she refuses, Madison throws her down with a sleeper suplex. He turns over and makes the cover.
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Reid gets her shoulder up. Madison puts his hands on his hips and shakes his head. He looks to the outside at Morrison, who reassures him that he’s got this.
Madison picks up Reid and positions her for another German Suplex. But once again, Reid blocks the move with an elbow to the face. After two more elbow shots, Reid performs a standing switch and leaps up onto Madison’s shoulders. But before she can hit whatever she intended, Madison drops her down to set up the End Game. But Reid’s able to counter that that counter into a wheelbarrow victory roll!
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Madison kicks out.
Stephy Auger: So close, Cruise!
After both grapplers return to their feet, Reid throws out a spinning backfist. But Madison ducks. He goes to quickly counter with a belly to back suplex. But Reid rolls over his shoulder, lands on his feet and applies a sleeper hold of her own.
Kris Cruise: Now it’s Molly Reid that’s got the sleeper applied!
Cheers and boos come from the crowd as Reid tries to turn the lights out on Madison. Madison reaches up and tries to pull Reid’s arm from around his neck. But it’s to no avail as Reid has the hold locked on
tight.
Stephy Auger: Look at how hard she’s squeezing, Cruise!
Kris Cruise: Molly Reid is fighting like hell for that submission.
The crowd gasps when Reid leaps up onto Madison’s back and wraps her legs around his waist.
Stephy Auger: Now she’s really got it locked on, Cruise!
Madison tries to throw Reid off of his back, but he can’t. He then staggers around from side to side to try and grab onto one of the ropes. But he can’t.
Kris Cruise: I think… I think Chris Madison is starting to fade.
Reid nods her head once Madison movement slows down before coming to a halt.
Stephy Auger: He’s about to be out on his feet!
Reid continues to squeeze as hard as she can while Madison looks about ready to collapse at any moment. In a last ditch effort, Madison reaches out, grabs Reid by the head with both hands and drops down into a seated jawbreaker, breaking the hold and sending spittle flying out of Reid’s mouth. The crowd cheers.
Kris Cruise: What a counter by Chris Madison! He looked like he was seconds away from losing this fall.
Reid lays sprawled out motionless behind Madison while the challenger remains in a seated position. While Madison tries to regain his breath, Reid quickly sits up, grabs him from behind and pulls him down into a rear naked choke.
Stephy Auger: It’s over, Reid!
The crowd responds with a mixed reaction while Reid tries to choke out the challenger. The ref asks Madison if he wants to give up. But Madison refuses. Madison slowly turns over onto his stomach. But Reid still keeps the RNC applied.
Stephy Auger: What is he doing? He’s got nowhere to go, Cruise!
Reid continues to fight for the submission. But Madison will not tap. Instead, he slowly reaches over… and grabs the bottom rope. The crowd explodes with cheers.
Kris Cruise: It’s not over yet, Stephy!
Madison’s got his hand wrapped around the bottom rope. But Reid won’t let go! So the ref gives her until the count of five to break the hold.
Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…
Reid reluctantly lets go. She then returns to her feet before delivering a stomp to the back. The Pride Champ returns down, moves Madison into the corner and nails him with three hard chops to the chest. She then brings him from out of the corner before going for an irish whip. But Madison reverses, sending Reid into the ropes. When she returns, Madison sets up for another back body drop. But Reid counters with a high knee lift. While Madison stumbles back, Reid turns and runs into the ropes. When she returns, Madison throws out another running bicycle knee strike to the head. But Reid slides underneath it. After Madison lands on his feet and turns around, Reid throws out the Molly Kick (superkick). But Madison ducks underneath it. He then quickly grabs Reid from behind and goes for the Comatosed. But Reid catches him with a high knee strike to the face. While Madison is dazed, Reid turns and runs into the ropes. When she returns, she hurls herself at Madison and tackles him down with a spear!
Kris Cruise: Spear by the Pride Champion! But I don’t think she got all of it.
Stephy Auger: She may not have hit it cleanly, Cruise. But look at the pain Madison’s in! Reid might have broken a rib or two!
Madison curls up and guards his midsection while he howls in pain. Reid, meanwhile, rolls over towards the ropes. After pulling herself up, she heads back into the corner and crouches down as she awaits her opponent.
Stephy Auger: It looks like she’s setting up for another one!
Kris Cruise: You might be right!
Morrison can be seen screaming at Madison on the outside to look out for another spear. Pissed that Morrison is giving away her strategy, Reid goes over and kicks at the bottom rope, which causes Morrison to step out of the way. When the Pride Champ turns around, she sees Madison slowly getting back to his feet. When Madison turns around, Reid charges over, hurls herself at him and tackles him down with another spear! She makes the cover.
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REID - 1
MADISON - 1
Kris Cruise: It’s all tied up, Stephy! It’s anyone’s match now! Madison had the chance to shut out the Pride Champion, 2-0. But after holding onto that belt for six months, Reid’s not about to give up her title!
At the bell sounds to signal the end of the mandatory rest period and the start of the third and final final, Reid charges across the ring and connects with a front dropkick, sending Madison through the ropes and onto the apron. As Madison pulls himself up using the ropes, Reid grabs him and tries for a vertical suplex back into the ring. But Madison blocks it. Reid tries for another suplex. But again, it gets blocked. After grabbing Reid, the crowd gasps, then cheers as Madison lifts her up for a vertical suplex to the outside. But Reid nails him with a knee to the head on the way up. After being lowered back down, Reid follows up with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. While Madison is doubled over, Reid turns and runs into the far ropes. When Reid returns, she flips over the top rope and throws Madison down with a sunset flip powerbomb off the apron!
Kris Cruise: Powerbomb off the apron by Molly Reid! My God, what a move!
Stephy Auger: She’s pulling out all the stops, Cruise!
The crowd responds with a mixed reaction as Madison lands on the floor with a hard thud. Mayhem can be seen wincing while he groans in pain from the move. The mixed reaction continues as Reid pulls up Madison and pushes him back inside the ring. After rolling herself back in, she makes the cover.
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Madison gets his foot on the bottom rope, then quickly gets his shoulder up once he realizes he’s all out of rope breaks!
Kris Cruise: Madison nearly lost this match right there!
Stephy Auger: He’s lucky he remembered he was all out of rope breaks!
Reid steps out onto the apron and scales to the top turnbuckle. Once Madison gets up and turns around, Reid knocks him down with a flying knee. She makes the cover.
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The crowd cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Another close call for Madison.
Stephy Auger: Reid can feel it. She knows the end is near.
Reid picks up Madison and goes for an irish whip. The crowd cheers when Madison reverses, sending Reid into the ropes. When Reid returns, she throws out a Superman Punch. But Madison ducks, catches her across his shoulders and counters with a Samoan Drop. Madison reaches back and hooks the leg.
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Reid reverses into a grounded crucifix pin.
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Madison gets out.
After both grapplers get back to their feet, Reid applied a Muay Thai clinch before nailing him with a jumping knee strike to the face. While Madison is dazed, Reid runs towards the ropes and goes for a springboard flying chuck. But Madison catches her in mid air, turns and throws her down with a spinebuster. The cheers continue as Madison rolls across her and hooks the leg.
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The crowd responds with a mixed reaction when Reid gets her shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Close call there for the Pride Champion!
Madison picks up Reid and locks on a standing guillotine choke. After bringing Reid towards the center of the ring, Madison begins to spin around. As Madison picks up momentum as he turns, he lifts Reid parallel off the ground.
Kris Cruise: Helicopter Guillotine from the challenger!
While Madison spins around, the crowd chants each rotation.
Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!
After the tenth rotation, Madison lets go, tossing Reid aside. As a dazed Reid gets up and stumbles backwards into the corner, Madison runs across the ring and nearly takes her head off with a running yakuza kick. He then brings the champion from out of the corner, lifts her up and plants her with a brainbuster. The crowd cheers as he turns over and makes the cover.
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A mixture of sighs, boos and cheers come from the crowd when Reid gets her shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: Reid got her shoulder up just in the nick of time! Incredible fight being shown here tonight by the Pride Champion!
Madison picks up Reid, grabs her from behind and motions for the Comatosed. But when Madison yanks Reid over towards him, she blasts him in the face with a Superman Punch.
Kris Cruise: What a counter!
But Madison still has a hold of her wrist.
So Reid steps back before nailing Reid with another Superman Punch.
Stephy Auger: She nailed him again!
But again, a dazed Madison still has a hold of her wrist. After kicking Madison’s hand off of her, Reid connects with a quick flurry of punches, kicks, knees and elbows before knocking him down to a knee after a step-up enzuigiri. Reid then follows up with an axe kick to the head, knocking him down. She makes the cover.
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The crowd gasps, then cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up.
Reid steps out onto the apron and waves up Madison. Once Madison returns to his feet, Reid knocks him down with a springboard flying forearm smash. After Reid returns to her feet, she runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she delivers a somersault senton across Madison. Reid gets back to her feet, bounces into the ropes, comes back and delivers another somersault senton across Madison. When Reid returns to her feet, she heads into the ropes. When she comes back, she crashes across Madison with a Rolling Thunder. The mixed reaction continues as she turns over and makes the cover.
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The crowd cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up. Reid looks over at the ref and holds up three fingers. When the ref shakes his head and holds two back at her, she places her hands on her head. The Pride Champion looks around confused before she locks her eyes on her Pride Championship at ringside.
Kris Cruise: What’s Reid looking at? What does she see?
The Pride Champ rolls to the outside before making her way over to the timekeeper’s table.
Kris Cruise: Why’s Molly Reid heading to the timekeeper’s table? This match isn’t over.
Morrison sees what Reid is headed for. So he rounds the ringpost and scurries over towards her. Once Reid grabs onto the Pride Champion, she goes to bring it with her into the ring. But Morrison grabs onto the other end of the belt.
Stephy Auger: There he goes sticking his nose into Molly Reid’s business again. This is between her and Chris Madison, not him!
Kris Cruise: He’s looking out for the best interest of his client.
Stephy Auger: He should be looking out for the best interest of his health. Molly Reid’s about sick and tired of him butting in.
Morrison and Reid wrestle over the belt until Reid yanks it away from him. She then slides back into the ring with the championship in hand. The ref tells her not to use it. But Reid keeps her eyes locked on Madison while moving the ref out of the way. Once a groggy Madison returns to his feet, Reid clutches the belt, ready to blast Madison in the face. But before she motions towards Reid, she stops herself. She then looks around at the crowd, who are chanting “NO!”
Reid looks down at the belt, then back to the fans. She then shakes her head before tossing the belt to the outside, garnering cheers from the crowd.
Stephy Auger: No, no, NO! What is she doing!?
Kris Cruise: Molly Reid may have gotten frustrated. She might have been pissed off with the accusations from Madison, Morrison and a portion of the FGA fans. But she isn’t going to take the easy way out, Stephy! She’s going to prove she’s better than Madison by winning this the right way!
After a groggy Madison drops back down to a knee, Reid crouches down, waiting for the challenger to return to his feet. The crowd leaps to their feet, anticipating yet another bone-rattling spear from the champion. Once Madison returns to his feet and turns around, Reid charges over and hurls herself at him with a spear. But Madison counters with a bicycle knee strike to the head.
Kris Cruise: Good God, what a knee!
Madison pulls up Reid, grabs her from behind, turns her around and clocks her with Comatosed! But he doesn’t let go of the wrist. Madison pulls Reid back up and knocks her down with a short-arm elbow smash. But again, Madison doesn’t let go. He then pulls Reid back to her feet, turns her around and lifts her up onto his shoulders. But before he can hit his intended move, Reid rains down 12-to-6 elbows across the top of the head. After Reid slips down in front of Madison, she steps back before throwing out the Molly Kick. But Madison ducks, lifts Reid up across his shoulders and then drives her down with the End Game.
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The crowd explodes with cheers when “War Machine” blasts over the PA.
J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner, and now, the NEEEEEEWWWWWWW… FGA Pride Champion, CHRIS MADISON!
The cheers continue as the ref raises Madison’s arm in victory.
Kris Cruise: Molly Reid has been defeated here tonight! We have a new Pride Champion and his name is Chris Madison! Finally, after all the trials and tribulations, Madison can now call himself a champion here in FGA! It’s been a long-time coming from the man from Los Island! Congratulations to the new champion!
Credit to Molly Reid, as well, for not taking the easy way out here tonight. Maybe we were in the wrong. Perhaps she was right all along. Maybe she didn’t intentionally try and cheat her way to a win in those matches against Dom Harter and Chris Madison. Perhaps we all owe Molly Reid an apology...
After Madison rolls to the outside, Morrison hands him the Pride Championship belt. Madison takes a good, long look at the belt and clutches it before raising it high in the air.
