Flashpoint (08.06.17)

[FGA Office]

DDT3 (QUARTERFINALS)
Neal Durden & Lowri Moss vs. Shootcamp

Melanie Sierra: The following contest is a quarterfinals match for the Dynamic Duos Tournament!

"Whirring" by The Joy Formidable plays over the PA system, and once the song's intro finishes, through the curtains - and out onto the stage - walks Lowri Moss, who is greeted by a cheer. Lowri takes a moment to scan the crowd, before making her way towards the ring, and as she does so, she slaps the hands of some of the fans that reach out to her. After arriving at ringside, Lowri climbs the steps up onto the ring apron.

Melanie Sierra: Introducing fir--

Lowri Moss is suddenly yanked from the apron and thrown violently into the steel steps!

Geoff Penzer: Oh no! It’s AMIRA!

Boos resonate throughout the Sun National Bank Center as the wide-eyed AMIRA watches as Lowri groggily gets to her feet, and nails a Chop Block from behind! Lowri’s knee buckles and she cries out in pain. AMIRA runs a hand back through her hair, seething, before pulling the steel steps away from the ring.

Geoff Penzer: AMIRA is beside herself tonight! We saw it with Luke Jackson and Susan Kent but Lowri Moss was always the target! What is she doing?!

AMIRA places Lowri’s right leg in between the steel steps and takes a step back. The ref in the ring rolls to the outside, screaming for her not to do it… but AMIRA rushes forward, kicking the steps! Lowri’s leg smashes into the ring post and she yells out in agony! AMIRA backs up and goes to do it a second time, but the referee physically shoves her back, preventing it! AMIRA struggles with the official until “School” by Nirvana hits the PA system.

Geoff Penzer: And here comes Neal Durden, Lowri’s tag team partner!

AMIRA calmly turns and hoists herself up-and-over the barricade, making her way through the jeering audience as Neal Durden races from the back, sprinting down the ramp with a look of concern. He looks in the direction AMIRA departed through the crowd and shakes his head, muttering to himself in frustration before kneeling beside Moss.

Geoff Penzer: I feel for Neal Durden in this situation but Lowri Moss might be really hurt.

We show a replay of AMIRA yanking Moss off of the apron and throwing her into the steps-- then we cut to the chop block and the stomp between the steps and the ring post. When we come back to ringside, Lowri has been helped to her feet by another referee. She leans against the apron, saying that she wants to continue, but the official referee for the contest shakes his head, making his way around the ring to the timekeeper’s area.

Geoff Penzer: I think the ref is about to call this match off!

A ”LOWRI!” chant surfaces throughout the arena as Lowri looks on, worried. Neal says something to her, motioning for her to go, before he walks off after the referee.

Geoff Penzer: Ladies and gentlemen, from what I can overhear, the referee is declaring Shootcamp the winners by forfeit because Lowri Moss is unable to start this match. But here comes her tag team partner!

Though not every word can be picked up, we hear Neal say that he’ll “take the match by himself.” The referee looks at him with a look that reflects surprise. He confirms that Neal is certain he wants to do it… before nodding to the timekeeper and Melanie Sierra, reentering the ring.

Melanie Sierra: Ladies and gentlemen, according to our official, this match will still take place at the request of Neal Durden!

The second referee continues to assist Lowri Moss to the back, though she shoots a look of concern over her shoulder at her partner.

Geoff Penzer: Bold decision by Neal. But I won’t call it a wise one.

Lowri stops in front of the curtain as “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” begins to play. The marching beat in the intro plays throughout the arena as immediately the crowd in attendance clap along to the beat, the front row smack the guardrail along to the beat as well. As soon as the song kicks in at about 15 seconds, Ace Watson and "Indestructible" Owen Gonsalves burst out from behind the curtain. Both men immediately go to opposite ends of the stage and engage with the crowd, hyped for their upcoming match as Lowri is finally escorted to the back. The crowd wait in anticipation and as the first line of the song hits, they chant it out along with Owen and Ace:

"I'M NOT FUCKING AROUND"

The hype behind the chanting of the first lyric in the song connects with Shootcamp as they shake hands like true gentlemen before making their way down to the ring, singing along with the song. They both climb onto the apron before bursting up onto the turnbuckles to another ovation from the crowd before the hop into the ring. They meet in the middle as Owen falls into a cross legged seated position and does a gun gesture with his hand as Ace stands behind him and does a shotgun gesture. The song fades out as they move to a corner.

Melanie Sierra: And their opponents, at a combined weight of four hundred and twenty-seven pounds, the team of Ace Watson and Owen Gonsalves… SHOOOOOTCAAAAAMP!

Neal looks across the ring at his opponents uneasily, but shakes his limbs out in his corner, loosening himself up for the warmup. Ace Watson starts things off for his team, kneeling a bit in his corner as the ref calls for the bell.

Geoff Penzer: And there’s the bell!

Watson rushes across the ring at full-speed, smashing into Durden with a European Uppercut that sends him violently into the corner! The audience roars at the initial connection!

Geoff Penzer: Ace Watson wasting no time firing the opening shot! No concern for the lonely Neal Durden! Shootcamp doesn’t have time for sympathy!

Watson rushes to his own corner, allowing Gonsalves to tag himself in! Durden struggles to his feet in the far corner but Owen rushes across, hitting him with a European Uppercut! Ace follows up with one of his own as Owen hits the ropes and rebounds for another as Watson exits the ring! Durden falls against the ropes and Gonsalves nails a shoot kick to the gut, knocking him out to the apron. Gonsalves goes to Suplex him back in but Neal Durden fights it latching onto the ropes!

Geoff Penzer: Owen Gonsalves is looking to remain in control here but Neal Durden is holding onto the ropes for dear life!

Owen finally releases his grip and goes for an outright swing to the head, but Durden ducks under the shot and drives his shoulder into Owen’s gut between the ropes. Owen backs up and Durden launches himself over the ropes and into the ring, hitting Owen with a release Slingshot Hurricanrana to a pop from the crowd! Owen stumbles into his own corner, tagging out to Ace Watson again! Neal gets to his feet as Ace rushes in for a Clothesline, but he manages to duck underneath it! Ace turns and Neal goes for a running Clothesline of his own, but this time Ace ducks! Neal hits the ropes and comes back, looking for a Handspring Back Elbow!

Geoff Penzer: Impressive counters here on both sides, and--!

Watson catches Neal before he can fire off an elbow, holding him up in a waistlock and turning toward his corner-- where Owen leaps onto the top rope and nails a Springboard Corkscrew European Uppercut to the elevated Durden, knocking him into Ace’s bridging German Suplex!

Geoff Penzer: Sky Uppercut into the German! Beautiful!

Owen slides out of the ring as the ref makes the count!

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Kickout!

Geoff Penzer: And somehow that didn’t keep Durden down.

Ace calmly stands up pulling Durden up with him-- but again, Durden fights away from him, hitting a hard right hand to the face before stumbling groggily into his own corner. Ace shakes his head, striding to the corner again, going to pull Durden out in a front facelock-- but Durden stuns him with an elbow to the side of the head! The shot rocks Ace and Durden nails a roundhouse kick! Ace staggers back to the center of the ring and Durden takes a breath before rushing forward and sweeping Ace into the Leg Trap Sunset Flip Powerbomb! The referee slides into a count!

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Watson throws the shoulder up to a sigh from many in the crowd, some in relief, some in disappointment.

Geoff Penzer: Somehow the rookie has managed to create an opening for himself in this match but he has to capitalize on it himself! He has no partner to tag after that vicious assault by AMIRA!

Neal Durden pulls himself to his feet backing into the corner and up to the second rope. As Watson reaches a vertical base, Durden leaps from the ropes and hits a Diving Knee Strike! Watson falls to a knee, but doesn’t go down! Durden shoots the ropes and rebounds, hitting a Running DDT on the Shootcamp member, drawing a look of annoyance from Owen on the apron. Durden rolls away from Ace, pulling himself up with the ropes again, yelling for Watson to “get up!” Watson stumbles upright and Durden seems to take a few moments catching his breath before running past Watson and leaping to the middle and then top rope, hitting a hands-free Springboard Moonsault, crashing down on the standing Watson! He hooks both legs, sitting on the shoulders of Watson!

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Gonsalves sticks a foot through the ropes and kicks Durden in the chest, knocking him off of Watson! It earns a mixed reaction from the crowd and Durden glares up at Gonsalves, redfaced. He drags Watson away from the ropes and tries to cover him again!

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Kickout!

Geoff Penzer: The athleticism of Neal Durden is on display here but he can’t take advantage of it with this numbers’ game!

Durden backs away, waiting for Watson to climb to his feet. The Welsh rookie rushes forward and dives for the leg of Ace Watson-- but Ace drops down, catching Durden with a low knee to the head instead! The audience groans at the impact of the strike and Durden rolls across the canvas, holding his head. He staggers to his feet-- only to be taken back with a Running European Uppercut! Durden doesn’t go down, but Watson hits the ropes and comes back with a running elbow strike that sends him through the ropes!

Geoff Penzer: And just like that, the tide changes! WHAT an elbow by Watson!

Durden begins to climb through the ropes from the apron but Watson stops it with a knee to the chest! He tags in Owen Gonsalves who immediately ascends to the top turnbuckle as Watson turns Durden around, suspending him over the middle rope by his legs. Owen leaps from the turnbuckle for a Frog Splash as Watson drops him with an Inverted DDT! The audience erupts with a mixed reaction and Watson rolls out of the ring while Owen hooks both legs for a cover!

Geoff Penzer: Frog Splash into the Reverse DDT! This has to be it!

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Neal Durden kicks out emphatically to a holler from New Jersey! Owen Gonsalves looks legitimately surprised, consulting with the referee, who reaffirms the two count!

Geoff Penzer: A kickout with authority-- as they say-- and Shootcamp look absolutely stunned!

Owen pushes Neal onto his back and turns, hitting a Standing Moonsault to the spine! Owen then pushes Neal onto his stomach and rises, delivering a Standing Moonsault Double Knee Drop to his gut! The audience remains at a fever pitch and Owen hooks the far leg, grapevining the near one!

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Neal kicks out with authority again, knocking Owen clear off of him and the audience erupts!

Geoff Penzer: Another kickout after a Standing Moonsault and then a Malicious Moonsault! The heart of Neal Durden!

Owen looks up toward Ace with a bitter smirk. Watson shakes his head, gripping the tag rope, watching intently. Owen’s face grows cross and he pulls Neal’s arm behind his head, beginning to twist his fingers in an unnatural position. Neal Durden screams out in agony, rolling onto his back. Owen drives the point of his knee into Neal’s bicep, still pulling on his fingers. The ref counts Neal’s shoulders down.

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Neal rolls the shoulder up, but Owen throws his hand against the mat and jumps up, stomping on it! Neal cries out in agony, sitting up, but Owen grabs his wrist again, controlling the wrist lock as they reach their feet. Neal winces in pain, trying to push Owen off, but Owen stomps the mat as he wrenches the arm and then grabs a hold of Neal’s wrist, wrenching it for the Jim Breaks Special! Neal is forced to the center of the ring-- and Owen leaps up for a jumping knee strike, flipping Durden onto his stomach from the impact!

Geoff Penzer: WOW! Neal Durden has to be out after that! But Owen isn’t even going for the cover! He knows the resilience of the rookie! He wants to make sure he’’s down for good!

Owen tags in Ace Watson and the audience pops-- but soon the pop becomes a roar! Ace rushes forward and takes the rising Neal Durden down with a European Uppercut, but turns, realizing the pop wasn’t all for him.

Geoff Penzer: What is she doing back out here?!

The audience erupts as Lowri Moss limps back down the ramp, making direct eye contact with Ace Watson as she does. Ace looks at Lowri in confusion, eyes following her as she limps her way toward her tag corner, climbing the steps and standing on the apron. A ”LOWRI!” chant surfaces among those in the crowd.

Geoff Penzer: Much like myself, much like these fans, Ace Watson has no idea what to make of this! Lowri Moss can’t possibly think this is a good idea, going against Shootcamp on one leg.

Ace shakes his head a bit at Lowri and turns to the rising Neal Durden. Ace shoots the ropes and comes back, looking for the modified Scissors Kick, but Neal Durden stands upright, avoiding it! He plants one foot and drives Ace to the mat with a hook kick to the chin!

Geoff Penzer: Ace Watson was looking for Face Value but Durden avoids disaster! And now both Grapplers are crawling for their corners! What kind of condition must Lowri be in though?!

Ace Watson reaches up, making the tag first to a pop from the crowd… but the Sun National Bank Center roars as Neal Durden stands up and dives, making the first tag to Lowri Moss!

Geoff Penzer: Looks like we’re gonna find out!

Lowri enters the ring as Owen charges the ring at her for a European Uppercut… but Lowri rolls past Owen, forcing him to run into the turnbuckles! Clutching his sternum, Owen takes a step back, immediately finding himself hoisted up and driven down with the Blue Thunder Bomb!

Geoff Penzer: Blue Thunder Bomb on one wheel!

Owen clutches the back of his head as he rises to his feet but Lowri follows up with a German Suplex! She clutches her knee, wincing in pain but waits one more time for Owen to pull himself up. Owen backs into Lowri-- who nails him with a Tiger Suplex to a roar from the crowd! Again, Lowri holds her knee, but pulls herself up, eyes locked on Gonsalves.

Geoff Penzer: Lowri Moss is absolutely destroying Owen Gonsalves right now!

Owen sits upright and Lowri hobbles a bit as she shoots the ropes, but comes back with a Shining Wizard! Owen goes down but Lowri Moss immediately screams in pain, clutching her knee!

Geoff Penzer: Moss, understandably, wanted to put this match away quickly but she chose the wrong way to go about it! Now she’s down too and Neal Durden is in no position to help right now!

There are dueling chants for both Owen and Lowri as the Grapplers struggle to pull themselves up, using the ropes on opposite sides of the ring. Owen begins to run at Lowri again, but Lowri low-bridges the top rope! Owen instead dives, hitting Lowri anyway with a European Uppercut that sends her over the bottom rope and out to the apron! The audience grows loud for the quick-thinking of Gonsalves and he makes his way to the corner, ascending to the middle turnbuckle as he reaches out for Lowri on the apron. The ref warns Owen to get down, but Owen hooks Lowri anyway, forcing her up onto the second rope… before hoisting her up and over for a Falcon Arrow all the way to the canvas!

Geoff Penzer: MY GOD! FALCON ARROW OFF THE SECOND ROPE INTO THE RING!

The audience roars for the move and Owen hooks the injured leg, leaning into a cover!

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Lowri Moss throws the shoulder up and Owen Gonsalves laughs aloud, collapsing onto his side.

Geoff Penzer: Owen’s about to lose his mind in the ring but Lowri Moss WILL NOT die! She shouldn’t even be out here!

A ”LET’S GO LOWRI!” chant audibly battles a ”LET’S GO OWEN!” chant as Owen staggers to his feet. He points at Lowri with both hands as she begins to climb to her feet… and rushes forward for the Bicycle Knee Strike-- but Lowri dodges it, pulling herself through the ropes and to the apron, forcing Owen to drive his knee into the middle turnbuckle! She grabs a hold of Owen’s head and steps onto the bottom rope before the second and swings herself into the ring, taking Gonsalves down with a Tornado DDT! Lowri clutches her leg, but rolls into a cover, lying across Gonsalves!

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Gonsalves throws the shoulder up and Lowri rolls to her knees breathing heavily.

Geoff Penzer: If she had hooked the leg, that might’ve ended differently!

The audience begins to clap rhythmically, though it’s unclear initially who they’re getting behind. Lowri hobbles a bit as she waits for Gonsalves to get to his feet. As he reaches a knee, Lowri turns, hitting the ropes, rebounding on the hurt leg for an offensive maneuver-- but a sprinting European Uppercut by Gonsalves sends her spiraling through the air and to the canvas! He nods toward the vocal audience and pulls Lowri up and sets her up for the double underhook… but Neal Durden rushes into the ring and leaps onto the ropes, hitting Gonsalves with a Springboard Roundhouse Kick to the back of the head!

Geoff Penzer: The save!

Gonsalves falls to his hands and knees… and Watson rushes into the ring, running at Owen and using his back as a step to leap up and nail an Enzuigiri that blasts Durden and sends him to the mat, rolling out of the ring!

Geoff Penzer: Enzuigiri with some inadvertent teamwork by Shootcamp!

Watson turns around to his partner… and Lowri Moss blasts him with a Superkick! Lowri collapses to the mat but the kick sends Watson tumbling through the ropes and to the floor!

Geoff Penzer: Breuddwydion Melus!

Owen Gonsalves groggily begins to get up as well, alongside Lowri. Lowri Moss cries out and goes for a Superkick, but Owen catches it! He sweeps Lowri’s free leg and turns her over into the Single Leg Crab!

Geoff Penzer: And a second one comes up short! Owen has the Crab locked in!

Lowri cries out in agony but Durden unsteadily pulls himself back up onto the apron in their corner. He grabs the tag rope and leans over the top, looking for Lowri’s hand! Lowri uses her elbows and forearms to crawl across the canvas, eyes locked on her partner the entire time! Owen leans back in the Single Leg Crab, using his right leg to reach back and stomp on the upper-back and neck of Lowri Moss! Lowri cries out in pain, yet she continues to crawl!

Geoff Penzer: Owen Gonsalves is absolutely ruthless in this tournament!

Lowri crawls, reaching out just inches from her partner’s hand! She pulls herself forward just a bit more, reaches up…

Geoff Penzer: And there’s the tag!

Owen doesn’t notice the tag, but Neal Durden wastes no time ascending to the top turnbuckle! Watson shouts warnings at his partner, who releases Lowri Moss and turns around as Neal leaps off of the top turnbuckle for what looks to be a Tornado DDT-- but ends up being some sort of Tornado Snap Suplex! The audience roars for the move and Owen staggers up to his feet, turning around into a Dropkick from Durden! Owen scrambles up and Durden hits a second Dropkick! Both men rise up and Durden nails a third Dropkick, sending Owen staggering back…

...into his own corner!

Geoff Penzer: Too much momentum, Neal! Too much momentum!

Ace Watson tags himself in and Durden sighs, immediately rushing him as he enters the ring-- but Owen blasts him with a European Uppercut, protecting his partner! Durden staggers back and Ace barrels into the ring, putting all of his weight behind a European Uppercut of his own, knocking Durden to the canvas! Ace quickly pulls Durden to the corner and tags in the unsteady Owen Gonsalves, pulling him into the ring! He directs Owen to do something and groggily, Owen agrees, pulling Durden into a double-underhook… and then hoisting him upside-down as Ace steps outside the ring!

Geoff Penzer: What is this?!

Ace leaps onto the top rope and comes off with a springboard, forcing his weight down behind Durden’s as Owen hits the Piledriver! Owen and Neal both collapse as the audience explodes!

Geoff Penzer: VIETNAM!

Ace pulls Owen over Neal and rushes the oncoming Moss, tackling her legs as the referee makes the count!

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Moss pushes past Ace! She dives, grabbing a hold of Owen’s foot, but Ace grapevines Lowri’s injured leg!
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The bell rings! Ace releases Lowri and the audience responds with a deafening mixed reaction! Lowri buries her face in the canvas in exhaustion as “Horseshoes & Handgrenades” hits the PA system.

Geoff Penzer: What a battle in Trenton!

Melanie Sierra: Here are your winners… SHOOOOOTCAAAAMP!

Geoff Penzer: Shootcamp advances to the semifinal round! But they had to fight for it, even with the initial absence of Lowri Moss after that assault by AMIRA. Neal Durden did his damnedest but at the end of the day, Owen Gonsalves and Ace Watson put on another clinic and walk away with the victory.

Watson helps the groggy, glassy-eyed Owen to his feet, allowing him to lean on him for support until the referee raises their hands for victory. Once he’s done, Owen falls against the ropes but grins up at his partner. The cameras pan back toward Moss, however, as she pulls herself across the canvas to check on Neal Durden, who groggily begins to stir, realizing what’s happened.

Geoff Penzer: I feel for Moss and Durden here, but they were a rookie team with a lot on their plate to begin with. AMIRA came and tried to make things much more difficult but they almost put Shootcamp away. This night, this year, it just wasn’t to be.

We fade to black as Watson and Gonsalves celebrate with their fans at ringside.

★★★ COMMERCIAL BREAK ★★★

[FGA Office]

In spite of the obvious fact that neither member is booked for tonight’s show, the doom-laden synths of “Another Chance” blast across the Sun National Bank Center to signify the two members of Smart Style are not just in the building but are making their way out to the arena, and soon enough the pairing of Mark Bisley and Shintaro Majima emerge at the top of the arena, with Bisley holding out his arms as if to ask if the crowd are surprised to see them

Making their way to ringside, Bisley lifts himself onto the apron and adopts a kneeling position and gestures towards Melanie Sierra, asking for a couple of microphones so the pair can address the audience

Once he has been handed the microphones Bisley hands one to an already in the ring Majima, at which point he rolls into the ring and gets to his feet, where he patiently waits for the sound guy to cut the music so he has the chance to speak

Mark Bisley: Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Mark Bisley, and I am the top-tier performer that Frontier Grappling Arts does not have time for.

As the crowd respond to Bisley’s casual declaration of superiority in the manner you would expect, Bisley holds up a hand and nods, almost as if he’s telling the crowd to wait a minute before they mindlessly boo him

Mark Bisley: Now don’t get me wrong, I get why the pair of us do not have a match tonight. There are only so many matches left in the Dynamic Duos Tournament and the company wants to make the most of them, and if the only way they can add intrigue to the tournament and, by complete coincidence, the Patriots Games card is to have the audience ask themselves if we can win two matches in the same night in order to claim victory in this tournament, that is what they will have to do.

Rather than face the audience, Bisley looks to the side so he’s addressing the nearest camera directly

Mark Bisley: Spoiler alert: we can.

Geoff Penzer: Bold claim by the self-professed Smartest Man in Wrestling.

While the crowd once again voices their opinion about Bisley’s attitude, once again Bisley raises a hand, and this time he goes so far as to put a finger to his lips to tell the crowd he hasn’t finished speaking

Mark Bisley: However, are we supposed to believe that they could not find a suitable reason to showcase either of us on tonight’s show? After all, it would not be the first time we tangled with a member of the regular roster, as we did that at the last show – and since we’re in the quarterfinals while Serpent’s Touch are not, there’s no need to elaborate on how well that match went for us.

Geoff Penzer: They did indeed advance.

With the crowd continuing to misunderstand the idea that speaking only when they are spoken to doesn’t mean you jump in as soon as somebody else speaks to you, Bisley looks towards Majima and says a few things about the crowd’s manners just far enough away from the microphone for the crowd to hear – with the exception of one word the microphone picks up: “ingrates”

As Bisley shakes his head in the crowd’s direction – not because he’s angry with them, merely disappointed by them – at which point Majima decides that it is his time to speak

Shintaro Majima: I do not understand why you respond this way. At not points did we need to take a shortcut in order to win our matches, we won them as we are the better team. We have not attacked opponents before a match has begun to gain an advantage, we have defeated them due to being the better team. There is not one reason for any person to boo us, and yet many of you are. Why is this? You cannot say that we are not talented, you cannot say we are not deserving, and you cannot say we are not the better team.

As Majima says his piece, Bisley looks on, nodding his approval

Geoff Penzer: If I had to guess, it’s probably because of their attitudes.

Shintaro Majima: There is not one person who can say they do not respect our performances, and there is not one person who can say they do not respect the results. It is that simple. We said that we intended to dominate the tournament, and nobody can deny that we have done what we had set out to do. The challenge is not for the opponents to stop us, the challenge is for us to continue as we have done to this point.

It would appear that Majima’s words have resonated with the crowd, as there is a noticeable drop in the negative response as they realise that not one word that he said is wrong…and then Bisley gets back on the mic

Mark Bisley: You see, Trenton, this is why you should feel slighted by the fact Frontier Grappling Arts gifted both Philadelphia and Rochester the opportunity to watch us perform, an opportunity that you have been deprived of. If you were able to watch us, you would not have to take our word for it when we say that we are better, you would agree with us as you had seen for yourselves that we are simply better than whoever we are put into the ring with.

It does not take long for the crowd to get riled up once more by Bisley not just dismissing the rest of the field in a matter-of-fact manner, but also namedropping a couple of cities that New Jerseyans are hardly noted for being fond of

Mark Bisley: However, I am sure you can recover from your loss, safe in the knowledge that you can watch our quarter final on the next edition of Flashpoint – that is unless you do not have a suitable provider, but at that point the blame falls squarely upon your shoulders as you failed to use your initiative to make sure you will be watching our match. Yet this makes me wonder, if you lack the initiative to watch a weekly show, do you have the initiative to order the pay-per-view – or will you be relying on a couple of hundred word review by a so-called journalist more interested in blog views than watching the show in front of them? If that describes you, then I do not care for what you think of either of us, as you are a leech who claims to support the company yet you fail to support this company unless they happen to be hosting a show near to your house. And if you think that appraisal is something to boo me for, then you do not deserve the honour of witnessing either of us perform in this ring.

The very second that Bisley finishes telling off those in the crowd for only having one foot in when claiming to support the company he calmly places his microphone on the canvas and makes his way out of the ring, stepping through the ropes and dropping to the floor as he shakes his head at those fans while, after a moment’s hesitation, Majima follows him out of the ring so the pair can head up the ramp and leave the arena

[FGA Office]

The Flashpoint Feed cuts backstage, inside one of the larger locker rooms. The crowd gives a mixed reaction as it shows HKW’s Upper Echelon, Emilio Vialpando and Jinzai, getting ready and preparing for their match later on against Danse Macabre. Or at least that’s what it seems the two are doing as they seem to be in a heated discussion about something.

Jinzai: - Dude I’m telling you, Wonder Woman was a lucky break for DC. NO MOVIE with Snyder at the helm is gonna beat out ANY Marvel Movie, let alone BP.

Emilio waves Jinzai off shaking his head.

Emilio Vialpando: You lying your ass off right now?! Batman v. Superman was good. Suicide Squad was awesome. Wonder Woman was great! Only good thing going for Marvel was Winter Soldier! Now Black Panther y Spiderman Homecoming was just okay, just like the other damn movies. Marvel Cinematic Universe es OVERRRATTEDDD!

Jin gives Emilio a look of disbelief.

Jinzai: WHAAAAAA? Suicide Squad was La Basura and you know it! BvS was passable on a good day maybe, but how are you gonna cut what’s supposed to be the BEST PART OF YOUR MOVIE out because of Graphic Violence?!? He hit Harley a few times and that was it. LITERALLY that’s it! The last guy who played Joker put a Pencil through someone’s eye and blew up a few buildings!

Jinzai wildly waves his arms to make his point.

Jinzai: Wonder Woman was the BEST movie DC could come up with, and it was average as hell. Bottom line, Black Panther’s shitting on everything coming out next year and you know it!

As the two continue to squabble and argue with one another, Tony Capone quietly slips into the room and closes the door behind him. He pauses as he listens in on the argument, then shakes his head with a small sigh.

Tony Capone: Are you two kidding me?

Once their manager speaks the duo looks over to him in silence.

Emilio Vialpando: Yooo, Tony. Que pasa...Look who got the better movies right now? DC or Marvel?

Before Capone could respond, Jinzai cuts in and shakes his head.

Jinzai: Mou, you know Tony’s gonna say Marvel, Hebi-Chaaaaan. We got the bank and the Critical Acclaim to go with it! DCEU can’t see our worst days on their best ones!

He walks over and wraps an arm around Capone’s shoulders, sticking his tongue out at Em childishly.

Jinzai: Isn’t that right, Tony?

Emilio Vialpando: N*GGA THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY SH*TS ALL OVER MCU Y THE CURRENT DCEU?! And ain’t nobody drooling over Marvel’s overratedness. Tony gonna say DC cause real n*ggas like DC’s cinematic universe more than Kidz Bop Marvel. Ain’t that right, Tony?

Jinzai: WE ALREADY AGREED ON THE DARK KNIGHT, YOU ASS! NOBODY in their right mind is gonna say The Dark Knight Trilogy isn’t a classic! But the current DCEU Movies? They suck straight, 100 percent, pure grade A TRASSSSSSHHHHHHH!

Tony rubs his forehead and takes a deep breath before shouting at the two.

Tony Capone: ENOUGH!? SHUT UP! What the hell have you two been doing this entire time? Please don’t tell me you two have been arguing over this shit the entire time. Please, please don’t.

Jinzai and Emilio look at one another, then back at Tony and back again before Jinzai speaks.

Jinzai: ...Okay. We haven’t been arguing over this sh*t the entire time.

Just from the tone Jinzai’s using, Tony could tell that the younger of the two was lying through his teeth.

Jinzai: But seriously, we’ve been ready for this one for a while now Tony. That match between Hebi and Arty-Chan kicked our asses into gear on getting ready for this one because we’re going up against two of the best from OUR back yard -

He pauses, then adds with a small grin.

Jinzai: ...Well, they’re not us but second place isn’t a bad thing to be for them I guess. But we’re ready, Tony. We’re focused and locked in for this and once the lights are on bright and we get between the ropes? There’s no tandem that can do it better, yo.

Emilio nods.

Emilio Vialpando: Yeah, c’mon Tony who do you take us for? Some rookies who don’t know what they’re doing? We’re ready. We were just going over the match and everything earlier and then we just...We felt like we talked about it and went over everything already so we could use some down time.

Capone crosses his arms and looks at the two of them.

Tony Capone: And having a DC vs. Marvel argument is down time?

They look at each other and then back to Capone.

Emilio & Jinzai: Yeah.

Tony Capone: Gesù Cristo…

Emilio Vialpando: Look, I promise. We’re ready for this. That match with Blonde Ambition was a good warmup and practice for us when it comes to going up against Artemis y Salem. Just, these two might be a little bit challenging. Salem’s hungry to prove she’s worth a f*ck to give again. And Artemis...Artemis is out to prove why she’s also one of the best in professional wrestling today. But they’re going up against two people who are already the best.

Capone shakes his head.

Tony Capone: That’s all good and well, but we’re coming closer to that gold. You two don’t need to be bullsh*tting so much when we’re this close to getting to that moment. You two can talk the talk but when it comes to walking the walk, you had best be ready to do just that and back all that talk up when it’s time.

Jinzai gives a smirk.

Jinzai: Tony, Tony… its us. We LIVE for this, talking all the shit under the sun and backing it up with ease. We did it all of the last round, and proved we were everything we say we are and more. Do it constantly in HKW, and we’ll do it again tonight.

He runs a hand through his hair and gives an arrogant smile as he points between himself and Emilio.

Jinzai: That’s what we do - THIS is what we do. It’s why we’re here. They're on a mission to do this and that, but us? We’re already at the top and waiting on the Wrestling World to get done playing a game of catch up. When the time comes there’s not gonna be any chatter from us, we’re just gonna get it done and do what we’re the best at.

Capone sighs and nods.

Tony Capone: Alright. Fine….Fine. Just as long as you two are ready to take care of business tonight. We’re close boys...Close to conquering it all. I’ll see you two once it’s time to walk out.

Capone starts to walk out of the locker room and stops to look behind him.

Tony Capone: And for the record, I like both Marvel and DC’s cinematic universes equally.

Capone smirks and leaves the locker room. Jinzai blinks owlishly, staring after Capone for a few moments.

Jinzai: … That’s… that’s not…

Jin gives a pout and crosses his arms.

Jinzai: He friggen took the easy way out of saying DC is garbagio!

The statement triggers an indignant look from Emilio, and the two start up the argument once more. The scene comes to a close as the two trade barbs and insults while bickering about which Extended Universe is superior.

[FGA Office]

SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

The New Murder (Molly Reid, Jaelynn Ramsey, Fenrys)

vs.

Fujiko Mine, Flavia Rocha, El Stravito

The music starts and different colored lights flash around. Once the beat drops, El Stravito rolls out from the curtain and pops up on stage. He makes his way down the ramp, slapping hands with fans on each side. El Stravito dances to his music on the ring steps before flipping over the ropes into the ring. Stravito leaps on the top turnbuckle to hype the fans as the music dies down.

Melanie Sierra: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from San José, Costa Rica! Weighing in at 185 pounds… EL STRAVITOOOOO!!!

The opening guitar of “Bang Bang Bang” by Dorothy hits and Flavia Rocha emerges from the back. She flips her hood back and looks around the arena, walking down the aisle she raises her arms out and meanders back and forth bent over like she’s flying as she approaches the ring. Climbing onto the apron she gives the crowd a thumbs up and slides through the ropes, whipping off her coat in a fluid motion and tossing it into the corner. She extends her index fingers high overhead together and then brings them down doing a 360 and pointing at the crowd before she lowers her arms and prepares for the match to start.

Melanie Sierra: And his partner, from Florianapolis, Brazil… FLAVIAAAA ROOOCHAAA!!!

The thud of a low chime rings out, and the beginning of “Sirens” by Elephante ring through the arena. The lights in the arena dip as the crowd voices their extreme approval of one Fujiko Mine. The lights bump in time with the beat, bathing the crowd in alternating pale purple and gold lights.

Why came disaster, I see your face
Under the laughter you store away
Come down, come down, come out and play
Biting the nails of catastrophe
When didn't your sails come and dance with me
Come down, come down, we're lost at sea

At the top of one of the crowd entrances, one Fujiko Mine appears. The camera focuses on her as she looks out at the fans surrounding her. The imposing Xena stands behind her, looking stern. The nearest fans wave to catch her attention; Fujiko slaps some hands as she makes her way through the crowd and down to the ring.

All I want is perfect timing
All I got was silver lining
I can't stop, these tides from rising
So I'm coming back for you
Coming back for you-OH!

The breakdown of the song kicks in, and the lights dance along with them. Fujiko reaches the ringside area, and follows it up with a graceful handspring onto and over the guardrail. She quickly runs up the steps, then hops onto the top turnbuckle. Xena clears the guardrail behind her, and a single spotlight converges on the woman known as the Inescapable Goddess.

Melanie Sierra: And their partner, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin…. FUJIKO MIIIINE!!!

Fujiko poses on the top turnbuckle, her hands outstretched over her head and her eyes closed. Some fans toss blue and yellow streamers in, which cascade over her, around her, and into the ring. The lights return to normal. She gets down off the top turnbuckle, and removes the streamers from her person before the match begins.

Geoff Penzer: Fujiko Mine, Flavia Rocha and El Stravito have had their own individual issues with The New Murder in recent weeks. But tonight, things finally come to ahead in Six Man Tag Team action!

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 Jaelynn Ramsey, Fenrys and Molly Reid all step out from behind the curtain first. The trio are wearing the bandanas they were seen sporting earlier in the night as the smoke machines seem to be working overtime tonight, filling the area around the floor as they form an arrow shape.

Melanie Sierra: And their opponents, making their way to the ring at a total combined weight of 424 pounds! They are the team of Molly Reid, Jaelynn Ramsey and Fenrys… THE NEW MURDER!!!

The New Murder begin to stride down the aisle in single file with Reid bringing up the rear, their faces all covered by the bandanas as they all climb up the ring steps. Jaelynn, Molly, and Fenrys strike a pose on the turnbuckles. The music begins to die down and the lights return to normal as The New Murder prepare for action.

Geoff Penzer: Molly Reid had a lot to say about these fans and Fujiko Mine earlier tonight. If you asked me, it sounded like a lot of jealousy and resentment was coming from the mouth of the former Pride Champion. But right here, tonight, Molly Reid has the chance to nip this situation with Fujiko Mine in the bud once and for all. If she wins here tonight, Fujiko has to move on. But if Fujiko wins here tonight, then she will be facing Molly Reid next week on Vertigo!

The bell sounds as Stravito and Fenrys start things off for their respective teams. Stravito starts things off by circling the ring while clapping his hands. The crowd takes their cue from the luchador and joins in with the claps. Fenrys continues to circle the ring as well before stopping and howling at the moon. The crowd boos Fenrys’ howling as he heads over to Stravito and locks up with him. After jockeying for position, Stravito gains the advantage with a side headlock. After a bit of maneuvering, Fenrys slips out and reverses into a hammerlock from behind. Stravito is then able to lean forward and reverse into a hammerlock of his own. He then spins Fenrys around before catching him in another side headlock. After two forearms to the midsection, Fenrys shoves Stravito into the ropes. When Stravito returns, Fenrys knocks him down with a standing shoulder block. He quickly drops down and makes the cover.

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Stravito kicks out.

Fenrys picks up Stravito and wrenches his arm. After a few seconds, Fenrys delivers another arm wrench. The ref asks Stravito if he wants to give up. Stravito responds by wagging his finger. He then rolls forward, leans back, kips up and reverses into a hard arm wrench that sends Fenrys flipping down to the canvas. Stravito goes to follow up with an elbow drop. But Fenrys rolls out of the way. As Stravito gets back to his feet, Fenrys latches on the arm and wrenches it. When Stravito declines the opportunity to submit, Fenrys yanks on the arm, dropping Stravito down to a knee. Stravito slow gets back to a vertical base before he rolls forward, leans back, kips up, cartwheels over and reverses into an arm wrench of his own. After he yanks Fenrys over into a side headlock, Fenrys shoves Stravito off of him and into the ropes. When Stravito returns, Fenrys goes for a hip toss. But Stravito blocks it. So Fenrys tries to muscle him up for another hip toss. But again, Stravito blocks it. So Fenrys doubles him over with a punch to the midsection. He then drapes his leg across the back of Stravito’s neck and performs a backflip. As soon as Fenrys lands on his feet, the crowd cheers when Stravito knocks him down with a dropkick.

Fenrys gets back to his feet, only to get knocked back down by another dropkick. Stravito goes for a third dropkick. But Fenrys side steps and swats him down before delivering a kick to the ribs. He then brings Stravito back to his feet and whips him into the ropes. When Stravito returns, Fenrys delivers a hip toss into the ropes. Stravito then ricochets off the ropes, lands on his feet and quickly follows up with an arm drag takedown. As Fenrys gets to a vertical base, Stravito runs over and delivers a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover, sending Fenrys staggering across the ring before he slips through the ropes and lands on the outside.

Geoff Penzer: Stravito won that exchange and sent Fenrys to the outside after that tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Is Stravito about to take it to the air?

Stravito gets down to a knee and slaps the canvas before popping back to a vertical base and running into the far ropes. When Stravito returns, he motions for a suicide dive to the outside. When Fenrys wisely turns around, Stravito changes course and brings himself back into the ring with a tiger feint. When Fenrys turns to face the ring, Stravito motions for a slingshot plancha to the outside. But again, Fenrys wisely turns away. So Stravito changes course again and lands safely on the apron. When Fenrys turns back around, Stravito catches him with a back kick to the face. While Fenrys is momentarily dazed, Stravito goes for an Asai Moonsault. But as soon as Stravito springboards onto the middle ropes, Jaelynn Ramsey knocks him off with a dropkick. The crowd boos as Stravito hits the floor.

Geoff Penzer: Oh come on!

While Stravito tries to pick himself up off the floor, Fenrys rolls back inside and runs into the far ropes. When Stravito gets back to his feet, Fenrys delivers a diving front dropkick through the ropes, knocking down Stravito. The boos continue as he picks up Stravito, rolls him back inside, then slides himself back in to make the cover.

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TWO!
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Stravito kicks out.

Fenrys picks up Stravito, moves him into the corner and delivers a trio of blistering chops before going for an irish whip. But Stravito reverses, sending Fenrys into the New Murder corner. Stravito runs across the ring, runs up Fenrys’ torso and backflips off. Once Stravito lands on his feet, Fenrys rushes out of the corner to attack. But Stravito throws him down with an arm drag. Fenrys gets back up and charges over, only to Stravito to take him down with another arm drag. Once Fenrys returns to a vertical base, Stravito runs over, leaps up and brings Fenrys back down to the canvas with a spinning headscissors takedown. He makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Fenrys kicks out.

Stravito picks up Fenrys, wrenches the arm, drags him over towards his corner and tags in Flavia Rocha.

The crowd cheers when Rocha gets in and takes control of the arm. But the cheers turn to boos when Fenrys frees himself with a rake across the eyes. He immediately runs into the New Murder corner, slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle and tags in Ramsey.

Geoff Penzer: Ramsey and Rocha have been having their issues in recent weeks. This is the first time they’ve come to blows inside the ring.

The boos gets louder when Ramsey gets inside and delivers a back rake to Rocha. She then turns Rocha around and delivers three throat thrusts. After taking Rocha by the arm, Ramsey leads her out of the New Murder corner before knocking her down with a hard short-arm clothesline. She makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Rocha kicks out.

Ramsey picks up Rocha and whips her into the ropes. When Rocha returns, Ramsey sets up for a back body drop. But Rocha is able to hurdle over her and run into the ropes. When Ramsey turns around, she leapfrogs over Rocha, who continues to run into the ropes. When Rocha returns, the crowd boos when Ramsey tackles her down with a Lou Thesz Press. She then follows up with a few short-range right hands before grabbing Rocha by the hair with both hands and repeatedly ramming the back of her head against the canvas. She then brings Rocha back to her feet and whips her hard into the corner. As Rocha stumbles out, Ramsey leans forward before throwing her down with a back body drop. On cue, Fenrys slingshots himself into the ring before running over and delivering a standing senton across Rocha. As Fenrys rolls off, Molly Reid gets in before she delivering a rolling thunder into a jumping somersault senton. The boos continues as Ramsey slides over and makes the cover.

ONE!
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TWO!
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NO!

The crowd cheers when Fujiko Mine breaks up the count with a stomp to the back.

Geoff Penzer: Good save there by Fujiko after Flavia got attacked by all three members of the opposition.

As Fujiko heads back out to the apron, Ramsey pulls up Rocha by the hair and whips her into the corner. Ramsey charges full-steam head into the corner. But she gets turned around by a boot to the face. As Ramsey stagers away from the corner, Rocha comes up from behind and brings her down with a bulldog. She pushes Ramsey over and makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Ramsey kicks out.

Rocha picks up Ramsey and goes for an irish whip. But Ramsey reverses, sending Rocha into the ropes. When Rocha returns, she throws out a bicycle kick. But Ramsey catches her foot. The crowd boos as Ramsey wags her finger at Rocha before knocking her off her feet with a legsweep. She then brings Rocha back up, doubles her over with a kick to the midsection and brings her down with a facebuster. Ramsey turns her over before making the cover.

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TWO!
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Rocha gets her shoulder up .

After Fenrys puts his foot across the top rope, Ramsey picks up Rocha, marches over and slams her face-first into the sole of Fenrys’ boot. As Fenrys takes his foot off the top rope, Ramsey turns and tags in Reid.

Geoff Penzer: This crowd is really letting Reid have it.

The crowd erupts with boos when Reid gets in, turns Rocha around in the corner and unleashes a flurry of punches, kicks, knees and elbows on Rocha. She then takes a step back and applies a foot choke to Rocha while pulling down on the top rope. The ref gives Reid until the count of five to release the choke.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Reid reluctantly lets go. She takes takes Rocha and whips her into the opposite corner. Reid runs across the ring to attack, but Rocha counters with a back elbow to the face. After Reid stumbles back, she shakes off the blow and runs back into the corner. This time, she gets turned around by a boot to the face. Ramsey goes to follow up with another bulldog out of the corner. But Reid shoves Rocha off of her and into the ropes. When Rocha returns, Reid knocks her down with a shoot kick to the chest. She then drops down and makes the cover.

ONE!
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TWO!
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Rocha gets her shoulder up.

Reid picks up Rocha and whips her into the ropes. When Rocha returns, Reid throws out a clothesline. But Rocha ducks and heads into the far ropes. When she comes back, Reid goes for a back elbow. But again, Rocha ducks and runs into the ropes. When Reid returns, she knocks Rocha down with a running front dropkick to the chest. As Rocha turns over and gets up on all fours, Reid rushes over and connects with a front dropkick to the side of the head. She then pushes Rocha over and makes the cover.

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Rocha gets her shoulder up.

Reid picks up Rocha and whips her into the ropes. When Rocha returns, Reid sets up for a back body drop. So Rocha stops, kicks Reid n the face (standing her upright), leaps into the air and plants Reid with Face Meets Mat (jumping ddt).

Geoff Penzer: DDT by Rocha! She may have just found her opening!

While Reid is sprawled out on the canvas, Rocha turns over and begins crawling over towards her corner. Fujiko can be seen with one arm stretched out while using the other arm to try and fire up the crowd.

Geoff Penzer: Fujiko’s looking for the tag! She’s dying to get in there!

Rocha is almost there when Reid grabs her by the ankle and drags her back towards the center of the ring, Reid follows up with an Axe Kick to the back of the head before turning her attention to Fujiko and taunting her.

Geoff Penzer: Look at Reid taunt Fujiko! She’s got some nerve!

Reid picks up Rocha, brings her over into the New Murder corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle before tagging Fenrys back in. Fenrys gets in and doubles Rocha over with several shoulder thrusts to the midsection. After bringing Rocha from out of the corner, Fenrys hits a snap suplex. He quickly turns over into a lateral press.

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Rocha gets her shoulder up.

Fenrys picks up Rocha, irish whips her across the ring, follows her into the corner and connects with a rolling elbow. He then takes Rocha by the hair, runs out of the corner and brings her down with a one-handed bulldog. He then returns to his feet, points over at Stravito and goes for a standing moonsault. But he ends up crashing across Rocha’s knees.

Geoff Penzer: Rocha got her knees up!

As Fenrys starts to pick himself up off the mat, Rocha takes off into the ropes. When she returns, she brings him down with a Sling Blade.

ONE!





TWO!





THREE!





FOUR!





FIVE!





SIX!





SEVEN!

Fenrys rolls over and tags in Reid. The boos continue as Reid rushes over to try and drag Rocha back to the center of the ring. But it’s too late. Rocha rolls forward, dives into the corner and tags in Fujiko.

Geoff Penzer: FUJIKO’S IN!

The crowd explodes with cheers when Fujiko gets into the ring. She immediately rushes over towards the center of the ring where her and Reid trade blows.

Geoff Penzer: Look at these two go! They aren’t holding anything back!

The crowd‘s at a fever pitch as the exchange of blows continue. But the cheers slowly turn to boos as Reid gains the advantage, hammering away with a flurry of elbow strikes to the face. She then takes Fujiko and whips her towards the ropes. But instead of coming back, Fujiko uses the momentum to bring Reid down with a handspring Ace Crusher. She turns Reid over and makes the cover.

Geoff Penzer: Fujiko brings Reid down with an ace crusher from out of nowhere! She’s going for the cover..

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Reid kicks out.

Fujiko picks up Reid and goes for an irish whip. But Reid reverses and goes to follow Fujiko into the corner. But instead of crashing into the turnbuckle, Fujiko runs up to the top turnbuckle and backflips over the approaching Reid. As soon as Fujiko lands on her feet, she turns and runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Reid tries to cut her off with a Superman Punch. But Fujiko ducks and runs into the far ropes. When she comes back, she knocks Reid down with a single leg dropkick. Fujiko makes the cover.

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Ramsey dives over and breaks up the pin.

Ramsey picks up Fujiko, irish whips her across the ring and follows her into the corner. But Ramsey ends up getting met with a boot to the face that turns her around. As Ramsey staggers away from the corner, Rocha knocks her down with a running bicycle kick.

Geoff Penzer: Flavia nearly knocked Ramsey’s head right off with that bicycle kick!

After Rocha stomps Ramsey out of the ring, Fenrys hurls himself at her and attacks from behind. He then delivers a Lungblower before kicking Rocha out of the ring. Fenrys then begins to back up towards the New Murder corner as Rocha picks herself up on the outside, Fenrys then runs across the ring, springboards onto the middle rope and knocks her down with a triangle asai moonsault.

Geoff Penzer: What a move by Fenrys!

As Fenrys gets up on the outside, Stravito quickly hops into the ring through the ropes and takes off into the far ropes. When he comes back, he hurls himself through the ropes and knocks down Fenrys with a rolling suicide dive.

Geoff Penzer: Down goes Fenrys!

When Stravito gets up and turns to face the ring, Reid flips off the top turnbuckle and knocks him down with a corkscrew moonsault.

Geoff Penzer: The high risk pays off for Reid! What a move off the top!

While Reid picks herself up off the floor, Fujiko takes off into the far ropes. When she comes back, she flips over the top rope and knocks Reid down with a topé con giro.

Geoff Penzer: Fujiko wipes out Reid on the floor!

Fujiko picks up Reid and rolls her back inside before sliding back in and making the cover.

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Reid gets her shoulder up.

Fujiko picks up Reid and whips her into the corner. She then runs towards the corner to attack. But Reid has enough time to duck and dump Fujiko over the top rope. After Fujiko lands safely on the apron, she knocks Reid out of the corner with a rope-assisted gamengiri to the back of the head. She then springboards to the top turnbuckle and leaps off for an attack. But Reid is able to perfectly time a counter using a pelé kick. The boos continue as she makes the cover.

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Fujiko gets her shoulder up.

Reid picks up Fujiko and whips her into the ropes. When Fujiko returns, Reid knocks her down with a shoot kick to the chest. She then sits up Fujiko before running into the ropes. When Reid returns, she flattens Fujiko with a sliding big boot to the face. The boos continue as she makes the cover.

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Fujiko gets her shoulder up.

As Reid slowly picks Fujiko up off the mat, Fujiko begins to nail her with punches to the midsection before Reid knocks her down with a high knee lift. Reid reaches down and goes to slowly pull Fujiko back up off the apron. Again, Fujiko begins hitting Reid with punches to the midsection. But Reid cuts off the comeback with a hard knee to the midsection that drops Fujiko down to a knee, followed by a Buzzsaw Kick that nearly knocks Fujiko’s head off. She makes the cover.

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Fujiko gets her shoulder up.

After picking up a dazed Fujiko, Reid turns and runs into the ropes. When she returns, she throws out a Superman Punch. But Fujiko rolls underneath it. After Reid lands on her feet and turns around, she turns into a handstand calf kick from Fujiko. While Reid is dazed, Fujiko returns to her feet, turns and runs towards the ropes before going for SWAK (Tidal Wave). But Reid is able to counter with a double knee facebreaker!

Reid laughs as she neglects to go for the cover and instead, slowly pulls Fujiko up off the mat. She holds a groggy Fujiko by the hair with both hands and begins taunting her opponent. But in the blink of an eye, Fujiko quickly slaps Reid’s hands off of her before connecting with a backflip flash kick to the chin.

Geoff Penzer: LUCKY SHOT!

The crowd explodes with cheers when Reid drops to the canvas. Fujiko quickly makes the cover.

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TWO!
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THREE!

The crowd explodes with cheers when “Sirens” blasts over the PA.

Melanie Sierra: Here are your winners, FUJIKO MINE, FLAVIA ROCHA and EL STRAVITO!

The cheers continue as Fujiko gets her arm raised in victory.

Geoff Penzer: Fujiko Mine has picked up the win for her team, pinning Molly Reid in the center of the ring here tonight! That means that Reid will now be facing Fujiko one on one, next week, on Vertigo! This is not the outcome Reid expected here tonight! I’m sure she’s going to be furious when she finally comes to.

★★★ COMMERCIAL BREAK ★★★

[FGA Office]

The Flashpoint feed cuts backstage and we find Amanda Johnson standing patiently by. On cue she flashes a smile and immediately begins addressing the FGA faithful.

Amanda Johnson: Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to welcome my guest at this time, the number one contender to the FGA Pride Championship, Chris Madison!!

The camera zooms out a bit and Chris Madison steps into the picture, dressed casually in street clothes. The soon-to-be pride championship challenger stands with his head bowed down, his eyes hidden under the brim of his baseball cap. Conspicuous by their absence, Madison’s manager and tag team partner, Frankie Morrison and Mark Storm, are nowhere to be found.

Amanda Johnson: Chris, thank you for giving me a moment of your time.

Chris Madison: For you Amanda, anytime.

Amanda smirks as she brushes her hair from her face, tucking it behind her ear.

Amanda Johnson: You’ve kept yourself pretty busy as of late. The Dynamic Duo’s tournament, 4CW’s Bad Company tournament, NJFC’s Pride of Puroresu tournament, and your work for the World Crown Syndicate. With all of that work that you’ve been putting in, you still have a rematch against Savannah Taylor for the Pride Championship at Trouble in Paradise. How have you been juggling all of your commitments at once?

Chris Madison: I’m the kind of guy who just can’t sit still. I go stir crazy… After losing to Savannah at All-Star Showdown Six, especially in the fashion that I lost, I knew I had some kinks to work out. That couldn’t happen if I just sat around and patiently waited for my rematch to come. I needed to be proactive. I needed something to motivate me from becoming stagnant. So far, for the most part, I’ve had a decent run at things. Mark and I won our first match for the Dynamic Duos tournament… I managed to win and already successfully defend the WCS International Championship… I pride myself in my work and I think I’ve done pretty well bouncing across the globe and fighting for all of these different promotions.

Amanda Johnson: Obviously the FGA Pride Championship means a lot to you, that was evident during your push to capture the belt from Molly Reid. After the heartbreaking loss to Savannah, what changes do you have to make in your preparation for the rematch.

Chris Madison: At All-Star Showdown Six, I fully expected for Izzy Anders to play a role. I knew Savannah couldn’t beat me one on one, without someone lending her a helping hand. Now I know it’s more than just Izzy Anders out there watching Savannah’s back and ensuring her success. Regardless of how big of an army she surrounds herself with, regardless of how much she wants to ignore the fact that she’s got to defend that championship against me, at Trouble in Paradise, reality is going to set in and she’s going to have to answer for the B.S. that she and Heather Lasiewcz pulled to put that belt on her. I’m just a little disappointed that I’ve got to wait that long to make them pay.

Amanda nodded along as Madison passionately answered her questions.

Amanda Johnson: It has been odd that we’re approaching a month’s time since it was announced by both you and Leonard Asherman that this rematch was going to take place and the only time Savannah addressed the prospect of facing you again was at one of the press conferences for the Dynamic Duo’s tournament and it was about facing you and Mark as a team.

Chris’s eyebrows danced as he shook his head from side to side.

Chris Madison: Odd?

Despite his best effort to contain himself, Chris chuckled as a grin escaped his generally serious demeanor.

Chris Madison: It’s as if this match isn’t even happening! After the announcement was made I fully expected for Savannah to voice her displeasure. AfterBurn came and went, Vertigo came and went, Flashpoint came and went, and the cycle continued. This is exactly what I wanted to prevent. The FGA Pride Championship has become forgettable and nothing more than an accessory for Savannah to parade around. That championship deserves so much more. It should be celebrated. It should be showcased. Instead, it became a footnote of a failed Dynamic Duos tag team…

Amanda Johnson: With Blonde Ambition eliminated from the tournament by Upper Echelon, I would imagine Savannah’s focus will shift to her first title defense against you.

Chris Madison: She should have never lost sight of me! That’s going to be her cross to bear.

Noting the direction of the interview becoming more intense with each question, Amanda tries to tiptoe around Savannah Taylor and the Pride Championship topic.

Amanda Johnson: You and Mark will be having your next tag team match for the Dynamic Duo’s tournament in the coming weeks against Smart Style. Mark Bisley and Shintaro Majima have been impressive so far, picking up wins over Davey-Boy O’Brien and Baz Jones, and then Serpent’s Touch…

Chris Madison: Smart Style has been impressive. When the time comes, they’re going to get my full attention. Hell, the goal is to get to Patriot Games, win this Dynamic Duo’s tournament and eventually challenge for the World Tag Team Championships. That doesn’t change just because I have a guaranteed title match at Trouble in Paradise with Savannah. In fact, it pushes me that much more. I fell flat at All-Star Showdown because I let myself get distracted. Every time I step through those ropes, I’m making up for letting down those fans that bought in and believed I could change the landscape of the Pride Division. It doesn’t matter who I’m up against, what kind of match, I still believe that I’m the best representative of what the FGA Pride Championship stands for and with every ounce of fight I have in me, holding onto the championship or not, I’m going to do my best to live up to those expectations.

Chris paused as he turned to Amanda and looked her in the eyes.

Chris Madison: That’s my cross to bear…

Madison turns away from Amanda and walks off as the feed cuts away.

[FGA Office]

MAIN EVENT
DDT3 (QUARTERFINALS)
Danse Macabre vs. Upper Echelon

As the scene fades back at ringside, the lighting goes pitch black as “Upper Echelon” by. Travis Scott feat. T.I. & 2 Chainz fades in. On the titantron a series of animal faces flash on the screen. As the horn sounds the lights being to flash like strobe lights until the actual song hits.

Pull out the zip, pull out the ride (roll out)
We so high, upper echelon (Straight up)
We so fuckin' high, upper echelon

The camera pans down at the stage and there stood the duo of thee Upper Echelon, Emilio Vialpando & Jinzai! In the middle of them was their manager Tony Capone.

Pull out the zip, pull out the ride (roll out)
We so high, upper echelon (Straight up)
We so fuckin' high, upper echelon

The three men looked out to the crowd listening to their mixtures of cheers and boos. Emilio and Jinzai look at one another nodding symbolizing they was ready. The two speed demon duo sprints down the ramp and slide into the ring while Capone calmly walks down the ramp ignoring the fans on his way down.

Melanie Sierra: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is your main event of the evening! Introducing first, weighing in at a total combined weight of 395 pounds! They are the team of Emilio Vialpando and Jinzai…. UPPERRRR ECCCCHELOOOON!!!

Both Emilio and Jinzai sprint over corner turnbuckles across from one another taunting the fans. They hop back down and move to the next turnbuckles doing the same. As Capone reaches the ring he applauds the two men. After they hop down from the turnbuckles they head over to their corner and talk with Capone until the match begins.

Geoff Penzer: These two HKW mainstays impressed two weeks ago, when they defeat the team of Blonde Ambition and knocked them out in the Second Round of the Dynamic Duos Tournament. Standing across the ring from them tonight will be two current and former HKW title holder!

"I'll get you my pretty... and your little dog too!"

"There's no place like home!"

The funky drum beat and riff of 'Phenomena' by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fills the arena and the quirky yet energetic Salem Cartier appears at the entrance wearing a hooded dark purple leather tailcoat with huge silver buttons, the hood pulled over her eyes. She carries a silver cane, the top a silver claw gripping a dark purple crystal that has a plasma globe effect. She's tapping her foot and bopping her head to the beat...

She raises both hands and motions for the fans to get hyped, swinging the cane, then bops her way toward the ring in time with the song, popping her shoulders up and down, swaying her arms around with a coy smile and wink to the audience.

"Hey! Don't touch, kid; sleep with the lights on
Touch, kid; how you surprise me
Now roll kid, rock your body off!"

She steps up the ring steps, throws her hood back, clutches the top rope and puts her feet on the bottom rope, gazing around and rocking up and down on the ropes...

"You're something like a phenomena
Something like an astronoma'
Now roll kid, rock your body off!"

She slides through the ropes, twirls off her jacket with a flourish and drops to a knee in the center of the ring, extending her arms out holding up the cane and playing to the crowd as the music fades. She takes the jacket and cane to the corner, ready for the match.

Melanie Sierra: Introducing their opponents! First, currently residing out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada! She is “The Witch” SALEM CARRRRTIIIIEEERRR!

Sounds of thunder and lightning cast out, setting the atmosphere of the incoming Conqueror. The lights in the arena die out to allow for the spontaneous bursts of light that reflect the internalized storm. As the silence takes hold, the startling opening guitar screech of Rammstein’s “Sonne” overtakes everything. It is followed by the infamous countdown.

“EINS, ZWEI, DREI, VIER, FUNF, SECHS, SIEBEN, ACHT, NOIN, AUS!”

“Blacklands” by Castle blasts the arena with its heavy, thrashing instrumentals as the lights in the arena fluctuate through a rapid cycle of dark blues and neutral colors. From the darkness of the entranceway, the shine of a metallic mask catches the camera’s attention. Artemis Kaiser, garbed in her striking entrance piece, steps onto the stage with her head lowered. She stands there, a pensive essence radiating from her short and stocky frame. She raises her head for the crowd to see past the shadows her hood casts. She starts to make her way down the ramp, further casting out her overall serious personality. Each step is methodical, made to set the atmosphere. She stops at the center of the ramp, lowering her head for the announcer call. As it comes, she lifts her hands to her hood and mask, removing both.

Melanie Sierra: Introducing her partner, fighting out of Mount Pearlm Newfoundland, Canada! She is “The Last Empress”, ARTEMIIIIISSSS KAAAAAIIIISERRRRRRR!!!

As the call concludes, the shot shows Artemis revealing her face to the camera and the audience. The red streak, her scowl, and her stern expression completing all she wishes to do in her entrance. She continues her way down the ramp, taking off her jacket. She throws it nonchalantly onto the ground and ascends the ring apron. She steps around it, taking a fine look around the arena until she rests on the side of the ring. She raises her arms up beside her and leans her head back. As she emits a determined roar, the camera zooms back on command. It starts to come back in as she lowers her head, glaring into the camera lens. She enters the ring through the second rope with a stylish roll.

She lands on a crouched knee, and starts to rise from the position slowly. She climbs the nearest turnbuckle, giving a full look around the expansive setting. She proclaims to everyone about who is she is and that all the eyes are on her. Artemis’s attention turns to the ring, where she seats herself on the second turnbuckle, propping her legs on the ropes. Her focus gathers itself to a point while she awaits for the opening bell.

Geoff Penzer: Two weeks ago on Flashpoint, Danse Macabre knocked off who many considered as the favorite to win this tournament when they defeated the Godfathers of Wrestling in the Second Round. Will Artemis Kaiser and Salem Cartier be able to keep that momentum rolling and knocked off this pair of HKW mainstays? Kaiser’s last match with Vialpando ended without a clear winner. You can’t bet that The Last Empress will be looking to solidify herself as the better wrestler here in this one.

The bell sounds as the HKW Hall of Famer and the reigning Bloodlust Champion start things off for their respective teams. Jinzai can be seen leaning over the top turnbuckle and whispering something into Vialpando’s ear while Cartier gives Kaiser some words of encouragement as well. Both grapplers begin to make their way out of their respective corners when they stop to take notice of the crowd.

SER-PIEN-TE! *CLAP-CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP*

SER-PIEN-TE! *CLAP-CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP*

SER-PIEN-TE! *CLAP-CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP*

SER-PIEN-TE! *CLAP-CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP*

Geoff Penzer: This capacity crowd is solidly behind the 2017 Rey del Aire Finalist here tonight!

Vialpando and Kaiser continue to make their way out of the corners before circling the ring. After sizing each other up. The they head towards the center of the ring and lock up. After jockeying for position, Vialpando begins to move Kaiser across the ring and towards the corner. But at the last second, Kaiser turns and presses Vialpando against the turnbuckles. The ref then heads over and gives both grapplers until the count of five to break it up.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Both grapplers begin to make a clean break until Kaiser nails Vialpando with a curved knee to the ribs. The boos continue as she nails Vialpando with an open hand slap before sending him into the opposite corner with an irish whip. Kaiser charges across the ring to attack. But Vialpando is able to turn her around with a boot to the face. As Kaiser staggers away from the corner, Vialpando runs up from behind, leaps over her and goes for the Kotaro Krusher. But Kaiser slips to of the way, grabs Vialpando from behind and throws out the Second Crusade (ripcord rolling elbow). But Vialpando is able to roll out of the way. When Vialpando returns to his feet and turns around, Kaiser lets him know just how close he was to getting his head knocked off with that elbow.

Geoff Penzer: Close call there for Vialpando. Too close, in all honesty.

Vialpando and Kaiser begin to circle the ring once more. After sizing each other up, they slowly inch towards the center of the ring and lock up with another collar-and-elbow. After jockeying for position, Kaiser places Vialpando in side headlock. But El Serpiente is able to shove Kaiser off of him and into the ropes. When Kaiser returns, Vialpando brings her down with a deep arm drag. When Kaiser returns to her feet and heads back over to attack, Vialpando is able to throw her down with a Japanese arm drag. Kaiser returns to a vertical base, only to end up returning to the mat after a dropkick from Vialpando. He makes the cover.

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Kaiser kicks out.

Vialpando picks up Kaiser and delivers an arm wrench. The ref asks Kaiser if she wants to give up. But she refuses. She then slowly reaches over before reversing into an arm wrench of her own. Vialpando winces from the pain as Kaiser gives a quick tug on the arm. She then delivers a clubbing strike across the arm before delivering another arm wrench. The referee checks with Vialpando and asks him if he wants to give up. But Vialpando refuses. He then rolls forward, leans back, kips up and reverses into an arm wrench. He then pulls Kaiser over towards him and places her in a side headlock. But Kaiser is able to slip out from behind and reverse into a hammerlock. Kaiser keeps the hold applied until Vialpando is able to lean forward and reverse into a hammerlock of his own. Kaiser then reaches back with her free arm and elbows him in the face before performing a standing switch and bringing Vialpando down to the canvas with a modified drop toe hold. After moving across Vialpando’s back, Kaiser quickly slips on a front facelock. Vialpando tries to pull Kaiser’s arm from around his neck. But it’s to no avail. When Vialpando tries to pick himself up off the mat, Kaiser gator rolls over to her left. El Serpiente tries to get off the mat. But Kaiser ends up gator rolling over to her right. After cinching in the hold, the crowd boos as Kaiser follows up with knee strikes to the head. She then turns Vialpando over and makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Vialpando kicks out.

Geoff Penzer: Kaiser tried to knock out Vialpando with those knees to the head. But it’s going to take more than that to keep Vialpando down.

Kaiser picks up Vialpando, moves him into the corner and tags in Cartier.

The crowd cheers when the one-time Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion gets in the ring and nails Vialpando with repeated chops to the chest. She then brings Vialpando out of the corner before going for an irish whip. But Vialpando reverses, sending Cartier into the ropes, where Jinzai nails her with a knee to the back. The crowd boos as Cartier staggers away from the ropes and and gets knocked down by a leaping lariat from Vialpando. El Serpiente makes the cover.

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Cartier kicks out.

Geoff Penzer: I wasn’t sure if Vialpando saw Jinzai’s knee to the bakc. But there’s no doubt that it was a cheapshot nonetheless from the #UE member.

Vialpando picks up Cartier, heads into the #UE corner and tags in Jinzai.

The crowd boos as Jinzai gets in and takes control of the arm. He repeatedly yanks on Cartier’s arm before performing an arm wrench. The ref checks in with Cartier and asks if she wants to give up. But The Witch refuses. Cartier then runs towards the corner, runs up to the top turnbuckle and takes Jinzai down with a springboard arm drag. The cheers continue as Cartier runs over and connects with a flying calf kick, knocking Jinzai down. She makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Jinzai kicks out.

Cartier picks up Jinzai, nails him with repeated chops to the chest and brings him down with a rolling snapmare before heading into the ropes. When she returns, she nails Jinzai with a discus knee strike to the face. The cheers continue as Cartier goes for the cover.

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TWO!
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Jinzai kicks out.

Geoff Penzer: Jinzai caught a hard spinning knee right to the face from Cartier. But it only gets a count of two.

Cartier picks up Jinzai, wrenches the arm, gives him three chops to the chest and follows up with a headscissors takedown. She makes the cover.

ONE!
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TWO!
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Jinzai kicks out.

Cartier picks up Jinzai and whips him into the ropes. When Jinzai returns, Cartier connects with a step-up enzuigiri, sending him flipping down to the canvas. She makes the cover.

ONE!
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TWO!
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Jinzai kicks out.

Geoff Penzer: Yet another nearfall for The Witch as she continues to keep the pressure on Jinzai in this Quarterfinals match.

Cartier picks up Jinzai and whips him into the corner. The Witch heads over towards the corner and goes to follow up with a corner cartwheel leaping hip attack. But Jinzai moves out of the way, causing Cartier to crash into the turnbuckles. Jinzai then runs back over towards the corner, grabs Cartier and plants her with a running Tornado DDT. The boos continue as he makes the cover.

ONE!
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TWO!
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Cartier gets her shoulder up.

Geoff Penzer: Good follow up there by Jinzai, but it only gets two. The winning team will head to the AxxessNet special, Patriot Games, a little under a month from now. The losers? They go home. No consolation prize. No nothing.

Jinza picks up Cartier, lifts her up and throws her down across the top rope with a front suplex. While Cartier hangs across the top rope, Jinzai turns and runs into another set of ropes. When he comes back, he goes for a running single leg dropkick to the side of the head. But Cartier slips out of the way. Once Jinzai returns to his feet, he goes for a shoulder thrust through the ropes. But Cartier jumps out of the way comes down across his back with a straddle attack. She then slingshots herself back into the ring before running into the far ropes. When Cartier returns, she connects with a leaping body guillotine across the back. After Jinzai crumbles to the canvas, she drops down and makes the cover.

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Jinzai reaches over and grabs the bottom rope.

Geoff Penzer: Good ring awareness there by the #UE member.

Cartier picks up Jinzai, brings him back over to the Macabre corner and tags Kaiser back in. Cartier then whips Jinzai into the far ropes. When Jinzai returns, he throws out a clothesline. But Kaiser ducks and runs towards the ropes. When Jinzai turns around, he gets caught with a handspring enzuigiri. She makes the cover.

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Jinzai gets his shoulder up.

Kaiser picks up Jinzai, places him in a Muay Thai Clinch and nails him with several hard knees to the midsection. The last of which drops Jinzai down to one knee. While Jinzai guards his midsection, Kaiser steps back before throwing out a high speed roundhouse kick to the head. But Jinzai quickly ducks, leaps to his feet and brings Kaiser down from behind with a necklock backbreaker. He makes the cover.

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Jinzai picks up Kaiser and whips her into the ropes. Before she can even fully come back, Jinzai runs over and connects with a dropkick, knocking Kaiser through the ropes and to the floor. While Kaiser picks herself up on the outside, Jinzai turns and runs into the far ropes. When he comes back, Kaiser slides back in and goes to cut him off with a lariat. But Jinzai ducks and runs into the ropes. When Jinzai returns, Kaiser pushes him up into the air and catches him on the way down with a kick to the chest. She then turns and heads into the ropes. When Kaiser returns, she knocks Jinzai down with a Falcon Kick (running single leg dropkick) to the side of the head. She makes the cover.

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Jinzai gets his shoulder up.

Geoff Penzer: Jinzai looked like he got rocked by that kick to the side of the head. But he still had the wherewithal to get his shoulder up.

Kaiser picks up Jinzai and delivers alternating open hand slaps, followed by a curved knee to the ribs, followed by the Uraken (spinning backfist). She then leaps into the air and goes for a jumping DDT. But Jinzai catches her in the air. While Jinzai holds her in place, Vialpando hops through the ropes before running into the far ropes. When he returns, #UE delivers a spinebuster/jumping clothesline combination to a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd. Vialpando heads to the outside while Jinzai makes the cover.

Geoff Penzer: This could be it right here!

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Jinzai heads over and makes the tag to Vialpando. The crowd cheers when Vialpando gets back in. He then picks up Kaiser before helping Jinzai lift her up and deliver a double suplex. He turns over and makes the cover.

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Vialpando goes over and tags Jinzai back in. #UE then pick up Kaiser and whip her into the far ropes. When Kaiser returns, #UE knocks her down with a double dropkick. He makes the cover.

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Jinzai goes over and makes the tag to Vialpando. Once Vialpando gets back in, he holds Kaiser in place from the side while Jinzai heads into the far ropes. When he returns, cheers and boos can be heard from the crowd as #UE delivers an STO/russian leg sweep combination. He makes the cover.

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Cartier rushes over and breaks up the pin with a stomp to the back.

While The Witch heads back across the ring, Vialpando goes over and tags Jinzai back in. After Vialpando picks up Kaiser and lifts her up across his shoulders, Jinzai runs into the far ropes. When he comes back, cheers and boos can be heard from the crowd as #UE delivers a Samoan Drop/running single leg dropkick combination. Jinzai makes the cover.

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Geoff Penzer: Kaiser’s been taken some punishment. But she continues to get her shoulder up. The Last Empress is as tough as they come.

Jinzai picks up Kaiser, moves her into the corner and delivers a series of shoot kicks to the chest. He then takes Kaiser by the arm before whipping her into the opposite corner. Jinzai then runs across the ring to attack. But Kaiser is able to duck and dump Jinzai over the top rope. Instead of crashing to the outside, Jinzai is able to land safely on the apron. Kaiser then goes to knock him off the apron with the Uraken. But Jinzai ducks and counters with a punch to the face that knocks her back. While Jinzai is momentarily distracted, the crowd cheers when Cartier quickly runs along the apron and knocks him off with a lariat takedown.

Geoff Penzer: What a takedown by Cartier!

Back inside the ring, Vialpando hops through the ropes and runs over to attack Kaiser. Kaiser is able to duck the attack and dump Vialpando over the top rope. But instead of crashing onto the floor, Vialpando lands on the middle rope and immediately flips back, knocking Cartier down with a triangle Asai Moonsault!

Geoff Penzer: Vialpando just used the ring to his advantage and turned being dumped over the top rope into a triangle asai moonsault! That’s why he’s one of the best going today!

While Vialpando picks himself up off the floor, Kaiser can be seen climbing to the top turnbuckle. When Vialpando turns around, Kaiser leaps off and knocks him down with Enter The Dragon (flying side kick). The boos continue as she picks up Vialpando and rolls him back inside before rolling back in and making the cover.

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Jinzai drags Kaiser back to the outside.

Jinzai goes for the Jinzai Cutter (jumping ace cutter). But Kaiser shoves him over towards Cartier, who knocks him down with the New Hampshire Handshake (superman elbow strike). When Kaiser turns back to the ring, Vialpando launches himself through the ropes and knocks her down with a suicide dive.

Geoff Penzer: Vialpando just wiped out Kaiser!

El Serpiente picks up Kaiser, rolls her back inside, then rolls himself back in and makes the cover.

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Cartier drags Vialpando to the outside and goes for an irish whip. But Vialpando reverses, sending Cartier crashing into the guardrail.

After Vialpando climbs back up onto the apron, he gets caught with a hard shoulder thrust through the ropes. After Kaiser drags his upper body through the ropes, she turns and runs into another set of ropes. When Kaiser returns, she connects with a Falcon Kick to the side of the head, knocking him back into the ring. The boos continue as she makes the cover.

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TH-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers when Vialpando gets his foot on the bottom rope.

Geoff Penzer: Good ring awareness on display there by Vialpando. The winners of this match will face #Shootcamp at Patriot Games in the Semifinals! Who is it going to be?

Kaiser picks up Vialpando and whips him into the ropes. When Vialpando returns, she goes for another Chestburster. But on the way down, Vialpando catches her kick and immediately follows up with a dragon screw leg whip. As Kaiser gets up on one knee, Vialpando runs over and clocks her with a running high knee, knocking her down. The cheers continue as he makes the cover.

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Vialpando picks up Kaiser and delivers a vertical suplex before returning to his feet and heading towards the ropes. After hopping onto the middle ropes, he flips back and connects with a Lionsault. He hooks the far leg.

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Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Vialpando picks up Kaiser and nails her with a hard elbow to the face before running into the ropes. When Vialpando returns, he leaps over Kaiser and goes for another Kotaro Krusher. But again, Kaiser ducks, grabs him from behind on the way down and throws out the Second Crusade. But again, Vialpando ducks. When Kaiser turns around…

Geoff Penzer: PELE KICK!

While Kaiser is dazed, Vialpando returns to his feet and runs into the ropes. When Vialpando comes back, the crowd boos when Kaiser turns him inside out with a Falcon Kick. She then pushes him over and makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers when Vialpando gets his shoulder up.

Geoff Penzer: Vialpando got his shoulder up! Kaiser was a half second away from advancing!

Kaiser picks up Vialpando and nails him with several knees to the face from the Muay Thai Clinch until Vialpando catches the last knee. Kaiser hops up and down on one leg before nailing Vialpando with several backfists to the face. Once her leg his free, she rears back and fires off a STOCKTON SLAP. But Vialpando quickly ducks under, goes behind Kaiser and lifts her up for a Tiger Suplex. But Kaiser is able to reverse into a wheelbarrow victory roll.

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Kaiser leg go of the hold, turns Vialpando over and locks him in a Heel Hook.

Geoff Penzer: Kaiser with the smooth transition into the submission!

Kaiser cinches in the hold as Vialpando howls in pain. The ref asks Vialpando if he wants to give up. But El Serpiente refuses. So Kaiser leans back, increasing the pressure.

Geoff Penzer: Kaiser’s fighting for that submission! She wants to send her team to the Semis!

While Vialpando continue to stay locked in the heel hook, Jinzai can be seen scaling to the top turnbuckle. He then leaps off and goes for a Frog Splash. But Kaiser lets go and rolls out of the way, causing Jinzai to come crashing down across Vialpando’s legs.

Geoff Penzer: Oh no!

As Jinzai tries to pick himself up off the mat, Kaiser takes him down with a drop toe hold before quickly transitioning into a Heel Hook.

Geoff Penzer: Now Jinzai’s caught in the Heel Hook!

Jinzai can be seen howling in pain while Kaiser as the hold cinched in. Meanwhile on the outside, Cartier can be seen pulling herself up onto the apron. After she steps back into the ring, she goes to run over and attack Vialpando. But Vialpando is able to counter and bring her down into a Calf Killer. The crowd cheers when Vialpando begins pulling back on the leg.

Geoff Penzer: Vialpando’s got the Calf Killer locked on Cartier!

Kaiser looks over and sees Cartier trapped in the submission. So she lets go of Jinzai, marches over and stomps the hell out of Vialpando. After bringing El Serpiente back to his feet, she shoves him into the corner and unleashes the Hate Parade (heavy elbow strike to her opponent's face, followed by four alternating elbow strikes. Kaiser follows up with several Puroresu styled chops. Next, she kicks them ruthlessly, before stepping off. She rushes back in with a running high knee. As Vialpando slumps down, Artemis ends the barrage with a devastating running face wash). She then drags Vialpando away from the corner and makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

Jinzai dives over and breaks up the pin.

Geoff Penzer: What a save by Jinzai!

Kaiser picks up Jinzai and whips him into the ropes. But instead of coming back, Jinzai hangs onto the ropes. So Kaiser rushes over to attack. But Jinzai knocks her back with a boot to the face. As Kaiser stumbles back, Cartier runs past her, hurls herself at Jinzai and sends them both over the top turnbuckle and to the floor with a Cactus Clothesline.

Back inside the ring, Vialpando leaps over Kaiser and finally brings her down with a Kotaro Krusher. The cheers continue as he turns Kaiser over and makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Vialpando picks up Kaiser and lifts her up across his shoulders. But before he can deliver Croyt’s Wrath, Kaiser delivers several 12-to-6 elbows to the top of the head. After slipping down behind Vialpando, Kaiser spins him around towards her before nearly knocking his head off with a STOCKTON SLAP!

Geoff Penzer: My God what a slap!

While Vialpando is dazed, Kaiser heads into the ropes. When she comes back, she throws out a Falcon Punch (superman punch). But Vialpando ducks, grabs her from behind and throws her down with a Blue Thunder Bomb.

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THRE-NO!

The crowd sighs, then boos when Kaiser gets her shoulder up.

Vialpando picks up Kaiser, lifts her up onto his shoulders and then throws her down with Croyt’s Wrath (electric chair lift dropped into a German Suplex). After Kaiser slowly rolls over onto her back, Vialpando steps out onto the apron and scales to the top turnbuckle. He has Kaiser set up for Deseando Astro (corkscrew shooting star press) and is about to jump off with Cartier leaps up onto the apron, grabs him by the ankle and yanks him down, crotching him across the top turnbuckle.

Geoff Penzer: Cartier just saved Kaiser!

Vialpando howls in pain before his body slowly leans forward and flips down to the canvas. While Vialpando continues to writhe in pain, Kaiser turns over and begins crawling over towards her corner.

Geoff Penzer: Vialpando’s down! Kaiser’s trying to crawl over to make the tag!

Kaiser continues to pull herself across the ring before she jumps over and tags Cartier back in. As Vialpando pulling himself up in the corner using the ropes, Cartier runs over, hops onto Vialpando and plants him with a monkeyflip DDT. She makes the cover.

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Vialpando gets his shoulder up.

After a forward palm strike, she takes Vialpando and whips him into the corner. Cartier then runs across the ring and connects with a cartwheel corner hip attack. As Vialpando staggers out of the corner, Cartier runs into the far ropes. When she comes back, she connects with a lariat takedown. Cartier then turns Vialpando over, stands him up on his knees and steps back before throwing out a Buzzsaw Kick. But Vialpando ducks, leaps to his feet, leaps up and brings Cartier down with a jumping reverse bulldog.

Geoff Penzer: Vialpando with a great counter!

Vialpando rolls over, dives into the corner and tags in Jinzai,

As soon as Jinzai gets in the ring, Kaiser rushes over to attack. But Jinzai doubles her over with a spin kick to the ribs. After a high impact palm strike to the face, Jinza goes for the Jinzai Cutter. But Kaiser shoves him off into the ropes. When Jinzai returns, Kaiser throws out the Falcon Punch. But Jinzai is able to duck under it. When she turns back to face Jinzai, he nails Kaiser with a series of hard strikes, followed by a spinning backfist, followed by a tiger knee strike. He then doubles over Kaiser with a kick to the midsection, lifts her up and plants her with Death by Konami (vertical drop brainbuster). As Jinzai turns over and tries to get up off his knee, Cartier comes out of nowhere and knocks him down with a Shining Wizard. After turning Jinzai up and standing him up on his knees, Cartier runs into the ropes. When she returns, she brings Jinzai down with a Somersault Cutter. She makes the cover.

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The crowd gasps, then boos when Jinzai gets his shoulder up.

Cartier picks up Jinzai and goes for an irish whip. But Jinzai reverses, sending Cartier into the ropes. When Cartier returns, she goes for a wheelbarrow bulldog. But Jinzai is able to counter with a belly to back suplex. He then brings Cartier back to her feet before shooting her into the ropes. When Cartier returns, #UE deliver Hot Handed, Cold Blooded (Shatter Machine). While Vialpando heads out onto the apron and scales to the top turnbuckle, Jinzai grabs Cartier, hooks her arms and lifts her upside down for a Vertebreaker. After Vialpando leaps off the top turnbuckle, #UE deliver the Reptile’s Sin (diving double foot stomp/vertebreaker). Vialpando stays on the lookout while Jinzai makes the cover.

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THREE!

Cheers and boos can be heard when “Upper Echelon” blasts over the PA

Melanie Sierra: Here are your winners, UPPER ECHELON!

The strong mixed reaction continues when Jinzai and Vialpando get their arms raised in victory.

Geoff Penzer: That was one heck of a match that we just saw in tonight’s main event! Upper Echelon have punched their ticket to the Semifinals, where they will meet #Shootcamp coming up at Patriot Games a little under a month from now! Two teams have made it to the Semifinals! In two weeks, the remaining four teams will look to join #UE and #Shootcamp in the Semis! Who will win!? We will find out in two weeks on Flashpoint 1.7! For everyone here, this is Geoff Penzer signing off! Goodnight, everyone!