Vertigo (04.14.18)

[FGA Office]

• Singles Match •
Fujiko Mine vs. Aria Eckhart

The match starts with Fujiko and Eckhart starting things off with a handshake, which gets a round of applause from the crowd. Eckhart gets the better of Fujiko at the start. After a side headlock is applied, Eckhart performs a standing switch and transitions into a hammerlock from behind. She then spins Fujiko back towards her before bringing her down with a snapmare takeover. She drops down into a lateral press. But Fujiko kicks out at one. Eckhart pulls Fujiko back to her feet and applies an arm wrench. Fujiko then rolls forward, leans back, kips up, cartwheels over and reverses into an arm wrench of her own. Eckhart then reaches over, delivers another arm wrench and follows up with a fireman’s carry toss to the mat. After Fujiko gets back to a vertical base, Eckhart takes Fujiko and whips her into the ropes. When Fujiko returns, she sees Eckhart setting up for a back body drop. So she hurdles over Eckhart before continuing to run the ropes. When Eckhart stands up and turns around, Fujiko brings her down with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover. Once Eckhart gets back to her feet, she gets knocked through the ropes and to the floor after a running dropkick from Fujiko. Fujiko begins to wave her arms up and down to hype up the crowd. Once Eckhart gets up on the outside, Fujiko turns and runs into the far ropes. When she comes back, Eckhart slides in and throws out a lariat. But Fujiko ducks and runs into the ropes. When she returns, Eckhart brings her down with a tilt-a-whirl sideslam for a two count!

Eckhart brings the action into the corner and lays into Fujiko with multiple backhand chops. She then takes Fujiko, delivers an irish whip and goes to follow her across the ring. But instead of crashing into the corner, Fujiko grabs a hold of the top ropes and counters with a corner slingshot headscissors. As Eckhart tries to get back to her feet, she’s doubled over with a spinning back kick before getting knocked down to her back with a legsweep. Fujiko follows up with a standing SSP! But it only gets a count of two. Fujiko proceeds to knock Eckhart into the corner with knife edge chops. After sending Eckhart into the opposite corner with an irish whip, the Apex Goddess runs across the ring to attack. But The Darling darts out of the corner and cuts her off with a lariat, turning her inside out! She makes the cover. But it only gets a count of two.

Eckhart goes for a belly to back suplex. But Fujiko’s able to roll over her shoulder and land on her feet. When Eckhart turns around, Fujiko throws out a roundhouse kick. But Eckhart swats it away before countering with a spinning back kick of her own. She then hoists Fujiko up for a powerbomb. Once Fujiko’s on Eckhart’s shoulders, she delivers multiple punches to the head before reversing into a hurricanrana. She reaches back and hooks a leg for the cover. But Eckhart kicks out at two. An irish whip is then reversed, sending Fujiko into the ropes. When she returns, she goes for a crossbody block. But Eckhart catches her in mid air and counters with a fallaway slam, sending Fujiko rolls across the ring and onto the apron! As Fujiko picks herself up on the apron using the ropes, Eckhart heads over to grab a hold of her. But Fujiko ducks and counters with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. She then slingshots herself over the top rope for a sunset flip. The crowd cheers as Fujiko tries with all her might to pull Eckhart down. Eckhart, meanwhile, is swinging her arms wildly to try and regain her balance. But she’s unable to and eventually falls back. ONE! TWO! Eckhart gets a shoulder up.

As the match continues, both grapplers trade chops until Fujiko follows up with a handstand calf kick. She then follows that up with a step-up enzuigiri, bringing Eckhart down to a knee. Fujiko then delivers a headscissors facebuster for a two count. After pulling a dazed Eckhart back to her feet, Fujiko heads towards the ropes and goes for a handspring rebound Ace Crusher. But Eckhart swats her down and follows up with a running leg drop. She makes the cover. But it only gets a two count. Eckhart pulls up Fujiko, lifts her up across her shoulder and goes for a running powerslam. But Fujiko’s able to slip down from behind and shove Eckhart into the ropes. When Eckhart comes back, Fujiko connects with a running front dropkick, sending Eckhart through the ropes and to the floor. While Eckhart picks herself up on the outside, Fujiko turns and runs into the far ropes. When she comes back, she goes for a topé suicida. But Eckhart catches her in mid air and counters with a fallaway slam on the outside! Eckhart picks up Fujiko, rolls her back inside and slides in to make the cover. But Fujiko gets her foot on the bottom rope after the two count.

Eckhart picks up Fujiko and scoops her up across her shoulder for another attempt at a running powerslam. But once again, Fujiko kicks her legs before slipping down from behind. After grabbing Eckhart from behind, Fujiko rolls her out in front of her ripcord-style before pulling her back in with alternating forearms and backfists. After a judo throw sends Eckhart to the mat, Fujiko tires to clock in a rear naked choke. But Eckhart fights it off. She then turns over into Fujiko’s mount and delivers alternating lefts and rights to the face. Fujiko tries to cover up. But some of the blows still get past her defense. The Darling then brings Fujiko back to a vertical base and delivers an irish whip. But Fujiko’s able to use the momentum to her advantage and comes back with a handspring enzuigiri. While Eckhart is dazed, Fujiko gets up and runs back into the ropes. When Fujiko returns, Eckhart brings her down with The Prettyslam (snap scoop powerslam)! She hooks the leg for the cover. ONE! TWO! T-NO! Fujiko gets her shoulder up. Eckhart picks up Fujiko and delivers a snap suplex before turning over and making the cover. ONE! TWO! T-NO! Fujiko gets her shoulder up. Eckhart brings Fujiko back up, grabs her from behind and goes for a German Suplex. But Fujiko’s able to rotate in the air and land on her feet. She then turns and heads into the ropes. When Fujiko comes back, Eckhart scoops her up across her shoulder, turns, runs and throws her down hard with a running powerslam! Eckhart hooks the leg. ONE! TWO! THR-NO! Fujiko gets her shoulder up.

As the match continues, The Darling brings the Apex Goddess into the corner. After sitting Fujiko on the top turnbuckle, Eckhart climbs up to the middle ropes and goes for a superplex. But Fujiko blocks it. So Eckhart tries to muscle her up for another superplex. Once again, Fujiko blocks it. So Eckhart lets go and throws out a right hand. But Fujiko blocks and counters with an open hand strike across the face. Eckhart then throws out another right hand. But again, Fujiko blocks and counters with a right hand of her own. She then unleashes a flurry of right hands until Eckhart falls to the canvas. From there, Fujiko stands up on the top turnbuckle, jumps off and lands on Eckhart with a diving double foot stomp! When Fujiko returns to her feet, she quickly follows up with a standing moonsault! She hooks the leg for the cover. ONE! TWO! THR-NO! Eckhart gets her shoulder up.

The FGA Pride Champion takes Eckhart by the wrist before hitting her with Sealed With A Kick (ground arm-pulled roundhouse kick). She then hits Eckhart with another SWAK! And a third! After pulling Eckhart up to her feet, Fujiko delivers another spinning back kick to the midsection. She goes to follow up with the Lucky Shot (backflip kick)! But Eckhart slips out of the way and quickly follows up with a leghook reverse STO! She makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THR-NO! Fujiko gets her shoulder up. Eckhart picks up Fujiko and sends her into the ropes. When she returns, Eckhart doubles her over with a boot to the midsection. The Darling sets up for the EDT (DDT) when Fujiko grabs her arm, spins out of it and counters with a short-arm roundhouse kick. While Eckhart is dazed, Fujiko turns her around, lifts her up and brings her down with the MIDA Multi-Tool (Lumbar Check)! Fujiko then pulls Eckhart back up, doubles her over with another spinning back kick and follows up with the Lucky Shot! She makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THREE!

After the match, the crowd applauds both grapplers while Fujiko raises Eckhart’s arm in the air and vice versa.

Fujiko Mine O || Lucky Shot (15:18) || Aria Eckhart X

• COMMERCIAL BREAK •

[FGA Office]

Spencer Burke: Ladies and gentlemen, Jimmy Page.

Page walks onto the scene with his arms crossed over his chest. He acknowledges Burke with a small nod and stares down at his feet.

Spencer Burke: Jimmy last time we saw you Vertigo, you declared yourself for the 2018 Gold Rush Rumble. Many people are excited that you've set your sights getting back into the world title picture. But many people also think you hit a snag by falling to the hands of Kol. How do you plan on redirecting your course towards the ultimate prize everyone wants, the FGA Undisputed Championship?

Jimmy Page: Well, first of all, let's congratulate Kol, he went out there, he beat me and you know what? That's fine. I'm gonna fall, I expect to face the best competition because that's what this game's all about. If I wanted easy I'd still be flipping burgers at a Waffle House down in Flint, but here I am still standing. Kol's a good wrestler, he's tough, he had my number. I'm not going to dwell on that because a lot can happen in that Rumble match. There's no telling who I'm gonna be when that time comes, so I'll let Kol ride his wave of momentum. I'm not going to make excuses, that's not who I am. What I am going to do is continue to grind towards my shot at the title.

You know something, at first I thought to myself due to my public vices, I didn't even deserve something like that. I didn't think the fans would take me in and trust me in my quest to a better me. I can be wrong sometimes, y'know? So when I went out there and announced I was stating my claim to that title belt, it was breathtaking. They wanted me to be in that match, they wanted me to go after that championship, and they wanted to see me succeed. They think I deserve, so who am I to deny them that? So until people stop believing in me, I won't allow losses like this to hurt me. It stings, you wanna do good, but at the end of the day, I've got a long road ahead of me.

Spencer Burke: Well that's a very fair thought process heading into that match, but tonight might be a chance for you to turn some of that misfortune into goodwill when you face Piper Lennon. Can you give us an idea of what's going on inside of your head facing someone like Piper?

Jimmy looks up at Burke for a moment. He looks off into space and collects his thoughts.

Jimmy Page: I have a feeling this is going to be morbid.

Burke furrows a brow a bit.

Spencer Burke: Care to elaborate?

Jimmy Page: I've met so many people in my world who try and use that morbid obsessiveness that all humans have deep inside of them. Never have I met someone who naturally embraces it in the way that she does. If I were the man I was a year ago, I'd say I've fallen in love. But deep down I see myself in people like that, and I flinch away. I know what she wants to do, I know what her M.O. is and quite frankly it doesn't faze me. Tonight, I'm going to give her a memory she'll never forget--rather a match she'll never forget. I want her to walk away from this with a piece of me. And I'm sure I'm going to take a piece of her in the process. Tonight, I'm going to beat her, I'm going to head into the Gold Rush Rumble in two weeks and win my chance to sit on that throne and become King of the F'N World once more.

Page makes his exit, Burke turns away from the departing Page with an approving nod.

Spencer Burke: You seem clearheaded, good luck in your match. That was Jimmy Page who will be facing a capable foe in Piper Lennon tonight!

Burke smirks into the camera and gives a reassuring glance as the scene fades away to commercial.

[FGA Office]

HEADLINE
• Singles Match •
Jimmy Page vs. Piper Lennon

Lennon charges in at Page to start off the match. But Page knocks her down with a forearm strike to the face. Lennon returns to her feet, only to get returned to the mat with another forearm strike. Once Lennon gets back up, Page connects with a straight right to the jaw that sends her stumbling back into the corner. Page then marches over and delivers a series of back elbow strikes, followed by a series of knee strikes followed by a series of shoulder thrusts. A hard irish whip then sends Lennon crashing into the opposite corner. As she staggers out, Page leans forward before throwing her down with a back body drop. Page then pulls Lennon back up, hooks both arms and throws her across the ring with a double underhook suplex. Lennon is sent rolling underneath the bottom rope and out onto the apron.

As Page approaches, Lennon doubles him over with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. She then grabs him by the back of the neck with both hands and drops off the apron, dropping him with a hangman across the top rope! While Page staggers back, Lennon slides back in, rushes over and nails him with a throat cross chop. Lennon delivers two more throat cross chops until Page returns the favor with a double chop to the throat. He then throws out Sole Detsruction (discus big boot). But Lennon ducks and counters with a gamengiri, sending Page stumbling back. She then rushes over and brings him down with a leg lariat for a count of two!

Lennon keeps control of the action by bringing Page into the corner and slamming him face-first into the top turnbuckle. She then turns Page around and delivers alternating jabs and knife edge chops. After bringing Page from out of the corner, she goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses. When Lennon returns, she sees Page setting up for a back body drop. So she leaps up and knocks him down with a jumping double stomp to the back! Lennon pushes him over and makes the cover. But it only gets two. Lennon brings him back to his feet and delivers three knee strikes to the midsection. After a high knee lift, Lennon knocks Page back with a front push kick to the chest before connecting with a running front dropkick, sending Page through the ropes and to the floor. Lennon exits out onto the apron before delivering a Cactus Elbow to the floor! She brings the action back inside and makes the cover. But it only gets two.

Lennon sits up Page and applies a fish hook. The ref quickly reprimands her and gives her until the count of five to break the illegal hold. Lennon reluctantly breaks the hold at the count of four. After standing up and delivering multiple kicks to the back, Lennon runs forward into the ropes, comes back and nails Page with a running knee to the face! She makes the cover. But it only gets a count of two. An irish whip is then reversed, sending Lennon into the corner. Page charges in to attack when Lennon counters with a back elbow to the face. After a sitout jawbreaker knocks Page back, Lennon hoists herself up onto the middle ropes before knocking Page down with a flying knee strike! She makes the cover. But Page gets his shoulder up after two. Lennon then sits Page up and applies a rear chinlock. The ref asks Page if he wants to give up. But he refuses. While the crowd starts to rally behind him, Page begins to battle back to a vertical base. He then nails Lennon with multiple elbows to the midsection, breaking the hold. With Lennon doubled over, Page grabs her and delivers The Paralyzing (neckbreaker across the knee)! He makes the cover. But it only gets a count of two.

Page picks up Lennon and goes for a cradle piledriver. But Lennon wraps her arms around one of his legs and hangs on for dear life. After clubbing strikes across the back, Page goes for another cradle piledriver. This time, Lennon blocks by dropping down to a knee. So Page steps back before blasting her in the face with the Trauma Symphony (Boma Ye)! He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! Lennon gets her shoulder up. Page picks up Lennon, lifts her up onto his shoulders, runs forward and delivers a Turnbuckle Powerbomb! As Lennon stumbles from out of the corner, Page grabs her and hurls her across the ring with an Exploder Suplex! After rolling across the ring, Lennon starts to pull herself up using the ropes. Just then, Page comes up from behind and throws her across the ring with a half nelson suplex! He then heads over, pulls Lennon back up and sends her into the ropes with an irish whip. When she returns, Page flattens her with Sole Destruction! Page pulls Lennon back up before driving her face-first into the mat with Nirvana (Hangman’s Facebuster)! He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THREE!

Jimmy Page O || Nirvana (11:32) || Piper Lennon X

• COMMERCIAL BREAK •

[FGA Office]

The Vertigo feed cuts backstage and we open to Spencer Burke standing outside of one of the locker room doors. He puts his fist up into the air to knock on the door but freezes as he hears the door handle turning. Spencer takes a step back and holds the microphone up, watching as Chris Madison steps through the doorway with his manager by his side.

Spencer Burke: Chris, I just wanted to see if I could grab a quick word with you about this whole Pride Championship title picture.

Frankie Morrison: Spencer, we’re on our way out there so that Chris could take care of Mitsuo Shimada and earn a shot at Fujiko Mine - now isn’t the time.

Chris walks passed Spencer, heading down the corridor towards the Gorilla Position. Spencer rushes to keep up with the former champion and his manger.

Spencer Burke: Well, that’s exactly what I wanted to ask. Don’t you think all of this is a bit unnecessary? I mean, Chris, you had the guaranteed rematch locked up.

Chris comes to a sudden stop, spins around, and faces Spencer Burke.

Chris Madison: If you don’t understand why it needs to go this way then you know nothin’ about me and never will!

Frankie Morrison: Now if you’ll excuse us…

Frankie Morrison and Chris Madison continues down the corridor as Spencer looks defeated, unable to break through to the former Pride Champion as the feed cuts away.

[FGA Office]

MAIN EVENT
• Pride Rules Match •
Chris Madison vs. Mitsuo Shimada

The match starts with Shimada forgoing the handshake and slapping Madison across the face! When Madison turns towards Shimada, he spits in Madison’s face! Shimada then doubles him over with a boot to the midsection knocking im back into the ropes with a flurry of forearm strikes. Shimada then sends Madison slumping down against the ropes with several stomps to the chest. The DoW member turns and runs into the far ropes. When Shimada comes back, he connects with a low dropkick, knocking Madison through the ropes and out onto the apron. After reaching over and pulling Madison up on the apron, Shimada doubles him over with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. He goes for a slingshot DDT when Madison catches him in mid air, runs across the apron and rams him back-first into the ring post! Madison then sends him flying off the apron and to the floor with a release northern lights suplex off the apron! Madison drops down, grabs Shimada and brings the action back inside for the cover. But it only gets a count of two.

Madison brings the fight into the corner. After a Muay Thai Clinch in applied, Madison delivers alternating knee strikes to the face. A hard irish whip then sends Shimada crashing into the opposite corner. As Shimada staggers from out of the corner, Madison throws him down with a big back body drop. He makes the cover, but it only gets a two count. After multiple punches to the midsection double Shimada over, Madison hoists him up and throws him down with a pumphandle slam. He makes the cover. But again, it only gets a count of two. After pulling Shimada back to his feet, Madison leans forward and lifts Shimada up onto his shoulders for an Alabama Slam. Shimada quickly reaches out and grabs the top rope with both hands, forcing a rope break. Madison eventually lets Shimada down once the count reaches four. He then takes Shimada and whips him into the far ropes. When Shimada returns, he slides through Madison’s legs. When Madison turns around, Shimada sends him flipping down to the canvas with a step-up enzuigiri. He makes the cover. But Madison kicks out at two. After an snapmare takeover, Shimada heads into the ropes. When he returns, he connects with a front dropkick to the side of the head. He makes the cover. But Madison gets his shoulder up at two.

Shimada moves Madison in the corner and sends him slumping down with another flurry of forearm strikes. From there, Shimada delivers multiple stomps to the chest. He then steps out onto the apron before connecting with a slingshot corner dropkick. He intentionally makes the cover near the ropes with the hope that Madison will use one of his ropebreaks. But Madison gets his shoulder up after the count of two. Shimada then makes another lateral press. This time, he holds Madison’s wrist down to the mat. ONE! TWO! Madison kicks out. Shimada then quickly mounts himself on top of Madison and raisin down forearms strikes to the face. He then returns to his feet before delivering a spinning bootscrape across the face.

Shimada picks up Madison, sits him down on the top turnbuckle facing away from the ring and delivers a back rake before pulling him down into the Tree of Woe. The DoW member delivers several kicks to the midsection before stepping all the way back into the opposite corner. Shimada then charges across the ring and goes for a baseball slide. But Madison sits up at the last second. Shimada’s momentum sends him crashing into the corner. Shimada howls with pain while laying crotched against the ring post! While Madison pulls himself up into a seated position on the top turnbuckle, Shimada tries to recover from his mishap. As he slowly gets back to all fours and tries to crawl out of the corner, Madison gets up in the crouched position on the top turnbuckle, turns around, jumps off and flattens him with a diving double foot stomp to the back! He pushes Shimada over and makes the cover. ONE! TWO! T-NO! Shimada gets his shoulder up.

Madison pulls up Shimada by the hair from behind and goes for a German Suplex. But Shimada blocks it. So Shimada delivers a forearm strike to the back before going for another German Suplex. But again, Shimada blocks by hooking one of his legs around one of Madison’s. Madison then delivers a backwards roll into a bridging German Suplex! ONE! TWO! TH-NO! Shimada gets his shoulder up. Madison then hooks both of Shimada’s arms, lifts him up across his shoulder and delivers a Colt 45 Backbreaker! He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THR-NO! Shimada gets his shoulder up. Madison pulls up Shimada and lifts him up onto his shoulders for the End Game (electric chair dropped into a bridging German Suplex)! But when Madison drops Shimada, Shimada reverses into a wheelbarrow sunset flip! ONE! TWO! T-NO! Madison kicks out.

After both grapplers scramble back to a vertical base, Madison throws out a bicycle knee strike. But Shimada slips out of the way and quickly counters with the Polvo de Estrella (Modified hammerlock cradle)! ONE! TWO! T-NO! Madison kicks out. After both grapplers scramble back to a vertical base, Shimada throws out another step-up enzuigiri. This time, Madison ducks and counters with a delayed deadlift bridging German Suplex! ONE! TWO! THRE-NO! Shimada gets his shoulder up. Madison picks up Polvo de Estrella (Modified hammerlock cradle), lifts him up onto his shoulders and delivers the End Game! ONE! TWO! THREE!

First Fall: Chris Madison (12:43)
Madison - 1
Shimada - 0

After the mandatory rest period has ended, Shimada can be seen struggling to pull himself up using the ropes. When he slowly stumbles back and turns around, Madison rushes over and goes for a Lou Thesz Press. But Shimada catches him in mid air, stumbles back and drops him throat-first across the top rope.  Madison stumbles back while grabbing his throat. He then turns away from Shimada as the DoW member slowly picks himself back up. Once Madison staggers around the ring and turns around, Shimada hoists him up and throws him down with Destiny Calls (Pop-up Powerbomb)! Shimada stumbles back into the corner and holds his lower back while Madison remains sprawled out on the canvas. Once Shimada recovers, he looks over at the top turnbuckle, then down at Madison, then back to the top turnbuckle, then back down to Madison. Shimada then marches across the ring and climbs the turnbuckles. Once he reaches the top, he flips off and crashes down across Madison with the Fall of God (corkscrew moonsault)! He hooks the leg for the cover! ONE! TWO! THREE!

Second Fall: Mitsuo Shimada (14:50)
Madison - 1
Shimada - 1

After the mandatory rest period ends, the bell sounds to signal the start of the third and final fall. Shimada charges across the ring and connects with a running front dropkick, sending Madison flying backwards into the corner. After Madison crumbles from out of the corner, Shimada scales to the top turnbuckle and goes for the Fall of God! But Madison gets his knees up! Shimada bounces off of Madison’s knees before rolling across the ring. While Shimada is on all fours, Madison slowly makes his way over, grabs Shimada by the back of the tights and pulls him back to his feet. He lifts Shimada up onto his shoulders for the End Game. Just then, Shimada begins nailing Madison with elbows across the top of the head before flipping back and spiking him with a poison rana! He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! T-NO! Madison gets his shoulder up. Shimada picks up Madison and tosses him out through the ropes and onto the apron. After stepping out through the ropes, Shimada picks up Madison and plants him with a DDT on the apron. He quickly pushes Madison back inside and makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THR-NO! Madison gets his shoulder up.

Shimada picks up Madison and delivers a rolling fireman’s carry, followed by a springboard moonsault! ONE! TWO! THR-NO! Madison gets his shoulder up. Shimada picks up Madison, lifts him up and sits him down across the top turnbuckle. After climbing up to the top ropes, Shimada hops on Madison’s shoulders before bringing him down with a super hurricanrana! He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THRE-NO! Madison gets his shoulder up. Shimada picks up Madison and delivers a neckbreaker. He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THRE-NO! Madison gets his shoulder up. Shimada picks up Madison and delivers a spinning backfist. He then goes for a superkick when Madison catches his foot. Madison swings the leg away from him, grabs Shimada from behind and goes for the Comatosed (ripcord rolling elbow). But Shimada ducks and counters with the Evolucion (Swinging leg hook Samoan drop)! He makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THREE!






NO! Madison gets his shoulder up. Shimada takes Madison and whips him into the opposite corner. The DoW charges across the ring. But Madison’s able to duck and dump him over the top rope. When Shimada lands on his feet, he throws out a punch. But Madison ducks, counters with a forearm strike and slams him face-first into the ring post. As Shimada stumbles back along the apron, Madison turns and runs into the afr ropes. When he comes back, he connects with a yakuza kick, sending Shimada flying off the apron and crashing against the guardrail! Once Shimada starts to pick himself up on the outside, Madison takes off for the far ropes. When he comes back, he knocks Shimada down with a high jump moonsault! Madison brings the match back inside and makes the cover. ONE! TWO! TH-NO! Shimada gets his shoulder up.

Shimada is sent into the ropes with an irish whip. When he returns, Madison tackles him down with a Lou Thesz Press before nailing him with 12-to-6 elbows! Madison then places Shimada in a guillotine before bringing him back to a vertical base. He then begins to spin in place before lifting Shimada off the mat. Madison completes ten revolutions before releasing the hold, sending Shimada rolling across the mat. When Shimada gets up on his knees, Madison rushes up from behind and clobbers him with a bicycle knee strike to the back of the head! Madison then delivers a bicycle knee strike to the face! After pulling Shimada up from behind, Madison clobbers him with Comatosed before lifting him back up onto his shoulders and bringing him back down with the End Game! The ref slides into place to make the count. ONE! TWO! THREE!

After the match, Madison picks himself up and is congratulated by Frankie Morrison when “Champion” cuts off “War Machine.” Out from the back steps the FGA Pride Champion, Fujiko Mine. Fujiko surveys the scene before giving Madison a round of applause. She glances down at the Pride Championship belt across her shoulder, gives Madison a look and then slowly raises the championship in the air. Madison shakes his head ‘no’ before doing the belt motion around his waist and holding up three fingers. Fujiko shakes her head ‘no’ in response and points back up to the Pride Championship. Madison shakes his head ‘no’, points to the Pride Championship… then turns and points to the All-Star Showdown VII banner. Fujiko shakes her head ‘no’ in response before pointing to both her Pride Championship belt and the All-Star Showdown VII banner.

Chris Madison O || End Game (23:38) || Mitsuo Shimada X