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MAIN EVENT
SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Pendragon & Ethan Giles vs. The Hellcat Spangled Death Squad and Skull Kid #1

The camera cuts to J.A. Aldridge, who is ready to give the ring introducing for tonight’s main event. Behind him in the distance is Skull Kid #1, who is bouncing off the ropes like a madman!

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the following Six Man Tag Team Match, scheduled for ONE fall, is your MAIN EVENT of the evening! Introducing team number one! First, already in the ring… SKULL KID NUMBER ONE!

The lights dim until the arena falls black. There’s an ominous hammerfall as "Destroy 2000 Years of Culture" by Atari Teenage Riot hits the ground running.

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IT'S A DEAD WORLD AND IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME TO CLEAR THINGS HERE!
ONE GENERATION FOLLOWS ANOTHER
BUT SOMETHING IN MY HEAD SAYS KEEP GOING
DON'T GIVE UP
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Lisa and Ana, a pair of Hellcats burst from the curtain amidst a swirling mass of red and purple spotlights. Ana steps forward, throwing up her weird, surfer dude hand gimmick. Lisa hangs back and leaves her to it. Ana chucks her mouthguard in and marches her way to the ring. Lisa saunters after.

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DESTROY 2000 YEARS OF CULTURE
DESTROY 2000 YEARS OF CULTURE
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J.A. Aldridge: His partners, making their way to the ring at a total combined weight of 258 pounds! They are the team of Anastasia Hayden and Lisa Seldon… THE HELLCAT SPANGLED DEATH SQUAD!

Ana hops up onto the apron and throws another hand up to the crowd. She then steps through the ropes and gives up the floor. Lisa jumps to the apron in a single stride, leans back to shoot a wink down the camera barrel and then goes up and over the ropes into the ring. Ana has already taken her perch on the top buckle, arms folded, chewing her mouthguard idly. Lisa steps in front of her and leans back into the corner.

Kris Cruise: The Hellcats are ready for action, ladies and gentlemen. We haven’t seen Ana and Lisa in action here in FGA since winning the 2019 Dynamic Duos tournament this past fall. But finally, the Hellcats and Pendragon will get it on at Grapple Kingdom 3!

The lights in the Matthew Knight Arena flicker as "Take A Chance" by CFO$ begins to play over the PA system, and out through the curtains first walks Neal Durden, followed closely by Lowri Moss, then finally their partner for the night, Ethan Giles. Neal has his half of the World tag team titles wrapped around his waist, whereas Lowri has hers draped over her left shoulder, with the Pride Championship being around her waist. The Anglo-Welsh team stand side by side on the stage for a moment, surveying the crowd, before they make their way towards the ring, with Neal leading the way, as Lowri slaps the hands of some of the fans that reach out to her, and Ethan makes an effort to shake hands with as many of the fans as possible.

J.A. Aldridge: Their opponent, making their way t the ring at a total combined weight of 520 pounds! They are the team of PENDRAGON and ETHAN GILES!

While Ethan proceeds to shake hands with each of the fans at ringside, Neal and Lowri enter the ring, and Lowri immediately heads for one of the corners, where she climbs to the second rope and gestures to the fans by making the ILY sign with her right hand, in acknowledgement of their response to the trio’s arrival. Lowri then holds aloft her World Tag Team Championship belt, as she looks out at the cheering fans, while Neal simply stands in the middle of the ring with a smirk on his face, and having shaken hands with both Kris Cruise and Stephy Auger, Ethan joins his teammates in the ring, giving a big wave to the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Pendragon are on a collision course with The Hellcat Spangled death Squad at Grapple Kingdom 3! This match will serve as a preview of what we could be seeing on Pay Per View. You can bet that both teams want to walk out of here with a win.

Stephy Auger: Of course! They want the momentum! Even those the Skull Kid and Ethan Giles won’t be in their respective corners at Grapple Kingdom, they still want to set the tone and head into that championship match with a W!

The bell sounds as Moss and Hayden start things off for their respective teams. Before they can head out of their respective corners, each is met with chants from the crowd.

"LET’S GO, LOWRI!"
"LET’S GO HAYDEN!"

"LET’S GO, LOWRI!"
"LET’S GO HAYDEN!"

"LET’S GO, LOWRI!"
"LET’S GO HAYDEN!"

Moss and Hayden start to circle the ring as chants for the visiting Death Squad start to overtake the arena.

"LET’S GO, HELLCATS!"
"WINSWINSWINS!"

"LET’S GO, HELLCATS!"
"WINSWINSWINS!"

"LET’S GO, HELLCATS!"
"WINSWINSWINS!"

Skull Kid #1 is seen on the outside waving his arms up and down to get the chants to grow even louder. But soon, chants for the reigning World Tag Team Champions take over.

"PEN-DRA-GON!"

"PEN-DRA-GON!"

"PEN-DRA-GON!"

Moss and Hayden turn their attention back to each other. They then rush the center of the ring and lock horns in a collar-and-elbow. After jockeying for position, Moss and Hayden push each other back. They then lunge forward again. Moss starts to move Hayden across the ring. Hayden then begins to put on the brakes. Skull Kid #1 cheers Hayden on as she starts to move Moss back across the ring. Moss then slows things down. The two continue to jostle near the center of the ring until Moss gains the advantage with a side headlock. Moss goes to cinch down on the hold when Hayden slips out and reverses into a hammerlock. Ana keeps the hammerlock applied until Moss spins out and reverses into a hammerlock of her own. Hayden fakes trying to pull one of Moss’ legs out from under her before catching Moss with a back elbow to the face. The strike allows Hayden to spin out and reverse into another hammerlock. Moss has no problems returning the favor as she hits Hayden with an elbow to the face. Instead of turning into another hammerlock, Moss turns and stares Hayden down. Hayden, still doubled over from the elbow, slowly stands back up. The two continue to stare each other down until Moss gets caught with an open palm strike. Moss turns back to face Ana, only to have her head whipped to the side after getting hit with another open palm strike! Moss is then caught with a hook kick that knocks her back before Hayden turns and hits the ropes. When she turns, she slows down as she sees Moss run past her into the same set of ropes. Hayden then turns and leapfrogs over Moss. Hayden then lands on her feet, turns around and gets knocked down with a dropsault. The crowd cheers when Moss knocks her down with a second dropsault! Hayden then reverses an irish whip, sending Moss into the ropes. When Moss comes back, she slows down as she sees Hayden running past her into the same set of ropes. After Moss turns around, she knocks Hayden off her feet with a third dropsault! She makes the cover.

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Hayden kicks out.

Kris Cruise: Moss with the first nearfall of the matchup.

Stephy Auger: She got Hayden down for a pin. But nerfalls don’t count.

Moss moves Hayden into the corner before delivering a European Uppercut. After sending Hayden into the far corner with an irish whip, Moss runs across the ring to attack when Hayden knocks her back with a boot to the face. Moss shakes off the blow before rushing back in. This time, Hayden knocks her back with a boot to the face. Hayden then comes out of the corner and knocks Moss down with a running lariat. Moss is whipped into the far ropes before being brought down off the rebound with a running leg lariat. Hayden then hits another set of ropes while Moss picks herself back up. When Hayden returns, she brings Moss down with a pop-up hurricanrana! Ethan Giles rushes in to the aid of Moss, only to get brought down with a pop-up hurricanrana! Neal Durden slingshots into the ring before running over towards Hayden. Hayden goes for another pop-up hurricanrana, only to get countered with a sitout powerbomb to cheers from the crowd!

Kris Cruise: Hayden went to the well one too many times! This one could be over right here...

The ref slides into place for the cover.

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Skull Kid #1 dives over and pushes Durden, breaking up the pin.

Skull Kid #1 takes Durden and goes for an irish whip, only for Durden to reverse. When Skull Kid #1 returns, he slips down from behind after a back body drop attempt from Durden. Durden then finds himself in a rear waist lock, so he runs towards the side of the ring. He then wraps his arms around the top rope before yanking back, sending Skull Kid #1 off his back and to the mat. After Skull Kid #1 rolls back to his feet, he runs at Durden. Durden runs past him and leapfrogs over him. When Skull Kid #1 comes off the ropes, Durden brings him down with a Sling Blade!

Durden sees Hayden getting back to her feet. So he rushes over and throws out a roundhouse kick. Hayden ducks the kick and catches Durden in a rear waistlock. Durden then goes to free himself by running into the ropes again. This time, Durden gets caught when Lisa Seldon runs over and hits him with a rope-assisted gamengiri to the face! Hayden then drags Durden away from the ropes before bringing him down with a German Suplex! Giles then gets turned away with an enzuigiri before being brought down with a German Suplex! Hayden then goes for a German Suplex on Moss. But Moss blocks by hooking one of her legs around Hayden’s. After delivering three elbows to the face, Moss performs a standing switch and goes for a German Suplex of her own! No! Hayden rotates and lands on her feet! As Moss tries to pick herself up off the mat, the crowd gasps when Hayden rushes over and flattens her with Human Target Practice (Sliding Forearm)! She goes for the cover!

Stephy Auger: Moss just got smashed, Cruise! She looks out of it!

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Durden yanks Hayden off Moss, runs and tosses her through the ropes and to the floor!

As Hayden starts to pick herself up on the outside, Durden waves his arms up and down to get the crowd hyped up. He then turns and hits the far ropes. As Durden comes back, he sees Skull Kid #1 hopping onto the apron in front of him! Skull Kid #1 goes to cut Durden off with a slingshot spear! But Durden hurls himself over Skull Kid #1 and the top rope, knocking Hayden down on the floor with a somersault plancha that makes the crowd comes alive!!!

Kris Cruise: What a move by Durden! He nearly got speared in half by Skull Kid #1! But he able able to flip over him AND the top rope before catching Durden off the floor with a plancha! Unbelievable!

Durden pops up and fist pumps before slapping hands with a few lucky fans in the front row. But unbeknownst to him, Seldon has made her way around the apron and up to the top turnbuckle! When he turns around, he does a double take as Seldon flies off the top before knocking him down with a Spaceman Plancha! The move is met with cheers and applause.

Kris Cruise: Seldon just showed Durden that she can take it to the air, too!

Stephy Auger: … and dare I say better!


Seldon starts to pick herself up on the outside while Moss can be seen climbing the turnbuckles. Before she can fly off the top, she’s yanked down back into the ring by Skull Kid #1, who follows up with multiple clubbing strikes across the back. He then turns Moss around in the corner before doubling her over with multiple shoulder thrusts. Skull Kid #1 then lifts Moss up across his shoulders and goes for a running fireman’s carry out of the corner. At the last second, Moss slips down from behind before shoving him forward, sending him crashing sternum-first into the corner. Skull Kid #1 continues to stumble back away from the ropes before Moss throws him down with a bridging German Suplex! The ref goes to make the cover.

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Seldon kicks one of Moss’ legs out from under her, breaking the pin.

Stephy Auger: This match is action packed, Cruise! Body are flying all over! In the ring, out of the ring and every which way!

Kris Cruise: That’s the beauty of these matches held under Scramble Rules! For the fans, you blink and you might miss something! For the competitors, they’ve got to keep their heads on a swivel!

Seldon pulls up Moss and hits her with a roundhouse kick. She tries to throw out another kick when Moss swats it down before following up with a roundhouse kick of her own. Moss goes to follow up with another kick when Seldon swats it away. She goes to follow up with a leg sweep. But Moss is able to hop over it. When Seldon turns around to a knee on the mat, she gets caught with a Switchblade Kick! Moss then pulls her into a standing headscissors. She tries for a cradle piledriver. But Seldon kicks her legs on the way up, forcing Moss to lower her back down. She then brings Moss down to the mat with a standing double leg takedown before flipping over into a jackknife pin!

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Moss bridges up, turns over, turns around, hooks both of Seldon’s arms and then brings her down with a back bride.

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Seldon slips out and rolls up Moss with la magistral.

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Moss kicks out.

After both grapple scrambles back to their feet, Moss rushes in for an attack, only to wind up face-first on the mat after a front spinning legsweep. Seldon then pounces on top of Moss with a grounded front facelock before delivering alternating knee strikes to the head. She then muscles Moss over onto her back before making the cover.

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Moss gets her shoulder up.

Stephy Auger: How those knees didn’t knock Moss out, I don’t know.

After Moss is whipped into the far corner, Seldon rushes in to attack. She executes a Tiger Wall Flip before rushing back in for another attack. Seldon hops on top of Moss and tries to throw her out of the corner. But Moss grabs a hold of her, turns and sits Seldon down on the top turnbuckle. The crowd gasps when Moss connects with another dropsault, sending Seldon tumbling off the top rope before hitting the floor! Back in the ring, Moss turns around in the corner and gets caught with a corner yakuza kick from Hayden! After Moss slumps down in the corner, Hayden nails her with cornered face wash combo.!She then drags Moss out of the corner before making the cover.

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Giles dives over, grabs Moss and pulls her off of Moss and over into an Oklahoma Roll!

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Hayden kicks out.

Kris Cruise: Giles nearly came away with the win for his team with that pinning combination!

Hayden reverses an irish whip, sending Giles into the ropes. When he returns, she slips down after a failed back body attempt before rolling Hayden up with Rough Housing (O’Connor Roll)!

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Hayden kicks out.

Both grapplers return to their feet, only for Giles to bring Hayden back down with Uh oh! Upside Down! (Gannosuke Clutch)!

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Hayden gets a shoulder up.

Giles then whips Hayden into the ropes. When she returns, she sees Giles setting up for a back body drop. So she counters with a kick to the face, standing Giles upright. Hayden then turns, hits the ropes, returns and goes for a lariat. But Giles ducks, floats over across her shoulders and brings her down with a crucifix.

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Hayden kicks out.

Kris Cruise: How many pinning combinations as Hayden escaped now? Four? Five? Six?

After both grapplers return to their feet, Giles takes Hayden and whips her into the corner. Giles rushes in and goes for a monkey flip. But Hayden grabs him, switches positions and sits him on the top turnbuckle. She then grabs Giles by the ankle before yanking him hard off the top turnbuckle, sending him flying off the top before landing hard on the floor! While Giles slowly sits up, Hayden hist the ropes, returns and flattens him with Human Target Practice! She makes the cover.

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Durden dives over and breaks up the pin.

Kris Cruise: Yet another timely save!

Durden takes Hayden and goes for an irish whip. Hayden reverses, sending Durden towards the side of the ring. As Durden goes to hit the ropes, Skull Kid #1 pulls down the top rope, sending him flipping down to the floor!

Kris Cruise: OH COME ON!

Stephy Auger: What? What happened?

Skull Kid #1 then backs up to the ring post, then rushes along the apron before crashing down across Durden with a running cannonball senton! Skull Kid #1 holds up Durden on the outside as Hayden hits the far ropes, comes back, jumps through he ropes and knocks him down with a suicide dive! Hayden and Skull Kid #1 then hold up Durden before Seldon knocks him down with a top rope no-hand Asai Moonsault!

Kris Cruise: The Hellcats are pouring it on Durden!

Stephy Auger: Leave it to Neal Durden to give up momentum for his team!

The Hellcat Spangled Death Squad celebrate on the outside while Moss climbs to the top turnbuckle! Skull Kid #1 does a double take when he sees Moss perched up top. He shrieks, gaining the attention of Seldon and Hayden. When they turn around, Moss leaps off for a diving crossbody to the floor… only to get caught by all three of them!

Kris Cruise: Uh oh...

The Hellcats and Skull Kid #1 raise Moss over their heads before rushing down ringside and chucking her into the crowd!!!

Stephy Auger: The Hellcats just took out the trash!

Kris Cruise: Stop it, Stephy.

Durden is then rolled back into the ring. Skull Kid #1 brings himself in with a topé atomico across Durden. After Durden is whipped into the corner by Seldon and Skull Kid #1, Seldon rushes in and throws him out of the corner with a monkey flip! Hayden then bounces off the ropes, comes back across the ropes and hits a standing double foot stomp before making the cover.

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Giles drags Hayden off of Durden.

Giles is quickly swarmed by Seldon and Skull Kid #1 in the corner with clubbing strikes!

Kris Cruise: You got to get out of there, Ethan!

Stephy Auger: Yeah, but he’s gotta throw strikes! A punch! A kick! Something! I don’t think I’ve ever seen him even deliver a open hand slap!

After Giles is sent into the corner with an irish whip, Seldon rushes over to attack. But she gets dumped over the top rope and to the floor!

Kris Cruise: There you go!

Skull Kid #1 then rushes in, only for Giles to duck and dump him to the floor.

Stephy Auger: That’s two!

Before Giles can exit the corner, Seldon and Skull Kid #1 each leap up onto both sides of the apron in the corner and hold Giles’ arms back!

Kris Cruise: Giles is trapped!

Giles tries to pull himself free, but it’s to avail. Hayden then rushes over and blasts him with a corner yakuza kick! After bringing Giles out of the corner, the Hellcats bring him down with Kicky Kicky Kick Kick (Ana goes off on their opponent with a series of Kawada Kicks, the last one standing them up right. Lisa then finishes the sequence with a Spinning Heel Kick that knocks them flat)! Seldon makes the cover.

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Durden dives over and breaks up the pin!

Kris Cruise: Durden with another save!

Stephy Auger: I thought they got rid of him on the floor?

Durden takes Seldon and goes for an irish whip, only to get reversed. Seldon goes to leapfrog over him when he rebounds off the ropes. But Durden is able to catch her in mid air before throwing her down with a sitout scoop slam piledriver!

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Seldon gets her shoulder up.

Durden moves Seldon into the corner before lighting up her chest with multiple knife edge chops. He then brings Seldon from out of the corner and goes for an irish whip. Once again, he gets reversed. Skull Kid #1 once again low bridges the top rope, sending Durden tumbling to the floor. But this time, Durden lands on his feet! He then rushes over and grabs Skull Kid #1’s ankle. Durden tries to yank him off the apron. But Skull Kid #1 hangs on for dear life. Durden continues to tug away at the ankle until he yanks Skull Kid #1 off the apron! He then smoothly catches Skull Kid #1 across his shoulders before throwing him down with a sitout powerbomb! Seldon sees this, so she rushes across the ring and goes for a slingshot hurricanrana… only to get countered with a sitout powerbomb! Durden returns to his feet, only to get knocked down with a diving crossbody from Hayden off the apron!

Kris Cruise: There’s bodies all over the floor, Stephy! Which one of these two teams will take the lead in this match?

Hayden rolls Durden back inside before hopping back up onto the apron. After scaling the turnbuckles, Hayden leaps off the top for Romanov Grace (Diving Double Foot Stomp)! But she misses when Durden rolls out of the way. Once she lands on her feet, her momentum sends her rolling forward. When Hayden rolls back to her feet and turns around, Moss charges over and throws her down with authority using an STO!

Kris Cruise: Lowri Moss from out of nowhere!

Moss picks up Hayden, runs into the corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. She then turns Hayden around before rocking her with multiple European Uppercuts! After sending Hayden into the far corner with an irish whip, Moss rushes in and connects with a European Uppercut! As Moss runs across the ring to bounce out of the corner, Hayden runs right before her and catches Moss when she turns around with a European Uppercut of her own! She then pulls Moss from out of the corner and goes for a German Suplex. On the way up, Moss hooks her legs around Hayden’s and reverses into a wheelbarrow victory roll!

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Seldon breaks up the pin with a roundhouse kick across the back of the head!

Seldon grabs Moss and lifts her up across her shoulders for a Death Valley Driver! She’s about to drive Moss down when Durden yanks Moss down from behind. When Seldon turns around, she gets caught with a double dropkick! Skull Kid #1 rushes over to attack. But he gets dropped with a double dropkick for his troubles. Pendragon then rush over and hit Hayden with a double dropkick, knocking her through the ropes and to the floor! With the Hellcats on opposite sides of the ring and Skull Kid #1 near the aisle, Durden hist the far ropes. Durden bounces off the ropes, comes back, flips over the top rope and knocks Skull Kid #1 down with a topé con hilo!!! Durden gets up on the floor and runs towards the ring post. The crowd gasps, then cheers as Durden hurls himself through the ropes before knocking Hayden down with a suicide dive!!! Durden then rolls back in before running across the ring, hurling himself over the top rope and flattening Seldon with a somersault plancha!!! The crowd erupted into cheers and applaud at Durden’s outburst of offense.

Kris Cruise: Neal Durden is on fire! He’s got this crowd on their feet!

Stephy Auger: ...

Seldon gets rolled back inside. She gets back to her feet, only to get brought down with a standing double leg takedown from Giles. He then hooks his arms around Seldon’s legs before swinging her around with the WEEEEEEEEEE (Giant Swing)! The crowd counts and cheers with each rotation.

“ONE!”

“TWO!”

“THREE!”

“FOUR!”

“FIVE!”

“SIX!”

“SEVEN!”

“EIGHT!”

“NINE!”

“TEN!”

Durden turns and sees Skull Kid #1 climbing the turnbuckles. So he rushes into the corner, runs up the turnbuckles and throws him down with a super hurricanrana! Durden then pulls Skull Kid #1 up and takes control of his back. After cracking Skull Kid #1 across the chin with a ripcord knee strike, Durden lifts him up across his shoulders before catching him with Nirvana’s Fall (Fireman Carry into an Overhead Kick)! He makes the cover.

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Hayden tries to get back in through the ropes, but Moss catches her with Breuddwydion Melus (Superkick) on the top of the head, knocking her back to the floor!
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THREE!

The crowd explodes with cheers as “Take A Chance” blasts over the PA!

J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of this bout… PENDRAGON and ETHAN GILES!

The cheers continue as Durden, Moss and Giles raise each others arms before hugging each other.

Kris Cruise: Neal Durden gets the win for his team! Pendragon and Ethan Giles have prevailed here tonight!

Stephy Auger: Yeah, but can they do the same at Grapple Kingdom? Ethan Giles won’t be there! They are the World Tag Team Champions, but will they be able to defeat The Hellcat Spangled Death Squad in a traditional tag team match as opposed to something like this, where there were Scramble Rules?

Kris Cruise: That remains to be seen. But I know that Pendragon will be up for the task! For Stephy Auger, this is Kris Cruise signing off! We will see you all next week at Grapple Kingdom 3!