FATAL 4-WAY
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
(c) Owen Gonsalves vs. HENNY vs. Sparrow vs. Gareth Prichard Jr
After the protocols have been done, the arena goes dark once more and the first two drum beats of “Revolt” by WildFire signal the arrival of Gareth Prichard Jr.
J.A. Aldridge: The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is for the FGA UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP! Introducing challenger number one. Hailing from Cardiff, Wales! Weighing in at 180 pounds... GARETH PRICHARD JR!
“Oh give the drummer some, yeah yeah! (Yah!)
Oh give the drummer some, yeah yeah! (Uh!)
Oh give the drummer some, yeah yeah! (Rah!)
Oh give the drummer some, yeah yeah! (Drop it.)"
From the entrance to the ring, Sparrow appears through the curtain flanked by manager Caroline Dallins. The West Indian Whirlwind begins high-fiving fans on his way down the ramp, all the while Caroline stresses important points to her client and glares. He gets to the outside of the ring as “Gold Watch” continues playing before he jumps and lands on the apron. Caroline simply takes the stairs.
A second jump sees The West Indian Whirlwind clear the ring ropes before throwing his hat into the audience. With an eyeroll from his manager, Sparrow then takes off for the farthest side of the ring. He springs onto the second rope, executing a backflip. Sparrow lands on his feet in the middle of the squared circle. He does a sliding motion on his heel before turning and striking a Rock Lee pose to the cheers of the crowd. Meanwhile, Caroline shakes her head in disgust and mouths at Sparrow to ‘focus’.
J.A. Aldridge: His opponent, hailing from South Oropouche, Trinidad! Weighing in at 205 pounds... SPARROW!
“Got my, gold watch and my, gold chain,
With my, fancy car and my diamond ring!
With my fancy broad and she foreign!
So its, no words and its, no slang, and I'm no trick and I'm no lame.
Its just so slick that she's so game, and its...
Yea, yea she love it over here. Its just yea, yea she love it over here!”
Sparrow leans up against his corner, talking a few seconds with his manager before looking out to the crowd. Caroline finishes going over some last minute points she has to make and he nods, agreeing...For the most part. After some discourse, she heads out of the ring, leaving the White Hat of FGA to his match.
The beginning of Biffy Clyro's "The Captain" blasts throughout the arena as HENNY makes his way through the curtain, reaching his mark before posing in time with each break in the music. After holding the final pose for a few moments, HENNY takes a confident glance across the crowd after performing a slow 180, breaking into an assured saunter.
J.A. Aldridge: Their opponent, hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Weighing in at 225 pounds... HENNY!
HENNY proceeds down the ramp, jawing with most of the fans leaning over the guardrail, and even threatening a member of the audience with a sudden movement and a cocked fist, causing them to flinch. HENNY laughs loudly at the fan before making his way to ringside, now waving a dismissive hand at the crowd before climbing up the steel steps.
From the apron the Swede scales the turnbuckle, his left foot planted on the second rope whilst his right is on the turnbuckle. He then begins to casually shrug off his jacket, allowing it to slide off his body to the floor before holding his arms out to his side again and tensing his muscles, inciting an extremely loud negative reaction from the audience in attendance once more.
After hopping into the ring HENNY jogs across to the diagonally opposite turnbuckle before blowing a mocking kiss into the crowd as high pitched jeers rainout from a large contingent of the FGA faithful. As the music slowly fades, HENNY hops off the turnbuckle backwards into the ring and struts to his corner, making himself comfortable on the turnbuckle as he waits for the match to begin.
The hard bass of Run The Jewels’ “Blockbuster Night Part I” causes the floor to vibrate as the crowd instantly come to their feet, knowing fully well who is about to make his entrance. All eyes are on the curtain as they wait for his arrival. A white bright light flashes at every beat, and the fans in attendance are slamming anything they can to the beat.
'Bunches and bunches
Punches is thrown until you’re frontless
Oodles and oodles
Bang bullets at suckers' noodles
Last album? Voodoo!
Proved that we was fuckin' brutal
I’m talking crazy, half past the clock is cuckoo'
As soon as the incomparable Killer Mike kicks into his verse, the white flashing light stops and Owen Gonsalves bursts through the curtain with a pace that matches the rhythm of the track. He storms his way to the top of the entranceway and pauses to soak in the electric energy from the crowd, with a smirk on his face as he unzips the jacket revealing his United States championship around his waist. Once El-P's verse begins, Wristlock Sinatra immediately begins to walk down towards the ring as he has his hands outstretched, his eyes staying focused on the ring he’s about to go to work in.
J.A. Aldridge: Their opponent, hailing from Melbourne, Australia! Weighing in at 205 pounds! He is the reigning... defending... FGA United States Champion... OWEN GONSALVES!
'Look at these kiddies, Mike
I'm a rat-a-tat 'em for living
I deal in dirty work
Do the deed and then dash
Ditch 'em'
Having made his way to the bottom of the ramp, Owen starts shadow striking to the camera at the bottom of the ramp before feigning a rolling elbow in the camera's direction as El-P says 'ditch 'em' to which the camera reacts accordingly. He paces around the ring, keeping his energy high before plodding up the steps, wiping his feet as soon as he steps on the apron. He moves down the apron and faces the crowd, mouthing a few words to a few of the fans in the front row as he raises his United States Championship high above his head before he enters the ring. He paces around the ring with the championship before he places under the bottom turnbuckle in a corner while he warms up and stretches, awaiting the start of the match.
Kris Cruise: This Fatal 4-Way is about to get underway. Gareth Prichard Jr is one of the few that have defeated Owen Gonsalves since his return to FGA. He even defeated Gonsalves for the U.S. Title via referee stoppage earlier this year. HENNY’s disdain for Owen goes without saying. Sparrow has had his struggles with grapplers of the technical variety. But a win here could give him his third singles championship. Then there’s the champion, Owen Gonsalves, the man many consider the best technical wrestler not just in FGA, but in the world. His record-setting reign was cut short by Prichard. If Gonsalves was able to defeat Prichard, he would have tied the record for most successful championship defenses, which is a record currently being co-held by Prichard. There’s a lot of moving parts in this one, Stephy.
Stephy Auger: Yes there is. There’s talent all over the ring. Well, that’s a lie. There’s talent on only half the ring and that’s the side that HENNY and Prichard are on.
Kris Cruise: Stop it, Stephy.
Stephy Auger: In all seriousness, Gonsalves has his back against the wall. This isn’t a Four Corners Elimination Match. This is a Fatal 4-Way. First fall to a finish wins. Gonsalves doesn’t have to be pinned or submitted to lose his championship. He doesn’t even have to be in the ring to lose his title. That man will have to have his head on a swivel. Sparrow would love to beat him. Prichard would love to beat him again for the U.S. Championship. Of course, you know HENNY would love for nothing more than to take the one thing he values the most here.
As soon as the bell sounds, HENNY immediately drops and rolls to the outside.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Kris Cruise: Typical!
Stephy Auger: What do you mean typical? That’s a smart strategy from Daddy! Let these other three figh-
Kris Cruise: Wait, what did you just call him!?
Stephy Auger: … HENNY?
Kris Cruise: That is NOT what you said!
Stephy Auger: It was, too!
Kris Cruise: First Caroline, now you. Hmph!
HENNY can be seen on the outside motioning for Gonsalves, Sparrow and Prichard to go at it. Gonsalves motions towards the ropes until Sparrows runs up from behind and rolls him up.
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Gonsalves kicks out.
Kris Cruise: Gonsalves nearly got caught.
Gonsalves and Sparrow scramble back to their feet. Sparrow gets quickly controlled from behind by Prichard. Prichard tries for German Suplex, but Sparrow counters with a back elbow to the face. He then performs a standing switch before pushing him over towards Gonsalves, who brings him down with a Sling Blade!
Stephy Auger: What is this, teamwork? It’s a Fatal 4-Way, not a tag team match!
Gonsalves gets back up and gets caught with a toe kick from Sparrow. The West Indian Whirlwind takes control of the wrist before sending him for the ride. When Gonsalves comes back, Sparrow leapfrogs over him. Gonsalves continues to run the ropes. When Gonsalves returns, Sparrow leapfrogs over him again. But unbeknownst to him, Gonsalves quickly stops right behind him. Gonsalves then catches Sparrow on the way down from behind before bringing him down with a bridging German Suplex!
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T-NO!
The crowd gasps when Prichard runs over, squats down over Sparrow and pins him with a European Clutch!
Stephy Auger: Look at this! Genius!
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THR-NO!
The crowd cheers when Sparrow kicks out, breaking both the bridging German from Gonsalves and the European Clutch from Prichard.
Kris Cruise: I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that!
Once all three grapplers return to their feet, both Gonsalves and Sparrow get met with a forearm strike from Prichard. Prichard nails the two with another forearm strike. After catching both men with a European Uppercut, Prichard takes off into the ropes. When he returns, the crowd cheers when Gonsalves and Sparrow throw him down with a double back body drop!
HENNY runs over and tries for a clothesline on both men, but Gonsalves and Sparrow duck. After HENNY's momentum takes him into the ropes, he comes back before finding himself on the receiving end of a double back body drop.
Kris Cruise: Gonsalves & Sparrow are working together to take down the competition in this match.
Gonsalves picks up HENNY and whips him hard into the corner. The crowd cheers when HENNY flips over the turnbuckles and lands on the apron. HENNY starts to pull himself up using the ropes as Gonsalves approaches. Gonsalves picks up speed before knocking HENNY off the apron to the floor with a forearm strike. NO! HENNY low bridges the top rope, sending Gonsalves tumbling to the floor.
Stephy Auger: Nice work, HENNY!
HENNY pulls himself up before ducking a right hand from Sparrow. He quickly ducks a left before catching Sparrow with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. NO! Sparrow slips out of the way and tries to catch HENNY with a springboard leg drop off the middle rope. NO! HENNY slips his upper body out of the way. Once Sparrow gets back to his feet, HENNY catches him with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. He then grabs Sparrow and tries for a suplex off the apron to the floor. Sparrow blocks it. HENNY tries to muscle him up with another suplex attempt. The crowd gasps when they see Sparrow being lifted into the air. Sparrow starts to kick his legs, which forces HENNY to lower him back down. Sparrow then tries to bring HENNY back inside with a suplex, but HENNY blocks it.
Both grapplers continue to fight for the suplex until Gonsalves grabs HENNY and yanks him down to the apron. He then takes HENNY and whips him hard into the guardrail. Meanwhile, Prichard quickly runs up from behind and rolls Sparrow up with an O'Connor Roll!
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Prichard bridges back with a prawn hold!
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Sparrow kicks out.
Kris Cruise: Prichard nearly came away with the win again!
Stephy Auger: He’s a tricky one! He can end a match at any moment. Oh, and if he gets the Tudor Rose locked in? It’s over. Gonsalves knows that better than anyone.
Sparrow scrambles back to his feet until Prichard brings him down with a standing double leg before flipping over into a jackknife pin.
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Sparrow bridges up, turns, turns again, hooks Prichard's arms from behind and tries to bring him down with a backslide pin. Prichard fights to stay vertical, but Sparrow is ultimately able to force him down with a back slide pin.
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Prichard slips out and immediately rolls up Sparrow with a magistral cradle.
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Sparrow kicks out.
Kris Cruise: Another nearfall for the former United States Champion!
Prichard takes Sparrow and sends him for the ride. Sparrow returns off the rebound before Prichard slides towards him and brings him down with a roll through Single Leg Crab!
Kris Cruise: How about that!?
Stephy Auger: Prichard is just too smooth with it.
Back on the outside, Gonsalves continues to unleash a flurry of shoot kicks to the chest of HENNY. HENNY slowly slumps down against the guardrail with each kick. Once HENNY is down in a seated position, Gonsalves marches down the ringside area. He then turns, runs all the way back down ringside and squashes HENNY against the guardrail with a shotgun dropkick to the chest!
Kris Cruise: HENNY just got crushed by that dropkick!
Stephy Auger: He might be hurt. I better go over there and tend to him. He might need my help.
Kris Cruise: No, you stay right here, Stephy!
Stephy Auger: Hmph!
Back inside, Sparrow can be seen turning down another opportunity to quit. He starts to pull himself towards the ropes. But Prichard quickly puts a stop to that and transitions into an STF!
Kris Cruise: Good away to stop Sparrow dead in his tracks while keeping a submission locked on.
Stephy Auger: Sparrow has had his troubles with the technical and the submission specialists. He better hope someone breaks the submission because he’s a ways away from the ropes.
Sparrow can be seen yelling out in pain. The ref asks him again if he wants to give up. Sparrow refuses. The crowd continues to rally behind The West Indian Whirlwind as he reaches out and slowly drags himself across the mat. Sparrow continues his slowly trek towards the ropes until Prichard breaks the hold, rolls onto onto the back and places Sparrow in a Bow & Arrow Hold!
Stephy Auger: I’d love to see him try and get out of this.
Prichard keeps the hold applied until Gonsalves comes off the top with a diving knee drop on Sparrow, breaking the hold and squashing Prichard underneath! The cheers continue as Gonsalves makes the cover on Sparrow.
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Sparrow gets the shoulder up.
Gonsalves quickly crawls over and makes the cover on Prichard.
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Prichard gets the shoulder up.
Gonsalves takes Prichard, moves him into the corner and unleashing alternating forearm strikes and European Uppercuts. He then takes off into the far corner. But unbeknownst to him, Prichard is right behind him. As soon as Gonsalves hits the far corner, the crowd boos when Prichard nails him with a running arched big boot in the corner. Prichard is then takes off across the ring. But unbeknownst to him, Gonsalves is right behind him! As soon as Prichard hits the far corner, Gonsalves snaps his head back with a running European Uppercut! Gonsalves goes for a Tornado DDT out of the corner, but Prichard shoves him off in mid air. Prichard then runs over to attack Gonsalves until Sparrow runs up behind Gonsalves, grabs onto his shoulders, leaps over him and catches Prichard on the way down with a hurricanrana. Sparrow is met with cheers and applause.
Kris Cruise: Unreal!
Sparrow quickly gets back to his feet and knocks Gonsalves down with a leg lariat. He then runs over and knocks Prichard back down with a leg lariat. Sparrow pulls Prichard up, takes control of the back and brings him down with a Tiger Suplex. NO! Prichard breaks free, counters with a back elbow to the face and follows up with a spinning back elbow. The crowd boos when a spinning backfist drops Sparrow to the mat.
Prichard takes Sparrow and whips him into the corner. He then picks up Gonsalves and goes for an irish whip. Gonsalves quickly reverses, sending Prichard into the corner. After Gonsalves connects with a running European Uppercut to Prichard, he runs back across the ring, hops on top of Sparrow and monkey flips him out of the corner. The crowd cheers when Sparrow lands on his feet, runs across the ring and monkey flips Prichard out of the corner!
Kris Cruise: Sparrow continues to amaze.
Prichard picks himself up off the mat until Gonsalves runs over and connects with a shotgun dropkick. The dropkick sends Prichard flying towards Sparrow, who catches him in mid air and throws him into the turnbuckles with a German Suplex! Gonsalves and Sparrow are met with cheers from the crowd.
Kris Cruise: Prichard is getting knocked all around the ring.
Prichard remains curled up on the mat as Sparrow gets to his feet. He then heads over and gets right in Gonsalves' face.
Stephy Auger: Wow, two ugly people just staring at each other. This sure is fun.
Kris Cruise: Stop it, Stephy.
Gonsalves and Sparrow stare each other down until HENNY shoves Gonsalves into Sparrow! The crowd boos when their heads smack hard against each other. After both men drop to the mat, HENNY proceeds to put the boots to both men.
HENNY reaches down, picks up Sparrow and delivers a snapmare, followed by a dropkick to the back of the head. He then goes over, picks up Gonsalves and delivers a snapmare followed by a dropkick to the back of the head. After picking up Sparrow and Gonsalves and pulling them into a front facelock with each arm, HENNY looks out to the hard cam and puckers his lips before planting them both with a Snap DDT.
Stephy Auger: It doesn’t get any better, does it?
HENNY turns over to a knee, looks over at Caroline Dallins and quickly raises his eyebrows before returning to a vertical base. He then yanks Sparrow up off the mat before whipping him into the ropes. Sparrow returns off the rebound before early getting turned inside out with a high dropkick. The boos continue as HENNY marches over, yanks up Gonsalves ad delivers a running one handed bulldog on top of Sparrow. HENNY pushes down on Gonsalves' back as he pins Sparrow.
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Sparrow gets the shoulder up.
HENNY yanks up Gonsalves and tosses him out through the ropes to the apron. He looks over and sees Prichard struggling to pick himself up. So he charges over and connects with a running knee lift, knocking Prichard through the ropes to the floor. Back inside, HENNY doubles Sparrow over with a boot to the midsection before bringing him down with a bridging Fisherman Suplex.
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Sparrow gets the shoulder up.
HENNY returns to his feet. He points down at Sparrow and looks out to the crowd before dropping down quick fire elbow drops. HENY returns to a vertical base, leaps high into the air and connects with a jumping elbow drop. The crowd boos as he arrogantly rests his arm on Sparrow's chest for the cover.
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Sparrow gets the shoulder up.
Kris Cruise: You’re not going to win too many matches that way.
HENNY takes Sparrow and sends him for the ride. He throws out a clothesline on the rebound, but Sparrow ducks and continues to run the ropes. The West Indian Whirlwind then ducks a back elbow to the face before continuing to run the ropes. When Sparrow returns, HENNY nearly takes his head off with a spinning heel kick. The boos continue as HENNY makes the cover.
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Gonsalves pulls HENNY off of Sparrow and brings him down with a release deadlift German Suplex!
HENNY rolls over onto his knees and holds the back of his head as Gonsalves approaches. The crowd cheers when HENNY gets nailed with a shoot kick to the chest.
"YES!"
Gonsalves nails HENNY with another shoot kick.
"YES!"
... and another
"YES!"
... and another
"YES!"
... and another
"YES!"
... and another
"YES!"
The crowd murmurs as Gonsalves sizes HENNY up. He tries to knock HENNY's head off with a Buzzsaw Kick to the head, but HENNY blocks the kick and counters with a low blow.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Stephy Auger: Owen’s hitting the highest of notes right now!
HENNY gets to his feet and mocks Gonsalves before bringing him down with a reverse STO into a Koji Clutch!
Kris Cruise: This could be it right here, Stephy!
Stephy Auger: No, this IS it!
HENNY continues to apply pressure by pulling backwards with his arms and pushing forward with his leg. Gonsalves can be heard yelling out in pain. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. When Gonsalves refuses, HENNY starts to yank back on the hold.
Kris Cruise: Gonsalves has to hang on! He has to fight and get to those ropes!
Stephy Auger: He’s got too much pride to quit. It’s only a mater of time until HENNY puts him to sleep.
HENNY fights like hell for the submission. He wants to beat Gonsalves at his own game and tap him out. But Gonsalves refuses to quit. He continues to fight on. The crowd starts to rally behind Wristlock Sinatra as he slowly starts to drag himself towards the left. Gonsalves grunts as he continues to scratch and claw his way towards the side of the ring. Gonsalves slowly reaches out... and grabs the bottom rope!
Ref: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
HENNY breaks the hold. He picks up Gonsalves, brings him back over towards the center of the ring and tries for a vertical suplex. Gonsalves blocks it. HENNY tries to muscle him up for another suplex. Again, Gonsalves blocks it. Gonsalves goes to reverse and lift HENNY up for a vertical suplex on his own, but Prichard is there to grab HENNY's legs and lower him back down. After going over to HENNY's left, Prichard grabs Gonsalves and tries to help HENNY deliver a double vertical suplex. Gonsalves counters by dropping down to his right knee. HENNY and Prichard pull Gonsalves back up to a vertical base and try for another vertical suplex. This time, Gonsalves blocks by dropping down to his left knee. After HENNY and Prichard pull Gonsalves back up, Sparrow goes over, grabs Gonsalves' legs and lowers him back down to block the double suplex attempt. He then stands on Gonsalves' right side and grabs a hold of Prichard. The crowd cheers when Sparrow & Gonsalves lift HENNY & Prichard up before bringing them down with gourdbusters!
Kris Cruise: More tandem offense from Gonsalves & Sparrow!
Stephy Auger: HENNY! Gareth! Get up!
HENNY and Prichard remain on their knees while Gonsalves and Sparrow hit the ropes. The crowd erupts with cheers when HENNY and Prichard get flattened with a Draco Meteor (Meteora) and The Notorious K.I.C.K. (Standing Double Foot Stomp), respectively! Gonsalves pins HENNY while Sparrow pins Prichard.
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Gonsalves and Sparrow break the pins by reaching over and punching each other.
Gonsalves and Sparrow return to heir feet, The United States Champion goes for an irish whip, but Sparrow reverses. Gonsalves returns off the rebound and ducks a clothesline before running the ropes. When both grapplers comes back, Sparrow ducks a running clothesline before continuing to run the ropes. Gonsalves and Sparrow rebound back from opposite sets of ropes before knocking each other down with a clothesline. The crowd stands up and applauds while all four men are down on the mat.
Kris Cruise: All four grapplers are down! Who will get to their feet first?
The ref heads over and checks in on all four participants. The four grapplers start to stir on the mat before crawling over towards the center of the ring. Once all four men are back to a vertical base, HENNY strikes first with a forearm strike to Sparrow. He then nails Gonsalves with a shot kick before turning to Prichard and catching him with a shoot kick. Sparrow gets caught with a punch of the face before HENNY nails Gonsalves and Prichard with another shoot kick. He then goes for a ick to the midsection to Prichard. After Prichard catches his foot, HENNY goes to counter with an enzuigiri. Prichard ducks, causing Sparrow to get caught by the kick. Prichard then pulls HENNY back to his feet from behind, takes control of his back and catches him with a ripcord jumping knee strike. HENNY remains dazed while Prichard takes off into the ropes. When Prichard returns, HENNY knocks him off his feet with a high dropkick. HENNY goes over to grab Prichard's leg when Prichard quickly pulls him down into a Triangle Choke!
Kris Cruise: Tudor Rose!
HENNY starts to panic when Prichard cinches in the hold. He frantically tries to escape, but nothing he tries works. The crowd gasps when HENNY's hand starts to rise off the mat. HENNY's about to slam it down when Gonsalves slides over and grabs his wrist with both hands, preventing the submission. He then reaches over and kicks Prichard in the face, breaking the hold.
Kris Cruise: Gonsalves was THIS close to losing his championship.
Gonsalves takes Prichard and catches him with a European Uppercut before whipping him into the ropes. He sets up for a back body drop on the rebound, but Prichard stops, grabs Gonsalves and brings him down with a 180 Stunner!
Stephy Auger: Simple Twist of Fate! It’s over!
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HENNY drags Prichard off of him.
HENNY follows up with repeated stomps to the back. He follows up with quickfire elbow drops before following up with a jumping elbow drop. HENNY returns to his feet before delivering a jumping knee drop across the back of the neck. He then pulls Prichard back up before sending him into the ropes. When Prichard returns, he counters with a Tilt-a-whirl DDT! NO! HENNY blocks mid-turn, lifts Prichard up and counters with an inverted atomic drop before nearly knocking his head off with Shot Through the Heart (superkick)! Prichard remains splayed out of the mat as HENNY goes for the cover.
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The crowd cheers when Gonsalves dives over and breaks up the pin.
Kris Cruise: Gonsalves with another timely save!
Gonsalves takes HENNY and whips him into the far ropes. When HENNY returns, the crowd erupts with boos when he turns Gonsalves inside out with If U Seek HENNY (Busaiku Knee Kick)! He pulls Gonsalves over and makes the cover.
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Sparrow dives over and breaks up the pin.
Sparrow takes HENNY and delivers an irish whip. NO! HENNY reverses, sending Sparrow into the ropes. When Sparrow returns, the crowd gasps when he gets caught with Shot Through the Heart! NO! Sparrow catches HENNY's foot. He then swings the leg away from him, takes control of HENNY's back and runs towards the ropes. HENNY hooks his arms around the top rope and yanks back, sending Sparrow off of him and to the mat. As Sparrow rolls backwards to a vertical base, HENNY runs over and knocks him off his feet with if U Seek HENNY! NO! Sparrow slides underneath. HENNY gets back to his feet, runs over to attack Sparrow and gets knocked back with the Leaf Hurricane (Counter Scorpion Kick followed by a Pele Kick)! HENNY remains dazed while Sparrow hits the ropes. The West Indian Whirlwind returns off the rebound before brining HENNY down with a running hurricanrana. HENNY gets back to his feet, turns around and gets caught with a shotgun dropkick, sending him flying into the corner!
HENNY gets up to a knee, but he's quickly knocked back down with Love TKO (Shining axe kick on an opponent against the corner turnbuckle)! The cheers continue as Sparrow takes HENNY and sits him backwards on the top turnbuckle. Sparrow starts to scale the turnbuckles before taking control of HENNY's back and bringing him down with the Izuna Drop (Spider Suplex from the top turnbuckle)!
Kris Cruise: HENNY nearly landed right on the back of his neck!
HENNY remains sprawled out on the mat while Sparrow sits back up on the top turnbuckle. He then carefully shifts himself from a crouched position before standing up on the top turnbuckle. The crowd is at a fever pitch as they see HENNY set up perfectly.
Kris Cruise: Sparrow is seconds away from winning the United States Championship!
Stephy Auger: Get out of the way, HENNY!
Sparrow leaps off from the top and connects with The Notorious K.I.C.K. II (Top Rope Double Foot Stomp)!
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Prichard leaps onto the apron and shoves Sparrow off, sending him crashing down to the floor!
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Stephy Auger: Sparrow should’ve jumped while he had the chance!
The boos continue until Gonsalves rushes over and blasts Prichard with a forearm smash. He then takes control of Prichard and brings him back inside with a vertical suplex. NO! Prichard slips down from behind and counters with a School Boy transitioned into a Powerbomb! He makes the cover.
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Gonsalves kicks out.
Prichard picks up Gonsalves, lifts him up and plants him with a Cradle DDT! He makes the cover.
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Gonsalves gets the shoulder up.
Prichard takes Gonsalves and whips him hard into the corner. Gonsalves crashes sternum-first into the top turnbuckle and stumbles back before Prichard brings him down with a bridging Tiger Suplex.
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The crowd sighs when Gonsalves slips out.
Kris Cruise: Prichard’s getting close!
Stephy Auger: He’s about to beat Gonsalves for the title! Again!
Prichard pulls up Gonsalves from behind. He then takes control of his back before nailing him with a ripcord knee strike. He then blasts Gonsalves with a spinning back fist to the face. After Gonsalves gets rocked with another spinning back fist, Prichard drops him with a spinning back elbow. NO! Gonsalves blocks and counters with the Ultimate Eye (Half Nelson lifted and dropped into an Olympic Slam)! The cheers continue as he makes the cover.
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The crowd erupts with boos when HENNY dives over and breaks up the pin.
Kris Cruise: What a save by HENNY!
HENNY picks up Gonsalves and goes for an irish whip, but Gonsalves reverses and follows him into the corner. HENNY knocks Gonsalves back with a back elbow to the face before knocking him down with springboard roundhouse kick. The boos continue as HENNY heads towards the ropes before hitting a Lionsault! He hooks the leg.
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Gonsalves gets the shoulder up.
HENNY throws Gonsalves back down with a scoop slam before heading into the corner. He goes for a double jump moonsault, but Gonsalves rolls out of the way! Instead of crashing onto the apron, HENNY's able to land on his feet. he stumbles back a bit before finding his footing. Once Gonsalves gets back to his feet and turns around, HENNY throws out Shot Through The Heart! Gonsalves catches the foot, swings the leg away from him and counters with the Paroxysm (Snap Dragon Suplex)!
The cheers continue as Gonsalves pulls HENNY back to his feet, quickly takes control of the back and brings him down with another Paroxysm! HENNY rolls over onto his knees before falling face-first to the mat.
Kris Cruise: HENNY might be out of it!
Gonsalves slowly pulls HENNY back up. He takes control of the back and applies a full nelson for a Tiger Suplex. At the last second, HENNY shoves his arms down, breaking free of the hold. He then catches Gonsalves with a back elbow to the face before hitting the ropes. HENNY returns and comes to a stop when he sees Gonsalves run past him towards the same set of ropes. Instead of coming back, Gonsalves leaps through the ropes and takes out Sparrow on the outside with a suicide dive!
Kris Cruise: Sparrow just got taken out by the champ!
HENNY runs over and attempts a suicide dive of his own, but Gonsalves runs over and knocks him down with a jumping European Uppercut!
Kris Cruise: What a counter!
The cheers continue as Gonsalves rolls back inside, runs across the ring, flips over the top rope and knocks Prichard down with a topé con hilo!
Kris Cruise: Gonsalves’ is hitting everything that moves!
Gonsalves rolls back inside and sees HENNY struggling to pick himself up. So he turns and runs towards the adjacent set of ropes. The champ returns off the rebound, runs past HENNY, jumps onto the middle ropes, rebounds back and knocks him down with a Sky Uppercut (Springboard Corkscrew European Uppercut)!
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HENNY counters with Shot Through The Heart!
Stephy Auger: YESSSSS!
The crowd erupts with boos when Gonsalves gets laid out with the superkick. An exhausted HENNY falls backwards on top of Gonsalves before hooking the near leg.
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Sparrow leaps through the ropes from the floor and breaks the hold!
"THIS IS AWESOME!"
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"THIS IS AWESOME!"
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"THIS IS AWESOME!"
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Sparrow picks up HENNY and whips him into the corner. He then runs over, jumps on top of HENNY and goes for a monkey flip. HENNY stuffs the move by holding onto Sparrow. He then switches positions with Sparrow, sits him down on the top turnbuckle and throws him down to the mat with a dragon screw leg whip.
Sparrow holds his leg until HENNY pulls him back up, hooks his arms, lifts hm up and drops him with the Malmö Driver ‘91 (Double Underhook Brainbuster)! The boos continue as he makes the cover.
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The crowd applauds when Sparrow gets the shoulder up.
HENNY picks up Sparrow, lifts him up across his shoulder before lifting him even higher in the air. He keeps Sparrow held up before bringing him down with a crucifix neckbreaker! The boos grow louder when HENNY grabs Sparrow by the wrists before pulls him over onto his knees.
Stephy Auger: It’s all but over, Cruise. We’re on the verge of a new champion!
HENNY blows a kiss before going for Heartache’s Kiss (Kamigoye)! NO! Sparrow rolls backwards to his feet, leaps up and knocks HENNY down with a front dropkick to the face! HENNY can be seen rolling around the ring while he covers his face. Sparrow remains on his back... until he returns to his feet with a kip up.
Stephy Auger: Show off!
The West Indian Whirlwind takes off into the far ropes. Sparrow picks up speed as he runs back across the ring, hurls over the top rope and knocks Prichard down on the outside with Air Sparrow (Fosbury Flop)!
Kris Cruise: Sparrow just took flight!
Sparrow slips back inside, runs over to HENNY and executes a running hurricanrana. HENNY counters by cartwheeling out of the hold. When Sparrow turns around...
Stephy Auger: SHOT THROUGH THE HEART!
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Sparrow ducks, waits for HENNY to turn around and then drops him with a jumping sidekick. A leg lariat returns HENNY to the mat. Sparrow sets up for an irish whip until HENNY reverses. Instead of returning, Sparrow hooks his arms around the top rope. HENNY runs over to attack, only to get dumped over the top rope. HENNY lands safely on the apron, but Sparrow kicks his heel out from under him, which drops him to a seated position on the apron. Sparrow then connects with a superkick through the ropes. With HENNY now only being held up by his feet on the bottom rope, Sparrow springboards to the top rope, jumps off and knocks HENNY down with The Notorious K.I.C.K. II!
Kris Cruise: HENNY’S DOWN!
Stephy Auger: GAH!
The cheers continue while HENNY is left folded up on the floor. Sparrow rolls back into the ring and sees Gonsalves pulling himself up using the ropes in the corner. The moment Gonsalves turns around, Sparrow runs over hops on top of him and delivers a monkey flip that sends Gonsalves flipping in the air and landing face-down on the mat! Gonsalves tries to push himself up, but Sparrow is right there to knock him back down with a Scorpion Kick! He reaches down, pulls Gonsalves back up and quickly takes control of his back before bringing him down with a Tiger Suplex. NO! Gonsalves rotates and somehow lands on his feet!
Stephy Auger: How!?
Sparrow turns over, gets to his feet and looks on in shock before Gonsalves knocks him down with a Shotgun Dropkick! Gonsalves pulls Sparrow back to his feet before hitting the ropes. The champ returns off the rebound before bringing Sparrow down with a Sling Blade! Sparrow is pulled up to a seated position before Gonsalves takes off into the ropes. When Gonsalves returns, he flattens Sparrow with the Draco Meteor! He stays knelt on top of Sparrow for the cover.
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The crowd applauds when Sparrow kicks out.
Gonsalves picks up Sparrow and knocks him backwards with shoot kicks to the chest. After the last kick knocks Sparrow into the corner, Gonsalves delivers alternating forearms and European Uppercuts before bringing him down with Australia Street (Top Rope Hung Cutter)! Gonsalves pulls Sparrow back to his feet before hooking both arms from behind. He's about to deliver the Paroxysm until Sparrow counters with a wheelbarrow victory roll.
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Sparrow lets go of the hold as he jumps up and nails Gonsalves with The Notorious K.I.C.K. to the midsection!
Kris Cruise: Sparrow hit it! He caught Gonsalves with The Notorious K.I.C.K.!
Gonsalves remains curled up while Sparrow drags him over towards the corner. The crowd is at a fever pitch as he looks out towards them.
Kris Cruise: Sparrow’s abut to put Gonsalves away!
Sparrow slaps the top turnbuckle before stepping out to the apron. The West Indian Whirlwind proceeds to climb the turnbuckles with purpose. Once he gets top the top, he slowly rises up from the crouched position. Gonsalves starts to sit up until Sparrow jumps off and flattens him with The Notorious K.I.C.K. II! He makes the cover.
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HENNY rolls back inside...
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HENNY charges across the ring and dives over...
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Kris Cruise: New champion!
The crowd explodes with cheers as “Gold Watch” blasts over the PA!
Kris Cruise: We’ve got a new champion!
J.A. Aldridge: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this bout.... aaaaaaaand NEEEEEEWWWWWWWW FGA United States Champion, SPARROW!
The cheers continue as Sparrow gets his arm raised in victory. He’s then handed the United States Championship.
Kris Cruise: Sparrow has outlasted HENNY, Gareth Prichard Jr and Owen Gonsalves to become the new United States Champion. His ascent continues. First, the Legacy Championship. Then, the 15 Championship. Now, the United States Championship.
Sparrow climbs up to the middle ropes and raises the U.S. Championship to cheers and applause from the capacity crowd. The camera cuts to live footage of Sparrow’s being shown on a mounted TV backstage. When the camera zooms out, it’s revealed that none other than Savannah Taylor is watching the footage. The Las Vegas Siren nods before walking off.
