World Frontier Pro Wrestling

by Jtstill423

The new breed of international wrestling is here as wrestlers from every corner of the Earth come forth to show their skills, charisma, and talent in order to put forth their best efforts for the audience. Welcome to the Frontier!

5. WFPW Absolute Zero 2023 Full Show

WFPW ABSOLUTE ZERO 2023 (Full Show)

Venue: The Global Arena

Date: January 15th, 2023

State/City: Houston, Texas

(The screen started showing the frozen tundra and the breeze picking up as cracks in the ice start forming and big pieces of ice sunk into the deep blue frozen water. After all of the ice breaks away, the words ABSOLUTE ZERO were up front as the camera crashed through the words sending ice pixels everywhere. The scene changes to inside the Global Arena as "Absolute Zero" by Stone Sour plays and the cameras gets a glimpse of all 7,500 wrestling fans cheering with their signs in the air. Some signs said things like "Get Ready for Model Behavior," "SWATTING TINA TONIGHT!" "Streak Broken!" "WFPW RISES!" "My Husband Made Me Come" and "Welcome Back, Hero!" The rectangular titantron was now on sporting the logo and the cameras transitioned down upon the commentators, but Jasmynn Relect had taken Amanda Sterling's place.)

"Welcome to the first launch event of World Frontier Pro Wrestling! This is Russ Markley alongside Greg Justice as always and some new friends in Impact's Josh Matthews, Mauro Ranallo, and LAW's Eiji Matsumoto and replacing Amanda is our good friend, Jasmynn Relect! Amanda had a personal matter to attend to and had to be escorted out before the cameras went live," Russ announced.

"Loads of talent tonight and if the pre-show was anything to go by, we have some brutal times ahead of us breaking the ice," Josh stated.

"Not to mention, breaking the power grab between Rey Fenix and King Randy as they both fight for three titles. Finella Edelstein and Chelsea Forster teaming up for the first time ever to take on the undefeated two-year streak of Legacy of Pain. Both women wanted each other in a hospital forever last year in Japan, but now they come America to put aside old grudges. In our main event, Jonathan Steele takes on AEW and House of Black's Malakai Black in a dream match that was being touted on social media," Greg explained.

"If you want to help Absolute Zero trend on Twitter tonight, help us out with #AbsoluteZero. It will help WFPW grow a larger audience and allow us to up our game each event we have," Mauro stated.

"The last thing we need is social media. Maybe these wrestlers could settle their differences better without it," Eiji grumbled.

"Ya need a small drink after that grumpy mood?" Jasmynn teased with her own question and patting Eiji on his left shoulder and she was shown to be African-American sporting short black hair wearing a pink blouse, white undershirt, black dress pants, and red dress shoes.

("Dalton Wants It All" by Adam Massacre)

(The crowd started cheering as The Boys made their presence felt and they held up giant green and blue peacock feathers blocking the entrance. As they pulled away, Dalton Castle came out arriving on a black storage crate being pushed by his servants. He wore a red, white, and blue jumpsuit as he smirked at the crowd and the smaller and rectangular titantrons showed his name in colorful letters along with animated peacock feathers soaring by.)

Dalton Castle ( theDALTONcastle) w/ The Boys

"The following contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first, being accompanied by his Boys, from Catalina Island, weighing 214 lbs., Dalton Castle!" Tony announced.

"The Peacock has flown the coop. A mainstay for Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling has officially signed with WFPW to be exclusive on their roster. He has already been chosen to be drafted to Monday Night Starstruck in the draft lottery," Russ announced reading off his papers.

"And moments before the show aired, we had gotten word of other draft picks for the rosters. Maximillion and The Gaster Sisters were confirmed by Harmonia Edelstein and Molly Forster to be drafted to Starstruck as well. Ken Anderson and Eric Bischoff have also chosen Alex Sird and The Wild Jackals to be drafted to Thursday Night Warfare," Greg added.

"It'll be interesting to see what Dalton can do when he brings the pizzazz to Monday nights once the normal schedule gets going. Tonight, it's his chance to make a good first impression," Jasmynn observed.

(Dalton Castle gets off the crate as many of the servants huddle backstage while Dalton's two main boys join him down the ramp. He slaps fives with some fans before heading ringside and going around the south side before The Boys huddled near the apron acting as stairs. Dalton climbed their backs and got in the ring before The Boys rolled inside with their leader. Dalton stood in the middle and had his head down as The Boys presented him to the audience. Dalton spread his fake wings as celebratory green, yellow, red, and blue streamers were thrown into the ring and Dalton mouthed off beating his chest.)

("Kung Fu Fighting" by CeeLo Green and Jack Black)

(The light dimmed to a bright red as a white screen showed a single shadow lift their hands and the left leg to strike a flamingo pose. The shadow then did various martial arts resting poses as he would then kick a hole through the screen garnering some cheers. The blonde man that was revealed wore a red headband around his head, a red king fu robe, a black belt, bright red tights, and white tape on his bare feet.)

Jarrett Levin ( GrandmasterLevin)

"His opponent, from Concord, New Hampshire by way of Tokyo, Japan, weighing 214 lbs., "The Grandmaster," "The Black Belt Bonanza," Jarrett Levin!" Tony announced.

"Jarrett has an impressive resume as far as martial arts are concerned with him mastering Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Huka-huka, American Kenpo, Jeet Kune Do, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Wing Chun and did some time in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program when he enlisted," Josh explained as he read off his notes.

"He started in state tournaments when he was young and even did some MMA training traveling across America, Canada, Brazil, and Japan to compete with their best fighters," Mauro added. "He even completed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics two years ago."

"As for his wrestling career, Jarrett started right here in Texas in October 2021 at a ripe age of 27. He's 29 now and has competed with Texas Wrestling Alliance mainly winning their TWA Tag Team Championship once with his best friend, Jeremy Schindler. He's also had international excursions to Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling and NOAH," Russ continued.

(Jarrett slapped fives with some younger fans as he practiced some high kicks and bicycle kicks on his way to the ring. He stared down Dalton before hopping on the apron and headed inside the ring performing a spinning heel kick before taking off his robe. He set it on the outside and did some warmup strikes to the air as Dalton is shown wearing blue and green feather-designed trunks with a white trim along with white wrestling boots as he tugged the top rope for a last minute exercise. The official for the match is Scott Armstrong.)

After checking both participants to see if they were ready, the bell was rung as both men started circling each other with Dalton flexing his muscles towards Jarrett as the crowd gave a mixed reaction. Jarrett then lifted his left leg high showing off his flexibility as the crowd gave a hearty cheer to the kung fu master. Dalton goes for a lariat, but Jarrett cartwheels out of the way. Dalton tries for a chop, but Jarrett rolls out of the way getting cheers. Jarrett tries for a Pele Kick as Dalton steps back and Jarrett lands with a backflip, but Dalton hits a few stomps to the back getting the grandmaster on the ground. Dalton grabs the left leg locking in a leg lock as he stares down Jarrett and the referee gets on one knee to check Jarrett. Jarrett slipped out rolling back to his feet and caught Dalton with a Roundhouse Kick. He then gets Dalton on his back locking in his own leg lock on the right leg of Dalton as the Peacock screams in pain!

"Jarrett pulling out a fast one from his Brazilian training and getting Dalton in a nice leg lock as Dalton scrambles to get himself free," Josh stated.

Dalton scrambles around and finds the south bottom rope huddling onto it for comfort as the referee made Jarrett released his lock. Jarrett rolls back to his feet going to grab the legs of Dalton, but Dalton hangs onto the bottom rope kicking off Jarrett as he rolls outside to where his boys fan him down. Jarrett doesn't want time wasted as he runs the north ropes and hits a Suicide Dive to Dalton and his boys pushing all four wrestlers into the barricade. Dalton sits up as Jarrett gets back on his feet slapping fives with the audience as the referee begins the count. Jarrett gets Dalton up and back into the ring before Jarrett gets on the apron waiting on Dalton rising. Jarrett sees Dalton stumbling up to his feet as he jumps hitting a Springboard Missile Dropkick and then hooking both legs for the cover.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Dalton kicked out after 2!

"Dalton getting hammered in the opening of this match and Jarrett showing he didn't come here to be made a joke of," Greg observed.

Jarrett pulls Dalton up by the hair sending him into the upper left corner trying for some Corner Kicks, but Dalton grabs the right leg and sends an elbow down on it as Jarrett hobbles back on the west ropes. Dalton bends Jarrett down before he hits a Gutwrench Suplex launching Jarrett on his back in the middle of the ring. Dalton then gets Jarrett down on ground punching his head as the referee warned Dalton to get off Jarrett. The Boys raised their fans to slow down and make Dalton's anger go away as Dalton leans over the south top rope heaving in anger. Dalton turns back to Jarrett getting him up in his arms sideways before slamming the kung fu master's back on his knee fives times making Jarrett groan. He releases Jarrett before picking him up in an Everest German Suplex as he bridges the pin.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Jarrett reverses the pin getting his legs down and pinning Dalton's shoulders down!

"1….2…." The ref counted as Dalton panicked and kicked out at 2.7!

Dalton sat up with a shocked expression almost losing right there as Jarrett let his left leg strike the back of Dalton. Dalton screams and goes on his side as Jarrett pushes him forward and locks himself around Dalton's left leg in a Modified Ankle Lock as Dalton screams in pain not wanting things to end like this and his Boys try to coax their boss to the ropes, but he is trapped in the middle showing Jarrett learned from the first leg lock he applied.

"Jarrett has controlled this match for the majority and is making Dalton look like a total chump. He has now virtually trapped Dalton in the middle with his new ankle lock and Dalton can't seem to get a grasp on getting to the ropes," Russ stated.

Dalton screamed as the referee got down to ask him if he submitted, but Castle turned slowly on his side as Jarrett leaned into the hold more. Dalton started using his free leg to kick at the body of Jarrett getting the grandmaster off him before grabbing his left leg to sell the submission. Dalton gets up wobbling a little bit as Jarrett entered his flamingo pose hitting a High Knee Strike to Dalton's head making him spit out. Jarrett jumps in place trying for a Spinning Overhead Kick, but Dalton ducks it catching Jarrett in a Pumphandle Suplex. Jarrett grabs the back of his head before Dalton stomps on his left hand before getting on top of his back to roll him over locking in his Julie Newmar hold! Jarrett scrambles to find the exit route, but Dalton leans back and locks in the legs around the body.

"Julie Newmar! Center of the ring! Can we see Jarrett use his prowess to fight out of this one?!" Russ observed.

Dalton thrashed Jarrett around in the middle as Jarrett held his hands high keeping them away from the mat as Dalton screamed "GIVE UP, YOU MUNCHKIN!" in Jarrett's ears. Jarrett was asked by the referee, but he shook his head no and kept the fight up as the crowd got support building for Jarrett. He tried rolling onto his sides for a foothold, but Dalton hunkered him down with his own weight and pulled Jarrett back down as Jarrett's right arm started shaking as the grandmaster looked for any possible road to go. He pounded his fist on the mat as Dalton kept the hold locked in tightly for a few more seconds hoping Jarrett would see the error of fighting back! Jarrett tapped out with his left hand giving up the fight as the bell rang!

("Dalton Wants It All" by Adam Massacre)

"Here is your winner by way of submission, Dalton Castle!" Tony announced.

"Well, Jarrett shows us how martial arts could get the job done, but keeping it done was another story," Jasmynn stated.

"Kicks are easy to reverse and that's why Jarrett relied on his submissions to seal Dalton's fate, but Dalton kept coming back vicious as he could," Russ added.

An instant replay shows various moments of the match like Dalton's Everest German Suplex on Jarrett, Jarrett's Modified Ankle Lock on Dalton keeping him in the middle of the ring, and the Julie Newmar lock being submitted to by Jarrett.

"I guess you can't deny that Dalton knew how to overcome some tough odds considering his past in other promotions, but we could've seen this peacock on the ropes and actually lose," Greg stated.

(The Boys get in starting to blow on Dalton with some fans as he smirks at a booing crowd and he hangs on the north middle rope happy this match is over as Jarrett is checked on by Scott Armstrong.)

("Warriors" by Raunchy)

(The crowd turns to the entrance as they are shocked to see Irish UFC fighter Flynn Doubtfire make his way down the ramp. He has long jet black hair with green highlights wearing a black "Black Dragon Fighting Society" shirt, blue jeans, and black combat boots.)

"What the hell?" Eiji asked.

"That's Flynn Doubtfire! From the UFC! They aren't partnering with us!" Russ exclaimed.

"2-time UFC Welterweight Champion! We never thought he would show up to wrestling after his contract ended his five-year tenure. Top of his division and barely defeated in the cage," Greg explained.

(Dalton Castle and The Boys looked on in confusion as Bobby Fish came behind with a steel chair on the back of Dalton! Some fans cheer to see the former reDragon and Undisputed Era member as he hits The Boys in the gut with his weapon. Flynn smirked sliding into the ring before hitting a Bicycle Kick on Dalton taking him down. Both men regroup and see Jarrett groaning in pain as Flynn helps him get back to his feet before lifting him over the shoulders.)

"They are taking Jarrett? What do Fish and Doubtfire want with him?" Jasmynn asked.

"It seems they could be good friends or something?" Greg wondered.

(The crowd was bewildered at the scene in front of them, but nonetheless, Bobby stepped out of the ring and Flynn did as well hitting the floor and they turned to make their way up the ramp.)

"Well, as weird as that was, we do have other spectacles that could happen tonight. We have our first talk show as Danny Jackpot will try to woo both sets of general managers into giving him a contract with them," Russ explained.

"The first episode of The Danny Jackpot Show later tonight!" Mauro marketed as a infographic for the talk show appeared on the screen afterwards.

(Backstage, we see a younger male wearing a black suit with a dark purple tie tucked in and glasses on his face as he holds a WFPW microphone.)

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Absolute Zero, the first stop on the launch tour for World Frontier Pro Wrestling. My name is Connor Jacobson and with me right now is the newest signee to WFPW, Aliyah Evans!" Connor announced as a brunette walked into the shot wearing a red business suit and red dress shoes as she smiles professionally at Connor.

"Hello Connor. Spiffy as you are. Now, this is my interview so I won't waste any time. People, you may be wondering what am I doing here after leaving the hellscape known as League of Anime Wrestling, well, I'm always up for new jobs. Hank signed me here and I'm gonna serve a very special purpose. I'm gonna bring some professionalism back to wrestling and you'll all see, even you Connor, what it's all going to be about. Chao!" Aliyah explained as she grabbed the microphone as she spoke before shoving back into Connor's hands making him fiddle with it.

(The camera transitions back to ringside as the ring has been cleared for the next match and a melody starts playing making the crowd cheer loudly.)

("Only Girl In The World" by Rhianna)

(Tina Kelley came out to monstrous cheers from the Houston crowd as she wore her grey sweatshirt and whipped back her long blue hair back placing her hands on her hips. She strutted down the ramp and threw out some model poses for the camera phones even stopping to take selfies with some little kids.)

Tina Kelley ( TKHuggles)

"The following contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first, from Tokyo, Japan, she is "T.K." Tina Kelley!" Tony announced.

"A former model turned wrestler that almost had her hands on the LAW Heavyweight Championship last summer if it weren't for her old nemesis, Selket," Russ recounted.

"Tina faced her idol, Astrid Ostberg, and even almost bested her to end the over two-year long reign Astrid has had, but the Egyptian priestess had other ideas and these two had a serious blood feud before the end of the year. This match has a different story," Greg added.

"Tina wants to prove herself as a capable heavyweight and wants to be the big champion at the top of the mountain, but she has tough competition with the SWAT Cats so she figured to put an open challenge out on Twitter to one of them and Aurora Estrella stepped in when most people expected Katherine Hart to answer it," Mauro stated.

(Tina made it ringside in order to hop on the apron and get in-between the ropes as she takes off her sweatshirt wearing a white sports bra and trunks with a teal blue trim. She also wore blue wrestling boots with her initials on them. Tina swung her sweatshirt in the air getting the crowd pumped up as she climbs the lower left corner screaming "LET'S GET LOUD, TEXAS!")

("Reach for the Stars" by Sonic Colors)

(The crowd went into a frenzy as Aurora Estrella came out wearing one-half of the LAW World Tag Team Championship titles around her waist to represent the SWAT Cats proudly as she smacked the gold fist in the middle. She sported black skin and a poofy afro wearing a blue and purple-colored mask and singlet with a teal blue sash around the waist just under her title belt. Aurora also wore long white fingerless gloves, black knee pads with gold outlined stars on them, white wrestling boots with gold laces, and an attached tail with a star at the end.)

Galaxy Cat and LAW World Tag Team Champion

Aurora Estrella ( AuroraGalaxyLAW)

"Her opponent, from Boston, Massachusetts, she is representing the SWAT Cats and is one-third of the LAW World Tag Team Champions, "Galaxy Cat" Aurora Estrella!" Tony announced.

"The SWAT Cats are currently one of the most exciting and interesting tag teams of the last few years. Inaugural LAW World Tag Team Champions and use the Freebird Rule to count all three of them as champions," Russ stated.

"They have agents in all of LAW's divisions and Aurora herself is the most impressive in my eyes. I admire Kat for her power moves, but Aurora does have that spunk herself to be one of the top stars in the company. She recently went after Rose Gold and the Lightweight Championship and hasn't been pinned or submitted in singles competition yet," Eiji added.

"We do have word from management that The SWAT Cats will be drafted to Thursday Night Warfare and Tina Kelley has been selected for Starstruck. Another inter-promotional match right here tonight," Greg stated.

(Aurora slaps fives with fans coming down the aisle and she waves out to them representing her team alone. Aurora rolls into the ring and unclipped her title belt raising it over the south ropes as the crowd cheered loudly. The official for this match is Victoria Ashlen as Tina did some leg stretches in the upper left corner.)

The referee started checking both women for anything before backing up and calling for the bell as both women circled one another stopping to shake hands for a friendly bout. They locked up in a test of strength as Aurora slipped under going for a headlock, but Tina pushes her off grabbing the right arm for a armlock and then goes behind Aurora's back. Tina hit a few elbows to Aurora's right shoulder bringing her down on her knees as she locks in a chin lock. Aurora ducks under Tina's legs hitting a Spin Kick to the back of the former model. Aurora then whipped Tina off the south ropes, but Tina reverses Aurora and tries for a Big Boot, but Aurora ducks, rebounds, and tries for a Crossbody, but is caught by Tina. Tina drives her left knee into Aurora's back six times making the Galaxy Cat cry out in pain. Tina parades around the ring with Aurora's prone body in her grasp before hitting a Fallaway Slam sending Aurora into the west ropes!

"A nice bit of chain wrestling transitioning into counters that Tina would win the exchange. Tina does have the weight advantage so she could easily catch Aurora if the cat tried flying at her," Russ observed.

Tina walks over to grab Aurora up by the mask and place her on the ropes hitting some devastating chops to the chest. Aurora struggled to breath holding her chest as Tina sends her left knee into the gut of Aurora as the black girl spit out saliva. Tina hits an elbow to the head and another and another before the referee told Tina to get Aurora off the ropes. Tina obliged and whipped Aurora into the other ropes bending over as Aurora rolled over Tina's back before waiting and hitting a Dropkick to bounce Tina back some. Aurora hits another Dropkick getting Tina in the lower right corner before she rams her shoulder into Tina's gut. Aurora backs up before running to perform a cartwheel launching her right arm into the gut of Tina before hitting a Snapmare. Tina flips over on her butt before Aurora hops on the middle rope hitting a Dropkick to the back! Tina screams as she rolls on her side grabbing her back.

"Aurora using her speed and size to execute some good elbow moves on Tina and that Dropkick ramming the back on the former model," Greg stated.

Aurora got Tina on her back before hitting a Standing Moonsault as Tina holds her gut and Aurora pins down her shoulders.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Tina pushed Aurora off her and started rising back to her feet using the south ropes!

Tina got up and hit a kick to Aurora's legs getting her on the knees before Tina slam her right boot in Aurora's face taking down the luchadora. Tina gets Aurora up before trying for a Suplex lifting Aurora high and delaying it before slamming Aurora on the mat hard! Tina hooked both legs of Aurora's and looking at the referee.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Aurora pushes after 2!

Tina then gets Aurora in a headlock wrenching hard as Aurora started breathing in some air trying to work her way up as the crowd got behind the Galaxy Cat just to keep the match going. Aurora slips her head out of Tina's grip and goes under Tina's legs before attempting a rollup!

"1….2…." The ref counted, but Tina kicked out well after 2!

"Aurora and Tina looking pretty equal in terms of what they are good at and even wrestling ability. Strength and size difference don't mean a thing here right now," Eiji stated.

Aurora gets back to her feet and sends a chop to Tina's chest making the former model scream out in pain as Aurora drove her via chops to the chest into the upper right corner. Aurora backs up pointing at Tina before running hitting a Corner Clothesline to the heavyweight even getting a small grunt out of the former title contender. Aurora pushed Tina to her hands and knees and went out on the apron to climb the upper right corner as Tina gets up bent over. This gave Aurora the cue to jump down hitting the Lunar Eclipse (Sunset Flip Powerbomb) holding Tina's legs for bridging the pin!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Tina kicks out at 2.6!

Tina rolls away and catches her breath grabbing her back as Aurora gets up heading over to pick up the model, but Tina used a sudden burst of energy to push Aurora into the north ropes before hitting a Triple H-styled Spinebuster! Tina's blue hair covered her face as she gets up grabbing Aurora up by her mask. She hoists Aurora up into a Bearhug squeezing her back to keep her still as Aurora coughs and groans before getting a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Tina lifts Aurora back into her hold for another one and she lifts Aurora again for a Spinebuster! Tina completes her signature Kelley Kombo and pins Aurora with her right elbow turning Aurora's head sideways.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Aurora pushes her shoulders up at 2.7!

"The Kelly Kombo! Ooh! A big slam to Aurora! Is it enough? No! Aurora powers out just in time!" Josh observed.

Tina then lifts Aurora up and locks in her Kinetic Krush (Bearhug) as Tina squeezes on the waist of her opponent, but Aurora slips out using Tina's shoulders to hoist herself up. She catapults herself over Tina's head falling to the mat on her back to try pulling Tina down by her legs. Tina staggers and stumbles, but executed a Standing Bonzai Drop dropping her behind on Aurora's chest. The ref came in for the pin.

"1….2…." The ref counted, but Aurora got the left shoulder up at 2.7!

Tina got up and grabbed a leg and arm of Aurora bringing her just under the lower left corner as she begins climbing it strike a checkmark chin look, pouty lips, and hands through the hair model look letting the fans get a photo opportunity of her. Tina lifts herself up top balancing and goes for the Sashay Splash-ay (Moonsault with theatrics) connecting on Aurora as the fans cheered heavily believing Tina could break the winning streak. Tina just covered Aurora hooking one leg.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Aurora smartly moved her right leg under the bottom west rope just as the referee's hand came down for the three count!

The referee notified Tina and she looked bewildered that she didn't have this match in the bag and Aurora moved out from under her as she was distracted. Aurora moved to grab Tina's right leg and her right arm quickly locking in the Solar Eclipse, a submission she shares with her fellow Cats. Tina screamed as Aurora struggled to drag Tina to the middle due to their weight difference, but she was determined more than ever. Aurora clamped down on the leg as Tina pounded the mat with her free fist and was asked if she wanted to submit, but the former model glared at the referee to signify a no response. Tina reached out just barely able to grab the west bottom rope and Aurora had to release the hold. Aurora got off and she was clearly getting exhausted holding her back as Tina gets up selling her right leg hurting, but she was able to still get up not suffering too much damage from the match. She stalked Aurora as the smart cat gets up right into the Kinetic Krush!

"Oh! Aurora tried ending the match with her own submission, but only got caught up in Tina's arms! This could be it!" Mauro exclaimed.

Tina bounced with Aurora in her arms as Galaxy Cat hugged Tina's neck preventing her from focusing on passing out. Aurora was stuck in place as Tina put her strength into the hold and Aurora was struggling to breathe. Tina kept a firm grasp bouncing around with Galaxy Cat and the fans saw Aurora start to fade. She suffered damage to her back and it was showing as the right arm was falling off Tina's body. The referee came in to raise it once and it fell down counting "1!" She lifted it again and it fell down with the referee counting "2!" The streak could end here! The referee raised Aurora's arm again, but before it reached her side, Aurora made a fist getting the crowd on their feet with excitement at her defiance! Tina was shocked that Aurora didn't pass out fully and Aurora weakly pushed herself up to grab Tina in a front facelock and hunker her weight down to lock Tina in an inside cradle pin!

"1…2…3!" The ref counted as Aurora broke the hold and Tina sat up in complete shock!

("Reach for the Stars" by Sonic Colors)

"Here is your winner by pinfall, Aurora Estrella!" Tony announced.

"Let's be honest here, Tina had that match won multiple times," Eiji tried to argue.

"But Aurora managed to muster the remaining strength she had to pull an escape artist move and sealed her victory," Jasmynn retorted.

"Tina sure had strength on her side, but when you have a small opponent like Aurora, she can slip out like a mouse and think of many ways to counter. It was a battle of wits and Aurora barely won it," Josh stated.

"But let's hope Tina doesn't hold any ill will against Aurora for the trickery. She gave it her all and proved that she is a top contender for the heavyweight title in LAW," Russ added.

(Tina gets back up to her feet and puts her hands on her hips huffing and panting. Aurora is seen breathing, but clearly knocked out due to a challenging match for her. Tina smirked and leaned down to shake Aurora's left hand and scooped her opponent in a small friendly hug. Tina and the referee rolled Aurora out onto the apron before Tina slipped out to help carry Aurora to the back. She pumps up the crowd and slaps fives with them on her way up the ramp as Aurora dangled off her left shoulder.)

(Backstage, Malakai Black could be seen with his back turned as he wore a buttoned-up brown shirt and his hair pulled back in a ponytail. He took a deep breath and turned to face the camera with one of his eyes painted over with a dark purple circle.)

"Every single day….a man must get up and face himself in the mirror. A mirror of judgement. It's funny how we never judge ourselves, but judge others. People, fans even, love to judge me as a bad guy when I only open routes of retribution and salvation. But what does the Reformation open? Jonathan said he wanted to form a new bloodline of brothers, but there's no hero amongst his ranks. Jonathan, it seems to me you want to be painted as the hero and that you always champion stepping aside to let the new generation flourish, but that type of sacrifice has much more consequence than you can imagine. Nothing escapes my eye, Jonathan. I know the burning passion still lights itself every now and then. You love to compete. The young love to compete. But that competitive spirit often leads to darkness. Just be careful which route you choose for yourself. Whether fight on or leave to the trenches, darkness will always follow you. Never forget that," Malakai explained with a confident smirk.

("Welcome to the Party" by John Ross)

(The crowd start getting on their feet and holding up their signs as Rich Swann comes out pumping his shoulders up to the music. He wore a pink leather jacket, red trunks with a black trim and "SWANN" on the back in bold white letters, and black wrestling boots. He high-fived some fans as well as signing some quick autographs on his photos fans bought.)

Rich Swann ( GottaGetSwann)

"The following triple threat contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first, representing Impact Wrestling, from Baltimore, Maryland, weighing 200 lbs., Rich Swann!" Tony announced.

"Here comes the funky train! Swann breaking it down the entrance way!" Russ observed.

"A man that has done a lot in Impact for his stay there. Former heavyweight champion, X-Division Champion, and even Digital Media Champion," Mauro explained.

"I've never liked the party folks in wrestling. You are suppose to have fun, but if this is to be treated as a legit sport, you must be serious about it," Eiji complained.

(Rich did some high steps and even took a sign from a fan saying "WE CAME TO SWANN FROM ATLANTA!" showing it to the camera before adding his autograph to it and handing it back. He came down south before sliding his behind on the apron and using the middle rope to launch himself up on one knee pointing to the crowd.)

("Square Hammer" by Ghost)

(Some mild reactions came for Rey Horus of ROH fame as he wore a gold luchador mask, a sleeveless green jacket, black tights with his mask symbolized on the legs, and gold wrestling boots tied with white laces. He pointed to the fans of Houston and tried pumping them up.)

Rey Horus ( rey_horus)

"And his opponents, first, from Tijuana, Mexico, weighing 165 lbs., representing MexaBlood and Ring of Honor, Rey Horus!" Tony announced.

"Everyone knows that lucha libre defines the Cruiserweight wrestling style and help popularize it with the help from those named Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, and Blue Demon Jr. Really helped masked wrestlers like Horus continue the legacy," Jasmynn stated.

"We should take this time to announce that we will be holding qualifiers for the SUPERNOVA World Cruiserweight Championship tournament to crown our inaugural champion this coming February in England and Italy. 32 men get the chance to breakthrough and add their names to the bucket to be decided into the brackets. We have America, Japan, Mexico applicants so don't miss some sweet Cruiserweight action. Tickets are on sale now," Russ explained.

"Not to mention, we get to see a generational clash. In England, the main event of our launch show there is Zack Sabre Jr. and he faces the iconic Icon, Sting, from AEW," Greg added.

(Rey had already come ringside and rolled into the north side stalking Swann as the black wrestler just hung out in the upper right corner unbothered.)

("Watch Me Fly" by Killa T)

(The crowd started cheering some more as Flip Gordon comes out wearing a black gas mask and an olive-green army ranger jacket. He wore simple black tights with "GORDON" on the right leg in bold white letters. Black boots accompanied his feet as he made his way down the ramp not acknowledging the crowd.)

Flip Gordon

"And finally, from South Weymouth, Massachusetts, weighing 208 lbs., he is Flip Gordon!" Tony announced.

"A mainstay of Ring of Honor that has had quite the career thus far for himself. He's competed briefly in Mexico and Japan impressing people with his incredible flips," Russ stated.

"Not to mention, he's a veteran. He enlisted in the Idaho State National Guard before he became a wrestler. The jacket he has on is proof enough of that," Josh added.

"Definitely a nice addition to our ranks as Hank revealed on Twitter that he signed a three-year exclusive deal with WFPW," Greg announced.

(Flip came down the ramp as he looked around the crowd and just kept on going to the ring hopping on the apron looking at his opponents. He heads inside taking off his gas mask showing off his face. The official for this match is Tyrone Regis as he tries keeping the peace before the match.)

All three men took off their jackets and accessories setting them outside the ring as Rey jumps up and down in the lower right corner and Rich stretches his left leg on the top rope. The bell rings as all three men circle each other before Rich hits a forearm to Flip and then to Rey starting off strong. Rich hits a Spin Kick to Flip and an elbow to Rey before grabbing Rey by the mask sending him out north. Flip turned around hitting a Pele Kick to Rich knocking him through the middle rope outside as Flip gets back up stalking his opponents. He turns to the south ropes hopping up and down running them before hitting a Tope Con Hilo to just Rich taking down the party wrestler! Rey kicked down both men in the stomach grabbing Flip up and sending him into the ring post making Flip hold his face in pain. Rey goes back getting Rich up and slams his face on the barricade as fans start touching the wrestlers on their backs. Rey then sends Rich rolling back into the ring and follows him in.

"A nice bit of back and forth between all three men to start us off nicely," Greg observed.

Rich rolls around on the canvas as Rey runs to catch up with him stomping the stomach down in the middle. Rey then gets Rich up, but Rich grabs the left arm before doing a front flip and countering with a Japanese Arm Drag. Rey rolls on the canvas before suffering a Bicycle Knee Strike to the face knocking him down as Rich hovers over him to count with both legs hooked.

"1…2…." The ref counted, but Rey kicked out after 2!

Rich gets Rey back up as Flip comes back in after recovering and Rich whips Rey off the west ropes standing by for Flip as the former ROH wrestler hits a Hurricarana sending Rey through west middle rope to the outside near the ramp. Rich would try for a Headscissors Takedown on Flip, but Flip caught Rich hitting a Backbreaker as a counter making Rich scream grabbing his back. Flip then backed up as he runs hitting a Standing Shooting Star Press! He hooked both legs for the pin.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Swann kicked out at 2.6!

Flip gets Rich up shoving him in the upper right corner and hits repeated chops to the chest making Rich buckle in the corner slumping his shoulders. Flip then hits a Snapmare on his opponent running to the opposite corner before running back to hit a Basement Dropkick! Rey renters the ring ducking a back elbow from Flip before running the north ropes to hit a High Knee Strike. Flip stumbles a little bit before Rey kicks his gut in order to hit a Fisherman Suplex onto the mat. The crowd cheers on the luchador as he points out to them before hopping on the west middle rope hitting a Springboard Moonsault on Flip hooking his right leg for the pin!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Swann was able to break the count!

"These men are keeping up with each other. Rey has control of the match now and he's sizing up Flip Gordon," Russ observed.

Rey gets Flip back up as Rich hits a chop of his own to Flip's chest as the former National Guard member held his chest with a groan. Rey and Rich then formed a small temporary alliance hitting chops to Flip's chest as it got beat red before they ran the south ropes hitting a Double Lariat! Rich then ran the east ropes hopping on Rey's back to hit a Canadian Destroyer as Rey's legs went high before he flopped on his stomach. Rich comes over to push Rey on his back before dropping repeated Elbow Drops on the luchador's head before dragging him to the lower left corner standing on the middle rope. Rich shouts out "PARTY TIME!" getting a good reaction before he hit a 450 Splash from the second rope! Swann hooked both legs for the cover.

"1….2…" The ref counted, but Rey kicked out at 2.6!

Rey gets on his stomach as Rich sits up, but sees Rey getting up as he hunkers his weight down on the back trying to lock in a Crossface, but Rey turned on his side rolling up Rich!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Rich kicked out at 2.7!

Rich gets back on his feet as Rey launches a Grounded Roundhouse Kick to the head and Flip comes back into the fray hitting a Snap German Suplex as Rich goes on his knees rubbing his neck. Rey kips up before sending stiff elbows to the head of Flip, but he only hits three as Flip ducks the fourth one trying for another German Suplex, but Rey has him pinned against the west ropes. Rich gets back to his feet running quickly to hit a Running Dropkick ricocheting both men off the ropes as they go on their hands and knees. Rich got Flip's right arm and wrapped around it and rolled up the former cadet in La Magistral!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Rey broke the count after 2!

"Rich with that Running Dropkick just as it looked like Rey would take advantage over Flip. The quickness of these men is unreal sometimes," Josh stated.

"If only they did less flips," Eiji grumbled.

All three men scrambled to get back to their feet as Rich grabs Rey's head and shoves him into the lower left corner, but Flip hit a Dropkick knocking Rich into Rey. Flip ran the east ropes before running for both men hitting a Running Corner Dropkick to Rich's chest which launched Rich over the west top rope and he fell towards the ramp. Rey was caught by Flip as the former Ring of Honor wrestler got Rey on his knees pressing his right knee in Rey's back and crossed his left leg with Rey's as he locked in a modified version of his Submit to Flip finisher (Modified STF)! Rey screamed as Flip pulled on the chin and the referee got down on his left knee checking on the luchador as Rey couldn't take the pain tapping out on Flip's hands as the bell was called for!

("Watch Me Fly" by Killa T)

"Here is your winner by way of submission, Flip Gordon!" Tony announced.

"Flip had the perfect opportunity to strike when both of his opponents were in the corner and he actually managed to get a good striking chance when Rich fell over the top rope," Josh explained.

"In triple threat matches, you always have to know where your opponents are. There are always the possibilities of them sneaking up on ya," Russ advised.

"These men certainly went fast for the audience tonight as Rich seemed to set up Rey in the corner, but he should've focused on Flip if he wanted to complete a big combo," Jasmynn added as she scratched her nose.

(Flip is asked to release Horus as he obliged and breathes out some air getting his left hand raised by Tyrone. He smirks a little bit as Rich is seen on the outside a little bummed he lost and Horus holds his chin in pain as Tyrone left to attend to him.)

(Backstage, the camera settles down on Connor Jacobson as he holds the mic up to his mouth as he smiles, but he is startled by an air horn going off.)

"Argh! Son of a bitch!" Connor screamed.

(Six jocks started laughing their heads off coming into frame with a blonde cheerleader and a small midget in a brown bull costume wearing a bright orange jersey. The hair styles of the jocks varied and they consisted of short curly black hair, short deep brown hair, short light brown hair, long slick black hair, short blonde hair, and long braided black hair. The cheerleader had long blonde hair tied in a ponytail with a purple bow and wore a purple and white cheerleader outfit with purple pom-poms in her hands as she shook them. Each jock wore an orange and black varsity football letterman jacket and they each wore a shirt coordinating to the college they went to.)

"Agh! Welcome the Varsity Bulls. This is Logan Gage next to me and he is here with his stablemates named….," Connor tried to introduce the stable, but Logan pushes him against the wall and takes the microphone.

"Leave it to the professional. My name is Logan Gage and I have recruited some of the best football players to ever grace their college campuses. They were born for this sport and they were born to be champions. If these men wanted to, they could've gone to the NFL and make it big there, but wrestling is where the true calling came from. First, you have me, I graduated and played for Columbia University becoming the Lions' wide receiver and the star player for that team! Then, I took it to the training academy and excelled in my wrestling classes. The indies weren't ready for me. I wrestled for Ring of Honor, I went to California for PWG, and I've been overseas to compete in England where they think soccer is the real football…which makes them very uncultured morons!" Logan exclaimed as he turned to his cohorts.

"I would just like to…," Connor tried protesting, but Logan grabbed him by the tie and shoved him out of the camera.

"Stephen Van Necro, UConn, Louis Vanderbilt, Auburn University, Chase Handers, University of Michigan, Fred Nixon, Kenyon College, and Cordin Jackson, Marshall University," Logan named off his stablemates. "We have our own personal cheerleader, Becky Knight, and don't touch if you don't want that hand broken, because she's Louis's girl. We also have MiniBull

a.k.a MiniTaur a.k.a The Terror Bull a.k.a Bullnigficant a.k.a Little Bull!" Logan added.

"Make no mistake about this, chumps! The Varsity Bulls are going to run rampant around here!" Chase screamed into the microphone.

"It doesn't matter the brand, it doesn't matter the boss, we are going straight to the top!" Fred added.

"Cause we got some team spirit!" Becky cheered as she struck a pose.

"And you definitely can't beat muscle!" Stephen chimed in.

"These bulls won't stop running and you can't tame us!" Cordin declared.

"Get a good look at the future, WFPW. There's no stopping us once we get stomping and don't think this will be the last you see of us on the launch tour. We plan to make this company our hunting ground," Logan explained as he brought Connor back into frame and shoved the microphone back in his hands as he and the other jocks left the picture with Becky chanting and Chase blowing the air horn startling workers.

(We head back to the ring as the normal white ring canvas is switched out with a red canvas and three black leather couches surrounded the middle of the ring. A blackjack table was set up behind them as a young man with shaggy brown hair, sunglasses, an orange buttoned-up shirt with different colored poker chips on it, white khakis, and brown dress shoes. He held a mic in his hands as the crowd quieted down for him.)

"Hello, WFPW! Welcome to the soon to be hottest talk show on the network! This is Danny Jackpot, celebrating five years since his wrestling career started, and I'm your lovely and handsome host for the first episode of The Danny Jackpot Show!" Danny exclaimed as the crowd cheered a little bit.

"Hottest talk show? Sounds like this guy might get delusional," Greg stated.

"Now, you all may be questioning who I am. I started in the Mississippi indies when I was just a wee amateur wrester, but I soon rose through the ranks and won matches after matches building up a lucky streak. Nobody could match my prowess and while I eventually suffered my first humiliating loss, I didn't stop growing. Titles were won and impressions were made as I took the southern United States by storm and moved to the Midwest and then the West Coast perfecting my craft in this ring. I've even done a few matches in Texas which I've remained undefeated here if you truly wanted to know. But why a talk show? Why brag when I can demonstrate? Well, wrestling is gonna be my launch pad towards bigger and better things. Hollywood fame. Movie deals. Maybe I'll become a motivational speaker and give advice about how to gain my success," Danny explained as he put his right hand in his pocket.

"Not another one of these bozos," Josh complained.

"Wrestling is just a performance to him then. Not a true athlete," Eiji added.

"Enough about me, though. My first guests for this thrilling episode….it will be thrilling," Danny promised. "My first pair of guests are actually the people that are running one of the major shows here. That's right. I'm about to market myself for their brand. Shoot my shot here. Please welcome Harmonia Edelstein and Molly Forster, The Superstars!"

("Desire" by Ozzy Osbourne)

(Smoke started rising from some smoke machines as they shot up straight into the sky and on the minitrons, the red letters 'H' and 'M' were being created as the crowd started getting pumped holding up red-lensed sunglasses in honor of their beloved Superstars. Harmonia came out first wearing a white hat with a red strip in the middle, her sunglasses, a red and white suit with a white tie tucked in, a red and white belt, and white heels. Molly came skipping out beside her girlfriend as they held hands with Molly putting a peace sign over her right eye wearing a red and white dress with a red star plastered on it, a red bunny headband, white stockings, and red dress shoes. Harmonia shared a small kiss between them as they both sported long blonde hair and gold star earrings. Harmonia pumped her right fist in the air as red and white pyro goes off on the side of the arena.)

The Superstars

Harmonia Edelstein ( SuperstarH) and Molly Forster ( SuperstarM)

"Well, here comes the first set of general managers for one of the major shows. Harmonia and Molly will be running Monday Nights on Starstruck that will be appearing on the TBS Network soon after the launch tour," Russ explained.

"With Danny's attitude, I have to wonder if they will give this young man a shot at being on their brand. I know both ladies love living it up for the fans and take no nonsense from anybody," Jasmynn added.

(Both Superstars slapped fives with the fans as Harmonia even took some selfies with younger fans and Molly passed out her glasses to a young Texan lady celebrating her 18th birthday. Harmonia came up the steps and held open the ropes for her girlfriend as they both came in with Danny passing over the mic to Harmonia once the music ended.)

"Guten Tag, Houston, and HELLLLLOOOOOOOOO SUPERSTARRRRRRRSSSSS!" Harmonia announced to the big cheers of the crowd.

"Welcome to the show, ladies. Please have a seat behind you. The next pair is the other general managers. Please welcome Ken Anderson and Eric Bischoff!" Danny exclaimed.

("Feedback" by Dale Oliver)

(The feedback plus "MISTER" sounded over the speakers as the crowd cheered loudly for Ken Anderson and Eric Bischoff making their way out from behind the curtain. Ken wore a long-sleeved grey shirt with a beige suit blazer over it, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. Eric wore a grey blazer over a black dress shirt, khakis, and grey dress shoes. They headed down the ramp as they started shaking hands with fans.)

Ken Anderson ( mrkenanderson) and Eric Bischoff ( EBischoff)

(Both general managers head straight up the steps as they head inside the ring awaiting testimony from Danny as they shake his right hand. They sit down on the couch as Danny smirked.)

"Nice to have everyone here…on my talk show. The Danny Jackpot Show!" Danny exclaimed.

"Yeah, kid, let's get to the point," Ken interjected as he was handed a microphone by a ring worker.

"No rushing me, Mr. Anderson. I want to market myself properly and make an everlasting impression on you all. Show why I'm perfect for your brands. Show why I'm dedicated, crafty, and above all, good for ratings," Danny stated.

"Well, listen here, junior. I used to talk like that. I used to think a lot of stuff was owed to me, because I thought I was a young hotshot. I didn't understand it at the time, but to be in this business, you gotta be content with what you offer. Sounds like to me that you overpromote and overpromise. That's not good for ratings, my friend. It's only a killer and you'll be canned before you know it," Ken explained.

"Well, I see it differently. I don't think I'm owed, but I have charisma. I can put butts in seats and make you money. This is only the beginning of what I want to truly accomplish. I'm also pretty good looking for the cameras," Danny retorted.

"I can tell you full well that looks don't matter in this ring. Take it from me since I've lived through the hell that is modeling. No one is your friend. They just want to look better than you and take your spot on a magazine cover or take your spot at the side of a politician or movie actor. You said you wanted a career in Hollywood….it's a tough world and you can be easily replaced. I got out when I did and met my darling preparing my finances for the rest of my life," Harmonia interjected as she held hands with her girlfriend.

"Let me ask you guys something. What is the most important trait you look for in a wrestler?" Danny asked.

"Character. Connect with the crowd. I gave the fans what they wanted during WCW and I went toe to toe with Vince for 80 straight weeks beating his ass in the ratings. It's how you present yourself that matters the most. The emotions. The story. The background. Let the crowd hear who you are," Eric replied as he smiled and the fans celebrated with cheers.

"For me and Moni, it's drive. We believe that any wrestler wanting to join our brand has to be ambitious to make it to the top. That's how we are as The Superstars. That's how it was when I was a British Bunny with my sister," Molly added with adoring cheers following.

"What would it take for me to join your brands? I've listed my traits. I've got drive to be in this industry. I can get you beating major promotions in ratings. I can even connect with the hicks in attendance tonight," Danny flaunted, but Harmonia got up and got right in his face with an angry snarl.

"What did you say?" Harmonia asked.

"Hicks?" Danny answered.

"These are lovely people that paid to be here and see wrestlers perform….not to be insulted by you. Crowd appraisal is going to be important on my show….and your disrespect really rubs me the wrong way, schweinhund!" Harmonia exclaimed.

"Not for nothing, babe. But here's the thing. Fans really only care about what they want. I'm here for myself and to project myself on screens. I don't need their approval," Danny retorted.

"Then fuck off to the other side. You're denied!" Harmonia yelled as Molly had to get up and try to calm her down.

"I don't want him. I have had enough jackasses to deal with," Ken retorted.

"So, that's it? Because I insulted the crowd? I don't get a shot because of that? Well, free agents are always better than being exclusive. I wouldn't say it's a total loss," Danny stated as he got peppered by boos from the crowd. "Like your damn opinions matter to me!"

(Harmonia couldn't take his insults any longer as she stomped over to Danny and socked him with her right fist. Danny stumbled into Anderson for his Mic Check finisher as Danny flies on his back. Ken nodded to the Blackjack table decoration as Harmonia smirked picking up Danny dragging him over to the table. She bends him forward tucked underneath her legs and lifts him up powerbombing him through the playing table! The crowd cheered loudly as Ken gets down on his knees grabbing Danny by the hair.)

"You want a job with either brand, smuck? Well, I do need enhancement talent on my brand so you can be kept under my watchful eye. Consider it a parting gift….courtesy of MISSSSSTTTTTTTERRRRRRRR ANDERSSSOOOONNNNNN!" Ken declared as he looked down Danny one last time. "ANDERSSSSOOOONNNN!"

("Feedback" by Dale Oliver)

"Act like a jackass, win some karma," Greg stated.

"That was the best possible case scenario for Mr. Jackpot as he got what he wanted," Russ added.

"But he did have to pay a hefty price. Going through a table," Jasmynn added.

"Well, up next, The Jericho Appreciation Society looks to right the wrongs from Final Battle as Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia get some revenge against the Ring of Honor World Champion, Claudio Castagnoli. Claudio had to call on an old friend in his former indie tag team partner Chris Hero in order to handle Jericho and his flunkies." Josh announced.

(The live feed distorts and cuts to outside the Global Arena atop a random building overlooking the newly constructed dome. A masked woman is stood overlooking the arena with her hands in her jeans pockets wearing all black clothing to conceal her identity. She is with 3 others all wearing black clothing as they come into the shot and look at the venue. The masked woman's voice is altered to hide her identity. One hooded figure is off camera holding one up as the crowd can see black gloves tampering with the zooming dial. The scene zooms in on the woman as she turns around to face the camera.)

"3 years... It's been 3 years since I became who I was meant to be. I thought I had everything. I thought I could do anything, that I could go anywhere - turns out I was fucking wrong," The masked woman began. "This is a message...to the management in WFPW. You shut me out when you started this new company, but I wasn't alone in that. I found others who were wronged just as I was - a Bad Boy, a Concrete Rose...and a Protagonist. We're coming to WFPW to exact revenge on those in charge and on anybody who stands with them. Just remember this - when we arrive, we won't be alone in our plan. We'll just be the first to enact it. There's always another Sinner."

N.B.S

NO MORE PAIN, WE ONLY COME TO GAIN

("Judas" by Fozzy)

(The normal Jericho Appreciation Society message plays as Jake Hager comes out shirtless wearing a purple fuzzy hat, blue jeans, and black sneakers clapping his hands as Daniel Garcia joins him in a black headband, black trunks, and red boots with a white towel in his hands. Jericho joins the two dressed in a JAS grey jacket, white sleeveless JAS shirt, black trunks, and black boots. The crowd start singing his theme, but he just stares at the ring motioning his partners down the ramp.)

Jericho Appreciation Society

Chris Jericho ( IAmJericho) and Daniel Garcia ( GarciaWrestling) w/ Jake Hager ( RealJakeHager)

"The following contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first, representing the Jericho Appreciation Society, being accompanied by Jake Hager, weighing in at a total combined weight of 414 lbs., Chris Jericho and Daniel García!" Tony announced.

"Jericho doesn't look really happy. He lost his world title to Claudio back at Final Battle and that loss must really be getting to him," Russ stated.

"He's always been a bit gruff," Eiji added.

"He gets a chance at revenge tonight and one has to wonder how García is feeling as well considering his rival, Wheeler Yuta, took away his Pure Championship as well," Josh observed.

(Jericho ignored the fans reaching out to him as he simply walked up the steel steps and heads inside as García did some warmups before rolling in. Jericho took off his jacket ready for action as he tugged on the top rope and cranked his neck.)

("K.O.W (Kings)" by Cody B. Ware)

(Claudio comes out wearing a black "K.O.W" track jacket with his title around the waist wearing blue wrestling trunks with a white trim, one black elbow pad on his right arm, and white wrestling boots. He beckoned for his partner to come out to mega cheers as Chris Hero comes out wearing a black sleeveless shirt with "Knockout Artist" on the front in white letters. He wore black trunks and white boots as he and Claudio crossed arms before coming down the ramp and Hero slapped many hands he could for his first match in three years.)

The King of Pro Wrestling

Claudio Castagnoli ( ClaudioCSRO) and Chris Hero ( ChrisHero)

"And their opponents, weighing in at a total combined weight of 472 lbs., back together for the first time in 12 years, the team of "The Knockout Artist" Chris Hero and the Ring of Honor World Champion Claudio Castagnoli, The Kings of Pro Wrestling!" Tony announced.

"We haven't heard too much from Chris since his departure in 2020. He has mainly been focusing on teaching younger wrestlers, but Claudio needed an old friend for backup," Mauro stated.

"Claudio is also a member of the Blackpool Combat Club in AEW and one would've expected him to grab Yuta or Moxley for assistance, but he phoned in a favor and Hero returns one-night only to the ring," Greg stated.

"One of the faces of tag team wrestling of the old indies. You had these two, Colt Cabana, Chris Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Austin Aries, and plenty of others building themselves outside of the big companies," Jasmynn stated.

(Hero comes down the ramp and points to his opponents as Jericho yells at him over the top rope, but the official Scott Armstrong holds him back.)

Hero and Claudio break as Hero decides he wants in the ring first while García calms down his leader taking the reins first. Claudio takes off his jacket and his title laying them down on the steel steps before climbing them to grab the tag rope. The bell rings as Hero and García circle each other before going into a lock up with García getting Hero in a side headlock taking him down on his back, but Hero kicks out of it going behind García pushing him into the north ropes, but García elbows the head getting Hero to back off. Garcia hits a Side Kick to the gut and hits an Uppercut looking back at Claudio with a smirk as he hits a chop to Hero and another and another getting Hero in his team's corner tagging in Jericho. Jericho flips off Hero and kicks him down into a seated position screaming inaudibly in his face. Jericho gets Hero up whipping him west before hitting a Kitchen Sink kick flipping Hero on his back. Jericho gets him back up before hitting chops to the chest getting him in the upper right corner.

"Garcia and Jericho getting a little vicious in this match as Hero needs to start shaking off that ring rust here soon," Mauro stated.

Jericho hits rapid chops to the chest as the referee had to step in to break it up before Jericho whips Hero to the other corner, but Hero uses the top rope to lift himself over Jericho as Jericho rams his shoulder into the bare corner. Jericho stumbles into a Neckbreaker from Hero as the crowd cheers on the indie legend and Jericho screams grabbing his back in pain. Hero gets back up kicking Jericho down and dragging him away from the corner. Hero puts his left boot on Jericho's face twisting it in and out as Jericho grabs his face in pain. Hero turns Jericho on his stomach before locking him in a Grounded Chickenwing submission! Jericho frails his free arm around as García gets in to hit a Lariat on Hero breaking the hold, but gets a verbal warning from the referee as he gets back on the apron.

"Hero tried putting Jericho into one of his many submissions, but García is fresh enough to free his boss," Greg stated.

Jericho rolls over to tag in García as García goes to hit a Running Dropkick to Hero and another and another building up momentum before hitting a Discus Lariat taking down Hero. Garcia then grabs the right arm of Hero locking in an Armbreaker as Hero screams in pain. Hero bangs his free fist on the mat as the referee gets down on one knee asking if he submits, but Hero shakes his head no furiously. Claudio gets in kicking at García to get him off before heading back on the apron obeying the referee's warning. Garcia gets up trying to lock Hero in a Guillotine Choke and evens locks the legs around his body, but Hero lifts him up on the shoulders hitting a Death Valley Driver! Hero gets back on the feet before running to tag in Claudio as Claudio raises his left elbow getting in hitting European Uppercuts one after the other getting García on the south ropes. Claudio unleashed more in rapid fashion as the referee had to step in!

"Garcia did mock Claudio with his own European Uppercut earlier so that's just poetic justice for the ROH World Champion," Russ stated.

Claudio then whips García into the east ropes before hitting a Back Body Drop on García as the young rookie goes down on his back gritting his teeth. Hero clapped for his partner as Jericho yelled at García to pick up the slack as Claudio gets the submission specialist up hitting another chop to the chest and adding a forearm to the head. Claudio tries for another European Uppercut, but García caught the arm getting the ROH World Champion down onto the ground looking for a Crossface! Claudio felt the younger rookie lock him in as he screamed feeling his face being stretched in the hold, but he grabbed the south bottom rope not too far away! Garcia let go and got Claudio up dragging him over to Jericho's corner tagging in the leader of the JAS. Jericho kicked Claudio down into the corner and put his right knee there as the referee started the count on him leaving Jericho to let go around 4. Jericho took off his shirt and threw it outside before bringing Claudio to the middle. Jericho then hopped on the east middle rope hitting the Lionsault! He hooked both legs for his rival.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Claudio kicked out at 2.6!

"Jericho pulling out a classic move in his Lionsault, but Claudio gets the shoulder up. Jericho has to do a lot better than that to keep down a brute like Claudio. That dude can survive quite the big moves," Jasmynn observed.

Jericho gets Claudio up getting him in the lower left corner as he mocks Claudio with his own barrage of uppercuts and even adds in a few forearms as Hero argued to the referee. Jericho flipped Hero off before getting Claudio up for an Alabama Slam into the corner right into the Judas Effect! Jericho then grabbed the legs trying for the Walls of Jericho as he locks the champion in and Jericho screams pulling on Claudio's legs hard. Claudio's head and back were dazed from the turnbuckle spot, but he wasn't about to quit here as Hero gets in hitting a Discus Forearm to Jericho's head breaking the hold, but this got García in the ring as he hits a Spear on Hero rolling him out south. Garcia was told by the referee to get out as Jericho groaned and groaned holding the back of his head. Claudio uses the west ropes to get up as Jericho gets back to his feet only to be swept off them and Claudio heaves nodding to the crowd before executing the Giant Swing! The crowd counted 15 rotations as Jericho was getting dizzier by the minute!

"The Giant Swing! Where Jericho lands is anyone's guess!" Josh exclaimed excitedly.

Claudio propped Jericho up on his shoulders hitting a Spinning Sit-Out Powerbomb as he bridges the pin into a matchbook!

"1…2…." The ref counted, but García locks Claudio in a sleeperhold as the referee stopped the count!

The referee tried getting García to let go of Claudio as he wasn't the legal man leaving Jericho to turn on his side and spit out saliva. Hero gets on the apron and jumps in towards García hitting a Slingshot Clothesline getting cheers from the crowd. Hero gets García up despite the protests from the referee telling him to get back on the apron. Hero sends García out near the announce table as Jericho gets himself up seeing Claudio coughing and glaring down his rival. Claudio gets up as Jericho tries for the Judas Effect again, but Claudio ducks springboarding off the north middle rope trying for a Springboard European Uppercut, but gets caught in the Judas Effectonce again as the crowd cheers for the awesome spot! "HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!" chants come unglued as Jericho sits up laughing as Claudio holds his head dazed for the moment.

"Judas Effect out of the Springboard Uppercut attempt and this isn't looking good for Claudio. Jericho could go for Walls, but he could easily stretch it into a Liontamer," Russ stated.

Jericho grabs the legs of Claudio trying to turn him over into the Walls of Jericho again, but Claudio fights at the grip on his legs almost turned over as Jericho struggles to put away the ROH World Champion. Hero sent García into the barricade back first before getting back in the ring and hitting a Discus Forearm to Jericho's head knocking him off his partner. Hero gets on the apron and needs the hot tag as Claudio turns around crawling and barely getting the tag as Jericho's head clears. Hero hits a nice stiff elbow to the head before turning Jericho around hitting the Super Hero's Welcome (Jumping Rolling Cutter) in the middle of the canvas! Jericho is spread eagle on the mat exhausted as Hero covers him hooking one of his legs!

"1…2…3!" The ref counted as the fans in Houston cheer the result!

("K.O.W (Kings)" by Cody B. Ware)

"Here are your winners, The Kings of Pro Wrestling!" Tony announced.

"That was a mighty tag team match and Claudio and Chris still have it as a team," Greg stated.

An instant replay is shown of Hero getting the hot tag from Claudio and Hero coming in to give Jericho his Super Hero's Welcome before pinning him for the three count.

"Hero was there when Claudio needed him and there is certainly no love lost from either Jericho or Claudio, but the kings proved who reigns on the throne tonight," Russ added.

(Claudio grabbed his title heading inside as he crossed arms with Hero doing their signature pose and they hugged talking to each other. This one-time reunion made the fans cheer as Claudio raises his title and the Kings get their arms raised in victory. Garcia helped Jericho out of the ring as Jericho covered his mouth being helped up the ramp.)

(Backstage in the locker rooms, we see a blonde woman with a black bunny headband on wearing black fingerless gloves, a red tank top, ripped blue jeans, and black sneakers. She is punching the fists of her boyfriend who is wearing a white regal jacket, a black vest, blue and green sashes around his neck, black dress pants, white gloves, and white shoes with grey soles and a green trim. He also wears a black fedora with a symbol pin depicting a gold crown and two playing cards attached to it along with sporting teal and pinkish pastel hair. He does quick hand changes as the blonde woman reacts quickly before they stop the exercise and the blonde woman rolls her neck smirking.)

"Getting faster every day, sweetheart!" George stated.

"Ah've been doing eerxtra trainin' fer ternight. It's been a year since my last outin'. Ah'm ready to get back in that ring!" Chelsea cheered.

"Ah yes, it's been a year since your war with Finella and now you two are teaming in your first match back. Very, very interesting how all that plays out," George teased.

"As long as she keeps her wits about her, we be fine. Ah'm more worried about her friend," Chelsea explained as she cracked her knuckles.

(Suddenly, Chelsea gets hugged from a black-haired woman wearing a red-trimmed black tank top that says "Big Boobed Wolf" in bold white lettering, but Boobed is crossed out to say "Bad" in bold red lettering. She also wears dark blue jeans, navy blue combat boots, long black fingerless gloves, and a crescent moon necklace around her neck.)

"Oh Chels, you and Chris really should put differences aside tonight. It's you and me, babe. We're taking the fight to these undefeated bitches and we're putting the best of both worlds together," Finella stated.

"Jus' control her and ye got a deal. Ah like you too, but me got an eye on ya as well," Chelsea warned, but smirked and winked playfully at her partner.

"Relax, Chelsea. Me and you are done trying to kill each other and are just friendly rivals. I still want a rematch someday, but I'm good with being by your side kicking ass," Finella stated as she punched her partner's right shoulder hard.

"Where is Chris, anyway?" George asked the Hellraiser.

"Getting set up on the stage. We got a big entrance in the works. Speaking of, I think I passed by some workers and said they needed you out there," Finella replied.

"Ah yes, I'm introducing you, Chelsea. Well, don't want to keep a good crowd waiting. I say we show Houston how we put on a grand spectacle back home, eh?" George asked his girlfriend before kissing his forehead and walking off.

"You two make a really sweet couple," Finella complimented as Chelsea had to do her best to suppress a mighty blush for the cameras.

"Jud is a sweet guy, but it's about you and me ternight. We may have our differences and ah'm always up for kickin' yer ass any day. But like ye said, ah rather be by yer side kickin' it instead of kickin' each other's. We had the crowd eating out of our hands in Japan and we are gonna make the most of it. Legacy of Pain is gonna be writin' a whole new legacy when we hand them der first loss," Chelsea proclaimed.

"I like hearing that! Let's raise some hell!" Finella exclaimed as she fist-bumped her partner.

("I Am The Walrus" by The Beatles)

(The crowd looked to the entrance and some fans even bopped to the classic song as George could be seen coming out to a pink and yellow table with a teapot set out. He took a seat in one of the open chairs and crossed his legs as he poured himself a fresh cup of tea. Chris Yukine, wearing a sleeveless black and pink top, black fingerless gloves, pink tights, and brown combat boots stood off to the side with a red guitar in hand before handing a microphone from one of the open mic stands to her friend.)

"Ello' Houston!" George greeted as he sipped his tea to thunderous cheers from the rowdy crowd. "Now, I know these ain't ma usual stompin' grounds now, but I always love to pleas' a crowd her' in tha States! Tonight, we have a tal' order on deck. My bird, Chelsea, and a good friend of mine, Finella, will team up for the first time since their clash last year in LAW. They hated each other's guts and it was a bloody war. At the end of the match, my Chelsea stood her ground and proved why the Mad Tea Party is comin' to the forefront. Now, they have made up and have decided it was high tim' ta get they ball movin' on cementin' my bird back in her natural habitat. Without further ado, introducing one-half of the beginnin' of the end for those ladies that support violence and malice, from ye olde England, the best country in ta world, this is the new and improved, my girlfriend, The March Hare, Chelsea Forster!"

("Alice" by Avril Lagine)

(Chelsea came out as she smirked getting a decent crowd cheer for the start of her babyface run, but others were just purely skeptical since this brawler bunny had a reputation of insulting the West whenever she had the chance to whether back in Japan or on social media. Chelsea extended her left hand to George as he kissed it before they bowed towards each other and he pulled out her seat for them to enjoy some tea. Chelsea poured herself a fresh cup and started crossing her legs enjoying her hot beverage.)

"Alright, Basterds! This is Houston and I know you all like to rock like animals! Get on your feet and give it up for Moonrock!" Finella exclaimed as she came out with a dark blue guitar strumming it a little bit as the crowd was obliged to cheer hard.

("Hellraiser" by Motörhead)

(Chris started with the instrumental solo of the song before Finella joined in before the beginning lyrics as she sang her heart out for the first few lines and the crowd clapped along to her every word. Once the chorus started, the fans chanted "HELLRAISER!" with Finella as she pointed out to them before making her way down the ramp just as Chris rocked out silently following her best friend/sister down the path. George and Chelsea soon joined their friends as George grabbed his cane from under the table.)

"Well, I didn't know an impromptu concert was planned!" Greg exclaimed as he got up to rock out and headbang.

"Oh god! My ears are gonna be ruptured before too long!" Eiji complained as he covered his ears to the loud rock music putting his head down on the announce table.

(Finella continued with the second lyrics grabbing the mic from her stand to continue the singing and the chorus from the crowd accompanied her as all four made it ringside. She even let Chelsea join in on the final chorus while Chris looked over a little disgusted, but continued her guitar playing jamming out with the crowd. George walked up the steel steps first as Finella ran around the ring managing to slide her butt on the announce table playing out an intense guitar solo of her theme music leaning back to rock out with Russ and Greg. Chelsea entered the ring after George held the ropes open for her as he soon joined her in the middle of the ring stretching his cane out to blow out confetti in the shape of a bunny head.)

("I Disagree " by Poppy)

(The crowd started booing very loudly as the internationally undefeated duo's music started playing and the cameras panned the crowd searching for them. However, first, Brian Phillips and former Authors of Pain manager Paul Ellering appeared on the ramp as Brian wore a "Legion of Doom" red t-shirt, blue jeans, and a black bandana in his left back pocket while Paul wore a black leather jacket, white t-shirt, black jeans, and black dress shoes. They just stood there as Paul smirked while Reiko Suzuki and Hannah Thompson appeared in the crowd stands carrying two steel chairs with them. Hannah sported a brown pixie haircut while Reiko had short lilac hair as they started descending the stairs. They both wore black hoodies with the white words "UNSUPPORTED, UNSANCTIONED, UNALIGNED" on the back with each of their countries' flags on the back (England for Hannah, Japan for Reiko). Paul and Brian made their way to the ring to support their clients.)

Legacy of Pain

Hannah Thompson ( EnglandDestruction) and Reiko Suzuki ( RSuzuki) w/ Brian Phillips ( KingofViolence) and Paul Ellering ( PaulElleringWWE)

"The following contest is an Unsanctioned Tornado Tag Team Match with the victors declared by pinfall, submission, knockout, or referee stoppage! Introducing first, from Tokyo, Japan, being accompanied to the ring by Paul Ellering and Brian Phillips, they are the team of Hannah Thompson and Reiko Suzuki, Legacy of Pain!" Tony announced. "And their opponents, being accompanied by George Fortunato and Chris Yukine, the team of "The March Hare" Chelsea Forster and "The Hellraiser" Finella Edelstein!"

"In October of 2021, Legacy of Pain made their debut after Reiko returned with a protégé after disappearing in 2019. From there, the indies became the playground of Legacy of Pain. They destroyed teams in Shimmer, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, the NWA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and STARDOM. They have remained undefeated in Hardcore Tag Team Matches whenever they are scheduled or unscheduled," Josh stated.

"Flanked by the man who managed the Legion of Doom and it fits perfectly. They also have their close friend and Kingdom of Violence Champion Brian Phillips near them," Mauro added.

"Not to mention, it evens the playfield of managers and warrants an eye around every corner to see if the trigger will be pulled from either side," Russ stated.

(Hannah and Reiko made it down the stairs to the bottom floor as the fans were hurling insults and jeers in their direction. Hannah smacked the floor with her chair as she usually did before tossing it over the barricade and hopping over. Reiko stepped up and jumped down joining her partner throwing a hand over her shoulder. Hannah slides her chair in and grabs the bottom and middle rope heading inside glaring down Chelsea and Finella. Reiko simply rolls in and sets up her steel chair in the lower right corner. Both Legacy of Pain members take off their hoodies wearing white sports bras, black tights, and black combat boots. The referee in charge is Melly Jackson keeping both teams separated.)

The bell rang as Chelsea and Finella ran at both of their opponents with Reiko brawling with Finella and the Englishwomen brawling on the other side of the ring. Hannah kicked Chelsea in the gut and sent her blonde opponent outside the ring as Finella hits European Uppercuts to Reiko getting her on the ground. Fin stomps on the legs of Reiko rolling her outside on the north side. Hannah grabs Chels's head bouncing it off the apron as the fans in the front row backed up before Hannah sent Chelsea into the corner barricade making Chelsea grab her back. Chelsea came back with forearms and elbows to Hannah's head as Fin sent Reiko into the timekeeper's area as Reiko smashed into some chairs. Reiko groaned going on the ground as Chelsea sent Hannah's head onto the announce table. Hannah groaned holding her face as Finella picked up Hannah dropping her with a Belly-to-Back Suplex on the announce table as Hannah sat up crying in pain!

"A strong start by Chelsea and Finella as they got their opponents outside where they want the real fun to begin," Josh observed.

Hannah rolls off the table as Chelsea knees her face while Finella grabs Reiko and sends into the crowd in the lower right side. Chelsea brought Hannah over and dumped her over the barricade as Finella went under the ring grabbing two kendo sticks for her team. She passed one to Chelsea as they jumped the barricade barreling down shots on their opponents kicking them down to hit more stick shots. Finella told some crowd goers to get out of their seats as she irish whipped Reiko into the empty chairs. Hannah hit gut shots to Chelsea getting her off her as Hannah hit a Superkick knocking Chelsea down. Hannah then turned Finella around as Hannah hit a couple of forearms as the referee rolled outside to watch the action. The England punk grabbed Finella by the hair sending her into the inside of the barricade as Finella screeched hitting her back and head on the metal parts. Hannah grinned going to pick Chelsea up as she sent the Scouser back over the barricade while Reiko pulled herself from the wreckage of chairs.

"Already into the crowd as Chelsea and Finella are working quite well together and know each other precisely from their previous encounters. However, Hannah seems to be a go-getter herself and I think she's about to bring major violence against Chelsea," Russ observed.

Hannah hopped the barricade before raining down axe handles on Chelsea's back keeping her down and shaking her head before going under the ring bringing out a steel pipe as she grins twirling it in her hands. She grabs it around Chelsea's neck choking her as the referee checks on Chelsea while Reiko grabs Finella kneeing her in the gut before slamming her face on the barricade. Chelsea gagged and started turning blue as Hannah twisted her around, but Chelsea slipped out going under Hannah's legs before flipping off Hannah to hit a Headbutt to her fellow Englishwoman. Hannah dropped the pipe to tend to her head as Chelsea grabbed it running to hit the stomach of Hannah before she saw Finella being tossed over. Reiko gets back over the barricade ducking a pipe shot from Chelsea before she hits an Enzurgiri knocking Chelsea into the barricade. Hannah runs with a battle cry spearing into Chelsea sending both smaller women through the barricade as the crowd goes ballistic with cheers! The chants of "HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!" ring out as Chelsea is knocked unconscious for the moment and Hannah wheezes on the concrete.

"Right through the barricade! That's gotta hurt! Not just the padding collapsing into the concrete, but the sheer force driving the breakage," Josh stated.

"As one Joey Styles would say, OH MY GOD!" Mauro chimed in.

"This leaves Finella and Reiko to fight for the moment," Eiji stated.

Finella recovers on the floor as Reiko gets her up and shoved her back in the ring as she goes under grabbing a table out as the crowd chants "WE WANT TABLES! WE WANT TABLES! WE WANT TABLES!" as Reiko smirks just a little bit happy to oblige for the fans just this one time. She grabs the table sending it in, but Finella snarls running the north ropes to hit a Basement Dropkick into the table sending it into Reiko sending the Japanese wrestler up against the barricade as she slides down on her rump. Reiko holds her stomach not feeling well after that move as Finella blows some hair out of her face dipping back outside. Finella grabbed the table up and set it in the corner of the barricade as she smacked the wooden item just as Reiko ran at her performing the Yakuza Kick taking Finella down. She grabs Finella up sending her onto the table as the Hellraiser crashes up into the wood. Reiko kicks at her multiple times getting boos from the crowd before Reiko grabs Finella bending her forward looking for a Powerbomb into the table. However, Finella just ducks under Reiko's legs grabbing her from behind before lifting her to spin around for a Blue Thunder Powerbomb! Reiko gasped as her back crashed through the table as Finella goes down on her back!

"OH MY GOD! I know Finella for the short time her career has started, but I almost forgot how brutal she is willing to take it!" Eiji exclaimed.

An instant replay is shown as Finella grabs Reiko from behind and lifts her up to spin her around through the table with the patent Blue Thunder Powerbomb.

Finella rolls back up to her feet breathing heavily as Hannah crawls out from the wreckage and Chelsea stirs enough to get on her side. Fin raced over hitting a Running Knee Strike to the face of Hannah getting her down as she helped Chelsea stand up before leading her over to the ring where she could rest. Fin grabs Hannah whipping her into the ring post, but Hannah stops herself and just whips around the ring post coming back with a Forearm Smash straight to Finella's face knocking off the Hellraiser into the barricade. Hannah then hits a Japanese Arm Drag onto the floor as she grins beating her chest and yelling "I'm the most extreme here! That's me!" as the crowd just throws jeers into her face and she gladly trash talks them. Hannah grabs Finella and shoved her into the ring before Chelsea kicked her left leg making her jump in place before grabbing Hannah's head hitting a Snap DDT on the mats outside! Hannah just groaned staying face down on the floor as Chelsea chuckled a bit enjoying that.

"A Snap DDT right on the unforgiving floor. Hannah is in a pretty rough situation where her partner is out and now, she might have to contend to a handicap match," Eiji stated.

Chelsea gets Hannah up throwing her back in the ring as Chelsea went around near the ramp looking under the ring pulling out another table to the "WE WANT TABLES!" crowd. Chelsea held up one finger before going back under the ring to pull out a second table as the crowd cheered her on as she started to set up the first table. Finella started getting back up and Hannah used the lower right corner to get up as Finella saw her running to hit a Corner Clothesline as she smirked at Chelsea setting up the tables. George stepped in to help his girlfriend set up the other table, but Chris chose to keep her distance just glaring down the couple. Chelsea gave her boyfriend a kiss before telling Finella to get Hannah, but Hannah was given enough time to recover. She runs out hitting a Spear to Finella before hooking both legs.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Chelsea rolled in to break the count after 2!

Hannah and Chelsea get into a punching war as both Englishwomen just tussled around in circles around a downed Finella. Reiko started getting to her feet as Hannah knee'd Chelsea in the gut multiple times as Reiko instructed her over to the apron. Hannah sent Chelsea out onto the apron through the middle rope as Reiko caught legs over her shoulders before Powerbombing the scouser through the leftmost table! Chelsea arched her back in pain and fought back tears of embarrassment as she just laid in the wreckage. George felt like he had to step in coming near as Reiko just laughed him off and dared him to make a shot at her. Brian Phillips came around the corner starting to square up on George and Hannah stood on the apron shouting at George to back off. Chris gets in the ring and runs over to help Finella back to her feet as she whispered a small plan in the Hellraiser's ears that Fin listened to and loved instantly as a toothy grin formed on her face.

"What is Chris doing with Finella? Are they planning something huge here?" Greg wondered.

Finella patted Chris on the back as they both jump in place with Finella running over to Hannah to club her with an elbow sending her straight off the apron through that other table! Hannah wheezed and screamed in pain as she arched her back off to the side as Reiko went to check in with her to make sure her partner was fine. However, Chris and Finella ran the east ropes before going out against Reiko and Brian hitting them with dual Suicide Dives. Finella gets up quickly as she gets Reiko back into the ring with the crowd cheering on Moonrock to finally end this match! Finella gets Reiko up giving her a peck on the cheek as she lifts Reiko sitting on her shoulders as the Japanese hardcore wrestler is disoriented right now. Chris jumped on the north middle rope than the top rope before jumping back for a Springboard Cutter/Electric Chair Drop Combination Moonrock calls the Satellite Bomber dropping Reiko on her back! Finella was not done there getting Reiko up again as Chris heads out on the north apron. Finella hits a German Suplex to Reiko as the Japanese wrestler stands back up stumbling and Chris jumps in with a Slingshot Lariat taking Reiko down! They call that Bark at the Moon!

"Whoa! Two double teams moves by Moonrock and there is no way Reiko gets up from that. Twice the damage for bigger the results," Greg observed.

Finella hooked both legs of Reiko and kept her arm down as the referee slid in to hopefully seal the final nail and bring a historic moment to life.

"1…2…3!" The ref counted as the crowd cheered loudly as the undefeated streak claims its first loss!

("Hellraiser" by Motörhead)

"Here are your winners by pinfall, "The Hellraiser" Finella Edelstein and "The March Hare" Chelsea Forster!" Tony announced from the outside.

"This was definitely a chaotic war between both teams and this ends the undefeated streak that started two years ago. Legacy of Pain suffer their first ever loss in hardcore tag team matches," Russ stated.

"Though, Finella had a different partner to finish it with tonight. Chris stepped in to help her best friend and I wonder how Chelsea feels about this," Josh added.

(George stepped over the bodies laying out as Paul went into the ring to check on Reiko and George helped his beloved out of her table wreckage. Finella got her right arm raised by Chris as Moonrock hugs each to the crowd chanting "HELLRAISER!" singing to the theme song. Chelsea glared down Chris and rolled into the ring selling her back hurting as she glared down Chris and Chris matches that same glare as they got face-to-face. George tried to intervene and separate them, but Chris pushed him down as the theme music stopped. Finella bit her lip as she didn't want this celebration soiled so she tried moving Chris away, but Chris pushed Finella away getting close to Chelsea trash talking her. Chelsea pushed Chris violently and Chris returned her own as Chelsea tackled Chris going for punches to the head!)

"Whoa! Chelsea going after Chris Yukine! These two definitely don't like each other after what happened last year, but it's finally coming to the surface!" Greg exclaimed.

(Finella tries ripping them apart and George and the referee tried helping successfully moving both women to neutral corners as Chelsea clawed at George and the referee while Chris threw out so much profanity and Finella trying to get her to calm down. Chelsea ducked under her captors' arms running for Chris shoving Finella out of the way as she kicked Chris down into the corner, but Chris grabbed Chelsea's legs getting her on the ground as they rolled around fighting and punching hard. The crowd cheered on the action as George tried getting Chris off his girlfriend. Security members had to run down in order to restore order as Chris was told to get out of the ring. Her hair is messed up as Chelsea felt a scratch mark on her left cheek spitting out at Chris.)

"This has erupted! Both women want a piece of the other! Security has to quell these tempers!" Mauro screamed.

(Backstage, we can see a tall blonde woman with long braided pigtails wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans, and red wrestling boots with orange laces. She smiled at the camera as she cleared her throat and began making her announcement.)

"Hello, Houston! My name is Astrid Ostberg, a third-generation wrestler in the Ostberg dynasty and the first woman in the family to win a major title. I am a trainer with League of Anime Wrestling's Young Lioness Program where top young prospects around the world sign up with either nine or some wrestling experience looking to hone their craft to the best of their abilities. I am proud to work alongside these great girls and help them be all they can. This is a special announcement set for Presidential Power at Mount Rushmore, the next launch event being held on January 26th. Not only is there a LAW-exclusive women's battle royal to showcase the many great faces of our roster, but I want to give the YLs a little taste of the spotlight. There will be an additional 10-woman Young Lioness Showcase where 10 of the biggest names in the program will compete head to head for supreme dominance," Astrid announced.

(The crowd cheered loudly as the fans of LAW clapped their hands for the young women of the Young Lioness Program getting this big opportunity.)

"These women consist of: Sheila Chihara, Meiyun Lai, Cecelia Hernandez, Star Power, Teuila Masina, Rylie Marshall, Kaguya Hojo, Jessie Alexander, Eden Oakley, and Nico Cardona. The winner of this battle royal will receive a very special prize for their efforts. A match with me to see how well their training is sinking in and how far they have come since their first matches with the program. I want to wish all the women in this match good luck and I hope to see a deserving winner in the ring," Astrid concluded with a proud smile.

("Electro Animo" by Mikey Ruckus)

(A nice big pop came from the crowd as Rey Fenix came out wearing all white with a Lucha Bros. black t-shirt on with both of his championship titles around his waist. He smacked them both ready for this important title match for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide back in his home country. He takes a knee and screams "ZERO MEIDO!" to the crowd before coming up again and coming down the ramp.)

AAA Latin American Champion & AAA World Cruiserweight Champion

Rey Fenix ( ReyFenixMx)

(As he was coming down the ramp and even before Tony Chimel could make the announcement of his accomplishments, several figures started appearing from under the ring all wearing Roman white shirts and golden helmets with kendo sticks at the ready. They rushed Fenix up the ramp as they started hitting the luchador down on the ramp to tremendous boos.)

"Oh come on! That's King Randy's royal guard! He must've been planning ahead for that and wanted to make this easy on himself," Greg complained.

(Nuclear heat was met as King Randy came out with his royal advisor carrying his AAA Mega Championship as the advisor wore a royal purple suit with a yellow tie and white dress shirt with black dress shoes. Randy was shirtless wearing purple tights with his name in gold cursive writing on the left leg and a picture of his jewel-encrusted crown with it. The tights had a white band and he wore white wrestling boots with gold laces tied. Randy smirked at Fenix as his opponent got whopped hard with four kendo sticks. He ordered his guards to transport Fenix to the ring as they grabbed the luchador by his arms dragging him down the ramp and throwing him in the ring.)

King Randy would be booed out of the building as he ascended the top steps with one of his guards holding open the ring ropes for him as he stepped in. Randy saw Scott Armstrong in the corner and ordered him to start the match. Scott had no choice, but to comply as the bell rang for Randy to get Fenix up looking him deep in the eyes with distain. Randy immediately hit the Drawbridge (Stunner) as Fenix jumped up landing on his back. Randy covered Fenix hooking both legs as he slapped the mat for the referee to count.

"1….2…3!" The ref counted as the crowd resumed their major boos from earlier!

"Ladies and gentlemen, your winner and STILL the AAA Mega Champion as well as being crowned the NEW AAA Latin American and AAA World Cruiserweight Champions, King Randy!" Tony announced as the crowd went into ultimate booing.

("Hail to the King" by Avenged Sevenfold)

(King Randy stands up as Scott raises his left arm, but King Randy takes it back and orders his guards to raid Fenix's body of his gold. The guards flip Fenix on his stomach before unstrapping his belts from the waist and then getting on their knees to present the new prizes to their king. King Randy takes both titles grinning like a noble ruler and raises them high to ultimate jeers while his royal advisor straps the Mega Championship around his waist stepping away to bow to his lord.)

"That's some bullshit!" Greg complained as he stood up to sneer at the result.

"Well, Randy is a king and does have ways of making these truly easier for him to win any battles. A king never rides alone," Russ stated.

"Fenix would've never stood a chance in any encounter like this and Randy decided to put him out of his misery quite early," Jasmynn added.

("Lightning Strike" by Escape The Fate)

(The crowd turned to the entranceway as they screamed at the top of their lungs to see home state favorite and LAW wrestler Alizeh Midori come out in orange and white gear with a hint of leopard spots on the armbands, boots, and spandex bra. She had tanned skin and short green hair that she brushed back as the crowd was eager to see her here. Alizeh carried a microphone from backstage as she looked off into the crowd walking down the ramp.)

"It's Alizeh Midori! She's from around here!" Jasmynn exclaimed as she pointed ahead.

"Hey Texas!" Alizeh greeted as the fans returned a huge cheer of approval. "Boy, it's been awhile. I've been in Japan living my best life and having the best matches if you've all seen my work on television. However, I did have a bit of a bone to pick with management here in the newly constructed WFPW. How you gonna book a wrestling show in Texas and not have The Emerald Storm? That's so wrong."

(The crowd had to playfully boo at that decision as King Randy decided to exit the ring with his guards knowing Alizeh didn't have business with him. The royal advisor grabbed the two newly won belts as Randy started up the ramp with his guards having a suspicious eye on Alizeh.)

"Don't worry, fellas. I don't want your guy. I have my own business to attend to. Like….an actual match. So, this is a bit last minute, but I do want to throw down with any ladies that want to make their night count. Let's get one of you out of catering. Anyone, just come down the isle and we can settle this in the ring," Alizeh stated as she climbed the steel steps before climbing the upper left corner outstretching her arms looking to the curtains.

("Cant del Barca" by FCBarcelona)

(The crowd was a bit quiet for this introduction as LAW's Nico Cardona made her way out sporting a Simpsons yellow ballcap, long blonde hair, glasses, a FCBarcelona-styled leotard, long dark blue, red-striped socks, blue sneakers with red bottoms, and her crown jewel of a soccer ball in her hands. Nico came out singing some lyrics of her theme and holding a hand to her heart as she proudly bellowed her favorite futbol team's anthem. Nico then started kicking the soccer ball up with her feet and even kicked it over her head to catch with her back feet. The crowd cheered a little bit and clapped their hands along with the theme music.)

Nico Cardona ( Goledor3)

"This contest is set for one-fall! Introducing first, from Barcelona, Spain, she is representing the LAW Young Lioness Program, Nico Cardona!" Tony announced. "And already in the ring, from right here in Texas, The Emerald Storm, Alizeh Midori!"

"Two hot and young prospects from League of Anime Wrestling as Alizeh Midori has been kicking things in high gear as she recently qualified for LAW's biggest event, Apex. Nico herself hasn't done too much yet, but she has had time to show her skills in the ring and even against her fellow Young Lionesses back in Japan," Greg explained.

"These two women do look small and very athletic so we can definitely see a nice back and forth contest despite this being on the fly," Russ observed.

"Oh god, just don't let Cardona overdo the movie quotes on us," Eiji complained.

(Nico slapped some hands coming down the ramp kicking her soccer ball and running for the ring as Alizeh did some stretches whereas Scott Armstrong stayed out in the ring to officiate the match. Nico kicked the ball under the ring and it hit something to ricochet back to her as she picks it up yelling "GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!" Nico set her ball on the apron and took off her glasses already having her contacts in prior to this match. Nico hops on the steel steps and smacks the top one rapidly before heading inside.)

Alizeh smirks as she cranks her neck and the referee instructed Nico to get in her own corner as she hops about loosening up her legs. The Emerald Storm gets her fists up and Nico nods to her as the bell rings with both women coming out to shake hands real quick before instantly going into a lockup. Nico gets Alizeh into a tight headlock, but Alizeh switches things up getting Nico on the ground for her own headlock as Nico gets on her stomach propping herself on her elbows and puffing her cheeks. Nico gets up working the back of Alizeh and quickly grabs the left arm to wrap behind Alizeh's back as she also hits Alizeh's head a few times. Alizeh drops down getting Nico on her shoulders and then dropping her on her back grabbing the right arm for a armbar as she wrenched hard making Nico scream out in pain. Nico frailed her legs getting herself up before hitting a few elbows with her left arm to the face and gets Alizeh back in a headlock taking her down wrenching hard on the neck as the referee checks on them.

"Nice chain wrestling to start us out and even if Nico is a rookie, she's definitely showing her ability to keep Alizeh down on the ground. Alizeh thought she could keep Nico down, but the energy levels seem to be faster in the blonde," Josh stated.

Alizeh ducks out of the headlock grabbing Nico from behind to slam her down with a Body Takedown in the middle of the ring, but she tries for a Standing Moonsault, but Nico rolls out of the way leaving Alizeh to just land on her feet. Nico tries for a inside cradle pin, but only gets a 1 count from the ref. Alizeh hits a Spin Kick to the gut and hits some European Uppercuts to Nico before whipping her south. Nico rebounds off the ropes ducking a Clothesline before coming back with a chop to the chest making Alizeh groan in pain. Nico grabs Alizeh's head and drives her knees into the eyes of Alizeh making her back off as Nico tries for another rollup getting a 2 count this time as the crowd cheers on the fast action. Alizeh shakes her vision clear as Nico tries for a Bicycle Knee Strike, but Alizeh dodges left and gets behind Nico grabbing her under the arms for a Full Nelson Suplex! Nico goes on her stomach grabbing her neck and gritting her teeth in pain as Alizeh gets back on her feet.

"Alizeh getting back into this contest with a Full Nelson Suplex and that will really hinder Nico here. If she is focusing on the pain, Alizeh can capitalize on other areas to keep it going," Mauro stated.

Alizeh tries hitting some fast kicks getting Nico with some in the gut and getting her on the north ropes as The Emerald Storm adds in furious punches to the gut. Alizeh then hits a Snap Suplex on Nico as Nico grits her teeth grabbing at her back. Alizeh gets Nico in a headlock and hunkers her full weight down on Nico trying to get her tired out. Nico shakes her arms as the referee asks if she has had enough, but she audibly replies "No way!" Alizeh smirks and keeps hunkering down on poor Nico as "ALIZEH! ALIZEH! ALIZEH!" chants start breaking out for the hometown star. Alizeh gets Nico on her side leaving Nico to whirl her body around and reverse into a headscissors as she clamps her legs around Alizeh's neck making the Emerald Storm scream and cough. Nico squeezes hard as Alizeh frails her hands and now the referee turns to her asking for any signs of a submission, but Alizeh keeps her composure trying to reach out for anything to hold onto. She claws at the mat as Nico squeezes down harder trying to get an early submission out of her opponent.

"Beautiful reversal by Nico and using Alizeh's plans against her! That was very smooth!" Jasmynn cheered.

Alizeh pounded her fists on the mat and crawled her way to the south ropes struggling to breath as she grabbed the bottom rope with her left hand causing the referee to break them apart. Alizeh rolled onto the apron and coughed out some sucking in some oxygen as Nico grabs her by the hair bringing her up. Nico drags Alizeh's head along the ropes getting some bright cheers from some fans, but the referee scolds Nico on that making her stop. Alizeh charges her shoulder in Nico's gut before lifting herself over the top rope and landing to grab Nico by the waist. Alizeh turns themselves around before hitting Nico with a Gutwrench Suplex! This put the crowd back into instant cheers for their favorite as Alizeh stomps the head and gut of her opponent keeping Nico down as she turns around hitting a Standing Moonsault on Nico before hooking both legs!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Nico kicked out at 2.6!

Alizeh gets pushed off as Nico tries rolling away, but Alizeh grabs and stops her stomping her ribs to get her to stay still. She picks up the blonde by the hair and whips her west, but Nico reverses into a Ripcord Knee Strike making Alizeh spit out and back up. Nico comes at her hitting two elbows to the head followed by a strong Headbutt making Alizeh back up into the east ropes. Nico whips her off them, but Alizeh reverses the whip and Nico jumps on the west middle rope hitting a Springboard Stunner making Alizeh fly back on her back holding her chin. Nico then grabbed the legs of Alizeh and started taking her on the Giant Swing as the crowd started chanting the number of times Nico swung Alizeh around.

"Haha! Claudio did the same thing to Jericho and now Nico is paying homage to her fellow European," Greg observed with a chuckle.

Alizeh just let her hands sail through the air as Nico spun her around before launching her into the lower right corner as Alizeh cried out in pain. Alizeh used the ropes to climb back to her feet as she settled herself when Nico then ran hitting a High Knee Strike to Alizeh's face. Alizeh widened her eyes as she felt her face before Nico grabbed her heading going for a Running Bulldog. Nico then pushed Alizeh over hooking both legs.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Alizeh kicked out at 2.8!

Nico was so close as the crowd was on the edge of their seat not wanting to see Alizeh lose, but impressed by the former futbol player. Nico then signaled for the end as she got Alizeh up by the green hair picking her up before standing her in the middle of the ring. She geared up her left foot trying for Miracle of Cardoba starting for the first roundhouse kick, but Alizeh ducks and hits a Leg Sweep on Nico. Nico gets dropped on her back as she groans and Alizeh grabs the young wrestler's legs putting her in a Jackknife Rollup Pin locking her arms together as Nico is smothered by her ass screaming.

"1…2…3!" The ref counted as Alizeh pops off Nico and smirks a little bit!

("Lighting Strike" by Escape the Fate)

"Here is your winner by way of pinfall, Alizeh Midori!" Tony announced.

"What a quick way to get the deed done!" Russ exclaimed.

"Alizeh knew she was probably gonna be on the losing end of this one as Nico kept up with her at every opportunity, but Alizeh acted on this disadvantage. She put on her thinking cap and saved her hide in this match," Jasmynn stated.

"Even if I'm happy she'll be out of my sight, I have to hand it to Cardona for keeping up. That's as much praise as she gets from me, though," Eiji added.

(Alizeh laid back with Nico as they clasped hands together for a good match and laughed to each other soaking in the cheers from Alizeh's home state fans. She raised Nico's right arm to give her some admiration and attention as the crowd cheered on Nico's efforts as well.)

("Unbreakable" by Fireflight)

(The crowd went into a frenzy of rabid cheers as Alizeh and Nico sit up seeing "The Energizer Bunny" in electrical lettering on the mini-trons. The boxer known as Tamao Silver comes out with a bright smile on her face as she has long white hair with a blue beret on top and she is also wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, blue skirt, and white sneakers. She clapped at both women as she shot them a double thumbs up.)

"You have got to be kidding me?! Is that who I think it is?!" Eiji exclaimed.

"That's right! It's Tamao Silver! Famous boxer and it seems that the rumors of her making the jump to professional wrestling weren't tall tales!" Greg added.

"She's been hinting at it since 2018 and while she won't give up on her boxing career, a whole new chapter awaits her in the squared circle. Houston has come unglued!" Russ exclaimed.

(Alizeh used the west ropes to help herself up and lean on the top rope as she smirked at Tamao and the boxer wagged her finger winking at Alizeh possibly hinting at a future challenger.)

"Well, we want to take this moment to thank our sponsors for Absolute Zero. First, Blue Bunny Ice Cream where they believe in making every day more fun with just one scoop at a time, StateFarm Insurance, like a good neighbor, StateFarm is there, and finally, Pizza Hut, no one outpizzas the hut," Josh explained.

"And ladies and gentlemen, our next launch event hails just under the noses of the four U.S. Presidents on Mount Rushmore as we take the frontier to Keystone," Mauro added.

"We also like to proudly announce that League of Anime Wrestling has let us take their upcoming supercard events called Martial LAW and Do or Die as sponsors for the next event. We have also struck deals with the mobile RPG game Raid: Shadow Legends, NordVPN, and finally, TBS where future shows of WFPW will be featured in weekly television. We thank all of our sponsors for being with us to help build the frontier!" Greg explained.

(Soon, the arena went completely black as fans knew this was about to be something big and most likely hinted at the main event being next. A red pentagram was formed by stage lights and black smoke started rising up from it in a straight line. The beginning theme began playing as once it struck the first chorus, a red spotlight shined down on Malakai Black sitting cross-legged on the barricade corner in the lower right. He wore his broken deer skull mask, his sleeveless black jacket, black wrestling trunks, and black wrestling boots.)

("Ogentroost" by Mikey Ruckus)

Malakai Black ( malakaiblxck)

"The following contest is set for one-fall and is your Absolute Zero main event of the evening! Introducing first, representing All Elite Wrestling and House of Black, from The Netherlands, Malakai Black!" Tony announced.

"Talk about playing with the lights off. This guy never ceases to creep me out," Russ stated.

"Two leaders of their factions facing off in what some would call a dream match. Malakai known for his training in Muay Thai with his stiff punches and kicks while Jonathan wrestles the more technical side of the sport," Greg added.

"Malakai said earlier that there was darkness he sensed in Jonathan and through Jonathan's wars in the ring, it has casted off on him. Malakai seeks to bring it out some more when sharing the ring with him for the first time ever," Jasmynn added.

(Malakai hopped off the barricade and ran his right hand over the south bottom rope as he rolls into the ring sitting in the very middle with the black smoke still rising from up the ramp. Malakai raised his hands and fire shot out of the turnbuckles scaring some fans in the front row.)

(The lights went out again as angelic female cries were heard and another theme was beginning as a impactful beat accompanied every few lines of music. At every beat, archived footage of Jonathan Steele would be shown from his older self and younger self. The crowd cheered as Jonathan would be with them and Malakai soon. The footage showed Jonathan hitting Lights Out on a random indie opponent, winning the OVW World Heavyweight Championship, holding various tag titles with his partner, William, tagging with Preston Starr in OVW, making his 2018 return to the ring in a high school gym, and finally, defeating his first ever opponent in Austin Acres. Soon, the beats sped up showing older Jonathan and younger Jonathan looking at the camera before they met in the middle clasping hands together before the screen goes dark.)

("My Last Breath" by Evanescence)

(The countdown started from 5 to 1 as smoke started filling the entrance ramp with the crowd cheering at the familiar tune playing. Jonathan emerged from the smoke wearing a new hoodie in bold blue with a black circle on the back brandishing a white 'P' in the middle with white wings extending from the circle. His hood is white as he stares down the ramp while Malakai takes off his mask.)

The Pegasus

Jonathan Steele ( PSteele)

"His opponent, representing The Reformation, from Columbus, Ohio, weighing 237 lbs., he is The Pegasus, Jonathan Steele!" Tony announced.

"It seems we no longer have an instant classic, but the newly-formed drawn wings of a pegasus in our midst," Josh stated.

"Jonathan has a long history with this business dating back to his OVW days and starting a faction with his best friends. He's had them as partners, rivals, allies again, and it became full circle when they built The Reformation in 2022," Mauro added.

"He's definitely made his mark on the business as a whole and his focus on letting the newer generation prosper while giving them an old flare is remarkable to me," Eiji explained.

(As the first chorus began, Jonathan turned to the very top of the stage as gold sparklers started creating his logo dazzling the crowd and he took off his hood revealing his short brunette hair along with blue and white contact lenses. This got a big pop from the crowd as he slapped fives where he could before making it ringside. He stared daggers at Malakai slowly climbing the steel steps getting on the west side before transferring over to the north side. He turned his back on his opponent and hooked his arms on the top rope before leaning his head back as gold sparklers fell from the rafters. Malakai stepped aside to avoid them as he looked unfazed with Jonathan coming in the ring taking off his hoodie. He wore blue and white tights with his logo on his buttocks along with white wrestling boots.)

Tyrone Regis is officiating this match as Malakai slowly takes off his jacket and sets it outside as Jonathan throws his hoodie to the floor. He is also wearing a black armband with the faction name 'THE REFORMATION' on the front with his initials at the bottom all in grey lettering on his right shoulder. The bell rings as both men circle each other before going for a test of strength as Jonathan hits a Japanese Arm Drag holding onto Malakai with the left arm. Malakai kips up before getting Jonathan in a front headlock. Jonathan backs up into the north ropes bouncing Malakai to the opposing ropes trying for a Back Body Drop, but Malakai drops on his feet hitting a Roundhouse Kick to Jonathan making him fall on his back. Malakai then turns around hitting a Standing Moonsault on Jonathan before hooking both legs.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Jonathan quickly kicked out after 2!

"A nice chain wrestling session showing us a preview of what both men can do, but Malakai is fast to the brig," Greg observed.

Malakai holds Jonathan's head going for serious punches to the skull and adds a left knee strike getting Jonathan on his stomach. Malakai puts his right knee in Jonathan's back and grips the chin locking in a chinlock as the referee gets down checking Jonathan. Jonathan reversed on Malakai rolling him over his body before Jonathan sat up locking in the Anaconda Vice to a nice big pop! Malakai kicks Jonathan's head into letting him go as the HOB leader stands up hitting Side Kicks to Jonathan's chest before running the west ropes going for a Shining Wizard, but Jonathan ducks forward and then hits a Stunner making Malakai fly on his back. Jonathan gets up grabbing Malakai by the head hitting knee strikes to the stomach before attempting a Snapmare making Malakai sit up hitting a left leg knee strike to his back. Malakai grits his teeth as Jonathan cockily smacks the head of his opponent and gets some cheers from the crowd.

"Jonathan seems to know Malakai in and out and this is their first encounter together. Malakai is more trigger happy in his feet, but Jonathan seems to mirror that just as much," Josh stated.

Jonathan gets Malakai up setting him in the lower left corner going for quick chops to the head and chest as Malakai slips down groaning in pain. Jonathan holds the top south rope stomping a mud hole in Malakai as a short "AUSTIN!" chant started up. The Pegasus smirked at the chant before going on the south apron and grabbing Malakai placing his upper body on the middle rope. He walked backwards before running to hit a knee strike to Malakai's head as the HOB leader sinks back in the ring. Jonathan would then go up top and hit a Diving Knee Drop and connect as he covered Malakai hooking one leg.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Malakai kicked out after 2!

Jonathan gets Malakai up whipping him off the east ropes, but Malakai reverses hitting a rebounding Jonathan with a High Knee Strike taking him down. Malakai then runs to the north middle rope bouncing off to hit a Springboard Moonsault before hooking both legs again.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Jonathan pushed out at 2.4!

Malakai mimicked Jonathan from earlier slapping his head and trash talking him before getting The Pegasus up hitting a Bodyslam. He gets Jonathan up hitting three Side Kicks to the chest making Jonathan cover up before Malakai delivered a Jumping Roundhouse Kick knocking Jonathan on his back. Jonathan rolled out to the announce table as Malakai readied himself running the west ropes before going for the Tope Con Hilo connecting as he and Jonathan go down on the mats! Malakai just crosses his legs getting a big pop from the crowd and a "THIS IS AWESOME!" chant from the crowd. The referee started the count urging both competitors to get back in the ring as Malakai gets Jonathan up sending his head onto the announce table. Jonathan climbed on top as a knee strike belted him over onto the commentators. Jonathan rolled off into the timekeeper's area as Malakai kept pursuit. Jonathan hit forearms to get the HOB leader off of him before getting on the barricade. Jonathan then hit a Diving Clothesline taking Malakai down as the crowd cheered loudly!

"What a great back and forth match between these two! The crowd is practically begging for more!" Jasmynn exclaimed as she sat back in her chair.

Jonathan realizes the count is reaching higher as he grabs Malakai heading back in the ring with him as the referee got to 8. Jonathan then tried for a Side Kick, but Malakai grabbed it and hit an elbow on Jonathan's left leg. Jonathan backed up gritting his teeth as Malakai hit a Monkey Flip on him and Jonathan grabbed his back. Malakai then locked Jonathan in a Headscissors Hold squeezing down as Jonathan spazzed out for air. Malakai grabbed Jonathan's arms making the hold a bit unbearable as Jonathan gritted his teeth with the referee asking if he wanted to give up. Jonathan shook his head no for a response and took a deep breath. He slipped out of the headscissors hold before kicking Malakai in the gut hitting a Release Northern Lights Suplex on the HOB leader. The crowd cheered and clapped Jonathan on as he grabbed his neck selling the pain from the hold he was in.

"Jonathan now holding the neck and that might cost him a little bit in this match. He has to fight through that pain in order to deal with MB," Greg stated.

Malakai gets on his left side as Jonathan sends a couple knee drops into the head and then he delivers a strong Headbutt. Malakai covers his head as Jonathan gets him up bending him between the legs and lifting Malakai up hitting a Piledriver as Malakai goes spread eagle. Jonathan covered his opponent hooking the left leg as he called for the referee to count.

"1…2…" The referee counted, but Malakai kicked out at 2.7!

Jonathan had a disgusted look on his face as he grabs Malakai up whipping him off the south ropes trying for a Spear, but Malakai catches Jonathan spinning him around for a Lifting DDT! Jonathan goes on his back as Malakai sits right up before getting to his feet looking down on his opponent. Malakai kicks the stomach six times as Jonathan grabs his abdomen and wheezes before Malakai tucks his right foot under Jonathan's chin as Jonathan rises and the crowd cheers knowing what MB wants to hit as MB goes for the Black Mass Kick, but Jon ducks down grabbing the left arm forcing Malakai down. Jonathan locks it between his legs and locks in a tight Crossface submission in the middle of the ring! Another "THIS IS AWESOME!" chant breaks out as these two are putting on a clinic filled with variety and the fans love it. Malakai screamed closing his eyes as the referee asked if he wanted to quit. Jonathan locked it in tight as Malakai crawled slowly for the south bottom rope. It was touch and go and when it looked like Malakai would tap, he reminded himself to just crawl as if his life depended on it. Jonathan tried pulling back harder as Malakai screamed in agony at the pain to his face. Jonathan gritted his teeth and widened his eyes as the camera zoomed in on him.

"Jonathan looking like a man possessed as he countered Black Mass right into a tight Crossface and I haven't seen Malakai grounded this much in any of his matches," Eiji observed.

Malakai used his left hand to firmly grab the south bottom rope and Jonathan released when the referee told him to. Jonathan gets back to his feet as Malakai looks back pissed off and gets up hitting a Superkick making Jonathan spit out as The Pegasus goes right back on his back. Malakai then got up slowly before flipping Jonathan on his stomach. Malakai grabbed the left leg and locked in a Single Leg Boston Crab as Jonathan was now screaming his head off. The referee got on his stomach asking Jonathan if this was it, but Jonathan screamed a defiant "NO!" as he scrambled his hands on the mat. He moved with his elbows towards the west bottom rope and grabbed it firmly with the right hand as Malakai held the hold until the referee pushed him off counting to 3. Malakai stands up getting scolded, but he keeps his focus on Jonathan as The Pegasus rises only to meet Malakai's boot for Black Mass! Jonathan falls on his back out of it as Malakai hooks the left leg!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Jonathan kicked out at 2.9!

Malakai sat up astonished that Jonathan didn't have enough yet as Jonathan spit out some saliva and kept to himself. Malakai gets up kicking Jonathan's stomach hard and getting a verbal warning from the referee about losing his temper. Malakai had his hands on his hips before getting Jonathan up looking to lock in the Octopus Hold as he fully managed to cross his body on Jonathan's back with Jonathan half-awake. Malakai wrenched on the arm as the HOB leader hunkered his weight to try to get Jonathan to one knee, but Jonathan kept his balance and his ground not giving in. Jonathan started getting Malakai on his shoulders and he hit a Death Valley Driver as both men were down right now. Jonathan crawled on the mat as he looked for any way out of this and Malakai just held his back as the referee started the count on them.

"Both men putting in their best effort as Malakai almost clinched victory, but Jonathan's resiliency kicked in and he needs to start mounting his comeback," Russ stated.

Jonathan got up in the upper right corner as Malakai got himself back to his feet running for Jonathan, but The Pegasus got his right boot up to blast in Malakai's face. Jonathan then sent Malakai outside near the announce table as he ran the west end ropes hitting a Spaceman Moonsault Plancha getting a surprised pop from the crowd as he doesn't pull that move out very often! Jonathan landed on his feet knocking Malakai down as he leaned on the announce table exhausted physically and little mentally as he gets Malakai up sending him into the metal ring post! A small cut is lodged on Malakai's forehead as Jonathan sends him in rolling in himself as he starts clapping with the crowd. The crowd clap along as he waits for Malakai to rise before grabbing his arms and struggling to turn him around before hitting Lights Out (Killswitch/Unprettier) on the canvas! Jonathan pushes Malakai on his back and reaches one arm over to pin him down.

"1…2…" The ref counted, but Brody King appeared ringside pulling the referee out of the ring to the sound of heavy boos!

"What?! Brody King!" Greg exclaimed. "He saved Malakai from defeat!"

Brody gets a chewing out from the referee as he orders Brody to get back up the ramp as Jonathan gets off Malakai crawling to the west bottom rope. He glares down Brody as Brody argues with the referee, but the crowd goes right back to cheering as William Ashworth comes running down the ramp attacking Brody and slamming his head on the apron! William sent elbows down on his adversary's back before sending Brody right into the corner barricade as Jonathan cheered William on before getting back up. He turns right around into another Black Mass kick that knocks his lights out as Malakai hooks the right leg of Jonathan!

"1…2…" The ref counted, but William pulled the referee right back out not wanting his best friend to lose that way!

"A back and forth display of power as William handled the big interfering brute and now he's saving Jonathan from a cheating loss," Greg observed.

Julia Hart appeared from the crowd as she climbed over the barricade and stalked William before tapping his shoulder. Will turned around right as Julia spit black mist in his face as he backed up into the ring post. Buddy Matthews runs down the ramp going after William hitting a Running Knee Strike to get him down. The crowd boos as Brody King uses the barricade to get up and it looked like House of Black had the superior numbers. Buddy gets chewed out by the referee as Julia sneaks around to the north side grabbing a steel chair from under the ring to hand to her leader. Malakai takes the chair and waits for Jonathan to rise again in order to put him away, but a thunderous cheer breaks out as a short-hair bearded brunette in street clothes and a plump girl dressed as a raccoon armed with a baseball bat ran down to help. It is Preston Starr and Rylie Marshall as they start cleaning house with Rylie ducking a Lariat from Julia and hitting her with a shot to the gut with her bat! Preston fights off Brody and Buddy with quick punches even hitting a Dropkick to send Brody into the crowd!

"It's a faction war ringside as Malakai is too distracted seeing his disciples get manhandled by Reformation reinforcements!" Mauro yelled.

Malakai glared at the Reformation members coming to their leader's aid as he tried to threaten them with the chair, but Jonathan turns Malakai around hitting a Roundhouse Kick to the chair blasting it in Malakai's face! Jonathan then kicks Malakai's gut before lifting him up high and then connecting the finisher Pegasus Wings (Sit-Out High Cross) right in the middle of the ring! Jonathan holds Malakai's legs as the referee rolls back into the ring to count!

"1…2…3!" The bell rings as the crowd cheers loudly!

("My Last Breath" by Evanescence)

"Here is your winner, "The Pegasus" Jonathan Steele!" Tony announced.

"These two took it to the limits with each other. They had their backup, but we can't forget what we witnessed beforehand," Eiji stated.

"This was definitely a dream match come true and even through difficult odds, Jonathan had enough in the tank to survive," Greg stated.

"Not to mention, he had Will, Preston, and Rylie out here with him to run defense from the rest of House of Black," Russ added.

(Jonathan went down on his back as he raised his hands in victory and was helped up by his best friend, Preston. Rylie slung her baseball bat over her right shoulder and cheered on her mentor from the outside as she helped William up to his feet still suffering from the black mist as she called for a towel for his eyes. Jonathan leaned on the north top rope as Tyrone raised his left hand pointing to him before he attended to Malakai Black. However, Preston was suddenly toppled over and pulled out of the ring by his feet as a stranger in a grey hoodie and jeans kicked him down before dragging Jonathan out onto the mats. Rylie gasps as she witnessed this happen as the stranger hit Jonathan with a kick to his gut and then a Pedigree on the outside as gasps and boos rained in from the crowd. The stranger threw back his hood revealing a bearded man with long brunette hair as the commentators knew him instantly!)

"What the hell?! What the hell?! It's Brandon Duke! Prodigy of the Arch Angel! What's he doing here?!" Greg exclaimed.

"MAMA MIA! He's going after Jonathan, Preston, and he's getting in the ring going after Malakai!" Mauro screamed.

(Brandon heads inside beating down Malakai Black on the canvas as he gets up kicking him down and the referee has to push him off. Brandon is yelled at to get out of the ring as the prodigy of David Hodges and Kim Blackthorn listens to reason heading out between the middle and top ropes as the ringside area looks like a giant war zone. Everyone is in complete shock at Brandon's actions despite the great match they watched. The screen zooms in on Brandon's satisfied face as he walks up the ramp, but not before looking back to smirk a little bit. The screen goes black as the blue WFPW logo shows on the screen before the PPV ends.)

Show Results:

Dalton Castle w/ The Boys def. Jarrett Levin via submission (8:49)

"Galaxy Cat" Aurora Estrella def. "T.K." Tina Kelley via pinfall (13:37)

Flip Gordon def. Rey Horus and Rich Swann via submission (9:46)

The Kings of Pro Wrestling (Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero) def. The Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia) w/ Jake Hager (12:09)

"The March Hare" Chelsea Forster and "The Hellraiser" Finella Edelstein w/ "The Cockney Flame" George Fortunato and Chris "The Rocker" Yukine def. Legacy of Pain (Reiko Suzuki and Hannah Thompson) w/ Brian Phillips and Paul Ellering (15:25)

King Randy © w/ his royal advisor def. Rey Fenix © for the AAA Mega Championship, AAA Latina American Championship, and AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (0:18)

Alizeh Midori def. Nico Cardona (10:25)

"The Pegasus" Jonathan Steele def. Malakai Black (20:50)