ShadowedFlames Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 So, first point of business: In the "Assorted Notes" Post back on page 1--namely the fifth post--the blank League spreadsheet has been placed there for your downloading pleasure. Everything should be working fine there, so have at it, folks. Second point of business: You may have seen these names in Omega lists, but have no context to them. That’s where this post comes in. Designed as a bit of a “lore-building” post, listed below are some of the GMPCs toiling away in the Omega Division that have either (1) never made the main roster, or (2) were recently signed to “tryout”/Omega Division contracts. Elyssa Anderson claims to be the one true female wrestling star in Australia, and pointedly ignores anyone who tells her otherwise. Relying solely on her fists and the occasional jaw-dropping aerial spectacle, Elyssa prefers to let her actions speak for her. When forced to use a microphone, though, she can hold her own against some of the other names in the industry. Her reputation for being a troublemaker has kept her from jobs in the past, despite her talents in the ring. However, the new regime of The League sees this as a positive, hoping that Elyssa can create rivalries with both her in-ring and microphone skills. Provided, of course, that she ever makes it to the main roster. A native of Amsterdam, Kyler den Boen broke into the wrestling business as a tag team specialist. Alongside long-time tag partner Martjin Adel, the duo had more than their share of success on the European independent scene. In late 2021, though, a freak accident ended Adel’s career, and without the full team, work seemed to dry up for den Boen as promoters were only interested in the team. Sensing an opportunity, The League contacted den Boen for a tryout, wanting to see if he could reinvent himself after twelve years as a tag specialist into a competitive singles wrestler. The Welsh may not be known for their wrestling abilities, but Rhys Caddell is making heads turn with his submission style of offense. Unlike the majority who may focus on a leg or the head of an opponent, Rhys favors working on the arms, whether separately or in conjunction, for his painful-looking finishing hold that targets the arms and shoulders. His style of wrestling naturally piqued the interest of The League’s founder, and arrangements were quickly made for a tryout in 2023 for Rhys to make himself known on a wider scale. A young joshi who is on excursion for the first time in her life, Sakura Uematsu has surprised many on the west coast of the US with her skills at such a young age. One of her opponents in the ring sent word to the opposite side of the country about her prowess, and prompted League officials to give her a tryout as well as a foothold for working dates on the east coast of the US to further her excursion and broaden her experience. A throwback to the 1980s “savage Samoan” gimmick, Vaea was experiencing a resurgence in his career thanks to a renewed interest in the Samoan legacy of professional wrestling. Little is otherwise known about him outside of the ring. His aura of menace and general working skill caught the eye of The League, who invited him for a tryout in 2023 to see if he could earn his way into the full roster of The League starting after their ninth season was complete. Vladimir Chavinski trained for years to be a mixed martial artist, and many regarded him as someone with a bright future in Eurasian MMA. Then his first fight came, and his training flew out the window as he got himself disqualified (and subsequently banned from organized MMA events) by blatantly kicking his opponent in the crotch within ten seconds of the fight starting, and then pounding said opponent until half a dozen officials finally managed to pull him off. The opponent’s career was over after that, and Chavinski found himself looking for employment. The League signed him to a tryout deal, with the implication that if Chavinski messed this up he would be permanently banned from the company. Now he finds himself trying to rein in his temper to avoid ruining what may be his last chance at glory. New to the Omega Division, but using long-standing avatars that came from the same mod as the original avatars for Brandy, Silver, Devil’s Delight, Indigo Rose, and Elyssa Anderson… The younger cousin of "The Juggernaut" Brian Blackfield, Nora Blackfield got into professional wrestling thanks to watching Brian compete. Unlike her cousin, however, Nora does not have the size to batter her opponents into oblivion. Instead, she decided to use a technical game and play up a character of a dark, brooding girl looking to lure wrestlers into her web. This even extends to the name of her finisher, a grounded octopus stretch she calls the Gossamer Web. (Note from the author: the concept of Nora came along long before the man we know now as The Juggernaut. I actually pulled the Blackfield name from this character to give to Brian, and with his success figured that I should let the original character have a shot at it too.) The older sister of Jessica "Devil's Delight" Solomon, Rebecca Solomon was told that she would never wrestle again after a severe knee injury sustained during her time as "property" of the Hell's Marauders ended her in-ring career. After seeing Jessica's comeback, Rebecca got second and third opinions and was given the green light to make a return to the ring. While she doesn't expect to do well at all in The League, she is looking to slowly knock off the ring rust off her technical game, get back some of the power she once had before the injury, and go from there. As a final severance of her past, she has dropped even the ring name she and Jessica had agreed to use, and now competes under her own name for the first time in her career. The profiles below this line of text feature images pulled from the “AI Generated Cornellverse Content” thread in the TEW 2020 Mods category. All of these characters will be new to the Omega Division this season. Apollo Stone at one point was a promising young boxer, with a 12-1 pro record and a reign as the New Jersey Super Middleweight champion. A torn rotator cuff put an end to an otherwise bright career, and after his rehab began Apollo decided to give professional wrestling a try. He hasn't strayed far from his roots, preferring to throw hands rather than feet, holds, or throws. He still has a lethal right hook to the body, his go-to punch as a boxer, and despite the shoulder issues that punch has put down many an opponent. Contrary to what many believe just by the name, Dante James (D.J.) Calypso is neither a DJ nor from the Caribbean. Born and raised in Seattle, Calypso turned to pro wrestling as a teenager to stay off the streets and out of trouble. A natural brawler, Calypso has no problems taking matches to the mat when the need arises. His biggest weakness, as many see it, is his sheer determination to never rely on a tag team partner. "I grew up relying on myself, that's the only one I can rely on" is a common quote from him. That makes The League, with its heavy influence on singles competition, right up his alley. Selene Luneweaver is one of the last bastions of "kayfabe is not dead" in the wrestling scene today. Playing up the character of a young wizard straight out of a high fantasy novel, Selene uses various production tricks and effects to make her entrances and matches a bit more showy than most. While she would normally be out of place in a promotion like The League, she is a flier/brawler hybrid and can hang with most people in the ring. Will Prydor, an avowed fan of fantasy novels, is the only person in The League who knows Selene's true identity, and he refuses to even field questions regarding it as he's reportedly a big fan of the character. "Twilight" Terra Harding has always considered herself on the outside of society. While some will say that she simply never left her "goth phase," Terra quite simply does not care about peoples' opinions of her or her manner of expressing herself. Sporting a "devil-may-care" style of aerial attack, Terra looks to The League to get some extra ring time in and maybe learn some better brawling skills in order to be taken seriously in the wrestling world at large. The characters above will be joining “Dirty” John Murdoch (PC), Devil’s Delight, El Tornado, Jimmy Anarchy, Joslin Baroni (PC), Jun Onoo, Lord Robert Abernathy, Otto von Schwarz, Sin, Sven Ulafsson, and The Siberian Nightmare in the Omega Division for the Season Eleven cycle. Work on actually running the division will commence after Tag Team Turmoil has been posted. There is one final character idea I have in mind, that I am going to attempt my own AI prompt for. This is probably the only time I will not go directly to Croquemitaine immediately (like I did with both Nocturne and the revamped Sterling Silver) with render ideas, as this character…may be a bit controversial in some circles and areas of the world. But it’s a character that I feel needs to be introduced, even if I’m deliberately keeping them shrouded in mystery for now, to see if they can make the main roster and have their story fully told. As such, for now at least, I want to work on the concept in private and see if I can get a baseline concept for Croquemitaine to work off of down the road if it’s merited. This additional character will bring the Omega Division to a total of 24 characters, where I am setting a hard cut-off limit. Any additional PCs coming in to Omega will force out one of the GMPCs for a season, because I have to put a limit somewhere in Omega or else I’ll be running that for three hours every day just to keep up with the regular League season! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 52 minutes ago, ShadowedFlames said: Selene Luneweaver is one of the last bastions of "kayfabe is not dead" in the wrestling scene today. Playing up the character of a young wizard straight out of a high fantasy novel, Selene uses various production tricks and effects to make her entrances and matches a bit more showy than most. While she would normally be out of place in a promotion like The League, she is a flier/brawler hybrid and can hang with most people in the ring. Will Prydor, an avowed fan of fantasy novels, is the only person in The League who knows Selene's true identity, and he refuses to even field questions regarding it as he's reportedly a big fan of the character. Ho...she must be built similarly to Kichi, only with a move set focused more on flashy moves rather than brutal violence. Interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Cro's Thoughts: - Nuclear Templeton storms back into first place! ... or ... George Mastachas drops the ball! Either way you read it, the Greek again fails to hold the #1 ranking for more than one week. - The Juggernaut moves into a tie for second place. - Mel O'Hallister rises from the dead! - Other big movers are Kichi Hida and Angela Wassermann. One of these two is likely to continue climbing. The other is Angela Wassermann. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 WEEK FOUR CARD ALPHA DIVISION (1) Brandy McDonald (2-1, OVR 524) vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (2-1, OVR 572) - Blackfield has proved he belongs in Alpha. Now to prove he's a top dog. (3) George Mastachas (2-1, OVR 533) vs. (2) Nuclear Templeton (2-1, OVR 537) - Quite frankly, the second most important match in the entire season*, and I'm ride-or-die with the Jersey Bomber. LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (7) The Mastodon (1-2, OVR 523) vs. (8) Jean-Paul Ouilette (1-2, OVR 522) - Not for the squeamish. (6) Mel O'Hallister (1-2, OVR 527) vs. (5) De'siree Mitchell (1-2, OVR 503) - Mitchell has Mel's number. BETA DIVISION CAGE MATCH: (1) Christian Priest (2-1, OVR 577) vs. (2) Pulsar (2-1, OVR 488) - Priest will use the cage the way it's meant to be used... as a tool for violence. (3) Yoshii Nakamatsu (2-1, OVR 518) vs. (6) Blood River (1-2, OVR 507) - River has dominated this match-up historically, but Yoshii won the last encounter and appears to be on the upswing. (7) Billy Norris (1-2, OVR 515) vs. (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-2, OVR 507) - Is Season Nine Johnny back? We'll see. (4) Lucas Molina (2-1, OVR 485) vs. (5) Angela Wassermann (1-2, OVR 480) - As usual, Wassermann will put in a strong effort but come up just short. GAMMA DIVISION (4) Diego Rodriguez (2-1, OVR 516) vs. (3) Big Scott Weathers (2-1, OVR 498) - If Diego wants to finally promote out of Gamma, he needs to win matches like these. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-2, OVR 450) vs. (2) Monty Dhillon (3-0, OVR 536) - Dhillon remains the top Canadian in the Division. SUBMISSION MATCH: (7) Indigo Rose (0-3, OVR 493) vs. (7) Terrance Stevens (0-3, OVR 485) - Match type favours Rose, and she needs the help. SUBMISSION MATCH: (1) Kichi Hida (3-0, OVR 473) vs. (5) Markus Clay (1-2, OVR 482) - Is it possible to submit to repeated knee strikes? Let's find out! DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (2-1, OVR 486) vs. (1) Nocturne (3-0, OVR 441) - Nocturne is crushing it this season. (7) Sterling Silver (0-3, OVR 448) vs. (6) Mickey Steele (1-2, OVR 407) - Neither is having a good season. This may be Silver's week, but I have to support my boy. (4) Scott Stevens (2-1, OVR 428) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (2-1, OVR 410) - Could go either way. (8) George Stevens (0-3, OVR 401) vs. (5) Leon de Ramos (2-1, OVR 410) - Technician bias. * #1 will be the re-match. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 hours ago, Croquemitaine said: - Other big movers are Kichi Hida and Angela Wassermann. One of these two is likely to continue climbing. The other is Angela Wassermann. Ah, how I appreciate a good burn. 2 hours ago, Croquemitaine said: SUBMISSION MATCH: (1) Kichi Hida (3-0, OVR 473) vs. (5) Markus Clay (1-2, OVR 482) - Is it possible to submit to repeated knee strikes? Let's find out! My prediction is ref stoppage due to blood loss. Or severe, sustained ass whipping. AKA going past what would normally be the red on a body part. If either thing is possible, anyway. We're certainly gonna find out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 (edited) The clubhouse leader for MOTN, as I have finished all but two matches at the time of this message, is a 4* affair somewhere in the upper two divisions of The League and marks the second 4* match of the season. The runner-up is a 24-minute 3* match. EDIT: Quote Is it possible to submit to repeated knee strikes? Let's find out! The ending to this one is going to be controversial at best. While not as bad as the Baltimore Blackbirds getting a bunch of BS penalties called on them by the refs in their gridiron game against the Kansas City Arrowheads this past weekend, this match is going to be a talking point for weeks to come, methinks. Edited January 31 by ShadowedFlames 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcG Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 7 hours ago, ShadowedFlames said: The clubhouse leader for MOTN, as I have finished all but two matches at the time of this message, is a 4* affair somewhere in the upper two divisions of The League and marks the second 4* match of the season. The runner-up is a 24-minute 3* match. Don't give me that hope. Realistically isn't Priest/Pulsar since Cage Matches don't last more than 10-12 minutes. Money's on Mastachas/Nuclear. WEEK FOUR CARD ALPHA DIVISION (1) Brandy McDonald (2-1, OVR 524) vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (2-1, OVR 572) [First Career Meeting] - The Juggernaut's seemingly found his groove (3) George Mastachas (2-1, OVR 533) vs. (2) Nuclear Templeton (2-1, OVR 537) [Career: Tied 3 - 3] - Big Nuclear fan, back you've gotta back the champ. LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (7) The Mastodon (1-2, OVR 523) vs. (8) Jean-Paul Ouilette (1-2, OVR 522) [First Career Meeting. Mastodon is 1-1 in Last One Standing bouts.] - This one could get very ugly for JPO. (6) Mel O'Hallister (1-2, OVR 527) vs. (5) De'siree Mitchell (1-2, OVR 503) [Career: De'siree Mitchell, 4 - 0] - That streak has to break surely? Right? BETA DIVISION CAGE MATCH: (1) Christian Priest (2-1, OVR 577) vs. (2) Pulsar (2-1, OVR 488) [First Career Meeting. Pulsar is 1-0 in Cage matches.] - Hopefully this is another grind and beatdown from Priest (3) Yoshii Nakamatsu (2-1, OVR 518) vs. (6) Blood River (1-2, OVR 507) [Career: Blood River, 3 - 1] - We'll back this record, more interested in seeing how Yoshii bounces back after last week (7) Billy Norris (1-2, OVR 515) vs. (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-2, OVR 507) [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 0] - Looks like there's still life in the Reverend yet! (4) Lucas Molina (2-1, OVR 485) vs. (5) Angela Wassermann (1-2, OVR 480) [First Career Meeting] - Called Molina dropping to Norris last week, however Technical mirrors are his specialty. Should take this comfortably barring an absolute blitz from Wassermann. GAMMA DIVISION (4) Diego Rodriguez (2-1, OVR 516) vs. (3) Big Scott Weathers (2-1, OVR 498) [First Career Meeting] - Scotty's not big enough to escape the clutches of Rodriguez (6) Lance Heartilly (1-2, OVR 450) vs. (2) Monty Dhillon (3-0, OVR 536) [Career: Tied 1 - 1] - Monty's been unstoppable since the TTT last season, I don't think even Heartily can stop him at this point. SUBMISSION MATCH: (7) Indigo Rose (0-3, OVR 493) vs. (7) Terrance Stevens (0-3, OVR 485) [Career: Tied 2 – 2. Rose is 2-0 in Submission matches] - Feels like a forgone conclusion here SUBMISSION MATCH: (1) Kichi Hida (3-0, OVR 473) vs. (5) Markus Clay (1-2, OVR 482) [First Career Meeting. Clay is 1-1 in Submission matches.] - "If He Dies, He Dies" A Ref Stoppage is a submission and I expect this to be UGLY. DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (2-1, OVR 486) vs. (1) Nocturne (3-0, OVR 441) [First Career Meeting] - Big match for the rest of the Division. Diamond should be too much here, but I've been wrong before. (7) Sterling Silver (0-3, OVR 448) vs. (6) Mickey Steele (1-2, OVR 407) [First Career Meeting] - STEELE JUSTICE CAN NOT BE DENIED, merely delayed... (4) Scott Stevens (2-1, OVR 428) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (2-1, OVR 410) [First Career Meeting] - We'll pick the veteran again. Still got Stevens as my outside chance at the Delta Title (8) George Stevens (0-3, OVR 401) vs. (5) Leon de Ramos (2-1, OVR 410) [First Career Meeting] - Hopefully David beats Goliath here 😛 TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 A quick note: This week will feature play-by-play for all matches included after each match’s respective summary. Of course, the Match of the Night will be written out in its entirety as is tradition, but for the other 15 matches you’ll be able to get a glimpse of how the other wrestlers in The League seem to be functioning. As such, do not be surprised if the show gets posted an hour or two later than normal on Saturday morning, as the extra formatting and proofing will be in addition to errand running I must do before I may boot the computer up to begin posting. Huzzah for this so-called “adulting” business! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 To everyone who has been picking against Nuclear, or WORSE, saying that Mastachas is the champion are all going to be getting their home addresses visited by the ghosts of Italy past, present and future to go over your own personal pasts, presents and potential futures 😛 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, Derek B said: To everyone who has been picking against Nuclear, or WORSE, saying that Mastachas is the champion are all going to be getting their home addresses visited by the ghosts of Italy past, present and future to go over your own personal pasts, presents and potential futures 😛 As long as they're each bringing a dish. Lasagna. Spaghetti. Fettucine. Maybe a nice salad and some garlic bread. Cannoli if they feel like it. If we're gonna have one of those lengthy conversations again, we might as well eat while we do it, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 THE LEAGUE: SEASON ELEVEN, WEEK FOUR DELTA DIVISION (8) George Stevens (0-3, OVR 401) vs. (Favorite, 53.74%) (5) Leon de Ramos (2-1, OVR 410) The opening contest of Week Four saw Leon attempt to keep pace with the upper ranks of the Delta Division as he faced off against the as-yet-winless George Stevens. While Stevens certainly had the size and power advantage, it was Leon’s speed that was decisive here as he was able to by and large stay away from the powerful blows of Stevens. Near the end of the match, de Ramos seemed a bit perplexed as if unsure if he could apply either of his finishing maneuvers to the much larger man, and simply decided to instead apply a stump puller, a move that Angela Wassermann has been known to utilize in the past. Stevens eventually had to tap out not due to the pain in the legs, but because his torso was being bent so forward that he couldn’t get a full breath in for close to thirty seconds and was in danger of passing out. Leon de Ramos (3-1) def. George Stevens (0-4) via Submission (stump puller) in 11:41. Rating: ** Changes for Leon de Ramos: OVR + 3.58, XP + 485.61, no notable damage Changes for George Stevens: OVR + 0.41, XP + 121.40, no notable damage Quote George Stevens vs. Leon De Ramos (00:00) *** The match began (00:07) Leon applied a Standing Arm Bar (00:21) Leon applied a Cravate (00:35) Leon applied a Top Wrist Lock (00:49) Leon applied a Cravate (00:52) Leon hit a Kick To Gut (01:09) Leon applied a Kneeling Cravate (01:27) Leon hit a Slap To Chest (01:32) George broke a Knee Plant (01:35) George hit a Jab Punch (01:42) George hit a Running Clothesline (01:49) Leon De Ramos very easily moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (02:03) Leon applied a Single Leg Grapevine (02:21) Leon hit a Single Leg Trip (02:36) Leon hit a Stomp Flurry (02:40) Leon hit a Measured Knee Drop (02:48) Leon hit a Stomp To Groin (02:55) Leon hit a Knee Pull (03:10) Leon applied MMA Top Control (03:14) Leon hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (03:21) Leon hit a Knee Pull (03:26) George blocked an Indian Deathlock (03:31) George blocked a STF (03:34) George hit a Forearm Blow (03:37) George hit a Punch (03:41) George hit an Eye Poke (03:44) George hit a Forearm Blow (03:47) George hit a Jab Punch (03:54) Leon avoided a Forearm Blow. (03:58) George countered a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock Roll with an Eye Poke (03:58) The referee warned George (04:01) George hit a Punch (04:05) George hit an Open Handed Chop (04:09) George hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (04:13) Leon rolled through a Giant Swing (04:17) George blocked a DDT (04:21) George broke a Seated Face Plant (04:33) George hit a Power Bodyslam (04:37) George hit a Measured Knee Drop (04:44) Leon very easily avoided a Seated Back Kick. (04:49) George blocked a Snap Mare Takedown (04:53) George blocked a DDT (05:00) George hit a Running Forearm Blow (05:09) Leon De Ramos very easily moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop. (05:14) George broke a STF (05:21) Leon avoided a Strong Open Handed Chop after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (05:26) George broke a Seated Face Plant (05:38) George hit a Power Bodyslam (05:46) Leon very easily avoided a Big Man Stand-On. (06:00) Leon applied a Side Headlock (06:17) Leon applied a Kneeling Cravate (06:35) George blocked a Punch (06:49) Leon applied a Front Facelock (07:06) Leon applied a Kneeling Cravate (07:35) Leon hit a Spinning Arm Breaker (07:40) George slipped out of the back of a STF (07:44) George hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (07:49) Leon broke a Full Nelson Bomb (07:54) George broke a Spinning Arm Breaker (08:10) George hit a Shoulder Breaker (08:18) George picked up Leon (08:22) Leon slipped out of the back of an Everything Is Bigger in Texas (08:27) George broke a Sleeper Hold Neckbreaker (08:31) Leon slipped out the front of a Powerbomb (08:36) George broke a Kneeling Cravate (08:43) Leon countered a Begging Off Low Blow with a Side Headlock Takedown (09:09) Leon applied a STF (09:21) Leon got a near submission (09:31) Leon hit a Seated Face Plant (09:36) George broke a Stump Puller (09:39) George hit a Jab Punch (09:53) George applied a Front Facelock (09:59) George hit a Low Blow (09:59) The referee gave George a serious telling off (10:16) George hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (10:29) George hit a Posing Elbow Drop (10:38) Leon very easily avoided a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry. (10:54) Leon applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (11:04) Leon hit a Russian Legsweep (11:30) Leon applied a Stump Puller (11:41) *** Leon submitted George DELTA DIVISION (4) Scott Stevens (2-1, OVR 428) vs. (Favorite, 55.26%) (2) Rock Sheridan (2-1, OVR 410) Cary remained at ringside as Scott came out for his bout against the giant Sheridan. Scott put in a better showing than his brother, for certain, but even still he was wrestling on the defensive against an opponent larger than him. For his part, Sheridan kept battering and hammering away at Stevens, trying to find a weak point in the defense. So much so, in fact, that Cary Stevens felt the need to run interference and be ejected to the locker room for his troubles. Stevens took the new-found advantage and ran with it as best as he could, but ran into one or two shots too many from Sheridan. A meaty Welcome to Tacoma was the catalyst for the impending lariat, and this Match of the Night contender ended with the slight favorite picking up the duke in a match that could have gone either way. Rock Sheridan (3-1) def. Scott Stevens (2-2) via Pinfall (Grit City Lariat) in 15:11. Rating: *** Changes for Rock Sheridan: OVR + 5.01, XP + 527.90, minor damage to head Changes for Scott Stevens: OVR + 1.27, XP + 105.58, minor damage to head and body Quote Scott Stevens vs. Rock Sheridan (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Sheridan hit a Slap To Chest (00:10) S. Stevens avoided a Punch Flurry. (00:14) S. Stevens hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (00:14) The referee warned S. Stevens (00:28) S. Stevens applied a Front Facelock (00:32) Sheridan blocked a Side Headlock (00:35) S. Stevens hit a Forearm Blow (00:42) S. Stevens hit a Side Headlock Takedown (00:50) S. Stevens picked up Sheridan (00:53) S. Stevens hit a Punch (01:12) S. Stevens applied a Side Headlock (01:17) Sheridan blocked a Jab Punch (01:25) Sheridan avoided a Forearm Blow. (01:32) Sheridan hit a Running Shoulder Block (01:37) S. Stevens fought back against being picked up (01:41) S. Stevens hit an Open Handed Chop (01:47) S. Stevens hit a Strong Open Handed Chop (01:51) S. Stevens hit a Measured Knee Drop (01:55) S. Stevens hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (02:02) S. Stevens used a Face Rub Taunt (02:19) S. Stevens hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (02:23) S. Stevens hit a Running Knee Drop (02:27) S. Stevens hit a Seated Back Kick (02:46) S. Stevens applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold (02:46) The referee gave S. Stevens a stern warning (02:50) Sheridan stopped a Get Up Taunt by rushing S. Stevens (02:54) Sheridan hit a Slap To Chest (03:04) Sheridan hit a Short Arm Knee Lift (03:13) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (03:16) Sheridan hit a Punch (03:23) Sheridan hit a Running Shoulder Block (03:27) Sheridan hit a Running Knee Drop (03:35) Sheridan hit a Double Axe Handle Smash (03:40) S. Stevens blocked a Big Man Stand-On (03:45) S. Stevens blocked a Biel Throw (03:52) S. Stevens hit a Running Forearm Blow (04:11) S. Stevens applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold (04:11) The referee gave S. Stevens a stern warning (04:15) Sheridan fought back against being picked up (04:18) Sheridan hit a Punch (04:25) S. Stevens avoided a Clubbing Blow. (04:29) Sheridan broke a Toxic Sting (04:33) S. Stevens blocked a Short Arm Knee Lift (04:36) Sheridan hit a Jab Punch (04:39) S. Stevens countered a Backbreaker Hold with a Forearm Blow (04:43) Sheridan blocked a Toxic Sting (04:46) Sheridan countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Punch (04:52) Sheridan hit a Roundhouse Punch (04:56) Sheridan hit a Stomp (05:05) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (05:11) Sheridan hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (05:17) Sheridan hit a Roundhouse Punch (05:26) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (05:42) Sheridan hit a Shoulder Breaker (05:55) Sheridan used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (06:07) Sheridan hit a Biel Throw To Corner (06:12) S. Stevens stopped a Stalk Grounded Enemy by rushing Sheridan (06:15) S. Stevens hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (06:20) Sheridan broke a Toxic Sting (06:24) S. Stevens reversed an irish whip to the corner (06:31) S. Stevens hit a Corner Slap To Chest (06:38) S. Stevens hit a Corner Elbow (06:45) S. Stevens hit a Corner Slap To Chest (07:03) S. Stevens hit a Corner Ten Punch (07:21) S. Stevens hit a Corner Forearm Flurry (07:28) S. Stevens hit a Corner Slap To Chest (07:46) S. Stevens hit Ten Turnbuckle Smashes (07:52) S. Stevens hit a Low Blow (07:52) The referee furiously berated S. Stevens (07:58) S. Stevens picked up Sheridan (08:03) Sheridan broke a Deep in the Heart of Texas (08:07) S. Stevens blocked a DDT (08:14) Sheridan hit a Running Shoulder Block (08:22) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (08:26) Sheridan hit a Slap To Chest (08:33) Sheridan hit a Running Forearm Blow (08:41) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (08:57) Sheridan hit a Press Powerslam (09:02) Sheridan got a two count (09:11) Cary Stevens tripped Sheridan to prevent a Grit City Lariat (09:11) The referee sent Cary Stevens back to the locker room (09:15) Sheridan broke a Headbutt To Groin (09:19) S. Stevens reversed an irish whip to the corner (09:23) Sheridan stopped a Corner Stomp Flurry by rushing S. Stevens (09:23) Sheridan irish whipped S. Stevens into the corner (09:37) S. Stevens countered a Big Man Avalanche with a Punch Flurry (09:51) S. Stevens applied a Side Headlock (09:55) S. Stevens hit an Eye Poke (09:55) The referee warned S. Stevens (09:59) Sheridan broke a DDT (10:11) Sheridan hit a Biel Throw (10:20) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (10:36) Sheridan hit a Press Slam (10:51) Sheridan hit a Stomp Flurry (10:57) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (11:07) S. Stevens avoided a Grit City Lariat. (11:14) S. Stevens hit a Knee Plant (11:17) S. Stevens hit a Handshake Sucker Punch (11:21) Sheridan blocked a Toxic Sting (11:31) Sheridan avoided a Spinning Elbow Blow after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (11:36) S. Stevens blocked a Press Powerslam (11:41) S. Stevens slipped out of the back of a Press Powerslam (11:48) S. Stevens hit a Running Face Smash (11:55) S. Stevens hit a Snap Driving Elbow (12:10) S. Stevens hit a Stomp Flurry (12:29) S. Stevens applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold (12:29) The referee angrily shouted at S. Stevens (12:39) Rock Sheridan moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. (12:46) S. Stevens very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry. (12:51) Sheridan broke a Deep in the Heart of Texas (12:55) S. Stevens blocked a DDT (13:11) Sheridan hit a Gorilla Press Slam (13:19) Sheridan hit a Stomp To Groin (13:26) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (13:30) S. Stevens slipped out of the back of a Press Powerslam (13:38) Sheridan avoided a Chop Block. (13:42) S. Stevens reversed an irish whip to the corner (13:52) Sheridan avoided a Corner Forearm Blow. (14:16) Sheridan hit a Tree Of Woe Stomp Flurry (14:24) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (14:33) S. Stevens avoided a Grit City Lariat. (14:40) S. Stevens hit a Knee Plant (14:45) Sheridan broke a Deep in the Heart of Texas (14:51) What a spinning backfist! Scott Stevens, Welcome to Tacoma! (15:01) Sheridan picked up S. Stevens (15:07) Scott Stevens almost got his head taken clear off with that Grit City Lariat! (15:11) *** Sheridan got a three count on S. Stevens DELTA DIVISION (7) Sterling Silver (0-3, OVR 448) (Favorite, 51.54%) vs. (6) Mickey Steele (1-2, OVR 407) Despite being winless on the season to date, Silver was still the slight favorite coming in based on her experience. She had her hands full with Steele, who put up an impressive fight and seemed to be a step ahead of the normally speedy Silver at times. Whether that was due to luck or preparation, none in attendance could say. At one point, Silver had gotten to the top rope, looking for her 450 splash, only to be pushed off the ropes by Roxy Rose while Steele had the ref distracted. Even that wouldn’t be enough, as despite being thwarted on a second attempt, Silver avoided the Mickey Finn on multiple occasions and finally stunned Steele with a slingshot legdrop to keep the private eye down for a three count. Silver finally notches her first win of the season, and now waits to hear from Mel O’Hallister regarding her future at Tag Team Turmoil. Sterling Silver (1-3) def. Mickey Steele (1-3) via Pinfall (slingshot guillotina) in 10:30. Rating: ** Changes for Sterling Silver: OVR + 3.53, XP + 485.04, minor damage to head Changes for Mickey Steele: OVR + 0.40, XP + 97.01, no notable damage Quote Sterling Silver vs. Mickey Steele (00:00) *** The match began (00:10) Steele very easily avoided a Legsweep Kick. (00:13) Steele hit a Bell Clap (00:17) Steele hit a Kick To Arm (00:20) Steele hit a Kick To Gut (00:24) Steele hit a Kick To Arm (00:28) Steele hit a Kick To Thigh (00:35) Steele hit a Running Clothesline (00:45) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (00:49) S. Silver hit a Guillotina (00:53) S. Silver hit a Stomp (01:01) S. Silver picked up Steele (01:15) S. Silver applied a Candado Invertido (01:21) S. Silver hit a Dropkick To Corner (01:28) S. Silver hit a Corner Elbow (01:35) S. Silver hit a Corner Knife Edge Chop (01:40) Steele blocked a Hot Legs Boot Choke (01:47) S. Silver hit a Corner Slap To Chest (01:54) S. Silver hit a Corner Running Dropkick (02:01) S. Silver hit a Half Senton (02:14) S. Silver hit a Running Senton (02:23) Mickey Steele moved out of the way from a Lucha Senton Pin. (02:27) Steele hit an Elbow Drop (02:34) Steele hit a Half Senton (02:47) Steele hit a Posing Elbow Drop (02:54) Steele hit a Seated Dropkick (02:58) Steele hit a Measured Knee Drop (03:02) Steele hit a Seated Back Kick (03:11) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Running Half Senton. (03:15) S. Silver hit a Knee Drop (03:23) Mickey Steele moved out of the way from a Senton. (03:30) Steele hit a Half Senton (03:45) Steele hit a Stomp Flurry (03:51) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (03:55) S. Silver hit a Stomp (04:02) S. Silver hit a Half Senton (04:10) Mickey Steele moved out of the way from a Running Senton. (04:19) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. (04:26) S. Silver hit a Seated Dropkick (04:35) Mickey Steele moved out of the way from a Running Half Senton. (04:48) Steele hit a Running Half Senton (04:52) S. Silver fought back against being picked up (04:56) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (05:00) Steele stopped a Top Rope Missile Dropkick by rushing S. Silver (05:04) S. Silver fought back as Steele tried to climb down from the turnbuckles (05:09) S. Silver climbed down off the top rope (05:17) S. Silver threw Steele off the top rope (05:23) Mickey Steele moved out of the way from a Springboard Guillotina. (05:36) Steele hit a Running Senton (05:48) Steele hit a Kneeling Kick Rush (05:53) S. Silver fought back against being picked up (06:07) S. Silver applied a Candado Invertido (06:13) Steele avoided a Dropkick To Knee after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (06:20) S. Silver countered a Hard Knee Strike with a Legsweep Kick (06:29) S. Silver used a Standing Moonsault (06:33) S. Silver got a two count (06:37) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (06:41) Steele shook the ropes to stop a Top Rope Flying Clothesline (06:46) S. Silver kicked Steele away (06:54) S. Silver hit a Second Rope Dropkick (07:11) S. Silver hit a Quebrada (07:21) Mickey Steele moved out of the way from a Running Half Senton. (07:28) Steele hit a Half Senton (07:41) Steele hit a Running Senton (07:48) Steele picked up S. Silver (07:52) S. Silver countered a Mickey Finn with a Kick To Thigh (07:57) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (08:01) Steele stopped a Top Rope Missile Dropkick by rushing S. Silver (08:06) S. Silver fought back as Steele tried to climb down from the turnbuckles (08:10) S. Silver climbed down off the top rope (08:15) Steele kicked S. Silver away (08:23) Steele hit a Second Rope Dropkick (08:33) Steele picked up S. Silver (08:40) S. Silver easily avoided a Mickey Finn. (08:44) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (09:00) S. Silver hit a Moonsault Press (09:04) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (09:13) Roxy Rose pushed S. Silver off the top rope to prevent an On Wings of Silver (09:17) Steele hit a Measured Knee Drop (09:21) S. Silver fought back against being picked up (09:25) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (09:41) S. Silver hit a Moonsault Press (09:46) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (09:51) Steele shook the ropes to stop an On Wings of Silver (09:59) Steele threw S. Silver off the top rope (10:08) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Running Senton. (10:25) S. Silver hit a Slingshot Guillotina (10:30) *** S. Silver got a three count on Steele DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (2-1, OVR 486) vs. (Favorite, 52.53%) (1) Nocturne (3-0, OVR 441) Wrapping up Delta Division action this week was a match that more than a few people were anticipating. Despite her years of experience, the First Lady of the League entered this match as a slight underdog in the eyes of the stats people. She seemed to take offense to this, and was more aggressive than normal once the bell sounded, forcing Nocturne to fight off her back foot. This was right in Nocturne’s wheelhouse, so to speak, and she began to claw her way back into the fight. Diamond remained relentless, though, and utilized her superior speed to batter Nocturne to the mat. Diamond eventually found herself up top, looking for her swanton bomb, only for Nocturne to move out of the way. Diamond landed hard on the canvas, and Nocturne immediately went into a jackknife cover, bridging over Diamond who was unable to escape before the three. Some will say that Nocturne stole a win here, but the record books will only show that in the end, Nocturne remains undefeated at this point of Season Eleven! Nocturne (4-0) def. Diamond (2-2) via Pinfall (missed Diamond in the Sky) in 8:49. Rating: ** Changes for Nocturne: OVR + 3.44, XP + 484.23, minor damage to head Changes for Diamond: OVR + 0.39, XP + 121.06, no notable damage Quote Diamond vs. Nocturne (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Nocturne hit an Open Handed Chop (00:18) Nocturne applied a Side Headlock (00:22) Diamond blocked a Kick To Gut (00:26) Diamond broke a Side Headlock Takedown (00:40) Diamond applied a Front Facelock (00:44) Diamond hit an Open Handed Slap (00:53) Diamond hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist (00:57) Diamond hit a Kick To Knee (01:00) Diamond hit a Punch (01:14) Diamond applied a Side Headlock (01:17) Diamond hit a Jab Punch (01:24) Diamond hit a Running Dropkick (01:28) Diamond hit a Measured Knee Drop (01:41) Diamond hit a Posing Elbow Drop (01:54) Diamond hit a Running Half Senton (01:58) Diamond hit a Running Knee Drop (02:06) Nocturne moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (02:10) Nocturne hit a Fist Drop (02:24) Nocturne applied an Arm Bar (02:29) Diamond fought back against being picked up (02:39) Diamond hit a Discus Punch (02:48) Nocturne moved out of the way from a Snap Driving Elbow. (02:55) Nocturne hit a Knee Pull (03:00) Diamond rolled through an Arm Bar (03:07) Diamond hit a Women's DDT (03:14) Diamond hit a Half Senton (03:24) Nocturne moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (03:28) Diamond broke a Body Scissors (03:32) Nocturne broke a Knee Plant (03:35) Nocturne hit a Forearm Blow (03:42) Diamond very easily avoided a Kick To Gut. (03:48) Diamond hit a High Knee (03:57) The Jawjacker attempt misses, Nocturne got out of the way! (04:01) Nocturne hit a Running Knee Drop (04:05) Nocturne hit a Measured Knee Drop (04:15) Diamond very easily moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (04:19) Diamond hit a Measured Knee Drop (04:26) Diamond hit a Senton (04:30) Diamond hit a Running Knee Drop (04:34) Diamond leapt up to the top turnbuckle (04:39) Nocturne stopped a Top Rope Splash by rushing Diamond (04:43) Nocturne climbed down off the top rope (04:51) Nocturne threw Diamond off the top rope (04:59) Diamond very easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (05:06) Diamond hit a Seated Dropkick (05:13) Diamond used a Slit Throat Motion (05:26) Diamond used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (05:31) Nocturne slipped out the front of a Stump Piledriver (05:35) Diamond blocked a Standing Arm Bar (05:49) Nocturne applied a Front Facelock (05:53) Nocturne hit a Knife Edge Chop (05:56) Nocturne hit a Forearm Blow (05:59) Nocturne hit a Punch (06:13) Nocturne applied a Front Facelock (06:20) Nocturne hit a Women's DDT (06:34) Nocturne applied a Body Scissors (06:48) Nocturne applied an Arm Bar (06:52) Nocturne hit a Knee Drop (07:01) Diamond easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (07:11) Nocturne moved out of the way from a Running Half Senton. (07:15) Diamond fought back against being picked up from behind (07:19) Nocturne countered a Spear with an Open Handed Chop (07:24) Diamond blocked a Knee Plant (07:31) Nocturne applied a Standing Arm Bar (07:35) Diamond broke a Kneeling Jaw Breaker (07:42) Diamond hit a Running Forearm Blow (07:49) Nocturne avoided a Seated Dropkick. (07:54) Diamond rolled through a Spinning Arm Breaker (08:02) Nocturne very easily avoided a Running Knee Lift. (08:06) Nocturne hit an Open Handed Chop (08:10) Diamond blocked a Standing Arm Bar (08:15) Diamond blocked a Knee Plant (08:25) Diamond hit a Discus Punch (08:32) Diamond hit a Seated Dropkick (08:36) Diamond leapt up to the top turnbuckle (08:44) Diamond crashes and burns, the swanton missed! (08:49) *** Nocturne got a three count on Diamond THE DECISION The camera fades in to footage shot earlier today, in the parking lot of The Aerie. The camera is focused on one vehicle in particular, in which Lucas Molina is clearly seen in the driver's seat. After a second or two, he exits his car and grabs his gear from the trunk before heading towards The Aerie proper. He stops short just before the entrance, though, as another man comes out of The Aerie with a determined look on his face. Mel O’Hallister: Ah, there ye are, Lucas. Cannae have a word with ye? Lucas Molina: Any time, Mel. You want advice for dealing with Mitchell? I’ve got Wasserman on my mind, but there’s plenty of time between now and then.. Mel O’Hallister: I have Mitchell in hand. Nae, it’s the Tag event coming up. Got a wee problem there I need to discuss with ye. Lucas Molina: Glad to hear it. Mitchell’s tough, but you can do it. Molina looks thoughtful. Lucas Molina: Silver, huh? What are you thinking? Mel O’Hallister: Aye, Silver. I’m sure ye’ve seen it before, it’s kinda tradition for the Tag champs to defend their belts the following season. Me and Silver ne’er got the chance, and then we made the finals last season. During that time, I ended up promising the both of ye that I’d join up with ye again. Naturally that makes a problem when there be only one of me, and two of ye. So I’ll just come right out with it. I gave Silver my word first. Would ye be… He trails off for a second, trying to find the word he wants to use. Mel O’Hallister: …upset, methinks, if I filled my oath with her this season? Molina’s face goes blank, like it does when he’s applying one of his trademark submissions. Lucas Molina: I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t be disappointed. We had a good run. We could easily do the same or better this year. With that said… The technician sighs. Lucas Molina: I’m a fair man. I deal fairly. I don’t like it, but Silver has the stronger claim. He smirks, just a little. Lucas Molina: Besides, she’s your friend, right? Go. Good luck. But next season, if you two don’t win? You’re mine again. Got that? Mel O’Hallister: Aye. I got it. Ye got a deal, Lucas. He puts out a hand to shake on the deal. Mel O’Hallister: Oh, one last thing. Wassermann’s solely one-dimensional. Avoid her arm breaker and other submissions, and ye’re golden. Molina starts fully smirking, and shakes Mel’s hand firmly. Lucas Molina: I know. Just like you know to avoid getting speared out of your boots by Mitchell. Now, if I’m not teaming with you, I have to think about who my partner will be. He hesitates for a second, uncharacteristically. Lucas Molina: You have any recommendations? Mel O’Hallister: Cannae go wrong with the champ, methinks. His power, your technical style? Some of the great teams use that style. I’d talk to Mastachas. Lucas Molina: Fair enough. Seems I’ve got a Greek to talk with before I tap out Wassermann. Good luck with Mitchell. Mel O’Hallister: And ye with Wassermann. Fair winds at your back, Lucas. With that, Mel heads into The Aerie. He has his own preparations to make before the matches start tonight. GAMMA DIVISION SUBMISSION MATCH (1) Kichi Hida (3-0, OVR 473) (Favorite, 60.46%) vs. (5) Markus Clay (1-2, OVR 482) We now move to the Gamma Division, and what would easily be considered the most controversial match of the evening. Neither wrestler is known for their submission abilities—in fact, Hida is known for anything but that—but the schedule makers decreed this must happen. The match started as many thought it would: Hida gleefully beating the daylights out of Clay, and the South African doing anything he could to slow the Carnival of Violence’s ringmaster down. He eventually managed to do enough that he would begin wrenching at the neck of Hida, looking to force a submission with some variant of a neck crank. Hida would counter once with a mandible claw variant, the second time with elbows to the top of the forehead, looking to perhaps force Clay to tap out to repeated strikes. The controversy started at the twelve-and-a-half-minute mark of the match, when Clay sent Hida into the referee via a reversed irish whip. What followed in the next two minutes were Kichi continuing to attempt to simply knock Clay out or bust him open, and Clay continuing to work the neck. The key point came at the fourteen-minute mark, with the official still down on the mat. Clay again went for the neck, this time applying a version of the cobra clutch and dropping to the mat, wrapping his legs around Hida to prevent her from escaping. Hida flailed around, trying to break free, and in doing so slapped her arms to the mat, her hands never touching it. A few seconds later, the bell rang, and the cameras saw the official, who had his back turned to the action while slowly getting to a knee, calling for the bell. He would later say that he distinctly heard someone tapping out on the mat and knew enough to call for the bell without actually seeing what was happening. By then, it was too late, and the result would remain that Clay defeated Hida in the most controversial of fashions to date in The League! Markus Clay (2-2) def. Kichi Hida (3-1) via Submission (force submission) in 14:28. Rating: *** Changes for Markus Clay: OVR + 4.96, XP + 606.65, moderate damage to head Changes for Kichi Hida: OVR + 1.25, XP + 151.66, minor damage to head Quote Kichi Hida vs. Markus Clay (00:00) *** The match began (00:05) Hida escaped a Hammerlock (00:13) Clay applied a Hammerlock (00:21) Hida very easily avoided a Dropkick To Corner. (00:25) Hida hit an Eye Poke (00:29) Hida hit a Face Rake (00:33) Hida irish whipped Clay into the ropes (00:40) Hida hit a Clothesline (00:54) Hida applied a Choke Hold (01:02) Clay easily avoided a Stomp. (01:16) Clay applied a Front Facelock (01:21) Hida blocked a Side Headlock (01:24) Clay hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (01:31) Clay hit a Legsweep Kick (01:35) Clay hit a Knee Drop (01:39) Clay hit a Stomp (01:43) Hida fought back against being picked up (01:46) Hida hit a Kick To Gut (01:50) Hida hit a Face Rake (01:53) Hida hit a Kick To Gut (01:56) Hida hit a Punch (01:56) Clay shrugged off the blow (02:00) Hida broke a Side Headlock (02:07) Clay avoided an Eye Poke. (02:11) Clay hit an Eye Poke (02:14) Clay hit a Handshake Sucker Punch (02:21) Hida very easily avoided a Face Rake. (02:24) Hida hit a Kick To Gut (02:28) Hida hit a Face Rake (02:32) Hida hit a Knee Lift (02:32) Clay shrugged off the blow (02:36) Clay hit a Face Rake (02:40) Hida broke a Front Facelock (02:46) Markus Clay's brains may be scrambled after that savage Kichi Hida headbutt! (02:52) Clay avoided a Roundhouse Body Punch after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (02:56) Clay hit an Eye Poke (03:03) Clay hit a Side Headlock Takedown (03:07) Clay hit a Measured Knee Drop (03:22) Clay hit a Stomp Flurry (03:35) Clay hit a Running Senton (03:39) Clay hit a Measured Knee Drop (03:46) Clay hit a Senton (03:52) Kichi Hida moved out of the way from a Running Senton. (03:58) Clay easily avoided a Stomp Flurry. (04:03) Hida blocked a Flying Inverted Rana (04:07) Hida blocked a Spinning Head Scissors (04:11) Clay reversed an irish whip (04:18) Clay hit a Clothesline (04:31) Clay hit a Running Half Senton (04:38) Kichi Hida moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop. (04:42) Hida hit a Stomp (04:46) Hida hit a Running Knee Drop (05:00) Hida applied a Choke Hold (05:05) Clay broke a Stomp To Groin (05:11) Clay hit an Enzuigiri Kick (05:18) Clay hit a Running Knee Lift (05:25) Clay hit a Running Dropkick (05:32) Clay hit a Half Senton (05:45) Clay hit a Running Half Senton (05:52) Clay hit a Running Seated Dropkick (05:59) Kichi Hida moved out of the way from a Slingshot Moonsault. (06:13) Hida applied a Choke Hold (06:17) Hida hit a Running Knee Drop (06:21) Hida hit a Knee Drop (06:40) Hida applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold (06:59) Clay easily avoided a High Knee. (07:04) Hida blocked a DDT (07:12) Hida very easily avoided a Running Forearm Blow. (07:18) Markus Clay's brains may be scrambled after that savage Kichi Hida headbutt! (07:27) Hida picked up Clay (07:31) Clay countered Glory in Violence with a Kick To Thigh (07:36) Hida blocked a Seated Face Plant (07:44) Hida avoided a Spear after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (07:51) Kichi Hida is treating the ring like her own personal Bumper Kars circuit here! (07:57) Hida picked up Clay (08:15) Kichi Hida is showing Clay the true meaning of Glory in Violence here! (08:23) Hida picked up Clay (08:30) Clay countered an UFO Spin Elbow with a Side Headlock Takedown (08:38) Kichi Hida moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (08:45) Hida picked up Clay (08:49) Clay countered a Low Blow with a Knife Edge Chop (08:57) Clay applied a Hammerlock (08:57) Clay irish whipped Hida into the corner (09:08) Clay hit a Corner Knife Edge Chop (09:23) Clay hit a Corner Running Butt Avalanche (09:29) Clay climbed the turnbuckles (09:41) Clay hit a Moonsault (10:00) Clay applied a Rope-Assisted Double Footed Choke (10:28) Clay hit a Stump Piledriver (10:41) Clay got a near submission (10:47) Hida hit a Low Blow (10:56) Hida picked up Clay from behind (11:00) Hida hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (11:04) Hida irish whipped Clay into the ropes (11:11) Hida hit a Clothesline (11:18) Clay easily avoided a Stomp Flurry. (11:34) Clay hit a Stump Piledriver (11:49) Clay got a near submission (12:07) Kichi Hida is showing Clay the true meaning of Glory in Violence here! (12:11) Clay countered a Low Blow with a Kick To Thigh (12:16) Hida blocked a DDT (12:24) Clay climbed the turnbuckles (12:27) Hida countered a Moonsault Press with a Punch (12:31) Clay reversed an irish whip (12:31) The referee was accidentally knocked out after colliding with Hida (12:38) Clay hit a Clothesline (12:49) Clay got a near submission (12:56) Hida hit a Yakuza Kick (13:09) Hida got a near submission (13:16) Hida avoided a Springboard Rana after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (13:21) Clay blocked an Eternal Violence (13:39) Kichi Hida is showing Clay the true meaning of Glory in Violence here! (13:54) Hida got a near submission (13:59) Hida blocked a Flying Inverted Rana (14:05) Clay hit a Dropkick To Knee (14:13) Clay hit a Flying Rana (14:28) *** Clay submitted Hida (Note from the author: notice how there is not a line that said the referee recovered? When I went to copy this to my running document the ref icon was still X'd out!) GAMMA DIVISION SUBMISSION MATCH (7) Indigo Rose (0-3, OVR 493) (Favorite, 59.62%) vs. (7) Terrance Stevens (0-3, OVR 485) Unlike the previous submission match, this one was as normal as a submission bout could be. It also went the way that everyone and their mother expected it to go. Stevens got some offense in, but he was well outmatched by one of the best technical wrestlers in The League today. It did not seem to take much effort for Rose to get her signature submission locked in, and force the quick tap from Stevens. Rose also picks up her first win of the season, though she still has a long ways to go if she wants to equal her performance from last season! Indigo Rose (1-3) def. Terrance Stevens (0-4) via Submission (Vite d’Indaco) in 13:25. Rating: ** Changes for Indigo Rose: OVR + 3.67, XP + 559.41, minor damage to head Changes for Terrance Stevens: OVR + 0.42, XP + 139.85, no notable damage Quote Indigo Rose vs. Terrance Stevens (00:00) *** The match began (00:16) Rose applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (00:23) Rose applied a Standing Arm Bar (00:30) Rose hit a Single Leg Trip (00:34) T. Stevens blocked an Arm Bar (00:39) T. Stevens escaped a Knee Pull (00:53) Rose applied a Cravate (00:58) T. Stevens broke a Front Facelock (01:02) T. Stevens hit an Open Handed Chop (01:12) Indigo Rose moved out of the way from a Fist Drop. (01:26) Rose applied a Knee Bar (01:30) T. Stevens broke a Knee Pull (01:38) T. Stevens applied a Hammerlock (01:44) T. Stevens hit a Rolling Wheel Kick (01:48) T. Stevens hit a Fist Drop (01:52) Rose blocked a Rear Chinlock (01:56) T. Stevens hit a Knee Drop (02:06) T. Stevens picked up Rose (02:20) T. Stevens applied a Side Headlock (02:27) T. Stevens hit a Comedy Tickle (02:30) T. Stevens hit a Punch (02:44) T. Stevens applied a Front Facelock (02:48) T. Stevens hit an Open Handed Chop (02:55) Indigo Rose moved out of the way from a Canuckle Shuffle. (03:15) Rose applied a Rear Chinlock (03:29) Rose applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (03:44) Rose hit a Stomp Flurry (04:04) Rose applied a Single Leg Boston Crab (04:26) Rose hit a Knee Plant (04:40) Rose applied a Front Facelock (04:57) Rose applied a Kneeling Cravate (05:24) Rose applied an Arm Wringer (05:31) T. Stevens very easily avoided a Punch. (05:35) T. Stevens hit an Open Handed Chop (05:42) T. Stevens hit a Half Senton (05:46) T. Stevens hit a Running Knee Drop (05:53) T. Stevens hit a Snap Driving Elbow (06:08) T. Stevens hit a Stomp Flurry (06:12) T. Stevens hit a Running Knee Drop (06:32) T. Stevens applied a Rear Chinlock (06:45) T. Stevens hit a Posing Elbow Drop (06:54) Indigo Rose moved out of the way from a Splash. (06:58) T. Stevens blocked a Single Leg Grapevine (07:12) Rose applied a Body Scissors (07:16) Rose hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (07:36) Rose applied a Single Leg Boston Crab (07:58) Rose hit a Women's DDT (08:08) Rose picked up T. Stevens (08:15) Indigo Rose grabs hold of T. Stevens...and there's the Blood From a Rose DDT! (08:20) T. Stevens slipped out of the back of a STF (08:30) T. Stevens hit a Russian Legsweep (08:34) T. Stevens hit a Seated Back Kick (08:38) T. Stevens hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (08:46) T. Stevens hit a Splash (08:51) Rose slipped out of the back of the Rear Crossface Blows (09:05) Rose applied a Top Wrist Lock (09:09) T. Stevens blocked a Blood From a Rose (09:13) T. Stevens escaped a Kneeling Cravate (09:18) T. Stevens broke a Knee Plant (09:26) Rose avoided a Spear after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (09:30) T. Stevens broke a Blood From a Rose (09:36) T. Stevens hit a Roundhouse Punch (09:44) T. Stevens picked up Rose (10:00) T. Stevens hit a Stump Piledriver (10:05) Rose stopped a Stalk Grounded Enemy by rushing T. Stevens (10:10) T. Stevens blocked a Blood From a Rose (10:24) Rose applied a Side Headlock (10:40) Rose applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (10:54) Rose applied a Top Wrist Lock Takedown (11:14) Rose applied a Camel Clutch (11:30) T. Stevens escaped a Sleeper Hold (11:44) Rose applied a Side Headlock (11:58) Rose applied a Cravate (12:10) Rose hit a Vertical Body Press (12:24) Rose applied a Single Leg Grapevine (12:48) Rose hit a Vertical Body Press (13:14) Oh, the pain! Indigo Rose has T. Stevens wrapped up in the Vite d'Indaco! (13:25) *** Rose submitted T. Stevens BETA DIVISION (4) Lucas Molina (2-1, OVR 485) (Favorite, 60.89%) vs. (5) Angela Wassermann (1-2, OVR 480) Wassermann came in this week with a little momentum on her side due to her victory over Pulsar. That momentum was brought quickly to a half by Lucas Molina, who utilized almost every aspect of his technical grappling to smother Wassermann and wear her down. Angela, who has been known to have stamina issues in the past, was quickly winded by the various holds Molina brought into play, and that eventually opened her up for a San Juan Buster that kept her down for far more than the standard three. It took her close to thirty seconds before she started moving on her own, and she was helped to the back where no lingering damage was found, she was just shaken up a little by the impact. Lucas Molina (3-1) def. Angela Wassermann (1-3) via Pinfall (San Juan Buster) in 13:34. Rating: ** Changes for Lucas Molina: OVR + 3.68, XP + 632.47, no notable damage Changes for Angela Wassermann: OVR + 0.42, XP + 158.12, minor damage to head Quote Lucas Molina vs. Angela Wassermann (00:00) *** The match began (00:08) Molina applied a Hammerlock (00:15) Molina hit an Inverted Drop Toe Hold (00:29) Molina applied a Knee Bar (00:36) Molina hit a Legdrop To Arm (00:45) Angela Wassermann easily moved out of the way from a Legdrop. (00:50) Molina broke the MMA Top Control Jabs (01:06) Molina applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (01:10) Wassermann slipped out of the back of a Top Wrist Lock (01:14) Wassermann hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (01:18) Wassermann hit a Forearm To Back (01:32) Wassermann applied a Top Wrist Lock (01:39) Wassermann hit a Running Clothesline (01:43) Molina blocked the MMA Top Control Jabs (01:57) Wassermann applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (02:02) Molina blocked a Body Scissors (02:12) Molina got a rope break to stop a Rear Chinlock (02:15) Wassermann hit a Punch (02:18) Wassermann hit a Straight Left (02:32) Wassermann applied a Cravate (02:36) Molina blocked a Punch (02:43) Wassermann hit a Running Clothesline (02:47) Wassermann hit a Stomp (03:01) Wassermann applied a Body Scissors (03:15) Wassermann applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (03:19) Wassermann hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (03:24) Molina broke the MMA Top Control Jabs (03:31) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar (03:45) Molina applied a Front Facelock (04:01) Molina applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (04:08) Molina hit an Inverted Drop Toe Hold (04:12) Molina hit a Knee Drop (04:16) Molina hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (04:20) Molina hit a Legdrop (04:34) Molina applied a Single Leg Grapevine (04:53) Molina hit a Forearm To Back (04:58) Wassermann broke a Neckbreaker (05:12) Wassermann applied a Cravate (05:19) Wassermann hit a Running Knee Lift (05:24) Molina blocked a Women's Face Plant (05:33) Molina avoided a Roundhouse Body Punch. (05:40) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar (05:44) Molina hit an Open Handed Chop (05:52) Wassermann got a rope break to stop a Puerto Rican Pinch (06:02) Molina hit a Belly To Belly Suplex (06:10) Molina picked up Wassermann (06:15) Wassermann blocked a Puerto Rican Legsweep (06:22) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar (06:36) Molina applied a Front Facelock (06:41) Wassermann slipped out the front of a Belly To Belly Suplex (06:48) Wassermann applied a Standing Arm Bar (06:54) Angela Wassermann rears back, leaps, and connects with a Superman punch! (06:58) Wassermann hit a Running Knee Drop (07:02) Wassermann hit a Seated Back Kick (07:16) Wassermann applied a Single Leg Grapevine (07:35) Molina broke a Women's DDT (07:43) Molina applied a Hammerlock (07:50) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar (08:00) Molina hit a Belly To Belly Suplex (08:04) Molina hit a Measured Knee Drop (08:13) Molina picked up Wassermann (08:23) And Angela Wassermann gets sent to the canvas courtesy of a Puerto Rican Legsweep! (08:37) Molina applied a Body Scissors (08:42) Wassermann broke a Rope-Assisted Knee Breaker (08:52) Molina got a rope break to stop a Standing Arm Bar (09:06) Wassermann applied a Front Facelock (09:11) Molina broke a Women's DDT (09:15) Wassermann broke a Belly To Belly Suplex (09:21) Wassermann hit a Scything Leg Kick (09:27) Wassermann hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (09:37) Wassermann hit a Short Arm Back Elbow (09:41) Molina blocked a Heel Hook Leg Grapevine (09:52) Wassermann hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (09:56) Molina blocked the Rear Crossface Blows (10:01) Molina slipped out of the back of the Rear Crossface Blows (10:15) Molina applied an Arm Wringer (10:22) Molina hit a Snap Mare Takedown (10:36) Molina applied an Arm Bar (10:44) Molina picked up Wassermann (10:54) And Angela Wassermann gets sent to the canvas courtesy of a Puerto Rican Legsweep! (11:08) Molina applied a Body Scissors (11:12) Molina hit a Measured Knee Drop (11:32) Molina applied a Boston Crab (11:57) And Angela Wassermann gets sent to the canvas courtesy of a Puerto Rican Legsweep! (12:11) Angela Wassermann is feeling the squeeze of the Puerto Rican Pinch! (12:33) Angela Wassermann just received some cold Greetings from San Juan! (12:41) Molina picked up Wassermann (12:48) Molina hit a DDT (13:02) Angela Wassermann is feeling the squeeze of the Puerto Rican Pinch! (13:30) ¡Ay caramba! Lucas Molina just dropped Angela Wassermann with a San Juan Buster! (13:34) *** Molina got a three count on Wassermann GAMMA DIVISION (6) Lance Heartilly (1-2, OVR 450) vs. (Favorite, 65.36%) (2) Monty Dhillon (3-0, OVR 536) This match was right on pace for a typical Monty Dhillon match, and let’s make no mistake about it. This was Dhillon’s match throughout. So much so, in fact, that Maven Deltzer called this nothing more than a long squash match. Heartilly never got out of first gear, and Dhillon would not even need a finisher to win this one, instead using a newer move to his arsenal, a camel clutch variant he calls the Wheel-Lock, to pick up the victory. In doing so, he keeps the number of undefeated wrestlers this season at two, as he remains with Nocturne in that exclusive club. Monty Dhillon (4-0) def. Lance Heartilly (1-3) via Submission (Wheel-Lock) in 9:24. Rating: * Changes for Monty Dhillon: OVR + 2.31, XP + 510.76, no notable damage Changes for Lance Heartilly: OVR -0.38, XP + 127.69, minor damage to head Quote Lance Heartilly vs. Monty Dhillon (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Dhillon countered a Face Rake with an Open Handed Slap (00:14) Heartilly got a rope break to stop a Front Facelock (00:22) Heartilly avoided a Punch. (00:26) Heartilly hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (00:30) Dhillon broke a Side Headlock Takedown (00:33) Dhillon hit a Jab Punch (00:39) Heartilly avoided an Open Handed Chop after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (00:53) Heartilly applied a Front Facelock (01:00) Heartilly hit a Side Headlock Takedown (01:06) Dhillon got a rope break to stop a Body Scissors (01:10) Heartilly hit an Eye Poke (01:17) Heartilly hit a Single Leg Trip (01:26) Dhillon got a rope break to stop a Rear Chinlock (01:40) Heartilly applied a Front Facelock (01:44) Dhillon blocked a Punch (01:47) Heartilly hit a Punch (01:50) Heartilly hit a Bell Clap (02:04) Heartilly applied a Side Headlock (02:07) Heartilly hit a Kick To Gut (02:11) Heartilly hit a Slap To Chest (02:25) Heartilly applied a Front Facelock (02:28) Heartilly hit a Punch (02:42) Heartilly hit a Side Headlock Closed Fist (02:46) Heartilly hit a Slap To Chest (02:49) Heartilly hit a Kick To Gut (02:56) Heartilly hit a Knee Plant (03:10) Heartilly hit a Side Headlock Closed Fist (03:15) Dhillon rolled through a Standing Arm Bar (03:18) Dhillon hit a Punch (03:22) Dhillon hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (03:26) Dhillon hit a Slap To Chest (03:29) Dhillon hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (03:36) Dhillon hit a Running Clothesline (03:41) Heartilly blocked a Knee Pull (03:46) Heartilly blocked a Jab Punch (03:51) Dhillon blocked a Spinning Arm Breaker (03:58) Dhillon avoided an Eye Poke. (04:01) Dhillon hit a Forearm Blow (04:15) Dhillon applied a Side Headlock (04:18) Dhillon hit a Forearm Blow (04:32) Dhillon applied a Front Facelock (04:36) Dhillon hit an Open Handed Slap (04:46) Dhillon hit a Running Swinging Neckbreaker (04:55) Dhillon picked up Heartilly (05:10) Monty Dhillon is pummeling Lance Heartilly with the Hammer Mill! (05:15) Heartilly broke a Face Rub Taunt (05:22) Heartilly applied a Standing Arm Bar (05:29) Heartilly hit a Side Headlock Takedown (05:34) Dhillon broke a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold (05:50) Dhillon hit a Vertical Suplex (05:59) Dhillon picked up Heartilly (06:14) Monty Dhillon is pummeling Lance Heartilly with the Hammer Mill! (06:21) Dhillon used a Face Rub Taunt (06:27) Heartilly very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry. (06:41) Heartilly applied a Side Headlock (06:45) Heartilly hit an Eye Poke (06:49) Heartilly hit a Face Rake (06:49) The referee warned Heartilly (06:53) Dhillon blocked a Snap Mare Takedown (07:00) Heartilly hit a Single Leg Trip (07:04) Heartilly hit a Measured Knee Drop (07:12) Monty Dhillon moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (07:38) Dhillon leans back, pulls, and lifts Heartilly into the 1346! (08:00) Dhillon hit a Running Forearm Blow (08:06) Dhillon picked up Heartilly (08:11) Heartilly broke a Strong Gut Buster (08:16) Dhillon broke a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (08:32) Dhillon hit an Over Shoulder Backbreaker Drop (08:37) Dhillon got a one count (08:50) Monty Dhillon gives Heartilly a shock to the system with that Livewire Lariat! (09:10) Dhillon applies the Wheel-Lock. That's a lot of pressure on Lance Heartilly's back! (09:24) *** Dhillon submitted Heartilly GAMMA DIVISION (4) Diego Rodriguez (2-1, OVR 516) (Favorite. 57.31%) vs. (3) Big Scott Weathers (2-1, OVR 498) This one surprised a lot of people by being a lot closer than expected. While not an overwhelming favorite—the League’s resident statistician considers that designation at 62% or greater—Rodriguez still was a clear favorite based on his history in the division. Yet Weathers gave him everything he could handle and then some. Rodriguez had to fight to find openings for his technical offense, and someone of Weathers’ stature, who hasn’t really dealt with technical wrestlers in his previous League seasons, eventually got tangled up and wrapped in the Discordant Melody. The tap came a few seconds later, and Rodriguez continues to argue his case for finally advancing out of the Gamma Division as he moves to 3-1 on the season. Diego Rodriguez (3-1) def. Big Scott Weathers (2-2) via Submission (Discordant Melody) in 12:54. Rating: *** Changes for Diego Rodriguez: OVR + 4.86, XP + 605.71, minor damage to head Changes for Big Scott Weathers: OVR + 1.23, XP + 151.43, minor damage to head Quote Diego Rodriguez vs. Big Scott Weathers (00:00) *** The match began (00:09) Rodriguez hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist (00:12) Weathers countered an Arm Wringer with a Punch (00:16) Weathers hit a Slap To Chest (00:19) Weathers hit a Jab Punch (00:22) Weathers hit a Punch (00:36) Weathers applied a Front Facelock (00:44) Rodriguez avoided a Slap To Chest. (00:49) Weathers broke a Side Headlock (00:52) Weathers hit a Jab Punch (00:56) Weathers hit an Open Handed Chop (01:00) Weathers hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (01:00) The referee warned Weathers (01:05) Rodriguez slipped out the front of a Side Headlock (01:19) Rodriguez applied a Front Facelock (01:26) Rodriguez hit a Single Leg Trip (01:40) Rodriguez applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (01:54) Rodriguez applied a Body Scissors (02:02) Big Scott Weathers very easily moved out of the way from an Elbow Drop. (02:10) Weathers picked up Rodriguez (02:13) Weathers hit a Handshake Sucker Punch (02:23) Weathers hit a Backbreaker (02:31) Diego Rodriguez moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (02:35) Rodriguez hit a Knee Drop (02:39) Rodriguez hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (02:43) Rodriguez hit a Knee Drop (02:48) Weathers broke a Surfboard Bow And Arrow (02:52) Rodriguez broke a Short Arm Back Elbow (02:57) Weathers broke a Swinging Neckbreaker (03:07) Weathers hit a Short Arm Back Elbow (03:22) Weathers hit a Stomp Flurry (03:26) Weathers hit a Running Knee Drop (03:45) Weathers applied a Rope-Assisted Double Footed Choke (03:45) The referee gave Weathers a stern warning (03:52) Weathers used a Face Rub Taunt (04:00) Weathers hit a Splash (04:07) Weathers used a Face Rub Taunt (04:15) Weathers hit a Stomp To Groin (04:22) Weathers used a Face Rub Taunt (04:30) Diego Rodriguez moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (04:40) Weathers very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry. (04:46) Weathers hit a Strong Open Handed Chop (04:50) Rodriguez stopped a Stalk Grounded Enemy by rushing Weathers (04:54) Weathers blocked a Front Facelock (05:01) Rodriguez hit a Single Leg Trip (05:06) Weathers broke a Rear Chinlock (05:11) Rodriguez broke a Seated Face Plant (05:16) Weathers broke a Cravate (05:22) Weathers hit a Begging Off Low Blow (05:35) Weathers used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (05:42) Rodriguez countered a Mafia Kick with a Clothesline (05:46) Rodriguez hit a Stomp (06:06) Rodriguez applied a Rear Chinlock (06:14) Weathers avoided a Stomp Flurry. (06:18) Rodriguez broke a DDT (06:23) Weathers broke a Standing Head Scissors Jump (06:28) Rodriguez slipped out the front of a Stump Piledriver (06:36) Rodriguez applied a Hammerlock (06:43) Rodriguez applied a Standing Arm Bar (06:48) Weathers blocked a Belly To Belly Suplex (06:52) Weathers slipped out the front of a Screw Legwhip (06:55) Rodriguez countered a Low Blow with a Forearm Blow (07:00) Weathers broke a Kneeling Jaw Breaker (07:03) Rodriguez countered a Powerbomb with a Forearm Blow (07:08) Weathers broke a Kneeling Jaw Breaker (07:18) Weathers hit a Samoan Drop (07:24) Weathers picked up Rodriguez from behind (07:28) Rodriguez slipped out the front of a Diving Reverse DDT (07:42) Rodriguez applied a Side Headlock (07:58) Rodriguez hit a Piledriver (08:08) Big Scott Weathers very easily moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. (08:12) Weathers hit a Seated Back Kick (08:20) Weathers picked up Rodriguez (08:26) Weathers hit a Low Blow (08:30) Weathers got a two count (08:35) Rodriguez blocked a Blackout (08:40) Rodriguez blocked a Blackout (08:48) Rodriguez applied a Hammerlock (08:55) Weathers got a rope break to stop a Standing Arm Bar (09:09) Rodriguez applied a Side Headlock (09:13) Weathers broke a Running Swinging Neckbreaker (09:20) Rodriguez countered a Low Blow with a Side Headlock Takedown (09:40) Rodriguez applied a Boston Crab (10:10) Rodriguez hit a Piledriver (10:36) Rodriguez applied a Raised Bow And Arrow Lock (10:55) Rodriguez hit a DDT (11:09) Rodriguez applied a Single Leg Grapevine (11:39) The sounds of dissonance seem to be gathering...Diego Rodriguez hits the Prelude to Dissonance on Weathers! (11:53) Rodriguez applied a Single Leg Grapevine (12:20) Rodriguez hit a Stump Piledriver (12:40) Rodriguez has Big Scott Weathers's voice crying out in a Discordant Melody! (12:54) *** Rodriguez submitted Weathers BETA DIVISION (7) Billy Norris (1-2, OVR 515) (Favorite, 54.60%) vs. (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-2, OVR 507) A step down from the previous match, history favored Gross despite the stats person saying otherwise. In this instance, it turned out that the stats person had an idea of what they were doing. Gross seemed to be a step behind Norris the entirety of the match, and the Australian took advantage with a Boomerang DDT that busted the Right Reverend open, and followed that scant seconds later with a springboard senton that got three on the exchange. Gross’s win last week is starting to look more like a fluke, as he has shown no signs of his previous Beta Division form and is quickly becoming at risk of falling into Gamma, not to mention the looming confrontation with Christian Priest on the horizon… Billy Norris (2-2) def. Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3) via Pinfall (springboard senton bomb) in 10:57. Rating: ** Changes for Billy Norris: OVR + 3.55, XP + 630.83, no notable damage Changes for Reverend Johnny Gross: OVR + 0.40, XP + 157.71, minor damage to head Quote Billy Norris vs. Reverend Johnny Gross (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Rev. Gross slipped out the front of a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock (00:07) Rev. Gross hit a Forearm Blow (00:11) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke (00:11) The referee warned Rev. Gross (00:14) Rev. Gross hit a Punch (00:22) Norris easily avoided a Forearm Blow. (00:30) Norris applied a Hammerlock (00:35) Rev. Gross broke a Top Wrist Lock (00:38) Rev. Gross hit a Jab Punch (00:42) Rev. Gross hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (00:56) Rev. Gross applied a Side Headlock (01:06) Norris easily avoided a Jab Punch. (01:13) Norris hit a Legsweep Kick (01:17) Norris hit a Legdrop (01:26) Norris hit a Rope-Assisted Knee Drop (01:30) Norris hit a Legdrop (01:37) Rev. Gross got a rope break to stop a Knee Pull (01:45) Norris applied a Hammerlock (01:59) Norris applied an Arm Wringer (02:02) Norris hit a Punch (02:06) Norris hit an Open Handed Chop (02:11) Rev. Gross blocked a Standing Head Scissors Twist (02:25) Norris applied a Front Facelock (02:39) Norris applied a Cravate (02:43) Norris hit a Slap To Chest (02:47) Rev. Gross broke a Knee Plant (02:51) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke (02:51) The referee warned Rev. Gross (02:55) Norris blocked a Punch (02:59) Rev. Gross hit a Slap To Chest (03:02) Rev. Gross hit a Handshake Sucker Punch (03:12) Norris very easily avoided a Forearm Blow. (03:17) Rev. Gross blocked a Thrust Kick (03:21) Rev. Gross blocked a Flying Rana (03:25) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke (03:25) The referee warned Rev. Gross (03:39) Rev. Gross applied a Side Headlock (03:42) Rev. Gross hit a Jab Punch (03:47) Norris slipped out the front of a Side Headlock (03:52) Rev. Gross blocked a Thrust Kick To Corner (03:58) Rev. Gross avoided a Springboard Clothesline. (04:01) Rev. Gross hit a Kick To Gut (04:08) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar (04:12) Rev. Gross hit an Open Handed Chop (04:20) Billy Norris very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (04:27) Norris hit a Senton (04:31) Norris hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (04:35) Norris hit a Running Knee Drop (04:48) Norris hit a Running Half Senton (04:52) Norris hit a Running Knee Drop (04:58) Reverend Johnny Gross moved out of the way from a Running Half Senton. (05:02) Rev. Gross hit a Stomp (05:22) Rev. Gross applied a Rear Chinlock (05:31) Rev. Gross hit a Slap To Chest (05:36) Norris blocked a Roundhouse Body Punch (05:44) Norris easily avoided a Running Forearm Blow. (05:52) Norris hit a Flying Inverted Rana (06:07) Norris hit a Stomp Flurry (06:14) Norris hit a Senton (06:18) Norris hit a Running Knee Drop (06:26) Norris hit a Stomp To Groin (06:32) Reverend Johnny Gross moved out of the way from a Springboard Senton Bomb. (06:41) Billy Norris very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (06:51) Rev. Gross avoided a Seated Back Dropkick. (06:56) Norris blocked a Front Facelock (06:59) Rev. Gross hit a Jab Punch (07:06) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar (07:09) Rev. Gross hit a Forearm Blow (07:16) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar (07:19) Rev. Gross hit a Begging Off Sucker Punch (07:26) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar (07:42) Rev. Gross hit Trapping Headbutts (07:47) Norris blocked a Legdrop To Groin (07:51) Rev. Gross hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (07:56) Norris blocked the Rear Crossface Blows (08:16) Rev. Gross applied a Boston Crab (08:32) Norris broke a Stump Piledriver (08:39) Norris applied a Standing Arm Bar (08:46) Norris hit a DDT (08:50) Norris hit a Running Knee Drop (08:55) Rev. Gross fought back against being picked up (08:58) Rev. Gross hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (09:01) Norris countered a Western Brainbuster Suplex with a Forearm Blow (09:06) Rev. Gross broke a Boomerang DDT (09:22) Rev. Gross hit a Swinging Neckbreaker (09:33) Rev. Gross hit a Mounted Punch Flurry (09:37) Norris slipped out of the back of the Rear Crossface Blows (09:41) Rev. Gross broke a Neckbreaker (09:46) Norris slipped out the front of a Swinging Neckbreaker (10:00) Billy Norris looks like he's going for...wait, no--floatover into a DDT! Norris hits the Boomerang DDT! (10:00) Rev. Gross started to bleed (10:04) Norris got a near pinfall (10:09) Rev. Gross stopped a Springboard Clothesline by rushing Norris (10:13) Norris countered a Powerbomb with an Open Handed Slap (10:21) Norris hit a Flying Rana (10:39) Norris hit a Rolling Splash (10:48) Norris hit a Springboard Senton Bomb (10:52) *** Norris got a three count on Rev. Gross BETA DIVISION (3) Yoshii Nakamatsu (2-1, OVR 518) (Favorite, 65.88%) vs. (6) Blood River (1-2, OVR 507) This one was never close. Nakamatsu controlled this one early and often, and River never even came close to sniffing victory here. River’s Season Eleven woes continue, as he was seen arguing with The Acolyte on the way back to the locker room after the match was over. Perhaps not everything is as copacetic as it seems in the Blood River camp… Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1) def. Blood River (1-3) via Pinfall (Emperor’s Fall) in 9:48. Rating: * Changes for Yoshii Nakamatsu: OVR + 2.33, XP + 577.61, no notable damage Changes for Blood River: OVR -0.38, XP + 144.40, moderate damage to head Quote Yoshii Nakamatsu vs. Blood River (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Nakamatsu countered a Face Rake with a Knife Edge Chop (00:14) Blood River very easily moved out of the way from a Legdrop. (00:18) Blood River hit a Knee Drop (00:25) Blood River picked up Nakamatsu from behind (00:29) Blood River hit a Forearm To Back (00:34) Nakamatsu slipped out of the back of a Running Face Smash (00:38) Blood River blocked a Rear Amateur Takedown (00:52) Nakamatsu applied an Arm Wringer (00:56) Nakamatsu hit an Open Handed Chop (01:16) Nakamatsu applied a Rear Chinlock (01:24) Blood River very easily moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (01:28) Blood River hit a Legdrop (01:33) Nakamatsu fought back against being picked up (01:37) Nakamatsu hit a Kick To Thigh (01:42) Blood River rolled through a Standing Arm Bar (01:46) Blood River hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (01:51) Nakamatsu blocked a Front Facelock (01:58) Blood River hit an Arm Drag (02:02) Blood River hit a Stomp (02:06) Blood River hit an Elbow Drop (02:16) Yoshii Nakamatsu moved out of the way from a Legdrop. (02:36) Nakamatsu applied a Rear Chinlock (02:40) Nakamatsu hit a Knee Drop (02:47) Nakamatsu hit a Knee Pull (02:51) Nakamatsu hit an Elbow Drop (02:56) Blood River blocked a Knee Pull (03:00) Nakamatsu hit a Japanese Binta (03:04) Nakamatsu hit a Kick To Thigh (03:20) Nakamatsu hit a Swinging Neckbreaker (03:24) Nakamatsu hit a Knee Drop (03:31) Nakamatsu hit a Knee Pull (03:36) Blood River fought back against being picked up (03:43) Blood River hit a Monkey Flip (03:47) Blood River hit a Fist Drop (03:52) Nakamatsu broke a Forehead Bite (03:59) Nakamatsu hit a Running Forearm Blow (04:09) Blood River very easily moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (04:19) Yoshii Nakamatsu moved out of the way from a Diving Ground Headbutt. (04:23) Nakamatsu hit a Measured Knee Drop (04:32) Nakamatsu picked up Blood River from behind (04:42) Nakamatsu hit a Russian Legsweep (05:02) Nakamatsu applied a Rear Chinlock (05:06) Nakamatsu hit a Knee Drop (05:13) Nakamatsu picked up Blood River (05:20) Blood River countered a Running Forearm Blow with a Clothesline (05:27) Blood River hit a Half Senton (05:40) Blood River hit a Running Half Senton (05:55) Blood River hit a Stomp Flurry (06:04) Yoshii Nakamatsu moved out of the way from a Slingshot Senton Bomb. (06:24) Nakamatsu applied a Rear Chinlock (06:28) Nakamatsu hit a Measured Knee Drop (06:32) Nakamatsu hit an Elbow Drop (06:36) Nakamatsu hit a Knee Drop (06:40) Nakamatsu hit a Fist Drop (06:44) Nakamatsu hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (06:52) Blood River very easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (07:02) Yoshii Nakamatsu moved out of the way from a Running Half Senton. (07:07) Blood River stopped a Spirit Roar by rushing Nakamatsu (07:21) Blood River applied a Front Facelock (07:25) Blood River hit a Face Rake (07:25) The referee warned Blood River (07:30) Nakamatsu blocked a Monkey Flip (07:35) Nakamatsu broke a Side Headlock (07:39) Nakamatsu hit a Thrust Kick To Corner (07:46) Nakamatsu hit a Corner Clothesline (07:53) Nakamatsu used a Spirit Roar (08:01) Nakamatsu picked up Blood River (08:05) Blood River blocked a DDT (08:09) Blood River broke a DDT (08:13) Nakamatsu countered a Legsweep Kick with a Kick To Thigh (08:17) Nakamatsu hit a Thrust Kick (08:33) Nakamatsu hit a Piledriver (08:43) Nakamatsu picked up Blood River (08:57) Here comes Nakamatsu on the charge...and there's the DEVASTATION Knee to the head of Blood River! (09:01) Nakamatsu got a one count (09:05) Blood River blocked a Piledriver (09:09) Nakamatsu hit a Thrust Kick To Corner (09:16) Nakamatsu hit a Corner Forearm Charge (09:26) Nakamatsu hit a Short Arm Knee Lift (09:31) Blood River blocked a Nakamatsu Driver (09:43) Yoshii Nakamatsu delivers the Emperor's Fall; is this the end for Blood River? (09:48) *** Nakamatsu got a three count on Blood River ALPHA DIVISION (6) Mel O'Hallister (1-2, OVR 527) (Favorite, 55.44%) vs. (5) De'siree Mitchell (1-2, OVR 503) Bob Sinclair: It’s Alpha Division time, and we begin with two wrestlers looking to break out of the middle of the pack in the top flight, Frankie. Frankie Garnett: Bob, I’m not even sure I know where the stats people are coming from here. Mel O’Hallister is listed as a slight favorite, yet in four tries he has yet to defeat De’siree Mitchell. How can be a favorite if he’s never beaten her? Bob Sinclair: Well, there’s trends, there’s analyzing their past matches to see if he’s improved against her, there’s— Frankie Garnett: I wasn’t asking for an actual answer, Bob, it was rhetorical! Bob Sinclair: …well be that as it may, both competitors need a win here to get back to .500 on the season. O’Hallister was a labeled a dark horse for title contention during the offseason, and many thought Mitchell would be struggling to maintain a spot in the Alpha Division. Both of them need this victory, Frankie. Frankie Garnett: But only one of them is going to get it, Bob. And it looks like both of them are ready to go here! Bob Sinclair: Indeed. Senior official Jacob Smalls has drawn the lot for this contest as he calls for the bell and we are underway! Quote (00:08) Mitchell got a rope break to stop a Cravate (00:12) O'Hallister hit an Eye Poke (00:16) O'Hallister hit a Face Rake (00:16) The referee warned O'Hallister (00:30) O'Hallister applied a Front Facelock (00:39) O'Hallister hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist (00:44) Mitchell stopped a Single Leg Trip by rushing O'Hallister (00:58) Mitchell applied a Front Facelock (01:02) Mitchell hit a Slap To Chest (01:16) Mitchell applied a Front Facelock (01:19) Mitchell hit a Jab Punch (01:23) Mitchell hit a Japanese Binta (01:26) Mitchell hit a Kick To Gut (01:33) Mitchell hit a Running Clothesline (01:37) Mitchell hit a Stomp (01:41) Mitchell hit a Knee Drop (01:48) Mitchell hit a Legdrop To Arm (01:55) O'Hallister got a rope break to stop a Rear Chinlock (01:59) Mitchell hit a Slap To Chest (02:02) Mitchell hit a Forearm Blow (02:06) O'Hallister blocked a Single Leg Trip (02:09) Mitchell hit a Punch (02:17) O'Hallister avoided a Kitozon Chop after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (02:21) O'Hallister hit an Eye Poke (02:28) O'Hallister applied a Standing Arm Bar (02:38) Mitchell avoided a Handshake Sucker Punch. (02:45) Mitchell hit a Running Clothesline (02:49) Mitchell hit an Elbow Drop (03:03) Mitchell applied a Knee Bar (03:07) O'Hallister blocked a Rear Chinlock (03:14) Mitchell hit a Running Clothesline (03:18) Mitchell hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (03:32) Mitchell applied a Body Scissors Bob Sinclair: A bit of sound strategy from Mitchell here. O’Hallister’s known for his stamina and tolerance to pain. Frankie Garnett: She needs to focus more on that right leg, Bob. Sure, she dropped an elbow on it but that’s not going to be enough. She’s going to need to do something just short of ripping off the leg and beating him with it to keep him down, I think. Bob Sinclair: That’s…an image I don’t think we needed. Quote (03:36) Mitchell hit a Fist Drop (03:43) Mitchell hit a Knee Pull (03:57) Mitchell applied an Arm Bar (04:05) Mitchell hit a Stomp To Groin (04:09) Mitchell hit a Seated Kick (04:13) Mitchell hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (04:20) Mitchell hit a Knee Pull (04:24) Mitchell hit a Measured Knee Drop (04:32) Mel O'Hallister moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (04:38) Mitchell got a rope break to stop a Knee Pull (04:45) O'Hallister hit a Single Leg Trip (05:05) O'Hallister applied a Rear Chinlock (05:09) Mitchell blocked a Body Scissors (05:23) O'Hallister applied a Cravate (05:27) O'Hallister hit a Face Rake (05:41) O'Hallister applied a Side Headlock (05:44) O'Hallister hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (05:48) Mitchell stopped a Single Leg Trip by rushing O'Hallister (05:53) O'Hallister slipped out of the back of a Samoan Drop (05:57) O'Hallister hit a Forearm To Back (06:11) O'Hallister applied a Top Wrist Lock (06:14) O'Hallister hit a Punch (06:21) O'Hallister applied a Standing Arm Bar (06:25) Mitchell rolled through a Cravate (06:31) Mitchell hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (06:37) Mitchell hit a Roundhouse Punch (06:41) Mitchell hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (06:51) Mitchell picked up O'Hallister (07:07) Mitchell hit a Japanese Power DDT (07:20) Mitchell used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (07:36) Mitchell hit Trapping Headbutts (07:45) Mitchell picked up O'Hallister (08:01) Mitchell hit a Japanese Power DDT (08:12) Mitchell hit a Mounted Punch Flurry Bob Sinclair: Mitchell is putting Angela Wassermann to shame with that ground and pound offense! Frankie Garnett: To be far, Bob, anyone could put Wassermann to shame given the last few seasons… Quote (08:17) O'Hallister fought back against being picked up from behind (08:21) O'Hallister hit an Eye Poke (08:21) The referee warned O'Hallister (08:29) O'Hallister applied a Hammerlock (08:45) O'Hallister applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock Roll (08:59) O'Hallister applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (09:04) Mitchell blocked a Knee Pull (09:08) O'Hallister hit a Face Rake (09:12) O'Hallister hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (09:26) O'Hallister applied a Front Facelock (09:33) O'Hallister hit a Single Leg Trip (09:47) O'Hallister applied a Body Scissors (10:01) O'Hallister applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (10:05) O'Hallister hit a Knee Drop (10:13) Mitchell got a rope break to stop a Boston Crab (10:20) O'Hallister hit a Running Forearm Blow (10:27) O'Hallister hit a Legdrop To Groin (10:27) The referee warned O'Hallister (10:32) Mitchell slipped out of the back of a Single Leg Boston Crab (10:32) Mitchell irish whipped O'Hallister into the corner (10:44) O'Hallister countered a Goal Line Stand with a Running Forearm Blow (10:48) O'Hallister hit a Seated Back Kick (10:56) De'siree Mitchell easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (11:00) Mitchell hit a Seated Kick (11:04) Mitchell hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (11:12) Mitchell picked up O'Hallister (11:19) O'Hallister countered an All Out Blitz with a Side Headlock Takedown Frankie Garnett: He timed that one perfectly, Bob! Bob Sinclair: Maybe this is what he meant when he told Molina earlier today that he had Mitchell in hand, Frankie. Perhaps he’s been working on countering the spear. Frankie Garnett: If so, he may need to do it a couple more times tonight! Quote (11:23) Mitchell broke a Mounted Punch Flurry (11:23) Mitchell irish whipped O'Hallister into the corner (11:35) O'Hallister countered a Goal Line Stand with a Running Clothesline (11:39) O'Hallister hit a Seated Back Kick (11:54) O'Hallister hit a Stomp Flurry (11:58) O'Hallister hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (12:03) Mitchell blocked a Mounted Punch Flurry (12:14) O'Hallister hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (12:19) Mitchell stopped a Get Up Taunt by rushing O'Hallister (12:24) O'Hallister broke a Backbreaker (12:36) Mitchell countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Triple Forearm Blow (12:40) Mitchell hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (12:54) Mitchell applied an Arm Bar (12:58) Mitchell hit a Seated Back Kick (13:03) O'Hallister fought back against being picked up from behind (13:19) O'Hallister hit Trapping Headbutts (13:25) O'Hallister hit a Spinning Back Fist (13:32) O'Hallister hit a DDT (13:36) Mitchell blocked the Rear Crossface Blows (13:40) Mitchell blocked a Boston Crab (13:50) Mitchell hit a Backbreaker (13:54) Mitchell hit a Seated Kick (14:09) Mitchell hit a Stomp Flurry (14:20) Mitchell hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (14:31) Mitchell hit a Mounted Punch Flurry (14:38) Mitchell used a Spirit Roar (14:45) Mitchell picked up O'Hallister (14:55) Mitchell hit a Spinning Elbow Blow (15:00) Mitchell got a near pinfall Bob Sinclair: That was two and three-quarters, easy! O’Hallister just got out of that one, and barely! Frankie Garnett: Mitchell just keeps coming, Bob. One more heavy shot like that and it may be curtains for O’Hallister! Quote (15:06) Mitchell hit a Spinning Back Fist (15:10) O'Hallister fought back against being picked up (15:24) O'Hallister applied a Side Headlock (15:28) O'Hallister hit an Eye Poke (15:35) O'Hallister hit a Side Headlock Takedown (15:39) O'Hallister hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (15:43) O'Hallister hit a Running Knee Drop (15:48) Mitchell blocked the Rear Crossface Blows (15:53) Mitchell slipped out of the back of the Rear Crossface Blows (15:58) O'Hallister slipped out of the back of an Unnecessary Roughness (16:03) Mitchell blocked a Dream of the Emerald Isle (16:13) O'Hallister hit a Back Suplex (16:17) Mitchell rolled through a Boston Crab (16:24) Mitchell hit a Yakuza Kick (16:29) O'Hallister fought back against being picked up (16:36) O'Hallister hit a DDT (16:42) O'Hallister picked up Mitchell from behind (16:47) Mitchell blocked a Dream of the Emerald Isle (16:54) O'Hallister hit a Neckbreaker (17:04) O'Hallister picked up Mitchell from behind (17:14) Mel O'Hallister grabs Mitchell by the head...and a quick move to the mat later, Mitchell experiences the Dream of the Emerald Isle! Bob Sinclair: O’Hallister with the hook of the far leg…one, two, three! O’Hallister pulls one out in an absolute war to start this week’s Alpha Division action! Frankie Garnett: Neither person here has anything to be ashamed of. This could have gone either way a number of times! Bob Sinclair: Regardless, it’s O’Hallister getting the jinx off his back as he notches his first career win against De’siree Mitchell here tonight! Mel O'Hallister (2-2) def. De'siree Mitchell (1-3) via Pinfall (Dream of the Emerald Isle) in 17:18. Rating: **** Changes for Mel O'Hallister: OVR + 6.44, XP + 1004.53, moderate damage to head Changes for De'siree Mitchell: OVR + 2.16, XP + 363.63, moderate damage to head This was the Match of the Night (7 [1 this season] for Mel O'Hallister, 5 [3 this season] for De'siree Mitchell) ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH (7) The Mastodon (1-2, OVR 523) (Favorite, 58.27%) vs. (8) Jean-Paul Ouilette (1-2, OVR 522) The Match of the Night was immediately followed by the number one contender to it. This was close from the start, as Ouilette was able to roll with the heavier blows from Mastodon and remain close in the contest. A pivotal moment came fourteen minutes in as Mastodon, having had no success in keeping Ouilette down with just his power game alone, sent the French playboy to the floor and followed him out there. On commentary, Bob Sinclair even noted that without the ropes to add some oomph to Le Petit Mort, Ouilette was down one of his most critical offensive weapons. The two men brawled around ringside for several minutes, with Ouilette failing to land anything significant that could keep Mastodon down. Nearly twenty-one minutes after the start of the match, Mastodon seemed to be ready to end things as he looked to Cull the Weak with Ouilette, only for Cecile Corine to physically involve herself in the contest by futilely pummeling the back of Mastodon. He dropped Ouilette and spun to face Corine, who was already starting to back away, but the opening was enough. A couple of spinning elbows preceded Ouilette taking a chair from Corine and blasting a rising Mastodon in the shoulders and neck with it. Mastodon did get to his feet, but a half-second after the official reached the count of ten. Jean-Paul Ouilette ends up stealing a win in a match he was not favored to emerge victorious from! Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2) def. The Mastodon (1-3) via Last One Standing (chair shot from above) in 24:12. Rating: *** Changes for Jean-Paul Ouilette: OVR + 6.46, XP + 639.10, moderate damage to head, minor damage to body Changes for The Mastodon: OVR + 1.84, XP + 199.72, major damage to head, minor damage to body Quote The Mastodon vs. Jean-Paul Ouilette (00:00) *** The match began (00:07) Mastodon avoided a Forearm Blow. (00:10) Mastodon hit a Punch (00:17) Mastodon hit a Running Clothesline (00:21) Mastodon hit a Knee Drop (00:28) Mastodon hit a Knee Pull (00:35) Mastodon hit a Legdrop To Arm (00:43) Jean-Paul Ouilette very easily moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (00:47) Mastodon broke a Legdrop To Arm (00:51) Mastodon hit a Kick To Knee (00:55) Mastodon hit an Open Handed Chop (00:59) Mastodon hit a Stomp (01:17) Mastodon hit a Slingshot To Corner (01:35) Mastodon hit a Corner Ten Punch (01:42) Mastodon hit a Corner Slap To Chest (02:00) Mastodon hit Corner Repeated Shoulder Rams (02:07) Mastodon hit a Knee Pull (02:14) Mastodon hit a Legdrop To Arm (02:21) Mastodon used a Power Taunt (02:26) Ouilette blocked a Biel Throw (02:38) Mastodon hit a Biel Throw (02:42) Mastodon hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (02:47) Ouilette stopped a Power Taunt by rushing Mastodon (02:56) Mastodon avoided a Begging Off Eye Poke. (03:00) Ouilette countered a Running Forearm Blow with a Slap To Chest (03:03) Ouilette hit a Jab Punch (03:06) Ouilette hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (03:09) Ouilette hit a Punch (03:12) Ouilette hit a Forearm Blow (03:16) Ouilette hit an Open Handed Chop (03:21) Mastodon broke a Side Headlock Takedown (03:33) Mastodon hit a Biel Throw (03:37) Mastodon hit a Measured Knee Drop (03:50) Mastodon hit a Posing Elbow Drop (03:54) Mastodon hit a Measured Knee Drop (04:09) Mastodon hit a Stomp Flurry (04:13) Mastodon hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (04:24) Mastodon hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (04:29) Ouilette slipped out of the back of the Rear Crossface Blows (04:33) Ouilette hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (04:38) Mastodon reversed an irish whip to the corner (04:45) Mastodon hit a Corner Forearm Blow (05:03) Mastodon hit Corner Repeated Shoulder Rams (05:10) Mastodon picked up Ouilette (05:14) Ouilette slipped out of the back of a Strong Gut Buster (05:18) Ouilette hit a Forearm To Back (05:22) Ouilette hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (05:26) Ouilette hit a Forearm To Back (05:30) Ouilette hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (05:35) Mastodon reversed an irish whip to the corner (05:43) Mastodon used a Slapping Taunt (05:48) Ouilette blocked a Corner Forearm Flurry (05:52) Ouilette blocked a Corner Forearm Blow (05:56) Ouilette hit an Eye Poke (05:59) Ouilette hit a Handshake Sucker Punch (06:03) Ouilette hit an Eye Poke (06:10) Ouilette hit a Side Headlock Takedown (06:17) Ouilette hit a Knee Pull (06:21) Ouilette hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (06:28) Ouilette hit a Knee Pull (06:38) The Mastodon moved out of the way from an Elbow Drop. (06:43) Ouilette blocked a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (06:50) Ouilette very easily avoided a Seated Back Kick. (06:54) Ouilette hit an Eye Poke (06:57) Ouilette hit a Bell Clap (07:01) Ouilette hit a Face Rake (07:08) Ouilette hit a Side Headlock Takedown (07:12) Ouilette hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (07:19) Ouilette hit a Knee Pull (07:26) Ouilette used a Face Rub Taunt (07:29) Ouilette hit a Punch (07:33) Ouilette hit a Slap To Chest (07:39) Ouilette hit a Roundhouse Punch (07:45) Ouilette hit a Strong Knife Edge Chop (07:49) Ouilette hit an Eye Poke (07:52) Ouilette hit a Jab Punch (07:55) Ouilette hit a Forearm Blow (07:59) Ouilette hit an Eye Poke (08:02) Ouilette hit a Punch (08:05) Ouilette hit a Forearm Blow (08:08) Mastodon countered a Strong Knife Edge Chop with a Punch (08:11) Mastodon hit a Forearm Blow (08:25) Ouilette countered a Kick To Knee with a Single Leg Grapevine (08:36) Ouilette hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (08:47) Ouilette hit a Mounted Punch Flurry (08:56) Ouilette picked up Mastodon (09:12) Mastodon countered a Begging Off Low Blow with a Gorilla Press Slam (09:16) Ouilette slipped out of the back of the Rear Crossface Blows (09:20) Ouilette hit a Forearm To Back (09:25) Ouilette irish whipped Mastodon into the ropes (09:32) Ouilette hit a Clothesline (09:46) Ouilette used a Get Up Taunt (10:02) Mastodon countered a Begging Off Low Blow with a Cull the Weak (10:11) Jean-Paul Ouilette very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (10:20) Ouilette picked up Mastodon (10:25) Mastodon broke a DDT (10:28) Mastodon hit a Forearm Blow (10:32) Mastodon hit a Japanese Binta (10:42) Mastodon hit a Short Arm Back Elbow (10:53) Mastodon hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (10:58) Ouilette blocked the Rear Crossface Blows (11:10) Mastodon hit Mounted Elbow Smashes (11:16) Mastodon picked up Ouilette (11:32) Mastodon hit a Press Powerslam (11:47) Ouilette narrowly beat a ten count (12:03) Mastodon hit a Japanese Power DDT (12:09) Mastodon picked up Ouilette (12:12) Ouilette countered a Rampage with a Kick To Gut (12:19) Ouilette hit a Knee Plant (12:26) Ouilette hit a DDT (12:30) Ouilette hit an Elbow Drop (12:45) Ouilette hit a Stomp Flurry (12:49) Ouilette hit a Seated Back Kick (13:02) Ouilette used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (13:14) Mastodon countered a Low Blow with a Power Bodyslam (13:31) Mastodon hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (13:41) Jean-Paul Ouilette very easily moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop. (13:45) Mastodon blocked a Mounted Punch Flurry (13:49) Mastodon broke a Stomp To Groin (13:54) Ouilette blocked a DDT (14:01) Mastodon hit a Strong Charging Forearm (14:06) Mastodon dropped to ringside (14:10) Ouilette fought back against being picked up (14:20) Ouilette hit a Spinning Elbow Blow (14:32) Mastodon narrowly beat a ten count (14:39) Ouilette hit a Ring Post Smash (14:45) Ouilette hit a Begging Off Low Blow (14:51) Ouilette picked up Mastodon (15:01) Ouilette hit a Spinning Elbow Blow (15:01) Mastodon started to bleed (15:14) Mastodon narrowly beat a ten count (15:25) Ouilette hit a Trash Can To Back (15:32) Ouilette hit a Running Forearm Blow (15:39) Ouilette used a Slit Throat Motion (15:52) Ouilette hit a Posing Elbow Drop (16:07) Ouilette hit a Stomp Flurry (16:13) Ouilette picked up Mastodon (16:25) Mastodon countered a Low Blow with a Forearm Flurry (16:29) Mastodon hit a Seated Kick (16:46) Mastodon hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (16:50) Mastodon hit a Running Knee Drop (17:03) Mastodon hit a Posing Elbow Drop (17:07) Mastodon hit a Measured Knee Drop (17:15) Jean-Paul Ouilette very easily moved out of the way from a Splash. (17:28) Ouilette hit a Posing Elbow Drop (17:32) Ouilette hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (17:47) Ouilette hit a Stomp Flurry (18:00) Ouilette used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (18:06) Ouilette hit a Low Blow (18:17) Mastodon narrowly beat a ten count (18:27) Ouilette hit a Spinning Elbow Blow (18:38) Mastodon narrowly beat a ten count (18:45) Ouilette hit a DDT (18:58) Ouilette used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (19:10) Mastodon countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Forearm Flurry (19:14) Mastodon hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (19:22) Ouilette very easily avoided a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry. (19:28) Ouilette hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (19:34) Ouilette hit a Strong Knife Edge Chop (19:40) Ouilette hit a Roundhouse Punch (19:48) Mastodon avoided a Spinning Elbow Blow after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (19:58) Mastodon hit a Short Arm Back Elbow (20:06) Jean-Paul Ouilette very easily moved out of the way from a Splash. (20:20) Ouilette used a Get Up Taunt (20:27) Ouilette hit a Ring Post Smash (20:34) Ouilette hit a Running Forearm Blow (20:47) Ouilette hit a Posing Elbow Drop (20:54) Ouilette used a Slit Throat Motion (21:08) Ouilette used a Get Up Taunt (21:24) Mastodon countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Cull the Weak (21:30) Mastodon picked up Ouilette (21:39) Cecile Corine attacked Mastodon to prevent a Cull the Weak (21:49) Ouilette hit a Spinning Elbow Blow (22:03) Mastodon narrowly beat a ten count (22:09) Ouilette hit a Low Blow (22:13) Ouilette hit a Seated Kick (22:20) Ouilette hit a Legdrop To Groin (22:24) Mastodon broke a Mounted Punch Flurry (22:31) Mastodon hit a DDT (22:41) Mastodon picked up Ouilette (22:46) Ouilette broke the Repeated Knee Lifts (22:56) Ouilette hit a Spinning Elbow Blow (22:56) Mastodon began bleeding quite heavily (23:07) Mastodon narrowly beat a ten count (23:14) Ouilette hit a Running Forearm Blow (23:27) Ouilette hit a Posing Elbow Drop (23:40) Ouilette used a Stalk Grounded Enemy (23:46) Ouilette hit a Roundhouse Punch (23:53) Ouilette hit a Running Forearm Blow (24:00) Ouilette hit a Chair Shot From Above (24:12) *** Mastodon failed to beat a ten count BETA DIVISION CAGE MATCH (1) Christian Priest (2-1, OVR 577) (Favorite, 72.63%) vs. (2) Pulsar (2-1, OVR 488) A first-time matchup, and Priest enters as a near 3-to-1 favorite. Despite this, Pulsar managed to stun Priest early and gave the much larger opponent a run for it, using his speed to keep Priest off-balance and unable to rely on the power game for a good portion of the early minutes. Priest was not to be denied, however, and eventually ramped up the offense, battering Pulsar and keeping the luchador from taking to the skies. Eventually the lariat connected, and instead of climbing the cage, Priest simply walked out the door and to the floor before Pulsar even began to stir. The reigning Beta Division leader keeps the top spot heading into week five, and some are beginning to whisper of things to come—Priest and The Juggernaut in the same division for the first time since Season Eight? One can only dream… Christian Priest (3-1) def. Pulsar (2-2) via Cage Escape (Canonized) in 11:58. Rating: *** Changes for Christian Priest: OVR + 5.28, XP + 684.09, minor damage to head Changes for Pulsar: OVR + 1.45, XP + 171.02, minor damage to head Quote Christian Priest vs. Pulsar (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Priest hit an Open Handed Slap (00:07) Priest hit a Kick To Gut (00:10) Priest hit a Forearm Blow (00:13) Priest hit a Punch (00:22) Priest hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist (00:26) Priest hit an Eye Poke (00:34) Pulsar easily avoided a Punch. (00:41) Pulsar hit a Legsweep Kick (00:45) Pulsar hit an Elbow Drop (00:50) Priest escaped a Knee Pull (00:57) Pulsar hit a Legsweep Kick (01:02) Priest fought back against being picked up (01:06) Priest hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (01:10) Priest hit an Eye Poke (01:20) Pulsar easily avoided a Forearm Blow. (01:28) Pulsar hit a Lucha Swinging Arm Drag (01:32) Priest wasn't fazed by a Kick To Knee (01:36) Priest countered a Legsweep Kick with a Kick To Thigh (01:40) Priest hit a Kick To Thigh (01:44) Priest hit an Open Handed Chop (01:48) Priest hit a Legdrop (01:52) Priest hit an Elbow Drop (02:01) Priest picked up Pulsar (02:04) Priest hit a Punch (02:11) Priest hit a Running Forearm Blow (02:20) Pulsar very easily avoided a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry. (02:24) Priest blocked an Estacas (02:32) Pulsar hit a Lucha Swinging Arm Drag (02:36) Priest countered a Legsweep Kick with a Knee Strike (02:40) Priest hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (02:47) Pulsar very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (02:51) Pulsar hit an Elbow Drop (02:55) Pulsar hit a Knee Drop (03:01) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Fist Drop. (03:18) Priest hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (03:27) Pulsar very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (03:37) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Fist Drop. (03:45) Priest hit a Splash (03:51) Pulsar very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (03:55) Pulsar hit a Fist Drop (03:59) Pulsar hit a Running Knee Drop (04:08) Priest avoided a Seated Back Dropkick. (04:12) Pulsar blocked a Samoan Drop (04:18) Priest hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (04:22) Christian Priest is testing Pulsar's faith with that chop! (04:29) Pulsar countered a Running Knee Drop with a Legsweep Kick (04:33) Pulsar hit a Knee Drop (04:40) Pulsar hit a Half Senton (04:48) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (04:52) Pulsar broke a Cage Rake (05:02) Pulsar climbed the turnbuckles (05:06) Priest shook the ropes to stop a Top Rope Flying Bulldog (05:13) Priest threw Pulsar off the top rope (05:17) Priest hit a Running Knee Drop (05:22) Pulsar fought back against being picked up (05:32) Pulsar climbed the turnbuckles (05:37) Priest stopped a Top Rope Corkscrew Leg Lariat by rushing Pulsar and pulling him down (05:46) Pulsar avoided a Begging Off Low Blow. (05:56) Pulsar climbed the turnbuckles (06:04) Pulsar hit a Second Rope Dropkick (06:17) Pulsar hit a Running Senton (06:24) Pulsar hit a Senton (06:30) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Quebrada. (06:40) Pulsar very easily moved out of the way from an Elbow Drop. (06:46) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Snap Driving Elbow. (07:03) Priest hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (07:10) Pulsar countered a Measured Knee Drop with a Legsweep Kick (07:17) Pulsar hit a Snap Driving Elbow (07:24) Pulsar hit a Seated Back Dropkick (07:31) Pulsar hit a Senton (07:48) Pulsar hit a Quebrada (08:02) Pulsar used a Get Up Taunt (08:09) Pulsar hit a Running Knee Lift (08:15) Pulsar hit a Dropkicksault (08:24) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Springboard Senton Bomb. (08:35) Priest narrowly failed to escape the cage (08:42) Pulsar hit a Running Knee Lift (08:46) Priest fought back as Pulsar tried to climb the turnbuckles (08:50) Priest hit an Eye Poke (08:53) Priest hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (09:03) Pulsar is seeing the stars of Heaven after that Rite of Might! (09:20) Priest hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (09:24) Priest hit a Running Knee Drop (09:28) Pulsar stopped a Stalk Grounded Enemy by rushing Priest (09:33) Priest blocked an Estacas (09:38) Priest broke a Lucha Swinging Arm Drag (09:47) Pulsar broke an Iconoclasm CP by falling on top of Priest (09:54) Pulsar climbed the turnbuckles (10:04) Pulsar hit a Second Rope Flying Rana (10:08) Priest fought back as Pulsar tried to climb the turnbuckles (10:24) Priest hit a Stump Piledriver (10:32) Priest picked up Pulsar (10:42) Pulsar is seeing the stars of Heaven after that Rite of Might! (10:52) Priest picked up Pulsar (10:55) Pulsar countered a Canonized with a Forearm Blow (11:02) Pulsar hit a DDT (11:09) Pulsar hit a Senton (11:16) Christian Priest moved out of the way from a Slingshot Guillotina. (11:24) Priest picked up Pulsar (11:34) Pulsar is seeing the stars of Heaven after that Rite of Might! (11:40) Priest picked up Pulsar (11:46) Pulsar just got Canonized by the right arm of Christian Priest! (11:58) *** Priest escaped the cage ALPHA DIVISION (3) George Mastachas (2-1, OVR 533) vs. (Favorite, 57.96%) (2) Nuclear Templeton (2-1, OVR 537) This has been an even series over the last three seasons, even if the stats seem to favor the Season Nine champion over the Season Ten and defending titleholder. The actual match certainly did not resemble the historical series, though, as Templeton controlled more than half of the contest, keeping Mastachas on his back foot. While the reigning champion would get his share of offense, Nuclear would get more, and harder-hitting shots in and slowly take advantage. The ripcord lariat of Nuclear’s was enough to seal the deal here, as Templeton keeps the pressure on Brandy McDonald with a pinfall victory. Nuclear Templeton (3-1) def. George Mastachas (2-2) via Pinfall (Armageddon Lariat) in 14:52. Rating: ** Changes for Nuclear Templeton: OVR + 3.74, XP + 730.70, no notable damage Changes for George Mastachas: OVR + 0.42, XP + 182.68, minor damage to head Quote George Mastachas vs. Nuclear Templeton (00:00) *** The match began (00:04) Nuclear hit a Face Rake (00:08) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Slap (00:11) Nuclear hit a Forearm Blow (00:25) Nuclear applied a Side Headlock (00:32) Nuclear hit a Toss To Corner (00:39) Nuclear hit a Corner Knife Edge Chop (00:44) Mastachas broke the Ten Turnbuckle Smashes (00:48) Mastachas hit an Eye Poke (01:02) Mastachas applied a Front Facelock (01:06) Mastachas hit a Begging Off Eye Poke (01:13) Mastachas hit a Side Headlock Takedown (01:17) Mastachas hit a Stomp (01:37) Mastachas applied a Rear Chinlock (01:44) Nuclear Templeton moved out of the way from a Legdrop. (02:04) Nuclear applied a Rear Chinlock (02:14) Nuclear picked up Mastachas (02:18) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Slap (02:21) Nuclear hit a Forearm Blow (02:31) Mastachas avoided a Slap To Chest. (02:36) Nuclear broke a Standing Head Scissors Twist (02:40) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Slap (02:44) Nuclear hit a Face Rake (02:58) Nuclear hit a Side Headlock Closed Fist (03:02) Nuclear hit a Slap To Chest (03:16) Nuclear hit a Side Headlock Closed Fist (03:16) The referee warned Nuclear (03:20) Mastachas slipped out of the back of a Side Headlock (03:34) Mastachas applied a Top Wrist Lock (03:41) Mastachas hit a Single Leg Trip (03:45) Mastachas hit a Stomp (03:59) Mastachas applied an Arm Bar (04:03) Mastachas hit an Elbow Drop (04:07) Mastachas hit a Knee Drop (04:11) Mastachas hit a Stomp (04:16) Nuclear broke a Body Scissors (04:19) Nuclear hit a Forearm Blow (04:24) Mastachas slipped out of the back of a Side Headlock (04:31) Mastachas hit an Inverted Drop Toe Hold (04:35) Mastachas hit a Fist Drop (04:40) Nuclear broke a Choke Hold (04:43) Nuclear hit a Jab Punch (04:47) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Chop (04:51) Nuclear hit an Elbow Drop (04:58) Mastachas very easily avoided a Stomp. (05:01) Mastachas hit a Handshake Kick To Gut (05:15) Mastachas applied a Cravate (05:19) Mastachas hit a Face Rake (05:24) Nuclear broke a Front Facelock (05:31) Nuclear hit a Toss To Corner (05:49) Nuclear hit Ten Turnbuckle Smashes (05:58) Nuclear picked up Mastachas (06:01) Nuclear hit a Punch (06:05) Nuclear hit a Face Rake (06:08) Nuclear hit a Punch (06:24) Nuclear hit an Overhead Fallaway Slam (06:33) Nuclear picked up Mastachas from behind (06:43) Nuclear hit a Back Suplex (07:00) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (07:04) Nuclear hit a Seated Back Kick (07:21) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (07:25) Nuclear hit a Seated Back Kick (07:35) Mastachas very easily avoided a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry. (07:39) Mastachas hit a Face Rake (07:53) Mastachas applied a Cravate (08:02) Mastachas hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist (08:10) Nuclear avoided an Eye Poke. (08:17) Nuclear hit a Running Forearm Blow (08:21) Mastachas fought back against being picked up (08:35) Mastachas applied a Front Facelock (08:39) Mastachas hit an Eye Poke (08:47) Mastachas applied a Hammerlock (08:57) Mastachas hit an Atomic Drop (09:04) Mastachas hit a Backslide (09:09) Mastachas got a one count (09:13) Mastachas hit a Face Rake (09:17) Mastachas hit an Eye Poke (09:33) Mastachas hit a Swinging Neckbreaker (09:38) Nuclear blocked a Rope-Assisted Double Footed Choke (09:42) Mastachas hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (09:46) Nuclear blocked a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (09:59) Mastachas hit a Posing Elbow Drop (10:14) Mastachas hit a Stomp Flurry (10:33) Mastachas applied a Rope-Assisted Double Footed Choke (10:33) The referee gave Mastachas a stern warning (10:48) Mastachas hit a Stomp Flurry (10:52) Mastachas hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (10:56) Nuclear broke a Stomp To Groin (11:01) Mastachas broke a Side Headlock (11:06) Nuclear broke a Backbreaker (11:10) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Slap (11:14) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Chop (11:22) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash (11:26) Nuclear hit a Stomp (11:34) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash (11:41) Nuclear picked up Mastachas (11:45) Mastachas blocked an Open Handed Slap (11:50) Mastachas blocked an Open Handed Slap (12:00) Mastachas hit a Short Arm Knee Lift (12:04) Nuclear broke a Head Drop Suplex (12:08) Nuclear hit an Eye Poke (12:13) Mastachas slipped out the front of a Power Surge (12:18) Nuclear blocked an Explosion Suplex (12:24) Mastachas hit a Low Blow (12:24) The referee gave Mastachas a serious telling off (12:29) Nuclear stopped a Slit Throat Motion by rushing Mastachas (12:32) Nuclear hit a Jab Punch (12:36) Mastachas blocked a Tactical Nuke (12:40) Mastachas broke a Side Headlock (12:44) Nuclear blocked a Dangerous Head Drop Suplex (12:54) Mastachas hit a Screw Legwhip (12:58) Nuclear fought back against being picked up (13:02) Mastachas broke a Radiation Spike (13:09) Nuclear avoided a Strong Charging Forearm after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (13:12) Nuclear hit a Jab Punch (13:16) Nuclear hit an Eye Poke (13:16) The referee warned Nuclear (13:23) Nuclear hit a DDT (13:33) Nuclear picked up Mastachas (13:49) Look out! Nuclear Templeton has deployed a Tactical Nuke! (14:06) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (14:14) Nuclear picked up Mastachas (14:30) Nuclear hit a Shoulder Breaker (14:38) Nuclear picked up Mastachas (14:48) Nuclear Templeton nearly took George Mastachas's head off with that Armageddon Lariat! (14:52) *** Nuclear got a three count on Mastachas ALPHA DIVISION (1) Brandy McDonald (2-1, OVR 524) vs. (Favorite, 70.89%) (4) Brian Blackfield (2-1, OVR 572) One of the marquee matchups this season, everyone in attendance made sure to not leave their seats for anything during this contest. This was even, if not very exciting throughout, as both wrestlers looked to soften the opponent up for their high-impact finishers. Brandy would strike first, hitting her twisting face crusher and invoking The Juggernaut to come forth. For about a minute, Blackfield battered away at McDonald, and in desperation Brandy lashed out with a roundhouse right that outwardly didn’t seem to faze Blackfield. Brandy must have seen something, though, as a second followed immediately after ducking a Blackfield counterstrike, and a second Brandy with a Twist followed that. That one kept Blackfield down, and McDonald surprises some folks as she wins a match she was statistically a massive underdog in, and finding a way to stop The Juggernaut’s adrenaline rush after only a minute as the show came to a close! Brandy McDonald (3-1) def. Brian Blackfield (2-2) via Pinfall (Brandy with a Twist) in 18:18. Rating: ** Changes for Brandy McDonald: OVR + 3.92, XP + 733.18, minor damage to head Changes for Brian Blackfield: OVR + 0.44, XP + 183.29, minor damage to head and body Quote Brandy McDonald vs. Brian Blackfield (00:00) *** The match began (00:07) Blackfield hit a Single Leg Trip (00:11) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop (00:15) Blackfield hit a Stomp (00:29) Blackfield applied a Knee Bar (00:39) Brandy McDonald very easily moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (00:43) McDonald hit an Elbow Drop (01:03) McDonald applied a Rear Chinlock (01:12) McDonald picked up Blackfield (01:15) McDonald hit a Jab Punch (01:22) McDonald hit a Running Clothesline (01:26) Blackfield fought back against being picked up (01:40) Blackfield applied a Side Headlock (01:54) Blackfield applied a Cravate (02:01) Blackfield applied a Standing Arm Bar (02:04) Blackfield hit a Punch (02:07) Blackfield hit a Forearm Blow (02:11) McDonald blocked a Single Leg Trip (02:16) McDonald stopped a Single Leg Trip by rushing Blackfield (02:21) Blackfield stopped a Single Leg Trip by rushing McDonald (02:35) Blackfield applied a Cravate (02:38) Blackfield hit a Punch (02:52) Blackfield applied a Front Facelock (03:01) Blackfield hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist (03:04) Blackfield hit a Jab Punch (03:07) Blackfield hit a Forearm Blow (03:11) Blackfield hit a Headbutt (03:25) Blackfield applied a Body Scissors (03:30) McDonald blocked an Arm Bar (03:37) Blackfield hit a Knee Pull (03:43) McDonald very easily avoided a Stomp. (03:50) McDonald hit a Single Leg Trip (04:04) McDonald applied a Body Scissors (04:14) Blackfield got a rope break to stop a Rear Chinlock (04:21) McDonald hit a Single Leg Trip (04:25) McDonald hit a Knee Drop (04:45) McDonald applied a Rear Chinlock (04:51) Brian Blackfield moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (04:55) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (04:59) Blackfield hit a Fist Drop (05:03) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop (05:17) Blackfield applied a Body Scissors (05:21) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (05:25) Blackfield hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (05:29) McDonald broke a Body Scissors (05:36) McDonald hit a Side Headlock Takedown (05:40) McDonald hit a Fist Drop (05:44) McDonald hit a Legdrop (06:04) McDonald applied a Rear Chinlock (06:08) McDonald hit a Stomp (06:13) Blackfield fought back against being picked up (06:23) Blackfield hit a Belly To Belly Suplex (06:33) Brandy McDonald easily moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. (06:37) McDonald hit a Legdrop (06:41) McDonald hit an Elbow Drop (06:45) McDonald hit a Fist Drop (06:49) McDonald hit a Stomp (06:59) Brian Blackfield moved out of the way from an Elbow Drop. (07:06) Brandy McDonald moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop. (07:10) McDonald hit an Elbow Drop (07:19) McDonald picked up Blackfield (07:26) McDonald hit a Single Leg Trip (07:33) McDonald hit a Knee Pull (07:46) McDonald hit a Running Senton (07:53) McDonald hit a Snap Driving Elbow (07:57) McDonald hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (08:01) McDonald hit a Seated Back Kick (08:08) Brian Blackfield moved out of the way from a Snap Driving Elbow. (08:12) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (08:26) Blackfield applied an Arm Bar (08:32) Brandy McDonald moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. (08:45) McDonald hit a Running Senton (08:49) McDonald hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (09:04) McDonald hit a Stomp Flurry (09:17) McDonald hit a Running Half Senton (09:21) Blackfield stopped a Stalk Grounded Enemy by rushing McDonald (09:28) Blackfield applied a Standing Arm Bar (09:31) Blackfield hit a Jab Punch (09:40) McDonald got a rope break to stop a Front Facelock (09:43) Blackfield hit a Punch (09:50) Blackfield hit a Single Leg Trip (09:57) Blackfield hit a Knee Pull (10:02) McDonald blocked an Elbow Drop On Knee (10:05) Blackfield hit a Jab Punch (10:08) Blackfield hit a Forearm Blow (10:15) Blackfield applied a Standing Arm Bar (10:22) Blackfield hit a Running Knee Lift (10:28) Brandy McDonald moved out of the way from a Snap Driving Elbow. (10:37) Brian Blackfield moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (10:51) Blackfield applied a Knee Bar (11:06) Blackfield hit a Stomp Flurry (11:12) Blackfield picked up McDonald (11:19) Blackfield hit a DDT (11:26) Blackfield picked up McDonald from behind (11:31) McDonald blocked a Forward Russian Legsweep (11:35) McDonald slipped out of the back of a Back Suplex Pin (11:42) McDonald hit a Rear Amateur Takedown (11:51) Blackfield got a rope break to stop a Knee Pull (11:58) McDonald hit a Snap Mare Takedown (12:05) McDonald hit a Knee Pull (12:15) Brian Blackfield moved out of the way from an Elbow Drop. (12:19) McDonald fought back against being picked up (12:33) McDonald applied a Front Facelock (12:39) McDonald hit a Dropkick To Knee (12:47) Blackfield avoided a Thrust Kick To Corner. (12:57) Blackfield hit a Belly To Belly Suplex (13:01) Blackfield hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (13:11) Blackfield picked up McDonald from behind (13:16) McDonald blocked a Forward Russian Legsweep (13:20) McDonald slipped out the front of a Diving Reverse DDT (13:27) McDonald hit a Snap Mare Takedown (13:31) McDonald hit a Fist Drop (13:44) McDonald hit a Running Senton (14:04) McDonald applied a Boston Crab (14:25) McDonald hit a Roundhouse Punch (14:31) McDonald hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (14:38) McDonald hit a Women's Face Plant (14:45) McDonald picked up Blackfield (14:50) Blackfield blocked a Brandy with a Twist (15:02) McDonald hit a Triple Kick Combo (15:09) Blackfield countered a Spear with a Side Headlock Takedown (15:13) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop (15:27) Blackfield applied a Body Scissors (15:31) Blackfield hit a Fist Drop (15:45) Blackfield applied a Body Scissors (15:49) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (15:56) Blackfield hit a Snap Driving Elbow (16:03) Blackfield picked up McDonald from behind (16:07) McDonald slipped out of the back of a Forward Russian Legsweep (16:13) McDonald hit an Enzuigiri Kick (16:20) McDonald hit a Diving Reverse DDT (16:27) McDonald picked up Blackfield (16:32) Blackfield blocked a Brandy with a Twist (16:48) Brandy McDonald grabs hold of Blackfield, and there's the Brandy With a Twist! Brian Blackfield's in deep trouble here! (16:48) Blackfield had an adrenaline rush (17:02) Blackfield applied a Front Facelock (17:05) Blackfield hit a Forearm Blow (17:21) Blackfield hit a Swinging Neckbreaker (17:36) Blackfield hit a Stomp Flurry (17:41) McDonald fought back against being picked up from behind (17:47) Blackfield wasn't fazed by a Roundhouse Body Punch (Author’s note: The adrenaline rush ended here.) (17:52) McDonald broke a Short Arm Back Elbow (17:58) McDonald hit a Roundhouse Body Punch (18:14) Brandy McDonald grabs hold of Blackfield, and there's the Brandy With a Twist! Brian Blackfield's in deep trouble here! (18:18) *** McDonald got a three count on Blackfield /\/\/\/\/\/\ STANDINGS AFTER SEASON ELEVEN, WEEK FOUR ALPHA DIVISION 1. Brandy McDonald: 3-1, ATV 14:22, (AMR 2.500), OVR 527.56 2. Nuclear Templeton: 3-1, ATV 14:43, (AMR 2.000), OVR 540.58 3. Mel O'Hallister: 2-2, ATV 16:59, (AMR 2.750), OVR 533.62 4. George Mastachas: 2-2, ATV 17:06, (AMR 2.250), OVR 533.54 5. Brian Blackfield: 2-2, ATV 19:39, (AMR 2.500), OVR 572.22 6. Jean-Paul Ouilette: 2-2, ATV 22:18, (AMR 2.500), OVR 528.33 7. De'siree Mitchell: 1-3, ATV 11:12, (AMR 3.000), OVR 504.67 8. The Mastodon: 1-3, ATV 17:39, (AMR 2.500), OVR 525.18 Brandy holds H2H over Nuclear All other ties are determined by ATV BETA DIVISION 1. Christian Priest: 3-1, ATV 10:27 (AMR 2.250), OVR 582.56 2. Yoshii Nakamatsu: 3-1, ATV 11:31 (AMR 2.000), OVR 520.61 3. Lucas Molina: 3-1, ATV 14:32 (AMR 2.750), OVR 488.71 4. Pulsar: 2-2, ATV 9:56 (AMR 2.500), OVR 489.32 5. Billy Norris: 2-2, ATV 11:03 (AMR 2.750), OVR 518.17 6. Angela Wassermann: 1-3, ATV 9:54 (AMR 2.000), OVR 480.52 7. Blood River: 1-3, ATV 10:39 (AMR 2.000), OVR 506.15 8. Reverend Johnny Gross: 1-3, ATV 13:57 (AMR 2.250), OVR 506.96 Pulsar holds H2H over Norris All other ties are determined by ATV GAMMA DIVISION 1. Monty Dhillon: 4-0, ATV 10:02, (AMR 2.000), OVR 537.87 2. Kichi Hida: 3-1, ATV 9:58, (AMR 2.500), OVR 474.47 3. Diego Rodriguez: 3-1, ATV 12:01, (AMR 2.250), OVR 521.32 4. Big Scott Weathers: 2-2, ATV 11:12, (AMR 2.250), OVR 499.28 5. Markus Clay: 2-2, ATV 12:49, (AMR 2.500), OVR 486.95 6. Lance Heartilly: 1-3, ATV 10:02, (AMR 2.000), OVR 450.03 7. Indigo Rose: 1-3, ATV 13:25, (AMR 2.250), OVR 497.04 8. Terrance Stevens: 0-4, ATV 0:00, (AMR 2.250), OVR 485.49 Hida holds H2H over Rodriguez All other ties are determined by ATV DELTA DIVISION 1. Nocturne: 4-0, ATV 9:48 (AMR 2.250), OVR 444.15 2. Rock Sheridan: 3-1, ATV 10:33 (AMR 2.750), OVR 414.63 2. Leon de Ramos: 3-1, ATV 11:24 (AMR 2.500), OVR 413.39 4. Scott Stevens: 2-2, ATV 10:10 (AMR 2.250), OVR 429.57 5. Diamond: 2-2, ATV 9:35 (AMR 2.250), OVR 486.58 6. Sterling Silver: 1-3, ATV 10:30 (AMR 2.250), OVR 451.79 7. Mickey Steele: 1-3, ATV 5:50 (AMR 2.750), OVR 406.90 8. George Stevens: 0-4, ATV 0:00 (AMR 2.000), OVR 401.55 3-1 tie is determined by ATV S. Stevens holds H2H over Diamond Silver holds H2H over Steele PREDICTION STANDINGS (Reminder: The official scores will have the lowest two weeks dropped at the end of the season.) 1. Eternal Phoenix: 40 (this week: 10) 2. Croquemitaine: 37 (this week: 9) 3. SeanMcG: 33 (this week: 7) 4. Derek B: 31 (this week: 9) 5. Jman2k3: 25 (this week: 6) WEEK FIVE CARD ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) [First Career Meeting. Blackfield is 2-0 in Last One Standing matches; O’Hallister is 3-0 in Last One Standing matches] (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 4 - 2] (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) [First Career Meeting] (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) [Career: George Mastachas, 4 - 2] BETA DIVISION (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 - 1] (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 2 - 0] (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) [Career: Tied 1 - 1] (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) [Career: Billy Norris, 5 - 1] GAMMA DIVISION (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) [First Career Meeting] (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) [First Career Meeting] (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) [First Career Meeting] (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) [First Career Meeting] DELTA DIVISION (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) [First Career Meeting] (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) [First Career Meeting] (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) [First Career Meeting] (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) [First Career Meeting] TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Week 4 Quick Thoughts (Hi everyone!) Delta Leon de Ramos def. George Stevens Rock Sheridan def. Scott Stevens Sterling Silver def. Mickey Steele Nocturne def. Diamond Nocturne remains undefeated and on the fast track to the division title. George remains winless and on the fast track to the bottom of the relegation pile. Silver gets her first win, but has a long road ahead to avoid relegation, let alone attempt to meet preseason expectations. And both Rock and Leon start genuinely looking like promotion threats. It’ll be interesting to see if Delta’s started to sort itself out into tiers, or if it’s way too soon to guess. Gamma Markus Clay def. Kichi Hida Indigo Rose def. Terrance Stevens Monty Dhillon def. Lance Heartilly Diego Rodriguez def. Big Scott Weathers 100% bullshit. An undiscovered bug in the game defeated Kichi, not Clay. I mean, yes she’s my PC, but I’d be annoyed even if she wasn’t. Any other match type, and he takes a fat L. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Submission matches between those without any trademark submission moves are a total crapshoot, and that bug just makes it worse. In other news, Rose finally takes care of her business, and may have hope for the future. Monty continues to be unstoppable. And Diego also takes care of his business. Surprisingly, Heartilly is looking like he belongs in the basement. How unexpected. Beta Lucas Molina def. Angela Wasserman Billy Norris def. Reverend Johnny Gross Yoshii Nakamatsu def. Blood River Christian Priest def. Pulsar There’s…not a lot to be said here. Molina, Nakamatsu, and Priest all took care of business as they should have. The lone outlier is Gross, who may not be as impressive as he was expected to be in preseason. As the narration said, at this rate he’s going to get relegated to Gamma. He’s got to find Season Nine Gross or he’s in deep trouble at this stage. Alpha Mel O’Hallister def. De’siree Mitchell Jean-Paul Ouilette def. The Mastodon Nuclear Templeton def. George Mastachas Brandy McDonald def. Brian Blackfield Here, on the other hand, was basically #UpsetWeek. Not a shot at Nuke, though, that one was basically even odds. Though I doubt it’ll continue to be, with Nuke holding the last two wins of the rivalry. No, I’m talking about Mel getting over the hump with De’siree and taking his first win over her. Ouilette taking an absolute beating but still overcoming Mastodon with a critical assist from Cecile. The big headline, however, is Brandy not only triggering Blackfield’s adrenaline rush, but surviving it to become the first person in League history to beat him with their finisher. Hell of a crown to claim, ma’am. I tip my hat to you. Well done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 ALPHA DIVISION After 4 weeks Alpha is partying like it's Season Nine.. Seriously, with Brandy & Nuke in the division lead it feels just a little like a flash back to a year ago. But the actual matches put the lie to that. Two uniques and two long running rivalries. Should be a good night. LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) [First Career Meeting. Blackfield is 2-0 in Last One Standing matches; O’Hallister is 3-0 in Last One Standing matches] Honestly? I don't know. It's as tough a call as Mastachas/Nuke or Diego/Rose. Total coinflip for me. Only thing tilting the scales is Blackfield's adrenaline rush and Mell nont having a submission finish. But as Brandy just showed, the rush isn't necessarily an "I win now" button for the Juggernaut. And as Ouilette over Mastodon just showed, having one may not even matter. (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 4 - 2] Mastachas was the only person I came close to doubting Nuke against, and now even that's on life support. (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) [First Career Meeting] Something's going on with Brandy this season, and I think I like it. A return to form for the Season Nine champ. (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) [Career: George Mastachas, 4 - 2] The loss to Nuke hurts, but Mastachas recovers here. BETA DIVISION A week with no new matchups. What a concept. Everybody's fought everybody else before at least twice and in half the matches more than that. But don't you go thinking it's gonna be a dull night in Beta. Molina and Priest always put on a good show, and Gross/River features both men fighting for their seasons. (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 - 1] Look. Molina's my guy. I love him to death. If he does actually manage to win I'll be thrilled to my toes. But goddamn. Priest's got almost 100 OVR on him. That grants a like 5% boost to everything Priest does, and then Molina's got to overcome the health disparity that entails. Nah. Molina's not ready to do that yet. Round 2 he ought to have a shot, but not this time. (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 2 - 0] Yoshii had his number last season, and is only better now. (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) [Career: Tied 1 - 1] Both men are fighting for their seasons here. I'm backing Gross and his better track record over River's erratic nature. (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) [Career: Billy Norris, 5 - 1] Norris has her number. Period. That lone win last season was a freakish fluke, as shown when Norris beat her again in the return match later on. GAMMA DIVISION Gamma, by contrast with Beta, is all uniues this week. Zero wins takes on zero losses. Kichi Hida takes on the third of Gamma's technician trio. And the other two square off in a match with deep implications for both men's seasons. (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) [First Career Meeting] Honestly, I don't have anybody potentially beating Monty except Kichi and Diego. With that said, Stevens has played spoiler to an undefeated season before... (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) [First Career Meeting] Gamma's bathroom break match, jeez. I'm no fan of either man, but Big Scotty has been surprisingly competitive in the League despite being a total jobber. He always seems to sneak wins when we least expect it. (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) [First Career Meeting] Sorry, Rose. Gotta back my lady. Also she's pummeled the shit out of Diego and Heartilly, who I thought had the size to at least hold her at bay long enough to wear her down. Rose is actually smaller than Kichi. So this could get ugly. (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) [First Career Meeting] A tale of two technicians trending in opposite directions. After a quarter of the season, Diego looks Beta bound and Heartilly looks like he's returning to Delta. DELTA DIVISION Delta is, as usual, all first time matchups. Two of which have deep implications towards the developing promotion race, and the other two towards the relegation race. (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) [First Career Meeting] Rock's first quarter has been impressive. His only loss thus far is to the literal undefeated division leader. But I think Diamond will be his toughest test yet. A win for Rock says he's for real in the promotion race. A win for Diamond says don't count her out just yet. And we know by now that I don't believe in Diamond anymore. Not until she proves herself worthy of it. (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) [First Career Meeting] And this is the other one. Undefeated Nocturne versus the other resident technician in Leon. I do believe we'll be getting quite the technical showcase. Though I'll bet on the more experienced division leader, I wouldn't be entirely surprised to see it go the other way. (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) [First Career Meeting] To the bottom half we go. Silver has two seasons of experience on George, though with the size disparity I wouldn't be surprised to see it go the other way. High flyers like Silver can be erratic despite her desire to rise out of Delta, and George is going to win eventually. Devil's Delight he ain't. (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) [First Career Meeting] And the last match is as tough of a call as the first. Jeez. Hell, closer. The only advantages I can find are Stevens's somewhat greater health and Steele's somewhat better stamina. Neither of which is a decisive advantage in Delta's fast paced ruleset. Everything else is kind of a draw. So let's try and get on Jman's good side, eh? Go Scotty, go! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcG Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 WEEK FIVE CARD ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) [First Career Meeting. Blackfield is 2-0 in Last One Standing matches; O’Hallister is 3-0 in Last One Standing matches] - Fascinating that the competitors are holding a combined 5-0 record in LOS Matches. I'll pick with my heart and back O'Hallister (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 4 - 2] - HOSS LARIAT FIGHT. Shame Mastodon's stumbled back from last season, should be a win for the former champ. (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) [First Career Meeting] - Brandy looks like the one to beat so far, so we'll back her despite an impressive win for JPO last week. (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) [Career: George Mastachas, 4 - 2] - Must win for De'siree, but the Champ is after a bounce back win BETA DIVISION (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 - 1] - I've got a bad feeling about this one and Molina's been unlucky in the last few encounters. Hoping I'm wrong and this is a classic but I'm fearing it's a 18 minute grind ahead. (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 2 - 0] - Both are hard to read, so we'll follow the form and past history (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) [Career: Tied 1 - 1] - Must win for both in a religious showdown. Surely the Reverend grounds River here. (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) [Career: Billy Norris, 5 - 1] - That career record is unreal, Norris in a canter here GAMMA DIVISION (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) [First Career Meeting] - I'm getting deja'vu here from last season. Hopefully Monty avoids Priest's fate and crushes Stevens here. (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) [First Career Meeting] - Surely Scott's too big here for Clay (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) [First Career Meeting] - Technicians are great, but Hida's a force this season. (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) [First Career Meeting] - Not sure what's happened to Heartily this season, but he's running out of time fast if he's looking to compete DELTA DIVISION (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) [First Career Meeting] - Classic Size vs Speed and Experience. I'll back the veteran here (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) [First Career Meeting] - Looks like it's Nocturne's season, hoping to see Leon with a good showing here at least (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) [First Career Meeting] - Surely here's the time for George. Waaay too big for Silver. (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) [First Career Meeting] - Justice is for everyone, but I'm afraid the Scorpion eludes Steele this week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 (edited) The plan is to do initial updates tonight and try to get some of the GMPC bouts run. No guarantees on if it’ll actually happen since I am running on about 3.5 hours of sleep and my job has decided that it’s the perfect day for everyone to forget how to do anything unless I point them in the right direction. I may very well crash out by 8:30 pm local tonight at the rate things are going, but the hope is for updates and at least four matches done to lighten my workload tomorrow evening. EDIT: I was going to add this in the show this week, but let’s get some preliminary pairings for TTT announced, shall we? Rev. Johnny Gross and Brian Blackfield return as defending (Season Ten) champs Sterling Silver and Mel O’Hallister, to defend their Season Nine titles that they didn’t get to defend last season Lucas Molina and George Mastachas, as Molina finds a worthy replacement to O’Hallister after their finals run last season Kichi Hida and The Mastodon, described by some in The League offices as “a ten-minute blitz of violence just waiting to happen” Indigo Rose and Nocturne, as the two resident lady technical grapplers look to improve after last season Edited February 5 by ShadowedFlames 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 WEEK FIVE CARD ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) - A Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a ba... why isn't this match happening in a pub?!? (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) - I think Mastodon missed his window last season. (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) - Both have exceeded expectations this season, but that still leaves Brandy higher on the food chain. (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) - Mastachas is stumbling, but I don't think he's ready to fall. BETA DIVISION (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) - Priest hasn't been giving off that dominant aura he had last season, but maybe this tough match-up is just what he needs to get his mojo back. (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) - Pulsar's got a chance. Just not much of one. (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) - Going out on a bloody limb, here. (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) - I like Wassermann, but she keeps falling farther behind every season. GAMMA DIVISION (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) - Monty respects the kick. He doesn't fear it. (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) - In a contest between two of the biggest jerks in the League, always bet on the bigger jerk. (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) - Poor Rose is going to pay the price for last week's fiasco. (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) - Diego's been doing this longer. DELTA DIVISION (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) - Rock beats rock. (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) - De Ramos is a future star, but Nocturne has something special going on this season. (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) - She's gotta round into form sometime, right? (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) - It's getting harder, but I've got to stick with my guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 So as an update…I managed six matches last night. All of Gamma and half of Delta. Maven Deltzer is being especially stingy so far, only a single 3* match (and under 10 minutes to boot!) among those completed being the early leader for MOTN. This may be one of the lowest-rated weeks match-wise in a while, I’d have to do some research on that to be certain. Going to get the rest of the GMPC bouts done tonight; show may be up an hour or two late on Saturday due to having to leave the apartment for laundry duties, and I’m not about to drag my laptop out with me. The last time I did that, well…let’s just say the stairs did not cooperate with me. (Hard to believe it’s nearly a year since that incident!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Points Rankings: The League - Season 11 Week 4 Cro's Thoughts: - Not a lot to say this week, other than this is a good example of what happens when the points from older seasons drop off. We see here people going up or down based on what no longer counts from Season 9 Week 4 as much as what did happen in Season 11 Week 4. - Mostly a lot of bouncing up and down this season, but a few workers are clearly trending upwards: Yoshii Nakamatsu, Kichi Hida, and Nocturne are potentially having statement seasons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Once again Nuclear has restated the case for why he is the only true Champion of the League by beating the pretender. It's almost too easy, and a large number of finely dressed Italian men are very happy to see the Greek fall as they've done so many times before. Now it's time to get back to the Nuclear Bunker to prepare to make something else extinct. WEEK FIVE CARD ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) [First Career Meeting. Blackfield is 2-0 in Last One Standing matches; O’Hallister is 3-0 in Last One Standing matches] (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 4 - 2] (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) [First Career Meeting] (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) [Career: George Mastachas, 4 - 2] BETA DIVISION (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 - 1] (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 2 - 0] (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) [Career: Tied 1 - 1] (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) [Career: Billy Norris, 5 - 1] GAMMA DIVISION (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) [First Career Meeting] (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) [First Career Meeting] (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) [First Career Meeting] (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) [First Career Meeting] DELTA DIVISION (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) [First Career Meeting] (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) [First Career Meeting] (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) [First Career Meeting] (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) [First Career Meeting] TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 (edited) 22 hours ago, Croquemitaine said: - A Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a ba... why isn't this match happening in a pub?!? Because not a single bar, pub, or even dingy nightclub in a seven-county area wanted to take the financial hit that would come from the impending repair bill. Trust me. I tried to talk them into it. EDIT: apparently the game decided to wait for the upper half of The League to start pumping out MOTN contenders. I’ve just had 4 *** matches in a row, each one lasting longer than the one before it. So this may end up being a back-end-loaded show after all. Edited February 6 by ShadowedFlames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 (edited) A quick bit of formula writing at work later… THE STAT QUICK-FIX: Most and least entertaining episodes Best average match rating for a single show: 2.625 stars out of 5. Occurred: Season 8 Week 6, Season 8 Week 14, and Season 9 Week 7 (three times total). Worst average match rating for a single show: 1.813 stars out of 5. Occurred: Season 8 Week 11 (this is the only episode to average under **). (Dis)Honorable Mentions: 2.000 stars out of 5. Occurred: Season 8 Week 9, Season 9 Week 4, Season 10 Week 4 (three times total). Most frequent show rating: 2.250 stars out of 5. Total occurrences: 9 Edited February 7 by ShadowedFlames 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 2/6/2024 at 6:13 PM, ShadowedFlames said: EDIT: apparently the game decided to wait for the upper half of The League to start pumping out MOTN contenders. I’ve just had 4 *** matches in a row, each one lasting longer than the one before it. So this may end up being a back-end-loaded show after all. Molina/Priest, is that you there? (Don't answer, boss, I'm just goofin') 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman2k3 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) WEEK FIVE CARD ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) [First Career Meeting. Blackfield is 2-0 in Last One Standing matches; O’Hallister is 3-0 in Last One Standing matches] (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 4 - 2] (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) [First Career Meeting] (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) [Career: George Mastachas, 4 - 2] BETA DIVISION (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 - 1] (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 2 - 0] (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) [Career: Tied 1 - 1] (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) [Career: Billy Norris, 5 - 1] GAMMA DIVISION (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) [First Career Meeting] (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) [First Career Meeting] (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) [First Career Meeting] (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) [First Career Meeting] DELTA DIVISION (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) [First Career Meeting] (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) [First Career Meeting] (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) [First Career Meeting] (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) [First Career Meeting] Edited February 10 by Jman2k3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 THE LEAGUE: SEASON ELEVEN, WEEK FIVE DELTA DIVISION (4) Scott Stevens (2-2, OVR 430) vs. (Favorite, 53.22%) (7) Mickey Steele (1-3, OVR 407) This wouldn’t even qualify as a dark match in other promotions. It was incredibly lopsided and completely out of character from what we’ve come to expect of Mickey Steele. The Scorpion ran roughshod over the noir detective, enough to where Stevens’ former League finisher was all that was needed to keep Steele down for three. The win moves Stevens into the number-two position in The League’s record books for fastest standard match win, sandwiched between a pair of Kichi Hida victories. Scott Stevens (3-2) def. Mickey Steele (1-4) via Pinfall (Toxic Sting) in 3:20. Rating: * Changes for Scott Stevens: OVR + 2.11, XP + 441.47, no notable damage Changes for Mickey Steele: OVR -0.35, XP + 110.37, no notable damage DELTA DIVISION (8) George Stevens (0-4, OVR 402) vs. (Favorite, 55.32%) (6) Sterling Silver (1-3, OVR 452) While only 90 seconds longer than the previous match, this one was actually semi-competitive, as George managed to get in several hard shots to slow Silver’s offense a little. Alas, it was only a little, as Silver’s speed and League experience were the deciding factors here. No need for her 450 here, a springboard guillotina was enough to do the trick despite Cary Stevens’ claims that the ref was both out of position and delivered a fast count to his son, neither of which were remotely true. Sterling Silver (2-3) def. George Stevens (0-5) via Pinfall (springboard guillotina) in 4:51. Rating: ** Changes for Sterling Silver: OVR + 3.24, XP + 482.33, no notable damage Changes for George Stevens: OVR + 0.37, XP + 120.58, no notable damage DELTA DIVISION (1) Nocturne (4-0, OVR 444) (Favorite, 52.19%) vs. (2) Leon de Ramos (3-1, OVR 413) In what many were calling a preview of how the Delta Division would finish at the end of the season, a pair of younger technicians locked up in this one in what was the most competitive match of the card so far…but nothing that wowed Maven Deltzer in his review. This was back-and-forth throughout, with de Ramos having more opportunities to secure a victory with his primary and secondary finisher. However, Nocturne kept finding a way out of them, and worked Leon down to the point where she felt confident in going for the ankle lock. Leon would find a way to get out of it before she could lock it in, and barely a minute later applied the Iberian Twist, dead center of the ring. Nocturne had little choice but to tap out, and the pair did share a respectful handshake after the match as de Ramos jumps into the Delta Division lead for the moment! Leon de Ramos (4-1) def. Nocturne (4-1) via Submission (Iberian Twist) in 15:04. Rating: ** Changes for Leon de Ramos: OVR + 3.75, XP + 487.23, minor damage to head Changes for Nocturne: OVR + 0.43, XP + 121.81, minor damage to head DELTA DIVISION (5) Diamond (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (Favorite, 52.35%) (2) Rock Sheridan (3-1, OVR 415) The door was open for Sheridan to possibly take the Delta Division lead if he won fast enough here. In fact, despite Diamond’s considerable League experience, she came in as the slight underdog in the contest, which seemed to please Sheridan as he looked confident before the bell rang to start the match. A minute after the bell, that confidence was right out the window as Diamond was in firm control, her speed keeping Sheridan off-balance. In fact, it looked like Diamond was going to win this in under five minutes…until she made the mistake of going for a 24 Karat Kiss instead of her swanton bomb finisher. Picking Sheridan up was her big mistake in this match, and it was not one she would recover from. In the span of about two minutes Sheridan would batter Diamond into a world of hurt, with a Welcome to Tacoma preceding the Grit City Lariat, as it tends to do. Sheridan wins this sprint of a Match of the Night contender and, by a span of just under twelve seconds, takes the Delta Division lead heading into week six! Rock Sheridan (4-1) def. Diamond (2-3) via Pinfall (Grit City Lariat) in 6:49. Rating: *** Changes for Rock Sheridan: OVR + 4.45, XP + 523.54, minor damage to head Changes for Diamond: OVR + 1.12, XP + 130.89, minor damage to head GAMMA DIVISION (3) Diego Rodriguez (3-1, OVR 521) (Favorite, 60.52%) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-3, OVR 450) With Delta Division action complete, we shift gears to the Gamma Division and the suddenly struggling Lance Heartilly. Touted as a man who all but single-handedly closed a promotion due to his dominance, Heartilly showed signs of that in his lone Omega Division campaign as well as last season in Delta. This season, however, he has struggled to find his form, and those struggles continued tonight as Diego Rodriguez wiped the mat with Heartilly in a five-minute squash that even Maven Deltzer said went on longer than he expected. Lance drops to 1-4 on the season and is already in critical danger of freefalling right back into the Delta Division next season. Diego Rodriguez (4-1) def. Lance Heartilly (1-4) via Submission (judo rolling leglock) in 5:18. Rating: * Changes for Diego Rodriguez: OVR + 2.18, XP + 508.68, no notable damage Changes for Lance Heartilly: OVR -0.36, XP + 127.17, no notable damage GAMMA DIVISION (7) Indigo Rose (1-3, OVR 497) (Favorite, 51.60%) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (3-1, OVR 474) After watching Scott Stevens come within seconds of breaking her record for fastest League match, one would have expected Hida to go out there and prove that even in Gamma, she was still the Queen of Unmitigated Violence. Rose would have a lot to say about that, though, as the technician simply tried to wear Hida down with holds, looking to sap the stamina of the Carnival of Violence’s Ringmaster. Unfortunately for Rose, it didn’t stop Hida from chaining together several of her signatures in a row, culminating with Eternal Violence. Hida seemed content as she dropped into a cover…and Rose kicked out just after the count of two. Incensed, Hida picked up the violence, and in her fury wiped out the official with another Eternal Violence. Rose would get Hida into range of her variated DDT, but was unable to connect as Hida busted open Rose with a knee to the face. She then nearly drove Rose through the mat with the Endless Carnival, and a still-woozy ref managed to count to three as a result. Hida continues to show that her last-second promotion into Gamma was indeed warranted, while last season’s promotion contender now has to worry about dropping into Delta after an abysmal 1-4 start! Kichi Hida (4-1) def. Indigo Rose (1-4) via Pinfall (Endless Carnival) in 15:20. Rating: ** Changes for Kichi Hida: OVR + 3.77, XP + 560.46, no notable damage Changes for Indigo Rose: OVR + 0.43, XP + 140.12, major damage to head, minor damage to body GAMMA DIVISION (5) Markus Clay (2-2, OVR 487) vs. (Favorite, 55.00%) (4) Big Scott Weathers (2-2, OVR 499) Just barely out of squash territory, there really isn’t much to talk about here. Weathers seemed a step slower than normal on this night, and Clay made him pay for it by running circles around the larger opponent. When a springboard senton didn’t do the trick, as Clay has liked to utilize in the past, a top rope cross body did it, and Weathers simply couldn’t kick out in time. Clay moves to a winning record after five matches, and nominally remains within striking distance of the upper ranks of the Gamma Division. Markus Clay (3-2) def. Big Scott Weathers (2-3) via Pinfall (top rope cross body press) in 6:20. Rating: ** Changes for Markus Clay: OVR + 3.32, XP + 555.50, no notable damage Changes for Big Scott Weathers: OVR + 0.38, XP + 138.87, no notable damage BETA DIVISION (6) Angela Wassermann (1-3, OVR 481) vs. (Favorite, 69.17%) (5) Billy Norris (2-2, OVR 518) In the opening few minutes of this contest, Wassermann looked like she might pull off what she would likely consider a monumental upset, given her career record against Norris. In fact, she nearly had the match won with an arm triangle that Norris was not expecting in the slightest. Unfortunately for her, Norris got free of the hold and mounted a comeback, and did not let her have nearly enough time to mount a counter-counteroffensive. One shot at the Down Under Disaster is all that Norris needed, as he notches career victory number six against Wassermann in a match that, while closer than many thought it had a right to be, was not terribly exciting to actually watch. Billy Norris (3-2) def. Angela Wassermann (1-4) via Pinfall (Down Under Disaster) in 10:50. Rating: ** Changes for Billy Norris: OVR + 3.54, XP + 630.76, minor damage to head Changes for Angela Wassermann: OVR + 0.40, XP + 157.69, minor damage to head BETA DIVISION (8) Reverend Johnny Gross (1-3, OVR 507) (Favorite, 54.32%) vs. (7) Blood River (1-3, OVR 506) The first true Match of the Night contender on the card so far, this clash of underperforming wrestlers saw River skate out to an early advantage, having no qualms at all about being underhanded in his ring approach. Gross fought back well, as he seemed to want to focus on the legs of River exclusively given how often we wanted to make the alleged cultist Kneel Before God. River took to the ropes, looking to steal a win in that manner, but Gross was ready for it and kicked out before a count of two. It wasn’t until after River had been made to bleed that Gross finally attempted his finisher, only for River to get out of it. Gross would attempt a second time (after a series of mounted elbow smashes he calls the Sermon on the Mount), and this time he would lock in the submission and force River to tap. Gross picks up a huge win here, allowing him to temporarily escape the relegation zone in Beta with his second victory of the season. Reverend Johnny Gross (2-3) def. Blood River (1-4) via Submission (Come to Jesus) in 16:53. Rating: *** Changes for Reverend Johnny Gross: OVR + 5.13, XP + 687.41, minor damage to head and body Changes for Blood River: OVR + 1.29, XP + 171.85, minor damage to head BETA DIVISION (4) Pulsar (2-2, OVR 489) vs. (Favorite, 68.34%) (2) Yoshii Nakamatsu (3-1, OVR 521) To the surprise of many, Pulsar controlled the majority of this contest. Sure, Nakamatsu got his offense in where he could but by and large, this was Pulsar’s match to claim. In fact, he thought he had won it off a springboard guillotina, except that Yoshii got a shoulder up at 2.9 on the exchange. (Behind-the-curtain talk: another instance of “wrestler is so over they can't be beaten with moves that have less than a 30% chance to finish.”) Incensed, Pulsar dropped Nakamatsu with a spinning DDT and went to the top, looking for the Zodiac Implosion. The problem is that he missed, as Yoshii got out of the way, and before Pulsar had even bounced off the canvas from the miss, Nakamatsu was on top for the cover…and got a three from it. Pulsar manages to snag defeat from the jaws of victory, as Nakamatsu steals one that by all rights he should not have had! Yoshii Nakamatsu (4-1) def. Pulsar (2-3) via Pinfall (missed Zodiac Implosion) in 13:08. Rating: ** Changes for Yoshii Nakamatsu: OVR + 3.66, XP + 632.20, minor damage to head and body Changes for Pulsar: OVR + 0.41, XP + 158.05, minor damage to head GAMMA DIVISION (8) Terrance Stevens (0-4, OVR 485) vs. (Favorite, 73.38%) (1) Monty Dhillon (4-0, OVR 538) Gamma Division action concluded with a match that, some four minutes in, looked to be a total squash. Instead, it ended up being a rather short contender for Match of the Night, as Stevens fought back from a serious disadvantage to give Dhillon flashbacks to last season’s Gamma Division and Terrance’s first match against Christian Priest. This time, however, Stevens would not be able to finish the job, as Dhillon powered his way out of the predicament and followed a Hammer Mill with the Empire Bomb, leaving no chance for Stevens to get up after that succession of moves. Dhillon will enter week six as the last undefeated wrestler in The League this season! Monty Dhillon (5-0) def. Terrance Stevens (0-5) via Pinfall (Empire Bomb) in 9:21. Rating: *** Changes for Monty Dhillon: OVR + 4.62, XP + 603.59, minor damage to head Changes for Terrance Stevens: OVR + 1.17, XP + 150.90, minor damage to head and body ALPHA DIVISION (4) George Mastachas (2-2, OVR 534) (Favorite, 75.99%) vs. (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-3, OVR 505) This turned out to be a serious contender for Match of the Night. Mitchell fought from behind most of the match, having to kick out of Olympus Rises twice while Mastachas also tried to drive Mitchell through the mat with repeated head drop suplexes. De’siree fought back, knowing her season was essentially at stake here, and kept Mastachas grounded for a good portion, softening him up for a potential shot at the Blitz. Her best chance at opening Mastachas up for it came as she went for a spinning elbow blow…only for Mastachas to reverse it into a head drop suplex. That took the starch out of Mitchell, and only a few minutes later Mastachas delivered the sit-out powerbomb and held on for the count of three. Mastachas remains in the hunt for a repeat title, while Mitchell’s hopes of remaining in the Alpha Division are starting to look like they need life support. George Mastachas (3-2) def. De'siree Mitchell (1-4) via Pinfall (Wrath of Zeus) in 16:15. Rating: *** Changes for George Mastachas: OVR + 5.08, XP + 792.68, minor damage to head Changes for De'siree Mitchell: OVR + 1.28, XP + 198.17, moderate damage to head, minor damage to body ALPHA DIVISION (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (2-2, OVR 528) vs. (Favorite, 60.83%) (1) Brandy McDonald (3-1, OVR 528) This Match of the Night candidate could have ended any number of times in the preceding minutes. Ouilette stunned the former League Champion with his willingness to mix it up with her, and it took Brandy a few minutes to adjust. Once she did, though, this became a rather competitive contest, with both sides kicking out of moves that looked like they would have been the finish—McDonald escaping a Fleur de Lis at 2.8, and Ouilette kicking out of a sudden rollup after a missed Le Petit Mort at 2.5. McDonald ended up attempting to hit a spear, but Ouilette countered with a roundhouse to the body, one to the face to drop McDonald, and an immediate Le Petit Mort that landed flush on the forehead of the former champ. Three seconds later, Ouilette stunned the division leader with an upset victory! Jean-Paul Ouilette (3-2) def. Brandy McDonald (3-2) via Pinfall (Le Petit Mort) in 17:08. Rating: *** Changes for Jean-Paul Ouilette: OVR + 5.14, XP + 793.36, minor damage to head Changes for Brandy McDonald: OVR + 1.30, XP + 198.34, moderate damage to head ALPHA DIVISION (2) Nuclear Templeton (3-1, OVR 541) (Favorite, 75.30%) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-3, OVR 525) Bob Sinclair: We stay in the Alpha Division, and Frankie, this is a tale of two men whose paths are going in completely opposite directions. Frankie Garnett: No kidding, Bob. Nuclear’s…well, doing Nuclear things, as we expected. It’s Mastodon that is the surprise to many. After all, he was in contention for the League Championship last season. Tonight, he comes in at the very bottom of the Alpha Division, staring at the wrong end of a 4-2 career record in this matchup. It almost seems a foregone conclusion that this becomes 5-2 within the next fifteen minutes, Bob. Bob Sinclair: While I’m not expressly agreeing with you, Frankie, you do bring up a number of valid points. Mastodon is a heavy underdog in this one, and that’s even considering this season’s results. Look at the overall trend, and it’s clear why the stats people have Nuclear as a 3-to-1 favorite. Frankie Garnett: So… Nine-minute squash incoming? Bob Sinclair: We’ll see soon enough, as the bell sounds to get this one underway! Quote (00:14) Mastodon applied a Side Headlock (00:18) Mastodon hit a Kick To Knee (00:22) Mastodon hit an Open Handed Chop (00:26) Mastodon hit an Elbow Drop (00:44) Mastodon hit a Slingshot To Corner (00:51) Mastodon hit a Corner Slap To Chest (00:56) Nuclear blocked a Corner Slap To Chest (01:03) Mastodon hit a Corner Knife Edge Chop (01:10) Mastodon hit a Corner Slap To Chest (01:15) Nuclear blocked the Ten Turnbuckle Smashes (01:19) Nuclear blocked a Corner Forearm Blow (01:23) Nuclear hit a Face Rake (01:23) The referee warned Nuclear (01:30) Nuclear hit an Inverted Drop Toe Hold (01:40) The Mastodon moved out of the way from a Legdrop. (01:44) Mastodon hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (01:48) Nuclear blocked a Knee Bar (01:55) Mastodon hit a Drop Toe Hold (02:09) Mastodon applied a Knee Bar (02:13) Mastodon hit a Stomp (02:17) Mastodon hit an Elbow Drop On Knee (02:21) Mastodon hit a Stomp (02:29) Nuclear Templeton moved out of the way from a Knee Drop. (02:33) Nuclear hit a Legdrop (02:41) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash (02:51) Nuclear picked up Mastodon from behind (02:55) Nuclear hit a Forearm To Back (03:03) Nuclear applied a Hammerlock (03:07) Nuclear irish whipped Mastodon into the ropes (03:14) Nuclear hit a Clothesline (03:18) Nuclear hit an Elbow Drop (03:22) Nuclear hit a Legdrop (03:26) Nuclear hit a Fist Drop (03:33) Nuclear picked up Mastodon from behind (03:37) Nuclear hit a Forearm To Back (03:42) Mastodon rolled through an Arm Wringer Smash (03:47) Nuclear broke a Snap Mare Takedown (04:03) Nuclear hit an Arm Wringer Smash (04:10) Nuclear hit an Inverted Drop Toe Hold (04:14) Nuclear hit a Stomp Frankie Garnett: Okay…twelve-minute squash. Bob Sinclair: Mastodon has looked sluggish after the initial two minutes. The longer that stretch goes without offense, the worse off he’s going to be. Quote (04:23) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (04:27) Mastodon countered a Face Rake with a Kick To Thigh (04:36) Nuclear got a rope break to stop a Front Facelock (04:50) Mastodon applied a Front Facelock (05:00) Mastodon hit a Bodyslam (05:04) Mastodon hit a Fist Drop (05:12) Mastodon hit a Double Axe Handle Smash (05:21) Nuclear Templeton very easily moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop. (05:28) The Mastodon moved out of the way from a Legdrop. (05:32) Mastodon hit a Measured Knee Drop (05:43) Mastodon hit a Rear Naked Punch Flurry (05:43) Nuclear started to bleed (05:50) Mastodon used a Power Taunt (05:57) Nuclear Templeton moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop. (06:01) Nuclear hit a Fist Drop (06:09) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (06:23) Nuclear applied a Side Headlock (06:27) Nuclear hit a Face Rake (06:32) Mastodon slipped out of the back of a Samoan Drop (06:44) Mastodon hit a Hammerlock Drive (06:51) Mastodon hit a Corner Elbow (06:58) Mastodon hit a Corner Forearm Blow (07:16) Mastodon hit a Corner Ten Punch (07:23) Mastodon hit a Turnbuckle Smash (07:30) Mastodon hit a Neckbreaker (07:37) Mastodon picked up Nuclear (07:41) Nuclear slipped out of the back of an Over Shoulder Backbreaker Drop (07:45) Nuclear hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (07:55) Nuclear hit a Back Suplex (08:05) Mastodon very easily avoided a Seated Back Kick. (08:13) Nuclear broke a Press Powerslam by falling on top of Mastodon (08:17) Nuclear got a two count Frankie Garnett: Still too early for that, Nuclear. Mastodon’s too fresh yet. Bob Sinclair: Indeed, but every little bit that Nuclear can make Mastodon spend is that much less for the later portions of the match, Frankie. Sound strategy by the former champ. Frankie Garnett: Uh, Bob? I’d be careful with how loud I’d say that last part there. Quote (08:25) Nuclear applied a Hammerlock (08:51) Nuclear applied a Full Nelson (09:09) Nuclear hit a Forearm To Back Of Head (09:35) Nuclear applied a Full Nelson (09:57) Nuclear hit a Backbreaker (10:14) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (10:23) The Mastodon very easily moved out of the way from a Fist Drop. (10:27) Nuclear blocked the Mounted Elbow Smashes (10:31) Nuclear blocked a Rear Chinlock (10:37) Nuclear hit a Strong Open Handed Chop (10:41) Nuclear hit a Fist Drop (10:45) Mastodon broke a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold (10:52) Mastodon hit a DDT (10:58) Nuclear got a rope break to stop a Knee Pull (11:14) Mastodon hit a Stump Piledriver (11:14) Nuclear began bleeding quite heavily (11:18) Mastodon hit a Measured Knee Drop (11:22) Nuclear broke a Mounted Punch Flurry (11:36) Nuclear applied a Side Headlock (11:52) Look out! Nuclear Templeton has deployed a Tactical Nuke! (12:09) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (12:14) Mastodon broke the Seated Knuckle Punches (12:21) Mastodon hit a Toss To Corner (12:39) Mastodon hit a Corner Forearm Flurry (12:48) Nuclear countered an Avalanche with a Punch Flurry (13:00) Nuclear hit a Double Underhook Powerbomb (13:04) Mastodon fought back against being picked up (13:14) Mastodon hit a Backbreaker (13:18) Nuclear fought back against being picked up (13:34) Look out! Nuclear Templeton has deployed a Tactical Nuke! (13:41) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (13:46) Mastodon slipped out the front of a Powerbomb (13:49) Nuclear countered a Backbreaker Hold with a Forearm Blow (13:59) LAAAAAAAAARIATOOOOOOO!!!!! Armageddon has come for Mastodon! Bob Sinclair: And that should do it, as— Frankie Garnett: No it won’t, Bob! Mastodon is already on his feet and boy, does he look angry! Bob Sinclair: But is Nuclear too fresh still? Can Mastodon actually get Templeton into Rampage territory? Quote (14:09) Mastodon hit a Backbreaker (14:22) Mastodon hit a Posing Elbow Drop (14:26) Mastodon hit a Measured Knee Drop (14:32) Nuclear Templeton very easily moved out of the way from a Splash. (14:36) Mastodon fought back against being picked up (14:54) Mastodon hit a Strong Forearm Strike Flurry (14:59) Nuclear blocked a Ring Apron Slingshot (15:02) Mastodon hit a Ring Apron Forearm Blow (15:17) Mastodon hit a Draping Reverse DDT (15:29) Mastodon hit Mounted Elbow Smashes (15:29) Nuclear began bleeding very heavily (15:34) Nuclear fought back against being picked up (15:39) Mastodon slipped out of the back of a Samoan Drop (15:44) Nuclear slipped out the front of a Misery (15:58) The Mastodon just got laid out with a Radiation Spike! Frankie Garnett: Maybe not Rampage territory, Bob, but this match just got a lot more interesting! Bob Sinclair: Almost have to think the next big move will do it here… Quote (16:02) Nuclear hit a Stomp (16:22) Nuclear applied a Rear Chinlock (16:32) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (16:39) Nuclear hit a DDT (16:47) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (16:51) Mastodon countered a Radiation Leak with a Slap To Chest (17:07) Mastodon hit a Japanese Power DDT (17:13) Mastodon picked up Nuclear (17:18) Nuclear slipped out of the back of a Press Powerslam (17:23) Nuclear irish whipped Mastodon into the ropes (17:35) Mastodon countered a Mushroom Cloud NT with a Triple Forearm Blow (17:41) Mastodon picked up Nuclear (17:47) LARIATO! The Mastodon just leveled Nuclear Templeton with a Rampage! Frankie Garnett: That might do it! Bob Sinclair: Mastodon into the cover…one, two, thr—NO! 2.8 there, maybe even 2.9 as Nuclear just gets the right shoulder off the mat! Frankie Garnett: How was that not three, Bob. How?! Bob Sinclair: Mastodon has to be asking himself that same question, but he needs to press the advantage. He’s got Nuclear vulnerable, he needs to put an end to this before Templeton can recover! Quote (18:07) Mastodon hit a Japanese Power DDT (18:12) Nuclear fought back against being picked up (18:15) Nuclear hit a Punch (18:27) Nuclear hit a Forearm Flurry (18:37) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (18:53) Look out! Nuclear Templeton has deployed a Tactical Nuke! (19:03) Nuclear picked up Mastodon (19:13) Nuclear Templeton nearly took The Mastodon's head off with that Armageddon Lariat! Bob Sinclair: No adrenaline to save him this time, Nuclear collapses into the cover…one, two, three! This was an all-out war and it ends with Templeton coming away somehow with the victory! Frankie Garnett: I, for one, am glad to be wrong with my whole “twelve-minute squash” prediction. This was a brawl and I love it! Bob Sinclair: These fans at The Aerie seem to as well, as despite the jeering thrown Nuclear’s way, there’s a healthy amount of applause as well. Templeton certainly earned that one and has expressed his case for earning his second League Championship in three seasons! Nuclear Templeton (4-1) def. The Mastodon (1-4) via Pinfall (Armageddon Lariat) in 19:18. Rating: *** Changes for Nuclear Templeton: OVR + 5.29, XP + 945.05, major damage to head Changes for The Mastodon: OVR + 1.33, XP + 348.76, major damage to head, minor damage to body This was the Match of the Night (4 [1 this season] for Nuclear Templeton, 7 [1 this season] for The Mastodon) BETA DIVISION (1) Christian Priest (3-1, OVR 583) (Favorite, 68.85%) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (3-1, OVR 489) It’s unusual for Christian Priest to be in what would be considered a “cooldown match” but that’s exactly what happened here. While he fought decently enough against Molina, Priest was not able to show why he was considered an overwhelming favorite in this contest. Molina had no such issues, taking Priest to task and showing that he is more capable against the leader of the First Church than his career 1-3 record against Priest would indicate. In fact, Molina would make certain that Priest never got to build momentum with any of his signature moves, while Molina transitioned a Heel Hook into the Molina Bodylock to force the submission, and the huge upset against one of the favorites to secure promotion this season! Lucas Molina (4-1) def. Christian Priest (3-2) via Submission (Molina Bodylock) in 15:57. Rating: ** Changes for Lucas Molina: OVR + 3.80, XP + 633.95, minor damage to head Changes for Christian Priest: OVR + 0.43, XP + 158.49, no notable damage ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH (5) Brian Blackfield (2-2, OVR 572) (Favorite, 74.17%) vs. (3) Mel O'Hallister (2-2, OVR 534) Main event time, and it was clear from even before the opening bell that there was going to be no mutual admiration society between these two men. No, the body language said enough even if the words didn’t make it clear: this was going to be a donnybrook from the opening bell. The author counted no more than two holds that would be considered wear-down or rest holds in the opening half of the contest—it was all strikes, blows, slams, or other offensive maneuvers that would hinder an opponent’s ability to stand (in the case of the screw legwhips that both men threw at each other). Blackfield fired the first heavy shot, with a Tartan Effect that O’Hallister managed to get to his feet at the count of eight to force the continuation of the match. Mel would be unable to muster any offense, and a second Tartan Effect this time netted nine and a half out of the ten that Blackfield needed. This time as O’Hallister stood, though, Blackfield simply grabbed Mel and delivered an inch-perfect Scotland Destroyer, and all but dared O’Hallister to get to his feet after that. The Irishman could not, and Brian Blackfield closes the show with a Match of the Night contending victory as he is the Last One Standing! Brian Blackfield (3-2) def. Mel O'Hallister (2-3) via Last One Standing (Scotland Destroyer) in 13:52. Rating: *** Changes for Brian Blackfield: OVR + 5.66, XP + 790.82, no notable damage Changes for Mel O'Hallister: OVR + 1.61, XP + 197.70, minor damage to head /\/\/\/\/\/\ STANDINGS AFTER SEASON ELEVEN, WEEK FIVE ALPHA DIVISION 1. Nuclear Templeton: 4-1, ATV 15:51, (AMR 2.200), OVR 545.87 2. Brandy McDonald: 3-2, ATV 14:22, (AMR 2.600), OVR 528.86 3. George Mastachas: 3-2, ATV 16:49, (AMR 2.400), OVR 538.62 4. Brian Blackfield: 3-2, ATV 17:43, (AMR 2.600), OVR 577.88 5. Jean-Paul Ouilette: 3-2, ATV 20:35, (AMR 2.600), OVR 533.47 6. Mel O'Hallister: 2-3, ATV 16:59, (AMR 2.800), OVR 535.23 7. De'siree Mitchell: 1-4, ATV 11:12, (AMR 3.000), OVR 505.95 8. The Mastodon: 1-4, ATV 17:39, (AMR 2.600), OVR 526.51 All ties are broken via ATV. BETA DIVISION 1. Yoshii Nakamatsu: 4-1, ATV 11:55 (AMR 2.000), OVR 524.27 2. Lucas Molina: 4-1, ATV 14:53 (AMR 2.600), OVR 492.51 3. Christian Priest: 3-2, ATV 10:27 (AMR 2.200), OVR 582.99 4. Billy Norris: 3-2, ATV 10:59 (AMR 2.600), OVR 521.71 5. Pulsar: 2-3, ATV 9:56 (AMR 2.400), OVR 489.73 6. Reverend Johnny Gross: 2-3, ATV 15:25 (AMR 2.400), OVR 512.09 7. Blood River: 1-4, ATV 10:39 (AMR 2.200), OVR 507.44 8. Angela Wassermann: 1-4, ATV 9:54 (AMR 2.000), OVR 480.92 4-1 and 3-2 ties are broken by ATV. Pulsar has H2H over Gross River has H2H over Wassermann GAMMA DIVISION 1. Monty Dhillon: 5-0, ATV 9:54, (AMR 2.200), OVR 542.49 2. Kichi Hida: 4-1, ATV 11:19, (AMR 2.400), OVR 478.24 3. Diego Rodriguez: 4-1, ATV 10:20, (AMR 2.000), OVR 523.50 4. Markus Clay: 3-2, ATV 10:39, (AMR 2.400), OVR 490.27 5. Big Scott Weathers: 2-3, ATV 11:12, (AMR 2.200), OVR 499.66 6. Lance Heartilly: 1-4, ATV 10:02, (AMR 1.800), OVR 449.67 7. Indigo Rose: 1-4, ATV 13:25, (AMR 2.200), OVR 497.47 8. Terrance Stevens: 0-5, ATV 0:00, (AMR 2.400), OVR 486.66 Hida has H2H over Rodriguez All other ties are broken by ATV DELTA DIVISION 1. Rock Sheridan: 4-1, ATV 9:37 (AMR 2.800), OVR 419.08 2. Leon de Ramos: 4-1, ATV 12:19 (AMR 2.400), OVR 417.14 3. Nocturne: 4-1, ATV 9:48 (AMR 2.200), OVR 444.58 4. Scott Stevens: 3-2, ATV 7:53 (AMR 2.000), OVR 431.68 5. Diamond: 2-3, ATV 9:35 (AMR 2.400), OVR 487.70 6. Sterling Silver: 2-3, ATV 7:40 (AMR 2.200), OVR 455.03 7. Mickey Steele: 1-4, ATV 5:50 (AMR 2.400), OVR 406.55 8. George Stevens: 0-5, ATV 0:00 (AMR 2.000), OVR 401.92 Sheridan wins three-way tie via ATV (Rock vs Leon has not happened yet, that’s next week) Leon wins resulting tie via H2H over Nocturne Diamond holds H2H over Silver PREDICTION STANDINGS (Reminder: The official scores will have the lowest two weeks dropped at the end of the season, and will start to be shown as such after Week Eight.) 1. Eternal Phoenix: 52 (this week: 12) 2. Croquemitaine: 47 (this week: 10) 3. SeanMcG: 43 (this week: 10) 4. Derek B: 40 (this week: 9) 5. Jman2k3: 33 (this week: 8 ) WEEK SIX CARD ALPHA DIVISION (4) Brian Blackfield (3-2, OVR 578) vs. (5) Jean-Paul Ouilette (3-2, OVR 533) [Career: Brian Blackfield, 2 - 0] TABLES MATCH: (3) George Mastachas (3-2, OVR 539) vs. (2) Brandy McDonald (3-2, OVR 529) [Career: Tied 3 – 3. Mastachas is 0 – 1 in Tables matches] EUROPEAN RULES MATCH: (7) De'siree Mitchell (1-4, OVR 506) vs. (1) Nuclear Templeton (4-1, OVR 546) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 5 – 1. Mitchell is 0 – 1 in European Rules matches.] (6) Mel O'Hallister (2-3, OVR 535) vs. (8) The Mastodon (1-4, OVR 527) [Career: Tied 2 - 2] BETA DIVISION (4) Billy Norris (3-2, OVR 522) vs. (3) Christian Priest (3-2, OVR 583) [First Career Meeting] (1) Yoshii Nakamatsu (4-1, OVR 524) vs. (2) Lucas Molina (4-1, OVR 493) [First Career Meeting] (7) Blood River (1-4, OVR 507) vs. (5) Pulsar (2-3, OVR 490) [Career: Pulsar, 2 - 0] HARDCORE MATCH: (8) Angela Wassermann (1-4, OVR 481) vs. (6) Reverend Johnny Gross (2-3, OVR 512) [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 – 0. Wassermann is 3 – 0 in Hardcore matches. Gross is 1 – 0 in Hardcore matches.] GAMMA DIVISION HARDCORE MATCH: (3) Diego Rodriguez (4-1, OVR 524) vs. (1) Monty Dhillon (5-0, OVR 542) [First Career Meeting] (5) Big Scott Weathers (2-3, OVR 500) vs. (2) Kichi Hida (4-1, OVR 478) [First Career Meeting] (8) Terrance Stevens (0-5, OVR 487) vs. (4) Markus Clay (3-2, OVR 490) [Career: Markus Clay, 5 - 1] (7) Indigo Rose (1-4, OVR 497) vs. (6) Lance Heartilly (1-4, OVR 450) [First Career Meeting] DELTA DIVISION (6) Sterling Silver (2-3, OVR 455) vs. (4) Scott Stevens (3-2, OVR 432) [First Career Meeting] SUBMISSION MATCH: (5) Diamond (2-3, OVR 488) vs. (8) George Stevens (0-5, OVR 402) [First Career Meeting. Diamond is 1 – 2 in Submission matches.] CAGE MATCH: (7) Mickey Steele (1-4, OVR 407) vs. (3) Nocturne (4-1, OVR 445) [First Career Meeting] (2) Leon de Ramos (4-1, OVR 417) vs. (1) Rock Sheridan (4-1, OVR 419) [First Career Meeting] TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) Week 5 Quick Thoughts (Fun Fact: no NPC stat updates this week, a quirk shared with no other week, not even Week 13!) Delta Scott Stevens def. Mickey Steele Sterling Silver def. George Stevens Leon de Ramos def. Nocturne Rock Sheridan def. Diamond The division does seem to be separating out into haves and havenots. The top three, middle three, and bottom two can clearly be seen. Stevens took a step forward with his win, and Steele fell back. Silver, after her abysmal start, is rising. However, Leon claimed the first win off Nocturne, setting up a showdown with Rock next week with control of the division at stake. What remains to be seen is if this separating out is for real or not. 5 weeks is roughly a third of the season. Not quite enough to be sure. Gamma Diego Rodriguez def. Lance Heartilly Kichi Hida def. Indigo Rose Markus Clay def. Big Scott Weathers Monty Dhillon def. Terrance Stevens There’s not a lot to say here. Monty and Diego took care of business. Heartilly and Stevens are in freefall. And whatever momentum Rose may have thought she’d gained after her win was violently beaten out of her. Kichi is still the Queen of Unmitigated Violence, as the boss said. Also, that’s the second time in a row Kichi’s opponent has been left bloody and with major head damage. Will this continue against Big Scotty? Good question. Beta Billy Norris def. Angela Wasserman Reverend Johnny Gross def. Blood River Yoshii Nakamatsu def. Pulsar Lucas Molina def. Christian Priest Norris continues to dominate Wasserman (no, not in a Rule 34 way, jeez). Gross may have saved his season. River may have lost his. Yoshii gets an opportunistic win instead of a fighty one. And the big headline. Molina beats Priest for the first time since their first encounter over a year ago in Delta. The rivalry lives again, and Molina is in the division lead. Just in time to wrestle Yoshii for it. Oh, boy. Alpha George Mastachas def. De’siree Mitchell Jean-Paul Ouilette def. Brandy McDonald Nuclear Templeton def. The Mastodon Brian Blackfield def. Mel O’Hallister Let’s see…Mastachas handles his business. Ouilette continues to insist he’s nobody’s jobber. Nuke hammers out a banger with Mastodon, who's probably out of reach of the title now. And once again, the show ends with the Juggernaut’s hand raised in victory. Alpha’s starting to get chaotic, but apparently some things never change around here. Edited February 10 by Eternal Phoenix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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