*** Paradigm is back at the Cockpit Theater in Marylebone, London for its 2nd event .... The setting is smaller than a normal arena and very intimate, putting the fans right in the middle of the action .... ****
 | *** Paradigm is back at the Cockpit Theater in Marylebone, London .... The setting is smaller than a normal arena and very intimate, putting the fans right in the middle of the action .... ****
Gabby Loren is once again tonight’s MC for Paradigm’s 2nd event, and she constantly walks around ringside and engages the fans, making them feel like they are part of the show ....
During the breaks between matches, Gabby conducts interviews with other Paradigm talent to introduce them to the audience and set up potential matchups on the next show .... |  |
Match 1: The Rottweilers (Low Ki & Homicide) w/ Eddie Kingston vs. The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Desmond Xavier)RESULTS: This is an extended squash as the Rottweilers attack at the bell and the Rascalz are never really given an opportunity to get into the match .... Trey is tossed and then Low Ki & Homicide dominate Desmond .... They finish him off with a nasty-looking Cop Killa + Double Stomp combo .... Desmond has to be taken out on a stretcher .... As Trey comes back in the ring to check on his partner, Kingston and the Rottweilers attack him and beat him down too ....
POST MATCH: Kingston cuts a promo and says the people cheer the Rascalz because they want to be all cute and do their flips and shit .... they don’t play that shit in New York .... What they just saw was what happens when 2 circus performers go up against some boys from the street .... They aren’t here to make friends, they aren’t here to sit in the back and watch shit go down on a monitor .... they are the stray dogs, the unwanted .... and they’re just getting started ....
* Gabby joins us at ringside again and she profiles the 4 women that will compete in our next match .... She gives the fans a little run-down of each woman’s background as they make their entrance *
AMBER NOVA is a classic car girl and daughter of a mechanic, so she brings that gritty, dirty hard-working style to her character in the ring .... She drives a 1973 Chevy Nova like a girl can and changes her own oil like a girl should ... there is nothing she can’t fix with a wrench ....JORDYNNE GRACE, or ‘Thicc Mama Pump’ has an athletic and powerful moveset that is reminiscent of Keith Lee or Michael Elgin .... Grace is best known for her enormous level of strength and athleticism inside the ring, often displayed in her suplexes delivered in her matches. Her combination of agility and power make all of her moves look particularly lethal, as she is one of the strongest women in the UWF ....KILLER KELLY is known throughout the European scene for her punishing kicks and spine-bending suplexes, the Portuguese-born wrestler brings a heavy MMA influence to her mat game. Kelly’s vicious ring name was inspired by Portuguese fans’ chants of “Killer Kelly” early in her career ...GISELE SHAW calls herself the "Quintessential Diva" and claims she is everything a female wrestler should be. She has the looks, athleticism, and personality to live up to her moniker. Everything she does in the ring is to prove one thing: that she is the best female wrestler in the world.Match 2: Killer Kelly vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Amber Nova vs. Gisele ShawRESULTS:Grace controls the others with her power advantage, but Kelly is able to throw her off with some stiff striking .... Shaw hits some high-flying moves including a slingshot corkscrew splash on Grace for a 2 count .... Nova and Shaw try to double suplex Grace, but she shows her power in blocking it and suplexing BOTH ladies instead .... Nova with the wheelbarrow stunner on Grace, but gets caught in Shaw’s nasty bridging disarm-HER arm submission .... Kelly breaks it up with a vicious penalty kick to Shaw, then grabs Shaw by the arms and drills her with the Kill Shot (Kamigoye) for the 3 count ....
At ringside, Gabby is on the mic and she discusses the first match between Cara Noir & Ilja Dragunov at the first Cockpit show .... Gabby admits that the encounter stole the show in her eyes, helping to hype up the excitement for this match. She says if you weren’t here last time, you missed a classic that is getting rave reviews for its hard-hitting action as well as theatricality .... these two are arguably the top 2 unsigned talent in all of Europe .... Gabby mentions that it was the desire of both men to have this rematch ....
Match 3: Ilja Dragunov vs. ‘The Black Swan’ Cara NoirRESULTS: Both men continue the tremendous chemistry already demonstrated in their first match, but little nuances add to this match that make it completely different .... Once again, Ilja cannot take his eyes off Noir and he seems entranced, and Noir continues the mind games by walking right up to Ilja and stroking his face seductively .... Instead of reacting aggressively, Dragunov reaches up and grabs the hand and holds it against his face .... it is a strange moment of tenderness playing off their attraction in the first match ....
The finish is a flurry of action, with Noir avoiding the Torpedo Moscow that beat him in their first match and hitting a superkick and then Swan Woo .... “Fight Forever” from the crowd .... Both men trade desperate attempts for victory culminating in Dragunov preparing for the Torpedo Moskau, only for Noir to reverse it and catch him in mid-air with the Black Swan sleeper! Ilja is trapped in the center of the ring!!!! He fades as the ref checks his arm, and Ilja is out!!!!
POST MATCH: Once again, everybody stands to applaud the end of the match .... Noir soaks in the moment and is almost overcome with emotion as he takes in the applause of the crowd .... after 2 matches, the 2 biggest names in independent British wrestling are 1-1 ....
* Gabby is on the mic again and she hypes tonight’s debut of international star Kota Ibushi .... Ibushi is huge in Japan, and has followed in the vain of Shinske Nakamura in coming to the UK to be a part of Paradigm .... nicknamed the ‘Golden Star’, Ibushi is armed with an arsenal of unbelievable high-flying moves and hard-hitting strikes, and is known throughout the world for his graceful daredevil style ....Match 4: Kota Ibushi vs. Mustafa AliRESULTS: Ibushi got the hype pre-match, but Ali is accomplished in his own right .... they work a nice opening stretch, including a nice tope from Ibushi that wipes out Ali on the floor .... Ali battles back, hitting a top rope Spanish fly for a close 2 count .... Ibushi fights back and KILLS Ali with the 24 Sai (vertical Suplex Ganzo bomb) for a close 2 of his own .... Ibushi up top, but MISSES the phoenix splash! Ali goes for the 054 inverted 450 but Ibushi gets the knees up, following with the V-Trigger and then the Gold Star Powerbomb for the 3 count!
Kidd & Theory are a makeshift team here, going against a couple of bros teaming for the first time .... Cobb uses his amateur skills and power to toss around Theory, and he quickly tags out .... Riddle and Cobb have some good tag team moves despite this being their first match together, like Cobb hitting Kidd with a spinning back suplex into a bro-ton from Riddle .... Theory with a cheap shot on Riddle, then he tags himself in to put the boots to him .... Riddle gets the heat but battles out of it for the hot tag to Cobb .... Cobb runs wild, but Kidd breaks up Tour of the Islands with a Superkick allowing Theory to hit Attaxia but Cobb kicks out! Theory is shocked! Riddle back in and we’ve got all 4 men going at it .... Theory thinks better of it, and grabs Brandi Lauren and they leave the ring and leave Tyson Kidd hanging out to dry .... in the ring, Cobb lawndarts Tyson Kidd into the Final Flash from Riddle and that gets the pin for the ‘Chosen Bros’ ....
Good battle between 2 ladies that are pretty much the same size .... Millie McKenzie is only 18 .... She pulls off some good moves like a running cutter and then hits good looking spear for a 2 count .... Both ladies trade impressive dives, but Candice is able to hit ‘Miss LeRae’s Wild Ride’ (swinging neckbreaker from the 2nd rope) and get the 3 count ....
* Gabby is back and she has a BIG announcement .... she announces that Paradigm’s TV debut on TNT is approaching and the first set of TV tapings will be held at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London * ....Main Event: Bobby Lashley w/ MVP vs. ‘Limitless’ Keith LeeRESULTS: They lock up like 2 bulls and neither gives an inch .... Lashley comes off with a shoulder block but Lee doesn’t budge .... Lashley kicks him in the gut and goes for another shoulder block but Lee counters with a running cross-body! Lee hits Grizzly Magnum, so Lashley resorts to raking the eyes and then chop-blocking the knee of Lee! Lashley charges but Lee backdrops him to the floor! Lee tries to whip Lashley into the steps, but Lashley reversed and sends Lee into the steps instead! The referee is counting, but neither man really cares much about it and we get a double count-out ....
POST MATCH: Lashley is pissed about the countout and responds by spearing Lee through the barricade! MVP tries to calm Lashley down as trainers come out to check on Lee, and they head up the ramp .... LEE IS BACK ON HIS FEET! Lashley turns and Lee stares him down, and Lashley says ‘uh uh’ and heads back down the ramp .... MVP is trying to dissuade him but Lashley gives zero fucks .... Lee launches himself off the steps into Lashley and they brawl around the ring .... refs try to break it up but they get tossed aside .... Lee hits the POUNCE on Lashley, sending him flying off the ramp and crashing into the barricade below .... Lee stands tall to finish out the show as nothing has been settled here ....
As referees and trainers are out to restore order, Lee heads to the back while MVP helps Lashley up .... clearly nothing is settled here .... Gabby comes back out and thanks the fans, but also has a special announcement that their next show at the Cockpit will feature a special LIVE concert by FOZZY!!!!
