Paradigm TV #11

STRONG STYLE /strôNG/ /stīl/ 1. ‘... A style of wrestling evolved from Japanese Puroresu (プロレス) and traditional British Catch wrestling that incorporates full contact martial arts kicks and strikes with a strong emphasis placed on submission wrestling ...’

Elite Champion: Chris Jericho Hometown: Winnepeg, Mannitoba Canada Ireland Finisher: Judas Effect Codebreaker Walls of Jericho Reign: 11/25/20

Monarch Women's Champion: Deonna Purazzo Hometown: Hackettstown, New Jersey Finisher: Venus De Milo Cosa Nostra (Cradle Piledriver) Reign: 12/19/20

Tag Team Champions: ’Bro-serweights’ (Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne) Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Birmingham, England Finisher: Bitter End Bro-mission Reign: 12/16/20

LOCATION: London, England (United Kingdom) ARENA: Royal Albert Hall BROADCAST TEAM: Mauro Renallo & Wade Barrett INTERVIEWS: Gabby Loren & Dasha Fuentes

We get the opening pyro and introduction from Mauro and Wade Barrett .... they hype the Bobby Lashley-Keith Lee main event as the final confrontation between the two as decreed by Eric Bischoff .... The winner gets a future ELITE title shot .... We go up to the ring for the first match ....


1. The North —— Ethan Page & Josh Alexander (CANADA) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans —— Zack Gibson & James Drake (GREAT BRITAIN)
The North get their win back from last week in a matchup of two heel tag teams.  Gibson & Drake have Page set up for the Ticket to Mayhem, but Alexander is there to break it up allowing Page to roll up Drake with a handful of tights to get the 3 count ....


Clarence Mason & Eddie Kingston arrive at the building and give a statement .... they are here and prepared to reveal the results of the court preceedings, but where is Eric Bischoff?  He isnt even here!  He says they gave Bischoff a chance to get ahead of this, but since he didnt have the stones to do it they will tell everyone the truth later tonight ....


2. Matt Riddle w/ Pete Dunne (UNITED STATES) vs. Trent Seven w/ Tyler Bate (GREAT BRITAIN)
Mustache Mountain STILL hasnt had any physical contact with Dunne, further pushing their claims that it is all a ruse by Dunne and they are still teammates .... During the match, Riddle gets the Bro-mission on Seven, but Bate hits the ring and attacks Riddle for the DQ ....


Before Dunne can get in the ring to make the save, The North come out of nowhere to attack him on the floor .... The North lay out Dunne, while Mustache Mountain team up to lay out Riddle in the ring .... The North and Mustache Mountain have a staredown afterwards ....


IN THE BACK - A camera crew find Hikaru Shida laid out in the hallway outside her dressing room, the obvious victim of an attack .... but from whom?  Her tag team match is up next!


3. Reika Saiki & Hikaru Shida (JAPAN) vs. Valifornia —— Deonna Purazzo & Hyan (UNITED STATES)
Saiki comes out alone, and she keeps looking toward the stage for her partner to come but Shida is out of commission.  Hyan and Purazzo are laughing at her, but Bianca BelAir's music hits!  BelAir comes out and takes Shida's place in the match in order to get her hands on Valifornia .... BUT ITS A SET UP!  Saiki attacks BelAir from behind!  Saiki with a jackhammer and Hyan with the C-T-KNEE takes out BelAir!  Purazzo calls the other 2 women off because she wants to be the one that gets the pin, and she covers BelAir for the 3 count ....

Reika Saiki celebrates with SoCal Val, Purazzo and Hyan as the newest member of Valifornia ....  


IN THE PARKING LOT - 'Homeless' Alberto Del Rio is talking to Angel Garza outside the arena .... its obvous from Garza's body language he doesn't want anything to do with Del Rio .... Del Rio pleads with Garza .... His troubles outside the ring have been well-documented, and he admits he's lost everything .... The cars, the houses, the yachts, the money .... all of it.  Garza is his only hope .... His family name is still in good standing in the Lucha Libre community .... He pleads with Garza to help him get back into the good graces of 'Mexico' .... Garza says he did this to himself, and walks back into the building locking Del Rio out ....


Up next, Pat McAfee comes out to the ring and says last week his emotions were running high and he over-stepped by getting involved in the Chris Jericho-Cara Noir match .... His emotions got the better of him and he has been told to come out here tonight and apologize to Chris Jericho .... his job may be on the line .... but as a man he can't do that because Chris Jericho disrespected him .... He has made 1 million dollars 7 different ways and Chris Jericho has to give respect if he wants to get it in return ....

This brings out Chris Jericho, and Jericho says that he would eat McAfee alive because he is the GOAT .... He is a former world champion, he is a rock star, he is more of a man than McAfee will ever be .... He's also gracious so if McAfee will apologize like he has been ordered to do then Jericho will drop the issue .... Do It!  Do It McAfee!  Do it and save your job!  McAfee pauses but finally mumbles 'I apologize' and turns to walk away.  Jericho stops him and says thats not good enough .... McAfee tried to cost him the ELITE title, he tried to take away his legacy .... He demands that McAfee get down on his knees and kiss his 1500 boots .... 750 a foot .... McAfee resists and Jericho yells at him again .... Finally McAfee acts like he is going to do it, and he gets down on one knee .... AND LOW BLOWS JERICHO!!!!  Jericho drops to his knees, and McAfee lines him up .... SOCCER KICK CATCHES JERICHO RIGHT IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND HE IS OUT!!!!  McAfee stares down at the unconscious Jericho and scowls .... He walks off and leaves Jericho laying ....


* * * VIDEO PACKAGE * * *

We get a nice video package on tonight's Keith Lee vs. Bobby Lashley match .... Right now they officially stand at 1-1 with Lashley winning a singles match and Lee winning the lumberjack match a couple of weeks ago .... Their other matches have all ended in no-contests and cut a path of destruction through the entire company .... Bischoff has said this is their final one on one match and there must be a winner ....



4. Jordynne Grace (UNITED STATES) vs. Miranda Salinas (UNITED STATES)
This is an extended squash for Grace.  Sainas gets in some early offense with strikes, but Grace stops it with a series of power moves.  Grace wins with the 'Fall From Grace' (half-nelson pumphandle driver)...

* * * BACKSTAGE * * *
Dasha goes into the trainers room to get an update on Chris Jericho .... Jericho is PISSED and yelling for Eric Bischoff, but Bischoff is MIA .... He says he is tired of being disrespected around here and says he should just walk out ... Paradigm and all of these UK fans dont deserve him .... He tried to give Pat McAfee a little rub by going on his show, he elevated him like he elevates everyone, and instead of getting down on his knees and thanking him like he should Pat McAfee tries to live out his childhood dream of being a pro-wrestler by putting his hands on Chris Jericho .... Jericho says he is a dream-maker, and he is going to make McAfee's wish come true and fight him .... but McAfee is going to find out it's really a nightmare ....



5. ‘Limitless’ Keith Lee (UNITED STATES) vs. Bobby Lashley w/ MVP (UNITED STATES)
MVP is immediately sent to the back .... this is going to be one on one .... These two hosses collide and beat the hell out of each other .... Lots of shoulders blocks, tests of strength etc. early on .... Lashley removes the padding on one of the turnbuckles, but when he goes to slam Lee into the exposed steel Lee blocks and hits Grizzly Magnum .... Lashley lures Lee to the floor and takes him out with a clothesline .... Lashley powers Lee up into the delayed vertical suplex for a 2 count .... Lee avoids the spear and drills Lashley with the POUNCE, sending him flying across the ring .... Lee sits Lashley on the top .... SPANISH FLY!!!!  1 ... 2 ... Lashley kicks out!  Lee goes for the Ground Zero, but Lashley reverses and locks on the Hurt Lock!  Lee powers out by ramming Lashley into the exposed turnbuckle multiple times!  Lashley lets go of the hold, and walks right into the Spirit Bomb!  1 ... 2 ... Nooooo!  Lashley kicks out!  Lee scoops him up .... Ground Zero (fireman carry into jackhammer)!!!!  1 ... 2 ... 3!!!!  Lee wins!

Lee celebrates as MVP comes back down to the ring to check on Lashley, who may have some cracked ribs ....





Clarence Mason & Eddie Kingston come out to close the show .... Mason says he gave Bischoff until this week to make the announcement, and he didn’t even have the balls to show his face tonight .... where is he? .... Mason says they filed an injunction in circuit court to over-turn the Rottweilers termination, claiming Bischoff over-stepped his boundaries when he wrongfully fired his clients .... So Bischoff either let’s them wrestle, or he pays them a HUGE buyout of their contract ....
Kingston says all his life he’s either been fighting in the streets or in a wrestling ring and he really didn't want to fight this in a courtroom .... At the end of the day, they win and Johnny Gargano loses because the Gargano's are no longer spitting in the face of the sport of pro-wrestling .... Kingston leaves the ring and goes over to taunt the fans along the railing .... He gets in each one of their faces, saying "I win!"  He pulls a sign out of a kids hand and rips it up .... He goes to another person and pulls the sign away, AND BEHIND THE SIGN IS JOHNNY GARGANO!!!!  Johnny pulls his hood back and attacks Kingston!!!!

Security hits the ring and pulls him off but he is a crazed lunatic and fights off security too .... Kingston tries to get away and escapes to the floor but Gargano hits a dive that wipes him out! .... They brawl into the crowd as more security arrives.  Gargano keeps attacking and they get back into the ring, but security finally manages to pull Gargano away, which allows Kingston to attack.  Kingston stomps the shit out of him and puts Johnny in the bully choke as now the referees drag him off!  Kingston lets go and gets dragged away .... BUT WAIT .... Gargano is up and escapes the refs!  He flies onto the pile of bodies AND Kingston!  They fight up the ramp and Gargano repeatedly slams Kingston in to the LED board!  Kingston is busted open!!!!  Johnny locks on the Gargano Escape on the bloody Kingston and he starts tapping as the refs try to pull Johnny off!  We fade to black ....