We go live to a shot of the crowd at Bethnal Green as RPW is live in Greater London at York Hall .... ARE YOU READY FOR A REVOLUTION!!!!
Eddie Edwards comes out .... Eddie wants to cash in his 'Proving Ground' title shot tonight and make it a 3 way dance .... This brings out Zack Sabre Jr and they have a confrontation .... ZSJ argues that he's earned his 1 on 1 shot and he wants his payback on Scurll, while Eddie argues he is 2-0 against the Villain ....
Fighting Spirit champion Marty Scurll comes out and continues to stir the pot by playing Sabre Jr against Edwards .... in the end, Scurll says he will defend the title against both of them tonight ....*We get the disclaimer about how RPW has a 'Code of Honor' similar to RING OF HONOR where opponents show respect with a handshake to begin the match .... sportsmanship is encouraged in all matches .... outside the ring has 20 count to get back in the ring instead of the standard 10 seconds*Match 1: 6 man tag team match
British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven)
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Drew Gulak, Fred Yehi & 'Hot Sauce' Tracey Williams Fast-paced and competitive 6 man match .... the crowd really loves British Strong Style, but they aren't your typical babyfaces .... Renee talks about how they are on the verge of being the biggest breakout stars on the European scene .... BSS get the win after Seven and Bate connect with their 'Seventh Heaven' piledriver/yakuza kick combo ....
Match 2: women's match
Toni Storm
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Alicia FoxToni Storm is slowly becoming a crowd favorite after her performance on the independent scene and winning the 'Heart of Shimmer' tournament a few months ago .... Toni wins here after hitting a guillotine leg drop from the top rope to put Fox away ....
After the match, James Gibson makes his way to the ring and quickly shoos Toni Storm away .... Gibson has a mic and wants to say something, and he talks about injuring Hideo Itami on the last show .... Aelister Black comes out for the next match, and he stares down Gibson .... Gibson swallows hard and decides to play it smart and he backs off and leaves ....
Match 3: singles match
Aelister Black
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Bo DallasBlack uses his speed early, and teases the black mass, causing Bo to retreat to the floor .... Dallas rushes back in and gets in a cheap shot and clothesline, but Black quickly gets to his feet and lays in strikes .... he DESTROYS Dallas with a bicycle knee strike, then uses his foot to pick Bo off the ground .... The Black Mass finishes it in about 90 seconds ....
PRE-TAPED SEGMENT ----
We get comments from both 'The Perfect 10' Tye Dillinger and Jimmy Havoc .... these two will end their feud inside the first ever steel cage match in RPW at Chapter 16 .... Match 4: singles match
Adrian Neville
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Matt RiddleNeville offers a handshake like nothing has happened, but Riddle refuses .... we get a lot of back and forth before both guys really turn up the heat and start exchanging big moves .... surprisingly Neville tries to maintain a more grounded assault rather than all the high-flying .... Riddle goes on the rampage with a charging forearm then an exploder suplex, followed by a high jump senton .... Neville kicks out .... Riddle hits a series of rolling gut wrench suplexes, ending with a Doctor bomb for another 2! Riddle goes for the Bro Mission but Neville powers out of it and gets Riddle on his shoulders .... Gotch Tombstone! 2 count! Neville starts throwing kicks but a wave of calm comes over Riddle and he fires up, rising to his feet like a god of war, demanding more .... open handed slaps by Riddle and they start trading forearms .... Riddle unleashes a flurry of slaps, but Neville hits a snap German suplex .... Bro no sells! Neville with another German .... no sell by Riddle again! Neville with a spin kick combo, off the ropes but Riddle scoops him up for the Bro 2 Sleep .... eye rake by Neville breaks it .... reverse huricanrana! Neville up top .... RED ARROW! 1 ... 2 ... noooo! Neville goes right into the Rings of Saturn! Riddle powers up and breaks the hold .... Pele kick rocks Neville! Neville no sells and fires back with a superkick, but Riddle comes right back with a roundhouse, then Neville with a rolling Koppo kick out of nowhere! Neville up top again, but Riddle starts to rise .... catches Neville in mid-air as he leaps off the top rope for the Bro 2 Sleep .... Neville elbows out of it, but Riddle powers him back up on his shoulders .... more elbows by Neville and he wiggles free again .... the ref gets turned around and Neville blatantly kicks Riddle right between the legs!!!! Neville locks on the rings of Saturn in the middle of the ring and, after the low blow, Riddle has no choice but to tap out!
Neville stares down at Riddle with a look of disgust on his face and he's not done .... he tosses Riddle outside and then picks him up and crotches him on the guardrail outside the ring!!!! Neville blows a snot rocket on Riddle and leaves him laying on the floor outside the ring ....
Match 5: women's tag team match
Premier Athlete Brand (Laurel Van Ness & Santana)
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Alex Windsor & Jinny CoutureVan Ness and Santana dominate here as expected, and they play the 'superior athlete/ diva' gimmick as part of the Premier Athlete Brand .... Van Ness hits a running curb stomp on Jinny, followed by the Shining Star Press from Santana for the pin ....
Afterwards, Van Ness cuts a promo about 'protecting the Brand' .... they are elite athletes and they send a message to the UWF women's tag team champions FLOW .... But first they are going to become the Shimmer tag team champions .... They are interrupted by the Femme Fatale duo of Peyton Royce & Billie Kay .... they are not only Elite, they are Iconic .... the Shimmer titles belong to them ....
PRE-TAPED SEGMENT ----
Scurll talks to Neville .... Eddie Edwards has been in RPW for just a few shows, while Neville has been here from day 1 .... does Eddie deserve a shot? And what about Zack Sabre Jr? Neville has beaten time after time and yet those are the 2 that will be getting a title shot tonight instead of him .... he says Sabre Jr is laughing at him because he won the match that will keep Neville from EVER taking his title .... Scurll laughs and says it's a shame and just walks off whistling ....Truth Martini leads out the RPW tag team champions The Authors of Pain .... Martini cuts a promo about how they are going to dominate the tag team division in all of Europe .... Decay's music hits and they come down for their match, stopping to stare down AOP and Martini .... AOP doesn't back down, but Martini backs his boys off as Decay heads to the ring ....
Match 6: tag team match
Decay (Abyss & Crazzie Steve) w/ Rosemary
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British Youngbloods (Jake McClusky & The Bruce) Decay is too unconventional for the local talent, and they get the win after Abyss drills The Bruce with the Black Hole Slam for the 3 count ....
Rosemary cuts a promo after the match and challenges Sasha Banks to a no disqualification match at Shimmer Volume 2 .... Banks comes out on the stage, still showing the effects of being bloodied by Rosemary at Chapter 14 .... she accepts the challenge ....
PROMO ----
We get a promo for Shimmer Vol. 2 .... the show will take place June 21 from the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida .... Matches already signed for the show are:
US title vs Shimmer title: Bayley vs. Charlotte
Non-title match: UWF world champion Awesome Kong vs. Nia Jax
Sasha Banks vs. Rosemary in a no-disqualification match
Billie Kay & Peyton Royce vs. Premier Athlete Brand
Molly Holly defends the RWA Isis title ....
.... and MORE .... Renee Young says that Eddie Edwards is unable to participate in the main event because he has been laid out in the locker room .... we are now back to a one on one match with Sabre Jr and Scurll ....- Three 3 minute rounds, with title matches going to 5 minute rounds
- 10 point must system
- Judging categories: Physicality, aggressiveness, controlling the action
- Wins can happen anytime via pin or submission
- If there is no winner after three rounds, a winner is decided by judge's decisionMain Event: for the Fighting Spirit title
(Champion) 'The Villain' Marty Scurll
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Zack Sabre Jr.ROUND ONE
ZSJ had control early, utilizing his superb technical skills .... ZSJ is so nonchalant about his work when he completely grapple fucks someone, because he knows he’s that good .... Every time Scurll looks to gain an advantage, ZSJ simply worked out and made him look silly .... Sabre Jr dominates the 1st round and we get to the break with Sabre Jr ahead 1-0 on the unofficial scorecard ....
ROUND TWO
They both then tease their submission finishers, with Scurll finally getting an advantage as he gets an arm-wringer and slams ZSJ hard to the mat onto his left arm .... Scurll mixes in work on the arm along with his trademark villainous shortcuts .... Round 2 ends with ZSJ's arm hanging uselessly at his side .... Renee says that Scurll takes round 2 unofficially and we are tied 1-1 ....
ROUND THREE
ZSJ catches Scurll out of nowhere with his sick octopus hold, and starts to make a run with a series of kicks and then a bridging tiger suplex for a near fall .... from here they go back and forth with some nice exchanges and near falls .... Both guys tease their finishers again but they know each other so well that each one is able to counter out of it .... Sabre Jr to the top but Scurll grabs his hand and does his signature 'finger break' spot .... TOWER OF LONDON! 1 ... 2 ... FOOT ON THE ROPES! Scurll tries to follow up but the round expires .... unofficial scorecard has Scurll ahead 2-1 after 3 rounds ....
ROUND FOUR
We start round 4 with Sabre Jr firing back with stiff uppercuts and kicks, but Scurll retaliates and it breaks down into them beating the piss out of each other .... ZSJ goes for a springboard uppercut but Scurll grabs him in the chicken wing! ZSJ rolls backward into a pin and Scurll has to break the hold to avoid losing .... ZSJ with a huricanrana but he holds on and goes right into the cross-arm breaker! Scurll escapes to the ropes and goes for the 'just kidding' low superkick but ZSJ scouts it and nearly wins with the European Clutch! Scurll escapes and ZSJ goes for a guillotine choke as the round expires .... we go to the final 5th round with the unofficial scorecard tied at 2-2 ....
ROUND FIVE
Fans are chanting 'FIGHT FOREVER!' at these two as the final round starts .... however, this round is marred by controversy .... ZSJ takes control with a liger bomb that almost wins it for him, but Scurll manages to connect with the 'Just Kidding' Superkick to the knee .... Scurll tries for the chicken wing but ZSJ shoves him off and there ends up being a ref bump .... Scurll goes after his trademark umbrella .... VILLAIN! .... ZSJ blocks it and grabs Scurlls fingers .... FINGER BREAK SPOT TO SCURLL! Umbrella shot!!!! Marty is down, and ZSJ drills him with the penalty kick!!!! He has the pin but there's no ref!
ZSJ tries to get the ref up, but gets blindsided by .... Adrian Neville!!!! What the hell is he out here for??? The fans are booing the hell out of Neville for ruining this classic match as he lays Sabre Jr out with the Red Arrow and leaves the ring .... Scurll sees this and just smiles at Neville .... then he locks the chickenwing on ZSJ! As Neville backs away people throw trash at him but he never takes his eyes off of what's going on in the ring .... Scurll has the chicken wing locked in deep, but ZSJ won't tap .... the ref crawls back in the ring and checks ZSJ, but at this point he is non-responsive and the ref calls for the bell!
Winner by pinfall in 4:12 of the 5th round, and STILL Fighting Spirit champion .... 'The Villain' Marty Scurll ....
Scurll and Neville lock eyes, and Scurll starts cackling evilly as he holds up his title ....
