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The Nightmare Sisters (Brandi Rhodes & Allie) w/Dustin Rhodes vs. Rache Chanel & Diamante
The match begins with Diamante getting Allie in a headlock, Allie gets free and she drops Diamante with a shoulder tackle. Allie follows up by cracking Diamante with a right and a running knee strike, Chanel tags in and Allie nails her with a knee strike. Allie corners Chanel before tagging Rhodes into the match, Rhodes drops Chanel before landing a thrust kick for a near fall. Rhodes nails Chanel with a few strikes before tagging Allie back in, Allie nails Chanel’s arm with a top rope axe handle smash. Diamante interferes and the distraction allows Chanel to attack Allie from behind, Diamante tags in and she double teams Allie alongside Chanel. Diamante keeps Allie cornered while kicking away at her, Chanel tags in and she nails Allie with shoulder thrusts. Diamante tags back in and she holds a downed Allie in a chin lock, Diamante goes for a pin before twisting away on the head of Allie. Allie gets free and she nails Diamante with a wheelbarrow x-factor, Diamante recovers and she nails Allie with a clothesline. Diamante corners Allie before landing more shoulder thrusts, Diamante then drops Allie with a hard Irish whip into the corner.
Diamante goes for a basement drop kick and Rhodes gets her out of the way, Rhodes and Chanel are tagged in by their respective partners. Rhodes quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Rhodes levels a charging Chanel with a super kick followed by a pump kick. Rhodes nails Chanel with a spear for a three count.
Winners: The Nightmare Sisters (Brandi Rhodes & Allie) w/Dustin Rhodes
Ricky Starks vs. Robert Anthony
The match begins with Anthony scoring a takedown on Starks, Anthony works over the arm of Starks after a brief chain wrestling session breaks out. Starks gets free and he cracks Anthony with some forearm strikes, Anthony recovers and he nails Starks with a clothesline. Starks fights back and he drops Anthony on the top rope before landing a clothesline, Starks then hits Anthony with a release northern lights suplex. Anthony misses a charge in the corner and Starks levels him with a spear, Anthony gets to the ring apron and Starks gets him back in the ring. Starks nails Anthony with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall, Anthony tries fighting back and he nails a charging Starks with a flapjack. Anthony follows up by getting Starks in the Romero Special before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Anthony runs Starks in the corner and Starks gets free before landing a head kick. Starks then hits Anthony with a double under hook driver for a three count
Winner: Ricky Starks
- A video package airs highlighting Shawn Spears and the black glove given to him by Tully Blanchard.
Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Alan Angels) vs. Shawn Dean, Joe Alonzo & Will Hobbs
The match begins with Angels slapping Hobbs in the face before landing a few follow up strikes, Hobbs gets cornered and Angels nails him with more strikes. Angels then nails Hobbs with a drop kick to the knee, Hobbs recovers and he nails Angels with a fall away slam. Silver tags in and Hobbs nails him with a power slam, Alonzo tags in and Hobbs throws him onto Silver for a near fall. Silver avoids a leaping Hobbs before eating a drop kick, Silver recovers and he nails Alonzo with a slam. Reynolds tags in and he double teams Alonzo alongside Silver for a near fall, Reynolds then hits Alonzo with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Dean tags in and he starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Dean propels a charging Reynolds onto the top rope before clotheslining him to the arena floor. Dean follows up by taking out Dark Order with a suicide dive, Angels recovers and he sends Dean into the barricade before getting him back in the ring. Angels tags in and he nails Dean with multiple splashes for a near fall, Angels then hits Dean with a neck breaker for a near fall. Silver tags in and he nails Dean with a few strikes, Silver drops Dean before landing a penalty kick for a near fall.
Reynolds tags in and he attacks a trapped Dean with more strikes, Silver tags back in and he attacks Dean with a kick to the upper body. Silver keeps Dean down while choking him with his knee, Angels tags in and he nails an elevated Dean with a middle rope moonsault for a near fall. Hobbs distracts Angels and that allows Dean to tag Hobbs in, Reynolds tags in and Hobbs starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Dark Order regains control and Hobbs gets triple teamed, Dean returns to nail Reynolds and Silver with clotheslines before eating a standing Spanish fly from Angels. Angels nails Alonzo with a Wing Snapper before Reynolds and Silver land a destroyer DDT for a three count.
Winners: Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Alan Angels)
Michael Nakazawa vs. Marko Stunt
The match begins with Stunt briefly getting Nakazawa in a headlock before being dropped by a shoulder block, Nakazawa again drops a charging Stunt with a shoulder block. Stunt recovers and he nails Nakazawa with a drop kick, Nakazawa gets up as Stunt nails him with a head kick. Stunt corners Nakazawa before landing multiple drop kicks, Nakazawa leaves the ring and Stunt nails him with a suicide dive. Stunt gets Nakazawa back in the ring and Nakazawa recovers to drop Stunt in the top rope, Nakazawa corners Stunt before landing a few strikes. Nakazawa follows up by nailing Stunt with a slam for a near fall, Nakazawa keeps Stunt down while holding him in a chin lock. Stunt gets free and Nakazawa nails him with a back elbow strike, Nakazawa gets his oil out and he dumps it on Stunt before landing a slipping senton for a near fall. Nakazawa misses a charge in the corner and Stunt nails him with an arm drag followed by a super kick, Stunt then hits Nakazawa with a hurricarana. Stunt and Nakazawa each miss a charge in the corner before Stunt lands a top rope splash for a near fall, Nakazawa recovers and he nails Stunt with a Samoan drop. Nakazawa crotches Stunt on the top rope before landing an atomic drop, Nakazawa then nails Stunt with a spear for a near fall.
Nakazawa tags his underwear off and Stunt rolls him up for a near fall, Stunt knocks the underwear into Nakazawa’s face before rolling him up for a three count.
Winner: Marko Stunt
Luther & Serpentico vs. Brady Pierce & Pineapple Pete
The match begins with Serpentico grabbing Pete so Luther can attack him with strikes, Luther drops Pete before stomping away on him. Pete fights back and Luther levels him with a pump kick, Serpentico tags in and he nails Pete’s arm with a top rope double stomp. Serpentico then hits Pete with a hip toss, Pete recovers and he propels a charging Serpentico into the air. Luther and Pierce are tagged in by their respective partners, Pierce nails Luther with a few strikes before getting dropped with an elbow strike. Pierce recovers and he corners Luther before landing a clothesline, Pete tags in and Luther quickly drops him before landing strikes. Serpentico interferes and he crotches Pete on the ring post, Luther then hits Pete with a belly to belly suplex for a near fall. Serpentico tags in and Luther slams him onto a downed Pete a few times, Luther tags in and he double teams Pete alongside Serpentico. Luther then hits Pete with a pop up knee strike, Serpentico tags in and Luther slams him onto Pete for a near fall. Pete starts fighting back and he nails Serpentico with a rolling x-factor, Pierce tags in and he starts cleaning house against the opposing team.
Pierce nails Serpentico with a spine buster for a near fall, Luther hits the ring and he double teams Pierce with Serpentico. Luther tags in and he works with Pierce to land a top rope knee drop for a three count.
Winners: Luther & Serpentico
Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy) vs. Peter Avalon & Brandon Cutler w/Leva Bates
The match begins with Avalon getting Boy in a headlock, Cutler tags in and he nails a cornered Boy with some strikes. Boy recovers and he nails Cutler with an arm drag followed by a drop kick, Cutler fights back to nail Boy with a few head kicks for a near fall. Avalon tags in and he nails Boy with a few chops, Cutler tags in and Boy quickly drops him with a hurricarana. Luchasaurus tags in and he double teams Cutler alongside Boy for a near fall, Luchasaurus drills Cutler with a head kick for another near fall. Boy tags in and he nails Cutler with a top rope double stomp for a near fall, Cutler fights back and he nails Boy with a springboard forearm strike. Avalon tags in and he cracks a cornered Boy with some strikes, Avalon gets Boy out of the corner before landing a suplex for a near fall. Cutler tags in and he nails Boy with a slingshot swanton bomb followed by a leg drop for a near fall, Boy recovers and he drills Cutler with a clothesline. Luchasaurus and Avalon are tagged in by their respective partners, Luchasaurus quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Luchasaurus levels the opposing team with head kicks, Luchasaurus nails Cutler with a choke slam before failing at a standing moonsault attempt. Bates interferes and she drops Boy with a hurricarana from the ring apron, Cutler then hits Luchasaurus with a tornado DDT.
Avalon tags in and he nails Luchasaurus with a tornado DDT followed by a double knee strike, Cutler tags in and he nails Luchasaurus with a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Luchasaurus fights back before tagging Boy into the ring, Boy knocks Avalon out of the ring before taking everybody out with suicide dives. Avalon gets back in the ring and Boy nails him with a back drop driver followed by a tiger suplex for a near fall, Luchasaurus tags in and Cutler breaks up their double team move. Avalon and Cutler double team Luchasaurus before eating head butts, Boy then hits Avalon with a DDT. Luchasaurus and Boy nail Avalon with an assisted cutter for a three count.
Winners: Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy)
FTW Championship
Brian Cage (c) vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
The match begins with Pillman Jr attacking Cage with a drop kick, Cage quickly corners Pillman Jr before landing a multitude of strikes. Pillman Jr fights back and Cage nails him with a release German suplex, Pillman Jr leaves the ring and Cage follows him out there. Pillman Jr escapes a power bomb attempt to land a thrust kick followed by a drop kick, Cage catches a leaping Pillman Jr before landing a suplex on the arena floor. Cage follows up by nailing Pillman Jr with a power bomb into the ring post, Cage then superplexes Pillman Jr back into the ring. Cage then hits Pillman Jr with a Drill Claw for a three count.
Winner: Brian Cage, still the FTW Champion
After the match, Brian Cage nails Brian Pillman Jr. with multiple power bombs and an F-5.
