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Shera vs. Dez
The match begins with Dez attacking Shera with a series of strikes, Shera fights back and Dez nails him with a drop kick. Shera leaves the ring and Dez goes for a suicide dive, Shera blocks the dive and he cracks Dez with some strikes. Shera then slams Dez on the ring apron before press slamming him back into the ring for a near fall, Shera keeps Dez down while applying a chin lock to him. Shera transitions to the nerve hold against a downed Dez, Dez fights back and Shera drops him with a strike as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see Shera holding Dez in another chin lock, Dez fights back and Shera smashes his head into the turnbuckle a few times. Shera follows up on that by nailing Dez with a choke breaker into a back stretch, Dez gets free and he cracks Shera with a super kick. Shera recovers and he corners Dez before landing shoulder thrusts, Shera corners Dez while ripping away at his face.
Dez fights back again and he drops Shera with a headlock takedown, Dez corners Shera before landing an uppercut and head kick. Shera catches a leaping Dez and he lands a sit out power bomb for a three count.
Winner: Shera
- Around The Ring w/Gabby Loren is next and tonight’s guest is Ace Austin, who says his character was inspired by comic books and video games from when he was younger. Austin says getting gear made is one of the hardest parts of the wrestling industry, Austin says his first match with Eddie Edwards led to a wardrobe malfunction. Austin says he doesn’t get nervous before matches because he was made for pro wrestling and he had theater training before entering pro wrestling, Austin says he was the music guy for The Wild Samoans wrestling promotion before making his pro debut. Austin says the best advice he can give to an aspiring pro wrestler is to work with a lot of people and learn from them.
- This weeks Classic Match Of The Week is Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelly from TNA Against All Odds 2012.
- Highlights are shown of Impact Wrestling Champion Tessa Blanchard challenging X Division Champion Ace Austin on Impact Wrestling.
