SPECIAL MID-SEASON ATTRACTION: TAG TEAM TURMOIL

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THE LEAGUE PRESENTS: TAG TEAM TURMOIL, SEASON TEN EDITION

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(6) The Mastodon & Erick Gibson (w/Karen McClure)
vs.
(11) De’siree Mitchell & Pulsar

It was Mastodon and Mitchell who started this match. Mitchell had a hot start and forced Gibson into the contest by the third minute. Gibson got less than a minute of offense before Mitchell found a way to tag in Pulsar. Gibson regained the advantage, even hitting a Probationary Hearing at six minutes into the contest, and looked to be firmly in control. That is, until he missed a low blow and Pulsar made the hot tag to Mitchell. Gibson would not hit a single offensive maneuver for the next three minutes, and ate an All Out Blitz to concede the first fall.
Twelve seconds later, Gibson got caught with a powerbomb held on for the pin, and Pulsar cut off Mastodon just long enough for the ref to get to three. First match of the tournament, first upset recorded as the number six seeds are eliminated in under twelve minutes!
De’siree Mitchell & Pulsar def. The Mastodon & Erick Gibson, two falls to none, in 11:11. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Mitchell pinned Gibson (All Out Blitz), 10:55.
Fall 2: Mitchell pinned Gibson (powerbomb pin), 11:11.

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(8) Yoshii Nakamatsu & Kichi Hida
vs.
(9) Daniel Simmons & Diego Rodriguez

In a change from last season, it was Nakamatsu who opened the proceedings in the first round for his side. He held his own against Rodriguez for close to six minutes before Hida tagged herself into the contest. Rodriguez lasted another two minutes before tagging in Simmons, meaning Hida was not going to repeat her performance in last season’s opening round. Simmons seemed to have some confidence as he took to the offensive against Hida, until an errant knee drop opened the door for Hida to tag out to her fellow countryman. Nakamatsu immediately slowed down the pace from Hida’s usual striking flurry, and holds soon wore Simmons down a little. Nakamatsu missed a forearm blow, letting Simmons go back on offense, pummeling Nakamatsu for a good three minutes. A missed running knee drop opened the door for a hot tag to Hida, and for the next two minutes Hida pummeled Simmons from corner to corner, hitting Bumper Kars, a Funhouse Stomp, a UFO Spin Elbow (that only netted a one count), and Glory in Violence in quick succession to keep Simmons from making a hot tag of his own. Eternal Violence followed that, and a now-bloodied Simmons conceded the first fall after a vicious string of offense from Hida.
Simmons avoided an almost immediate second Eternal Violence and finally made the hot tag to Diego Rodriguez, who proceeded to stun Hida with a few holds and a full nelson legsweep that netted 2.5. A stump piledriver led into the Discordant Melody, and Nakamatsu managed to jump over a charging Simmons to break the hold before Hida could tap. Yoshii’s tag experience in Japan paid off in spades on that exchange. An immediate follow-up with the same hold this time forced the tap as Simmons got in early and knocked Nakamatsu off the mat. We would be going to a decisive third fall.
Hida finally tagged out after Rodriguez missed a corner avalanche, and Nakamatsu had a massive uphill fight ahead of him with Rodriguez looking rather fresh, all things considered. To his credit, Nakamatsu kept Rodriguez on the mat for close to two minutes before Rodriguez got in a shot or two. A failed attempt at the Prelude to Dissonance allowed Nakamatsu to land the DEVASTATION Knee, which only netted one on the pinfall attempt. That would sadly be the last gasp for Nakamatsu, who missed one knee drop too many, and opened the door for Rodriguez to lock in the Harmony of Dissonance, forcing the tap as Simmons ran interference on Hida. A half-hour war ends with another upset, in a match that the author thought should have been at least another star higher in the ratings.
Daniel Simmons & Diego Rodriguez def. Yoshii Nakamatsu & Kichi Hida, two falls to one, in 30:48. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Hida pinned Simmons (Eternal Violence), 16:33.
Fall 2: Rodriguez submitted Hida (Discordant Melody), 22:25.
Fall 3: Rodriguez submitted Nakamatsu (Harmony of Dissonance), 30:48.

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(4) Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister
vs.
(13) Terrance Stevens & Lance Heartilly

O’Hallister started for his side, and there was immediate dissension as Heartilly forced himself into the match before the bell even rang, telling Stevens that his leg-focused offense would be better to attack the Irishman. Stevens reluctantly left the ring, and O’Hallister proceeded over the next four minutes to make a mockery of Heartilly. A thwarted Dream of the Emerald Isle finally allowed Heartilly to escape, making a hot tag to Stevens with O’Hallister still in decent shape. Stevens got two blows in before a missed knee drop opened the door for Molina to enter the match. Molina couldn’t get any offense going and after three minutes of getting beaten down by Stevens finally tagged back out to O’Hallister. The intensity would pick up for a few minutes before a screw legwhip from O’Hallister prompted him to make a tag to Molina. Less than thirty seconds later, Stevens had maneuvered Molina into taking out the ref on a reversed Irish whip, and bedlam ensued. The legal competitors ended up outside the ring, where Molina took the advantage and suplexed Stevens on the outside, plus delivering a Puerto Rican legsweep, before rolling Stevens back inside and chaining a Greetings from San Juan into a Molina Bodylock that Heartilly couldn’t break up thanks to O’Hallister interference.
The second fall nearly ended in a hurry, as a Stevens foot stomp was countered into a Molina Heel Hook. Stevens would avoid the ensuing finisher attempt and tag in Heartilly, who had been on the apron for the last fifteen minutes. Heartilly would hit a low blow, but was unable to follow up on that as Molina got a tag to O’Hallister. O’Hallister would quickly spin Heartilly into position to land a Dream of the Emerald Isle, and Molina held off Stevens as the ref got to three. For the first time in this tournament, the better-seeded team advances to the quarterfinals!
Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister def. Terrance Stevens & Lance Heartilly, two falls to none, in 21:29. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Molina submitted Stevens (Molina Bodylock), 17:51.
Fall 2: O’Hallister pinned Heartilly (Dream of the Emerald Isle), 21:29

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(3) Monty Dhillon & Christian Priest (w/Pastor Abe Richards)
vs.
(14) Big Scott Weathers & Jean-Paul Ouilette (w/Cecile Corine)

Ouilette stunned the larger Dhillon by being aggressive in his offense over the opening three minutes. While most people would have tagged out at the first opportunity, though, Dhillon fought through and took the fight to Ouilette, hitting a couple heavy shots to stagger Ouilette before actually making the tag to Priest. Priest wasn’t even in the ring for twenty seconds before Cecile Corine made her presence felt, thwarting a running clothesline attempt. Priest would fight back, and it was back-and-forth until the six-minute mark, when Ouilette tagged Weathers into the contest. Weathers immediately hit a piledriver and a couple other big moves before a splash missed, and Priest made the tag to Dhillon. Dhillon and Weathers would trade shots for a minute or two before a blindside high knee sent Dhillon to the outside, and Weathers tagged Ouilette to continue the attack on the outside. Ouilette instead elected to taunt Dhillon for a moment and then wait in the ring for the larger opponent to re-enter. Dhillon did so, took control, and after a spinebuster stunned Ouilette enough that the Frenchman tagged out at the first opportunity. Weathers walked into a new move from Dhillon that he calls the 1346, before eating a brainbuster suplex that kept him down for three, to the shock of Ouilette who didn’t even try to break the pin.
The second fall lasted just over a minute, as once again Dhillon utilized a non-signature move to keep Weathers down. At least this time Ouilette tried to run interference, to no avail as Ouilette got Canonized for his efforts. The number three seeds advance after struggling to earn the first fall, steamrolling into the second in a hurry, and will face Mitchell and Pulsar in the quarterfinals!
Monty Dhillon & Christian Priest def. Big Scott Weathers & Jean-Paul Ouilette, two falls to none, in 15:52. Rating: **
Fall 1: Dhillon pinned Weathers (western brainbuster suplex), 13:24
Fall 2: Dhillon pinned Weathers (over shoulder backbreaker drop), 15:52.

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(5) Markus Clay & El Tornado
vs.
(12) Indigo Rose & Nocturne

An inspired choice to send Nocturne out to start the match, as she had the advantage for most of the opening five minutes against Tornado, forcing Clay into the match just past that mark. Nocturne’s slightly quicker speed for a technician seemed to throw off Clay as well, who couldn’t take too much advantage over the next two minutes before Rose got tagged in. Against Rose, though, Clay spent close to ten minutes forcing the Gamma Division technician to kick out of high-impact moves and aerial assaults. At one point Rose kicked out of a springboard senton, a spear, and an implant DDT on consecutive moves. Eventually, though, Clay got too caught up with his high-speed assault and missed a springboard senton, leading to a hot tag to Nocturne. Nocturne would use the opportunity to attempt her rarely-seen signature, a corner tornado DDT she dubs the Path of Decay, but Clay was ready for it. A missed moonsault press gave Nocturne a few more moments of offense before Clay could find a way to tag in Tornado. Tornado would find an advantage with his experience, using a springboard splash to keep Nocturne down for a pin by covering high on the shoulders.
The second fall came quick, with a springboard senton doing the deed. Rose never even got to break the pin up before Clay knocked her off the apron, and an impressive opening salvo by Nocturne goes for naught as Clay and Tornado advance to face Molina and O’Hallister in the next round.
Markus Clay & El Tornado def. Indigo Rose & Nocturne, two falls to none, in 24:45. Rating: **
Fall 1: Tornado pinned Nocturne (springboard splash), 23:15.
Fall 2: Tornado pinned Nocturne (springboard senton bomb), 24:45

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(1) Brandy McDonald & Diamond
vs.
(16) George Mastachas & Jun Onoo

A disastrous start for the top seeds saw Diamond get picked apart for the first three minutes by Mastachas. Mastachas taunted once too often, allowing Diamond to recover quickly and rush to her corner, making the hot tag to McDonald. McDonald and Mastachas would trade offense for a couple minutes before Onoo finally got tagged into the match to face McDonald. The former League Champion then spent five minutes beating Onoo down so thoroughly that tagging in Mastachas made it a hot tag, letting Mastachas come in with a full head of steam against his Alpha Division rival. That lasted long enough for Brandy to catch him under the jaw with a thrust kick, and less than a minute later Mastachas was barely better off than Onoo was. McDonald would attempt a move but get caught by the power of Mastachas, and after a powerbomb and several other high-impact moves, McDonald finally, skirted around Mastachas to tag in Diamond. Mastachas, for reasons we may never understand, elected to bring in Onoo to face the League Original, who ate a pin from a top rope clothesline to put the women up a fall.
It took Diamond missing a Jawjacker to get Mastachas back into the match, two minutes later. Diamond seemed determined to win the second fall herself, and ended up trying for a top rope cross body that got turned into a Mastachas running Samoan drop in one of the most impressive spots of the opening round. That netted a fall, evening the match and moving on to the third and decisive fall.
Here’s the third fall, lasting thirty seconds: Diamond countered a charging forearm with a chop, and hit a Jawjacker that only netted one. An attempted running knee lift got countered into Olympus Rises, and that netted three as Brandy was held back by Onoo. A massive upset, as the most decorated team in The League are bounced in the opening round! Mastachas and Onoo advance to face Simmons and Rodriguez.
George Mastachas & Jun Onoo def. Brandy McDonald & Diamond, two falls to one, in 20:49. Rating: **
Fall 1: Diamond pinned Onoo (top rope flying clothesline), 16:15
Fall 2: Mastachas pinned Diamond (running Samoan drop), 20:19
Fall 3: Mastachas pinned Diamond (Olympus Rises), 20:49

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(2) Brian Blackfield & Reverend Johnny Gross
vs.
(15) Billy Norris & Blood River (w/The Acolyte)

It was Norris who controlled the opening six and a half minutes of the bout, forcing Blackfield to tag out, then forcing Gross to do so himself a few minutes later. When Blackfield came back into the ring, it was like he had mentally reset himself, and forced Norris to retreat before delivering a beatdown to River over three and a half minutes combined. Norris got tagged in just shy of ten minutes deep, motivated to drive Blackfield from the match and bring in the more vincible Gross., which happened two minutes later. Norris was forced to tag out a few minutes after that, after avoiding a brainbuster from Gross, and River immediately went to the skies for his offense. The second such move got rushed and as River tried to recover his equilibrium, Blackfield got tagged back in. The Juggernaut did Juggernaut things, and River barely broke a Scotland Destroyer before tagging in Norris. Norris ate a Tartan Effect, managed to kick out, but then got bloodied by a DDT before tagging back out to River. River missed a springboard rana, and walked right into a Scotland Destroyer to lose the first fall.
Immediately as the second fall started, River got busted open himself thanks to a Tartan Effect. River would tag in Norris, who missed a Down Under Disaster and nearly got pinned for it before Blackfield tagged out to Gross. Gross immediately, as in the very first move, locked in Come to Jesus, and as Blackfield speared River off the apron, Norris tapped out. Gross and Blackfield advance to face the winner of our final opening round match!
Brian Blackfield & Reverend Johnny Gross def. Billy Norris & Blood River, two falls to none, in 27:42. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Blackfield pinned River (Scotland Destroyer), 25:07.
Fall 2: Gross submitted Norris (Come to Jesus), 27:42.

OPENING ROUND MATCH

(7) Nuclear Templeton & Scott Stevens (w/Cary Stevens)
vs.
(10) Angela Wassermann & Devil’s Delight (w/Devil’s Angel)

Stevens and Delight started this match, and while Stevens controlled a little more of the opening four minutes, he was still in worse shape than he would have liked when Wassermann tagged into the contest. Enough so that barely thirty seconds later, he tagged Nuclear, who was insulting some fans at ringside, into the match. Templeton did not seem pleased at this, but still stepped through the ropes to face Wassermann. The next two minutes were all Wassermann, and soon enough Templeton tagged Stevens back in, barking that he wasn’t here to do Stevens’ dirty work for him. Stevens dominated the next few minutes, and Wassermann finally managed to tag in Delight as the clock approached eleven minutes into the contest. Delight immediately went on the attack, knowing her best bet was to keep Stevens in the ring and Nuclear on the outside. Yet two minutes later, Nuclear tagged himself in the contest, seeing an obviously inferior opponent that he wanted to bully around. Delight at least made Templeton think defense for a bit, though, before Nuclear landed a Radiation Spike, a powerbomb, and an Armageddon Lariat to earn the first fall just shy of seventeen minutes into the contest.
It took Delight nearly a minute to tag in Wassermann, who gave Nuclear the business for a minute before he tagged out to Stevens. It seems like Wassermann has the reigning League Champion’s number, and he knows it. Stevens entered the match and didn’t fare much better against Wassermann, at least until she attempted an arm triangle that Stevens managed to roll out of. That gave him the opening to strike back, and a strong charging forearm sent Wassermann outside. Nuclear wanted back into the match at this point, sensing weakness, and waited for Wassermann to get into the ring before delivering a strong gut buster and nearly chaining that into another Armageddon Lariat. Wassermann would counter that with a punch and a running face buster before tagging out to Delight. Delight would fail to connect with Hellborne Rising, Nuclear would land another Radiation Spike, but this time Delight was ready for the Lariat follow-up. She was not ready for a Radiation Leak following a second failed attempt at Hellborne Rising, though, and Wassermann couldn’t get there in time to prevent the tap. Templeton and Stevens earned this one, but have the unenviable task of facing Blackfield and Gross in the next round!
Nuclear Templeton & Scott Stevens def. Angela Wassermann & Devil’s Delight, two falls to none, in 28:10. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Nuclear pinned Delight (Armageddon Lariat), 16:47.
Fall 2: Nuclear submitted Delight (Radiation leak), 28:10.

QUARTERFINAL MATCH

(16) George Mastachas & Jun Onoo
vs.
(9) Daniel Simmons & Diego Rodriguez

A new calendar day—the opening round ran on Wednesday, the quarter- and semifinals would be on Thursday, with the finals on Friday, allowing for tape editing Friday night to air the show on Saturday on cable and YouTube—started with a pair of underdogs facing off in what normally would have been a 1 vs 8 matchup. The match actually was rather even for the first sixteen minutes, with both teams having roughly equal offense. The first fall ended rather suddenly, when Mastachas hit a screw legwhip on Rodriguez, and followed it up with a sneaky low blow that kept the Spaniard down for three. A few seconds beyond the twenty -minute mark, the two big men were up a fall.
Rodriguez would tag out a few seconds into the second fall, and while Simmons would get some offense in, it would be Mastachas who had the last laugh, countering a spinning back fist into an explosion suplex. Rodriguez was a half-second too late in getting into the ring, and couldn’t break up the pin in time. Mastachas and Onoo advance into the semifinals, and the author begs you to find a bracket that predicted that at the very beginning of this whole thing!
George Mastachas & Jun Onoo def. Daniel Simmons & Diego Rodriguez, two falls to none, in 23:23. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Mastachas pinned Rodriguez (begging off low blow), 20:05.
Fall 2: Mastachas pinned Simmons (explosion suplex), 23:23.

QUARTERFINAL MATCH

(3) Monty Dhillon & Christian Priest (w/Pastor Abe Richards)
vs.
(11) De’siree Mitchell & Pulsar

Pulsar started the match for his side and seemed to surprise Dhillon with his offensive output to begin the match. Four minutes in, Priest inserted himself into the contest, drawing Mitchell in a minute later after Pulsar got rocked by a couple of hard shots. Mitchell took the early advantage against Priest, controlling the next three minutes and nearly putting Priest at risk of an All Out Blitz before he could fight back enough to tag in Dhillon. At least, that was the plan, anyway. Mitchell fended off the tag attempt on at least four occasions, and on the fifth try she finally hit the Blitz. First fall to Mitchell and Pulsar at twelve and a half minutes in.
On the restart, Priest caught Mitchell napping with a clothesline and finally tagged in Dhillon. Dhillon would struggle to find any offensive leeway against Mitchell, as the former nose tackle fought her larger adversary rather well, keeping out of range of his strikes and wearing him down with strikes of her own. A Hammer Press from Dhillon just past the seventeen-minute mark was the first real sign he had shown of getting his side back into the contest, but Mitchell was able to create enough separation soon after to tag out to Pulsar. The luchador immediately took to the air, keeping Dhillon on defense with all manner of moonsaults, dropkicks, and slingshot moves. One too many, though, brought Dhilon back into the offensive mindset, and a minute or two later after fending off a micro-comeback by Pulsar, Dhillon tagged Priest back in. Pulsar hit a high-risk move, missed a second, and immediately had to fend off Martyrdom and then create an opening to tag Mitchell back in. Mitchell’s first order of business was to attempt a finisher, but that got countered directly into a Rite of Might, turning the tide rather quickly. A stump piledriver led to Martyrdom, and Dhillon made sure Pulsar was nowhere nearby to break the submission as Mitchell tapped.
The deciding fall started some twenty-five minutes into the match. Mitchell took the early advantage, a series of blows putting Priest in danger immediately for an All Out Blitz. As she lined up her target, though, Pastor Abe Richards reached into the ring and grabbed her ankle right before she took off, and Mitchell ended up face-planting on the mat thanks to the managerial interference. She was fuming as she got back to her feet, duck a Priest punch and hit an implant DDT that only netted two. Another Blitz attempt failed, and Dhillon was brought into the match. A Livewire Lariat did not lead into the Blockade Lock like Dhillon had hoped, and Mitchell escaped the ring as soon as she could, tagging Pulsar back into the contest. Dueling DDTs followed, with Dhillon failing to apply the Blockade Lock again while Pulsar missed an Arabian Press. Pulsar would recover faster, hit a top rope clothesline that only netted two, but a top rope cross body went for naught as Dhillon simply dropped to the ground to let Pulsar sail overhead, and tagged in Priest. Priest took too long to punch Pulsar in the head, and Pulsar responded by missing a top rope rana, breaking out of Martrydom, and tagging in Mitchell. Mitchell feinted the Blitz, hit a spinning back fist, then connected with the Blitz off the stun. Dhillon entered the ring to break up the pin, but Pulsar beat him to it by kicking the middle rope into the groin of Dhillon. Three seconds later, another major upset takes place, and everyone’s dream semifinal is ruined as Mitchell and Pulsar advance further!
De’siree Mitchell & Pulsar def. Christian Priest & Month Dhillon, two falls to one, in 32:10. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Mitchell pinned Priest (All Out Blitz), 12:31
Fall 2: Priest submitted Mitchell (Martyrdom), 25:51
Fall 3: Mitchell pinned Priest (All Out Blitz), 32:10

QUARTERFINAL MATCH

(2) Brian Blackfield & Reverend Johnny Gross
vs.
(7) Nuclear Templeton & Scott Stevens (w/Cary Stevens)

Winners here would face Mitchell and Pulsar in the semifinals. The opening of the contest saw a possible preview of coming attractions, as Templeton elected to start against The Juggernaut. Templeton won the initial exchange, as Blackfield tagged out after three minutes, nodding with a modicum of respect at a sample of what he might be facing next season. Gross came in, traded blows and holds with Nuclear for about four minutes, and then had to recalibrate as Stevens tagged himself into the match, to the displeasure of the reigning League Champion. Stevens got a few hits in before Gross decided it was time to get serious, and tagged Blackfield back into the match. Blackfield promptly took advantage of Stevens’ ring rust as it came to competing under League rules, and The Scorpion had to tag out to Nuclear at a touch past the ten minute barrier. Templeton hit a string of high-impact moves, topped off by a Power Surge, before Blackfield rolled away from an elbow drop and made the hot tag to Gross. The two Alpha Division wrestlers would trade blows for a while, until Templeton landed a Radiation Spike and then busted Gross open with knuckle punches to the forehead of his opponent. Gross found an opening a few seconds later to tag in Blackfield, who busted Templeton open a minute later with an implant DDT that only netted one off the cover. The Highland’s Wrath couldn’t be locked in, but a Radiation Spike hit Blackfield once again, and Templeton wisely went to his corner on his own to bring in Stevens. Stevens only managed some token offense before Gross tagged himself back in, perhaps looking to save The Juggernaut’s adrenaline rush for later. Gross hit his signature chop block, managed to avoid Stevens’ piledriver, and tagged Blackfield back in, trying to keep Stevens off-balance in his defense. Steens ate a diving reverse DDT before breaking loose of the pick up attempt and tagging Nuclear back in. Templeton hit a Tactical Nuke, picked up Blackfield, and delivered an Armageddon Lariat. Enter the Juggernaut, who locked in the Highland’s Wrath less than a minute later to earn the first fall of the match, at nearly twenty-eight minutes into the contest.
The adrenaline rush continued into the second fall, where Templeton had to avoid another Highland’s Wrath before the adrenaline finally faded and left Blackfield vulnerable. A thwarted stump piledriver led to the tag to Stevens, who had to avoid a Highland’s Wrath of his own a moment later. Perhaps catching Nuclear off-guard, Stevens tagged back out lass than three minutes after tagging in to the contest, but a Power Surge and Radiation Spike had Blackfield reeling, but Templeton could hit either of his two follow-up attempts at the Lariat. An inverted atomic drop finally let Blackfield tag out to Gross, who nearly got Come to Jesus locked in off the bat. Templeton would fail to land a Radiation Spike, Gross would fail to get his submission finisher on at least three occasions, and Stevens ended up tagging himself into the match as Gross tried to get to his feet following the last failed attempt at the dragon sleeper. Gross would hit another gutwrench suplex—he had hit three of them on Templeton earlier—and tagged out to Blackfield. Stevens would avoid a Tartan Effect and tag out to Nuclear immediately afterwards, and an Armageddon Lariat finally landed on Blackfield, who had no adrenaline rushes left, to even the match at a fall apiece at the 42-minute mark.
What would these four men have left for a third fall? For the first two minutes of the final fall, it was a slugfest as both men delivered some of their biggest bombs that weren’t finishers. Templeton blinked first, tagging in Stevens in hopes that the fresher man might get the job done with a piledriver. Stevens would fail to convert, and that brought Gross into the match. Gross and Stevens would fail to convert their finishers, and after a third failed attempt at Come to Jesus, Gross tagged Blackfield back in. A DDT led into the Highland’s Wrath, and Stevens simply passed out while Gross kept Templeton busy on the outside of the ring. An absolute war, lasting nearly as long as the final match was guaranteed to go, and it's Gross and Blackfield who stagger into the semifinals to face Mitchell and Pulsar in what would be the match of the tournament (not counting the finals)!
If you’d like to view the entire match, and not just rely on me trying to spice up the events with a narrative, I refer you to the below quoted test, which is this match in its entirety, uncut and unformatted.
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(00:00) *** The match began with Nuclear and Blackfield in the ring
(00:05) Blackfield blocked a Punch
(00:08) Nuclear hit a Punch
(00:12) Nuclear hit a Slap To Chest
(00:19) Nuclear hit a Toss To Corner
(00:29) Blackfield very easily avoided a Corner Open Handed Chop.
(00:38) Nuclear avoided a Corner Open Handed Chop.
(00:45) Nuclear hit a Corner Elbow
(01:03) Nuclear hit Corner Repeated Shoulder Rams
(01:08) Blackfield fought back against being picked up
(01:22) Blackfield applied a Front Facelock
(01:38) Blackfield applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock
(01:42) Nuclear rolled through a Standing Arm Bar
(01:45) Nuclear hit a Forearm Blow
(01:52) Blackfield avoided a Slap To Chest.
(02:06) Blackfield applied a Cravate
(02:10) Blackfield hit a Slap To Chest
(02:14) Blackfield hit an Open Handed Chop
(02:21) Blackfield hit a Running Clothesline
(02:27) Nuclear Templeton moved out of the way from a Fist Drop.
(02:32) Blackfield fought back against being picked up
(02:37) Nuclear broke a Side Headlock
(02:42) Blackfield blocked a Handshake Sucker Punch
(02:49) Nuclear hit a Toss To Corner
(02:56) Nuclear hit a Corner Slap To Chest
(03:03) Nuclear hit a Corner Forearm Blow
(03:10) Nuclear hit a Corner Open Handed Chop
(03:19) Blackfield avoided a Corner Clothesline.
(03:26) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(03:33) Rev. Gross hit a Corner Elbow
(03:38) Nuclear broke the Ten Turnbuckle Smashes
(03:41) Nuclear hit a Jab Punch
(03:45) Nuclear hit a Face Rake
(03:45) The referee warned Nuclear
(03:52) Nuclear hit a Toss To Corner
(04:10) Nuclear hit a Corner Ten Punch
(04:17) Nuclear hit a Corner Open Handed Chop
(04:24) Nuclear hit a Corner Elbow
(04:34) Rev. Gross very easily avoided a Corner Open Handed Chop.
(04:39) Nuclear broke a Corner Elbow
(04:42) Nuclear hit a Throat Thrust
(04:51) Nuclear picked up Rev. Gross
(04:55) Nuclear hit an Eye Poke
(04:55) The referee warned Nuclear
(04:59) Nuclear hit a Knife Edge Chop
(05:06) Nuclear hit a Knee Pull
(05:13) Rev. Gross very easily avoided a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry.
(05:16) Rev. Gross hit a Handshake Kick To Gut
(05:30) Rev. Gross applied a Front Facelock
(05:34) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke
(05:34) The referee warned Rev. Gross
(05:41) Rev. Gross hit a Single Leg Trip
(06:01) Rev. Gross applied a Rear Chinlock
(06:05) Nuclear broke a Boston Crab
(06:17) Nuclear hit a Biel Throw To Corner
(06:21) Rev. Gross fought back as Nuclear tried to tag out
(06:25) Rev. Gross hit a Begging Off Eye Poke
(06:35) Rev. Gross hit a Shoot-In Double Leg Takedown
(06:42) Nuclear avoided a Stomp Flurry.
(06:51) Nuclear tags out to S. Stevens
(06:56) Rev. Gross blocked a Samoan Drop
(07:01) Rev. Gross blocked a Backbreaker Hold
(07:08) Rev. Gross hit a Side Headlock Takedown
(07:12) Rev. Gross hit an Elbow Drop
(07:16) S. Stevens blocked a Legdrop To Arm
(07:20) Rev. Gross hit a Face Rake
(07:25) S. Stevens broke a Front Facelock
(07:35) S. Stevens hit a Discus Clothesline
(07:39) S. Stevens hit a Running Knee Drop
(07:49) Reverend Johnny Gross moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop.
(07:57) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(08:11) Blackfield applied a Body Scissors
(08:15) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop On Knee
(08:19) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop
(08:23) Blackfield hit a Knee Drop
(08:28) S. Stevens blocked a Stomp To Groin
(08:42) Blackfield applied a Knee Bar
(09:02) Blackfield applied a Rear Chinlock
(09:16) Blackfield applied a Knee Bar
(09:23) Blackfield hit a Snap Driving Elbow
(09:27) S. Stevens broke a Stomp To Groin
(09:30) S. Stevens hit a Handshake Kick To Gut
(09:37) S. Stevens hit a Running Clothesline
(09:41) S. Stevens hit a Knee Drop
(09:51) Brian Blackfield very easily moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop.
(09:55) Blackfield hit an Elbow Drop On Knee
(10:15) Blackfield applied a Rear Chinlock
(10:22) Blackfield hit a Knee Pull
(10:29) Scott Stevens moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop.
(10:38) S. Stevens tags out to Nuclear
(10:48) Nuclear hit a Headbutt To Groin
(10:48) The referee gave Nuclear a stern warning
(11:05) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry
(11:13) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash
(11:17) Nuclear hit a Seated Back Kick
(11:21) Nuclear hit a Leaping Elbow Drop
(11:25) Nuclear hit a Seated Back Kick
(11:29) Nuclear hit a Leaping Elbow Drop
(11:39) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(11:51) What a Power Surge by Nuclear Templeton!
(11:59) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(12:03) Blackfield broke a Tactical Nuke
(12:10) Blackfield hit a Side Headlock Takedown
(12:19) Blackfield makes the hot tag to Rev. Gross
(12:24) Nuclear broke a Piledriver
(12:27) Rev. Gross countered a Short Arm Clothesline with a Forearm Blow
(12:31) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke
(12:38) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar
(12:54) Rev. Gross hit a Spinning Arm Breaker
(12:58) Nuclear broke a Headbutt To Groin
(13:01) Nuclear hit a Forearm Blow
(13:05) Nuclear hit an Open Handed Chop
(13:19) Nuclear applied a Choke Hold
(13:19) The referee gave Nuclear a stern warning
(13:28) Reverend Johnny Gross very easily moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop.
(13:32) Rev. Gross hit a Leaping Elbow Drop
(13:42) Nuclear Templeton moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop.
(13:50) Reverend Johnny Gross very easily moved out of the way from a Fist Drop.
(13:59) Nuclear Templeton moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop.
(14:07) Nuclear picked up Rev. Gross from behind
(14:23) Nuclear hit a Full Nelson Bomb
(14:31) Rev. Gross very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry.
(14:34) Rev. Gross hit a Handshake Sucker Punch
(14:44) Rev. Gross hit a Shoot-In Double Leg Takedown
(14:59) Rev. Gross hit a Stomp Flurry
(15:06) Rev. Gross used a Face Rub Taunt
(15:13) Rev. Gross hit a Legdrop To Groin
(15:18) Nuclear broke a Headbutt To Groin
(15:25) Nuclear hit a Toss To Corner
(15:32) Nuclear hit a Corner Elbow
(15:39) Nuclear hit a Corner Knife Edge Chop
(15:57) Nuclear hit a Corner Stomp Flurry
(16:01) Rev. Gross blocked the Seated Knuckle Punches
(16:07) Rev. Gross very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry.
(16:11) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke
(16:15) Nuclear blocked a Screw Legwhip
(16:22) Rev. Gross hit a Knee Plant
(16:26) Nuclear blocked an Implant DDT
(16:30) Nuclear broke a Screw Legwhip
(16:44) Reverend Johnny Gross just got laid out with a Radiation Spike!
(16:56) Nuclear hit Seated Knuckle Punches
(16:56) Rev. Gross started to bleed
(16:56) The referee angrily told off Nuclear
(17:06) Nuclear picked up Rev. Gross
(17:10) Rev. Gross broke a Tactical Nuke
(17:17) Rev. Gross hit a Side Headlock Takedown
(17:27) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(17:31) Nuclear broke a Piledriver
(17:34) Blackfield countered a Power Surge with a Forearm Blow
(17:39) Nuclear blocked a Screw Legwhip
(17:44) Nuclear broke a Knee Plant
(17:49) Blackfield blocked a Gorilla Press Slam
(18:07) Nuclear hit a Strong Forearm Strike Flurry
(18:11) Blackfield fought back as Nuclear tried to tag out
(18:25) Blackfield applied an Arm Wringer
(18:30) Nuclear blocked an Inverted Atomic Drop
(18:34) Nuclear broke a Knee Plant
(18:38) Blackfield broke a DDT
(18:42) Nuclear broke a Tartan Effect
(18:48) Blackfield broke a Press Powerslam by falling on top of Nuclear
(18:52) Blackfield got a two count
(19:02) Blackfield hit an Implant DDT
(19:02) Nuclear started to bleed
(19:06) Blackfield got a one count
(19:13) Blackfield hit a Running Knee Lift
(19:23) Blackfield hit a Screw Legwhip
(19:30) Blackfield used a Slit Throat Motion
(19:34) Blackfield hit a Running Knee Drop
(19:41) Blackfield picked up Nuclear from behind
(19:45) Nuclear broke a Highland's Wrath
(19:49) Blackfield slipped out of the back of a Power Surge
(19:54) Nuclear blocked a Highland's Wrath
(19:59) Nuclear rolled through a Schoolboy Roll Up
(20:13) Brian Blackfield just got laid out with a Radiation Spike!
(20:23) Nuclear tags out to S. Stevens
(20:43) S. Stevens applied a Rear Chinlock
(20:53) Brian Blackfield moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop.
(21:08) Blackfield hit a Stomp Flurry
(21:22) Blackfield applied a Body Scissors
(21:26) S. Stevens broke an Elbow Drop On Knee
(21:29) S. Stevens hit a Begging Off Sucker Punch
(21:36) S. Stevens hit a Knee Plant
(21:43) S. Stevens hit a Snap Driving Elbow
(21:50) S. Stevens hit a Legdrop To Groin
(21:50) The referee warned S. Stevens
(21:58) S. Stevens picked up Blackfield
(22:01) Blackfield countered a Powerbomb with a Punch
(22:08) Blackfield hit a Knee Plant
(22:18) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(22:22) S. Stevens blocked a Screw Legwhip
(22:26) S. Stevens broke a Piledriver
(22:32) S. Stevens hit a Roundhouse Body Punch
(22:37) Rev. Gross slipped out of the back of a Stump Piledriver
(22:41) Rev. Gross hit a Forearm To Back
(22:51) Rev. Gross hit a Reverse DDT Neckbreaker
(23:06) Rev. Gross hit a Stomp Flurry
(23:13) Rev. Gross used a Slit Throat Motion
(23:22) Rev. Gross picked up S. Stevens from behind
(23:29) Rev. Gross from behind...and takes out the knees of S. Stevens! S. Stevens is forced to Kneel Before God!
(23:34) S. Stevens rolled through a Boston Crab
(23:38) Rev. Gross countered a Running Forearm Blow with an Open Handed Chop
(23:45) S. Stevens avoided a Spinning Elbow Blow.
(23:50) Rev. Gross blocked a Deep in the Heart of Texas
(24:00) Rev. Gross avoided a Roundhouse Punch after both wrestlers failed in their attacks.
(24:03) S. Stevens countered a Begging Off Low Blow with a Forearm Blow
(24:07) S. Stevens hit an Eye Poke
(24:10) S. Stevens hit a Forearm Blow
(24:13) S. Stevens hit a Handshake Sucker Punch
(24:19) S. Stevens hit a Strong Open Handed Chop
(24:23) Rev. Gross blocked a Seated Kick
(24:32) Reverend Johnny Gross moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop.
(24:39) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(24:43) Blackfield hit a Leaping Elbow Drop
(24:49) Blackfield picked up S. Stevens from behind
(24:56) Blackfield hit a Diving Reverse DDT
(25:03) Blackfield used a Face Rub Taunt
(25:08) S. Stevens fought back against being picked up from behind
(25:14) S. Stevens hit a Strong Open Handed Chop
(25:24) S. Stevens tags out to Nuclear
(25:41) Nuclear hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry
(25:49) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(26:05) Look out! Nuclear Templeton has deployed a Tactical Nuke!
(26:12) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(26:22) LAAAAAAAAARIATOOOOOOO!!!!! Armageddon has come for Blackfield!
(26:22) Blackfield had an adrenaline rush
(26:36) Blackfield applied a Cravate
(26:43) Blackfield hit a Knee Plant
(27:00) Blackfield applied a Kneeling Cravate
(27:24) Blackfield hit an Inverted Atomic Drop
(27:40) Blackfield hit a Stump Piledriver
(27:50) Blackfield picked up Nuclear from behind
(27:54) Nuclear blocked a Highland's Wrath
(28:20) Nuclear Templeton begins to fade as he feels the Highland's Wrath!
(28:31) *** Blackfield submitted Nuclear
(28:35) Blackfield countered a Strong Forearm Strike Flurry with a Knife Edge Chop
(28:45) Blackfield hit a Running Swinging Neckbreaker
(28:51) Blackfield picked up Nuclear from behind
(29:01) Nuclear got a rope break to stop a Highland's Wrath
(29:17) Blackfield hit a Stump Piledriver
(29:24) Blackfield used a Face Rub Taunt
(29:29) Nuclear fought back against being picked up from behind
(29:39) Blackfield avoided a Punch.
(29:49) Blackfield hit a Short Arm Knee Lift
(29:54) Nuclear slipped out of the back of a Stump Piledriver
(30:01) Nuclear tags out to S. Stevens
(30:11) Blackfield avoided a Double Axe Handle Blow.
(30:15) S. Stevens broke a Stump Piledriver
(30:19) Blackfield blocked a Slap To Chest
(30:23) Blackfield blocked a Roundhouse Punch
(30:33) Blackfield hit an Inverted Atomic Drop
(30:38) S. Stevens broke a Piledriver
(30:42) Blackfield slipped out the front of a Side Headlock
(30:52) Blackfield hit a Screw Legwhip
(30:58) Blackfield picked up S. Stevens from behind
(31:06) S. Stevens got a rope break to stop a Highland's Wrath
(31:11) S. Stevens blocked a Running Swinging Neckbreaker
(31:15) S. Stevens blocked a Kneeling Cravate
(31:19) S. Stevens hit a Begging Off Eye Poke
(31:22) S. Stevens hit a Kick To Gut
(31:28) S. Stevens hit a Roundhouse Punch
(31:32) Blackfield fought back as S. Stevens tried to tag out
(31:48) Blackfield hit a Spinning Arm Breaker
(31:56) Blackfield picked up S. Stevens
(32:01) S. Stevens broke a Tartan Effect
(32:08) Blackfield avoided a Strong Charging Forearm.
(32:24) Blackfield hit a Stump Piledriver
(32:32) Blackfield picked up S. Stevens from behind
(32:36) S. Stevens broke a Highland's Wrath
(32:43) S. Stevens hit a Knee Plant
(32:53) S. Stevens tags out to Nuclear
(33:08) Nuclear hit a Stomp Flurry
(33:16) Blackfield avoided a Seated Back Kick.
(33:20) Nuclear fought back as Blackfield tried to tag out
(33:32) What a Power Surge by Nuclear Templeton!
(33:39) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(33:43) Blackfield broke a Strong Gut Buster
(33:57) Blackfield applied a Cravate
(34:02) Nuclear broke a DDT
(34:18) Nuclear hit a Strong Gut Buster
(34:23) Blackfield fought back against being picked up
(34:27) Nuclear countered a Kneeling Cravate with a Slap To Chest
(34:41) Brian Blackfield just got laid out with a Radiation Spike!
(34:48) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(34:53) Blackfield blocked an Armageddon Lariat
(34:56) Blackfield countered an Armageddon Lariat with a Bell Clap
(35:10) Blackfield applied a Cravate
(35:17) Nuclear got a rope break to stop a Hammerlock
(35:21) Nuclear blocked a Knee Plant
(35:25) Nuclear rolled through a Kneeling Cravate
(35:37) What a Power Surge by Nuclear Templeton!
(35:43) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(35:47) Blackfield slipped out of the back of an Armageddon Lariat
(35:52) Nuclear fought back as Blackfield tried to tag out
(36:08) Look out! Nuclear Templeton has deployed a Tactical Nuke!
(36:15) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(36:19) Blackfield blocked a Strong Gut Buster
(36:31) Nuclear hit a Powerbomb
(36:36) Blackfield fought back against being picked up
(36:41) Nuclear blocked a Side Headlock Takedown
(36:51) Blackfield hit an Inverted Atomic Drop
(37:00) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(37:10) Rev. Gross hit a Shoot-In Double Leg Takedown
(37:20) Nuclear got a rope break to stop a Come to Jesus
(37:25) Nuclear broke an Inverted Atomic Drop
(37:29) Rev. Gross broke a Radiation Spike
(37:45) Rev. Gross hit a Gutwrench Suplex
(37:49) Nuclear blocked a Come to Jesus
(37:55) Nuclear easily avoided a Kneeling Kick Rush.
(38:09) Reverend Johnny Gross just got laid out with a Radiation Spike!
(38:28) Nuclear applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(38:28) The referee angrily told off Nuclear
(38:35) Nuclear picked up Rev. Gross
(38:39) Rev. Gross countered a Power Surge with a Face Rake
(38:55) Rev. Gross hit a Gutwrench Suplex
(39:01) Nuclear got a rope break to stop a Come to Jesus
(39:11) Rev. Gross hit a Shoot-In Double Leg Takedown
(39:30) Rev. Gross applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(39:30) The referee gave Rev. Gross a stern warning
(39:35) Nuclear broke a Come to Jesus
(39:45) Nuclear hit a Short Arm Back Elbow
(39:52) Nuclear tags out to S. Stevens
(39:56) S. Stevens hit a Seated Back Kick
(40:00) S. Stevens hit a Measured Knee Drop
(40:10) S. Stevens picked up Rev. Gross
(40:14) Rev. Gross countered a Hammerlock Powerbomb with an Eye Poke
(40:14) The referee warned Rev. Gross
(40:30) Rev. Gross hit a Gutwrench Suplex
(40:39) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(40:45) Blackfield picked up S. Stevens
(40:50) S. Stevens broke a Tartan Effect
(40:56) S. Stevens hit a Roundhouse Punch
(41:06) S. Stevens tags out to Nuclear
(41:25) Nuclear applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(41:25) The referee angrily shouted at Nuclear
(41:32) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(41:42) Nuclear Templeton nearly took Brian Blackfield's head off with that Armageddon Lariat!
(41:47) *** Nuclear got a three count on Blackfield
(41:51) Blackfield blocked a Strong Gut Buster
(41:56) Blackfield slipped out of the back of a Gorilla Press Slam
(42:06) Blackfield hit a Running Bulldog
(42:06) Nuclear began bleeding quite heavily
(42:13) Blackfield picked up Nuclear
(42:18) Nuclear broke a DDT
(42:22) Blackfield slipped out of the back of a Gorilla Press Slam
(42:26) Nuclear blocked a Highland's Wrath
(42:30) Nuclear blocked a Schoolboy Roll Up
(42:34) Blackfield blocked a DDT
(42:46) Nuclear hit a Standing Hot Shot
(42:52) Nuclear picked up Blackfield
(42:55) Blackfield countered an Armageddon Lariat with a Throat Thrust
(42:59) Nuclear slipped out the front of a Stump Piledriver
(43:04) Blackfield fought back as Nuclear tried to tag out
(43:09) Nuclear broke an Implant DDT
(43:16) Blackfield countered a Strong Charging Forearm with a Running Forearm Blow
(43:20) Blackfield hit a Running Knee Drop
(43:30) Blackfield picked up Nuclear from behind
(43:34) Nuclear broke a Diving Reverse DDT
(43:39) Blackfield stopped a Short Arm Back Elbow by rushing Nuclear
(43:49) Blackfield hit a Short Arm Back Elbow
(43:53) Nuclear fought back against being picked up from behind
(44:03) Nuclear hit a Short Arm Knee Lift
(44:11) Nuclear tags out to S. Stevens
(44:28) S. Stevens hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry
(44:35) S. Stevens hit a Snap Driving Elbow
(44:41) S. Stevens picked up Blackfield
(44:45) Blackfield blocked a Deep in the Heart of Texas
(44:49) Blackfield countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Knife Edge Chop
(44:53) S. Stevens rolled through a Standing Arm Bar
(44:57) Blackfield broke a DDT
(45:01) S. Stevens broke a DDT
(45:07) S. Stevens hit a Roundhouse Punch
(45:16) S. Stevens picked up Blackfield
(45:20) Blackfield slipped out the front of a Stump Piledriver
(45:26) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(45:33) S. Stevens countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Side Headlock Takedown
(45:52) S. Stevens applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(45:52) The referee gave S. Stevens a stern warning
(46:01) S. Stevens picked up Rev. Gross
(46:05) Rev. Gross slipped out the front of a Powerbomb
(46:19) Rev. Gross applied a Side Headlock
(46:35) Rev. Gross hit a Gutwrench Suplex
(46:43) Rev. Gross picked up S. Stevens from behind
(46:52) S. Stevens avoided a Kneel Before God.
(46:56) Rev. Gross broke a Deep in the Heart of Texas
(47:06) Rev. Gross hit a Running Swinging Neckbreaker
(47:10) S. Stevens broke a Come to Jesus
(47:22) S. Stevens hit a Powerbomb
(47:29) S. Stevens picked up Rev. Gross
(47:34) Rev. Gross broke a Deep in the Heart of Texas
(47:50) Rev. Gross hit a Spinning Arm Breaker
(47:58) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(48:02) Blackfield hit a Running Knee Drop
(48:08) Blackfield picked up S. Stevens from behind
(48:34) Scott Stevens begins to fade as he feels the Highland's Wrath!
(48:46) *** Blackfield submitted S. Stevens

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Reverend Johnny Gross & Brian Blackfield def. Scott Stevens & Nuclear Templeton, two falls to one, in 48:46. Rating: ****
Fall 1: Blackfield submitted Nuclear (Highland’s Wrath), 28:31
Fall 2: Nuclear pinned Blackfield (Armageddon Lariat), 41:47
Fall 3: Blackfield submitted Stevens (Highland’s Wrath), 48:46

QUARTERFINAL MATCH

(4) Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister
vs.
(5) Markus Clay & El Tornado

So…how do you follow a match like that, you ask? By releasing an Irish Buzzsaw, naturally. O’Hallister had barely broken a sweat when he notched the first fall for his team at just past the six-minute mark, pinning Tornado with a full nelson legsweep before Clay realized what was happening.
Tornado was quick to get out of the ring at the start of the second fall, and Clay managed to get enough offense in that O’Hallister finally tagged out near the ten-minute mark. This would prove to be a mistake for Clay, as Lucas Molina would grind Clay down with his arsenal of holds. Not even six minutes after Molina got into the match, he had his heel hook applied for a second time, and Tornado got pulled off the apron from the outside by O’Hallister. Clay tapped shortly thereafter, and just that quick, Molina and O’Hallister advance to the semifinals, in what seems like a lightning-quick time after the previous match!
Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister def. Markus Clay & El Tornado, two falls to none, in 16:24. Rating: **
Fall 1: O’Hallister pinned Tornado (full nelson legsweep), 6:18.
Fall 2: Molina submitted Clay (Molina Heel Hook), 16:24

SEMIFINAL MATCH

(16) George Mastachas & Jun Onoo
vs.
(4) Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister

In fact, neither Molina nor O’Hallister wanted to wait, they were that fired up and ready to go. Instead of taking the hour reprieve they were entitled to, they demanded Mastachas and Onoo come out now and get the semifinals started. After all, they had an hour break almost from the Blackfield/Gross win alone! That brought the two big men out, and after confirming that everyone was indeed ready, the first semifinal match was underway with the two Alpha Division representatives the legal men. The opening three minutes were largely Mastachas-controlled, as while O’Hallister got some offense in it wasn’t enough to chase the big Greek out of the match. Molina tagged in, looking to slow the pace down a little and grind away at Mastachas and his bad heel. In fact, most of the next three minutes was spent with Molina focusing his offense on the right leg and foot of Mastachas. Leg grapevines, kicks to the knee, almost all of Molina;s offense was focused on the heel of his opponent. When a Greetings from San Juan failed to materialize, Mastachas tagged Onoo into the contest, giving Molina an even larger man to try to wear down. Onoo would utilize his size advantage, battering Molina with power shots until the technical wrestler managed to create some separation with a snap mare and tag in O’Hallister. The Irishman would not back down in the face of someone more than double his size, as O’Hallister packed some dynamite into his strikes, wearing Onoo down. Onoo still got in shots where he could, and threatened a Lasting Agony once before a second one actually took. No submission was gained from it, though, and O’Hallister pushed through the pain to go low on Onoo, and follow it up with a spinning elbow blow that got two. A DDT led to the Dream of the Emerald Isle, and with Molina running interference O’Hallister won the first fall just past the eighteen-minute mark.
On the restart, Onoo got tagged with a roundhouse body punch early, but managed to avoid being put in position for a second Dream before tagging out to Mastachas. Despite needing to tag out, O’Hallister continued to fight on, determined to sap every last bit of energy from Mastachas that he could knowing that his side held a one-fall advantage. The resistance lasted three minutes before O’Hallister avoided an Olympus Rises to bring Molina back into the contest. Within a minute Molina had the heel hook on Mastachas, only to have it broken as Mastacas somehow slipped his leg out of the hold. Multiple Puerto Rican Legsweeps led to a Greetings from San Juan, which led into the Molina Bodylock. Onoo was too slow to get into the ring, and got shoved outside by O’Hallister. It was too much for Mastachas, who had to tap. Our first finalists have been set, with a chance of having our first two-time Tag Team Turmoil champion emerge at the end!
Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister def. George Mastachas & Jun Onoo, two falls to none, in 25:09. Rating: ***
Fall 1: O’Hallister pinned Onoo (Dream of the Emerald Isle), 18:27.
Fall 2: Molina submitted Mastachas (Molina Bodylock), 25:09

SEMIFINAL MATCH

(2) Brian Blackfield & Reverend Johnny Gross
vs.
(11) De’siree Mitchell & Pulsar

Blackfield and Gross still looked a little worse for wear after their match earlier in the day, but were ready to do battle once more with a berth in the finals on the line. Gross would drive Pulsar from the match some three minutes in, leaving him to face De’siree Mitchell in a clash of Alpha Division combatants. Mitchell would get a few good blows in, but a missed elbow drop allowed Gross to make the tag to Blackfield. The Juggernaut controlled most of the next five minutes, battering Mitchell until she found a small opening and exploited it to get some open space and make the hot tag to Pulsar. This clash of Beta Division wrestlers went terribly for Pulsar in the first half of the season, and while Pulsar did get some offense in, the end result was not much better after a few minutes. Pulsar went up top for a double axe handle, but the follow-up was avoided and chained into a Tartan Effect that did not even get a two-count. A DDT landed, but Pulsar managed to roll close enough to his corner on impact that Mitchell tagged herself back into the contest. Mitchell surprised Blackfield with a barrage of mounted punches from both the front and rear before landing a piledriver. Much like Pulsar, though, Blackfield had the wherewithal to roll towards his corner and let Gross tag himself into the contest. Mitchell was in trouble and needed to tag out or face a possible finisher, but she did not let that stop her from busting Gross open with a mounted punch flurry before finally making the tag. Pulsar promptly went for an aerial move, only for Gross to roll out of the way of a springboard guillotina and apply Come to Jesus…but Pulsar managed to wriggle free thanks to some of the blood on Gross’s shirt aiding the escape! The luchador would escape a full nelson legsweep before making the tag to Mitchell. Mitchell would hit a Goal Line Stand, something we rarely see from her, but the follow-up Blitz was in vain as Blackfield tagged himself back in, ate a yakuza kick, but delivered a belly to belly before Gross got back in. A few quick tags between Blackfield and Gross followed, as Mitchell managed some offense but not enough to make a tag of her own, and it would be Blackfield who scored the first fall, courtesy pf a Highland’s Wrath close to his corner of the ring where Pulsar would not be able to interfere.
The second fall started twenty-six minutes into the contest, and Mitchell was out of the ring a minute later after tripping Blackfield and scrambling to make the tag. Pulsar would hit a rana, but missed a springboard splash, and that allowed Blackfield to tag in Gross. Gross promptly went low on Pulsar, hit a DDT, and applied Come to Jesus again on the luchador. This time, Pulsar could not get free and as Mitchell got rocked with a Scotland Destroyer for her efforts in trying to break the hold, Pulsar was forced to tap. The finals, being held the following day in real-time, had been set!
Reverend Johnny Gross & Brian Blackfield def. Pulsar & De’siree Mitchell, two falls to none, in 30:10. Rating: ***
Fall 1: Blackfield submitted Mitchell (Highland’s Wrath), 26:03
Fall 2: Gross submitted Pulsar (Come to Jesus), 30:10.

TAG TEAM TURMOIL CHAMPIONSHIP: ONE-HOUR IRON TEAM MATCH

(2) Brian Blackfield & Reverend Johnny Gross
vs.
(4) Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister

Bob Sinclair: Folks, welcome to the third hour of this special broadcast! For a look behind the curtain, as it were, this is Friday afternoon, and we’re ready for our one-hour final match of Tag Team Turmoil. One team was heavily favored by the pundits to make the finals, while the other was never even thought of. Frankie, what do you make of this final match pairing?
Frankie Garnett: I for one am disappointed we didn’t get Gross and Priest colliding in the semifinals. But for the Right Reverend and The Juggernaut, this next hour could be even more of a decisive statement than that match could have been!
Bob Sinclair: Breaking things down here before this match starts, Gross and Blackfield are the team no one at all expected to be here. The heavy favorites in the betting pool from that side of the bracket were Monty Dhillon and Christian Priest, who got bounced in the second round. This is Gross’ second time reaching the finals, with two different partners, while Blackfield has had his first taste of success in Tag Team Turmoil this season. They got seeded in the number 2 spot solely on the strength of Gross in this tournament, and it has borne fruit as Blackfield has found his niche in this event. But their toughest test lay in front them.
Frankie Garnett: Indeed, Bob. Another two-time finalist, also with different partners, stands across the ring from them in Mel O’Hallister. The defending Turmoil champion was the primary reason he got a top-four seed, and Lucas Molina has proven more than capable of running with the Irish Buzzsaw. They took out the Cinderella team of George Mastachas and Jun Onoo, the bottom seed of the whole tournament, to make the finals, Bob, and that brings to mind a question: was their semifinal match too easy, making them come in a bit soft against Blackfield and Gross?
Bob Sinclair: I doubt that, Frankie. I’d contend that O’Hallister and Molina actually have the advantage. They didn’t engage in a 48-minute war yesterday, and then had a second match after that. They may be running into a team that’s simply exhausted all their reserves in getting to this point. Either way, we’ll find out in an hour which team will emerge as Tag Team Turmoil champions. Can O’Hallister make it two seasons in a row with two different partners? Can Gross and Blackfield complete the run no one expected them to have? Can Molina show the Beta Division that The Juggernaut has some chinks in his armor? All this and more, we’re going to find out. There’s the bell and we are under way!
Frankie Garnett: Let’s get after this thing, fellas!
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(00:00) *** The match began with Molina and Blackfield in the ring
(00:14) Molina applied a Side Headlock
(00:30) Molina applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock
(00:44) Molina applied an Arm Wringer
(00:47) Molina hit a Forearm Blow
(00:54) Molina hit a Side Headlock Takedown
(00:58) Molina hit a Knee Drop
(01:05) Molina hit a Knee Drive To Arm
(01:19) Molina applied an Arm Bar
(01:26) Molina hit a Knee Pull
(01:46) Molina applied a Rear Chinlock
(01:54) Molina picked up Blackfield
(01:58) Blackfield blocked a Puerto Rican Legsweep
(02:02) Blackfield blocked an Inverted Atomic Drop
(02:07) Molina blocked a Cravate
(02:14) Blackfield applied a Standing Arm Bar
(02:21) Blackfield hit a Single Leg Trip
(02:28) Lucas Molina moved out of the way from a Fist Drop.
(02:36) Blackfield got a rope break to stop a Knee Bar
(02:50) Molina applied a Front Facelock
(02:53) Molina hit a Forearm Blow
(02:57) Molina hit an Open Handed Chop
(03:04) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar
(03:08) Blackfield blocked a Puerto Rican Legsweep
(03:12) Molina hit an Open Handed Chop
(03:26) Molina applied a Single Leg Grapevine
(03:41) Molina hit an Open Handed Chop
(03:46) Blackfield blocked a Belly To Belly Suplex
(03:53) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar
(04:07) Molina applied a Side Headlock
(04:14) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar
(04:28) Molina applied a Front Facelock
(04:32) Blackfield slipped out the front of a Belly To Belly Suplex
(04:37) Molina fought back as Blackfield tried to tag out
(04:41) Blackfield blocked a Single Leg Trip
(04:51) Molina hit an Inverted Atomic Drop
(04:56) Blackfield slipped out the front of a Swinging Neckbreaker
(05:00) Molina fought back as Blackfield tried to tag out
(05:04) Blackfield broke a Puerto Rican Legsweep
(05:08) Blackfield hit a Slap To Chest
(05:11) Blackfield hit a Jab Punch
(05:25) Blackfield applied a Side Headlock
(05:39) Blackfield applied a Front Facelock
(05:46) Blackfield hit a Single Leg Trip
(05:52) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross

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Bob Sinclair: First tag of the match, and it’s Blackfield who blinks first as he makes way for Gross.
Frankie Garnett: Not really surprised, Bob. Technical grapplers can get around that whole pesky adrenaline rush thing, and let’s face it, Blackfield and O’Hallister is a pairing better suited to The Juggernaut. Now Molina has to test his mettle against Reverend Gross, and this is right out of this season’s Gamma Division given the tendencies of Molina, Indigo Rose, and Diego Rodriguez.
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(06:01) Molina got a rope break to stop a Body Scissors
(06:05) Rev. Gross hit a Slap To Chest
(06:09) Rev. Gross hit an Open Handed Chop
(06:13) Rev. Gross hit an Elbow Drop On Knee
(06:20) Rev. Gross hit a Knee Pull
(06:31) Rev. Gross hit a Mounted Punch Flurry
(06:31) Molina started to bleed
(06:35) Molina blocked a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(06:40) Molina broke a Rear Naked Punch Flurry
(06:47) Molina hit a Single Leg Trip
(06:57) Molina tags out to O'Hallister
(07:11) O'Hallister applied a Side Headlock
(07:14) O'Hallister hit a Handshake Kick To Gut
(07:28) O'Hallister applied a Side Headlock
(07:33) Rev. Gross stopped a Single Leg Trip by rushing O'Hallister
(07:47) Rev. Gross applied a Front Facelock
(07:50) Rev. Gross hit a Punch
(08:04) Rev. Gross applied a Front Facelock
(08:07) Rev. Gross hit a Forearm Blow
(08:11) O'Hallister blocked a Single Leg Trip
(08:18) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar
(08:23) O'Hallister blocked a Slap To Chest
(08:32) O'Hallister avoided an Eye Poke.
(08:35) O'Hallister hit a Handshake Sucker Punch
(08:42) O'Hallister hit a Single Leg Trip
(08:56) O'Hallister applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold
(09:00) Rev. Gross broke a Choke Hold
(09:03) Rev. Gross hit a Jab Punch
(09:07) Rev. Gross hit a Begging Off Eye Poke
(09:12) O'Hallister blocked a Slap To Chest
(09:16) Rev. Gross hit a Slap To Chest
(09:19) Rev. Gross hit a Punch
(09:33) Rev. Gross applied a Side Headlock
(09:36) Rev. Gross hit a Punch
(09:40) Rev. Gross hit an Open Handed Chop
(09:44) O'Hallister blocked a Body Scissors
(09:48) Rev. Gross hit an Elbow Drop On Knee
(09:52) Rev. Gross hit a Stomp
(10:02) Rev. Gross hit a Headbutt To Groin
(10:11) Mel O'Hallister easily moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop.
(10:15) Rev. Gross broke a Western Spinning Toe Hold
(10:25) Rev. Gross hit a Short Arm Knee Lift
(10:32) Rev. Gross hit a Legdrop To Groin
(10:39) Rev. Gross used a Face Rub Taunt
(10:46) Rev. Gross hit a Legdrop To Groin
(10:51) O'Hallister broke a Rear Naked Punch Flurry
(10:55) O'Hallister hit an Eye Poke
(11:04) O'Hallister hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist
(11:08) O'Hallister hit a Face Rake
(11:22) O'Hallister applied a Front Facelock
(11:29) O'Hallister hit a Single Leg Trip
(11:34) Rev. Gross blocked a Knee Pull
(11:38) O'Hallister hit a Face Rake
(11:45) O'Hallister hit a Side Headlock Takedown
(11:59) O'Hallister applied a Choke Hold
(11:59) The referee gave O'Hallister a stern warning

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Bob Sinclair: I was going to say that this match was surprisingly even once O’Hallister got in, but that wouldn’t even be true. Mel has more than held his own in the Alpha Division so far, while Gross has struggled in his second stint in the top flight. This has been rather true to form so far.
Frankie Garnett: That may be, Bob, but remember…tag team. All it’ll take is one tag for the dynamic to change, and you go from facing a grappler to facing a Juggernaut or Buzzsaw. It’s how well you adjust, especially as the match wears on and the pain starts to sink it, that is going to determine who wins this thing!
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(12:04) Rev. Gross broke a Mounted Punch Flurry
(12:11) O'Hallister avoided a Roundhouse Punch.
(12:21) O'Hallister hit a Short Arm Back Elbow
(12:41) O'Hallister applied a Single Leg Boston Crab
(13:03) O'Hallister hit a Short Arm Knee Lift
(13:11) Rev. Gross avoided a Seated Back Kick.
(13:14) Rev. Gross hit a Handshake Sucker Punch
(13:17) Rev. Gross hit a Handshake Kick To Gut
(13:22) O'Hallister blocked a Samoan Drop
(13:32) Rev. Gross hit a Backbreaker
(13:37) O'Hallister blocked a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(13:42) O'Hallister broke a Rear Naked Punch Flurry
(13:52) O'Hallister hit a Running Swinging Neckbreaker
(14:00) O'Hallister tags out to Molina
(14:04) Molina hit a Measured Knee Drop
(14:09) Rev. Gross broke a Knee Pull
(14:13) Molina blocked a Single Leg Trip
(14:23) Rev. Gross hit a Running Swinging Neckbreaker
(14:30) Rev. Gross hit a Legdrop To Groin
(14:34) Molina broke a Boston Crab
(14:38) Rev. Gross broke a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(14:45) Molina countered a Roundhouse Body Punch with a Side Headlock Takedown
(14:59) Molina applied a Single Leg Grapevine
(15:24) Molina hit a Knee Breaker
(15:37) Molina hit a Rope-Assisted Knee Breaker
(15:57) Molina applied a Straightjacket Surfboard
(16:21) Molina hit a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(16:30) Rev. Gross broke a Knee Breaker by falling on top of Molina
(16:35) Rev. Gross got a one count
(16:39) Rev. Gross hit an Eye Poke
(16:53) Rev. Gross applied a Side Headlock
(16:57) Rev. Gross hit a Slap To Chest
(17:00) Rev. Gross hit a Kick To Gut
(17:09) Molina avoided a Forearm Blow.
(17:19) Molina hit a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(17:22) Rev. Gross countered a Knee Breaker with a Forearm Blow
(17:29) Rev. Gross applied a Standing Arm Bar
(17:32) Rev. Gross hit a Punch
(17:39) Rev. Gross hit a Running Forearm Blow
(17:49) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield

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Frankie Garnett: If the previous fourteen matches in this event have given us any indication of what to expect, Bob, it’s that I expect to see some of the big guns unleashed here within the next minute or two. Blackfield especially, with that Tartan Effect of his.
Bob Sinclair: I’m not sure the first big move will do it, Frankie. It’ll likely take a finishing move to net the first fall, and then I expect the floodgates to open.
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(17:56) Blackfield hit a Snap Driving Elbow
(18:04) Blackfield picked up Molina
(18:09) Molina broke a Tartan Effect
(18:19) Molina hit a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(18:28) Molina tags out to O'Hallister
(18:33) Blackfield blocked a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(18:49) O'Hallister hit a Spinning Arm Breaker
(18:56) Brian Blackfield very easily moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop.
(19:02) Mel O'Hallister moved out of the way from a Running Knee Drop.
(19:08) Blackfield very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry.
(19:24) Blackfield hit a Swinging Neckbreaker
(19:31) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister
(19:38) Blackfield hit a DDT
(19:47) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister
(19:52) O'Hallister broke a Tartan Effect
(20:06) O'Hallister applied a Side Headlock
(20:11) Blackfield slipped out the front of the Trapping Headbutts
(20:16) O'Hallister broke a Short Arm Back Elbow
(20:21) Blackfield broke the Trapping Headbutts
(20:26) O'Hallister blocked a Belly To Belly Suplex
(20:35) O'Hallister avoided a Running Knee Lift.
(20:45) O'Hallister hit a Belly To Belly Suplex
(21:05) O'Hallister applied a Boston Crab
(21:21) Blackfield broke a Stump Piledriver
(21:26) O'Hallister broke a DDT
(21:30) Blackfield blocked a Stump Piledriver
(21:39) Blackfield avoided a Begging Off Low Blow.
(21:42) O'Hallister countered a Running Swinging Neckbreaker with a Forearm Blow
(21:46) Blackfield countered a Roundhouse Punch with a Slap To Chest
(22:02) Blackfield hit a Spinning Arm Breaker
(22:06) Blackfield hit a Leaping Elbow Drop
(22:13) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister
(22:28) Brian Blackfield makes Mel O'Hallister feel the full fury of the Tartan Effect!
(22:33) Blackfield got a one count
(22:49) Blackfield hit a Swinging Neckbreaker
(22:59) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister
(23:17) Good Lord! Mel O'Hallister just got rocked by the Scotland Destroyer!

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Bob Sinclair: Blackfield wasting no time as he drops into the cover…one, two, three! Blackfield and Gross draw first blood!
Frankie Garnett: Literally…I mean, you did see Molina got busted open earlier, right?
Bob Sinclair: …not what I meant, Frankie, but yes. Blackfield and Gross with the first fall, and there’s still over half an hour to go in this match!

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(23:22) ***Blackfield/Gross lead 1-0.
(23:38) Blackfield hit a Piledriver
(23:42) O'Hallister broke a Face Rub Taunt
(23:56) O'Hallister applied a Cravate
(24:00) O'Hallister hit a Begging Off Eye Poke
(24:04) O'Hallister hit an Eye Poke
(24:11) O'Hallister hit a Single Leg Trip
(24:20) O'Hallister tags out to Molina
(24:34) Molina applied a Front Facelock
(24:41) Molina applied a Standing Arm Bar
(24:46) Blackfield blocked a Knee Plant
(24:56) Molina hit a Belly To Belly Suplex
(25:02) Molina picked up Blackfield
(25:12) Brian Blackfield just received some cold Greetings from San Juan!
(25:19) Blackfield got a rope break to stop a Single Leg Boston Crab
(25:24) Blackfield broke a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(25:27) Blackfield hit a Forearm Blow
(25:36) Blackfield hit a Standing Head Scissors Twist
(25:43) Molina avoided a Running Clothesline.
(25:59) Molina hit a Double Underhook Suplex
(26:07) Blackfield got a rope break to stop a Single Leg Boston Crab
(26:12) Blackfield slipped out the front of a Knee Breaker
(26:15) Blackfield hit a Forearm Blow
(26:22) Blackfield hit a Running Clothesline
(26:37) Blackfield hit a Stomp Flurry
(26:44) Blackfield hit a Snap Driving Elbow
(26:52) Blackfield picked up Molina from behind
(26:57) Molina slipped out of the back of a Full Nelson Legsweep
(27:02) Blackfield blocked a Puerto Rican Legsweep
(27:12) Molina hit a Russian Legsweep
(27:32) Molina applied a Straightjacket Surfboard
(27:56) Molina hit a Back Suplex
(28:01) Blackfield broke a Stump Puller
(28:15) Blackfield applied a Side Headlock
(28:19) Molina broke a Tartan Effect
(28:29) Molina hit a Knee Breaker
(28:38) Molina picked up Blackfield
(28:42) Blackfield slipped out the front of a San Juan Buster
(28:49) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(28:55) Rev. Gross hit a Low Blow
(28:55) The referee gave Rev. Gross a serious telling off

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Bob Sinclair: Gross needs to be careful here. He does not need the referee scrutinizing his every move for the rest of the match.
Frankie Garnett: This isn’t his first time here, Bob. He knows what he’s doing, I’m certain of it.
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(29:02) Molina avoided a Kneeling Kick Rush.
(29:10) Molina applied a Hammerlock
(29:15) Rev. Gross slipped out of the back of a Back Suplex
(29:22) Rev. Gross hit a Neckbreaker
(29:30) Molina avoided a Kneeling Kick Rush.
(29:37) Molina hit a Snap Mare Takedown
(29:43) Rev. Gross got a rope break to stop a Single Leg Grapevine
(29:47) Rev. Gross blocked a Swinging Neckbreaker
(29:51) Rev. Gross blocked a Greetings from San Juan
(29:57) Molina avoided a Roundhouse Punch after both wrestlers failed in their attacks.
(30:01) Rev. Gross blocked an Inverted Atomic Drop
(30:06) Rev. Gross broke a Knee Plant
(30:22) Rev. Gross hit a Sit-Out Face First Suplex
(30:34) Rev. Gross hit a Kneeling Kick Rush
(31:00) There's the dragon sleeper! Reverend Johnny Gross is telling Lucas Molina to Come to Jesus!

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Bob Sinclair: Molina immediately taps, and I’m not sure I like that decision, Frankie. If they’d gotten a fall prior to now, I could see it, but now they’re down two-nil and there’s still twenty-nine minutes to fight!
Frankie Garnett: Molina would know better than either of us, Bob, whether it was worth getting out of a hold like that. Regardless, it’s done, they’re two falls down, and need to pick up the pace if they want to get back in this!

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(31:14) *** Gross Blackfield lead 2-0.
(31:21) Rev. Gross hit a Single Arm DDT
(31:26) Molina blocked a Come to Jesus
(31:31) Molina blocked a Kneeling Kick Rush
(31:45) Molina applied a Front Facelock
(31:52) Molina hit a Single Leg Trip
(32:06) Molina applied a Knee Bar
(32:10) Rev. Gross blocked a Stump Puller
(32:20) And Reverend Johnny Gross gets sent to the canvas courtesy of a Puerto Rican Legsweep!
(32:24) Rev. Gross broke a Stump Puller
(32:28) Molina blocked a DDT
(32:32) Molina broke a Powerbomb
(32:39) Molina hit a Knee Plant
(32:45) Molina picked up Rev. Gross
(32:55) Reverend Johnny Gross just received some cold Greetings from San Juan!
(33:00) Rev. Gross blocked a Molina Bodylock
(33:26) Lucas Molina has Rev. Gross wrapped up tight in the Molina Bodylock!

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Frankie Garnett: And now it’s Gross who taps immediately! I really don’t like that one, Bob.
Bob Sinclair: How so?
Frankie Garnett: Should have tried to get out of it, to give Blackfield an idea of what to do or what not to do.
Bob Sinclair: Interesting. Hadn’t thought of that. But this has become a one-fall difference again and I expect falls to come in bunches from here out!

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(33:37) ***Gross/Blackfield still lead 2-1.
(33:41) Molina blocked a Jab Punch
(33:45) Molina blocked a Standing Arm Bar
(33:50) Rev. Gross blocked a Swinging Neckbreaker
(34:00) Rev. Gross broke a Knee Breaker by falling on top of Molina
(34:04) Rev. Gross got a two count
(34:07) Rev. Gross hit a Jab Punch
(34:21) Rev. Gross applied a Front Facelock
(34:26) Molina blocked a Sit-Out Face First Suplex
(34:31) Molina blocked a Swinging Neckbreaker
(34:35) Rev. Gross blocked a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(34:39) Rev. Gross blocked a Knee Plant
(34:45) Rev. Gross hit a Begging Off Low Blow
(34:45) The referee gave Rev. Gross a final warning
(34:52) Molina got a rope break to stop a Come to Jesus
(35:04) Rev. Gross hit a Lifting Spinebuster Pin
(35:08) Rev. Gross got a two count
(35:20) Rev. Gross hit a Powerbomb
(35:27) Rev. Gross picked up Molina from behind
(35:31) Molina slipped out of the back of a Full Nelson Legsweep
(35:35) Rev. Gross fought back as Molina tried to tag out
(35:35) Rev. Gross irish whipped Molina into the corner
(36:04) Rev. Gross hit a Tree Of Woe Stomp Flurry
(36:13) Molina blocked a Come to Jesus
(36:39) There's the dragon sleeper! Reverend Johnny Gross is telling Lucas Molina to Come to Jesus!

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Bob Sinclair: Molina’s trying to get out of this, maybe trying to use his blood to loosen the grasp of Gross like we saw earlier in the tournament, but nothing is happening there and he taps again! Gross puts his team back up by two falls as we approach twenty minutes to go, and that blood loss from Molina is only going to get worse.
Frankie Garnett: The referee may want to keep an eye on Molina. No sense of having to forfeit the entire second half of the season because he lost too much blood in this match!

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(36:50) *** Gross/Blackfield lead 3-1.
(36:57) Molina countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Side Headlock Takedown
(37:01) Rev. Gross broke a Rear Chinlock
(37:17) Rev. Gross hit Trapping Headbutts
(37:22) Molina broke a Powerbomb
(37:36) Molina applied a Side Headlock
(37:46) Reverend Johnny Gross just received some cold Greetings from San Juan!
(37:50) Rev. Gross broke a Stump Puller
(37:54) Molina slipped out the front of a Powerbomb
(38:04) Molina hit a Belly To Belly Suplex
(38:09) Rev. Gross broke a Molina Bodylock
(38:21) Rev. Gross hit a Lifting Spinebuster Pin
(38:25) Rev. Gross got a two count
(38:33) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(38:43) Blackfield hit a Short Arm Back Elbow
(38:49) Blackfield picked up Molina from behind
(38:55) Molina got a rope break to stop a Highland's Wrath
(39:02) Blackfield hit a Running Forearm Blow
(39:08) Blackfield picked up Molina
(39:23) Brian Blackfield makes Lucas Molina feel the full fury of the Tartan Effect!
(39:23) Molina began bleeding quite heavily
(39:27) Blackfield got a two count
(39:34) Blackfield hit a Running Forearm Blow
(39:44) Blackfield picked up Molina from behind
(39:48) Molina broke a Highland's Wrath
(39:53) Blackfield broke a DDT
(39:58) Molina blocked an Implant DDT
(39:58) Blackfield irish whipped Molina into the corner
(40:08) Molina blocked a Tree Of Woe Stomp Flurry
(40:15) Blackfield hit a Corner Clothesline
(40:24) Blackfield picked up Molina
(40:29) Molina blocked a Scotland Destroyer
(40:33) Molina broke a Tartan Effect
(40:43) Brian Blackfield just received some cold Greetings from San Juan!
(40:48) Blackfield fought back as Molina tried to tag out
(40:55) Blackfield hit a Running Forearm Blow
(41:05) Blackfield picked up Molina from behind
(41:31) Lucas Molina begins to fade as he feels the Highland's Wrath!

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Frankie Garnett: There’s no way he gets out of…nope, there’s the tap. This is threatening to turn into a blowout, Bob.
Bob Sinclair: We’ve seen deficits like this come back from, Frankie. But Molina desperately needs to get O’Hallister in the ring before this gets any further out of hand!

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(41:46) *** Blackfield/Gross now lead 4-1.
(41:53) Blackfield hit a Single Arm DDT
(41:58) Molina fought back against being picked up
(42:03) Blackfield broke a DDT
(42:10) Blackfield hit a Running Forearm Blow
(42:15) Molina stopped a Stalk Grounded Enemy by rushing Blackfield
(42:21) Molina tags out to O'Hallister
(42:30) O'Hallister hit a Standing Head Scissors Jump
(42:46) O'Hallister hit a Swinging Neckbreaker
(42:50) O'Hallister hit a Running Knee Drop
(43:00) O'Hallister picked up Blackfield
(43:16) O'Hallister hit a Stump Piledriver
(43:23) O'Hallister picked up Blackfield
(43:26) Blackfield countered a Low Blow with a Punch
(43:35) Blackfield hit a Standing Head Scissors Jump
(43:40) O'Hallister blocked a Single Leg Trip
(43:54) Blackfield applied a Front Facelock
(44:09) Brian Blackfield makes Mel O'Hallister feel the full fury of the Tartan Effect!
(44:14) Blackfield got a two count
(44:21) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(44:31) Rev. Gross hit a Samoan Drop
(44:57) There's the dragon sleeper! Reverend Johnny Gross is telling Mel O'Hallister to Come to Jesus!

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Frankie Garnett: If O’Hallister taps here, I think this is over!
Bob Sinclair: O’Hallister is reaching for the ropes, but they’re just too far away and he has to tap! A four-fall lead with fifteen minutes to go, Frankie. This one may be all but over unless O’Hallister and Molina can dig deep and find their second wind!
Frankie Garnett: More like their fifth or sixth wind at this point…

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(45:11) *** Gross/Blackfield lead 5-1.
(45:16) Rev. Gross blocked a Stump Piledriver
(45:21) Rev. Gross slipped out the front of a Swinging Neckbreaker
(45:33) Rev. Gross hit a Lifting Spinebuster Pin
(45:38) Rev. Gross got a two count
(45:50) Rev. Gross hit a Powerbomb Pin
(45:55) Rev. Gross got a two count
(46:02) O'Hallister countered a Spinning Elbow Blow with a Side Headlock Takedown
(46:09) O'Hallister tags out to Molina
(46:19) Molina hit a Knee Breaker
(46:23) Rev. Gross rolled through a Boston Crab
(46:29) Rev. Gross hit a Roundhouse Body Punch
(46:33) Molina slipped out the front of a Powerbomb
(46:38) Rev. Gross broke a DDT
(46:50) Rev. Gross hit a Powerbomb
(47:00) Rev. Gross picked up Molina from behind
(47:05) Molina broke a Full Nelson Legsweep
(47:13) Molina applied a Hammerlock
(47:29) Molina applied a Top Wrist Lock To Hammerlock
(47:39) Molina hit a Russian Legsweep
(47:48) Molina tags out to O'Hallister
(48:07) O'Hallister applied a Rope-Assisted Choke Hold
(48:07) The referee gave O'Hallister a stern warning
(48:11) Rev. Gross blocked a Kneeling Kick Rush
(48:15) O'Hallister hit a Running Knee Drop
(48:29) O'Hallister hit Rear Crossface Blows
(48:35) O'Hallister picked up Rev. Gross from behind
(48:40) Rev. Gross broke a Dream of the Emerald Isle
(48:56) Rev. Gross hit a Spinning Arm Breaker
(49:05) Rev. Gross tags out to Blackfield
(49:10) O'Hallister fought back against being picked up
(49:14) Blackfield broke a Swinging Neckbreaker
(49:19) O'Hallister broke a Stump Piledriver
(49:35) O'Hallister hit a Swinging Neckbreaker
(49:39) O'Hallister hit a Running Knee Drop
(49:43) Blackfield blocked the Rear Crossface Blows
(49:47) Blackfield fought back against being picked up
(49:57) Blackfield hit a Belly To Belly Suplex
(50:12) Blackfield hit a Stomp Flurry
(50:20) Blackfield hit a Stomp To Groin
(50:27) Blackfield used a Face Rub Taunt
(50:40) Blackfield used a Stalk Grounded Enemy
(50:55) Brian Blackfield makes Mel O'Hallister feel the full fury of the Tartan Effect!
(51:00) Blackfield got a two count
(51:10) Blackfield hit a Short Arm Knee Lift
(51:20) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister from behind
(51:30) O'Hallister got a rope break to stop a Highland's Wrath
(51:47) Blackfield applied a Kneeling Cravate
(52:10) Blackfield hit an Implant DDT
(52:14) Blackfield got a near pinfall
(52:32) Good Lord! Mel O'Hallister just got rocked by the Scotland Destroyer!

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Bob Sinclair: Molina in to break it up, but Gross runs interference…one, two, three! The lead is five falls, and there are less than eight minutes in this contest!
Frankie Garnett: I think we can safely declare this one decided, Bob. No way Molina and O’Hallister can make up six falls in eight minutes. None.

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(52:36) *** Blackfield/Gross now have a commanding 6-1 lead.
(52:41) O'Hallister blocked a Single Arm DDT
(52:45) O'Hallister broke a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(52:50) Blackfield slipped out the front of a Side Headlock
(53:00) Blackfield hit a Kneeling Jaw Breaker
(53:09) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister from behind
(53:18) O'Hallister got a rope break to stop a Highland's Wrath
(53:22) O'Hallister blocked a Stump Piledriver
(53:38) Blackfield hit a Stump Piledriver
(53:48) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister
(54:06) Good Lord! Mel O'Hallister just got rocked by the Scotland Destroyer!

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Bob Sinclair: Cover, near the Blackfield/Gross corner…one, two, three! Less that six minutes to go and the lead is six falls. Are O’Hallister and Molina going to get even one more fall here?
Frankie Garnett: I think one…two, maybe, but Blackfield and Gross are not done yet.

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(54:10) *** Blackfield/Gross now lead 7-1 with 5:50 remaining.
(54:17) Blackfield hit a Flying Forearm
(54:25) Blackfield picked up O'Hallister
(54:29) O'Hallister broke a Scotland Destroyer
(54:43) O'Hallister applied a Cravate
(54:57) O'Hallister applied a Front Facelock
(55:04) O'Hallister hit a Single Leg Trip
(55:08) O'Hallister hit a Stomp
(55:12) O'Hallister hit an Elbow Drop On Knee
(55:19) O'Hallister hit a Knee Pull
(55:31) O'Hallister hit a Kneeling Kick Rush
(55:35) Blackfield fought back against being picked up from behind
(55:52) Blackfield applied a Kneeling Cravate
(56:12) Blackfield tags out to Rev. Gross
(56:28) Rev. Gross hit a Swinging Neckbreaker
(56:36) Rev. Gross picked up O'Hallister from behind
(56:52) Rev. Gross hit a Full Nelson Legsweep
(56:52) O'Hallister started to bleed

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Bob Sinclair: O’Hallister landed forehead-first as Gross goes for a cover…one, two, three! Gross gets a rare pinfall and the lead is a surely-insurmountable seven falls!
Frankie Garnett: With three minutes to go? Yeah. Let’s see O’Hallister and Molina get one more at least to make it closer, though.

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(56:57) *** Gross/Blackfield now lead 8-1. There is 3:03 remaining in the match.
(57:02) Rev. Gross blocked a Belly To Belly Suplex
(57:09) O'Hallister hit a DDT
(57:19) O'Hallister picked up Rev. Gross from behind
(57:29) Mel O'Hallister grabs Rev. Gross by the head...and a quick move to the mat later, Rev. Gross experiences the Dream of the Emerald Isle!

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Bob Sinclair: Cover…one, two, three! A desperately needed fall, but too little too late as the deficit is now six falls!
Frankie Garnett: Even if they kept up that pace, of a fall roughly every thirty seconds, they’d still be down 8-6 or 8-7 at the end, Bob. It’s not going to be fast enough!

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(57:34) *** Gross/Blackfield lead 8-2, with 2:26 remaining.
(57:39) Rev. Gross slipped out the front of a Powerbomb
(57:49) Rev. Gross hit a Samoan Drop
(57:53) Rev. Gross hit a Seated Back Kick
(57:57) O'Hallister blocked a Come to Jesus
(58:02) O'Hallister fought back against being picked up from behind
(58:08) O'Hallister hit a Low Blow
(58:08) The referee furiously berated O'Hallister
(58:13) Rev. Gross fought back as O'Hallister tried to tag out
(58:18) O'Hallister slipped out the front of a Stump Piledriver
(58:26) O'Hallister tags out to Molina
(58:42) ¡Ay caramba! Lucas Molina just dropped Reverend Johnny Gross with a San Juan Buster!

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Frankie Garnett: To move within five falls…one, two, three! They might get one more, Bob, but that’s iffy if it’s Molina in there. He’s more methodical than O’Hallister is!
Bob Sinclair: I don’t see any falsehoods in that assessment, Frankie. I think you’re right, that’ll be the last one.

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(58:46) *** Gross/Blackfield lead 8-3. Only 74 seconds remain in this contest.
(58:52) Molina broke a Western Brainbuster Suplex by falling on top of Rev. Gross
(58:56) Molina got a two count
(59:00) Rev. Gross slipped out the front of a Belly To Belly Suplex
(59:07) Rev. Gross hit a DDT
(59:07) Molina began bleeding very heavily
(59:12) Molina broke a Come to Jesus
(59:20) Molina applied a Hammerlock
(59:27) Molina hit a Chop Block
(59:32) Rev. Gross broke a Straightjacket Surfboard
(59:48) Rev. Gross hit a Sit-Out Face First Suplex
(59:54) Rev. Gross picked up Molina from behind
(1:00:00) Rev. Gross hit a Full Nelson Legsweep
(1:00:00) Molina was bleeding everywhere
(1:00:00) *** The time limit expired

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Bob Sinclair: You’d almost be forgiven if you thought the bell saved Molina there; between the blood loss and that legsweep he looked dead to rights for a ninth fall, Frankie.
Frankie Garnett: Indeed, but in any case, this one is over and we have new Tag Team Turmoil champions, as Brian Blackfield and Reverend Johnny Gross’s holy war on The League ends with a decisive final victory!
Bob Sinclair: Folks, it’s back to the usual grind next week, as the second half of the season kicks off, but until then, for Frankie Garnett and everyone else here with The League, this is Bob Sinclair…good night from The Aerie!

Brian Blackfield & Reverend Johnny Gross def. Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister, 8 falls to 3, to win Tag Team Turmoil. Rating: ****
Fall 1: Blackfield pinned O’Hallister (Scotland Destroyer), 23:22 [1-0]
Fall 2: Gross submitted Molina (Come to Jesus), 31:14 [2-0]
Fall 3: Molina submitted Gross (Molina Bodylock), 33:37 [2-1]
Fall 4: Gross submitted Molina (Come to Jesus), 35:50 [3-1]
Fall 5: Blackfield submitted Molina (Highland’s Wrath), 41:46 [4-1]
Fall 6: Gross submitted O’Hallister (Come to Jesus), 45:11 [5-1]
Fall 7: Blackfield pinned O’Hallister (Scotland Destroyer), 52:36 [6-1]
Fall 8: Blackfield pinned O’Hallister (Scotland Destroyer), 54:10 [7-1]
Fall 9: Gross pinned O’Hallister (full nelson legsweep), 56:57 [8-1]
Fall 10: O’Hallister pinned Gross (Dream of the Emerald Isle), 57:34 [8-2]
Fall 11: Molina pinned Gross (San Juan Buster), 58.46 [8-3]

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Spirit gained via Tag Team Turmoil:
Reverend Johnny Gross & Brian Blackfield: 6.43 (R1) + 9.79 (QF) + 6.61 (SF) + 10.80 (F) + 50 (champion bonus) = 83.63
Lucas Molina & Mel O’Hallister: 5.98 (R1) + 4.33 (QF) + 6.24 (SF) + 2.56 (F) + 25 (runner-up bonus) = 44.11
De’siree Mitchell & Pulsar: 5.22 (R1) + 6.76 (QF) + 0.92 (SF) = 12.90
George Mastachas & Jun Onoo: 4.58 (R1) + 6.11 (QF) + 0.87 (SF) = 11.56
Nuclear Templeton & Scott Stevens: 6.47 (R1) + 2.32 (QF) = 8.79
Daniel Simmons & Diego Rodriguez: 6.36 (R1) + 0.85 (QF) = 7.21
Christian Priest & Monty Dhillon: 4.30 (R1) + 0.94 (QF) = 5.24
El Tornado & Markus Clay: 4.80 (R1) – 0.08 (QF) = 4.72
Kichi Hida & Yoshii Nakamatsu: 1.23 (R1)
Angela Wassermann & Devil’s Delight: 0.90 (R1)
Billy Norris & Blood River: 0.89 (R1)
Lance Heartilly & Terrance Stevens: 0.83 (R1)
Erick Gibson & The Mastodon: 0.72 (R1)
Big Scott Weathers & Jean-Paul Ouilette: -0.08 (R1)
Indigo Rose & Nocturne: -0.08 (R1)
Brandy McDonald & Diamond: -0.08 (R1)

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STANDINGS AFTER WEEK SEVEN / FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON
ALPHA DIVISION
1. George Mastachas: 6-1, ATV 16:34, (AMR 2.143), OVR 498.58
2. The Mastodon: 5-2, ATV 15:50, (AMR 2.571), OVR 500.63
3. Mel O'Hallister: 4-3, ATV 15:26, (AMR 2.286), OVR 509.49
4. Nuclear Templeton: 4-3, ATV 13:37, (AMR 2.000), OVR 502.14
5. Brandy McDonald: 3-4, ATV 15:43, (AMR 2.143), OVR 502.54
6. De'siree Mitchell: 3-4, ATV 18:14, (AMR 2.286), OVR 481.98
7. Reverend Johnny Gross: 2-5, ATV 15:22, (AMR 2.000), OVR 487.89
8. Daniel Simmons: 1-6, ATV 16:46, (AMR 2.571), OVR 495.48
• Both ties are broken by simple head-to-head (H2H).

BETA DIVISION
1. Brian Blackfield: 7-0, ATV 14:09 (AMR 2.143), OVR 549.30
2. Blood River: 4-3, ATV 9:49 (AMR 1.714), OVR 491.91
3. Yoshii Nakamatsu: 4-3, ATV 14:01 (AMR 2.000), OVR 494.81
4. Angela Wassermann: 4-3, ATV 10:38 (AMR 2.000), OVR 461.64
5. Billy Norris: 3-4, ATV 15:49 (AMR 2.429), OVR 491.59
6. Jean-Paul Ouilette: 3-4, ATV 10:45 (AMR 2.286), OVR 493.55
7. Pulsar: 2-5, ATV 13:33 (AMR 2.429), OVR 459.57
8. Big Scott Weathers: 1-6, ATV 14:26 (AMR 2.429), OVR 465.46
• 4-3 records are broken via H2H (River’s beaten both, Nakamatsu’s beaten Wassermann).
• 3-4 record broken by simple H2H.

GAMMA DIVISION
1. Christian Priest: 6-1, ATV 12:37, (AMR 3.286), OVR 549.58
2. Terrance Stevens: 4-3, ATV 9:22, (AMR 2.000), OVR 465.32
3. Lucas Molina: 4-3, ATV 14:20, (AMR 1.571), OVR 457.56
4. Diego Rodriguez: 4-3, ATV 22:24, (AMR 2.286), OVR 495.31
5. Indigo Rose: 3-4, ATV 15:41, (AMR 2.571), OVR 465.61
6. Erick Gibson: 3-4, ATV 11:27, (AMR 2.571), OVR 479.58
7. Diamond: 3-4, ATV 9:47, (AMR 2.143), OVR 469.41
8. Markus Clay: 1-6, ATV 7:04, (AMR 2.429), OVR 455.74
• 4-3: H2H does not break three-way tie as all members are 1-1 against the others.
o Stevens has fastest ATV in his win, thus winning the first tiebreaker.
o Molina has H2H over Rodriguez.
• 3-4: All broken by H2H (Rose has beaten both, Gibson has beaten Diamond)

DELTA DIVISION
1. Lance Heartilly: 6-1, ATV 11:36 (AMR 2.571), OVR 428.72
2. Monty Dhillon: 5-2, ATV 6:05 (AMR 2.143), OVR 503.86
3. Kichi Hida: 5-2, ATV 6:24 (AMR 1.714), OVR 444.50
4. El Tornado: 3-4, ATV 7:15 (AMR 2.000), OVR 441.15
5. Scott Stevens: 3-4, ATV 9:45 (AMR 2.143), OVR 413.29
6. Nocturne: 3-4, ATV 12:21 (AMR 2.143), OVR 413.76
7. Jun Onoo: 3-4, ATV 9:35 (AMR 1.857), OVR 462.25
8. Devil's Delight: 0-7, ATV 0:00 (AMR 2.000), OVR 414.26
• 5-2 is broken by simple H2H.
• 3-4: Tornado/Stevens are both 2-1 against the others tied at 3-4.
o Splitting them off into their own tiebreaker shows Tornado beat Stevens, so Tornado takes the top spot off that.
o The remainder is off H2H (Stevens beat Nocturne and Onoo, Nocturne beat Onoo)

PREDICTION STANDINGS
(Reminder: The standings will now show “official” scores with the bottom two weeks dropped.)
1. Croquemitaine: 56 (last week: 12). Total score: 72 (drop weeks 4 [8] and 5 [8])
2. SeanMcG: 54 (last week: 6). Total score: 70 (drop weeks 4 [10] and 7 [6])
2. Eternal Phoenix: 54 (last week: 12). Total score: 67 (drop weeks 4 [5] and 5 [8])
4. ShadowedFlames: 53 (last week: 7). Total score: 72 (drop weeks 4 [7] and 7 [7])
5. Derek B: 51 (last week: 10). Total score: 55 (drop weeks 3 [0] and 5 [4])
6. Jman2k3: 49 (last week: 7). Total score: 63 (drop weeks 4 [7] and 7 [7])

WEEK EIGHT CARD
(An * denotes winner of the previous matchup this season)
ALPHA DIVISION
(1) George Mastachas (6-1, OVR 499)* vs. (5) Brandy McDonald (3-4, OVR 503) [Career: George Mastachas, 3 - 2]
FIRST BLOOD MATCH: (3) Mel O'Hallister (4-3, OVR 509)* vs. (8) Daniel Simmons (1-6, OVR 495) [Career: Daniel Simmons, 2 - 1]
(2) The Mastodon (5-2, OVR 501)* vs. (7) Reverend Johnny Gross (2-5, OVR 488) [Career: The Mastodon, 2 - 1]
(4) Nuclear Templeton (4-3, OVR 502)* vs. (6) De'siree Mitchell (3-4, OVR 482) [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 4 - 1]
BETA DIVISION
(2) Blood River (4-3, OVR 492) vs. (1) Brian Blackfield (7-0, OVR 549)* [Career: Brian Blackfield, 1 - 0]
(5) Billy Norris (3-4, OVR 492)* vs. (3) Yoshii Nakamatsu (4-3, OVR 495) [Career: Billy Norris, 1 - 0]
SUBMISSION MATCH: (6) Jean-Paul Ouilette (3-4, OVR 494)* vs. (7) Pulsar (2-5, OVR 460) [Career: Jean-Paul Ouilette, 1 - 0]
EUROPEAN RULES MATCH: (4) Angela Wassermann (4-3, OVR 462)* vs. (8) Big Scott Weathers (1-6, OVR 465) [Career: Angela Wassermann, 1 - 0]
GAMMA DIVISION
(1) Christian Priest (6-1, OVR 550)* vs. (7) Diamond (3-4, OVR 469) [Career: Christian Priest, 1 - 0]
(4) Diego Rodriguez (4-3, OVR 495)* vs. (6) Erick Gibson (3-4, OVR 480) [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 3 - 2]
(2) Terrance Stevens (4-3, OVR 465)* vs. (5) Indigo Rose (3-4, OVR 466) [Career: Terrance Stevens, 2 - 1]
SUBMISSION MATCH: (8) Markus Clay (1-6, OVR 456) vs. (3) Lucas Molina (4-3, OVR 458)* [Career: Lucas Molina, 1 - 0]
DELTA DIVISION
(6) Nocturne (3-4, OVR 414) vs. (2) Monty Dhillon (5-2, OVR 504)* [Career: Monty Dhillon, 1 - 0]
(1) Lance Heartilly (6-1, OVR 429)* vs. (3) Kichi Hida (5-2, OVR 445) [Career: Lance Heartilly, 1 - 0]
(4) El Tornado (3-4, OVR 441) vs. (7) Jun Onoo (3-4, OVR 462)* [Career: Jun Onoo, 4 - 1]
(5) Scott Stevens (3-4, OVR 413)* vs. (8) Devil's Delight (0-7, OVR 414) [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0]
ALL TRAINING AND PREDICTIONS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 29, 11:59 PM EASTERN US TIME!