Masters of Wrestling arrives in Tampa, FL for one of the most action-packed shows yet.
The show started hot with a MoW Championship match! Cate Stiles entered the ring, looking eager for a title opportunity. MoW Champion Maria Estrella entered the ring with a subtle limp, a reminder of the assault Lucia Mendez and Stiles gave her. Despite a damaged leg, Estrella hit hard and fast, surprising Stiles. Estrella easily fought out of Stiles’s attempts to ground her on the mat. Estrella’s luck eventually ran out, however, when Stiles got in a good shot at her knee. Estrella tried to fight back but Stiles took advantage of the further damage to Estrella’s leg. Stiles viciously assaulted Estrella before using an ankle lock. Estrella managed to reach for the ropes to break the hold. Stiles continued a relentless attack on Estrella’s leg and went for another ankle lock. Estrella held out as long as she could but when she realized escape was not possible, she tapped out. Cate Stiles was awarded the win and become new MoW Champion. Stiles husband, Jax Rivers, dove into the ring to celebrate. Outside the ring, Estrella hobbled away, looking frustrated.
The MoW Team Championships were on the line as Southern Aggression (Terry Bombay and John Austin Baker) challenged Killer Malone and Marty Anderson for the tiles. Southern Aggression was joined at ringside by Bobby Bombay. The match was a roughhouse affair, as expected for these teams. Malone and Anderson showed why they are champions with a tight offense, trading tags regularly. Baker came back strong and nearly took Anderson’s head off with a lariat. Malone saved Anderson from a pin. As the fight waged on, Bombay continued the assault on the champions. Bombay tagged in Baker but after a short attack, Malone hit Baker with a knockout punch he was not ready for. Baker fell to the mat; Malone covered for the pin and successfully defended the titles. After the match, Baker, Terry, and Bobby Bombay were having a discussion outside the ring. The Bombay brothers turned on Baker, beating him down before leaving ringside.
Shannon Worth and Tracy Blood faced each other in a Weapons Match. Worth brought brass knuckles to even the odds with Blood’s arm cast. Strewn about the ringside area were chairs, kendo sticks, garbage cans, plywood, tables, and more. The match quickly devolved into a trading of shots from the various weapons. Blood pulled off the brass knuckles from Worth’s hand and tossed them before blasting Worth with her cast. Blood went for a pin but Worth kicked out. Worth’s friend, Meghan DeWitt, ran down to ringside and attempted to interfere but Blood fought her off. The interference was enough to give Worth an opening, however, and she attacked Blood’s broken wrist. Worth found a set of bolt cutters and after hitting Blood in the head with them, proceeded to use them to cut off Blood’s cast. Worth attacked the now exposed arm. DeWitt entered the ring with a kendo stick to assist Worth. Worth had Blood in position as DeWitt took a swing, but Blood slipped out of Worth’s grasp. DeWitt’s kendo stick shot exploded across Worth’s head. DeWitt stood in shock as Worth crumpled to the mat. Blood smacked DeWitt with a head kick. Worth barely got to her feet before being hit with another of Blood’s head kicks. Worth fell to the mat once again, Blood covered for a pin, and won the match.
Cole Arcane made his return to the MoW ring against his tormentor, Fraust. Arcane was wearing bandages around his injured ribs and Fraust went right for them at the start of the match. Arcane fought back hard and surprised Fraust with a strong offense. Arcane unleashed pent up aggression on Fraust, going so far as to bust Fraust’s head open on the steel steps outside the ring. Arcane tried for a bulldog but Fraust blocked it and hit Arcane with a devastating side suplex. Arcane’s ribs exploded in pain which gave Fraust the opportunity to further his attack on the midsection. Fraust ruthlessly and methodically focused every attack on Arcane’s injured ribs. Despite his efforts to fight back, Arcane began to cough up blood after a backbreaker. The referee called for the bell, awarding Fraust the win by stoppage. Fraust watched with no emotion as MoW officials tended to the injured Cole Arcane.
Kami King faced Witchmere in singles action. King was looking for a win against the violent Witchmere, but the dark queen of MoW kept King grounded. Witchmere attempted to put King into the head vise following a dominate assault but King slipped free and double booted Witchmere in the face. King made a comeback and hit Witchmere with a superkick. Witchmere stayed on her feet but a second superkick took her down. King covered for a pin and won the match.
The main event featured Pete Arrow challenging for the MoW Championship against Snarl. The two strong men locked up and tested their strength against one another. Snarl picked up momentum early on. He played with Arrow, waiting for him to get up before knocking him right back down. Snarl hit Arrow with a powerbomb and went for a pin but pulled Arrow’s shoulders off the mat before the three count. Snarl played with Arrow, but his cockiness was the weakness Arrow was looking for. The challenger came back with a flurry of suplexes, overhead presses, and high impact blows. Snarl, reeling from the assault, tried to escape the ring. Arrow kept on him and after throwing Snarl around outside the ring, he threw the champion back into the ring. Arrow, sensing victory in his sights, went to finish Snarl off with a powerbomb but the champion rolled away. Arrow pursued but Snarl head butted him, hit some quick offense, and powerbombed the challenger into the mat. Snarl covered for a pin and once again successfully defended the MoW Championship.
Following the match, Larry Loudmouth joined Snarl in the ring. Loudmouth said that Snarl has continued to be dominant as champion and asked him what was next. Snarl said that he has proven to be the greatest MoW Champion in history. Snarl said people remember Mike Blood, The Rebel, and The Druid as the faces of MoW but they seem to forget that he made them all irrelevant when he came on the scene. None of them mean anything anymore. Snarl said he is all the legacy MoW needs. Mark Blood’s music began to play, and he came down to the ring to confront the champion. After a tense staredown, Snarl shoved Blood, Blood came back swinging and a fight broke out between the two. MoW officials rushed to the ring to break up the fight as the show closed.
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