New challengers were revealed, and scores were settled in Charlotte, NC.
Kami King was in action against Shannon Worth. Worth had her manager, Claudia Winter, at ringside. King found herself struggling against Worth’s offensive assault. Worth went for a spinning elbow, but King dodged and started a fiery response. Worth fought through King’s offense and had King reeling before nailing her with a spinning elbow. Worth covered King for a pin and picked up the victory.
Andre Jordan was backstage with Lucia Mendez and Snarl. Jordan was depressed that he lost against Hardcore Adam two weeks ago and wondered who would have thought Adam was a good wrestler and not just a brawler. Snarl said he could have told Jordan that. Mendez said she thought everyone knew that. Jordan stared at them blankly. Mendez put an arm around his shoulder and encouraged him to try again, saying now he knows more about his opponent. Jordan snapped his fingers and ran off to get a rematch scheduled. Mendez turned to Snarl and asked him if he was ready for his Last Man Standing Match against Cole Arcane. Snarl finished taping up his hands, nodded, and told Mendez he had no choice. He had to win.
Jax Rivers came down to the ring and introduced the return of his wife, and in his words, the next MoW Champion, Cate Stiles. Stiles came down to the ring and addressed the audience. Stiles said she was one the most dominant wrestler in the world but admitted she lost sight of that. No more. Stiles said she was back and was not wasting time to reclaim her rightful place on top of the wrestling world. Stiles called out MoW Champion Aurora Starkey to accept her challenge for the MoW Championship. Starkey came down to the ring and did accept the challenge, telling Stiles she has been a great opponent in the past, but time have changed and the MoW Championship was already around the waist of the truly dominant woman in wrestling. Stiles shook her head and said that deep down, Starkey knew she was lying to herself. Stiles said there would be no holding back and Starkey is on course to become the former champion. Starkey and Stiles had a tense staredown before Stiles left with Rivers.
Balance and Ridge competed in a non-title match against the MoW Team Champions, Killer Malone and Marty Anderson. The match went back and forth as each team gave it their all to one up the other. A DDT on Ridge by Anderson helped get the champions in control of the match. Malone tagged in and pummeled Ridge, preventing him from making a tag. Malone went for a knockout punch, but Ridge ducked and used an enziguri to take down Malone. Ridge tagged in Balance just as Malone made the tag to Anderson. Balance and Anderson fought back and forth until Balance speared Anderson. Balance kept his attack on Anderson and tagged in Ridge before using a lifting DDT on Anderson. Ridge climbed the turnbuckle and used a shooting star press on Anderson. Ridge covered for the pin and won the match, giving Balance and Ridge a huge victory over the MoW Team Champions.
Larry Loudmouth introduced the Blood family, Mike, Mark, and Tracy to the ring. Loudmouth waited for the cheers of the audience to subside before congratulating Mike Blood on his big comeback in MoW. Loudmouth then announced that MoW management had determined a number one contender for Rex Anarchy’s MoW Championship and the championship match would be the main event of next week’s show. Mike turned to his son, Mark, and said he has worked hard to fight Anarchy the last couple of months and deserved this rematch. Mike said he knew Mark can defeat Anarchy and regain the MoW Championship. Loudmouth stopped Mike and told him that Mark was not the number on contender. The number one contender was Mike Blood. The crowd burst into cheers and Mike was at a loss for words. Tracy hugged him. Mark said that seeing Mike once again carry the MoW Championship is something every MoW fan wanted to see, including Tracy and himself.
Mike Blood was about to speak when he was interrupted by the Rapid Fire Rebellion, MoW Champion, Rex Anarchy and Witchmere. Anarchy said the feelgood moment hid a sad truth. Anarchy said Mike Blood was no match for him and this foolish decision by MoW management was just a big waste of time. Anarchy told Mike to enjoy this announcement because it will be the final highlight of his career. Tracy Blood spoke up and told Anarchy he was in for rude awakening. Witchmere laughed and told Tracy that she was as delusional as all the fans who believe her gather could defeat Anarchy. Tracy said that she would show Witchmere what the Blood family was capable of and challenged her to a match, right then and there. Witchmere accepted the match, eager to crush Tracy Blood.
Tracy Blood and Witchmere brawled to begin their singles match but it slowed down into a contest of Blood’s speed and Witchmere’s power. Rex Anarchy stayed ringside to support Witchmere while Mark and Mike Blood supported Tracy. Anarchy traded verbal barbs with the Blood men while the match continued in the ring. Tracy was on the receiving end of a blast of powerful moves by Witchmere but she kept fighting back to stay competitive in the match. Tension between Anarchy and Mike Blood reached a point where Anarchy shoved Mike backward, only to be clotheslined by Mike. Anarchy and Mike brawled as Mark tried to separate them. Back in the ring, the tide began to turn as Tracy made a comeback and hit Witchmere hard with a head kick to the jaw. Witchmere lay motionless on the mat bleeding from the mouth as Tracy Blood covered her for a pin and picked up the victory. Tracy celebrated her win with her father and brother while a shaken Witchmere was dragged out of the ring by Anarchy. Anarchy promised payback against Mike Blood next week.
The main event was a Last Man Standing match between Snarl and Cole Arcane. The match started slow, but neither man held back their aggression. After some back and forth fighting, Snarl surprised Arcane with a spear. Arcane was slow to get up but got to his feet long before the referee could count to ten. Snarl went for another spear, forcing Arcane to have to recover and stand up again. Snarl went for a third spear but Arcane dodged, sending Snarl through the ropes to the outside. Snarl had an ugly fall on the outside but stood up quickly. Arcane used a baseball slide, knocking Snarl backward into the barricade. The fight continued on the outside with Arcane punishing Snarl before using a DDT on the floor. Snarl appeared to be knocked out but needed to be in the ring for the last man standing count to begin. Arcane pushed Snarl into the ring with some effort but the extra time required gave Snarl the chance to recover and beat the referees count. Arcane continued to attack but Snarl got a second wind and pummeled Arcane. Snarl used a powerbomb on Arcane but Arcane recovered. Snarl tore off a turnbuckle cover and slammed Arcane’s head into the exposed metal turnbuckle. Arcane began bleeding and before he could clear the blood from his eyes, Snarl slammed his back into the turnbuckle multiple times. Snarl then went for a splash into the corner but Arcane got out of the way. Snarl hit his chest against the turnbuckle and Arcane used a running bulldog on him to capitalize. Snarl struggled to stand up but beat the referees count. Arcane hit another running bulldog but Snarl refused to stay down. Arcane used a piledriver on Snarl but once again Snarl got to his feet. Arcane grabbed a chair from the outside and began to strike Snarl repeatedly. Snarl kept getting up. Arcane placed the busted chair on the mat and slammed Snarl into it with a running bulldog. This time, Snarl could not stand up in time to beat the count. Cole Arcane was declared the winner.
Snarl climbed out of the ring and sat on the floor holding his head as he watched Cole Arcane celebrate in the ring. Andre Jordan and Lucia Mendez came down to ringside to console Snarl. Snarl stood up with Jordan and Mendez’s help and then entered the ring. Snarl confronted Arcane and after a short conversation, Snarl held his hand out to Arcane. Arcane and Snarl shook hands before Snarl left the ring to Arcane, who celebrated with the fans once again.
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