Masters of Wrestling celebrated the 50th episode of MoW with plenty of action and a huge main event.
Larry Loudmouth opened the show by introducing Mike Blood to the ring. Loudmouth congratulated Blood on a hard-fought match last week against Rex Anarchy. Loudmouth said that while Blood did not capture the MoW Championship, it was a personal thrill to see him compete in the ring once again. Blood thanked Loudmouth for the kind words, and then thanked the fans for a fairytale final run in the MoW ring. Blood said she was going back into retirement and while MoW would move forward without him, he will be watching as its biggest fan. Loudmouth announced that MoW was moving forward by holding a four-way elimination match to determine the new challenger for Rex Anarchy’s MoW Championship. Cole Arcane, Jax Rivers, Mark Blood, and John Austin Baker would compete in the match in the evening’s main event.
Kami King and Maria Estrella were talking backstage when a production assistant interrupted. He said King had received a package and handed it to her. King read an attached card revealing the gift was from Claudia Winter, asking King to consider her services as manager. Estrella scoffed at the invitation and said that Winter can never stop meddling in people’s lives. Estrella walked away shaking her head. King opened the package and pulled out a necklace.
Andre Jordan looked to beat Hardcore Adam at his own game in a hardcore match. Jordan came to the ring with a garbage can full of brooms, kendo sticks, pipes, and other makeshift weapons. Despite the weaponry, the match started off with a collar and elbow tie-up in the middle of the ring that was the start of a burst of chain wrestling by Jordan. Adam powered out of full nelson and began to get the upper hand on Jordan. Jordan slipped out of a DDT attempt and hit Adam with a short arm clothesline. Jordan walked over to the garbage can and pulled out a kendo stick. Adam yelled out in pain as Jordan blasted him with the kendo stick. Jordan swapped the kendo stick for a piece of PVC pipe and ran toward Adam, who was hanging on the ropes trying to recover. Jordan swung for Adam, but the legend ducked, the PVC pipe impacted with the top rope, and flew out of Jordan’s hands. Adam speared Jordan, picked up the pipe, and began to drive the end of the pipe into Jordan’s back. Blood trickled from the scrapes and wounds that formed on Jordan’s back. Adam waited for Jordan to get to his feet and blasted him in the chest with a baseball swing of the pipe. Adam covered for a pin, but Jordan managed to kick out. Adam continued to have his way with Jordan, who refused to stay down despite Adam’s many attempts. Finally, Adam tipped over the garbage can and, while it was still jammed full of weapons, superplexed Jordan onto it. Hardcore Adam covered Jordan for the win and was declared the winner.
Vance McElroy was backstage with Larry Loudmouth for an interview. Loudmouth congratulated McElroy on his victory over The Convict last week, noting it was his first win in MoW. McElroy said he has kept working hard since coming to MoW. It took time but he came up big with a win against The Convict. McElroy said he would ride the momentum to climb the ranks. The Convict and “Badlands” Bill Stanton came from behind and began to attack McElroy. They double teamed on McElroy until Matt Griffin ran in to chase them off.
Balance and Ridge challenged Killer Malone and Marty Anderson in a tag team match for the MoW Team Championships. The match was hot from bell to bell with each team pressing hard to put the other away. Balance and Ridge were firmly in control as the match continued, using a frenzied offense involving quick tags and high flying moves. Anderson dodged a cross body block by Balance and turned the tide of battle. Anderson hit Balance with a spinebuster and covered for a pin, but Ridge broke the pin with a springboard splash from the ropes. This brought Malone into the ring causing a brawl in the ring. Anderson regained control of the match once order was restored but it was not long before Balance tagged in Ridge and the challengers rallied a comeback. Ridge looked for the win by climbing the top rope and attempting a frogsplash on Anderson. Ridge did not expect Malone to run into the ring and hit him with an uppercut while still in midair. Ridge fell to the mat with a thud as Malone ran toward Balance and nailed him with a knockout punch. Anderson waited for Ridge to stand up and promptly dropped him to the mat with a spinebuster. Anderson covered Ridge for the pin and won the match. Killer Malone and Marty Anderson celebrated a successful defense of the MoW Team Championships.
Cate Stiles marched down to the ring to address her challenge for Aurora Starkey’s MoW Championship. Stiles said that when she lost the title to Starkey, it was a wakeup call. Stiles said that she has watched Starkey’s reign as champion and was impressed, however, the title deserves better. Stiles demanded to know when she would receiver her rematch, and this brought out Starkey. Starkey announced that the rematch between the two was set for next week in Las Vegas and warned Stiles that her overconfidence was her undoing last time and would be again. Stiles scoffed at the champion and promised to make an example of her as a warning to all the women in MoW of what they can expect when challenging her for the title. After a tense staredown, Starkey commented that she looked forward to showing Stiles what it feels like to be second place. Again. Starkey held up the MoW Championship in defiance of Stiles. Stiles watched Starkey with a cold stare before leaving the ring.
The main event was a four-man elimination match between Mark Blood, Jax Rivers, Cole Arcane, and John Austin Baker with the winner walking away with a title match opportunity for the MoW Championship. Baker and Rivers went at each other from the bell while Blood and Arcane appeared to be discussing a strategy together. Rivers hit Baker with a drop kick but could not follow up as he was thrown out of the ring by Blood and Arcane. Blood and Arcane teamed up on Baker but did not expect Baker to hit them both with a double clothesline. Baker continued his attack on Blood, wearing him down before going for a pin. Blood kicked out. Baker went to stand up and was dropped to the mat with a back suplex by Arcane. Rivers climbed into the ring and the match continued with all four men battling it out. Baker hit Arcane with a lariat but turned around into Rivers, who dropped Baker with the flapjack. Rivers covered Baker for a pin and eliminated him. Baker rolled out of the ring and looked up at Rivers, who smirked at him before turning his attention on his two remaining opponents. Rivers went back and forth attacking Arcane and Blood. Rivers tried to pin Arcane but Arcane kicked out. Blood attacked Rivers but Rivers got the upper hand. Rivers whipped Blood into a turnbuckle and climbed on the bottom rope to hit Blood with punches. While Rivers was laying in the punches, Arcane came from behind and pulled Rivers off the ropes with a neckbreaker. Arcane pinned Rivers and eliminated him. A frustrated Rivers rolled out of the ring and as he walked back up the aisle, Baker returned, hitting Rivers with a violent lariat. Baker walked away, leaving Rivers knocked out in the middle of the aisle. Back in the ring, Blood and Arcane had a back and forth contest with neither man willing to stay on the mat or submit. Blood tried for a tombstone piledriver but Arcane shifted his weight, forcing Blood backward and falling to the mat. Arcane pulled Blood to his feet and used a running bulldog to drive him to the mat. Arcane covered for a pin and got the three count. Cole Arcane was declared the winner and the new number one contender for the MoW Championship.
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