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The Andersons (Brock & CW Anderson) w/ Arn Anderson vs The Hughes Brothers (Terrell & Terrance Hughes) w/ Devon Dudley

The match begins with CW offering a handshake before one of the Hughes Brothers slaps him in the face, Terrance gets CW in a headlock and CW gets free before slapping him in the face. Terrell hits the ring and Brock does as well before a face off takes place, Terrell and Brock are tagged in by their respective partners. Brock and Terrell exchange a few back elbow strikes before Terrell goes down, Brock gets Terrell down while applying an arm bar to him. Terrell gets to the ropes and CW tags into the match, CW sends Terrell into the corner before tagging Brock back in. Brock and CW double team Terrell for a short time, Terrance hits the ring and Brock takes them both out. CW tags in and he nails a downed Terrell with a sliding forearm strike for a near fall, Brock tags in and he attacks the leg of a downed Terrell. Brock goes back to work on the arm of Terrell before tagging CW back in, Terrell fights back and Terrance drops CW after interfering. Terrell traps CW in the corner before landing some chops, Terrance tags in and he double teams a cornered CW alongside Terrell.

Terrance then hits a downed CW with an elbow drop for a near fall, Terrell tags back in and he drops Terrance on CW for a near fall. Terrell holds CW down while applying a chin lock to him, CW fights back and he nails both opponents with some strikes before knocking them into each other. Brock and Terrance are tagged into the match, Brock quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. CW hits the ring and he quickly gets sent out, the Hughes Brothers hit Brock with a 3D from out of nowhere for a near fall. CW is sent into the referee while Brock knocks Terrell out of the ring, Brock then hits Terrance with a DDT before Devon interferes. CW goes after Devon and Devon drops him with a spinebuster, Devon and Terrell then hit CW with a What’s Up. Devon has Terrell go get a table and Brock attacks Terrell on the arena floor, Arn hits the ring and he drops Devon with a left. CW then hits Terrell with a super kick before Terrance attacks him, Brock then hits Terrance with a spine buster for a three count.

Winners: The Andersons (Brock & CW Anderson) w/ Arn Anderson

- Matt Cardona gets the microphone and he demands the people respect his team.

NWA Champion EC3, Angelina Love & Psycho Boy Fodder vs Matt Cardona, Steph De Lander & Brad Attitude

The match begins with Cardona instantly tagging De Lander into the match and Love tags in a short time later, De Lander then shoves Love into the corner. Love responds by kicking De Lander in the midsection before getting her in a headlock, De Lander gets free and she hits Love with a shoulder tackle. Love recovers and she hits De Lander with a jaw breaker before eating a slam, Cardona tags in and Love nails him with a bunch of strikes. Cardona fights back and he misses a charge in the corner before eating a cutter from Love for a near fall. Attitude interferes before Love lands a double drop kick on him and Cardona, Fodder tags in and he attacks Cardona before tagging EC3 in. EC3 lands a clothesline on Cardona before landing chops on him in the corner, Fodder tags back in and he nails a downed Cardona with a neck breaker. Cardona fights back and he nails Fodder with a chop in the throat, Attitude tags in and Cardona distracts Fodder so Attitude can land a neck breaker for a near fall. Attitude keeps Fodder down while landing a bunch of strikes, De Lander tags in and she hits Fodder with a suplex for a near fall.

Cardona tags back in and he double teams Fodder alongside De Lander for a near fall, Attitude tags back in and he stomps away on a downed Fodder. Attitude follows up by hitting Fodder with a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall, Attitude keeps Fodder down while applying a chin lock to him. Fodder gets free after nailing Attitude with a jaw breaker, Cardona tags in and he eats a jaw breaker as well. Attitude tags back in and Fodder kicks him away before tagging EC3 into the match, Cardona tags in as well while EC3 cleans house against the opposing team. EC3 then hits Cardona with a modified neck breaker for a near fall, De Lander hits the ring and she hits Fodder with a spear. Love hits the ring and she nails De Lander with a Botox Injection. Love then hits Cardona with a low blow, Fodder accidentally hits EC3 with a title belt and Cardona gets a three count.

Winners: Matt Cardona, Steph De Lander & Brad Attitude

After the match, Psycho Boy Fodder and Angelina Love reveal that Fodder purposely hit EC3 with the title belt.

Andrade El Idolo w/CJ Perry vs Mike Bailey

The match begins with a handshake between both competitors, El Idolo backs Bailey into the ropes before exchanging some shoves. Bailey looks for a head kick and El Idolo gets out of the way, El Idolo gets Bailey in a headlock and Bailey gets free before going after the arm of El Idolo. El Idolo backs Bailey into the ropes again before getting him back in a headlock, Bailey gets free and El Idolo drops him with a shoulder tackle. Bailey pops back up and he drops El Idolo with a shoulder tackle, El Idolo pops right back up and he has a striking exchange with Bailey. The exchange ends and Bailey hits El Idolo with the Speedball Kicks, El Idolo gets to the ring apron and Bailey knocks him to the arena floor. Perry distracts Bailey and that allows El Idolo to drag him out of the ring, El Idolo traps Bailey on the barricade before attacking him with chops. El Idolo gets Bailey back in the ring and he stomps away on him, El Idolo follows up by hitting Bailey with a back suplex for a near fall. El Idolo keeps Bailey grounded while applying a chin lock to him, Bailey gets free and El Idolo immediately drops him.

Bailey fights back and he cracks El Idolo with some strikes, Bailey then drops El Idolo with a second rope missile drop kick. El Idolo gets up and Bailey attacks him with a variety of kicks, Bailey then hits El Idolo with a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Bailey sends El Idolo to the ring apron before knocking him to the arena floor, Bailey follows up by landing a triangle moonsault on El Idolo. Bailey then nails El Idolo with a running head kick, El Idolo fights back and he trades more strikes with Bailey. El Idolo gets back in the ring and Bailey nails him with more kicks, El Idolo gets to a seated position while Bailey lands more kicks. El Idolo gets back to his feet as Bailey pelts him with more kicks, El Idolo blocks a kick before landing multiple dragon screw leg whips on Bailey. El Idolo follows up by hitting Bailey with a flying forearm strike, El Idolo charges at Bailey and Bailey gets his feet up. Bailey climbs the ropes and El Idolo knocks him to the arena floor, El Idolo sets up for a dive and Bailey avoids him before landing a moonsault that sends them both crashing to the arena floor.

Bailey gets El Idolo back in the ring and El Idolo quickly recovers to crotch him on the top rope, El Idolo meets Bailey on the ropes and they trade more strikes. El Idolo hangs Bailey in the ropes before landing a top rope double stomp that sends them both crashing to the arena floor, El Idolo gets Bailey back in the ring and he misses a charge in the corner. Bailey then catches El Idolo in a rana for a near fall, Bailey then hits El Idolo with a penalty kick before both get their knees up on multiple moonsault attempts. Bailey then hits El Idolo with a head kick for a near fall, El Idolo tries leaving the ring and Bailey traps him on the ring apron before landing a moonsault double knee drop. Bailey waits for El Idolo to get back in the ring before landing the Ultimate Weapon for a near fall, Bailey goes for a super kick and El Idolo blocks it before being rolled up for a near fall. El Idolo propels Bailey into the corner before landing a running double knee strike for a near fall, El Idolo sets up for a DDT and Bailey counters with a roll up followed by multiple head kicks.

Bailey follows up by nailing El Idolo with a poison rana that sends him into the corner, El Idolo blocks a tornado kick before applying the figure four to Bailey to force a tap out.

Winner: Andrade El Idolo w/CJ Perry

Top Rope Belts Battle Royal: Participants Include Mad Man Pondo, Zane Dawson, Dave Dawson, Freeman, AJ Cazana, JC Cazana, Axton Ray, LT James, Ben Bishop, Barry Royal, Kaleb Conley, Gustavo, Jay Insane, Zuka King, Shane Taylor, Vampiro, Yabbo, Ruffo, Façade, Johnny Swinger, Mr. Hughes, Rick Garrison, Griff Garrison, Kerry Morton, Silas Mason, Alex Taylor, Marcus Kross, Shane Douglas, White Mike, Richard Holliday & Ricky Morton

The match begins with an all out brawl between all the competitors, Mason catches one of the competitors in a claw. Swinger gets tossed alongside some of the other competitors, Hughes gets eliminated by Yabbo a short time later. Ruffo pokes Douglas in the eyes before battling Vampiro, Morton corners Griff while working over both of his arms. Ray chokes one of his opponents along the middle rope, Konley tries dumping somebody out of the ring before Mike interferes. Royal and one of the Dawsons were eliminated during the ruckus, Holliday attacks Douglas and he sends him out of the ring for an elimination. JC and the other Dawson brother get tossed out, Bishop eliminates somebody while Yabbo and Ruffo work somebody over in the corner. Morton attacks Yabbo before choking him along the middle rope, Griff tries eliminating Mike and Mike manages to survive. Yabbo propels a charging Griff out of the ring for an elimination, Vampiro and Pondo work together against someone in the corner. Kross gets dumped out while Ricky battles Taylor, Pondo tries eliminating Mike and Mike saves himself.

Mason hits Ray with a sidewalk slam before landing one on Façade as well, Bishop confronts Mason and they brawl. Mason eventually nails Bishop with a sidewalk slam before getting dumped out of the ring by Taylor, The Mortons work together against Bishop. Façade manages to knock Bishop out of the ring for an elimination following a springboard clothesline, Vampiro then eliminates both of The Mortons before façade eliminates Façade. Pondo gets dumped out during the madness as well, Taylor nails Yabbo with a knee strike before battling Holliday. Vampiro joins in on the fun by attacking both Holliday and Taylor, Taylor misses a charge in the corner and Vampiro nails him with chops. Holliday sends Vampiro out of the ring for an elimination, Violent J makes his way to the ring and he enters the match. J works together with Yabbo and Ruffo to attack Taylor and Holliday, Ruffo and Yabbo clothesline Holliday out of the ring for an elimination. Taylor double clotheslines Yabbo and Ruffo out of the ring for an elimination, Taylor immediately attacks J with some strikes. Vampiro interferes and that allows J to dump Taylor out of the ring to win the match.

Winner: Violent J

Coverage continues on Page 3!

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