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ERICK STEVENS, SAVANNAH EVANS, CHEESEBURGER & MORE: FIGHTT PRO ROUND FOUR ON IWTV.LIVE REPORT

FIGHTT PRO “Round 4”

6/4/23 - IWTV.live

Where DO we stand after three rounds of FIGHTT PRO Competition? 

Backstage we have some sort of confrontation between Prince Nana and Logan Laroux. Logan wants SOMETHING from the head honcho but Nana isn’t giving an inch. Hmmm. Jason Heat and Avery Good are back on commentary. 

Match 1: Dominick Dennaro vs Moses (Hybrid Division)

Dennaro is getting his FIGHTT PRO debut…but he’s got a hell of a test to start his run here. Dennaro is SUPER confident in the face-off and he straight up slaps Moses. That…wasn’t smart. Moses no sells the opening flurry and lands some hard shots. Dennaro trying to control the big man, going for the legs and trying to move faster than Moses….nope, he gets caught and eats a uranage to the mat. Dennaro is ready for this fight though. He staggers the big man, huge forearms to the back of the head. Moses is down and out? Dennaro can’t roll him over…..Moses back to his feet. Snake Eyes and a Shoulder Tackle pounce! Huge Fireman’s Carry sitout slam for the win! 

WInner: Moses (3pts)

Moses wants the mic. He’s killed two people….and now he wants to break Rhett Titus’ undefeated streak of KO’s. Now he’s backstage talking into the camera. He’s been away for a while….but now he’s back and ready to tear apart everyone until he gets his hands on Titus. I LOOK FORWARD to this. 

Match 2: Busky Brawlers (Joe Keys & Eric Martin) vs Primal Fear (Matthew Omen & Gabe Hodder) (Tag Team Division)

Primal Fear is ready to avenge their friends Skid Row after they got absolutely slaughtered by the Brawlers last week. Avery Good calls this a match of 4 angry pissed off people. Accurate. Omen and Keys tearing up the opening minutes. Hodder holds on tight but Keys hits a snap power slam to take the offensive. Martin with a suplex and rips his shirt off. Plexes on plexes. The Brawlers pick up a warning for Martin taking a shot on Omen from the outside. The Brawlers using the violation system to their advantage, picking up a hair pulling violation but just rolling over Omen. Keys with a butterfly toss and knee drop for two. Keys and Omen fighting on the outside, Keys posts him and picks up another violation. The Brawlers could lose due to forfeit but Keys picks up Hodder….big boot German combo and stacks him for the win! This was good stuff.

Winners: Busky Brawlers

Match 3: Logan Easton Laroux vs Cheeseburger (Hybrid Division)

This is a grudge match after Logan put CB in the hospital a few weeks back. CB is sick of Logan’s cheating to win and challenges Logan to win without violating the rules. Ryan Mooney is sitting front row for this one, maybe as an enforcer. Logan confidently grabbing the neck and tries to grind him down early. CB actually picks up a warning for Hair pulling??? CB trying to fight back but Logan is controlling CB with proper wrestling skill. CB dodges a knee drop and starts to work that limb. Logan trying to reverse his way out of this but CB has his number and just putting him back in hold after hold. CB picks up a violation for a closed fist?!? Meanwhile, Logan is wrestling a clean match. Big back suplex to the 1%’er. CB going for an armbar…Logan fighting it off. Hot shot….Logan hits the gentrification cutter! CB isn’t KO’d but Logan wants the 10-count to get the 4pt win. Logan tosses CB out and picks up a warning for going out of the ring himself. CB gets posted. Another violation. Prince Nana does not look happy to see this behavior. Logan posts him again! Another violation. Ryan Mooney is pleading with Nana to do something about this but Logan is still within his violation limit. Logan sits on CB’s back and starts dropping elbows to the back of the head until the ref stops the fight. CB is out cold. 

Winner: Logan Laroux (4pts)

Ryan Mooney hits the ring to make sure CB is okay….and keep Logan from doing any more damage. Logan grabs the mic and chases the ring announcer out of the ring. He’s excited to KO everyone Nana puts in front of him so he can be FIGHTT’s number one hybrid.

Match 4: Devantes vs Matt Quay (Hybrid Division)

This should be a blast between two guys who were forced to EARN their spot in the hybrid division. Devantes promises to end it quick, Quay says he can do this all day. Avery Good says this fight is in Quay’s advantage the longer it goes. I agree here. Devantes is trying to swing hard but Quay is keeping the energy up and staying ahead as best he can. Big splashes and a bulldog for two. Devantes with some big slams and suplexes. Running senton for two. Quay fighting back. Sling Blade connects but Devantes still has a lot of power. Quay tries a flying axe handle….Devantes dodges…huge spear folds Quay in half! Quay kicks out! Devantes picks him up…Quay reverses to a face buster….top rope elbow from Quay and he gets the clean pin on Devantes! What an upset!

Winner: Matt Quay (3pts)

Match 5: Savannah Evans vs Trish Adora (Grapplers Division)

These two know each other well but Evans is needing to make a splash in her first match in the division. Trish has a KO under her belt already but can she put the lights out on Savannah? Evans powering her into the corner. Trish working her grass…but Evans keep muscling out of danger. Savannah picks up a warning for a face smash to the buckle but she clearly didn’t know that was a thing. Trish is just getting mauled. Evans with a corner spear and butterfly suplex….but there’s no pinning in Grappler’s Division…Trish wakes up through a pile of shots to the head…and Evans slams her right back down. Running boot to the face. Trish firing up again…she hits a few blows….goes for Lariat Tubman, Evans with a boot to the arm! Trish starting to dodge and strike. Chop flurry in the corner! Trish landing forearms and a German. Evans is on dream street! Pump kick, Trish working the arm and shoulder. Evans trying to fight back but Trish is cranking the limb. Evans trying to power out of a head scissor armbar….Evans drops and Trish sinks the submission in DEEP. Evans is forced to tap out! Loved this. 

Winner: Trish Adora

Match 6: Rhett Titus vs Delirious

It’s a Grudge Match. This isn’t for any division or gauntlet or points. Rhett WANTED this match with Delirious to settle some unfinished ROH business. I like how we’re treating this as a special attraction, complete with some backstage entrance cameras. This FEELS important. Titus says this match is about HONOR and RESPECT. Delirous is serious af for this…and offers the code of honor. They stare down for a moment…and quickly go right into the grass. Rhett is looking to show Delirious how much he’s grown as a wrestler…and why he felt he was overlooked for a long time. This is fast transitions between holds and the crowd is here for it. Delirious is getting wilder as the minutes tick by but Rhett is countering his energy and trying to grind him down. Delirious finally gets the wrist and starts pummeling the arm and elbow. Rhett catches Delirious into a Boston crab…it’s really a desperate move to give his arm a rest. Delirious to the outside….he tries to somersault in…Rhett catches him too. Northern Lights for two! Rhett wanting to pick the bones but Delirious catches him into an armbar. Press slam and a discus lariat for two! Rhett kicks off as Delirious charges in. Titus tries to flip to the top but his arm gives out…..He tries again, he gets it….Delirious had time to recover though….Huge running double knees staggers the Professional. The ref is checking to see if Rhett is still conscious. Delirious goes for the pin after a third knee….Rhett kicks out! Moses comes through the curtain to watch this fight….will he be a factor? Delirious strangling Titus in a twister….Titus fighting out….Delirious cinches the sleeper in……Rhett picks up the wild man..backbreaker! Crazy loud chops. Titus is fired up! Big boots! Trading waist locks, Delirious changing directions…Rhett misses the dropkick! Delirious with a ddt for two! Delirious off the top…Rhett meets him with the dropkick to the chest. Delirious is prone but not KO’d. Rhett pulls Delirious up to his feet and hits the dropkick clean to the face and gets the pin while staring Moses dead in the eyes. Very much an “I love you, I’m sorry” moment. This was fantastic. 

Winner: Rhett Titus

Rhett pulls Delirious up, takes a knee and offers the code of honor. Delirious pulls him in for a hug. This ruled. And as soon as you think it’s over, Logan Laroux attacks Delirious from the curtain. He posts him. He tries to unmask Delirious as Rhett Titus hits the ring to drive him off. Logan slips out the back door and laughs because he got Rhett’s attention. Back in the ring, it’s chaos as Prince Nana tries to calm Delirious and Rhett Titus down.

Prince Nana and Pelle Primeau join the commentary table for the main event. Nana mentions that Logan Laroux is trying to cut some kind of deal with him…but doesn’t say what it is. 

Main Event: Victor Benjamin vs Erick Stevens

Realllllllly looking forward to this. Stevens quickly dodges a running knee that could have just ended the match immediately. Victor is all over Stevens and trying to put him to sleep with elbows to the back of the head. Stevens weathers the storms and tries to take the leg away from Victor. Victor back to his feet…deadlift German stuns Stevens. Victor working the abs with hard punches. If Erick Stevens thought Victor Benjamin wasn’t worthy of his respect…..Victor is trying to beat that respect out of him. Stevens picks Victor out of the air….big slam out of the corner. Stevens stomping and choking Victor into the ropes.This is pretty back and forth but Victor is landing some insanely hard shots. Stevens is resilient though….he’s trying to tangle up the limbs and tear them off. Victor is in pain as Stevens stay close and refuses to let Victor have the space to land a KO shot. Erick takes the back and drops hard shots to the side of the head. Stevens tries for a surfboard but opts to just stomp his knees in the mat. Victor eating hard forearms to the face. As an aside, Stevens looking like Filthy Tom Lawlor in this iteration. Victor with a dodge….running knee into corner. Stevens won’t fight. Victor tries a dragon sleeper…..Ericks flips back to a sleeper. Victor pushes off the corner….he takes the dragon sleeper….lifts Stevens up, holds it, drop to a neck breaker! Victor dropping axe kicks….Stevens snags the legs and goes to a STF….will Victor tap? He struggles to the rope to get the break. That SHOULD be a warning, right? Victor mule kicks Stevens….trading forearms and uppercuts. Back and forth bombs…..Victor traps the arm with his legs and blasts some Chun li kicks to the chest! Stevens snags a triangle choke…Victor stacks him up like he did Tim Spriggs. Kick out. Another running knee connects! He pops up Stevens and hits a spinning back kick to the face to KO Erick Stevens for the win. WOW. This was a goddamn war. 

Winner: Victor Benjamin

Victor standing over Erick as he comes back to life. Did he earn Stevens respect? Stevens considers it and gives Victor the handshake he desired as we fade to black.

A super solid episode. This week had plenty of storytelling but it was VERY MUCH all in and around the ring. I’ve been enjoying the week by week improvements to the camera presentation. Also, Jason Heat and Avery Good are a VERY good commentary combo and I hope they keep this going through the remainder of the season. Just on importance alone, I’m calling Rhett/Delirious the match of the week but everything really was on fire here. Adora/Evans was a great David/Goliath battle. The main event was just an awesome war. They are telling such a great story with Logan Easton Laroux as top heel but Moses is clearly stepping into the light as at least a miniboss in this division. Until next week!

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