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Your announcers are Blake Howard and Byron Saxton.

Match Number One: Malik Blade (with Brinley Reece and Edris Enofe) versus Cutler James

James sends Blade to the mat. They lock up and Blade goes for a drop toe hold but James tstys on his feet. James with a shoulder tackle and some Blue Meanie stuff. Blade goes for a drop toe hold and fails. They fail with side head locks and then Blade with a chop and punches in the corner. James pushes Blade away. James with a back body drop. James sends the arm into the ropes and gives him an arm wringer. James with a shoulder breaker for a near fall.
James with punches and an arm bar. Blade with forearms and James blocks a wheelbarrow move by raking the ribs and then he sends Blade face first into the mat. James with a double wrist lock. James with a knee to the midsection and goes for a Tombstone but Blade counters with a rollup for a near fall. Blade avoids a clothesline and Blade with clotheslines of his own. Blade with a drop kick and he gets some high fives before running past James for a Blockbuster. Blade with a frog splash for the three count.

Winner: Malik Blade

Sarah was with Hank Walker and Tank Ledger earlier and she asks for their strategy against Uriah Connors and Dion Lennox. They discuss their strategy using football terminology. Sarah asks what that means and Tank takes the mic and use more football terminology before leaving.

Match Number Two: Layla Diggs versus Tatum Paxley

Diggs with a single leg take down. Diggs with w wheelbarrow into a split arm drag. Diggs with an arm drag into an arm bar. Tatum is prevented from getting to the ropes. Diggs with an arm drag. Tatum with a front face lock and a snap mare but Diggs with a cartwheel into an arm drag and arm bar. Tatum with forearms to escape and an Irish whip but Diggs with a float over and sunst flip for a near fall. Diggs gets another near fall.

Tatum with a drop kick to the legs. Tatum with kicks to the hamstring. Tatum with more kicks to the leg. Tatum runs into a boot. Tatum with a forearm and she puts Diggs’ leg in the ropes and kicks the knee. Tatum with a cross body into the corner. Tatum gets a near fall. Tatum with a forearm to the top of the head. Tatum rakes at the face and then tries to fold Diggs up like a sofa bed. Tatum grabs the leg and Diggs kicks Tatum away. Tatum sends Diggs into the turnbuckles and Tatum goes for a cross body into the turnbuckles and she hits the ring post when Diggs moves. Diggs with clotheslines and a butterfly suplex. Diggs with a cartwheel into a moonsault for a near fall. Tatum with a knee to the leg and PsychoTrap for the three count.

Winner: Tatum Paxley

Match Number Three: Hank Walker and Tank Ledger versus Dion Lennox and Uriah Connors

Dion and Hank start things off. They shake hands and lock up. Hank with a side head lock and shoulder tackle for a near fall. Hank with a side head lock. Hank with another shoulder tackle and Dion with a drop kick. Dion with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Connors makes the tag and he hits a step up back senton for a near fall. Connors with a side head lock.

Tank tags in and Tank with a running shoulder tackle for a near fall. Tank runs into an elbow and Connors with a punch and European uppercut. Tank with a punch and Hank tags in. Tank with a splash and Hank and Tank with the Malachi Crunch.

Hank punches Connors from the apron and Connors tells Dion to attack Hank but he doesn’t. Connors slides to the floor and trips Hank and sends him into the announce table. Connors sends Hank back into the ring and Dion tags in. Dion with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Dion with an arm bar. Hank with forearms but Dion with a back elbow. Connors tags in and he connects with a knee drop and he gets a near fall. Connors with a punch and he chokes Hank in the ropes. Connors talks to the referee and tells Dion to hit Hank but Dion refuses. Hank with punches and Connors with a single leg take down. Connors with kicks and Dion tags in. Hank with a chop to Dion and Dion is not happy. Dion with a double leg take down but he pulls Hank into the center of the ring before Hank can make the tag. Dion with punches and he gets a near fall.

Connors tags in and Hank kicks Dion and he catches Connors in the corner. Connors with elbows and a kick to the leg and a Northern Lariat for a near fall. Connors with a knee to the head and Dion tells Connors not to pull off the turnbuckle pad. Connors with kicks. Hank blocks an Irish whip and he blocks a kick and sends Connors into his corner and Tank and Dion tag in. Tank runs through a double clothesline and hits a double cross body. Tank with a shoulder tackle and an atomic drop followed by a shoulder off the turnbuckles.

Tank with a spinebuster for a near fall. Tank with a splash into the corner and Hank tags in. Connors with a super kick to Tank and Hank with a Bossman slam. Dion with a spinebuster to Hank for a near fall. Connors tries to remove the turnbuckle pad again and Dion stops him. Tank tags in and hits a splash and then they hit Collision Course for the three count.

Winners: Hank Walker and Tank Ledger

We go to credits.

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