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Match Number One: Round Robin Challenge Night 1: Match #1: Drew Gulak versus Timothy Thatcher
They shake hands and they exchange pleasantries before they prepare to beat each other up. They lock up and Gulak backs Thatcher into the ropes. Gulak with a clean break. Thatcher goes for a leg but Gulak avoids him. They lock up and Thatcher backs Gulak into the corner and Thatcher with a clean break. Thatcher goes for the wrist and he takes Gulak to the mat and Thatcher gets a near fall.
Thatcher continues to work on the wrist but Gulak gets to his feet. Thatcher holds on to the wrist and he takes Drew to the mat with a hip lock take down. Thatcher starts to work on the upper arm by running his knee across the arm. Gulak kips up and he takes Thatcher to the mat. Gulak holds on to the wrist lock but Thatcher with an arm drag. Thatcher with an arm bar and then he tries for a cross arm breaker but Gulak is able to keep his hands clasped and then he bridges to keep his shoulders off the mat.
Gulak escapes and he goes for the ankle but Thatcher escapes and he retreats into the corner. They try to get the proper position on their opponent and Thatcher with a take down and he works on the ankle. Thatcher stands on Drew’s head to add more pressure. Gulak with a reversal and Thatcher gets to the ropes and Drew releases the hold. Drew goes for the arm and he takes Thatcher to the mat and turns it into a crossface.
Thatcher escapes but Gulak with a head scissors. Thatcher tries to escape but Gulak holds on. Thatcher is able to escape and he puts Gulak in a bow and arrow. Thatcher gets a near fall and then he tries for a Fujiwara arm bar but Gulak gets to the ropes. Thatcher with a wrist lock take down and he tries for the cross arm breaker again but Gulak is able to prevent Thatcher from locking it in. Gulak gets a near fall after escaping the hold.
Gulak with a crossface while Thatcher tries for a take down. Thatcher gets his foot on the ropes. Gulak with chops to the back but Thatcher with an ankle lock and Gulak gets to the mat. Thatcher with a suplex and he holds on for a second suplex. Thatcher gets Drew up for a third suplex and it is a delayed vertical suplex and he gets a near fall.
Thatcher with a quarter nelson and chin lock followed by a knee. Thatcher with a knee and Gulak gets to the ropes. Thatcher with an arm bar but Gulak with a hip lock into a short arm scissors. Thatcher rolls over and gets a near fall. Thatcher tries to get another near fall but Gulak keeps his shoulders off the mat. Thatcher tries for a power bomb but Gulak counters and rolls through into the short arm scissors but Thatcher gets to the ropes.
Thatcher with a cross arm breaker but Gulak gets to the ropes. Thatcher with a dead lift side salto and he floats over into a Fujiwara arm bar. Gualk gets a near fall. Both men try to get the feeling back into their arms after the damage that has been done. Gulak gets up first but Thatcher with a European uppercut for a near fall. Thatcher with a forearm to the back and then he applies a double underhook followed by a knee to the midsection and a European uppercut for a near fall. Thatcher with a key lock but Gulak with punches and chops. Thatcher with an arm wringer and then he stomps on the elbow. Thatcher with a dead lift but Gulak hits Thatcher in the leg and Gulak with an ankle lock. Thatcher tries to get to the ropes but Gulak pulls him into the center of the ring and he adds a grapevine, forcing Thatcher to tap out.
Winner: Drew Gulak
After the match, they shake hands.
Match Number Two: Round Robin Challenge Night 1: Match #2: Biff Busick versus James Raideen
They shake hands before locking up. Raideen with a clean break, but he gets Busick to flinch on the break. They lock up again and Busick with a clean break. Raideen wants a test of strength and Busick complies. Raideen with the advantage. Busick with a side head lock. Busick with a shoulder tackle but Raideen stays on his feet. Raideen and Busick go back and forth with boots to the head. Busick escapes a slam attempt and he applies a reverse chin lock. Raideen backs Busick into the corner.
Raideen with a snap mare but Busick with a chop. Raideen with a chop of his own. Busick chops back. Raideen gains the advantage with his next chop. Busick evens things up and Raideen sends Busick to the mat, but he may not have won the chop war. Busick with slaps to Raideen and Raideen with a knee and slam. Raideen with an elbow drop for a near fall.
Raideen with a reverse chin lock. Busick gets to the ropes but Raideen with a forearm to the back. Raideen with an Irish whip and running clothesline into the corner and Busick goes down hard. Raideen with a near fall. Raideen with a head butt and hard Irish whip for a near fall. Raideen with a torture rack but Busick escapes and counters with a sleeper. Raideen backs Busick into the corner but Busick holds on. Busick gets Raideen to the mat and then Raideen gets to the ropes and Busick with a rollup for a near fall.
Busick returns to the sleeper but Raideen with a snap mare to escape. Raideen flips Busick with a lariat and he can only get a near fall. Raideen goes for a piledriver but Busick blocks it. Raideen with a forearm to the back but Busick returns to the sleeper. Busick with a head lock take down and he leans back to add more pressure to the neck. Raideen taps out.
Winner: Biff Busick
After the match, they shake hands.
Match Number Three: FIP Showcase Match: Jesus DeLeon, JT Dunn and David Starr versus Lince Dorado, Cruz, and Rios
Rios and Starr start things off. They lock up and Starr with a knee and forearm to the back. Starr with a back body drop but Rios lands on his feet. Rios with a springboard cross body and then he chops Starr. Rios tries for a rana off the ropes but Starr catches him. Rios lands on his feet. Rios with a drop kick and Dunn comes in with a forearm. Dorado with a single leg take down. Dorado with a head scissors to Dunn.
Dorado with another head scissors followed by a spinning heel kick that sends Dunn to the floor. DeLeon holds on to the ropes and Dorado goes over the top rope. Cruz stops DeLeon from a dive to the floor. Cruz with an arm drag and DeLeon with an arm drag of his own. Cruz goes to the ropes for an arm drag. Cruz with an enzuigiri for a near fall. Rios and Dorado tag in and they pose using DeLeon. Dunn and Starr come in and they clear the ring.
Dunn with a suicide dive onto Dorado. Dunn with a missile drop kick to Cruz. Dunn with a back heel kick to Rios on the floor followed by a rana from the apron. Cruz with a reverse atomic drop followed by a series of kick and drop kicks for a near fall. Starr sends Cruz into DeLeon’s knees. DeLeon sends Dorado to the floor.
Dunn tags in and they snap mare Cruz followed by a drop kick to the front and back for a near fall. Dunn with a slam and then he tags in DeLeon for an elbow drop. DeLeon spits at Rios and that forces the referee to miss some triple teaming. Starr tags in and he slams Cruz and announces high flying wrestling and then he uses his groin for a take down. Cruz with a rollup for a near fall. Dunn tags in and he kicks Cruz.
Cruz with a satellite DDT and both men are down. Dorado and DeLeon tag in and Dorado with a chop. DeLeon with a chop but Dorado fires back. Dorado with the advantage in volume, but not sound. Dorado with a handspring back elbow but DeLeon sends him to the apron. Dorado with an enzuigiri and cross body. Rios with a senton off the turnbuckles and then he knocks Starr off the apron. Dunn trips Rios and DeLeon hits a flip dive.
Dorado with a rana that sends Dunn to the floor. Cruz and Rios return to the ring. Rios goes to the apron and he holds the ropes open for Cruz. Rios with a quebrada to the floor. Dorado goes to the apron and he hits a corkscrew Asai Moonsault.
DeLeon and Rios return to the ring and Rios with a running forearm. DeLeon with a running knee. Rios with a springboard cutter. Dorado and Cruz with kicks to DeLeon. Starr sends Rios into the ring post. Cruz is sent to the apron by Dunn and Starr with a drop kick. Dunn with a super kick followed by a German suplex from Starr. Dunn with a forearm and DeLeon with a frog splash but the cover is broken up.
Dorado with a modified airplane spin followed by a German suplex on Dunn. Cruz with a swanton onto Dunn but Starr and DeLeon break it up. Dorado chops Starr but Star gets Dorado on his shoulders but Dorado with a reverse rana. Dunn with a super kick that accidentally hits Starr. DeLeon clotheslines Dunn. Dorado with a reverse spike rana for the three count.
Winners: Lince Dorado, Cruz, and Rios
Match Number Four: First Time Ever Dream Match: Johnny Gargano versus Matt Sydal
Gargano tells Sydal this is his house. Sydal says this is his city. Gargano backs up. Gargano tells Matt the game has changed before locking up. Sydal with a side head lock and take down. Sydal with a wrist lock and hammer lock. Gargano with a side head lock and take down. Sydal tries for a head scissors but Gargano pushes him away. Sydal is able to get the head scissors locked in. Gargano tries to escape and he succeeds into a front face lock.
Sydal tries to escape but Gargano holds on. Sydal gets to his feet and Sydal with a drop toe hold into an arm bar. Sydal with a knee drop to the arm. Sydal gets a near fall and then Gargano floats over on the Greco Roman knuckle lock. Sydal sends Gargano into the corner.
They lock up and Gargano with a wrist lock and he works on the shoulder. Gargano works on the arm and he takes Matt to the mat with a leg sweep while holding on to the wrist lock. Gargano with an elbow drop. Sydal with a drop kick and Gargano goes to the apron. Gargano with a leg take down and a knee drop to the leg. Gargano with an Indian Death Lock but Sydal rolls over for a near fall.
Gargano and Sydal with chops. Sydal with a side head lock but Gargano with a shoulder tackle. Sydal with arm drags and a drop kick. Sydal with a kick and he starts to work on the leg with a knee drop to the leg followed by a spinning toe hold. Gargano gets to the ropes and Sydal kicks Gargano in the back of the leg and Gargano flips. Sydal with an Irsih whip and running clothesline into the corner. Sydal gets a near fall.
Sydal with a chop but Gargano holds on to the ropes and he back drops Sydal over the top rope to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron but Sydal returns to the ring. Gargano with a slingshot spear from the apron. Gargano with a kick to the head followed by a punch. Gargano with another punch and then he kicks Sydal in the corner. Gargano mocks Sydal and then he snap mares Sydal and hits a running drop kick to the back of the head for a near fall.
Gargano with a chop against the ropes. Sydal with kicks and chops to Gargano but Gargano gets his feet up when Sydal tries for a standing moonsault. Gargano with a short arm clothesline and then he rolls Sydal over for a Scorpion lock. Gargano with a back breaker for a near fall. Gargano with forearms and he tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Sydal is able to counter and gets a near fall with a lateral press.
Gargano with a clothesline for a near fall. Gargano with a forearm to the back followed by a second one. Gargano with a wrist lock but Sydal with a rollup for a near fall. Gargano with forearms followed by a boot to the head. Gargano chokes Sydal in the corner and then he kicks Sydal in the chest. Sydal with a kick to the head and Gargano goes down on the second one.
Sydal with a third kick to the head and he gets free of Gargano. Sydal with kicks but Gargano with a kick and he tries for a suplex but Sydal with a knee to the head. Sydal with a clothesline and kicks to the chest. Gargano blocks a kick but Sydal with a knee and a sliding bulldog. Sydal with the standing moonsault for a near fall.
Sydal with a kick to the hamstring. Sydal with a rollup and Gargano with one of his own and then he kicks Sydal in the head. Gargano misses a round kick and Gargano goes to the apron. Gargano with a shoulder but Sydal with a knee. Gargano with forearms followed by a slingshot DDT for a near fall. Sydal goes to the apron and Gargano follows. They exchange forearms and Sydal sends Gargano back into the ring and Gargano with an enzuigiri that sends Sydal to the floor. Gargano with a suicide dive.
Gargano waits for Sydal to get up but Sydal with a knee when Gargano goes for a spear and Sydal gets a near fall. Sydal with a kick to the leg and chop followed by more kicks. Sydal with forearms but Gargano with a super kick. Sydal with a round kick. Gargano with a super kick. Sydal with a leaping spin kick. Sydal with a leaping knee drop for a near fall.
Gargano with elbows and Gargano sets for Hurts Donut. Gargano with a power bomb and round kick. Gargano with a lawn dart for a near fall. Sydal backs Gargano into the corner. Sydal tries for the running clothesline into the corner but Gargano blocks it and hits a DDT for a near fall. Gargano misses a charge into the corner and Sydal puts Gargano on the turnbuckles. Sydal with a leaping rana.
Sydal goes up top and hits the Shooting Star Press for the three count.
Winner: Matt Sydal
Johnny Gargano takes the mic and he reacts to the statement about a title match for Matt Sydal. Johnny tells Rich Swann that this is all his fault. He has made his life miserable for a year. He says that he will end Rich Swann>
Match Number Five: Tag Team Grudge Match: Ricochet and Rich Swann (with Ivelisse) versus Anthony Nese and Caleb Konley (with Su Yung)
Before the match starts, Johnny Gargano tries to attack Rich Swann but Swann punches Gargano and the referees send Gargano to the back.
Nese and Konley attack Swann and Ricochet. They send Swann to the floor. Nese with an elbow to the head and Konley with a chop. Nese with a punch. Konley tags in and he kicks Ricochet. Konley with a shoulder in the corner followed by a snap mare and knee. Nese tags back in and he kicks Ricohet. Nese with a chop. Ricochet punches Konley but Nese with a forearm and he tags in Konley. Ricochet with a neck breaker and since Konley was holding Nese, Konley with a DDT.
Swannn tags in and he punches Konley in the corner. Swann with a chop and then he does a modified Sexy Party to Su Yung. Swann with a kick for a near fall. Ricochet with a slingshot splash and Swann with a splash, allowing Ricochet to get a near fall. Ricochet with a back heel kick to Nese.
Ricochet with a chop and Swann tags in. Swann with a reverse atomic drop followed by a kick from Ricochet and a drop kick from Swann. Swann with a punch to Konley. Konley with a kick but Swann with a punch. Swann kicks Konley while Ricochet holds him. Swann gets a near fall. Ricochet tags in and he kicks Konley in the ribs. Ricochet with a snap mare and kick to the back. Ricochet with a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Konley with chops and Ricochet with European uppercuts. Swann tags back in and they hit a double back elbow. They hit a double hip toss and then they hit a double drop kick to the back of the head. Swann with a figure four leg lock but Nese breaks it up. Swann with forearms and a drop kick. Konley goes to the floor and Swann with a baseball slide. Nese with a kick to the back of Swann’s head when Su Yung gets in the way. Konley with a uranage onto the chairs.
Konley sends Swann into the ring and he comes into the match. Nese slams Swann into the turnbuckles. Konley tags in. Konley gets a near fall. Konley with a figure four head lock but Swann leans back and gets a near fall. Konley with a back body drop and Konley slams the injured leg into the mat. Konley sends Swann into the corner. Nese tags in and he kicks Swann in the injured knee. Nese kicks Swann in the hamstring and slams the leg into the mat. Nese punches Swann.
Ricochet comes in to stop the assault but Nese pulls Swann into his corner and he tags in Konley. Swann with chops to Konley and Nese. Both of them trip Swann and Konley and Nese with a moonsault onto the leg followed by a springboard moonsault by Konley for a near fall. Swann kicks Konley but Konley slaps Swann.
Konley with a leg sweep followed by a back senton for a near fall. Nese tags in and he kicks Swann. Nese mocks Ricochet by holding Swann’s hand for the tag. Nese gets a near fall. Nese with a body scissors on Swann but Swann with elbows. Nese with chops to the chest as he holds on to the body scissors. Swann with a chop but Nese slaps Swann.
Nese rolls Swann into his corner but Swann with elbows. Su distracts Swann and Nese with a back breaker. Nese knocks Ricochet off the apron once Swann finally gets to his corner. Konley tags in and he wants Swann to hit him. Swann and Konley exchange punches. Konley with a kick but Swann with a neck breaker and kick to the head. Ricochet tags in and he takes care of Nese. Ricochet with a power slam to Konley and a cutter to Nese. They both go to the floor and Ricochet with a plancha onto both of them. Ricochet gets a near fall on Konley. Konley with an elbow but Ricochet with a punch. Konely with a forearm. Konley avoids the cutter and Konley with a sliding clothesline followed by a German suplex for a near fall.
Ricochet misses an enzuigiri but he hits a Northern Lights suplex and he rolls through into a suplex and he gets a near fall. Nese breaks up the cover and Swann comes in and he punches Nese. Nese catches Swann as he goes for a handspring move. Nese sends Swann into the turnbuckles and then he hits a running knee for a near fall. Nese gets Swann up for a Death Valley Driver but Swann with a cutter and Dragon sleeper. Konley breaks it up. Nese with a series of kicks to Ricochet. Swann with an enzuigiri and all four men are down.
Konley with a forearm but Swann with kicks. Ricochet with a drop kick to Konley. Ricochet and Swann with a series of kicks on Nese followed by a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Konley with a forearm but Ricochet with a Superman punch. He misses a round kick but Konley does not miss with kicks. Konley with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Swann with a punch to Nese. Konley with a forearm to Swann and then they hit a cutter and power bomb combination on Swann for a near fall.
Konley sends Ricochet into the lights and then Swann is sent into the turnbuckles. Nese with a 450 splash for the three count.
Winners: Caleb Konley and Anthony Nese
After the match, Rich Swann gets on the mic. He gets on the mic and he says that Su Yung doesn’t have to hang around a couple of dicks like Caleb and Anthony. He says that she is beautiful and smart and doesn’t need to be with them. He offers for her to party all night long with him.
Before the main event, Chris Hero gets on the mic. He says that he is 100% honest that when he found out he was going to wrestle Drew Galloway, he was excited. When he found out it was his first match back, he was excited. When he found out it was a non-title match, he was not excited. He says that he is wearing the belt because he won it and he earned it. This belt says that he is the best. How can he claim to be the best when he doesn’t put it on the line. He asks Drew if he wants to challenge him for his Evolve Championship.
Drew says that he is honored to be in the ring and he would be more honored to wrestle for that title.
Match Number Six: Evolve Title Match: Chris Hero versus Drew Galloway
They lock up and Drew backs Hero into the corner but Hero escapes. Hero with a waist lock and Drew gets into the corner. They lock up and Drew with a rollup for a near fall. Chris with a wrist lock and he takes Drew to the mat. Drew with a single leg take down into a wrist lock. Hero with a reversal. Drew with an arm bar but Hero with a reversal. Drew kicks Hero in the arm and the referee keeps Drew away from Hero when Chris gets into the corner.
They lock up and Hero with a take down and then he starts to work on the leg. Hero works on the ankle but Drew with a side head lock. Hero rolls through and tries for a single leg crab and he rolls Drew over. Hero with an STO. Drew with a shoulder tackle. Hero comes off the ropes but he cannot take Drew down with a shoulder tackle.
Hero with a drop kick followed by a cravate. Hero holds on to the ropes and Hero with a back senton for a near fall. Hero with chops in the corner. Drew goes through the legs and he hits a clothesline. Drew kicks Hero in the corner followed by a suplex and he gets a near fall. Drew with an arm bar. Drew with a knee and forearm. Drew kicks Hero and then he gives Hero a head butt.
Drew with an Irish whip but Hero sends him to the apron. Drew goes up top but Hero crotches Drew and Hero with a bicycle kick that sends Drew to the floor. Hero with a punch and kick as the battle goes to the floor. Hero with a kick but Drew with a chop when they return to the ring. Hero gets a near fall. Hero with more near falls. Hero with a chop and forearm. Hero with a cravate.
Drew with a kick and chops. Drew tries for a drop kick but Hero holds on to the ropes and Hero gets a near fall. Hero with a kick to the head. Drew with a kick and punches in the corner. Hero with a chop. Hero blocks a punch and Hero with a bicycle kick in the corner. Hero with a running forearm into the corner but Drew with a flying boot and both men are down.
Drew with kick and punches in the corner. Drew with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Drew sets for the Future Shock DDT but Hero drops down and gets to the ropes. Hero goes to the apron and he kicks Drew. Hero with a swinging cravate neck breaker for a near fall. Drew and Chris exchange forearms. Hero with a kick but Drew kips up and he kicks Hero and gets a near fall.
Hero with a roaring elbow as the battle moves to the floor. Hero goes for another roaring elbow but Drew moves and Hero hits the pole. Drew with a boot to the arm. Drew continues to work on the arm. Hero with a bicycle kick and Drew kips up but Hero with another bicycle kick and he gets a near fall. Drew with a kick and the Future Shock DDT for the three count.
Winner: Drew Galloway
After the match, Drew tells Hero that he respects him as a man but Hero leaves the ring and storms out.
Drew is interviewed and he says that if anyone has followed his career for the last two or three years, you know that he has tried to climb a steep mountain. He kept moving forward and tonight he reached the top of the mountain. Tonight, he is the new Evolve Champion. Drew asks who likes Professional Wrestling. Drew says that once upon a time, Florida was one of the most exciting territories. With that quality of show and with passionate fans, there is a chance to bring it back again. Everyone in the locker room lives and breathes wrestling. Chris Hero may have walked out, but he loves the business.
Drew says that a person can have an idea to create something, but it takes a lot of people to make it evolve. Drew says that he wants everyone by his side. Drew says that he wants everyone to take a stand for Evolve and professional wrestling.
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