#78: July 31, 2021

Johnny Maverick Vs. Alicia Monroe

• The Warehouse explodes in cheers as we kick the night off with “Sabotage” playing and get Johnny Maverick coming to the stage first as he puts in his mouthguard. Monroe was out next and quickly made her way to the ring. The match was set to start as these two locked up as the bell rang!
• Monroe flipped Maverick to his back with an arm drag and he was right back up and caught her with a knee to the gut. Maverick wrenched the arm of Monroe and swung up with an European uppercut. Monroe was dazed which allowed Maverick to hit a belly to belly suplex.
• Maverick had control of the match as he continued to scoop slam and suplex Monroe to the ring. He tried to lift her up for Dan Severn’s Mustache (Electric Chair into High-Angle bridging German Suplex) but she countered into a roll up where Johnny kicked out just after one.
• Monroe looked for her Freebird (Running Bulldog) but Maverick countered into a belly to back suplex. Monroe staggered to her feet and was driven back down with a German suplex.
• Maverick pulled Monroe up and delivered Drain Bramage (Jumping Brainbuster). He rolled her over into a pin but she was able to kick out just before three.
• Monroe was pulled up and she was able to fight back with a few blows to the head. Monroe caught Maverick with a step up enziguri. She caught him with the Freebird and quickly got up to her feet and to the top rope. She looked for White Lightning (Moonsault) but crashed and burned as Maverick rolled out of the way.
• Maverick pulled Monroe up and delivered and locked in the Perfect Armbar (Double Underhook Suplex floated over into Cross Armbreaker) and Monroe had to tap out!

WINNER: Johnny Maverick via pinfall @ 14:34

NATIONAL DIVISION MATCH
Danny Rose Vs. Harper Blake

• Blake and Rose met in the middle of the ring and shared a few words before locking up. Rose tripped Blake up with a drop toe hold and he went right into a single leg Boston crab.
• Blake had to quickly fight her way to the ropes and made a break, using her first rope break. Blake started to get up and Rose caught her with a dropkick to the knee. Blake was done on the mat and Rose hit the Subscribe To My OnlyFlips (Second Rope Moonsault-into-Standing Shooting Star Press combo)! He covered and just barely got two.
• Blake was able to get to her feet and was perched in the corner. Rose looked for a big corner splash but Blake was able to move out of the way. She came back and hit him with the Facial (Running Facewash)! She went to the top rope and looked for the DDS (Diving Double Stomp) but Rose moved out of the way and she landed hard and rolled forward. She grabbed at her knee as the referee checked on her. Blake said she was fine and got to her feet.
• Blake limped over to Rose and he comboed with the I Like My Wrestling Moves Like I Like My Coffee, Dark And Nutty (spin kick to the stomach, Code Red sunset flip bomb, roll opponent out to kneeling and roll back, running knee strike, bridging northern lights suplex combo). Blake was able to reach out and grab the ropes before three.
• Blake was up and looked for a kick but Rose caught it and hit a dragon screw and went right into a figure four and Blake had to tap as he knee was shot.

WINNER: Danny Rose via submission @ 11:04

After the match, Danny Rose checked on Harper Blake as the trainers came down. He got out of the way and collected the National Championship and celebrated the win.

Austin Scott Vs. James Edwards

• Edwards and Scott booked this match themselves as they both wanted a chance to showcase themselves. They went to lock up and Scott popped Edwards with a right jab and a headbutt. Edwards stumbled but came back with a hard right chop to the chest.
• These two landed hard strikes and went back and forth. Edwards jumped up and looked for a spiking DDT but Scott countered into a big spinebuster.
• Scott looked for Straight Whiskey (Running Lariat) but Edwards ducked under it and hit a sling blade. Edwards pulled Scott in as he stood and delivered a bulldog driver.
• Edwards was fired up as Scott started to stand and he caught Austin with the Triple Play (Two Spinning Back Fist followed by a Spinning Back Elbow) and then a swinging neckbreaker. Edwards went into a cover and got two before Scott kicked out.
• Edwards pulled Scott up and started to slowly strike him with chops and jabs. He then rolled Scott up and locked in a calf slicer! Scott didn’t submit and was able to get himself to the ropes for a break.
• Scott pulled himself up and Edwards looked for Kill Up (Shining Wizard to a standing opponent) but Scott countered into a powerbomb!
• Edwards crawled into the corner and Scott hit the Goin' Muddin' (Opponent is seated in the corner, charges and connects with a running knee to the skull). Scott pulled Edwards up to his feet and hit a reverse tornado DDT out of the corner. Scott covered and Edwards kicked out at two.
• Scott called for the end of the match as he lifted Edwards up and set up for the Ace in the Hole (Rikishi Driver) but Edwards countered with a DDT! Both men were up and Edwards delivered the Wildfire (Spin Kick followed by a Roundhouse Knee)! Scott dropped and Edwards covered and picked up the pinfall victory.

WINNER: James Edwards via pinfall @ 13:21

Nessa Wall Vs. Kayla Taylor

• Taylor quickly went at Wall with a flurry of punches as she was fired up to start things off. Wall blocked a shot and hit Taylor with a back elbow to the jaw that stunned her. Wall pulled Taylor down and lifted a knee up into her face. Taylor came up and had clearly broken her nose as blood poured.
• Wall didn’t hesitate and whipped Taylor into the corner and delivered the STFU (Handspring Bodyblock to Back Elbow). Wall went right into a running bulldog and drove Taylor into the mat. The referee came over to check on Taylor but Wall pulled her up and continued to suplex her around the ring.
• Taylor tried to fight back and landed a kick to the gut of Wall before flipping her to the mat with a scoop slam. Wall got to her knees and Taylor hit Stamp it Out (Superkick to Knelt Opponent). Taylor went into a cover but Wall quickly kicked out at one.
• Wall battled to her feet and broke out of the Merry Go Round (Spinning Fisherman Suplex). Wall delivered her Application Denied (Beautiful Disaster Kick) and Taylor slowly started to pull herself up as she tried to wipe away the blood.
• Wall looked over at Taylor and blew a kiss before hitting Kissy, Kissy (Blown Kiss into a Boma Ye) and covered for the win.

WINNER: Nessa Wall via pinfall @ 9:04

Wall grabbed the Victorem Match briefcase and held it up before bringing to her side and looked at the ramp.

Dishonor (Jason Evans & Kaito Hirano) Vs. The BBs (Bailey Mayhew & Brighton Fischer)

• Mayhew and Hirano started things off as they tried to out wrestle each other to the mat before Mayhew flipped him with a snapmare and went into a headlock.
• Hirano was up and was hit with a palm strike before Mayhew tagged in Fischer. Brighton hit Hirano with a superkick as Bailey hit him with a tiger suplex. Hirano rolled to his knees and Fischer popped him with a sliding clothesline.
• The BBs showed no ring rust as they moved around the ring and kept attacking Hirano and tagging in and out. Fischer rocked Hirano with a snap dragon suplex and then hit him with a meteora as he was on his knees.
• Eventually, Hirano started to battle back and caught Mayhew with a roundhouse kick. He was able to tag out to Evans who started to clear house with lariats and running forearms.
• Mayhew flipped Evans over the top rope but he came back in with a slingshot spear! He pulled her up and delivered the Fate's Dagger (Falcon Arrow)! He covered and Fischer was there to break things up at two.
• Evans made a tag to Hirano and Dishonor hit Mayhew with a double flapjack. Hirano hit her with a spinning back kick to the gut as Evans hit a flipping neckbreaker.
• Mayhew tried to fight back and was able to push herself away and make a hot tag to Fischer. Fischer hit Hirano with a spinning back elbow and went right into a rolling elbow. Evans tried to jump in the ring and looked for a lariat that she ducked. Fischer then hit a ripcord knee strike and then a bicycle knee strike that knocked Evans out of the ring.
• Mayhew and Fischer tagged out and back in quickly and they hit Hirano with The Takedown (Flapjack [Bailey] + Cutter [Brighton]) and Fischer went right into the Fisch Hook (Owari Death Clutch) as Hirano had to tap.

WINNERS: The BBs (Fischer/Mayhew) via submission @ 18:44

Lacy Nelson Vs. Kamila Rose

• Rose came to the ring first and walked around the ring as she was focused on the match ahead. Nelson came out to a huge pop and made her way down quickly.
• Rose didn’t let Nelson get in the ring and went up and over the top rope with a tope con hilo! Rose quickly pulled Nelson up and rolled her into the ring and jumped on the apron before going to the top. Nelson was up and Rose came off with a cross body and covered for a two!
• Nelson got to her feet in a daze and was hit with hammering blows to the back. Nelson caught Rose with a back elbow to the head and then slammed her to the mat with a powerslam.
• Nelson stood and shook off the early attacks and readied herself as Rose got up. The two locked up and pushed each other into the ropes. Nelson hit a knee to the gut of Rose and looked for a cutter but Rose pushed her away. Rose charged right into a kick to the gut and Nelson hit the Deadline (Tiger Driver '98)!
• Nelson covered but only got two as Rose kicked out.
• Rose started to battle back after Nelson had taken control for a bit. Rose was sent into the ropes and came back with a Lou Thesz press and hammered blows down on Nelson. Rose pulled Nelson up and hit a German suplex.
• Rose pulled Nelson in and hit a bucklebomb! Nelson grabbed at her back before getting hit with a big Stinger Splash from Rose.
• Rose rolled Nelson to the mat and jumped to the middle turnbuckle before coming off with a leg drop and covering for a two.
• The two were both up and fought back and forth in the middle of the ring before Nelson sent Rose to the corner and she dropped to a seated position. Nelson charged and hit THUNDERSTRUCK (Corner Hip Check)!
• Nelson got Rose up to the top as she wanted a superplex but it backfired as Rose hit the Rose Clipper (Spanish Fly)! Rose went into a cover and was shocked when Nelson kicked out.
• Rose went right into the Black Rose (Banks Statement) but Nelson was able to roll herself forward and got to her feet. Nelson looked for a superkick and Rose stepped out of the way and rolled Nelson up with a backslide pin and went into a handstand for leverage and Nelson struggled but couldn’t kick out!

WINNER: Kamila Rose via pinfall @ 17:45

Rose quickly rolled out of the ring as Nelson and the fans were in shock.

SITUATION REPORT

The crowd pops as Casey Grey steps out of the back onto the stage when her entrance theme plays. She holds the world title in one hand and points into the crowd with the other. She makes her way to the ring, climbing through the ropes as Kim Roberts passes her mic off to her. Kim backs into a corner, nervously trying to make herself small. Casey ignores her and drapes the belt over her shoulder.

Casey Grey: So, I was stuck watching Hype on TV last week, and I’m sure that I speak for everyone when I say we got more than we wanted from Sara Logan. I mean, what a baby. Standing in this ring and crowin’ about how she’s so proud of herself for costin’ Social Elite their titles and bellyachin’ and boohooin’ about how she couldn’t cost me mine but wants to make sure that she can do it if she wants to. How she’s gonna make my life hard if I don’t fall in line with what she wants.

Casey lets her words hang in the air for a few moments before she begins to speak again.

Casey Grey: Well, I got news for you, Sara. I’ve been in this company damn near since the whole thing began and if there’s one thing you should know if you've been paying attention at all is that I ain’t fallin’ in your line. I’m gonna keep doin’ what I’ve been doin’ and that is doin’ whatever the hell I wanna do. And honestly, I doubt you got anything else you can throw at me. With all the hoops you made me jump through from the beginnin’, dancin’ around for your little organ grinder, and I still proved that I was better than anything you could throw at me. So you do what you think you gotta do, cupcake, because no matter what it is I’m gonna rise above it. You should know that I’m more than capable of giving just as well as I get, though. And that’s not a threat. It’s free advice.

Casey looks into the camera and shakes her head.

Casey Grey: Johnny Maverick. You said on Twitter that you’re not a mercenary and you just want my belt. The first part or your statement is ignorance and the second part is a joke. You might not think you’re a mercenary but that doesn’t mean you aren’t going to be used as one. She tried it with AJ Adams and it ain’t gonna be no different with you. Nobody is going to get this belt, though. The only thing I’m enjoying more than being the world champion is watchin' Sara Logan stew in her own juices because of it. And that’s all I’m sayin’ on the matter.

Casey walks up to Kim and says something to her that can’t be heard through the microphone. Kim nods and takes the mic. Casey exits the ring as her theme plays and heads up the ramp to the back.

Miguel Perez Vs. Marilyn Lee Cross

• Perez tried to attack the Primetime Champion with hard strikes but she was able to quickly fight back with a hard open palm strike.
• Early in the match Perez had everyone shocked as he came off the second ropes and caught MLC with Rodeo Drive (Jumping DDT from Second Ropes) and got a two count.
• Cross started to fight back and took control after hitting the Catch Your Breath (Striking Spear).
• After hitting the Downgrade (Superkick to the Knees) on Perez, Cross hit him with the Knee Harvey Oswald (Running Knee to the side of an opponent's head) and thought she had the match won with a pinfall but he was just able to kick out.
• Perez put a thumb in the eye of Cross and hit Got Popped (Powerbomb Lungblower). He started to trash talk her as he pulled her up and wanted to deliver his Welcome to the Valley (Judgment Slam) but she was able to get free and caught him the Mary Go Round (Discus Big Boot).
• Perez was dazed and Cross hit the ropes and caught him with the John Wilkes Boot (Running Yakuza Kick to the back of the head). Cross dropped into a cover and picked up the pinfall.

WINNER: Marilyn Lee Cross via pinfall @ 12:29

Cross grabbed the Primetime Championship and celebrated before rolling out of the ring.

Outlaw Vs. Tia Santos

• The fans were excited for this one and the two met in the middle of the ring and Santos said a few things to Outlaw before he looked around the Warehouse. He said something to her and she popped him with a headbutt!
• Outlaw came back with a forearm to the face and sent Santos into the corner. He charged but she avoided it by slipping through the ropes and caught him with a step up enziguri.
• Outlaw grabbed her quickly and smashed her head off the top turnbuckle and suplexed her into the ring.
• He had her up and started to set up for his straight-jacket lungblower but she was able to drop down and hit a pele kick. He fell into the ropes and she charged but he lifted her up and over, all the way to the floor.
• Outlaw used this opening to deliver Flying High (Springboard triangle plancha to the outside)! Outlaw was fired up and rolled Santos into the ring.
• Santos slowly got to her feet and Outlaw sent her into the ropes and looked for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker but she countered into a big arm drag. Outlaw got to his feet and Santos hit a handspring into a cutter!
• Santos screamed as she pulled Outlaw to his feet. She tried to send him into the corner but he reversed. She ran up the posts and came back with the Vela en la Noche ([Candle in the Night] Tia either climbs or runs up the turnbuckle (depending on the pace of the match) and performs a Whisper In The Wind leap off the top. She comes down onto her opponent’s shoulders and nails a hurricanrana)! Santos went into a cover for two.
• The crowd was behind Santos as she slapped on her chest and was waiting for Outlaw to stand. He was in the corner and she hit a cartwheel into a splash that went right into a bulldog that she dropped into the splits.
• Santos tried to pull Outlaw up but he hit her with a jawbreaker. This let Outlaw to his his Asai DDT. Santos was right up but driven right back down with the Lock Up (Black Hole Slam)! Outlaw rolled her up into a cover and was stunned when he only got two.
• Outlaw started to set up for the Breaking the Law (Canadian Destroyer) but Santos flipped him backwards. Outlaw stood and swung but Santos ducked it with her Danze de los Muertos ([Dance of the Dead] Usually performed when an opponent goes for a kick to her head. Tia bends back, using her flexibility, evading the kick. She bends back up and goes for a spinning back kick which the opponent usually ducks. As they come up, however, Tia’s kicking leg comes down and she nails them in the face with a Chick Kick, finishing with a dancing spin with her arms out).
• Santos went to the top rope and came down with a coffin drop onto Outlaw. She quickly pulled him up and delivered the Beso de Muerte ([Kiss of Death] Dream DDT) and covered for the win.

WINNER: Tia Santos via pinfall @ 20:42

Santos pulled herself up as her hand was raised in victory. The lights flickered as the laughter of Manic could be heard. Manic appeared on the screen and started to speak.

Manic: We are not done with you, Tia. We are ready to pull you down into the depths of hell. Next Level: Ascension is near but we will not watch you ascend. Instead we plan to bury you. We challenge you to a casket match!

Santos just smiled for a moment before the lights went out. When they came back up Manic was in the ring and the two started to brawl! Santos dropped Manic with the Beso de Muerte but Manic got right back to her feet! Her eyes were wide as she sat up and looked at Santos. Santos didn’t hesitate and kicked Manic right in the face as trainers rushed to the ring and pulled the two apart. Manic laughed as Santos tried to go at her again but the lights went out and when they came up, Manic was gone as we ended the show.