#79: August 14, 2021

Hanako Vs. Harper Blake

• Blake had a knee brace on her right knee and moved around the ring. Hanako got a loud cheer on her way to the ring and the match was set to start. Blake looked for a pump kick but Hanako side stepped her and took her down with a neckbreaker.
• Hanako looked for a jumping senton and Blake rolled out of the way and got to her feet. The two locked up and Blake landed a series of right hands before pulling Hanako into a headlock. Blake flipped Hanako to the mat and Hanako slipped away and to her feet. Hanako looked for a hurricanrana but Blake flipped her backwards to her feet. Blake hit a big pump kick that sent Hanako into the corner.
• Blake charged and hit a big corner kick to the face! Blake went to the far corner, charged back at Hanako, and looked for a cornered Future Sight (V-Trigger) but Hanako moved out of the way.
• Blake grabbed at her knee and Hanako hit a dropkick to the same knee. Blake fell to a knee and Hanako hit a flipping blockbuster.
• Hanako and Blake were both up and Hanako spiked her with a float over DDT.
• Blake climbed to her feet and looked for a Russian legsweep but Hanako blocked it and got free with an elbow to the face and then she followed it up with a pele kick!
• Hanako went to the top rope and came off and took Blake down with a dragonrana! Hanako got a two count before Blake kicked out.
• Hanako quickly pulled Blake up but Blake started to fight back. Blake connected with the CMS (Quasedora Flipping Facebuster). Blake rolled up Hanako and sat on her chest and pulled back her legs and got a two count!
• Blake looked for Future Sight but Hanako hit a kick to the knee brace! Blake grabbed her knee and Hanako locked in the Majikkuawā (Black Widow). Blake couldn’t hold herself up and fell to a knee and started to tap.

WINNER: Hanako via submission @ 17:21

The Crew (Josh and Jack Williams) Vs. Social Elite (Summer Page & Angel Kash)

• Jack and Kash locked up first to kick things off and Kash had control of the match early. Kash hit a running bulldog and then tagged in Page.
• Page hit Jack with a snap German suplex and he rolled up and made a tag to Josh. Josh jumped into the ring and hit a dropkick.
• Josh looked for a DDT but Page spun away. She jumped up and hit Josh with a spike DDT. Josh looked for a roundhouse kick but Page grabbed his leg and he fell backwards to the mat. She quickly locked in the Perfect 10 (Figure 8 Leglock). Jack jumped into the ring and Kash ran in and hit him with the Kash Flow (Codebreaker). Josh started to tap and the referee called for the bell!

WINNERS: Social Elite via submission @ 8:04

Keeping a Close Eye

Somewhere within the EW Warehouse, we see The BBs. Brighton begins to speak.

Brighton Fischer: Two weekth ago wath e--

Bailey nudges Brighton with her elbow.

Bayley Mayhew: Mouthguard.

Brighton removes her mouthguard and tries again.

Brighton Fischer: Two weeks ago was exactly what we needed. After a year of being gone, we come back and defeat two credible, tough opponents.

Bayley Mayhew: That’s right, and if you take in consideration that Brighton has really only had a handful of matches to her name in total, being able to make a former champion in BWF tap out, that just goes to show that while yeah we might act silly sometimes, we’re not to be taken lightly within the confines of the ropes.

Brighton Fischer: That’s due in part by our mentors: Caitlin Shay and Zoey Mathews-Mitchell. While we’re calling ourselves The BBs, we’re still very much members of The Grrrls. It’s only a matter of time before they become CaliPRO Tag Team Champions, and we’re looking to do the same here.

Bayley Mayhew: We’re quite aware of the controversy surrounding the EW Tag Team Championships. We’ve got nothing against the Social Elite, in fact, I agree with them that they should have a rematch for the titles.

Brighton Fischer: I can’t argue that, but, if they aren’t going to get one, who are we to turn away a potential opportunity that would benefit us?

Bayley Mayhew: And we get that one match back isn’t necessarily enough to catapult us into contention, so if we have to keep fighting, we’ll do just that.

Brighton Fischer: So 323, Social Elite, The Crew, Dishonor, whomever may be champions when our time comes, just know that we’re watching very closely.

Bailey holds her hands up to her eyes as if she’s looking through binoculars, before the scene fades out.

David Slayton Vs. Austin Scott

• Scott paced around the ring as he was fired up for the match. Slayton came out to a roar of cheers as he entered through a pop of pyro.
• The two locked up and Scott tried to land a series of blows but Slayton quickly fought back. Slayton flipped Scott over with an arm drag and Scott was right up and speared Slayton into the corner.
• Scott sent Slayton into the ropes and hit a big spinebuster. Scott looked for a Texas Cloverleaf but Slayton kicked him in the face.
• Slayton got to his feet and caught a charging Scott with a forearm to the face. Slayton grabbed Scott by the hand and pulled him in with a vicious short arm clothesline.
• Scott stumbled to his feet and Slayton hit him with a suplex and rolled him to his feet for a second. Slayton looked for a third in a row but Scott blocked it. Slayton slipped behind Scott and hit a big German suplex.
• Scott got to his feet and Slayton looked for a spear but he ran right into a lifting kick to the chest. Scott hit the ropes and came back with Straight Whiskey (Running lariat)!
• Scott pulled Slayton up and pulled him onto his shoulder. Scott rammed him back first into the turnbuckle and wanted to his Booze Cruisin' (Oklahoma Slam) but Slayton slipped behind him.
• Scott turned around and Slayton jumped up and took him with a Lou Thesz Press and landed a series of strikes.
• Slayton pulled Scott up to his feet and onto his shoulders. Slayton delivered a Death Valley Driver and went into a cover and got a two count.
• Slayton had Scott up and wanted to his a German suplex but Scott grabbed the top ropes and held on. He caught Slayton with a hard back elbow to the face and then a kick to the gut. Scott looked for the upset as he delivered his Law and Order (Pumphandle Slam)! He covered Slayton and was shocked as he kicked out at two!
• Slayton fought to his feet with a left and right hand. Scott delivered a hard kick to the gut and lifted Slayton for Ace in the Hole (Rikishi Driver). Slayton was able to slip off Scott’s shoulder and landed on his feet. Slayton took a step back and rocked Scott with the Full Effect (Sweet Chin Music)!
• Scott dropped to his knees and Slayton quickly pulled him up and lifted him before hitting the End of Everything (One Winged Angel) and covered for the three!

WINNER: David Slayton via pinfall @ 18:33

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Danny Rose (c) Vs. Meg Coleman

• Coleman was aggressive right at the start of the match and had Rose backed into a corner and unloaded right hands as Rose covered up.
• The referee forced a break as Rose had a chance to regroup. Coleman charged and looked for a corner splash but Rose moved out of the way. Rose grabbed Coleman and was able to take her down with an "around the world" wristlock (wristlock into a hammerlock into a side headlock into an opposite arm wristlock takedown).
• Rose was able to lock Coleman into a single leg crab. Coleman crawled her way to the ropes and she was able to use her first rope break.
• Coleman got to her feet and Rose readied himself. Rose looked for a forearm to the face and connected. Coleman planted her feet and rocked Rose with the Meg Kick (Roundhouse Kick).
• Coleman grabbed Rose and hit a bridging German suplex for a two count.
• Rose and Coleman were both up and Coleman grabbed the arm of Rose and dropped him with a cross-arm neckbreaker. She rolled onto Rose and landed a series of right hands and then a hard elbow that seemed to really stun him.
• Coleman looked for a cover but Rose was able to kick out at two. Coleman paced around the ring as she pounded her chest. Rose was up and she looked for the Superwoman Punch but Rose moved.
• Rose sent her into the ropes and delivered his 1, 2, 3, Triple Deke (Irish Whip, drop down, leap frog, springboard gamengiri/Disaster Kick). He quickly went into a cover and Coleman kicked out.
• Rose popped up and went to a corner and delivered Subscribe To My OnlyFlips (Second Rope Moonsault-into-Standing Shooting Star Press combo)! Rose went for another cover and Coleman kicked out.
• Coleman fought her way to her feet and hit Rose with a headbutt. Rose stumbled backwards and Coleman hit the Superwoman Punch! Rose hit the mat and Coleman covered and only got a two as Rose got his foot on the ropes for a rope break.
• Rose and Coleman both slowly got to their feet and she hit him with another Superwoman Punch! Rose leaned forward and somehow spun and hit A Good Blaster By Your Side Is No Match For A Hokey Religion (Spinning Back Head Kick/Black Mass)!
• Coleman dropped to the mat and Rose fell backwards through the middle rope and to the floor. The referee began the twenty count on the outside to Rose and one to Coleman in the ring. The referee got to 16 and Rose was coming to as Coleman was starting to roll over but just missed making it into the ring and the referee called for the bell!

DRAW: via double countout @ 19:31

Lacy Nelson Vs. Tia Santos

• We came to the main event and the fans were buzzing for both competitors as they entered. Santos and Nelson stood across from each other as the match started. They looked around the Warehouse and stepped to each other and shared a quick fist bump before quickly backing up and circling each other.
• The two locked up and they tried to push each other into the corner. Nelson drove a knee into the gut of Santos and Santos came right back with a backfist to the jaw. Santos hit a spinning back kick to the gut of Nelson but Nelson stepped up with a flatliner!
• Nelson rolled right into an armbar but Santos rolled Nelson up for a one count.
• Nelson rolled to her feet and looked for a superkick but Santos did the splits and ducked it! Nelson smiled as Santos flipped up to her feet.
• Santos landed a hard chop to the chest of Nelson and then one to the back. Nelson came back with a hard forearm to the face. Nelson looked for a double underhook powerbomb but Santos countered into a headscissors takedown.
• Nelson got to her feet and was taken down with a Russian leg sweep onto Santos’ knee. Santos then sent Nelson into the corner and looked for a cartwheel body splash but Nelson moved and Santos hit the corner.
• Nelson ran to the opposite corner but Santos charged right behind her and hit a big clothesline when Nelson turned! Nelson grabbed Santos and tried to whip her into the corner but Santos countered with 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 was fired up as she moved around the ring and Nelson climbed to her feet. Santos went to the top rope and readied herself as Nelson started to stand. Santos looked for a double axe handle smash but Nelson caught her mid-air with a superkick!
• Nelson rolled Santos over and covered and was stunned when Santos kicked out at two.
• Nelson looked around the Warehouse and to the referee as she told her two. Nelson pulled Santos up to her knees and and wanted to hit the Byline (Canadian Destroyer) but Santos flipped Nelson up and over the top ropes to the floor.
• Nelson got to her feet but was quickly taken out by Santos and a tope con hilo! The fans roared in cheers for the match as Santos pulled Nelson up and rolled her into the ring. Santos jumped to the apron and to the top and readied. She dove and hit a coffin drop onto Nelson. Santos covered and Nelson kicked out at two!
• Santos started to pull Nelson into place for the Beso de Muerte ([Kiss of Death] Dream DDT) but Nelson was able to get free. Nelson hit the Headline (Eat Defeat)! Nelson and Santos were both down but it was Nelson moving first. She crawled over to Santos and covered and everyone was shocked when Santos kicked out at two!
• Nelson couldn’t believe it and looked around as she tried to think of her next move. She pulled down her knee pad and looked at Santos starting to get up. Nelson hit the ropes and looked for the Hollywood Split (Shining Wizard) but Santos ducked it and rolled Nelson up with a school boy pin attempt and got two before Nelson was just able to kick out in time.
• The fans chanted “fight forever” and “this is awesome” as Nelson popped up to her feet. The cackling laughter of Manic echoed throughout the Warehouse as Nelson froze. This slight opening let Santos hit a spear! Santos went into a cover and got two!
• Nelson was up and looked for another superkick but pulled it back and faked Santos out as she dropped to her knees. Nelson then caught Santos with the Hollywood Split! Nelson covered and Santos got her foot on the ropes at two!
• Nelson rolled out of the ring and started to pace as Santos was still down. Nelson looked under the ring and quickly stopped herself and jumped onto the apron. She started to climb to the top and Santos was up. Santos ran up the turnbuckle and hit a Spanish fly!
• Santos covered and it was her turn to be shocked as Nelson kicked out.
• Santos quickly pulled Nelson up and Nelson grabbed Santos’ hand and wanted the Headline but Santos countered and pulled her in and hit the Beso de Muerte (Kiss of Death). Santos rolled onto Nelson and picked up a pinfall!

WINNER: Tia Santos via pinfall @ 24:19

Santos pulled herself up using the ropes and took a moment to collect herself and celebrated briefly. She rolled out of the ring as Nelson was coming to and gave her a nod. She went to head up the ramp and a hand grabbed her from under the ring. Manic came crawling out and she and Santos came to blows! Manic speared Santos into the barricade and quickly hit the ring. Manic charged and hit Nelson with the Splitting Headache (Bicycle Knee Strike)! Santos slid into the ring and chased Manic out of the ring and shouted at her in Spanish as we ended the show.