Pride of Puroresu Crown: Day Seven

[Ayako Himura]

PRIDE OF PURORESU CROWN: NIGHT SEVEN
GROUP A

Tommy Knox vs Owen Gonsalves

The opening match of the evening was a clash of two differing philosophies to wrestling. Knox looked to be smarting from his confrontation with Chandler Scott. Owen looked primed and ready to explode into action against his opponent. As the bell rang, Gonsalves threw himself forward into a European Uppercut. The move connected, but Knox took the hit and pushed back with a hard headbutt to Gonsalves. The younger and lighter competitor is thrown back from the ferocity of the blow. As he tried to recover, Knox came around with a hard leg sweep that took the Aussie off of his feet. The young grappler hit the ground hard on his side. Without wasting time, Knox immediately started throwing vicious and dirty kicks towards the knees of his opponent. Owen tried to move away from the vicious assault, but Knox came down with a stomp on one of his ankles. The younger Aussie started to move toward the ropes, where the referee prompted the five count for Knox to back off. Knox pushed the referee, but the referee pushed back reminding Knox that he could disqualify him. The American Highlife sneered at the official but backed off slowly. As Owen tried to get up, Knox kicked inside the left knee to knock him back down to a prone position. The audience booed in disagreement with the actions of Tommy Knox, but he brushed it all aside and picked up the younger opponent. He hooked Owen into a front facelock and swung him around for a quick swinging neckbreaker.

Owen hit the mat hard, as Knox went over him with a picture perfect STF. With the legs locked into place, Owen had no means of escape in theory. Knox started working on the ankles as well, trying to bend them as far as he could take them. Mr. Indestructible looked around the ring for a means of escape, as Tommy held him into place. The California grappler cinched in the hold as tightly as he could. He looked at the referee, who kept his eyes on the hold. With a bit of a surge, however, Owen dragged his body closer to the rope. Tommy tried to pull the move back with a roll and tried to keep it back into the middle of the ring. But Owen used the momentum to bring both bodies into the ropes, prompting the official to call for the rope break. Tommy tried to hold on until the count of four. As he broke the hold, he looked toward the crowd and sneered even more. The audience let him know their displeasure towards his actions against Owen. He picked up Owen leaned him against the ropes. Without much of a thought, Knox ran back towards the opposite ropes and came back with a clothesline. However, Owen ducked under at the last moment and watched as Tommy went up and over the top rope. The larger man grabbed onto the rope with his left hand and pulled himself back up. But Owen threw a kick onto Knox's knee and grabs a wrist! Everyone in the audience looked as he slowly twisted two of the fingers to bring Knox back into the ring.

As Knox came back into the ring, Owen looked at the middle ringer on the right hand and looked to the audience. The audience took to their seats, biting their nails... He moved towards that finger and started wiggling it around slightly. Knox tried his best to get out of the annoyingly painful predicament. But when Tommy tried to throw his left jab towards the midsection, Owen came down with the finger, and the audience heard a sickening snap! Tommy rolled around the ground howling in pain, as the referee yelled at Owen for his "unsportsmanlike" move. Anyone in the audience could tell this was a mere formality, as Owen just nodded his head. Knox moved towards the referee, "He broke my f***ing finger, Charlie Chan!" As he tried to voice his complaint, Owen came back with a hard soccer kick to the back of Tommy's knee! Tommy goes down to a knee, as Owen came back around and delivered a kick to the side of Knox's head! The audience stood up as they saw Knox heading face first into the ground. Using his skills, Gonsalves put the larger legs of Knox into a Surfboard. Instead of bridging into the Romero Special, he bounced up into the air and came back down onto the kneecaps of his opponent. Knox screamed out as both knees collided with the ground. Owen looked down and tried another kick to the leg, but he didn't get as much power out of it... He moved around slowly trying to shake off the effect of the trauma to his ankles.

He looked around and tried to get his ankles to stir around, but Knox recovered in time to pull Gonsalves iinto the drop toe hold into the corner. Owen's chin connected with the middle turnbuckle hard. Knox pulled him back up by the hair and swung him around for a reverse suplex attempt. However, Owen pulled himself around and locked Knox into the Southern Cross! The double armed Octopus Stretch seems to have slowed the bigger man down tremendously. Keeping the pressure on, Owen ground his opponent down by pulling back on the wrists with all of his might. As Knox tried to move to the ground, Owen kicked the knee out and pushed him down into the mat with Krukenberg! He pulled back on the wrist, moving and pulling it back with the shoulder. Knox tried to move toward the rope, but as Owen kept pulling, he reached and snapped the middle finger again. From the overload of pain, Knox couldn't handle the trauma. Owen looked down and kept the pressure on, but the referee tapped Owen on his shoulder, giving the indication that Knox passed out from the excessive stretching!

Winner: Owen Gonsalves (25:00)

Akio Tanaka vs Terence Tillman

This match would be one of the more astonishing displays of the evening. Akio Tanaka was showing his desperation for a win. Terence Tillman was looking to get himself out of the bottom of the rungs for the entire tournament. Tanaka was the first to try to strike with a snapping kick towards Triple T's jaw. But the younger fighter ducked out of the way and came back with a spinning back roundhouse kick that connected with the side of Tanaka's head. The God-like Dragon spun to minimize the damage and tried to pop back around with a spinning lariat. But Tillman scouted everything out and ducked under before coming back with a knee lift to the back. He followed up with a side headlock, trying to grease Tanaka up for a run to the ropes. However, Tanaka slipped behind him and threw his slightly heavier opponent back with an overhead release German Suplex. But Triple T caught himself in mid flight and landed on his well trained feet! As Tanaka popped back up, Tillman met him with a well timed Roaring Elbow to the jaw. Tanaka spun around and hit the ground hard, as Triple T stopped him in mid drop and went for an Irish Whip! As Tanaka came back around, Triple T stopped him with a hard spinning heel kick to the jaw. The audience sat down, paying close attention to the man from Orlando. He slowly went down to pin the shoulders of Tanaka. But the referee stopped at one, as Tanaka rolled his shoulder out. Shaking his head, Triple T picked up Tanaka and popped him up and over with a snap brainbuster. As he hit the canvas, the crowd roared at the impact. Tillman nodded to the crowd and went back to work.

Determined to get to his win, Tillman took he game to the ground as he set up Tanaka. Keeping him seated, Triple T moved back to the ropes and connected with a vicious Shining Black to the face of his opponent. Tanaka moved to the ground, holding his jaw. As Tillman moved down with an axe kick to the ground, Tanaka rolled himself out of the way. Another kick attempt, and Tanaka caught Triple T with the Dragon Screw Leg Whip! Tillman held his leg as Tanaka decided to change the pace. Slowly, he kicked the thigh of Triple T hard. The younger Dragon tried to do all he could to get out of this predicament, but Tanaka wasn't having any of it. He kicked the thigh again, and the audience booed the actions of the God Akio. He waved them off, as he stomped toward the thigh again. The methodical one put the leg into a grapevine, keeping Triple T in the middle of the ring and unable to use his flying abilities. Triple T looked around for the ropes, but Tanaka kept him planted expertly in the middle of the ring, stretching out the leg and straining the knee. The audience rallied to get Triple T back onto his feet, as Tanaka kept grinding down on the leg and joints of Tillman. As Tillman tried to use his reach, Tanaka slinked around to make escape difficult. The Terrific one decided to pull himself up and dragged his body and Tanaka's toward the ropes instead. Tanaka tried to dead weight himself as much as he could, but the sheer determination of Terence Tillman kept both men inching towards the ropes! As Tillman reached his arm out, the referee yelled at Tanaka to release the hold! Tanaka held on until the count of four and a half, dismissing the official as he released the hold.

Tillman pulled himself back up to his feet and kicked his leg out to get the feeling back into it. Tanaka charged towards him to give him no room for rest. But Triple T moved out of the way in time, as Tanaka collided with the corner! Using the opportunity, Tillman turned Tanaka around and connected with the CCS Enzugiri! Tanaka wobbled out of the corner slowly, but was met with a vicious Savate Kick to the face called the Chin Checka! As Tanaka was stunned, Triple T wasted no time moving behind him and wrapped his arms into that deadly Cobra Clutch. The fans in FGA call this the TTO or Tillman Tap Out. Tanaka held out as long as he could, but Triple T moved his arms in tighter and crushed the airway of his arrogant opponent. The referee checked for the legality of the hold, and seeing how Tillman was obeying the rules, he checked Tanaka. As the Godly one tried to stomp his way out, Tillman lifted him up and drove him to the ground, keeping the hold intact. As he pulled the move to the side, Tanaka decided he had enough of the pain and tapped out on the mat.

As the bell rang, Tillman sprung up from the ground to meet the referee. The referee raised his hand in victory, as Tillman nodded to him. In a show of his respect, Tillman bowed to the crowd in attendance as they gave him an ovation for his first win in the tournament.

Winner: Terence Tillman (19:43)

Asuka Yoshiro vs Yuji Misawa

The two native sons came into the matchup looking for anything to boost them into the score charts. Misawa started out with a hard series of strikes against Asuka, hoping to topple the shorter trunk of a man. Asuka looked at his younger and lighter opponent and started throwing a series of chops and slaps towards him. Misawa answered back with the same and threw a leaping back kick to the big man's midsection! Asuka answered back with a knee lift to the gut and threw Misawa up and over with a hard snap suplex. Without stopping, Yoshiro dropped down with a falling headbutt to the sternum of the lighter opponent. Misawa flopped around in pain as the fan favorite picked himself up and pumped his fist into the air. The older Dragon picked up his opponent and dropped him down hard with a vicious double underhook brainbuster. The impact on his skull and neck stopped the momentum, if only for a moment. Yoshiro pulled the younger Dragon into a Dragon sleeper and torqued back on the neck slowly and painfully! Misawa danced around on the mat, trying to keep himself from falling asleep or tapping out. But the older veteran kept his cool and cranked up the intensity of the hold! As Misawa flopped himself around to stay away, he reached his back foot toward the ropes. Seeing the toe connect, the referee called for Asuka to release the hold! The older Dragon saw the foot and acknowledged the command. Instead of losing his cool, he let up on the hold and patted the younger Dragon on the shoulder.

Misawa got himself to his feet, and both men went for the old Greco-Roman hand to hand lockup. As Asuka and Yuji locked in, both men pushed in for dominance. Asuka got the major advantage with his size, but Yuji proved to be the victor when he used his superior flexibility. As he lifted himself off the ground slowly, Asuka tried to kick the arms out. The younger man ended up throwing his feet under the midsection and flipping Yoshiro up and over into a ground guard. Taking advantage of the ground, Misawa started throwing rights and lefts down in a ground and pound situation. Yoshiro blocked every glancing blow he could, and the young man felt like he was throwing into the air after a few timed blocks. Asuka threw up his own series of punches towards the younger Dragon, trying to throw him off of his game. Misawa lifted off of his opponent and pulled him up by the hair. He pulled Asuka up and over into a quick brainbuster. As the older Dragon hit the ground hard with the skull and neck area, Misawa tried to roll himself up and over for a quick pin. Asuka threw the shoulder up after a one count. Misawa moved around and tried to get Yoshiro into another pinning predicament, but Asuka rolled the shoulder over yet again. The audience started chanting for the men to keep fighting. Yuji looked frustrated as he moved forward and tried to lock Asuka in the Kimura lock. He moved the wrist around for the double lock, but Asuka proved to be too strong as he whipped the younger man around and threw him off of the submission game ever so slightly.

As Misawa went rolling away from Asuka, the big man deadlifted up his younger opponent into a fallaway slam. As the young Dragon fell to the earth, Asuka lifted him up and dropped him into a vicious gutbuster. Misawa hardened himself and yelled out with some fury. He came back with a vicious enzugiri to his larger opponent. As both men stood back up, the audience looked on in amazement at the fighting spirit of the two dragons. Both men spent a minute kicking each other in various ways until Misawa came about with a spinning roundhouse kick to Yoshiro's jaw. The big man spun himself back around and threw the LARIATOOOOO! to the jaw of Misawa. As he pinned the younger Dragon, he held the shoulder down hard. But Misawa kicked up at two and a half! The young Dragon was showing every bit of grit and toughness against his older counterpart. As Yoshiro lined him up for another lariat, Misawa ducked and came back with a leaping overhead kick to the top of the skull. He followed it up with a short arm clothesline of his own, but Yoshiro would not go down. Misawa came back with another vicious clothesline, but Yoshiro would not fall to the ground. Trying one last charge, both men threw themselves into a dueling Lariat situation! As they hit the ground, the referee looked at both men and tried to get them to come up, but by the time he counted to five, the TV time out bell sounded!

Time Limit Draw (30:00)

[James Peterson]

Chandler Scott vs Ken Hideyoshi

Chandler was looking confident as one of the points leaders of the board, honestly. Hideyoshi wasn't too pleased with this own standing in the tournament. As the bell rang, both men collided in the middle of the ring in an elbow and collar tie-up. Hideyoshi tried to use his experience and deceptive moves to shake Chandler, but Dangerous C was too smart and too crafty to fall for the mind games. He unbalanced Hideyoshi and placed him into a side headlock. The Flamboyant Dragon decided to push off and throw Chandler towards the ropes successfully. As Chandler came back around, he was met with a one legged dropkick to the jaw. Chandler hit the mat hard with a bit of a thud. The King of Japan hovered over him and placed that left elbow into a Fujiwara armbar. Chandler looked up at the lights and grimaced in pain. Hideyoshi kept his cool and yanked back on the arm with all he had. He used his weight advantage to keep his feet planted. The fans cheered on the gaijin Dragon to escape the hold. Chandler nodded to the audience as he flexed his arm. Hideyoshi shook his head in disapproval. As Chandler flexed the arm more, Hideyoshi felt his control over the move slipping! With a bit of a roar, Chandler threw his arm forward and carried Hideyoshi over into an improvised throw!

Hideyoshi landed on his back hard as Chandler pulled himself back up slowly. He rolled Hideyoshi around and placed him in a seat. With a sharp run, he hit the ropes and came back with a dangerous rolling neck snap. Hideyoshi bounced back with the recoil of the hit! Without wasting a step, Scott moved down and picked up his larger opponent. He whipped the wily Dragon into the ropes and connected on the rebound with a hard Kitchen Sink knee lift to the midsection. Ken doubled over in pain from the shock of the move. As he bent over, Chandler moved him to the right arm and dropped him with a quick and deadly DDT. Hideyoshi was driven directly onto his head with major amounts of impact! As Chandler looked to the audience, he nodded that he was ready to take this match to another level. The former champion looked at Hideyoshi and lifted him up and put him into the corner. Without missing a beat, he moved the King of Japan onto the top, hanging his feet off of the ropes. As he readied the move, he came down with a vicious cutter! With the Mass Spike in place, Chandler breathed in slowly and indicated that he was ready to end the contest. He lifted up the dead weight of Hideyoshi and took him into a vertical suplex hold. As he held Hideyoshi in the air, the audience buzzed at what Chandler would try to do... He moved the man over quickly into a Tombstone Piledriver position and drove the head into the mat with all of his might!

Hideyoshi's body fell forward as Chandler moved over him, locking the legs! The referee hits the mat and counts to three in this one. Chandler Scott stood up and took his arm in victory as the audience applauded his brutal effort against the King of Japan.

Winner: Chandler Scott (8:45)

[James Peterson]

Konrad Raab vs Stacy Jones

The next match would be between two competitors who respected each other enough to shake hands before the bell tolled. They start off with a collar to elbow tie up, Raab strong enough to power Jones down a little but she used her low center of gravity to hold herself. Raab continued to try and push her down but she remained in a low stance, adamant on not getting put any lower. She then managed to quickly swivel around and lock Raab in a waist lock, who used his ring awareness to run backwards and push her into the ropes, with Jones releasing him. She ran toward him and Raab would greet her with a clothesline. She was back up but not for long, as Raab would follow with another clothesline. Back up once again she looked dazer and stumbled into the path of Raab, who lifted her up and dropped her back to the canvas with a spinebuster. Arching her back, she rolled to the ropes and latched onto it whilst Raab got back onto his feet. Showing courtesy and respect to Jones as he allowed her to recover.

Circling the ring the two would go before lunging forward, Jones once again quick enough to get in behind for a rear waist lock. Raab was surprisingly silky, managing to reverse the move and attempt a dead-lift German but Jones would use her strength to power herself down. Raab would lift her up again, this time managing to get her up and over but she'd land on her feet. He'd turn around and looked for a clothesline on Jones but she ducked under his arm, hitting the ropes with a handspring, launching herself backwards and delivering a pele kick on Raab who fell to the canvas instantly. Jones would then go over to Raab and lock him in the camel clutch submission. Raab was struggling, this was evident. She had it locked in tight and looked life she wasn't going to let up any time soon. But using the energy of the fans, Raab managed to find his way out of the submission and Jones was stunned. Raab would use the ropes by the corner to help himself up and Jones would run toward him. Raab would grab her as she arrived, lifting her up and onto the top rope. She was seated, Raab would clap his hands together before landing a drop kick that would send her flying off of the top rope. Applause would follow. Raab would then get himself up onto the top rope and position himself. He flew off, delivering a frog splash to a standing Jones, the two crumbling on the outside.

The first up would be Raab, who latched onto the railing and caught a breath or two. Once he recuperated, he picked Jones back up and rolled her back into the ring before joining, covering her with an arm slung over her chest. One, two but not enough for the victory. Raab would attempt to lock Jones in a series of holds, starting with the Anaconda, but she was resilient, not showing any signs of quitting. The sharpshooter followed, but Jones would be able to find the ropes despite Raab's best efforts to keep her in a central position. It culminated with the "Ice Lock", his signature Ankle lock that had everyone in the arena believing that this contest was coming to an end. But like she'd been doing for the whole match, and in fact, the series as a whole - she was strong, resilient and managed to fight her way out of it. She used the ropes to help herself up, he ran towards her but she managed to lift him up and over to the apron. She then took a few steps back, springboard off of the ropes and managing to swivel her body round, landing a drop kick on Raab who went crashing on the outside. She would then take off to the ropes, suicide dive through then and crashing into Raab! The referee would begin his count and the two would remain down. The impact of Jones crashing on the railing following the dive had caused her to arch her back, whilst Raab was holding onto his head - a forearm by Jones from the dive looked as if it might have partially blinded him as he struggled to know where the hell he was. The referee got to the count of seventeen and the two would look to help each other up, using each other's body parts to get themselves up, but it was too late. The bell rang and the match ended as a double count out.

Winner: Double Count Out Draw (14:28)

[James Peterson]

James Edwards vs Mark Storm

The main event of the evening. 

These two global trotting competitors had tussled it out in Frontier Grappling Arts & Seattle Pro Wrestling. But now, they'd test the waters out here in Japan. They'd shake hands, nodding to one another before the bell went and once it did, the hall fell to silence and all eyes were fixated on Edwards and Storm who circled the ring. They approached the center of the ring, gradually outstretching their arms as Edwards proposed a knuckle lock. Right hand connected, Edwards swung a boot towards Storm, who released grip of his hand and took a step back to avoid the shot. They circled the ring once again, with Storm being more controlled and focused, slower with his movements whilst Edwards looked for an early target. A low double leg take down was attempted but Storm was able to fend for himself, dancing away from Edwards who scrambled back up to his feet and all of a sudden, the two engaged in a collar to elbow tie up. Storm was quick to lock Edwards in a side headlock. He kept him in the hold and wrenched, tightening and tightening. Edwards would force Storm back into the ropes, looking to swing him off but Storm dropped to one knee, keeping the hold firm and shaking his head. Edwards would once again attempt to swing Storm off as he brought him to the ropes but Storm remained in control, dropping down to a knee. And Edwards winced a little but was back to work in a matter of seconds, up on his feet and bringing Storm to the ropes. He failed to swing him off and Storm brought Edwards to the center of the ring, side headlock slam to the canvas but Edwards was able to lock in a body scissors at the same time but Storm would kip himself up. The two raced to their feet, Edwards would wheelbarrow his way into a lucha styled pin, barely a two! They raced back up, Storm ducking under a lariat attempt and attempted a backslide pin but Edwards would kick out. Back up on their feet, Edwards ducked under a lariat attempt by Storm - roll up attempt, but Storm kicked out almost instantly. The two were back at it again, up on their feet with Edwards hitting Storm hard with a forearm strike to the face. Storm held onto the side of his head, nodding and returned the favor, marking the start of a war of exchanges.

Open palm strike would follow by Edwards, and Storm would return the face. Double thrust into the chest, the two would follow this exchange by alternating back to the original technique, forearm strikes, connecting hard and stiff. Edwards, one of the hardest hitters in the game would emerge the victor in this war of strikes. Storm falling to a knee allowed Edwards time to recuperate but he also knew that he would have to pounce quick. Edwards hit the ropes, bouncing back and was surprised to see Mark Storm back up on both feet. Storm went for a massive big boot but Edwards would manage to slide underneath his leg, rear waist lock, looking for a German but Storm would elbow his way out of the position. Turning around, Storm would throw his boot at Edwards who caught it, spun him round and looked to hit him with a lariat, Storm ducked, looking for a pele kick, Edwards caught his leg and would lock him in an impressive knee bar submission. Applause would follow after a sequence of the two reading each other's game. They'd been in the ring together far too many times now, so they knew what the other had to offer - they knew each other's strengths and weaknesses. Storm reached for the ropes, looking but not being able to reach as Edwards tightened the hold. Eventually, Storm would be able to find what he was looking for, latching onto the bottom rope and not letting go. The referee would count and gradually, Edwards would let go.

Using the ropes by the corner, Storm would get himself back up onto his feet. Edwards would come over to him and begin an onslaught of strikes, showing the world why he was regarded so highly for his striking ability. Starting with shoot kicks into the chest of Storm, the strikes thunderous and authentic, Storm squirming after each shot connected. He would then alternate, backhand chops to the chest of Storm, who's chest was turning into the color of red. Storm would stumble out of the corner, clutching his chest. Edwards turned him around, backhand chop to the chest. This particular chop would reinvigorate life into Storm would butted heads with Edwards and the two would push each other back using their heads. Forearm strike by Storm, forearm by Edwards, the two exchanging a further two before Storm kicked him in the mid section and headed to the ropes, unaware that Edwards was following. Once he hit the ropes, Edwards would greet him with a knee to the midsection. He took off to the opposite ropes, unaware that Storm was following him, who replied with a knee to the midsection. Irish whip attempt, Edwards reversed, Storm bounced off of the opposite ropes, Edwards was bent over and Storm rolled against his back, rear position looking for a German, Edwards landing on his feet. Edwards ran toward Storm who helped him on his way to the ropes, Edwards bounced off of the ropes and was met with a gigantic drop kick by Mark Storm, who rose to his feet after executing the move and posed for the fans.  

Showing grit and determination, Storm went back to work on the grounded Edwards, who would deliver forearms to his midsection when Storm would help him back up to his feet. Storm would knee him in the mid section, a butterfly suplex transitioned into an armbar following but Edwards was quick to find the ropes, avoiding the move. He would roll onto the ring apron and Storm rose to his feet. Edwards had his head down, breathing heavily as he recuperated, leaning against the ropes. Storm hit the opposite ropes before running toward Edwards, who pulled down on the ropes and Storm went over the top rope, managing to land on his feet. He turned around, hopping onto the apron to join Edwards, who'd greet him with a sole kick to the mid section, almost knocking Storm off of his feet. He'd turn Storm around, and deliver a Dragon Suplex on the apron! Storm recoiled and landed on the outside. With Edwards rolling back into the inside of the ring and looking up at the heavens. The referee continued to count and Storm wasn't showing any side of movement, Edwards was just a few seconds away from victory but out of nowhere, Storm slid back into the ring and Edwards looked to his side, to find Mark Storm lying next to him.

On their knee's, the two would exchange a series of forearms which would culminate as they stood on their feet. Edwards would connect with a spinning backfist, followed by another one, the Double Tap being performed. He'd turn a dazed Mark Storm around, wrist clutch - looking to transition into a bicycle knee but Storm avoided, running to the ropes and connecting with a bicycle knee of his own. Edwards fell to a knee, the shot being hard and deadly. Storm then ran to the ropes once again, looking to connect with another bicycle knee but Edwards would explode back up onto his feet and almost take the head off of Mark Storm with an almighty lariat. Storm flipped inside out and Edwards would quickly climb the ropes, making himself comfortable on the top rope, leaping off to deliver a double foot stomp on the downed Mark Storm. He wasn't done just there though. He rose to his feet, hit the ropes and delivered a diving headbutt to Mark Storm. He then hooked his legs to get the one, the two but failed to get the three! Gasps echoed through the arena and Edwards rose to his feet. Mark was set up where Edwards would want him, a seated position. Edwards took a run up, swinging his boot in the direction of Storm, who ducked, hitting the canvas. Edwards followed through, Storm rolled him up from behind for the one, the two but Edwards kicked out. 

Racing to their feet the two would go. Edwards looked for a lariat, Storm ducked! German suplex! German suplex! German suplex! German suplex! German suplex! Finally, Storm would let go after the fifth but the "Burning Heart" that was James Edwards rolled back up to his feet. Storm turned around and looked at Edwards in disbelief, who then delivered a headbutt to Storm, who immediately fell to a knee. Edwards would then perform a folding powerbomb on Storm, the pin following this but it wasn't enough! Edwards would rise to his feet and roar to the audience, the electricity picking up in the arena. He would then take a couple of steps back as Storm sat himself up. Edwards charged at him, THE VIOLENT GOSPEL CONNECTING! Edwards would then fall on top of Mark and count along with the fans and the referee. One, two - but in the corner of the referee's eye, he sat the foot of Mark Storm placed on the bottom rope. Whilst everyone else counted three, the official stopped and pointed at the leg of Storm. Edwards buried his head in his hand, breathing heavily as Storm rolled himself out of the ring. Edwards would rise to his feet, clasp his hands together and roll to the outside. He picked Storm up by his hair, Irish whip hard into the railing. Storm looked out of it! Like if anything else was to happen to him, it would all be over. Edwards would take a few steps backwards, running up to Storm and delivering a drop kick to Storm, who went flying over the railing and into the fans. Edwards would then roll himself into the ring, more than content with getting the win another way than the traditional pinfall. 

Storm was making moves and Edwards paced the ring cautiously, looking out at Storm who climbed over the railing and managed to make it back into the ring just in time. Edwards grabbed him, looking for the foxfire! Storm fought his way out of it! Edwards let go, and Storm ran toward him, ducking under his clothesline attempt and springboard onto the ropes, flying backwards with a cutter to Edwards! STORM SEARCH! Hooking the legs of Edwards, ONE, TWO! Not the three! The fans were restless and so was Storm, who rose to his feet and signaled the end of the match! He picked Edwards up, lifting him into a fireman carry position, Edwards slid down his back, forearm to the back! Turning him around and looking for a hurricanrana, connecting - Storm managed to cartwheel his way onto his feet. Edwards ran toward him, Storm would stop him with an open palm strike, forearm, shoot kick to the thigh, spinning backfist and as Storm went for the discus Lariat, Edwards ducked underneath, BACKDROP SUPLEX! Running to the ropes, looking for the VIOLENT GOSPEL, STORM DUCKED! Storm kipped himself back up to his feet, and as Edwards turned, SUPERKICK! Edwards stumbled back into the ropes, SUPERKICK! Storm would stumble back into the ropes, coming off of them with an abundance of pace, BICYCLE KNEE! Edwards fell to a knee. Storm took off to the ropes once again, BICYCLE KNEE! ONE SHOT, ONE KILL! Picking Edwards up by his head, Storm would then scoop him into a tombstone piledriver position! BUT NO! Edwards would manage to switch position, using his strength to reverse the situation! BUT NO! Storm would now reverse the move, and land Edwards on his head! TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER! 

Rising to his feet, Storm would pick Edwards up too and lift him up into a fireman carry position. The clock was ticking and the end of the match was beckoning. Storm would throw him up, and as Edwards came back down, a knee to the face connected! DYSTOPIA! Storm would hook the legs of Edwards for the one, the two, and the three! The bell rang and moments after, the buzzer for the time limit would go off too! 

A standing ovation from everyone in the arena. Storm rose to his feet, struggling to stand up straight, his arm was risen in victory. He looked at Edwards and helped him up onto his feet. He offered a handshake and Edwards looked at his hand for a while, before accepting, lifting the arm of Storm in victory. 

Winner: Mark Storm (29:53)