PCW Phase Thirty-Six: The Half-Blood Prince
UIC Pavilion
Judas Scream vs Isla Dawn
Isla and Judas had been interfering with each other's matches since their first encounter, and the playfully devious witch had not forgotten Judas' interdimensional games during her match against Charlie Morgan. The result had been the least of her concerns, but the fact that he'd tried to mess with her head was still very much present.
Judas had been so close to challenging for a championship when his chance had been ruined by Isla, who turned the man upsidedown to get him to lose, repaying the favor.
Now that they got to face one another again, just like the first time, the audience was awed and standing to catch every move and every pop and poof they were making around the arena, with crazy landings, dangerous aerial spots and impossible-looking holds, they took one another to the limit, setting the pace for the night.
Finally, it was Isla who took the win, but just barely, blowing a kiss in Judas' direction, and he tackled her when she was receiving her point, starting up the fight once again while Isla laughed. The lights went out and both of them were gone from the ring.
Ricochet vs Hania
Hania came into the battle with one point under her belt, while Ricochet had been in a bit of a losing streak. Their match was just as aerial as expected, with Hania's lucha training and Ricochet's experience between the ropes. The commentary table was bustling with praise for both competitors, with Quackenbush telling stories from when they were training, and how they'd advanced since.
Despite the momentum that Hania had when coming into the match, it was Ricochet who took the victory, ending the match with a three count and his first point for championship contention.
Braun Strowman vs Matanza Cueto
Both men reached the ring and the arena seemed to tremble with the imposing presence of the two in the same place. The ropes seemed to almost give in during their match, and they could barely be contained within the four corners of the squared circle, every move an earthquake and every punch audible throughout the arena.
The match got more and more heated as the monster and the beast tried to one-up each other, the ring almost coming apart with their strength. The ropes gave in, and both men rolled off the ring, brawling outside until the count of twenty reached them both, but they didn't stop at the signal of no contest, continuing their brawl almost all the way up the ramp until a team of referees stopped and separated them.
Eddie Kingston vs Joey Ryan (All-Weight Championship Match)
The battle for the crown continued, as the self-proclaimed kings battled one another for the right to wear the crown, Kingston versus Ryan, with the Dong King having a non-championship victory over the War King, it made for a very interesting contest, where Joey kept the mood light while not giving Eddie any breathing space, being careful of that backfist to the future.
In a repetition of what had happened previously, Joey Ryan came out on top, with the referee dropping Eddie's arm three times, the war king refusing to give up on his own. But still the outcome didn't change, Joey Ryan was presented the All-Weight Championship, and a new king was crowned.
Jinny vs Charlie Morgan (PCW Women's Championship Match)
Charlie Morgan had something to prove going against the leader of the House of Couture, and member of the Haus of Havoc. They squared off in the ring, ready for anything, and if the audience wanted violence, that's what they were going to get from these two.
With Charlie's death-defying moves and Jinny's relentlessly violent attacks, the match turned sour pretty quickly, with the Queen of deathmatches putting Morgan through hell and back at every chance she got and Charlie returning the favor by putting Jinny through tables, slamming her against the barricade and using the steel steps to slow her down.
Despite all the punishment, the queen of couture came out on top, and successfully retained her championship, but just as she was about to leave the ring, bruised and holding her ribs, Taeler Hendrix showed up, running down the ramp with her three points in hand.
Jinny was LIVID. Her jaw dropped and she prepared herself for battle, but the previous match had taken its toll on her, and she could hardly defend against the attacks of the much fresher Hendrix.
Unfortunately for the champion, the challenger had picked her moment just right, and cashed in her points successfully, crowning herself as the new PCW Women's Champion after winning a battle she didn't fight.
Allysin Kay vs Sami Callihan (PCW Championship Match)
Recovered and ready, Allysin Kay waited in the ring for her opponent to show up, and Sami didn't disappoint, meeting AK with a look as fierce and violent as the one she had on her face. During his entrance, the commentary table was full of compliments for the challenger, with the occasional obligated mention of the current champion's defense streak.
As the match went on, and they were toe to toe, Sami's relentlessness and experience a perfect match for AK's. It seemed her dismissive comments had fired up her opponent more than they broke his spirit, and he wasn't the only one who seemed particularly upset at the way she'd been speaking of her opponents.
While standing over Sami, as the man was being choked on the ropes, she started challenging Quackenbush, urging him to get inside before another one of his "babies" got mangled and destroyed. And it seemed to work, because Mike stood up and moved to the apron, slingshotting himself to hit AK with a dropkick.
The match was immediately called off as a DQ, meaning Allysin Kay had retained the championship once again, and despite not being happy with the result, a very winded and redenned Sami Callihan was quickly seen to by the medics at the arena while the referee tried to pry AK and Quackenbush away from one another.