PCW Live: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Logan Square Auditorium
Kyle O'Reilly vs Sami Callihan
Kyle does everything in his power to evade Callihan. The larger man rushes him several times, only being a moment too slow to catch him. Kyle caught him first with a jumping knee. He then goes for the leg with several kicks before connecting with a dropkick to the knee. O’Reilly rebounds from the ropes with a double knee to the back of the head before hooking the leg. Sami powers out.
He tries to stand, but Kyle kicks the leg out from under him before using the ropes to tangle up the ankle. He backs off at the count of three. O’Reilly gets cocky and shows off to the crowd, allowing Sami to stand. He takes O’Reilly down with a bicycle kick. He looks to follow up with a toss into the corner, slamming the head multiple times.
He sits Kyle up on the top and that’s when Allysin leaps over the barricade to slide into the ring. She shoves Sami forward into Kyle and he topples to the apron and on the floor while she beats down on Sami in the ring. She even goes so far as to spit on him just as he did her and smirks, a single pinky raised in the air while she pressed a boot into the back of his head.
Frankie Valentine vs Jay Lethal (With Taeler Hendrix)
Jay does his best to keep Frankie grounded, but she overpowers him at every turn. Hendrix tried to get involved, but Frankie didn’t let her distract her from competing against Jay. She popped him in the chest with open palm slaps before taking him down with a spinebuster for a two count. He takes the fight back to her by using his speed. He catches her off guard with a neckbreaker for a one count.
Jay keeps control and looks to plant her with the Lethal Injection, but she catches him with a backstabber. Frankie transitions right into the sleeperhold, but Jay reaches the ropes. He back kicks her in the gut and looks for a suplex into the ropes. He tries to set Frankie up for a corkscrew neckbreaker, but she counters into a packaged pin for the three count.
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Hayley Interviews Scarlett Bordeaux and Vicky Haskins
“Scarlett, Vicky—Shaul Guerrero defeated you in a match last week to earn six points. She now has seven and can easily challenge for your title. Thoughts?”
“Move along, five. I don’t need you to interview me,” she says as she snatches the mic. She pushes Hayley aside and hands the mic to Vicky. “My friend, who was supposed to back me up, can ask me why I lost last week!”
“It was an accident. It doesn’t matter if she challenges you because you’ll still walk away as champion. I guarantee that. You’re the champion for a reason right now. You’re the best and ushering in a new era of wrestling in PCW. Shaul can’t compete with me and she sure as hell can’t compete with you. Now, Scarlett, how do you plan on preparing for this two?”
“I’m going to sit back and relax because there’s no point in wasting time and energy on her. She’s going to copy all of daddy’s tricks, but I’ll be ready for them. No one is taking my title from me, especially not a bitch with an ugly mug.” Scarlett smiles and walks away with Vicky scurrying behind her.
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Flash Morgan Webster & Will Ospreay vs Vipress and Corvus
Morgan starts the match with Corvus, getting some payback against the man after his partner attacked him last week. Prior to that, Corvus made sure Webster couldn’t compete. These two have made him a target, involving Will last week. Now Webster tags him in and Ospreay is up high on the turnbuckle before leaping off for a huracarrana. Corvus is tossed and tags in Vipress.
The two lock up and Vipress bites the fingers before planting Will with a shoulder jawbreaker. She tries to pin him, but he kicks out. She tags in Corvus and the two double team him before Corvus whips him into the ropes for a clothesline. Will kicks out of another pin attempt. He’s trapped briefly between the two opponents before finding an opening as he forearms Vipress. He makes the hot rag and Webster comes rushing in, taking out both competitors as they attempt to double team him.
He gets the double neckbreaker before going up high as Corvus rolls out. He connects with the 450 Splash to pin Corvus and gain retribution, celebrating with Will. Corvus and Vipress remain on the outside, staring down both men with silent intensity and hatred. This was far from over.
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Harlow
Harlow is seen by the dirt pile she buried Hania in. It was nearly hallowed as it was during the Buried Alive match. The casket remained, burned and blackened with soot. She sat crossed legged in front of it, eyes closed as she breathes in heavily. She was pissed and not even the gentle wind could soothe her.
“Damned. They’re both damned for all eternity,” she said in a whisper. “They could have had it all, but chose to betray me instead. DAMN INBREDS! Insects, maggots. They don’t deserve the power I would have shared with them. All they had to do was bring me the child.” Harlow balls her hands into fists, nails digging into the palm. She lets out a frustrated growl as her eyes slowly open. She glared at the camera with pure hatred.
“That little bitch, Vipress. It was Vipress who took Corvus that ruined everything else. We were going to bring Him here. We were going to set His damned soul free to wreak havoc on this earth. All they had to do was listen, but now they brought HER back. I...” Harlow gulps, so consumed with rage that her voice shakes.
“I will kill them all. For now, I must regroup... But they are all bound for fire and brimstone. They will suffer in the flames of Hell, tormented for all eternity in the afterlife. That is a promise.”
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Candice LeRae vs Indi Hartwell (With Tessa Blanchard)
The two women lock up, but Indi takes Candice down easily with an arm drag. She tries to tap Candice out, but the blonde rolls through and counters with a dropkick. She forces Indi into the ropes and chops the chest before driving a knee into the gut. LeRae whips Indi, but she counters with a whip instead. Candice tries for a tilt-a-whirl manoeuvre, but Hartwell lands the backbreaker instead.
Hartwell covets her for the two count. She takes control with multiple fists slammed down onto the chest before setting Candice up high in the corner. The blonde headbutts her down to the mat just as Blanchard runs out. She tries to knock LeRae down, but she kicks Tessa off and leaps for a crossbody to the third-generation wrestler.
LeRae is back in the ring and Hartwell goes for a superkick. She looks to finish her off with an Impressive Legdrop, but Candice dodges it and latches on the Mrs. Garga-No-Escape to tap Indi out and finally get some retribution.
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Hayley Interviews Rhea Ripley
Standing next to Hayley is Rhea Ripley, stone-faced and looking ready for a fight. Unfortunately, she’s not booked tonight. “I’ve been on a roll, since my match with Frankie. I ‘lost,’ but I’ve been earning point after point in all these matches. I’m steadily climbing towards the top spot. I’m only at two points, but eventually, I’ll have enough to challenge for gold...and there’s a certain Modfather that owes me a match.”
“Strong words from you, Rhea. I’m sure Taya can hear you loud and clear, despite her own ongoing issues with the PCW Champio—“
“Don’t talk to me about Taya or that pipsqueak, Jenny Blake. She’s not a champion, she’s a placeholder. As for Taya? Why she’s even stepping into the ring again can only be explained by her need to be in the spotlight, but nobody is bigger than Rhea Ripley right now. Not—“
“Nobody?” CM Punk says as he approaches Hayley from the other side. “While you’re spinning tales about how great you really aren’t, I’m actually going out there and putting on classics. I should already be on a championship level, but these points... I shouldn’t be restricted to this stupid system. I’m the Best in the World. I don’t need points to tell me that. You’re running off at the mouth about being a big name in PCW, but couldn’t even beat Frankie. A rookie, for Christ’s sake.”
“For someone who just walked right on in, you’ve got a lot to say, but I’m not much of a talker. I’m a fighter and I can put you in your proper place next week if you really think that you’re above me.”
“Next week? You’re on...kid.”
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Allysin Kay vs Charlie Morgan
Before Morgan could make it to the ring, Callihan takes her down. He tosses her into the stage tron, watching it crack and glitch. Charlie can barely stand, her back aching and potentially injured, so he leaves her lying there as he limps out to the ring, courtesy of O’Reilly earlier tonight. He demands that Allysin show herself and pay for interfering earlier in the night.
The two-toned competitor remained on the stage, pinky in the air as he gives her the middle finger.
“I told you. It’s on sight until we get our match. I made that specifically clear, but you don’t ever listen. Your type doesn’t know how to. I can come down there and beat dat ass again tonight, but I think they’re tired of seeing the same old shit, Callihan. The sneak attacks, the talking, the beating around the bush—I’m done with that. Tonight was just another way of pushing you towards the one thing we both know is going to end you if you say yes. That’s why you keep avoiding saying yes. It’s why you ruined our initial contract signing. We don’t need a contract to set this matchup, though. If you got the balls to back up all that shit you’ve been talking, stop with the ‘I’ll do it on my own time’ shit and just say the word. Say you want this fight straight up and I’m game.”
"Nobody is ducking your punk ass, especially not me. You’ve been feeling real bold, despite getting your ass beat right up on out of here. Maybe your little boyfriend’s presence makes you feel safe, but he’ll think twice before he comes running to the rescue. If I were him, I’d just sit back and mind my business because next week, cunt? It’s gonna be and you in a street fight. You wanna fight so damn badly, so I’ll fight. I’m not gonna stop at the pin, though, Allysin. I’m going to hurt you until you can’t stand again. I’ll run your ass back out of this company.”
Jenny Blake vs Baron Corbin
Jenny anticipated Taya and was thrown off by Baron’s presence. His power overwhelmed her, almost costing her twice. Corbin didn’t go easy on the small luchadora, choking her on the ropes, dragging her by the hair, and even tossing her out of the ring. He tried to slam her into the steps, but she jumps to safety on top before leaping off for a senton.
She takes advantage with a forearm and tries to whip Baron into the ring, but he’s too strong and connects with an End of Days on the outside, but he has to roll her into the ring for the count. The extra time caused her to kick out at two and Corbin unleashes his fury on her. Blake fights back as best as she can, managing a reverse frankensteiner. Corbin slowly rises and she connects with the Canadian Destroyer to quickly end the match. She narrowly escaped a loss.
“It was supposed to be me and you tonight, chica? What happened?!” She gets no response. “Ever since Triple A, all you’ve ever done is attack and harass me. You don’t realize you and I are so similar. I just chose to wise up and do right in the end. I’m not backing down from you, Taya. You set yourself as the challenger, so fight me. Next week, I want to fight you. Title on the line or not—it’s way more personal than that.”