PCW Phase Thirty-Nine: The Tale of the Lonely Ghost
UIC Pavilion
Rachael Ellering vs Isla Dawn
The second generation wrestler tried to get the advantage from the very start of the match, but the witch wouldn't let it happen, though she kept looking over her shoulder, certain that the number one contender, Judas Scream would intervene in her match as he'd done in the past.
The intervention never came, and maybe caused by distraction, maybe thanks to Ellering's tenure, Isla was pinned to the mat before she knew what hit her, losing her two points in the process.
Flash Morgan Webster vs Frankie Valentine
With the winter approaching, the cooling of the environment had worn off the pheromones in the air, but Webster didn't seem to notice as he stepped into the ring with the same confidence and with the firm steps of he who knows himself to be invincible.
On the other hand, his opponent was the formidable Frankie Valentine, known for introducing the All-Weight championship and for her incredible improvement in the last months, as Chuck Taylor's protege.
The match, despite the weightlifter's strength, went dangerously even, and the modfather was quick to turn the tables around and get the victory over his opponent, still acting invincible and mighty as if he'd never lost his pheromone-enhanced power.
Pavor Nox vs Hania
As his last fights had gone, Pavor Nox's mental games didn't wait until the bell had rung to start.
The arena went black and the lights started beating like a giant heart, images of Hania's family, the start of her career and what she'd done up until now flashing on the screens, the ghosts of her past haunting her in the ring with what seemed to be Saturyne, her early years, the mask she so dreaded and the technique she'd tried to get away from.
Every step back she took and the way she was holding her face speaking of the distress she was feeling, where she wouldn't be able to escape her past, to fully be the fierce huntress she was trying to be.
The same as before, it only took a perfectly executed Acrophobia to take her down after she'd been mentally disarmed, giving Nox his fourth
Sami Callihan vs Chad Lail
Since his match with Allysin Kay and the injury he sustained during it, Sami had been MIA, but this match would signify his return to the contending line and if he could prove himself against Lail, he'd start his ascension far faster than anyone (even the doctors) expected.
With a torn labrum as a diagnosis, but gold in his mind, Callihan took on the soldier with as much power as he could muster, but with the first hold, the pain became almost unbearable, forcing him to favor that arm and try to keep it away from the trained eyes of Chad Lail.
Despite the pain and the threat of having his shoulder fully dislocated, Sami continued through the match, waving away the referee until a well-placed armbar in the center of the ring forced him to tap out.
Haus of Havoc vs Will Ospreay and Zack Sabre Jr.
As threatening as ever, the Haus of Havoc made their way to the ring to the sound of I Hope You Suffer, with Jinny posing in the middle of the ring while Jimmy stood behind her like a looming fatherly figure watching over his psychotic daughter. Their competitors stepped out of the gorilla position and went straight into the ring, looking at the other two, ready to fight.
Both teams fought hard, maybe harder than they should have, in the case of Jinny and Jimmy, but a specially hard attack from Jinny on ZSJ made Havoc turn away from the punishment he was laying on Ospreay to stop the Couture Queen from continuing, turning her around forcefully to look at him and getting into a screaming fight against her, pointing at Will for her to go over there while he took care of Sabre, picking him up from the floor where Jinny had piledriven him and tossing him inside the ring.
While Havoc hesitated on his attack on Zack, Jinny went over to them, pulling Jimmy away to lay him down with her own Acid Rainmaker, kicking him off the ring and yelling at him for bossing her around and being weak, causing a defeat by count out.
Allysin Kay vs Judas Scream (PCW Championship)
Allysin Kay, The PCW champion stood at the center of the ring, looking pointedly toward the commentary table. Griffin West and Colt Cabana sat looking back at her and then at each other, as though they too were trying to find the master of a thousand holds, but there was no sign of Mike Quackenbush anywhere, and no sign of her championship belt either.
Moments later the interdimensional being showed up with his strange entrance and a large grin spread across his face, but did tilt his head when he saw there was no championship to be contended for.
No matter, he still walked to the ring proving that he could beat his opponent championship or not. From the moment the match started, the two competitors seemed nearly evenly matched, neither holding back and neither staying down for long.
They were both as resilient as they were talented. Near the midpoint of the match, with both wrestlers going toe to toe an interruption came in the form of Mike Quackenbush. He stopped the entire match, standing at the top of the ramp with a microphone, the championship slung over his shoulder.
From his position, presiding over both of them he called off the match, demanding Judas' points be returned to him. Of course, with Mike still in charge, the order would be followed through no matter anyone else's opinions of it. He seemed to have said his piece but just as he was about to leave, he threw a challenge at Allysin.
If she's to be the true champion of the company, there was only one way to prove it. She would have to go through him.