PCW Live: Straight Up
A Moment of Bliss with Austin Aries
Alexa crosses her legs as Spiteful begins to slowly fade into the background. She once again starts the show with her very own Moment of Bliss. “Ladies and gentlemen, my guest is none other than Austin Aries!” The latest signee made his way to the stage and shook Bliss’s hand as she stood up to meet him. He takes his seat and grabs the mic before smiling. “Thank you fo—“
“Yeah, so let’s talk about Spike Trivet. He’s been getting under your skin on social media lately. It seems as if the match didn’t quite settle things.”
“No, it didn’t. Least not for him. I won the match, so there’s no need for me to continue anything with Trivet, but he is so hellbent on proving he’s great. He flashes the money, the expensive clothes, his girlfriend—none of that matters when it comes to skill and that’s something he doesn’t have. I mean, he lost to me, after all, and I’m the Greatest Man That Ever Lived. Skill is an absolute must to claim that title.”
“I know the general manager, Taya, has been watching. In fact, she commented on Spike’s tantrum, so to speak, about you beating him. Think she could possibly create another match between you two?”
“I hope not. Not because I’m afraid of a loss, but because there’s so much more to PCW than Spike and I want to see it all. He is just one man and I have better things to do.”
Before they can continue, Phil Jackal makes his presence known with a mic in hand a smirk on his face. “A Moment of Bliss with... This guy? I’m the man you should be talking to, Alexa, because I have eight points right now. Two more and I’ll be seeing Tyler Breeze real soon.”
Austin stands up, not taking too kindly to the interruption. Bliss looks on with wide eyes, peeking around Austin to get a good view of Jackal. “That’s a lot of talk from a guy who needed assistance for those six points he gained from Corvus. You aren’t on my level, kid, and that’s why you’re back there while I’m opening the show.”
“You’re not better than me,” Jackal says, getting into his face. Rage filling his eyes as he eventually shoves Aries back. “I’m the best superstar PCW has to offer!” Aries shoves him back and just before a fight could break out, Alexa clears her throat.
“I love a good fight as much as the next girl, but uh... I have talk show still going on.”
“That you do, darling,” Hendrix says as she walks out in a fiery red attire, her equally crimson locks flowing behind her as she swayed her hips, winking at Bliss. “So let’s talk—girl to girl.” She looks at Phil and Aries with a glare. “Get off the stage.” They almost object, but the look in her eyes sent them both to the back without a word.
Taeler took Austin’s seat as Bliss quickly stands up. “Oh, relax. I’m not going to hurt you yet. We already have a match, but before I sink my teeth into you and get a taste for the goddess, let’s discuss last week’s fiasco.”
Bliss wasn’t having it, walking away from Taeler as the redhead’s smile grows. “You can run, Alexa, but I will have you sooner rather than later.”
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Logan Square Auditorium
Zack Sabre Jr & Jimmy Havoc vs Pete Dunne & Jack Sexsmith
Zack easily takes Sexsmith down with a kick to the gut. He drives a knee into the face and goes for a quick pin. Jack kicks out, allowing Sabre to continue his torment. Sexsmith is tossed into the ropes and Zack chops him in the chest before whipping him into the opposing side. Jack rebounds and takes Zack own with a huracarrana. He follows up with a double stomp to the back and slithers into a pin. Sabre kicks out and Sexsmith rolls him up, arms pinned down between the legs, for the pin. Zack kicks out again and tries to tag in Jimmy, only for Sexsmith to drag him towards Pete.
Dunne and Sexsmith double team Sabre with a spinebuster to the knees. Dunne easily overpowers Zack, bending his back into the knee by pulling the arms and legs. Sabre refused to tap and Jimmy eventually breaks it up. Sexsmith springboards from the ropes for a huracarrana to send Jimmy out. Zack superkick Pete and tosses him the corner, shoulder hitting the ring post. Havoc is back on the apron and tags in, trying to rollup Pete from the corner. He kicks out at two.
As the two men battle it out, Scarlett Bordeaux makes her way out to the ring. She looks on with a straight face, seemingly just interested in the matchup. As Pete gets Havoc on the top turnbuckle, Bordeaux climbs the apron, shouting at the Bruiserweight. Dunne raises a brow before headbutting the woman hard. Jimmy has enough time to take him down from the top with a DDT. He tags in Zack and the man takes advantage of the shoulder, locking up the arm for a submission. Dunne refuses to tap out and escapes. He tries to tag in Jack, but Scarlett has him distracted, blowing him a kiss and giving him a wink. Sabre takes him out with a backstabber and rolls Pete up, grabbing the tights for the victory.
Scarlett joins Havoc and Sabre in the centre of the ring and raises their arms up high, giving Zack special attention with a smile and a wink. She holds the ropes down for both men to exit and journeys with them backstage, clearly pleased with the results of the match tonight.
Mickie James vs Frankie Valentine vs Charlie Morgan
Mickie James entered the ring with cheers and the audience fully behind her, hands trying to reach for her. Frankie Valentine's entrance was as flashy as ever, followed by Charlie Morgan's "do it like a dude," which made the Veteran scrunch up her nose a bit.
The match started with the bell, the referee a bit divided in his attention to try and keep up with the fast-paced action the three competitors were bringing to the arena.
Despite Mickie's experience, and Charlie's daredevil antics, the Pixie Valkyrie caught Morgan in midair after a cross body attempt, lifted her over her shoulders once, spun her and laid her down with a violent gorilla press drop, showing off her strength and rolling her over for the pin before James could intervene to keep the match going. Frankie Valentine was declared the undisputed winner, with Charlie just regaining consciousness after a couple of seconds after the victor's arm had been raised.
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Corvus addresses Harlow
Corvus was sitting in the middle of a dark room, you could only see one of his arms, but he looked pale, his breathing was heavy and his voice was barely audible.
We spent centuries together, us and you. We spent so many nights, watching you grow, evolve... Deteriorate into the amalgam of evil you are today. You wasted our knowledge in selfish ploys, in useless summonings, in gatherings of blind sheep you called your followers. You squandered our loyalty and repaid us with your neglect.
When we got away from your side, when you left us alone in that tree... We found a whole new meaning to our existence. We didn't just have to hurt, command, rule and torture. We are capable of so much more.
But you had to come back. You had to try and break the body we found for ourselves, the friends we made for ourselves. And we've had enough. Brittle and fragile as we are now, we won't back away from you again. You've taken someone we deeply care for, and we will stop at nothing to get her back.
Bring your horsemen and your knights of shadow. Because we're not on your side anymore, and you have not had the misfortune yet, to find out what powerful enemies we can be.
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Taeler Hendrix vs Alexa Bliss
Bliss evades Taeler for as long as she can before Hendrix forces the blonde into the ropes until a count of four. She slowly backs off, only for Alexa to slap her across the face. Hendrix glares her down and Alexa squeals as she is tossed into the centre of the ring by her pigtails. Taeler droves a kick into the side of the head for the pin. Bliss kicks out and Taeler continues to torment the woman, playing mind games as she licked the side of Bliss’s face. She eventually tosses her into the corner, threatening to hit Alexa to make her flinch. She then slams the back of the head into the turnbuckle before slinking away, preparing to charge forward.
Bliss suddenly exploded out of the corner with a clothesline. She hooks the leg, but Taeler instantly kicks out. Alexa drags the face across the mat before forcing Hendrix to her feet. She whips the redhead into the ropes and takes her down with a dropkick before dropping a knee into the chest. Alexa drags Taeler into the ropes, choking her as she wraps them around the neck and ropes. “I’m the one TRUE goddess of PCW!” She drives a boot into the back and raises her arms in the air. “I’m the only goddess around here! Me, me, me!” Bliss kicks Taeler in her side, toying with her now.
She then connects with the double knee drop into the back handspring double knees for the Insult to Injury, but Hendrix still manages to kick out barely at two. Alexa throws a tantrum in the ring, yelling at the referee. This allowed Hendrix to connect with a handspring kick to the face as Bliss turned around before looking for the Kiss Goodnight. Bliss fights her way out, swiping the legs out from under the redhead. As Taeler stands, she delivers a crushing forearm before planting her with a DDT. Alexa quickly climbs to the top, flying off for the Twisted Bliss to pin the former Heart of PCW Champion.
Alexa celebrates her victory and receives her first point before continuing to attack Taeler. She drives her head into the mat again for the DDT, raising her arms up high with a cocky grin. “One, true, goddess!”
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The Pack
Hania paces back and forth in the background as Mecha stands front and centre with Corbin off to the side, back against the wall.
Hania mumbles to herself, growling and occasionally howling as Mecha Wolf leans towards the camera.
He bares his teeth with a wicked grin. “We are impatiently waiting for our next meal. The pack is getting hungrier and it’s only a matter of time before we can no longer be contained.”
He looked back at Hania with a chuckle. “This one has a taste for raw meat and there’s plenty of bodies to pick from.”
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Natalya (With Frankie Valentine) vs Phil Jackal
Jackal evades Natalya with a series of rolls, managing to catch her by the leg and swipe it out from under her. Phil follows up with a dropkick to the side of the head for a pin. She powers out early and Jackal connects with a neck twist. Frankie cheers Natalya on from the outside, watching Jackal completely dominate her with aerial manoeuvres and agility.
The Hart Dungeon graduate eventually catches him with the Nattie by Nature suddenly. It takes him down hard but he rolls out of the ring immediately to avoid the pin. She chases him around the ring, narrowly missing Frankie as he shoves her partner. Jackal tries to use the distraction for a senton off the apron, but Natalya catches him and powerbombs back onto the corner of the apron. She tosses Phil back into the ring to lock in the Sharpshooter. Jackal has no choice, but to tap out as she bends the injured back as far as she can.
Frankie joins her in the ring to celebrate as Jackal rolls out of the ring, glaring down both women.
Sami Callihan vs Joey Ryan
Joey quickly tries to take Sami down with a dropkick. He follows up with a running knee for a quick pin. Callihan is dazed as Ryan drives a superkick to his chin for yet another pin attempt. Joey, having the obvious size disadvantage, uses his speed to keep control of the match, but Sami eventually finds an opening. He takes Ryan down with a bicycle kick to the chest. He lifts Ryan by the legs and slings him into the corner turnbuckle.
Joey slumps down in the corner as Sami backs away, building up to a running knee in the face. He drives his knee again and again to the side of the face before dragging Ryan out for the pin. He kicks out only for Sami to slam the head back into the turnbuckle. He kept control briefly before dropping Ryan on his head with a brainbuster. Before he can make the pin, the lights go out momentarily before they reappear.
Bray Wyatt rocks in his chair with a lantern dangling in his right hand. He looks on silently as Callihan stares back at him. Joey tries to take advantage from behind with a forearm. He attempts to whip Sami, but he counters and pulls Ryan into an elbow strike.
Sami drops Joey for a STO before locking in the Stretch Muffler for the eventual tap out.
Wyatt looks on without a word as Sami gains a point and the victory. He smiles, suddenly stilling the rocking chair. He stands and holds up the lantern. “Follow the buzzards, Sami.”
The lights go out again before flickering back on with the rocking chair and lantern being left behind. Blood red letters stained the glowing object. “Follow me” written.
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Jay Lethal addresses Kyle O'Reilly
Jay stands backstage with a hardened expression. He was not pleased with the results from last week, but soon a smile breaks out on his face.
“Last week, Kyle O’Reilly defeated me. He actually made me tap out, BUT that was nothing more than a fluke. I’m the greatest wrestler on this roster and in this world. The fact that I’ve not even been granted a championship opportunity baffles me. Points aside, surely Taya can see the value in me... But maybe I need to be more... Destructive in my means of getting noticed.
That’s where you come in, Kyle. You see... You have this idea that you’re better than me and that incident last week now has you believing that idea to be true. I’m willing to prove otherwise. You and me, round two, next week. If you win, you can consider yourself the best, but if I win? You’ll know that your victory was a fluke and that you’re nothing short of a one-hit wonder. Maybe then I’ll get the respect I deserve.”
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Mystery Attacker
Just before the main event can occur, a paramedic is backstage with Taya as she checks on the latest signed, Ricochet. The man held his ankle, grunting in pain as the medic attempted to move it. He clearly wasn’t going to be able to compete tonight.
“What the hell happened!? I have a main event to put on!”
“Somebody attacked me from behind! Damn near broke my ankle with a steel chair, but I can still make it!” Ricochet attempted to stand, but the weight only further put him in pain and he dropped back down to the floor.
“Unbelievable...” Taya shakes her head... But smiles. “I know just who can replace you.” She walks off in a merry mood, not entirely concerned that someone is attacking her stars.
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Allysin Kay vs Ricochet CM Punk vs Baron Corbin vs Rhea Ripley vs MJF vs Vipress
Ricochet could no longer compete. Every challenger waited impatiently for the new opponent and “Cult of Personality” took most of them by surprise. CM Punk enters the ring, exuding confidence despite being a last-minute replacement. As soon as the bell rang, however, Baron and MJF jump him and trap him in the corner. Rhea and Allysin immediately lock up with Vipress looking on with a blank expression. She slinks out of the ring and watches from the outside as Kay tosses Ripley into the corner. She catches Rhea with an uppercut that forces the blonde to drop down. Allysin stomps her Dow even further, choking Ripley with the bottom of her boot until satisfied. Baron continues to work on Punk and MJF approaches Kay with a smirk. He offers her an exit from the ring rather than put his hands on a woman. Allysin shrugged her shoulders and stepped out on the apron, grabbing the back of his head in the process. She drops down and bends his neck over the ropes.
Vipress finally strikes, attacking Kay as she climbed the apron again. She tosses Allysin into the barricade just as Punk tosses Baron out of the ring. She slides into the ring, eying the straightedge star. He doesn’t hesitate to bring a leg up for a roundhouse. She ducks him easily and boots him back into the corner. CM Punk dodges a clothesline and sends the woman face first into the corner with a dropkick. Punk follows up with a running knee to the face and bulldog from out of the corner. MJF is back on his feet as Rhea returns. He locks up with her and jabs her in the eyes before connecting with a belly-to-belly suplex. MJF follows up by sending Rhea into the ropes for a back elbow in the face.
Punk tosses Vipress out onto Baron Corbin, who catches her with ease. That doesn’t stop him from ramming her back into the ring post. He then grabs a ladder from the outside and slides it in. MJF grabs one end as Baron picks up the other. They fight over the ladder before Baron shoves it into the abdomen and traps MJF into the ropes. He forces the man out of the ring before setting up the ladder and starting to climb. Punk gets behind him, yanking the larger man down, but pays for it with a big clothesline. Corbin slams the head into the ladder before lifting Punk onto his shoulders and tossing him over onto the apron with a slam. The straightedge star goes limp as Baron starts the climb again. Allysin was back in the ring and booted the ladder over, dropping Corbin with it before he can reach the top. She sets the ladder up again, but doesn’t have the chance to climb as Rhea is back in.
The two women lock up again and Ripley takes Allysin down a dropkick. She drags Kay across the ring and forces her into the lower rung of the ladder, pressing her boot down on the back of the neck to choke her. Rhea then jumped and dropped the boot down, possibly damaging the trachea of Kay as the woman wailed and held her throat in pain. The blonde makes the climb to the top, looking to take down the briefcase. MJF quickly climbs up and grabs at the case. They yank and pull, but MJF comes out on top with a forearm to the face. He then slams Rhea’s face into the ladder before shoving her off to the mat. Vipress enters as MFJ tries to unhook the case and climbs up high enough to hook his legs and send him down with a powerbomb. Punk is barely on his feet now, steel chair acquired, and slings it at Vipress. She eats the attack, but that doesn’t stop her from driving a superkick into his chin. It was as if she felt nothing. All that was on her mind was victory. For Harlow.
She tried to climb and noticed Baron returning to the ring. Instead, she leapt off with a crossbody to take Baron down. She slowly stood and rolled him out of the ring only for Allysin to connect with a Bicycle Kick from out of nowhere. Kay forces Vipress to her feet and slams her into the ladder with a overhead toss behind her. Vipress knocks the ladder over and drops down onto it, withering in pain for the first time. Allysin rolls out to grab another ladder and sends it in. She uses that one to drop down onto of Vipress, momentarily trapping her. Kay then double stomps the ladder to further crush the demon. She sets one of the ladders up and reaches the top just as MJF is back in the game. He shakes the ladder underneath her, but Punk makes the rescue, driving a dropkick into the back. He makes the climb and meets Allysin at the top.
The two stare at each other for a moment before she gives him a smile. Not a hint of warmth or kindness instilled within it. Kay forearms him hard, almost sending him down. He brings up a leg for a high kick. Allysin is dazed and Punk climbs up, hooking his arms around her waist to flip over for a powerbomb from the top. Both are down as Rhea is on the outside with MJF. She drives the face into the barricade before retrieving a kendo stick. She beats down on MJF multiple times before sending him into the crowd. Rhea doesn’t enter the ring before Baron knocks her down with a shoulder tackle. He lifts Rhea up and scoop slams her onto the nearby commentary table. Vipress is back on her feet, but unbalanced as she limps towards the ladder. Corbin reaches her before she gets far, tossing the woman back with a German suplex. She drops onto the second ladder laid down and goes limp. Corbin quickly makes the climb as everyone is down and out, reaching the top to detach the briefcase and receive three points, plus a future match for any championship in PCW.