PCW Phase Thirty: Thunderball
UIC Pavilion
Taeler Hendrix vs Penelope Ford
Taeler smiled at her opponent, squaring off against her. Penelope looked ready to fight, wanting someone to be able to put the redhead in her place. The blonde started the match with some energy. She came at the Poison Princess with a force, trading blows with her. The proximity to the other woman and her pheromones, however, took a toll on her as it had almost every other opponent before her.
Penelope knocked Taeler back into the ropes, she ran back and cartwheeled toward her but her arms gave out and instead of finishing the move she fumbled and fell. She stood again, dizzy and disoriented, looking back to where the redhead had been but she couldn't find her. That was the moment she felt arms wrap around her middle. Taeler lifted the blonde up and back then slammed her forward, slamming her face into the mat with the pendulum facebuster. Penelope tried and failed to lift herself up but Taeler had her flipped over and pinned for the three count before the bad girl even knew what happened. The crowd booed for the victor until she was well out of the ring but some did clap and cheer for Penelope as she got back up with ring crew assistance and was led to the back.
Charlie Morgan vs Judas Scream
The match was even for the best of the first half of it, with Judas escaping from Morgan's holds in a very unorthodox way, folding his body in strange shapes to hold Morgan himself.
After the match spilled to the outside, and with Charlie throwing herself at Judas from the top of the turnbuckle in a very impressive crossbody, the victory went to Morgan, the risk ultimately paying off with her first point for contention.
Priscilla Kelly vs Zack Sabre Jr.
After Pavor's mind games, Zack had been in a strange mood, with the most recent result of it being the loss of his championship. But this time he was going against Priscilla, and her games were bound to begin, but he was determined to avoid falling for any tricks this time around.
Despite the relentless punishment they both took, it was Zack's Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than The Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness which gave him the win, though not an easy one, as he had to apply it twice before the referee was able to count Priscilla out of the contest, declaring Sabre the winner.
Pavor Nox vs Frankie Valentine
Even before Pavor and his doll made it to the ring, the screens were already showing static, muffling the sounds of the crowd while Frankie stood at the center of the ring.
Slowly, but surely, a swarm of snakes populated the ring while the crowd went silent in Frankie's head just before they started booing, chanting against her. One by one, every moment in her life she'd considered she wasn't good enough flashed on the screens. Loss after loss, missed opportunities, Robbie.
Kneeling on the floor, it didn't take much for Pavor to take the victory, just placing his foot over her, pushing her down and holding her there for the count of three, leaving her among the slithering snakes before leaving with his third point.
Frankie had to be helped out of the ring, a shaking, dizzy mess.
Hania vs Baron Corbin
Once both opponents entered the ring, the two of them began circling. Baron Corbin, The Lone Wolf and Hania The She-Wolf sized each other up, looking like two predators on the hunt. Hania made the first move, sprinting toward the taller wrestler. She grabbed him by the wrist and yanked him toward the ropes, jumping up onto the ropes and pulling him into a springboard arm drag. Corbin recovered quickly and the two traded blows, elbows, arms and legs in a flurry.
Baron got nailed by a particularly hard kick from the howling huntress and he ran back for the corner, sliding out on one side and back in the other, hitting her with a rough lariat. It looked like he had the upper hand after that but Hania fought back bitterly, never giving into him. Baron grabbed onto her, setting up for the end of days but was met with a flurry of elbows he wasn't expecting. She took the upper hand while the audience cheered her on and ran for the corner. Before he could stop her, Hania was standing on top of the turnbuckle and sprang off, landing a perfect diving moonsault press and taking the victory for herself.
Allysin Kay vs Eddie Kingston (PCW Championship Match)
The hype for Kingston didn't stop from the beginning of the match, having Mike and Colt on commentary, listing his accolades while Mike changed the subject when it came to mentioning AK's.
The match didn't disappoint, time after time, the War King came just shy of pinning Allysin, but she kicked out stronger and in fewer seconds each time. They were battered up, sweat and blood flying from each chop, bruises slowly forming while they attacked one another with brutality.
Despite the difference in height and weight, Allysin Kay managed to get the upper hand, defeating Kingston to successfully retain his championship, both champions breathing heavily, sitting in the middle of the ring when Allysin was announced as the Still Reigning champion and Kingston got his All-Weight championship back.
They reluctantly shook hands, sneering at one another, but certain that they had a more than deserving competitor in front of them, one that had them clutching their sides, and feeling sore already.