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Match Number One: Alex Hammerstone versus Jacob Fatu for the MLW World Championship
Fatu charges at Alex and punches and head butts him. Fatu sends Alex to the floor and Fatu follows. Fatu with a forearm to the abck and he sends Alex into the guardrails. Fatu with punches and he sends Alex into the apron. Fatu sends Alex back into the ring and Fatu follows but Alex clotheslines Fatu over the top rope. Alex with a pescado and then he presses Jacob over his head and hot shots him on the apron. Alex sends Fatu into the apron and back into the ring. Fatu knocks Alex off the apron and into the guardrails.
Fatu goes to the floor and the referee checks on Alex. Fatu grabs Alex and head butts him. Fatu sends Alex into the guardrails and punches him. They return to the ring and Fatu with a palm thrust. Alex with a punch and Fatu with another palm thrust and shoulders in the corner. Fatu with a rake of the eyes. Alex with a kick but Fatu with a head butt and hard Irish whip. Fatu chokes Alex in the ropes and punches him in the corner. The referee pulls Fatu out of the corner and he checks on Alex.
Alex with forearms but Fatu with a punch. They go back and forth with punches. Fatu with a hard Irish whip and we go to commercial.
We are back and Alex with an exploder into the turnbuckles and both men are down. Alex with punches and chops followed by a forearm. Alex with a flying boot to Fatu. Alex runs into an elbow but Alex with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex followed by a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Alex sets for a Nightmare Pendulum but Jacob backs him into the ropes and super kicks Alex to the floor. Fatu with a suicide dive and a moonsault off the turnbuckles onto Alex on the floor.
Fatu goes up top and hits a swanton for a near fall. They both get back to their feet and Fatu gets Alex up but Alex with elbows to get back to his feet. Fatu with a splash. Alex floats over and hits a clothesline. Alex shakes the ropes and then he signals that it is over but Fatu rolls to the floor. Alex pulls Fatu up to the apron and connects with a punch. They go back and forth with punches and forearms. Alex with a kick and he gets Fatu up but Fatu gets to his feet and connects with a head butt.
Alex with a Death Valley Driver on the apron and he hits a missile drop kick. Alex with a TKO for a near fall. Alex tries to pick up Fatu but Fatu falls to the mat. Alex with a back elbow. Fatu with a punch and a pop up Samoan drop. Fatu with a double jump moonsault but Alex kicks out at two.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Fatu gets some water and a chair. Fatu swings and misses and Alex with a bicycle kick. Alex grabs the chair and he turns around into a super kick. Fatu goes for the double jump moonsault but lands on Alex’s knees. Alex with a Nightmare Pendulum but Fatu kicks out at two. Alex goes to the floor and he goes under the ring for a board. Alex puts the board against the turnbuckles. Fatu with a palm thrust and more punches. Alex with clotheslines in the corner. Fatu with punches. Fatu misses a splash and hits the ring post. Alex with a bicycle kick in the corner followed by a German suplex through the board and a Nightmare Pendulum for the three count.
Winner: Alex Hammerstone (retains championship)
After the match, Hammerstone looks at Fatu as Fatu gets back to his feet. They circle each other and then Hammerstone and Fatu shake hands and hug. Fatu raises Hammerstone’s hand and leaves the ring.
While Hammerstone poses, the lights go out and we see the video of Hammerstone and the octopus.
The lights come up a little and Hammerstone is attacked by many people. Hammerstone tries to fight back but he is stopped.Hammerstone is taped to the ropes. Akira with a running knee to Hammerstone. They put a card in Hammerstone’s mouth.
We go to commercial.
We are back with highlights from Fatu versus Hammerstone and the post match attack.
We see Hammerstone being helped to the back.
Billie Starkz is in the back getting ready for her match.
We go to Sam Laterna with Mance Warner.
Mance says he is ready to tear up everything he sees. He says he is a little crazy. Mance says he wants to introduce his crew, the Second Gear Crew, Matthew Justice and A Man Called Manders.
Manders says they have been wrestling everywhere. They are here to beat people up and take names.
Justice says they are here to bring the Underground to a new level of violence.
Mance says they are going to beat all the ass and drink all of the light beer.
A graphic for The Hive appears on the CourtTron.
We are told that Battle Riot is coming back in April.
We see what happened in last year’s Battle Riot when Real1 eliminated Micro Man.
Mister Saint Laurent is with Sam on the stage.
MSL says he has a big challenge to make on behalf of Micro Man. He says Real1 has been bullying Micro Man and he does not like it. He says we don’t like bullying. This has been more than a micro aggression. He says that Real1 should go one on one with Micro Man.
That match takes place next week.
We see footage of Cesar Duran being kidnapped last week.
We go to Taya and John with Court
Taya says this is an unsafe working environment.
Court tells Taya if she does not go to the ring, she will be found in breach of contract.
Match Number Two: Billie Starkz versus Taya Valkyrie (with John Hennigan and Sam Adonis) for the MLW Featherweight Championship
Taya pats Billie on top of her head and shows her no respect. Billie with a rollup for a near fall. Taya with a waist lock and take down. Billie with a wrist lock take down and she goes for a hip toss but Taya blocks it and Billie with a take down for a near fall. Taya goes to the floor and John gives her a pep talk until Billie hits a suicide dive. Billie with another suicide dive that takes out John. She hits a third one that takes out both of them. Billie goes up top and John uses Taya’s distraction of the referee to push Billie off the turnbuckles. Taya kicks Billie and sends her to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Taya sends Billie face first into the ring post. Taya sends Billie back into the ring and she gets a near fall. Taya stretches Billie and has her knee in Billie’s back. Taya pulls Billie to the mat by the hair. Taya kicks Billie in the corner and chokes her. Taya with a running double knee strike into the corner for a near fall.
Taya with a chop and she runs into a back elbow and boot. Taya tries to block a kick and Billie with a kick and a spin kick followed by a German suplex for a near fall. Billie with kicks to Taya and she goes for a Gory Bomb and hits it. John gets on the apron and Taya tries to hit Billie but Billie moves. Taya kisses her husband and Billie tries to connect with a running boot to Taya but Taya moves and Billie kicks John off the apron. Taya with a rollup for a near fall. Taya with a kick to the chest for a near fall. Taya with a curb stomp for a near fall. Taya goes for Road to Valhalla but Billie counters with a victory roll for a near fall. Billie with a spinning back heel kick and Taya with Road to Valhalla for the three count.
Winner: Taya Valkyrie (retains championship)
After the match, Taya celebrates with John and he gives her some roses.
Sam is with Taya and John on the stage.
Taya is asked about Cesar Duran.
Taya says she is dedicating her match to Cesar, wherever he is. If you have any information call 1-900-LUCHA so we can bring Cesar home.
Raven says he was a lonely voice speaking out in the wilderness twenty years ago. Now the world has come around to his thinking. It is time for him to come back to MLW to make everyone pay.
We go to credits.
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