Your announcers are Joe Dombrowski and Tom Lawlor.
We begin with a patriotic message for the Fourth of July.
It is interrupted by Contra.
Waving flags and worshiping illusions. You put Contra shirts on weak men to feel dangerous. Contra was never propaganda for profit. It was built from fire. You will feel that fire.
Rich Bocchini mentions that he came out of some meetings with MLW officials regarding Bishop Dyer. Rich says negotiations have come to a standstill. MLW has rejected Dyer’s demands and he has been locked out of MLW. He has been stripped of the titles and Donovan Dijak has until the end of tonight’s show to get a new partner to hold the titles.
Match Number One: Bunkhouse Stampede Match for the Southern Crown Championshi
The participants in the Bunkhouse Stampede are The Beastman, Festus, Ikuro Kwon, Jesus Rodriguez, Josh Bishop, Matthew Justice, Paul Hauser, Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, and Diego Hill.
Festus punches everyone as he is activated. Festus is the only one remaining in the ring. He pushes Everett off the ropes to the floor. Hauser with a cannonball off the apron. Festus goes to the floor to punch everyone. Justice and Hill are in the ring and Jesus rings the bell to freeze Festus. Everett with a springboard cross body to Justice and Hill. Bishop with a boot to Everett and then he hits a fallaway slam on Everett. Josh sends Hill aside. Beastman with a head butt to Bishop and they exchange forearms. Festus wanders around the ring. Bishop with a head butt and he slams Beastman. Jesus hits Hauser and head buts him. Jesus with a punch to Hauser and Hauser with a thrust kick and clothesline to Jesus. Bishop with a clothesline to Hill. Bishop wit a Razor’s Edge to Hill onto everyone on the floor.
Bishop goes for a suicide dive but Justice hits Bishop with a chair. Justic with a spear to Bishop on the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Hauser with a double sledge to Hill’s back and Hill punches back. Hauser with chops to Hill but Hill with forearms to Hauser followed by a chop. Hill checks on Festus. Jesus suplexes Hill onto the apron. Beastman and Everett go into the ring for a battle of the big men. Everett with punches. Gato hits Kwon with brass knuckles and Gato sends Kwon into the ring. Hauser with a spine buster and he sets for a Cloverleaf and applies it on Kwon. Beastman with a splash onto Hauser to break up the hold. Jesus hits Beastman with Beastman’s bone.
Jesus brings Festus to the ring and he puts him in the ring. Jesus covers Festus but Lawlor rings the bell in time for Festus to kick out. Festus with more punches. Festus with uppercuts to everyone trying to get nto the ring. Beastman pulls Festus to the floor and Jesus joins in. Festus and Beastman fight to the back and Jesus joins them. Justice has a chair and he hits Bishop with it.
Bishop with a head butt to Justice. Bishop goes for a Razor’s Edge and they fight to the back. Hill and Lee exchange forearms in the ring. Hill with the advantage. Lee with a boot to Hill. Hill with a kick and an enzuigiri. Hill goes for a cross body but Lee with Collision Course for a near fall. Kwon with an uppercut to Lee and Hill floats over. Hill with a thrust kick to Lee and he hits a spinning heel kick to Kwon off Lee’s back. Kwon with a kick to Lee. Hill with a springboard cutter to Kwon. Hill with a twisting double jump moonsault onto Kown but Everett breaks it up with a swanton.
Everett punches Hill and Hill punches back. Hill with a thrust kick and Everett with a rana. Everett goes up top and he hits a shooting star press but Hauser breaks up the cover. Everett sends Hauser to the floor and Lee with Cave In for the three count.
Winner: Trevor Lee (new champion)
After the match, Lee celebrates his victory.
Rich Bocchini is with Teddy Long.
He asks why is Teddy back at Center Stage.
Teddy says his career started here and he has another reason to be here.
Teddy walks into Donovan and says that he must be one of the new Skyscrapers.
Dijak says new Skyscraper my ass.
Teddy asks Dijak what he plans to do without a partner tonight.
Dijak says don’t worry about him and Teddy better worry about himself.
Teddy says he will be looking for his royalty check since Skyscrapers is trademarked.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Shotzi Blackheart, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, and Mad Krugger. They talk about Contra and how they are coming to fight.
We have a video package about what Killer Kross has been doing recently.
Kaci Lennox introduces Teddy Long.
Teddy says a pop like that says that yo are still relevant, playa. He asks for many hollas. He says it is an honor to be here tonight. He mentions some of the people he managed in the past, but he is here to talk about MLW’s future. He has a man in the back who will be the next big thing . . . LaBron Kozone.
Match Number Two: LaBron Kozone versus Alan Angels
Alan with a waist lock but Kozone sends him to the mat. Alan avoids a forearm and applies a side head lock. Alan with a boot to Kozone and Kozone avoids an O’Connor Roll. Kozone with a boot to the head and a Smiley Slam folloerf ny a springboard elbow drop for a near fall. Kozone with a European uppercut but he misses a chop. Alan with chops and Kozone is not impressed. Alan with more chops and Kozone with a chop to send Alan to the mat. Kozone with a t-bone suplex. Alan with a kick from the apron and Alan avoids Kozone and hits a head scissors. Alan is sent to the apron and he kicks Kozone. Alan goes up top and he is caught by Kozone
Konzone twists Alan and hits a back breaker. Kozone sets for a power bomb and Alan escapes and he drop kicks Konzone to the floor by hitting him on the knee. Alan with another drop kick and then he hits a slingshot stomp. Kozone catches Alan on a dive and Kozone power bombs Alan on the apron. They return to the ring and Kozone with a short arm clothesline for the three count.
Winner: LaBron Kozone
We have a video package for Satoshi Kojima.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Karl Anderson versus Donovan Dijak
Dijak misses a cyclone kick as the bell rings and Karl responds with a chop. Dijak and Karl exchange forearms and Karl with a chop and punches. Karl with a chop and kicks in the corner. Karl puts the leg in the ropes and Karl kicks the knee. Dijak goes to the apron and he punches Karl but Karl with an elbow to knocks Dijak off the apron. Karl with a pescado. Karl with a European uppercut and he goes to the apron and is caught by Dijak. Dijak with a choke slam on to the apron. Dijak sends Karl back into the ring and he kicks Karl in the corner and connects with a forearm. Karl with a chop and forearms. Dijak with a back elbow.
Dijak with punches to Karl. Dijak with an elbow to the clavicle but Karl responds with forearms. Dijak with a back breaker to stop Karl’s momentum. Dijak with a twisting splash onto Karl for a near fall. Dijak with a reverse chin lock. Karl with elbows and Dijak with a forearm. Dijak misses a clothesline into the corner and Karl with an elbow. Karl kicks Dijak and hits a neck breaker off the turnbuckles for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back Karl gets Dijak up but Dijak escapes and he sends Karl into the turnbuckles. Dijak misses a splash and Karl with a boot to the head and a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Karl is stopped by Dijak and Dijak sends Karl into the elbow and connects with a series of elbows. Dijak puts Karl on the turnbuckles and Karl with a punch and boot.
Karl goes for a cutter off the turnbuckles but Jkak stops him. Dijak with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Dijak argues with the referee and then sets for the choke slam. Karl escapes and he chops and punches Dijak. Dijak grabs Karl and he hits a choke bomb for a near fall. Dijak goes up top and he misses a moonsault. Karl with a running boot and Dijak with a forearm. Karl with an elbow and uppercut. Karl with a spine buster for a near fall. Dijak with a cyclone kick and he signals for Feast Your Eyes. He gets Karl up but Karl lands on his feet and he gets the three count with a rollup.
Winner Karl Anderson
After the match, Josh Bishop attacks Anderson from behind and he sends Anderson into the ring. Bishop poses on the apron and Dijak kicks Anderson. Bishp and Dijak with a double choke slam to Anderson.
Rich is with Dijak and Bishop and he wants to know what is going on.
Dijak takes the mic and he says this company has been shafting the Skyscrapers. A contract dispute with Bishop Dyer, my ass. You say he needs to replace Dyer and find a short term replacement. We have a third Skyscraper and he is a bishop . . . Josh Bishop.
Josh says you are looking at the new MLW tag team champion and the newest Skyscraper.
Contra says while you celebrate your victories and claim your paper champions, you needed to believe that because the alternative is unbearable.
We go to credits.
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