Iowa City, Iowa | June 8, 2023
Chloe Cooper and Lucy Bishop vs Clementine Fairchild and Tempest Saint
As expected, Chloe and Lucy brought Arden Blair down to the ring with them, and Clementine and Tempest brought Maria Miller.
This was another impressive showing from all four women. Clementine and Tempest out-wrestled Chloe and Lucy and had control for a while. In an attempt to turn the match in the favor of her partners, Arden Blair slid in the ring. But before she could do anything, Maria had slid in the ring too. Maria ran at Arden and tackled her out of the ring.
Clementine, who was the legal wrestler, watched the scene unfold, which allowed Chloe to go for a schoolboy pin. The referee counted three and Chloe jumped up to her feet. Lucy joined her in the ring and so did Arden once the brawl with Maria had broken up. The three celebrated and headed backstage while Tempest and Maria checked on Clementine in the ring.
In the Ring
Kaleb Kraven, Seara Iverson, Chris Kraven, and Chris' friend from last week stood in the ring. Chris Kraven took the opportunity to formally introduce Kaleb and Seara to his friend, who goes by the name Tiapolo. Kaleb and Seara both shook Tiapolo's hand.
Chris told Kaleb and Seara that now that they had been properly introduced, it was time to celebrate their win from last week.
Before the celebration could start though, Daniel Matthews' music came on over the speakers and Daniel made his way out with a microphone. He slid in the ring and came face-to-face with Kaleb Kraven. He told Kaleb that he underestimated him and admitted that he got the best of not only Dalton, but also Daniel. He extended his hand and waited for Kaleb to shake it, but Tiapolo stepped in front of Kaleb and stared at Daniel with his arms crossed.
Daniel put his arms up and slowly backed out of the ring.
Kaleb gave Tiapolo a fist bump and thanked Chris for throwing a celebration, or at least trying to, then hugged him. Seara gave Tiapolo a fist bump too, then joined in the hug.
Luke Hansen vs Jeremy Nordin
Darren Emerson accompanied Luke Hansen to the ring as Luke looked to settle an already personal score.
Luke started the match fast and aggressive. Jeremy played evasive though. He eventually was able to get out of the ring and ran around it to avoid Luke. Luke finally caught up and went for a lariat, but Jeremy ducked and started running the other way. He ran over to where Darren was standing and hit him with a running clothesline, which frustrated Luke even more. Luke caught up to Jeremy and this time, connected with a big boot. He picked Jeremy up and threw him back in the ring.
Luke Hansen then took complete control. Jeremy was able to get a few offensive moves in, but it wasn't enough. Eventually, Luke Hansen hit a German Suplex, then rolled through and hit a Ripcord Lariat. He covered Jeremy and got a three count. Darren joined Luke in the ring and the two celebrated.
Ayako Masaki vs Jade Bridges
This match was very even. Both women got a lot of offense in and Jade Bridges finally got to show the crowd some of what she could do.
In the end though, Ayako Masaki was able to pick up the win by pinfall after she was able to catch Jade with a running big boot in the corner.
Ayako celebrated her victory in the middle of the ring, but not for long. Hannah Torres' music played over the speakers as she made her way down to the ring. She got in and stood face-to-face with Ayako, seemingly showing an interest in wrestling her again.
Backstage
The scene cut backstage to Charles Winston's office, where his son Jonah sat across from him. Charles told Jonah that a line was crossed when Jonah punched Charles a couple weeks ago. He told Jonah that he thought it over and decided that he would be indefinitely suspended.
Jonah was obviously very frustrated with this news and argued with his father, telling him that this wouldn't even be a problem if Charles hadn't kept sticking his nose in Jonah's business.
The two argued back and forth a bit more, before Charles kicked Jonah out of not only his office, but the entire building.
Preston Porter vs Joey Capriglione
Preston Porter looked to continue his momentum from last week, and that's exactly what he did. But it didn't come without the help of Emily Abner.
Joey had a power advantage and used a very brawling-heavy style, but Preston answered back with strikes of his own. Joey went for a punch that could've easily knocked Preston's lights out, but Preston was able to duck the punch and turn it into a float over DDT.
The match stayed even until Joey was up against the ropes. Preston started talking to the referee, so he didn't see that Emily got up on the apron and poked both of Joey's eyes. Joey stumbled towards Preston, who rolled him up with a schoolboy, but Joey was barely able to kick out before three. He got back up and still couldn't see very well. He was met with a kick to the stomach and was brought up for a Package Piledriver by Preston. Preston connected with the move and went for a cover, this time getting the three-count he was looking for.
Emily joined Preston in the ring and wrapped her arms around him. The two boasted to the crowd, then headed backstage.
Lilly Kraven vs Kennedy Monroe
Lilly Kraven came out and impressed again, but Kennedy Monroe was no easy opponent. The match was fairly even, but Lilly had just a slight edge.
Eventually, Kennedy went for a hurricanrana from the top rope, but Lilly caught her and let her fall to the mat. Kennedy got up and was immediately met with Lilly's arm wrapped around her shoulder. Lilly hit the Blade Runner and got the pinfall victory. She celebrated in the middle of the ring as the crowd cheered for her.
In the Ring
Colton Riggs made his way down to the ring, microphone in hand, and again called out his attacker. He told them that if they didn't come forward, he would eventually find them and that their days of anonymity would soon be over. He encouraged Charles Winston to also look into who Colton's attacker was, and expressed that he was disappointed that management hadn't already been looking into it while he was out with injury.
Pandora's World Championship Open Challenge
Pandora made her way to the ring looking confident as ever. She stood and waited to see who would accept the challenge. Not too long after, "Welcome To Jamrock" played over the speakers and Terry Martin came out. The two shook hands in the middle of the ring and it was obvious the two were happy to be sharing the ring again.
The match started and Terry Martin wrestled a fairly technical style, as usual. But Pandora surprised the crowd, who was used to her overwhelming and power-based style, by doing it too. Terry had a slight advantage, seeing as he was the more experienced wrestler, but Pandora kept up. She pulled off quite a few moves that the fans had never gotten to see her do before.
Momentum shifted in Pandora's favor when she was able to hit Terry with a hip toss, then locked in an armbar. Terry was able to get to the ropes, but not without damage being done to his left shoulder.
Pandora continued to work on the shoulder and arm of Terry and his chances started to look bad. He was slowly able to rally back and get some offense in though. He eventually had a chance to go for his Elevated Flatliner, but his shoulder gave out. He fell to the mat and grabbed his shoulder in pain.
Pandora quickly seized the opportunity and picked Terry up. She lifted him for a Powerbomb and dropped him down, successfully connecting with it. She made the cover and the referee counted three, declaring her the winner and still the champion.
After the match, Pandora got down on the mat and checked on Terry. Doctors came down to the ring and checked on him too. Terry got up and shook Pandora's hand, then lifted her arm with his right arm so as to not further hurt his shoulder. Pandora held the title up high and Terry walked with the doctors backstage as the show came to a close.
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