2017 Proving Grounds Tour Night One
Las Vegas Proving Grounds
Tatakai vs ???
-The Unit Shredderz return to FFA after their unpaid suspension, as a result of The Monitor and Tanuki losing the tag team championships.
-Immediately back to their usual tricks, the heel Shredderz make good work of the ninja tag team Tatakai using their baseball bats behind the ref's back
-Lynn def. Tesara via pinfall after a New York Hello, Brooklyn Goodbye
Backstage
King cuts an impassioned promo in the Future Perfect locker room where he challenges Serrick to a one on one match in three weeks time at the Proving Grounds Tour finale in Seattle at the FFA Arena. 2.0 doesn't think Serrick will accept a mano on mano fight between the best wrestler in FFA, but King makes it more interesting by promising that if King can't beat Serrick, then Future Perfect will end it's feud with The Other Side at that and admit they are the better team. But King promises that if Serrick does not accept the match, he will stop at nothing to avenge the injury that Serrick gave Mera and that will be far more terrifying than facing King in his home town.
In Ring
Mike Landry comes out before the Las Vegas crowd, one of his favorite cities in the nation, and says that he ran his own little gamble during the day before the show. He gathered up a bunch of independent talent from nearby shows running today and put them all in a lottery draft, promising the winner a match tonight against him on Proving Grounds night one, so they can be humiliated but humiliated in front of the biggest crowd possible.
Mike Landry vs Tim Crawford
-The lucky winner was Baltimore native Tim Crawford, a veteran wrestler who calls himself a Wrestler Beyond
-Landry and Crawford mix it up a bit early with some very technical mat wrestling that Landry appears to be getting the better of, until Crawford manages to reverse a hammerlock with a foot stomp into a hip toss
-Landry tries for a Heartbreaker, only for Crawford to drop Landry on the mat and lock him in a Code of Silence, which Landry barely escapes by kicking Tim's arm out from under him to unbalance him
-Landry catches Tim off a springboard clothesline with the Heartbreaker, but Crawford rolls out of the ring to prevent a pinfall
-When Landry goes for the Figure of Perfection, Crawford counters out of it with a transition into his own leg lock, the Baltimore Bike Lock. Landry nearly taps but makes it to the ropes
-Crawford hits Landry with a step-up enzuigiri, knocking him off balance and then plants him with the Self Fulfilling Prophecy for an upset victory
-Tim Crawford def. Mike Landry via pinfall with the Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Backstage
J-Money meets up with the Mob and tells Revy and Sobek that he managed to talk Shane Tuu into giving the Mob an opportunity to earn a challenger's Key. The bad news is Shane booked Revy against Sobek for the match.
Future Perfect (Orca, Kelsey, and Tallah) vs Curio and The Ghosts of Lucha Libre
-The ending of this fast paced match came when Orca hit Zero with the Queen Anne's Revenge, then Lichador hit Orca with the Meat Wagon, then Tallah hit Lichador with a superkick, then Curio hit Tallah with a running boot, and then Curio COUNTERED Kelsey's DDT into the Raze Machine
-Curio def. Kelsey via pinfall with the Raze Machine
"Lawless" Link Remington vs Raj Del Rey
-Another independent talent, Link Remington, booked to face Raj Del Rey on the Proving Grounds tour
-While not quite as exciting as Crawford vs Landry earlier in the night, Link still impressed the crowd with his size and agility, catching Raj midair during Raj's attempt to hit THE KNEE with a jumping side kick that looked nasty
-Raj Del Rey def. Link via pinfall with a second attempt on The KNEE
Backstage
Shane Tuu announces the second annual Championship Eliminator Fate Four Way tournament for Proving Grounds starting next week. Jayce, Crestwood, Terran Tiers, and a returning Marx will face off in a Fate Four Way where the person who loses is eliminated and the three remaining will wrestle in a Triple Threat the week after, and again until only one person is left and is named the #1 Contender for the next major PPV.
Championship Challenger's Key Match
Revy LaFlare vs Sobek
-Sobek certainly has the size and weight advantage in the match, often dumping Revy on her a** when she tried to do any major wrestling holds and even swatting her out of the sky off of a dropkick attempt.
-Revy manages to drop Sobek face first on an exposed turnbuckle, then again with an STO onto the middle turnbuckle for a near fall
-Revy tried to lock Sobek in her stretch muffler submission hold but couldn't lock it in due to Sobek's thiccness
-Sobek eventually took control and started to dominate Revy, until he went for the Crocodylus, which Revy somehow reversed mid air into a C-C-COMBO BREAKER
-Revy def. Sobek via pinfall with a Combo Breaker
Serenno w/ Jada vs Kurast
-A grudge match stemming from the previous show, Serenno and Kurast have a hoss fight, just meaty men slapping meat as much as possible with clubbing blows
-Serenno at one point reminded the world how strong he really was when he managed to hit a Trebuchet suplex on Kurast's sturdy a**
-Serenno tried to steal THE GORE and use it on Kurast but Kurast countered it into a big boot, and then a GORE of his own
-Kurast def. Serenno via pinfall with THE GORE
-After the match, Infinite Solutions hit the ring and beat down on Kurast, ending with NVIUS assisting Infinity in hitting Kurast with the High Rise
FFA World Championship Match
FFA World Champion Nate Navarro vs FFA Bloody Key Champion Jonathan Leves
-As is becoming tradition on the first night of Proving Grounds, the world champion defends his FFA World title against one of the other champions in the company, because if the World Champion can't beat the Infernochampion or the Key Champion, then is it really still the main event belt?
-Nate got Jonathan to waste his Red Mist early on in the match by orchestrating a ref bump on purpose and baiting the move, but dodged out of the way, leaving Jon vulnerable
-Jonathan followed up the missed Red Mist with a low blow, kick straight to the d**k, in order to keep Nate on his toes, or at least on his side
-At one point, Nate hit a spectacular tope suicida on Jon outside the ring leading to a near double count out. Nate managed to get into the ring, and as Jon was getting up onto the apron at 8, Nate ran up and Penalty Kicked him in the face, breaking the 10 count.
-Nate drug Jon into the ring after that and planted him with a Star Shatter
-Nate Navarro def. Jonathan Leves via pinfall with the Star Shatter to retain the title
Las Vegas Proving Grounds
Tatakai vs ???
-The Unit Shredderz return to FFA after their unpaid suspension, as a result of The Monitor and Tanuki losing the tag team championships.
-Immediately back to their usual tricks, the heel Shredderz make good work of the ninja tag team Tatakai using their baseball bats behind the ref's back
-Lynn def. Tesara via pinfall after a New York Hello, Brooklyn Goodbye
Backstage
King cuts an impassioned promo in the Future Perfect locker room where he challenges Serrick to a one on one match in three weeks time at the Proving Grounds Tour finale in Seattle at the FFA Arena. 2.0 doesn't think Serrick will accept a mano on mano fight between the best wrestler in FFA, but King makes it more interesting by promising that if King can't beat Serrick, then Future Perfect will end it's feud with The Other Side at that and admit they are the better team. But King promises that if Serrick does not accept the match, he will stop at nothing to avenge the injury that Serrick gave Mera and that will be far more terrifying than facing King in his home town.
In Ring
Mike Landry comes out before the Las Vegas crowd, one of his favorite cities in the nation, and says that he ran his own little gamble during the day before the show. He gathered up a bunch of independent talent from nearby shows running today and put them all in a lottery draft, promising the winner a match tonight against him on Proving Grounds night one, so they can be humiliated but humiliated in front of the biggest crowd possible.
Mike Landry vs Tim Crawford
-The lucky winner was Baltimore native Tim Crawford, a veteran wrestler who calls himself a Wrestler Beyond
-Landry and Crawford mix it up a bit early with some very technical mat wrestling that Landry appears to be getting the better of, until Crawford manages to reverse a hammerlock with a foot stomp into a hip toss
-Landry tries for a Heartbreaker, only for Crawford to drop Landry on the mat and lock him in a Code of Silence, which Landry barely escapes by kicking Tim's arm out from under him to unbalance him
-Landry catches Tim off a springboard clothesline with the Heartbreaker, but Crawford rolls out of the ring to prevent a pinfall
-When Landry goes for the Figure of Perfection, Crawford counters out of it with a transition into his own leg lock, the Baltimore Bike Lock. Landry nearly taps but makes it to the ropes
-Crawford hits Landry with a step-up enzuigiri, knocking him off balance and then plants him with the Self Fulfilling Prophecy for an upset victory
-Tim Crawford def. Mike Landry via pinfall with the Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Backstage
J-Money meets up with the Mob and tells Revy and Sobek that he managed to talk Shane Tuu into giving the Mob an opportunity to earn a challenger's Key. The bad news is Shane booked Revy against Sobek for the match.
Future Perfect (Orca, Kelsey, and Tallah) vs Curio and The Ghosts of Lucha Libre
-The ending of this fast paced match came when Orca hit Zero with the Queen Anne's Revenge, then Lichador hit Orca with the Meat Wagon, then Tallah hit Lichador with a superkick, then Curio hit Tallah with a running boot, and then Curio COUNTERED Kelsey's DDT into the Raze Machine
-Curio def. Kelsey via pinfall with the Raze Machine
"Lawless" Link Remington vs Raj Del Rey
-Another independent talent, Link Remington, booked to face Raj Del Rey on the Proving Grounds tour
-While not quite as exciting as Crawford vs Landry earlier in the night, Link still impressed the crowd with his size and agility, catching Raj midair during Raj's attempt to hit THE KNEE with a jumping side kick that looked nasty
-Raj Del Rey def. Link via pinfall with a second attempt on The KNEE
Backstage
Shane Tuu announces the second annual Championship Eliminator Fate Four Way tournament for Proving Grounds starting next week. Jayce, Crestwood, Terran Tiers, and a returning Marx will face off in a Fate Four Way where the person who loses is eliminated and the three remaining will wrestle in a Triple Threat the week after, and again until only one person is left and is named the #1 Contender for the next major PPV.
Championship Challenger's Key Match
Revy LaFlare vs Sobek
-Sobek certainly has the size and weight advantage in the match, often dumping Revy on her a** when she tried to do any major wrestling holds and even swatting her out of the sky off of a dropkick attempt.
-Revy manages to drop Sobek face first on an exposed turnbuckle, then again with an STO onto the middle turnbuckle for a near fall
-Revy tried to lock Sobek in her stretch muffler submission hold but couldn't lock it in due to Sobek's thiccness
-Sobek eventually took control and started to dominate Revy, until he went for the Crocodylus, which Revy somehow reversed mid air into a C-C-COMBO BREAKER
-Revy def. Sobek via pinfall with a Combo Breaker
Serenno w/ Jada vs Kurast
-A grudge match stemming from the previous show, Serenno and Kurast have a hoss fight, just meaty men slapping meat as much as possible with clubbing blows
-Serenno at one point reminded the world how strong he really was when he managed to hit a Trebuchet suplex on Kurast's sturdy a**
-Serenno tried to steal THE GORE and use it on Kurast but Kurast countered it into a big boot, and then a GORE of his own
-Kurast def. Serenno via pinfall with THE GORE
-After the match, Infinite Solutions hit the ring and beat down on Kurast, ending with NVIUS assisting Infinity in hitting Kurast with the High Rise
FFA World Championship Match
FFA World Champion Nate Navarro vs FFA Bloody Key Champion Jonathan Leves
-As is becoming tradition on the first night of Proving Grounds, the world champion defends his FFA World title against one of the other champions in the company, because if the World Champion can't beat the Infernochampion or the Key Champion, then is it really still the main event belt?
-Nate got Jonathan to waste his Red Mist early on in the match by orchestrating a ref bump on purpose and baiting the move, but dodged out of the way, leaving Jon vulnerable
-Jonathan followed up the missed Red Mist with a low blow, kick straight to the d**k, in order to keep Nate on his toes, or at least on his side
-At one point, Nate hit a spectacular tope suicida on Jon outside the ring leading to a near double count out. Nate managed to get into the ring, and as Jon was getting up onto the apron at 8, Nate ran up and Penalty Kicked him in the face, breaking the 10 count.
-Nate drug Jon into the ring after that and planted him with a Star Shatter
-Nate Navarro def. Jonathan Leves via pinfall with the Star Shatter to retain the title
