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The woman didn't waste any time and quickly locked Matt into an arm lock! That was certainly a way to force a man out of a stupor! Though one did have to question why she was targeting his arm instead of his head and neck, seeing as she had driven her knee into his skull! Regardless, Matt struggled within the lock a bit before attempting to crawl over to the nearest bottom rope!

Matt had just about reached the rope when Phoenix suddenly yanked on the arm she had int the hold, pain shot through his and up his spine and he slammed his balled fist down onto the canvas. While he was still recovering from that, his foe took the chance and place him into a rather crippling maneuver! With pain shooting throughout his arm, neck, and head Matt pushed himself up and screamed loudly! Before long he managed to get a knee under him, was he going to try and stand? Nope! Instead of that Matt attempted to lunge forward the last little bit of distance and grab onto the bottom rope!

Phoenixfire knew she was taking an incredible risk by trying to put Draven in the crossface but she didn't imagine that this was how he would try to counter her move and throw her off her steady path toward winning the match. She was scrambling to keep her grip as Draven began to get up on one knee then the other and thought he was making every effort to get to his feet but this assumption was not so. Phoenix was fully prepared to let go and fall backwards but with Summers' help, Draven's lunge slung her forward and through the ropes, toppling to hard floor blow.

Having managed to escape thanks to a large part to Brantley, Matt had pulled himself directly under the bottom rope and was currently nursing his wounds the best he could while still being in the ring. His arm hurt, his head hurt, and to be honest he hurt all over. He had been going strong pretty much since the bell rang and right now all he wanted to do was rest up. However that was not to be! As Brantley finally reentered the ring, the crowd began chanting his name to will him back up! The entertainer within him stirred to life and Matt attempted to pull himself up to his feet with the aid of the ropes!

After making it back up to his feet, Matt watched Brantley prance about before striking. Before he could react, Matt found his legs being kicked out from underneath him! One would think the ropes would help him stay up some how, but that was not to be. For you see Matt went down to his knees while he kept his hand on the second rope. With the crowd still chanting for him, he would once again attempt to get back up to his feet!

Desperately needing a breather, Matt was "helped" up to his feet by Brantley. To repay his kindness, Matt attempted to slap Brantley's hands away, grab him by the back of the head, and toss him over the top rope! Right now he needed a bit of distance, and why not try throwing him out of the ring again?

With both of his foes out on the floor one would think Matt would take this time to stop and get some rest. It would actually be the smart thing to do in this situation. However, because the crowd was cheering he decided on the less smart solution. He looked at the ropes behind him and then back to the two grounded people. He would wait for both of them to get back up to their feet before running full speed at the ropes behind him and rebound off of them. As he ran back he would attempt to dive between the ropes and crash into both Brantley and Phoenixfire with a suicide dive!