The sound of “Eon” by Celldweller hits the speakers as the crowd roar up into a frenzy. Eddie Nash, the hero of the masses steps out of the curtain to a thunderous ovation from his fans. Standing with his feet apart at the top of the stage he throws up a rock horn with one hand inciting the crowd to yell and cheer for the home town hero as his fanfare for making his way down the entrance ramp. “Eon” continues to blast through as he makes his way to the ring.Ike Rose: Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for your scheduled main event! This contest is scheduled for four falls, with NO time limit! The winner of this match will be named the new Valiant championship number one contender and challenge for the Valiant championship on April 17th at Pride, Honor, and Valiance II! Introducing first, from Knoxville, Tennessee, weighing in at two hundred and forty five pounds, he is the “King of the Road” Eddie Nash!
He climbs into the ring and gets ready for his next match, the one which he'll treat the same as any other. Like the fight of his life. Waiting for the bell to ring he shadow boxes in the corner and gets ready to go.The arena lights dim for a moment and crimson lighting then slowly pulses as the intro to "The Gun Show" plays. This goes on for around twenty seconds, building the tension for Pitbull's arrival until...
"WELCOME TO THE GUN SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!"
As the heavy guitar riff kicks in, Pitbull appears at the top of the entrance ramp and takes a look around the arena, snarling at those in attendance. The crimson lights flash rapidly as the monster of a man makes his way down the ramp, ignoring the booing fans. Once he reaches the bottom of the ramp, Pitbull takes another brief look around before climbing onto the ring apron and entering the ring. In the ring he walks to a corner and pounds the turnbuckle with his fist, before raising both arms in the air, letting out a guttural roar as he does so, letting everyone present know he's ready for a fight.
Pitbull then turns and stands in his corner, waiting for the match to begin.
Ike Rose: Introducing next, from Cardiff, Wales, weighing in at 300 pounds, Pitbull!
The lights in the arena go out completely, shrouding the crowd in darkness. The opening riff of "Tom Sawyer" hits and a trio of blue spotlights begin to circle the cheering crowd. Another blue light illuminates the entrance way as Eric Valor steps out, wearing his sunglasses and holding his arms in the air for the cheering crowd. He slaps the hands of the fans on his way down the aisle, stopping at the end of it. He reaches into his pocket and pulls of a small candy bar, handing it to a nearby child. The crowd applauds as Valor slides into the ring and the lights go back to normal.Ike Rose: Introducing third, from Seattle, Washington, weighing in at 223 pounds, Eric Valor!
"Just Like You" by Three Days Grace Blares over the PA system in the arena as Kid Flanagan makes his down to the ring holding a book bag, he gives some fans high fives before he gets into the ring. Finally he gets into the ring, he then starts going through his book bag, he then pulls out an two water pistols. He then yells "BOOM", then he leaps out of the ring and shoots some hot woman wearing an white t-shirt. Kid then yells "BOOBSHOT!". Kid Flanagan then gets back into the ring.Ike Rose: And the fourth competitor in this match, he is the current reigning Kingdom of Pride Syndicate champion, weighing in at 185 pounds, from St. Paul, Minnesota, Kid Flanagan!
Before the music starts, the voice of Johnny Noble echoes throughout the arena: The Kingdom of Pride has hundreds of stories to tell. This one makes the definitive impact...
The instrumental version of “Cells” plays throughout the arena. The fans waste no time giving an overall appropriate reaction to Johnny Noble just as he slowly walks through the curtain and down the ramp. He gives the occasional group of fans a calm glance, but he does not lose focus as he walks to the ring and climbs the stairs. Johnny flashes a few more fans a calm glance as he steps into the ring and stands near the ropes, putting his hands on his hips and looking around the ring with intensity. Ike Rose: And the final competitor in the match, weighing in at 230 pounds, from Ontario, Canada, Johnny Noble!
Keith Oswalt: And it’s time for our main event! All five of these men have competed valiantly throughout the night to get to this spot, and now it’s time to see who will be next in line to receive a shot for the Valiant title.
Eric Witz: Based on sheer size, my bet is on Pitbull or Eddie Nash, they both are major power players and are more than capable to get the win.
Keith Oswalt: This type of situation is Kid Flanagan’s specialty, he always gets the nod whenever he’s put in a position where he’s most likely to lose. I say, he picks up the win and our main event next month is champion versus champion.
Signaling for the bell to ring, Chris Owens allows Ike Rose to exit the ring before starting the match. As the match starts, Eddie Nash’s eyes focus on Johnny Noble, who sees this and smiles before pulling back and getting out of the ring. With Nash focused only on Johnny Noble, who’s quickly retreated the ring, Pitbull spots an opening and clubs Nash in the back and goes to work on him. Continuously slamming his forearms on Nash’s back, Pitbull finally lands an uppercut on Nash and pops him back up. Almost as quickly as Nash popped up though, Pitbull grabs him and lifts him up before slamming him to the mat with a body slam, impressing everybody by his strength. After lifting Nash overhead and slamming him to the mat, Pitbull is now attacked from behind by the makeshift tandem of Kid Flanagan and Eric Valor, both of which kick Pitbull’s knees out from under him, making him fall to his knees.
Quickly jumping on him and pounding him down with strikes, Flanagan and Valor lift Pitbull back to his feet and throw him off to the ropes. As Pitbull hit’s the ropes, Flanagan and Valor both jump up and are able to hit a double dropkick on Pitbull, making the bigger man stumble back. Firing back up to their feet, Flanagan and Valor again charge at Pitbull and again throw him off to the ropes. Going through the same routine, Flanagan and Valor hit Pitbull with another double dropkick, but again, they can’t force Pitbull to fall from his feet and as they fire back up and go towards Pitbull again, Pitbull charges off of the ropes and nails both of them with a lariat.
Having knocked both men down, Pitbull’s attention is now seized by the recovered Eddie Nash who spins Pitbull around and slugs him with a forearm to the face. After hitting this, Nash now whips Pitbull off to the ropes, but as Pitbull hit’s the ropes, Johnny Noble grabs his feet and pulls him down, allowing him to dodge Nash’s huge rushing big boot. Looking down at Noble, Nash points at him over the top rope, but as he does this, Johnny Noble grabs Nash’s arm before jumping up on the apron and jumping back down, hooking Nash’s head over the top rope, choking him. Stumbling back, Eric Valor and Kid Flanagan now grapple Nash from behind and together are able to lift him up and hit him with a double back drop! Getting right back up after hitting this, the makeshift team now sprints across the ring and leaps over the top rope hitting a front flip suicide dive on both Johnny Noble and Pitbull!
Keith Oswalt: That was awesome! The two smallest men in this match just took out two of the bigger guys with their speed!
Eric Witz: That fan has his popcorn ready too! Look at that!
After getting back up to his feet, Eric Valor slaps the hands of some of the fans before reaching one who hands him a bag of popcorn. Smiling, Eric Valor grabs the popcorn from the fan before pouring it all over both his face and the fan’s lap. Handing the empty carton back to the fan, Eric Valor returns his attention to the match as he and Kid Flanagan now both slide into the ring and attack Eddie Nash, kicking him in the stomach to prevent him from taking them both down. Pounding him back down to the mat, Valor and Flanagan now lift him back up and throw him again off to the ropes and as he reaches both of them, they nail him with a double superkick, halting his momentum as he appears dazed. Following the dual superkicks, Eric Valor now spins around and clocks Eddie Nash on the jaw with a huge roaring elbow! Knocking him back a few steps, Eric Valor charges at Eddie Nash, however his momentum is stopped as Nash rears back and delivers a heavy fist to Valor’s forehead, dropping him at once.
Seeing his partner knocked down, Flanagan runs and leaps at Eddie Nash, trying to take him down with a cross body, however this is unsuccessful as Flanagan is caught by Nash, who now holds him there. Near the ropes, Nash grins as he now heaves Flanagan over his head and down onto Johnny Noble, taking both Noble and Flanagan out at the same time!
However, as Nash had hit Flanagan, Pitbull was given time to get back into the ring and after watching Flanagan thrown over the ropes, Pitbull whips Eddie Nash off to the ropes and runs against the ropes himself. Reach Nash in the middle, Pitbull jumps up on top of Nash and tackles him to the ground with a Thesz Press! Repeatedly punching Nash in the forehead after hitting the press, Pitbull refuses to stop until Chris Owens steps in and peels him off of Nash. As Pitbull gets up, Eric Valor stands behind him and grabs Pitbull’s head. Pulling it back, Eric Valor now drops out and hits Pitbull with a reverse DDT backbreaker. Not letting Pitbull fall however, Eric Valor pops back up after the backbreaker and now drops his elbow over Pitbull’s chest, going for a cover on him,
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Keith Oswalt: Eric Valor nearly eliminated Pitbull with that backbreaker elbow drop combination.
Eric Witz: It’ll take a lot more than that to keep a big guy like Pitbull down, though I have to admit, that was impressive by Valor, almost scoring the win over Pitbull like that.
Keith Oswalt: Despite this being only his second match, Pitbull’s showing already that he is the real deal, should be interesting to see if anybody can take him out.
Following the kick out, Eric Valor gets back to his knees, however as he does this, Eddie Nash grabs him by the head and pulls him to his feet. Not thinking, Eric Valor throws a strike at Nash, and lands it on his chin, however for his efforts, Nash grins as he swings back and clocks Valor in the face, making him stumble back into the turnbuckle. Now whipping Valor across the ring, Nash looks at him before viciously charging towards Valor, but at the last second Valor lifts his foot for a big boot. Thinking quickly however, Nash stops himself and catches Valor’s boot, blocking it from his face and pushing his foot over to top rope. Stuck with his leg up to his head, Nash takes advantage of Valor’s predicament as he now grabs him and holds Valor’s foot there before tossing him overhead with a leg clutch belly to belly exploder!
Planting Valor on his head, Eddie Nash listens to the crowd erupt as he gets back up to his feet, however as he does this, Kid Flanagan springboards off of the top rope and leaps over both Pitbull and Eric Valor, nailing a huge high angle missile dropkick on Eddie Nash! Knocking Nash through the ropes with this move, Kid Flanagan crashes to the mat, as on the outside, Johnny Noble has recovered and rushes over to Eddie Nash, beginning to stomp him relentlessly. After several vicious stomps, Johnny Noble lifts Eddie Nash up off of the floor and grabs him by the back of the head before running and ramming his forehead into the steel post. Almost splitting Nash’s forehead in two after doing this, Johnny Noble sadistically grins to himself before whipping Nash across the floor and letting him slam back first into the barricade! Running across the floor now, Johnny Noble reaches to where Nash is and nails him with a big boot, sending Eddie Nash over the barricade into the fans as the fans relentlessly boo Johnny Noble for hurting their hero.
Turning back to the ring, Pitbull can be seen recovering from the elbow drop he took early, but as he gets to his feet, Kid Flanagan is already back up and sprints off of the ropes, running back at Pitbull. As Pitbull stands up, Kid Flanagan finally reaches him and running past him, Kid Flanagan leaps up and grabs Pitbull from behind the head with a running ace crusher, driving Pitbull face first into the mat! Grinning widely, Kid Flanagan looks at Pitbull now before getting out of the ring ropes and climbing to the top rope. Looking at the vulnerable Pitbull, Kid Flanagan perches himself on the ropes, but as he is ready to jump off of the top rope, Johnny Noble suddenly swipes Kid Flanagan’s leg and forces Kid to crotch himself on the top rope!
Flipping Flanagan off of the top rope, Noble now gets into the ring before grabbing Kid Flanagan and shoving his head in between his legs before lifting Kid Flanagan up and drilling his skull into the mat with his finisher, This Shit Hurts (Spinning Spike Piledriver)! Covering Flanagan after this, Noble shoves Kid’s face to the side with his forearm,
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Ike Rose: Kid Flanagan has been eliminated at 8:07 via pinfall!
Keith Oswalt: Kid Flanagan went to the top and paid dearly for it. It may not have been the most legal way to do it, but Johnny Noble gets the job done with that elimination.
Eric Witz: Noble’s been genius so far in hiding out and picking his spots so far, I’d have to assume that strategy will continue.
Keith Oswalt: Despite being very cowardly, Johnny Noble’s main focus should be to win, and if he can keep his body fresh and stay on the outside, his strategy is sound.
Following his three count over Kid Flanagan, Johnny Noble looks over his shoulders, and barreling towards the ring, he sees Eddie Nash, who’s eyes are dead set on exacting revenge. Sliding into the ring, Eddie Nash just misses Johnny Noble who slides right back out of the ring. Getting up and charging at the ropes, Nash reaches for Noble, but Nobles remains away from ringside. As Nash is fed up and steaming with Noble, he is unable to see Eric Valor who grabs Nash and puts him into a full nelson. Holding Nash here, Valor pulls Nash to the center of the ring, and finally sweeps Nash’s legs out from him and sends him crashing into the mat with an Ishimura Breaker ‘02 (Full Nelson Facebuster)! Following this move, Valor flips Eddie Nash over and covers him,
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Despite the kick out, Valor stays attentive as he gets back up off of the mat and lifts Eddie Nash up along with him. Kneeing Nash in the stomach, Valor now tosses him off to the ropes, however after tossing Nash to the ropes, Pitbull takes advantage of Valor’s work as he gets up and nails Eddie Nash with a bicycle kick! Cleaning Nash’s clock, Pitbull turns his attention now to Eric Valor, who stands amazed at Pitbull being able to take Eddie Nash off of his feet with relative ease. Finally realizing that Pitbull is now coming after him, Eric Valor ducks under Pitbull’s running lariat, and after this Eric Valor hooks Pitbull’s left arm and with his own spinning momentum, lifts Pitbull up and slams him into the mat with a half nelson suplex. Following the suplex, Valor bridges into a pin,
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Keith Oswalt: Another near-fall for Eric Valor over Pitbull, he’s come quite close to putting the big man away twice now.
Eric Witz: Close only counts in that one game, you know, has something to do with horses.
Keith Oswalt: Horseshoes?
Eric Witz: Bingo! But this isn’t horseshoes, so a close call doesn’t matter.
Getting a little disheartened by the kick out, Eric Valor gets back up to his feet and pulls Pitbull back up as well. Kicking Pitbull in the stomach, Valor now whips Pitbull off to the ropes, however as he is doing this, Pitbull counters Valor and instead whips him off to the ropes. Hitting the ropes, Valor goes through them as he balances on the second rope and lets his feet catch him on the top rope. Now sprinting back at Pitbull, Valor nails him with the Clobberin’ Time (Rebound Lariat)! Taking Pitbull off of his feet, Valor now looks at the ropes and runs to them before jumping up on the second rope and hitting Pitbull with a lionsault!
As Valor now goes for a pin, Eddie Nash is back up on his feet, and doesn’t seem to see Pitbull as he grabs Eric Valor by the legs and pulls him up in a wheelbarrow position before tossing Valor overhead and nailing him with a wheelbarrow deadlift German suplex! Slamming Valor’s neck into the mat, Eddie Nash tosses Valor over before getting back up to his feet, however as he does this, his move had given Pitbull enough time to recover and Pitbull shows his gratitude by kicking Eddie Nash in the stomach and putting him in a butterfly hold. Kneeing Nash continuously, Pitbull finally pulls Nash up before spinning out and dropping him on his neck with a butterfly powerbomb!
Not going for a pin, Pitbull pushes Nash out of the way and out of the ring, leaving him prey for another Johnny Noble attack. Grinning as he grabs Nash, Noble holds Nash by the head before slamming his face into the apron. After this, Johnny takes Nash’s body and slams it against the barricade. Shaking his head at Eddie, Johnny now kicks Eddie Nash in the stomach before wrapping his arm around Eddie’s head and lifting him up before hitting a vertical suplex on Eddie Nash on the outside of the ring. Grinning as he shows no signs of pain or remorse, Noble gets back up and knees down, slapping Nash in the back of the head. After cockily doing this a few times, Noble now pulls Nash up to his feet and again knees him in the stomach before butter flying Nash’s arms and once more driving Nash’s face into the floor with a double underhook DDT!
After hitting this combination of moves, Johnny Noble gets back up to his feet and mercilessly tosses Eddie Nash into the ring, before sliding in himself. Hooking Nash’s leg, Noble expects a three count,
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Eddie Nash just drapes his leg over the bottom rope, ruining Noble’s easy pin plan. Slamming the mat, Noble shakes his head before he gets out of the ring, spotting Pitbull coming at him. Getting out of the ring, just before Pitbull can attack him, Pitbull stays at the ropes, but as he is there, Eric Valor rolls Pitbull up with a school boy!
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Eric Witz: Come on Pitbull! You’ve got to pay attention, you almost let that punk ass beat you!
Keith Oswalt: That punk ass, as you referred to him, is slowly making a believer out of me. He’s incredibly impressive.
Eric Witz: Believe in him all you want, all it will do is end in disappointment, just like Kid Flanagan.
Furious that Eric Valor tried to take advantage of him, Pitbull fires back up and is on his feet at the same time as Valor. Valor attempts to strike Pitbull now, however it is no use as Pitbull blocks the punch and quickly fires off a huge roundhouse kick! Dropping Valor with the roundhouse, Pitbull wastes no time lifting him back up to his feet and slamming him in the jaw with a roaring elbow! Following the elbow, Pitbull now throws Valor off to the ropes as he hit’s the ropes himself. Colliding in the middle of the ring, Valor is taken off of his feet as Pitbull tackles him to the mat, and mounts himself on top of Valor.
After flooring his opponent, Pitbull begins to elbow Eric Valor in the face, multiple times, showing no signs of stopping as Valor slowly slips away, losing his consciousness. Before any permanent damage can be done, Chris Owens signals for the bell, declaring Pitbull to have knocked Eric Valor out with The Dog Pound (Repeated Elbow Strikes)!
Ike Rose: Eric Valor has been eliminated at 15:27 via referee stoppage!
Keith Oswalt: Brutal force shown by Pitbull as he knocks Eric Valor out!
Eric Witz: I told you not to count on that kid! Pitbull’s a beast, and that knock out is proving it.
As Pitbull begins to get off of Eric Valor, he is suddenly blasted in the side of the head as Johnny Noble entered the ring and sprinted across it before nailing Pitbull in the back of the head with a Northern Lariat. Dropping Pitbull to the mat, Johnny Noble grins as he now lifts Pitbull off of the mat and begins to beat him with a series of punches and kicks. Finally landing a European uppercut, Pitbull stumbles back before Johnny Noble charges at him and crushes him against the turnbuckle with a turnbuckle clothesline. After hitting this, Noble grabs Pitbull by the back of the head and runs forward before driving his face into the mat with a bulldog.
After hitting this, Noble’s head turns instantly to Eddie Nash who has gotten back up to his knee. Sensing Nash ready to come after him, Noble slides out of the ring, leaving Eddie Nash and Pitbull in the ring against each other. Shaking his head at Noble, Eddie Nash pulls up to his feet and grabs Pitbull by the head. Punching Pitbull in the face, Nash now throws Pitbull off to the ropes and as Pitbull hit’s the ropes and rebounds, Nash clocks him with a polish hammer, taking his opponent off of his feet. Knocking Pitbull to the ground, Nash lifts him back up quickly, not letting him lay on the mat and recover. Instead, Nash now lifts Pitbull up over his head before slamming him on the ground with a huge body slam. Climbing up onto the second rope now, Eddie Nash stands here, refusing to go to the top rope, before leaping off and hitting Pitbull with an elbow drop, driving his elbow into Pitbull’s chest!
Following the elbow drop, Eddie Nash now goes for the cover,
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Again Pitbull is able to kick out, further showing off his durability. Beginning to get frustrated with his lack of ability to put Pitbull down, Eddie Nash pulls Pitbull back to his feet and this time he knees Pitbull in the stomach before grabbing Pitbull by the throat and the thigh and lifting him up into a military press. Holding the three hundred pound man over his head, Eddie Nash amazes the crowd with his strength as he now tosses Pitbull up in the air before hitting him with a European uppercut! Slamming to the mat, Pitbull stays down holding his chest after being slammed to the mat. Not going for a pin over Pitbull yet, Eddie Nash again pulls Pitbull up to his feet, and now drags Pitbull to a corner.
Slamming Pitbull’s forehead into the turnbuckle, Eddie Nash goes to punch Pitbull, however as he does this, Johnny Noble interjects himself into the match by climbing onto the apron and going to punch Eddie Nash, however as he does this, Nash blocks Noble’s punch and now tosses Noble into the ring! Immediately forgetting about Pitbull, Nash focuses on Johnny Noble as he grabs Noble by the throat and raises him to his feet. As the crowd’s screaming reaches a fever point, ready to see Nash get his revenge on Noble, Pitbull recovers and saves Johnny Noble from Eddie Nash’s wraith by grabbing Nash and nailing him with a back drop driver!
Keith Oswalt: Oh come on! Nash was finally going to get his revenge on Noble, and Pitbull ruins it!
Eric Witz: I doubt that matters to Pitbull, he’s looking to win, not to give the fans what they want.
Keith Oswalt: The fans don’t care about Pitbull! They just want to see Eddie Nash kill Johnny Noble! They’ve been waiting for it for weeks now!
Getting back up after hitting the huge move on Eddie Nash, Johnny Noble grins at Pitbull, who shows no emotion towards him. However, Pitbull doesn’t go after Johnny Noble, instead, returning his focus to Eddie Nash. Now the two team up Eddie Nash and both lift him to his feet. As they do this, Johnny Noble locks Eddie Nash into a cravate! Holding Nash in this hold, Nash can’t move as Pitbull is able to take repeated body shots on Nash, who has his ribs and kidneys left wide open due to the cravate hold. After seconds of this going on, Johnny Noble finally pulls Nash up and throws him over his head with a cravate suplex!
Landing on his shoulders, Eddie Nash lays in pain as Johnny Noble gets back to his feet. Looking at Pitbull, Noble motions for Pitbull to go after Nash. Lifting Nash up to his feet, Pitbull now lands a stiff kick to Eddie Nash’s stomach before wrapping his arm around Nash’s head and lifting him up. Holding Eddie Nash in a vertical suplex, Pitbull shows his strength despite the toll the match has taken on him. Finally, Pitbull spins Nash’s body around and drops out into a suplex stunner, nailing Eddie Nash with the delayed vertical suplex stunner! Getting back up after hitting this, Pitbull looks around for Johnny Noble, however now as he turns around, Johnny Noble catches Pitbull with a running cutter!
Getting back up to his feet, Noble lifts Pitbull up to a kneeled position before bouncing off the ropes and nailing him with a shining wizard! After hitting this combination, Noble grins before pulling Pitbull up to his feet and planting Pitbull’s head between his legs and nailing Pitbull with his finisher, This Shit Hurts (Spinning Spike Piledriver)! Drilling Pitbull’s head into the mat, Johnny Noble now covers Pitbull,
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Ike Rose: Pitbull has been eliminated at 25:45!
Keith Oswalt: Johnny Noble versus Eddie Nash! Finally!
Eric Witz: Pitbull was foolish to have trusted Johnny Noble, but he did and that led us to what all the fans wanted to see, Eddie Nash taking on his nemesis, Johnny Noble!
Keith Oswalt: I just hope that Eddie Nash has enough left in the tank to keep fighting, especially after Noble has taken cheap shot after cheap shot on him through out this entire match.
Getting back to his feet, Johnny Noble grins as he looks at the downed Eddie Nash. Hopping on top of him, Noble goes for a cover,
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Still having enough energy left to kick out, Eddie Nash pushes Noble off of him as Noble now gets up to his feet and begins to stomp Eddie Nash. Kicking Nash repeatedly, Noble finally lifts Nash up off of the mat and punches Nash in the face before wrapping his arm around Nash’s neck and sliding behind him before hitting Eddie Nash with a crucifix backbreaker. Bouncing back up with Nash still locked in, Noble now slides Nash’s feet out with an STO slamming Nash into the mat.
Not done inflicting pain on Nash, Johnny Noble lifts Eddie Nash back up to his feet again and knees him in the stomach. Now popping Nash back up, Noble grabs Nash’s arm before clutching his wrist while putting his head through Nash’s arm. Now throwing Nash backwards, Johnny Noble nails him with a wrist clutch suplex. Again not bothering to cover his opponent, Noble stands back up and lifts Nash up as well, this time taking Nash by the back of the head and bashing him into the turnbuckle. After this, Noble again bashes Nash’s head into the corner, before finally getting behind Nash and dropping him down on the back of his head with a reverse DDT! After this, Noble now slides out of the ring as he grabs Nash by the throat and drapes it over the apron. Grinning, Noble now slams his elbow across Nash’s neck, making him hold his neck as he struggles to get away from Noble.
Smiling as he watches Nash roll around in pain, Noble now grabs his opponent’s head again, and this time flips his head over so that Nash’s face is looking towards the floor. Pulling Nash’s body out so that only his toes are on the apron, Noble now snaps back and plants Nash’s face into the floor with a wicked apron assisted snap DDT! Drilling Nash’s face into the floor, the crowd grimaces as they are watching Noble single-handedly dismantle their hero. Sitting back up, Johnny Noble grins as the crowd relentlessly boo him and cheer for Eddie Nash to get back up and turn things around.
Keith Oswalt: Good lord that was gruesome! Nash could have broken his neck taking that move!
Eric Witz: I think if he did, Noble would be totally fine with that. He’s having a blast dismantling his opponent like this.
Keith Oswalt: He wouldn’t be able to do this if he had actually wrestled the match and not just hid on the outside the whole time!
Eric Witz: Smart strategy by Noble. There’s no count-outs, so why would he force himself to stay in the ring and fight, when he can let the other four beat each other down?
Keith Oswalt: Good strategy or not, how can he be crowned the Survivor of the Proud, if his actions were cowardly? There’s no pride in what he did!
Lifting the near lifeless Eddie Nash back up, Johnny Noble now tosses him into the ring and gets in himself. Wanting to insure that he has the victory over Eddie Nash, Johnny Noble climbs up to the second rope before leaping off and nailing a picture perfect elbow drop on Eddie Nash, driving the point of his elbow into Eddie Nash’s sternum. Now hooking Nash’s leg, Noble goes for the pin,
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NO! Eddie Nash kicks out! The crowd erupts into cheers as they will their hero on to fight, much to Johnny Noble’s dismay. Slapping the mat, Johnny Noble is furious with Eddie Nash kicking out and argues the count with the ref. Getting no where with his arguments, Noble returns his attention to Eddie Nash and pulls him up by the head, however as he does this, Nash slams his elbow into Noble’s stomach, beginning to stir as the crowd begins to reach a fever pitch, excited to see Nash take Noble’s head off. Again elbowing Noble in the stomach, Nash now creates some distance between himself and Noble and finally, after a third elbow, Nash pushes Noble off of him and sprints towards Noble, however as he does this, Noble rushes towards him and is able to drop Nash with a lariat, killing the crowd’s mood with the decisive move!
Breathing heavily after that scare with Nash recovering, Noble shakes his head as he pulls Eddie Nash back up to his feet and kicks him in the stomach. Now grabbing Nash’s arm, Noble pulls Eddie Nash down to the mat and quickly traps Eddie Nash’s arm as Noble wrenches back Nash’s arm locking him into the End of Show (Crippler Crossface)! Bridging back as far as he possibly can, Noble appears intent on snapping Nash’s neck with this move. Letting Nash wail in pain as he is stretched further than is muscularly possible, Nash reaches his free arm out as far as he can, and knows he is several inches away from the bottom rope. Edging ever so slowly towards the bottom rope, the crowd chants Eddie’s name, longing for him to break the hold and combat Johnny Noble.
Again stretching out as far as he can, Nash is still short of the bottom rope and he again begins to edge towards the bottom rope, but finally, Nash decides to rotate his body and slowly but surely, is able to turn his body around. Now using his long legs, Nash is able to drape the bottom of his foot over the top rope, breaking the hold, much to the crowd’s delight and Johnny Noble’s shock.
Keith Oswalt: Eddie Nash will not be beaten! He has this entire building cheering for him!
Eric Witz: He can’t do this! Eddie Nash is just too tired! Johnny Noble just has to hit him with one more move, and it’ll be done!
Keith Oswalt: He has every fan in this building on his side, if there’s any one that can overcome the odds, it is definitely Eddie Nash!
Getting himself back onto his feet, Johnny Noble watches as Eddie Nash uses the ropes to pull himself up, holding his neck as he looks angrily at Johnny Noble. Not wanting Nash to get a second wind, Johnny Noble jumps on top of Eddie Nash, however Nash moves out of the way at the last second and now as Johnny Noble turns around, Eddie Nash clocks him in the mouth with the Bronson Rock (KO Haymaker)! Raising his fist in the air, the crowd erupts in cheers as Johnny Noble falls to the mat!
Feeling the crowd get behind him, Eddie Nash smiles as he watches Johnny Noble stumble around, pulling himself up to his feet. Finally, as he turns around, Eddie Nash kicks him in the stomach before grabbing Noble around the waist, lifting him up and spinning him out before slamming him neck first into the mat with a Highway to Hell (180 degrees gut wrench powerbomb)! Drilling Noble with the move, Eddie Nash shakes his head at Nash as he gets back up and stands away from Noble stalking him as he readies to drop the hammer on him. Grinning, Noble groggily gets up to his feet before turning around and just as he does this, Nash demolishes him with The Hammer (Spear)! Driving Noble into the mat, Eddie Nash covers Noble,
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Ike Rose: Here is your winner, at 42 minutes and 58 seconds, “The King of the Road” Eddie Nash!
Keith Oswalt: EDDIE NASH DID IT!!
Eric Witz: I can’t believe it! He overcame the odds and still defeated Johnny Noble! Amazing match, amazing story! Eddie Nash is going to fight for the Valiant championship in just one month!
Keith Oswalt: Take all of this in Eddie Nash, you’ve earned it! You overcame every odd for your fans, and now you’ve only one more mountain to climb before you’ll be sitting atop the Kingdom!
Climbing onto the second rope, every fan cheers wildly as Eddie Nash raises his fist in the air and Eddie Nash smiles as the show comes to a close.This has been Survival of the Proud
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