A video package aired highlighting the biggest moments from last week’s Ruckus, including Jacques Krieger challenging “Superfine” Reggie Strong to a GRPL+ World TV title defense this week as well as Sohla Patel disguising herself as luchadora La Flor to steal the Crush championship and both the Wonderful Ward Brothers and the End Times winning first round Unified Contendership Challenge matches…
Standard open before we threw to Steve Vandeblanche and Nazir el-Fadal hyping up this special episode with limited commercial interruptions called Flashpoint. They hyped up the best of 3 falls main event between Karyn Tisch-Warren and Cindy Monet for the Women’s World championship before throwing things to Duck in the ring to begin completing the first round of the Unified Contendership Challenge.
1. #2 Justice Davis & Mason “Razorblade” Savage v. #7 Ian Cook & Gerry Greene in a UCC first round match
Valiant effort from the Catch Hell alums but the higher seeds opened the tank down the stretch - Davis handled Cook and Savage dusted Greene with the Soul Crusher to get the duke.
Justice Davis & Mason “Razorblade” Savage defeated Ian Cook & Gerry Greene at 10:46 to advance to the semifinals of the Unified Contendership Challenge
A backstage segment saw Beauty & the Beast Mode challenge Prince & Proper for the Ambassadors trios championships on next week’s supershow from Puerto Rico, which got accepted even though Mode refused to reveal their partner. Their music fired up, as they had their UCC first round match next.
2. #4 Beauty & the Beast Mode v. #5 International Players in a UCC first round match
The Players got a big reaction from the crowd and took early control of the match only to have “Dashing” Pierce Moore save the day with a sudden Fresh To Death that changed the course of the match. Mode was barely ahead the rest of the match, but it was enough to the point that Benjamin Valentino was unable to get an opening to tag out the rest of the way. They hit their tandem finisher of the Fresh To Death flying into the Decision on the exhausted Valentino to win the match and advance.
Beauty and the Beast Mode defeated the International Players at 11:49 to advance to the semifinals of the United Contendership Challenge
Announce talked about Mode possibly biting off more than they can chew since they’re gunning for both a UCC win to get them into the finals as well as the Ambassadors trios titles on next week’s show.
A sizzle reel showed highlights from AnIIversary (the Game Changers unifying the tag belts, Ootsuka beating Fade for the TV title, Naz winning and tossing the World title) to hype up QCW XXV.
3. “Superfine” Reggie Strong [c] v. Jacques Krieger (w/S. Mark Starr) in a GRPL+ World TV title match
This wasn’t a match but rather a sneak attack followed by a vicious Krieger beatdown.
“Superfine” Reggie Strong beat Jacques Krieger by disqualification in :07 to retain the GRPL+ World TV title 3️⃣
Krieger ran Strong into the post repeatedly until he drew blood then put him through the announce table with the Jacqueshammer. Krieger than cut a brief promo saying that he wanted to regain his belt off Reggie Weak when QCW XXV happened so he could further embarrass him on the biggest stage possible. Strong did a stretcher job leading into a commercial break, further making look the former TV champ look fearsome here.
Creepy video package in the style of ones from the past couple weeks full of Christ loving sepia and warnings for QCW wrestlers and fans alike to seek deliverance and repent. The WG was joined by an interlocking GG at the end.
After a recap of the TV title angle, there was another title match on deck.
4. Sohla Patel [c] v. La Flor in a Crush championship match
La Flor came out focused, fired up and absolutely beat the brakes off of Patel to prove revenge was a dish best served by lucha libre and right hands. Even Patel’s attempts to cheat were snuffed out for the most part and when she tried to bail Flor caught her and got her back in the ring. Flor threw Patel into the barricade about a dozen times before getting the Bollywood Diva back into the ring to splatter her with a pair of nice double jump moonsaults and win the belt.
La Flor defeated Sohla Patel at 8:28 to win the Crush championship
Post match Flor got the mic to thank the fans for their support as she regained the belt (which confused the announce), then she unmasked to reveal former multiple time Crush champion Luz Cruz, who Patel had bullied out of the promotion months earlier. She cut a fired up promo on Patel and her HOA Barbie, saying she was going to make the focus of her career not just about being a champion but running International Lotus out of QCW.
5. “Tiki God” Al Buffett (w/Ashley “THEE Influencer” Szabo) v. Omar Littlefield
Monstrous newcomer Littlefield took a step up in opponent, going from cannon fodder to a former Unified World Tag champion and cult favorite.
Poor Al got boatraced just shy of five minutes to the shock of the Arena. Buffet got consumed by the power game and almost bisected by a Littlefield running crossbody then tortured for a stretch; Littlefield seemingly trying to set distance records by throwing Al from one side of the ring multiple times before dropping a trifecta of Vader bombs that could have ended things. Omar instead drilled Al with his Face Eraser crucifix bomb DDT and to further humiliate Al made the referee count to 5 on the fall.
Omar Littlefield defeated “Tiki God” Al Buffett at 4:59
Littlefield strutted around the ring while Ashley and the ref checked on a barely moving Buffett. Omar added insult to injury by patting Ashley on the head. When he turned to leave, a Szabo dropkick sent him to the floor even if he landed on his feet. Szabo smack talked from the ring while a livid Littlefield said if she wanted to be a voluntary victim he’d make her one sooner rather than later.
After the last commercial break, we got live from backstage of International Lotus complaining to Commissioner Holmes about all things big and small. Holmes had Quality Force security remove both Sohla and Scott from the building before giving Karyn Tisch-Warren a deeply insincere “good luck”. Karyn brushed it off and hissed that she was going to win.
Before the main event the announce ran down the entirety of a loaded card in front of what will be the biggest crowd in QCW history from Puerto Rico (nearly 25,000 strong). The card will have all of this come next Friday:
🇵🇷 Luz Cruz defending her newly won Crush championship in her home country 🇵🇷
🇵🇷 Beauty and the Beast Mode with a mystery partner going against Prince and Proper for the Ambassadors Trios championships 🇵🇷
🇵🇷 They'll also be in the semifinals of the Unified Contendership Challenge against the Wonderful Ward Brothers with the other semi having the End Times vs. Justice Davis and Razorblade 🇵🇷
🇵🇷 The show will begin with a 20 person battle royale and end with the winner of that Black and Blue battle royale facing Autumn Powers for the Unified World championship in the main event 🇵🇷
Vandeblanche pivoted from that main to this one, hyping the fact that there hadn't been a best of 3 falls title match in QCW for nearly 40 years before tonight.
Cindy came out first in her gold and maroon Collipark Letterman's jacket but ignored her big pop and hit the ring; Karyn came out to waves of boos but ignored them to preen. They almost fought during the ring introductions when Karyn tried to literally rub the belt in Cindy's face.
6. Karyn Tisch-Warren [c] v. Cindy Monet in a best of 3 falls match for the QCW Women’s World championship
1st fall: Once the bell rang they actually fought for about a minute straight to the roars of the Quality Controllers, roars that got dampened when Karyn won the fight by coming off the ropes and laying Cindy out with a running STO backbreaker. Karyn got the upper hand for a minute or two but couldn't hold onto it. Cindy got knees up on a KTW corner charge and then followed it up with 6 nice Meteora to get the faithful back into it and take over the offense.
The match ping-ponged like that back and forth for a while; there was even a split screen commercial where a usual break would have gone for those of us watching G+. Towards the end of the fall it looked like Karyn was going to win out with the Circuit Breaker but Cindy used her leg and core strength to power out, sending KTW rolling to the outside. Karyn responded to this by lifting up the stairs to grab some brass knuckles before coming back in the ring and drilling Cindy like a nail.
Cindy Monet won the first fall by disqualification at 13:38 to take a 1-0 lead.
2nd fall: It turns out it's super easy to pin someone after you just checked your brass knuckles with their face.
Karyn Tisch-Warren won the second fall by pinfall at 13:53 to tie things up at a fall apiece.
SUDDEN DEATH: And then we got to the fireworks factory.
Karyn immediately went for a cover, because why wouldn’t you, but Cindy kicked out at 2.8. Karyn tried a couple more times, which lead to a couple more nearfalls, then she got the Circuit Breaker on when the pins didn’t win.
It took Monet the better part of 30 seconds to make the ropes but she eventually made it, spurring a new, louder round of “Let's go, Cindy!” chants. Karyn argued with the referee (shocker) and walked into an inside cradle for 2, then when she went for her Spare Me powerbomb backbreaker Cindy reversed out into a Code Red that laid out Karyn.
When they both staggered up to their feet it was Cindy who got the upper hand first and then emptied the tank on Karyn. Cindy got her people good and rowdy before going for her Tightrope but Karyn bailed out of the ring; no matter, Monet hit a tope that sent KTW up and over the announce table. Once she recovered, Cindy tossed her in and Tightroped her down…
…but Tisch-Warren grabbed the bottom rope at 2 ¾. Cindy thought she had won back the title only to get two reality checks - one from the referee and one from Karyn via chop block. The relentless KTW tried for another Circuit Breaker but before she could lock it down a flurry of Monet up kicks sent Karyn flying into a nearby corner. Cindy started a crawl towards Karyn, who kicked her and went to the top rope. Cindy followed her up and they exchanged punches before Karyn bounced Cindy off the ring post and backdropped her onto the apron.
The crowd groaned while Cindy groaned loudly in pain. Karyn used the ropes to get herself back into the ring, then pulled an aching Monet to the middle and locked the Circuit Breaker in.
To louder and louder “CINDY!” chants, Monet took most of a minute to crawl for the ropes. She got down to 3 feet away, then 2. Monet screamed in pain as she got within a foot of the ropes and extended herself as far as her body would allow — right before Karyn dragged her back to the middle of the ring and demanded Cindy finally give up.
It took about another 10 seconds, but to the chagrin of everyone in the Arena, Cindy shockingly did exactly that.
Karyn Tisch-Warren won the third fall via submission at 25:09 to win 2 falls to 1 and retain the Women's World championship
Post match KTW took her belt and glared down at Cindy before getting her hand raised; you could even see a few people clapping for her. Announce put over the fight and the champ, but as Steve started to take the show off the air he got interrupted – by The Champ, walking on the announce table.with the mic.
Her voice was a little raspier than usual but it didn't stop her from saying that she told us so - but more importantly, she loved the taste she had of being double champion but she was going to have the most celebrated double championship reign of all time. She then challenged Autumn Powers to give her a shot at the Unified World championship but said if she did she and Cindy would both have gone down to the greatest wrestler the women's division QCW has ever seen. Karyn ditched the mic and held up her hard earned title as Ruckus went off the air for real this time.
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