THE PRIZE FIGHTER
MENTALITY

Our show begins with Paul Heyman officially introducing the new Tag Team Champions the Skymen. Heyman claimed he knew Ricochet and Robbie Eagles were capable of becoming tag champs but no one gave them a shot until he came around.

Our first match sees Roderick Strong return for the first time since 2014 to take on Cody Rhodes. Strong was as good as advertised, easily overcoming Rhodes’ amateur stylings and pinning him with a vicious rope-trapped backstabber. After the match, Strong claimed he is GAW’s greatest champion and now he’s come to take the Intercontinental belt he never won before.

Backstage, Dakota Kai goes ballistic on Tegan Nox. She told Nox to take care of Ronda Rousey so Kai could finish her off and send Rousey away from GAW forever.

Matt Riddle battles Pete Dunne in a contest for momentum. Riddle captured the victory after a nasty-looking GTS. Backstage, Rey Mysterio finds Hernandez planning on sneaking into the arena to take revenge on Shayna Baszler. You could cut the tension between Mysterio and Hernandez with a knife.

In the “main event,” Baszler made her first official defense of the US Title against Kairi Sane. The Pirate Princess came out swinging and even hit the spectacular Insane Elbow but Baszler survived. The champ was able to lock in the Kurifuda Clutch for the win and her first defense. After the match, though, we got even more than we bargained for. Damian Martinez came out to the ring and, simply put, challenged Brock Lesnar to a World Title match. Lesnar obliged and we got one of Storm’s best matches of Season 2. Martinez hit Lesnar with absolutely everything but the champ could not be stopped. Finally, Lesnar climbed up to the top and gave Martinez one of the most devastating superplexes you’ve ever seen. The ring gave way and Lesnar, Martinez and the official tumbled to the ground. After a tense few moments, Lesnar got to his feet forcing the outside official to ring the bell as Martinez was out cold. Lesnar logged his fifth successful defense in the process though this one was considerable more difficult than any besides his match with Aleister Black. Go watch this match if you haven’t seen it already!