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Kenny Omega def. Raven Brighid w/ One-Winged Angel

Raven and Omega kicked off the first episode of Blue Thunder Pro with a technical and explosive match. Raven Brighid hit Omega with her finisher, the Raven's Wing Driver (double underhook sit-out piledriver) fairly early in the match but Omega kicked out at 2.9. Shortly after, Omega hit his own double underhook sitout piledriver, following up shortly after with the One-Winged Angel. Raven managed to kick out at 2.9. Kenny and Raven continued to battle, trading holds and blows until Kenny hit yet another One-Winged Angel. Surprisingly, Raven managed to kick out yet again! But third time was the charm when the persistant (and likely ticked off) Omega hit a 3rd One-Winged Angel for the 3 count.

While this match was not particularly long at just under 13 minutes, it was an exciting start to Blue Thunder Pro. Kenny Omega made very clear to the roster that he would be just as dominate in Blue Thunder as he has been throughout his career, while Raven looked strong in defeat kicking out of not 1, but 2 one-winged angels!

Kosuke Arai def. DeAndre Simmons w/ Hell Banishing Chop

Former golden gloves boxing champ and MMA fighter DeAndre Simmons takes on a Japanese veteran talent and master of chops, Kosuke Arai. The 2 had a competitive bout, with DeAndre Simmons kicking out of a Hell Banishing Chop that came out fairly early in the match. The 2 continued to battle, but it was all over when Kosuke Arai hit DeAndre Simmons with a 2nd Hell Banishing Chop and pinned him for the 3 count.

Blue Thunder Strong Style def. Star Fleet w/ double clothesline

This match started off with a lot of potential. The crowd was particularly excited to see Silver Hawk mix it up with Jyushin Thunder Liger. However, the match came to an abrupt and disappointing end when Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Galacy Girl less than 9 minutes into the match after a double clothesline from him and Ishii, leaving the fans wanting more.

The Outsiders def. The Usos w/ Outsiders Edge

This match had a lot of back and forth with both teams hitting big moves and not being able to capitalize. The Usos hit a lot of superkicks without managing to snag the win or to follow up with an Uso Splash. Hall and Nash both hit the Outsiders Edge and Jackknife Powerbomb respectively, often in the wrong corner, failing to be able to follow it up with a 3 count. Hall and Nash looked dominate in the later stage of the match but found themselves in the wrong corner, unable to quite get the 3 count. However, Hall ended up hitting Jey Uso with a particularly vicious Outsider's Edge, forcing the referee to stop the match due to Jey Uso being unable to continue.

While the Anoa'i Family and the NWO didn't seem to have any personal feud leading into this match, with Hogan interfering during the match and withJey being potentially injured from Hall's Outsider's Edge, things have likely become far more personal for the Usos and for the Anoa'i Family as a whole.

Dragon Rosa def. Christian Cage w/ Dragonrana

In a match with both wrestlers being major fan favorites, this match was expected to be a fairly evven contest. However, Christian Cage was never really able to get his offense off the ground and Dragon Rosa dominated the majority of the match, pikcing up the win with the Dragonrana in just under 9 minutes.

With such a decisive victory over such an accomplished star, this is likely to shoot Dragon Rosa up to the top of the card in Blue Thunder Pro. Conversely, this match leaves Christian Cage with a lot to prove as to whether he can still go and whether he can work his way back up to the top after this disappointing loss.

Vice Versa def. Venus Couture w/ Roll Up Pin

This match pits 2 of the stars of Transgender Wrestling Alliance, Vice Versa and Venus Couture, up against the Hoodie Ninja Emilia "Air" Hart. There were multiple pin attempts and pin attempts being broken up throughout this match, until Vice Versa managed to roll up Emilia "Air" Hart for a 3 count. With the match coming down to the 2 members of the TWA, the 2 battled until Vice Versa rolled up Couture for the 3 count.

While all of these competitors looked good in this contest, Vice Versa showcased her technical lucha libre skills which ultimately won her the match. With her managing to eliminate both of the other competitors, this victory is sure to propel her up the card here in Blue Thunder Pro.

George Radley def. Bad Brutus w/ short-armed Cowboy Lariat

These 2 veterans of the Blue Thunder-verse were expected to tear the house down, and that is exactly what they did in this absolute Hoss-fest of a match. Both parties hit the other and hit the other hard. Texas Tough George Radley hit multiple powerbombs on the giant Bad Brutus, but Brutus continued to kick out. Radley then hit his short-armed Cowboy Lariat, but Brutus kicked out at 2.9. in the meantime, Brutus had been hitting his unmatchedly vicious chops on the the Cowboy, and shortly after managed to bust Radley open. This caused Radley to gas out a bit, allowing the giant Brutus to get in more offense. However, after a while Brutus began to gas as well, and Radley began to pick up steam against his larger opponent. He hit his running Cowboy Lariat, but Brutus was too close to the ropes and Radley was unable to capitalize. Then Radley hit a series of massive moonsaults but again found himself too close to the ropes and unable to pull the big man out of the corner. Brutus got himself together and fired off on Radley with some brutal chops. Radley tried for another running lariat on Brutus, but Brutus was able to duck out of the way. However, Radley managed to follow up by turning Brutus inside out with a short-armed Cowboy Lariat for the 3 count.

Both of these competitors tore the house down, but Radley's win over Brutus was fairly decisive. Even though Brutus hit Radley back hard, he never managed to hit any big enough moves that he could have had a chance of putting Radley away. It's unclear if Brutus was perhaps too overconfident, or if he simply couldn't keep up with his more agile and well-rounded opponent. But what is for sure is that Brutus is likely in a bad mood, and Radley has more than likely established himself as a top star, if not THE top star, after picking up this massive victory in the main event of the first ever episode of Blue Thunder Pro.

AFter the match, a frustrated DeAndre Simmons approaches Kosuke Arai.

Simmons: "Hey old man! I know you think you proved yourself out there by beating me tonight. But you beating me was a damn fluke! You might have made a career out of your 1 move of doom, but I am an accomplished boxer, a Golden Gloves champion, and a former MMA fighter to boot. And the next time I get you in that ring, I'm gonna punch that smirk right off your wrinkly-ass face. So what do you say old man? You wanna see who's really the better man by taking me on again next week?"

Arai simply stares down Simmons and says nothing. Then, he silently nods, not breaking eye contact or flinching at all.

Simmons: "Ha! You're gonna regret that choice, because I'm gonna force your old ass into retirement. Bout time someone put you out to pasture."

Simmons laughs and walks away. Arai watches Simmons intently as he leaves, smirks to himself, and then returns to his training.



Jey Uso is helped to the back by Roman Reigns and his brother Jimmy after being knocked out by Scott Hall's Outsiders edge. The doctor takes a look at Jey and tells him that his back is injured and that he will need to be out of action indefinately to give himself time to heal. The doctor says that he is hopeful for a speedy recovery, but that back injuries can be pretty severe and that there's a chance that he will never wrestle again.

Jey: Man this sucks! I worked my ass off in that match and those punks got so frustrated that they can't beat us that they try to injure me and possibly end my career? That aint gonna fly Uce!

Jimmy: Listen bro, you just worry about healing up and getting back in the ring. Cause these fuckers have made this ish personal. So next week, I'm gonna welcome Scott Hall to the Uso penitentiary. And you know Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan are gonna be at ringside. So Roman, are you with me? Will you be at ringside for my match tomorrow?

Roman: I'll be there. Believe that.

Jey: I'll be there too! I'm not gonna let them outnumber us.

Jimmy: No, you worry about healing up. They got Hollywood Hogan, but we got some family in Hollywood too. So I'm gonna make a call, and see if we can't even up the numbers against the NWO.

Jey: Be careful. They like to play their tricks.

Jimmy: Don't worry Uce. I got this.

Jimmy Uso def. Scott Hall with Uso Splash, getting revenge for him injuring his brother. After the match, however, The Rock and Hollywood Hogan had an impromptu match. Hollywood Hogan came out the winner after a series of Atomic Leg Drops.

Bad Brutus def. Raven Brighid, showing his dominance.

DeAndre Simmons def. Kosuke Arai by knockout with a hard punch to the stomach.

Abyss & Mil Muertes def. El Duderino & Orange Cassidy w/ a shock treatment from Abyss. Drew McIntyre had The Plague so he was unable to accompany Mil and Abyss to the ring.

George Radley def. Keith Lee by knockout with a Texas Lariat.

Shinsuke Nakamura def. Johnny Rocket w/ a Kinshasha

Vice Versa def. Dragon Rosa