Phoenix Rising: Pre-Ascension Nonsense

"Wild" Wes Wrangler def. Tina Remington
Todd Colton def. Vanessa Saunders
Kaelara Sentarl and Silver Hawk def. American Apex
Allison Avery def. Amber Wright
Megan Van Horne def. Natasha Clover
The Foundation def. The Marshall Sisters
Carmen Latour def. Johnny Rocket
Laura Tate def. Ian Robinson to retain the Heart of Texas Championship
Georgia Eagles and Flex Steele def. Leslie Flare and Colt Jacobs

Urani Whitemist def. Kanjirin Tonorian
The Black Dragon def. Tasharun
The Sheridan Brothers def. Vindication (Shiana/Yuki)
Hugo Dirksen def. Arthur Wright
The GOAT def. Team Dynamite to become #1 contenders for the Phoenix Rising Tag Team Championships
Titania def. Celine Chevalier
Sanya Markov def. SATOMI to become the NEW Pacific Northwest Champion
Firehawk Sentarl and Rilantha De Nav def. Kojiro Burai and Akira Ryusaki
The Black Dragon def. Urani Whitemist to become #1 contender for the Phoenix Rising World Championship

Eddy Introspect won the opener battle royal to earn a shot at the Evergreen Championship
Ashton Crowe and Ereshkigal def. Trinity Knight and KAELARA SENTARL to become the NEW Evergreen Tag Team Champions
Laura Tate def. Carmen Latour to retain the Heart of Texas Championship
Los Locos (Cruz Corona and Chido Ortega) def. The GOAT to retain the Phoenix Rising Tag Team Championships
Kyle Anderson def. Sanya Markov to become the NEW Pacific Northwest Champion
The Tip Top (Mascara Avispa and the Sheridans) def. The E.T.C. to become the NEW Phoenix Rising Trios Champions
Angel Leblanc def. Felice Santana to retain the Inspire Championship
The Yoshida Twins def. The Excellent Blades to become the NEW Proving Ground Tag Team Champions
Elly Blackwood def. Kantar to become the NEW Evergreen Champion
Revon Beauregard def. Pyrohawk Grey to become the NEW Ascendant Champion
Georgia Eagles def. Leslie Flare to retain the Spirit of Texas Champion
Firehawk Sentarl def. The Black Dragon to retain the Phoenix Rising World Championship

Opening the show, a wild battle royal with participants from all four of Phoenix Rising's affiliate shows. And at the end of the road... well, who can ever deny how clutch this man is? Eddy Introspect comes out of the fight with a huge victory, and a shot at the Evergreen Championship, though he may not be eager to take that shot given later events in the night.


Trinity Knight has been left hunting for a backup partner for the second time as a tag champion. And she did indeed find one in Kaelara Sentarl, who she teamed with recently in the PEWA. But much like last time, it simply wasn't enough. Once again, Mercy Devine loses the tag titles without being a participant in the match, and once again, Trinity is left wondering just how she's supposed to keep this up with an unreliable partner...


Laura Tate has been nearly unstoppable. Ian Robinson, at the last AFW show, was the closest to giving the titan a challenge, but Laura has remained utterly impenetrable as the Heart of Texas Champion, such that even Carmen Latour's high-flying ability simply wasn't enough to even slow her down.


The GOAT brought their best into this one... but so did Los Locos. And it's obvious that Chido and Cruz aren't ready to surrender these titles, even if the end of this match proved they're every bit as lucky as they are talented, with Victor struggling to find an opening to break up a pin right in front of him, securing the defense for the champions.


Kyle Anderson might be on the verge of a tremendous breakout. This was an electric match, as one could expect from the Five-Star Baltimore Savage, and even the crushing might of Sanya Markov couldn't stop Kyle from coming out of this as the new Pacific Northwest Champion. Could Kyle finally be the one to break this run of one-and-done PNW reigns?


Mascara Avispa's first match in six months would be for the Trios Championships, earned by the Sheridans just last week, and the Tip Top trio didn't squander the opportunity. Ultimately it'd be the most unlikely man that scored the victory, as Vincent Sheridan picked up the pinfall and returned the Tip Top to... well, the top. At least when it comes to the Trios division.


One cannot see Angel Leblanc as a fluke champion anymore. This was hard-fought from bell to bell, with Felice Santana fighting to keep this moving, while Angel steadily wore the younger woman down, ultimately finding her opening and securing the submission with the Figure Eight, as she's done to so many others over the years. Still the Inspire Champion, still without a doubt Les Beautes Blondes to the core.


After months of dominance, the Blades have finally been toppled. The Yoshida Twins finally claimed victory here, after an extremely hard-fought match that saw both sides nearly take it on multiple occasions. But the Yoshidas capitalized on a golden opportunity, and now they've reclaimed the Proving Ground Tag Team Championships.


One doesn't expect matches quite this long from Kantar. But that just showed how intense this match really was. Still, Elly came in with a gameplan, and executed it to perfection, steadily focusing on her nigh-legendary armbars until finally, she broke Kantar down and re-captured the Evergreen Championship.


Maybe one of the most impressive matches of the night, Revon Beauregard came into this on a hot streak... but the question was whether he was able to keep that momentum going against a champion that's looked utterly dominant since becoming the Ascendant Champion. Truth was, Revon was more than up to the task of taking down Pyrohawk, and he secured the submission victory, setting Les Beautes Blondes up as the dominant force on Proving Ground.


Match of the night? Very well could be. This was an absolutely spectacular match between two AFW stalwarts, two Wrestle Parade legends, and the Spirit of Texas Championship on the line. And while Leslie Flare fought with all she had in an effort to bring the title back onto a Texan, it just wasn't enough, and Georgia would ultimately retain and continue her impressive reign at the top of AFW.


And that brought us to the main event. The Black Dragon, seeking to become the first-ever two-time Phoenix Rising World Champion... but to do that, she'd have to stop one of the most exceedingly dominant forces in Phoenix Rising's history. Firehawk has been a true monster as World Champion, fending off challenger after challenger, and this would prove no different. After an intense brawl between brother and sister, Firehawk finally found his opening, locking in a Sharpshooter, and doing something that only one other wrestler has ever been known to do: forcing the Black Dragon to submit. The reign goes on, and the Phoenix continues to prove himself nearly invincible.

Sophia Moretti def. Keiko Maeda
Rafael Gallego def. HAYATO
The Neon Connection def. The Golden Ambush
Colt Whitfield def. Markos Andreas
Marina Olesk def. Becca Black Trunks
Chico Con Carne and Drumstick def. Aria Kintelas and Christina Wagner
Telan Kintelas def. Axel Halldorson
Rin Ryusaki def. Sarah Silvers
The Excellent Blades def. Les Beautes Blondes (Angel/Revon)

Vampyro def. Skidmark
Warsan Caaliyah Ali def. Sabrina (Quarterfinal Match)
Ash Defiant def. Argent (Quarterfinal Match)
The New Mutants def. Mercedes Ortega and Kroll
Logan Axelrod def. Babe Ruthless
Penelope Lea def. Rebecca Andrews (Quarterfinal Match)
Trinity Knight def. Concrete Pete (Quarterfinal Match)
eMo (Eddy/Sookie) def. Freya O'Malley and Jennifer Hunter
Kaelara Sentarl def. Mercy Devine
Bonus: El Evergringo def. Sayaka Saito

Todd Colton def. "Wild" Wes Wrangler
Flex Steele def. Nathan Haines
Johnny Rocket def. Sung Moon
Ian Robinson def. Ryan Donovan
Kaelara Sentarl and Silver Hawk def. Wanted: DOA
Carmen Latour def. Megan Van Horne
Colt Jacobs def. Lance Marshall
Laura Tate def. Terra Marshall to retain the Heart of Texas Championship
Natasha Clover and Tina Remington def. The Foundation to retain the AFW Tag Team Championships
Bonus: Alexandria Kirison def. Vanessa Saunders

Gary Gear def. Markos Andreas
Sophia Moretti and Olivia Van Acker def. White Hot
Sunanda def. Melody Bryant
Riccardo De Luca def. Colt Whitfield
The Neon Connection def. The Excellent Blades
HAYATO def. Pyrohawk Grey
Anna Bryant def. Jazmin Reyes
Telan Kintelas def. Adonis Avery Alexander
The Golden Ambush def. La Familia to become #1 contenders for the Proving Ground Tag Team Championships
Marina Olesk def. Michelle Rochefort