NFW Trauma #114 - 07/01/2023!

Atlas vs. Myriad

Myriad jumps Atlas in the aisle on his way to the ring. Atlas turns around and starts fighting back immediately. The referee jumps down from the ring to call for the bell to officially start the match.


Myriad picks Atlas up and throws him into the entrance structure. Atlas bounces off of it and comes down into the waiting arms of the masked maniac. Myriad crashes into him with A Running Big Boot. Atlas goes down hard on the stage and Myriad covers.


Myriad stands up and drags Atlas with him by the hair. Myriad looks to biel him off the stage but Atlas elbows his way out and drills him with a Discus Lariat. Myriad goes down hard on the stage and Atlas covers him.


Myriad rolls away as Atlas sits back, both seemingly taking a second to recover from the onslaught they’ve both just absorbed. Atlas staggers up and goes for a superman punch but Myriad catches him and snaps off a powerslam. Myriad gets up and gives Atlas a big splash. Myriad holds for a cover.


Myriad marches off and grabs a steel chair. He comes marching back into a big boot from Atlas. The chair smashes back into Myriad’s face. Myriad staggers back from the impact and Atlas hits a Discus Lariat. Myriad goes down and Atlas jumps on the cover.


Atlas marches up the aisle slightly and then sets, looking for the Spear. Myriad slowly staggers up, looking like he might fall over. Atlas charges for the monster. Myriad sidesteps him and helps send him into the entrance structure. Atlas hits hard and almost goes through it. Myriad falls down and then rolls him up from behind.


Myriad staggers up to his feet, Atlas slowly doing the same. The two lean on each other to get themselves set and then Myriad nails Atlas with a straight right. Atlas recoils and then fires one back of his own. Myriad hits a second one. Atlas fires back. Myriad! Atlas! Myriad! Atlas! Myriad! Atlas! Myriad tries to hook him for a suplex but Atlas shoves him off so that he crashes into the structure. Atlas hits the Spear. He remains on top for the cover.


Atlas gets a table and sets it up near the entrance. He pats the table and then marches back to Myriad. The two trade shots again. He gets in a kick to the gut and looks for Atlas' Might. Myriad blocks it and reverses into the Kiss of the Cerberus. Atlas crashes through the table. Myriad covers.


Madoka Kawada: Here is your winner and moving onto the Final Round. MYRIAD!!!

Lucas Knox: Oh my god help us. Can this man be stopped?

Seth Ernst: We’ll find out next week at Brawl of America but we’ll find out who has that task tonight in just a few moments as El Toro Violento and Adrianna Salvatore vye for the other spot in the finals!

Miranda Augustino: Either way, Myriad’s gonna have one hell of a fight on his hands!

El Toro Violento vs. Adrianna Salvatore

For this semi-finals matchup, the competitors make their entrances to the ring. El Toro enters first to “Reinventing Hatred” by Upon A Burning Body, accompanied by Leticia Calderon of The Shieldmaidens. Following his appearance, “King Of The World” by Porcelain & The Tramps hits the PA and Adrianna Salvatore of Legacies makes her way to the ring. Fans in the arena and watching on their screens are a little taken aback to see Prince Novacaine, Otto Nova accompanying her wearing a Legacies t-shirt. As Salvatore stands in her corner with Nova appearing to psyche her up for the match, Calderon seizes the opportunity and commands her monster.

Leticia Calderon: ¡Toro! ¡Mátala!

Salvatore doesn’t hear this over her music but Nova sees the beast come charging in like a freight train and shouts for Salvatore to watch out as he jumps back off of the apron. Salvatore turns, sees Toro coming and jumps out of the way, causing the Bull to go crashing into the corner in a missed splash.


The bell rings Toro staggers back right into Salvatore’s clutches and the Walking Apocalypse hoists him back with a German Suplex, making it look easier than it probably is at his size. Toro hits the mat and his momentum carries him into a back roll where he pops up onto his feet in the opposite corner. Salvatore rushes in with a leaping back elbow, throwing all of her weight behind it into the big man and quickly follows up with vicious, rapidfire right hands across his mask. This doesn’t seem to be doing much so she switches to machinegun chops to the bare chest and Toro looks like he’s feeling it. In the midst of the chop storm, Toro shoves Salvatore back, rolling her across the mat like a child. She pops up as he comes rushing out of the ring and she catches him with a running knee lift to the face! Toro staggers! Salvatore hits the ropes! “G.R.B” (Impact Spear)!! She hooks the leg!


But no, Toro kicks out with plenty left in the tank still! Even so, the monster rolls out of the ring and looks back at his opponent inside. Even without seeing his face or eyes, his body language says he didn’t expect this. Salvatore props herself up, legs flat, knuckles on the mat, laughing like a blood drunk maniac at the Monster and his manager. Otto Nova slaps the mat and hollers at the top of his lungs in support of one of his apparent new allies. After all, some might remember that he has his own bad blood with El Toro Violento after he was attacked on Collision a few weeks ago during Toro’s war with Jessi Ozborne. Nova gets so amped up, he starts walking around the sides of the ring to get on the same side where Toro and Calderon are. He starts slinging shade at the beast who immediately snaps his head towards him. Toro snarls and starts inching his way towards the Winged Wonder of The World but Calderon catches something out of her eye and screams for Toro to turn around as she dives out of the way. Toro turns around fast and Salvatore’s left the ring on the other side, run up off of the steps and comes down taking him right across the face with “TA-01” (Superman Punch)! Toro falls back against the barricade. Salvatore grabs the bull by the horns and drives his face into the ring apron and he drops to a knee. She reaches under the ring and pulls out a chair, promptly bashing it right over Toro’s head. This knocks Toro flat on his ass, sitting up in a daze. Salvatore leans the chair against him, steps back and hits a running cannonball senton, laying him out on the ringside floor. They both feel that one as she goes for another cover.


Toro kicks out again! Salvatore picks him up by the horns again and takes him by the wrist, looking for an Irish Whip. Toro moves one step then braces his feet, not budging another inch. Salvatore gives his arm another pull and he doesn’t move. Toro yanks her back in and gives an Irish Whip of his own, sending Salvatore crashing and careening over the steel steps! He snarls as he storms around the ring to her and as Salvatore’s getting on on shaky legs, feeling the impact in her knees, he grabs her and ragdolls her into the next ringpost down, shoulder first. Salvatore hits the floor, clutching her historically bad shoulder. Toro’s a beast on a mission now as he picks her up and props her against the barricade for a big overhand chop to the chest that sounds like a gunshot. Salvatore almost collapses but Toro keeps her up and props her back again. This time, he hits a backhand chop that sounds like another shot going off before he charges in and clotheslines her over the barricade and into the crowd. He climbs over to pursue her and the referee stops both Calderon and Nova from following before going after them. Calderon and Nova remain at ringside where they start slinging curses at each other.

The fight continues in the crowd as Toro starts working Salvatore further back with chair shots across the back. Salvatore stops against the floor wall of an upper level of the crowd and Toro sends the chair rocketing towards her like a frisbee. She barely makes it into a duck as the chair careens off of the wall with a loud cladder and runs at him, looking for a tackle but Toro wrestles her up into a vertical position and picks her up under her legs, charging forward and slamming her into the same wall. Salvatore goes slack in Toro’s grasp and he ragdolls her into a section of the fans, causing numerous people to scatter out of the way and she goes clattering into some freshly emptied seats.

Lucas Knox: I’ve never seen Adrianna Salvatore be manhandled like this!

Miranda Augustino: No kidding!

Seth Ernst: The Violent Bull staying true to his name! He has been running clean through the brackets of this tournament!

Toro stops to turn his attention on some fans above jeering down at him. He curses them right back and feigns a lunge, causing them to think twice about drawing his ire. By the time he starts approaching Salvatore again, she’s made it up to her feet and she starts yeeting chairs at him with every ounce of her power. Toro brings his arms up, swatting the chairs out of the air with double axe handles as he lumbers forward. Salvatore throws two…three…four chairs his way! Toro snatches the fourth one out of the air and tosses it back at her. Salvatore catches the chair and Toro drives his fist into it, knocking it into her face, sending her down but this time, Toro steps back, shaking his fist a little. This gives Salvatore enough time to shake her head clear and she folds another chair. She tosses this one at Toro. He catches it on instinct and Salvatore drives her foot into it with a powerful superkick that slams it back into his face, staggering him. Salvatore shoots in low and scoops all 190lbs of him up off of his feet with a guttural scream and wrestling slams him down onto an empty, unfolded chair. Their combined weight causes it to collapse in on itself, bending the metal up and Toro roars in pain. Salvatore gets into a ground mount and starts throwing elbow after elbow. Chicago’s actually cheering for the Walking Apocalypse to bring it to the Bull but Toro manages to catch her by the head in a vice grip, squeezing her head. Toro stands back to his feet with Salvatore trapped and headbutts her backwards, sending her staggering towards the ringside area. Salvatore stops for a breath against the barricade but it’s a huge mistake as Toro runs in and Spears her so hard the section of the barricade gives way and collapses! Toro makes a cover!


Kickout by Salvatore! Toro growls again, picks Salvatore up to her feet and rolls her into the ring. He starts digging under the apron for something else when Calderon starts calling for his attention. When he looks up, she’s holding up a familiar black bag. Salvatore’s patented bag of thumbtacks! Otto Nova protests against her, trying to snatch the bag away from her but Calderon’s able to play keep away until Toro makes it over, grabs Nova from behind and throws him over the commentary table, practically knocking Ernst, Knox and Augustino out of their chairs. Toro grabs the bag and starts climbing into the ring but as soon as he makes his way in, Salvatore comes leaping at him and connects with “Rogue Planet” (V-Trigger)! Toro drops the bag and staggers, bouncing off the ropes. Salvatore runs off the ropes again! Another “Rogue Planet”! Toro falls to the mat, leaning against the ropes. Salvatore measures up with her hands, hits the rope and gets some air and distance as she comes crashing in with her knee against Toro’s head for a third “Rogue Planet.” Toro slumps all the way down to the mat, limp and motionless as Salvatore stumbles up to her feet and looks down at her bag. She picks it up and grins sadistically down at the Bull, shaking it at him. Salvatore reaches into the bag and starts sprinkling handfuls of thumbtacks onto the mat before pouring the rest of them out into a pile in the center and spreads them out with her feet. She draws a thumb across her throat, making a horrific face into the hardcam before pulling Toro up by his horns again, pulling him into position for a Ground Zero right on the tacks. She goes to lift him up but Toro braces his feet and stays grounded. Salvatore tries again but Toro still fights it. He shakes Salvatore off and rocks her with a throat chop. Salvatore stumbles back and Toro hits the ropes. Salvatore sees this and she hits the ropes. Both wrestlers come charging in!!!

SPEAR FROM TORO!!! “G.R.B” FROM SALVATORE!!! DOUBLE SPEAR AND THE TWO LITERALLY KNOCK HEADS TOGETHER!!!!!! THEY STAGGER BACK, BOTH DAZED!!!!! THEY COME OFF THE ROPES AGAIN!!!! “TA-01” (SUPERMAN PUNCH) FROM SALVATORE!!!! TORO STAGGERS BACK INTO THE ROPES!!! HE PROPELS OFF!!!!! “IN A CHINA SHOP” (PUMPING BOMBER LARIAT) BY TORO BLASTS SALVATORE OFF OF HER FEET INTO THE TACKS!!!!!! TORO PICKS SALVATORE UP!!!! HE SETS HER UP FOR “MUERTE DEL MATADOR” (LAST OF THE DRAGON)!!!

But Otto Nova’s back and he climbs up onto the apron and Toro shoves Salvatore aside and starts advancing towards him. No DQ aside, the referee pleads with Nova to get down from the apron but Toro shoves the official aside, sending him stumbling. He opens his arms to Nova, inviting him for a hit….and Nova pieces him right across the mask with a right hook! Toro flies into a rage that he actually dared to hit him and he lunges at him but Nova drops down to the floor and calls for Toro to come get him some more. He wants a fight with the Bull BAD!!!!! Before Toro can oblige, however, Salvatore comes charging across the ring, tacks all in her shoulders and nails Toro in the back of the head with another “Rogue Planet”!! He stumbles around towards the center. Nova’s surprised as well but in a more positive light as Salvatore runs in and nails Toro with another TA-01!!! She pulls him over the tacks again, lifts him up with a guttural scream, putting every ounce she has into this one!!! “GROUND ZERO” (VERTICAL SUPLEX POWERBOMB) INTO THE THUMBTACKS!!!! SHE HOLDS THE LEGS!!!!!!


Madoka Kawada: Here is your winner, moving onto the Final round at Brawl of America! ADRIANNA SALVATORE!!!!

Salvatore rolls out of the ring, wincing at the pain in her body as Nova comes running over to her, excited as all hell for his new friend.

Seth Ernst: And that sets the finals match for next week in Bloomington, Minnesota!! Adrianna Salvatore and Myriad will go to hell and only one will come out and that person will be the Event Horizon Champion!

Ayu Megumi vs. Cherry Blackman

As the referee ring the bell Blackman caught Megumi's guard off with shoulder thrusting Megumi into the corner and thrusting Megumi into the corner again and again and again until Megumi collapse down to her own knees and Blackman grab Megumi's hair and drag her to the center of the ring and Blackman pull Megumi back to her feets and Blackman whip Megumi to the corner and Blackman charges in but Megumi counter with a elbow right to Blackman's face making Blackman staggering away from the corner Megumi spring herself to the rope and Megumi connects with a Springboard Moonsault DDT! But Blackman catching Megumi in the air and Blackman take Megumi to the center of the ring and transition to wrap her arm around Megumi's head and spike Megumi's head down to the mat with a Brainbuster! But Megumi reverses with a DDT! Spike Blackman's head down to the mat! Megumi pull Blackman back up to her feets but Blackman push Megumi away and Blackman connects with a Spinning Heel Kick! Right to Megumi's face! Sending Megumi down to the mat! As Megumi's body starting to twitching from the impact of the kick! Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and whip Megumi into the corner and Blackman charges in and connects with a Clotheslines! Bumps Megumi into the corner and Blackman drag Megumi away from the corner and lift Megumi to her shoulder and connects with a Running Powerslam! But Megumi slip away to behind of Blackman and Megumi running towards rope and hit the rope back but meet a Thrusting Side Kick! Right to Megumi's face sending Megumi down to the mat and hold her face and groan out in pain! And Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and wrap her arm around Megumi's head and lift Megumi up and Blackman spike Megumi's head down to the mat with a Brainbuster! Sending Megumi laid out on the mat and Blackman goes to hook Megumi's legs up!


NO! Megumi kick out at one and a half seconds! Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back to her feets and Blackman whip Megumi into the corner and Blackman charges into the corner but Megumi dodge it and Blackman crashing with the corner making Blackman staggering away from the corner as Megumi running toward rope and hit rope back and Megumi connects with a Slingblade! Sending Blackman down to the mat! Megumi don't waste her time as she grab Blackman's hair and pull Blackman back to her feets and whips Blackman into the corner and Megumi charges in and connects with a Helluva Kick! But Blackman ducks under it and making Megumi's leg stuck in the corner and Blackman drag Megumi away from the corner and Blackman connects with a German Suplex! Sending Megumi down to the mat! Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and Blackman whip Megumi into the corner and Blackman charges in the corner and connects with a Clotheslines! But Megumi ducks under it making Blackman crashing to the corner and staggering away from the corner and Megumi running toward rope and hit the rope back and Megumi connects with a Crucifix Bomb! But Blackman catching her and drop Megumi down to the mat! And Megumi laid out on the mat as Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and Blackman kick to Megumi's midsection making Megumi bending forward and Blackman wrap her arm around Megumi's head and lift Megumi up and Blackman connects with a Suplex! Sending Megumi down to the mat! And Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and Blackman wrap her arm around Megumi's head again and lift Megumi up and spike Megumi's head down to the mat with a Brainbuster! Making Megumi laid out on the mat! And Blackman goes for covers as she pinned Megumi's shoulder to the mat!


NO! Megumi lift her shoulder up at two! Megumi still not surrender! Blackman grabs Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and whip Megumi into the corner and Blackman charges in and connects with a Clotheslines! Bumps Megumi into the corner and Blackman drag Megumi away from the corner and to the center of the ring and put Megumi between her legs and lift Megumi over her head and Blackman connects with a Powerbomb! But Megumi counter with use her legs wrap around Blackman head and pull forward and connects with a Hurricanrana! Blackman dazed but quickly get back to her feets and Megumi running towards rope and hit the rope back and connects with a Crucifix Bomb! Spike Blackman's head down to the mat! Making Blackman pop up to her knees and Megumi connects with a Snap DDT! Spike Blackman's head down to the mat! Megumi grab Blackman's hair and pull Blackman back to her feets and Megumi whips Blackman to the corner and Megumi charges in and connects with a Helluva Kick! Boot to Blackman's face before Megumi drag Blackman away from the corner and Megumi running towards rope and hit the rope back but Blackman counter with a Flatliner! Making Megumi's face first to the mat! Megumi look out of it and Blackman stomping down to Megumi before Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and whip Megumi into the corner and Blackman charges in and connects with a Clotheslines! Bump Megumi into the corner and Blackman drag Megumi away from the corner and Blackman lift Megumi onto her shoulder and Blackman connects with a The Circuit Breaker! A Fireman's Carry Codebreaker! Sending Megumi to the shadow realm! Megumi laid out on the mat and Blackman goes down for hook Megumi's legs up!


NO! Megumi kick out at the last seconds! Megumi still in the mat! Megumi still fight out as Blackman dominate her in this match! Blackman grab Megumi's hair and Blackman pull Megumi back to her feets and Blackman whip Megumi to the rope and Megumi hit the rope back and Blackman catching Megumi with a Back Elbow! Right to Megumi's face! Megumi seem out of it! Blackman grab Megumi's hair and pull Megumi back up to her feets and whips Megumi to the corner and Blackman charges into the corner again and connects with a Clotheslines! But Megumi ducks under it and making Blackman crashing with the corner and staggering away from the corner and Megumi running towards rope and hit the rope back and connects with a Crucifix Bomb! Spike Blackman's head down to the mat again! And Megumi grab Blackman's hair and pull Blackman back to her feets and Blackman slap her hand away and punch to Megumi's face but Megumi blocks it! And Megumi counter with a Roundhouse Kick! Blackman stunned and looking dazed! And Megumi running towards rope and hit the rope back and Megumi connects with a Discus Lariat! But Blackman ducks under it! And Blackman grabs Megumi from behind and connects with a German Suplex! But Megumi landing to her feets and turn Blackman to her and Megumi connects with a Ryo No Ikari! A Superkick variant of her connects to the jaws of Blackman making Blackman down to her knees and Megumi running towards the rope and Megumi connects with a Fatality! The Running Bicycle Knee Strike! Right to Blackman's face sending Blackman down to the mat! And Megumi climb up to the top rope and connects with Leap! A Diving Moonsault! Landing right on top of Megumi as Megumi sit on top of Blackman and hook her legs up as Blackman shoulder on the mat!


Madoka Kawada: Here is your winner, AYU MEGUMI!!

Seth Ernst: Ayu Megumi will step into the Pyramid Main Event at Sudden Death IV, ladies and gentlemen!

Lucas Knox: LET’S GO!!!

Miranda Augustino: She said she was gonna make a statement in the main event scene this year!