VIOLET SAMUELSSON vs. ADAM ELLIS
Nick Stuart: The action continues tonight as we move into our next match-up, fans! Violet Samuelsson will go one on one with Adam Ellis!
Richard Parker: Better grab your bulletproof vest for this one, Nick.
Nick Stuart: I don’t think they’ll be allowing Ginny Van Lear to bring anymore firearms into the arena, partner. Let’s go to the ring!
VIOLET MUSIC plays as Violet Samuelsson steps through the curtain and poses briefly at the top of the ramp. She gets a supportive cheer from the PRIMEates in attendance before coming down the aisle and slapping the hands reaching across the barricade.
Vince Howard: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is schedule for one fall! Introducing first, hailing from Portland, Maine and weighing in at one-hundred and thirty pounds… please welcome, “SUPERGIRL” VIOLET SAMUELSSON!!
Violet slides under the ropes to enter and posts herself onto a turnbuckle to pose for the fans once more, earning another supportive pop. Moments later, “Mama Didn’t Raise No…” by Garrett Biggs replaces the music on the PA as Adam Ellis emerges from the back. He takes a moment to pose on the stage to soak in the cheers before a visibly irate Ginny Van Lear brushes by him and leads the way down the ramp. Ellis hurries after his “better” half.
Vince Howard: And the opponent, accompanied to the ring by Ginny Van Lear! He comes to us from Warrensburg, Missouri, and tips the scales at two-hundred and twenty-six pounds… here is, ADAM ELLIS!
Ellis climbs the steps and holds the ropes open for Ginny to join him in the ring, but she is having none of it, too perturbed from their earlier brushup with a pair of brawling brutes. Adam shrugs, then enters the ring, pumping his fists for the fans.
Richard Parker: I’m worried, Nick! She looks a lot pricklier tonight!
Nick Stuart: Well, given her inadvertent encounter backstage earlier with some of the Universal Title competitors, I can’t say I blame her.
Official Ashley Barlow makes her final checks before confirming both competitors to be ready, and she then gives the cue to the timekeeper.
DING DING
Both competitors come out of their corners and meet in the center of the ring. Adam and Violet take a beat to courteously shake hands as a sign of good faith between the two, and begin encircling each other.
They go into the lock-up. The larger Ellis comes out on top after a brief struggle and ensnares Samuelsson into a side headlock. As he wrenches the head, Violet’s hand takes hold of Adam’s wrist to take the arm with her as she slips free and goes into a hammerlock to work the arm.
Ellis thinks fast and counters with a quick snapmare to roll Samuelsson over his shoulder and into a seated position, going right back to the headlock. He attempts to force her down to the mat, but Violet arches her legs up into a headscissor to pry him off. Adam pops up and charges, but his momentum carries him straight into an armdrag.
Nick Stuart: Ellis has the clear advantage in strength here, but Violet Samuelsson just may have the speed, skill, and experience necessary to counteract that.
Richard Parker: It’s not like we haven’t seen her already best one opponent twice her size.
Violet goes right into an armbar, again working the shoulder. Ellis bites his lip to muscle through the pain and works his way back onto his feet. With leverage back on his side, he powers his way out of the hold and backs Samuelsson into the ropes.
Samuelsson goes into motion off the Irish Whip. On the rebound, Ellis goes low, while she goes high with a leapfrog, and comes off the other set of ropes. Ellis is wide open as she comes back with the Tilt-a-whirl Headscissor–
Nick Stuart: NO! Countered into a BACKBREAKER by Adam Ellis, who quickly hooks the leg!
One!
Two!
Violet kicks out!
Ellis goes right back to the headlock, chipping away at Samuelsson’s stamina and forcing her to expend strength getting back to her feet. Despite his best efforts though, “Supergirl” works herself back up to a vertical base, backs herself into the ropes, and pushes Adam off.
Violet hits the mat as Adam goes from one end of the ring to the next. She pops to her feet on his comeback and goes high with a roundhouse kick, but Ellis ducks and slips behind. He quickly turns the waistlock into an attempted German Suplex, but Violet flips through and lands on her feet.
As Adam rises back to his feet, Samuelsson taps off the ropes and charges in with a low dropkick to the legs, but Ellis swiftly jukes out of the way, wisely turning his left side away from the oncoming attack.
Nick Stuart: Adam Ellis is being particularly protective of that left knee, given the number Tony Gamble did on it back at ReVival 23.
Richard Parker: Rookie mistake of this guy to reveal his weakness like that. A more aggressive and arguably wiser opponent would go right after that knee and never let up!
Samuelsson shoots in low to clip the legs and bring her opponent to the mat, but Adam stuffs the takedown attempt and turns it into an arm-trap neckbreaker! Violet is left shaken after the drop, giving Ellis all the time he needs to peel her back up and put her into the fireman’s carry.
But before he can drop her again, Samuelsson comes to in time to struggle loose. Before Adam can react, Violet rolls him to the mat.
Nick Stuart: Violet with the Victory Roll out of nowhere, and shoulders are down!
One!
Two!
NO! Ellis kicks out.
Watching the action from the outside, the already perturbed Ginny Van Lear apparently takes exception to Violet’s hand placement on the pinfall, and angrily slaps the mat.
Ginny Van Lear: WATCH WHERE YOU PUT THOSE HANDS, MISSY!!
Richard Parker: My hands are UP and EMPTY! Don’t shoot!
Barlow admonishes Ginny for causing a distraction. Unable to ignore his wife’s outburst, Adam does his part to calm her down from inside the ring. Unfortunately, he turns his back on Samuelsson, who tries to grab him from behind.
Ellis senses her, and instinctively pivots and throws a forearm behind him. It connects hard with Violet’s face and sends her to the mat! Ellis immediately looks stunned at his actions, and moves in to check on Samuelsson out of concern for his opponent. Unfortunately for him, Violet shrugs off the blow to the face and uses the opportunity to pull him into a small package.
Nick Stuart: Samuelsson with the SMALL PACKAGE!
One!
Two!
Thr–NO! Almost had him!
Richard Parker: Ellis got lucky there. For many, a single mistake, like letting your guard down, can make or break a match.
Nick Stuart: He has much to learn still, but his heart is in the ring place!
Adam and Violet scramble to their feet and go into another lockup. Ellis overpowers and Irish Whips Samuelsson to the corner. She hits the turnbuckles, prompting him to follow with the shoulder block… but hits on the pads as she slips over the ropes!
While Adam staggers and shakes the feeling back into his shoulder, Violet pops herself to the top rope. But before she can dive off, Ellis spots her and quickly goes up after her!
Nick Stuart: Both competitors getting into some high risk territory up on the ropes right now! It’s been a see-saw battle thus far, but what happens next could dictate the flow of the remaining contest!
Richard Parker: I’d be remiss if I didn’t question the logic here…
Ellis attempts to wrangle the smaller competitor into the suplex position, but Samuelsson desperately puts a series of elbows to his ribs to keep him off. One finally leaves him teetering, and sensing a loss of balance, Adam hops back to the mat.
Immediately, pain fills his face, and the left leg nearly collapses beneath him. The brief hesitation is all Violet Samuelsson needs to reposition herself on the top rope…
Nick Stuart: I think Adam Ellis aggravated the knee! And now Samuelsson, from the top… FLYING CROSSBODY finds its mark! Ellis is DOWN!
ONE!
TWO!
THR–NO!! Ellis got the shoulder up!
Van Lear begins thumping the mat to cheer on her husband. Ellis is still favoring the knee as he sits up off the mat, but by the time he looks up to find Violet, she’s already charging at him off the ropes. He barely gets his hands up in time before the Shining Wizard sends him sprawling back to the canvas. Ginny grabs her head in despair.
Nick Stuart: THE CROSSOVER connects! Violet Samuelsson is in complete control now!
Richard Parker: The rookie just made one mistake too many. Hopefully, Ginny doesn’t shoot anybody when this is over…
Violet stalks Ellis from behind, as the young greenhorn groggily pushes himself off the mat and back to his feet. Once he’s up, Samuelsson leaps and perches himself onto his shoulders, right in position for the POISONRANA…
…only she finds herself going down the wrong way, as in the last moment, Ellis snaps back to attention and instinctively counters.
Nick Stuart: ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP by Adam Ellis! I think Samuelsson went for the Kryptonite, but Ellis wasn’t as rocked as initially thought!
Richard Parker: Thought for sure he was a goner after taking that knee to head. Must be that thick Missouri Valley skull of his, protects his brain from damaging blows!
Nick Stuart: In any case, Ellis presses his advantage, taking Violet Samuelsson’s legs! Could it be…? YES! He’s got the Elevated Boston Crab locked in!
Ellis pulls back and torques the head and shoulders. Violet fights as long as she can, but she’s far from the ropes, and almost a hundred pounds too light to crawl her way there. Without a choice, she taps the mat, and Barlow signals to the timekeeper.
<I>DING DING DING</I>
Hearing the bell, Ellis promptly releases the hold. It’s not until Garrett Briggs hits the PA that it hits him that he’s won.
Vince Howard: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the match, by submission… AAADAAAM EEELLIIISSSSSS!!!
Nick Stuart: A hard-fought, momentum-building win for this fresh-faced young man, Adam Ellis, who continues to impress with every showing in the ring!
Richard Parker: Kid got lucky, if you ask me. Made a few errors in there that could have cost it for him. But, maybe this will help him get over his reservations on wrestling ladies.
Nick Stuart: Violet Samuelsson still showed some competitiveness out there, but she may still need time to work off the ring rust. In the meantime, Adam Ellis gets the victory tonight… and hopefully, it will improve Ginny Van Lear’s mood.
Adam Ellis looks to help Violet back up off the mat as a courtesy, but before he can get to her, he’s practically tackled to the mat by his better half. Ginny is indeed in a MUCH better mood after that win, and the two celebrate together amid the cheering crowd.
We then cut to commercial.