6CW Proving Grounds Results Thursday 2nd April 2020

*Miss Jessica opens the show, She breaks character for a moment to send her well wishes to everyone suffering through the current pandemic and wants to show appreciation for the amazing NHS staff. Jessica gets back to her character and she wants to remind everyone that she calls the shots here in 6CW and if anyone wants to challenge her about that then they can come out and get put in their place. Marty Helms interrupts and he wants to know when he’s getting his shot at the title. Jessica tells him that unless he starts following orders he won’t be working for the company much longer. Helms challenges her and says she doesn’t have the authority for that and that management would overrule her because he’s so important to the company.

Jackson Jackson comes out and he wants Helms right there and now. Helms welcomes the fight and taunts Jackson about taking out Horrigan but Jessica calls out security to keep them apart. She says she’ll think on Jackson’s request for a fight between the two but that he should concentrate on tonight’s main event first. Helms continues to taunt Jackson as the show goes to a break

*Marshall Murdoch is interviewed by Christy James. Murdoch says tonight is just the beginning. He closes the door on his past in order to carve his future. The myth of Hero will die at his hand and then he can concentrate on fulfilling his destiny. Christy asks if there are any mixed feelings or nerves knowing someone’s career will end tonight but Marshall is cerebral in his answer and says Hero has outstayed his welcomes. Christy then asks about Kramer and owing Murdoch money. Marshall tells her he will he collect on his debts and that Kramer will regret his underhanded dealings

*We get a short clip of Hero sat in his locker. Hero is reading from a bible and reciting a few verses. He mentions Judas and the Parting of the Seas. Promises a slaughter akin to Chedorlaomer

*Uryu is shown watching clips of last week’s main event against Jackson Jackson. He wants Travis Sharp’s opinion on whether he believes Jackson tapped out. Sharp is non-committal but Ishida is adamant he should be the 6CW Champion and that he deserves another shot

*Jimmy Phillips talks with Fleur Michaels. Phillips says he did lose again last week but his performance alone shows that things are about to change. Soon defeat will never be associated with his career again

*We get a clip of Liam Wood and Varyag. Wood is doubting himself after another defeat. He seems conflicted between blaming Varyag and blaming himself. The big man offers no words either way and Wood stares at him in disgust as the scene ends

*Phillips enters with a mic. Says he knows people are doubting him. He’s got management breathing down his neck about his run of form but he’s ready to prove everyone wrong. He will become one of the greatest superstars in 6CW history

*Wood enters with Varyag. Wood gives his enforcer a real talking to and then Varyag steps back as they walk to the ring

*They start out with a test of strength and Phillips wins out by throwing Wood back against the turnbuckle. They trade words and then Wood lands a harsh chop to the chest. Phillips responds with a big right hand and then a firefight breaks out. Wood looks for an Irish whip but Phillips reverses and then pops Wood up into the air, letting him fall to the mat on his chest

*Phillips runs the ropes for the early “Game-Changer” but Wood ducks it and then nails a reverse swinging STO for a two count. Wood beckons Phillips up and attempts a chokeslam backbreaker but JP elbows his way free and then connects with a big snap spinebuster for a nearfall

*Phillips attempts a powerbomb but Wood drops out front and hits a European uppercut and then a snap jab before whipping JP to the corner. Wood runs in but takes a big boot to the face. Phillips stands on the second rope and prepares for a leaping shoulder tackle but Wood catches him and hits the chokeslam backbreaker. Wood goes up high and nails a leaping elbow drop for a two

*Wood taunts Phillips and then runs the ropes for the “psycho crusher” but Phillips ducks out of it and runs the ropes before returning with a “pounce” body tackle. Wood staggers up and is nailed by a pop-up powerbomb for a two

*Phillips warns Varyag to steer clear of the ring and then stalks Wood. He ushers him up and then looks for the “touchdown” but Wood fights clear and then he flapjacks JP across the top rope. Wood connects with a tiger suplex for a two. Wood goes to the corner and climbs up high but Phillips is up and swipes his legs. Phillips walks Wood out of the corner into a muscle buster for another close call

*Phillips seems to be teeing up for another run at the “Game Changer” clothesline but Varyag gets up on the apron. JP attempts the clothesline but Wood ducks it and nails the “Manson Driver”. The three count looks inevitable but the referee is still distracted. Wood abandons the pinfall and screams at Varyag for the mistake

*Varyag looks annoyed as he climbs down off the apron and then Wood turns back and drags Phillips up, only for JP to hit a “Touchdown” out of nowhere. Phillips makes the cover but Wood amazingly kicks out

*Phillips backs to the corner and looks for a spear but Wood rolls way and sends his opponent crashing into the turnbuckle. Phillips scrambles out onto the apron and then Wood looks for a running spear of his own but Phillips shows great athleticism to jump back over the top rope as Wood launches out against Varyag.

*Phillips rolls Wood back in the ring and then goes high before nailing a flying lariat. He ushers Wood up into a fall away slam against the turnbuckle that registers a two count

*O’Callaghan arrives at the arena and the commentators talk about open challenge later. They speculate who will answer the call and all the superstars who need a potential boost to their carrer

*Miss Jessica is backstage with Dante Phoenix. Phoenix seems slightly inebriated but says he is more than ready to compete. Jessica wants to know where Lawless is but Phoenix won’t answer. He says Jessica knows how dangerous Lawless is and that he’s doing her and 6CW a favour. Jessica doesn’t want the blowback of a kidnapping on her watch and demands Lawless be returned. Phoenix smiles and says as long as the clown falls in line then Lawless will be unharmed, well mostly.

*Trust/Nelson and Hill all come to the ring in order to talk about their new alliance. They say they are above and beyond what this industry has ever seen before. They say tonight was supposed to be about reading out a eulogy to the non-existent career of Scott Harris but instead they have decided to celebrate themselves.

*They talk about how Mike Hill was underappreciated as a world champion and the same is now happening to them but they will prove in time to be a greater combination than anything that has preceded them. They say it is fitting that The Church was destroyed tonight because in its place a new superpower has been born. They are better than the Church, than Genesis, than the TA or the Red Arrows…..they’ll make Trash TV look like a joke. There is nothing and nobody that can stop them. Harris was just the beginning but now it is time to set a new target

*Charles Kramer is in the backstage area with Karl Kramer. KK wants to know what is going on with Marshall Murdoch but CK says it is none of his concern and that he needs to focus on Perfect Jack tonight and proving his worth. KK tries to press but CK dismisses him and says it’s all about the bigger picture. Hints that the powers are shifting in 6CW and when they do it is important that he is the standout star on the roster. Says then it won’t matter about anyone else because nothing will be able to stop them. They’ll have complete control

*Robin Reborn gives a return interview to Christy James. Reborn runs down Trust and Nelson and promises to put Nelson in his place next week. Reborn says that over the next few weeks anyone that has forgotten him will have their memory returned

*Crime Lord is interviewed by Travis Sharp. Crime Lord says he’s tired about talking about how good he is and how there is nobody more dominant on the roster. Says he’ll walk right through Dante Phoenix tonight and then he’s demanding 6CW management give him what he deserves. Sharp asks for comments on Hero’s career being ended but Crime Lord doesn’t care. He says Hero is finished and if Murdoch crosses his path then he’ll go the same way. Karl & Charles Kramer walk past and a stand-off ensues. The Consultant asks Crime Lord what it feels like to be outmatched in every department by a younger, hungrier and more talented lion. Crime Lord looks Karl Kramer up and down with a smirk and leaves

*Dicey Reilly gives a return interview to Christy James. Dicey is delighted to have come back home and he cannot wait to compete once again. Says when he left he respected O’Callaghan as someone who could carry the torch and lead 6CW into the future but he’s turned into a pampered, self-entitled little b1tch and he needs putting in his place. Dicey says he may be a few years older but he was born to fight and that’s exactly what he’ll do until he can’t do it anymore

*Crime Lord looks to get in Phoenix’ face and intimidate him but Phoenix responds with a shove. Crime Lord looks amused and tries to take his opponent’s head off with a clothesline but Dante ducks under and hits a spinning back fist. He then springboards onto the ropes for a disaster kick but Crime Lord swats him away and connects with a huge German suplex

*Crime Lord mocks his foe and hits five more German suplexes before making a cover but only gets a two. Crime Lord looks to finish proceedings with a “Lock n Load” but Phoenix fights out and then runs the ropes before returning with a leaping V-trigger knee to the face. Crime Lord sways but doesn’t fall as Phoenix follows up with the disaster kick. Crime Lord staggers to the corner and Phoenix hits him with double running knees to the chest. Phoenix then goes high and hits a “Meteora” for a two count

*Phoenix targets the legs of his opponent with lashing kicks and then attempts the “From the Ashes” roundhouse but Crime Lord ducks and lifts his man for the F-5. Phoenix counters with a poisonrana and then rolls out onto the apron before nailing a slingshot DDT for a two count. Phoenix goes high for a 360 splash but Crime Lord drives his knees up

*Crime Lord hits three consecutive overhead throws and then nails a running big boot for a two count. He backs into the corner and beckons Phoenix up before attempting the “Drive By” knee to the temple but Dante dodges the blow and then springboards onto the ropes before nailing a flying cutter. Phoenix rolls out onto the apron and connects with a “buckshot” lariat before heading up top and scores with a flying splash (ala Jimmy Snuka) for a very close two. Phoenix gets back to his feet

*Liam Wood is shown sat in his locker-room, looking contemplative. Fleur Michaels knocks and wants to ask about what happened with Varyag. Wood says he’s nowhere to be seen but when they cross paths again Varyag will regret it. Wood seems torn between his usual arrogance and being down on his luck. Says he has some soul-searching to do if he wants to get back to the top.

*Dante Phoenix is being tended to by medics backstage. His wounds look horrific and Miss Jessica demands he complies with Engel and releases Lawless. Says she warned him that Engel would want retribution for the kidnapping and the burning down of the Circus. Dante says he was counting on it and that his wounds will heal. Says Engel can have Lawless back next week but only after Lawless faces him in a one on one match. Says Lawless called himself the “King of the Deathmatch” once upon a time and Phoenix wants to test that theory. Jessica looks concerned and Charles Kramer can be seen watching her with a smirk on his face

*Both superstars make their entrance and then The Consultant provides a distraction that allows Kramer to run PJ with a huge clothesline

*Kramer demonstrates his power with three scooped slams in a row and then he whips Jack to the corner and crushes him with a splash. He lifts Jack onto his shoulders and runs him for a powerslam but PJ manages to fall out behind and amazingly hits a German suplex.

*Jack goes up top for a double axe handle but leaps straight into a huge headbutt to the chest. Kramer then lands a running powerslam for a very close two

*Kramer backs into the corner and builds for the “Cannonball run” but PJ steps aside and sends him into the turnbuckle before nailing a “Perfect Slam”. The three count looks likely but The Consultant places Kramer’s foot on the rope

*Jack confronts Charles Kamer but is dragged back by the referee. Jack then attempts the “Perfect Plex” but Kramer battles out and then drags PJ into a “black hole” slam. Kramer bounces off the ropes and returns with a big splash for a two count

*Kramer drags Jack to the corner and looks to be signalling for a “Vader Bomb” but Jack is up and lands a big shot to the gut before climbing onto the ropes behind Kramer to score with a big-time back suplex that shakes the ring. Jack then targets the knee of Kramer, cutting him down, and he works on it consistently until Kramer is able to shove him away

*Kramer hobbles up and Jack approaches him but is lifted off the ground in a body-press but Kramer’s leg gives out. Jack hits a chopblock and then applies the figure four in the centre of the ring.

*Kramer is in agony and after over two minutes in the hold he looks on the verge of tapping but once again The Consultant interrupts and distracts, this time climbing onto the apron. Jack releases the hold and gets in CK’s face before dragging him into the ring. He prepares to attack but Kramer is up and attacks from behind. He drags Jack around and hits the “Karnage” spinebuster but the pain in his leg prevents him making the cover as the referee ushers The Consultant from the ring

*Kramer recovers and prepares for the “Cannonball Run” but Jack counters with a drop toe-hold and attempts the figure four again. Kramer battles out and succeeds in shoving Jack back into the ropes. He tears after him but PJ moves and sends his opponent against the ropes before managing to hit a belly to belly suplex. Jack goes high and drops an elbow to the chest of Kramer

*James and Jenny McManus are talking backstage when Marty Helms interrupts them. Helms says McManus made a mistake in sticking his nose in last week’s business but he’ll overlook it as long as McManus does as he’s told and helps Helms get the 6CW Championship. McManus laughs off the offer and tells Helms he doesn’t need their alliance because he’s the dominant force now. Helms seems amused and tells McManus he’s confused. Says he’s lucky to have the UK Championship but he shouldn’t get above his station because Helms can take anything from him whenever he wants. His title, his career or even his wife. Helms grins at Jenny, who looks disgusted, before McManus pulls her eye

*Marshall Murdoch is talking to Travis Sharp. Murdoch says he feels free after laying Hero to rest and now he’s going to accomplish every other goal he has set himself. Ultimately ending with the 6CW Championship. Sharp asks Murdoch about the situation with Kramer. Murdoch says it isn’t about money any more but that weasels like Kramer need to pay for thinking they can do as they please. Says the whole Klan now owes him a debt and he’s collecting in blood. We see Karl Kramer watching on a screen elsewhere and Kramer puts his fist through it as the scene ends

*Perfect Jack is talking to Fleur Michaels about yet another victory when Crime Lord interrupts him. Crime Lord says it is admirable that Jack’s body is holding up and the run he’s been on but that will all come to an end at Day of Reckoning. Jack wants to know what he means and Crime Lord tells him that Jessica just made Crime Lord vs Jack official at Day of Reckoning with the #1 Contendership to the 6CW Championship on the line as they are too most in form superstars on the roster

*Miss Jessica is seeing finishing up a phone call where she thanks the caller for “continued support” and promises to “trim the deadwood” whilst “getting the house in order”. She then looks up and sees Charles Kramer smiling at her before he winces from a pain in his stomach after being attacked by Marshall. Jessica says she doesn’t have time for Kramer’s games and that Kramer should be more concerned with Marshall Murdoch hunting him down. CK says Murdoch will be dealt with and says he is there to offer his own “support” and that he is more than happy to take the reigns of the company if Jessica wants to step away. Jessica says over her dead body and Kramer laughs, his eyes full of malice. Kramer starts to talk once more about the Cherry Falls Asylum and why Jessica is intent on ensuring Johnny Lawless’ safety. Jessica says she doesn’t have to discuss anything with Kramer but appears flustered. Kramer gives her another smile and says he knows more than she wishes he did. Says the clock is ticking on her time in charge and leaves. Jessica throws a fit

*Jackson Jackson gives an interview to Christy James. Jackson tries the comedy and says he’ll be wearing protective gloves to compete in order to protect himself from whatever his opponents may be carrying. The comedy ends though and Jackson becomes emotional as he tells Christy that as much as being 6CW Champion means to him but he promises that he will relinquish his title and leave the company if Miss Jessica doesn’t grant him a one on one match with Marty Helms. Says it is beyond personal and he will hunt Helms to the ends of the earth if he has to.