6CW Proving Grounds Results May 10th 2020

*Jackson Jackson kicks off the show to celebrate his title victory at Day of Reckoning. Jackson says he’s happy to keep proving the odds wrong and he will do so again tonight in the main event against Crime Lord. Marty Helms interrupts and wants a one on one shot at the title, mocking Jackson for his “fluke” victory, but Jackson says Helms is at the back of the line now. Helms assures Jackson that he will do whatever it takes to get another opportunity. Crime Lord then intervenes and says he’s more than happy for Helms and Jackson to fight one another again but it’ll be a non-title match because tonight he’s leaving with the 6CW Championship. Crime Lord and Helms stare one another before Helms leaves the stage. Crime Lord lets Jackson know that the clock on his title reign is ticking to a standstill but Jackson just tells him to bring it on.

*Backstage and Liam Wood is talking with Fleur Michaels. Wood talks about his soul-searching and that he did a lot of wrong things to a lot of people but he believes he’s finding himself once again. He says getting even with Varyag and drawing a line under that is the key to the next stage of his recovery. Wood leaves the interview area and is confronted by Robin Reborn, Drake and Ojore. Reborn merely smirks at Wood as the Viper heads in the opposite direction.

*Dante Phoenix is shown arriving at the arena and he is met by security. They want to escort him straight to Miss Jessica’s office

*Varyag enters first and he looks amused when Wood fails to show. After a few minutes Wood bursts through the curtain. They stare-down before Wood runs across the walkway and dives over the top rope with a huge lariat-esque takedown

*Wood can’t get his power moves going because of Varyag’s size so he targets his legs with kicks and running chopblocks in order to cut the big man down. Wood then goes high and attempts a flying axe handle but Varyag catches him around the throat and then nails a huge chokeslam for a two

*Varyag taunts Wood and easily presses him into the air before throwing him over the ropes to the concrete floor. He man handles Wood at ringside, launching him against the ringside barriers and steel steps. He repeatedly smashes Wood’s head against the announce tables and then launches him back into the ring.

*The referee tries to get Wood to agree to call the match off but he refuses. Varyag nails him with repeated headbutts before connecting with a fall-away slam that throws Wood against the turnbuckle. Varyag laughs at Wood’s inability to hurt him and locks in a full nelson

*Wood is in the hold for minute and looks ready to pass out but then, on the referee’s blindside, manages to land a low blow by launching his heel back between Varyag’s legs. Wood runs the ropes and returns with a high knee before superkicking Varyag’s knees out from under him and nails a double armed DDT from that position for a two count

*Wood heads up high and nails a missile dropkick but Varyag merely wobbles from the impact and doesn’t fall down. Wood then runs the ropes and returns with a huge yakuza kick that gets the big man down for a two

*Wood drags Varyag up for the “Manson Driver” but Varyag counters out with a backdrop. He then runs the ropes

*Dicey Reilly is interviewed by Travis Sharp. Dicey talks about being in the Road to Royalty tournament and how being crowned King of 6CW would be one of the few accolades left for him to accomplish. He says he knows people are writing him off because of his age but he knows he still has what it takes. He points to the recent success of Perfect Jack as a beacon for the old guard and what they are still capable of. Dicey warns his opponents not to sleep on him.

*Jimmy Phillips is shown watching Dicey’s interview on a monitor and then he breaks into a monologue about how he’s sick and tired of being denied opportunities because of these “has-beens” and “never wheres”. He says that he’s going to send Dicey Reilly into retirement tonight and put some respect back on his own name. Phillips vows to clear the deadwood and the old boy’s brigade.

*Dante Phoenix arrives at Miss Jessica’s office and she turns on the charm offensive. Promises Phoenix the world, says at the click of her fingers he can have anything and everything he’s always wanted. She flirts with him but Phoenix puts her in her place and says she can’t manipulate him into handing over the file from Cherry Falls. Jessica’s mood sours and she threatens Phoenix, saying she can make his life a living hell. Phoenix says there is nothing that she can do that is worse than he’s already been through but she says she likes the challenge. Phoenix says if he is to have success in 6CW he’ll earn it like everyone else but Jessica tells him he’ll regret disobeying her. Phoenix takes his turn to threaten and says he’ll release the documents he has but Jessica warns him that this is a war he does not want to start

*The match starts with Dicey offering a handshake to Phillips but it’s slapped away by “The Talent”. Phillips shoves Dicey back and looks for a quick “Game-Changer” but Dicey ducks it and rattles off a five punch combination before whipping JP to the corner. He follows in with a big clothesline and then climbs up onto the turnbuckle to deliver a ten punch salvo

*Dicey reaches eight when Phillips walks him from the corner and nails a crushing slam. They get back up and Phillips hits a fall nelson slam for a two count. Phillips trash talks Dicey and drags him up for a “Touchdown” but Dicey elbows his way free and then nails a running boot to the face for a near fall

*Dicey drags Phillips up for a brainbuster but Phillips floats over the back and shoves Reilly off the ropes before nailing a huge spinebuster on the return. He pulls Dicey up and demonstrates his power with an immense stalled suplex for a two count

*Phillips launches Dicey into the corner and goes to work with shoulder thrusts to the gut before lifting him onto the top rope. Phillips sets up for the muscle buster but Dicey battles off the back and dodges a right hand before countering with a swinging neckbreaker. Dicey takes to the skies and scores with a flying clothesline before welcoming Phillips back up and drills him with a huge DDT that dumps Phillips right on the crown of his head. Dicey hooks both legs for certainty but Phillips kicks out.

*Dicey waits for Phillips to stand and prepares for the “Craicdown” but Phillips counters with a backdrop and then quickly sprints off the ropes before returning with a spear as Dicey rises. Phillips lifts Dicey into his arms and climbs onto the second rope before nailing a massive fall away slam but once again he only manages a two count

*Phillips gets into an argument with the referee but is assured that the count was legitimate. Phillips drags Dicey up and whips him off the ropes for a pop-up powerbomb but Dicey leaps over the back and then nails a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Phillips crawls to the corner for safety but Dicey lines him up and runs in for the “Hangover Cure” knee, only for JP to roll away at the final minute. Dicey sprints back out centre but Phillips connects with the pop-up powerbomb. Dicey somehow kicks out again

*Perfect Jack is shown in his locker-room and he’s talking with someone but we can’t see from behind the lens. The screen pans around and we see Clarke James sat with his former partner. Jack is trying to talk James into coming back but CJ says this is just a flying visit and that his professional wrestling chapter is closed. Clarke wishes Jack luck in his match tonight and then gets up to leave. Marshall Murdoch enters the room from the opposite door just as Clarke is leaving. Murdoch asks PJ if that was CJ and then looks a little put out when he finds out it was

*Mike Hill and Ricky Nelson are interviewed by Christy James. Nelson chooses not to answer the questions about leaving Angelo Trust to be decimated by Robin Reborn’s new faction. Mike Hill steers the conversation back toward Nelson proving himself in 6CW, starting by overcoming Marshall Murdoch. Mike Hill says he took the world by storm when he first joined 6WF and that is exactly what Nelson is going to do when he wins the Road to Royalty tournament

*Marty Helms is in Miss Jessica’s office and he is demanding another shot at the 6CW Championship. Jessica is tired of hearing Helms complain and says that if he wins the Road to Royalty Tournament he has a guaranteed title shot so he should concentrate on that and leave her alone. Helms isn’t appeased though and believes he should automatically have a title shot at the winner of tonight’s main event, goes on about how Jackson stole the win from him at Day of Reckoning. A lightbulb seems to come on in Miss Jessica’s head as she asks Helms what he’d do to get his shot. Helms says anything and Jessica looks gleeful

*Nelson enters accompanied by Mike Hill whilst Marshall Murdoch enters alone. Hill and Murdoch exchange words which allows Nelson to sprint into the corner with a flying dropkick on the blindside.

*Nelson drags Murdoch into a snap suplex and then attempts a lionsault but Marshall gets his knees up. They both get to their feet and Murdoch hits a sidewalk slam for a two count. Marshall beckons Nelson up and attempts a codebreaker but Nelson lets the bottom drop out before bridging over the top for a nearfall

*Nelson ducks a right hand and springboards onto the ropes but leaps straight back into a t-bone suplex. Marshall then scores with a hat-trick of “American” suplexes for another two count

*Marshall sets up for a coquina clutch but Hill begins to distract the referee. Murdoch launches Nelson aside and confronts Hill but that allows Nelson to recover and he hits a springboard dropkick that sends Marshall through the ropes to the outside. Nelson then connects with an incredible Asai Inverted DDT on the hard flooring

*Nelson dumps Marshall back in the ring and then goes up top. He looks for the “New Next Big Move” but Marshall moves and sends his opponent crashing into the canvass. Marshall hits a “Texas Slam” but Hill puts Nelson’s foot on the ropes

*Marshall struggles to contain his anger with Hill but keeps his concentration. Murdoch attempts the “Drive By” knee but runs straight into a discus elbow and then a standing hurricanrana. He staggers back up and Nelson nails a step-up enzeguiri to the temple before connecting with the lionsault for a nearfall

*Nelson goes out onto the apron and then looks for a springboard forearm but Marshall avoids and then hits a rolling “chaos theory” German suplex. He ushers Nelson up and nails a codebreaker before applying an anklelock. Nelson is screaming in agony and tries to crawl for the ropes but Marshall drags him back on three separate occasions. Nelson finally taps, unable to take the pain, but Hill has distracted the referee once again

*Marshall Murdoch is approached by Fleur Michaels following his match and says that winning the Road to Royalty is now his goal as it guarantees him the one thing he is so desperate for and that is the 6CW Championship. Murdoch doesn’t care who he has to beat in order to get there. Fleur asks if Marshall has received his money from Charles Kramer yet and Murdoch says he hasn’t but today is collection day so either Kramer finds him or he’ll find them

*Jimmy Phillips is smashing apart the backstage area following a loss to Dicey Reilly. Phillips says enough is enough now. Says his career is being curtailed and stagnated by the old-timers that are bleeding the place dry in order to feed their own egos. Says if this company won’t respect his “Talent” then he’ll make them by destroying every so-called legend that ever stepped foot through them doors

*Uryu Ishida is interviewed by Christy James and says although he is disappointed not to have become 6CW Champion at Day of Reckoning he is still the United Kingdom Champion and promises to be a fighting champ. He says his feud with James McManus has been long-running but tonight they end it.

Bout 4
6CW UK Championship
Uryu Ishida vs James McManus

*Charles Kramer arrives in KK’s dressing room with a briefcase full of money. KK is surprised his uncle is going to pay up given the circumstances of the defeat but Charles assures his nephew that everything is in hand. He says the Kramer family name deserves to be respected and after tonight it will be. He says sooner or later they will rule this company and nobody will be able to stop them

*Robin Reborn talks to Christy James after Liam Wood thwarted their attack on Uryu. Reborn says that Wood will regret getting involved because this isn’t EWF anymore and Wood isn’t the big fish he once was, Reborn goes off on a story of Wood’s ego during their EWF days and says now he’ll answer for looking down on Reborn. Reborn rants about getting his respect and that means putting everyone in their place. Ojore and Drake remain silent in the background but join in with Reborn’s smile as Christy informs him that he and Uryu will meet next week in the opening round of the Road to Royalty whilst Ojore will face Liam Wood.

*Helms comes out all guns blazing but can’t pin Phoenix down. Phoenix ducks a big clothesline and tees off with knife edge chops and lashing kicks to the midsection. He grabs Helms’ wrist and attempts an Irish whip but Helms stands firm and responds with a big headbutt. Helms sprints out for a big boot but Phoenix ducks and gets a rollup for a two

*Phoenix looks to leapfrog but Helms catches him and attempts a powerbomb. Phoenix smashes his elbow down into Helms’ nose before rolling down the back into another pinfall for a two count. They scramble up and Phoenix springs onto the ropes before nailing a crunching knee under the chin of Helms. Helms is down on one knee as Dante runs the ropes and returns with a V-Trigger for a two

*Phoenix rolls out onto the apron and attempts a catapult DDT (ala Johnny Gargano) but Helms catches him and spins him into a modified spinebuster. Helms clubs Dante’s back repeatedly and then flips him up and nails a “dominator” powerbomb for a near-fall. Helms backs up in the corner and looks for a spear but Dante dodges it and sends Helms sprawling through the ropes. Phoenix then springs onto the turnbuckle and hits a disaster kick that sends Helms flying to the outside. Phoenix then connects with a running corkscrew flip over the ropes to the outside

*The action goes back inside the ring and Phoenix hits a top-rope meteora. He then motions Helms to his feet and looks for the “From the Ashes” roundhouse kick but Helms ducks and then nails a Samoan drop. He goes to the corner and scores with a flying headbutt but can only register a two

*Helms looks angry and he stomps his foot before attempting a running punt but Phoenix rolls out of the way and then springs onto his feet before connecting with a twisting enzeguiri as Helms approaches. Phoenix then hits the “Combustion” (Downward Spiral” for another two count.

*Helms gets up and Phoenix hits him with a running dropkick to the chest (ala Finn Balor) that sends him to the corner. He succeeds in lifting Helms onto a seated position on the turnbuckle before springing onto the ropes and he pulls Helms off into a hurricanrana. Phoenix rolls out onto the apron

*Perfect Jack is interviewed and talks about his loss at Day of Reckoning. Says it was hard to take but he proved his mettle and that he can still be a force to be reckoned with. Jack says a win over Karl Kramer tonight will give him his momentum back heading into the Road to Royalty and then he can realise a dream of becoming 6CW Champion again. Jack is asked about a Clarke James return but PJ says Clarke has told him he's retired so there won't be a reunion any time soon, although he's smiling as he speaks

*Karl and Charles Kramer are interviewed by Travis Sharp. The Kramers say they were disrespected at Day of Reckoning by Marshall Murdoch and Crime Lord but everyone’s time is coming. KK says he’s torn on tonight’s main event because in some ways he wants Crime Lord to win so that he can rip the title from his unconscious body but on the other hand he hopes Jackson Jackson beats him within an inch of his life, he just hopes there’s enough left for him to feast on. Sharp asks about the 100k and CK holds up the briefcase before saying a “Kramer always pays his debts”. Dante Phoenix is shown hobbling past and CK curtails the interview in order to catch up with Phoenix. Dante doesn’t want to talk but KK towers over him and the scene ends with Charles Kramer putting his arm around Phoenix’ shoulder.

*Proving Grounds returns to air with the three commentators hyping the evening's Main Event as Perfect Jack is shown on the cameras making his way down the ramp. He then stretches in the corner waiting for the arrival of his opponent.

*Highlights from Karl Kramer's match with Marshall Murdoch at Day Of Reckoning are then shown as the beginning throes of his entrance music kicks in. Particularly highlighted are the various moments of interference from Charles Kramer. The cameras return to live action just as Karl Kramer steps into the ring. The commentators discuss the influence of Charles Kramer on Karl and whether it helped or hindered him at Day Of Reckoning.

*The bell rings to kick the match off. Kramer attempts to use his power game to dominate Perfect Jack from the get-go but he first uses some speed to avoid to the lock-up attempt and then picks off Kramer from afar with various strikes and takedown techniques. However, he is unable to keep the giant Kramer down for long with his takedowns.

*Perfect Jack manages to get an armbar locked in on Kramer, who throws him into the ropes but Jack boots him in the face on the rebound. He uses this as an opening and manages to throw Kramer down with a traditional vertical suplex. He follows that up with a ground and pound attack of fists before covering. There is quite a quick kick out from Kramer.

*Jack attacks with knees to the back, he drags up Kramer and tries for some punches but Kramer blocks it. This opens up an opportunity for Karl Kramer. He attacks Jack with a series of headbutts and then launches his rival into the ropes and flattens him with a leaping crossbody block in the middle of the ring leading to his first pin attempt.

*Perfect Jack kicks out from that. Karl Kramer then dominates the next phase of the match-up, scoring a series of close pinfalls with a combination of his various power-based moves - such as a running powerslam, backbreaker and a standing side slam.

*Kramer switches tact and goes on the attack with strikes, he hits a series of big elbows to the face of Perfect Jack to back him into the ropes. He throws him into the ropes and then returns to his power-based game with a pop-up powerbomb to score the closest pinfall so far.

*Kramer then positions Perfect Jack in the corner, he goes for a stinger splash but Jack moves at the last moment and Kramer crashes into the turnbuckles. Perfect Jack rolls him up into a pinfall position.

*Perfect Jack uses this opening to get in some offence. He attacks with strikes until Kramer gets up, Jack then snapmares him back down and follows that up with a running dropkick to go for his second pinfall.

*Perfect Jack is then forced to try and use some grappling offence against Kramer. He's successful in hitting two vertical suplexes but instead of going for the third, Jack switches up and connects with a DDT instead of attempting the three amigo's suplex. That earns a near fall.

*Jack earns couple more falls with an atomic drop/running forearm combination, a German suplex attack and then an incredible belly to back suplex from the 2nd rope following up from a running knee into the back.

*After that, Perfect Jack goes for a figure four leg-lock, his patented submission move...

*Jackson Jackson is interviewed by Christy James. Jackson mixes comedy and seriousness as he acknowledges the threat that Crime Lord poses to his reign as 6CW Champion. Jackson says he is forging his own path now and that being 6CW Champion is like a drug that he is not willing to give up. Jackson admits he isn’t 100% after the battle at Day of Reckoning but what he has left will have to be enough, he doesn’t know if it is but if Crime Lord wants his title he’ll have to leave him cold in order to take it away. Jackson says as far as he is concerned Marty Helms’ quest to be 6CW Champion is over and he doesn’t care how many favours he does for Miss Jessica to change that. Jackson goes on to say that if, somehow, Helms does weasel another opportunity then he’ll set the record straight once and for all.

*Dicey Reilly and Marty Helms go head to head in the backstage area. Dicey warns Helms that getting cosy with Miss Jessica is bad for your career but Helms tells Reilly to mind his own business. They exchange unpleasantries and Helms threatens to end Dicey the same way he did Cerberus but Dicey shows no intimidation. Says he's survived bigger and badder, name drops Genesis and Keith Leone as well as Cassius Zhi but Helms counters that nobody is a dominant or as dangerous as he. Dicey says "I guess we'll find out" and walks way leaving Helms in a rage

*Marshall Murdoch is packing his bag to leave the arena when Travis Sharp enters. Sharp asks if Murdoch is staying to watch the main event but Marshall says he doesn’t care who wins because all they are doing is keeping the belt warm for him. Sharp then asks about the issues with the Kramer Klan and getting his 100k but Marshall cuts him off before saying that Kramer can either pay in cash or blood, it is entirely up to him. He says 100k will seem like loose change compared to the surgeries he’ll have to pay for if he keeps playing these games. Marshall issues a deadline of the next show to pay up or there’ll be hell to pay. Sharp asks about Clarke James being in the building earlier but Marshall shrugs it off and says CJ knows where he is

*Crime Lord is interviewed by Fleur Michaels ahead of the main event. Crime Lord says he’s run through everyone in front of him so far and Jackson Jackson will be no different here tonight. Crime Lord proclaims a new era of dominance and says that once he gets the 6CW Championship there is nobody capable of standing up to him. Crime Lord dismisses comments made by Marshall Murdoch and Karl Kramer and Marty Helms’ claims to a shot at the title by referring to them as “pretenders”. But he does say that once he wins tonight anyone and everyone can try and take the title from him because they’ll all fall victim, 6CW is about to bend the knee just like 6WF did.

*Miss Jessica is visited in her office by Charles Kramer. Kramer taunts Jessica about having a conversation with Dante Phoenix and Jessica looks worried as he demands to know what Phoenix told him. Kramer is all smiles but won’t reveal anything. He says Jessica’s control is slipping and soon the reigns will be passed to someone else. Unless she wants to do the admirable thing and step away silently. Jessica says Kramer will never get what he wants and that he should be careful about going down this route. Kramer welcomes the fight because he only wants what is best for 6CW