SSW House Show: Strong Survive Tour 7/14/18

Jun Nobunaga def. Dr. Shrapnel w/ Nursey

Time: 7:51

Description: The house show started with Jun Nobunaga and Dr. Shrapnel kicked off the show with both men starting with a competitive back-and-forth match between the two of them! Dr. Shrapnel fought valiantly to represent the Ronin faction as one of the top factions of Strong Style Wrestling, but Jun always seemed to be able to find a counter for each maneuver that has been thrown towards him. After a brutal headbutt right into the skull of Nursey, Jun was able to catch him for the C2 and end the match with the Somersault Reverse DDT!

Falke Halstenberg def. Jack Ryland

Time: 8:02

Description: The debuting Falke Halstenberg of The Phantom Troupe entered this house show with a bit of surprise and shock from the audience as he competed against Tres Comas Club’s Jack Ryland! Both men fought to make an impression on the roster towards being able to make their way towards championship glory for their faction, but it almost looked like Jack Ryland could ruin Falke’s debut with the victory after a brutal Texas piledriver to put him away! With an authoritative kickout, Falke survived and after building some momentum on his side, The Ring Mastermind with All Quiet (On The Western Front) to stomp his head into the canvas and pin him to end the match!

April Song def. Racer Smiles

Time: 8:35

Description: Ronin picked up their first victory of the night with the famed April Song proving that she has what it takes to stand out when she fought against one of the strongest men on the entire Strong Style Wrestling roster, Racer Smiles! The confidence was very apparent with Racer with the way that he was able to toss The Killer Bee around like she was nothing! However, Song’s resilience was evident after she was able to keep pushing on into the match after suffering from a Road Spike from Smiles! Racer might have been seconds away from the victory, but after a combination of the superkick, Widowmaker, and finally Swan Song, April was able to win the match for Ronin!

Ronin (Kai Stevens and Kikyo Himura) def. Shoot Nation (The Apparition and Belle Kingsley)

Time: 9:07

Description: The tag team of Ronin’s youngest members defied the odds that were placed before them with a definitive victory against Shoot Nation members Apparition and Belle Kingsley! Stevens and Apparition were set to start the match at first, but Stevens quickly tagged in Kikyo to after Apparition was close to being able to get that Phantasm on him. Kikyo was able to give more of a fight onto him with her agility and strikes playing a factor into it before she dropped Apparition on her neck with a Red Death! However, Apparition was able to tag Belle Kingsley after that and the match between these two was called to start. Belle was the one who finally earned the upperhand of the match with dropping her with the Fever Dream for a close pinfall, but Stevens would intervene to save the match! After throwing Apparition to the outside of the ring and following that with a Cowboy Killer on Kingsley, Stevens dragged Kikyo towards his corner to tag himself in and land an Apocalypse Now for the victory by pinning Kingsley!

One True Pairing (Cassius Corleone and Sakura Corleone) def. Shoot Nation (Vanessa Santiago and Senza Faccia)

Time: 8:41

Description: The reigning SSW Freebird Tag Team Champions were met with a massive response from the crowd as they were met with two challengers in the form of Shoot Nation members Vanessa Santiago and Senza Faccia! Even though Shoot Nation gave the members of Tres Comas Club a run for their money, The Corleones remained on the top of the tag team division with smiles on their faces! One of the high points of the match was a tandem between Vanessa Santiago and Senza Faccia that resulted in Cerebral Shock from Senza that followed into a Guantanamera on Cassius! With no pinfall from that combination and some serious work on behalf of Sakura to take Vanessa out of the equation, The One True Pairing were able to overwhelm Senza until they put him down with The Judas Cradle for the victory!

Tres Comas Club (Andre Virgo and Matias Navarro) def. Tres Comas Club (GREED and Miltiades)

Time: 10:23

Description: The Civil War between Andre Virgo and GREED for the claim of who is the rightful leader of The Tres Comas Club was not the only thing alive and well in this match, but the tensions between GREED and Miltiades continued to thrive with their unresolved issues costing them the match here tonight! GREED and Virgo started the match with GREED in charge of the match, to the point where he had Virgo caught in the Tombstone Piledriver, but Miltiades would tag himself into the match as he wanted to show GREED up. This opened an opportunity during an argument between Miltiades and GREED for Virgo to catch Miltiades from behind with a German suplex before landing the Drive-By Kick right into his face for a pin attempt! With a resounding kickout, Virgo allowed Matias into the match with the tag, but Miltiades would take the match back from Matias after a countered a Benjamin’s Bullseye into a Last Sunset! When Miltiades looked to end the match with Nero’s Last Call, GREED tagged himself into the match with the protest of Miltiades! With their tensions flaring, Miltiades shoved GREED right into a Blood Money from Matias with Virgo keeping Miltiades from intervening for the victory in favor of The SSW Junior Heavyweight Champion and The Maestro!

Ronin (Tarah Nova, Drake Jaeger, and Damien Walker) def. The Phantom Troupe (Khmaoch Sangkat, CM Nas, and Saul Omen)

Time: 11:46

Description: In a match that left shock to those that have been following the scenario between The Phantom Troupe and Ronin en route with the SSW Heritage Championship, Ronin picked up a victory against the dominant faction to show hope for those who want to see The Troupe meet their end! Phantom Troupe did have the tag team tandem on their side with CM Nas and Saul Omen trying to divide and conquer with Damien Walker and Drake Jaeger, but when Tarah Nova entered the match with CM Nas, there was a bit of doubt in the eyes of The Championship Hoarder to compete with his significant other as he was forced to tag Omen into the match. With the battle raging between these two, Tarah swung the match into her favor with a Triple X Drop to plant Omen into the canvas! Before Tarah could strike with a Rude Awakening, the SSW Heritage Champion threw her to the outside and went towards his apron to tag himself into the match! A preview of the deathmatch for Domination was made with Sangkat looking to put Tarah away by Planting The Kapok Tree, but Drake stops him with a Devil Trigger to the back of the head that collapses the champion. With Drake tagging himself in with Tarah and Nas putting himself into the match by tagging Khmaoch, the match would end with Drake flipping out of an Ether into a Devil Trigger for the victory!

The Phantom Troupe (Aria Jaxon, Gronk, and Maelstrom) def. Shoot Nation (Jaydayne Pendragon, Shinati Mizarki, and Steven Cassidy)

Time: 15:59

Description: The main event of the night was the biggest war of Strong Style Wrestling with The Phantom Troupe remaining dominant against Shoot Nation at the end of the night! The shock was evident with Jaydayne Pendragon starting out the match and bringing out the fight against Maelstrom in the match! Jaydayne struck with kicks to keep the big man down, but one kick blasted him to the point where Gronk was able to tag himself into the match! The dominant brute was able to make short work of the challenger this time, dropping Jaydayne with a chokebreaker and a brainbuster, but not able to put him away with the pin! With Jaydayne being able to tag Shinati into the match after a kick to Gronk’s face to escape, Gronk still remained dominant throughout the match! Shinati tried his best to fight with a Fantasy Awakens along with a Faithful Design, Gronk still remained powerful in the match with there being no way to put them away! Shinati tagged in Cassidy with both men using tandem offense with Shinati landing a Solemn Dreams to give Cassidy a chance to lock in the Wishful Sinking! Aria would save the match by running in with a knee to the back of the head, calling for Gronk to tag her in as she does, as she starts to find a way to put away the spirited underdog in Cassidy! Cassidy almost gave the audience hope as he had her in Kiss The Ring, but Aria countered with a snapmare into The Purple Reign to win for her faction in The Phantom Troupe!