Well, well, well. The last episode of This Is VALOR was released back in September 2025 so it was a surprised to my YouTube notifications to find a new edition drop so casually. We hit the Venue in Paisley for the first half of Sicker Than Yo Average IV from April 2025. As the Extreme Channel tapings started the October, it means there are six VALOR events sitting in the archives waiting to be released.

The show opened with Lou King Sharp informing everyone that his scheduled opponent Seb Silvers wasn’t in the building so issued a demand for anyone to come fight him there and then.

Last Man Standing – Lou King Sharp defeated Jan Islav.

Patryk Peterski looked to answer Lou King Sharp’s open challenge until a chair wielding Jan Islav slid into the ring to accept with an informal steel collision to the back of Sharp. Islav kept the on Lou with the match spilling to the outside. A swift bin lid to the skull of Jan gave Sharp the time to grab a bullrope to try and hang Islav, waking Jan up with a cowbell to the dome.

Islav got back into the match but fell victim to a madman with a Singapore Cane, splintering the weapon so much that Sharp went under the ring to retrieve a second Cane for more flogging between the ropes. Lou wedged a chair between the turnbuckles but Islav had the wherewithal to counter and send Sharp head first into the construction.

A bloody Lou King Sharp scrambled as Jan looked directly into the camera to deliver a staple gun discharge into the forehead of The Blood Tourist. A manic Islav unloaded another, taking joy in the torture. Jan attempted to decapitate Sharp with a chair but it was blocked as both men delivered stereo low blows to reset proceedings.

Sharp got to the chair first, launching it into the face of Islav, as Jan recovered in the corner he was met with a chair riding Lou King Sharp for another crack off the skull. Sharp landed a Van Terminator but Jan dragged himself up to his feet with the assist of the ropes.

Lou rode the momentum with a Finlay Roll onto a chair. Sharp grabbed a bag to reveal thumbtacks, unfortunately for him it was Jan managing to stop a suplex for one of his own to send Lou for a sharp landing.

Jan headed to the second rope to be met with another Singapore Cane leathering. Sharp took Islav off the most dangerous rope with a superplex onto the thumbtack covered canvas. Sharp made it back to his feet at the count of nine while Jan could only look on as referee Jamie Jones completed the ten count.

A violent opening match, it made Jan Islav look so unhinged, as he was happy to meet the barbaric levels that Lou King Sharp goes to in order to take victory. A strong showcase for Jan, whilst continuing the high pain threshold displayed for Lou King Sharp.

Ozzy Michaels defeated Stone Malone by pinfall.

Next up was the finale of the best of three series between Stone Malone and Ozzy Michaels, which continued that escalation of desperation. Tied at one apiece, Stone launched himself at Ozzy as the bell rang to try and score the the quick three count to wrap up the series in rapid fashion.

Malone kept on Michaels by stomping at the chest, and a hard Irish Whip took aim to the back of Ozzy. A side step sent Stone hurtling out of the ring, but a side step of his own allowed Malone to avoid a diving Ozzy Michaels.

The two traded strikes, Stone relying on raw power whereas Ozzy was trying hit fast as the counters continued with neither really getting a solid string of offense together. Michaels found an opening to hit a Blockbuster, and wondrously held on to transition into a Three Amigos. Stone had it scouted from the first suplex attempt as Ozzy found a way to come through to connect with a back suplex to keep the momentum his way.

All that momentum ground to a halt thanks to a discus lariat for a close two count, with Stone Malone in disbelief. Ozzy weathered through to hit a back kick and double underhook facebuster. Michaels wasn’t leave it to chance by picking up a groggy Malone to land another, with an Angel’s Wings twist, to keep the boulder of God’ Country down for the count.

A fantastic conclusion to the series, the journey that the three matches had were perfect. Stone Malone opened the first match with an absolute destruction of Ozzy if memory serves. The second had Stone try the same tactics but was caught by a recalculating Michaels. Match three had both show growth to keep the counterstrikes ready which had Ozzy have a more killer edge to go for the second facebuster to put the matter to bed. It was outstanding work from the pair to craft, perhaps, an underrated story in the sea of chaos that comes from a VALOR show.

Euan G Mackie defeated Irn Dru Marshall by pinfall.

Irn Dru got the better of Mackie from the bell, locking in a Full Nelson to ragdoll Euan. Mackie had some shenanigans afoot to counter, running Marshall around the canvas to send Dru out of the ring.

Euan continued to have some unique counters to rattle Dru Marshall into confusion and discombobulation. Marshall kept at putting a stop to Mackie’s ways with momentum killing power.

Referee Reece got into the path of a charging Irn Dru and found himself eating an uppercut. Anarchy erupted, first with Chris Renfrew arriving to attack Mackie, that drew out Lou King Sharp and Mike Musso, that encouraged Eastern Bloc, Legends Never Die, and God’s Country got involved while a dapper looking Tommy Lockhart calmly walked out with Big Mick.

As the ring cleared Big Mick chokeslammed Marshall and provided a launch pad for a Euan G Mackie splash onto Irn Dru for the win.

The match was even, neither Marshall or Mackie had any periods of dominance and though the content was solid, it did just feel like a conduit for the introduction of Cirque du Catch and an excuse for a big mass brawl. That’s not a complaint, a random wild brawl is very much part of the fabric of VALOR.

Dog Collar Match – Mike Musso defeated Krobar by pinfall.

Once the dog collars were tied in place, the match began with a tussle over control for the chain that saw Krobar dig a punch into the bread basket of Musso.

Musso weathered the stomps to use the chain to his advantage, wrapping it around his fist for a punch, and around his knee to add some extra damage to the skull of Krobar.

Krobar begged off Mike, that turned out to be a ruse to roll past and get the chain underneath for a metallic low blow. Krobar used the chain to keep Musso close, driving the air out Mike with a suplex.

A tug of war occurred around the ring post which Krobar once again got the better of. The Eastern Bloc’s Komandant drew blood from Musso, who got dragged around the ring. A barbaric Krobar dived out to the opposite side of the ring just to cause a jolt and whiplash the neck of a collar bound Mike Musso.

Mike got a second wind to drive Krobar’s head off the apron. It shook Krobar but not enough to keep him down. Krobar then grabbed a chair and proceeded to wrap the chain around it. Musso hoisted Krobar up for a Blunt Force Trauma DDT to connect with the steel contraption on the mat and pick up the victory.

This was a big ugly scrap. Just a fight. The brutality didn’t quite land as much when the opening Last Man Standing match was blood filled and full of plunder. The crowd were invested throughout.

For me it was a show of two halves, the first two matches were excellent, with the Ozzy versus Stone bout being of a top quality. The second half of the episode didn’t really grab me the same, Mackie and Marshall got muddy with the brawl for the all towards the end, and the bloodiness of Sharp and Islav just made Krobar and Musso look tame in comparison.

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