The cold opens returned for episode 23 of This Is VALOR with Kayleigh catching a word with Chris Renfrew about his ongoing issues with Lou King Sharp and upcoming bout with Sami Sparx.

We’re still at the Venue in Paisley for another round of Sicker Than Yo Average IV.

Chris Renfrew defeated Sami Sparx by pinfall.

The numbers looked to weigh against Sami before the bell but Irn Dru was waved off to the back by Chris Renfrew to leave it to be a one on one contest.

Renfrew bullied and muscled Sami Sparx early on with Sami being determined to keep a hold of a wrist lock. It was ultimately broken by a tank of a clothesline to send Sparx to the canvas with force.

Despite still wearing his sunglasses, it was looking bright in the opening exchanges for Chris Renfrew until a running uppercut sent the eyewear flying to piss off The Batman of Bedlam who responded with a hard slap across the jaw of The Chaotic Luchador.

Sparx tried to keep the tempo high but was caught from a diving crossbody for a slick transition into a sit out powerbomb from Renfrew for a near fall.

A never say die spirit of Sami Sparx kept him in the game, a double middle finger was responded with an Alabama Slam that Renfrew quickly turned into a Sharpshooter to torture the back of Sparx. Sami got the ropes and gained a second wind, landing a 619 and Swanton Bomb.

Sami missed a Frog Splash that Renfrew rapidly darted over to connect with a Stunner for a shocking two count. Sparx fought as long as he could to avoid the inevitable until a T-Virus double arm DDT had the head of Sami Sparx driven into the mat for the pin.

Marshall returned to try and put the boots to Sparx, but was quickly warded off by Fulton King in pursuit.

A heated match that turned split crowd firmly into the camp of Sami Sparx as the match continued due to his drive to fight back. There was a sweet jackknife pin from Sami that was countered into Renfrew hooking the arms to turn Sparx over into the T-Virus that was gnarly, shades of Renfrew’s past and battles with Drew Galloway.

The potential fiery showdown between Legends Never Die and The New Age Kliq was lit as well, and the crowd were along for the ride.

Cirque du Catch were officially formed as Tommy charmed The Magnificent Mackie to join the faction.

Master of Ceremonies Kyle Wallace started the introductions to the next match but Kairn Douglas and Patryk Peterski burst through the curtain mid-brawl.

Street Fight – Patryk Peterski defeated Kairn Douglas by pinfall.

A proper slugfest kicked off from the opening bell with Peterski being flung over the top rope to the outside. There was no rest for him as he was met with a flying chair welding Kairn Douglas.

Once it returned between the ropes Douglas grabbed a chair but it was swiped out of his hands via a Polish Hammer as Peterski took charge and brought in more plunder to continue hurting his former tag team partner.

Peterski placed a metal bin over the head of Douglas to add extra damage to a running hip attack into the corner. It only got a one count with an adrenaline fuelled Kairn Douglas getting within range for flogging Patryk by using a kendo stick and a leather belt.

Patryk Peterski became a Slavic terminator by continuing to get up despite having a chair chucked at his skull. A spinebuster drove the wind out of Douglas but also silenced the crowd due to the sheer ferocity of the impact.

Douglas looked up to see Peterski with a chair in hand, his pleas of mercy and to sway Patryk’s allegiance was met with the metal connecting with his head for a near decapitation to leave him easy pickings for the three count.

It felt like the match was based on pure hatred, as it should’ve been. Patryk Peterski really seems to thrive in being a big nasty bastard, and is willing to take a beating and dish it out in equal measure. Kairn showed a lot of fire to enhance the match further. A great bit of barbarity.

Stone Malone joined Kayleigh to air his grievance about Tommy Lockhart, and putting out the challenge to Cirque du Catch for Come Ahead.

Femme Fatale Four Way – Penelope Grace defeated Aerin Taylor, Moxie Malone, and Brodie Adler by pinfall.

Penelope Grace and Brodie Adler operated as a team from the bell, taking charge of Moxie and Aerin respectively.

As Malone and Adler spilled to the outside, Aerin Taylor got the better of Penelope to sneak in a two count in the fracas.

All four eventually reunited in the ring with Brodie landing a leg drop onto Moxie with the pin being broken up by a diving Taylor.

It was move and pin, as each competitor had their chance to seal the deal. Adler hit a great ripcord Black Hole Slam to Moxie Malone to lay out The Misfit.

Aerin once again broke the momentum of Brodie to send her out of the ring which allowed Penelope Grace to crawl over to take the victory.

While Grace celebrated like she did all the work, Adler continued to batter Aerin at ringside.

It was a bit all over the place but the story was relatively simple, Brodie Adler was the heavy hitter and when she wasn’t involved and handling Moxie, Penelope was just holding it together by stomping at Aerin. It spoke to the reliance that the arrogant Penelope Grace has on Brodie but also the sneakiness to see the opening to slip in to steal the win.

The interactions with Brodie and Moxie were particularly stand out and showed a great chemistry.

Patryk Peterski stared down the camera to deliver a cold warning to Kairn Douglas to not get in the way of the Eastern Bloc.

UEWA European Heavyweight Championship – Triple Threat – BT Gunn defeated Fulton King, and Frank of the Cross by pinfall to retain.

Frank struck first with a forearm to the jaw of Fulton King to rock The Juggernaut. All three men tried to get the upper hand until they all met in the middle to throw a simultaneous right hand to cause a trio of bodies falling on the canvas.

BT Gunn tried to get a handle of the numbers, ducking and diving to keep focus on one opponent whilst having eyes on the back of his head to anticipate and intercept any interruption. Gunn shot an enziguri to Fulton, and turned his attention to Frank of the Cross when the time came.

The man from God’s Country managed to get some control, causing a nice wheelbarrow sit out facebuster by throwing Gunn to King and sweeping the legs of Fulton for the finishing touch.

A visit to the bar was required with the anarchy heading all around the hall which ended with Frank having beer spat in his face then all three missing chops by the ring post to level the playing field.

War raged on, with Frank of the Cross finding himself at the wrong end of a Tower of Doom. Fulton hoisted Frank onto his shoulder, but found himself eating a superkick from BT Gunn for another close call.

Fulton King was taken out by Frank with a chair shot to the spine. An eager Frank swung the chair at The Oddity, who ducked to send the chair bouncing off the top rope and into the face of the challenger.

Gunn took advantage to jar Frank with a Flatliner to retain the UEWA Heavyweight Championship.

A fun main event that really put across that Frank of the Cross and Fulton King were worthy contenders to the gold. There was a good few mirror moments to aid that perception before BT Gunn wrapped it up.

After the last episode being a mixed bag, this was a strong edition of This Is VALOR. The matches were well layered and it had a good pacing with a distinct narrative to separate each one. The inserts were relevant to keep stories ticking over while also hyping up future events.

Overall a very good episode.

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