The second half of Playa Haters Ball made up the latest edition of This Is VALOR which promised to be a brutal affair.

UEWA European Heavyweight Championship – BT Gunn defeated Chaos by pinfall to retain.

BT Gunn and Chaos showed quite the similarities in the opening exchanges which seemed to frustrate Chaos who took regular breaks to the outside while Gunn commanded the space between the ropes.

Chaos tried to get into a chop battle that had his chest lit up like it was Christmas in response. Another retreat to the outside had BT follow as the pair leathered each other around the merchandise tables.

From being beaten around the Grand Ole Opry, Chaos pounced on Gunn while he re-entered the ring to finally get a string of offense together, lifting BT over with a gut wrench suplex.

Gunn got a parade of strikes in but was knocked down to receive a stunning top rope frog splash. Chaos went for a Moonsault but missed the mark and saw BT run through him with a spear for a two count.

The challenger fought out of a Flatliner to send Gunn into the ropes for a snap powerslam. Chaos lifted BT up, who dropped down for a victory roll to retain.

Following the conclusion, BT Gunn got on the microphone to show his respect to Chaos and putting out an open challenge for anyone to face him for the UEWA European Heavyweight Championship going forward.

A very good match, it did feel like it was serving to further legitimise BT Gunn’s reign as champion by beating the longest reigning holder of the title in a fairly comprehensive manner.

Outside Chris Renfrew cut a breathtaking promo, standing alone and talking about mistakes, redemption, and his acceptance of the physical pain to come in the Playa Haters Ball because it can’t compare to the mental pain he has inflicted on himself. Outstanding.

Chris Bungard defeated Big Mick w/Tommy Lockhart & The Magnificent Mackie by knockout.

Bungard rushed Mick with a flurry of strikes to put the strongman of Cirque du Catch on the defence from the get go as he tried to keep Chris Bungard back who went straight for the leg to take down Big Mick.

Mick came back to lock in a bear hug that was broken out of. Big Mick was soon having a big sleep thanks to a roundhouse kick from Bungard with referee Sean Moran calling the match over by way of knockout.

Another effective display to show how much of a killer Chris Bungard is on the roster. It was a quick one but served its purpose.

Penelope Grace bumped into Red Lightning. After a rejection to shill VALOR branded merch, Lightning decided that Grace would face Brodie Adler at the next event.

Triple Threat – Fulton King defeated Saqib Ali, and Johnny Pressley by pinfall.

Johnny Pressley tried to convince Fulton King to partake in a bit of a boogie but he betrayed the funk like Rikishi at Royal Rumble 2000, which wasn’t cool.

Ali and Pressley sent King to the floor to get a groove going with it being on an even keel until an airplane spin from Johnny had both a bit dizzy.

Fulton reintroduced himself to the match with a chair, rattling it off Saqib Ali, then off the back of Johnny Pressley.

Pressley tried to shake, rattle, and roll but Fulton King was looking unstoppable until Ali launched the chair into his face and drive Fulton’s skull to the mat with a tornado DDT.

Saqib grabbed the chair again to charge at King, who evaded the attack and planted Ali with a Full Nelson Slam for three.

Another quick match which established Fulton King’s more hardcore instincts following his induction to The New Age Kliq. It wasn’t anything fancy but got the right reaction from the crowd.

Playa Haters Ball – Chris Renfrew defeated Lou King Sharp, Tim Strange, and Big F’N Joe.

The intention was clear with Renfrew booting Sharp off the apron to start the match. Big F’N Joe had a staple gun that he had no hesitation about using with Chris Renfrew’s testicles taking multiple stings of metal.

Lou King Sharp returned wrapped in barbed wire that came back to haunt him after a chokeslam from Joe. Renfrew had a barbed wire covered chair to collide with the back of Big F’N Joe that was gnarly.

It was violence upon violence with all four using an array of weapons from barbed wire wrapped Singapore canes to barbed wire wrapped teddy bears. The barbed wire shop made a buck or two from this match.

Renfrew and Joe punched the daylights out of each other around the venue while Sharp and Strange tangled in the ring, the former earning a little RODEO TIME as the blood poured from his forehead.

The crimson flowed, Renfrew was split on the arm and head, Joe from the back, and Strange completed the river of red shortly afterwards. Lou emptied a bag of drawing pins onto the back of Tim Strange, only to be lifted and slammed onto the situation by Chris Renfrew for sounds of agony from the wrestlers and the audience to echo around the Opry.

Big F’N Joe took two big f’n spills onto the seas of tacks, first from a clothesline from Chris Renfrew, then a Gunnslinger from Tim Strange. Joe eliminated the latter with multiple cowbell dunts to the dome and a final shotgun dropkick to put Strange onto his back.

A weary Renfrew became the victim of a two on one assault until Fulton King dragged Lou King Sharp out of the ring to leave Joe to be hit with a Stunner to take him out of the running.

It was down to two, Chris Renfrew and Lou King Sharp, both bleeding, showing signs of wear and tear, and both brandishing Singapore Canes that whipped back and forth.

Sharp wielded a cheese grater but a Stunner almost ended his night with a shoulder just making its way off the mat to break the fall. Dru Marshall arrived with a barbed wire covered wooden board. Lou dropkicked Renfrew into the wood but it didn’t break, though it certainly caused plenty of pain.

The Blood Tourist readjusted the construction only to be grabbed for a running Death Valley Driver to break the board and the body. As the carnage settled Renfrew was somehow covering Sharp just enough for Sean Moran to administer the three count to declare Chris Renfrew the winner of the inaugural Playa Haters Ball.

It was just anarchy throughout. The New Age Kliq versus Lou King Sharp story added another chapter with Fulton King maybe saving Chris Renfrew from going out second, to Dru Marshall introducing the object that caused the climax of the spectacle.

This really felt like an establishing episode, BT Gunn defeating the old guard of the UEWA to maintain his reign as European Heavyweight Champion, Chris Bungard continuing to leave a body unconscious, Fulton King showing a grittier side, to the barbaric main event. It’s spinning off multiple stories which coupled with the previous episode made for a strong event overall.

Another top edition of VALOR. My only criticism is that I’m missing the commentary on these latest batches of episodes, a good commentator can really elevate matches even more by adding emotion and passion along with context and reasoning. Tom Atlas did a good job with that in previous This Is VALOR episodes.

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