It’s the final part of Gordo’s House Party at The Queen’s Hotel. There are some nibbles left in a bowl, the kebabs are being ordered, the Uber’s are being arranged, but there’s still a little more time to some good ol’ wrasslin’.

Valek defeated Chris Dior by submission.

Valek got a tight grip of Chris Dior to open the match but his rabid overconfidence saw him run into a defiant Dior, who sent Valek back with a shoulder barge. A rake to the eyes soon put Valek back in charge, stretching Chris Dior as he dug his knee into the spine of his opponent. Dior drew the energy from the crowd to get to his feet and smash through Valek with a clothesline. Valek turned the tables again with chops in the corner that were absorbed by Dior, who sent Valek crashing to the canvas via a Black Hole Slam.

A back rake from Valek had Chris drop to a knee and prone for a Sister Abigail. As Dior lay motionless, Valek locked in a bridging neck crank that revived Chris Dior into a world of pain with the tap out following shortly after.

Red Gate attacked Chris Dior after the bell, with Tommy Cross, SAMUEL, and Valek standing tall with their titles in hand.

From a character standpoint, this was the best I’ve seen from Valek. He engaged with the crowd, he showed viciousness, he looked fully committed and comfortable in his role. It’s taken a bit of time to get there but this was what has been needed in order to evolve Valek further within Red Gate, on the other side of things, it was very much the nucleus phase of Chris Dior with his generic attire and regular adjustments. In-ring it wasn’t super clean with some stop-start moments to get to the next part, and some performative moves that needed a bit of oomph to show some power, especially in the strikes. Overall though there were positives to build upon.

We got a backstory video on the fallout and attempted reconciliation between Sam McMillan and William McLeod before the main event of the show.

King of the Class Crown – Elimination Four Way – William McLeod defeated Rich Money, Sam McMillan, and Johnny Pressley to win the King of the Class Crown.

Dickie Pesos tried to make an exit from the ring but was swiftly returned to the centre by William McLeod to receive an Airplane Spin from Johnny Pressley then a Ryan Dunn style two footed dropkick to the side of the head that left Rich Money rolling out to the floor for some respite. After some hesitation, Pretty Jumpin’ were on the same page once again to deliver a double superkick to Pressley which couldn’t quite keep the King down. It was still every man for themselves as McMillan sent William McLeod jumping off the apron after a Codebreaker, with Sam soon following thanks to a barge from Johnny Pressley. Money snuck in with a chair to blast Pressley across the face and scored the first elimination to guarantee a new King of the Class.

McMillan tried to bring the party with a piñata but Rich got a hold of the baton to bludgeon Sam and William. Pretty Jumpin’ quickly recovered to go after Money, but a side step from Rich saw McLeod drive his knees into the chest of Sam McMillan. Rich dispatched McLeod and picked up the scraps to send Sam McMillan out of the match for his second elimination of the bout. It was now one on one, Rich Money and William McLeod. A bit of bribery from Money was returned with his hand kicked with William connecting with a leg lariat. McLeod had some scrappy offense, with a running double foot stomp ending the match as he pinned Rich Money to be crowned the new King of the Class.

Money let his gums flap again, with Sam McMillan and Johnny Pressley emerging from the entrance curtain to give Rich a beating and roll him back into the ring for another running double foot stomp from the new King of the Class. While being restrained by Pretty Jumpin’, Johnny Pressley gunged Rich Money in the centre of the ring. Rich made his way to the back while being showered by the chants of “na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye” from the audience in Dundee.

It was a crowd pleaser end to the night, with the pieces falling together well from the firm fan favourite, Johnny Pressley, being sent out early by Rich Money which heightened the vitriol towards him, the Pretty Jumpin’ reunion, to William McLeod vanquishing Money to close that chapter of his FCW journey. The humbling of Rich Money, though an often occurrence, always causes a big reaction.

The in-ring was a bit rushed and rough but the story was told and the crowd came with along with it.

A decent episode, it might not have been the best wrestling as it leaned more into presenting a strong narrative and was received well as a sports entertainment product.

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