You wait for another episode of This is VALOR and two come in as many weeks! Episode 3 featured the return of Chris Renfrew and the New Age Kliq along with matches from VALOR’s ‘Ring of Fire’ event. Hot off the heels from a mega announcement of The Godfather of extreme wrestling THEE Tod Gordon being confirmed as the new commissioner of VALOR, all eyes are on the promotion. A big juicy episode of This is VALOR was on the cards with the second half of the ‘Ring of Fire’ event on the schedule from Glasgow’s incredible Grand Ole Opry.

The episode opened with a video shot outside of the venue following the conclusion of last week’s NAK assault. Seb Silvers rallied the other VALOR co-owners Sebastian Day and Lou King Sharp to unite against The New Age Kliq.

Triple Threat – Nitro Green defeated Krieger, and Mike Musso by pinfall.

The former UEWA Cruiserweight Champion Nitro Green stepped into a big beef fest… and quickly made an exit to leave Mike Musso and Krieger to the open exchange. After the violence that the crowd wouldn’t witnessed with Chris Renfrew battering Lou King Sharp with a Singapore cane I’m sure some family friendly shenanigans were a nice palette cleanser.

Krieger and Musso both took turns smashing Green about as the EASY chants rang around the venue. As alliances in triple threat matches inevitably go, there was dissention with Krieger striking first to bundle Musso out of the ring. Green gathered some momentum to knock down Krieger and give him a neckbreaker on the apron.

Musso showed off his cruiserweight credentials with a diving crossbody from the top rope to both Krieger and Nitro Green below. We wandered into a Met-Roll-Up-Is (I tried okay), as all three tried to sneak the three count. The action continued, Musso protobombed Green onto Krieger before going back to the high risk district to land an elbow drop on both men. As it looked like Green was down and out, Krieger and Musso went back at it, fighting to the apron.

A flurry of offense followed from Nitro Green, knocking Musso off the apron, and finishing up by hitting a second rope springboard cutter to Krieger was all he wrote with Nitro Green picking up the victory.

A strong triple threat match, Nitro Green may’ve been on the smaller end of the scale but was able to get in about the action. It came across like Krieger and Mike Musso underestimated the third man which ultimately was their undoing. Despite being the smallest physically, Green was certainly larger than life in the character stakes, showing plenty and was able to rile up the crowd.

Legends Never Die (Fulton King & Sami Sparx) defeated Judas Grey & Ronan King by pinfall.

Fulton King batted back the handsome duo once the natch began which Judas and Ronan didn’t have an answer for in the early going. It took Sami tagging in, and Ronan King sweeping Fulton off the apron to isolate The Chaotic Luchador.

Sparx tagged out and The Juggernaut started juggernauting. Countering a suplex attempt by throwing his opponents for a double suplex of his own. LND went for some Punk Tactics but were denied via a Ronan King superkick.

Referee Sean Moran lost all control as all four starting squaring off in the middle of the ring, exchanging stereo boots, kicks, and clotheslines. Ronan and Judas planted Sparx with a dropkick/cyclone slam combo but Fulton saved the day for his team as he proceeded to fold Ronan up with a German Suplex, Full Nelson Slam Judas Grey, that left Grey prone for a Sami Sparx Low Down Frog Splash for the win.

It wasn’t a pretty match but it was pretty effective. The sight of Judas flying courtesy of Fulton King is something to behold. Both teams showed their tandem offense which made for an enjoyable encounter.

Sebastian Day defeated Stone Malone w/Sister Veronica by pinfall.

Stone Malone overpowered Sebastian Day from the initial tie up. It took a couple goes before Day was able to dodge an attack and ramping up the tempo, sending Malone flying with a Monkey Flip from the corner. Stone was able to get a hold of Day to slam him down, distracting Jimmy The Ref to allow Sister Veronica to get involved, choking Day on the ropes.

Day kept fighting back but Malone used the referee’s five count at its fullest to continue the strikes in the corner. A meaty suplex from Stone Malone could only garner a two count, same with a smooth Discus Lariat.

Malone went back for a Gutwrench Powerbomb, Day fought out but looked to injure his left knee. Stone tried again, but Sebastian was able to get Stone rolled into a small package for the shock victory.

After the match Sister Veronica admonished Sebastian Day for the fluke victory before offering him a challenge of a Bullrope match for ‘Most Wanted’.

A lot of the bout was Sebastian Day trying to survive against the power of Stone Malone. The injury may have knocked a little bit of momentum off the finish but it was another solid match on the show.

UEWA European Heavyweight Championship – Robert Star defeated Jan Islav w/Krobar by pinfall to retain the UEWA European Heavyweight Championship.

The crowd were noticeably pro-Eastern Bloc as Jan Islav looked full of piss and vinegar, pacing around for the match to begin. Star strong armed Islav around which saw The Slavic One get frustrated, Krobar provided some advice at ringside, which seemed to be “slap Robert Star” which was acted upon and only annoyed the Polish powerhouse.

The champion bullied Jan down, brushing his head with side swipes. Islav managed to get Star rolling to mat with a headscissors which was cause for celebration… then he ran into the immovable object before being sent to the outside to reunite with Krobar, who took a swing at Robert Star himself which provided enough of a distraction for Jan to mount some offense.

Krobar continued to be Jan’s saviour, grabbing the leg of Star on the outside to allow Islav to send Robert Star to the outside for a Krobar assault. Jimmy The Ref caught him red handed and sent Krobar to the back to leave Jan all by himself who was able to hit a Backstabber for a near fall.

Star hoisted Islav up for a TKO which saw Jan’s legs swing to knock down the referee. Krobar returned to a big cheer with the UEWA European Heavyweight Championship, smashing Star in the face but the champion managed to kick out. Star took out Krobar with a superkick. A second rope superplex by Star onto Islav shook the ring, Jan survived a spinebuster, dodged a cutter to hit a Code Red for a two count of his own.

The big moves and kick outs continued, an inverted suplex from Star, kick out, a running knee to the face from Islav, kick out. Jan went big with a dive from the second rope but was caught with a cutter as the crowd booed the three count being made.

The VALOR audience made this match, the groundswell of support for The Eastern Bloc added an extra dimension to what Jan and Krobar were doing. Could be perhaps Robert Star hasn’t connected with the audience whereas The Eastern Bloc, though their actions could be under question, are VALOR through and through so there’s a respect involved. They believed in The Eastern Bloc. Every near fall Jan obtained, every kick out he made, just made the crowd get louder.

Such a curious encounter, Jan Islav kept coming back and the crowd loved him for it. Wrestling loves an underdog and there seems to be a genuine love the VALOR audience has for Jan Islav, to the point that they are rejecting a positioned fan favourite to see him succeed. An intense main event to cap off a great episode.

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