Last night, FGA held its latest supershow, Only the Strong Survive, from the Case Gymnasium in Boston, Massachusetts.
It was not a good night for the good guys as evil prevailed nearly everywhere.
Chris Bond's story of redemption has captivated FGA Nation. The fans have latched onto Bond as he has tried to make his way back to the top of professional wrestling. But standing in his way was Chris Q. The self proclaimed Big Bad has yet to taste defeat since joining FGA in November of last year. And he would not taste defeat again as he defeated Chris Bond to retain his championship. It actually took two Compactors to put the Battle Hardened vet away as he was able to get his shoulder up after the first one. But that was all the fight that Bond had left in him as Chris Q dropped him on his head shortly thereafter and got the pin in his first championship defense.One man that is no stranger to championship defenses is Kevin Hardaway. The man that's been called Unbreakable defended his championship for the third time. This time, against Chandler Scott. The issues between these two have come to a head recently as Chandler revealed that he was the one who paid off Anton Chase to attack Hardaway. But despite his best efforts and despite being well paid, Chase was not able to keep Hardaway down for long. Chandler then upped the ante by claiming that he was the True Pride of FGA and that he was going to run Hardaway out of FGA. Well, Chandler's claim now has some legitimacy as he defeated Hardaway 2-0 to win the Pride Championship. He becomes the first man in FGA history to win both the Pride Championship and the FGA Championship. But what should have been a proud moment quickly turned ugly as Chandler decided to attack Hardaway's arm after the match. Hardaway has had well documented issues with his arm/wrist for years now. And Chandler took advantage as he broke Hardaway's arm while applying a cross armbar. According to the man himself, Hardaway had surgery this morning and will be out of action for approximately 6-8 weeks.
Nearly two dozen FGA grapplers vied for the right to become the #1 contender for the FGA Championship. But it was Dom Harter, who drew the last number in the Rumble, who walked out the winner. Of course, the performance of Johnny Karma must be noted. Karma not only had the most eliminations, but lasted the longest. He was the first man in the Rumble and lasted all the way to the final four.
Shockingly enough, winning the Gold Rush Rumble wouldn't be the biggest achievement of the night for Harter. He and Malcolm Drake took on Pat Gordon, Jr and Johnny Blayze earlier on in the evening. It was a hard hitting match as you would have expected. But in the end, it was Bob Pooler who turned on Gordon, Jr and revealed his true colors. Harter and Drake quickly took care of Gordon, Jr to finish off the match. Afterwards, Pooler embraces them, officially joining The Murder to the shock of the crowd. Kevin Hardaway tried to save Gordon, Jr. But he was quickly tackled down and tied up. Johnny Blayze then had a chance to finally redeem himself. But he decided to turn his back on Gordon, Jr and left the Southie Scrapper to get picked apart by the now three man army.
And in the opening contest, Johnny Blayze, subbing for a severely injured Jonathan Collins, was able to defeat Tigre Oro.
