FPR Redemption 2012 Results (5/26/12)

FPR Redemption 2012
"Shock & Awe"
May 26, 2012
Theme Song: Sebastian Bach - "Tunnelvision"

PRESTORY: Throughout the month of May, FPR saw the 6th annual Real World Tag League take place and when it came to the first grouping, Block A, there was a tie for first place as both former champs Team 3D and allies of the Road Warriors, Power Warrior & Genichiro Tenryu scored 26 pts and so they would face off to determine who would get the number one spot.
Real World Tag League Block A Tiebreaker: Genichiro Tenryu & Power Warrior def. Team 3D (16:19) when Power Warrior pinned Ray with the Volcano Eruption
AFTERSTORY: Tenryu & the Power Warrior reign supreme in a highly impressive victory over the often dominant Team 3D. They become the official winners of Block A and would now go on to face Block B winners The Hardyz.

PRESTORY: With Victoria recently being in a slump after suffering a string of losses and Nevaeh trying to keep her hot streak in tact, a match between the two top contenders was booked for FPR Redemption..
Victoria def. Nevaeh (25:05) via surfboard stretch submission
AFTERSTORY: These two put on an absolute classic! In the end, the 10 time champion was too much for the younger star. Nevaeh gave it her all and took several Widow's Peaks, refusing to stay down. Ultimately, Victoria bridged Nevaeh into a surfboard submission to secure the victory. Victoria got the win but just barely, and so a rematch between the two is already in the works. Victoria has vowed to remain on top of her game as she has been a prominent feature in the women's division perhaps longer than anyone, dating back to the inception as she was the first ever women's champion and has held the belt more than anyone. Nevaeh has continued to impress and she did not disappoint in the slightest here. She will have to come back more prepared than ever to combat Victoria in the rematch.

PRESTORY: Jamilia Craft & Claudia have turned out to be quite the formidable duo and since suffering the ultimate heartbreak in defeat at WrestleMania, they have been taking on all comers in hopes of earning another shot at the women's tag team championships. They downed former champs the Canadian Ninjas at Breakout and now they'd take on relative new team, Alicia Fox & Latasha.
Jamilia Craft & Claudia def. Alicia Fox & Latasha (22:24) when Claudia pinned Latasha with a german suplex
AFTERSTORY: Craft & Claudia keep on rolling and are sure to be catching everyone's attention as they vie for another shot at the gold.

PRESTORY: At Breakout, Mark Henry became the 2012 King of the Ring. The World's Strongest Man got himself a guaranteed title shot come August. Also in the King of the Ring, James Storm delivered a couple breakout performances. After the tournament's conclusion, Storm challenged the new King to a match, believing he could topple the big man. Henry gladly accepted and promised to inflict pain on the Cowboy.
Mark Henry def. James Storm (11:17) via CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Henry sure did deliver on his promise as he decimated Storm and left him laying. After the loss, Storm was checked on by doctors backstage for any injuries. Despite the damage, Storm still believes he can defeat Henry and has stated that he wants another shot at the King. That may not be a good idea but the Cowboy is determined and the match is being considered for Bloodlines next month.

PRESTORY: On the other side of the Real World Tag League, Block C was won by Dr. Death Steve Williams & Dennis Condrey, the proxy for the Midnight Express. The Midnights' aim was to get their cohorts to win the League so they could get away with not defending the titles at Bloodlines. Their opponents would be Block D winners, Harlem Heat, who were highly impressive throughout the league.
Real World Tag League Semi Final: Harlem Heat def. Dr. Death & Dennis Condrey (14:56) when Stevie Ray pinned Dr. Death after a neckbreaker
AFTERSTORY: Harlem Heat put a stop to the goals of the Midnight Express by defeating the strong duo of Dr. Death & Condrey. Harlem Heat would now advance to the finals of the League!

PRESTORY: As seen earlier in the night, Power Warrior & Tenryu won the A Block and now would go on to face Block B winners and former tag champs, the Hardyz!
Real World Tag League Semi Final: Genichiro Tenryu & Power Warrior def. The Hardyz (13:19) when Power Warrior pinned Matt after a lariat
AFTERSTORY: The dominance continues as Power Warrior delivered a deadly lariat to Matt Hardy en route to victory. They advance to the finals where they will have to have their third match against Harlem Heat who had been on fire all throughout the league. Only one team would come out victorious as the League winners!

PRESTORY: Ayako Hamada and Sara Del Rey had been going at it tooth and nail over the past month. Their rivalry began with Sara asking for competition and she got just that with Hamada. Hamada defeated Del Rey at WrestleMania only for Sara to come right back and beat Hamada at Breakout. With both women even, FPR management threw a curveball by tossing Serena Deeb into the mix for a triple threat bout!
Triple Threat Match: Ayako Hamada def. Sara Del Rey & Serena Deeb (13:35) when Hamada pinned Del Rey with the spinning powerbomb
AFTERSTORY: Hamada scored the pin on her rival in this hard-fought battle. Serena watched the fall from ringside as she recovered on the outside of the ring but was pleased to see Del Rey go down with the storied history them two have dating back last year. After the match, Serena and Hamada shook hands then went face to face with a brief exchange of words. Word has it, the two agreed to meet each other again in the ring - this time one on one!


Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Clubber Lang via 2nd Round KO (1:49) after a reverse powerbomb to RETAIN the championship!
STORY: The rematch had the usual outcome as Sapp has regained his title and held on to it. Sapp's next challenge is to be determined.

PRESTORY: Last month, the Great Khali shocked the world when he ended the International Championship reign of the Big Show that had lasted nearly an entire year. Big Show was irate and gets his rematch at Redemption.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. The Great Khali (16:59) via surfboard submission to become the NEW Champion!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show regains his title much like Bob Sapp at Breakout. Khali and Show will have one more rematch at Bloodlines with a stipulation attached.


Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Abdullah the Butcher def. Sabu (9:33) after a throat thrust to RETAIN the championship!
STORY: Abdullah proves Sabu's title win was a victory of luck in the battle at WrestleMania as he defeats him soundly in back to back matches to reclaim and hold on to the deathmatch championship.


8 Man Battle Royal: John Cena def. Triple H, Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan, Kane, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, & The Rock (31:37)
*Jericho eliminated HHH (19:36)
*Lesnar eliminated Jericho (23:26)
*Lesnar eliminated Hogan (25:30)
*Cena eliminated Kane (26:05)
*Rock eliminated Punk (28:26)
*Cena eliminated Lesnar (30:30)
*Cena eliminated Rock (31:37)
STORY: 8 top contenders were chosen at random to be placed in a battle royal and John Cena overcomes the odds to prevail once again! It seems as though every time Cena suffers defeat, he bounces back in bigger ways. The final two battle between Cena and The Rock was an intense one and the two are likely to meet again soon.

PRESTORY: Marti Belle & Jazz have bounced back in the women's tag team ranks in a major way these last few months. Tag champs, Rain & Lexxus, promised to make Marti Belle & Jazz earn a shot at their titles and that's exactly what they did when they defeated the champions last month at Breakout in a non-title bout, which earned them the shot tonight at Redemption!
Women's Tag Team Championships Match: Marti Belle & Jazz def. Lexxus & Rain (22:51) when Marti pinned Rain after a double dropkick to become the NEW Champions!
AFTERSTORY: And they keep on rolling as they become 2 time tag team champions! It was an all-out brawl for sure that the champions did everything they could in to hang to the belts. The ending saw Lexxus down and bleeding on the outside while Marti & Jazz used a tag team finisher of a double dropkick to earn the victory. Rain and Lexxus will be looking for their rematch but for now Marti & Jazz will enjoy the championship belts as the women's tag scene continues to grow.

PRESTORY: It was time for the Real World Tag League finals. Power Warrior and Genichiro Tenryu battled through two tough teams already earlier in this night to get here while Harlem Heat had an impressive victory themselves. The two teams endured it all to make it here and only one can claim the trophy and next month's tag team title shot!
Real World Tag League Finals: Power Warrior & Genichiro Tenryu def. Harlem Heat (15:01) when Power Warrior CRITICAL'd Stevie Ray
AFTERSTORY: The tandem of the Power Warrior & Genichiro Tenryu are for real and a proved themselves here as a huge threat. They win the trophy of the 2012 Real World Tag League and will now go on to face whichever team walks out of tonight as the champions. No doubt that these two have their eyes on the gold now heading into Bloodlines.

PRESTORY: In the first round of the 32 man King of the Ring tournament, Kurt Angle defeated the Great Muta in a 30 minute classic to advance to FPR Breakout. The match was widely praised and a rematch was highly anticipated. As Angle advanced on, he faced Vader. Angle looked to have the match won but when he went to the top rope, Muta arrived to greet Kurt with green mist to the eyes. The mist blinded Angle and allowed Vader to pull Kurt down with a chokeslam to secure the win. Muta had prevented Angle from advancing and created a definite rematch that would take place at Redemption!
The Great Muta def. Kurt Angle (13:53) with the Moonsault
AFTERSTORY: These two went at it right from the get go as the intense hatred had fueled. Muta got the victory, cleanly to the surprise of some. Muta delivered the moonsault first across the back of Angle before delivering a second one to secure the pinfall. No doubt that Kurt will still be out for revenge against Muta and he wants a rematch.

PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, Julian Caesaro & Jiggle-O James Johnson accomplished their months long goal of overcoming the Midnight Express and winning the FPR World Tag Team Championships. It was a true WrestleMania Moment to see them succeed on their third attempt. Unfortunately for them, the Midnights were quick to regain the titles a month later using underhanded tactics in a double elimination tag bout. Now the two teams would meet one last time in a 2/3 falls tag match for the titles billed as the Final Battle between the teams as a definitive end to the rivalry!
World Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Final Battle: The Midnight Express def. Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro (40:03) to RETAIN the championships 2 falls to 1!
*Lane pinned Johnson after a low blow (26:27)
*Johnson pinned Lane with a tiger driver (10:26)
*Eaton pinned Johnson after a piledriver (3:53)
AFTERSTORY: A hard fought battle that easily could have gone either way sees the Midnights just barely pull out the victory. They get past their longtime rivals to hold on to the gold but their celebration might not last long as they will now go on to defend against Genichiro Tenryu and the Power Warrior at Bloodlines which could be an impending doom for the champions judging by the results from the tag league. Either way, that match will be sure to garner a ton of interest surrounding the tag team championships.

PRESTORY: Valentine's Massacre saw the out of nowhere debut of Kana as she ambushed Gail Kim following a match. The attack led to a big-time bout at WrestleMania that saw Kana come out victorious in her debut match over the former 2 time women's champion. Gail took some brief time off following the loss and then announcd she was challenging Kana to a rematch at Redemption!
Kana def. Gail Kim (21:27) via Kanalock submission
AFTERSTORY: Their second battle was an absolute classic and a surefire match of the year contender! Gail gave it her all and came extremely close on numerous occasions to managing to defeat Kana but in the end Kana was able to lock in the Kanalock for the submission victory. Gail had avoided the hold all match before ultimately falling prey to it. Kana has quickly made a name for herself in FPR and has proved her dominance but Gail Kim is refusing to let go of the grudge and she is now looking for a third match with Kana.

PRESTORY: Since debuting in the Super J Cup, Prince Devitt has shot to the top by making it to the finals and then upsetting Ultimo Dragon for the Junior Championship earlier this month at Breakout. Devitt's become an overnight sensation with the junior title and now Ultimo Dragon would get his rematch for the gold.
Junior Championship Match: Prince Devitt def. Ultimo Dragon (25:08) via Devitt's End submission to RETAIN the championship!!!
AFTERSTORY: Back to back classics on this event as Devitt and Ultimo pulled out all the stops! Near fall after near fall as both men threw everything they had at one another including several finishers. Both men refused to stay down until Devitt caught Dragon by surprise, rolling through into the Devitt's End to force Ultimo into submission and retain the championship!

PRESTORY: Athena has been on a huge roll for months. Her growth started back in September when she came up short in her first shot at the women's championship but she would avenge that loss this past February when she defeated the 10 time former womens champ, Victoria. The win skyrocketed Athena back up the rankings and after a victory over Nevaeh at Breakout, she became the #1 contender to the title. The title held by Madison Eagles, who has been dominant since winning the Queen's Cup last September which led to her championship victory and subsequent major victories to hold on to the title. Now Athena would get her shot at the seemingly unstoppable Madison Eagles!
Women's Championship Match: Athena def. Madison Eagles (13:52) with a victory roll to become the NEW Champion!!!!!
AFTERSTORY: A miraculous victory! Athena shocked the audience by becoming the new women's champion! Madison Eagles dominated the early goings of the match and looked primed to retain her gold but in the last five minutes of the bout, Athena exploded like never before. She battered Eagles with punches in the corner that busted open the champion and unleashed a flurry of offense including her dazzling O-Face finisher. When Eagles looked to try and regain control, Athena surprised her with a victory roll to become the NEW women's champion for the first time! It was a moment that caught everyone by surprise and even got the crowd behind the often rule-breaking Athena. Eagles was enraged as she wiped blood from her head while Athena escaped with the championship gold. Madison Eagles will receive a rematch at Bloodlines against the new champ.

PRESTORY: On a live event earlier in the month, Randy Orton defeated Triple H to earn another shot at champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, with whom he has a ton of history with. Orton would get his shot at Redemption.
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Randy Orton (9:57) to RETAIN the championship


©FPR Redemption 2012. Redemption featured several all-time classics and now FPR's next PPV event will be FPR Bloodlines 2012, is scheduled to take place on June 23 and will feature several Redemption rematches as the top grudges take the next step in their rivalries plus Power Warrior & Tenryu challenge for the tag titles, Hamada vs Serena, and tons more!