August 27, 2016
Theme Song: Forever Still - "Awake the Fire"
8 Man Battle Royal: AJ Styles def. The Brian Kendrick, Sabu, Tajiri, Kota Ibushi, Shinsuke Nakamura, Chris Jericho, & Austin Aries (28:04)
*Styles eliminated Kendrick (11:58) with the Styles Clash
*Tajiri eliminated Sabu (19:21)
*Nakamura eliminated Tajiri (20:00) with a powerbomb
*Nakamura eliminated Ibushi (20:23) via triangle armbar submission
*Aries eliminated Nakamura (23:32) via elevated boston crab submission
*Aries eliminated Jericho (27:26) after a steam roller
*Styles eliminated Aries (28:04) with the Spiral Tap
STORY: With Junior Champ Neville challenging for the Worlds Heavyweight Championship, eight competitors were selected to battle it out to determine who would get the next shot at Neville's championship. After a thrilling battle, it came down to AJ Styles finishing off Austin Aries in spectacular fashion.
Women's Tag Team Championships Match: Naomi & Tamina Snuka def. Meiko Satomura & Sumie Sakai(c) (31:10) when Tamina pinned Satomura after an elbow to become the NEW Champions!
STORY: In somewhat of an upset, Naomi & Tamina dethrone Satomura & Sakai to become the new women's tag team champions! The new champs were very impressive in their teamwork on their way to victory. Now it puts Meiko & Sumie on the path to regaining the gold as the two teams rematch at The Ultimate Encounter.
International Championship Match: The Big Show(c) def. Hulk Hogan (10:04) after a lariat to retain the championship
Octagon Championship Match: Vader(c) def. Bill Goldberg via TKO (strikes) at 1:30 of round 2 to RETAIN the championship!
STORY: Goldberg was the one who turned the Octagon division upside down for the first time in a decade but has been unable to overcome his next challenging test as Vader keeps hold of the championship now with two victories over Goldberg.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Atsushi Onita def. Abdullah the Butcher(c) (15:31) with the Thunderfire Powerbomb to become the NEW Champion!
STORY: The wild rivalry between these two continues as Onita wins back the championship despite Abdullah dominating the early going of the battle. They will look to settle the score at the Ultimate Encounter in a deathmatch for the ages!
Women's Championship Match: Daizee Haze(c) def. Becky Lynch (14:13) after the jumping facebuster to RETAIN the championship!
STORY: Daizee Haze retains her championship and spot at the top as the very best. Becky put up another fight but was unable to defeat the champion despite several close calls. Due to the near even match here, a rematch is being considered one more time to settle the rivalry that has formed here at the Ultimate Encounter.
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Neville def. The Undertaker (18:36) with the falcon arrow to become the NEW FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion!!
STORY: UNBELIEVABLE! Neville shocks the world at Final Burns! After catching the world by surprise by winning the King of the Ring tournament back at Breakout, Neville did what many thought would be impossible - defeat the Undertaker to become the NEW FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion! Not only that but Neville makes history becoming the first man to ever hold the FPR Junior Championship and Worlds Heavyweight Championships simulataneously! It was a hell of a back and forth match with Neville surviving until the very end and nailing just about every move in his arsenal to finally keep the Deadman down. The crowd went wild in amazement at a truly shocking three count that saw Neville become world champion.
War Games Match: Gary Albright, Wolf Hawkfield, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Bison Smith def. Jun Akiyama, Takao Omori, Masato Tanaka, & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (21:58) when Bison forced Omori to submit
STORY: In a absolute brawl of a war games match, the tag team division took center stage following the attacks that took place last month. In the end, Bison Smith proved to be the hired gun that took down one half of the tag team champions. As a result of the team victory, Gary Albright & Wolf Hawkfield who kickstarted this thing last month, will get their shot at the tag team champions at the Ultimate Encounter. Albright & Hawkfield tore through the competition in the Real World Tag League before falling short in the end but now will get the title shot they were aiming for. Akiyama & Omori have proven to be among the all time great tag teams but will face one of their biggest tests to date at the Ultimate Encounter!
©FPR Final Burns 2016. FPR's next event will be the Ultimate Encounter headlined by double champ Neville defending his championships alongside a co-main event of Akiyama & Omori defending against Albright & Hawkfield, championship rematches, and more as we head in to the most unpredictable time of the year.
