IRON GRIP PRO WRESTLING: “CROWN & CROSSBONES”
đź“ŤLive from London, UK | Show 28
🗡️ “Where legends fall and kings are made.”
Opening Segment: The Pipe Bomb Reloaded
CM Punk opens the show with a scathing promo.
“Cody Rhodes is gone. Gone because of me. I rid this company of his phony, polished politics. Now, I’ve got my sights on the only thing left that matters—Will Ospreay’s World Title.”
Suddenly, Swerve Strickland’s music hits. The UK crowd erupts.
Swerve: “You think you’re owed the crown because you took out a prince? You want the throne? You’re gonna have to go through the King of Swerve Style.”
Match is made for later tonight: CM Punk vs Swerve Strickland
MATCH 1: Number One Contender’s Tournament – Round 1
Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton
A hard-hitting, psychological chess match between two veterans. Orton slows the pace, working Drew’s shoulder. Drew fires back with Glasgow Kiss, Futureshock DDT, and signals for the Claymore—but Orton counters with an RKO outta nowhere… but Drew kicks out! Crowd roars.
McIntyre hits a top-rope Avalanche FutureShock followed by a devastating Claymore Kick.
Winner: Drew McIntyre (advances)
MATCH 2: Iron Grip Intercontinental Championship – 2 Out of 3 Falls
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Ricochet
Fall 1: Pure speed and grace. Ricochet uses aerial offense to take the lead after hitting a 630 Senton.
Winner: Ricochet (1-0)
Fall 2: Okada targets Ricochet’s back with punishing dropkicks and DDTs. He hits a Rainmaker to even the score.
Winner: Okada (1-1)
Fall 3: A high-drama finale. Ricochet hits a Springboard Knee—but Okada counters the Recoil with a spinning tombstone and another Rainmaker.
Winner and STILL IC Champion: Kazuchika Okada (2-1)
MATCH 3: Trios Championship – Triple Threat
Wardlow, Sammy Guevara & Jack Perry (c) vs Young Bucks & Santos Escobar vs Rey Mysterio, Andrade & Speedball Mike Bailey
Carnage in motion. The Bucks bring superkicks for days, Andrade and Speedball do insane dives, and Wardlow powerbombs everyone in sight. Perry blind tags in after Wardlow hits a Powerbomb Symphony on Escobar, and sneaks the win.
Winners and STILL Trios Champions: Wardlow, Sammy Guevara & Jack Perry
Post-match, Wardlow stares a hole through Perry for stealing the pin.
MATCH 4: #1 Contender for IC Title
Adam Cole vs Damian Priest vs Karrion Kross vs El Phantasmo
Chaos. Cole and ELP briefly form a superkick alliance. Priest hits South of Heaven on Kross. Cole goes for Panama Sunrise on ELP but ELP reverses into Sudden Death (superkick) and hits CR2 on Cole.
Winner: El Phantasmo
(New #1 Contender for the IC Title)
MATCH 5: Number One Contender’s Tournament – Round 1
Malakai Black vs Bobby Lashley
A dark, violent bout. Lashley dominates early with power. Malakai Black strikes with pinpoint accuracy. The ref goes down after a spear in the corner. Malakai uses the opening to hit Black Mass not once but twice.
Winner: Malakai Black (advances)
MATCH 6: Tag Team Championships – Triple Threat
Brody King & Buddy Matthews (c) vs DIY (Ciampa & Gargano) vs Bronson Reed & Kyle Fletcher
Chaos again. Fletcher and Reed nearly take it when Kyle hits a Brainbuster on Brody. DIY lock dual submissions but Matthews breaks it with a Meteora from the top. In the finale, Brody catches Gargano mid-air and hits All Seeing Eye for the win.
Winners and STILL Tag Champs: Brody King & Buddy Matthews
MATCH 7: Number One Contender’s Tournament – Round 1
LA Knight vs Kenny Omega
Mega-pop for both. LA Knight plays it smart, mocking Omega, but Omega turns it up with V-Triggers and Snap Dragon suplexes. LA Knight counters the One-Winged Angel into a Blunt Force Trauma!
Winner: LA Knight (advances)
Knight yells “YEAH!” over Omega’s fallen body.
MATCH 8: Best of 7 Series – Match 3
Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly vs War Raiders vs Motor City Machine Guns
Total tag team warfare. Paragon (Roddy/Kyle) need this to even the series. O’Reilly hits a diving knee off the apron, Strong with backbreaker city. In the chaos, Alex Shelley eats a High/Low from Roddy and Kyle.
Winners: Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly
Series: 2-1-0 (War Raiders 1, Paragon 2, MCMG 0)
MATCH 9: Number One Contender’s Tournament – Round 1
Kevin Owens vs AJ Styles
Clinic. Near falls everywhere. Owens hits a Frog Splash and then goes for a Pop-Up Powerbomb—but AJ lands on his feet and hits a Pele Kick followed by the Styles Clash!
Winner: AJ Styles (advances)
MATCH 10: Street Fight
Hangman Page vs Finn Balor
A bloody, savage war. They brawl into the crowd. Chairs, barbed wire boards, and beer bottles are used. Finn dropkicks Hangman through a table. Hangman hits a Buckshot Lariat through barbed wire, but Finn kicks out.
Balor grabs a kendo stick but Hangman catches him with Deadeye onto a trash can.
Winner: Hangman Page
Hangman sits in the corner, blood dripping from his forehead, drinking whiskey as medics check on Finn.
CO-MAIN EVENT: CM Punk vs Swerve Strickland
Punk wrestles like he has a point to prove—methodical, angry, brutal. Swerve flips the tide with innovative strikes and kicks. Punk sets up GTS—but CODY RHODES emerges from the crowd in a hoodie and slides in…
CROSS RHODES ON PUNK!
Swerve hits House Call followed by the Swerve Stomp.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Cody grabs a mic post-match:
“You thought I was gone, huh? Punk, you’ll have to do more than talk to bury me.”
MAIN EVENT: Iron Grip World Championship
Will Ospreay (c) vs Zack Sabre Jr.
UK Main Event Dream Match. Technical brilliance vs aerial insanity. Sabre traps Will in cruel submissions, targeting the arm. Ospreay uses one arm to hit OsCutter but can’t follow up. ZSJ reverses Hidden Blade into a European Clutch—so close!
Final stretch: Ospreay lands a reverse Bloody Sunday, a Hidden Blade, then a Storm Breaker.
Winner and STILL World Champion: Will Ospreay
After the match, Ospreay and ZSJ shake hands—UK crowd gives them a standing ovation.
Final Shot:
CM Punk sits backstage, clutching his ribs and staring daggers at a monitor showing Cody’s smirking face.
Ospreay stands tall on the ramp, World Title held high… until Swerve’s music hits. Swerve walks out on the stage and points at Ospreay.
Fade to black.
