Next Level Pro Wrestling: BLOOD & GLORY
Live from the United Center – Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,200 (Sellout)
Theme Song: “Bleed It Out” – Linkin Park
Main Event: World Title – Elimination Chamber
✅ Match 1: Konosuke Takeshita vs Anthony Bowens
This was a fast-paced opener filled with charisma and athleticism. Bowens entered first to a loud pop, rallying the crowd behind him as he looked to prove he could stand on his own after tension with the War Dogs. Takeshita wrestled with a calm brutality, using sharp strikes and technical superiority to keep Bowens grounded. Bowens had explosive moments, hitting a twisting neckbreaker, then following up with a Fameasser for a near fall. Just as it looked like Bowens might seal it, the Gunns appeared on the ramp to distract him. That was enough for Takeshita to strike with a jumping knee and hit the Zahi Knee Strike for the win.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
Post-match, the Gunns beat down Bowens and officially kick him out of the War Dogs.
✅ Match 2: Eddie Kingston vs Mark Briscoe
A hard-hitting brawl between two warriors of the independents. Briscoe came in hot, showing his unpredictability with quick jabs and a somersault senton off the apron. Kingston fought back with brutal chops and a backdrop suplex on the floor. The two men exchanged lariats, neither giving ground. Briscoe gained momentum and hit the Jay Driller for a shocking near-fall. Eddie rallied, catching Briscoe with a spinning backfist, but Briscoe refused to stay down. As the match hit the 15-minute mark, Kingston tried for another backfist, but Briscoe ducked and nailed a second Jay Driller, finally putting the Mad King down.
Winner: Mark Briscoe
✅ Match 3: Daniel Garcia & Hammerstone vs Christian Cage & Braun Strowman
This match had a strange energy from the beginning. Garcia was the smallest man in the ring but arguably the most defiant. Hammerstone went toe-to-toe with Braun, trading power slams and shoulder tackles. Christian, ever the tactician, stayed on the apron, tagging in only when it was safe. Braun showed signs of frustration at Christian’s lack of involvement. Eventually, Christian blind-tagged in as Braun set up a powerslam. That led to an argument. Hammerstone capitalized, spearing Strowman out of the ring. Garcia snuck behind Christian and locked in a tight guillotine choke. Christian tried to escape, but had no choice but to tap.
Winners: Daniel Garcia & Hammerstone
✅ Match 4: Solo Sikoa, Hikuleo & G.O.D vs Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, Darby Allin & Joe Hendry
Tornado Tag Match
No tags, just chaos. From the start, Joe Hendry got a loud ovation, mocking Bullet Club Gold with his own custom entrance video. Ishii brawled with Hikuleo on the ramp. Cassidy tried his usual mind games, but Solo Sikoa wanted nothing to do with it, smashing him with a Samoan Drop. Darby flew all over the place, taking out G.O.D with a Coffin Drop off a lighting rig. The finish came when Joe Hendry slammed Tanga Loa through a table, only to be blindsided by Solo with a Samoan Spike. The match ended with Bullet Club standing tall amidst the chaos.
Winners: Solo Sikoa, Hikuleo & G.O.D
✅ Match 5: Chad Gable vs Bandido
30-Minute Iron Man Match
This was pure wrestling magic. Gable started the match targeting Bandido’s arm, softening it up for the ankle lock. Bandido answered with explosive high-flying attacks—springboard dives, deadlift suplexes, and more. The first fall came 9 minutes in when Gable caught a flying Bandido into a cradle pin. Bandido tied it up at 15:00 with a surprise roll-up. They traded submissions, and Bandido eventually pulled ahead 2–1 with a 21-Plex. With 90 seconds left, Gable hit a Chaos Theory German suplex to tie it. In sudden death overtime, Gable ducked a lariat and locked in the ankle lock deep, forcing Bandido to tap.
Winner (3–2 OT): Chad Gable
✅ Match 6: Street Profits & Trick Williams (c) vs War Dogs (Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Jeff Cobb)
Trios Title Match
High-octane energy from the opening bell. Trick Williams was on fire, showing confidence as the rising star of NL Pro. Juice Robinson and Finlay targeted Angelo Dawkins with frequent tags and dirty tactics. Montez Ford hit a stunning dive over the turnbuckle, taking out Cobb on the outside. Just when the champs had the momentum, the lights flickered and Gabe Kidd stormed in through the crowd, attacking Trick with a steel chair. Juice hit Pulp Friction, and Cobb hit Tour of the Islands for the finish. The War Dogs stood tall, now stronger with Gabe Kidd joining their ranks.
Winners & NEW Champions: War Dogs
✅ Match 7: FTR (c) vs Dijak & Bishop Dyer vs Moose & Shane Taylor vs Santana & Ortiz
Tag Team Championship
Each team brought a different style—FTR’s classic psychology, Dijak & Dyer’s raw brutality, Moose & Taylor’s size, and S&O’s speed and heart. The action was chaotic, with Dijak diving over the top rope and Ortiz taking a brutal double spinebuster from Moose and Taylor. FTR isolated Dyer, but Dijak broke it up with a spinning boot. As Dax fought off Moose, Santana hit a rolling cutter on Cash. Ortiz tagged in, and Santana & Ortiz hit the Street Sweeper on Dyer for the shock win.
Winners & NEW Champions: Santana & Ortiz
✅ Match 8: Rusev (c) vs Shingo Takagi
Submission Match – US Title
A war of power and pride. Rusev looked dominant early, controlling Shingo with bearhugs and clinch strikes. Shingo powered back, targeting Rusev’s back and locking in a stretch muffler. The crowd rallied behind both men. Rusev locked in Game Over, but Shingo crawled to the ropes and reversed it into a dragon sleeper. The tide turned when Shingo hit Made in Japan and immediately transitioned into a seated cobra clutch. Rusev refused to tap, but eventually passed out. The ref called for the bell, and a new champion was crowned.
Winner & NEW US Champion: Shingo Takagi
✅ Match 9: Gunther vs Samoa Joe
No flips, just fists. A brutal, violent match filled with old-school intensity. Gunther chopped Joe’s chest until it turned purple, while Joe rocked Gunther with jabs and a uranage onto the apron. Joe nearly ended it with the Coquina Clutch, but Gunther powered out and hit a brutal short-arm lariat. Joe tried for the Muscle Buster, but Gunther blocked it and countered with a release German suplex. The finish came when Gunther landed a massive powerbomb and transitioned into a Sleeper Hold. Joe tried to fight, but Gunther wrenched it deep and forced the ref stoppage.
Winner: Gunther
✅ Match 10: Sami Zayn vs Jey Uso
Street Fight
This was emotional and violent. Jey came out furious, still burning from feeling abandoned. Sami brought a kendo stick and used it effectively, but Jey countered with a trash can shot. They brawled through the crowd and up the stage, where Sami hit a DDT off a speaker. Jey rallied, delivering a Uso Splash through a table. Sami fought back with a Blue Thunder Bomb and tried for a Helluva Kick, but Jey superkicked him mid-sprint. Jey wrapped a chain around his fist and hit a final superkick to the back of Sami’s head, sealing the win.
Winner: Jey Uso
✅ Match 11: Roman Reigns vs Jimmy Uso
Falls Count Anywhere
This was a war. Roman walked alone, no Bloodline. Jimmy attacked during Roman’s entrance, and they brawled around ringside. Roman tried to retreat, but Jimmy hurled him through the barricade. They fought up the stairs into the concourse, where Roman slammed Jimmy through a merch table. Back at ringside, Roman hit a Superman Punch, but Jimmy kicked out. Jimmy fired back with multiple superkicks, and hit a Uso Splash off the stage. Roman, bleeding, barely moved. Jimmy stood tall, grabbing a chair—but hesitated. That moment of doubt allowed Roman to *spear him through the LED board for the victory.
Winner: Roman Reigns
🩸 Main Event – Elimination Chamber Match
NL Pro World Championship
Powerhouse Hobbs (c) vs Jon Moxley vs Jacob Fatu vs MJF vs Jay White vs Bron Breakker vs Seth Rollins
The steel dome lowered over the ring as the Chicago crowd buzzed with anticipation. Seven men, one title, one path to immortality. This was the most stacked chamber in NL Pro history.
Order of Entry:
- Seth Rollins
- Jay White
- Bron Breakker
- MJF
- Jon Moxley
- Jacob Fatu
- Powerhouse Hobbs (champion, enters last)
Phase One: The Calm Before the War
Seth Rollins and Jay White opened with precision and venom. The crowd was split. Jay mocked Seth’s dancing, only to eat a step-up enzuigiri. They traded snap suplexes and roll-ups until Bron Breakker entered third like a cannonball, suplexing both men repeatedly. His explosiveness shifted the momentum instantly. Bron sent Jay White crashing into a pod and nearly pinned Rollins with a powerslam.
At #4, MJF entered—hesitant, calculating. He refused to engage and instead locked himself inside a pod that wasn’t even his. Rollins tried to break in, but MJF sprayed him with a hidden water bottle and yelled, “I’m too smart for you, freakin’ idiot!”
Phase Two: Unleashed Violence
Jon Moxley came in fifth and brought chaos with him. He pulled out a chain from his gear and immediately wrapped it around his fist, cracking Bron in the mouth. Jay White bled from a chain shot and was tossed into the steel mesh.
Jacob Fatu’s arrival at #6 was explosive. He hit a massive senton on Moxley, destroyed a pod door with a superkick, and launched Rollins from the top rope into White with a pop-up Samoan Drop. Fatu and Moxley went to war on the outside of the ring, tearing into each other like animals.
At #7, Powerhouse Hobbs entered to heavy cheers. The World Champion looked like a wrecking machine, and he immediately cleared house—lariat to Fatu, spinebuster to Moxley, and a World’s Strongest Slam on Jay White onto the steel for a thunderous elimination.
Elimination #1: Jay White (by Hobbs – 18:30)
Phase Three: Bodies Dropping
Fatu and Bron Breakker clashed in a high-impact showdown, ending when Fatu hit a top-of-the-pod moonsault on Bron through the chamber floor section. The ring crew scrambled as both men were barely conscious. MJF crept in and pinned Bron opportunistically.
Elimination #2: Bron Breakker (by MJF – 22:45)
Rollins took offense and attacked MJF with wild fury. The crowd roared as Rollins hit a Falcon Arrow on the steel. MJF crawled and begged off, faking a knee injury—then poked Seth in the eyes and hit Heatseeker on the chain mesh for a two-count.
Meanwhile, Moxley and Hobbs threw hands. Moxley brought out a barbed wire bat from under the ring and raked it across Hobbs’ back, drawing blood. But Hobbs powered through and slammed Moxley off the top of a pod through a table.
Elimination #3: Jon Moxley (by Hobbs – 29:00)
Final Four: Fatu, MJF, Rollins, Hobbs
Fatu returned like a demon and laid out everyone with a superkick spree. He hit the Samoan Splash on MJF and eliminated him to a massive ovation.
Elimination #4: MJF (by Jacob Fatu – 31:40)
Down to Hobbs, Rollins, and Fatu.
Seth hit a series of superkicks and finally connected with a Curb Stomp on Fatu—1, 2… and Fatu kicked out. Hobbs grabbed Rollins and tried for Town Business, but Seth reversed it mid-air into a Pedigree! Rollins covered—Hobbs barely kicked out at 2.9.
Rollins and Fatu now stood, eyeing each other with nothing left to lose. They traded massive strikes. Fatu hit the Pop-Up Samoan Drop, climbed the pod—but Hobbs returned from the outside and shoved Fatu off. Rollins climbed up, dove off with a Phoenix Splash—but Hobbs caught him out of the air with a Spinebuster! Then, Hobbs hit Town Business and pinned Seth Rollins clean in the center.
Elimination #5: Seth Rollins (by Hobbs – 38:30)
Final Showdown: Jacob Fatu vs Powerhouse Hobbs
The bloodied champion and the Samoan Werewolf faced off in a dramatic final act. The crowd was electric. They charged like freight trains. Fatu hit a Samoan Spike and a Double Jump Moonsault. 1, 2—Hobbs barely escaped. Hobbs then gouged the eyes and rammed Fatu into the chamber wall five times before powerbombing him into a pod. Still, Fatu kicked out.
In the closing sequence, Fatu tried another moonsault, but Hobbs rolled away and nailed a huge lariat. He hoisted Fatu up and delivered a devastating Avalanche Town Business from the second rope onto the steel floor inside the ring.
1… 2… 3.
Winner & STILL NL Pro World Champion: Powerhouse Hobbs
Time: 44:12
Hobbs stood tall, barely able to move, his body wrecked but his title intact. The lights dimmed as confetti fell… but from then Kenny Omega’s music hits! The crowd goes crazy. Omega comes to the ring. Stares at Hobbs. Shakes his hand. Points to the title. Hobbs screams ANYTIME ANY PLACE at Omega as Omega smirks.
End of Blood & Glory.
