FCW TV 10/9

Your hosts are Matt Martlaro & S. William Regal.

Johnny Curtis & Tag Team Champions Donny Marlow & C.J. Parker vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian, Tito Colon, & Kenneth Cameron)(w/ Raquel Diaz): Suitably CREEPY~! entrance for the debuting Ascension...let's see how they do as an in-ring team. Parker is caught in the wrong corner and gets stomped down in succession by each member of the Ascension trio. C.J. just barely gets out of dodge and makes the hot tag to Marlow...the grass hut is afire! Marlow surprises me with a Frankensteiner of sorts on Cameron, but Cameron escapes a Samoan Drop attempt. Blind charge into the corner by Marlow hits only ringpost and Cameron capitalizes with a sitout jawbreaker...for the pin?!? Well, that was sudden...

Leah West vs. Naomi Night(w/ Byron Saxton & Cameron Lynn): A.J. Lee(w/ Pikachu T-shirt~! and glasses) joins the broadcast team for this matchup. The Australian newcomer was on Tough Enough and is making her FCW debut against the former FCW Women's Champion and NXT competitor...A.J. adds that West was trained by Lance Storm. That was not a misprint up there...Naomi and Cameron come out dancing alongside Byron. Guess that makes a heel turn for Naomi...and Cameron is making her first appearance in the role of an active competitor(she was also on Tough Enough, I believe). Naomi also got the hair cut short...definitely a different look for her. The match is fairly quick...Naomi picks up the win with a modified Buff Blockbuster off the top rope. A lot of makeovers in FCW these days.

Briley Pierce still works here and he interviews Brad Maddox...Briley asks him about the feud with Richie Steamboat and they have different perspectives on who came out on top of that one. The two end up in an argument and trade insults...sounds like a match and Briley's actually gonna be wrestling again in the near future.

Peter Orlov vs. Calvin Raines: A.J. sticks around on commentary...fine by me. Martlaro talks up a change of attitude on the part of Orlov as he's in the face role here. He's also in the role of a distinct size disadvantage...but a blind charge into the corner gives Orlov the opening for a springboard forearm. Orlov's been MIA for a movie filming and the commentators wonder about the possibility of ring rust...Raines cuts off the rally by swatting aside a missile dropkick, then finishes with the fireman's-carry spinebuster(previously called the Raines Of Fire but Martlaro refers to it as the Relapse here).

Husky Harris vs. Damien Sandow vs. Leo Kruger vs. Dean Ambrose for the vacant Heavyweight Title: As previously reported, Bo Rotundo had to forfeit the title due to a lacerated kidney. These four won qualifying matches to reach this point(in order: Big E Langston, Roman Leakee, Percy Watson, and Seth Rollins). General Manager Maxine Perez sits at ringside with the belt alongside Richie Steamboat and Queen Aksana Raudoniene. Husky's got an uphill battle in this one as he's in the ring with three heels...things get chaotic early as Husky pairs off with his brother's rival Kruger while Ambrose battles Sandow. Husky and Ambrose clothesline their opponents out of the ring, then Dean immediately turns on Husky. Don't trust anyone~! Husky takes a page out of the Samoa Joe playbook by catching a charging Ambrose with a mid-air uranagi, then double-clotheslines Kruger and Sandow as they re-enter the fray.

The fight spills out of the ring as Sandow sends Ambrose into the steps as Harris pummels Kruger...that leads to a double-team attack on Husky. That partnership dissolves in a hurry when Sandow has the gall to attempt a pin on Harris and Kruger takes exception. Kruger and Sandow trade pinning combinations for a moment as they try to settle things between themselves while keeping Husky and Ambrose down. Martlaro notes that the referee is in for a long night as he has to keep track of four different competitors, accentuated by the fact that he nearly misses a pin attempt by Kruger on Husky. Ambrose is notably biding his time outside the ring as the other three battle it out...he finally gets back into the fight but no man has the edge for very long. Ambrose dumps Sandow out of the ring and targets Husky, who retaliates with the HUNDRED HAND SLAP~! and an avalanche. Kruger cuts off a top-rope move by Dean and it looks like superplex time...Husky looks to powerbomb them down from the perch but Sandow trips up Husky and crotches him on the ringpost! Kruger completes the superplex and Sandow jumps in to cover Leo...for two. Covers Ambrose...for two. Sandow attempts a re-entry sunset flip on Kruger, but Husky improvises by catching Sandow in a catapult move...sending him headfirst into Kruger's groin. OW.

Husky cleans house with inverted atomic drops, then nails all three at once with his War Pounce spear! We're left with EVERYONE outside the ring and Husky brawls with Ambrose toward the VIP section occupied by Maxine, Steamboat, and Aksana...they evacuate and Ambrose grabs a chair since it's essentially no-DQ. Steamboat grabs the chair away and unloads with a superkick, but Dean ducks and Richie coldcocks Husky! Steamboat doesn't seem too upset about how things turned out...in the meantime, Dean jumps back in the ring to target Sandow. Kruger high-knees Sandow into Ambrose, sending Dean out of the ring...sleeperhold on Sandow! Leo takes him down to the mat with the bodyscissors and Sandow is finally forced to tap out...Leo Kruger is your newwwww FCW Heavyweight Champion! Maxine leaves with Steamboat and Aksana, but Aksana casts an eye toward the new champion as she departs...

So long from the Sunshine State!