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00:00The Royal Contest is a women's division singles match with a 60 minute time limit scheduled for Monaco.
00:11And in the score, the Undisputed British Women's Championship.
00:22Introducing first, the challenger, representing the Cutthroat Collective.
00:30Here is the real active one, Sapphire Reed!
00:44Well, Mercedes is not looking too pleased by the cheers of Sapphire Reed.
00:50And whiffled to it.
00:53And introducing your champion.
01:00From Boston, Massachusetts.
01:04She is the EWA Women's Champion.
01:11She is the C-L-L-L World Women's Champion.
01:19She is the EWA Women's Champion.
01:26She is the EWA Women's Champion.
01:34She is the EWA Women's Champion.
01:50The EWA Women's Champion.
02:03And just listing the championships and Mercedes-Benz could take us deep into the Wolverhampton night here.
02:10Goodness me.
02:11Take about Francesca as well.
02:14She's come a long way.
02:16Without notes that was.
02:18Remembered every single one of those titles.
02:20Wow.
02:22Sapphire Reed though, will be buoyed, no doubt, by the fact that she may have sent the CTC to the
02:27back, but she has a couple of hundred fans in her corner it sounds like.
02:31Maybe even more than a couple of hundred days.
02:34I feel there's more than a.
02:36It's more.
02:36I don't know.
02:37Is it a 50-50 split?
02:38I don't know.
02:39I was about to say Sapphire Reed's super popular.
02:41And then you have Mercedes-Benz 1A's entrance.
02:44And now listen to the people.
02:46C.E.O.
02:47C.E.O.
02:48C.E.O.
02:49C.E.O.
02:50It's hard to gauge because some of them are chanting C.E.O.
02:52Some are chanting Sapphire.
02:54They're doing it at the same time.
02:56Rhythmically aren't they?
02:59Here we go.
03:00Beautiful music of professional wrestling being played out before our ears and eyes.
03:09This has already been an unforgettable night for reasons good and bad.
03:14History making night as well.
03:15We're gonna end it on a high here.
03:16We're gonna look at the patronizing pat on the head there from Monet to Reed.
03:20Look at the look on the face of Sapphire Reed.
03:23We talk all the time about the Monet match which is the money match if you will.
03:29We talk about the eyes of the wrestling world being on not just Mercedes-Benz 1A.
03:33Mercedes-Benz 1A lives with that pressure every single day of our life.
03:37For her opponent it's one night.
03:40It's the build towards that one night.
03:44It's a sense of anticipation.
03:46It's a preparation.
03:48And it's how they handle that pressure.
03:51Go on Sapphire!
03:53Analog here from Reed.
03:54Look at the snapmare takedown.
03:55But the story of the opening moments there was again the sort of patronizing approach that Monet to.
04:00sort of stepping on the back there of Reed as well.
04:06Monet just reading herself very forcefully.
04:11Sapphire Reed not looking best pleased, is she?
04:14This is gonna be...
04:14Look at that!
04:15She's pushing Mercedes down.
04:17Come on.
04:17I think...
04:20If...
04:20Sapphire Reed is approaching this very differently to Kanji, isn't she?
04:24Very much so.
04:24When Kanji, it was all about admiration.
04:26It was all about respect for her opponent.
04:28With Sapphire Reed it's very much about trying to prove a point, isn't it?
04:31I think it's trying to prove at this point that the Monet should respect her.
04:35Absolutely.
04:36You heard those bitter lines from her, didn't you?
04:39Look at that from Sapphire Reed.
04:44And that's a bit of Sapphire Reed which brought her to the dance, isn't it?
04:47Because you have to have that sense of self-confidence, don't you?
04:51You have to have that chip on your shoulder.
04:55Especially when Monet has tried to set the dynamic here in the opening moments in the opposite direction
05:00where it's like as if Reed is somehow lucky to be in there with her.
05:03She has to make that point, Reed, that no, I'm your equal, I deserve to be here.
05:06She caught her, Monet rushed in and got caught.
05:09Nice leg sweep from Sapphire Reed, just a one count again.
05:13Monet not even wanting to be down for the count of two.
05:16But she gets caught by that Japanese arm drag.
05:19And Reed is just showing again the threat she poses to Monet's championship.
05:22And listen, pace, speed, advantage is clearly in the corner of Sapphire Reed
05:29who nips up and she takes control in the center of the ring.
05:34Well, Reed realizes this is the biggest night of her life.
05:37She's performing accordingly.
05:40Sapphire Reed now off the ropes.
05:42Oh, Mercedes Monet's clearly done her homework here.
05:45Sending Reed into the guardrail, head first into the side of the ring.
05:51Discombobulating Sapphire Reed.
05:53Monet just dragging her around the ring, taking her wherever she wants to.
05:56Again, sending her face into the edge of the ring.
05:58This is interesting as well, because Mercedes Monet is what...
06:02Wow, nice kick to the back of the skull, the rotation there was something else.
06:06Is Monet enjoying her work?
06:08But Monet's a renowned technician and it's perhaps a compliment to Sapphire Reed
06:13that Monet had to take it to most lengths just moments ago
06:16to get back into control of this contest.
06:20That control extending as far as the two count, not as far as the three count yet.
06:23Monet gets straight back on top of Monet.
06:25Illegal choke here across the middle rope.
06:27Referee's gonna require the break prior to the count of five.
06:32Monet doing so, but when she was ready.
06:35A knee to the face here from Monet.
06:40Monet with that just aura of star power.
06:45Back at Wrestle Dynasty in January at the Tokyo Dome.
06:50Monet won the title from Mina Shirakawa.
06:55It's her second time defending here in the UK at Rev Pro.
06:59Yeah, and of course when Mina Shirakawa won that championship, hook of a leg.
07:02This time it's Sapphire Reed who kicks out at one.
07:05And Mercedes not quite sure what to make of that.
07:10And of course it was Mina Shirakawa who shocked the wrestling world
07:14of a 12 year anniversary show, dethroning Danny Luna for that championship.
07:19CEO, CEO, CEO.
07:22And the CEO charts starting to echo around the hangar.
07:26Women settling into this a little bit now.
07:29And of course Mina was able to make it to two successful defenses as the undisputed
07:34British Women's Championship, this Monet's second defense of that gold.
07:39Knees right down into the abdomen, folding up the body of Sapphire Reed.
07:44Number two count for Monet.
07:45Yeah, just rolling the shoulder and trying to get as far away from Mercedes-Benz Monet as possible is Sapphire
07:51Reed.
07:55Picking her up by the hair here.
07:58I wonder if Reed at this point may be starting to question that decision
08:02to send the rest of the Cutthroat Collective back to the locker room.
08:04Maybe, but I think that Sapphire Reed, you know, if she were to win,
08:08she doesn't want there to be any question marks over the victory.
08:11So I think it's admirable of Sapphire Reed.
08:14It's admirable.
08:15And it's not really the CTC way.
08:17If it works, then I guess, never mind.
08:20Let's not forget how the CTC got together.
08:22They got together because they were an elite, an elite group of athletes
08:26in this British wrestling scene.
08:29Not because of their tactics they employed.
08:32Not because of cheating and breaking the rules and cutting the corners.
08:36I know, I understand that entirely.
08:37They're an elite group, but they are greater than the sum of their parts.
08:40Partly because when they hunt in a pack as we said before,
08:44they are so effective as was that knee from Monet.
08:49Which went for those pair of knees at Meteora again.
08:51Sapphire Reed had her number this time, rolled her up, got a two count.
08:56Reed straight back up to her feet.
08:58Swung wildly and got caught.
09:01And now, it's a variation on the backcracker and that stranglehold.
09:07Look at the way the back of Sapphire Reed is arched over the knees of Monet.
09:12Yeah, this is so dangerous because the initial manoeuvre takes the air and oxygen out the lungs.
09:17And then Mercedes Monet hangs on and continues that torture.
09:21So you don't have a chance to breathe and your spine is quite literally on fire.
09:27Reed having to try and just power her way out of that predicament.
09:31Able to get to her feet.
09:32It's a better spot to be in, but not an ideal one.
09:35Much better though, as Reed able to break the hold.
09:41Nice jawbreaker from Sapphire Reed. Step up into Goree.
09:45And Monet is to the outside of the ring.
09:48Sapphire Reed's getting a greater percentage of the offense here.
09:50And I think a lot of us expected maybe.
09:53Reed through the ropes.
09:55Feet first, right into the chest of Monet.
09:58Yeah, so young guns learned earlier on though.
10:01Having that share of offense, it doesn't necessarily yield the results you would require.
10:05But Sapphire Reed looking to change the table now.
10:08Missile dropkick there from Reed.
10:10Can she convert that into a title win? No.
10:13Just a two count. Sapphire Reed now.
10:15She needs to...
10:16Yeah, listen to the crowd getting behind her.
10:18That's going to help her. It's going to encourage her.
10:21She needs to not get overexcited.
10:23She needs to not panic.
10:25Because this is going the way she would have liked it to.
10:29I think so far it's gone about as well as Reed could possibly have hoped.
10:33Oh, and for a second time.
10:35And this time Mercedes-Monnaie with a release and a cover.
10:39Yeah, the kick out again from Reed.
10:41That one was a little bit close.
10:42Left it late.
10:42It's got to be careful here, does Reed.
10:45You know that Monet's going to be feeling that.
10:48Maybe a little frustration there from Mercedes-Monnaie.
10:53Yeah, Monet, the flashiness, the strategy, maybe going out the window slightly.
10:58She just unloaded those shots to the face there of Reed.
11:02Yeah, she has got that nasty side to her Mercedes-Monnaie.
11:05And she has got that quote-unquote killer instinct.
11:08And that's something that champions need.
11:11Will third time be the charm here from 1A as Sapphire Reed trying to fight out and finds an escape?
11:16The very smart and intelligent professional wrestler is Sapphire Reed.
11:20Catches 1A with a super kick.
11:21Looking for the Riccord Lariat before that, couldn't get that.
11:24Oh, excellent work!
11:26Using the rope for assistance, Sapphire Reed gets on top of Monet for two and a half.
11:32And Mercedes-Monnaie's skull just bounced off the canvas.
11:36And this time it's going to be Monet who's wondering where she is, looking to recompose herself.
11:46Recharges.
11:47Yeah, recharging across the ring there, the elbow came up for Monet.
11:49You cannot rush in against Mercedes-Monnaie, can you?
11:53At some point you've got to take a chance.
11:54I think that's the ethos here for Reed, but she ended up going face-first into the turnbark.
11:59But now off the middle rope, the Meteora, the knees down onto the shoulders.
12:03Monet hooks the leg and it's another two count for the champion.
12:08Monet is throwing a lot at Sapphire Reed.
12:13And it looks like she's starting to worry, doesn't it?
12:17The look of confidence has gone from her face.
12:20I feel like she's had to bring out a lot more from her arsenal than she would have maybe liked
12:24to tonight.
12:25Yeah.
12:25Monet may be, not underestimating, I'm sure she's done her homework, but until you're in there with Sapphire Reed,
12:31you don't really appreciate, I think, what an incredible talent she is.
12:34Yeah, I'm very interested to know if Mercedes-Monnaie was keeping an eye on the undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match.
12:40Just get a further grasp, and look at that!
12:42Sapphire Reed, like I said, such a high wrestling IQ from Sapphire Reed connects to the side of the skull
12:47of Monet.
12:48And so much of this is what she's learned, that apprenticeship in at the deep end by being a part
12:52of the Cutthroat Collective.
12:54Absolutely, very much a rookie member at the time of this inception, oh my goodness!
12:59And that's why Monet is so good, able to just turn things back to her advantage in a blink of
13:05an eye.
13:06The leg just swept away from her as Sapphire Reed hit the canvas with a sickening fart, and Monet's not
13:13done.
13:14Here comes Monet, knees into the turnbuckle because Reid got out of dodge, and now Reid!
13:20Oh wow, great evasive work into offensive work from Sapphire Reed, rib-cord lariat!
13:27Hook of the leg!
13:29She can do it here! She can do it here! No!
13:32Oh, Sapphire Reed was half a second away from being called the undisputed British Women's Champion.
13:39Can you imagine how the aftershocks of that would reverberate around the wrestling world if Reid beats Monet at Summer
13:46Sizwe?
13:47It couldn't happen here!
13:48Oh, she went for that shining wizard, the same one she used to defeat Emerson Jayne in the semi-final,
13:53and missed!
13:54Now the pin here from Monet, kick out from Reid, but it goes to show Monet has done her own
13:58work!
13:58She knew what was coming there, and now she gets the pin in predicament of her, oh no she doesn't!
14:02Statement maker, statement maker from Monet!
14:06And Sapphire Reed's in the centre of the ring with nowhere to go!
14:11Mercedes-Benz Monet cinching down on the statement making...
14:14Do you think she came close?
14:16I thought she was gonna tap!
14:17I thought she was gonna tap!
14:17Yeah, I think she thought about it for a second, then realised what was at stake!
14:22These are the moments when real champions prove their worth, can Sapphire Reed prove she belongs in that category?
14:30I mean, the pain must be unbearable here!
14:35Reid's getting closer, but can she make that final distance?
14:38Oh Monet, no!
14:40Reid!
14:40Monet!
14:41She touched the ropes, she touched the ropes!
14:43Oh, what an escape!
14:45Saito suplex for the escape, and Sapphire Reed connects!
14:49The shining wizard from Sapphire Reed as she made magic!
14:54Oh no!
14:56The foot is on the rope for Monet, and that is all, that is all that denied Sapphire Reed!
15:01An enormous moment!
15:03And if it wasn't for the stakes in this contest, perhaps Sapphire Reed would have pulled Monet into the centre
15:08of the ring,
15:09but she just knew, she was desperate to get that cover, desperate to get the free count, and that nearly
15:14cost her!
15:18Reid!
15:19Oh, wow!
15:20The warhead, the warhead from Reid!
15:23And Sapphire Reed isn't done, she's looking to find volume here, she's signaling the end is nigh!
15:28And Mercedes-Benz Monet's championship reign is in real jeopardy!
15:32No!
15:32Monet catches her!
15:33Monet catches her!
15:35The Monet maker!
15:36Monet maker!
15:38After the catch in mid-air!
15:39Wow, she got her!
15:41And Mercedes-Benz Monet finds a way to defeat Sapphire Reed!
15:48Good lord!
15:55Wow!
15:57The history-making reign of Mercedes-Benz Monet continues!
16:21And I'm not sure what Mercedes-Benz Monet expected when she became the undisputed British Women's Champion, but she is
16:32being tested!
16:33My God, she's being tested!
16:35And Sapphire Reed just put up, won a hell of a fight!
16:41Even in defeat, that might be a career-changing performance for Sapphire Reed!
16:46But, you talk about career-changing decisions, we talked about how Mercedes-Benz Monet bet on herself when she decided
16:55to take a foray into the independent wrestling world!
16:59And it is nights like this, in the heat of Wolverhampton, on a Friday, sizzling hot, that Mercedes-Benz Monet
17:08must think that she made a hell of a right decision!
17:12And listen to this, look at this, she's offering her hand to Sapphire Reed!
17:17A job well done!
17:18She might not have got the results she wanted, but she got the respect she wanted!
17:27And look at the embrace between Monet and Sapphire Reed!
17:33Oh wait!
17:33The comfort of the collective are out there!
17:34The Mercedes-Benz Monet needs to be careful, because-
17:36Oh no!
17:37What are they doing?
17:38Oh come on!
17:40The CTC, Monet, Evo, Nina Samuels, they're attacking, they're attacking Monet!
17:50But hang on!
17:52But Kanji!
17:53Watch out!
17:54Kanji's here!
17:56The women who Monet beat at high stakes!
18:00Kanji!
18:01The shining wizard to Mercedes-Benz!
18:04The boost to the face of Evo!
18:09And the respect between Mercedes-Benz Monet and Kanji is there for everyone to see!
18:18Thank God for Kanji tonight!
18:20Oh my goodness, look at this!
18:22The centre of the ring!
18:24The statement maker on Blaze!
18:27Look at Nina Samuels coming to the aid one side, and Sapphire Reed coming to the aid the other side!
18:34Reed dragging Blaze out of the ring!
18:39And Sapphire Reed came with reinforcements, but it turns out Mercedes-Benz Monet had a friend in the back as
18:45well!
18:46Well listen, I tell you right now, Sapphire Reed, sorry Mercedes-Benz Monet and Kanji is a match made in
18:54wrestling heaven!
18:55C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O
19:00-C-O!
19:00A lot to unpack there with the actions of the Cutthroat Collective, but right now it is party time!
19:07But Kanji...
19:07It's like it wasn't just wrestling that Kanji learned when she competes against Mercedes-Benz Monet there!
19:19the ccc being waved down the building by kanji and by the ceo of red bro
19:34wow what a night a pro wrestling action
19:39mercedes-benay laughing at kanji and smiling as kanji signaling that she wouldn't mind another crack
19:45and that undisputed british women's championship oh it's going to take a hell of a lot though to
19:53dislodge monet because as we finish here at summer scissor mercedes-benay remains the champions
20:09so
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