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#8. Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard
Blanchard and Callihan met each other step from step to the middle of the ring. Callihan tried to get into her head, but was shoved off and tossed on his back with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. A springboard dropkick to Callihan knocked him off the apron.
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Blanchard launched herself into him with two suicide dives. A third dive saw Callihan catch her, slinging her headfirst into the steel barricade. A Death Valley Driver sent Blanchard crashing into the floor.
Callihan rolled inside, expecting a count-out victory. Blanchard beat it by seven and was driven into the apron on the other side of the ring with a powerbomb. Blanchard made the count at eight while Callihan insulted the crowd. He descended the ropes, strolling over to Blanchard and kicking her in the head. An elbow to the back revealed how damaged her spine was, but she responded with a running neckbreaker.
The Draw shook that off, crushing her with a boot as she ran off the ropes. He then stomped on her ankle, slowly torturing her while exclaiming, "This is what happens when a man wrestles a woman!" He then tossed her onto the ramp, demanding the fans to move. She tried to powerbomb her onto the floor, only for Blanchard to escape and drop him with a cutter.
Blanchard and Callihan crawled towards the ring, trying to beat the ten-count. They both made it just before ten. Meeting eye to eye as they rose back to their feet, Callihan demanded Blanchard hit him. She rocked him with two right hands and a series of elbow strikes. Callihan put an end to her flurry with a punch to the gut, but was brought down by a Samoan drop. Blanchard went up top, looking for Magnum. Callihan rushed the ropes, forcing her to leap off to avoid his attack.
A tilt-a-whirl DDT gave Blanchard the two-count. Callihan avoided the Buzzsaw DDT and dropped her with the Get Out of Here shoulder breaker. A knee and a powerbomb set him up for the win, but he turned the pinfall into an STF. Blanchard crawled to the ropes with Callihan holding her down. The former Knockouts Champion managed to reach the bottom rope, breaking the hold. Callihan brought her up top for a top rope piledriver.
Blanchard jumped down, kicking his legs out and leaving him on the ropes. A springboard DDT drove him onto the side of the ring, but he was still able to kick out of the pinfall. Back in the corner, Callihan demanded to be hit again. Blanchard pushed the ref off when he tried to drag her away, allowing Callihan to strike her with the Callihan Slugger. A second ref rushed the ring, but Blanchard broke out.
Callihan dropped that ref after he failed to make the count. Blanchard spat in Callihan's face, and when he went for another shot with the bat, she went in for the low blow. She picked up her own bat, hitting his gut. Blanchard then connected with Magnum. When Callihan kicked out, Blanchard locked in the crossface, rolling to the middle of the ring when he got near the ropes.
Callihan fought out, planting Blanchard with a package Tombstone Piledriver. Blanchard kicked out, with Callihan dumbfounded. Blanchard gave him the thumbs down in defiance. Callihan pulled her in, spiking her with the Cactus Driver.
Result: Sami Callihan defeated Tessa Blanchard via pinfall
Following the match, Callihan tossed the ref to the side and picked up both bats. He handed Blanchard's to her as a sign of respect, then left, allowing her to get to her feet as he walked up the ramp.
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