After his signature move, the General Manager feels as if he's done enough to win this match, so he goes for a cover. ONE... TWO... T - KICKOUT! T.K. manages to raise his shoulder, only further irritating the demented superstar. Not wanting to let up and give T.K. any momentum back, Michael stands up tall and starts stomping away against the injured right ankle some more. But this time, T.K. has simply had enough. He sits up rapidly and grabs Michael's foot, twisting it aggressively to send Michael sprawling to the sweat-infested and semi-bloodied canvas.

Ted Cedar: "These two men are giving it all they've got tonight."

David Michaels: "Well... it's not much, to be honest. But it's something."

Once Michael collides with the canvas, T.K. hurriedly mounts his adversary and decides to go for a submission; if not to win the contest, to at least wear Michael down even more. "The Crimson Giant" places both of Michael's arm across his thighs, locking them tightly. Once that's done, T.K. reaches forward and cups his hands together, interlocking his fingers and leaning backwards, placing the General Manager into a ferocious-looking camel clutch! With nowhere to go, Jack Hammer gets close to Michael to see if he's ready to submit. The fury in Michael's eyes says otherwise however.

Ted Cedar: "This doesn't seem to be wearing Michael out; it's only pissing him off."

David Michaels: "Pissing someone off can wear them down though if done correctly."

T.K. applies the maneuver with vicious force, looking to solidify a win on his return match. Sadly for him, "The Terror of Death" is not about to give up. Michael manages to break his arms free and starts to pull and tug away at T.K.'s interlocked fingers. T.K.'s MMA training makes this task a little more challenging than it normally would be, but Michael finds a way by pressing his index and middle fingernails onto one of T.K.'s wrist veins, normally where people would check for a pulse. This dirty tactic isn't seen by the referee and allows for Michael to break the submission a lot easier.

David Michaels: "Well that's one way to break a camel clutch."

Ted Cedar: "A dirty and despicable way!"

The returning superstar tends to his wrist and is furious at Michael's cheap escape tactic. So as soon as Michael stands up, T.K. delivers a thunderous big boot to Michael's face, sending him flying into the corner! T.K. marches over to his enemy and lifts him up, dragging him towards the center of the ring. He positions Michael for what appears to be a powerbomb, but as Michael is bent over, he surprises T.K. by slamming his elbow onto T.K.'s injured ankle! This gives "The Ultimate Synner" an opening to pull on both of T.K.'s ankles and send him back-first onto the canvas. While still holding his legs, Michael jumps up and delivers a leg drop where one of his legs connects with T.K.'s groin!

Ted Cedar: "This match has just been cruel to T.K.. He's cut open, his ankle is badly hurt, and now a shot to the groin."

David Michaels: "XWA: where we give men abortions."

Jack Hammer gets involved and begins to scold Michael, saying he should disqualify him. Michael gets into Jack's face and threatens him by adding him to the list of people he's fired. Jack counter-threatens by saying he would sue, and to simply obey the rules of the match before he's disqualified. The General Manager brushes him off and turns back around to see T.K. standing tall. Unable to react quickly enough, T.K. manages to finally hit a powerful clothesline, knocking Michael down! He goes for the cover and it appears Jack initiates a fast-count. ONE. TWO. THR - NO! Michael kicks out in time.

David Michaels: "So now Jack is into cheating? That was blatantly fast."

Ted Cedar: "Michael had no right getting into Jack's face. But Jack didn't have any right trying to make Michael lose cheaply either."

"The Evolution of Man" slams his fists onto the mat in frustration, although he should have known a clothesline wouldn't be enough to take out Michael. T.K. stands up and tends to his cut during this time of rest. Michael rolls over and returns to a vertical stance as both men now stand across from each other in the squared circle. As the fans cheer to indicate they want more, Michael is the first to make a move as he launches himself towards his opponent. He jumps into the air and attempts a bicycle kick, but T.K. dodges the move. Acting swiftly, Michael grabs the top rope as his feet land on the turnbuckle. Michael turns around and launches himself in mid-air simultaneously to deliver a beautiful diving spear against T.K.!

Ted Cedar: "We've certainly never seen Michael do that before!"

David Michaels: "And for good reason. It was too sloppy; he could have broken his neck."

The collision knocks both men to the mat with potent force, enabling Michael to go for another pin attempt. ONE... TWO... T - KICKOUT! Yet again, T.K. raises his shoulder up before the third count, thwarting Michael from achieving victory. The General Manager yells out "AFTER THAT FUCKING SKILLFUL MOVE?!" to Jack. "YOU'RE FUCKING KILLING ME JACK! YOU'RE KILLING ME!" Michael continues to yell loudly enough that many of those in attendance can hear him clearly. "Hell's Pyromaniac" turns around in rage and grabs T.K. up by his head, pushing his thumbs into the open cut. As T.K. groans in agony, he surprises Michael by delivering a couple of swift punches to Michael's abdomen. With Michael stunned momentarily, T.K. uses his open wound to do something daring: he headbutts Michael, aiming for his eyes to blind him!

David Michaels: "That's... a thing. Don't know why, but it is."

Ted Cedar: "That's just dangerous for both men! I can't believe T.K. would do something like that."

Michael staggers backwards, trying to clear out his eyes and hoping he doesn't get any disease from this. T.K. is suffering too though as that clearly damaged him as well, but it was worth it. With Michael blinded, T.K. pounds his chest to gain some momentum from the fans. "The Crimson Giant" stomps over towards Michael and knees his gut viciously. He signals that he plans on finishing this. He lifts Michael up into a powerbomb position and delivers just that, straight onto the center of the ring. But he doesn't let go and he's still standing, so using all his strength, he lifts Michael up again and delivers yet another powerbomb! Yet he's STILL holding on and standing, so he lifts Michael up one last time and executes a third and final powerbomb: a signature combination he deems "Metamorphosis"!

Ted Cedar: "That might be it, folks."

David Michaels: "But if it's not, T.K. is screwed because it looks like he used the last of his strength to execute that."