With Bryce Baker watching at ringside, Ryu Sanu calls for the bell to be rung thrice and the match to officially begin. The two superstars circle one another, readying for the inevitable clash. As per usual with most wrestling matches, this one begins with the tried and true Collar-and-Elbow Tie-Up. However, it seems Logan had a different plan as he quickly drops to his knees, while letting of Caleb and flipping him onto his back with a very quickly Fireman’s Carry Slam, shortly after transitioning into a Seated Headlock! Caleb, taken aback by the surprising move from his opponent, quickly shakes it off and begins getting back to a vertical base, something far easier said than done when a man who is almost fifty pounds heavier and eight inches taller is trying to keep you down. Eventually, however, he reaches his feet and pivots to the side of Logan, wrapping his arm around his back and attempting to lift him into a Back Suplex. Despite the size difference, Caleb manages to get Wilson off of the canvas, but “The Grizzly Cheetah” lets go of the hold and quickly back flips, mid-air, to land on his feet behind his opposition! Instantly following this, Logan applies a Waist Lock and attempts a Release German Suplex, but this time it’s Caleb showing his agility by back flipping and landing on his feet behind his opponent, whom had dropped to the canvas while attempting the German Suplex. Quickly, Wilson gets back to his feet only to be hit with a big-time Front Dropkick to the chest from Spires, causing him to fall backwards into the turnbuckle, landing in a seated position with the back of his head hitting the middle buckle. Caleb, not finished there, quickly gets back to his feet and rushes at his seated foe, leaping into the air and landing a second, almost slow motion style, Dropkick to the face of Logan! “Get outta there!” shouts Bryce from the outside, with a dazed and confused Logan having just enough cogency to listen and slide out of the ring. He tries to regain his composure on the floor, standing by Bryce, but Spires has no plans of letting him rest. He runs in the opposing direction of his opponent, in order to rebound off of the ropes and gain speed before darting directly in Logan and Bryce’s direction. Logan sees Caleb coming and as the multi-time XWA World Heavyweight Champion leaps into a somersault over the top rope, Wilson pushes his manager out of harm’s way and then proceeds to catch Spires on his shoulder, somehow managing to keep his footing! The incredible feat of strength is followed up with a Dominator-style Inverted Front Powerslam, sending Caleb slamming hard onto the thinly padded floor! The audience lets out a loud, mixed reaction, some being amazed at what they just saw and others wanting Caleb to get back in it.

Ted Cedar: ”Oooh! That had to hurt!”

David Michaels: ”This guy, Logan, he’s got some serious strength. After the way we saw him man-handle a three hundred plus pound man at the last Vendetta, we knew that, but to be able to catch someone, in that way, with him coming in at such a fast speed, is incredible. Don’t get me wrong, though. Caleb has always had a knack for beating men stronger than him with his speed. Hell, he took out E.G. Deal two weeks ago.”

Ryu begins his ten count again, having started it once Logan exited the ring, but being forced to restart after Caleb flew over the top rope. The two superstars aren’t out of the ring for too long, however, as Wilson lifts Caleb up Gutwrench-style and pushes him in the ring. He slides in directly after the legendary XWA wrestler, going immediately for a cover.

ONE!

TW—KICKOUT!

Following the somewhat quick kickout, Wilson doesn’t waste a second. He gets back to his feet, pulling Spires with him as he does so and then tossing him into the nearest turnbuckle. Logan lands a very stiff European Uppercut to his adversary, followed by a second and then a third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and on and on as Ryu counts to four, his counts being slower than Logan’s lightning-fast European Uppercuts. As soon as he hears four, Logan stops his assault and takes a step back, raising his hands just high enough to make sure the official knows he’s no longer touching the cornered Caleb. Ryu nods and Logan instantly lays into Caleb with a final European Uppercut, causing some serious whiplash. He grabs a hold of Caleb’s wrist and attempts an Irish Whip, but the XWA Hall of Famer has the wherewithal to reverse it and sends his opponent across the ring with his own whip. Logan, as he’s approaching the opposite corner, leaps up and steps off of the middle buckle with one foot, quickly spinning around and dropping back onto the canvas, only to be hit with a surprising Stinger Splash from Caleb! The audience pops for Spires, who begins making his comeback, as Logan drops to the canvas. Seeing him laid out perfectly in front of the corner, Spires decides it’s time to go high risk. He begins ascending the ropes from inside the ring, all the way to the very top. Upon standing on the top rope, Spires quickly looks back to make sure Logan is still in position and calculate how he has to do what he’s about to do. In a swift, fluid motion, Spires leaps into a back flip, twisting his body as he does so before crashing down torso-to-torso on Wilson with a huge Corkscrew Moonsault! The fans pop big time for the incredible aerial maneuver, as Caleb goes for the cover.

ONE!

TWO!

T—KICKOUT!

Caleb is forcefully thrown off of Logan as he kicks out at just over two!

Ted Cedar: ”There’s that speed you were talking about, David. It wasn’t enough to keep Logan down early but it was damn impressive and did the damage.”

David Michaels: ”Exactly. If Caleb sticks to that, keeps his speed game going, he may be unbeatable here. There’s a reason he’s considered one of the all-time greats in XWA.”

Caleb quickly gets back to his feet, as Logan begins getting up as well. The Ohio-native is instantly attacked by the veteran upon reaching a standing base, Spires laying into Wilson with very stiff elbow shots to his face. In what appears to be payback for the earlier barrage of European Uppercuts, Caleb goes to work on his opponent, but, unfortunately for Wilson, Spires doesn’t have a rope break to factor in. After a grand total of twenty-four speedy, yet brutal elbow shots to the side of Wilson’s face, Caleb takes a step back and measures up his groggy foe. He then leaps into a beautifully executed Spinning Wheel Kick, taking Logan down and going for the cover once more.

ONE!

TWO!

TH—KICKOUT!

This kickout wasn’t nearly as forceful as the previous one, as Logan looks even more dazed and confused than he did earlier following the Dropkick while he was seated in the corner. Looking to continue fighting an offensive battle, Caleb begins to pull Logan back to his feet, but, upon reaching a knee, Logan pushes his opponent back a few feet. He pulls himself the rest of the way up and then dodges to the side of an upcoming Clothesline attempt from Caleb, probably due to being too tall to really duck under it, and pops around, behind Spires. Hastily, Logan applies a Waist Lock. Instead of going for a German Suplex right away, however, Logan backs up to the ropes first. While hardly even arching his back, “The Grizzly Cheetah” lifts Caleb off of the canvas and tosses him overhead with the second Release German Suplex of the match, this one sending Spires straight over the top rope and tumbling to the outside! The fans mostly cheer for the innovative use of the German Suplex, while the more diehard Spires fans boo. With Ryu beginning another count, Spires lays on the floor, almost unconscious as he appears to have landed on his head. Logan looks over to Bryce, noticing a smile on his manager’s face and nodding to him, before turning his attention back to Caleb, whom is finally beginning to get back to his feet. Wilson turns away from Caleb and then runs to the ropes. He ricochets off of them and returns in the direction of Caleb, before leaping into the air and somersaulting, looking for the very Suicide Dive Caleb had attempted earlier – and pulling it off amazingly, as he crashes into Spires while flipping and landing on his feet! Even the supporters of Caleb are cheering after that one, as the rookie pulls off a great move.

Ted Cedar: ”Logan just came back at Caleb with a maneuver Caleb tried earlier in the match, but landed it to perfection! He even landed on his feet!”

David Michaels: ”Well, you have to remember, Caleb is a lot smaller than Logan. There’s no way he could have caught him like Logan did earlier. That said, that was still an impressive showing of agility and athleticism for a guy Logan’s size. I think, more than anything, this is mind games. This is Logan trying to say ‘I’m stronger than you, but I’m also faster than you’. I don’t think he is necessarily faster, but after that, Caleb may be questioning himself and that’s what Logan wants.”

Once more being forced to restart his count, the patient Ryu Sanu begins at one again. Outside of the ring, Logan takes a moment to regain his composure and then he pulls Caleb back up to his feet and grabs a hold of his wrist tightly. He goes for his second Irish Whip attempt of the match, this one turning out much better for him than the previous one did as Caleb goes rushing straight into the security barricade, turning at the last minute to avoid as much impact. This doesn’t save him from an oncoming Logan, however, who rushes straight towards him and lands a Clothesline so powerful that it flips Spires straight into the crowd area! The fans, especially those in that area, pop big, as security makes sure none of the fans can get to Caleb. Logan quickly slides into the ring, looking up at Ryu who tells him to stay there, only to shrug and slide back out of the ring, forcing him to restart his count once again. Wilson makes his way back over to Caleb, whom is slowly pulling himself back to his feet with the help of the security barricade. He ends up getting some extra help in the form of his opponent, whom reaches over the barricade and wraps his arms around his opponent’s body, just under his arm pits. Instead of pulling him to a feet base, however, Logan skips straight passed standing and throws Spires overhead again, this time with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex from the fan area back to the ring-side area! Caleb lets out a scream of pain as he rolls around the floor, hurting severely from again being tossed onto the thinly padded concrete. Ignoring the referee’s count, as it’s not at a dangerous level yet, Logan waits for Caleb to get up, as he begins to do so by using the steel steps for help, which he had slowly crawled to. Once he’s nearly back to a vertical base, Wilson rushes forward, but we will never know exactly what he had planned for the legendary XWA superstar, whom quickly dodges to the side, doing a Drop Toe Hold that causes Logan to slam jaw-first into the steel steps! The sound of flesh meeting steel echoes throughout the arena, along with cheers, as Caleb stumbles over to the ring and slides in and then back out, again forcing Ryu to restart his count, much to his chagrin.

Ted Cedar: ”This match is so back and forth, it’s like no one can keep the advantage. Just when you think Caleb’s got the upper hand, Logan switches it. Just when you think Logan’s got the upper hand, Caleb switches it.”

David Michaels: ”This match may not be for any championships or seem like it’s necessarily important, but it is for these two. For Logan, he wants to prove he belongs before he goes one on one with Razor Xtreme for the World Heavyweight Championship, while Caleb wants to prove he can still hang in XWA. It’s truly a battle for pride.”

Caleb makes his way over to Logan, who is still lying with his arms and head on the steps, holding his jaw. Spires grabs him by his head and yanks him over to the ring, sliding him in and then proceeding to climb onto the ring apron afterwards. While he waits for his opponent to get back to his feet, “The Elite One” takes a moment to recover from the multiple big moves he’s taken in this battle. As Logan reaches his feet, Caleb leaps into the air, springboarding off of the top rope and flying towards his opponent, grabbing a hold of his neck and soaring over him, flipping into a Neckbreaker dubbed the Over Castle, also known as a Blockbuster! The fans cheer the move as Caleb goes for the cover, looking to finally put this match to a close.

ONE!

TWO!

THR—KICKOUT!

It’s the closest kickout of the match so far, but it wasn’t enough to keep Logan down for the full three! Caleb, exhaustedly, flops over and lies down besides his opponent, too tired at this time to get up, despite knowing that he’s letting his opponent recover as well. Of course, Ryu comes in with another ten count, this time for a potential double knock out finish, if neither man can get to their feet in time. A look of complete disgust comes across Caleb’s face, in a “come on, just five more minutes” style, but he begins getting up, regardless, as does Logan. The two men leisurely get back to their feet, not too worried about the count at this point and making it up at seven each. An exchanging of punches soon follows, as Spires lands a shot to the cheek of his opposition, whom responds with a stiff European Uppercut. Caleb stumbles back, but shakes off the cobwebs and, realizing Logan wants to go there again, responds with a strike of equal stiffness, one similar to his elbow shots from earlier. This time, however, Wilson doesn’t seem too fazed and responds with yet another European Uppercut. The battle ensues with stiff shot after stiff shot, until Caleb begins to gain the upper hand, managing to land unanswered elbow shots and backing Logan up into the ropes. He goes for an Irish Whip, but this time it’s Wilson reversing it, as he sends Spires rushing across the ring to the opposing ropes. Caleb bounces off of them and makes his dash back to his opponent, but Logan launches him high into the air, toss up-style, and, as he comes falling back down, Wilson drills him with a huge Throat Thrust! The fans, who at this point in the match have stopped caring about which wrestler they prefer, cheers the big move as Wilson goes for the cover.

ONE!

TWO!

THRE—KICKOUT!

With a count as close as could possibly be, Caleb manages to just barely get his shoulder up in time!

Ted Cedar: ”Wow! The height Caleb just went right there at the hands of Logan was incredible! And, despite that, he still kicked out!”

David Michaels: ”Win or lose, I think both guys proved something tonight. That said, the winner is still gonna get the bragging rights from a great match. This is a true test for Logan, who is only in his second match with the company. If he leaves here the loser, even after this hard fought battle, it’s gonna be tough for him.”

Logan gets back to his feet and makes his way over to the ropes, specifically to where his manager stands outside of the ring. He kneels down by the ropes and begins talking strategy with Bryce, while occasionally looking over to make sure Caleb isn’t back to his feet. Once they decide on a way to finish his, once and for all, Wilson nods at his manager and makes his way back over to Spires, whom is now on a single knee. He reaches down, attempting to grab the wrestler, but it appears Caleb is playing possum as he suckers his adversary in, grabbing a hold of his hand and pulling him down, placing it in between his legs and wrapping his arms around Wilson’s face to apply the Arm-Trap Crossface he likes to call Inspired! The fans burst into cheers as Caleb’s submission finisher is applied in the center of the ring.

Ted Cedar: ”Inspired! Caleb has applied the Inspired! This is it! He’s gonna tap! He’s gotta tap!”

David Michaels: ”It was an amazing effort, but Logan made one key mistake. He took his eyes off of Caleb. You can’t do that in a match with an XWA Hall of Famer.”

With the fans cheering wildly, Logan looks around, realizing he’s stuck in the center of the ring. Bryce, from the outside, begins yelling, “Get out of it! Get out of it!” Unfortunately for his client, Baker and the whole world can tell he’s fading. He lifts his hand up, readying himself to tap out, but Baker keeps shouting for him to find a way out of it. Logan’s hand waves back and forth, “The Grizzly Cheetah” clearly trying his very best to stop himself from giving in. Just when it looks like he’s finally about to give up, he clenches his fist, slams it into the canvas and surprises the world, as he begins getting back to his feet, with Caleb still applying his hold! The incredible strength of this man causes cheers from the fans, as he slowly pulls himself back to a vertical base, with Spires still hanging on, despite the look of shock covering his face. However, once his adversary is standing, Caleb begins to put extra power in the hold, causing him to drop back down to a knee. Fighting through the pain, Wilson slowly brings himself back up to both feet once more, and then drops to the side, slamming Caleb into the canvas with a Side Walk Slam-style maneuver, causing him to release the hold! The fans applaud Logan as both men lie in pain and exhaustion.

Ted Cedar: ”He got out! Logan got out of Caleb’s Inspired, with pure power!”

David Michaels: ”Shit, I’m starting to think Benjamin made a good choice with this guy. Caleb applied a move that would make damn near any other man tap out and he’s still in here. Razor better be ready for this guy.”

With the audience on their feet at this point, Ryu has begun another count to ten. Both men are very slow to move, each slight push feeling like gravity itself is working as much against them as it possibly can. Nevertheless, they gradually get back to their feet, bit by bit. At the count of nine, with both men in danger, they make that final pull and reach vertical bases simultaneously. Like earlier, an exchanging of shots happens, but these shots are much slower, more punch-based hits. As the shots go on and on, they begin to pick up in speed as both men start to run on adrenaline alone. The fans are loving it and the two go to town on each other, but one missed punch from Caleb changes things completely; Logan having dodged it and spun out into a Rolling Chop straight to Caleb’s forehead that knocked him down, landing the Unnecessary Violence! Without wasting any amount of time, Wilson picks Caleb back up to his feet, places his head between his legs, applies a Straight Jacket and lifts his opponent onto his shoulders, proceeding to slam him into the canvas with a huge Sitout Straight Jacket Powerbomb that he’s dubbed the Powerbomb Xtra! He lands in a pin as Ryu goes for the count.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

DING! DING! DING!

The HBO instrumental version of 50 Cent’s “Ready For War” hits as Logan drops backwards, lying on the canvas, and Bryce excitedly slides into the ring. The fans cheer for a great match.

Ted Cedar: ”Logan won! Wow! The rookie has just defeated a Hall of Fame legend in Caleb Spires! What a match!”

David Michaels: ”I’ll be honest, Ted, when I heard this match would be happening, I didn’t expect this. I thought maybe he’d give Caleb a hard time, but I didn’t think there’d be any way this newcomer would beat him. I was wrong. The guy is good. Let’s see if he’s good enough to win the World Heavyweight Championship, though.”

Bryce helps his client back to his feet whilst screaming out to the audience, “this guy is for real!” Ryu raises Bryce’s hand.

Laura Watts: ”Here is your winner, by pinfall, Logan Wilson!”

The official lets go of Logan’s hand as he stumbles back a bit, clearly still exhausted heavily from that match. Bryce calls for them to leave and they begin to exit the ring, but Logan stops. He turns back to Caleb, who is now reaching his feet, a look of disappointment on his face. With Baker looking on, confused, Wilson makes his way over to Spires and extends his hand, offering a handshake. The fans cheer the attitude of this newcomer, as Spires looks at the hand at first, unsure of what to make of this. He doesn’t know him nearly well enough to know if he has any other motives. Regardless, they just had a great match and he’s offering his hand, so a reluctant Caleb shakes it. It proves to be the right move as Logan grins at his former opponent and nods at him before walking off with Bryce.

Ted Cedar: ”A great showing of respect from those two superstars right there. Caleb may have lost, but he’s got nothing to be ashamed of. As for Logan, this kid’s future looks very bright. Don’t go anywhere, folks. We’ve still got a hell of a main event left.”

David Michaels: ”And they’re gonna have a hell of a time trying to one up these two.”

The show cuts to a commercial break.

[I'm about 335 words over, unfortunately. I didn't realize I was until I re-counted after I finished. Without commentary and post-match stuff, I was at, like, 2,835. I apparently missed a paragraph when adding up my total words the first time. So, apologies for that, Caleb. Razor told Rob that he has a 500 word leeway of sorts, so I assume this is alright, otherwise I would've edited it, but I don't wanna have to get rid of over 300 words unless I need to.]