Video: Pete Dunne calls himself the “Bruiserweight”, claiming that all he does is beat people up after surviving years of training in a Japanese dojo. Roy Johnson talks about his powerlifting background, thinks if the guys in the tournament have never seen him before, then they don’t know half of what he’s capable of.

Match #4 – First Round: Roy Johnson vs. Pete Dunne
Dunne doesn’t accept the handshake before the match, the bell rings and they tie-up, Dunne takes Johnson down and rips away at his fingers before hooking in a wristlock. He switches to a side headlock, Johnson finds his footing, pushes him away to the ropes and Dunne goes for a shoulder block to no avail, Johnson instead busting a move. The Bruiserweight swings wildly with a clothesline, Johnson ducks it, hits the ropes for a shoulder tackle, looks to pull Dunne back up and gets smacked across the face. The Bruiserweight slaps on a front facelock, Johnson tries to power out and Dunne wraps the legs around, Johnson dead-lifts him into a vertical suplex, then measures in the corner and charges in.

Dunne elevates him over the top to the apron, Johnson lands on his feet, The Bruiserweight slides outside, sweeps the leg, then places his hand on the steel steps and stomps away. Dunne throws him back inside and focuses on the arm with a hammerlock, switches to a modified double armbar and continues to rip at the fingers. He rolls Johnson over and covers for 1, stands on the back of his hamstrings, keeps tearing the fingers apart and stomps both knees into the canvas. He hauls Johnson up for a short-arm clothesline, tries another and Johnson counters into a flapjack, charges Dunne in the corner with a clothesline, then comes off the 2nd rope with a shoulder tackle. He lines The Bruiserweight up in the corner again, Dunne delivers an enzuigiri, rushes out and gets planted by a Samoan drop for a count of 2. Johnson powers him up over his shoulder, Dunne slips out and pushes him to the corner, runs in and meets a back elbow to the jaw.

Johnson goes to the 2nd rope for another shoulder tackle, The Bruiserweight hammers him with a haymaker for a near fall, looks to follow with the Bitter End, Johnson avoids it and clobbers him with a forearm shot. Dunne pops back up and connects with an enzuigiri, looks for a vertical suplex, Johnson reverses out and scores with an over the shoulder facebuster, but can’t finish it off. Johnson runs at Dunne and gets swiped away, The Bruiserweight plants him with a german suplex, follows with a release vertical suplex, but still can’t get it done. He picks Johnson up, executes the Bitter End and finally grabs the victory.
Winner: Pete Dunne (Bitter End)

Video: Wolfgang is Scotland’s only representative in this tournament, stating that winning the UK Title would be validation for him after watching other guys get places he should be. He claims to know all the ways to hurt someone and if he has to cheat to win, he’ll do it. Tyson T-Bone explains he’s not a wrestler, but a gypsy who wants to fight his way to the gold.

Backstage: Charly Caruso is joined by Tyson T-Bone, Tyson not too happy that the makers of the tournament stuck him against the biggest guy because he’s not a wrestler, but a fighter. He explains that he’s knocked people out all over the world and once he gets through Wolfgang, it will be all about who’s next in the tournament.

Match #5 – First Round: Wolfgang vs. Tyson T-Bone
Tyson blindsides Wolfgang with a headbutt during the handshake, the bell rings and T-Bone pummels him in the corner until the referee steps in. Wolfgang takes the opening and catches Tyson walking in with a right hands, T-Bone blocks one and fires back, hits the ropes, but runs into a heel kick. Wolfgang measures him for a splash in the corner, rushes back in with a high crossbody, slips out to the apron and goes up top for a double axe handle, then covers for 2. He lifts Tyson onto his shoulders, T-Bone fights his way down into a waistlock, gets cracked by a back elbow, Tyson comes back with a stiff kick and hooks the leg for 2. He rams Wolfgang head-first into the top turnbuckle, whips him hard into the corner for another count of 2, then looks to wear him out with a rear chinlock.

Wolfgang makes it to a standing position, gets clubbed back down for another 2, T-Bone looking to follow with a vertical suplex. Wolfgang blocks, they exchange attempts before Wolfgang finally hits one, both guys struggling to get to their feet. They trade-off right hands, Tyson rips at the face, walks into a fireman’s carry front slam, Wolfgang springs off the 2nd rope with a moonsault and gains a near fall. He hits the ropes and runs into a heavy right hand, Tyson plants him with a release german suplex, delivers a basement superkick, hooks the leg, but only finds a 2 count. He throws Wolfgang to the outside and goes after him, pushes Wolfgang into the ring post, T-Bone rolls back inside and allows the official to count.

He realizes Wolfgang is going to make it in at 8 and reaches out to grab him pulls him to the apron and tries to drive him into the top turnbuckle, Wolfgang blocks it, then goes upstairs. Tyson decks him with an uppercut, climbs up for a superplex, Wolfgang drops him down to the canvas face-first, stands on the top rope for a senton bomb and finishes it.
Winner: Wolfgang (Senton Bomb)

• After The Bell: Charly Caruso speaks with Wolfgang on the stage, Wolfgang talks about Trent Seven knowing well why he’s the “big bad wolf” and he guarantees what happened to Tyson will happen to Trent.

Video: Joseph Connors has been applying his craft for 10 years across England and Europe, but now the WWE Universe gets a change to see his hard-hitting, physical style. James Drake is a hometown boy who’s honored to be in the tournament, but it was an inevitability as he’s a veteran at the age of 23. He doesn’t fly around and he’s not technical, but a fighter who goes in and gets paid.

Match #6 – First Round: James Drake vs. Joseph Connors
Quick lock-up at the bell, both guys jockeying for position, Drake tries to rip at Connors’ ear, but he slips away. They tie-up again and jostle back-and-forth, Drake rolls him down for multiple covers that get 1, then work into the corner and the ref breaks them apart. Another lock-up and they wind-up in the ropes, Connors works out with a wristlock, Drake rolls through, scores with a big forearm, then looks to send him into the corner. Connors turns the tables and Drake slips out to the apron, catches him walking in with a shoulder to the gut, pummels Connors with left hands, then steps back inside for a clothesline and another 1 count.

Connors finds his footing and fires back with kicks, irish whip to the ropes is reversed, Drakes scores with a dropkick and gets 1, then taunts Connors by standing on his hand. He pulls him up and decks him with a forearm, Connors stagger to the corner, catches Drake rushing in with a double stomp, hooks the leg and gets a count of 2. He batters Drake in the corner with back elbows and kicks, floors him with a short-arm clothesline for 1, then picks him up in the corner by the ear. Drake sneaks in a forearm shot and goes to a waistlock, standing switch from Connors, pushes him into the ropes, plants Drake with a back suplex slam off the rebound and gains a near fall.

He drags Drake near the ropes and hangs him over the apron, Connors with a vicious flurry of clubbing blows to the back, slides back inside and goes to a chin bar. Drake fights to his feet, irish whip to the ropes is reversed, Connors gets dropped by a flying forearm, Drake throws him into the corner and bludgeons him with forearms. The referee has to back him away, Drake rushes in, blocks an attempt by Connors to get the boot up, gets kicked away, ducks under a clothesline and scores with an enzuigiri.

He rolls Connors up with a schoolboy for a near fall, grabs a front facelock, Connors reverses into a northern lights suplex for 2, but quickly gets caught back in the front facelock. He powers Drake backwards into the corner, gets rocked by a forearm shot, Drake runs into a back elbow into a backbreaker, Connors plants him with the Don’t Look Down and gets the W.
Winner: Joseph Connors (Don’t Look Down)

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