The Legend of Zelda: The Ring of Destiny, Chapter 62

As HPW heads into Autumn, another Dark Horse Stampede has begun! But the Faces of Evil have forced their way into things, will they all steal spots in the Hyrule Warriors match?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Mixed 10 Person Tag: The Arrow Club VS Link & TSDQ; Arrow Club wins.
• Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: Harlequin VS Rod Wyler; Harlequin wins and advances to Clash of Fates.
• Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: Militron VS Armos Knight; Militron wins and advances to Clash of Fates.
• Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: Glutko VS CRAGMA; Cragma wins and advances to Clash of Fates.
• Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: Lupay VS Ralph; Ralph wins and advances to Clash of Fates.

PLAY BY PLAY

HPW and HXS TV set the scene!

The Clash of Fates is on the horizon, and a stampede has begun. But some lowdown barrel boarders had to barge in and bully their way into things. The Faces of Evil ruined the returns of past participants, are they going to do the same to the rest? Or can Rod Wyler, Armos Knight, Cragma & Ralph wrangle these bad hosses and rope their own ticket to the big dance?

But first, this are escalating between big factions! Ruto defeated Ladrona while Fin Balure & The Young Ducks cheated The Good, the Bad & The Studly! And now, The Macho Goron is aimed at the Undisputed HPW Triforce World Championship! Yunobo joins Arrow Club in taking on Groose, Tingle, Skull Kid, Ladrona and LINK! Will Mr. Eventide already have the edge on the Hero of Hyrule? Or will we see that The Studly Don’t Quit? HPW Dark Horse Stampede 3 starts now!

Mixed 10 Person Tag: The Arrow Club VS Link & TSDQ!

From Ruto retaining the Goddess Championship to Fin Balure & The Young Ducks retaining the World Trios Championships, to #YunoBro winning this year’s Eventide Challenge, Arrow Club seemingly has it all. But that means they also have beef! Will Arrow Club still be feeling Too Sweet? Or will The Hero of Hyrule, The Thief Girl & The Studly Guys show Arrow Club isn’t ready for the Clash of Fates?

Both teams have great coordinate ring gear, Arrow Club wearing black and gold because they have a lot of gold, while Link and TSDQ went with green and white. The teams sort out, and while Fin wants to start, Yunobo pushes forward and calls out Link! Link steps forward and the fans fire up for this Triforce World Championship preview! The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, and Yunobo powers Link right to an open corner. The ref counts, Yunobo lets off at 4 but he doesn’t step back. The ref tells him to step back, Yunobo slowly moves, but he keeps his eyes on Link.

Link and Yunobo reset, circle again, and the fans rally. They feel things out, knuckle lock, but then Yunobo ROCKS Link with a forearm! Yunobo then whips Link hard into a corner! Link staggers forward, Yunobo runs up to RAM him back into the corner! The fans boo as Yunobo digs his shoulder in, and the ref counts. Yunobo lets off at 4, argues with the ref, then goes back to Link. Yunobo brings Link around, picks him up, and runs corner to corner! Link manages to sunset flip first! Yunobo stays up, then he YANKS Link right up, to then RAM Link into the corner anyway! The fans boo, but Yunobo tells them to shut up!

Yunobo puts Link up top, climbs up, but Link resists the suplex! Link throws body shots, then fires forearms! Link ELBOWS Yunobo down, and Yunobo complains to the ref. This is a distraction so Mack Quackson can go after Link! Link kicks Mack away, TSDQ protests, but Yunobo’s right back up! And he goes to the very top, to SUPER STEINER!? Fans freak out seeing someone that big doing something that acrobatic! Link flounders, Yunobo storms over to cover, TWO! Yunobo is already frustrated, but he drags Link up to get in his face! “You’re supposed to be the champ? You’re supposed to be the champ!?”

Yunobo whips Link, but Link holds ropes to stop himself. Link SUPERKICKS Yunobo away, then he avoids a cheap shot from Fin to BOOT Mack! Link gets away from Rick, but Yunobo LARIATS Link inside-out! Yunobo roars, Arrow Club cheers, but the fans boo. Yunobo drags Link to the corner, stomps a mudhole into him, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to Mack and Mack drags Link up. Mack snapmares Link, clamps on a chinlock, and grinds him down. The fans rally as Link endures and reaches out for his corner. Link fights up, but Mack changes sides on the headlock! Mack kicks Groose’s hand! But Link hits a BIG back suplex!

Both men are down and the fans rally up more! But then Rick runs in! The ref reprimands but Rick’s already dragged Link back to the Arrow Club corner! The fans boo, the ref reprimands more, but Mack still tags Rick in. Rick stomps away on Link, taunts TSDQ, and the ref has to stop TSDQ from barging in. This only allows for Mack, Rick and even Fin to stomp Link! The fans boo more, but Arrow Club gets away with that. Rick drags Link up, CHOKES him on ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Rick lets off, and Ruto kisses Link on the forehead…? Then she SLAPS him! Link staggers, Rick brings him into a snap suplex! Cover, TWO!

Rick keeps Link down with another chinlock. The fans rally as Link endures again, and Link fights up. Link fires body shots, reaches out, but Rick throws him down by his hair! Rick soaks up heat, but Link kips up! Hot tag to Groose! The fans fire up while Rick panics, and Groose CLOBBERS him! Groose DECKS Mack, DECKS Fin, hits Yunobo, but Yunobo just stares him down! Yunobo steps in but the ref stops him! Groose goes back to Rick, brings him up, and whips him to the Studly corner. Groose runs in to RAM into Rick, and Skull Kid tags in. Skull Kid runs, taunts Yunobo, then runs back to UPPERCUT Rick in the corner!

Skull Kid brings Rick around to scoop, but Rick slips free! Rick shoves Skull Kid, Tingle tags in, and Skull Kid blocks the superkick! Tingle gets moving while Skull Kid spins Rick around, HIP ATTACK! Tingle fires up and the fans fire up with him! Tingle runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up, Tingle clamps onto Rick’s arm and grinds him down. Rick endures, moves around, Tingle shifts to headlock. Tingle grinds Rick, Rick fights up, Ladrona tags in as Rick powers up and out. Tingle drops, Ladrona hurdles, then Ladrona drop toeholds for Tingle to basement dropkick! Ladrona covers, TWO, but Ladrona keeps hold of a leg.

Ladrona drags Rick back, tags Groose, but Rick gets away! Rick goes to the Arrow Club corner, and he tags in Fin. The fans fire up as these two meet again. They stare down as they approach, and the fans duel! “Fin’s Not Studly!” “Yes, He Is!” Fin and Groose scowl at each other, and they start throwing hands! The fans fire up, Groose gets the edge! Groose has Fin in a corner, the ref counts, and Groose lets up. Groose then whips corner to corner, runs in, but Fin goes up and out! Groose hits buckles, Fin GAMANGIRIS! Groose staggers back, Fin gets running, and he SLINGBLADES! Fin aims from a corner while the fans are torn.

Groose staggers to his feet, Fin runs in and he SHOTGUNS Groose down! Fin flexes, the fans duel, “Fin’s Not Studly!” “Yes, He Is!” Fin climbs a corner, The Ducks & Ruto run to BLAST TSDQ down! Yunobo goes after Link from the outside! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Fin aims at Groose, COUP DE GRACE! Cover, Ladrona breaks it! The fans fire up, Ruto drags Ladrona up, but Ladrona tosses Ruto out first! Ladrona then goes to the apron, and she CANNONBALLS to wipe Ruto out! Fin drags Groose up, but Groose shoots around to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans are torn as Groose holds on and brings Fin up, for a second GERMAN SUPLEX!

Groose still holds on, drags Fin up again, but Fin standing switches, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from The Ducks! Fin then dragon sleepers Groose, but Skull Kid and Tingle run in, they DOUBLE HIP ATTACK The Ducks! Groose powers up to snapmare Fin! Tingle SENTONS, then Skull Kid PLANKING SPLASHES! Groose tops it off with a FIST DROP! Cover, TWO! Fin survives the onslaught, Groose looks to the corner, but where’s Link? Link and Yunobo have brawled their way up on stage! Yunobo gorilla presses Link over his head! Fans freak out but Link fights free, to HOOK SHOT! Yunobo wobbles, and Link takes aim again.

Link SUPER- NO, Yunobo blocks the kick! Yunobo YANKS Link in, pops him up to a fireman’s carry, and GORON DROPS off the stage!! They both crash down through tables!! The fans lose their minds, The Studly are stunned, and then The Ducks shove both Skull Kid & Tingle into Groose! STEREO SUPERKICKS take Tingle & Skull Kid out!  Ladrona and Ruto are still scrapping, having wandered off into the crowd! Fin brings Groose around, Half Hatch for the DEPTH CHARGE!! Cover, Arrow Club wins!

Winners: Arrow Club, by pinfall

A much cleaner win this time, but also a bit more hectic. Yunobo and Link are stirring in the wreckage off stage, will either man be in any shape for the Clash of Fates? Will Arrow Club only dominate even more of HPW? Or will they soon fall like the Autumn leaves?

Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: ??? VS ???

The Faces of Evil may have ruined things for Freezlord, Avalaunch, Blaino & The Great Boomerang, but they will be facing the repercussions in the ring! However, neither side knows who is facing who until the music hits! Who sets the pace for this race between the FOE and the Dark Horses?

First out for The FOE is… Harlequin! The boisterous Bokoblin and de facto leader of The Faces of Evil looks to lead off, but who will he be facing? The barking theme song reveals it is Rod Wyler! Will The Greatest Wossler in the World whip respect into this joker? Or will Harlequin be laughing all the way to the bank?

The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out, going for knuckle locks, but Harlequin keeps switching hands, left then right and back again. Harlequin then backs up to flip Rod off, and Rod gets annoyed. The fans boo but Harlequin has an obnoxious grin as he and Rod reset. They feel things out again, knuckle lock, but then Harlequin kicks low! Harlequin headlocks, laughs, but Rod slips out the back and hammerlocks Harlequin. The fans cheer while Harlequin frowns. Harlequin reaches back as he works on an escape. He reaches left, then reaches right, but Rod stays behind him the whole time.

Rod sticks his leg out as bait on Harlequin falls for it. Rod goes up and over, slides under as Harlequin goes after him, then shoves Harlequin. Again Rod baits Harlequin with a leg and Harlequin falls for it again. Rod steps up and around and he now has Harlequin in a STANDING CROSSFACE! Harlequin endures while the fans cheer, and Rod grinds Harlequin down for a CROSSFACE on the ground! Harlequin still endures, reaches out, but Rod pulls way back on the hold! Harlequin kicks around, pops his arm free and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Rod lets go, and the fans applaud, but Harlequin bails out.

The fans boo while Harlequin shakes his arm out. Harlequin frowns and covers up his ears while he paces. Rod slides out and Harlequin turns around into a LARIAT! The fans cheer again and Rod brings Harlequin up. Rod puts Harlequin in, covers, ONE! Harlequin is tougher than that, but Rod grabs a leg. Rod hooks the legs, reaches for the arms, but Harlequin resists. So Rod STOMPS the legs! Harlequin clutches his knees, and he crawls. Rod stalks Harlequin to a corner, grabs at him, but Harlequin kicks at him. Rod stomps Harlequin, but the ref counts. Rod stops at 4, goes back for more, but Harlequin YANKS Rod into buckles!

Fans boo as now Harlequin stomps Rod in the corner! The ref counts, Harlequin lets off, then jumps up to stand on Rod! Harlequin stomps away like throwing a tantrum, and the fans boo again! The ref counts, Harlequin stops to stand on the corner and soak up heat. Harlequin then hops down to drag Rod from the corner. Harlequin drops an elbow, then drops a leg, then FALLING HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! Harlequin is annoyed but the fans cheer. Harlequin drops onto Rod and wraps on a headlock. Rod endures the grind, moves around, fights up, but Harlequin hits a headlock takeover. Rod headscissors, Harlequin kips free.

Rod headlocks for a takeover, Harlequin headscissors, and Rod kips free. Harlequin headlocks but Rod wrenches right out! Harlequin rolls, spins, spins, and then spins again, traps Rod’s arm and TWEAKS it! Rod staggers while shaking the arm out, and Harlequin BLINDSIDE LARIATS him! Harlequin stalks Rod, runs up, and drops KNEES on the bad arm! Rod writhes and the fans boo, but Harlequin stalks Rod to ropes. Harlequin wraps the bad arm around ropes and pulls! The fans boo more and the ref reprimands. Harlequin lets go as the ref counts, and he KICKS Rod against ropes! The ref reprimands again but Harlequin backs off.

Rod goes to a corner, clutches his arm, and Harlequin runs in corner to corner to BACK BODY BLOCK! And then HEADBUTT! Rod sits down in the corner while Harlequin shakes out the stars. Harlequin then runs up to CANNON-BOAR! Harlequin rolls back from the inverted cannonball, reels Rod in, and DDTs! Rod is stuck with butt in the air! Harlequin pushes him over to cover, TWO!! Rod survives being spiked and the fans fire up! Harlequin SLAPS Harlequin on the back of the head! The fans boo, but Harlequin talks trash on Rod. Harlequin pie faces Rod, and Rod gets mad. The fans rally as Rod stands up.

Harlequin pie faces Rod again, shouts “You suck!” then SPITS at Rod! Rod glares at Harlequin and fans tell Harlequin he messed up! Rod rushes Harlequin and fires furious fists! The fans fire up while Harlequin can barely guard! Rod has Harlequin in a corner, hammers away on him, but the ref counts! Rod won’t listen so the ref has to pull him away. The fans boo, Rod jukes past the ref, but Harlequin throat chops him! The fans boo more as the ref misses that, and Harlequin grabs Rod in a dragon sleeper! TWISTED SENSE OF HUMOR! Cover, Harlequin wins!

Winner: Harlequin, by pinfall (advances to Clash of Fates)

And another Dark Horse falls! Harlequin leads the way for his league of lunatics, will they start to take over the Clash of Fates?

Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: ??? VS ???

Round one goes to the Faces of Evil, but there are still more matches to be had. Up next for the FOE: Militron! Who will the Armored Annihilator look to annihilate? It’s… ARMOS KNIGHT! A fitting match-up here, but who proves they are the better behemoth?

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and have a Test of Strength. They go shoulder to shoulder, and the fans rally as they end up in a deadlock. Militron starts bending Armos back, but Armos powers up to stand up! Now Armos starts bending Militron back! The fans fire up, Militron looks a bit panicked, and he drops back to MONK- NO, Armos is a bit big to flip! They teeter back, and Militron goes up to then fall back again! MONKEY FLIP! The fans cheer, they can’t help but like the improvisation. Militron then storms up on Armos to RAM him into a corner!

The ref counts as Militron digs his shoulder in. Armos clubs Militron but Militron RAMS him again! The ref reprimands, Militron lets off, and he whips Armos, only to send him back into the corner! Armos bounces off buckles, and Militron fireman’s carries! GORON DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Armos stays in this but Militron is frustrated. Militron clamps on with a chinlock and squeezes tight. The fans rally as Armos endures and Militron leans on the hold. Armos fights up, throws body shots, but Militron CLUBS him on the back! Armos drops to his knees, and it’s back to the chinlock!

The fans rally, Armos fights up again, and he JAWBREAKERS free! Militron staggers to a corner, Armos runs up and RAMS him now! Armos digs his shoulder in, the ref reprimands, but Armos lets off to whip corner to corner. Militron bounces off buckles, and Armos whips him back the other way! Militron again bounces off buckles, and Armos fireman’s carries for a GORON DROP! Cover, TWO! Armos is annoyed but he drags Militron up. The fans rally as Armos wrenches an arm, CLUBS the arm, then wrenches again. Militron ROCKS Armos with a right, but Armos holds on to wrench the arm again.

Armos CLUBS the arm, whips Militron, but Militron holds onto ropes. Armos storms up but Militron BOOTS him! Militron runs up, and he TACKLES Armos through the ropes! Both big men tumble to the floor while the fans fire up! The ref checks, and Militron is already back up on his feet. Armos is still in this and the fans rally up. Militron drags Armos up, and he whips Armos hard into the barriers! Armos slumps down while fans boo Militron. Militron tells them to shut up, then he takes aim at Armos. Militron runs to CANNONBALL Armos against barriers! The front row has to move back a bit, and the fans boo more.

The ring count is climbing, but Militron refreshes it. Militron goes back to Armos, drags him up and in, and fans rally for Armos as Militron looms over him. Militron slaps Armos on the back of the head and taunts him. Militron keeps slapping Armos, and Armos slowly sits up. Militron scuffs Armos, and Armos is getting mad. The fans rally, Militron scuffs Armos again, but Armos stands right up! Armos gets in Militron’s face, Militron eggs him on, so Armos fires a forearm! Militron eggs him on more, so Armos fires more and more and more forearms! Armos winds up, but Militron ROCKS him with just one!

The fans boo but Militron kicks low. Militron reels Armos in, but Armos fights the lift! Armos wrenches out, ducks Militron’s punch, and clinches for an URENAGE! And SENTON! The fans fire up with Armos as he rises! Armos waits on Militron to get up, pumping up an arm as he waits. Militron slowly rises, Armos runs and builds speed, to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Armos can’t believe Militron is still in this! The fans fire up for Armos as he thinks of what else to do. Armos drags Militron up, brings him to a corner, and hoists him up top. Armos climbs, the fans rally, and Armos brings Militron up, only for Militron to throw body shots!

Armos steps down to the second rope, and Militron HEADBUTTS him! Armos wobbles, Militron brings him back in, and hooks a leg! SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! The fans lose their minds while both big men are down! Militron slowly rises, and he goes over to Armos. Militron drags Armos up, reels him in, and suplexes, for the PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Militron wins!

Winner: Militron, by pinfall (advances to Clash of Fates)

Armos is hit by “The Devastator,” and the fans are devastated that another Face of Evil has won! The FOE improve their odds, will the remaining Dark Horses be able to stop the others?

Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: ??? VS ???

Two down and two to go, The Faces of Evil are winning 2-0! Will they make it three in a row? Or can the Dark Horses turn the tables?

The third FOE is… GLUTKO! And for the Dark Horses, it’s… CRAGMA! As if the previous match-up wasn’t beefy, this one is bulky! But which hoss will suffer loss while the other advances to the Clash of Fates?

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They egg each other on, and then they run up to RAM shoulders! “MEAT!” They RAM shoulders again, “MEAT!” and again, “MEAT!” Cragma fires a haymaker! And another! And another! Cragma whips but Glutko blocks! Glutko whips Cragma to ropes, then CLOBBERS Cragma! The fans boo while Glutko covers, TWO! Glutko stalks Cragma while fans rally up, and Glutko CHOKES Cragma on ropes. The ref counts, Glutko lets off at 4, then he YANKS ropes to bring Cragma down. Glutko runs, but Cragma moves and the SPLASH FLOPS! The fans fire up while Cragma hurries to his feet.

Cragma watches Glutko rise, then runs up to push Glutko to ropes. Cragma then clinches to HIP TOSS Glutko! The fans are thunderous seeing the ring practically shake! Cragma roars, the fans fire up more, and Cragma aims at Glutko again. Glutko rises up, Cragma runs in, but Glutko stifles his spear with his massive gut! The fans lose their minds, but with “HOLY MEAT! HOLY MEAT!” Glutko then gut wrenches Cragma up onto his shoulder! But Cragma kicks and flails free! Cragma ROLLING ELBOWS Glutko, roars, but both men run! Glutko hits a MASSIVE BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous as Cragma survives!

Glutko is fuming, and he hauls Cragma up, right into a BEARHUG! The fans rally up while Cragma endures the squeeze! Glutko thrashes Cragma around, but Cragma refuses to give up. Cragma throws elbows into Glutko, then HEADBUTTS him! Fans cheer as Glutko lets go and staggers back. Cragma runs up, Glutko takes a swing, but Cragma ducks the lariat, ducks the backhand, and SPEARS!! Down goes Glutko and the fans are thunderous! Cover, TWO!! Glutko survives and the fans are shocked! Cragma roars and the fans fire up again! Cragma waits on Glutko as he rises up. Cragma ripcords Glutko and reels him in, for a POWERSLAM!!

The fans are thunderous again, and somehow the ring hasn’t fallen apart! Cragma then goes to a corner, and he climbs up! The fans go nuts as he MOONSAULTS!! Cover, Cragma wins!!

Winner: Cragma, by pinfall (advances to Clash of Fates)

The fans erupt with Cragma as he stands victorious over Glutko! The Dark Horses finally get on the board, but will they tie things up in the final round?

Hyrule Warriors Qualifier: ??? VS ???

It all comes down to this! By process of elimination, we know that the final Face of Evil is Lupay, and the final Dark Horse is the returning Lad from Labrynna! Will the Wild Wolfos put FOE on top? Or will we Ralph-a become the Alpha?

The bell rings and the fans rally for Ralph as he and Lupay circle. The two tie up, Lupay headlocks, but Ralph wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks. Lupay powers up and out, but Ralph runs him over! The fans cheer, things keep moving, and Lupay drops down to then DROPKICK! Lupay handsprings up and the fans fire up! Lupay stands Ralph up to ROCK him with a forearm, then CHOP him at the ropes. Lupay whips, Ralph LABRYNNA LINES! And he kips up, too! The fans fire up while Lupay staggers to a corner. Ralph reels Lupay in, but Lupay fights the lift. Lupay runs, Ralph reels him in to back suplex. But Lupay lands out!

Lupay kicks low, reels Ralph in, but Ralph wrenches out. Lupay dodges the lariat, Ralph dodges the superkick, and Lupay dodges the knee! The fans cheer as the two have a standoff. The fans rally again as the two circle. They step up at center, talk some smack, and Lupay ROCKS Ralph with a forearm. Ralph winds up to ROCK Lupay back! Lupay shakes that off, and Ralph eggs him on, so Lupay ROCKS Ralph again. Ralph shakes that off, to ROCK Lupay again! Lupay staggers but he shakes his head! The fans rally up for Lupay and he comes back, but Ralph ducks! Ralph winds up but Lupay BODY BLOWS Ralph!

Ralph sputters to a corner, Lupay staggers around, and even Lupay ends up in a corner. Ralph coughs while he stands back up, and he storms over to Lupay . Ralph brings Lupay up, to DDT! The fans rally and Ralph paces. Ralph drags Lupay up, whips him to a corner hard, and Lupay bounces off buckles to fall to the mat! The fans duel, and the “LU~PAY!” actually even out with the “RALPH! RALPH!” “LU~PAY!” “RALPH!” “LU~PAY!” “RALPH!” Ralph whips Lupay hard into a corner again! Ralph runs in, but Lupay  dodges! Ralph’s knee hits buckles and he tumbles out to the floor! Lupay builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and Ralph is sent over railing!

The front row is excited to become part of the show, but now Lupay goes up to the very top! Ralph has the fans move out of the way as Lupay SUPER ASAI MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit and down into the chairs!! The fans are thunderously losing their minds and referee Tiger Sahasrahla hurries to check on both men. The chants for “LU~PAY!” “RALPH! are at their loudest as Lupay rises from the floor! But Ralph also stands, and staggers his way back to ringside. Lupay catches up and puts Ralph in the ring. Then Lupay goes up to SPRINGBOARD SWANTON! And then LYNEL-SAULT! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up again as Lupay goes to a corner. Lupay drags himself up, then storms over to Ralph. Lupay ROCKS Ralph with a forearm! Lupay fires another but Ralph fires back! Lupay ROCKS Ralph again, then BOOTS him to the corner! Lupay whips corner to corner, but Ralph reverses. Lupay  goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard, into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Lupay survives and Ralph scowls but the fans are thunderous again! Ralph goes outside the ring, and starts looking under! Ralph brings out a TABLE! The fans fire up but Sahasrahla says don’t do it!

Ralph sets the table up at ringside, then storms up to the apron. Ralph drags Lupay over, but Sahasrahla still tells him to stop. Ralph stands Lupay up, and Lupay ROUNDHOUSES him! Lupay  then reels Ralph in and tucks the arms! The fans go wild but Ralph powers up! Ralph ALPHA ELBOWS Lupay, then ALPHA KNEES him! Ralph hauls Lupay up, but Lupay grabs ropes to stop the lift! Lupay CLUBS away on Ralph, then slips inside. Only to climb up and bring Ralph up! Ralph shoves Lupay back, goes up the corner, but Lupay ROCKS Ralph! Lupay climbs back up, only for Ralph to ROCK him in return!

Ralph fires more shots, but Lupay ROCKS Ralph again! And again! And again! Lupay then goes to the very top, to SUPER DUPER STEINER!! Lupay jumps right back up, for AWOOO-SAULT!! Lupay coughs from how hard he landed! Lupay has to crawl back to cover, TWO!!! Ralph survives and the fans are electric! Ralph and Lupay stir, the fans rally as hard as they can, and Lupay vows to end this! Lupay reels Ralph in, hooks up the arms, and lifts for- NO! Ralph powers out, ROCKS Lupay, then waistlocks. Lupay elbows free, runs, but into elbow! Elbow! ROLLING EL- NO, ENZIGIRI! Lupay runs, but into a BOOT!

Ralph jumps up but Lupay gets under! Lupay jumps up, to POISON-RANA!! Lupay runs, to LARIAT!! And then the hook up, the lift, and FACEBUSTER!!! #WolfAtTheDoor! Cover, TWO?!?!? Ralph survives and shocks everyone! The fans are electric but Lupay pleads with Sahasrahla! Sahasrahla says sorry, but his count was fair, that was still just two. Lupay goes to a corner, and with fans cheering him on, Lupay tunes up the band. Ralph stands, turns around, but he falls before the “Howling Mad” kick! Ralph bails out of the ring, but Lupay pursues. HOWLING MAD! Ralph flops onto his own table! Lupay hurries up top!

The fans are thunderous as Lupay climbs to the very top! Lupay aims, but Ralph pushes the table around. Lupay hops down to drag Ralph up, but Ralph scoops Lupay! The fans go nuts as Ralph has Lupay tucked in! BASTARD DRIVER through the table!!! The fans lose their minds as Ralph might’ve just destroyed Lupay! Ralph leaves Lupay behind and wants the ring count! Sahasrahla starts, and we see Lupay has a bloody cut on his back from that landing! Ralph wants the count to go faster, we’re only at 3 of 10! Lupay flounders at 5, drags himself up with railing and stands at 6! The front row cheers, Lupay hobbles at 7, but trips on the table!

Lupay is down at 8! He pushes back up, flounders, staggers, 9!! Lupay slides in safe at 9.99!! The fans are thunderous, but Ralph powers up! ALPHA ELBOW!!! And then, he drags Lupay back up, suplexes, RAGING- CRADLE COUNTER!!! Cover, TWO!!! HOWLING MAD!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Ralph escapes once, then survives the next, the fans are as loud as they can be for both men! Lupay grabs the ropes to drag himself up. Ralph sits up at the center of the ring, but Lupay crawls over. Ralph fires a forearm, but Lupay fires one back. Neither man has a lot behind those, but they aren’t giving up.

Ralph sits Lupay up so he can fire a flurry! Lupay flops back over, but he reaches out. Sahasrahla checks on him, and somehow Lupay sits up again. Ralph eggs Lupay on, and Lupay drags himself up. Lupay slashes his throat, and he SPITS at Ralph! So Ralph winds up and ALPH- NO, Lupay rolls him up, with bridge! TWO!! HOWLING MAD!! Lupay reels Ralph in, but Ralph powers up! Hebra Lift, but the Ralph swings Lupay around into a BASTARD- NO, Lupay fights, but that’s just a wheelbarrow! Lupay victory rolls! TWO!!! WHEELBARROW GERMAN!!! Lupay roars and rises, but into the LARIAT!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!

The fans are erupting, these two men are going beyond normal limits!! POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Lupay is foaming at the mouth, but Ralph is just as furious! Ralph kicks Lupay, suplexes, into RAGING FIRE!!!! Cover, RALPH WINS!!

Winner: Ralph, by pinfall (advances to Clash of Fates)

An absolute epic that no one knew these two had in them! What a way to end the Stampede! And now, two Faces of Evil and two Dark Horses are heading towards The Clash of Fates! But are any of these four fated to go all the way to the end and become a Hyrule Warrior?

My Thoughts:

Finally getting one done before the last minute, but it was still tricky deciding who would go over in each match-up. I knew Ralph would from the start to make up for his time away, but I wasn’t sure if FOE should have a dominating 3-1 or let things be even. I hope I captured some of that Brock Lesnar VS Goldberg kind of feeling for Glutko VS Cragma. Y’know, hard hitting yet short match between two massive opponents. Now, on to the fifth Clash of Fates, which is going to again be big time.