ULTIMATE HOUR
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The 100th Episode of Ultimate Hour opened with the underdog in War Dome IV, Keith.  “Mr. Lose Guy” thanked the PSA Faithful for their support over the years, but he needs them now more than ever.  Throughout his entire life, Keith was seen as nothing more than a waste of space.  That was the case, at least, until he earned a PSA contract.  This was the first time he felt like a “somebody,” and this pushed him to get better and better.  This led him to his first victory over Samuel Binglebottom, his Ultimate Hour Championship reign, his friendship with Leonard Lopez that resulted in their 2023 PSA Tag Team Classic victory and their two PSA Tag Team Championship reigns, and his spot in the Main Event of Ground Zero III.  Next week, however, will be the biggest challenge of his career.  Keith recognizes that everyone is entering this match with different motivations, but he wants the Title more than all of them combined.  Will we have a new PSA World Champion at Finest Hour?

After their confrontation last week, Marcee and Tara squared off in singles competition.  In a back-and-forth showdown, Tara hit Marcee with the Crown of Midnight to defeat the former two-time PSA Women’s World Champion.  With this victory, Dru Parcher announced that Tara will officially join the Roster Roulette Championship match at Finest Hour.  Will Hayley and Tara be on the same page?

Next, Undkban came down to the ring to explain why he attacked Trunk several weeks ago.  To put it simply, Undkban is a PSA Legend.  Few have accomplished as much as him in this industry, and yet he’s not as feared as he once was.  Instead, people gravitate to people like Trunk, a man who is naturally talented, but has never beaten anyone at the Main Event level.  Undkban is determined to restore his reputation to the level it once was, and he’s going to start by taking down “Wisteria’s puppet.”  These comments brought out Trunk, who challenged “The Pharaoh” to a match at Finest Hour.  Can Trunk take down his biggest challenge yet?

TYSON was scheduled to take on Casual Adam, but before the match began, Voltand and Corwin started brawling at ringside.  This fight spilled into the ring, where all four men engaged in the chaos.  The contest never got started, but as a result of this confrontation it was announced that the PSA Tag Team Championship match at Finest Hour will be No Disqualification.  Who will leave on top? 

PSA Flashback- When asked what the biggest rivalry in PSA history is, many people would answer Drew Pender vs Leonard Lopez.  Their storied history began all the way back in Season 1, where Pender squashed Lopez in his debut match en route to Destruction at the Dorm.  This loss still eats away at Lopez to this day, but he got a bit of vengeance when he eliminated Drew from the first War Dome.  The two faced off once again at Christmas Calamity 2021, where Pender retained the PSA Hardcore Championship in a close matchup.  Pender actually shook Lopez’s hand after the match, as he figured that their rivalry was over.  For “The Jawbreaker,” however, it had only just begun.  Lopez spent the next several months studying Drew’s every move, and when they faced off again inside a Steel Cage during Season 3’s Extreme Open Challenge, he was confident that he knew his rival like the back of his hand.  Unfortunately, this overconfidence proved to be his downfall, as Drew Pender dodged a dive off the top of the cage and escaped to win once again.  Leonard’s hatred for Drew only continued to intensify, and when he saw his arch nemesis win the PSA World Championship, Lopez channeled this anger to win the Debt Collector.  Leonard cashed in during Drew’s next Title defense at UH Carnival of Champions, but his plan was ruined when Andrew Frankowski cost him the match.  Lopez was unsure if he’d ever get another shot at Drew Pender’s World Title, but he did at Plugged In 2024 when he was the last-minute replacement for Josh Grabowski.  He got closer than ever to defeating Drew Pender, but he unfortunately came up short once again.  Now that the PSA Hardcore Title has returned, will Lopez finally beat Drew and become Champion, or will “The Shepherd of Fire” maintain the status quo?

Brittany Blake fought her long-time rival, Anne Griffin, next.  Blake has wanted nothing more than to earn a PSA Women’s World Championship match in the past several weeks, and she did so once again when she defeated Griffin here tonight with the Britt-Knee.  When Heather N. Marcus failed to show up, however, Blake’s anger was taken to the next level.  She brutalized Griffin in a fit of rage, and she even hit a new move called the Onyx Storm.  This side of Blake was exactly what HNM was looking for, so the Champion came down to the ring and officially agreed to a match with “The Gold Mine” at Finest Hour.  Will this newfound aggression be Brittany’s key to becoming PSA Women’s World Champion?

Johnny Warren and Samuel Binglebottom met in the ring to sign the contract for their match at Finest Hour.  SOB tried to goad Warren into a fight, but “The Lifeblood” clarified that nothing he says will get under his skin, as he has learned and grown over the last several months.  Seeing that this strategy wouldn’t work, he warned Parcher one last time that if this match isn’t canceled right now, he will sue Dru Parcher and PSA for his work-related injuries at New Year’s Arrival.  Parcher, who finally had enough of Binglebottom’s antics, screamed that this match is going on no matter what, and even if PSA goes bankrupt as a result of this decision, his decree as the Director of PSA is final!  Although this match is highly anticipated by the PSA Faithful, the threat of PSA ending as a result is frightening to many.  How will this decision be received by PSA’s shareholders?

As Johnny Warren left the ring, he passed The Owskis and Champions of the Sea, who were there to face Binglebottom Entourages in the Main Event of Ultimate Hour 100.  In this fun matchup, P-Money secured the win when he hit Spack Jarrow with a diving Dropkick from Downtown.  Can he do the same thing to Dave at Finest Hour to become a two-time Ultimate Hour Champion?