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For those who don’t know the Pure Wrestling Rules are as follows; each wrestler can only use a rope break to stop a pin or submission three times during the match. After that the ropes are in play for their opponents. Closed fists will draw a warning and two warnings equal a rope break. If you have no rope breaks and you use a closed fist you are disqualified. There is also a 20-count on the floor. Knox stalls to start. Danger gets under her skin by blowing her nose with the Irish flag. The action gets going with a wristlock by Knox. Knox puts on a cross armbreaker but Danger rolls her up for 2 to escape. Knox puts on a full nelson but Danger rolls her up for 2. Danger puts on a headlock and gets another roll up for 2. Knox puts on a front facelock and then kicks at Danger’s leg. She puts on a leglock but releases to grab a wristlock. She goes for a headlock but Danger counters to a wristlock. The hold trading continues in impressive fashion until Knox grabs a headlock and uses closed fists behind the referee’s back. She slugs Danger again behind the referee’s back. Danger tries to return the favor but the referee sees it and gives her a warning. As the referee talks to the ring announcer Knox slugs Danger again, who stupidly responds the same way and loses a rope break. Danger unloads with forearms and puts on an armbar. Knox uses her first rope break to escape. Knox sweeps the leg and then zeroes in on it. Danger refrains from using her second rope break so Knox chops her in the corner. Danger chops back so Knox goes back to the leg. Knox hits a dragon screw and puts on a leglock. She drops a series of knees on the leg and then kicks her indiscriminately. She puts another leglock on and Danger uses her second rope break to escape. Knox hits a T-bone suplex for 2. She hits a legdrop for 2. She hits an elbowdrop for 2. Danger hits a facebuster and a neckbreaker for 2. She hits the STO for 2 when Knox uses her second rope break to stop the count. They fight to the floor where Knox stays in control. Danger returns fire by ramming Knox’s face into the Irish flag on the mat. She rolls Knox back into the ring but her bad leg causes her to reenter slowly and Knox catches her with a back suplex for 2. Awesome stuff there. Knox puts on an octopus stretch and then goes for a cross armbreaker. Danger blocks it so Knox goes back to the leg with a Mutalock. Danger uses her last rope break to escape. Knox puts on an armbar/leglock combo with rope assistance and then hits a pumphandle suplex for 2 with her feet on the ropes. Danger puts on the Stretch Plum but Knox uses her last rope break to escape. Knox hits a leaping forearm but walks into a boot. Danger hits an ugly crossbody that Knox is able to roll through for the win at 25:46. The mat wrestling in this match was very precise and entertaining. Danger brought her A-game and Knox was her usual great self. This was actually better than a lot of the Pure Title matches in ROH.
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by Brad Garoon
