Xander Valentine stunned SCW and its fans when he announced he was going to cash in his Trios Tournament contract to close out Breakdown, emanating from London, England. Announced on Breakdown, Xander Valentine declared that he wanted a four-way match at Taking Hold of the Flame with him facing the three principle competitive members of Fall of Man, Waylon Creek, Giovanni Aries, and the SCW World Champion, James Evans, in the infamous Thunderdome.
Since Breakdown on May 8, SCW officials have since confirmed that the Trios Tournament contract cash-in will be honoured and supremecw.com and its staff have learned further details about the massive match.
The match will take place, as announced, in the Thunderdome and will see Xander Valentine try to survive against all three members of the Fall of Man, Giovanni Aries, Waylon Creek, and James Evans. The SCW World Championship will be on the line, and it will be onefall to a finish.
Additionally, while whoever wins the match will be able to enjoy the forty person Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal on the sidelines, Valentine’s contract includes provisions that enter the other three automatically in the Taking Hold of the Flame battle royal. Noting the past violence of Thunderdome matches, one wonders what the condition of those three could be in the star-studded and hotly competitive field.
We expect to hear about Xander Valentine’s motivations for making this match when Breakdown comes live from Austin, Texas on May 15. We also expect to hear the reaction of the members of the Fall of Man where there have been some minor moments where they appear to not fully be on the same page. Furthermore, several individuals had been making private and public statements demanding a shot at James Evans. The Phantom Troupe, Simon Lyman, and others may all have their own responses to this sudden announcement.