Freestyle Session
Freestyle Session is a b-boy competition held every year which crowns the best crew in the world. It is sanctioned by the Urban Dance & Educational Foundation and part of the Pro Breaking Tour and Undisputed's World BBoy Series. Originally held only in the United States, Freestyle Session is now being recognized worldwide. Most years have featured a 3 on 3 battle, but formats have varied over the years, from a 2 on 2 to a 10 on 10 full crew battle. Freestyle Session is most well known as a b-boy event, but has also featured b-girl, youth breaking, popping, and open styles competitions, among others [1]
In 2013, Freestyle Session set off to raise the bar of International Competition with a series of events from local preliminaries to Regional Qualifiers and ultimately the Freestyle Session World Finals to find out who is the best crew in the World. Since 2014, Freestyle Session partnered up with The World BBoy Series and helped create Undisputed, an event to crown the solo world bboy champion.[2]
Freestyle Session Championship results
[edit]| Year | Edition | First place | Second place | Third/Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 |   Ruggeds/Squadron
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 Red Bull BC One All-Stars
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 FlowXL Kings / Vicious by Nature
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| 2021 | 23 | Rock Force
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Breakmatic
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   Red Bull BC One Squad / BreakinMIA
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| 2019 | 22 |  Red Bull BC One All-Stars
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Renegade Lords
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 Belgian With Attitude / Rock Force
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| 2018 | 21 | Red Bull BC One All-Stars
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 Bring It Back Squad
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 Found Carnival / Monster RAD
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| 2017 | 20 |  Monster Bboys
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The Squadron
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 Momentum / Team Ukraine
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| 2016 | 19 | Foundnation
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 Polskee Flavour
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United Rivals / Predatorz
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| 2015 | 18 | 7 Commandoz
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Found Carnival
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Last Rock Coast / Gun Smoke Breakers
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| 2014 | 17 | The Squadron
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Top 9
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Concrete Docious FX / Ruffneck Crew
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| 2013 | 16 | The Squadron
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Polskee Flavour
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Body Carnival / The Flooriorz
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| 2012 | 15 | Skill Brat Renegades
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Top 9
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Dynasty Descendants / Lionz of Zion
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| 2011 | 14 | Jinjo
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Renegades
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Skillz Method II / Havikoro
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| 2010 | 13 | Killafornia
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Massive Monkees
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SD Syndicate / Dynamic Rockers
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| 2009 | 12 | The Squadron
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Monsta Squad
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Hustle Kidz / Mighty Zulu Kingz
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| 2008 | 11 | Natural Flava
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Foundnation
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Killafornia / Mighty Zulu Kingz
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| 2007 | 10 | Mighty Zulu Kingz
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Gamblerz
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Drifterz / Furious Soldier
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| 2006 | 8 | Killafornia
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Massive Monkees
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| 2005 | Special Edition Korea | Pockemon
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Massive Monkees
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| 2004 | 7 | Killafornia
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Skill Methods/Ground Zero
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| 2003 | Special Edition Bumbershoot | Skill Brat Kings
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Massive Monkees
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| 2001 | 6 | Cali Texas
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Massive Monkees
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| 1999 | 5 | Rock Force/Rythm Bugz
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Havikoro
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| 1999 | 4 | Beans and Rice
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Battle Utensils
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| 1999 | FSS San Francisco | Stylelements
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Soul Control
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| 1998 | 3 | Flying Tortillas
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Soul Control
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| 1998 | 2 | Unknown Bboys
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Exhibition Battle - Soul Control vs Kaiten Club
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| 1997 | 1 | Soul Control/Abstrakt Flavor/Foot Soldiers
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3 Way Tie for First as it did not complete |
Freestyle Session Solo Champions results
[edit]From 2014, the winner of Freestyle Session Solo qualifies to Undisputed.
| Year | Winner | Crew |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Thesis
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Knuckleheads Cali/Massive Monkees/Fresh Descendants/TheM Team/Last Samurai/The Legendary P-Boys |
| 2016 | El Niño
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Squadron/Floorlords |
| 2015 | Victor
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MF Kidz/Squadron |
| 2014 | El Niño
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Squadron/Floorlords |
2019
[edit]Location: San Diego
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Windbreakers"
| L |  CrazyStan
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Pelisgrosos
| L |  Boogie Renaissance
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| W | Belgium With Atittude
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Motion Disorderz
| W | Body Carnival
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Crossover Crew
| L |  German Ingenuiety
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| NarekTheShow, MicShaggy, Jerry
| L | Renegade Lords
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Force
| W | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| HZK Floor Gangz
| L | Rock Force
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Nothing 2 Lose
| W | Motion Disorderz
| L | ||||||||||||||||
 RAW Minds
| L | Rock Force
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Monster
| W | CrazyStan
| L | ||||||||||||||||
 Hoolukunz Rhythm Invade
| L | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| 3:16
| W | 808 Breakers
| L | ||||||||||||||||
 Smac 19
| L | Nothing 2 Lose
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| 808 Breakers
| W | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| CrazyStan
| W | Renegade Lords
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Break Syndicate
| L |  Juice Crew
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Monster MZK
| W | Monster
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Knucklehead Zoo
| L | Rock Force
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium With Attitude
| W | Monster
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Drifterz
| L | Body Carnival
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Juice Crew
| W | Bring it Back
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Underground Flow
| L | Belgium With Attitude
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Boogie Renaissance
| W | Renegade Lords'
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Illusion of Exist
| L | Monster MZK
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| United Rivals
| L | Belgium With Attitude
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| German Ingenuity
| W | Nothing 2 Lose
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Ariya
| L | Renegade Lords
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Renegade Lords
| W | 3:16
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Bring It Back
| W | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida H-Town
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
2018
[edit]Location: Los Angeles
Date: November 10–11, 2018
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kadetes Del Toke
| L | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Monster Bboys
| L | Foundnation
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Foundnation
| W | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Unstoppabullz
| W | Rock Force
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Shmetta
| L | Unstoppabullz
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Box Won & Breeze
| L | Rock Force
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Force
| W | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Kid Cruz & Ali
| L | Found Carnival
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| W | Body Carnival
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Feeling
| L | Knuckleheads Cali
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Knuckleheads Cali
| W | Knuckleheads Cali
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Unik Breakers
| L | Found Carnival
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Force Crew
| W | Rock Force Crew
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Killafornia
| L | Found Carnival
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Found Carnival
| W | BC One All-Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Squadron
| W | Bring It Back
| L | ||||||||||||||||
 Exaggerate & Tunde
| L | Squadron
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Monster RAD
| W | Monster RAD
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Checkered Minds
| L | Monster RAD
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Style Vale Tudo
| W | Style Vale Tudo
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Pnut & Phil
| L | Style Vale Tudo
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Funk Fockers
| W | Funk Fockers
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| STO Crew
| L | Monster RAD
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Backyard Funk
| W | Bring It Back
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Reformerz
| L | Backyard Funk
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Bomb Jam
| L | Illusion of Exist / OBC
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Illusion of Exist / OBC
| W | Illusion of Exist / OBC
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Skill@Will
| L | Bring It Back
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Renegade Rockers
| W | Renegade Rockers
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Bring It Back
| W | Bring It Back
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Boogie Renaissance
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
2017
[edit]Location: San Diego
Date: August 26–27, 2017
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Thesis | W | |||||||||||||
| Omen | L | |||||||||||||
| Thesis | W | |||||||||||||
| Saewl | L | |||||||||||||
| Saewl | W | |||||||||||||
| Phil | L | |||||||||||||
| Thesis | W | |||||||||||||
| Moy | L | |||||||||||||
| Shigekix | L | |||||||||||||
| Moy | W | |||||||||||||
| Moy | W | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie | L | |||||||||||||
| Nico | L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie | W | |||||||||||||
| Thesis | W | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | L | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Frankie | L | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Buckshot | L | |||||||||||||
| Exaggerate | L | |||||||||||||
| Buckshot | W | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Remind | L | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Lil Rock | L | |||||||||||||
| Remind | W | |||||||||||||
| Remind | W | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | L | |||||||||||||
| Zeku | L | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | W | |||||||||||||
20th Anniversary: The Return of the Crew Battle
[edit]Location: Los Angeles
Date: November 11–12, 2017
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Concrete All Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skechers All Stars
| L | Concrete All Stars
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Floorgangz
| L | Waseda Breakers
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Waseda Breakers
| W | Concrete All Stars
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| 808 Breakers
| W | Monster Bboys
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Good Foot
| L | 808 Breakers
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Fresh All Stars
| L | Monsters Bboys
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Monster Bboys
| W | Monster Bboys
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Unstoppabbullz
| L | Momentum
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Knuckleheads Cali
| W | Knuckleheads Cali
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Ill Abilities
| L | Momentum
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Momentum
| W | Momentum
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Top Coalition
| L | Supernaturalz
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| The Ruggeds
| W | The Ruggeds
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Kadetes del Toke
| L | Supernaturalz
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Supernaturalz
| W | Monster Bboys
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Killafornia Monsta
| W | Squadron
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| GunSmokeBreakers
| L | Killafornia Monsta
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Flow Mo
| W | Flow Mo
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| West Japan Hero
| L | Killafornia Monsta
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| W | Team Ukraine
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| 13.28.11
| L | Body Carnival
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Ukraine
| W | Team Ukraine
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Hazardous Being
| L | Team Ukraine
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Foundnation
| W | Squadron
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Elusive Fenz
| L | Foundnation
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Lil Killaz
| L | Mighty Zulu Kingz
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Mighty Zulu Kingz
| W | Foundnation
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| The Saxonz
| L | Squadron
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Flooriorz
| W | Flooriorz
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Squadron
| W | Squadron
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Lion City Bboys
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
Winning Bboys: Moy, Zeku, Gravity, Jeremy, Tata Kareem Jeffro, Boxwon, Pocket, and Benji.
2016
[edit]Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: November 12, 2016
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Phil | L | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Lil G | L | |||||||||||||
| Lil G | W | |||||||||||||
| Victor | L | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Pocket | L | |||||||||||||
| Kleju | L | |||||||||||||
| Pocket | W | |||||||||||||
| Pocket | W | |||||||||||||
| Dol | L | |||||||||||||
| Thesis | L | |||||||||||||
| Dol | W | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Issei | L | |||||||||||||
| Issei | W | |||||||||||||
 Paco | L | |||||||||||||
| Issei | W | |||||||||||||
| Kareem | L | |||||||||||||
| Zeku | L | |||||||||||||
| Kareem | W | |||||||||||||
| Issei | W | |||||||||||||
| Nasty Ray | L | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Robin | L | |||||||||||||
| Nasty Ray | W | |||||||||||||
| Nasty Ray | W | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | L | |||||||||||||
| MN Joe | L | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | W | |||||||||||||
2015
[edit]Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: November 8, 2015
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Victor
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Robin
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Victor
| W | ||||||||||||||
| El Niño
| L | ||||||||||||||
| El Niño
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Yarko
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Victor
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Moy
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Moy
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Issei
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Moy
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Gravity
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Gravity
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Sunni
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Victor
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Kleju
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Kid Colombia
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Kleju
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Kleju
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Flaeu
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Yuri Domingos
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Fleau
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Kleju
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Morris
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Morris
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Cheerito
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Morris
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Lancer
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Lancer
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Thomaz
| L | ||||||||||||||
After winning Freestyle Session, the second to last event of the World BBoy Series, Victor () earned a double pass to Undisputed.
2014
[edit]Starting in 2014, Freestyle Session began hosting solo or 1-on-1 b-boy battles. This was a result of partnering up with The World BBoy Series and Undisputed, an event to crown the solo world bboy champion. By winning Freestyle Session, El Niño () earned the seventh bid to the Undisputed World BBoy Series at the end of the 2014 year.
Location: San Diego, California
Date: November 8, 2014
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Kaneki | L | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Tawfiq | L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Ruen | L | |||||||||||||
| Tawfiq | W | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Illz | L | |||||||||||||
| Kleju | L | |||||||||||||
| Illz | W | |||||||||||||
| Illz | W | |||||||||||||
| Nori | L | |||||||||||||
| Nasty Ray | L | |||||||||||||
| Nori | W | |||||||||||||
| El Niño | W | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | L | |||||||||||||
| Niek | W | |||||||||||||
| Wealthy | L | |||||||||||||
| Niek | W | |||||||||||||
| Moy | L | |||||||||||||
| Bebo | L | |||||||||||||
| Moy | W | |||||||||||||
| Niek | L | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | W | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Lazy | L | |||||||||||||
| Morris | W | |||||||||||||
| Morris | L | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | W | |||||||||||||
| Palmer | L | |||||||||||||
| Gravity | W | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ freestylesession.com http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=62. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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