Dynasty
(EAW intro plays…)
(Friday Night Dynasty intro plays. Afterward, we cut to a shot of the Wells Fargo Arena. Pyro goes off before various fans are captured; afterward, the shot reaches the commentary team.)
Stew-O: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to FRIDAY NIGHT DYNASTY! I am Stew-O, and as always, I am joined by none other than Jake Mercer and Flannery McCoy. Guys, we are almost there!
Jake Mercer: Yessir! Grand Rampage is two weeks away! So much to look forward to ahead of what will be a blockbuster show with a lot of Pain for Pride ramifications!
Flannery McCoy: Absolutely. Everyone wants to vie for a world title, or at least, have their Pain for Pride plans ready to go ahead of time: including two men who know each other all too well.
Stew-O: Right now though we set our sights on the return of two men who find themselves in an interesting situation heading into Grand Rampage. As we all know, Drake King and Cy Henderson both won the Iron Survivor match, and since the two of them have been embroiled in a conflict with one another that forced Tyrone Montgomery to step in.
Flannery McCoy: Not only was a match made official for Grand Rampage two weeks ago, but Drake and Cy have been barred from being within close proximity with each other. Tonight, they meet for the first time since their brawl on the beach via satellite, as we cut to Tyrone now to set the scene.
(The camera goes from the commentary desk to the titantron, where General Manager Tyrone Montgomery is seen standing at the center of the ring. The crowd erupts into thunderous cheers as they seem excited for what is to come, and before long, Tyrone raises his microphone as he begins to speak.)
Tyrone Montgomery: How are we doing tonight, Iowa?!
(The crowd once again continues to cheer as Tyrone nods his head, continuing with what he has to say.)
Tyrone Montgomery: Good to hear. We have a great show here for you tonight leading into Grand Rampage, but right now, I promised all of you an update on the situation regarding Drake King and Cy Henderson, our two Iron Survivor winners. I made it explicitly clear that these two men are barred from being in close proximity to one another. So, I have taken unprecedented measures. Tonight, neither Drake King nor Cy Henderson are in the arena.
(The crowd boos, rather out of disappointment that there’s no chance a brawl can take place. Tyrone nods his head, gesturing toward them to calm down.)
Tyrone Montomgery: I know, I know. But we cannot risk another brawl. Instead, they have been mandated to remain in two separate locations. But for your entertainment, tonight, we have set up a satellite feed to allow them to address each other live here on Friday Night Dynasty, so without further adieu…
(Tyrone gestures toward the titantron as a split screen is seen of two separate feeds. Drake King is seen in his Church, seated criss crossed in front of the altar, closing his eyes as he does everything he can to compose himself at the moment. Sister Annabelle is seen seated in the distance, standing dutifully, observing him as this confrontation starts. On the other side of the screen is Cy Henderson. He’s in his private residence, having just gotten out of a session at the gym. He wraps a towel around his neck as he sits down at one of the couches, smirking as he immediately sees the look on Drake’s face.)
Drake King: What an absolute farce. A complete and utter injustice. Look at what the so-called General Manager of this brand has resorted to. Doing everything that he can to keep the two of us away from each other, keeping me caged like a rabid animal as if I’m the problem. Let me make one thing clear, I have NEVER been the problem. If anything, I have been the solution, and some people, like Cy Henderson here, don’t want to accept that. Instead, all of you treat me as if I am some uncontrollable hazard, all to protect the fragile ego of a man who couldn’t even secure an Iron Survivor victory on his own!
Cy Henderson: Trust me, Drake. I’m just as unhappy about this as you are. If I had the choice, I’d come over there and I’d finish what I’d started, but I can’t. Right now, I suppose the best thing that you can do is shut up and listen to what I have to say. I don’t know why you’re complaining about your circumstances when this company decided to hand you that victory right into the palm of your hands. No matter how bad you do, they always seem to find a way back to you because they don’t want to give up on you. Have they ever given that benefit to me? No, it’s taken a lot of hard work and flipping the script to secure my spot, and I don’t regret a single bit of it. If Grand Rampage is going to show anything it’s just how immeasurable the skill gap is between the two of us.
Drake King: You genuinely think this company is trying to benefit me? I truly do wish that was the case, Cy, because if it was, that means they’d be buying into my vision! But apparently nobody wants to do that. Do you not understand the severity of this conspiracy? This brand is TERRIFIED of me! They fear my excellence! They throw me in situations like these with leeches who do everything to try and take away what I have accomplished, and now they bar me from the arena because they know I am on the precipice of reclaiming what is rightfully mine! You are nothing more than a beneficiary of my suffering!
Cy Henderson: You have not changed a single bit since I have returned, Drake. From the first time we faced off to now, it seems like you can’t get into your head that all of this is your fault.
Drake King: MY FAULT???
(Drake stops himself as he closes his eyes, continuing to breathe heavily as he does everything that he can to calm himself down.)
Cy Henderson: Yes, your fault. Meanwhile I’ve come to terms with my own demons, and it’s what got me to a position that you envy because you know in your current state you are physically incapable of reaching it. I’ve been there before, and getting there again is not going to be a problem. But they’ve given you more than enough opportunities this season and look where it’s gotten you. Instead of looking at me like the roadblock I am, you’re looking past me like I’m just another excuse you can use when you inevitably fail. I didn’t get swept out to sea because of a conspiracy, Drake. I got swept out because I wanted to choke the life out of you, and I didn’t care if I drowned doing it.
Drake King: How incredibly barbaric. And that, Cy is exactly why you will never reach the pinnacle again. You’re a relic field by primitive anger, relying on brute force and a desperate need to relive a past that has long since left you behind. They gave you a chance as World Heavyweight Champion and they don’t intend on giving you another one, not when I’ve finally stepped in to take what is mine, the one true savior of this industry. The only thing that you are is blinded by your own delusions. And I will not STAND for someone trying to take what I have worked for away from me, NOT AGAIN!
(Drake slams his hands against the steps of the altar, which prompts Sister Annabelle to speak up and allow Drake to get a moment to calm down again.)
Sister Annabelle: In less of a cruel way, he’s right, Cy. Drake is not living in delusion, look no further than your own narrative. You returned to EAW expecting a hero’s welcome, expecting to seamlessly step back into the main event as if time stood still. But the reality is, the landscape changed. And you already know that, but it’s not the way that you think, it’s because Drake changed it. You’re fighting a desperate battle while Drake is fighting to remove what is keeping him from his throne. You’re punching up, Cy.
Cy Henderson: Smart girl, but you’re misguided. I’ve forgotten more about this business than Drake King will ever learn. I don’t need to adapt to anything because anything that he has laid out I will simply go right through it. I’ve been told this tale more times than I can count by people who think they know the answer, but ultimately their endeavors end up empty handed because of the one thing they desperately try to avoid. I would’ve hoped that Drake understood that once and for all.
Drake King: WRONG! I have carried this brand on my back while you were nothing more than a distant memory. At Grand Rampage, there will be nothing that stops me from getting my hands on you and finally putting an end to this MYTH that you have something to give to this company, even though you do not. You will be forced to face the undeniable truth that you are merely a stepping stone on my path to the World Heavyweight Championship.
Cy Henderson: No matter what happens nothing is going to change the fact that we are both Iron Survivor winners, Drake. At some point, we’re both due a shot at Michael Machina and that’s not going to change how the result is going to fall. I may be generous and give you the time of day in that ring, but when it comes to the World Heavyweight Championship, I’m just simply getting what I’m owed. It’s nothing personal, I don’t do personal things especially with a joke like you, it’s just business. Maybe that’s something you need to understand before it’s too late. See you then, Drake.
(Cy reaches forward, as his side of the screen completely cuts to black. Drake quickly stands up, pointing at the camera.)
Drake King: Do not cut the feed! Do you hear me?! You do not walk away from your God! I am not finished! I-
(Tyrone Montgomery gestures to the production truck to cut his feed, as he shrugs his shoulders.)
Tyrone Montgomery: And that is exactly why they aren’t in the building. Enjoy the show everyone!
(Tyrone makes his way out of the ring as the crowd cheers loudly, Friday Night Dynasty then transitioning to elsewhere.)
(A commercial plays for Grand Rampage.)
(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘The Weight’ by Amigo the Devil can be heard blaring throughout the speakers as the loud audience lets their voices be heard through their mixed reactions, loud nonetheless with Kirk Redwood emerging from the back. He eyes the ring, not giving much of a glance to the crowd as he remains focused for his main event match.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first!!! From Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at 210 pounds… KIRKKKKKKK REDWOOD!!!
Stew-O: Kirk Redwood is surely looking to mount the most considerable momentum tonight with the biggest victory possible. Out of all the opponents to face, this is the night that has all of the potential possible for him. Tonight is as good of a night as any to prove that he’s prepared for the pressure to come.
Flannery McCoy: There’s no doubt about that, Kirk has been able to put on numerous great performances, and moving toward becoming World Champion will be a big task. A win tonight can place him in the immediate conversation as the elitist to defeat Michael Machina!
(‘Partition [Smearcase Trap Remix]’ by Beyoncé can be heard throughout the speakers as the audience responds loudly for the arrival of Kassidy Heart. Kassidy makes her way from the back & to the stage, with the camera emphasizing hyper focused attention upon her every step, panning upward to the EAW Hall of Famer herself, who grins lowly as she looks toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: And introducing her opponent! From Sydney, Australia, weighing in at 141 pounds… ‘THE MAULER’, KASSIDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY HEART!!!!
Stew-O: And here she is, entering the fray following a plenty of battles already as she’s looking to make all the more of a shift occur from defeating a World Championship contender. To go against Kirk, another competitor who looks to thrive under this environment, will prove to be enough to witness.
Jake Mercer: I say it every damn time, one of the scariest and most dangerous competitors you will ever see, she still takes the cake for what it takes to even put her down for any three! Now Kirk will have to compete against the woman who pushed Machina to the brink, and we might be witnessing something that’s gonna be nothing but crash course collision!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And we’re off! We have one hell of a match on Dynasty going down as the EAW Hall of Famer herself, Kassidy Heart, goes one on one with #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, Kirk Redwood—AS THERE’S NO TIME TO WASTE! Kassidy quickly rushes in and nails a stiff shot right across the jaw of Kirk Redwood! Kirk is standing his ground as this is absolutely what he’ll need ahead of Grand Rampage, returning the fire with a stiff forearm of his own across her jaw as there will be no collar and elbow tie ups with this match that’s for sure!
Flannery McCoy: As Kassidy sends ANOTHER STIFF FOREARM THAT KNOCKS KIRK INTO THE ROPES! Kirk Redwood is grimacing as he’s refusing to be brought down, rebounding from the ropes as he’s returning himself back toward Kassidy Heart, AND FIRES OFF WITH A POWERFUL FOREARM OF HIS OWN! Kassidy stumbles backward ever so slightly, nodding to herself as the impact of that elbow certainly is enough to warrant smirking as she understands what she’s about to get from Redwood!
Jake Mercer: ‘CAUSE KASS CHARGES FORWARD AFTER REBOUNDING AND NAILS A SHOTGUN DROPKICK!!!! KIRK IS SENT AGAINST THE CORNER!! Kassidy now rises upward again, nodding to herself as she is all the more willing to apply the pressure as necessary with how Redwood seems inclined in going through the tides against her! But Kassidy Heart might be the last person to do that against, as now she’s rushing herself forward & IMMEDIATELY LOOKING TO TAKE KIRK’S HEAD OFF WITH THE ‘RAPTURE’—
Stew-O: KIRK SIDESTEPS AND NAILS A JUMPING SUPERMAN PUNCH!!!! KASSIDY HEART IS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BUT NOT GOING DOWN!!! She’s staggering as she leans herself over the ropes, trying to shake off that superman punch counter from Kirk Redwood as now Kirk will have to find his own way back into putting the multi time World Champion down for any count here! Kassidy is now looking to tread forward despite being rattled by the superman punch—WHILE KIRK RUSHES TOWARD HER!
Flannery McCoy: AS THE RUNNING UPPERCUT CAUSES KASS’ TO STUMBLE BACKWARD & THROUGH THE ROPES! SHE CRASHES ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!! You can see that Kirk is being extra crafty when going against a competitor of Kassidy’s caliber, he truly is searching for all of the momentum that he can garner ahead of his title match against Michael Machina! Redwood is now getting himself back up, and he sees that Kassidy is not inside the ring anymore from here!
Jake Mercer: As the referee may be inclined to count down—which, is not ideal by any stretch of the imagination he’s just gonna piss off Kass’ if he does, but that may not be necessary by the looks of it! Kirk Redwood is refusing to slow himself down any further than he has to, now rushing those ropes before rebounding forward as Kassidy is getting herself upward—ONLY TO BE HIT BY A SUICIDE DIVE FROM KIRK REDWOOD!!!
Stew-O: WHICH SENDS KASSIDY BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!!! Kirk is firing off in an immense way to set this match forward! Kirk Redwood has been able to push the pace of this match with as much certainty as he’s able to garner, not letting this shift in any other way than one where he can maintain all of the control! Kirk is glaring up at the referee, shaking his head as the referee understands no counts will be made when Kassidy Heart is in a fight! Kass’ isn’t staying down for long by any means, trying to bring herself upward as Kirk takes notice of this!
Flannery McCoy: As Kirk sends a stiff knee across the abdomen to keep Kassidy at bay! Redwood is inclined to ensure that Kass doesn’t bring herself up to any other manner possible, as the longer she’s got suppressed the better that his own chances become of walking out of this match with possibly the biggest win of his career! Kirk is now steadily grabbing a hold of Kassidy’s head, nodding to himself as he’s got the Mauler in trouble here! Looking to bring her back into the ring about as quickly as he can be able to do so—
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL KASSIDY IS ABLE TO SHOVE KIRK REDWOOD DIRECTLY INTO THE APRON WITH AUTHORITY!!! ABDOMEN FIRST!!! Kirk is immediately wrapping an arm around his own abdomen, shaking his own head as he understands just as well that this is NOT the place to be caught up within as Kassidy will take every possible advantage here! Now Kass’ is recollecting herself quickly, perhaps annoyed with how Kirk was able to push that pace & leave her in trouble for the moment that he did! Now Kass has her own opening here to inflict even worse upon Kirk Redwood, as she’s now looking to drive Kirk ACCORDINGLY!
Stew-O: “STARGAZING” ONTO THE STEEL STEPS! GOOD GRIEF!!! Kirk is immediately clutching onto the back of his head after the thudding impact of that inverted DDT onto the steel! Kassidy is nodding to herself as a mischievous smile forms on her face, able to acknowledge how this has formulated for the better as this match has panned out toward her own favor! Now Kassidy is bringing herself upward, as her attention remains fixated on Kirk while taking hold of his head, and dragging him upward before getting him back into the ring with as much as possible to give!
Flannery McCoy: As Kassidy is able to bring herself back into the ring, looking toward Kirk with a wicked smile on her own face while Kirk is trying to get herself back into motion, but this is surely becoming all the more of an issue for him the longer that this match will continue to play in her favor, AS KASSIDY ALLOWS FOR A SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX TO SPIKE KIRK DOWNWARD ONTO HIS OWN NECK AS WELL!!! Kirk finds himself in the bridging pin as Kassidy is now maintaining the cover all the more!
ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THR—
Jake Mercer: NOT ENOUGH! Kirk is able to kick out as this match continues further! Kassidy is grimacing as she understands much more will need to be done in order to become the former Unified Tag Team Champion! Kassidy finds herself situated over the champion, now trying to rock the hell out of him with repeated elbows across his temple here! She doesn’t want to let up as long as she can keep on putting Kirk down, not looking to slow down with the pace this match has set!
Stew-O: As she finds herself backing away, with Kirk steadily rising up to a knee while Kassidy is looking to make the absolute most out of what she can possibly do from here, looking for a STIFF SIDE KICK—BUT KIRK HOLDS ONTO THE LEG! HE’S NOW DRIVING ELBOWS DOWNWARD ONTO HER KNEE! Kass’ is grimacing further as she has to act quickly now, LOOKING FOR THE ENZIGURI—
Flannery McCoy: BUT KIRK DUCKS UNDER—AND SENDS KASSIDY SPIRALLING ONTO HER NECK WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX TO PUT HER DOWN!!! An immense counter from the former Tag Team Champion as Kassidy is sent crashing onto the back of her own neck, with Kass’ now in for the pressure as Kirk maintains the bridging time in order to maintain the pin! The referee slides himself over to the immediate count!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THR—
Jake Mercer: KICK OUT!! Kassidy shoots the arm upward yet Kirk is maintaining the grasp that he has around Kassidy’s waist!! Kassidy is trying to bring herself upward, able to rise to a knee while Kirk is following suit by keeping his hands clasped together & refusing to let go of the Hall of Famer as well! Heart is looking to bring herself upward, able to do so in enough of a quickened manner as she gets his hands onto Kirk’s grasp, trying to pry him off from herself—
Stew-O: BUT REDWOOD DELIVERS A CHOKE SUPLEX TO DRIVE KASSIDY DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS ONCE AGAIN!! Kassidy is growing visibly frustrated through the pressure that she’s being placed through as Kirk is refusing to let up! Heart finds herself struggling all the more as Kirk is refusing to slow down even more, a moment where Kassidy is looking to return back to some semblance of form as she’s sending back elbows! Kirk vigorously shakes his head as he rises to his feet alongside Kassidy, who’s feeling déjà vu from BRAE as KIRK HOISTS HER—
Flannery McCoy: BUT KASSIDY IS DRIVING ELBOWS DOWN ONTO KIRK’S FOREARM!!! Kirk is forced to adjust position as HE APPLIES A REAR NAKED CHOKE WITH SWIFTNESS!!! Kassidy finds herself back in trouble as Kirk is looking to tuck the forearm under her chin, but Kass is refusing to let as much happen as her own palm is set beneath her chin to stop the choke from moving further! Redwood is shaking his own head, deadset in applying this choke and making the impossible happen tonight WHILE KASSIDY SENDS AN ELBOW ACROSS HIS ABDOMEN!
Jake Mercer: AND SHIFTS RIGHT BEHIND KIRK REDWOOD—WITH ‘33’ TO DROP HIM!!! Kirk is now clutching onto his own neck here as he’s caught up at the moment! This was not panning out all too well for Kass but she’s able to make the turnaround with Kirk being spiked onto the canvas, enough of the pressure that’s keeping him from employing as much of the offense that he’s been able to dish out against his opponent tonight!
Stew-O: BEFORE KASSIDY LEAPS FORWARD TO KIRK WITH ‘THE SHINING’!!! LEAPING TRIANGLE CHOKE CATCHES REDWOOD OFF GUARD!! The submission from the Hall of Famer is tightly applied in order to wear down Kirk further and potentially put him to sleep in order to put the former Tag Team Champion down!!! Kassidy is clutching on & refusing to let up while Kirk is able to maintain himself accordingly, refusing to drop down yet Kassidy’s wrapping her legs around his waist to coil the pressure further!
Flannery McCoy: As Kirk is now dropping down to a knee, with all of the problems that Kassidy has been able to provide against Kirk now catapulting into what can be the end of this match! Kirk is finding himself in deep trouble the longer that the sleeper hold is able to maintain itself, as he’s trying to keep himself from going completely dormant as the referee is keeping a strong eye on him! Kirk is slipping a bit here as Kassidy feels that victory is inching closer and closer as long as she can keep this submission applied!
Jake Mercer: AS KIRK SCRAMBLES & GETS KASSIDY STUCK IN A SUDDEN ARM BAR—BUT KASS’ SCRAMBLES AS WELL TO FREE HERSELF AS WELL!!! Now he’s rising back up and collecting his bearings again as Heart is doing the same, refusing to be kept at bay as Kirk may be looking to ensure there’s another route of putting his opponent down! But Kassidy is refusing to stay down!!! Kass rushes ahead & looks to PUSH THE PACE FURTHER—
Stew-O: WITH A “LETHAL ROUND”—BUT KASS DUCKS UNDER AS KIRK COLLIDES WITH THE CORNER!! Kirk misses with the western lariat as he finds himself colliding with the corner, rebounding from the corner in order to keep steady as he’s been caught in the whirlwind here—AS HE’S CAUGHT BY A STUNNING ‘GO TO GAWD’ SPEAR THAT STOPS HIM IN HIS TRACKS!!! The spear puts Kirk back down, now looking to make the most out of this time by hooking the leg as she can win right here!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREE—
Flannery McCoy: NOT ENOUGH!!! REDWOOD IS STILL IN THIS! Kassidy is feeling the wherewithal set in here as she wants to win this match sooner than later! Kass now finds herself backing off, as Kirk is languishing around & trying to settle into a proper position here while on the crawl! Kassidy’s eyes are widened as she has all of her focus emphasized on Kirk, looking to put this match behind her & end it with what can bring her this victory AS SHE’S RUSHING AHEAD FOR THE ‘PAINFULLY EVER AFTER’—
Jake Mercer: “LETHAL ROUND” FROM KIRK TURNS KASSIDY INSIDE OUT!!!! Kassidy is rocked as she’s just as wide eyed in a daze, left trying to reconfigure her own positioning as she’s rising steadily from here, while Kirk is looking to bring himself right up & recovering just enough to keep pushing the pace as far as he can from here! He knows there won’t be another moment to waste as long as there is still a match to win against the EAW Hall of Famer!
Stew-O: As Kassidy is trying to keep herself upward here, which leaves more than enough room for Redwood to rush toward the ropes—AS HE REBOUNDS TOWARD KASSIDY WITH “BLITZKRIEG BOP”!!! ACROSS THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!! Kirk hooks the leg as the referee now rushes himself to the cover, the former Tag Team Champion looking to garner victory!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREE—
Flannery McCoy: NOT ENOUGH!!! STILL NOT OVER! Kassidy is able to remain in this match as Kirk is wide-eyed, understanding that far more will need to be done in order to see to it that he retains before House of Glass! Kirk backs himself away from Kassidy, with his hands clutched onto his own head as he’s growing in intensity! He can declare the end of this match to come right here if he plays his cards right! Kirk has the match ready for the end, Kassidy steadily rises as Kirk RUSHES TO THE ROPES, AND LEAPS UPWARD BEFORE MOTIONING TOWARD HER WITH “.50 CAL PUNCH’—
Jake Mercer: KASSIDY CATCHES REDWOOD WITH SUDDEN HEADBUTT WHILE KIRK WAS IN MID AIR!!! Kirk is wide eyed as he’s got the wind knocked out of him there, with Kassidy rising up to her feet as the pressure has been brought to an immense threshold from here!! And Kass can only grin from ear to ear as she’s now bringing herself up to the very top of the turnbuckle, refusing to let it all go to waste as she’s now looking for the end, AS SHE’S LEAPING OFF AND AIMING FOR THE ‘MAXX SOLARIS’—
Stew-O: KIRK CAUGHT HER IN THE TRIANGLE CHOKE!!!! KASSIDY IS TRYING TO SCRAMBLE AS KIRK REDWOOD HAS THE TRIANGLE CHOKE APPLIED!!!! The referee is keeping a stern eye on the action as this match can end abruptly at any given second!!! Kassidy is left struggling here as Kirk Redwood is refusing to let go! He’s doing everything that he can keep this submission applied as KASS IS TRULY IN TROUBLE—AS KASS’ PRESSES HER FEET AGAINST THE ROPES TO PUSH HERSELF ONTO KIRK! SHOULDERS DOWN!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREE—
Flannery McCoy: KIRK KICKS OUT AND LETS GO!!! LOOKING TO RETURN BACK TO HIS FEET—“PAINFULLY EVER AFTER”!!!! HE WAS TOO LATE!!! KASSIDY RUSHES TO THE COVER AS THE REFEREE COUNTS AWAY!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEE—
Jake Mercer: HOLY HELL?!? KIRK KICKS OUT!!!! KASSIDY GRIMACES AS NOW KIRK IS TRYING TO STIR! KASSIDY BACKS HERSELF AWAY WHILE REDWOOD IS TRYING TO GET HIMSELF BACK UP IN THE CORNER, REFUSING TO STAY DOWN! REFUSING TO QUIT—
Stew-O: AS KASSIDY NAILS THE ‘RAPTURE’!!!! HELLUVA KICK CATCHES KIRK ACROSS THE JAW…. AND REDWOOD IS STILL NOT STAYING DOWN?!?? PRIMAL SURVIVAL INSTINCT IS KICKING IN AS REDWOOD IS NOT EVEN CONSCIENCE & HIS BODY IS REMAINING STOOD! KASSIDY ANGER SUPERCEDED AS SHE APPLIES THE ‘NECRO MAULER’!!!
Flannery McCoy: AND IT’S APPLIED!!! SHE BITES DOWN ON HIS NECK!! KIRK IS SPENT AFTER TAKING ONE IMMENSE MOVE AFTER ANOTHER, BUT HE’S REFUSING TO GIVE OUT! REDWOOD IS HOLDING OUT TO THE VERY END, LETTING A GRIN SLOWLY FORM THROUGH A BLOODY SMILE AS HE REFUSES TO TAP OUT ON HIS ACCORD!!
Jake Mercer: AS HE PASSED OUT IN THIS MANNER! THE REFEREE CALLS FOR THE BELL!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER….. KASSIDYYYYYYYYY HEART!!!!
Flannery McCoy: My goodness, that is absolutely a match to remember. Unbridled sheer willpower across the board, and Kassidy Heart garners the win in absolutely immense fashion after a very incredible performance from Kirk Redwood as well! If Kirk can bring THIS version of himself against Michael Machina, trouble may come to the champ’!
Jake Mercer: I mean, my lord, I don’t think I have much to even say after what we just got to watch! They were kicking each other’s asses, Kassidy had to shut him down with all of the pressure while Redwood cracked a damn smile before getting the lights put out!
Stew-O: Kirk gave it all out there, putting on an immeasurable effort, as the Mauler had to unleash every bit of the energy there—WAIT…
(The audience responds loudly as Kirk is bringing himself upward at ringside, by the entrance ramp, as the official takes notice—and he immediately dived out of the way from the human missile launching forward.)
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD!!!!!
Jake Mercer: BULLET FROM HEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! MACHINA FLIPS THE HELL OVER AND CUTS KIRK REDWOOD IN HALF!!!!
Stew-O: OH MY GOD!!!! MICHAEL JUST DRILLED INTO KIRK’S ABDOMEN AS HE’S NOW CROUCHED BEFORE HIM, SENDING THE REPEATED STRIKES DOWNWARD AS SECURITY IS SPRAWLING OVER TO THE SCENE!
Flannery McCoy: DOZENS AMONG DOZENS COME TO PRY MACHINA OFF OF KIRK! AND HE’S ABSOLUTELY IRATE! HE DOESN’T WANT TO STOP AT ALL!!!
Jake Mercer: YOU COULD SAY THAT THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IS TWEAKING THE HELL OUT RIGHT NOW!!! WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE THIS OFF!
(Michael Machina continues to sound off while security is keeping him at bay, as Kirk Redwood clutches onto his own abdomen while posing a strong grimace behind his glare, leaned against the steps as Machina is spouting toward him with profanity as the chaotic scene proceeds to close out.)
(Transitioning away from the ring, the camera cuts backstage where Mia Santoro is by herself in the corridor. She looks down at her nails before a set of heels clicking approaches her. Her eyes shoot up—)
Mia Santoro: … seriously? You? I have nothing to say.
(And the camera pans over, revealing the person to be Jame Valdez. A frown is situated on her face, eyes narrowed and all.)
Jamie Valdez: Well you do now, because what has been happening lately? Seriously! You’re that mad over an honest mistake!? We were supposed to tear through the Grand Rampage together and now you want to chase after a world title that wasn’t even on your radar?
(That makes Mia scowl in her own right.)
Mia Santoro: Excuse you? And what makes you think I never had the Universal Women’s Championship in my sights? Are you an idiot?
Jamie Valdez: Alright, Mia, watch it. I’m trying to be cordial—
Mia Santoro: No, you watch it. I only ever connected with you because we were similar in many ways—or, at least, I thought we were. However, you’re just yet another disappointment stuck to me, and I’ve had enough.
Jamie Valdez: Disappointment!?
(Jamie gives off an incredulous laugh.)
Jamie Valdez: Really? Again, you’re behaving like this over an accident! Isn’t that embarrassing!? Besides, it’s not like you’re gonna win at Grand Rampage anyhow.
(Mia’s eyes widen.)
Mia Santor: Excuse you…?
(Jamie shrugs. Things were going to go full scorched earth anyhow, and hurt in her own right, she wasn’t intent on holding back.)
Jamie Valdez: Come on. You only have one more week to prepare for Milli, and while that attack was cute last week, this doesn’t change the fact you’re doing all of this to be bitter and spiteful. That’s how this all comes across. Your letting your emotions get the better of you and that’s going to be your downfall—
Mia Santoro: No, it’s going to be your downfall, because I came to you and—
(But before they can argue, Mia is pushed into Jamie, forehead colluding with a sickening pop! Both women fall to the floor.)
???” Damn, Mia, so that’s how you feel!?
(And the perpetrator is none other than Milli Banks! The fans come alive as they watch her mount Mia and pounds her with a series of punches, completely incensed about everything!)
Milli Banks: You think you can get away with that shit!? Huh!? Should’ve stuck to kicking it with your homegirl bitch, because I am NOT the FUCKING ONE!
(Milli continues to attack until a swarm of guards rush in, pulling her away! Milli continues to scream and kick, pissed off as can be as she’s dragged away.)
(…)
(… and the shot lands on Mia, who has a bleeding knot on her head.)
(She sits up, clearly out of it from the collision with Jamie. She feels the trails of crimson seeping out, and her fingers take a swipe at them.)
Mia Santoro: …
(She snarls.)
Mia Santoro: No… none of this is a mistake… this is exactly what was supposed to happen…
(She eyes Jamie, who’s barely moving. Mia doesn’t show any care. The medical team comes in to check on the two, but Mia shoots up, shoving a few out of the way.)
Mia Santoro: Leave me the HELL alone!
(And though she’s hurt, she storms off. The scene then fades back to ringside.)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernandes hits the speakers and the crowd breaks out into a loud roar as Limmy Monaghan emerges from the back, that same fired up look that he always has. He nods to the fans, allowing them to fuel him as he slides into the ring and steps to the center of the ring, throwing his arms out and posing.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first, weighing in at 227 pounds, from Golden Beach, Florida, he is “THEEE ACCEEE” … LIIMMMYYYY! MOOONAAGGGHHAAANNNN!!!!
(‘Altair’ by INUWASI hits the speakers and Anna Wautier emerges from the back with a massive smile on her face. Winona Hendrickson follows behind her and the two tag fans on their way down the ramp. Anna slides in, climbing the middle rope and posing to the cheers of the audience.)
Stephie Love: Her opponent, accompanied by Winona Hendrickson, weighing in at 142 pounds, from Yokohama, Japan, she is “THE THORN PRINCESS” … ANNNNAAAAA! WAUUTTTIIIEERRRRRR!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Jake Mercer: That’s the sound of the bell and Wautier and Monaghan quickly pace around the ring, reaching out for one another. They engage into a tight collar & elbow tie-up and Limmy transitions to a headlock, wrenching it in. Anna wraps her arms around Limmy’s waist, bringing him to the ropes in an attempt to send him off…
Stew-O: But Limmy skids to the center of the ring, wrenching it in tight! Anna grits her teeth, slowly rising. She sends an elbow to the abdomen of Monaghan. She sends another one, but Limmy powers through and brings her down with a headlock takeover! He wrenches on the neck of Wautier, and she tries her hardest to get free! Wautier takes Limmy by the head, pushing it back far enough so she can snap into a headscissors!
Flannery McCoy: Limmy rolls to his knees, struggling. Anna wrenches the headscissors in as tight as she possibly can. Monaghan presses his hands on the mat, rolling into a jackknife pin! Shoulders pressed to the canvas!
OOOONNNN—
Stew-O: Anna throws her shoulder up! Both rise to their feet and Limmy swings for her, but she ducks underneath. Anna throws a multitude of calf kicks to Monaghan, and then transitions with a spinning back kick to the body. Wautier runs off the ropes, but Monaghan meets her back with a kitchen sink and she flies over his knee! Wautier holds her side in pain, and Limmy pulls her up. He sends another knee to the body, and he grabs her by the head, lifting her up high.
Jake Mercer: Limmy marches towards the ropes, tossing Anna with a gourdbuster on the top rope! Wautier screams out in pain as she’s caught up top, and then Limmy bounces off the ropes and soars into a boot to the side of the head! Anna slips off the ropes and falls to the apron, holding at her head in agony. She tries to rise, but Limmy quickly runs off the ropes…
Flannery McCoy: And he takes her out with a baseball slide! Wautier is out of it, and Monaghan is up to his feet, and he’s gotta be feeling good about himself right now! He quickly runs off the ropes, still looking to keep the momentum going…
Stew-O: Only for Anna to hop up onto the apron and throw a roundhouse kick to the skull! Limmy falls backwards, and she takes the ropes, springboarding up! Limmy looks up in shock—but before he can counter, she sends him flying across the ring with a springboard hurricanrana! Beautifully executed from Wautier, who kips up to her feet! Limmy crawls to the ropes and falls into the turnbuckles, caught off guard.
Jake Mercer: Wautier runs across with a flying forearm smash, stunning Mongahan. She tries to lift him up to the top rope, but Limmy sends a knee right into the jaw! Anna staggers, throwing her hands up. Limmy bounces off the turnbuckles, taking her out with a dropkick to the knee! Wautier falls to her fours, and Limmy bounces off the ropes, diving into a double footstomp to the back!
Flannery McCoy: That drops Anna right onto her face, but Limmy isn’t done. He wraps his arms around her waist and he deadlifts her off of the canvas, carrying her around the ring as he transitions into a GUTWRENCH SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! THE COVER!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
TTWWWOOOO—
Stew-O: Immediately after two! Limmy isn’t disheartened, though. He rises to his feet and sends a knee to the back of Anna. He sends another knee to the back! He grabs Anna by the jaw and begins to bend her back, and then he ties up the legs… Limmy then rocks backwards, pulling Anna into a BOW & ARROW! Wautier screams out in pain as Limmy wrenches the hold in tight, digging his knees into her spine!
Jake Mercer: Wautier flails around desperately, but it’s no use as Limmy continues to rock her off of his knees! She’s in a bad way right now, completely trapped as Limmy also applies pressure to the ankles. Anna flails her arms out, doing everything that she can to get out of the hold…
Flannery McCoy: … and just in time, she flips into a lateral press! Shoulders pressed to the mat, legs hooked! The referee slides down for the count!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
Stew-O: Limmy kicks out at one! Both rise and Anna swings for him. He ducks underneath and grabs her by the waist, lifting her up for a german suplex toss across the ring—
Jake Mercer: NO! ANNA WRAPS HER LEGS AROUND LIMMY’S WAIST! WHEELBARROW INTO THE VICTORY ROLL! ANOTHER QUICK PINFALL!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
TTWWWOOOOOO!!
Flannery McCoy: MONAGHAN KICKS OUT—BUT THAT ONE HAD MORE SUCCESS! He quickly rises to his feet and charges Wautier, who sends him over the top rope! He falls to the floor, but quickly recovers. Anna takes the ropes and soars through the middle rope with a powerful wrecking ball dropkick! Limmy gets sent into the barricade!
Stew-O: She lands onto her feet and takes Limmy by the hair, turning the two and throwing him gut-first into the apron! Limmy grimaces, then she takes him by the hair and throws him gut-first into the barricade! Limmy winces out in pain, and then Anna throws him back into the ring! He lays next to the ropes, and she hops up onto the apron.
Jake Mercer: Wautier holds onto the ropes and she leaps into a DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP TO THE RIBS! Limmy rolls against the bottom rope, coughing out in agony as he clutches at his body. Meanwhile, Wautier calls her shot and she quickly runs off of the ropes!
Flannery McCoy: ‘TRUENO DESTRODA!’ THE LEAPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP FROM WAUTIER, SLAMMING ONAGHAN’S HEAD INTO THE BOTTOM ROPE! IT WHIPLASHES OFF AND HE FALLS ONTO HIS FACE! ANNA ROLLS HIM OVER, QUICKLY HOOKING THE LEGS! THIS COULD BE IT!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
TTWWWOOOOOO!!
Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY GETS HIS LEG ON THE MIDDLE ROPE! ANNA HOOKED THE LEGS TOO HIGH FOR THE COVER AND IT ENDED UP COSTING HER! Wautier looks up at the referee in disappointment, but the ref reassures her that was a two count!
Stew-O: Monaghan rolls over, holding the back of his neck and his ribs with both hands. He slowly rises, and Anna nails him with a forearm smash! She meets him with a palm strike, and then a kick to the body! Limmy falls against the ropes and Anna turns around, quickly running off…
Flannery McCoy: She swings a lariat—MONAGHAN DUCKS! She spins off the momentum and he catches her up for a SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! He bounces Wautier up to her knees, and she is in a bad way right now! Limmy slowly rolls over, willing himself up to his feet! He sees Anna right where he wants her!
Jake Mercer: AND LIMMY CHARGES IN FOR ‘DIABLE JAMBE!’ THE KNEE RIGHT TO THE SKULL! WAUTIER COLLAPSES! LIMMY FALLS ON TOP OF HER FOR THE COVER! THIS COULD BE IT!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
TTWWWOOOOOO!!
Stew-O: NOOOOO!!! WAUTIER GETS HER SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! Limmy sits up, the frustration starting to boil! He wants this one to be over with, but Wautier still has fight in her! He rises up to his feet and drags Wautier up!
Flannery McCoy: He throws her face-first into the middle turnbuckle, and she falls over, kneeling against it. Wautier pants heavily, struggling to make sense of what’s going on. Monaghan backpedals, placing his hands on the ropes. He tugs on them, calling for Anna to rise… but he knows that she’s incapable of doing so!
Jake Mercer: Thus, that allows Monaghan to come running across the ring! FOR A SECOND ‘DIABLE JAMBE!’ THAT KNEE DRIVING HER FACE INTO THE TURNBUCKLE—
Stew-O: ANNA MOVES! LIMMY’S KNEE EATS THE TURNBUCKLE INSTEAD! He staggers away, holding at his knee in agony! Limmy’s eyes widen from the shock, and he drops to a kneeling position! Anna takes the ropes, desperately trying to rise to her feet and capitalize!
Flannery McCoy: She sees Limmy trying to pull himself up to his feet! ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM WAUTIER—LIMMY RAISES HIS GUARD UP TO BLOCK IT! BUT IT WAS A FEINT! He lowers his hands in confusion, and WAUTIER MEETS HIM WITH A THRUST KICK TO THE JAW!
Stew-O: Now Limmy is stumbling around the ring, which allows Anna to run to the ropes! She springboards up the middle rope, and then the top rope! ‘BELLE PAPILLION!’ THE REVERSE HURRICANRANA CONNECTS! MONAGHAN SPIKED ON THE TOP OF HIS SKULL!
Winona Hendrickson: (off-mic) COME ON ANNA! PIN HIM! THIS IS YOUR MOMENT!
Jake Mercer: And Winona Hendrickson is rooting Wautier on! She slaps at the canvas repeatedly, and she’s getting these fans to engage with her as well!
Crowd: CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
Flannery McCoy: You can see that Wautier is hurt, but she’s making the crawl! Winona won’t let her give up on herself!
Winona Hendrickson: (off-mic) YOU’RE RIGHT THERE! HOOK THE LEG!
Stew-O: WAUTIER MAKES THE COVER! FINALLY!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
TTWWWOOOOOO!!
TTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEE—-
Jake Mercer: NOOOO!!! LIMMY GETS HIS SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! AND THE ENERGY FROM THE CROWD DIES DOWN A BIT—THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO SEE A MASSIVE UPSET!
Stew-O: Hold on, though, because it looks like their attention has shifted to outside the ring because Winona has a visitor…
(The camera’s focus pans from in the ring to outside the ring, where Winona is anxiously pacing back and forth… until she feels the presence of the Interwire Champion, Effy McAvoy looming behind her. Winona turns her head to Effy in confusion, then shock, and now anger.)
Effy McAvoy: (off-mic) Hi.
Winona Hendrickson: (off-mic) What are you doing out here?! This has nothing to do with me or you!
(Effy scoffs.)
Effy McAvoy: (off-mic) I’m just trying to get a closer look of my future opponent. Is this really how you prepare for your match? Being a manager?
Winona Hendrickson: (off-mic) And what’s it to you? Either way, I’m going to be ready for—
Anna Wautier: (off-mic) Hey! What’s going on?!
(Anna leans through the middle rope, gasping for air. The back and forth between Effy and Winona, plus Effy’s sudden appearance has thrown her off of her game, and she looks to Winona for answers.)
Winona Hendrickson: (off-mic) Do–don’t worry about it! FOCUS ON YOUR MATCH ANNA! COME ON!
(Effy sees this exchange and chuckles.)
Effy McAvoy: (off-mic) Look at you! You’re not even a good manager. You took her eye off the prize—
(And on cue, Limmy snags Anna from behind!)
Jake Mercer: GERMAN SUPLEX FROM MONAGHAN! WAUTIER GETS SPIKED ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD! DAMN IT! SHE WASN’T FOCUSED! MONAGHAN RISES TO HIS FEET AND HE POINTS TOWARDS HER! ‘DIAMBLE JAMBE!’ FOR A SECOND TIME! AND WAUTIER IS OUT!
Flannery McCoy: But that’s not going to be enough! Limmy has to put a stamp on it, and he drags Wautier up to her feet! He swings underneath, grabbing Wautier in a wristclutch, and he ripcords her out…
Stew-O: ‘ASTROCIDE!’ THE LARIAT NEARLY TAKES HER HEAD OFF OF HER SHOULDERS! THAT’S IT! MONAGHAN ROLLS WAUTIER OVER AND HE HOOKS THE LEGS!
OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
TTWWWOOOOOO!!
TTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, LIMMMYYY!! MONAGHAANNNN!!!
(Limmy rises up to his feet, and looks at the discourse outside the ring. Winona and Effy are still going at it, and now referees have to come down to separate the two. He shrugs his shoulders, as the referee takes his arm and raises it up high.)
Jake Mercer: Limmy Monaghan picks up the win and this is what he does, regardless of if you like it or not! There was a very high chance that he would’ve picked that victory up even without Effy’s involvement, but we’ll never know!
Flannery McCoy: That was a standout performance from Anna Wautier, but just as she got to the finish line, she made a rookie mistake and took her eye off the prize.
Stew-O: Ultimately, it was Effy McAvoy who succeeded over all. She wanted to get into Winona’s head and that’s exactly what happened! Now, Winona is going to be kicking herself for allowing this to cost Wautier the match.
(A commercial plays for Daredevil: Born Again, featuring Drake King.)
(The scene transitions backstage where some manner of chaos has erupted, judging by the cameraman who is having to run to catch up to the commotion. Yells and shouts permeate throughout the space. Some smacking sounds, as though heavy-handed fists are connecting to flees, ring out; sickening thuds, violence apparent.)
Stew-O: Wait, what’s going on!? Is there are brawl happening?
Jake Mercer: Looks like it!
(And as the camerman hurries, various Elitists are involved in the scuffle.)
(Anna is tussling with Rei. Holly, BRAE and David are going at it. The only person who is not involved is Jamie, presumably being checked out by the other medical personnel after what occurred to her earlier in the show.)
Flannery McCoy: Oh, dear! Didn’t Tyrone have a segment set up for the participants!? What could’ve even caused this to happen!?
Jake Mercer: Could be the usual Grand Rampage jitters, Flannery! Everyone wants to walk out of the match with the win and a Pain for Pride main event secured! They’re not going to let up!’
(And Jake is right. The fighting continues. Anna manages to land a forearm to Rei, while BRAE clobbers both Holly and David down. However, the more guards swoop in; eventually, the madness is able to be killed, but not without there being a struggle as everyone is ready to tear into each other.)
Jake Mercer: Well, damn! So much for that, huh? I bet Tyrone isn’t going to be all that amused that things spiraled like this. Still, it’s to be expected, given the stakes, and even some history involved amidst a few of the competitors.
Stew-O: You’re definitely right about that, Jake. What a mess this has been, but we have one more week to go before we concentrate on Grand Rampage in its entirety. No doubt there will be some fallout from this.
(Everyone is screaming, cursing, doing their best to break through the restraints in the form of uniformed security holding them back. However, it’s useless. The final shot showcases everyone being forcefully dragged and held back before Friday Night Dynasty dissolves to a brief commercial break ahead of the main event.)
(A commercial plays for Kehlani, the upcoming self-titled album by the two-time Grammy Award winner, featuring Milli Banks dancing to ‘Folded’. Yes, she has the knee brace on.)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(“DEATH OF A MAGICAL GIRL” by sm3rki began blaring through the speakers to loud boos as the Matriarch, KASAI, slowly sauntered out from behind the stage curtains with an ominous aura emanating from her. With slow and deliberate movements, she made her way towards the squared circle, basking in her own presence.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Hailing from Amani, Kagoshima, Japan, weighing in at 145 pounds… she is THE MATRIARCH, KAAAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
Stew-O: Here comes the Matriarch, our very own Empress of Elite, heading into a main event matchup against the World Heavyweight Champion!
Flannery McCoy: KASAI has the opportunity to do something big here and further cement herself in her position as Empress of Elite even further by taking down a world champion in Machina, sending a message for her own world title aspirations when she cashes in her crown!
Jake Mercer: You’d have to imagine that Raven Roberts will be watching keenly after KASAI’s ambush last week, though!
(“Apostle’s Warning” by Mobb Deep began blaring through the speakers to tremendous cheers as Michael Machina stormed out from behind the stage curtains with the World Heavyweight Championship wrapped around his waist. He makes it to the center of the stage before unhooking the title and hoisting it up into the air triumphantly; with the big gold in hand, he marches towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: AND HER OPPONENT! Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 250 pounds… he is THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, THE NEW LEGEND… MICHAAAAAAAAEL! MAAAAAAAAAACHINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Stew-O: A very determined looking Michael Machina enters the fray in this high profile matchup, not looking to waste any momentum as we get closer to Grand Rampage!
Flannery McCoy: Of course, what was said for KASAI applies all the same to Machina, especially after that hellacious Bullet from Hell that he hit Kirk with last week…
Jake Mercer: And that powerbomb onto the security team! I wouldn’t be surprised if they held a grudge and decided to let Kirk through!
Stew-O: Only one of these two vaunted elitists will be able to walk away with the victory, though, and it’s time to see who it is!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! The World Heavyweight Champion versus the Empress of Elite! Machine versus Matriarch! Machina versus Kasai!
Flannery McCoy: Machina has the obvious size and strength advantage with over a hundred pounds over KASAI, but KASAI has shown throughout her career that she is more than capable of putting bigger opponents through the wringer! She’s not going to try to out-muscle Machina because you’d be hard pressed to find any wrestler at all in the roster to do that, but she can definitely use her agility and cunning to outmaneuver him!
Jake Mercer: That’ll be the crux of this match, because if Machina can’t keep KASAI locked down, then he can’t do what he does best; if he CAN, though, then things are going to get ugly fast!
Stew-O: The two of them are circling the ring, keeping their eyes locked on each other, and you can just sense the confidence emanating from both of these highly accomplished elitists! Machina steps forward with the more aggressive pace and looks to lock up with the Matriarch…
Flannery McCoy: But KASAI side steps the attempt, instead firing off two quick calf kicks to Machina’s dominant leg! She immediately started chopping at Machina’s base, and I have to imagine that she’s got the Bullet from Hell in mind as she looks to cut down Machina’s ability to speed across the ring!
Jake Mercer: Smart call, you definitely don’t want the Machine running at you at full speed! Machina shakes off his leg before rushing forward and attempting a big boot, but KASAI ducks underneath and spins around, connecting with a side kick right to the ribs of the Machine! Machina staggers back, leaving himself open to getting hit with a spinning elbow to the jaw that causes him to stumble back into the ropes!
Stew-O: KASAI is playing the quick and clever game here, firing off with some hard-hitting strikes to account for not being able to hit some of her other grappling moves! She steps in and grabs the wrist of the World Heavyweight Champion, looking to execute an Irish whip–
Flannery McCoy: OH, but Machina reverses the Irish whip before yanking her right into a SHOULDER TACKLE! KASAI gets sent right to the canvas and lands with enough force to roll her through to a seated position, but hardly stays there for a moment before the Machine drags her up and hurls her right back down with a vertical suplex!
Jake Mercer: Clean, simple, and brutal offense by the world champ, reasserting his position in this match with that quick display of dominance! Machina doubles down on the sudden shift, dragging her up before launching her FAR with a belly to belly suplex that sends her across the length of the ring all the way to the other side! Every pound of that weight difference is being felt by the Matriarch as Machina throws her like she weighs nothing!
Stew-O: KASAI arches her back after that rough landing, grabbing at her lower back in particular as she rolls to the ropes! KASAI uses the ropes for leverage as she staggers up, with Machina inching forward like a shark that just got a whiff of blood in the water! He gets closer as he reaches to grab her arm–
Flannery McCoy: But KASAI suddenly lurches forward and connects with a surprise super kick! Machina let his guard down and it cost him as the kick forces him to turn around by sheer force, opening him up as KASAI rushes forward at the slightest hint of vulnerability!
Jake Mercer: And she DROPS the World Heavyweight Champion with a backstabber, bringing Machina down to the canvas in one hell of a reversal sequence! The Matriarch has been showing throughout this match that she can not only step up to the plate against a dominant world champion, but take control as well!
Stew-O: A haughty smirk appears on the face of the Matriarch as she glowers down at Machina before taking to the apron, grabbing the top rope tightly in both of her hands, before she leaps up to the top rope and spins mid-jump! She’s got her back to Machina on the top rope as she springboards off of it, crashing down onto Machina with a perfectly executed moonsau-
Flannery McCoy: NOT SO PERFECTLY EXECUTED! MACHINA JUST KICKED HER OUT OF THE AIR! NOT EVEN GETTING THE KNEES UP, HE ACTUALLY KICKED KASAI MID-MOONSAULT AND LAUNCHED HER AWAY! WHAT SHEER POWER!
Jake Mercer: THAT KICK WAS FORCEFUL ENOUGH THAT IT ACTUALLY SENT KASAI OUT OF THE RING! SHE JUST FLEW OUT BETWEEN THE ROPES AND CRASHED DOWN AT RINGSIDE!
Stew-O: Machina rolls over, pounding his fist on the canvas as he glares out at KASAI at ringside before rolling out himself, making his way to ringside as KASAI clutches at her midsection in agonizing pain! That’s our World Heavyweight Champion for you, the situation can be against him but in the blink of an eye, he turns KASAI’s momentum into an absolutely DISASTROUS situation for her!
Flannery McCoy: KASAI slowly begins to stagger back up to her feet before Machina decides to give her a hand with that… literally! He grabs her by the wrist to pull her back up before yanking her into a short-arm clothesline that just wipes the Matriarch out! He doesn’t let go of her wrist, though; instead, he uses it to drag her up into a scoop position!
Jake Mercer: Quick rib breaker against KASAI onto the champ’s knee before he raises her up in that scoop position and– WOW! MOONSAULT FALLAWAY SLAM! I’m always AMAZED when I see that move from the Machine, showing strength and agility in equal measure! OH WAIT, HE’S NOT DONE!
Stew-O: HE HOPS OVER KASAI BEFORE FLIPPING RIGHT BACK OVER! STANDING MOONSAULT ON THE MATRIARCH! HE DOUBLED DOWN ON IT! And that’s a poetic kickback to everyone who thought KASAI could overcome the Machine through agility, because Machina is showing right here that he’s got strength AND agility for days!
Flannery McCoy: The World Heavyweight Champion proceeds to roll the Matriarch back into the ring before rolling back in himself, and he goes in to hook the leg! Looking to end the match right here after that devastating sequence against KASAI, does he have it?! The referee slides in to make the count!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Jake Mercer: OH, and a kickout by KASAI keeps her in the game! Machina nods, accepting the conviction on display by the Empress of Elite, but that doesn’t mean he won’t keep ramping up the pressure until he gets the result that he wants!
Stew-O: Machina slowly staggers up off of KASAI before dragging her up alongside him… oh, but he’s going further than just getting the Matriarch back on her feet! He hoists her onto his shoulders in a classic fireman’s carry hold before grabbing her throat and leg to start raising her even higher…!
Flannery McCoy: KASAI is getting raised further and further up into the air! Gorilla Press! I think Machina is going for the Heat’s Descent– but KASAI is wriggling and struggling against it, not making this easy for Machina to execute! Oh, the Machine’s balance is starting to wane!
Jake Mercer: KASAI manages to get out of the Gorilla Press! Wait, not only that, but she managed to get off of it and right onto the top turnbuckle that was behind Machina! The Machine quickly spins around to face KASAI, but he gets met with a heavy boot right to the face from the top rope, causing him to stagger and fall back onto the canvas!
Stew-O: Now the Matriarch is on the top rope, looming over the World Heavyweight Champion with malicious intent as a smirk appears on her face! She rises up to her feet as she stands atop the top rope, taking aim at the World Heavyweight Champion before…!
Flannery McCoy: KASAI LAUNCHES HERSELF OFF THE TOP ROPE AND PERFORMS A SOMERSAULT IN MID-AIR! HOUSTON HANGOVER! HOUSTON HANGOVER! A PERFECTLY EXECUTED SOMERSAULT LEG DROP CRASHES DOWN ONTO MACHINA WITH AS MUCH FORCE AS THE MATRIARCH IS ABLE TO MUSTER WITH HER WEIGHT AND GRAVITY COMBINED!
Jake Mercer: SHE REACHES OVER AND GRABS A HOLD OF MACHINA’S LEG BEFORE HOOKING IT FOR THE PIN! THE REFEREE SLIDES IN TO COUNT IT! DOES KASAI HAVE IT? A WIN OVER THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION?!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Stew-O: NOOO! An emphatic kickout by Michael Machina keeps him in this match, but you can take one look at him and see that he’s not in good shape after that tremendous maneuver connected! The Matriarch, of course, isn’t in much better condition after the onslaught she suffered at the hands of the World Heavyweight Champion right down here at ringside!
Flannery McCoy: I’d say it’s still anybody’s game here, just a matter of which of these two wrestlers is resilient enough to stick through the pain and get the momentum on the other side!
Jake Mercer: KASAI is the first to stagger up as Machina still tries to recover from the Houston Hangover connecting, and the Matriarch looks determined as she narrows her eyes at the turnbuckles once more!
Stew-O: With all the weight disadvantage KASAI has to deal with in this match, being able to take to the skies is what can even this match dynamic for her, since gravity spares no one, not even the strongest of EAW’s powerhouses like the World Heavyweight Champion!
Flannery McCoy: She begins scaling the corner as the referee continues to check on Machina, who starts to stir. It looks like it’s too late for him, though, because KASAI is already nearly at the top of the– WAIT A MINUTE!
(WHACK!)
Jake Mercer: THAT’S RAVEN ROBERTS, CONNECTING WITH THE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER! KASAI JUST GOT KNOCKED OFF THE TOP ROPE AS SHE FALLS CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS OF THE RING! I THINK THAT BLOW MAY HAVE KNOCKED HER OUT! THE REFEREE WAS CHECKING ON MACHINA, HE DIDN’T SEE IT!
Stew-O: Worse for her than that… Machina has gotten to a standing position once more, and he seems just as intent on beating the Empress of Elite as he did at the start of this match! He drags her back up, just to hoist her onto his shoulders, and–
Flannery McCoy: .50 CAL! .50 CAL! THE SIT-OUT POWERBOMB CONNECTS, AND HE DRAPES HIS LEGS OVER FOR THE PIN!
ONEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(“Apostle’s Warning” by Mobb Deep began blaring through the speakers once again to loud cheers as Machina rolls off of KASAI and slowly staggers back up to a standing position to get his arm raised by the referee.)
Stew-O: A hard-fought match with both elitists using their respective strengths to their advantage!
Flannery McCoy: Unfortunately for KASAI, it looks like her actions from last week came back to bite her as Raven managed to get revenge for last week’s ambush!
Jake Mercer: Machina was none the wiser of Raven’s interference, but he managed to take it to the finish line no matter what!
(Machina continues to celebrate as the referee goes to hand him the title, when–)
Stew-O: IT’S KIRK REDWOOD! KIRK JUST SLID INTO THE RING AND SNATCHED THE TITLE, USING IT TO SMASH THE HEAD OF THE CHAMPION!
Flannery McCoy: MACHINA GETTING A TASTE OF THAT MEDICINE TOO AS KIRK IS GETTING PAYBACK FOR EARLIER IN THE NIGHT!
Jake Mercer: THESE TWO WARRIORS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THIS WAR, AND THE SECURITY HERE ISN’T ABLE TO CONTAIN IT! LEFTS AND RIGHTS BEING THROWN BY BOTH WRESTLERS!
Stew-O: BUT KIRK IS GETTING THE UPPER HAND AFTER THAT SHOT WITH THE TITLE! THE FISTS KEEP FLYING AS MORE AND MORE SECURITY GUARDS FLOOD THE AREA TO PULL KIRK OFF OF MACHINA!
Flannery McCoy: THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP IS AT AN ABSOLUTE BOILING POINT ALREADY! WILL THEY BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO GRAND RAMPAGE AT THIS POINT?!
(The video feed lingers on the chaotic brawl as the guards continue to pull them apart, before fading to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes…)