(EAW intro hits…)
(Friday Night Dynasty intro plays. Afterward, a live shot of the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand is highlighted. Inside, it’s a sell-out. Fans wave to the various cameras capturing them. Pyro goes off on the stage, and finally, one last sweeping shot is given before it fades into the commentary table. Stew-O, Jake Mercer and Flannery McCoy are on standby.)
Stew-O: The Road to Territorial Invasion marches on as we are now officially a month away before our first tri-brand event of the season! Welcome everyone to Friday Night Dynasty! I am Stew-O, and as always, I am joined by my commentary colleagues in Jake Mercer and Flannery McCoy.
Jake Mercer: One month to get ready and prep for war! I’m excited! Though, uh, you know, it’s not a literal war, ahaha…
Flannery McCoy: Don’t think that needed to be highlighted, Jake.
Jake Mercer: Crazy times we live in now, Flann. Gotta be sure.
(The camera then transitions over once more to a panaround shot of the IMPACT Arena as the sounds of ‘Saint Pablo’ by Kanye West begin to blare through the speakers. The crowd roars with thunderous boos as the shot goes over to reveal the World Heavyweight Champion, as Cy Henderson is seen beginning to make his way out from the backstage area. He has a serious expression on his face, title resting on his shoulder as he scans around, before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!! CY HENDERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Well we saw last week the aftermath of Cy’s first title defense of the season against Methuselah, where a new challenger immediately stepped up to the plate and made themselves known. Michael Machina was here and he was coming for the opportunity to become a two-time World Champion.
Flannery McCoy: A match was quickly made official for Territorial Invasion, with the two of them eagerly anticipating it. Cy seems ready to go, but the question is whether or not he’s going to be ready for the pending danger that is the unpredictable New Legend. I guess we’re just going to have to see.
Jake Mercer: Now though, we’re ready to hear some gospel from the GREATEST OF ALL TIME. Let’s hear what he has to say!
(Cy makes his way up the steps and onto the apron as he enters through the ropes and into the ring. He makes his way over and takes a microphone from the ringside area while ‘Saint Pablo’ begins to come to a close. Making his way back toward the center of the ring, he takes a pause before then beginning to speak.)
Cy Henderson: Last week, a new challenger stepped up to the plate, someone who firmly believed that he could take me down and, most importantly, take this World Heavyweight Championship away from me. Immediately, I called bullshit. Don’t get me wrong, Michael Machina is someone who deserves all the praise for everything that he’s done in this company, he’s someone who has made a lot of noise in a short time and that’s something that I would never try to take away from him. But while I’m able to stand here and acknowledge that much out of him, I don’t believe he can say the same for himself. I don’t think he would be able to give me any credit because that’s not who Michael Machina is. See, to him, I’m everything that he hates, I’m a “relic.”
(Cy begins to pace around, not mincing any words as he keeps a calm composure, continuing on.)
Cy Henderson: I’m not someone who’s supposed to be here, I’m someone who’s taking a spotlight away from someone who’s more deserving of it… like him. There is no world where he is going to be able to stand in front of me and say that I am who I say I am because that would mean going against everything that he has fought for since the very beginning of the season. That’s why he resorts to these, these jabs of trying to say that my time is up, that I’m not deserving of this title, y’know, everything that I’ve heard before. You’re not the first, Machina, and here’s the caveat of it all… you certainly are not going to be the last. So let’s not sugarcoat it, let’s not waste anytime here, how about Michael Machina makes his way out to the ring right now and we get all of this underway.
(Cy lowers his microphone down to the ground, and almost immediately the sounds of ‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep begins to play through the speakers of the arena. The camera goes over to the stage to show Michael Machina as he’s making his way out from the backstage area with a determined expression on his face. He eyes Cy inside of the ring, taking a good moment before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stew-O: Well, here comes the challenger, and it looks like he’s completely ready to go against the World Heavyweight Champion. He knows the type of challenge that he’s going to be against, but at the same time, he also knows that if he doesn’t get past it, then he’s not going to reach his goal of becoming a World Champion once again.
Flannery McCoy: It is certainly going to be a tall task, but one that he knows that he’s going to be ready for as he has everything else that has been thrown his way. It looks like he’s going to exchange some more verbal jabs as he makes his way down to the ring.
Jake Mercer: THE DOGS HAVE ARRIVED! BARK BARK BARK BARK! HERE WE GO! SHIT IS ABOUT TO GET REAL!
(Machina stops at the bottom of the ramp, pondering for a moment as he eyes an inpatient Cy Henderson inside of the ring, waiting for him to make his entrance.)
Stew-O: OH MY GOD! MACHINA JUST SLID IN THE RING AND IS IMMEDIATELY BEGINNING TO BOMBARD CY HENDERSON WITH PUNCHES!
Flannery McCoy: CY QUICKLY RESPONDS AS BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH! TRADING BLOWS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO LOVE LOSS RIGHT NOW AS THIS HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND REAL QUICK BEFORE IT CAN EVEN BEGIN!
Jake Mercer: CY MANAGES TO DRIVE A KNEE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABDOMEN OF MACHINA! HE THEN TURNS AROUND AND RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK-
Stew-O: ONLY FOR MACHINA TO CATCH HIM AND DROP HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SPINEBUSTER! MACHINA SHOOTS UP TO HIS FEET AS HE FALLS AGAINST THE CORNER, YELLING AT CY TO GET UP RIGHT NOW AS HE LOOKS TO BE GOING FOR IT!
Flannery McCoy: RUSHING TOWARD HIM AND LOOKING TO CUT HIM IN HALF WITH THE ‘BULLET FROM HELL’!
Jake Mercer: BUT CY MANAGES TO DROP DOWN AND SLIDE OUT OF THE RING! DOWN TO THE FRONT OF OUR ANNOUNCER’S TABLE!
Stew-O: BUT MACHINA DOESN’T LOOK DONE HERE! HE SLIDES OUT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING, AND HE HAS A LOOK OF FIRE IN HIS EYES!
Flannery McCoy: HE GAINS MOMENTUM! AS HE ROUNDS THE RINGSIDE AREA AND LOOKS TO CATCH CY WITH A ‘BULLET FROM HELL’ THROUGH THE BARRICADE!
Jake Mercer: BUT JUST IN TIME! CY MANAGES TO JUMP OVER THE BARRICADE AND ESCAPE THROUGH THE CROWD BY THE SKIN OF HIS TEETH! THE WORLD CHAMPION HAS ESCAPED DEATH TWICE AND MACHINA IS YELLING AT HIM TO GET BACK HERE!
(Machina is yelling at Cy as he tried to get him to come back, but the Champion is in retreat with his title in tow up the stands as he has a pissed off expression on his face. The last shot seen is both of them having a tense staredown before Friday Night Dynasty then begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(A commercial plays for Hot Pockets.)
Stephie Love: The following is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Altair’ by INUWASI hits the speakers and Anna Wautier emerges from the back with a massive smile on her face. She trudges down the ramp, tagging as many fans as possible in her pursuit to the ring. Anna slides in, climbing the middle rope and posing to the cheers of the audience.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, weighing in at 142 pounds, from Yokohama, Japan, she is “THE THORN PRINCESS” … ANNNNAAAAA! WAUUTTTIIIEERRRRRR!!!
(Up next is ‘Phenomenal’ by Eminem and the fans begin booing when they realize what that entails. Shio Corin swaggers out from the back, looking at the ring. He’s not in a mood to play around tonight, the victory clearly much more important to him.)
Stephie Love: Her opponent, weighing in at 225 pounds, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SHHIIOOOO! COORRRIIINNNNN!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Jake Mercer: Anna Wautier looking to make a strong impression tonight, and Shio Corin seems extremely intent on spoiling that! The two circle around the ring for a moment, and engage into a tight collar and elbow tie-up, and it’s Anna who transitions into a wristlock. She applies pressure to the wrist of Shio, but he spins around into a waist lock! He shoves her off to the ropes and hits off, misdirection, taking her down with a shoulder block! Shio runs the ropes, but Anna drops down and he floats over! Anna pushes up to her feet and she leapfrogs over Shio—no! He spins in the air and trips her on her stomach!
Flannery McCoy: That was an unpleasant landing for Anna, who falls face-first. Shio floats over, transitioning to a front chancery! Anna reaches around, gritting her teeth. She slowly works her way up and spins out of it, tripping him onto his face! Shio holds his jaw, groaning. Anna transitions to a front chancery of her own, and Shio slowly works his way up with her. He scoops her up, trying for a northern lights suplex, but she drops down and keeps that front facelock in! Shio runs forward and the two fall against the ropes! The referee comes in, enforcing that clean break!
Stew-O: But as he’s doing so, he ducks his head down to break them apart, and Shio rakes the eyes of Anna! That was uncalled for, and the ref saw none of it! He takes her wrist and sends her across the ring with a kitchen sink! That knee to the ribs sends Anna overhead, and he dusts his hands off with a smirk. The fans start booing Shio, but he doesn’t bother with it. He pulls Anna up and lifts her high in the air, dropping her throat-first on the top rope! Anna falls backwards, coughing out in pain.
Jake Mercer: Now it’s Shio who bounces off the ropes, and he sends her inside out with a boot to the jaw! He quickly runs off the ropes, looking to follow up with an elbow drop … and he scores! The elbow goes right into the chest of Wautier, and Corin is looking awfully proud of himself right now. He turns himself, preparing for what appears to be a STANDING MOONSAULT! But Anna rolls out of the way and he falls right onto his face! Shio stumbles up, and Anna is waiting for him!
Flannery McCoy: Roundhouse kic—NO! She feinted it! THRUST KICK INSTEAD! Shio goes down, holding his jaw! He rolls over, desperately climbing up! Anna runs off the ropes and she follows up with a step-up knee! Anna throws Shio to the center of the ring and runs off the ropes. Shio has no idea of his surroundings, as Anna rebounds into a neckbreaker! She makes the first cover of this match…!
OOOOOONNNEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWW—
Stew-O: But Shio kicks out before two! He’s still got a ton of energy to keep going. Anna stalks him up to his feet and she throws a chest kick! She grabs Shio by the head and goes to heave him up, but Shio lands behind her! He grabs the waist and lifts her up for a back suplex, but she lands onto her feet! Dropkick to the back and Shio falls out through the middle rope! Anna raises to her feet and begins furiously clapping her hands. The fans are starting to get behind her!
Jake Mercer: Anna quickly runs off the ropes, here we go! SUICIDE DIVE—NO! SHIO SLIDES IN AND CATCHES HER WITH A LARIAT! That just turned her inside out! But Shio isn’t done yet either! He grabs her by the hair and hunches over, beginning to force her up to her feet where she has no choice over what he’s going to do next!
Flannery McCoy: Shio runs forward and he leaps to the middle rope! Anna looks up, trying to stop him—SPRINGBOARD STUNNER! HE CAUGHT HER! THE CHIN GOT TRAPPED OVER THE SHOULDER OF CORIN AND HE’S OUT OF IT! Anna rolls over and Shio quickly crawls forth, hooking the legs for the cover! That may be it!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: Not quite! Anna gets her shoulder up! Shio is already up, yelling at the referee, but the referee is just doing his job! Shio rises and focuses on getting her back up to her feet. He throws a punch and he stumbles. He throws another one, and she falls into the ropes! Shio winds back a massive haymaker—
Flannery McCoy: Only for Anna to duck underneath that one! She runs to the ropes! She springboards up and Shio follows suit, trying to take her out of commission, but she soars past him with a SCHOOLBOY ROLLUP! RIDICULOUS AGILITY!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Stew-O: No! Shio kicks out! Both quickly rise to their feet. He swings for her head but she ducks under again! Anna with a spinning back kick to the body! Shio hunches over, and Anna throws an up kick! Shio is dazed, as Anna soars into an enzuigiri! He falls flat on his face and Anna slaps the mat as she hits the ground, trying to hype the crowd up, and she surely succeeds in doing so! Anna looks around and pumps her fist, watching Shio begin to rise up out the corner of her eye. She takes him by the head and grabs him in a front facelock, running to the ropes for a TORNADO DD—
Flannery McCoy: Can’t get it! Shio throws her back to her feet! Anna stumbles and spins around, not intentionally. But that spin catches her off of her game and Shio is waiting with a HELLACIOUS CLOTHESLINE! He doesn’t even allow her to process the hit, he pulls Anna right back up to her feet and scoops her up over his shoulder. Shio marches around the ring and he runs into a spinebuster in the center of the ring! Anna may have gotten flattened right there, and Shio is still contemplating if he can do more! I don’t know what’s wrong with this guy!
Jake Mercer: He wants to win, I’ll give him that much! He stands up, and grabs Anna in an inverted facelock. He’s looking for the Rhy—no! Anna throws an upwards knee to the head! She throws another knee, and she’s practically shooting her entire body up just to get Shio off his game! She tries one more, but Shio dips his head down and she flips over her back as a result! Nonetheless, she’s free! And Anna leaps onto Shio’s shoulders, trying a poison ran—NO! Shio hangs on, and Anna flails her legs desperately! Shio tosses her with an inverted alabama slam!
Stew-O: But Anna leaps off her shoulders, landing onto her feet! Shio can’t believe his eyes and he charges in, but Anna with a SUPERKICK! That stuns Shio, and she backs up to the turnbuckles… SHE ROLLS FORWARD! ROLLING THUNDER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! BEAUTIFUL! I can’t even believe my eyes, but Corin’s head has smacked the canvas hard and she’s pressing down for a tight pinfall!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Flannery McCoy: Corin kicks out! He rolls out of the pinfall, holding at his head. Both groggily make their way up, and Anna follows with a SPINNING BACK ELBOW! Corin falls into the ropes, which gives Anna the signal to continue her onslaught! She quickly runs off the ropes, BUT SHIO CHARGES INTO ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE—NO! SHE CAPTURES THE ARM AND SPINS AROUND, GRABBING HIM INTO A CRUCIFIX! SHE’S TRYING TO BRING HIM DOWN WITH A PINFALL!
Stew-O: Only for Corin to throw her out to her feet! Shio kicks her in the gut and turns her around! He catches her right back in that inverted facelock! Anna tries her absolute hardest to get free, but Shio has a tight grip! ‘RHYME SCHEME!’ THE ROLLING CUTTER! AND WAUTIER IS OUT OF IT! Shio rolls her over, quickly hooking the legs! This could be it!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRR—
Jake Mercer: ANNA GETS THE SHOULDER UP! Shio slaps the mat, shaking his head! He thought he had that one, and honestly, I did as well! He’s rising to his feet and getting in the face of the referee… if he loses his cool here? He could get himself disqualified and lose the match anyways! Shio slowly rises to his feet and he watches Anna begin to get up…
Stew-O: Clearly, Shio just wants to win this match, but at what cost?! He’s losing his cool! He drags her up to her feet, but she shoves him back! Anna with a knee to the side of the head! Shio falls to his fours, and Anna stumbles away as well. Both are starting to get exhausted, but Anna pushes through! She grabs the ropes and tries to springboard up! BUT SHIO RISES AND WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND THE WAIST! HE LIFTS HER! BACK SUPLEX IN THE CENTER OF THE RING—
Flannery McCoy: Landed! Anna waits for Shio! And she spins into a roundhouse kick! Shio is dazed, and Anna hits off the ropes, seeing her shot! Shio sees her coming his way and drops down, tripping her! Anna falls throat-first into the middle rope! Shio quickly rises, grabbing her by the hair!
Jake Mercer: BUT SHE SWATS THE HAND AWAY! ‘PARADISE KISS!’ THE HEADBUTT KNOCKS HIM DOWN! Anna stumbles backwards, holding her forehead from the pain that she caused to herself! She falls to a knee, but with Shio incapacitated this is her chance to capitalize! She rises to her feet and pulls him up from the canvas!
Stew-O: Anna grabs Shio into a wrist clutch and spins around, hoisting him up high in the air! ‘MODERN TRAGEDY!’ THE URANAGE SPIKES SHIO ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! AND SHE CRAWLS OVER, HOOKING THE LEGS! THIS HAS GOTTA BE IT!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, ANNNAAA WAUUTTTIIIEEERRRRRR!!!
(Anna rolls off of Shio, emphatic to have picked up the win. The referee helps her up and takes her arm, raising it up. Anna nurses her forehead, still caught off guard from the power she put into that headbutt. Shio has hardly moved since the match ended, and the ref drops down to tend to him.)
Flannery McCoy: You gotta hand it to Anna Wautier! Coming in as a rookie in EAW is never any easy, and so far she’s done a great job! You cannot take that away from her whatsoever.
Jake Mercer: Sure can’t. Shio Corin did everything in his power to cut her down—but Anna was hellbent on winning and sometimes that’s all that it takes.
Stew-O: Absolutely. Strong showing from both, but if you want it more, you want it more. There’s very little that Corin can do about that.
(Backstage, the camera shifts over to the office of Tyrone Montgomery. He greets the viewers with his usual smile.)
Tyrone Montgomery: Good evening. Hope you all have been enjoy the show thus far. You guys know I only want for Dynasty to be the best, and given the time of the year, that’s going to be especially important as we make our way toward Washington D.C. for this year’s edition of Territorial Invasion.
(This elicits a strong wave of cheers from the fans who watch him on the titantron. Back to the office, Tyrone gives a nod.)
Tyrone Montgomery: Of course, I’m not surprised that last year, things didn’t work out well in this brand’s favor. The racist egomaniacs who were too worried about who passed the brown paper bag test than who was actually capable of leading and being a good teammate helmed the ship, and frankly? Wasn’t good watching both the War Games and Brand Warfare teams be known more for the drama they had internally than what they could do in the ring. Even bogged down a few Elitists who should’ve done better than they did for that weekend.
(He shakes his head.)
Tyrone Montgomery: But it happened. At least those two are gone now so I can ensure this brand will be able to be at its best this year, and yes, I have heard the usual. ‘I don’t care about brand pride, I don’t care to have loyalty’. However, this jaded attitude has been new and Richard and Kensingten didn’t help matters with the stupid, trashy crap they were trying to peddle.
Tyrone Montgomery: I get it. Every year people get shuffled around anyways, so what is the point? Yet, I want to at least try and inspire some camaraderie with both the War Games participants, who will be BRAE, Drake King and Methuselah, and then the Brand Warfare team captained by Fire & Ice. And I think to help boost morale, it would be best if I enlisted a couple more people to help this brand out a bit more… especially when they have had noted success at this very same event.
(He grins.)
Tyrone Montgomery: I’d like to call them my aces. One of them is actually excited to be a part of the show, always eager to be at the forefront of representing this brand historically. The other, admittedly, says they’re not too sure if they want to get in the cut that deeply, but says they’re definitely going to make sure to make it to Territorial Invasion, no matter what. Both of the people I have coming in are ready to go, so you all will be seeing them sooner rather than later.
Tyrone Montgomery: Regardless of their motivations, I know they can deliver, and our side of things is only going to be furthered strengthened with their presence. So, expect them to come along in the next couple of weeks.
(Tyrone reclines back into his seat, proud as can be.)
Tyrone Montgomery: But until then? Enjoy the rest of the evening.
(And with that, the shot fades elsewhere…)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Ballad of a Prodigal Son’ by Lincoln Durham began blaring through the speakers to a loud mixed reaction as Kirk Redwood stormed out from behind the stage curtains; he had a menacing glare on his face as he gave himself two slaps to awaken his fighting spirit, before marching down the ramp towards the squared circle.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at 210 pounds… he is the DOG OF WAR, KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRK! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
Stew-O: Here comes the Dog of War, and he definitely showed us how far he’s willing to go last week when he utterly brutalized Shio Corrin in a completely one-sided battle! It led to a rare referee stoppage finish, as a matter of fact!
Flannery McCoy: That just goes to show that even after suffering defeat in his bout for the Interwire Championship at Reckless Wiring, Kirk Redwood’s head is still in the game and he’s more than willing to trample over the roster in order to get to where he feels he needs to be!
Jake Mercer: Tonight, he’ll be continuing that journey against a tougher opponent, who, just like him, is a former tag team champion but is looking to hold a singles championship for the first time!
(‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga began blaring through the speakers to loud cheers as Holly Arrow made her way out from behind the stage curtains with an intensely determined expression plastered across her face. She basked in the atmosphere before making her way down towards the ring, glaring at her opponent.)
Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT! Hailing from Liverpool, England, weighing in at 149 pounds… she is THE LODESTAR, HOLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! AAAAAAAAAAAARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
Stew-O: The flip side of Kirk Redwood here, Holly Arrow has the same ambition that Kirk Redwood has, and she’s going to have the opportunity to get her first singles championship when she contends for the Specialists Championship against Mia Santoro!
Flannery McCoy: Mia Santoro and Holly Arrow had a confrontation last week and it’s quite clear that there is tension between the two, so you have to imagine that Mia Santoro is going to be watching this match carefully!
Jake Mercer: If Holly Arrow is able to pick up the win tonight, she’ll gather some much needed momentum en route to competing for the Specialists Championship! She has a tough challenge ahead of her, though, because Kirk Redwood isn’t willing to give an inch!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! Kirk Redwood versus Holly Arrow, the Dog of War versus the Lodestar, both of them as determined as ever to pick up momentum for their singles championship aspirations and neither one of them willing to give up the momentum that they are able to gather!
Flannery McCoy: Both wrestlers step out from their respective corners as they begin circling the ring, their eyes never leaving the opponents’ eyes as they look incredibly focused and determined to get the win here tonight!
Jake Mercer: There’s a sizeable weight advantage that Kirk Redwood has over Holly Arrow, so Holly may face some struggle here if she tries to go for her typical hybrid approach; if it comes down to pure grappling, Kirk Redwood is going to have a much easier time overpowering her than if she decides to take a more tactical approach!
Stew-O: It looks like Holly Arrow is thinking to be more tactical as she’s focusing more on evasion right now and baiting Kirk Redwood into making a mistake, but Kirk Redwood is deceptively quick as he’s able to suddenly lurch forward and grab a hold of the Lodestar, forcing her into a collar and elbow tie up!
Flannery McCoy: And he’s able to transition from that into a side headlock, after which Kirk Redwood has the Lodestar right where he wants her, leading to a heavy knee smash to the midsection of Holly Arrow that causes the Lodestar to double over!
Jake Mercer: And that’s all the opening that Kirk Redwood needed to go low, grabbing a hold of both of her legs and flipping her down to the canvas with a double leg takedown that he immediately capitalizes on to get into a mounted position and start raining down on her with a monstrous barrage of strikes!
Stew-O: Kirk is using that power advantage to the greatest, but Holly Arrow doesn’t take much of his barrage as she’s quickly able to snake her way out from underneath Kirk Redwood, using her superior agility and flexibility to do so! Kirk Redwood starts to get up but Holly Arrow rises up from behind him and rushes past him to rebound off of the ropes!
Flannery McCoy: Kirk gets to a kneeling position as he’s about to stand up, but Holly Arrow speeds up to him and connects with a MASSIVE shoot kick across the torso of the Dog of War! That causes Kirk to fall onto his back, leading to Holly Arrow leaping back to where the ropes are before bouncing off the middle rope and springboarding herself above Kirk Redwood!
Jake Mercer: AND THEN SHE LANDS ON HIM! Double footstomp off the springboard dive, and now she’s quickly turned the tables around on the Dog of War! It’s going to take a lot more than that to put someone as ferocious as Kirk Redwood down for the three count, though, and Holly Arrow knows that perfectly well!
Stew-O: Holly Arrow is continuing with her tactical approach as she pushes Kirk Redwood over so that his abdomen is pressed to the ground, before she grabs a hold of his right arm’s wrist and yanks it around his back to apply a grounded hammerlock! She keeps that grounded hammerlock pressed against his back with her knee before reaching over and YANKING that left arm back with a Fujiwara armbar!
Flannery McCoy: Now this is a clever approach for Holly to take! Even with that weight advantage, having 145 pounds pressing against your back while you’re laid out is hard to handle, especially when both of your arms are locked in incredibly uncomfortable and painful positions like that impressive hammerlock and Fujiwara armbar combination right there!
Jake Mercer: Kirk Redwood is groaning in pain as he tries to wriggle around in order to shake the Lodestar off of him, but Holly Arrow is determined to stay on! Kirk Redwood’s wriggling is starting to border on flailing, though, because he’s using as much energy as he possibly can to force Holly Arrow to lose her stability… and I think it’s working!
Stew-O: It is! Holly Arrow starts stumbling, and her grip on the left arm of Kirk Redwood is starting to weaken! Kirk Redwood is able to wrest his arm free from Holly Arrow’s clutches and pushes on the canvas with his hand in order to completely tip Holly Arrow over, freeing his other arm from that grounded hammerlock!
Flannery McCoy: Even though he was able to escape, that submission hold did the damage it was intended to do, because you can see Kirk Redwood clutching at his arms in pain as he’s trying to cope with it as he quickly scrambles back up to his feet!
Jake Mercer: Holly Arrow begins to scramble back up to her feet as well, but Kirk Redwood was able to make it back up first this time, and he capitalizes on that fact as he lunges at Holly Arrow with a European uppercut to force her to stand up quicker than she would’ve been able to do so before, albeit in a dazed state after getting caught off guard with that attack!
Stew-O: In that dazed state, Holly Arrow is nevertheless struggling to fight back against Kirk as she swings forward with a punch, but Kirk Redwood’s leg is longer and was able to connect first as he launched forward a thrust kick that sends Holly Arrow staggering back before her back is pressed against the corner of the ring!
Flannery McCoy: And Kirk Redwood MEETS her in the corner of the ring as he rushes forward and connects with a corner clothesline that REALLY dazes the Lodestar! That puts her in an incredibly vulnerable position, both dazed and trapped in the corner, and Kirk Redwood doesn’t waste a second in unleashing his pent up fury!
Jake Mercer: He begins launching a maddening flurry of knife edge chops aimed at the chest of Holly Arrow, and all of them are landing! It sounds like a machine gun is going off in the arena here as each of those chops connecting makes a sharp sound that echoes! Kirk Redwood isn’t able to launch too many chops, though, because he ends up staggering back holding his arms, clearly still feeling the pain from both of his arms being locked up like that earlier!
Stew-O: So he grabs a hold of Holly Arrow by the head and just throws her to the canvas, putting an exclamation mark on that barrage with one heavy stomp to the fallen Seraph before he looks back at the corner and seems to get an idea! He begins climbing up the corner, making his way up to the top rope where he gets perched up atop the top turnbuckle!
Flannery McCoy: He looks down and aims at the fallen Seraph as he rises up to a standing position before launching himself off the top rope! He comes hurtling down towards the Lodestar before– OH MY GOD! HOLLY ARROW WAS ABLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT! THERE WAS NOTHING TO CUSHION THE FALL OF THE DOG OF WAR!
Jake Mercer: He went for a top rope diving knee drop, likely trying to avoid using his arms more than he had to with something else he normally uses like a flying clothesline, but in this case it turned out to be a bad mistake as he just ended up doing a diving knee drop to the CANVAS of the squared circle!
Stew-O: You can definitely see the pain he’s feeling right now as he squirms on the canvas, clutching his knee and leg in general as he contorts with agony! That’s the risk part of high risk, high reward; any time you go up on the top rope, you’re putting your life and limb in jeopardy, and in this case it didn’t end up paying off as Holly Arrow was able to evade it!
Flannery McCoy: Holly Arrow, still groggy from the beatdown she’s received at the hands of Kirk Redwood so far, does start to stagger up with a bit of a grin on her face as she realized that her successful evasion did a ton of damage to Kirk Redwood right there, and now she has the opportunity to capitalize on it!
Jake Mercer: She ends up dragging Kirk Redwood back up to a standing position before launching a very unorthodox palm strike directed straight at the THROAT of the Dog of War! That sends Kirk Redwood into a coughing and sputtering fit as he staggers back, and I don’t think his nerves know what pain they should be prioritizing right now! His arms, his leg, or the fact that he can barely breathe after that!
Stew-O: Holly Arrow goes for some payback now as she thrust kicks him back into that very same corner before she sprints across the ring and bounces off the opposite corner before rushing back at Kirk Redwood with added velocity! The moment she gets close enough, she leaps off of the canvas and connects with a running corner hip strike, using her entire body weight as a weapon against the larger opponent!
Flannery McCoy: Kirk Redwood staggers out from behind the corner, and suddenly Holly Arrow leaps up and latches onto his back, grabbing his head from behind and pulling it back into a neck crank! She’s holding on to Kirk Redwood from behind and just contorting his neck with as much pressure as she can apply! Kirk Redwood is swinging for the fences, but it’s hard to hit an opponent that’s right behind you at all times!
Jake Mercer: Kirk Redwood continues to struggle against Holly Arrow as he tries to pry her off, but in such a disadvantageous position, it’s definitely a problem for him! It looks like he may not be able to get out of this… OH!
Stew-O: Kirk Redwood suddenly rushes back at that corner and turns around at the last moment, ramming Holly Arrow into it in order to force her off of him! Holly Arrow slumps against the corner and Kirk Redwood pulls her out before– OH GOD! LETHAL ROUND! LETHAL ROUND! THAT HEAVY WESTERN LARIAT JUST KNOCKS HOLLY THE HELL OUT!
Flannery McCoy: KIRK DROPS TO THE CANVAS AND COVERS HER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEE-
Jake Mercer: BUT HOLLY GOT A HOLD OF THE ROPES! Kirk Redwood is furious at that oversight on his part, but he’s barely deterred as he grits his teeth and fights through the pain he’s in to measure Holly Arrow up! Holly groggily staggers up to a standing position before Kirk Redwood bounces off of the ropes and springboards towards her! HE’S GOING FOR HIS FINISHING MANEUVER, THE .50 CAL SUPERMAN PUNCH–
Stew-O: BUT HOLLY ARROW WAS ABLE TO DUCK UNDERNEATH IT, SLIPPING PAST KIRK REDWOOD AND GETTING BACK ON TOP OF HIM, THIS TIME WRAPPING HERSELF ALL THE WAY AROUND HIM WITH… WE’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE SUNSET PEAK! SUNSET PEAK! SHADES OF KENDRA SHAMEZ!
Flannery McCoy: KIRK IS FULLY LOCKED UP, AND THIS IS BAD FOR HIM ON MULTIPLE FRONTS! THE PAIN IN HIS NECK, THE PAIN IN HIS ARMS, ALL WHILE THAT BAD LEG OF HIS IS FORCED TO HOLD HIMSELF AND THE ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT OF HOLLY ARROW UP ALL AT ONCE! THIS IS WHAT HOLLY WAS WORKING TOWARDS THIS ENTIRE MATCH!
Jake Mercer: KIRK REDWOOD IS FIGHTING TO GET TO THE ROPES, BUT HOLLY IS CONTORTING HIM TOO MUCH FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE ROPES! THERE’S NO ESCAPE, THERE’S NO PRYING HER OFF… KIRK REDWOOD HAS NO CHOICE! HE TAPS!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga begins blaring through the speakers as Holly Arrow falls off of Kirk, who himself falls to the canvas, both wrestlers completely exhausted after pushing each other to the limit.)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… THE LODESTAR, HOLLYYYYYYYYY ARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
Stew-O: What a hard fought bout between these two highly competitive wrestlers; it honestly could’ve gone either way, and if Holly Arrow wasn’t able to duck that .50 Cal, I think that would’ve been it!
Flannery McCoy: Tonight, though, Holly Arrow was the better wrestler as she was able to make investments throughout the match to weaken Kirk Redwood and ultimately bring all of that work crashing together the moment that Sunset Peak was locked in! Oh… and look what we have here!
Jake Mercer: Mia Santoro, the Specialists Champion, saunters out from behind the stage curtains, sarcastically giving a slow clap for Holly Arrow! Holly tiredly looks up to see Mia standing on the stage, and I can only describe the look on her face as a mixture of exhaustion and anger!
Stew-O: This is the title match for the Specialists Championship, and Holly Arrow just showed the champion why she’s a force to be reckoned with… but Mia Santoro doesn’t look worried! We’ll have to see which one of these two will be able to make it out with the belt!
(The video feed lingers as the two stare each other down while Kirk Redwood comes to, looking on with disappointment and frustration before the video feed fades to black.)
(A commercial plays for Territorial Invasion.)
(After commercials, Friday Night Dynasty returns with a shot of Holly Arrow backstage. She rolls her neck, still not at all pleased with Mia Santoro making her presence known. However, en route to the lockerroom, she is approached by none other than Michael Belfort, who manages to catch up to her with a steady gait.)
Michael Belfort: Holly Arrow! Just a quick moment of your time?
(Holly slows to a halt, and nods.)
Holly Arrow: Yeah, sure. Might as well, right? Better than having to mull over all of this.
Michael Belfort: Wonderful, thank you. First off, how are you feeling with all of this momentum you’ve got? You were able to win at Reckless Wiring, and now, you won yet again tonight, looking ready as can be for Mia Santoro.
Holly Arrow: It feels good, of course — but the job’s not done, Michael. In fact? I’m far too used to getting ahead of myself and thinking that the coast is clear for me all because I’ve gotten some wins under my belt prior to a big match. It’d be easy to stand here, to act as if I have it all figured out now…
(She sighs.)
Holly Arrow: But I never want to get too big for my britches. Do I think I can beat Mia and become Specialists Champion? Yes, I do. Yet, I’ve been confident before, certain before, and yet… I didn’t get what I wanted. Even though I have no respect for Mia, I’m not going to go out of my way to assure anything. At the end of the day, I have to win, and I’m not going to—”
???: Get in your own way again? Be your worst enemy?
(KASAI comes from out of nowhere, slowly trekking towards the two with her arms crossed. Holly’s eyes narrow.)
Holly Arrow: Now, what are you doing here?
KASAI: Me? Oh, nothing, just overheard your conversation. Becomes the same routine, you know? Can pick up on what a person has to say.
(Holly rolls her eyes.)
Holly Arrow: And let me guess: you’ve got me all figured out, huh? Yet how did that work out for you again? Oh, right: it didn’t.
KASAI: Fair enough. However, as frustrating as it was I couldn’t win then, that does not mean my path toward championship gold is forever closed off. A familiar mindset, wouldn’t you say?
Holly Arrow: What do you mean?
KASAI: What else?
(KASAI bears a small smile.)
KASAI: I do not care to give up easily, as do you. We are both stubborn; that much I have come to understand and recognize as a similar trait you and I possess. However, with that, you know my mindset by now, Holly. You may have beaten me, but that does not mean I cannot try my hand again… and it certainly doesn’t mean I am unworthy of becoming Specialists Champion again.
Holly Arrow: What are you talking about exactly, KASAI? Get to the point.
(That draws a snort from her, not at all offended by her bluntness.)
KASAI: Do I really have to spell everything out? Well, no matter. I guess it’s better I give you a head’s up now so that we don’t need to carry on with some unnecessary dance between us.
KASAI: I want to challenger for the Specialists Championship, too.
Holly Arrow: …
(Holly… laughs. She laughs and shakes her head in disbelief.)
Holly Arrow: What? But you lost. I’m the number one contender because I was able to do what you couldn’t. Don’t insert yourself because you feel raw about being proven wrong.
KASAI: I’m not raw about anything. However, if you can try again time after time again and still remain optimistic about your chances for success, what’s stopping me from doing the same thing? Aren’t we all competitors at heart who refuse to quit, Holly?
Holly Arrow: Well, yes. But sometimes it’s better you don’t rush back into things and take the time to actually get better. I mean, wasn’t it almost a year ago you said your first attempt at failing to be a world champion wouldn’t be wasted, yet, it did?
KASAI: Sure. It did. And I will admit that. Yet, I won’t make the same mistakes. I have grown, I have shown that growth. Besides, the season is still young…
(Her grin widens.)
KASAI: But I rather get it right this time.
(Holly purses her lips, not at all liking this. Still… something tells her not to outright deny KASAI.)
Holly Arrow: Whatever. If you want to be adamant and get involved, so be it. However, just remember I’ve beaten you in a triple threat already. This match isn’t going to be different from Reckless Wiring, I’m afraid.
(She gives her an adamant look — and KASAI is tickled by that.)
KASAI: I suppose. Just don’t make guarantees you aren’t gonna be able to see through.
(KASAI walks off. Holly stares off in the direction she left at before she heads off in her own right. Michael stands there, slightly surprised by everything that unfolded, but from there, the scene fades…)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL! Introducing first…
(The opening dirge of “Razorface” plunges the venue into total darkness, pierced by isolated white strobes that flash in-time with the track’s synthetic elements as the main stage lighting ebbs and flows white with the repetition of that same dirge, a radiant heartbeat in the dark. These intermittent lighting elements continue to build, crescendoing, and the lights crash back on as a whole, pulsing and strobing in time and formation.)
(The song’s orchestral elements herald the arrival of David Smith, who paces slowly out onto the stage, face obscured by the hood of his black cloak. Halting at the top of the stage, he draws the Black Blade, triggering an array of blindingly white stage pyro in a fractal pyramid shape, followed by an identically-shaped array of lasers that linger as he starts down the ramp, framing his approach from the ring.)
Stephie Love: He is ‘The Sovereign’, DAAAAAVIIIIIIID GIIIIIIDEEEEEOOOOON SMMMMIIIIIIIITH!
(Smith reaches the ring steps and ascends straight up to the top rope, where he pulls back the hood of his coat to scan the venue, his expression impassive. After a long moment he then hops down into the ring proper, doffing and discarding his cloak and beginning to limber up as “Razorface” fades out.)
(‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep then plays. Michael Machina storms out. He eyes down DGS, ready for this match and certainly ready to send a message to the World Heavyweight Champion, Cy Henderson, after earlier in the show.)
Stephie Love: And his opponent! From Brooklyn, New York, he is ‘The New Legend’, MIIIICHAAAAEEEEEL MAAAACHIIIIINAAAAAAA!
(Michael slides into the ring, and both big men size each other up. They warm up in their respective corners before…)
(DING DING DING!)
Stew-O: It’s going to be very interesting to see how this one goes. Both very imposing men, they could certainly use their weight and size to their advantage if they want to. But I wonder if they’re cautious of one another as a result of that? Machina is ready to go and so is DGS. A surprising collar and elbow tie-up, but it’s Machina who throws David back! DGS is taken completely off guard by that, as the former World Champion flexes right in front of him.
Michael Machina: (off-mic) Is that all?
Jake Mercer: Machina rolls his shoulders and the two circle around again. Another lockup, but this time it’s David who throws Machina back with ALL of his might! Machina staggers, but he bounces off the ropes! SHOULDER BLOCK! David doesn’t budge, now he’s the one bouncing off the ropes! A SHOULDER BLOCK OF HIS OWN! Machina doesn’t budge, he’s coming off the ropes! A shoulder block—but the momentum sends David backwards into the ropes, using that to his advantage! A MASSIVE SHOULDER BLOCK!
Flannery McCoy: BUT SOMEHOW, MACHINA IS THE ONE WHO BOUNCES OFF! David tries to brace for it, but instead Michael runs right past him at mach speed and David only has a little bit of time to turn around—AS THAT SHOULDER BLOCK SENDS HIM BARRELING BACKWARDS! David rolls away, and it’s not very often you see a man of that stature and ability being forced to retreat! That’s how strong Michael Machina is, and that’s how good he is! Machina stalks David, but David rises and throws a punch right to the body!
Stew-O: David with another one, and then a calf kick! Machina reaches for his calf, stumbling. David throws another, and Machina falls into the ropes. David takes the wrist for an irish whip—not sure how good of an idea this is—OH! He pulls him back before Machina can use the ropes for his advantage, and David scoops him up and bounces him throat-first off the top rope with a STUN GUN! Machina falls backwards, holding his throat! David now comes off the ropes, ready to follow up…
Jake Mercer: Only for Michael to shrug off the pain and send David overhead with a SPINNING SCOOP SLAM! Machina rises to his feet, shaking his head. He won’t allow David to have a second of control in this one! Machina stalks him up and kicks him in the gut. He grabs him in a front facelock and lifts him up vertically, nope! David stalls it. Now he’s the one trying to lift Machina up, but Machina stalls it! Both men are throwing punches to the body—doing everything in their power to lift the other up! It’s a fight for control!
Flannery McCoy: David hoists Machina up… but Michael lands behind him and grabs him by the waist! He shoves him to the ropes! Michael comes off, LEAPING INTO A CLOTHESLI—NO! DAVID WITH AN ELBOW IN MID-AIR! WHAT A COUNTER! David quickly wastes no time, dragging Machina up to his feet afterwards! He wraps the arm around the back of his head and he lifts him up in backdrop suplex position! Looking for the Caed—
Jake Mercer: We won’t know which one because Machina fights out of the position and lands behind him! David turns and swings for Michael, but he ducks his head and now grabs David in a tight bodylock. David is doing everything to fight out of the grip that Machina has on him, but instead he gets sent over his shoulder with an OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! That took a lot out of Machina, and he’s feeling the effects as he slowly rises up to his feet. Nonetheless, we know this guy is a freak, and he’s prone to shrugging that off!
Stew-O: David slowly rises, leaning against the turnbuckles. Machina slaps his chest and runs to the turnbuckles. He bounces off with ferocity, looking for a corner shoulder thrus–NO! David with a kick to the jaw! Machina stumbles, and now David comes running out of the corner, ready to capitalize! Machina ducks under! He grabs the waist, now looking for a german suplex! But David starts throwing elbows! He plants his feet into the ground, presses his hands on the wrists of Machina and performs a beautiful standing switch!
Flannery McCoy: Before Machina knows it, David’s got him in backdrop suplex position, and he hoists him up, tossing himi in the air! ‘CAEDOMORPH CLAW!’ HE BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH THAT FALLING CHOKESLAM IN MID-AIR! NO TIME TO PREPARE FOR A MOVE LIKE THAT! MACHINA IS FLATTENED, AND DAVID LIES ON TOP OF HIM FOR THE COVER!
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Jake Mercer: MACHINA KICKS OUT! Was that a two count or was that a late kickout at one?! I’m not entirely sure, but Machina is clearly still in this match. David shakes his head, he had to bust out a more refined move of his early on in an attempt to cut him down. Michael rolls to the bottom rope, gritting his teeth. David slowly pulls him up and he cracks him with a massive European uppercut. That gets Machina’s attention, and he throws a punch to the body!
Stew-O: David stumbles, but Michael is clearly the more hurt one, and he shrugs that punch off. David throws a knee to the body, and Machina leans over as a result. This gives David all he needs to throw a knee to the jaw now! Machina falls into the corner, and David grabs him by the wrist. He sends him across the ring with an irish whip! BUT MACHINA BOUNCES RIGHT OUT OF THE CORNER! CLOTHESLINE! AND HE FLOORS DAVID! THERE HE GOES!
Flannery McCoy: Machina turns around, stalking David up to his feet! He grabs him in a front facelock! David is doing everything in his power to fight out of it, but Machina wraps his arm around the back of his head and grabs him by the trunks, hoisting him up in the air and tossing him down with no regard for his safety! X-PLEX! PLANTED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! The power that it takes to pull that off! Machina drops into a cover!
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Stew-O: Just like Machina, David gets that one up! Machina shakes his head. He grabs David by the hair and pulls him up to his feet. He sends a knee to the body, giving him a receipt for earlier. Another knee to the body, and David falls against the ropes. Machina squats down, hooking his arm underneath his leg… he slowly begins to lift him in fallaway slam position, but David begins to weigh down on him! He’s throwing elbows to the side of the head! Machina winces, doing everything in his power to overcome it, but he cant’! David slips behind the back door, shoving him to the ropes!
Jake Mercer: AND DAVID WITH A BOOT TO THE JAW! Machina bounces off, trying to capitalize, but DAVID WITH ANOTHER BOOT! He knows that Machina is pulling these counters from out of nowhere! Machina swings for him, but David ducks under, grabbing him by the waist. He’s trying for the german suplex now, but Machina starts throwing elbows to the side of the head! David is getting battered by these elbows! Machina doesn’t have a grappling counter, instead, he’s bruteforcing his way out of this position!
Flannery McCoy: For how long though?! David is beginning to EAT these elbows! And he slowly hoists Machina up anyways—lifting him up in the air! NO! MACHINA SWINGS HIS HEAD BACKWARDS! REAR HEADBUTT! And David releases him! Machina drops right back to his feet and he sees David staggering… STANDING DROPKICK! THE VERTICAL OF MICHAEL MACHINA IS ASTOUNDING! Machina rises to his feet, nodding his head profusely.
Stew-O: David rolls over, grimacing. That dropkick got him good! Machina waits for David to rise to his feet and he quickly runs off the ropes! David rises and he sees Machina coming in! IS HE ALREADY GOING FOR BULL–GAMENGIRI! DAVID CAUGHT HIM WITH A GAMENGIRI FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! HIS SHIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE NOSE OF MACHINA AND HE’S LUCKY IT’S NOT BROKEN! MACHINA GOES DOWN, AND DAVID MAKES THE COVER!
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Jake Mercer: MACHINA KICKS OUT! He rolls over, clutching at his nose in case he broke something! David rises up and he drags Michael up to his feet! He jams his head into his thighs and he wraps his arms around his waist, trying to lift him up vertically! Michael stalls the lift, though! David is trying his hardest to get him up, but Michael sends him overhead with a back body drop!
Stew-O: Michael falls to the ropes, holding his nose. He’s not entirely recovered after that gamengiri, which is going to play against him. Machina turns back around and David is already recovering. Machina shakes his head, going to pull David up, but David with an elbow to that nose! Machina stumbles backwards! David bounces off the ropes! ‘THE BLACK BLADE!’ LARIAT RIGHT TO THE–
Flannery McCoy: NOPE! MACHINA DUCKED UNDERNEATH! David’s arm gets trapped around the back of Machina’s head, and he hoists him up! BACK SUPLEX CUTTER! DAVID GETS PLANTED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! Machina rolls away, grabbing the ropes! He slowly pulls himself up to his feet and he leans against the corner. Machina crouches up and down, calling David up to his feet! Michael nods profusely, waiting for David to rise…!!!
Stew-O: David slowly pushes up, dazed and confused… Machina, again, he checks for any blood coming out of his nose, then he runs forward! ‘BULLET FROM—’ NO! DAVID SAW IT COMING!!! ‘THE SILENCER!’ SPIKE CUTTER FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! DAVID JUST CUT OFF MACHINA’S MOMENTUM! AND NOW HE MAKES THE COVER!
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Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA KICKS OUT! IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN THAT FOR DGS TO PUT HIM DOWN! He looks around, an expression of frustration on his face! David rolls over, stumbling to the ropes. He stomps the canvas, fed up with Machina’s refusal to stay down! But that’s what happens when you go against an Elitist of his caliber!
Flannery McCoy: Michael pushes up from the canvas, wincing. That worry about his nose—it screwed him over! DGS bounces off the ropes, looking to capitalize! BUT MACHINA WITH AN ELBOW TO THE JAW! David gets taken off his game, but he swings a boot! Machina ducks underneath and he grabs him by the waist! David tries to fight it off, but it’s no use! MACHINA SENDS HIM BACKWARDS WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Machina takes a deep breath, rolling to his feet. He’s beginning to fire up!
Stew-O: David slowly rises against the turnbuckles, and Machina from out of his side of the ring with a corner clothesline! Machina runs back! Another corner clothesline! But two isn’t good enough for Machina, he wants to hit the trifecta and he hits off the turnbuckles for a third time and scores! David stumbles out of the corner, holding his chest in pain. Machina runs off the ropes! SWINGING FOR THE ‘MONEY SHOT!” BUT DAVID DUCKS UNDERNEATH! OF COURSE! HE’S GOT IT MASTERED!
Jake Mercer: MICHAEL TURNS AROUND! ‘THE BLACK BLADE!’ NO! MACHINA DUCKS IT AGAIN! HE GRABS THE WAIST! GERMAN SUPLEX—NO! David elbows him away! Machina falls backwards, holding the side of his head. David turns around and wraps his arm around the back of his head! HE LIFTS HIM UP HIGH IN THE AIR! ‘ORISON DARK!’ OLYMPIC SLAAMMMM!!!
Flannery McCoy: NO! AS HE’S GOT HIM UP THERE, MACHINA WRAPS HIS ARM AROUND HIS HEAD AND BRINGS THEM BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Machina overpowers David, and he scoops him up, not taking any time to stall! HE DROPS HIM IMMEDIATELY ON HIS HEAD! ‘SKULLPIERCER!’ THAT LIKELY HURT MORE BECAUSE DAVID HAD NO TIME TO BRACE FOR IMPACT! MACHINA MAKES THE COVER!
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Stew-O: DGS KICKS OUT! Machina rolls off of him, grimacing. That took a lot out of both men, and yet, this match is still going! Machina has gone through many wars in his career, but the fight that David Smith is showing tonight may have taken him off guard! He’s not one to underestimate his opponents… but DGS is giving everything that it takes to ensure that he can leave tonight with his stock risen to a high.
Jake Mercer: Whether or not he can actually do that, time will only tell… David crawls to the ropes and slowly pulls himself up. Machina is up as well, and once again. I think Machina is looking to follow up! HE BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES! ‘THE MONEY SHOT!’ HE GOT HIM! HE ACTUALLY GOT DAVID …
Flannery McCoy: BUT HE FALLS OUT THE RING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING! MACHINA CLEARED HIM, BUT HE DIDN’T KEEP HIM IN THE RING! PERHAPS THAT COULD’VE BEEN THE END OF THE MATCH IF HE ACTUALLY SUCCEEDED! Now David is laid out on the floor, knocked for a loop! Machina huffs and puffs, slapping the mat! He thought he had him there—but he lost track of his surroundings! The desperation to win ironically cost Machina!
Stew-O: Well, the smart thing to do is to take a breather here. Machina can show urgency, but that doesn’t guarantee it’ll win him this match. David has already gotten more than enough time to kickout. The referee is beginning his count on the floor, and Machina sees this. He’s not interested in winning by countout, but still… give yourself some time!
Jake Mercer: Machina has shown to be a bit bullheaded at times. Not at his own expense, of course, but he has a particular way of doing things that works for him and him only. He wants the win on his terms, and he’s going to get it. He rolls underneath the bottom rope, reaching over for DGS. DGS is still laid out, and Machina picks him off of the canvas—albeit it is taking a lot out of him because he’s deadweight….
Flannery McCoy: WAIT A MINUTE! DAVID SHOOTS BACK TO LIFE! AND HE RUNS MACHINA BACK-FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS! MACHINA FALLS OVER, HOLDING HIS BACK IN AGONY! I DON’T KNOW IF HE GOT ADRENALINE, IF HE WAS PLAYING POSSUM, OR JUST SURVIVAL INSTINCTS! BUT DAVID IS BACK IN THIS MATCH AND HE’S HURT MACHINA!
Stew-O: Damn it! Machina should’ve waited it out! I think David did a strong scouting report on Machina, knowing that a moment like that would come for him! He drags Machina up and throws him into the ring! I mean, you can’t shrug off going into the steel steps! David slithers into the ring, pulling Machina up to his feet. He jams his head into his thighs and wraps his arms around the waist, he was trying for this earlier but I think he’s gonna get it now!
Jake Mercer: ‘THE ESCHATON POWERBOMB!’ HE ELEVATED HIM HIGH IN THE AIR AND HE GOT HIM DOWN! DAVID FOLDS MACHINA OVER FOR THE COVER! RIGHT ON THAT BAD BACK!
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Flannery McCoy: ANOTHER KICK OUT FROM MACHINA! He falls onto his side, grimacing in agony! DGS looks around and now he’s left to figure out what it takes to win this match! Machina’s back has to be killing him, but who knows where David is at right now! He got knocked for a loop in succession by Machina, yet he’s still fighting up to his feet in an attempt to win this match!
Stew-O: David has many ways to obtain victory, but The Black Blade is his bread and butter. He wants to put Machina down with that, yet he’s failed on both occasions. I’m not sure if he’s gonna go back for that or try something else… nonetheless, Machina is still trying to make his way up—as is David. This is going to be a very interesting one to watch play out!
Flannery McCoy: Now DGS is up to his feet, and he drags Machina up by the singlet… He wraps the arm around the back of his head, grabbing him in backdrop suplex. We saw the falling chokeslam earlier, now we’re about to see—NO! Machina plants his feet on the canvas! An elbow to the back of the head! And another! Machina spins out, grabbing DGS by the head! He lifts him up vertically! HE WANTS SKULLPIERCER AGAIN!
Jake Mercer: But David drops back to his feet! And as they’re still trapped in that front facelock, David frees his head and locks up Machina’s head! HE’S GOT A GUILLOTINE CHOKE IN! A STANDING ONE, AND THAT’S GOING TO CRUSH THE THROAT OF MACHINA IF HE’S NOT CAREFUL! DAVID CLAMPS TIGHT ON HIS WRIST, BEGINNING TO PULL BACK! OH MY GOD! HE MIGHT PUT MACHINA TO SLEEP RIGHT HERE—
Stew-O: NO! MACHINA RUNS FORWARD AND HE RAMS DAVID BACK-FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! But David still has the hold in! Machina places his arms around the legs of David and he scoops him up, forcing him onto the top rope! But David is still keeping that guillotine in! Machina climbs the middle rope and he starts throwing punches to the body of DGS! DGS is trying his best to keep it in—
Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA IS DEADLIFTING HIM AS THEY’RE ON THE ROPES! I CAN’T BELIEVE MY EYES! David’s eyes widen and he RELEASES the guillotine, falling back to a seated position on the turnbuckles! That could’ve ended horribly for him and he knew that! But it gave Machina perfect positioning! He throws punches to the frazzled DGS, giving him everything that he’s got! David covers up to the best of his ability, but Machina is already positioned perfectly at the top rope!
Jake Mercer: MACHINA LEAPS UP … AVALANCHE HURRICANRANA! MY GOD! THE ATHLETICISM OF MACHINA IN FULL EFFECT AND HE SENDS DAVID FLYING OFF THE TOP ROPE! David bounces off the canvas and rolls on impact! Michael rises to his feet and he looks around, hearing the roar of the crowd! Machina rips his singlet off and he turns around, crouching up and down against the turnbuckles! DGS slowly rises to his feet…
Stew-O: ‘BULLET FROM HELL!’ FINALLY, IT CONNECTS! AND MACHINA JUST RIPPED THROUGH SMITH! DAVID IS OUT OF IT, AND MACHINA DROPS DOWN, HOOKING THE LEG FURIOUSLY FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, MMIIICCCHHHAAEEEELLLL! MMAACCCHHHIIINNNNAAAAAAAA!!!
(Michael rolls off of David, huffing and puffing. That one was a lot tougher than he expected, but nonetheless, a win is a win. Machina smirks and the referee approaches him. He opts to stand on his own, and the referee takes his wrist and raises his arm up after he’s on his feet. Machina beats his chest, looking around. The referee checks on David, and helps him out of the ring.)
Jake Mercer: Death, taxes, and the Bullet From Hell being a game-ender! David Gideon Smith had a fantastic gameplan tonight. He did everything in his power to stop Machina from being at full power, but once you get hit with that? It’s over with. No matter who you are.
Stew-O: Absolutely, and you have to admire the adjustments that Machina made on the fly in order to get the win. David continued to hound him, to the point that he went high risk with that hurricanrana, and it paid off in beautiful form.
Flannery McCoy: That’s why Michael Machina is in the position that he’s in! He finds his way out of tough situation after tough situation. It’s beyond admirable, and-
(‘Saint Pablo’ by Kanye West hits the speakers and Machina comes to a halt, knowing what this means. The World Heavyweight Champion, Cy Henderson, emerges from the back and he locks eyes with his opponent at Territorial Invasion—even in spite of the long distance from stage to the ring. Cy doesn’t focus on the noise of the crowd, who are obviously roaring from another confrontation between these two.)
Jake Mercer: We know that Michael Machina is set to face Cy Henderson at Territorial Invasion, but clearly the champion wanted to get a closer look of his opponent in five weeks time…
(Cy Henderson walks up the steps and enters the ring. Machina stands his ground, in case something happens. But Cy looks him up and down, not here to do anything except look Michael in his eyes and speak to him.)
Cy Henderson: (off-mic) Congratulations on another win.
(He glances over at the World Heavyweight Championship, and then back to Machina.)
Cy Henderson: (off-mic) But you’re going to need more than that to leave with this.
Michael Machina: (off-mic) You don’t need to tell me a thing. I know.
(Cy chuckles, but he raises the World Heavyweight Championship up in the air. Machina keeps his eyes locked on Cy, though. He knows the championship is in sight, but he won’t let Cy have his way with the mindgames. The closing shot before Dynasty goes to break is champion and challenger having a tense staredown.)
(A commercial plays for Call of Duty.)
( It cuts to Effy McAvoy in an isolated backstage area of the IMPACT AREA, doing her post-match rituals behind a steel fence as Michael Belfort stumbles from the shadows with a microphone in hand. )
Michael Belfort: Excuse me, Effy! May I have a word with you?
Effy McAvoy: Sure.
Michael Belfort: Where is your head at after your loss to Mia Santoro at Reckless Wiring?
Effy McAvoy: Where should my head be? I’ll tell you what, it is not in the clouds because my future would look much brighter right now if I had succeeded at Reckless Wiring, but instead it’s a lot gloomer. A-a match on the first marquee event of the season, this was an opportunity specifically designed for me to space rocket myself to the top, but I have not even moved an inch. I am rotting in the same place as I was before and do you know how disappointing it is to see Mia Santoro walk away with what I deserve?
Effy McAvoy: It’s a sham. Mia Santoro was able to get the best of me at Reckless Wiring and I have no other choice but to respect the outcome, but what I still cannot do is respect the person. But, what’s done is done and in a time like this, it’s imperative to question what would Ahren Fournier do in this situation. His EAW Hall of Fame status wasn’t earned off the back of moping around, so I shall do my best to move on. I don’t want to let Ahren down, or myself down anymore.
Michael Belfort: So, what’s next?
Effy McAvoy: Territorial Invasion is one of the biggest events of the season, and with brand supremacy all in everyone’s minds, it’s quite difficult for me to picture myself getting a championship opportunity with all things considered. However, I know that every opportunity is important, so as long as I can get into a match, or anything that give me a big platform, then I will take it. I need to get back on track or els–
( Effy McAvoy immediately pivots her head to her left and gets into a defensive stance as she is interrupted by the EAW Unified Tag Team Champions, Fire & Ice, who were named Brand Warfare team captains earlier in the night. She is unsure of her attentions, but Fire & Ice seem to be coming passive. )
Raven Roberts: Did you say you needed an opportunity?
Effy McAvoy: Yeah, I guess.
Rex McAllister: We were actually brainstorming potential team members for our Brand Warfare squad and I’ll tell you, it’s been quite a challenge who we can pick out of all the star power on this brand, but we agreed that a newer elitist, one who is especially eager to outperform everyone can be a valuable asset in Brand Warfare.
( Effy McAvoy lets out a gleeful laugh, pointing at herself as she assumes they’re talking about her. )
Effy McAvoy: Me? You must’ve forgotten to do your research before confronting me because I was actually in Brand Warfare last year.. and I ended up miserably failing that. So, what makes you think that I won’t do the same again?
Raven Roberts: There have been numerous times in Rex and I’s career where we were dealt a poor card, and then got blessed with great ones with these EAW Unified Tag Team Championships to show for it. We’ve fallen so many times, and we’ve felt what you are going through right now so many times, but we’ve also gotten up just as much.
Rex McAllister: Do-overs are always possible, Effy. It is not the end of the world if things don’t go your way. It’s never too late because if we had agreed that wasn’t the case, then we wouldn’t be in this position right now.
( Effy McAvoy takes a while to respond, looking down in silence. She looks back up and smiles as if she’s got something in mind. )
Effy McAvoy: You know what? I will accept that opportunity. I will help you lead this brand to victory.
( Effy McAvoy agrees to their terms, and Rex McAllister reaches to shake hand, but Effy unintentionally walks past Fire & Ice as she giggles back into the shadows. Fire & Ice look at each other, nodding their head as they seem to be happy with their first recruit for Dynasty’s brand warfare team. )
(‘Genie in a Bottle’ by Christina Aguilera begins to sound through the speakers of the IMPACT Arena. Grace De Luca comes out with confidence and a smug look on her face.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA…SHE IS ‘THE PARADIGM OF PERFECTION’…GRACE DE LUCA!!!!!
Stew-O: At Reckless Wiring, Grace De Luca found herself on the recieving end of a pin fall as Holly Arrow would walk out with a future opportunity at the Specialists Championship. It wasn’t what she had anticipated whatsoever.
Flannery McCoy: Last week, it seemed like there was a small glimmer of hope of things turning around for her. Still, we are aware that with Territorial Invasion around the corner, she would love to make herself useful and represent the Dynasty brand in some capacity.
Jake Mercer: Either in a title match or in some brand warfare kind of match, it would be beneficial to someone like Grace De Luca who is looking to get something going for herself. Heck, maybe, getting the victory over the former New Breed Champion, might be what she needs to turn some heads.
(‘Psycho’ by That’s Outrageous! begins to play through the speakers. The camera looks around the arena before popping by the barricade near the left side of the stage as Effy McAvoy pops her head up. She begins to giggle as she makes her way over the barricade and begins to make her way down the ramp and to the ring.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT…FROM WATCH HILL, RHODE ISLAND…SHE IS ‘THE OMEN’…EFFY MCAVOY!!!!
Stew-O: At Reckless Wiring, Effy McAvoy fell short in defeating Mia Santoro for the Specialists Championship. But, she looks more than determined to look past that and focus on the future.
Flannery McCoy: Last year at Territorial Invasion, she represented Team Voltage in Brand Warfare, so I assume that she is looking towards this match up to make herself useful for someone who wants to put her in a match to the event. Maybe, Fire & Ice could look at her as some sort of wildcard for their team?
Jake Mercer: I believe that Effy McAvoy has grown a ton within the past year, but she’s still as unpredictable as she could be. I’m curious to see what is in store for her this year, but this is one woman who you ought to utilize, if it means one step closer to redeeming ourselves from last year.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: EFFY MCAVOY GOES AFTER GRACE DE LUCA –
Flannery McCoy: – GRACE DE LUCA DUCKS HER HEAD OUT OF THE RING! SHE FORCES THE REFEREE TO STEP IN BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM!
Jake Mercer: It seems like flashbacks of her interaction with Effy McAvoy at Pain for Pride raced in her mind. If I can recall, Effy did bit her in the nose, at some point in the match.
Stew-O: Yes, I believe it was around the beginning stages of the match. Effy McAvoy is looking to place with Grace De Luca. She is goading Grace to step away from the ropes. The referee looks to step to the side and allow the two women to begin this match up. Effy and Grace meet in the middle of the ring. The two women lock up, but Effy manages to swoop behind Grace and wrap her arms around the waist of Grace! But, Grace swoops behind Effy as she looks to take her down with a back-to-belly mat slam!
Flannery McCoy: Effy McAvoy jumps to the side, not allowing for Grace De Luca to execute the move! Instead, Effy swoops one of Grace’s feet and knocks her to her back! Effy gets on top of Grace as she looks to pin her shoulders to the mat!
OOOOOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWWWOO–
Jake Mercer: Grace De Luca gets her shoulders up! Effy McAvoy applies a front headlock to Grace as she slowly gets to her feet! But, Grace manages to battery ram Effy to the ropes! Grace holds Effy there for a couple of moments before the referee begins to count!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!
Stew-O: Grace De Luca glares at the referee before getting Effy McAvoy from underneath her chin, picking her up to her feet! Grace connects with a knife-edge chop to the chest as Effy clutchs to her chest! Grace connects with another knife-edge chop to Effy’s chest!
(The camera focuses on Effy McAvoy, who begins to slightly cackle, which causes Grace De Luca to look at her strangely.)
Flannery McCoy: I don’t believe that was the response that Grace De Luca was looking for from Effy McAvoy, guys. Effy, out of nowhere, connects with a headbutt that sends Grace back! Effy runs right to Grace and connects with lou thesz press as she connects with a series of back-and-forth punches to the face of Grace! Grace is trying to get herself out of the situation, but Effy is too quick! EFFY GRABS GRACE BY ONE OF HER ARMS AND WHIPS HER TO ONE OF THE CORNERS! GRACE’S SPINE COLLIDES TO THAT CORNER! EFFY CHARGES TO GRACE AT THE CORNER AND CONNECTS WITH A CORNER RUNNING CROSSBODY!
Jake Mercer: EFFY MCAVOY BACKS AWAY BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ANOTHER CORNER CROSSBODY! THIS TIME AROUND, SHE HOLDS ONTO THE RIBS OF GRACE DE LUCA AND APPLIES A RIB SQUEEZE ON GRACE! GRACE IS SCREAMING OUT OF PAIN AS THE REFEREE LOOKS TO BEGIN HIS COUNT FOR EFFY TO BREAK UP THE HOLD!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! STEP AWAY, EFFY!
Stew-O: Effy McAvoy seems to be giddy as she backs away from Grace De Luca! Grace is trying to catch her breath, but Effy runs to Grace at the corner with a knee to the face! Then, she follows that up with a bulldog! Effy rolls Grace onto her shoulders as she goes for another pin fall attempt!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTWWW–
Flannery McCoy: Grace De Luca with a kick out! Effy McAvoy sits Grace up before grabbing her arms from behind and applying leg scissors, locking the arms behind her! Grace needs to think quickly on her feet as she manages to get Effy to her back! She’s looking to roll up the former New Breed Champion –
OOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWWWOOOOO–
Jake Mercer: Effy McAvoy manages to get off her shoulders! She continues to apply the leg scissors to the arms of Grace De Luca! Grace is going to need to think of something else – Grace uses the long limbs to her advantage as she gets a foot to the bottom rope! Effy has no other choice, but to release the hold there! Effy immediately drops it, not wanting to risk a disqualification! Grace creates a bit of distance from Effy! She demands the referee to keep Effy back as long as she possibly can! Effy doesn’t seem to be amused by the situation! She’s getting a tad impatient! Grace rushes towards her –
Stew-O: GRACE DE LUCA LOOKS TO CATCH EFFY MCAVOY BY SURPRISE WITH A FOREARM SHOT TO THE FACE! BUT, EFFY MANAGES TO DUCK AND THROW GRACE TO THE ROPES! EFFY CONNECTS WITH A MONKEY FLIP AS GRACE FLIPS FORWARDS AND IN FRONT OF EFFY! Effy stands above Grace! Each leg is placed on the side of Grace as she manages to pick up ‘The Paradigm of Perfection’ and take her back with a basement lifted vertical suplex! This takes Grace right behind her as Effy goes for a pinfall attempt!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Grace De Luca with a kick out! Effy McAvoy rises to a vertical base before getting Grace back to her feet, but Grace manages to push Effy away from her! Grace follows that up with a back elbow to Effy’s face as that causes her to stumble back! Then, Grace connects with a powerful clothesline that sends Effy over the top rope! BUT, EFFY MANAGES TO LAND ON THE APRON! GRACE LOOKS TO CONNECT WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE! BUT, EFFY DUCKS AND CONNECTS WITH A SHOULDER THRUST THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND TO THE GUT OF GRACE! THIS CAUSES GRACE TO STUMBLE BACK! EFFY RACES TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Jake Mercer: Effy McAvoy begins to situate herself on the top turnbuckle! Grace De Luca sees what’s going on and begins to climb up the top turnbuckle! Effy connects with a forearm that knocks over Grace! But, Grace remains on the top turnbuckle! SHE THROWS A FOREARM TO EFFY! EFFY STUMBLES BACK, BUT SHE MAINTAISN HER BALANCE! EFFY THROWS ANOTHER FOREARM TO GRACE! GRACE THROWS A FOREARM TO EFFY! THE TWO WOMEN ARE TRYING TO KNOCK THE OTHER OFF! GRACE TRIES TO PULL EFFY CLOSER TO HER! GRACE DRAPES EFFY’S ARM OVER THE BACK OF HER NECK! SHE’S GOING FOR THAT SUPERPLEX!
Stew-O: But, Effy McAvoy manages to escape the position for that superplex! She connects with a headbutt as that sends Grace De Luca falling back! Now, Effy begins to readjust herself on the top turnbuckle as she flies from the top rope with a missile dropkick! GRACE GOES DOWN AS SHE LOOKS TO WRAP UP THIS MATCH WITH A ‘STORYBOOK ENDING’ – THE CURB STOMP TO GRACE!
Flannery McCoy: But, Grace De Luca manages to roll herself out of the ring! She knew what Effy McAvoy was looking to hit and knew that couldn’t be her fate here! BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE EFFY IS LOOKING TO KEEP THIS MATCH GOING AS SHE REBOUNDS OFF THE SET OF ROPES BEHIND HER AND LAUNCHES HERSELF THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AS SHE LOOKS FOR A SUICIDE DIVE –
Jake Mercer: NOOOOOOOO!!! GRACE DE LUCA NAILS EFFY MCAVOY WITH A KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE AS THAT STOPS ALL OF HER MOMENTUM! THEN, WE SEE GRACE CONNECT WITH A ROPE HUNG STUNNER AS THAT TAKES EFFY BACK! BUT, GRACE GRABS EFFY BY HER LEGS AND PULLS HER OUT OF THE RING! EFFY LANDS ON THE FLOOR AS GRACE MANAGES TO GRAB EFFY BY HER ARM AND WHIPS HER TO THE FRONT OF OUR TABLE! THAT WHIP TO THE TABLE SEEMED QUITE AGGRESSIVE THERE! EFFY DROPS INSTANTLY! BUT, GRACE MANAGES TO CLUB THE BACK OF EFFY’S HEAD AS THAT KNOCKS HER FACE FIRST TO THE TOP OF OUR TABLE! NOW, GRACE IS GRABBING HER BY THE BACK OF HER HEAD AS –
Stew-O: GRACE DE LUCA PROCEEDS TO BASH THE FACE OF EFFY MCAVOY ON TOP OF OUR TABLE! :damn: Grace is not holding back whatsoever! She is more than determined to make a statement here! One last smash to our table is enough to cause Effy to collapse to the floor! Then, it seems like Grace is looking towards the barricade! This is almost going to be shades of how Nikki Kimura got injured about a month ago!
Flannery McCoy: GRACE DE LUCA THROWS EFFY MCAVOY TO THE BARRICADE LIKE A RAG DOLL! EFFY’S BODY COLLIDES HARSHLY TO THE BARRICADE! EFFY TRIES TO PICK HERSELF UP, BUT GRACE FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A BIG BOOT THAT SENDS EFFY BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND! INSTANTLY, GRACE BEGINS TO CONNECT WITH SOME STOMPS TO THE FACE AND BODY OF EFFY!
(A male member of the EAW Universe begins to yell at the face of Grace De Luca. Grace begins to argue with them before concluding with the last word and picking up Effy McAvoy by her hair and rolling her back inside the ring.)
Jake Mercer: GRACE DE LUCA IS HEADING FOR THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! SHE IS GOING TO TAKE A HIGH RISK! JUST LIKE EFFY MCAVOY ATTEMPTED EARLIER IN THE MATCH! SHE HAS HER BACK TURNED AWAY FROM ‘THE OMEN’ AS SHE FLIES OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND LANDS A PICTURE-PERFECT MOONSAULT ON EFFY! GRACE LANDS ON HER FOR THE COVER! IS THIS GOING TO BE IT HERE?!?!
OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
Stew-O: Effy McAvoy with a kick out! Grace De Luca gets on top of Effy and connects with multiple punches to the face! Then, she grabs Effy and gets her to her feet before connecting with an arm wringer as she throws her into one of the corners! Effy lands upside down at that one corner! Grace connects with a cannonball senton as she lands on Effy at the corner! She pulls Effy by the foot and out of the corner! She rolls Effy to her stomach, but she maintains possession of the foot! She’s going to apply a single leg Boston crab on the former New Breed Champion!
Flannery McCoy: Effy McAvoy begins to scream in pain! Grace De Luca is looking to make sure that Effy does not go anywhere! She is weakening the body of ‘The Omen’ and making sure that she does not become any bigger of a problem as this match progresses!
Jake Mercer: Can you imagine if Grace De Luca manages to make Effy McAvoy submit here? Grace hasn’t had the best of luck as of late, but this would totally put things back on track with her? It could eventually land her back into championship contention?
Stew-O: Effy McAvoy wouldn’t want to give Grace De Luca that satisfaction, Jake. She’s the reason why Effy is no longer New Breed Champion. Grace got pinned at Pain for Pride, after all. I don’t think that Effy would like to be pinned by the woman that cost her the championship in the first place.
Flannery McCoy: It’s difficult to keep a woman like Effy McAvoy down, Stew! Effy is digging her nails into the mat as she tries to pull herself closer to the bottom rope! Grace De Luca is shaking her head no as she could feel her grasp slipping from her – NO! IT SEEMS LIKE GRACE IS LOOKING TO PULL EFFY AWAY FROM THE ROPE! BUT, EFFY MANAGES TO TURN TO HER BACK AS SHE LOOKS TO KICK GRACE AWAY FROM HER!
Jake Mercer: Effy McAvoy manages to push Grace De Luca in the stomach, sending her back to the ropes! EFFY TRIES TO FIND HER WAY BACK TO HER FEET AS GRACE GOES RIGHT AFTER HER AND NAILS HER WITH A DISCUS LARIAT – ‘GRACE-FUL CLOTHESLINE’ KNOCKS EFFY BACK DOWN! JUST WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE EFFY WAS GOING TO TURN THINGS AROUND FOR HERSELF, GRACE DE LUCA TURNS THINGS BACK INTO HER FAVOR! NOW, WE SEE GRACE GETTING EFFY BACK TO HER FEET AS SHE LOOKS TO NAIL ONE OF HER FINISHERS! I BELIEVE THAT SHE CALLS THAT ‘I’M-PRETTIEST’ – THE INVERTED DOUBLE UNDERHOOK FACEBUSTER! IS THIS GOING TO BE IT HERE?!?!
Stew-O: NO! EFFY MCAVOY MANAGES TO PUSH GRACE DE LUCA TO THE NEAREST CORNER! GRACE COLLIDES AT THAT CORNER AS EFFY CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING CORNER CROSSBODY TO GRACE! THIS CAUSES GRACE TO COLLIDE ONCE MORE TO THAT SAME CORNER! GRACE FALLS BACK AS EFFY GETS GRACE IN A CRUCIFIX PIN! IS SHE GOING TO TAKE THE VICTORY HERE?!?!
OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTT–
Flannery McCoy: GRACE DE LUCA ROLLS HERSELF OUT OF THE WAY! BUT, EFFY MCAVOY HAS POSSESSION OF GRACE’S WRIST BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘THE CLIMAX’ – THE RIPCORD KNEE STRIKE KNOCKS GRACE BACK! THEN, WE SEE EFFY BACKING AWAY! HER EYES DO NOT LEAVE GRACE! IT SEEMS LIKE GRACE MAY BE OUT OF IT AS THERE IS NO SIGN OF HER GETTING BACK UP TO HER FEET!
Jake Mercer: HOLD THAT, FLANN – GRACE DE LUCA IS ATTEMPTING TO GET TO AT LEAST A CRAWLING POSITION AND THAT SEEMS TO BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR EFFY MCAVOY AS SHE CONNECTS WITH ‘STORYBOOK ENDING’ – THAT SAME CURB STOMP THAT SHE WANTED TO USE EARLIER IN THE MATCH! EFFY ROLLS GRACE TO HER BACK AS SHE HOOKS HER LEG! IS THIS IT HERE?!?!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Psycho’ plays once more as Effy McAvoy rolls off Grace De Luca. Effy has a gleeful look on her face as she claps for herself. The referee helps Effy to her feet, raising her hand in victory and solidifying her as the winner of the match.)
Stephie Love: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH…EFFY MCAVOY!!!!!
Stew-O: Effy McAvoy bounces back from her loss at Reckless Wiring! It’s not enough, but it’s a step in the right direction!
Flannery McCoy: Grace De Luca put up a fight. It seemed like things were looking to be in her favor, but if Effy McAvoy is given an opening, she will take advantage of it.
(Grace De Luca rests her back against the barricade as she’s seething over the loss. Meanwhile, Effy McAvoy continues to celebrate inside the ring.)
Jake Mercer: Both of these women deserve to find themselves on the Territorial Invasion card in some capacity. With the battle lines being drawn, you are going to need your strongest soldiers and I believe these are two women that we are going to need to keep our eyes on for sure.
(A commercial plays for the Fantastic Four.)
(Friday Night Dynasty returns to show the broadcasting booth, as Stew-O, Flannery McCoy, and Jake Mercer are all seen standing by with smiles on their faces.)
Stew-O: And we are back! What a night it has been as we are eagerly anticipating our main event of the evening, with the Unified Tag Team Champions and, as confirmed last week, Brand Warfare Co-Captains, Fire & Ice, in action as they face the unlikely duo of Methuselah and Drake King. And we’d like to show what happened last week, more specifically before the main event where Drake King was set to face BRAE. Take a look.
[SCREENBAR: LAST WEEK ON DYNASTY]
(The scene transitions over to the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan, where Dynasty took place last week. BRAE is seen making his way toward Gorilla Position, a determined expression on his face as he taps his fist against his jaw repeatedly, mentally preparing for his match against Drake King coming up next. As he turns a corner, he meets his opponent a little earlier than he would’ve anticipated.)
Drake King: What are you looking at?
(Drake is preparing himself, taking a drink of water as he stretches out his limbs, turning as he eyes his opponent. BRAE can only chuckle as he shakes his head.)
BRAE: Nothing, just taking a good look at my opponent.
Drake King: Well don’t hold your breath on anything good happening to you tonight. I’m going to win and show Tyrone Montgomery exactly why I’m fit to be the Team Captain of War Games at Territorial Invasion.
BRAE: Really? And why would that be the case? Because you got speared out of your shoes by Michael Machina, you deserve the Team Captain spot?
(The crowd ooh’s at this, as Drake closes his eyes, taking a deep breath and trying to compose himself before continuing on.)
Drake King: Because I’m the person most fit to do that. This wouldn’t be my first time leading War Games, and I don’t see anyone else trying to step up to fill my shoes. What? Do you want to be Team Captain? Is that what this is all about?
(BRAE smirks as he hears Drake say this, slightly shrugging his shoulders.)
BRAE: Maybe.
Drake King: Don’t get your hopes up, BRAE. I wouldn’t even choose you for the team, what makes you think that you deserve to be even close to a Team Captain spot?
(BRAE ponders on this for a second, while Drake looks annoyed by this conversation already. Before he even says anything, BRAE brushes past him.)
BRAE: I guess we’ll see out there.
(BRAE makes his way past and toward Gorilla Position, as he made it known that he not only wants to be a part of War Games, but he wants to lead it. The last shot seen is Drake with a pissed off look on his face as he tries to calm himself down, before Dynasty then transitions back to the present moment and back to the commentary desk.)
Jake Mercer: BRAE and Drake certainly made it known that BOTH of them wanted to be Team Captains, but someone was there to put a wrench in those plans.
Flannery McCoy: Indeed, they were. After a double pin no contest, Methuselah would come in and take out both of them, inserting himself into the equation and using the powers that be to make himself the Team Captain, completely stepping over them.
Stew-O: Right now, though, we go to Michael Belfort as he looks to get some words with one of the affected parties.
(The camera then transitions over to the backstage area, where Dynasty Backstage Correspondent Michael Belfort is seen standing by with a smile on his face and a microphone in hand, as, after a bit, he begins to speak.)
Michael Belfort: Thanks, Stew, and I’m joined today by a man who has a match coming up next, teaming with the EAW Chairman against Fire & Ice, Drake King-
(Michael is cut off, as Drake King is seen storming past him, shoving him out of the way as he seems to be headed out of the scene, having his eye on something as he starts to shout.)
Drake King: TYRONE!
(The shot pans over to Tyrone Montgomery, as the Dynasty General Manager is seen leaving his office with an alarmed expression on his face as he turns over to see an irate Drake storming toward him. Drake seems to have seen him and decided to throw away the interview, taking matters completely into his hands.)
Drake King: What the hell is the deal here?! You KNOW that if there is ANYONE who is going to be able to lead War Games, it’s me. Not some washed-up has-been who I’ve already beaten on the biggest stage that this company has to offer. If you know what’s good for you, then you VETO him and you give the role to me.
Tyrone Montgomery: Drake… You know I can’t do that.
(Drake closes his eyes and takes a couple of deep breaths, calming himself down, before he then looks back up at Tyrone.)
Drake King: You understand what he just did to your brand? He jeopardized it. He’s about to plummet it six feet under because he believes in his right mind that he’s “what it needs” right now in a time where Drake King is on the roster. I KNOW you can’t do anything about it, but I just want to put it into perspective exactly what he’s done by interjecting himself into this.
Tyrone Montgomery: I personally do not agree. I have spoken with him at large on this topic, and he seems to have the right things in mind for this brand. You may not agree with it solely because you’re not the one who’s leading this brand, but, from what I understand, you don’t have much of a choice anymore.
Drake King: … What do you mean by that? Is that a threat?
Tyrone Montgomery: Not from myself. I’m just saying that Methuselah has personally chosen both you and BRAE to be his teammates for War Games.
(The crowd inside the arena cheers loudly at the confirmation as Drake can’t believe what he’s hearing right now. He rubs his eyes as he tries to speak up, but before he can say anything else, Tyrone has already left the area. He lets out a frustrated yell, before turning around and beginning to walk away, at least until…)
BRAE: I see you’ve heard the news.
Drake King: Move out of my way.
BRAE: I’m just as unhappy as you are, but I think it’s in our best interest to make the best out of this situation.
Drake King: I’m not going to repeat myself. Move.
BRAE: There’s nothing that we can do, and while we both wanted to be Team Captains, I’m personally fine with being a teammate and contributing to Dynasty’s success at Territorial Invasion. You need to swallow your pride and allow that for yourself, too.
(Drake doesn’t say anything; he just stares a hole into BRAE, continuing to shake his head in frustration as he brushes past him, heading toward Gorilla Position and preparing for his match. It’s the very last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty, then, begins to transition to elsewhere.)
(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The following main event tag team contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘When Darkness Falls’ by Killswitch Engage is still heard blaring throughout the speakers, with Drake King making his way out from the back & standing at the entrance ramp with a less stellar look on his face. Afterward, ‘Vent (Original Version)’ by Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar can be heard blaring throughout the speakers as the reactions from the audience are exceptionally loud. The arrival of Methuselah is soon witnessed once he emerges from the back as Drake simply keeps his gaze on the ring ahead.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first! THE TEAM OF METHUSELAHHHHH, AND DRAKEEEEE KING!!!
Stew-O: Well, we have quite the interesting main event tonight here to tackle as Methuselah looks to team up with Drake King against a very acclaimed duo. This should be quite the intriguing match tonight to say the least, a star studded encounter!
Jake Mercer: I’ve got to say, this looks to be quite the match if we’ve got this duo here that’s gonna be trying to work together against a much more reformed team. Should be a very peculiar test for both of these elitists ahead of Territorial Invasion if they want to defeat Fire & Ice.
(‘I2I’ by Magnolia Park can be heard blaring throughout the speakers as the audience reacts loudly for the arrival of Rex McAllister & Raven Roberts. The two accomplished elitists would nod to each other with a smile as they hoist their titles high, before keeping their focus on the match to come as they walk down the ramp.)
Stephie Love: And introducing their opponents; THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, THE TEAM OF REX MCALLISTER & RAVEN ROBERTS, FIRE & ICE!!!
Flannery McCoy: There’s no mistaking how focused these two are when it comes to their ambitions set before themselves as the Unified Tag Team Champions, and we can expect a very game Fire & Ice tonight as they take on two dangerous elitists here!
Stew-O: Of course, this has quite the differing perspectives going into the match as this is who they are stepping into the ring with. Drake & Methuselah have remained all the more capable in upholding themselves accordingly, as this match will entail greater ahead…
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: AND WE’RE OFF!! Limmy Monaghan & BRAE find themselves at ringside for this match as well! A blockbuster main event tonight right here on Dynasty as Fire & Ice are ready to take on the duo of Methuselah & Drake King! There has been quite the difficult tidings between the two men who are aligning alongside one another as this match kicks off, with Raven Roberts & Drake King looking to kick this match off as there will be plenty of pressure being applied from both corners, all for attaining as much momentum as possible heading into Territorial Invasion as well, as these two elitists are pacing themselves around the ring while their fellow partners remain situated accordingly. Soon before long, they each look to motion forward as there is a collar and elbow tie-up being initiated here!
Flannery McCoy: But Drake wraps an arm around the head of Raven instead!! Raven Roberts is being placed through this headlock as Drake King strengthens his grip around her head, refusing to let go as this headlock is being applied tightly to Roberts without a second thought here! Raven is trying to find her own way through this struggle but Drake is emphasizing as much of this control as he could ever want to, shaking his own head as he sets this headlock into a reinforced motion while making Roberts undergo a much greater deal of strife as well!
Jake Mercer: Which doesn’t last for much longer, as Drake King is now forced to emerge upward as Raven gets herself back to a standing position, and moving herself and Drake King backward into the ropes, allowing for room to be given by using the momentum of the ropes to shove Drake off and toward the opposite side of the ring! Drake has to rush away with a rebound and toward Raven Roberts—WHO ALLOWS FOR A TEEP KICK TO THE CHEST!! Drake is sent into the corner, as Raven is now looking to mount the offense while she can, sending each kick across the chest of Drake King as the referee is counting down here, she will have to halt soon before long!
Stew-O: As she does! Raven backs herself away from Drake King as she’s now looking to head back toward Drake with an elbow–BUT DRAKE CATCHES THE ELBOW AND SHIFTS ROBERTS TOWARD THE CORNER! Drake is looking to apply as much pressure as he can while this shifts toward his own control, with the referee counting down on the EAW Hall of Famer as he may have no choice but to restrain himself back as the referee keeps an eye on him! Roberts tried to shield herself to the best of her ability there as—WHAT THE!?!!?
Flannery McCoy: METHUSELAH WITH A SUDDEN BIG BOOT ACROSS RAVEN’S TEMPLE FROM THE APRON!! Roberts is left staggering away from the corner, clutching onto her head as she’s trying to keep herself from collapsing down to the canvas, and Drake is taking notice to the damage inflicted upon Raven Roberts as he doesn’t shy away from seeing an opportunity rise strictly for his own taking! Drake motions forward AS A ROLLING ELBOW ACROSS RAVEN’S TEMPLE IS ENOUGH TO SEND HER DOWN ONTO THE MAT!! Roberts is down as Drake is now hooking the leg!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: NO! Raven has more than enough to kick out, and Drake King moves upward as he does not want for this match to slow down the pace, looking to maintain all of this control while Raven is still being suppressed to a considerable degree, as Drake King is looking to uphold himself to the fullest by dragging Roberts upward, and into position as he does not want to let another second go to waste from here, AS SHE HOISTS ROBERTS UPWARD AND INTO A FALCOLN ARROW—
Stew-O: BUT RAVEN SQUIRMS DOWN TO THE CANVAS–INTO A CODEBREAKER THAT SENDS DRAKE KING FOR A LOOP!!! The codebreaker is enough for Roberts to break away from the control that Drake was looking to surmount against the Unified Tag Team Champion, as Raven is now looking toward the opposite corner, and she’s crawling herself over as Rex is looking to get himself into this match & allow for a fresh competitor to enter the match!!! Roberts is looking to get closer—BUT DRAKE TAKES HOLD OF HER FOOT!! Roberts is forced to shift—
(TAG!)
Flannery McCoy: RAVEN WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK FORCES DRAKE TO LET GO–AS SHE TAGS REX MCALLISTER INTO THE MATCH!!! Drake is looking to immediately emerge back up to his feet YET REX TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A FOREARM SMASH!!! Drake shoots back up to his stance as he does not have a shred of interest for staying down for too long–BUT MCALLISTER CONTINUES WITH THE PRESSURE!! A KNIFE EDGE CHOP SENDS DRAKE KING INTO THE ROPES! Rex McAllister is refusing to hold himself back as each chop is sounding off with immense precision, as Drake’s chest is absolutely turning even more red with each chop that sounds off!
Jake Mercer: As the referee is backing away, with McAllister raising her hands in the air to signal that he will not apply further pressure from here! Rex works back to stepping forward to Drake BUT A BACK ELBOW FROM DRAKE FOLLOWS!! McAllister is taken back for a moment as Drake King has now given himself some leeway to evade as much of the pressure as possible, with this match progressing further along as McAllister is situated on a knee, with Drake motioning for a SUPERKICK—
Stew-O: BUT REX SIDESTEPS—AND PROCEEDS TO HOIST DRAKE KING UPWARD WITH AN OLYMPIC SLAM ONTO THE MAT!!! Drake is taken down by the slam as Rex is rushing to the cover, hooking the leg from there!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
T—
Flannery McCoy: NO! NOT ENOUGH! DRAKE WITH THE KICKOUT!!! McAllister is sitting himself upward as this match is confusing from here, with the focus remaining on Drake King as McAllister is now dragging Drake back up to his feet, not trying to slow down as this match continues! Rex is looking to shift Drake King into position, back up to his feet as he turns Drake over with a grasp of his leg—AS HE MAY BE SEEKING OUT THE ‘REX LOCK’!!!
Jake Mercer: DRAKE’S IMMEDIATELY GROWING WEARY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING! He’s trying to crawl himself toward the ropes quickly as he gets his hands on the ropes, able to drag himself up those ropes as much as he can & the referee is counting down as McAllister is still trying to keep a hold of this leg to the best of his abilities as well! Drake latches onto the ropes as McAllister is soon forced to let go!
(TAG!)
Stew-O: AS DRAKE MOTIONS FOR A BACK ELBOW—BUT MCALLISTER’S CAUGHT HIM! Rex has Drake caught as he’s now looking to HOIST DRAKE UPWARD FOR A GERMAN SUPL—SPINNING BACK FIST FROM METHUSELAH CATCHES MCALLISTER ACROSS THE TEMPLE!!! McAllister is sent sprawling to one knee as Methuselah has just incapacitated Rex McAllister with the back fist as the legal competitor! McAllister is left in a bad way here as Drake is able to quickly roll himself out of the ring soon afterward!
Flannery McCoy: Rex McAllister is left in a very bad spot here, with Raven looking to recover as quickly as she possibly can while she’s looking to bring herself back to a more suitable stance on the apron, but Methuselah has Rex all to himself to continue this beating for as long as he pleases! Methuselah doesn’t refrain from taking hold of McAllister, and he seems to not hold any reservations for the punishment to come as he HOISTS MCALLISTER INTO A ‘METH FX’!!! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX SENDS REX ONTO THE CANVAS!
Jake Mercer: Methuselah’s not done! He doesn’t refrain from maintaining the hold that he has here as he’s now dragging Rex McAllister back up to a stance, shaking his own head as he’s not ever looking to be all too interested in slowing down for himself here if ever—AS A SECOND ‘METH FX’ SENDS MCALLISTER SPIRALLING DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS FROM HERE! Methuselah looks to quickly roll over and maintain the cover from here, with the referee proceeding to count away as McAllister is down!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
T—
Stew-O: KICK OUT—AS METHUSELAH TRANSITIONS IMMEDIATELY INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER!!! Rex is trying to hold out as for as long as he possibly can but Methuselah is looking to maintain this armbreaker for as long as he can, McAllister quickly locks his hands together to prevent this from becoming a far bigger dilemma than what it can inevitably become here! Limmy & BRAE are maintaining their fixation on the match—Methuselah is trying to pull his arm back with all of his energy as Rex is IN DEEP TROUBLE HERE—
Flannery McCoy: ‘TILL MCALLISTER SUMMONS UP ALL OF HIS STRENGTH TO HOIST METHUSELAH OFF FROM THE CANVAS—AND SLAM HIM BACK INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!!! Methuselah is sent crashing into the turnbuckle as he’s now stumbling, with McAllister trying to return much of his own composure to himself after Methuselah was looking to submit him WHILE THE CHAIRMAN LOOKS FOR ANOTHER BACK FIST—
Jake Mercer: BUT MCALLISTER CATCHES HIM WITH A JUMPING HIGH KNEE ACROSS HIS JAW!!! Methuselah is absolutely dazed by the knee as McAllister is able to reconfigure his stance, with Methuselah left in a heavy daze as he’s stumbling backward into the ropes, and Rex is back up to his own two feet as he’s able to wait for Methuselah to return back toward him AS HE’S GOT HIM CAUGHT—
Stew-O: INTO A SPINNING SIDE SLAM!!! MCALLISTER TAKES METHUSELAH DOWN AS HE’S NOT SLOWING DOWN!! Rex understands that will not be enough to put the Chairman down by a longshot, as he’s dragging Methuselah upward and places the multi-time World Champion into position for greater offense to transpire from here—AS A FALL AWAY SLAM WILL DO THE TRICK!!! Methuselah is driven back down onto the canvas as McAllister is now rushing himself over to the cover, hooking the leg!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
T—
Stew-O: NOT ENOUGH! Methuselah is more than capable of kicking out of that as McAllister is nodding to himself, returning to his feet as Raven is able to drag herself upward with the ropes at their respective corner! McAllister is able to rise to his feet as he is not wasting much time here, seeing that Methuselah is placed in a very bad spot here which leaves him vulnerable to anything that can come from here! McAllister sees that this can only progress one way as he’s now rushing past the ropes & toward Methuselah for the ‘REX EFFECT’ HERE—
Flannery McCoy: ‘UCONN LARIAT’ CATCHES MCALLISTER OFF GUARD AND TURNS HIM INSIDE OUT!!!!! Methuselah is able to return the fire in immense fashion as Rex is dazed out of his own mind right now, with Raven extending her own hand out for Rex to take as this match continues to remain a glaring problem for Fire & Ice if they are unable to subside the pressure from this team! Raven is looking out for Rex!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT DRAKE SENDS AN ELBOW ACROSS RAVEN’S TEMPLE AS SHE’S BEEN STAGGERED HERSELF!!! YIKES!!! That can’t be good at all!!! Methuselah is now trailing back toward his corner, with Drake making his way back around as Methuselah is able to bring himself back up & to the corner from here!
(TAG!!!)
Methuselah: (off-mic) Go! Onward!
Stew-O: And it seems Methuselah is trying to direct Drake on what to do here!!! Definitely is given weary eyes from Drake King as he motions back into this match, with Raven also tagging herself back into this match despite being met with an elbow, yet she remains adamant as she rushes toward Drake for a BOOT–BUT DRAKE WITH A KICK TO THE ABDOMEN!! Roberts has to drop down as Drake King doesn’t restrain himself from maintaining as much of the advantage as possible when hooking the arms, not allowing for ANY ROOM—
Flannery McCoy: AS THE ‘ASCENSION’ PEDIGREE FOLLOWS SUIT!!! RAVEN ROBERTS IS PLANTED DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS WITH PRECISION!!! Drake doesn’t waste another moment to hook the leg!!!! Limmy’s focused as he’s surveying the match as well!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Jake Mercer: NO! RAVEN KICKS OUT!!! Drake is shaking his own head here as he finds himself backing away into the corner, glaring toward Raven Roberts as he keeps his eye set on the opponent at hand without reserving himself further from what he wants to do here! Roberts is trying to crawl, refusing to stay down for long—WHILE DRAKE MOTIONS FORWARD FOR THE ‘JUDGMENT DAY’ CURB STOMP!!!
Stew-O: RAVEN EVADES THE CURB STOMP AS DRAKE STOMPS DOWN, CATCHING HIMSELF FROM STUMBLING AGAINST THE ROPES!! Drake could have spelled the end of this match in emphatic fashion with the curbstomp that could’ve prevented this match from moving further, as he is now looking to turn himself right back around as he doesn’t want this to become a far bigger problem to be dealt with—
Flannery McCoy: ‘TILL HE’S DROPPED BY ‘FACELIFT’!!!!! THE SPINNING HEEL KICK PUTS DRAKE KING DOWN WITH IMMENSE EFFECT AS HE SLUMPS ONTO THE CANVAS!!! Raven evades further disaster with an incredible heel kick that lands flush across the jaw of Drake King, allowing her to crawl herself forward and hook the leg!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Jake Mercer: KICK OUT!!! Drake is able to keep himself in this match as Rex is now able to return back up to the apron, keeping himself aware in the moment while Methuselah is glaring toward the ring, not looking to see this match end as a result of the trouble! Drake is bringing himself up!!!
(TAG!)
(TAG!)
Methuselah: (off-mic) Stay on the ready!
BRAE: (off-mic) Hm…?
Stew-O: Methuselah is back in this match as he’s looking to make the most out of delving into this bout, as he’s rushing toward Raven—BUT RAVEN WITH A HEEL KICK THAT STAGGERS METHUSELAH AS HE’S SENT INTO THE CORNER! Raven is glaring toward Methuselah as she wants to make good out of everything that transpired in defeat the last time that she went against the Chairman! LOOKING TO NAIL A TEEP—
Flannery McCoy: BUT A BACK ELBOW FROM METHUSELAH ROCKS RAVEN!!! Methuselah is able to keep Raven at bay as they are both steadily backing away from one another and into the ropes, as Roberts is still staggered from the elbow as Methuselah looks to PUT HER DOWN WITH THE SPEAR—
Jake Mercer: ‘TALON’!!!!! TALON CATCHES METHUSELAH AS HE’S TRYING TO ASSERT FORWARD WITH THE SPEAR!!!! HE’S ROCKED!!!
(Drake rises, as Methuselah is glaring up toward Drake while increasingly groggy from the ‘Talon’, crawling toward him.)
Methuselah: (off-mic) You! Tag in! Tag in now, and finish her!
(Drake is grimacing as this is just another moment where Methuselah is looking to invoke his own control over Drake, and he soon shakes his head.)
Drake King: (off-mic) I. Am. Not. Your. Lapdog.
(TAG!)
BRAE: (off-mic) Drake!
Stew-O: DRAKE DROPS FROM THE APRON! Methuselah is absolutely irate within as his anger is being shown throughout his expression! Methuselah is looking to get himself back up—
Flannery McCoy: AS HE’S CAUGHT BY THE REX EFFECT!!!! REX MCALLISTER TAGS HIMSELF IN AND DROPS METHUSELAH!!! METHUSELAH IS IMMENSELY GROGGY, A DIFFICULT MAN TO PUT DOWN IN ANGER, AS BOTH RAVEN & REX KEEP STEADY, BEFORE RUSHING TOWARD HIM!!!
Jake Mercer: ‘TWO HALVES OF A HEART’!!!! THE TANDEM DUO TAKE METHUSELAH DOWN AS REX MCALLISTER IS HOOKING THE LEG!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, FIREEEE & ICEEEE!!!
Stew-O: Fire & Ice are victorious tonight after Drake King has enough of the Captain trying to swing his own weight around! Methuselah’s ordering around allowed for Fire & Ice to take advantage of the match!
Flannery McCoy: This is certainly not a bright spot for Dynasty right now, this may only allow for more problems to arise from here if this persists more.
(Drake King is heading up the ramp, while Fire & Ice celebrate their victory as Drake heads himself up the ramp, only to be confronted by BRAE.)
BRAE: (off-mic) What the hell is this…? I am doing my best to make the most out of all of this, and this is the result…
Drake King: (off-mic) Your best…? Really…? That’s what you want to think?
(The arguing persists, as Methuselah is glaring toward the two from the apron, visibly frustrated. As Fire & Ice celebrate their victory with their titles raised, Limmy Monaghan can be seen from ringside, standing with a small grin as he’s giving them their applause, with the scene fading.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
