(EAW intro plays.)
Narrator: House of Glass…
(The scene fades in as several walls of glass are shown off. Various Dynasty Elitists pass through the maze-like area, coming across various reflective surfaces.)
Narrator: A night of ultimate willpower, where spirits are to be tested. Persistence can be frail. Egos are weakened. Confidence can shatter at a moment’s notice. Yet, for those who emerge victorious—they will be stronger, better, unbreakable.
(Fire & Ice are seen, peeking through ahead to see Showtime looking around. Meanwhile, Mia spots ARIA and Saori Aizen arguing, their heated words bouncing off of one another and echoing through the transparent space surrounding them.)
Narrator: And maybe one’s own spirit is already on the break of crumbling. However, they can reforge it, making it indomitable, granting them a new armor that they can march forward with.
(Holly Arrow and Milli Banks pass through several hallways, as do Anna Wautier, Kirk Redwood and Grace de Luca. Michael Machina stalks through the area with SOSA Henderson looming behind from afar.)
Narrator: Who shall leave with everything—and who shall be broken?
(Limmy Monaghan and David Gideon Smith glare at each other across a glass wall. BRAE and Drake King do the same, while Methuselah sits afar from a glass throne.)
(The intro fades to black…)
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(Pyro goes off as House of Glass is live! The sold out crowd is shown off before the shot fades to the commentary team.)
Stew-O: WELCOME EVERYONE TO HOUSE OF GLASS! We are LIVE from Arizona, and what a show this is going to be! I’m Stew-O, and I am joined by Jake Mercer and Flannery McCoy!
Jake Mercer: Whew, it’s gonna be a crazy show, headlined by the iconic Glass Wallz! EAW World Heavyweight Championship will be up for grabs as Michael Machina faces SOSA Henderson!
Flannery McCoy: It’s going to be a big fight—just like our opening contest!
(With that, the first matchcard graphic of the show is shown off…)
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(The camera shot returns to the ringside area where we see the ring ropes have been completely covered with glass and glass shards of various sizes. One side of the ring ropes have been left undone so the competitors can safely enter the ring. Stephie Love is standing at ringside ready to make the introductions.)
Stephie Love: The following contest is a special TRIPLE THREAT GLASS ROPES MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Stephie Love: And the winner of this match will be THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE INTERWIRE CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘Genie In A Bottle’ by Christina Aguilera starts to play as Grace De Luca enters the arena to loud boos from the crowd. Grace is ignoring the crowd as she heads to the ring.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first and making her way to the ring! From Los Angeles, California! Weighing 121 pounds! Here is “THE PARADIGM OF PERFECTION” GRACE DE LUCA!!
Stew-O: Well here comes Grace De Luca as she is the first of three competitors for this Glass Ropes match. Kind of fitting considering the three in this match haven’t gotten along at all.
Jake Mercer: Gotta give Grace credit for her confidence in thinking that she is the most fitting to be the Number One Contender.
Flannery McCoy: Grace found herself tapping out to Showtime last week in tag team action. She could get back on track in the biggest way with a victory here tonight.
(Grace reaches ringside and enters the open part of the ring as her music is replaced by ‘Altair’ by INUWASI. Seconds later, Anna Wautier enters the arena to loud cheers from the crowd. She is ready for action as she heads to the ring.)
Stephie Love: From Yokohama, Japan! Weighing 142 pounds. Here is “THE THORN PRINCESS” ANNA WAUTIER!!
Jake Mercer: Here comes Anna Wautier and with one big victory could find herself with a chance to win the same title that her brother Jay Jerry Johnson has won on two occasions.
Stew-O: She showed amazing skill when she took on Drake King last week. She didn’t win, but she did prove that she had a lot of heart and a lot of fight.
Flannery McCoy: She is probably the most mature one out of this trio even though her opposition both set the bar pretty low, but will maturity equate to skill so she can leave as Number One Contender?
(Anna enters the ring as her theme is replaced by “The Weight” by Amigo the Devil. Second later, the screen turns a shade of blood red as Kirk walks out on the stage. Kirk almost has a possessed look in his eyes as he is dead focused on the ring. Amanda comes up behind him and he takes her hand as the screen returns to its normal colors as he heads to the ring.)
Stephie Love: The final participant! From Boston, Massachusetts. Weighing 210 pounds! Here is “UNKILLABLE” KIRK REDWOOD!!
Flannery McCoy: Here comes the most experienced man in this match as well as the only one to have tasted Championship gold in EAW. The very deranged and angry Kirk Redwood.
Jake Mercer: Kirk is a former Tag Team Champion who would love nothing more than to get his first singles title in EAW. What a match to find himself in to get a chance at becoming Number One Contender.
Stew-O: He finds pleasure in causing pain and he will no doubt cause a lot in this Glass Ropes Match. Will his sadistic side lead to him having a chance at gold? We are about to find out!
(Just before he enters the ring, Kirk pounds on the apron five times before rolling into the ring. He gives no acknowledgement to the crowd as his entrance music fades off. All three competitors are staring daggers into each other as the ring crew are fastening the ropes and making sure everything is secure as the referee calls for the bell. )
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: Here we go! The glass ropes are all secure and this match is underway and one of these three competitors will leave this match as the Number One Contender for the Interwire Championship.
Jake Mercer: These three are surprisingly acting a little cautious. Hell I don’t blame them because there is nowhere to really run or hide because of the glass ropes unless they wanna risk taking damage trying to get out of the ring.
Flannery McCoy: ANNA AND GRACE GO RIGHT TOWARDS KIRK BUT KIRK DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY AND CLOBBERS THEM BOTH WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!
Stew-O: Kirk immediately starts putting the boots to Grace considering that these two lost as a tag team last week and Kirk doesn’t forgive. He just beats the hell out of you with no regrets.
Flannery McCoy: Kirk grabs Grace and takes her UP AND OVER WITH A SNAP SUPLEX! Kirk floats over AND HE JUST STARTS THROWING PUNCHES IN GRACE’S FACE!
Jake Mercer: Grace is trying to block as many of the punches as she can, BUT HERE COMES ANNA OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK RIGHT TO KIRK’S FACE!
Stew-O: Nobody in this match likes each other, but Grace and Anna decide to have a temporary truce AND THEY START BEATING UP ON KIRK!
Jake Mercer: I think they realize that Kirk might be the most dangerous threat in the match. Especially in a match where the ropes are coated and covered in glass. Pain and agony are pretty much guaranteed.
Flannery McCoy: That’s right up Kirk’s alley, but right now he is being double teamed by Grace and Anna as they bring him back to his feet. Grace and Anna whip him off in the hopes of sending him INTO THE GLASS ROPES–
Stew-O: KIRK QUICKLY STOPS IN HIS TRACKS! Kirk grabs Anna and Grace by their wrists and pulls them around SO THEY CRASH RIGHT INTO EACH OTHER! ALMOST A MEETING OF THE MINDS!
Jake Mercer: Kirk has that psycho strength or something. He’s kinda scary and not the good kind of Halloween fun scary. More like the “watch out, he might have a chainsaw scary”.
Flannery McCoy: Kirk is pulling Grace back to her feet. He is no doubt still pissed off about what happened last week. He picks her and walks her to the ropes BEFORE LAUNCHING HER OUT OF THE RING AND ONTO THE FLOOR!
Stew-O: What the hell is wrong with him? He would cause more damage in the ring than doing that! This man has got a damn screw loose.
Flannery McCoy: That might have been unorthodox, but that leaves him alone with Anna Wautier. Anna looks up and realizes she’s all alone with a dangerous man. Anna tries to get away–
Jake Mercer: KIRK GRABS HER BY THE LEG AND PULLS HER RIGHT BACK TO HIM! KIRK GRABS ANNA BY THE THROAT AND PULLS HER BACK TO HER FEET BEFORE LIFTING HER IN THE AIR!
Stew-O: Kirk is showing the power he has over Anna as he walks closer to the ropes, BUT ANNA IS SWINGING WILDLY AS SHE TRIES TO GET FREE–
Jake Mercer: SHE KICKED KIRK RIGHT IN THE JAW BEFORE KICKING HIM RIGHT IN THE MOUTH! THE FORCE OF THE KICK HAS KIRK LETTING ANNA GO!
Flannery McCoy: Anna is free as she ducks a clothesline attempt from Kirk. Anna with a dropkick AND KIRK IS SENT RIGHT INTO THE GLASS ROPES! THE SHARDS IMMEDIATELY STICK INTO HIS FLESH–
Stew-O: WHAT THE HELL?
Jake Mercer: KIRK IS SMILING! THIS FREAK LIKES BEING STABBED WITH GLASS! IT’S LIKE HE THINKS HE’S IN HEAVEN OR SOME SHIT!!
Flannery McCoy: Anna comes back with a kick to the back of the leg that sends Kirk to his knees… LOOK AT THE TURNBUCKLE!!
Stew-O: GRACE DE LUCA IS BACK UP! NO CONTACT WITH THE GLASS AS SHE COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CATCHES ANNA WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK THAT ALMOST SENT HER TO THE ROPES!
Flannery McCoy: CLOSE ENOUGH THAT HER HAIR GOT CAUGHT ON SOME OF THE SHARDS! Right now, Grace has her attention on Kirk who is bleeding from the lips after his face scraped against the glass.
Jake Mercer: Looks like Grace is gonna get innovative as she grabs Kirk’s ankles and flips into a handstand AS SHE PUTS HER BOOTS INTO THE BACK OF KIRK’S HEAD AND NECK AND SMASHES HIS FACE AGAINST THE GLASS!
Stew-O: That is a very innovative move by Grace as she is torturing Kirk against the ropes and all of this is legal. Only a pinfall or submission will end it.
Jake Mercer: Kirk has his face against the glass while Grace is doing something that I might do in my yoga class.
Flannery McCoy: Yoga? You do yoga?
Stew-O: No he doesn’t.
Jake Mercer: That’s rude, but HERE COMES ANNA WITH A THRUST KICK TO THE FACE FORCING GRACE TO LET KIRK FREE! Kirk simply falls and it looks like he snagged his face on some of the shards on the way down.
Flannery McCoy: Kirk is face down on the mat, so we can’t see the extent of the damage right now as the ladies are now fighting as Anna pulls Grace up to her feet AND SLAMS HER DOWN TO THE MAT!
Stew-O: Anna is looking to get a little dangerous as she carefully gets herself up to the top rope while avoiding all the glass she can. She has her balance on the top rope as Grace gets back to her feet–
Flannery McCoy: ANNA JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND HITS A PICTURE PERFECT CROSSBODY ON GRACE! GRACE’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN AND ANNA GOES FOR THE COVER!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOO—
Jake Mercer: GRACE KICKS OUT! Grace rolls onto her stomach AND ANNA QUICKLY TRANSITIONS INTO A MODIFIED ARMBAR!! SUBMISSION QUICKLY APPLIED! ALL THIS GLASS AND WE GET A SUBMISSION!
Stew-O: Don’t question what works, but Anna is quickly wrenching on Grace’s arm to take away whatever offense she can early on in this match–
(CRACK!!)
Jake Mercer: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
Flannery McCoy: THAT WAS KIRK REDWOOD WITH A STEEL CHAIR! HOW DID HE GET THAT?
Stew-O: LOOK AT HIS BACK, FLAN!! KIRK’S BACK IS SLICED UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THOSE GLASS SHARDS! That man literally rolled out of the ring and grabbed a steel chair. LOOK AT HIS FACE! BLOOD IS TRICKLING IN NUMEROUS PLACES AFTER HE WAS FORCED TO KISS THE GLASS ROPES!
Jake Mercer: I told you this man is crazy. He WILLINGLY got scraped up by the glass all for a steel chair. Damn psycho.
Flannery McCoy: Call it what you want, but Kirk is the one in control after Anna was cracked in the skull with the chair. Anna is down as Kirk grabs Grace AND DROPS GRACE ON THE CHAIR WITH A SAITO SUPLEX!
Stew-O: Major back pain for Grace as Kirk goes back to Anna. He pulls Anna up and whips her to the corner. Anna tried to cushion the blow as much as she could but part of her arms still ended up touching the glass ropes.
Flannery McCoy: Kirk takes his time walking over to the corner AS HE JUST SLAPS ANNA! STIFF SLAP TO THE FACE AND THAT COULD HAVE DIMMED ANNA’S LIGHTS RIGHT THERE!
Jake Mercer: Kirk has something sadistic in mind as he grabs Anna’s dominant arm and weaves it through the glass ropes–
Stew-O: KIRK PULLS AND BOOTS HIS BOOT ON ANNA’S ARM AND IS JUST PUSHING THOSE GLASS SHARDS DEEPER INTO HER FLESH BY THE SECOND!!
Jake Mercer: Anna is biting her tongue to not give Kirk the satisfaction of hearing her yell out in pain and Kirk knows it. Kirk still has hold of the arm AND HE IS JUST SCRAPING HER ARM BACK AND FORTH ON THE GLASS!!
Flannery McCoy: IT’S LIKE KIRK IS A SADISTIC VIOLIN PLAYER AND ANNA’S ARM IS THE BOW OF THIS HORRIBLE SYMPHONY AND THERE’S THE YELL OF PAIN!! KIRK GOT EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED–
(CRACK!!)
Stew-O: GRACE DE LUCA IS BACK ON HER FEET AND SHE CRACKED KIRK IN THE HEAD WITH HIS OWN STEEL CHAIR!! HE DEFINITELY DESERVED THAT!!!
Jake Mercer: That shot certainly rattled whatever brains he has left in that head of his. Regardless, that shot has Kirk dazed as Grace grabs his arm AND PULLS HIM IN FOR A RIPCORD SLAP ACROSS THE FACE!
Flannery McCoy: Grace has hold of Kirk by the head AS SHE USES ANNA’S STERNUM AS A SPRINGBOARD BEFORE PLANTING KIRK WITH A MODIFIED TORNADO DDT! KIRK’S HEAD HITS THE CHAIR ONCE AGAIN!
Stew-O: Grace thinks that could be enough right there as Kirk isn’t moving and Grace hooks the leg for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRR–
Flannery McCoy: ANNA FALLS OUT OF THE CORNER AND BREAKS UP THE COVER! Grace is sitting on the mat completely unhappy as is Anna, who is holding her bloody arm now that she is free of the glass.
Jake Mercer: Grace looks like she is about to throw a temper tantrum, but Anna cuts it short WITH A LOW KICK TO THE FACE! THAT SENDS GRACE FALLING HEAD OVER HEELS!
Stew-O: Anna is coming right for Grace and Grace is backing away. Grace really doesn’t wanna fight right now and she just realized how much trouble she’s in.
Jake Mercer: Yeah, if she backs up any more, then she sends herself into the glass ropes. Grace now has her hands up. Trying to beg and plead herself out of this situation. But it isn’t working. Anna wants to send Grace into the ropes–
Flannery McCoy: GRACE USES THE FRONT OF THE TIGHTS TO SEND ANNA FORWARD AND ANNA GOES FACE FIRST INTO THE GLASS ROPES! OH MY GAWD THE GLASS IS DIGGING INTO HER FACE!
Stew-O: Grace feels pretty good after that one. She is back on her feet and she sees a bigger sized shard of glass on the ropes. She grabs Anna by the hair and drags her over to that shard–
Jake Mercer: GRACE SENDS ANNA FACE FIRST ONTO THE SHARD! I think… I THINK GRACE IS TRYING TO GOUGE ANNA’S EYE OUT WITH THAT GLASS SHARD–
Flannery McCoy: ANNA HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GRAB THE GLASS ROPES TO PROTECT HERSELF!! THAT WASN’T THE BEST MOVE, BUT IT DID SAVE HER FROM POTENTIALLY GOING BLIND!
Stew-O: But Grace is still fighting. What a sadistic streak that Grace has as she is trying to cause permanent bodily harm. The longer that Anna fights, the more damage her hands are taking.
Jake Mercer: Yeah, the last thing we need to see is Anna Wautier being able to look at the crowd and the floor at the same time. That wouldn’t be a pretty sight.
Flannery McCoy: There are no words that I can use to reply to what you just said, you weirdo.
Jake Mercer: I said what I said. Don’t be dramatic. Besides, it might happen because Anna is starting to lose this exchange. IT’S GONNA HAPPEN!
Stew-O: ANNA’S EYE IS ABOUT AN INCH AWAY FROM THE GLASS SHARD. I DON’T KNOW IF I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH AN EYEBALL COME OUT OF IT’S SOCKET TONIGHT!
Jake Mercer: We’ve seen worse.
Flannery McCoy: Sadly, he’s not wrong–
Stew-O: KIRK REDWOOD WITH THE “BLITZKRIEG BOP”! HIS KNEE WENT RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF GRACE’S SKULL!! GRACE IS DOWN! ANNA IS FREE AND KIRK DRAGS GRACE TO THE CENTER OF THE RING FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Jake Mercer: ANNA WAS COMING TO BREAK UP ANOTHER COVER, BUT KIRK FELT IT COMING! HE GOT OUT OF THE WAY AND SHE HITS GRACE BY MISTAKE!
Flannery McCoy: Elbow drop to the ribs of Grace as Kirk grabs hold of Anna by the waist AND JUST LAUNCHES HER WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! ANNA LANDS HARD ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD!
Stew-O: Kirk has that sadistic look in his eyes again as he again grabs Anna and drags her over to the glass ropes. What does this whacko have in mind?
Flannery McCoy: This man has no mind. He lost it a long time ago, BUT HE IS WEAVING ANNA’S LEG THROUGH THE GLASS ROPES! NOT AGAIN!
Jake Mercer: He did that earlier to her arm and that did some damage and now her leg is all in the glass ropes. He’s touching them too, but he’s paying them no mind. It’s like his body has run out of pain receptors.
Stew-O: He has Anna right where he wants her AND DROPS INTO THE KNEEBAR SUBMISSION!! THE SUBMISSION IS IN THE ROPES AND THE REFEREE CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! NO ROPE BREAKS!
Jake Mercer: All the referee can do right now is to see if Anna wants to give this match up and that’s what the referee is checking on right now as Anna is in extreme pain right now.
Flannery McCoy: ANNA IS NOT GIVING UP EVEN IF THOSE GLASS SHARDS ARE JUST PUNCTURING HER FLESH WITH EASE AS ANNA IS TRYING TO FIGHT KIRK OFF!
Stew-O: EVEN KIRK IS TOUCHING THE GLASS, BUT THIS PSYCHO PROBABLY FEELS AT HOME OR SOMETHING! HE’S SO COMFORTABLE HE COULD PROBABLY TAKE A NAP RIGHT NOW!
Jake Mercer: He’s feeling pretty comfortable right as we see fresh blood dripping from Anna’s legs and a little from Kirk scraping against the glass. ANNA HAS HER HAND UP IN THE AIR! SHE MIGHT BE A SECOND AWAY FROM TAPPING OUT—
Flannery McCoy: GRACE IS BACK UP AND SHE SCRAMBLES OVER TO KIRK WITH HIS KNEEBAR STILL APPLIED AND SHE JUST LIES ON TOP OF HIM! HIS SHOULDERS HAVE BEEN DOWN THE ENTIRE TIME AS GRACE HAS A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: KIRK KICKS OUT AT TWO AND HE WAS FORCED TO LET THE KNEEBAR GO OR ELSE HE WOULD HAVE LOST THE MATCH RIGHT THERE!
Flannery McCoy: Grace isn’t happy that her little plan backfired. She’s back on her feet and sees Anna still tangled in the ropes AND DELIVERS A BIG BOOT SENDING HER TUMBLING OUT OF THE RING!
Jake Mercer: GOOD GAWD! ANNA SCRAPED UP AS SHE FALLS THROUGH THE GLASS ROPES!! WE HAVE FRESH BLOOD IN OUR FUTURE!
Stew-O: Grace turns back AND DELIVERS ANOTHER BIG BOOT TO KIRK’S FACE BEFORE GRABBING HIM BY THE HAIR AND DRAGGING HIM TO THE GLASS ROPES!
Jake Mercer: Grace just looks at Kirk AND SHE JUST SHOVES KIRK’S FACE INTO THE GLASS ROPES!! GRACE IS JUST RUBBING HIS FACE IN THE GLASS! THE SHARDS JUST SCRAPING AGAINST HIS SKIN!
Flannery McCoy: It doesn’t take very long before we can now see Kirk is wearing the infamous Crimson Mask. Look at the blood flow from Kirk as Grace pulls Kirk from the ropes and back on his feet.
Stew-O: Grace got some of Kirk’s blood on her hands AND SHE JUST SLAPS KIRK ACROSS THE FACE! DID YOU GUYS SEE THE BLOOD JUST SPATTER AFTER THAT SLAP!!
Jake Mercer: Yeah. It’s kind of disgusting, but Grace kicks Kirk and doubles him over before grabbing him by the head AND TURNING HIM INSIDE OUT WITH THE SWINGING NECKBREAKER!
Flannery McCoy: “TWISTING MAKEOVER” BY GRACE DE LUCA! KIRK IS DOWN ON THE MAT! HE IS NOT MOVING AS GRACE GOES FOR THE COVER! LEG IS HOOKED!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: KIRK GETS THE SHOULDER UP! VERY CLOSE NEAR FALL FOR GRACE DE LUCA AND GRACE JUST LET OUT A LOUD SCREAM OF FRUSTRATION THAT SHE COULDN’T WIN THE MATCH THERE!
Flannery McCoy: She is pounding the mat in frustration that this match is still going on as she now goes to the corner and is screaming at Kirk to get back to his feet. It’s obvious that she is ready to finish this match once and for all.
Jake Mercer: It looks like she is tuning up the band for what could be the final move of the match as Kirk has rolled onto his knees and is getting back to his feet.
Stew-O: Grace is laser focused as Kirk has finally made it back to his feet AND GRACE FIRES OFF THE SUPERKICK! “BITTERSWEET CHIN MUSIC” FOR THE WIN—
Jake Mercer: KIRK CAUGHT THE FOOT AS HE LOOKS AT GRACE AND HIS EYES LOOK RED WITH EXTREME ANGER! IT’S EVEN SCARIER WITH THE BLOOD COVERING HIS FACE!
Flannery McCoy: Grace is hopping around on one foot begging Kirk for forgiveness. Good luck with that. The lights are on in Kirk’s head, but there is nobody home–
Stew-O: Kirk pulls Grace in AND HE TOSSES HER OVERHEAD WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! Grace quickly gets back to her feet AND KIRK CLOBBERS HER WITH A CLOTHESLINE ACROSS THE THROAT!!
Jake Mercer: Oh, Grace! You’ve done it now! You got Kirk mad. You got him mad and now he’s about to go ballistic.
Flannery McCoy: Grace is back on her feet again AND KIRK FIRES OFF A PALM STRIKE THAT CAUGHT GRACE IN THE THROAT AGAIN! GRACE IS COUGHING AND GASPING FOR AIR!
Stew-O: Kirk grabs Grace by the throat for what could be a choke submission, BUT GRACE SWUNG HER FOOT BACK AND CAUGHT KIRK WITH A LOW BLOW!
Flannery McCoy: Even an angry psychopath like Kirk will still feel pain when kicked below the belt. Kirk was somehow still able to stay on his feet… BUT LOOK AT THE TOP ROPE!
Jake Mercer: ANNA WAUTIER IS ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! SHE IS LOOKING TO PULL A GRACE DE LUCA FROM EARLIER AS SHE LAUNCHES HERSELF OFF THE TOP ROPE–
Stew-O: AND SHE TAKES THEM BOTH DOWN WITH A BULLDOG!! TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL FOR ANNA AND SHE IS THE ONLY ONE STANDING RIGHT NOW!!
Jake Mercer: Anna pulls Grace back to her feet, BUT GRACE CATCHES ANNA WITH A RAKE OF THE EYES BEFORE KICKING ANNA IN THE GUT! Grace has the gutwrench applied AND LIFTS ANNA UP IN THE AIR FOR A POWERBOMB–
Flannery McCoy: “PARADISE KISS”! ANNA GOT THE DIRECT HIT WITH THE HEADBUTT AND GRACE JUST FALLS BACK WITH ANNA LANDING ON TOP OF HER! GRACE’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN AND ANNA REACHES BACK TO HOOK THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: KIRK REDWOOD KICKS ANNA IN THE HEAD AND BREAKS UP THE PINFALL!! ANNA ALMOST HAD THE MATCH WON THERE!!
Jake Mercer: Kirk still looks very angry and even more so after getting kicked in the redwood earlier. Kirk pulls Anna to the center of the ring AND APPLIES AN ANKLE LOCK! ANOTHER SUBMISSION BY KIRK REDWOOD!
Flannery McCoy: Remember the damage Anna took from the kneebar earlier in this match so there is already some damage done and is going to cause even more with that ankle lock.
Stew-O: The referee is checking with Anna to see if she wants to give it up, BUT ANNA QUICKLY ROLLS THROUGH AND SENDS KIRK RIGHT INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!!
Flannery McCoy: Kirk avoids contact with the glass as he gets on the second rope AND HE GOES FOR THE “.50 CAL PUNCH” –
Jake Mercer: ANNA GETS OUT OF THE WAY AND KIRK ROLLS TO HIS FEET IN THE OTHER CORNER! Kirk comes out of the other corner with a somersault AS HE TRIES FOR THE “PAROLE VIOLATION” SPEAR–
Stew-O: Anna ducks away again AND KIRK GOES RIGHT INTO THE GLASS ROPES!! Anna grabs hold of Kirk AND SCRAPES HIS BODY ALONG THE GLASS! NOT AGAIN!! MORE BLOOD IS FLOWING FROM KIRK’S ENTIRE BODY!
Jake Mercer: Anna turns Kirk around AND DELIVERS A DROPKICK AND THAT SENT KIRK BACK INTO THE ROPES AND NOW KIRK IS TIED UP IN THE ROPES AND STUCK–
Flannery McCoy: GRACE SNEAKS UP FROM BEHIND AND ROLLS UP ANNA! GRACE HAS THE TIGHTS! GRACE COULD STEAL IT HERE!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: ANNA KICKS OUT AT TWO AND GRACE GOES FOR ANOTHER RIPCORD SLAP BUT ANNA GETS FREE AND TAKES HER OVER WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX!!
Jake Mercer: Grace was taken up and over as she gets back to her feet AND ANNA HITS HER WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK BEFORE TAKING HER DOWN WITH A NECKBREAKER!
Flannery McCoy: Grace is on the mat and is begging for mercy, BUT ANNA GRABS HER BY THE HAIR AS SHE TRIES TO RUN AWAY! Anna with a kick to the knees taking Grace down as Anna drags Grace to the ropes.
Stew-O: OH MY GAWD!! THERE’S THAT GIANT GLASS SHARD THAT GRACE WAS TRYING TO USE EARLIER! WHAT DOES ANNA HAVE IN MIND?
Flannery McCoy: I don’t know what Anna has in mind, BUT SHE FORCES GRACE’S MOUTH OPEN AND GRABS HER TONGUE!!!
Jake Mercer: OH NO OH NO OH NO!!!!
Stew-O: Anna drags Grace over AND SHE SHOVES HER TONGUE RIGHT OVER THE GLASS SHARD!! OH SHIT!! THIS IS GOING TO BE BRUTAL!
Jake Mercer: Anna is just forcing Grace’s tongue over that shard with such force–
Flannery McCoy: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! THAT GLASS SHARD JUST WENT THROUGH GRACE’S TONGUE!! OH MY GAWD!!!
Stew-O: HOLY SHIT! ANNA JUST PIERCED GRACE’S TONGUE AND THE BLOOD IS FLOWING FROM GRACE’S MOUTH!!
Jake Mercer: I THINK I MIGHT BE SICK!!
Flannery McCoy: GRACE IS IN ABSOLUTE PANIC AS THAT WAS THE FIRST MAJOR TASTE OF GLASS GRACE HAD… LITERALLY! BUT ANNA IS NOT DONE AS SHE PULLS GRACE TO HER FEET–
Stew-O: ANNA GRABS GRACE’S WRIST AND LIFTS HER UP AND OVERHEAD BEFORE DROPPING GRACE WITH THE “MODERN TRAGEDY”!! THAT URANAGE SLAM WAS UGLY AS GRACE LANDED RIGHT ON HER HEAD AND NECK! THIS COULD BE IT AS ANNA GOES FOR THE COVER!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
( ‘Altair’ starts playing again as the crowd starts cheering loudly as Anna rolls off of Grace. Anna is catching a breather while Grace is holding her neck. Kirk is still tied up in the glass ropes as Stephie Love announces the final decision of the match.)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner…
Stephie Love: AND THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE INTERWIRE CHAMPIONSHIP! ANNA WAUTIER!!
Stew-O: ANNA HAS DONE IT! Anna has survived the Glass Ropes match and she is now the number one contender for the Interwire Championship. What a match we just witnessed. Holy shit look at the blood still spurting out of Grace’s mouth.
(Anna gets back to her feet and the referee raises her arm in victory before taking a look at Grace before throwing up the dreaded X symbol. Meanwhile, the ring crew have finally freed Kirk from the glass ropes and have removed them so everybody can leave the ring safely.)
Jake Mercer: I don’t mean to take away from Anna’s victory, but the story right now is Grace De Luca. She could be hurt and hurt badly. I mean she landed on her neck when Anna hit that uranage slam. Damn, not a good night for her. First, she gets a new tongue piercing and now this. Let’s keep her in our thoughts.
(Anna has left the ring and headed up the entrance ramp while the EMTs were coming down the ramp to assist the referee with Grace.)
Flannery McCoy: As we see this situation unfold, I will agree with Stew and say that this match was a hell of a fight between three great competitors. Any of them could have left with the win, but things went Anna’s way at the right time and she is leaving a battle scarred winner.
Jake Mercer: These three went through hell and put their bodies on the line for a chance at a title. We knew that pain and injury were guaranteed and that’s exactly what we got with this Glass Ropes match.
Stew-O: After all was said and done, Anna Wautier is the last person standing and is now the Number One Contender for the Interwire Championship. At some point in the future, it’s going to be Anna challenging BRAE for the Interwire Title. Again, we offer our congratulations to Anna for the huge victory here at House of Glass.
(The final shot shows Kirk finally sitting up and glaring up the entrance ramp before cutting to the EMT’s slowly moving Grace to the stretcher, who now has a neck stabilizer on before finally cutting to Anna at the top of the entrance ramp soaking in the crowd’s cheers after her victory before the camera shot cuts elsewhere….)
(A commercial plays for Voltage’s Wicked Games!)
(House of Glass returns as the next match graphic is seen flashing across the screen, the crowd roaring in response while this happens.)
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(The camera then goes over to show Stephie Love as she’s seen standing at the center of the ring with a microphone in hand and a smile on her face.)
Stephie Love: The following contest… is a GLASS CRYPT MATCH!!!
Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stephie Love: In this match, there is only one objective, and that is to incapacitate your opponent long enough to put them into the Glass Crypt at the top of the stage AND then successfully use the crane to dump the glass shards on top of the crypt and the opponent to WIN!
(‘Razorface’ by Celldweller begins to play up as the crowd gives a loud reaction. As darkness covers the arena, out emerges David Gideon Smith, as he has a serious expression while eying the ring. He takes a brief moment, posing as he basks in the moment, before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first… residing abroad… weighing in at 245 pounds… ‘THE SOVEREIGN’… DAVID GIDEON SMITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: God… What a creepy guy.
Stew-O: It was only a couple of weeks ago when David Gideon Smith set his sights on Limmy Monaghan, and since then, he’s made it known that he’s not intimidated by him in the slightest. In fact, he questions him and his character.
Flannery McCoy: He’s walking into House of Glass tonight to completely break the man in front of him, to make an example out of The Ace that he doesn’t seem to look at as immortal like everyone else does. The Glass Crypt is his way to do so, and I’m sure in his mind, he fully intends to walk into this one and walk out of it with his hand raised victorious.
(‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernandes begins to play through the speakers of the arena as the crowd roars, with the camera going over to show Limmy Monaghan as he makes his way out from the backstage area. He jumps in place, taking a deep breath, before pointing his fingers up to the sky. As he embraces the moment, he then begins to make his march down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: And his opponent… residing in Golden Beach, Florida… weighing in at 227 pounds… ‘THE ACE’… LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Now this is a real DAWG! THE ACE OF THE UNIVERSE IS HERE! LIMMY MONAGHAN HAS ARRIVED! AND SHIT HAS JUST HIT THE FAN!
Stew-O: As for Limmy, he considers David a man of little significance, someone that he can easily walk over in his quest to go after the World Heavyweight Championship, but at the same time, someone in the way of his goals.
Flannery McCoy: This is, in fact, a test for him. To see if he can take his game to the next level, to heights that nobody has seen before out of him, and the only way that he can do that is by beating David. And while, in his mind, that may be something that’s a given, there might be more than meets the eye when it comes to David Gideon Smith. I guess we’re just going to have to wait and see.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: The bell has rung, and this Glass Crypt match is officially underway-
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY MONAGHAN SPRINTS FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A ‘DIABLE JAMBE’ DIRECTLY TO THE FACE!
Jake Mercer: THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION IS A HOUSE ON FIRE TO START THIS MATCH, AS DAVID STAGGERS BACKWARD AGAINST THE CORNER, ALLOWING LIMMY TO GRAB HIM BY THE HEAD AND BEGIN TO CONNECT WITH REPEATED STRIKES TO THE FACE! HE’S TRYING TO DICTATE THE PACE EARLY, AND IT SEEMS LIKE DAVID GIDEON SMITH HAS NO WAY TO RESPOND AT THE MOMENT!
Stew-O: DAVID SLUMPS DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION IN THE CORNER AS LIMMY THEN BEGINS TO TRANSITION TO HARD STOMPS DIRECTLY TO THE CHEST! AFTER A WHILE, LIMMY FINALLY RELENTS AS HE STEPS BACK…
Flannery McCoy: But it seems like David doesn’t care! He’s backed against the bottom turnbuckle with a grin on his face; it seems like he’s trying to goad Limmy further!
Jake Mercer: Limmy quickly approaches him as he grabs a hold of him by the head, sending him through the middle rope and out of the ring! David stumbles down onto the ringside matting, and this allows Limmy to roll out of the ring himself and approach him, as he grabs a hold of him from behind, BEFORE LIFTING HIM INTO A BACK BODY DROP DIRECTLY ONTO THE FRONT OF OUR ANNOUNCER’S TABLE! David writhes in pain as he rolls off the table and lands on his knees in front of it!
Stew-O: But once again, he’s grinning! It’s as if he’s letting Limmy do this at the moment, letting him get his strikes in and showing him how little it matters! But Limmy is quick to respond to this, AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE WAIST AND RAMS HIM SPINE-FIRST AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE TO DROP HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! And now Limmy has turned around and begun to look under the ring, trying to see if he can find something that he can use to his advantage!
Flannery McCoy: AS HE TAKES OUT A LARGE PANE OF GLASS! He drags it out and begins to prop it against the edge of the ring, all while David is rising, still with that look on his face, as if what Limmy is throwing at him still hasn’t amounted to much. Limmy, though, has quickly grabbed a hold of him by the head-
(CRACK!)
Jake Mercer: AS HE SLAMS HIS FACE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE PANE OF GLASS! IT CRACKS AS BLOOD SPLATTERS AGAINST THE FRONT OF IT! DAVID GIDEON SMITH SLUMPING DOWN BRIEFLY AS HE LANDS ON HIS KNEES! LIMMY GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HAIR AS HE PULLS HIM TOWARD HIM!
(Limmy checks the damage, but the only thing that he can see once he forces David to look him in the eyes… is the sight of him laughing. Limmy scrunches his face briefly as he tries to keep himself composed, but he’s finding it increasingly hard to do so under these circumstances.)
Stew-O: It seems as if David is enduring, trying to let Limmy exert his gas tank, waiting to scout his next move! Limmy appears to have had enough, though, as he grabs a hold of the head of David before turning him around, AS HE TRIES TO SEND HIM FULL FORCE THROUGH THE GLASS PANE!
Flannery McCoy: BUT DAVID MANAGES TO STOP HIMSELF! HE MANAGES TO SHIFT HIS OWN WEIGHT BEFORE DRIVING A KNEE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABDOMEN! HE THEN TURNS HIM AROUND AS HE SETS LIMMY UP!
(CRASH!)
Jake Mercer: BEFORE SENDING HIM DIRECTLY INTO THE GLASS PANE HIMSELF! LIMMY DROPS DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO THE GROUND AS THE GLASS SHARDS START TO DIG DIRECTLY INTO HIS BACK! AND THE PAIN WRITTEN ON HIS FACE TELLS IT ALL! HE KNEW THAT THE TABLES HAD TURNED, AND DAVID WAS WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT TO STRIKE!
Stew-O: David isn’t done, though, as he picks Limmy back up once more, TURNING HIM AROUND AS HE SENDS HIM THIS TIME, SHOULDER-FIRST, INTO THE STEEL STEPS! Limmy collapses down, but he barely manages to keep himself up with the steps, AS DAVID CHARGES FORWARD AND TRIES TO CONNECT WITH A KNEE- BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO BRING HIMSELF UPWARD AS HE BRINGS HIS FOOT UP FOR A BOOT-
Flannery McCoy: SCOUTED! DAVID MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF LIMMY’S LEG JUST IN TIME, BEFORE DRIVING HIS ELBOW DIRECTLY INTO HIS KNEECAP! Limmy clutches his leg in pain as he slowly starts to hobble away in retreat, but David is already in pursuit, as he grabs a hold of him by the hair, pulling him toward him, BEFORE TURNING HIM AROUND AND SENDING HIM DIRECTLY INTO THE BARRICADE AND DROPPING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! And now it’s David Gideon Smith’s turn to look around for what he could use to his advantage right now!
Jake Mercer: AND IT SEEMS HE’S FOUND IT! AS HE PULLS OUT A ROLL OF LIGHT TUBES FROM UNDERNEATH THE RING! HE TAKES OUT ONE OF THEM AS HE TURNS HIMSELF AROUND, WATCHING LIMMY RISE TO HIS FEET!
(CRASH!)
Stew-O: AS HE SLAMS IT AGAINST THE HEAD OF LIMMY! GLASS FLIES EVERYWHERE AS LIMMY COLLAPSES DOWN TO THE GROUND, CLUTCHING HIS FACE IN PAIN! AND DAVID ISN’T DONE AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD AND WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND HIS NECK INTO A CHOKE!
Flannery McCoy: AS HE TAKES THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE LIGHT TUBE AND DRIVES IT AGAINST THE FOREHEAD OF LIMMY MONAGHAN! LIMMY BEGINS TO CRY IN PAIN AS HE FALLS TO HIS KNEES, BLOOD DRIPPING DOWN HIS FACE, BUT DAVID GIDEON SMITH IS ABSOLUTELY RELENTLESS AT THE MOMENT!
Jake Mercer: David Gideon Smith is quick to grab a hold of him before rolling him under the bottom rope and back into the ring. Limmy rolls himself toward the center of the ring while David continues to scheme, grabbing a hold of the roll of light tubes and rolling them into the ring as well. And it seems like he’s looking to inflict more pain on his opponent before he can even consider the thought of sending him into the Glass Crypt.
Stew-O: He grabs a hold of Limmy and brings him up to his feet, and Limmy is trying to gingerly fight, swinging weak punches at his chest, but it seems like this isn’t affecting David very much, as he pulls him in and begins to set him up!
Flannery McCoy: AS DAVID IMMEDIATELY LIFTS HIM UPWARD AND ONTO HIS SHOULDERS, GOING FOR ‘THE ESCHATON POWERBOMB’! ELEVATED LIGER BOMB DIRECTLY ONTO THE ROLL OF LIGHT TUBES!
Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY IS BEGINNING TO FIGHT BACK! HE GRABS A HOLD OF DAVID BY THE HEAD AND BEGINS TO CONNECT WITH REPEATED STRIKES TO THE FACE! BEGINNING TO OVERWHELM DAVID BEFORE HE CAN SEND HIM DOWN INTO HIS DEMISE! DAVID TRIES TO LIFT HIM A SECOND TIME, BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO PUSH OFF OF HIS SHOULDERS AND LAND BEHIND HIM AS HE TURNS AROUND AND RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK!
Stew-O: AS LIMMY RUSHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A HUGE CLOTHESLINE, WHICH SENDS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND BACK OUT OF THE RING! David lands on the outside of the ring as he stumbles toward our table, trying his best to keep a hold of it to keep himself upright, but Limmy has his eyes set!
Flannery McCoy: Limmy runs toward the ropes as David turns his attention to him, WITH LIMMY LEAPING OFF AND CONNECTING WITH A TOPE CON HILO, DROPPING DAVID GIDEON SMITH DOWN TO THE GROUND! Limmy rises to his feet as he’s feeding off the energy of this crowd here tonight, taking a brief moment to himself before then beginning to think about what he could do next to bring the fight to David Gideon Smith!
Jake Mercer: He’s making his way around to the timekeeper’s area and grabbing a hold of two of the steel chairs set up there, and it seems like he’s beginning to prop them up right in front of the body of David Gideon Smith while he tries to recover! And now he’s digging under the ring once more, PULLING OUT ANOTHER PANE OF GLASS!
Stew-O: He’s putting it on top of the pair of chairs, seemingly making some sort of glass bridge, and this can only end one way for David if he lets this happen! Limmy is grabbing a hold of David, rolling his body underneath the glass bridge itself, before then proceeding to make his way up onto the apron, positioning himself here in something that might not bode well for David Gideon Smith if this manages to connect!
Flannery McCoy: AS LIMMY RUSHES FORWARD AND LEAPS OFF THE APRON! GOING FOR A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP THROUGH THE GLASS BRIDGE AND DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO THE CHEST OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH!
Jake Mercer: CAUGHT! DAVID MANAGES TO CATCH LIMMY ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AS HE LIFTS HIM! SLAMMING HIM SPINE FIRST ONTO THE EDGE OF THE APRON WITH A POWERBOMB! HE KEEPS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE LEGS THOUGH, AS HE SPINS HIM AROUND AND FOLLOWS THAT UP-
(CRASH!)
Stew-O: ‘THE ESCHATON POWERBOMB’ THROUGH THE GLASS BRIDGE! ELEVATED LIGER BOMB CONNECTS AND LIMMY MONAGHAN IMMEDIATELY STARTS TO WRITHING IN PAIN AS THE GLASS DIGS INTO HIS BACK! AND LOOK AT THE EXPRESSION ON THE FACE OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH, HE’S ENJOYING THIS RIGHT NOW!
(Limmy is down at the ground, seizing his back with his eyes widened, while blood continues to drip down. David, on the other hand, has sat up, in a rough amount of pain himself, but takes his hand and smears the blood across his face with a smirk before then proceeding to push himself back up to his feet.)
Flannery McCoy: Limmy is down on the ground, and most importantly, he’s at the will of David Gideon Smith! David turns around and makes his way over, as he seems to be taking a hold of the top half of the steel steps and bringing it into his hands, before then turning around and making his way toward Limmy once more!
Jake Mercer: OH MY GOD! HE SLAMS THE STAIRS DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO THE RIGHT LEG OF LIMMY MONAGHAN! LIMMY IS CRYING IN PAIN AS HE TRIES TO GET IT OFF OF HIM! BUT DAVID HAS PICKED UP ONE OF THE STEEL CHAIRS!
(BANG!)
(BANG!)
(BANG!)
(BANG!)
Stew-O: AND NOW HE’S BEGINNING TO SLAM THAT CHAIR REPEATEDLY AGAINST THE STEPS! SLAMMING DOWN AGAINST THE LEG OF LIMMY MONAGHAN AS HE’S LOOKING TO TAKE THE FOUNDATION OF HIS MAJOR MOVESET COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSION!
Flannery McCoy: THIS WAS THE PLAN ALL ALONG, TO GOAD LIMMY MONAGHAN IN AND FORCE HIM TO MAKE A MISTAKE! TO FORCE HIM TO SLIP UP EVEN ONCE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE AND START TO SYSTEMATICALLY PICK HIM APART! AND DAVID GIDEON SMITH IS EXECUTING THAT TO A TEE AT THE MOMENT!
Jake Mercer: HE’S A MAN ON A MISSION AT THE MOMENT AS HE DROPS THE CHAIR DOWN ONTO THE GROUND AND BEGINS TO SET HIS FOCUS ELSEWHERE! HE TAKES A HOLD OF THE FRONT OF OUR ANNOUNCER’S TABLE AND LOOKS TO COMPLETELY DISMANTLE IT IN FRONT OF US! HE HAS THE MOMENTUM, AND HE’S GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE DOESN’T LET GO OF IT!
Stew-O: HE GRABS A HOLD OF LIMMY AND BRINGS HIM BACK UP ONTO HIS FEET, BEFORE LIFTING HIM ONTO HIS SHOULDER! BEGINNING TO SET HIM UP AS HE’S IN A POWERSLAM POSITION!
Flannery McCoy: AS HE LOOKS TO SLAM LIMMY MONAGHAN THROUGH THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE WITH A POWERSLAM!
Jake Mercer: NO! THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN! LIMMY MANAGES TO SLIP HIMSELF OFF OF HIS SHOULDERS AND LAND BEHIND HIM! DAVID TRIES TO TURN AROUND, BUT LIMMY ALREADY HAS HIM HOOKED BY THE ARMS AS HE LIFTS HIM DIRECTLY UPWARD!
(THUD!)
Stew-O: DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX ONTO THE SHARDS OF GLASS ON THE RINGSIDE AREA!
Flannery McCoy: DAVID IS IMMEDIATELY NURSING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AS HE ROLLS ONTO HIS SIDE! AND LIMMY MANAGES TO SHIFT THE TIDES FOR THE TIME BEING IN THIS INTENSE BACK AND FORTH! AND IF HE WANTS TO KEEP HIS CHANCES OF WINNING THIS MATCH ALIVE, THEN HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT HE’S ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS MOMENTUM!
Jake Mercer: Limmy now grabs a hold of David by the head as he brings him up to his feet, BEFORE SLAMMING HIS FACE AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE! David is stunned as he falls back against it, and Limmy is now taking advantage of this as he grabs a hold of him and lifts him onto the top of the announcer’s table! I think he’s looking to put him right through it while he has the opportunity to do so!
Stew-O: Limmy climbs up onto the top of our table himself, as he takes David by the head and brings him back up to his feet. He looks to frag him into a front facelock- But David isn’t going down without a fight! He begins to connect with strikes to the body to try and overwhelm limmy, stopping his attack before it’s too late!
Flannery McCoy: Limmy is trying his best to fight back, but it seems as though David is beginning to get the better of him, as he grabs a hold of him by the head! AS HE LOOKS TO LIFT HIM INTO A SUPLEX OFF THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE!
Jake Mercer: BUT JUST IN TIME! LIMMY MANAGES TO DROP HIS WEIGHT AND KEEP HIMSELF IN POSITION! HE REVERSES THE FRONT FACELOCK INTO ONE OF HIS OWN! HE DROPS DAVID DOWN!
(THUD!)
Stew-O: CONNECTING WITH A HARD DDT ONTO THE TOP OF THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE TO COMPLETELY WIPE DAVID OUT! THE TABLE ISN’T BROKEN JUST YET, BUT THIS GIVES LIMMY MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE!
(Limmy slowly rolls himself off the table and onto the ground as he falls to a kneeling position, covered in blood and in a world of pain, but despite that, still fighting through, knowing that he needs to continue fighting. He makes his way over and stumbles against the apron before then proceeding to climb up onto that, looking over and seeing David still completely flat on the table, having not moved an inch.)
Flannery McCoy: Limmy is beginning to scale up the turnbuckles and onto the top rope, and the crowd is on their feet, clearly seeing that The Ace is about to do something huge right now! David is at his mercy! And I think it’s time!
(CRASH!)
Jake Mercer: HIGH FLY FLOW OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND THROUGH THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE! LIMMY MONAGHAN WITH A HUGE MOVE TO DAVID GIDEON SMITH! COMPLETELY WIPING BOTH OF THEM OUT!
(The crowd is roaring in approval of this as Limmy wipes both him and David out, both of them completely knocked out. Limmy slowly begins to show signs of life, pressing his palm against the floor as he slowly tries to will himself up to his feet, doing everything that he can to make sure that he can keep the fight going, but it’s not entirely easy.)
Stew-O: Limmy is back up to his feet, and he’s immediately snatching a hold of the head of David and bringing his lifeless body back up as well, and it appears he has his eyes set on finishing this match once and for all! He’s slowly beginning to drag him around the ring and toward the bottom of the ramp! He has his eyes set on the Glass Crypt!
Flannery McCoy: But David is beginning to regain signs of life, he’s fighting back! He immediately begins to connect with elbows repeatedly to the chest! Limmy is trying his best to maintain his composure, but David is continuing to show that he’s not giving up so easily! Limmy is weakening, AND THIS GIVES DAVID THE CHANCE TO GRAB HIM BY THE HEAD AND TURN HIM AROUND, BEFORE SENDING HIS FACE INTO THE RINGPOST!
Jake Mercer: Limmy collapses to the ground, and this gives David some leeway to compose himself, as he slowly begins to crawl around the ring, trying his best to create distance between the two of them while he has the opportunity. Limmy is beginning to make his way to his feet, and he has his eyes set on making his way over to David to try and get this match back into his favor! He rounds the ring and grabs a hold of the hair of David-
Stew-O: BUT DAVID JUST TOOK A LOOSE GLASS SHARD AND STABBED IT BETWEEN THE EYES OF LIMMY! LIMMY IS BLINDED AS HE’S DROPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND, CLUTCHING HIS FACE! AND NOW DAVID IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS AS HE GRABS LIMMY AND BRINGS HIM UP TO HIS FEET!
Flannery McCoy: AS HE RETURNS A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX OF HIS OWN TO LIMMY MONAGHAN! NAILING HIM WITH ‘THE HYPERDEATH DRIVER’ AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE BARRICADE! LIMMY IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSES TO THE GROUND, AND NOW IT’S DAVID GIDEON SMITH WHO HAS THE ADVANTAGE BACK IN HIS FAVOR!
(David turns around and pulls open the ring apron, looking under for a brief moment as he thinks to himself what could be of use for this situation. After a moment, he smirks, taking something and pulling it into his hands.)
Jake Mercer: HE HAS A SLEDGEHAMMER! THAT’S LIMMY MONAGHAN’S PREFERRED WEAPON OF CHOICE!
Stew-O: Limmy tries his best to make his way up to his feet with the last ounce of energy that he has left, BUT HE’S QUICKLY DROPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH DAVID DRIVING THE SLEDGEHAMMER DIRECTLY INTO THE ABDOMEN! Limmy collapses as he’s gasping for air, but that doesn’t seem to be it!
Flannery McCoy: AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF THE SLEDGEHAMMER AND BEGINS TO CHOKE LIMMY WITH THE HANDLE! LIMMY IS STRUGGLING FOR BREATH AS HE REACHES HIS ARMS OUT, TRYING HIS BEST TO ESCAPE OUT OF IT, BUT DAVID IS DRAGGING HIM AROUND THE RING! HE’S HEADING TOWARD THE GLASS CRYPT!
Jake Mercer: LIMMY IS TOO WEAKENED TO FIGHT BACK, AND HE’S AT THE MERCY OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH RIGHT NOW AS HE’S DRAGGED UP THE RAMP! AND DAVID TOSSES HIM DOWN ONTO THE STAGE, AND IT SEEMS WE’VE REACHED THE CLOSING MOMENTS OF THIS MATCH!
Stew-O: Limmy tries to make his way up to his feet, doing whatever he can to fight back, AS DAVID TAKES THE SLEDGEHAMMER AND ONCE AGAIN TRIES TO DRIVE IT INTO THE ABDOMEN OF LIMMY- BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO GRAB IT JUST IN TIME! HE’S BARELY ABLE TO HOLD IT BACK FOR THE TIME BEING, SAVING HIMSELF FOR JUST A SECOND-
Flannery McCoy: BUT DAVID NAILS HIM WITH A BACK ELBOW DIRECTLY TO THE FACE, WHICH FORCES LIMMY TO LET GO BEFORE DAVID NAILS HIM WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER YET ANOTHER TIME!
Jake Mercer: Limmy is struggling to breathe, as he’s doing everything that he possibly can right now to fight back, but you can see the sinister expression on the face of David Gideon Smith; he’s reveling in how well this has gone!
David Gideon Smith: (Off-Mic) THIS is how the age of the Ace ends…
(David takes the sledgehammer as he drives it directly into the abdomen of Limmy Monaghan, Limmy gasping for air as he grabs a hold of it, desperately trying to pry it off of himself!)
David Gideon Smith: (Off-Mic) Truly shambolic.
Stew-O: David takes the sledgehammer, AS HE LIFTS IT AND TRIES TO SLAM IT DOWN DIRECTLY ONTO THE HEAD OF LIMMY!
(BANG!)
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME, AS THE SLEDGEHAMMER COLLIDES WITH THE STEEL FLOORING OF THE STAGE! LIMMY MAKES HIS WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET, AS DAVID TAKES THE SLEDGEHAMMER AND THIS TIME TRIES TO DRIVE IT DIRECTLY AGAINST HIS HEAD TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND-
Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT AGAIN! HE QUICKLY TURNS AROUND AND GRABS A HOLD OF THE SLEDGEHAMMER, BEFORE RIPPING IT DIRECTLY OUT OF THE HANDS OF DAVID AND BRINGING IT INTO HIS OWN! DAVID STAGGERS IS BACK AS HE TRIES TO HOLD HIS GROUND, BUT LIMMY IS QUICK TO RUSH FORWARD AND CONNECT WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER DIRECTLY TO THE MIDSECTION TO SEND HIM DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION!
Stew-O: THE CROWD IS WILD RIGHT NOW AS LIMMY MONAGHAN IS BEGINNING TO SHOW THAT HE STILL HAS SOME FIGHT LEFT IN HIM, AND HE IMMEDIATELY TURNS AROUND AND CONNECTS WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER RIGHT TO THE FACE OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH TO DROP HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY TAKES THE SLEDGEHAMMER AS HE LIFTS IT ABOVE HIS HEAD, LOOKING TO FINISH DAVID OFF COMPLETELY!
(But Limmy stops, seeing that David has begun to quickly recover, watching him… as he slowly starts to laugh once more. Through the blood painted on his face and the agonizing pain, David Gideon Smith still takes a moment to revel in the desperation of Limmy Monaghan.)
Limmy Monaghan: (Off-Mic) …
Jake Mercer: LIMMY DROPS THE SLEDGEHAMMER DOWN TO THE GROUND AND RUSHES FORWARD WITH A ‘DIABLE JAMBE’ DIRECTLY TO THE FACE!
Stew-O: DAVID IS TAKEN DOWN TO THE GROUND, BUT LIMMY ISN’T DONE! HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD AND BEGINS TO DRAG HIM TOWARD THE GLASS CRYPT, SLAMMING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SIDE OF IT! AND NOW HE’S BEGINNING TO UNLOAD WITH REPEATED KNEE STRIKES TO THE FACE!
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY IS ATTACKING HIM RELENTLESSLY! NOT LETTING UP EVEN FOR A SECOND! THE ACE IS BECOMING ABSOLUTELY RELENTLESS RIGHT NOW AS HE CONTINUES TO UNLOAD ON HIM!
Jake Mercer: DAVID SLUMPS DOWN IN A POOL OF BLOOD, BUT LIMMY IS LOOKING TO PUT THE EXCLAMATION POINT ON THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Stew-O: AS HE RUSHES FORWARD AND GOES FOR THE ‘DIVINE DEPARTURE’ DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! THE HIDDEN BLADE TO FINISH OFF DAVID GIDEON SMITH-
(CRACK!)
Flannery McCoy: BUT DAVID MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THAT! LIMMY’S ARM COLLIDES DIRECTLY WITH THE SIDE OF THE GLASS CRYPT AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF IT IN AGONIZING PAIN! BLOOD BEGINS TO DRIP DOWN HIS FOREARM! HE HAS SHATTERED THE GLASS WITH HIS OWN ARM, AND NOW DAVID SEES HIS OPENING!
Jake Mercer: AS HE LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH ‘THE UN|MAKER’! THE SUPERMAN ELBOW DIRECTLY TO THE FACE, WHICH DROPS HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! DAVID COLLAPSES AS WELL, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO SAVE HIS CHANCES IN THIS MATCHUP!
(The crowd roars as both Elitists lie motionless for a few seconds, surrounded by broken glass and wreckage. David is slowly beginning to make his way back up to his feet, recovering while he clutches his head; meanwhile, Limmy hasn’t moved yet, his eyes wide open as they stare up at the lights. David wipes the blood from his face as he sneers.)
David Gideon Smith: (Off-Mic) You’ll never bury me, Ace…
Stew-O: David is taking hold of Limmy as he starts to drag him by the hair toward the Glass Crypt; he’s pulling the opening door as he looks to throw him in!
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY IS BEGINNING TO FIGHT BACK! HE THROWS EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS AT HIM, SWINGING DESPERATE ELBOWS DIRECTLY INTO HIS TEMPLE!
Jake Mercer: AND THAT’S ENOUGH TO FORCE DAVID BACK AS HE STAGGERS BACKWARD, GIVING LIMMY THE CHANCE TO MAKE HIS WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET WHILE DAVID CHARGES AT HIM!
Stew-O: BUT LIMMY TAKES SHARDS OF GLASS FROM THE GLASS CRYPT AND THROWS THEM DIRECTLY INTO DAVID’S FACE! DAVID IS BLINDED! HE’S STAGGERING BACKWARD AS HE SWINGS WILDLY, TRYING TO CATCH LIMMY!
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY JUST RUSHED FORWARD AND CONNECTED WITH ‘DIABLE JAMBE’ DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! THE BICYCLE KNEE COMPLETELY WIPES DAVID OUT! AND LIMMY MONAGHAN IS FEELING IT NOW!
(Limmy lets out a battle cry, adrenaline surging through him as the crowd continues to show their support. He’s then quick to grab a hold of David and bring him up.)
Jake Mercer: HE CAN’T BE THINKING ABOUT IT, RIGHT?!
Stew-O: HE’S LOOKING TO SEND HIM THROUGH THE GLASS CRYPT WITH ‘OUTER HEAVEN’! THE BLADERUNNER DIRECTLY INTO THE ENTRANCEWAY OF THE CRYPT!
Flannery McCoy: BUT DAVID MANAGES TO COUNTER IT! HE UNWINDS HIMSELF AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF LIMMY AND LIFTS HIM OFF OF THE GROUND!
Jake Mercer: TRYING TO SEND HIM THROUGH THE GLASS CRYPT WITH THE BACK BODY DROP!
Stew-O: BUT LIMMY FLIPS OUT OF IT AND LANDS BEHIND HIM! DAVID SPINS AROUND-
Flannery McCoy: ‘DIVINE DEPARTURE”!
Jake Mercer: LIMMY FLIES THROUGH THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH THE HIDDEN BLADE! AND NOW DAVID GIDEON SMITH IS OUT COLD! LIMMY GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD AND IS DRAGGING HIM TOWARD THE GLASS CRYPT, TRYING TO THROW HIM INSIDE!
Stew-O: DAVID IS THROUGH, BUT HE’S STILL HOLDING ON! HE HAS HIS HAND AGAINST THE EDGE AS HE USES HIS OTHER TO BLOCK LIMMY BEFORE HE CAN COMPLETELY FORCE HIM INSIDE!
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY IS TRYING TO STOMP DOWN ON HIS HAND REPEATEDLY! TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE STAYS INSIDE OF THE CRYPT ONCE AND FOR ALL! BUT DAVID GIDEON SMITH IS CONTINUING TO FIGHT! HE’S NOT GOING TO LET LIMMY MONAGHAN GET THE BETTER OF HIM, NOT NOW!
Jake Mercer: HE MANAGES TO SHOVE LIMMY AWAY! LIMMY STAGGERS BACK, AND THIS GIVES DAVID THE CHANCE TO START TO CRAWL OUT OF THE CRYPT AND KEEP THIS MATCH GOING-
(BANG!)
Stew-O: BUT LIMMY TAKES THE SLEDGEHAMMER AND HE DRIVES IT DIRECTLY AGAINST THE HAND OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH! DAVID’S HAND GOES LIMP AS HE FALLS DIRECTLY DOWN INTO THE GLASS CRYPT!
(…)
Flannery McCoy: AND LIMMY MONAGHAN FLIPS THE SWITCH TO THE CRANE! AS THOUSANDS OF GLASS SHARDS ARE DUMPED ON TOP OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Jake Mercer: AND LIMMY MONAGHAN HAS WON!
(‘Number One’ begins to play through the speakers once more as Limmy Monaghan collapses to the ground, gasping for air while blood drips down onto the stage. The crowd erupts in thunderous applause as Limmy slowly begins to muster himself up, and with the last ounce of strength that he has left, raises both his arms into the air.)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: What an absolute war that we just witnessed tonight here at House of Glass! Both of these men just put each other through absolute hell, and even after it was all said and done, it was Limmy Monaghan who managed to barely inch out and come out on top over David Gideon Smith!
Flannery McCoy: In what could’ve been the biggest match of David’s EAW career so far, he showed that he’s always been ready for pressure like this and brought the fight to who is undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer, and while he got close, The Ace showed tonight that he simply refused to die, and that is the lasting image that we are seeing right now!
Jake Mercer: With all that said and done, both look toward the future, but if I had to guess, I think they’re both better off than how they started. Again, what an absolute war, and congratulations to Limmy on the victory!
(David Gideon Smith is being retrieved from the Glass Crypt and checked on by medical, while Limmy is also being tended to, but he quickly shoves everyone away, looking to celebrate his victory on his own two feet. The very last shot seen is a bloodied Limmy Monaghan standing tall over the Glass Crypt while House of Glass then begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(The graphic for the upcoming match is displayed on the tron.)
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Stephie Love: The following contest is a GLASS WEAPONS MATCH scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Stephie Love: AND IT IS FOR THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘God Shattering Star’ by Takashi Baba hits the speakers and ARIA emerges from the back to a MASSIVE roar from the crowd! ARIA feeds off that energy with a big smile on her face, calling for her hometown fans to continue supporting her! She tags multiple fans on her way down the ramp, seemingly ready for what awaits her in this high stakes matchup in a building that will fully be behind her. ARIA runs up the steps and swings into the ring, climbing up the middle rope and throwing her arms out, posing to a loud and positive reception from the Phoenix crowd.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, from Phoenix, Arizona, weighing in at 130 pounds, she is… ARRRIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Stew-O: You can feel the energy in Chase Field here tonight as ARIA makes her way out tonight. She’s got her sights set on becoming a two-time Specialists Champion, and with all these people on her side tonight, it’ll feel a lot easier!
Jake Mercer: No doubt about it, we know that Saori Aizen stepped up a couple weeks back to call her shot at Santoro, but ARIA took it upon herself to take away from Saori’s opportunity and make one for her.
Flannery McCoy: Risky decision by ARIA, but we’ll see if it’ll pay off, knowing that she has so much to focus on at once tonight.
(ARIA drops down from the turnbuckles and stands in the center of the ring, but she looks around to the crowd and the crowd is very clearly rooting for her tonight!)
Crowd: ”AR-IA! AR-IA! AR-IA!”
(The cheers of the crowd immediately fades into vicious boos when ‘Let Me Hear’ by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas is next to play and Saori Aizen walks out, looking around at the Phoenix crowd in disgust for even being born in the same region as ARIA. She rolls her shoulders, marching down the ramp with her game face on. There’s no pandering to the crowd like ARIA, instead she takes her time climbing onto the apron and swings into the center of the ring, taking the spotlight for herself.)
Stephie Love: Introducing next, from Tokyo, Japan, weighing in at 130 pounds, she is “THE REAPER”, SAAAOOOORRRRRIIIIIII! AIIIIZZZZEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!
Stew-O: From tag team partners to heated rivals, it all started at Territorial Invasion where Saori Aizen lashed out on ARIA, believing she was to blame for their loss to Minerva and Selina Reyes.
Jake Mercer: Saori has taken it quite far these last couple of weeks, but I certainly can’t blame her for being so upset with ARIA showing up out of nowhere and taking an opportunity from her.
Flannery McCoy: Maybe she should’ve allowed the two to go their separate ways, then.
(After her name is introduced, Saori looks to the crowd and cups a hand out, mockingly motioning for them to cheer her on just like they did ARIA!)
Crowd: ”BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
(She smirks at the boos hurled her way and she glances at ARIA.)
Saori Aizen: (off-mic) Your hometown is a dump.
(It’s time for the champion, and House Of Glass doesn’t need to be in ARIA’s hometown to know how much people dislike Mia Santoro, who walks out once ‘Cult Leader’ by KiNG MALA starts blaring throughout the stadium. Despite the hostile crowd, Mia Santoro creeps through the crowd, hugging the Specialists Championship tight to her chest. The crowd is booing the hell out of her and hurling insults her way, but Mia isn’t fixated on that. She has a smile on her face, believing that it doesn’t matter what they feel about her as long as she’s champion.)
Stephie Love: Lastly, from Key West, Florida, weighing in at 115 pounds, she is “THE OBSESSION”… the SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! MIIIIAAAAA! SANNTTTOORRRROOOOOOOO!!!
Stew-O: And as the two already get to bickering, Mia Santoro is in a phenomenal position right now. Aizen protested the decision for this match to become a triple threat, but Santoro saw the good in it and she continues to do so tonight.
Jake Mercer: I’m not exactly fond of her decision to interact with the fans here in Phoenix, but Mia has proven to be a great and confident champion. Hell, she just defended her championship in a triple threat at Territorial Invasion against KASAI and Holly Arrow!
Flannery McCoy: Santoro’s growth has been a sight to behold. She is extremely sure of herself these days and right now, it looks like she feels this match is secured for her. But we’ll see about that with two Elitists of the caliber of Saori and ARIA.
(Santoro hops the barricade and slides into the ring, spinning to the center of the ring and proudly raising her Specialists Championship up. Saori and ARIA stare at each other, and then turn their glance up to the championship in the air.)
(DING DING DING!)
Stew-O: Specialists Championship up for grabs, and given the hatred that ARIA and Saori Aizen have for one another, Mia Santoro is sprouting a massive grin on her face, backing away so the two can duke it out–
Jake Mercer: ONLY FOR SAORI AND ARIA TO CHARGE FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME WITH A DROPKICK TO THE SKULL OF SANTORO! THEY’RE TAKING OUT THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION BEFORE FOCUSING ON EACH OTHER! MIA IS OUT OF IT, AND SAORI AND ARIA BOTH RISE UP!
Flannery McCoy: AND THE BRAWL BEGINS! SAORI AND ARIA RUN AT EACH OTHER AND START THROWING BOMBS! Back and forth punches to the head from both of them, and this is already getting nasty! Saori throws shots to the body of ARIA, and then a body kick—NO! ARIA blocks it and kicks her legs out! She leaps into another seated dropkick, but Saori drops down and ARIA slides, rising to her feet. She runs at Saori, who sends her to the floor! Now this is Saori’s time to capitalize!
Stew-O: She takes the ropes and SLINGSHOTS OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A PLANCHA ONTO ARIA—NOOPE! ARIA PULLED A LIGHT TUBE FROM UNDER THE RING, AND IT GOES RIGHT INTO THE BODY OF SAORI! SAORI HITS THE GROUND HARD, AS SHARDS OF GLASS CUT HER UP!
Jake Mercer: ARIA pulls Saori up and throws her into the barricade! Saori is still checking at her abdomen for any blood, and she grimaces in pain. ARIA digs underneath for another light tube, BUT MIA SANTORO FROM OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE! SHE SENDS ARIA INTO THE BARRICADE AND SHE FALLS RIGHT DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Mia turns around and charges into Saori, but Aizen sees her coming!
Flannery McCoy: Mia gets sent with a drop toe hold into the barricade! Not the best start for the champion! Santoro winces on her fours, meanwhile Saori makes her way over to ARIA and throws her into the ring. Aizen digs underneath the ring, grabbing more light tubes, and she slides them in! Saori slides in behind ARIA, stalking her up to her feet.
Stew-O: ARIA slowly rises, and Saori takes her by the head. She double underhooks the arms of ARIA and holds her tight in that position! She tries to break free but it’s no use! SAORI SCOOPS ARIA UP AND TAKES HER DOWN WITH A BUTTERFLY SUPLEX ONTO THOSE BUNDLE OF LIGHT TUBES!!! GOODNESS! THE SHARDS START DIGGING INTO THE BACK AND SHOULDER OF ARIA IMMEDIATELY!
Jake Mercer: THEN SAORI PINS HER ON THE LIGHT TUBE SHARDS! DISGUSTING!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—
(CRASH!)
Flannery McCoy: SANTORO BREAKS THE PINFALL BY SLAMMING DOWN A GLASS PANE ONTO BOTH WOMEN! GOOD LORD! Saori rolls off of ARIA, covering up in pain! Santoro mounts her and she starts throwing punches to the head! Saori is trying her best to block these shots but there’s no mercy from Santoro whatsoever right now! She is PISSED about how this match started!
Stew-O: Now she turns her attention to ARIA and she walks over to her, stomping her head in! Mia places her boots onto the abdomen of ARIA and she STANDS on her, forcing her to lie in the glass and she starts DIGGING AND SCRAPING THE GLASS ACROSS HER BACK! ARIA is crying out in pain, trying to scrape Santoro off, but she won’t get off of her!
Jake Mercer: And to cap it off, SANTORO LEAPS INTO A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! THAT COULD’VE BROKEN THE RIBS OF ARIA! Santoro drops to her knees and hooks the legs!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Stew-O: Kick out from ARIA! She’s showing a lot of heart, but at what cost?! I don’t know if it’s worth continuing to compete in this match if that’s the level of brutality that Santoro is carrying with her tonight! She rises to her feet and drags ARIA up by the hair, grabbing her by the head. She turns the two around, aiming for Saori’s downed body… She hoists her up for a VERTICAL SUPLEX ONTO AIZEN!
Flannery McCoy: NO! AIZEN RISES AT THE LAST SECOND WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO SANTORO! Santoro drops ARIA right in front of her, and ARIA staggers backwards! Aizen is rising behind Santoro, and ARIA RUSHES FORWARD FOR A BOOT TO THE JAW OF SANTORO—
Jake Mercer: WAIT! MIA CATCHES ARIA AT THE LAST SECOND! BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX INTO AIZEN! AND THE SHARDS OF GLASS STUCK TO ARIA’S BODY GO FLYING INTO SAORI’S FOREHEAD AND EYES! DOWN GOES BOTH WOMEN!
Stew-O: You have to admire the craftiness of Santoro so far in this match! She rolls out of the ring and digs underneath, looking for more weapons… and she’s got two glass chairs! Santoro takes the chairs and carefully places them in the ring, one by one. I don’t have the slightest clue of what Santoro is going for, but I am afraid for both ARIA and Saori. She places one down a couple feet from the turnbuckles, and she grabs Saori up to her feet.
Flannery McCoy: She places her against the glass chair and she starts throwing forearms to the head! Saori is in a dazed position and Mia exits to the apron, beginning to climb up to the top rope… what on earth is Santoro thinking of right now?!
Jake Mercer: SANTORO DIVES OFF THE TOP ROPE!!! ’KILLING MOON!’ THE ROLLING WHEEL KICK OFF THE TOP AND HER LEG MAKES CONTACT WITH AIZEN, DRIVING HER AND THE CHAIR DOWN, AND THE CHAIR SHATTERS ON IMPACT! AIZEN GETS THE BRUNT OF THAT AND SHE IS WAILING OUT IN PAIN! SANTORO SCORED RIGHT THERE!
Flannery McCoy: Look at all of that glass that she’s laying on right now! She rolls away, trying to get out of it, but there’s just so much glass on the canvas right now that there’s very few safe spaces! ARIA is trying to get up, and Santoro slowly rises, limping towards her. She pulls ARIA up and places her in the other glass chair seated in front of the turnbuckles, and she starts throwing punches to her head!
Stew-O: Santoro looking to put both women out in similar fashion. It would be quite the feat for the Specialists Champion if she was indeed able to pull that off, I’ll give her that. Santoro exits to the apron and she makes the slow descent up to the top rope… ARIA looks out of it right now, and Santoro grins.
Mia Santoro: (off-mic) AND STILLL!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: HERE IT COMES! SANTORO LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE! ’CHASE THE FEELING!’ DIVING LEGDROP TO ARIA AND THROUGH THE GLASS CHAIR—
Jake Mercer: ARIA DIVES OUT OF THE WAY!
Stew-O: MIA LOOKS IN SHOCK WHEN SHE SEES ARIA MOVE AND REALIZES THERE’S NO WAY OUT, AS HER ENTIRE LOWER BODY GETS SENT GOING RIGHT INTO THE GLASS CHAIR, AND IT SHATTERS!!! THE SPINE OF SANTORO HAS TO BE IN HELL RIGHT NOW! AND THOSE SHARDS CUT RIGHT INTO HER INNER AND OUTER THIGH!
Jake Mercer: You can hear the guttural screams from Santoro, who is desperately trying to pluck the glass off of her legs, but it may be of no use! ARIA was able to reverse unlike Saori, and now perhaps this is HER match to win! Santoro is grabbing at the ropes, doing all that she can in order to get up!
Flannery McCoy: ARIA stumbles up to her feet, and she grabs Santoro up from the canvas, turning around and staring at the glass all across the floor. She nods and runs forward! ‘PHOENIX CUTTER!” RIGHT ONTO THE GLASS! SANTORO’S HEAD DRIVEN INTO THE GLASS! ARIA ROLLS OVER, HOOKING THE LEGS!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHH—
Stew-O: SANTORO GETS A SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! ARIA THOUGHT THAT WOULD’VE BEEN IT FOR HER BUT STILL FAR FROM IT! She sits up, shaking her head, and that has to be killing ARIA right now! But she’s not done, she starts to clap her hands, and she calls for the crowd to begin clapping with her! She’s clearly got something massive in mind and Santoro is none the all wiser to it!
Crowd: # CLAP!
Crowd: # CLAP!
Crowd: # CLAP!
Jake Mercer: Now Mia is desperately trying to rise her feet, completely unaware of ARIA and her surroundings. As her eyes face the ground and her body is slowly pushing upwards, she swats at the air to no avail. ARIA points to the ropes and pumps her fists, pointing forward!
Flannery McCoy: WE KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT! ARIA CHARGES FORWARD! SHE HANDSPRINGS OFF THE ROPES FOR ‘PHOENIX INJECTION’ TO SANTORO!
(SMASH!)
Stew-O: OH MY GOD! SHE DOESN’T GET TO GET OFF THE ROPES! SAORI AIZEN JUST DROVE A GLASS HAMMER INTO THE BACK OF ARIA’S HEAD, AND SHE IMMEDIATELY FALLS TO THE CANVAS! THE HAMMER BROKE OVER THE SKULL OF ARIA, AND I THINK SHE’S OUT OF IT! ARIA DROPS UNDERNEATH THE APRON SKIRT, HIDING!
Flannery McCoy: SANTORO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! SHE JUST SEES ARIA LAID OUT AND SHE QUICKLY PULLS HER UP TO HER FEET! ‘BLACKEST HOUR!’ THE SWINGING FISHERMAN NECKBREAKER CONNECTS!
Jake Mercer: MIA ROLLS ARIA OVER, THINKING THAT SHE’S ABOUT TO STEAL THIS ONE! WHAT THE HELL IS SAORI DOING OUTSIDE THE RING?! SHE’S GOT TAPE, AND SHE’S FRANTICALLY TAPING SOMETHING AROUND HER BODY!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHH—
Flannery McCoy: FROG SPLASH OFF THE TOP ROPE FROM SAORI AIZEN—AND THERE IS A GLASS PANE TAPED TO HER BODY! OH MY GOD! BOTH WOMEN GOT CRUSHED FROM THAT, AND ALL THREE ARE BEING DESTROYED BY THIS GLASS RIGHT NOW! EVERYONE IS DOWN ON THE CANVAS RIGHT NOW! HOLY SHIT!
Crowd: ”HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!”
Stew-O: Saori is rolling around the ring in pain! She sacrificed her own body just to maximize the damage inflicted on both Santoro and ARIA! To her credit, it absolutely WORKED! They’re not even showing much signs of life, but Saori has blood across her body! She’s lucky that it hasn’t cut deep, but that’s gonna be a problem to deal with later on in this match!
Jake Mercer: Aizen slowly rises to her feet, falling against the ropes. ARIA is dazed, still feeling the effects of that glass hammer to the back of her head. She places a hand on her neck and blood is just spooling out onto her hand. She rolls over, dazed and confused. But Saori slowly approaches ARIA, and she’s got something in her hand…?
Flannery McCory: It’s glass nails, to go along with that glass hammer! What sick freak decided to make GLASS NAILS?!
Stew-O: That’s an incredibly sharp edge of the nails, as Saori grabs ARIA by the air AND SHE DRIVES IT INTO HER EYE—-NO! ARIA CATCHES THE WRIST AND SHE’S FIGHTING IT! SAORI’S HAND IS SHAKING FURIOUSLY AS SHE TRIES TO PUSH THE NAIL FURTHER INTO THE EYE OF ARIA! BUT ARIA IS FIGHTING WITH HER LIFE!
Jake Mercer: IF THAT THING GOES IN—SHE MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE AGAIN! THIS REALLY IS A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE AS YOU SAID! AND ARIA IS TRYING HER BEST TO PUSH AIZEN BACK! SHE SHOVES HER AWAY!
Flannery McCoy: ’THUNDERCLAP NOVA!’ AIZEN WITH THAT ELBOW SMASH FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! AND ARIA HITS THE CANVAS HARD! SAORI HOOKS THE LEGS! LOOKING FOR THE WIN!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRE—
Stew-O: NOPE! ARIA KICKS OUT! BUT SAORI DOESN’T LOOK BOTHERED BY THAT! IF ANYTHING, SHE SMIRKS, AS SHE TWIRLS THAT GLASS NAIL BACK IN HER HAND!
Saori Aizen: (off-mic) Stupid woman, that was your chance to avoid what comes next.
Jake Mercer: Saori mounts ARIA and she starts throwing elbows to the side of the head, bouncing it off the canvas against that hardwood mat and glass! ARIA is dazed, but she reaches up for Saori—WHO BYPASSES HER EYE!
Flannery McCoy: AND SHE SHOVES THE GLASS NAIL INTO HER EAR! OH MY GOD! ARIA’S EYES BULGE AND SHE SCREAMS OUT AS SAORI IS FORCING THE NAIL IN DEEP! ARIA IS CLAWING AT THE HANDS, DOING EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO TRY AND STOP THIS!
Stew-O: BUT THERE’S HARDLY ANYTHING SHE CAN DO! SAORI STARTS THROWING HAMMERFISTS TO THE SKULL OF ARIA, AND THEN USING THE OTHER HAND TO KEEP DIGGING THE NAIL INTO ARIA’S EAR! SHE YELLS OUT, FLAILING HER LEGS AND TRYING TO GET FREE!
Jake Mercer: SOMEONE STOP THIS! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Saori FINALLY gets off of ARIA, but she still sees the glass nail sticking out of ARIA’s ear and she gives herself a headstart… what the hell is she thinking right now?!
(CRASH!)
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD! SAORI JUST STOMPED THE GLASS NAIL IN ARIA’S EAR! HER BOOT SMASHING ACROSS THE SIDE OF ARIA’S FACE, AND THEN THE NAIL SHATTERS IN HER EAR! ARIA ROLLS AWAY IMMEDIATELY AND THERE’S BLOOD EVERYWHERE! SHE HOLDS AT HER EAR IN PAIN!
Stew-O: SAORI MAY HAVE CAUSED LIFE LONG DAMAGE TO ARIA’S BODY! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HER?! WHAT HAPPENED TO JUST WANTING TO WIN THE MATCH! THE INTENSITY BETWEEN THESE TWO HAS GONE WAY TOO FAR! ARIA IS TRYING TO GET UP TO HER FEET–
Jake Mercer: SANTORO FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! SHE GRABS THE WAIST OF SAORI AND SHE RUNS HER INTO ARIA! ARIA FALLS OUT THE RING, AND SANTORO BRINGS SAORI DOWN WITH AN O’CONNOR ROLL UP! AND SHE’S GOT THE TIGHTS!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEE—
Flannery McCoy: KICK OUT FROM SAORI! MIA FALLS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE AND HER THROAT CRASHES AGAINST THE ROPES! Saori rises to her feet and scrambles up, hitting off the ropes quickly! TIGER FEINT KICK—SANTORO DUCKS HER HEAD JUST IN TIME, AND SAORI FLIES BACK INTO THE RING!
Stew-O: She turns around to Santoro, who is now waiting on her! GAMENGIRI BRINGS AIZEN DOWN ONTO HER FACE! She holds her face, wincing. Santoro scrambles up to her feet and she shakes her head, she wants to have her own fun now! Santoro rolls out to the floor…
Jake Mercer: And as she lands on her feet on the outside, she sees the tape that Aizen left near the apron skirt! Santoro takes the duct tape and looks at Aizen recovering in the ring with a grin. Santoro digs underneath, and now she pulls out light tubes! Santoro slides in with the light tubes in one hand, and duct tape in the other!
Stew-O: Saori is trying to rise, unaware of what’s awaiting her, but Mia responds with a push kick to the back, sending her directly into the turnbuckles! Aizen bounces off, falling to a seated position! Santoro takes the light tubes and she presses them against the face of Aizen! Saori is trying to fight it, but Santoro starts wrapping the tape around her head, and keeping those light tubes stuck to her skull!
Flannery McCoy: Aizen rolls over, trying to pull the light tubes off! She’s getting desperate, because that is an incredibly precarious position! But as she rises, SANTORO WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE KNEE! AND THEN A ROUNDHOUSE TO THE LIGHT TUBES TAPED TO HER SKULL! ’TWO FOR THE ROAD!’
Jake Mercer: THAT MAY HAVE KNOCKED SAORI OUT COLD! SHE’S NOT MOVING WHATSOEVER! ALL OF THAT GLASS BROKEN AGAINST HER HEAD, AND A MEAN KICK FROM SANTORO TO FOLLOW! SHE ROLLS HER OVER, DROPPING DOWN AND HOOKING THE LEGS! LOOKING FOR THE WIN HERE!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEE—
Flannery McCoy: ONLY FOR ARIA TO BREAK THE PIN! THAT COULD’VE BEEN IT RIGHT THERE! BUT IRONICALLY, THE WOMAN WHO SAVES SAORI’S CHANCES OF WINNING IS ARIA, WHO OF COURSE, ALSO DID IT FOR HERSELF!
Jake Mercer: Mia rolls away from ARIA, shaking her head. I can’t even believe that ARIA is still going in this match! You can see the blood trickling out of her ear, and I doubt that she was even able to hear that pin in full! She’s just pushing through off sheer desire to become a two-time Specialists Champion!
Stew-O: Santoro pushes up to her feet and ARIA charges forward, TACKLING HER INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! ARIA climbs the middle rope and she starts throwing down punches to the skull! ARIA isn’t holding back anymore, I think Aizen may have unlocked something out of her!
Flannery McCoy: ARIA winds back for one more punch, but SANTORO CATCHES THE BODY AND SENDS HER OVER THE TOP ROPE! ARIA slips off the apron and falls to the floor! But Santoro thinks that she’s safe and fine to continue focusing on Saori…!
Jake Mercer: But she’s looking underneath the ring! Santoro slowly approaches Saori who is still down on the mat, but ARIA rolls in with a glass-ridden 2×4! Mia has a smirk as she reaches down to grab Saori—
Flannery McCoy: ONLY FOR THAT 2X4 TO GET RAN RIGHT INTO HER BACK! SANTORO’S EYES WIDEN AS THE GLASS ON THE 2X4 GOES RIGHT INTO HER BACK! ARIA HOLDS THE 2X4 AND SHE STARTS TO RAKE THE GLASS DOWN AGAINST HER BACK! IT’S POKING INTO HER BODY, AND ARIA YANKS HER BACKWARDS WITH IT!
Stew-O: It aggressively frees itself from her skin, and ARIA rises the 2×4, swinging for Santoro’s head! But Mia has a piece of mind to duck at the very last second! ARIA swings back and Mia kicks her in the gut! ARIA drops the 2×4, and Mia grabs her by the head, trying a DDT on the glass—but she starts throwing punches to the body! ARIA shoves Mia backwards!
Jake Mercer: Quickly, ARIA reaches down for the glass, but MIA CATCHES HER BY THE HEAD! She grabs her up and she lifts her! POWERBOMB ONTO THE 2X4! NO! ARIA LANDS BEHIND HER! Mia turns around, spinning sole kick to the body of Santoro, and she’s hunched over!
Flannery McCoy: ARIA tucks Mia’s head into her thighs and she grabs her by the waist, lifting her upside down! Santoro’s body flails wildly, and THEN she steps over the arms! ’GLITCH IN THE MATRIX’ ON THE GLASS-RIDDEN 2X4! DOWN GOES SANTORO! SHE ROLLS HER OVER FOR THE COVER!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEE—
Stew-O: SAORI FLIES IN TO BREAK THE PIN AT THE VERY LAST SECOND!
Jake Mercer: The boos start flying down as it looked like ARIA was extremely close to winning this one infront of her hometown crowd, and now it’s back to ground zero! But after Saori breaks the pin, Santoro groggily rolls away, just instinct saving her there…
Stew-O: But ARIA doesn’t look like she has a problem with the ring being shared to just her and Saori! Saori is still hurting right now, and she’s taking her time to take the ropes and get up.
Flannery McCoy: ARIA rises to her feet and she shakes her head. She exits the ring quickly and she digs underneath the ring, grabbing TWO buckets?! She slides in with the buckets, and she places them down in the center of the ring!
(Finally, Saori is up to her feet, but when she turns and sees the two buckets in the center of the ring, she looks at them in confusion. But when she looks up, ARIA is screaming at her.)
ARIA: (off-mic) COME ON! YOU WANNA TAKE MY EAR OUT?! DIP YOUR HAND IN THERE! LET’S FIGHT!
Stew-O: Saori can’t believe herself right now, but ARIA walks to one of the bucket, and there’s GLUE! SHE’S DIPPING HER HAND INTO THE GLUE, AND THEN SHE GOES TO THE OTHER ONE AND DIPS IT WITH GLASS! SHE’S GLUED GLASS TO THE FIST!
Jake Mercer: ARIA doesn’t give a fuck either, she’s dipping the other hand in as well! Both of her hands have glass arked across them, and Saori slowly makes her way to the buckets, doing the same exact thing! Both of these women have glass glued to their fists, and we’re about to get one hell of a fight right now!
Flannery McCoy: The referee moves the buckets out of the way, and ARIA and Saori stare at each other, and then stare at the glass on their fists…
Stew-O: AND THEY CHARGE INTO WAR! BOTH WOMEN START THROWING PUNCHES AT THE FACE WITH ZERO REMORSE! GLASS DRIVING INTO EACH OTHER! ARIA IS THROWING PUNCHES WITH HER LIFE RIGHT NOW!
Jake Mercer: SHE’S GETTING THE BETTER OF AIZEN!
Flannery McCoy: Saori tries to brute force her way through, but she can’t! ARIA THROWS A PUNCH TO THE BODY! Saori’s eyes widen, and ARIA WITH ANOTHER PUNCH, RIGHT ON THE EAR! AIZEN IS ON WOBBLY LEGS! AND ARIA LOADS UP ONE MORE PUNCH!
Stew-O: GLASS-PUNCH TO THE JAW! DOWN GOES AIZEN! AND ARIA COLLAPSES ON TOP OF HER! THAT’S GOTTA BE IT! WE’RE LOOKING AT A NEW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Crowd: YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Flannery McCoy: THAT’S THREE—
Jake Mercer: IT ALMOST WAS THREE! MIA SANTORO PULLED THE REFEREE OUT RIGHT BEFORE! BUT I THINK THE PHOENIX CROWD COULDN’T REGISTER FROM AFAR! THEY THOUGHT THE REFEREE’S HAND HIT THE CANVAS!
Stew-O: ARIA HASN’T EVEN REALIZED IT YET! SHE HEARS THE CROWD AND SHE LOOKS AROUND, EXPECTING THE BELL TO SOUND, BUT THE REFEREE IS GONE!
Flannery McCoy: She turns to where the referee was at, but Santoro is already in! ARIA turns around… ’ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE!’ SHE DRIVES ARIA DOWN INTO THE CANVAS! ARIA IS OUT OF IT, AND SANTORO QUICKLY ROLLS OVER FOR THE COVER!
Jake Mercer: BUT THE REFEREE IS STILL OUTSIDE THE RING! MIA SANTORO MAY HAVE JUST SCREWED HERSELF OVER! BUT SHE’S YELLING AND SCREAMING!
Mia Santoro: (off-mic) REF! REF!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?! GET IN THE RING!
Stew-O: SANTORO MADE A MASSIVE MISTAKE THERE! BUT THE REFEREE SLIDES IN, FINALLY TO MAKE THE COUNT! ARIA IS STILL UNCONSCIOUS, THOUGH!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Flannery McCoy: ARIA GETS A SHOULDER UP!!! THIS ONE IS FAR FROM OVER, AND SANTORO IS FURIOUS! BUT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?! SHE PULLED THE REFEREE OUT OF THE RING, AND SHE’S PAYING FOR HER DESPERATION TO WIN THIS MATCH!
Mia Santoro: (off-mic) YOU IDIOT! THAT WAS THREE! THAT SHOULD’VE BEEN THREE!
Referee: (off-mic) MIA, YOU PULLED ME OUT OF THE RING! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?!
Jake Mercer: AND MIA SHOVES THE REFEREE! HAS SHE LOST HER MIND?! MIA IS BARKING AT THE REFEREE AND BOTH ARE GOING AT IT! SHE SHOVES THE REFEREE AGAIN, SCREAMING AT THEM!
Stew-O: AND SANTORO WITH ONE MORE PUSH—BUT THE REFEREE PUSHES BACK!
Flannery McCoy: ARIA SPINS MIA AROUND AND SCOOPS HER UP VERTICALLY, HOOKING THE LEG! ’TRUE TO THE NAME!” THE FISHERMAN BUSTER RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! DOWN GOES SANTORO!
Jake Mercer: IS THAT FAIR?!
Stew-O: SHE PROVOKED THE REFEREE! AND ARIA ROLLS MIA OVER, HOOKING THE LEG! SHE’S DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR THE WIN! RIGHT HERE!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD!
Jake Mercer: ’HORIZON OF THE CAPTIVATING SKANDHA!’ SAORI AIZEN FROM OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THE MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP ROPE! ONTO BOTH WOMEN! BUT SHE LANDED MOSTLY ON ARIA!
Stew-O: SAORI HOLDS HER BODY IN AGONY! I DIDN’T EVEN SEE HER CLIMB THE TOP ROPE! SHE ROLLS ARIA OFF OF SANTORO! SHE CRAWLS TOWARDS HER, HOOKING THE LEG!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Flannery McCoy: ARIA KICKS OUT! THIS ONE ISN’T OVER! THE CROWD ROARS OUT! AND SAORI SHAKES HER HEAD IN DISBELIEF!
Crowd: ”LET’S GO ARIA! 👏👏 LET’S GO ARIA! 👏👏 LET’S GO ARIA! 👏👏”
Jake Mercer: SAORI IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT’LL TAKE TO WIN THIS ONE! AND SHE LOOKS AT THE ROPES, ROLLING UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! ARIA IS STILL DOWN AND OUT!
Stew-O: She digs underneath, and Saori looks… for a GLASS BAT?! WHAT THE HELL! SAORI SLIDES IN, AND SHE WAITS FOR ARIA TO RISE! IF THAT BAT MAKES CONTACT WITH ARIA, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SHE WILL BE OUT OF IT!
Flannery McCoy: ARIA slowly rises, but she staggers back down to her fours! She holds her head, gasping out in pain! In front of her hometown crowd, will it be enough to empower her to stay in this one!? Because it looks dire for her!
Jake Mercer: AIZEN CHARGES FORWARD! GLASS BAT RIGHT TO THE SKULL—
Stew-O: J4A!!! SHE GOT HER WITH THE JUSTICE 4 ALL! KNEE TO THE JAW! AIZEN GOES DOWN! AND SHE DROPS THE BAT! ARIA ROLLS OVER, CRAWLING TOWARDS IT! ARIA GRABS THE BAT AND SHE RISES TO HER FEET!
ARIA: (off-mic) COME ON!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: SHE THROWS HER ARMS UP IN THE AIR, AND THESE FANS HERE IN PHOENIX START CHEERING LOUDLY FOR HER! ARIA turns around and she looks at Saori, screaming at her, daring her to get back up! Saori is practically out of it right now!
Jake Mercer: But hold on! Mia Santoro is beginning to get up at the same time! ARIA holds tight to the bat, waiting for Mia as well! TAKE OUT THE CHAMPION, WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Stew-O: MIA TURNS TO ARIA, AND ARIA SWINGS FOR THE FENCES WITH THE GLASS BAT!
(SMASH!)
Flannery McCoy: AND SHE CONNECTS!
Jake Mercer: … ON SAORI AIZEN! ARIA HIT THE WRONG PERSON! MIA DUCKED UNDER AND SHE LAID OUT SAORI INSTEAD! THE GLASS SHATTERS AGAINST THE HANDS OF ARIA, WHICH CATCHES HER OFF GUARD—
Flannery McCoy: AND SANTORO SHOVES ARIA OUT OF THE RING! SHE SPILLS TO THE FLOOR! SANTORO QUICKLY DRAGS SAORI TO THE CENTER OF THE RING AND SHE HOOKS THE LEGS!!!
Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, and STILL Specialists Champion… MIAAAAAA!!! SANTOORRRROOOOOOO!!!
(As soon as ‘Cult Leader’ hits the speakers and the referee hands Mia Santoro the Specialists Championship, she rises to her feet and spills out of the ring, not wanting to celebrate in the glass. Santoro staggers up the ramp, gasping out in shock. Saori is laid out in the broken shards of glass around her body, and ARIA looks at the ring in shock, realizing she just lost her chance.)
Stew-O: The air has been absolutely sucked out of this building. ARIA was so close to winning in front of her hometown crowd, I know her friends and family were in the building… but Santoro just stole it!
Jake Mercer: But it all played into her plan, the rivalry between Saori and ARIA has truly gotten out of control—and thanks to their issues, Santoro took advantage of that and it brought her to stealing the win tonight.
Flannery McCoy: No doubt, it was a great showing from all three men, but Santoro had a tight grip on that championship from the very beginning and she gets to leave tonight knowing that it stays that way.
(The following graphic can be seen on the tron for the next match.)
(https://imgur.com/oOc7wpt)
(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The following contest….. IS A GLASS DEATHMATCH, scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘A Stranger I Remain’ by Free Domínguez can be heard throughout the speakers as the crowd reacts with loud adoration for the arrival of Holly Allow. As she emerges from the back fashioned with the same gear worn against Milli Banks for the 2023 Empress of Elite tournament, Holly takes a glance at the audience as she nods to herself, allowing for a deep breath.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first! From Liverpool, England, weighing in at 149 pounds… ‘THE LODESTAR’, HOLLYYYYYYYY ARROW!!!
Stew-O: We can certainly expect Holly Arrow to be incredibly focused as this will determine how momentum is favorably on her side, obtaining this victory over Milli Banks can be the perfect step in a direction of her own choosing. However, that is forever & always easier said than done!
Flannery McCoy: No doubts about that here, Holly can set herself on a very strong path if she’s able to conquer the former Universal Women’s Champion & potentially bring herself toward a destination that ultimately becomes ensured championship gold, which can be proven here!
(‘Just A Phase’ can then be heard as the audience responds loudly for Milli Banks, who emerges with a grin while only sparing a slight glance to the crowd before focusing on the ring, with her eyes sight entirely on Holly Arrow as she makes her way down the ramp. Her focus remains clear, as the crowd continues to react in unison while she struts forward.)
Stephie Love: Introducing her opponent! From Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 142 pounds… ‘THE SUPERNOVA’, MILLIIIIIIIIIII BANKS!!!
Stew-O: And here we have the former World Champion who emerged from Territorial Invasion as the Sole Survivor for Dynasty in Brand Warfare! Milli Banks remains on the path of understanding her own capabilities, and she looks to uplift herself toward the next step in this deathmatch!
Jake Mercer: Hell, it’s gonna be a tough battle for her as she’s going up against a woman who’s also got a whole lot to prove for herself! Holly wants to usher in as much of a momentum shift as possible, and Milli looks to continue what she’s brought in after Territorial Invasion as we’re set to go underway with this match!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And we’re off! Milli Banks & Holly Arrow collide in a GLASS DEATHMATCH as the audience is looking forward to this match right here! Milli & Holly gaze around the canvas, looking ahead to the outside as there are an assortment of glass weapons & equipment alike for this deathmatch to go underway! House of Glass is where an event of this magnitude is able to take shape in full effect with all of the destruction to follow–despite the respect that may be mutually shared between both of these elitists tonight, there’s no telling what’s to come tonight AS THEY MOVE FORWARD!
Flannery McCoy: HERE WE GO!! THEY’RE EXCHANGING THE LEFTS & RIGHTS AS THERE’S NO COLLAR & ELBOW FOR THIS ONE!!! The strikes are thrown toward one another as Holly is mustering much of the strength here against Milli, able to knock her back into the ropes as she proceeds to apply amplified pressure for all that it is worth! AS AN OPEN PALM IS SENT SPRAWLING OVER MILLI’S CHEST!!! She teeters over to the corner, with Holly following suit as she treads forward and doesn’t relent with ANOTHER open palm that leaves Milli suppressed for much longer! Holly does not want to relent back!
Jake Mercer: As Holly is now taking a grasp of her wrist, looking to pull Milli directly into herself and right into a SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE–BUT MILLI DUCKS UNDER AS THEY BOTH TURN.. WITH MILLI NAILING A BACKHAND CHOP ACROSS HOLLY’S JAW TO MAKE HER BACK AWAY! Holly is set within the corner as she sends repeated boots into her abdomen! One after another as she is refusing to slow herself down while Holly’s kept situated in the corner, with Millli backing herself away briefly as Holly’s now left temporarily staggered.. ‘TILL MILLI RUNS BACK TOWARD HOLLY!
Stew-O: WITH A SPINNING BACK ELBOW THAT CAUSES HOLLY TO SLUMP DOWN AGAINST THE CORNER IN A SEATED POSITION!! Milli now finds herself backing away, motioning toward the opposite corner as she’s looking to obtain the substantial wind needed in order to maintain much of her own control in this match!! Milli’s focus is set in stone as she now seeks out rushing back toward Holly Arrow & LOOKING FOR A METEORA INTO THE CORNER–
Flannery McCoy: BUT THE SUDDEN LARIAT FROM HOLLY ARROW SENDS MILLI SCRAMBLING DOWN INTO THE CANVAS!!! Milli immediately clutches onto the back of her own neck after the whiplash, rolling herself toward the ropes & under the apron as she’s now looking to ensure there’s no more room for Arrow to capitalize! Holly rises to a knee, taking her glance toward Milli as she does not want to see Milli return back to form! As Milli’s looking to lift herself upward while clutching onto the ropes–HOLLY IS RUSHING TOWARD MILLI FOR THE FOREARM!
Jake Mercer: MILLI WITH THE SUDDEN ENZIGURI AS HOLLY’S LEFT PARTIALLY DAZED AND LEANING AGAINST THE ROPE! MILLI WITH THE COUNTER ATTACK! Holly is left leaning against the ropes as Banks is now looking to ensure she can take advantage for herself here, with her hold over Holly being made apparent while setting herself positioned over the bottom rope as well!! Milli seems prepared to deliver the most emphatic statement in this match to begin this AS SHE’S LOOKING TO SUPLEX HOLLY FROM THE RING & ONTO THE OUTSIDE IN THIS ELEVATED POSITION!!!
Stew-O: But Holly’s able to squirm herself over & onto the apron as Milli loses her grip of her opponent—WITH HOLLY KICKING MILLI’S LEGS FROM OUT & UNDER HER!!! MILLI COLLAPSES DOWN WITH HER LOWER BACK LANDING HARD ONTO THE BRUNT OF THE APRON!!! Milli falls down onto the ringside floor, clutching onto her lower back soon afterward as Holly’s able to remain idle for the moment, clutching onto the ropes as she keeps herself situated onto the apron! Milli’s in trouble here while Holly is now positioning herself upward, with Milli looking to bring herself back up!
Flannery McCoy: As Milli is now placing a hand over the apron, bringing herself back to her feet as she doesn’t to remain dormant while Holly has an eye set onto her–BEFORE NAILING A SHOOT KICK DIRECTLY ACROSS THE JAW OF MILLI BANKS FROM THE APRON!!! Milli’s clutching onto her jaw immediately as she staggers over to the farthest barricade! Holly drops herself down and off of the apron, looking to follow Milli as she does not want to let her opponent be able to recover for long! Holly sets a shoulder over Milli as she looks to drag her away from the barricade—
(SMASH!!!!!!)
Jake Mercer: GOOD GOD!!! MILLI JUST WAILED THE BUNDLE OF GLASS TUBES RIGHT ACROSS THE SHOULDER OF HOLLY ARROW!!!! THE GLASS ERUPTS AS HOLLY IMMEDIATELY BACKS HERSELF AWAY!!!! Milli with the first notion of proper destructive intent in this match as Holly is immediately scrambling to clutch onto her own shoulder!!! Milli with the time to recover for herself being extended, while Holly is just looking to recover to the best of her ability despite Milli NOW RUSHING HERSELF TOWARD HER AS WELL!!!
Stew-O: AS SHE’S SENT SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS WITH A DROPKICK FROM MILLI BANKS!!!! Holly is left in immediate pain as she now finds herself clutching onto her own shoulder, shaking her own vigorously as this is the worst possible way for this match to continue! Milli is now rising up to her feet, nodding to herself while proceeding to shift much of the glass objects scattered next to the barricade into the ring! But one weapon in particular catches her attention, as she’s now focused on keeping Holly from mounting any semblance of a comeback as she steps toward her!!
Flannery McCoy: With Holly trying to raise back up to her feet, refusing to keep herself down for as long as she stand on her own two feet—MILLI’S WRAPPING A GLASS-COVERED BULLROPE AROUND HOLLY’S FACE!!!! HOLLY IS SCRAMBLING YET AGAIN AS SHE’S LOOKING TO FREE HERSELF FROM THE MANEUVER BUT MILLI IS MAKING THIS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR HER!
Jake Mercer: SHE’S DROPPING TO A KNEE AS MILLI IS TIGHTENING THE GRIP OF THE ROPE AROUND HER ENTIRE HEAD!!! Holly is struggling immensely to free herself from the grasp yet the former Universal Women’s Champion is just looking to maintain the struggle being placed over Holly Arrow! Holly is steadily wrapping the end of the rope around her own knuckles as Milli’s so focused on maintaining the grasp—
Stew-O: HOLLY SHIFTS AROUND WITH A DEAD TO RITES OVERHAND RIGHT HOOK ACROSS THE FACE OF MILLI BANKS!!! WITH HER FIST WRAPPED IN THE GLASS COVERED BULLROPE!!! Milli is immediately clutching onto her face as she’s bleeding profusely here!!! Holly’s own face has been cut up considerably due to the rope wrapped around her face as well!!! Milli is looking to roll herself back into the ring, not trying to stay dormant yet struggling to hide that she’s considerably hurt in this match right now!!
Flannery McCoy: Yet Holly is proving that difficult for herself to hide as well!! The former Unified Tag Team Champion is now bringing herself up to the apron, keeping the rope held while Milli is trying to rise back to her own two feet with usage of the ropes!!! Her palm reminds clenched onto her own nose, the severity of the overhand that Holly landed proving to be an immense issue for Milli Banks as she’s just a tad bit slower in her ascent!
Jake Mercer: WITH HOLLY TAKING ADVANTAGE! RISING UP TO THE APRON & WRAPPING THE ROPE AROUND MILLI’S THROAT!!! MILLI IS KEEPING HER PALM UP AGAINST THE ROPE TO HALT HOLLY FROM COMPLETELY RESTRICTING HER!!! Holly is trying to employ as much of a choke with the glass covered bullrope as possible with the referee keeping a keen eye on Milli! Looking to call this match should Milli waver or even happen to submit as Holly will have to maintain the choke despite Milli’s resistance here!
Stew-O: BUT MILLI WITH A BACK ELBOW ACROSS HOLLY’S TEMPLE!!! AND ANOTHER ONE!!! AND ANOTHER ELBOW!!!! The third elbow causes Holly to let go of the choke as Milli can now breathe for herself, with Holly temporarily staggered as she leans against the ropes!! Banks takes grasp of the rope for herself now, as she doesn’t waste a moment wrapping the rope all across the left shoulder and arm of Holly Arrow while looking to ensure THAT HER OPPONENT IS IN IMMENSE TROUBLE—
Flannery McCoy: AS SHE APPLIES THE GLASS BULLROPE-ASSISTED CROSS ARMBREAKER RIGHT OVER THE ROPES!!!! HOLLY IS IN IMMENSE PAIN AS MILLI IS APPLYING AS MUCH OF AN ARMBREAKER AS POSSIBLE WITH THE GLASS SINKING ALL ACROSS THE ARM OF HOLLY!!! HER SHOULDER IS ON THE BRINK OF NO RETURN OF SHE IS UNABLE TO FREE HERSELF FROM THE SUBMISSION!
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL HOLLY USES ALL OF HER STRENGTH TO HOIST MILLI UPWARD AS SHE’S ASSISTING HERSELF WITH HER OTHER HAND HOLDING MILLI’S BACK TO RAISE HER HIGH—
(CRASH!!!!!!)
Stew-O: AND DROP DOWN ONTO THE GLASS PANE WITH A DESPERATE POWERBOMB UNTO THE SHATTERING GLASS!!!! MILLI FINDS HERSELF SQUIRMING AROUND IN PAIN AS ALL OF HER BACK TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT!!! Holly rolls herself back into the ring, although not as capable of keeping herself steady due to all of the effort that it took to nail an uncharacteristic powerbomb! Holly rushes herself over to the cover, with the referee now counting away while she can hook the leg!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Referee: T–
Flannery McCoy: KICK OUT FROM MILLI BANKS!!! Holly Arrow is shaking her own head, rising up to a seated position as she is now sitting herself into a spot where she can recover in the limited time she has!!! Holly understands much more is needed to put Milli Banks down, as she finds herself rushing right over to the apron, not leaving the ring as she’s able to rise back up and into the ring!
Jake Mercer: A BUCKET?? Why would she—A BUCKET OF GLASS SHARDS!! Holly sets the bucket down onto the canvas, with Milli now able to find some sort of return back to trying to get herself moving again! But Holly is sending clobbering blows right over her upper back to keep her opponent from moving more than she should! Milli is in trouble,’cause now Holly’s got a hold of her head…AND SHE’S LOOKING TO STUFF MILLI’S FACE INTO THE BUCKET OF GLASS!!!! THIS ISN’T GOOD!!!
Stew-O: BUT MILLI’S KEEPING HER HANDS CLUTCHING OVER THE RIM OF THE LARGE BUCKET! HOLLY IS TRYING TO SHOVE HER FACE INTO THE GLASS BUT MILLI IS REFUSING TO BE SENT FACE FIRST INTO THE GLASS!!! She needs to think quickly here or else Holly’s close to succeeding with stuffing Milli’s face full of glass—
Flannery McCoy: ‘TILL MILLI QUICKLY TAKES HOLD OF A HANDFUL OF GLASS THAT SHE SHOVES ALL OVER THE FACE OF HOLLY!!! Holly is in trouble as she’s swinging around, trying to rub all of the glass off of her own face as Milli Banks takes notice of Holly’s current ailment! The sheet of glass is set accordingly against the corner as Holly’s staggering up to her feet, with Milli motioning around to the desired corner—BEFORE RUSHING BACK TOWARD HOLLY ARROW IN THIS BLINDED STATE!!!
(CRASH!!!!!)
Jake Mercer: HOLY SMOKES!!!!! SHOTGUN DROPKICK SENDS HOLLY FLYING INTO THE SHEET OF GLASS BACK FIRST!!!! HOLLY COLLAPSES DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS AND FINDS HERSELF SQUIRMING AROUND IN HER OWN SHARE OF PAIN!!! MILLI CRAWLS OVER AND ONTO HOLLY, HOOKING THE LEG AS THE REFEREE COUNTS AWAY ON THE PIN!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Referee: T–
Stew-O: NOT ENOUGH! HOLLY KICKS OUT!!! Milli sits herself up this time as she sees more needs to be done!!! Her nose has been bleeding considerably here as the welts & cuts across her are mainly situated around her back as well!!! Banks finds herself looking to make the most out of this situation as she takes notice of Holly trying to crawl, but she shakes her own head as she is not feeling all too inclined in letting that happen!
Flannery McCoy: AS MILLI STOMPS RIGHT OVER HOLLY’S SHOULDER!!! HOLLY WAILS OUT IN PAIN AS MILLI’S BOOT HAS BEEN COVERED IN GLASS FROM STEPPING ALL OVER THE CANVAS AS WELL!!! MILLI TAKES HOLD OF THE ROPES AS SHE CONTINUES TO STOMP INTO THE SHOULDER OF HOLLY ARROW WITHOUT AVAIL AS SHE WANTS TO MAKE HOLLY STRUGGLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!
Jake Mercer: Holly keeps a hand clutching right onto her shoulder which has endured an immense measure of damage here! Milli finds the wherewithal to stand, with a slight grasp of her lower back as she motions toward the mirror that’s been left dormant inside the ring! Milli takes a grasp of Holly’s hair, tugging her along in a harsh fashion as Holly is unable to retort against her with how much she’s had to undergo so far in this match! Milli drags Holly up to a knee, right along & against the mirror that’s leaning against the middle rope!!! WITH A GRASP OF HER WRIST, MILLI LOOKS FOR THE ‘MEGIDOLADYNE’ INTO THE MIRROR—
Stew-O: HOLLY EMERGES UPWARD AND CATCHES MILLI RIGHT IN POSITION—WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX INTO THE MIRROR!!!! THE MIRROR CRACKS & SHATTERS UNDER THE IMPACT AS MILLI IS IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHING ONTO HER LOWER BACK THAT HAS JUST BEEN SENT SPRAWLING INTO THE MIRROR BY HOLLY!!! Now Holly needs to find her own way of recovery!! Holly rises upward and to her feet despite being visibly groggy, yet she is refusing to keep herself down for long as she looks to amass any control possible!
Flannery McCoy: As she’s dragging Milli up to her feet, while she is unable to return the sentiments with any retort as Holly Arrow is looking to make the most out of making sure there is no measure of escape for Milli from what’s coming her way—AS SHE’S ABLE TO SEND MILLI SPIRALLING FACE-FIRST ONTO THE BUCKET OF GLASS WITH THE ‘MAGNETIC DESCENT’!!!! MILLI SHOOTS UPWARD WIDE-EYED IN DELIRIUM BEFORE HOLLY PUSHES HER DOWN TO HOOK THE LEG FOR THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Referee: THREE—
Jake Mercer: WOW!!! MILLI WITH THE ARM SHOOTING UP AS SHE’S STILL IN THIS! Holly is wide eyed in her own right as she must be wondering how much it is gonna take to put this woman down!!! Holly glances to the bucket that’s been kept intact, with Milli’s blood etched across the glass as Banks wipes away any glass possible from her own face here! Holly seems to be largely prepared to do everything necessary in order to bring this immense victory over to her own momentum! She drags Milli upward, and with the bucket in place, SHE DOESN’T WASTE MUCH MORE TIME HOISTING MILLI INTO PLACE!!!
Stew-O:’PSIONIC CROSSBOW’ TO DRILL MILLI’S SKULL INTO THE GLASS–
Flannery McCoy: MILLI SQUIRMS BACK DOWN TO HER FEET, BEFORE TWISTING HOLLY’S LEFT ARM TO BREAK FREE FROM THE GRASP AS SHE TURNS HERSELF RIGHT AROUND—
(STAB!!!!!!!)
Jake Mercer: MILLI STABS A SHARD OF GLASS INTO HOLLY’S BAD SHOULDER!!!! NOT GOOD AT ALL!!!! HOLLY’S IN VISIBLE PAIN AS MILLI’S WIDE EYED & SEEMS TO NOT BE SATISFIED YET!!! SHE KEEPS A HOLD OF HOLLY’S ARM AS SHE YANKS HER FORWARD & DECIDES TO LEAP HERSELF UPWARD!
Stew-O: MY GOD! JUMPING DOUBLE KNEE ARMBREAKER THAT EMPHASIZES THE SHOULDER!!! MILLI SINKS THE GLASS DEEPER INTO HOLLY ARROW’S SHOULDER AS SHE FINDS HERSELF SCREAMING OUT AFTER THE MANEUVER!!!! Holly is in deep waters as there doesn’t seem to be any feasible route of recovery for herself here if Milli decides to cause further damage to her own arm from here!
Flannery McCoy: The blood is just pouring out of Holly’s shoulder despite Holly looking like enough of a mess as is from the red that’s been spilt in this match!!! Holly is situating herself up to her knees, trying to allow herself the levity to even attempt to pull this sizable shard out of her shoulder—
Jake Mercer: OH MY GOD!!!!! MILLI JUST STUFFED HOLLY’S FACE INTO THE BUCKET OF GLASS!!!! SHE’S DRIVING HER FACE ACROSS THE GLASS, MOVING HER HEAD AROUND WITHIN THE BUCKET AS HOLLY IS CAUGHT IN AN EVEN WORSE POSITION AS BANKS IS REFUSING TO SLOW HERSELF DOWN!!! HOLLY’S REMAINING CONSCIOUS JUST BY HER CONSTANT STRUGGLE AGAINST MILLI TO BRING HER FACE UP FROM THE GLASS!!!
Stew-O: ‘Till Milli drags Holly’s face away from the bucket with a clutch of her other wrist, pulling her right around DIRECTLY INTO A RIPCORD SLAP!!! SOON FOLLOWED UP UPON BY A SUDDEN BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE THAT CAUSES HOLLY TO SPIT BLOOD OUT OF HER MOUTH UPON IMPACT!!! Holly is left staggered beyond belief as Milli is now looking to seal the deal! She drags Holly right over to the bucket as she kicks the bucket over, much of its contents as Holly is left in a prone position directly over the spilling contents of glass AS MILLI IS LEAPING FORWARD!!!
Flannery McCoy: ‘NOCTURNE’!!!!!! THE DOUBLE FOOT CURB STOMP SENDS HOLLY’S SKULL DRILLING INTO THE SCATTERED GLASS ACROSS THE CANVAS AS SHE’S LAID OUT!!! MILLI WITH ALL OF HER ENERGY, PUSHES HOLLY OVER AND ONTO HER BACK AS SHE LAYS HERSELF OVER HER OPPONENT! THE REFEREE COUNTS AWAY!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Jake Mercer: STILL!?!!? STILL NOT ENOUGH!?!! HOLLY ARROW WITH THE KICK OUT!!! Milli can’t help but feel that the frustration is beginning to build within her the longer that this match is looking to go! Milli seems to be understanding all the more that this is a Holly Arrow looking to prove she is equipped with all of the heart that she can give for as long as she looks to remain in this match!!!
(Milli rises herself up to a stance, albeit with ample trouble as she continuously wipes the blood away from her face, as the frustration is beginning to build the longer that this match continues to go, taking a hold of her wrist.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) It’s not getting better, deep in your heart you know it won’t if you don’t stop here…
(Milli sends a glass-etched boot into the jaw of Holly, causing more blood to spill from Holly’s mouth as Milli is continuously shaking her own head.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) I NEED to be better… I NEED to be greater!
(Another boot is sent sprawling across her temple, as Holly’s head is lowered while looking to slump down—which Milli refuses to allow for Holly, clutching her wrist tightly.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) I HAVE to be! I HAVE TO—
Holly Arrow: (off-mic) AS DO I!!!!!
(# SLAP!!!!!)
Stew-O: HOLLY ARROW SENDS A BACKHANDED SLAP ACROSS THE CHEEK OF MILLI!!!! NOW MILL IS WIDE-EYED WHILE HOLLY MAY HAVE JUST USED WHAT WAS LEFT OF HER ENERGY!!! MILLI MUSTERS UP ALL OF HER STRENGTH TO SET HOLLY INTO POSITION AND LOOKS TO END THIS MATCH RIGHT HERE!!!!
Flannery McCoy: WITH THE ’NORTH STAR’!!!!!
Jake Mercer: HOLLY LANDS BACK ONTO HER FEET—AND THRUSTS THE SHARD STUCK IN HER SHOULDER INTO THE SKULL OF MILLI!!!!!! MILLI IS IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHING ONTO HER OWN HEAD HERE AS SHE BACKS AWAY INTO THE CORNER!!! HOLLY FINDS THE ENERGY TO KEEP HERSELF IN THIS MATCH, SITTING HERSELF UPWARD DESPITE GOING THROUGH POSSIBLY THE GREATEST PHYSICAL PAIN THAT COULD BE AILING HER RIGHT NOW!
Stew-O: WHICH LEADS TO HOLLY REFUSING TO LET THE SHARD AFFECT HER FURTHER! She brings it upon herself to crawl over to the ropes, and motions up to her knees as she’s biting down on the middle rope!!! She bites down while steadily getting her palm clasping around the shard, ‘CAUSE SHE WANTS THIS GLASS SHARD OUT OF HER SHOULDER ALREADY!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: AS SHE YANKS THE SHARD OUT OF HER OWN SHOULDER!!!! THE BLOOD IS POURING PROFUSELY BUT AT THE VERY LEAST SHE IS EXPERIENCING A LESSENED STATE OF AGONY!! Milli is still struggling to find her own control here as Holly is now able to rise upward, with Holly now resorting back to focusing on her opponent while she still can—
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL MILLI LEAPS INTO HOLLY AND CATCHES HER IN THE KIMURA LOCK!!!! SHE SINKS HER OWN BODYWEIGHT TO DROP HOLLY ONTO THE MAT IN A GROUNDED KIMURA!!! HOLLY IS YELLING OUT AS MILLI MAY HAVE JUST BEEN ABLE TO TRAP HOLLY ARROW IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO!!! MILLI IS CONTINUING TO CONTORT HOLLY’S ARM TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY WHILE ALSO PRESSURING THE BAD SHOULDER!!!!
Stew-O: HOLLY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE YET SHE REFUSES TO GIVE IN!!! HOLLY ARROW IS REMAINING AS TOUGH AS SHE CAN BE TO WITHSTAND THIS SUBMISSION—AS SHE’S DOING EXACTLY THAT! DESPITE EVERYTHING SHE’S BEEN PLACED THROUGH, SHE IS STEADILY RISING AS HER EYES ARE INCENSED WHILE GAZING TOWARD THE DORMANT WEAPONRY SET AGAINST THE ROPES!!! MILLI IS REFUSING TO LET GO OF THE KIMURA—
(CRASH!!!!!!)
Flannery McCoy: AS HOLLY DRIVES MILLI INTO THE LIGHT TUBES SET AGAINST THE ROPES!!!! MILLI IS OUT OF IT AS SHE IS SENT INTO THE LIGHT TUBES WITH FULL FORCE FROM HOLLY!!!! HOLLY FIGHTS THROUGH HER STRUGGLE, SLOWLY RISING AS SHE DRAGS MILLI INTO POSITION, AND TAKES HOLD OF THE BULLROPE! LOOKING TO SEAL THE DEAL HERE & BRING AN END TO THIS MATCH!!!!
Jake Mercer: BY CONSTRICTING MILLI IN THE **GLASS BULLROPE-AIDED ‘SUNSET PEAK’!!!!! THE OCTOPUS STRETCH LEAVES MILLI INCREDIBLY DORMANT HERE AS HOLLY ARROW MAY HAVE JUST FOUND HER ANSWER TO DEFEATING MILLI BANKS!!!! MILLI’S MOVEMENTS ARE SLOWING DOWN YET SHE IS LOOKING TO KEEP HERSELF CONSCIOUS IN SPITE OF THE SUBMISSION!!!
Stew-O: BUT THE BULLROPE IS CONSTRICTING AROUND HER OWN NECK HERE!!! MILLI WILL NEED TO SUBMIT OR GIVE WAY IN SOME FORM HERE AS HOLLY IS REFUSING TO LET THIS SUBMISSION GO AS SHE EXPENDS ALL OF HER ENERGY INTO FINISHING THIS MATCH WITH VICTORY!!! MILLI IS STEADILY FADING AND HOLLY IS INCHING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO A SUBMISSION VICTORY HERE!!!
Flannery McCoy: MILLI’S ABOUT TO PASS OUT!!! HOLLY’S LOOKING TO—MILLI SHIFTS HER WEIGHT BACK & PRESSES HOLLY’S SHOULDERS RIGHT OVER THE CANVAS!!! THE REFEREE COUNTS AWAY!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Jake Mercer: HOLLY PUSHES MILLI OFF AND IS FORCED TO LET GO!!! MILLI & HOLLY BOTH GROGGILY RISE UPWARD AS THEY EACH TAKE HOLD OF A LIGHT TUBE LEFT DORMANT–
(# SMACK!!!!)
Stew-O: THEY EACH WHACK THEIR LIGHT TUBES ACROSS ONE ANOTHER’S BODIES—BUT MILLI DROPS TO A KNEE!!!!
Flannery McCoy: MILLI’S CLUTCHING ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER HIP IN IMMEDIATE EFFECT AS HOLLY ARROW SEES THIS!!! HOLLY PROCEEDS TO PULL MILLI RIGHT OVER & INTO HER ARMS!!!! ONE MORE TIME!!!! ‘PSIONIC CROSSBOW’!!!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT HOLLY’S SHOULDER FAILS HER!!!! HOLLY IS FORCED TO DROP MILLI BACK DOWN AS THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION DROPS TO A KNEE WHILE HOLLY’S IN AGGRAVATING PAIN TRYING TO HOIST MILLI, DROPPING TO HER OWN KNEE IN RESPONSE—
Stew-O: ‘TILL MILLI TAKES HOLD OF HOLLY’S WRIST—AND NAILS ‘MEGIDOLADYNE’!!!!! HOLLY ARROW IS OUT COLD!!! MILLI DRAPES HERSELF OVER HOLLY ARROW AS THE REFEREE PROCEEDS TO COUNT AWAY!!! THIS ONE’S WRAPPED UP!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(…)
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
(…)
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(…)
(…)
Flannery McCoy: HOW!??!?!?! HOLLY WITH THE SHOULDER UP!!!! HOLLY ARROW IS ABLE TO RAISE THE ARM UPWARD!!!!!
Jake Mercer: WHICH MILLI TAKES AN IMMEDIATE GRASP OF, WIPING THE BLOOD FROM HER OWN FACE AS SHE STEADILY MOTIONS UPWARD, PULLING HOLLY’S HEAD AROUND HER OWN ARM AS SHE STEPS HER FOOT OFF THE BOTTOM ROPE—
Stew-O: WITH A TORNADO DDT—TRANSISITIONING INTO THE ARM TRAPPED KIMURA!!!!! ’STRANGE JOURNEY’ HAS BEEN FULLY APPLIED!!!! HOLLY IS BEING PLACED THROUGH INDESCRIBABLE PAIN AS THE REFEREE IS KEEPING AN EYE ON HER!!! THE BAD SHOULDER HAS BEEN EXPOSED THROUGH THE SUBMISSION AS BLOOD CONTINUES TO POUR OUT UNTO THE CANVAS!!!!
Flannery McCoy: HOLLY NEEDS TO TAP!!!! SHE NEEDS TO TAP OR THIS CAN TURN FOR THE WORST!!!! BUT SHE’S REFUSING TO DO SO!!!!
(Holly continues to resist, despite all of the pain she currently endures as Milli’s crimson mask details one of frustration. She realizes what she must do, shaking her head as she proceeds—with the audience responding horrifically.)
Jake Mercer: MILLI’S DIGGING HER NAILS INTO THE WOUND OF HOLLY’S SHOULDER!!!!! WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL!!!!!! WHILE SHE’S TRAPPED IN THE SUBMISSION!!!
Stew-O: # HOLLY CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!! SHE TAPS OUT!!!! THE REFEREE CALLS FOR THE BELL!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… MILLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BANKS!!!!
Flannery McCoy: My goodness, that was certainly a brutal affair between two elitists who were willing to bolster forth all of the pressure against one another & go through what can be exemplified as an immense war.
Jake Mercer: I mean, holy smokes!! That really was something to behold on all accounts!! Holly showcased the heart of a damn warrior & tried to fight through one of the gnarliest sights I have ever had to see! She almost had Milli there too!!!
Stew-O: But Milli’s prowess in such big time stages & ability to adapt ultimately favors her in this matchup, taking advantage of the shoulder as she emerges with the victory against an incredibly driven Holly Arrow. Congratulations, to Milli Banks!
(‘Just A Phase’ can be heard blaring throughout the speakers once more, as Milli is sitting herself against the canvas as the referee raises her hand in victory, as she breathes heavily while Holly rolls herself toward the apron, as officials are immediately swarming to inspect the two women. While Holly clutches onto her shoulder, leaning against the ropes with visible exhaustion behind her disgruntled face, Milli sits against the ropes glancing toward her with a nod of reassurance toward her own abilities as the scene soon fades.)
(A commercial plays for Showdown’s The Last Stand!)
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Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING IS A TRIPLE THREAT SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Stephie Love: AND IT IS… A TEN THOUSAND GLASS SHARDS MATCH!
Crowd: OIUWEHORGIUWHOERIUGWHEOIRUGHWORITUGHWOITRUGH
(‘ULTRA INSTINCT THEME’ by Carameii began blaring through the speakers to a massive ovation as BRAE stormed out from behind the stage curtains with the EAW Interwire Championship gripped tightly in his right hand. He made his way to the center of the stage, raising his championship and giving a guttural roar of war as he marched down towards the glass shard-covered ring.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Hailing from Novosibirsk, Russia, weighing in at 215 pounds… he is the INTERWIRE CHAMPION… SON BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: The Interwire Champion makes his way out to House of Glass in what will be his first ever ten thousand glass shards match, and it’s going up against two of the toughest and most legendary wrestlers in the history of our sport!
Flannery McCoy: This will be a grueling match without a doubt, but I don’t see a hint of fear in the eyes of the brave BRAE!
Jake Mercer: The Interwire Champion doesn’t fear ANYTHING Flannery, but a bit of fear may do him some good because the sadists he’s going up against will make sure he has a very painful night; although, BRAE is capable of giving them just as much pain!
(‘When Darkness Falls’ by Killswitch Engage began blaring through the speakers to huge boos as Drake King made his way out from the stage curtains, flanked by Sister Annabelle to his right, and walked to the center of the stage before spreading his arms out wide. He took a pause, looking at the glass shards in the ring, before turning to Sister Annabelle and telling her to head back. They shared a brief moment of silence before she acquiesced, and Drake King made his way to the ring alone.)
Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT! Hailing from Heaven’s Gate, weighing in at 220 pounds… he is GOD, DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE! KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
Stew-O: We see with that little interaction up on the stage that Drake King doesn’t want to bring Sister Annabelle near the fray for a match like this. Remember, he fought in this same exact match one year prior against Minerva, and we all remember just how brutal that was!
Flannery McCoy: That experience may actually give Drake the edge here against both of his opponents!
Jake Mercer: With the quality of competitors, each of them need to take every bit of advantage that they can take!
(“FINISH HIM” sounds over the speakers, and “Vent” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar plays over the arena speakers and smoke billows through the curtain while flames begin to pulsate from both sides of the stage. Methuselah walks through the fog with dark shades covering his eyes and he walks to the ring, up the steps, and does the “FINISH HIM” taunt on the apron before entering the ring. He removes his shades, looking down at the glass shards and then up at both of his opponents, before throwing up the double horns as his theme slowly fades.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING LAST! Hailing from The Mount Adams Observatory™, weighing in at 17 stone, he is THE OVERMAN, METHUSELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! EEEEEELEEEEEEEEEEVAAAAAAAAAATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
Stew-O: And here comes the last competitor of the match, as well as the man who headed up the Dynasty War Games team alongside both of the other competitors in this match, and we all know how that turned out!
Flannery McCoy: The tension between those three was played up by their opponents all week, and it ended up escalating the tension between Drake and Methuselah even during the match!
Jake Mercer: With all that happened, these three men are looking to take their War Games frustrations out on each other and see who comes out on top! It’s going to be a war, without a doubt!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! All three of these men have a grim look in their eyes, they know better than anyone that they aren’t going to walk out of a match like this unscathed; it’s ten thousand shards, the entire stage and ringside area is covered by glass shards to the point where it’s even more difficult to see where the actual canvas and ringside floor are!
Flannery McCoy: But even though they know they’re in for a painful night, that’s not going to stop them; these are three of EAW’s fiercest and toughest competitors, and right now after all that they’ve gone through from the lead up to Territorial Invasion to now, they’re less focused on their own health and more focused on inflicting pain on each other!
Jake Mercer: DRAKE KING AND METHUSELAH BURST OUT FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE CORNERS AND START DUKING IT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! LEFT HOOKS AND RIGHT HOOKS, LEFT JABS AND RIGHT JABS, HAYMAKERS FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE, THEY AREN’T WAITING ANOTHER SECOND TO VENT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ON EACH OTHER!
Stew-O: Meanwhile, BRAE slowly begins walking out of his corner with narrowed eyes as he circles around the two veterans brawling in the ring! Who knows what’s going through his mind right now?! It’s clear that Methuselah and Drake King have far more history and hostility towards each other, especially with Pain for Pride 2023, but I don’t think BRAE is going to accept being a third wheel in a match with as much glory on the line for him as this!
Flannery McCoy: AND YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT STEW, BECAUSE BRAE JUST RUSHED FORWARD TO THE BACK OF METHUSELAH ELEVATION AND LATCHED ON WITH A REAR WAIST LOCK BEFORE IMMEDIATELY SNAPPING BACK WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! THE FIRST GRAPPLING MANEUVER OF THE MATCH AND THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION JUST SENT THE CHAIRMAN OF EAW DOWN TO THE CANVAS, AND THAT PAINFUL SHOCK JUST HIT THE OVERMAN!
Jake Mercer: THAT WIDE EYED GAPING JAW LOOK ON THE FACE OF METHUSELAH ELEVATION TELLS THE TALE! EVERY MOVE THAT LANDS IS GOING TO HURT TEN TIMES MORE WHEN YOU’RE LANDING ON GLASS SHARDS! THE BACK OF THE CHAIRMAN HAS ALREADY STARTED BLEEDING AS THE GLASS SHARDS FALL OUT OF HIS SKIN!
Stew-O: The Chairman of EAW grits his teeth as he rolls over, careful not to expose his skin too much to the glass, but he has a look in his eyes as he looks down at the glass shards before he starts pounding at them with his fist; what’s he doing with that? Drake King had a smirk as he saw the pain on the face of Methuselah Elevation, but that smirk did not last long at ALL because the Interwire Champion looks to be like an unchained rabid dog right now, immediately snapping back to his feet before blitzing the Messiah and tackling him backwards into the corner of the ring!
Flannery McCoy: Drake King has his back to the turnbuckles right now as he looks to react, but BRAE doesn’t even give him a moment to move before the Interwire Champion charges in and sends his entire body into the midsection of the Messiah like a human weapon, targeting him with some of the most intense shoulder barges I’ve ever seen from any wrestler in my entire commentating career!
Jake Mercer: The intense ferocity of the Interwire Champion seems to have caught Drake King off guard as he reels from the damage that is being sustained by his former partner, and he gets put into a daze, leaving himself vulnerable as BRAE stops the shoulder barges and suddenly latches on a front waist lock before yanking Drake King out of the corner! What does he have planned here?!
Stew-O: A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! BRAE launches Drake King overhead and behind him– OH! OH MY GOD!
Flannery McCoy: BLACK MASS! METHUSELAH HAD RISEN UP AND HE JUST EXECUTED A BLACK MASS ON DRAKE KING WHILE THE MESSIAH WAS BEING LAUNCHED BACK WITH THAT BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! HE CLIPPED THE HEAD OF THE MESSIAH WITH THAT BLACK MASS RIGHT BEFORE HE LANDED BACK-FIRST ONTO THE GLASS SHARDS IN THE RING!
Jake Mercer: Drake King just got a two for one special with BRAE’s belly to belly suplex and Methuselah Elevation’s Black Mass, and all of that with the glass shards on the canvas as well?! All it took was one move to pretty much ruin Drake King’s day it seems, because he just landed and does NOT look well! He doesn’t know where the pain is coming from the most, his head or his back?! Sister Annabelle can NOT be happy watching this from backstage!
Stew-O: BRAE’s eyes snap back to the Chairman of EAW, and Methuselah’s menacing glare returns the stare! The Interwire Champion clearly sees an opportunity to make an even bigger name for himself here by taking down two of the most storied competitors in the history of professional wrestling, and he does NOT intend to let that go to waste!
Flannery McCoy: BRAE rushes out from that corner towards the Chairman of EAW, looking to take him out just as he did to start the match, WILL HE BE ABLE TO DO IT?! HE–
Jake Mercer: WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT DID METHUSELAH JUST THROW INTO THE FACE OF BRAE!? THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION IMMEDIATELY STAGGERS BACK, COUGHING AND SCREAMING AS HE CLUTCHES AT HIS EYES!
Stew-O: That… THAT WAS GLASS! WE SAW METHUSELAH POUNDING AT THE GLASS SHARDS EARLIER, MAKING THEM SMALLER AND SMALLER UNTIL THEY ALMOST BECAME LIKE A POWDER! SHADES OF KARL IMPACT’S POCKET SALT HERE, BUT I’D ARGUE THAT POCKET GLASS IS EVEN WORSE! DOES BRAE REALLY HAVE GLASS IN HIS DAMN LUNGS RIGHT NOW?!
Flannery McCoy: BRAE is in deep trouble here as he stumbles back, completely thrown off by the introduction of literal POCKET GLASS into his eyes and mouth, but he barely gets a chance to recuperate as he immediately gets ROCKED by a spinning backfist, courtesy of the Chairman of EAW, Methuselah Elevation!
Jake Mercer: That spinning backfist immediately forces BRAE back into the same position that he had Drake King trapped in as he stumbles back into the corner, and the tables have certainly turned for the Interwire Champion who was establishing quite the dominant presence in this match before the cruel ingenuity of the Overman knocked him back down a peg!
Stew-O: Methuselah, with a sadistic and evil grin on his face, made his way towards the Interwire Champion before clenching his fists and lighting up the face of BRAE with some boxing style punches! All the glass that was thrown into the face of the Interwire Champion is now being beaten even deeper into him, and we can see the blood trickling down from various points on the face of BRAE as the Chairman turns him into a human punching bag!
Flannery McCoy: AND A HUGE BOOT CONNECTS RIGHT TO THE DIAPHRAGM OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION! THAT KNOCKS THE AIR OUT OF BRAE ENTIRELY, LEAVING HIM COMPLETELY DAZED BEFORE HE UNLEASHES A HUGE COUGH THAT ACTUALLY MANAGES TO FREE THOSE TINY GLASS SHARDS FROM HIS LUNGS! HE JUST COUGHED GLASS UP ON THE CHAIRMAN!
Jake Mercer: Methuselah is the one that unleashed that attack, but now he almost looks INSULTED that he had glass coughed up on him! That menacing look on the face of the chairman as he glowers down at BRAE is HORRIFYING! He grabs BRAE by the hair, pulling him back up after the Interwire Champion was doubled over!
Methuselah: You should have learned more from me when you had the chance. You FAILED to do so. FINISH HIM!
Stew-O: A WAR CRY FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF EAW AS HE BEGINS LIGHTING UP BRAE EVEN MORE, UNLEASHING A RAPID COMBO OF BOXING STYLE PUNCHES TO THE TORSO OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION WITH SPEED THAT SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE BY SOMEONE OF METHUSELAH’S AGE, BUT HE’S ABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE HE’S JUST THAT DAMN GOOD!
Flannery McCoy: AND THAT COMBO IMMEDIATELY LEADS INTO A BLACK MASS KICK! THAT’S HIS BLACK MASS COMBO, EXECUTED DIRECTLY TO THE CORNERED INTERWIRE CHAMPION! BRAE ALMOST CRUMBLES TO A SEATED POSITION, BUT METHUSELAH GRABS HIM BY THE THROAT, NOT LETTING HIM FALL DOWN!
Jake Mercer: WITH THAT GRIP ON THE THROAT OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION, HE PULLS HIM AWAY FROM THE CORNER AND INSTEAD PUSHES HIM RIGHT UP AGAINST THE ROPES! IT’S SADISM ON PURE DISPLAY HERE AS METHUSELAH CLENCHES HIS FIST ONCE MORE, PULLING IT BACK BEFORE–
Stew-O: UCONN LARIAT! THE UCONN LARIAT HITS THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION LIKE A TRUCK, IMMEDIATELY SENDING HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE BEFORE HE GOES TUMBLING DOWN THE APRON AND FALLING LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! AND THAT RINGSIDE FLOOR IS ALSO COVERED IN GLASS SHARDS, CAUSING SOME OF THEM TO GET LODGED INTO THE BACK OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION AND DOING EVEN MORE DAMAGE!
Flannery McCoy: Methuselah Elevation looks down at the results of his work with a gleeful look in his eyes! He’s enjoying every single moment of the pain he’s inflicting on his opponents here tonight! Don’t forget that he called himself Commander Adams for the entirety of the Territorial Invasion saga, so he expected COMPLETE obedience from his ‘stringed soldiers’ and saw the failure at War Games to be an insult to his OWN leadership!
Jake Mercer: A laugh leaves the mouth of the Chairman of EAW before he suddenly gets a perplexed look in his eyes! What’s going through his mind? Wait, I think I know what it is! He slowly turns around and–
Stew-O: SUPERKICK! A SUPERKICK FROM THE MESSIAH CONNECTS WITH THE FACE OF METHUSELAH! And… OH GOD! DRAKE KING HAD LODGED SOME GLASS INTO THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOOT! HE JUST SUPERKICKED METHUSELAH ELEVATION WITH A GLASS-LOADED BOOT, AND NOW THAT GLASS HAS LODGED ITSELF INTO THE SIDE OF METHUSELAH’S FACE! THIS IS MADNESS! THE CHAIRMAN IS LEANING ON THE ROPES, FEELING THE BRUNT OF THAT DEVASTATING MANEUVER!
Flannery McCoy: Drake King grabs a hold of the wrist of Methuselah Elevation, who himself is still reeling from that loaded superkick as he pulls him away from the ropes that he was leaning up against before pulling him over to the center of the ring… and then executes an Irish Whip sending Methuselah FACE FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Jake Mercer: THOSE GLASS SHARDS WERE STILL LODGED IN THE CHAIRMAN’S FACE! DRAKE KING JUST MADE THEM DIG EVEN DEEPER IN WHEN HE SENT METHUSELAH ELEVATION FACE-FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLE! METHUSELAH IS GROANING AS HE CLUTCHES AT HIS FACE IN PAIN, SEEING THE BLOOD ON HIS HAND AFTER IT LEAKS FROM HIS FACE!
Stew-O: Methuselah turns back around, looking positively FURIOUS at Drake King, but he doesn’t even get a chance to unleash that anger because Drake King HIMSELF is just as angry and is making sure Methuselah knows it! RUNNING KNEE TO THE HEAD OF METHUSELAH, PUSHING HIM UP AGAINST THAT CORNER, JUST AS THE CHAIRMAN DID TO BRAE JUST MOMENTS AGO!
Flannery McCoy: He follows up with a spinning back elbow that knocks Methuselah silly, and that gives Drake King the opportunity to run across the ring and hit the ropes on the other side before sprinting back towards the Chairman of EAW with added velocity before launching himself into the air and connecting with a TREMENDOUS dropkick that actually manages to send Methuselah Elevation over the top rope, making him go down to ringside where BRAE is starting to recuperate as well!
Jake Mercer: Drake King rises up from the canvas of the ring, brushing off the glass that he landed on with a pained expression on his face! The thing about this match is, you can be the one hitting someone ELSE with a move, but you’re still going to feel that glass every time you land on the canvas, even if it’s just falling down after hitting a simple dropkick!
Stew-O: He can’t let that stop him, though, as he looks down to ringside with a malicious look in his eyes! His eyes flit over to the corner, and I think he’s getting a very DANGEROUS idea looking at the top turnbuckle there! Is he going to go for it?!…
Flannery McCoy: HE IS! He’s started climbing the top rope, with both BRAE and Methuselah Elevation down at the ringside floor! Without a doubt, Drake King is looking to go high risk and high reward here as he rises up to his perch upon the top turnbuckle, gazing down at his competitors at ringside with malevolent intent! He raises himself up even further, getting up to a standing position on the top rope before–
Jake Mercer: FROG SPLASH OFF THE TOP ROPE DOWN TO RINGSIDE! DRAKE KING LEAPS HIGH INTO THE AIR AND HURTLES DOWN TOWARDS THE ENEMIES AT RINGSIDE!–
Stew-O: OH! BRAE GOT HIS KNEES UP! THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION HAD ENOUGH TIME TO RECUPERATE AND SEE DRAKE KING’S ATTACK BEFORE IT COULD LAND AND HE GOT HIS KNEES UP! METHUSELAH’S PAIN WAS TOO RECENT AND HE WAS STILL REELING, SO HE TOOK THE FULL BRUNT OF THE FROG SPLASH!
Flannery McCoy: EVEN WITH GETTING HIS KNEES UP, BRAE STILL GOT THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HIM WITH THE ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT OF DRAKE KING CRASHING DOWN ON HIM FROM SUCH A LOFTY HEIGHT! I THINK ALL THREE OF THE WRESTLERS JUST GOT KNOCKED OUT IN ONE FELL SWOOP!
Jake Mercer: Drake King rolls off of both of his opponents and crumbles onto the ringside floor, groaning in pain; I’m not sure if that pain is coming from the fact that he just frog splashed straight into the lifted knees of the Interwire Champion or if it’s from the fact that he just fell from those very same knees onto glass shards! One way or another, Drake King is NOT in a good state right now after that burst of momentum from him turned into a disaster!
Stew-O: Methuselah is going through it as well! Not just physically, but MENTALLY; after everything that has gone down with Drake King, he’s completely engulfed in agonizing pain right now and it’s all because of Drake King! He rolls over, clutching at his midsection which took the full brunt of that monumental frog splash, coughing up some blood that splatters onto the glass shards by his face!
Flannery McCoy: From the looks of it, BRAE is the freshest member of this match right now, and that is a LOW bar considering all three of these men have already put each other through hell! He pushes himself back until he finds the barricade, which he seats himself up against as he looks at the two legends that are laid out on the ringside floor before him!
Jake Mercer: BRAE looks positively exhausted, but it looks like the sight of the legends in worse condition than he is galvanizes him! The pace of his breathing quickens, and he… he PUNCHES himself in the face a few times, getting more excited with each punch! What the hell is wrong with this guy?! Is he some kind of freak?!
Stew-O: Whatever it may be, the ferocious Interwire Champion seems to be literally FORCING the life to return to him, despite all of the pain! His glare directs itself towards Methuselah Elevation, who managed to cut off his momentum with that pocket glass technique that really damaged BRAE early on in this match! It looks like BRAE is still furious about how that went down, and that anger seems to be building every moment he glares at Methuselah!
Flannery McCoy: He grabs two of the nearby shards of glass, one in each of his hands, as he raises himself to a standing position and slowly staggers over to where Methuselah is laid out! The Interwire Champion callously boots the side of Methuselah, forcing him to roll over onto his back, at which point BRAE mounts his torso and keeps him pinned down!
Jake Mercer: Since this isn’t a falls count anywhere match, he won’t be able to get the pin out here, but something tells me that he’s looking for PAIN right now rather than a pinfall victory! The Interwire Champion looks at one of the glass shards he has in his hand and then back down at Methuselah… what does he have planned here?!– WHAT THE HELL?!
Stew-O: WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?! BRAE… HE… HE PUT THE GLASS SHARD IN HIS MOUTH! HE’S CHEWING THE SHARD INTO PIECES! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MAN?!
Flannery McCoy: METHUSELAH OPENS HIS EYES AND SEES BRAE ON TOP OF HIM! HE GOES TO PUNCH THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION, BUT BEFORE HE COULD–
Jake Mercer: BRAE SPITS THE BROKEN UP LITTLE PIECES OF GLASS RIGHT ONTO THE FACE OF METHUSELAH! HE LITERALLY JUST MADE HIS OWN POCKET GLASS, JUST LIKE METHUSELAH DID EARLIER IN THIS MATCH, AND NOW METHUSELAH IS FACING THE SAME PAIN THAT BRAE FACED AT THE BEGINNING AT THIS MATCH! TINY PIECES OF GLASS INVADING THE EYES AND LUNGS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF EAW, AND NOW HE’S SCREAMING AND COUGHING AND SPUTTERING!
Stew-O: BRAE gets off of Methuselah Elevation and allows the Chairman of EAW to roll around in complete and utter agony after that horrifying maneuver! Methuselah is actually hurting himself MORE as he rolls around and around in pain, because he’s just getting more glass shards lodged in him from the ringside floor!
Flannery McCoy: The pain of the glass powder in his eyes and lungs is outweighing that, though! Maybe he’s hoping that putting the rest of his body in more glass-based pain is going to distract from the pain in his lungs, but I don’t think that’ll be possible!
Jake Mercer: BRAE’s narrowed eyes go to the right as Drake King slowly raises himself up from the ringside floor, still clutching at his torso in pain after landing on the knees of the Interwire Champion! It looks like he’s trying to fight through the pain to keep his head in the game, and he’s able to do so as he manages to stagger back up to his feet!
Stew-O: BRAE staggers up too, glaring at him as he does. The two comrades in arms who headed into War Games under the captaincy of ‘Commander Adams’ are facing off against each other, and let’s not forget that BRAE definitely has his OWN bone to pick with Drake King! Even though Methuselah’s overwhelming captaincy pretty much ruined the lives of Drake and BRAE for that entire month, Drake King’s refusal to cooperate for the entirety of the War Games match definitely damaged BRAE’s chances of walking out of the War Games cage with the biggest victory of his career!
Flannery McCoy: Both wrestlers are back up to their feet now, and Drake King staggers forward, dead set on attaining victory in this match over both the Interwire Champion as well as his biggest rival, Methuselah Elevation! Drake King gets within striking range and immediately goes for a punch, but BRAE is able to backstep it! Drake King keeps it going, launching forearms, punches, and elbow strikes! BRAE takes a couple, evades a couple, but doesn’t throw back any strikes of his own!
Jake Mercer: Drake King goes for a LARIAT and BRAE is able to duck underneath, slipping past Drake King and creating some distance! It looks like Drake King is starting to get annoyed with BRAE playing this game of cat and mouse, and without a moment of hesitation he immediately goes for a SUPERKICK to the head of BRAE–
Stew-O: OH MY GOD! THAT’S JUST WHAT BRAE WAS WAITING FOR, A KICK! BRAE MANAGED TO SIDE STEP THE SUPERKICK AND HE JUST JAMMED THAT SECOND GLASS SHARD OF HIS RIGHT INTO THE ANKLE OF DRAKE KING! A VISCERAL SCREAM LEAVES THE MOUTH OF DRAKE KING AS HE’S JUST BEEN STABBED IN THE ANKLE BY A VERY LARGE SHARD OF GLASS!
Flannery McCoy: Drake King is in TREMENDOUS PAIN as he hops on his non dominant foot, clutching at his stabbed ankle in absolute AGONY, but BRAE has no mercy in his heart as he immediately follows up with a Russian leg sweep, Drake King falling down back-first onto the glass shards and damaging him even more!
Jake Mercer: BRAE grabs a hold of both the legs of Drake King, and crosses them over each other– WAIT, HE’S NOT GOING FOR THAT, IS HE?!–
Stew-O: HE IS! BRIGID END! THAT SIGNATURE INVERTED CLOVER LEAF MANEUVER OF HIS! HE’S INCREASING THE DAMAGE TO DRAKE’S LEG AS HE LOCKS IN THAT SUBMISSION MANEUVER, PLACING IMMENSE PRESSURE ON BOTH THE LEGS OF DRAKE KING AS WELL AS THE LOWER BACK OF THE MESSIAH!
Flannery McCoy: HE’S TRYING TO COMPLETELY CRIPPLE DRAKE KING HERE! DRAKE KING IS DOING HIS BEST TO STRUGGLE AND FLAIL OUT OF IT, BUT THAT GLASS SHARD LODGED IN HIS ANKLE MUST BE SEARING WITH PAIN BECAUSE DRAKE IS BARELY ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT–
Jake Mercer: OVER FOR THOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! METHUSELAH ELEVATION WITH A SPEAR FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! THAT SPEAR JUST TOOK BRAE OUT BIG TIME, AND FREED DRAKE KING AT THE SAME TIME! BRAE going after Drake King gave Methuselah Elevation the time he needed to recuperate from the glass attack he suffered at the hands – or rather, the MOUTH – of the Interwire Champion!
Stew-O: Methuselah slowly rises up to a standing position, grabbing BRAE by the hair and dragging him towards the ring before rolling him in and sliding in himself! The Chairman of EAW crawls to where BRAE was rolled to and hooks his leg, going for the pinfall victory off of that spear! THIS MUST BE IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD! BRAE JUST GOT HIS SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND… BUT NOT ONLY THAT, HE HAD GRABBED A SHARD OF GLASS IN HIS HAND AND JABBED IT RIGHT INTO THE SHOULDER OF METHUSELAH ELEVATION! THE CHAIRMAN ROARS IN PAIN AS HE RISES UP TO HIS KNEES, CLUTCHING AT HIS SHOULDER!
Jake Mercer: But Methuselah has immense adrenaline running through his veins right now, I don’t even know how much of this pain is going to be able to stop him! He wants to win this match more than ANYTHING right now! He yanks that glass shard out of his shoulder, which causes the wound to bleed, and–
Stew-O: RIGHT BACK TO BRAE! HE JUST JAMMED THAT GLASS SHARD INTO THE FOREARM OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION! THIS MATCH IS GETTING OUT OF HAND, THEY’RE LOOKING LESS FOR VICTORY AND MORE FOR PERMANENT DAMAGE HERE! BRAE IS KICKING AND SCREAMING AS HE DESPERATELY CLUTCHES IN PAIN AT THE GLASS SHARD LODGED IN HIS FOREARM!
Flannery McCoy: BRAE rolls over, still screaming, as Methuselah, with blood pouring from all over his body, exhaustedly staggers across the length of the ring before turning and crouching, measuring the Interwire Champion up for what could be the end of the road! He’s looking to put BRAE down with ANOTHER spear, and there might not be anything the Interwire Champion can do about it!
Jake Mercer: BRAE is trying to stagger back up to his feet, but he has no idea what’s waiting for him from across the ring! Methuselah, crouched near the corner, has a glint in his eyes as he gets himself ready to burst forward! BRAE starts to stagger up, AND–
Stew-O: DRAKE KING JUST GOT ONTO THE APRON! HE GRABBED A HOLD OF THE TOP ROPE AND LAUNCHED HIMSELF OVER IT, RIGHT ONTO METHUSELAH–
Flannery McCoy: WITH A JUDGEMENT DAY! HE JUST STOMPED THE HEAD OF THE CROUCHED CHAIRMAN INTO THE GLASS SHARDS! IT HAS TO BE OVER! METHUSELAH JUST GOT HIT WITH THE PROVERBIAL HEADSHOT! WH… WHY ISN’T DRAKE GOING FOR THE PIN?!
Drake King: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
Jake Mercer: IT’S HIS ANKLE! THE ANKLE THAT BRAE STABBED! DRAKE’S FOOT JUST COMPLETELY GAVE OUT ON HIM AFTER HITTING THAT JUDGEMENT DAY STOMP! HE HAD TO HAVE KNOWN WHAT HE WAS DOING, HE HAD TO HAVE FELT THE PAIN IN HIS LEG BEFORE HE WENT FOR THAT MOVE! WHY DID HE DO IT?!
Stew-O: THE HATRED, JAKE! DRAKE KING HATED METHUSELAH SO MUCH THAT HE WAS WILLING TO ENDURE ALL THE PAIN IN THE WORLD JUST TO MAKE SURE METHUSELAH WOULD FEEL EVEN MORE PAIN! BUT HE’S CLUTCHING AT HIS ANKLE, COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN AGONY! HE SEES METHUSELAH PRETTY MUCH KNOCKED OUT, THOUGH, AND HE TRIES HIS BEST TO FIGHT THROUGH THE PAIN TO CRAWL OVER AND PUSH HIM ONTO HIS BACK AND DRAPE HIS ARM OVER THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE PIN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Flannery McCoy: RED DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH! OH MY GOD!
Jake Mercer: BRAE JUST BROKE UP THE PIN BY EXECUTING A RED DEATH, HIS FINISHING H-BOMB MANEUVER, ONTO DRAKE KING! BUT IT’S WORSE THAN THAT… THE GLASS SHARD WAS STILL LODGED IN THE FOREARM OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION!
Stew-O: BRAE JUST HIT A RED DEATH WITH A GLASS SHARD, RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF DRAKE KING’S HEAD! IS DRAKE KING ALIVE?! IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT IN HIM AT ALL?! THAT GLASS SHARD BROKE IN HALF! HALF OF IT IS STILL STUCK IN THE ARM OF BRAE AND THE OTHER HALF IS LITERALLY IN THE BACK OF DRAKE’S HEAD!
BRAE: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Flannery McCoy: BRAE DOESN’T CARE! HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT HIS PAIN AND HE DAMN SURE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT DRAKE KING’S PAIN! ALL HE SEES IS VICTORY IN FRONT OF HIM! HE PUSHES DRAKE KING OFF METHUSELAH AND ONTO HIS OWN BACK, GETS UP ONE MORE TIME AND…
Jake Mercer: RED DEATH WITH THAT SAME ARM, THIS TIME TO THE FRONT OF DRAKE KING’S HEAD! AND HE JUST LAYS ON TOP OF HIM AS THE REFEREE SLIDES IN TO COUNT THE PIN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(‘ULTRA INSTINCT THEME’ by Carameii began blaring through the speakers once more to an EXPLOSIVE applause as BRAE rolls off of Drake King and lies on his back on top of glass shards and a puddle of his own blood. The scene looks to be straight out of a slasher flick, with blood splattered all over the ring and the ringside area. All three competitors are laid out, but the only one with a smile on their face is the Interwire Champion.)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION! SON! BRAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: WHAT A TREMENDOUS WAR THAT THESE THREE WENT THROUGH! FROM WAR GAMES SHOULDER TO SHOULDER TO AN ALL OUT WAR AGAINST EACH OTHER! THEY GAVE IT EVERYTHING THEY HAD!
Flannery McCoy: BUT AT THE END OF IT ALL, BRAE MANAGED TO COME OUT WITH PERHAPS THE BIGGEST VICTORY OF HIS ENTIRE CAREER! HE JUST PINNED DRAKE KING AND BEAT METHUSELAH!
Jake Mercer: DRAKE KING’S HATRED FOR METHUSELAH MAY HAVE COST BOTH OF THEM THE MATCH, BUT IT WAS THE RUTHLESSNESS OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION THAT PUSHED HIM THROUGH ALL THE PAIN AND LET HIM COME OUT ON TOP!
Stew-O: ALL HAIL THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION, THE IMPERIAL SYMPHONY!
(The video feed lingered as BRAE was helped to his feet by the referee, who gave him the Interwire Championship; BRAE’s dominant arm was too damaged, so he used his left arm to raise the championship up high in triumph as he stood surrounded by blood and the bodies of legends.)
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(‘24’s’ [Vocals Only] by T.I. begins to sound through the speakers. Showtime – Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher walk out through the curtains, oozing confidence. Luna Adeline follows behind the two men, but more calm and composed. They are hyping themselves up, gesturing for the Unified Tag Team Champions wrapped around their waists.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS A GLASS TABLES MATCH AND IT’S FOR THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!! THE ONLY WAY TO WIN THE MATCH IS BY ONE ELITIST PUTTING ANOTHER ELITIST FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM THROUGH ONE OF THE GLASS TABLES! INTRODUCING FIRST…THE CHALLENGERS…BEING ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY LUNA ADELINE…WEIGHING IN THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF 427 POUNDS…THEY ARE ‘THE NEW HEART OF SHOWDOWN’ AKARI KIYOKO AND ‘THE DIVINE ONE’ DAMIEN KUTCHER…SHOWTIME!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: At Midsummer Massacre, Showtime defeated #Hashtag to earn themselves a shot at the Unified Tag Team Championships! After about two months, Showtime gets their shots at the titles! This tag team debuted officially on the October 24, 2024 edition of Voltage. Yesterday marked one year since the formation of Showtime. Now, I can’t imagine how it would feel for these two to capture the titles one year after their formation?
Flannery McCoy: If any of you kept in touch with Voltage last season, it wasn’t all lollipops and rainbows with Showtime. They had a rough patch that led to the inclusion of Luna Adeline, Akari Kiyoko’s good friend that’s helped him out in the past. It may have been rough. We saw them and Damien Kutcher clashing, but it seems like they’ve overcome that rough patch. The move to the Showdown brand blessed them with an opportunity to start fresh and make their mark there.
Jake Mercer: Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher have proven to be such a cohesive unit these past couple of months. Two men who will stop at nothing to make sure that they walk out of House of Glass with the gold. These are two hungry Elitists who are more than ready to prove that this opportunity belongs to them.
(‘I2I’ by Magnolia Park begins to blast through the speakers as Fire & Ice — Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts come out in matching ring gears. The Unified Tag Team Championships shining around their waists. They survey around the solid out crowd. Their eyes staring at the Glass Tables that are surrounding them.)
Stephie Love: AND…INTRODUCING THEIR OPPONENTS…THEY ARE THE CURRENT EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… THEY ARE THE TEAM OF ‘THE LIONHEART’ REX MCALLISTER AND ‘THE BIRD OF PREY’ RAVEN ROBERTS…FIRE & ICE!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Now, here’s another tag team that debuted in the 2018 Grand Prix and led to one of the most organic love stories that EAW has ever seen. Just like Showtime’s growing on the Voltage brand, we were able to see Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts’ partnership grow from being friends to partners to lovers and I think that may be something that gives the champions the edge over the challengers.
Flannery McCoy: They’ve had more time as a tag team. They have the experience on their side. There is no kinks with Fire & Ice. If Showtime wants to win the titles, they are going to need to do whatever it takes to isolate one from the other –
Jake Mercer: SHOWTIME IS NOT BOTHERING TO WAIT FOR THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS TO ENTER THE RING! AKARI KIYOKO LAUNCHES HIMSELF OVER THE ROPES WITH A TOPE CON HILO TO REX MCALLISTER! DAMIEN KUTCHER SENDS HIMSELF THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TO RAVEN ROBERTS!
Stew-O: RAVEN ROBERTS IS STAGGERED BACK THANKS TO THE SUICIDE DIVE! REX MCALLISTER IS TAKEN DOWN BY THE TOPE A CON HILO! SHOWTIME IS SHOWING A UNIFIED FRONT AND THIS MATCH HASN’T EVEN BEGUN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Flannery McCoy: Raven Roberts rushes towards Akari Kiyoko with a forearm to the face! Damien Kutcher comes to the aid of his tag team partner, but Raven has a forearm for him as well! Raven helps Rex McAllister up to his feet as Showtime goes right after the Unified Tag Team Champions, but Rex and Raven connect with simultaneous back kicks to the gut of the challengers! This causes Akari and Damien to stagger back! Raven sees that Akari is rushing forward, but – ‘TALON!!!!!!!!’
Jake Mercer: NOT A CHANCE, FLANNERY! DAMIEN KUTCHER MANAGES TO PULL BACK AKARI KIYOKO BEFORE RAVEN ROBERTS COULD CONNECT WITH THE SINGLE LEG DROPKICK! THE SAME KICK THAT SHE HAS USED TO END HER MATCHES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO GET A ‘TALON,’ BUT WHEN YOU DO, THERE’S NO COMING BACK FROM THAT!
(Luna Adeline pulls back Showtime to regroup. The referee is barking for the two teams to get inside the ring, so that they can officially get this match underway. Already, the tensions are high with these two teams. Showtime is determined to make an upset tonight. Fire & Ice are looking to continue to cement themselves as the team to beat in Elite Answers Wrestling. Both teams find their respective corners. Showtime is jumping around and waiting for the referee to ring the bell. Fire & Ice are completely pumped up as they hype up the crowd.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
(The crowd is already up on their feet as Fire & Ice and Showtime meet each other in the middle of the ring. They are trash-talking to each other. Damien Kutcher shoves Rex McAllister in the chest, completly cocky and prepared to prove himself. Akari Kiyoko is pointing his finger on the front of Raven Roberts’ shoulder, which aggravates the hell out of her.)
Stew-O: THESE TWO TEAMS BEGIN TO THROW FISTS AT EACH OTHER! SHEER PANDEMONIUM AT THE BEGINNINGS OF THIS MATCH UP! RAVEN ROBERTS AND AKARI KIYOKO ARE SPARING WITH EACH OTHER! REX MCALLISTER AND DAMIEN KUTCHER ARE LOOKING TO KNOCK THE OTHER ONE BACK! Raven manages to take Akari to the ropes with a shoulder thrust! Rex manages to send Damien back into the ropes with some stiff knife edge chops to the chest! Fire & Ice gave each other a knowing look before grabbing Akari and Damien by the arms and whipping them to the opposite set of ropes! But, Akari and Damien manage to clutch onto the ropes, preventing themselves from rebounding off of them! Rex and Raven go right after their challengers, but Akari connects with a back kick to Raven’s gut! Damien connects with an elbow to the face of Rex!
Flannery McCoy: Akari Kiyoko follows that up with a ‘Dead Stroke’ – the rolling thunder DDT connects on Raven Roberts! Damien Kutcher gets Rex McAlister whips him to the horizontal ropes before connecting with a shoulder block that takes him down! Akari grabs Raven before lifting her up in a fireman’s carry position before taking her down with a rolling death valley driver! He quickly follows that up with a sliding dropkick to the face! Damien gets Rex before he battery rams him to the corner! He connects with a couple of turnbuckle thrusts to the abdomen of the champion! He lifts up Rex, sitting him on the top turnbuckle!
(The crowd begins to stand up as the camera pans to Akari Kiyoko who is tightrope walking on the top turnbuckle. He approaches Rex McAllister before connecting with hurricanrana from the top rope.)
Jake Mercer: REX MCALLISTER GOES DOWN! AKARI KIYOKO TURNS TO HIS SIDE AS RAVEN ROBERTS JUMPS OUT OF NOWHERE AND CONNECTS WITH ‘THE FACELIFT’ – THE SPINNING HEEL KICK KNOCKS BACK AKARI! DAMIEN KUTCHER CHARGES TOWARDS RAVEN WITH A CLOTHESLINE! BUT, RAVEN DUCKS THE CLOTHESLINE! SHE JUMPS ON THE SECOND ROPE BEFORE SPRINGBOARDING HERSELF UP AND CONNECTING WITH A CROSSBODY! BUT, DAMIEN MANAGES TO CATCH HER! HE SPINS HER AROUND LOOKING FOR THE SPINNING SIDE SLAM! BUT, RAVEN MANAGES TO USE THAT MOMENTUM OF THE SPIN AND JUMPS BEHIND DAMIEN!
Stew-O: Raven Roberts manages to hook Damien Kutcher by the legs before using her strength to lift up the challenger with snap dragon suplex! Damien lands on the back of his head! Akari Kiyoko rises his feet, setting his sights on ‘The Bird of Prey!’ HE LOOKS FOR A SPINNING HEEL KICK OF HIS OWN! BUT, RAVEN MANAGES TO DUCK THE KICK! SHE GETS HIM INTO POSITION BEFORE LIFTING UP AND CONNECTING WITH A SAITO SUPLEX!
(Raven Roberts helps Rex McAllister up to his feet. She checks on him as he reassures her that everything is okay with him. They are the challengers, who are looking to get themselves to their feet.)
Flannery McCoy: Showtime finds themselves up! They go right after the champions, but Fire & Ice are ready for them as they connect with double clotheslines! But, Akari manages to duck underneath! Damien Kutcher, who stands at 6 ‘4 isn’t so fortunate as Rex McAllister manages to nail the clothesline on him! But, Akari turns around ‘The Lionheart’ before nailing him with a forearm as that staggers him back! But, Rex leans forward connecting with a forearm to Akari! Akari with another forearm to Rex! Rex with another forearm to Akari! Akari swings foreward delivering a knife edge chop to the champion! But, Rex manages to knock Akari down with a giant uppercut!
Jake Mercer: Rex McAllister gets Akari Kiyoko up to his feet! He sweeps the feet of Akari before Raven Roberts flies to him with a running neckbreaker! They like to call that ‘Tandem Vortex!’ RAVEN AND REX TURN THEMSELVES AROUND AS DAMIEN KUTCHER RUNS RIGHT AFTER THEM WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE AS THAT TAKES THE BOTH OF THEM DOWN! DAMIEN GETS REX AND THROWS HIM THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE AS REX GOES OUT OF THE RING! RAVEN ROBERTS IS LEFT BY HERSELF AS DAMIEN GRABS A FISTFULL OF HER HAIR! HE PULLS HER INTO A FRONT HEADLOCK BEFORE LIFTING HER UP AS SHE LANDS ON THE TOP ROPE!
Stew-O: Now, we see Damien Kutcher who pulls her into a front headlock before connecting with an elevated rope DDT! Raven Roberts is spiked on the top of her head! Akari Kiyoko sees that Rex McAllister is getting to his feet at ringside and realizes that he needs to do something about it! He goes over the top rope with a fosbury flop as that takes Rex down! He gets Rex up to his feet before throwing him to the steel steps! Rex’s body clanks towards the steel as that takes him down! Now, Akari gets Raven by her long legs and pulls her underneath the bottom rope, so that she’s at ringside as well! Damien is exiting the ring and it looks like he’s going to be the one to introduce the Glass Table into this match up!
(Damien Kutcher looks at the Glass Table that’s leaned back against the barricade near the commentator’s desk. He approaches it before walking back to the area where Akari Kiyoko had just sent Raven Roberts against the opposite steel steps, across from Rex McAllister.)
Flannery McCoy: I swear, these Glass Tables look more brutal as the years progress, Stew and Jake! Just a reminder to all of those that are just tuning into this match, the only way to win this match is by sending one member of their respective teams through the table! It seems like Showtime is about to do that! They know that they need to end this match as quickly as possible! The longer this match goes, I think it might be good for the champions, who have competed at a World Championship level. They are used to being out there for twenty plus minutes. They are used to competing for long periods of time versus Showtime, who are a bit on the newer side.
Jake Mercer: On the other hand, Flannery, Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher are younger, but hungry as well! They still look to win their first championships in EAW! They plan to do that together! Yeah, Rex and Raven know what it feels to be champions, but the drive the Akari and Damien have might be able to surpass that!
(Showtime is setting up the table. As Akari Kiyoko is making sure that the legs of the table are secure, Damien Kutcher is getting Raven Roberts to her feet! He sends her forward, so that her face collides with the edge of the table.)
Stew-O: Yikes! That looks like it hurt there! Right on the bridge of the nose as that causes the champion to fall back! Showtime looks at each other and nods! Luna Adeline is yelling at the men to put her through the table! Now, this is potentially a situation that could not only hurt Raven Roberts, but end the match entirely!
Flannery McCoy: Damien Kutcher places Raven Roberts flat on her back on top of the Glass Table! Damien is clubbing Raven in the chest, making sure that he stays down! Akari Kiyoko climbs up to the top turnbuckle, facing Raven on the Glass Table! Jesus Christ, this isn’t going to end pretty! :lupe:
Jake Mercer: Akari Kiyoko situates himself on the top turnbuckle! BUT, LOOK AT RINGSIDE — IT’S REX MCALLISTER SLAMS A STEEL CHAIR TO THE BACK OF DAMIEN KUTCHER’S SPINE! THAT CAUGHT AKARI OFF GUARD AS HE PROCEEDED TO YELL FROM THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! REX SEES THAT DAMIEN IS SLOWLY GETTING HIMSELF INTO A CRAWLING POSITION! REX SWINGS THE STEEL CHAIR TO THE SPINE OF THE CHALLENGER AS THAT TAKES HIM DOWN!
(With Akari Kiyoko’s eyes on Rex McAllister on the top turnbuckle, Raven Roberts sees her open to sneak back inside the ring and right behind ‘The New Heart of Showdown.’)
Stew-O: Raven Roberts pulls Akari Kiyoko by his pants, pulling him down a couple steps to the middle turnbuckle! Akari throws a back elbow, hoping to back away the Unified Tag Team Champion! But, it misses her face completely! Raven manages to wrap her arms around the waist of Akari! She uses the lift that the middle turnbuckle is providing her before taking Akari back with a German suplex!
Flannery McCoy: But, Akari Kiyoko lands on his feet! Raven Roberts turns herself around as she realizes that Akari is on his feet! He goes charging right after her with a hesitation dropkick that sends Raven back to that same corner! Now, Akari is beginning to stomp on Raven! Meanwhile at ringside, Damien Kutcher connects with a giant boot as Rex’s face collides with the steel in the process! That looked terrible there! Damien grabs the nape of Rex’s neck before slamming him face first against the Glass Table!
Jake Mercer: Now, this is REAL GLASS, ladies and gentlemen! This glass is going to be challenging to destroy! Over and over again, Rex McAllister’s face is slammed against the top of the Glass Table! But, Damien Kutcher throws Rex for the time being! It seems like he’s going to get that Glass Table and take it to the side! He has his eye on the other table on the opposite side of the barricade!
(Damien Kutcher walks over to retrieve the table. He grabs the table before placing it down. He doesn’t set up the legs. He laids it flat on the floor. Then, he grabs Rex McAllister who is trying to force himself up to his feet.)
Stew-O: Damien Kutcher sets up Rex McAllister’s face, so that it’s flat on the cold surface of the Glass Table! HE STANDS ABOVE HIM AS HE BRINGS REX’S ARMS BACK! IT’S IN POSITION FOR A SURFBOARD! HE TILTS UP REX, PLACING HIS FOOT ON THE BACK OF REX’S HEAD AND SLAMMING HIM DOWN HARD ON THE GLASS! HOW DID THAT NOT BREAK THE GLASS?
Jake Mercer: REAL GLASS, STEW!
Flannery McCoy: DAMIEN KUTCHER DOESN’T SEEM TO BE PLEASED WITH THAT! HE TILTS UP REX MCALLISTER BEFORE SLAMMING HIS FACE ON TOP OF THE GLASS! AND, AGAIN! AND, AGAIN! AND, AGAIN! AND, AGAIN! IT SEEMS TO CRACK THE SURFACE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DO ANY DAMAGE! THE ONLY WAY TO WIN THE MATCH IS BY SENDING THE OTHER’S BODY THROUGH A GLASS TABLE!
Jake Mercer: I heard these tables were made exclusively for this match! It’s a Glass Tables match after all, it’s meant to be a challenge here! If they want to win this match, it’s going to require something big for these teams to do! Damien Kutcher rolls Rex McAllister off the Glass Table. It seems like he’s going to get that same table and lay it back against the edge of the apron! Akari Kiyoko sees that Raven Roberts is laid down and decides to help Damien with the table! He ducks his head through the middle rope to hold the table up! Damien lifts up Rex! He’s going to spear him through that Glass Table!
Stew-O: Rex McAllister is throwing clubs to the shoulders of Damien Kutcher! But, Damien tightens the grasp with a bear hug on Rex! This tightens the ribs and stops his mobility! BUT, LOOK! INSIDE THE RING – RAVEN ROBERTS COMES FROM BEHIND AND NAILS AKARI KIYOKO WITH A GLASS LOUISVILLE SLUGGER THAT WAS MADE CUSTOMLY FOR THIS MATCH! THIS CAUSES AKARI TO COLLAPSE TO HIS KNEES! DAMIEN KUTCHER THROWS REX TO THE SIDE AND GETS ON THE APRON! HE’S GETTING INSIDE THE RING AS HE RUNS AFTER RAVEN! BUT, RAVEN SLAMS THE SLUGGER TO THE GUT OF THE CHALLENGER! THIS CAUSES HIM TO FALL TO HIS KNEES, CLUTCHING TO HIS STOMACH! RAVEN HAS SHOWTIME ON THEIR KNEES AS SHE SWINGS THE SLUGGER TO THE CHEST OF AKARI KIYOKO AND THEN AT DAMIEN KUTCHER!
Flannery McCoy: ‘THE BIRD OF PREY’ IS SWINGING THE SLUGGER ON SHOWTIME! BACK-AND-FORTH, RAVEN ROBERTS GOES! NOW, THAT CAN’T FEEL GOOD, GUYS! THE CROWD IS ABSOLUTELY LOVING THIS! RAVEN GOES TO SWING IT AT DAMIEN AGAIN, BUT DAMIEN MANAGES TO CATCH THE BAT! THAT’S SOME WONDERFUL REFLEXES ON DAMIEN! DAMIEN IS STRUGGLING TO GET HIMSELF UP, BUT HE NEVER LETS GO FROM THE BAT! RAVEN IS LOOKING TO KICK THE CHALLENGER IN THE GUT! BUT, DAMIEN LETS GO OF THE BAT AND GRABS THE FOOT OF RAVEN! DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP ON RAVEN!
Jake Mercer: NOW, SHOWTIME BEGINS TO STOMP ON RAVEN ROBERTS! LIKE A PACK OF WOLVES, THE CHALLENGERS ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO WEAKEN THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION! BUT, LOOK ON THE APRON! IT SEEMS LIKE REX MCALLISTER IS LOOKING TO GET HIMSELF BACK INSIDE THE RING! BUT, AKARI KIYOKO CONNECTS WITH A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK AS THAT TAKES REX OUT OF THE EQUATION ONCE MORE! BUT, AKARI WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT HE STAYS DOWN A TAD LONGER! HE LAUNCHES HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH A CROSSBODY ON ‘THE LIONHEART!’ THIS IS ENOUGH TO TAKE REX DOWN!
Stew-O: Meanwhile back in the ring, Damien Kutcher has that glass Louisville Slugger in his hand that Raven Roberts introduced into this match! Damien is looking to get Raven back for that! There is a part of me that can’t watch this! HE SWINGS THE SLAGGER TO THE RIBS OF THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION! THIS CAUSES RAVEN TO FOLD FORWARD! BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE DAMIEN IS NOT DONE YET! HE GRABS RAVEN FROM UNDERNEATH HER CHIN – BUT RAVEN SPITS ON THE FACE OF THE CHALLENGER! HOLY SHIT!
Flannery McCoy: Raven Roberts is beginning for Damien Kutcher to hit her as hard as possible! She is not giving up without a fight! This is pissing off Damien who straightens up the champion on her knees! I think that he’s planning to crack the champion’s skull with that slugger! I don’t think I can watch this, Stew!
Jake Mercer: DAMIEN KUTCHER SWINGS THE GLASS LOUISVILLE SLUGGER TO RAVEN ROBERTS –
Stew-O: REX MCALLISTER SLIDES BACK INSIDE THE RING AND RIPS THE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FROM THE GRASPS OF DAMIEN KUTCHER! HE SAVES HIS PARTNER FROM POSSIBLY BEING KNOCKED OUT!
Flannery McCoy: Damien Kutcher turns around to face Rex McAllister, who points the slugger at him! Rex is not thrilled at the moment! He looks infuriated! That’s not just his partner, that’s his wife! If anyone lays a hand on his queen like that, it’s going to be terrible for them!
Jake Mercer: Akari Kiyoko uses Rex McAllister being distracted by Damien Kutcher, looking to attack the Unified Tag Team Champion from behind! But, Rex must have eyes on the back of his head as he nails the slugger to the chest of Akari and sends him back! Damien looks to get Rex from behind, but Rex nails the slugger to the ribs of Damien! He goes back to Akari and swings at him like he’s fucking possessed! But, Akari connects with a slingblade as that takes down the champion! The slugger is knocked out of his hands in the process! It rolls out of the ring! Raven Roberts goes right after Akari Kiyoko, knocking him down with ‘The Facelift!’
Stew-O: BUT, DAMIEN KUTCHER CATCHES RAVEN ROBERTS FROM BEHIND AS HE LIFTS HER UP AND CONNECTS WITH A ‘THE DIVINE SPINEBUSTER’ AS SHE GOES DOWN!
(Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher give each other a nod. Then, they look at Luna Adeline who pulls something from underneath the ring. A gray spray bottle is slid inside the ring as Akari grabs on to it. Damien rolls out of the ring to get one of the Glass Tables that are laying around at ringside. He slides the table inside the ring. He slides back into the ring afterwards. Showtime begins to set up the table, making sure that the legs are secured. Akari pulls the trigger on the nozzle as a clear chemical is sprayed out and onto the Glass Table.)
Flannery McCoy: Hold up, it’s cracking the surface of the Glass Table? :comeagain:
Jake Mercer: Now, this is a way to defeat the real glass here, Flann. The spray is almost like weakening the surface of the glass, making it easier to possibly put someone through the table.
Stew-O: I’m not going to lie, but that’s really creative there. :notbad:
(Showtime begins to set up Raven Roberts, placing her back against the top of the table. Akari Kiyoko begins to club Raven in the face with punches, hoping to keep her down for this next move that could possibly end the match here. We see Damien Kutcher setting himself on the top rope. If they want to secure the Unified Tag Team Championships, this next move is going to need to be big. Damien is the man to get the job done.)
Flannery McCoy: It’s rare to see Damien Kutcher head for the top turnbuckle! But, high risk, high reward could happen here! He titls his body to his side and prepares himself for an elbow drop!
Jake Mercer: BUT, RAVEN ROBERTS SLIDES OUT OF THE GLASS TABLE! SHE THROWS A PUNCH TO AKARI KIYOKO WHO TRIES TO KEEP HER DOWN! THEN, SHE FLIPS THE TABLE OVER AS THE GLASS COMPLETELY SHATTERS FROM THE TABLE! A THOUSAND TINY PIECES ARE SCATTERED INSIDE THE RING AS DAMIEN KUTCHER LOOKS TO SAFELY GET HIMSELF OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Stew-O: BUT, REX MCALLISTER SPRINGS ONTO THE APRON AND GOES FOR THE TURNBUCKLE THAT DAMIEN KUTCHER IS PERCHED ON TOP OF! HE MANAGES TO FLIP THE BIGGER MAN OVER AS HE GOES FLYING FROM THE TOP ROPE AND LANDS ON THE SHARDS OF GLASS ON THE MAT! :damn:
(The look of pain on Damien Kutcher’s face tells the entire story. The camera pans to the shards of glass on his entire back. Dots of blood begin to pour down the spine of Damien. Akari Kiyoko doesn’t seem to like that whatsoever as he goes right after Fire & Ice.)
Flannery McCoy: Akari Kiyoko takes the fight to the Unified Tag Team Champions! But, Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts connect with double side kicks to the gut of the challenger! This causes Akari to stumble back! Raven charges at Akari with a knee to the gut! Rex drops down to a knee as Raven connects with a bulldog to Akari who’s face collides on the knee of Rex! They like to call that ‘Frostbite!’
Jake Mercer: Damien Kutcher looks to come to the aid of his tag team partner, but Fire & Ice hook him by the arms and connect with a hip toss that takes ‘The Divine One’ into a seated position! Rex gets in front of Damien! Raven gets behind him! The two of them connect with shoot kicks as they get the front and back of Damien! This provides him with double the pain here! Then, Rex picks up Damien, placing him in a fireman’s carry position and connects with a death valley driver as Damien’s spine recollects the shards of glass that he may have missed in the first round!
Stew-O: AND, RAVEN ROBERTS GETS AKARI KIYOKO AND CONNECTS WITH A ‘HUNTRESS BOMB’ AS AKARI LANDS ON TOP OF DAMIEN KUTCHER!
(Fire & Ice’s eyes wander throughout ringside. Rex McAllister’s eyes land on the double stacked tables near the side of the ramp. He looks back at Raven Roberts, almost like asking for permission as Raven gives a soft nod. If they want to put down Showtime, they would need to think of something big and this could be it here. Rex and Raven roll out of the ring to help get those tables inside the ring. Rex retrieves the top table and hands it to Raven. The two of them slam the legs of the table shut, so that they’re able to slide the table back inside the ring.)
Flannery McCoy: I think this is more time consuming than Fire & Ice had hoped for. As we look back inside the ring, Showtime is beginning to scramble up to their feet! They take a good glance at what the champions are looking to do!
Jake Mercer: AND, THEY’RE SLIDING OUT OF THE RING!
Stew-O: Fire & Ice turn themselves around as Showtime begin to throw punches at the champions! This is almost similar to how they started things here before the bell even rang, Flann and Jake! Akari Kiyoko is after Raven Roberts! Damien Kutcher is knocking back Rex McAllister! Showtime is backing the champions up the ramp! But, Rex connects with a knee strike to Damien’s ribs! He connects with a knife edge chop, looking for control once more! But, Damien pops Rex up with an uppercut! Akari pulls Raven into a front headlock before raising her up and connecting with a kick to Raven’s leg, then an overhand slap, a rising knee strike, kick to the chest and topping that off with a leg sweep as the back of Raven’s head clanks on top of the ramp!
Flannery McCoy: Meanwhile, Akari Kiyoko goes over to Rex McAllister as Damien Kutcher gets the champion in a powerbomb position! But, look at Akari Kiyoko! He is climbing up the barricade, trying to get himself some height before jumping onto another set of the double stacked Glass Tables!
Jake Mercer: He’s like Spiderman, I swear! He was able to get through the barricade and jump onto the stacked Glass Tables with no effort at all! And, the tables don’t crumble under the weight of Akari! REAL GLASS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!!!
(Akari Kiyoko finds himself on top of the double stacked Glass Table. He situates himself on top of it as Damien Kutcher has Rex McAllister high up in a powerbomb position! Akari grabs Rex before jumping from the tables —)
Stew-O: ‘YOUNG PUNKS’ – THE POWERBOMB/DOUBLE FOOT STOMP FROM AN ELEVATED AREA CONNECTS ON REX MCALLISTER! REX GOES CRASHING DOWN ON THE APRON! FIRE & ICE ARE DOWN AND OUT! I THINK THAT THEY MAY HAVE A SHOT OF ENDING THE MATCH HERE!
(Akari Kiyoko’s eyes wander around before landing on the freestanding tower that is used to hold up the stage. He slaps Damien Kutcher in the back and points to the freestanding tower. The two of them look at each other, realizing that if there is a way to put away Fire & Ice, it has to be there. But, Akari also points to the bottom where a TRIPLE stacked Glass Table is beneath it.)
Flannery McCoy: Those tables stacked on top of each other are terrifying! :lupe:
Jake Mercer: High risk, high regard! It seems like that’s what Showtime is thinking of! Rex McAllister is down as Showtime is focused on making sure that Raven Roberts goes down! Damien Kutcher is clutching Raven Roberts by her hair, dragging her up the ramp as Akari Kiyoko is looking to scale up the freestanding tower.
(Damien Kutcher is placing Raven Roberts on the bottom row of the triple stacked Glass Tables. Raven is trying to fight her way out of the grasp of Damien, but Damien nails a giant headbutt that causes Raven to collapse down. Luna Adeline walks over to throw the gray spray bottle. Before placing Raven on the table, Damien sprays the bottom table before moving up to the middle and then the top. Akari Kiyoko is climbing up before standing fifteen feet in the air, facing the Glass Tables. Underneath the glass table, you can hear a slight cracking, which is a huge sign of the glass weakening.)
Stew-O: Oh god, I can’t watch this! Akari Kiyoko is demonstrating a ton of heart here! Just like he did at Territorial Invasion, but there’s a cost for all of this!
(The crowd begins to rumble and get to their feet as Damien Kutcher turns around as Rex McAllister jumps right at him, throwing frantic punches at the challenger. Damien is matching that intensity. The two men are duking it out as Akari Kiyoko is screaming at Rex. He tries to get himself down, but realizes that Raven Roberts is beginning to scale up the freestanding tower.)
Flannery McCoy: Akari Kiyoko finds himself in serious trouble at the moment! Not only that, but Raven Roberts joining Akari up there is not the way to approach this situation! Akari looks to kick Raven back down, but Raven manages to grab onto the foot of ‘The New Heart of Showdown!’
(Akari Kiyoko drops down slightly, but he manages to grab onto the railings. He swings forward, looking to punch Raven Roberts in the face, but Raven manages to move her face out of the way, causing Akari to stumble forward. But, he manages to use his other hand to grasp on. Currently, he finds himself dangling from the freestanding tower, facing the triple stack of Glass Tables.)
Jake Mercer: RAVEN ROBERTS IS CLIMBING BACK UP, GETTING TO AKARI KIYOKO’S LEVEL! AKARI THROWS A PUNCH TO RAVEN! RAVEN THROWS A PUNCH TO AKARI! AKARI WITH A PUNCH TO RAVEN! RAVEN WITH A PUNCH TO AKARI! AKARI! RAVEN! AKARI! RAVEN! AKARI! RAVEN! THESE TWO ELITISTS ARE PUNCHING THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER! IF ONE FALLS, THERE IS NOTHING, BUT THE GLASS TABLES TO CUSHION THEIR FALL!
Stew-O: Meanwhile, you have Damien Kutcher who is looking to pick Rex McAllister out of the way! BUT, REX COMES BACK AS DAMIEN MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH A POWERSLAM ON THE EDGE OF THE APRON! YIKES! THAT MIGHT NOT LOOK GOOD FOR THE CHAMPIONS HERE! LUNA ADELINE IS TELLING DAMIEN TO TAKE REX OUT OF THE EQUATION! ONCE AND FOR ALL, SHE WANTS REX OUT OF THE PICTURE!
Flannery McCoy: Damien Kutcher is looking for ‘The Divine Finish’ – a snapmare driver on top of the ramp! He nails this and it is lights out for Rex McAllister!
Jake Mercer: Damien Kutcher looks to nail ‘The Divine Finish’ – BUT REX MCALLISTER DROPS DOWN! HE CONNECTS WITH A DROP TOE HOLD ON DAMIEN AS THAT SENDS HIM FORWARD! REX IS LOOKING FOR ‘THE REX LOCK!’ THE STEPOVER TOEHOLD FACELOCK ON DAMIEN! DAMIEN IS SCRAMBLING FOR SOMETHING! HE IS IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE ON THE RAMP! YOU CAN SEE THE PANIC ON THE CHALLENGER’S FACE AS REX IS LOOKING TO PULL OUT A SUBMISSION MOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT DAMIEN REMAINS WHERE HE WANTS HIM TOO!
Stew-O: Meanwhile, Akari Kiyoko manages to kick Raven Roberts in the face! He towers above her as Raven is one push away from being sent to those stack of Glass Tables! Is this it here, ladies and gentlemen?
Flannery McCoy: I don’t think so, Stew! Akari Kiyoko turns his back towards the triple stack Glass Tables as he tries to reposition himself on the railing!
(Akari Kiyoko has his back turned to the triple stack of Glass Tables. But, he slips on one of the railings as he finds himself in the grasp of Raven Roberts. Raven holds him there for a moment before – )
Jake Mercer: ‘HUNTRESS BOMB’ – THE SITOUT SPINEBUSTER ON AKARI KIYOKO AS HE FALLS FIFTEEN FEET AND GOES THROUGH ALL OF THOSE GLASS TABLES!!!!!! :damn: :damn: :damn:
(The sound is completely deafening as Akari Kiyoko’s body crashes onto the triple stack Glass Tables. Once the smoke and debris clears ,the camera gets a good angle of Akari in the rubble of all of that glass. The crowd can’t seem to believe what just happened.)
Stew-O: THAT’S IT!!!!! THE REFEREE IS CALLING FOR THE BELL!!!! FIRE & ICE RETAIN!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘I2I’ plays once more as Raven Roberts exhales a huge sigh of relief as she lends back, holding onto the structure. Meanwhile, Rex McAllister releases ‘The Rex Lock’ from Damien Kutcher, who is unconscious, showing a ton of fight until the end. Rex jumps from the side of the railing to go help Raven back down. Fire & Ice looking at each other as they embrace.)
Stephie Love: THE WINNERS AND STILL EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS…FIRE & ICE!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: The Unified Tag Team Champions survived this grueling Glass Tables match! It was not an easy defense for them whatseover! Showtime did not make it easy for them whatsoever!
(The camera pans to a series of medical personnel who are tending to Akari Kiyoko. A few others come racing to the top of the stage to check on Damien Kutcher. Raven wraps her arm around Rex’s shoulder as Rex holds up Raven by her waist. The match took a lot of energy out of both of them. The referee comes to give the Unified Tag Team Championships to Fire & Ice who raise the title triumphantly.)
Jake Mercer: The conclusion of this match was insane to see! Showtime had a plan on how to end this match! It seemed like a flawless plan. Especially, with the spray being brought into the equation. The moment she saw Akari slip up — literally slip up — she capitalized and retained the titles for Fire & Ice! It was the ambition of the challenges that led to their downfalls in this situation!
Stew-O: Congratulations to Fire & Ice on the successful title defense!
(Fire & Ice continue to celebrate as House of Glass fades for the final set of commercials.)
(A commercial plays for Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc, featuring Drake King.)
(The final matchcard of House of Glass is presented.)
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(Stephie Love stands in the middle of the ring, with the Glass Wallz structure right above her.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, the following main event is scheduled for—
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Stephie Love: And it is a GLASS WALLZ match for the EAW World Heavyweight Championship!
(‘Faneto’ by Chief Keef blares out. A mixed reception greets SOSA Henderson as he comes on out, keeping a neutral yet smug expression on him. He makes his way down to the ring.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, the challenger! From Philadelphia Pennsylvania, he is ‘BULLETPROOF’, SOOOOOSAAAAA HEEEENDEEEERSOOOOOOON!
Stew-O: SOSA Henderson made a big impact upon returning, setting his sights on and eventually defeating Brian Daniels, who has remained out of action since their match at Territorial Invasion. He then marked Michael Machina, and he seems mighty confident that he can thwart the champion from securing his first defense with the championship here tonight.
Jake Mercer: Cocky, but does he back it up in the ring? He does, and House of Glass is no stranger to him. He’s used to dangerous matches like these, and tonight, in Glass Wallz, Big SOSA could very well walk out of here with the biggest prize on Dynasty.
Flannery McCoy: He could, but his ego has led him to not take Michael Machina seriously whatsoever—and that could end up backfiring. He ought to be careful and on his A-game tonight. He can’t let that same arrogance get in the way.
(SOSA enters the ring with a laidback stride. He enters his corner, looking at the stage…)
(‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep hits, causing the fans to cheer. Michael Machina storms out with the title around his waist. Hyped up and ready to go, his trained eyes do not leave SOSA as he marches down the ramp. SOSA, seeing this, simply smirks.
Stephie Love: And the champion! From Brooklyn, New York, he is the current reigning and defending EAW World Heavyweight Champion… he is ‘The New Legend’, MIIIICHAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEL MAAAAACHIIIIIINAAAAAAAAAA!!
Stew-O: The champion is ready to go! After weeks of back and forth and attacks, Michael has had enough of the disrespect SOSA has shown, and he’s more than ready to make him eat his words in a brutal contest. Nothing will be held back, especially from his side.
Jake Mercer: Certainly. SOSA is used to the heat, yet this is one storm that can be tricky for him to weather. Michael is not here to play around.
Flannery McCoy: He certainly isn’t—as he immediately gets RIGHT IN SOSA’S FACE!
(The referee gets right in the middle of them and Stephie takes her leave. The glass enclosure then descends as Michael and SOSA trade heated words.)
Stew-O: Buckle up, everyone! Things are about to explode in just a moment!
(The ring is surrounded by glass. The referee, seeing how things were going to devolve, immediately calls for the bell!)
(DING DING DING!)
Stew-O: There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide—our main event is underway, and it all takes place inside of Glass Wallz! SOSA Henderson! Michael Machina! All for the EAW World Heavyweight Championship!
Jake Mercer: SOSA has been talking a big game since he returned, and now it’s time to see if he will be able to back it up and return to the top of the mountain, or if Michael will be able to beat him and carry onward with his domination over Dynasty. Both men are ready to go—AND THEY COLLIDE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AS THEY TRADE PUNCHES AND BLOWS! OH MY! THIS IS AN ACTUAL, LITERAL SCRAP HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES!
Flannery McCoy: It is! Nothing but aggression here as Michael takes it upon himself to trip SOSA and mount him, looking to hammer down with those fists! However, SOSA kicks him off! Michael tries to tackle him down, but SOSA sweeps him by the legs! Now it’s HIS turn to attack with mounted punches—and given the match and environment they’re in, it’s all perfectly legal! The referee isn’t going to get in either of their way, so they can beat each other up to their own heart’s content!
Stew-O: Don’t expect ballet here, folks. Michael with the shove with his feet, and he hurries up. SOSA shoots up, a step quicker with a MASSIVE forearm to the face! Michael staggers, and Henderson closes the distance! Harsh body punches are thrown, landing all across the abdomen and torso of the champion! The challenger is really taking it to him here! SOSA lands one more punch and leaps up! ENZUIGIRI!
Jake Mercer: MISSED! Michael avoided it, and he isn’t bothering to wait! He has hold of SOSA AND IS DEADLIFTING HIM FROM BEHIND!!
Flannery McCoy: But he’s stopped with a back elbow thrown to the side of his head! Machina lets go! He shakes his head, shaking off whatever pain may have came from that swift shot and grabs SOSA by the shoulder. He whirls him around—
(CRACK!)
Stew-O: AND HE’S CRACKED WITH A TWISTING ENZUIGIRI! That time the kick connects, and Michael backpedals into the ropes! SOSA shoots up, and starts kicking him in the gut! Just repeated shot after shot! Michael pushes SOSA off again, gaining some space! SOSA, however, isn’t intent on giving him any kind of breathing room, so he marches over and comes swinging with the arm…!
Jake Mercer: OH MY GOD! MICHAEL SENDS HIM UP AND OVER THE ROPES!
Flannery McCoy: WAIT—SOSA MANAGED TO LAND ON HIS FEET! HE’S ON THE APRON! Michael turns around and gets BLITZED with a forearm! He wasn’t anticipating that, and so far, SOSA Henderson is the one who is in control! He’s looking to keep the momentum up as she slingshots himself back into the ring—
Stew-O: RIGHT INTO THE WAITING ARMS OF MICHAEL WHO HAS HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS! WHAT A CATCH! HOW DID HE EVEN HAVE THE AWARENESS STILL TO DO THAT!?
Jake Mercer: Michael Machina is just built differently, man, I don’t know what to tell you! And SOSA looks damn near surprised himself! Michael takes him along to the center where he’s just about ready to dump him down, and it’s not going to be a gracious fall!
Flannery McCoy: It won’t be, and SOSA realizes this because he’s squirming and wiggling, looking to get away! Michael’s grip appears to be loosening from the thrashing!
Stew-O: And it’s not just the trashing: it’s the elbows too as SOSA throws a few Michael’s way, stunning him! Champion lets go, allowing for Henderson to slip down and behind him. He kicks him behind the knee, causing him to buckle! Henderson moves to the front, trapping his head! Perhaps for a DDT!
Stew-O: Looks so—or, it looked that way, because Michael’s blocking the attempt! Henderson realizes this and lets go, going for a punch—BUT THAT GETS BLOCKED! SOSA tries to yank away, but MICHAEL PULLS HIM ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! SAMOAN DROP!
Jake Mercer: HUGE slam right there, and SOSA rolls out of the ring, clutching his lower back! Michael gets his first break in this contest, and he looks to make full use of it! He exits, closing the distance between himself and the challenger.
Flannery McCoy: Michael is right there the moment SOSA uses the apron to help himself up. He grabs him and SLAMS his face down onto it! SOSA stumbles about, clutching his face! Michael continues to stalk him down, and takes hold of him once more. He his his head back…!
(CRAAAACK!)
Flannery McCoy: And his face gets smashed again, this time against the steel steps!
Jake Mercer: Damn. This is getting ugly quickly!
Stew-O: It is, but we expected this. It’s been weeks of hostile tension, neither Elitists holding anything back, and it’s led to this brutal match. Glass Wallz couldn’t have been more appropriate for these two to compete in, and right now, Michael Machina is the one steering the ship in his favor. He forces SOSA to sit up against those very same steel steps that have been used as a weapon against his face, and there’s no doubt that the champion has violent intentions with what he’s about to do!
Jake Mercer: Now is the time for some of our more squeamish members of the EAW audience to look away if need be…
Flannery McCoy: Well, at least they get to have a warning. SOSA Henderson? Not so much! Michael has his sights set squarely on him! He rushes forward, going for a knee!
(CRAAAAAASH!!!)
Stew-O: OH NO!!
Crowd: :damn:
Jake Mercer: SOSA HENDERSON GOT OUT OF DODGE! MICHAEL’S KNEE HIT THE STEPS INSTEAD!!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA gets away, all while Michael falls to the floor, holding that right knee! He rolls over and comes to a stand, but he can’t put much pressure on that limb! He walks around the steps, I guess trying to assess just how bad the damage is—BUT LOOK OUT!!
Stew-O: SOSA HENDERSON FLIES OFF OF THE STEPS, HITTING MICHAEL WITH A DIVING CLOTHESLINE!! MACHINA STUMBLES BACKWARD INTO THE GLASS WALL BEHIND HIM!
Jake Mercer: Jeez! And now, SOSA grabs Michael by the wrist. With a yank, he tosses him right into the apron, sending him chest-first into the hardest last of the ring! :damn:
Stew-O: Michael limps forward… and SOSA has hopped up into the apron! What does he have planned?!
Jake Mercer: Nothing good for Michael! SOSA runs in—CURB STOMP!!
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD! THAT DROVE HIS HEAD DOWN TO THAT SAME HARD SURFACE, AND MICHAEL MAY BE SERIOUSLY HURT! SOSA SEES HIS CHANCE AS HE ROLLS HIM INTO THE RING AND CLIMBS UP TO THE TOP ROPE! HE TAKES OFF! FROG SPLASH!!
Jake Mercer: X mark the spot! A beautiful dive, but so damn damaging at the same time! And with Michael right in the middle of the ring, SOSA goes ahead and pins him!
ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOO—
Stew-O: Kickout! Michael still with the presence of mind to do that, but after that stomp, you can clearly see that he’s not exactly all there. However, SOSA isn’t giving him any recovery time! He takes him up and Irish whips him into the corner! SOSA comes charging in—and a leaping back elbow connects! Michael stumbles a few steps forward as Henderson rolls forward and springs up back to his feet. He runs in—this time nailing a knee to the face! That sends Machina down and into a seated position in the corner, hurt as can be! SOSA remains a step ahead of him!
Jake Mercer: And he certainly is continuing to apply the pressure! He runs at him and ATTACKS WITH A DROPKICK! BOTH FEET COLLIDE WITH HIS FACE! PRECISE, AND BRUTAL!
Flannery McCoy: It absolutely is! Now SOSA’s back up, lighting the champion up with a series of harsh stomps, hitting him indiscriminately as he looks to further weaken him! Michael can’t do much but try and defend himself, but even then, some of those stomps are still finding a way to slip past his guard and hurt him! One costly mistake has led to this!
Stew-O: And that mistake is something that SOSA has been intent on using against Michael. In fact, he stops his stomps, and is now looking to grab on to that right leg! He drags Michael out a bit before he hops up onto the middle ropes—DOUBLE STOMP TO THE RIGHT KNEE! OH MY!
Jake Mercer: :yikes: Not looking good for Machina here. SOSA grabs the leg, and he’s going for a kneebar, looking to add further strain to that knee! However, Michael manages to throw a punch his way! Guess he is responsive after all! SOSA is hit in the head, but he’s stubborn as can be, trying to lock in that submission…
Flannery McCoy: The champion responds with a punch again! And again! And AGAIN! That finally gets SOSA to ease off as he’s forced to let go, almost looking as if the last shot sent his way rattled him! Michael grabs the nearby ropes, using them to help get himself up on his feet. However, SOSA sees that he’s trying to recover, and quickly takes action! With a sprint, he comes after him—HOLY HELL!!
Stew-O: OVERHEAD SUPLEX SENDS SOSA HENDERSON CRASHING INTO THE CORNER! RIGHT ON THE BACK!! THE CHALLENGER JUST GOT WIPED OUT AND NOW HE’S FLAILING AROUND THE RING, GRIMACING IN PAIN!! WHAT AN INSANE REVERSAL BY THE DEFENDING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Jake Mercer: Michael really, really needed that. SOSA was beginning to pull ahead with the advantage he had. If he had gotten that lock applied, who knows how much damage would’ve been done to him? That would’ve been a surefire way of slimming down his chances of retaining here tonight!
Flannery McCoy: Certainly. SOSA played the smart game, but that backfired on him. Now, Michael is up again, once more feeling out that knee. He’s careful but moves with purpose and fire as he grabs SOSA and YANKS him with all of his strength! Grabbing him by the head, he SLAMS his face against the top turnbuckle! And he does it again! It’s just a chain right now where Michael is smashing is face repeatedly against it! :damn:
Stew-O: Michael is livid! He whirls SOSA around and climbs up! With overhead punches, he continues his attack!
Crowd: ONE!
Crowd: TWO!
Crowd: THREE!
Crowd: FOUR!
Crowd: FIVE!
Crowd: SIX!
Crowd: SEVEN!
Crowd: EIGHT!
Crowd: NINE…!
Jake Mercer: And here’s the last one!
Crowd: TEN!
Jake Mercer: Perfect ten right there! He hops off, and SOSA is in a doozy! He walks forward, but he’s damn near stumbling about…and he gets captured by Machina! Belly to back suplex hurls him across the ring! What a nasty collision that was!
Flannery McCoy: Michael isn’t playing any games with him! He was never going to tolerate the arrogance and disrespect shown his way! Michael doesn’t even bother going for the cover after that, though; he’s heading over to the outside, where he gets off the apron and raises the skirt, looking for something underneath the ring! And the fans are all but excited as they know that more bloodshed looms even after a night full of brutal action!
Stew-O: Michael manages… to fish out what appears to be a glass bat! :lupe:
Jake Mercer: Well, let’s hope he can swing better than any player on the Mets!
Stew-O: He certainly seems intent on hitting a home run here! He slides back to the ring! SOSA has only partially gotten up to his knees, and you can tell he’s still feeling the effects of Michael’s offense! The challenger is in prime position to get hurt, and Michael approaches him, steadfast as can be!
Jake Mercer: Oh boy! This is NOT going to be good!
Flannery McCoy: Michael has a firm grasp of the glass bat and RAISES IT UP HIGH!!
Stew-O: AND IT GOES DOWN!
Crowd: :damn:
Jake Mercer: LOW BLOW! LOW BLOW BY SOSA HENDERSON! THE BAT IS ON THE MAT AS MICHAEL CRUMPLES TO HIS KNEES!! DAMN!! SOSA WAS ABLE TO AVERT THE IMPENDING DISASTER THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!!
Flannery McCoy: And just when we thought that Michael was going to lay him out, SOSA Henderson manages to turn the tides in an absolutely crucial moment! The challenger hobbles up, whereas the champion is struggling to recover! And SOSA’s attention immediately goes toward that glass bat that almost hit him! He walks over and picks it up! He’s got possession of it!
Stew-O: SOSA walks over to Michael AND TAKES A SWING DOWN!!
Jake Mercer: BUT MICHAEL BLOCKS IT!! HE HAS HOLD OF IT!! AND NOW HE AND SOSA ARE WRANGLING AND WRESTLING ABOUT, TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE GLASS BAT!!
Flannery McCoy: I have a bad feeling about this…
Stew-O: As do all of us! The bat is raised and—
(CRAAACK!)
Jake Mercer: WHAT THE FUCK!? MICHAEL MACHINA JUST HEADBUTTED THE BAT INTO SOSA HENDERSON’S FOREHEAD!!
Flannery McCoy: GLASS SHARDS ARE EVERYWHERE! SOSA BACKS UP, GRAPSING AT HIS FOREHEAD WHICH IS BLEEDING—JUST LIKE MICHAEL’S!!
Stew-O: And the fans look on in awe and shock! Michael wipes off the blood, not as shocked as SOSA is, and that champion hurries! He pulls SOSA in and hoists him up into the air!
Jake Mercer: Oh, no, no, no, no, no..!! HE HAS HIM UP OVER THOSE GLASS SHARDS!!
Flannery McCoy: AND MICHAEL DROPS HIM DOWN WITH THE BRAINBUSTER! ‘SKULLPIERCER’ INTO THE PILE OF GLASS!!
Jake Mercer: :damn: FUCK! THAT HAS GOT TO BE IT! MICHAEL FLOATS OVER AND HOOKS THE LEG!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREE—
Jake Mercer: Oh my God! SOSA manages to get the shoulder up and break the pin attempt! How? How!?
Flannery McCoy: I have no idea! I mean, Michael landed that brainbuster perfectly, set up and everything! Yet SOSA persists in this contest! Machina rolls away, where more of the blood is trailing down his face. He wipes it off, and you can see the budding frustration that’s on his expression. He is NOT pleased with that whatsoever!
Stew-O: You can’t blame him. Like you said, he had that move setup as best as he could, but SOSA is not entirely out. Still, Michael is moving, whereas SOSA can hardly shift himself onto his side. While that wasn’t enough to end this match, it was more than enough to hurt the challenger, and Michael could very well defeat SOSA here in a matter of minutes if he is able to capitalize!
Jake Mercer: Absolutely. In a match like this, emotions serve no purpose—and with Michael’s growing experience, he knows all too well about why letting your opponent gain a single inch can be disastrous. He’s moving and getting up, while SOSA is still struggling to move in an efficient manner. That brainbuster has clearly rattled him!
Flannery McCoy: He’s dazed, hurt, confused and bleeding. Michael has his own signs of wear and tear already in this contest, but he’s clearly the fresher man here as he grabs SOSA from behind and deadlifts him..! He SENDS HIM INTO THE GLASS SHARDS AGAIN WITH THE GERMAN SUPLEX! ALL OF SOSA’S BACK CRASHED INTO THAT SPOT!
Stew-O: SOSA lets out a scream! Noting but complete agony! However, Michael is NOT done with him! He grabs him by the ankles and HE’S DRAGGING HIM THROUGH THE SHARDS!! MORE OF THE GLASS IS PIERCING INTO SOSA’S SKIN! GOODNESS!!
Jake Mercer: Every delicate inch of flesh is getting cut and scraped right now, and you can see how some of the fans are covering their faces, just absolutely squeamish by the sight they’re witnessing! However, SOSA’s punishment isn’t ending anytime soon! Michael turns him over and cinches in a Boston crab! He’s trying to load up on the agony and make sure that SOSA is suffering through and through! SOSA shakes his head profusely, digging his nails into the canvas, but at this rate, it may be better for him to give up than try to fight, IF he can even continue to do so! Just a bad, bad shape all around!
Flannery McCoy: This is absolutely something most want to avoid, but SOSA is trapped! The referee is questioning him, trying to gauge if he wants to give up… but he’s refusing! Michael wrenches back some more and sits further down, looking to direct even more pressure onto SOSA’s bleeding back! God, this is getting hard to watch!
Stew-O: It is, but this is what House of Glass is all about! It’s nasty as they come, and for Michael, there is no length too far for him to take when it comes to SOSA, who continues to remain defiant in spite of the horrible predicament he’s in!
Jake Mercer: Once again the official is questioning him, but SOSA shakes his head! And Michael seems to have enough because he drops one of the legs and traps it, whereas he goes down, snaking his arm around his throat! STF! STF!
Stew-O: Michael is not at all through! Not one bit! And SOSA’s hubris may lead to his downfall in just a matter of seconds as Michael has a tight lock of this submission! Will he be able to find a way out of this!?
Jake Mercer: He better if he wants to win that badly!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA’s hands stretch out, clawing at anything to keep himself from tapping… but he may not have to worry about that with his eyes fluttering! :lupe: He’s gonna fall unconscious!
Stew-O: And the referee sees this! They immediately go to raise his arm, which is becoming more and more limp!
(…)
Stew-O: It drops! The referee raises it AGAIN!
(…)
Stew-O: THAT’S TWICE! ONE MORE TIME, AND THIS MATCH GETS CALLED IN MICHAEL MACHINA’S FAVOR!
(…)
Jake Mercer: HOLY SHIT!
Flannery McCoy: AND MICHAEL YELLS OUT AS HE LETS GO, HANDS IMMEDIATELY SHOOTING UP TO HIS FACE! SOSA THREW THE GLASS SHARDS AT HIM!!
Stew-O: THE CHAMPION CAN’T SEE! HE’S BACKPEDALING INTO THE ROPES, THRASHING ABOUT! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!
Jake Mercer: Fuck! Well, he did say he needed to find a way to get out of the submission, and he did! SOSA limps up while Michael continues to be in horrible pain! I see some cuts and blood on his face; don’t know how his eyes are looking, but I bet it feels fucking awful! Matter of fact, I don’t even know if I want to see the full extent of the damage, man! This is too much!
Flannery McCoy: And Michael is having a hard time recovering! Meanwhile, SOSA RUNS RIGHT AT HIM!
(CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!)
Stew-O: HE TAKES BOTH HIMSELF AND MICHAEL THROUGH THE ROPES WITH THE SPEAR!!
Jake Mercer: :damn: :damn: :damn:
Flannery McCoy: Goodness! Both men are sprawled out on the ringside floor, but Michael clearly took the worse of that impact! He’s barely even moving!
Stew-O: Meanwhile, SOSA didn’t escape from his own move completely unscathed, but he’s able to roll onto his back. He breathes heavily. He’s making a motion to try and get back up, but of course, it’s a lot easier said than done.
Jake Mercer: Yet he’s making the effort, whereas Michael can hardly move his own damn self. :lupe:
Flannery McCoy: SOSA manages to get up, even if he can hardly stand. He limps over to where Michael is, who’s raising his face, and you can see more of the blood pouring from the gash hitting the floor. :yikes: SOSA looks just as bad, but he’s able to look through his own crimson mask to reach down and grab him by the head. He’s not slowing down for a second as he tosses Michael into the glass wall!
Stew-O: The big man’s back collides harshly against it! SOSA struggles, but he manages to get him up and shoulder thrusts him into it again! Michael goes down! SOSA’s leaning against the wall, and you can see a crack has formed!
Jake Mercer: Oh, dear. SOSA might just be softening him up for the inevitable! He heads over and grabs him one more time before he SLAMS his face into the steel steps! A bit of payback from earlier when Michael did the same thing to him! SOSA gets up on the apron and… oh no, with Michael laying right against the steps, I think we all know what’s about to happen!! :damn:
Flannery McCoy: Michael can hardly stand up! The steps are what’s keeping him upright—but SOSA Henderson is going for the kill! He runs and leaps OFF! ‘PAID IN FULL’!!
Crowd: :damn: :damn: :damn: !!!
Stew-O: OH MY GOD!! MICHAEL MACHINA MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!! SOSA WENT CRASHING DOWN INTO THE STEPS AND FELL AS THE TOP PART OF IT TOPPLED OVER!!
Jake Mercer: :roman:
Flannery McCoy: AND THAT COULDN’T HAPPEN MORE HORRIBLY! IF HIS FEET AND ANKLES WEREN’T MESSED UP FROM THAT, THEN I WILL BE SURPRISED!! THAT WAS JUST NASTY!!
Stew-O: An awful spill for SOSA on top of the damage he’s accumulated, but Michael sees that he’s hurt, and he’s doing the best he can to recover himself! Who’s going to be the first one to get up?!
Jake Mercer: Definitely the champ himself, who appears to have a surge of adrenaline now, even with his body becoming progressively battered! He rises to his feet! He makes his way toward where SOSA is, and sure enough, he’s clutching his ankle! Yeah, if that isn’t shattered, then it’s a fucking miracle! I don’t even see how he can get back up or walk, let alone stand on that limb!
Flannery McCoy: Me either, and the same can be said for Michael as, of course, SOSA sought to target that right knee of his. He isn’t able to have much pep in his step, but through sheer willpower he continues to walk, and reaches down to grab SOSA by the hair! He TOSSES him over the steps!
Stew-O: Landing on the spine, just arching the back and grimacing in complete agony! There’s no escape for the challenger as the champion has his sights set on him!
Jake Mercer: I would not want to be in his shoes right now…
Flannery McCoy: Not many would! Not in this spot, at least! Michael grabs a hold of SOSA one more time and bludgeons him with a punch! Henderson backs up into the glass wall—the same one that has the crack in it! Michael backs up, eyes narrowing as he readies himself…!
Jake Mercer: Oh HELL no! He’s not thinking of—
Stew-O: HE IS! MICHAEL RUNS FORWARD AND SPEARS HIM!!!
(CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!!!!!)
Stew-O: THE GLASS WALL HAS BEEN BROKEN WITH THE ‘BULLET FROM HELL!’ NOTHING BUT ABSOLUTE CARNAGE AND BRUTALITY HERE!!
Crowd: HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT!
Jake Mercer: I… that’s got to end the match, right? I-I mean, this match has to be thrown out… how can either of these two continue to fight after a spot like that?! That is INSANE! They’re literally laying within heaps of glass shards, bloodied and damn-near unconscious!
(The referee immediately goes to check on SOSA and Michael. Some of the fans stop cheering wildly and instead boo, anticipating that the match may be called off due to the condition that both men appear to be in.)
Stew-O: Yeah, this may be it. The fans aren’t at all happy about this, but even with a match like this, it is the job of the official to determine whether or not one or all opponents can even continue to compete!
Jake Mercer: Well, can’t say I’m surprised it even came down to this. Things were hostile from the get go, both men not holding back a single thing and doing all they can to damn-near kill each other. I guess that means Michael retains, but it’s certainly not the way he wanted to go about things…
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(The referee stands. They look ready to rule the match a no contest.)
Flannery McCoy: :comeagain:
(But before they can make the official announcement…)
Jake Mercer: Ain’t no way…
(Michael Machina rises to his feet. He has a weakened SOSA up on his shoulders.)
Stew-O: WHAT THE—?!
(And with the sight unfolding right before their very eyes, the fans explode into a burst of cheers!)
(Michael, bloodied face and all, looks at the referee sternly.)
Michael Machina: (off-mic) This isn’t over until I say it is.
Referee: (off-mic) You got that, man.
Stew-O: MICHAEL MACHINA IS NOT HUMAN! FROM THE GLASS HEAP HE EMERGES, BATTERED AND BLOODIED, YET STANDING—ALL WITH SOSA HENDERSON UPON ON HIS SHOULDERS! AND THE CHAMPION…. HE IS MAKING HIS WAY BACK TO THE RING WITH HIM! HE WANTS A DEFINITIVE END TO THIS MATCH!
Jake Mercer: Unbelievable! Just absolutely unbelievable! I don’t even know where he’s finding the strength to this, but he is! Michael props SOSA into the apron and pushes him back into the ring!
Flannery McCoy: And this may be it! Everyone is up on their feet! SOSA Henderson has been all but dissected in this match! Michael is breathing heavily, yet the need and want to win overtakes whatever ounce of pain is coursing through him right now! He doesn’t give a damn!
(Michael begins to back up like a predator set on its prey. The fans continue to cheer, sensing what is to come next.)
Stew-O: And he might go back-to-back with it! Another ‘Bullet From Hell’, and this one will be over!
Jake Mercer: …!! But look—SOSA IS MOVING! SOSA has a bit of life left in him, even with that hellacious spear he took! He’s weak as can be, but… he’s rising to his knees!
(Michael stops, seeing this. SOSA’s body can hardly remain upright, but it is. His bloodied eyes look over and see the crimson snarl of the champion.)
SOSA Henderson: …
(AND HE SPITS A WAD OF BLOOD AT MICHAEL MACHINA!)
Flannery McCoy: :yikes:
(The fans boo, but their hatred only grows louder once SOSA throws up the middle finger, showing the ultimate form of disrespect to the champion.)
SOSA Henderson: (Off-mic) Fuck you, nigga.
(Michael doesn’t say anything immediately. He merely wipes off the bloodied spit mark from his face. He nods.)
Michael Machina: (Off-mic) Yeah? Well fuck you too.
Stew-O: MICHAEL MACHINA RUSHES FORWARD AND BLITZ SOSA HENDERSON WITH A SECOND ‘BULLET FROM HELL’ ONTO THE SAME BROKEN GLASS PILE FROM EARLIER!!!
Jake Mercer: HOLY SHIT!! HE JUST CUT HIM IN HALF WITH THAT ONE!!!
Flannery McCoy: AND THIS IS IT! THIS HAS TO BE IT!! MICHAEL PINS HIM, KEEPING HIM PRESSED AGAINST ALL OF THAT GLASS!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE…!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep blares out. Michael Machina rolls off of SOSA Henderson as everyone cheers. His hand instinctively go to wipe off more of the blood that’s on his face. Although by this point, some of it has already dried and caked up on his skin.)
(While Michael isn’t all smiles, his pride radiates with the successful defense under his belt.)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner… AAAAND STILL THE EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION… MIIIIICHAAAAAAEEEEL MAAAAAACHIIIIIINAAAAAAAA!!!
Stew-O: AND WHAT A MAIN EVENT! WHAT A WIN FOR MICHAEL MACHINA HERE TONIGHT! THAT MATCH WAS EVERY BIT OF BRUTAL AND RUTHLESS AS WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE, BUT IN THE END, MICHAEL WAS ABLE TO RETAIN AGAINST SOSA HENDERSON!
Jake Mercer: The challenger certainly didn’t make it easy. Both Elitists brought one another to the absolute limit. However, Michael was able to push through, and he remains our EAW World Heavyweight Champion.
Flannery McCoy: A well-earned win, that’s for sure. All the congratulations in the world to him!
(SOSA Henderson is being tended to, blooded and all cut up. The referee hands Michael his title. He limps then stands within the middle, raising the championship up high.)
(The final shot shows Michael triumphant through the broken wall as House of Glass ends and fades to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes…)
