(EAW Intro Plays)
(A drone flies over the beautiful city of Guadalupe, Mexico, but as it goes through the pristine waters, the Basilica and so much more, it does hover over the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan, the old pyramids that still stand to this day. As the sun is about to set, we all know that something Wicked comes this way. Because today is Dia De Los Muertos.)
(It opens on a vast horizon of ancient stone. Wind whistles through the ruins. The sun bleeds orange and gold across the valley. The figure stands atop the pyramid, silhouetted against the sky. There is a festival going on with thousands of people with painted faces celebrating the Day of The Dead. The very familiar man has his face half painted as he walks up and begins to speak.)
Narrator: Do you hear it? Not the crowd… not the noise… not the world that claims to be alive.
No, listen closely to the quiet. The kind that only exists where time itself remembers. This place… Teotihuacán. The City Where Men Became Gods. Long before the lights… long before the cameras… long before we gave names to our warriors that will fight in the ring. They built these stones to honor the journey from life into legend, just like the Elitists of Voltage will do tonight.
(The figure kneels, placing a hand on the ancient stone. He looks down at the parade, the festival and smiles.)
Narrator: And today we stand on the edge of Día de los Muertos, yes my friends, The Day of the Dead. A day not of sorrow, but of recognition. A day when the boundary between the living and the departed grows thin, like silk held between fingers. A day when we invite our ghosts home. On the same day that EAW and the Voltage Brand gets a little…. Wicked.
(The footage transitions to Diego Montana twirling his mustache, while now it has Cosmo Goldworthy dive off the ropes on top of his opponent, it then transitions to Candice Blair brushing her hair back and smirking as Daniella Atlas green eyes glare into the camera with a sheepish grin on her face.)
Narrator: We remember. Speak their names. We set out their bread, salt, candles, marigolds, but not to mourn them… To welcome them back. Because here in Mexico, death is not the end. It is a mirror, teacher, and undoubtedly inevitable, but never final. And just like these pyramids and weathered stones, the souls who walked before us… We too are carved into history through struggle, pain, and defiance.
(The scene switches to Bronson Daniels being betrayed by his tag team partner, and brother in arms, Jon Kelton. It then switches to Minerva licking her lips and staring with her red eyes as Chris Elite looks frustrated and ready to face her.)
Narrator: Because for death this is not just a stage, or a ring. This is a battleground of the unforgiven, where rivals aren’t settled by luck, they’re settled by blood, resolve, and consequence. Tonight, every grudge reaches its boiling point, betrayal returns for its reckoning. And vows are due. Where pride is punished and ambition is sharpened into the very weapons that are needed to survive. Tonight, legends are either crowned or consumed en este Dia de los Muertos.
(The footage switches to Drake Armstong, Kai Rabeaux, and Hans Grayson standing together as they face off against Miku Sakai who flips off the camera, Jay Jerry Johnson who nods, and Cody Maverick lowering his sunglasses. It changes to Selina Reyes spreading her arms and smiling, then showing Dr. Bethany Blue holding the Hardcore Championship and tightening the glove on her hand with a smirk on her face.)
Narrator: This week at Wicked Games, you don’t just step into a ring, but a place where the dead are watching. Every strike carries memory and every victory echoes across generations. The living fight for glory. The dead… fight for meaning.
(It switches to the beloved TLA as he stands tall and smiles upon his people, and then transitions to Adam Lucas looking angry, holding up the EAW World Championship with his wife smiling behind him.)
Narrator: And the EAW Elitists? They do not fear the dead and instead walk with them. So, when they enter that ring for battle… know this: none of them come alone. Bringing every ancestor… warrior… and spirit who refuses to be forgotten. They bring the past, the judgment of the old world. And the truth… You cannot kill what Death itself already calls brother. WELCOME TO WICKED GAMES!
(As he spreads his arms, it shows the Dia De Los Muertos festivals as it fades from the Pyramids into the sky and over to the beautiful Guadalupe, Mexico.)
???: AND NOW EAW AND THE LONG WALK PRESENT….. A VOLTAGE EXCLUSIVE MARQUEE LIVE EVENT…. WICKED GAMES!
(The camera pans into the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico. The clear night sky shines into the lights as the Mexican fans are up cheering loudly. “Pull The Trigger” by Grandson plays loudly as fireworks go off. The camera then pans to the Voltage broadcast team of Rich Russillo, Thadd Blazevich and Persephone, all of them wearing Dia De Los Muertos Face Paint.)
Rich Russillo: WELCOME TO WICKED GAMES! I AM RICH RUSSILLO! AND AI AM WITH PERSEPHONE AND THADD BLAZEVICH! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR EVERYONE! TALK ABOUT EXCITEMENT! HERE IN MEXCIO DURING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! WE HAVE TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE LINE TONIGHT! HUSBANMD AND WIFE WILL DEFEND, AS ADAM LUCAS WILL GO UP AGAINBST A NATIONAL HERO IN TLA! AND DR. BETHANY BLUE WILL TRY TO FEND OFF SELINA REYES IN A HARDCORE TITLE MATCH!
Thadd Blazevich: BROOOOOO! TALK ABOUT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER! WE ARE HERE IN MEXICO AND A HUGE SIX PERSON TAG TEAM MATCH! WE ALSO HAVE TWO FORMER FRIENDS AND BROTHERS GOING AT ONE ANOTHER AFTER THE BETRAYAL! AND WHAT GAMES ARE MINERVA PLAYING WITH CHRIS ELITE!?
Persephone: Who cares…. Just like Daniella Atlas against Candice Blair…. Boring. Cosmo Goldworthy and Diego Montana, who disgusts me. WHATEVER, WE HAVE NO DQ MATCHES ALL NIGHT, SO I AM EXCITED! TAKE IT AWAY BELLA BRAXTON AND LET’S GET THIS STARTED!
(Moments later… Wicked Games fades to the ringside area, as we see Bella Braxton standing in the middle of the ring…)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for… ONE FALL…
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Bella Braxton: The winner of this match will be granted entry into the Extreme Elimination Chamber… and it is contested… UNDER DEATHMATCH RULES!!!!!!
(And then… ‘Run Into Flowers’ by M83 hit. Bronson Daniels’ theme.)
(This match was personal, to say the least. Even if this bout was for a chance to become World Champion; it was far, far deeper than that. Bronson Daniels and Jon Kelton weren’t just best friends, they were brothers. Elysium meant something more than any other team in EAW did. To Bronson, this was about his brotherhood with Jon Kelton. The long flights, the endless days on the road, the hotel rooms shared together, their bond – he wanted to make it all worth it. Of course they wanted Championships, of COURSE they wanted gold, that’s what this industry was all about! But Bronson had spent so long wanting that with a brother alongside him.)
(He was truly happy for it to be Jon Kelton.)
(But now…)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… weighing in at 190 pounds… hailing from Los Angeles, California… HE IS ‘THE HEARTBEAT’… BRONSOOOOOONNN DANIEEEELLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: And here comes Bronson; a man who has succeeded on the big stage multiple times, and that very fact was the reason for this match existing. Unfortunately… that isn’t a very happy reason, unlike usual.
Thadd Blazevich: Unfortunately, bro, that just happens sometimes man! Success is a double edged sword; you get everything you wanted, but at what cost? They say it’s lonely at the top, and man, Bronson wanted to believe otherwise! I guess Jon Kelton just proved that statement true…
Rich Russillo: Bronson is clearly heartbroken. He’s not coming out here with his usual energy, he looks woeful, regretful, like participating in this bout has broken him apart.
Thadd Blazevich: And… can you blame him?
(Bronson Daniels slides onto the apron, and enters the ring. Circling the mat, he eyes the stadium. He’s been in this spot many times before. Perhaps competing in front of that many people still feels surreal, but it feels… normal to him now. This situation on the other hand was a different ball game entirely.)
(Bronson’s theme would fade out, and be replaced by ‘Lost In The World’ by Kanye West. The crowd would immediately burst into a fit of boos, as Jon Kelton made his way through the curtains.)
(Jon Kelton was the man who felt betrayed. He felt used, he felt as if Bronson Daniels wanted success, and took pride in being stood next to a man that was considered the “second fiddle.” Jon felt that maybe this was a big ploy for Bronson to feel better about himself, to feel like the big man, and he couldn’t bear to see Bronson win his third World Championship. He wanted it to be HIM, he wanted it so badly… he HAD to do what he did to Bronson. He HAD to prevent him from becoming Champion; it was HIS time. Those words… “We had it.” They cut him deep. “You had it. But I didn’t.” That was Kelton’s truth. It was Bronson Daniels’ glory, not his.)
(He was truly spiteful of Bronson.)
(And now…)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent… weighing in at 205 pounds… hailing from Dallas, Texas… he is… JOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN KEEEEEELTOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!
(Kelton made his way into the ring, and immediately he noticed Bronson Daniels, clutching the ropes as hard as he can to prevent himself from charging.)
(Kelton… did the same.)
(They wanted that bell to ring.)
(And so it did…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: The bell has rung and–
Thadd Blazevich: YO, BRO! THEY AIN’T EVEN WAIT, THEY’RE OUT HERE BRAWLING! THOSE PUNCHES GOT EXTRA STEEZE BEHIND EM, THEY’RE NOT JUST TRYING TO WIN A MATCH, THEY’RE TRYING TO MAME EACH OTHER!
Persephone: Lol good.
Rich Russillo: BRONSON AND KELTON ARE HOCKEY FIGHTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT RING, SO MUCH PENT UP ANGER AND AGGRESSION IS BEING TRADED HERE! THIS IS A LONG, LONG TIME COMING!
Thadd Blazevich: A TIME NONE OF US WERE EXPECTING, BRAH! THESE TWO WEREN’T JUST FRIENDS, THEY WERE LIKE BROTHERS! WENT TO HELL AND BACK FOR EACH OTHER, SAW THE HIGHEST OF HEIGHTS AND THE LOWEST OF LOWS, BUT LOOK AT EM NOW!
(The two former Elysium members, two friends, two brothers – two men that had each other’s backs, lived on the road together, travelled airlines together, lived like a family – stood trading strikes in the middle of the ring. With every audible closed-fist hammerfist that struck, the audience winced. Not solely because these two were going to bruise up one another’s faces, but because they could see one another’s heart completely shatter with every punch. Whatever was left before that bell rang? It wasn’t going to last. By the time this match would be over…)
Thadd Blazevich: PUNCH AFTER PUNCH AFTER PUNCH! THE TWO TOPPLE OUT OF THE RING!
(There would be nothing left of their broken chrome hearts.)
Rich Russillo: They say true friends stab you in the front, but what does that say about a brother? These two weren’t friends. They were family! And yet, to Jon Kelton, what mattered more was the EAW World Championship!
Thadd Blazevich: And I’m sure this is going to feel satisfying to Bronson, as he grabs Kelton by the head, and charges him straight into the barricade!!!
Rich Russillo: And he isn’t done! He swiftly picks Kelton back up, and charges him into the curve of the barricade again, running the full length of the ring to do so!
Thadd Blazevich: It’s almost like he’s trying to throw him into all four corners, bro! He picks Kelton back up and does it again, running right past our commentary booth!
Rich Russillo: Kelton is wincing in pain here, as he’s trying to crawl away from Bronson! But Bronson isn’t going to let him get away! He chases after, grabbing Kelton by the ankle!
(Jon Kelton attempts to kick Bronson Daniels off, shoving him back slightly, as he returns to his feet! Kelton stumbles forward, attempting to regain his breath. He leans on the barricade, when suddenly…)
Rich Russillo: # MICKEY I JUST KNOCKED YOUR HEAD OFF!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BRONSON CAME FLYING IN AND SEND THAT ELBOW SLICING THROUGH JON KELTON’S SKULL, BOTH OF THEM CRASHING OVER THE BARRICADE, AND OUT INTO THE CROWD!! WE’RE ABOUT TO GET A BRAWL ALL OVER MEXICO, BRO!
Rich Russillo: Bronson Daniels isn’t fighting a match just to win, usually when it comes to finishing blows just like that, they win matches not because of how deadly they are, but because of when they are used and how they’re built up to! Very rarely have we seen Bronson Daniels go for the kill shot this early, his technical ability shouldn’t be understated – he knows how to use that move most effectively! That isn’t what he’s trying to prove this week though, is it?
(Bronson returns to his feet, grabbing Kelton by the wrist, and lifting him up to his feet. Security guards would surround them, preventing any of the audience members from interrupting…)
(Yet Bronson doesn’t care. He doesn’t see the security, the fans, the referee. Bronson doesn’t see a ring, or a stadium, all he sees is Jon Kelton.)
(He sees a man he called his brother. A man he believes betrayed himself. It was never just about the Championships for Bronson. He and Kelton could have failed a hundred times over so long as it meant he was failing with family by his side. His heart may have been shattered, broken. He may have struggled. He may have struggled to cope with those hypothetical failures, their failures. But he would have been able to do it alongside Jon Kelton.)
(That’s what was important to him. Kelton failed many times, as did he. He never held it against Kelton, he never saw Kelton as anything less than a future World Champion, and he truly would have been happy for him had he been the one to win the World Championship at Territorial Invasion. His pride wouldn’t just have resided in the fact that he was becoming a three-time World Champion, had Kelton never broken up that pinfall. He’d have been happy that he and Kelton would have proven themselves together. To Bronson, that was THEIR accomplishments. Elysium’s victory.)
(But Kelton couldn’t get past being called second fiddle. Kelton wanted the World Championship and nothing more. To Bronson, being Hardcore Champion meant elevating a Championship to the same level as the World Championship. To Kelton, becoming World Champion was the only way he would find solace. If he had to see Bronson Daniels lift it up a third time before he could ever do it once…)
Rich Russillo: Bronson drags Kelton all the way over to the stage, before tossing him directly into the guard rail! These two are brawling far away from the ring, which isn’t something we typically see in Deathmatches this early! Yet Bronson has something in mind…
Thadd Blazevich: Oh, bro! I understand why he’s out there now! He’s not just looking for weapons, he’s grabbing a stapler that our production crew uses brah! He ain’t just want weapons from underneath the ring, he wants something more!
Rich Russillo: And Kelton has no idea! He crawls up onto the ramp, trying to find some place to breathe, and Bronson hunts him down! Grabbing him by the head, he pulls him up towards the LED billboards at the top of the stage, forcing him to look at their match graphic!
(Bronson holds Kelton’s head in place. His line of sight directly in front of the graphic, displaying just how far they have come…)
(One year ago, these two were inseparable. They would have bled for one another, and made other people bleed in order to protect one another. They would have sacrificed themselves for the other’s health, for the other’s gain.)
(One year ago, if you had imagined “Bronson Daniels” and “Jon Kelton” in the same sentence as “Deathmatch Rules” – you would have come to the conclusion that they were battling for the Unified Tag Team Championships. Going to the most grueling of lengths in order to reap the greatest rewards with one another.)
(They’d have shed blood together. Tears together.)
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(Who would have guessed they were making each other bleed?)
Rich Russillo: Bronson still has that stapler in his hand, but he’s not quite prepared to use it yet! Is he… showing hesitation?
Thadd Blazevich: That’s not it, bro! He’s reaching into his pocket; and he pulls out a photo of himself of Kelton together! Maybe their happiest memory!
(In Bronson’s hand was a printed-out photo of himself and Kelton. It wasn’t in the ring. It wasn’t in a venue. They weren’t wearing their gear, they weren’t getting ready to compete.)
(It was their first day on the road together.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) Look, Jon. Look at where we are now. This wasn’t a dream to me. This wasn’t a delusion to me. It’s as you’ve always said about yourself. This was Hope…
(Bronson looks down at the stapler…)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) I guess I was wrong.
(SNAP!)
Rich Russillo: AND BRONSON USES THE FIRST WEAPON OF THIS MATCH! STAPLING THAT PHOTO OF HIMSELF AND KELTON TO JON’S CHEEK, AND KELTON IS WRITHING IN PAIN! THAT STAPLE GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH THE SKIN AND FLESH, BUT BRONSON ISN’T DONE!
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
Rich Russillo: HE’S COVERING KELTON IN STAPLES! THE HEAD, THE CHEST, THE ARMS, THE BACK! KELTON IS SHAKING IN PAIN, TRYING HIS HARDEST TO CRAWL AWAY FROM BRONSON!
Thadd Blazevich: BRONSON GRABS KELTON AND LIFTS HIM UP, HOLDING HIM LIKE HE’S A HOSTAGE! THE TWO COME DOWN THE RAMP, AS BRONSON CONTINUES TO USE THOSE STAPLES!
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
Thadd Blazevich: BUT KELTON MANAGES TO SLIP AWAY, BRO! HE SLIPS INTO THE RING, AND BRONSON QUICKLY FOLLOWS–
Rich Russillo: ‘FINAL ATONEMENT’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: KELTON CRAWLS INTO THE COVER!
OOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTT–
Rich Russillo: BRONSON POWERS OUT!!!
Thadd Blazevich: It’s gonna take a lot to keep Bronson down, brah! That’s the heart and soul of EAW man! Reminds me a lot of myself for some reason…
Rich Russillo: Kelton is crawling away from the cover, and he’s looking down at himself now… and he notices all of the blood! Bronson has drawn first blood, and that doesn’t make Kelton too happy!
Persephone: You know, Kelton’s leaving the ring but this is the one time I’m hoping he doesn’t find a weapon.
Thadd Blazevich: Why, brosette? Finally changed your ways?
(Cable wires.)
(Four years ago, Adam Lucas hung Jon Kelton over the ropes with these cable wires. To Kelton, this was a reminder. A reminder of his focus, a reminder of the man who is the EAW World Champion at this moment in time.)
(And yet, it’s also a reminder to Bronson… a reminder of what happened at Territorial Invasion.)
Thadd Blazevich: Oh, bro, we’re familiar with what these are for!
Persephone: Turning on old televisions?
Rich Russillo: I don’t think so, Persephone! Jon Kelton at the very least is familiar with them! He slides back into the ring, looking to attach them to Bronson–
Thadd Blazevich: BUT BRONSON TRIES TO USE THAT STAPLE GUN ON KELTON’S FOREHEAD!
Rich Russillo: DENIED! KELTON GETS HIS ARMS UP IN TIME! NOW BOTH OF THEM ARE FIGHTING OVER THAT STAPLE GUN! A TUG OF WAR IN THE CENTER OF THAT RING! KELTON IS COVERED IN BLOOD, BUT BRONSON IS COMPLETELY FINE! HE’S LOOKING TO PUNISH HIS BROTHER–
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT A LOW BLOW FROM KELTON! BRONSON DROPS DOWN, AND NOW KELTON HAS THE STAPLE GUN!
Rich Russillo: KELTON WRAPS THE CABLE WIRES AROUND BRONSON’S NECK, BEFORE–
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
(SNAP!)
Rich Russillo: HE STAPLES THE CABLE WIRES TO BRONSON’S NECK! HE STAPLES THEM SHUT! BRONSON IS WRITHING IN PAIN AS HE FEELS THOSE STAPLES ENTER HIS NECK, AND JON KELTON DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE!
Thadd Blazevich: HE LIFTS BRONSON UP, AND LOOKS TO THROW HIM OVER THE ROPES–
Rich Russillo: NO! BRONSON GETS HIS FOOT UP AND BLOCKS IT! BACK ELBOW RIGHT TO KELTON’S JAW, AND HE DROPS THE STAPLE GUN!
Thadd Blazevich: BRONSON CHARGES FORWARD HERE– BATMAN PUNCH!
Rich Russillo: KICK TO THE GUT; ‘CHANGE THE FUTURE’!!!!! DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT RIGHT ONTO THAT STAPLE GUN!
Thadd Blazevich: BRONSON COULD BE OUT OF IT, BUT FOR GOOD MEASURE, KELTON LIFTS HIM UP AND CHARGES FORWARD…
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Rich Russillo: HE’S HANGING BRONSON! HOLDING ONTO THOSE CABLE WIRES, HE’S HANGING HIS OPPONENT! BRONSON IS TWITCHING, HIS LEGS ARE TWITCHING, HIS ARMS ARE TWITCHING! THIS ISN’T EVEN FIGHT OR FLIGHT ANYMORE, BRONSON IS CLINGING ONTO HIS FUCKING LIFE!!!
Thadd Blazevich: THAT AIN’T RIGHT YO, WE’RE ABOUT TO GET OUR STREAM TAKEN DOWN! WHO WOULDA KNOWN LIVELEAK BEING SHUT DOWN WAS A BAD IDEA???
Rich Russillo: BRONSON CAN’T BREATHE, AND THE WORST PART – THERE’S NOTHING THE REFEREE CAN DO! HE HAS TO LET IT HAPPEN, THESE TWO MEN SIGNED UP FOR THIS MATCH! THEY KNOW THE RULES! THE REFEREE KNOWS THE RULES!
Thadd Blazevich: BRONSON DANIELS IS GOING BLUE, AND JON KELTON PULLS BACK EVEN HARDER! HE’S ABOUT TO CHOKE THE LIFE OUT OF BRONSON!
Rich Russillo: BRONSON IS TWITCHING! BRONSON IS… BRONSON IS… BRONSON IS—
(Bronson Daniels then drops to the floor. Kelton stumbles back, as the cable wires slip out of his hands. The blood made his grip hard to maintain, and thankfully, Bronson hits the mat outside, free from being hung.)
Rich Russillo: JESUS CHRIST, JON! WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU???
(Jon takes deep breaths. Rolling out of the ring, he looks down at Bronson.)
Rich Russillo: THAT WAS YOUR BROTHER! YOU JUST TRIED TO KILL HIM–
(Suddenly, the sound of a mic falling is heard…)
(Kelton grabs Rich Russillo by his tie.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) A brother wouldn’t make me sacrifice myself for his own success. Now? This is his sacrifice.
(Kelton pulls Rich’s tie off his suit, before shoving him back down.)
Rich Russillo: That’s… that’s my tie!!
Thadd Blazevich: That’s his tie now, bro! He wraps it around Bronson’s throat… BEFORE APPLYING THE ‘ANTI-LIFE EQUATION’!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: JESUS CHRIST! HE’S GONNA CHOKE BRONSON OUT AGAIN! HE’S HELL BENT ON ENDING THIS MAN FOR GOOD, HE HAS A POINT TO PROVE AND THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT! DISGUSTING!
Thadd Blazevich: WE KNOW HOW BRUTAL THIS MOVE IS BY ITSELF BRAH, WITH A TIE AROUND BRONSON’S THROAT? I HAVE NO IDEA HOW HE’S GONNA SURVIVE! HE’S GONNA PASS OUT BRO!
(But… he refused.)
(Bronson reached towards the apron, looking under the ring. Out he pulled…)
(A sledgehammer.)
(Perhaps a regular weapon to some…)
(But that is the preferred weapon of one of Bronson Daniels’ long-time friends. Perhaps his longest friendship in EAW. A man he went to hell and back with, in the Dome of Death. The night Bronson won his first World Championship.)
(He raises it above his head…)
(CRACK!)
Thadd Blazevich: SLEDGEHAMMER RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES, BRO! WAS THAT BRONSON’S ACE IN THE HOLE????
Rich Russillo: KELTON LETS GO, AND BRONSON FINALLY HAS A MOMENT TO BREATHE! STUMBLING BACK, HE LEANS AGAINST THE RING POST… MEANWHILE KELTON RETURNS TO HIS FEET TOO!
Thadd Blazevich: AND BRONSON THROWS THE SLEDGEHAMMER AT KELTON’S HEAD! –
Rich Russillo: KELTON SIDESTEPS! HE RUSHES FORWARD… ‘THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT’!!! BUSAIKU KNEE!
Thadd Blazevich: DENIED! BRONSON SIDESTEPS, AND KELTON TURNS AROUND! BRONSON THROWS A HOOK!
Rich Russillo: KELTON CATCHES! THEY’RE FIGHTING AT EITHER SIDE OF THE RING POST NOW!!!
Thadd Blazevich: KELTON GRABS THE CABLE WIRES THOUGH! HE’S LOOKING TO CHOKE BRONSON THROUGH THE RING POST–
Rich Russillo: BUT BRONSON PULLS BACK–
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: AND KELTON GOES FACE-FIRST INTO THE STEEL! HE COULDN’T GET HIS HANDS UP TO PROTECT HIMSELF!!
Thadd Blazevich: AND BRONSON DOES IT AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN!
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Rich Russillo: BLOOD IS POURING DOWN BETWEEN KELTON’S EYES NOW, AND HE IMMEDIATELY STUMBLES BACK! HE LOSES THE ABILITY TO STAND, CRASHING INTO THE BARRICADE!
Thadd Blazevich: As does Bronson, dropping to a knee beside the ring post! Clearly he’s lost a lot of energy, being choked and hung definitely does that to you, brah! He gotta get his steeze back–
(Yet… something catches Bronson’s eye…)
(Something under the ring.)
(Something familiar.)
(A railroad spike.)
(Five years ago, Jack Ripley won the Answers World Championship inside of the Extreme Elimination Chamber. The weapon he used; a railroad spike.)
(That was Bronson Daniels’ first taste of the upper echelon of EAW. His first grand failure. A moment that has been a continuous moment of haunting throughout his career. He has tried many, many times to win the Extreme Elimination Chamber. Each time resulting in failure.)
(Except… last year. The night he won the Answers World Championship…)
(Forever tarnished by Donovan Duke.)
(Perhaps that was the most important night in Elysium’s history.)
(The most important night in Bronson Daniels’ life.)
(Five years ago, Jack Ripley won the Answers World Championship. Tonight, Bronson Daniels was going to show Jon Kelton what it takes to do so.)
(Marching forward with the railroad spike in hand; Bronson looked his former brother in the eye.)
(A pool of blood formed inside of Kelton’s left eye. But his right was wide open.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) This is what it was all for, right? You want the Elimination Chamber spot? You want the EAW World Championship?
(Bronson sighed.)
(His face, too, was dripping.)
(A tear was shed.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) All of that. All of that over me. A guarantee – a fucking guarantee, and you were too insecure to accept it? You had to throw me under the bus, so you could feel more comfortable about yourself actually becoming Champion?
(Bronson clutched the railroad spike.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) I’m sorry, Jon.
(He shook his head.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) I’m sorry that I was a fool to believe I could have been the one to hold your hand up high the day you won a World Championship. I’m sorry that I was too much of an idiot to see the truth.
(He raised the railroad spike.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) That you wanted to win that World Championship in spite of me, not with me. You fucking coward.
(He swung…)
(SMASH!)
Rich Russillo: JON KELTON SWINGS A BEER BOTTLE OVER BRONSON DANIELS’ SKULL! BRONSON DROPS TO THE GROUND! SHADES OF PANDORA PAISLEY!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT KELTON ISN’T DONE! HE GETS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND GRABS BRONSON DANIELS BY THE HAIR! HE PULLS HIM OVER TO THE BROKEN GLASS AND BEGINS TO SCRAPE HIS FACE ALONG IT!
Rich Russillo: BRONSON’S FACE IS BEING SLASHED AND CUT, AS HE’S WRITHING IN PAIN!
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) COWARD? COWARD??? I NEVER STABBED YOU IN YOUR BACK; I STABBED YOU IN THE FUCKING FRONT! I LOOKED YOU IN YOUR EYE, TOLD YOU WHO I AM!
(SCRAPE!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’M A FUTURE WORLD CHAMPION!
(SCRAPE!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’M YOUR BETTER HALF!
(SCRAPE!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I WAS THE HEART AND SOUL OF ELYSIUM, AND NOW???
(SCRAPE!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’M THE MAN WHO’S GOING TO END IT!
(SCRAPE!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) YOU’RE THE WEAK LINK! YOU’RE THE COWARD! YOU’RE THE REASON FOR ALL OF THIS YOU SELFISH, EGOTISTICAL, HYPOCRITICAL BASTARD! THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU DIDN’T USE ME FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAIN!
(STAB!)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) Then you should do a better job.
Rich Russillo: THE RAILROAD SPIKE! THE RAILROAD SPIKE IS STABBED INTO JON KELTON’S SHOULDER, AND HE STUMBLES BACK! BLOOD POURS DOWN HIS ARM, AND HE ROLLS INTO THE RING!
Thadd Blazevich: Bronson returns to his knees, as he starts to pull glass out from his cheek! Blood is pouring down bro’s face, but he doesn’t care! His face isn’t what’s hurting here… is it?
Rich Russillo: Bronson Daniels sighs, as he reaches back under the ring!
(And what does he find…?)
(A baseball bat…)
(Coated in barbed wire…)
(Glimpses of a dark past flood Bronson’s vision.)
(The Process in which this weapon was used…)
Thadd Blazevich: :damn: :damn: :damn:!!!! “THE CHAMBERS FAMILY PTSD PROVOKER”!!!!
Rich Russillo: BRONSON SLIDES INTO THE RING; CLEARLY BAD MEMORIES ARE ON HIS MIND! BUT MAYBE THAT’S HOW HE INTENDS TO WIN THIS MATCH! MAYBE HE HAS TO VISIT HIS DARKEST PAST, TO COME OUT ON TOP HERE!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BRONSON IS LINING KELTON UP, AS HE GOES TO SWING THE BAT AT HIS HEAD–
Rich Russillo: ‘FINAL ATONEMENT’!!! ANOTHER FINAL ATONEMENT!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT KELTON ISN’T DONE! HE PLACES THE BARBED WIRE BAT ON BRONSON’S CHEST, AND HE BEGINS TO SCALE THE TURNBUCKLES!!!!
(Jon climbs. This was it. This was his moment.)
(Second-fiddle. Second-fiddle. He hated it. He no longer wanted this narrative to chase him, to follow him around every corner – he had to dispel Bronson if he wanted to enter the Extreme Elimination Chamber and challenge for the EAW World Championship; he HAD to. He had no other choice, this was the life he chose, and the ship he wished to sink or sail with.)
(Jon leaped.)
(In Bronson’s eyes, barely conscious, all he saw was Kelton diving off the top rope, his feet aiming towards him.)
(Was this how Limmy Monaghan felt, looking up at Bronson in the Dome of Death? Was this the feeling that plagued The Ace? Was this how being on the opposite end feels?)
Rich Russillo: THE LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE!!!!!!!!!!! DIVING FOOTSTOMP ONTO THE BARBED WIRE BAT!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: INTO THE COVER!!!!!!!!
OOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
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Thadd Blazevich: # BRONSON DANIELS IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: JON KELTON CAN’T BELIEVE IT??? BRONSON DANIELS IN THIS MOMENT ISN’T HUMAN!!!
(Kelton rolls out of the cover. So many emotions are flooding through his mind, it barely looks as if he has any at all…)
Rich Russillo: BUT THIS ISN’T RESILIENCE, IS IT??? THIS ISN’T THE FIRE INSIDE BRONSON! THIS ISN’T HIS HEART!! THIS IS PAIN! PAIN IS WHY BRONSON DANIELS WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT! HE COULDN’T ALLOW JON KELTON TO GET HIS WAY, NOT AFTER KELTON BROKE HIS HEART AT TERRITORIAL INVASION! THIS WASN’T A DECISION TO KICK OUT; BRONSON HAD TO! BRONSON DANIELS HAD NO CHOICE! IT HAD TO BE THIS WAY!
Thadd Blazevich: Jon Kelton is now on his knees and that brah is heated! He’s back up to his feet, and he’s in the referee’s face!!
Rich Russillo: Arguing with the referee isn’t going to change the result, Jon! Bronson kicked out, and–
Thadd Blazevich: OH NO! KELTON JUST SHOVED THE REFEREE THROUGH THE ROPES!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: The referee takes a huge fall, but Kelton doesn’t seem to care, brah! He turns around and eyes up Bronson Daniels!!
(Kelton reaches towards the Barbed Wire Bat…)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Stay down, Bronson. This is over.
(Kelton raises the Barbed Wire Bat above his head…)
(Yet… he stops…)
Rich Russillo: Wait is… is Kelton hesitating??
Thadd Blazevich: Maybe bro regrets what he did, yo!
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Nah :mjlol: better idea.
(Jon Kelton drops down, and rolls to the outside. Searching underneath the ring, he finds something…)
(He finds the Lead Pipe he attacked Bronson Daniels with.)
Thadd Blazevich: Nevermind, bro.
Rich Russillo: Kelton rolls into the ring, and Bronson is helpless! He still has barely moved since he was brutalized with that Barbed Wire Baseball Bat; I’m not surprised either! Bronson has very little left in him, and it shows!
Thadd Blazevich: Kelton steps over…
Rich Russillo: OH GOD! HE’S SWINGING THAT LEAD PIPE OVER AND OVER INTO BRONSON’S BACK! BRONSON IS WRITHING IN PAIN, CAUSING KELTON TO HIT THE REST OF HIS BODY! HIS ARMS, HIS CHEST! KELTON IS SWINGING OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER LIKE HE’S DERANGED!
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’M BETTER THAN YOU! I’M BETTER THAN YOU! I’M BETTER THAN YOU!
Rich Russillo: OVER… AND OVER… AND OVER…
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’M! BETTER! THAN! YOU!!!!!!!!
(Kelton continues swinging, until the lead pipe bends in half, shaped to Bronson Daniels’ back. Jon steps back, and the clanging of the lead pipe hitting the mat is heard. The pipe is now coated in blood, as Kelton’s hands are too. Kelton’s greatest fears are now manifesting in that pit of rage. The words “second-fiddle” spiralling round his mind. He hates it. He hates the narrative, his belief that Bronson Daniels used him to garner success, that Elysium was all Bronson Daniels’ power-trip. All the while Bronson lies in a bloodied heap beneath his feet.)
(Kelton wipes blood from his face, still only able to use one single eye. He steps back, legs much like jelly.)
Rich Russillo: Surely… surely it’s over…
(BEFORE KELTON PICKS UP THE BARBED WIRE BASEBALL BAT, DOING THE SAME THING! SWINGING OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER; LOOKING TO SHRED BRONSON DANIELS’ SKIN! THE BARBED WIRE SLOWLY TEARS OFF THE BAT PIECE BY PIECE AS IT STICKS TO BRONSON’S HAIR, HIS GEAR, SOMETIMES EVEN HIS SKIN!!)
Rich Russillo: STOP IT KELTON! STOP! SOMEBODY PUT AN END TO THIS!
(But Kelton doesn’t stop. The referee is down, all that’s left is for Kelton to continue brutalizing his opponent.)
(Blood pools up on the mat, as Kelton continues swinging. Again. Again. Again. Again.)
(Kelton continues swinging… until Bronson falls out of the ring.)
(He writhed in pain so much, he managed to roll his body through the ropes.)
(Not intentionally…)
(Perhaps fate itself showed Bronson Daniels mercy.)
Rich Russillo: Kelton stumbles back, falling to his knees, and dropping the baseball bat…
Thadd Blazevich: I never seen Jon Kelton like that, yo…
Rich Russillo: Bronson Daniels is laid out in front of us. Thank fucking God, I see him breathing… barely…
Thadd Blazevich: Jon Kelton is doing this to his brother, man. His bro, bro!
(Jon Kelton brings himself to his feet. Slowly stepping over to the ropes, he steps out, and grabs Bronson Daniels by his jaw.)
(Perhaps fate just wanted Kelton to end Bronson Daniels even more violently…)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Stop. Stop surviving.
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) …
(Blood trickles out of Bronson Daniels’ mouth; a wound from his tongue.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) I can’t stop…
(Bronson spits the blood in Kelton’s face.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) Survival is all I’ve ever known…
(Kelton flinches in disgust, wiping the blood from his cheek.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’ll put an end to that…
(CLICK!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Wh… huh???
Rich Russillo: WAIT A MINUTE… BRONSON DANIELS JUST HANDCUFFED JON KELTON!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT WHAT TO, BRAH???
(Bronson Daniels raises his arm. He handcuffed himself to Kelton.)
(Bound by fate. Bound by love. Bound by hate.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) Try your best, brother.
Rich Russillo: JON KELTON IS CONFUSED, AS HE LOOKS TO SWING–
(ZAP!!!!)
Rich Russillo: OH GOD!! BRONSON DANIELS JUST SHOCKED JON KELTON WITH…
Rich Russillo: WITH THANATOS!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: THAT’S MILLI’S TASER, YO!
Rich Russillo: KELTON IS CONVULSING, AS BRONSON NOW BEGINS TO UNLOAD HAYMAKERS ON KELTON! OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER AGAIN!! KELTON STUMBLES OVER TO OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!
Thadd Blazevich: AND NOW BIG BRO BRONSON IS LIFTING HIM UP ONTO IT!! THEY’RE ABOUT TO START BRAWLING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!!!
Rich Russillo: KELTON IS HELPLESS AS BRONSON RAINS DOWN RIGHTS, PUNISHING KELTON OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! KELTON STUMBLES BACK…
Thadd Blazevich: ‘GALICK GUN’!!!! THE SUPERKICK TO BRONSON!!!!!
Rich Russillo: BRONSON FALLS OFF THE ANNOUNCE TABLE…
Thadd Blazevich: BUT THE HANDCUFFS PREVENT HIM FROM FALLING! BRONSON’S LAST WIND PULLS HIM FORWARD, HOOKING KELTON’S HEAD…
Rich Russillo: ’SAVAGE MODE’!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich:…THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!!!!! THEY BOTH CRASHED THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE, AND THEY’RE BOTH LAID OUT IN A POOL OF THEIR OWN BLOOD!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: THE CROWD IS GOING BANANAS, BRAH!!!!!!
(Laying on their backs, Kelton and Bronson would lay beside one another – conjoined twins close. How far they have come. How broken they are. How close they were. Bound by blood and love; they are now bound by steel, those handcuffs being all that links the two now. Perhaps that chain attaches their arms, but the chain that attached their hearts is crumbling with every bucket of blood that is spilled.)
(Bound by blood. How deep that once meant. Now? It’s literal. Their faces and chests coated red, unable to discern the difference between Bronson and Jon’s blood. This wasn’t a battle between Bronson Daniels and Jon Kelton…)
(This was a battle between Bronson D. Jackson and Levi St. Patrick.)
(Elysium; a place or condition of ideal happiness. Fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place; a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings.)
(Elysium was fictitious now. Imaginary. A myth.)
(No longer were these two Elysium.)
(…Is it possible to define them anymore?)
Rich Russillo: These two hadn’t moved for so long… but finally, they’re getting up! Using one another’s body as leverage to pull themselves to their feet, God how poetic. In their attempts to sever one another…
Rich Russillo: They rely on each other to stand back up.
Thadd Blazevich: And yet, where’s that gonna lead to, yo?
Rich Russillo: You’re right…
Rich Russillo: It’s only gonna lead to them trying to sever each other once more.
(Bronson Daniels grabs Jon Kelton by the head… and he throws an incredibly weak punch…)
(Jon Kelton does the same… almost no damage…)
(Each man with one foot planted on the ground, their other leg with a knee on the ground.)
(Slowly and weakly trading strikes…)
(Without the ability to hurt each other.)
(Without the ability to damage each other.)
(But it hurt their souls.)
(For Bronson to see Kelton throwing hands at him… for Kelton to see Bronson bleeding in front of him…)
(A fictitious place. An imaginary place. A mythical place.)
(This is what Elysium has become.)
(Violent men trading strikes.)
(Was this the dream?)
Rich Russillo: Both men are pulling themselves up now… but there’s not much they can do! Those punches… they’re doing nothing… they stumble over to the ring, and Kelton drops to his knees…
(Bronson Daniels looks down…)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Please… please just…
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) Huh? You’re begging??
(Bronson grabs Jon by the head.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) How fucking dare you?
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Don’t…
(STAB!)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Don’t get back up you egomaniacal cunt.
(Bronson Daniels falls back…)
(With a scalpel in his shoulder…)
(Adam Lucas wasn’t the only one in that match at Territorial Invasion…)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I told you… I’m–
(But Kelton never hears a thud…)
(He looks up… and somehow…)
(Bronson is still standing.)
(STAB!)
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!! BRONSON WITH THE RAILROAD SPIKE AGAIN! BACK INTO THE SHOULDER OF JON KELTON!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: AND KELTON ISN’T DROPPING EITHER! THEY BOTH SCREAM IN PAIN, AS THEY STAND UP!
(STAB!)
(STAB!)
(STAB!)
Rich Russillo: STABBING EACH OTHER OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!
(Bronson and Kelton stumble around the ring, stabbing each other albeit incredibly slowly; only slowing down as time progresses. Yet they don’t fall. Whether it be their refusal to drop, or the other catching each other accidentally, dropping into each other’s arms.)
(Slowly… they stumble up the ramp.)
Rich Russillo: THE REFEREE AT RINGSIDE IS WAKING UP, BUT THE ACTION IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE RING! BRONSON AND KELTON ARE GOING UP TO THE STAGE!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BLOOD IS POURING FROM THEIR SHOULDERS AS THEY USE THE SCALPEL AND RAILROAD SPIKE ON EACH OTHER, THEY’RE CRAZY YO!
Rich Russillo: AT THE TOP OF THE STAGE NOW…
Thadd Blazevich: HE SWINGS, BUT…
(THUD!)
Thadd Blazevich: HE DROPS TO HIS KNEES!!
(One man attempted to swing his weapon… only for the other to drop down, unable to carry themselves any longer…)
Thadd Blazevich: COULD THIS BE THE END?? COULD THAT BE ALL THEY HAVE???
Rich Russillo: COULD THIS BE THE END…
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Rich Russillo: COULD THIS BE THE END OF BRONSON DANIELS????
(Kelton stumbles back; the handcuffs are just barely long enough for him to gain considerable distance. He drops the scalpel.)
Rich Russillo: Bronson Daniels is face-down on the stage now… it seems he lost a ton of blood…
Thadd Blazevich: This is scary bro… What is Kelton gonna do??
Rich Russillo: Oh my God… he’s looking to hit Bronson Daniels… with…
Thadd Blazevich: HE CHARGES IT UP…
Rich Russillo: FINAL ATONEMENT!!!!!!
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Thadd Blazevich: MICKEY I JUST KNOCKED YOUR HEAD OFF!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: JON KELTON IS OUT COLD, BUT BRONSON DANIELS IS ON HIS KNEES!!
Thadd Blazevich: I HAVE NO IDEA IF BRONSON HAS THE STRENGTH TO BRING HIMSELF BACK TO THE RING, EITHER!!!
(The referee slowly begins to stumble up the ramp, seemingly having twisted his ankle from the fall…)
(As Bronson turns his head to see Kelton, lying on the floor…)
(Then… he notices Kelton’s blood on his elbow.)
(He sighs.)
(Picking himself up, he stumbles over to Kelton.)
(Grabbing his head, he lifts him to his knees.)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) I really wanted to see it, you know…
(Kelton’s head tilts up… only slightly…)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) I really wanted to see you atone.
(He sighs once more. A small breath of air… a thousand emotions…)
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) The thought of you with the EAW World Championship… it made me so proud…
Rich Russillo:…
Thadd Blazevich:…
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) You threw that away.
(Kelton’s head slowly lowers… perhaps in shame…)
Rich Russillo: Oh my God…
Thadd Blazevich: Bro is gonna… HE’S GONNA THROW KELTON OFF THE STAGE… ONTO AN LED BILLBOARD!!!!
Bronson Daniels: (off-mic) Now it’s time to throw you away… and move on.
(Or perhaps…)
(He lowered his head in anticipation…)
Rich Rusillo: LOW BLOW TO BRONSON!!!!!!!
(The crowd erupts in boos, as Kelton slowly comes to his feet…)
(Kelton looks back at the equipment.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) No… it’s not…
Rich Russillo: Kelton pushes Bronson back, further up the stage…
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I’m going to Road To Redemption.
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD…
Thadd Blazevich: ‘FINAL ATONEMENT’!!!!!!!!
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Rich Russillo: # FROM BRONSON DANIELS!!!!!!
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Thadd Blazevich: OFF THE STAGE!!!!!
(CRASH!!!!)
(BOOM!!!!!!!!!)
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! THEY JUST CRASHED THROUGH THE BILLBOARD… AND IT BLEW UP!!!!
(The referee rushes over, climbing off the ramp, and making his way over to Kelton and Bronson…)
(Neither man is moving…)
(The referee, panicked, calls for help…)
Rich Russillo: Oh my God… the referee seems worried…
Persephone: “Seems” Jesus Christ, of course he’s worried. I’m not! Let them fight!
(Suddenly, medical staff come rushing over…)
(With two stretchers.)
Rich Russillo: Oh my God. :lupe:
Thadd Blazevich: This don’t look good for the match, bro…
(The medical staff slowly pull Kelton and Bronson out. Coated in blood and smoke, perhaps even burns; they’re loaded onto the stretchers.)
Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Rich Russillo: Clearly they want them to continue, but…
(The referee shakes his head, making his way back down to ringside, talking to staff…)
(And…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and Gentlemen… we have just been informed that Bronson Daniels and Jon Kelton are unable to continue competing…
(The crowd doesn’t even boo… they enter a concerned hush…)
Bella Braxton: Therefore… it has been declared a no contest!!!
Rich Russillo: I’m… at a loss for words…
Persephone: Exactly… what the hell does this mean for the Extreme Elimination Chamber? 🤨
Thadd Blazevich: Or… what does this mean for Bronson and Kelton, bro?
Rich Russillo: This match was always going to be bloody. This was personal. It was heated. They were always going to cover each other in wounds, bruises and blood. But… I can’t say I expected this one to play out like this.
Thadd Blazevich: They barely even went for the pinfall, brah. They were so caught up in their own hatred, they barely even fought in the ring.
Rich Russillo: They barely even fought at all… this wasn’t a wrestling match, this was a massacre.
(The camera follows Kelton and Bronson being stretchered backstage. Both men barely moving, just about breathing. Blood leaking from the stretchers, the aroma of burnt skin and hair making its way through the backstage area…)
(This was Elysium. “A place or condition of ideal happiness.” Perhaps the definition was wrong.)
(This was far from their ideal happiness.)
(Slowly… Wicked Games fades out to commercial break.)
(A commercial for EAW-branded friendship bracement plays! Starring Jon Kelton and Bronson Daniels!)
(The next match graphic flashes across the screen.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS A SINGLES MATCH SET FOR ONE-FALL! AND IT IS…NO DISQUALIFICATION!
(‘RUNITUP’ by Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown begins to play and the crowd begins to boo. Cosmo Goldworthy walks out onto the stage with plenty of energy. He’s immediately trash-talking all the fans. However, he looks deadly serious underneath all this.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM THE GOLDEN STATE…WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS…HE IS COSMO “MONEY MO” GOLLLLLDDDWWOOORTTHYYYY!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, this is a dude who wants his pound of flesh! We’ve certainly seen him and Montana go back and forth in recent weeks! Montana has managed to avoid Goldworthy after so many cheap shots and attacks! There’s no avoiding him tonight!
(‘COMO CAPO’ by Clave Especial ft. Fuerza Regida takes over. The crowd boos even louder for Montana as his cherry low-rider comes around the corner. He looks smug as it bounces up and down. He gets out and begins gloating immediately.)
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT…FROM ARLINGTON, TEXAS…WEIGHING IN AT 199 POUNDS…HE IS THE “HARDEST ESE EVER”…DDIIIIEEGGO MOONNNNTTTAAANNAAAA!
Rich Russillo: He’s got a lot of confidence for a man who has been doing nothing but hit and runs for the past several weeks. It seems like the chickens have come home to roost! But perhaps Diego Montana is going to live up to his moniker tonight!
(Diego slides into the ring and Cosmo makes a dive for him. The official stops him, guiding him back to his corner. There’s a big grin on his face and he taunts him further. The referee makes sure he’s in his corner too before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: And there’s the bell and this one is officially underway! And well…wait a second! Diego Montana immediately rolls out of the ring here! Cosmo Goldworthy has barely moved out of his corner and Montana is ducking him! And it looks like he might already be fishing for a weapon too! This is no disqualification match after all! He wants to be well-armed here! But I wonder what he’s going to find underneath the ring?
Persephone: Is that a steel chair? Hopefully he wraps that around the head of his opponent sooner rather than later.
Thadd Blazevich: Diego Montana slides back inside the ring with his weapon in hand! He goes to charge his opponent, looking to hit him in the head with that chair! GOLDWORTHY MANAGES TO AVOID IT! He gets behind Montana and drops him with a german suplex! He then slides that chair out of the ring, wanting to relish some revenge time with Montana! He drags him back up to his feet and looks for a butterfly suplex! HE TAKES HIM DOWN AND GETS HIM WITH A GOLDWORTHY SPECIAL! The armbar is locked in bro!
Rich Russillo: But not for long! Montana grabs onto the ropes and yanks himself out of the ring! Looks like running might be the go-to strategy for Montana tonight! And wait a second here…he’s not just going to the outside…he’s heading out into the crowd! There’s no way that he’s actually about to ditch, right?
Persephone: I mean, it certainly is looking that way. But Cosmo Goldworthy will not be deprived of his revenge! He runs out into the crowd and begins chasing down Montana!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro is in hot pursuit here! He manages to catch up to his opponent! It looks like Montana is going to get away that easy! NO! Montana grabs the drink out of a fan’s hands and throws it right in Goldworthy’s face! HE THEN LUNGES FORWARD AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE SLINGBLADE! Looks like that trapped worked out after all for Montana! And now he’s finishing what’s left in the cup!
Rich Russillo: A bit of celebration before he gets back to work! He grabs Goldworthy’s head and slams it into some equipment! He then begins dragging him back towards the ring! Seems like he’s ready to do this proper now! He gets back over by the barricade…BUT GOLDWORTHY GETS HIM WITH AN ELBOW TO THE GUT! Montana returns with a big right hand but Goldworthy shakes it off. HE GETS MONTANA WITH A MASSIVE UPPERCUT! And now he’s searching the crowd for a weapon…
Persephone: Is that an action figure? Cosmo’s got his own action in his hands right now! AND HE’S BEATING DIEGO OVER THE HEAD WITH IT! I guess that’s using your head…in some twisted sense.
Thadd Blazevich: He breaks himself into pieces over his opponent’s skull! He then shoves it inside the mouth of Montana! AND GETS HIM WITH A JUMPING KNEE! Oh dude, he might have broken a tooth or more with that one! Montana is clutching his jaw as Goldworthy tosses him back over the barricade! It looks like this one is now heading back towards the ring!
Rich Russillo: Cosmo Goldworthy grabs Montana by the mullet and slams his face right off the announcer’s table! HE THEN ROLLS HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING! Goldworthy gets in there himself and he lifts Montana up to his feet! HE GETS HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS, LOOKING FOR A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!
Persephone: He doesn’t get it though. His opponent slides off his shoulders and shoves him forward right into the turnbuckles! Goldworthy’s shoulder collides with it! He stumbles back towards his opponent…AND MONTANA DROPS HIM WITH A SUPERKICK!
Thadd Blazevich: And now bro’s gaze turns back towards the steel chair! He heads back to the outside and brings it back inside the ring! HE THEN DELIVERS A MASSIVE CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK OF HIS OPPONENT! AND ANOTHER! AND A THIRD! You won’t find an ounce of mercy in Diego tonight dude! He is here to get the win! He now sets up that chair in the middle of the ring and gets his opponent in a seated position!
Rich Russillo: HE RUNS THE ROPES AND TRIES TO BUILD UP SOME SPEED! HE GETS HIM WITH A BIG BOOT RIGHT TO THE CHEST! It knocks him over! He might have just cracked his sternum with that one! Montana now goes for his first cover of the match!
ONE!
TWO!
Persephone: Nope! Goldworthy kicks out right at the two count! Montana immediately gets frustrated at this. He grabs the arm of his opponent and drags him towards the edge of the ring. He then exits, clearly looking for another tool to deconstruct Goldworthy….
Thadd Blazevich: And it looks like bro is pulling out a toolbox here! I guess he took that metaphor literally Persephone! He hefts it up and places it on the apron…ONLY FOR HIS OPPONENT TO DROPKICK IT RIGHT INTO HIS FACE! Montana might have busted his nose there and he’s sent reeling back right into the announcers desk! And it looks like his opponent is going to be joining us as well here! GOLDWORTHY TAKES HIM DOWN THE SUICIDE DIVE!
Rich Russillo: Goldworthy lifts him up and drops him right on our desk with a back suplex now! He then just begins pummeling Montana, trying to get his pound of flesh however he can! He eventually stops the beating and heads over the toolbox he picks the entire up…AND SLAMS IT RIGHT ON THE FACE OF MONTANA! ALL THE TOOLS COME SPILLING OUT OF IT! It looks like got a bloody Diego now here too, he is completely busted open!
Persephone: And now it looks like his opponent is digging through those tools, picking which one he wants to use! But wait…he’s got a better idea here! He grabs Diego’s hand and places it right into the tool box! HE GOES TO SLAM IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGERS!
Thadd Blazevich: But bro! Diego Montana tears his hand away and heads back inside the ring! He doesn’t want any part of this right now! His opponent goes to follow suit…AND HE GETS AMBUSHED! Montana gets him with a superkick right in the side of the head! He then sends him into the corner with an irish whip! HE RUSHES IN AND DELIVERS A BIG RUNNING KNEE! That was nasty bro! It caught him right underneath the jaw; it might have popped one of Cosmo’s fillings!
Rich Russillo: And now there are even worse crueler ideas turning in the mind of Montana! He lifts his opponent up and onto that top turnbuckle! This really can only mean one thing…he’s setting up for that Hail Mary! He begins laying down right hands, punching down on his opponent in a very literal sense! He then reaches down and begins to heave Cosmo Goldworthy up! HERE IT COMES! HAIL! MARY!
Persephone: WRONG! Goldworthy fights back. He drives an elbow right into the side of his opponent’s head. He keeps going until Montana drops him back down onto turnbuckle…AND THEN HE GETS HIM WITH A HEADBUTT! He must have a hard head because Montana looks utterly stunned.
Thadd Blazevich: AND NOW GOLDWORTHY STARTS SWINGING HIS OWN FISTS! MONTANA IS JUST A BODY UP THERE AT THIS POINT BRO! Goldworthy begins to readjust both of them on that top rope, getting them into a new position! HE THEN TAKES OFF WITH MONTANA IN HIS GRASP! SWINGING NECKBREAKER OFF THE TOP ROPE! Goldworthy makes the cover now!
ONE!
TWO!
Rich Russillo: BUT MONTANA GETS THE SHOULDER UP! A lot of damage has already been done early in this match but it seems like Montana is still in this! Goldworthy looks annoyed at that…but a smirk shows up on his face! He wants to do even more damage here! He grabs the arm and looks to get his opponent in the Fujiwara armbar! BUT MONTANA TEARS HIS ARM AWAY AND SCRAMBLES AWAY! He tries to get back up onto his feet but his opponent stays in pursuit! GOLDWORHTY TRIES TO CUT HIM DOWN WITH A PUMP KICK!
Persephone: BUT MONTANA DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT! Goldworthy’s leg goes right up onto the ropes! And it looks like Montana is able to take him for a ride here! He begins vigorously shaking the ropes, mashing those family jewels up!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro leaves him hanging for a moment now, Goldworthy looks to be in a lot of pain and I weep for future generations of Goldworthys…if there are any now. Montana climbs up onto the second rope and there is a grin on his face! HE DOES A LEAPING HURRIRANA THAT SPIKES HIS OPPONENT ONTO THE FLOOR OUTSIDE! That was absolutely vile dude…and lucky Montana was able to catch himself on those ropes!
Rich Russillo: He drops down towards Goldworthy and it looks like this match isn’t going to spend a lot of time in the ring tonight! Montana picks his opponent up…AND SENDS HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS! He just collided shoulder first there! And it seems like Montana is far from done. He picks up the steel steps now and lifts them over his head! IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING TO BRING IT DOWN RIGHT ON HIS HEAD!
Persephone: But nope! He manages to roll out of the way just in time! Goldworthy manages to avoid getting crushed there! He uses the barricade to get back onto his feet! BUT MONTANA GRABS HIM AND SMASHES HIS HEAD OFF THE BARRICADE! He is not out of the danger zone yet apparently.
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, Montana brings him right back over by the stairs now! HE HAS DEVIOUS INTENTIONS IN MIND! HE GETS HIM AND DROPS HIM RIGHT ONTO THE STEPS WITH THE BACKDROP SUPLEX! That was gnarly bro, his spine just absolutely snapped against that steel! You have to wonder if he’s going to be able to walk for the rest of this match…let alone finish it! But Montana is ready for a double-tap tonight! HE LIFTS HIM UP ONE MORE TIME! BACKDROP SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: But Goldworthy rakes the eyes of Montana! HE MANAGES TO STUMBLE FORWARD AS MONTANA CLUTCHES HIS PEEPERS! That was a slim getaway right there but a more than effective one! He needs to figure out something here before his opponents his sight back! Montana is already beginning to shake this off…and Goldworthy is barely able to prop himself up onto that barricade!
Persephone: MONTANA LOOKS PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW! HE STARES DOWN HIS OPPONENT AND THEN TAKES A RUNNING START RIGHT AT HIM! GOLDWORTHY CATCHES HIM WITH A JUMPING KNEE! He leaps forward at the last second and takes his opponent down! He collapses again, still hurting from meeting those steps…but he pulls himself back inside the ring.
Thadd Blazevich: It looks like he’s trying to catch his breath for a moment, not wanting to continue this one without a little recovery time! Meanwhile, Montana is getting up and boy howdy, does he look pissed off now! He slides back inside the ring but his opponent meets him there! GOLDWORTHY GOES FOR A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! BUT MONTANA IS ABLE TO DUCK UNDER! HE GETS HIM FROM BEHIND AND TRIES FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: But Goldworthy is able to break free! HE ROLLS HIM FORWARD WITH A SNAPMARE! HE THEN TRIES FOR A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! Montana though is able to avoid that one! He scrambles back to his feet and…MONTANA GETS HIM IN THE HEADLOCK! But it isn’t too long before Goldworthy is able to get free! HE SENDS HIM ACROSS THE RING WITH AN IRISH WHIP! OFF THE REBOUND…COLDEST WINTER!
Persephone: BUT MONTANA BRINGS THE KNEE UP! HE INTERCEPT’S THE SKULL OF HIS OPPONENT WITH IT! His opponent looks absolutely stunned here! MONTANA TAKES ADVANTAGE! HE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A TIGER SUPLEX! And now he looks towards the ropes! Looks like he’s making that climb to the top one.
Thadd Blazevich: Indeed bro! I think we all know that he’s got something in mind here! Dude has a big smile on his face! I think he knows exactly what comes next! HE BEGINS TAUNTING THE CROWD! You can hear them booing him, hating this man with all their hearts! BUT HE DOESN’T CARE! ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS PICKING UP THIS WIN! SO BRO LEAPS OFF THAT TOP ROPE FOR THE LATIN LOVER SPLASH! IT CONNECTS! MONTANA HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO!
T-
Rich Russillo: BUT HE GETS THE SHOULDER UP! HE GETS IT UP RIGHT AT THE TWO COUNT HERE! Montana can hardly believe it! He looks up at the referee and insists that it was a three count. The referee holds firm! Montana looks absolutely pissed off…AND HE HEADS TO THE OUTSIDE! It looks like he’s digging through the spilled-out contents of that toolbox! IT LOOKS LIKE HE FINDS SOMETHING USEFUL! A SCREWDRIVER!
Persephone: Oh boy, I hope he stabs him in the eye with it or something.
Thadd Blazevich: That doesn’t seem to be the plan bro! HE DOES STAB IT RIGHT INTO HIS FOREHEAD THOUGH! OH MAN THAT IS GNARLY! Dude has sliced Goldworthy’s head open right here! AND THERE’S MORE DAMAGE TO BE DONE TONIGHT DUDE! HE PUTS THE SCREWDRIVER IN HIS MOUTH AND GRABS THE OTHER END! CROSSFACE!
Rich Russillo: My god this is a painful looking maneuver right here! You can hear the cries of agony coming from Goldworthy right now! You have to think that he might be considering tapping out! I mean, Montana is using that screwdriver to apply additional suffering while he wrenches back on his head and neck! I wonder if we might see him tap out?
Persephone: NO! GOLDWORTHY DOESN’T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT! SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW! BUT INSTEAD, HE GRABS ONTO THE SCREWDRIVER AND PUSHES IT AWAY!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro gets back to his feet and so does his opponent! MONTANA RUSHES HIM AND TRIES TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH THE SUPERKICK! Cosmo Goldworthy manages to avoid it! HE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP! HE THEN GRABS HIM BY THE ARMS…AND HEAVES HIM ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET! BRO HITS HIM WITH THE ECSTASY OF GOLD! THE TIGER DRIVER ‘98 CONNECTS! He goes for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
T-
Rich Russillo: NO! Montana is able to kick out of it! This one isn’t over yet! Cosmo Goldworthy looks disappointed but he shakes it off! He gets back up to his feet and he grabs a fistful of mullet as he does! He drags Montana up to his feet and gets him with a fist right to the face! AND ANOTHER! HE LOOKS FOR ONE MORE BUT MONTANA DUCKS UNDER THE ROPES! HE LEAPS UP ON THE MIDDLE ONE! HE LOOKS FOR A SPRINGBOARD DDT!
Persephone: That doesn’t work out for him. Goldworthy catches him…AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A SWINGING NECKBREAKER! It looks like now he’s going for that screwdriver himself! He places it right in between the lips of Montana…AND APPLIES HIS OWN CROSSFACE!
Thadd Blazevich: Right back at ya’ brosef! Goldworthy is using Montana’s own idea against right here and it looks excruciating dude! You can see the absolute agony in the eyes of Montana as he desperately tries to get out of this hold! I have to admit though, that just might not be possible this time around! There’s nowhere for bro to go! And you can see the light beginning to fade from his eyes! It is very possible that Montana just taps out right here!
Rich Russillo: BUT NO! HE REACHES UP AND BRINGS A THUMB RIGHT INTO THE EYE OF HIS OPPONENT! These two are fighting dirty tonight…which is completely legal! Goldworthy scrambles off of his opponent, blinded and in pain! Montana rises back to his feet and he locks in on his opponent! HE RUSHES FORWARD AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE ROLLING FLATLINER!
Persephone: Oh look, Montana is looking towards the top rope again. He really does like that tonight. HE RUSHES OVER TO THE CORNER AND LEAPS UP! METROPLEX CITY BOY!
Thadd Blazevich: BRO! WHAT!
Rich Russillo: COSMO GOLDWORTHY USED THE SCREWDRIVER TO PROTECT HIMSELF! Montana landed right on it! He rolls off of his opponent in pain! I mean, he was just damn near impaled right there!
Persephone: If only…
Thadd Blazevich: And now Goldworthy has the opening that he needs here dude! He makes his own way onto that top rope! His opponent is doubled-over…and he might have at least broken a rib or something! BUT HE’LL BE FEELING SOMETHING ELSE SOON! THE HOLLOW POINT CONNECTS! BOTH FEET COME DOWN ON THE SPINE OF MONTANA AND THAT MIGHT JUST BE THE END HERE!
Rich Russillo: BUT NO! BEFORE GOLDWORTHY CAN GET THAT COVER…MONTANA ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! Another escape…I think this time it was off pure instinct rather than a plan…
Persephone: Goldworthy doesn’t seem too happy about that. He rolls to the outside himself and lifts Montana up to his feet. He goes to throw him back inside the ring…BUT MONTANA STUMBLES AWAY FROM HIM! Right…I guess these games are going to continue.
Thadd Blazevich: It certainly seems that way bro…Goldworthy just looks tired of this though. He follows Montana, stalking him like prey. He grabs him from behind and turns him around…AND MONTANA PUNCHES HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE! Wait a second…what’s that around his hand?
Rich Russillo: Look at the way it’s shining! That is a Diamond Patek Philippe Watch! He must have had it hidden away by the corner! It’s wrapped around the fist of Montana as he begins punching his opponent over and over again! He throws him back inside the ring! Those diamonds are not glistening with the blood of Goldworthy!
Persephone: Montana now grabs him by the arm…AND PULLS HIM IN FOR SOME MORE PUNCHES! Damn, he is spamming 1A. He then drags him over to the ropes! HE LEAPS UP ONTO THE ROPES, STILLING HOLDING ONTO HIM! VATO LOCO! Goldworthy’s head smashes into that mat and I really, really hope this one is over. Montana goes for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-
Thadd Blazevich: NO! GOLDWORTHY IS ABLE TO GET THAT SHOULDER UP! Diego Montana grabs the referee by the shirt and he’s yelling at him now! Bro did not like that call at all apparently! He’s arguing with the official and he doesn’t even have to care! It’s not like he’s going to get disqualified for it!
Rich Russillo: After tearing the ref a new one, he turns back towards his opponent! He puts the watch back on his fist! HE HITS HIM ONE MORE TIME BEFORE DRAGGING HIM UP TO HIS FEET! HE HOISTS HIS OPPONENT ABOVE HIS HEAD! HERE IT COMES! A LA VERGA FROM MONTANA!
Persephone: BUT GOLDWORTHY SLIPS OFF THE SHOULDERS! He manages to get out of dodge there! Montana turns around and draws back a fist! Looks like Goldworthy is about to eat some more diamonds…
Thadd Blazevich: BUT HE DUCKS DOWN UNDER IT AND GETS MONTANA ON HIS SHOULDERS! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Montana was taken down in an instant there! And dude…he’s about to get a taste of his own medicine right here! Goldworthy takes the watch right off his hand! HE WRAPS IT AROUND HIS OWN FIST AND STARTS PUMMELING MONTANA! These two bros are really just destroying one another tonight! How much until one of them actually breaks?
Rich Russillo: I don’t know the answer to that question Thadd but I do know that Goldworthy looks satisfied with his handy work here! It looks like he is ready to cross the finish line now! He heads over to the apron and just waits! He’s a very prideful man, loves talking smack…but right now he looks colder as she stares down the rising Montana! AND HERE IT COMES! HE FLIPS OVER THE ROPES AND LOOKS FOR THE LARIAT! GOLD RUSH!
Persephone: But Montana ducks under the arm! HE RUNS TO THE ROPES HIMSELF NOW! I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW THIS DUDE IS CONSCIENCE??? HE LEAPS UP ONTO MIDDLE ROPE AND LOOKS TO FLY…BUT HE’S CAUGHT IN MIDAIR BY THE READY TO DIE!
Thadd Blazevich: Goldworthy’s reaction time was flawless there! He just nearly took his entire head off with that one! And now he’s sensing the moment he was waiting for! HE GRABS THE ARMS OF HIS OPPONENT AND CENTERS HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! He’s got him right where he wants bro as he makes the ascension up onto that top rope! HE LOOKS DOWN AT HIS OPPONENT WITH A SMILE! HE COMES CRASHING DOWN WITH THE SHOOTING STAR PRESS! COSMOLOGY!
Rich Russillo: And he gets all of that! He hooks the leg of Diego Montana and goes for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘RUNITUP’ by Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown begins to blast throughout the arena as he gets back up onto his feet.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…COOOOOSSSSMMOOO GOLLDDDWOORTTHHY!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro what a battle between these two tonight! Diego Montana and Cosmo Goldworthy pulled out all the stops here! They were trying to tear each other apart from the outset and you know what? I think they succeeded!
Rich Russillo: We saw some weapons, and we definitely saw blood here tonight! In the end, Cosmo Goldworthy is standing tall! It could have gone either way…but tonight it went HIS way. Congratulations to Goldworthy!
(The camera focuses on Diego Montana on the ground for a moment, looking frustrated and bleeding. It then snaps to Goldworthy, standing on the turnbuckles and bragging to the crowd. We fade elsewhere.)
(A commercial plays for Pizza Rolls featuring Jake Smith. It’s how he got his skinny fat physique.)
(The camera returns to the sold out crowd as they prepare for the next match.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… amigos y amigas… the following contest is scheduled for…
Crowd: ¡UNA CAÍDA!
Bella Braxton: AND IT IS A NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH!
(Gypsy chants and cymbals can be heard before “Blood, Milk, and Sky,” by White Zombie hits the speakers as a mix of black and red smoke rises from the stage. The crowd gives a mixed reaction with a lot of boos as Minerva walks out wearing her gypsy chain, jacket, and hat with an orange rose between her teeth pausing at the top of the ramp. She kneels down, and takes the rose between her fingers as she licks her lips. She then sneers at the crowd before skipping down to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first, making her way to the ring from Bucharest, Romania by way of Cassadaga, Florida, USA… EAW Hall of Famer… the Gypsy Moth… MINNNNEEERRRVVVVAAAAA!!!
Thadd Blazevich: The multi time world champion makes her presence known at Wicked Games as this crowd lets them know how they feel, but even with all the boos about Minerva’s typically ruthless ways, it’s hard to find anywhere that she doesn’t still have supporters! Minerva is looking to make a statement tonight!
Persephone: The way she’s been trotting around Chris Elite lately, she may be wanting more than a statement out of the night…
Rush Russillo: She has been pretty clear but many would still question whether or not there are mind games at play within that. After recent events, it was inevitable that these two would face off tonight. But the question is simply this. What does Minerva actually want in all of it?
(Minerva slides into the ring, posing again with the rose between her teeth. She tosses her jacket and hat aside, posing for the camera before tossing the rose to the crowd and taking her corner.)
(“Many Men” by 50 Cent hits the speakers now as Chris Elite makes his way onto the stage. The crowd reacts loudly with support as he steps out. He acknowledges the crowd, but his eyes are locked on the ring, stretching his neck and wrist as he begins to make his way down the ramp, focused on the task at hand.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent… making his way to the ring from Brooklyn, New York… EAW Hall of Famer… he is Gawd Given Greatness… CHRISSSSSS EEEELLLLLIIIIITTTTEEEEE!!!!
Rich Russillo: As we can all see, Chris Elite has his sights set on one goal right now, victory. He doesn’t want to let any distractions get between him and the win tonight.
Thadd Blazevich: Even with all of Minerva’s flirting and slash or mind games, Chris has wanted to remain locked in. He has a winner’s mindset and a champions attitude! And that’s going to be an advantage to him if he can keep that level head through this match!
Persephone: Well if he falls for some basic hoe shit in the middle of a match then what’s he worth really? So he better show he has what it takes to finish the job before he finishes otherwise.
(Chris climbs up the stairs and walks along the ropes, his eyes on Minerva. Climbs up the turnbuckle and poses once for the crowd before hopping down into the ring, taking his corner and standing at the ready.)
(The referee looks between the two and checks with them before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Thadd Blazevich: Here we go with a match between two hall of famers! Everything goes here at Wicked Games so we should have something wild tonight, bros!
Persephone: Whatever. They just better keep this shit interesting!
Rich Russillo: Well you won’t have to wait long! They are already locking up! Chris Elite moves in quickly looking to handle business and Minerva meets him there! The two grab each other by the shoulders and each looking for the early advantage! Elite pushing and trying to use his strength against the Gypsy Moth, OH BUT SHE SLIPS TO THE SIDE! MINERVA FROM BEHIND! SHE GRABS CHRIS ELITE INTO A ROLL UP!
Referee: ONNNNNEEEEEEEE—
Persephone: Not even a one count! Elite kicks out pretty quick there! Minerva looks unbothered though, she’s smiling at him! She did that just because she could! What a waste of time!
Thadd Blazevich: Yeah but Elite looks annoyed, bro! He’s already back to his feet and he lunges right for Minerva! Better not let her get under your skin because she will definitely get the best of you! Chris knows better with his experience! But all of Minerva’s flirting and mind games recently have definitely frustrated him and he wants to make sure he walks away with the win tonight! Just stay under control, dude!
Rich Russillo: Chris grabs ahold of Minerva by the head and looks to force her back into the corner turnbuckles! He starts driving knees into her midsection and trying to take out that frustration you mentioned, Thadd! He’s really letting her have it!
Persephone: Elite now backing away, looking for a big shot— RUNS IN WITH A LIFTING KNEE TO MINERVA’S HEAD!!!
Thadd Blazevich: NO! ELITE WITH THE KNEE BUT MINERVA SLIPPED OUT OF THE WAY! HE COLLIDES WITH THE TURNBUCKLE! BRO HE WENT FULL SPEED!
Rich Russillo: AND MINERVA HAS A DEVILISH LOOK IN HER EYES! SHE RUSHES IN WITH A FOREARM RIGHT TO THE JAW OF CHRIS ELITE! CHRIS IS STUNNED! MINERVA GRABS HIM AND—
Persephone: :dahell: Did this whore just stick her finger in his mouth?
(Minerva has her finger in Chris’s mouth before pulling it out and licking it. She steps back and looks at Chris with violent and lustful eyes. Chris is stunned and wiping away at his mouth, confused and agitated by what just happened.)
Rich Russillo: Minerva has never been afraid of mind games, and this is right up her alley of what she’s been doing with Chris the last few weeks! But Chris will have to shut that out and stay focused if he wants to leave tonight with his hand raised high! Chris gets his footing back and charges right in! AND NOT MESSING AROUND! HE GRABS HER BY THE THROAT AND DRIVES HER INTO THE CORNER MUCH MORE FORCEFULLY THIS TIME! He drives repeated knees into her ribs trying to take the wind right out of her body! Making sure to do some big damage this time!
Persephone: That is how you handle someone who wants to play games in your personal space! Take away their oxygen and those theatrics die fast!
Thadd Blazevich: And the ribs are a great target bro. Every breath hurts. Every twist hurts. Makes it way harder to generate power on strikes!
Rich Russillo: Chris steps back and lands a sharp kick to the side of Minerva’s leg! She tries to fight out from the corner but he follows with a forearm across the jaw! Minerva stumbles out of the turnbuckle!
Persephone: Ha! Whores who fuck around inevitably start to find out!
Rich Russillo: Chris uses that opening to whip Minerva into the opposite corner! Chris has her in his sights as she stumbles back out— JUMPING DDT! PLANTING MINERVA IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!!!
TT—
Thadd Blazevich: Nice snap on that one, bro. She kicked though. Still early.
Rich Russillo: Chris looks unbothered! That was almost his return to her a few moments ago! He moves to stand— BUT MINERVA GRABS HIM BY THE ANKLE! She twists it sideways! Chris falls to a knee! Minerva twists through and lands a low kick to the inside of his knee!
Persephone: There it is! She saw the leg earlier and now she is starting to invest in it! The smartest thing she can do against someone who relies on explosiveness!
Thadd Blazevich: You’re showing respect all of a sudden, Persephone?
Persephone: Unlike you… I am a professional.
Rich Russillo: Minerva stands and stomps down on his knee! She grabs his head and hits clubbing forearms to the back of the head! Trying to swing the momentum back her direction!
Thadd Blazevich: That is how you stack damage on the neck and knee at the same time bro! That combination disrupts balance and shortens endurance!
Rich Russillo: Minerva grabs Chris by the waistband and drags him toward the ropes. She lays his leg across the bottom rope— AND DROPS DOWN DIRECTLY ONTO THE KNEE! CHRIS IS IN PAIN AND ROLLS AWAY GRABBING AT HIS LEG!
(Chris is writhing in pain and the referee goes to check on him. The replay shows his leg hyperextending well past what flexibility would allow.)
Rich Russillo: Minerva steps outside and digs under the apron… AND SHE HAS A STEEL CHAIR! MINERVA BRINGING THE FIRST HARDWARE INTO THIS CONTEST! CHRIS JUST BARELY ABLE TO USE HIS ELBOWS TO GET VERTICAL AND NOW HE HAS TO FACE THIS!
Thadd Blazevich: If that chair touches his knee bro this pace is going to tilt heavily in Minerva’s favor!
Rich Russillo: Minerva slides back in and stands over Chris! She looks down with a smile and lifts the chair over her head! She wants to end this one early!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS LUNGES OFF HIS GOOD LEG AND JABS A STIFF FOREARM TO THE RIB CAGE! MINERVA DOUBLES OVER AND DROPS THE CHAIR.
Persephone: Good timing. That chair was about to sing soprano on his kneecap.
Rich Russillo: Chris pops up faster than Minerva and connects with a discus lariat that turns her completely around! He drops down and pulls her into a front facelock! Pulling her up and using all the strength in his good leg to execute a suplex! He drives Minerva down with force!
Thadd Blazevich: Chris now reaching down and beating some life into that bad knee of his! He’s trying to stabilize it so he can regain some of his stamina or he’s done for bros!
Rich Russillo: Chris rolls through and grabs Minerva again! This time from behind! He pulls her up and sends her crashing to the mat with a big belly to back suplex!
Persephone: Two big throws back to back! That is cumulative damage. If her neck was not sore before from giving back alley head, it is from those suplexes!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro… Who hurt you, Persephone?
Rich Russillo: Chris stalks from behind… He hooks her arms… He lifts! FUSION DANCE! BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX INTO THE NECK BREAKER! MINERVA BOUNCES OFF HER NECK AGAIN AND ELITE HAS THE COVER!
Referee: ONNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Thadd Blazevich: Minerva stays alive! But Elite is doing his best to wear her down, bro! Her neck and ribs are already hurt and every kickout requires use of her core!
Persephone: Why do you talk like you’ve ever been in that ring before!
Thadd Blazevich: I have been in that ring before, bro!
Persephone: You always say that. I still don’t think it’s real.
Rich Russillo: Minerva rolls out under the ropes trying to recover! She stumbles on her feet, trying to get her bearings! But Chris Elite stalking! Adrenaline taking hold now! Chris Elite runs— LOOKING TO FLY! SUICIDE DIVE! HE SENDS MINERVA CRASHING INTO THE BARRICADE!
Persephone: Dumb bitch! Stood right on the outside where a guy like Chris always attacks!
Rich Russillo: Chris grabs Minerva by the hair and slams her face against the barricade! He pulls her head back and throws her under the bottom rope! But Chris isn’t done! He wants to go shopping! Chris now looking under the ring apron himself!
Thadd Blazevich: Oh no, bro! Chris is trying to take things up a notch! He has a kendo stick in hand! And a braided chain! Looking to unleash some real damage!
Persephone: Or based on their relationship the last few weeks, he’s gonna leash her with that chain.
Rich Russillo: Chris slides in—
CRACK
Thadd Blazevich: AND IS MET WITH A STEEL CHAIR TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD, BRO! MINERVA JUST BLASTED HIM WITH A WILD SHOT!
Rich Russillo: And she is not done there! She places that chair now underneath Chris’s knee— AND A VICIOUS STOMP! ELITE IS IN SEVERE PAIN!
Persephone: That is tendon screaming territory! You get ligament damage there and the rest of this match becomes survival! And we are well into that stage now!
Rich Russillo: Chris tries to roll away but Minerva grabs his ankle and drags him back to the center! She locks his leg between her knees and torques it sideways!
Thadd Blazevich: That is a nasty knee crank! She is hitting every part of the anatomy that keeps Chris airborne!
Rich Russillo: Chris is struggling but turns through! He makes use of that good leg and fights out and kicks Minerva off! He fires a short back elbow into her cheek as he tries to get to his feet! He tries to hit the ropes—
Persephone: Weak ass bitch!
Thadd Blazevich: That knee gave out! Elite just fell back to the mat before he could swing the momentum! He’s struggling to get back up! Minerva sees this and she’s licking her lips! Chris is just barely vertical! Minerva rushes in— THE DEVIL’S TOUCH! RUNNING SUPERKICK TO THE JAW OF CHRIS ELITE! CHRIS IS DOWN AND MINERVA HOOKS THE LEG!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THR—
Rich Russillo: HE KICKED OUT! Chris Elite survives it but Minerva is a shark smelling blood right now! She walks over and picks up that chair one more time— AND SHE BRINGS IT DOWN ONTO CHRIS’S KNEE AGAIN! ELITE IS BARELY EVEN MOVING RIGHT NOW! HE IS POWERLESS TO STOP MINERVA!
Persephone: Meanwhile it seems Minerva is back on her hoe shit…
(Minerva looks over and sees the long braiding chain that Chris brought into the ring. She reaches down and takes it in her hand as a smile forms on her face. She takes it in both hands and bites it between her teeth as she looks at Chris on the ground.)
Rich Russillo: Minerva has that chain in hand and now looking to do something with it! She walks over— AND SHE WHIPS ELITE WITH THE CHAIN!
Thadd Blazevich: Chris lets out a painful scream on that one and I don’t blame him! That chain cut right into his skin and you can already see it turning purple where the skin didn’t break and bleed! OH SHIT SHE DID IT AGAIN BRO!
Persephone: Crazy bitch is laughing and smiling like a fucking child as she does it too! Someone get my damn popcorn! The good shit just started!
Rich Russillo: Minerva is in total control now… Oh and now she licks the chain where Chris’s blood is on it!
(Minerva stands there, savoring everything that’s going on inside the ring as Chris Elite does his best to find some way out of this predicament. Minerva drops down to her knees and sits next to Chris, her eyes wide and full of desire. She spreads her legs to widen her kneeling stance and reaches her head down, gently biting Chris’s ear. Chris reactively pulls away and rolls over, still pulling himself off his back with the pain he is in but also flustered and confused by Minerva’s actions.)
Rich Russillo: Never say Minerva doesn’t know what she wants I guess! But Chris Elite doesn’t know what to do with it especially in the middle of a match like this and right after the attack she just put on him! And Minerva still has that chain in hand! She stands up and lifts it, ready to swing again—
Thadd Blazevich: BUT ELITE GRABBED THAT KENDO STICK FROM EARLIER! AND HE JABS IT POINT FIRST INTO MINERVA’S THROAT!
Persephone: That the only thing of his that’ll end up in her throat?
Rich Russillo: MINERVA IS STUNNED AND COUGHING FROM THE COUNTER AND ELITE PUSHES HIMSELF UP TO HIS FEET AND RUSHES IN! HE SWINGS AND SMACKS THAT KENDO STICK DIRECTLY INTO MINERVA’S ALREADY DAMAGED RIBS AND SHE DROPS THE CHAIN! CHRIS NOW REPEATING THE ATTACK! SWINGING THE KENDO STICK AND TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE DAMAGE! MINERVA IS TRYING TO COVER UP BUT CHRIS IS RELENTLESS WITH THAT KENDO STICK! HE IS SWINGING IT LIKE HIS CAREER DEPENDS ON IT! OVER AND OVER INTO THE RIBS AND SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK!
Thadd Blazevich: That stick is splintering! Every hit is leaving little cuts and grooves! Look at the way her skin is reacting! That is going to keep burning every breath she takes!
Persephone: Good. Maybe she will think twice before putting that chain in her mouth again. That is how you get tetanus and whatever mouth disease she already had.
Rich Russillo: CHRIS FINALLY STOPS AND THROWS THE KENDO STICK ASIDE! He is breathing heavily, leg shaking from earlier damage, but he is in control for the moment! Minerva pulls herself toward the corner!
Thadd Blazevich: Elite is hobbling but he is still dangerous bro! That adrenaline is flowing and once he gets rolling he can end matches fast! He just has to keep the pressure up from here and he can take it home!
Rich Russillo: Chris grabs a handful of Minerva’s hair and drags her to her feet! He hooks her and pulls her into a hard scoop slam! Minerva hits the canvas and tries to roll— BUT CHRIS GRABS HER AGAIN! AND A SECOND SCOOP SLAM FOLLOWED BY A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP RIGHT TO THE MIDSECTION! HE IS LAYING IN THE DAMAGE!
Persephone: SHE DIDN’T LEARN THE FIRST TIME I GUESS! MINERVA TRIES TO CRAWL AWAY BUT CHRIS JUST GRABS HER BY THE ANKLE AND YANKS HER BACK INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING! AND NOW HE IS STOMPING ON HER SPINE! TWO! THREE! FOUR STOMPS TO THE LOWER BACK AND RIBS!
Thadd Blazevich: The ribs and back connect to everything she does bro! Her strikes, her snap on those DDTs, steady breathing, her entire arsenal relies on her core and her spine! He is neutralizing her best capabilities!
Rich Russillo: Minerva tries to pull herself up using the ropes! BUT CHRIS ELITE CHARGES! RUNNING DOUBLE KNEE TO THE BACK AGAIN AND MINERVA IS SANDWICHED AGAINST THE ROPES! ABSOLUTE DISSECTION FROM CHRIS ELITE AT THE MOMENT! IGNORING THE PAIN IN HIS KNEE TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN!
Persephone: That was ugly! Her spine bent like a cheap coat hanger! I’m obsessed! Minerva is struggling now and leans herself against the ropes as she tries to get her breath! But Chris Elite doesn’t look to be in a mood to wait for her to catch up! He’s already back up on her!
Rich Russillo: Chris pulls her away from the ropes! He spins her— HOURS IN SILENCE! THAT REVERSE GTS CONNECTS! MINERVA DROPS TO THE MAT! SHE HAS TO BE OUT COLD!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEE—
Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA SURVIVES AGAIN BRO! I don’t know how she managed to kick out of the biggest shot Chris has hit her with yet but that’s the power of the Hall of Famer! She is hurting but she is not done!
Persephone: Stubborn bitch. This is why you bury women at sea.
Rich Russillo: Chris is frustrated now! He sits up and slaps the mat! He grabs Minerva by the face and forces her up to her knees! HE IS TALKING TRASH RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER!
Thadd Blazevich: Careful bro. Poke that animal too much and it bites back harder.
Rich Russillo: Chris goes to lift Minerva again— BUT MINERVA FIRES A HEADBUTT RIGHT INTO HIS CHIN! CHRIS IS ROCKED! HIS LEGS GO LOOSE AND SHE POPS UP TO HER FEET!
Persephone: Satan’s Kiss! That is the headbutt she saves for when the mood swings! And she’s used it to swing the momentum of the match!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA DOES NOT WASTE A SECOND! SHE HITS THE ROPES! HARD KNEE TO THE SIDE OF CHRIS’S HEAD! CHRIS IS STUMBLING AND MINERVA GRABS HIM! SHE GETS AN ADM AROUND HIS HEAD AND— ‘PARADISE LOST’!! SHE SWUNG CHRIS AROUND AND THAT DDT PLANTS CHRIS ELITE SQUARE TO THE MAT! MINERVA HAS THE COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THR—
Thadd Blazevich: ELITE KICKS OUT AND MINERVA IS WIDE EYED BRO! SHE THOUGHT THAT WAS IT!
Persephone: Of course she did. She’s a dumb whore who’s used to men going down for her. But she’s going to have to do better than that to win this match!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA ROLLS OFF HIM AND PULLS AT HER HAIR! She is thinking fast! SHE SPOTS THAT CHAIN AGAIN! She grabs it and wraps it around her wrist like a gauntlet!
Thadd Blazevich: That is bad news bro. Chain on the fist is concussion fuel.
Rich Russillo: CHRIS GETS TO HIS KNEES BUT MINERVA CHARGES! CHAIN WRAPPED FOREARM RIGHT TO THE FACE! CHRIS COLLAPSES TO THE MAT!
Persephone: That was a loud thud! The lights definitely flickered in that skull! Minerva looks very satisfied with herself and she drops down to make the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THR—
Rich Russillo: CHRIS GETS THE SHOULDER UP AGAIN! He is fading but still alive! Minerva has an expression that is a mix of bewildered, annoyed, and impressed! But now she’s looking to put an end to things! She grabs that chain! And she takes Chris Elite by the head and pulls him to his feet! She walks him over to the corner!
(Minerva shoves Chris into the corner. She begins to wrap the chain around his wrist and then turns to fasten it to the turnbuckles.)
Persephone: THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR BDSM!!!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro! Something tells me this isn’t a sex thing, Persephone!
Persephone: Sex thing? BDSM. Bitches Doing Stupid Mistakes. Get your mind out of the gutter you heathen! I am a lady!
Rich Russillo: Focus on the match you two! Minerva has Chris Elite’s arm tied to that turnbuckle! And Elite is still dazed! AND MINERVA HAS THE KENDO STICK AGAIN! AND SHE STARTS TO LIGHT CHRIS UP WITH KENDO STICK SHOTS! TO THE KNEE! TO THE STOMACH! OH!! EVEN ONE ACROSS THE FACE! MINERVA PUNISHING CHRIS ELITE AND WEARING HIM DOWN!
Persephone: AND ITS WORKING! ELITE IS TRYING TO COVER UP BUT MINERVA IS LANDING AT LEAST EVERY OTHER SHOT! AND CHRIS CAN’T HOLD UP MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS!
Thadd Blazevich: HE’S STARTING TO FADE!! AND MINERVA LOOKS LIKE SHE IS READY TO DELIVER A FINAL BLOW! SHE TOSSES THE KENDO STICK! AND SHE BACKS AWAY TO LINE UP! ELITE IS BARELY CONSCIOUS!! MINERVA RUSHES IN!! DEVIL’S TOUCH!!
Rich Russillo: BUT CHRIS ELITE SLIPPED TO THE SIDE AND DODGES THE SUPERKICK!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: What a moment of strategy from Elite, bro! He willingly took damage to lull Minerva into a false sense of security! And now her leg is hung up on the top rope! AND ELITE BLASTS HER WITH THE CHAIN WRAPPED ARM! MINERVA IS KNOCKED BACK TO THE MAT AND CLUTCHING AT HER JAW!
(Chris Elite begins to furiously grip at the chain and the way Minerva fastened it to his arm and the turnbuckle. He scrambles back and forth as Minerva rises.)
Persephone: It’ll all go to waste though if Minerva takes him out! She has a smile on her face and Chris’s back is to her! Minerva rushes in—
SMACK
Crowd: HOLY SHIT!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE JUST WHIPPED THE CHAIN ACROSS MINERVA’S FACE!!
Thadd Blazevich: THE CROWD SAID IT BEST DUDE! HOLY SHIT! CHRIS COULDNT GET HIS ARM FREE BUT GOT THE CHAIN OFF THE TURNBUCKLE!! AND HE SWUNG THE CHAIN AND JUST TOOK MINERVA OUT!! MINERVA IS DOWN AND CHRIS ELITE HAS THE OPENING HE NEEDS! ELITE BACKS HIMSELF UP THE TURNBUCKLES! HE GETS TO THE TOP! MINERVA IS BARELY MOVING! AND HERE GOES CHRIS! AIMIN’ FOR THE MOON!!!!
Persephone: HE CONNECTS! THE 450 SENTON HITS AND ELITE USES THE CHAIN TO WRAP MINERVA’S LEG AND HOOK IT FOR THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
…
Thadd Blazevich: IT’S OVER!!!!
…
Rich Russillo: NO! THE REFEREE IS SAYING MINERVA GOT HER SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST MILLISECOND!! THIS MATCH WILL CONTINUE! HOW DID SHE POWER OUT OF THAT?!?
(The camera lingers on a shocked Chris Elite. It looks over at a Minerva who has a bleeding gash just under her left eye.)
Thadd Blazevich: Even Chris can’t believe it! He isn’t even upset! He’s too dumbfounded to be upset! That was one of the biggest shots he’s gotten in this match and it still wasn’t enough!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS IS STILL STARING AT THE REF IN DISBELIEF! HE THOUGHT THAT WAS THREE! HE DRAGS HIMSELF UP USING THE ROPES AND CALLS FOR BOX OFFICE SMASH!
Persephone: He is loading that heel kick up! If it lands clean this place is done! Pray he does not whiff or he is cooked.
Rich Russillo: CHRIS TURNS AND SWINGS FOR BOX OFFICE SMASH!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT THAT BAD KNEE GAVE WAY! CHRIS CRUMPLES TO THE MAT AND CLUTCHES AT HIS KNEE!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA LOOKS UP AND SEES IT! SHE HAS A CHANCE TO RECOVER! ALL THE DAMAGE SHE DID EARLY PAYING OFF! SHE ZOOMS OVER AND SHOOTS IN AND HOOKS THE HEAD! SHE PULLS HIM UP INTO POSITION AND WANTS ‘PARADISE LOST’ AGAIN! CHRIS THROWS BODY SHOTS AND FIGHTS FREE! HE HITS THE ROPES RUNNING WITH A LIMP AND LEAPS IN WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! MINERVA IS DOWN BUT SHE ROLLS TO THE APRON BEFORE HE CAN COVER!
Persephone: CHRIS still has the chain attached to his wrist! HE WRAPS IT AROUND HIS FIST AND STALKS MINERVA! HE SWINGS FOR HER HEAD ON THE APRON!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT SHE SLIPS OFF THE EDGE! CHRIS JUST PUNCHED THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING WITH A CHAIN WRAPPED HAND! I HEAR A BONE CRUNCH!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA LANDS ON THE FLOOR AND SLIPS AROUND A CORNER! SHE NEEDS SOMETHING BIG TO GET BACK IN FULL CONTROL OF THIS ONE! SHE REACHES UNDER THE RING AND— ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? SHE DRAGS OUT A TABLE! SHE POWERS IT UP AND SLIDES IT IN AND FOLLOWS! THE CROWD KNOWS WHAT IS COMING NEXT!
Persephone: MINERVA SETS THE TABLE NEAR THE MIDDLE! CHRIS LIMPING TOWARD HER WITH THE CHAIN STILL WRAPPED! HE SWINGS AGAIN AND CATCHES HER IN THE SHOULDER! MINERVA STAGGERS! CHRIS PULLS HER IN FOR HOURS IN SILENCE AGAIN!
Thadd Blazevich: If he hits the reverse GTS this time it is over!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA RAKES THE EYES AND SLIPS OUT BEHIND! SATAN’S KISS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! CHRIS DROPS TO A KNEE! DEVIL’S TOUCH TO THE JAW! HE IS FLAT!
Persephone: That is a CTE cocktail. Add ice.
Rich Russillo: MINERVA DRAGS CHRIS UP BY THE WAISTBAND AND MARCHES HIM TO THE TABLE! SHE HOOKS THE FISHERMAN FOR SIREN’S LONELY SONG ON THE WOOD!
Thadd Blazevich: He blocks with the chain arm, bro! He wedges it under the top! He is fighting for his life!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS SHOVES HER OFF AND SNAPS A HEAD SHOT PELE KICK! MINERVA STAGGERS INTO THE ROPES! CHRIS HOBBLES FORWARD AND HAULS HER UP! STRUGGLING TO STAY UP ON THAT KNEE! HE STUMBLES A BIT BACKWARDS! SIT OUT POWERBOMB NEAR THE CORNER! HE HOLDS THE STACKED COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Persephone: THE GYPSY SLUT KICKED OUT! MINERVA STILL SURVIVED! ELITE BETTER END THIS SOON! HE IS RUNNING ON FUMES AND KNEE CARTILAGE MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF HOPE!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS STANDS WITH A GRUNT AND POINTS TO THE TOP ROPE! HE WANTS ANOTHER AIMIN’ FOR THE MOON! HE STARTS TO CLIMB AND THAT KNEE IS SHAKING BAD!
Thadd Blazevich: He is gambling the joint, bro! If it fails he freefalls into disaster!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS PERCHES! HE LEAPS! MINERVA ROLLS AWAY AND HE CRASHES CHEST FIRST ON THE CANVAS! THE WIND IS GONE! MINERVA POPS UP BEHIND HIM AND GRABS THE CHAIN! SHE PULLS IT ACROSS HIS THROAT! SHE YANKS BACK WITH A RIPPING GARROTE!
Persephone: That is ugly and legal AND I LOVE IT!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA RELEASES AND HOOKS THE ARMS! SHE WANTS THE OWL OF MINERVA BRIDGE! CHRIS THRASHES BEFORE SHE CAN SET THE FULL TORQUE AND FORCES A SCRAMBLE!MINERVA CANNOT KEEP THE HOLD! BOTH UP FAST! CHRIS FIRES A DESPERATION UPPERCUT!
Thadd Blazevich: She eats it and answers with a running STO! He bounces right back up out of instinct! These two are trying to land a finishing blow with every shot, bro!
Rich Russillo: DEVIL’S TOUCH AGAIN! CHRIS COLLAPSES AGAINST THE TABLE TOP! MINERVA GRABS THE WAIST, DEADLIFTS, TWISTS THE HIPS!
Persephone: BUT CHRIS SPINS OUT OF IT! HE LANDS ON HIS FEET! AND TWISTS THROUGH WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK! MINERVA’S HEAD TURNED VIOLENTLY! SHE IS OUT AND ELITE PUSHES HER ONTO THE TABLE! HE HAS HER IN POSITION! AND CHRIS IS GOING FOR IT! HE LOOKS AT THE TURNBUCKLE AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!
Thadd Blazevich: Go big or go home! Chris Elite always leaves everything on the mat! He wants the highlight moment and now he climbs the turnbuckle! Gently with that bad knee! He looks up and takes aim! He smacks that knee one more time to get it ready—
Persephone: BUT MINERVA SPRINGS TO LIFE! SHE ROLLS OFF THE TABLE AND RUSHES THE CORNER!! SHE MEETS CHRIS AT THE TOP! ANOTHER SATAN’S KISS!! SHE TAKES HIM BY THE HEAD! LIFTS!
Rich Russillo: AVALANCHE ATLAS FALLS THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
Crowd: OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Thadd Blazevich: TWISTING BRAINBUSTER STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WOOD, BRO! HIS HEAD SPIKED AND THE TABLE EXPLODED!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA ROLLS THE SHOULDER ONTO HIM AND HOOKS THE FAR LEG TIGHT!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Blood, Milk, and Sky” by White Zombie hits the speakers as Minerva crawls off of Chris, licking his face as she goes. She has a smile, even through the blood that has trickled down her face. She rises to her feet, gripping at her ribs, and the referee raises her hand.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner…. MINNNNNEEEEERRRRRVVVVVAAAAAAAA!!!!
Rich Russillo: A wild war was waged between these two legends and they left it all inside the ring! They both stepped out and showed why they held the regard that they do in this industry as all time greats!
Persephone: Yeah but Minerva might need a cigarette after all this shit she’s been up to tonight.
Thadd Blazevich: But Chris Elite pushed through more pain than any normal human ever could. He may have been pinned but he was superhuman tonight! There is no doubt about that… huh?
(The camera turns to see Chris Elite rising to his feet. Minerva walks over and puts an arm under his shoulder, helping him up. He gets to his feet, but as soon as he does, he yanks away from Minerva. Chris stares at her, and Minerva stares back.)
Rich Russillo: Chris may not be ready to let this fight go just yet…
(Chris looks at Minerva, not moving a muscle. Suddenly, he takes the chain still attached to his wrist and wraps it around the back of Minerva’s neck…)
(…and pulls her in for a kiss.)
Thadd Blazevich: WHOA! Was not expecting that!
Persephone: 🤮
Rich Russillo: It seems the tensions between these two have finally hit their breaking point!
(Chris finally releases Minerva, who looks back at him with a pleased and devilish smile. The two share a stare for a moment longer before Minerva exits the ring. She walks up the ramp as her music plays, sauntering with her hips swaying as she goes. Chris watches her, his eyes following every sway of her body.)
(Commercial for Trojan Condoms featuring Diego Montana. Be responsible. Don’t create a Diego.)
(The camera shot cuts to the ring as Bella Braxton is standing front and center with a microphone as she is ready to start the introductions for the upcoming match.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen! The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘my mind is a mountain’ by Deftones starts playing as Daniella Atlas enters the arena to a mixed reaction from the crowd. Daniella has a focused look on her face, as while the last few weeks may have been all over the place for her, she doesn’t plan to let herself be distracted heading towards this match, knowing that this could be a good victory for her.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first and making her way to the ring! From Dunkirk, France! Weighing 170 pounds. Here is “THE BLADE OF HERMES” DANIELLA ATLAS!!
Rich Russillo: Here comes Daniella Atlas heading to the ring as she is ready for action. Even more so after last week and we will get into that story in just a moment.
Persephone: I can’t take any bitch seriously who has a nickname that includes a disease. The Blade of Herpes? What kind of shit is that?
Thadd Blazevich: Dude, she’s The Blade of HERMES and ever since losing to Ms. Extreme for the Universal Women’s Championship, she has been on a mission to get back in the title hunt by any means necessary. A victory tonight could go a long way into getting her back into contention.
(Daniella slides into the ring and takes a corner before her music is replaced by ‘Dynasty’ by Rina Sawayama starts to play and the crowd starts cheering for the entrance of Candice Blair. For the Halloween season, she has a Black and Orange studded Starbucks Tumbler with the strap around her wrist. She has a determined look on her face as she heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent! Residing in Malibu, California! Weighing 130 pounds. Here is “THE PRINCESS OF ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING”! CANDICE BLAIR!!
Persephone: Is this bitch here for a fight or a damn coffee break? Why the hell is she bringing that to the ring? Is it to show that silicone and hair dye can do extreme damage to your brain cells?
Thadd Blazevich: Candice is here for action and she is feeling pretty good after she got the one up last week against Daniella after their tag team match.
Rich Russillo: Daniella and Candice won the match, but Candice was the one standing after she got revenge on Daniella after what Daniella did a few weeks ago. This has been brewing and now it’s time for action. Who will leave victorious? We are about to find out!
(Candice enters the ring and takes her corner as her entrance music fades off. Candice is feeling very confident as the referee calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: Here we go! This match is underway in a battle of in ring superiority.
Thadd Blazevich: In the spirit of the Wicked Games, this match might be one fall, but there are no disqualifications. Those rules are thrown out the window for this match.
Persephone: Smartest thing Captain Charisma did for this show. The more blood these tricks pour from their faces, the more of a treat it is for me.
Thadd Blazevich: Both women come up to the center of the ring AND CANDICE IMMEDIATELY SWINGS THAT TUMBLER RIGHT AT DANIELLA’S FACE!
Rich Russillo: Daniella gets out of the way at the last second before coming back with a right hand to the side of Candice’s head. The tumbler goes flying as Candice gets backed into the ropes.
Persephone: Really? There are no disqualifications and Daniella is doing wrestling moves. Come on, bitch!! Use the environment to your advantage and kill the Ava bitch.
Rich Russillo: Candice is whipped from to the other side of the ring. Candice rebounds and ends up in the waiting arms of Daniella–
Persephone: But this Ava bitch gets her legs around Daniella’s head and counters with a headscissor takeover. Yawn.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella was taken across the ring as she gets back to her feet, BUT CANDICE IS RIGHT THERE WITH FOREARMS OF HER OWN BACKING DANIELLA INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!
Rich Russillo: Candice with a handful of hair drags Daniella out of the corner enough so Candice is sitting on the top turnbuckle. She wraps her legs around Daniella’s neck and moves over enough FALL BACK OVER THE ROPES!!
Thadd Blazevich: FIGURE FOUR HEADLOCK ON THE ROPES BY THE PRINCESS! SHE IS TRYING TO USE HER LEG STRENGTH TO CHOKE OUT DANIELLA AS MUCH AS SHE CAN!
Persephone: Look at her! Using her legs as a weapon instead of what she normally uses them for. Good for her.
Thadd Blazevich: Nothing that the referee can do about it AS CANDICE NOW GRABS DANIELLA’S ANKLES AND NOW CANDICE HAS DANIELLA IN A MODIFIED TARANTULA STYLE MOVE!
Rich Russillo: WAIT A SECOND! DANIELLA IS ABLE TO GET FREE AND NOW SHE HAS CANDICE BY THE ANKLES BEFORE SHOVING HER OFF THE APRON AND SHE CRASHES ONTO THE FLOOR BELOW!
Persephone: Well damn. I guess it’s time for the Ava bitch to go to the market to buy some new melons. The Silicone Whore.
Rich Russillo: Maybe if she uses your surgeon, she’ll get a discount.
Persephone: You can go fuck yourself, asshole. Nobody ever liked you.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella knows there aren’t any countouts since this is No DQ, so she rolls outta the ring. Looks like she plans to bring Candice back up, possibly to put her through even more punishment!
Persephone: Why aren’t there any countouts, anyway? It’d be annoying seeing a No DQ match end that way, but it’s not like Daniella ever wins these days. She should take whatever she can get.
Rich Russillo: Would you stop that?
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is one of the strongest competitors in EAW and she is about to show it right now as she has a hold of Candice AND LIFTS HER UP IN THE AIR WITH A MILITARY PRESS!
Persephone: THAT BITCH BETTER NOW BRING HER OVER HERE!!
Thadd Blazevich: Scream a little louder. I don’t think people in the nosebleeds heard you!
Rich Russillo: She is carrying Candice, but over to the ringsteps! OH NO! THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY FOR CANDICE TO GO!!
Persephone: DOWN! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s something that all the Avas know how to do very well.
Rich Russillo: CANDICE JUST GOT DROPPED ON THE TOP OF THE RING STEPS AND YOU ARE MAKING JOKES LIKE THAT?
Persephone: So what’s your point?
Thadd Blazevich: Dude, Candice could have broken a rib with how far she fell. She is holding her midsection in pain as Daniella grabs Candice by the hair and rolls her back into the ring.
Rich Russillo: But Daniella is coming over to the timekeeper’s area AND ALMOST LAUNCHES BELLA BRAXTON OUT OF HER CHAIR AND GRABS IT TO TAKE BACK TO THE RING!
Thadd Blazevich: Geez. I hope Bella is alright. She got tossed out of the chair pretty hard. What is going on with Daniella?
Persephone: Who cares, but all I know is that skank Bella Braxton is fine. But she did have that coming for a long time now.
Thadd Blazevich: Of course you would think that, but Daniella has the chair in hand as she rolls back into the ring–
Rich Russillo: CANDICE BLAIR WITH A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK TO THE STEEL CHAIR AND SENDING IT RIGHT BACK IN DANIELLA’S FACE!
Persephone: OH THE CRUNCH WAS ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS TO HEAR! DO IT AGAIN, BITCH!
Rich Russillo: Daniella’s eyes are certainly watering after taking a chair to the face, but Candice isn’t feeling good right now after being dropped on the steel steps. Candice looks over and grabs that Starbucks Tumbler again.
Persephone: Yeah because it worked so damn well the first time. If at first you don’t succeed, you might be too stupid to use that weapon.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is trying to get back to her feet as Candice as the steel tumbler–
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: CANDICE JUST CRACKED THE TUMBLER ACROSS THE BACK OF DANIELLA’S NECK!
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
Thadd Blazevich: GOOD GAWD! CANDICE IS LIKE A WOMAN POSSESSED AS SHE IS JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF DANIELLA!
Persephone: I wonder if she does the same thing to the barista who gets her order wrong. She seems like the type of bitch who would do something like that.
Thadd Blazevich: Well she is certainly doing a number on Daniella as she pulls Daniella up to bend her left arm back and put it in a horrible torque until her hand is back on the mat.
Rich Russillo: Candice has made Daniella’s elbow the point of contact AS SHE JUST USES THE TUMBLER AS A HAMMER AND TRIES TO DISLOCATE DANIELLA’S ARM BY SMASHING THE TUMBLER RIGHT INTO HER ELBOW!
Persephone: Wouldn’t it have been cool if her entire elbow popped out of its socket? Even better!! What if she broke her arm so badly that the bone was sticking out of the skin?
Rich Russillo: You’ve been watching horror movies again, haven’t you?
Persephone: So what? It’s horror movies before and no disqualifications during this show that make this damn event tolerable.
Thadd Blazevich: Here I thought that you just hid a giant bottle of booze and spiked your drinks throughout the show. Guess I was wrong!
Rich Russillo: As we realize that Kennedy has issues, Daniella is holding her arm and trying to shake off the pain as well as she can, but Candice returns the favor by pulling Daniella to her feet using the hair.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is up AND SHE DELIVERS A HEADBUTT THAT LOOKS TO HAVE DISORIENTED DANIELLA BEFORE SHE TRIES TO WHIP HER TO THE CORNER!
Persephone: Even dazed, she still manages to find a way to counter this crap as the Ava spawn hits the corner. The other bitch runs in at full speed for some stupid reason–
Thadd Blazevich: CANDICE WITH ANOTHER HEADBUTT BEFORE FOLLOWING IT UP WITH AN ELBOW TO THE JAW! Candice is sitting on the top turnbuckle again–
Rich Russillo: SHE’S GOING FOR THE NECK LOCK OVER THE ROPES AGAIN! TRYING TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TO HER NECK!
Persephone: It’s like this bitch’s strategy is to be a human repeat button. Try again, stupid!
Rich Russillo: IT’S NOT WORKING AS DANIELLA HAS ONCE AGAIN REVERSED IT! Instead of pushing her off to the floor SHE LIFTS HER UP IN THE AIR IN A POWERBOMB POSITION!
Persephone: This Ava bitch looks like she saw a ghost and I think it’s hilarious as the Blade of Herpes drags her back towards the center of the ring–
Thadd Blazevich: DANIELLA ATLAS WITH A POWERBOMB RIGHT ON TOP OF THE STEEL CHAIR FROM EARLIER!! THAT WAS AN UGLY LANDING AS DANIELLA STACKS CANDICE UP FOR THE COVER!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHH—
Rich Russillo: CANDICE KICKS OUT AT TWO!! This is going to be an interesting match for Candice to see if she can find a way to overcome the strength and power advantage that Daniella has.
Thadd Blazevich: Dude, head on attacks should be kept away until absolutely necessary.
Persephone: Look who found enough brain cells to be astute for once in his sad life.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella again grabs Candice up by the hair, more used as an insult than anything else, and brings her back to her feet.
Rich Russillo: Daniella grabs Candice by the next AND LIFTS HER INTO THE AIR FOR A CHOKE!! AGAIN, THE REFEREE CAN’T STOP DANIELLA BECAUSE OF NO DISQUALIFICATIONS!
Persephone: Good. Let one bitch choke the other bitch out. I win and that’s all that matters.
Rich Russillo: Daniella puts Candice back on the mat, but she still has hold of her neck BEFORE DANIELLA JUST LAUNCHES HER ACROSS THE RING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE RING TO THE OTHER!
Persephone: I’m not impressed. She isn’t bleeding or unconscious so why should I care?
Thadd Blazevich: Candice is dazed after being choked and bounced around like no other but Daniella is right there to pull Candice to her feet once again and tosses her into the corner.
Rich Russillo: Daniella has hold of the ropes and it looks like she is hyperextending her leg IN ORDER TO CHOKE CANDICE AGAIN! THIS TIME IN THE CORNER! CANDICE IS KICKING AND FLAILING ABOUT AS DANIELLA LOOKS COMFORTABLE RIGHT THERE!
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is just torturing Candice right now and doesn’t look like she is going to be moving anytime soon as Candice is trying to get free of the corner.
Persephone: The fact that she is turning blue is just an added bonus for me.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella notices that Candice isn’t quitting and stops choking her as Candice just falls to the mat to try and catch her breath.
Rich Russillo: Daniella is showing no sympathy to Candice as she pulls her back to her feet and whips her to the ropes. Candice with the rebound AND DANIELLA DELIVERS A BIG BOOT TO CANDICE’S FACE!
Persephone: Well, damn. More money she has to spend on plastic surgery.
Rich Russillo: Candice is down and Daniella rolls out to the floor and starts looking under the ring to start looking for more carnage.
Persephone: Well that bitch better not play out there too long because she can still get counted out. Actually, yes. Stay out there. End this shitty match.
Thadd Blazevich: I think she found what she was looking for and SHE’S BRINGING A TABLE INTO THE MIX!!
Rich Russillo: Daniella has been on a mission to make a statement and this could certainly help her case as she slides the table into the ring before following suit.
Thadd Blazevich: Candice is still down as Daniella sets up the table near the corner. Candice is actually starting to get back to her feet BUT DANIELLA WITH A LEG DROP ACROSS THE BACK OF THE NECK STOPS THAT MOMENTUM!
Persephone: This match isn’t as bloody as I would like it to be. Time to get to work bitches. I need some carnage.
Thadd Blazevich: Well you might get some carnage as Daniella picks up Candice and SLAMS HER ON THE TABLE!
Rich Russillo: Now Daniella decides it’s time to get high risk as she gets on the apron and climbs herself to the top rope.
Persephone: Normally I don’t like crap like this but if it means an Ava is in pain, I will tolerate it long enough.
Rich Russillo: Daniella finds herself on the top rope as she has her balance. Candice is still on the table AND DANIELLA LAUNCHES HERSELF OFF THE TOP ROPE FOR THE SENTON—
(CRASH!!)
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHA! YES!! THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!
Thadd Blazevich: CANDICE ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND AND DANIELLA PUT HERSELF THROUGH THE TABLE WITH THAT SENTON!!
Rich Russillo: NOBODY HOME AS DANIELLA CRASHES AND BURNS AND THIS ALLOWS CANDICE A CHANCE TO RECOVER AND HOPEFULLY GET BACK IN THIS MATCH!
Thadd Blazevich: Candice has made it back to her feet and she grabs one set of the table legs from the carnage AND SHE HOLDS IT AGAINST DANIELLA’S THROAT!! NOW IT’S DANIELLA’S TURN TO GET THE LIFE CHOKED OUT OF HER!
Persephone: Watch out, everybody! Princess Pucker Up is pissed. Everybody duck for cover!
Thadd Blazevich: Not the time to joke because look at Candice’s eyes! Those are the eyes of a competitor who is willing to do everything she has to in order to win this match.
Rich Russillo: Daniella is flailing about to try and get that metal table leg off her throat, but Candice is just staring down at Daniella with no emotion.
Persephone: No emotion to go along with no brains. Sounds about right.
Rich Russillo: Candice stops choking Daniella long enough for Candice to now roll out of the ring to find some weaponry… LOOK AT DANIELLA’S NECK! LOOK AT THE MARK THE TABLE LEG MADE!
Persephone: Looks can be deceiving. Sometimes a mark could mean it was a good night.
Thadd Blazevich: WHAT?
Rich Russillo: You’re a creepy bitch.
Thadd Blazevich: Well Candice has pulled out her first weapon and it’s a big bottle of Perrier water. Well that’s unconventional dude.
Persephone: First off, using that as a weapon is weird. Second, THOSE ARE MINE! PUT THOSE BACK YOU STUPID BITCH!!
Thadd Blazevich: Candice rolls back into the ring with the bottle and twists it open before looking down at Daniella, who is still trying to recover!
Candice Blair: (off-mic) Time for you to cool down!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE IS POURING THE WATER ALL OVER DANIELLA! CANDICE THINKS DANIELLA NEEDS TO COOL DOWN AND I DON’T THINK THAT WILL WORK! IT MIGHT MAKE HER ANGRY!
Persephone: Gawd, if Gavin was here he’d be screaming like a stupid lunatic and embarrassing all of us right now. Thank the world that the idiot is on Showdown.
Rich Russillo: The bottle is empty and Daniella looks to be a few seconds away from drowning as Candice grabs a handful of hair AND JUST CLOBBERS DANIELLA WITH THE EMPTY GLASS BOTTLE!!
Persephone: THAT BOTTLE EXPLODED AGAINST DANIELLA’S HARD ASS HEAD! SHARDS WENT EVERYWHERE AND DANIELLA CRUMBLES TO THE MAT!! THAT’S THE SPIRIT, BITCH! MAYBE THAT BRAIN CELL ISN’T LONELY AFTER ALL!!
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is down and Candice doesn’t waste a second going for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
Rich Russillo: DANIELLA KICKS OUT! NOT JUST KICKS OUT BUT STILL HAS ENOUGH POWER TO TOSS CANDICE OFF OF HER!
Thadd Blazevich: Look! Candice still has the top of the broken bottle in her hand. She quickly crawls over to Daniella and applies a headlock!
Persephone: Wrestling moves in a match like this are so boring. Let’s stick with the weapons and the good stuff.
Thadd Blazevich: Candice eyes Daniella with the broken bottle in her hands as Daniella has nowhere to go UNTIL CANDICE JAMS THE BROKEN BOTTLE INTO DANIELLA’S FOREHEAD!
Rich Russillo: OH MY GAWD! WHAT ARE WE SEEING FROM CANDICE BLAIR? DANIELLA JUST LET OUT A SMALL YELL OF PAIN AND CANDICE IS JUST TWISTING THE BOTTLE EVEN DEEPER INTO DANIELLA’S HEAD!
Persephone: AND NOW SHE’S STARTING TO BLEED! OHHH YES!! THAT’S WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! NOW THIS MATCH FINALLY HAS MY INTEREST! MORE! MORE! MOOOOOOOOORRRRRREEEEEEE!
Rich Russillo: Do you need me and Thadd to leave so you can have a moment?
Persephone: Just fucking leave and don’t come back.
Thadd Blazevich: Dude, are we watching Candice crash out or something?
Rich Russillo: I don’t know but we are watching Candice try to pull out all stops in order to win this match.
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella still has some fight AND SHE MANAGES TO THROW HER FOOT BACK AND KICK CANDICE IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!!
Persephone: But look! Daniella still has the broken bottle piece lodged in her head. That’s great! That’s the best she has ever looked. Especially with the blood coming down her face. She’s like an injured unicorn.
Thadd Blazevich: There is something wrong with you.
Rich Russillo: Daniella has slowly made it back to her feet, BUT CANDICE BEAT HER TO THE PUNCH AND FIRES OFF A CHOP TO THE CHEST FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER AND ANOTHER!!
Persephone: Today might actually be a good day for once. Bloody bitches and popped implants! Sounds good to me.
Rich Russillo: Daniella has been backed up to the ropes and Candice tries to whip Daniella to the other side, but Daniella is still too strong and reverses the whip to send Candice for the ride.
Persephone: Ava bitch comes back off the whip AND SHE IS MET WITH A SPINNING BACK ELBOW TO THE FACE! HAHAHAHA! Watching her plastic surgery bill going up with each shot is somehow satisfying.
Thadd Blazevich: But Candice is able to stand on her feet AS DANIELLA GOES FOR THE BICYCLE KICK AND CANDICE ABLE TO AVOID IT AT THE LAST SECOND!
Rich Russillo: Candice hits the ropes on the far side and ducks the Daniella back elbow as she hits the ropes on the other side. BUT DANIELLA GRABS HER FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE RETURN–
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CANDICE COUNTERS WITH THE “RAGS TO RICHES”! WHEELBARROW BULLDOG ONTO THE CHAIR FROM EARLIER! DANIELLA KISSES THE STEEL AGAIN!
Persephone: Now this bitch has to roll her over and go for the cover! Geez. It’s about damn time! COME ON AND COUNT!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
Thadd Blazevich: DANIELLA KICKS OUT! THAT WAS A VERY CLOSE NEAR FALL FOR CANDICE! Now Candice is rolling out of the ring and looking for another weapon and she seems to have found one!
Rich Russillo: A PINK STEEL BASEBALL BAT!! Leave it to Candice to have a weapon that matches her style!
Persephone: For the love of gawd, is this a wrestling match or a pageant? So stupid.
Rich Russillo: Candice wanting to leave nothing to chance as she slides back into the ring and eyes Daniella trying to get back to her feet.
Persephone: Just get on with it already!
Thadd Blazevich: Candice brings the bat up AND SWINGS RIGHT FOR DANIELLA’S HEAD–
Rich Russillo: HOLY SHIT! DANIELLA CAUGHT THE BAT! DID DANIELLA BREAK HER WRIST DOING THAT? THAT BAT HAD SOME FORCE BEHIND IT!
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is mad as she gets back to her feet AND FORCES THE BAT INTO CANDICE’S GUT! Candice doubles over and loses her grip of the baseball bat as Daniella brings the bat up–
(CRACK!!)
Persephone: HAHAHAHAHA! DANIELLA CRACKED THAT BAT INTO CANDICE’S SPINE!! NOW SHE CAN SAVE MONEY ON A CHIROPRACTOR!!
Thadd Blazevich: And use that money on back surgery. Candice yells out in extreme pain as Daniella grabs her by the arm AND PULLS HER INTO THE “INAMORATA”! GOOD GAWD, DUDE! WHAT A LARIAT!
Rich Russillo: THAT CAUGHT CANDICE RIGHT ACROSS THE THROAT AND SHE IS DOWN! DANIELLA TOSSES THE BAT DOWN AND GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
Persephone: HOW IN THE HELL DID SHE KICK OUT!!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE KICKED OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE THREE AND EVEN DANIELLA CAN’T BELIEVE IT! DANIELLA IS STUNNED AS SHE GOES FOR ANOTHER COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
Persephone: She kicked out again. Because it worked so well the first time. Now this dumb bitch is going for ANOTHER cover. So stupid.
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
Thadd Blazevich: CANDICE KICKS OUT AT ONE THIS TIME!! HOLY SHIT! WHERE IS SHE FINDING THE RESILIENCE TO KICK OUT LIKE THAT?
Rich Russillo: I don’t know but the crowd is really getting behind Candice as Daniella wipes the blood away as best as she can as she rolls out to the floor for her next weapon. As impressive as it is that Candice is still in this, I don’t think Daniella repeatedly pinned her for no reason. She is wearing Candice down.
Thadd Blazevich: These two are really beating the hell out of each other and the crowd is absolutely loving it AND DANIELLA FOUND HER WEAPON OF CHOICE!
Persephone: Daniella found a pair of thumbtack covered brass knuckles under the ring. What a shock that the bitch would find her weapon of choice conveniently under the ring like that.
Thadd Blazevich: We don’t question it, we just accept it as Daniella rolls into the ring as Candice is trying to recover. Daniella slides the brass knuckles on her hands.
Rich Russillo: Oh this is not going to be good as Candice sits up AND DANIELLA THROWS A PUNCH WITH THE KNUCKLES!
Persephone: OH COME ON!!!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE USES BOTH HER HANDS AND WHATEVER IS LEFT OF HER ENERGY TO STOP THE PUNCH! I THINK CANDICE REALIZES THAT IF THE PUNCH HITS, THE MATCH IS OVER!!
Persephone: Why does it feel like every match in this damn company defies the laws of physics or some shit. Make it make sense!!
Thadd Blazevich: We don’t have to right now because Candice is fighting for her life as she is doing everything she can to not get punched.
Rich Russillo: THIS CROWD IS CHANTING FOR CANDICE BLAIR RIGHT NOW! THEY SEE HOW HARD SHE HAS BEEN WORKING! THEY WANT TO SEE HER WIN! THEY WANT TO SEE THIS BE THE SEASON THAT CANDICE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD!
Thadd Blazevich: Right now, between her and victory is a pair of brass knuckles coming for her face, BUT CANDICE IS FIGHTING HER OFF! NOT ONLY FIGHTING HER OFF, BUT ALSO FIGHTING BACK!!
Persephone: Who in the fuck hit the damn reset button on this bitch? THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING!
Thadd Blazevich: OH BUT IT IS! CANDICE IS DIGGING DEEP TO SURVIVE AS SHE TURNS DANIELLA’S ARM TO THE POINT WHERE DANIELLA’S FIST IS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION–
Rich Russillo: CANDICE QUICKLY POPS HER IN THE ELBOW AND THE THUMBTACKS WENT INTO DANIELLA’S THROAT!! HOW QUICKLY THE BLOOD STARTS DRIPPING FROM HER NECK!!
Persephone: Did she hit something major? Gawd, I hope she hit something major because one less bitch on the show. YAY!
Rich Russillo: Daniella can’t even yell because the shock got to her first as Candice gets back to her feet and grabs the pink baseball bat AND HITS DANIELLA IN THE ELBOW TO DRIVE THE THUMBTACKS FURTHER INTO HER THROAT!
Persephone: OHHH BRUTAL!! MY FAVORITE FLAVOR!!
Thadd Blazevich: DANIELLA CAN’T BELIEVE IT AS CANDICE GRABS HER BY THE HEAD AND RUNS THE ROPES ENOUGH TO SPIKE DANIELLA WITH A MODIFIED “STARLIGHT”! CANDICE GOT ALL OF THAT MODIFIED TORNADO DDT!!
Rich Russillo: Daniella landed right on her head as Candice quickly rolled her over. First Candice RIPS THE BRASS KNUCKLES OUT OF DANIELLA’S THROAT SO THE SHOULDERS CAN BE DOWN! BLOOD IS STILL COMING AS SHE HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
Persephone: DING! DING! DING! THE MATCH IS OVER AND THE AVA BITCH IS THE WINNER! YAY!
Thadd Blazevich: NO IT ISN’T! THE REFEREE SAYS IT WAS A TWO COUNT!! The replay shows the count and Daniella barely nudges her shoulder off the mat in enough time that her kickout narrowly beats the three count.
Persephone: SON OF A BITCH!! I HATE THIS PLACE!!
Thadd Blazevich: Candice can’t believe it. She thought she had the match won, but nope. This match continues on. Candice pulls Daniella up to her feet as she lifts her up AND MUSTERS UP THE POWER TO HIT A SAITO SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: Candice has some power on display there as she pulls Daniella back up to her feet AND THIS TIME HIS A SUPERKICK TO THE FACE AND DANIELLA GOES DOWN AGAIN!
Persephone: Good. Beat the shit out of each other!
Rich Russillo: Candice once again pulls Daniella to her feet and has her in a powerbomb position as she has fire in her eyes!
Persephone: This bitch can’t powerbomb the other bitch. There’s no way!
Thadd Blazevich: It’s not a powerbomb! CANDICE IS CALLING FOR “CASTLES CRUMBLING”! THE SAME MOVE SHE HIT DANIELLA WITH LAST WEEK AS SHE GETS READY TO JUMP-
Rich Russillo: DANIELLA LIFTS UP AT THE LAST SECOND AND COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP! BUT CANDICE IS ABLE TO LAND ON HER FEET! CANDICE TURNS AROUND–
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Thadd Blazevich: DANIELLA GOT HER! DANIELLA HIT HER WITH THE BRASS KNUCKLES! THE KNUCKLES NEVER CAME OFF HER HANDS AND THERE ARE THUMBTACKS IN CANDICE’S HEAD!
Persephone: Now Daniella has her by the throat as she pulls the brass knuckles out of Candice’s head AND DANIELLA IS JUST WAILING ON HER! OH MY GAWD! AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! THIS IS A WORK OF ART!!
Thadd Blazevich: Dude that is so brutal! COME ON DANIELLA! THAT’S ENOUGH! CANDICE ALREADY HAS THE CRIMSON MASK! YOU HAVE DONE ENOUGH!
Persephone: SHUT UP AND LET HER CONTINUE!
Rich Russillo: Well after repeated punches to the skull, Daniella stops the punches AND PULLS HER UP AND INTO THE “SOUTH OF HEAVEN”! THAT PUMPHANDLE DROP SPIKES CANDICE DOWN AND DANIELLA GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘my mind is a mountain’ starts playing again as Daniella slowly pushes Candice away. Daniella smiles and tries to catch her breath as the crowd is giving her a more negative reaction than normal as Bella Braxton announces the final decision of the match.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… DANIELLA ATLAS!!
Rich Russillo: We were expecting this match to be an absolute fight and that’s exactly what we got. These two women beat the absolute hell out of each other. What an amazing match.
Persephone: Who cares about the damn match. Can we rewatch the last minute or so over and over again?
Thadd Blazevich: No.
Persephone: Assholes.
(Daniella finally gets back to her feet as the referee raises her arm in victory. She glares down at the fallen Candice as she celebrates and starts to leave the ring.)
Thadd Blazevich: These two women gave it their all in this match and hell this match could have gone either way, but the huge power advantage of Daniella honestly proved to be the difference maker for this match and it gave Daniella the win.
Rich Russillo: Even as the underdog in this match, Candice Blair never gave up. You have to give it to her for the effort.
Persephone: I don’t have to give her anything!
Rich Russillo: You should. This wasn’t an easy victory for Daniella. Daniella literally had to beat Candice half to death to finally seal the victory.
(As she heads up the entrance ramp, Daniella is met by Minerva and these two are just staring at each other.)
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, this is an interesting development we have going on right now. Here is Minerva and she is just staring down Daniella Atlas.
(After a few moments, Minerva and Daniella smile at each other before Minerva raises Daniella’s hand in the air before they head up the ramp. Meanwhile, the referee is helping Candice sit up and in the background, you can hear the crowd chant for Candice.)
Persephone: Oh isn’t that sickening? One bitch raising the arm of another bitch. Makes me wanna puke.
Thadd Blazevich: We heard the tail-end of their convo recently, so we know Minerva has taken a liking to Daniella! It looks like Minerva is impressed with her tonight for getting the win. Does that mean that there is some sort of alliance brewing between Minerva and Daniella, after all?
Rich Russillo: Who knows?
Persephone: Better yet, who cares?
Rich Russillo: But right now is the story in the ring. Candice Blair gave everything to win. She wanted this win badly. In her mind she NEEDED this win. She pulled out all the stops and pushed a former Specialists Champion to her limit. She almost left victorious, but it was not meant to be tonight. The loss might sting and Candice might feel a little distraught, but Candice had a hell of a performance and there is still plenty of season left, but this match and the victory leave with Daniella Atlas. Congratulations again to Daniella Atlas on the win.
(The final shot shows Candice looking up the entrance ramp as she has a look of extreme disappointment on her face because she wanted this win very badly as the camera shot fades elsewhere….)
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(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
Bella Braxton: AND IS FOR THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘My Own Summer’ by Deftones hits to a mixed, but mostly negative reaction from fans, and Selina Reyes strolls onto the stage area. Selina glances around momentarily, taking in the atmosphere before striking a pose to fire shooting out from the stage, and starts heading down the ramp with a focused expression on her face ahead of tonight’s match.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of San Antonio, Texas, weighing in at 117 pounds…SHE IS THE ORYX QUEEN…SELINA REYES!!
Thadd Blazevich: It wasn’t long ago before Selina Reyes called her shot against Bethany Blue for a match over the Hardcore Championship.
Rich Russillo: But did Selina potentially overstep, and is she aiming above her weight class?
Thadd Blazevich: If you ask me, there’s only one way to find out, bro. Bethany Blue feels confident, and isn’t sweating Selina at all. But you don’t need to be scared in order to lose. Anyone can get humbled on any given day.
(“Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen plays, and a single spotlight shines on Dr. Bethany Blue as she stands center stage with the EAW Hardcore Championship glistening in the light as it rests over her shoulder. Bethany comes out with a confident attitude about her, showing zero fear of stepping in there with Selina Reyes, evident by the slight grin on her face as she doesn’t break eye contact with a very determined Selina in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing out of Boca Raton, Florida, weighing in at 125 pounds…SHE IS THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION…DOCTOR BETHANY BLUE!!
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue’s had a fantastic reign with the Hardcore Championship, turning away any and all challengers.
Thadd Blazevich: And Bethany Blue could be perceived as arrogant due to her attitude, but it’s not like she can’t back it up either.
Rich Russillo: Exactly, there’s a reason her confidence is at an all-time high.
Persephone: I’d be confident too if my opponent was the scrub standing across from me. Selina’s just lucky she has weapons.
(The referee signals for the bell as both competitors stand in opposing corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: The bell has rung, and this match is officially underway! Bethany Blue, Selina Reyes for the Hardcore Championship! Neither woman have taken their eyes off the other, and slowly exit their corners to meet in the middle… exchanging a bit of trash talk before BETHANY TAKES THE FIRST SHOT WITH A RIGHT!
Thadd Blazevich: YEAH, BRO! DONT EXPECT ANY TECHNICAL WRESTLING FOR THIS BOUT AS THESE TWO LADIES ARE GOING AT IT! RIGHT HAND FROM REYES, RIGHT HAND FROM BETHANY! REYES! BETHANY! REYES! BETHANY! REYES GETS THE UPPER HAND, BACKING BETHANY AGAINST THE ROPES WITH RIGHTS!
Rich Russillo: SELINA GOES FOR AN IRISH WHIP. BUT BETHANY COUNTERS! SENDING HER TOWARDS THE ROPES INSTEAD FOR A- WHOA! SELINA BOUNCES BACK WITH A FLYING FOREARM SMASH!
Thadd Blazevich: THIS MATCH HAS BEEN ONE THOUSAND MILES PER HOUR SINCE THE OPENING BELL, AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN THUS FAR!
Persephone: Good. I need this over with quickly and fast, but feel free to take your time killing each other as well! :mjlit:
Rich Russillo: Bethany scrambles to her feet, and staggers back into the corner as Selina closes in- BUT GETS CAUGHT WITH A KICK TO THE GUT, AND SLAMMED FACE FIRST OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! BETHANY BLUE FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST, ECHOING THROUGHOUT THE ARENA!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA IS STUNNED, AND GETS WHIPPED TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER BY BETHANY! BUT IMMEDIATELY BOUNCES OFF THE TURNBUCKLES TO COME BACK WITH A CLOTHESLINE! SELINA STANDS BETHANY BACK UP, AND WHIPS HER OFF THE ROPES FOR A BACK BODY DROP! DID YOU SEE THAT AIR?!
Rich Russillo: SELINA LAUNCHED HER! AND PAIN IS ETCHED ACROSS THE FACE OF BETHANY AS SHE USES THE ROPES TO PICK HERSELF BACK UP! SELINA CHARGES IN- BUT BETHANY SENDS HER UP AND OVER HER SHOULDER TO THE OUTSIDE!
Thadd Blazevich: HOWEVER, SELINA LANDED ON THE APRON, AND DELIVERS A REVERSE HOTSHOT ONTO BETHANY! WHO SLINGSHOTS OFF THE ROPES, AND FACEPLANTS ONTO THE CANVAS! NOW, SELINA GRABS HOLD OF BETHANY’S ANKLE, AND DRAGS HER OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Rich Russillo: SELINA GRABS THE BACK OF BETHANY’S HEAD, AND SLAMS HER FACE FIRST OFF OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE COVER!
Persephone: Careful! Don’t spill my mountain dew.
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany collapses down to a knee, and I think Selina’s looking to do a little bit more than that, Persephone! PUTTING BETHANY’S HEAD BETWEEN HER LEGS FOR A POWERBOMB- BUT BETHANY ESCAPES IT WITH A DOUBLE LEG, AND KEEPS BOTH LEGS HOOKED FOR A SLINGSHOT CATAPULT! SENDING SELINA REYES FACE FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST!
(Bethany Blue sits up, gathering her wits as the camera cuts over to Selina Reyes, who rises to all fours… with BLOOD pouring out her forehead as she’s been busted open from that head-on collision with the ringpost!)
Persephone: Now, THIS is what I like to see! BLOOD!
Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes has been busted open early into this match, and we should have expected it with her head-on collision! Now, Bethany Blue is like a shark that smells blood in the water as she comes up from behind! A STEEL CHAIN she found underneath the ring in hand!
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY WRAPS IT AROUND SELINA’S THROAT, AND PULLS BACK ON IT TO CHOKE HER AS SELINA STRUGGLES FOR AIR!
Rich Russillo: AN INCENSED LOOK IN THE EYES OF BETHANY BLUE AS SHE’S PULLING BACK ON IT WITH ALL HER MIGHT!
Persephone: YES! KILL HER!
Thadd Blazevich: :whoa:
Rich Russillo: SELINA GRITS THROUGH THE PAIN, AND RISES UP TO A VERTICAL BASE… MANAGING TO BACKPEDAL, AND DRIVE BETHANY BACK FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST! BETHANY DROPS THE CHAIN, AND CAN BARELY STAND AS SELINA STAGGERS OVER TO A NEARBY CORNER OF THE BARRICADE!
Thadd Blazevich: Selina’s leaning on it to stand as she catches her breath, because as any fighter knows: if you can’t, you can’t fight, bro!
Rich Russillo: Bethany finally shakes the cobwebs out of her head, and charges at Selina! ONLY TO GET SENT UP AND OVER HER SHOULDER INTO THE CROWD AREA WITH A BACK BODY DROP!
(THUD!)
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY JUST LANDED BACK FIRST WITH A SICKENING THUD ON THE CONCRETE!
Rich Russillo: Selina stalks Bethany from behind the barricade, waiting for her to rise back to her feet… eventually, Bethany does, and SELINA LEAPS ATOP THE BARRICADE! FLYING OFF WITH A CROSSBODY!
Thadd Blazevich: DESPITE GETTING BUSTED OPEN BY THAT RINGPOST PRIOR, THAT DOESNT SEEM TO BE IMPACTING REYES’ PERFORMANCE AT ALL! IN FACT, SHE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A SECOND WIND AS SHE DRAGS BETHANY BACK TO HER FEET! DELIVERING A RIGHT!
Rich Russillo: BUT BETHANY STILL HAS PLENTY OF FIGHT WITHIN HER AS WELL TO RESPOND BACK WITH A RIGHT OF HER OWN! SIMILAR TO THE START, ITS BROKEN OUT INTO A SLUGFEST BETWEEN BOTH WOMEN! BETHANY! REYES! BETHANY! REYES! BETHANY! REYES!
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY GETS THE UPPER HAND THIS TIME AROUND BY GOUGING THE EYE! PERFECTLY LEGAL IN A HARDCORE MATCH, FOLKS, AS SELINA STRUGGLES TO GET HER VISION BACK PROPERLY! MEANWHILE, BETHANY GOES TO CREATE A BIT OF SPACE AS SHE TRIES TO HEAD THROUGH OUR TIMEKEEPERS AREA!
Rich Russillo: BUT SELINA CATCHES UP, AND TURNS BETHANY AROUND-
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY JUST CRACKED SELINA IN THE SKULL WITH THE BACK OF THAT RING BELL! SELINA GOES DOWN, AND IS NO DOUBT SEEING STARS AFTER THAT ONE AS SHE TRIES SHAKING THE COBWEBS OUT OF HER HEAD!
(Bethany throws the ringbell back down for the timekeeper, and reaches down to grab Selina Reyes.)
Persephone: Please, can we get a replay on that? I’d be glad to watch Selina Reyes get cracked in her dumb fucking skull again and again.
Rich Russillo: Bethany pulls Selina up, and drags her out from the timekeepers area delivering a RIGHT that sends Selina staggering away! Reyes uses the apron for help standing as Bethany reaches into the timekeepers area, pulling out a STEEL CHAIR!
Thadd Blazevich: This can’t be good as she marches over to Selina, and DRIVES THAT CHAIR INTO HER GUT! REYES DOUBLES OVER, AND GETS CRACKED ACROSS THE BACK WITH THAT STEEL CHAIR AS WELL!
Persephone: :yikes:
Rich Russillo: Selina drops to a knee, and gets rolled back inside by Bethany! Bethany decides to dig underneath the ring before re-entering herself, however! And she throws in a steel trash can with two lids wedged inside of it! Next up, a kendo stick! Followed up by that steel chair she tossed aside!
Thadd Blazevich: Selina’s up to a knee, and has no clue where she is currently as Bethany has cruel intentions in mind for her! Wedging that steel chair between the top and middle turnbuckles! :lupe:
Rich Russillo: Bethany turns around, and GETS CAUGHT WITH A KENDO STICK SHOT ACROSS THE ABDOMEN! DOUBLING BETHANY OVER, AND LEAVING HER OPEN FOR ANOTHER SHOT ACROSS THE BACK! THAT JOLTED BETHANY RIGHT AS SHE ARCHES HER BACK FROM THE PAIN!
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany staggers over to the corner, but even there, she isn’t safe as SELINA SWINGS WITH THAT KENDO STICK INTO HER GUT!
(Selina props Bethany back up in the corner after she hunched over in pain, and winds back to deliver ANOTHER ONE!)
(WHACK!!)
Rich Russillo: AGAIN, THAT KENDO STICK COMES IN CONTACT WITH BETHANY BLUE’S FLESH! BEGINNING TO FORM WELTS ACROSS HER STOMACH! BUT SELINA REYES SEEMS NOWHERE NEAR DONE AS SHE QUICKENS UP THE PACE A BIT, PROPPING BETHANY BACK UP IN THE CORNER AFTER EVERY BLOW!
(WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!)
Persephone: More… MORE!
Thadd Blazevich: Uhm, Persephone… one problem: Selina seems to have broken the stick from hitting her with it so many times.
Persephone: 🙄 Fine. I guess she’ll have to find something new and interesting to play with. :shaq:
Rich Russillo: Selina tosses the chair aside, and grabs hold of that trash can Bethany Blue threw in before. Selina dumps out the two trash lids, and walks over to Bethany in the corner. Blue’s fallen to a knee with the ropes being the only thing to assist her.
Thadd Blazevich: Selina delivers a STOMP to Bethany Blue’s midsection, sinking her down to a seated position in the corner! Now, Selina places that trash can over Bethany’s head, and what’s she going to do as she walks over to the opposite corner…
Rich Russillo: UH-OH! SELINA CHARGES IN TO DELIVER A “KNOCKOUT SMASH” TO BETHANY BLUE IN THE CORNER! DENTING THE TRASH CAN! :damn:
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA ROLLS BETHANY OUT THE CORNER, AND SLIDES THAT TRASH CAN FROM OFF HER TORSO AS SHE DROPS INTO THE COVER! HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRR-
Thadd Blazevich: THREE— NO! BETHANY BLUE STAYS IN IT, GETTING THE SHOULDER UP!
Rich Russillo: Selina remains focused, and pulls Bethany back to her feet by the hair! Selina CHUCKS Bethany out through the middle rope, but Bethany catches herself on the apron! Albeit barely!
Thadd Blazevich: Selina takes notice, and RUNS OFF THE OPPOSITE SET OF ROPES! BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB OFF THE APRON!
Rich Russillo: SELINA FLEW OVER BETHANY ON THE APRON, BUT LANDS ON HER FEET AS BETHANY HANGS ONTO THE ROPES FOR DEAR LIFE! SELINA’S DESPERATELY TRYING TO PEEL HER OFF THE APRON FOR THAT POWERBOMB, BUT BETHANY ALLOW IT!
Thadd Blazevich: SO, SELINA SWITCHES STRATEGY BY GRABBING HOLD OF BETHANY’S ANKLE, AND PULLING HER LEG OUT FROM UNDERNEATH! BETHANY HIT FACE FIRST ON THE APRON!
Persephone: Not nearly as gnarly.
(Bethany leans back on the apron, clutching at her nose while Selina reaches inside the ring to grab hold of a trash can lid. Selina turns her back to Bethany as she raises it high with the crowd cheering for more violence bout to unfold. Meanwhile, Bethany sneakily reaches her hand inside for the other lid, unbeknownst to Selina.)
Rich Russillo: Selina turns around, and marches toward Bethany with the trash can lid- BUT BETHANY HITS HER WITH A TRASH CAN LID INSTEAD!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA STAGGERS BACK A BIT, AND BETHANY COMES FORWARD- BUT IMMEDIATELY EATS A TRASH CAN LID SHOT TO HER HEAD AS WELL!
Rich Russillo: THESE TWO ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH RINGSIDE! EXCHANGING TRASH CAN LID SHOTS TO THE HEAD! SELINA! BETHANY! SELINA! BETHANY! SELINA— SELINA UNLOADS WITH MULTIPLE TRASH CAN LID SHOTS TO THE HEAD! BEATING BETHANY DOWN TO A KNEE!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA HAS BETHANY RIGHT WHERE SHE WANTS HER NOW, AND WALKS AWAY! CREATING A BIT OF SPACE TO CHARGE IN FOR ANOTHER TRASH CAN LID SHOT- BUT BETHAY POPS TO HER FEET IN TIME TO DELIVER A TJD!!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY JUST SUPERKICKED THAT LID INTO SELINA’S FACE! REYES GOES DOWN, AND BETHANY’S ON WOBBLY LEGS FROM THE PUNISHMENT SHE JUST SUFFERED!
Persephone: I’m not surprised after they just practically traded CTE.
Thadd Blazevich: But Bethany musters enough strength to pull Selina Reyes back to her feet, and starts directing her over to our announce table area, dragging Reyes by the hair. BUT SELINA STARTS FIGHTING BACK WITH SHOTS TO THE WOUNDED ABDOMEN! LOOSENING BETHANY’S GRIP BEFORE DRIVING HER BACK FIRST INTO THE APRON!
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue’s in a world of pain, but so is Selina Reyes! Selina’s lost a ton of blood from smashing face first into that ringpost earlier, and understandably struggling to stand!
(Selina staggers to a corner of the apron while Bethany leans back against it, and Selina collapses down to a knee before digging underneath the ring to pull out-)
(WHOOSH!!)
Thadd Blazevich: THATS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER! SELINA REYES GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND IS SPRAYING IT ONTO BETHANY!
(Bethany’s disoriented as she makes her way over to the barricade, and leans forward onto it while Selina tries getting the fire extinguisher unjammed. Selina marches toward Bethany with it-)
Rich Russillo: OOH! BETHANY JUST STOLE A FAN’S BEVERAGE FROM THE FRONT ROW, AND THREW ALCOHOL INTO THE EYES OF REYES!
Thadd Blazevich: CREATIVITY SHOWN BY THE CHAMPION! USING ANYTHING AROUND HER AS A WEAPON, BRO!
Persephone: Yeah, and it just so happened to be that poor saps drink. :mjlol: Have you seen the prices around here, I would not buy another one.
Rich Russillo: Selina drops the extinguisher as a result from being momentarily blinded, and Bethany rushes in with a KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! NOW, BETHANY’S GESTURING FOR US TO CLEAR OUT, AND I’M NOT GOING TO BE TOLD TWICE! :krabs:
Thadd Blazevich: Not at all, bro! :krabs:
Persephone: :krabs:
(Commentary clears out as Bethany builds steam, and TOSSES Selina Reyes over the commentary table!)
Rich Russillo: JEEZ! SELINA FLEW OVER OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE, AND BETHANY ISN’T DONE AS SHE STARTS CLEARING OFF ACCESSORIES! REMOVING BOTH COVER AND THE TV MONITORS!
Persephone: How am I going to get a good look at the action now?!
Thadd Blazevich: You could always… look up?
Persephone: Ugh, that’s too much work.
Rich Russillo: Bethany climbs atop the announce table, and pulls Selina up there as well as she feebly uses the announce table for assistance in bringing her up to a vertical base. Bethany lifts Selina up to her feet, and Blue’s confident before going for “THE REMEDY!”
Thadd Blazevich: BLUE WENT FOR THE REMEDY ON THE ANNOUNCE TABLE, BUT SELINA SHOVES HER OFF TO AVOID IT! BETHANY’S TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE AS SHE ALMOST WENT FLYING INTO THE SPANISH ONE FOLLOWING THAT SHOVE!
Rich Russillo: SELINA SEES AN OPENING AS SHE CHARGES INTO BETHANY FOR A SPEAR- NO! BETHANY GOT THE BOOT UP TO DELIVER A PUNT KICK TO REYES’ CHEST! BLOCKING THE SPEAR, AND JOLTING SELINA UPRIGHT BEFORE SHE RESPONDS BACK WITH A KICK TO THE GUT THAT DOUBLES BETHANY OVER!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA PULLS BETHANY’S HEAD BETWEEN HER LEGS, AND SIGNALS FOR THE “ORYX AWAKENING” AS SHE GOES TO LIFT HER!
Rich Russillo: BUT CAN ONLY GET BLUE UP SLIGHTLY BEFORE SHE BLOCKS IT FROM HAPPENING! ATTEMPTING TO HOLD HER WEIGHT DOWN ON REYES! SELINA GOES FOR IT AGAIN- BUT BETHANY COUNTERS BY SCOOPING SELINA UP INTO POSITION FOR “GRADE C2!” FLYING OFF OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE, AND CRASHING THROUGH THE SPANISH TEAM’S ANNOUNCE TABLE! :damn:
Thadd Blazevich: GOOD GRIEF, DUDE! BOTH WOMEN ARE OUT, AND LIE IN THE RUBBLE OF THAT ANNOUNCE TABLE!
Persephone: Oh, don’t tell me neither can go anymore! Cmon, you have more than that in you!
Rich Russillo: Persephone, while I don’t doubt it, both women are in BAD shape! Selina Reyes, especially!
Thadd Blazevich: But ONE of these women is showing signs of life, and that’s Dr. Bethany Blue! A sadistic smirk has formed across her face as she realizes what happened, and stirs back to her feet!
Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes hasn’t moved a muscle as Bethany Blue stands her up, and rolls her back inside the ring! Bethany crawls into the cover, hooking the leg! It might be over!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP! SELINA REYES GOT THE LAST MINUTE SHOULDER UP BEFORE THREE!
Persephone: Thank God.
Thadd Blazevich: It’s weird to hear you not want a match to end.
Persephone: When said match involves blood and gore, then I have no problem with them taking a bit longer than usual.
Rich Russillo: Bethany might want this match to end as she backs the referee into a corner, feeling that was a slow count! But Selina Reyes might have been allowed too much recovery time.
Thadd Blazevich: Yeah, by the time it took to get Selina from that rubble over to the ring, she had plenty of room to recover! Like it or not, she’s still in this thing, but Bethany quickly turns her attention back to Selina Reyes in the corner! Lining her up as she begins to stir to all fours, before finally pushing herself up!
Rich Russillo: Bethany has rage and intensity in her eyes like I’ve never seen it as she shoots out the corner to charge at Selina with… TJD- NO! REYES AVOIDED THE SUPERKICK THIS TIME, AND POPPED TO HER FEET BEHIND BLUE FOR A POISONRANA!!
Thadd Blazevich: SIGNATURE POISONRANA BY REYES SPIKES BETHANY BLUE ON HER HEAD! BLUE POPS UP TO A KNEE, REELING FROM THAT IMPACT, BUT GETS PULLED IN FOR THE… ORYX AWAKENING!! IT CONNECTS!
Rich Russillo: AND SELINA USES ALL HER STRENGTH AND ENERGY TO ROLL BETHANY ONTO BOTH SHOULDERS AS SHE HOLDS IT FOR A PIN! THIS MIGHT BE OVER! SELINA REYES IS CLOSING IN ON HER FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP HERE AS THE REFEREE BEGINS TO COUNT!!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
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THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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Persephone: :roman:
Rich Russillo: WHAT?! BETHANY BLUE EXPLODED OUT OF THE COVER! HAVING JUST ENOUGH IN HER TO KICKOUT!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA REYES CANT BELIEVE IT AS SHE SITS UP STUNNED! BETHANY REFUSES TO RELINQUISH HER TITLE THAT EASY! IF SELINA REYES WANTS TO WALK OUT THE CHAMPION, SHE’S GOING TO HAVE TO DO MORE!
Rich Russillo: BUT WHAT DOES MORE CONSIST OF?! SELINA JUST THREW TWO OF HER BEST SHOTS AT BETHANY! NEITHER OF THEM WORKED!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT SELINA STILL HAS ONE TRICK UP HER SLEEVE AS SHE RISES UP, AND BACKPEDALS INTO THE CORNER! SELINA IS STALKING HER OPPONENT AS SHE KNOWS, IF THIS MOVE HITS, ITS OVER! SELINA IS LINING BETHANY BLUE UP FOR THE ALAMO KNEE!
Persephone: Guess it’s been a good run for Bethany or something, but she can kiss that title goodbye. Hopefully, her equally insufferable husband is next. :mjlol2:
Rich Russillo: Bethany finally makes it back to her feet, and Selina shoots out the corner! GOING FOR BROKE WITH THE ALAMO KNEE! BUT BETHANY CATCHES HER WITH THE TJD! ANOTHER TJD OUT OF NOWHERE FROM BETHANY BLUE THAT FLOORS SELINA REYES!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT BETHANY ISN’T DONE YET AS SHE DRAGS SELINA REYES BACK TO HER FEET!
(Bethany holds Selina up by both ears, and talks a little trash before-)
(BANG!!)
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY JUST SENT SELINA HEAD FIRST INTO THAT CHAIR SHE WEDGED INTO THE CORNER EARLIER! IF SELINA WAS STUNNED BEFORE, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ONE PUSH NEEDED TO KNOCK HER OUT COMPLETELY!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY BLUE ROLLS SELINA UP WITH A SCHOOL GIRL, AND THIS MIGHT BE OVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT!
Persephone: Alright, that one kinda shocked me.
Thadd Blazevich: IT SURE AS HELL SHOCKED ME, DUDES! I THOUGHT BETHANY BLUE HAD IT WON RIGHT THEN AND THERE!
Rich Russillo: GOING OFF HER FACIAL EXPRESSION, SO DID BETHANY BLUE!
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany can’t believe the amount of punishment Selina’s been able to push through, but plans to wrap this up pretty soon as she stands Reyes up, and places her into the corner. Selina is groggy as she gets lifted to the top turnbuckle, and eats a RIGHT HAND from Bethany Blue!
Rich Russillo: Blood streaming down her face, Selina is REELING on that top turnbuckle as Bethany Blue steps outside to retrieve something from underneath the ring!
Thadd Blazevich: She’s got a toolbox! Bethany Blue’s digging in there, and pulls out a steel WRENCH!
Rich Russillo: Bethany climbs up onto the apron, and grabs a fistful of Selina’s hair before SWINGING THAT WRENCH INTO THE SIDE OF HER SKULL! IF SELINA WASN’T STUNNED ON THAT TOP TURNBUCKLE BEFORE, SHE IS NOW! REYES IS GOING ANYWHERE, AND I THINK THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT BETHANY BLUE WANTS!
Thadd Blazevich: Now, Bethany drops off the apron, and looks underneath the ring again! This time, pulling out a black bag!
Persephone: Black bag? Here’s hoping it doesn’t disappoint!
(Bethany Blue rolls into the ring, and dumps out the bag’s contents to reveal… THUMBTACKS AND SHARDS OF GLASS!)
Rich Russillo: Oh no…
Persephone: OH YES! :gladbron:
(Bethany stomps on the glass shards, breaking them up even further!)
Thadd Blazevich: Selina Reyes has no idea what’s going on, because if she did, that glossed over look would be replaced with one of sheer PANIC as Bethany climbs to the middle rope!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY’S HOOKING SELINA UP FOR A SUPERPLEX ONTO THE SHARDS OF GLASS AND THUMBTACKS MIXED TOGETHER! BUT SELINA FENDS IT OFF WITH SHOTS TO THE BODY!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA BREAKS FREE, AND BLASTS BETHANY WITH A COUPLE OF PUNCHES TO THE FOREHEAD BEFORE KNOCKING HER OFF WITH A HEADBUTT AS SHE STARTED TO TEETER!
Rich Russillo: A HEADBUTT KNOCKED BETHANY BLUE OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND ONTO THE SHARDS OF GLASS AND THUMBTACKS AS SHE’S FROZEN STIFF ON THE RUBBLE! THE PAIN COURSING THROUGH HER BODY AS SELINA SHAKES THE COBWEBS OUT OF HER HEAD ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Thadd Blazevich: SELINA PERCHES HERSELF… AND FLIES OFF WITH A DIVING SENTON! SQUISHING BETHANY BETWEEN HER FULL BODYWEIGHT, ALONG WITH THOSE GLASS SHARDS AND THUMBTACKS THAT NO DOUBT JUST DEEPER INTO BETHANY’S BACK AS SELINA HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Rich Russillo: BARELY! JUST BARELY DOES BETHANY BLUE POP THE SHOULDER UP BEFORE THREE!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT YOU CAN SEE THE GLASS AND THUMBTACKS STICKING OUT OF HER BACK! A GNARLY SITE IF YOU ASK ME! EVEN WORSE TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END!
Persephone: She introduced it, so… 🤷♀️
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue was hoist by her own petard, but it still wasn’t enough to put the champion away! But I’ve got a fairly good idea of what will be as Selina Reyes rises back to her feet!
Thadd Blazevich: Blue gets dragged up into position for the “Oryx Awakening,” and if I’m connecting the dots here properly… SHE’S GOING TO SLAM BETHANY BLUE DOWN INTO THOSE TACKS AND GLASS!
Rich Russillo: THAT IS IF SHE CAN HOIST HER UP! SELINA’S ALREADY BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH PUNISHMENT THROUGHOUT THIS MATCH, AND- OOH! BETHANY BLUE AVOIDED THE ORYX AWAKENING WITH A BACK BODY DROP! SELINA LANDED BACK FIRST ONTO THE SHARDS OF GLASS AND THUMBTACKS INSTEAD!
Thadd Blazevich: But Bethany can’t instantly capitalize as she COLLAPSES down to all fours! Get a good look at the back of Bethany Blue, having thumbtacks and glass stuck all in it!
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue crawls away from Selina as she writhes in pain on the sharp sensations, and Bethany rolls out underneath the bottom rope! Blue drops down to a knee, and goes digging underneath the apron for something that’ll hopefully get her the win here in this Hardcore Championship match!
Thadd Blazevich: Both have taken a lot of punishment tonight, but it looks like Bethany’s searching for something that might give her the edge over Selina Reyes!
Persephone: I wonder what could b- nevermind, I’m sold!
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue just pulled out a BARBED WIRE WRAPPED GLOVE! AND IT DOESN’T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE COULD USE THIS FOR!
Thadd Blazevich: No, as Bethany slides that glove onto her hand, and rolls back into the ring! Bethany is urging Selina Reyes back to her feet as Selina is bloody, battered, and bruised after being back body dropped into the glass and tacks! Regardless, Selina has a fighting spirit as she grits through whatever pain she’s in to power back to her feet!
Rich Russillo: For all the fight we talk about Bethany Blue having, Selina is matching her in that aspect! Refusing to say die, determined to win her first Championship! BUT BETHANY MIGHT SHATTER THOSE DREAMS AS SHE STICKS THAT GLOVE INTO HER MOUTH FOR “SAY AHHHH!”
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY BLUE WANTS TO MAKE SELINA SUFFER, AND THAT’S EVIDENT BY THIS SUBMISSION HOLD! THE BARBED WIRE DIGGING INTO HER MOUTH!
Rich Russillo: SELINA GOES DOWN TO A KNEE! BUT PERHAPS GETS A SECOND WIND AS SHE POWERS BACK TO HER FEET SHORTLY AFTER! STARING DAGGERS INTO BETHANY! AGAIN, FIGHTING SPIRIT ON FULL DISPLAY AS SHE’S PUSHING THROUGH THE OBVIOUS PAIN SHE’S IN!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT BETHANY DOES NOT TAKE THE DEFIANCE KINDLY, AND TRIPS SELINA DOWN INTO THE TACKS AND GLASS AGAIN WITH AN STO! :yikes:
Rich Russillo: BETHANY KEPT “SAY AHHHH!” APPLIED THROUGHOUT! NOW, ITS CINCHED IN A BIT TIGHTER AS BETHANY PUSHES DOWN WITH ALL HER MIGHT! REYES IS THROWING PUNCHES, BUT THERE’S CLEARLY NOT MUCH FORCE BEHIND THEM! SHE’S GOING TO NEED A MIRACLE FOR BETHANY TO BREAK THIS HOLD!
Thadd Blazevich: WELL, THE PUNCHES HAVE STOPPED… AND THE EYES HAVE CLOSED! BETHANY BLUE MIGHT HAVE SELINA REYES BEAT!
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(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… AND STILL EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION… DR. BETHANY BLUE!!
(Bethany releases the mandible claw as “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen plays to a negative reaction from the fans. Blue gets her hand raised by the referee with a satisfied grin on her face before being handed back the Hardcore Championship. Dr. Bethany Blue climbs to the middle rope, raising it high for everyone to see.)
Rich Russillo: WOW! Once again, Bethany Blue has retained her Hardcore Championship!
Thadd Blazevich: Once again, it’s in brutal fashion too, using the very tacks and glass that she introduced to her advantage.
Persephone: Admittedly, it was awesome. Unfortunately, we have to deal with more Bethany Blue as Champion.
(Bethany doubles over on the middle rope as she winces from pain of the glass and tacks sticking into her back. Meanwhile, Selina starts to come to, and she coughs up blood on the pile.)
Rich Russillo: Wait- what’s this?
(Minerva marches to the ring, and kneels down to check on Selina Reyes. Bethany steps down from the middle rope, and turns around to lock eyes with Minerva briefly before the Hall of Famer starts helping Selina out of the ring.)
Thadd Blazevich: Minerva’s out here, I guess to check up on Selina Reyes. The two have formed a mutual respect recently, and it’s Minerva’s advice that encouraged Selina to challenge for Bethany’s Championship.
Persephone: Well, look where that got her. Made an example by Bethany Blue.
Rich Russillo: Still. Tonight was Bethany’s night, but Selina still has great places to go, especially with Minerva looking out for her.
(Minerva helps Selina up the ramp as Bethany raises her Championship from inside the ring, watching the two of them leave as she feels she’s made her point with the state Selina Reyes is in. Blood is on her face, with tacks and glass stuck in her back. The Champion stands tall as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(A commercial plays for Mountain Dew featuring Persephone.)
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(The camera returns to ringside, where Bella Braxton can be seen holding a microphone in her hand.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is a NO DISQUALIFICATIONS TRIOS MATCH, and it is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
(‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher hits, and the crowd explodes with cheers as Cody Maverick walks out to the stage. Cody stands at the stage with a focused look on his face, waiting as ‘There Is Surely Tomorrow’ by WAGAMAMA RAKIA follows. Jay Jerry Johnson joins Cody at the stage, and Jay appears to be ready for the match ahead of him. Not too long after this, ‘Lowlife Princess’ by BIBI can be heard, and while this brings about a more mixed reception, Miku Sakai follows. Miku has a confident look on her face, and she wastes no time heading down the ramp as she knows this is her chance to face her supposed attacker. Cody and Jay join Miku down the ramp, and together the three head towards the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first!… At a combined weight of 568 pounds… The team of CODY MAVERICK, JAY JERRY JOHNSON, AND MIKU SAKAI!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: We have a huge trios match coming up between Voltage’s War Games team and three members of our Brand Warfare team, and this is happening because Drake had this idea to deal with everyone’s individual issues at once. I have to say, this will certainly be interesting.
Thadd Blazevich: Dude, it’s not gonna be easy keeping track of this one! Still, team Brand Warfare looks ready to go, and I’m not surprised. All of them want revenge one way or another, and I think this is an awesome chance for them to get exactly that.
Persephone: At least this has a stipulation. They better not waste my time out there. They all want to hurt each other, they need to act like it.
(‘Pride and Arrogance’ by Takeru Kanazaki begins to play, and immediately the entire crowd begins to boo as Drake Armstrong walks out to the stage. Drake has a smirk on his face, and he is willing to wait for his teammates, standing on the stage as ‘Burn in My Light’ by Mercy Drive brings out Kai Rabeaux. Kai looks more focused, knowing that this is his chance to settle his differences with Jay Jerry Johnson as well as bringing himself and his War Games allies another victory. Eventually ‘The Leaving Song Pt. II’ by AFI finally hits, but it takes some time before Hans Grayson finally appears. Hans still isn’t happy about being in this match, but he walks down the ramp, not even waiting for Drake and Hans who are forced to walk behind him.)
Bella Braxton: And their opponents… At a combined weight of 684 pounds… THE TEAM OF DRAKE ARMSTRONG, KAI RABEAUX, AND HANS GRAYSON!!!!
Rich Russillo: I’m curious to see how these three will work together tonight. This doesn’t have traditional tag rules, but we know Hans doesn’t really want to be in this match. He’s more or less only here because he has no choice.
Thadd Blazevich: Yeah, man. It’s a tough spot for Hans, but maybe he can make the most of it! These three are tough dudes, and they did win the War Games match! I think a victory here is more than possible for both teams, which is gonna make this match fun to watch.
Persephone: I just hope they put aside their differences because I have had to hear Hans cry all season about Drake only to still end up teaming up with him. It’s getting annoying. Either abandon him or shut up.
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Rich Russillo: THIS TRIOS MATCH IS UNDERWAY, AND IMMEDIATELY ALL SIX ELITISTS START GOING AT IT! HANS AND MIKU, KAI AND JAY, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, DRAKE AND CODY! THIS WHOLE THING STARTED WITH THESE TWO, AND IT LOOKS LIKE CODY MAVERICK IS READY FOR THIS ONE AFTER EVERYTHING DRAKE PUT HIM THROUGH! CODY GOES AFTER DRAKE WITH PUNCH AFTER PUNCH, LAYING INTO DRAKE AS DRAKE IS FORCED TO GO ON THE DEFENSIVE EARLY ON!
Thadd Blazevich: DRAKE ARMSTRONG TRIES TO SWING AT CODY- BUT CODY CATCHES THE ARM BEFORE HITTING BRO WITH A GOOD ONE! THAT PUNCH JUST HAD DRAKE STUMBLING BRO, AND NOW CODY RUNS IN!
Persephone: AND HE HITS DRAKE WITH LIGHTS OUT!!!
Rich Russillo: NO HE DOESN’T! DRAKE WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE SUPERMAN PUNCH- AND NOW AS CODY TURNS TO HIS OPPONENT DRAKE RUNS IN, RAMMING CODY INTO THE CORNER! Cody is knocked back first into the turnbuckles, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE KAI IS ABLE TO KNOCK JAY AWAY FROM HIM, ALLOWING KAI TO HELP HIS TEAMMATE! Drake keeps Cody in the corner with his boot as Kai rushes in, AND NOW BOTH MEN JUST STOMP AWAY AT CODY, TAKING ALL THE TIME THEY CAN TO JUST PICK CODY APART!
Thadd Blazevich: Meanwhile, HANS AND MIKU TOTALLY JUST TOOK EACH OTHER OUT OF THE RING WITH THEIR FIGHT! Kai drags Cody out of the corner, AND HE JUST GETS ON TOP OF THE DUDE BEFORE BEGINNING TO PUNCH AWAY AT HIM! Team War Games isn’t doing anything flashy right now, bro. They’re just looking to dish out punishment, and right now it looks like it’s working like a charm!
Rich Russillo: Cody was able to shove Kai off of him though, AND BOTH MEN RUSH BACK TO THEIR FEET- ONLY FOR KAI TO KICK CODY IN THE MIDSECTION! KAI KNEES CODY IN THE SAME SPOT BEFORE DELIVERING A CLUBBING BLOW TO THE BACK, AND CODY DROPS TO A KNEE! Cody looks to be stunned, and Kai takes the opportunity to run the ropes-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CODY POPS BRO UP INTO THE AIR WITH A BACK BODY DROP! KAI DIDN’T EXPECT THAT ONE, DUDE! HE STUMBLES UP TO HIS FEET, AND CODY DROPS BRO WITH A LARIAT! THAT DOESN’T KEEP KAI DOWN FOR TOO LONG- BUT CODY IS ABLE TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH A SECOND ONE! KAI STUMBLES BACK TO HIS FEET AGAIN, BUT BRO IS SCOOPED UP INTO CODY’S ARMS FOR A BODY SLAM!
Persephone: WHICH DOESN’T CONNECT BECAUSE CODY IS HORRIBLE AT WRESTLING! Kai slipped out of Cody’s grasp and landed behind him, and he shoves Cody back into the corner before running in with a forearm strike. Drake quickly gets back involved by attacking Cody from behind, and this time they look like they’re setting up something else. It better include weapons somehow.
Rich Russillo: Kai Rabeaux grabs Cody and drags him into the middle of the ring. Drake is holding Cody in place, AND NOW DRAKE RUNS THE ROPES-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT MIKU SAKAI PULLS DOWN THE MIDDLE ROPE!! DRAKE FALLS THROUGH THE ROPES AND OUT OF THE RING! BRO IS QUICK TO GET RIGHT BACK TO HIS FEET-
Persephone: BUT MIKU JUMPS OFF THE APRON AND DIVES ON DRAKE ARMSTRONG WITH A THESZ PRESS!!! I GUESS HANS GOT THE WORST OF THAT FALL TO THE OUTSIDE!
Rich Russillo: FANTASTIC MOVE BY MIKU SAKAI- BUT HERE COMES KAI RABEAUX!!! KAI FLIES AT MIKU WITH A SUICIDE DIVE, TAKING MIKU OUT FOR THE SAKE OF HIS TEAM! Kai Rabeaux pulling off a move we don’t see from him often, as it looks like already things are heating up in this one! Kai goes to help his teammate-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TRIPLE J RUNS IN, TAKING KAI OUT WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE!!!! THAT WAS AWESOME, BRO! WE KNOW JAY HAS HIS BEEF WITH KAI, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE GOT A BIT OF PAYBACK RIGHT THERE! TRIPLE J GRABS DRAKE AND SENDS HIM BACK INTO THE RING, RIGHT INTO CODY MAVERICK’S CLUTCHES!
Persephone: CODY CATCHES DRAKE AND PLANTS HIM WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM!!! THERE’S THE FIRST COVER OF THE MATCH! IT BETTER NOT END BEFORE I SEE BLOOD!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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Rich Russillo: STRONG KICKOUT BY THE KING OF ELITE, KEEPING THE MATCH ALIVE FOR TEAM WAR GAMES!!! Drake turns over and quickly gets to all fours, but in the meantime Jay Jerry Johnson slides into the ring, bringing a lead pipe with him as well! Cody is looking to take care of Hans at ringside during this. This can’t be good, we know that this is no DQ!
Thadd Blazevich: Drake Armstrong is back on his feet as Triple J gets in, AND BRO SWINGS AT JAY, BUT JAY DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE HITTING DRAKE IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH THE LEAD PIPE! Drake falls out to the apron, and bro, team Brand Warfare has the King of Elite right where they want him! Kai tried to help dude, but the entirety of team Brand Warfare seems to be working together really well! This might not be good for team War Games!
Persephone: That’s on them for being overconfident, even with Hans looking like he doesn’t want to be there.
Rich Russillo: Drake Armstrong tries to push himself up on the apron, BUT JAY SHOVES HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST! DRAKE ARMSTRONG DROPS OFF THE APRON, AND JAY JERRY JOHNSON STAYS ON THE OFFENSIVE! Jay drops off the apron before sending Drake into the barricade! Jay digs under the ring after this, AND JUST AS DRAKE WAS GETTING BACK UP, JAY IS ABLE TO BASH A STEEL CHAIR OVER HIS HEAD! JAY GRABS DRAKE AFTER THIS, BEFORE SENDING HIM INTO THE RING!
Thadd Blazevich: Drake stumbles back to his feet, AND HE TRIES TO GO ON THE OFFENSIVE- BUT JAY GETS A BOOT UP, CAUSING DRAKE TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS! Miku Sakai gets in the ring, and it looks like she and Jay have something planned here as Jay grabs her by the arm. Wait a second, is she holding brass knuckles???
Persephone: Looks like it! JAY IRISH WHIPS MIKU TOWARDS DRAKE, AND SHE COMES CHARGING IN WITH THE BRASS KNUCKLES!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT HANS GRAYSON FINALLY GETS IN THE RING, AND HE CHARGES AT MIKU SAKAI BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH A FLAMING PUNCH!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: HANS IS BACK IN THIS ONE, BROS! JUST BEFORE MIKU COULD MAKE IT TO DRAKE, HANS SLID INTO THE RING AND DROPPED HER WITH THE FLAMING PUNCH! HANS NOW WITH THE COVER, ABOUT TO WIN THE MATCH FOR THE WAR GAMES BROS!!!
Rich Russillo: JAY IMMEDIATELY RUSHES IN TO TRY AND BREAK IT UP, BUT DRAKE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN, BEFORE GRABBING THE LEAD PIPE AND BEGINNING TO CHOKE JAY WITH IT! HANS HAS THE COVER!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHHRRRR-
Persephone: IT’S NOT OVER YET, CODY BROKE UP THE PIN!!! That’s fine I guess, but why is Hans even in the match? He obviously doesn’t want to be here and it’s not like I want to see him here either. He could’ve just left Drake and Kai to die.
Thadd Blazevich: Cody pushes himself up after that, not happy that he let Hans slip out of his clutches earlier at ringside-
(CRASH!)
Thadd Blazevich: BUT BEFORE DUDE COULD EVEN ACT, KAI RABEAUX JUST BASHED A GLASS PANE OVER CODY MAVERICK’S HEAD! KAI GRABS BRO NOW, SENDING HIM OUT OF THE RING BEFORE FOLLOWING BEHIND!
Rich Russillo: This has been a chaotic match so far, and as for Hans, don’t forget he has his issues with Miku Sakai after Miku attacked him weeks ago under the impression that he attacked her backstage. We already knew he had no choice but to compete in this match. I can see why he’d take the opportunity to at least try to take on Miku.
(Hans Grayson glances towards Drake Armstrong, and Drake just nods at him with a slight smirk on his face, seemingly pleased to see Hans cooperate, at least for the time being. Hans doesn’t share the same excitement, and just shakes his head before focusing on Miku once more.)
Rich Russillo: Hans drags Miku back up to her feet- BUT MIKU THROWS A RIGHT HAND AT HANS, HITTING HIM RIGHT IN THE JAW WITH THOSE BRASS KNUCKLES! There wasn’t much technique in that one with the pain she’s in, but those brass knuckles are bound to do damage no matter what! Hans was taken aback by that one, BUT HE RESPONDS WITH A FOREARM! MIKU SENDS ONE BACK, BUT NOW THERE’S HANS WITH ANOTHER! MIKU STUMBLES, AND NOW HANS RUNS IN-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT MIKU DUCKS HIS STRIKE- AND SHE GOES LOW WITH A DROPKICK TO THE LEG! Hans just dropped down to all fours, giving Miku time to get back up and grab him by the arm! Miku sends Hans into an empty corner, AND NOW SHE RUNS AT BRO WITH A FOREARM! Miku rushes into the opposite corner as Hans drops to a seated position, and dude, I don’t think this is gonna be good for bro! MIKU SAKAI COMES BACK, RUNNING IN FOR A MUSTACHE RIDE!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT HANS DOESN’T LET IT CONNECT! HE’S ABLE TO GET A BOOT UP, KICKING MIKU IN THE MIDSECTION AND MAKE HER STUMBLE BACK BEFORE SHE COULD HIT THE MOVE! Hans pulls himself up and out of the corner- AND MIKU TRIED RUNNING IN, BUT HANS LIFTS MIKU UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT MIKU LANDS ON THE APRON! Hans notices this and tries to attack, BUT MIKU CATCHES THE ARM AND KNOCKS HANS BACK WITH A FOREARM! Miku rushes up to the top rope, AND SHE DIVES AT HANS, DROPPING BRO WITH A DIVING HURRICANRANA! Hans stumbles back to his feet, AND MIKU DELIVERS A DROPKICK TO TAKE HIM DOWN!
Rich Russillo: DURING ALL THIS JAY WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE DRAKE ARMSTRONG OFF OF HIM, BEFORE GRABBING THE LEAD PIPE AND HITTING DRAKE IN THE FOREHEAD WITH IT!
Persephone: Hans starts getting back up, AND MIKU IMMEDIATELY RUSHES IN AND STARTS CLAWING THE EYES AS JAY GETS OFF OF DRAKE! ANYTHING GOES IN A MATCH LIKE THIS THANKFULLY, SO MIKU CAN DO STUFF LIKE THIS AS MUCH AS SHE WANTS!
Rich Russillo: KAI NOTICES WHAT’S GOING ON, AND IMMEDIATELY RUSHES IN THE RING, THROWING A BLACK BAG IN THERE AS WELL!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT HE’S A BIT TOO LATE, BRO! MIKU SENDS HANS RIGHT INTO JAY JERRY JOHNSON, AND TRIPLE J DROPS BRO WITH THE DRAGONSLAYER!!! THE DRAGONSLAYER CONNECTS ON HANS, BUT KAI AND MIKU ARE BRAWLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!
Rich Russillo: LOOK AT THIS, THOUGH!!! CODY MAVERICK GETS BACK IN THE RING, BLOODY AFTER THE GLASS PANE SHATTERED ON HIM, AND HE HELPS MIKU BY KICKING KAI IN THE MIDSECTION! MIKU AND KAI ARE NOW GANGING UP ON KAI, UTILIZING THE NUMBERS ADVANTAGE!
Thadd Blazevich: THAT ADVANTAGE DOESN’T LAST FOR LONG, THOUGH! DRAKE ARMSTRONG IS IN THE RING, AND HE GOES AFTER CODY MAVERICK! THESE TEAMS ARE REALLY GOING AT IT BRO, THIS ONE IS GETTING WILD!!! HOW’S THE REF EVEN GONNA TAKE CONTROL OF ALL THIS!?
Persephone: He doesn’t. It’s a trios match and it’s no DQ. As hard as it is to keep up with, the referee might as well just sit back and watch.
Rich Russillo: CODY MAVERICK JUST KICKED DRAKE IN THE MIDSECTION IN AN ATTEMPT TO SET UP FOR THE SIN CITY STUNNER- BUT BEFORE HE COULD HIT THE MOVE, DRAKE SHOVES CODY AWAY AND SENDS HIM THROUGH THE ROPES AND OUT ONTO THE APRON!! DRAKE SLIDES UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE, AND HE GRABS CODY BY THE LEG BEFORE PULLING IT OUT FROM UNDER HIM, SENDING HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE APRON!
Thadd Blazevich: DRAKE GRABS CODY AFTER THIS, AND HE SENDS BRO RIGHT INTO- HEY, WAIT A SEC!
Persephone: SERIOUSLY!?!? CODY WAS ABLE TO TURN IT AROUND, BUT DID HE NEED TO SEND DRAKE OVER OUR TABLE!?
Rich Russillo: MEANWHILE INSIDE OF THE RING THINGS ARE STILL HEATING UP BETWEEN KAI AND MIKU- BUT KAI IS ABLE TO PUSH PAST BEFORE KNEEING MIKU IN THE MIDSECTION! Kai seems to have something in mind now, AS HE GRABS MIKU BEFORE-
Thadd Blazevich: BEFORE THROWING HER OVER THE TOP ROPE, AND RIGHT INTO CODY MAVERICK!!! WOW, BRO! KAI BASICALLY JUST MADE MIKU DO A TOPE CON HILO TO HER OWN TEAMMATE, THAT WAS WILD!
Rich Russillo: YEAH, BUT THANKS TO THAT JAY WAS ABLE TO HIT KAI IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH THE LEAD PIPE, KNOCKING HIM THROUGH THE ROPES AND OUT TO RINGSIDE! Again, we know the issues between these two over the last few weeks, and I’m sure he isn’t thrilled about Kai getting in the way of Jay potentially winning this one for team Brand Warfare!
Thadd Blazevich: Yeah, dude. These two have had beef ever since their one on one match a few weeks back, but that’s not what’s important now! Triple J still has to focus on Hans, and-
Persephone: AND WHILE JAY WAS TOO BUSY FOCUSING ON KAI, HANS WAS ABLE TO GET BACK UP AND GRAB HIM FROM BEHIND!
Thadd Blazevich: IMPERIAL FLAME!!!!
Rich Russillo: HANS GRAYSON PLANTS JAY JERRY JOHNSON WITH THE IMPERIAL FLAME, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT HUGE BRAWL PROVIDED HANS WITH THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO WIPE JAY OUT!!! HANS TURNS JAY OVER, STILL FEELING THAT PAIN IN HIS JAW AFTER THE DRAGONSLAYER, AND HE HOOKS THE LEG OF JAY JERRY JOHNSON TO END THIS CHAOTIC TRIOS MATCH!!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: NO WAY!!! MIKU SAKAI WAS ABLE TO DRAG HANS OUT OF THE RING!!! SHE HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO FIND HER WAY BACK INTO THIS ONE, BRO! SHE JUST KEPT THE MATCH ALIVE!
Rich Russillo: Miku takes some time to recover before slowly climbing back up to the apron, meanwhile Drake and Cody are both beginning to stir, AND CODY IS ABLE TO PULL A SLEDGEHAMMER OUT FROM UNDER THE RING AS DRAKE MAKES HIS WAY OVER, BUT DRAKE DUCKS UNDER BEFORE SWINGING AT CODY! CODY IS ABLE TO BLOCK IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DRAKE WAS TRYING TO USE THAT RING HE ALWAYS HAS!
Thadd Blazevich: Those two keep fighting on the outside, AND I THINK DRAKE WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THAT SLEDGEHAMMER AWAY FROM CODY, BEFORE JAMMING IT INTO CODY’S GUT! Gnarly, dude. Drake grabs one of the monitors from our table after that, AND HE JUST BASHES IT AGAINST CODY’S HEAD!
Rich Russillo: Miku pulls herself back onto the apron during all this, and-
(DING!)
Persephone: AND KAI RABEAUX JUST THREW THE RING BELL AT HER HEAD! MIKU FALLS OFF THE APRON, AND NOW KAI GRABS HER BEFORE THROWING HER INTO THE STEEL STEPS! HA, HE JUST DESTROYED HER!
Rich Russillo: KAI GETS IN THE RING, AND HE WASTES NO TIME RUNNING AT JAY JERRY JOHNSON, DELIVERING A KNEE DROP TO JAY’S BACK BEFORE HE COULD GET BACK TO HIS FEET! KAI DRAGS JAY BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, BEFORE DROPPING DOWN AND BEGINNING TO ELBOW HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! KAI IS JUST BEING AS VICIOUS AS HE CAN RIGHT NOW!
Persephone: Well you two did say that he has problems with Jay, didn’t you? I’m not surprised. Anyways, Kai just picked up that bag, AND HE POURS A BUNCH OF THUMBTACKS DOWN ONTO THE MAT! There we go! Something good!
Rich Russillo: Kai has a grin on his face as he drags Jay up, AND HE JUST KNEES JAY IN THE MIDSECTION, DROPPING JAY TO A KNEE BEFORE BEGINNING TO ELBOW AWAY AT HIM, RELENTLESSLY JUST TEARING AWAY AT HIS OPPONENT AS KAI LOOKS TO POSSIBLY SEEK REVENGE FOR THE OUTCOME OF THEIR LAST MATCH! KAI IS TRYING TO WEAR JAY DOWN, LIKELY SO HE CAN UTILIZE THOSE THUMBTACKS! KAI LETS JAY GET BACK UP AS HE MOVES BEHIND HIM- AND HE GOES FOR REDLINED TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT, BRO! JAY DUCKS UNDER IT, AND KAI NEARLY STUMBLES INTO HIS CORNER! TRIPLE J RUSHES IN-
Rich Russillo: BUT KAI DUCKS UNDER, AND JAY ENDS UP RUNNING RIGHT INTO A PUNCH FROM DRAKE ARMSTRONG, USING THE RING!!! JAY STUMBLES BACK AFTER GETTING HIT WITH THE RING OUT OF NOWHERE, AND NOW KAI GRABS HIM BEFORE LIFTING HIM UP!
Thadd Blazevich: Dude… I THINK KAI IS SETTING UP FOR THE KINGSTONE PILEDRIVER! HE’S GONNA DO IT ONTO THE TACKS, BRO!
Rich Russillo: BUT JAY DOESN’T LET KAI SET IT UP, INSTEAD SLIPPING BEHIND HIM AND QUICKLY STUMBLING BACKWARDS INTO HIS OWN CORNER!
Rich Russillo: KAI TURNS AND RUNS IN THOUGH, BEFORE HITTING JAY JERRY JOHNSON WITH THE HOLLOW POINT!!! JAY HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETELY WIPED OUT!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CODY MAVERICK SLIDES INTO THE RING AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS, LIFTING KAI UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE!! CODY SLID INTO THE RING JUST AS KAI HIT THAT HUGE KICK ON TRIPLE J, AND NOW BRO HAS KAI IN A DANGEROUS SPOT! HE GRABS KAI BY THE HEAD BEFORE PULLING HIM IN!
Persephone: MONEYMAKER!!!! THE MONEYMAKER CONNECTS, AND I THINK THAT’S A MOVE THAT COULD ACTUALLY END THE MATCH! OR AT LEAST, I HOPE IT IS! EITHER WAY CODY HIT KAI WITH IT, AND NOW HE’S GOING FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRR-
Persephone: NEVERMIND! DRAKE ARMSTRONG RUINED THIS FOR ME BY BREAKING UP THE PIN!
Rich Russillo: Drake specifically made sure to stop at the back of Cody’s head, doing some nice damage with that pin break! Cody holds the back of his head as Drake lifts him up, AND DRAKE TRIES THROWING CODY OUT OF THE RING- BUT CODY TURNS AND SENDS HIM OUT INSTEAD! Cody now dragging Kai up, and I think it’s clear what he must be ready to set up for!
Thadd Blazevich: YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT ONE, BRO! CODY KICKS KAI IN THE GUT, AND NOW THERE’S THE SIN CITY STUNNER!!!
Rich Russillo: NO! KAI WAS ABLE TO DROP DOWN, PULLING CODY INTO A SCHOOL BOY PIN!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: CODY KICKS OUT!!! BOTH MEN GET BACK TO THEIR FEET-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT THANKS TO THAT MONEYMAKER, CODY WAS STILL THE FIRST ONE TO GET UP! BRO GETS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND HE DROPS KAI WITH A JAB! A SECOND JAB NOW! A THIRD, AND NOW CODY FOLLOWS IT UP BY DROPPING KAI WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! HUGE COMBO BY MY GUY CODY MAVERICK, AND NOW CODY LIFTS KAI UP, POSSIBLY LOOKING FOR A POWERBOMB!
Persephone: BUT KAI IS SOMEHOW ABLE TO START DROPPING ELBOWS DOWN ON TOP OF CODY’S HEAD! HE ELBOWS HIM AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT’S LOOKING LIKE HE’S ABOUT TO PREVENT THAT POWERBOMB FROM CONNECTING!
Rich Russillo: YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT THAT ONE! CODY IS FORCED TO LET GO OF KAI! CODY TRIES TO RUSH IN- BUT KAI DUCKS UNDER IT! KAI NOW LOOKING TO CLOTHESLINE CODY OVER THE TOP ROPE-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CODY COUNTERS IT BY SENDING KAI OVER THE TOP ROPE! CODY MOVING SMART THERE AS HE FINDS HIS WAY BACK UP-
Rich Russillo: BUT THIS TIME IT’S DRAKE ARMSTRONG TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION, HITTING CODY MAVERICK WITH A LOW BLOW!!! CODY DIDN’T ANTICIPATE THAT ONE, AND NOW THERE’S DRAKE GRABBING CODY FROM BEHIND AND PLANTING HIM WITH NATURAL TALENT!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: DRAKE HOLDS BRO IN POSITION FOR THE PIN, AND AFTER WHAT BRO HAS SAID AND DONE TO CODY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THIS MIGHT BE SOME SALT IN THE WOUND!
OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Persephone: ARE YOU SERIOUS!? IT’S STILL NOT OVER! CODY MAVERICK WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT RIGHT BEFORE THREE FOR SOME REASON! This is getting ridiculous, but you know what? At least I’ll get to see more blood.
Rich Russillo: Drake Armstrong just shakes his head, seemingly not impressed by Cody Maverick kicking out and keeping this one alive. Cody is still seriously hurting after that move from Drake, but Drake doesn’t give him much room to recover, just dragging him up by his hair… AND DRAKE SHOVES THUMBTACKS INTO THE MOUTH OF CODY, BEFORE SLAPPING HIM IN THE FACE! Drake Armstrong is in control, but it looks like he isn’t just looking for a victory, he’s looking to make Cody Maverick regret ever even agreeing to this match!
Thadd Blazevich: Drake Armstrong grabs Cody and lifts bro up onto the top rope in an empty corner, and this can’t be good, dude. Cody needs to find a way out of this!
Rich Russillo: Cody is sat on the top rope, AND DRAKE HITS HIM WITH A RIGHT HAND, LOOKING TO KEEP HIM IN PLACE! Drake Armstrong is seemingly planning something big here as he makes the climb, but he stops at the middle rope, seemingly looking to stay at least relatively safe and make sure Cody is the one that takes most of the damage here! I think we know exactly what Drake is setting up for at this point, AS DRAKE GETS CODY IN POSITION FOR A SUPERPLEX!
Thadd Blazevich: WAIT A SEC, BRO! CODY LIFTED HIS ARM AND DROPPED AN ELBOW ONTO DRAKE’S HEAD, STOPPING BRO FROM DOING THE SUPERPLEX! I THINK THAT CAUGHT DRAKE OFF GUARD, BUT CODY IS GONNA HAVE TO THINK OF SOMETHING QUICK, ‘CAUSE DRAKE DOESN’T BACK OFF FOR LONG!
Persephone: It looks like he figured something out.
Rich Russillo: HE SURE HAS! CODY QUICKLY GRABS ONTO DRAKE AND STOPS HIM FROM STUMBLING OFF OF THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND NOW CODY DIVES, HOLDING ONTO DRAKE ARMSTRONG IN THE PROCESS!!!
Thadd Blazevich: DEEP END!!!! CODY MAVERICK WITH AN AVALANCHE VERSION OF THE DEEP END, DROPPING THE KING OF ELITE WITH A GNARLY AVALANCHE SPINEBUSTER RIGHT ONTO THE GLASS SHARDS FROM EARLIER!! THAT WAS INSANE, BRO!!! DRAKE ARMSTRONG HAS BROKEN GLASS IN HIS BACK!!!!
Rich Russillo: BOTH MEN ARE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, BUT CODY MAVERICK IS ABLE TO TURN AND PULL HIMSELF ON TOP OF DRAKE ARMSTRONG!!! CODY MAKES THE COVER, AND THAT MIGHT HAVE JUST WON TEAM BRAND WARFARE THIS HUGE TRIOS MATCH!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: DRAKE ARMSTRONG GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!!!
Persephone: HOW!?!?
Rich Russillo: THIS MATCH IS NOT OVER JUST YET!!! DRAKE ARMSTRONG KEEPS THIS ONE ALIVE, AND SOMEHOW IT SEEMS IT’LL TAKE JUST A BIT MORE TO BRING THIS MATCH TO ITS END!
Thadd Blazevich: Cody gets back to his feet, BUT HANS SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING, GOING AFTER CODY! CODY IS FORCED TO GET THE BLOCK UP, BEFORE HITTING HANS WITH A RIGHT HAND! HANS HITS ONE IN RETURN, AND NOW CODY MAVERICK AND HANS GRAYSON ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH! BOTH GUYS ARE JUST GOING BLOW FOR BLOW HERE RIGHT NOW, THROWING WHATEVER THEY HAVE LEFT AT EACH OTHER- OH MY GOD!
Persephone: OH, THAT WAS GOOD! KAI SNUCK UP ON CODY FROM BEHIND BEFORE STABBING HIM IN THE BACK WITH ONE OF THE GLASS SHARDS!
Rich Russillo: YEAH, BUT KAI WASN’T THE ONLY ONE GETTING BACK INTO THIS! MIKU JUST SLID INTO THE RING WITH A STEEL CHAIR, AND SHE HITS HANS IN THE BACK OF THAT BEFORE BEGINNING TO REPEATEDLY BASH THE CHAIR OVER HIM! BOTH HANS AND CODY WERE TEMPORARILY TAKEN DOWN WHILE DRAKE AND JAY ARE STILL RECOVERING, AND NOW KAI IS FORCED TO GO AFTER MIKU!
Thadd Blazevich: MIKU IS ABLE TO DUCK UNDER THE STRIKE FROM KAI THOUGH, BRO! SHE PICKS UP ONE OF THE OTHER GLASS SHARDS BEFORE TRYING TO SWING AT KAI WITH THAT, BUT KAI WAS ABLE TO AVOID IT! KAI AND MIKU BOTH HAVE GLASS SHARDS IN THEIR HANDS, IF EITHER OF THEM CONNECT THAT’D DO SOME NASTY DAMAGE! JUST LOOK AT CODY’S BACK!
Persephone: I KNOW WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE IT’D DO! THAT’S WHY I WANT TO SEE IT! KAI AVOIDS ANOTHER SWING FROM MIKU, AND NOW HE CHANGES HIS STRATEGY UP BY CONNECTING WITH A BOOT TO MIKU’S FACE! Kai quickly grabs Miku after this, AND FINALLY IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S ABOUT TO KILL HER!
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: BUT JAY JERRY JOHNSON WAS ABLE TO SAVE MIKU, HITTING KAI IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A BARBED WIRE BASEBALL BAT!!!
Thadd Blazevich: YIKES, DUDE! THAT’S KAI DOWN AND OUT, AND ALREADY BLOOD IS POURING FROM THE BACK OF BROS HEAD! I know Kai and Jay dislike each other, but wow. That was wild.
Persephone: No it wasn’t, that’s exactly what this match needed. Jay picks Kai up, AND HE BEGINS SETTING HIM UP FOR HEAVEN’S FEEL! IS JAY GONNA DROP KAI HEAD FIRST ONTO THE GLASS!?!? IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE INTERESTING IF HE DID!
Rich Russillo: FLAMING PUNCH!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: HANS WIPES OUT TRIPLE J WITH THE FLAMING PUNCH, AND IT LOOKS LIKE BRO WAS ABLE TO FIND THOSE BRASS KNUCKLES MIKU USED EARLIER! Hans just saved Kai, and now he begins to pick Jay up! I think Hans is about to end this one, bros!
Rich Russillo: Cody Maverick tries to help, BUT DRAKE ARMSTRONG IS QUICK TO PREVENT THAT, HITTING CODY IN THE MIDSECTION WITH THE CHAIR BEFORE RAISING THE CHAIR AND TARGETING THE STAB WOUND ON CODY’S BACK WITH IT! CODY IS DOWN, AND NOW HANS HAS THE CHANCE TO END THIS!
(It was as Rich said. Hans Grayson would finally have the opportunity to potentially put this match away, but just as Hans begins to turn Jay Jerry Johnson around for the “Imperial Flame” he ends up staring right at the titantron on the stage. This causes him to notice something, which is that the titantron has been turned on.)
Rich Russillo: Wait, what’s going on here?
Persephone: I don’t know, but it’s taking away from the match right when it was really getting bloody, so I don’t like it.
(Suddenly, old footage can be shown. It appears to be from a few weeks ago, as Miku Sakai can be seen shoving Kiko Sakai to the floor. Miku is shown beginning to walk away from the area, and throughout this, the camera remains on her. Hans watches on, unsure of what’s going on, but this would suddenly change, as something catches his eye.)
(Miku is shown screaming as she goes down, which is what Diego Montana and Kiko Sakai heard weeks ago during their conversation. However, from this angle Miku can actually be seen, having been hit in the back of the head with a briefcase. A man would then be seen walking into the camera’s view holding that briefcase, and they continue to hit Miku with it, continuing until Miku is unconscious. This goes on for a few seconds longer, until finally, the man gets off of Miku, turning and beginning to walk away. It’s only here that the face of the attacker can be seen, and the man can only be identified…)
(As Drake Armstrong.)
(Drake Armstrong could be seen walking away from Miku’s body, leaving the scene just before Kiko Sakai and Diego Montana could make it to her.)
Rich Russillo: WHAT!?
Thadd Blazevich: DRAKE WAS THE ATTACKER?? BUT, BUT MIKU THOUGHT HANS DID IT!
Persephone: Well, I can see why she thought that.
(Hans Grayson is in disbelief, as he drops Jay Jerry Johnson. He just turns towards Drake Armstrong, who doesn’t appear to be concerned seeing the footage expose him.)
Hans Grayson: (off-mic) Are you serious??
Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) What do you mean? Is there a problem?
Hans Grayson: (off-mic) YES THERE’S A PROBLEM! I GOT BLAMED FOR THIS! THIS WOULDN’T EVEN BE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IF YOU DIDN’T ATTACK HER!
Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) Then it’s a good thing I did, isn’t it?
Hans Grayson: (off-mic) Why do you always do this!? All I wanted was to go back to doing my own thing, and you just-
(CRACK!)
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(CRACK!)
Persephone: Well, you can’t say they didn’t ask for that.
Rich Russillo: MIKU SAKAI GRABBED THAT BARBED WIRE BAT, AND SHE JUST WENT CRAZY, WIPING OUT BOTH HANS GRAYSON AND DRAKE ARMSTRONG WHILE THEY WERE BUSY ARGUING WITH EACH OTHER!!!! MIKU SAKAI FINALLY KNOWS WHO HER ATTACKER IS, BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK SHE WANTS TO DESTROY BOTH OF THEM! MIKU IS HEADING UP TO THE TOP ROPE, WASTING NO TIME AS SHE SEES DRAKE ARMSTRONG BEGINNING TO GET BACK UP!
Thadd Blazevich: WALK OF SHAME!!!!!! MIKU SAKAI JUST DROPPED DRAKE ARMSTRONG WITH THE WALK OF SHAME, RIGHT AFTER BASHING HIS AND HANS’ HEADS IN WITH THE BARBED WIRE BAT!!! THIS IS CRAZY!
Persephone: DRAKE ARMSTRONG IS LOOKING PRETTY LIFELESS TO ME! MIKU SAKAI GOES FOR THE COVER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE DRAKE’S ANTICS HAS SCREWED HIS TEAM OVER FOR ONCE!
Rich Russillo: THAT’S IT!!! EVERYONE’S DOWN!!! MIKU HOOKS THE LEG, TO BOTH WIN THIS ONE FOR TEAM BRAND WARFARE, AND TO GET ONE OVER ON THE MAN WHO ACTUALLY ATTACKED HER WEEKS AGO!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: NO WAY!!!
Thadd Blazevich: IT’S STILL NOT OVER, DUDES!!!! KAI WAS ABLE TO BREAK THIS UP AT THE LAST SECOND!!!!
Rich Russillo: YEAH, AND HE DOESN’T STOP AT THAT! KAI SCOOPS MIKU UP BEFORE BACKPEDALING, AND HE DROPS HER HEADFIRST ONTO THE THUMBTACKS FROM EARLIER WITH THE KINGSTONE PILEDRIVER!!!! THE KINGSTONE PILEDRIVER CONNECTS ON MIKU, AND NOW THIS ONE MIGHT BE OVER IN FAVOR OF TEAM WAR GAMES!!!
Thadd Blazevich: DON’T SPEAK TOO SOON, BRO!!!! CODY MAVERICK JUST GRABBED KAI RABEAUX FROM BEHIND, AND HE LIFTS HIM UP BEFORE PLANTING HIM WITH THE HIGH ROLLER!!!! THE HIGH ROLLER CONNECTS ON KAI RABEAUX, AND NOW IT’S CODY’S TURN TO TRY AND END THIS!
Rich Russillo: BUT BEFORE CODY COULD EVEN GO FOR THE COVER, HANS GRAYSON PUSHES HIMSELF TOWARDS CODY, GETTING JUST CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT CODY WITH A RIGHT HAND! HANS BUYING TIME AS DRAKE STARTS TO GET BACK UP, BUT HE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE GETTING UP!
Thadd Blazevich: HANS AND CODY ARE BRAWLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, AND BEHIND CODY, JAY JERRY JOHNSON AND DRAKE ARMSTRONG ARE BOTH GETTING BACK UP! JAY SEES THAT HIS TEAMMATE IS IN TROUBLE, BUT HE NOTICES THE STATE DRAKE ARMSTRONG IS IN, KNOWING THAT DUDE WILL FIND SOME WAY TO GET INVOLVED IF JAY LEAVES HIM ALONE!
Persephone: CODY IS ABLE TO START GETTING THE BETTER OF HANS, AND CODY PUSHES HIMSELF UP BEFORE SENDING HIM OFF THE ROPES!!!! CODY MAVERICK LOOKING FOR THE DEEP END ON HANS GRAYSON!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT HANS WAS ABLE TO DROP AN ELBOW ONTO CODY TO AVOID THE DEEP END! HANS RUNS IN WITH A CLOTHESLINE, TAKING BOTH MEN OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Rich Russillo: AND JAY JERRY JOHNSON CHOOSES TO PRIORITIZE DRAKE ARMSTRONG, SENDING HIM OUT OF THE RING WITH A HUGE BIG BOOT!!! DRAKE ARMSTRONG IS OUT!!! KAI RABEAUX IS OUT!!! JAY JERRY JOHNSON IS STANDING TALL IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, AND NOW FINALLY, HE TURNS AROUND TO END-
Thadd Blazevich: BURNING SHOT LARIAT!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!!! HANS WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE APRON WHEN HE SENT HIMSELF AND CODY OUT OF THE RING, AND NOW HE JUST CAME BACK WITH AN AMAZING BURNING SHOT LARIAT OUT OF NOWHERE, KNOCKING JAY BACK FIRST ONTO THOSE THUMBTACKS!!! JAY JERRY JOHNSON DIDN’T ANTICIPATE IT WHATSOEVER, AND NOW EVERYONE IS DOWN!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT ONLY ONE DUDE HAS THE STRENGTH TO MOVE, AND THAT’S HANS!!! HANS JUST LAID JAY OUT WITH THE BIG MOVE, AND HANS IS ABLE TO TURN OVER, PULLING HIMSELF ON TOP OF TRIPLE J FOR THE COVER!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners… DRAKE ARMSTRONG, KAI RABEAUX, AND HANS GRAYSON!!!!
(‘The Leaving Song Pt. II’ hits, and Hans Grayson slowly rolls off of Cody Maverick. Most of the Elitists involved in this match are covered in blood at this point, with Hans being no exception. Drake Armstrong slowly uses the apron to pull himself up, and as he hears Hans’ music play, a wide grin forms on his face. Cody Maverick, Miku Sakai and Jay Jerry Johnson are all laid out, none of the competitors moving much after everything that happened in their match tonight. However, one thing is certain as they slowly begin to stir, and it’s that they aren’t happy about tonight’s result.)
Rich Russillo: TEAM WAR GAMES WINS THIS ONE! It looked like team Brand Warfare had it after the attacker was revealed. Miku Sakai wanted revenge and she was most certainly on the verge of getting it, but Kai Rabeaux was able to keep things alive, and that one move changed everything!
Thadd Blazevich: This match was gnarly, bro. I loved every part of it, and that ending was crazy! It came down to the wire, but Hans found that one small opening to hit the Burning Shot Lariat and he took it! Well played, dude. Picking up the W even with their issues.
Persephone: Whatever. At least I’m done seeing them whine about their problems.
(Hans Grayson slowly pulls himself to his feet, and Drake Armstrong helps Kai Rabeaux up. The three men have their hand raised by the referee, but after this, the referee is shoved away by Drake, who walks up to Hans with a smile. Drake raises the hands of his two former War Games victory, proud of their victory tonight.)
(However, while there is a smirk on the face of Kai Rabeaux, the same can’t be said for Hans Grayson, who pulls his arm away from Drake. Hans begins walking to the ropes, seemingly looking to exit the ring and leave the two. He stops though, waiting at the ropes, as if he is thinking about something.)
Rich Russillo: FLAMING PUNCH!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BRO, HANS GRAYSON JUST HIT DRAKE ARMSTRONG WITH THE FLAMING PUNCH!!!
Rich Russillo: HANS HAS HAD ENOUGH!!! BETWEEN FORCING HIM INTO THIS AND NOW FINDING OUT THAT DRAKE WAS THE ONE WHO ATTACKED MIKU SAKAI ALL ALONG, HANS IS DONE! HANS GRAYSON HAS LAID OUT DRAKE ARMSTRONG, AND I THINK THAT’S AS GOOD A SIGN AS ANY THAT HANS HAS NO INTENTIONS OF EVER DOING THIS AGAIN!
Persephone: FINALLY! I thought I was gonna have to go through this all season long. If I had to hear Hans cry about teaming up with Drake one more time I might’ve lost my mind.
Thadd Blazevich: Drake Armstrong might’ve crossed the line, bros. They might’ve won their match tonight, but Hans Grayson is not on this dude’s side anymore, that’s for sure.
(Hans Grayson leaves the ring as Kai Rabeaux watches on, in disbelief seeing Hans do this after they were just able to win their match. Kai goes to check on Drake Armstrong, who appears to be unconscious as Hans makes his way up the ramp. Kai turns his attention back to Hans, and at this point, all he can do is shake his head. He watches as Hans slowly walks to the back, and from there Wicked Games begins to fade out.)
(A promotional ad for The Last Stand starts to play featuring Team Silas versus Team Kennedy. Tune in to the last exclusive Showdown Marquee Live Event of the year!)
(Wicked Games returns as the last match graphic is seen flashing across the screen, the crowd already on their feet as they roar in approval.)
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(The camera then transitions over to show a shot of BBVA Stadium, as immediately, ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac begins to blare through the speakers of the arena. The crowd gives a thunderous reaction as the camera goes over to the stage to show TLA’s lowrider beginning to make his way around. As he puts it in park and stands on the seat, he spreads his arms out, a smile on his face as he feeds off the energy of the Guadalupe crowd. He takes a moment, nodding his head, before jumping out of the lowrider, climbing up on the stage, and beginning to make his way down to the ring.)
Rich Russillo: The challenger, the EAW Hall of Famer, deadset and on a mission to capture the EAW World Championship, has set his sights on Adam Lucas, looking to be the difference-maker in what has been a season of domination for the Champion already.
Thadd Blazevich: TLA doesn’t just believe, he knows that he’s as good as he says he is, bro. He has years of experience, and he told Adam last week that he didn’t win the past three World Championships by just taking it easy, nah, he put his foot on the gas, and that’s exactly what he plans to do tonight at Wicked Games. And we’re just going to have to see how that ends up translating tonight in one of the biggest matches that Voltage has had this season!
Persephone: I’ve seen a lot of bigger matches on Voltage, like… uh… like…. uh… give me a minute… You know what? Never mind, this is the only match I remember.
(‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ by Royal Deluxe then begins to play through the speakers of the arena, as the crowd gives a loud negative reaction, with the camera going over to the stage to show Adam Lucas as he makes his way out from the backstage area. The EAW World Champion has his title over his shoulder, a serious expression as he takes a brief look around, before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Rich Russillo: As for the Champion, with everything that he has done, there’s no doubt that he would have strong doubts about TLA and what he believes he’ll be able to do tonight. He claims that TLA is nothing new compared to anyone else that he’s faced and beaten, and if he wants to even entertain the idea in his mind, then he’s going to have to be better than his best to do it, and even then, that’s improbable.
Thadd Blazevich: He claims that TLA is overconfident, but dude, is there a possible chance that Adam himself is overconfident, too? I guess we’re just going to have to wait and see what happens here tonight to find out. Regardless, I think this can be widely agreed upon that this is Adam’s biggest test of his title reign, and if he beats TLA tonight, then bro, he might be undeniable heading into the new year. I guess we’re going to have to wait and see.
Persephone: Yeah, unfortunately for everyone, I kinda don’t care. But I guess this match is going to be fun if they just beat the shit out of everyone, but hey, I doubt it!
(As Adam makes his way into the ring and his theme begins to fade out, the lights begin to dim, with a spotlight shining down on the Champion and challenger, along with Bella Braxton, who is standing at the center of the ring, with a smile on her face and a microphone in her hand as she then begins to speak.)
Bella Braxton: THIS… IS YOUR MAIN EVENT!!! SCHEDULED FOR…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!
(The crowd erupts into a thunderous reaction, as both Adam and TLA continue to stare at each other, not breaking their glance even for a moment.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first, the challenger… residing in The Poon Palace… weighing in at 210 pounds… LA PANTERA SEXUAL… T… L… A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(TLA raises his fist into the air, as he beats his chest, feeling the energy of the crowd here tonight who erupt in response to the EAW Hall of Famer.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent… from New York… weighing in at 238 pounds… he is the EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! ‘THE NEXT LEVEL’… ADAM LUCAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Adam, with a serious expression, takes his title and raises it into the air, the crowd continuing to react negatively in comparison to the challenger. As the lights begin to go back to normal and Adam hands his title over to the referee, then, shit can truly start to go down.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Thadd Blazevich: Oh man! The bell has rung, bro! This EAW World Championship match is officially underway, and I am on my feet for this one!
Persephone: Yeah, I’m on my feet too. 😐
Rich Russillo: Both Adam and TLA are quick to make their way out of their corners, both looking to quickly get this one underway! And they engage in a collar-and-elbow tie-up! They’re jockeying for position, but Adam is quick to swing around as he locks in a waist lock from behind! TLA quickly turns his body as he grabs a hold of his wrist, cinching in a hold from behind while maintaining control of the arm! Adam is quick to spin around himself, though, as he grabs a hold of him by the head and locks in a side headlock!
Thadd Blazevich: Adam then grabs a hold of the wrist, as he takes his leg and trips TLA down to the ground! TLA lands on his back as Adam maintains control of the wrist, but TLA is quick to shift his body and slowly begins to make his way back up to his feet. Adam shifts behind, trying to keep himself out of reach, BUT TLA REELS HIS ARM BACK AND CONNECTS WITH A HARD BACK ELBOW DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! FORCING ADAM TO LET GO!
Persephone: Finally, that boring holds crap is done, and Adam has a smile on his face as that gesture by the challenger hopefully invited them to just brawl it out for God’s sake…
Rich Russillo: AND INDEED THEY ARE! ADAM LAUNCHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE, AND TLA RESPONDS WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! BOTH OF THEM ARE TRADING STRIKES WITH ONE ANOTHER, JUST HAMMERING AWAY RELENTLESSLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA IS BEGINNING TO GAIN THE ADVANTAGE, BRO! AS HE BREAKS THROUGH WITH A BARRAGE OF STRIKES! ADAM DOUBLES OVER, TRYING TO BLOCK HIS FACE TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY, BUT TLA GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD AND NAILS HIM WITH A KNEE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! This forces Adam down to a knee, and TLA is feeling the energy of this crowd here tonight in Guadalupe!
Persephone: TLA brings Adam back up, and FUCK! Into a boring ass side headlock… Adam manages to muscle TLA against the ropes, as he pushes him toward the other side of the ring, ONLY FOR TLA TO STEP FORWARD AND CONNECT WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! TLA is looking down, smirking at his handiwork…
Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM KIPS BACK UP TO HIS FEET! He quickly grabs TLA into a side headlock of his own as the challenger quickly pushes him toward the ropes himself! TLA with a drop down- But Adam manages to stop himself as he grabs the ropes, AND BEFORE TLA CAN GET UP, ADAM LAUNCHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO TAKE HIM OUT!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA realizes the situation he’s in, and he’s quick to slide himself under the bottom of the ring, remember that there are no disqualifications, and no countouts. Adam is quick to pursue, though, reaching the end of the ring and grabbing the ropes while TLA makes his way up to his feet, LAUNCHING HIMSELF OVER THEM AND CONNECTING WITH A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!
Persephone: Finally! Now we’re beginning to pick things up! TLA begins to retreat like a little pussy around the ring, and Adam is quick to pursue, as he grabs a hold of the head and brings him up to his feet, looking to up the ante! AS HE SENDS TLA IN A FULL HEAVE SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! TLA collapses to the ground, but Adam isn’t done as he brings him back up, RUNNING HIM ACROSS RINGSIDE AND SENDING HIM INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER BARRICADE AS WELL!
Rich Russillo: TLA is recovering as he grabs the edge of the barricade, trying to bring himself upward, but Adam is beginning to make his way around to the timekeeper’s area, grabbing a hold of a steel chair and bringing it into his possession! He makes his way around and eyes TLA as he gets up to his feet, TAKING A SWING DIRECTLY AT HIS HEAD!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA MANAGES TO COME TO HIS SENSES JUST IN TIME AND DUCKS UNDER IT! He quickly turns himself around, grabbing a hold of the chair as he yanks it out of the hands of the EAW World Champion! Adam stumbles back, trying to regain his footing-
(CRACK!)
Persephone: BUT TLA JUST TOOK THE CHAIR AND THREW THAT BITCH DIRECTLY AGAINST THE HEAD OF ADAM LUCAS! TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Rich Russillo: TLA quickly grabs a hold of the head of Adam and brings him back up to his feet, rolling him back into the ring as he pulls open the ring apron, seemingly looking under and trying to think to himself what he could do now!
Thadd Blazevich: AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND IT, BRO! AS HE PULLS OUT A LARGE CHAIN AND BRINGS IT INTO HIS POSSESSION! AND IF ADAM DOESN’T THINK OF SOMETHING QUICK, HE’S CERTAINLY GOING TO SUFFER, BRO!
Persephone: TLA makes his way back into the ring with the chain in hand, AND ADAM TAKES A SWING DIRECTLY TOWARD HIM-
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT, AS HE SWOOPS BEHIND HIM AND WRAPS THE CHAIN AROUND HIS NECK, BEGINNING TO CHOKE THE LIFE OUT OF HIM! THE CHAMPION IS GASPING FOR AIR AS HE REACHES HIS ARMS OUT, TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM THIS PRECARIOUS POSITION, BUT THIS CERTAINLY ISN’T A GOOD SIGN AT THE MOMENT!
Thadd Blazevich: IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO WIN THIS MATCH, DUDE, BUT IT CERTAINLY MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON IT IN THE LONG RUN AS TLA CONTINUES TO PULL BACK ON THE NECK OF ADAM! AND THE CHAMPION IS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING RIGHT NOW AS HE SWINGS HIS ARMS AROUND, DESPERATELY DOING WHAT HE CAN TO GET OUT! BUT IT MIGHT JUST BE TOO LATE!
Persephone: BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MATCH ISN’T OVER JUST YET! ADAM USES HIS LEGS TO PUSH HIMSELF OFF THE ROPES, ROLLING BOTH OF THEM BACKWARD AS HE PINS TLA’S SHOULDERS TO THE MAT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA KICKS OUT, AND IS FORCED TO LET GO OF THE HOLD IN THE PROCESS AS BOTH MEN MAKE THEIR WAY BACK UP TO THEIR FEET, AS TLA GOES FOR A STRIKE WITH THE CHAIN IN HIS HAND DIRECTLY TO THE FACE OF ADAM- BUT ADAM MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT AS HE RUSHES TOWARD THE ROPES!
Thadd Blazevich: LEAPING OFF OF THEM AS HE TWISTS AROUND INTO ‘GENESIS’! THE SUPERMAN PUNCH DIRECTLY TO THE FACE-
(CRACK!)
Persephone: BUT TLA MANAGES TO COME TO HIS SENSES JUST IN TIME TO WHACK THAT BITCH WITH THE CHAIN! ADAM IS KNOCKED DOWN TO THE GROUND AS HE’S VISIBLY STUNNED, TRYING HIS BEST TO MAKE HIS WAY UP TO HIS FEET, BUT TLA HAS SEEMINGLY CAUGHT HIM AS THE CHAMPION TURNS AROUND TO TRY AND RETALIATE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA NAILS HIM WITH A CHAIN-ASSISTED PIMP SLAP DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! ADAM CRUMBLES DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND IT’S TLA WHO GOES DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG! GOING FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT RIGHT HERE!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEE-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT DUDE, IT’S ADAM WHO COMES ALIVE AND MANAGES TO KICK OUT JUST IN TIME! I’M SEEING BLOOD BEGINNING TO POUR DOWN FROM HIS FOREHEAD, BRO, BUT THAT’S NOT STOPPING THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION FROM KEEPING THIS MATCH ALIVE!
Persephone: Adam is getting the fuck out of there as he rolls under the bottom rope and onto the apron. He grabs a hold of the ropes and begins to make his way up to his feet, and TLA knows that he’s going to have to do something quick, so how about he puts his mind to it instead of looking like an idiot at the most crucial moment of this match!
Rich Russillo: TLA RUSHES TO THE ROPES AND BACK, LOOKING TO TAKE HIM OUT WITH A SHOULDER THRUST TO SEND HIM FLYING OFF THE APRON!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT ADAM MANAGES TO BRING HIS LEG UP AND CONNECT WITH A KICK DIRECTLY ACROSS THE FACE OF TLA BEFORE HE CAN CONNECT! TLA STAGGERS BACKWARD AND TOWARD THE RING, AND I THINK WE KNOW WHAT HE’S ABOUT TO GO FOR HERE, BRO!
Persephone: AS HE FLIPS OVER THE ROPES AND GOES FOR AN ‘EQUALIZER’! BUCKSHOT LARIAT!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA MANAGES TO DUCK OUT OF THE WAY OF THAT JUST IN TIME! HE LEAPS UP AND CONNECTS WITH A FRONT DROPKICK TO THE BACK, WHICH SENDS ADAM STUMBLING FORWARD, AS HE FALLS AGAINST THE MIDDLE ROPE AND TRIES TO RECOVER! BUT TLA IS QUICK TO TURN AROUND AND RUN TO THE ROPES!
Thadd Blazevich: AS HE GOES FOR A ‘305’ ATTEMPT! TIGER FEINT KICK DIRECTLY TO THE FACE-
Persephone: BUT TLA IS TOO SLOW AS ADAM MANAGES TO PICK THE FUCK OUT OF THAT ANKLE JUST IN TIME! HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM AND DRAGS HIM TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RING! LOOKING TO SET HIM UP!
Rich Russillo: AS HE TRIES TO CINCH IN THE ‘LUCAS LOCK’! POTENTIALLY TRYING TO WEAKEN THE CHALLENGER WITH THE SHARPSHOOTER!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA MANAGES TO USE HIS LOWER BODY STRENGTH TO PUSH ADAM THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING! GIVING HIMSELF A MOMENT TO RECOVER!
Persephone: Adam is flung the fuck out of that ring and lands right in front of us, which certainly isn’t annoying at all. But TLA is already back up to his feet as he’s trying to rub those brain cells together and try and think of something that could level the playing field in this back and forth. And that’s what he seems to be doing as he turns around and runs to the ropes, LAUNCHING THROUGH TO THE OUTSIDE AND TRYING TO TAKE HIM OUT WITH A SUICIDE DIVE-
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM JUST TOOK THE STEEL CHAIR FROM EARLIER AND THREW IT RIGHT AGAINST THE FACE OF TLA AS HE WENT THROUGH THE ROPES, RETURNING THE FAVOR FROM EARLIER IN THE MATCH! TLA IS LEFT DRAPED OVER THE MIDDLE ROPE AFTER HIS SUICIDE DIVE ATTEMPT FAILED, AND NOW IT’S ADAM LUCAS’ CHANCE TO STRIKE!
Thadd Blazevich: Adam climbs up onto the apron as he keeps the chair in hand, TLA not having moved an inch after that chair collided with him, and it seems like he’s up to no good as the Champion lifts the weapon above his head!
(CRACK!)
Persephone: SLAMMING IT AGAINST THE BACK OF HIS LIFELESS HEAD! OOH! AGAIN! AGAIN!
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: AND ADAM IS CONTINUING TO RELENTLESSLY BATTER HIM WITH THE CHAIR SHOTS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! AND TLA HASN’T MOVED AN INCH SINCE HE COLLIDED WITH HIM THE FIRST TIME! AND ADAM KNOWS THAT THIS MIGHT BE HIS ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT TLA STAYS DOWN IN THIS MATCH!
Thadd Blazevich: He pushes TLA back into the ring, as he takes the chair and presses it against the side of his head. TLA is slowly beginning to press his hands down to the ground and push himself back up, but before you know it, it might be too late! He still has that chair propped up against the side of his head! OH NO!
(BANG!)
Persephone: YES! ADAM RUSHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A CHAIR-ASSISTED ‘WOKE’! THE PUNT KICK DIRECTLY TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD SMASHING THAT CHAIR AGAINST THE SIDE OF TLA’S FACE SEEMS TO HAVE KNOCKED HIM THE FUCK OUT! AND NOW ADAM IS GOING FOR THE PIN AS I THINK HE BELIEVES THAT THIS SHIT IS COMPLETELY OVER!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEE-
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA MANAGES TO KICK OUT! THIS MATCH STAYS ALIVE, AND THE LOOK ON ADAM’S FACE PAINTS THE ENTIRE STORY OF THE SITUATION THAT HE’S CURRENTLY IN!
Thadd Blazevich: He knows that he’s going to have to do more, bro! If he wants to keep the challenger down for good, then he’s going to have to make sure that he lays it all on the line in what has been a great EAW World Championship match so far! Adam, though, is not looking to keep it contained inside the ring, as he rolls under the ring and out to the ringside area in front of our announcer’s table!
Persephone: He goes under the ring, as he’s taking out a ladder! I don’t know what the fuck he’s going to be able to do with that, but there you go!
Rich Russillo: I know what he’s doing! He’s creating a ladder bridge! He’s putting the bridge between our table and the ring apron as he seems to have an idea of what he wants to do next with TLA at his mercy!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT I DON’T THINK HE SEES TLA HAS ROLLED OUT OF THE RING HIMSELF, AS HE RUSHES FULL SPEED TOWARD HIM, TRYING TO ATTACK ADAM FROM BEHIND WHILE HE’S DISTRACTED-
Persephone: BUT ADAM MANAGES TO LIFT HIS BITCH ASS UP ON HIS SHOULDERS AS HE SPINS HIM AROUND!
Rich Russillo: TRYING TO SEND HIM THROUGH THE LADDER BRIDGE WITH ‘LEVEL UP’! THE POP-UP POWERBOMB!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA MANAGES TO KEEP HIMSELF IN THE AIR! HE CONNECTS WITH REPEATED PUNCHES DIRECTLY TO THE FACE OF ADAM TO TRY AND FORCE HIM TO LET GO! BUT ADAM IS PERSISTING, AS HE CONTINUES TO TRY AND MUSTER HIM UP, BUT THE CHALLENGER IS REFUSING TO LET THAT HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, BRO! AND THE CHAMPION MIGHT NOT HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE!
Persephone: TLA manages to push himself off of Adam’s shoulders and land behind him, AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD AND SLAMS HIS FACE AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE LADDER BRIDGE! Adam is completely rocked, and I swear to God, if TLA doesn’t do something here, then it might be completely hopeless, because he’s grabbing Adam and lifting him onto the ladder bridge.
Rich Russillo: TLA is beginning to make his way back into the ring, as he heads toward the opposite side, climbing onto the top rope, and if he connects with this! This could be huge right here! Adam hasn’t moved from where he is on that ladder bridge!
Thadd Blazevich: AS TLA WALKS THE ROPES! RUNNING TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE AND DIVING OFF THE TOP ROPE INTO A ‘WALK DA WALK’ ON THE LADDER BRIDGE!
Persephone: WAIT! ADAM COMES ALIVE! HE CLIMBS ONTO THE LADDER BRIDGE AND RUSHES IT ONTO THE APRON! MEETING TLA IN THE MIDDLE AS HE MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF HIM-
Rich Russillo: SHOVING TLA OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AS HE LANDS SPINEFIRST ONTO THE APRON AND TUMBLES OFF OF IT ONTO THE RINGSIDE AREA!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA JUST LANDED SPLAT LIKE A BUG, BRO! THAT JUST SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME! BUT ADAM JUST SHIFTED THE MOMENTUM BACK IN HIS FAVOR AS HE DROPS DOWN AND GRABS A HOLD OF TLA, ROLLING HIM BACK INTO THE RING! AND NOW HE’S BEGINNING TO SET HIM UP!
Persephone: AS HE THROWS HIM TOWARD THE ROPES AND POPS HIM UP INTO THE AIR!
Rich Russillo: ‘LEVEL UP’ ATTEMPT-
Thadd Blazevich: NO! TLA, WITH HIS LAST BIT OF ENERGY, MANAGES TO SWING HIMSELF AROUND AND CONNECT WITH A HURRICANRANA COUNTER TO TAKE ADAM DOWN TO THE GROUND! Adam tumbles down to the ground and rolls under the bottom rope and onto the apron, using the ropes to begin to bring himself back up to his feet, trying to shake off the cobwebs at the moment, but TLA is already up to his feet!
Persephone: TLA RUSHES FORWARD AND TRIES TO SEND HIM OFF THE APRON AND THROUGH THE LADDER BRIDGE!
Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM MANAGES TO CATCH HIM AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD! NO-
(THUD!)
Thadd Blazevich: ADAM LUCAS WITH A DDT SPIKING TLA’S HEAD DIRECTLY ONTO THE TOP OF THE LADDER BRIDGE! THE BRIDGE DOESN’T BREAK, BUT BOTH MEN ARE COMPLETELY WIPED OUT ON THE TOP OF IT RIGHT NOW!
Persephone: Blood is dripping down from that ladder in a nasty way, and I think both of these men are completely cooked right now, so if we could just start wrapping up this match, that would be pretty fucking amazing right about now.
Rich Russillo: Adam slowly rolls himself off the ladder bridge and down to the ground, as it looks like he himself isn’t entirely satisfied with wiping TLA out the way that he did. And now he’s beginning to go under the ring, looking underneath and seeing whatever in the world he could manage to pull out there to finish him off once and for all!
Thadd Blazevich: And he seems to be getting another ladder, bro! Shit is getting real right now!
Persephone: Yeah, make this a ladder match, man, fuck it. Adam pushes the ladder back into the ring, and it seems like he’s setting it up at the edge of the ring near the ladder bridge. And I can only imagine what’s going to happen here if TLA allows this any further!
Rich Russillo: BUT HE’S NOT! BECAUSE TLA JUST LAUNCHED HIMSELF OFF THE ROPES AND CONNECTED WITH A SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK TO THE CHEST TO TAKE ADAM DOWN TO THE GROUND! I DON’T KNOW HOW HE FOUND IT WITHIN HIM TO DO THAT! BUT HE’S USING THE REST OF HIS RESERVE RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHAMPION DOESN’T GET THE BETTER OF HIM!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA now grabs a hold of Adam as he drags him under the ropes and back out of the ring, laying him down onto that ladder bridge himself as the Champion is still momentarily stunned! And now it’s TLA who begins to make his way back into the ring, and it seems like an idea is coming to him right now!
Persephone: He’s about to scale up that ladder, and if he hurts himself trying to jump off of it, maybe I would be a little happy about it. TLA is at the very top, and I could only imagine what this idiot is going to go for right now!
Rich Russillo: TLA IS ABOUT TO JUMP OFF AND PUT ADAM THROUGH THE LADDER BRIDGE AT RINGSIDE!
Thadd Blazevich: WAIT! BUT AS HE’S BALANCING HIMSELF, HE DOESN’T NOTICE THAT ADAM HAS MADE HIS WAY UP TO HIS FEET AND JUMPED INTO THE RING, SCALING UP THE LADDER AND FORCING TLA TO LOSE BALANCE BEFORE HE COULD JUMP! AND NOW BOTH OF THEM ARE AT THE VERY TOP, WASTING NO TIME AS THEY BEGIN TO TRADE BACK AND FORTH PUNCHES WITH ONE ANOTHER!
Persephone: BOTH OF THEM KNOW THAT THEY’RE IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION, AND IF THEY KNEW MY BEST INTERESTS, THEY’D KNOW THAT I’D WANT BOTH OF THEM TO JUMP AND KILL THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW! BUT THEY’RE CONTINUING TO TRADE STRIKES, TRYING TO GAIN THE ADVANTAGE OVER THE OTHER!
Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF TLA BY THE HEAD AND NAIL HIM WITH A HEADBUTT DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! TLA IS STUNNED, AS ADAM FOLLOWS THAT UP AS HE SLAMS HIS FACE AGAINST THE TOP OF THE LADDER! THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION HAS SOMETHING IN MIND RIGHT NOW AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD, TRYING TO SET HIM UP!
Thadd Blazevich: AS HE PUSHES HIM OFF THE LADDER AND TRIES TO GO FOR A CUTTER TO SEND HIM PLUMMETING DOWN TO THE CANVAS!
Persephone: BUT TLA MANAGES TO UNWIND HIMSELF, AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF ADAM BY THE HEAD AND NAILS HIM WITH A VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT RIGHT TO THE JAW! ADAM IS STAGGERED AS HE TRIES TO SWING AGAIN, BUT TLA PUSHES THROUGH AND MANAGES TO NAIL HIM WITH A SECOND VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT FOR GOOD MEASURE!
Rich Russillo: Adam is barely able to hang on, and TLA is slowly beginning to scale up the ladder as he keeps a hold of him. What in the world could he be going for here! TLA stands at the very top of the ladder! OH GOD!
(CRASH!)
Thadd Blazevich: TLA FLIPS OVER ADAM AND SENDS THEM FLYING OUT OF THE RING WITH A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! AS BOTH MEN GO CRASHING THROUGH THE LADDER BRIDGE, BEING COMPLETELY WIPED OUT! THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET! WHAT A MOMENT IN THIS EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, BRO!
(The crowd in Guadalupe tonight is screaming their lungs out, as both TLA and Adam are knocked out cold by this moment. TLA is the first person who slowly begins to show signs of life, wiping the blood from his face as he shakes his head, trying to regain feeling back in himself before then beginning to grab a hold of Adam, who hasn’t moved, and drag his lifeless body toward him. He slowly begins to bring him back into the ring, as he knows that this is his moment, this is his chance to finally become a World Champion once more.)
Persephone: ADAM IS BACK IN THE RING AND TLA IS CLIMBING UP ONTO THE APRON AND SCALING THE TURNBUCKLE PADDING! AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS HIS EYES SET RIGHT NOW ON CLOSING THIS OUT! ADAM HASN’T MOVED, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S TIME FOR THE CHALLENGER TO STRIKE!
Rich Russillo: AS TLA CONNECTS WITH ‘BURNOUT’!
Thadd Blazevich: THE CORKSCREW 630 SENTON CONNECTS AND ADAM IS COMPLETELY OUT OF IT! TLA HOOKS THE LEG AND GOES FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT AS THE REFEREE SLIDES DOWN AND GOES FOR THE COUNT! COULD THIS BE IT?! COULD WE BE SEEING A NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION TONIGHT HERE AT WICKED GAMES?!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Persephone: FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!
Rich Russillo: ADAM LUCAS KICKS OUT! DESPITE EVERYTHING! ADAM LUCAS STILL HAS ENOUGH LEFT IN THE TANK TO KEEP PUSHING ON! TLA IS IN SHOCK! HE CAN’T BELIEVE IT! BUT HE KNOWS THAT THIS IS WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN! THIS WAS WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO NEED TO DO AND MORE TO WIN THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND BRING IT INTO YOUR POSSESSION!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA has almost immediately rolled under the bottom rope and out of the ring, immediately beginning to formulate in his mind what’s next, and bro, I don’t think it’s going to be any good for Adam Lucas if he lets this keep happening any further. He grabs a hold of the ring apron and looks under the bottom rope once again, and- Oh no…
Persephone: Is that a stupid, dumb fucking LEGO table???
Rich Russillo: I THINK SO! A TABLE WITH LEGOS AND GLASS GLUED TO THE TOP OF IT! AND HE’S SETTING IT UP AT THE RINGSIDE AREA, AND HE HAS ZERO GOOD INTENTIONS AT THE MOMENT!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT HE’S NOT JUST SETTING UP ONE, HE’S GETTING A WHOLE OTHER ONE OUT THERE TOO, BRO! TLA IS BEGINNING TO SET UP A DOUBLE-STACK LEGO TABLE! AND IF ADAM LUCAS DOESN’T START MOVING REAL SOON, THEN THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE VERY GOOD FOR HIM!
Persephone: He makes his way back into the ring as he grabs a hold of the head of Adam, beginning to drag him back up to his feet, but I don’t think you should count the Champion out just yet! He’s beginning to break through the defenses, as he begins to connect with a barrage of strikes directly to the face of TLA! Adam is beginning to push him toward the ropes, and he’s quick to grab a hold of the wrist and sends him toward the opposite side of the ring, AS IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING TO CLOSE THIS OUT!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA SLIPS AROUND ADAM BEFORE HE COULD TRY ANYTHING, AND AS ADAM TURNS AROUND, TLA LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR AND GOES FOR A ‘CARTEL KICK’ DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! PELE KICK ATTEMPT!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT ADAM MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE LEG JUST IN TIME! TLA LANDS ON HIS FRONT AND ADAM IS BEGINNING TO SET HIM UP!
Persephone: AS HE LOCKS IN THE ‘LUCAS LOCK’! THE SHARPSHOOTER IS LOCKED IN AND I’M PRAYING TO GOD THAT TLA GETS SNAPPED IN HALF RIGHT NOW! TLA IS SCREAMING IN PAIN, AND I THINK IT COULD DO HIM BETTER IF HE JUST TAPPED OUT! BUT LIFE’S NOT THAT EASY, IS IT?!
Rich Russillo: TLA REFUSES TO QUIT THAT EASILY! AFTER EVERYTHING HE’S BEEN PUT THROUGH! HE’S SCRATCHING AND CLAWING! ROPE BREAKS AREN’T POSSIBLE IN THIS MATCH, BUT GETTING THERE WILL ALLOW HIM TO GET SOME MUCH-NEEDED LEVERAGE IN THIS SITUATION!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE BOTTOM ROPE, AS HE PULLS HIMSELF TOWARD THEM, YANKING HIMSELF OUT OF THE RING AS ADAM IS FORCED TO RELEASE THE HOLD! TLA manages to save himself for the time being, but he knows that he’s going to have to do more if he wants to get even close to the EAW World Championship right now!
Persephone: Adam doesn’t look very pleased right now; he has the look of a pissy baby on his face, and that could only mean business. He makes his way out of the ring himself, and why the fuck is this idiot going around the stupid, dumb fucking LEGO tables and deciding to dismantle our announcer’s table instead?!
Rich Russillo: Because he knows how costly he could be if TLA manages to fight back and send him through the tables instead, that could very well mark the end of the match! Adam makes his way around and grabs a hold of the hair of TLA, dragging him toward the announcer’s table, AS HE SLAMS HIS FACE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE FRONT OF IT! And now he’s grabbing a hold of the challenger and lifting him onto the top of the announcer’s table!
Thadd Blazevich: Adam isn’t done, he’s shooing us all away, and now he’s climbing up onto the barricade, beginning to position himself as he looks over at TLA, who is in a world of hurt on the table right now! And the Champion knows that he has to take his best shot now!
Persephone: AS ADAM LEAPS OFF AND GOES FOR AN ELBOW DROP THROUGH THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE!
(CRASH!)
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Rich Russillo: BUT TLA SHOOTS UP AND LAUNCHES ONTO THE BARRICADE! PUSHING OFF AND SENDING BOTH HIM AND ADAM THROUGH THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE WITH A MASSIVE SPANISH FLY! BOTH OF THEM ARE WIPED OUT AGAIN! AND TLA HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHIFTED THE ODDS BACK IN HIS FAVOR AGAIN!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA is slowly beginning to push back up to his feet, using the last bit of reserve that he has left to finish this match off, and he’s grabbing a hold of Adam and dragging his lifeless body back toward the ring, just as he did last time, to hopefully close this out! To do whatever he possibly can to finally be able to bring the EAW World Championship into his possession, but seeing what we’ve already seen in this match, bro, it’s not going to be as easy as we think.
Persephone: TLA is once again making his way back up to the top rope, as he positions himself, and I’m sure this is going to work out just as well as it did last time!
Rich Russillo: AS HE LAUNCHES OFF AND GOES FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT AT ‘BURNOUT’!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT ADAM LUCAS MANAGES TO COME ALIVE AND RUN UP THE TOP ROPE, AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF TLA AND TRIES TO STRIKE HIM WITH A HEADBUTT-
Persephone: BUT TLA MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH A VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT DIRECTLY TO THE JAW! ADAM IS ROCKED, AND TLA MANAGED TO SEE IT COMING!
Rich Russillo: NO WAY!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA LAUNCHES OFF AND GOES FOR A ‘VERY MEXICAN DESTROYER’ OFF OF THE TOP ROPE! TO CLOSE THIS MATCH OFF!
Persephone: BUT ADAM MANAGES TO COME ALIVE AS HE LIFTS TLA AND SENDS HIM OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A BACK BODY DROP! ADAM QUICKLY JUMPS DOWN AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF THE HEAD OF TLA, DRAGGING HIM TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RING!
Rich Russillo: AS HE’S TRYING TO LAWN DART HIM DIRECTLY INTO THE DOUBLE STACK LEGO TABLE!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA MANAGES TO GO OVER THE TOP ROPE AND LAND ON THE APRON! ADAM RUSHES FORWARD, BUT TLA MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH THE VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT ONCE MORE! AND HE LOOKS TO LAUNCH OFF AND SPRINGBOARD HIMSELF BACK INTO THE RING-
(Suddenly, TLA stops.)
(TLA pauses, his eyes widening, as he looks over…)
(To see that a syringe has been jabbed right against the side of his neck.)
Persephone: YES! A SYRINGE FULL OF PROPOFOL! FINALLY, THE FIRST USEFUL THING THAT DR. BETHANY BLUE HAS EVER DONE!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY SLID INTO THE RING AND JABBED THE SYRINGE INTO THE NECK OF TLA, AND THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE PAYBACK BY THE HARDCORE CHAMPION FOR LAYING HER OUT THE PAST WEEK ON VOLTAGE! AND TLA SEEMS TO BE FROZEN IN SHOCK AS HE SHOVES BETHANY AWAY! AS I DON’T THINK HE KNOWS HOW TO REACT!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT ADAM KNOWS HOW TO REACT! HE FLIPS OVER A DOUBLED OVER BETHANY AS HE REELS HIS ARM BACK!
(# CRASH!)
Persephone: ‘EQUALIZER’ THROUGH THE DOUBLE STACK LEGO TABLE!
(The crowd is in shock at what they’ve seen right now, as both Adam Lucas and TLA are in an absolute heap right now, flattened and laid out after everything that they’ve already gone through, but TLA especially was completely out of it. Bethany rolls out of the ring, as she grabs a hold of TLA and slides his lifeless body into the ring, and helps Adam up to his feet before bringing him back inside as well.)
Rich Russillo: AND ADAM LUCAS HAS PRACTICALLY BEEN GRANTED A STRAIGHT SHOT TO THE FINISH LINE! ADAM LUCAS SLOWLY GETS BACK UP, AND BETHANY THROWS TLA INTO THE ROPES, ALLOWING ADAM TO PLANT HIM WITH THE LEVEL UP!!!! ADAM COLLAPSES ON TOP OF TLA, AND THE REFEREE FORCED TO START THE COUNT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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(DING! DING! DING!)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ begins to play through the speakers of the arena as Adam Lucas uses the last bit of energy that he has to push himself off of TLA. He lies flat on his back for a brief moment, his eyes looking up at the lights, but before long, Dr. Bethany Blue is quick to make her way over and help him up to his feet. As Adam leans against her, the referee makes his way over and hands him the EAW World Championship, to which he raises high into the air, the crowd continuing to show their disapproval.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER, AND STILL!!!!! THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! ADAM LUCAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: Well, bro, thanks to Dr. Bethany Blue, Adam Lucas is still your EAW World Champion, and it has to be heartbreaking for TLA, who was a man on a mission to make sure that he became a four-time World Champion, for it to have ended like this.
Persephone: Personally, I thought the match was… decent… which is better than awful, which I would say for most matches. But the ending made up for whatever fallacies this match had, because I thought it was fucking funny. And I think- EWWWWW!!!! WHAT THE FUCK?! THEY’RE FUCKING KISSING AND SHIT!
(Adam, managing to recover enough, has pulled Bethany in, as he plants a gross kiss on her, both of them beginning to make out at the center of the ring over the body of TLA. As this happens, pyro is seen erupting out from the stage, signaling the end of the show.)
Rich Russillo: What an end to what was an amazing Marquee Event, and even if it’s not liked, you’re going to have to respect the fact that Adam Lucas is still your EAW World Champion tonight. Thank you for watching everyone, again, what a show, and we’ll see you all next week for another episode of Sunday Night Voltage! On behalf of Thadd and Persephone, goodnight, everyone!
(Adam and Bethany have both left the ring, with Adam having his arm over her as a crutch and out of love, with the EAW World Championship gripped to his chest with his other arm. Both of them look at one another with devious smirks on their face. TLA is seen inside the ring, being checked on by officials who surround him in concern, as the last shot seen is the couple standing tall on the stage, as Wicked Games begins to completely fade to black from there.)
