(EAW intro plays…)
(Friday Night Dynasty intro plays. Afterward, we go to a live scene of the packed Arena Mexico being displayed, and given the festivities, are wearing costumes and mask paint. Pyro goes off on the stage, and then the shot transitions to commentary. Stew-O, Flannery McCoy and Jake Mercer all have skill face paints on.)
Stew-O: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Friday Night Dynasty, and happy Halloween wherever you may be at! I am Stew-O, and as always I am joined by my colleagues in Jake Mercer and Flannery McCoy!
Jake Mercer: Tonight is either gonna be a trick or a treat for our Elitists here! But with House of Glass done, we are moving ahead to Road to Redemption! We got a six week window until that show!
Flannery McCoy: And that means we’re already at the halfway mark for the season, but speaking of which? Let’s take it to the stage, where a certain world champion of ours is certainly looking to make his mark at the show!
(Friday Night Dynasty transitions away from the commentary table to a panaround shot of Arena Mexico, as ‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep then begins to play through the arena speakers. The crowd erupts in a thunderous reaction as the camera goes over to the stage to show Michael Machina as he makes his way out from the backstage area. The EAW World Heavyweight Champion has his title over his shoulder, taking a brief look around with a serious expression on his face as he jumps in place, before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! ‘THE NEW LEGEND’… MICHAEL MACHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Last week, we saw Michael Machina start his EAW World Heavyweight Championship reign strong as he beat SOSA Henderson in his very first defense. But that’s not something that he can entirely rest on, because he has a whole other monster ahead of him in the form of Road To Redemption and the Extreme Elimination Chamber.
Flannery McCoy: At the same time, though, we know that he’s no stranger to the Chamber and what it may bring. In fact, it’s what started his first World Championship reign when he beat Jake Smith to win the whole thing. Machina stepping into this thing is nothing out of the ordinary for him, and I’d like to believe that, regardless of who he’s going to be meeting in there, nothing’s going to stop him from heading into the new year as the World Champion.
Jake Mercer: Oh man, I feel that! I feel that energy right now surging through Arena Mexico! DO WE HAVE ANY PERROS HERE TONIGHT?! ARF ARF ARF ARF!
(Machina makes his way up the steps and onto the apron before entering through the ropes and into the ring. He then makes his way over, taking a microphone from the ringside area while ‘Apostle’s Warning’ then begins to come to a close. Then, heading toward the center of the ring, he takes a brief moment, allowing the crowd to quiet down, before beginning to speak.)
Michael Machina: I’ll be honest, there’s a part of me that wanted to stand here tonight, proud of what happened at House of Glass last week. Proud of the fact that my first defense as World Heavyweight Champion went down exactly as I said it would. But at the same time, there’s another part of me, the one that never shuts up in my head, that’s still wondering how the hell SOSA Henderson made me feel… nothing.
(Machina pauses as he ponders to himself for a brief moment, chuckling as he continues with what he has to say.)
Michael Machina: When he first stepped up to me on the Dynasty after Territorial Invasion, I fully expected SOSA Henderson to be everything that he said he was. I expected hell, I expected the SOSA that the world had been missing out on, the one that he has apparently seen this entire time. You expect the kind of fight that makes your body remember every second of it for the next week, especially in such a match as Glass Wallz. I expected him to make good on that big talk he’s been spewing since the day he waltzed back into this company. All the “two-time World Champion” spiel, the endless garble about “ending Machina’s momentum” and “reminding everyone who the king is.” All that noise, all that bravado, all that energy that was supposed to translate into something special. And instead… instead all I got was SOSA Henderson doing what SOSA Henderson has done best for the last few years, and that’s phoning it in. So imagine how I feel right now.
(Machina begins to pace around, nodding his head slowly as the crowd murmurs in excitement.)
Michael Machina: And that’s the part that stings, not for me, but for him. Because truthfully, I did want more. I wanted the version of SOSA that made people believe. I wanted the guy who once defined this industry, who held the EAW World Championship and stood at the very precipice of this company once upon a time. Was that too hard to ask? Apparently so, because all I got instead was a shell of that man. I got someone so detached from this game that he couldn’t even bother to fight like he meant it. See, you don’t get to coast in my era. You don’t get to treat this like a vacation home where you stop by, make your noise, and expect people to remember you for what you were. See, I didn’t spend years breaking through every damn ceiling this company ever put in front of me just to share a ring with people who don’t care. If SOSA Henderson ever wants to come back for another shot at my title, then he had better learn to act like it means something again. Because right now, I don’t see a man hungry for glory anymore; instead, all I see is someone clinging to the scraps of what used to be his relevance. And I can’t carry that dead weight for him.
(Machina lowers his microphone for a second as he takes a moment to compose himself, slightly frustrated by this entire situation. But after some time, he continues.)
Michael Machina: But that’s the past, SOSA’s done. I’ve got no interest in keeping my eyes on the rearview mirror when the future’s coming straight at me full speed, because at Road To Redemption, I’m stepping back into the same structure that made me who I am. The Extreme Elimination Chamber, hell incarnate, made out of steel and glass, what many people claim to be the make-or-break point for anyone’s title reign, and for me, where mine truly gets tested. Five other Elitists are going to step inside that Chamber, all of them looking at this title like it’s the key to immortality, and guess what? They’ll all say the same thing. They’ll all talk about destiny, about hunger, about being willing to sacrifice it all. But the difference between me and every single one of them is that I’ve already done it. The Chamber isn’t the end of the road for me like it is for most people. It’s not the place where my momentum dies, nah… It’s where it began.
(The crowd cheers loudly at this, being reminded of the emphatic way Machina won his first World Championship one year ago.)
Michael Machina: Last year, that Chamber was the birthplace of the Machine. It was where I took the pain and the suffering and did what very few can do and turned it into my crowning moment. That night didn’t break me; what it did was build me. So when I say I know what it takes to survive, I mean that I’ve lived it. I’ve felt the steel on my back, the glass tearing through my skin, and yet despite all of that, I’ve still walked out with my hand raised high. None of these new challengers can say the same. They can talk about everything, from strategy to endurance, shit, they can talk about who’s entering last or first, it doesn’t really matter to me. That Chamber breaks everyone the same way, but what separates me from the rest is that I embrace it. I thrive in it. That structure is my proving ground, and it’s where I evolved from a man chasing a dream into the goddamn standard-bearer of this company.
(Machina takes his title and raises it into the air as the crowd gets louder for this.)
Michael Machina: So to whoever’s walking into that Chamber with me, whether you’ve been waiting your whole life for this opportunity or you’re just stumbling into it, understand that you’re not walking into another title match, you’re walking into my world. You’re walking into a domain where I’ve already left my blood and built my legacy. You’re walking into a fight where survival isn’t enough… You have to overcome me, and the truth is that nobody can do that. At Road To Redemption, I’m not just looking to repeat history; I’m looking to build upon it. To make damn sure that when people talk about the Extreme Elimination Chamber, my name is the first one they mention and the last one they forget. I want that image burned into everyone’s mind of me standing tall, with a World Title raised high above my head for the second time in such a barbaric structure.
(Machina lowers the title down, bringing it out so the hard camera can get a look at it.)
Michael Machina: So, to whoever wants this title, you’re more than welcome to come and get it. Every single person who thinks that they’re ready for the Chamber, every one of you who’s watching this now thinking you’ve got what it takes to end my reign, if you’re stupid enough to step inside with me, that structure? It’ll destroy you. Because this isn’t about survival anymore, what it’s about is legacy. And mine? Mine is far from finished.
(Machina drops his microphone down to the ground as ‘Apostle’s Warning’ then begins to play through the speakers. He adjusts his title over his shoulder as he turns around and makes his way out of the ring. He heads up the ramp, a confident expression on his face, as the last shot seen is him raising his title high into the air on the stage, as Friday Night Dynasty fades to elsewhere from there.)
(A commercial plays for Monster: The Ed Gein Story, featuring the Dynasty roster making their faces up like Doc Rivers because the series is genuinely fucking awful.)
(‘Altair’ by INUWASI begins to sound through the speakers. The crowd gives a nice ovation for Anna Wautier, who has been working her hardest in earning the respect and recognition from the fans. She is at a high since defeating Kirk Redwood and Grace De Luca at House of Glass and she looks to keep that momentum going for herself.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM YOKOHAMA, JAPAN… SHE IS ‘THE THORN PRINCESS’…ANNA WAUTIER!!!!!
Stew-O: At House of Glass, Anna Wautier defeated Kirk Redwood and Grace De Luca to secure a shot at the Interwire Championship! In the near future, she will be facing BRAE as we found out on the Dynasty before House of Glass! I do think that’s going to be an interesting match up there!
Flannery McCoy: Anna Wautier has a huge opportunity to look forward to. As of right now, she has another tough match up and it’s with Raven Roberts! The Unified Tag Team Champion! Someone who is a standard for not just what a female Elitist should inspire to be, but an Elitist as a whole!
Jake Mercer: Anna Wautier has a huge task, but we’ve seen upsets happen in the past! We’ve seen unpredictable things happen on the Dynasty brand. Anna getting a victory over Raven wouldn’t be so far fetched, honestly! I could see it happening!
(‘Ghost Myself’ by DIAMANTE plays as Raven Roberts comes out. The Unified Tag Team Championship is wrapped around her waist. Rex McAllister follows her shortly after. His own title on his waist as he claps and hypes up Raven.)
Stephie Love: AND…INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT…BEING ACCOMPANIED BY ONE-HALF OF THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, REX MCALLISTER…REPRESENTING FIRE & ICE…FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA…SHE IS THE OTHER HALF OT THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… ‘THE BIRD OF PREY’…RAVEN ROBERTS!!!!!!
Stew-O: Speaking of winning at House of Glass, Fire & Ice had a successful title defense against Showtime in a Glass Tables match! I am still in shock at the conclusion of that match up where Akari Kiyoko went through a triple stack of glass tables! That was a spot reserved for Raven, but it was one slip up by Akari that led her to captalize and retain the titles!
Flannery McCoy: Fire & Ice have killed it for almost six months as Unified Tag Team Champions! They have completely blown me away with how they keep coming out of these title defenses! They haven’t been easy on them, but they have knocked down the competition each and every single time!
Jake Mercer: What is next on the agenda for Fire & Ice? I’m not too sure, but it should be interesting to see how this match goes!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(The two Elitists circle around each other, but Anna Wautier extends her hand in hopes that Raven Roberts shakes it. Raven is quite surprised by the gesture as she looks at the fans, who highly encourage her to shake the hand. Raven accepts the handshake, the match beginning with a sign of respect.)
Stew-O: Now, that’s a wonderful way to begin the match – RAVEN ROBERTS PULLS ANNA WAUTIER IN A HEADLOCK. SHE TRANSITIONS TO A HEADLOCK TAKE DOWN, BUT ANNA KIPS UP TO A VERTICAL BASE! Raven gets to her feet as Anna goes right after the Unified Tag Team Champion with a forearm! But, Raven ducks the forearm! She lifts up Anna, looking for a saito suplex! But, Anna flips right behind Raven! Raven turns around as Anna connects with a spinning forearm to Raven! Raven stumbles back, holding her face! Anna follows that up with a dropkick to the abdomen as Raven falls back to the ropes!
Flannery McCoy: Anna Wautier runs to Raven Roberts, looking for a clothesline! But, Raven manages to lift up Anna and send her over the top rope! But, Anna manages to land on the apron! She connects with a shoulder thrust through the middle rope, nailing Raven in the gut! SHE DROPS TO A KNEE AS SHE FRONT FLIPS BACK INSIDE THE RING AND CONNECTS WITH A LEG DROP! RAVEN IS DOWN AS ANNA ROLLS HER ONTO HER SHOULDERS!
OOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts with a quick kick out! Anna Wautier gets to her feet! Raven is following suit, but Anna stops her in her tracks with a thrust kick to the stomach! Anna pulls her in a front headlock and knees Raven in the gut! She goes back to the vertical set of ropes before rebounding and connecting with a spinning neckbreaker –NO! RAVEN MANAGES TO SPIN HER OUT OF POSITION BEFORE NAILING A GIANT CLOTHESLINE ON ANNA!
Stew-O: That’s a hell of a way to turn things around! Raven Roberts grabs Anna Wautier by her waist before lifting her up and taking her back with a German suplex! But, she maintains control of her waist as she takes her back with a second German suplex! But, Raven still has possession of the waist as she takes Anna back with a third German suplex! RAVEN TAKES ANNA TO THE BOTTOM ROPE! SHE LINES HER HEAD UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A DECAPITATOR! ANNA’S FACE AND NECK EATS THAT BOTTOM ROPE! RAVEN PULLS HER AWAY AS SHE GOES FOR A PIN FALL ATTEMPT!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!
TTT–
Flannery McCoy: But, Anna Wautier is not giving up without a fight! Raven Roberts lifts up Anna before taking her down with a gutbuster! Anna is clutching her stomach as she gets to her knees! But, Raven runs and connects with a knee strike as that takes her down! Raven pulls her into a front headlock before connecting with a front suplex on the top rope! Raven gets on the top turnbuckle as Anna picks up her head, trying to balance herself on the top rope, but Raven jumps and connects with a knee to the side of Anna’s temple as that knocks her back down! Yikes!
Jake Mercer: Anna Wautier goes down! She’s getting personal experience on the type of Elitist that Raven Roberts is! NOW, WE SEE RAVEN GRABBING THE LEGS OF ANNA AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE’S GOING FOR A FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK, BUT AS RAVEN WAS TURNING HER AROUND, ANNA KICKS HER IN THE BACK! THIS CREATES A BIT OF SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO ELITISTS! ANNA IS TRYING TO GET HERSELF BACK TO HER FEET! SHE RUNS TO RAVEN AS SHE SPINS BEHIND HER! IT SEEMS LIKE SHE’S TRYING TO GRAB HER BY THE WAIST, BUT ANNA IS NOT LOOKING TO LIFT HER, BUT PUSH HER TO THE ROPES AND GOES FOR AN O’CONNOR ROLL! ANNA IS LOOKING TO GET A QUICK VICTORY HERE!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWWW–
Stew-O: NO! Raven Roberts manages to roll her out of the pin fall attempt! She grabs Anna Wautier by her waist before connecting with a wheelbarrow into a German suplex! BUT, ANNA LANDS ON HER FEET! RAVEN TURNS AROUND AS SHE IS MET WITH AN ELBOW SMASH AS THAT KNOCKS HER BACK! THEN, ANNA FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A ROLLING THUNDER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! THAT WAS AMAZING THERE! SHE HAS RAVEN FOR ANOTHER COVER!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTWWWWW–
Flannery McCoy: Raven Roberts with a kick out! That was an amazing move by Anna Wautier, but it’s going to take a bit more to put someone like Raven down! That man refuses to give up! Anna waits for Raven to find her on her feet, but she knocks her back down with a basement dropkick to the face! SHE GRABS RAVEN BY ONE OF HER ARMS BEFORE APPLYING A FUJIWARA ARMBAR! A BEAUTIFUL EXECUTION OF THE FUJIWARA ARMBAR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ANNA IS WRENCHING THE ARM BACK AS RAVEN BEGINS TO YELL IN PAIN! BUT, RAVEN MANAGES TO GET HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE BEHIND HER! THAT’S GREAT RING AWARENESS FROM THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION AND CURRENT UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION!
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts has been in this game for a long time! It knows the ins and outs of this ring like the back of her head! Anna Wautier releases the hold, not wanting to risk disqualification! A victory over an established veteran like Raven would be tremendous for the newcomer! It would give her a ton of confidence! SHE GETS RAVEN FROM UNDERNEATH HER CHIN BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST OF THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION! THIS SENDS RAVEN BACK! ANNA CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST! THIS SENDS HER TO THE ROPES! ANNA GRABS HER BY HER ARM AND WHIPS HER TO THE SET OF ROPES ACROSS FROM HER! BUT, RAVEN COUNTERS THE WHIP AS ANNA IS SENT TO THOSE ROPES!
Stew-O: Anna Wautier rebounds off those ropes as she slides underneath the legs of Raven Roberts She gets to her feet as she stands behind her! Raven turns her around as Anna connects with a feint roundhouse kick into a thrust kick! Then, she follows that up with a knee to the face of Raven! Anna pulls Raven into a front headlock before taking her down with a snap DDT! Raven lands on the top of her head as Anna covers her!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Raven Roberts with a kick out! Anna Wautier looks like she’s more than prepared to end this match! But first, she backs away to one of the corners! SHE IS WAITING FOR RAVEN TO GET INTO A SEATED POSITION BEFORE CHARGING TOWARDS HER AND CONNECTING WITH ‘TRUENO DESTRODA’ – THE RUNNING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts had the move scouted as she caused Anna Wautier to side step! Raven rolls up the newcomer as she looks to end the match as early as possible!
OOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Stew-O: ANNA WAUTIER KICKS OUT! BUT, RAVEN ROBERTS GETS ANNA ON HER STOMACH! I THINK THAT SHE MAY BE LOOKING FOR THE ‘WING BREAKER’ – HER VARIATION OF THE FUJIWARA ARMBAR THAT SHE LIKES TO GO WITH!
Flannery McCoy: But, Anna Wautier gets her hand on the bottom rope! This forces Raven Roberts to release whatever hold she had on Anna! Now, that was smart of Anna! If Raven fully executed the move, it was not going to look good for her!
(Anna Wautier rolls herself out of the ring in order to catch her breath. She was moments away from finding herself in the ‘Wing Breaker’. Anna is thinking of her strategy on how to approach the rest of the match.)
Jake Mercer: RAVEN ROBERTS LAUNCHES HERSELF OUT OF THE RING WITH A PESCADO TO THE OUTSIDE AS HE LANDS RIGHT ON TOP OF ANNA WAUTIER! THAT OUGHTA HURT! RAVEN PICKS UP ANNA LIKE SHE WEIGHS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND PLACES HER ON TOP OF THE APRON! SHE GETS ON THE APRON HERSELF AS SHE BEGINS TO BACK AWAY! I THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE LOOKING TO SPEAR HER! RAVEN RUNS TOWARDS ANNA WITH A SPEAR, BUT ANNA STOPS RAVEN IN HER TRACKS BY CONNECTING WITH A ROLLING THUNDER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB ON THE APRON! WE SAW ANNA EXECUTE THAT MOVE EARLIER IN THE MATCH! SHE DOES THAT ONCE AGAIN AS RAVEN ROLLS OFF THE APRON! THAT WAS AMAZING THERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Stew-O: That was a hell of a counter there! Anna Wautier has shifted this match back into her favor! She gets Raven Roberts before rolling her back inside the ring! Anna rolls back into the ring shortly after as she goes for a pin fall attempt!
OOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTWWWWWOOOOOOO–
Flannery McCoy: Raven Roberts kicks out! Anna Wautier turns Raven to her stomach! She grabs the legs of the Unified Tag Team Champion! She goes back and applies the Delfin clutch lock on ‘The Bird of Prey!’ This doesn’t look to be the best situation for Raven to find herself in!
(Rex McAllister has been at ringside supporting Raven. He begins to slam his hands against the canvas in support. The fans catch on with the rhythm of the slamming and begin to do the same thing with their feet.)
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts is dragging her body to the bottom rope! She may have the advantage of her long limbs, but with Anna Wautier on her back, it makes things more difficult for her to do! Raven is digging her nails into the canvas, using it to pull her closer as Anna can feel her grasp slipping away from her —
Stew-O: ANNA WAUTIER REALIZED THAT RAVEN ROBERTS WAS GETTING TO THOSE ROPES AS SHE RELEASED THE HOLD! SHE DELIVERS A VICIOUS STOMP TO THE SPINE OF RAVEN! SHE PULLS HER BY THE LEG, DRAGGING HER AWAY FROM THE ROPES! RAVEN TURNS HERSELF TO HER BACK AND USES HER OTHER LEG TO KICK ANNA BACK! BUT, ANNA MANAGES TO GET POSSESSION OF THE OTHER LEG! SHE LINES UP RAVEN BEFORE CATAPULTING HER TO A HORIZONTAL SET OF ROPES! BUT, RAVEN CLUTCHES TO THE ROPES! SHE DOESN’T COLLIDE WITH THEM THE WAY ANNA WOULD HAVE HOPED! SHE GETS UP AND WALKS OVER TO RAVEN, BUT RAVEN CONNECTS WITH A BACK ELBOW AS ANNA STUMBLES BACK! RAVEN JUMPS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE BEFORE SPRINGBOARDING HERSELF OFF AND CONNECTING WITH THE ‘FACELIFT’ – THE SPINNING HEEL KICK TO ANNA!
Flannery McCoy: ANNA WAUTIER DUCKS THE SPINNING HEEL KICK! SHE TWISTS HERSELF INTO POSITION BEFORE PICKING UP RAVEN ROBERTS AND CONNECTS WITH THE ‘LUMINARY’ – THE MODIFIED DOUBLE WRIST CLUTCH BACKDROP SUPLEX! IS THIS IT HERE?!?!
OOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts kicks out! Anna Wautier looks down at Raven Roberts and looks like she wants to wrap up this match and get another huge victory in her resume! SHE PICKS UP RAVEN AND LOOKS FOR THE ‘MODERN TRAGEDY’ – THE WRIST CLUTCH OVERHEAD URANAGE SLAM! BUT, RAVEN TWISTS HERSELF OUT OF THE HOLD! RAVEN HAS ANNA BY HER WRIST BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A GIANT KNEE STRIKE THAT TAKES ‘THE THORN PRINCESS’ DOWN TO HER KNEE!
Stew-O: THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION CONNECTS WITH THE ‘FACELIFT’ AS THAT TAKES ANNA WAUTIER DOWN! AND, RAVEN ROBERTS REALIZES THAT SHE NEEDS TO KEEP A GOOD OPPONENT LIKE ANNA DOWN AS QUICKLY AS SHE CAN! SHE BEGINS TO CREATE SOME DISTANCE BY BACKING AWAY! SHE WAITS FOR ANNA TO SLOWLY GET TO HER FEET AND TURN AROUND AS — ‘TALON!!!!!!!!!!!’
Flannery McCoy: THAT SINGLE LEG DROPKICK THAT RAVEN ROBERTS HAS USED TO PUT AWAY SO MANY OPPONENTS IN THE PAST! IT NAILS ANNA WAUTIER IN THE FACE AS RAVEN GOES FOR THE COVER! IS THIS IT HERE?!?!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Ghost Myself’ blasts through the speakers as Raven Roberts rolls off of Anna Wautier. Rex McAllister joins Raven back inside the ring, handing her the Unified Tag Team Championship. He then grabs her other arm and raises it in victory.)
Stephie Love: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH….THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION…RAVEN ROBERTS!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts gets an impressive victory over the woman who will be challenging for the Interwire Championship in the near future!
Stew-O: Not only that, but there was some concern on whether Raven Roberts will be at 100%, but Raven put those doubts to rest! Anna, on the other hand, a tremendous effort from her! Going up against one of the most decorated females in the locker room and coming close to getting that victory is something that BRAE, the Interwire Champion should be on a look out for!
(Raven Roberts walks over to the corner where Anna Wautier is sat on the bottom turnbuckle. Raven extends her hand up as Anna accepts it. Anna is helped up to her feet as the crowd applauds the two women and their wonderful sportsmanship. Rex McAllister pats Anna on the back. Anna bows to the two of them and rolls underneath the bottom rope, giving Rex and Raven the ring.)
Flannery McCoy: A ton of class from the two competitors! It should be interesting to see where their respective roads lead to as we approach the end of 2025!
(Friday Night Dynasty returns to show the backstage area of Arena Mexico, where Dynasty Backstage Correspondent Michael Belfort is seen standing by in the designated interview area with a smile on his face and a microphone in his hand. He takes a brief moment to let the crowd settle down before beginning to speak.)
Michael Belfort: Welcome back to Friday Night Dynasty, and what a show it’s been! We are fresh off the heels of House of Glass and starting the road to our end-of-the-year spectacular in Road To Redemption, and there are a lot of Elitists who are looking to find their way onto the card in a prominent position. My guest here tonight is much of the same, please welcome at this time… Holly Arrow!
(The crowd cheers loudly as the camera pans over to show Holly Arrow beginning to make her way into the scene. She has a light smile on her face as she greets Michael with a nod of her head, as the interviewer continues with what he has to say from there.)
Michael Belfort: Holly, thank you for joining us.
Holly Arrow: The pleasure is all mine.
Michael Belfort: Firstly, I’d like to talk about what happened last week at House of Glass. You faced Milli Banks in a Glass Deathmatch, and unfortunately, you would end up coming short. Can I get your thoughts on that?
(Holly pauses, taking a brief moment to think about it, as her eyes linger on the ground. After a good moment, she then begins to speak.)
Holly Arrow: I wish I could stand here and tell you that what happened at House of Glass was “just another match.” That it’s just another chapter in the story, and losing to Milli Banks was something I could shrug off, dust myself off, and move on from… But that’d be a lie, wouldn’t it? Because that match wasn’t just another chapter, it was the entire book… and I’m still trying to figure out if it ended, or if I’m supposed to keep writing. I’ve spent so many years convincing myself that I was destined for something more. All the trials and tribulations, all the setbacks, all the struggles, it was all leading up to that one moment… where everything would finally make sense. I walked into this industry as a dreamer, and somewhere along the way, that dreamer got swallowed up by her own ego, believing that confidence would fill the cracks that failure left behind. I thought I was capable of everything, and when those things never came true… it broke me, completely.
(Holly pauses on this, exhaling as she nods her head slowly, before continuing.)
Holly Arrow: But as I stood in the ring with Milli last week, ready to go to war, I don’t know, Michael… something changed. Because for the first time in a long time, I didn’t feel like I was pretending anymore. I didn’t feel like I was chasing something impossible; no, I felt real. Everything that I felt in that match reminded me that this isn’t about living up to someone else’s story… It’s about finding my own. And yeah, it hurts. It hurts knowing I lost to someone whom I admire so deeply. It hurts knowing that my best still wasn’t good enough to keep her shoulders down. But for the first time… I can live with that. Because maybe success isn’t defined by how many times you’re crowned, or how many moments the world remembers you for. Maybe it’s about surviving the moments that nobody does. Maybe it’s about still getting up when everything, your body, your heart, your history… tells you to stay down.
Michael Belfort: :wow: Truly inspirational words. So we can agree that this is far from over, right? Do you have high aspirations for yourself and your future?
Holly Arrow: You’re right, I do have those, Michael. But I think the difference now is that I’m not chasing them the same way that I used to. See, there was a time when I thought ambition meant screaming louder than everyone else, fighting harder than everyone else, trying to prove that I belonged. I thought that if I kept pushing, kept forcing the universe to recognize me, that one day it would just… happen. That the story would finally go the way I wanted it to. But that’s not how life works, is it? Sometimes, you can give this business everything you have, and it still spits you out. Sometimes, your dreams don’t blossom, just bruises.
Holly Arrow: That match with Milli Banks wasn’t about titles, wasn’t about clout, no… it was about us. It was about identity. It was about two women, both broken in their own ways, fighting for a piece of themselves they thought they lost, and that’s something I think only we understood. That’s what makes it hurt so much, but also what makes it real. So yeah, maybe I didn’t win, maybe I didn’t get the storybook ending I wanted, but I’m still writing, I’m still turning the page. Because my story doesn’t end in, literally and figuratively, broken glass… it starts there. It starts with me realizing that I don’t have to be the biggest name, or the loudest voice, or the next big thing… I just have to be me.
Michael Belfort: I suppose that leads me to the big question: What’s next for Holly Arrow?
(Holly thinks for a moment before finally shrugging her shoulders.)
Holly Arrow: Wherever the road takes me, Michael. The truth is, I’ve never known the answer to what is “next” for me, and I don’t think anyone has, because the future isn’t certain. All I know is that I’m going to take it in stride, and it would sure be nice if it were at Road To Redemption. But I’m not really that picky, all I know is that I want to end the new year strong, and whatever comes of that, well… guess it was just meant to be, wasn’t it?
(Holly smiles as she crosses her arms.)
Michael Belfort: :wow: I guess we’re just going to have to wait and see. Thank you for joining me, Holly.
Holly Arrow: Of course-
(Holly pauses, as her eyes wander off. The camera goes over to show Milli Banks as she’s seen making her way into the scene. She has a serious expression on her face… before she holds out her hand.)
Milli Banks: Good job out there, Holly. You did good, but I was better, I had to be better.
(Holly chuckles at this as she nods her head, accepting the handshake.)
Holly Arrow: And that’s something that I’ll just have to accept. Thank you, Milli.
Milli Banks: As for what’s next… I think I might have a good idea based on what I gathered from my conversation with Tyrone. But I won’t ruin the surprise.
(Milli smirks as she releases her hand, making her way past her as Holly looks on, thinking about what Milli said for a brief moment, before nodding her head as she takes her leave the opposite way. It’s the very last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty begins to fade to elsewhere.)
Stephie Love: The following is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Ballad of a Prodigal Son’ by Lincoln Durham blares throughout the building, and Kirk Redwood storms out from the back, Amanda at his side as always. Kirk marches down the ramp, wasting no time as a victory is all that he desires.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, weighing in at 210 pounds, from Boston, Massachusetts, he is “UNKILLABLE” KIIRRRKKKK! REEDDDWWOOOODDDDDDDDD!!!
(‘Faneto’ by Chief Keef hits the speakers and SOSA Henderson makes his way out from the back, relatively banged up from last week’s Glass Wallz match but still intent on picking up the win. He sneers at Redwood as he makes his way down the ramp, eventually entering the ring.)
Stephie Love: His opponent, weighing in at 191 pounds, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he is “BULLETPROOF” SOOSSSAAAAA!! HENNDDERRSSOOONNNNN!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stew-O: That’s the sound of the bell and SOSA Henderson and Kirk Redwood march into a big collar & elbow tie-up. Both men jockey around in the center of the ring, trying to push the other back—but it’s Redwood who shoves SOSA off! SOSA shakes his head, not enthused by Kirk’s early show of strength and the two circle around the ring again…
Jake Mercer: Kirk steps in for another lockup, but SOSA with a knee to the body instead! He nails him with an european uppercut, and Redwood falls into the ropes. He takes his wrist for an irish whip, but Redwood reverses with one of his own! He comes off the ropes with a big-time shoulder block! Henderson bounces up and Kirk follows with a knife edge chop that sends him reeling into the ropes!
Flannery McCoy: Kirk swings another one, but SOSA ducks under and nails him with a forearm to the jaw, and then a knee to the body! Redwood grimaces, and SOSA takes the head and sends him to the ropes. He drops down, which prompts Redwood to leap over him just in time. He rises to his feet and Redwood comes off the ropes just in time, eating a dropkick from Henderson!
Stew-O: SOSA kneels up and he nods his head. Kirk holds his jaw, checking for any blood on his lip. Henderson pulls him up and nails him with another european uppercut. He takes the wrist and yanks him in, scooping him up for a big-time backbreaker! Redwood nearly gets folded over the knee of Henderson! He rolls him over and hooks the legs!
ONE–
Jake Mercer: Quick kickout from Kirk! SOSA rises with Kirk and grabs the head, hooking him into a front facelock. He tries to lift him vertically, but Redwood punches the body! He punches the body again, and shoves him to the ropes! SOSA bounces off and here comes Kirk with a tilt-a-whirl back—no! SOSA floats over the back and wraps his arms around his throat! He’s trying for a choke hold!
Flannery McCoy: Only for Redwood to run backwards, sending SOSA back-first into the turnbuckles! Henderson releases him, grimacing. Kirk quickly runs off the ropes, seeing his chance to put this one to bed early with a lar—nope! SOSA kicks out the arm, Redwood spins around to Henderson who drops him with a flying knee to the jaw!
Stew-O: Kirk is on his fours, stirring, and SOSA backs into the turnbuckles. He aims, running in for a punt kick, but Kirk sweeps him to his back! He drops into a lateral press immediately after!
ON—
Flannery McCoy: Henderson kicks out before the referee’s hand can even hit the mat! Both rise and Henderson with a chest kick to Redwood! He stumbles, but when SOSA turns around to hit off the ropes, Kirk grabs him by the waistband and yanks him backwards, wrapping his arms around his waist and tossing him across the ring with a german suplex! SOSA bounces off on impact, clutching the back of his head.
Jake Mercer: SOSA staggers up and falls into the turnbuckles, dazed. Kirk prepares himself, shooting up to his feet and flying into a forearm smash to the jaw! Henderson is dazed, and Redwood places him atop the ropes. He tries to climb up with him, but he eats a boot to the mouth instead! Redwood stumbles, and SOSA adjusts himself, positioning up to the top rope! Is he looking for ‘Paid In Full’ already?!
Stew-O: HE LEAPS OFF THE TOP—BUT KIRK MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! SOSA lands onto his feet, but he stumbles off impact and falls to the ropes. Redwood takes advantage, immediately flying into a bicycle kick over the top rope! SOSA falls onto the apron, shaking his head. Kirk exits out with him, and he drags him up!
Flannery McCoy: Redwood fires off repeated forearm smashes to the jaw! SOSA is dazed, and Kirk swings one more, but SOSA kicks his arm out! Redwood clutches at his bicep, shaking it out. And now SOSA swings for the fences with a big hook!
Jake Mercer: Only for Kirk to duck it, and he wraps his arm around his head, capturing him into a half-nelson! Henderson tries his hardest to get free but he can’t! HALF-NELSON SUPLEX ON THE APRON! HENDERSON GETS DROPPED RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, AND HE FALLS TO THE CANVAS! GOODNESS!
Stew-O: The opening is there for Redwood to capitalize if he so chooses! He rolls off the apron, clutching the back of his head in pain. He grits his teeth, dragging SOSA up and throwing him inside! Kirk climbs back onto the apron and he leans on the ropes, awaiting Henderson…!
Jake Mercer: HE SPRINGBOARDS UP, LOOKING TO SOAR INTO ‘.50 CAL–’ NO! HENDERSON MOVES! Kirk lands onto his feet and turns to a roundhouse kick from Henderson! But Henderson stumbles backwards, clutching the back of his head! He’s still hurting from that half-nelson suplex on the apron!
Flannery McCoy: It says a lot that Henderson is still standing in the first place, as he approaches Redwood–OH! HE GETS CAUGHT! ‘LETHAL ROUND!’ THE LARIAT FROM REDWOOD PUTS HIM OUT OF IT! HE ROLLS SOSA OVER AND HE QUICKLY HOOKS THE LEGS!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Stew-O: KICK OUT FROM HENDERSON! But the damage has been done by Redwood if he chooses to pursue! He pulls Henderson up to his feet, ready to capitalize…
Jake Mercer: He tucks his head into his thighs, wrapping his arms around his waist as he attempts to heave him up for a powerbomb—but Henderson floats over behind him! He shoves him to the ropes and Redwood bounces off!
Flannery McCoy: TORNADO KICK FROM HENDERSON! Redwood is stunned, and he scoops him up into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! SOSA PINS HIM!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT REDWOOD GETS A SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! SOSA shakes his head, still clutching at his head.
Stew-O: He rises to his feet and drags Redwood up, he grabs him in a front facelock and hoists him up with a gourdbuster on the top rope! Redwood wheezes as he gets trapped up there, and SOSA exits the ring and climbs the top rope, preparing himself to capitalize…!
Flannery McCoy: No! Redwood slips to the apron and he sweeps his arm underneath the ankles of Henderson, leading him to topple off the top rope and fall back-first on the top turnbuckle! SOSA stumbles to the center of the ring, clutching the back of his head.
Jake Mercer: Redwood re-enters the ring and he cracks him with a discus elbow! SOSA stumbles, and Redwood follows up by hitting off the ropes!
Stew-O: ENZUIGIRI FROM SOSA! DOWN GOES REDWOOD! He looks back up to the top rope and this time, he exits to the apron and climbs up! Henderson positions himself!
Flannery McCoy: ‘SOSA BOMB!’ CRASHING DOWN ON THE RIBS OF REDWOOD! SOSA HOOKS THE LEGS!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRR—
Jake Mercer: NOPE! REDWOOD IS STILL ALIVE! SOSA isn’t happy about that whatsoever, though! He slaps the mat, trying to rise to his feet—but it takes him a second.
Stew-O: He pulls Redwood up and snags ahold of his head, throwing him to the corner. He runs in, maybe looking to set up for ‘DEADSHOT’ but Redwood raises both boots in time! He climbs the middle rope and flies into a knee to the side of the head! Redwood runs off the ropes immediately after!
Flannery McCoy: Kirk bypasses Sosa, soaring into ‘BLITZKRIEG BOP!’ KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, AND THAT’S TWO KNEES IN A ROW!
Jake Mercer: Redwood isn’t done there either! He pulls Henderson up to his feet and wraps his arms around his waist, hoisting him upside down! ‘DOWN TO HELL!’ THE RUNNING LEAPING TOMBSTONE IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! AND HE HOOKS THE LEGS!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, KIIRRKKK! REDDWOOODDD!
(Kirk rolls off of SOSA, nodding his head profusely. He rolls over, rubbing the back of his head. The referee helps Kirk up and he takes his wrist, raising it up. Henderson is still laid out, reeling from that upset victory. Redwood breaks from the referee, beating his chest and climbing the middle rope, posing.)
Stew-O: What a win for Kirk Redwood–just a week after challenging Michael Machina for the World Heavyweight Championship at House Of Glass, SOSA Henderson ends up being beat by Redwood tonight!
Jake Mercer: That was a much needed win for him, no doubt about it, and you can tell that this could be a turning point for him—especially given how he caught Henderson off guard here!
Flannery McCoy: It was a great showing from Redwood, no doubt about it, and now we move on to see what’s next for him…
(Backstage, the cameras fade in on Michael Belfort by the lockerroom belonging to Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts. He stands for a moment, greeting the viewers with a respectful nod and faint smile, and speaks up.)
Michael Belfort: Good evening, EAW Universe, and thank you for tuning in. I’m Michael Belfort, and I’m looking to just get a quick word from the reigning Unified Tag Team Champions, Fire & Ice. Raven Roberts earlier in the night defeated Anna Wautier in an impressive match highlighted both women and their capabilities, and coming off the heels of a successful title defense a very game Showtime, many are wondering what the tag champions will do as we officially focus on Road to Redemption—
(But as he gets closer to the door, chatter can be heard—from Rex and Rober themselves.)
Rex McAllister: Really? Are you sure about this, Raven? I mean, I don’t mind, it’s just a bit surprising. I didn’t think you’d wanna go this route.
Raven Roberts: I know it’s sudden and all, but I figured this was the best time to tell you. I’m sorry for springing this on you out of nowhere. Maybe I should’ve been more honest, but…
Michael Belfort: :lupe: !!
(Michael suddenly gets a bit nervous. What were they talking about? Why was Raven apologizing? It was easy to get the wrong impressions immediately, but Michael decides the best course of action was the get the answers soon, even if he may be getting them at an awkward time.)
(The head interviewer quickly straightens out his tie and knocks on the door.)
Michael Belfort: Raven, Rex? It’s Michael Belfort. Was hoping I could, um, get a few things from you two briefly before I leave. I hope this isn’t an… inconvenient time.
(The talking behind the door stops.)
(…)
(Then, the door opens up. Rex is standing in front of Michael.)
Rex McAllister: Michael! No, not at all, it’s no issue. Everyone has to get their news, don’t they? What’s up?
Michael Belfort: Right. I just wanted to catch up with you two and see how you were doing after last weekend. Of course, you both have been on an incredible roll as tag champions, and even as singles competitors, showing that you two can succeed in both avenues without slowing down.
Rex McAllister: Ah, yeah, we have, ahaha! In fact, we were just talking about that.
Michael Belfort: Really?
(That’s when Raven herself comes along, standing next to Rex and curling her arm around him.)
Raven Roberts: Yes. It’s almost funny, too. I brought up to Rex that we’ve been doing great in the tag division, and in a way, dominating it. So, I told him that I wanted to try and pursue another championship… and really, for the both of us to do that.
(Michael blinks.)
Michael Belfort: As in, singles titles?
Raven Roberts: Absolutely. Especially with Road to Redemption coming up… it’s actually been on my mind for a bit.
(She nods.)
Raven Roberts: We’ve been upholding tag team wrestling since we won these almost, what, five months now? Wow, time definitely flew by fast! But yeah—I figured it would be good for us to be a little selfish for ourselves, and with the chamber matches, I believe Rex and I have what it takes to walk away with some world titles as well.
Rex McAllister: I will say, I was surprised by Tyrone announcing my name to be part of the match. In fact, Raven and I were conversing, and I told her about stepping back from the chamber because of, well, these. However, she told me she wanted to compete in the Universal Women’s Championship match, and you know what? Why not? Why not go all the way and see if we can become double champions.
(He snickers.)
Rex McAllister: Plus, the missus certainly wasn’t going to let me bow out.
Raven Roberts: Nope. You know better by now.
Michael Belfort: So, that means both tag champions will be competing in the chamber matches next month? That’s surprising!
Raven Roberts: I guess it is, huh? Of course, I can already anticipate that some people will bring up the fact that we’ll be trading another title defense for such an opportunity, but hey, this sport is all about risks. Not to mention that we have defeated just about every time that’s even in the division currently, sans whichever sideshow act of Silas World ever decides to step up to us if they aren’t scared to lose. And I don’t mean to be arrogant, but it’s the truth. Rex and I have been diligent in focusing on this division, but now? I think we’re being pointed toward some signs, and I sure as hell am not one to ignore them.
Rex McAllister: It is a risk, but we did take a risk when we decided to pursue these titles in the same season we missed out on winning them the first time. Wouldn’t hurt to be ambitious and see what happens. I’m sure the other Elitists never expected us to go down this route, but like Raven said, we’re not going to ignore it. As with everything else we’ve pursued and set our sights on, we’re gonna come in one hundred percent focused and ready to give it our all.
Michael Belfort: Well, that’s some major news! Both Fire & Ice will be participating in different extreme elimination chamber matches come Road to Redemption. It will be interesting to see how you two fare. Good luck!
Rex McAllister: Of course. Thanks.
Raven Roberts: Mhm. Have a good night, Michael.
(The two smile and go back into their room. Michael then walks off as Dynasty fades elsewhere.)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(“Razorface” by Celldweller began blaring through the speakers to a loud mixed reaction as David Gideon Smith emerged from the darkness, surrounded by white strobes that follow the music. The Sovereign executes his Black Blade taunt, causing an eruption of pyrotechnics, before he clenches his fist and makes his way down the ramp towards the squared circle.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Hailing from Omaha, Nebraska, weighing in at 250 pounds… he is THE SOVEREIGN, DAAAAAAAAVID! GIDEOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! SMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITH!
Stew-O: The Sovereign approaches the ring and that is something that has become more and more meaningful quite rapidly in this man’s career! Already a veteran of professional wrestling across a variety of promotions outside of Elite Answers Wrestling, David has quickly been acclimating to the atmosphere here in EAW and his stocks have been rising quite rapidly!
Flannery McCoy: Going up against legends of the company like Rex McAllister, Limmy Monaghan, and now his opponent for this week Drake King, it is clear that David Gideon Smith is not looking to group himself together with other newcomers to EAW!
Jake Mercer: Far from it, he’s differentiating himself as quickly as he can even if that means going up against challenges that no other New Breed in EAW would dare to go for! Despite the losses he’s faced, the threat he poses to the roster has been growing exponentially, and we’ve seen that with how hard he pushed his past two legendary opponents!
(‘When Darkness Falls’ by Killswitch Engage began blaring through the speakers to deafening boos as Drake King saunters out from behind the stage curtains with a smug expression plastered across his face. He spreads his arms out, basking in his own presence at the center of the stage, causing even more boos to erupt, before he makes his way down the ramp towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT! Hailing from Heaven’s Gate, weighing in at 220 pounds… he is THE MESSIAH, DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE! KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
Stew-O: Drake King had a rather gruesome House of Glass when he went up against the still reigning Interwire Champion, BRAE, as well as the chairman of EAW, Methuselah, in a match pitting the entire Dynasty War Games team against each other!
Flannery McCoy: They put in everything they had against each other, but ultimately it was BRAE that was able to come out on top, with the young champion capitalizing on the hatred that was shared between Drake King and Methuselah that led the former to cut the latter off and leaving himself vulnerable for BRAE to deliver one of the most monstrous Red Deaths of his career with a shard of glass stuck in his forearm!
Jake Mercer: Drake King may not have come out with the win at House of Glass, but I can only imagine that’ll make him even more intent on getting the victory this week and starting back some momentum, especially with the brewing rivalry he has with Jake Smith and TLA!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! David Gideon Smith and Drake King, a relative newcomer to EAW versus one of the promotion’s most historic figures, this is a match that David Gideon Smith is sure to be looking to use in order to further cement his status in the company!
Flannery McCoy: If there’s one thing he needs to keep in mind, though, it is that Drake King is one of the most difficult wrestlers in EAW to overcome, and you’d just need to look at the litany of wrestlers that Drake has overcome to prove that fact, even the likes of Methuselah at Pain for Pride in 2023!
Jake Mercer: David Gideon Smith has not been deterred by the threats posed by his opponents, though, and that speaks a lot about the type of bravado David has. The Sovereign isn’t phased by anything it seems! Even against Limmy Monaghan, my GOAT, he was less upset about the loss and more upset that Limmy wasn’t willing to drop the hammer and unleash it all!
Stew-O: Despite that defeat, David Gideon Smith marches out of his corner, leering at Drake King who has a pretty smug expression on his face as he glances up at the Sovereign! It looks like Drake isn’t taking David Gideon Smith too seriously, wiggling his fingers as he raises his hand and looks for a lock up in the center of the ring–
Flannery McCoy: WOAH! David Gideon Smith definitely obliged as he grabbed the hand of Drake King, but he immediately yanked Drake King in for a HEAVY knee smash right to the diaphragm with a level of force that left the Messiah breathless! That’s what he gets for underestimating the Sovereign, I guess!
Jake Mercer: David is a highly proficient grappler in his own right, and he just pulled Drake in for a collar and elbow tie up before immediately transitioning behind him for a rear waist lock! Drake King barely has a chance to realize what’s happening before he gets hoisted up by the waist high into the air before David sweeps his legs mid-air and drops him with heavy force onto his abdomen with a rear waistlock takedown!
Stew-O: The damage to Drake’s midsection continues as David Gideon Smith begins unleashing heavy knee smashes to the side of the Messiah, dealing monstrous damage to the ribcage of his legendary opponent and looking to take the lead early in the match! Drake King looks to roll away to create some distance between himself and the Sovereign, but David Gideon Smith is like a shark that smelled blood in the water, lurching forward on his hands and knees to prevent Drake from getting away!
Flannery McCoy: He grabs a hold of Drake King from the side before plucking him from the canvas, hoisting him up with a deadlift gutwrench lift and then flipping him through it in one fluid motion to drop him back onto the canvas with a gutwrench suplex! What an impressive show of strength from the Sovereign here tonight as he continues to dominate the early portion of this match after having capitalized on the arrogance of his opponent!
Jake Mercer: He doesn’t let up on the pressure at ALL though, immediately leaping up right by where Drake King plummeted to the canvas and then dropping a jumping knee drop on him! Do you see how big that man is?! 250 pounds of raw muscle dropped onto the midsection of Drake King as the Sovereign’s assault to the torso of the Messiah continues without a moment of rest!
Stew-O: Drake King may truly be in trouble here as David Gideon Smith grabs a fistful of Drake King’s long hair to drag him back to a standing position, facing away from the Sovereign, before David immediately locks in another rear waist lock! What is Drake going to do about this with David being so utterly ruthless in his approach?!
Flannery McCoy: Not a wasted movement by the Sovereign as he immediately launches Drake King back behind him with a tremendous German suplex– BUT DRAKE KING MANAGES TO LAND ON HIS FEET! AND I DON’T THINK DAVID GIDEON SMITH REALIZES IT! One look on Drake’s face shows that he has dropped any pretense of underestimating his titanic opponent, with the Messiah’s eyes narrowing with concentration!
Jake Mercer: David Gideon Smith turns around, presumably looking to continue his unabated attack on Drake King, but that all chances when Drake King immediately launches himself forward and unleashes a high knee right to the face of the Sovereign who wasn’t braced for it at all! David Gideon Smith gets sent staggering back before landing with his back against the turnbuckles in the corner of the ring, clutching at his head in pain from the unexpected attack!
Stew-O: It’s one thing to take a hit you know that’s coming, but when you get hit out of nowhere like that, the damage done is multiplied considerably! Drake King glares at David Gideon Smith, clearly feeling the brunt of David’s offense by the Messiah’s hand clutching his ribs in pain, but pain has never stopped Drake King for too long as he immediately takes aim for the Sovereign to deal more damage!
Flannery McCoy: He sprints forward and immediately unleashes a running knee to his cornered opponent, using his high speed to his favor as he deals a heavy attack right to the head of the tall Sovereign! He drops back to the canvas from that move before turning around and IMMEDIATELY following it up by sending a perfectly executed overhead kick to deal even more damage right to the face and head of David Gideon Smith!
Jake Mercer: The expertise of Drake King is on perfect display here as he kips back up to his feet after that overhead kick before grabbing a hold of the wrist of the Sovereign and yanking him out of the corner back towards the center of the ring before stepping right past him and jumping up into the air!
Stew-O: A jumping neckbreaker brings the large David Gideon Smith crashing down to the canvas! You know what they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, and David Gideon Smith just had Drake King pull the back of his head to crash right down into the canvas! The battle lines have been drawn quite clearly with Drake focusing his offense to the head of the Sovereign and David targeting the midsection of Drake!
Flannery McCoy: Both wrestlers have dealt quite a bit of damage to each other with David taking the early lead and Drake King snatching the momentum right out from underneath the Sovereign as soon as he found an opening to get his way back into this match! Drake looks down at the fallen Sovereign before his eyes flit back to the corner, and there’s no need to think about what Drake King has in mind as he immediately steps out of the ring and onto the apron before he begins climbing up towards the perch on the top turnbuckle!
Jake Mercer: Drake King is as quick and nimble as a cat as he makes his way up to the top turnbuckle in no time at all, stopping only because he’s still feeling pain in his ribs from the damage that David Gideon Smith has already dealt him thus far! Drake King rises to his feet on top of the top rope, looking down at the Sovereign who hasn’t moved an inch since he was planted with that jumping neckbreaker, and it looks like Drake King is ready to take to the skies!
Stew-O: HE LAUNCHES HIMSELF UP, PLUMMETING DOWN TOWARDS THE SOVEREIGN WITH A TOP ROPE FROG SPLASH– BUT DAVID GIDEON SMITH GETS BOTH OF HIS KNEES UP, DRIVING THEM RIGHT INTO THE MIDSECTION THAT HE’S BEEN TARGETING ALL MATCH!
Flannery McCoy: Drake King immediately falls off of the knees of David Gideon Smith, clutching at his ribs in searing pain as he pushes his face against the canvas doing his best to cope with the pain! Meanwhile, David Gideon Smith isn’t in much better shape either; even though he managed to reverse that frog splash, it looks like the elbow of Drake King ended up landing on his forehead when Drake tried to adjust mid-air upon seeing the knees go up!
Jake Mercer: Both David and Drake are in bad shape here as they roll away from each other and towards the ropes, trying to fight through the pain so that they can get back to a standing position before their opponent can! But with the pain they’re feeling, neither of them are able to get up quite that quick!
Stew-O: They end up using the ropes for leverage to get back to their feet, with both of them making it to a standing position around the same time, and it’s game on as they look to seize victory against each other! David Gideon Smith lurches forward, looking to execute a chapa kick to Drake King, but the Messiah is able to side step it and grab a hold of David’s leg instead!
Flannery McCoy: Drake spins David around using the leg, and the moment David’s back is turned, Drake leaps up and unleashes an enzuigiri to the side of the Sovereign’s head, forcing him to stagger forward and lean against the ropes as he clutches his head in pain, doing his best not to crumble back down to the canvas!
Jake Mercer: Drake gets back up as quickly as he can and staggers over to where David is, reaching around his waist to grab a hold of his wrist and pull him away from the ropes before using that clutched wrist to spin David back around, ripcord style, and yank him in for a ripcord lariat!
Stew-O: But David was able to duck underneath it, having that maneuver scouted out and launching his leg back out to connect with that chapa kick this time! Drake immediately doubles over from the kick to the midsection, which David uses as an opportunity to execute a European uppercut to force Drake back up to an upright standing position with even more damage dealt!
Flannery McCoy: David Gideon Smith clutches his fist tightly and Drake King immediately senses immense danger as, out of nowhere, David goes for the BLACK BLADE, THAT MONSTROUS LARIAT OF HIS– DRAKE KING JUST BARELY AVERTS DISASTER BY DUCKING AWAY FROM THE MANEUVER!
Jake Mercer: David Gideon Smith may have had the victory in his hands right there, but Drake King may have prepared more for this match than his initial arrogance let on because he had that Black Blade scouted out as well! After having ducked underneath the Black Blade, Drake unleashes a dropkick to the back of David Gideon Smith, sending him stumbling forward into the corner!
Stew-O: Drake King scrambles back to his feet and quickly rushes to where David is leaning against the corner before leaping up and unleashing another running knee, this time to the back of David Gideon Smith to send him even harder against the corner! David staggers back from the force of the blow, but that only gives Drake King an opportunity to get right in front of David and grab him by the head, falling back and forcing David head-first into the middle turnbuckle with a reverse STO!
Flannery McCoy: That sends David Gideon Smith back down to the canvas, and he immediately rolls over to try to avoid getting a pinfall attempt despite his dazed status and the pain he must be feeling! David gets to his hands and knees as Drake King gets back to a standing position, and Drake sees that position for barely a millisecond before springing into action with opportunity in mind!
Jake Mercer: JUDGEMENT DAY– NO, DAVID GIDEON SMITH HAD IT SCOUTED AND ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT! DRAKE STUMBLES FORWARD, WITH HIS LEG SEEMINGLY STILL FEELING THE PAIN FROM THE GRUELING HOUSE OF GLASS MATCH! DAVID GIDEON SMITH QUICKLY REACHES FORWARD AND GRABS A HOLD OF THAT VERY ANKLE, USING IT TO SWEEP DRAKE’S LEGS AND BRING HIM FALLING BACK DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS ON HIS BACK!
Stew-O: DAVID STAGGERS BACK TO HIS FEET AS QUICKLY AS HE CAN BEFORE LEAPING UP INTO THE AIR– METEOR ASTRA! METEOR ASTRA! HIS SIGNATURE DOUBLE FOOT STOMP CONNECTS TO THE TORSO OF DRAKE KING AND DAVID IMMEDIATELY HOOKS THE LEG, LOOKING TO PICK UP THE BIGGEST VICTORY OF HIS EAW CAREER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THR–
Flannery McCoy: BUT DRAKE WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT AT THE LAST MOMENT! THE DAMAGE DRAKE HAS SUSTAINED BROUGHT HIM THAT CLOSE TO DEFEAT, BUT DRAKE KING MANAGED TO STAY IN THE GAME! DAVID GIDEON SMITH GLARES FURIOUSLY AT THE MESSIAH AS HE STAGGERS OVER, MEASURING DRAKE KING UP! DRAKE KING IS IN IMMENSE PAIN AS HE STRUGGLES TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET!
Jake Mercer: A FEW MOMENTS PASS AND DRAKE DOES GET BACK TO HIS FEET, AND THAT’S JUST WHAT DAVID WAS LOOKING FOR AS HE BURSTS INTO A SPRINT, LOOKING TO END DRAKE KING WITH THE IMPALER, HIS FINISHING SPEAR MANEUVER–
Stew-O: DRAKE KING LEAPS UP INTO THE AIR AND… OH! JUDGEMENT DAY! DRAKE KING MANAGED TO EXECUTE JUDGEMENT DAY RIGHT AS DAVID WAS LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH THE IMPALER! IT HAS TO BE IT! DRAKE FRANTICALLY TURNS DAVID OVER AND HOOKS BOTH LEGS AS TIGHTLY AS HE CAN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(‘When Darkness Falls’ by Killswitch Engage began blaring through the speakers yet again to tremendous boos as Drake King rolls off of David Gideon Smith, exhausted by the match and the toll it took on his ribs, but with a slight smirk on his face as he hears his music.)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… THE MESSIAH, DRAAAAAAAAAAAKE! KIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
Stew-O: Definitely a hard-fought victory tonight for Drake King against an opponent that he was underestimating, which turned out to be a mistake as David Gideon Smith brought a HUGE fight to Drake King and had him inches away from defeat at the end there after a very dominant beginning!
Flannery McCoy: David Gideon Smith is showing the world that he is a force to be reckoned with even in defeat!
Jake Mercer: But for tonight, Drake King managed to get the victory and brought some momentum home for himself, showing that despite the hard times he’s been facing as of late, he is still the same Drake King that has become a legendary figure here in EAW!
(The video feed lingers on Drake’s victory celebration, with one arm raised by the referee and the other clutched around his midsection in pain, while David Gideon Smith slowly comes to, glaring at Drake King as he rolls over on the canvas, grabbing his head in pain from Judgement Day connecting. The video feed slowly fades to black.)
(A commercial plays for Road to Redemption.)
(Coming back from commercial break, Michael Belfort is seen on standby.)
Michael Belfort: Good evening everyone, and welcome back to Friday Night Dynasty! I’m Michael Belfort, and I am standing here with a man who has certainly left a major impression after House of Glass: the Interwire Champion, BRAE!
(BRAE comes into the frame on cue. There are cuts and bruises noticeable, but regardless, he stands firm and proud with the title draped over his shoulder.)
BRAE: Thank you. Quite the enthusiastic introduction.
Michael Belfort: Well, for as much as you have achieved already in EAW, many people are calling your win last weekend the biggest of your career yet. You were able to defeat both Drake King and Methuselah after issues between your three stemming from Territorial Invasion bled into the month of October. Things were violent and nasty, but in the end, you got to stand tall. How does it feel?
BRAE: How does it feel? As much as I had no intention of being roped into any lingering War Games drama, it does admittedly feel good to not only leave that behind but to be able to stand tall as the victor. Drake and Methuselah had their well-known issues, and I was caught up in the middle of it. All I wanted was to focus on this title and my position as the undisputed ace of this brand, but things spiraled. At least that’s taken care of now, and while Drake has some weird, lifeless woman speaking for him and Methuselah will inevitably crash out instead of being the, you know, chairman of this promotion, I will no longer concern myself with their endeavors. I am back to focusing on me, and that’s all a man like me could ever ask for.
Michael Belfort: Absolutely. Speaking of—your challenger for the EAW Interwire Championship has been made official. Anna Wautier was able to win last weekend, earning the right to face you at Road to Redemption.
BRAE: Yes, she has. A shame that same resolve and strength she showed couldn’t carry her forward toward a win tonight, but she earned her match. I just hope she doesn’t get too carried away thinking she’ll have a magical rookie year at my expense.
Michael Belfort: Well, what do you think of her?
BRAE: Well, she has some potential. However, potential doesn’t guarantee anything. It’s promise, not proof. And for me? I’m going to need to see something far more impressive from her to even begin to believe she can defeat me.
Michael Belfort: And how—
???: Something more impressive?
(That’s when Anna Wautier herself comes in, holding an ice pack to her forehead. BRAE turns toward her, remaining calm.)
BRAE: Yes. Just my opinion.
Anna Wautier: An opinion stemming from a hint of arrogance, champion. I do not need to impress you. All I have to do is beat you, and then that’ll be all the proof I need to show that I am more than capable of being a talent who can stand on my own two feet.
BRAE: Oh? Do you find offense in my words? Yet I am not lying either, am I? You’ve got your wins but losses as well; your young career is already marred by inconsistency—
Anna Wautier: Really? Please do not start speaking as if you are a sage, wise veteran, BRAE. You have been barely competing here for two years, and while you have achieved an impressive resume already, that does not make you infallible.
BRAE: And I have never claimed to be anything of the sort. However…
(He shrugs.)
BRAE: It seems my words have struck a nerve with you. So, if you are truly bothered by it, do what you can from now until we are set to meet to make me feel as if you are ready for this moment.
(Anna purses her lips.)
Anna Wautier: Oh, I will. But will you be ready to lose to me, BRAE? That’s the more important thing you should be thinking about.
(BRAE parts his lips to speak, but Anna turns and walks away. He arches a brow. He looks over at Michael.)
BRAE: Hm. Maybe she has some spirit, after all.
(With that, he departs. The final shot shows Michael look in the direction the two walked away toward before the scene fades..)
Stephie Love: Please welcome at this time… METHUSELAH!
(The crowd erupted with a tremendous mixed reaction, mostly leaning on boos, as “Vent (Original Version)” by Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar began blaring loudly through the speakers. Methuselah emerged from the billowing smoke, but he did not have a pleasant expression on his face; rather, he looked utterly enraged and eschewed his typical theatrics as he instead just stormed down the ramp, ignoring the fans trying to tag him and immediately entered the squared circle. He growled at the ringside staff for a microphone, and they immediately obliged with a frightened expression on their faces, likely fearing for their livelihoods; he immediately began to speak before his theme even cut off, leading to the backstage technicians shutting the volume off in a hurry.)
Methuselah: SILENCE. SILENCE. SILENCE. SILENCE. SILENCE. SILENCE.
(The crowd reacted with boos at the domineering tone of the Chairman of EAW, but that did not give him a moment of pause in his rage.)
Methuselah: In the Land of Elite, Extreme, Merchants, Beasts, there exists not a soul that has endured as much treachery and as many injustices as your humbly chosen and newly awoken Ascended Mahatma. In spite of the empathetic dread that swells from within me, causing me to ruminate on the fates of ye all, I experience nary a scintilla of the same returned to me. No, no, NO, I receive iniquity of the highest order. Novel ingrates like the Misbegotten Son, BRAE, and malcontented thorns in my side like Drake the Redeemer see fit to orchestrate roadblocks and hurdles that are unbecoming of your Elevated Sensei.
Methuselah: Drake the Redeemer FAILED to redeem himself; speak of the future though he may, he saw fit to render himself chained to the past by the wrists and ankles, choosing to prevent my victory despite his actions sacrificing himself and leaving him ripe for the Misbegotten Son to plunder to his heart’s content. FINISH HIM. OVER FOR THOU. I had the Interwire Champion in my crosshairs, ready to teach him a lesson that he would not have soon forgotten, but it is by the King of Drakes’ kamikaze that BRAE now marches forth having learned not a thing. FOOLS.
(Methuselah paces around the ring with his teeth gritted to such an extent that it seemed his teeth were about to shatter from the sheer, furious force that was being applied.)
Methuselah: They both have marred what ought to have been a positive start to this season. I should have been standing here celebrating a War Games victory, fighting on behalf of the Dynastic Battalion, laying siege to our beleaguered foes in the adversarial brands, but to my chagrin I found myself having overestimated the competence of the two soldiers that CLAIMED to have been dedicated to War Games victory since before I even declared myself as their Commander Adams. They did not want that victory as much as they presented. Drake the Redeemer, namely, saw fit to poison our battalion from within for no other reason than to SPITE ME.
Methuselah: Now what do I have?! A negative, ATROCIOUS MLE record?! Beleaguered by circumstances from beyond my control, from Territorial Invasion to House of Glass, and even before that was I plagued by Cyclone whose own gusts have dissipated into the evening sky EXACTLY AS I HAD PREDICTED. THE CYCLONE CAME IN CYCLES, AND THE CYCLE ENDED. TO THE SURPRISE OF ABSOLUTELY NOBODY. MACHINE STANDS TALL WITH CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MINE, AND HIS COGS CONTINUE MINDLESSLY TURNING WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT OR EVEN A HINT OF A VISION.
Methuselah: Do you think I do not hear you all?! I have eyes and ears every where, around every corner, inside every wall, behind every chair, and I can perceive your perception of your Ascended Mahatma. ‘Are you washed, my liege’ SILENCE. SILENCE. You know NOTHING, ingrates. ‘But words can only take you so far, what happened to the wins-’ DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF BEYOND OBEDIENCE?! I SAID SILENCE.
Methuselah: You cretins will waddle around MY arenas, polluting MY hallways with your feeble remarks about me, plaguing the minds of all those around you with this ceaseless waterfall of ignorance and deceit about what I am capable of. Need I remind you that you are dealing not with Gawd, who has perished, but Methuselah Elevation, the Overman, the revelator, reveling in all his glory? I do not inject myself with stem cells and spend much of my valuable time recovering in my specially crafted cryogenic chambers just for my relentless efforts in the pursuit of contributing to the Land of Elite, Extreme, Merchants, Beasts, just for you all to SPIT upon my efforts with the indecency of a village fool! I–
(Suddenly, “Razorface” by Celldweller interrupted the Chairman of EAW mid-rant to a loud reaction as the entire crowd, as well as Methuselah himself, turned to face the stage, where none other than David Gideon Smith emerged from the shadows with an inscrutable expression on his face. Methuselah looked equal parts confused and infuriated that he was interrupted in the middle of his rage-filled speech. Before Methuselah could say anything, David began to speak.)
DGS: Hello, Methuselah. How are you?
Methuselah: …
DGS: A bit of a rhetorical question. You do not look well at all. As a matter of fact, this little spiel of yours has been… disillusioning, to say the least. Prior to putting pen to paper and signing myself to your little islet, full of iniquity and ignobility, I had heard countless tales of the Chairman himself, ruling tyrannically from on high with an iron fist, unyielding in the face of all the competition that he curates for his own personal colosseum.
DGS: Have you seen him? I cannot seem to find him. All I see is a battered husk donning his likeness, but in place of ruthless dominance, there is nothing but an ego in tatters, poisoned by its own treacherous hubris. The result has been all of this relentless whining that has, to be perfectly frank and blunt, driven me to the brink of nausea. Throughout my entire career, sailing the seven seas of this industry and making my name in each and every promotion that I appeared in, the tale of Methuselah was never one that went unnoticed. It was part of the reason that I even made the decision to land on your inane atoll. You can imagine my overwhelming disappointment when the stories that I had heard about you led me to… whatever it is I am seeing in front of me today.
Methuselah: Salachya, is my age getting to me? My hearing cannot have deteriorated to this degree with this amount of speed. That must mean that I am indeed hearing you correctly in your diatribe, consumed by the impertinence of a fool who does not know better. An irrelevant little worm like you ought to watch your mouth when speaking to his superiors; even coming out here tonight has put you in more danger than you have ever experienced in your professional wrestling career, and any other words that come out of your mouth other than ‘I apologize profusely to you my Elevated Sensei’ will exponentially escalate that level of danger to levels you could not even CONCEIVE of, ingrate.
DGS: If you think that I’m the type to back down just because the owner of the company I work for commanded me to, then you clearly do not understand who exactly you signed to be in your company in the first place. If I wanted an easy run in this promotion, I would not have stuck around after getting put up against the likes of the Lionheart, the Ace Eternal, or even the man that contributed to your demise at House of Glass. Talking down to me when your own house of glass already shattered is rich, but I have no intentions of letting you get away with it.
Methuselah: Ha. Aha. Prithee, spare me this nonsense. You cannot possibly mean what you say. No sane man would.
DGS: I don’t care if it makes me insane in your eyes. I interrupted you for a reason. That reason, namely, is making a statement and using you, Methuselah, as the vessel for it. Let me make it perfectly clear for you… I challenge you to a match, and I will not be taking no as an answer.
Methuselah: This must be some kind of joke. Do you truly think I would use up my valuable time on YOU, worm?
DGS: I suppose you would rather use it losing yet another match and following it up by excuses coated with nonsensical jargon just to keep up appearances, then, hm?
Methuselah: …
DGS: I suppose the tales were wrong. There is no Methuselah the great here. Only a coward in lion’s clothing.
Methuselah: ENOUGH. Do you truly think I came out here just to get spat upon by some wretch like you? You should have heeded my first or even my second warnings. I should not have given you as many chances as I did. You have made a grave mistake trying to make a name off of me, and that is a mistake I will ensure you live to regret as you suckle your sustenance from a hospital tube. I accept your match. FINISH HIM. OVER FOR THOU.
(The crowd erupts in cheers at the prospect of a showdown between the esoteric chairman of EAW and the mysterious and menacing newcomer that so boldly laid out the challenge. The two of them stared each other down, from ring to stage, before the video feed slowly faded to black.)
(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The following main event contest… is scheduled for one fall!
(‘The End’ by Lil Uzi Vert & BABYMETAL’ can be heard throughout the speakers, as the audience lets their voices be heard once more with the arrival of KASAI. The former Specialists Champion keeps her driven bravado remaining strong, grinning her way toward the stage as she takes in the energy of the crowd as well. She begins to walk down the ramp, glancing across the audience for a brief moment as she does so.)
Stephie Love: Introducing their opponent! From Amani, Kagoshima, Japan! Weighing in at 145 pounds… ‘THE IMMORTAL SLAYER’, KAAAAAAASAI!!!
Stew-O: KASAI is keeping her spirits exceedingly strong as we venture into the main event of tonight’s Dynasty, where a once immense rivalry has been reignited from Grand Rampage as KASAI finds herself taking on the ever so dangerous Chairman in singles action!
Flannery McCoy: As we have seen from their previous outing, they do not ever shy away from straying far off of the usual status quo, their brutality can very well come alive in this match if they wish to do so! This can be a heated matchup by all intents & purposes on Dynasty!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And here we go! Methuselah & KASAI are set to collide once more, their last outing emerging from Grand Rampage they endured through an immense battle that ultimately led to Methuselah’s triumph, as KASAI emerged with all the more eyes placed upon her as a result! Now both of these elitists are glaring toward one another, the multi-time World Champion & Chairman beginning to emerge from his corner, with a grin on his face as the former Specialists Champion is more than inclined in emerging from her own corner here to focus on Methuselah—AS SHE RUSHES TOWARD HIM IN A HURRY!
Flannery McCoy: RUNNING DROPKICK SENDS METHUSELAH STAGGERING BACK & INTO THE CORNER!!! KASAI is now emerging upward and rushing over to Methuselah, refusing to slow herself down as she understands that keeping this kept to a pace of which Methuselah will encourage more than anything cannot be the way to go! KASAI sends repeated high kicks across the chest of Methuselah, not letting up here as the referee is counting down for all that it’s worth, as the urgency seems to be on display with KASAI in this match’s beginnings!
Jake Mercer: ‘Till Methuselah sets a palm right across KASAI’s jaw and shoves her away!!! KASAI is able to stop herself as she slides right around & chases back after Methuselah—BUT A LIGHTNING QUICK BIG BOOT FROM METHUSELAH STOPS HER IN HER TRACKS!! She briefly drops to the canvas before staggering upward and against the corner, as Methuselah is on the prowl, refusing to give KASAI an ounce of breathing room here while this match begins, with KASAI left in the corner as the Chairman is now rushing himself toward KASAI!
Stew-O: AS HE SENDS A STAGGERING FOREARM ACROSS HER JAW!!!! And now Methuselah is ensuring that each precise forearm is connecting flush across her jaw, no room left for KASAI to try & find her way through the pressure as the referee is proceeding to count away from here! Methuselah is not restraining himself by any measure as this count is continuing, with Methuselah only halting just before the five count was about to be made by the referee! KASAI is in trouble, and this can turn for the worst!
Flannery McCoy: This does not seem to be panning out well enough from here, as Methuselah is rushing toward the opposite corner—BUT KASAI FOLLOWS HIM INTO THE CORNER & NAILS A RUNNING SUPERKICK THAT DAZES METHUSELAH WITH PRECISION FROM HERE!!! Methuselah is left in a staggered state against the corner, as KASAI is now looking to mount all of the control in the world as she’s looking to continue from here, nodding to herself at a quickened pace as she rushes forward while Methuselah is slightly slumped down against the middle turnbuckle, then RUSHING BACK—
Jake Mercer: THE HIGH BIG BOOT FROM KASAI NAIKA FLUSH ACROSS METHUSELAH’S JAW!!!! KASAI with the big boot of her own as she’s more than capable of keeping the Chairman at bay, refusing to slow herself down as she is continuously nodding, motioning herself upward & not looking to allow her opponent a shred of a breath the longer that this match can possibly continue, as she rushes toward the opposite corner & runs back toward him once again!!!
Stew-O: ANOTHER BOOT ACROSS THE JAW OF METHUSELAH CAUSES HIM TO RATTLE BACK AGAINST THE CORNER!!! Methuselah is rocked further here as KASAI has been capable of applying every bit of pressure that she can possibly throw directly at the man she became very familiar with from Grand Rampage! Methuselah has not moved away from the corner once, left in this weary position as KASAI sees the trouble he’s placing him within! She proceeds to rush himself away from Methuselah as she looks to rebound back toward him—
Flannery McCoy: ‘RAPTURE’!!!!! MY GOODNESS!!!! AN IMMEDIATE HELLUVA KICK CATCHES KASAI OFF GUARD AFTER METHUSELAH FOLLOWED HER TOWARD THE CORNER!!! KASAI is rocked to her core as she drops down onto the canvas, with Methuselah dropping down as well in order to hook the leg after rebounding in the most striking way possible to garner control in this match!!! KASAI could be down and out from here!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TH—
Jake Mercer: NO!!! NOT ENOUGH!!! KASAI is able to kick out as Methuselah is now sitting himself upward, and he sports a grin on his face as he sees that KASAI is showing much of the tenacity that she had toward him from their last outing against one another! Methuselah steadily rises, and he positions himself over KASAI as he soon takes a sharp clump of her hair, and he tugs upward as he proceeds to send some nasty forearms across her cranium!! KASAI needs to be get herself out of here or it may be lights out!!
Stew-O: AS METHUSELAH RISES TO HIS FEET TO STOMP OVER HER FACE—BUT KASAI TAKES A HOLD OF HIS LEG! Methuselah is glaring toward her as KASAI IS ABLE TO NAIL A DRAGON SCREW!! Methuselah is left being dropped onto the canvas, yet he simply notions himself upward as he shakes his own head, slight frustration to how KASAI was able to counter him while looking to rise himself upward all the more from here, BUT KASAI IS UP TO HER OWN TWO FEET BEFORE HE COULD—
Flannery McCoy: SPINNING ELBOW ROCKS METHUSELAH DOWN TO THE CANVAS!!! Methuselah was looking to get himself back on the rise but this ends up working against him as the spinning elbow drops him without avail!!! KASAI rushes herself over to the Chairman & hooks the leg with a swiftness, refusing to restrain herself as the referee rushes himself over to make the count!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!!
T—
Jake Mercer: NOT EVEN THE TWO! METHUSELAH SHOVES KASAI OFF!! KASAI immediately rolls herself upward, set behind Methuselah as the Chairman is not slowing himself down, steadily looking to motion herself upward as she’s preparing to drop him once more, as he rises back up to a knee and doesn’t seem inclined on what’s next for him as KASAI DOESN’T SLOW DOWN BY RUSHING TOWARD HIM FROM BEHIND—
Stew-O: ‘SILVER BULLET’!!! THE KINSHASA NAILS METHUSELAH ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AS HE’S SENT DOWNWARD ONTO THE CANVAS!!! KASAI doesn’t slow down, eagerly motioning over to Methuselah and turning him over as he hooks the leg, the referee is once again quick to hook the leg as this one can end right here!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
T—
Flannery McCoy: AND THE TWO BARELY GOES THROUGH!! Methuselah is able to kick out as the referee signals that this one’s not over! KASAI is vigorously nodding, having every single motive behind her to keep her bolstering all of the momentum ahead as she wants to keep Methuselah from regaining any semblance of control! KASAI sees Methuselah, and she decides that there is a course of action needed to be made as she rushes the ropes, back toward the Chairman!
Jake Mercer: AND CATCHES METHUSELAH RIGHT INTO THE OCTOPUS STRETCH!! Methuselah is caught in this octopus stretch as KASAI is trying to apply this submission as efficiently as she possibly can with how this can go! This is a position where she wants to do everything in her power to ensure there is no escape for Methuselah to usher in! The trouble continues as Methuselah is shaking his own head, the referee keeping a firm eye on him as to be on the lookout for a potential submission victory that may arise from this at any given moment!
Stew-O: ‘TILL METHUSELAH SLAMS THE BACK OF KASAI’S HEAD INTO THE UPPER TURNBUCKLE TO GET HIMSELF OUT OF THE SUBMISSION!!! An effort from Methuselah that succeeds as KASAI is forced to let go, slumping down and into the mat as this is a struggle for her following the submission attempt! Methuselah is adjusting his jaw after the hold, rising up to a knee as he sees that KASAI is clutching onto the back of her own head with how strenuous that slam into the turnbuckle felt!
Flannery McCoy: Methuselah now finds himself rising upward, as he is doing all that he can to ensure there is everything to this control he is regathering now that this is panning out for him! KASAI is trying to rise herself upward, refusing to set herself upward as the Chairman is dragging KASAI into position, and he is looking to make the most out of this as he’s now HOISTING HER UPWARD & CONNECTS WITH METH-FX!!! Butterfly suplex is able to connect, yet Methuselah is maintaining the crutch that he has!
Jake Mercer: As he’s now dragging KASAI upward, and he’s refusing to let go as this is going to pan out rather poorly for her here if she can’t get herself out of this hold that Methuselah has! The former Specialists Champion is in accelerated trouble here—AS METHUSELAH ALLOWS FOR A SECOND METH-FX TO TRANSPIRE HERE!! The struggle is becoming even more of a struggle for KASAI, as Methuselah is only continuing to maintain all of this from here, hoisting her upward as a THIRD BITTERFLY SUPLEX GOES THROUGH!
(KASAI finds herself rolling away from the canvas and down to the ringside floor after the butterfly suplex, with Methuselah rising to a knee, peering his gaze over to where KASAI is crawling with a grin.)
Stew-O: KASAI’s momentum following the suplex may have ultimately saved her from being placed in a predicament she didn’t want, yet… Methuselah seems to be brewing with his own ideas! He rolls himself out of the ring, and steadily treads himself around the corner as KASAI is rising directly in front of the barricade at the corner! Methuselah sees his moment to put KASAI down for good in this match as the referee is telling him to halt—BUT METHUSELAH IS MAKING THE RUN TOWARD HER!!!!
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD!!!! HE’S SPEARING KASAI THROUGH THE BARRICADE!!!
(CRASH!!!!!!!!)
Jake Mercer: WHAT?!?!? KASAI MOVES HERSELF OUT OF THE WAY AT THE NICK OF TIME!!! KASAI EVADES DISASTER AS METHUSELAH CRASHES THROUGH THE BARRICADE!!!! The referee is wide eyed in his own right as he remains situated in the ring, forced to count down from here as KASAI was able to take advantage by rushing out of the way in order to bring some measure of control onto her own side! The referee is counting down!
Stew-O: BUT LOOK! KASAI IS NOW STAGGERING OVER TO HIM!!!! It seems that KASAI has now interest whatsoever in taking a potentially cheap win with a count out, she’s taking hold of Methuselah as she’s trying to drag him toward the ring with all of her energy vested within her! KASAI does everything in her power to push Merhuselah back into the ring, right onto the apron & through the ropes as she is looking to do everything that she can in order to make this happen! Methuselah is stirring as well, still able to keep conscious through the pressure!
Flannery McCoy: ‘TILL KASAI POUNCES RIGHT ONTO METHUSELAH & APPLIES THE CROSSFACE!!! KASAI WITH THE CROSSFACE SUBMISSION LOCKED IN AS METHUSELAH HAS NOWHERE TO GO!!! Methuselah is scrambling, trying to squirm his body around as she’s refusing to motion himself toward a victory for KASAI of any kind! KASAI is trying to wrench his head back with the grip that she is applying, looking to constrict him further & further for as much as she possibly can with how this match has unraveled!
Jake Mercer: Methuselah is dragging all of his body weight as much as he can, and KASAI is shaking her own head vigorously as this can pan out just as terribly for her if Methuselah is able to initiate a rope break from this submission!!! Methuselah is motioning closer & closer as he is just fingertips away from the ropes—AS KASAI KICKS HER FOOT AGAINST ROPE TO ROLL THROUGH AND KEEP HIM TRAPPED IN THE CROSSFACE—
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL METHUSELAH CONTINUOUSLY ROLLS THROUGH TO LEAVE KASAI’S SHOULDERS PLANTED OVER THE CANVAS!!! THE REFEREE COUNTS AWAY!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREE—
Stew-O: NO!!! KASAI IS ABLE TO PUSH METHUSELAH OFF AS SHE RISES BACK TO HER FEET!!! Methuselah is clutching onto his own jaw here as KASAI is now able to return back to a proper stance, looking to make the kick turnaround as Merhuselah is up to a knee and KASAI doesn’t seem inclined on giving him the room to breathe, motioning for AN EMPHATIC ROUNDHOUSE ACROSS HIS TEMPLE—
Flannery McCoy: METHUSELAH DUCKS UNDER AS KASAI QUICKLY TURNS RIGHT BACK AROUND—INTO A SPINNING BACK FIST FROM METHUSELAH!!! KASAI is absolutely rocked by the back fist as she finds herself dazed, stirring in place as Methuselah has now garnered his own control in the match at a very crucial moment! Methuselah is now bringing himself upward while KASAI is still looking to fight back with a SWING—
Jake Mercer: ‘DEMOLITION OUTTA NOWHERE’!!! JUMPING CUTTER FROM METHUSELAH PUTS KASAI DOWN!!! Methuselah now finds himself motioning over to KASAI, rolling her right over and draping herself over his opponent with the hook of the leg to follow up as well!! The referee slides to the count as this match may very well be just as good as done from here!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEE—
Stew-O: NO! STILL NOT ENOUGH!! KASAI KICKS OUT!!! Methuselah is slightly wide-eyed, the frustration is beginning to creep into this match ever so slowly as he understands that there is still more to be done in order to definitively secure the victory from this match! KASAI is nodding her head, feeling the adrenaline continuously surge within her as she wants to bring herself up toward a position that can best aid her! This match is continuing as KASAI wants to even the score with Methuselah & garner an incredible victory!
Flannery McCoy: Methuselah is ready! KASAI is stirring as the Chairman doesn’t waste another moment motioning for the SPEAR—BUT HE’S CAUGHT!!! KASAI LEAPS UPWARD & CATCHES HIS ARM AS SHE DROPS HIM INTO THE ‘BURNING EMPRESS’!!! CROSS ARMBREAKER!!!! Methuselah is writhing around and trying to escape this but KASAI is doing everything that she can to maintain this submission!!! Methuselah is left in trouble as the referee is keeping track of him! KASAI’S WRENCHING HIS ARM BACK!!! MY GOD!!!!
Jake Mercer: METHUSELAH’S HAND IS HOVERING OVER THE CANVAS!!! HE’S GONNA TAP—BUT HE KICKS HIS FOOT AGAINST THE BOTTOM ROPE TO MOTION OVER HER—WHAT THE?!?!? HE’S JUST CLAWED THE EYES!! The referee doesn’t have an eye on the rake from where he’s positioned as KASAI immediately lets go of the submission! She’s clutching onto her own face as Methuselah has found his own method of escape here, able to deter all of the anguish that was placed over his arm!
Stew-O: As KASAI is rising back up to her feet, refusing to stay down despite the trouble that her own skewed sight is being given as Methuselah stretches his arm outward, grimace building in his expression as he looks toward KASAI—AND DOESN’T LINGER AS HE RUSHES FORWARD WITH THE SPEAR!!! The spear puts KASAI down!!! Methuselah rolls himself over to her and hooks the leg with his more capable arm!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… METHUSELAHHHHHH!!!!
Flannery McCoy: An incredible match, and such an immense effort from KASAI as she took this match into full throttle after tossing all that she could toward the Chairman. She brought all of the fight, and refused to let up as she forced Methuselah to take his own measured risks!
Jake Mercer: But at the end of the day, Methuselah manages to garner the advantage through his sheer cunning & awareness that leads to the win, he had to get down & dirty to score this win over a very game KASAI tonight!
(However, as Methuselah rises to his feet, with a hand over his arm as the slight grimace remains, although content with his victory as he looks to have his hand raised, an able body rushes into the ring, as he immediately senses the shift & turns.)
Stew-O: ‘ERGO SUM’!!!! DAVID GIDEON SMITH JUST ROCKED METHUSELAH!!!! DAVID IS HERE AFTER INVOKING THE CHALLENGE AGAINST METHUSELAH AS HE SEEMS DRIVEN TO SEND A MESSAGE, PULLING HIM FORWARD & HOISTING HIM!
Flannery McCoy: ‘THE MINDKILLER’ SPIKES METHUSELAH INTO THE CANVAS!!!! David Gideon Smith just sent the most electric statement that he could possibly make tonight, as the Chairman & EAW Hall of Famer is left laid out on the mat to close out Dynasty!
(David Gideon Smith stands tall over Methuselah, who remains dormant with his palm placed over his own head. KASAI is sitting against the steel steps on the ringside floor, disgruntled by defeat as David remains with a smirk on his face, the audience allowing for their reactions to be known as the scene fades.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
