(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of the show last week. Kennedy looks devastated after the loss at The Last Stand, with Silas and Donovan coming out later to rub salt in the wound, as Silas is now looking forward to the EEC so that Silas World can capture the Answers World Championship, Veena comes out to warn the two that no matter what they keep throwing at her, she will continue to succeed. Kennedy, defeated, gives in to Silas’ demands, with Vincent already in the chamber, he lets him choose one more member to get in, as Silas of course chooses Donovan, but Kennedy makes him realize the trick that she did, as Pandora storms away seeing everything from backstage, furious at Silas not picking her. Akari defeats Damien and Matthew to get a spot at the EEC. Auburn gives her thoughts after The Temple of Trials, that she is not giving up but course correcting now to go for the Specialists Championship. BOA debuts in dominant fashion as she completely dominates a local competitor. Harper brags about Silas World’s victory, as she can now freely focus on her championship and asking for any challenger, but to her annoyance, Daryl is the one that answers, wanting to defeat her and get that championship away from her, but Pandora interrupts, not willing to let Daryl get to that title unless he passes through her first, Daryl accepts that challenge. Impact defeats Clayton Golde to qualify for the EEC. Ms. Extreme brags confidently about her win over KASAI and looks forward to the EEC to defend her title yet again. In the main event, Bea Valentine defeats Brianna Hill to qualify for the EEC. After, Silas is furious at Brianna for her failure, but before he can get to her, Pandora stands between them, angry herself at Silas not choosing her for the EEC, Harper tries to calm things down as then Kennedy comes out, seeing everyone so desperate for an opportunity, she officially says it will be Daryl Kinkade vs Pandora Paisley vs Brianna Hill… vs Harper Lee for the National Elite Championship! Silas is shook, and on top of it, Silas World gets attacked! Veena, Daryl, Akari and Bea all team up together to get Silas World off of the ring, as they all stand tall to end the show.)
(The recap ends, and it is replaced with the song “Brick Wall” by a Day to Remember, as the camera pans around the inside of the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Fireworks are shooting out of the stage and the whole crowd can be seen cheering and being excited for the show. The camera ends up panning over to the commentary table with Deadprez, Eve and Gavin Kirkland as the commentators start talking.)
Eve: WELCOME EVERYONE… TO SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN! WHAT AN INTENSE SET OF WEEKS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE MIDPOINT OF THE SEASON, TOWARDS THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION!
Deadprez: What do we have to look forward to tonight?! Simple! Many hard-hitting matches! We gonna see a Unique Opportunity on the line as Damien Kutcher faces off against Matthew Kazama! We will see as well Auburn Ware fight against the new elitist BOA, and in the main event, Vincent Mondrian will face off against Daryl Kinkade!
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S NOT WASTE ANYMORE TIME! WE WILL OPEN NOW WITH JOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(The camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen… at this time… please welcome… JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Crowd: AOFO{JAOSJ$_)AFJOPSAJP$JASPOFJSOAPFS
(“LIKE WEEZY” by Playboi Carti hits as the crowd erupts into cheers.)
Eve: He’s back! Joso is here on Showdown!
Deadprez: LET’S GOOOOOOOOO!!!
Gavin Kirkland: ??? Why is everyone so loud??? Is Cleopatra back?
(Joso makes his way down to the ring and takes a microphone. He enters the ring as Gina Romano exits giving him the stage.)
Joso: What’s good Tampa!!!
Crowd: AOJFOPSAJFPSOAFJPSAFSAJFSA
Joso: It feels damn good to be back!
Crowd: JO-SO! JO-SO! JO-SO!
Joso: It’s Joso in case you ain’t know so. I fought long and I fought hard to get back here in front of all of you great fans. But it was worth it. Because of all of the sacrifices I made during War Games I would do it all again because fuck the haters we go all out!
Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Joso: But enough hype and celebration. I am glad to be back but I am back to get right down to business. I made sacrifices and I took the time off needed to get back to 100% and that time away gave me some perspective. It gave me some clarity. It made me realize where we are and it made me realize where we going. I am here to announce that I have a brand new perspective on life. I am a changed man for real. You are going to be seeing the best version of Joso yet! The best version of Joso of all time!
Eve: What could he possibly mean by this?!?!
Joso: That is why I am out here to tell you all th-
( ‘Living Dead Girl’ by Rob Zombie hits to heavy boos from the crowd who are audibly upset that Joso has been interrupted. )
Deadprez: Oh hell no who is this? Why is she out here?
Gavin Kirkland: Why are you complaining Dead? Woohoo! It’s Caroline!
Eve: I think that is exactly why he is complaining Gavin. Joso just made his grand homecoming here to Showdown and it has been ruined by Caroline! Nobody wants to see none of this!
Gavin Kirkland: Speak for yourself Eve.
(Caroline enters the ring having to wait for some time for the boos to quiet down before she is even able to speak to respond to Joso.)
Caroline: Wow! It’s Joso! Welcome back! I am so happy to see you!
Joso: ???
Caroline: No! I am serious! Don’t get me wrong. I am a huge fan of your’s. I didn’t mean to interrupt you in a disrespectful way. The fact is that I am a big fan of all of this.
Joso: You are a big fan of Joso?
Caroline: Absolutely! In fact I have had my eye on you for awhile. And you know what? I am a big fan of what I see.
Joso: You know I think you are barking up the wrong tree here. Because I have seen you running around backstage with a certain someone. Not to mention the fact that you have been hiding behind your actions all this time.
Caroline: …
(Caroline raises up her microphone to respond but then slowly lowers it once again.)
Joso: Nothing to say huh?
Caroline: …
(Caroline just smiles at Joso who looks annoyed that she is wasting his time.)
Joso: If that is all then I was addressing my people so clear yo ass ou-
Eve: LOOK OUT!
Deadprez: GOD DAMN IT! FROM BEHIND!
Gavin Kirkland: HE’S HERE TOO! RAHHH!!
(Jake Smith is shown standing with a steel chair having laid out Joso from behind. Jake slams the chair down several times on Joso’s back, legs, and arms leaving him motionless in the ring.)
Eve: Stop!! Somebody stop this! This man was just injured! He just got back! He’s going to take another month off to recover!
Gavin Kirkland: Jake Smith just made a statement here tonight! Maybe Joso wasn’t ready to return after all! He put himself in the firing line and immediately got shot down! What an epic fail of a return! Hahaha!
Deadprez: It’s not funny Gavin!
Gavin Kirkland: It is because he rejected my beloved Caroline! Could never be me!
(Jake Smith picks Joso up and throws him into the corner slamming his head into the padding repeatedly as the crowd boos even louder. Jake slings Joso up over the ropes with his arms holding him up before driving the chair down hard into the back of his neck. Joso falls to the mat and begins spasming from the shot.)
Jake Smith (off-mic): Had enough yet? No? Let me show you why you should never have come back to my show! Show you why I am THE GOAT!!!
(Jake Smith picks up Joso before planting him down on the chair with the STARMAKER!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: Awfully kind of Jake to make a star out of Joso here tonight!
Eve: Like he wasn’t one already?
Gavin Kirkland: You can’t be a star unless you are in Jake Smith’s orbit.
Deadprez: I don’t think that is… I don’t think that’s how that works…
Gavin Kirkland: Nobody cares Dead. THE GOAT is about to speak!
(Jake Smith picks up Joso’s microphone and stands over him menacingly.)
Jake Smith: SEE YOU AT ROAD TO REDEMPTION.
(Jake Smith slams the microphone down into Joso’s head before wiping his boots on his face and leaving the ring with Caroline. Jake spins Caroline around at the top of the stage as she laughs maniacally before leaving through the curtain.)
Eve: Well it is safe to say Joso’s return did not go as expected. Such despicable actions on the part of Jake Smith!
Deadprez: It looks like these two are on a collision course for Road to Redemption! Joso has a return date to work towards now and he is going to unleash months of built up rage and frustration all over Jake Smith’s bitch ass! I can’t wait to see it!
(The camera cuts to a music video featuring Joso’s training and workout routine ahead of his return to action for Showdown. However, the original music the video was released with has been replaced with songs from one of Jake Smith’s playlists.)
(Showdown comes back from commercials, as “Save You” by YUTA plays on the speakers to some cheers from the crowd, Matthew Kazama walks forward, looking over and around the people cheering as the lights flash around to the rhythm, he moves around and tries to get the people pumped up, pandering over to them before walking back towards the top of the ramp, an expression full of focus in his face as he then walks down, high fiving the people over in the front row.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, FROM NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS, HE IS MATTHEW ‘SILVER’ KAAAAAZAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Now, I don’t want to be mean guys, but this is like watching the loser’s finals from the World Cup!
Eve: It is called a third place playoff, Gavin, and it should not be taken that way at all, especially when at The Last Stand the other people in that match aside from Vincent Mondrian got screwed over, Matthew Kazama especially, and now he has his chance to redeem himself with this opportunity in his hands!
Gavin Kirkland: If the Unique Opportunity this time is another date with someone, I better deserve one too!
(Matthew reaches the ring and enters quickly through the ropes, taking his spot. At that moment, “Rubber Band Man” by T.I. plays on the speakers and the other side of the crowd cheers, Damien Kutcher walks forward with confidence in his step, the sunglasses covering his eyes from telling whatever they wanted to say deep inside, he knew with this kind of opportunity he could not let it go. Akari walks forward by his side, hyping his partner up and giving him words of encouragement before the two walk down the ramp, Damien moving forward with only one objective in mind, to succeed in this match.)
Gina Romano: AND HIS OPPONENT, FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WEIGHING IN AT 240 POUNDS, HE IS “THE DIVINE ONE”, DAMIEEEEEEEEEENNNNN KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTCHEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
Gavin Kirkland: And I don’t want to be even more mean, but it does look kind of crazy that your partner ended up getting that opportunity and you didn’t!
Deadprez: Shut up, dawg! In a triple threat either one of them could have lost and won, this time it is just Damien having the chance to prove himself when he has to fight it all on his own, eye to eye, mano a mano, and I am ready to see this go down right now! Let’s get it!
(Damien enters the ring as well and takes his corner, waiting and concentrating, Matthew doing the same. His theme dies down, the referee checks up on them both, before…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: AND HERE WE GO, BABY!!!
Eve: Damien and Matthew end up pushing themselves off their corner, it seemed for a moment the two of them were going to rush forward and try to get the first attack but they stop right in front of each other, the two of them clearly thinking of the same idea here. The two of them stare at each other in silence, waiting for the other to make a move… and Matthew actually puts out a handshake for Damien here!
Gavin Kirkland: Come on, Damien, hit him right over in the jaw where it hurts, I want to see some conflict here!
Eve: Damien stares at it in silence, the crowd actually wanting him to shake it… BEFORE HE DOES! A show of respect here!
Deadprez: And after that, almost immediately they end up getting in a lock-up here! Don’t forget what is here on the line for the two men, they have faced failure after failure the past two weeks as Vincent was able to get a win at The Last Stand thanks to Silas World, and Akari was able to qualify for the Extreme Elimination Chamber, these two men have had the short end of the stick many times and tonight, with only the two of them facing off, it is finally their time to shine!
Eve: And they are trying everything in their power to be able to get the other one to budge, Damien using his strength here to push Matthew back a bit, Matthew being able to struggle and then make Damien be pushed back as well, a stalemate for now!
Gavin Kirkland: But Damien is able to wrap his arms around Matthew here! He tries to get in that headlock tight and then pull on Matthew’s head, but Kazama is pushing him towards the ropes- and he is able to get him off of him! The two of them run!
Eve: Matthew drops to the mat and Damien jumps right over him as they move against the ropes, Kazama rises- tries to go for a Sling Blade here to a returning Damien but Damien is able to get to him first! He picks him right up in his shoulders and turns with him, trying to adjust and go for a Powerslam here!
Deadprez: Matthew is able to slip off of Damien’s shoulder at the last second before he can bring him down! He pushes Damien towards the ropes and once more the man runs here, trying to hit Damien- SQUARE IN THE CHEST WITH A HUGE DROPKICK!
Eve: Damien is able to put his arms forward and block the dropkick, throwing Kazama’s legs to the side right before he can hit him and Damien rushes forward to try and grab him back up! HERE HE GOES FOR A BACK SUPLEX!
Gavin Kirkland: WHICH KAZAMA IS ABLE TO BACKFLIP RIGHT OFF OF, BEFORE DAMIEN TURNS- AND THEN HE ENDS UP GETTING HIT RIGHT ON THE CHEST WITH A HUGE CLOSE RANGE DROPKICK! Damien finally goes down as Matthew moves forward and goes to cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Deadprez: And of course, Matthew only gets a one count here, Damien is not giving up so easily, and Matthew almost immediately gets him here in a headlock, now him turning the tables against Damien and trying to wear him down with that headlock- although Damien is not staying still for long, he is already moving and pushing himself upwards!
Eve: He throws a good elbow strike right at the gut of Matthew, he slips his head out of Matthew’s arms and then goes for- “THE DIVINE SPINEBUSTEEERRR!!!”
Gavin Kirkland: Matthew delivers a huge elbow right across Damien’s head at the last second and he forces Damien to let go, he grabs onto his arm off of the spinebuster and with a huge arm drag sends him down to the ground! Look at how the two of them are moving, they are actually serious!
Eve: This might seem like one of those stupid comments Gavin says but he is actually right, it has been a bit since we had seen two men like this just push through and fight no matter what for their opportunity.
Gavin Kirkland: Told you I am always right!
Deadprez: You really impress me on the fact that you completely ignored being called stupid. Damien rolls out from under the bottom rope and Matthew has his sights set on Damien here! He falls back onto the ropes and gathers momentum, running forward towards a Rising Damien- HE GOES FOR A HUGE SLIDING BALL DROPKICK TOWARDS DAMIEN!
Eve: BUT DAMIEN HOLDS ONTO MATTHEW’S LEGS JUST A HE IS ABLE TO SLIDE UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE! Damien throws him off and then slams him down, he turns from side to side, he is actually thinking of locking in a submission from the outside here! HE TRIES TO TURN MATTHEW OVER!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT MATTHEW IS ABLE TO ESCAPE HIS GRASP AND HE PUSHES DAMIEN AWAY WITH HIS LEGS- AND DAMIEN ACCIDENTALLY CRASHES CHEST FIRST AGAINST THE STEEL STEPS HERE! Damien holds onto his chest in pain, should have taken more of those yoga classes, Damien!
Eve: That does nowhere near help at all for a wrestling match and it has less even help for what is happening to him right now! Matthew is able to grab Damien and then pull him up, moving- and then throwing Damien back inside! He is not going to take advantage of Damien while in this state and he wants to continue fighting him one on one without any tricks.
Deadprez: Matthew is slowly pulling himself up by the corner here and he looks downwards at Damien trying his best to rise up, it is why he gets up to his feet himself and then points down at Damien- he already wants to do some serious damage right off the bat! HE TRIES TO GO FOR THAT 450 SPLASH!
Gavin Kirkland: WHOA?! DAMIEN SUDDENLY JUMPS BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND THEN HE LEAPS RIGHT ONTO THE CORNER! Stopping Matthew right on his track and preventing him from hitting that 450 splash, Damien throws a flurry of strikes at his gut trying to weaken him there and trying to prevent him from attacking, Damien grabs tightly onto Matthew! These two men are planning to fly here!
Eve: AND DAMIEN HAS IT! AS HE LIFTS MATTHEW UP IN THE AIR… AND WITH A HUGE SUPERPLEX RIGHT OFF THE CORNER, HITTING MATTHEW DOWN BACK FIRST AND NOW DAMIEN MOVES, TRYING TO COVER HIM HERE!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: T-
Deadprez: BARELY A THREE COUNT AS MATTHEW IS ABLE TO KICK OUT RIGHT IN TIME! Damien shakes his head in frustration and slams his hand down but he rises up and then he waits for Matthew to get up, signaling him and trying to wait for him here before beginning to run the ropes here, running back and forth and picking up speed as Matthew rises- HE IS RUNNING LIKE A TRAIN AT HIGH SPEED, BABY!
Eve: AND HE COLLIDES RIGHT AGAINST MATTHEW TRYING TO HIT HIM DOWN WITH A HUGE LARIAT!!!
Eve: AND MATTHEW ENDS UP CLOCKING DAMIEN RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW WITH A SUDDEN SPINNING BACK HEEL KICK! HE USED THAT MOMENTUM THAT HE WAS GAINING AGAINST HIM AND DAMIEN CRUMBLES DOWN ONTO THE MAT! Matthew rushes over and then drops here onto the weakened Damien, just as the referee drops down as well and begins counting!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: T-
Deadprez: AND DAMIEN KICKS OUT AS WELL BEFORE THE REFEREE CAN REACH THREE! There were some big moves from each fighter here but those did not keep them down at all, the fight continues here!
Eve: Matthew rises up slowly and then takes some time to be able to catch his breath after having being slammed down onto the mat with that superplex, he is now waiting as well for Damien to get up himself and is… actually giving Damien the chance to throw a strike here, putting his hands behind him, it is clear that Matthew is keeping the fight respectable and is trying to see how far Damien can go… DAMIEN THROWS A FOREARM RIGHT AT MATTHEW!
Gavin Kirkland: Matthew gets pushed back here and then takes the hit, nodding along and then grabbing onto his chest a bit, look at Damien with showing off that strength! But now Matthew is pulling his hand back to go for his own strike, Damien letting him show off as well… AND DAMN! A CHOP RIGHT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF DAMIEN’S CHEST!
Eve: Damien reels back slightly in response but he cracks his neck in response and pushes through it, the two of them finally showed off their strength here- AND THEY BEGAN TO THREW FOREARM AFTER FOREARM FROM EACH SIDE! MATTHEW HERE WITH FOREARMS AT DAMIEN’S CHEST AS WELL AS DAMIEN THROWING HIS OWN!
Deadprez: KAZAMA WITH A BACK ELBOW RIGHT IN THE SIDE OF DAMIEN’S HEAD! Damien ends up stumbling a bit due to that sudden hit but he is able to go- FOR A GUT PUNCH RIGHT ONTO KAZAMA! Matthew is forced to double over after that one and Damien grabs onto his head, trying to lift him up and go for an Elevated DDT here!
Gavin Kirkland: KNEE LIFT RIGHT ON DAMIEN’S GUT AS WELL! Matthew lifting his knee directly onto Damien’s gut catches him off guard and Damien is forced to fall forward in pain! Now the two of them are trying to push through!
Eve: Matthew is first to grab onto Damien here, he holds on tight onto his arm and then goes to Irish whip him over towards the ropes, he waits for him to bounce back and then catch him off guard out of nowhere with a big boot towards the face!
Deadprez: BUT DAMIEN IS ABLE TO GET THERE FIRST AND FINALLY TAKE MATTHEW DOWN WITH A LARIAT OUT OF NOWHERE! Matthew Kazama goes down and Damien pushes him over, keeping his shoulders down and the referee dropping!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Eve: MATTHEW IS ABLE TO KICK OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE COUNT OF THREE! Damien rolls away, his expression now beginning to show frustration seeing that Matthew was not easily going down, Akari is over at ringside and he begins slamming his hands against the ring apron, trying to get a rhythm and trying to get the crowd to clap along and bring Damien some support here!
Deadprez: Once more Akari being there for his partner and sticking up for him as Damien begins to rise along to some claps from the crowd and he begins to line up Matthew here, it seems that he is going to try a combo! He runs forward- BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE LEG! Damien rolls through as Matthew is forced to go down to one knee! He bounces off the ropes and gathers momentum, going for a Grounded Knee Strike-
Gavin Kirkland: AND MATTHEW KAZAMA JUMPS UPWARDS ONCE MORE WITH A HUGE ENZUIGIRI KICK RIGHT ACROSS DAMIEN’S JAW! Yet again he gets stopped in his tracks right before he can finish Matthew off, his opponent ries and then grabs him from behind and then pushing him down, Matthew pulling and then showing off the strength in his body- AS HE IS ABLE TO HIT A HUGE GUTWRENCH SUPLEX THAT SENDS DAMIEN FLYING CLOSE TOWARDS THE ROPES!
Eve: Damien is able to get up quickly after that one, ignoring the pain from that slam but once he looks upwards to see Matthew- HE IS ALREADY UP ON THE ROPES HIMSELF! AS FROM THE CORNER, HE HITS A HUGE SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY THAT TAKES DAMIEN DOWN! He keeps on him for a cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEE-
Gavin Kirkland: Damien is able to kick out and push Matthew off of him! Kazama rolls forward and then he heads towards the ropes yet again, he goes through them and then he grabs onto the top rope, he waits for Damien to get up and then he sees his opportunity right then and there! He jumps up- AND THEN TRIES TO GO FOR THAT SPRINGBOARD FOREARM!
Deadprez: AS DAMIEN IS ABLE TO SNIPE MATTHEW RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR WITH A CATCHING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! MATTHEW FALLS DOWN HARD AGAINST THE MAT AND DAMIEN FALLS DOWN HIMSELF AS WELL, BOTH OF THEM DOWN!
Eve: The crowd now starts to cheer for the two competitors as they have been going back and forth the whole match, trying to make the other give up, trying to beat the other man with the hope of getting that Unique Opportunity for themselves, while there is one extra person in the form of Akari cheering on for Damien, the reaction is split down for each man!
Deadprez: They are giving a hell of a fight, that is for sure! And we gonna see what else they have to be able to take the victory here! Both Damien and Matthew are getting up on their feet once more, looking straight over at each other, trying to push through their pain and then figure out what is their next step!
Eve: ONCE MORE DAMIEN CATCHES MATTHEW OFF GUARD WITH A HUGE FOREARM RIGHT ACROSS HIS FACE! Matthew falls back against the ropes here and Damien now starts to throw jab after jab, over and over and over and over, a combo of jabs gets thrown directly at Matthew and Damien is giving it his all to try and knock Matthew down with every jab that he has, Matthew moves around in spaghetti legs from it and Damien finally raises up his arm!
Gavin Kirkland: HE GOES FOR “THE DIVINE ELBOW”!!!
Deadprez: MATTHEW CATCHES DAMIEN’S ELBOW RIGHT BEFORE HE CAN HIT IT, HE PULLS HIS ARMS DOWN AND THEN HE SUDDENLY LOCKS THEM IN- A DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT SLAMS DAMIEN’S HEAD RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! MATTHEW ROLLS DAMIEN OVER AND THEN PINS HIM DOWN! CAN THIS BE THE ONE THAT ENDS IT?!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Eve: NOT YET! DAMIEN AT THE LAST SECOND IS ABLE TO RAISE HIS SHOULDER UP INTO THE SKY! MATTHEW KAZAMA DOES NOT GET IT AT ALL, AND THE MATCH CONTINUES!
Deadprez: That was Matthew’s closest attempt yet! Now frustration is starting to show on his face at the fact that Damien was able to kick out of that kind of move that he has, but it is clear in his expression that he is not giving up yet! He looks forward towards the corner and crawls to it, moving slowly and then using the ropes to lift himself up to his feet!
Gavin Kirkland: Damien is still out in the mat trying to process his head getting smashed right against the mat, and Matthew sees the perfect opportunity with him like that, he is climbing up the corner! Either he can end it all right here or things might end up getting worse for him!
Eve: Don’t try and jinx things, Gavin! Matthew is slowly rising up in the top corner and he has his sights set, he tries to hype up some people around in the crowd by rising his arms up, but he has it! He has his balance! AND HE GOES TO JUMP OFF!
Deadprez: “THE LAST KAZAMA!” THE CORKSCREW SHOOTING STAR PRESS FROM THE TOP ROPE!
Eve: MISSES! OH NO! MATTHEW CRASHES HARD GUT FIRST AGAINST THE MAT AND THAT GIVES DAMIEN THE CHANCE TO GET IT! HE GRABS ONTO MATTHEW’S HEAD AND THEN PULLS HIM OVER!
Gavin Kirkland: “THE DIVINE FINISH!!!”
Deadprez: NO! MATTHEW WRAPS HIS OWN LEGS AROUND DAMIEN’S BEFORE HE CAN HIT HIM WITH THAT! HE PULLS HIM DOWN INTO A SNEAKY PACKAGE ROLL-UP! THIS MIGHT BE THE ONE!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Eve: DAMIEN KICKS OUT RIGHT IN TIME BEFORE THE REFEREE CAN HIT THE THREE! THE BOTH OF THEM SCURRY UP TO THEIR FEET AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THEY BEGIN TO CLASH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, FISTS FLYING FROM OPPOSITE SIDE’S AS DAMIEN AND MATTHEW TRY TO TAKE THE OTHER ONE DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: DAMIEN! KAZAMA! DAMIEN! KAZAMA! DAMIEN! KAZAMA! DAMIEN! KAZAMA! DAMIEN! KAZAMAAAAA! DAMIEN STUMBLES FOR A BIT AND THAT IS THE OPENING THAT HE NEEDS! HE TURNS- AND HE TRIES TO HIT DAMIEN ACROSS THE FACE WITH A SPINNING CALF KICK!
Deadprez: DAMIEN DUCKS RIGHT UNDER THE KICK AND THEN MOVES FORWARD, HE GRABS ONTO MATTHEW AND THEN DEADLIFTS HIM HIGH UP IN THE AIR! LOOK AT THE STRENGTH OF DAMIEN IN DISPLAY!!! HE QUICKLY SWITCHES GRIP- AND THEN HE HAS A SLEEPER HOLD LOCKED IN! DAMIEN PUTS HIS ARMS RIGHT AROUND MATTHEW’S THROAT AND TRIES TO STRUGGLE THE LIFE OUT OF HIM! HE’S LOOKING FOR KAZAMA TO TAP!
Eve: HE DOES NOT BUDGE THOUGH! HE PUSHES FORWARD AND TRIES TO GET TOWARDS THE ROPES!
Gavin Kirkland: DAMIEN TRIES TO PULL MATTHEW DOWN TO THE GROUND AND WRAP HIS ARMS AROUND HIM-
Eve: MATTHEW IS ABLE TO GET TO THE ROPES HERE!
Deadprez: AND BOOST HIMSELF OFF OF THEM! HE KICKS OFF OF THEM- AND IS ABLE TO REVERSE THE SLEEPER INTO A SLICED BREEAAAAADDDDDD!!!
Eve: MATTHEW SLAMS DAMIEN DOWN BACK ONTO THE MAT AND THEN HE BACKTRACKS OVER TO THE CORNER THAT HE HAS BEHIND HIM! He grabs onto the ropes and then he raises up his arms, some of the people cheering over for him as Damien is slowly rising up to his knees, Matthew has him right where he wants him! HE IS LOOKING TO END IT!!!
Deadprez: AS HE SUDDENLY RUSHES FORWARD AND THEN HE JUMPS, FLIPPING OVER THE AIR!!!!
Eve: FOR THE “DEVIL TRIGGER!!!” THE 540 KICK!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: MISSES! DAMIEN ROLLS AWAY AT THE LAST SECOND AND MATTHEW SMASHES HIS LEG HARD AGAINST THE MAT! AS DAMIEN LEAPS AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!
Deadprez: WITH “THE DIVINE FINISH” OUT OF NOWHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Eve: DAMIEN JUMPED AND DROVE MATTHEW’S HEAD FACE FIRST ONTO THE MAT JUST AS HE GOT UP FROM THE FAILED KICK! AND NOW DAMIEN WITH ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY, ROLLS MATTHEW OVER AND COVERS HIM!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Rubber Band Man” plays on the speakers to loud cheers as Damien rolls off of Matthew and looks upwards, breathing in and out, tired but victorious.)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, DAMIEEEENNNNN KUUUUUUUUTCHEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Deadprez: What a MATCH, man! These two went out there and left it all in the ring right there! But Matthew couldn’t beat Damien Kutcher tonight!
Eve: Damien’s determination to win this opportunity shined brightest in this match, but you have to give props to the both of them for fighting with everything that they had! Each one of them with their wishes to be at the top of EAW and tonight being another bit of proof that they have the potential to get there. Congrats to Damien Kutcher!
(Damien waits as Matthew slowly rises in pain, but Damien and Matthew almost immediately shake hands again, a clear show of respect before Matthew rolls away and leaves. Akari enters and then ends up hugging Damien, the two of them celebrating together as Akari raises Damien’s arm up in the air to the support of the crowd, showtime is not over yet! The two of them celebrate further together in the ring as Showdown then slowly fades away to commercials.)
(The camera cuts backstage to Kyra Phillips who is shown holding a microphone but not smiling as she clearly is not excited about the interview she has to conduct up next.)
Kyra Phillips: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome my guest at this time… Clayton Golde…
(Clayton Golde enters looking annoyed by the less than enthusiastic introduction for his appearance tonight on Showdown.)
Clayton Golde: Come on Kyra. Put a little more effort into your job for once. You gotta earn that promotion baby girl!
Kyra Phillips: Uhh I will keep that in mind. Speaking of promotions though. You clearly did not get one at The Last Stand. How you feeling about that little buddy?
Clayton Golde: You know I should do something about that mouth on you but I will let it slide for once because I am already in a bad mood. We all know that at The Last Stand I was totally, completely, and utterly robbed. It was an absolute disgrace and everyone in the EAW audience is suffering now in sadness because of this.
Kyra Phillips: Yes they sure are.
Clayton Golde: I am glad you agree Kyra. But I am out here tonight to tell them all not to worry. Because guess what? I will not stand for it! I am a future legend in this business and I proved that both at The Last Stand as well as last week when I took Impact to the limit giving him the toughest match of his entire career.
Kyra Phillips: What about that time in 2008 when he faced-
Clayton Golde: Nobody cares Kyra. Nobody cares if you have some match from the prehistoric ages here in EAW to bring up. The fact is that Impact is old news and showed the whole world that it is only a matter of time before Clayton Golde surpasses him. Next time we are in the ring together I will not only defeat him but I will then go on to defeat the number of World Title reigns he has had. Because that is my destiny as an alpha male.
Kyra Phillips: :mjlol: !!!
Clayton Golde: Oh you think that is a joke Kyra? Well I will tell you what is not a joke. You are looking at the very next New Breed Champion. That’s right everybody! I want ANOTHER shot! Because I was screwed over and I deserve a chance to show just why I am the hottest rising star of 2025! Everybody needs to prepare their ballots for the EAW Awards and you better vote me in because if anyone else in this company wins it that is a complete joke. The EAW Awards will lose more credibility than they already have if I don’t win this year just like the New Breed Championship loses credibility each and every second it is not around my sexy waist.
Kyra Phllips: I feel like we have a pretty good champion already.
Clayton Golde: You would think that Kyra because of the feminazi agenda here in EAW. You know speaking of Impact, I miss the times when we used to have separate divisions for men and women. Back then the hoes knew their place! Now it feels like every other match on the card features a femoid of some kind or some sort. Not that I’d even consider most of these sweathogs to be real women. I mean why are people like Kennedy Street and Alana Starr even allowed to run this show? They should be eye candy dancing on stage at best and that is the only reason that Ashlynn Quinn is champion in the first place. Because EAW wants to push the latest #StrongFemaleCharacter to the top of the division at the expense of an oppressed #StrongMaleCharacter like myself.
Kyra Phillips: I don’t really like where this is going Clayton. I can assure you that at the very least in my case I worked hard for my job and I earned it!
Clayton Golde: LOL!
Kyra Phillips: ???
Clayton Golde: LMAO EVEN!
Kyra Phillips: :francis:
Clayton Golde: You are exhibit number one of being in a position you don’t deserve Kyra. You should be backstage in the costume department with thread and needle in hand doing some work that is a little more suited to you. But don’t worry Kyra. I am going to set things right again in EAW when I win the New Breed Championship and usher in a new era of EAW. The era of mildly attractive blonde women getting handed everything in EAW is coming to an end and it is time for a tough and dominant badass like myself to take control and steer this ship away from the iceberg it is finna crash into.
Kyra Phillips: Wait do you think I am mildly attractive?
Clayton Golde: For the love of… You need to get your mind out of the gutter Kyra. I know you probably think you can sleep with me to get ahead in this business. It’s the way you got the job you currently have after all. But you best keep at least five feet away from me, or take a breath mint for the love of god…
(Kyra shrugs as she leaves but then as soon as she does Alana Starr enters.)
Alana Starr: Hmm you had some interesting things to say about me and my position here on Showdown…
Clayton Golde: Look it was all Kyra’s fault. She got me heated… I don’t really mean-
Alana Starr: Save it. Because guess what. I don’t care what you think. But…I am actually going to give you what you want. Yes. That’s right Clayton. You will be part of the New Breed Title match at Road to Redemption. Hope you’re happy! Oh, and by the way… if I was dancing on stage to start the show, I’d still pull in bigger ratings than you! Good luck!
(Alana Starr leaves as Clayton Golde is shown initially seething but then realizes he got what he wanted and looks happy.)
Clayton Golde: AND NEWWWWWWWW!!!
(Clayton Golde gestures to his waist indicating he will win the New Breed Title at Road to Redemption.)
(The camera cuts to a commercial for Thanksgiving. Be thankful or die before it then cuts to Gina Romano.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘10s’ by Pantera hits. BOA explodes through the curtain with raw intensity, rolling her shoulders looking for a fight. Her mind wasn’t focused on the crowd who couldn’t make heads or tails of this newcomer. All she cared about was her opponent and what she needed to do, to put them down for good. )
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST! MAKING THEIR EAW IN RING DEBUT! FROM ODESA, ROMANIA! WEIGHING IN AT 177 POUNDS! BOAAAAAAAAAAA!
(Bad Blood’ by Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar starts to play. Auburn Ware hops out, eyes locked on BOA in the ring, rolling her neck. She points toward Mia Santoro at commentary, the Specialist Championship in her sights. She then walks down the ramp, a smile on her face as she prepares for a fight.)
Gina Romano: AND HER OPPONENT! FROM BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE! WEIGHING IN AT 119 POUNDS! “THE PRODIGY”… AUBURRRRRN WARE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: And we’re off! BOA shoots across the ring like a missile! Auburn sidesteps and BOA eats corner turnbuckle! Auburn catches her with a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT on the spin! BOA doesn’t even flinch, she is grinning!
Eve: That smile is unsettling. BOA catches Ware’s next uppercut attempt, yanks her in— SHORT-ARM KNEE STRIKE! That landed clean in Auburn’s ribs!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA’s not here for a feeling-out process. She whips Auburn into the ropes! Auburn ducks the clothesline— SPRINGBOARD SPINNING HEEL KICK! BOA staggers back but doesn’t go down!
Deadprez: Auburn’s speed is her advantage here, but BOA is built differently. She absorbs punishment like it’s a snack. BOA charges again, Auburn goes for a HURRICANRANA— BOA POWERBOMBS HER STRAIGHT DOWN! AUBURN FOLDED LIKE A LAWN CHAIR! BOA hooks the leg, no playing around here!
ONE!
TWO!!
THR—
Eve: Auburn gets the shoulder up! But BOA is already on her feet, dragging Auburn by the hair— ATOMIC DROP! Auburn’s tailbone just met her skull! BOA follows with a KITCHEN SINK KNEE to the spine!
Deadprez: BOA’s game plan is clear, make Auburn remember every single vertebrae. She scoops her up DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX! Auburn lands HARD and BOA floats over for another cover!
ONE!
TWO!!
Mia Santoro: (slapping the desk) STAY DOWN, BITCH!
Eve: Auburn kicks out again! She’s showing grit, but BOA’s offense is relentless. BOA grabs Auburn’s wrist, pulling her up for a FISHERMAN’S SUPLEX! Auburn blocks! She fires forearm strikes to BOA’s jaw! BOA finally lets go!
Gavin Kirkland: Auburn hits the ropes going for a CROSSBODY! BOA catches her! BOA hoists her onto her shoulders— POWERSLAM! Auburn bounces off the mat and BOA drops into a cover again!
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE—
Deadprez: Auburn lives! But she’s gotta change the momentum here. BOA’s toying with her right now.
Eve: BOA pulls Auburn up— Auburn fires a SPINNING BACK FIST out of nowhere! BOA’s head snaps to the side! Auburn follows with a kick to the legs, then a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT that finally drops BOA to one knee!
Gavin Kirkland: That’s the opening! Auburn peppers BOA with rapid shots! BOA covering up but absorbing them! Auburn backs up RUNNING KNEE STRIKE! BOA falls onto her back!
Eve: Auburn’s mounting offense! She drags BOA closer to the corner! Climbs up top AND HITS A ELBOW DROP! She hooks the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE—
Deadprez: BOA powers out! Auburn can’t match BOA’s power, but she’s using her speed and combinations to chip away. Smart strategy.
Mia Santoro: Smart? She’s just throwing shit at the wall and hoping it sticks. Any talentless bozo can do that.
Gavin Kirkland: Auburn back on the attack! She hits the ropes for a TILT-A-WHIRL DDT attempt! BOA stops it mid motion! She hoists Auburn into a SIDEWALK SLAM position— Auburn slips out and ROLLS HER UP!
ONE!
TWO!!
Eve: BOA kicks out and EXPLODES upright with a BIONIC ELBOW that catches Auburn square in the temple! Auburn drops like a stone! BOA’s got a mean streak!
Deadprez: BOA picks Auburn up by the throat with both hands, TWO HANDED CHOKESLAM! The back of Auburn’s head bounces off the mat! BOA doesn’t cover, she’s dragging Auburn to the apron!
Mia Santoro: FINISH THE JOB! BREAK HER IN HALF!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA drapes Auburn across the apron— CLIMBS TO THE SECOND ROPE ON THE OUTSIDE! DIVING ELBOW DROP TO THE CHEST! Auburn rolls off the apron, clutching her chest!
Eve: BOA quickly rolls Auburn back in. BOA’s being methodical now. She’s wearing down the body, making sure Auburn can’t do anything but take her punishment.
Mia Santoro: Making sure she can’t walk too, I’ll thank her for it.
Deadprez: BOA locks in a GROUNDED FULL NELSON! Auburn’s trapped, face-down on the mat! BOA’s wrenching back, putting pressure on the neck and shoulders! Auburn’s reaching for ropes but she’s in the center! Auburn’s gotta find a way to break the base. She’s pushing up—
Eve: She’s inching toward the ropes! BOA’s trying to keep her grounded but Auburn’s got that fire! She’s almost there—
Gavin Kirkland: BOA releases the hold, but only to drag Auburn back to the center! SHE LOCKS IN A KNEEBAR! Auburn’s leg is hyperextended! She’s screaming!
Mia Santoro: That’s music to my ears, get her BOA! Tear her leg off!
Deadprez: Auburn’s clawing at the mat! She’s reaching for the bottom rope! She’s inches away— SHE GRABS IT! The referee forces BOA to break!
Eve: Auburn pulls herself up using the corner to sit herself up, BOA charges for a RUNNING CANNONBALL— Auburn quickly moves out the way! BOA crashes sternum-first into the turnbuckles! Auburn kips up and hits a STANDING MOONSAULT! She lands on BOA’s back!
Gavin Kirkland: Auburn’s got life! She hooks the legs!
ONE!
TWO!!
Deadprez: BOA kicks out! But she’s slowed down! That moonsault took the wind out of her! Auburn drags BOA to the center— THESZ PRESS INTO A FLURRY OF RIGHTS AND LEFTS TO THE FACE! She’s firing like a piston!
Eve: BOA shoves her off! Auburn rolls back and grabs her head dragging her back up— SPRINGBOARD BULLDOG! She calls that “MAD HONEY”! She’s hooking both legs!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: BOA powers out again! But Auburn’s building momentum!
Deadprez: Auburn’s feeling it now! She drags BOA up and whips her into the corner— RUNNING DOUBLE KNEE STRIKE TO BOA! She collapses to the mat! Auburn steps back and CHARGES forward with a METEORA! She connects! BOA’s down! Auburn climbs to the top rope, calling BOA up! This time for a MISSILE DROPKICK— BOA catches her legs!
Eve: BOA just caught her like she was a beach ball! Auburn’s eyes go wide, BOA spins her AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND! Auburn’s head spinning and now— TOSSING HER ACROSS THE RING! BOA’s showing that killer instinct! She yanks Auburn up— HALF & HALF SUPLEX! Auburn rotates in the air and lands HARD! BOA still isn’t covering, she’s heading to the top rope herself!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA going high-risk? Oh god what can’t she do?! She’s perched, waiting for Auburn to slowly get back to her feet! DIVING DOUBLE AXE HANDLE— Auburn rolls out of the way! BOA CRASHES!
Deadprez: Auburn’s hurt but moving on instinct! She crawls to the apron, BOA’s stirring, Auburn springboards off the ropes— “GONE GIRL”! HURRICANRANA! BOA lands awkwardly on her neck and shoulder!
Eve: Auburn’s pulling out her biggest guns now! She’s got BOA reeling!
Gavin Kirkland: Auburn quickly climbing up top, quickly steadying herself— SWANTON! She lands on BOA in the center of the ring! Hooks the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE— !!!
Deadprez: BOA kicks out! She sits up and just STARES at Auburn. Auburn’s not backing down, stand up along with BOA! She hits the ropes— SPEAR! NO! BOA sidesteps and Auburn spears the turnbuckles! BOA grabs her from behind pulls her into— BUTTERFLY NECKBREAKER! She drives Auburn into the mat!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA’s methodical again. She’s got Auburn’s number. She’s pulling her up!
Mia Santoro: END HER! NOW!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA locks in the CROSSFACE! Auburn’s trapped in the center! She’s reaching for ropes but there’s nothing! She’s tapping the mat, she’s trying to slide—
Deadprez: Auburn’s fighting it! She’s inching toward the bottom rope! She’s got her fingertips on it! BOA wrenches back harder! The referee’s checking the arm!
Eve: Auburn’s shaking her head, she’s refusing! She’s pulling herself forward with her chin! She’s millimeters away— SHE GRABS THE ROPE! The referee forces BOA to break! BOA releases at four again, and look at her she’s actually annoyed now.
Mia Santoro: She’s embarrassing you! Come on now, isn’t this her debut?
Gavin Kirkland: BOA yanks Auburn up by the hair— Auburn with a desperate EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! BOA answers with a KESAGIRI CHOP that sounds like a gunshot! Auburn’s chest is welted!
Deadprez: These two are just teeing off now! Auburn fires a SPINNING BACK FIST— BOA ducks, Auburn spins into a DISCUS ELBOW SMASH! “SHINY BROKEN PIECES”! BOA staggers!
Eve: Auburn’s got her! She’s setting up, she’s got BOA on her shoulder! IS SHE GOING TO HIT “VERITY”— NOPE! BOA wiggles out of it! She turns aware around and lifts her up— INTO AN ATOMIC DROP! Then a BATTERING RAM HEADBUTT! Auburn drops to all fours!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA’s got her scouted now! She’s pulling Auburn up— FISHERMAN BUSTER! Auburn’s driven head-first into the mat! BOA bridges into a pin!
ONE!
TWO!!
Deadprez: Auburn kicks out again! How is she still moving?! Auburn’s pulling herself up using BOA’s gear, BOA grabs her wrist Irish whip! Auburn reverses! BOA hits the ropes, Auburn charges, BOA GOES FOR A MASSIVE LARIAT—
Eve: Auburn ducks! She drops down and rolls BOA up quickly! Trying to get an unexpected win!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: SO CLOSE! BOA kicks out! Both women scramble to their feet, BOA with a wind up punch, Auburn ducks— Auburn with a SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE KICK! BOA catches her foot!
Deadprez: BOA spins her around— LARIAT TAKING AUBURN HEAD CLEAN OFF! Auburn goes down! BOA hooks the leg again!
ONE!
TWO!!
Eve: NO! Auburn gets the shoulder up! BOA for her first outing is putting Auburn through the ringer and she might be planning to end things here. I can just tell with that look in her eye. She’s pulling Auburn up, she’s setting her up on her shoulders— SHE IS GOING FOR THE “103 MERCIES”— NO! Auburn flips out of her grip, landing behind her! She shoves BOA toward the ropes! BOA rebounds! Auburn with a JUMPING KNEE STRIKE!
Gavin Kirkland: BOA’s gets sent to the ground! Auburn got another opening, climbing to the top rope and despite the pain is making the walk across the ropes! Not a single bit of hesitation as AUBURN LEAPS WITH A SHOOTING STAR PRESS! “A WALK TO REMEMBER” She’s hooking the legs!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEEE—
Deadprez: BOA kicks out! But she’s slowed! Auburn’s speed is finally wearing the monster down! Auburn rolling onto the apron, she’s measuring BOA! BOA’s on one knee, Auburn springboards— “GONE GIRL”! ANOTHER HURRICANRANA! BOA’s down but she is quickly trying to get back to her feet! Auburn scrambles up top as fast as she can! BOA is up but Auburn is already jumping off the top— DIVING CROSSBODY!
Eve: BOA catches her once again— BUT AUBURN COUNTERS INTO A DDT SPIKE! BOA’s head just bounced off the canvas! Auburn’s pulling out every trick! She’s got BOA down! Auburn trying to follow with a STANDING MOONSAULT— BUT BOA MOVES! Auburn crashes! BOA’s up, quickly grabbing and picking up Auburn in the crucifix position— GOING FOR THE CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB! NO! Auburn fights out with elbows to the head!
Deadprez: Auburn hooks her arms around BOA— LIFTING HER UP WITH A MASSIVE GERMAN SUPLEX! She’s got BOA bridged!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEEEE— !!!
Eve: BOA POWERS OUT! Auburn can’t believe it! She’s put everything she had into that slam but it simply wasn’t enough! Both women are exhausted! They’re crawling to opposite corners! Auburn’s pulling herself up by the ropes, her body betraying her but her spirit refusing to quit!
Gavin Kirkland: They’re both up! They charge— DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! BOTH GO DOWN! This is what it’s all about! Auburn Ware is showing she belongs in the title conversation! BOA’s showing why she should be the most feared newcomer in years! The referee’s checking both women.
Deadprez: Both women are stirring! Auburn’s up first! BOA’s on one knee, Auburn hits the ropes— SPEAR! NO! BOA grabs her, snuffing her momentum and HITTING A SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Auburn’s down! BOA collapses on top!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE— !!!
Eve: Auburn kicks out! BOA’s got nothing left! Auburn’s got nothing left! They’re both running on pure will!
Gavin Kirkland: Auburn’s dragging herself up using BOA’s gear again, BOA’s got her by the throat— CHOKESLAM? No! Auburn fights out she’s got BOA in up going for the “VIRALITY” AGAIN— BOA slips out! BOA hooks Auburn, HITS A HALF & HALF SUPLEX! Auburn rotates in the air and lands on her neck!
Deadprez: Both women are down! We need a winner but neither will stay down! This match has become a war of attrition! BOA standing up and pulling Auburn back to the center of the ring— she’s got the CROSSFACE CHICKENWING LOCKED IN! Auburn’s trapped! She’s got nowhere to go! The referee’s asking if she gives up!
Mia Santoro: TAP! TAP! TAP!
Deadprez: Auburn’s fading! Her arm drops ONCE…
Eve: TWICE!
Gavin Kirkland: She’s STILL IN IT! Auburn’s arm shoots up! She’s fighting! She’s reaching for the bottom rope again! BOA’s wrenching back with everything she’s got! Auburn’s fingertips are on the rope! BOA’s refusing to let go! The referee’s counting! If she doesn’t break this will end in a DQ!
Deadprez: BOA releases at FOUR! She’s up, dragging Auburn with her! Auburn’s dead weight! BOA hoists her up, she’s got her in the CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB POSITION AGAIN— Auburn fights once again with the elbows! she’s slipping down the back! Auburn with a KAWADA KICK! BOA staggers! Auburn hits another! BOA’s on wobbly legs but still not going down!
Eve: Auburn quickly picking BOA back up and going “VIRALITY” for the third time! She got her up on her shoulder — “VIRALITY” CONNECTS! BOA IS SPIKED ON AUBURN KNEE! AUBURN HOOKS BOTH LEGS THIS COULD BE THE END OF THIS MATCH!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE!!!
…
Gavin Kirkland: OH COME ON! MIA PUTTING BOA’S FOOT ON THE ROPES! THE REFEREE CATCHING IT RIGHT BEFORE COUNTING TO THREE! Auburn notices Mia and looks pissed! She just cost BOA a possible win here!
(Auburn glares at Mia who had a big smile on her face, trying to fake innocence as she waves at Auburn tauntingly.)
Mia Santoro: (off mic) Go on, focus on your match I didn’t do anything! Maybe you should try to hit her hard next time!
Deadprez: Auburn is pissed but Mia is right, Auburn shouldn’t let that get to her head. She needs to focus on the match— OH NO! BOA IS BACK UP AND GRABS AUBURN! PICKING HER UP AND BOUNCING HER OFF THE ROPES WITH A REBOUND SIT DOWN POWERBOMB! “103 MERCIES” TAKING HER DOWN!
Eve: That opening caused by Mia may have been what BOA needed to end this match! Now she got Auburn up again, hooking the head looking for the SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER THAT THEY CALL “REPEL”! LIFTING HER UP—
Gavin Kirkland: SHE HITS IT— NO! WHAT AUBURN PULLING HER DOWN REVERSING IT INTO INTO A SMALL PACKAGE!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…AUBURN WARE!
(BOA sits up, realizing what happened as Auburn rolls over to the corner trying to regain her breath. She raised her hand, smiling as she realized she won.)
Deadprez: An amazing performance by the debuting BOA, she pushed Auburn to a level we haven’t seen before and she still was just BARELY able to sneak away with a victory! While she may have won, this newcomer is definitely going to be someone to watch out for in the coming months!
Eve: You’re absolutely right, but at this moment I think Auburn is just glad that it’s over— WHAT THE?!
(Mia Santoro slides into the ring and begins to attack Auburn! Ware weak after the match up, is unable to properly defend herself! Mia looks at BOA, who doesn’t seem bothered. Exiting the ring, leaving Mia to her attack!)
Gavin Kirkland: Auburn had a hard fought match and Mia is picking at the scraps! She is making sure that Auburn isn’t 100% when going after her Championship!
(Mia stands grabbing her Championship as Auburn slowly tries to make her way back to her feet, she turns around— ONLY TO GET SMACKED DEAD IN THE HEAD WITH THE SPECIALIST CHAMPIONSHIP! Mia smiles, standing over Auburn with a smug grin.)
Mia Santoro: (off mic) You’re nothing to me! You hear me?! You’re nothing!
(Mia steps on her chest and raises the Championship high into the air. The crowd boos, as the scene slowly fades on Santoro’s prideful expression.)
(Showdown has returned from the commercial break and everyone from the previous match has cleared the ringside area. The arena is silent for the time being until the quiet is broken by the sounds of ‘RED THUNDER’ by Butcher Babies playing throughout the arena. Seconds later, there is a mixed, but more negative reaction from the crowd as the Universal Women’s Champion, Ms. Extreme, enters the arena. She doesn’t care about the crowd’s reaction as she holds her title proudly in the air as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome the EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION! “THE PHOENIX QUEEN” MS. EXTREME!
Deadprez: Welcome back to Showdown and here comes the Universal Women’s Champion heading to the ring and there is no doubt that there is a certain something on her mind.
Gavin Kirkland: At The Last Stand, she was able to successfully defend her title against the upstart and talented KASAI as she once again proved that she is a champion that is not going to be leaving her throne any time soon.
Eve: We know because that’s what she said last week when she said that nobody is going to take the Universal Women’s Championship away from her in what she still calls the infancy stages of her title reign.
Deadprez: Well, there is no doubt that Camille is very talented and very successful in her EAW career with this her second run with the Universal Women’s Championship. With Road to Redemption on the horizon, she is going to need all that confidence as she is going to face some serious trouble with her reign. But let’s hear what she has to say, dawg.
(Camille reaches ringside and grabs a microphone from Gina before she rolls into the ring. Camille is on her feet and front and center in the ring as her entrance music fades off. She listens to the crowd respond to her for a moment longer before she begins to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: Yes yes. It’s nice to be seen. Thank you very much. It’s always a good day for someone the likes of the Universal Women’s Champion to be recognized as the high profile talent that she truly is. Even though I am in the presence of a giant stink hole.
(The crowd didn’t appreciate that remark and they started to boo all over again. Camille is pleased with the reaction from the crowd before she continues.)
Ms. Extreme: Just the reaction that I was expecting. Can’t handle the truth and can’t handle a little bit of criticism. So many sensitive little bitches.
Ms. Extreme: Speaking of little bitches, how about we get right down to business and talk about what I have to go through in just a few weeks at Road to Redemption. That’s right! Your Universal Women’s Champion has to defend her title once again. That’s nothing new.
Ms. Extreme: What changes things up a little bit is that it’s not just the regular one fall matches that I have seen throughout my title reign. This time, your amazing and ultra talented Universal Women’s Champion has to enter the confines of the Extreme Elimination Chamber.
(The crowd changes from boos to cheers after Camille briefly mentions the Extreme Elimination Chamber.)
Ms. Extreme: Yeah yeah. You sadistic fucks love watching people in pain and agony… especially the ones you don’t like for some reason… like ME! All I have done is speak the truth and you hate me. Not that I really care what you dumbfucks think about me because I don’t need your support as I already know I am the best.
(The cheers don’t last very long after that statement because the crowd immediately goes back to booing Ms. Extreme out of the building for her self-righteous attitude. Camille rolls her eyes almost as if she was expecting that reaction as she goes back to what she was saying.)
Ms. Extreme: You people act like such stupid sheep sometimes it’s absolutely ridiculous. AS I WAS SAYING….
(The crowd’s boos get even louder in an attempt to try and annoy Camille. She smirks and shakes her head, but that’s the most reaction the crowd gets from her before she continues.)
Ms. Extreme: Look at you trying to piss me off. People, just shut up and listen. I’ve been in the ring with some of the most legendary Elitists ever who have had better luck getting me annoyed than a bunch of pissants ever will.
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Ms. Extreme: AS I WAS SAYING!! You idiots must be wondering what the Extreme Elimination Chamber and dumb bitches have in common. It’s quite simple. There are five dumb bitches who will also be entering the Extreme Elimination Chamber to try their luck at dethroning me and becoming World Champion.
Ms. Extreme: That also means there are five dumb bitches who are risking life and limb in order to make a statement with their careers by trying to defeat the greatest Universal Women’s Champion EVER!
Ms. Extreme: Which also means that there are going to be five dumb bitches who are going to leave Road to Redemption heartbroken and extremely disappointed. And no amount of cheering you do for any of them will make any difference on the result of the match.
(As expected, the crowd just starts booing Ms. Extreme even louder and Camille is loving every second of it.)
Ms. Extreme: What’s the matter? You wanna see me get my ass kicked?
Crowd: YES!
Ms. Extreme: You wanna see me get hurt?
Crowd: YES!
Ms. Extreme: Do you assholes wanna see me get eliminated, lose the match, and lose my title?
Crowd: YES! YES! YES!
Ms. Extreme: WELL TOUGH SHIT! Because it isn’t gonna happen! Now you all need to listen closely. I am very well aware that last night on Dynasty that there was a cute little conference on Dynasty with all the precious little challengers and then Voltage announced a few competitors. Good for them.
Ms. Extreme: Does that mean I am going to give any of them the satisfaction of being named dropped on Showdown? HELL NO! Showdown is the show that THE CHAMP is on and THE CHAMP is not going to give any of them any publicity by having their name come from my mouth.
Ms. Extreme: That would mean that if I say their name, then they are going to be a threat to my title reign and you know as well as I do that none of them are a true threat to my title reign. Hell, they are all going to bring weapons to the ring as well but the result will still be the same.
Ms. Extreme: I am walking into Road to Redemption and the Extreme Elimination Chamber as the Universal Women’s Champion and that’s exactly how I am leaving both of them: with a knowing smirk on my face and the Universal Women’s Championship still on my shoulder.
(Said smirk shows up on her face once again as she lifts up the Universal Women’s Championship up in the air for the crowd to see as the crowd boos her again.)
Ms. Extreme: That’s because I am the REAL and the ONE AND ONLY UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION! Because I am going to defeat each and every challenger in that Extreme Elimination Chamber and still be the champion.
Ms. Extreme: But hey! After Road to Redemption is done, if anybody thinks that they can take the title away from me, I welcome anybody to step right up and try.
(Camille drops the microphone and raises the title one more time as her entrance music starts playing again before she leaves the ring and heads up the entrance ramp.)
Eve: Well you heard it here first. Ms. Extreme has made it loud and clear that no matter what, she is going to leave Road to Redemption as the Universal Women’s Championship no matter what. She was also pretty smug about it as well. Did you hear how she addressed her opposition in the match?
Gavin Kirkland: I would necessarily call it smug. I call it Ms. Extreme being very confident in her skills and her ability to turn the odds into her favor and keep her title.
Eve: Come off it, Gavin. She didn’t even address any of her challengers by name. That is way past confidence to the point of being egotistical. You heard the crowd. They want to see her knocked off her pedestal at Road to Redemption.
Deadprez: Camille is set in her ways, but if anybody has the ability to turn horrible odds into a successful title defense, it’s Camille. I guess that will remain to be seen as at Road to Redemption, Ms. Extreme puts her title on the line in the Extreme Elimination Chamber against five hungry challengers.
(The final shot shows Ms. Extreme at the top of the entrance ramp and holding her Universal Women’s Championship in the air once again as the crowd boos her once again before camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(Backstage…)
(Silas Mason is seen pacing as he is surrounded by all the members of Silas World. Donovan Duke, Harper Lee, Brianna Hill, Vincent Mondrian, and Pandora Paisley. Silas looks rather distraught after everything that happened last week on Showdown, following the huge victory of Silas World at The Last Stand. Last week though things seemed to crumble a little.)
Silas Mason: Now listen, what we are is a foundation, okay? We are a group that has full control and momentum right now on Showdown and the last thing we need to be doing is some in-group fighting! That is not who we are! Can’t you all see that Kennedy is trying to turn us all against each other! We need to erase all the noise and focus on what is most important, to get the titles! We have Harper Lee as the National Elite Champion, that title cannot slip out of our hands. We have Vincent and Donovan both in the Extreme Elimination Chamber ready to win back the Answers World Championship. We can go after other titles as well to fill the ranks, but we cannot implode.
(Silas pauses for a moment, his frustration is sown all over his face as he takes a deep breath and turns back to the rest of the stable. Donovan is sitting down with Harper, holding hands and paying attention. Brianna Hill is sitting across with her head down, listening. Vincent Mondrian stands up with his arms crossed, the newest member taking it all in. Pandora leans against the wall glaring right at Silas while chewing some gum.)
Silas Mason: We need to have a plan because Kennedy will do whatever it takes to break us apart, and that is what she is doing now. The Chamber is easy, Donovan and Vincent, you two work together, get it down to just you two and like men, fight it out to see who is the best and being the Answers World Championship back home.
(Donovan and Vincent both look at one another and then fist bump.)
Donovan Duke: That sounds like a plan to me, are you good with it, Vincent?
Vincent Mondrian: I’m good with it, brother.
(That brings a smile to the face of Silas Mason.)
Silas Mason: YES! That is what I am talking about! We need to be a TEAM, and work together! The Answers World Championship is ours! You two can dominate that match and make sure that no one else, not Bea Valentine, not Impact, not Akari Kiyoko, and definitely not that sassy plastic Barbie, Veena Adams! This is easily taken care of and then we hold all the power.
(Silas though then pivots, as he then turns and looks over at Harper Lee who has the National Elite Championship sitting on her shoulder, she tilts her head and looks over at Brianna Hill who is still looking down and Pandora Paisley who’s eyes turn and stare right at Harper while chewing her gum.)
Silas Mason: And now we need to talk about the National Elite Championship, okay? Ladies, I need you to listen to me very closely. This title CANNOT fall in the hands of Daryl Kinkade. I expect all three of you to tear him down and eliminate the threat. We need for you three ladies to play the part, and make sure that Harper walks out as Champion.
(Brianna Hill slowly raises her head and glares at Silas.)
Silas Mason: You will get your chance Brianna, but after last week, I need you to concentrate on more not blowing it for us and more protecting her, are we clear?
Brianna Hill: I was put in that match; I want to be a champion again.
Silas Mason: And you will get there, but for right now I need you to play your role. As for Pandora. I know that you don’t want to hear this and fill a bit sided because I chose Donovan Duke over you in the Chamber. You need to understand that Donovan is a veteran of this match and gives us the best chance of winn….
Pandora Paisley: Do not finish that sentence, love.
Silas Mason: Pandora… look, I didn’t mean it like that. I want to make sure that you are in a position and situation of success. Your time is coming, and I promise that you will be a champion again. And when Halsey is fully healthy, we are talking Tag Team Champions and wha –
(Pandora quickly cuts him off.)
Pandora Paisley: Stop. First off Halsey is NOT part of Silas World, she helped ME because I am her partner and would never go against me, whatever agreement we all had for The Last Stand, stayed at The Last Stand. She is not here, thew plan has always stayed the same. You planned very well for me not to beat Harper back at Midsummer Massacre, and I respected it, and so far have fulfilled my end of the bargain, but now that you have me, I have wrestled less, been in nothing worth mentioning other than The Last Stand, and now you ask me to play a role as a backup singer for Harper?
Silas Mason: Listen, Pandora, we need to be team players here.
Pandora Paisley: That’s why you’re badgering Brianna as well? No, Silas. That is not what I agreed to be a part of.
Silas Mason: We… WE are ALL a team. WE all have our roles and WE –
Pandora Paisley: BOLLOCK!
(As she screams, Harper stands up, as does Brianna Hill. Pandora walks toward the door and turns to Harper.)
Pandora Paisley: I have nothing against you love. But you know damn well that if you were me, you wouldn’t be standing here agreeing to this either.
Harper Lee: You are right.
Pandora Paisley: But don’t worry…. The title will stay in Silas World.
(Her green eyes shift to Silas as he stares into Pandora’s cat like eyes as she walks out.)
Silas Mason: Let her cool down, she will be fine! Let’s just stick to the plan!
(Brianna continues to eye Silas Mason as he tries to calm down the troops as the scene fades elsewhere.)
(Showdown returns from a commercial break in preparation for the main event with Gina Romano standing at the center of the ring wearing a huge smile to announce the upcoming contest.)
Gina Romano: YOUR MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ by Samuel Kim blasts through the arena to a cascade of boos as Vincent Mondrian walks out with that hollow stare. Harper Lee carries the National Elite Championship proudly across her shoulder while Silas Mason stalks a few paces behind. Mondrian enters the ring with grim purpose while Mason remains ringside and Harper slips on a headset at the commentary desk.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY SILAS WORLD!… FROM LAREN, NETHERLANDS!… WEIGHING IN AT 205 POUNDS!… THE SOUL REAPER!… VINCENTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!…. MONDRIANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: He is putting on a fierce look tonight and making one chilling entrance for this main event! He is itching to dismantle Daryl Kinkade and let the rivalry between Silas World and Showdown burn even hotter! Well, at least I don’t have any bad blood with my former National Elite Princess!
Harper Lee: I literally just sat down, and you chose to speak to me by being creepy. How miserable and low can you get?
Gavin Kirkland: Uh…
Eve: Just ignore him, Harper. The point is that Mondrian is here and fully prepared. We are about to witness what he becomes now that Silas Mason places him under his stewardship and pushes him to operate with sharper discipline.
Deadprez: He has been refining himself week after week and edging closer to truth in his pursuit of gold. With Silas World guiding him, he either ascends or collapses under the pressure. Everything depends on what Silas envisions for him.
Harper Lee: Guiding him? Everyone in Silas World is a natural talent, are you kidding me Prez? Conspiracy theories already? I swear I cannot stand people who concoct nonsense!
Deadprez: Damn, my apologies.
(‘New Devil’ by Asking Alexandria plays afterward as Daryl Kinkade, wearing a grim and disgruntled expression, marches toward the ring. He still remembers what transpired at The Last Stand, visibly disappointed, yet he forces his composure and focuses on what awaits him tonight as he steps inside the ring.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT!… FROM NORWICH, ENGLAND!… WEIGHING IN AT 225 POUNDS!… THE KINK OF ELITE!… DARYLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!… KINKADEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Poor man still looks absolutely fed up with everything Silas World put him through! The guy just cannot catch a blessed break around here, but maybe tonight he actually gets one if he manages to topple Vincent Mondrian in this main event!
Harper Lee: Which he will not, because we are absolutely running every bit of this back and making him remember the station he belongs in. He doesn’t matter, he has never mattered, and he has spent his entire career proving exactly that.
Eve: He has once again failed to restore even a fraction of rapport with the former British Invasion members, and the course of his path continues to fall downward. He is a man burdened with mounting regret at this point, perhaps? That reality is deeply unfortunate.
Deadprez: He might still carve out something meaningful tonight and remind himself of his worth. First step is to defeat one of Silas World’s chosen, and that is an imposing task on its own.
Harper Lee: Why are all of you so antagonistic toward us tonight? Do you know how sick this is? I hope Vincent Mondrian wins so all of you can cry yourselves silent for once.
(DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: Main Event is underway and Vincent Mondrian finally gets his inaugural bout beneath the wings of Silas World. Mondrian is out here to vindicate Silas Mason’s immaculate talent-scouting and prove that the big man did not make a mistake. Honestly, this match could only be more perfect if my adorable little National Elite Champion was sitting right next to me blessing my eyes tonight!
Harper Lee: Sorry, and absolutely not sorry, to disappoint you Gavin. You’re a repulsive creep, and I pray God himself terminates your contract and possibly your entire lifespan so the rest of us never have to look at you again.
Eve: I agree with a concerning amount of what she just said.
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT?!
Deadprez: I think the universe is simply cashing in the overdue repentance bill on you, Gavin my dawg. It might be time to reconsider your life choices. Now the match is moving quickly with Kinkade trying to initiate the first clinch, but Mondrian slips around with startling celerity, snatching the waist-lock from behind and dragging him down! Kinkade is forced back to the canvas while Mondrian retains immaculate control.
Gavin Kirkland: Wrist lock has begun shifting into a revised configuration here and now it traps Daryl Kinkade after that waistlock kept him tethered to the canvas for a while! Vincent already has some momentum starting from this grounded engagement and honestly, he has been performing admirably so far. He might genuinely be attempting to astonish Silas Mason for choosing him to stand beneath this banner!
Eve: Kinkade is prying himself off the mat while the sustained wristlock remains applied and he is striving to reach over Mondrian but the torque tightens just enough to add a supplementary agony to it which causes Kinkade to falter in his attempt and nearly collapse outright.
Harper Lee: Daryl Kinkade is a bad wrestler in general and thank god Vincent Mondrian is about to correct him with a remedial education in Wrestling Fundamentals. Someone has to teach that man how to function.
Deadprez: Kinkade once more attempts to sling the head over the shoulder of Mondrian trying to hurl him away as the headlock takedown drags him to the mat but once Mondrian has been grounded the scissorhold is clasped around Kinkade’s skull yet Kinkade slithers out of it with startling quickness!
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian returns upright from the canvas attempting to initiate another engagement but he gets swept out from under by Kinkade’s sweep kick knocking him to the ground and Kinkade shoots into a sudden cover, yet Mondrian powers out instantly before the count scarcely begins!
Eve: Kinkade is scrambling for recovery but Mondrian bounds forward with exceptional agility and springs off the canvas vaulting over the back of Daryl Kinkade and rapidly folding him into a Sunset Flip roll up but Kinkade retaliates with a fierce power escape before the referee can even begin the first count!
Deadprez: Positioning shifts near the ropes as Mondrian darts out from the center of the ring, trying to launch Kinkade over the top with that clothesline, but Kinkade immediately traps the arm and fires a sharp boot like a stray bullet right into the approach! He reaches for Mondrian’s head, trying to hurl him through the rope,s yet Vincent swivels through the angle and sends him tumbling down there instead!
Gavin Kirkland: Kinkade gets hurled through the ropes and ends up stranded across the apron trying to cling on for dear life while Mondrian comes barreling in, but Kinkade jams the path and knocks him loose with a pristine elbow strike that sends him stumbling back!
Eve: Sudden surge of urgency here as Mondrian recalibrates and bolts up the middle rope, leaping off with immaculate timing!… TRIANGLE DROPKICK HITS AGAINST DARYL KINKADE AND SENDS HIM SAILING OFF THE APRON, CRASHING STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!
Harper Lee: Run him into the dirt and keep making it harder. We are exposing every miserable deficiency in how pathetic he is as a wrestler and a performer tonight, and honestly, it is about time someone does.
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian is carving a quicker path forward after Kinkade got kicked off the ground, rolling under the bottom rope and plummeting to the outside, where that dropkick nearly flattened him! Vincent rushes right back up and drags Kinkade with him in rapid fashion… BEFORE HE SENDS KINKADE HURLING BACK-FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! WHAT A VIOLENT COLLISION!
Deadprez: That is only the first chapter of this grim little novel! Mondrian drags him right back out of that heap, hoists him up, and flips him with ruthless intent… AND KINKADE’S SPINE CRASHES AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE BARRICADE WITH THAT BACK BODY DROP TOSS, AND HIS VERTEBRAE JUST PLAYED A TRAGIC MELODY!
Eve: A brutal beginning that is spiraling against Kinkade already. His back has been twisted and torn apart within minutes, and Mondrian is showing no hesitation in escalating the severity of this match. Silas Mason is watching from ringside with visible satisfaction, pleased with how efficiently his new recruit is dismantling the pace.
Harper Lee: If Silas is cool with it, then I’m cool with it. As long as Mondrian doesn’t screw it up, fine. Last thing any of us need is getting embarrassed by Daryl Kinkade again. If he drops the ball, I swear I’m walking straight out of this arena and pretending I do not know this man.
Referee: ONE!… TWO!.. THREE!….
Gavin Kirkland: The referee inside the ring is already forming the count as this whole thing spills deeper outside! Daryl has been treated like a crash test dummy so far and Mondrian still looks eager to wring every ounce of opportunity out of this ringside chaos! Now he turns around, eyes the ring post a few feet away, and that is absolutely giving off the ominous signal of what he wants next!
Deadprez: Mondrian latches onto Kinkade’s head and pistons the knee down into his face, sending him tumbling along the barricade! Then he peels his hand back… AND CARVES AN OPEN-HANDED CHOP ACROSS KINKADE’S CHEST! That one hits so loud the front row feels that sting in their souls!
Eve: And now Kinkade is being hauled away from the crowd near the ring post, and that positioning is not comforting! Mondrian has something particularly malicious in mind while Kinkade is completely vulnerable!
Harper Lee: He should use it to snap Daryl’s spine in half. Honestly, if Vincent ends his whole return run tonight because he folds Daryl in two, great. That’s justice.
Referee: FOUR!… FIVE!…
Gavin Kirkland: Count is climbing, and Mondrian hoists him back up effortlessly… OLYMPIC SLAM BY MONDRIAN! HE DRIVES KINKADE’S BACK RIGHT INTO THE RING POST! SILAS MASON IS DELIRIOUS WITH JOY!
Silas Mason: (Off-Mic) THAT’S MY BOY! YEAH!
Harper Lee: Look at Daryl’s pathetic little eyes. He can’t even endure that. Good. Get the body bag ready because he’s finished.
Referee: SIX!….
Gavin Kirkland: Sevennnnnnnnnnn… HAHA! GET IT? SIX SEVEN! LIKE THE COUNT! I’M HILARIOUS!
Harper Lee: You’re absolutely corny. Are you like twelve? Grow up.
Eve: Gavin, please. You’re a grown man. Our audience deserves actual insight, not juvenile nonsense. Can we maintain even a modicum of professionalism and seriousness?
Gavin Kirkland: You two are such killjoys! I’m trying to liven the place up! Right, Prez? Back me up here!
Deadprez: I’m… very confident you believe that, my dawg.
Referee: SEVEN!….
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian saunters back into the ring and simply waits there, practically posing while Daryl Kinkade claws toward his feet and attempts to return to the battleground. To be honest, the man is already in ruin with how Vincent has been mauling him from the first second. Can Daryl actually carve out any endurance or is he just ornamental suffering at this point?!
Eve: Kinkade is forcing himself upright again and the referee is still administering the count while Mondrian watches as if evaluating whether this is truly all Daryl has to offer inside the squared circle.
Harper Lee: These referees are always slow and incompetent. This is exactly why none of us ever trust these people to handle anything correctly.
Referee: EIGHT!….
Deadprez: Daryl is staggering upward and his palms are barely reaching the mat. His spine is in complete disarray and he is struggling just to stand. Could he possibly reenter the ring in time or does gravity finally claim him?!
Referee: NINE!-
Gavin Kirkland: AND HE LUNGES BACK INTO THE RING IN THE NICK OF TIME AND SURVIVES THE COUNT! THE MAN ACTUALLY LIVES TO FIGHT ANOTHER MOMENT!
Harper Lee: Too lucky. Might as well buy a lottery ticket because that is the only reason he still breathes.
Eve: That was dangerously close for Daryl before he walked straight into calamity again with Mondrian stepping in and driving a ruthless stomp into his stomach, leaving him even more vulnerable after being crushed underfoot!
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian has already yanked Kinkade back to his feet even though he is nowhere near fully recovered, then blasts him with a sharp headbutt that sends Daryl staggering several paces before collapsing into the corner! Mondrian follows up as Kinkade tries to circle out and regain focus but eats a vicious forearm right to the jaw that knocks him limp and fading away from him!
Deadprez: Mondrian now takes an initial step out of the corner and lines up a clean angle from distance on Kinkade…. MEASURING THE CHARGE AND CLEARLY PREPARING SOME SORT OF CORNER AMBUSH!-
Eve: And with that, Kinkade moves out of harm’s way entirely while Mondrian slams both hands into the turnbuckles trying to stop his own momentum!
Gavin Kirkland: Kinkade tries to make an approach but Mondrian snaps an elbow backward and catches him right in the midsection, stopping him from closing the distance. Mondrian shifts his eyes toward the turnbuckle again and now starts climbing-
Deadprez: BUT DARYL QUICKLY MAKES THE INSTANT RECOVERY HE NEEDS, DARTS UNDERNEATH MONDRIAN FROM THE FRONT, DRAGS HIS HEAD DOWN AND PLACES IT AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE… CHEEKY NANDO’S KICK AT MAXIMUM VELOCITY DRIVES HIS BOOT DIRECTLY INTO MONDRIAN’S FACE!
Harper Lee: Don’t let him take full advantage of you, you idiot!
Gavin Kirkland: Might be too little too late to be hollering warnings now! Mondrian has been hauled off that middle rope and hoisted right onto the shoulders of Daryl Kinkade, looking primed for a Liger Bomb! He might actually pull this off if his spine doesn’t disintegrate first!
Eve: AND HIS BACK IS GIVING OUT, GAVIN! The earlier damage Mondrian inflicted is finally collapsing in on him, and he’s losing the leverage needed to keep the grip secured. All that accumulated punishment is turning against Kinkade, forcing him to his knees. That’s the reality of technical wrestling when the body breaks faster than the strategy!
Harper Lee: Honestly? That’s kinda smart. Break him early and the rest solves itself.
Deadprez: No time for self-pity to patch the wounds here! Mondrian shakes loose, slips off to the canvas, and immediately sprints from where he was left standing! Kinkade barely has a moment to comprehend the incoming catastrophe before the impact consumes him!… RUNNING METEORA TAKES DOWN KINKADE! MONDRIAN COLLAPSES RIGHT INTO THE LATERAL PRESS WITH THE LEG HOOKED TIGHT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: AND DARYL KINKADE HAS MANAGED TO POWER OUT OF THAT CRUSHING METEORA AT TWO AND SOMEHOW REMAINS FORMIDABLE IN THIS CONTEST!
Harper Lee: Ugh, another referee in this company trying to sabotage us again. Can these people do their jobs properly for once, or is competence too mystical for them to grasp?
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian has a pristine opportunity in front of him right after that kick out and he is already in a hurried frenzy to prove his worth by pushing through exhaustion while dragging Kinkade upright again! Kinkade has barely pieced himself together and Mondrian starts hauling him across his shoulders like cargo!
Eve: The Telltale Heart was clearly what Mondrian wanted to apply on Kinkade here to crush any momentum, but Kinkade seems to outmaneuver him slightly while wobbling and trying to wriggle free from those shoulders. Mondrian maintains the stronghold with stubborn insistence and this might not end well for either of them if control slips!
Harper Lee: Why does he have to be so impossibly obstinate right now?
Deadprez: Mondrian eventually has to release him and places Kinkade directly in front of him before pivoting sharply, looking to decapitate him with that Discus Forearm!
Gavin Kirkland: Kinkade blocks the incoming strike and swiftly lashes another before driving a pointed elbow straight into Vincent Mondrian’s ribs that forces him stumbling backward! Mondrian glares with livid frustration at being rattled with pain and tries to regain his footing, but Kinkade ducks under the retaliatory clothesline and rebounds off the ropes with full velocity… A RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT COLLAPSES VINCENT AND LEAVES HIM LOOSE AND REELING!
Eve: Mondrian is swaying on unsteady feet and leaving Silas Mason visibly anxious about the precarious position he has fallen into!
Harper Lee: Come on, dude! Do not let us down! FOCUS!
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian is seething with that volcanic fury of his! He fires a blind kick toward Kinkade but gets snatched out of the air the moment Daryl catches his leg, despite his own back agony and twists it…. DRAGON SCREW SNAPS THE INCOMING KICK AND DROPS MONDRIAN TO ONE KNEE!
Eve: Woah, hold on a moment!
(Kinkade pauses in sheer bewilderment at the eruption of crowd noise and slowly pivots toward the stage, only to see Pandora Paisley coming out and giving him a wave before she slowly walks down the ramp.)
Gavin Kirkland: My British wife has arrived! My queen has come to witness greatness!
Harper Lee: Ew? Absolutely revolting. I genuinely pity her if she has to tolerate you in any capacity.
Eve: Pandora Paisley stepping out here raises countless questions, and she could be orchestrating something perilous, but Daryl cannot afford to disperse his concentration right now!
Deadprez: Previously, that was a nice reversal that shifts the entire advantage! He is slumped on one knee, fighting through the torment while Kinkade exploits the hesitation with ruthless economy… SHINING WIZARD PUTS MONDRIAN DOWN!
Harper Lee: NOT LIKE THIS! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO AVOID EMBARRASSING US! GOSH!
Eve: AND KINKADE SWIFTLY PRESSES BOTH HANDS ACROSS MONDRIAN’S SHOULDERS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE WHAT COULD BE THE DEFINITIVE VICTORY HERE!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: And Vincent kicks out- BUT OH MY GOD! KINKADE GETS SNATCHED STRAIGHT INTO THE FINAL EXPLOSION!
Harper Lee: YES, COME ON! DO SOMETHING USEFUL!
Deadprez: SUDDEN COLLAPSE CATCHES DARYL COMPLETELY UNAWARE BEFORE HE CAN RECALIBRATE HIS RHYTHM! MONDRIAN COILS THE ARMS AROUND KINKADE’S NECK AND TIGHTENS THE CONSTRICTING HOLD, BUT KINKADE STRAINS AGAINST IT, TRYING TO DRIVE HIS FOREARM BETWEEN THE GRIP AND HIS THROAT TO PRY SOME DISTANCE!
Eve: MASON IS TRYING TO SHOUT SOME INSPIRATION FOR VINCENT TO ESCALATE THE PRESSURE, BUT KINKADE IS FORCING BACK EVERY OUNCE OF TORQUE WITH BOTH ARMS AND SLIPPING THAT BARRIER BETWEEN MONDRIAN’S WRISTS AND HIS OWN NECK! IF HE CREATES ENOUGH LEVERAGE HERE, THIS COULD UNRAVEL THE ENTIRE SUBMISSION ATTEMPT!
Gavin Kirkland: AND DARYL FINALLY WRENCHES HIMSELF FREE AND FLIPS HIS WEIGHT BACK OVER, KEEPING MONDRIAN COLLAPSED TO THE CANVAS WITH HIS SHOULDERS FIRMLY COMPRESSED AGAINST IT! KINKADE ROLLS HIM UP WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH WHILE PLANTING BOTH BOOTS FLAT ON THE MAT! MONDRIAN IS TRAPPED AGAIN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: And Mondrian breaks free before Daryl could snatch that victory again and escapes the predicament!
Eve: Momentum surges back and he rises, trying to reassert his grip on this entire contest while Daryl approaches!
Deadprez: ROUNDHOUSE KICK CRACKS AGAINST KINKADE’S SKULL AND ALMOST FOLDS HIM TO THE CANVAS ENTIRELY!
Harper Lee: HARDER!
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian steps in and seizes Daryl by the torso, dragging him into his grasp and hauling him upward into that suplex posture to flip him through the air!… LOOKING FOR PANACEA-
Harper Lee: YES! PUT HIM DOWN!
Eve: POISONRANA BY DARYL!
Harper Lee: WHAT?!
Gavin Kirkland: UNBELIEVABLE ATHLETICISM! KINKADE LAUNCHES HIMSELF UP FROM VINCENT’S SHOULDERS WHEN HE WAS MEANT TO CRASH UNDER THE FIRE THUNDER DRIVER AND HE JUST TURNS THE WHOLE MOMENTUM IN ONE CLUTCH INSTANT!
Deadprez: MONDRIAN IS IN A DAZED STUPOR AND SCRAMBLING TO RESTORE HIS BALANCE, WHILE MASON FRANTICALLY TRIES TO SHOUT CLARITY BACK INTO THE KID’S MIND, BUT IT MAY ALREADY BE TOO LATE! KINKADE STANDS TALL BEHIND HIM AND HONES THAT STRIKE… BOW DOWN TO THE KING SMASHES THE BACK OF VINCENT’S SKULL! THAT ONE KILLS HIM OFF!
Harper Lee: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING! SILAS, DO SOMETHING! HELP HIM!
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL DIVES FOR A COVER! THIS COULD TRULY SPELL THE FINALE OF THIS ENTIRE MATCH!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Eve: TWO! THAT WAS TWO! DARYL ATTEMPTED TO SEIZE A VICTORIOUS CLASP RIGHT THERE BUT COULD NOT CAPITALIZE WITH MONDRAIN REFUSING TO RELINQUISH HIS RESOLVE!
Harper Lee: Yes come on, toughen up already!
Deadprez: Kinkade looks like he already has a fledgling blueprint forming in his head, trying to recalibrate and flip Mondrain straight into the canvas… he is about to shut this bruv up! Shut up bruv! Shut it up!
Gavin Kirkland: That accent is one thing but what is not is that Vincent is fully aware of the peril looming over him and desperately tries to wriggle free before Daryl can clamp down on that crossface attempt!
Harper Lee: It is horrendous actually.
Eve: Mondrain seems to slip out of the arm’s trajectory despite the danger rattling his skull, sliding up beside Daryl before abruptly hurling his arm over his shoulder and dragging him off the ground! Elevates him in the abdominal stretch setup and flips him upward…
Gavin Kirkland: DENIED! DARYL WAS BEING PREPPED FOR THE SOULLESS ECLIPSE BUT INSTEAD LEAPS AND BRIDGES OVER, TURNING VINCENT INTO A SUDDEN SUNSET FLIP ROLL UP! COVER!-
Deadprez: WAIT A SECOND, KINKADE IS PUSHING HIM OVER AND SWIFTLY TRANSITIONS TO SNITCHING VINCENT AGAIN AND HOOKING THE ARMS AS HE ROLLS HIM UP! OH NO!-
Harper Lee: GET OUT OF THERE!
Deadprez: MISERY LOVES COMPANY!!!!!!!!! THE STORMBREAKER CONNECTS AND VINCENT HAS BEEN COOKED!!!!!!!! THAT HAS TO BE IT!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Harper, wait! Where are you going?
Eve: KINKADE GOES FOR THE COVER, AND THE REFEREE DIVES IN!
Crowd: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: And Harper Lee abandons the commentary desk and storms into the ring with the National Elite title in hand!-
Crowd: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
(CRACK!)
Deadprez: TITLE SHOT STRAIGHT TO THE BACK OF KINKADE’S HEAD AND HE DROPS LIKE A COLLAPSED STRUCTURE! DARYL HAS BEEN BLINDSIDED AND LEFT MOTIONLESS!
(DING DING DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER BY DISQUALIFICATION!… DARYL KINKADE!
Gavin Kirkland: Yet again, Daryl still cannot obtain a fair conclusion, and everything collapses on him! Harper is hammering him the very moment she got her hands on him!
Eve: The crowd is resoundingly booing her as this unfolds, and Pandora is simply standing on the outside and beginning to approach the ring!
Deadprez: This is becoming a full scale mêlée and Silas Mason looks entirely delighted by the chaos! Brianna Hill runs in and enters the fray!
Gavin Kirkland: She sprinted past Pandora and slid directly into the ring, both women immediately pummeling Daryl from every direction while Pandora just watches. Why is Pandora not joining them too? This is exactly the situation they seemingly wanted!
Silas Mason (Off Mic): COME ON, PANDORA! BEAT HIS ASS!
(Pandora remains motionless while Daryl Kinkade is being brutalized by Harper Lee and Brianna Hill, with Vincent Mondrian retreating outside of the ring under Mason’s supervision. Pandora finally begins to move toward the assault.)
Gavin Kirkland: The main event scene that was supposed to give us a respectable finale is degenerating into another Silas World spectacle that terrorizes our precious blue brand! Although, I must confess, the ladies being here is not exactly something I can complain about!
Eve: You absolutely should be complaining but we all know why you are not.
Gavin Kirkland: Look, I do not endorse everything Silas Mason said and did, but his talent scouting is impeccable.
Deadprez: Pandora is still unwavering. Is she going to intervene or not?
(Suddenly, Pandora steps in and shoves Harper Lee and Brianna Hill away, shocking the entire arena.)
Deadprez: WHOA!
Gavin Kirkland: What in the world? Did Pandora just shove them? Is she not supposed to be assisting them?!
Eve: Silas looks utterly baffled!
Silas Mason (Off Mic): What are you doing, Pandora?
(Harper Lee rises from the canvas with a furious and perplexed stare. Brianna Hill mirrors the same bewildered expression. All three women stand over Daryl’s wounded body, glaring at each other as tension escalates.)
Gavin Kirkland: Fascinating! Absolutely fascinating sight to witness!
Eve: Is there genuine dissension developing within Silas World?
(Silas Mason rushes in to pacify the erupting conflict between the three women while Showdown fades away to a brief commercial break, capturing the charged stare down between Brianna Hill, Pandora Paisley, and Harper Lee.)
(We have returned from the final commercial break of the evening and have cut to the currently empty ringside area. The silence only lasts for a moment or so longer as “7 Rings by Ariana Grande starts to play throughout the arena. Seconds later, the Answers World Champion, Veena Adams, enters the arena to very loud cheers from the crowd. She raises her Answers World Championship high in the air as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome to the ring THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION! “THE GOLDEN STAR” VEENA ADAMS!
Deadprez: Here comes THE CHAMP! Veena is here and she is no doubt here to talk about Road to Redemption and the Extreme Elimination Chamber.
Gavin Kirkland: My poor Veena is in a huge mess of trouble as she has coming for her at Road to Redemption. I don’t like her chances at all. My poor Veena could get hurt. I don’t like it.
Eve: She isn’t your girl for one thing. For another thing, Veena has made a career out of turning impossible odds into extremely possible victories. I give Veena all the credit in the world to be able to do it again at Road to Redemption. Let’s hear what the Answers World Champion has to say.
(Veena grabs a microphone from Gina before entering the ring. She stands front and center raising her title in the air one more time as her music fades off. She looks around with a smile on her face as she takes a moment to listen to the crowd before she begins to speak.)
Veena Adams: It’s not going to take a rocket scientist to figure out exactly why I am out here to discuss. We’re only a few weeks away from Road to Redemption and I have to defend the Answers World Championship in an Extreme Elimination Chamber match.
Veena Adams: Now I am not in the mood for dragging this any longer than it needs to be, so I am going to cut to the chase and get right down to business. I already know who my five challengers are at Road to Redemption, so how about all of you come out to the ring right now!
(After Veena finishes speaking, “Gloria” by the London Symphony Orchestra starts playing as Bea Valentine enters the arena to cheers from the crowd. She doesn’t waste a second as she heads to the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Veena isn’t wasting any time at all. She wanted all of her challengers to come out to the ring and here they come with the beautiful Bea Valentine coming out first.
Eve: Bea Valentine defeated Brianna Hill last week to qualify for the Chamber and that was a good way to get momentum building as she looks to win the second World Championship of her career.
(Bea reaches ringside as “Lacrimosa [Epic Remix]” by Samuel Kim starts playing as Vincent Mondrian enters the arena to loud boos from the crowd as he heads to the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Here comes the new associate of Silas World. Could this new relationship lead to new heights for the career of Vincent Mondrian?
Deadprez: He won a four way match at The Last Stand to qualify. That victory could lead Vincent to the first World Championship of his EAW Career.
(Vincent is at ringside and now “We’re All Mad Here” by Aberdeen is Dead starts playing as the legendary Impact enters the arena to a mix, but negative reaction from the crowd and heads to the ring.)
Eve: Here comes the most experienced man in the match and he could be one match away from achieving the goal he set for himself in the beginning of the season… to become World Champion again.
Deadprez: Impact defeated Clayton Golde last week to qualify and if he wins at Road to Redemption, he will break his own record by winning his eleventh World Championship of his career.
(“Change” by Miwa starts playing now as Akari Kiyoko enters the arena. He hasn’t taken his eyes off of the ring as he makes his way down the ramp.)
Eve: This man might be the wild card of this match as Road to Redemption will be the first time he has ever challenged for the Answers World Championship.
Gavin Kirkland: He won a Last Chance triple threat match and the upstart Akari could follow up amazing performances at Territorial Invasion and The Last Stand with a win and the first World Championship of his career.
(When Akari reaches ringside, “Enemy” by From Ashes to New starts playing as Donovan Duke enters the arena alone for once. He has a smirk on his face as the crowd boos him out of the building as he heads to ring.)
Eve: Then there’s this crazy bastard. The Debonair and Deranged Donovan Duke got into this match last week under some controversial circumstances last week… not that he is going to complain.
Deadprez: Donovan Duke won the Answers World Championship at Road to Redemption last year after he cashed in his Cash in the Vault briefcase. Nobody likes Donovan, but he certainly has what it takes to win his second Answers World Championship and his second World Championship reign overall at Road to Redemption.
(Donovan reaches ringside as he grabs a microphone from Gina before he rolls into the ring to join the other five Chamber participants as his entrance music fades off. Donovan tries to speak up first, but Impact cuts him off and he starts to speak.)
Impact: Since we are all out here, I am going to go ahead and just tell everybody what I think because nobody else in this match is anywhere near close to my level. From the first show of this season, I have made it my main mission to get that World Championship back around my waist once again.
Impact: And it will as soon as I win the Extreme Elimination Chamber. That title is destined for me because none of you are as worthy as me of holding it. At Road to Redemption, the prophecy will be fulfilled as I become an ELEVEN TIME EAW World Champion.
(Nobody looks amused as Vincent decides to speak up next.)
Vincent Mondrian: Impact thinks he’s the only man who has made it a goal to win a title this season. Being a Hall of Famer doesn’t make your goal any more important than mine. Now I am only one match away from getting it.
Vincent Mondrian: Having the Answers World Championship around my waist would be the biggest statement that can be made. Some of you are already writing me off now, but that will be your biggest mistake as you will be forced to cry for mercy.
(Vincent looks pleased with himself as Bea Valentine begins to speak.)
Bea Valentine: Vinny, darling, associating yourself with Silas World is making you sound as crazy as that little bastard Donovan and that is not a compliment. Because if anybody is leaving the Chamber with the Answers World Championship, it’s going to be me.
Bea Valentine: It has been too long since I have held some gold and I am ready to fix that mistake. I am looking for more World Championship gold and dear Gloria… or Gloria the Second… needs to come home with her mommy because that’s where it belongs so it can be TIMELESS!
(Bea has a smirk on her face as Akari Kiyoko brings up his microphone next.)
Akari Kiyoko: The last thing we need is for Bea to win the title because every time she loses gold, she has a full blown meltdown. Let’s skip that crap because it wasn’t going to happen in the first place. Not with me in the match.
Akari Kiyoko: I might be the only person in this match who has never held any EAW gold, but that will be rectified at Road to Redemption. My momentum has been building and building for months and the best way to top that off is winning the first World Championship of my career.
(Akari brings his microphone down as Donovan Duke takes his turn to speak up.)
Donovan Duke: Vincent, you are excluded from this. But the rest of you can just shut the hell up. Do you know how annoying it is to hear all of you bitch and moan about how you are going to be the next World Champion because we all know that if anybody is going to win this title, it’s going to be me!!
Donovan Duke: If it wasn’t for a bunch of bullshit, it would be ME holding the title and defending it in the Chamber. Vengeance will be served at Road to Redemption and that Answers World Championship is coming back where it belongs… WITH ME!
(Donovan finishes speaking as he glares at all of his opposition before Veena speaks up.)
Veena Adams: Alright, I was generous enough to let you all say what’s on your minds… even the ones who have lost their minds. But here’s the truth. I have worked too damn hard to get this title and I’ll be damned if I am going to let it go at Road to Redemption.
Veena Adams: Most of you annoy the hell out of me, but I know that you will all make my life miserable in the Chamber. But at the end of the day, there is only one winner and that winner is going to be me. This title is not going anywhere.
(After a moment of silence and everyone glaring at each other, Donovan throws his microphone and hits Veena in the head leading to everything breaking down.)
Deadprez: AND HERE WE GO! THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AND NOW EVERYONE IS JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER!
Gavin Kirkland: VEENA AND DONOVAN! BEA AND AKARI! VINCENT AND IMPACT! ALL SIX HAVE MADE THEIR CLAIMS AS TO WHY THEY WILL BE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION! NOW THEY ARE FLAT OUT FIGHTING!
Eve: DECORUM HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THE WINDOW AND NOW THESE SIX TRYING TO RIP EACH OTHER APART BEFORE THE EXTREME ELIMINATION CHAMBER EVEN STARTS!
Deadprez: THERE IS ALREADY BAD BLOOD BREWING BETWEEN THESE SIX IN SOME FORM! THIS IS GOING TO BE A WAR AT ROAD TO REDEMPTION!!
(Moments later, security have rushed out to the ring to separate all six competitors which causes the crowd to boo them immensely.)
Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: I am with the crowd with this one. Let these six just beat the holy crap out of each other.
Eve: There will be plenty of that at Road to Redemption when these six will be locked in the Extreme Elimination Chamber. This is going to be a bloodbath.
Deadprez: These six are doing anything and everything they can to get free and try to get a few extra punches on their opposition before they go to war in the Chamber, dawg. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for watching us tonight and we will see you next week for another edition of Saturday Night Showdown! Good night everybody!
(The final shot shows security holding onto all six competitors for dear life as they try to break free and beat the hell out of each other as the show fades to black….)
(EAW Logo Buzzes….)
