(EAW Intro Plays)
(The screen is black as a single heartbeat echoes.
BOOM.
And another.
BOOM.
Then silence.
The sound of wind begins to howl as the camera rises above the clouds, revealing the breathtaking Toronto skyline at dusk. Standing above everything from the streets and buildings, the people, it is the CN Tower. The city lights flicker to life beneath it like stars on the earth itself.
The camera slowly circles the observation deck as a lone figure stands at the glass, overlooking the Rogers Centre below.
The narrator speaks.)
Narrator: Every journey begins with a dream. A promise whispered into existence. Whether it is One match, One victory, One championship, or One legacy. But dreams are never enough.
(The camera slowly pans toward the Rogers Centre. It then has various footage of all the EAW wrestlers throughout the season, the heartbreaking moments, the victories, defeats, the warm and happy ones, all of it collaged to show all the happenings of Season 19 until it culminates now. )
Narrator :Because every champion… Hall of Famer… those deemed immortal this industry has ever produced… all learned the same lesson. Dreams demand sacrifice and Pain.
(The music begins to swell as quick flashes erupt across the screen of bodies crashing through tables and blood dripping onto championship gold. Faces twisted with exhaustion with victories and Failures. It then shows Clayton Gold with the New Breed Championship, Anna Wautier, Elly McAvoy holding her gold, and Mia Santoro, then switches to Diego Montana and Circe in his arms laughing, before then focusing on Cynthia Valice and NICK.)
Narrator: Celebration and Heartbreak For an entire season, men and women from every corner of Elite Answers Wrestling have fought through agony that would break ordinary people. Their bones have shattered; friendships have collapsed. And empires have crumbled.
(As the music continues, it shows more footage of the season before turning to Hall of Famer Limmy Monaghan and Kirk Redwood, then switching to the participants in the 24/7 Battle Royal, before then turning to the Specialist Champion, Saori Aizen, then Auburn Ware, and Carmen Sanchez. It then shows Brian Daniels in his last match against David Gideon Smith. )
Narrator: Heroes have fallen. Villains have risen and yet every rivalry… betrayal… promise… and an ounce of blood spilled has led them here, the Elitists of the EAW.
(The camera begins descending from the CN Tower toward the stadium below.It shows Diamond Dixon and Cosmo Goldworthy standing together facing Candice Blair and ARIA. It changed to KASAI, Brianna Hill, and Miku Sakai. It finally switches to Cody Maverick and his King of Elite Crown glaring at Chris Elite.)
Narrator: Pain…. Isn’t simply what happens inside these ropes, it is waking up after defeat and refusing to stay down. The hearing thousands tell you that you’ll never make it… Only to fight harder. Pain is giving everything you have… and still demanding more from yourself.”
(The music grows louder as Kassidy Heart is seen smiling while BRAW screams in intensity. Hall of Famer Bronson Daniels nose to nose with his former best friend, Jon Kelton. Finally it has Joso, Impact, El Duque, and Pandora Paisley glaring at one another ready for their scramble match.)
Narrator: But Pain alone means nothing because without Pride?
(The lights of Toronto shine brighter than ever. As Daryl Kinkade holds the National Elite Championship with Akari Kiyoko and Ryan Wilson looking on. Then ToXXXin of Selina Reyes and Daniella Atlas holding the Unified Tag Team Championships stand by Minerva as they look over at the unlikely duo of Dr. Bethany Blue and TLA. The last one is the Cash In The Vault Participants of Rex McAllister, Raven Roberts, Vincent Mondrian, Harper Lee, Jay Jerry Johnson, and Damon Lazarus.)
Narrator: The Pride to stand when your body begs you to fall and carry your family’s name, country’s flag, partner’s trust. The championship, legacy.
(It shows everything that led up to Adam Lucas taking on Kai Rabeaux with the Hardcore Championship. It then transitions to Jake Smith holding up the title proud of the Answers World Championship while Bea Valentine and Veena Adams look on. It then shows Michael Machina with the World Heavyweight Championship as he looks across to Cy Henderson and Drake King.)
Narrator: The Pride to stare destiny in the eyes and tell it… Not today.
(The camera reaches the exterior of the Rogers Centre. Fans from around the world flood every entrance. Signs. Flags. Championship replicas. Generations walking together. Children wearing the shirts of heroes. Veterans reliving memories. Before then panning to the blood feud of Universal Women’s Champion, and Hall of Famer Milli Banks as she stares into her mortal enemy in Hall of Famer, Minerva ready to kill one another. It then switches to Drake Armstrong wearing the EAW World Championship and kissing the ring, while Hans Grayson taps the briefcase in Cash In the Vault.)
Narrator: Tonight… Everyone belongs. This isn’t just another event or simply another chapter. This is the ending and the beginning. Every championship defended, all rivals will find conclusions, new ones will start and the Elitists of the EAW will face the ultimate and FINAL test of Season 19.
The roof of the Rogers Centre begins to open. Fireworks explode across the Toronto skyline. The CN Tower illuminates behind the stadium. The roar of nearly sixty thousand fans becomes deafening. The entire Rogers Centre erupts in a sea of lights. Pyro explodes from every corner of the stage and the crowd shakes the building.
The EAW logo fills the screen.
Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen the wait is over. The season ends on these next three nights. Welcome…To Toronto. Welcome to the Rogers Centre. Welcome to the grandest stage Elite Answers Wrestling has ever known.”
(The Narrator spreads his arms.)
Narrator: WELCOME TO PAIN FOR PRIDE!
(The biggest explosion of the night engulfs the stage. The logo slams onto the screen in gold as the scene fades.)
???: AND NOW EAW, CIBC, AND TIM HORTON’S PRESENTS – PAIN FOR PRIDE XIX!!!!!
(The camera shifts to inside the Rogers Centre, the fans are going ballistic as the biggest show of the year is here. Signs everywhere, the music is blasting as it then pans to the Voltage Announce Team of Rich Russillo, Thad Balzevich, and Persephone.)
Rich Russillo: THIS IS PAIN FOR PRIDE XIX AND THE CULMINATION OF SEASON 19 COMES TO A HEAD IN THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR! I AM RICH RUSSILLO ALONG WITH THADD BLAZEVICH AND PERSEPHONE! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE THREE NIGHT EVENT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT AND WHAT MATCHES! WE HAVE BLOOD FEUDS, RETIREMENTS, WE MAY EVEN SEE A FEW MURDERS!
Persephone: DO NOT GET ME EXCITED!
Thadd Blazevich: BRO! TALK ABOUT THE BEST OF THE BEST! THE MATCHES, EVERY TITLE ON THE LINE, CASH IN THE VAULT, THE MAIN EVENTS WE HAVE! THE BAD BLOOD AND SO MUCH MORE! I AM READY BRO!
Rich Russillo: LETS US NOT WASTE ANYMORE TIME AS OUR DYNASTY AND SHOWDOWN TEAMS ARE READY TO CALL THE ACTION TOO TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE CALLING THE FIRST AND WHAT A WAY TO START OFF PAIN FOR PRIDE XIX! THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE PREMIERE MATCHES ON ALL THREE NIGHTS AND YOU GET TO SEE IT KICK OFF! BELLA BRAXTON… TAKE IT AWAY!
(The camera pans to Bella Braxton as the graphic for the first match appears and the stadium goes completely wild.)
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Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS THE OPENING CONTEST OF PAIN FOR PRIDE XIX AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!
(Dark blue light suddenly coats the arena and smoke fills the stage and the ramp and deep orchestral chanting can be heard.)
(Slowly, hooded figures walk out onto the ramp, lining down either side of it. They march out into position with a Druidic posture as an EKG heart beat can be heard on the speakers under the chanting.)
Persephone: The fuck is this…?
Rich Russillo: Wait… wait is that…
Thadd Blazevich: Bro… BRO I THINK IT IS…
(The EKG flatlines…)
(Suddenly, “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” by Van Halen hits the speakers and spotlights hit the stage and ramp. All the hooded figures throw off their cloaks to reveal gorgeous women in nurses outfits.)
Rich Russillo: # THE POONS!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: # THE POONS!!!!
Persephone: Oh my fucking gawd…
(The poons all pose there with giant syringes in hand as the music plays and the smoke clears.)
(The music is then replaced as “Ambitionz az a Ridah” by Tupac hits. We then see a modified low rider ambulance being driven out from the side stage area along the ramp, with TLA at the driver’s seat and Dr. Bethany Blue in the passenger, and between them both, the one and only Steroid Dawg.)
Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! THE CHALLENGERS! AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE POUNDS… THE TEAM OF TLA… AND DR. BETHANY BLUE… LA FARMACIA SEXUAL!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: A team chosen by fate through the Tag Team Turmoil Tournament! These two have had to come together quickly to make things work but they have shined while doing so!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, TLA has been through everything! He has fought around the world, he has held world championship gold, he has survived wars that would have ended most careers, and now he is walking into Pain for Pride with Bethany Blue as his partner and a chance to finalize his career Grand Slam with his first ever tag win!
Rich Russillo: Not to mention Bethany is looking to make her own happy ending to the season after all she has had to endure in recent months through one of the most difficult seasons of her career!
Persephone: Oh, can we talk about that? Because half the time it seems like she doesn’t.
(In the crowd, the nurses begin popping up everywhere. Handing out medicine in bags that say “Courtesy of La Farmacia.”)
(Bethany and TLA climb out of the lowrider ambulance. TLA pauses to give Steroid Dawg some head pats before turning and the two begin walking down the ramp together. They do not play to the crowd as much as they normally might. TLA reaches out and slaps a few hands along the barricade, but his eyes keep returning to the ring. Bethany stays beside him, her expression unwavering.)
(The pair climb up onto the ring simultaneously and each take an opposite corner to stand and pose for the fans, before hopping back down and settling into their corner.)
(The lights inside Rogers Centre suddenly cut out.)
(The opening strings of “Duel” by JINJER begin to play throughout the stadium as a single red spotlight shines down onto the stage. The crowd immediately erupts into boos as smoke begins to roll across the entranceway, crawling over the floor like a poison cloud.)
Rich Russillo: And here come the Unified Tag Team Champions. Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes have walked into Pain for Pride as representatives of ToXXXin, a faction that has made it clear they believe their rise is not a possibility, but an inevitability.
Persephone: A bunch of bitches dressed for a bdsm convention. Who cares?
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, these two have been champions since King of Elite, when they won the belts off Fire and Ice! And they’ve made sure anyone to stand against them ever since has felt their dominance!
(Daniella Atlas steps out first, emerging on one side of the stage. She wears red, white, and blue gear designed in honor of France, the colors sharp beneath the spotlight as she slowly looks out at the hostile crowd. The Unified Tag Team Championship rests over her shoulder, and her expression is cold, composed, and entirely unmoved by the reaction.)
(Seconds later, Selina Reyes steps out on the opposite side. She is dressed in all-white ring gear, the color almost glowing beneath the red light and fog surrounding the stage. The contrast only makes the look feel more ominous as she raises her Unified Tag Team Championship slightly, a faint smirk appearing on her face.)
(Then, from the darkness between them, Minerva emerges.)
(The boos grow louder as “The Black Rose” steps forward with a slow, measured pace, her eyes fixed on the ring. Daniella and Selina remain on either side of her as Minerva extends her arms, taking in the scene not with excitement, but with ownership. Daniella slams her boot against the stage while Selina lifts one finger into the air, the three women standing together beneath the red spotlight.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING THE CHAMPIONS! BEING ACCOMPANIED BY EAW HALL OF FAMER… “THE BLACK ROSE”… MINERVA!
(The crowd boos even louder as Minerva’s name is announced, but Minerva barely reacts. She simply begins walking down the ramp, Daniella and Selina following at either side with the Unified Tag Team Championships on full display.)
Bella Braxton: AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN POUNDS… THEY ARE THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… “THE BLADE OF HERMES” DANIELLA ATLAS… “THE ORYX QUEEN” SELINA REYES… TOXXXIN!!!!
Rich Russillo: It is impossible to talk about this match without talking about Minerva’s presence at ringside. Minerva has guided Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes throughout their time together, but tonight there is an added wrinkle. Minerva and Dr. Bethany Blue have a very personal relationship, and we have to wonder what that means if this match starts slipping away from ToXXXin.
Persephone: Because I needed more people to factor into this thing and make it take longer. Right.
Thadd Blazevich: But even if she doesn’t bro, Selina and Daniella have enough power and prowess between them to tear anyone apart as we’ve seen all season.
(Daniella and Selina continue their slow march toward the ring, neither champion looking intimidated by the stage or the crowd. Daniella’s eyes remain locked forward, her grip tightening around the championship on her shoulder. Selina glances toward the fans leaning over the barricade, her smirk never fading as the boos rain down around them.)
Rich Russillo: We also cannot forget what happened on the final Voltage before Pain for Pride. Daniella and Selina sent a message by blasting Bethany Blue and TLA in the face with those championships, standing tall with Minerva as ToXXXin made one final statement before tonight.
Thadd Blazevich: And Bethany and TLA have had to sit with that all week, dude! They fought their way through Tag Team Turmoil, they earned this opportunity, and then the champions tried to remind them exactly who they were stepping into the ring with!
Persephone: Hitting someone with a title belt is honestly one of the more efficient arguments I’ve seen around here.
(Daniella reaches the ring steps and slowly climbs onto the apron. Selina steps onto the apron on the opposite side, holding her championship up as the boos continue. Minerva remains at ringside for a moment, watching both champions before walking to the front of the ring.)
(Daniella steps through the ropes first. Selina follows from the opposite side. They stand in the center of the ring as Minerva climbs onto the apron, then slowly enters the ring behind them.)
(The stage lights shift as fog continues to surround the ring. Minerva lowers herself to one knee and spreads her arms wide while Daniella and Selina stand on either side of her. Flames shoot from the ring posts as the champions raise the Unified Tag Team Championships high over their heads.)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: A chilling image here at Pain for Pride. Minerva, Daniella Atlas, and Selina Reyes standing together as ToXXXin, and the champions look more than ready to defend what they believe belongs to them.
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany Blue and TLA have heart, they have experience, and they earned this shot, but they are stepping into the ring with a team that knows exactly how to hurt people together.
Persephone: Great. They posed. They looked evil. Can we get to the part where everyone starts throwing elbows already?
(Minerva rises back to her feet as Daniella and Selina lower the championships. They hand the titles to the referee, but neither woman takes her eyes off the challengers. Minerva exits the ring and steps down to ringside, standing near the champions’ corner with a cold, unreadable look on her face.)
Rich Russillo: The Unified Tag Team Championships are about to be decided, right here and now!
(The referee takes the titles from ToXXXin before showing them to Bethany and TLA. The ref then holds them up for the camera before passing them to the timekeeper and calling for the bell.)
( DING! DING! DING! )
Rich Russillo: AND HERE WE GO! THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ON THE LINE AT PAIN FOR PRIDE! Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes defend against Dr. Bethany Blue and TLA, two challengers who were randomly paired in Tag Team Turmoil and fought their way through the tournament to find themselves challenging for the belts at the grandest stage!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, that’s what makes this so interesting! Bethany and TLA weren’t expecting the team up going into the second half of the season, but once it happened they kept finding ways to win! Now they’re standing across the ring from champions who have been operating like a machine for months!
Persephone: A machine and two people who got assigned a group project. Amazing. This is why school was terrible.
Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes will begin this match for the champions, and Dr. Bethany Blue steps forward for the challengers! We are starting with two technically dangerous competitors to kick off this match!
(Bethany and Selina slowly circle the ring, neither woman rushing in. Daniella Atlas watches from the champions’ corner, calm and imposing, while TLA claps from the apron and gets the crowd behind Bethany.)
Crowd: BLUE! BLUE! BLUE! BLUE!
Persephone: They’re chanting for a woman who no-sold losing her baby this year. Classy.
Rich Russillo: Bethany and Selina lock up in the center of the ring! Bethany immediately grabs the wrist and twists Selina into a standing wristlock! Selina rolls forward to relieve the pressure, kips back up, and reverses into a hammerlock! Bethany winces before reaching back, grabbing Selina by the head and snapping her over with a mare takeover!
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany going right into that side headlock, dude! She wants to ground Selina before that lucha style gets rolling!
Rich Russillo: Selina wraps her legs around Bethany’s head, forcing the break with a headscissors! Bethany kips out and both women quickly return to their feet! Selina swings with an open palm strike, but Bethany ducks underneath! Bethany grabs the waist! Looking for a Tiger Suplex early, but Selina blocks it with her boot! Selina drops down, rolls through, and trips Bethany into a single leg Boston Crab! We have a technical showcase here early! Bethany is close to the ropes! She rolls through before Selina can fully sit back, sending Selina forward! Bethany catches her from behind!
Thadd Blazevich: Backslide! Champ’s shoulders are down bro!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Rich Russillo: SELINA KICKS OUT! Both women scramble back up! Selina charges, but Bethany catches the arm and looks for The Dislocation! Fujiwara armbar attempt already!
Thadd Blazevich: The Doctor is trying to start cutting off limbs early, bro! Selina quickly rolls through before Bethany can trap the arm! Selina gets to a knee and Bethany swings with a running knee lift! Selina avoids it! Selina pops to her feet and catches Bethany with a basement dropkick to the knee! Bethany drops to one knee and Selina immediately hits the ropes! RUNNING METEORA!
Rich Russillo: Selina hooks both legs!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Rich Russillo: Bethany kicks out quickly! But the champion is unfazed! Selina grabs the wrist and drags Bethany toward the champions’ corner!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Daniella Atlas tags in, and the complexion of this match changes immediately!
Persephone: Great, let’s see what the big mannish bitch can pull off. Selina holds Bethany in place as Daniella steps through the ropes. Daniella drives a knee into the midsection. Selina follows with a snap kick to the ribs before exiting! Daniella grabs Bethany by the wrist and whips her into the ropes! Bethany rebounds and Daniella drops her with a massive knife-edge chop!
Rich Russillo: Bethany falls to a knee clutching her chest, and Daniella immediately grabs her by the chin! Daniella pulls Bethany back to her feet and drives a forearm across the jaw! Another forearm! Bethany staggers into the ropes and Daniella sends her across again! Bethany ducks under a lariat and comes back with a missile dropkick right to Daniella’s chest!
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany got all of that, bro, but Daniella is still standing! Daniella only stumbles back one step! Bethany sees that and immediately charges forward! Ripcord forearm! Daniella absorbs it! Bethany grabs the wrist again! Another ripcord forearm! Daniella staggers this time, and Bethany turns toward her corner!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: TLA tags in now, and here comes La Pantera Sexual!
Thadd Blazevich: The pace is about to change, dude!
Rich Russillo: Bethany grabs Daniella by the arm and TLA springboards into the ring! SPRINGBOARD SPLASH TO THE ARM OF DANIELLA ATLAS! Bethany exits as TLA immediately follows with fast strikes! Left hand! Right hand! Kick to the thigh! Very Mexican Uppercut!
Persephone: He’s throwing every limb he owns at her. That’s definitely one strategy if you wanna get hurt. TLA hits the ropes, but Daniella catches him with a knee lift to the midsection! TLA doubles over and Daniella launches him toward the champions’ corner! TLA uses the momentum to leap onto the middle rope! TLA backflips over Daniella and lands on his feet! Daniella turns around and TLA catches her with a headscissors takedown!
Rich Russillo: Daniella rolls through and gets back to her feet, but TLA charges in again! Daniella swings with a spinning back elbow, but TLA ducks! Cartel Kick! The Pele Kick connects! Daniella falls into the ropes! TLA runs forward! 305! TIGER FEINT KICK ROCKS DANIELLA ATLAS!
Crowd: TLA! TLA! TLA!
Rich Russillo: Daniella is staggered and TLA climbs onto the apron! TLA looks to springboard in… NO! Selina grabs his ankle from the outside!
Persephone: There we go. Someone did something actually smart. Or halfway competent, whatever you want to call it.
Rich Russillo: The referee immediately catches Selina and warns her! TLA kicks her away, but that brief distraction gives Daniella time! TLA springboards in anyway, but Daniella catches him out of the air! POWERBOMB! TLA GETS PLANTED!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro, Daniella just snatched him out of the sky! Daniella hooks the leg!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: TLA kicks out! Daniella wastes no time as she pulls TLA up and drives repeated grounded forearms into the side of the head! Daniella is trying to smother the speed of TLA before he can turn this into chaos!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes tags back in, and this is where the champions’ teamwork starts to show!
Persephone: Daniella holds TLA in a front facelock as Selina enters! Daniella lifts TLA for a vertical suplex while Selina runs to the ropes! Selina rebounds and catches TLA with a spinning heel kick to the ribs as Daniella drops him with the suplex!
Thadd Blazevich: That’s the difference, dude! Bethany and TLA have gotten better as a team, but Daniella and Selina have been champions for months!
Rich Russillo: Selina hooks the leg!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: TLA gets the shoulder up! But Selina made that pin mostly just to make a statement! She knows that wouldn’t be enough! Selina immediately transitions into a crossface! TLA is trapped in the center of the ring!
Persephone: Finally, someone is trying to end this before we get ninety kickouts and a lecture on perseverance. Maybe I can actually get home to my copy of Lover Boys magazine.
Rich Russillo: Literature is gonna have to wait! Selina wrenches back on the crossface! TLA reaches toward Bethany, but he is nowhere near the corner! Selina is pulling back with everything she has, trying to tear his head from his shoulders!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA starts to push up with his free arm, bro! Selina tries to keep the hold locked in, but TLA gets one knee underneath him! Don’t underestimate the power of the hall of famer!
Persephone: Selina transitions quickly, trying to switch to the Reyes Lock! TLA senses it and rolls forward before she can trap the arms! Selina gets back to her feet and charges, but TLA catches her with an armdrag! Selina rolls through! TLA with another armdrag! Selina back up! TLA goes for a third, but Selina blocks and catches him with a snap dragon suplex!
Rich Russillo: TLA lands hard on the back of his neck! Selina drags him back toward the champions’ corner!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Daniella tags back in, and the champions are keeping TLA exactly where they want him!
Thadd Blazevich: Frequent tags, bro! They are cutting the ring in half perfectly right now! Minerva has a massive grin on her face as she watches it!
Rich Russillo: Selina holds TLA in place as Daniella enters and drills him with a bicycle kick! TLA drops to the mat and Daniella immediately starts stomping down! Arm trapped stomps now! Daniella pins TLA’s arm under her boot and stomps repeatedly into the chest!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Rich Russillo: Daniella steps away at four, but only for a moment! TLA crawls toward the ropes and Daniella grabs him from behind! German Suplex! NO! TLA FLIPS THROUGH AND LANDS ON HIS FEET! Daniella turns around! Very Mexican Uppercut! TLA staggers Daniella! He hits the ropes! Daniella goes for a lariat, but TLA ducks! TLA rebounds! CARTEL KICK! DANIELLA IS DOWN TO A KNEE!
Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Rich Russillo: TLA has an opening! He stumbles toward his corner!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue tags back in, and the Doctor enters with momentum and immediately connects with a running knee lift to Daniella! Daniella falls against the ropes! Bethany grabs the arm and pulls Daniella up! She hoist her into a Fisherman’s Neckbreaker! What an impact! Daniella is down! Selina tries to enter, but Bethany catches her with a dropkick before she can cross the ropes! Selina drops off the apron!
Persephone: I would respect Bethany more if she hadn’t let her baby turn the same color as her last name.
Rich Russillo: Bethany turns back to Daniella and grabs her by the legs! Bethany looking for Fractured early! Elevated Crab attempt! Daniella fights it! Daniella kicks Bethany away with both legs, sending the Doctor into the ropes! Bethany rebounds, and Daniella lifts her for a flapjack!
Thadd Blazevich: NO! Bethany lands on her feet behind Daniella! Bethany grabs the waist! TIGER SUPLEX! Daniella gets dropped on the back of her head! Bethany bridges for the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Daniella kicks out! Bethany rolls through and immediately attacks the arm! Bethany stomps at the elbow and shoulder, trying to neutralize the power of Daniella Atlas!
Thadd Blazevich: That’s the Doctor’s game, bro! Daniella throws bombs with those forearms and elbows, so Bethany attacks the arm! Bethany pulls Daniella up now by the head and sends her into the corner! Bethany charges in—
Rich Russillo: BUT DANIELLA COMES OUT OF THE CORNER WITH A BOOT! Bethany staggers backwards! Daniella charges!
Thadd Blazevich: BLACK DEATH! BLACK DEATH CONNECTS BRO! THE DISCUS ELBOW TAKES THE DOCTOR DOWN AND DANIELLA GETS THE COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Rich Russillo: Bethany kicks out! She came to at the last second! And Daniella looks surprised at that one! She hit Bethany with one of her best shots! But the doctor lives on!
Persephone: Well she won’t have much time left! Daniella is dragging her over to the champions corner for some playtime!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes tags back in, and Daniella has done real damage here!
Rich Russillo: Daniella lifts Bethany into a bear hug as Selina climbs to the top rope! Selina leaps! FLYING CLOTHESLINE AS DANIELLA RELEASES THE BEAR HUG! Bethany crashes down and Selina hooks the leg!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Bethany kicks out again! Selina immediately grabs Bethany by the legs and rolls through! Indian Deathlock! Selina has the Indian Deathlock applied, and Bethany is in trouble now as she was barely holding on before!
Thadd Blazevich: Selina is targeting those legs, dude! That can take out Bethany’s speed as well as a lot of her higher powered offense! Smart attack by the champs to pick their opponents apart!
Rich Russillo: Bethany reaches for the ropes, but Selina has her trapped just far enough away! TLA trying to rally the crowd from the apron as Bethany pulls herself forward inch by inch! Selina leans back and increases the pressure!
Persephone: Just tap. You’re a doctor or so that crayon colored diploma says. You should know when your knee is filing a resignation letter dumbass!
Rich Russillo: Bethany claws forward! Daniella reaches from the apron and tries to pull the rope back, but the referee catches her! Daniella lets go, and Bethany finally grabs the bottom rope!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Thadd Blazevich: Selina breaks at four bro, but the damage may have been done! Selina pulls Bethany back to her feet! She hooks the arms! Looking for Oryx Awakening already! Styles Clash attempt! This could be bad, bro!
Rich Russillo: Bethany kicks her legs! Bethany fights free and lands on her feet! Bethany catches Selina with a kick to the midsection! PULLS HER IN! WHIPLASH! WHIPLASH CONNECTS OUT OF NOWHERE!
Crowd: OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY PLANTED SELINA WITH WHIPLASH! SHE HOOKS BOTH LEGS!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THR-
Rich Russillo: SELINA KICKS OUT! SELINA REYES JUST KICKED OUT OF WHIPLASH!
Persephone: Fuck me, can’t I have anything? I just want to go home.
Rich Russillo: Bethany stares at the referee for half a second, but she knows she cannot lose time here! Daniella enters late, but TLA jumps in and cuts her off with a springboard crossbody! TLA and Daniella roll out under the bottom rope! Bethany pulls Selina up, but Selina rakes the eyes while the referee is focused on getting TLA and Daniella back out of the match!
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany stumbles blindly! Selina grabs her from behind! German Suplex! Bethany lands hard, but Selina keeps the waist locked! Selina rolls through! SAITO SUPLEX! Bethany is down! And Selina wants to make the most of this opening!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Daniella Atlas tags in! Selina drags Bethany up and pulls her forward, snapping her into position! Daniella charges in with a burst of speed! SLOW BURN! Daniella connects with that running blockbuster as Selina drops with perfect timing, and Bethany is driven violently into the canvas! DANIELLA HOOKS THE LEG! THE CHAMPIONS MAY RETAIN RIGHT HERE!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THR-
Thadd Blazevich: SHE KICKED OUT! HOW, BRO!? BETHANY HAS TAKEN CRAZY DAMAGE THE LAST FEW MINUTES!
(The camera lingers on Daniella, who sits up slowly and stares down at Bethany. Selina is on the apron, eyes narrowed, and even she seems annoyed that the challengers are still alive.)
Rich Russillo: Daniella pulls Bethany up, but Bethany is barely standing! Daniella hooks the arm! South of Heaven! No! Bethany slips behind! Bethany shoves Daniella forward! BETHANY LUNGES!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: TLA made the tag! Bethany got to the corner at the last possible second!
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella doesn’t know, bro! She turns back around and Bethany drops low, clipping the knee with a chop block! TLA springboards from the top rope! SPRINGBOARD SPLASH TO DANIELLA! TLA HOOKS THE LEG!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Daniella kicks out! But TLA pops back up and the crowd is alive again! Selina enters and charges, but TLA ducks the forearm! TLA sends Selina into the ropes! TLA leapfrogs! Selina rebounds and TLA catches her with a dragonrana! Selina rolls to the outside!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA sees Selina on the floor, bro! Daniella is getting back up behind him, but TLA runs the ropes! SUICIDE DIVE TO SELINA REYES! TLA sends Selina into the barricade! TLA pops back to his feet and slides into the ring! Daniella charges, but TLA ducks! TLA rebounds off the ropes and catches Daniella with a hurricanrana! Daniella rolls through to her knees! TLA follows immediately with a running dropkick to the chest! Daniella is down!
Persephone: TLA is everywhere right now! The champions officially lost control of the match! TLA climbs to the top rope! Daniella is down! 420! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!
Rich Russillo: NOBODY HOME! Daniella rolls away and TLA crashes chest-first into the canvas!
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella slowly pushes herself up, eyes locked on TLA! Daniella grabs him by the wrist, bro! RIPCORD! INAMORATA!
Rich Russillo: NO! HE SLIPS UNDER! TLA WITH THE KICK TO THE STOMACH! MEXICAN DESTROYER! MEXICAN DESTROYER ON DANIELLA ATLAS! TLA HOOKS THE LEG! NEW CHAMPIONS! NEW CHAMPIONS!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THHRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Rich Russillo: DANIELLA ATLAS KICKS OUT! THE CHAMPIONS SURVIVE!
(The crowd explodes as TLA rolls backward onto his knees, his eyes wide as Daniella barely turns onto her side. Minerva bites her lip on the outside as Bethany is gripping the tag rope in disbelief, while Selina is still down near the barricade.)
Thadd Blazevich: BROOOOOOO! TLA JUST SPIKED HER AND SHE STILL GOT THE SHOULDER UP! I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT WITH ALL THAT MOMENTUM BEHIND HIM!
Persephone: TLA is stunned, but it will be all over if he keeps sitting there gawking! This is Pain for Pride as you all keep telling me! TLA drags Daniella toward the corner and climbs back to the top rope! He may be looking for Burnout already!
Rich Russillo: TLA balances himself on the top rope! BURNOUT!
Thadd Blazevich: NO! Daniella rolls away at the last second and TLA has to land on his feet! TLA rolls through bro! Daniella pops up! GHOST CALL! DISCUS PALM STRIKE CATCHES TLA FLUSH!
Rich Russillo: TLA COLLAPSES TO A KNEE! DANIELLA PULLS HIM UP! SOUTH OF HEAVEN! SOUTH OF HEAVEN RIPTIDE CONNECTS ON TLA! DANIELLA HOOKS THE LEG!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: HE KICKED OUT, BRO! TLA IS STILL ALIVE!
Persephone: HOW MANY NECKS DOES THIS MAN HAVE? DID THE DOCTOR INSTALL BACKUPS? Daniella sits there for a moment, breathing heavily, and now you can see the frustration! That pride, that arrogance, it might be starting to creep in! That’s how these dumb fucks are going to lose because they let it get under their skin!
Rich Russillo: Daniella grabs TLA by the legs and turns him over! HERMÈS LAW! MODIFIED STANDING CLOVERLEAF! Daniella has TLA trapped! TLA is in deep trouble! Daniella leans back, wrenching the back and legs of TLA!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA reaches for the ropes, but Daniella drags him back to the center! He pushes up on his hands, trying to crawl, but Daniella steps back even farther! TLA might have to tap!
Persephone: Tap. Think about the future. Think about not needing hip replacement before forty. Though he probably already needs that with all the hos he’s dealing with.
Rich Russillo: TLA claws at the canvas! Daniella is screaming at him to quit! BUT HERE COMES BETHANY BLUE! Selina enters from the other side and rushes toward Bethany! Bethany ducks Selina’s clothesline! TJD! SUPERKICK TO SELINA! Bethany leaps forward and breaks Hermès Law with a chop block to Daniella’s knee!
Rich Russillo: The referee is trying to restore order as Bethany and Selina both roll toward their respective aprons! TLA and Daniella are down in the center of the ring after that brutal exchange! Both legal competitors are crawling!
(TAG!)
Thadd Blazevich: Selina tags in, bro! Daniella reaches her corner and Selina Reyes is back in this match!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Bethany tags in as well! Both women enter the ring at the same time!
Persephone: The same pair who started the match because of course I have to feel like we’ve made no progress at all. Selina and Bethany meet in the center of the ring and start trading forearms! Bethany with a forearm! Selina with an open palm strike! Bethany answers with another forearm! Selina with a chop! Bethany fires back with a corkscrew elbow! Selina staggers but swings with a running forearm! Bethany ducks underneath and grabs the waist! Tiger Suplex! No! Selina flips through and lands on her feet! Bethany turns around! POISONRANA! SELINA SPIKES BETHANY!
Rich Russillo: Bethany rolls through to her knees somehow! Selina charges! ALAMO KNEE! NO! Bethany collapses under the knee! Selina turns around and Bethany catches her! CODE BLUE! CODE BLUE CONNECTS!
Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY JUST DROVE THAT FIST INTO SELINA’S CHEST, CAUSING SELINA TO STUMBLE BACK AND COLLAPSE!!! BETH FALLS INTO THE COVER, AND THAT’S IT!! IT’S OVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Rich Russillo: NO, IT ISN’T, BECAUSE SELINA REYES WAS JUST CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!!
(The crowd roars as Bethany rolls off of Selina, absolutely stunned. The Doctor takes a moment, looking at Selina’s foot resting on the bottom rope as she shakes her head, knowing it isn’t over.)
Thadd Blazevich: BRO! HOW DID SHE SURVIVE THAT!? BETHANY PUT EVERYTHING INTO THAT SHOT!
Persephone: Apparently hearts can be restarted by spite and being a slag. Science is fake.
Rich Russillo: Bethany looks absolutely shocked, and I don’t blame her! Selina seemed done, but she had just enough to get the rope break, likely due to Bethany’s fatigue preventing her from moving her! Daniella is reaching from the corner, trying to encourage her partner! Bethany pulls herself back up and reaches into her gear!
Thadd Blazevich: You know what this means, bro! Bethany is pulling out the glove! Bethany Blue may be looking for Say Ahhhh! The Doctor wants to force Selina to submit or pass out at Pain for Pride!
Persephone: We’re being sanitary NOW? This late in the game?
Rich Russillo: Bethany gets the glove on and stalks Selina as she slowly crawls back to her feet! Bethany grabs Selina from behind! Say Ahhhh! No! Selina rolls underneath before Bethany can force the fingers into the mouth! Selina grabs Bethany by the arm! CROSS ARMBREAKER! CROSS ARMBREAKER BY SELINA REYES!
Thadd Blazevich: WHAT A COUNTER BY REYES, BRO! SELINA IS TORQUING THAT ARM BACK WITH EVERYTHING SHE HAS AND BETHANY IS WRITHING IN PAIN WITH NO ESCAPE!
Rich Russillo: Bethany is trapped in the center of the ring! Selina has the arm extended! Bethany rolls her hips, trying to stack Selina’s shoulders!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Selina releases and rolls away before the three! Both women pop back up! Selina charges! Bethany sidesteps and sends Selina into the corner! Bethany charges in with a running knee lift! Selina stumbles out! Bethany hooks the head! Fisherman’s Neckbreaker! Bethany drags Selina toward the center and climbs onto the second rope!
Thadd Blazevich: Bethany leaps, bro! KNEE DROP TO THE CHEST FROM THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE!
Rich Russillo: Bethany grabs her by the legs now and drags her out of the corner! Bethany is looking for Fractured! Selina is fighting it, but Bethany turns her! FRACTURED! FRACTURED IS LOCKED IN ON SELINA REYES!
Thadd Blazevich: That elevated crab is nasty, bro! Look at the pressure on Selina’s back!
Rich Russillo: Bethany has one knee pressed high against the upper back and neck! Selina is trapped! Daniella tries to enter the ring, but TLA cuts her off with a springboard missile dropkick! Daniella falls through the ropes and to the outside!
Persephone: She wasn’t paying attention and now her partner pays the price because she can’t be saved! Bye bye title reign!
Rich Russillo: TLA just saved the submission attempt from being broken, and Selina has nowhere to go! Bethany sits back deeper! Selina is reaching! Selina is crawling! Bethany is screaming at her to tap!
Persephone: This is the first responsible thing Bethany has done. Break the champion’s spine, collect the belts, go home.
Rich Russillo: Selina stretches forward! She is fingertips away from the ropes! Bethany drags her back! Every time Selina gets anywhere closer Bethany just pulls her back to the center! This could be all she wrote!
Thadd Blazevich: WAIT BRO! SELINA IS TORQUING HER OWN SHOULDERS UNDERNEATH! SHE TWISTS THROUGH AND MANAGES TO ROTATE HER BODY! NOW WITH UPKICKS TO THE FACE OF BETHANY! BETHANY LOSES THE HOLD!
Persephone: She held onto that longer than she did her marriage. Selina crawls toward the ropes and Bethany stumbles back! Selina pulls herself up on the second rope! Bethany charges!
Rich Russillo: PUNJABI FLY! SPANISH FLY OUT OF THE CORNER! BOTH WOMEN CRASH TO THE CANVAS!
Thadd Blazevich: Both competitors are down, bro! The first one to recover will take the momentum in this match!
Rich Russillo: Selina rolls toward her corner, but Daniella is still down on the outside after TLA’s dropkick! TLA is back in his corner now, reaching for Bethany! Selina realizes she has no tag and pulls herself back to her feet! Bethany is still crawling toward TLA, but Selina grabs her ankle!
Persephone: But Bethany turns around and kicks Selina away! Bethany dives!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: TLA tags in! TLA is legal! TLA springboards over the top rope! Selina ducks underneath! TLA lands and runs the ropes! Selina goes for a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, but TLA lands on his feet! Selina turns around! SWAG SHOT! TLA JUST PIMP SLAPPED SELINA REYES!
Persephone: Heh. A Ho got pimp slapped.
Rich Russillo: Selina staggers and TLA follows with fast striking combos! Punch! Kick! Uppercut! Spinning back kick! Selina falls into the ropes and TLA whips her across! Selina rebounds and TLA catches her with a hurricanrana!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT SELINA ROLLS THROUGH! SHE USES THAT MOMENTUM AND SCRAMBLES FOR HER CORNER!!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Selina tags Daniella Atlas! Daniella enters as Selina rolls to the outside and TLA immediately charges! Daniella catches him with a headbutt! TLA staggers! Daniella grabs him! FALCON ARROW! Daniella hooks the leg!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: TLA kicks out! Daniella pulls TLA back up and sends him into the corner! Daniella charges with a running high kick, but TLA ducks and Daniella’s leg gets caught over the top rope! TLA sees an opening and catches Daniella with a basement dropkick to the planted knee!
Thadd Blazevich: Smart move, bro! The Doctor started that knee damage earlier and TLA is following up! Daniella drops down and TLA jumps onto the middle rope! TLA walks along the ropes! WALK DA WALK! ROPE WALK DIVE TO THE OUTSIDE ON SELINA REYES!
Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
Rich Russillo: TLA just wiped out Selina again! TLA lands hard too, but he’s somehow back up! Daniella is still down in the ring! TLA climbs the apron and up the outer turnbuckles to the top rope! BURNOUT! CORKSCREW 630 SENTON! WHAT A MOVE! HE HAS THE COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: DANIELLA KICKS OUT AGAIN!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA IS THROWING THE HIGHLIGHT REEL AT TOXXXIN, DUDE, BUT DANIELLA IS STILL IN THIS!
Persephone: SHE IS EITHER INCREDIBLY TOUGH OR TERRIBLE AT STAYING DOWN. BOTH ARE IRRITATING! I WANNA GO HOME BUT THESE BITCHES WON’T DIE!
Rich Russillo: TLA pulls Daniella up! He may be thinking Mexican Destroyer again! TLA hooks the head, but Daniella grabs him by the legs! Daniella powers him up! POWERBOMB! TLA bounces off the mat! Daniella keeps hold! SHE LIFTS HIM AGAIN! SECOND POWERBOMB! Daniella isn’t done! She deadlifts TLA one more time! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! HOLDS IT FOR THE COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: TLA KICKS OUT! TLA kicks out of the repeated powerbombs, but Daniella has absolutely changed the pace! And there is no way TLA’s spine isn’t feeling it at this point! Daniella drags TLA toward the champions’ corner where Selina is back on the apron!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Selina tags in, and I think the champions are looking for something big! Rich Russillo: Daniella lifts TLA up… THEY HAVE HIM IN POSITION!
Thadd Blazevich: THE OUTBREAK! TOXXXIN PLANTS TLA WITH THE MAGIC KILLER! THE REFEREE RUSHES DANIELLA OUT OF THE RING WHILE SELINA HOOKS THE LEG! THE CHAMPIONS RETAIN!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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Rich Russillo: BUT HERE COMES BETHANY!!!
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Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
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Persephone: DANIELLA MOVING TO INTERCEPT HER!!
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Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Rich Russillo: BETHANY BLUE BREAKS UP THE PIN!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: THE DOCTOR GOT THERE AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND TO STOP THE COUNT BRO! AND SHE CONNECTS WITH A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF SELINA’S HEAD! AND NOW HERE COMES DANIELLA! SHE HITS BETHANY WITH A BIG BOOT FOR HER TROUBLE!
Persephone: The referee is trying to get things controlled instead of letting them kill each other. Boo. He’s commanding Atlas back to her corner while Bethany is rolling back to the apron of her own. And now we are back to a standstill.
Rich Russillo: Selina is still shaken from the knee to the skull she just took but so is TLA from the Outbreak! But she tries to stay on him! She grabs TLA by the head and begins to pull him up to his knees! Yelling at TLA now and—
Persephone: HAHA! SHE JUST BITCH SLAPPED HIM ACROSS THE FACE!!
Thadd Blazevich: She sure did, bro! And now she swings a massive punch—
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA DUCKS IT! TWISTS THROUGH! CARTEL KICK! THE URGENT COUNTER DROPS SELINA TO THE MAT AND TLA CAN RECOVER! HE LOOKS AROUND AND SEES BETHANY BACK UP ON THE APRON! HE BEGINS TO CRAWL! REACHING FOR HIS PARTNER AS BETHANY REACHES OUT!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Tag made and Bethany steps through the ropes as Selina is trying to recover! Bethany charges forward! CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT SELINA ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! SHE PUSHES BETHANY INTO THE ROPES AND CATCHES HER WITH A MASSIVE FOREARM ON THE WAY BACK!
Persephone: But she’s still hurting! And Bethany is getting back to her feet! Do the smart thing, bitch!
Rich Russillo: Selina quickly reaches over and tags in Daniella Atlas!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Selina drags Bethany up and sends her toward Daniella! Daniella with a spinning back elbow! Selina follows with a tiger feint kick from the ropes! Bethany falls back into Daniella! BLACK DEATH! DISCUS ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!
Thadd Blazevich: DOCTOR SAW IT COMING BRO! SHE DROPS DOWN AND HITS A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO TAKE DANIELLA’S LEGS OUT!
Rich Russillo: Daniella is down to one knee— AND BETHANY GRABS HER FOR A DDT!
Thadd Blazevich: NO! ATLAS OVERPOWERS IT BRO! SHE HOISTS BETHANY UP AND PLANTS HER WITH A SPINEBUSTER!
Persephone: Atlas looks pissed off now! She reaches down and grabs Bethany by the hair to pull her back up! Holding her head in place to deliver punches! One! Two! Three straight shots to the jaw! Blue could be out cold—
Thadd Blazevich: NO! BETHANY GRABS DANIELLA’S HEAD FOR THE SITOUT JAWBREAKER! ATLAS IS STUMBLED BACK TO THE MAT!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY LEAPS ON TOP OF HER AND LOCKS IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR! THE DISLOCATION IS IN! Daniella’s arm is trapped! Atlas is in real danger!
Thadd Blazevich: Daniella is reaching toward the ropes bro! She is dragging both herself and Bethany forward with all her power! Bethany pulls back on the arm! Daniella grits her teeth, refusing to tap! Selina rushes in, but TLA enters and intercepts her! TLA tackles Selina and they both roll to the outside where the brawling continues! TLA with a Very Mexican Uppercut! Selina fires back with an open palm strike! Trading shots on the outside!
Rich Russillo: Daniella keeps crawling! Bethany is trying to keep the hold applied! Daniella is fingertips away! Bethany transitions! SAY AHHHHH! Bethany releases the arm and tries to trap Daniella in that Rings of Saturn variation! She has the glove still on! Bethany is trying to force the fingers into Daniella’s mouth!
Thadd Blazevich: DANIELLA IS FIGHTING DUDE! BETHANY HAS ONE ARM TRAPPED WITH HER LEGS, THE OTHER HOOKED! DANIELLA IS TRYING TO TURN HER FACE AWAY! BETHANY GETS THE GRIP! SAY AHHHH! SAY AHHHH IS LOCKED IN ON DANIELLA ATLAS!
Persephone: IT’S LOCKED IN! BETHANY IS FINGERING DANIELLA!
Rich Russillo: DANIELLA IS FADING! THE REFEREE IS CHECKING HER!
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Thadd Blazevich: BUT LOOK! SELINA CATCHES TLA WITH AN ELBOW TO THE JAW! AND SHE SLIPS INTO THE RING! AND A SWIFT KICK TO THE SKULL OF BETHANY BLUE!
Rich Russillo: Selina saves the match for the champions, and all four competitors are hurting now! Daniella is coughing and gasping after being trapped in Say Ahhhh, TLA is down on the outside, and Selina is trying to will Daniella back to the champions corner! Atlas is reaching out!
(TAG!)
Rich Russillo: Selina tags herself in! Selina rushes back in and grabs Bethany from behind as the Doctor tries to crawl to her empty corner! Selina hooks the arms! ORYX AWAKENING! NO! Bethany kicks free! Bethany flips Selina over with a back body drop! Selina rolls through to her feet! Bethany turns around! SHOTGUN DROPKICK SENDS BETHANY INTO THE CORNER! AND KNOCKOUT SMASH! RUNNING HIP ATTACK IN THE CORNER BY SELINA!
Persephone: Bethany’s face has taken so much damage she might have to bill herself for cosmetic surgery.
Rich Russillo: Selina pulls Bethany up again! Bethany can barely stand! Selina puts her in position, lifts! ORYX AWAKENING! STYLES CLASH CONNECTS! COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE!!!
Persephone: Finally I can go home…
Rich Russillo: TLA BREAKS IT UP! TLA DIVES IN AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!
Persephone: FUCK!!!
Thadd Blazevich: TLA JUST SAVED THE MATCH BUT HERE COMES DANIELLA ATLAS BRO! SHE MOVES IN AND HITS TLA WITH A MASSIVE CLOTHESLINE!
Rich Russillo: NO! TLA RUNS UNDERNEATH AND HITS THE ROPES! AND COMES BACK! MEXICAN DESTROYER TO DANIELLA ATLAS! SHE CRASHES HARD AND ROLLS TO THE OUTSIDE!
Persephone: Well now he has to stop to check on his partner because all the saving doesn’t matter if she’s dead in the water.
Thadd Blazevich: TLA knows that bro. He’s pulling Bethany up to try and get her moving again—
Rich Russillo: BUT SELINA PULLS HIM FROM BEHIND! SHE REACHES AROUND AND WANTS A GERMAN SUPLEX—
Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA BACKFLIPS THROUGH IT BRO! THAT WAS CRAZY! SELINA TURNS AROUND! MEXICAN DESTROYER TO SELINA REYES! HE DIDN’T GET IT ALL BUT –
Rich Russillo: CONCUSSION PROTOCOL! BETHANY FOLLOWS UP THE MEXICAN DESTROYER WITH THE CURB STOMP TO SELINA’S HEAD! THE COVER!!
Referee: ONNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Thadd Blazevich: BUT HERE COMES DANIELLA!
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Referee: TWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Rich Russillo: BUT TLA CATCHES HER WITH A CONCUSSION PROTOCOL OF HIS OWN!!! CURB STOMP TO DANIELLA!!
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Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
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( DING! DING! DING! )
Rich Russillo: THEY DID IT!!!
Bella Braxton: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS! AND NEWWWWW EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… TLA AND DOCTOR BETHANY BLUE… LA FARMACIA SEXUAL!!!!
(The crowd explodes at the announcement as the camera cuts to the ring. “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” by Van Halen hits the speakers again. Bethany rolls off of Selina and TLA helps her to her feet. The referee hands them the Unified Tag Team Championships and lifts both of their hands in the air.)
Thadd Blazevich: WHAT A MATCH BRO! TLA AND BETHANY CAME IN WITH EVERYTHING AND THEY TOOK IT TO THE HOUSE!
Rich Russillo: FROM THE RANDOMIZATION OF THE TAG TEAM TURMOIL! TO WINNING THE TOURNAMENT! TO STANDING AGAINST THE CHAMPIONS! THIS IS A TEAM THAT WAS FORGED UNDER THE HIGHEST PRESSURE! AND THEY END THE SEASON AS CHAMPIONS!!
Thadd Blazevich: And what a testament to their teamwork bro! TLA knew just the move to help secure the match, and it was one he borrowed from his partner! That’s how well you get to know someone when you fight these battles together!
Persephone: Great. Weee. Nice. Wahooo. Jubilation. Can we move on now? This match with one man and three women was so lame. Give me two oily guys rolling around now please.
Thadd Blazevich: Uhh… anyway bro… Congratulations to the new champs! TLA has won his first ever tag team championship, completing the career Grand Slam! And a wonderful comeback for Dr. Blue after what she went through earlier this year!
(The camera lingers on TLA and Bethany as they hug, celebrating in the ring before panning over to see ToXXXin on the outside. Selina is laying on the floor and Daniella is clutching her head. Minerva is consoling Selina and Daniella, glancing momentarily up at Bethany and TLA in the ring.)
Rich Russillo: And take nothing away from ToXXXin! They showed why they are one of the most dangerous groups in the company across this entire reign! There is a lot left in front of them, something tells me this won’t stop their momentum at all!
(The camera fades away from ringside with Bethany and TLA still celebrating.)
(And it fades to the backstage area where Adam Lucas watches from the monitors.)
(Adam clenches his jaw and stifles his breath, wiping a single tear from his eye as he watches Bethany celebrate.)
(Commercial for Raven Roberts’s new seminar: How to Talk Endlessly for a Full Week Straight Without Losing Your Voice.)
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(The camera returns to ringside.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Gina Romano: AND IT IS FOR THE EAW NEW BREED CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘Diablo’ by YOLOZ hits to set a different tone for the challenger tonight, drawing a cheer from the crowd that can already sense the intensity of this entrance. Anna Wautier slowly walks out in an extravagant kimono with bright glittering panels and white fur trim. Her kimono features a deep magenta, crimson, and violet colour palette, with metallic accents. A darker red checkered obi remains at the waist, layered with geometric patterns, complemented by burgundy and purple sleeves. A grave, deadpan expression conveys her solemn focus on the match ahead as she slowly makes her way to the ring.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGER!… FROM YOKOHAMA, JAPAN!… WEIGHING IN AT 142 POUNDS!… THE THRONE PRINCESS!… ANNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!…. WAUTIERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: “The Throne Princess.” A new name, a new presentation, and I think that says everything about what tonight means to her.
Deadprez: She has earned every bit of that spotlight. From an indie run that nearly broke her to standing here on the grandest stage in this entire company.
Sienna Swann: Royalty doesn’t smile for anyone, sweetheart. She’ll do that after she’s holding that championship.
(The arena screen flickers to life as a two-minute advertisement begins playing for Clayton’s podcast, slick production values and an obnoxious amount of self-promotion filling every second of it. The crowd groans as golden smoke begins billowing from the stage and creeping down the ramp.)
Gavin Kirkland: Oh, here we go. Of course he gets his own commercial before he even walks out.
Deadprez: This man does not know how to make an entrance without making it about three other things first. Everything except the actual wrestling!
(“Confident” by Demi Lovato hits and the golden smoke parts as Clayton Golde emerges astride a gleaming white horse, led down the ramp by several scantily-clad women on either side. He sits tall in the saddle, soaking in the moment, pointing and taunting individual fans as he passes them while wearing the New Breed Championship!)
Gina Romano: AND INTRODUCING THE CHAMPION…FROM HIS GOLDEN COMPOUND IN ROMANIA! WEIGHTING IN AT 210 POUNDS! HE IS THE NEW BREED CHAMPION! “THE GOSPEL” CLAYTON GOLDE!
Gavin Kirkland: Of course he’s on a horse.
Deadprez: I genuinely cannot believe what I am looking at right now.
Sienna Swann: Jesus, when I thought he couldn’t get more annoying.
(The crowd’s jeers grow louder with every step the horse takes, Clayton drinking in every bit of the negative reaction like it’s praise. As he nears the ring he swings off the horse with practiced flair, stepping directly onto the apron without breaking stride. Clayton holds the pose for a long beat, head tilted back, basking in the golden light and the sea of boos crashing over him from every direction, before finally stepping through the ropes and into the ring.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: This crowd has been waiting for this one! Clayton Golde defending the New Breed Championship against a rookie who has taken this entire industry by storm in a matter of months!
Deadprez: Anna Wautier is already making history just by being in this position! Her match against Michael Machina at Fighting Spirit is still being talked about and now she gets her shot at gold on the biggest stage this company has to offer!
Sienna Swann: And Clayton Golde absolutely hates that he has to share this spotlight.
(Clayton circles the ring slowly, playing to the crowd, milking every second of attention before finally settling into a stance across from Anna. She watches him calmly, completely unbothered by the theatrics.)
Gavin Kirkland: Seventy thousand people in this building tonight and Clayton Golde wants every single one of them looking at him before this match begins.
Deadprez: Anna isn’t interested in any of that, she’s locked in! They finally lock up in the center of the ring! Clayton immediately tries to overpower her with size, walking Anna backward toward the ropes! Anna plants her feet at the last second and shifts her weight, suddenly reversing into a side headlock!
Sienna Swann: Anna not budging an inch there! She’s not intimidated by Clayton or the stage she is on.
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton shoves her off into the ropes— Anna rebounds and ducks his clothesline attempt! She comes back around with a dropkick that catches him right in the chest!
Deadprez: CLAYTON GOLDE GOES DOWN! Anna Wautier just put the champion on the canvas in the opening seconds of this championship match! Clayton scrambles back to his feet!
(Clayton looks visibly rattled, glancing around at the cheering fan humiliated that he was taken down so easily. Anna doesn’t give him time to recover, charging forward!)
Sienna Swann: Clayton is more worried about his image than his opponent right now, not that I blame him but it certainly is not the time to be concerned with that.
Gavin Kirkland: Anna grabs the arm— AND LANDS THE ARMDRAG! Clayton gets thrown across the ring again! She’s not letting him reset for even a second!
Deadprez: Clayton finally gets up and this time he comes in with a stiff jab catching Anna off guard! Then follows up with another jab! He’s backing her into the corner now, finally finding his footing! Clayton unloads with a series of forearms before whipping Anna hard across the ring into the opposite corner! He charges in behind her— but Anna explodes forward at the last second with a spinning back elbow that catches him flush to the jaw!
Sienna Swann: Anna seeing it coming every single time! This rookie is not playing the role anybody expected her to play tonight! Especially not Clayton, you know he is going to struggle to contain her.
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton stumbles backward and Anna fires off a few hard chops to the chest before grabbing his arm and transitioning beautifully into a CROSS ARMBREAKER!
Deadprez: SHE’S GOT IT LOCKED IN! Clayton Golde in trouble less than two minutes into this championship match and this crowd is absolutely roaring right now! Clayton thrashes, trying desperately to reach the ropes! The referee checks in, watching closely as Clayton claws across the canvas inch by inch!
Sienna Swann: This is exactly the kind of performance Anna Wautier needed tonight. She needed to make a statement immediately, show the entire world she belongs in this position.
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton’s fingertips brush the bottom rope— Anna wrenches back even harder trying to cut him off before he gets there!
Deadprez: BUT HE MAKES IT! Clayton gets the rope and the referee forces the break! Anna releases immediately, rising to her feet, never taking her eyes off Clayton as he pulls himself up using the ropes! Clayton shakes out his arm, clearly shaken by how this match has started!
Sienna Swann: Champion or not, Clayton Golde has to be feeling the weight of this moment right now. There are a lot of people in this arena, and none of them are on his side. I didn’t know it was possible to have this many people hate you.
(Clayton steps toward the center of the ring, forcing a smirk back onto his face as if trying to convince the crowd or maybe himself nothing happened. He raises his arms, and the Rogers Centre answers with a deafening wave of boos.)
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton trying to save face here in front of this crowd but nobody in this building is buying what he’s selling tonight.
Deadprez: Clayton can project any image he wants on that podcast of his, but in this ring Anna Wautier is exposing him in front of all these people! Clayton steps forward— and fires off a stiff KNEE LIFT that catches Anna off guard! She staggers back and he follows with a hip toss that sends her crashing into the canvas!
Sienna Swann: Clayton finally getting something going after that embarrassing start, let’s hope that he can keep his head on straight and keep focused.
Gavin Kirkland: He drags Anna up by the hair, it looks like his strategy is just to muscle his way back into control! He whips her into the ropes and on the rebound catches her with a BIG BOOT that nearly takes her head off!
Deadprez: ANNA GOES DOWN HARD! CLAYTON IMMEDIATELY DROPS INTO THE COVER!
Referee: # ONE!
Referee: # TWO!!
Sienna Swann: Anna kicks out and Clayton is already up to his feet, and it looks like he is making sure the crowd knows exactly how he is feeling.
(Clayton flicks off the booing crowd as he paces around Anna as she pushes herself up, shaking off the big boot. He grabs her by the arm and whips her into the corner before charging in with a running splash that crushes her against the turnbuckles!)
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton finding his rhythm now! He pulls Anna out of the corner and drives her down with a snap suplex before rolling straight into a SECOND ONE!
Deadprez: He’s not letting up! Pulling her up for a THIRD TIME— but Anna fights out of it with hard shots to the ribs! Anna breaks free and fires a quick combination of strikes! ELBOW, ELBOW, then a ROUNDHOUSE KICK that catches Clayton across the side of the head! Clayton stumbles into the ropes and bounces forward! GETTING CAUGHT INTO A PACKAGE PIN BY ANNA!
Referee: # ONE!
Referee: # TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton kicks out just in time! Clayton can not seem to find consistent offense in this match up but he is showing he can take punishment if that means anything at the moment. Now look, he manages to roll out of the ring to avoid more punishment from Anna.
Deadprez: This crowd loves it every single time Anna seems to humble Clayton! Clayton Golde is used to being hated and controversial but this Pain for Pride crowd is a step up from any arena he has been booed in.
(Clayton is visibly frustrated now, walking over to the timekeepers and grabbing a microphone. Seeing this, the crowd began to boo louder.)
Clayton Golde: (off mic) EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP! You paid good money to see me, remember? You didn’t come to see that loser in the ring, you came to see ME! You’re going to shut up and treat me with some damn respect! I am the New Breed Champion and the BEST New Breed Champion of all time! Treat me like it!
(The crowd boos loudly as Clayton drops the microphone and goes to slide back into the ring— only for Anna to immediately charge at him with a BASEMENT DROPKICK to the face the moment he attempts to get in!)
Gavin Kirkland: ANNA WITH A DROPKICK TO THE MOUTH OF CLAYTON GOLDE! Clayton just ran his mouth at ringside, and immediately got popped in it!
Deadprez: Clayton stumbles back grabbing his mouth, and Anna is right there getting onto the apron! Springing off the second ropes with a MOONSAULT! LANDING ON TOP OF CLAYTON GOLDE CRASHING TO THE FLOOR!
Sienna Swann: He should have known better than to start talking instead of fighting. But what is common sense to some, is not common sense to others. Especially for someone as idiotic as Clayton.
(Anna rolls Clayton rolls back into the ring, jaw clenched, any pretense of charm completely gone now. He grabs the ropes to pull himself up and immediately eats a FOREARM from Anna who refuses to give him a second to reset!)
Gavin Kirkland: Anna not letting up at all! She knows exactly what’s at stake tonight and she is not interested in giving Clayton any breathing room!
Deadprez: Forearm after forearm backing him into the corner! Anna fires off a few elbow smashes before whipping him across to the opposite corner! Clayton hits the turnbuckles hard, and Anna charges in— but Clayton sidesteps TAKING THE TOP ROPE PADDING WITH HIM! Anna crashes into the corner with the exposed metal!
Sienna Swann: Clayton finally getting smart, I didn’t even know that was possible but I guess Clayton is full of surprises.
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton wastes no time, grabbing her by the hair and SLAMMING her face first into the exposed top turnbuckle before the referee notices anything is wrong! He isn’t letting up, doing it REPEATEDLY trying to break her nose in the process! The referee has to separate Clayton from the challenger, not before he half ass puts the lad back on to cover his tracks! What an asshole!
Deadprez: Anna staggers out, her nose bleeding from those shots to the face and Clayton quickly catches her with a FLAPJACK that sends her crashing down face first to the mat! Clayton stands over Anna, and he gets his smirking back! The crowd is not a fan of Clayton’s joyfulness, but of course Clayton doesn’t care! He drags her up and snaps off a TEARDROP SUPLEX that spikes her hard on the canvas!
Sienna Swann: Clayton finding his groove now, this is the version of him that has kept that championship around his waist for months now and the crowd absolutely hates to see it. I can barely hear myself from all this booing!
Gavin Kirkland: It is quite the heat wave in Toronto, which again Clayton is unphased by now that he is in control. He’s taking his time, making sure every single one of these people booing can take in his self proclaimed greatness! Clayton pulls Anna up again— then drives her down with a SPINEBUSTER! But he isn’t finished yet, transitioning into a series of rapid elbow drops to the chest of Anna!
Deadprez: ONE! TWO! THREE! He’s not stopping! Clayton Golde grinding Anna down little by little! If this continues, I don’t know if Anna will have anything left to fight back with! Clayton finally stops, and drags Anna toward the ropes! He drapes her throat over the middle rope and steps back, measuring his distance before charging forward!
Gavin Kirkland: “DECAPITATOR”! Right across that middle rope! Anna’s neck and throat just absorbed all of that impact! She rolls to the apron clutching her throat, and Clayton is not finished! He steps out to the floor and grabs Anna by the hair, dragging her up— before SLAMMING her face first into the ring apron!
Deadprez: APRON FACE SLAM! He’s been targeting the face and head of Anna all night, the most dangerous place to target on a person! Damage to the brain can change your life forever! Anna crumples to the floor, but Clayton quickly picks her back up and rolls her back into the ring and climbs in after her, dropping into a cover!
Referee: # ONE!
Referee: # TWO!!
Referee: # THREEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: Anna kicks out, but just barely it seems! That apron slam on the outside really seemed to take something out of her!
Deadprez: Clayton is talking to the referee, telling him to count faster, completely full of himself even with the championship still around his waist and the outcome still in his favor as of right now.
Sienna Swann: This is the Clayton we know, once he gets that window of opportunity he does not let go of it easily.
(Clayton stands and plants a boot on Anna’s chest, looking out at the booing crowd with both arms spread wide! He is fully embracing his role as the most hated man in the building tonight!)
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton steps off Anna’s chest and pulls her up by the arm, whipping her into the ropes. On the rebound he goes for another big boot— SHE DUCKED IT! Anna sees that one coming after getting caught by it earlier!
Deadprez: She rebounds off the far ropes and comes back with a LARIET that catches Clayton clean across the chest! He goes down hard! Anna doesn’t wait, immediately climbing to the second rope! She waits for Clayton to stir, trying to time her next move perfectly— leaping off with a DIVING CROSSBODY! Anna rolls through and quickly transitions, grabbing Clayton’s leg and dropping into a BOSTON CRAB right in the center of the ring!
Gavin Kirkland: BOSTON CRAB LOCKED IN! Clayton’s lower back has to be feeling every bit of this after the way he’s been throwing his body around tonight!
Deadprez: He’s clawing at the canvas, trying to find any kind of leverage, but Anna has him perfectly centered! There’s nowhere for him to go! Clayton is dragging himself inch by inch, the crowd is getting loud telling Clayton to tap!
Sienna Swann: He’s almost there! Anna tries to drag him back to the center but it’s too late Clayton grabs onto the bottom rope!
Gavin Kirkland: Referee calls for the break and Anna has to release his leg, rising to her feet with that same calm discipline she’s shown all night. Even though I know she wanted to get the submission victory right there. Clayton rolls to the apron, shaking out his back, clearly hurting now! He pulls himself up using the ropes just as Anna charges across the ring and connects with a KNEE STRIKE that sends him tumbling off the apron!
Deadprez: CLAYTON GOLDE IS OUT ON THE FLOOR! Anna Wautier is not letting him get away from her that easily, which has been the story of this match so far! Anna backs up, gets a running start, and launches herself through the ropes with a SUICIDE DIVE! Sending both competitors crashing into the barricade!
Gavin Kirkland: Both Anna and Clayton down on the outside now, and the referee is starting his count, knowing he has to keep this match moving!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Deadprez: Anna stirring first, using the barricade to pull herself up. But Clayton is not far behind, slowly picking himself up right behind her! He’s moving much slower after everything he’s been put through this entire match! It seems it is finally catching up to him!
Referee: FOUR! FIVE!
(Anna grabs and rolls Clayton back into the ring before climbing up onto the apron herself. As Clayton struggles to his knees, Anna springs off the top rope with a diving crossbody that connects!)
Gavin Kirkland: ANOTHER CROSSBODY! ANNA HOOKS THE LEG THIS TIME! COULD WE SEE A NEW CHAMPION!
Referee: # ONE!
Referee: # TWO!!
Referee: # THREEEEEE—
Sienna Swann: Clayton kicks out, but that crowd thought that might have been it! This match has completely flipped from where it was just a few minutes ago.
Deadprez: Anna immediately pulls Clayton up and whips him into the ropes, looking for a follow up— but Clayton plants his feet at the last second and catches her with a desperate KNEE LIFT TO THE MIDSECTION that staggers her backward! But Anna fires back with a LARIET that staggers Clayton back as well!
(Clayton quickly backs into the ropes and bounces back! Anna ducks low, looking for a back body drop, but Clayton reads it at the last second and catches her with a kick straight to the face! Clayton has an opening, charging towards Anna— ONLY FOR HER TO DUCK UNDER THE CLOTHESLINE!)
Gavin Kirkland: THE REFEREE GOT CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE! CLAYTON CLOTHESLINING THE REFEREE OUT OF THE RING! THERE IS OFFICIALLY NO OFFICIALS CONTROLLING THIS MATCHUP!
Deadprez: The referee took a nasty fall there, he is not moving at all and with nobody officiating this match you know exactly who’s ball park we are in now!
(Inside the ring, both Clayton and Anna seem to register the situation at almost the exact same moment. Their eyes meet across the canvas.)
Sienna Swann: No referee means no rules, and after everything these two have already thrown at each other tonight, you know they are going to do whatever means necessary to make sure that they are the one walking out with the Championship. That goes specially for Clayton Goode, who seems to thrive in situations like this. I’m just surprised he didn’t do it on purpose.
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton charges first, throwing a wild forearm that catches nothing but air as Anna ducks underneath it! She fires back immediately, a quick combination of strikes backing him toward the ropes! He absorbs the first two but blocks the third, grabbing her wrist!
Deadprez: Clayton trying to slow this down, grabbing the wrist! He whips her toward the ropes— BUT ANNA REVERSES IT! She’s sending him into the ropes instead! Clayton rebounds back across the ring, and Anna times it perfectly, catching him with a roundhouse kick that sends him stumbling towards the corner, holding the side of his head!
Gavin Kirkland: Anna right back on the offensive! She has sensed the moment here and she is not letting it slip away! Charging forward and HITTING A SHOTGUN DROPKICK INTO THE CHEST SENDING HIM CRASHING INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!
Deadprez: Clayton stumbles forward out of the corner, slowly dropping to the ground but still trying to keep himself up! He is shaking his head trying to clear the cobwebs, but Anna is measuring him from across the ring! The crowd chants are climbing with every passing second! They know Anna is looking to put the finishing touches on this match up! Clayton getting into his knees—
Sienna Swann: IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S GOING FOR IT! “TRUENO DESTRODA”! THIS COULD BE THE MOMENT THAT WINS HER THE CHAMPIONSHIP—
(But at the very last moment, Clayton suddenly straightens his posture, his hand already darting toward the pockets of his wrestling!)
(# PSSSSSSSSSTTTTTT!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT! WAIT, WHAT IS THAT IN HIS HAND—
(The spray hits Anna directly across the face mid-stride! Her entire momentum falls flat as both hands instinctively fly to her eyes, and she lands drops down on the canvas, immediately writhing and screaming in pain as a deafening chorus of boos starts pouring down from every section of the Rogers Centre!)
Deadprez: HE SPRAYED HER! CLAYTON GOLDE JUST BLINDED ANNA WAUTIER WITH PEPPER SPRAY HE HAD HIDDEN IN HIS SHORTS!
Sienna Swann: What do you expect, if Clayton gets the opportunity to take a short cut he is going to take it. I would say this is unexpected, but this is exactly on brand for the type of person that he is!
(Anna staggers to her knees, completely blind, hands pressed hard against her face as tears stream down from the burning in her eyes. Clayton stands over her, glancing quickly toward the outside where the referee remains motionless on the floor, and more importantly still completely unaware of anything that has just happened.)
Gavin Kirkland: The referee is still down! No official has seen a single second of what just occurred in this ring!
Deadprez: And Clayton knows it better than anyone! Look at his face right now he is going to use every second of this lawlessness to win this match! Clayton rolls to the outside, reaching beneath the ring apron what could he possibly be looking for?
(After a moment of searching he pulls free a steel chair unlike anything typically seen in this ring, polished gold from end to end, sponsor logos and brand names stenciled meticulously across every visible surface.)
Sienna Swann: What in the HELL is that ugly thing? Can you please put that thing away, there are children present.
Gavin Kirkland: It’s a custom made chair and despite how ugly it might be, he is going to use it while the referee is still down! Clayton slides back through the ropes, gripping the chair with both hands as he turns to face Anna, who remains on her knees in the center of the ring, completely unable to see what is approaching her!
Deadprez: CLAYTON, DON’T DO THIS—
(# CRACK!)
(The chair connects with a sickening CRACK against the side of Anna’s skull. She collapses instantly, completely motionless, crumpling face first into the canvas in a heap. For a long, agonizing moment, the entire Rogers Centre falls into stunned silence. Every person froze in place, staring at the ring in collective disbelief. Even Clayton pauses, chair still gripped tightly in both hands, looking down at exactly what he has just done.)
Gavin Kirkland: …I genuinely do not know what to say right now. He might have killed Anna Wautier! I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS!
Deadprez: That was sick, and not in a good way. Just absolutely awful from Clayton.
Sienna Swann: Once again, don’t know what you expected from someone as dirty as him. But this might be a new low for even him, Anna skull is completely cracked open and bleeding on the mat!
(Clayton finally tossed the chair to the outside, staring down at Anna’s lifeless body as blood started to flow on the mat. As the referee outside the ring begins to slowly stir, Clayton quickly rolls out of the ring to go retrieve him.)
Clayton Golde: (off mic) Get up right now, I got a match to win!
Gavin Kirkland: Clayton getting the referee back into this ring! He wants this match counted! He wants this in the books!
Deadprez: Look at him! He is in absolutely no rush! He thinks this is already over and from the look of Anna in the ring it just might be. Clayton steps over Anna’s motionless body, taking his time with this moment. Absolutely disgusting just get the match over with!
Clayton Golde: (off mic) Alright, let’s take this home I got places to be then performing in this lame ass country—
(But suddenly Anna shoots upward, in one fluid motion she pulls him down and traps his arm and head between her legs!)
Deadprez: WAIT! ANNA WAUTIER IS ALIVE AND SHE HAS THE “STARRY NIGHT PRISON” LOCKED IN!
(Clayton’s eyes go wide with panic as he realizes the position he’s in, his face still beneath Anna’s leg as she cinches the triangle tight, blood still streaking across her own forehead! Clayton thrashes, trying desperately to find any kind of leverage. He plants a hand on the canvas, trying to push himself up, but Anna adjusts her hips, sinking the hold in even deeper!)
Sienna Swann: He’s trying to fight it! Look at his face! He knows exactly how much trouble he is in right now!
Gavin Kirkland: The referee is right there, watching closely! Clayton shaking his head, refusing to tap, still trying to find some way out of this submission!
(Clayton tries rolling his body, attempting to drag both of them toward the ropes! Anna rolls right with him, refusing to release even an inch of pressure, her grip absolute and unrelenting! The Rogers Centre thunders with noise, chanting Anna’s name as Clayton’s face begins changing color, his struggling grows weaker with every passing second! His free hand slaps at Anna’s leg once, before finally curling into a fist against the canvas!)
Deadprez: HE’S FADING! Clayton Golde is fading right before our eyes! Is he going to tap?! IS HE GOING TO TAP RIGHT HERE AT PAIN FOR PRIDE?!
(Clayton’s hand hovers above the mat for one final, agonizing moment, the entire arena holding its breath collectively…)
(…)
(…)
(…)
(Before he softly taps the side of her leg.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER AND NEEEEEEEEWWWWW NEW BREED CHAMPION…ANNA WAUTIER
(Anna releases the hold immediately, rolling away and collapsing onto her back, completely spent, blood still dried across the side of her face. The referee grabs her wrist and raises it high as the title belt is handed into the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: ANNA WAUTIER HAS DONE IT! ANNA WAUTIER IS YOUR NEW BREED CHAMPION!
Deadprez: After getting blinded! After taking a chair shot that would have ended most people’s nights entirely! Anna Wautier found a way to survive and take this championship away from Clayton Golde on the biggest stage!
(Anna sits up slowly, accepting the championship belt with both hands, staring down at it as tears begin streaming down her face, mixing with the dried blood. The Rogers Centre cheers around her.)
Sienna Swann: …I don’t even know what to say. I’m just glad the New Breed Championship won’t be held by podcasters anytime soon, I hope.
(Anna clutches the championship to her chest, sobbing now, completely overwhelmed as the crowd noise continues to swell around her. The arena lights up with colorful pyro, marking the moment a new champion was born at Pain for Pride.)
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(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(Razorface by Celldweller hits as the arena falls into darkness, white strobes flashing throughout the venue before David Gideon Smith slowly emerges onto the stage with his hood up. At the top of the ramp, DGS unsheathes the Black Blade, triggering a burst of white pyro and lasers before making his cold, deliberate walk to the ring. He ascends to the top rope, pulls back his hood, and scans the venue with an emotionless stare before stepping into the ring and removing his cloak.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Omaha, Nebraska, weighing in at 245 pounds…HE IS THE SOVEREIGN…DAVID GIDEON SMITH!!
Flannery McCoy: DGS is dangerous enough on his own, but what makes him terrifying is how much he gets inside your head.
Stew-O: And tonight, Brian Daniels faces that in what could be the final match of his career.
Flannery McCoy: The scary part? DGS doesn’t want a weak Brian. He wants the very best version of him.
(Anticipation builds as DGS paces back and forth inside the ring, a faint grin forming on his face as “Dragonborn” by Jeremy Soule plays and Brian Daniels steps onto the stage to a thunderous ovation. Brian pauses for a moment, taking in the atmosphere before galloping down the ramp. Reaching the end of it, he stops once more to soak it all in before heading up the steps and posing on the top and middle rope with his arms spread wide.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent! Hailing from Lake George, New York, weighing in at 195 pounds… BRIAN DANIELS!!!
Stew-O: Tonight isn’t just about winning or losing for Brian Daniels. This is about one final chance to show the world exactly who he is.
Flannery McCoy: Brian has spent years proving he can endure anything, and if this really is the end, you know he’s leaving every last piece of himself in that ring.
Jake Mercer: Yeah, but heart only gets you so far when you’re standing across from someone like DGS. Brian better have more than nostalgia tonight.
(The referee signals for the bell as both competitors stand in opposing corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: Win or lose, tonight marks the end of Brian Daniels’ career. It’s been a hell of a ride, so let’s end it with a bang… as both men step out of their corners and begin circling to start things off. There’s a collar and elbow tie-up— BUT GIDEON IMMEDIATELY THROWS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT! Brian Daniels pushes himself back up to one knee, staring at his opponent after being overpowered so early by pure strength.
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Get up. Bare your fangs, Brian… or prove me right.
Flannery McCoy: Classic DGS. Playing a few mind games early, but Daniels refuses to let it shake him. After getting back to his feet, DGS and Daniels circle once again for another collar and elbow tie-up… where DGS THROWS HIM RIGHT BACK DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A SLAM AFTER SOME JOCKEYING FOR POSITION!
(Daniels returns to one knee again, rubbing the back of his neck as he looks up at DGS.)
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Is this truly how your fire dies… whimpering in the ashes?
Stew-O: David’s continuing to taunt Brian, and I’ll say this: be careful what you wish for when you’re dealing with a formidable opponent like Daniels.
Jake Mercer: I don’t know, Stew. Look what happened the last time these two were in the ring together. Brian Daniels brought the fight to DGS, but still ended up getting trapped in his own submission hold. Maybe Daniels really is out of his league.
Stew-O: We’ll see about that… as these two circle for a third time and lock up in another collar and elbow tie-up. David looks to gain the upper hand again as he backs Daniels into the corner, but Brian turns it around and keeps him pinned there instead before the referee steps in to force the break. Both men separate, with Brian backing away from DGS just enough to let him step out of the corner— OR NOT! AS BRIAN SUDDENLY FIRES OFF A ROUNDHOUSE KICK THAT DAVID BARELY MANAGES TO AVOID!
(David glances around from the corner before—)
Flannery McCoy: OOH! DGS CHARGES RIGHT INTO DANIELS WITH A RUNNING FOREARM, BLASTING HIM DOWN TO THE MAT! HE FALLS RIGHT ON TOP OF HIM FROM ALL THAT MOMENTUM AND IMMEDIATELY STARTS THROWING DOWN HAMMERFISTS BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO RIGHT HANDS AS DANIELS TRIES TO COVER UP, WITH DGS ALMOST IN A SIDE MOUNT!
Stew-O: UPPING THE AGGRESSION IS DGS, EVEN WINDING UP FOR A VICIOUS PENALTY KICK TO THE BACK OF DANIELS WHILE HE’S LYING ON HIS SIDE!
(The referee steps in front of DGS as he tries to go back for more, kneeling beside Daniels to check on him while DGS circles around Brian on the mat before eventually lifting him back up…)
Jake Mercer: KNIFE EDGE CHOP! That chop echoes throughout the arena and sends Brian stumbling into the corner… DGS is hot in pursuit, closing the distance between himself and Daniels for ANOTHER knife edge chop!
Stew-O: DGS is looking to awaken that fire within Brian Daniels, and he just might if this onslaught continues.
Jake Mercer: That… or extinguish completely.
Stew-O: Brian staggers out to another corner, attempting to get away from Smith and create some space. But David won’t allow him that privilege, closing the distance once more and winds back for a THIRD knife edge chop! Brian’s in a world of trouble here as David Irish whips him to the opposite corner—
Flannery McCoy: BUT DANIELS EVADES WHATEVER SMITH HAD PLANNED FOR HIM WITH A BACKFLIP OUT OF THE CORNER, LANDING ON HIS FEET AND CATCHING DGS AS HE TRIED TO COME AT HIM WITH A ROLL-THROUGH SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB! BOSTON CRAB APPLIED!
Stew-O: BUT SENSING THE DANGER HE’S IN, DGS QUICKLY DRAGS HIMSELF OVER TO THE ROPES! GRABBING HOLD OF THE BOTTOM AS THE REFEREE COUNTS ALONG!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
(Daniels releases the hold, standing up to face the referee as David rolls onto his back, favoring his knee while using the ropes to struggle back to his feet.)
Brian Daniels: (off-mic) I have until five. :mjgrin:
Jake Mercer: I mean… he is right. He does have until five.
Flannery McCoy: And he used every second of that count to inflict as much damage as possible on DGS! Daniels grabs hold of him and brings Smith to the center for a KNIFE EDGE CHOP! David staggers back before getting sent into the ropes with an Irish whip… BRIAN DANIELS DUCKS DOWN FOR A BACK BODY DROP, SHOWING HIS HAND EARLY—
Stew-O: BIG MISTAKE AS DGS AVOIDS IT WITH A PUNT KICK TO THE CHEST! BRIAN STUMBLES BACK INTO THE ROPES AND DGS CHARGES IN— BUT BRIAN LOW-BRIDGES THE TOP ROPE, SENDING HIM UP AND OVER TO RINGSIDE! DGS LANDS ON HIS FEET…
Jake Mercer: BUT BRIAN COMES FLYING THROUGH WITH A SUICIDE DIVE! :damn:
Jake Mercer: SUICIDE DIVE BY DANIELS AND BOTH MEN GET WIPED OUT, CRASHING HARD INTO THE BARRICADE! BUT NO WASTED MOTION FROM BRIAN AS HE ROLLS DAVID BACK INSIDE, CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE, AND LINES HIM UP… FOR A DIVING MISSILE DROPKICK!!
Stew-O: David rolls through into a seated position in the corner, trying to shake the cobwebs loose as Daniels lies on the mat… BEFORE KIPPING RIGHT BACK UP TO HIS FEET!
Flannery McCoy: BRIAN DANIELS IS FIRED UP, AND MAYBE THIS IS IT! MAYBE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT DGS HAS BEEN TRYING TO BRING OUT OF HIM! HE’S GOT THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES— A LOOK OF PURE INTENSITY— AS HE MARCHES TO THE CORNER WHILE DGS PULLS HIMSELF UP IN THE OPPOSITE ONE! DANIELS CHARGES IN!
Stew-O: BUT DGS GETS THE BOOT UP! DGS GETS THE BOOT UP ON DANIELS, STUNNING HIM FOR A MOMENT BEFORE GRABBING HOLD OF HIM AND THROWING BRIAN OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! DANIELS HANGS ON, CATCHING HIMSELF ON BOTH KNEES AS HE STARTS PULLING HIMSELF UP WITH THE ROPES— BEFORE DGS CUTS HIM OFF!
Flannery McCoy: DGS PULLS BRIAN UP BY THE HEAD, KEEPING A GRIP ON THE BACK OF IT WHILE EYEING THAT RING POST… BEFORE DRIVING DANIELS FACE-FIRST RIGHT INTO IT!
(Daniels flies off the apron, writhing in pain while clutching at his head…)
(Blood begins pouring down from his forehead.)
(David slowly slides out under the bottom rope, never taking his eyes off Daniels at ringside as he stalks toward him with calculated precision.)
Jake Mercer: This isn’t good. Brian’s been busted open, and David has him exactly where he wants him.
(DGS pulls Brian up onto both knees…)
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Yes… bleed for me, Brian. Burn brighter.
(PUNCH! PUNCH! PUNCH!)
(With each punch, David’s fist becomes more stained with Brian Daniels’ blood.)
Stew-O: Just an absolutely unrelenting assault from David, targeting that open wound on Brian Daniels’ head! Brian drops to all fours and crawls a short distance before David drags him back up by the neck… AND THROWS HIM HARD INTO THE STEEL STEPS! BRIAN GOES SHOULDER AND HEAD FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
(David drops to both knees beside Brian as he lies against the steps, grabbing him by the head with both hands and pulling him up into a seated position against them.)
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Do you feel it, Brother? Beneath the pain… the fire waking up.
(BANG!)
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Good… let it consume you.
(BANG!)
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Show me the dragon.
(BANG!)
Flannery McCoy: Good God. The back of Brian’s head is being slammed into those steel steps over and over before David finally pulls him up and rolls him back into the ring. David slides in after him, standing over Daniels as Brian struggles onto all fours, desperately trying to claw his way up DGS’s body just to get back to his feet. But DGS does it for him instead, pulling him upright before winding back with a RIGHT HAND!
Stew-O: Daniels drops to a knee and crawls toward the ropes, clutching the middle rope when DGS closes in… pulling Brian back up for ANOTHER right hand! That drops Brian back to all fours and sends him crawling toward the corner, trying to create some distance from DGS, who refuses to give him even an inch! No time to recover for Brian Daniels as DGS is already on him, climbing to the middle rope… it’s time for more punches as this crowd counts along!
Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! …
Jake Mercer: Uh, I think DGS may have forgotten to throw one.
Flannery McCoy: OR MAYBE HE DIDN’T! INSTEAD CHOOSING TO BITE THE FOREHEAD OF BRIAN DANIELS BEFORE STEPPING OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE! :yikes:
(David grins with blood running from his mouth down into his beard as the referee reprimands him, while Brian slumps against the second turnbuckle…)
Stew-O: OH, AND A BIG BOOT! SENDING BRIAN DANIELS ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO A SEATED POSITION AS HE HAS NO IDEA WHERE HE EVEN IS RIGHT NOW!
Flannery McCoy: Daniels had a brief burst of offense earlier, but DGS completely shut that down, and it’s been all him ever since. DGS pulls Brian back up and brings him to the center of the ring for a RIGHT HAND! Brian staggers back… BEFORE A SHOOT KICK TO THE CHEST CATCHES DGS!
Jake Mercer: :gladbron: BRIAN MIGHT BE GETTING A SECOND WIND HERE, EVEN THOUGH HE CAN BARELY STAND FROM ALL THAT BLOOD LOSS! DAVID’S STUNNED FOR A MOMENT BEFORE FIRING BACK WITH A PUNCH RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES! BRIAN STAGGERS— BUT FIRES BACK WITH ANOTHER SHOOT KICK TO THE CHEST!
Stew-O: DGS GETS ROCKED BACK A STEP, BUT RESPONDS WITH A RIGHT HAND! RIGHT HAND FROM DAVID— BUT A SHOOT KICK FROM DANIELS! DANIELS WITH A HARD KICK TO THE CHEST, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER, AND ANOTH— NO! DGS BLOCKS IT WITH BOTH FOREARMS, SWATTING BRIAN DANIELS’ LEG DOWN AND TURNING HIM AROUND IN THE PROCESS!
Flannery McCoy: Brian favors that knee before David drives him into the corner and SLAMS HIM FACE-FIRST INTO IT! NOW IT’S DAVID UNLOADING WITH CHOP AFTER CHOP IN THE CORNER!!
(Daniels groggily slumps onto David’s shoulder, nearly out on his feet before David leans him back into the corner…)
Jake Mercer: AGAIN! CHOP AFTER CHOP AFTER CHOP IN THAT CORNER! DGS IS ABSOLUTELY RELENTLESS… BEFORE CRACKING BRIAN RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES WITH A RIGHT HAND! Brian stumbles out of the corner, shaking his head in defiance as David approaches from behind— BEFORE BRIAN SPINS AROUND WITH A CHOP OF HIS OWN! BRIAN WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP THAT STOPS GIDEON IN HIS TRACKS!
Stew-O: AND BRIAN WINDS UP FOR ANOTHER!! …FOLLOWED BY A THIRD! DAVID IS FEELING EVERY BIT OF THOSE STRIKES AS DANIELS TRIES TO FIGHT HIS WAY BACK INTO THIS MATCH! NOW JACKING HIS OPPONENT’S JAW WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!
Flannery McCoy: BRIAN STAYS ON HIM WITH A SECOND EUROPEAN UPPERCUT, FOLLOWED BY A THIRD— OR AT LEAST HE TRIED TO! DGS SLIPS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND AND COUNTERS WITH A BACKSLIDE! DGS WITH THE BACKSLIDE COVER— BUT DANIELS ROLLS THROUGH TO A KNEE! BOTH MEN SCRAMBLE TO THEIR FEET… WITH DANIELS BEATING DAVID BY A SPLIT SECOND! CATCHING DGS AS HE LUNGES FORWARD WITH A FLYING ARMBAR!
Jake Mercer: DAVID KICKS HIS FEET AND REACHES FOR THE ROPES, BUT HE’S TOO FAR AWAY! BRIAN TRANSITIONS— BRIAN TRANSITIONS BY ROLLING DGS ONTO HIS STOMACH FOR THE FOURTH SEAL!! BRIAN’S GOING FOR THAT OMOPLATA CROSSFACE! :lupe:
Stew-O: HE ISN’T GOING FOR IT— HE’S GOT IT! BRIAN HAS THE FOURTH SEAL FULLY LOCKED IN! DAVID MIGHT BE FORCED TO TAP OUT HERE!
Flannery McCoy: WHAT WERE YOU SAYING EARLIER, JAKE?! NEVER COUNT OUT BRIAN DANIELS! AFTER ALL THE PUNISHMENT HE’S TAKEN TONIGHT, HE’S STILL GOT SOMETHING LEFT IN THE TANK!
Stew-O: BUT HOW MUCH DOES DAVID HAVE LEFT?! DOES DAVID HAVE ENOUGH IN THE TANK TO FIGHT HIS WAY OUT OF THIS?! THERE’S NOWHERE TO GO!
Jake Mercer: …ROPE BREAK!
Flannery McCoy: DAVID USES THAT LONG LEG OF HIS TO FORCE THE BREAK, GETTING HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Stew-O: Daniels releases the hold and pulls himself back up to a vertical base… David struggles onto both knees, favoring that shoulder after being trapped in the submission, AND DANIELS BLASTS HIM IN THE CHEST WITH A SHOOT KICK! …DANIELS DRIVES ANOTHER ONE INTO HIM! HE GOES FOR A THIRD— BUT DAVID CATCHES THE BOOT!
Flannery McCoy: Uh-oh… David has the leg while rising back to his feet and throws it down before HOISTING DANIELS UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY! BUT BRIAN IS FIGHTING BACK! BRIAN IS FIRING ELBOW AFTER ELBOW INTO THE JAW OF SMITH! DAVID DROPS TO A KNEE AS DANIELS KEEPS DRIVING IN THOSE HAMMER-AND-ANVIL ELBOW STRIKES!
Jake Mercer: …BUT DAVID GRITS THROUGH THE PAIN, POWERING BACK TO HIS FEET AND MUSCLING DANIELS BACK UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS ONCE AGAIN! :lupe:
Stew-O: BUT DANIELS! DANIELS KEEPS HAMMERING THOSE ELBOWS INTO THE JAW, FORCING DGS TO READJUST AND POP HIM UP INTO THE AIR! DANIELS LANDS ON HIS FEET, THOUGH HE SPINS AWAY FROM DGS— WHO IMMEDIATELY CAPITALIZES WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX, DROPPING DANIELS HIGH ONTO HIS HEAD AND NECK WITH THE ARCHDRAGON SUPLEX!!!
Flannery McCoy: DANIELS WRITHES AROUND ON THE MAT IN PAIN AS DGS LOOKS TOWARD THE CORNER WITH SOMETHING IN MIND, CLIMBING UP THERE WITH HIS BACK TURNED TO BRIAN— BUT DANIELS RECOVERS JUST IN TIME TO CROTCH DAVID ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Jake Mercer: Ouch! That’s gotta hurt… as Daniels climbs up there with David, hooking his feet on the middle rope FOR A SPIDER GERMAN SUPLEX! A BRUTAL LANDING FOR DGS AS HE CRASHES HARD ONTO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS! David rolls toward the center of the ring as Brian hangs upside down for a moment before using his core strength to sit himself back up!
Stew-O: AND BRIAN IS FEEDING OFF THIS CROWD’S ENERGY, LETTING OUT A WAR CRY AS HE GETS FIRED UP! DANIELS IS ABSOLUTELY FIRED UP AS HE TURNS HIMSELF AROUND ON THAT TOP TURNBUCKLE WHILE DGS LIES FLAT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING… DANIELS PERCHES HIMSELF UP THERE, TAKING IN THE VIEW FOR WHAT COULD BE THE FINAL TIME BEFORE LEAPING OFF!
Flannery McCoy: DIVING HEADBU— NO! DGS MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! DANIELS ROLLS RIGHT INTO HIM AND DGS IMMEDIATELY LOCKS IN A CROSSFACE! DGS HAS DANIELS TRAPPED IN A CROSSFACE— DANIELS’ OWN SUBMISSION HOLD! LOOKING TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY IN BRIAN’S FINAL MATCH!
Jake Mercer: JUST IMAGINE! THE LAST MEMORY OF YOUR CAREER BEING TAPPING OUT TO YOUR OWN MOVE! I’M SURE DANIELS DOESN’T WANT THAT, BUT HE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHOICE AS DGS CRANKS BACK ON THAT HOLD!
Stew-O: THE SAME MOVE HE HAD DANIELS LOCKED IN ON THE GO-HOME SHOW! WE NEEDED OFFICIALS OUT THERE TO PRY HIM OFF!
Flannery McCoy: BUT THERE ARE NO EXTRA REFEREES TONIGHT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE DANIELS IS ABOUT TO TAP AS HE RAISES HIS HAND!
Stew-O: …NO! DANIELS DIGS DOWN DEEP AND DRAGS HIMSELF TOWARD THE ROPES INSTEAD! HE’S DRAGGING BOTH HIMSELF AND NEARLY 250 POUNDS WITH HIM!
Jake Mercer: …BUT HE MAKES IT! BRIAN DANIELS MAKES IT TO THE ROPES, GETTING HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI—
Flannery McCoy: David took a page right out of Brian’s book there, hanging on until the very last second! Now he pulls Daniels up, looking for an Alabama Slam— BUT DANIELS SLITHERS DOWN THE BACK INTO A SUNSET FLIP, STACKING DGS UP ON THE MAT!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Stew-O: DGS COUNTERS, FLIPPING DANIELS OVER INTO A SUNSET FLIP COVER OF HIS OWN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Stew-O: KICKOUT! BOTH MEN ROLL THROUGH AND SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET AS DANIELS CHARGES RIGHT AT SMITH, DUCKING UNDER A CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT! BRIAN SPRINTS TO THE CORNER AND SPRINGS BACK OFF FOR A VALAR MORGHULIS!!
Jake Mercer: THE KNEE— NO! DGS POPS HIM UP INTO THE AIR TO AVOID IT! BUT BRIAN COUNTERS IN MID-AIR WITH A HURRICANRANA!
Flannery McCoy: DGS ROLLS RIGHT THROUGH TO HIS FEET AND CATCHES BRIAN WITH A MASSIVE BIG BOOT! BUT BRIAN DOESN’T GO DOWN!
Brian Daniels: AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!
Stew-O: BRIAN GRITS THROUGH THE PAIN, LETTING OUT A WAR CRY AS HE FIRES BACK WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE TEMPLE! DGS STAGGERS, BARELY ABLE TO KEEP HIS FEET UNDER HIM AS BRIAN DANIELS SPINS AROUND FOR THE FINISHING BLOW! CAUSTIC ECHO— EDGE LOGIC I!! BRIAN MAY HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE ROUNDHOUSE, BUT SO DID GIDEON SMITH! BOTH MEN LANDING KICKS TO THE HEAD AT THE EXACT SAME TIME!
Jake Mercer: AND BOTH MEN COLLAPSE TO THE MAT, POSSIBLY OUT COLD! BUT WHOEVER GETS BACK TO THEIR FEET FIRST IS GOING TO HAVE A MASSIVE ADVANTAGE OVER THE OTHER!
Flannery McCoy: Both DGS and Brian Daniels are starting to come to, but it’s clear both still have that glazed over look in their eyes. DGS rolls himself into the opposite corner from Brian as Daniels scoots back into his own corner. Both men keep their eyes locked on each other as they slowly pull themselves back up to their feet.
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic, bloodied grin) There you are… I knew you still lived, Brother.
Brian Daniels: (off-mic, breathing hard) You wanted the dragon? …Then quit talking and come get burned.
Stew-O: BOTH MEN SHOOT OUT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CORNERS AND— BRIAN GETS TURNED INSIDE OUT WITH THE BLACK BLADE!! DGS IMMEDIATELY GRABS BRIAN BY THE HAIR, YANKING HIM BACK UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE WINDING UP FOR A BURNING “BLACK BLADE!” A SECOND ONE CONNECTS! THE COVER IS MADE!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Jake Mercer: SHOULDER UP! BRIAN GETS THE SHOULDER UP WITH WHATEVER LITTLE HE HAS LEFT IN THE TANK!
(DGS grabs Brian by the hair and beard with both hands, dragging him back up to his feet as Brian can barely remain standing.)
David Gideon Smith: (off-mic) Yes… that’s it. Burn until there’s nothing left.
(SLAP!)
Stew-O: OH, BRIAN WITH A SLAP! ONE FINAL ACT OF DEFIANCE— BEFORE DGS SNATCHES HIM UP INTO THE TIME’S ARROW! DGS HAS THAT GUILLOTINE CHOKE LOCKED IN, LOOKING TO SQUEEZE THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF DANIELS!
Flannery McCoy: BRIAN REACHES FOR THE ROPES, BUT DGS DRAGS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT, WRAPPING BOTH LEGS AROUND HIS BODY LIKE A BOA CONSTRICTOR WHILE KEEPING THAT GUILLOTINE CINCHED IN! THE TIME’S ARROW MIGHT JUST SEAL THE DEAL HERE!
(The camera focuses on Brian’s bloodied face trapped in the guillotine, desperately reaching for the ropes with everything he has… his hand slowly beginning to weaken… before it finally drops as his body goes limp.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… DAVID GIDEON SMITH!!
(The crowd sits in stunned silence as Razorface by Celldweller hits. DGS slowly releases the hold on Brian’s lifeless body before rising to his feet, and the referee raises his hand in victory as the reality of Brian Daniels’ retirement begins to sink in.)
Stew-O: Brian Daniels went out the only way he ever could, fighting until his body simply could not fight anymore. There was no tap, no surrender, no quit, just a legend being forced into unconsciousness in his final match.
Flannery McCoy: David Gideon Smith wanted to bring that fire out of Brian Daniels, and he did. But in the end, even that fire was not enough to survive The Sovereign.
Jake Mercer: And now Brian Daniels’ career is over. What a brutal, haunting way for it to end.
(DGS looks down at Brian’s body for a moment before quietly leaving the ring to him as Brian slowly begins to come to, eventually sitting up in the center of the ring.)
Crowd: THANK YOU, DANIELS! 👏 THANK YOU, DANIELS! 👏 THANK YOU, DANIELS! 👏
(Brian slowly rises to his feet, wiping away the blood as he looks around, truly taking in the reaction from the crowd. The entire Rogers Centre in Toronto stands united in thanking him. Brian can only show his gratitude back to them before finally leaving the ring and making his way up the ramp, high-fiving fans along the way.)
Stew-O: Listen to this crowd. They’ve gone from stunned silence to giving Brian Daniels the farewell he deserves, circling around this ring with nothing but respect for everything he gave to EAW.
Flannery McCoy: After all the wars, all the championships, all the moments that made him a legend… there’s only one thing left to say. Thank you, Daniels.
(Brian turns around at the top of the stage, blowing a kiss out to the fans one last time before turning and walking to the back as the camera slowly fades elsewhere.)
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(The camera returns to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE-FALL!!!
Crowd: ONE-FALL!
Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR THE KING OF ELITE CROWN!!!
(‘Many Men’ by 50 Cent begins to play throughout the arena. A lone spotlight comes down on the stage as the lights go dark. Chris Elite stands in the middle of it. He looks down at the floor, deep in thought before finally looking up towards the ring…where he knows his heart and soul belong.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK…WEIGHNING IN TONIGHT At 210 POUNDS…HE IS “GAWD GIVEN GREATNESS”…CHHHHRRRIIIIISSSSSS ELIIIITTTTTTTEEEEE!
(The spotlight follows him as he descends down the ramp. He tunes it all out. Critics, haters…non-believers. There is nothing but him and his opponent in this arena tonight. He’s more focused than he’s even been as he enters.)
Rich Russillo: Chris Elite looks like a man possessed tonight! And folks, I wouldn’t expect anything less from Gawd Given Greatness! He has the opportunity that so few get as the King of Elite title is on the line! I mean, Chris Elite could walk out of Pain for Pride tonight with one of the most coveted claims in the entire sport!
Thadd Blazevich: Bro has had plenty of Pain for Pride moments in the past! He knows this stage like the back of his hand! But tonight of all nights, he is hungry. He is looking to get that crown and eventually a world championship match! Is he prepared to do whatever it takes to win here?
(The camera moves towards the streets of Toronto. It zooms in on a highway, where a motorcycle seems to be on the move. As it zooms in, it shows Cody Maverick driving down the road heading towards the arena. There’s a smirk on his face as he feels the Toronto air meet him. It fades out as he reaches the Rogers Center.)
(‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher blasts throughout the arena as he drives onto the stage, revving the engine. There’s a wide smile from him, full of confidence as the EAW Universe greets him with an explosion of cheers.)
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT…FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA…WEIGHING IN AT 235 POUNDS…HE IS THE KING OF ELITE AND THE SIN CITY SUPERSTAR…COOOOODDDYYYYY MMAAAVVVERRRIICKKKKKK!
Persephone: Wow…that’s certainly an interesting way to show up.
Rich Russillo: WHAT AN ENTRACE FROM CODY MAVERICK! The King of Elite is looking as confident as ever as he puts his crown on the line here tonight! What a year for Maverick! So many big matches, so many big moments and it has all led to this! Can he keep his spot on the throne?
Thadd Blazevich: Bro has been through hell just to get there Rich! You better believe that it is not going to be easy to remove him from that spot that he fought so hard for! These two are going to tear each other apart!
(He drives down to the ring and Chris Elite never takes his eyes off of him. He stops just short of it before heading inside. He talks trash as he gets right in the face of his opponent. Elite returns the insults before the referee finally separates the two. He then calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: The bell has rung ladies and gentlemen meaning that this high-stakes match is underway! Chris Elite and Cody Maverick are studying one another, carefully thinking about their opening strategies here! You have to think these two are going to be very tactical tonight with the King of Elite crown on the line!
Thadd Blazevich: The two meet in the middle of the ring and begin to lock-up here! And it’s the King himself who has the strength advantage here bro managing to drive Elite towards the corner! Elite though is able to break free of the grapple and slips behind his opponent instead! And there’s the headlock! A lot of pressure is being applied to Maverick’s head! Maverick pushes back and they get back towards the center of the ring…AND MAVERICK MANAGES THE IRISH WHIP!
Persephone: He looks for the clothesline as Elite comes running back towards him! Elite though isn’t eager to be taken down just yet! He ducks underneath it and then immediately looks to punish his opponent with that Head Shot Pele Kick!
Rich Russillo: Cody Maverick keeps his head on a swivel here, barely able to avoid getting his melon knock off there! Before Elite can find his balance again, Maverick lifts him up! HE LOOKS FOR THE BACK SUPLEX!
Thadd Blazevich: But Chris Elite shows off that athleticism as he rolls backwards off his opponent’s shoulders and lands on his feet! Maverick turns around…AND IS MET BY THAT BACKHAND! BOZO SILENCER BRO! That seems to stun him for a moment here and Elite tries to follow that up with the discus lariat…BUT HE’S MET WITH ROLLING ELBOW RIGHT AS HE TURNS AROUND DUDE!
Persephone: That massive shot by Maverick sends Elite stumbling back towards the ropes! Maverick tries to capitalize on it, looking for another clothesline here! BUT ELITE AVOIDS IT AND MAVERICK GOES RIGHT OVER THAT TOP ROPE!
Rich Russillo: But he doesn’t find himself on the floor just yet! Maverick catches himself on the apron! Elite tries to knock him down with a punch…BUT MAVERICK CATCHES IT! HE FIRES BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN…AND THEN DIVES OVER THAT TOP ROPE WITH THE SLINGSHOT SHOULDER BLOCK! He makes a perfect connection there, knocking Elite right off balance!
Thadd Blazevich: Cody Maverick takes a second to bask in the cheers from the EAW Universe before getting back to business! Elite is trying to scramble back to his feet here…BUT MAVERICK SCOOPS HIM UP FOR A FISHERMAN’S BUSTER BRO! But my dude Elite begins delivering blow after blow to his opponent’s ribs, trying to get him to drop him back down to his feet! AND HE DOES!
Persephone: And there is zero wasted time from Elite here! HE GETS HIS OPPONENT WITH THAT BRUTAL UPPERCUT! SNOOZE! It’s enough to make Maverick see stars! Before he gathers his wits, Elite grabs him and places him between his legs! HE THEN HOISTS HIM UP INTO THE AIR! LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO SEE A POWERBOMB HERE!
Rich Russillo: BUT MAVERICK IS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO THE TOP ROPE! He holds onto dear life, refusing to let his opponent drop him in the middle of the ring! Elite has to change strategies here! HE DROPS HIS OPPONENT STRAIGHT DOWN INSTEAD…RIGHT INTO A SECOND SNOOZE! It catches Maverick right on the chin! And Elite now builds up some speed, running the ropes and then…
Thadd Blazevich: …HE GETS HIM WITH THAT ALMIGHTY PUSH BRO! With that pounce right there, Cody Maverick is knocked straight through the ropes and out onto the ringside floor! He wasn’t able to catch himself this time! Dudes, it seems like we’re about to witness a fight out here instead!
Persephone: Chris Elite is looking at the Pain for Pride sign. I hope he’s realizing that he can’t afford to be as awful as usual tonight.
Rich Russillo: I think that message is loud and clear! He heads to the other side of the ring and begins sizing his target! HE GETS A RUNNING START BEFORE GAWD GIVEN GREATNESS FLIES THROUGH THE ROPES WITH THE SUICIDE DIVE! He crashes right into Maverick and smashes him straight into the barricade here! That’s going to do a number on the lower back!
Thadd Blazevich: The referee begins his count and Elite knows that he needs to bring this action back inside! He rolls Maverick into the ring and joins him there! He hooks the leg for the first cover of the match!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWW-
Persephone: But The King of Elite is easily able to get that shoulder up before a two-count. Unfortunately, I expect this match to drag on and on because neither of these guys know when to give up.
Rich Russillo: Chris Elite knows that getting this crown was never going to be that simple! He restarts the offense now by bringing Maverick up onto his shoulders into the fireman’s carry position! But Maverick begins laying elbows into the side of his head, striking Elite over and over again! He then slides off those shoulders and behind his opponent…AND LIFTING HIM UP WITH THE WHEELBARROW GERMAN SUPLEX!
Thadd Blazevich: And that’s a harsh landing there bro by Elite! His upper back collides against the mat with serious force! It seems like he’s gotten the wind knocked out of him as he slowly rises back to his feet! Cody Maverick was lying in wait though! JAB! JAB! JAB! He gets him with three in a row…AND THEN TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH THE DISCUS LARIAT! And now here comes the pinfall attempt!
OOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TTTTTWWWWWWWW-
Persephone: And what a shocker…Chris Elite kicked out of it. Maverick doesn’t seem at all that dismayed…in fact he gets right up and starts stirring up the crowd. I don’t know why.
Rich Russillo: Because there’s no feeling quite like it! The thousands of fans in attendance here for Pain for Pride are cheering on the Sin City Superstar! It is electric here in Toronto! Cody Maverick brings Elite back to a vertical base! With a smirk on his face he lets loose a knife-edge chop that sounds like a gunshot! AND ELITE IMMEDIATELY FIRES ONE BACK, LETTING MAVERICK KNOW THAT HE’S WIDE AWAKE TONIGHT!
Thadd Blazevich: And Maverick returns the exchange with a forearm smash…AND THEN ELITE LOOKS FOR THE SNOOZE BUT MAVERICK AVOIDS IT THIS TIME! He then begins laying into his opponent with some body punches, showcasing off those Golden Glove skills here dude! HE THEN PULLS HIM IN FOR THE EXPLODER SUPLEX!
Persephone: But he’s greeted with an elbow in the side of the head! Elite then shoves him away, trying to create some distance between him and his opponent! Maverick tries to close that gap immediately…BUT GET’S GREETED WITH A BITCH MAKER! HE JUST SLAPPED CODY IN THE FACE, AND NOW HE HOOKS THE ARMS FOR THAT BACKSLIDE DRIVER!
Rich Russillo: But Cody tears his arms away, preventing himself from being spiked on the back of the head! Cody Maverick tries to capitalize on that quickly with the leaping neckbreaker but Elite manages to turn and push Cody off of him! Maverick rises up…ONLY TO BE CUT DOWN BY ELITE’S OWN DISCUS LARIAT! He put a lot of oomph into that one, practically turning his opponent inside out!
Thadd Blazevich: Chris Elite thinks about what comes next here…and his eyes wander towards that top rope! Dude is now making his ascent here, refusing to take eyes off his opponent as he does! And now he’s lining up his shot, knowing that he needs to take some high risk here if he wants that crown! AND HIS DESCENT COMES IN THE FORM OF A FROG SPLASH!
Persephone: CODY MAVERICK ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! He’s barely able to escape being crushed here and Elite makes impact with the mat instead! Maverick gets back up onto his feet in an instant! HE THEN SCOOPS CHRIS ELITE UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! AND HERE COMES THE ROLLING FIREMAN’S CARRY SLAM!
Rich Russillo: BUT ELITE SLIPS OFF HIS SHOULDERS AT THE LAST SECOND! HE THEN SHOVES MAVERICK FULL FORCE RIGHT AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLES! It’s an awful collision for The King of Elite and he slumps down seated against the bottom turnbuckle! Chris Elite now sees an opportunity, lining up his shot here! AND THEN HE RUSHES FORWARD TO GREET MAVERICK’S FACE WITH THE DOUBLE KNEES! HAWK ‘EM!
Thadd Blazevich: That might have been the knockout blow right there dude! Elite grabs the leg of Maverick, dragging him towards the center of the ring before looking for the cover!
OOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Persephone: BUT HE MANAGES TO KICK OUT! Cody Maverick isn’t ceding that crown quite yet! Seems like Elite hasn’t quite dug down deep enough yet, has he?
Rich Russillo: We all know what Chris Elite has inside him! There is a reason he is called Gawd Given Greatness for a reason! I know that we are going to see that on display here tonight! Elite stands back up and he takes his opponent with him! HE GETS HIM IN THE HAMMERLOCK…AND THEN RIGHT INTO POSITION FOR THE DDT! HERE COMES FACE VALUE!
Thadd Blazevich: But Cody Maverick doesn’t seem to love that idea! He manages to twist out of it! HE THEN SCOOPS HIM UP AND PUTS HIM RIGHT DOWN WITH THE SCOOP SLAM! With a dangerous look in his eyes, Maverick drags Elite over to the corner bro! HE DRAPES HIS LEGS OVER THE TOP ROPE! MONEY MAKER!
Persephone: But somehow Elite is able to drop down and land on his feet! HE THEN LIFTS HIS OPPONENT UP AND TRIES TO THROW HIM INTO THE OPPOSITE SET OF TURNBUCKLES WITH 44. BULLDOG!
Rich Russillo: BUT CODY IS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF CHRIS’ ARMS JUST IN TIME! HE DRAGS CHRIS BACKWARDS, AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP!
(Cody Maverick rolls back to his feet and looks out at the EAW Universe. The cheers begin to rise as they seem to know exactly what’s coming next.)
Crowd: CO-DY MAVERICK!
Rich Russillo: AND THERE IT IS! THE ENTIRE EAW UNIVERSE IS WITH HIM WHEN HE DROPS THAT JUMPING ELBOW DROP! He catches Elite square in the chest! And here it comes, another cover! Is this it?
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: NO BRO! Chris Elite is able to get that shoulder up right at the two! That was a gnarly combination there but he stays in this! Cody Maverick knows the situation that he’s in right now…it’s time to pull out the big guns! He drags his opponent back up to his feet…AND THEN SENDS HIM INTO THE ROPES WITH AN IRISH WHIP! OFF THE REBOUND HE LOOKS FOR THE DEEP END BRO!
Persephone: Doesn’t seem like Elite is swimming there yet! Instead of taking the spinebuster, he leaps up and tries to counter with the jumping DDT instead! But Maverick throws him forward instead, avoiding getting his head caved in there! Elite lands on his feet…AND MAVERICK TRIES TO CUT HIM DOWN WITH THE ROLLING ELBOW!
Rich Russillo: BUT CHRIS ELBOW CATCHES THE ELBOW AND THEN SPINS HIM AROUND! HE THEN GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR THE ROSES…BUT MAVERICK MANAGES TO ESCAPE AND HE SHOVES ELITE RIGHT INTO THE ROPES!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS ELITE LEAPS UP ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE…AND THEN COMES BACK WITH A SPRINGBOARD SNOOZE! The uppercut caught his opponent square in the jaw and with the help of those ropes, the impact was nearly doubled! That was a masterful counter from Elite there, one that Maverick just couldn’t counter! Bro stands back up now and looks out at the crowd! WITH A ROAR HE DELIVERS THE PEOPLE’S MOONSAULT!
Persephone: A perfect standing moonsault there but that only seems to be the beginning for Chris Elite! He drags his opponent up to a vertical base…AND GETS THE BOZO SILENCER ONCE AGAIN…FOLLOWED UP THAT .44 BULLDOG AND MAVERICK’S SKULL BOUNCES RIGHT OFF THE TURNBUCKLE!
Rich Russillo: And that may be it right there…but Elite knows that it isn’t enough yet! He wants to finish off Maverick right now while he seems to be down! He manages to get Cody Maverick up and onto his shoulders! And look at that determination in his eyes right here! HE’S ABOUT TO SEIZE THE THRONE! HERE COMES HOURS IN SILENCE!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT THE REVERSE GTS DOESN’T FIND THE TARGET BRO! CODY MAVERICK LANDS ON HIS FEET AND BLOCKS THE KNEE! He then leaps up and catches his center mass with the dropkick! Elite stumbles back and catches himself on the turnbuckles! BUT HE’S MET THERE WITH A CLOTHESLINE THAT SANDWICHES HIM INTO THE CORNER!
Persephone: And now it looks like he’s lifting Elite up onto the top rope! AND HE GETS HIM WITH A MASSIVE RIGHT HOOK RIGHT TO THE JAW! I think he might have just loosened a lot of teeth with that one. Maverick now leaps up in a single bound all the way to the top rope! HERE COMES THE AVALANCHE BELLY TO BELLY!
Rich Russillo: BUT NO! CHRIS ELITE HAS JUST ENOUGH IN HIM TO SHOVE MAVERICK OFF THE TOP! Maverick makes an awkward impact with the mat below! It looks like he might just be down here…AND HE’S GOING TO STAY DOWN! THERE IT IS! AIMIN FOR THE MOON!
Thadd Blazevich: AND IT HITS BRO! IT HITS! ELITE CRASHES DOWN ON MAVERICK WITH THAT SWANTON 450 SPLASH! HE HOOKS THE LEG AND WE HAVE A NEW KING OF ELITE!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Persephone: NO! CODY MAVERICK KICKS OUT OF IT! HOW??? WHAT THE HELL?
Rich Russillo: You can see the shock on the faces of everyone in this arena! That was one of the dangerous moves in the arsenal of Chris Elite and it didn’t get the job done! This is exactly the heart…the determination…the grit of Cody Maverick that put a crown on his head in the first place! You have to wonder if there is anything that can put him down here tonight!
Thadd Blazevich: And you can see this shift in Chris Elite now dudes! He looks like a man possessed and he needs to be! He needs to be an irresistible force to destroy an immovable object! Elite watches like a hawk as his opponent slowly rises back to a seated position…he looks like he’s on the hunt now! AND HE LOOKS TO FINISH OFF HIS PREY WITH THE V TRIGGER! OPEN YA MATA BRO!
Persephone: BUT MAVERICK MANAGES TO DODGE TO THE SIDE! He almost had his whole head knocked off there! He manages to get back to the ropes and pull himself up to his feet! Elite comes charging right at him, not willing to give an inch here…BUT MAVERICK SENDS HIM UP AND OVER THE ROPES!
Rich Russillo: But Elite manages to land on the apron instead of the floor! He swings at Maverick…ONLY TO GET CAUGHT BY ANOTHER BIG PUNCH! Maverick joins his opponent on the apron now, grabbing his head and getting him with another punch! AND ANOTHER! MAVERICK IS JUST BRUTALIZING HIM WITH MORE AND MORE PUNCHES TO THE HEAD, REFUSING TO LET ELITE FALL!
(Cody Maverick pulls back Elite’s head and notices the blood that is covering it now. Crimson drips from Chris Elite’s mouth.)
Thadd Blazevich: And it looks like blood has finally been shed here dudes! We knew that these two elitists would exhaust every drop of sweat, tears and blood to win this match! MAVERICK STOPS PUNCHING AND LIFTS HIS OPPONENT UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AGAIN! HE LOOKS OUT AT THE EAW UNIVERSE…
(CRUNCH!)
Rich Russillo: AND HE DRIVES HIS OPPONENT SPINE FIRST INTO THE APRON WITH THE ROLLING FIREMAN’S CARRY SLAM! Cody Maverick might have just broken the spine of Chris Elite! I mean, I don’t know if he’s going to walk out of this arena tonight after that one…let alone stand back up in this match!
Persephone: Well, you have to do what you have to do. Cody Maverick now lifts Elite back up and rolls him back inside the ring! He stares down his opponent…before lifting him up onto his feet! Maverick stares into the eyes of Chris Elite…WHO SPITS BLOOD DIRECTLY IN HIS FACE!
Thadd Blazevich: CHRIS ELITE SMIRKS FOR A MOMENT BEFORE TAKING A BOOT TO THE STOMACH! AND THEN GETS CUT DOWN BY THE SIN CITY STUNNER! HIS HEAD SNAPS BACK AS HIS JAW IS CRUSHED INTO THE SHOULDER OF MAVERICK! GAME! SET! MATCH! CODY MAVERICK LOOKS FOR THE PIN!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
TTTHHRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Rich Russillo: WHAT? OH MY GOD! CHRIS ELITE JUST KICKED OUT OF IT! THE SIN CITY STUNNER DIDN’T STOP HIM! Cody Maverick can’t believe it! HE that he just put this one away! He thought that the crown was secure upon his head! But it seems like Chris Elite has other plans!
Persephone: Cody Maverick looks out at the crowd and nods his head! He is going to keep going here! He focuses back on Elite, dragging him to feet…AND THEN GETTING WITH ANOTHER KNIFE-EDGE CHOP! He then folds him in before lifting him up for the powerbomb!
Thadd Blazevich: AND BRO GETS IT! ELITE IS SPIKED INTO THE MAT AND I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE HE CAN TAKE! Cody Maverick immediately tries to follow that up with the knee to the jaw! BUT CHRIS ELITE IS ABLE TO DODGE IT! HE SPRINGS BACK TO HIS FEET BRO…AND THEN GETS MAVERICK WITH THE HEAD SHOT!
Rich Russillo: That pele kick looked lethal! That might have turned the tide here! Chris Elite staggers back to his feet…AND LIFTS UP HIS OPPONENT FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! He gets both of his shoulders on the ground but instead of going for the pinfall, Elite deadlifts him back up to his feet! HE THEN TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE VERTICAL SUPLEX!
Persephone: Damn, he still has that sort of strength left in him?
Thadd Blazevich: When that adrenaline gets pumping bro, people can do some crazy things! Chris Elite is exhausted at this point in the bout, but he’s ready for another assault! He watches Cody Maverick slowly rise back to a vertical base…BEFORE HE DARTS FORWARD…OPP SPOTTER!
Rich Russillo: BUT MAVERICK COUNTERS IT! HE CATCHES HIM AND THROWS HIM DOWN WITH A VERTICAL SUPLEX! But he doesn’t release his opponent, instead rolling back up to his feet still holding onto Elite! Maverick hoists his opponent up once more, dropping him straight onto the ropes…THEN GETS THAT SLINGSHOT SUPLEX! A beautiful combination there and a showcase of Maverick’s power!
Persephone: Even after that impact, it seems like he’s going to keep pushing down the gas! He watches as his opponent rolls towards the middle of the ring…AND THEN HE RUSHES TOWARDS THE ROPES…LEAPING OFF OF THEM WITH THE SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT BRO MISSES THE MARK AS CHRIS ELITE ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! Maverick’s face smashes right off the mat and it looks like that might have busted him open! Elite gets back to his feet…AND THEN DRILLS THE DOWNED MAVERICK With the OPEN YA MATA!
Rich Russillo: That knee might just have been the death blow…The King of Elite barely looks like he’s stirring after that one! I mean, is it even possible for him to get back up? You can see the thoughts burning in the head of Chris Elite…he has his opponent right where he wants him! All he has to do is deal that final death blow!
Persephone: He takes his aim…AND THEN LOOKS FOR THAT TO THE HEAD KICK! BOX! OFFICE! SMASH!
Thadd Blazevich: NO WAY BRO! Just before his foot makes impact with Maverick’s head, The King moves out of the way! He rolls to the outside of the ring…barely able to use the barricade to prop himself back up! It looks like blood is dripping down the face of Cody Maverick onto the ringside floor! Dude has a glassy-eyed look in his eyes and I think he avoided that purely on instinct!
Rich Russillo: He’s going to need that instinct to keep him alive in the final stages of this epic bout Thadd! Chris Elite sees an opportunity once again here! HE RUSHES TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE RING AND LEAPS OUT AT FULL SPEED! HERE COMES ANOTHER SUICIDE DIVE!
Persephone: BUT MAVERICK INTERCEPTS HIM WITH THE LIGHTS OUT!
Thadd Blazevich: I CAN’T BELIEVE IT DUDES! DID YOU SEE THAT! Cody Maverick just countered that one and I think fractured the jaw of Elite in the process! But he collapses immediately after it! Both of these men are completely out of it now…lying on the outside of the ring! Bro…is it possible that neither one of these men make it back to the ring?
Rich Russillo: The referee is calling to them from inside the ring, telling them that they need to get inside the ring! But neither one seems to answer the call here! Cody Maverick and Chris Elite are completely unresponsive! What happens if neither man makes it back to the ring? Could we witness a draw here? A double count out?
Persephone: Well, since the ref is starting his count finally that very well might be the case.
ONE!
TWO!
Thadd Blazevich: It looks like neither man is getting to their feet bro! The count is going by…
THREE!
FOUR!
Rich Russillo: WAIT! It looks like Cody Maverick is beginning to stir now! All he has to do is crawl back inside that ring before the count of ten and this one could be over! Chris Elite isn’t even moving!
FIVE!
SIX!
Persephone: Oh! Well…it looks like Maverick has managed to make it back to his feet! He’s leaning against that barricade but at least he’s up! Chris Elite on the other hand has just begun to wake up! He’s on his hands and knees at the moment!
SEVEN!
EIGHT!
Thadd Blazevich: AND CODY MAVERICK SPRINGS FORWARD AND MAKES IT BACK INSIDE THE RING BRO! HE GETS THERE AND THIS BASICALLY MEANS ITS HIS GAME! CHRIS ELITE ISN’T UP!
NINE!
TEN-
Rich Russillo: NO WAY! HE MAKES IT BACK INSIDE THE RING! CHRIS ELITE BARELY MAKES IT IN TIME! HALF A SECOND AWAY FROM LOSING HIS PAIN FOR PRIDE MOMENT! You can see the disbelief on the face of his opponent here! Maverick thought it was finally over! But this is a war that will continue to rage now!
Persephone: Cody Maverick forces himself back up to a vertical base now! He looks down at Chris Elite knowing that he has to get the job done! HE LIFTS HIS OPPONENT BACK UP AND UP THROWS HIM INTO THE ROPES WITH AN IRISH WHIP! OFF THE REBOUND HE LOOKS FOR THE DEEP END!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS ELITE ELBOWS HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD INSTEAD OF BEING TAKEN DOWN! HE ELBOWS HIM AGAIN AND AGAIN! Elite still has that fire in him, it’s not even close to out yet dudes! HE THEN ROCKS MAVERICK WITH ANOTHER SNOOZE…BUT DOESN’T LET HIM FALL BACK DOWN TO THE MAT! INSTEAD HE HOISTS HIM UP FOR THE FIREMAN’S CARRY! THEN HE DROPS HIM DOWN FOR THAT KICK! MOMENT OF CLARITY!
Rich Russillo: I don’t know why it’s called that! I wouldn’t be thinking about much after getting my melon kicked like that! Cody Maverick doesn’t fall down from that impact though, instead stumbling towards the ropes! He just bounces off of them and stumbles right back towards the waiting Chris Elite! DEAD ROSES OFF THE REBOUND!
Persephone: AND HIS FACE JUST BOUNCES OFF THE GROUND IN AN AWFUL WAY HERE! Elite just absolutely planted his opponent with that one! Can he take advantage here?
Thadd Blazevich: Chris Elite now heads over to the corner…slowly making the climb onto that top rope! You can feel it here! The focus…the dedication! The crown is within his reach! All he has to do is fly from on high and finish what he started! He keeps his eyes locked on Cody Maverick as he positions himself…AND THEN HE TAKES OFF WITH THAT SWANTON 450 SPLASH! AIMIN FOR THE MOON!
Rich Russillo: HOLY MOLEY FOLKS! HE GOT IT! TORONTO CHRIS ELITE JUST LANDED IT! HE HOOKS THE LEG AND GETS THE COVER! WE HAVE A NEW KING OF ELITE HERE FOLKS! GAWD GIVEN GREATNESS HAS DONE IT!
OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Persephone: HOW?
Thadd Blazevich: DUDE?
Rich Russillo: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! CODY MAVERICK JUST KICKED OUT OF AIMIN FOR THE MOON AGAIN! HE GOT THAT SHOULDER UP A MILLISECOND BEFORE THE THREE COUNT! You can just see and feel the devastation flowing through Chris Elite here tonight! He was so close, so close to taking his one home! He looks down at Cody Maverick…and I don’t know what thoughts are floating around his head here!
Persephone: Hopefully he’s thinking about tearing him apart.
Thadd Blazevich: I think that has to be the case! He needs to just give one more push to cross that finish line here! Chris Elite drags his opponent back to his feet here…AND GETS HIM WITH ANOTHER BOZO SILENCER BRO! HE THEN LOOKS FOR A DISCUS LARIAT TO FOLLOW THAT UP!
Rich Russillo: BUT CODY MAVERICK IS ABLE TO DUCK UNDERNEATH IT! He manages to slip behind his opponent…AND GETS HIM WITH THE INVERTED ATOMIC DROP! He then turns him around and gets him with the front one! Chris Elite’s family jewels might be shaken up a bit after that! HE FOLLOWS THAT UP BY TOSSING HIM WITH A MASSIVE EXPLODER SUPLEX!
Persephone: Oh damn, he really just launched his opponent with that one! Cody Maverick is looking alive once again…I really thought he was almost dead.
Thadd Blazevich: With blood dripping down his face, Maverick drags his opponent up and traps him in the corner! HE THEN BEGINS LAYING INTO HIM WITH PUNCH AFTER PUNCH…JUST HAMMERING INTO HIM WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS! CODY MAVERICK IS HOLDING NOTHING BACK HERE TONIGHT! HE THEN LIFTS HIM UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE BRO…AND FINALLY CONNECTS WITH THAT MONEYMAKER!
Rich Russillo: HIS OPPONENT FLOPS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Cody Maverick has a smirk back on his face now! He knows that Elite is right where he wants him! He wipes the blood from his face…AND HOISTS ELITE UP INTO THE AIR! HERE COMES THE END OF THE LINE HERE! HIGH ROLLER!
Persephone: BUT CHRIS ELITE MANAGES TO LAND ON HIS FEET INSTEAD! HE STUMBLES ACROSS THE RING…BEFORE RUSHING RIGHT TOWARDS MAVERICK WHO SEEMS TO BE CAUGHT OFF CAUGHT! OPP SPOTTER!
Thadd Blazevich: BRRRRROOOOOOOOOO! MAVERICK HAD THAT ONE SCOUTED! HE CATCHES ELITE AND RIPS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT WITH THE DEAD MAN’S HAND!
Rich Russillo: Cody Maverick finally breaks out that Rear Naked Choke! This is a move that we hardly ever see from the King of the Elite…in fact this was the move he used to win the King of Elite in the first place! He is currently wrapped around his opponent like a boa constrictor… squeezing the last remaining drops of life from Chris Elite!
Persephone: And it looks like he’s losing all that fight now. Chris Elite is slowly drifting to sleep here! The referee is checking on him! He raises his hand and lets it drop…
–
–
Thadd Blazevich: NO! CHRIS ELITE IS NOT DOWN! HE CATCHES HIS OWN ARM AND TRIES TO ROLL HERE…DOING WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THIS ONE BRO! He manages to break his legs free…AND THEN ROLLS BACK GETTING HIS LEGS ON THE ROPES! DUDE! THAT’S THE BREAK!
Rich Russillo: The referee is telling Cody Maverick that he has to release the hold! He cannot believe his eyes here! That was the very maneuver that won him that crown in the first place! He has to dig back through his arsenal now, figure out what tool could get the job done…if he even has anything left!
Persephone: Just like…punch him into a pulp or something Cody…seriously…
Thadd Blazevich: He looks down at his opponent with respect but more importantly desperation! Everything that he has worked for is on the line! He grabs Chris Elite and drags him up to his feet…HE THEN NAILS HIM WITH THE FOREARM SMASH…BEFORE DELIVERING A GNARLY ROLLING ELBOW!
Rich Russillo: Chris Elite looks completely stunned from these blows, if he wasn’t already out of it, he is now! But it’s clear that Maverick was just softening him up before looking for something with a little more kick behind it! HE KICKS HIM IN THE STOMACH…AND LOOKS FOR THAT SIN CITY STUNNER!
Persephone: But Chris Elite catches it and spins him around! HE THEN GETS HIM WITH THAT HEADSHOT PELE KICK! He pushes himself back up to his feet…AND THEN ROCKS HIM WITH THAT OPP SPOTTER! THIS TIME HE GETS THAT FLYING HEADBUTT AND HIS BALD HEAD SMASHES THE NOSE OF CODY MAVERICK!
Thadd Blazevich: HE HAD TO HAVE BROKEN IT THERE! More blood is flowing out of Cody Maverick! He looks more shocked than anything as he slowly staggers back to his feet…AND HE STUMBLES RIGHT ON TOP OF CHRIS ELITE AS HE LIFTS HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! HE LETS OUT A ROAR HERE…BEFORE HITTING THAT REVERSE GTS! HOURS IN SILENCE!
Rich Russillo: BUT MAVERICK SLIPS OFF THE SHOULDERS AT THE VERY LAST SECOND! HE THEN LUNGES AT HIM AND GETS HIM WITH THE LIGHTS OUT ONE MORE TIME! THE SUPERMAN PUNCH CONNECTS ONCE MORE- BUT CODY IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW AND HE’S NOT SLOWING DOWN! HE GETS CHRIS UP WITH THAT POWERBOMB…
Thadd Blazevich: BEFORE DROPPING BRO ONTO HIS HEAD WITH THAT DDT! THERE IT IS! ANGEL OF MERCY!
Persephone: Oh…damn…
Thadd Blazevich: AND NOW CODY MAVERICK COLLAPSES ON TOP OF HIS OPPONENT FOR THE COVER! THAT’S IT, BRO! CODY MAVERICK IS STILL YOUR KING OF ELITE!!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRREREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher begins to blast throughout the arena as the fans explode with cheers. Cody Maverick slowly but surely rolls off his opponent with a smile on his face.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER AND STILL KING OF THE ELITE…THE SIN CITY SUPERSTAR…COOOOODDDDDYYYY MAAAVVVEERRRIIICCCCKKKKKK!
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD! THAT WAS A WAR FROM START TO FINISH! Chris Elite and Cody Maverick came out here to Pain for Pride with everything to prove and by God…they did just that! These two tore each other apart tonight! They fought like hell to be King of Elite but in the end, Cody Maverick remains on the throne!
Thadd Blazevich: And you need to give credit where it is due to Chris Elite! Bro came out here tonight to make his return to glory! There is no one in the EAW universe who can say that he didn’t give it his all here! There were times where I thought we had a new King of Elite! But in the end, Cody Maverick is still standing!
Persephone: Right, congratulations or whatever.
(Cody Maverick slowly pulls himself out of the ring, and now that it’s over and he finally has a moment to take in everything, at least for now, he joins up with the EAW crowd to celebrate. He takes a beer from one of the fans and toasts with all of them with a smirk on his face. The camera shifts towards Chris Elite who is staring at him from the ring. Beaten, bloody and tired. The camera fades.)
(The graphic for the next match appears)
(The camera shot returns to ringside and focuses on Gina Romano, who is standing front and center as she is ready to begin the introductions for this next match.)
Gina Romano: The following contest is a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH!!
(The crowd cheers even louder at Gina’s announcement.)
Gina Romano: AND IT IS FOR THE ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘Legendary’ by Skillex blasts through the sound system of the venue, immediately the fans erupt in a chorus of boos as the Montreal native makes his way through the curtain. Ryan is paying the crowd no mind as he walks with a determined pace towards the ring.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first are the CHALLENGERS! First! From Montréal, Québec, Canada. Weighing in at 211 pounds… RYAN! JOSEEEEEEEEEPH!! WILLLLL-SOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
Deadprez: Isn’t it sad when the crowd boos the hell out of a fellow Canadian.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, he sold his soul and associates with scum. What do you expect?
Deadprez: Here comes a man who sold his soul for one more chance to become National Elite Champion. We heard a few weeks ago why Ryan did exactly what he did and it was all for a chance at the spotlight. Tonight, he has a chance to win the National Elite Championship.
Gavin Kirkland: He was doing so well when he returned. He just needed a little bit of patience. Instead, he aligned himself with SILAS MASON…BLECH!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that bald dumbass is corrupt in all the worst ways, but wouldn’t it be a shame if this “man”, who looks like he hasn’t washed his beard or had a haircut in about six years, wins the title? Either way, this is Ryan’s second chance to win the National Elite Championship as he challenged Donovan Duke at Pain for Pride 15. Will the second time be the charm?
(Ryan slips inside the ring, completely focused as he is checking his gear as he gets ready for the match. Seconds later, his music is replaced by the sounds of ‘Ichirin no Hana’ by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR. The boos for Ryan quickly turn into cheers as Akari Kiyoko enters the arena. No smile on Akari’s face. This is Pain for Pride. This is strictly business as he heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: From Aomori, Japan! Weighing 216 pounds! Here is “THE NEW HEART OF SHOWDOWN” AKARI KIYOKO!
Sienna Swann: The second challenger in this match is in many people’s opinions the only deserving challenger in this match considering everything that has happened up to this point.
Deadprez: Akari Kiyoko has had a monumental season that included numerous star making performances against high level competitors.People say he doesn’t belong and he just keeps proving them wrong, dawg.
Gavin Kirkland: Will Akari prove them wrong in the biggest way possible by winning the National Elite Title here at Pain for Pride? He has had a lot of momentum this season and it could pay off in this match.
(Akari enters the ring and takes a neutral corner as his music is replaced by “New Devil” by Asking Alexandria. The crowd continues to cheer as Daryl Kinkade enters the ring with the National Elite Championship confidently on his shoulder. He knows the situation he finds himself in, but he is ready to fight as he heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: From Norwich, England! Weighing 225 pounds. HERE IS THE REIGNING ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! “THE KINK OF ELITE” DARYL KINKADE!
Gavin Kirkland: HERE COMES THE CHAMPION! IT’S TIME FOR PAIN FOR PRIDE TO GET A LITTLE KINKY!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that is the creepiest thing I have heard you say yet. But Daryl Kinkade knows very well that he is at a horrible disadvantage in this match tonight, But you have to admire the successful reign he has had up to this point.
Deadprez: Daryl won the title in a fatal four way back in December at Road to Redemption in a match with a similar style to the one tonight. Will Daryl continue with his successful reign or will we see the title change hands in this match? We are about to find out!
(Daryl enters the ring and takes a neutral corner as his music fades off. Daryl hands the title to the referee who presents it to champion and challengers. The referee holds it in the air for the crowd to see before handing the title to Gina and calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Sienna Swann: Sweeties, this match is underway with the National Elite Championship on the line and this is what the last few weeks have been building up to…good thing it isn’t a fashion contest because they’d all lose.
Deadprez: Just a reminder that this match has sudden death rules. First fall wins the match and wins the title. Daryl does not have to be involved in the decision to lose which is ironic because he won the title with Harper Lee not involved in the final decision.
Gavin Kirkland: Meanwhile, there has been a brief staredown between all three of the competitors AS AKARI AND DARYL DECIDE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE MOMENT AND BEAT DOWN ON RYAN WILSON! LIKE THAT’S FAIR!
Deadprez: This is just payback for Ryan attacking both of them a few weeks ago and they are hoping to beat up Ryan enough to keep him out of the equation to win the match.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, they just don’t like him and think of him as the scum of the earth. Just like that annoying Silas Mason.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan is trying to get away, but they are not giving him that chance. They want payback and they are not waiting another second. Daryl pulls Ryan up by the beard…OW!!
Sienna Swann: He is back on his feet before being doubled over and pulled into a double facelock by Akari and Daryl. They back up towards the ropes AND LIFT HIM IN THE AIR–
Deadprez: AND SUPLEX HIM OVER THE ROPES AND OUT TO THE FLOOR! UGLY LANDING FOR THE NEWEST SILAS WORLD MEMBER! NOW WE ARE DOWN TO DARYL AND AKARI FOR THE TIME BEING!
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl and Akari look at each other and there is no handshake, but the mutual understanding is there as they get right down to business. Daryl tries for a headlock, but Akari ducks out of the way. Akari grabs Daryl from around the waist–
Sienna Swann: INTO A GUTWRENCH SUPLEX! Daryl turned inside out there as Akari tries for a quick cover, BUT DARYL BRIDGES UP, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Akari grabs him by the legs and pulls him back into a wheelbarrow suplex, BUT DARYL SOMEHOW MANAGES TO GET FREE AND CONTORTS HIMSELF INTO AN INVERTED DDT COUNTER! HOW THE HELL DID HE DO THAT, DAWG?
Gavin Kirkland: The Champion is ready to pull out all stops in order to leave with his title here tonight. Akari is down as Daryl pulls him up and hooks both of his arms for the Butterfly Suplex–
Deadprez: THAT IS COUNTERED INTO A MODIFIED NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX BY AKARI! AKARI FINDS HIS FOOTING AND BRIDGES UP FOR A QUICK COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
Sienna Swann: Barely a one count, Sweetie. This is Pain for Pride. You can’t expect to steal a title that quickly with these high stakes. At least not right now.
Gavin Kirkland: Akari is quickly back up as HE TRIES TO GO FOR AN ARMBAR EARLY, BUT DARYL IS ABLE TO PULL HIM INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE–
Sienna Swann: AKARI GETS FREE, SWEETIE! Both competitors are back up AND HAVE A STALEMATE WITH MATCHING SHOULDER BLOCKS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Deadprez: Staredown from both competitors as they both decide to hit the ropes to try again–
Gavin Kirkland: BUT RYAN WILSON IS BACK UP AND TRIPS AKARI AND PULLS HIM OUT OF THE RING! RYAN GRABS HIM BY THE NECK AND SHOVES HIM RIGHT BACK INTO THE RINGPOST!
Sienna Swann: AKARI IS HOLDING HIS HEAD AS RYAN GRABS AKARI AND HITS AN EXPLODER SUPLEX ONTO THE RING STEPS!
Deadprez: Akari is down and Ryan rolls back into the ring AND HITS THE MMA STYLE TAKEDOWN ON DARYL AND NOW RYAN IS JUST THROWING PUNCHES INTO DARYL’S FACE!
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl is trying to block as many of the punches as he can, but Ryan is just being relentless to the Champion with the title on the line AND DARYL MANAGES TO SHOVE RYAN OFF HIM TO TRY AND GET A BREATHER–
Deadprez: RYAN WITH AN ELBOW TO THE SPINE CUTS DARYL OFF!! LOOK AT THAT DEMENTED SMILE ON THE FACE OF RYAN WILSON!!
Sienna Swann: Of course Ryan is nuts because look at who he is associating himself with. That ugly POS Silas Mason. Even thinking about Silas can ruin any good day, Sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan is going to try to dissect the champion in a very morbid way all to prove a point. He is back on his feet as he has Daryl by the legs AND IS TRYING TO TURN HIM OVER INTO THE LE CRAB DE QUEBEC!
Sienna Swann: Sweeties watching at home? It’s a Boston Crab. Don’t let this pretentious jackass fool you.
Deadprez: Ryan almost has Daryl turned over for the submission, BUT DARYL IS ABLE TO COUNTER WITH A BODYSCISSOR TAKEOVER SENDING RYAN UP AND OVER!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan is trying to recover AS DARYL DELIVERS A SHINING WIZARD TO RYAN SENDING HIM BACK THROUGH THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR!
Sienna Swann: Ryan landed right on top of Akari, but he was able to keep them both on their feet BUT HERE COMES DARYL WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TAKING EVERYBODY OUT!
Deadprez: The Champion is in firm control right now as HE TEARS THE TOP OF OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE OFF! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DAWG?
Gavin Kirkland: It looks like Daryl is directing traffic AS HE KICKS RYAN RIGHT IN THE FACE before picking him up AND SLAMMING HIM ONTO THE TABLE!
Deadprez: Now Daryl is helping Akari up for some reason AND DARYL IS TELLING AKARI TO GO TO THE TOP!! Akari wonders what in the hell is going on, but Daryl points to the table and Akari gets the picture and climbs all the way up to the top rope.
Sienna Swann: Sweeties, I don’t know about you two, but I am getting the hell out of here because wearing table shards is on the Fashion Yes List.
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl is watching this unfold as Ryan hasn’t moved as Akari has his balance on the top turnbuckle. If Akari hits this, then we can say goodnight to Ryan Wilson.
Sienna Swann: Take Silas Mason out of the building with him AS AKARI LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE! DIVING SENTON BOMB–
(CRASH!)
Deadprez: WHAT THE FUCK!?!? HOW, DAWG??
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI CONNECTED WITH THE DIVING SENTON FROM ABOUT TEN FEET AWAY–
Sienna Swann: BUT HE PUT THE WRONG ONE THROUGH THE TABLE! DARYL WENT THROUGH THE TABLE AND RYAN IS NOW AT PREZZY’S FEET, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Gross, Dawg. Just gross.
Gavin Kirkland: They are literally right in front of us as we see the replay. As Akari was sailing through the air, Ryan grabbed Daryl by the wrist. While rolling off the table, Ryan pulls Daryl onto the table and Akari lands on Daryl’s back and sends Daryl crashing through the table!
Deadprez: How we have no table and there is carnage and wreckage sprawled out right at our feet. Right now, Daryl could have a broken back with the force Akari hit him with that senton.
Sienna Swann: The referee is just watching all three of them barely moving this early in the match considering there must be a winner. These three are willing to risk it all for the chance to leave as National Elite Champion, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GAWD! SOMEONE IS FINALLY MOVING AND OF ALL PEOPLE, IT’S RYAN WILSON!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Sienna Swann: Ryan is trying to roll back on his feet BUT HE SHOVES DEADPREZ OUT OF THE WAY!
Ryan Wilson: STOP STEPPING ON ME AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY! TABARNAK!
Deadprez: I hope he gets his voicebox ripped out, Dawg. It’s hard not to step on him when he is rolling all over my feet.
Gavin Kirkland: He is also the only man standing in this match as Daryl could be done and Akari took some damage from the landing and he decides to pull Akari to his feet.
Sienna Swann: Ryan grabs Akari AND JUST SLAMS HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE EDGE OF THE RING! What purpose is that for, Sweetie? To be a jackass?
Deadprez: Ryan’s deceitfulness might have broken one man’s back. Ryan probably thinks go for broke and put them both out permanently!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan rolls Akari back into the ring and simply goes for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
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Deadprez: AKARI KICKED OUT AT TWO! The match continues on as Ryan applies the side headlock to slow down the pace of the match and to neutralize Akari.
Sienna Swann: You would expect a lot of action and excitement in a Pain for Pride triple threat match, but we get a headlock. Sweeties, this is as boring as his gear. No taste. No excitement.
Gavin Kirkland: Akari is trying to find a way to get free AND HE DOES AS HE DELIVERS A KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE NECK! Ryan knocked loopy as Akari gets back to his feet and pulls Ryan up and whips him to the ropes.
Sienna Swann: Ryan with the rebound as Akari puts his head down FOR A BACK BODY DROP–
Deadprez: Ryan puts on the breaks and grabs Akari by the head AND COUNTERS WITH A SWINGING NECKBREAKER! AKARI DOWN AS RYAN DROPS AN ELBOW INTO HIS HEART!
Gavin Kirkland: The Heart of Showdown might have had his heart stopped right there as Ryan rolls Akari onto his stomach. I have no idea what he is gonna do UNTIL HE STARTS THROWING CROSSFACE STYLE FOREARMS RIGHT ACROSS AKARI’S THROAT AND FACE!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, he’s trying to make Akari look as ugly as Ryan’s personality. Ryan lets up and brings Akari back to his feet and whips him to the corner. Ryan comes back AND IS MET WITH A BACK ELBOW TO THE JAW!
Deadprez: Ryan comes back again AND THIS TIME AKARI GETS OUT OF THE WAY AND RYAN GOES CHEST FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLE WHICH AKARI FOLLOWS UP WITH A ROLLING ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE SKULL!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan is resting his face on the top turnbuckle as Akari grabs Ryan and lifts him up and sits him on the top turnbuckle before following suit.
Deadprez: Dangerous spot here as Akari is on the second rope AS HE TRIES TO TAKE RYAN OUT WITH A BACK SUPERPLEX–
Sienna Swann: WHAT THE HELL?
Gavin Kirkland: HOW IN THE HELL?
Sienna Swann: DARYL KINKADE! DARYL IS BACK IN THIS MATCH AS HE GRABS AKARI AND PULLS HIM OFF THE ROPES AND SPIKES HIM DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB!! CERTAINLY DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING, SWEETIES!
Deadprez: We thought Daryl was completely out of the match, but he has miraculously recovered and right back in the swing of things.
Gavin Kirkland: Now Daryl is deciding to go for broke as he climbs all the way to the top rope. That is a very dangerous spot right there.
Sienna Swann: Ryan still hasn’t moved as Daryl gets himself in position BEFORE JUMPING UP AND LANDING ON RYAN’S SHOULDERS!
Deadprez: DARYL FLIPS BACK AND HITS THE SUPER POISONRANA! VERY DANGEROUS MOVE THERE, DAWG, AND HE GOT ALL OF IT! RYAN WAS SPIKED RIGHT ON HIS HEAD AS DARYL ROLLS HIM OVER FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHH–
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI BREAKS UP THE COVER! Daryl is slowly back to his feet and it looks like Daryl and Akari are going to battle again as they look and nod at each other and drag Ryan to the center of the ring.
Deadprez: What the hell are they planning? Daryl has one leg. Akari has the other AS THEY BOTH FALL BACK! OHHHHHHHH!
Sienna Swann: Sweeties, I think that move is called a Wishbone and I wonder if they made a wish. Ryan certainly did.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, that wish was being anywhere but there right now. After aligning with Silas, I am surprised that Ryan has anything down there to hurt by the Wishbone.
Sienna Swann: That was a good one. Akari and Daryl kick Ryan like trash over to the ropes and they get back to business with the title on the line. Daryl hits the ropes the ropes to get momentum–
Deadprez: AKARI GRABS HIM AND TURNS HIM INSIDE OUT WITH THAT URANAGE BACKBREAKER! MORE DAMAGE BEING DONE TO DARYL’S BACK!
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl might not be showing it right now but his back has to have some damage. First from the table senton and now the backbreaker!
Sienna Swann: You have to admire Daryl’s intensity in this match as Akari hits the ropes AND LEAVES HIS FEET FOR THE SINGLE KNEE DROP TO THE SPINE! SWEETIES, I THINK WE KNOW WHAT AKARI IS GOING TO PINPOINT IN THIS MATCH!
Deadprez: Eliminate that back strength and eliminate a good portion of Daryl’s offensive arsenal AS AKARI IS TRYING TO DO WITH THE SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!! SUBMISSION APPLIED–
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI IS GOING FURTHER BACK ON THE SUBMISSION PUTTING MORE PRESSURE ON DARYL’S BACK! DARYL NEEDS TO FIND A WAY TO GET FREE OR AKARI IS THE NEW CHAMPION!
Deadprez: DARYL IS CRAWLING TO THE ROPES, BUT IT WON’T NECESSARILY BREAK THE HOLD WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE RULES, DAWG. He could be wanting the ropes to pull himself out of the ring and create some distance–
(CRACK!!)
Sienna Swann: RYAN WILSON WITH A HOCKEY STICK TO THE BACK OF AKARI’S HEAD!! Nobody could have seen that coming, Sweeties.
Gavin Kirkland: Sarcasm?
Sienna Swann: Duh, Sweetie. Open up windows more, you need air.
Deadprez: And Akari might need a doctor after that shot. There are splinters in Akari’s head from the wooden hockey stick AS HE ROLLS INTO THE RING AND COVERS AKARI! OH COME ON!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHH–
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL LEAPS AND BREAKS UP THE COVER AS RYAN WAS A COUNT AWAY FROM STEALING THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP! How much would that piss off Daryl if he lost his title without being involved in the decision?
Sienna Swann: Probably wouldn’t sit well with him at all, but that is the nature of the match, Sweetie. Now I barely saw it, but I saw Daryl briefly holding his back as Ryan and Daryl get back to their feet.
Deadprez: LOOK AT THEIR EYES! THERE IS NOTHING BUT HATE FLOWING BETWEEN THESE TWO! ANY RESPECT THESE TWO HAD BETWEEN EACH OTHER IS GONE AFTER WHAT RYAN WILSON DID TO HIM!
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN HITS DARYL WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! DARYL KNOCKED BACK BUT HE COMES BACK WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT AS WELL!
Deadprez: Ryan rocked back off the shot and he comes back WITH A CHOP TO THE CHEST! Ryan is now with the advantage as he continues to back Daryl back to the ropes with those chops.
Sienna Swann: Ryan with the whip sending Daryl over to the other side AND HE LEAVES HIS FEET BEFORE COMING BACK WITH THE HANDSPRING ROUNDHOUSE KICK CATCHING RYAN IN BACK OF THE HEAD!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan taken down to a knee as Daryl SPRINGS ONTO THE ROPES AS RYAN GETS BACK TO HIS FEET! DARYL GRABS RYAN BY THE HEAD–
Sienna Swann: AND PLANTS HIM WITH THE DKO! RYAN GOES FACE FIRST INTO THE MAT, SWEETIE, AND DARYL ROLLS HIM OVER FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: AKARI BREAKS UP THE COVER RIGHT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT, SAVING THE MATCH FOR HIMSELF!
Gavin Kirkland: Not only that, Akari struck Daryl in the back causing more damage to Daryl’s back as Akari pulls Daryl away AND TRANSITIONS HIM RIGHT INTO THE ARMBAR! FUJIWARA ARMBAR APPLIED! SUBMISSION IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that is a very interesting strategy considering that Ryan is still in the ring. Sometimes a big risk could lead to a big reward and the referee is right there to see if Daryl wants to give up this match.
Deadprez: His back has already taken damage and now Akari could take that arm away really hurting Daryl’s chances of winning this match and retaining his title here in Toronto–
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL IS ABLE TO ROLL THROUGH AND COUNTER INTO A VERY INNOVATIVE ROLLUP! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN–
Deadprez: BUT RYAN IS BACK IN THIS MATCH AS HE HOOKS DARYL’S ARMS AND PULLS HIM INTO A BACKSLIDE! NOW DARYL’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN–
Sienna Swann: SWEETIES, DARYL ROLLS THROUGH AND GOES FOR A KICK ON RYAN, BUT RYAN DUCKS AND GRABS DARYL BY THE LEGS AND GOING FOR THE PRETENTIOUS BOSTON CRAB–
Gavin Kirkland: UNITED! STATES! OF! SMASH!
Sienna Swann: WHAT AN ELBOW SHOT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, SWEETIE! THAT LOOKED LIKE A KNOCKOUT BLOW RIGHT THERE TO RYAN AS AKARI SCRAMBLES OVER AND GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: DARYL BARELY BREAKS UP THE COVER WITH WHAT COULD BE THE LAST LITTLE BIT OF HIS ENERGY! WHAT A VERY CLOSE NEAR FALL FOR AKARI KIYOKO! ALL THREE COMPETITORS ARE DOWN AND ARE CHEERING LOUDLY FOR THESE COMPETITORS!
Gavin Kirkland: Well the other two more than Ryan, which is kind of funny he is getting booed so loudly even though he is from Canada.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, he is also a jackass who aligned himself with another jackass in that old bastard Silas Mason. Regardless, this has been an action filled triple threat match here at Pain for Pride.
Deadprez: All three men are starting to move as the referee keeps watching to see if and when a cover is made in this match where, unless extenuating circumstances happen, there must be a winner.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan and Daryl are on their knees and glaring at each other as Akari has rolled himself out of the ring. Daryl is the first up to his feet as he tries to bring Ryan to his feet–
Deadprez: LOW BLOW! LOW BLOW BY RYAN WILSON AND DARYL DROPS LIKE A STONE AS RYAN PREVENTS HIM FROM FALLING ALL THE WAY TO THE MAT! WHAT A DIRTY TRICK FROM A DIRTY ROTTEN BASTARD!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, he’s with Silas Mason. That is putting it very mildly considering Ryan is going to stop at nothing to win the title he thinks should rightfully be his.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan has such a devious smile on his face as if he is closing in on the title here and now. Ryan gets Daryl into the modified pumphandle position BEFORE HE TURNS DARYL INSIDE OUT–
Sienna Swann: AND PLANTS HIM FACE FIRST WITH THE “TABLE FLIP”! THE ATAXIA FACEPLANT HAS DARYL’S FACE BOUNCING OFF THE MAT AS RYAN GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEE!
(CRACK!)
Deadprez: DID HE GET IT?
Gavin Kirkland: Oh he got it alright! AKARI KIYOKO WITH A STEEL CHAIR TO RYAN’S BACK! TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY! REMEMBER RYAN HIT AKARI WITH A HOCKEY STICK EARLIER IN THE MATCH!
Sienna Swann: Oh, Sweetie, I wish I could be a fly on the wall and see what Silas Mason is doing right now. I bet he’s having a conniption right now and that’s the least he deserves.
Deadprez: Akari saved the match in a big way as he pulls Ryan up to his feet AND TRIES FOR THE “UNITED STATES OF SMASH” ONE MORE TIME–
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN DUCKS IT AND GRABS AKARI BY THE HEAD AND PULLS HIM INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE! RYAN LOOKING TO STEAL IT HERE–
Deadprez: WAIT, DAWG! AKARI REVERSES THE PIN AND NOW RYAN’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN–
Sienna Swann: Unfortunately, no. Ryan reverses again and they both let go because neither of them could get a count.
Gavin Kirkland: Both men are back to their feet AS AKARI TAKE THE ADVANTAGE AND HITS THE FRANKENSTEINER! RYAN TAKEN UP AND OVER RIGHT INTO THE CORNER!
Sienna Swann: Ryan is back on his feet in the corner AS AKARI COMES RUNNING IN AND HE IS MET WITH A BACK ELBOW FROM RYAN! Akari tries again AND RYAN WITH A BOOT TO THE FACE!
Deadprez: Ryan getting risky here as he makes his way to the second rope BEFORE JUMPING OFF AND HITTING A CANADIAN DESTROYER! OH MY GAWD!! NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THAT MOVE FROM RYAN AGAIN!
Gavin Kirkland: You have to pull out all stops in order to win, Prezzy. Ryan did one right there as he tries to go for a cover–
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, DARYL FINDS HIMSELF BACK IN THE MATCH AS HE CLOCKED RYAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH SOMETHING? WHAT WAS THAT?
Deadprez: BRASS KNUCKLES! THAT PUNCH WAS LOADED AND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A KNOCKOUT SHOT AS HE ROLLS RYAN OFF AKARI AND PICKS UP AKARI AND LIFTS HIM UP IN THE AIR–
Gavin Kirkland: “HAIL! TO! THE! CHIEF!” AKARI BOUNCED RIGHT OFF HIS HEAD WITH THAT PUMPHANDLE PILEDRIVER! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT! DARYL IS HOLDING HIS BACK AS HE SLOWLY GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: HOW IN THE HELL DID HE DO THAT?
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, RYAN WILSON SOMEHOW WOKE UP AND WAS ABLE TO FIND HIS BRAIN LONG ENOUGH TO BREAK UP THE COVER!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan is taking advantage of the situation and NOW HE LOCKS IN THE SCORPION CROSSLOCK ON DARYL! DARYL IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE TITLE ON THE LINE!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, at least he didn’t try that stupid pretentious crab again. But the referee is right to see if Daryl gives it up. Can you imagine Ryan Wilson winning the title by forcing Daryl to give it up to him. The sick bastard Silas Mason would have to change his pants.
Deadprez: LOOK AT THE TORQUE RYAN HAS ON DARYL’S BACK! THAT HAS BEEN RYAN’S TARGET THE ENTIRE MATCH AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT DARYL PUT EXTRA STRESS ON HIS BACK FROM THE PILEDRIVER EARLIER!
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL IS NOT GIVING UP! HE DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE RYAN WILSON OF ALL PEOPLE THE SATISFACTION OF TAKING HIS TITLE AWAY! DARYL IS IN PAIN AND WE CAN’T IGNORE THAT AT ALL!
Sienna Swann: RYAN IS YELLING AT DARYL TO TAP OUT! HE WANTS DARYL TO GIVE IT UP! RYAN WANTS THAT TITLE IN THE VERY VERY WORST WAY, SWEETIE! A paper bag over Ryan’s face wouldn’t hurt either.
Deadprez: WAIT A SECOND! DARYL GETS HIS ARMS FREE AND HE ROLLS FORWARD INTO A MODIFIED VICTORY ROLL! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN AS DARYL TRIES TO STEAL IT!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN KICKS OUT AS BOTH COMPETITORS SCRAMBLE TO THEIR FEET AND RYAN IS MET WITH A KICK TO THE GUT AND LIFTED UP FOR A LIGER BOMB BY THE CHAMPION!!
Deadprez: Ryan turned inside out as Daryl is slowly getting back to his feet AND THROWS A KICK TO RYAN SENDING HIM BACK TO THE TURNBUCKLE! THE CHAMPION IS ON FIRE NOW!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, this could be Daryl’s best chance to end the match and keep the title as he lifts Ryan up and puts him on the second rope.
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl pulls Ryan’s head down and rests it on the top turnbuckle BEFORE HE JUST KICKS RYAN RIGHT IN THE HEAD! WHAT A SHOT!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, IF THAT PUNCH WASN’T A KNOCKOUT SHOT, THIS CERTAINLY WAS AS DARYL JUST PULLS RYAN OFF THE ROPES LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES!
Deadprez: Ryan isn’t moving as DARYL ROLLS HIM OVER AND LOCKS IN THE “SHUT UP, BRUV”! SUBMISSION LOCKED IN!
Gavin Kirkland: CROSSFACE! THE CROSSFACE IS APPLIED AND RYAN IS BEING TORTURED RIGHT NOW! LISTEN TO THE TORONTO CROWD CHANTING FOR RYAN WILSON TO TAP OUT! SOME RETURN FOR RYAN WILSON TO HIS HOME COUNTRY!
Sienna Swann: RYAN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! NOWHERE TO GET FREE! NOWHERE TO RUN! NOWHERE TO HIDE! THIS COULD BE OVER HERE AS THE REFEREE IS CHECKING TO SEE IF RYAN WANTS TO GIVE IT UP!
Deadprez: RYAN IS IN A LOT PAIN AT THE MOMENT AND I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER RYAN CAN LAST IN THIS SUBMISSION–
Gavin Kirkland: HIS ARM IS COMING UP! HE’S GONNA TAP! HE’S GONNA TAP! DARYL KINKADE IS GOING TO RETAIN—
Deadprez: SWANTON BOMB!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, WHERE IN THE HELL DID AKARI KIYOKO COME FROM!
Gavin Kirkland: The top rope. That’s how he hit the Swanton Bomb.
Sienna Swann: You know what I meant, Sweetie. Don’t be an asshole.
Deadprez: RYAN WAS ABOUT A MOMENT AWAY FROM SUBMITTING BUT HERE COMES AKARI KIYOKO TO SAVE THE MATCH FOR HIMSELF AS HE GOT THEM BOTH WITH THE SWANTON BOMB!
Gavin Kirkland: TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL BY AKARI AND HE ONCE AGAIN LANDS ON DARYL’S BACK AS IT FORCES HIM TO RELEASE THE SUBMISSION!
Sienna Swann: Akari has taken out both of his opponents so now he has his choice of who he wants to take out and he goes right after the bearded weirdo Ryan Wilson.
Deadprez: Ryan is pulled back to his feet as Akari lifts Ryan in the air AND DROPS HIM WITH THE USHIGOROSHI! DAMAGE TO THE NECK–
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI HAS A LOTUS LOCK SUBMISSION APPLIED! AKARI APPLYING EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE NECK AREA OF RYAN WHERE HE JUST HIT THE USHIGOROSHI EARLIER!
Deadprez: RYAN ROLLS BACK AND COUNTERS THE SUBMISSION TO A ROLL UP! RYAN BRIDGES UP!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEE!
Sienna Swann: AKARI KICKS OUT BEFORE THREE AND RYAN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS INTO THE “WILSON BITE”! RYAN WITH A MODIFIED CROSSFACE OF HIS OWN! ANOTHER SUBMISSION APPLIED AS AKARI IS IN TROUBLE!
Gavin Kirkland: REMEMBER THAT IF AKARI GIVES UP, DARYL IS THE BIG LOSER BECAUSE RYAN WINS THE TITLE AND SILAS MASON WON’T SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT!
Sienna Swann: You can say that again, Sweetie, and nobody wants that at all.
Deadprez: THE SUBMISSION PREVENTS AKARI FROM USING HIS HANDS SO HE CAN’T CRAWL AND HE CAN’T EVEN TAP. IF AKARI GIVES UP, HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO SCREAM IT AND THAT MIGHT BE THE ULTIMATE FORM OF HUMILIATION!
Sienna Swann: LOOK AT AKARI FIGHT! HE WON’T GIVE IT UP! HE HAS COME SO FAR AND HAD SO MANY STAR MAKING PERFORMANCES THIS SEASON! HE DOES NOT WANT IT ALL TO END WITH HIS DREAMS GOING UP IN SMOKE!
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN IS WRENCHING ON AKARI AND SCREAMING AT HIM TO TAP OUT! BUT LISTEN TO THE CROWD! THEY ARE CHANTING FOR AKARI!
Sienna Swann: Some want Akari to win. Some want Daryl to win. But they all agree that they do NOT want Ryan to win,
Deadprez: I am not sure how much longer Akari is going to last. HE IS FADING! HE IS FADING, DAWG! IF AKARI PASSES OUT, RYAN IS THE CHAMPION–
Sienna Swann: AKARI’S EYES ARE STARTING TO CLOSE! HE’S OUT! HE’S OUT! RYAN WILSON HAS WON THE TITLE!
Gavin Kirkland: BOW DOWN TO THE KINK!
Sienna Swann: DARYL KINKADE WITH THE ELBOW TO THE BACK OF RYAN’S SKULL BREAKS UP THE SUBMISSION AND SAVES THE MATCH!
Deadprez: Daryl is slowly back on his feet as is Ryan AND RYAN WITH A THUMB TO THE EYE STOPS DARYL RIGHT IN HIS TRACKS!
Sienna Swann: Leave it to a member of Silas World to act in that way, Sweetie. Sickening.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan grabs Daryl and positions him into a crucifix position AS RYAN GOES FOR THE WIL-FLOSION–
Deadprez: DARYL GETS FREE AND DELIVERS AN ENZUIGIRI KNOCKING RYAN TO THE ROPES–
Sienna Swann: AND DARYL FOLLOWS IT UP WITH ANOTHER BOW DOWN TO THE KINK! THE ELBOW AGAIN AND THIS TIME RYAN GOES THROUGH THE ROPES AND RIGHT OUT OF THE RING! RYAN MIGHT GET COMFORTABLE THERE, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl is looking at Ryan AS AKARI COMES UP FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND CLOCKS DARYL IN THE HEAD WITH A FLYING FOREARM SMASH!
Deadprez: Daryl staggered as AKARI HITS ANOTHER URANAGE BACKBREAKER ON DARYL! BUT AKARI DOESN’T LET HIM FALL! INSTEAD HE KEEPS HIM ON HIS FEET!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Akari pulls Daryl upright and Daryl is kicked and doubled over as Akari pulls him into the gutwrench position AND LIFTS HIM UP!
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI HAS DARYL UP IN THE AIR FOR THE MIDNIGHT STARFALL! AKARI IS GOING FOR THE SITOUT LAST RIDE POWERBOMB, BUT DARYL IS FIGHTING! DARYL IS NOT GIVING UP! DARYL WITH RIGHT HANDS TO THE FACE FORCES AKARI TO LET HIM GO–
Deadprez: DARYL GETS FREE AND LANDS ON HIS FEET AS AKARI TURNS AROUND—
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl kicks Akari in the gut and doubles him over AS DARYL GETS HIM POSITION—
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, we know what’s coming right now as Daryl lifts Akari up and has him positioned on his shoulder.
Deadprez: THIS IS ABOUT TO BE OVER! IF DARYL HITS THIS, IT’S OVER AND HE RETAINS THE TITLE AT PAIN FOR PRIDE! HERE COMES A LITTLE “MISERY LOVES COMPANY”–
Gavin Kirkland: OH NO! WHAT HAPPENED?!? DARYL WAS SHAKING REALLY BADLY!
Deadprez: HIS BACK GAVE OUT! DARYL TRIED TO KEEP AKARI UP LONG ENOUGH SO HE COULD HIT HIS VERSION OF THE STORMBRAKER, BUT IT BECAME TOO MUCH!!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Daryl has taken a lot of back damage in this match and the pain became too much for Daryl as he couldn’t complete the “Misery Loves Company”. This match has taken its toll on Daryl and all three of the competitors in this match.
Gavin Kirkland: That is not good at all as Akari was able to land on his feet as Daryl drops to a knee with a grimace of pain on his face. Daryl is trying to quickly recover as fast as he can, but Akari runs to the ropes.
Sienna Swann: Akari comes off the ropes AND DARYL TURNS RIGHT AROUND INTO THE “PEACH DREAM”! “PEACH DREAM” BY AKARI AND IT MIGHT BE A HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE FOR DARYL KINKADE!
Deadprez: AKARI GOT ALL OF THAT CLAYMORE KICK AND DARYL WAS HIT RIGHT IN THE JAW! AKARI THINKS THIS MIGHT BE ENOUGH AS HE QUICKLY SCRAMBLES INTO THE COVER! THIS MIGHT BE YOUR BEST CHANCE, AKARI!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(The bell has rung and ‘Ichirin no Hana’ starts playing again as Akari has lifted himself off of Daryl and he looks to almost be in a state of shock as Gina Romano announces the final decision of the match.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this contest….
Gina Romano: AND NEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! AKARRRRRRRRRRRRRI KIYOOOOOOOOOOKOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: HE HAS DONE IT, DAWG! THE MONUMENTAL RISE OF AKARI KIYOKO HAS BEEN TOPPED OFF IN THE BIGGEST WAY POSSIBLE! HE HAS WON THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE TONIGHT AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Sienna Swann: Sweeties, I can see Ryan Wilson on the outside and he can’t believe it. When he wakes up, Daryl Kinkade probably won’t believe it.
Gavin Kirkland: Judging by the look on his face, I don’t think that Akari can believe it. BUT IT’S REAL! YOU’RE THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION, AKARI! WOOOOOOOOOO!
(Akari has made it back to his feet as the referee hands Akari what is now officially HIS National Elite Championship. The referee raises his arm in victory as Akari’s eyes are focused on the title. He is doing his best to keep the emotion in check as he raises the title in the air one more time to the sounds of the cheering crowd as he leaves the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Sweeties, this was a hellacious triple threat match that honestly could have been won by any of the three competitors. Personal choices aside, they all fought hard and we should tip our very stylish hats off to them.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan Wilson tried a few underhanded tactics to turn things in his favor, but it just didn’t work. Daryl Kinkade tried to end the match and keep the title, but it was all that back damage that came back to haunt him.
Sienna Swann: Daryl’s back gave out and it led to the Peach Dream making Akari’s dream come true at Pain for Pride tonight.
Deadprez: Ryan tried to steal the title. Daryl’s demise unfortunately started early on in the match with going through the table. They both fought hard, but it was not meant to be. This match and the National Elite Championship belong to Akari Kiyoko. Congratulations on winning your first title in Elite Answers Wrestling!
(The final shot shows Ryan Wilson sitting on the outside completely pissed off before cutting to Daryl, who is just starting to come to before cutting to the top of the entrance ramp as Akari Kiyoko once again raises HIS new National Elite Championship proudly before the camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(Pain For Pride returns as the next match graphic is seen flashing across the screen, causing the crowd to erupt into thunderous cheers.)
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(The camera returns as it goes to show Bella Braxton standing at the center of the ring. She has a smile on her face and a microphone in hand as she begins to speak.)
Bella Braxton: The following is a PURE RULES MATCH!!! And it is for… the EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Rompe’ by Daddy Yankee begins to play through the speakers of the arena as the crowd erupts into thunderous cheers. The camera goes over to reveal Carmen Sánchez as she’s seen making her way out from the backstage area. She has a smirk on her face as she takes a glance around, taking a moment to take it all in, before then beginning to make her way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing the challengers, first… from Reno, Nevada… weighing in at 102 pounds… EL TIGRE… CARMEN SÁNNNNNCHEZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Carmen is making her Pain For Pride debut this year and what a major way to do it. She’s found herself so close to a Specialists Championship win and while she definitely has been halted from that these past couple of months, this time around, she’s going to make sure that she’s absolutely undeniable.
Thadd Blazevich: And she knows the competition that is standing in her way. At the same time, though, we know how rapidly she has improved from the moment that she has arrived in this company. She has this moment on the biggest stage possible, and she’s going to make sure that she doesn’t let it slip.
Persephone: I hope her ancestors know that she’s about to fumble a big Pain For Pride match. I’d imagine they’d be very disappointed in her.
(‘Bad Blood’ by Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar then begins to play up as the crowd erupts. The camera goes over, as Auburn Ware is seen quickly storming out from the backstage area. She has a dead serious expression on her face as she keeps her glare completely focused on the ring, ready and determined, before she begins to make her way down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent… from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe… weighing in at 119 pounds… THE PRODIGY… AUBURNNNN WAREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Auburn is the one that chose the stipulation for this match, and ultimately, the reason why it’s happening in the first place. Her issues with Saori have been heavily documented as of late, and she inserted herself into this and made this a triple threat courtesy of Captain Charisma.
Thadd Blazevich: And I doubt that she’s going to want to let this slip, bro! She’s going to take this opportunity and use it and she’s not going to let anyone get in the way of that. Let’s see what happens.
Persephone: I really hope that bald, old man doesn’t show up during this match. I don’t think anyone wants to see that.
(‘Let Me Hear’ by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas begins to play up. The crowd immediately comes unglued into thunderous boos as Saori Aizen is seen making her way out. She has the Specialists Championship in her hands, taking a moment to pose with the title and embrace the moment. After a while, she then begins to make her way down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent… from Tokyo, Japan… weighing in at 130 pounds… she is the EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!!!!!!!!! THE CONTROL DEVIL… SAORIIIII AIIIIIZENNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Here comes the Champion, who certainly has been reveling in the chaos surrounding her. It most definitely has to feel good to be able to walk into Pain For Pride as a Champion, but the mission now is making sure you can walk out with your hand raised high.
Thadd Blazevich: And Saori has shown in the past that she is more than capable of having what it takes, dude. And we’re just going to have to see whether that’s going to be enough against two Elitists who are just as hungry as she is to win this title. She’s going to have to find a whole other side of her.
Persephone: In a PURE Rules match… tsk. I know she’s mad about that. I’m mad about that!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: And here we go, we have long awaited this Specialists Championship match and the time has finally come. Saori Aizen defends her title against two feisty competitors in their own respective nature. As she goes up against Carmen Sánchez and Auburn Ware in what is bound to be a FIGHT!
Thadd Blazevich: OH!
Persephone: SAORI SPRINTS FORWARD AND BOOTS THAT BITCH CARMEN RIGHT IN THE FACE!
(Carmen is taken aback by this as the force of the strike sends her through the ropes and out of the ring. She lands hard, clutching her face in pain. As Saori looks down at her, a smirk begins to creep onto her face…)
(… As she turns around to look at Auburn.)
Rich Russillo: And we know everything that has led to this point with these two. The culmination of a bitter and personal feud on the grandest stage of them all. The tension is at an all-time high.
Thadd Blazevich: But they need to remember as well that this is being conducted under PURE Rules! One wrong move and they watch the Specialists Championship slip away from them, bro, and that’s NOT what they want to do!
(Auburn hasn’t moved from her corner, continuing to keep her eyes completely fixated on Saori, doing everything that she possibly can right now to keep her composed. Saori doesn’t do anything either, she simply begins to slowly saunter toward her, as if she’s waiting for her to make the first move.)
(As Auburn takes a deep breath, that’s exactly what she does, moving forward and gesturing for a lock up. Saori, almost an amused look on her face, seemingly obliges out of interest in seeing what is going to happen next.)
Persephone: The two of them are beginning to jockey for position at the center of the ring, both of them trying to get the upper hand in what is looking to be a very boring, down the middle sort of match. Not my cup of coffee. Saori, though, is managing to get the better of Auburn as she pushes her directly into the corner.
(The referee quickly steps in, trying to force a clean break between the two of them.)
(Saori, on the other hand, isn’t entirely interested as she shoves the referee away. As he stumbles away…)
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: SAORI CRACKS AUBURN AGAINST THE FACE WITH A RIGHT HAND DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! A closed-fist punch while the referee wasn’t looking!
(Auburn almost lunges out of the corner, trying to get her hands on Saori, but the referee quickly stops the two of them, trying to make sure this doesn’t escalate any further than it already has. Saori smirks as she continues to pace back and forth, knowing that she has long gotten into Auburn’s head, and it’s all a matter of being able to pick the bones.)
(But they forgot about someone.)
Thadd Blazevich: CARMEN LAUNCHES OFF OF THE ROPES AND CONNECTS WITH A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF SAORI! SHE STUMBLES FORWARD AND COLLIDES WITH AN APPROACHING AUBURN! AND CARMEN MANAGES TO TAKE THE BOTH OF THEM OUT!
Persephone: AUBURN TRIES TO STUMBLE UP TO HER FEET, BUT CARMEN EXPLODES INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A JUMPING CLOTHESLINE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! SAORI TRIES TO COME FROM BEHIND AND STRIKE HER-
Rich Russillo: BUT CARMEN DUCKS UNDER THAT, AS SAORI TURNS AROUND AND IS MET WITH A STUNNING SUPERKICK DIRECTLY TO THE JAW! She then grabs a hold of Saori by the arm, making sure to keep her upright!
Thadd Blazevich: AS SHE RUNS TOWARD THE ROPES, LEAPING OFF OF THEM AND TAKING THE CHAMPION DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SPRINGBOARD ARM DRAG!
Persephone: Saori is forced under the bottom rope as she quickly retreats herself out of the ring, but before Carmen can do anything, Auburn quickly comes in and drives a knee directly into her abdomen! Auburn is beginning to beat her down now, realizing that this match has quickly shifted on its head since the opening bell!
Rich Russillo: She grabs Carmen by the wrist and sends her to the ropes, GOING FOR A CLOTHESLINE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE- But Carmen manages to duck under that…
Thadd Blazevich: AS SHE RUSHES TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE AND PUSHES HERSELF THROUGH THE ROPES, SPIKING SAORI AIZEN ONTO HER HEAD ON THE OUTSIDE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TORNADO DDT!
Persephone: Carmen quickly climbs back onto the apron, and Auburn is charging at her- ONLY TO BE MET WITH A ROPE-ASSISTED ENZUIGIRI DIRECTLY TO THE FACE!
Rich Russillo: Auburn staggers back toward the center of the ring, and this gives Carmen the chance to get her into position, AS SHE LEAPS ONTO THE ROPES AND TAKES HER DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY!
Thadd Blazevich: Carmen quickly hooks the leg and goes for an early pin attempt!
OOONNNEEE!!!
Persephone: But Auburn gets the shoulder up before two! It would’ve been really fucking funny if the match just ended there, right?
(Carmen sits up, nodding her head with a smirk on her face while the crowd cheers loudly for her. She knows that she’s being overlooked in this match, but there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s good to have doubters. If there’s one thing that she has proven since her arrival to this company, she was never going to be a pushover, and she’s going to do everything that she possibly can right now to sustain what she’s got going on.)
Rich Russillo: Auburn is hurt as she quickly rolls away in retreat, but Carmen doesn’t have her eyes on her, she rolls under the bottom rope and makes her way up on the apron. Saori is trying her best to recover on the outside of the ring, but she’s going to have to do something quick! Or else Carmen is about to take her out again!
Thadd Blazevich: AS CARMEN LEAPS OFF AND GOES FOR AN APRON HURRICANRANA TO TAKE HER DOWN ONCE AGAIN!
Persephone: NO! SAORI CATCHES HER ON HER SHOULDERS-
(CRASH!)
Persephone: AND SLAMS THAT BITCH SHOULDER FIRST DIRECTLY INTO THE SIDE OF THE BARRICADE! DAMN!
(Carmen crumbles down to the ground, clutching her right shoulder in pain as she screams in agony. Saori stumbles back due to the sheer impact and falls against the barricade, but she smirks… because she knows that she did something right.)
Rich Russillo: Saori grabs a hold of Carmen and picks her back up again, and she’s beginning to boot the right arm repeatedly! Trying to loosen her up! The challenger is absolutely defenseless right now in her arms, and this gives Saori the chance to set her up!
(THUD!)
Thadd Blazevich: AS SHE THROWS HER RIGHT SHOULDER DIRECTLY INTO THE RINGPOST! CARMEN CRUMBLES BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND AND I THINK SHE’S HURT, BRO! SOMEONE’S GONNA WANT TO COME CHECK ON HER AND FAST!
Persephone: But as long as this madwoman is in control, I doubt that she’s going to let that happen. Exacerbating this in a PURE Rules match is kinda nuts, but I’m not really complaining right now. Saori grabs her and scoops her back up, before rolling her under the bottom rope and back into the ring.
Rich Russillo: But before she can do anything, it’s Auburn that charges at her and begins to unload with a barrage of strikes! She’s immediately trying to sink her teeth into the Champion and do what she can to gain the upperhand!
Thadd Blazevich: Auburn grabs a hold of her by the wrist, sending her toward the corner with an Irish whip. Saori is backed up, AND THIS GIVES AUBURN THE CHANCE TO RUSH TOWARD HER AND NAIL HER DIRECTLY AGAINST THE JAW WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!
Persephone: Auburn then grabs her again and sends her toward the opposite side of the ring, building momentum, BEFORE RUSHING AT HER AGAIN- But thankfully, Saori has at least a few brain cells and manages to move out of the way just in time!
Rich Russillo: Auburn stumbles out of the corner as this gives Saori a chance to run to the ropes and back, BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING WITH A FRONT DROPKICK TO THE CHEST TO TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Thadd Blazevich: Saori is right back up to her feet, and you can tell she’s in control of this match and wants to make sure that it stays that way, dude! CARMEN GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE DIRECTLY TO SAORI AS SHE TURNS AROUND- BUT SAORI MANAGES TO BRING HER FOOT UP AND CONNECT WITH A BOOT DIRECTLY TO HER INJURED ARM THAT SENDS HER BACKWARD!
Persephone: Carmen stumbles back, trying to hold her ground, but you can see the pain written on her face right now as she tries to grit her teeth through it! She makes her way back toward Saori…
Rich Russillo: BUT SAORI GRABS HER AND TAKES HER DOWN TO THE GROUND, SPINNING HER DIRECTLY INTO A FUJIWARA ARMBAR!
Thadd Blazevich: Carmen is crying in agony right now as she tries to get herself out of the submission hold! But Saori is pulling back on that already hurt right arm and forcing her into an uncomfortable position! And that’s smart, look how close to the edge of the ring they are, she’s trying to force her to use her rope break!
Persephone: And Carmen is trying to twist her body out of it, but Saori grabs her by the head, beginning to elbow her repeatedly against the top of it and force her back down! And she’s quick to transition right back into the armbar and pry back! Just grab a hold of the ropes, bitch! Damn! Stop wasting our time!
Rich Russillo: AND THAT’S WHAT CARMEN DOES AS SHE REACHES OUT AND GRABS A HOLD OF THE BOTTOM ROPE! The referee quickly intervenes, and Carmen Sánchez has just used her first out of three rope breaks in this match!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE-
Thadd Blazevich: And Saori finally releases the submission! Using that full five count to keep it in for as long as she possibly could! And Carmen is continuing to clutch that arm in excruciating pain! Definitely not the situation that she wants to be in right now!
Persephone: Saori gets back up to her feet-
Rich Russillo: BUT AUBURN RUSHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING KNEE STRIKE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE!
Thadd Blazevich: Saori is taken down to the ground, and Auburn quickly grabs a hold of her and THROWS her directly into the corner! And she’s wasting absolutely zero time beginning to barrage her with multiple forearm strikes directly to the face!
Persephone: Auburn now grabs a hold of Saori and lifts her up, managing to use some absolutely unreal strength right now from a very small girl to turn the Champion upside down into a tree of woe position! And now Auburn turns around and rushes toward the opposite side of the ring, beginning to set her up!
Rich Russillo: AS SHE GOES FULL SPEED TOWARD HER, LEAPING INTO THE AIR FOR THE SHOTGUN DROPKICK! ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT WITH CLOCKWORK ANGEL-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CARMEN HAS MANAGED TO RECOVER! SHE SPINS AROUND AND CONNECTS WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK DIRECTLY TO THE FACE WHICH TAKES AUBURN DOWN TO THE GROUND! Saori is struggling to escape out of the Tree of Woe position, but Carmen doesn’t care! She turns around and begins to make her way to the top rope! OH MY GOD!
Persephone: LEAPING OFF AND GOING FOR A COAST-TO-COAST DROPKICK DIRECTLY TO THE CHEST OF SAORI AIZEN ACROSS THE RING! WHAT A STELLAR MOVE BY CARMEN SÁNCHEZ TO COMPLETELY WIPE OUT THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!
Rich Russillo: Carmen is back up to her feet, as she has her eyes on Auburn who is trying her best to recover! Carmen Sánchez has come back into this match in a big way and she’s looking to make sure that she has the momentum going forward! As she rushes toward the ropes, looking to set her up!
Thadd Blazevich: BEFORE LEAPING ONTO THE ROPES! GOING FOR A SPRINGBOARD POISONRANA TO TAKE DOWN AUBURN WARE!
Persephone: BUT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN! Auburn manages to keep her on her shoulders! Carmen is struggling, trying to drive punches down onto the top of her head, but Auburn is refusing as she begins to bring her toward the center of the ring!
Rich Russillo: DROPPING HER DOWN AND LIFTING HER INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX THAT DROPS CARMEN DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO HER HEAD! SHE BRIDGES THE PIN AS THE REFEREE SLIDES DOWN FOR THE COUNT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT CARMEN MANAGES TO KICK OUT AT TWO! Auburn doesn’t look too happy right now with how this match has gone, but she knows that she can’t let it get the better of her. Because if her rage overtakes her, bro… then this match is going to fall completely out of her hands.
Persephone: I sure hope it does. We’re reaching the boring phase of this match, if this little girl snaps and shows some blood, then maybe I’ll find myself having a little more interest in this match.
Rich Russillo: Auburn begins to make her way back up to her feet-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT FROM BEHIND! SAORI SLIPS IN AND CONNECTS WITH A CHOP BLOCK DIRECTLY TO THE BACK OF THE KNEE! Auburn clutches her leg as she drops down to the ground, and now Saori is looking to take advantage of the situation!
Persephone: AS SHE GRAPEVINES AROUND THE LEGS AND LOCKS IN A KNEEBAR! AUBURN IS SCREAMING IN PAIN AS SHE’S FLAILING HER ARMS AROUND! DOING WHATEVER SHE CAN RIGHT NOW TO TRY AND ESCAPE OUT OF THIS, BUT SAORI IS REFUSING TO GIVE HER ANY SORT OF ROOM RIGHT NOW!
Rich Russillo: SHE’S USING HER BOOT AND BEGINNING TO NAIL HER WITH REPEATED SHOTS TO THE KNEECAP! AUBURN IS CRYING IN AGONY AND SHE DOESN’T REALLY HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE HERE!
Thadd Blazevich: AS SHE REACHES OUT AND GRABS A HOLD OF THE BOTTOM ROPE! FORCING AUBURN’S FIRST ROPE BREAK!
(Saori releases the hold, rolling backward as she bears a look of satisfaction on her face, seeing the situation and managing to take advantage of it at the best moment. Meanwhile, Auburn clutches her knee, slamming the mat in anger, pissed off that she let that happen to her… along with the fact that it happened courtesy of Saori Aizen.)
Persephone: Auburn rolls out onto the apron, and that’s not particularly the place that you want to be, but what do I know? Saori is quick to make her way out herself, as she grabs a hold of her and brings her up, before beginning to repeatedly strike her against the back of her head! Trying to weaken her for a big move here! One that might very well take her out of the match if she’s not careful!
Rich Russillo: Saori now grabs her by the head, as she begins to set her up here! SHE’S TRYING TO GO FOR AN APRON DDT TO SPIKE HER HEAD DOWN ONTO THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING!
Thadd Blazevich: BUT AUBURN FIGHTS BACK! SHE RUNS SAORI FORWARD AND RAMS HER SPINEFIRST AGAINST THE RINGPOST! Saori clutches her back in pain, and this is the perfect opportunity for Auburn Ware to take advantage here, bro! Saori better watch out!
(THUD!)
Persephone: AS AUBURN LIFTS HER UP AND DROPS HER DOWN ONTO THE APRON WITH A HUGE FISHERMAN’S BUSTER! BOTH OF THEM TUMBLE DOWN OFF OF THE APRON AND LAND HARD ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! AND WHAT A DISPLAY BEING SHOWN HERE BY ALL THREE OF THESE COMPETITORS!
(The crowd in Canada tonight erupts into thunderous cheers. Auburn and Saori are splayed out on the ringside area, trying her best to recover back up to her feet, but it’s clear the two of them are struggling right now, especially after everything that they’ve already been through in this match. The referee is checking on the two of them, and as he does, both of them are beginning to slowly recover.)
Rich Russillo: Saori and Auburn are both beginning to recover, and I think they realize just how crucial this match has become right now! They’re approaching each other, looking to get back into the action…
Thadd Blazevich: WATCH OUT, BRO!
Persephone: CARMEN LEAPS OVER THE ROPES AND TAKES OUT BOTH OF THEM WITH A BEAUTIFUL TOPE CON HILO! WHAT A MOVE TO WIPE OUT BOTH OF HER OPPONENTS IN THIS MATCH!
Rich Russillo: Carmen is right back up to her feet, climbing up onto the apron and hyping herself up as the crowd erupts into thunderous cheers. But she knows at the same time that this is the perfect opportunity, and this is something that she’s going to have to seize quickly!
Thadd Blazevich: Carmen quickly makes her way over, grabbing a hold of Auburn and bringing her back up before rolling her back into the ring. Auburn is hurt as she staggers back up, trying her best to recover, but she doesn’t realize that Carmen is lurking! Looking to take advantage of this! SHE RUSHES TOWARD THE CORNER!
Persephone: AS SHE LEAPS UP AND FLIPS OVER FOR GASOLINA!
(…)
Rich Russillo: AND IT CONNECTS! CARMEN FLIPS OVER AND TAKES HER DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH THE SOMERSAULT CUTTER! AND SHE IS QUICKLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS AS SHE ROLLS AUBURN ONTO HER BACK! HOOKING THE LEG AND GOING FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT!
Thadd Blazevich: WE’RE GOING TO SEE A NEW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION, BRO!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRR-
Persephone: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: AUBURN MANAGES TO BARELY SHOOT THE SHOULDER UP! She barely manages to get herself out of this, as she saves her chances in this Specialists Championship match!
(Carmen has to calm herself, realizing just how close she was to winning this match, but unfortunately it just ended up not being the case. She begins to slowly make her way back up to her feet, processing in her mind what to do next.)
Thadd Blazevich: Auburn is beginning to come to her senses, slowly crawling toward the ropes and clutching a hold of them, using them to slowly make her way back up to her feet, but Carmen is not going to let her go unscathed! She turns around and runs toward the opposite side of the ring!
Persephone: GOING FOR THE TIGER FEINT KICK! TRYING TO SET UP FOR LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA!
Rich Russillo: BUT AUBURN MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE LEG JUST IN TIME! The move doesn’t connect, and Auburn is quick to snatch her ankle and begin to bring her toward the center of the ring! BEFORE TAKING HER DOWN WITH A DRAGON SCREW!
Thadd Blazevich: And we know what’s beginning to happen here! She’s beginning to set Carmen up! AND SHE DOES! SHE TRANSITIONS DIRECTLY INTO HEART BONES! THE CLOVERLEAF IS LOCKED IN, AND CARMEN IS SCREAMING IN PAIN! SHE’S SCRATCHING AT THE CANVAS AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT SHE POSSIBLY CAN TO TRY AND GET HERSELF OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT, BUT AUBURN HAS THE HOLD LOCKED IN TIGHT!
Persephone: CARMEN KNOWS THAT THE ROPE BREAKS ARE VALUABLE IN A MATCH LIKE THIS! BUT AUBURN HAS HER TRAPPED! AND SHE’S TRYING EVERYTHING TO ESCAPE! SHE’S PRESSING HER HANDS AGAINST THE CANVAS! TRYING TO TURN HERSELF OVER TO GET OUT OF THIS! BUT SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHOICE!
(…)
Rich Russillo: AS CARMEN IS FORCED TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE ROPES! THAT’S HER SECOND ROPE BREAK!
Thadd Blazevich: WAIT! NO SHE DIDN’T DO THAT VOLUNTARILY BRO! LOOK!
Persephone: SAORI GRABBED A HOLD OF CARMEN’S HAND FROM THE OUTSIDE AND PULLED HER TOWARD THE ROPES, FORCING HER TO CLUTCH ON FOR STABILITY! THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION JUST SNEAKILY TOOK AWAY ANOTHER LIFELINE FROM HER OPPONENT!
Rich Russillo: Auburn still has the hold locked in, and I don’t think she realizes what happened, but Carmen does have a hold of the ropes and the referee is trying to force Auburn to let go of the hold! But look! Saori is climbing up onto the apron!
Thadd Blazevich: AS SHE LAUNCHES OFF AND CONNECTS WITH A SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK DIRECTLY TO THE BACK OF AUBURN WARE TO TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND! AND NOW SHE GRABS A HOLD OF AUBURN! SHE’S TRYING TO SET HER UP!
Persephone: SHE’S LOOKING TO LOCK IN COFFIN OF THE IRON MOUNTAIN! THE OMOPLATA CROSSFACE! SHE’S TRYING TO CINCH IT IN!
Rich Russillo: BUT AUBURN IS TRYING TO SQUIRM OUT OF IT AS BEST AS SHE CAN! SHE’S DOING WHATEVER SHE CAN TO ESCAPE RIGHT NOW, BUT SAORI IS PERSISTENT! SHE GRABS A HOLD OF HER BY THE HEAD AND BEGINS TO DRIVE HER KNEE DIRECTLY INTO THE FACE OF AUBURN!
Thadd Blazevich: OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS AUBURN CONTINUES TO GROW WEAK! AND SAORI HAS SOFTENED HER UP ENOUGH THAT SHE’S ABLE TO TRANSITION THROUGH! AND SHE’S LOOKING TO LOCK IN THE CROSSFACE ONCE MORE!
Persephone: BUT AUBURN INSTINCTIVELY GRABS A HOLD OF THE BOTTOM ROPE AND FORCES THE REFEREE TO INTERVENE AND BREAK THEM UP! SHE USES HER SECOND ROPE BREAK TO GET OUT OF THAT SITUATION! AND THAT WAS SMART, BECAUSE IT MIGHT’VE BEEN WRAPS FOR HER IF SHE LET HER FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT!
Rich Russillo: But once again, Auburn is not entirely happy that she just had to do that. Saori has certainly done a good job grinding her gears so far, and if she continues to do this, then I’m not entirely certain how this is going to continue to pan out for her!
Thadd Blazevich: Saori doesn’t look too happy that she wasn’t able to lock in that submission hold, but I’m sure that she’s going to get more than enough chances going forward to be able to capitalize on a situation like this. But I think her mind is beginning to race, as she turns around and makes her way toward the corner, looking to go for a top rope move perhaps-
Persephone: WAIT! CARMEN FROM BEHIND! SHE JUST SNUCK UP BEHIND SAORI AND TOOK HER DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Rich Russillo: BEFORE ROLLING HER UP INTO LA MAGISTRAL! A PIN ATTEMPT BY CARMEN RIGHT HERE TO TRY AND STEAL THIS VICTORY FROM SAORI!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTH-
Thadd Blazevich: BUT SAORI IS BARELY ABLE TO KICK OUT JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME! Both of them quickly scramble up to their feet-
Persephone: BUT IT’S CARMEN WHO MANAGES TO BRING HER LEG UP AND CONNECT WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK DIRECTLY TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! She then turns around and runs toward the opposite side of the ring, BEFORE SETTING HER UP AS SHE TRIES TO ATTEMPT A WHEELBARREL BULLDOG!
Rich Russillo: But Saori is barely able to keep her up! She lifts her up into the air as she tries to dump her out over the top rope! But Carmen manages to land on the apron just in the nick of time! She turns around as she connects with a forearm directly to the face of Saori! She then begins to scale up to the top rope! She positions herself!
Thadd Blazevich: NO! SAORI COMES IN AND CONNECTS WITH A KICK DIRECTLY TO THE FACE TO STUN HER! She grabs a hold of the ropes, AS SHE LAUNCHES HERSELF ONTO THEM AND SPRINGS ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF CARMEN! TRYING TO TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH AN AVALANCHE FRANKENSTEINER!
Persephone: NO! WAIT! CARMEN MANAGES TO FLIP OVER AND LAND ON HER FEET ON THE CANVAS! SAORI TURNS AROUND, UNKNOWING OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED!
Rich Russillo: AS CARMEN FLIPS OVER AND TAKES HER DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH TROMPO! THE TWISTING RUNNING CROSSBODY COMPLETELY WIPES OUT THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! AND WHAT A MOVE BY THE CHALLENGER TO GET HERSELF BACK INTO THIS MATCH!
Thadd Blazevich: Auburn is beginning to stagger up now and Carmen realizes it! She quickly rushes toward the corner as she has her eyes set!
Persephone: GOING FOR A SECOND GASOLINA TO TRY AND TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Rich Russillo: NO! BUT THIS TIME AUBURN MANAGES TO SEE IT COMING! SHE RUNS UP BEHIND HER AND SHOVES HER FORWARD! SENDING CARMEN TUMBLING OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND DOWN HARD ONTO THE RINGSIDE AREA!
Thadd Blazevich: Auburn is barely able to escape that situation as she doesn’t waste any time here! She quickly makes her way over to Saori who is trying to recover up to her feet after she got taken down to the ground by Carmen. AND AUBURN GRABS HER BY THE WAIST AS SHE LIFTS HER UP AND TRIES TO TAKE HER DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX-
Persephone: BUT SAORI MANAGES TO LAND ON HER FEET! AUBURN QUICKLY SCRAMBLES UP AS SHE TRIES TO COME TO HER SENSES-
Rich Russillo: BUT SAORI LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND HER NECK! AND SHE HAS A GUILLOTINE CHOKE LOCKED IN! AUBURN IS WAVING HER HANDS AROUND! DOING WHATEVER SHE CAN RIGHT NOW TO TRY AND GET HERSELF OUT OF THIS! SAORI IS DOING WHATEVER SHE POSSIBLY CAN RIGHT NOW TO TRY AND TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND, BUT AUBURN IS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP HERSELF UP ON A VERTICAL BASE!
Thadd Blazevich: Look at the strength of Auburn Ware right now! She positions herself and aims toward the corner, and she’s looking to make sure that Saori releases this hold before things get dire for her! SHE’S ABOUT TO RAM HER INTO THE CORNER!
(But while she’s suspended in the air, Saori manages to subtly shift her body weight and kick her legs out. Auburn begins to stumble off balance…)
Persephone: BUT SAORI REARS BOTH OF THEM TO THE LEFT AS BOTH OF THEM FALL AGAINST THE ROPES! AUBURN IS ABOUT TO TIP OVER!
Rich Russillo: BUT AUBURN THROWS HER ARMS OUT INSTINCTIVELY TO BRACE HERSELF AS SHE GRABS A HOLD OF THE TOP ROPE! BUT WAIT!
Thadd Blazevich: THAT’S A ROPE BREAK, BRO!
(Saori immediately crumbles off of Auburn and down to the ground in exhaustion, as Auburn looks completely bewildered. She is shouting at the referee, trying to convince her that it wasn’t a rope break, but deep down, she knows that it was, and deep down, she knows that Saori Aizen has managed to outsmart her again… again… again… again…)
(Fuck.)
(Focus.)
Persephone: Auburn is done bitching and moaning as she turns around-
Rich Russillo: BUT SAORI GRABS HER AND TURNS HER UPSIDE DOWN! WATCH OUT!
Thadd Blazevich: CLOSING FRANTICA CONNECTS! THE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER SPIKES AUBURN WARE DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF HER HEAD! AND SHE ISN’T DONE! SHE’S SETTING HER UP!
Persephone: TRANSITIONING RIGHT INTO COFFIN OF THE IRON MOUNTAIN! YES! TAP THAT BITCH OUT!
Rich Russillo: AUBURN ALREADY HAS A FIRM GRIP ON THE BOTTOM ROPE, BUT THE REFEREE ISN’T BUDGING! SHE ALREADY EXERTED ALL THREE OF HER ROPE BREAKS! AND NOW SHE HAS HER BACK AGAINST THE WALL NOW AS SAORI PULLS BACK ON HER HEAD! TRYING TO FORCE HER TO TAP OUT!
Thadd Blazevich: AND SHE LOOKS TO FURTHER SET IT IN AS SHE ROLLS HERSELF BACKWARD AND LOCKS THE SUBMISSION IN AT THE DEAD CENTER OF THE RING! AUBURN IS FLAILING HER ARMS AROUND! AND SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHOICE HERE! THIS MIGHT BE THE END OF THE MATCH AS WE KNOW IT!
Persephone: SHE MIGHT ACTUALLY TAP OUT! WOW!
(…)
(…)
(…)
Rich Russillo: CARMEN SÁNCHEZ LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND BREAKS UP THE SUBMISSION ATTEMPT WITH A FROG SPLASH!
Thadd Blazevich: CARMEN LANDS RIGHT ON THE CHEST OF SAORI AS SHE STRUGGLES TO BREATHE, LETTING GO OF THE SUBMISSION AND FALLING AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE RING! AND I THINK WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHE’S ABOUT TO GO FOR HERE! CARMEN TURNS AROUND AND RUNS TOWARD THE ROPES!
Persephone: BEFORE SPINNING AROUND AND CONNECTING WITH THE TIGER FEINT KICK DIRECTLY TO THE FACE OF SAORI AIZEN! THE CHAMPION FALLS BACKWARD AGAINST THE RING AS CARMEN QUICKLY SLITHERS ONTO THE APRON! SETTING HER UP! No way…
Rich Russillo: LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA CONNECTS! THE SPRINGBOARD STOMP CAVES THE CHEST IN OF SAORI AIZEN! AND CARMEN IS WASTING NO TIME HOOKING THE LEG AND GOING FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT HERE! NEW CHAMPION! NEW CHAMPION!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTTWWWWWOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(…)
(…)
(…)
Thadd Blazevich: BUT AUBURN MANAGES TO LEAP FORWARD AND BREAK UP THE PIN ATTEMPT JUST IN TIME! SHE MANAGES TO COME TO HER SENSES BARELY ENOUGH TO SAVE HER CHANCES OF BECOMING THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! AND THIS HIGHLY CONTESTED MATCH CONTINUES HERE TONIGHT AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Persephone: Carmen is trying to push herself away as she stumbles toward the ropes, trying to catch herself-
Rich Russillo: BUT AUBURN MANAGES TO RUN FORWARD AND CONNECT WITH A HIGH KNEE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! CARMEN IS SENT OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING! AND NOW AUBURN WARE IS LOOKING TO CAPITALIZE!
(Auburn has her eyes completely focused on Carmen, as she looks to set her up for something here. But as her eyes wander…)
Saori Aizen: -# (Off-Mic) What are you looking at…?
(Saori begins to chuckle, bringing herself up to a knee as she looks up to the sky, exhaling.)
Saori Aizen: (Off-Mic) Is this your truest desire, Auburn…? To finish me off… right here… in this ring…? It’s too late… I’ve already won… I’ve already won…
(Auburn begins to shake with rage, clenching her fist.)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) Shut the fuck up…
Saori Aizen: (Off-Mic) Make me, Auburn… Make me… You lost everything… You lost your title… you lost your sanity… you lost… you lost…
(Saori is unable to contain herself, beginning to laugh maniacally as she buries her face in her hands.)
Saori Aizen: (Off-Mic) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU LOST DAMON!
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) SHUT UP!
Saori Aizen: (Off-Mic) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: AUBURN CRACKS SAORI RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE WITH A RIGHT HAND TO THE FACE!
Thadd Blazevich: THE REFEREE IS COMING INTO GIVE HER A VERBAL WARNING FOR THE CLOSED FIST PUNCH-
Persephone: BUT AUBURN TURNS AROUND AND SHOVES THAT MOTHERFUCKER AWAY!
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF OF ME OR I SWEAR TO MOTHERFUCKING GOD I’LL RIP YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR FUCKING SHOULDERS!
Referee: (Off-Mic) :whoa: mb.
Rich Russillo: AUBURN LUNGES ON TOP OF SAORI! AND SHE WASTES NO TIME! BEGINNING TO BARRAGE HER WITH A FLURRY OF PUNCHES DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! LEFTS AND RIGHTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
(Auburn cries in pure, unbridled rage as she continues to slam fists repeatedly into the face of Saori. A large gash appears on the forehead of the Specialists Champion as blood begins to pour thanks to Auburn’s bloody knuckles caving into her repeatedly.)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) FUCK YOU!
(Over.)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) FUCK YOU!
(And over.)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) FUCK YOU!
(And over.)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) FUCK YOU!
(And over.)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) FUCK YOU!
(And over…)
Auburn Ware: (Off-Mic) FUCK YOU!
(-# And over…)
(Until it all goes black.)
(Auburn’s movements begin to slow, as she becomes so overcome with emotion… that she nearly overexerts herself and completely passes out. Blood has completely smeared her face and her hands completely covered with Saori’s blood, as she nearly teeters over…)
(But she manages to just barely snap herself out of it. She keeps herself up as she shakes her head repeatedly, trying to force herself back to consciousness.)
(Too late.)
(Shit.)
Thadd Blazevich: SAORI GRABS A HOLD OF AUBURN AND PULLS HER INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE PIN! SAORI ROLLS HER UP AKIN TO FIGHTING SPIRIT! SHE’S TRYING TO STEAL THE VICTORY!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(…)
Persephone: BUT AUBURN MANAGES TO KICK OUT! REAL BIG FUCKING MISTAKE THERE!
(Saori completely collapses down to the ground in exhaustion, covered in her own blood, as Auburn stumbles up to her feet, too shaken up to try and come to her senses right now. She tries to make her way toward the center of the ring and away from Saori.)
(Fuck.)
Rich Russillo: # GASOLINA!
Thadd Blazevich: SOMERSAULT INVERTED CUTTER CONNECTS ON AUBURN AND COMPLETELY WIPES HER OUT! AND CARMEN JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THAT MOVE!
Persephone: AUBURN IS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT! AND CARMEN QUICKLY HOOKS THE LEG AND GOES FOR THE PIN!
(Fuck.)
Rich Russillo: NO! WAIT!
Thadd Blazevich: SAORI AIZEN BARELY STUMBLES UP AND SHOVES CARMEN AWAY! SHE’S SENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING!
Persephone: AND SAORI THROWS HERSELF ON TOP OF AUBURN INSTEAD FOR THE PIN!
(Fuck.)
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTTWWWWWOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: CARMEN HAS STUMBLED UP AS SHE QUICKLY STUMBLES UP TO HER FEET! TRYING TO BREAK UP THE PIN!
TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
(…)
(…)
(…)
(Fuck.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Let Me Hear’ begins to play up once more as the crowd begins to erupt into thunderous boos. Saori Aizen is seen slowly pulling herself off of the body of Auburn Ware as she gingerly begins to make her way back up to her feet. The referee haphazardly makes his way over, checking on her considering her face is covered in blood at this point, but Saori doesn’t really care, she shoves him away and snatches a hold of her title, taking it and raising it high into the air.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… AND STILL!!!!!!!! EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! SAORIIIIII AIIIIIZENNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thadd Blazevich: Wow, bro. I mean, what can you even say about that match?
Persephone: Completely fucking unnecessary crashout.
Rich Russillo: But can you really blame Auburn Ware for that happening? Saori was pushing her buttons the entire match, and she let it get the better of her. She got compromised by Carmen, and it allowed Saori to take advantage and reap the benefits, and now she gets the opportunity to walk into the next season with the title raised high into the air.
Thadd Blazevich: And that certainly has to eat Carmen alive to know that she’s gotten this far just to have the floor ripped out from under her, but at the same time, we also know that this is far from the end when it comes to her and her Championship desires. As for Auburn… well… I just hope she’s okay?
Persephone: Yeah, I guess you’re putting it lightly.
(As Saori continues to celebrate inside of the ring, Auburn has managed to roll herself to the outside. She leaned against one of the barricades, watching as she celebrated with the title that she felt should’ve never left her…)
(It certainly does not help what happens next.)
(As Saori turns, a smile creeps up onto her face… as Damon Lazarus enters into the ring.)
Persephone: Ugh. This old fucking man that everyone seems attracted to for some reason.
(Damon approaches her with a calm smile on his face, as Saori immediately runs up to him and brings him into a big embrace, knowing full and well that Auburn is watching on the outside. They share a kiss right at the center of the ring in what is a massive Pain For Pride moment.)
(Fuck.)
(Fuck.)
(Fuck.)
(Auburn buries her face in her hands.)
(She screams.)
(But she knows nobody can hear.)
(Nobody cares.)
(Nobody cares.)
(The last shot seen is Saori raising her title up into the air while Damon has his arm wrapped around her, all the while, Pain For Pride begins to fade out to elsewhere.)
(The graphic for the final match of Pain for Pride can be seen on the tron.)
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(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The following main event contest… IS FOR THE EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(The Stadium goes dark….)
(A woman’s voice speaks, narrating a story while some soft music plays. On the Tron we see the silhouette of a woman walking slowly toward the screen.)
Narrator: There once was a little girl named Siobhan Vladislav. She was never told bedtime stories, only how to survive the cruel, and cold calculating world that looked down on her and family. While other children wished upon stars, she wished for silence because it meant no screaming. No ridicule. No pity. No hands reaching for her. The world taught her a simple lesson before she ever became a woman.
Narrator: Mercy belongs to the privileged. Pain belongs to everyone else. So, she made a promise. One day the suffering would belong to someone else. That little girl buried her tears beneath cruelness and created something far more sinister. She fashioned a name from Roman mythology; the goddess of wisdom twisted into something infernal.
Narrator: Minerva.
(The crowd starts to scream in reaction, many boo but others cheer at the Hall of Famer’s name and what she has done. Suddenly a light shines a spotlight on a vulture at the top of the rafters.)
Narrator: She did not enter Elite Answers Wrestling to inspire. She didn’t come to make friends or sought out seeking acceptance. Minerva came to leave fingerprints around the throats of an entire generation. Every championship, war declaration, it didn’t matter, the pints of blood spilled upon these canvases became another page in her scripture.
(Suddenly eight knights dressed in old Romanian Blood Armor, each of them holding a stake and a body on them much like Vlad The Impaler would torture and kill their victims. All of them had a different body of it, they were props of course but each represented those that had fallen to her at this very Even Pain For Pride. The last was empty as they walked down the rampway and stood four across from one another.)
Narrator: The more they tried to break her, the stronger she became. She was branded, abandoned, betrayed. They burned her alive in every conceivable way and yet every wound simply became another layer of armor. Until Minerva forgot who she was. The cheers became intoxicating and the applause comforting. Siobhan allowed strangers to determine whether she was righteous or wicked. Smiling when they demanded it. Forgave when they expected it. She became the hero they wanted……instead of the monster she was born to be.
(As the Tron shows the silhouette still walking holding a rose, the Knights position themselves, and a hooded Romany decked out in jewels walks out, extending her arm as the Vulture flies and lands on it.)
Narrator: Then New Eden fell. The empire collapsed beneath its own hubris. Brotherhoods gone. Love became abandonment and the fires consumed everything. They believed Minerva died in those flames, but they were wrong. Fire does not destroy something that was forged within it, instead purifies. When the kingdom burned to ash…Siobhan Vladislav found what she had buried beneath the rubble.
(“Ashes of Eden” by Breaking Benjamin starts to play throughout the Centre when suddenly ash starts to fall from the rafters on top of the fans, they look around as ashes are starting to cover them.)
Narrator: Not hope, redemption or forgiveness. She found the REAL Minerva.. The woman who stopped asking permission and changed the script. The unapologetic and the one who remembered the promise she made as a frightened little girl. To make the lives of others a living hell.
(The silhouette of Minerva finally gets to the Tron and shows her devilish face.)
Narrator: And now she walks into the Pain For Pride’s Main Event of Night One with one final objective, not to merely become Universal Women’s Champion or to even defeat Milli Banks, those conclusions were always inevitable. She is here to prove that no matter how brightly a star shines, eventually…. The Ash covers everything. As the heavens begin to weep cinder, the ashes of Eden fall once more.
(The ashes continue to fall while the song plays and then without warning.)
BOOM!!!!!
(A huge explosion in the entrance way as fire starts to burn on the stage, and liner of the entrance way lights on fire. The fans look on in awe; others cheer and many boo but the entrance is so cool when a circle of fire forms on the stage. “Blood Milk, & Sky” by White Zombie replaces “Ashes of Eden” as the reaction gets louder. The red Blood Armored Knights stand with their spikes, on them are replicas of the fallen from all her Pain For Pride’s but there is one empty, meant for Milli Banks.)
Stew-O: THIS IS ONE OF THE SICKEST AND MOST AMAZING ENTRANCES WE HAVE SEEN IN THE EAW AND PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Jakle Mercer: I LOVED THIS WOMAN WHEN SHE WAS ON DYNASTY AND I LOVE HER NOW! LOOK AT THE RING OF FIRE!
(Slowly from the ring of fire emerges Minerva. She is dressed in all red blood armor Romany gear like Vlad The Impaler and Dracula. Standing by her side are Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes both now in black after their match earlier without the titles they lost but it doesn’t matter. ToXXXin stands strong.)
Flannery McCoy: There is ToXXXin and look at Minerva’s outfit! She is decked out in blood armor style inspired gear!
(ToXXXin stand the ring of fire for a moment before they all step out. All three stand on stage as the fires keep burning in the entranceway and Minerva stands there holding a rose in one hand and a torch in the other. She then spreads out her arms….)
(Dragon Wings Form and extend across as the crowd explodes in cheers. The camera flashes go off as Minerva then pulls the torch toward her mouth and blows FIRE from her mouth.)
Jake Mercer: THE FIRE BREATHING DEVIL IS HERE! MINERVA HAS ARRIVED AND AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN HER AND MILLI THESE PAST FEW WEEKS! SHE LOOKS READY TO KILL SOMEONE!
Stew-O: I AM DEAFLY AFRAID FOR MILLI BANKS FOR ONE REASON; SHE PUSHED MINERVA TO THE BRINK AFTER THE CAR HIT AND RUN! MANY DON’T THINK MINERVA DESERVED THAT AND MANY DO AFTER WHAT SHE DID,. BUT THE IRE OF HER BROUGHT HARM TO MILLI’S SISTER!
(The Blood Armored Nights start to chant in Romany holding up the spikes with the “bodies” on them and cross it across the entrance as Minerva looks at Daniella and Selina, nodding as they all fist bump. They watch from the stage as Minerva slowly walks to the ring. Wings spread out as she walks through her guard and gets to the ring, where she drops the wings and then climbs to the top rope and points the blood rose at the fans, just then she holds her neck…..)
Flannery McCoy: SHE JUST SPRAYED A RED MIST AND IT IS DRIPPING FROM HER MOUTH LIKE BLOOD.
(Minerva drops down and takes off her hat and glasses, jacket and gear, then turns and stares with her red eyes right at the crowd as she sits in the corner with that red liquid dripping from her mouth, she then smiles.)
Stew-O: This is a very scary woman, and many will wonder why Milli Banks didn’t kill her in that parking lot.
Jake Mercer: Because Milli is afraid of Minerva! She tried to do everything within her power to not have this match happen! Look how many times she tried to take her down and while Minerva may not be at 100%, she sure looks it and let me tell you, a 50% Minerva can still beat anyone!
Flannery McCoy: We were there at Kingdom, we saw it then, but this time Hikari Kanno is not a factor, we are going to see who is the best tonight!
(Minerva’s red eyes just glare at the entranceway waiting for Milli Banks to come out.)
(‘Wipe Yo Nose’ by slayr can be heard throughout the speakers now as the audience responds immensely to the arrival of the Universal Women’s Champion herself. Milli Banks emerges from the back with the title wrapped around her waist, and her attire is especially allocated for the spectacle of Pain for Pride—sporting the colors specifically patterned to that of the New York Knicks, as the prominent blue & orange is immediately recognizable, with the number ‘11’ etched within the back of her attire in kind. She sports a focused expression while resting a palm over her championship & walking down the ramp.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING THE CHAMPION! From Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 142 pounds…SHE IS THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION… ‘THE SUPERNOVA’, MILLIIIIIIIIIII BANKS!!!
Stew-O: And here is the champion herself! Milli Banks has been able to push the pace, and all the while surpassing every challenge that’s been set in her path & finally leading her to this moment of Pain for Pride! Tonight is another crucial defense for her second reign, one where her opponent is absolutely dangerous & looking to return the payback forward much like she will as well!
Jake Mercer: This is a match that truly can worry anybody for the potential strife they’re willing to inflict upon each other, we’ve already seen what they’re willing to do to one another with how drive-bys & families getting got’ have gone down! I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna see two elitists ready to do whatever it takes tonight, and it’s all for the Universal Women’s Championship! A HELL OF A MAIN EVENT WE HAVE FOR NIGHT ONE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: AND HERE. WE. GO. MILLI BANKS. MINERVA. FOR THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP!
Flannery McCoy: AS MINERVA MARCHES FORWARD—ONLY FOR A SHOTGUN DROPKICK SPRAWLING TOWARD HER FROM MILLI SENDS HER INTO THE CORNER!!! Milli is now rushing back upward and immediately pouncing onto Minerva, as she’s not relenting back! Minerva is covering up as Milli is sending every single strike sprawling forward!! The referee is now counting down, as Milli is just unchained at this rate with how deeply rooted all of this hatred runs between the both of them! The referee is getting dangerously close to that five count, with Milli not allowing for any room here as she’s just running with all of this! Even shooting a brief glare at the referee, who has to understand that this match WILL NOT be able to follow the traditional rulebook due to how personal all of this has become!
Jake Mercer: And the ref’ seems to understand that! He’s letting this move ahead as the heated encounter that can’t be regulated under any safe regard–WHICH ALLOWS MINERVA TO IMMEDIATELY FIRE BACK WITH A BACK ELBOW!! Milli is staggered very briefly as Minerva is now tossing the champ’ into the corner and firing off!! The rights & lefts are pressing forward while Milli is trying to cover up in her own right, refusing to be brought down despite the heated nature of this encounter! Minerva’s own eyes are widened as she’s refusing to restrain herself, continuing to apply all of the offense in the world as now there’s no need to worry about any count from the referee!!! The Grand Rampage Winner is looking to break through Milli’s guard, no matter what it could possibly take to do so!
Stew-O: ‘TILL MILLI SENDS FIRE WITH A KNEE ACROSS THE ABDOMEN! An increasingly stiff knee at that which causes Minerva to drop down to a knee of her own, as Milli’s now able to spring forth more effectively–BEFORE POUNCING ONTO MINERVA WITH AN IMMENSE LOU-THESZ AS SHE’S MOUNTED OVER HER! THE PUNCHES ARE RAINING DOWN AS THE ANGER IS ABSOLUTELY RESURFACING FAR MORE HERE!! The lefts are being planted downward with as much accuracy as possible to break through Minerva’s guard from up top! Milli’s incensed here through all of the emotions that she could possibly feel, as there’s nothing stopping her from continuing to lay down all of the pressure needed in this match in order to make Minerva pay to the utmost degree for harming her own family!
Flannery McCoy: BUT MINERVA SHIFTS MILLI AROUND AND IS ABLE TO MOUNT HERSELF OVER HER NOW!!! The Black Rose rains down all of the rights that she possibly can onto Milli as she finds herself covering up for her own wellbeing, the referee can only look on as these two women are surely not gonna refrain from whatever is necessary in order to not just walk away intact, but to also make claim of the championship that became the cornerstone for all of this hatred!! Minerva is refusing to slow herself down—before Milli curls up and SENDS A SWIFT BOOT UP INTO MINERVA’S JAW!!! Minerva is forced to pull herself back as Milli is now getting herself up, and she’s rushing back toward the challenger with amplified quickness as she seeks out a SPINNING BACK ELBOW—
Jake Mercer: MINERVA DUCKS UNDER–AND SENDS A STAGGERING FOREARM ACROSS THE JAW OF MILLI BANKS!!! She put all of her power into that forearm and Milli STILL ain’t dropping down to the canvas after that!! She’s got a palm across her own jaw as she’s just shaking her head, visibly rattled but still kickin’ as she knows she can’t let herself be outmatched right here! Not right now!! She’s getting herself up, and Minerva is glaring back over to her as she doesn’t seem all too interested in allowing her the time of day to recover, LOOKING FOR A PROPER RETURN WITH A SWIFT LARIAT!!!
Stew-O: MILLI BOOTS HER ARM AWAY! Minerva immediately turns with the kick of her arm back toward Milli as she looks to follow up with an elbow–BUT MILLI SENDS A BLISTERING BACK ELBOW ACROSS THE TEMPLE OF MINERVA TO SUPPRESS HER FURTHER!!! Minerva is dazed beyond belief as she now finds herself shaking her own head, all of that frustration bubbling to the surface while Milli is shaking her own arm after the force that it took to send that pressure forward! You can already see the red that’s beginning to sprawl across their skin respectively, these strikes are being delivered with all of the strength that these two can possibly give on this stage! They are delivering each & every single blow as if they have nothing to lose! Minerva is now nodding to herself, as a slight grin begins to surface!!
Flannery McCoy: BEFORE SENDING A ROLLING ELBOW THAT KNOCKS MILLI BACKWARD WITH AUTHORITY!!! Milli staggers back into the ropes, left in a daze as the elbow has caused a sense of dizziness to sprawl into her own head afterward! Minerva placed immense pressure behind that elbow as well, as Mill is using the ropes to rebound forward while Minerva is standing herself upward–WHICH ALLOWS FOR A STUNNING SUPERKICK TO CATCH MINERVA ACROSS THE JAW COMPLETELY!!! Minerva is rattled for herself right now as she is now finding herself motioning backward, with Milli briefly dropping to a knee after sending the superkick forward! Minerva’s rebounding away from the ropes, back toward Milli Banks who’s now standing herself up MUCH TOO SOON—
Jake Mercer: AS THE CLOTHESLINE FROM MINERVA CAUSES MILLI TO FALL BACK AGAINST THE CANVAS!!!! Minerva applied all of her own energy in delirium to send that arm smacking itself across Milli in order to put her back down!! These two have been applying incredible pressure with just pure strikes alone, I don’t think I’ve seen a single actual maneuver in this freakin’ match yet! They’ve been throwing it down like their lives are really on the damn line tonight!
(Minerva holds onto her own jaw, allowing for a thumb to slide itself along her lower lip as she feels the crimson forming soon after. While Milli is bringing herself upward with the ropes, as Minerva develops a low smirk to herself, slowly nodding.)
Stew-O: I do not favor that look in Minerva’s gaze one bit, as Milli is now looking to bring herself upward while Minerva is HEADING ON OVER—AND SHE’S PRESSING MILLI’S THROAT DIRECTLY INTO THE TOP ROPE!!! MINERVA WRAPS HER ARM AROUND HER NECK WHILE KEEPING HER SITUATED AGAINST THAT ROPE!!! Milli is being effectively choked out with all of the pressure here as Minerva is absolutely wide eyed! She wants to end this just as quickly as it could possibly begin here, if Milli is incapable of finding her own way out of this choke then this is all gonna turn for the very worst shortly! BUT MILLI IS SENDING AN ELBOW INTO HER ABDOMEN! AND ANOTHER ONE! Minerva’s choke is weakening here while Banks is looking to battle her way through this with everything that she has!
Flannery McCoy: BUT MINERVA LETS GO—AND PROCEEDS TO RAKE HER SHARP NAILS DOWNWARD ALONG THE BACK OF MILLI BANKS!! MILLI IMMEDIATELY WINCES IN PAIN AS SHE DROPS TO A KNEE! Minerva is refusing to lose control here as she’s now looking to make this situation for the champion even worse from here! AS SHE’S NOW SITUATING HER KNEE UP AGAINST THE BACK OF MILLI’S NECK!!! PRESSING HER THROAT AGAINST THE MIDDLE ROPE AS NOW MILLI IS IN AN EVEN WORST POSITION HERE!! The referee is keeping a steady eye on Milli as this can surely turn for a result to Minerva’s liking if Milli is unable to keep herself conscious for everything else that is bound to come from this!
Jake Mercer: With the official not exactly able to intrude as there is a mutual understanding of what a match of this nature needs! Minerva finally lets off as Milli is just coughing up one hell of a storm, her face nearly turning blue after that choke against the middle rope! Minerva is now backing herself away, steadily nodding to herself as she finds herself looking to continue mounting up all of the trouble that can sprawl back to the Universal Women’s Champ’ from here! With Milli left fending for herself and leaning against the ropes, struggling to recover as quickly as she would like to from here, as she’s now looking to ensure that there are no loose ends, RUSHING BACK TOWARD MILLI FOR A STRONG BOOT–
Stew-O: MILLI SIDESTEPS AND SLAMS MINERVA INTO THE MIDDLE ROPE NECK FIRST!!!! NOW MINERVA IS IMMEDIATELY COUGHING UP A STORM LIKE THE WIND WAS JUST KNOCKED OUT OF HER!!! Milli is trying to catch her own breath here as Minerva is struggling to get herself together, continuing to cough without avail as now Milli finds herself trailing toward Minerva, who motions under the apron in an effort to recover more effectively while caught in a cautious effort of recovery!
Flannery McCoy: AS MINERVA TRIES TO SWING FROM OVER THE APRON—BUT MILLI TAKES HOLD OF HER ARM, AND SOON TRAPS MINERVA DIRECTLY INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER THAT’S TRAPPED OVER THE ROPES!!! Minerva is in immense strife right now as all of the pressure is being placed onto her arm!!! Milli is refusing to let go of the submission for as long as she can uphold this submission!!! Minerva is even trying to lift her feet over the bottom rope in an effort to alleviate much of the pain that’s being placed onto her arm from the cross armbreaker!! Milli is refusing to give any leeway at this point while Minerva is still struggling to get Milli to let go!
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL MINERVA PROCEEDS TO SWING MILLI ACROSS THE TURNBUCKLE AS HARD AS SHE CAN!!!! AND AGAIN!!! AND AGAIN!!!! Milli finally lets go of the armbreaker but that time absolutely took a lot out of Minerva right now! She’s clutching onto her own arm here as Milli is still fairly groggy, with Minerva looking to bring herself upward as she’s looking to keep herself steady for as long as she can before returning back toward Milli here—
Stew-O: THE SLEEPER!!!! MILLI’S ARM WRAPS AROUND HER NECK AS MINERVA IS WIDE-EYED WHILE MILLI IS APPLYING A SLEEPER HOLD FROM WITHIN THE RING!! Minerva is quickly surveying the area and scouring around for how she can get herself out of this predicament!! The challenger thinks very quickly as she’s now shifting her own weight downward–AND ALLOWS MILLI TO FALTER RIGHT ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! Milli has been left to collapse onto the floor as now Minerva is remaining leaned back against the ropes, as all of this is certainly festering very strongly from here!
Flannery McCoy: As Milli’s now looking to bring herself back up to her own two feet, refusing to stay down for too long as we see that Minerva is trying to garner a much greater semblance of control for herself as she looks to get herself back into the thick of this match—
(## STOMP!)
Jake Mercer: OH NO! Minerva just stomped down onto the hand of Milli Banks that was set over the apron!!! Milli is immediately clutching onto her own hand, shaking her head as she’s grasping onto the hand while leaning against the apron—AS MINERVA IS NOW PRESSING FORWARD FOR ‘SATAN’S KISS’ HERE!
Stew-O: MILLI DUCKS UNDER—AND SHE IS ABLE TO MOTION HERSELF RIGHT UNDER MINERVA AND HOLD ONTO MINERVA’S LEGS!!! Minerva is wide eyed as she knows she’s in a bad spot!! Clutching onto the ropes as Milli is looking to drive her away! Minerva is now looking to escape this potential disaster of being powerbombed as she’s STOMPING DOWN ONTO HER FACE WHILE SHE CAN—
Flannery McCoy: MILLI CATCHES THE FOOT–AND YANKS MINERVA OVER & ONTO HER OWN SHOULDERS IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY!!! Minerva is squirming but Milli Banks has a steady hold of her is she motions toward the steel steps, AND LOOKS TO PUT HER THROUGH ALL OF THE STRUGGLE NOW!
(## THUMP!)
Jake Mercer: WITH A GOURDBUSTER ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!!! MINERVA IMMEDIATELY FEELS EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THAT IMPACT ONTO THE UNFORGIVING STEEL!! And now Milli Banks is refusing to slow down!!! She’s dragging Minerva over toward the barricade as she’s refusing to let up, not letting Minerva have any amount of breathing room that can bring her back into this heated match between ‘em! Milli is deadset on the barricade right now, as she’s now rushing herself forward with Minerva!
Stew-O: And hoisting her upward right over her own shoulders once more!! Minerva isn’t as quick in trying to make the retort back toward Minerva—AS SHE SLAMS MINERVA DOWN RIGHT OVER THE BRUNT OF THE BARRICADE WITH A SAMOAN DROP!!! Minerva is immediately wincing in pain as she drops right over the announce desk! Milli is keeping her breath steady, keeping herself in motion as she does not want to spend too long allowing Minerva any room to get herself back into this match! Milli will need to think quickly if she wants to maintain the control that she has right now!
Milli Banks: (off-mic) “Move! Now!!”
Flannery McCoy: And now Milli’s just directed the officials and timekeeper to move themselves out of the way—AS SHE’S TAKING A HOLD OF THE RING BELL!! And now the referee of this match is rolling himself out of the ring, as he understands that this match is bound to spiral out of control here!
Jake Mercer: And he won’t do a damn thing about it! Try telling THESE two badass ladies that they can’t throw down all across this arena all for the Universal Women’s Title! Let alone at THIS event! Milli has got a hold of the ring bell, nodding to herself as she’s now taking a step toward Minerva, looking to keep her down in one hell of an emphatic way as she’s RAISING THE RING BELL HIGH BEFORE SLAMMING IT DOWN ON HER HEAD—
Milli Banks: (off-mic) “AGHH!!!”
Stew-O: MINERVA STRIKES THE BRUNT OF THE STEEL CHAIR INTO HER KNEE!!!! MILLI’S KNEE IMMEDIATELY BUCKLES FROM THE PRESSURE AS SHE DROPS THE RING BELL!!! And now Minerva is gritting her own teeth with a palm along her lower back after being dropped onto the barricade! She just took advantage of a long standing ailment that has been made apparent on most of Milli’s big time matches! The champion is still clutching onto that knee after the absolute roughest part of the chair struck her where she hurts most!
Flannery McCoy: And now Minerva finds herself fixated upon the ring bell while it’s dormant, her eyes widening as she understands that there is a clear opportunity here to deliver quite the sizable punishment against Milli, and I don’t think she’s reconsidering… Oh my… She’s taking a hold of Milli’s hair from behind, with a tightening grip as Milli is trying to pry the grip away from her own hair!
(Milli’s attempts are fleeting, as Minerva’s eyes widen all the more with immense scorn toward the champion, before slowly grinning as she motions her head just over the ring bell with a steady slowness, in a manner of which she would prefer to find great enjoyment within.)
Minerva: (off-mic) “This… is the bare minimum, of what you fucking deserve…”
(## DING!)
Jake Mercer: GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! MINERVA SLAMS MILLI’S SKULL RIGHT OVER THE RING BELL!!! THAT’S METAL THAT MILLI’S CRANIUM IS BEING SLAMMED INTO WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT! And look at Minerva! It seems that she is refusing to halt there as she’s finding all of the enjoyment in getting to deliver this much trouble!
(## DING!!!)
Stew-O: AND ANOTHER ONE FOLLOWS SUIT!!! MINERVA IS LIFTING HER HEAD UPWARD ONCE MORE AS SHE–
(## DING!!!)
(## DING!!!)
(## DING!!!)
(## DING!!!)
Flannery McCoy: MY LORD!! SHE IS REFUSING TO LET UP! MINERVA IS GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR, EACH SLAM INTO THE SKULL DOING ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING TO CRACK MILLI’S SKULL OPEN AS BLOOD IS POURING FROM HER HEAD! MINERVA’S WICKED SMILE IS ALL THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM HER OWN DOING, WITH EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS MILLI FROM FIGHTING BACK!
Jake Mercer: AS MINERVA IS NOW LIFTING MILLI’S HEAD MORE HIGHLY… BEFORE LOOKING TO DRIVE HER BACK DOWN!!!!!
(## DING!!!!!!)
Stew-O: MILLI—
Flannery McCoy: SMACKS THE RING BELL ACROSS THE FACE OF MINERVA BY HER OWN ACCORD!!! MY GOODNESS!!!! Milli had some kind of wherewithal deep down to grab the bell just as Minerva was lifting her head to smack the bell across her temple!!! Now Minerva finds herself absolutely dazed, dropping down to the floor as she’s now left in a largely prone state while trying to recover!
Jake Mercer: As Minerva is rattled while Milli’s got a hand right over her own head, understanding that she’s got to have a real gnarly cut along her skull with the crimson that’s just flowing down from over her own head! But she’s getting herself up, and she spots Minerva trying to crawl herself back over to the ring bell, and quickly taking action while she can—AS SHE’S RUSHING FORWARD AND GIVING MINERVA NOT ANOTHER SECOND TO BREATHE—
(# DING!!!!!)
Stew-O: ’NOCTURNE’!!!!!!! MY GOD!!!! DOUBLE FOOT CURB STOMP RIGHT ONTO THE RING BELL!!!! MINERVA IS WIDE EYED AND IN SERIOUS DELIRIUM AS SHE IS IN IMMENSE TROUBLE RIGHT NOW!!!! Milli is refusing to let up on all of the heartache that she can dispel from herself deep down! Milli is breathing steadily as she’s now trying to move herself upward, with Minerva clutching onto her own head while slamming a fist into the floor!!!
Flannery McCoy: While Minerva is now left scrambling for her next move to make here, Milli seems to be unraveling all of the methods here in order to not just defeat Minerva, but to keep her down potential once and for all as a whole… I don’t think I favor where this match potentially goes from here.
(Milli deliberates quickly, yet each second is far longer than the previous as her thoughts delve into the next step… And soon enough, her eyes squint with focus.)
Jake Mercer: Now Milli is moving! And she’s taking Minerva along with her, keeping a steady hold of her as she motions back towards the main ringside area, with Minerva staggering along as now her own skull has been opened up with how that vicious curb stomp had her brain staggering in motion! Milli’s eyeing the ringside floor, but not before ensuring that Minerva doesn’t become too mobile for what’s next—AS SHE DRIVES HER INTO THE RING POST HEAD FIRST!!!
Stew-O: AND MINERVA COLLAPSES AGAINST THE POST! Left in a dormant state as now Milli is ensured that she won’t be making any sudden movements here! Not while she has all of the time in the world to make sure that Minerva is staying down for good!
(Then, Milli’s eyes squint further, as she examines the crevices of the ringside floor, and her next actions elicit an immense reaction from the Pain for Pride audience.)
Flannery McCoy: WHAT THE—MILLI IS PEELING AWAY THE RINGSIDE MAT!!! THE CONCRETE IS BEING EXPOSED FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FLOOR!! Minerva is absolutely oblivious to what’s going on as her brain is still absolutely rattled right now, finding herself situated, trying to hide herself within the apron in an attempt to keep herself recovering!
Jake Mercer: But this can’t be the case for long!! Milli is now motioning herself back over to Minerva, shaking off the slight pain in her knee as she’s taking a hold of her tights, dragging her away from under the apron as she’s looking to make sure there’s no avoiding the catastrophe coming for Minerva—
Stew-O: BUT—HUH!?!?!
Flannery McCoy: THAT’S A HANDFUL OF THUMBTACKS THAT MINERVA JUST THREW DIRECTLY INTO THE FACE OF MILLI BANKS!!! MILLI IS IMMEDIATELY SWIPING THE TACKS THAT ARE DORMANT ALONG HER FACE! AROUND HER EYES!! Minerva was deceptively sneaky in being able to take that handful of thumbtacks from underneath the apron!
Jake Mercer: And she’s got the bag with her!! She dumps another handful into her palm before tossing the bag into the ring! The tacks spill out onto the mat while Minerva is now heading back over to Milli–BUT MILLI IS LOOKING TO FIRE BACK WITH A BACKHAND CHOP—
Stew-O: BUT A KICK DIRECTLY INTO THE KNEE CAUSES MILLI TO WINCE IN IMMEDIATE PAIN AS SHE BUCKLES DOWN TO A KNEE AGAIN!! Minerva is absolutely placing Milli through all of the trouble here while she still can! And now Milli finds herself dormant against the apron while Minerva seems all the more inclined in DOING SOME REAL BAD RIGHT NOW!
Flannery McCoy: AS MINERVA IS NOW RAKING THE BACK OF MILLI BANKS WITH THE THUMBTACKS ACROSS HER OWN PALMS!!!! OH MY GOD!!!! MILLI IS GRITTING HER TEETH IN IMMENSE PAIN AS THE TACKS ARE BEING DRAGGED ACROSS HER SKIN WHILE MINERVA RAKES HER BACK INTENSELY! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NASTY IN EVERY REGARD POSSIBLE!!!
Jake Mercer: Not good at all for Milli Banks right now!!! She’s being put through the freakin’ ringer of what Minerva herself has always shown to be very capable of!!! The tacks are embedded into her damn skin from her back as Minerva is now hoisting Milli upward and into position, refusing to let up here as she’s looking for INCREASED INSULT TO INJURY FROM HERE—
Stew-O: HIGH ANGLE GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE EDGE OF THE ANNOUNCE DESK!!!! OUCH!!!!! MILLI IS IMMEDIATELY ARCHING OUTWARD ON THE FLOOR IN IMMENSE PAIN AFTER THAT!!! And now Minerva is not looking to slow herself down! She’s getting herself back up, taking a grasp of Milli’s hair as she’s now dragging her back into the ring! Milli finds herself in increased trouble here as the champion doesn’t want to remain dormant for long! Minerva is already following her into the ring, not giving her the chance to recover!
Flannery McCoy: As Minerva is now dragging her own foot along the thumbtacks that are scattered across the canvas, with Milli trying to get herself motioning upward despite the trouble she will inevitably find herself in, and now the sole of her own boot is completely covered with all of the tacks as soon as MILLI RISES UP TO A KNEE—
Minerva: (off-mic) ”Fuck you.”
Jake Mercer: BANG!!!! ’THE DEVILS TOUCH’ WITH THE COATED THUMBTACKS SPRAWLING ACROSS THE JAW OF MILLI BANKS!!!! GOOD GRIEF THAT WAS ROUGH! MILLI SPIT OUT BLOOD IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING NAILED BY THAT VICIOUS SUPERKICK!
Stew-O: AND MILLI NEARLY SLUMPS DOWN! SHE’S SLIGHTLY LIMP ALONG THE CANVAS AS MINERVA IS LOOKING TO CONTROL HER BREATH, BACKING UP AGAINST THE ROPES! Milli is… Wait… She’s not out of it!!!
(Milli spits out more blood, breathing heavily as she’s shaking her own head, her gaze rising back up to Minerva as she allows for a bloody low grin to form on her own crimson mask of a face.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) “The fuck was that…?”
Flannery McCoy: MILLI IS JUST, TALKING RIGHT UP TO HER! SHE’S ACCEPTING OF ALL THE PRESSURE—AND MINERVA RETURNS IN KIND WITH ANOTHER ‘DEVILS TOUCH’ THAT SPRAWLS ACROSS HER JAW!! This time with nothing given to Milli in the form of reprieve, now dragging her back up to her feet with all of the strength that she can garner from here, as she’s looking to SLAM HER DOWN!
Jake Mercer: WITH ‘PARADISE LOST’!!!! MILLI FALTERS BACK AS MINERVA IS ABLE TO SLAM HER DOWN!!! And now Milli is left completely laid out while Minerva finds the wherewithal to hook the leg from here!!! The cover has been made!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Stew-O: NOT ENOUGH!!! Milli is more than capable of doing all that she can to keep himself in here… While Minerva… I am uncertain of what is going through her own mind right about now… As she now finds herself motioning out of the ring, and she’s took it upon herself to retrieve a tool box from underneath the apron here…
Flannery McCoy: Returning back to the ring now with the tool box, and she isn’t refraining from simply dumping much of the said tools and contents out from the box & directly onto the mat! There is no holding back for Minerva here… As she’s… Uh… Is that???
Jake Mercer: A BOX CUTTER?!?!?! THIS ISN’T VOLTAGE!!! WE JUST GOT STARTED WITH PAIN FOR PRIDE AND SHE’S READY TO MAKE A KILLING HAPPEN TONIGHT!!! MILLI NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THERE!!!!
Minerva: (off-mic)” Run me over… Tried to keep me away, from this…”
(Minerva sends a blistering kick across the abdomen of Milli, causing Milli to groan in pain as she’s immediately clutching onto her own midsection, with Minerva now situating herself over Milli, her glare emphasizing itself through her own crimson mask, as she grips the box cutter firmly in her own palm.)
Minerva: (off-mic) From… THIS….
Stew-O: ## MINERVA SWINGS DOWN INTO MILLI’S LEFT EYE!!!!
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ”AGHHH!!!!!!’”
Flannery McCoy: ## MILLI GRASPS ONTO THE BLADE WITH A PALM!!!!
Jake Mercer: MILLI IS TRYING TO KEEP THE BOX CUTTER AWAY FROM HER OWN EYE BUT MINERVA IS PRESSING ALL OF HER ENERGY DOWNWARD!! SHE CAN’T KEEP IT BACK FOR LONG!!! SHE JUST CAN’T!!!
Minerva: (off-mic) “LET IT HAPPEN… JUST LET IT… HAPPEN…”
Stew-O: ## SHE’S CLOSING IN—
(## SPIT!!!!!!)
Flannery McCoy: MILLI HURLS A SPIT FULL OF BLOOD & SALIVA ALIKE INTO MINERVA’S OWN EYE!!! SHE GOT TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT AND ALLOWED MILLI TO RETORT!! Minerva immediately lets off of Milli as she’s wiping the spit away from her own eye, as Minerva’s groans in frustration before looking to rush back toward Milli—
Stew-O: ## MILLI WITH A CHAIN!!!
Jake Mercer: DOMES MINERVA ACROSS THE FREAKIN’ JAW WITH A CHAIN-WRAPPED BACKHAND CHOP!!!! Minerva is rattled but not out of it!! She’s refusing to be knocked down entirely as she shakes her own head, with Milli glaring toward her as all of the malice is making itself as apparent as possible when trying to see just how much more punishment she can make Minerva take!
Stew-O: As she’s now wrapping the chain more effectively along her own elbow, as Minerva’s trying to motion herself back up to her feet as quickly as she possibly can—ONLY FOR A CHAIN-WRAPPED SPINNING BACK ELBOW TO CATCH MINERVA ACROSS THE TEMPLE!!! Minerva drops down!!! Milli is trekking herself over, and now she’s ensuring that chain wraps itself right around her knee, the very chain that fell from the tool box that’s ultimately catching up with Minerva! And with a single grip of her wrist… MILLI DRIVES HER KNEE FORWARD—
Flannery McCoy: ’MEGIDOLADYNE!!!!! WITH THE CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE KNEE!!!! MINERVA SLUMPS INWARDS AND DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS AS MILLI DROPS HERSELF DOWN FOR THE COVER! HOOKING THE LEG!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Jake Mercer: KICK OUT!!! MINERVA IS ABLE TO KEEP HERSELF STEADY IN THIS MATCH DESPITE THE CHAIN-WRAPPED KNEE!!!! THIS MATCH IS STILL ON!
(Yet, despite the kickout—Milli held onto Minerva’s wrist regardless, steadily bringing herself upward as she shook her own head slowly, dragging Minerva upward in a seated position, glaring down upon her while keeping the wrist held.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ”Fuck you.”
Stew-O: A REGULAR ‘MEGIDOLADYNE’ SPRAWLS AGAINST MINERVA’S TEMPLE!!!! AND MILLI IS TEETERING A BIT TRYING TO BALANCE ON A WEAKENED KNEE, BUT SHE IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF KEEPING HERSELF STABLE ENOUGH!!
(Milli refuses to let go, her grasp onto Minerva’s wrist becoming an iron clad promise of the pain she promised to deliver upon, as she drags Minerva upward to a seated position once more, shaking her head.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ”Fuck… you…”
Flannery McCoy: AND AGAIN!!! THE KNEE IS SPRAWLING AGAINST HER MOUTH THIS TIME!!! DEFINITELY CAUGHT MINERVA OFF GUARD AS SHE’S IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHING ONTO HER JAW WITH HER FREE HAND!
(Milli begins to send repeated boots across her temple, shaking her own head with a more reflexive refrain.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ”You don’t get to run from this, I’d never let you… Face it… FACE IT…”
(Minerva slowly brings her glance upward, as she’s incurred a slightly split lip along the corner, licking the precise cut where blood is most prominent, with a sly, peculiar smile, all too familiar to the look Milli managed to give earlier.)
Minerva: (off-mic) ”Heh… No wonder, you needed a car, for your pathetic dirty work…”
(Milli’s eyes squint immensely.)
(## SMACK!!!!)
Stew-O: AND MILLI WITH AN IMMENSE SMACK ACROSS MINERVA!!! SMACKING THE TASTE OUT OF HER MOUTH AS SHE’S NOW MOTIONING MINERVA OVER TOWARD THE THUMBTACKS!! MILLI IS SIGNALING THE END OF THIS MATCH TO COME, AND IT SEEMS AS IF MINERVA DOESN’T HAVE A RETORT FOR THIS ONE! LOOKING FOR THE EMPHATIC STATEMENT!!!
Flannery McCoy: ## LOOKING FOR ‘NORTH STAR’!!!!!
Jake Mercer: MINERVA DRIVES HER BOOT RIGHT DOWN INTO THE BACK OF MILLI’S KNEE!!! MY LORD!!! Milli is forced to drop Minerva as she can’t commit to the maneuver that’s brought an end to so many of her matches!! Minerva is bringing herself upward, nodding to herself in spite of everything that Milli finds herself enduring through with this knee as she’s utilizing all of the willpower that she could possibly have!
Stew-O: ‘TILL MINERVA SENDS A STAGGERING ‘SATAN’S KISS’ THAT SENDS MILLI STUMBLING THROUGH THE ROPES AND ONTO THE APRON!!! MILLI IS IN TROUBLE!!! IMMENSE TROUBLE AT THAT!!!
Flannery McCoy: As Minerva has a very watchful eye of where Milli Banks is now situated along, and her grin is soon rising upward! Milli is trying to hold herself upward, her hands grasping onto those ropes as she’s doing everything that she possibly can to prevent the—WHAT IS SHE, HELLO!!?!?? MINERVA IS SPRINTING TOWARD HER!!!!
Jake Mercer: # AND MOTIONING THROUGH THE ROPES & RIGHT OVER MILLI BANKS—
(# THUMP!!!!!!)
Stew-O: ## OH MY GOD!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: # SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB ONTO THE EXPOSED CONCRETE FLOOR!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: HOLY SMOKES!!!!! MILLI BANKS IMMEDIATELY PROTECTED THE BACK OF HER HEAD FROM THE IMPACT!!! BUT HER ENTIRE BACK SUFFERED THE IMPACT OF THAT CONCRETE!!!
Stew-O: Now the referee is immediately sliding out of the ring to check on both women, but the attention is absolutely focused on Milli!! Minerva herself is also hurting from that maneuver, landing flat into a seated position that took out a great deal from her own tailbone! But she’s able to bring herself up to her feet with the apron! Meanwhile, Milli still hasn’t been able to return back into this match!!!
(The urgency immediately sets in for Minerva, her eyes widening with switftness—Milli is vulnerable.)
Minerva: (off-mic) ”Out of.. OUT OF THE WAY!!!!”
Flannery McCoy: MINERVA SHOVES THE REFEREE AWAY! AND NOW SHE’S DRAGGING MILLI UPWARD, NOT WASTING ANOTHER SECOND AS SHE TOSSES HER BACK INTO THE RING!!!
Jake Mercer: Milli is trying to get herself back up—BUT SHE CAN’T!!! THAT CONCRETE TOOK THE WIND OFF HER DAMN SAILS!!! Minerva is back in the ring, and she’s dragging Milli right over before she even gets the chance to fight back!!! SHE GOT HER—
Stew-O: # INTO ‘ATLAS FALLS’!!!!
Jake Mercer: BANG!!!! SPIKES MILLI INTO THE CANVAS!!!! MINERVA IS NOW DRAPING HERSELF OVER MILLI FOR THE COVER!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: WHAT!?! MILLI KICKS OUT!!! MINERVA IS NOW WIDE EYED!!! SHE DOESN’T BELIEVE THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO!!!
Flannery McCoy: But just look at Milli!! She’s struggling greatly and going through all of the trouble here, and here’s everything that’s on the line between the two! Now Minerva is bringing herself upward, and she takes back the box cutter…
Jake Mercer: Although it seems that Minerva has got other ideas here!!! ‘CAUSE SHE’S CUTTING UP THE RING MAT ITSELF!!! SHE’S TEARING THE SOFT CANVAS AWAY AND HAS JUST EXPOSED A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF THE RING WITH WOOD!!! This isn’t good!!! Milli is in trouble!!!
(Soon before long, Minerva is clutching onto the wrist of Milli Banks, dragging her upwards slowly as she breathes heavily, not allowing for any other motion to be made from here before taking immediate action.)
Minerva: (off-mic) ”She… deserved what happened…;
(## POW!!!!)
Stew-O: OH NO!!!!! ’MEGIDOLADYNE’????? MINERVA JUST USED MILLI BANKS’ OWN KNEE AGAINST HER!!!! SPRAWLING ACROSS HER TEMPLE WITH VISIBLE EFFECT THERE AS WELL!!!!
Flannery McCoy: THIS IS IMMENSE INSULT TO INJURY!!! NOW MINERVA IS DRAGGING MILLI OVER TOWARD THE CONCRETE FLOOR WITH AS MUCH SWIFTNESS AS SHE CAN!!! NOW LOOKING TO HOIST MILLI AROUND & OVER HER SHOULDER!!!!
Jake Mercer: AS SHE’S NOW JUST ONE NOTCH AWAY FROM PUTTING AN EMPHATIC END TO THIS MATCH!!! MINERVA IS LOWERING MILLI RIGHT INTO POSITION—
Stew-O: # INTO ‘A CLOCKWORK ORANGE’ RIGHT ONTO THE EXPOSED WOOD!
Flannery McCoy: MILLI SHOVES THUMBTACKS INTO MINERVA’S MOUTH!!! BEFORE MINERVA COULD EVEN COMMIT TO THE MANEUVER IN TIME!!!! MINERVA IMMEDIATELY LETS GO AS MILLI STUMBLES BACKWARD & INTO THE ROPES—
Jake Mercer: BEFORE SENDING A SUPERKICK INTO MINERVA’S MOUTH!!!!! THE SAME MOUTHFUL OF TACKS!!!! MINERVA IS TRYING TO SPIT ALL OF THEM OUT WHILE MILLI IS GLARING DOWN UPON HER!!! ALL OF THE TROUBLE SHE COULD POSSIBLY FIND HERSELF IN!
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ’FUCK YOU!!!!!’
Stew-O: # ‘NOCTURNE’ ONTO THE EXPOSED WOOD!!!! MINERVA’S SKULL IS STOMPED ONTO THE WOOD!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: AND MINERVA IS DOWN!!!! SHE’S DOWN AND OUT BUT MILLI IS IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHING ONTO HER OWN KNEE!!! SHE IS ABLE TO BRING HERSELF OVER MINERVA TO MAKE THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Jake Mercer: NO!!!!! KICK OUT!!!! MINERVA IS ABLE TO KICK OUT—
Stew-O: WITH MILLI KEEPING AN ARM WRAPPED AROUND MINERVA’S HEAD!!! SHE’S DRAGGING MINERVA UPWARD AND NOT LETTING A MOMENT BE WASTED HERE AS MINERVA IS STILL STRUGGLING TO EVEN KEEP HERSELF UP RIGHT NOW! STEADYING HER OWN STANCE, BEFORE RUSHING OFF TOWARD THE ROPES & REBOUNDING OFF OF THEM!
Flannery McCoy: TORNADO DDT!!!! MILLI SPIKES MINERVA DOWN ONTO THE THUMBTACKS!!!! MINERVA IS NEARLY LIMP—BUT MILLI TRANSITIONS MINERVA INTO THE POTENTIAL EXCLAMATION POINT OF THIS MATCH!!!
Jake Mercer: # ‘STRANGE JOURNEY’!!!!!
Stew-O: ARM-TRAPPED KIMURA LOCK IS APPLIED!!!!! MINERVA IS ALREADY FALTERING IMMENSELY WHILE MINERVA SEEMS TO NEARLY BE OUT OF IT!!! RIGHT HERE AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!!! MILLI BANKS IS YELLING OUT AS THE STRAIN OF UPHOLDING THIS SUBMISSION IS TAKING ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING THAT SHE’S POSSIBLY GOT! MILLI IS LOOKING TO RETAIN!
Flannery McCoy: AND LOOK AT MINERVA!!! I DON’T THINK SHE’S GONNA MAKE IT!!! IT’S ALL BECOME TOO MUCH FOR HER TO TAKE AFTER ALL THAT SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH!!!
Jake Mercer: AND NOW THE OFFICIAL IS MOTIONING HIMSELF RIGHT OVER TO MINERVA!
(The referee slides on over, assessing the submission as Milli is absolutely spent, but refusing to let go of the arm-trapped Kimura Lock while Minerva’s eyes are heavy-lidded, indicating the slip toward unconsciousness.)
Referee: MINERVA! ARE YOU IN THERE?? I NEED A RESPONSE!
(Minerva remains unable to make a retort of any sort, her gaze lowering.)
Referee: MINERVA!
Jake Mercer: I-I DON’T BELIEVE IT!!!! THE REFEREE—
Stew-O: ## IS CALLING FOR THE BELL!
(CRRRUNCHHH….)
Minerva: (off-mic) ”N-NO….’
(Minerva is squirming within the submission, despite her arms being trapped… as a slow, agonizing crunch can be heard along one of her own shoulders.)
Minerva: (off-mic) “NNNOOO….. N-NOOOOOO…..”*
(## CRRRRUNCHHHHH…..)
Flannery McCoy: WHAT IN THE WORLD….
(However, as the crunch continues to intensify within her shoulder to a staggering degree, the threshold of pain being pushed to the very brink—this became the risk, she was willing to take.)
Minerva: (off-mic) ”NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
(# CRRRRUUUUUNCHHHHHHHH!!!!)
Jake Mercer: ## HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!
Stew-O: ## MINERVA JUST POPPED A SHOULDER OUT OF ITS SOCKET–TO FREE HER OTHER ARM OUT OF THE SUBMISSION!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: ## AND SHE GRABS THE BOX CUTTER!!!!
(# STAB!!!!!!!)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ”AGHHH!!!!”
Jake Mercer: AND STABS THE BOX CUTTER INTO HER LOWER THIGH!!!! MILLI IS FORCED TO LET GO AS MINERVA AS NOW MOTIONING UPWARD! OPERATING ON PURE ADRENALINE!!!! MILLI IS TRYING TO HELP HERSELF HERE AS SHE’S LOOKING TO GET UP!
Stew-O: BUT MINERVA’S STABBING BACK INTO HER WHILE SHE MOVES AWAY—
(# STAB!!!!!!!)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) -# HEAH—
(In a flash, the scream dies in her voice as the box cutter finds itself embedding itself directly into her own midsection, just above the hip. Milli’s breath is immediately halted, the pain within the wound along her thigh no longer registering.)
(She drops downward, as the blood immediately pours downward from the newfound wound while the box cutter is still embedded, unable to find the wherewithal to stand before she drops down to her knees.)
(Milli’s reeling—in her own mind, in every avenue of reality where she has lost before… At the very brink of her own capabilities, this state of being signified the end.)
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD!!!!!! INTO THE MIDSECTION!!! JUST ABOVE HER HIP!!!! MILLI IS WIDE EYED AS THE YELL DIES IN HER STUNNED STATE! MILLI DROPS TO HER KNEES! LEFT IN A STATE OF SHOCK AS THE BOX CUTTER IS LOGGED WITHIN HER!!!
Jake Mercer: WHICH ALLOWS MINERVA TO THINK QUICKLY—AND RESORTS TO DRAGGING MILLI DIRECTLY INTO DISASTER!!!!
Stew-O: # ‘A CLOCKWORK ORANGE’!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: THAT’S ENOUGH!!!! THAT’S MORE THAN ENOUGH!!!! MILLI COLLAPSES ONTO THE CANVAS—BUT MINERVA’S SHOULDER IS REMAINING AN ISSUE!!!! SHE HASN’T HAD THE TIME OR ENERGY TO POP IT BACK IN!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT EVENTUALLY, AFTER AGONIZING SECONDS, SHE BRINGS HERSELF RIGHT OVER MILLI BANKS!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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Minerva: (off-mic) ”FFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!”
Stew-O: MILLI STABS THE BOX CUTTER INTO MINERVA’S SHOULDER!!!!! MY GOD!!!! HOW DID SHE MANAGE TO BRING HERSELF OUT OF THAT?!?!? HOW IS SHE STILL IN THIS?!?
Flannery McCoy: AND LOOK AT MILLI’S GAZE! IT’S EXCEPTIONALLY COLD! AS IF SHE IS TRULY BEING PUSHED BY REFLEXES RIGHT NOW!!!! THIS IS EVERYTHING TO HER THAT SHE CAN TRY TO GARNER HERE!
Jake Mercer: AS MINERVA IS TRYING TO RISE!!! MILLI’S STEADILY RISING AS WELL! MINERVA SEEMS TO BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTIONS, AS MILLI IS TRYING ALL THAT SHE CAN TO BRING THE END! MINERVA IS LEFT PRYING THE BOX CUTTER AWAY—
Stew-O: ## AS MILLI TAKES HOLD OF HER—LOOKING FOR ‘NORTH STAR’!!!
Flannery McCoy: ## MINERVA LOOKS FOR THE STOMP INTO HER KNEE AGAIN!
Jake Mercer: ## MILLI SCOUTS IT & DELIVERS AN ARM DRAG! MINERVA ROLLS UPWARD AS MILLI RUSHES FORWARD—
(# PFFFHHEWW!)
Stew-O: # ‘THE DARK’!!!! MINERVA SPITS THE MIST INTO MILLI’S EYES!!!!
Flannery McCoy: SHE MISSED!!!! MILLI DUCKED UNDER AS MINERVA IS WIDE-EYED—AND UNPREPARED FOR MILLI QUICKLY TAKING HER DOWN—
Jake Mercer: # ‘ANDROMEDA’!!!!! ‘ANDROMEDA’!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!! SHOULDERS DOWN!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Stew-O: MINERVA’S SQUIRMING!!!!!!
Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT HER LEGS ARE TRAPPED!!!!! THEY’RE TRAPPED!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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Jake Mercer: AN ELBOW OVER MILLI’S BAD KNEE SAVES MINERVA!!!! MILLI IS FORCED TO LET GO!!!
Stew-O: MY GOD! I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT!!!! HOW ARE THEY BOTH STILL DOING THIS?!?!? HOW?!?!?
(Milli & Minerva are both sprawled out across the ring, entirely spent through all of the strife they have placed each other through within this very match. A maelstrom of all of the chaos in the world, as they don’t find the wherewithal to bring themselves up for a strong moment. The destructive nature of their anger & rage amounting to what they’ve dealt one another, as the crimson has painted itself across this canvas, and amongst themselves as well.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) ………….
(Soon before long, Milli is slowly sitting herself upward, and her glance is taken toward the chain… As she reaches for one end of the chain…)
Flannery McCoy: Milli finds her focus….
(As another palm has extended itself toward the other end of the chain, as Milli’s gaze raises upwards.)
Minerva: (off-mic) …………..
(With Minerva able to find her own conscious, the mist smeared across her lips, as there’s visible color within the hand grasping onto the chain.)
Jake Mercer: And so does, Minerva…
(Their exhaustion & lingering agony must be set side, just for this moment… As they seem to come to a recognizable understanding, with their palms each wrapping out opposite ends of the chain.)
Stew-O: This is it… This is all that’s gonna decide it…
(It has to end now..)
Flannery McCoy: MINERVA SENDS A JAB INTO MILLI’S GAZE WITH THE CHAIN WRAPPED FIST!!!!
Jake Mercer: AS MILLI RETURNS THE FAVOR WITH A JAB OF HER OWN!!! BOTH WOMEN ARE ABLE TO SLOWLY RISE TO THEIR FEET, AND NOW THEY’RE GIVING ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE HERE!
Stew-O: AS A HARD HOOK ACROSS THE TEMPLE OF MILLI FOLLOWS SUIT FROM MINERVA! FOLLOWED BY MILLI SENDING FORTH THE SAME SENTIMENT AS MINERVA IS VISIBLY ROCKED FOR A MOMENT!
Flannery McCoy: ANOTHER JAB FROM MINERVA INTO MILLI’S FACE!!! BUT MILLI RETORTS WITH AN UPPERCUT THAT CAUSES MINERVA TO STUMBLE JUST A BIT!!! THEY’RE BOTH UNWILLING TO GO DOWN!!!
Jake Mercer: A HOOK FROM MINERVA! A JAB FROM MILLI!!! THE CHAIN IS BEING INCREASINGLY BLOODIED BY EACH STRIKE THROWN!!! ONE HAS TO FALL!!!! ONE HAS TO—
(Sight falters. On what felt like a lost moment to time, one perspective comes to understand that their own vision is now impaired after such an exchange, and she takes a deep, slow breath…)
Stew-O: Oh…. Oh no…
(As the blood pooling down from the wound above her hip did her no favors… Neither did the *mist coated chain from Minerva’s end, which etched itself across Milli’s eyes with each strike…)
Flannery McCoy: SHE… SHE KNEW TO COAT THE CHAIN… SHE KNEW TO DO IT!!!!
(Milli’s head slowly nods, as the physicality she was able to muster has been significantly reduced, while Minerva is teetering in her own right, barely holding on to the brink of what she has been capable of, her own limits being pushed to a degree never seen before… Even so….)
Jake Mercer: AND ALL OF THAT BLOOD… MILLI’S JUST LOST TOO MUCH!!!!
(For Milli, a small grin emerges, as her acceptance has re-emerged—knowing precisely…)
(When the final nail was planted into the coffin.)
Stew-O: ## ‘SATAN’S KISS’!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: AND WHILE MILLI STAGGERS—MINERVA PULLS MILLI FORWARD!
Jake Mercer: ## WITH THE CLAW IN PLACE—
Minerva: (off-mic) ”OVER!!!!!!”
Stew-O: # ‘STIR OF ECHOOOOOES’!!!!!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: MINERVA, WITH THE LAST FLEETING MOVEMENT SHE COULD MAKE, DRAPES OVER THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION……
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Referee:TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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(# DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: # HERE IS YOUR WINNER………
Stephie Love: # AND NEWWWWWWWWW EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION….. THE BLACK ROSE…. MINEEERRRRRRRRRRRVAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Stew-O: My goodness… I… I truly don’t know what to say to that…. They put themselves through a war, unlike any other… Truly, a battle that you find yourself looking back upon & remembering for all of the absolutely immense sacrifices that have been placed into the squared circle. Tonight, we just saw such a heated rivalry, truly live up to the phrase & then some. An absolutely immense clash for such a crucial prize in this sport…
Flannery McCoy: Milli Banks, a newly minted EAW Hall of Famer who has been able to make history with the very championship that she held, defeating the names that she has, and making it to yet another main event at Pain for Pride, and she brought such an immense war to Minerva… She made the Grand Rampage Winner SURVIVE for this victory… As we expect from the very best to ever do it…
Jake Mercer: And now, Minerva substantiates herself fully, a history maker in her own damn right. Fought through hellacious battle after hellacious battle, and gets to exit Pain for Pride, and this entire season as a whole, standing tall, and reigning supreme, as a THREE-TIME, EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION… CONGRATULATIONS, TO THE BLACK ROSE!
(As ‘Blood, Milk, & Sky’ can be heard throughout the speakers at large—neither Minerva nor Milli are able to bring themselves up by any regard possible. Officials begin to sprawl into the scene, and as an official goes to retrieve the Universal Women’s Championship.)
(The rest of Toxxxin follow suit, as Daniella Atlas retrieves the title, sliding into the ring alongside Selina Reyes. The former Unified Tag Team Champions are able to situate in the ring, aiding Minerva upward as she struggles to stand, and they set the championship over her shoulder. Minerva is breathing heavily, full of exhaustion and the drain of adrenaline, as she nods to Daniella & Selina with a contented, pained laugh.)
(Milli is unable to stand, with officials aiding her in the meantime as they tend to her wounds which need immediate attention. As the pyro soon sounds off for the crowning of Minerva, Milli’s able to gaze herself up to the lights, catching her own breath, allowing for the calm to slowly pass over her in the aftermath of the war, residing in her own thoughts while she can, a result of indifferent acceptance as Minerva holds the Universal Women’s Championship upward with her sole proper arm, as the scene fades.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
