(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of Territorial Invasion from Showdown’s side. Airi Miyamune defeats Yasmina, Sofia and Circe to win the Futures match. Donovan Duke defeats Cody Maverick thanks to help from El Duque. Joso defeats Milli Banks. And finally, Bea Valentine defeats Impact to retain the Answers World Championship.)
(The recap ends, and it is replaced with the song “Brick Wall” by a Day to Remember, as the camera pans around the inside of the American Airlines Arena in Seattle, Washington. Fireworks shoot out of the entrance stage as the camera pans around the excited crowd cheering loudly. The camera ends up panning over to the commentary table with Deadprez, Gavin Kirkland and Sienna Swann, as they eventually speak up.)
Gavin Kirkland: …welcome to Showdown… woohoo…
Deadprez: He is sad because we lost at Territorial Invasion.
Sienna Swann: There is always next year, sweetie. Always next year.
Deadprez: Well, welcome to Showdown everyone! We keep our head held up high, we keep going forward despite losses like these, we continue to wrestle! And we will continue to wrestle as we head forward to THE LAST STAND!!!!
Sienna Swann: And as for tonight? A lot to look forward to! Grace de Luca will team up with Wynter Kurayami to take on Sofia Drakos and Yasmina, will they co-exist?! We will see Circe and Diego in action! We will have a N1C on the line for the National Elite Championship as Mia Santoro fights against Tafae Toa, and in the main event, Joso versus Rex McAllister!
Gavin Kirkland: Yeaaaaahhh… sigh. Let’s just start with the glorious empress Bea Valentine.
(The camera shot transitions from the commentary table to the entrance ramp as we hear “Gloria” by the London Symphony Orchestra starting to play throughout the arena. Seconds later, the crowd erupts in cheers as the Answers World Champion Bea Valentine enters the arena. She raises the title high in the air as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please welcome THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION… “THE ETERNAL CHAMPION” BEA VALENTINE!
Deadprez: It is always a great way to kick off another edition of Showdown with the Answers World Champion, Bea Valentine. She has to be in a good mood after Territorial Invasion last week.
Gavin Kirkland: What a match this beauty had last week as she was able to turn back the challenge from the legendary Hall of Famer in Impact with a huge victory.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that was a little bit of controversy during that match. But the referee’s decision is final and Bea is still the Champion. Right now, let’s hear what the champion has to say.
(Bea grabs a microphone from Gina as she enters the ring as the crowd is still cheering for her. After a moment, Bea’s music fades off as she looks out into the crowd with a smile as she begins to speak.)
Bea Valentine: Honey, let me tell you all that I am feeling so good after last week. I told everybody that I was going to walk into Territorial Invasion as the Answers World Champion and then walk out as the champion… and that’s exactly what I did. I am standing here STILLLLLL your Answers World Champion.
(The crowd cheers again as Bea raises the title in the air once again.)
Bea Valentine: Now I was never going to go into Territorial Invasion thinking a match with Impact was going to be easy. Hell no. I knew that Impact was going to be a very tough challenge for me to overcome, especially when Karl Impact was wanting to win his 11th World Championship.
Bea Valentine: He brought the fight that I knew that Impact was going to bring. He literally put me through hell, but I was able to persevere and win the match and keep this beautiful belt on my shoulder, where it is going to stay for a very long time.
(She pats the front plate of the title and motions for the cameraman to come closer.)
Bea Valentine: As I already said, it was a tough challenge at Territorial Invasion, but that’s the job of being the Answers World Champion. With that being said, I am more than ready to pull up my big girl pants once again because I am ready to face my next challenge.
Bea Valentine: Honey, you won’t see me running and hiding. I am the champion and I am ready to take on all challengers. So if you want a shot at me… step right up.
(Bea looks at the entrance ramp and she doesn’t have to wait very long for a challenger to step up as “Section” by The Roots starts to play as Impact enters the arena and heads right to the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Now wait a second. I know Bea said she would take on all comers, but Impact already had his chance. Why is he coming out here and trying again? Wouldn’t he be in the back of the line?
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Impact does have an argument on his side which involves the controversy that we discussed moments ago. I guess Impact is out here to make his case to get another shot at the title. Let’s hear what Impact has to say.
(Impact is in the ring with Bea as his entrance music fades off. He is face to face with Bea as he starts to speak.)
Impact: Congratulations, Bea. You did it. You won the match at Territorial Invasion. Good for you. But if you ask me, Territorial Invasion should feel like a very hollow victory for yourself.
Bea Valentine: Hollow? What are you talking about?
Impact: You need a reference? I would be more than happy to show you, Bea. Take a look at the screen.
(Impact points at the tron, which shows the final count of their match. The footage shows, clear as day, that Impact’s leg was indeed under the rope that the referee completely missed giving Bea the victory.)
Impact: You see what I mean about a hollow victory? My leg was under the rope and that means that the count should have been stopped. As far as I am concerned, you might not have won the match. Hell, I could easily be standing here as the Answers World Champion right now if it wasn’t for that horrible mistake. So if anybody deserves a match for the title… it should be ME!
Bea Valentine: I see what you mean, Karl. So you know what? If you want another match against me, I would be more than happy to give you another match with the title on the line. It’s certainly no problem with me, darling.
(Impact looks pleased with that response, but doesn’t get to enjoy it for very long as “Power” by The Score starts to play throughout the arena. Seconds later, Rex McAllister enters the arena to cheers from the crowd as Rex makes his way to the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Well things just got interesting here, Sweetie, because here comes Rex McAllister. He’s a former World Champion and Hall of Famer in his own right and he would love another chance to make it back to the top of the mountain.
Deadprez: Rex lost to Impact at Midsummer Massacre for the TI match against Bea and TI wasn’t exactly the best of nights for Rex and the Brand Warfare match. This could easily be a way for Rex to get momentum back in his favor, especially with a match against Joso later tonight.
(Rex is now in the ring as he walks over to join Impact and Bea in the middle of the ring as his music fades off.)
Rex McAllister: Well after Bea said that she would defend the Answers World Championship against any challenger that wants an opportunity, that was certainly something that I wasn’t going to ignore.
Rex McAllister: I get that I lost to Impact at Midsummer Massacre for the shot against Bea last week, but it’s a whole new game now.
Rex McAllister: Now it’s been a while since I have been World Champion in EAW, so as far as I’m concerned, I think that my time is NOW.
(After Rex finishes talking, he and Impact lock eyes with each other in an intense staredown as ‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti starts to play and the crowd reaction gets cold as Joso enters the arena to loud boos as he heads to the ring.)
Deadprez: Well here comes a cold hearted bastard for everything he has done since the season started. Especially after getting the win at Territorial Invasion in that chaotic lumberjack match that involved a damn grenade of all things.
Gavin Kirkland: Joso had one mission and that was to defeat Milli and get himself back in contention for the Answers World Champion. That might be exactly what Joso is trying to cash in on.
(Joso is now in the ring with a microphone as he interjects himself into the conversation as his entrance music fades off.)
Joso: Rex, as heartwarming as it is to hear you talking about this being your time… you’re wrong. If it’s anybody’s time to become World Champion right now… IT’S MINE!!
Joso: Did you guys watch Territorial Invasion last week? I defeated a HALL OF FAMER! Since I did what I said I was going to do, now it’s time for me to come back to reclaim what was robbed from me. As far as I am concerned, I am the next in line.
(Now Rex, Impact, and Joso are starting to argue amongst themselves before Bea stops all of that.)
Bea Valentine: Now hold on a second, lovelies. No need to argue. When I said I would take on all comers, I meant it. Why should I just pick one? You can bring them ALL ON!!
(As soon as Bea finishes, Joso takes a cheap shot at Bea.)
Gavin Kirkland: AND HERE WE GO! THE FIGHT IS ON!
Sienna Swann: Of course it’s Joso taking the first cheap shot to start everything. What else is new?
Deadprez: Joso is just throwing fists to Bea, but Rex pulls Joso away AND NOW THEY ARE THROWING FISTS! WE ARE GETTING A PREVIEW OF THEIR MATCH LATER TONIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT NOW WE HAVE IMPACT STEPPING IN AS HE AND BEA ARE NOW GOING AT IT! LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE NOT DONE AFTER TERRITORIAL INVASION!!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, these four are just beating the hell out of each other all for the sake of being the next challenger for the Answers World Championship and Bea is fighting back to simply defend herself. Regardless of how they got there, all three of them have a point.
Deadprez: Well, this is certainly a way to kick off Showdown right after Territorial Invasion. Four competitors either wanting to stay or stake their claim to the top of the mountain.
(As the brawl ensues, security and officials have rushed down to the ring to break the fight apart, much to the negative reaction from the crowd as the four fighters in the ring want to keep going.)
Gavin Kirkland: I think it will be safe to say that the crowd really wants to see these four just beat the hell out of each other.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, after what just occurred, I don’t think we have to worry about these four finding a chance to beat each other up. Especially since Rex and Joso are going one on one later on tonight.
Deadprez: It is safe to say that we have not heard the end of all of this. Not by a longshot considering there are now three viable contenders staking their claim to get the next shot at the Answers World Championship.
(The final shot shows all four competitors trying to break free and continue fighting as security and officials are holding onto all of them for dear life as the camera shot fades to a commercial break.)
(We have returned from the commercial break to see Gina Romano standing in the ring ready to begin the introductions for the opening contest of Showdown.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A TAG TEAM MATCH… SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
(“Genie In A Bottle” by Christina Aguilera hits to a cascade of boos. The lights shift to a hot pink haze as Grace De Luca emerges at the top of the ramp, chin tilted skyward, one hand on her hip. She mouths something to a fan in the front row that earns her a middle finger. She gasps, clutching invisible pearls, and power-walks toward the ring.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST… FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA… WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE POUNDS… “THE PARADIGM OF PERFECTION”… GRAAACE DE LUUUUCA!
(“Phantasmagory” by Denkare slithers through the speakers an eerie, dissonant melody. The lights cut to a pale violet wash. Wynter Kurayami emerges from behind the curtain, and she is, of course, smiling. Her head tilts slightly as she surveys the crowd.)
Gina Romano: AND HER TAG TEAM PARTNER… FROM KANAGAWA, JAPAN…WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE POUNDS… “THE CENTER OF THE VOID”… WYYYNTER… KURAYAAAMIII!
(Wynter walks to the ring with measured, deliberate steps. She doesn’t acknowledge the crowd. She slides under the bottom rope and rises to her feet directly in front of Grace, who immediately takes a half-step backward. Wynter tilts her head, that smile never wavering.)
Wynter (off-mic): Hi, partner.
Grace (off-mic): …Don’t stand that close to me. You smell like a Hot Topic.
Wynter (off-mic): Thank you!
(“God is a woman” by Ariana Grande fills the arena with a thunderous bass drop. Golden pyro erupts across the stage. A gleaming gold chariot rolls out from behind the curtain, and standing atop it is Sofia Drakos. Two attendants flank the chariot, lifting the hem of her robe as she descends.)
Gina Romano: AND THEIR OPPONENTS… FIRST, FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS, GREECE… WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE POUNDS… “THE GODDESS”… SOFIAAAA… DRAAAKOS!
(The lights cut to crimson then the pyro EXPLODES behind the stage in a wall of red and gold. Yasmina appears at the top of the ramp. Serious expression. She stops, glances side to side, looks down. She kisses the tattoo on her wrist, then points to the sky. She points to the ring.)
Gina Romano: AND HER TAG TEAM PARTNER… FROM PONCE, PUERTO RICO… WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE POUNDS… “THE BORICUA BLUE-BLOOD”… YASMIIINAAA!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(Grace starts across from Sofia and immediately freezes. She looks up at the six-foot-one powerhouse and turns to Wynter on the apron.)
Grace (off-mic): …You know what, maybe you should start.
(Wynter tilts her head.)
Wynter (off-mic): But you looked so excited, Grace. I wouldn’t dream of stealing your moment.
Grace (off-mic): I’m DELEGATING. It’s called LEADERSHIP.
Gavin Kirkland: Grace wants no part of Sofia Drakos to start this match, and can you blame her?
Deadprez: Sixty-four pounds difference between those two, Gavin. Grace ain’t stupid. She’s a LOT of things, but she ain’t stupid.
Sienna Swann: No, she’s absolutely stupid. She’s just also a coward.
(Grace grudgingly turns back to the ring but Sofia has already tagged herself out. She slaps Yasmina’s shoulder hard and steps through the ropes.)
Sofia (off-mic): Handle this one. I’ll take the one worth my time.
(Yasmina’s jaw tightens. She steps through the ropes, eyes on Grace. Grace exhales and the two lock up in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Yasmina immediately transitions into a side headlock. Grace shoves her off into the ropes— Yasmina comes back with a CLOTHESLINE that puts Grace flat on her back.)
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina with authority early! Clothesline sends Grace down hard! Grace scrambles up, she charges— Yasmina ducks, catches Grace on the return with a deep arm drag! Grace pops up! Another arm drag! Grace up again and into a DROPKICK from Yasmina! Grace rolls to the corner!
Deadprez: Yasmina is CRISP tonight. That lucha heritage showing up early. Grace pulls herself up in the corner. Yasmina approaches— Grace THUMBS her in the eye!
Sienna Swann: And there it is. The Grace De Luca classic, that is like page one.
(The referee scolds Grace. She throws her hands up and immediately follows with a RUNNING KNEE LIFT to the kneeling Yasmina! Yasmina’s head snaps back! Grace grabs her by the hair and drives her face-first into the middle turnbuckle!)
Gavin Kirkland: Grace taking advantage now, and she’s putting those boots to Yasmina in the corner! Grace stomps methodically! She drags Yasmina out and drops her with a SPINNING BACK SUPLEX! Grace hooks the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
(Yasmina kicks out! Grace slaps the mat in frustration. Grace gets up and whips Yasmina into the ropes! Yasmina ducks a clothesline, springboards off the second rope— SPRINGBOARD BULLDOG! Grace eats canvas!)
Deadprez: BULLDOG! Yasmina just planted her! Both women are down! Yasmina crawls toward her corner but Sofia is leaning against the turnbuckle, examining her nails. She has no interest in this match right now.
(Yasmina extends her hand. Sofia looks at it. Then glances at Yasmina. Then slowly extends her own hand, but holds it just out of reach.)
Sofia (off-mic): Ask nicely.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh, come on! Tag your partner!
Sienna Swann: Sofia wants Yasmina to beg for the tag. That’s not going to go well with a woman who doesn’t beg for anything.
(Yasmina’s face hardens. She pulls her hand back, gets to her feet on her own, and turns back to Grace— who catches her with a RIPCORD SLAP!)
Grace (off-mic): THAT is what you get for being difficult!
(Grace drags Yasmina to her corner and tags Wynter. She slaps Wynter’s hand!)
TAG!
(Wynter catches Grace’s fingers and holds them for a bit too long, still smiling. Grace yanks her hand free and exits. Wynter enters the ring with unsettling calm. She circles Yasmina, who has risen to one knee. Wynter tilts her head.)
Wynter (off-mic): You look tired. Want to sit down? I can wait.
(Yasmina doesn’t respond. She fires a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT that snaps Wynter’s head back! Wynter staggers and comes back smiling wider. She wipes her lip.)
Gavin Kirkland: That uppercut would have wobbled most people, but Wynter Kurayami looks like she ENJOYED it! Wynter responds with a sharp ENZUIGIRI KICK! Yasmina stumbles and Wynter pounces onto her! GRABBING HER AND HITTING A BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! She bridges into the pin!
ONE!
TWO!!
(Yasmina rolls the shoulder! Wynter sits up, cross-legged, and tilts her head at the referee. Wynter doesn’t rush. She circles Yasmina once then snaps forward and locks in a CRAVATE HOLD, cranking the neck with both hands. Yasmina immediately fights, reaching for the ropes with her free hand. Wynter shuffles sideways, pulling Yasmina back to the center ring and away from the ropes. She drops to a knee, adjusts her grip, and transitions into a STRAIGHTJACKET NECK CRANK! Trapping both of Yasmina’s arms behind her back and wrenching the neck at a sickening angle!)
Deadprez: That hold looks PAINFUL! Wynter’s got those arms trapped, she’s wrenching the neck—
Sienna Swann: And she still has that creepy ass smile on her face. It’s like she’s braiding someone’s hair at a slumber party! But Yasmina powers to her feet, still trapped. She drives backward, ramming Wynter into the turnbuckle! Wynter releases! Yasmina spins and hits a KESAGIRI CHOP! Wynter doubles over! Yasmina hits the ropes and hits a SHOTGUN DROPKICK! Wynter crashes into her own corner!
(Grace reaches down and tags herself in by slapping Wynter’s shoulder. Wynter slowly turns her head to look at Grace, that smile unflinching.)
Grace (off-mic): I have a STRATEGY, you wouldn’t understand.
(Grace enters and charges Yasmina — YASMINA WITH A DROPSAULT! Grace flies backward into the ropes! Yasmina lands on her feet, fires off a SPINNING BACK FIST that catches Grace flush! Grace wobbles, Yasmina lifts her— PONCE POWERBOMB!)
Gavin Kirkland: PONCE POWERBOMB! Yasmina just PLANTED Grace De Luca!
Deadprez: She just drove her through the mat, Gavin! Yasmina covers!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEE—
(Grace gets a shoulder up! Yasmina pulls Grace up. She whips her toward the opposing corner! Grace crashes into the turnbuckle! Yasmina charges in— Grace gets a boot up! Yasmina staggers. Grace hops to the second rope — DIVING ELBOW DROP across the back of Yasmina’s neck! Grace scrambles over to Yasmina and slaps on an IRON CLAW! She squeezes, yelling at the referee.)
Grace (off-mic): COUNT HER DOWN! She’s CLEARLY unconscious! COUNT!
Gavin Kirkland: Grace with that iron claw and she’s screaming at the referee to end this match! But Yasmina fights through! She pries at Grace’s fingers, gets to her knees. She grabs Grace’s wrist, twists, and reverses into a SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE! Both women are down!
(The crowd starts clapping, building a rhythm. Yasmina crawls toward her corner. This time, Sofia is standing at the apron and she reaches her hand out. Yasmina reaches—)
TAG!
Gavin Kirkland: TAG! Sofia Drakos is in this match for the first time!
(Sofia steps through the ropes and the energy changes. She’s bigger than everyone else in this match by a wide margin. Grace looks up from the mat and her eyes go wide.)
Grace (off-mic): NOPE! NUH HUH! NO WAY!
(Grace scrambles to her feet and BOLTS for her corner, tagging Wynter. Wynter hasn’t moved. She stands on the apron with her arms crossed,.)
(TAG!)
Wynter (off-mic): But Grace, I thought you had a strategy?
Grace (off-mic): WYNTER, GET IN THIS RING RIGHT NOW!
(Wynter slowly steps through the ropes. Grace dives to the apron. Wynter turns and faces Sofia. Sofia towers over her. Wynter looks up, tilting her head to one side. Then the other.)
Wynter (off-mic): You’re very tall. That must be nice for reaching things on high shelves.
(Sofia says nothing. She fires a BIG BOOT— Wynter ducks! She slides behind Sofia and hits a CHOP BLOCK to the back of the knee! Sofia drops to one knee. Wynter immediately fires a RUNNING DROPKICK to the side of Sofia’s head!)
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter has the right idea! Take those legs out and bring the Goddess down to size! Wynter continues, she grabs it— DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! Sofia hits the mat! Wynter rolls through and locks in a HEEL HOOK!
Deadprez: She’s got the heel hook! She’s torquing that ankle!
Sienna Swann: Smart wrestling from Wynter. You can’t throw someone across the ring if you can’t stand up.
(Sofia ROARS. She kicks Wynter off with her free leg — the force sends Wynter skidding across the ring! Sofia pulls herself up using the ropes, and limps forward. She catches Wynter coming in— GRABBING HER BY THE NECK AND GOING FOR A GORILLA PRESS! Sofia presses Wynter overhead like she weighs nothing!)
Gavin Kirkland: OH! Gorilla press! Sofia THROWS Wynter! Wynter CRASHES into the mat! Sofia covers!
ONE!
TWO!!
(Wynter kicks out! Sofia pulls Wynter up by the hair! Wynter throws a punch, but Sofia eats it without flinching. She stares down at Wynter, shakes her head, and whips Wynter hard into the corner. The turnbuckle shudders on impact! Sofia charges in— CORNER SPLASH! Wynter crumples into a seated position!)
(Sofia doesn’t let up, she drags Wynter back to her feet by the wrist, reels her in, and wraps her arms around Wynter’s waist. GERMAN SUPLEX! She holds on and rolls through, deadlifts Wynter back up! Another GERMAN SUPLEX! Still holding! She rolls again, powers Wynter up a third time, GERMAN SUPLEX with a bridge!)
ONE!
TWO!!
(Grace runs in and KICKS Sofia in the back of the head to break it up!)
Deadprez: Grace with the save! First useful thing she’s done all match! But Grace immediately retreats to the apron, Sofia sits up slowly, turns her head toward Grace. I think that’s straight murder in her eyes!
Gavin Kirkland: Sofia is looking at Grace De Luca like she just signed her own death warrant! Yasmina reaches over from the apron and tags herself in! Slapping Sofia’s back.
Sofia (off-mic): I didn’t SAY you could—
(But Yasmina is already through the ropes. She targets Wynter! OVERHEAD CHOP! BACKHAND CHOP! CROSS CHOP! A flurry that drives Wynter into the ropes! Irish whip! Yasmina catches her on the rebound— REINA GIRATORIA!)
Gavin Kirkland: “REINA GIRATORIA”! Yasmina connects with her signature move! Yasmina covers!
ONE!
TWO!!
(Wynter gets a shoulder up! Yasmina stays on her. She pulls Wynter up, hooks her for a suplex— but Wynter blocks it! Wynter counters! NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX into a bridge!
ONE!
TWO!!
(Yasmina kicks out! Both women scramble up! Wynter catches Yasmina with a kitchen sink knee to the gut— THE HITS A FALCON ARROW!)
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE—
(Yasmina barely gets a shoulder up!)
Sienna Swann: The pace has picked up considerably. These two are going move-for-move. Wynter pulls Yasmina up and whips her into the corner! She charges but Yasmina gets both feet up! Wynter staggers! Yasmina climbs to the second rope— DIVING SPEAR!
Deadprez: Both women crash and burn! Yasmina clutches her shoulder. Wynter is folded up near the ropes! The referee starts his count! You can hear Sofia is leaning over the top rope, barking orders!
Sofia (off-mic): Get UP, Yasmina! Finish it! Stop wasting time!
(Yasmina pulls herself up using the ropes. She glares at Sofia.)
Yasmina (off-mic): I don’t take orders from you.
Sofia (off-mic): You’ll take orders from a GODDESS and you’ll be GRATEFUL.
Gavin Kirkland: And there it is. The cracks in that team are getting wider by the minute. Yasmina turns her back on Sofia— Wynter rolls her up! SMALL PACKAGE!
ONE!
TWO!!
(Yasmina kicks out! Both women up— Wynter fires the FOUNDATION OF DECAY! “RUNNING BICYCLE KICK”! Yasmina goes down HARD! Wynter covers!)
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE—
(Sofia steps in and YANKS Wynter off Yasmina by the ankle!)
Deadprez: SOFIA BROKE IT UP!
Sienna Swann: Sofia throws Wynter out to the floor and THROWS her into the barricade! Wynter hits back-first and crumples! The referee is yelling at Sofia but she ignores him completely!
(Grace drops off the apron and comes around ringside, getting in Sofia’s face.)
Grace (off-mic): HEY! That’s MY partner! If she wasn’t then I would happily watch her get beat up.
(Sofia looks down at Grace. Grace suddenly realizes the height difference is very real at floor level. She takes a step back.)
Sofia (off-mic): Move or get hurt.
Grace (off-mic): I’m just saying— there are RULES, and as someone who ALWAYS follows the rules—
(Sofia SHOVES Grace into the steel steps! Grace crashes shoulder-first and yelps!)
Gavin Kirkland: Sofia just launched Grace into the ring steps! This is breaking down! Back in the ring, Yasmina has pulled herself up. She sees the chaos outside. The referee is at a four count. Yasmina hits the far ropes and comes back with a SUICIDE DIVE through the ropes I think she’s aiming for Wynter— but Sofia CATCHES HER mid-flight!
Deadprez: OH! Sofia caught her out of the air! What is she doing? Sofia has Yasmina in a bear hug! Yasmina squirms! Sofia runs her BACK-FIRST into the ring post!
Sofia (off-mic): You should have stayed on the apron, you should have listened to me. Maybe that will teach you to mind the Goddess, now get back in that ring and try not to be deadweight.
(The referee is at seven. Wynter slides back in at eight. Sofia steps onto the apron. She stands there, arms crossed, looking down at Yasmina crumpled at ringside. The referee reaches nine…and Yasmina rolls in at the last second! Inside the ring, Wynter is waiting however. She pulls Yasmina up— “BAROTRAUMA”! The lungblower connects flush!)
Gavin Kirkland: SHE GOT HER WITH “BAROTRAUMA”! Wynter hooks the leg this could be all she wrote!
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE—
(Yasmina STILL kicks out!)
Deadprez: HOW?! Yasmina just got driven into a ring post and hit with the Barotrauma and she STILL kicked out!
Sienna Swann: That’s heart, sweetie. She is refusing to lose despite everything applying pressure in her.
(Wynter sits up. She tilts her head. The smile is still there, but something behind her eyes has shifted. It’s impossible to tell what.)
(Wynter drags Yasmina up. She hooks her, going for the “HORROR QUEEN”, the spinning brainbuster— but Yasmina blocks it! Yasmina elbows free! She shoves Wynter into the ropes! Wynter rebounds— Yasmina catches her with a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Wynter drops! Yasmina falls into the ropes! She stumbles to her corner— Sofia is on the apron but hasn’t moved to reach her hand out. Yasmina stops. Stares at Sofia. Sofia stares back.)
Yasmina (off-mic): Are you going to be my partner, or aren’t you…?
Sofia (off-mic): I don’t know? Are you going to start being obedient—
(Yasmina SLAPS Sofia across the face!)
Gavin Kirkland: OH! YASMINA JUST SLAPPED SOFIA DRAKOS!
Deadprez: THAT IS A DEATH SENTENCE! WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?!
(Sofia’s head slowly turns back. Her eyes are burning with anger. She steps through the ropes looking only at YASMINA. Wynter sees her opening and charges— but Grace reaches over the top rope and BLIND TAGS Wynter!)
Grace (off-mic): MY turn!
(Grace enters, sees Sofia advancing on Yasmina, she charges from behind— CLOTHESLINE aimed at Sofia’s back! Sofia barely moves. She turns around slowly.)
Grace (off-mic): …That usually works.
(Sofia grabs Grace by the throat— “THE QUEEN COMETH”! SITOUT CHOKESLAM!)
Gavin Kirkland: THE QUEEN COMETH! Grace De Luca just got PLANTED! But Sofia turns back to Yasmina! Wynter slides into the ring; she’s not legal, but I don’t think she cares anymore.
Sienna Swann: Wynter grabs Grace and throws her aside! She faces Sofia. Then she looks at Yasmina!
Wynter (off-mic): This has been so much more fun, isn’t it?
(Yasmina throws a CHOP at Wynter! Wynter ducks and fires back with an ENZUIGIRI! Sofia grabs Wynter from behind and hits a BACKDROP SUPLEX! Grace crawls up in the corner, sees all three women fighting, and pulls something from her knee pad— PEPPERSPRAY! As Wynter rolls through from the suplex, Grace sprays Wynter in the eyes! Wynter screams, clawing at her face!)
Wynter: YOU- GYAH! RAT!
Deadprez: PEPPERSPRAY! Grace De Luca with the pepperspray! Into her own partner’s eyes! The referee has completely lost control! He’s waving his arms, trying to separate the four women! Sofia grabs Grace— Grace kicks her in the shin and hits a TORNADO DDT! Managing to take down Sofia, but Wynter blindly hits a baseball and slides Grace from behind! Yasmina catches Wynter with a FLYING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT AS SHE IS STILL BLIND!
(All four women are in the ring! None of them are fighting their opponents anymore! They are all fighting EACH OTHER!)
Gavin Kirkland: This has completely broken down! It’s every woman for herself! Sofia catches Grace with a BICYCLE KICK! Grace crumples to the mat! Yasmina fires a SUPERMAN PUNCH at Sofia! Sofia staggers to the ropes! Wynter hits Yasmina with a “DETONATOR” to the back of the head! Yasmina falls down to the mat! Sofia is back in the fight and grabs Wynter— “OLYMPUS DESCENT”! BUCKLE BOMB into the corner!
(The referee is screaming but nobody is listening! Grace crawls up and she has the pepper spray again! She blasts Sofia in the face! Sofia is blinded and Grace lines her up— BITTERSWEET CHIN MUSIC! Sofia goes down hard!)
Deadprez: SUPERKICK! BITTERSWEET CHIN MUSIC ON THE GODDESS! But Yasmina spears Grace from behind! Both women crash through the second rope to the floor! In the ring, Sofia is pulling herself up, eyes bloodshot from the hairspray! Wynter rises in the opposite corner, eyes also bloodshot from the pepper spray!
(They stare at each other. The referee steps between them, arms wide, yelling to call for the bell!)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THE REFEREE HAS DECLARED THIS MATCH A NO CONTEST!
Gavin Kirkland: NO CONTEST! The referee has thrown this match out! It should have honestly been thrown out two minutes ago!
(Sofia shoves the referee aside and charges Wynter! They collide and Wynter hits a ONE LEG DROPKICK TO TAKE HER DOWN TO ONE KNEE! THE GOING FOR THE DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP— but Sofia catches her legs, powers her up with her and gets her into a GORILLA PRESS SLAM!)
(At ringside, Grace and Yasmina are brawling into the crowd. Grace is trying to run! Yasmina grabs her by the hair and THROWS her over the barricade! Grace lands in the first row! Yasmina vaults the barricade and starts hammering forearms!)
Deadprez: They’re in the CROWD! Yasmina and Grace are fighting in the front row! In the ring, Sofia has Wynter up — “TWELVE LABORS”! THE F-5! She wants to revel in it but Yasmina slides back in and attacks Sofia from behind! CHOP AFTER CHOP AFTER CHOP! Driving her into the corner! Sofia fires back with clubbing forearms! The two women trade blow for blow!
(Grace crawls back toward the ring, hair destroyed, one boot missing. She grabs a steel chair from the timekeeper’s area.)
Gavin Kirkland: Grace has a chair! Someone stop her!
(Grace slides in with the chair and CRACKS Wynter across the back with it! Wynter drops back to all fours as she tries to get up! Grace raises the chair again! Wynter LUNGES and tackles her! Both women roll, fighting for the chair!)
Sienna Swann: This is what happens when you force four people who can’t stand each other into a ring together.
Deadprez: Somebody get security out here!
(Referees flood the ring. Road agents appear from the back. Sofia is throwing people off her! Yasmina is being held back by two officials but still swinging! Grace is screaming while Wynter stands in the corner, leaning against the turnbuckle, arms folded, blood on her lip, watching the chaos!)
Gavin Kirkland: We need to move on! We need to get some order back on Showdown!
(The camera catches one final shot: Wynter Kurayami, perched on the turnbuckle now, legs crossed, a smile stretching across her face as the chaos swirls below her. She waves at Sofia Drakos, who is being held back by three officials, veins bulging in her neck. The arena buzzes with energy as the broadcast cuts away.)
(The camera shot has transitioned from the ending moments of the previous tag match to the backstage area. More specifically, the office of the Showdown General Manager, Kennedy Street. We can hear the crowd faintly cheering for the General Manager in the background as the camera is focused on Kennedy sitting at her desk as the TV next to her is playing the highlights of last week’s Territorial Invasion event. She turns and watches it for a moment before she starts to roll her eyes.)
Kennedy Street: Yeah Kennie has seen enough of this.
(She picks up the remote and turns off the TV and tosses the remote back on her desk before she rests her head in her hands. She takes a deep breath before looking back up and looking right at the camera.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie must be a glutton for punishment for the amount of times I have replayed Territorial Invasion because part of me is just trying to make sense of it all. I am going to come right out and say it. It doesn’t really matter how many times I watch Territorial Invasion, my feelings about it are never going to change. I am disappointed.
(Kennedy stands up and walks around her desk and crosses her arms as she leans against the front of the desk.)
Kennedy Street: Let me clarify. Kennie is disappointed with the results of Territorial Invasion. Three major interbrand matches of Territorial Invasion and, sadly, Showdown was completely shut out.
(Kennedy rubs her temples to prevent a migraine before she continues speaking.)
Kennedy Street: Interbrand Scramble Match? Lost. Divide and Conquer? Lost. Brand Warfare? Lost. War Games? Lost… ugh. Even though in Kennie’s opinion Showdown has the best assembled teams across all three of those matches, Showdown still walked away with NOTHING! I’ll be honest and say that Kennie is just a little bit annoyed with it.
Kennedy Street: More importantly, I am annoyed and disappointed because it feels like this entire thing is starting to feel like it is a vicious cycle.
(There is frustration behind her words as she looks back at the blank TV before she turns back to face the camera.)
Kennedy Street: What is that cycle? It feels to me that Kennie is being forced to watch Dynasty and Voltage time and time again always getting the shine and the attention where Showdown is forced back near the wall watching it all unfold. I am sick of it!
(Kennedy looks up at the ceiling to try and compose herself enough to continue speaking.)
Kennedy Street: I am sick of this because while Dynasty and Voltage are getting the spotlight, Showdown is getting absolutely NO respect. Kennies knows the roster she has assembled. While there are some people on this roster I love and there are plenty of people who drive Kennie insane, the blue brand has a VERY talented roster that she would put up against ANYBODY in EAW today.
Kennedy Street: But it always seems to me that whenever EAW has a TriBranded Show, The World Championship match from Dynasty or Voltage always seems to main event those shows. It also seems to me that Showdown is never allowed to take center stage. It seems like Showdown is never allowed to be at the forefront of this major event shows. But you know what?
(Kennedy starts to speak with pride as she talks about her brand as she starts to develop a smile on her face as she rubs her hands together with a hardened expression still on her face.)
Kennedy Street: I am very proud of what her roster did at Territorial Invasion. The results were certainly not everything that I wanted, but nobody can say we didn’t bring the fight in every Tri-Brand match.
Kennedy Street: But being proud doesn’t mean that Kennie doesn’t know that her Showdown Elitists can’t accomplish more because I know that they can. So if you think that being shut down at Territorial Invasion means that Showdown is going to take their ball and go home and just go quietly in the night, then you have no idea how Kennedy Street operates.
Kennedy Street: Kennedy Street is not the type of person to go down without a fight and that includes the brand that Kennie has run for numerous seasons and has brought to new heights. I am not here to just be one brand of Elite Answers Wrestling. I am not here to settle for being the third place brand. I am here to make Showdown the NUMBER ONE brand in Elite Answers Wrestling.
(Kennedy looks toward the camera with complete confidence and a much softer expression in comparison to what she has had so far.)
Kennedy Street: Season 20 will be the season that it happens. You are hearing it right here and right now straight from Kennie’s mouth. This will be Showdown’s year. Season 20 will belong to the blue brand.
(Kennedy smiles feeling pretty proud of herself. But before Kennedy can continue speaking, she hears the door to her office open.)
?????: Ms. Street.
(That stops Kennedy as she turns to look and see who just entered her office and we see Airi Miyamune come into the office. We hear more crowd cheers faintly in the background as Airi stands next to Kennedy.)
Kennedy Street: Airi.
Airi Miyamune: Ms. Street, I hope you pardon the interruption. I don’t mean to cause trouble.
Kennedy Street: Well that is kind of a moot point considering you are in Kennie’s office. But how can Kennie help you, Airi?
Airi Miyamune: Well, Ms. Street. I just had a quick question for you.
Kennedy Street: Honey, what’s your question?
Airi Miyamune: As you probably already know, I was able to win the Futures Ladder match at Territorial Invasion.
Kennedy Street: I did.
Airi Miyamune: I was just curious as to where I stand.
(Kennedy raises an eyebrow to Airi wondering what she means.)
Kennedy Street: Where you stand?
Airi Miyamune: Yes, Ms. Street. Well, I was wondering that since I won the match and was able to grab the ring, I was just curious as to what the future holds for me after the victory?
Kennedy Street: Your future?
Airi Miyamune: Yes, Ms. Street.
(Kennedy stays silent for a few moments looking at Airi and figuring out how she wants to answer Airi’s question. After those few moments, Kennedy stops leaning on the desk and turns her attention to Airi.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie would be more than happy to answer your question, Airi. But first, since you are new to Showdown, allow me to make something very clear for you right here and now.
(Airi nods as she listens closely to what Kennedy is about to say.)
Kennedy Street: Honey, I want you to know right now that you do NOT interrupt Kennie like that or enter Kennie’s office like that ever again. I know other people have a habit of barging into my office and acting like they own the place, but don’t learn their habits. There are better people to learn from, honey.
(Airi nods.)
Airi Miyamune: I understand. I apologize for the mistake.
(Kennedy nods as she lets the aggravation in her voice disappear.)
Kennedy Street: All is forgiven, honey. You are new so it’s good to fix that mistake now.
(Kennedy then looks at Airi, who has taken a deep breath and is feeling a little better, as Kennedy smiles.)
Kennedy Street: But I completely understand why you did that. You’re excited after your first major EAW event victory. I can understand your excitement, honey. But you came in here wondering what the future holds, correct?
Airi Miyamune: Correct.
Kennedy Street: Well, let Kennie answer your question.
(Airi once again nods as she stays silent wondering what Kennedy is going to say.)
Kennedy Street: Well, Airi, with your victory in the ladder match last week, you have earned yourself a match at The Last Stand.
Airi Miyamune: That is great news.
Kennedy Street: Not just any match. Your match will be a CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!
(Airi has a huge smile on her face when she hears that she will have a championship match.)
Kennedy Street: Now your opponent hasn’t been finalized as of right now, so stay tuned for that. But congratulations for your Territorial Invasion victory, Airi.
(Airi’s smile gets even bigger as she shakes Kennedy’s hand.)
Airi Miyamune: Oh, Ms. Street. That is such great news to hear. Thank you. Thank you very much and I will do my best to win that match and become champion.
Kennedy Street: I have no doubt that you are going to do great things here on Showdown and are going to have a great performance.
Airi Miyamune: Thank you again, Ms. Street.
(Kennedy nods to Airi as she leaves the office grinning ear to ear as Kennedy looks over again at the blank TV screen and pounds the desk with her fist as the annoyed look returns to her face as she once again thinks about Territorial Invasion as the camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(After a commercial break, the camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: Introducing first already in the ring being accompanied by “Father Chad” this is the team of Cersei and Daigo Montana!!!
Gavin Kirkland: What are we seeing right now?
(The camera cuts to the ring where a cosplayer trio is showing off their outfits of their favorite EAW wrestlers in the ring.)
Deadprez: They are big fans! Big big fans! So we let them wrestle for us tonight!
Sienna Swann: That sounds like a horrible idea sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Have our standards truly fallen so low.
(The cosplayer trio continues to show off their outfits in the ring to a mixed reaction from the crowd. Father Chad has to step outside the ring for a minute as his black hair dye and heavy eyeliner begins to run from the hot arena lights and begins to burn his eyes.)
Deadprez: This is probably about to be a “never meet your heroes” moment for these three.
Gavin Kirkland: Not gonna lie “Cersei” is kinda-
Sienna Swann: You like her more than Circe?
Gavin Kirkland: I didn’t say that! You can’t prove I said that!
( “Pins & Needles” by Birthday Massacre hits to loud boos from the crowd. )
Gina Romano: And their opponents… being accompanied by Father Vlad… they are the team of Diego Montana and Circe!!!
(Diego Montana and Circe come out to the stage to heavy boos as Father Vlad follows them down to the ring. As they reach the ring they see their opponents who are dressed up exactly like them and have a quizzical look on their faces.)
Gavin Kirkland: Hol up… which team is which?
Sienna Swann: You gotta be joking sweetie.
Deadprez: With Gavin it’s better to assume he’s not.
Gavin Kirkland: Damn Diego really has put on some weight huh?
Deadprez: No he hasn’t. That’s Daigo Montana, his biggest fan! I agree he’s not exactly in the best shape though. Probably shouldn’t be wrestling.
(Circe is shown getting in the face of “Cersei” and it looks like they aren’t getting along too well. Cersei asks Circe to sign an autograph and instead gets a slap across the face.)
Deadprez: Damn. That was uncalled for. She just wanted to meet her hero!
Sienna Swann: I think that Diego and Circe are not flattered by this. They seem to think their opponents are making fun of them!
Gavin Kirkland: Damn. Why can’t they all just get along? Me and both Circes especially?
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: The referee calls for the bell as Circe and Diego Montana rush their opponents at the same time in the ring, blindsiding them from behind.
Sienna Swann: Oh we not even gonna wait until everyone is out of the ring? Iight then.
Gavin Kirkland: Circe has climbed on top of Cersei and is punching the hell out of her! Beat that uncreative bitch who stole your gimmick! Stole yo entire name!
Deadprez: I’m pretty sure she just copied the name of the Game of Thrones character. This might not even be a Circe cosplay now that I think of it…
Gavin Kirkland: It doesn’t matter now though! Cuz Circe is big mad and beating the hell out this hoe!
(Circe stomps away at her female opponent before kicking her down into the corner. Circe continues to kick her and punts the back of her head to the ground. As she begins to fall out of the ring Circe continues to deliver hard boots knocking her opponent to the floor on the outside. Father Vlad laughs as Circe leaves the ring and continues the assault on the outside as Diego gets to work on his superfan in the ring.)
Deadprez: Diego Montana with a kick to his opponent’s gut and then throws him backwards with a Suplex! Damn that guy’s gotta be at least 350. Diego on them roids!
Gavin Kirkland: Diego Montana is all about clean living Deadprez. And now he is showing just how much natural physical ability he has as he goes up to the top rope for the Latin Lover Splash!!! Diego comes down crashing onto his opponent flattening him like a pancake!
Sienna Swann: THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!-
Deadprez: No! Diego Montana pulled the shoulder up before three! What a piece of shit!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(Diego Montana has a shit eating grin on his face as he turns back to his opponent and rubs his boot on his face disrespectfully.)
Sienna Swann: Wait look outside the ring! Circe just grabbed her opponent’s wig and tore it off!!!
(The cosplayer wig of Cersei is torn off revealing matted hair with pieces of Cheetos stuck between the strands. Circe looks disgusted at her opponent before kicking her hard in the face.)
Circe: (off-mic) What the fuck is wrong with you? You should probably put the wig back on-
(Circe hurls the wig at her opponent before putting on gloves before touching her again. Circe throws “Cersei” into the steel ring steps at ringside knocking her unconscious.)
Deadprez: Well I guess this is what happens when you invite a fan into the ring. They aren’t exactly known for their good hygiene.
Sienna Swann: Keep her the hell away from me sweetie. She probably has roaches crawling around all up in there.
Gavin Kirkland: Look! Back in the ring! Diego Montana is going up top once more! Diego going sky high!
Diego Montana: (off-mic) Chinga tu madre pendejo!
Deadprez: The crowd boos as Diego Montana leaps off the top rope yet again with a Latin Lover Splash! Diego had this thing won some time ago but he’s wasting time now. He blows a kiss to Circe outside the ring before picking his opponent back up.
Diego Montana: (off-mic) You ugly homie. You ain’t look like me. You could never be me! I’m the Hardest Ese Ever! You a sawft ass bitch!!!
Deadprez: Diego Montana connects with the Latino Inferno!!! That was completely unnecessary but Diego is finally making the cover! End it quickly ref!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: Here are your winners… DIEGO MONTANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AND CIRCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
( ‘AY DIEGUITO’ – CALLE 24 hits to boos inside the ring as Circe stomps on her opponent’s head one more time before rolling in the ring to make out with Diego. The crowd boos even louder at this display of affection as a smiling Father Vlad enters the ring after hitting Father Chad with his cane outside the ring.)
Deadprez: Now that was just uncalled for. He wasn’t even part of the match!
Gavin Kirkland: That is the risk you take being at ringside in EAW. You know this as well as I do Dead.
Sienna Swann: Hol up I don’t think they’re done…
(Suddenly, Father Vlad raises his arms emphatically as Circe and Diego Montana roll out of the ring and grab their opponents before tossing them back into the ring. Circe and Diego begin stomping furiously on their opponents.)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Deadprez: Come on y’all! The match is over!
(DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!)
Sienna Swann: Someone shoot the timekeeper. Ringing the bell like that is NOT going to stop anyone…
(Circe picks up one of her opponents-)
Gavin Kirkland: CIRCE CONNECTS WITH THE DEAD IN TOMBSTONE!!! Circe’s opponent is more dead than Deadprez!
Deadprez: Good one Gavin.
(Deadprez gives Gavin a thumbs up at commentary.)
Sienna Swann: Shut the fuck up sweeties. Diego Montana is about to do something!
(Diego Montana picks up the other opponent in the ring-)
Deadprez: LIVIN’ LIKE DIEGO CONNECTS!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Such devastation by Diego and Circe here tonight. Truly the most dominant power couple in EAW history…
Sienna Swann: I mean let’s see them do this to a real tag team and not a couple of out of shape fans who we for some reason allowed to wrestle and will likely get sued by in the near future.
Circe: (off-mic) Diego… GET THE TABLES!!!
(Circe shoves Diego who goes out of the ring to fetch tables to use on their opponents.)
Father Vlad: (off-mic) Hahahaha!
Deadprez: Come on now. This is getting ridiculous! You’re going to seriously hurt these people! What the hell did they ever do to you?
Gavin Kirkland: This is what happens when you try to be like someone better than you Dead. You both should know this while you are sitting next to the Commentary Legend.
Sienna Swann: Don’t ever call yourself that again Gavin but someone needs to stop Circe and Diego-
( ‘you are stronger’ by lyn inaizumi hits as the crowd erupts into cheers!!! )
Gavin Kirkland: COULD IT BE!?!?
Deadprez: THAT’S MILLI BANKS’ MUSIC!!!
(Milli Banks comes running down the ramp at high speed carrying a steel chair!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Crowd: OAFJOPAJOPJAOPAJPORJAPOJAPO$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: This place has erupted! Holy shit it is pandemonium here in Seattle!!!
(Milli Banks rushes the ring without stopping and begins swinging the steel chair around wildly-)
Deadprez: SHE’S COMING TO BEAT DIEGO AND CIRCE’S ASS!!! GET THEM! BEAT THEY BITCH ASSES!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Calm down Dead! We don’t want anyone to get hurt!!!
Sienna Swann: You were totally okay with what they were doing just a minute ago tho…
(Diego Montana and Circe quickly roll out of the ring as Milli Banks enters with a steel chair. Milli swings at them through the ropes but they aare quick enough to dodge it.)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Deadprez: Diego and Circe are running away like bitch ass pussies!
Sienna Swann: Go after em Milli! Don’t stop girl!
(Milli Banks goes to get a microphone.)
Milli Banks: GET YOUR ASSES BACK HERE! I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU BOTH!!!
Crowd: AJPPFJOAPSFJPOASJFPOAJOFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: The crowd wants to see it!
Circe: (off-mic)
Diego Montana: (off-mic)
Gavin Kirkland: Don’t do it!!!
Sienna Swann: Circe and Diego have changed their minds!!! They are making their way back down to the ring!!!-
Father Vlad: (off-mic) NO! SHE’S NOT WORTH IT! SHE AIN’T SHIT!
(Father Vlad steps in front of Diego Montana and Circe blocking their path towards the ring. He begins to hold them back as he tries to usher them backstage away from Milli Banks.)
Milli Banks: Awwww! Come on now? You gonna let that fat fuck stop you? It’s two on one! You should have no problem with lil ol’ me!
Crowd: MILL-I! MILL-I! MILL-I!
Deadprez: But Circe and Diego Montana have changed their mind.
Milli Banks: You can run away with your tails between your legs tonight. But I’ll get you eventually! Get over here you little bitch! Don’t let me catch ya!
(Circe and Diego Montana briefly stop as they turn back towards the ring.)
Milli Banks: Don’t think I forgot what you did at Territorial Invasion! “The Supernova” never forgets!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Get out of here Circe! Let me save you!
Sienna Swann: She’s good sweetie. She’s good.
Milli Banks: You aren’t gonna get away with it! Oh hell no you won’t! I already had to deal with Minerva and look how that turned out! I’m going to the same thing to your little sister that Minerva did to mine!!! SO GET YO BITCH ASS OVER HERE LIL BITCH!!!
(Circe looks absolutely appalled as she turns back towards Milli with rage but Father Vlad grabs her by the arm. Milli holds the steel chair up in the ring victorious as she parades around the ring.)
Circe: (off-mic)
(Diego Montana then starts to smile as he turns towards Circe who laughs. They both begin laughing and pointing at Milli down in the ring as Father Vlad continues to pull them away backstage and through the curtain.)
Deadprez: Well Circe and Diego got away tonight. But Milli Banks is not the one to fuck with. She does not give up and I don’t like Circe and Diego’s chances! The Supernova is coming for them sooner or later and she’s going to get that payback!
Gavin Kirkland: Circe needs to be protected. I know who needs to protect her.
Sienna Swann: Not you that’s for sure. But I don’t think anyone can at this point. Fucking with Milli Banks is something you just don’t do. Circe and Diego have made a fatal mistake!!!
(The camera cuts to a commercial for GTA7 releasing in the next few years I’m sure lil bro.)
(Showdown comes back from commercials, the cameras turning and focusing on the stage as “Live Evil” by Flatlinerz plays on the speakers to a mixed reaction. The lights completely go out in response, before they all begin to turn into a crimson red color. Fire shoots out alongside the beat to the song before the lights turn back to normal, and the camera snaps to see Tafae Toa standing there with his head down, just as he slowly lifts up and he shows the death glare in his face, no emotion in his face as he finally walks forward. Malik Al-Farouq walks forward as he accompanies him, turning over towards the shouting fans in the crowd if they want to talk trash at them.)
Gina Romano: THIS MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL! AND IT IS FOR A NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP AT THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, EXILED FROM THE ISLANDS OF SAMOA, WEIGHING IN AT 285 POUNDS, HE IISSSS “THE EXILED”, TAFAEEEEEEEEEEEE TOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
(He arrives at the end of the ramp, slowly hopping onto the ring apron, yet again looking down at the ground before his head raises up, screaming at the camera as he beats his chest. He turns and then enters inside, yet again standing completely still as he glares down. He slowly backs away and then stands in his corner.)
(After that, “DICTATOR” by Rei Ami plays on the speakers to a huge wave of boos. Mia Santoro walks through the curtains with her arms spread out, she rolls her eyes seeing the booing crowd and she even waves them off in response, they were clearly not pleased at her after what happened at Territorial Invasion. But right now that kind of thing was not something in Mia’s mind. She had a championship to look forward to. She slowly pulls the ring jacket off of her and then lets it drop, as lights of royal purple shine down on her and she strikes a pose. The crowd boos even louder as she moves forward, looking at them with disgust and annoyance as she goes down the ramp.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT, FROM KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEIGHING IN AT 115 POUNDS! SHE IS “LA DESPERADAAAAAAA”, MIAAAAAAAAAA SANTOROOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
(She arrives at the bottom of the ramp and goes up to the ring apron, she climbs up the corner and once more poses to a booing crowd. She hops over and then lands on the ring, she strolls around with a confident grin on her face, before moving towards her corner. She begins to warm up as Tafae does not move a single inch, staring her down. The referee checks up on them before…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: This match has just become something incredibly dangerous for Mia Santoro as soon as that bell rings.
Gavin Kirkland: Wow, you are truly a man of no faith here, Deadprez. Did you not hear at all what Mia had to say? She is a woman that is truly amazing in every way possible! She is far more talented than this… gigantic… furious… absolutely cutthroat beast of a man Tafae is.
Sienna Swann: If that is what helps you sleep at night, sweetie, then knock yourself out there. You are not a wrestler, Mia is the wrestler here, and even with all of that confidence, she knows that she has a mountain to climb!
Deadprez: Tafae Toa steps out of his corner and then shoots daggers towards the way of Mia Santoro. Even with those kinds of eyes threatening to go right through her, Mia Santoro stands her ground and approaches herself. Tafae keeps his arm to his sides, only making his way towards the middle of the ring, almost taunting Mia to step up.
Sienna Swann: And for some reason, the woman is not scared at all of him, she raises her arms up and goes to approach. With Tafae actually accepting the two of them to go for a lock up… MIA TRYING TO-
Deadprez: JUST AS TAFAE SUDDENLY PUSHES HER WITH INCREDIBLE FORCE! SHE SENDS HER DOWN HARD ONTO THE MAT!
(Mia falls down hard a few feet away from Tafae after that incredible push he just pulled off, Mia almost immediately rushes up to her feet and tries to signal for a time out but obviously the referee is denying her, Tafae keeps a glare on her and barely moves.)
Gavin Kirkland: Oh my god, he almost sent her flying with a single push, we might be cooked here.
Sienna Swann: The strength on display of Tafae Toa, sweetie! Mia Santoro has a lot of confidence in herself but I think she just got humbled right now. She is going to have to figure out a different approach because she clearly can’t go toe to toe in raw strength.
Deadprez: Mia has calmed down now and once more she is trying to get into a fighting stance, Tafae yet again unmoving, ready for anything. She actually wants to go for a lock up again-
Gavin Kirkland: SIKE! SHE ENDS UP HITTING A DROPKICK RIGHT TOWARDS THE CHEST OF TAFAE!
Sienna Swann: Just for Tafae to tank that dropkick as well! He is still up on his feet and he is getting more annoyed! He goes to snatch Mia by her leg!
Deadprez: JUST FOR MIA TO POP UP AND THEN HIT A JUMPING ENZUIGIRI WITH THE FREE LEG! That is what she was looking for as well! Tafae staggers for a moment and then Mia rushes forward! She slides right through his legs and then goes up! ANOTHER DROPKICK BUT THIS TIME TOWARDS HIS BACK! Tafae is sent flying towards the ropes here as Mia rushes back up!
Gavin Kirkland: AS TAFAE INSTEAD BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES TO GATHER MOMENTUM AND THEN COMES BACK AT MIA SANTORO! HE ENDS UP FLATTENING HER WITH A LARIAT OUT OF NOWHERE! GOOODDDAMNNNN!!! MIA ALMOST FLIPPED WITH THAT ONE!
Sienna Swann: Not a good place to be in after getting hit with that kind of weight at that kind of speed, sweetie! Mia shakes her head in confusion and bewilderment after Tafae was able to pull off that speed, and she does not even have time to process it as Tafae snatches her by her hair and lifts her up!
Gavin Kirkland: TAFAE RUNS FORWARD WITH HER! HE THROWS HER BACK FIRST RIGHT AGAINST THE CORNER! Mia almost bounces off of there with how hard he threw her! But he is already turning and running towards the opposite corner! HE COMES BACK AS MIA TRIES TO-
Deadprez: TAFAE TOA LANDS A HUGE CORNER SPLASH ONTO MIA SANTORO! HE SNATCHES HER AGAIN, HE TURNS OVER- AND THEN SENDS HER FLYIIIINGGG WITH A BIEL THROW! MIA CRASHES DOWN HARD ONTO THE MAT FROM THAT ONE!
Sienna Swann: The crowd is going wild after that sequence of moves, sweetie! Tafae showing he can keep up if he wants to! And it seems that after having a taste of her own medicine, Mia does not want anything more to do with him! She already rolls and tries to leave the ring, trying to recuperate-
Deadprez: But you best believe Tafae is not going to give her any kind of grace there! Tafae yet again tries to grab her by her hair and then pull her up! Mia was able to get to the ring apron but she couldn’t! WAIT!
Gavin Kirkland: SHE GRABS HIS HEAD AND THEN PULLS HIM DOWN, SLAMMING THROAT FIRST AGAINST THE TOP ROPE! THOSE ARE THE SMARTS SHOWING FROM MIA! And it seems she regained her confidence now as she gets back up onto the ring apron! COME ON, DESPERADA!
Deadprez: Mia pulls herself up and then grabs onto the ropes! Tafae tries to turn and then goes for an attack! BUT SHE IS ABLE TO JUMP ONTO THE TOP ROPE WITH AND THEN JUMP OFF! SHE GRABS ONTO TAFAE ON THE WAY DOWN!
Sienna Swann: AND SHE IS ABLE TO GET A SPRINGBOARD BULLDOG! Tafae falls back down onto the mat and then Mia rushes, going on the cover!
Referee: ONE!
Deadprez: JUST FOR TAFAE TO KICK RIGHT OUT AT ONE FROM THAT MOVE! GAWDDAMN!!!
(Mia’s smile drops once more as she sees with her own two eyes Tafae kicking out. Tafae shakes her off and then tries to move back up to his feet as Mia… of course makes sure to get away!)
Gavin Kirkland: TACTICAL RETREAT! COME ON, GO AWAY MIA!!!
Sienna Swann: I think Mia has realized fully what she is dealing with here now! She is definitely not running away but she is making sure to keep her distance! Tafae though turns back to focus on her and is already trying to get on her tail! Mia is able to back away for a bit but she turns!
Deadprez: And of course she ends up running into Malik Al-Farouq here! He ends up blocking her way- JUST FOR MIA TO GRAB HIM BY THE COLLAR OF HIS SHIRT AND THEN PULL HIM! She is using him as a meat shield here as Tafae ends up getting out of the ring. Malik panics in response as Mia ends up now pushing him towards Tafae!
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae ends up catching his manager safe and sound though! He gives him a nod and then gets him out of the way- JUST FOR MIA TO COME FLYING WITH A HIGH KNEE STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE JAW OF TAFAE!
Sienna Swann: Tafae gets rocked across the jaw and now Mia grabs him by the head- AND SHE ENDS UP THROWING HIM TOWARDS THE STEEL STEPS! Tafae crashes hard against the steel steps as well, just as Mia is able to lean against the ring apron and take a breather herself. The smile on her face begins to appear back on her face as draws the ire of the crowd in the process.
Gavin Kirkland: Hey, you have to admit it, this dude Tafae is like ten times her size! You saw how he just went and kicked out like that as well?! I do not blame Mia at all for taking this kind of route knowing that he can just snap her in two if he wanted!
Deadprez: You can take that kind of route when fighting someone else, it is not against the rules at all but Mia should know that you have to face those fears eventually on your own. The more she ignores them, the worse they are going to get when she is finally forced to confront them.
Gavin Kirkland: Well right now she is doing a good job of dealing with them! She grabs onto Tafae as best as she can, pulling him up by his hair and then letting him drop onto the ring apron. See? She is even having a hard time trying to pick him up!
Sienna Swann: She is making it work, sweetie. With the referee counting reaching five she is able to grab the legs of Tafae and then lift up from there using the ring for support. Smart girl.
Deadprez: And at seven she is able to push him in and then hop in herself, just as she is starting to climb the corner after. You don’t usually Mia taking to the corner like this.
Gavin Kirkland: Desperate times call for desperate measures, adapt or die, and so on and so forth! I can’t wait for the beautiful Mia Santoro to take flight! She rises up to the top of the corner, just as Tafae is starting to come to! Along the boos of the crowd- SHE JUMPS OFF OF THE CORNER!!!
Sienna Swann: AND SHE LANDS A DIVING ELBOW DROP FROM THE TOP OF THE CORNER! DIRECTLY ONTO THE HEART OF TAFAE TOA! A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT RIGHT THERE AS SHE LAYS ON HIM, GOING FOR THE COVER!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Deadprez: AND MIA IS ONLY CAPABLE OF GETTING A TWO COUNT?! TAFAE KICKS RIGHT OUT OF AN ELBOW DROP LIKE THAT ONE! Mia is yet again forced to roll away and then put her hands in her face in frustration. She really has to give it her all to be able to take down a beast like Tafae!
Gavin Kirkland: I believe in her to do it!
Sienna Swann: The strength when it comes to Mia Santoro is being able to drag down other people to her level and then force them to fight in her own domain. But Mia is unable to see any actual ways to be able to drag Tafae here…
Deadprez: And just as you end up saying that Sienna, I think a light bulb has just lit up above Mia! She rises again and then backs away, Tafae once more trying to get to his feet-
Gavin Kirkland: JUST AS SHE RUNS FORWARD WITH A SOCCER KICK RIGHT ACROSS THE LEFT ARM OF TAFAE TOA! MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL HAS FIGURED OUT A STRATEGY HERE!
Deadprez: Mia tries to keep hold of the arm of Tafae here! She throws knee strikes towards the arm and she is trying to weaken it here! Tafae grits his teeth in frustration and pain, trying to break free- AND WITH A SINGLE PULL MIA IS FORCED TO LET GO! Yet again with the strength of Tafae!
Sienna Swann: AND MIA TAKES ADVANTAGE TO JUMP UP AND THEN STOMP DOWN HARD ON HIS LEFT KNEE! Tafae falls to one knee and yet again Mia tries to grapple onto that arm, you don’t usually see Mia go for submissions but it is clear she is desperate! She tries to lock in-
Gavin Kirkland: TAFAE JUST SCREAMS RIGHT AT HER FACE- AND THEN LANDS A HEADBUTT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HER FOREHEAD! MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL IS SEEING STARS WITH THAT ONE!!!
Deadprez: MIA FALLS BACK AGAINST THE CORNER HERE, CLUTCHING HARD ONTO HER HEAD AFTER THE FORCE OF THE HEADBUTT! And as she tries to push through the pain, Tafae is once more running the ropes and gathering speed! HE TRIES TO GO FOR THAT CORNER SPLASH ONCE MORE!
Sienna Swann: MIA IS FAST ENOUGH TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Tafae crashes chest first against the turnbuckle! He turns in time- JUST AS MIA LANDS A BACK ELBOW RIGHT TOWARDS HIS JAW! A FOREARM SMASH! A KNEE! A ROPE ASSISTED ENZUIGIRI! THERE WE GO, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: MIA GIVING EVERY BIT OF HER ARSENAL ONTO TAFAE NOW THAT SHE HAS HIM CORNERED IN THE CORNER! One last punch and now she starts to run towards the ropes on the other side, gathering speed just as Tafae stumbles forward out of the corner!
Gavin Kirkland: SHE JUMPS RIGHT ONTO HIM TO GO FOR “ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE”!!!!
Deadprez: WHAT?!
Sienna Swann: OH, SWEETIE, THIS IS HORRIBLE! TAFAE GRABS RIGHT ONTO HER AND WITH PURE STRENGTH HE PREVENTS HER FROM BRINGING HER DOWN!!!
Deadprez: HE REVERSES AND PUTS HER IN A POWERBOMB POSITION!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT! HAVE MERCY, TAFAE!!!
Sienna Swann: HE RUNS FORWARD WITH HER IN TOW! HE THROWS HER BACK FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER WITH A BUCKLE BOOOMBBBB!!! Mia completely crumbles down onto a seated position! Tafae backs away and yet again he gathers incredible speed! HE RUNS FORWARD LIKE A BULLET!!!
Deadprez: AND HE LANDS A NASTY CORNER CANNONBALL SENTON RIGHT ONTO MIA SANTORO! HE ALMOST SQUEEZED HER LIKE A PANCAKE! He pulls her out of there and then goes for the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST FOR MIA SANTORO TO RAISE HER ARM UP ALMOST AT THE LAST SECOND! LOOK AT HER! SHE IS STILL ALIVE AND KICKING DESPITE FACING A MONSTER LIKE TAFAE TOA! THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, BABYYYYY!!!!
Sienna Swann: Tafae does not react to that but Malik on the outside looks slightly shocked. It seems they did not expect for Mia to give this kind of fight… maybe Mia did not expect either to be able to kick out of that too.
Gavin Kirkland: No excuse to be mean! You can call her whatever you like but you can not deny the fight that she is giving!
Deadprez: As long as she is able to find herself on the top with a championship it seems Mia can do everything she sets her mind upon. Of course, Tafae snatches her by her hair and then tries to snap her back up to her feet! He pulls her up and then around!
Gavin Kirkland: He wants to go for that Spinning Uranage!!!
Sienna Swann: BUT MIA IS FAST ENOUGH TO LAND ANOTHER ELBOW TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! SHE IS ABLE TO PULL HIM DOWN AND THEN THROW HIM OVER WITH AN ARM DRAG!
Gavin Kirkland: Mia is yet again able to roll up to her feet! She runs forward! SUPERKICK RIGHT TOWARDS THE JAW OF TAFAE!!!
Sienna Swann: BUT HE TAKES THE SUPERKICK LIKE IT IS NOTHING! HE INSTEAD ENDS UP RETURNING IT BACK! A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW OF MIA SANTORO! MIA COMPLETELY COLLAPSES BACKWARDS- AGAINST THE ROPES THOUGH!!! She bounces back!
Deadprez: AS TAFAE SNATCHES HER UP AND THEN LIFTS HER UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! HE TURNS AND THEN RUNS FORWARD WITH HER! HE LANDS A RUNNING FALCON ARROW AND THEN SLAMS HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh wow, it’s over again.
Sienna Swann: You are allowed to be wrong for once, Gavin! At least be a man and die with the loss in your heart!
Deadprez: There might be some hope for Gavin to look forward to, as Tafae surprisingly is not covering Mia at all! He turns and then actually looks towards Malik! He looks to him for advice as Malik shouts over and he gives a nod back. I did not pick up what Malik said but it did not sound good!
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae turns and then heads towards the corner! It is not good indeed! RUN MIA!!!
Sienna Swann: TAFAE GRABS ONTO THE CORNER AND HE STARTS TO CLIMB IT! HE IS LOOKING TO GO FOR THAT MOONSAULT!
Deadprez: NO! SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY! MIA IS GETTING BACK UP! SHE SHOOTS FORWARD AND GRABS ONTO THE LEG OF TAFAE! Tafae turns and he sees this! He pulls back his other leg to go and kick her in the head!
Gavin Kirkland: YET AS HE DOES THAT, MIA TAKES ADVANTAGE TO PULL HIM RIGHT OFF! SHE IS ABLE TO MAKE HIM STUMBLE AND THEN FALL OFF OF THE CORNER!
Sienna Swann: TAFAE LANDS ON HIS FEET THOUGH, SWEETIE! JUST AS MIA RUNS FORWARD- AND LANDS A KICK TO THE GUT! KNEE LIFT ONTO HIS FACE! A SLAP! A PUNCH! SHE BEGINS SENDING A BARRAGE OF FOREARM STRIKES TOWARDS TAFAE, TRYING TO BRING HIM DOWN!!!
Deadprez: AND YET AGAIN TAFAE SCREAMS AT HER FACE IN DEFIANCE! HE PUSHES HER AWAY WITH GREAT FORCE! MIA IS FORCED TO REBOUND OFF OF THE ROPES!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST AS TAFAE IS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO HER AND THEN POP HER UP ONTO THE AIR! OH NO!!!!
Deadprez: “APAI”!!! THE POP UP SAMOAN-
Sienna Swann: NO! MIA TRIES TO REVERSE! SHE GRABS ONTO HIS HEAD AND TRIES TO BRING HIM DOWN FOR A DDT!!!!
Deadprez: NO! NO! TAFAE HOLDS! HE HOLDS HER BY HER WAIST JUST BEFORE SHE CAN BRING HIM DOWN! HE THROWS HER OFF AGAIN AND SHE LANDS IN THE ROPES AGAIN!
Gavin Kirkland: Mia is able to react and grab onto the top rope! BUT TAFAE RUNS AGAIN TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING!!! HE COMES BACK WITH-
Sienna Swann: MIA GETS OUT OF THE WAY! TAFAE SENDS HIMSELF FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Deadprez: NO! TAFAE GRABS ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND LANDS ON THE RING APRON! He wobbles as he slowly lifts his head up!
Sienna Swann: AS MIA WITHOUT THINKING BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES AND RUNS TOWARDS TAFAE TOA! SHE LEAPS RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!!
Deadprez: SHE GRABS ONTO HIS HEAD!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND THEN SHE DRILLS HIS HEAD WITH A DDT TO THE OUTSIDE FLOOR!!! MIAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
(The crowd explodes in surprise at what they just saw, Tafae lays barely moving on the floor but Mia grabs onto her back in agonizing pain.)
Deadprez: WHAT A MOVE MIA JUST PULLED OFF THERE!!! I THINK THAT IS WHAT SHE NEEDS!!!
Sienna Swann: And what she needs is going to cost her, sweetie! The two are kissing the ground from that!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Deadprez: Just as the referee is starting to count!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Referee: FOUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRR!!!!
Referee: FIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: MIA IS TRYING TO GET BACK UP! She is on her hands and knees!
Referee: SIIIIIXXXXXXXXXX!!!!
Deadprez: And even with that, Tafae is moving, he tries to get closer towards the barricades here to use them as support!
Referee: SEVEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNN!!!!!
Sienna Swann: This will be close!
Referee: EIGHT-
(But the referee suddenly stops as Malik begins to shout at him, the referee is forced to stop the count and listen to him.)
Sienna Swann: Oh come on sweetie! Malik is trying to interfere here and give Tafae some extra time!
(Tafae is able to grab onto the barricade and get up… but as soon as he gets up, he gets snatched by his neck.)
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN! KELIIIINNNNN!!!!
Deadprez: KELIN COMES FROM THE CROWD AND SNATCHES TAFAE OVER THE BARRICADE! HE PULLS HIM!!!
Sienna Swann: “ECHOES OF SILENCE”!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: TAFAE GETS DROPPED HARD WITH THE LARIAT! KELIN IS NOT DONE AT ALL WITH HIM! HE SHOUTS DOWN AT TAFAE JUST AS HE TURNS AND DISAPPEARS INTO THE CROWD!!!!
Deadprez: The referee finally focuses back!
Referee: NINEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AS MIA POPS BACK UP TO HER FEET WITH ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY AND SHE DIVES IN!!!!
Referee: TEN! RING THE BELL!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… BY COUNT OUT! AND YOUUUURRR NEEEEEWWWW NUMBER ONE CONTENDER TO THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!!! MIAAAAA SANTOROOOOOOOO!!!!!
(“DICTATOR” plays on the speakers to a huge wave of boos as Mia lays in the middle of the ring, exhausted, hurt, but with a gigantic grin on her face as she raises her arms up to the sky. Malik though stands there confused, bewildered, and his eyes widen even more seeing Tafae over in the crowd for some reason. He rushes forward to check on him, wondering what the hell happened.)
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S GOOOOOO! WE OVERCOME THE ODDS HERE IN THIS PLACE! COME ON, MIAAAAAAA!!!!
Sienna Swann: Can we please be serious?
Deadprez: Well… the fight from the two parties was real, that is for sure! It really looked like it was going to end in a double count out after what Mia did, but KELIN popping out of nowhere and then getting his get back on Tafae from all those few weeks ago benefited Mia when she needed it the most! I am not sure how things would have ended up but Mia scratched and clawed for that victory, even with the circumstances, so congrats to Mia there!
(The referee helps Mia up but she pushes him away, she falls onto the ropes in front of her and begins talking trash to the camera, she pulls herself along and then she gets onto the corner, posing to a booing crowd as she laughs to herself, delighted and victorious. Malik has hopped over the barricade, checking on Tafae just as he turns and he sees KELIN in the distance, a grin from ear to ear on his face as he slowly runs a thumb over his neck, he gives a wave goodbye to them as he then turns and walks away. The last shot of Mia Santoro celebrating another shot to go for the National Elite Championship as Showdown goes to commercials.)
(We have returned from commercial break and we see that any remnants of the previous match have completely disappeared from the ringside area. There is a brief break in the action at the moment, but the silence is broken by the sounds of ‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher playing throughout the arena. Seconds later, the arena is full of cheers as Cody Maverick enters the arena. While the crowd is looking happy to see Cody, Cody does not look happy AT ALL! He looks frustrated and completely pissed off as he heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome “THE SIN CITY SUPERSTAR” CODY MAVERICK!
Deadprez: Here comes one Showdown competitor who is in a very bad mood. I don’t blame him after Territorial Invasion. I’ll go ahead and say it. Cody Maverick got screwed.
Gavin Kirkland: How in the hell can you say he got screwed? Cody was down. Cody was out and the referee counted the pin leading to Donovan getting the payback victory last week. I see nothing wrong with how the officiating went.
Sienna Swann: Of course you don’t, Sweetie, because you’re like the biggest El Duque fan ever or something. Let’s face it. Cody had the match won but controversial officiating ruined everything. Now we have to deal with that annoying ass Silas Mason bragging about the win. But first, I wanna hear what Cody has to say about all of this.
(Cody grabs a microphone from Gina and rolls into the ring. The anger is still very clear and very obvious on his face as his music fades away.)
Crowd: CO-DY! CO-DY! CO-DY! CO-DY! CO-DY!
(Cody gives a nod of acknowledgment to the chants as he looks around at the arena before he begins to speak.)
Cody Maverick: Do you all want to know something? I had this very vivid picture in my mind of how the Showdown after Territorial Invasion was supposed to go. I had it in my mind that I was going to rip Donovan Duke limb from limb last week. This week, more specifically tonight, I was going to come out here and proudly proclaim that I put the crazy psycho bastard down for good.
(The crowd cheers in support and solidarity of Cody’s thoughts. Honestly, because they wanted to see it happen too.)
Cody Maverick: Because winning at Territorial Invasion wasn’t just for me. It was for all you fans that have had to put up with Donny’s bullshit the last two years. It would have been the perfect way for me to begin my focus on becoming the Answers World Champion….
(Cody takes a moment to think and try and compose himself. He shakes his head in frustration and anger before he speaks again.)
Cody Maverick: But that didn’t happen, did it? No. Of course it didn’t because of all the bullshit that went down last weekend. I should have seen it coming because you can NEVER and I mean NEVER trust anybody associated with Silas Mason OR Donovan Duke.
Cody Maverick: What a crock of shit El Dookie fed to everyone saying he was going to call things down the middle. Lucha honor code MY ASS! That rat bastard screwed me out of a victory. For what? So he didn’t have to see his trainer lose to me again? Oh please. El Dookie is just as much of a liar and a deceiver as Donny is. Always has and always will be.
Cody Maverick: I know I most likely won’t get Donny because he was beaten senseless at Territorial Invasion and that might have been the best thing for him, but that doesn’t mean that El Dookie isn’t around listening to what I am saying.
(Cody then turns his attention so he is looking up the entrance ramp.)
Cody Maverick: DUQUE! SILAS! How about you get your asses out here right now so I can beat you both within an inch of your lives.
(Cody is continuing to glare up the entrance ramp waiting for El Duque and Silas Mason. He doesn’t have to wait very long before we hear the sounds of “Natural” by Imagine Dragons start to play and the cheers for Cody have turned into loud boos for the entrance of Silas Mason and El Duque. They really don’t care about what the crowd thinks as Silas and Duque look at each other and nod as they head to the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, you ask and you shall receive because here comes the man who screwed Cody out of a victory at Territorial Invasion last week. I hope Duque is proud of himself.
Gavin Kirkland: What are you so mad about? Duque did exactly what he said he was going to do. He called the match right down the middle and the best man won. He upheld the Lucha Code of Honor.
Deadprez: Yeah, because a steel chair to Cody’s back is calling it down the middle. Because of El Duque’s biased officiating, Donovan got the victory, but you know damn well this isn’t the end of it.
(Silas grabs a microphone for El Duque before opening up the ropes for El Duque before following him into the ring. Duque has a smirk on his face as Silas stands next to him, which only infuriates Cody even more as Duque’s music fades off and he begins to speak.)
El Duque: Ay, Cody. ¿Qué te pasa? Pareces enojado.
(Cody doesn’t respond, but he stares daggers through El Duque.)
El Duque: I don’t see why you have a stick up your ass about Territorial Invasion. I did exactly what I said I was going to do. I called the match right down the middle, so don’t blame me because you can’t accept the results.
Cody Maverick: Now you wait just a damn min–
El Duque: ¡Cállate! Estoy hablando. You had your time to talk and now it’s mine. You just need to come to grips with your reality. You lost, Cody. You lost to Donovan Duke and that fate was inevitable. You lost fair and square, Cody. The only person you can blame for losing is YOURSELF! No nos culpes si no pudiste terminar el trabajo.
El Duque: You wanted to beat Donovan for yourself and the fans, but you couldn’t do it. Once again, you let your fans down and ruined everything for them. You would think that they would be used to you choking by now. Considering—
Cody Maverick: SHUT UP!
(El Duque and Silas glare at Cody because they do not appreciate being interrupted.)
Cody Maverick: I am so sick and tired with all of this Duke and Duque and Silas and all of this other bullshit. I am done with it all and I want to finish this NOW!! Duque, I want you in this ring TONIGHT!!
(The crowd is cheering at the announcement as Duque and Silas look at each other in amusement before El Duque replies.)
El Duque: No lo creo, amigo. You are really not in any place to be making demands after losing last week. You and me tonight is not going to happen. But if you want to face me so badly, I have a better idea. How about we settle this the LUCHA way.
(Cody looks at Duque wondering what in the hell he has in mind.)
El Duque: Es tan sencillo que incluso tú puedes entenderlo. At The Last Stand, it’s going to be Cody Maverick….
El Duque: Against the rising star ELLLLLLLLLLLLLL DUQUE….
(El Duque then gets right in Cody’s face to declare the match.)
El Duque: Máscara vs. Cabello MASK! VERSUS! HAIR!
(The crowd goes absolutely crazy with cheers at the announcement of the challenge.)
El Duque: This ends at The Last Stand. You either somehow take my mask or I get to shave your head COMPLETELY BALD! So what do you say, hijo de puta?
(Cody doesn’t take his eyes away from El Duque as he thinks about whether he wants to accept this match because if he loses, he loses his hair. But if he wins, he gets the masks and he finally gets to reveal who is under the El Duque mask.)
Cody Maverick:… YOU’RE ON!!
(The crowd is cheering at the acceptance. Until….)
(POW!)
Sienna Swann: CODY JUST HIT DUQUE IN THE HEAD WITH THE MICROPHONE AND NOW THE FIGHT IS ON!!
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT A CHEAP SHOT FROM CODY! HOW DARE HE HIT DUQUE LIKE THAT!
Deadprez: Not like the chair shots Duque gave Cody last week, huh? Dawg, look at Silas Mason getting out of the ring like the little bitch he is.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, I agree with that statement entirely. But El Duque is now just throwing fists into the skull of Cody and just beating the hell out of him.
Deadprez: BUT LOOK AT CODY FIGHTING BACK! CODY IS STARTING TO GET THE ADVANTAGE OVER EL DUQUE–
Gavin Kirkland: CODY WITH A RIGHT HOOK KNOCKS EL DUQUE DOWN! HOW DISRESPECTFUL IS THAT?!?!
Sienna Swann: Cody has fire in his eyes as El Duque is scrambling to get back to his feet as Cody runs forward to El Duque–
Deadprez: AND CATCHES EL DUQUE WITH THE LIGHTS OUT! THAT PUNCH SENDS DUQUE THROUGH THE ROPES! Cody tries to grab Duque–
(Silas pulls Duque off the apron and starts heading up the entrance ramp as the crowd boos that Duque and Silas are getting away. Cody is yelling at them and telling them to get back in the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Cody just got a small tiny bit of retribution against that asshole Silas Mason and El Duque.
Gavin Kirkland: But the ante has just been upped. At The Last Stand it’s going to be El Duque and Cody Maverick one more time and it’s going to be Mask vs. Hair.
Deadprez: Either El Duque loses the mask and the mystery is revealed or Cody Maverick is going to have his head shaved completely bald. The stakes are raised and the blood is boiling. What a match this is going to be.
(The final shot shows Cody telling Duque to bring it on as Duque is motioning that he is going to shave Cody’s head as he is held back by Silas as the camera shot fades to a commercial break.)
(Showdown returns from a commercial break with ‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti playing out as Joso walks toward the ring with that signature swagger and the unmistakable confidence of a man who still has the momentum of Territorial Invasion carrying him forward, heading to the ring with every indication that he came here tonight fully prepared.)
Gina Romano: YOUR MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!… INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM THE BRONX, NEW YORK!… WEIGHING IN AT 206 POUNDS!… HE IS THE STAR PLAYER!… JOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: What a chaotic and memorable night Territorial Invasion turned out to be, but when the dust settled, Joso came out on the right side of it and secured the victory when it counted most! Now he is looking to build further momentum and reestablish himself as a genuine top-tier presence on this brand by adding another legend to his collection in the form of Rex McAllister!
Deadprez: Joso is as prepared as he has looked in some time heading into this match tonight, and the hope from this corner of the table is that he does not allow his natural inclination toward showmanship to get ahead of him and hand Rex an opening he does not deserve to be handed.
Sienna Swann: That is going to be the central theme of this entire match, sweetie.
(“Power” by The Score hits as Joso finishes his warm-up in the ring and Rex McAllister makes his way out, walking with that straight and focused stride of a man who has locked in entirely on what he needs to accomplish tonight.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT!… FROM SEA ISLE, NEW JERSEY!… WEIGHING IN AT 238 POUNDS!… THE LIONHEART!… REXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!!!!… MCALLISSSSSSTTTTTTEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: Territorial Invasion, on the other hand, did not deliver the outcome Rex McAllister was looking for, and his mission went unfulfilled that night. That is not going to slow him down in any meaningful way tonight, though, because Rex operates with the kind of forward-facing mentality that processes a setback and immediately redirects toward the next opportunity. Joso represents that next opportunity and Rex intends to use it.
Sienna Swann: McAllister has understood for a very long time, sweetie, that not every chapter resolves in your favour, but that the ones who last are the ones who plan ahead regardless of the outcome. Tonight is about establishing where he stands heading into what comes next and putting Joso down decisively is the clearest possible statement he can make to accomplish that.
Gavin Kirkland: Regardless, this match has every ingredient required to be a genuinely compelling and entertaining main event, and that absolutely cannot go unacknowledged before that bell rings! I cannot wait to see these two get started!
(DING DING DING!)
Deadprez: Another hard-hitting main event is upon us with two genuinely elite competitors looking to settle their differences tonight. These two come out of their previous encounter with different results but what remains absolutely certain is that both of them are desperate to build momentum heading into whatever awaits them next.
Sienna Swann: This should be a compelling watch, sweetie, and I sincerely hope Joso can locate his composure for the duration of this match and resist the urge to perform for the crowd like it is some kind of variety show.
Gavin Kirkland: Both competitors open in the traditional collar and elbow tie-up to get things started, but McAllister makes a swift transition and seizes control of Joso’s wrist immediately, pressing the Star Player down against the mat with sustained wrist pressure and keeping him firmly in check right from the first exchange!
Sienna Swann: Rex carries that veteran instinct that tells him immediately what kind of competitor he is dealing with, sweetie. He knows a slippery and unpredictable former World Heavyweight Champion when he sees one and he is making sure there are no early surprises from that corner of the ring.
Deadprez: With Rex maintaining the wrist control from above, Joso starts working through it, glances back and rolls through cleanly, reaching for the leg and sending Rex down in the process! The wrist grip loosens, and Joso crawls over to capitalize on the reversal!
Gavin Kirkland: Joso tries to go for an early cover but Rex keeps driving him away before the referee can begin a count! Joso tries again and the referee attempts to get even the opening count started but Rex keeps pushing him away with authority!
Sienna Swann:The man is absolutely desperate to put the legend away early and escape this match before it turns into the drawn-out exercise in suffering that it very likely will become, sweetie.
Deadprez: And perhaps Joso has finally found the right positioning, pinning himself against the canvas and keeping Rex held down just long enough! Rex tries to push free and the referee begins the count!
ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO–
Deadprez: Rex powers out before the count reaches two, and both men get immediately back to their feet, with Rex initiating the next exchange by making contact with both hands against his opponent right away.
Gavin Kirkland: Joso attempts a twist and sends Rex stumbling toward the ropes with an Armdrag that connects cleanly! The Star Player hits the opposite ropes looking to follow through with a clothesline but Rex meets him with a boot that causes Joso to overshoot backward, sending him over the ropes and landing on the apron!
Sienna Swann: Joso’s jaw got rocked and left him completely exposed out there! Here comes Rex grabbing the top rope and launching himself back inside the ring— SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK FROM THE LIONHEART SENDS JOSO DOWN! The Star Player got completely blown away by the full force of that dropkick, sweetie!
Deadprez: Solid, purposeful work from the Lionheart so far, showing he’s lost nothing in pace or precision despite the momentum Territorial Invasion’s earlier events threatened to drain from him. Joso stumbles back toward the corner now, and Rex takes careful aim, perhaps looking for the running corner attack!
Gavin Kirkland: An elbow from Joso stops Rex dead in his tracks before he can get there! Joso spins around and uses the middle turnbuckle as a launch point and– POW! Nice Backflip Kick out of the corner sends Rex stumbling away and leaves the Lionheart stunned by the unexpected and well-timed impact of it!
Sienna Swann: Here comes Joso from behind, pushing Rex toward the ropes and back, a nicely executed Leapfrog from Joso to avoid the return run! Joso spins around and slides underneath as Rex leaps over and lands on both knees! McAllister turns around and manages to shove Joso hard into the ropes and sends him flying over! Just look at the footwork these two are producing out there, sweetie, and we genuinely have to show some appreciation for the technical fluency on display in this main event!
Gavin Kirkland: Speaking of building speed, Joso comes running, and Rex tries to go for the clothesline but it finds nothing! Joso hits the ropes to build momentum, and Rex tries the back elbow, but that does not connect either! Joso comes off the ropes one more time— SLINGBLADE CONNECTS, AND REX GOES DOWN!
Deadprez: And watch Joso immediately go to work the moment Rex hits the canvas! He kips straight back up to his feet without a pause and launches himself off the middle rope— SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT CONNECTS! Beautiful combination from the Star Player, building sustained momentum before transitioning directly into the cover!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: Only two counts once again from Rex, leaving Joso with a flicker of frustration that he manages to keep contained, maintaining his focus on the match rather than letting the emotion dictate his next decision.
Sienna Swann: I mentioned at the very start that Joso would be genuinely compelling if he committed to the wrestling and set the showmanship aside for a moment, and look at what we are getting, sweetie. Rex McAllister is finding this a considerably more demanding night than it might have looked on paper.
Gavin Kirkland: Joso reaches for the arm and applies the Armbar, going technical this time to find a deliberate method of torturing the Lionheart and keeping him off balance! Joso is targeting that arm with real purpose, trying to find a consistent way to weaken McAllister further before escalating!
Deadprez: The Armbar holds and Joso slowly drags Rex back to his feet before twisting out and YANKING the arm sharply to further punish the joint! He twists again and ONCE MORE, another firm pull to grind further torque into Rex McAllister’s arm!
Sienna Swann: He is finding proper balance right now, sweetie, and demonstrating that he arrived here ready to win rather than simply entertain. Now Joso drives Rex back into the corner and delivers a CHOP directly across the chest after finishing what he wanted to do with that arm!
(Joso steps back and fixes Rex with a predatory and expectant look.)
Joso: (Off-Mic) Rex, I do not have time for this all day. You need to give me something!
(POUND!)
Gavin Kirkland: Rex has absolutely no interest in playing mind games and SWINGS with a forearm before following with a CHOP of his own that sends Joso stumbling considerably further away from that corner than he anticipated!
(After absorbing the chop, Joso lets out a short laugh.)
Joso: (Off-Mic) See, that is exactly what I was looking for, brother.
Sienna Swann: Here we go, sweetie. Are we really about to witness a chop contest in the middle of a main event?
Deadprez: Joso is preparing to return the favour with a chop of his own…
(But instead he flips Rex off.)
Joso: (Off-Mic) Fuck you.
Sienna Swann: That is not quite the chop I had in mind, Joso.
Gavin Kirkland: Not exactly what any of us were expecting either! AND REX FIRES BACK WITH ANOTHER CHOP, BUT JOSO AVOIDS IT— BACKSTABBER! He baited Rex into that one and takes him down once again! Joso scrambles over and hooks the leg immediately!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: REX POWERS OUT AT TWO ONCE AGAIN!
Deadprez: Joso is apparently not satisfied with what just happened and begins circling Rex once more, repeating the process of throwing right hands at him while Rex is already grounded and taking full advantage of the position he has created.
Sienna Swann: He has his opponent grounded and is elevating his own standing in this match through sustained pressure, sweetie. Men have a particular way of seizing a dire situation and making it entirely their own when the opening presents itself!
Gavin Kirkland: And then Joso turns away to play to the crowd, which is receiving his arrogance with absolutely zero warmth tonight and is not amused by a single second of it.
Sienna Swann: We have to acknowledge that it is entirely justifiable regardless of what this crowd thinks about it, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Joso turns back around, AND REX HAS FOUND HIS SECOND WIND! Right hand from Rex lands clean, Irish Whip sends Joso into the corner, and REX FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH A RUNNING LARIAT THAT PUTS JOSO DOWN AT THE CORNER!
Deadprez: Rex grabs Joso and sends him toward the opposite ropes but here comes Joso firing back simultaneously with a RUNNING BOOT! Rex stumbles and comes back with a boot of his own directly into Joso’s face! Joso tries to throw one back but Rex catches it, spins through— JOSO ANSWERS WITH A DRAGON WHIP KICK IN RETURN THAT STOPS REX COLD!
Sienna Swann: Almost losing his discipline by playing tough guy to the crowd narrowed Joso’s focus just enough to allow Rex to recharge and redirect that energy directly back at him— FOR THE YAKUZA KICK THAT DROPS JOSO TO THE CANVAS THIS TIME, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: Look at the seriousness written all over his face now and Rex is absolutely done treating this like anything other than a war! McAllister gets back and reaches for Joso, trying to throw him through the ropes but Joso switches out and sends Rex through the ropes to the outside instead!
Deadprez: And here it comes with Joso immediately hitting the ropes the moment Rex lands on the outside! Watch out— SUICIDE DIVE CRASHES DIRECTLY ONTO REX MCALLISTER! Crashing impact that leaves Rex immediately rattled on the floor!
Sienna Swann: McAllister is reaching for the edge of the barricade for support and still desperately trying to locate some composure, falling back to his knees but refusing to stay down, sweetie! Joso spots the compromised position immediately and gets himself up onto the apron! Rex is still trying to gather himself and Joso takes the running start— LOOKING FOR A PENALTY KICK FROM THE APRON!
Gavin Kirkland: McAllister catches him before the kick can land! Watch out now! Rex drags Joso down and swings through, AND DRIVES JOSO INTO THE EDGE OF THE APRON WITH A RELEASE SUPLEX! OH MY, WHAT A CRUSHING BLOW FROM THE LIONHEART TO BRING THE RACING MOMENTUM OF THE STAR PLAYER TO A JARRING HALT!
Deadprez: Rex gets some meaningful momentum swinging back in his direction in this bout! He grabs Joso and returns him to the ring, follows through back inside himself and once back in the flow of things, yanks Joso around and applies a Sleeper Choke from behind to keep the perpetually restless Star Player contained and under control!
Sienna Swann: Precisely what this situation called for, sweetie. Settle him down, limit his movement, and let him absorb the lesson that getting too clever in a main event against a competitor of this calibre carries genuine consequences.
Gavin Kirkland: Sleeper Choke maintains Joso for a sustained moment but Joso manages to locate some grip on his reaction time and begins wriggling before sending Rex rolling forward to break the hold! Rex recovers his footing and comes running! Joso does not have his guard positioned correctly and his face pays for it immediately– BICYCLE KICK FROM MCALLISTER SPINS JOSO AROUND!
Deadprez: We are watching the Lionheart operating at a genuinely impressive level right now and the technique on display is worth every moment of attention! Joso gets picked up from behind following the Bicycle Kick and Rex secures a firm grip— GERMAN SUPLEX DRIVES JOSO DOWN! AND LOOK AT THAT, REX BRIDGES STRAIGHT INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: AND DESPITE THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF THAT WORK, JOSO REMAINS IN THIS MATCH WITH A KICKOUT AT TWO!
Gavin Kirkland: But look at the fire burning in Rex McAllister’s eyes right now! This is a man who has absolutely no intention of letting this match slip away from him!
Sienna Swann: The Lionheart stands tall and begins calling for his opponent to get back to his feet as Joso has only just begun to locate his consciousness! HERE COMES REX HITTING THE ROPES AT FULL SPEED! REX EFFECT!
Deadprez: But the Star Player hangs on! Joso hoists Rex up onto his shoulders and pivots! BUCKLE BOMB DRIVES REX INTO THE CORNER! The sheer effort of executing that however sends Joso falling back to his knees as his own body demands a moment to recharge!
Gavin Kirkland: McAllister gets planted into the corner but THE LIONHEART IS STILL SCREAMING WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS!
Deadprez: The energized and relentless drive that Rex McAllister is displaying tonight is genuinely something to witness, and he comes surging out of that corner and TURNS JOSO AROUND WITH A JUMPING KNEE SMASH IN RETURN!
Sienna Swann: This match is setting the ring on absolute fire tonight, sweetie! What a hard-hitting and passionately contested battle from a man showing the truest and most unfiltered version of what still burns inside him! Rex has Joso turned around and scoops him up immediately— OLYMPIC SLAM AND REX HOOKS THE LEG AS JOSO GOES DOWN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Sienna Swann: THREE!
Gavin Kirkland: NOT THREE BUT CLOSE! JOSO KICKS OUT ONCE AGAIN DESPITE EVERY SINGLE THING REX HAS THROWN AT HIM IN THIS MATCH!
Deadprez: McAllister’s eyes are showing nothing but the raw strain of a man locked in a genuinely gruelling battle, and yet the Lionheart remains completely relentless in his refusal to yield regardless of what this match is costing him physically! McAllister slowly gets back and drags his opponent along before driving him forward into the corner— CHOP FROM MCALLISTER ONCE MORE LEAVES THE STAR PLAYER THOROUGHLY EXPOSED AND VULNERABLE!
Sienna Swann: Now McAllister is dragging Joso all the way up to the top rope and whatever he has in mind up there, sweetie, it is not going to be comfortable for the Star Player! Rex climbs to the top and appears to be looking for the Superplex with Joso compromised and unable to mount much of a resistance right now!
Gavin Kirkland: REX IS TRYING TO LIFT, BUT JOSO AWAKES AND CLUBS REX ACROSS THE BACK! Joso keeps driving those shots over and over with each one landing stiffer than the last! Rex has no choice but to release the grip and Joso seizes control!
Deadprez: AND STILL REX SIMPLY WILL NOT BACK DOWN! HE HULKS THROUGH THE PUNISHMENT AND REACHES FOR THE SUPERPLEX REGARDLESS—
(CRASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!)
Sienna Swann: WHATTTTT!?!?!?>?!?!?!?!?
Gavin Kirkland: ***THE AVALANCHE EXECUTIONER FROM HELL!*** REX INITIATED THE SUPERPLEX, BUT JOSO TURNS THE ENTIRE THING ON ITS HEAD IN MID-AIR, AND NOBODY IN THIS BUILDING CAN BELIEVE WHAT THEY JUST WITNESSED! JOSO CRAWLS OVER AND DRAPES AN ARM ACROSS REX!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: AND REX STILL POWERS OUT AT TWO! JOSO CANNOT CLOSE THIS OUT, AND THE LIONHEART FINDS THE SHOULDER UP ONCE MORE! THIS MAIN EVENT IS GOING NUTS!
Sienna Swann: This entire arena is still processing what it just witnessed, and we are all stunned in equal measure right here at this table, sweetie! The crowd has come completely alive for this match, and they are giving it everything!
Crowd: WE WRESTLE! WE WRESTLE! WE WRESTLE! WE WRESTLE! WE WRESTLE!
Deadprez: This is the truest expression of what runs through the bloodstream of Showdown on its finest nights and we are witnessing a full and cinematic display of professional wrestling at its most compelling right before our eyes!
Gavin Kirkland: While the crowd sustains that energy, Rex is seen crawling over and pulling himself up at the apron while Joso gets back to his feet and reaches over for him! Rex fires an elbow into the gut to create separation and drags Joso along! Now both men are standing tall at the most perilous edge of this ring!
Sienna Swann: Measuring each other up, Rex goes for the elbow, but Joso catches the arm with a boot to avoid it! ENZUIGIRI WITH ROPE ASSIST CATCHES JOSO AND LEVELS REX ACROSS THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD RIGHT THERE ON THE APRON, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Joso was able to absorb those heavy shots and immediately seizes hold of Rex! WAIT! LOOK AT JOSO! JOSO IS GOING FOR THE KILL! HE IS SETTING UP TO DRIVE REX WITH THE CRIMSON PEAK ON THE APRON!
Gavin Kirkland: But Rex is fighting with absolutely everything available to him, doing whatever it takes to survive and deny Joso any pathway to capitalising on this position! Rex is trying to break free!
(THUD!!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: SPINEBUSTER FROM REX SENDS JOSO CRASHING DOWN HARD ONTO THE APRON! THAT ONE DRIVES JOSO INTO THE HARDEST SURFACE ON THE OUTSIDE AND HE ENDS UP ROLLING BACK INSIDE THE RING FROM THE IMPACT!
Deadprez: McAllister does whatever is necessary to avoid what could have been a genuinely catastrophic outcome out there! Joso goes down and rolls back inside! McAllister climbs back through the ropes and gets himself back in the ring, fired up and visibly determined to close this match out right now! MCALLISTER HITS THE ROPES!
(## REX EFFECT!)
Sienna Swann: REX WAS GOING FOR HIS FINISHING DDT, BUT THE WHIRL IS NEUTRALIZED BY JOSO WHO READS THE MOTION AND TURNS THE MOMENTUM ENTIRELY, SPINNING AROUND AND HOISTING REX UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!—-
(## GRATEFUL DEATH!)
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO WAS GOING FOR THE ARGENTINE GTS, BUT REX CATCHES THE KNEE AND TURNS HIM BACK DOWN! REX WRAPS THE LEG AND HAS JOSO SECURED! JOSO DESPERATELY REACHES FOR THE ROPES KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT IS COMING, BUT REX HAS HIM COMPLETELY TRAPPED!
Gavin Kirkland: ## THE REX LOCK! THE REX LOCK IS APPLIED, AND JOSO MAY BE FINISHED RIGHT HERE!
Deadprez: THE REX LOCK DEFINITELY HAS JOSO COMPLETELY TRAPPED RIGHT NOW WITH REX PULLING OUT EVERY STOP AVAILABLE TO HIM IN THIS MATCH! JOSO IS SHAKING HIS HEAD AND REFUSING TO TAP AT ANY COST DESPITE THE TREMENDOUS AND SUSTAINED TORQUE REX IS APPLYING TO THAT HOLD!
Sienna Swann: JOSO IS FIGHTING WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS AND UNDERSTANDING IN THIS MOMENT THAT BEING A SHOWMAN IS NOT GOING TO CARRY HIM THROUGH THIS ONE! HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A REAL COMPETITOR TO SURVIVE IT, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT A MOMENT! SOMEONE HAS JUST ENTERED THE RING AND IS LAUNCHING AN ATTACK ON BOTH REX MCALLISTER AND JOSO SIMULTANEOUSLY!
(DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT IN THE WORLD?! THAT IS KARL IMPACT! THE ANGRY VETERAN IS HERE, AND HE IS UNLOADING ON EVERYBODY IN THAT RING WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION!
Sienna Swann: AGAIN?!?!?!?! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SIT AT THIS TABLE AND SUFFER THROUGH THESE INDIVIDUALS RUNNING RAMPANT AND STAGING THEIR PERSONAL MIDLIFE CRISES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OTHERWISE COMPELLING MAIN EVENT?!?!?!
Deadprez: HE DRAGS REX ALONG AND NOW APPLIES THE WALLS OF IMPACT! KARL IS ABSOLUTELY ERUPTING ON EVERYONE IN THAT RING, AND THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BEING MADE BETWEEN FRIEND AND OPPONENT!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT LOOK AT THIS! JOSO IS GETTING BACK ON HIS FEET, AND HE IS GOING DIRECTLY AT KARL! IT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME KARL IS THE ONE WHO STARTED IT, AND JOSO IS NOT BACKING DOWN FOR A SINGLE SECOND! THROWING HANDS RIGHT AT IMPACT! HE IS FURIOUS THAT KARL HAS DECIDED TO INSERT HIMSELF INTO A MATCH THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM!
Deadprez: KARL SHOVES JOSO OUT OF THE WAY AND PUTS HIM DOWN! NOW JOSO AND REX ARE BRAWLING WITH EACH OTHER, WHILE HERE COME THE OFFICIALS TRYING TO SEPARATE ALL THREE MEN! BUT ALL THREE HAVE TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TOWARD THE OFFICIALS AND ARE MAKING THEM DEEPLY REGRET THAT DECISION!
Sienna Swann: KARL HAS PUT SOME OFFICIALS DOWN, BUT JOSO JUST BARGES STRAIGHT PAST THEM AND COMES CHARGING DIRECTLY AT KARL!
Gavin Kirkland: FIST OF FURY!!!!! KARL CONNECTS WITH THAT DEVASTATING RIGHT HOOK AND KNOCKS JOSO OUT COLD! AND NOW KARL CONTINUES TO UNLOAD ON HIM DESPITE ALREADY HAVING PUT HIM DOWN! THIS IS GOING SEVERAL LAYERS DEEPER THAN IT NEEDED TO GO!
Deadprez: HERE COMES REX FROM BEHIND, DRAGGING KARL AWAY FROM JOSO AND NOW TAKING THE MATTER INTO HIS OWN HANDS! REX IS NOT REMOTELY PLEASED THAT KARL HAS CHOSEN TO INSERT HIMSELF INTO THE MIDDLE OF THEIR BUSINESS TONIGHT!
Sienna Swann: AND KARL SHOVES HIM AWAY AS WELL! REX GETS BACK UP BUT GETS DROPPED WITH THE ABSOLUTION! KARL STANDS TALL OVER BOTH OF THEM! SOMEONE NEEDS TO REMOVE THIS MAN FROM THIS BUILDING PERMANENTLY, SWEETIE! THIS IS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY UNCONSCIONABLE!
(Suddenly, ‘Gloria’ by the London Symphony Orchestra hits and Karl’s expression only darkens further, the rage intensifying visibly as he turns to face the stage.)
Sienna Swann: OH YES! COME AND GET HIM! PLEASE!
Gavin Kirkland: HERE COMES THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION WHO JUST CONCLUDED HER OWN BUSINESS WITH KARL AT TERRITORIAL INVASION AND SHE IS HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THAT RING RIGHT NOW!
Deadprez: IMPACT TURNS TOWARD HER THE MOMENT SHE ENTERS THE RING AND HERE WE GO! THEY ARE TRADING BLOWS RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE RIGHT BACK TO WHERE THIS RIVALRY NEVER TRULY LEFT OFF!
Sienna Swann: BEA VALENTINE AND KARL IMPACT ARE GOING RIGHT AT IT AND BEA IS TAKING A FIRM AND COMMITTED STANCE AND GIVING HIM EVERYTHING SHE HAS! KARL IS FIGHTING BACK WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS LEFT! AND JOSO AND REX ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING ARE GOING AT IT AS WELL! THIS HAS ERUPTED INTO COMPLETE AND TOTAL CHAOS ACROSS EVERY CORNER OF THAT RING AND NONE OF THIS IS GOING TO RESOLVE ITSELF CLEANLY ANYTIME SOON, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: THERE ARE GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS PARTICULAR EVENING BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT WE ARE WATCHING IS FOUR PEOPLE WITH UNFINISHED BUSINESS REFUSING TO WAIT FOR THE APPROPRIATE VENUE TO SETTLE ANY OF IT!
(The brawl between Bea Valentine, Karl Impact, Rex McAllister and Joso continues with no sign of resolution, all four competitors locked in a sprawling and chaotic exchange that consumes every corner of the ring and spills toward the ropes as Showdown slowly fades into the commercial break with the conflict still fully alive and nobody within reach of ending it.)
(As it comes back from commercial break, there is a lone spotlight in the middle of the ring. Sitting down by herself is none other than Pandora Paisley. She is in ripped jeans, a tight top, leather jacket and ankle boots. The damage from War Games can be seen on her face as her hair is slicked back in a ponytail with some makeup on. She has a mic in hand as the fans look on.)
Pandora Paisley: Same old shit, different week, love. I made a gamble six years ago when I packed up all of my shit and left England. My mum and brother behind, so that I could pursue this dream of becoming a professional wrestler. I wanted to follow in the footsteps behind some of the other British greats and was trained by the Street Legacy/ I’m not stupid, I know that the first few seasons ai Was careless and made some mistakes which also led to an injury that kept me out for almost a year, but when I came back, it was with a focused attitude.
(She pauses for a moment as the fans give her a mixed reaction but give her the respect to listen as it is mostly silent.)
Pandora Paisley: No one thought that Halsey Neel and I would be the team to retire the Jaded Hearts, we did. Becoming the Unified Tag Team Champions was me highlight career, and we dominated but fumbled into Pain For Pride, and to be fair, I blame the bureaucracy of the EAW because they never believed in The British Invasion could carry the mantle, the people in charge wanted some more established vets like Fire & Ice and pushed them down everyone’s throats until they finally won, in the process Halsey was injured and that left me to make a decision, and so I did… to become a singles star until she came back.
(There is another pause as this time, Pandora Paisley looks up at the camera.)
Pandora Paisley: Last season I had the chance to become the National Elite Champion, screwed out of it. I then was given a chance to become the Answers World Champion, same story, was screwed out of me bloody chance, not once, not twice, but three times. Then at Pain For Pride, I was screwed out of it AGAIN. You can only take so much, and I dedicated me self this season to make sure that I was the best version of me. Kennedy Street believed in Pandora Paisley, so she gave me the honor of becoming the Captain of Team War Games representing Showdown. I vowed to bring it home.
(Pandora stays quiet for a moment before she then turns back and looks at the crowd.)
Pandora Paisley: We had it, that match was ours and everyone knows it, but there is always this bias that Voltage or Dynasty need to be the flagship of this company and no matter what, Showdown is always fighting an uphill climb. Damon Lazarus along with his little harem pulled it off after CTE’ing me for like the third or fourth time, I lost bloody count in the last month, and I was not able to get there fast enough to break the fall. This one hurt because everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows that Team Showdown was the BEST team. Now I am back to square one.
(Her green eyes narrow as she looks into the camera with cruel intent.)
Pandora Paisley: So, I am going to make a promise. I don’t know when, where, or how, but I am going to collect my receipt on Team Voltage, especially Damon Lazarus. I feel like I failed Jon Kelton and Damien Kutcher, but now the season continues and with that said, we have The Last Stand. With that said, I plan to –
(Suddenly she is cut off by “Another World” by Gojira, as Pandora looks up and sees Silas Mason walking out to a chorus of boos.)
Deadprez: It looks like Silas Mason decided to interrupt Pandora Paisley after she was pouring out her heart and the Hellcat does NOT look very happy!
Sienna Swann: No, she does not and this is not going to be pretty, sweetie!
Gavin Kirkland: I think Silas should have stayed backstage, just saying!
(Silas gets to the ring and steps in, he has a mic in hand as Pandora slowly stands up and glares at him as the theme ends.)
Silas Mason: Pardon the interruption, well, not really. What did you expect, Ophelia? THat is right, I am going to call you by your real name because you are not very “Pandora” right now. When you were a part of Silas World, you had a chance to be the very best this business has to offer, but you wouldn’t listen and that has always been your problem.
Silas Mason: Now look at you. What happened to the fire behind “Pandora” when she was in Silas World? I don’t know, but it sure as hell isn’t here right now. If it was, Ophelia, then your team wouldn’t have lost War Games.
(Pandora isn’t saying a word, but the glare could easily cut through Silas like a knife.)
Silas Mason: But regardless of everything that has gone down between us recently, I am willing to be the bigger person and be willing to forgive you for what has happened and consider it water under the bridge. You know what? I’ll even offer you your spot back in Silas World.
(Pandora doesn’t react, but the glare is still prominent on her face.)
Silas Mason: Hell, I will even be more than willing to extend the hand of forgiveness to Jon Kelton as well. So what do you say?
(Silas extends his hand out as the glare in Pandora’s eyes has disappeared and she is actually considering the offer.)
Sienna Swann: Oh she wouldn’t actually take him up on this offer, would she? The last thing she needs to do is associate herself with this scum bucket again.
(Pandora has her hand out as she looks more than willing to accept Silas’ offer to come back to Silas World. The crowd is losing it and booing as loudly as possible.)
(UNTIL….)
(POW!)
Deadprez: PANDORA JUST SLUGGED SILAS WITH A RIGHT HAND! SILAS IS DOWN! CONSIDER THAT REQUEST DENIED, DAWG!
(The crowd is absolutely loving this as Pandora grabs Silas by the shirt collar ready to just beat the holy hell out of him until the crowd starts booing loudly again.)
Gavin Kirkland: What is going on now?
Sienna Swann: IT’S DONOVAN DUKE! OH GAWD! CRAZY TRAIN IS HERE AND HE JUST SPEARS PANDORA DOWN AND IS STILL PUNCHING THE LIVING HELL OUT OF HER!!
Deadprez: I guess Donovan is here tonight. The lights are on and nobody’s home as he just starts beating the ever living hell out of Pandora Paisley as Silas smiles in delight.
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT A SECOND!!
Sienna Swann: IT’S JON KELTON! KELTON IS RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP AS HE DIVES IN THE RING! Kelton pulls Donovan off of Pandora AND NOW DONOVAN AND KELTON ARE GOING AT IT! BLOW FOR BLOW!!
Gavin Kirkland: Now Pandora is back on her feet and now it’s two on one against Donovan as Pandora is slowly trying to get back into the fight.
(The crowd’s cheers for Kelton immediately turn back into boos.)
Deadprez: Well not for long BECAUSE HERE COMES CATACLYSM! RYAN WILSON! VINCENT MONDRIAN! THEY HAVE COME DOWN THE RAMP AND THEY ARE INTERJECTING THEMSELVES INTO THIS FIGHT!
Sienna Swann: What a big surprise with this jackass Silas Mason. Sweetie, he wouldn’t know how to fight fair if his life depended on it. Too bad it doesn’t as the three of them beat down Kelton and Pandora.
Gavin Kirkland: That’s how Silas World has managed to stay around as long as they have by playing smart. It’s now three on two….
Crowd: AOERGHJAOGHAOGHAOHGAOHA!!
Deadprez: HERE COME THE REINFORCEMENTS AS HERE IS MR. 24/7! DAMIEN KUTCHER IS HERE AND HE HAS EVENED THE NUMBERS! NOW WE HAVE A TRUE BRAWL GOING ON IN THE RING RIGHT NOW!!
Sienna Swann: It’s finally a fair numbers fight against Silas World. It’s about damn time. Fists are flying all over the place as these six are just trying to maim each other. Three on three.
Deadprez: Are you sure about that?
(The crowd is cheering even louder as they see Halsey Neel running down the ramp.)
Gavin Kirkland: HERE COMES PANDORA’S BRITISH INVASION PARTNER IN HALSEY NEEL! SHE IS NOW IN THE RING AND HAS TURNED THINGS IN THEIR FAVOR! OH COME ON!
Sienna Swann: It’s four on three against Silas World and I am absolutely all for it. Sweetie, Halsey’s presence has turned the tide in this fight.
Deadprez: LOOK AT SILAS WORLD! THOSE COWARDLY BASTARDS ARE ESCAPING! THEY HAVE LEFT THE RING AND RUNNING BACK TO SILAS MASON AT THE FOOT OF THE RAMP! WHAT COWARDS!
(Silas World is regrouping at the ramp, but they have smirks on their faces as they see the quartet in the ring slowly making it back to their feet.)
Gavin Kirkland: Silas World might not be the ones standing tall in the ring, but they certainly made their point with why they came out here.
(Kelton is helping Pandora back to her feet as Pandora has the microphone in hand. She has the microphone up to her mouth and we can hear her breathing heavily as she is tired and she is pissed off.)
Pandora Paisley: SILASSSSSSSSSSSS!
(Pandora leans on the ropes and points right at Silas Mason.)
Pandora Paisley: TEMPLE! OF! TRIALS!!!!!!!!!!
(The crowd has absolutely exploded with the announcement as Silas World is glaring at the group in the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Did we hear that right?
Sienna Swann: We certainly did, Sweetie. I think the gauntlet has just been thrown down.
Deadprez: Pandora wants Temple of Trials. If she gets her wish, then more than just the gauntlet will be thrown down. I hope Silas Mason and Silas World know exactly what they got themselves into.
(The final shot shows Pandora leaning against the ropes, not taking her eyes off of Silas World before cutting to Silas World glaring down at the ring as they back up the entrance ramp as the show fades to black.)
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