(EAW Intro Plays)
(The scene opens to the skyline of Los Angeles, it travels over the Landmarks including the movie studios, La Brea Tar Pits, Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, the beaches, Dodger Stadium, the Rose Bowl, then the famous Hollywood sign on the hills, focusing on the Crypto.Com Arena, home of the LA Lakers. A woman walks out, a very famous one and speaks.)
Narrator: Welcome to Los Angeles, California! The city of angels, the home of Hollywood, where dreams are made, legends are born, and fortunes can change with the blink of an eye! Beneath the bright lights of the silver screen, surrounded by the glitz, the glamour, and the intoxicating allure of superstardom, the biggest names in Elite Answers Wrestling have arrived at the Crypto.Com arena for one unforgettable night!
(The cameras continue circling the arena before it shows the Red Carpet, Oscars Night, and Chinese Mann’s Theatre.)
Narrator: But tonight, this isn’t about red carpets, golden statues, or million-dollar smiles. Tonight, the cameras are rolling on a different kind of spectacle! Here, the scripts are written in blood, the rivalries are fueled by hatred, and the only standing ovation that matters is the one earned through survival! THIS IS SHOWDOWN! THIS IS LOS ANGELES! THIS IS THE LAST STAND!
(The Showdown brand label flashes through as The Last Stand banner is shown. The different wrestles on the Blue Brand are then highlighted while they are in action.)
Narrator: And what a night we have in store! The Answers World Championship hangs in balance as Bea Valentine stands at the center of a four-way collision with Impact, Joso, and Rex McAllister! Four competitors, four different ambitions, and only one can leave Hollywood with the ultimate prize. Under these bright lights, somebody’s championship dreams are destined to become somebody else’s nightmare!
(The footage shows Bea Valentine holding up the title. Then it has Impact posing, Joso with a smirk, and then Rex McAllister gritting his teeth.)
Narrator: Then, the stakes become deeply personal when El Duque puts his mask on the line against the reigning King of Elite, Cody Maverick, in a battle where pride, identity, and legacy collide! One man’s face will be exposed, another’s reputation will be challenged, and neither man can afford to walk away from this confrontation unchanged!
(Cody Maverick is shown after the King of Elite. El Duque is seen putting a piece of steel in his mask)
Narrator: And speaking of nightmares, Hollywood has never seen a production quite like this! Kewt and Kunty, the unlikely duo of Veena Adams and Milli Banks, enter a Hollywood Horrors Match against the twisted pairing of Circe and Diego Montana, accompanied by the sinister Father Vlad! Tonight these four competitors are stepping into a horror show where the monsters are real, the terror is personal, and there may be no happy ending when the final scene comes to a close!
(Milli Banks stands next to Veena Adams, the two beauties smile and pose, then it shows Diego Montana twirling his mustache, Circe just laughs while Father Vlad looks on.)
Narrator: Four women will also wage an exhausting battle of endurance and ambition in an Iron Woman Match, as Wynter Kurayami, Sofia Drakos, Yasmina, and Grace De Luca fight to prove who possesses the heart, stamina, and determination to outlast the competition! In a city obsessed with being the best, these women will discover just how much they’re willing to sacrifice to stand above the rest!
(The scene cuts to flashes of all four women in action. Sofia Drakos, Wynter Kurayami, Grace De Luca, and Yasmine.)
Narrator: National Elite Champion Akira Kiyoko must protect his gold against Mia Santoro, whose opportunity to seize championship glory has arrived on the grandest stage imaginable! Meanwhile, KELIN and Tafae Toa will collide in a Last Man Standing Match, where no referee can save them from the consequences of their own brutality. When the dust settles, only one competitor will be left standing!
(KELIN is shown flexing his massive guns, then the wild Tafae Toa screams in the camera. It then shifts to Akari Kiyoko, a proud champion holds up the title, then it changes to Mia Santora standing confident with her gorgeous smile.)
Narrator: Artemis and Adonis Jones are also preparing for a confrontation shrouded in mystery, as their unknown opponents wait to step into the spotlight. In Hollywood, surprises can make careers overnight. But in EAW, the wrong surprise can end one just as quickly! And then, we arrive at the main event.
(Kennedy Street is seen offering the Jones Brother the opportunity at The Last Stand.)
Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for a spectacle unlike anything this city has ever witnessed! The Temple of Trials Match will feature three cages stacked atop one another, creating a towering structure of unforgiving steel where the rules are simple: anything goes, and the first team to escape claims victory! On one side stands Silas World, with Donovan Duke, Vincent Mondrian, Ryan Wilson, and Clayton Golde, led into battle by the calculating Silas Mason. They have built their empire on ambition, manipulation, and the belief that the world belongs to those ruthless enough to seize it.
(The camera flashes though the footage of Donovan Duke, Vincent Mondrian, Ryan Wilson, and Clayton Golde with Silas Mason smiling.)
Narrrator: But standing across from them are Pandora Paisley, Jon Kelton, Damien Kutcher, and Halsey Neel, four competitors determined to bring Silas World crashing down! Every grudge, every betrayal, and every ounce of resentment will be carried into those cages. There will be nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, and no guarantee that anyone emerges from this structure, the same person who entered it!
(Then we have Pandora Paisley gritting her teeth, Damien Kutcher showing off, Halsey Neel ready for war and finally Jon Kelton with a sneer on his face.)
Narrator: In a town where everyone wants to be the star, these eight competitors will discover that the spotlight can be just as unforgiving as the steel surrounding them. The rivalries are real. The stakes are monumental. And when the doors close, survival becomes the only thing that matters! So let the celebrities watch, let the cameras flash, and let the entire world witness the spectacle unfolding before their eyes! Because tonight, Los Angeles will shine brighter than ever before. The glamour will be dazzling, the drama will be intoxicating, and the violence will be absolutely unforgettable! Every championship is on the line. Every rivalry reaches another boiling point. Every competitor has something to prove, and every dream hangs by a thread.There are no auditions tonight. No second takes. No directors shouting cut when the action becomes too dangerous.
(There is a pause.)
Narrator: TONIGHT, THE SHOW MUST GO ON… UNTIL THERE IS NOBODY LEFT TO CARRY IT FORWARD! From the heart of Hollywood, live inside the magnificent SoFi Stadium, EAW Showdown proudly presents a night of championship warfare, cinematic chaos, and unforgettable consequences!
Narrator: THIS IS THE LAST STAND! And when the final curtain falls, only the strongest will remain to take their place in the spotlight!
(The camera and scene slowly fade from the Crypto.Com Arena.)
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???: AND NOW… LA FITNESS AND CLAYFACE PRESENT LIVE FROM THE CRYPTO.COM ARENA…. EAW ‘S SHOWDOWN BRAND EXCLUSIVE – THE LAST STAND 2026!
(“California Love” by Tupac starts to play throughout the Crypto.Com Arena as the fans are on their feet. The pyro is going off in the sold-out crowd of over 13,000 strong. The camera pans to the Showdown announce team of Deadprez, Sienna Swann, and Gavin Kirkland.)
Deadprez: WE ARE HERE AT THE LAST STAND! THE SHOWDOWN EXCLUSIVE AND 2026 HAS BEEN A WILD SEASON SO FAR AND WE ARE NOT EVEN HALF-WAY THERE! I AM DEADPREZ ALONG WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD, SIENNA SWANN! AND THE MAN WITH THE SILVER TONGUE, GAVIN KIRKLAND! IT IS LOS ANGELES! AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT WE HAVE FOR YOU TOPPED OFF WITH WHAT YOU SEE OVER OUR HEAD, THE MASSIVE TEMPLE OF TRIALS MATCH!
Sienna Swann: THANK YOU, SWEETIE! THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS MATCH IS UNFORGIVING AND THERE ARE EIGHT WRESTLERS THAT ARE GOING TO STEP IN THAT RING AND GO TO WAR! BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE AGES, AND WE SAW HOW HARD THESE FOUR WENT AT EACH OTHER THIS WEEK. WE COULD SEE A NEW WORLD CHAMPION TONIGHT! WE ALSO HAVE THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE AND A MASK VERSUS HAIR MATCH!
Gavin Kirkland: I AM SO EXCITED STANDING BY THE MOST SENSUAL AND EXQUISITE SMELLING WOMAN ON THE PLANET! EIGHT BIG MATCHES TONIGHT! AN IRON WOMAN’S MATCH, A BEEFY MEAT SLAPPING MEAT LAST MAN STANDING CONTEST, THE HOLLYWOOD HORROR NIGHTS MATCH BETWEEN TWO OF THE BEST WOMEN IN THE EAW AGAINST ONE OF THE CRAZIEST AND HER “DADDY’S”! I MEAN WE HAVE SO MUCH HERE TONIGHT!
Deadprez: YES WE DO, SO LET’S NOT ANOTHER MOMENT AND KICK IT OFF WITH A BIG ONE, WE ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT SO TAKE IT AWAY GINA ROMANO!
(The camera pans to Gina Romano as the graphic for the match is shown. The fans go wild and start cheering loudly.)
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Gina Romano: THE OPENING CONTEST OF THE LAST STAND IS A TAG TEAM MATCH AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
( ‘Swag Surfin’’- F.L.Y. ft. Easton starts to play as the crowd stands up and cheers. They start waving their arms up and down as the entire arena is participating.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST! FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA! AT A TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT OF 495 POUNDS! ARTEMIS AND ADONIS….. THE JONES BROTHERS!!!!!
(They slowly walk out as Adonis starts his YEET! Motion as Adonis shows his swad. The hometown boys are being cheered wildly as Huntington Beach is not that far away from Los Angeles.)
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Deadprez: THE JONES BROTHERS HAVE COME HOME! AND LOOK AT THIS CROWD! THEY ARE BLOWING THE ROOF OFF SOFI RIGHT NOW!
Sienna Swann: THIS IS A HOT LOS ANGELES CROWD! I LIVE IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS AND IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME SWEETIE! LA LOVES THEIR WRESTLING! THE JONES BROTHERS HAVE THIS CROWD ON THEIR FEET!
Gavin Kirkland: I CANNOT HEAR MYSELF THINK RIGHT NOW! BUT WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF THE LAST STAND WITH THE JONES BROTHERS! BUT WHO ARE THEY FIGHTING!?
(The crowd continues to YEET! As Artemis and Adonis walk down to the ring. The energy is static as both men run and slide into the ring. Adonis hops on the second rope to lead the fans.)
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(The fans continue to YEET with Adonis and Artemis, kicking off The Last Stand with such an emphatic crowd with the hometown boys.)
Deadprez: The Jones Brothers have this crowd on their feet as they are in the ring, but like you said Gavin, we do NOT know who they will be facing, and that alone may have the brothers concerned and yet they are putting on the show with the crowd!
Sienna Swann: I have known Kennedy Street for a long time sweetie, we wrestled in that ring for years, exchanged World Titles, we were vicious rivals but one thing about Kennedy is that she is a very SMART businesswoman and if there is a debut tonight, or even a team returning or one that already has been here for a long time, you can bet it will be worth it!
Gavin Kirkland: We are also in Los Angeles, anything can happen here in LA!
(The theme dies down as the Jones Brothers stand in the ring for a bit, they then look at one another…. AND RUN IT BACK.)
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(‘Swag Surfin’’- F.L.Y. ft. Easton starts to play as the crowd stands up and Yeet!)
Deadprez: THEY ARE RUNNING IT BACK DAWG! LOOK AT THIS CROWD!
(The sold out Crytp.Com Arena is rumbling as the Jones Brothers continue to YEET with the fans.)
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Sienna Swann: This crowd is soaking it all up as they are running it back again! But maybe they are simply delaying the inevitable!
Gavin Kirkland: I DON’T KNOW BUT I FEEL LIKE YEETING!
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(Gavin Kirkland gets up on the table and starts YEETING with the Jones Brothers who join him. The fans cheer loudly.)
Sienna Swann: What are you doing Gavin?
Gavin Kirkland: YEET! YEET! YEET! YEET! YEET!
(An incredible scene continues as the fans are ready for The Last Stand!)
(The music plays when suddenly it starts to fade. The Jones Brothers though are not done as Adonis looks back into the camera.
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(‘Swag Surfin’’- F.L.Y. ft. Easton starts to play as the crowd stands up and Yeet!)
Deadprez: AND THEY RUN IT BACK AGAIN DAWG!
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Gavin Kirkland: HELL YEAH!
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Deadprez: These guys know how to kick off a Showdown Marquee Live event! They are energized and maybe whoever it is they are facing, that team might see what is going on out here and maybe think twice about it, and the visual itself could be an intimidation factor for the Jones Brothers and could work in their favor with how much support they are getting!
Sienna Swann: You might have a point there, sweetie, but we will see how much this does play to whomever their opponents are! We are about to find out!
(As the YEETING continues for a little longer, the music finally dies down as Adonis and Artemis Jones are in the ring. Gina Romano looks around and then she finally takes a deep breath and speaks into the mic.)
Gina Romano: …. AND THEIR OPPONENTS!?
(Gina Romano looks around, she has no idea who is about to come out as the Los Angeles crowd wait in anticipation. The Jones Brothers watch the entranceway as they are ready for whatever team walks out there.)
Deadprez: Are you done, Gavin?
(Gavin Kirkland is back in his seat after YEETING with the Jones Brothers.)
Gavin Kirkland: The Last Stand is JUST getting started
Sienna Swann: Even Gina Romano doesn’t know who their opponents are, sweetie.
(The fans and Jones Brothers wait in anticipation as the arena suddenly goes dark. The fans stand and watch the entranceway when a song starts to play, the beautiful voice of Mortal Coil as she sings “Song of The Syren”……)
(“On the floating, shapeless oceans I did all my best to smile til your singing eyes and fingers drew me loving into your eyes. And you sang “Sail to me, sail to me; Let me enfold you.” ….)
(Footage starts playing on the Tron. A huge field with tall grass and weeds is shown. A pair of bare feet are walking through that grass, the camera pans up to a pair of daisy dukes jeans, as the hand of the unknown female brushes her hand across the tall blades of grass and weed. The Jones Brothers look on. The lyrics continue of the slow ballad.)
Sienna Swann: This is very strange…. Creepy almost.
Gavin Kirkland: That song is beautiful.
(Here I am, here I am waiting to hold you. Did I dream you dreamed about me? Were you here when I was full sail? Now my foolish boat is leaning, broken love lost on your rocks. For you sang, “Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow.”)
(As the footage continues, the unknown woman walks toward what seems to be an abandoned structure. As she gets closer there is a closed steel door. Her hand continues to rub across the blades of grass. The lyrics continue as the Jones Brothers and the fans look on confused; no one knows what is going on.)
Deadprez: No one knows what is happening right now, but this seems very bizarre. I don’t have a good feeling about this dawg.
Sienna Swann: Neither do I, Prez… neither do I, sweetie.
(Oh, my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow. I’m as puzzled as a newborn child. I’m as riddled as the tide. Should I stand amid the breakers? Or shall I lie with death my bride? Hear me sing: “Swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you.”)
(The footage on the Tron then shows thew woman getting closer to the steel door as it slowly opens. There is the shadow of a figure standing there. The camera then pans on her lips as she smiles as the lyrics go on as they finish out.)
(“Here I am. Here I am, waiting to hold you.”)
(The song ends, as the camera focuses on the woman’s lips staring at the figure at the door. She slowly starts to pray.)
???: Now I lay me down to sleep…. I pray the lord my soul to keep… and if I die before I wake… I pray the Lord my soul to take.
(There is an eerie pause before she finishes.)
???: For If I do not….. then the Devil comes out….. When the SUN goes DOWN.
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(The arena and Tron go black when suddenly “Judge & Jury” by Paul Dinleter starts to play throughout the arena as the crowd starts to scream.)
Deadprez: Oh, my Gawd!
Sienna Swann: This is NOT happening! The Jones Brothers look at one another in shock as a spotlight is shown at the entranceway. A figure slowly walks out as Gina Romano is given notes as she stands on the outside and announces the opponent.)
Gina Romano: AND THEIR OPPONENT….. STANDING AT SEVEN FEET TALL AND WEIGHING IN AT 350 POUNDS! FROM TEXARKANA, TEXAS! HE IS “THE SERIAL KILLER” SUNDOWN!!!
(The sound of steel scraping against steel can be heard as the monster walks out dragging a pitchfork across the steel entranceway. It causes sparks, wearing a trenchcoat as the fans look on in horror.)
Deadprez: SUNDOWN IS HERE IN EAW AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS BY HIMSELF! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HANDICAP MATCH BETWEEN THE JONES BROTHERS AND SUNDOWN! THE SEVEN-FOOT MONSTER IS LORE IN THE WRESTLING BUSINESS, THE BIG BROTHER OF EAW HALL OF FAMER AND CURRENT UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION, MINERVA AND CIRCE WHO WE WILL SEE LATER TONIGHT! THE SON OF FATHER VLAD…. THE WHOLE FAMILY IS HERE!
Gavin Kirkland: THIS TAKES CIRCE AND MINERVA INTO THE NO DATE ZONE! IMAGINE PISSING ONE OF THEM OFF AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH BIG BROTHER! I MAY HAVE POOPED MY PAN BUT THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE EAW!
Sienna Swann: THIS IS THE SCARIEST MONSTER I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND NOW HE IS HERE IN EAW! KENNEDY STREET OPENED THE GATES OF HELL AMD ALLOWED HIM IN!
(SUNDOWN slowly gets to the ring, placing the pitchfork against the corner outside as he grabs the ropes and climbs in over the ropes as The Jones Brothers look at one another, they are cautious as SUNDOWN stands in the middle of the ring, his white eyes glaring at the Jones Brothers )
DING!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!
Deadprez: I don’t think the Jones Brothers know what to do here! They are hesitant as the monster stands in the middle of the ring as he takes off the trenchcoat. THAT MONSTER IS HUGE! And…..
Sienna Swann: THE JOENS BROTHERS WITH TWO WELL PLACED SUPER KICKS! THAT DOESN’T EVEN FAZE SUNDOWN! ANOTHER SUPER KICK SWEETIE AND SUNDOWN DOESN’T EVEN MOVE! THE JONES BROTHER RUN AGAINST THE ROPES –
Gavin Kirkland: SUNDOWN JUST CAUGHT BOTH MEN BY THE THROAT! HE GOES TO PICK THEM UP AND DEAD ON ARRIVAL! HE JUST CHOKED BOTH OF THE JONES BROTHERS STRAIGHT TO HELL!
Deadprez: These guys got a raw deal man, they had no idea who they were facing, and both of the Jones Brothers were choke slammed! Look at SUNDOWN! He is looking at them both and he grabs Adonis and throws him out of the ring! Now he holds up Artemis!
(SUNDOWN tilting his head, grabs Artemis and throws him into the corner. He charges in.)
Sienna Swann: HUGE ELBOW! And that rocks Artemis as he stumbles out of the corner and Artemis is grabbed again by SUNDOWN! He has him by the neck and throws him against the ropes and Artemis comes back…. GORILLA PRESS! ARTEMIS JONES IS 250 POUNDS AND HE PICKS HIM UP WITH EASE SLAMMING HIM INTO THE MAT!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT LOOK AT ADONIS! HE IS BACK UP AND ON THE APRON! SUNDOWN TURNS AROUND AND ADONIS WITH A FLYING BODYPRESS AND HE IS CAUGHT BY SUNDOWN! ADONIS IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF HIS GRASP AND –
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Deadprez: HE JUST THREW ADONIS INTO THE CROWD LIKE HE WAS A SMALL CHILD! ADONIS FLEW TWENTY FEET INTO THE CROWD AND THAT LEAVES ARTEMIS WHO IS TRYING TO GRAB A CHAIR! SUNDOWN TURNS AROUND AND THE REFEREE IS TRYING TO STOP THIS MADNESS!
Sienna Swann: WHY IS HE TRYING TO TAKE THE CHAIR AWAY FROM HIM SWEETIE! ARTEMIS AND ADONIS JONES DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FACE SOMETHING LIKE THIS! THEY WERE BLINDSIDED AND ADONIS IS BURIED IN A GROUP OF FANS! ARTEMIS IS FIGHTING WITH THE REFEREE AND SUNDOWN RUNS AT HIM!
Gavin Kirkland: MUTILATION!!!!! THE RUNNING BIG BOOT TOOK OUT ARTEMIS FROM THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND HE BUMPED TAKING OUT THE REFEREE AS WELL!!! I DON’T THINK SUNDOWN CARES ABOUT THE OFFICIAL OR THIS MATCH!
(SUNDOWN looks down at Artemis who is holding the back of his head, SUNDOWN then looks at the pitchfork and walks over to grab it. The fans gasp and scream.)
Deadprez: SUNDOWN IS GOING TO IMPALE ARTEMIS! WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE A MURDER RIGHT HERE! ARTEMIS JONES IS SLOWLY GETTING BACK UP AND SUNDOWN HAS PITCHFORK! HE HAS IT UP AND –
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(The crowd grasp in horror as SUNDOWN STABS Artemis in the arm with the pitchfork! Suddenly officials start to run down to the ring and here comes Adonis falling over the barricade.)
Sienna Swann: I CANNOT WATCH! WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE A MURDER BUT THERE ARE OFFICIALS IN THE RING AND SUNDOWN JUST GRABBED ONE OF THE OFFICALS AND KICKED HIM IN THE HEAD! HE JUST HEADBUTTED ANOTHER AND LOOK AT ADONIS! HE IS DRAGGING ARTEMIS OUT OF THE RING!
(Adonis grabs his brother as they stand in the entranceway., He is trying to stop the bleeding as officials try to stop SUNDOWN and he grabs one of the securities and – )
Deadprez: DECAPITATION! HE JUST TOOK THAT MANS HEAD OFF AND IT IS IN THE FIFTH ROW WITH THE MOST DEVASTATING LARIAT I HAVE EVER SEEN! NOW HE SLASHES ANOTHER WITH THE PITCHFORK AND EVERYONE IS SCRAMBLING OUT OF THE RING!
DING!!!!!!! DING!!!!!! DING!!!!!!
Gina Romano: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THIS MATCH HAS BEEN CALLED OFF!
(The match is called off as SUNDOWN grabs one of the officials by the ankle and raises him off the ground like he is a dead side of cattle with the pitchfork on his other hand.)
Gavin Kirkland: THIS IS A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO AND BOTH ARTEMIS AND ADONIS ARTE BACKING UP! THEY WERE LUCKY TO GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE AS SUNDOWN STANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING HOLDING THAT 200 POUND MAN LIKE HE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SACK OF CORN!
(“Judge & Jury” starts top play throughout the arena as the fans look on in horror. Artemis is bleeding as Adonis tries to stop it, but medical personnel comes out to assist as they take him to the back. SUNDOWN raises the corpse of the security guard and glares at everyone scrambling as the fans are on their feet. )
Sienna Swann: I think it is safe to say the landscape of the EAW and Showdown are about to change.
Deadprez: SUNDOWN is now in EAW and Hell has come with him!
(The final shot is of SUNDOWN standing in the ring with the bloody pitchfork holding up his victim upside down as it cuts to an ad for House of Glass, a Dynasty exclusive.)
(The next match graphic is shown as the crowd starts to cheer.)
(The camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
Gina Romano: AND IS FOR THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘DICTATOR’ by REI AMI plays to loud boos as Mia Santoro makes her way through the crowd, sneering at the fans around her. She ignores their insults as she heads toward ringside, eventually climbing onto the barricade and spreading her arms with a smug grin before hopping down and rolling into the ring.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first! Hailing from Key West, Florida, weighing in at 115 pounds… SHE IS LA DESPERADA… MIA SANTORO!!
Deadprez: Mia Santoro has been waiting for this opportunity ever since Midsummer Massacre! She believes she should’ve walked out of that event as National Elite Champion, and tonight, she finally gets another chance to make that happen!
Sienna Swann: And this time, sweetie, there’s nobody else involved! Mia earned this opportunity by winning that number one contender’s match, and she’s made it clear that she won’t accept anything less than leaving with the championship.
Deadprez: She’s certainly got the talent to pull it off, but she’ll have to get past a champion who has no intention of giving up that title!
(‘Ichirin no Hana’ by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR plays to loud cheers as Akari Kiyoko steps onto the stage with the National Elite Championship around his waist. Akari takes a moment to look around at the cheering crowd, smiling confidently before making his way down the ramp, exchanging a few high-fives with fans along the way.)
Gina Romano: And her opponent! Weighing in at 231 pounds… HE IS THE HEART OF SHOWDOWN… AND THE REIGNING EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION… AKARI KIYOKO!!
Sienna Swann: And here comes the champion! Akari worked incredibly hard to capture his first championship at Pain for Pride, and he has no plans of letting that reign end tonight!
Deadprez: Akari has called himself the workhorse of Showdown, and he’s backed that up with his performances! But Mia might be one of his toughest challenges yet, especially with how determined she’s been to get that championship!
Gavin Kirkland: Well, Akari had a nice run, but it’s time for Mia to get what she deserves! She’s already been robbed of this championship once, and I refuse to watch it happen again!
(The referee signals for the bell as both competitors stand in opposing corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: There’s the bell, and here we go! Mia Santoro and Akari Kiyoko, with the National Elite Championship on the line! Both competitors begin circling one another before meeting in the center of the ring with a collar and elbow tie-up!
Sienna Swann: As expected, Akari uses his strength advantage to back Santoro into the corner, keeping her pressed against the turnbuckles until the referee steps in to demand a break. And surprisingly enough, we get a clean break between Mia and Akari.
Gavin Kirkland: Duh! What else were you expecting from an innocent, never hurt a fly queen like Mia Santoro?
Sienna Swann: :cmon:
Deadprez: Akari backs toward the center of the ring, and Mia steps out of the corner shortly afterward! The two begin circling one another again before locking up for a second time! THIS TIME, MIA QUICKLY GAINS THE UPPER HAND WITH A STANDING SIDE HEADLOCK! Santoro wrenches on the hold, trying to keep Kiyoko under control— but it doesn’t seem to be having much effect! AKARI SIMPLY HOISTS MIA OFF HER FEET AND CARRIES HER TOWARD THE CORNER!
(Akari sets Mia down in the corner and presses her against the turnbuckles, forcing a break on the side headlock as the referee intervenes. Mia releases the hold and raises both hands to show she’s complying, while Akari does the same before backing toward the center of the ring once again.)
Sienna Swann: Mia’s been struggling to gain the upper hand against Akari, and as a competitor, I can tell you that must be frustrating. Luckily, Mia seems to be keeping a level head for now as she steps out of the corner and begins circling Kiyoko— oh, never mind. Mia decides to roll out underneath the bottom rope instead.
(The crowd begins to boo, prompting Mia to look around in annoyance before covering her ears to drown out the noise.)
Gavin Kirkland: Don’t listen to these people, Mia! Take all the time you need! Although… you might want to keep an eye on that referee’s ten count. :lupe:
(Mia continues covering her ears before marching toward the steel steps, climbing them to re-enter the ring, seemingly fired up now.)
Deadprez: Mia’s back in the ring, ready to square off with Akari once again, and Kiyoko is calling for a test of strength in the center of the ring! Akari raises his hand, inviting Mia to lock hands with him, though I think she’d be making a mistake accepting that challenge given the strength difference between these two! But Mia isn’t backing down! She slowly closes the distance between herself and Kiyoko, reaching up to lock hands— NO!
Gavin Kirkland: HOW SMART IS THAT?! MIA FAKED AKARI OUT, AND INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING THE TEST OF STRENGTH, SHE GRABBED HIM IN A SIDE HEADLOCK! That’s some quick thinking right there!
Sienna Swann: BUT DON’T SPEAK TOO SOON, SWEETIE! KIYOKO QUICKLY SHOVES MIA OFF HIM AND TOWARD THE ROPES! Mia comes rebounding back— BUT SHE SLIDES RIGHT BETWEEN AKARI’S LEGS! MIA POPS BACK TO HER FEET BEHIND HIM, AND AS KIYOKO SPINS AROUND, SHE CHARGES IN WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN!! BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED BY MIA!
(Akari rolls through onto one knee near the middle rope, while Mia is already back on her feet in the center of the ring. She bends forward slightly to meet his gaze before tapping the side of her head with a smug grin, clearly pleased with herself.)
Gavin Kirkland: If only she could turn toward here like that… :mjlit:
Sienna Swann: I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that.
Deadprez: Yeah, me too. Anyway, Akari gets back to his feet, refusing to let Mia’s little mind games get to him! Kiyoko begins circling her again before the two move in for another collar and elbow tie-up— BUT MIA FAKES HIM OUT FOR A SECOND TIME! SHE SLIPS BEHIND AKARI AND SECURES A REAR WAISTLOCK! However, Kiyoko simply pries her hands apart, using his strength to break free before spinning around and CATCHING MIA IN A FRONT FACELOCK!
Sienna Swann: Akari turns around with Mia trapped in that front facelock, getting her into position for A SUPLEX! KIYOKO HOISTS MIA INTO THE AIR— BUT SHE MANAGES TO SLIP OUT AND LAND BEHIND HIM! MIA IMMEDIATELY WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND HIS WAIST AGAIN, BUT AKARI BREAKS HER GRIP WITH A HARD BACK ELBOW TO THE JAW! MIA IS ROCKED BY THAT SHOT, DOUBLING OVER AS KIYOKO TAKES OFF INTO THE ROPES!
Deadprez: MIA DROPS DOWN, FORCING KIYOKO TO HURDLE OVER HER! AKARI REBOUNDS OFF THE OPPOSITE ROPES AS MIA POPS BACK TO HER FEET, AND SHE LEAPFROGS OVER HIM! BUT KIYOKO STOPS HIMSELF RIGHT BEHIND HER, SHOVING MIA TOWARD THE ROPES! MIA COMES REBOUNDING BACK— AND SHE CATCHES AKARI WITH A SCHOOL GIRL ROLL-UP!! WAIT A MINUTE, SHE’S GOT A HANDFUL OF TIGHTS! MIA IS PULLING ON KIYOKO’S TIGHTS FOR EXTRA LEVERAGE, AND THE REFEREE DOESN’T SEE IT!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Gavin Kirkland: Agh, only a two count! Akari scrambles back to his feet, AND MIA GOES FOR A HURRICANRANA— BUT KIYOKO STANDS HIS GROUND! AKARI MANAGES TO BLOCK IT, HOLDING MIA SUSPENDED UPSIDE DOWN BEFORE USING HIS STRENGTH TO MUSCLE HER UP INTO POSITION FOR A POWERBOMB!
Sienna Swann: MIA DOES NOT WANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION, SWEETIE! KIYOKO COULD EASILY PUT HER AWAY WITH THE “MIDNIGHT STARFALL!” BUT MIA MANAGES TO SLIP OFF HIS SHOULDERS, LANDING ON HER FEET! Santoro stumbles backward toward the ropes after that escape— AND HERE COMES AKARI, CHARGING RIGHT TOWARD HER!
Deadprez: BUT MIA BAITED HIM IN! SANTORO PULLS DOWN THE TOP ROPE, SENDING AKARI FLYING OVER IT AND OUT TO RINGSIDE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! Mia has an opening now, and she looks to take advantage of it! SANTORO TAKES OFF INTO THE OPPOSITE ROPES, BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR A— OOH! WELL, I GUESS WE’LL NEVER FIND OUT WHAT SHE HAD PLANNED! AKARI SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING JUST IN TIME AND SWINGS WILDLY FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT MIA DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND CATCHES KIYOKO WITH A DROPKICK!
Gavin Kirkland: YES! BEAUTIFUL DROPKICK BY MIA SANTORO! THAT SENDS AKARI STUMBLING BACKWARD INTO THE ROPES— BUT KIYOKO COMES REBOUNDING BACK WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE THAT TURNS MIA INSIDE OUT!! GOOD GRIEF, HE NEARLY KNOCKED HER OUT OF HER BOOTS!
(The crowd cheers as Mia rolls toward the ropes, using them to pull herself up onto one knee. She looks back at Akari in the center of the ring, who bends forward slightly and returns her earlier gesture, motioning for Mia to bring it on with a focused expression. Mia glances around at the cheering crowd before growing visibly irritated, marching toward Kiyoko in the center of the ring—)
Sienna Swann: Oh! ANOTHER COLLAR AND ELBOW TIE-UP IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! Akari quickly uses his strength to drive Mia backward into the corner, and once again, the referee has to step in and demand a clean break between the two!
(Akari releases Mia and begins backing away, raising both hands to show that he’s giving her a clean break—)
(SLAP!)
Deadprez: WHOA! MIA JUST SLAPPED AKARI RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE! WHAT A CHEAP SHOT FROM SANTORO! Kiyoko staggers slightly from the impact before turning back toward Mia, AND HE CHARGES RIGHT AT HER IN THE CORNER! BUT MIA GETS HER BOOT UP, CATCHING AKARI IN THE FACE AND STAGGERING HIM AGAIN! Santoro follows him out of the corner before LEAPING ONTO HIS SHOULDERS FOR A POISONRANA! BUT KIYOKO BLOCKS IT, DROPPING MIA BACK ONTO HER FEET IN FRONT OF HIM BEFORE GOING FOR A BACK SUPLEX!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT LOOK AT THE AGILITY FROM MIA! SANTORO BACKFLIPS OUT OF THE SUPLEX ATTEMPT AND LANDS ON HER FEET! Akari turns around— AND MIA IMMEDIATELY CATCHES HIM WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE KNEE! THAT TAKES KIYOKO DOWN TO ALL FOURS, AND MIA FOLLOWS UP WITH ANOTHER BASEMENT DROPKICK, THIS TIME TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD! TWO CONSECUTIVE DROPKICKS FROM SANTORO, AND SHE QUICKLY CRAWLS INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG DEEP!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Sienna Swann: AN EMPHATIC KICKOUT BY AKARI! Kiyoko isn’t staying down that easily, sweetie! Akari starts working his way back to his feet, BUT MIA IMMEDIATELY GRABS HIM IN A GROUNDED FRONT FACELOCK! Santoro catches him before he can rise from all fours, keeping the champion under control!
Deadprez: Akari fights through it, powering his way back to his feet despite Mia having that front facelock applied! AND KIYOKO USES HIS STRENGTH TO HOIST SANTORO OFF THE MAT! Akari carries Mia toward the ropes before placing her down on the apron, forcing the referee to call for a rope break! The two begin separating— BUT AKARI SUDDENLY SWINGS WILDLY WITH A RIGHT HAND! MIA DUCKS UNDERNEATH, CAUSING KIYOKO TO SPIN AROUND! Akari winds back for another shot— BUT MIA BEATS HIM TO IT WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE!
Gavin Kirkland: That forearm catches Akari off guard, leaving him stunned for a moment! AND MIA TAKES ADVANTAGE, SLINGSHOTTING HERSELF ONTO THE TOP ROPE BEFORE TWISTING AROUND FOR A REVERSE CROSSBODY!! BEAUTIFUL MOVE BY SANTORO— BUT AKARI CATCHES HER! NO, WAIT! KIYOKO ROLLS THROUGH THE CROSSBODY AND POWERS BACK TO HIS FEET WITH MIA STILL CRADLED IN HIS ARMS! Akari then shifts Santoro onto his shoulder, eyeing the corner as he starts building momentum!
Sienna Swann: BUT MIA SLIPS OUT BEHIND HIM! SANTORO SHOVES AKARI INTO THE CORNER INSTEAD! Mia creates some distance before charging toward Kiyoko herself— BUT AKARI SIDESTEPS HER! NOW MIA FINDS HERSELF IN THE CORNER, AND KIYOKO COMES RUSHING IN— BUT SANTORO GETS HER BOOT UP! SHE CATCHES AKARI WITH A KICK BEFORE USING HIM TO PUSH HERSELF UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE, LANDING SAFELY ON THE APRON! Very impressive agility from Mia!
Deadprez: AKARI STAGGERS BACKWARD AFTER THAT KICK, AND MIA SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE TOP ROPE FOR ANOTHER CROSSBODY— BUT KIYOKO CATCHES HER AGAIN!! AKARI HAS SANTORO IN HIS ARMS, BUT HE’S STRUGGLING TO KEEP HIS BALANCE! Kiyoko stumbles around on unsteady legs, trying to maintain his grip— BEFORE SUDDENLY DOUBLING OVER! WAIT A MINUTE! AKARI’S SETTING HER UP FOR COSMIC ETERNITY!!
Gavin Kirkland: COSMIC ETERNITY!! AKARI CONNECTS WITH THE REVERSE-SPIN SCOOP SLAM ON MIA SANTORO!! WHAT A MOVE BY THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! THAT COULD BE ENOUGH TO PUT THIS MATCH AWAY AS KIYOKO IMMEDIATELY HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHHH—
Sienna Swann: KICKOUT AT TWO!! MIA SANTORO GETS THE SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! Akari nearly had her there, but Santoro manages to survive Cosmic Eternity, KEEPING HER CHANCES OF WINNING THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP ALIVE!
Deadprez: Akari grabs Mia by the hair, dragging her back to her feet before directing her toward the corner, WHERE HE SLAMS HER FACE FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! Kiyoko then turns Santoro around, AND LIGHTS HER UP WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! YOU COULD HEAR THAT ONE THROUGHOUT THE ARENA!
Gavin Kirkland: Careful, Akari! You’ll leave a mark!
Sienna Swann: Well, I don’t think Akari’s particularly concerned about that, sweetie.
Deadprez: Mia’s certainly feeling the effects of that chop as she staggers toward a nearby corner, with Akari following closely behind— BUT KIYOKO WALKS RIGHT INTO A KNIFE EDGE CHOP FROM SANTORO! MIA FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH AN OVERHAND CHOP TO THE CHEST! Santoro is throwing everything she’s got at the bigger opponent, trying to fight her way back into this match!
Sienna Swann: BUT AKARI RESPONDS BY FORCING MIA UPRIGHT AND DELIVERING ANOTHER THUNDEROUS KNIFE EDGE CHOP THAT KNOCKS HER RIGHT OFF HER FEET! Goodness, that one sounded painful! Mia manages to rise onto one knee, clutching at her chest as Kiyoko reaches down to bring her back to a vertical base— BUT MIA CATCHES HIM WITH A JAWBREAKER! SANTORO JACKS THE JAW OF AKARI, STUNNING HIM MOMENTARILY AS SHE TAKES OFF INTO THE ROPES!
Deadprez: BUT AKARI USES MIA’S OWN MOMENTUM AGAINST HER! KIYOKO SCOOPS SANTORO UP AS SHE COMES REBOUNDING BACK— AND PLANTS HER WITH A RELEASE BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! WHAT IMPACT FROM THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! Akari has Mia laid out in perfect position, and now he’s making his way toward the corner! KIYOKO BEGINS SCALING THE TURNBUCKLES, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP ROPE! MIA’S RIGHT IN THE DROP ZONE AS AKARI TAKES FLIGHT— SWANTON BOMB!!
Gavin Kirkland: NOBODY HOME!! MIA GOT OUT OF THE WAY!! AKARI CRASHES DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS AS SANTORO AVOIDS DISASTER AT THE LAST SECOND!
Sienna Swann: Akari clutches at his back following that missed Swanton Bomb, crawling toward the corner before using the ropes to pull himself back up. Meanwhile, Mia is doing the same in the opposite corner, and she spots Kiyoko struggling to recover! MIA COMES CHARGING OUT OF THE CORNER FOR A STINGER SPLASH— OOH!! SANTORO WENT FOR THE SPLASH, BUT AKARI SWATTED HER RIGHT OUT OF MID AIR WITH THE “UNITED STATES OF SMASH!!”
Deadprez: WHAT AN ELBOW SMASH FROM KIYOKO!! AKARI CAUGHT MIA FLUSH AS SHE CAME FLYING TOWARD HIM, AND THAT SHOT MIGHT HAVE KNOCKED SANTORO CLEAN OUT!
Gavin Kirkland: The lights are on, but there’s nobody home! Mia looks completely out of it as she slithers underneath the bottom rope and onto the apron, trying to shake the cobwebs out of her head while slowly rising onto all fours. BUT AKARI ISN’T ABOUT TO LET HER RECOVER! Kiyoko steps through the ropes and joins Mia on the apron, AND SANTORO HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT’S WAITING BEHIND HER!
Deadprez: Akari grabs Mia from behind, hauling her back to her feet before getting her into position for “HEAVY ON MY HEART!” KIYOKO IS LOOKING FOR THAT BACKDROP SUPLEX RIGHT ONTO THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING! BUT MIA GRABS THE TOP ROPE TO BLOCK IT! AKARI TRIES TO LIFT HER, BUT SANTORO REFUSES TO LET GO! AND MIA DRIVES A 12-6 ELBOW RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF KIYOKO’S NECK! THAT BREAKS AKARI’S GRIP AND JOLTS HIM UPRIGHT, GIVING MIA THE OPENING SHE NEEDS AS SHE TAKES OFF TOWARD THE TURNBUCKLES!
Sienna Swann: AND MIA SPRINGS OFF THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE FOR “WOLFSBANE!!” WOLFSBANE CONNECTS ON THE APRON!! GOODNESS GRACIOUS! SANTORO JUST CAUGHT AKARI WITH THAT MOVE ON THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING! BOTH COMPETITORS COME TUMBLING OFF THE APRON AND DOWN TO RINGSIDE! You can really see the wear and tear starting to show on both of them now. Neither competitor is moving particularly well after everything they’ve put each other through!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari is practically running on instinct at this point, managing to roll onto all fours despite being completely dazed! BUT MIA SEES HER OPPORTUNITY AND SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET! SANTORO GRABS KIYOKO IN A FRONT FACELOCK, DRAGGING HIM UPRIGHT BEFORE ROLLING HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING! Mia quickly hops onto the apron, keeping her eyes locked on Akari as he struggles back to his feet in the center of the ring! AND HERE COMES SANTORO, SPRINGBOARDING OFF THE TOP ROPE FOR A MISSILE DROPKICK!!
Deadprez: THE MISSILE DROPKICK CONNECTS! AKARI GOES DOWN, ROLLING THROUGH TO A KNEE BEFORE STUMBLING BACK INTO THE CORNER! Mia’s back to her feet, seemingly catching a second wind as she marches toward the opposite corner, creating some distance before CHARGING BACK IN WITH A RUNNING WHEEL KICK! “KILLING MOON” CONNECTS FLUSH! AKARI CAN BARELY KEEP HIMSELF STANDING IN THAT CORNER!
Sienna Swann: MIA ROLLS BACK THROUGH TO HER FEET AND GOES FOR AN IRISH WHIP ON AKARI— BUT KIYOKO TWISTS HER ARM AND PULLS HER STRAIGHT INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY! Mia immediately starts thrashing around on his shoulders as Akari carries her toward the center of the ring— BUT SANTORO MANAGES TO SLITHER DOWN HIS BACK FOR A SUNSET FLIP!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT AKARI KEEPS HIS BALANCE! KIYOKO REFUSES TO GO DOWN, AND HE TRIES TO PUNCH MIA RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES— BUT SANTORO MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! AKARI MISSES AND IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHES AT HIS HAND, TURNING AROUND AS MIA SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET— SUPERKICK! MIA CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE KNEE, DROPPING AKARI DOWN TO ONE! AND SHE FOLLOWS UP WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK STRAIGHT TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD!
Deadprez: “TWO FOR THE ROAD” CONNECTS! MIA CATCHES AKARI WITH BOTH KICKS, SENDING THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION CRUMBLING FACE DOWN ONTO THE MAT! Santoro quickly turns him over and hooks the leg deep, SENSING THAT THE CHAMPIONSHIP COULD BE WITHIN HER REACH!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Sienna Swann: SHOULDER UP! AKARI GETS THE SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! Mia came dangerously close to becoming the new National Elite Champion, but Kiyoko manages to survive!
(Mia pounds both hands against the mat, outraged by the kickout. She runs her hands through her hair, looking increasingly unhinged as the frustration begins to take over. Eventually, her attention shifts toward the corner, and she stares at the turnbuckles as the gears begin turning in her head.)
Gavin Kirkland: I’ll admit, even I’m a little scared of Mia when she gets like this. :lupe:
Deadprez: We’ve seen it throughout this match. There’s been a slow unraveling of Mia Santoro as her aggression and desperation have continued to grow! And now she’s climbing to the top turnbuckle, looking to put this match away with “CHASE THE FEELING!” THAT DIVING LEG DROP COULD BE ENOUGH TO CROWN A NEW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!
Sienna Swann: BUT AKARI IS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND HE RUSHES MIA ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! SANTORO SEES HIM COMING AND LEAPS RIGHT OVER HIS HEAD, ROLLING THROUGH TO HER FEET! MIA CHARGES BACK AT KIYOKO— BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A BOOT! THAT TURNS HER AROUND, AND AKARI GRABS HER FROM BEHIND FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX!! BUT MIA COUNTERS WITH A VICTORY ROLL! SANTORO’S LOOKING TO STEAL THE CHAMPIONSHIP RIGHT HERE!!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: AKARI KICKS OUT! MIA ROLLS BACK THROUGH TO HER FEET AS KIYOKO SCRAMBLES BACK TO HIS, AND SANTORO GOES FOR ANOTHER SUPERKICK— BUT THIS TIME, AKARI CATCHES HER BOOT! KIYOKO SPINS MIA AROUND AND GRABS HER IN A REAR WAISTLOCK BEFORE DRIVING HER CHEST FIRST INTO THE ROPES FOR AN O’CONNOR ROLL! BUT MIA HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES, SENDING AKARI ROLLING BACKWARD WITHOUT HER!
Sienna Swann: AKARI ROLLS THROUGH TO HIS FEET, AND MIA COMES CHARGING RIGHT BACK AT HIM— BUT KIYOKO LAUNCHES HER INTO THE AIR FOR A POP-UP SAMOAN DROP!! WHAT A COUNTER FROM THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! Mia just had all the wind knocked out of her as she rolls onto all fours, coughing and struggling to catch her breath! BUT SHE’D BETTER WATCH OUT, BECAUSE AKARI IS RIGHT BEHIND HER!
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI REACHES DOWN AND DEADLIFTS MIA RIGHT OFF THE CANVAS! BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX!! KIYOKO HAS BOTH SHOULDERS DOWN, AND THIS COULD BE IT! TO RETAIN THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP! :lupe:
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHH—
Gavin Kirkland: :whew: …Crisis averted. Mia kicks out!
Deadprez: Mia manages to stay in this match, but you have to wonder how much more punishment she can take! Akari wastes little time dragging Santoro back to her feet, PULLING HER HEAD BETWEEN HIS LEGS! KIYOKO IS LOOKING TO HOIST MIA UP FOR “MIDNIGHT STARFALL!” BUT MIA REALIZES THE DANGER SHE’S IN, AND SHE DRIVES AKARI BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER! Santoro staggers backward, trying to recover, BUT KIYOKO COMES MARCHING RIGHT OUT OF THE CORNER AND PULLS HER HEAD BETWEEN HIS LEGS AGAIN!
Sienna Swann: MIDNIGHT STAR— NO!! MIA COUNTERS BY GRABBING BOTH OF AKARI’S LEGS AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE CANVAS! AND **SANTORO IMMEDIATELY LEAPS INTO THE AIR FOR A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP RIGHT TO THE FACE!!** GOODNESS GRACIOUS! MIA JUST DROVE BOTH FEET INTO KIYOKO’S FACE! THAT’S THE SECOND HALF OF HER “FORGET ME NOT” COMBINATION, AND AKARI MIGHT BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE HERE!
(Akari rolls onto all fours, trying to clear the cobwebs from his head as blood begins dripping from his nose onto the canvas. The impact may have broken it. Meanwhile, Mia rises onto one knee, noticing the blood before a sadistic smile slowly spreads across her face. Like a shark smelling blood in the water, Santoro seems to realize just how vulnerable the champion has become.)
Gavin Kirkland: Kiyoko starts working his way back to his feet, BUT MIA BEATS HIM TO THE PUNCH WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE! AKARI RESPONDS WITH ONE OF HIS OWN THAT KNOCKS SANTORO OFF HER FEET! BUT MIA SCRAMBLES RIGHT BACK UP AND FIRES BACK WITH ANOTHER FOREARM! KIYOKO ANSWERS WITH ANOTHER SHOT THAT FLOORS HER AGAIN— BUT MIA REFUSES TO STAY DOWN, RUSHING BACK TO HER FEET AND CATCHING AKARI WITH YET ANOTHER FOREARM!
Deadprez: AKARI RETURNS FIRE, AND THESE TWO ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH! NEITHER COMPETITOR IS WILLING TO GIVE AN INCH AS THEY START TRADING BLOWS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! FOREARM AFTER FOREARM AFTER FOREARM! BUT KIYOKO IS STARTING TO GET THE BETTER OF THIS EXCHANGE! AKARI UNLOADS WITH ALTERNATING ELBOW STRIKES TO THE FACE, BATTERING MIA BEFORE WINDING BACK FOR ONE FINAL SHOT— “UNITED STATES OF SMASH!!” ANOTHER HUGE ELBOW SMASH FROM THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!
Sienna Swann: Mia’s barely keeping herself upright after that one, and Akari takes off toward the ropes to build some momentum— BUT MIA CHARGES AFTER HIM AND CATCHES HIM WITH A RUNNING FOREARM BEFORE HE CAN REBOUND! KIYOKO IS STUNNED, AND NOW SANTORO TAKES OFF TOWARD THE OPPOSITE ROPES— BUT AKARI CHARGES AFTER HER AND CATCHES HER WITH A RUNNING BACK ELBOW BEFORE SHE CAN REBOUND! KIYOKO FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A ROLLING ELBOW TO THE FACE! THAT TURNS MIA AROUND, AND AKARI GRABS HER ARM FOR A RIPCORD—
Gavin Kirkland: STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI!! MIA COUNTERS THE RIPCORD WITH A STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI, CATCHING AKARI RIGHT IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! :damn:
Deadprez: MIA POPS BACK TO HER FEET AS AKARI STRUGGLES TO STAY UPRIGHT! SANTORO TAKES OFF INTO THE ROPES, BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR A CLOTHESLINE— BUT KIYOKO DUCKS UNDERNEATH! AKARI IMMEDIATELY RUNS OFF THE ROPES HIMSELF— OOH! MIA CATCHES HIM WITH A DROPKICK! KIYOKO GOES DOWN, BUT HIS MOMENTUM CARRIES HIM UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE, AND HE LANDS ON HIS FEET AT RINGSIDE!
Sienna Swann: MIA SEES HER OPENING AND IMMEDIATELY TAKES OFF INTO THE ROPES! SANTORO COMES FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A TOPE CON HILO!! SHE WIPES OUT AKARI AT RINGSIDE BEFORE QUICKLY SLIDING BACK INTO THE RING! But Mia isn’t finished just yet! She’s watching Kiyoko struggle back to his feet, doubled over on the outside, and it looks like she’s got something else in mind! MIA SLINGSHOTS HERSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE— OH MY GOD!!
Deadprez: A SLINGSHOT DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE BACK OF AKARI’S HEAD!! MIA JUST DROVE BOTH FEET INTO THE BACK OF KIYOKO’S SKULL, AND THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION MIGHT BE OUT COLD! AKARI IS LYING MOTIONLESS ON THE FLOOR! SANTORO HAS HIM RIGHT WHERE SHE WANTS HIM! ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO NOW IS GET KIYOKO BACK INSIDE THE RING!
Gavin Kirkland: YEAH, BUT THAT’S EASIER SAID THAN DONE! Akari weighs 231 pounds, and Mia has to somehow drag all that dead weight off the floor and back into the ring! But give her credit, she’s managing! SANTORO GRABS KIYOKO IN A FRONT FACELOCK, HAULING HIM BACK TO HIS FEET BEFORE ROLLING HIM UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! AKARI’S BACK INSIDE THE RING, AND MIA HAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY HERE!
Sienna Swann: MIA’S CLIMBING TO THE TOP ROPE! AKARI HASN’T MOVED AN INCH SINCE THAT DOUBLE FOOT STOMP, AND SANTORO KNOWS SHE HAS HIM RIGHT WHERE SHE WANTS HIM! MIA’S PERCHED ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, AND SHE TAKES FLIGHT— “CHASE THE FEELING!!” SHE HITS IT!! MIA DRIVES THAT LEG RIGHT ACROSS THE THROAT OF KIYOKO!!
Deadprez: DIVING LEG DROP CONNECTS!! CHASE THE FEELING CONNECTS!! AKARI HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LEFT! MIA SANTORO HAS JUST PUT THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION AWAY! SHE HOOKS THE LEG! WE’VE GOT A NEW CHAMPION!!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(…)
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
(…)
THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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Gavin Kirkland: SHE’S DONE IT!! MIA SANTORO HAS DONE IT!!
Deadprez: MIA SANTORO HAS WON THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP— WAIT A MINUTE! NO!! AKARI!! AKARI’S GOT HER!! KIYOKO SOMEHOW MANAGES TO TRAP SANTORO IN A CRUCIFIX PIN! AKARI HAS BOTH OF MIA’S SHOULDERS DOWN!! THE REFEREE IS COUNTING AGAIN!!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… AND STILL THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION… AKARI KIYOKO!!
(Mia kicks out immediately after the bell, rising onto her knees in complete shock as Akari rolls underneath the bottom rope and drops to all fours at ringside. ‘Ichirin no Hana’ by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR plays to loud cheers as Akari, seemingly unaware of where he is, gets handed the National Elite Championship. He clutches the title tightly against his chest before making his way toward the ramp, where he collapses onto his back and begins scooting himself up, too exhausted to stand.)
Deadprez: I CAN’T BELIEVE IT! AKARI KIYOKO SOMEHOW FOUND A WAY TO RETAIN HIS NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP! MIA SANTORO THREW EVERYTHING SHE HAD AT HIM, AND FOR A MOMENT, WE ALL THOUGHT SHE HAD WON IT! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FINISH!
Sienna Swann: You have to give Mia credit, because she came dangerously close to becoming champion tonight! But Akari managed to catch her when it mattered most, and judging by the state he’s in, I don’t think even he realizes what just happened!
Gavin Kirkland: SHE HAD HIM! MIA HAD THAT CHAMPIONSHIP WON! I DEMAND A RECOUNT!
Deadprez: Well, the referee’s decision is final! Akari Kiyoko is STILL your National Elite Champion, but goodness gracious, what a battle!
(Akari remains seated at the top of the ramp, the National Elite Championship draped over his shoulder as he looks back toward the ring. Inside, Mia is beside herself with frustration, angrily pacing back and forth while running her hands through her hair, looking about ready to rip it out. Akari watches the furious Santoro from a distance as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(The match graphic for the next match of the evening is displayed.)
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(The camera shot returns to the ring where Gina Romano is standing front and center as she is ready to begin the introductions for the next match.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! The following contest is a special 30 MINUTE IRON WOMAN MATCH!
Crowd: XKDJFUSOWJCIEJDIWIFIFJIE!
Gina Romano: Now in this match the woman with the most falls at the end of the 30 minute time limit will be declared the winner.
(“God is a Woman” by Ariana Grande starts to play as we see Sofia Drakos being driven out by a Gold Chariot, Sofia wears a big golden crown on her head, slowly, she steps out of the chariot as her “servants” lift the back of her robe as she makes her way in the ring.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first! From Mount Olympus, Greece! Weighing 185 pounds. Here is “GODDESS” SOFIA DRAKOS!
Deadprez: Here comes The Goddess and she is the catalyst for the Iron Woman match coming about as she came out to the ring a few weeks ago and saying she was done playing around and she was ready for more opportunities.
Gavin Kirkland: Well now she gets the chance to put her money where her mouth is as all she has to do is have the most falls in the time limit to win. She’s the strongest person in the match so she could definitely get it done.
(Once Sofia is inside the ring, the servants take off the robe for her. After handing her crown to her servants, she shows off her powerful physique before settling in the corner. Seconds later, we hear the sounds of ‘Phantasmagory’ by Denkare playing as Wynter Kurayami enters the arena. She has a smile on her face as she makes her way to the ring.
Gina Romano: Introducing the opponents! First! From Kanagawa, Japan. Weighing 129 pounds! Here is “THE CENTER OF THE VOID” WYNTER KURAYAMI!!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, this Wynter is probably the person in the match with a valid argument about getting another opportunity is Wynter considering the controversy surrounding her previous title match.
Gavin Kirkland: That smile is very creepy, but she is very talented and could easily get herself back in title contention with a big victory here in this match.
(Wynter enters the ring and takes a neutral corner as “Ego” by The Warning begins to play in the arena. Seconds later, Yasmina appears. With a serious expression, she stops at the top of the ramp, glancing to one side and then slowly looking the other way. She looks down, makes a gesture with her hand and, after murmuring a few words, points to the sky; she then lowers her hand and points towards the ring. At that moment, the pyrotechnics explode behind her and, before she takes her first step onto the ramp as the arena is bathed in red. She walks slowly, never taking her eyes off the ring, paying little heed to the audience. )
Gina Romano: From Ponce, Puerto Rico! Weighing 129 pounds. Here is “THE BORICUA BLUE-BLOOD” YASMINA!!
Deadprez: Yasmina has the least experience in this match you have to believe but what a performance she had at Territorial Invasion. She didn’t get the win, but she showed she has what it takes to be successful.
Sienna Swann: I would consider Yasmina the dark horse in this match because if she plans it out correctly, she could leave as the winner of this match, Sweetie.
(As she climbs the metal steps, she gives a quick kiss to a tattoo on her wrist bearing her mother’s name as she enters the ring and takes a corner as her music is replaced by ‘Genie In A Bottle’ by Christina Aguilera. Seconds later, Grace De Luca enters the arena as she waves to her hometown crowd. She has a smile on her face as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: From LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA…
Crowd: AOEIRGAOIHGAOGAOHGHAOIRGOIG
Gina Romano: Weighing in at 121 pounds. Here is “THE PARADIGM OF PERFECTION” GRACE DE LUCA!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, did you ever think that we would hear cheers this loud for Grace? Hell just froze over because she isn’t nice to anybody but herself.
Gavin Kirkland: I mean she is from Los Angeles, so this might be one time pass for Grace.
Deadprez: What Grace needs to do is stay focused and not be herself and get caught up in herself. If she can keep her mind on the match, she might win it. Four women. Thirty minutes. Who will be victorious? We are about to find out.
(Grace enters the ring as she takes the final empty corner as her entrance music fades off. Now all four women are staring each other down as the referee checks all four competitors before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
(30:00)
Sienna Swann: Here we go, sweeties. The match and the countdown have started and all four competitors are staring each other down almost like it’s the OK Corral–
Deadprez: WYNTER STOPS THE STARING AND GOES RIGHT TO SOFIA DRAKOS! THEY ARE PICKING UP EXACTLY WHERE THEY LEFT OFF LAST WEEK! NOW GRACE AND YASMINA HAVE PAIRED OFF AND THE FISTS ARE FLYING!
Gavin Kirkland: These four are just beating the hell out of each other but the question is who will get that ever important first fall?
Deadprez: Well this is not a sudden death match. These four will have to compete for 30 minutes. The lady with the most falls wins the match. These four wanted an opportunity to try and reach the next level of their careers and a victory here in this Iron Woman match.
Sienna Swann: Sofia is the powerhouse in this match and she immediately grabs Wynter AND JUST HOISTS HER IN THE AIR WITH THE MILITARY PRESS! WYNTER IS A GOOD EIGHT FEET IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW!
Gavin Kirkland: Sofia has Wynter in the air as if it was nothing as she walks over to Yasmina and Grace fighting on the other side of the ring–
Sienna Swann: SOFIA JUST LAUNCHED WYNTER AT THEM AND WYNTER LANDS ON TOP OF YASMINA AND GRACE AND SOFIA TAKES ALL THREE WOMEN DOWN WITH ONE MOVE, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Sofia is the only woman standing at the moment as the other three are looking at Sofia and thinking that this will be extremely difficult right now. They don’t like each other but they might have to work together to make things easier for themselves in this match.
Gavin Kirkland: They get back to their feet and look at each other and nodded–
Sienna Swann: AS THEY SWARM SOFIA AND TRY TO TAKE HER OFF HER FEET! IT’S THREE ON ONE AGAINST SOFIA, BUT SOFIA IS FIGHTING THEM OFF–
Deadprez: SOFIA CLOBBERS WYNTER WITH A CLOTHESLINE TAKING HER DOWN! She kicks Yasmina AND PULLS HER DOWN INTO A BACKBREAKER! Now she grabs Grace around the waist, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Grace is screaming and trying to get free AND SOFIA PLANTS HER WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!
Deadprez: All three women are down and Sofia is still the force in this match and the only one standing once again as she grabs Yasmina and applies the front facelock as SOFIA LIFTS YASMINA INTO THE AIR FOR A VERTICAL SUPLEX–
Sienna Swann: WYNTER WITH A KICK TO THE BACK OF THE NECK! Sweetie, that forces Sofia to lose her balance and that causes momentum to shift as Sofia falls forward AND YASMINA IS ABLE TO COUNTER INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO–
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina almost gets a quick fall in the early going in this match as Sofia is back to her feet first AND SHE JUST DELIVERS A BIG BOOT TO YASMINA’S FACE! THAT COULD HAVE LOOSENED A MOLAR OR TWO!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Yasmina is down for the moment as WYNTER DELIVERS A SLAP RIGHT TO THE BACK OF SOFIA! Now Wynter runs forward and grabs Sofia’s shoulders and TRIES TO BRING HER DOWN FOR THE “BAROTRAUMA”—
Deadprez: Wynter tries for the backstabber but Sofia was able to grab hold of Wynter’s head and the last second AND COUNTER INTO A MODIFIED STUNNER! WYNTER’S JAW WAS DRIVEN RIGHT INTO SOFIA’S SHOULDER!
Gavin Kirkland: That might have broken her jaw or knocked a few of her teeth loose as well. Maybe we should have a dentist on speed dial ready to go after this match.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that might be something to consider as Sofia turns around AND GRACE TRIES FOR A BULLDOG FROM THE SECOND ROPE–
Deadprez: SIENNA BLOCKS IT! SIENNA HAS HOLD OF GRACE! Now Sienna has hold of Grace AND TRIES FOR A BACK SUPLEX–
Gavin Kirkland: GRACE ROLLS BACK AND LANDS ON HER FEET! Grace backs up and gets herself onto the second rope AND LEAPS OFF TO TRY FOR A TORNADO DDT–
Deadprez: SOFIA BLOCKS IT! Now Sofia adjusts Grace AND JUST LAUNCHES HER INTO THE CORNER FOR THE BUCKLE BOMB!
Sienna Swann: “Olympus Descent” by Sofia Drakos as Grace lands hard into the corner. Sweetie, did you see her neck snap back when she hit the turnbuckle? Somehow, Grace is stumbling out of the corner and Grace grabs hold of her with the gutwrench.
Gavin Kirkland: Sofia gets Grace up in the air and this is NOT a good position for Grace as Sofia has her up AND THEN FALLS BACK–
Sienna Swann: PILEDRIVER! GRACE FOLLOWED UP THE BUCKLE BOMB WITH A PILEDRIVER AND THAT SPIKED GRACE’S HEAD INTO THE MAT AS SHE GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!
Gina Romano: SOFIA DRAKOS HAS PICKED UP A FALL!!
(Sofia:1 Grace:0 Wynter:0 Yasmina:0)
(23:56)
Deadprez: Well there you have it. The powerhouse Sofia Drakos picks up the very important first fall of the contest with just under 24 minutes to go in this match. Ladies and gentlemen, there is plenty more where that came from.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, the question is will Sofia Drakos be able to be stopped. The early moments of this match showed how dominant Sofia can be when given the chance. Now she is looking at all her opposition and just daring them to come at her. Who’s next?
Deadprez: Grace is still out after the piledriver as Yasmina and Wynter are back to their feet AS SOFIA TRIES FOR A BIG BOOT ON YASMINA–
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina was able to duck the kick AND SHE COMES BACK WITH A BACKHAND CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! Sofia doesn’t move SO YASMINA JUST LIGHTS UP SOFIA’S CHEST WITH ANOTHER BACKHAND CHOP!!
Deadprez: AND HERE COMES WYNTER WITH A CHOP OF HER OWN! THESE TWO ARE JUST CHOPPING THE HELL OUT OF HER TO THE POINT WHERE SOFIA HAS ACTUALLY BEEN BACKED INTO THE CORNER!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that was the first amount of offense that has actually done some damage to this Greek Goddess. Now what do these two have planned?
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t know, but it could be dangerous. Right now Yasmina and Wynter have a facelock on Sofia and they lift her up and manage to sit her on the top turnbuckle.
Sienna Swann: Now both Yasmina and Wynter have climbed onto the second rope as they are working together for the time being as they apply another facelock on Sofia and they grab hold of Sofia and try to lift her off the top turnbuckle—
Deadprez: Momentum works in their favor as Sofia is off the top rope AND ALL THREE FALL BACK ONTO THE MAT WITH A VERY DANGEROUS LOOKING DOUBLE SUPERPLEX OFF THE CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: Listen to this crowd. They cheered for that superplex as all three took a little damage off that move as Yasmina and Wynter are both crawling to get the cover–
Sienna Swann: WYNTER WITH A HEADBUTT ON YASMINA TO THROW HER OFF AND STOP HER AS WYNTER HOOKS SOFIA’S LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THH–
Deadprez: YASMINA BREAKS UP THE COVER AND PREVENTS WYNTER FROM GETTING A FALL ON THE SCOREBOARD! Yasmina is rubbing her forehead as she doesn’t appreciate that headbutt from Wynter.
Gavin Kirkland: Sometimes you do what you have to do in order to try to get ahead in a situation like this. Now Sofia is down at the moment as Yasmina and Wynter are just staring daggers into each other.
Deadprez: Wynter has a smile on her face AND SHE JUST SLAPS YASMINA RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE! Wynter still has that smile on her face–
Sienna Swann: BUT THE SMILE ON HER FACE JUST GOT SMACKED OFF AS YASMINA HITS WYNTER WITH A BACKHAND CHOP RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE!! GOOD GAWD, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: What a shot by Yasmina, BUT WYNTER STILL HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE! But that smile only disappears just long enough for her to spit out some blood. They are still glaring at each other as they get back to their feet AS WYNTER TRIES FOR A RIGHT HAND–
Sienna Swann: YASMINA DUCKS IT! Sweetie, Yasmina grabs Wynter and whips her to the ropes. Wynter with the rebound as WYNTER JUMPS UP AND TRIES TO TAKE YASMINA DOWN WITH A HURRICANRANA–-
Deadprez: YASMINA LANDS RIGHT ON HER FEET! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COUNTER! Wynter tries to quickly recover and get back to her feet AS YASMINA CATCHES WYNTER WITH A SPINNING BACKFIST TO THE SIDE OF HEAD!
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter quickly recovers AND TRIES FOR A ROUNDHOUSE KICK AND YASMINA DUCKS IT AT THE VERY LAST SECOND AND GRABS WYNTER BY THE HEAD AND RUNS TO THE ROPES FOR THE SPRINGBOARD BULLDOG–
Sienna Swann: Wynter is able to push Yasmina off as Yasmina rolls back and tries for a sunset flip on Wynter, but Wynter rolls through and tries for a kick on Yasmina, but YASMINA GETS OUT OF THE WAY!
Deadprez: AND YASMINA QUICKLY FOLLOWS UP WITH A SPINNING BACK FIST THAT HITS WYNTER IN THE TEMPLE AND TAKES HER DOWN TO A KNEE! That gives Yasmina a few seconds to climb up to the top rope as Wynter recovers.
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina kisses her wrist tape as she sees Wynter get back to her feet AS YASMINA JUST LAUNCHES HERSELF OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!
Sienna Swann: YASMINA WITH A SOMERSAULT IN THE AIR AND SHE HITS THE “REINA GIRATORIA”! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GO ROUND PIN BY YASMINA AS SHE CRASHES RIGHT ON TOP OF WYNTER AND YASMINA HOOKS A LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!
Gina Romano: YASMINA HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:1 Grace:0 Wynter:0 Yasmina:1)
(17:52)
Deadprez: Wynter was able to kick out but it was just a little too late. The referee counted to three and Yasmina was able to pick up a big fall in this match and now she is tied for the lead.
Sienna Swann: Wynter is not very happy about that as she is tyring to get back to her feet as Yasmina starts to put the boots once again to Wynter–
Deadprez: GRACE DE LUCA WITH A DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF YASMINA’S HEAD TAKING HER DOWN! Now Grace has a double handful of Yasmina’s hair AND SHE IS JUST BOUNCING HER FACE OFF THE MAT!
Gavin Kirkland: OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN! Geez, Grace is beautiful, but she is screaming like a banshee. I bet they can hear her on Rodeo Drive.
Deadprez: Grace needs to do less screaming and try to get a fall because she is not on the scoreboard right now as she still has Yasmina by the hair and JUST FLINGS HER ACROSS THE RING!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Yasmina’s face just bounces off the mat as Grace once again grabs Yasmina and whips her to the ropes. Yasmina with the rebound AND SHE LAUNCHES HERSELF AND COUNTERS WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT HITTING GRACE IN THE JAW!
Gavin Kirkland: Grace stumbles back and bounces off the ropes as Yasmina quickly gets back to her feet AND TRIES FOR A CLOTHESLINE–
Sienna Swann: Grace avoids the clothesline as Yasmina turns around AND GRACE LIFTS HER UP AND HITS A SITOUT SPINEBUSTER! GREAT SHOW OF POWER BY GRACE AS SHE GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRR—
Deadprez: YASMINA KICKS OUT AT TWO! Now Grace screams at the referee that it was a slow count, but she quickly turns her attention back to Yasmina and drags her back to her feet AND YASMINA SNEAKS IN A KESAGIRI CHOP!
Gavin Kirkland: Grace holds her throat as Yasmina sees a golden opportunity to get ahead in the falls as SHE HITS THE ROPES AND LEAPS ONTO THE SECOND ROPE FOR THE BACKFLIP–
Sienna Swann: Grace gets out of the way as Yasmina tries to regain her balance–
Deadprez: AND YASMINA RUNS RIGHT INTO THE “BITTERSWEET CHIN MUSIC”! WHAT A KICK! RIGHT ON THE MONEY AS YASMINA FALLS AND GRACE GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gina Romano: GRACE DE LUCA HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:1 Grace:1 Wynter:0 Yasmina:1)
(14:41)
Gavin Kirkland: Grace De Luca has picked up her first fall in this contest and she is very excited.
Deadprez: Yeah, she is celebrating like she is six years old at her birthday party WHICH MIGHT NEED TO STOP BECAUSE LOOK WHO IS BACK ON HER FEET!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE! IT’S SOFIA! SOFIA DRAKOS IS BACK ON HER FEET! She turns Grace around and GRABS HER BY THE THROAT AND JUST DROPS HER WITH A SITOUT CHOKEBOMB FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR—
Gavin Kirkland: WYNTER BREAKS UP THE COVER BY KICKING SOFIA IN THE HEAD!
Sienna Swann: Here we go, Sweeties. This rivalry is picking up once again as Wynter is just trying to keep the powerhouse that is Sofia Drakos down on the mat. Wynter really needs to get in the game because she is the only one in the match who has not received a fall.
Deadprez: Sofia is still fighting back to her feet as Wynter hits the ropes to get herself some momentum AND SHE COMES BACK WITH A YAKUZA KICK–
Gavin Kirkland: SOFIA GRABS THE LEG! Now Sofia is back on her feet as Wynter is hopping around on one foot AS SHE TRIES FOR AN ENZUIGIRI–
Sienna Swann: Sofia avoids contact and now Wynter is facing in the opposite direction AND SOFIA JUST THROWS HER FORWARD–
Deadprez: WYNTER DOES A FLIP IN THE AIR AND LANDS CHEST FIRST ON THE MAT! THAT IS NOT A PRETTY LANDING RIGHT THERE! Wynter is trying to get back to her feet and recover because the last thing she wants right now is for Sofia to take advantage of the situation.
Gavin Kirkland: That might lead to Wynter being down two falls to zero and that can be very hard for her to come back from.
Deadprez: I think that Sofia is more than ready to take a two fall advantage as she pulls Wynter back to her feet and whips her to the ropes. Wynter comes back off the rebound as Sofia grabs her around the waist–
Sienna Swann: WYNTER IS ABLE TO COUNTER INTO A TILT-A-WHIRL HEADSCISSORS AND SHE MOVES RIGHT INTO THE FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! SUBMISSION APPLIED!
Deadprez: WYNTER IS REALLY WRENCHING ON THAT ARM AND SHE HAS IT IN A VERY HORRIBLE TORQUE RIGHT NOW AND SHE MIGHT JUST POP THE ARM OUT OF ITS SOCKET–
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT!! SOFIA JUST GAVE IT UP! SOFIA TAPS OUT TO THE FUJIWARA ARMBAR!
Gina Romano: WYNTER KURAYAMI HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:1 Grace:1 Wynter:1 Yasmina:1)
(11:59)
Sienna Swann: That was a very impressive submission by Wynter and she ties everything up with that armbar. Sofia saved herself or else things could have been worse, BUT WYNTER GRABS SOFIA’S LEGS AND TRIES TO TURN HER OVER FOR A BOSTON CRAB!
Deadprez: But Sofia is fighting it. Sofia is preventing herself from being turned over because that would just piss Sofia off if she loses two falls in a row to two submissions in a row–
Gavin Kirkland: Sofia is able to get her foot free AND SHE JUST KICKS WYNTER RIGHT IN THE FACE!
Deadprez: Nothing more pleasant than a boot to the face, but that does get her free as she gets back to her feet and goes right for Wynter, BUT WYNTER IS JUST FIRING OFF CHOPS TO THE CHEST!
Sienna Swann: Wynter is still chopping to the point where Sofia is on the ropes. Wynter tries to whip Sofia to the ropes, but Sofia reverses it and sends her for the ride. Wynter with the rebound AND SOFIA WITH A BICYCLE KICK TO THE FACE!
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter is down AND LOOK AT THE CORNER!
Sienna Swann: GRACE COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CATCHES SOFIA IN THE BACK OF THE NECK WITH A DIVING ELBOW DROP AND THAT BRINGS SOFIA DOWN TO A KNEE!
Deadprez: Grace is quickly back to her feet AND SPIKES SOFIA WITH A QUICK DDT! Sofia goes face first into the mat as Grace turns her attention to Wynter and pulls her back to her feet–
Gavin Kirkland: AND HITS THE “TWISTING MAKEOVER”! NECKBREAKER BY GRACE AS SHE TRIES FOR A QUICK COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gina Romano: GRACE DE LUCA HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:1 Grace:2 Wynter:1 Yasmina:1)
(9:54)
Sienna Swann: Grace came in off of Sofia’s handiwork and steals a fall in this Iron Woman match and Grace has the lead going into the home stretch of this match.
Deadprez: Grace sees that Sofia is still down and scrambles over to her to try to get an even bigger lead.
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: SOFIA KICKS OUT AND GRACE IS SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS FOR THE REFEREE TO COUNT FASTER!
Deadprez: Yeah because that’s exactly what you need to do to get what you want as she gets Wynter back in her sights as Grace climbs all the way to the top rope.
Sienna Swann: Grace has her balance on the top rope as SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE FOR A MISSILE DROPKICK–
Gavin Kirkland: SOFIA! SOFIA DRAKOS CAUGHT HER MID DROPKICK AND HAS HER ON HER SHOULDER AND SPINS HER OUT FOR “THE VERDICT”! F5 SENDS GRACE TO THE MAT AND SOFIA GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gina Romano: SOFIA DRAKOS HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:2 Grace:2 Wynter:1 Yasmina:1)
(9:00)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie. Just like that Sofia has tied it up for herself AS YASMINA HITS A SUPERMAN PUNCH TO THE BACK OF SOFIA’S HEAD! Sofia is on her knees as Yasmina jumps up for a sunset flip–
Deadprez: AND SHE HITS THE “PONCE POWERBOMB”! SUNSET FLIP BOMB BY YASMINA AS SHE STACKS SOFIA UP FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: “BAROTRAUMA” BY WYNTER! SHE DRIVES HER KNEES INTO RIGHT INTO YASMINA’S SPINE AS SHE GOES FOR THE QUICK COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Sienna Swann: WYNTER KURAYAMI HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:2 Grace:2 Wynter:2 Yasmina:1)
(8:27)
Deadprez: Wynter is also at two falls in this match and this has been a close match so far and right now it could go to anybody as we get into the closing moments of this match are slowly ticking down… WAIT A SECOND!
Sienna Swann: GRACE DE LUCA! Grace De Luca is back on her feet and she DELIVERS A BIG BOOT TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND TAKES HER DOWN TO THE MAT!
Deadprez: Grace grabs hold of Wynter and JUST TOSSES HER RIGHT OUT OF THE RING! Wynter hits the floor and Grace turns her attention to Yasmina and grabs her by the arms and turns her around–
Gavin Kirkland: AND TWISTS HER INTO THE “VIRTUOUS TRAP”! THE CRUCIFIX ROLL UP BY GRACE AND THE SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gina Romano: GRACE DE LUCA HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:2 Grace:3 Wynter:2 Yasmina:1)
(6:03)
Deadprez: Grace De Luca is the leader in this match. Who would have thought that she would be able to pull this off considering she is very fluent in temper tantrums.
Sienna Swann: Grace is a very talented in ring competitor when she focuses on the match, Sweetie. Look at the results. She now has the lead with only a few minutes left to go.
Gavin Kirkland: Grace tries her luck with another fall on Yasmina–
Deadprez: BUT HERE IS SOFIA! She grabs Grace by the hair AND JUST SNAPS HER OVER WITH THE SNAPMARE BEFORE SHE HITS THE ROPES!
Sienna Swann: Sofia comes back off the rebound AND DELIVERES A BOOT RIGHT TO GRACE’S FACE TURNING HER INSIDE OUT!
Deadprez: That shot was strong enough that it sent Grace to the ropes BUT LOOK AT THE TOP ROPE!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina is back on her feet and she once again kisses her wrist tape and points to the sky AND JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND GRABS SOFIA BY THE HEAD AND PLANTS HER WITH THE BULLDOG!
Deadprez: Sofia goes face first into the mat as Yasmina rolls her onto her back and JUST STARTS PUNCHING HER IN THE FACE!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina showing that intensity right now to try and get back into this match being down two falls from Grace… no pun intended, Sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Sofia is blocking a lot of the shots so Yasmina decides to change her attack as she uses Sofia’s hair to drag her over to the corner.
Sienna Swann: Sofia is sitting in the corner as Yasmina backs up to the opposite corner AND RUNS FULL SPEED INTO THE CORNER AND DELIVERS A DROPKICK RIGHT INTO HER FACE!
Deadprez: Did you see Sofia’s neck snap back? That could have been a concussive shot.
Gavin Kirkland: But HERE COMES WYNTER FROM BEHIND WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina was taken down as Wynter pulls her up and applies the facelock AND LIFTS HER UP IN THE AIR AND DROPS HER WITH THE “HORROR QUEEN”! WHAT A SPINNING BRAINBUSTER SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Yasmina is down and Wynter goes for a cover to tie things up—
Gavin Kirkland: GRACE DE LUCA IS BACK IN THE FOLD AS SHE CLOBBERS WYNTER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD TO STOP THE COUNT!
Deadprez: Grace is just punching the hell out of Wynter all for the sake of keeping her lead and to win the match before Grace pulls Wynter back to her feet–
Sienna Swann: AND PULLS HER IN FOR A RIPCORD SLAP–
Gavin Kirkland: WYNTER DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY AND GRABS GRACE BY THE ARMS AND LIFTS HER UP AND LOCKS HER INTO A GORY SPECIAL SUBMISSION!
Sienna Swann: The referee is checking to see if Grace wants to give it up and Grace is screaming no even though Wynter is stretching Grace’s arms back pretty far.
Deadprez: Grace is fighting it and trying to get free and SHE DOES AND FIRES AN ELBOW INTO WYNTER’S HEAD TO GET FREE! GRACE ROLLS FORWARD AND TRIES FOR A SUNSET FLIP–
Gavin Kirkland: WYNTER IS ABLE TO KEEP HER BALANCE AND SHE JUST SITS DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEGS TO COUNTER THE SUNSET FLIP!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Gina Romano: WYNTER KURAYAMI HAS PICKED UP A FALL!
(Sofia:2 Grace:3 Wynter:3 Yasmina:1)
(2:47)
Sienna Swann: WYNTER HAS JUST TIED IT UP WITH LESS THAN THREE MINUTES TO GO, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Grace is sitting up on the mat after getting caught in a reversal and she is screaming to break the sound barrier because she is pissed and now has three minutes to either pick up another fall or possibly send this into overtime with a tie with Wynter.
Gavin Kirkland: Grace sits up AND SHE IMMEDIATELY TAKES DOWN WYNTER WITH THE RIPCORD SLAP BEFORE TURNING HER ATTENTION TO SOFIA!
Deadprez: Sofia kicks Grace away, but Grace is being relentless to the point that it could be considered desperation right now. Sofia is back on her feet AND SHE GRABS GRACE AND SPINS HER OUT INTO THE REVERSE STO!
Sienna Swann: “Judgement Calls” by Sofia and Sofia grabs Grace once again AND SWINGS HER AROUND IN A BEAR HUG SUBMISSION-
Gavin Kirkland: THUMB TO THE EYE! Grace with a cheap shot to get free as she hits the ropes after coming back AND SOFIA LIFTS HER IN THE AIR FOR A POWERBOMB–
Sienna Swann: GRACE IS POUNDING SOFIA IN THE HEAD AND SOFIA WALKS THEM OVER TO THE ROPES AS GRACE TRIES TO TAKE HER OVER WITH A HURRICANRANA–
Deadprez: But she can’t get the powerhouse over as Sofia is trying to bring Grace and herself back into the ring–
Gavin Kirkland: WYNTER FROM OUT OF NOWHERE MANAGES TO LIFT SOFIA ENOUGH TO TAKE SOFIA OUT OF THE RING AND THAT TAKES BOTH SOFIA AND GRACE TO THE FLOOR-
Deadprez: LOOK! YASMINA! YASMINA IS COMING BACK TO TRY AND STEAL THE WIN WITH A ROLL UP!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
Sienna Swann: WYNTER KICKS OUT AT TWO! Both women are trying to get back to their feet AS YASMINA HITS THE ROPES TO TRY FOR THE CIELO DDT ONE MORE TIME–
Gavin Kirkland: WYNTER GETS OUT OF THE WAY AND GRABS HOLD OF YASMINA BEFORE SHE CAN RECOVER! Wynter has Yasmina locked up BEFORE TURNING HER AROUND–
Deadprez: “END OF TIMES”! WYNTER DRIVES YASMINA DOWN HARD INTO THE MAT AS SHE QUICKLY STACKS HER UP FOR THE COVER!! HURRY UP REF!
(0:03)
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!
(0:02)
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!
(0:01)
THHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
(0:00)
(DING! DING! DING!)
(The bell has rung and the time limit has expired and Wynter is looking at the referee wondering if the pinfall was completed before the time ran out. Yasmina is still down as Sofia is recovering and Grace has a smile on her face thinking that she won.)
Deadprez: Well, ladies and gentlemen, the 30 minutes are up. The question is who won this match. It all comes down to whether that final fall was completed before the bell rang. Let’s send it to Gina Romano.
(The referee has just finished talking with Gina at ringside. The referee slides back into the ring and Gina is ready to announce the final decision.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, the time limit has expired. Therefore the winner of this match is….
(…)
Gina Romano: WYNTER KURAYAMI!
( ‘Phantasmagory’ starts to play again as Wynter and Grace are both in disbelief for different reasons, obviously, as the referee helps Wynter to her feet and raises her arm in victory as Wynter now has a big smile on her face as she leans on the ropes to catch her breath.)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that was a nail biter wasn’t it? We were down to literal seconds on the clock and Grace thought she had the match locked up and she did until the very last moments of the match.
(The camera shot cuts to a replay showing the final fall of the match before going into slow motion showing the three count and the exact time the fall was completed.)
(0:00.2)
(Final Score: Sofia:2 Grace:3 Wynter:4 Yasmina:1)
(The shot returns to live action and Wynter has left the ring and is slowly heading up the ramp as Grace looks extremely pissed.)
Gavin Kirkland: That’s giving new meaning to cutting it close on time. But she got it and won this match and Grace is not taking it very well.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, in most cases I don’t condone throwing fits but I can slightly understand this one for Grace. She had the match. She fought hard and tried to protect her lead in the closing minutes in this match but luck wasn’t on her side.
Deadprez: You can’t forget about the effort that Yasmina brought. She brought the fight but it just wasn’t meant to be tonight.
Sienna Swann: We obviously can’t forget about Sofia. She dominated the match at certain points with that power advantage and could have easily won but she was taken out of the equation at the most unlucky times. Sofia showed that she is a force to be reckoned with on Showdown.
Deadprez: Four competitors entered. One competitor earned the right to be called the Iron Woman of the match and that honor belongs to Wynter. Congratulations on a hard fought victory tonight.
(The final shot shows Grace screaming and pounding the mat in anger and frustration before cutting to Wynter standing at the top of the ramp smiling and soaking in her victory as the camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(The next match graphic of the night is shown.)
(The camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: The following contest… is the LAST MONSTER STANDING match!!!
Crowd: APOFJAOPJ$OPAJOPJ$ASP$JA+S)SJOA$JASO!!!!
Gina Romano: The ONLY way to win this match is to incapacitate your opponent to the point that he is unable to answer the referee’s ten count.
Deadprez: Ain’t no way ain’t no way…
Gavin Kirkland: I agree Dead. Ain’t no way Tafae staying down that long!
Sienna Swann: And so the glazing begins…
(“Live Evil” by Flatlinerz hits to heavy boos from the crowd.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first… Exiled from the Isle of Samoa… weighing in at 285 pounds and being accompanied by his manager Malik Al-Farouq… he is “The Exiled” TAFAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
(Malik Al-Farouq emerges with a big grin on his face as he raises his arms to welcome the arrival of Tafae Toa. Tafae storms through the curtains and marches down to the ring with swiftness ignoring the crowd entirely. The referee slides out of the ring as Tafae enters the ring and begins pacing around like a caged tiger.)
Deadprez: Tafae Toa is ready for war. But can he overcome the Master of War?
Gavin Kirkland: This man Malik Al-Farouq has spent considerable resources to turn Tafae Toa into an unstoppable MONSTER. But this poser KELIN thinks that he can stand upt o him? What a joke. KELIN doesn’t have anyone like Malik Al-Farouq in his corner and that will be the key difference here tonight.
Sienna Swann: That is a lot of words to say that Malik will be cheating sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: I’m sure KELIN would if he was smart enough.
( ‘Let God Sort ‘Em Out’ by Clispe, Pusha T and Malice hits to cheers from the crowd.)
Gina Romano: And his opponent… from Dallas, Texas weighing in at 310 pounds… he is the MASTER OF WAR… KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
(KELIN enters through the curtains as he marches down to the ring. KELIN smiles at the support of the crowd briefly but the smile fades just as quickly as he looks down at his opponent in the ring and remembers the monstrous task ahead of him.)
Deadprez: KELIN has proven himself to be an unstoppable force here on Showdown. At Territorial Invasion, he was the standout performer. But all that has changed in recent weeks.
Gavin Kirkland: Say it with your full chest Dead. KELIN got his ass kicked! Tafae Toa has made this man his bitch! Like no one ever has before! KELIN thinks this match will settle who the true monster is on Showdown but as far as I’m concerned it’s already been settled. This is just going to be another beatdown from Tafae Toa!
Sienna Swann: I think you are forgetting most if not all of those attacks from Tafae Toa were from behind. And KELIN didn’t even get put down for more than a ten count. If Tafae does beat KELIN up again tonight, he’s going to have to do a lot more than he did in recent weeks.)
(Both men step up to each other in the ring towering over the referee who stands beside them before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: This match is underway as these two behemoths size each other up in the middle of the ring. This is truly a battle of colossi. They are going to throw down like no one has ever thrown down before.
Sienna Swann: They big motherfuckers. Big big motherfuckers sweetie.
Deadprez: They sure are.
Sienna Swann: KELIN CHARGES IN! HE RUSHES IN AT TAFAE TOA AT FULL SPEED!!!-
Gavin Kirkland: But Tafae caught Kelin around the throat with his hand! Tafae redirects KELIN over the top rope throwing him over the top to the outside! KELIN just got wrecked as he went flying across the floor. Tafae hops down and grabs Kelin hurling him back first into the barricade. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Kelin get manhandled like this.
Deadprez: I think Tafae is about the only man who could do that. Kelin getting the same treatment he usually gives to his opponents. Look at Malik at ringside and he is loving every minute of this shit. What a loser.
Gavin Kirkland: He’s so cool tho.
Sienna Swann: Here comes Tafae snarling with rage as he picks up Kelin over his head and hurls him back first into the barricade! The barricade nearly buckles as Kelin gets picked up again. Tafae with a Power Bomb driving Kelin back first into the entrance ramp! Tafae just destroyed Kelin here tonight and these fans are absolutely silent with shock. Their hero Kelin just got destroyed like no one has ever done to him before!
Referee: ONE! TWO!
Deadprez: But Tafae doesn’t care about winning the match right now. He grabs Kelin and pulls him back up to his feet with both hands around his throat. Tafae whirls around and hurls Kelin hard underneath the bottom rope. Kelin rolls with force into the ring as Tafae climbs back in as well like a hunter chasing its prey. The referee follows them in as Kelin is getting back up to his feet. Kelin staggers back into the corner as Tafae turns towards him from across the ring.
Sienna Swann: TAFAE RUNS IN AT FULL SPEED! RUNNING LARIAT SLAMS HARD INTO KELIN! KELIN JUST GOT RUN OVER BY A TRAIN!
Gavin Kirkland: Kelin manages to stay on his feet! Malik looks shocked outside the ring but Tafae doesn’t care at all. He backs up across the ring and charges in again. Another full speed running Lariat into the corner. Tafae slamming his chest into Kelin as well this time combining the Lariat with a Running Splash flattening Kelin like a pancake. Kelin collapses down to the mat this time. He can’t stay on his feet any longer.
Deadprez: Kelin stares up at the light with wide eyes. He might be wondering to himself how he just got into such a bad situation. But Kelin won’t lose this match unless he gives up. He just has to beat the ten count!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Sienna Swann: And Kelin has no trouble whatsoever doing that so far. A normal man might have been taken out by Tafae Toa already. But Kelin is built differently. Tafae Toa seethes as Kelin falls backwards through the ropes rolling to the outside. Kelin sits backwards against our announce table as he catches him breath. But Tafae isn’t going to let him go that easily. Tafae rolls out of an adjacent corner of the ring and runs around it at full speed.
Deadprez: TAFAE SWERVES AROUND THAT CORNER!!!!-
Sienna Swann: TAFAE HURLS HIMSELF AT FULL SPEED INTO KELIN WITH A RUNNING GORE! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR!
Gavin Kirkland: He just tore him in half! Kelin should really just lay down for the ten count. He might be able to get up at like three…. But just save yourself the beating you know?
Deadprez: I don’t think that’s what Kelin is about. And I’m not sure Tafae is going to let him stay down either. Tafae is watching closely as the referee begins the count.
Referee: ONE! TWO!
Sienna Swann: Kelin grabs the steel ring steps as Tafae runs around the ring again and hits another Spear sending Kelin backwards into the ring steps!!! Tafae then climbs up to the apron and runs across it. LEAPING SPLASH OFF THE APRON INTO KELIN ON THE RING STEPS!!!!-
Deadprez: But KELIN moved out the way!!!! Tafae Toa just splashed right into cold hard steel! Tafae grabs his ribs in pain as Kelin rolls over onto the ground holding his midsection as well from the multiple full speed spears he took from Tafae. Both men are down as the referee begins the count!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Sienna Swann: KELIN gets back up first. He staggers into the ring apron. Tafae is still down!
Referee: FIVE! SIX!
Gavin Kirkland: But Tafae Toa manages to get his arms up over our announce table and uses it to pull himself back to his feet. Tafae mounting a comeback here as Kelin is recovering and realizes that this is his chance to take advantage of the wounded beast that is Tafae Toa. Kelin stalks his prey and grabs Tafae from behind by the hair. He slams him head first into our announce table. Kelin then begins throwing strikes into the back and the side of the head of Tafae with surgical precision.
Deadprez: Kelin continues to bash the skull of Tafae as Tafae falls across our table. Kelin grabs his head and continues punching him hard in the jaw. Kelin just out here pummeling Tafae he gives no fucks about wrestling. This is about monsters doing what monsters do!
Sienna Swann: Kelin slams his knee hard into the head of Tafae before climbing up onto our table as he pulls Tafae back up. ANDDDDD this is the part where we move the fuck out of here.
(The commentators flee the area as Kelin continues to punch at Tafae on the announce table.)
Deadprez: At least Kelin kind of gave us a heads up so we could get outta the danger zone. Kelin punching Tafae who looks like he’s about to stagger backwards and fall up and over and off the announce table!
Sienna Swann: Not that that’s a super far drop at all sweetie. But still. Would hurt.
Gavin Kirkland: Kelin headbutts Tafae sending him flying backwards! Tafae falls off the announce table and does a flat back bump on the floor. Tafae grimaces in pain as Kelin stands on the announce table looking around the arena to cheers from the crowd. DON’T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD BUDDY!
Crowd: KELIN! KELIN! KELIN!
Deadprez: Kelin hops off the announce table as he picks up the steel ring steps tipping them over sideways. Kelin disconnects the top part of the stairs as he notices Tafae slowly getting back up to his feet. Tafae turns around-
Sienna Swann: KELIN COMES CHARGING IN AT FULL SPEED SLAMMING THE STEEL RING STEPS RIGHT INTO THE SKULL OF TAFAE TOA!!!
(CLANG!!!)
Deadprez: Damn he nearly took his head off! Tafae Toa just got knocked the hell out!
(Tafae Toa is lying motionless on the ground not moving at all. His eyes are closed. Malik Al-Farouq falls to his knees in despair at ringside as he prays that Tafae will pull off a miraculous recovery.)
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EI-
Sienna Swann: Tafae Toa is beginning to move!!!
(CLANG!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN JUST SLAMMED THE STEEL STEPS DOWN AS HARD AS HE COULD ON TAFAE TOA’S HEAD! HE WOULDN’T EVEN LET TAFAE GET UP! WHAT THE HELL KELIN!??!?!
Deadprez: Kelin just crushed him! Holy shit Tafae just had his skull crushed by those steel steps! He may have a severe skull fracture! This is bad!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT!-
Sienna Swann: But Tafae Toa shoves the steel steps off him and sits up! Kelin looks on at the superhuman rejuvenation that his opponent just put on before stoically stepping up to him to lay down a further beatdown. Kelin kicks Tafae and sends him sprawling across the floor. Tafae pulls himself up with the barricade as it almost looks like Tafae is trying to climb over the barricade to escape!
Deadprez: Tafae pulls himself up using the barricade as he swings his leg over the top.
(Kelin picks up the steel ring steps.)
Sienna Swann: Tafae Toa is now seated on the barricade trying to rest and I don’t think he even knows where he is! Kelin is charging in!!!
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN RUNS TOWARDS TAFAE ON THE BARRICADE AND HURLS THE STEEL RING STEPS AT FULL SPEED!!!
(CLANG!!!)
Deadprez: The steel ring steps collide with the side of Tafae Toa’s head and bounce off into the crowd. The crowd scatters as Tafae Toa collapses over the barricade into the crowd area with a thud. Fans are shown screaming as they run for cover with Kelin climbing over the barricade. The referee looks shook but quickly hops the barricade as well to make the count for Tafae.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!
Sienna Swann: There is blood coming out the side of Tafae Toa’s head. I’m not so sure he’s going to be able to come back from this one you guys.
Referee: SIX!
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) Come on Tafae! You’re a monster! THE MONSTER! GET UP!
Referee: SEVEN!
Deadprez: Kelin stands over Tafae Toa defiantly as the referee continues the count. Kelin thinks he has this thing won here
Referee: EIGHT!
Sienna Swann: …
Gavin Kirkland: …
Deadprez: …
Referee: NIN-
Sienna Swann: Holy shit… Tafae Toa is moving. Half his skull is covered in blunt and his bone might be dented from the metal on flesh. But bah gawd he’s moving!
Deadprez: Tafae Toa slowly pulls himself up. Even Kelin looks surprised and the fans are booing loudly. Tafae Toa staggers back up to his feet to beat the ten count but then immediately staggers to the side collapsing further into the crowd knocking over a row of chairs.
Sienna Swann: Kelin begins to move. Tafae hurls himself past the chairs and back up to his feet. He rolls out of the chairs into the aisle as he staggers away from Kelin. Kelin moves past several fans into the aisle following Kelin. This thing might spill into the backstage area at this rate. Tafae just staggered towards the stairwell leading into the arena. He rests on the railing as Kelin comes up to him from behind and grabs him-
Gavin Kirkland: And Tafae Toa hurls a fan’s drink into the eyes of Kelin! Kelin falls back as Tafae rushes in and headbutts Kelin hard. Blood from Tafae’s skull splatters everywhere including into a nearby camera. That’s going to be gross to watch. Clean that shit off cameraman.
Deadprez: That’s the risk you take filming an EAW event with production grade equipment. Luckily our drones will be able to follow them into the crowd so we can get a shot even if the main cameras are disabled.
Sienna Swann: Why is there even a random cameraman in the crowd? What the fuck?
Deadprez: We gotta have them wherever we need them. Just in case. Don’t ask questions Sienna. You’re destroying the business.
Sienna Swann: ???
Gavin Kirkland: Don’t speak to her like that Dead. Don’t worry Sienna. I got your back.
Sienna Swann: Nah Dead is right. If Gavin is agreeing with me I know I overstepped sweetie.
Deadprez: Thanks. But speaking of overstepping it looks like Kelin just got stepped to! Tafae steps over Kelin as he grabs him from behind at the top of the crowd stairs and applies a Camel Clutch! Submissions are basically useless in this match… except for when it comes to inflicting pain that is!
Sienna Swann: I’m not sure Tafae Toa knows where he’s at. He just saw Kelin lying on the ground after he hit him with that fan’s drink and locked in the most painful hold he could think of! But Kelin elbows him hard in the skull knocking Tafae back towards the stairs.
(Tafae begins to crawl down the stairs to get away from Kelin but Kelin gets up and grabs him by the leg.)
Deadprez: Kelin now yanking Tafae back up towards him he’s not going to let him get away!
(Kelin pulls Tafae back up to the top of the stairs and then kicks him hard in the midsection. Kelin then pulls Tafae up and slams him down hard on the concrete floor.)
Sienna Swann: Damn. We aren’t in the nice soft ring anymore huh sweetie?
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae gets pulled up the stairs and back into the crowd area. But Tafae is kicking hard at Kelin pushing him away from him. Kelin charges in and Tafae headbutts him in the gut. Kelin keels over falling sideways towards the crowd rail as he leans in catching his breath. Look out Tafae is back up!!!
Deadprez: TAFAE CHARGES IN WITH A BIG BOOT!!!-
Sienna Swann: But Kelin moves and Tafae flies over the crowd rail with his leg. He crotches himself on the ropes landing painfully between the legs on the hard metal rail. Tafae yells out in pain as Kelin punches him in the face.
(Kelin grabs a man in the crowd with a Tafae Toa t-shirt and throws him to the ground. Kelin then grabs the chair the man was sitting on and turns back towards Tafae.)
Deadprez: Damn. Kelin gonna get sued.
Sienna Swann: Why couldn’t he have just given as security guard a lapdance like a normal wrestler?
Gavin Kirkland: No! Tafae is in a bad position here!!!
(CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!)
Deadprez: Kelin hauling off with Tafae stuck crotched on that metal rail and he’s slamming that chair into Tafae repeatedly over and over! Tafae taking some punishment here tonight most definitely!!!
(CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!)
Sienna Swann: Three shots to the skull with that steel chair for good measure! Tafae loses his balance as he falls backwards tumbling over off the rail and flipping down into the crowd. Our fans gotta watch out tonight! Ain’t none of y’all lil bitches safe!
Deadprez: The fans are scrambling as Kelin hops the railing into the crowd and begins throwing hands at Tafae Toa! Kelin isn’t letting up to even let the referee continue the count! Now Kelin is throwing Tafae Toa the opposite direction taking him up the stairs and further into the stands-
Sienna Swann: KELIN CHARGES IN AND GORES INTO TAFAE TOA WITH THE IMPALEMENT! RIGHT INTO THE STEPS! TAFAE GOES BACK FIRST AND HE’S LAID OUT! NOW KELIN IS YELLING AT THE REFEREE TO COUNT!
Kelin: (off-mic) COUNT MOTHERFUCKER COUNT!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! T-
Deadprez: But Tafae Toa is staggering back up to his feet! Tafae won’t stay down! Tafae is getting back up…
Sienna Swann: And Kelin is smiling about it! He’s happy because he gets to inflict more pain! What a sadistic man!
Gavin Kirkland: The crowd is happy because Kelin is happy. They just want to hate because they are jealous they aren’t rich like Malik! Tafae is still in this! He can still prove he is the true monster for real!
Deadprez: Kelin grabs Tafae and Snapmares him up and over the guard rail into the aisle. He grabs the arm of Tafae and slings it hard over the metal crowd railing. Then he throws Tafae to the stairs!!!-
Sienna Swann: But Tafae manages to keep his balance. He’s able to prevent himself from falling. Kelin punches him but Tafae retaliates with some hard shots of his own. As resilient as Tafae is falling down those arena stairs would still be very very painful especially with the amount of CTE he has already suffered in this match so far.
Deadprez: Kelin kicks at Tafae Toa with a Big Boot! Tafae falls down!!!
Gavin Kirkland: No!!!
Sienna Swann: But Tafae manages to grab the railing as he falls down the stairs! Tafae is able to lower himself gently to the ground instead of falling down the stairs! He falls onto his back and flips over before crawling desperately away from Kelin!
Gavin Kirkland: But Kelin grabs his leg again! Kelin is dragging Tafae up the stairs-
Deadprez: But Tafae kicks hard nailing Kelin in the balls! Kelin keels over and falls to his knees as Tafae crawls away from him down the stairs.
Sienna Swann: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Tafae Toa is finally putting some distance between him and Kelin as he makes his escape from his opponent crawling away from him down into the arena.
Deadprez: Kelin recovers for a minute before standing up. He looks around at the crowd cheering him on and Tafae Toa down at the bottom of the stairs who is now getting to his feet.
(Malik Al-Farouq is shown appearing in the arena hallway at the bottom urging Tafae Toa to make a hasty escape.)
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) We don’t need this! You are the TRUE monster! KELIN ain’t shit! Let’s get out of here.
Tafae Toa: (off-mic) …
Sienna Swann: Tafae Toa stands up and begins walking away with Malik! It looks like Malik is withdrawing from this match.
Gavin Kirkland: Smart idea. KELIN is too dangerous and he cheats a lot. Tafae Toa doesn’t need to waste his time on him. He should be competing for the National Elite Championship not wasting his time with bozo flavors of the month like KELIN who will lose their relevance and leave EAW before 2027.
Deadprez: I have no idea where you got all that from Gavin but… KELIN is not giving up! He’s going down the stairs to go after Tafae!!!
(KELIN chases after Tafae into the concessions area and lays him out with a Clothesline.)
Kelin: (off-mic) You wanna run like a lil bitch? Ain’t no way I’m letting yo ass get away!
Sienna Swann: KELIN glares at Malik Al-Farouq who goes running flipping over a Wendy’s counter as he hides behind the cashier hoping Kelin will leave him alone.
Deadprez: Kelin turns his attention back to Tafae who is down on the concrete floor. Kelin puts his boot on the back of Tafae’s head and rubs his bloody face into the ground smearing it across the smooth concrete.
Sienna Swann: He making a lot of work for the arena cleaning staff. You gotta know they seethin’…
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN PICKS UP TAFAE TOA! NO PUT HIM DOWN!!! TAFAE THIS ISN’T GOOD!!!
Deadprez: But KELIN lifts Tafae Toa up higher than ever! Kelin is going for the No Man Left Behind!
Sienna Swann: Time to end this KELIN! It’s over! Tafae is going to learn who the TRUE MONSTER really is! And it’s KELIN not you sweetie!
Deadprez: NO MAN LEFT BEHIND CONNECTS!!!-
Sienna Swann: …
Gavin Kirkland: YES!!!
(KELIN unleashes an ear splitting scream as the various fans passing through concessions stop and cover their mouths in horror.)
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) That’s what you get you big dumb idiot!!!
(KELIN is shown lying on the ground with a fryer shoved over his head. The oil burns into his skin as he screams in pain. Malik Al-Farouq laughs as he witnesses what is occurring.)
Deadprez: That piece of shit Malik! He just grabbed the fryer from that Wendy’s and dumped all the burning hot as fuck oil over KELIN’s head! KELIN’s skin is literally melting from the heat!!!
(KELIN writhes in pain as Tafae Toa slowly gets back up to his feet to witness what just happened. Tafae smiles as he looks over at Malik and they shake hands pleased with their work.)
Sienna Swann: Tafae Toa grabs the referee and shoves him down to KELIN. He’s ordering him to count!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX!
Deadprez: KELIN is done. He’s going to need plastic surgery after this. Maybe he should start wearing a lucha mask.
Sienna Swann: We don’t need another El Duque, Dead. There’s already enough disrespect to the lucha culture around here as it is sweetie.
Referee: SEVEN! EIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: Holy shit. KELIN is actually taking the fryer off his head. He’s recovering?? He wants more of this?
Referee: NINE! TE-
(KELIN’s bloodshot eyes open widely as he stares up at Tafae Toa with his teeth clenched in pain. He wipes melting skin off his face and flings it to the ground as he stands back up staring down Tafae and then Malik before charging in.)
Deadprez: KELIN won’t be kept down! They can literally melt this motherfucker down but if his limbs are still moving he’s going to keep fighting!
Crowd: KELIN! KELIN! KELIN!
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) Oh you want more huh? You must be dumber than you look. Come on Tafae. Let’s go.
(Malik leads Tafae away out of the concessions area and into the parking lot.)
Sienna Swann: Damn. What a pussy. Running away again I see?
Gavin Kirkland: He’s just giving KELIN a chance to recover. It’s almost not fair otherwise.
(But KELIN is chasing after Tafae and Malik into the parking lot! KELIN dodges a car as he rolls up on Tafae next to the dumpsters outside in the parking lot.)
Deadprez: We are outside now and getting a good view of the Crypto.com Arena here in Los Angeles!
Sienna Swann: Tafae lured KELIN in and dodges a Running Clothesline! KELIN almost goes into the dumpster from the momentum! Tafae slams the lid of the dumpster down hard on KELIN’s arm! KELIN yells out in pain as he is trapped now and Tafae begins hammering into him hard with fists.
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN managed to free his arm as he turns around and lunges towards Tafae with the IMPALEMENT!!!-
Deadprez: No! Tafae caught KELIN and throws him up popping him into the air! HE DROPS KELIN WITH THE APAI!!! SAMOAN DROP CONNECTS!!!
Sienna Swann: SAMOAN DROP RIGHT INTO THE CONCRETE OF THIS PARKING LOT! THE GROUND LITERALLY CRACKED FROM THE IMPACT OF THESE MONSTROUS MEATY MEN SLAMMING INTO THEM!
Gavin Kirkland: WE FINNA HAVE ANOTHER CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE UP IN HERE!!!
Deadprez: Gavin please…
Sienna Swann: It’s on like Godzilla vs. King Kong! They are going to destroy the whole city sweetie! The referee begins the count!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN!
(An angry fan passes by in a car trying to leave the arena. He begins honking angrily on his car horn.)
Fan: MOVE THE FUCK OUTTA HERE! I WANT TO LEAVE!
Tafae Toa: (off-mic) …
Referee: EIGHT!
Fan: I ain’t tryna see Bea Hogan bury even more talent! Fuck outta here. I’m going home!
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) Sir maybe I can help you move your car to a safer location…
Fan: Oh you the chauffeur. Finally some real service around her-
Referee: NIN-
(Malik Al-Farouq yanks the fan out of the vehicle throwing him to the concrete. Tafae Toa then runs up on him and leaps off the car connecting with the UPOLU Moonsault crushing the fan into the concrete.)
Deadprez: Damn another lawsuit… We really stacking em up here tonight.
Referee: E! TE-
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN is getting back up! Why won’t this dumb piece of trash stay down where he belongs! You need to know your place KELIN!
(Suddenly Malik Al-Farouq floors the car as KELIN gets back up. KELIN turns around as the car rushes in towards him-)
(CRASH!!!!!!)
Deadprez: NO!
Sienna Swann: FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!
Gavin Kirkland: Good. Didn’t like him anyway.
(The hood of the car has been heavily damaged as smoke pours out of it. Malik Al-Farouq desperately tries to pull himself out of burning wreckage as he surveys the scene.)
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) It is done my beloved monster! Tafae Toa reigns supreme.
Kelin: (off-mic) …
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) ??!!??!!?
(Malik Al-Farouq looks on in terror as KELIN emerges from the smoke having moved out of the way. The car collided with the dumpster instead and KELIN is left unscathed. KELIN stalks towards Malik menacingly as he desperately tries to crawl away across the parking lot.)
Malik Al-Farouq: (off-mic) No! Stay away!
Kelin: (off-mic) You thought you could fuck around tiny man? It is about time that you found out.
(Kelin grabs Malik Al-Farouq lifting him up by his throat with both hands.)
Gavin Kirkland: Stop it Kelin! He’s not a wrestler!!! This isn’t right!!-
Deadprez: Wait look out! Tafae Toa just jumped Kelin from behind! Malik got free!
(Malik Al-Farouq is shown sprinting at high speed across the parking lot as he tries to escape.)
Gavin Kirkland: But Kelin didn’t fall over! He turns around and gores Tafae Toa with the IMPALEMENT!!!
Deadprez: KELIN is on another level now as he no sold all of Tafae’s strikes and then speared the shit out of him! Kelin is a beast!
Gavin Kirkland: KELIN PICKS UP TAFAE TOA AND DROPS HIM WITH THE NO MAN LEFT BEHIND!!! KELIN THEN YELLS AT THE REFEREE!!! HE’S SO MEAN!
Kelin: (off-mic) Count this pathetic excuse for a “monster” down. Let him know who the true Master of War is!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX!
Deadprez: …
Referee: SEVEN!
Gavin Kirkland: !!!
Referee: EIG-
Deadprez: I can’t believe it. Tafae Toa is getting back up.
Sienna Swann: How the fuck? This guy is actually a monster. There might not be a possible way of taking either of these two down for the ten count!
(CLANG!)
Deadprez: HOLY SHIT!!!
Sienna Swann: I stand corrected sweetie.
(As Tafae Toa is about to get up, KELIN grabs the dumpster… and PULLS IT OVER ON TOP OF THE LEGS OF TAFAE TOA.)
Deadprez: He just crushed that man’s legs. Tafae Toa is screaming in pain! He might be in a wheelchair after this!
Sienna Swann: Even if it’s empty that dumpster gotta weigh like 400 pounds or more. And that motherfucker ain’t empty!
Gavin Kirkland: Why KELIN why?
Deadprez: KELIN JUST CRUSHED TAFAE TOA’S LEGS INTO DUST! THE REFEREE IS STILL COUNTING!!
Referee: EIGHT! NINE!
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae Toa is thrashing around! He’s trying to get back up! But he’s literally buried under that dumpster! He literally can’t get back up! This is cheating!!!
Referee: TEN!
Kelin: (off-mic) 🙂
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: (at ringside) HERE IS YOUR WINNER AND THE LAST MONSTER STANDING…. KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!
(‘Let God Sort ‘Em Out’ by Clispe, Pusha T and Malice hits as the crowd cheers loudly in the arena. The referee raises up Kelin’s arm in the parking lot as he smiles deviously down at a raging Tafae Toa.)
Deadprez: I think that there can be no doubt. Kelin proved once and for all who the TRUE MONSTER here on Showdown really is! KELIN IS THE LAST MONSTER STANDING!
Gavin Kirkland: Malik is still standing! He won’t take this lying down!
Sienna Swann: He’s nowhere to be found. That nerd ran off somewhere. He abandoned Tafae when he needed him most. What a little bitch.
Gavin Kirkland: … FUCK!
Deadprez: No excuses can be made at this point. The Last Man Standing match settles it once and for all and KELIN has emerged victorious! He has proven he is the unstoppable force to be reckoned with here on Showdown. What is next for him now? Tafae Toa distracted him but the rest of the locker room has to be sweating knowing the Master of War will turn his gaze towards them soon enough.
(KELIN turns around and marches back towards the arena satisfied with his work for the night. EAW crew come out as they begin to try to work together to get the dumpster off the legs of Tafae Toa who might need to be stretchered out of here.)
Tafae Toa: (off-mic) …
Deadprez: If and when Tafae is able to walk he’s going to be pissed off. I am not looking forward to the rampage the next time we see this man.
(The camera cuts to a commercial announcing that EAW Hall of Famer Malcolm Jones will be required to stay 100 yards away from all EAW security guards.)
(The next match graphic of the night is shown, which gets a loud reaction from the crowd.)
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(The camera returns to ringside, as Gina Romano is shown with a microphone.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is a no disqualifications HAIR VERSUS MASK MATCH, scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Natural’ by Imagine Dragons hits to loud boos, bringing out the masked El Duque, showing tons of energy as always as he is followed by Silas Mason. El Duque doesn’t acknowledge the boos, playing up to the crowd in spite of them as Silas appears confident, seemingly certain that this match will end with a shaved and humiliated Cody Maverick.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first, representing Silas World and accompanied by Silas Mason… from Stillwater, Oklahoma, weighing in at 212 pounds… ELLLLL DDUUUUUQQQUEEEE!!!!
Deadprez: El Duque and Silas Mason are here for this hair versus mask match. When this is over, the true identity of this man could be revealed.
Gavin Kirkland: WRONG! El Duque’s got this! When this is over Cody Maverick is going to be bald! We already saw what happened at Territorial Invasion. That was only the beginning of the end for Cody!
Sienna Swann: You sure have a lot of faith, sweetie. At this point there’s no telling how this will end, though. We’ve seen a lot of antics, haven’t we?
(‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher follows, and this gets a loud, thunderous reaction as the fans cheer on the arrival of Cody Maverick. Now more than ever Cody is all business, ready to get this over with and finally end this feud with El Duque. Cody doesn’t even pay attention to Silas, keeping his attention where it matters as he heads down the ramp.)
Gina Romano: And his opponent… from Las Vegas, Nevada… weighing in at 235 pounds… CCCCCOOOOOOOOOODDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYY MMAAAAAVVVEERRRIIICCCKKKK!!!!
Deadprez: The Sin City Superstar has made it, and I don’t think he’s here for the games. He’s ready to wrap this whole thing up, and I don’t blame him. Not after Territorial Invasion.
Gavin Kirkland: What happened at Territorial Invasion was his own fault! I’ll give him credit, he’s got skills. He’s King of Elite for a reason, but Silas World has been going strong and we’re not letting up now!
Sienna Swann: Hmm. Bald Cody Maverick, or maskless El Duque. Hopefully whichever one we get isn’t ugly.
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Deadprez: THE BELL RINGS, AND EL DUQUE IS QUICK TO RUSH IN FOR THE ATTACK!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT NO, LOOK!!! CODY MAVERICK IS READY, AND HE AVOIDS EL DUQUE’S ATTACK BEFORE TAKING HIM OUT OF THE RING WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! GET HIM DUQUE!!!
Sienna Swann: Cody Maverick is quick to rush out of the ring, taking the fight straight to El Duque as he grabs him and lands a punch right to the jaw, sending Duque stumbling as he goes around the ring post and towards the ramp!
Deadprez: Cody runs in and lands a second one, sending El Duque backpedaling up the ramp as already we’re off to a hot start! Silas Mason is loosely following behind, but he’s gotta be worrying right now given the beating Cody is giving El Duque to start this one off! Cody lands another good punch to Duque to send him to the top of the ramp, AND NOW CODY GRABS DUQUE, RUNNING FORWARD BEFORE SENDING HIM INTO THE MINITRON!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh no… This is NOT the start that El Duque and Silas Mason wanted!
Sienna Swann: El Duque immediately gets to stumbling, and this is probably what they should’ve expected after spending the last few months pissing Cody Maverick off. Duque is retreating into the crowd, but Cody is right on his tail. He quickly makes his way around the barricade and into the crowd so Duque can’t make it too far–
Deadprez: BUT IN THE CROWD THERE’S A LOT FOR EL DUQUE TO USE TO HIS ADVANTAGE, AND HE MAKES USE OF THAT AS HE GRABS A FAN’S DRINK BEFORE THROWING IT AT CODY! Cody is able to swat it away–
CRACK!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT THAT GAVE DUQUE TIME TO GRAB ONE OF THE FAN’S CHAIRS, AND CODY WASN’T SWATTING THAT ONE AWAY!!! Cody was caught right in the face, and that dropped him to his knees! El Duque quickly grabs him, and now he’s dragging Cody through the crowd! It looks like they might be making it back towards the ringside area!
Sienna Swann: Cody lands a few punches to the ribs of El Duque, but Duque responds by pulling Cody up and landing a European uppercut, making Cody stumble away! This is pretty much just a brawl, hardly a match! Cody has the fans on his side though, so I don’t know if the crowd is where El Duque wants to be!
Deadprez: El Duque doesn’t seem to care, though! He rushes in, AND HE LANDS AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF CODY’S HEAD! Cody stumbles forward even more, and the fans help him keep his footing before El Duque rips him away, kneeing him in the midsection BEFORE THROWING CODY INTO SOME OF THE CHAIRS, LEFT ABANDONED BY THE FANS WHO NOTICED CODY BEING THROWN THEIR WAY!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody goes down, and now look at our Masked Saint from the sooner state! He raises his arms up in the air, taking in the moment as he KNOWS he’s gonna bring Silas World a marvelous victory tonight!
(The fans loudly boo as El Duque taunts away, basking and taking pride in the moment as Silas Mason claps, laughing at the state Cody Maverick is in. El Duque looks towards the fans around him, but the good mood he appears to be in isn’t shared by the fans around him.)
SPLASH!!
Gavin Kirkland: HEY!!
Sienna Swann: Ha! Look at that, sweetie!
Deadprez: ONE OF THE FANS JUST THREW THEIR DRINK ON EL DUQUE!! These fans have had enough of Silas World, and I don’t blame them! We’ve been dealing with this problem for almost two years! They want to end this, and they want it to end tonight!
Gavin Kirkland: El Duque stumbles backwards and into the back of the barricade–
Sienna Swann: BEFORE CODY MAVERICK RUNS IN, GRABBING EL DUQUE BEFORE SPEARING HIM THROUGH THE BARRICADE!!!!
Deadprez: WOW!! CODY WITH A SPEAR THROUGH THE BARRICADE FROM BEHIND IT, TAKING HIMSELF AND EL DUQUE BACK TO RINGSIDE!!!! BOTH CODY AND EL DUQUE BRAWLER THEIR WAY ALL THE WAY UP THE RAMP, THROUGH THE CROWD AND NOW BACK TO RINGSIDE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE CODY ISN’T CONTENT EVEN AFTER PUTTING EL DUQUE THROUGH THE BARRICADE!!
Gavin Kirkland: No, no NO! CODY GETS UP AND GRABS EL DUQUE, SENDING HIM CRASHING HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS!! THE STEPS ARE KNOCKED AWAY FROM THE RING POST, AND CODY GRABS EL DUQUE BEFORE– OH NO!!
Sienna Swann: WAIT, DON’T!!
THUD!
Deadprez: CODY MAVERICK JUST THREW EL DUQUE OVER OUR TABLE!! WE BARELY GOT OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME!! El Duque doesn’t even know where he is right now, and Cody Maverick is just strolling over, knowing he has this match right in the palm of his hands!
(With the crowd cheering as loud as possible, Cody Maverick drags the barely conscious El Duque back to his feet and against the barricade, with his back to Cody. This of course leaves El Duque face to face with that very crowd.)
Deadprez: Cody Maverick has El Duque up right in front of his fans, and I think the fans are giving him one hell of an idea!
Crowd: TAKE HIS MASK OFF 👏👏👏👏👏!!!! TAKE HIS MASK OFF 👏👏👏👏👏!!!! TAKE HIS MASK OFF 👏👏👏👏👏!!!! TAKE HIS MASK OFF 👏👏👏👏👏!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Woah woah woah, that’s disrespectful to lucha libre culture! Don’t do this!
Sienna Swann: I think El Duque himself might be disrespectful to lucha libre culture, sweetie…
Deadprez: After everything he’s been through, I don’t think Cody cares about what El Duque wants, anyway!
Gavin Kirkland: No, no, but you can’t! BUT THE RULES OF THE MATC–
Deadprez: CODY MAVERICK GRABS EL DUQUE’S MASK AND PULLS ON IT!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE IS DESPERATELY HOLDING ONTO HIS MASK, TRYING TO STOP CODY FROM TAKING IT OFF HIS HEAD!!! Cody sees that it isn’t working, AND HE JUST STARTS PULLING AT THE EYES OF THE MASK, TRYING NOW TO LITERALLY RIP THE MASK!!
Sienna Swann: EL DUQUE IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS, SWEETIE! IF CODY KEEPS THIS UP, THAT STIPULATION MIGHT NOT MATTER! WE’LL BE ABLE TO SEE UNDER THE MASK, ANYWAY!!
Deadprez: Silas Mason is frantically making his way over, and at this point I think it’s obvious he knows El Duque is in danger! Look at the mask! It looks like it’s starting to tear at the left eye!
Gavin Kirkland: SILAS MASON INTERVENES! HE GRABS CODY, AND STARTS PULLING HIM OFF OF EL DUQUE!!
Sienna Swann: BUT CODY JUST TURNS AND PUNCHES SILAS! CODY ISN’T PLAYING AROUND TONIGHT, AND HE DOESN’T HESITATE TO GRAB SILAS AND SEND HIM INTO THE BARRICADE! Cody turns back to El Duque–
Deadprez: AND THAT ONE DISTRACTION FROM SILAS GAVE EL DUQUE THE TIME HE NEEDED TO PICK UP ONE OF OUR MONITORS, SLAMMING IT INTO CODY’S FACE!! Cody goes down, and now Duque picks a pen from our table! We know how Silas World is. All Silas needs to do is give them a SECOND, and they know how to capitalize!
Gavin Kirkland: It’s called adaptability! Cody is pushing himself back up– BUT DUQUE JABS THE PEN INTO CODY’S CHEST, BEFORE RUNNING FORWARD AND DRIVING CODY BACK FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!! CODY IS CLUTCHING HIS RIGHT PEC WHERE THAT PEN IS– AND DUQUE JUST RIPS THE PEN OUT, BEFORE PULLING CODY IN AND LIFTING HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS!!
Sienna Swann: POWERBOMB ONTO THE APRON!!!
Deadprez: Cody Maverick goes down, and just like that El Duque might’ve gotten the better of Cody! Not only that, but he’s managed to draw blood! Not only from Cody’s chest, but it seems that monitor might’ve busted Cody’s head open a bit!
Gavin Kirkland: El Duque sends Cody back into the ring before digging under the ring, and he takes out…
Sienna Swann: A pair of scissors…?
(El Duque picks up the scissors, and he just turns to the laid out Silas Mason, nodding before sliding into the ring.)
Deadprez: El Duque is back in the ring as Cody slowly uses the ropes to pull himself up– AND DUQUE JAMS THE SCISSORS INTO THE OPEN WOUND ON CODY’S FOREHEAD!!! THOSE SCISSORS WERE NEVER GOING TO BE USED IN A GOOD WAY, BUT THIS IS HARD TO WATCH!! HE’S TRYING TO PUSH THE SCISSORS DEEPER INTO CODY’S HEAD, WHILE MAVERICK IS JUST LEFT SCREAMING IN PAIN, STRUGGLING TO MAKE DUQUE STOP!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody stumbles back, being pressed into the corner while El Duque keeps torturing him! I’m telling you, this is all for the greater good!
Sienna Swann: Yeah, right! This is just senseless violence– AND CODY ISN’T LETTING IT CONTINUE! He’s able to land a kick to Duque’s gut, causing him to double over and pull the scissors out of his head! Cody grabs at the wound for a moment which gives Duque a chance to grab him, but Cody fends him off again with a jab!
Deadprez: He doesn’t stop at one! Cody lands a second! A third! He lands one more for good measure, AND YOU KNOW WHAT FOLLOWS! CODY TURNS FOR THE DISCUS LARIAT!!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT EL DUQUE DUCKS, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A PELE KICK!!!!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
(Once again the fans loudly boo, but El Duque rushes to pick up the scissors. As he returns to his feet, he glares at the crowd for a moment, before finally looking down at the fallen Cody Maverick.)
Deadprez: El Duque is dragging Cody up while holding the scissors…
Gavin Kirkland: YES! HE’S GONNA DO IT! HE’S GONNA CUT CODY’S HAIR!!!
Sienna Swann: SO MUCH FOR RESPECTING THE STIPULATION!! CODY’S HAIR ISN’T EVEN LONG, BUT HE’S GONNA LOOK HIDEOUS HAVING IT CUT BY THOSE BLOODY SCISSORS!!
Deadprez: EL DUQUE TRIES TO CUT CODY’S HAIR– BUT CODY QUICKLY BACKPEDALS AND SENDS DUQUE BACK FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! That caught Duque off guard, enough so that Cody is able to drag Duque off of him with a snapmare! El Duque rolls back to his feet and is quick to turn back towards Cody–
Gavin Kirkland: BUT THAT’S WHAT CODY WAS COUNTING ON!! HE JUST POPPED EL DUQUE UP, BEFORE PLANTING HIM WITH THE DEEP END!!!
Sienna Swann: EL DUQUE GOT CAUGHT!!! El Duque tried to humiliate Cody Maverick, and sweetie, I think it’s safe to say that one backfired! Duque is down and out, AND NOW CODY HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE FIRST COVER OF THE MATCH!!
OOOOONNNNEEEEEE!!!
TTTWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTHHH–
Deadprez: BUT EL DUQUE GETS THE SHOULDER UP, STAYING IN THIS!! El Duque is able to roll himself out of the ring after that, but he’s forced to abandon those scissors, which did some serious damage to Cody judging by all that blood pouring from the forehead compared to before. A mark has definitely been left.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah but, and I hate to say it, Cody still has the upper hand right now! Cody rolls out of the ring, and he just digs under the ring before pulling out a pair of brass knuckles! Come on Cody, you don’t need to do this!
Sienna Swann: I don’t think this is just about a “need”, dear. Cody wants to put El Duque down for good, and with those steps still shoved away from the ring post, I think he has an idea of how to put those brass knuckles to use.
Deadprez: El Duque is able to finally pull himself up, stumbling into the barricade as he’s struggling to keep his footing. Cody Maverick used the opportunity, CHARGING IN BEFORE JUMPING OFF OF THE STEEL STEPS!!!
Gavin Kirkland: FOR A BRASS KNUCKLES ASSISTED “LIGHTS OUT”!!!!!
Sienna Swann: AND EL DUQUE GOES DOWN!!! That same move usually calls for the end of a match thanks to Cody’s boxing background, but with everything that’s happened between these two, I think Cody is first looking to pile on the punishment however he can! I think the fact that he’s scooping El Duque up is pretty good proof of this, but what’s he doing!?
Deadprez: I think I have a pretty good idea! Cody wastes no time heading over to those steps, BEFORE PLANTING EL DUQUE BACK FIRST ONTO THEM WITH A SCOOP SLAM!!!! EL DUQUE SCREAMS IN PAIN AS HE ROLLS OFF THE STEPS, AND THIS MATCH IS JUST HEATING UP BY THE SECOND! They’re not trying to have a nice, clean match! They’re doing whatever the hell they can to destroy each other, end this, and humiliate their opponent!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody doesn’t look like he’s done, guys! He’s dragging El Duque over towards our table, and now he’s clearing everything off of it! This isn’t good. He clearly has some ill intentions, but El Duque doesn’t deserve this!
Sienna Swann: Come on. This is the least he deserves, sweetie.
Deadprez: Cody drags El Duque on top of the table before climbing on top of it, and this is ought to be good! The fans are cheering Cody on, and they’re ready! They’re ready for El Duque to go down!
Gavin Kirkland: And I hate to say it, but it might actually be happening! Cody Maverick begins dragging Duque up…
Sienna Swann: AND EL DUQUE USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURPRISE CODY WITH A LOW BLOW!!!
(Cody drops down to a knee, letting go of El Duque as the fans once again show their disdain for the Silas World affiliate. Both men are on a knee on top of the table, but with El Duque seeing the state Cody he’s in, he gets an idea.)
Deadprez: El Duque gets up and jumps over to the Spanish commentary table. Cody Maverick is reeling, but he is slowly finding his way to his feet! Duque seems to have an idea, but I can’t say I’m sure what it is! He starts running in!
Gavin Kirkland: AND HE JUMPS UP TO HURRICANRANA CODY OFF THE TABLE–
Sienna Swann: WAIT, NO–
CRASH!!!
Deadprez: CODY MAVERICK CAUGHT EL DUQUE AND POWERBOMBED HIM THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO NO NO!!! Oh my God, pleeeeaase noooo! El Duque was just destroyed right in front of us! Cody can barely move himself, but El Duque EASILY took the worst of that exchange! Please, this can’t be happening! No way, El Duque might actually lose! He’s gonna be forced to get unmasked!
Sienna Swann: He sure is, sweetie! Cody Maverick is pushing himself back up with all his might, and he drags El Duque up before sending him back into the ring! Cody stumbles a moment and grabs onto the ring post to keep himself on his feet. I guess this match is starting to take its toll on Cody, but fortunately for him, I think it’s about to come to an end! Cody slides into the ring–
Deadprez: OH NO, COME ON!
Gavin Kirkland: YES!!!
Sienna Swann: 🙄
Deadprez: SILAS IS BACK!! HE JUST GRABBED ONTO CODY’S LEG, TRYING TO STOP HIM FROM GETTING BACK INTO THE RING!!! CODY SLIDES BACK OUTSIDE OF THE RING, AND LOOK AT HIS FACE, CODY IS JUST TIRED OF THIS!!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT, CODY STOP!!
Sienna Swann: CODY GRABS SILAS MASON, AND HE THROWS HIM INTO THE RING POST!! Silas has been taking a lot of hits tonight. He might need to just stay out of the match.
Deadprez: Cody Maverick slides into the ring as El Duque finally starts to stumble back to his feet in a daze, and I think it’s about time for Cody Maverick to put an end to this! El Duque is on his feet, AND NOW THERE’S THE KICK TO THE GUT!!
Gavin Kirkland: SIN CITY STUNNER!!!
Sienna Swann: NO!! EL DUQUE PULLS CODY INTO A SCHOOL BOY ROLL UP!!!!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Sienna Swann: CODY KICKS OUT–
Deadprez: BUT EL DUQUE LANDS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK AS SOON AS CODY ROLLS TO A KNEE!! ONCE AGAIN SILAS MASON BOUGHT EL DUQUE TIME TO RECOVER, AND THIS TIME IT MIGHT’VE BEEN AT THE MOST CRITICAL TIME POSSIBLE!!
Gavin Kirkland: El Duque stumbles and grabs onto the ropes to keep himself up, before pulling himself to the corner of the ring and heading out to the apron! Duque is heading up top, and after that roundhouse, I don’t think Cody is gonna be in any position to move after getting his head kicked off his shoulders!
Sienna Swann: I think you might’ve actually said something sensible dear, because you’re right! Cody is out, and El Duque is up top!
Deadprez: FLIP THE SWITCH!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: IT CONNECTS!!!! EL DUQUE JUST LANDED THAT GLORIOUS 450 SPLASH ON CODY MAVERICK, AND THERE’S NO GETTING OUT OF THAT ONE!! EL DUQUE HOOKS THE LEGS!!!
OOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Sienna Swann: BUT CODY MAVERICK GETS THE SHOULDER UP!! THIS HAIR VERSUS MASK MATCH IS NOT OVER YET, SWEETIE! CODY KEEPS HIS HAIR!!
Deadprez: El Duque can’t believe it, but it looks like he’s not dwelling on it for too long! Duque rolls out of the ring, before digging under the ring! I have no clue what these two could be looking for. This has been a real destructive match, to the point where the environment itself has been a weapon.
Gavin Kirkland: And it looks like this is only going to get even crazier! El Duque just dragged an entire DOOR out from under the ring! I don’t know what that’s gonna be used for, but El Duque definitely seems to have a plan! He slides it into the ring before digging under the ring, and I think he’s not too content just yet!
Sienna Swann: El Duque pulls a rope out of the ring that’s somehow been laced with barbed wire all over. Who put in the effort of making that?
Deadprez: That’s a good question, but that’s not all being sent into the ring, either! El Duque takes a steel chair that’s also been wrapped with barbed wire, as well as a stop sign, sending them all into the ring! Cody Maverick is slowly beginning to stir, but El Duque has spent all this time getting prepared, and if you ask me, I think he’s getting ready to turn up the aggression!
Deadprez: Cody Maverick is pushing himself back up as El Duque gets back into the ring–
(*CRACK!*)
Deadprez: AND EL DUQUE CRACKS HIM IN THE HEAD WITH THE BARBED WIRE WRAPPED CHAIR!! CODY IS DROPPED DOWN TO ALL FOURS, AND EL DUQUE SLAMS THE CHAIR INTO CODY’S BACK, TEARING AWAY AT CODY’S BACK JUST AS HE DID HIS FOREHEAD! Cody Maverick is down, AND NOW THERE’S ANOTHER CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK!!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody is screaming in pain, and I’m not surprised! Barbed wire is gonna do some serious damage, no matter how tough you think you are!
Sienna Swann: El Duque raises the chair once again, BEFORE LANDING ONE MORE CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK! Yikes, look at the state Cody is in now. His back’s been torn to shreds, and that shot to the head caused way more blood to start pouring down his face. He has a whole crimson mask going on.
Deadprez: And it might be getting worse, as El Duque just propped the barbed wire chair up into the corner. El Duque drags Cody Maverick off of the mat before pulling him by the arm…
Gavin Kirkland: **AND HE THROWS CODY HEAD FIRST INTO THE PROPPED UP CHAIR!!!!**
Sienna Swann: CODY FALLS OUT OF THE CORNER, HANGING ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE BEFORE FALLING TO HIS KNEES! The blood is only getting worse for him now sweetie, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but El Duque might actually be on the verge of picking up the win! We might be getting a bald Cody Maverick soon!
Deadprez: And El Duque doesn’t waste any time setting up! He props the end of the door up onto the middle rope, creating a ramp out of it before he lifts Cody up onto his shoulders! ***TOUCH OF MAGNIFICENCE!!***
Gavin Kirkland: NO!! CODY WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF DUQUE’S GRAPS AND LAND ON HIS FEET!! HE QUICKLY DROPS DOWN WHILE EL DUQUE TURNS AROUND–
Sienna Swann: BEFORE PICKING UP THE STOP SIGN AND SLAMMING IT INTO EL DUQUE’S FACE!!!
Deadprez: El Duque was rocked by that one, stumbling away as Cody quickly picks up that barbed wire laced rope, ignoring the barbed wire digging into his hands as a result of it! He rushes over to El Duque, AND HE TIES THE ROPE AROUND DUQUE’S THROAT, BEFORE RUNNING IN AND SENDING DUQUE OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: **AND NOW EL DUQUE IS BEING HUNG BY CODY MAVERICK!!!** EL DUQUE IS STRUGGLING TRYING TO TAKE THE ROPE AWAY FROM HIS THROAT, BUT BARBED WIRE IS EMBEDDED INTO THE ROPE!! HE CAN’T PULL IT FROM HIS THROAT WITHOUT THE BARBED WIRE DOING EVEN MORE DAMAGE THAN IT ALREADY HAS!! PLEASE, SOMEONE STOP THIS!! SAVE EL DUQUE!!
Sienna Swann: I can’t say El Duque doesn’t deserve this! He and Silas have been provoking Cody Maverick for months, and Duque is the one that brought that ridiculous rope into the match! He quite literally brought this on himself!
Deadprez: And now he’s suffering the consequences! El Duque is scrambling, grabbing onto the rope and trying to find a way to maybe pull Cody Maverick over the top rope to release his grip, but Cody is the larger man and has a clear advantage in that position despite Duque’s impressive strength!
Gavin Kirkland: PLEASE!! STOP THIS!!! EL DUQUE IS FADING!! HE’S FADING!!! This can’t be happening! El Duque had the match in the bag, how did Cody turn it around like that!?
Sienna Swann: Like it or not, Cody’s got skills! Passing out won’t matter outside of the ring, but if he’s out he’s gonna be a sitting duck for Cody to end this! We’re gonna see El Duque unmasked! Hopefully he’s not ugly!
Deadprez: EL DUQUE ISN’T MOVING!!! HE MIGHT BE OUT!! I THINK HE’S–
(*CRACK!*)
(**THUD!**)
Sienna Swann: Oh brother.
Gavin Kirkland: YYEESSSSSSSSS!!!!
Deadprez: NOT AGAIN! SILAS MASON HAS MADE IT BACK INTO THIS, AND HE JUST HIT CODY IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A **SLEDGEHAMMER**!!! CODY MAVERICK JUST DROPPED TO THE MAT, AND THANKS TO THAT SHOT TO THE HEAD HE COULDN’T STOP HIMSELF FROM LETTING GO OF THE ROPE!!
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE JUST FELL ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR, BUT THAT’S OKAY! WE’RE SAVED!!!
Sienna Swann: You do know you’re not actually in Silas World, right sweetie?
Gavin Kirkland: I am. In spirit.
Deadprez: Well what matters right now is what’s happening between the actual members of the group. The referee is trying to force Silas Mason out of the ring, but considering this match has no disqualifications, there’s not a whole lot he can do! It doesn’t look like Silas minds stepping back too much though, as he pretty much handed El Duque this match on a silver platter!
Gavin Kirkland: And that’s the problem Cody hasn’t been able to overcome! He tried all throughout this match to just brush Silas off, but THIS is what happens when you take your eyes off him for too long! He strikes, and gets the job done!
Sienna Swann: Unfortunately, it looks like that actually is going to be the case here! El Duque’s been outside of the ring catching his breath, and now he’s dragging himself up to the top rope! Cody Maverick hasn’t moved a muscle! Come on! The last thing we need to see right now is a Silas World victory!
Deadprez: Ugh. It looks like we’re not going to have a choice. El Duque is up top again, and Cody still isn’t moving. This is over.
Gavin Kirkland: # AIR OF MYSTERY!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: ***IT CONNECTS!!!*** THE AIR OF MYSTERY CONNECTS ON CODY MAVERICK, AND THANKS TO SILAS MASON, CODY MAVERICK’S ABOUT TO END THE NIGHT BALD!!! EL DUQUE WEAKLY HOOKS THE LEG, JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE THE COVER!!!!
(With the fans booing as loud as they can, Silas Mason just laughs, watching as the referee makes the count.)
OOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: **WHAT!?** NO, NO!!!!
Sienna Swann: # CODY GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!!!!!!!
(The crowd exploded with cheers. Immediately, the laughter from Silas Mason stops, and El Duque just looks at Cody Maverick, stunned after that kickout. The two members of Silas World look at each other for a moment, and at this point, it seems they may be panicking a bit, knowing even their best couldn’t take down Cody.)
Deadprez: THIS MATCH ISN’T OVER!! CODY MAVERICK IS STILL IN THIS ONE, WHICH MEANS THAT EVEN AFTER ALL THE MEDDLING FROM SILAS, THAT MASK IS STILL ON THE LINE!! EL DUQUE ISN’T IN THE CLEAR YET!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Unbelievable. I know Cody Maverick is tough, but how the hell did he kick out of that!? He just got hit in the back of the head with a sledgehammer, and hit with one of El Duque’s best moves! I don’t even know how Duque could follow up after that. I am honestly at a loss for words. I am starting to get worried.
Sienna Swann: Well, Silas is still there, so I guess these two have no intentions of easing up on fighting dirty. Cody Maverick has really been in top form tonight sweetie, but with Silas and all the interferences, it’s like that doesn’t even matter.
Deadprez: El Duque drags Cody Maverick up before holding his arms from behind, and now Silas Mason approaches with that sledgehammer. This isn’t good. Cody is too fatigued to move– AND THANKS TO THAT, SILAS IS ABLE TO LAND A SHOT TO THE MIDSECTION!!! I can’t even imagine the pain Cody must be in right now, Silas didn’t hold back on that swing at all!
Gavin Kirkland: Well the pain’s not over yet! El Duque drags Cody up, AND SILAS LANDS ANOTHER SHOT TO THE MIDSECTION! You guys can complain about it all you want, but in a no disqualifications match this is completely fair!
Sienna Swann: El Duque drags Cody back up once again, and this time I think he’s ready for Silas to turn things up a notch! Silas gets ready, **BEFORE SWINGING FOR CODY’S HEAD WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER!!**
Deadprez: # CODY DUCKS, CAUSING SILAS TO SWING AT EL DUQUE!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO, SILAS IS ABLE TO STOP HIMSELF!!!
Sienna Swann: BUT EL DUQUE LET GO OF CODY IMPULSIVELY, AND THAT BUYS CODY ENOUGH TIME TO GRAB SILAS AND THROW HIM INTO DUQUE!! Both men stumble into the corner before Silas turns around– AND NOW CODY GRABS SILAS AND LIFTS HIM UP!!
Deadprez: **BEFORE THROWING SILAS OVER THE TOP ROPE, WITH A ONE ARMED “DEEP END” ONTO THE BARRICADE!!!!**
Gavin Kirkland: Oh my God. Cody might’ve just killed Silas, I can’t do this right now. Throwing Silas off of him was one thing, but how is Silas supposed to get back up like this!?
Sienna Swann: He’s not, sweetie. That’s the point.
Deadprez: She’s right about that. I think Cody has finally dealt with Silas for good here– BUT EL DUQUE USES THE OPENING TO LAND A SUPERKICK!!!! Cody drops down to a knee, and it seems El Duque doesn’t plan to let what may have been Silas’ last distraction in this match go to waste!
Gavin Kirkland: El Duque takes a moment seeing that Cody is starting to stir, and now I think he has an idea! El Duque begins to run the ropes, BEFORE JUMPING OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR A SPRINGBOARD–
Sienna Swann: # LIGHTS OUT!!!!
Deadprez: CODY MAVERICK JUST TOOK EL DUQUE OUT OF THE SKY WITH LIGHTS OUT!!!! IT’S SAFE TO SAY EL DUQUE MADE A BAD CALL!!! THE SUPERMAN PUNCH FLOORS EL DUQUE, AND NOW CODY GOES IN TO CAPITALIZE!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT LOOK AT THE GENIUS OF EL DUQUE, IMMEDIATELY ROLLING OUT OF THE RING WHEN HE’S IN TROUBLE!!! I don’t know if Cody wanted the cover or to follow up with one of his finishing moves, but either way I think he’s just lost his chance!!!
(Cody Maverick just stops against the ropes as the fans boo, frustrated that El Duque once again was able to escape. At this point Cody can’t hide how annoyed he is, sharing all of the anger and frustration heard from the crowd at the moment. Cody looks around for a moment, before finally he just gives a slight nod, as if settling on what he’s going to do to finally end this.)
(Cody Maverick slides out of the ring, headed right for El Duque, who strangely, can be seen rolling out from under the ring.)
Deadprez: CODY MAVERICK IS CHARGING FOR EL DUQUE FULL OF STEAM, READY TO FINALLY PUT AN END TO THIS!! HE DRAGS EL DUQUE UP–
Gavin Kirkland: BUT DUQUE PUSHES CODY OFF OF HIM AND SWINGS!
Sienna Swann: ALLOWING CODY TO DUCK AND GRAB DUQUE, BEFORE RAMMING HIM RIGHT INTO THE BARRICADE!! Cody’s really done giving Duque chances to recover! He grabs Duque, AND HE RUNS TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING, BEFORE THROWING EL DUQUE INTO THE UNTOUCHED SET OF STEEL STEPS!!!
Deadprez: CODY DOESN’T EVEN GIVE DUQUE TIME TO PROCESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO HIM! HE GRABS HIM AND SENDS HIM BACK INTO THE RING, BEFORE FOLLOWING BEHIND! Duque stumbles back to his feet in a daze, AND CODY LANDS ANOTHER LIGHTS OUT, BEFORE GRABBING EL DUQUE AND SENDING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t like this. It’s like Cody just shifted into another gear!
Sienna Swann: I think he did! He might be seeing red, which again, we really can’t blame him after all this.
Deadprez: Cody lifts El Duque up onto the top rope with his back to Cody, and now Cody follows up by beginning to climb up to the middle rope, standing on the set of the ropes that are directly in front of that propped up door! Cody lands a few elbows down on the back of Duque’s head, making sure there’s no fighting out of this one!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody begins to set El Duque up, lifting him up for… NO, NO OH MY GOD–
(***CRASH!!!!!!!!***)
Sienna Swann: # AN AVALANCHE HIGH ROLLER RIGHT THROUGH THE DOOR!!!!!!
Deadprez: CODY MAVERICK JUST DESTROYED EL DUQUE!!! HE’S BEEN WAITING TO DO THAT FOR A WHILE NOW, AND FINALLY IT’S BEEN DONE!! CODY MAVERICK JUST PULLS HIMSELF OVER EL DUQUE, NOT EVEN BOTHERING TO CHECK THE CONDITION DUQUE’S IN AS HE HOOKS THE LEG!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner… COOOOOODDDDYYYYYYY MAAAAAAAVVVEEEERRRRIIIIIIICCCKK!!!!!!
(The crowd explodes as ‘Kostas’ begins to play once more. Cody Maverick sits up, covered in his own blood after the match he just had, which was filled with not just El Duque’s own threat, but Silas Mason’s interference. El Duque remains laid out in the remains of the door, with Cody’s blood on his chest from the barbed wire to the back, but no wounds on his throat from the rope. Cody pushes himself up, letting out a sigh as his hand is raised, knowing it’s finally over.)
Deadprez: IT’S OVER! Cody Maverick has defeated El Duque, and it sure wasn’t easy! I don’t think it’s possible to say Cody wasn’t the better man tonight, as he basically had to overcome two different people to get this done!
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah yeah, whatever. Cody got lucky, and he knows it.
Sienna Swann: That wasn’t about luck, sweetie. Cody was pissed at the end and it shows, because he went to town on El Duque. Cody did what he had to do to finally end this, and now… You know what that means!
Deadprez: That’s right! It’s time to reveal who is under that mask!
(Cody’s entrance music fades out as he looks down on El Duque. The fans are cheering loudly, at this point filled with anticipation as they get ready to finally learn El Duque’s identity. Cody looks around, noticing the excitement before looking down at El Duque, and quickly dragging him up.)
Deadprez: ALRIGHT, WHO’S UNDER THAT MASK!
Gavin Kirkland: No, stop! Don’t look!
Sienna Swann: Will he be handsome, or do we need to get him another mask??
(Finally, Cody Maverick pulls off the mask.)
Deadprez: …
Sienna Swann: Um…?
Gavin Kirkland: What happened!? I’m not looking!
Deadprez: This doesn’t seem right.
Sienna Swann: It’s… *Lucas Johnson*??
(The fans are all completely confused, and only now does it begin to set in for Cody. He stares at the unconscious Lucas Johnson, as if analyzing the man under the El Duque mask–)
Deadprez: OH COME ON!
Sienna Swann: WELL, THAT ANSWERS THAT!!
Gavin Kirkland: HAHAHA, OF COURSE LUCAS JOHNSON ISN’T EL DUQUE!! THERE’S THE REAL EL DUQUE, ATTACKING CODY MAVERICK FROM BEHIND WITH AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!!
Deadprez: THAT’S DEFINITELY THE REAL ONE!! THE MASK EVEN HAS THE SLIGHT TEAR FROM THE START OF THE MATCH! THEY MUST’VE SWITCHED, BUT WHEN!?!? WAS IT WHEN EL DUQUE ROLLED OUT OF THE RING!!!
Sienna Swann: I think so! The real El Duque still has those scars from the barbed wire rope! Cody must not have noticed Lucas didn’t have them because he was too busy breaking him in half!
Gavin Kirkland: AND BECAUSE HE DIDN’T NOTICE, EL DUQUE NOW GOT THE UP ON CODY AND IS BEATING HIM TO A PULP! YOU ALL GOT YOUR UNMASKING! YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT EL DUQUE LOOKS LIKE!!!
Sienna Swann: El Duque has Cody Maverick in the corner, just pummeling him with fists! Cody Maverick won the match, but thanks to that ridiculous switch, El Duque was able to get an opening to attack! This is unbelievable, the match is over, there’s no point! El Duque goes for another–
Deadprez: BUT CODY CATCHES EL DUQUE WITH A SUDDEN PUNCH RIGHT TO THE JAW! WITH CODY’S BOXING BACKGROUND, I DON’T THINK DUQUE WANTS TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH CODY LIKE THIS! DUQUE LANDS A FOREARM, BUT CODY RESPONDS WITH A JAB! A SECOND! A THIRD! EL DUQUE STUMBLES FROM THE CORNER WITH EACH JAB– AND NOW CODY FOLLOWS WITH THE DISCUS LARIAT!!
Sienna Swann: THAT ONE MADE THE CROWD EXPLODE, AND CODY IS NOT DONE YET!! EL DUQUE STUMBLES TO HIS FEET, DAZED AND STUMBLING AROUND!!!
Deadprez: # SIN CITY STUNNER!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NOOOOOO!!! IT CONNECTS!!!
Sienna Swann: EL DUQUE IS DOWN AND OUT, AND NOW I THINK IT’S TIME FOR CODY TO GIVE THE FANS WHAT THEY WANT!!!!
Crowd: # UNMASK HIM!!!!! UNMASK HIM!!! UNMASK HIM!!!! UNMASK HIM!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: I can’t believe this is happening.
(Cody doesn’t think twice about it. At this point he’s more than ready to humiliate El Duque for all he’s done, so without hesitation he grabs the masked wrestler…)
(And **pulls the mask off of the REAL El Duque.**)
Deadprez: NO!!
(But unfortunately for Cody and the fans alike, Silas Mason finally managed to get back up. He couldn’t stop Cody Maverick from removing El Duque’s mask, but he was able to pull El Duque out of the ring before anybody could get a good look at who he is, immediately covering his head with a towel as the fans boo.)
Sienna Swann: I feel like I got scammed.
Deadprez: Of course. Of course Silas HAD to get back up one last time. The man can barely even walk after what Cody did to him, but he had just enough in him to ruin the real El Duque’s unmasking! Cody Maverick is beyond annoyed, but Silas is already helping El Duque up to the ramp. What can Cody do at this point, chase them to the back?
Gavin Kirkland: I hope not. Cody already got his win, just leave them alone!
Sienna Swann: Well, I guess there *is* that. We didn’t get to see who’s under the El Duque mask, but Cody did get to finally finish his business up with him– even if the man he pinned wasn’t exactly the real El Duque. After taking out the imposter, the real one, and Silas himself, can we really say he didn’t get the last laugh?
Deadprez: Fair enough. Silas and Duque may have escaped, but Cody Maverick is STILL your winner. Congratulations to Cody!
(Cody Maverick just shakes his head, over it with Silas World. He looks at the crowd, and he raises El Duque’s torn mask, bringing out more cheers as ‘Kostas’ begins to play once more. Despite it all Cody Maverick still stands tall, with this serving as the final shot before The Last Stand fades from ringside.)
(The next match graphic of the night is shown.)
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PART ONE: THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS
(There is only a dirt road off Mulholland, a sodium streetlight buzzing above a locked fire gate, and a white Range Rover idling at the bottom of the trail, headlights blasting into a wall of dry chaparral. The driver’s door opens. A rhinestone boot taps onto the gravel first.)
(Veena Adams steps out and she he looks up at the hill. She looks down at her heels and gives an offended look.)
Veena: Maybe I shouldn’t have worn my good boots over here, I think I just stepped into Diego Montana.
(Milli Banks rounds the hood, watching the dark.)
Milli Banks: Do you hear that?
Veena Adams: Hear what?
Milli Banks: Exactly, I can’t hear shit.
(A referee stumbles out of the back seat, clutching a flashlight.)
Referee: For the record, I asked for hazard pay and I still didn’t receive it.
Veena Adams: You work for EAW, every match you do is a hazard, now walk we got to find these three idiots.
(They start up the trail, the fire gate creaks shut behind them by itself. A hundred yards up, something hangs from the barbed wire on a rotted fence post. The flashlight reveals it, a porcelain doll mask.)
Veena: Okay, that’s tacky. It’s giving Spirit Halloween in the clearance aisle.
(Milli reaches for it and the mask turns on the ribbon, slowly, until it’s facing her. There is no wind at that exact moment. Somewhere up the hill, faint and tinny, a music box begins to play the opening of “Pins & Needles.” Then a giggle follows. It doesn’t come from one direction, so it was hard to pin down where exactly Circe was.)
Circe: (from the darkness) Tahiraaaaaa…
(Milli’s jaw locks.)
Milli Banks: Nah! Nah, she not just going to—
Veena Adams: Don’t let her in your head.
Circe: (closer, sing-song) Your daddy’s money can’t help you up heeeere…
(Veena’s face drops into the same scowl as Milli Banks. From the ridge above, a small brass bell rings three times.)
(DING… DING… DING…)
(Silhouetted at the crest against the sick orange glow of the Los Angeles basin stands FATHER VLAD, lowering an antique brass handbell.)
Father Vlad: The match has begun, ladies. Welcome to the hills.
(He walks out of frame. The music box stops mid-note. Then two enormous round headlights blaze to life to their left, out of a gap in the brush where there absolutely was not a car a second ago. A hydraulic hiss, a thump of bass, and the front end of a cherry red low-rider rises and drops. “AY DIEGUITO” by CALLE 24 erupts at full volume. Diego Montana leans out of the window, sunglasses on at midnight for some reason, and a toothpick in his mouth.)
Diego Montana: ¡Bienvenidas, mamis! Y’all lost? Why don’t you hop in and I can give you a ride home?
Veena Adams: I would rather get into a van with Ted Bundy than be anywhere near you.
Diego Montana: Ouch…oh well!
(HE FLOORS IT! Milli shoves Veena one way and dives the other. The car tears between them, and slides to a halt in a spray of gravel. Diego steps out, folds his sunglasses, places them on the dashboard! He CHARGES Veena while she’s still on her knees and lays in a PUNT to the ribs that lifts her off the ground, then grabs her ponytail and drags her face-first across the gravel toward the headlights!)
(Milli moves to help-)
(## THWOCKKKKKKK!!!!!!)
(But a HUGE MALLET crashes into the small of Milli’s back! Circe reveals herself with a doll mask on, head tilting slowly to one side…then the other…studying Milli. She lifts the mask with an eerie smile.)
Circe: Hi.
(She raises the mallet OVERHEAD— but Milli rolls out of the way! The mallet buries itself where her skull was. Milli gets back to her feet and fires off a SUPERKICK into Circe’s jaw! Circe staggers a little, but balances herself looking at Milli and lets out a soft giggle.)
Circe: Do that.
Milli Banks: Bet.
(A SPINNING BACK ELBOW! A BACKHAND CHOP! Followed by an ENZUGIRI that drops Circe to one knee! Milli grabs her hair and slams her face into the fence post making the barbed wire bite into Circe’s forehead! Circe however doesn’t scream, she laughs at the pain. The blood runs into her smile!)
(By the low-rider, Diego lifts Veena by the hair and slams her face onto the hood.)
Diego: This paint job is custom, güera. You bleedin’ on it gonna cost you—
(Veena fires an ELBOW back into his jaw! She spins free, hits a KESAGIRI CHOP across his neck that buckles his legs, and drives him face-first into the windshield!)
(CRUNCHHHHH!)
Diego: ¡MI CARRO! ¡NO MAMES, MI CARRO!
Veena: Your mommy’s car, you mean.
(She cranks the Patek wrist into a WRISTLOCK and starts throwing SHOOT KICKS into his ribs! On the fourth, Diego slips the watch off, wraps the band around his knuckles, and swings blind!)
(CRACK!!!)
(Five carats of diamond bezel smash across Veena’s cheekbone! When she turns back, a gash under her left eye is pouring red and dripping down to her jacket! She looks down at the jacket and looks up at him.)
Veena Adams: This is Balmain.
Diego Montana: And this is a Patek, so we even.
Veena Adams: That patek is fake DIPSHIT.
Diego Montana: YOU TAKE THAT BACK!
(He swings again! Veena ducks under it and explodes forward with a SPEAR that carries both of them off the road and down a steep embankment, tumbling through sage and thorn and loose rock, thirty feet down!)
Referee: I am NOT going down there—
(The cameraman starts to go down there and the referee after a moment curses to himself, and follows with him.)
(On the trail, Father Vlad watches Milli and Circe. Milli Banks knocks Circe to the ground long enough to get some of her bearings, she looks over at Vlad with a scowl. He smiles at her.)
Father Vlad: Kenneth Bianchi used to say the hills did the work for him. The dark, the silence, and the distance from anyone who might hear. He only had to bring them up here to truly finish the job.
Milli Banks: What are you even talking about, you’re a weirdo—
(Milli was distracted just long enough for Circe to take advantage of the situation! Hitting “SHADOW’S OVER HELL”! Circe kicks Milli’s leg out from under her and raises her knee as Milli pitches forward, Milli’s face driving straight down into it! Circe scrambles on top, grabs Milli’s right arm and runs a fingernail along her scars!)
Circe: Somebody already opened you up here. Did you cry? I bet you cried, didn’t you?
(She lowers her face to Milli’s forearm and BITES! Milli SCREAMS, and the scream rolls down the canyon and nobody below could hear it! Circe comes up with blood on her teeth!)
Circe: Tahira. Tahira. Tahira. Tahiraaaa—
(Milli’s eyes go black. She rips free, grabs a handful of silver hair, and HEADBUTTS Circe square in the nose repeatedly! She rolls on top and throws closed fists, left, right, left, right, Milli anger surfacing in a red fog, blood from her arm spattering Circe’s face with every punch.)
Milli Banks: MY NAME! IS! MILLI! BANKS! SAY IT! SAY IT!
(Circe, nose broken, blood bubbling from both nostrils, keeps laughing. Higher and higher! Milli hauls her up and drags her to the low-rider! Father Vlad steps aside. Milli drops CircE throat-first across the open driver’s door frame and SLAMS THE DOOR ON HER!)
(SLAMMMMM!!!)
(AGAIN!)
(SLAMMMMM!!!)
(AGAIN!)
(SLAMMMMM!!!)
(AGAIN!)
(SLAMMMMM!!!)
(AGAIN!)
(SLAMMMMM!!!)
(AGAIN!)
(SLAMMMMM!!!)
(Circe CRUMPLES onto the gravel.)
Father Vlad: Magnificent temper. The ones with the temper always believed the hills were a place they could win.
Milli Banks: If you keep talking, you’re going to be next! You hear me?!
Father Vlad: I don’t doubt it. But you should be worried more about Circe then me.
(He steps backward into the dark. The brush closes behind him like a curtain. Milli turns back. The spot where Circe fell is empty. A smear of blood. A drag mark into the weeds. The mallet is gone too.)
Milli Banks: You got to be kidding me.
(The music box starts playing again. Somewhere close.)
(At the bottom of the embankment, Veena and Diego are on their feet in a dry creek bed lit only by the camera’s shoulder light and the referee’s shaking flashlight. Diego’s lip is split. Veena’s face is a crimson mask from the eye down. She sees the cameraman, who held a bag with him.)
Veena Adams: Give it to me.
(The cameraman complies, handing her the bag. Veena unzips it and slides out a DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED KENDO STICK!)
Diego: Whoa, whoa. Let’s talk like adults. You know I’m a lover boy, right? Ask anybody. You know what they say about men with facial hair—
(WHAAAACKKK!!!)
(Across his back! Diamonds bite into skin!)
(WHAAAACKKK!!!)
(WHAAAACKKK!!!)
(WHAAAACKKK!!!)
(Thigh, ribs, the back of the neck! Every shot leaves a jagged red stripe. Blood flicks off Veena’s chin with each swing!)
Veena Adams: YOU IDIOT! YOU ARE THE BIGGEST DUMBASS I HAVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE! I CAN’T WAIT TO KILL YOU AND BURY YOU WITH YOUR FAKE WATCH!
Diego: (crawling) It’s REAL—
Veena: PATEK’S DON’T HAVE BLUE SCREWS!
(She raises the stick— and Diego springs off his hands, catches her head, and hits a “TASTE OF DIEGO”! Spiking Veena’s skull into the creek stones!)
(CRACK!)
(Diego drapes an arm across her. The referee slides in and slaps the riverbed!)
Referee: ONEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(Veena’s shoulder rises off the rock!
Diego: THAT WAS A THREE, ese! Bro, you count like my abuela walks! Slow as fuck, you’re useless!
(He snatches the flashlight and flings it into the brush! The light tumbles end-over-end and dies. Now there is only the camera light. Diego slips the Patek back on and admires it, the bezel dripping with her blood.)
Diego: You know what, güera? Despite you calling my very real patek fake, I like you. That’s my problem. This is gonna hurt me more than you. Actually, it won’t—
(Veena reaches up and sinks her thumb into his throat! Diego gags, clawing at her wrist. Veena pulls herself up by his neck until they’re face to face!)
Veena: SHUT THE FUCK UP!
(She lets go, grabs a front headlock, and drives him back-first into a boulder with a “TWISTED VEENA”!)
(Up on the trail, Milli moves through the brush and finds it: a cheap plastic music box on a flat rock, a tiny porcelain ballerina spinning on top. Beside it, is a hastily made replica of the Universal Women’s Championship. Circe was clearly mocking her, as it had a smiley face on the front plate that was drawn in blood.)
Milli Banks: Very funny, got any more arts and crafts you want to show me? Macaroni art, maybe?
(The ballerina stops spinning. Behind Milli, a figure rises silently out of the tall grass. Doll mask on and silver hair matted with blood! The mallet is dragging a furrow in the dirt and the night-vision camera sees it. However, Milli doesn’t! Circe raises the mallet slowly overhead—)
(—and Milli, without turning, reaches into the back of her attire retrieving THANATOS and fires!)
(ZZZZZRRRRRRKKKKKKK!!!!!!!)
(The prongs catch Circe in the stomach and 50 thousand volts are shot into her! She locks rigid, convulsing on her feet like a jittering marionette, and from behind the mask comes a giggle that stutters with the current! Milli lets go of the trigger, rips the doll mask off Circe’s face, and throws it into the dark.)
Milli Banks: I always knew you were a coward, you look people in the face when you fight them. Tell me, how do I look?
(She hooks Circe’s arm and drills her with the “MEGIDOLADYNE”, the single-arm kamigoye, brace and all, straight into Circe’s face! Blood sprays across the night-vision lens in a black-green arc!)
Milli Banks: Answer, better than you.
(Circe hits the dirt, arms spread. Milli drops on top of her and looks around, furious.)
Milli Banks: REF! REF! WEH YUH DEH?!
(Nobody comes.)
Father Vlad: Are you stupid, the referee hasn’t been with you the entire time. He was taken into the bushes and trees, just like the other victims up here. Along with your tag team partner, Veena…
(The realization hits here.)
Milli Banks: …Shit.
Father Vlad: What a bad friend, for all you know, it could be too late for her.
Milli Banks: You shut the hell up, where is Veena!
(In the creek, Veena scoops up her kendo stick and turns back but Diego is gone. A blood trail on the rocks and handprint on the boulder catches her eye. And then an engine starting somewhere above.)
(The low-rider’s headlights sweep the ridgeline, and instead of fleeing, it stops, idling, high beams pointed directly at the clearing where Milli stands over Circe. Milli throws an arm over her eyes. She hears the door and the footsteps. When she lowers her arm, Diego is walking into the headlights, blood streaking his face and back, a tire iron in one hand and a length of rusted chain from the fire gate in the other!)
Diego Montana: Mi carro, mi reglas, mami.
(He whips the chain across Milli’s back.)
(KSHHHHHHHH!!!)
(Milli drops to her hands! Diego loops the chain around her throat and hauls her backward toward the car, choking, her hands clawing at the links! Behind him, Circe sits up! Straight from the waist. Her face is a ruin of red. She picks up the mallet and skips towards Milli.)
(Diego pins Milli against the front grille with the chain. Circe kneels, cups Milli’s cheek with a bloody hand, runs her fingertips over Milli’s lips, her nose, and her eyes.)
Circe: Shhhhhhh…
(She clamps her palm over Milli’s nose and mouth. Milli’s eyes go wide over Circe’s knuckles! Her legs kick at the dirt. Circe leans in until their foreheads touch.)
Circe: There it goes. Oh, it’s leaving, Milli. Your confidence and your life. It’s so pretty when it goes…
(Father Vlad is seated on the hood now.)
Father Vlad: Twenty seconds, I’d say. Perhaps fifteen. The Strangler always said it was quicker than people imagined.
(Milli kicks began to slow and her arm falls limp. Her fingers twitch toward the holster…close around Thanatos. And with the last of her air she jams the barrel against Circe’s forearm and PULLS THE TRIGGER!)
(ZZZZZRRRRRRKKKKKKK!!!!!!!)
(The current jumps through Circe’s arm, through Milli’s face, through the chain, into Diego! All three convulse against the grille, the headlights strobing as the car’s electrical system flickers! Circe is thrown backward! Diego staggers away, his hand smoking, Patek’s crystal cracked straight across!)
Diego Montana: MI RELOJ! ¡MI RELOOOOOOOJ!
(Milli collapses onto her hands and knees, gasping, vomiting into the dirt, her face burned red where the prongs grazed her! Then a gold blur comes over the ridge! Veena sprints up out of the embankment, plants a foot on a boulder, and LAUNCHES into a FLYING CROSS BODY that takes Diego onto the hood of the low-rider! Father Vlad steps off before they land.)
(The hood buckles. Veena rains down THESZ PRESS PUNCHES, Diego’s lip bursting open, blood splashing across the cracked windshield! She drags him off the hood by the ankles, then kneels by Milli and grabs her jaw!)
Veena Adams: Milli. How many fingers?
(Hold up five fingers.)
Milli Banks: (rasping) …Seven.
Veena Adams: …Close enough. Get up, this is not a hill to die on.
(The referee finally staggers up out of the embankment, covered in thorns, one shoe missing.)
Referee: I’m here! Did— did I miss anything?
(Milli and Veena stare at him with matching crimson masks. Veena plants her foot on Diego’s chest.)
Veena Adams: Count.
Referee: ONEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!
(The mallet comes out of the dark!)
(THWOCKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!)
(It catches Veena flush across the side of the knee! Her leg buckles at a sick angle! Circe steps out from behind the rear tire, where she’s been crouched the entire time, and drags Veena by the hair! She hooks a front facelock, wraps a leg around Veena’s arm, and falls back with a vicious “INSTANT KARMA”, the scissor DDT spiking Veena’s skull into the gravel!)
(Milli lunges— and Diego catches her bad ankle and yanks her down, smashing her face into the dirt with the heel of his hand!)
Diego: You broke my WATCH! Do you know how many likes that watch got on my social stream?!
(He runs her shoulder-first into the side of the low-rider twice, then climbs onto the dented hood and beats his chest in the headlights.)
Diego: HARDEST! ESE! EVERRRRR!
(He leaps off backward into a “METROPLEX CITY BOY”, the best moonsault ever, crashing down across Milli’s chest!)
Referee: ONEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THHREEEEEEEEEE—
(Milli’s bloody hand shoots up!)
Diego: ¡NO MAMES!
(Father Vlad places a gentle hand on his shoulder.)
Father Vlad: Patience, Diego. The hills are not where this ends.
(Circe drags Veena up the slope to the maintenance scaffolding at the base of the Hollywood Sign. Circe climbs the ladder of the “D” with the mallet, stops halfway, and looks down at Veena, sprawled and bleeding.)
Circe: I hope you’re watching, cause this will be quite a final sight for you!
(Veena, blood bubbling at her lips, flips her off.)
Circe: (giggling) Okay!
(Circe leaps from twelve feet up— “THE FINGER OF GOD”, the froggy-bow elbow turning in midair, the point of the elbow driving down across Veena’s THROAT!)
(Veena convulses, hands at her neck, unable to breathe. Circe rolls her over, straddles her back, and hauls both arms backward, bending her spine like a bow!)
(Down by the car, Milli sees it through the blood. Something in her face changes. Diego is still sitting on her chest, talking to Father Vlad not even watching her. Milli’s hand finds a fist sized rock…)
(THUNK!)
(She CRACKS it off the side of Diego’s head and he tips over! She hits her feet, the knee nearly gives, she grits through it and drags him by the hair to a flat slab of rock! Father Vlad watches. If anything, he looks interested.)
Milli: You want to see something that the hill is going to remember, Vlad?
(She jumps and HITS “NOCTURNE”!!!!!!!)
(Both boots slam down onto the back of Diego’s head, driving his face into the rock! When the camera steadies, blood is spreading across the stone in a slow dark fan, dripping off the edge into the canyon!)
Milli Banks: Hope it remembers that!
(She doesn’t pin him. She’s already limping uphill toward Veena, picking up the diamond kendo stick as she goes. At the base of the D, Circe has turned Veena over, fingers spread, the smothering hand descending for “HUSH” again— when the kendo stick comes down across her back!)
(WHAAAAAAAACKKKKKK!!!)
(Diamonds tear the leather of Circe’s bustier. She turns her head slowly and smiles at Milli with red teeth!)
Circe: You came back for her—
(## WHAAAAAAAACKKKKKK!!!)
(Right across the face. Circe spins and drops! Milli tosses the stick to Veena, who catches it one-handed, dragging herself up the chain-link.)
Veena Adams: (hoarse) Took you long enough…
Milli Banks: You’re welcome.
(Together they drape Circe backward across a bar of the scaffolding upside down, legs hooked over the rail, arms dangling in THE TREE OF WOE Veena raises the kendo stick.)
Veena Adams: Laugh at this, bitch.
(WHAAACK! Across the ribs!)
(WHAAACK! Across the midsection!)
(WHAAACK! Across the chest!)
(Milli fires a LOW-ANGLE PENALTY KICK into Circe’s upside-down face! Then Veena SWINGS! Then Milli KICKS. Alternating, until Circe’s face is a wet red ruin and her arms swing limp!)
(And still, between every shot, from that upside-down mouth, that tiny faint giggle.)
(Veena climbs the chain-link beside the scaffolding and stands on the top rail, wobbling, bleeding, one hand on the white sheet metal of the D— “LEAVE YOU BREATHLESSSSSSSS”!!!!!!)
(The diving double stomp lands into Circe’s stomach and chest. The scaffolding groans. Blood spurts from Circe’s mouth onto Veena’s legs. Her knees slip off the bar and she crashes head-first into the dirt!)
(Veena collapses on top of her.)
Veena: REFEREE!
(The referee stumbles up the slope and drops.)
Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THHHREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
…
…
…
(A hand closes around the referee’s wrist. Before it can hit the ground a third time. Father Vlad kneels beside him, holding the arm suspended an inch above the dirt. His other hand rests a folded, old-fashioned straight razor against the referee’s throat!)
Father Vlad: Not here. These hills have seen enough endings.
(He rises and tucks the razor into his coat.)
Veena Adams: (screaming) ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! YOU OLD FUCK! GET OUT OF HERE OR THESE HILLS WILL SEE YOUR END!
(Milli steps toward Vlad, Thanatos crackling blue. He doesn’t flinch. He points past her and down the hill.)
Father Vlad: Look.
(Below the hills, past the curve of the 101 and the black ribbon of Barham Boulevard, a light is burning. Not the flat white of the city. Orange and red. Fog lit from beneath, crawling over the walls of a sprawling complex in the valley. Screaming and hundreds of people you could even hear from the hills. Neon letters burn through the fog: HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS.)
Father Vlad: Universal Studios. Thousands of people every night of October, paying good money to be chased through the dark by men in masks. It is perfect, a perfect end for people so obsessed with the spotlight.
(He turns back to Milli, calm, almost kind.)
Father Vlad: That is where this will all end. Bianchi and Buono had the hills. My people will have the house of horrors to be their marking grounds. If you want to finish the job, then you will be there.
(Behind him, the low-rider’s engine roars.)
(Diego with his face shredded, blood pouring from his nose and the back of his head, the hydraulics slamming the front end up and down. Behind Veena, Circe sits up again. She crawls on all fours to the car, giggling, and tumbles headfirst through the passenger window. She reappears upside down.)
Circe: We’ll see you there, Veena and Tahiraaaaaa…
Diego Montana: YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY WATCH! YOU HEAR ME!
(The low-rider tears off down the fire road, fishtailing, taillights burning red into the dust, “AY DIEGUITO” blasting from cracked speakers, Circe’s laugh trailing out the window. Father Vlad steps onto the rear bumper as it passes, gripping the trunk lid, his coat flaring, and rides it down into the dark!)
(Milli takes three running steps after it but her knee gives in. Veena hauls her up.)
Milli Banks: We have to go after them…
Veena: Of course we do, why couldn’t they just be normal for one fucking second. Get into the car, we are going to Universal.
Milli Banks: …You ok to drive? Your eye is fucked up.
Veena Adams: Then I have an excuse to ram into Diego. Come on let’s go, we can’t let them get far.
Milli Banks: I got you.
(They stagger down the trail together, arms over each other’s shoulders. The referee stands alone at the base of the sign.)
Referee: …Am I supposed to go with them—
(The cameraman grabs him by the collar and drags him downhill. The Range Rover doors slam and gravel sprays. The headlights tear off down Mulholland, chasing the red taillights toward the valley.)
(The camera, left behind for one last shot, tilts up. The Hollywood Sign and on the crossbar of the D, hanging from a strand of red ribbon where no one was standing a moment ago, the doll mask turns slowly in the wind to face the lens.)
(The music box plays three final notes.)
(Far down the hill, behind the walls of Universal Studios Hollywood, ten thousand people scream. The feed fades to black.)
PART TWO: THE HOLLYWOOD HORROR NIGHT
(The white Range Rover doesn’t use the entrance! It uses a section of chain-link fence; the front bumper takes it at forty miles per hour, the gate peels back like wet cardboard, and the car buries itself hood-deep in an inflatable Jack-o’-lantern before Veena kicks the door open.)
(Around them: Universal Studios Hollywood, Halloween Horror Nights. Fog machines at full churn. Orange and red uplighting bleeding through the mist. Ten thousand guests and staff in costume, every one of them pausing to stare at two women climbing out of a wrecked Range Rover, drenched in blood.)
Guest: Holy crap, nice Milli Banks and Veena Adams costumes! You look just like them!
Veena Adams: Thank you…
Guest: Milli Banks is like my second favorite wrestler!
Milli Banks: Who’s your first?
Guest: Valerie Hellstorm!
Milli Banks: That guy might actually be a serial killer.
Veena Adams: We don’t have time for this, we need to find Diego and Circe.
(They began to move. A “scare actor” in full Pinhead makeup rounds a corner, chains dragging, cenobite prosthetics.)
Pinhead: YOUR SUFFERING WILL BE LEGENDARY, EVEN IN H—
(Milli shoves past him without slowing. He looks down at the blood smearing off her jacket onto his robes, then speaks into his earpiece.)
Pinhead: …Manager? Yeah, I need a manager.
(The Friday the 13th zone is a stretch of backlot dressed as Camp Crystal Lake — dock, rotting cabin, artificial green-lit water that smells like fog fluid. Scare actors in hockey masks lurch between guests with prop machetes.)
(The real Diego Montana comes CRASHING backward through the cabin wall.)
(He hits the gravel in a spray of fake wood paneling, Veena on top of him, drilling FOREARM SHOTS into his already-shredded face. Her left eye is half-swollen. The dried blood on her throat has gone dark.)
Veena Adams: THIS ENDS RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW! NO MORE RUNNING!
Diego Montana: HOLD ON! Can’t you hear me out for a second, I think it will be worth your time!
Veena: What is it Diego? What could you possibly tell me that will be worth me not KILLING you.
(Beat.)
Diego: …You kinda got me there.
(She grabs him and bounces his skull off the dock boards multiple times! A scare-actor Jason Voorhees stands eight feet away with a machete watching! Not certain what the protocol is for this. Veena looks at him and then at the machete and then looks back at Diego. The Jason actor starts backing away.)
Veena Adams: Give me that!
Jason Actor: Ma’am, this is a—
(She RIPS it free and it has weight. It was a crew-swap prop from a holding rack deep in the haunt, away from the public walk-through. The crew member was not expecting company.)
Veena: Go haunt something or whatever the fuck you do.
(She raises the machete! Diego scrambles backward until his spine meets a fake canoe. The blade buries six inches into the fiberglass beside his ear!)
Diego: WHOOOOOAAAA— WHOA! WHOA! WAIT! WAIT!
Veena: STAY STILL.
(The Myers house is a corridor walk-through: Haddonfield suburbia, blue-television windows, fake front lawns, prop pumpkins. Four Michael Myers scare actors spaced through the attraction. They don’t run or speak. All they do is tilt their heads.)
(Diego BOLTS through it! He upends a prop rack, kicks over a pumpkin display, blows through a blackout curtain into a staging corridor and nearly collides with the fifth Myers. He was 6’4” and adjusting his coveralls in the holding area between sets. Diego grabs him by the collar and slams him into the corridor wall!)
Diego: THIS IS FOR MAKING ME WATCH HALLOWEEN ENDS! Are you KIDDING me?! THAT MOVIE SUCKED! THE TWO OTHER MOVIES WERE GREAT! HALLOWEEN KILLS HAD IT’S FLAWS BUT IT’S WHATEVER! But you looked at Halloween Ends and you said— YEAH THIS IS THE SEND OFF THE FANS WANTED! The KILLER IS SOME GEEK WHO LOST A FIGHT TO SOME BAND KIDS! THAT IS WHO MICHAEL MYERS LOSES A FIGHT TOO! SOME LOSER NAMED COREY!
(The Myers actor does not respond. He just tilts his head.)
Diego: Don’t you TILT at me! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! Michael Myers is in a SEWER the entire time in his final movie! A SEWER! They killed him in the GARBAGE DISPOSAL! YOUR LEGACY! YOUR LEGACY IS A GARBAGE DISPOSAL!
(He yanks the William Shatner mask off the actor’s face and holds it up.)
Diego: …Mask is still good though.
(He pulls it on and finds the replacement rack. Runs his hand along prop knives until one has weight. He takes it. The actor sits down on a costume trunk, maskless, reconsidering his career choices. The blackout curtain tears aside. Veena enters, machete in hand, blood still dripping off her face.)
(…Diego is waiting. Michael Myers mask on. Kitchen knife. Head tilted.)
Diego Montana: (muffled by the mask) …You’re dead now, güera. This mask is making me STRONGER…something about the EVIL in it.
Veena Adams: You look fucking ridiculous. You look like Michael Myers if he had anorexia.
Diego Montana: JUST DIE!
(## THEIR BLADES CLASH!!!)
(Machete and knife lock at the handles with a clang that rolls down the staging corridor over the hiss of fog machines!)
Veena Adams: (through gritted teeth) You don’t know how to use that!
Diego: I know how to SWING it. That’s enough!
(He drives her back a step! She redirects and rams him into the wall. They spin locked together, bouncing off fake suburban doors, through a blackout curtain, out into the live attraction! Guest SCATTER, some screaming for real this time, phones everywhere!)
(## SPARKKKKK!!!)
(The machete slides along the knife and throws sparks off the corridor railing. Veena hooks his wrist in a CRUCIFIX LOCK— the knife clatters to the floor! Diego HEADBUTTS her! She gets rocked and he recovers the knife on the bounce! She hits a SPEAR into the fake Haddonfield front lawn, both of them exploding through the porch set in a storm of prop wood and styrofoam!)
(## CRUNNNNCH!!!)
(The knife skids away. The mask stays on Diego’s face. A dozen guests who sprinted for the exit have stopped at the far end of the attraction and are recording on their phones.)
Diego Montana: …My wrist…my wrist still looks nice…
(He looks at the ticking, cracked fake Patek. Then noticed his empty hand didn’t hold the knife! Veena stands over him, machete in hand, both of them painted from hairline to collar in blood.)
Diego: ..Okay. Okay, güera. You win alright, you got everything you could want, yeah? You got the machete. You got the yard. You got the— (he looks around at the ruined set) whatever this was.
Veena Adams: A house.
Diego Montana: It is a BEAUTIFUL house, I’d return to it every Halloween.
(He tries to stand but knee does not cooperate. The Michael Myers mask, now slightly askew. Veena kicks him down, looking at her reflection in the machete.)
Veena Adams: I’m going to chop you into pieces…
( ## AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!)
(## SIX MINUTES BEFORE…)
(The Saw zone is a warehouse section of the backlot — rusted metal, industrial overhead lights, a Jigsaw recording cycling on loop. At its center: the centrepiece set piece. A fifteen-foot-deep transparent pit, backlit amber, filled to the brim with thousands of syringes. Guests queue to peer over the edge and take photos. The sign above it reads: DO NOT GO OVER.)
Jigsaw: I want to play a game.
(Milli and Circe arrive from opposite ends of the warehouse. They’ve been hunting each other through the fog and the crowd for and they are both falling apart. Milli’s knee brace is torn half off. The bite on her forearm has bled through her sleeve. Circe’s face is a ruin, silver hair caked red, one eye nearly sealed from the kendo work at the Hollywood Sign! The mallet drags at her side! They look at each other across the amber glow of the pit!”
Milli Banks: Are you done yet?
Circe: Of course not.
(THEY COLLIDE!)
(A FOREARM from Milli rocks Circe sideways. The mallet swings wild and Milli ducks it, fires a KNEE into Circe’s gut, grabs her by the hair, and runs toward the pit railing! Circe locks both arms around Milli’s waist and hauls back! They grapple at the safety rail! Milli throws ELBOWS, Circe takes them, rises, clamps Milli’s throat— “HUSH”! Milli tears the hand free, jams Thanatos point-blank against Circe’s sternum, and fires the last charge in the barrel!)
(## ZZZZZRRRRRKK!)
(The current hits! Circe convulses and the mallet swings on reflex, blind, full-force, straight into Milli’s already-buckled knee! Milli’s leg folds completely! She grabs Circe’s bustier to stop herself going over. Both of them pitch forward over the railing—)
Circe: ## AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
(They go in together! The needle pit swallows them both! The crowd surrounding them loses their minds and calls for help!)
(On the far edge of the warehouse, Diego hears it.)
(He stops and turns. Through the parting crowd and the drift of fog, he can see the pit. He can see the syringes still raining off the walls. He can see one hand that broke the surface and then went back under. He reaches up and pulls the mask off!)
Diego: …CIRCE!
(He takes one step toward the pit, the Michael Myers mask hangs loose from his fingers. His mouth is open.)
Diego: (barely above a whisper) Oye— oye, Circe, escúchame— ¡ya voy, ya voy, I got you—
(He doesn’t hear the footsteps and the sound of the machete along the warehouse floor!)
(## STAB!)
(The machete drives into ABDOMEN! Veena twists it once before yanking it free! Diego arches forward with a strangled gasp, one hand closing on the wound to stop the bleeding and he goes down onto the warehouse floor on both knees! He gets one arm underneath himself but it doesn’t hold and he drops face-first!)
(Veena stands over him, the machete in both hands, blood running down the blade. She kneels and pins both his arms under her shins.)
Diego Montana: …You- you stabbed me-
Veena: I’ve stabbed a lot of people and let me tell you, this was the most satisfying one.
(The referee is already there. He doesn’t need to be told. He slaps the floor.)
Referee: ONEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEE!!!!
(## DING! DING! DING!)
(The ambient horror track keeps playing. Fog keeps pumping through the air as hundreds and thousands of people who came here to scream for fun are, for one strange moment, very quiet. Veena doesn’t stand immediately. She stays kneeling on Diego’s chest, the machete across his ribs, her hand raised with the assistance of the referee.)
(From the pit, Milli Banks emerges and pulls herself from the needles. She was gasping and groaning in pain as she pulled them out one by one. After a couple, she thought it was best to just leave them in for later.)
Milli Banks: I hate this place…and I will not be coming back here again.
Veena Adams: It’s fun when we aren’t chasing down two idiots, now come on, let’s get out of here before the cops come.
(Veena grabs Milli by the hand, lifting her up and helping her walk away from the scene. Father Vlad stands at the east gate. Hands clasped behind his back and gazed across the fog and the crowd to Veena Adams and Milli Bank as they made their exit.)
(He shakes his head, then turns and walks through the gate into the Los Angeles night.)
(## THE END…)
(## CIRCE HAND RISES FROM THE PIT OF NEEDLES!)
(The Last Stand returns from a commercial break, revealing the graphic for the following match on screen, and the crowd roars with excitement.)
(https://i.imgur.com/66wXyyd.png)
Gina Romano: ## THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A FATAL FOUR-WAY MATCH, AND IT IS FOR THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
(Soon after, ‘Power’ by The Score plays first as Rex McAllister jogs out onto the stage. He kneels and takes a moment to meditate, getting his mind right for the match, then taps his face, gets up and heads straight to the ring, looking ready to become World Champion once again.)
Gina Romano: ## INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM SEA ISLE, NEW JERSEY!… WEIGHING IN AT 238 POUNDS!… THE LIONHEART!… REXXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!… MCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLIIIIIIISSSSTTTTTTTEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: A full week of trash talk, and tonight it all comes to a head. One of these four walks out with the Answers World Championship, and for Rex McAllister, the stakes are historic. He’s chasing his fourth world title, and a win tonight would put him in some very rare company.
Deadprez: And make no mistake about it, the Lionheart has EARNED his spot in that conversation. Three times he’s climbed to the top of the mountain, and three times he’s had to live with what comes after, the pressure, the target on his back, the heartbreak of losing it. A lot of guys never recover from that once, let alone three times. But Rex keeps evolving, keeps adapting, and tonight he’s ready to carry the weight of a title he respects more than just about anybody in that locker room.
Sienna Swann: Alright, I’ll be honest, and don’t any of you get used to this. Of the three men in this match, Rex is the only one I’d call clear-headed. He’s got nothing to prove. He’s been to the top, he’s done it all, and he still wants this title because of what it stands for, the competition, the history. That’s something I can actually respect. Which is more than I can say for the other two, and a lot more than I’ll ever say for Silas Mason. He’d want the belt so he could polish his ego with it.
(Once Rex is in the ring, he surveys the crowd, seeing the smiles and anticipation of fans waiting for him to win it again. He nods quietly to himself and leans back against the corner, preparing for the match. After his music fades, ‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti plays to boos from the crowd as Joso walks out with cocky confidence. But behind that demeanour lies absolute focus on the upcoming battle for the Answers World Championship, as Joso marches to the ring, ready to become a two-time World Champion.)
Gina Romano: ## NEXT!… FROM THE BRONX, NEW YORK!… WEIGHING IN AT 206 POUNDS!… THE STAR PLAYER!… JOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: Now Joso, on the other hand, has spent all week calling everybody else’s story in this match a fairy tale. Impact chasing #11timez? Fairy tale. Rex’s comeback after six long years? Fairy tale. And the current narrative, the one he says is dragging this whole industry down? The biggest fairy tale of all. But here’s the thing, Joso’s got a story of his own. It’s been two years since he last sat on top of this business, and he’s hungry to get back there. Hungry, baby!
Sienna Swann: Oh, he’s hungry alright. That smug little prick has been running his mouth for seven straight days like he’s the only person on earth who’s ever been right about anything, and I’m sorry, I can’t get behind that, sweetie. Rex at least carries himself with some dignity. Joso carries himself like a man who’s never once been told no.
Gavin Kirkland: But you have to give him this, Sienna, he’s been completely transparent about who he is. He promised ruthlessness, and that’s exactly what we’ve seen tonight. Joso doesn’t believe in destiny, he doesn’t believe in waiting for a higher power to hand him what he deserves. In his mind, the world doesn’t give you greatness, you take it, you force it to bend. Chasing this title, chasing Bea Valentine, that’s not his fate. It’s a conscious choice, one of many he’s made about just how far he’s willing to go to make the world remember him as one of the greatest of all time.
Deadprez: And that’s what makes tonight so fascinating. If Joso walks out a two-time World Champion, it’s proof of his whole philosophy. Nothing but just a man who decided he was going to cut through everybody’s act and take what he believes is his. Love him or hate him, you gotta respect the conviction!
(Joso steps into the ring and comes face to face with Rex McAllister. Their emotions look ready to explode the moment they meet, but eventually, Rex keeps his composure. Joso mocks his restraint for a second, then heads to his corner to prepare for the match. Next, ‘Section’ by The Roots plays as Impact heads out onto the ramp with the weary eyes of a man who has spent this whole week making claims and cooking everyone. But tonight, he’s absolutely READY to back up every word. Showing nothing, he walks STRAIGHT to the ring, looking to go for the kill.)
Gina Romano: ## NEXT!… FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON!… WEIGHING IN AT 228 POUNDS!… THE QUINTESSENTIAL CHAMPION!… HE!… IS!…. IMPACTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: There’s the man nobody in this match wants to see standing at the end. Impact told everyone all week that he has the power to tear down every plan in that ring, and tonight, he’s going to back it up. If this is the night his masterplan finally comes together, then #11Timez stops being a hashtag and becomes history.
Sienna Swann: And let’s not pretend we don’t know what that means. Yes, the man’s been through some brutal chapters, nobody’s denying that. But listen to what he’s actually promised. He wants the Answers World Championship so he can use it to make every single person in this match feel the same hopelessness he’s been carrying for years. He wants everyone else to suffer just because he did, and frankly, I find that SICKENING. It’s exactly the kind of bitter, wounded-ego BULLSHIT I’d expect from a man!
Deadprez: Now, Impact sees it differently, and you gotta understand where he’s coming from. In his eyes, he’s an untouchable legend, no matter how you measure it. Titles, moments, longevity, he’s got it all, and he says nothing can crack that legacy. But he also believes EAW has lost its way, that this company forgot who built it. And at The Last Stand, he’s promising a great reset, tearing it all down and putting it back the way he thinks it ought to be. So the question tonight is simple. Will the Son of EAW take back the world that once belonged to him?
(Finally, with all three men in the ring, they stare each other down, their eyes saying it all: kill or be killed… until ‘Gloria’ by the London Symphony Orchestra hits, and all three turn towards their biggest target tonight. Bea Valentine marches out with an inspiring aura surrounding her, raising the Answers World Championship high into the air to remind everyone who will be running the ring tonight, before heading down to the ring.)
Gina Romano: ## AND FINALLY!… FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS!… WEIGHING IN AT 143 POUNDS!… SHE IS THE CURRENT REIGNING EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!… THE ETERNAL CHAMPION!… BEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!… VALENTINEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: And finally, my champion. Bea Valentine knows better than anyone what comes with that title. Every single night, there’s a target on her back, and every single person in that locker room is waiting for the moment she slips. Tonight is just one more rough night she has to survive in what’s already been a remarkable reign. Three men, all gunning for her, and she’s still standing. So say it with me… GLORY TO THE ETERNAL CHAMPION!
Gavin Kirkland: It’s been a tense week for Bea; there’s no hiding that. She’s been on edge, almost paranoid, knowing that a four-way with three men all coming for her could do real damage to her standing if it went wrong. But fear hasn’t driven her decisions. If anything, it’s sharpened her. She’s claimed all week that she’s the REAL Quintessential Champion, a pointed shot at Impact, and that she’s the captain steering this ship. Tonight is about proving that being eternal isn’t just slang.
Deadprez: And you have to appreciate how far this woman has come. Over the years, Bea Valentine has become the ultimate adapter. She’s outlasted legendary Elites who cracked under this exact kind of pressure long before her. Holding the title through a week like this takes serious mental toughness, sucka, and she’s made it clear what keeps her going. She wants to savour the look of defeat on every opponent’s face. Tonight, she’s looking to drink it all in!
(DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: Here we go, folks! A Fatal Four Way for the EAW Answers World Championship, and JOSO BURSTS OUT OF HIS CORNER AND DROPS THE CHAMPION WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE AT THE OPENING BELL! Bea Valentine tumbles through the ropes to the floor, the crowd can’t believe it, and the other two men are glaring across the ring because they know exactly what this means. The pace of this match just went through the roof!
Deadprez: Joso has made his priority very clear. Take out the champion first. But let’s not forget, everybody in this match wants the Answers World Champion’s head, and Impact sees Joso distracted, shoots in, DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN! He’s looking to steal this one early, maybe with the Walls of Impact! But here comes Rex McAllister to break it up, and he drags Impact up and HURLS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR!
Sienna Swann: These desperate men are clawing their way toward that title. McAllister turns his attention back to Joso, but Joso is up, and OH, A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT, FLUSH ON THE JAW! He meant every ounce of that, sweetie. Joso has made no secret of how much he despises Rex, and now he’s proving it. Shame about the gear, though. Joso dresses like he lost a bet with a sports catalogue.
Gavin Kirkland: Joso hits the ropes, McAllister reads it and leapfrogs right over him, and Impact is waiting on the apron! ENZUIGIRI! Right to the side of Joso’s head, and McAllister is right there behind him, scoops him up, OLYMPIC SLAM! JOSO GOES DOWN HARD!
Deadprez: Not the start the Star Player wanted. He came out like a house on fire and now he’s eating canvas. McAllister with the cover, one, tw… NO! Impact dives back in to break it up! And understand where Impact’s head is at. He has vowed to be the Son of EAW once again, to carry the flag and sit back on top as the Answers World Champion. He is not letting anyone else take this from him.
Sienna Swann: You can see the desperation in those tired old eyes, sweetie. Impact’s been around so long I’m fairly certain his entrance fit is a historical artifact. But hold on, the champion is back in the ring! And the veteran hears every footstep. Impact turns around, grabs the legs, he’s going for the Walls of Impact! Bea, sweetie, get out of there!
Gavin Kirkland: Valentine was ready for it! She’s kicking, and kicking, and KICKING Karl right in the face! She is not going down easy, and Karl has no choice but to let go! But McAllister is back up and… YAKUZA KICK! IMPACT GETS SPUN RIGHT AROUND!
Deadprez: Four bodies, one victory, and the champion doesn’t even have to be involved to lose that title. And speaking of danger you don’t see coming… VALENTINE WITH THE SHINING WIZARD! SHE TOOK IMPACT’S HEAD CLEAN OFF HER SHOULDERS!
Gavin Kirkland: And that’s exactly what Rex McAllister was waiting for! Watch the Lionheart here, he’s been hovering on the apron edge of this match for the last two minutes. He shoves Valentine into the ropes to clear her out of the picture, and now he’s got the Eternal Champion all to himself. Cover! The Lionheart is one count away from becoming the Answers World Champion!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Sienna Swann: ONE… TWO… oh, thank God. THANK GOD, she kicked out, sweetie!
Gavin Kirkland: This is the top prize in the company, nobody is going to fold early, so settle in, because this one could go a lot longer than any of us expected. But I want to highlight what Rex has been doing, because it’s deliberate. He knows Bea Valentine is the most dangerous athlete in this ring tonight. He’s seen her tape, he knows her speed, he knows she can end a match from nowhere. So he hasn’t engaged her directly once. He lets her do the damage, then he steps in to harvest it.
Deadprez: And if the pressure finally gets to the Lionheart, he better wake himself up quick, because VALENTINE SPINS AROUND AND SUPERKICKS MCALLISTER RIGHT ON THE BUTTON! She saw it coming, baby! She saw the whole thing!
Gavin Kirkland: She read the approach perfectly. Rex came in a step too eager, and now he’s on his knees, dazed, exactly where she wants him.
Deadprez: And now Valentine’s returning the favour; she leaps over the top of him… CODE RED! A BEAUTIFUL CODE RED! Folded him up like a lawn chair! She hooks the leg!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
SSienna Swann: Wait, wait, wait! Joso’s been lurking up top this whole time, and Bea has no idea he’s there! Turn around, sweetheart! The Star Player takes to the air–
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: SPRINGBOARD 450 SPLASH FROM JOSO, BUT BEA ROLLS CLEAR AT THE LAST SECOND AND HE CRASHES DOWN ON McALLISTER INSTEAD! What awareness from the champion! She broke up the count and got out of the line of fire in the same motion!
Deadprez: Now that’s championship instinct right there, but don’t get comfortable, because when you’re holding the gold, the target on your back is the biggest one in the ring. And here comes the man who just ate that Shining Wizard! IMPACT IS BACK ON HIS FEET, HE WRAPS UP BEA FROM BEHIND… GERMAN SUPLEX! Dumped the champion right on the back of her neck! That’s gonna leave a mark! Valentine rolls to the outside to regroup, and that’s the smart move, she needs to buy herself some time.
Sienna Swann: That’s the only way these men know how to deal with her, isn’t it, sweetie? They can’t beat her face to face, so they wait until she’s not looking. But she’s still in this, sweetie, because that’s what a real champion does. She takes the hits and she keeps coming!
Gavin Kirkland: Karl played possum on the mat until Bea was distracted, then struck. But now it’s Joso and Impact squaring off, and this is a fascinating matchup. Elbow strike from Joso, and look at the fluidity here, he rotates straight into a spinning kick to the midsection and Impact staggers! Joso grabs a front facelock, and watch the speed of this… SNAP DDT! Spiked him head first!
Deadprez: And this is what makes the Star Player so dangerous. Everybody talks about the mouth, everybody talks about the promos, but the man can GO! He chains his offence together with no wasted motion, and he ain’t giving Impact a second to breathe… RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Impact never had a chance to get his bearings, and he got caught dead in the crosshairs!
Sienna Swann: Fine. I’ll give him that much. He’s consistent. Annoying, but good. It still doesn’t buy him a single ounce of sympathy from me. Now hold on, my Answers World Champion is still on the outside trying to recover, and I don’t like the look on his face. He’s planning something.
Deadprez: Oh, he’s planning something alright, and folks, the Star Player’s about to take flight! Look at him read the distance here, he knows exactly where she’s standing. Joso hits the ropes, builds up a full head of steam… AND HE THREADS RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR A SUICIDE DIVE! He wiped Bea Valentine out on the floor!
Gavin Kirkland: He’s been talking all week about what he can do, and he just showed the whole world he can back it up. Now he slides back into the ring, and he goes straight for the man he’s been feuding with all week, Rex McAllister. But the Lionheart is ready for him! Elbow strike right to the jaw the moment Joso steps through the ropes, and he’s staggering! Rex knows that if he lets Joso build momentum, this match slips away from him.
Sienna Swann: Two desperate men slugging it out. Just what I came here for. Joso tries to fire back with a forearm, but McAllister traps the arm and cracks him with an elbow of his own! Another onem sweetie! You know, I can’t stand either of them, but I’ll say this for Rex, he’s showing more fight in thirty seconds than Silas Mason and that whole gang of useless jackasses he runs with have shown in their entire careers!
Deadprez: You can say that again, because the Lionheart is bringing the PASSION tonight, baby! Hey, hey, hey! He goes for the spinning elbow to finish the exchange, but Joso ducks underneath it, hits the ropes… SLINGBLADE! Spun him right inside out! And look at the footwork on that, Joso changed direction mid-stride. That’s a man who’s studied this matchup.
Gavin Kirkland: And you can see the wheels turning, he may be looking to set up his finisher right here. But wait, Impact is back on his feet and swinging for the fences! Joso has the presence of mind to sidestep, and he uses the ropes again… SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT! Impact goes down too! Joso is taking out everyone in his path!
Sienna Swann: Look at Impact peeling himself off the mat, all wobbly, running on pure stubbornness. I’ll admit it, that was impressive from Joso, but there’s desperation written all over his face. And he saw that coming a mile away… DISCUS LARIAT! He nearly took Impact’s head off, sweetie! Cover, he’s hooking the leg! Where on earth is Bea Valentine when you need her?!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: Funny you should ask, Sienna, because Joso’s so locked in on that cover he forgot to check his surroundings! That’s the cardinal sin in a Fatal Four Way! Bea’s back in the ring, and she’s climbing all the way to the top rope!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: DIVING ELBOW DROP BREAKS IT UP! Joso never saw it coming, and he just ate a diving elbow drop from the Eternal Champion! She waited until he was fully committed to the pin, and she made him pay for it!
Sienna Swann: YES! THAT’S MY GIRL!
Deadprez: Hold that celebration, Sienna, because your girl’s in trouble now! Rex had just enough time to shake off that Slingblade while Joso was busy with Impact, and he’s back in business! He snatches Bea up right after she takes out Joso, hoists her onto his shoulders… AND HE KILLS TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE! POWERBOMB! He drove Bea Valentine straight down onto Joso! Two men flattened with one move!
Sienna Swann: OH, COME ON, SWEETIE! I was finally relaxing! She’d just gone flying in to put these men in their place, and then this big lump comes along and ruins everything! TYPICAL!
Gavin Kirkland: That’s the Lionheart going to WORK, Sienna, and you have to appreciate the efficiency of it. In a four-way, the ideal scenario is putting multiple opponents down at once, and Rex just did that against two of the best athletes on this roster. He’s sending a message. He’s ready to dethrone the champion and stand at the top of this brand once again as the Answers World Champion!
Deadprez: And look at his composure here. McAllister takes a breath, but his head’s fully in this match, he’s surveying the whole ring. And his eyes land on Impact, the man who only survived that pinfall thanks to Valentine’s elbow from the heavens. But that’s not all Rex sees. That’s the man who beat him at Midsummer Massacre. That’s unfinished business, and you can see it written all over his face…
Gavin Kirkland: AND. HERE. WE. GO! THE LIONHEART AND THE QUINTESSENTIAL CHAMPION, NOSE TO NOSE IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING! Two raging bulls locking horns in front of thousands of fans here at the Crypto Arena, and this place is ELECTRIC!
Sienna Swann: Oh, here we go, the boys’ club rematch nobody asked for. These two have been itching to settle it since Midsummer Massacre, and now they’re throwing right hands with the title on the line. I’ll admit the crowd’s into it, two generations going at it one more time. But if either of them thinks he’s walking out of here with Bea’s championship, he’s got another thing coming!
Deadprez: Watch closely, every shot he throws is getting heavier, stiffer, and he’s targeting the jaw and the temple. That’s Impact grinding him down, draining the gas tank so Rex can’t capitalize! That’s how you win a slugfest, brother!
Gavin Kirkland: Impact has the momentum back, and sensing the work is paying off, he hits the ropes looking for the clothesline to finish the exchange… but Rex was waiting for it! He traps the arm, keeps his composure, spins him around… BELLY-TO-BACK FACEBUSTER! Face first into the canvas! Nothing is slowing the Lionheart down tonight, and he’s proving he’s ready to reign at the very peak of this brand!
Sienna Swann: And look at this, McAllister wants to do this his way. He knows Impact’s greatest weapon is that arm, the one that’s flattened generation after generation of talent, so he goes straight after it! He keeps hold of the wrist, drags Impact face first to the mat and transitions right into the Fujiwara armbar! Now, I’d rather swallow glass than compliment a man in this match, but putting my feelings aside for one second… he really does know how to work.
Deadprez: Give the man his flowers, Sienna! Rex is wrenching back on that Fujiwara, and this is a chess move, folks. Impact’s whole game is offense. So what does the Lionheart do? He takes the weapon away. You can’t throw bombs if you can’t lift your arm! That’s technical wrestling at its finest!
Gavin Kirkland: It’s a brilliant strategic choice, but Rex may have tunnel vision here, because Joso is finally back on his feet and sliding into the ring! RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! He caught McAllister flush the moment he laid eyes on him! And you can see the personal side of this rivalry boiling over now, Joso’s not going for a pin, he’s mounted Rex, and he’s raining down fists! This is about more than the title for him.
Sienna Swann: And listen to this crowd! They hate it, sweetie! They hate seeing the Lionheart go down, and they hate Joso even more for being the one doing it. The boos are getting louder, and you can see it’s only making him angrier, he’s hitting harder out of pure spite! Petty, bitter little man. Honestly, it’s the most Silas Mason thing I’ve ever seen someone do without actually being Silas Mason.
Deadprez: But hold on, because the champion is back in the picture, and that changes everything! Bea Valentine steps through the ropes, grabs Joso from behind, IRISH WHIP INTO THE CORNER! And you can see it in her eyes, she’s tired of every single person in this match coming for her head. She’s sizing him up from across the ring… she’s taking off from a distance, looking for the BEA SWARM!
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO MOVES! He saw that coming and got out of the way, because he knows that move could have ended his night right there! And credit to Valentine, she adjusts in midair and avoids crashing knees-first into the turnbuckle, BUT JOSO DOES HER NO FAVOURS! CHOP BLOCK FROM BEHIND! He takes her legs right out from under her! That’s a calculated shot!
Sienna Swann: THAT SNAKE! He’s done it again, and it’s genuinely killing me to watch the Eternal Champion limp out of that corner! The Star Player darts to the far corner, REBOUNDS… BACKFLIP KICK! RIGHT ON VALENTINE’S HEAD, SWEETIE! He’s covering her! COME ON, BEA! KICK OUT! DON’T YOU DARE LET HIM TAKE IT FROM YOU!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT, WAIT, LOOK UP TOP! WHAT IS IMPACT DOING UP THERE?!
THREEEEEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: MOONSAULT FROM THE TOPPPPPPPPPPPP! HE BROKE IT UP AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND! Joso was a fraction away from the title, and Impact crushed him under the full weight of that moonsault!
Deadprez: DECADE AFTER DECADE, AND THE MAN STILL HITS THAT MOONSAULT LIKE IT’S HIS ROOKIE SEASON! Gah DAMN! What is Impact eating for breakfast these days?! Somebody send me his meal prep, ’cause I need it! But look at the timing on that. He waited until Joso was fully committed to the cover. That’s some in-ring IQ too!
Sienna Swann: That old bastard is unreal! And now he’s about to steal a win over the new era just like that! He’s hooking the leg! Joso, for once in your miserable life, kick out and make me feel good about something you’ve done, sweetie!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: HE KICKS OUT! JOSO SURVIVES! And would you look at that, Sienna’s actually cheering for him!
Sienna Swann: Don’t get it twisted, Gavin. I’m cheering for Bea. He can stay alive for now, beat up the old man, and soften everybody up so the Eternal Champion can stroll back in and walk all over the lot of them. That’s his purpose tonight. He’s a road sweeper.
Deadprez: Road sweeper, I love it! But Impact is right back in control, and he’s surveying the ring, deciding his next move… except Rex McAllister’s back on his feet, and he cuts him off with ANOTHER elbow to the jaw! That’s Rex’s go-to; he goes back to that well every time he needs to interrupt somebody’s rhythm. And he keeps the pressure on, Irish whip into the ropes!
Gavin Kirkland: McAllister is waiting on the rebound, but he gets a little greedy, a little predictable, and Impact makes him pay! Kick right to the jaw! Impact’s not letting Rex dictate this exchange again. He reverses the momentum, sends Rex into the ropes, and on the way back… TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER! PICTURE PERFECT. But watch the transition here, he never lets go! The Quintessential Champion is showing he’s every bit as fluid as McAllister, AND HE PULLS REX STRAIGHT INTO THE MILLENNIAL INCARCERATION! It’s locked in, right in the middle of the ring!
Deadprez: Talk about answering a statement, baby! Rex spent all that time on the arm to take away Impact’s offense, and Impact just told him he got one more way to beat it! Ain’t nowhere for Rex to go!
Sienna Swann: Well, good. Let the two of them tie each other in knots while my champion gets her breath back.
Deadprez: It’s a cobra clutch, and Impact’s cranking it with everything he’s got! Look at McAllister’s face, he’s turning colours! That hold cuts off the air AND puts torque on the neck, especially after that backbreaker softened up his spine. Could this be the moment for Impact?!
Gavin Kirkland: Not if the real Rex McAllister has anything to say about it! Look at him, he’s shaking his head! He’s refusing! The arm’s still free; he could tap at any moment, but he will not give Impact the satisfaction! That’s championship heart, whether you like the man or not!
Sienna Swann: Oh, spare me, he’s just too stubborn to admit he’s beaten, which is a very male problem if you ask me. But wait, look who’s back on her feet! Valentine’s up, and she’s creeping in behind Impact; he has no idea she’s there—
Deadprez: RUNNING CUTTER FROM BEHIND! SHE BROKE IT UP! Impact was so locked in on keeping that cobra clutch tight that he lost track of the champion, and she made him pay for it! That’s the danger of a submission in a four-way! You commit both arms, you commit your focus, and you leave your back wide open!
Sienna Swann: Snapped the old man’s neck back like a twig! Now finish them, sweetie!
Gavin Kirkland: Valentine had an opening there, Impact was laid out, and the cover was right in front of her, but Joso cuts her off before she can capitalise! He grabs the champion and he’s trying to dump her over the top rope!
Sienna Swann: Oh no you don’t! She’s hanging on! Valentine’s clinging to the top rope on the apron, and Joso comes charging over to knock her off, but she catches him! Elbow to the face, and he staggers back into the middle of the ring! And now she’s climbing; she’s heading to the top, sweetie! This is her moment, her spotlight, and she’s about to show everyone why she’s the one holding that title… DIVING CROSSBODY ONTO JOSO!
Deadprez: BUT HE CAUGHT HER! Ooh, he caught her clean! Look at the base on Joso, he set his feet and absorbed all that momentum like it was nothing. That’s leg strength, and that’s a man who refuses to stay down! And now he hoists her up ONTO THE SHOULDERS! He might be looking for the RUNAWAY right here!
Gavin Kirkland: Valentine is not going anywhere! She wriggles free, slides down his back, and she shoves Joso into the ropes! He comes back off the rebound, and she rolls him through, SCHOOLGIRL! It wasn’t a pin attempt; it was a setup, because it drops Joso to his knees, AND SHE FOLLOWS WITH A DROPKICK RIGHT TO THE THROAT! Beautifully improvised by the champion. She turned a desperate situation into an opening in a matter of seconds.
Sienna Swann: HA! Choke on that, sweetie! Look at him wheezing on the canvas, gasping like a fish out of water! Now we’re talking! The champion’s back on offense, and she’s about to remind every man in this ring exactly who runs this division!
Deadprez: Don’t count him out yet, Sienna, because offence is what fuels that man’s heart! Joso rolls right back up to his feet like that dropkick never happened, and NAILS VALENTINE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Spun her right around! He answers back, and that’s what makes him so dangerous in a match like this!
Gavin Kirkland: The adrenaline is pumping now, the crowd is roaring, and Joso is feeding off every bit of that energy! He’s looking to take it one step further… POISONRANA! HE SPIKES THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION RIGHT ON HER HEAD! And just like that, this match swings back into the hands of the Star Player! He’s crawling across, JOSO WITH THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEE–
Deadprez: BEA VALENTINE KICKS OUT AT TWO! The champion’s still alive! But Joso ain’t got time to sulk about it in all this chaos, because Rex McAllister’s back on his feet, and the Star Player spots him straight away… CURB STOMP! Drove the Lionheart’s face right into the canvas!
Gavin Kirkland: And here’s where it gets interesting, because he’s not going for the cover! That tells you everything about Joso’s mindset. Watch this transition, he catches Rex as he slumps and pulls him right into a TRIANGLE CHOKE! That’s one of his signature sequences! He’s locking those legs tight, giving McAllister nowhere to go, and this is as aggressive as we’ve seen Joso all night!
Sienna Swann: Poor Rex. He’s barely escaped one man trying to strangle him, and now here’s another one doing the exact same thing. It’s like watching a lion get thrown into a cage full of starving hyenas, sweetie. Not that I feel sorry for him. Well, maybe a little. But only because Joso’s the one doing it.
Gavin Kirkland: That triangle could be locked in for a long time, and this should buy Valentine the time she needs to get back to her feet… but hold on! Impact has other ideas! He drags Bea back down right beside Joso, and LOOK AT THIS! IMPACT IS APPLYING WIDE EYES SHUT! Two submissions, side by side, in the middle of the ring!
Deadprez: WIDE EYES SHUT IS IMPACT’S OWN TAKE ON THE TRIANGLE, and his version cranks the neck harder, so the clock is ticking faster on Bea than it is on Rex! Now we got ourselves a race! Whoever taps first, or whoever passes out first, could decide this whole thing! Two men choking out two contenders, side by side? I been doing this a long time, and I ain’t never seen nothing like it!
Sienna Swann: WHY? WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE BEA?! Out of everyone in this ring, why is SHE the one getting tangled up between these morons?! Get off her, you crusty old fossil! di
Gavin Kirkland: Look at the two of them, eye to eye, both locked in a triangle! Joso can’t believe what he’s dealing with, but Impact is making a point here. This is the suffering he promised everyone, and he’s telling Joso, with every ounce of pressure, that it only gets worse once the title’s around his waist!
Deadprez: And look at the strain on both these men! Two submissions on two different people, and it’s turned into a battle of wills between Joso and Impact. Joso’s trying to keep his grip tight on Rex while watching Impact squeeze the life out of Bea right next to him, and Impact’s doing the same. Whoever lets up first loses the race! That’s mental warfare at its finest!
Sienna Swann: Wait, hold on, what’s happening here, sweetie? Joso’s so busy trying to outlast Impact that he’s forgotten who’s actually in his legs! Rex is moving! He’s getting his feet under him! He’s POWERING UP OUT OF THE TRIANGLE! Are you seeing this?! The Lionheart’s got one more hurrah left in him!
Gavin Kirkland: He’s lifting Joso straight up out of the hold, he’s got him on his shoulders! Joso tries to slap on a choke from up there, but Rex shrugs it off… AND HE POWERBOMBS JOSO RIGHT DOWN ON TOP OF IMPACT AND BEA VALENTINE! OH MY GOD! All three of them crushed in one move! What incredible strength from McAllister!
Sienna Swann: WHAT?! Not Bea! I take back everything nice I said about you!
Deadprez: You saw that right, Sienna! He took all three out! That’s raw power and veteran awareness, he saw everybody stacked up and took the opportunity! The Lionheart smells number four, baby, and he’s ready to bring this match home!
Gavin Kirkland: Joso stumbles back to his feet after that impact, but Rex was waiting for it! He hits the ropes… REX EFFECTTTTTTTT—-
Sienna Swann: INCOMING SILENCE! JOSO COUNTERED, SWEETIE! HE CAUGHT REX IN MID-AIR AND SPUN HIM OUT INTO THE POWERBOMB! Oh, for God’s sake, he’s hooking the leg! Are we really going to have to listen to this smug little twit’s victory speech?!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: MCALLISTER KICKS OUT! HE KICKS OUT AT TWO! The Lionheart is going nowhere, and he refuses to be silenced!
Deadprez: But hold on a second, folks! While everybody was watching that pin, Impact peeled himself off the mat, and look where he’s headed, he’s climbing the ropes! Joso’s still kneeling over Rex, catching his breath, he only just turns around… AND IT’S TOO DAMN LATE! FLIGHT SIGHTS! IMPACT CRASHES DOWN ON JOSO! Impact was waited for the perfect window! He’s covering, and Impact might have this one in the bag!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—-
Sienna Swann: THREE— NO! OH MY GOD! FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEA! SHE CRASHES DOWN RIGHT ON THE BACK OF KARL IMPACT! GET OFF HIM! THAT’S HER TITLE, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT?! WHERE ON EARTH DID SHE COME FROM?! Bea Valentine was buried under that pile two minutes ago, and she just flew in out of nowhere to save her championship by a fraction of a second!
Deadprez: And now it’s BEA looking to steal it all! She rolls Impact over, she hooks the leg! She’s got Impact!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: OH, SO CLOSE! ONLY TWO! IMPACT REFUSES TO STAY DOWN! Every single person in this ring has hit their biggest moves, and nobody can put anyone away! 3 near falls, and this match just keeps going!
Deadprez: I been calling this business a long time, and I’m telling you, this is the kind of match people are gonna talk about for years! Every one of these elitists has emptied the tank, and they’re still finding more!
Sienna Swann: And look who’s the first one back on her feet! Bodies scattered everywhere, but Bea Valentine knows exactly how to take control of chaos! She drags Impact up off the mat, she’s wanted to end this war with him for so long, she twists him around, and this could be it!… WILL IT BEA-MY-VALENTINE, SWEETIE?!
Deadprez: Not so fast, because Impact’s got an answer! He finds just enough left in the tank to shove her off into the ropes, she comes back… AND HE SPINS HER RIGHT INTO THE MICHINOKU DRIVER! Ooh, he caught her clean! That’s a veteran who’s been on the wrong end of that setup before and knew exactly when to counter!
Gavin Kirkland: THE ABSOLUTION! IMPACT PLANTS THE CHAMPION WITH THE MICHINOKU DRIVER! This has been a wild back-and-forth, and this could be the end of the reign right here!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: BICYCLE KICK FROM JOSO RIGHT TO IMPACT’S JAW! HE BREAKS IT UP! But Impact fires right back, JUMPING KNEE SMASH, and Joso spins around! And look at the momentum here, the force of that knee carries Impact straight into the ropes; he rebounds, and he’s looking to turn Rex McAllister inside out with the CLOTHESLINE—
Sienna Swann: But McAllister was ready for it! He catches the arm, he spins… CORKSCREW AXE KICK! He nearly took the Quintessential Champion’s head clean off his shoulders! Impact goes down, sweetie! Ugh, I hate to admit it, but that was gorgeous!
Gavin Kirkland: SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX FROM BEHIND! While Rex was busy celebrating that kick, Joso shook off the knee and found a second wind! That’s a lesson for everyone, you never take your eyes off the Star Player, not even for a heartbeat!
Deadprez: And Joso ain’t finished yet! He reaches down, drags Rex back up off the canvas, sets him… CRIMSON PEAK!!!! DOWN GOES THE LIONHEART! JOSO ROLLS HIM OVER AND GOES FOR THE COVER! Is this it?!!??!?!?
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: ## THE BEA TRIGGER!!! VALENTINE CHARGES IN FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKS JOSO OUT COLD WITH THE BEA TRIGGER RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PIN! AND SHE FALLS ON TOP OF JOSO!
Sienna Swann: SHE’S GOING TO RETAIN! THIS IS IT!!! COUNT IT! COUNT IT, REF! COUNT IT RIGHT NOW!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–
(…..)
(…..)
(…..)
Gavin Kirkland: **IMPACT!!!** IMPACT DOVE IN AND GRABBED THE REFEREE’S HAND! HE STOPPED THE COUNT! HE WILL NOT LET THIS MATCH END!
Sienna Swann: WHAT?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME, SWEETIE?! THAT WAS THREE! THAT WAS HER TITLE! YOU BITTER, SPITEFUL OLD MAN!
Deadprez: And look at Bea’s face, she saw every bit of it! She KNOWS Impact did that on purpose! That was a message. He’s throwing Territorial Invasion right back in her face, reminding her of what should’ve happened that night, and now he’s doing it all over again to drill it into her thick skull! This is PERSONAL!
Impact: (off-mic) Tonight… is the night of the great reset!
(The Quintessential Champion, determined to drag EAW back to what he believes is its true form, and the Eternal Champion, ready to defend her title and her throne to the very end, come face to face once more, hauling each other up off the canvas for one more round…)
Bea Valentine: (off-mic) …FUCK your reset, Karl!
Gavin Kirkland: AND HERE WE GO AGAIN! IMPACT FIRES OFF A FOREARM RIGHT TO THE JAW! Look at his eyes, there’s nothing left in there but intent. This is a man who wants to finish it, right here, right now!
Deadprez: AND VALENTINE FIRES ONE RIGHT BACK! She ain’t backing down an inch! Forearm for forearm, and Impact answers with another! Hey, hey, HEY! These two have been through a war tonight, and they’re standing in the middle of the ring trading bombs like it’s the opening bell!
Sienna Swann: IT’S TERRITORIAL INVASION ALL OVER AGAIN! Same two people, same fire, same hatred, and it’s happening right in front of us one more time! THIS is the fighting spirit of the fighting brand! And for once, I’ll admit, the old man’s actually earning his spot in it.
Gavin Kirkland: But Impact is turning up the pressure! Forearm after forearm, he’s not giving her a second to reset! Every shot is heavier than the last, and he’s throwing everything he has into it, every ounce of what he believes it takes to become champion! He is determined to walk out of here with that title tonight!
Deadprez: …BUT VALENTINE WON’T GO DOWN! Look at this, dawg! She’s eating every one of those shots and coming right back with a barrage of her own! Left, right, left, right! She’s telling Impact loud and clear, this throne belongs to HER, and he’s gonna have to rip it out of her hands! Can you DIG IT?!
Sienna Swann: THAT’S IT, BEA! THAT’S MY GIRL! Every forearm landing, and the Queen reigns over her queendom once again! Impact’s dropping to his knees! She’s got him right where she wants him! She hits the ropes, here comes the BEA STING…
Gavin Kirkland: DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN! IMPACT CUTS HER OFF! He was playing possum, waiting on his knees for her to commit, and the moment she did, he pounced! That’s the veteran instinct we’ve talked about all night!
Sienna Swann: NO! NO! NO! Everyone’s on their feet, because we might be about to see the title change hands, and God help me, I do NOT want to see this! Get up, Bea! GET UP!
Deadprez: This is the biggest moment of the night! Impact is a breath away from #11Timez, and he’s fully committed now! He steps over, turns her over… **AND BEA IS TRAPPED IN THE WALLS OF IMPACT!** He’s sitting down deep on it, and there’s nowhere for the champion to go!
Gavin Kirkland: HE’S GOT IT CINCHED IN! After everything, after the near falls, after Bea tried to fly in and steal it, Impact has finally locked in the hold he’s been chasing all night, dead centre of the ring!
Deadprez: Valentine is reaching, she’s screaming, but the ropes are miles away! This could be the moment the Eternal Champion’s reign comes to an end!
Sienna Swann: Bea… BEA’S ABOUT TO TAP! LOOK AT HER HAND, IT’S SHAKING! NO, NO, NO, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING! SHE’S ABOUT TO LOSE HER TITLE TO THAT MAN!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t see how she survives this! Impact is sitting down deeper and deeper on the hold, and after everything Bea’s body has absorbed tonight! There’s simply nothing left for her to fight with!
(Bea Valentine has thrown everything she has into defending her place at the top, fighting for her very life in the centre of the ring…)
(….)
(Her hand rises… it begins to fall—)
Gavin Kirkland: JUMPING KNEE SMASH FROM McALLISTER! HE STOPS EVERYTHING IN ITS TRACKS! REX! REX! REX IS BACK ON HIS FEET! He drove that knee right into Impact’s face with Bea’s hand a split second from the canvas!
Deadprez: BEA’S FREE, AND KARL’S DAZED! That knee rattled him all the way down to his boots! And look at Rex, he ain’t wasting a second! He drags Impact into the middle of the ring, and he’s looking to finish what he started!
Sienna Swann: Impact got to the ropes last time, but he won’t get away now! REX LOCK! THE REX LOCK IS IN! IMPACT IS TRAPPED IN THE REX LOCK ONE MORE TIME!
Gavin Kirkland: And this time, there’s nowhere for Impact to go! He’s dead centre; the ropes are miles away! The question now is whether his body can survive it! Impact was seconds from history, and now Rex McAllister is the one with the championship in his grasp!
Deadprez: Impact’s fighting it, but it may be too much! And here’s the key, y’all, Rex learned from last time. He loosened up, he gave Impact room to crawl, and it cost him. He’s wrenching back on every inch of that hold, dragging Impact away from the ropes every time he reaches!
Gavin Kirkland: But look who’s stirring! Valentine’s back up on her knees, she’s seen what’s happening, and she’s dragging that wounded leg across the ring to break it up–
Sienna Swann: WAIT, JOSO’S AWAKE! He finally woke up from his little nap, and he grabs Bea from behind as she staggers past! GRATEFUL DEATH…
Gavin Kirkland: SMALL PACKAGE! VALENTINE COUNTERS IT! She rolled right through and turned it into a pin! AND THE REFEREE SPINS AROUND TO MAKE THE COUNT, AND THAT’S WHEN REX REALIZES WHAT’S GOING ON BEHIND HIM!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: REX RELEASES THE HOLD AND DIVES IN TO BREAK IT UP! HE STOPS THE COUNT BY A HAIR! He had to choose between finishing Impact and saving his title chance, and he gave up the Rex Lock to keep this match alive!
Deadprez: AND JOSO SAW EVERY BIT OF THAT! He knows Rex just cost him, and now he wants payback! He charges right at the Lionheart; he’s going for the GRATEFUL DEATH!—
Sienna Swann: HE SLIPS OUT OF IT! Rex saw it coming a mile away! And Impact’s trying to get back into the fight, but Rex grabs Joso and SHOVES HIM RIGHT INTO IMPACT! BOTH MEN GO TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT WAIT, BEA, FROM BEHIND! While Rex was clearing house, the champion snuck in behind him, and she’s got him locked up amid all this chaos—
Gavin Kirkland: ## THE CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: AND SHE SNAPPED REX MCALLISTER, JUST LIKE THAT! Rex never saw it coming, and that could spell the end of this match right here! BEA VALENTINE IS SLOWLY GOING FOR THE COVER!
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO’S BACK ON HIS FEET! AND SO IS IMPACT! THEY’RE BOTH SPRINTING FOR THE RING AT THE SAME TIME AS BEA STARTS TO HOOK THE LEG!
Deadprez: AND THEY BOTH DIVE IN!
Sienna Swann: WAIT, WHAT?! THEY’RE NOT BREAKING IT UP! **EVERYBODY’S GOT A HAND ON REX!** JOSO, IMPACT, AND BEA, THEY’RE ALL PINNING HIM AT ONCE, SWEETIE!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
(…..)
(…..)
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(…..)
(…..)
(…..)
(DING DING DING!)
(As soon as the bell rings, the crowd is completely confused. Instead of cheering, they don’t know how to react, and murmurs spread through the arena at the undecided result despite the final bell.)
Gavin Kirkland: THE BELL HAS RUNG! IT’S OVER! IT’S OVER!… but who gets declared the winner?! Three hands on Rex McAllister, and the referee counted all three of them! I have never seen anything like this in my entire life!
Deadprez: I don’t even know what to say! This crowd doesn’t know whether to cheer or riot! Everybody’s looking at the referee, the referee’s looking at the timekeeper, and nobody in this building knows what to make of this situation.
(Thinking she’s won, Bea Valentine raises her arm for a second, until she sees the referee’s conflicted expression and notices her music isn’t playing. She looks around, confused about what’s happened. Seconds later, Impact walks over and demands the Answers World Championship, but the referee says nothing, leaving him confused too. Joso follows and is about to celebrate, but his better judgment stops him, leaving everyone in the ring unsure of what’s going on.)
Sienna Swann: IT’S BEA VALENTINE! IT HAS TO BE! Bea was on top FIRST! Everybody saw it! She hit The Conspiracy, she made the cover, and those two vultures just swooped in at the last second! That title is HERS!
Gavin Kirkland: No, I think it’s Impact! He got there first!
Deadprez: Or Joso! JOSO WAS QUICKER! I SAW IT!
(While the referee talks with Gina Romano, Bea tries to raise her arm in the ring, but Impact pulls it down and raises his own. Joso then barges in between them and raises his arm, only for the other two to pull it down, and all three end up arguing over the unclear result.)
(….)
(After a while, the referee and Gina seem to conclude, and Gina raises her mic…)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, following a thorough review of tonight’s main event, it has been determined that since Bea Valentine, Joso, and Impact all had contact with Rex for the final cover….
Gavin Kirkland: …
Sienna Swann: …
Deadprez: …
Impact: …
Joso: …
Bea Valentine: ….
Gina Romano: This match has been declared… A DRAW!! ## Therefore… STILL! YOUR EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!… BEA VALENTINE!
Impact: (Off-Mic) ????? BULLSHIT!
Joso: (Off-Mic) What the fuck????
Gavin Kirkland: WOW! Just when we thought we might crown a new champion, this match ends in a draw and in matters of a draw, the title stays with the champion.
Deadprez: Bea Valentine didn’t necessarily get the win, but she does get away with the Answers World Championship tonight by the skin of her teeth, but… this isn’t over by a long shot considering what happened in this match tonight….
(‘Gloria’ hits as Bea Valentine receives the title and heads up the ramp to celebrate the fact that was able to keep the title…by one way or another. Meanwhile, Joso and Impact stare at Bea, then at each other, thinking back on what happened. Neither is satisfied with tonight’s conclusion, and it can’t end like this. They exchange piercing glares, clearly unhappy with the result. The camera cuts back to Bea, who is exhausted, as she raises the title. Tonight is yet another night where the Eternal Champion reigns, as The Last Stand fades to a commercial break.)
(A commercial break is shown for Tesla Roadster featuring Clayton Golde.)
(The match graphic for the final match of the evening is displayed which possibly gets the loudest reaction of the night from the crowd.)
The camera slowly pans around, the huge structure now being seen in all of its glory, from top to bottom, cage after cage after cage, the smallest one at the top before slowly lowering down to the biggest one, completely surrounding the ring, all of the fans watching and moving around are absolutely excited for what they are about to see. The camera then cuts to Gina Romano, over by the ringside area rather than the ring.)
Gina Romano: The following contest… IS A TEMPLE OF TRIALS MATCH!!!!
(The crowd roars even more, as Gina continues with the explanation.)
Gina Romano: On the outside, our elitists will occupy two small vertical cages, with each team of four entering one cage. Two participants, one from each team, will climb their respective ladder to the very top, before entering down the trap door into the top level to start the match. After five minutes have passed, the next member may enter by climbing their ladder. This will be followed by a two minute interval for the next cycle of competitors who enter the match. Each cage contains a lever that will open the next trap door to progress down the Temple of Trials, with only a 30 second interval for the trap doors to remain open. Even including the exit door itself. In the first and second cage, at random intervals, weapons will also drop down for the competitors to use. The first team to ESCAPE the final cage, will be declared the VICTORS… IN THE TEMPLE, OF, TRIALS!!!!!!!
(The camera then pans over to the entrance… as “Another World” by Gojira plays on the speakers. The crowd showers them with boos, and yet again the group moves forward as one, they go towards the entrance stage with the entire world hating on them, once more they have to show they are truly the best group of Showdown, the best group out there to lead a brand like this. Silas Mason walks out first, his expression completely serious. And the four men move forward, all wearing matching colors, as their rings are draped in a white and gold color. Clayton stands with a gigantic grin on his face, posing towards the ladies in the crowd. Both Ryan and Vincent look forward, no emotion being shown on their faces, as they look towards one another and nod in unison. Donovan looks down at the ground, that towel right over his head… before taking it off and then letting his head rise up, his expression focused as ever. It was now or never. Silas World walks forward.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, THE TEAM OF DONOVAN DUKE, RYAN JOSEPH WILSON, VINCENT MONDRIAN AND CLAYTON GOLDEEEE! SILAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS WOOOOOOOORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
(They move down the ramp as one as well, not even daring to mock or play fun with the crowd. Well, Clayton is still doing it by throwing kisses to beautiful ladies but everyone else is no games. They eventually are able to reach their cage. Silas gathers them all up, they huddle up and begin to strategize what to do. Once they reach a conclusion, they all disperse, everyone going into the cage except for Vincent, going towards the ladder to climb it up.)
(The camera pans to the stage once more… and the crowd now changes into cheering loudly. ‘No One Knows’ by Queens of the Stone Age plays on the speakers, the lights shining down red as Halsey Neel walks out with her hands outstretched, big grin on her face, sometimes she loves being supported. It is replaced by “Hard Out Here for a Pimp” by Three 6 Mafia, Damien bursting out of the entrance with energy, raising his arms up and getting the crowd even more hyped up, adjusting his fur jacket and looking forward with his iconic sunglasses. It is followed by “All of the Lights (interlude)” by Kanye West. Jon Kelton adjusts his vest and walks forward with his head down low, knowing the people cheer out of convenience and not for who he really is right now. Silas World is the enemy of the world. But yet he stands and there is a little bit of a look on his face, a little bit of pride as he gets cheered and strikes a confident pose. Before finally, “Just Stop” by Disturbed plays on the speakers. Pandora walks out letting her hat cover her face. She finally tilts and instead of her usual grin, it is a completely serious expression. It was basically the end of this long agonizing journey. She was going to end this once and for all, with these people right by her side. The Vanguard all stand together in silver and black, and finally, they move forward together.)
Gina Romano: AND INTRODUCING THEIR OPPONENTS, THE TEAM OF PANDORA PAISLEY, JON KELTON, HALSEY NEEL AND DAMIEN KUTCHER, THEEEEEE VAAAANNNGUAAAAAAAARDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
(They all move forward with focus and precision, while Damien is getting a little bit too excited and taking the high fives and fists bumps on the people around him. The four of them arrive at their respective cage, they all hug onto one another and whisper to each other, readying themselves for this war. And once pleasantries are given, they disperse and enter inside the cage, except for Halsey as she climbs up the ladder as well. The referees begin to lock each respective cage.)
(Halsey reaches the top and then drops down onto the first cage, standing right across Vincent. Vincent looks at her with a sick grin on his face. Halsey replicates it with her own shit-eating grin. The two slowly circle around, waiting, preparing, as finally…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS MATCH HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED! LET’S GET TO ITTTTTT!!!!
Deadprez: HALSEY AND VINCENT RUSH FORWARD OUT OF THE CORNERS AND THE TWO OF THEM CLASH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAGE! Halsey and Vincent showing no mercy at all between the two of them! Vincent with a right hand to the jaw of Halsey! Halsey with a knee right towards the gut of Vincent! She tries to grab his head and then throw him towards the cage wall!
Sienna Swann: Vincent tries to reverse and then send Halsey to the wall instead! Halsey puts up her leg right in time before she gets her face smashed in! BACK ELBOW FROM HALSEY TO THE SIDE OF VINCENT’S HEAD! Vincent struggles and now Halsey tries to grab him by the waist! She tries to lift him up!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent sends his own back elbow strike to prevent Halsey from lifting him up! Halsey has her head whipped over to the other side! Vincent backs away! HE RUNS FORWARD AND TRIES TO GO FOR A DROPKICK TOWARDS HALSEY’S BACK! To send her face first against the steel wall!
Deadprez: HALSEY THOUGH MOVES OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME! VINCENT ENDS UP DROPKICKING THE WALL AND HE GRABS ONTO ONE OF HIS KNEES IN PAIN! HALSEY WITH AN ELBOW DROP RIGHT TOWARDS THE CHEST OF VINCENT TO FOLLOW THROUGH AS WELL!
Gavin Kirkland: Halsey is able to pull out a move there and then she tries to rush up and over! She wants to run for that lever to open up the trapdoor! Silas World is going to have their members enter first so it is a great idea that she rushes and moves down to the next level as fast as possible!
Sienna Swann: But Vincent is fast enough to grab onto her leg and then pull her back! NO, NO! VINCENT WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND HER HEAD- AND THEN DROPS HER DOWN ONTO THE STEEL FLOOR WITH A SAITO SUPLEX!!!!
Deadprez: Halsey almost lands on her head there but she is able to flip fast enough to land chest first instead. Still hurts either way but better than to get dropped onto your head already when the match is just starting. Vincent is already letting that grin begin to appear on his face as Halsey pushes through and is already trying to get up. Vincent with a stomp-
Gavin Kirkland: And Halsey uses her free arm to grab onto his leg just in time! SHE USES HER OTHER ARM TO THROW AN ELBOW DOWN ONTO HIS KNEE! Vincent grits his teeth in pain- BUT HE ENDS UP PUSHING BACK! A CHOP RIGHT TOWARDS THE CHEST OF HALSEY NEEL! Halsey pushes through the pain herself, SHE LANDS A CHOP OF HER OWN AGAINST VINCENT’S CHEST!
Sienna Swann: Halsey tries to go for a second one but Vincent is able to catch her hand! He forces her to spin around and as she comes back- HE GRABS HER! HE TRIES TO LIFT HER UP AND GO FOR “TOXIC SPIKES”!!!!
Deadprez: HALSEY IS ABLE TO REVERSE AND THEN BRING VINCENT DOWN WITH AN ARMDRAG! Vincent rolls through and tries to get up to chase after Halsey- HALSEY IS NOW THE ONE THAT CATCHES HIM! HALSEY IS ABLE TO GET HIM ON HER SHOULDERS! Halsey shows off her strength as she runs forward to the wall! HALSEY IS ABLE TO SEND VINCENT BACK FIRST AGAINST THE WALL WITH A RUNNING DEATH VALLEY DRIVEEEERRRRR!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT HALSEY NEEL SHINING RIGHT THERE! WHAT A QUEEN!
Sienna Swann: She smashed Vincent hard against the wall but she ended up grabbing onto her shoulder in response…
Deadprez: AS THINGS WILL GET WORSE FOR HER!
(FIVE!)
(FOUR!!)
(THREEE!!!)
(TWO!!!!)
(ONE!!!!!)
(# BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Gavin Kirkland: AND NOW RYAN WILSON IS THE ONE BURSTING OUT OF THE TEAM CAGE! He rushes forward out of there and then goes up the ladder, trying to get there as fast as he can! Halsey tries to go and rush towards the lever there to open up the trapdoor to go to the middle level, but Vincent is able to reach out and then grasp onto her ankle, preventing her from moving!
Deadprez: Halsey tries to struggle and make Vincent let go but as she is able to send one kick to the head and she is able to escape- RYAN ALREADY IS ABLE TO DROP DOWN AND GET TO THE UPPER LEVEL! RYAN RUNS FORWARD- CATCHES HALSEY OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THE STUN GUN! Halsey is slammed down hard face first against the steel floor, and yet again the crowd boos in response. Ryan poses with a focused expression, moving over towards the wall to help his partner out.
Sienna Swann: Didn’t think there was any comradery left in that group, but then again, it is a partner helping another one of his partners, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: The two of them may have been this close to taking the Unified Tag Team Championships, yet they still push through together! A very beautiful story but I am not willing to betray my Hellcat and then switch allegiances like that.
Deadprez: Especially when what they are about to do to Halsey here is not going to be pretty at all. Halsey drew the short end of the stick as two of Silas World’s members are here. And now they grab her by her hair- AS THEY THROW HER FACE FIRST TOWARDS THE WALLS OF THE STEEL CAGE! Halsey falls hard down to the ground and now the two of them are taking in the hate of the crowd.
Sienna Swann: Definitely if they could take advantage now to pin her the two sleazeballs would take advantage of it but of course, it is a race to the finish line. They have to leave through that door at the bottom cage.
Gavin Kirkland: They could go and pull down that lever already and get ahead but of course, this group is not going to make it so easy for the Vanguard.
Deadprez: Last year at the previous Temple of Trials match, Silas World tried to basically steal the lever from the middle level and have half of the opposing team stuck between two levels. I am pretty sure The Vanguard is ready for whatever trick they are going to pull off this time.
Gavin Kirkland: Or if they have one! Could use mind tricks on them as well.
Sienna Swann: No mind trick here as they try and beat the crap out of Halsey here! Ryan is basically holding her here by her arms as Vincent is able to get a few shots to her gut! Again and again!
Deadprez: Halsey has to pray that the weapons don’t randomly drop when she is alone… VINCENT WITH A SLAP TO HER FACE AS WELL! Vincent backs away and he is prepared to run here, rushing forward-
Sienna Swann: HALSEY WHIPS HER HEAD BACK HARD AND LANDS A HEADBUTT WITH THE BACK OF HER HEAD TO THE NOSE OF RYAN! Ryan ends up dazed from that as she wraps her arm around his! SHE THROWS HIM FORWARD WITH A JUDO THROW, DOWN ONTO THE STEEL FLOOR!
Deadprez: Vincent ends up tripping against the body of Ryan here! He falls down hard onto the floor and now Halsey- SNATCHES HIM BY HIS WAIST! SHE GOES TO LIFT HIM UP! SHE ACTUALLY WANTS TO LIFT VINCENT AND THROW HIM DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent grabs with his arm onto her waist and prevents her from fully lifting him up! He breaks free and now he grabs her by her waist! He lifts her up! JUST FOR HALSEY TO SNATCH HIS HEAD- DDT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR!!! Vincent grits his teeth and holds tightly onto his forehead, he might have busted himself open with that!
Sienna Swann: Halsey holds! SHE KIPS RIGHT UP TO HER FEET! AND SHE CATCHES RYAN ON HER GRASP JUST BEFORE HE CAN BRING HER DOWN! SHE THROWS HIM OVER WITH A HUGE EXPLODER SUPLEX!!!!!
Deadprez: Halsey rolls over and yet again begins to wonder what to do next. Ryan and Vincent are slowly getting up again and luckily for Vincent he hasn’t been busted open yet. She needs help!
(FIVE!)
(FOUR!!)
(THREEE!!!)
(TWO!!!!)
(ONE!!!!!)
(# BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Gavin Kirkland: AND SHE FINALLY GETS IT! THE CROWD EXPLODES AS DAMIEN KUTCHER IS THE SECOND PERSON FOR THE VANGUARD! HE WASTES ABSOLUTELY NO TIME AT ALL AS HE RUSHES OUT OF THERE AND STARTS TO CLIMB THE LADDER! GO DAMIEN, GO SAVE YOUR PARTNER!!!!
Deadprez: VINCENT AND RYAN IMMEDIATELY DESCEND UPON HALSEY AND BEGIN TO STOMP HER OUT! They overwhelm her and hurt her even more knowing that Damien is on his way to go and help her out!
Sienna Swann: TOO LATE FOR THEM, SWEETIE! DAMIEN JUMPS THROUGH THE HOLE! AND HE LANDS DOWN ON HIS OWN TWO FEET INSIDE! RYAN IS THE FIRST ONE TO LET GO! HE RUSHES AT KUTCH!
Gavin Kirkland: KUTCHER WITH A SLAP RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE OF RYAN!!!
Deadprez: VINCENT PUSHES HALSEY AWAY AND THEN HE RUNS FORWARD! TRYING TO GO FOR AN ATTACK!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST FOR THE KUTCH TO SLAP HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE AS WELL! The crowd goes crazy as he runs over and grabs onto Halsey, helping her up! Vincent is still reeling from that slap! Kutcher moves and picks him up! HE HOLDS HIM UP!
Deadprez: AS HALSEY RUNS FORWARD! AND SHE LEAPS OVER! SHE BRINGS VINCENT DOWN WITH A FLYING LARIAT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DAMIEN SLAMS HIM DOWN! WITH THE DOUBLE TEAM MOVE!
Gavin Kirkland: Look at this synchronization! Look at this love on display right there! Things can’t go worse from here-
(**Buzz!!!!!!!**)
Sienna Swann: You and your big mouth, Gavin! THE WEAPONS DROP DOWN FOR THE UPPER LEVEL!!! HALSEY AND DAMIEN TRY TO RUSH TO GRAB ANY!
Deadprez: RYAN RUSHES FORWARD- *AS HE SWINGS A BARBED WIRE HOCKEY STICK RIGHT ONTO THE GUT OF DAMIEN KUTCHER*!!! NO SURPRISE AS HE WENT FOR A HOCKEY STICK THERE!!!!! He pulls it back and now Damien has cuts across his stomach!
Gavin Kirkland: Halsey moves and she finds… A STEEL CHAIR WITH THUMB TACKS STICKED INTO IT! She pulls it down from the wall and then tries to go on the offensive.
Sienna Swann: JUST AS VINCENT GETS BACK UP AT THE WORST TIME! HE RAISES HIS LEG AND THEN HITS A BIG BOOT RIGHT ACROSS THE CHAIR! SENDING IT FLYING RIGHT AGAINST THE FACE OF HALSEY NEEL!!!!! Luckily it was not the side with the thumbtacks on it but it is still steel against flesh, sweetie! It hurts like hell!
Deadprez: Vincent stumbles over towards the wall to look for a weapon… as he finds a golden baseball bat hanging from there! He snatches it with a gigantic grin on his face. He is twirling it on his hand too, oh brother…
Gavin Kirkland: BATTER UP!
Sienna Swann: AS VINCENT IS ABLE TO LAND A HIT WITH THE BASEBALL BAT RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST OF DAMIEN KUTCHER!
Gavin Kirkland: He’s having a blast! Ryan moves and he takes his own swing- RIGHT AT THE BACK OF THE KUTCH’S BACK!!! Come on, dude! The two just take turns at Damien!
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨)
Sienna Swann: HUH?!
Deadprez: THE TWO MEN WERE TOO DISTRACTED WITH KUTCHER THAT HALSEY TOOK HER CHANCE TO PULL THAT LEVER DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: RUN, HALSEY! GOOOOOO!!!
Deadprez: HALSEY TRIES TO PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN AND THEN RUSH TOWARDS DAMIEN! RYAN GOES FOR A SWING AT HER BUT SHE IS ABLE TO DUCK DOWN IN TIME! *SHE ALMOST SPEARS VINCENT OUT OF HIS BOOTS ONCE SHE MEETS HIM!!!!*
Sienna Swann: HALSEY TRIES TO GRAB ONTO DAMIEN AND THEN HELP HIM UP! THERE IS A FEW SECONDS LEFT WITH THE TRAP DOOR OPEN!!!
( **SMAAAAAAAAAAASHHHHH!!!!** )
Deadprez: HALSEY GOES DOWN HARD WITH DAMIEN! Ryan… RYAN JUST THREW A GLASS BOTTLE WITH BEER IN IT TOWARDS THE HEAD OF HALSEY!!!! Who the hell put a box with glass bottles for weapons???
Sienna Swann: Ugh, you know how disgusting it is being covered in beer?! And well, the cut in that head is not helping either. Halsey is beginning to bleed. And obviously with that, the trap door closes with nobody else passing to the next level.
(FIVE!)
(FOUR!!)
(THREEE!!!)
(TWO!!!!)
(ONE!!!!!)
(# BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Deadprez: And yet again Damien and Halsey have to fight from down under because here comes another member of the opposition! CLAYTON GOLDE BURSTS OUT OF THE TEAM CAGE WITH A GIGANTIC GRIN ON HIS FACE! He starts to climb up the ladder, clearly excited to pick up the scraps here!
Gavin Kirkland: The Golde God drops down into the upper level and… oh, okay, he is taking his time to taunt the crowd here. No rush.
Sienna Swann: How annoying.
Clayton Golde: (off-mic) Give some gold for the Golde God, partner!
(Vincent raises an eyebrow before he finally understands. He rolls his eyes and throws him the golden bat as the smile in Clayton’s face gets wider.)
Deadprez: AS CLAYTON RUSHES FORWARD AND THEN THRUSTS THE TOP PART OF THE BASEBALL BAT RIGHT AGAINST THE HEAD OF HALSEY NEEL! Halsey falls hard yet again and that wound is beginning to worsen, she is losing a bit more blood!
Gavin Kirkland: DAMIEN TRIES TO PUSH THROUGH AND THEN GRAB ONTO CLAYTON HERE- BUT RYAN HITS HIM IN THE BACK AGAIN WITH THAT HOCKEY STICK! Damien grits his teeth and falls to his knees. Come on, Kutch, find your way out here!
Sienna Swann: Meanwhile Vincent tries to find another weapon and he ends up finding the box with the bottles of alcohol that Ryan took. He picks up one of those bottles, and actually takes a swig of it. Didn’t take him as a man to like that.
Deadprez: He doesn’t.
Gavin Kirkland: BECAUSE HE MOVES AND THEN SPITS THE ALCOHOL RIGHT AT THE FACE OF DAMIEN KUTCHER! COME ON, DUDE!!! Vincent laughs to himself after doing that-
Deadprez: **AS DAMIEN RISES HIS LEG AND THEN KICKS HIM RIGHT IN THE BALLS!!!!!!**
Sienna Swann: DAMIEN WAS NOT TAKING THAT KIND OF DISRESPECT AT ALL! VINCENT DROPS THE BOTTLE AND LETS IT SHATTER! DAMIEN PUSHES HIM AWAY AND TRIES TO RUSH TOWARDS THE LEVER AGAIN! CLAYTON STOPS GLOATING AND RUSHES AT DAMIEN, TRYING TO STOP HIM!
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN GOES FOR A SWING-
( STAB!!!!!!!!! )
Deadprez: HALSEY TAKES THE BROKEN GLASS FROM THE BOTTLE VINCENT DROPPED AND SHE STABS IT IN THE SIDE OF RYAN’S KNEE! SHE RISES AND LOCKS HIM IN ON A SLEEPER HOLD! She is pulling as hard as she can! Clayton tries to go and then tackle Damien- BUT DAMIEN IS FAST ENOUGH TO LEAP OVER HIM! He grabs onto the lever!
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨)
Sienna Swann: DAMIEN IS ABLE TO GET THAT TRAP DOOR OPEN! HALSEY FINALLY PULLS RYAN BACK- AND THE TWO OF THEM FALL THROUGH THE TRAP DOOR! THE TWO OF THEM FALL TO THE MIDDLE LEVEL!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent grits his teeth and finds it within himself to get up to his feet! He knows that he can’t leave his own partner alone! He moves and then leaps through the trap door! Clayton tries to play defense!
Deadprez: DAMIEN RUNS FORWARD! A LEAPING KNEE STRIKE TAKES CLAYTON DOWN! DAMIEN LANDS HARD AND THEN ROLLS OVER! It is going to close!
Sienna Swann: BUT AT THE LAST SECOND DAMIEN IS ABLE TO ROLL ONTO THE HOLE AND THEN GO ONTO THE MIDDLE LEVEL, AS THE TRAP DOOR CLOSES RIGHT BEHIND HIM!!!
( Top Level: Clayton
Middle Level: Ryan, Vincent, Damien, Halsey
Bottom Level: )
(FIVE!)
(FOUR!!)
(THREEE!!!)
(TWO!!!!)
(ONE!!!!!)
(# BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Gavin Kirkland: AND ONCE MORE THE ODDS ARE EVENED! JON KELTON RUSHES OUT OF HIS CAGE AS FAST AS HE CAN! HE STARTS TO CLIMB UP THE LADDER LIKE A MAN ON A MISSION!
Deadprez: Ryan tries to roll over and then grab onto that glass shard stuck on his leg but it is too painful to take it out for him! And Halsey despite her showing some fight earlier, the wound in her head is having more blood spurt out of it.
Gavin Kirkland: Mr. Showdown finally gets to the top and he is able to drop down here to the top level!
Deadprez: HE WASTES NO TIME AT ALL! HE RUSHES FORWARD AND TRIES TO BREAK CLAYTON IN HALF WITH THE “FINAL ATONEMENT”!!!!
Sienna Swann: BUT CLAYTON STILL HAD THAT BAT UNDER HIM! HE RISES AND THEN SWINGS RIGHT AT THE CHEST OF JON KELTON! HE STOPS HIM RIGHT IN HIS TRACKS JUST BEFORE HE CAN HIT HIM DOWN! Clayton drops the bat and then tries to lift Kelton up here! HOOKS THE LEG! FISHERMAN SUPLEX! SLAMS KELTON DOWN HARD ONTO THE STEEL FLOOR! Clayton holds onto his back as well from falling into the floor!
Deadprez: Vincent is slowly starting to recover just as Damien is getting up-
(**Buzz!!!!!!!**)
Gavin Kirkland: LUCKY OR UNLUCKY, DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE! THE WEAPONS FOR THE MIDDLE LEVEL DROP ALREADY!!!
Sienna Swann: DAMIEN RUSHES FORWARD AND GOES TO GRAB ONTO ONE OF THEM! Ryan still has the shard and Vincent is recovering, he is able to get to it first!
Deadprez: He grabs onto a pair of scissors! Vincent rises and Damien runs forward! TRYING TO STAB THEM AT HIS SHOULDER! VINCENT DUCKS DOWN IN TIME AND AVOIDS HIS ATTACK THOUGH! He runs towards the walls! AND HE PULLS DOWN FROM THE CHAINS ABOVE…
Gavin Kirkland: **…IS THAT A GODDAMN SCYTHE??????**
(Vincent pulls down a gigantic scythe. He looks down at it and the grin on his face could not be any bigger.)
Sienna Swann: Oh, sweetie…
Gavin Kirkland: THINK THE REAPER IS BEYOND THE MOON! HE CAN TRULY COLLECT SOULS NOW!!!
Deadprez: That line was cringe Gavin.
Gavin Kirkland: I know…
Sienna Swann: Gavin embarrassment aside, Damien has a tough battle here! VINCENT RUNS FORWARD AND SWINGS THE SCYTHE!
Deadprez: DAMIEN IS ABLE TO JUMP OVER AND THEN AVOID BEING SLASHED BY THAT SCYTHE! He rolls through and yet again tries to go for a stab with those scissors! But Vincent is able to back away and take various steps!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t think Damien knows how to fight those, and he grows frustrated- HE JUST THROWS THEM RIGHT AT THE FACE OF VINCENT! Vincent ducks down! AS DAMIEN RUNS FORWARD AND TAKES THAT OPPORTUNITY! A HUGE RUNNING SHOULDER BLOCK TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! The scythe goes flying a few feet away!
Sienna Swann: And now Clayton is grabbing onto that bat and trying to wrap it around the legs of Kelton! He wants to lock in his Boston Crab, to go for “The Law of Attraction”!!!
Deadprez: KELTON ESCAPES THOUGH AND KICKS CLAYTON AWAY! ONCE, TWICE! HE FORCES CLAYTON TO FALL DOWN BACK FIRST! Kelton rolls back to his feet! He grabs that broken glass, Clayton tries to go for another attack- JUST AS KELTON THROWS THE GLASS RIGHT AT HIS FACE! Clayton drops the bat and shoots his hands to his face! Kelton moves quickly and then rushes to grab a weapon. AS HE IS ABLE TO GET THE STEEL CHAIR WITH THE THUMBTACKS! Clayton finally looks!
Gavin Kirkland: *WITH KELTON SWINGING THE STEEL CHAIR RIGHT AT THE HEAD OF CLAYTON!* SOME OF THE THUMBTACKS CUT CLAYTON ON THE FOREHEAD! A little bit of blood is starting to come out as well. Kelton wants to take another swing!
(FIVE!)
(FOUR!!)
(THREEE!!!)
(TWO!!!!)
(ONE!!!!!)
(# BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Sienna Swann: BUT THERE IS NO REST FOR THE WICKED, SWEETIE! HERE COMES THE LAST MEMBER FOR SILAS WORLD! DONOVAN DUKE BURSTS OUT OF HIS CAGE AND THEN RUSHES UP THAT LADDER!
Gavin Kirkland: Kelton sees now he is going to be outnumbered in just a few seconds! He needs to hurry up here! AND SO HE STARTS TO SLAM THE CHAIR DOWN OVER AND OVER THE BACK OF CLAYTON! More cuts begin to appear on his back from the thumbtacks stabbing down.
Deadprez: But eventually Donovan is able to get to the top of the structure! He drops down and here Kelton finally has to change course! He turns trying to run forward with the chair-
Sienna Swann: JUST FOR DONOVAN TO ACT QUICKLY AND THEN HIT HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH A RIGHT HOOK! OH, SWEETIE! DONOVAN WITH ONE OF THOSE GOLD BRASS KNUCKLES FROM SILAS! KELTON GETS DROPPED HARD!!!!
Deadprez: The crowd goes back to once more booing loudly as Donovan approaches Clayton and then helps him up, Clayton with that gigantic grin on his face. He winces in pain but he moves to go and grab that bat again all while Donovan spreads his arm and then takes in the hate of the crowd all to himself.
Sienna Swann: Over in the middle level Ryan is trying to push himself to the wall, as he pulls down a kendo stick and then uses it as a walking stick. Halsey is trying to grip into the reality around her, trying to somehow look through the blood that is falling down her eyes, the crimson mask that is covering her entire face.
Deadprez: Damien slowly falls onto his knees from the exhaustion but he turns and seeing Halsey in that state is able to get his energy back! He gets back up and tries to go to help out Halsey!
Damien Kutcher: (off-mic) HALSEY, I-
( # SLICE!!!!!!!!!!! )
Sienna Swann: OH MY GOODNESS, SWEETIE!!!!
Deadprez: VINCENT GRABBED ONTO THAT SCYTHE AND THEN USED IT WHILE DAMIEN HAD HIS BACK TURNED TOWARDS HIM! HE SLICES RIGHT AT THE BACK OF DAMIEN KUTCHER! DAMIEN COMPLETELY COLLAPSES TO THE STEEL FLOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT THE GNARLY WOUND IN HIS BACK! BLOOD IS STARTING TO SPILL OUT FROM IT AS WELL! ALL WHILE VINCENT BEGINS TO LAUGH TO HIMSELF!
Sienna Swann: The Vanguard are basically being forced against the ropes here! The three people inside of the match are struggling and trying to gasp for air while they are being forced to drown!
Gavin Kirkland: Kelton is yet again finding consciousness after getting dropped like that by Donovan Duke. Clayton starts twirling the baseball bat in his hands, as he runs forward- AND THEN LANDS A SWING RIGHT ACROSS THE KNEE OF JON KELTON! HE FALLS DOWN HARD! JUST AS DONOVAN RUNS FORWARD- AND THEN WITH A JUMPING ELBOW DROP DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE BACK OF JON KELTON! Clayton and Donovan follow through and start stomping the hell out of him!
Deadprez: Halsey’s body might as well be on autopilot, she is trying to reach forward and look directly at the lever that is going to open the trap door to the bottom level… JUST FOR VINCENT TO RUN OVER AND THEN KICK HALSEY’S HAND!
Sienna Swann: Even when Kelton is getting beaten down, he is still trying to pull himself along the floor and trying to reach towards that lever, but Clayton and Donovan are stopping him! Overwhelming him and preventing him from reaching anywhere!
Gavin Kirkland: …*I JUST GOT AN EUREKA!!!!*
Deadprez: Dawg, that is not how you say it.
Gavin Kirkland: You know what I meant?! I am finally understanding what Silas World is trying to do! Not a single one of them has tried to rush and go ahead! They are all playing defensive! Two on each level, beating the Vanguard down! They have changed up the strategy from last year!
Sienna Swann: To basically do a more simple one. Beat the crap out of the opposition and then reap the benefits. Nothing too shabby.
Deadprez: But as it is known very well with these men, they try to overshoot, they try to take their cake and eat it too. It is only one moment to turn it around…
(FIVE!)
(FOUR!!)
(THREEE!!!)
(TWO!!!!)
(ONE!!!!!)
(# BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Sienna Swann: *AND THAT MOMENT MIGHT JUST BE NOW! THE LAST MEMBER FOR THE VANGUARD IS OUT! PANDORA PAISLEY RUSHES OUT OF THERE TO HELP HER TEAM OUT!*
(…Pandora suddenly collapses right in front of the ladder.)
Gavin Kirkland: HUH?!
Sienna Swann: WHAT?!
Deadprez: *SILAS MASON DROPS PANDORA DOWN!* HE HITS HER RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST WITH THE SECOND BRASS KNUCKLES HE HAS ON HIM!!!
Gavin Kirkland: OF COURSE HE HAS TWO!!! Pandora before she can make her way inside of the Temple of Trials has that damn Silas Mason stop her right before she can go help her teammates! DAMN YOU, SILAS!
Sienna Swann: What are the chances for the Vanguard right now?! With Silas World completely playing on the defensive, none of them will be able to get down to the bottom level, and if they do, they might as well be close to corpses!
(Kelton grits his teeth and shuts his eyes in pain. Clayton and Donovan finally get away from him. But seeing over in the distance, down in the ground, Pandora being beaten down by that piece of shit of Silas Mason. Slowly and surely… something within him begins to be realized. A fire that can’t be put out.)
(He looks over at the trapdoors, he looks down at Damien and Halsey, two of Silas World on each level, and when he focuses on the lever again… he sees the electrical box right next to it controlling the trapdoor.)
(One way out, one way to finish this.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) *I understand it all now.*
Clayton Golde: (off-mic) GET READY FOR A GOLDE HOME RUN, BABY! SAY NIGHT NIGHT, KELTON!!!
(CLAYTON TAKES A SWING!)
Sienna Swann: ***AS KELTON RISES HIS ARM AND THEN PUNCHES CLAYTON RIGHT IN THE BALLS!!!!!!***
Deadprez: THE VANGUARD DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT NO RULES OR HONOR!!! KELTON FINALLY PUSHES CLAYTON AWAY AND STEALS THAT BAT FOR HIMSELF! He slowly starts to get up to his feet using the bat, just as Donovan starts to realize that Kelton is back up…
Gavin Kirkland: KELTON DESPITE THE PAIN, HE IS STILL STANDING!
Sienna Swann: DONOVAN RUSHES FORWARD, TRYING TO GO FOR ANOTHER KNOCKOUT BLOW!
Deadprez: *KELTON RISES UP THE BAT AND TAKES THE BLOW! HE DEFENDS IT!* HE FIRMS IT! HE TAKES A FEW SWINGS TOWARDS DONOVAN!
Silas Mason: (off-mic) All of this could have been avoided… if you just listened to me, Pandora. And now? For your insolence? This is what you deserve.
Gavin Kirkland: SILAS PULL BACK HIS FIST- TO GO FOR A HOOK RIGHT AT THE HEAD OF PANDORA!!!!
Deadprez: *JUST FOR PANDORA TO CATCH HIS FIST RIGHT BEFORE HE CAN LAND THE PUNCH!!!* THE CROWD EXPLODES IN CHEERS! SHE PICKS HIM UP, PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN OF HER CHEST!
Sienna Swann: AND SHE SLAMS HIM BACK FIRST AGAINST THE LADDER! SILAS ROLLS OVER AND NOW PANDORA STARTS TO SCALE IT UP, SLOWER THAN BEFORE BUT SHE IS MOVING!
Gavin Kirkland: KELTON PUTTING ALL HIS BODY WEIGHT INTO THE BLOWS! DONOVAN IS NIMBLE AND TRYING TO GO FOR AN OPENING TO FULLY TAKE KELTON DOWN TO THE GROUND BUT HE IS NOT GIVING HIM ANYTHING!
Deadprez: KELTON WITH A BLOW TO THE KNEE OF DONOVAN! HE TRIES TO RUSH FORWARD TOWARDS THE LEVER- BUT DONOVAN SNATCHES HIS WRIST AND PULLS HIM IN! HE WANTS TO GO FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX HERE!
Sienna Swann: BUT DONOVAN TRIES TO THROW HIM OVER- *AND KELTON IS ABLE TO LAND ON HIS FEET!* HE STUMBLES! DONOVAN GOES FOR ANOTHER BLOW!
Deadprez: *IT WAS INSTEAD TO DRAW HIM IN! KELTON RETORTS BACK WITH A SWING RIGHT AT THE MIDDLE OF HIS CHEST!!!!*
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) DAMIEN! HALSEY! DESTROY THAT BOX OVER BY THE LEVER!!!!
Sienna Swann: KELTON SHOUTS DOWN AT HIS TEAMMATES! DONOVAN FINALLY REALIZES WHAT IS GOING DOWN! KELTON TRIES TO RUSH- *BUT DONOVAN HOLDS TIGHTLY ONTO JON!*
Deadprez: If Silas World are going to play defense until all of their energies are gone… then they must create a path straight to the escape! I see what they are going for now!
Sienna Swann: Meanwhile Pandora is starting to reach the top…
Gavin Kirkland: Wait… *SILAS IS AFTER HER!* HE IS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER AS WELL AND TRYING TO CHASE AFTER HER!
Deadprez: Vincent heard what Kelton shouted as well! He tries to move quickly towards Ryan, trying to help him up but with that glass shard on his leg he can barely hold himself up. Vincent grabs tightly onto the scythe…
(But as he turns… Halsey and Damien are no longer down in the ground.)
Sienna Swann: HALSEY WITH ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY JUMPS ONTO THE BACK OF VINCENT! SHE TRIES TO CHOKE HIM OUT!!!!!
Deadprez: DAMIEN WITH A FEW PUNCHES TOWARDS THE BODY OF VINCENT! JAB! JAB! JAB! But as he exerts himself, more blood spills out of his back!
Gavin Kirkland: VINCENT LANDS A HEADBUTT AGAINST THE HEAD OF DAMIEN! DAMIEN FALLS BACK! VINCENT LETS GO OF HIS SCYTHE TO GRAB ONTO THE BLOODIED HALSEY AND THEN THROW HER OVER HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! He snatches his scythe again!
Deadprez: HE GOES FOR ANOTHER SWING AT DAMIEN!
(…)
(…)
(…)
(# SLICE!!!!!!)
Damien Kutcher: (off-mic) …HALSEY!
Sienna Swann: *HALSEY TOOK THE SLASH FOR DAMIEN!!!!* VINCENT GETS CAUGHT OFF GUARD!!!
Gavin Kirkland: ***AS HE GETS CAUGHT WITH “THE TRENCHES”!!!!!!**
Deadprez: PANDORA IS ABLE TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE STRUCTURE! SHE TRIES TO MOVE!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST FOR SILAS TO CLING TIGHTLY ONTO HER BACK! THAT MONSTER IS NOT WILLING TO LET HER GO!!!! SHE TRIES TO FIGHT HIM OFF!
Sienna Swann: JUST AS KELTON IS TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF FROM DONOVAN TOO! He tries to struggle- ELBOW! BACK ELBOW! ONE MORE FORCES HIM TO BACK AWAY! Donovan is willing to chase after him though!
Deadprez: As Kelton… huh?
Sienna Swann: THROWS THE BAT UP IN THE AIR!!!
Gavin Kirkland: *DONOVAN LOOKS UP-*
Deadprez: **”FINAL ATONEMENT” OUT OF NOWHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!**
Gavin Kirkland: HIT EM WITH THE FAKE OUUUTTTTTTT!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: DONOVAN LOOKED UP BY INSTINCT AND KELTON TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT!!! HE ALMOST SPEARS DONOVAN OUT OF HIS BOOTS! He rushes over- AS HE CATCHES THE BAT!
Gavin Kirkland: He gets up to his feet!
Deadprez: DAMIEN IS FINDING THE STRENGTH WITHIN HIM TO GET UP TOO! HE STUMBLES TOWARDS THE WALL… TO TAKE OFF A SLEDGEHAMMER! THE TWO MEN APPROACH EACH BOX!!!
Sienna Swann: THEY RAISE UP THEIR WEAPONS!
( # SMAAAAAAAASHHHHHHHH!!!!! )
Gavin Kirkland: AND THE BOTH OF THEM DESTROY THEM!!!!!
(As soon as they do, sparks fly out. They back away and slowly… the hinges on each trapdoor completely give away, the trapdoor to the middle level completely opens up just as the one for the bottom level does as well.)
Deadprez: PANDORA PAISLEY WITH THE “CAT CLAWS”! SHE SLASHES HER NAILS ACROSS THE FACE OF SILAS! SILAS LETS GO AS SHE GRABS HIM BY THE COLLAR OF HIS SHIRT AND THEN WHIPS HIM OVER IN FRONT OF HER!
(Pandora grabs tightly onto his shirt and then lets him hang right over the edge of the open upper trapdoor… each trapdoor is aligned, and each one is open, leading… to a certain fall straight to the bottom.)
(Silas has never been this scared in his entire life, he freezes up, he looks towards Pandora with widened eyes.)
Silas Mason: (off-mic) Pandora… you… you don’t have to do this! I beg of you! I- I will give you everything I have, I will do everything in my power to make sure you reach the top! Just please, don’t let me drop-
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) All your life, worsening the careers of others, dragging them down with you in your failures, like an unrelenting parasite. And now… the hands from the deepest pits of hell will drag you instead… *see ya on the way down, cunt*.
(Pandora lets go, and lets him drop.)
Silas Mason: ***NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***
(He puts his hands out trying to grab onto anything, but he falls, he falls deep down.)
(Past the upper level.)
(Past the middle level.)
(Right onto the bottom.)
( # AS HE CRASHES STRAIGHT DOWN THROUGH THE RIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Gavin Kirkland: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: HOLY FUCKING SHIT, SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: OHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYY GAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: # SILAS MASON IS DEAAAADDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!
(The crowd absolutely loses their mind at what they have just witnessed. The camera focuses from the very top of the structure down towards the ring, there is a gigantic hole on one of the corners of the ring, but it is completely enveloped by darkness, the body of Silas Mason can not be seen at all.)
(Everyone in Silas World looks down horrified at what they saw with their own two eyes, the man who started all of this has basically plummeted down to his demise. Donovan screams at everyone else.)
Donovan Duke: (off-mic) GO! GET DOWN!
Vincent Mondrian: (off-mic) HEY! But the plan-
Donovan Duke: (off-mic) FUCK THE PLAN! GO DOWN, NOW!
(Donovan pushes through the pain in his gut while Clayton does as well with, uh, the punch to the nuts, they rush quickly to go down to the middle level and then towards the bottom. Vincent grabs onto Ryan and helps him as they both go down as well. Everyone in Silas World rushes towards the hole, trying to check on Silas. With the match still going, medical is basically forbidden from entering inside.)
(With this, Kelton starts to move towards the middle level. Damien grabs onto the seriously hurt Halsey and puts her on his back, as the three of them are able to make their way to the bottom level too. They stand off to the side, guards up, the match temporarily stopped after the horrifying sight they all saw. Donovan and Vincent are trying to check up on the man, Clayton keeping an eye on the other opposition while Ryan tries to get up.)
(Even then, the show must go on.)
(Because they all begin to look up, and weapons from the two levels begin to rain down from up above.)
(As it was none other than Pandora herself throwing everything she found down while she climbed down carefully. She finally stands ready with that Cheshire grin on her face.)
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) **LET’S END THIS SHIT ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!!**
(She jumps through the hole and then lands right down on the same side with her teammates. The battle must continue. Halsey shows life as she leans against Damien, and the two stand ready. Kelton gets into a fighting stance just as Pandora does. Donovan stands up slowly, glaring daggers at them all, Vincent stands with an emotionless look, just as Ryan does as well. Clayton… is trying to match the energy the best way he can.)
(Everyone stands ready.)
Deadprez: *THE VANGUARD AND SILAS WORLD RUSH FORWARD, CLASHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!!!*
Sienna Swann: EVEN WITH SILAS’ CORPSE OVER THERE IN THE CORNER, THEY STILL GO AT IT!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA CLASHES WITH DONOVAN! KELTON WITH CLAYTON! DAMIEN TRIES TO DO THE SAME WITH VINCENT! RYAN TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN WHILE HALSEY TRIES TO COVER DAMIEN’S BACK!!!!
Deadprez: PANDORA DODGES DONOVAN AND SNATCHES A CHAIN! THROWING IT RIGHT AT THE SIDE OF CLAYTON’S BODY! VINCENT ENDS UP PICKING UP A LIGHT TUBE TO SMASH IT AGAINST THE ARM OF KELTON!
Sienna Swann: DAMIEN JUMPS FORWARD AND IS ABLE TO LAND A KNEE STRIKE AGAINST THE SIDE OF VINCENT’S HEAD! RYAN LAUNCHES HIMSELF AND GRABS TIGHTLY ONTO THE LEG OF DAMIEN! JUST AS DONOVAN SNATCHES THAT GOLDEN BAT AND TRIES TO SLAM IT OVER THE BODY OF DAMIEN!
Gavin Kirkland: HALSEY PULLS HERSELF OVER AND TAKES EVERY SWING FROM DONOVAN FOR DAMIEN! PANDORA RUNS FORWARD! BIG BOOT RIGHT AGAINST THE HEAD OF RYAN! AND THEN A DROPKICK FROM KELTON TO DONOVAN, SENDS HIM TOWARDS THE ROPES!
Deadprez: PANDORA SNATCHES A FEW CHAINS AND SHE JUST STARTS WHIPPING THEM RIGHT AGAINST DONOVAN, VINCENT AND RYAN!!!!
(Pandora tries to hold them back as Damien is able to roll out of there with Halsey in tow, a perfect time to regroup but as Kelton looks at the state of both of them… he clicks his tongue and shakes his head.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Yeah, the both of you are done. You have to go.
Damien Kutcher: (off-mic) …eh…? Man, Kelton…
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) You can barely talk to me. Listen.. I am not letting the both of you get hurt any more. Me and Pandora are the freshest, we can handle the rest by ourselves. We will win this, for all of us.
(Damien is too tired and hurt to speak back, the scowl is clear in Halsey’s face after hearing those words from Kelton, surprisingly clear despite all the blood on her face. Yet she can barely muster up anything.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) I promise.
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨 )
(Kelton pulls the lever and the door flies open. They-)
(*As suddenly, someone comes running past them, and out through that door.*)
Gina Romano: CLAYTON GOLDE HAS ESCAPED THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: CLAYTON TOOK ADVANTAGE TO RUN OUT OF THERE!
Gavin Kirkland: As he… HASN’T STOPPED RUNNING! HE IS RUNNING UP THE RAMP! HE IS PRACTICALLY GETTING OUT OF HERE!!!!
Clayton Golde: (off-mic) **FUUUUUUUCKKK ALL OF THAAATTT!!!!!** You are telling me my first time here and the guy that got me for this *dies*?! Nope! Nuh-uh! I am taking my services elsewhere! Heroes live to fight another day! Peaceeeee!!!
Sienna Swann: And… he is gone.
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) DAMN IT! GO, NOW!
Deadprez: THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN! DAMIEN RUNS FORWARD WITH THE LAST BIT OF ENERGY HE HAS WHILE CARRYING HALSEY!
Gina Romano: DAMIEN KUTCHER AND HALSEY NEEL HAVE ESCAPED THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: The door closes again… AS HE TURNS AND SEES DONOVAN CHOKING PANDORA OUT WITH A CHAIN! HE RUSHES BACK IN TO HELP HER OUT!
(Yet in that opening, Vincent has seen what just happened… as he drags Ryan out of there, and while Donovan holds them back-)
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨 )
Vincent Mondrian: (off-mic) Yeah old man… you did great. Leave it to us, yeah?
Ryan Wilson: (off-mic) Shut up, I can still fight…
Vincent Mondrian: (off-mic) Don’t push it. Get that checked out before you let your career end for nothing. You got brothers to go to, yeah? Don’t let them be mad at you for some stupid shit you did.
Ryan Wilson: (off-mic) Pfft… you got me there.
(Vincent grabs right onto him, as he gives him a friendly push… and Ryan collapses out through the door.)
Gina Romano: RYAN JOSEPH WILSON HAS ESCAPED THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS!!!!!
Deadprez: The two teams took the same strategy! Their most injured have escaped while the freshest and healthiest are still in! Vincent and Donovan versus Kelton and Pandora for all the marbles! VINCENT SLIDES RIGHT BACK INTO THE RING!
Gavin Kirkland: DONOVAN THROWS KELTON OVER WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! BUT AS HE GETS UP, PANDORA IS ABLE TO GET HIM RIGHT IN THE JAW WITH A DISCUS FOREARM! He wobbles- VINCENT WITH A YAKUZA KICK RIGHT AGAINST THE JAW OF PANDORA AS WELL! She falls onto the ropes, bouncing off them, Vincent picks her up! HE TRIES TO GO FOR AN URANAGE! HE TRIES TO SLAM HER ONTO THE WEAPONS IN THE RING!
Sienna Swann: SHE FREES HERSELF! *KELTON ROLLS THROUGH!* ROLLING CUTTER OUT OF NOWHERE ONTO VINCENT! DONOVAN SNATCHES KELTON AND TRIES TO LIFT HIM UP FOR THE GERMAN!
Deadprez: PANDORA GRABS TIGHTLY ONTO KELTON’S WRISTS! SHE PULLS HIM OVER JUST BEFORE DONOVAN CAN GO FOR THE GERMAN! PANDORA WITH A ROUNDHOUSE TO DONOVAN!
Sienna Swann: HE CATCHES HER LEG! HE LIFTS HER UP! BACKBREAKER RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE SPINE!!! KELTON SNATCHES DONOVAN AND THEN PULLS HIM IN! “CHANGE THE-”
( # SLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Deadprez: *VINCENT PICKS THAT SCYTHE UP AND THEN SLASHES KELTON’S SHOULDER!!! HE LETS GO OF DONOVAN, AS DONOVAN PICKS HIM UP!!! NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!!!!*
Gavin Kirkland: VINCENT DROPS THE SCYTHE AND THEN SNATCHES THOSE CHAINS! He runs towards Pandora and starts to wrap them around her neck! He starts to pull her hard and tries to force her to go through the ropes!
Sienna Swann: I think Vincent is going to try and throw Pandora out of there and bump it down to a 2v1! AND PANDORA KNOWS THIS STRATEGY TOO WELL! SHE SENDS ELBOWS TO VINCENT’S FACE TRYING TO BREAK FREE! HE THROWS HER OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Gavin Kirkland: SHE GRABS TIGHTLY ONTO HIS HAIR AND PULLS HIM DOWN WITH HER! THE TWO GO SPILLING OVER THE TOP DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Sienna Swann: Donovan is beckoning Kelton here! He wants to draw him in- “FORCE OF WILL!”
Deadprez: KELTON LIFTS HIS ARM AND BLOCKS THE BACK FIST! HE TRIES TO GRAB ONTO DONOVAN, LIFT HIM UP, BRAIN BUSTER ATTEMPT!
Sienna Swann: Donovan overshoots and lands on his feet, he wraps his arms around his head! Spins him around and around, pulls him down! TRIES TO LIFT UP FOR A POWERBOMB BUT KELTON IS ABLE TO ESCAPE AND LAND ON HIS FEET AS WELL! FOREARM FROM KELTON! FOREARM FROM DONOVAN!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA GETS SLAMMED AGAINST THE STEEL WALL, JUST AS SHE PUSHES THROUGH AND SLAMS VINCENT TO IT AS WELL! THE TWO ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TOWARDS THE DOOR HERE! PANDORA STABS HER NAILS ONTO VINCENT’S SHOULDER- *HE BITES ONTO HER FOREHEAD!!!*
Deadprez: *BUT SHE PUSHES THROUGH THE PAIN AND IS ABLE TO KICK HIM TOWARDS THE CLOSED DOOR!*
Sienna Swann: “KISS WITH A FIST”!!!! THE RIGHT HOOK LANDS AGAINST THE JAW OF KELTON! HE GRABS TIGHTLY ONTO HIS ARM, AND THEN IRISH WHIPS HIM TOWARDS THE CORNER, TRYING TO FOLLOW-
Gavin Kirkland: *WHAT?!*
Deadprez: *KELTON REACHES THE CORNER AND SCALES TO THE TOP ALMOST IN AN INSTANT!!! HE JUMPS OFF TO THE OUTSIDEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!*
Gavin Kirkland: **”THE LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE” TOWARDS VINCENT MONDRIAN!!!!! FROM THE RING TO THE FLOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!!! OUT OF NOWHERE!!!!**
Sienna Swann: A COMPLETE LEAP OF FAITH FROM JON KELTON! HE SMASHES HIS BODY AGAINST VINCENT AND VINCENT SMASHES THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WALL HARD! HE IS OUT COLD!
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨 )
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA PULLS DOWN THE LEVER! KELTON GROANS IN PAIN YET HE STILL STANDS! THE TWO GRAB ONTO VINCENT…
Deadprez: *AND THROW HIS ASS OUT!*
Gina Romano: VINCENT MONDRIAN HAS ESCAPED THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: THE VANGUARD HAS THE ADVANTAGE! IT IS A 2 VERSUS 1 IN THEIR FAVOR!!!
(The crowd explodes in cheers as the hurt Kelton is helped up by Pandora, and she gives him a huge kiss on the forehead for what he was able to pull off. The two hug one another but almost immediately, they know the job is not over yet.)
(They enter back inside, and Donovan begins to slowly rise. Yet again, with nobody else by his corner, with nobody else to support him. Yet again… he is outnumbered. Yet again he has to bear all the weight by himself. He still is willing to fight, but a part of him knows… this has to be it.)
(He cracks a grin and shakes his head.)
Donovan Duke: ***Fuck… the both of you.***
Gavin Kirkland: *”GALICK GUN” BY KELTOOONNN!!!!*
Deadprez: PANDORA GRABS A CHAIR AND SMASHES IT AGAINST DONOVAN! SHE PICKS UP THAT HOCKEY STICK AND SMASHES THE BARBED WIRE AGAINST HIS LEG!
Sienna Swann: THE GOLDEN BAT SWUNG RIGHT AT THE RIBS! THE SCYTHE SLASHES AGAINST HIS ARM!
Deadprez: TWO LIGHT TUBES SMASH AGAINST HIS HEAD! HE STARTS TO BLEED! SCISSORS GET SLASHED RIGHT ACROSS HIS SHOULDERS!!!
Sienna Swann: “THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT”!!!
Gavin Kirkland: “LOVE TAP!”
Deadprez: THE TWO OF THEM BACK AWAY! AND RUN FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME!!!!
Sienna Swann: **”FINAL ATONEMENT”!!!!!**
Gavin Kirkland: **”PANDORA’S BOX”**
Deadprez: ***AS THEY BOTH HIT IT AT THE SAME TIME!!!!***
(Donovan absolutely goes down for the count, he completely collapses to the mat, no longer moving at all. The crowd is cheering their hearts out. Kelton and Pandora look at one another. This… was over.)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Ophelia… let’s go!
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) Right behind ya!
(Kelton doesn’t even look back, he rolls out the ring, he pushes through the pain and it goes by too fast. He reaches the lever and pulls it.)
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨 )
(…as he steps out.)
Gina Romano: JON KELTON HAS ESCAPED THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS!!!
(This… was finally over.)
(…)
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(…)
(He felt a heavy weight on his soul. He didn’t want to turn around… and yet he turns.)
(Pandora wasn’t able to follow him. She leans against the ropes, her eyes widened…)
(As the camera shows a bloodied up Silas Mason holding onto her by dear life by her legs, not letting her go.)
Gavin Kirkland: # HE’S ALIVEEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!?!
Deadprez: SILAS MASON IS SOMEHOW STILL KICKING! BY PURE INSTINCT HE IS USING EVERY BIT OF WHAT IS LEFT ON HIS LIFE TO HOLD ONTO PANDORA!
Sienna Swann: SHE IS TRYING TO KICK HIM AWAY BUT SOMEHOW, HE IS NOT LETTING GO! HE IS GRABBING TIGHTLY ONTO HER!
(The door closes right in front of him. He smashes his hands against the wall. He got careless at the last second, he thought this was all over but now…)
(Donovan was moving, somehow, someway, he was moving. Barely, but he was dragging himself. He was the freshest out of everyone there, and this was not the first time he got absolutely battered with moves like those. His hands dragged him forward, bit by bit. He was trying to go to the exit.)
Deadprez: IT IS A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK! PANDORA, DONOVAN! WHO WILL GO THERE FIRST?!
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) LET… GO OF ME! STAY DEAD, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!
Silas Mason: (off-mic) Ne… ver…
(Silas kind of laughs to himself, coughing up violently as Pandora is trying to push through, yet nothing. Donovan slowly spills out onto the floor, and once more he is starting to crawl.)
(Medical is already over on the outside as they help the bloodied up Halsey, and they patch up the wound on Damien’s back. Ryan is getting his leg treated. Vincent is barely conscious. All of them are watching. The only one who says something is…)
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) OPHELIA!
(Pandora stares, her expression completely emotionless, as she sees Donovan drag himself closer and closer to that door. She stops struggling.)
Silas Mason: (off-mic) You… will never… live to be… the person you truly want to be… Ophelia…
(…)
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) …tsk. *Shut up, love.*
Deadprez: **PANDORA LANDS A BACK ELBOW RIGHT AGAINST THE NOSE OF SILAS!!!!** HE STILL DOES NOT LET GO BUT HE LOOKS WOOZY!
Sienna Swann: SHE GRABS ONTO… HIS SHIRT?!
(Pandora tightly grabs onto his white shirt… and rips a huge part of the fabric. She quickly reaches into her pockets and pulls out…)
Deadprez: A BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL! SHE TOOK IT FROM THE BOX IN THE PREVIOUS LEVELS!
Gavin Kirkland: What is she…
(She opens it right up and then shoves the piece of fabric into the opening, letting one end reach the alcohol and the other stick right out. She reaches onto something she has been keeping with her…)
(And she finally pulls out a lighter.)
Sienna Swann: No damn way, sweetie.
(As she lights the fabric…)
Deadprez: **IT IS A MAKESHIFT MOLOTOV COCKTAIL?!?!?!?!**
(AND THROWS IT TOWARDS THE DOOR!!!!)
( # SMASH!!!!!!! )
(The door and everything else around it absolutely goes up in flames. Kelton backs away, and Donovan almost gets himself incinerated as he stops. The exit… is covered up in flames.)
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA HAS STOPPED DONOVAN FROM GETTING OUT!!! ONE LAST DESPERATE STAND!
Sienna Swann: HOW WILL THE BOTH OF THEM GET OUT NOW?!
(Silas with every bit of himself shouts at Donovan.)
Silas Mason: (off-mic) DONO… VAN! GO! FINISH HER!!!
(Silas fully throws himself onto Pandora and holds tightly. Donovan, knowing there is no other option, grabs onto the brass knuckles he has on him, putting them on… and sliding back in with every bit of energy left. The brass knuckles shine brightly on his hand.)
(…but Silas looks horrified…)
(As when he lunged onto her… Pandora pushed his hand right against him, and stole his own brass knuckles. The brass knuckles shine brightly on her hand.)
(Donovan is barely able to move. Pandora having a dying Silas trying to hold her down.)
(The two of them meet once more… and throw a punch at the same time.)
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Gavin Kirkland: # “PANDORUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Deadprez: *PANDORA IS THE FASTER OF THE TWO! SHE DROPS DONOVAN!! DONOVAN IS OUT COLD!*
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) You want to hold on this hard, love?! THEN COME WITH ME!
Sienna Swann: PANDORA STARTS TO DRAG THE BARELY ALIVE SILAS MASON WITH HER! SHE MOVES OUT OF THE RING WITH HIM AND APPROACHES THE FIRE!
Silas Mason: (off-mic) Wa… WAIT… WAIT! ST… STOP!
Deadprez: RIGHT HOOK AGAINST THE JAW OF SILAS! PANDORA IS SHUFFLING AND FORCING SILAS TO MOVE… *AND SHE IS ABLE TO PUT HIM RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER!* SHE HOLDS ON TIGHT!!!
( SIREN SOUND! 🚨 )
Sienna Swann: SHE PULLS DOWN THE LEVER!
Deadprez: *AND SHE RUNS THROUGH WITH HIM! WITHOUT ANY FEAR!!!!!*
(She leaps forward with Silas, diving forward with him in front, flying straight at the flames.)
(…)
Gavin Kirkland: ***SHE USES HIM AS A MEAT SHIELD TO PASS THROUGH THE FLAMEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!***
(…)
Deadprez: # AND SHE LANDS ON THE OTHER SIDE SAFELYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( DING!!!!!!!!!!!! DING!!!!!!!!!!!! DING!!!!!!!!!!!)
Gina Romano: HERE ARE YOUR WINNEEEEEEEERSSSSS! THE TEAM OF PANDORA PAISLEY, JON KELTON, HALSEY NEEL AND DAMIEN KUTCHER!!! THE VANGUAAAAARDDDDDDDDD!!!!
(“Just Stop” plays to a gigantic wave of cheers. Pandora takes a deep breath in and out, slowly rising as Kelton suddenly snatches her by her waist and then gives her the biggest hug of her life, giving her a huge kiss on her forehead as well. Damien helps Halsey up and the two, ignoring their injuries, rush over and join in on the group hug between all of them.)
Deadprez: WHAT A MATCH! WHAT A WAR, DAWG!!! THE VANGUARD HAS DONE IT! SILAS WORLD HAS BEEN DEFEATED! PANDORA PAISLEY HAS FINALLY GOTTEN HER REVENGE AGAINST SILAS MASON!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S FREAKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: I am so overwhelmed right now… but damn it, sweetie, that is indeed a cute sight. Our four winners have given it their all and left every bit of themselves inside of that structure trying to fight against the evil that is Silas World, trying to fight a man that has screwed over so many people in his path, and it is truly a great sight for me, and so many others, seeing that asshole get what was coming to him. Truly.
Deadprez: Could not have said it better myself, Sienna… Even with Silas World doing everything they could to take control of the brand, and then force everyone to move to their own beat of the drum, to force them to wrestle the way they wanted, The Vanguard stood up and fought their own way, both good and both bad in many ways. Congrats in every way to them!
(Ryan collapses onto the ground and sighs deeply. Vincent does not even bother to get up or look, and of course, Donovan Duke finds himself completely laid out in the ring, medical rushing towards him to help him out, and the bloodied Silas, hurt beyond belief after a fall, and burned all over from being used as a meat shield, has many staff rush over to him with a stretcher to get him to a hospital.)
(Pandora and Halsey give each other a tight hug, Kelton and Damien doing the same. Kelton gives a fist bump to Halsey and Pandora gives it as well to Damien. The four of them celebrate as long as they want before eventually, Kelton and Pandora help Damien and Halsey walk over towards the ramp, the four of them standing next to one another…)
(And they raise all their hands in the air, fireworks going off right behind them as they stand proud, united. Each of them having a confident and victorious smile on their face. Tears begin to fall down the face of Pandora as she realizes this is all finally over. The arena is loud as ever, loud with cheers instead of boos. And this time… the future of Showdown is truly bright.)
(EAW Logo Buzzes.)
