(EAW intro plays.)
(Friday Night Dynasty intro plays. Afterwards, a live look of the arena is shown off. Pyro blasts off from the stage, and the fans roar with excitement!)
(The camera shot pans over to commentary.)
Stew-O: WELCOME TO FRIDAY NIGHT DYNASTY! WE ARE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM HOUSE OF GLASS, AND THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF ACTION LEADING INTO THE EVENT! I am Stew-O, and as always, I am joined by my colleagues in Jake Mercer and Flannery McCoy!
Jake Mercer: Whew! Talk about developments! Holly and Milli? Limmy and David? The tag team titles match?! Lots to look forward to for House of Glass, including what will appear to be our world heavyweight championship match between SOSA Henderson and Michael Machina!
Flannery McCoy: It’s a stacked match, and speaking of: SOSA Henderson is on his way out!
(Friday Night Dynasty then transitions away from the commentary desk and toward the stage, and immediately the crowd is met with the sounds of ‘Faneto’ by Chief Keef beginning to blast through the speakers. The camera then goes over to show none other than SOSA Henderson as he saunters out from the backstage area. He has a serious expression on his face as he takes a brief glance around, before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… SOSA HENDERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Last week SOSA Henderson had a great match against Limmy Monaghan which, due to some shenanigans, would end with SOSA coming out on top. It wouldn’t come without its controversy afterward though, as SOSA would cross paths with new World Heavyweight Champion Michael Machina.
Flannery McCoy: Who knows whether or not SOSA actually took his actions to heart or whether or not he was trying to find a way into the World Title picture, one things for certain though, is that he found himself there and now it seems him and Machina are on a collision course with one another with the title on the line.
Jake Mercer: But now he speaks! And oh boy, I just can’t WAIT to see what MY GUY SOSA Henderson has to say! What an opportunity he has!
(SOSA makes his way up the steps and onto the apron as he enters through the ropes and into the ring. He makes his way over and takes a microphone from the ringside area as ‘Faneto’ then begins to come to a close. Heading toward the center of the ring, he takes a good moment to compose his thoughts before then beginning to speak his mind.)
SOSA Henderson: People have been asking whether or not SOSA Henderson made a mistake. Whether or not I fucked up making an enemy out of Michael Machina and, most importantly, going after his World Heavyweight Championship. Now, maybe that was just something that they used to try and get in my head, try and fuck with me, but I’ve known the answer from the very moment I made my return to the Dynasty brand this season and that’s that I am, I always have. I could hang on the fact that with this, I become a two-time World Champion, but that’s too easy. I could hang on to the fact that everytime I come back to this company I excel in every single facet that everyone says I’d fail at, but that’s too easy. Right now, I’ll just tell you this, I’ve made one hell of a career for myself and each time in order to progress it I’ve had to dig from beneath. If Machina wants to play this game where he’s the undisputed top dog around here and we all have to bend the knee, then fine, but just know that you’re pulling this shit with the wrong motherfucker. Because SOSA Henderson, no matter your status, is not the type of man to fuck with.
(The crowd cheers loudly at this as SOSA begins to pace back and forth. He takes a brief moment before raising the microphone up and continuing with what he has to say.)
SOSA Henderson: But Machina, I know you don’t care about that, don’t you? That’s something that doesn’t matter to you because with the position that you’re in, ain’t nobody gonna tell you shit, right? Well, let me tell you right now, the last thing that you want to do is get comfortable, especially against a man who is not only your first test, but your biggest test. Because SOSA Henderson has never been comfortable, SOSA Henderson has always been ready even before wrestling, even before we got to where we were right now, even when we were truly fighting from beneath. So you know what? You can do whatever the hell you want, Machina, you can say whatever you want to say, you can even tell me how little I matter, that never meant a damn thing in my mind. All I’m saying right now is that you’re looking at your next World Heavyweight Champion, and I’m not backing down from that. If you have something to say about it, then you’re more than welcome to tell it to my face if it interests you. But you better be fucking careful.
(SOSA lowers his microphone, and he doesn’t even get the chance to wait, as it’s not long after that ‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep begins to blast through the speakers of the arena to the loud reaction from the crowd. The camera then goes over to the stage to show World Heavyweight Champion Michael Machina as he’s seen making his way out. He has an intense expression on his face as he begins to jump back and forth, giving a battle cry as he then proceeds to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Jake Mercer: Oh man! Brace for impact! BECAUSE THE DAWGS HAVE ARRIVED HERE TONIGHT IN MISSOURI! ARF! ARF!
Stew-O: Well, here comes the Champion. As we know, both him and SOSA have a main event match to focus on later tonight as they face the Unified Tag Team Champions Fire & Ice, but judging by the look on the face of Machina and SOSA respectively, that doesn’t look like something they care very much for at the moment.
Flannery McCoy: They’re focused on one another, and as mentioned earlier, it’s clear that they’re on one hell of a collision course. And I guess we’re just going to have to see what comes of that. Right now though, they meet in the ring tonight as they did last week.
(Machina makes his way up the steps and onto the apron as he enters through the ropes and into the ring. He then heads over and takes a microphone from the ringside area as ‘Apostle’s Warning’ then begins to come to a close. He turns around and gets into the face of SOSA as he takes a brief moment before then beginning to speak.)
Michael Machina: Be careful, huh? Bold words from a man who decided that he was going to come after me. Bold words from someone who thought that it was in his best interest to sign a death warrant the moment someone looked at him the wrong way, damn straight. I don’t need to be worried about anything, because my worries went away the moment that I looked on my shoulder and saw this title over it. The person who needs to be worried is you, because really, do you think that this is going to go the way that you expect it to? Big man expects to become a two-time World Champion because someone else did it, you know why this happened? In fact, do you know why it happened as fast as it did? Because I’m the fastest rising, most dominant Elitist in this company. And I’ve proven that from the moment that I’ve walked through the door. Meanwhile, you?
(Machina pauses, eliciting a chuckle from his own mouth as he takes a moment to step back and shake his head.)
Michael Machina: I highly doubt the SOSA Henderson that won the EAW World Championship in 2021 is in there anymore, pal.
(SOSA can’t help but laugh at this as he shakes his own head. He takes a brief moment to pause before looking to respond to him.)
SOSA Henderson: Hm, okay, alright, but Michael, I kinda don’t give a fuck, bro.
Crowd: :krabs:!!!
SOSA Henderson: Funny, I haven’t heard that one before. Completely new to me honestly. And you know what, Machina? You can think that if you want to. You can believe what you want to believe if you think that it’s going to get under my skin, but that’s the type of shit that gets people killed around these parts. That type of underestimation, you’re not careful, then you’re going to wake up the morning after and not see that title over your shoulder anymore, and instead over SOSA Henderson’s. I know people have been keen to bill me as some sort of underdog, but I never thought that to be the case. That’s for the people who the majority believe aren’t going to be able to accomplish it, but me? I think everyone knows deep down, even if they don’t want to believe it, that SOSA Henderson can win a World Championship again…
(SOSA steps up to Machina, getting into his face.)
SOSA Henderson: … And I think you know that too.
(The crowd oohs at this, and it’s not a gesture that the Champion takes very kindly. He scrunches his face for a moment before trying to maintain his composure, raising his microphone and beginning to speak once more.)
Michael Machina: Name a time… and a place… and I will put your ass down in the dirt.
SOSA Henderson: Machina, I think you and I both know that I’ll see your ass at House of Glass.
(The crowd roars at this, as Machina nods his head in agreement.)
Michael Machina: Just making sure.
Stew-O: OH MY GOD!
Flannery McCoy: MICHAEL MACHINA EXPLODES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH THE ‘BULLET FROM HELL’ TO RIP SOSA HENDERSON IN HALF! SOSA IS DOWN, AND THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION HAS MADE HIS STATEMENT!
(Machina makes his way up to his feet, a serious expression on his face as he picks up his microphone again, adjusting his title back over his shoulder.)
Michael Machina: Better get ready, “partner.” Fuck up tonight, and there’ll be a lot more of those in your future.
(Machina drops his microphone down to the ground as ‘Apostle’s Warning’ begins to play through the speakers once more. He then turns around and makes his way out of the ring as SOSA clutches his abdomen as he sits up, catching his breath as he stares a hole into Michael Machina as he makes his way up the ramp. This is the last shot seen as Friday Night Dynasty proceeds to fade elsewhere.)
(Transitioning backstage, Grace de Luca is seen, looking at least a bit more relaxed than she was last week after her loss. She takes a deep breath, sipping her tea through her to-go cup.)
Grace de Luca: Ah… that’s actually pretty good. I think the lady forgot to give me my lemon, though. :francis:
(She rolls her eyes but continues to walk—until someone brushes by, nudging her shoulder, seemingly by accident.)
Grace de Luca: Oof! Okay, hello?? You could say sorry, you know.
(Both she and the person in question turn to one another. Grace’s eyes widen slightly.)
Grace de Luca: Seriously?
Kirk Redwood: Oh, my bad. Seems like I left a fuck to give back at the hotel. Silly me.
(Kirk’s voice is cold, not caring whatsoever. Grace purses her lips.)
Grace de Luca: You know, Kirk, you are just a rude, nasty man for no reason. You shouldn’t even be acting like this considering you aren’t all that high up on the brass. Now, I try to be kind, because who would I be if I were to look down on every poor soul, but you, sir, are just ridiculous!
Kirk Redwood: Me? Ridiculous? I’m not the one walking around here with a stick up my ass and, what, trying to sound like I’m a reincarnated Princess Diana or something. ‘Sides, this polished shit you try to keep up isn’t working. We know you’re full of crap.
Grace de Luca: Me?!
(Kirk nods, cracking a smirk.)
Kirk Redwood: Absolutely. Don’t think that little temper tantrum you threw last week went unnoticed. I get being a failure is tough for someone like you to wrap your pea-sized brain around, but that sort of thing isn’t going to fly around these parts. In fact? I’d be surprised if Anna can put up with your ass long enough for the match later on to actually reach a conclusion. I bet she’s thinking of snuffing you when you least expect it.
(The grip around her tea cup tightens.)
Grace de Luca: No! It was an accident! Anna was mature enough to realize that, and I meant nothing by it! I was upset, because I was hoping to rebound from that match. However, that won’t happen again. You do not know me, Kirk, so I suggest you don’t try and go this route with me.
Kirk Redwood: Or, what? You’re gonna freak out and push me, too?
Grace de Luca: You are AGGRAVATING! But you know what, maybe I should, because I WOULD’VE WON DIVIDE AND CONQYER IF YOU WEREN’T AN INCOMPETENT LEADER!
(Nearby crew members whip their heads toward Grace, hearing her voice get louder. Grace, seeing this, immediately stops and clears her throat.)
Grace de Luca: Ahem. Well then. I think we have nothing more to share, then.
(Flustered, Grace hurries off. Kirk raises a brow, but then bursts out into laughter. He shakes his head and walks off…)
(..but nearby, Anna Wautier was there, having heard and seen everything. She sighs, shaking her head and crossing her arms. She leaves without being noticed as Dynasty fades elsewhere.)
Stephie Love: The following is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Ballad of a Prodigal Son’ by Lincoln Durham blares throughout the building, and Kirk Redwood storms out from the back, Amanda at his side as always. Kirk marches down the ramp, wasting no time as a victory is all that he desires.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, weighing in at 210 pounds, from Boston, Massachusetts, he is “UNKILLABLE” KIIRRRKKKK! REEDDDWWOOOODDDDDDDDD!!!
(‘Cult Leader’ by KiNG MALA hits the PA speakers and Mia Santoro walks out from the crowd, flaunting her Specialists Championship along the way. She extends the title out for a couple of younger fans to tag it, and pulls back just before they can, prompting more boos. Santoro smirks as she makes her way into ringside, entering the ring and posing with her belt.)
Stephie Love: His opponent, weighing in at 115 pounds, from Key West, Florida, she is the SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! “THE OBSESSION” MIIIAAAAAAAAA!!! SANNTTTOOORRRROOOOOO!!!
(As Santoro hands her belt away to the referee, she paces around the ring, anticipating the sound of the bell-)
Jake Mercer: Wait just a minute! I think Mia got too into the match, she forgot that she put the call out for a mystery challenger to come her way tonight!
(Suddenly, ‘Let Me Hear’ by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas plays and Mia Santoro is caught off guard! Saori Aizen makes her way out from the back, and she smirks at the shocked expression of the Specialists Champion! Saori walks down the ramp, and Santoro takes a deep breath, trying to remind her to focus on what’s at stake.)
(DING DING DING!)
Stew-O: Don’t think anyone was expecting Voltage’s Saori Aizen to come down to ringside for this match but she’s got a fantastic view for this match. Mia side-eyes what could be her next opponent for the Specialists Championship… and KIRK REDWOOD COMES RUNNING IN WITH A BOOT TO THE CHEST AS A RESULT!
Jake Mercer: Mia lost her focus and she staggers into the turnbuckles! Redwood follows up and starts to demolish her with forearms to the jaw! Santoro covers up, but Kirk hooks the wrists and scoops her out of the corner! He hoists her up and slams her down with a backbreaker! Santoro falls over, holding her back in agony! Redwood rises to his feet and bounces off the ropes, leaping into a knee drop to the chest! Santoro sits up, gasping out. Kirk pulls her up and nails her with a forearm, and then an european uppercut!
Flannery McCoy: Santoro is on wobbly legs, and Kirk winds back one more forearm! She ducks under, and then she dropkicks out his leg! Kirk falls to a kneeling position and Mia runs off the ropes, but Redwood pops her up in the air and catches her! He looks for another backbreaker, but Santoro leaps behind him and wraps her legs around her waist, applying a backpack sleeper! Redwood reaches for the ropes, yelping out in pain.
Stew-O: She’s trying to cut off the air and choke Redwood out, but he runs backwards and rams her into the turnbuckles! Santoro releases Kirk and he quickly runs off the ropes, looking for a lariat—NO! DROP TOE HOLD INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE! Kirk bounces off and Santoro is waiting for him, leaping up and bringing him down with a backstabber!
Jake Mercer: That sends Redwood down and Santoro rolls to her feet, glaring at Saori at ringside. Saori doesn’t show much of an expression though, perhaps not exactly enthused by what Mia has to offer yet. Kirk takes the ropes and leans against them for support. Santoro raises up her fist and she quickly runs off the ropes, but before she can capitalize…
Flannery McCory: Kirk is back up and he sends her inside out with a MASSIVE SHOULDER TACKLE! Santoro wasn’t expecting that at all, and Kirk takes her by the head and forces her back up! He wraps his arms around her waist, scooping Santoro high up in the air and bringing her down with a gutwrench suplex! Mia holds her back, wincing out in pain, and Kirk hooks the legs!
OOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWW—
Stew-O: Kick out after one by Santoro! Redwood shakes his head. He rises to his feet and pulls Mia back up. He wraps his arm around her head, lifting her up for a vertical suplex—no! Mia slips behind again, and she goes for that knee once again, a chop block bringing Redwood to his knees! Kirk is trying to rise, but Santoro with a superkick to the knee, bringing him down! But she realizes he’s on a knee, and she sets up for ‘TWO FOR THE SH–’NO! THE ROUNDHOUSE DOESN’T CONNECT! KIRK BLOCKS IT!
Jake Mercer: Mia stumbles backwards, holding her shin. Kirk pops up to his feet and he FLIES INTO A HEADBUTT! GOODNESS! Both topple to the canvas, but Santoro is especially feeling the effects of that headbutt from Redwood! He scoots backwards, taking the ropes in an attempt to rise. He checks his forehead for any blood, but he’s safe—at least for now. Mia meanwhile, rolls over, and slowly pushes up to her feet, dazed.
Flannery McCoy: Redwood grabs her by the head and he staggers backwards. Kirk looks back and he has a maniacal look on his face… You’ve gotta be kidding me! Mia tries to fight it, but she doesn’t even realize how bad this is about to be! SNAP SUPLEX INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! MY GOD! SANTORO’S BACK IS BURNED BY THOSE ROPES DRAGGING ACROSS IT! MIA FALLS TO THE CANVAS, HOLDING HER BACK IN AGONY! She cries out in pain, and Kirk rolls her over for the cover!
OOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: Mia kicks out at two this time, but you can see that Redwood is dealing damage! Santoro tries to roll underneath the bottom rope, but Kirk rises and grabs the foot, dragging her back to the center of the ring. He pulls Mia up and tucks her head into her thighs, lifting her up for a powerbomb—
Stew-O: But Santoro wraps her legs around the head of Redwood and drags him down with a hurricanrana just in time! Mia hooks the legs, pressing his shoulders to the canvas, and Kirk tries his hardest to wiggle free and kick out!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Flannery McCoy: He pushes her off just in time! Santoro rolls away and Redwood slowly rises. Santoro leaps into a forearm, but Redwood bounces off the ropes with a ROLLING ELBOW! Down goes Santoro, and the tides of this match have shifted back in favor of Kirk! He pulls Mia up and scoops her into a fireman’s carry. He marches to the center of the ring, Death Valley Driver in mind—
Stew-O: Elbow to the side of the head by Mia! Another elbow from Mia! And she slips off, shoving Redwood to the ropes! He bounces off with a boot in mind, but Mia superkicks the knee out! AND THE ROUNDHOUSE KICK! ‘TWO FOR THE ROAD’ CONNECTS THIS TIME! AND REDWOOD GOT CAUGHT RIGHT ON THE BUTTON! Redwood is down, and Mia staggers, falling to her knees.
Jake Mercer: She should go for the cover, but Mia sees Saori out the corner of her eye, and clearly she wants to send a message?! Mia exits to the apron and she climbs up to the top rope. She adjusts herself, and the Specialists Champion is looking to fly! Redwood isn’t moving whatsoever, so here’s her chance…
Flannery McCoy: SANTORO DIVES OFF THE TOP! ‘CHASE THE FEELING!’ LEGDROP, RIGHT TO THE THROAT OF REDWOOD—-NO! KIRK ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY, AND SANTORO GOES SPINE-FIRST INTO THE CANVAS!
Stew-O: Santoro rolls over, trying to rise, and Kirk is waiting on her! HE RUNS OUT OF THE CORNER! NASTY BOOT, TURNING HER OVER ONTO THE BACK OF HER HEAD! He’s not done though! HE wants to really put a stamp on it! Kirk grabs Santoro up to her feet and grabs her by the hair. He releases her hair and winds his arm back! ‘LETHAL ROUND!’ THAT STANDING LARIAT! GOOD GOD! HE THREW HIS ENTIRE BODY INTO THAT!
Jake Mercer: And now Mia isn’t moving, she’s laid flat on the mat! Redwood crawls over, hooking the legs for the cover! And the referee makes the count! Imagine if she loses in front of Aizen!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Flannery McCoy: NOPE! MIA IS STILL IN THIS ONE! That’s why she’s the Specialists Champion, being able to continue fighting in a tough situation like that, because that lariat sure looked like she was over with. Kirk kneels up, shaking his head. He drags Mia up to her feet and he throws another european uppercut, which prompts her to crumble down!
Stew-O: Before she can fall, Redwood steps forward, and Mia falls against his chest. She stumble backwards, caught off guard. Kirk winds his arm back, for another one—but THIS TIME MIA SPINS AROUND AND HOOKS THE ARMS! SHE DRAGS REDWOOD DOWN! BACKSLIDE PINFALL, SHOULDERS PRESSED TO THE CANVAS!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Jake Mercer: KICKOUT! Both quickly rise to their feet and Redwood charges into a boot, but Mia ducks past! She dropkicks him into the turnbuckles! Santoro rises to her feet and runs off the turnbuckles, leaping into a corner forearm! Redwood staggers out and here comes Santoro off the ropes again…
Stew-O: She’s not able to capitalize this time, because Redwood scoops her up for a TILT–A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER! GOODNESS! SHE MAY HAVE FOLDED OVER THE KNEE OF KIRK! He grabs her and pulls her back to her feet. He hooks the head and hoists her up, with a suplex toss in the center of the ring! Redwood is on fire right now, and he’s trying to do whatever it takes to win this match!
Flannery McCoy: Mia wheezes, not sure what’s hit her. She kneels up, in an attempt to rise… And Redwood hits off the ropes behind her! This isn’t gonna be good for her whatsoever! ‘BLITZKRIEG BOP!’ THE RUNNING KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD—
Jake Mercer: NOPE! Mia moves at the last second! Redwood staggers forward, not expecting that at all! She leaps onto the shoulders! POISON RANA, RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! The impact causes him to bounce up to his feet involuntarily, and Santoro runs to the ropes!
Stew-O: She leaps to the middle rope, springboarding off! ‘WOLFSBAINE!’ THE SPRINGBOARD CUTTER SENDS REDWOOD RIGHT DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Santoro rolls him over and scrambles to the cover, hooking the legs! This has gotta be it!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
TTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Flannery McCoy: NOPE! REDWOOD FINDS A WAY TO GET A SHOULDER UP! AND THAT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE! I THOUGHT SANTORO HAD IT THERE!
Jake Mercer: She sure thought she did as well! Santoro breathes heavily as she rises up, and Saori Aizen is watching closely, but Santoro’s inability to put down Redwood right now is probably giving her a surge of confidence! Santoro turns to the ropes, looking at Aizen.
Mia Santoro: (off-mic) What are you smiling about, huh?! You’ll end up laid out like he is right now!
Stew-O: Aizen chuckles at Santoro’s threats, and that’s only growing to anger the Specialists Champion! Santoro continues to scream at Aizen, but I don’t think this is going to bode well for her—
Flannery McCoy: ‘BLITZKRIEG BOP!’ REDWOOD JUST LEAPED INTO THAT KNEE TO THE BACK OF SANTORO’S HEAD! SANTORO HITS THE CANVAS, AND SHE’S OUT OF IT! SHE WAS FOCUSED ON AIZEN, AND PAID FOR IT! REDWOOD ROLLS HER OVER AND HOOKS THE LEGS!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
TTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Jake Mercer: WAIT!!! SANTORO GETS HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Stew-O: NO SHE DIDN’T! SOMEONE PUT IT THERE!
(The camera pans from Santoro’s foot on the rope, and to ringside, where Grace De Luca stands there, hollering at the referee and pointing to Mia’s foot!)
Grace De Luca: (off-mic) Right there, referee! She’s got her foot on the rope!
Flannery McCoy: And Kirk Redwood can’t believe it! I know they had a run-in earlier but this is ridiculous! Redwood ries to his feet and reaches for her, but Grace backs away! Redwood is barking at Grace as she backs away, but she’s not even bothering to hear him out!
Jake Mercer: The frustration on Kirk’s face is clear as day, as she takes Santoro by the hair and pulls her up… Redwood looks to finish this one off—NO! SANTORO BREAKS FREE! ‘APHRODITE’S KISS!’ THE LEAPING FLATLINER! DOWN GOES REDWOOD! AND SANTORO QUICKLY HOOKS THE LEGS!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
TTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, MIAAA SANNTTOORRRROOOO!!!
(The fans break out into boos as Santoro rolls off of Redwood, clutching the back of her head. She grins, knowing that at the end of the day, she picked up the win. Grace smirks, making her way to the back—now that her point’s been made. Santoro takes the Specialists CHampionship from the referee and rises to her feet, raising the belt up.)
Stew-O: Well thanks to Grace De Luca, Kirk Redwood misses out on what could’ve been a very big victory for him! Mia Santoro picks up another victory, and I can’t imagine Saori Aizen is very impressed!
Jake Mercer: Does it matter? Part of why Santoro was compromised by Redwood was due to the fact that Aizen more or less distracted her, so it cancels out!
Flannery McCoy: Not sure about that … no one told Santoro to focus on Aizen for so long. You can’t say that she didn’t do that to herself.
(As Redwood is helped out of the ring, Saori slowly makes her way up the steps, sarcastically clapping for Santoro. She enters the ring and the two face off, and Santoro raises up her Specialists Championship.)
Stew-O: There you have it! We’re looking at what appears to be the championship match at House Of Glass-
(‘God Shattering Star’ by Takashi Baba hits the speakers and everyone is taken aback, as ARIA makes her way out from the back! Saori’s eyes narrow and she can’t believe her eyes, as she watches ARIA emerge with clear intentions of upstaging her! Santoro turns to the stage and she blinks, visibly confused by her presence.)
Jake Mercer: We know that there has been a lot of bad blood between ARIA and Saori Aizen, but I don’t think anyone was expecting this! Saori showed up to stake her claim at the Specialists Championship, but clearly she wants the same thing?!
Flannery McCoy: I mean, ARIA is a former Specialists Champion after all! If anyone’s got a claim, it’s her, but I thought that we would’ve had the match secured by now! But clearly, ARIA isn’t willing to let her rival shine whatsoever!
(She makes her way up the steps and enters the ring, getting in the face of Saori Aizen. Both women are close to trading blows, but instead, ARIA waves her off and turns to Mia and the Specialists Championship on her shoulder.)
ARIA: (off-mic) It’s not going to be that easy, Saori. You don’t get to run away from me and stake your claim to a title match, so you know what?
(ARIA smirks.)
ARIA: (off-mic) If you want a shot so bad, then so do I!
(She points to the Specialists Championship and now Saori is livid! She truly can’t believe what she’s hearing right now!)
Saori Aizen: (off-mic) Have you lost your mind?! I already came out here to secure my shot-
(Before Saori can go any further, she’s cut off by the sounds of Mia Santoro laughing. She looks at both women and shrugs her shoulders.)
Mia Santoro: (off-mic) You two can go figure this out on Voltage. But I like the sound of that. At House Of Glass? I’ll defend against the BOTH of you!
(Santoro raises up her championship and backs away, leaving both Aizen and ARIA to stare at one another as her theme hits and the focus goes back on the Specialists Champion until Dynasty fades away.)
(A commercial plays for House of Glass.)
(Dynasty fades backstage where KASAI is seen standing behind a bricked wall. She is already in her ring gear, preparing for her match against the Interwire Champion, BRAE. She looks to be quite focused and calm before she begins to talk.)
KASAI: It’s been almost a year since I first competed for a chance to become the EAW Universal Women’s Champion at The Last Stand. I lost to then-champion Milli Banks and since then, I have been trying to break through into becoming a World Champion.
(KASAI pauses, taking a moment to reflect on how her year and most importantly, her chase to become World Champion has been to her.)
KASAI: It’s been a bittersweet journey this past year. I’ve had some triumphs. I’ve faced my own set of failures. But, I can’t blame my failures on not being ready. I had many chances, but I didn’t seize them. When it comes to Ms. Extreme, I saw my shot and I took it. I know that I am crazy for poking the proverbial hornet’s nest again. Ms. Extreme and I know each other by now. We’ve stood across the ring on a few occasions. In each of those instances, she’s come out of the match with her arm raised. It’s been the same thing with every woman who has stood in front of me. Daniella Atlas, Bethany Blue, Bea Valentine, Hans Grayson, Methuselah. I have been nothing more than used as a stepping stone to watch everyone else reap in the rewards that I could only kill for. Daniella became Specialists Champion. Bethany won Ultimate X and became Hardcore Champion. Bea Valentine became Empress of Elite and Universal Women’s Champion. Ms. Extreme won No Way Out and won the Universal Women’s Champion. Hans won Cash in the Vault. Methuselah beat me to a bloody pulp in front of my wife.
(KASAI paused again, letting the last statement linger in the air. It was an unexpected pause from her, but the thought of her wife being horrified by Methusleah beating her up was an imagine that she may have tried to remove from her mind, but it came flooding back in her mind.)
KASAI: I smiled and waved, watching my enemies and peers get catapulted to success. I went into Territorial Invasion not wanting to smile and wave to watch Holly Arrow or Mia Santoro walk out with the Specialists Champion. And, unfortunately, I did that. I hate that I did that, but that’s in the past. I know it’s unexpected to go solely focused on the task of becoming Specialists Champion to go after the biggest prize in women’s wrestling. In Ms. Extreme’s eyes, I may not deserve to contend for her championship, but when you’re given a shot, it’s best that you don’t miss. The last time we faced off one-on-one, it was King of Elite 2024 and Ms. Extreme had gotten her first victory in a year at the expense of me. For a while, it seemed like the grass wasn’t greener on the other side. She hoped that her luck turned around, but it didn’t pan out that way. She had to step away for two months until the opportunity struck and when it did, she took it and never looked back. While it’s been some months, I hope that this time, I will get the better of her – and with the biggest prize in women’s wrestling on the line.
(KASAI takes another step, more than prepared with the brutal task that stands in her way. A sheer determination in her eyes.)
KASAI: I had made comments about Ms. Extreme being past her prime. Since she returned, she proved that she has evolved. She has stepped up her game, relying on mind games and tactics that seemed to be different from the woman that returned, not expecting anything. While she may have found something that’s worked for her, her luck will run out the next time that we step in the ring. It will be with the Universal Women’s Champion on the line. She will have no other choice, but answer to me. I vow that Ms. Extreme will not get the better of me again and I’ll see her soon. But first, the Interwire Champion, BRAE. Once I’m done with him, people will not see me as a stepping stone, but the woman who is going to step on everyone to get to what I want.
(And with that, KASAI leaves. Dynasty then fades to ringside.)
(‘The End’ by Lil Uzi Vert featuring BABYMETAL begins to play as KASAI walks away from the camera and through the curtain. The camera pans to her standing on top of the ramp. She has a focused look on her face as she surveys the sold out crowd around her.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM AMANI, KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN…SHE IS ‘THE IMMORTAL SLAYER’…KASAI!!!!!!!
Stew-O: On Showdown last week, KASAI answered the so-called “open challenge” by Universal Women’s Champion, Ms. Extreme! Most people I don’t think expected for the call to be answered by KASAI!
Flannery McCoy: I was surprised since she had just competed for the Specialists Championship at Territorial Invasion. This past season, she had declared her intentions for the title. But, on the other hand, you can’t blame KASAI. If there is an opportunity for a World Championship presented on a silver platter, who wouldn’t accept it? KASAI did what most would have done and that takes a ton of courage.
Jake Mercer: It is almost one year since KASAI challenged for the Universal Women’s Championship. One year ago, she challenged then Universal Women’s Champion, Milli Banks for the title. She fell short in capturing the prize, but it did let KASAI know that she could compete in a level like that. But, let’s take the focus off Ms. Extreme and focus on BRAE!
(‘Clash of Gods [ULTRA INSTINCT THEME]’ by Carameii begins to sound through the speakers. The crowd explodes in reception as the Interwire Champion, BRAE walks out from the back. There is a clear and intense look on his face from BRAE, who is more than ready to fight.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT…FROM BRAY COUNTY, WICKLOW, IRELAND…WEIGHING IN AT 215 POUNDS… HE IS THE EAW INTERWIRE CHAMPION…‘SON’….BRAE!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Last week on Dynasty, BRAE would interrupt Effy McAvoy in the middle of her interview with Michael Belfort. We see that Effy has her eyes on the title, but BRAE assured her that he doesn’t make that same mistake twice. He lost the New Breed Championship to her last season and is not planning on losing the Interwire Championship to her.
Flannery McCoy: Not only that, but last week, he, Drake King and Methuselah found themselves in a heated confrontation from their loss in War Games at Territorial Invasion. It ended with BRAE eating a spear from Methusleah and speaking of Methuselah…
(The camera pans to Methuselah at ringside. He has an expressionless look on his face as he observes BRAE posing on the top rope and raising his title.)
Jake Mercer: Methuselah could be a wild card going into this match. A potential issue for BRAE, which could fall in KASAI’s favor. But, I suppose, we’ll see how this goes down!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: BRAE and KASAI are circling each other before rushing for a lock up! It’s BRAE that swoops behind KASAI, grabbing to her waist and connects with a mat slam! He goes for the waistlock before transitioning to a front headlock that takes KASAI to her feet! BRAE gets battery rammed to the horizontal ropes! KASAI begins to connect with some punches to the sides of the Interwire Champion!
Flannery McCoy: BUT, BRAE SHOVES KASAI AWAY! KASAI GOES RACING BACK TO HIM, BUT BRAE GETS A FOOT UP TO BLOCK HER! BUT, KASAI GRABS THAT LEG AND WITH A WICKED SMIRK ON HER FACE, SHE CONNECTS WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP THAT TAKES THE CHAMPION TO THE MAT! KASAI waits for BRAE to show signs of getting to a crawling position before taking him down with a switchblade kick! This knocks him to the mat again before KASAI rolls him over, going for the first pinfall attempt!
OOOOOONNNEEEEE!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: BRAE is not going to be kept down so easily, Flann! He throws KASAI off of him! KASAI leaps on top of him, connecting with her fists to his face! He manages to grab the wrists of KASAI and throws her to his side! He finds himself at his feet as KASAI charges towards him, BUT BRAE IS READY FOR HER AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM THAT STAGGERS HER FACE BACK, BUT HER FEET ARE PERFECTLY STILL! KASAI RUSHES TOWARDS HIM, NAILING HIM WITH A STIFF FOREARM OF HER OWN! BRAE DOESN’T MOVE WHATSOEVER! HE HOLDS HIS FACE, BUT NOTHING MORE THAN THAT! It seems like KASAI may need to change her approach as she goes for the leg of BRAE that she was briefly targetted a few moments ago!
Stew-O: But, BRAE manages to catch the leg! He wants to make sure that KASAI doesn’t continue with targeting his leg! Instead, he returns the favor from earlier and connects with a dragon screw leg whip of his own! This takes the former Specialists Champion to the mat! He grabs KASAI by the nape of her neck before getting her into position for a powerbomb! BUT, KASAI DROPS DOWN! SHE SWEEPS THE LEG FROM UNDERNEATH BRAE! SHE GRABS THE LEG OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION BEFORE RAISING IT UP AND SLAMMING IT AGAINST THE HARD CANVAS! BRAE BEGINS TO GROAN IN PAIN! SHE GETS THE LEG AGAIN BEFORE SLAMMING IT ONCE MORE! BRAE BEGINS TO SQUIRM IN RESPONSE! BUT, KASAI IS NOT DONE HERE!
Flannery McCoy: She turns BRAE to his stomach before getting a hold of the leg that she was targeting! She is looking for an ankle lock, but BRAE manages to roll through! KASAI falls face first! Now, it’s BRAE that grabs a hold of KASAI’s leg! This isn’t going to be good for KASAI! BRAE is looking for that inverted clover leaf – ‘Brigid End!’ KASAI begins to scream in pain as she scrambles for the bottom rope! BRAE didn’t get much of an opportunity to secure the move in!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! LET GO, BRAE!
(The camera pans to Methuselah pacing around at ringside, but his eyes don’t leave BRAE, who has ‘Brigid’s End’ applied to KASAI.)
Jake Mercer: BRAE does not want to risk a disqualification here! He releases his hold on KASAI! There is a bit of distance created between the two Elitists! BRAE glares at KASAI, who has her hands on the ropes as it helps her to her feet! But, BRAE races right after KASAI and connects with a clothesline to the back of her head as that takes the former Specialists Champion down to her knees! Then, BRAE picks up by the waist and takes her back with a deadlift German suplex with a bridge! He holds her there for a cover attempt!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWW–
Stew-O: KASAI rolls herself back! She manages to find herself back into a vertical base, grabbing the arms of the Interwire Champion! She begins to stomp on BRAE’s head! KASAI letting BRAE have it here! She rolls BRAE to his stomach before shifting her focus to the leg that she had targeted a bit earlier into this match! She is looking for a submission move with the legs there!
(KASAI isolates the leg of BRAE. She sits back and gets her forearm positioned across his achilles tendon. Her other foot is on BRAE’s hip to keep his leg extended. She wraps her other arm around their ankle to maintain control.)
Flannery McCoy: This is a foot lock here, Stew! That’s what Jake was telling me before she secured the move!
(The camera pans to Methuselah who has his index finger on his chin, low key impressed with the move and the damage that it’s doing on BRAE.)
Jake Mercer: I can confirm that! It’s used in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu! KASAI begins to arch back and extend her body as she pitches the legs of BRAE! She is compressing the achilles tendon against the bone and hyperextending the foot in the process! This is great stuff, ladies and gentlemen!
Stew-O: BRAE is grinding his teeth against each other! I can’t imagine being in a submission like that, but BRAE doesn’t look like he’s going to submit here! But, he looks to turn himself to his stomach! It’s tough, but BRAE manages to turn himself to his stomach! But, that doesn’t make much of a difference to the pain! KASAI still has a grip on the champion as he inhales and begins to go for the bottom rope!
Flannery McCoy: BRAE is digging his nails into the canvas, using it to drag him to the bottom rope! KASAI can feel her hold slipping away from her! She begins to shake her head no as she tries to pull back BRAE! But, BRAE manages to launch and get his hand on the bottom rope! I can’t imagine how satisfying that must feel! The referee is going to need to step in and begin his count!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! LET GO, KASAI!
Jake Mercer: That’s the resilience of the Interwire Champion! BRAE is the type of wrestler who will push his body to the brink of breaking apart, if it means to win the match! KASAI releases the hold as the referee holds her back! Meanwhile, BRAE is down! His hand is still on the bottom rope as he looks for a moment or two to process the situation around him! Then, he begins to pick himself back up to his feet!
Stew-O: His legs are like jello at this moment! The foot lock did work a bit for him! BUT, HE STILL WANTS TO CONTINUE ON! KASAI GOES RIGHT AFTER HIM, BUT HE CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW TO HER FACE AS THAT TAKES THE FORMER SPECIALISTS CHAMPION BACK! It seems like he’s trying to get some feeling back to the leg that KASAI had targetted! She had targetted that particular leg in advance, so it may be tough to get some feeling back to it in comparison to the other!
Flannery McCoy: But, KASAI runs right after him and nails a low dropkick to that leg of BRAE! This causes BRAE to fall to his knee! KASAI connects with a low superkick as that takes the champion back! She picks up BRAE by the nape of his neck and sits him to his knees! NOW, KASAI BEGINS TO CONNECT WITH MULTIPLE SHOOT KICKS TO THE FACE AND ARMS! BRAE IS TRYING TO BLOCK HIS FACE, BUT KASAI’S KICKS ARE TOO FAST FOR HIM TO HANDLE! NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY ARE STIFF AS HELL!
Jake Mercer: BRAE is only one man, Flann! He can only take so much before he falls! One final shoot kick to the face causes him to fall forward to his knee! But, KASAI manages to grab BRAE by his chin and straighten him up! THEN, SHE BEGINS TO GO BACK, HER EYES NEVER LEAVING HIM! SHE RUNS AND GOES FOR THE ‘SILVER BULLET’ – THE RUNNING KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE!
Stew-O: But, BRAE manages to roll out of the ring before KASAI could connect with her signature move! BRAE is displaying some wonderful ring awareness there! He knew that this could have been the beginning of the end for him and took himself out of the equation! KASAI is feeling fired up inside of the ring! She was this close to not only defeating the Interwire Champion, but sending a message to Ms. Extreme, the Universal Women’s Champion! The woman that she is going after!
Flannery McCoy: KASAI REBOUNDS OFF THE SET OF ROPES BEHIND HER BEFORE LAUNCHING HERSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A TOPE CON HILO!
Jake Mercer: BUT, BRAE MANAGES TO CATCH KASAI MID AIR! HE HAS HER IN A POWERBOMB LIKE POSITION! KASAI BEGINS TO THROW PUNCHES TO THE TOP OF BRAE’S HEAD! IT DOESN’T SEEM TO PHASE BRAE WHATSOEVER! HE MANAGES TO SLAM KASAI DOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE APRON! KASAI BEGINS TO CRY OUT IN PAIN AS HER SPINE COLLIDED WITH THAT EDGE OF THE APRON! THAT DID NOT LOOK GOOD WHATSOEVER, GUYS!
(The camera pans to Methuselah who raises a brow, lowkey impressed by the force of that powerbomb. He continues to survey BRAE, who is looking to turn things around for himself, making sure to keep his distance for the time being.)
Stew-O: This is exactly what BRAE needed, Jake! He needed to find a way to turn this match around for himself! He realized that as soon as KASAI gets a little too confident, she’ll try to take even more risks! That’s something that KASAI will need to look out for herself! But still, you can see that BRAE is favoriting that left leg of his! KASAI had targeted that leg earlier in the match up and still, it’s giving him some issues there! HE ENDS UP GRABBING KASAI WITH A FISTFULL OF HER HAIR BEFORE PULLING HER CLOSER TO A FRONT HEADLOCK! HE CONNECTS WITH AN X-PLEX THAT TAKES ‘THE IMMORTAL SLAYER’ TO HER BACK ONCE AGAIN! THIS TIME, SHE LANDS RIGHT ON THE APRON!
Flannery McCoy: This is almost revenge for KASAI targeting his leg! It seems like BRAE has found a target with her back! BRAE gets KASAI off the apron before slamming her spine against the edge of the apron! He pulls her forward by the arm before pushing her back, so that her spine collides with the apron again! BRAE gets on the apron and gets KASAI on there with him! BUT, LOOK AT THIS, HE PULLS KASAI UP TO HER FEET! HE’S LOOKING FOR THE ‘TEN BEATS OF BRAE’ – THE REPEATED FOREARM CLUBS TO KASAI’S CHEST! CAN WE COUNT, EVERYONE?!?
Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!
Jake Mercer: KASAI LASTED LONGER THAN I WOULD HAVE! THOSE CLUBS TO THE CHEST DO NOT LOOK LIKE A GOOD TIME! THE LOOK OF PAIN ON KASAI’S FACE TELLS THE ENTIRE STORY HERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! SHE SLOWLY COLLAPSES TO THE APRON AS BRAE LOOKS TO BE HYPED UP!
(KASAI is holding onto her chest. She is in a huge amount of pain. She rolls herself underneath the bottom rope and back inside the ring.)
Stew-O: BRAE PICKS UP KASAI, GRABBING HER BY THE ARM AND WHIPPING HER TO THE CORNER! KASAI COLLAPSES TO THE GROUND AS SHE GOES FORWARD! BRAE GOES STRAIGHT TOWARDS HER WITH ‘MORRIGAN’ – THE RUNNING BICYCLE KICK TO THE FACE OF KASAI!
Flannery McCoy: BUT, KASAI DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND! SHE SWIPES THE LEG OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION! SHE GETS ON TOP OF BRAE BEFORE BATTERING HIM WITH LEFT AND RIGHT PUNCHES TO THE FACE! SHE BEGINS TO BATTER HIM WITH ELBOWS NOW! SHE IS COMPLETELY RUTHLESS! BRAE HAS NO WAY TO DEFEND HIMSELF AS KASAI LETS OUT A HUGE BATTLE CRY! SHE BEGINS TO TAKE A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK! SHE STALKS BRAE UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE CHARGING TOWARDS HIM – ‘SILVER BULLET!’ THE RUNNING KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS! BRAE IS TAKEN BACK!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
(The sudden booing from the crowd causes KASAI to look around the arena. Her eyes stop at the ramp where the Universal Women’s Champion herself, Ms. Extreme, is strolling down the ramp. Her championship on her shoulder as KASAI is confused over Ms. Extreme’s presence.)
Jake Mercer: We are in the presence of the Universal Women’s Champion herself! It’s not just Methuselah that is keeping tabs of this match up, but Ms. Extreme as well!
(Ms. Extreme is smug as she raises the title high above her head. KASAI looks like she wants to rip off Ms. Extreme’s head, but Ms. Extreme makes sure to keep herself out of arm’s reach. KASAI begins to yell in Japanese as Ms. Extreme matches that energy, but you can feel the amusement in her voice.)
Stew-O: Oh boy, BRAE is beginning to stirr back to his feet! KASAI, turn yourself around!
Flannery McCoy: KASAI decides to leave Ms. Extreme hanging, realizing that she took her eyes off the prize a bit too long before BRAE hits her with his other finisher, ‘Morrigan!’ Finally, that running bicycle kick connects to KASAI! BRAE goes for the cover!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Clash of Gods’ blasts through the speakers again as BRAE rolls off of KASAI. Ms. Extreme is more than smug about costing KASAI the match. Methuselah is staring daggers at BRAE, who gets his hands on the Interwire Championship and then, his arm raised by the referee.)
Stephie Love: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH…THE EAW INTERWIRE CHAMPION…BRAE!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Now, this was an unfortunate way to end this match for KASAI. She was potentially seconds away from getting a big victory over the Interwire Champion, but it was the presence of the Universal Women’s Champion, Ms. Extreme that caused KASAI to shift her focus elsewhere and cost her the match in the end!
(KASAI begins to suddenly awaken from the ‘Morrigan.’ Ms. Extreme pretends to shine her championship with her fist before looking back at KASAI. She raises the title high above her head again before walking up the ramp, her eyes never leaving KASAI. Meanwhile, it seems like Methusleah is making his leave from ringside, leaving BRAE to celebrate inside the ring.)
Stew-O: It’s rather unfortunate for KASAI, who wanted to make a statement tonight. But, BRAE makes a statement of his own that he’s ready for any one –
Flannery McCoy: Wait a minute!
Jake Mercer: SPEARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!! METHUSELAH CUTS BRAE WITH A SPEAR FOR A SECOND WEEK IN A ROW! HE CAUGHT THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION OFF GUARD HERE!
Stew-O: It seems like business is not done with these two whatsoever!
(The crowd boos as Methuselah stands tall over BRAE, who is holding his ribs due to the devastating spear. Methuselah looks down at the fallen champion with a cold glare before it fades to elsewhere.)
???: No, no, no, this will NOT do!
(Backstage in the lockerroom, Ahren Fournier is with Effy McAvoy. Effy is seated whereas Ahren is pacing back and forth, unsatisfied with something.)
Ahren Fournier: Effy, I don’t know what it is with you, but this season has been far too up-and-down for my liking. Now, I am the GOAT of all GOATs and most of the losses I’ve had weren’t my fault, but I get having off nights. Yet, when they happen every other week, that’s when it becomes a problem. Last week should’ve been a soaring win after that Territorial Invasion win, but it wasn’t, and we are back at square one with your title match looming!
Effy McAvoy: I’m sorry…
Ahren Fournier: Well, if you truly are, then good, but sorry isn’t going to cut it. Results have to happen, Effy. I do not want for you to waste time losing these matches! BRAE is no me, but he is dangerous. You get that, right?
(Effy nods.)
Effy McAvoy: O-of course! I know who I am facing! I’ve beaten him before, and I can do it again!
Ahren Fournier: Then you know what has to happen. You need to get your head back into the game, Effy! This is unacceptable!
(Ahren lets out a dramatic sigh, shaking his head.)
Ahren Fournier: Actually..? No. I cannot chide you. I am sorry, Effy. All this frustration won’t do. However, I do not say these things to be mean. I just want you to flourish. You are my direct puil, my student, my baby GOAT! I need you to have the same success that I have had here, so it pains me whenever you fall short of your goals.
(Effy sighs. She nods her head again, this time, more solemnly.)
Effy McAvoy: I understand. Truly, I do. It does not please me whatsoever. However, I will do my best for you, and for me, as well! I want to be a champion again—
Ahren Fournier: Want?
Effy McAvoy: I will be a champion again. I swear it. I will do everything in my power to win, because I refuse to fail you again. So, next week, I will beat BRAE and become the new Interwire Champion.
(Ahren stops, looking at her more earnestly. He nods his own head, and seems to relax from the stern expression he bore.)
Ahren Fournier: …Well, that’s good. Very good, Effy. However, promises aren’t guarantees. You need to beat him next week and show to everyone that you will follow in my footsteps.
Effy McAvoy: I will. Please believe me.
Ahren Fournier: I do.
(Ahren ends his pacing and goes to sit next to her.)
Ahren Fournier: But others won’t. People were already doubting you before you won the New Breed Champion against him. People are doubting you again. So, go out there, prove them wrong, and make them all eat dirt!
Effy McAvoy: Yes… I know. And I will admit the noise and chatter has gotten to me a bit. However, I beat him once, and I can do it again. I know I have it in me.
(Effy cracks a faint smile.)
Effy McAvoy: I won’t disappoint.
Ahren Fournier: Good girl.
(Ahren seems content with her words, so he gets up. Effy does the same, following him.)
Ahren Fouriner: Now, come on! I need to get that special cat food for Jennipurr I saw before it sells out.
(And with that, the two leave, as Dynasty fades to commercials.)
(A commercial plays for Super Dynasty, where BRAE defends the Interwire Championship against Effy McAvoy!)
(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Altair’ by INUWASI can be heard across the speakers to mediated reactions, as Anna Wautier makes her out and sports a small smile on her face. She nods to herself as she remains stood at the ramp, ‘till ‘Genie In A Bottle’ by Christina Aguilera can be heard to the boos of the audience for the arrival of Grace De Luca. Grace gives a very brief glance to Anna before walking ahead, with Anna exhaling sharply as she follows suit.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, the team of GRACE DE LUCA & ANNA WAUTIER!
Stew-O: Both elitists certainly come across as glaring opposites as they look to team up tonight against quite the immense competition, but this is their opportunity to prove themselves with a huge victory.
Flannery McCoy: Which could absolutely benefit them in providing the greatest measure of momentum possible as well, to defeat two former champions in EAW & find themselves in greater horizons!
(‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga can be heard as the audience responds with cheers for the arrival of Holly Arrow, who sports an optimistic look on her face while peering ahead to the ring. ‘Just A Phase’ can then be heard as the audience responds loudly for Milli Banks, who emerges with a grin while only sparing a slight glance to the crowd before focusing on the ring. Herself & Holly exchange glances before walking ahead.)
Stephie Love: Introducing their opponents! The team of MILLI BANKS & HOLLY ARROW!
Stew-O: Milli Banks has been on quite the roll as of late, able to emerge from Territorial Invasion as the sole survivor and continue to carve out quite the legacy for herself, even if she has doubts of her own abilities in comparison to the champions of Dynasty.
Jake Mercer: And Holly’s trying to rebound after another championship defeat, still on that chase for singles gold while teaming up with Milli Banks here can provide them both momentum on differing points! Should be an interesting match to call as we’re getting right to the action!
(DING! DING! DING)
Stew-O: And we’re off! We’re set for tag team action tonight as Milli Banks & Holly Arrow will be placed together as a unit against the team of Grace de Luca & Anna Wautier! It appears that Milli & Anna will be starting this match for their respective teams, as they begin to pace around the ring accordingly while looking to begin this match in the best manner possible! There will certainly be a great deal of interest posed for the future, especially with House of Glass beginning to loom over Dynasty as a whole well—a match of this nature can amplify that greatly!
Flannery McCoy: With Milli & Anna motioning ahead for the collar and elbow tie-up, looking to push one another forward as they are looking for every avenue to make the most of their starts here, yet Milli is able to overpower Anna as she pushes her opponent against the ropes! The referee counts down as disqualification would not he very ideal for any competitor in this scenario either, but Milli backs herself away, nodding as Anna raises her own hands before emerging from the ropes where they begin to pace around one another once more. They both proceed to motion forward, looking to the tie-up once again here—
Jake Mercer: BUT MILLI WITH AN ARM DRAG! Anna is immediately rolling to her feet as Milli is able to do the same, up to her feet far more sooner as Anna aims for a swing, WITH MILLI DUCKING UNDER & ALLOWING FOR A BACKHAND CHOP TO CATCH ANNA OFF GUARD! Anna is left in a staggered state briefly as Milli is now mounting the momentum, able to keep the pace going from here as she looks for an irish whip—with Anna reversing the momentum & sending Milli toward the ropes! Banks rebounds forward into a LARIAT—
Stew-O: BUT MILLI DUCKS UNDER—AND WITH MOMENTUM ON HER SIDE IS ABLE TO SHIFT DIRECTLY INTO A FLOAT-OVER ARM DRAG! Wautier is left scrambling as she’s motioning upward, left in the struggle here as Banks now takes hold of her wrist while dragging Anna upward, soon turning her right around AND RIGHT INTO A RIPCORD NECKBREAKER TO PUT ANNA DOWN! Anna is left struggling here as Milli is now looking to hook the leg from there!
ONEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
T—
Flannery McCoy: KICK OUT! Anna has more than enough in the tank here as Milli’s glance darts over to Grace, who was just emerging through the ropes to potentially break the pin! Grace seems aware of her glance and goes back to where she was on the apron, with Milli now returning back up to her feet as she’s looking to continue applying pressure, as Anna’s groggily rising. Banks takes a hold of Anna, intent on the heat here by hoisting Wautier upward & LOOKING FOR A FIREMAN’S CARRY GUTBUSTER—
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL WAUTIER SQUIRMS BEHIND MILLI THROUGH THE FIREMAN’S CARRY-INTO A BACKSTABBER! Milli is left scrambling as Anna is able to make the most out of the time given, perhaps Grace looking to save Anna from the pin was enough time to recover there! Now Anna has to recover just as quickly, while rising back to her feet as Milli is steadily motioning upward and looking to keep herself mobile as well, but Anna seems quite content on doing all that she can to keep this control for the team!
Stew-O: As Anna rushes the ropes while Milli is trying to recollect herself, using the ropes to drag herself upward to a knee—BEFORE A BASEMENT DROPKICK IS SENT SPRAWLING ACROSS HER TEMPLE FROM THERE!! Milli is sent for a scramble, left sprawling through the ropes and onto the ringside floor as now the referee has to count down from here! Anna seems to have found quite the opening for herself here as Milli is left with a hand over her own head, trying to motion herself upward while still left in this daze!
Flannery McCoy: Anna sees her moment, and it’s quite a big task ahead that she cannot ignore while she’s able to emphasize it! Wautier is rushing to the opposite side—though Holly motions forward along the apron, which immediately catches Anna’s eye, with Grace pointing at Holly & ringing her thoughts out to be heard in full! Anna shakes it off as she rushes the ropes and rebounds, LOOKING FOR A SUICIDE DIVE TOWARD MILLI BANKS HERE—
Jake Mercer: SPINNING BACK ELBOW AS SHE WAS LOOKING TO DIVE THROUGH THE ROPES!!!! Milli caught Anna with an immense spinning back elbow that just rocks the hell out of Anna to her damn core! Banks is now able to give herself the most temporary breather here, as Anna’s dazed while struggling to crawl along the ropes that she’s holding onto, as that was an elbow that could cut the lights out of any ordinary person out there as well!
(TAG!)
Stew-O: Grace De Luca tags herself into the match after the state that Anna has been rocked into was made clear to her! Grace immediately drops down to the ringside floor, glaring over to Milli while she’s trying to motion upward as well—AS GRACE SENDS A DROPKICK AGAINST MILLI, SENDING HER BACK FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!! Milli is immediately clutching onto her lower back, shaking her head vigorously as Grace is now left scrambling to find all of the ground she’s got!! She’s rolling Milli into the ring in a hurry, before sliding back in and now hooking the leg as the referee counts away!
ONEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
T—
Flannery McCoy: NO! Milli is more than capable of kicking out!!! Grace glares toward Holly once again, as Holly Arrow had a leg through the ropes ready to break the pin just in case! De Luca is certainly keeping tabs on all of the elitists in this match, as she does not want to see any opponent intrude on breaking her pin! Grace is now rising upward, glaring down toward Milli as she’s dragging her back up to a knee, before looking to HOIST MILLI UP FOR WHAT’S LOOKING TO BE A SIT-OUT POWERBOMB—
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL MILLI DROPS DOWN IN FRONT OF GRACE—AND INTO A SNAP FLATLINER!!! Grace is wide eyed as she’s clutching onto her own head, shaking her head vigorously after the flatliner as Milli is now bringing herself over to her own corner, with Holly more than able to make her way into this match as Banks is reaching her hand out, while Anna is still rocked from the back elbow earlier as Grace is looking toward her own corner here!
(TAG!)
Stew-O: As Grace is rising upward, AND GOES WIDE EYED AT THE REALIZATION THAT A FRESH HOLLY ARROW IS NOW IN THIS MATCH!! Grace has no choice as she aims for a BOOT—BUT HOLLY DUCKS UNDER AS GRACE TURNS RIGHT INTO AN IMMENSE CHOP ACROSS HER CHEST! Grace is sent staggering into the corner as Holly now has all of the control to maintain from here while De Luca is struggling to subside the offense on display! Holly is not slowing down from here as AN OPEN PALM OVER HER CHEST FOLLOWS!
Flannery McCoy: There’s no stopping Holly Arrow here as the referee is counting down on her while she’s maintaining the pressure! ANOTHER open palm over the chest of Grace follows suit, quickly followed up by ANOTHER that’s leaving De Luca unable to retort back against Holly!! The referee is nearing the five count before Holly begins to pull Grace away from the corner after pressuring her continuously, now keeping this precise hold of her as SHE’S LAUNCHING HER OFF WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX!!!
Jake Mercer: Grace De Luca is being placed through the freakin’ ringer right now! Not a good time for her to be left dormant as she’s trying to regain her composure, but even that is becoming a big struggle the longer that this match continues to go, as Holly looks for the most advantageous moments possible to ensure she can get the win for herself and Milli tonight! Grace is rising upward, trying to stay in this match and not languish behind for long—AS HOLLY ALLOWS FOR A SLIDING STO TO TAKE GRACE DE LUCA BACK DOWN!! Grace is down as Holly is now hooking the leg!!
ONEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
T—
Stew-O: NOT ENOUGH! Grace is able to kick out as Holly sits herself up, nodding to herself as she understands there is more to be done if she wants to put this match away! Grace is very much left in quite the daze here while trying to find a stronger semblance of her strength back as Holly maintains as much focus as she can muster! Grace is struggling to find her stance which isn’t made any better for her than now.. WITH HOLLY APPLYING THE GUILLOTINE!!!
Flannery McCoy: GRACE IS LEFT WAILING HER ARM AROUND WHILE TRAPPED IN A GUILLOTINE CHOKE!! Not brought down to the canvas as Grace is trying to keep herself left in any possible stance while Holly is constricting De Luca to the best of her abilities here! Grace is truly left in serious trouble here as Holly is refusing to remain idle & continues to keep this submission applied to the fullest! Grace is trying to push Holly toward the corner, looking to pry herself free from the submission as the referee counts down while they’re set in the corner!
(TAG!)
Jake Mercer: But Holly’s refusing to let go as she yanks her away from the corner and tries to apply the choke more effectively now that Grace’s avenue of escape can’t transpire! This won’t end all too well for Grace De Luca if she can’t—‘BELLE PAPILLON’ FROM ANNA WAUTIER DRIVES HOLLY INTO THE CANVAS!!!! ANNA TAGGED HERSELF INTO THE MATCH WHILE GRACE PUSHED HOLLY INTO THE CORNER!! Holly is now left in a daze as Ann has allowed herself to return back into this match while Grace rolls out of the ring!
Stew-O: With Holly trying to keep herself in this match, Anna is able to maintain much of this control as she returns to the match while Holly Arrow is still looking to scramble up to her feet! She rises upward while Anna is able to find her ground as well, rushing back toward Holly with a ROUNDHOUSE KICK that is able to catch Holly directly across the temple there! Holly is able to remain on a knee, but left in this daze for as long as Anna can apply the control while Holly continues to struggle, with Anna rushing toward the turnbuckle & making the leap upward—
Flannery McCoy: BEFORE LAUNCHING OFF WITH A MOONSAULT RIGHT ONTO HOLLY ARROW!!! Holly is dropped back down by the moonsault as Anna Wautier is able to maintain as much of this pressure as she can! Anna looks to hook the leg on Holly as the referee rushes himself over to the cover!
ONEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
T—
Jake Mercer: NO! A kick out transpires from here as Holly Arrow is more than capable of keeping herself in this for the long run! Anna is feeling the energy of this match continue to maintain as she’s now looking to find her ground to the best of her ability, able to rush over to the corner as she wants to place herself in the most advantageous position possible, with Holly rising to a sitting position as Wautier needs to take this chance by RUSHING FORWARD & LOOKING FOR ‘TRUENO DESTRODA’—
Stew-O: BUT HOLLY ROLLS BACK & CATCHES HER LEG, BEFORE RISING UP TO A KNEE AND APPLYING AN ANKLE LOCK!!! The ankle lock has been applied in this immense flurry that Holly countered as Anna is now struggling to find her own ground again! Anna is feeling the pain here as Holly Arrow is twisting her ankle & looking to incapacitate Anna Wautier entirely if she wants to tap her out! Anna is trying to reach for the ropes, shaking her own head vigorously as she is refusing to give up here but the referee is keeping a keen eye on her as well!
Flannery McCoy: As Anna Wautier needs to think quickly—BY ROLLING HERSELF INWARD & SENDING HOLLY CRASHING INTO THE CORNER! Anna is feeling the weight over her shoulders in this match as she’s looking to rise upward, refusing to let the ankle lock deter her from bringing an immense win over to herself and De Luca! Wautier seems intent on putting Holly down as she rushes forward—
(TAG!)
Jake Mercer: ‘TILL MILLI NAILS A DIVING DROPKICK AFTER TAGGING HERSELF INTO THE MATCH! Anna is left in a daze as she’s struggling to find much of her ground, with Milli focused on Anna entirely as she’s looking to place all of the strife on Wautier from here, making sure that there’s no emerging—FROM A SWIFT ‘NOCTURNE’ DOUBLE FOOT CURB STOMP!!! Anna is down as Milli is now quickly motioning for the cover as the referee counts away!
ONEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREE—
Stew-O: GRACE BREAKS THE PIN! Milli is clutching onto her head after Grace nailed an overhead smash over her, with De Luca vigorously shaking her own head as she’s dragging Anna over to their corner, looking to make the most out of returning back into this match as she does not want this match translating into a win for the opposing team!
(TAG!)
Flannery McCoy: Now Grace is the legal competitor! She’s motioning herself toward Milli Banks while Milli is moving up to her feet, with Grace De Luca now looking to put Banks down with a SWING—BUT MILLI DUCKS & KEEPS A HOLD OF HER WRIST, PULLING DE LUCA BACK INTO A RIPCORD SLAP! Grace is briefly caught off guard by the slap as Milli now has an opportunity here while Grace drops to a knee, looking to put Grace De Luca down for ‘CROSSFADED’ with the BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE TO FOLLOW UP—
Jake Mercer: GRACE SIDESTEPS—AND BREAKS THROUGH WITH ‘GRACE-FUL CLOTHESLINE’ THAT LEAVES MILLI BANKS DORMANT! Grace is able to catch Milli off guard, staggering back into the corner as she’s looking for Anna to rise upward and be able to put Milli Banks down for good!
(TAG!)
Stew-O: As Anna’s brought back into the fray, with De Luca now looking to put Milli down for good alongside Wautier as she’s dragging Banks upward, before shoving her off for Anna to seek out the ‘MODERN TRAGEDY’—BUT A WIDE-EYED MILLI FREES HERSELF TO AVOID A RUNNING SHOOT KICK FROM HOLLY ARROW AGAINST ANNA! Grace is wide-eyed as she’s glaring toward Holly Arrow & looking for the ‘BITTERSWEET CHIN MUSIC’—
Flannery McCoy: ‘TILL HOLLY HALTS HER WITH ‘VICTORIA’!!!! POP-UP KNEE STRIKE LEAVES GRACE DAZED AS SHE ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! Milli Banks has an eye on Holly but quickly reverts to Anna, who’s dazed by the kick as Milli quickly takes hold of her—AND RIGHT INTO A TORNADO DDT, INTO THE ‘STRANGE JOURNEY’!!! ANNA IS TRAPPED IN THE KIMURA LOCK BY MILLI AS THERE’S NO WAY FOR HER TO MANEUVER! WAUTIER IS GLARING AROUND!
Jake Mercer: BUT SHE TAPS!!! SHE HAS TO TAP AS GRACE CAN’T MAKE THE SAVE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS, THE TEAM OF MILLI BANKS & HOLLY ARROW!
(‘Just A Phase’ can be heard blaring throughout the speakers as the cheers are loud & clear from the audience, with Milli rising to her feet, yet keeping an eye on Holly as the two exchange rather lukewarm glances toward one another. This glance is kept for a brief moment, ‘till the referee raises their hands in victory, as they allow for the tension to be left behind in the win.)
Stew-O: Despite being able to garner the victory, there was certainly confusion following the finishing moments of the match after everything was said and done. That was a brief moment where it looked like Holly was going to kick Milli if she didn’t move out of the way in time there.
Flannery McCoy: But she managed to do so, which I imagine is what Holly was banking on to begin with in order to score that victory as well—yet, they’re able to look past it to garner a great win here!
(Milli & Holly depart from the ring, as Anna slowly rises, Grace rolls back into the ring with a furious expression. She shakes her own head, refusing to accept the result as her focus is placed entirely on Anna while she mouths off.)
Grace De Luca: (off-mic) That should’ve been ours!!! You took too long to put her down!!! Why couldn’t you be faster!!
(Grace shoves Anna in frustration, as Anna breathes heavily while Grace continues to mouth off, drowned out by the noise.)
Anna Wautier: (off-mic) You know what, Grace? I’m done!
Jake Mercer: KICK TO THE MIDSECTION—BEFORE A SWIFT ‘MODERN TRAGEDY’ PUTS GRACE DE LUCA DOWN!!! Anna Wautier had enough of her complaining after the result and decided enough is enough!
Stew-O: That certainly provides enough of a reason for Anna to act swiftly, they fought very well in the match but were beaten by an accomplished team, all of the congrats to Milli Banks & Holly Arrow.
(Anna shakes her own head, clutching onto her arm as she’s rolling out of the ring, which leaves Grace laid out in the ring as the scene fades.)
(Friday Night Dynasty returns as the sounds of ‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernandes begin to blast through the speakers of the arena. The crowd roars in a positive reaction as the camera goes over to show Limmy Monaghan. He has a small smile on his face as he tries to mask his displeasure from last week, pointing directly up into the sky as pyro is seen erupting behind him. After a moment he then begins to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Last week, coming off the heels of what I’d consider a fairly successful Territorial Invasion for Brand Warfare member Limmy Monaghan, there wasn’t any time wasted in what would be next for him straight off of his main event match against SOSA Henderson.
Flannery McCoy: David Gideon Smith would interfere, making his presence felt and putting a big red X on the back of the former World Heavyweight Champion, and we have no idea why he has. I guess we’re going to have to see what comes of that, but right now, Limmy is making his way to the ring and he seems to have some thoughts.
Jake Mercer: Look, I’m not a fan of all that spooky shit, alright? If David Gideon is about to put Limmy through Gideon Visions, then count me OUT, alright???
(Limmy makes his way up the steps and onto the apron as he enters through the ropes and into the ring. He then makes his way over and takes a microphone from the ringside area as ‘Number One’ then begins to fade out. He then heads toward the center of the ring, taking a moment before then beginning to speak.)
Limmy Monaghan: I know how important I am to Friday Night Dynasty.
(Limmy pauses for a moment, looking down at the ground for a lingering moment before going on.)
Limmy Monaghan: I know how much I mean to this place, and it’s not something that I can entirely ignore. With Brand Warfare in the books, I figured, in my mind, someone would be waiting. Someone would be looking to make a name off of me, make an example out of me for their own benefit, and it would happen quickly. That’s what happened with Michael Machina, and I’m sure someone out there saw it and imagined in their head that it would be just as easy to accomplish that feat. And it was quick, swift, with not much time wasted in between. I mean, this is what David Gideon Smith wants, right? This is what he needs in order to get his career on track, he needs to make a name for himself at my expense.
(Limmy focuses his entire attention on the hard camera, taking a brief moment before then proceeding to go on.)
Limmy Monaghan: It would be so easy to dismiss him and discredit anything that he’s done since arriving at this company, but that’s not entirely how I do things, so instead what I’m going to end up doing is giving him his credit. It takes a lot of guts to do what he did last week especially in the way that he did it, and quite the bold declaration toward me specifically where he believes in his right mind that he’s going to see his goals through. But I’m going to let him know upfront in case there was any confusion that that’s not going to end up being the case. I think he believes that me saying any of this is his way of thinking in his mind that he’s going to have a chance, but that’s certainly not the case.
(Limmy pauses once more as the crowd murmurs in anticipation.)
Limmy Monaghan: But I’m not here to listen to myself speak. I’m sure he knows everything that I’ve said, I’m pretty certain he expected me to say all of this. Right now, all I need to hear is why he thinks that he did all of this. What kind of cryptic messaging is he going to do to hide the fact that he is merely trying to beat me and stake a claim for himself. This is his floor, I am merely a listener, so David Gideon Smith, I implore you to make your way out to this ring and explain to the entire world exactly why you decided to make an enemy out of me.
(Limmy lowers his microphone as he turns toward the stage. He spreads his arms out as he begins to wait patiently for a brief moment, and before long… as ‘Razorface’ by Celldweller begins to play through the speakers of the arena. The crowd begins to boo loudly as Limmy smirks, waiting patiently inside of the ring.)
Stew-O: It was only a matter of time before David Gideon Smith made his presence felt, and it seems like he’s not wasting any time confronting his target.
Jake Mercer: Really? Then where the hell is he, Stew?!
(After sometime, the theme continues to play, but there’s no sign of David Gideon Smith anywhere. Limmy begins to look around, as he slowly begins to brace himself for whatever is about to come…)
Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD! SOMEONE JUST SLID INTO THE RING BEHIND LIMMY!
Stew-O: DAVID GIDEON SMITH HAS A LEAD PIPE AND HE LOOKS TO SLAM IT DIRECTLY INTO THE ABDOMEN OF LIMMY MONAGHAN!
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO STOP HIM! HE SNATCHES A HOLD OF THE LEAD PIPE AND RIPS IT OUT OF HIS HANDS-
(THUD!)
Jake Mercer: DRIVING IT INTO THE ABDOMEN OF DAVID GIDEON SMITH INSTEAD AS HE FALLS DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION!
(David has a pained expression on his face as he seizes his abdomen, slowly but surely though… that begins to disappear… as he slowly starts to laugh.)
Stew-O: What the hell?
(Limmy looks visibly confused as he grips the lead pipe in his hands, David straightening himself up.)
David Gideon Smith: (Off-Mic) THIS IS WHO YOU ARE, LIMMY! YOU’RE A REMORSELESS KILLER! YOU CATER TO FANS WHO WILL NEVER RESPECT YOU! GIVE IN! GIVE INTO THE HATE! STRIKE ME DOWN FOR WHAT I HAVE DONE TO YOU!
Flannery McCoy: It seems… David is trying to provoke him!
(Limmy has a conflicted look on his face, one marred with confusion of the situation that’s currently ongoing. David can only laugh though.)
David Gideon Smith: (Off-Mic) I knew it… you’re a COWARD!
Jake Mercer: AND LIMMY HAS HEARD ENOUGH! HE TAKES THE LEAD PIPE AND SWINGS IT AT THE HEAD OF DAVID!
Stew-O: BUT HE HESITATED TOO LONG, DAVID GOES UNDER AND HITS UNDER THE BELT WITH A LOW BLOW! MONAGHAN GOES DOWN!
(Limmy collapses down to the ground in pain as he gasps for air, David, partially hurt himself, stands up as he dusts himself off, laughing to himself briefly before shaking his head as he sighs at Limmy.)
David Gideon Smith: (Off-Mic) I am not your scapegoat, Limmy. Soon enough… the world will see your true face.
(David begins to make his way out of the ring as ‘Razorface’ begins to play through the speakers of the arena. Limmy watches him take his leave with a pissed off expression on his face, as the last shot seen is David Gideon Smith adjusting his suit after the brief brawl and beginning to take his leave as Friday Night Dynasty then begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(A commercial plays for Dunkin Donuts, featuring Diego Montana.)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Stephie Love: AND IT IS YOUR MAIN EVENT!
(‘I2I’ by Magnolia Park hits To cheers from the fans as the left half of the stage is filled with orange and red smoke while the right side is filled in blue and white smoke. Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts walk out side by side, and Rex takes Raven by the hand and spins her into himself, catching her in a dip. The pair smile at one another before slowly turn to look out at the cheering crowd. Rex pulls Raven back to her feet and they begin walking down the ramp, high-fiving several fans as they go. When they get to the ring, Rex slides in as Raven walks up the steps. He sits on the second rope as Raven climbs through, and Raven pauses to give him a kiss halfway through the ropes. Rex then crosses the ring to the far hard can turnbuckle where he climbs to the top and puts a fist in the air. Raven walks to the middle of the hard can of the ring where she steps on the second rope with one foot and crossed her other leg over the top rope, posing with her arms out. The pair take in the moment before taking their corner.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Weighing in at a combined weight of 360 pounds… they are your EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Rex McAllister, Raven Roberts… FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!
Stew-O: It’s sure to be one hell of a match for tonight’s main event as we’ve got a match FILLED with championship gold!
Flannery McCoy: Entering right now are the current reigning Unified Tag Team Champions of EAW, heading into this match after a VERY successful Territorial Invasion where they managed to achieve victory in Brand Warfare alongside the likes of Limmy Monaghan, Effy McAvoy, and the sole survivor, Milli Banks!
Jake Mercer: Fire and Ice are coming into this match at an advantage, being completely united with team cohesion while going up against two elitists that are individually some of the most dangerous wrestlers in the business, but have problems with each other! In a classic match of coexistence, will Fire and Ice be able to overcome the World Heavyweight Champion and his challenger?
(“Faneto” by Chief Keef begins blaring through the speakers to a huge mixed reaction as SOSA Henderson makes his way out from behind the stage curtains, looking as confident as ever as he looks out to the arena, showboating, before heading down the ramp towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: AND THEIR OPPONENTS! FIRST, hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 191 pounds… HE IS BULLETPROOF! SOOOOOOOOSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDERSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
Stew-O: And here comes the first of Fire and Ice’s opponents of the week, and the man that had a dramatic return to EAW with a victory over one of the most consistent and lauded legends in the industry in Brian Daniels!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA’s ambitions are running high after that win, and he’s looking to follow through on them by being the first man to challenge Michael Machina in this new World Heavyweight Championship run!
Jake Mercer: Tonight, though, it’ll be less about challenging him and more about working alongside him to get some momentum going for both of them! Will they be able to get it done?!
(“Apostle’s Warning” by Mobb Deep began blaring through the speakers to TREMENDOUS cheers as the World Heavyweight Champion himself, Michael Machina, stormed out from behind the stage curtains with the big gold belt draped over his shoulder! He marches down the ramp towards the squared circle with not a hint of doubt in his eyes.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING LAST! Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 250 pounds… HE IS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! THE NEW LEGEND! MICHAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL! MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACHINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Stew-O: The newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion, Michael Machina, has no intentions of letting his momentum go to waste tonight, even if he’s put into a tough spot having to team with his next challenger in the form of SOSA Henderson!
Flannery McCoy: What a bragging right he’d be able to have if he won the World Heavyweight Champion and then went on to defeat the Unified Tag Team Champions shortly afterwards, am I right?
Jake Mercer: SOSA and Machina are immensely tough, so if they’re able to work well enough together, then they do stand a chance!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! Rex McAllister is kicking things off for Fire and Ice, and… it LOOKS like Michael Machina is going to be doing the same for his team, but that itself already seems to be causing some tension immediately after the bell ringing between him and SOSA Henderson!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA Henderson seems to be wanting to step into the ring first, but Michael Machina isn’t taking any advice from his soon to be challenger, instead looking to take care of things his way on his time!
Jake Mercer: It’s probably not a good sign for them if they’re already arguing just about who gets to start first, but in another sense, you can at least say that both Machina and SOSA are looking to bring their A game tonight against the Unified Tag Team Champions!
Stew-O: Machina points at SOSA and gives him one last declaration of starting this match off, before turning around– RIGHT INTO THE CLUTCHES OF REX MCALLISTER! Rex McAllister, wily legend that he is, is no stranger to matches like these and he saw an opportunity to kick things off his way by capitalizing on the tension between SOSA Henderson and Michael Machina!
Flannery McCoy: Machina finds himself immediately getting caught with a front waist lock before Rex McAllister leverages him over and plants him down with a belly to belly suplex, executed to perfection by one of the best technical grapplers in the history of the professional wrestling industry!
Jake Mercer: Rex McAllister immediately drops to his knees and fires off a HEAVY knee smash right to the side of Machina’s rib cage, causing the World Heavyweight Champion to turn over as he squirms in pain in a prone position!
Stew-O: That’s just what Rex McAllister seemed to be aiming for as he grabs a hold of the dominant right arm of Michael Machina and wrenches it behind the back of the World Heavyweight Champion in the form of a grounded hammer lock, before planting his knee on the palm of the locked arm to keep that hammer lock thoroughly in place!
Flannery McCoy: We’re seeing more of that technical mastery from Rex McAllister as he seems to be dead set on targeting the right arm of Machina, firing off targeted elbow smashes to various points of the arm, particularly the side of the elbow and the back of the shoulder!
Jake Mercer: Rex McAllister seems to have done his homework, as he’s trying to cripple Michael Machina’s greatest strengths before Machina is even able to use them! Think about it! The Money Shot, the Skullpiercer, Heat’s Descent, the .50 Cal, the Bullet from Hell, just about all of Machina’s strongest maneuvers rely on his arms!
Stew-O: Machina seems to realize that as he’s doing his best to shake Rex off of him, and this is a point where Machina’s own strengths come into play; he’s just such a raw and powerful wrestler that even when he’s in a disadvantageous position like this, his sheer strength is able to come into play to overcome his situation! He’s shaking left and right with such vigor that it’s enough to cause Rex to fall off of him!
Flannery McCoy: Machina rolls away from the Lionheart and clutches at his right arm as he does so, clearly feeling the pain after Rex’s precision targeting, but Machina isn’t going to be able to get taken out quite that easily! Rex McAllister himself scrambles up, but the frighteningly quick Michael Machina is able to cover the distance between himself and the Lionheart in a heartbeat!
Jake Mercer: AND HE CONNECTS WITH A BIG BOOT, SENDING REX MCALLISTER BACK INTO ONE OF THE UNOCCUPIED CORNERS! You can tell by the look on the face of the Lionheart that the boot of Michael Machina hit him like a truck, and the wrath of the World Heavyweight Champion is far from over!
Stew-O: He kneels down and begins executing shoulder barges to the midsection of Rex McAllister, cleverly using his left shoulder to execute them! Although it may not be as devastating as if he were doing them with his dominant side, he’s having to adjust on the fly due to the limb-targeting of his opponent!
Flannery McCoy: He drags Rex McAllister out of the unoccupied corner and pulls him over to the center of the squared circle, where he flattens one half of the EAW Unified Tag Team Champions with a short-arm clothesline, once again using his left arm to do so! The World Heavyweight Champion glowers menacingly down at his opponent before jumping to Rex’s other side!
Jake Mercer: That’s all just a prelude, though, because LOOK AT THIS! THE MONSTROUS MICHAEL MACHINA LEAPS UP INTO THE AIR AND BACKFLIPS, EXECUTING A STANDING MOONSAULT ONTO REX MCALLISTER! A MAN AS BUFF AS HIM SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT MACHINA IS A GENETIC FREAK OF NATURE AND HE’S ABLE TO HAVE THE AGILITY OF A CRUISERWEIGHT WITH THE STRENGTH OF A HEAVYWEIGHT!
Stew-O: Michael Machina is already measuring Rex McAllister up from one of the unoccupied corners! Is he looking to take the Lionheart out with a Bullet from Hell?! Rex McAllister has been knocked silly by the furious onslaught of the World Heavyweight Champion, I don’t think he knows where he is let alone knowing that Machina has him in the most dreaded crosshairs of the Dynasty Brand!
Flannery McCoy: Whether he’s ready or not, here comes the pain! MICHAEL MACHINA BURSTS OUT FROM THE CORNER TOWARDS REX– OH! OH! REX MCALLISTER DID HAVE IT SCOUTED! HE LEAPT FORWARD FASTER THAN MACHINA WAS EXPECTING AND CONNECTED WITH THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION WITH A SUDDEN DROPKICK!
Jake Mercer: That sudden dropkick knocked Machina’s trajectory all out of whack, sending him crashing at an angle against the canvas of the ring! That was definitely a demonstration of veteran expertise on the side of Rex McAllister, who managed to avert disaster at the very last moment! He drags Machina over to his corner and tags in the other half of the Unified Tag Team Champions, Raven Roberts herself!
Stew-O: Rex isn’t leaving the ring yet, though! Raven Roberts, instead of entering the ring through the ropes, instead starts climbing up onto the top of the corner while Rex McAllister hoists Machina up onto one of his shoulders before PLANTING him with a powerslam! AND THAT WAS JUST TO SET HIM UP FOR RAVEN ROBERTS! REX SLIDES BACKWARDS OUT OF THE RING WHILE RAVEN TAKES TO THE SKIES, DROPPING ONTO THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION WITH A MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP ROPE!
Flannery McCoy: And Raven Roberts hooks the leg of the World Heavyweight Champion! If she’s able to get the pin on him, that would be HUGE! The referee slides in for the count!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO-
Jake Mercer: But an EMPHATIC kick out by the World Heavyweight Champion keeps this match going as he doesn’t allow it to end just yet! Raven Roberts has a look of annoyance on her face, but it doesn’t stop her as she, herself, gets in a position to measure up the World Heavyweight Champion just as he was doing to her husband just moments ago! Michael Machina takes a few moments as he plants his palm onto the canvas and begins to stagger up to his feet, dazed after the back to back impacts he endured, before turning towards his opponent–
Stew-O: AND RAVEN ROBERTS RUSHES TOWARDS HIM, LOOKING TO REALLY FINISH THIS MATCH OFF WITH HER FINISHING MANEUVER, THE TALON! BUT THAT SIGHT JUST GAVE MACHINA AN INJECTION OF ADRENALINE AS HE LEAPS UP HIGH INTO THE AIR AND REVERSES THE TALON BY EXECUTING A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP RIGHT ONTO THE MIDSECTION OF RAVEN ROBERTS WHILE SHE WAS MID-TALON!
Flannery McCoy: WHAT A FREAK OF NATURE! WHAT A SHOW OF ATHLETICISM! MICHAEL MACHINA IS SECOND TO NONE, AND HE’S SHOWING THAT AS HE JUST FLATTENED RAVEN ROBERTS! Despite that, though, Machina is hurting as he staggers over to his corner and tags in a very game SOSA Henderson who shoots Machina a look, still not satisfied with the start of this match.
Jake Mercer: These two are true alpha males, and you can see their egos clashing without a word even being uttered! They have a bit of a staredown before SOSA Henderson enters the ring, looking to get into the fray! He starts to rush over towards Raven, only to find out that Raven was able to recover while SOSA and Machina were having yet another moment of tension, and now the Huntress and SOSA clash in the center of the ring, sending strike after strike at each other!
Stew-O: Raven Roberts swings for the fences with a lariat, but SOSA is able to duck underneath and spin around with a spinning kick right to the midsection of the Huntress, causing her to double over and leaving her vulnerable to a sudden knee smash to the side of the head by SOSA!
Flannery McCoy: That’s enough to knock Raven down to her hands and knees, and SOSA sees an opportunity to follow up on what Machina did as he leaps up into the air, looking to flatten her with a double foot stomp of his own, only for Raven Roberts to roll out of the way just in time to avoid it! She grabs a hold of his legs and sweeps them, bringing SOSA Henderson to the ground and leaping on top of him with a mounted position!
Jake Mercer: And now Raven Roberts is raining all hell down on top of him with punches right to the head! He may be BULLETPROOF, but each of those punches are definitely being felt by Machina’s next challenger! The assault doesn’t continue for much longer as SOSA is able to launch her off of him with a monkey flip, sending her crashing back-first onto the canvas!
Stew-O: Both of them scramble up to their feet, looking worse for wear after taking blows from each other, but it’s not over until it’s over! They’re back to going strike for strike, blow for blow, in the middle of the ring! SOSA Henderson gives her a thrust kick to the midsection, surely inflicting even more pain since that’s the spot where Machina executed that double foot stomp, and it causes Raven Roberts to stagger back into the ropes!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA pushes her against the ropes before launching her over to the other side with an Irish whip, causing her to rebound off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring in order to come running back towards SOSA with added velocity! SOSA swings for a lariat, but Raven is able to avoid it by instead going low, connecting with both of his knees with a basement dropkick and causing him to fall on his face on the canvas!
Jake Mercer: Raven Roberts is measuring him up, and SOSA Henderson does stagger up, clearly feeling dazed after landing on his head, and THAT SITUATION ONLY GROWS WORSE AS RAVEN ROBERTS SUDDENLY SPINS AND CONNECTS WITH A FACELIFT! HEEL KICK TO THE HEAD OF SOSA HENDERSON KNOCKS HIM SILLY, AND RAVEN ROBERTS TRIES TO COVER HIM FOR THE PIN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Stew-O: BUT ANOTHER KICK OUT IN THIS MATCH, SOSA HENDERSON REFUSES TO STAY DOWN! Raven Roberts glares at SOSA kicking out before positioning him near an unoccupied corner and climbing back up to the top rope, just as she entered this match!
Flannery McCoy: This can’t be good for SOSA! I recognize the way she’s positioning herself! She’s going for– RAVEN’S WINGS! RAVEN’S WINGS! HER FINISHING SPIRAL TAP MANEUVER– BUT SOSA HENDERSON MANAGED TO ROLL OUT OF HARM’S WAY IN THE NICK OF TIME! RAVEN COMES DOWN CRASHING HARD, WITH HER OWN MANEUVER ENDING UP HURTING HER!
Jake Mercer: THEY CALL IT HIGH RISK AND HIGH REWARD FOR A REASON! THERE’S WHERE THE RISK COMES INTO PLAY! SOSA Henderson staggers up to his feet! He may have avoided Raven’s Wings, but that Facelift is still weighing heavily on his head as he staggers back, trying to get his composure–
TAG!
Stew-O: Oh, what’s this?! Machina tags himself back in! SOSA snaps out of his daze as he looks confused at who just touched him, only to realize as Machina steps into the ring! SOSA suddenly grabs a hold of the tag rope and, before Machina can step too far away, AGGRESSIVELY taps himself back in with a shove to Machina’s shoulder!
Flannery McCoy: Machina looks back, incredulous at what just happened. SOSA steps into the ring, shoving past Machina as he looks to continue where he left off with Raven, only for Machina to forcefully turn SOSA around and start arguing with him! And SOSA is arguing back, clearly being fed up with Machina’s macho attitude!
Jake Mercer: Both of these wrestlers want to show they’re the best in this ring, and at the moment that’s leading to them clashing on who gets to be in the ring at the moment! They’re playing a dangerous game, here, because if their focus is on each other then it won’t be on–
Stew-O: TALON! TALON! TALON CONNECTS TO THE BACK OF SOSA’S HEAD, KNOCKING SOSA’S HEAD RIGHT INTO THE HEAD OF MACHINA! MACHINA FALLS OUT OF THE RING FROM BETWEEN THE ROPES AND LANDS OUT AT RINGSIDE, WHILE SOSA DROPS LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA JUST TOOK A TALON TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND HAD THAT IMPACT DOUBLE UP WITH A FORCED HEADBUTT TO MACHINA! HE’S GOT TO BE OUT! RAVEN PULLS HIM AWAY FROM THE ROPES BEFORE QUICKLY SCALING UP THE ROPES TO THE TOP OF THE CORNER! RAVEN’S WINGS! RAVEN’S WINGS DOES CONNECT THIS TIME, AND RAVEN STAYS ON TOP OF SOSA AS THE REFEREE COUNTS!
ONEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stephie Love: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS… FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! AND! ICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Stew-O: That was a chaotic end to the match as the answer was clear… they could NOT coexist! The tag team champions managed to capitalize on that tension and walk away with a TREMENDOUS win over both a legend and the current World Heavyweight Champion!
Flannery McCoy: Rex McAllister joins Raven in the ring as they both celebrate the victory with their tag team championships held high into the sky in triumph! Things may not be as peaceful outside the ring, though, because SOSA ended up rolling out to ringside after taking that blow… only to come face to face with an IRATE Michael Machina!
Jake Mercer: Machina is in better condition right now as he didn’t get hit with the Talon and Raven’s Wings in rapid succession, but he has no sympathy for SOSA, he’s just feeling the rage right now!
Stew-O: AND THAT RAGE BOILS OVER! MACHINA DRAGS SOSA UP TO HIS FEET AND BEGINS STRIKING HIM! THIS IS TURNING INTO A BRAWL!
Flannery McCoy: A BOOT TO THE MIDSECTION SENDS SOSA STUMBLING BACK INTO THE BARRICADE, AND THEN MACHINA FOLLOWS UP BY RUSHING OVER AND EXECUTING A BULLET FROM HELL TO SOSA– NO, SOSA MANAGES TO SLIP OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING MACHINA TO GO CRASHING THROUGH THE BARRICADE!
Jake Mercer: AND THAT WAS WITH HIS BAD SHOULDER TOO! MACHINA IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION IN A BLINK OF AN EYE, AND SOSA STAGGERS OVER TO HIM, DRAGGING HIM UP AND RETURNING THE FAVOR WITH STRIKES OF HIS OWN! BOTH OF THESE MEN ARE EXHAUSTED FROM THEIR MATCH BUT THEIR ANGER IS TAKING PRIORITY AS THEY BEGIN BRAWLING OUT IN THE CROWD!
Stew-O: SECURITY IS RUSHING OVER FROM THE RINGSIDE AREA TO TRY TO BREAK THEM UP, AND THE CROWD IS BOOING IT!
Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Flannery McCoy: Unfortunately for them, the security doesn’t take orders from them, as they pry the two warriors apart! I feel like normally they wouldn’t be able to get these two men under control, but right after a grueling match like that, they’re able to pry them apart, although SOSA and Machina are roaring at each other as they try to continue the brawl!
Jake Mercer: This is chaotic as hell, and I love it! They’re still swinging at each other as they’re being dragged away by security!
(The video feed lingers on the chaotic scene as the two competitors continue to try to kill each other, all while Rex and Raven continue celebrating in the ring, more focused on their own success; the feed then slowly fades to black.)
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