(Friday Night Dynasty intro plays. Once that wraps up, a recap of last week’s show is shown off: Drake King and Minerva confront one another and agree to a steel cage match at Road to Redemption. In the opening match, Clayton Golde defeats Jay Starr. Daniella Atlas, the Specialists Champion, boasts about her recent victory over Mia Santoro and looks ahead to her Road to Redemption match against Nikki Kimura. Vincent Mondrian, the new Interwire Champion, celebrates his victory over Hans Grayson and expresses his desire to become one of the greatest Interwire Champions ever before Jay Jerry Johnson comes out and challenges him at Road to Redemption. He accepts. Saori Aizen wins a triple threat match against Corey Hale and Kirk Redwood. Holly Arrow is interviewed next where she reaffirms her confidence in winning the Universal Women’s Championship Chamber and finally reaching her goal of becoming a singles champion. In the next contest, Mia Santoro defeats Nejari Young. Fire & Ice meet up with Richard Grant and Kensingten Calhoun-Astor and are offered the opportunity to represent Dynasty in a tri-branded tag team match at Road to Redemption. Drake Armstrong and Joso ends in a no-contest after BRAE comes in and attacks both men, sending a strong message to them both. Hans Grayson is interviewed before being interrupted by Impact and both men trade words, leaving Hans fuming. Impact defeats Chris Elite; afterwards, Hans Grayson attacks Impact. Myles and Cy Hynderson have a heated confrontation backstage. In the main event, Drake King defeats Myles thanks to interference from Cy. The show ends with Cy accepting Myles’ challenge for a match at Road to Redemption.)
(After the recap, various live shots of the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada are on full display for the viewer. It transitions inside where the crowd is electric, holding up a sea of signs and banners for their favorite Dynasty Elitists. Fireworks explode from the stage, lighting up the SaskTel Centre. Soon, Stew-O, Jake Mercer, and Flannery McCoy can be heard over the roaring crowd, setting the tone for the night.)
Stew-O: Welcome, everyone, to another explosive edition of Friday Night Dynasty! We are coming to you live from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and if last week is anything to go by, tonight promises to be nothing short of chaos, carnage, and unforgettable moments as we barrel toward Road to Redemption!
Jake Mercer: It won’t be too long now before we’re in Edmonton, Alberta, baby, and I cannot wait! We’ve got some huge matches announced for Road to Redemption, and tensions are higher than ever after last week. I won’t be surprised if things boil over tonight!
Flannery McCoy: The stakes have never been higher, and many Elitists are looking to hustle as we are two weeks away from the last EAW marquee event of the year! But now, we kick things off with the New Breed Champion!
(‘Duel Of The Fates’ epic version by Samuel Kim blared loudly through the speakers. The New Breed Champion BRAE swiftly made his way out, fresh off back to back title defenses, feeling very proud of himself.)
Stew-O: BRAE went into deep waters the last 2 weeks, and it is safe to say he did not allow the piranhas to pick him apart!
Flannery McCoy: BRAE did what he had to do, and penultimately he walks away still your New Breed Champion! Albeit.. maybe just a slight bit banged up.
Jake Mercer: BRAE might be his own self destruction, but he seems to be a cockroach. No matter what you throw at him, he just will not die!
(BRAE reached the ring as he entered. His theme music died down, as he just stood, nodding. He was moving a little bit softly, but he was still as fiery as ever.)
BRAE: I have had an eventful road to the redemption. It has been me facing challenge after challenge. Effy poised a grand threat to this title reign, but she could not ultimately suffice. Her grandest struggle was being too desperate to have her voice heard. And I’ll even tell you what. She was brave and gutsy. She really gave it her all, but her willingness to run her mouth is what took her down with the strike. But I am not going to beat around the bush here, I can’t deny her talent. Effy had something there, and even if she wanted to go for the lowest hanging fruits, there was something there. Truly. But she had to learn the consequences of biting off more than what she could chew. And then she joined the graveyard as another in the long list of upstarts who though they had it all figured out. Before being met with a very gross reality check when it was all too late. She learnt the hard way of what it is like dealing with me — and not even a Hall Of Famer by her side could fix it. My run as champion has been heating up, I feel like I am estimating a title defense every couple of weeks at this point. I am in the prime of my title reign and though tough and brutal, it has been an experience for me. Despite having this plethora of challenges as champion, every single increment and bit has been different. Even in the slightest, it has been a challenge, but it has been fun. I have faced everyone with unique styles, with unique performances. Everything, you name it. And is it a little crazy to say….
(BRAE paced around the ring before he came to a stop and shrugged.)
BRAE: Is it even a little bit strange for me to go as far to say that; I believe that out of everyone in this match I may have some of the best momentum heading into it. And look, the truth is; all these competitors who have done incredible things. But who has been facing some of the most fluid and different competitors while heading towards this event? Every week a new style of competitor is stepping up to the plate. A plethora of opponents and truth believed; I don’t even know if I see myself losing anytime soon. And that is with full ego in mind. I have been on the run of a lifetime without an end in sight…….. however. I am slightly annoyed with the conversation around the Extreme Elimination Chamber. The focus seems to be about the back and forth between Hans and Impact. Or whether Joso is truly built for this and can get the job done. But the thing is everyone is overlooking the simple fact..
(BRAE got super serious, as he looked at the camera.)
BRAE: A true champion is already here standing in the match. I have all the capabilities in this world to become a champion. I already am, but a World Champion. Something that truly idolizes man forever. I know that I can get the job done, and it is not everyday that a champion is the dark horse in the match. However, maybe that is perfect for me. Everything is going in my exact favor, and the attention is not directly on me. But all the pieces are falling in my favor for me to make one hell of a run. In under a calendar year from debuting in EAW, I became a champion. Beating the greatest to ever do it to become that champion. Sometimes I have to remind myself what it is like to fight for recognition. Sometimes that thought just kinda drained from my reign, because I have been champion for so long. But let me calm down though. Let me be honest, this is not me being humble, because I know that I might be the most capable person in this match. And I am entering the match as the only other champion after Hans defeat at Super Dynasty. An event I won on, nonetheless. But look, I have a shot at history. I have a shot at doing something that has never been done before. Has there ever been a New Breed Champion, that also doubled down and became World Champion…simultaneously? No. That has never happened before in the history of EAW. It is fitting as I am supposed to be the face of this new and fresh division. But yes, I am also carrying the weight of the stars who went onto do incredible things at the start of that New Breed Championship. It is the best of both worlds, and I love the best of both worlds. But yeah, if I lose? I still have the title. But.
(BRAE stopped as he just shook his head in disagreement.)
BRAE: I am not going to settle for anything less than from what I want and have. I don’t want to be one of those people. I want to hit the target first time around. Moments like these literally only come up once a year and at Road To Redemption……………..
(BRAE stared directly at the hard camera.)
BRAE: am taking all five down with a single shot.
(Mic drop. BRAE just looked directly at the camera with threatening gaze as he held his title high.)
Stew-O: New Breed champion not settling for any less. As he wants to double down and truly be one of the greatest!
Flannery McCoy: The fact that BRAE is already at a point in his career this early on where he can try and pull this off says a lot.. but we will see what happens next!
Jake Mercer: I dunno, BRAE has a lot to really capitalize on. But let’s see if he can stick that landing, first.
(With that said, the scene would fade out with BRAE leaving the ring as Dynasty went elsewhere.)
(A commercial plays for Road to Redemption, highlighting the EAW World Heavyweight Championship Chamber.)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘I2I’ by Magnolia Park began blaring through the speakers to loud cheers as Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts made their way out onto the stage with their hands adjoined in unity; they smile at each other before storming down the ramp, tagging the fans as they do, before making it into the ring and sharing a kiss and raising their arms up for the world to see.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Weighing in at a combined weight of 360 pounds, they are Raven Roberts and Rex McAllister… FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!
Stew-O: Tonight we get to see a classic bout of New Breeds against Legends in a showcase match, and what a treat it is to have Fire and Ice giving Friday Night Dynasty a reminder of what they’re able to achieve together as we continue down the road to Road to Redemption!
Flannery McCoy: We heard that Fire and Ice will be partaking in the tag team showcase match that’ll include romantic pairs across all three brands, from Adam Lucas and Bethany Blue in Voltage to Veena Adams and Charlie Marr in Showdown!
Jake Mercer: Fire and Ice made it clear that they’ll be there representing no brand, just Fire and Ice themselves, but that little bit of semantics didn’t seem to bother Dynasty’s administration that much as long as they have a star-studded team as competent as Fire and Ice on the job!
Stew-O: Tonight, they’ll be showing the new generation who may not be as familiar with their incredible body of work from the past just what they’re capable of.
(‘Carnival’ by Ty Dolla $ign, Ye, and ¥$ began blaring through the speakers to cheers as the Walking Main Event himself, Nejari Young, swaggered out onto the stage brimming with confidence and intensity. He hyped the fans up on the stage as he started to make his way down; before he could continue towards the ring, ‘Give It Away’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers started playing with the charismatic and narcissistic Jay Starr walking onto the stage to boos. He flashed a smirk to Nejari, who rolled his eyes, before they both made their way to the ring, with Jay trying to hog the spotlight.)
Stephie Love: AND THEIR OPPONENTS! Weighing in at 218 pounds, he is the Super-Starr… JAAAAAAAAAAAAY! STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARR! Accompanying him, weighing in at 228 pounds, he is the ‘Walking Main Event’… NEJARIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNG!
Stew-O: Nejari and Jay are both two of the newest wrestlers in EAW today; they’ll be looking to make a name for themselves in a matter of weeks with the Extreme Enigma Battle Royale!
Flannery McCoy: These two up-and-comers have, themselves, clashed in a match, and they’ll be doing so again at Road To Redemption!
Jake Mercer: Tonight, though, they’re united in wanting to prove their worth to the EAW Universe in this battle against Fire and Ice!
Stew-O: Let’s see how these two teams will fare against each other!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! Rex McAllister is starting out for Fire and Ice, and on the side of the New Breeds, it’s Nejari Young starting out with his cocky partner goading him on!
Flannery McCoy: Both wrestlers step out of their respective corners and begin circling the ring with Rex McAllister adopting the more aggressive pace; being the veteran in the match, it looks like he’s aiming to put Nejari through the wringer and see what he’s really made of!
Jake Mercer: Nejari is definitely more attuned to striking and he shows his own drive as he looks to get the first strike with a quick lariat attempt, but Rex was able to duck underneath and catch the arm as he did!
Stew-O: He wrenches the arm behind the New Breed’s back with a hammerlock and continues the pressure by wrenching it further! The walking main event is left scrambling trying to relinquish his arm from the Lionheart but Rex is not intending to let go!
Flannery McCoy: This is classic Rex with the intense technical wrestling, looking to take his opponent down through sheer technical acumen!
Jake Mercer: He follows suit with an arm drag down to the ground, bringing Nejari to the canvas and keeping that arm in his control! Nejari is feeling his way around, looking for an escape, but Rex isn’t letting it happen!
Stew-O: Now the Lionheart is laying into him with sound classic ground and pound, before he releases the grip on the arm and grabs a hold of the waist of the walking main event!
Flannery McCoy: We see what he’s going for here as he gets his feet planted on the canvas and starts hoisting himself up with Nejari following suit!
Jake Mercer: GERMAN SUPLEX! Rex McAllister just planted Nejari with that classic suplex and then gets up from it with a nod to his wife, Raven, standing at ringside!
Stew-O: He reaches down and starts to pick Nejari back up, but WHAM! A side elbow to the midsection of the Lionheart has him doubled over! And another side elbow! A third side elbow forces him to stagger back, and now Nejari has his opening!
Flannery McCoy: That frees him up to reach over and grab a hold of Rex’s wrist before Irish whipping him over to the corner himself!
Jake Mercer: The Lionheart is sent running before colliding back-first with the turnbuckles, and he’s temporarily stunned with Nejari looking to take advantage!
Stew-O: And take advantage he does, as he takes a few steps back before sprinting over and launching himself into the air before crashing into the legendary wrestler with a classic stinger splash!
Flannery McCoy: The walking main event using his entire body weight to counteract the veteran expertise of the Lionheart! He has Rex where he wants him and begins making a statement!
Jake Mercer: He lights him up with a flurry of lefts and rights! Hooks and jabs flying as Nejari begins teeing off, trying to unleash as much damage against Rex as he can! Enough shots to the head were sent to get Rex dazed, and then Nejari puts some flourish out before going for an uppercut to finish the sequence!
Stew-O: But Rex had it scouted! He managed to duck underneath and back kick Nejari into the corner chest-first! Nejari clutches his chest as he backs up from the corner, and Rex looks to capitalize on the opening!
Flannery McCoy: He grabs hold of Nejari’s arms from behind and tries to lock him into a full Nelson hold! I think he’s going for a dragon suplex, but Nejari is struggling as much as he can!
Jake Mercer: OH! A back-headbutt from Nejari is enough to make even Rex stumble back in a daze! That couldn’t have felt good for either man, but he did what he had to do to get out of danger! He spins around and follows it up with an enziguiri to make Rex stagger back even further, clutching the side of his head in pain!
Stew-O: Nejari staggers back up before he turns around and takes aim at the stunned Rex; HE GOES FOR A SUPERKICK! But Rex was able to catch the foot before it could collide with his head!
Flannery McCoy: An impressed grin on Rex’s face, but that doesn’t stop him from doing what needs to be done! With the leg still held, Rex reaches over and hoists Nejari up before LAUNCHING him with an unorthodox suplex!
Jake Mercer: That suplex definitely hit its mark, but it also sent Nejari pretty close to his partner, Jay, who is now itching to get into the fray!
Stew-O: I’m surprised a coward like Jay would want to actually fight rather than just pose on the apron all night! Then again, he still wants this win and right now Rex has the advantage over Nejari!
Flannery McCoy: Rex sees Jay reaching out and rushes in as he tries to prevent it, but it’s too late as Nejari manages to tag himself out! Rex got close, and that turned out to be to his disadvantage as Jay immediately sprung his fist over the top rope and caught Rex with a surprise strike!
Jake Mercer: That was enough to send Rex stumbling back, and Nejari managed to roll out of the ring onto the apron while the Super Starr leapt into the ring!
Stew-O: Despite his antics, Jay’s athleticism can’t be denied, he’s able to leap over the ropes with no trouble at all! And now he’s bringing the fight to Rex as the fresher man, laying into him with chops to force him to stagger back!
Flannery McCoy: He leaps into the air once again, spinning as he does so to hit Rex with a spinning wheel kick to send him down to the canvas! Jay has a cocky smirk on his face as he sees the result of his onslaught, typical of him.
Jake Mercer: Hey, you can hate the attitude but you can’t hate the results! Of course, Nejari and Jay’s combined effort is what we’re seeing here, but Raven Roberts looms nearby with a fiery expression as she stands ready to tag in when needed!
Stew-O: Jay keeps his focus on Rex, though, as he immediately scrambles up following the spinning wheel kick and turns his back to the fallen Lionheart!
Flannery McCoy: He’s looking to put his athleticism to good use as he leaps into the air and performs a perfect backflip before landing on the midsection of Rex McAllister with a standing moonsault!
Jake Mercer: The standing moonsault connects, and Jay looks to get the biggest pin of his career right here as he immediately hooks Rex’s leg and goes for it!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOO-
Stew-O: But an emphatic kick out by Rex stops the count from reaching two! Jay looks annoyed at Rex’s endurance and immediately scrambles up as he measures the Lionheart up as well!
Flannery McCoy: He has the top ropes gripped and his teeth clenched as he waits for the moment Rex gets up to his feet! Ask and you shall receive, as Rex does get back to his feet and staggers forward!
Jake Mercer: Jay Starr sees opportunity and rushes forward, going for the leaping spinning wheel kick yet again! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, it seems!
Stew-O: But it may be broken, though, as Rex is able to evade the move from underneath! It looks like Jay’s own athleticism played against him as he went too high up, and Rex was able to utilize his opponent’s strength against him like a weakness!
Flannery McCoy: Before Jay can plummet down with gravity alone, Rex reaches up and grabs a hold of Jay Starr’s neck; he brings him down with a lethal neck breaker, and that has Jay clutching his neck in pain!
Jake Mercer: That was just the opening that Rex was looking for, and he takes the moment to stagger up with Raven reaching out for the tag! Rex approaches and… TAG MADE!
Stew-O: The Fire in Fire and Ice is in the match, and after Rex has been holding down the fort against these two hungry New Breeds, Raven is ready to unleash the inferno on them!
Flannery McCoy: Jay Starr staggers to his feet and looks up only to see an angry Huntress running his way! He barely has a chance to get his arms up before Raven grabs a hold of them!
Jake Mercer: She executes a judo throw to send Jay Starr down to the canvas with a deafening thud! The Super Starr arches his back in pain as he scrambles back to his feet, but Raven delivers the same fate to him with another judo throw!
Stew-O: Raven is on a rampage here as she doesn’t let Jay get back to his feet of his own volition; she grabs him by the head and drags him up to his feet, already having him in a Muay Thai position!
Flannery McCoy: She’s unleashing the Muay Thai knees on Jay Starr, looking to make him SEE stars! :mjgrin:
Jake Mercer: You must be fired for that. Raven’s showing the new generation why she’s known as the Bird of Prey! She shoves him out of the Muay Thai hold and looks to Irish whip him into the corner, but Jay Starr is able to reverse it and send her into the corner instead!
Stew-O: Jay Starr is still reeling from the damage sustained by Fire and Ice together, but he nevertheless forces his way through it and rushes at Raven in the corner, catching her with a running high knee in the corner! That was enough to knock her silly, and he follows up by jumping onto the middle rope, and then the top rope to land on Raven’s shoulders and send her flying back with a hurricanrana!
Flannery McCoy: That burst was enough to quell the fire of Raven Roberts for long enough for Jay Starr to crawl over to his corner, where Nejari Young has recuperated enough to ask for a tag back into the match!
Jake Mercer: Nejari Young rushes into the fray, still damaged from his battle against Rex McAllister but with the fire to fight on nevertheless!
Stew-O: That fire will serve him well in the business, but will it be enough to stand up to Raven Roberts? The Bird of Prey staggers from the hurricanrana but is unable to avoid Nejari Young sprinting at her! Before she’s able to react, he hits her with a superkick and connects with it, causing her to stumble back and fall into a seated position against the bottom turnbuckle!
Flannery McCoy: The crowd is cheering and chanting for both wrestlers now, just basking in the wrestling in its purest form! Nejari Young, despite the pain he’s in, feeds off the hype of the crowd; he’s jumping up and down with energy before he rushes to the corner opposite the one that Raven is seated at!
Jake Mercer: He turns around at the last moment, bouncing off the turnbuckles and picking up velocity before he rushes back over to Raven Roberts and collides with her using a cornered hip attack! The way Raven’s head bounced off the turnbuckle, I’d be surprised if she was able to think straight right now!
Stew-O: Nejari grabs her by the wrist and yanks her out of that seated position, forcing her to stagger over to the center of the ring! It looks like Nejari hears the chants of the crowd and wants to bring the match to an end, cementing himself as a top tier New Breed in the company!
Flannery McCoy: He ducks down and hoists Raven Roberts up in an electric chair position! We’ve seen him do this before, he’s looking to end the match with his finishing maneuver!
Jake Mercer: HE’S GOING FOR BELT TO ASS! BUT WAIT, RAVEN WAS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF THE ELECTRIC CHAIR HOLD BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO EXECUTE IT! SHE DROPPED BEHIND HIM!
Stew-O: NEJARI YOUNG TURNS AROUND TO SEE WHERE SHE WENT, BUT– FACELIFT! FACELIFT CONNECTS! THE SPINNING HEEL KICK CONNECTED WITH THE WALKING MAIN EVENT’S JAW, AND HE FALLS OVER IN A SLUMP!
Flannery McCoy: Raven Roberts steps back to her own corner; Rex looks at her, but Raven gives a nod of assurance as she crouches down and measures Nejari up! He manages to stagger up, and Jay Starr yells out to him, but before he’s able to move–
Jake Mercer: RAVEN ROBERTS SPRINTS FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH TALON! THE CLAYMORE KICK HIT RIGHT ON TARGET, KNOCKING NEJARI ONTO THE CANVAS WITH RAVEN’S ARM OVER HIM! HIS SHOULDERS ARE DOWN, THE REFEREE BEGINS THE COUNT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(‘I2I’ by Magnolia Park began blaring through the speakers once again to loud cheers as Raven Roberts slowly rises up from Nejari’s fallen body, with Rex joining her in the ring; they join hands and raise them up in the air in triumph!)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR WINNERS… FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!
Stew-O: A great effort by the New Breeds, but ultimately, Fire and Ice is one of the most stacked tag teams of all time, and that too is accentuated by the fact that they are husband and wife! Unlike the two rivals joining in a temporary alliance, Fire and Ice is a bond that has been tested and persevered!
Flannery McCoy: They showed us tonight and, more importantly, showed the other two brands that Dynasty’s tag team is a force to be reckoned with, as if there were any doubts.
Jake Mercer: Nejari and Jay are locking eyes with a glare now as tensions start recommencing between them now that the match is over and has ended with a loss for both of them; with Road to Redemption around the corner, we’ll get to see how all four of these wrestlers fare on the grand stage!
(The video feed lingers on Fire and Ice celebrating their victory while Nejari and Jay look on in disappointment, before it fades to black.)
(We would be taken to the office of Kensingten Calhoun-Astor and Richard Grant as we go inside to see some excitement being expressed.)
Richard Grant: And to think, just when we thought it was gonna be a struggle — all the answers were properly figured out! The Extreme Enigma battle royal has been pieced together TO perfection! Exactly what we wanted and then some.
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: It has been everything and then some. Already a historic and memorable battle royal, now being tallied up by that much more greatness! These people are showing viciousness. They are showing that they want to be involved in the match. They are showing that they want to be there. And look, there has always been that certain stigma in the past absolutely.
Richard Grant: There was always that mirror and idea. Are some people really not taking the match as seriously as they should? It was very lackadaisical. Some of the people in the match competing truly did not even know the honor that stood before them as it did!
(Kensingten took a deep breath, as she almost bursted out in hysteria as she thought back to what happened last year.)
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: Don’t you even get me started on what happened last year. It was absolutely disrespectful. One of the most greatest slaps to the face in the history of EAW. Last year we were going to change the perception of the championship where it stood! We had all these great ideas and things were looking up when Prince Tohru won!
Richard Grant: But that didn’t really do anything, because he is nowhere in sight anymore.
(Both Kensington and Richard went silent as they shook their heads in doubt and disappointment.)
Richard Grant: :francis:
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: :francis:
Richard Grant: But I see your point, we worked our asses off to make people see the truth about what the extreme enigma battle royal is! It isn’t just honoring one of the all time EAW greats..It is seeing who truly cares and will try to make the most of their amazing situation.
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: There have been some winners in the past who have stuck in EAW. And there have been people in the matches who went onto do amazing things! We should give ourselves a true pat on the back for how we leveled the field this year! We truly did the most with talents that truly want and wish to be here!
Richard Grant: And hey the fact of the matter is. Even if Prince Tohru is not here anymore, that is neither here nor there. The fact of the matter is these people needed some competition to strive for. And not only did we open up, but we set a pretty damn lofty bar. And we want to repeat what happened last year a lot of fiery young Elitists who are gonna stick around, marching to war! Albeit, it would be very much of better interest if a Dynasty talent won it!
Kensington Calhoun-Astor: Zero pressure to them of course. We are not trying to overwhelm anyone with that type of burden……. But it would be very great for a Dynasty talent to bring home that honor! And the opportunity would make 2025 whatever the hell they wanted with it! But again, this match is IMPORTANT. What it does for your EAW career is however you mold it, but you can’t lie. A look means everything. And when you have the look of a champion at the palm of your hands?
Richard Grant: It can quite literally change their career. Because I am announcing right now that the winner will receive a 200,000$ bonus! A trophy made in their image that will be presented to them at their brand’s next show after Road To Redemption!
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: AND a championship opportunity up to their general managers discretion! What else more could you want from this!?
(Kensington loudly proclaimed as she looked towards Richard.)
Richard Grant: There is a lot too gain and many rewards to reap. So we along with the other General Managers here in EAW absolutely look forward to who will step up and answer the call. And who knows? Maybe that Battle Royal will even signal who will be the big breakout star of 2025!! Like we have already been saying this entire time, here!
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: The idea is at the palm of anyones hands. Simply showing that hunger that resides deep within can really take you a long way! Especially all the talented Dynasty Elitists we picked and put in the match! There is nothing to truly stop and think about, just go crazy and stop til you drop! Because a match like this is worth it! If you want 2025 to be your year.. then.. You know what to do here. Give it the best shot that you possibly can!!! Why wouldn’t you wanna?
Richard Grant: At the end of the day though, as much as this can be for the winner of this match and star of tomorrow. This match represents an honor that must not be forgotten. Extreme Enigma meant a lot to many people in EAW. And bringing his presence back to the forefront every once in a while is always what we want to do. We want to envision the future of EAW while honoring the past! And we want it all to come together for one major spectacle.
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: So I do not know how much more we can truly express. This has to be a special match for anyone involved. But we are speaking to everyone. Our Dynasty Elitists are strongly included as well, but – go hard. Go as hard as you possibly can and want in a matchup like this. Extreme Enigma would have never let up in this type of match. So that is simply what we want to see – a strive.
Richard Grant: We will carefully be watching it all unfold! So consider yourselves under a microscope. And we will pay close attention!
Kensingten Calhoun-Astor: Mhm!
(And with that stated, the scene would fade out and cut to black from there with the honest message sent. Dynasty would fade elsewhere.)
(‘Fall and Rise’ by Starset begins to play throughout the SaskTel Centre as the crowd cheers for Corey Hale. He comes out, completely in zen with his surroundings. He soaks in the reception of the crowd before making his way down the ramp.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA….WEIGHING IN AT 200 POUNDS…HE IS ‘THE CELESTIAL WANDERER’…COREY HALE!!!!!!
Stew-O: At Super Dynasty, Corey Hale went up against BRAE for the New Breed Championship. He put up a great performance, but it wasn’t enough to weather the storm that BRAE has been controlling since Pain for Pride. Still, he knows how tough things can be in this company, but he’s not letting it take a toll on him.
Flannery McCoy: That’s very admirable of Corey Hale, who will continue to fight for everything until he is the last man standing.
Jake Mercer: Another thing is that he refuses to make the same mistake again. When he manages to find himself in another championship match, will he show that he genuinely did learn from his mistakes. As for right now, he might as well treat this like a championship match because his opponent is expecting nothing less from him.
(‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ by Samuela Kim begins to sound through the speakers, getting a mixed reception out of Vincent Mondrian. The newly crowned Interwire Champion has the title wrapped around his waist. The title is shining underneath all of the lights as he stands around, surveying the entire crowd.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT…FROM LAREN, NETHERLANDS…WEIGHING IN AT 205 POUNDS…HE IS THE EAW INTERWIRE CHAMPION…VINCENT MONDRIAN!!!!!!
Stew-O: At Super Dynasty, Vincent Mondrian had the opposite night to Corey Hale. He took on Hans Grayson for that Interwire Championship and dethroned Hans for the title. One of the shining moments in this young Elitist’s career.
Flannery McCoy: To say that it was a bit of a shock would be a debate, but it could be nothing, but us underestimating the skills that Vincent Mondrian has.
Jake Mercer: Vincent Mondrian had all the tools, but it was really a matter of when exactly he was going to pop off and get his first championship. But, already, he has a target on his back of Jay Jerry Johnson, who is keen on making that reign short-lived. He’ll be surveying this match from somewhere, so it should be interesting to see how all of this plays out.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Jake Mercer: The two men are circling around, looking for the opening to lock up! The two of them lock up as Corey Hale connects with a wrist lock as he takes himself behind Vincent Mondrian! But, Vincent manages to counter the wrist lock with his own as he switches positions with Corey! Now, it’s Vincent that is standing behind Corey! But, Corey manages to arch forward as he takes himself back as Vincent’s hand goes over! COREY GETS BEHIND VINCENT BEFORE SWEEPING THE FEET OF THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION! THIS TAKES VINCENT TO HIS STOMACH AS COREY HOPES OVER VINCENT, REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES IN FRONT OF THE CHAMPION BEFORE NAILING HIM WITH A DROPKICK TO THE FACE! COREY ROLLS VINCENT OVER FOR A COVER!
ONE! TWO!
Stew-O: Vincent Mondrian with a kick out! Corey Hale manages to stand himself up to his feet! Each leg is on each side of Vincent! We see Corey get Vincent by his waist before lifting him up before connecting with a delayed deadlift German suplex! Vincent finds himself to his knees as Corey finds himself back to his feet! He goes right after Vincent and goes for a knee strike, BUT VINCENT DUCKS THE KNEE STRIKE AS HE MANAGES TO GRAB THE STRAIGHT LEG OF COREY AND TRIP HIM! COREY LANDS RIGHT ON HIS FACE AS VINCENT MANAGES TO GET A HOLD OF COREY’S LEG! VINCENT IS LOOKING TO APPLY THE SHARPSHOOTER —
Flannery McCoy: But, Corey Hale manages to twist himself out of the way! This causes Vincent Mondrian to get flung to the horizontal set of ropes! Corey finds himself up to his feet as he looks for the running yakuza kick to Vincent, but Vincent manages to grab onto the leg of Corey before lifting him up and taking him down with a shin breaker! COREY BEGINS TO CLING ONTO HIS SHIN AS VINCENT MANAGES TO GET RIGHT BEHIND COREY AND CONNECT WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF THAT KNEE! NOW, WE SEE VINCENT GETTING ON TOP OF COREY AS HE BEGINS TO BATTER ‘THE CELESTIAL WANDERER’ IN THE FACE!
Jake Mercer: Vincent Mondrian is showing a bit of that mean streak as he grabs Corey Hale by his hair! He pulls him back before bashing him forward onto the canvas! Vincent picks up Corey, getting him into a front headlock! He drapes one of Corey’s arms over the back of his neck before picking him up and taking him back with a vertical suplex! He sits Corey up before applying a neck crank on Corey! Vincent begins to bash his elbow to the side of Corey’s face before picking him up and taking him back with an overhead suplex! Corey is nearly thrown into one of the corners! Corey clutches his lower back as he tries to pick himself back up, BUT VINCENT CHARGES RIGHT AFTER HIM WITH A RUNNING UPPERCUT AS THAT SENDS COREY CRASHING TO THE CORNER! VINCENT BEGINS TO STOMP ON THE DOWNED BODY OF COREY! THE STOMPS ARE QUITE BRUTAL, STEW AND FLANN!
Stew-O: Vincent Mondrian picks up Corey Hale from underneath his chin before throwing him back! The back of Corey’s head collides with the turnbuckle as Vincent grabs Corey by one of his arms and looks to whip him to the corner diagonally from him! Corey manages to counter that whip as he sends Vincent directly to that corner! Vincent manages to catch himself, easing the collision a bit! Corey manages to run towards Vincent, looking to nail him with that knee to the corner! BUT, VINCENT MANAGES TO GET HIMSELF OUT OF THE WAY! COREY MANAGES TO COLLIDE WITH HIS KNEE INTO THAT CORNER! VINCENT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE OPENING BY CONNECTING WITH A SHIN BREAKER TO THE TURNBUCKLE AT THE CORNER! NOW, THAT OUGHT TO BE PAINFUL! COREY COLLAPSES TO THE GROUND AS VINCENT MANAGES TO FOLLOW THAT UP BY A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!
Flannery McCoy: Vincent Mondrian demands for Corey Hale to find himself back up to his feet! It takes a moment for Corey to get himself to his feet, but Vincent runs right after Corey with a dropkick as that takes Corey to the ground! Now, we see that Vincent is looking to get one of the hands! I think that he might be looking for that finger crack —
Jake Mercer: But, Corey Hale manages to get his foot on the bottom rope! The referee finds himself in the middle, trying to separate the two Elitists! The referee manages to back away Vincent Mondrian as this allows for Corey to get to his feet! I’m not sure if that is fair, but it’s whatever! As soon as Corey finds himself to his feet, Vincent runs right after Corey! He looks to clothesline Corey, but Corey ducks the clothesline before connecting with a palm strike to the chest of the Interwire Champion! Vincent returns the favor by connecting with a knife edge chop to Corey’s chest! Corey looks to connect with another palm strike to Vincent’s chest! Vincent responds with a knife edge chop! You can see that Corey’s chest is getting a bit pink! Corey connects with a punch to Vincent! Vincent looks to match up with that intensity by returning the favor with punches of his own! The two men are looking to see what they can do to knock the other back! Corey finds himself back to the horizontal set of ropes —
Stew-O: Corey Hale manages to rebound off of those ropes as he rights right after Vincent Mondrian and connects with a running yakuza kick as that takes Vincent to his back! Man, I would not be surprised if Vincent is bleeding from the move! That kick did not look gentle at all! Vincent rolls himself underneath the bottom rope and looks to recover on the apron! Vincent is checking his mouth and it seems like he’s going to be alright! But, Corey is not looking to have his time wasted as he connects with a baseball slide that knocks Vincent out of the ring! COREY IS FEEDING OFF THE ENERGY OF THE EAW UNIVERSE AS HE GOES OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH A FOSBURY FLOP, TAKING VINCENT DOWN! COREY IS MORE THAN HYPED UP AT THE MOMENT AS HE IS TAGGING SOME OF THE HANDS OF THE EAW UNIVERSE IN THE FRONT ROW!
Flannery McCoy: Corey Hale finds himself on the apron as he waits for Vincent Mondrian to get himself to his feet! Corey with an apron kick as that sends Vincent back! Corey waits for the right moment before jumping off the apron, looking for a meteora! But, Vincent manages to catch Corey from mid-air! He manages to get him into position and counters with a powerbomb onto the barricade! COREY COLLAPSES DOWN TO THE GROUND AS VINCENT RUNS RIGHT AFTER COREY WITH A ‘GALICK GUN’ — HIS OWN VARIATION OF THE RUNNING YAKUZA KICK AS THAT NEARLY TAKES COREY OVER THE BARRICADE AND INTO THE SEAT OF EAW FANS! BUT, VINCENT MANAGES TO GRAB COREY BY THE BACK OF HIS HEAD BEFORE THROWING HIM TOWARDS THE STEEL STEPS —
Jake Mercer: But, Corey Hale manages to roll over the steel steps! I’m not sure how he was able to do that, but Corey may have saved himself from colliding with those steel steps! I don’t think that Vincent was expecting that, but he manages to club the back of Corey’s head as that sends him forward to his knees! Vincent manages to get Corey in a front headlock before picking him up for a ‘Hell’s Paradise’ — the falcon arrow rolled into an x-plex as Corey finds his spine colliding with the ring apron! Corey rolls himself off the apron as he falls back to ringside! Corey is clutching his spine as Vincent grabs Corey by his hair and throws him over to the barricade! He flung him like a rag doll! It seemed so effortless, ladies and gentlemen!
Stew-O: That was kind of terrifying! The Interwire Champion manages to hang Corey Hale upside down before delivering some vicious stomps to the skull of Corey! I can’t imagine how that must feel! I would think that there’s the oxygen that Corey’s losing in his brain by being upside down. When you combine that by having his head caved in, it could led to him passing out completely! BUT, VINCENT MANAGES TO LIFT THE ARMS OF COREY BEFORE DELIVERING A NASTY ELBOW DROP AS THAT TAKES COREY DOWN! YIKES! VINCENT MANAGES TO GRAB COREY BY THE NAPE OF HIS NECK BEFORE ROLLING HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING! VINCENT ROLLS BACK INSIDE THE RING! VINCENT IS THE ONLY ONE ON HIS FEET AT THE MOMENT! HE GETS COREY BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A ‘BIG BANG ATTACK’ — THE POWERFUL SPINE BUSTER TAKES COREY DOWN! VINCENT GOES FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Corey Hale with a kick out! Vincent Mondrian rises back to his feet! He manages to get Corey into position for that inverted headlock dropped into a DDT! His go-to finisher! But, Corey, still showing some lift, manages to twist himself out of position! He has a possession of Vincent’s wrist before pulling him closer and connecting with a forearm as that drops Vincent to a knee! Corey follows that up with a reverse STO as Vincent is dropped face-first onto the canvas! Corey seems to be feeling good about himself before beginning to back away to the corner! I think that we may be seeing the beginning of the end here, ladies and gentlemen! Corey sees that Vincent is slowly rising back to his feet before charging right at him! THE RUNNING SINGLE KNEE FACE BREAKER CONNECTS AS VINCENT SPRINGS BACK! COREY MANAGES TO TAKE HIM FORWARD INTO A REVERSE STO AS HE TRANSITIONS THAT TO THE ‘NIRVANA LOCK’ — HIS VARIATION OF THE KOJI CLUTCH!
Jake Mercer: Not exactly, Flann! Vincent Mondrian manages to slide out of position for the submission hold! I think that he sensed that it was a dangerous position to be in! Corey Hale tries to get his hands on Vincent, but Vincent manages to grab onto one of the legs! He manages to pull on it! I think that Vincent might be looking for his original approach to this match up! We know that earlier, he was looking for the sharpshooter! This time, I think that he may be looking for a figure four leg lock! Weakening the legs of Corey might be the smartest approach that he would take into this match! COREY REALIZES HOW AWFUL THE SITUATION LOOKS AS HE TRIES TO GET HIMSELF AWAY FROM THE MESS! HE USES HIS AVAILABLE FOOT TO KICK VINCENT AWAY FROM HIM! BUT, VINCENT MANAGES TO GET HIS HAND ON THE FOOT OF COREY! VINCENT HAS HIS BACK TURNED TO THE CORNER AS HE CATAPULTS COREY TO THE CORNER! COREY MANAGES TO CATCH HIMSELF AS HE JUMPS ONTO THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE! COREY FALLS BACK, LOOKING FOR A CUTTER ON VINCENT —
Stew-O: BUT, HE FINDS HIMSELF IN A BACK-TO-BACK POSITION WITH VINCENT MONDRIAN! HE HAS COREY INTO POSITION FOR THE ‘VAN GOGH ASCENDANCY!’ THAT INVERTED HEADLOCK DROPPED INTO A DDT CONNECTS AS VINCENT ROLLS COREY FOR THE COVER! IS THIS GOING TO BE IT??
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ plays once more as Vincent Mondrian rolls off of Corey Hale. Vincent with a smirk on his face as the referee hands him the Interwire Championship.)
Stephie Love: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH….THE EAW INTERWIRE CHAMPION…VINCENT MONDRIAN!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: The Interwire Champion picks up the victory over Corey Hale tonight!
Jake Mercer: I thought that the closing part was brilliant in this match up. When Vincent Mondrian was catapulting Corey Hale into the turnbuckle, I thought that Corey was going to find a way to turn it around, but for Vincent to get him into the proper position for ‘Van Gogh Ascendancy’ was amazing!
Stew-O: One miscalculation cost Corey Hale the match – or it can be argued. Honestly, Corey put on a fantastic effort against the Interwire Champion. But, he’ll brush it off and continue his journey. Road to Redemption is ahead and if there is a time and place to shine, it’s going to be there.
(A commercial plays for Road to Redemption, with Vincent Mondrian defending the Interwire Championship against Jay Jerry Johnson.)
(Dynasty returns from commercials, where the viewers can see Daniella Atlas walking by. She has the Specialists Championship on her shoulder. However, just as she turns the corner—)
???: Hey!
(Atlas pauses her steps and raises her brow toward the sound of the voice.)
Daniella Atlas: Hm? What are you doing here?
(Someone approaches, and it turns out to be Nikki Kimura. Daniella looks around for a bit, realizing that someone else was missing.)
Daniella Atlas: And where is that manager of yours?
Nikki Kimura: Silas went to get something for me, but we figured we’d watch some matches before Showdown tomorrow night, and… I figured it’d be a good chance to talk to you.
Daniella Atlas: Us? Talk? You wish to chum it up with me when we are set to be opponents within a matter of a few weeks?
Nikki Kimura: Well, I wouldn’t call it that, but it’s not like we need to have some crazy, negative energy between us either. A lot of Elitists have that going on for themselves already.
(Nikki seems honest, but Daniella isn’t moved, judging by her folding her arms to her chest.)
Daniella Atlas: Really? And am I supposed to buy that you want to have an innocent, innocuous conversation with me? How do I know that this isn’t some trap so that you can take advantage of me?
Nikki Kimura: :jr:
Nikki Kimura: Now why the hell would I do that?
Daniella Atlas: Because otherwise, you don’t stand a chance against me.
Nikki Kimura: Sheesh. You sure are a people-pleaser aren’t you?
(Daniella narrows her eyes.)
Daniella Atlas: Ne perds pas mon temps. Make it quick.
(Nikki frowns, not at all liking the attitude being shown, but she rolls her eyes and does the best she can to not let it get underneath her skin.)
Nikki Kimura: Look, I just want to say that I respect you, alright? Especially since you and I had the same struggles. You took you a while to get your bearings just like it has for me, but now, it’s safe to say that we’re killing it now. I’m on a winning streak, you’re the champion, and considering we started off on the same brand, it’s… a little cool that our upcoming match is kind of like a full-circle moment for us, in a way. Of course, I think I can beat you, because I’ve worked hard and I would hate for all of my effort to go to waste, but at the same time, I have never and will never be someone who looks down on my opponents. Well, unless they’re a complete, maniacal dork like Raengel, but that’s neither here nor there.
Daniella Atlas: We can at least agree on that end about her. :mjlol:
Nikki Kimura: My main point is this: I don’t need to cheat, scheme, or pull any underhanded tricks to beat you, Daniella. I’m not anyone else who needs to cut corners to make a name for themselves. I’ve gotten this far by putting in the work, busting my ass, and proving that I’m one of the best this company has to offer. And when I face you at Road to Redemption, I want there to be no excuses. And most importantly, I want for you to understand how much I have changed and grown in my own right. Silas helped me gain all of this confidence that I likely wouldn’t have been able to find without him. I recognize your game, but I want to understand that this isn’t going to be a defense you’ll easily trample me in. And quite frankly, with your own ego that has kinda evolved over the past few months, I want to be sure that I get that nipped in the bud as well.
Daniella Atlas: Oh, I see. So this is the part where you want me to clap my hands and give you a little round of applause for how far you’ve come? How adorable.
(Daniella adjusts the Specialists Championship on her shoulder, her tone dripping with condescension as she takes a small step closer to Nikki, towering just slightly over her as she glares down.)
Daniella Atlas: Don’t get me wrong, Nikki, it’s cute that you’ve found your confidence. Really, it is. And hey, I’ll even give Silas credit for whatever little pep talks he gave you to turn you from the scared rookie you used to be into this… slightly less scared version of yourself. But here’s the problem—you’re standing in front of me. And as much as you’ve ‘changed and grown,’ you’re still not on my level.
Nikki Kimura: You sure about that? Because you keep talking like you’re untouchable, Daniella, but I think we both know that title on your shoulder doesn’t make you invincible. It just puts a target on your back.
(Daniella tilts her head, almost amused by Nikki’s boldness, before giving her a patronizing smile.)
Daniella Atlas: A target? Nikki, if there’s a target on my back, it’s because I’m the one everyone wants to be. I’m the benchmark, the standard, the one every woman in that locker room dreams of beating to prove they belong. And sure, you’ve got Silas in your corner feeding you lines about how much you’ve improved, but let’s not pretend like he’s the reason you’re standing here right now—
Nikki Kimura: He’s not the reason, Daniella. He’s the spark. The fire was already there, I just needed someone to help me unleash it. I’ve put in the work, and I’ve proven time and time again that I’m more than ready to be here. The question is, are you ready? Because from where I’m standing, it feels like you’re just one good challenger away from crumbling.
Daniella Atlas: Me? Crumbling?! Ha! Have you seriously come to waste my time with these abhorrent jokes? Nikki, I’ve heard this same tired speech from every single person who’s stepped up to challenge me. They all think they’ve found the one fatal flaw in Daniella Atlas, that one weakness that’s going to bring me down. But guess what? They’re all still looking, and you? You’re no different. Don’t let this recent swing of momentum you have going your way fool you into thinking you can be the one to end my reign.
(Nikki crosses her arms, standing firm as Daniella steps even closer, the tension between them crackling like electricity.)
Nikki Kimura: You really believe that, don’t you? That you’re untouchable. That no one can take you down. But at Road to Redemption, you’re going to find out the hard way that no reign lasts forever, and when that bell rings and your hand doesn’t get raised, you’ll have to face the fact that maybe, just maybe, you’re not as unstoppable as you think you are.
Daniella Atlas: And when that bell rings and it’s your shoulders pinned to the mat? You’ll realize that all the confidence, all the work, and all the pep talks in the world can’t make you what you’re not. A champion.
(The two women stand inches apart, their intensity filling the hallway as neither backs down. The crowd watching on the live feed erupts with anticipation, sensing that things may reach a boiling point. However, Daniella takes a small step back, looking Nikki up and down with disdain before shaking her head.)
Daniella Atlas: Good luck, Nikki. You’re going to need it.
(She brushes past Nikki with an air of superiority, the camera lingering on Nikki’s face as she watches Daniella walk away. Nikki’s shakes her head as she mutters under her breath.)
Nikki Kimura: We’ll see who needs the luck.
(The screen fades back to the arena as the crowd buzzes in excitement.)
(The camera cuts to Stephie Love in the ring.)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘NOTORIOUS’ by UPSAHL can be heard throughout the arena to a loud reaction from the audience, as Mia Santoro makes her way out to the stage, as she looks to maintain focus on the match at hand. Sporting a confident expression, Mia proceeds to walk down the ramp and keeps her eyes on the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! From Key West, Florida, weighing in at 115 pounds… MIAAAA SANTORO!!!
Stew-O: Mia Santoro is looking to score a big win tonight against one of the most renowned elitists in the active roster today, but this is far easier said than done.
Flannery McCoy: No doubt about that, she will have to work diligently if she looks to overcome the immense obstacle that Minerva poses, and it will truly test her as a competitor all around.
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie can be heard throughout the speakers as there is an electric reaction from the audience for the EAW Hall of Famer. Minerva makes her way out from the back with a focused demeanor, the brief glimpse of the crowd at hand as well as eyeing directly at the ring as she’s fully intent on sending the message to Raven.)
Stephie Love: Introducing her opponent! From the Florida Everglades, weighing in at 122 pounds… ‘THE BLACK ROSE’, MIIIIIIIIINERVAAAA!!!
Stew-O: Of course, here we have one of the most acclaimed elitists to ever step foot inside an EAW ring. Minerva has become increasingly accomplished with each season, and she is looking to mount all of the momentum she can.
Jake Mercer: Minerva’s looking to continue this trend while moving forward to Road to Redemption, and another win that she can pick up in this match tonight can certainly keep her momentum strong.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And we’re off! Minerva will be taking on Mia Santoro right here on Friday Night Dynasty! Both women will be starting off with circling themselves around the mat for a moment, making sure that they can move at a pace to their very liking till they each have their arms raised and now waste no time here to apply the collar and elbow tie-up! They’re each trying to push the other competitor away and into the ropes, and this becomes evident as Minerva is able to utilize her own advantage of strength to be able to push Mia Santoro against the ropes as well. The referee begins to count down, and the disqualification would not exactly be preferred for Minerva here as she does have to watch herself here or else we could be seeing a victory awarded to Santoro in no time!
Flannery McCoy: Minerva proceeds to halt the control here just briefly as she’s raising her own hands upward, giving the most brief nod to the referee while keeping her glare imposed over Mia Santoro to ensure that Mia does not make any attempts at this moment. I certainly wouldn’t, as they move back toward pacing around the ring as their hands are raised once more, and moving back into the collar—BUT SANTORO DUCKS HER ADVANCE & SENDS A FOREARM HER WAY! Minerva is caught off guard by the forearm as she’s left stumbling backward into the corner! Now Mia is doing all that she can to make sure her opponent is kept at bay, each kick being sent across her abdomen as she holds onto the ropes!
Jake Mercer: But now Santoro is met with the same dilemma that befall Minerva earlier, as the referee is counting down while she’s trying to institute all of the offense possible with these kicks across the midsection of Minerva! Mia is eventually forced to halt her kicks and back away, keeping her hands raised as the referee does not shy away from giving her the scolding that would come from nearly cracking the count of five. Santoro looks to not waste much more time here as she’s rushing toward Minerva and LOOKING FOR THE LEAPING FOREARM—
Stew-O: BUT MINERVA EMERGES FROM THE CORNER WITH A STIFF CLOTHESLINE TO DROP MIA BACK DOWN! Santoro is immediately clutching her own chest as she’s shaking her head vigorously, understandably feeling the effects of that clothesline from Minerva she must’ve been rocked considerably in order to be dropped in the manner that she did! But now she’s returning back to her feet while she can, and Minerva’s not about to hold back for a second here as she’s essentially her own arm back just before—PUTTING HER DOWN WITH A SWIFT LARIAT!!! Minerva wasted no time aiming for the pin!!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOO!!!!
Flannery McCoy: And that’s not quite enough to keep Santoro down! But I’m certain Minerva already understood that, as she’s now making sure that she can continue applying all of this pressure as she situated herself over Mia and keeps her seated, as she’s now raining down the elbows right over her shoulder and onto her chest!! Each elbow becoming more and more impactful than the prior as she is not letting up with these strikes here! Santoro is being placed through what’s ultimately quite the strenuous defensive position here that she needs to move past!
Jake Mercer: Minerva’s now dragging Santoro over to the ropes, and she leans her against the bottom rope as she’s not wasting her own time to begin stomping down upon Santoro without any second to let go! The referee is here counting down once more as Minerva holds onto the ropes and continues to stomp down just before the referee could hit the five count! The EAW Hall of Famer backs herself away from her own opponent as she’s now rushing through the ropes and proceeding to rush forward here—
Stew-O: BUT A DESPERATE BOOT TO THE KNEE CAUSES MINERVA TO FALL NECK FIRST ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE!! She’s immediately staggering herself away from the ropes while clutching her own throat, coughing up a bit of a storm as Santoro is finding her footing after being placed through that flurry of offense from Minerva! She’s pulling herself back up with the ropes as Minerva is struggling to reassume back to a proper stance here, while Mia doesn’t waste another moment TO LAUNCH OFF THE ROPES & NAIL A SPRINGBOARD THRUST KICK FOR GOOD MEASURE!! Minerva is knocked down as Mia’s rushing herself to hook the leg!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOO—
Flannery McCoy: NOPE! Certainly not enough to keep Minerva for nearly as long as she would’ve liked to! Mia Santoro is not looking to halt from there however, as she’s now placing herself right over her own opponent and laying in the strikes upon Minerva as much as she can! Minerva’s shielding herself to the best of her own ability just before shoving Mia away to regroup and bring herself back up! Santoro doesn’t waste another moment moving in and looking for the SUPERKICK—
Stew-O: MINERVA DUCKS AND RUSHES THE ROPES.. AS SHE RUNS BACK & NAILS THE LOU THESZ PRESS RIGHT ONTO SANTORO!! Mia’s trying her best to now shield herself from the pressure here but Minerva’s able to bring in some emphatic strikes across her skull after being able to pounce onto her opponent & make use of this opportunity! Santoro is able to squirm herself free as she’s rushing toward the corner, dragging herself up to her own feet while she can here—BUT A CLOTHESLINE IN THE CORNER FROM MINERVA IS ABLE TO PUT HER DOWN!! Santoro’s dazed as Minerva’s refusing to let up here!
Flannery McCoy: Which is exactly why Minerva doesn’t have any problem obliging with dishing out even more offense than she already has, as she’s turning Mia Santoro right around and has got her arms wrapped around her waist here. Santoro’s too dazed to fight herself out of this position as the Hall of Famer PROCEEDS TO UNLEASH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX TO PUT SANTORO DOWN!! Mia is sent flying across the ring as she lands onto the back of her own neck, with Minerva rushing herself over and hooking the leg for the win!!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOO!!!!
THREE—
Jake Mercer: NOPE! Mia Santoro is looking to keep herself in this match to the very best of her abilities tonight! Minerva slightly nods to herself as she seems to find some solace in the beating that she’s giving to Santoro tonight, surely would seem to be the case as she’s now dragging Santoro by the hair here, not one to waste time when it comes to putting away an opponent as she doesn’t refrain from placing Mia into position and looking to drop her with ‘PARADISE LOST’!
Stew-O: BUT SANTORO QUICKLY SQUIRMS FREE AND & DROPS MINERVA WITH A SWIFT CUTTER BEFORE SHE COULD DROP HER!! Minerva’s taken down as she’s now pushing herself back up, clutching onto her own face here as she’s leaned against the ropes and trying to recover as soon as she can! She shot back up to her feet in a quick fashion which ultimately sprawled from instinct, as she’s still staggered while Santoro’s been able to raise to her own feet and NOW RUSH FORWARD RIGHT TOWARD HER OWN OPPONENT!
Flannery McCoy: AS SANTORO WITH A DROPKICK SENDS MINERVA THROUGH THE ROPES & ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!! Santoro is now working herself back up to her feet as Minerva is trying to bring herself back up with usage of the barricade! Mia’s now rolling under the apron and back up to her feet with a hold of the rope! Minerva’s groggily standing back up as she’s turning herself right around, quite unaware of what’s about to come her way AS SANTORO LAUNCHES ONTO HER OPPONENT WITH A DIVING METEORA FOR GOOD MEASURE!!
Jake Mercer: Santoro has been able to finally return control back to herself as she has been placed through the ringer with Minerva, but the meteora has now given her the control that she’s been looking for! Minerva is not down and out entirely, and Santoro understands this to be the case as she’s now dragging her opponent over toward the ring and doing all that she can to push her back into the ring as she’s trying to put her away here!
Stew-O: With Minerva vulnerable but not exactly staying down as she’s not crawling herself around, Santoro is able to roll herself onto the apron and back in the ring, with her eyes intently set upon Minerva who has been able to return back to a proper stance despite not being in the most stellar position here to fight back and regain control of this match—AS ‘KILLING MOON’ IS ENOUGH TO DROP HER!! ROLLING WHEEL KICK DOES IT! SANTORO EAGERLY HOOKS THE LEG!!!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEE—
Flannery McCoy: NOPE! MINERVA KICKS OUT!! That won’t be enough to put the EAW Hall of Famer down as she’s got much more to give! Now Santoro is quickly emerging back to her feet, and she’s trying to stomp down onto Minerva repeatedly as she’s holding onto the ropes, letting each stomp ring itself true while doing all that she can to ensure she’s not even getting up for a single second here!
Jake Mercer: The referee is beginning to warn her but Mia eventually does stop with the stomps as well, dragging her toward the corner and looking to put Minerva down as emphatically as she would like to here with everything that could come about! The victory may be within reach for Santoro as she’s now moving through the ropes and bringing herself through toward the corner, climbing the turnbuckle and assuring she’s got the most emphatic stance at the top that she can muster! With Minerva not making any other movements here, SANTORO TAKES FLIGHT WITH ‘EYE IN THE SKY’—
Stew-O: MINERVA MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AS SANTORO COLLAPSES ONTO THE MAT! The shooting star press couldn’t connect as the attempt remained as it was, with her opponent being able to move herself out of the way while Mia landed flat on the mat! Minerva’s now quickly bringing herself back to Santoro, dragging her back upward to her feet and not wasting another second here to ensure that there’s no escape for Mia from what’s about to come next AS SHE’S GOT HER IN POSITION!
Flannery McCoy: ‘PARADISE LOST’!!! MIA SANTORO IS DROPPED WITH AUTHORITY AS MINERVA DOES NOT WASTE ANOTHER SECOND HOOKING THE LEG, AS VICTORY IS WELL IN HER SIGHTS!!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEE—
Jake Mercer: MIA WITH THE SHOULDER UP!! Minerva sits up and seems to understand exactly what’s gonna be necessary to put down her opponent after the pressure she’s been able to apply here, as she’s looking to send a message here while looking forward to Road To Redemption! Minerva’s rising to her feet, and with a handful of Santoro’s hair as well while dragging her upward and onto her feet here. Minerva now has Santoro exactly where she’s gonna need her in order to execute ‘ATLAS FALLS’—
Stew-O: BUT SANTORO WITH A SUDDEN KNEE ACROSS HER SKULL WHILE BE HOISTED UP!! Minerva is forced to drop Mia Santoro as Mia’s able to land back onto her own feet and PROCEEDS TO SEND A SUPERKICK SPRAWLING ACROSS MINERVA’S JAW!! Minerva is considerably staggered here as she’s stirring in place directly in the middle of the ring while Santoro is remaining on her feet, looking to pull Minerva over and place her in position for the ‘SAFE PASSAGE’ BACKSTABBER—
Flannery McCoy: BUT MINERVA QUICKLY TURNS HERSELF OVER WITH HER ARM AROUND SANTORO’S HEAD—HOISTING HER UP IN A HURRY FOR ‘ATLAS FALLS’!!!!! SPIKED SANTORO RIGHT ONTO HER OWN HEAD!!!! Mia Santoro has been laid out entirely as she’s not making any movements here with Minerva rushing herself back over to Santoro and now hooking the leg!! That may be all she wrote!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. MINERVA!!!
Jake Mercer: Mia Santoro dished out as much as she possibly could tonight, but Minerva is able to put her down and score the victory tonight as she’s mounting more & more momentum!
Stew-O: Santoro certainly tried to remain resilient as ever, but the prowess and offense of Minerva overpowered her opponent tonight & led to this victory here. Congratulations to Minerva!
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ can be heard once more as Minerva stands up, with the referee raising her hand briefly as the EAW Hall of Famer stands tall. Mia Santoro clutches onto her own head while leaned by the ropes, shaking her own head in frustration as the scene fades.)
(Friday Night Dynasty returns to show the backstage area of the SaskTel Centre, where designated correspondent Michael Belfort is seen standing by in an interview area with an EAW backdrop behind him. He has a microphone in his hand and a smile on his face as he begins to speak to the fans in attendance and at home.)
Michael Belfort: Welcome back, and what an episode of Friday Night Dynasty this has been! Mia Santoro and Minerva just tore the house down in one hell of a match, and now we look toward what should be a stellar bout between Jay Jerry Johnson and Clayton M. Golde, along with our main event where we see Hans Grayson facing Holly Arrow. Hans has had his hands full heading into the World Heavyweight Championship Extreme Elimination Chamber, and right now we’re going to talk to one of his opponents in the match who has certainly had an interesting road to get to this point. Please welcome my guest at this time… Chris Elite!
(The camera pans over to Chris Elite, who is seen making his way into the scene to a lukewarm reaction from the Saskatoon crowd. He doesn’t have the happiest expression on his face as, after a moment, Michael then begins to speak once more.)
Michael Belfort: Chris, thank you for taking the time to join us tonight. I’d like to talk about what happened last week on Dynasty. You were in a match against one of your opponents in the Extreme Elimination Chamber Impact, who was making his in-ring return for the first time since Pain For Pride last Season. Ultimately it ended up going in his favor, and I’d just like to ask how you’re feeling about all of that right now.
Chris Elite: Sigh, I know that whatever I end up saying isn’t going to matter in the eyes of many, but all I want to say is that I’m sick of feeling this way. I’m tired of putting this effort in just for it to mean nothing and for people to look at me a certain way because of it. For the past couple of years, all I’ve had is fuckers being dick-eaters because they think they know me better than I do, and it’s shit like this that gives them reasons to keep doing it. I just don’t care anymore, and like I told all of y’all, I’m going to make sure that all of that is put to rest. What I did to get to this point was the first step in all of that, shit, I doubt people even expected me to get to this point in the first place. But here I am, and I’m not planning on leaving empty-handed. I do not at all want to work this hard and for it to amount to something like what happened last week. I’m coming into the Extreme Elimination Chamber at Road To Redemption and I’m going to make sure that I don’t leave empty-handed. I’m taking EVERYTHING and that means outlasting everyone and winning the World Heavyweight Championship.
Michael Belfort: But do you think that the other people in this match have something to say about it? This is not a means of going against anything that you’ve said, but once again you fell short to Impact, you have your history with Hans where you would end up falling short against him with the Interwire Championship on the line, and you’ve had numerous run-ins with everyone else in this match. Do you think that poses a threat to you and your chances of winning?
Chris Elite: See, that’s exactly what I’m talking about. Like damn, y’all just want to move the goalpost because you can’t imagine a world where I succeed. When I first returned to this company they expected the same old with me, and when I over-exceeded that, they didn’t expect me to do it consistently, when I over exceeded that, now it’s that I can’t win in situations like these. You’d think that we’d be past this point, but I guess that’s just not the case. So fuck it, I don’t need to prove anything to anyone. I don’t need to prove anything to Impact’s bitch ass whose 11th World Championship reign aspirations are nothing more than a pipedream. I don’t need to prove anything to Hans who is focused more on Impact than the World Title itself. The likes of Drake Armstrong don’t mean shit to me considering he doesn’t even come close to what everyone else has done in this match. The same can be said for BRAE who hasn’t done enough to justify any sort of double Champion aspirations. That is especially the case for Joso who is in over his head with this match considering he just won the title, and no matter what he’s not going to be able to handle the pressure when it comes to a Chamber. Of them, I have more than enough reason to say that I can surpass them and more and it’s only a matter of time before I get the respect that I deserve-
???: Good shit. Do you want to say that to my face now?
(Chris immediately turns around as the camera goes over to show the World Heavyweight Champion as Joso is seen making his way into the scene. He has a title over his shoulder with a serious expression on his face all while Michael Belfort scampers out of the scene. It’s not long before the Star Player begins to speak.)
Joso: Chris, I have a lot of respect for you. You and I have always seen eye-to-eye in situations when it comes to the Dynasty brand, but are you sure you want to say that about someone better than you right now? It all comes down to the level of competition that we’re both competing at, and I don’t think that needs to be explained. You just came back, and while I’m not going to say that it’s been a total failure so far, you changed your entire attitude and now you immediately expect results. You don’t believe even for a second that any of this is going to go wrong, do you? You’re tripping.
Chris Elite: Really? Nah, Joso, I believe everything that I’ve said. See, you can say what you want, but you haven’t been around here as long as I have to experience it yourself. You can say that title brings you security and warrants you saying that you’re at the best level of your career that you possibly can be at, but I know how quickly that can end too. I know how fast everything can slip away from you and while I’m not going to say that’s happened to you, at the same time, I don’t have high hopes especially with me factored into the equation. So I’m being as deadass as possible when I say that this is mine to win.
(As Chris says that, someone is heard laughing in the background. Both Joso and Chris look in confusion before turning around…)
Drake Armstrong: https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMHM3cGI0eGJzZmtzajE3ejlmNWRvZmljdW80YnQyeTFhankybHQ3OSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3oFzmnY7Sikt6KjDj2/giphy.gif
(Drake Armstrong is seen composing himself as he’s making his way up to the two of them, both of them not welcoming his presence very much.)
Drake Armstrong: You absolute fools, you honestly think that either of you are going to win? Chris, I never even factored you into this “equation” in the first place, and to say that you’re going to be a World Champion when you have earned nothing of the sort is quite laughable, to say the least. You say that I don’t have enough experience to justify this at all, but considering that this isn’t my first World Championship that I’m fighting for and that everything has been laid out for me to take this into my possession, needless to say, I only believe this to be inevitable.
Joso: You’re right, everything has been handed to you.
Drake Armstrong: QUIET! I have nothing to say to you nor do I have anything to prove either. If I had half the opportunities that you have I would’ve been able to take everything that you’ve had and double. But even though you like to think that I’ve been handed this like my spot in the Chamber, I prefer to let my work inside the ring explain itself. Just like all of you surely believe, I do not intend to leave without the World Heavyweight Championship, the difference is I’m the only one capable of showing that.
Chris Elite: You’re talking a lot of shit for someone who’s peak in this company is a fluke Interwire Championship reign.
Drake Armstrong: At least I got one in the past Season you FOOL.
Joso: None of that is going to mean shit if you don’t win this title. I highly doubt that either of you knows exactly what you’re getting yourself into no matter what you want to believe.
Chris Elite: You can shut your dumbass up. Just because you won a World Championship doesn’t mean that you have the solution to everything.
Joso: You wanna try me?
(Ultimately their argument turns to incoherent shouting as Chris and Joso begin to get into it, Drake Armstrong scoffs at this as he takes a few steps back, not wanting to get involved in this whatsoever. Before they can come to blows though, officials come in and begin to split them up, making sure to escort the three of them out of there before this gets too out of hand. It’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty, from there, begins to fade to elsewhere.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Betty (Get Money)!’ by Yung Gravy plays as Clayton Golde strides out with a smug look on his face, emerging through the golden smoke. Standing at his side is his paid actress for the week, whom he gives a kiss. Clayton then blows her off, heading down to the ring while berating the booing crowd.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, currently residing in An Undisclosed Location in Romania, weighing in at 210 pounds, “THE GOSPEL” CLAYTON GOLDE!!!!
Jake Mercer: Clayton Golde is on a mission to continue to build his name up here on Dynasty, and the more victories he obtains under his belt, he grows closer to that reality.
Flannery McCoy: Last week he beat Jay Starr, but this is certainly a much bigger step up. But if Clayton is serious about becoming a megastar here in EAW? Then we’ll see how prepared he is for this challenge.
(‘Mayoi Uta (Song of the Lost Star)’ by MyGO!!!!! Hits the speakers and Jay Jerry Johnson walks out from the back with a smug expression on his face, looking around at the rowdy crowd ahead of his official in-ring return. Jay strides down the ramp, sliding in and posing in the center of the ring.)
Stephie Love: His opponent, residing in Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 223 pounds… he is “THE ARTIST!” JAY! JERRY! JOHNSON!
Stew-O: Jay Jerry Johnson set his sights on the current Interwire Champion, Vincent Mondrian, last week, and getting back in the championship hunt may be the shot Jay needs to leave an even bigger impact here on Dynasty than prior to when he left.
Flannery McCoy: He had a phenomenal showing in his return on Super Dynasty against Kirk Redwood. Clayton Golde is gonna be looking to derail the momentum Jay has right now, but Jay has a championship match in his sights and I can’t imagine he’ll just allow Clayton to take him out that easily.
(DING DING DING!)
Stew-O: We’re into this one and both men circle around the ring, trying to get a feel for one another. Clayton seems very hesitant to tie up with Jay Jerry Johnson, and rightfully so. We know what this man is capable of when it comes to grappling.
Jake Mercer: They engage into a collar and elbow tie-up, and Clayton is trying to overpower Jay and push him to the ropes! He wants the referee to enforce a clean break, likely because he doesn’t want to engage with Jay any further– OH! Jay just flipped the position, now Golde’s back is against the ropes and he snaps out of the collar and elbow tie-up, shooting a double leg takedown against the ropes!
Stew-O: Before the referee can get involved, Jay takes Clayton by the legs and drags him to the center of the ring! He takes the ankle and begins to crank it! He slowly twists, rolling Clayton over. He steps on the heel of his other leg, pulling down on the ankle. Clayton slaps the mat, reaching for the ropes.
Flannery McCoy: He can’t crawl, though! Jay has his leg pinned down, and he’s continuing to apply pressure to the ankle in the air! Clayton shifts his hips and finds a way to roll his back, kicking Jay in the stomach with the free leg. He kicks him again! And he winds back a third kick– but Jay catches his leg! He holds onto the ankles, trying to turn over into a boston crab.
Jake Mercer: Clayton senses it, and he flips Jay over! But as he does that, Jay releases the legs and cartwheels, landing onto his feet! Clayton is up onto his fours, trying to rise up– but Jay dives into a side headlock! Clayton grits his teeth, getting pissed off. He starts to rise, but he can’t get free… So he reaches his hands up to Jay’s face, and he RAKES THE EYES! COME ON!
Flannery McCoy: Forced to release the side headlock! Jay holds his eyes in agony, and Clayton throws repeated body punches! He winds back a punch to the jaw, but Jay blocks it and sends a furious elbow! Clayton got rocked by that, and he’s stumbling backwards to the ropes! Jay threw his all into that! He was very intent on not showing Clayton mercy, and I think the last thing Golde wants to do right now is piss him of!
Stew-O: Jay walks Clayton down, as he’s desperately trying to come to. Jay wipes his eyes to try and regain his vision, and he follows up with a CHEST KICK! Clayton staggers away, and Jay throws ANOTHER ONE! Clayton falls to a knee, and Jay takes him by the hair and forearms him over and over! Clayton covers up to the best of his ability.
Jake Mercer: Jay pulls Jay up and he irish whips him off– only for Clayton to reverse it! Jay bounces off and Clayton takes him down with a drop toe hold! Jay tries to rise, but Clayton is up quicker than him and leaps into a knee drop to the back of the head. Beautiful combination by Clayton, but he’s gotta keep it up. He rises to his feet and pulls Jay up by the hair, kneeing him in the ribs.
Stew-O: Clayton turns Jay around and hooks the waist, hoisting him up high in the air with a back suplex! Jay holds his back and Golde rises, stepping over him. He heads out to the apron and slowly climbs up to the top rope. Jay is laid out, and Clayton points down to him…
Flannery McCoy: HE DIVES OFF THE TOP WITH AN ELBOW DROP– NO! JAY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Clayton holds at his elbow in agony, and Jay dives forward, grabbing the arm and applying a Fujiwara armbar! Clayton yells out, trying to get to the ropes! Jay pulls back on the arm, a sinister expression on his face as he begins to deliver hellacious 12 by 6 elbows to the shoulder blade! He keeps throwing those elbows down on the arm, and Clayton is trapped!
Stew-O: Now he takes the arm, slowly transitioning to an omaplata! He reaches for the face, trying to apply a crossface! Clayton kneels up, fighting it with all of his might. Jay reaches for the face again, but Clayton raises his head up so Jay’s hands slip closer to his mouth, and he BITES HIS FINGERS! Jay releases, holding his hands! The referee gets involved, warning Clayton for that– but he shrugs him off!
Jake Mercer: Clayton pulls Jay by the waist, charging him to the ropes for an O’Connor Roll! Clayton brings Jay down, pinning his shoulders to the mat! Jay is still holding at his hands, is he making a rookie mistake by focusing on that instead of the pin?!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Stew-O: NO! JAY ROLLS FORWARD, SNAPPING CLAYTON TO A SEATED POSITION AGAINST HIM! HE APPLIES A BODYSCISORS, LOCKING IN A REAR NAKED CHOKE HOLD! CLAYTON YELLS OUT! HE’S TRYING TO GET FREE, BUT JAY IS ALREADY APPLYING PRESSURE ON THAT CHOKE!
Jake Mercer: He is trying his absolute hardest to squeeze as much air out of Clayton as possible! Clayton reaches for the ropes, his eyes bulging out of his head. He digs his fingers into his arm, but Jay won’t let go! He is relentless, continuing to clamp onto that choke hold!
Flannery McCoy: And now Jay wants to roll onto his back and synch in as much pressure as posible. He starts to rock his body backwards, and drop back– but Clayton elevates his legs in the air with Jay and explodes out of the body scissors, flipping ontop of Jay and pinning his shoulders to the canvas!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: KICK OUT! Both men quickly rise to their feet and Jay tries to throw another elbow, but Clayton ducks it and shoves him chest first into the turnbuckles! He follows behind Jay, leaping into a backstabber! Jay bounces off of Clayton’s knees and he falls flat onto his stomach, clutching at his back. Jay winces, the knees digging into his spine couldn’t have felt good right there.
Stew-O: Clayton rises to his feet and extends his arms out. The fans meet him with boos, and Clayton walks over to Jay. He drags him up, taking him by the head. He hooks the head and leg, trying for a fisherman’s suplex! But Jay stalls it! He elbows the ribs, and frees himself. He takes the wrist and twirls under, slamming his elbow into his shoulder! He follows up with an arm wringer, and he aims for the turnbuckles!
Flannery McCoy: Arm wringer takedow– NO! Clayton spins it around and throws Jay shoulder first into the ring post! Jay holds at his shoulder, turning back around. Clayton takes the head and hooks the leg, spinning into a FISHERMAN’S NECKBREAKER!
Jake Mercer: Jay is out of it! Clayton doesn’t opt for the cover, though. He wobbles up to his feet and drags Jay up, looking around. He takes him by the arm, tucking it under his pit as he throws him forward with ‘THE 304!’ HIP TOSS INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! JAY’S BACK SMASHES INTO THE BUCKLES, AND HE FALLS ONTO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! Jay falls down to the canvas!
Stew-O: An absolute smug look on Clayton’s face! He takes Jay by the arms and legs, pulling him to the center of the ring. He rolls him over onto his back and quickly hooks the legs for the cover! He wants to end this one here!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR–
Flannery McCoy: KICK OUT FROM JAY! Clayton slaps the mat! He thought that was the end right there! Clayton stomps Jay on the back of the head! He pulls him up, looking around. Clayton jams Jay’s head into his pit, lifting him up for a fisherman’s suplex! He sits up, dusting his hands off.
Jake Mercer: Clayton stares around, and there is certainly a look of trepidation on his face. He’s drawn the ire of Jay and seen his vicious side. There is definitely an incentive to try and force an ending here before he faces anymore damage.
Stew-O: Clayton stomps the canvas, calling Jay up. He runs forward, leaping up the ropes for THE BRAND DEA– NO! EUROPEAN UPPERCUT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD FROM JAY! HE TURNS HIM OVER AND TAKES THE HEAD, LIFTING HIM UP FOR A FALCON ARROW! He hooks the legs!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR–
Flannery McCoy: KICK OUT FROM CLAYTON! But Jay doesn’t seem deterred at all! He rises to his feet, taking Clayton by the legs and backrolling him to his feet! He meets him with a nasty elbow smash to the jaw! And then a palm strike to stun him! Clayton reaches out– BUT JAY FOLLOWS UP WITH A SPINNING BACKFIST! Clayton falls to his fours, wincing out in agony.
Jake Mercer: He’s trying to get up, but a SOCCER KICK TO THE RIBS FROM JAY JERRY JOHNSON! Clayton holds his ribs, gasping out in pain! Jay slowly pulls him up, wasting no time. He takes the neck and clamps on it, applying a cravate! And now he throws repeated knees to the top of the head! Clayton’s body is flailing helplessly like a ragdoll! He can’t stop him!
Stew-O: Jay turns him around and applies a sleeper. Clayton is clawing at those wrists, doing his best in an attempt to escape. But Jay is giving him no breathing room! AS HE DROPS BACK INTO A SLEEPER SUPLEX! RIGHT ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, CLAYTON FLOPS ONTO THE CANVAS! He’s floored! Jay slaps the mat over and over! He’s feeling the momentum on his side down!
Flannery McCoy: Up to his feet, and Clayton is still out of it. Jay pulls Clayton up and takes the arm, twirling under it… ‘PHILOSOPHY IN A TEA CUP!’ THE ATHLETICISM OF JAY IS SHOWN– AS HE DROPS BACK INTO A BEAUTIFUL REVERSE DDT! RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! He falls back, hooking the legs for the cover!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE–
Jake Mercer: CLAYTON BARELY ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS! BUT AT WHAT COST?! JAY POUNCES ONTOP OF HIM, WRAPPING HIS HANDS AROUND HIS NECK! HE ROLLS OVER, BRINGING HIS LEGS UP FOR THE ‘JERRY SPECIAL 99’!
Stew-O: PERUVIAN NECKTIE IS IN! CLAYTON IS ALREADY WOOZY FROM THAT ONSLAUGHT BY JAY! AND NOW HE’S PULLING ON THE NECK! JAY IS EMPLOYING EVERYTHING IN HIS BAG TO TRY AND CHOKE HIM OUT! CLAYTON FLAILS HIS HAND TO THE AIR, BUT HE CAN’T FIGHT IT!
Jake Mercer: The referee is checking, ASKING if he wants to tap out right now! Clayton is just getting the daylights choked out of him! His eyes are bulging out of his head, and he’s come to the realization that he can’t escape this hold! Clayton starts tapping out! That’s all she wrote!
(DING DING DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner of this match, JAY! JERRY! JOHNSON!
(Jay Jerry Johnson releases Clayton, rising to his feet. The referee offers assistance, but Jay stands up on his own. He takes his arm, raising it up. Jay looks down at Clayton, fire in his eyes as he shows no remorse for the hell he put Clayton through to win that match.)
Stew-O: Extremely strong performance from Jay Jerry Johnson tonight! He had a very clear strategy, he was going to bring the fight to Clayton, and he was going to break him down!
Jake Mercer: Break him down is EXACTLY what he did. Clayton tried his best, but he was at a disadvantage from the start as he couldn’t actually get anything over Jay without resorting to cheap tactics.
Flannery McCoy: And unfortunately for Clayton, all that did was piss Jay off even more. It’s still great to see Jay Jerry Johnson back, and he is really starting to build some momentum here en route to potentially becoming a two-time Interwire Champion!
(A commercial plays for Road to Redemption, with Drake King facing Minerva in a Steel Cage match.)
(The camera pans to the arena now, as ‘The Leaving Song Pt. II’ by AFI can be heard throughout the speakers as the crowd allows their applause to be heard. Hans Grayson emerges from the back as the former Interwire Champion does not have the most enthusiastic expression.. He walks down the ramp while looking ahead to the ring.)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, PLEASE WELCOME… HAAAAAAANS GRAYSON!!!
Stew-O: If it hasn’t been apparent enough, Hans Grayson is rather angry with how everything has transpired pertaining to legendary elitist and EAW Hall of Famer Impact. These have been trying times for the former Interwire Champion, who continues to undergo a fair level of struggle all the more.
Flannery McCoy: Can’t even imagine all of the emotions that must be running through his head after everything that he’s endured in the lead-up to Road To Redemption. Impact making such an emphatic return has certainly shifted perspective for the Chamber to come, and costing Hans his championship is proof of that.
Jake Mercer: That will have to be the immense mountain that Hans Grayson has to climb sooner than later, as bringing upon such a monumental challenge alongside the potential to become World Heavyweight Champion is all gonna weigh on him considerably, it’s only a matter of time.
(Hans Grayson can be seen standing inside the ring with a microphone in hand, as the crowd quiets down while he raises the mic.)
Hans Grayson: Yeah, I don’t think anybody should be shocked in the slightest about what happened when I chose to attack Impact. If you were in my shoes, it’s an easy decision to make after everything that he’s already done to me. After he’s done enough to cost me my match against Vincent for the Interwire Championship, placing himself directly in the way of my business as a defending champion where he didn’t belong? I had every single inclination in the world to attack him. Matter of fact, he should be real glad that I decided to lay him out after his match with Chris Elite, ‘cause I could’ve done him a similar courtesy and cost him that match too! I had all of the cause necessary to do just that, but I didn’t need Impact to start this tirade of bitching & crying when all of the justified karma comes back around to bite him directly in his cellulite-covered ass!
(The audience lets out a laugh & a loud reaction, while Hans can only shake his own head as the fury refuses to leave him, before proceeding to speak again.)
Hans Grayson: It’s difficult for me to refrain from speaking out exactly what comes from my mind when I set out to be the very best version of myself, day in and day out, week in and week out, yet what I’m given is a washed, nonsensical relic of a wrestler who thinks he can just cost me everything that I strived to represent this season! The Interwire Championship is a title that I held with utmost pride and looked forward to defending on any given day, and he took that away from me without a second thought! You know, I just can’t wait for you to quit after losing this Chamber, Impact! People used to give Sienna all of the crap in the world for leaving when she lost a major match, but look at where the tables have turned now?? Sticking through thick and thin while Impact has become nothing more than a bitch-made has been! Three years and no gold, brag about all of your accomplishments and no one gives a fuck. This is the new fucking era, Impact!
(Hans steps forward and holds onto the rope with a hand.)
Hans Grayson: A good plenty of the Hall of Famers around here can go away and this world will continue to spin like tomorrow’s forever guaranteed! When my name is enshrined amongst the greatest, I can promise one key thing: to never become an entitled old fuck like Karl Impact!
(The audience is raving over Hans Grayson as he’s speaking his mind to the fullest. However, a familiar voice can be heard.)
???: Wow, finally! There’s that fire!
(Impact emerges from the back and to the ramp with a grin on his face as the audience reacts loudly to his arrival, with Hans eyeing Impact immediately.)
Impact: Couldn’t help but overhear how you’re unloading the verbal chamber over there! Why are you so angry, Hans? Not that I’ll complain about a thing, you’re finally showing exactly what being the “Fireheart” is all about rather than remaining this uninteresting, cookie cutter good guy for once! Finally showing some teeth!
(Impact is unperturbed by Hans’ feistiness, but Hans proceeds to speak again.)
Hans Grayson: I don’t need to hear another word of your back-handed compliments! I may be respectful on an often basis, but I’m not anybody to fuck with, Impact. Maybe if you were actually working your ass off around here like I have, you’d understand that!
Impact: Oh please, don’t cry about how busy you’ve been compared to me like I didn’t just cost you the title you loved so much. The result won’t be any different at Road To Redemption. You’re just like the others, Hans. You assume so much yet know so little about me! At the end of the day, I’ve been World Champion in three separate decades and that’s experience you just can’t beat. Chris won’t win. BRAE won’t win. Drake won’t win. Joso won’t win. And you?
(Impact enters the ring, looking directly at Hans as they look toward one another.)
Impact: Sure as hell won’t get the job done. You can cry as much as you’d like, but you can’t change what’s gonna happen.
(Hans proceeds to get directly in Impact’s face, his anger unwavering.)
Hans Grayson: I will beat your ass, Impact…
(Impact couldn’t help but smirk as he’s looking at Hans, just before…)
(SMACK!!)
(Impact smacks the microphone right over Hans’ skull, as Hans drops down to the mat while Impact looks down upon him and begins to laugh.)
Impact: Hans, I can’t wait to see you continue to fail…
(Impact walks off from the ring, and toward the back as Hans Grayson can be seen bringing himself up with blood beginning to stream down from his skull, shaking his own head with frustration as he must remain for his upcoming match with Holly Arrow.)
(A commercial plays for Stouffer’s mac and cheese.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, the following singles match is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘The Leaving Song Pt. II’ – AFI is playing, with Hans Grayson in his corner, trying to shake off the affects of Impact’s petty attack.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST, AND ALREADY IN THE RING! Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, weighing in at 219 pounds… he is the FIRE HEART, HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANS! GRAAAAAAAAAAYSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
Stew-O: The image we had gotten used to seeing is no longer there; we’re now seeing FORMER Interwire Champion, Hans Grayson, and you can see by the look in his face that he’s still sour about how it went down. He’ll be looking to get revenge and end the year with gold around his waist once more at Road to Redemption in the Extreme Elimination Chamber!
Flannery McCoy: Impact may not be his opponent tonight, but if Hans knows what’s best for him, he should probably visualize Impact where Holly Arrow is; that honestly might help him out!
Jake Mercer: It’s so over, Graysonite bros… but hey, even if he can’t be a double champion, I’m still rooting for him to take home the World Heavyweight Championship! What better way to train for the match than to face another Extreme Elimination Chamber competitor, even if it isn’t in the same chamber match?
(‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga began blaring through the arena’s speakers to tremendous cheers as Holly Arrow marched out to the stage with a confident grin. She struck a pose on the stage before making her way down the ramp towards her opponent.)
Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT!! Hailing from Liverpool, England, weighing in at 149 pounds… she is ‘THE SERAPH’, HOLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! ARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
Stew-O: Despite their circumstances being different, you can’t argue that Holly Arrow isn’t immensely determined in her own right here tonight! After all the struggles she’s been through and how long she’s been fighting for her shot at world championship glory, Road to Redemption may truly be the match that gets her what she’s been looking for!
Flannery McCoy: After her successful qualifying match against Saori Aizen not too long ago, she’s let the EAW Universe know exactly how determined she is to finally put all the doubts people have about her to rest and elevate her career to world championship status once and for all!
Jake Mercer: Aside the other competitors in her chamber, she’ll be going against Milli Banks, a friend to the now-split POTARA; they know just how much of a threat each other are, and so you know the champ is going to be keeping her eyes on this match wherever she may be!
Stew-O: Which one of these two Extreme Elimination Chamber contestants will be able to walk away with the momentum tonight? There’s only one way to find out, and we’re about to see it now!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: And the match is underway! Both wrestlers launch themselves out of their respective corners with explosive energy, each of them feeling immensely determined to show the world what kind of standard they’ll be setting for themselves as they enter their Extreme Elimination Chambers!
Flannery McCoy: Hans Grayson lurches forward and IMMEDIATELY goes for an elbow smash to the face of Holly Arrow, not looking to spend a single moment without keeping the pressure on the Seraph! Holly was able to see it coming and duck underneath the attack just before it managed to connect, leading to her slipping behind Hans!
Jake Mercer: She swiftly applies a classic waist lock and forcefully pushes Hans forward to the ropes, looking to use the rebound to go for a German suplex, it seems! But Hans held on tight to the top rope, causing Holly Arrow to fall back from the rebound!
Stew-O: She backrolls herself back to her feet and rushes forward with her arm swinging in an attempt to hit a lariat and knock Hans Grayson out of the ring as quickly as that– but Hans was able to side step it and get behind Holly himself! He attaches a waist lock of his own and yanks Holly away from the ropes!
Flannery McCoy: It looks like he’s going for a suplex of his own as he launches Holly Arrow back– but she’s able to rotate her body enough to land on her feet! This match has been utterly even so far with both wrestlers throwing everything they have but the other always having an answer!
Jake Mercer: This time, though, I don’t think Hans realized that Holly landed on her feet instead of her back, and that’s coming back to bite him from behind right now! Holly turns around and reaches back, grabbing a hold of the Fire Heart’s head before dropping him in the middle of the ring with a classic neckbreaker maneuver!
Stew-O: Finally, the action-packed stalemate has ended with Holly managing to land a clean blow against the former Interwire Champion! She follows it up immediately by jumping up and mounting the Fire Heart, not looking to allow him to get up now that she finally has him down!
Flannery McCoy: Hans instinctively puts his arms up to guard himself as Holly Arrow begins unleashing a hellacious barrage of varied strikes, looking to pierce through the defenses of Hans Grayson by switching up the moves! Punches, forearms, elbow smashes, even palm strikes, she’s managing to get a few strikes in before Hans violently writhes to force her off!
Jake Mercer: Hans managed to end that onslaught and tries to scramble up as quickly as he can to prevent Holly from maintaining her grip on the reins of this match, but she manages to outpace him and grab a hold of his wrist just as he makes it back to his feet!
Stew-O: She twists the wrist over her head and wrenches it, engaging a wrist lock on the dominant right arm of the Fire Heart! It looks like she’s trying to weaken his attacks going forward, or at least make sure he’s forced to feel some pain for heavy-hitting attacks like the Flaming Punch and the Burning Shot Lariat, two moves that have been used in tandem to take down some pretty big names here in EAW!
Flannery McCoy: She transitions the wrist lock behind Grayson’s back and turns it into a hammerlock! The Fire Heart is feeling the fire from Holly Arrow tonight, that’s for sure, as she’s not looking to give an inch; more importantly, she wants to take it ALL! The win tonight and Milli’s championship too!
Jake Mercer: But suddenly, Hans Grayson launches a back kick to the leg of Holly, forcing her to relinquish the captured arm and drop to a knee at the same time! He spins around and immediately executes a dropdown punch to the kneeling opponent, causing Holly to recoil backwards as she inadvertently stumbles to her feet!
Stew-O: The Seraph is sent staggering back into the ropes as Grayson quickly scrambles up and rushes over to her; she’s unable to act in time before Hans grabs her wrist and executes an Irish whip, sending her into one of the corners of the ring, where she lands back-first against the turnbuckles!
Flannery McCoy: Grayson has her dazed after that punch, so he’s able to capitalize on the disadvantageous positioning that Holly has found herself in! He quickly rushes over to her before she can get out of the corner and hits her with a corner lariat! The Fire Heart hit that with enough force to cause her body to flail from the impact of it!
Jake Mercer: But with her held in place, Hans continues unleashing the corner lariats, just unleashing a fiery barrage to the head of his opponent and sending a statement to all of his impending Extreme Elimination Chamber opponents at the same time! I have to point out, though, that Hans is using his non-dominant arm to unleash these lariats; it’s a high-intensity move, it looks like he’s trying not to aggravate what Holly did to his arm even though the holds weren’t able to last for too long!
Stew-O: After making sure that Holly is sufficiently dazed, Hans Grayson takes a few steps back, checks to make sure she isn’t moving, and then sprints over to the opposite corner! He turns around to bounce off the turnbuckles with his back before running back at Holly with added speed!
Flannery McCoy: Without a hint of hesitation in his steps, Hans launches himself at her and connects with a jumping high knee to the Seraph in the corner! The impact causes Holly to start staggering out of the corner and almost fall over, but Hans gets a hold of her head and draws her forward before rushing and leaping to bring her crashing down face-first to the canvas with a bulldog!
Jake Mercer: GRAYSONITES RISE UP! Hans has her right where he wants her, and he’s not looking to take his foot off the pedal when he’s got the momentum on his side like this! He scrambles to his feet and drags her over to the center of the ring, no ropes in sight!
Stew-O: With Holly Arrow perfectly placed according to Grayson’s designs, he turns his back to her and leaps into the air! Hans Grayson, athletic as ever, executes a backflip in mid-air and drops down with a standing moonsault onto the midsection of Holly Arrow– but wait, she got her knees up at the last moment!
Flannery McCoy: Grayson just moonsaulted onto the Seraph’s knees, and you can see the pain from his immediate reaction as he flops off of her and clutches his own rib cage in pain! If you’re going for a high reward, you’d better keep the ‘high risk’ in mind too, because it can always come back to bite you when you least expect it to!
Jake Mercer: Holly Arrow leers over at Hans and rolls herself to him, quickly grabbing hold of the same arm she was targeting before; with his wrist clutched and Grayson still too much in pain to be able to do anything about it, the Seraph rolls him onto his abdomen in a prone position and begins wrenching the arm with a Fujiwara armbar!
Stew-O: Look at the brutality on display! She hasn’t just executed a Fujiwara armbar, she’s pushed it further by wrapping her whole arm around Grayson’s and wrenching her entire body back to increase the pressure on his shoulder joint! The pain is palpable, and Grayson’s own movement of Holly’s body to the center of the ring is hurting him in this case!
Flannery McCoy: Holly is keeping the arm wrenched, and Hans is flailing as much as he can to get her off of him; she’s doing the best she can to hold on, but the Fire Heart is difficult to tame, and he’s not wanting to tap out and take the submission loss no matter how much the referee is asking him!
Jake Mercer: Finally, he flailed enough to force her to fall off of him! I’m afraid the damage has been done, though, as Hans does his best to stagger up but with the way his arm is clutched with his non-dominant arm, it looks like this is a difficult situation for Grayson to be in!
Stew-O: Hans Grayson sees Holly Arrow stagger back to her feet and, given the circumstances, immediately rushes forward and tries to catch her off guard with a jumping high knee! Unfortunately for him, she had it scouted and managed to sidestep the maneuver, causing him to stumble forward from the failed attempt. This gives Holly another opportunity to capitalize on, and she’s got violent intent clear in her eyes!
Flannery McCoy: Holly shoved Hans, who was already stumbling, further ahead so that he would fall up against one of the corners of the ring! Now the Fire Heart is cornered, and Holly takes a few steps back before rushing forward; this is reminiscent of what Hans did to her not too long ago in this match, but she’s giving him back everything she’s gotten from him!
Jake Mercer: A vicious corner lariat connects with the former Interwire Champion, and it’s immediately followed up with a palm strike to the throat before Hans could even recover from the lariat! The rapid-fire attacks threw him off his game, causing him to stumble down to a seated position against the bottom turnbuckle!
Stew-O: A smirk comes across Holly’s face as she takes no moment of hesitation before running across the ring to the opposite corner! She bounces off its turnbuckles and rushes at Hans before unleashing a corner hip attack to his head, causing him to bounce off the bottom turnbuckle and slump down to the canvas!
Flannery McCoy: Holly takes that opportunity to drag him away from the ropes and hook the legs, hoping the hip attack was enough to knock him out entirely!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Jake Mercer: :blessed: HE’S STILL IN IT! CAN’T STOP THE FIRE HEART!
Stew-O: Hans Grayson kicked out of it, despite all that Holly has thrown his way thus far! If that’s not a testament to Grayson’s fortitude, I don’t know what is! Holly looks pretty shocked herself, but the shock only lasts briefly before her face returns to looking determined, even more determined than before!
Flannery McCoy: The Seraph rises to her feet with a scowl, before looking down and grabbing Hans Grayson by the head, pulling him up as she does! She tightly grasps his damaged arm and presses it against his abdomen from behind; a position like this, I think there’s only one thing she could be going for, and it spells trouble for the Fire Heart!
Jake Mercer: SHE UNLEASHES THE RIPCORD TO EXTEND HANS IN FRONT OF HER BEFORE YANKING HIM BACK, GOING FOR HER SIGNATURE MANEUVER, THE EMPEROR’S TIME! BUT NO, HANS GRAYSON DUCKED UNDERNEATH IT AND KEPT ON RUNNING!
Stew-O: HANS BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES IN A REBOUND AND SPRINTS AT HOLLY JUST AS SHE MANAGES TO TURN AROUND! SHE ARCHES HER ARM BACK AS IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S ABOUT TO THROW A BLOW TO INTERCEPT GRAYSON, BUT THE FIRE HEART IS TOO QUICK!
Flannery McCoy: FLAMING PUNCH! FLAMING PUNCH! THE SUPERMAN PUNCH CONNECTS, AND HOLLY GETS DROPPED! But Hans just used his dominant right arm through muscle memory, he was too engrossed in the situation to consciously switch to his non-dominant arm!
Jake Mercer: Holly took a bad hit right there, but Hans himself is clutching his arm in pain after that mistake! His teeth are visibly gritted as he winces from the pain, but with Holly still having gotten hit by the maneuver, this is his opportunity to capitalize and take home the victory!
Stew-O: He staggers over to the ropes and climbs out to the apron as he takes aim at the fallen Seraph, this time being sure to target her with his left arm! HE’S GOT TO BE GOING FOR THE BURNING SHOT LARIAT HERE! HOLLY IS TOO DAZED TO REALIZE IT, BUT SHE JUST STAGGERED UP AND GOT RIGHT IN POSITION FOR IT!
Flannery McCoy: HANS GRAYSON VAULTS HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE, IT’S TIME FOR THE BURNING SHOT– WHAT?! HANS JUST FELL TO HIS KNEES, CLUTCHING HIS ARM! I THINK VAULTING OVER THE TOP ROPE WAS TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN ON HIS RIGHT ARM, EVEN THOUGH HE WASN’T GOING TO USE IT FOR THE LARIAT ITSELF!
Jake Mercer: Holly stumbles back after having averted disaster, thanks to her brutal limb-targeting! She’s not looking in good shape either, though, falling back to a kneel and still reeling from the effects of the Flaming Punch! Neither of these wrestlers are in a good state right now, but they’re still wanting to continue until someone comes out on top!
Stew-O: Who is going to be able to make the distanc- wait, WHO’S THAT?! IT’S– IT’S THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, JOSO! HE JUST CHARGED THE RING AND TACKLED HANS GRAYSON TO THE CANVAS! HE’S BEATING THE HELL OUT OF HIM! THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IS MAKING A STATEMENT HERE, AND HE’S DOING IT AT THE EXPENSE OF ONE OF THE COMPETITORS!
Flannery McCoy: IT LOOKS LIKE THE REFEREE SAW IT AND IS ABOUT TO CALL THE BELL, BUT– WAIT, IS THAT MILLI BANKS?! SHE JUST SLID INTO THE RING HERSELF, BUMPING INTO THE REFEREE BEFORE HE COULD MAKE THE CALL AND TACKLING HOLLY ARROW HERSELF!
Jake Mercer: THE REFEREE IS TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION, BUT BOTH WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE UNLEASHING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE RIGHT HERE, MAKING SURE THEIR OPPONENTS KNOW WHAT THEY’RE IN FOR COME ROAD TO REDEMPTION!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING MATCH HAS BEEN RULED A NO-CONTEST!
Stew-O: The crowd is booing at the no-contest ruling, but with both of the active competitors being attacked by their respective future opponents, I don’t think there’s anything that can be done about it!
Flannery McCoy: They can’t do much either, as both champions are far fresher than Holly and Hans, who just put each other through hell trying to get that win!
Jake Mercer: The security is coming to pull the champions away from the challengers, who have been left laid out in the middle of the ring!
Stew-O: Is this a sign of things to come at Road to Redemption?! The challengers all fallen by the hands of the world champions? We’ll have to find out in a matter of weeks, with Road to Redemption just over the horizon!
(The video feed lingers on the chaotic scene and the fallen challengers before fading to black.)
(A commercial plays for Road to Redemption, highlighting the Universal Women’s Championship Chamber.)
(Friday Night Dynasty returns from the final commercial break of the night, with ‘Saint Pablo’ by Kanye West beginning to be heard blasting through the speakers of the Sasktel Center. The crowd erupts into a negative reaction with the camera going over to the stage to reveal Cy Henderson who is seen making his way out. He has a pretty pleased expression after the events of last week, taking a moment to scan around at the Saskatoon crowd who isn’t receptive to him and his arrival. It’s not long before he then begins to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring from there.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… EAW HALL OF FAMER!!!!!!!!!! HE IS THE ‘JUSTICE SEEKER’… CY HENDERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Well last week we saw Cy Henderson make his presence known in the main event of Dynasty the past week. It was Myles going up against Drake King, and ultimately Cy would be the difference maker in that situation, striking Myles with a pair of brass knuckles before making it known that he would give him his match at Road To Redemption.
Flannery McCoy: It’s certainly going to be one to remember to say the very least, and Myles is going to be walking in with a huge chip on his shoulder considering everything that Cy has put himself through. But Cy seems pretty confident in himself and his abilities to put down the World Heavyweight Champion, let’s hear what he has to say tonight.
Jake Mercer: My Justice Seekers are firmly behind Cy Henderson and his abilities amidst a huge Road To Redemption match. Sure the way that he’s conducted himself has been unorthodox, but it’s all toward a greater purpose! Cy has a plan!
(Cy makes his way up the steps and onto the apron as he enters through the ropes. He then makes his way over and takes a microphone from the ringside area, all while ‘Saint Pablo’ then begins to come to a close. Heading toward the center of the ring, it’s not long before Cy gets on the microphone and begins to speak to the crowd inside of the arena.)
Cy Henderson: Let’s tell it straight, Myles doesn’t deserve this. When he tried to challenge me to a match post-House of Glass, I saw it for how it was. He was a man desperate to regain control in his career, having lost the World Heavyweight Championship, it’s safe to say that it did a number on him no matter how much he wanted to believe otherwise. He tried to save face by going out there and giving Joso his respect, but we all know just how much it ate him alive knowing that he wasn’t on the top of the brand. I mean, that’s been the entire purpose of his run so far, right? Being the very best, and competing at an unforeseen level, doesn’t come by just putting on a good performance and winning any other match, it comes with having that title around his waist, and watching that slip away surely did a number on him. I’m not going to try and pamper him like everyone else is, tell him what he wants to hear, no, I’m telling him straight that he needs to do more and most importantly, he needs to want more instead of taking a backseat to everyone else. That’s what I tried to get him to realize, but clearly he took offense to that. He believed that I was getting hostile with him when I had no reason to.
Cy Henderson: It’s pathetic, to say the least, that he took it that way, because no matter what he wants to say, one thing that doesn’t change is the fact that I approached him as a helping hand. If anything, he should have taken it as a compliment that I did in the first place. I know how it feels to be the good guy and try your very best to save face, not getting anything in return for all that you’ve done and being constantly slapped around by everyone around you. Even now I still have people tell me that what I did was wrong, that me doing a complete 180 in my career was going to end up meaning nothing in the grand scheme of things. But truth be told, I couldn’t be better. I couldn’t feel better and I feel it’s only inevitable that I take everything that I’ve wanted out of this company. It’s a level of aggression that he might’ve had once upon a time, but now he wants to walk the line of morally good and think that’s going to get him places. Whether he likes it or not, he needs to have that killer instinct, he shouldn’t need to wait in line, he should cut it and take back the World Championship that I know he’s always wanted. But here he is, thinking that what he’s doing right now is right.
Cy Henderson: I hate to be the one to do it to him, and I don’t want to be the guy who crushes everything that he’s been trying to build, but he’s left me no choice. His stubbornness and his overall idiocy are not going to give him the results that he wants out of this, and I’m going to show him firsthand why he’s always been in the wrong. If a match against me is really what he wants, then he’s going to get it, but Road To Redemption is not going to be the ending that he anticipates where the hero triumphs above all, it’s going to be his worst nightmare. The hardest dose of reality that he could get, and it’s all because of me. He can thank me later.
(Cy lowers his microphone as he takes a moment to let it all simmer, but before he can continue to speak, ‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi is heard beginning to play through the speakers of the arena. The crowd gets loud as the camera goes over to the stage to show Myles as he is seen making his wary out from the backstage area. He has a displeased expression on his face as he eyes Cy inside of the ring, before then making his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stew-O: And here comes Myles, it wasn’t long before we were going to hear from him and it’s safe to say that he’s not entirely happy after being costed his match against Drake King. If anything I’m sure he seems deadset on making sure that he puts him in his place.
Flannery McCoy: Both of them have certainly had a lot to say to one another, but it’s all officially going to come to a head at Road To Redemption. But before that can happen though, it’s clear that they both have a lot to say to one another.
Jake Mercer: Well he better get ready!
(Myles climbs up onto the apron and enters through the ropes before heading over to take a microphone of his own from the ringside area. ‘Enemy Strike’ then begins to come to a close as he turns around and faces Cy, both of them staring down each other with deathly serious expressions. It’s not long before Myles begins to speak.)
Myles: I have nothing to thank you for, Cy, nor do I have anything to prove either. You may have a track record to back up everything that you’ve said, and while you’ve stepped up to the plate these past couple of months since seemingly turning this new leaf in your career, it’s quite ignorant of you to run me down when I’ve overachieved you in every sense of the word. See, no matter what you want to say about this persona of yours getting “results”, it doesn’t mean shit if you don’t have something around your waist to prove that. For nearly a year I’ve held down the fort on this brand and I’ve shown the world that I’ve had what it takes to be the best, your perception of that is that I NEED the World Heavyweight Championship to continue doing that, but it’s far from the case. All I have to do is beat people like you to build myself back up, and as I continue to go up the ladder, then I’ll simply be undeniable in the face of many.
Cy Henderson: All of that is merely a pipe dream for you, Myles, and you need to understand that. In your mind, you think that’s exactly how it’s going to go, and it’s exactly what I said when I told you that you couldn’t be further from the truth. Say what you want to say, Myles, it doesn’t change the fact that this is the most crucial moment of your run post-World Championship. You know that everything that you’ve been trying to say is hinging on beating me, and I don’t believe that you can do that. Let’s get it out of the way right now, I don’t see any reality where you beat me. Maybe you can call that egotistical, maybe you can call me over my head, but it’s the truth. Try as you may, nothing is going to change when it comes to that.
Myles: I don’t even believe that for a second, Cy. I am certain that I can beat you, and that was never a question in my mind in the first place. The only thing that I found a problem with was you trying to deny me this match. Like you even had the right to, as you thought for a second that I wasn’t worth my time when you and I both know that a match against me was your best opportunity to get on the Road To Redemption card. You certainly weren’t going to be in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, Kensingten and Richard didn’t even consider you in the first place, and anything else would be seen in your eyes as beneath you. Facing a talent like me is going to be the best that you get, and even then I’m going to show that you’re shooting too high for you to fathom, and it’s going to cost you.
Cy Henderson: Pathetic, is that the lows that we’ve stooped to? I could’ve gotten on the card in any way, but you got in my way. I never intended to have a match against you because I knew that it wouldn’t be worth my time. It’s not that you’re not worth my time, it’s that we both know that I should be doing a whole lot more right now. But you like to settle, you don’t want to overachieve like the likes of myself do. Maybe this match is the best that you were going to get out of this, considering going for the World Heavyweight Championship was never a thought in your mind in the first place. Say whatever the hell you want to say, but this match was always going to be the best that you got, and now losing to me is going to be the way that you cap off your year. But think about it, at least it’s better than being stuck with the likes of Drake King, embroiled in a one-sided rivalry where you’re going to end up losing twice to him just like that wife of yours-
Stew-O: MYLES HAS HEARD ENOUGH! HE DROPS HIS MICROPHONE DOWN TO THE GROUND BEFORE SENDING REPEATED STRIKES TO THE FACE OF CY! CY IS TAKEN ABACK BY THIS AS HE QUICKLY COVERS HIS ARMS, DOING EVERYTHING THAT HE CAN TO FIGHT BACK IN THIS TRICKY SITUATION! THIS BRAWL IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY AS BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING AT IT RIGHT NOW!
Flannery McCoy: MYLES SEIZES CY BY THE WRIST AND SENDS HIM TOWARD THE ROPES WITH AN IRISH WHIP- BUT CY MANAGES TO FLIP IT AROUND AND SEND MYLES TOWARD THE ROPES INSTEAD! MYLES REBOUNDS AS CY GOES FOR A STRIKE- BUT MYLES MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER IT… AS HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND NAILS HIM WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE!
Jake Mercer: MYLES THEN SEIZES CY BY THE HEAD AND BRINGS HIM UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE SETTING HIM UP…
Stew-O: POPPING HIM OFF THE GROUND INTO A ‘DE FACTO’ TO CY-
Flannery McCoy: BUT CY SLIPS OFF OF HIS SHOULDERS AND MANAGES TO SLIDE OUT OF THE RING! NOT WANTING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT! WHAT A WAY TO END DYNASTY TONIGHT AS MYLES MAKES A DEMANDING STATEMENT TO HIS ROAD TO REDEMPTION OPPONENT!
(Cy backpedals, a pissed-off expression on his face as Myles is inside of the ring, shouting at him to get back inside. Both of them exchange words as Cy continues to be on the retreat. ‘Enemy Strike’ then begins to play up as the last shot seen is Myles spreading his arms out and sending warnings to Cy with a confident expression on his face, as Friday Night Dynasty then begins to completely fade out from there.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
