(EAW intro plays.)
(The show begins as usual. We get rapidly edited footage of the previous week’s episode of Friday Night Dynasty. We see images of Xerxes Godfrey, Sierra, Terry Chambers, and Jon Kelton as they end up winners of their matchups this week. Solomon Stane and SOSA Henderson also have a stellar match that ends with SOSA not only winning but advancing into this year’s Cash in the Vault ladder match. We see other moments from the show such as the match between Serenity Valdez and Veena Adams that Serenity wins with a Spanish Fly maneuver. Lastly, we are shown a five-star main event match between World Heavyweight Champion The Visual Prophet and his opponents Xander Payne and Andrea Valentine which saw Andre Walker ending the match with a brutal assault on Viz. Andre and Viz are set to main event Pain for Pride and this undoubtedly sent a huge message to the champion but also to everyone watching.)
(The recap ends and the show officially begins. The Luanda Multisports Pavillion in Luanda, Angola is the place where it all takes place this week. The arena begins to become raucous with pure hype and enthusiasm as the local fans inside the building are filling up every seat. Fireworks quickly begin bursting all over the arena as ‘P.A.T.’ by Denzel Curry begins to bump thru the public announcement speakers. We get fan sightings from inside of the arena where we can see fans wearing several elitist branded merchandise. We see a “Bank$ The GOAT” hooded sweatshirt on one guy and a “Harper Lee” soccer jersey style shirt on a young lady cheering from the crowd. We see a bunch of other signs as well until finally, we reach our way towards the announcer’s desk. We get a glimpse of Stew-O and his two co-hosts Flannery McCoy and Jake Mercer as they prepare to speak)
Stew-O: The most exciting traveling act in sports entertainment is live in Angola! Welcome to Friday Night Dynasty as we take another giant step towards this year’s Pain for Pride! The granddaddy of them all, the annual event that turns men and women into immortals and elitists into icons! I’m Stew-O and I’m joined as always with Jake Mercer.
Jake Mercer: Nearly 30 years ago, as a part of the infamous 1992 US Men’s national basketball team aka The Dream Team…Charles Barkley said “I don’t know anything about Angola, but I know they’re in trouble” right before beating their team in the Olympics. I’d like to rephrase that…I don’t know anything about Angola but I do know they are TURNT for tonight’s action!
Stew-O: Oh. I swear I was expecting you to bitch that but anyway…to our side is the esteemed queen of the commentary team, Flannery McCoy!
Flannery McCoy: Yeah, not gonna lie, I was expecting something egregious and problematic from Jake but whatever. Glad to be here with you, Stew.
Jake Mercer: What about me?
Stew-O: Tonight’s show should be an epic one ladies and gentlemen.
Jake Mercer: Hey Flannery, what about me?
Flannery McCoy: It sure will be, Stew.
Jake Mercer: Oh.
Stew-O: We have a highly anticipated match between SOSA Henderson and Jake Smith and we expect Jon Kelton to be ringside for it. We also have Halsey Neel and Sheridan Müller going one on one tonight.
Flannery McCoy: We obviously can’t forget the epic main event match scheduled between The World Heavyweight Champion and Pain for Pride headlining Visual Prophet taking on Ronn Bank$!
Jake Mercer: I’m already penciling in five stars for that one. I haven’t been this excited for a match since The Bird-Man Bootsy Washington fought “Whistle Blower” Harry Nixon in Alabama Rodeo Wrestling back in the 80s. Bootsy winning with that iconic Big Bootsy Boot Bump to become the first-ever Alabama Rodeo Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion at Mason Dixon Dancery was insane. My favorite VHS tape I ever bought. Spent 700 dollars just for it to end up free on streaming like the next week. Still worth it! $ well spent!
(“Shock The World” by Lloyd Banks begins blasting as the fans go nuts. Out walks the man himself, Ronn Bank$ with “The PLK” on his shirt. Bank$ also has on a pair of track pants and is surveying the crowd as he walks to the ring.)
Jake Mercer: Speaking of dollar signs…it’s Ronn Bank$!!!
Stew-O: The biggest legend in Elite Answers Wrestling history is here in Angola! Ronn Bank$ 15 plus years of excellence as one of the forefathers of this sport is here not only to take on The Visual Prophet in our main event but also to maybe speak on his issues with an unhinged man by the name of Xander Payne.
Flannery McCoy: Perhaps. Regardless, it’s always good to see The PLK in an EAW ring!
(We see the legend staring at the crowd of fully cheering and 100% excited fans with one hand in his pocket and a microphone in his other hand. Bank$ waves at the back to cut his music before he raises the mic to his lips.)
Ronn Bank$: Looks like another sold-out show for the good guys tonight. Angola, how are we feeling?
(Ronn pauses as the entire building pops for the shout-out.)
Ronn Bank$: Of course, I should expect nothing less from the EAW universe. I also feel like I should expect bitter, jealous, and cowardly acts from disgruntled elitists but even a guy with as much tenure as I can be caught off guard sometimes. I try to be cordial and show my face and now look at where things have arrived at. I try to appear in front of my hometown and next thing you know everything just spirals into such a convoluted mess that I’m left with few choices on how to handle it all. First, I show up to address the locals in my own backyard and Jake Smith of all people sees that as his chance to make that his opportunity to get himself over. Jake Smith saw that as his chance to get himself over at my expense. Jake Smith saw that as his chance to get one up over me and we saw how that backfired, right?
(Ronn pauses before continuing.)
Ronn Bank$: …Right.
(Ronn smirks briefly as he looks around the building.)
Ronn Bank$: Next on the conveyor belt factory line spewing out lost young men with no direction is Xander Payne attempting the exact same thing. Xander Payne is a man lost due to the fact that night after night after night for him has ended the same way for a while now. Xander is clearly at a crossroads in his career after losing match after match to the point of slipping into a deep depression. Xander has lost sense of who he actually is and has now somehow thought the best way to try to rekindle that flame and find himself is to try to do the exact same thing Jake did. Xander watched what I did to Jake Smith and immediately after seeing Jake lose decided to attempt the same thing Jake tried. The only difference between them both is that Xander actually had the nerve to put his hands on me and attack me.
(Ronn pauses before continuing.)
Ronn Bank$: I’ll say this about your attack, Xander. It has been a while since I’ve tasted my own blood like that and when you did that to me all you did was awaken something in me that I truly thought was gone. What you did was enrage a part of me that has been sleeping for a very long time and that means bad news for you my guy. What that means is trouble is so fucking close that you won’t even realize it until it’s too late and Xander…it’s too late now. So, how about you and that McDonald’s ice cream-filled gut of yours head down to this ring and face the consequences of your actions face to face.
(Everything is quiet until “It Follows” by Cane Hill plays as the entire building begins booing. Out walks Xander Payne as Bank$ motions for him to walk to the ring. The crowd begins booing immediately at the sight of the former World Heavyweight Champion as he remains on the stage unphased by the heckling.)
Stew-O: Bank$ was unobjectionable with his assessment of Xander Payne’s mental state. Xander Payne is indeed a lost soul with some obviously troubled thoughts right now. I’ve seen many elitists in this company take a loss or two to heart to the point it changes what they believe, think, and how they behave. It’s rare I’ve seen a man that was announced this season as a Hall of Famer behave in this manner.
Flannery McCoy: Xander was on top of the World so many months ago but ever since he lost the World Heavyweight Championship, he’s been disturbing, to say the least.
(Xander reveals a microphone and raises it up to speak.)
Ronn Bank$: Let me guess, you’re too much of a pussy to step in this ring and meet me man to man?
Xander Payne: The ring is already over the legal limit for pussy with just you standing in it, Bank$. You as an individual are more of a pussy than an Empire branded Grand Rampage match.
(Ronn laughs as Xander shakes his head.)
Ronn Bank$: Good one, did you come up with that while you were lurking the catering area like a wild bear does a campsite?
Xander Payne: Fat jokes. The cliché of clichés. You and those scrawny temporary tattoo arm sleeves have a lot of nerve joking and carrying on like this.
Ronn Bank$: Only thing that’s temporary around here is food when you are nearby. Everyone, hide your Goat Meat before Xander sniffs it and becomes unhinged. Might leave you bloody just so he can bite into your snacks. Maybe I had a slim Jim in my pocket that night you attacked me and that’s why you really lost your mind, huh?
Xander Payne: You are unsophisticated and ignorant.
Ronn Bank$: You must have your thesaurus with you today, huh?
Xander Payne: I don’t have a thesaurus with me, no. That wasn’t even funny. That was stale, unimaginative, tedious, and trite. Typical Ronn Bank$ behavior. Utter nonsense and caveman-like ramblings. You are the king of the knuckle-dragging community and I have half a mind to walk down this entrance ramp, slide under that bottom rope, grab you by your scrawny neck, and slam you face-first into that ring post until your earlobes can touch.
Ronn Bank$: But…we both know you won’t do that, right? Like as descriptive and dangerous as that threat may sound, we both know if that was your plan that you would have taken the cowardly route and snuck behind me and did that. We also both know that I would have heard your big ass footsteps this time and countered whatever moronic move you decided to do and turned you into minced meat right here in this very ring as the Angolan audience roars with enthusiasm and whatnot. PLK chants and Xander sucks chants interchanging as you get embarrassed on a global stage for like the fifth time since losing that World Heavyweight Championship.
(Xander is quiet and clearly annoyed at Bank$ taking the piss out of him.)
Ronn Bank$: You acting real timid tonight, huh? Not the same energy when you have to look your goat in his eyes.
Xander Payne: Shut the fuck up. You’ve got it all wrong. You have to look me in the eyes. Me! I’m the one that left you bleeding like a pig. I’m the one that embarrassed you after you and that old ass knee, those geriatric eyes, those arthritic riddled hands, and that shot to shit back of yours somehow beat Jake Smith at Battle of Egypt 3. You beat Jake Smith in Egypt but I promise you that you can NEVER beat me anywhere on this planet.
Ronn Bank$: Is that right?
Xander Payne: That’s right.
Ronn Bank$: Is that a fact?
Xander Payne: That’s a BIG FACT!
Ronn Bank$: So anywhere on this planet would include Sin City, right?
Xander Payne: …Right…
Ronn Bank$: Las Vegas is on this planet, right Angola?
(The crowd cheers loudly as Xander side-eyes Bank$.)
Ronn Bank$: Well, since you took it one step too far at Battle of Egypt… let’s take it a step even further. I mean, since clout chasing for a match against me is all this is about and you mentioned that you were ready to take things back to where it all started, how about we take it all the way back to a match that once defined this company in its early years. How about this one for you, Xander Payne and old man Ronn at Pain for Pride XV in an EXTREME RULES MATCH?
(The arena pops even louder than earlier as an unnerved but unwavering Xander Payne stands on the stage.)
Xander Payne: Payne for Pride 5? Xander Payne Vs Ronn Bank$ in an Extreme Rules match at this year’s PAYNE FOR PRIDE? …Perfect. I’ll see you there, Ronn. The Wrestling God will take things back to where it started and make what I did at Battle of Egypt look like a flesh wound.
(Xander drops the mic as “It Follows” plays again. Bank$ mockingly nods his head to the theme as Xander slowly backs himself back through the entrance curtain and disappears.)
Stew-O: An Extreme Rules match between Ronn and Xander? That’s definitely going to be an epic slobber knocker!
Flannery McCoy: If tickets weren’t sold out already that right there would be the match that makes fans flood the website and crash it in an effort to buy some tickets.
Jake Mercer: 7-star classic otw!!!
(Friday Night Dynasty then goes to commercial to showcase the newly made match between Ronn Banks and Xander Payne at Pain For Pride XV, contested under Extreme Rules!)\
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break while ‘Catalina Fight Song’ by Joyce Manor bursts through the speakers of the Luanda Multisports Pavilion, as the very creative design is illuminated with countless different spotlights. Out of a properly set up entrance ramp, however, Nick Hart walks up to the view of the crowd, standing and posing amidst the boos he is met with. Clearly, he’s looking to get his first win here in EAW. Nick begins to walk down the entrance ramp and jumps on the apron, shaking it slightly and entering through the ropes.)
Stephie Love: This match is scheduled for One Fall! Introducing first, from Portland, Oregon– weighing in at 225 pounds, he is the Man of 1000 Pins… NIIIIICCCCKKKKK HHHHAAAARRRT!
Stew-O: And here comes the Man of 1000 Pins, looking to get his first win at the expense of Jae Richards! This is going to be interesting, and it’s fun to see Nick’s growth day in and day out.
Flannery McCoy: I don’t like him that much, but I agree with you there. Nick has been improving day by day, and perhaps that will culminate into his first-ever W.
Jake Mercer: This is my bet to win this match, just take a look at the giant of a man before you, LOOK.
(‘Catalina Fight Song’ fades out of the listener’s ears and is smoothly replaced by ‘Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)’ by A$AP Rocky. Its direct approach at beats catches the fans off guard, but they love it anyway. The crowd eats it up and cheers the Pretty Boy on, as Jae makes his way to the entrance stage and gets a little bit of a dance. After doing so, he walks down the ramp and prepares for his match, entering the ring via a backflip.)
Stephie Love: And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 200 pounds, Pretty Boy… JAAAEEE RRIIICHHAARRDDSSSS!
Jake Mercer: Who? Who’s this dude? He hasn’t done shit this week, and that’s disappointing considering he pretty much ran Sam Storm out of this company and back to obsessing over weather phenomena.
Flannery McCoy: That was a piss poor attempt at a joke, Jake. I will commend you for trying to be funny without mentioning genitalia for once, though.
Stew-O: :ad: She’s right, you know. Anyways, Jae has been radio silent and it’s interesting to see whether that plays into a disadvantage or an advantage in this match.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And we are-
Jake Mercer: Shut the fuck up, just please shut the fuck up and let me start the match. AND WE ARE OFF! Both Nick and Jae look to be prepared, but Nick has the clear size advantage in this match. He’s gone on a five-match losing spree and I’m pretty sure that’s the most I’ve seen since Abel Atami’s bum ass stepped into an EAW ring. Both men are engaging in a collar-elbow tie-up, with Jae trying to use his martial arts background to his advantage-
Flannery McCoy: BUT IT DOESN’T DO HIM ANY GOOD! Nick is just aiming to batter the living fuck out of him, and I mean that with every fiber of my being. He’s just looking to break him, and that’s evident in that gnarly overhead toss he just did. For once, it looks like Nick is actually being the favorite to win this match??? What kinda reality are we living in??? Did Doctor Strange mess up the reality in another reality and now we’re in this mess-
Jake Mercer: Shut up, nerd.
Flannery McCoy: I should slap your goddamn big forehead all the way to Egypt you mother-
Stew-O: Focus on the match, where the actual fighting is. Anyways, Jae seems like he’s getting up on his feet and trying to make something work, but Nick scouts him and lands a gnarly elbow smash to his dome! HE JUST GOT HIS SHIT ROCKED, OH MY LAWD!
Jake Mercer: Why are you overreacting, you goddamn beta male? Let me, the alpha, do all the commentary from now on and stop screaming like a goddamn loser. Anyways, Jae’s holding his jaw, almost like it’s about to fall off his ugly face. For a pretty boy, he’s pretty ugly. Nick is just looking to go for another one, and IT CONNECTS!
Flannery McCoy: Jae just got dropped on the floor with absolutely no offense on his end! This doesn’t look good for the ‘Pretty’ Boy, PFFFTTT.
Stew-O: His MMA background isn’t transitioning all too well in this match, and Nick’s just showing that he has the fundamental skills to make this work! Clearly, he has some brain power and he’s outsmarting Jae! Jae tries to hold onto Nick’s legs for a takedown, but Nick just grabs his trunks, gets him in a bent position, and goes overhead for a suplex!
Flannery McCoy: And it connects! Jesus, Jae just got dumped on the back of his head like a ragdoll, and I’m pretty sure his chances of winning are getting lower and lower by the second. It’s only a matter of time before Jae gets pinned, unless he brings something that nobody is expecting!
Jake Mercer: He can have all the black belts he wants, but this is pro wrestling. It’s a goddamn different sport and this cunt needs to realize it! Jae is looking to get offense of his own, but he needs to get up his ass first and start fighting for his life out here, damn.
Stew-O: Too harsh, but you’re right. I would’ve loved to see a bit more effort coming from Jae, but if this is all he can muster, then I’m sorry– it’s over for him. Nick is just scouting him like prey, and Jae is looking to go for a running lariat- BUT HE’S MET WITH A SPEAR! Nick just absolutely turned his whole organ system backward with that spear, Jesus.
Jake Mercer: See, this is what happens when you face someone who’s lost time and time again. Nick’s hungry, Jae isn’t. Go back to dancing for girls, man. Pro wrestling is JUST not meant for you, especially with the performance you are putting on.
Flannery McCoy: It seems like Nick knows what his plan is going to be now, and he knows that he must execute it to the best of his ability to put Jae Richards out of commission. He gets Jae into a standing position, and he’s looking to flat out obliterate this man by hooking his leg in, and lifting him up for a PUMPHANDLE DRIVERRRRR! Nick gets all of it, for the cover!!!!
Referee: OOOOOOOOOONNNNNEE!
Referee: TTWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Flannery McCoy: He did it! He actually did it, and he got his first win via a devastating Pumphandle Driver. I’m proud and I’m sure we all are, and it’s exciting to see where Nick goes from here. There’s a lot riding on him now, and he’s proven himself by winning against one of EAW’s new signings!
Jake Mercer: My boy won it, yessir. That’s how we roll in Portland, we don’t play no games out there!
Stew-O: Well, I would say something but it seems like you two have taken the words right out of my mouth. Hopefully, Jae bounces back from his loss and learns from it, because he looks like he has a ton of potential.
(Nick Hart forms a W with his fingers, and forms a number one with a zero sign, symbolizing his potential win streak if he continues with this path of meanness he is showing. He then steps out of the ring, taking in the silence as he has just shut everyone up while Friday Night Dynasty then begins to head over to a brief commercial break.)
(A commercial is shown for UFC 4 featuring Ronan Malosi getting his ass beat by Jake Smith.)
(As Dynasty fades back to ringside, ‘Legacy’ by Eminem begins to play. This causes the crowd to explode into a mixed reaction, as Ruler, the Voltage Elitist that recently earned an opportunity at the New Breed Championship, begins to make his way out to the stage. Ruler doesn’t give the crowd much attention as there’s a mix of both cheers and boos, instead, he chooses to make his way down the ramp, already holding a microphone in his hand as he makes his way down to the ring.)
Stew-O: Back on Voltage one week ago we saw this man earn the right to face Alex Myers for their New Breed Championship! That’s a huge accomplishment for anybody this early on even if Ruler only won contendership, and it looks like Ruler has something on his mind!
Jake Mercer: Ruler and Alex go wayyy back! They’ve had wars in the past, and now they’re doing it all over again, here in EAW!
Flannery McCoy: For once, you’re actually not lying.
(Ruler steps inside of the ring, looking at the fans as they continue to throw both cheers and boos at him. After a few seconds, Ruler begins to speak.)
Ruler: As expected, I walked out of Voltage as the number one contender for the New Breed Championship. I joined this company just over three months ago and I’m about to walk into my first Pain for Pride in a New Breed Championship match, and that shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody that’s ever watched me compete. It was only ever a matter of time until I found myself in a spot like this. It’s the biggest show of the year and I’ve found myself in a Championship match, and it couldn’t be any more fitting that it’s the New Breed Championship I earned an opportunity for. It’s not for the reason anyone’s thinking either, even if winning the New Breed Championship has been one of my goals. There wouldn’t be anyone better to win the New Breed Championship than the man that walked into this company and proved how impressive he was week after week against whoever this company had to throw at him, but that’s not what makes this opportunity special. What makes this special, is who the Champion is.
(The crowd begins to cheer, knowing that the Champion is Alex Myers, who has slowly become a fan favorite over on Dynasty. Ruler continues speaking, which forces the crowd to quiet down so they could listen to what he has to say.)
Ruler: Alex and I have history, a history that goes back before I was even in this company, but more importantly I have their number. I’m not afraid of revisiting old history, not when I’ve shown that I have what it takes to defeat Alex in the past. We’ve been through a lot together. We’ve shortened each other’s lifespans, we’ve nearly ended each other’s careers, and at Pain for Pride, I’m going to end their reign as the New Breed Savior before it really even started. I’ll let it be known that I want the New Breed Championship, and Alex would be a fool to believe it’ll be easy taking me out after all we’ve been through in the past. I’ve been on a tear since coming to EAW, and Alex isn’t somebody I haven’t already faced. I know what they have to offer, and they may have been able to make it past Jon Kelton and win their first Championship in this company after an entire year, but this is going to be a very short-lived title reign because when the two of us meet each other inside of the ring once again, I’ll be leaving that match as not just the victor, but the New Breed Champion.
(Finally, ‘Voices’ by Motionless In White hits, and the crowd explodes into cheers. After a few seconds, Alex Myers is seen making their way out to the stage with the New Breed Championship around their neck. They also have a microphone in their hand, and they make their way down the ramp as Ruler begins to speak.)
Ruler: I hope you enjoy your final days with that Championship. Soon enough you’ll be right back where you started.
(Alex Myers doesn’t respond just yet, instead walking up the steel steps.)
Stew-O: I can’t say I know for sure what’s going to happen between these two. Their history is complicated, and to see that now transition into a Pain for Pride match in EAW, it’s beyond exciting!
Jake Mercer: Alex Myers might be in trouble! In case you guys didn’t know, these two have had over fifteen matches together, and Ruler won ALL of them! Alex might not be able to retain their title against him!
Flannery McCoy: Aaand here we go. That’s literally not true, Alex has defeated Ruler more than once, and I doubt they’ve had THAT many matches.
(Alex enters the ring and takes the Championship off of their neck as they walk up to Ruler, finally beginning to speak.)
Alex Myers: You really are confident, aren’t you? That’s fine. If it means I’ll be facing you at your best I have no problem with that, but I hope you haven’t forgotten what really happened between us. I’ll admit that you’ve defeated me in the past, in one of the biggest matches we ever had outside of EAW, but that’s not all that happened, and it just wouldn’t be right for you to leave out all of the other details. Ruler, I basically made you who you are. I’m the reason you’re here today, and that’s no exaggeration. You used to look up to me. Our history only exists because you admired me, and after you became more powerful than ever and we became obsessed with tearing each other apart, do you remember what happened? Do you remember how the rivalry between us finally came to an end? Because I do, and things didn’t end with you standing tall. It ended with me defeating you at your strongest and most dangerous. I’m the reason you’re here as Ruler, so you can be as confident as you want. You’re not going to take this Championship from me.
Ruler: You seriously believe that things will end the same way our final match did? I proved that I was capable of surpassing you once and since I joined this company I haven’t slowed down one bit. I’m beyond capable of doing it again and your title reign is in more danger than even I thought it was if you haven’t realized that yet. Things are different now Alex but history is very well capable of repeating itself, and I intend to repeat history by beating the one that’s supposed to be “above” someone like me. You’ve been here an entire year longer than me. You have the experience here, the people love you and want to see you win, you really have everything going for you, and I’m going to make sure it all comes crashing down by taking the New Breed Championship for myself. I’ll admit that our history started because of an admiration I had for you, back when I called myself the Minister Hunter, but you stabbed me in the back and threw that admiration away. After that, there was only one thing that mattered to me when it came to you, and that was making sure I had what it took to rid this world of Alex Myers-
(Alex cuts Ruler off before he could finish speaking.)
Alex Myers: And you still haven’t done it. If you actually managed to get rid of me then I wouldn’t be here right now, holding the New Breed Championship. If you actually succeeded then Jon Kelton would still be the New Breed Champion, but he’s not, is he? Like it or not Ruler, I’ve always had a choice when it came to you. I always had the option to elevate you and that still hasn’t changed. This is about to be one of the biggest matches you’ve had in EAW so far and if you want to stand a chance you’re going to put your best foot forward because I simply won’t allow you to fall behind. I won’t make this easy for you, I’m going to give you the toughest challenge you’ve had since joining this company, and I’m going to make you second guess whether or not you really have what it takes to repeat history. You’re not the only one that’s grown, and my growth allowed me to save the New Breed division. I can admit that you’ve been more impressive than most people are this early in their EAW careers, but you still have a lot of learning to do before Pain for Pride and there’s just not enough time for you to catch up to me.
Alex Myers: Even you have no idea what I’ll do to keep the New Breed Championship. After all, it took for me to get here, I’m not about to lose this Championship at the biggest show of the year in my first title defense. If I could beat you at your most powerful once then I can do it again, because I won’t be the one fighting an uphill battle. History can repeat itself Ruler, but when it does it’ll be because I once again put you down and defeated you, only this time around it’ll be in the biggest wrestling company in the world at the biggest show of the year. The entire world will see what I’ve always known and that’s that you can’t compare to me. It’s been a very long time since you could, and at Pain for Pride all that’s going to happen is me retaining my New Breed Championship and sending you to the back of the line. You won’t take the title away from me. You won’t do what you were able to do in the past before I came back and made up for the loss anyway. Don’t get your hopes up for anything more than a loss Ruler, because I’m going to walk out of Pain for Pride the same way I walked in, with the New Breed Championship.
(Alex finally stops, and as the crowd cheers they just stare at their challenger for the New Breed Championship. Ruler takes a little while to respond, as things have always been pretty heated between him and Alex, even before Ruler joined EAW. After a few seconds, Ruler finally raises his microphone once more.)
Ruler: Mark my words. It doesn’t matter what version of me you see at Pain for Pride. I’m ending your title reign.
(Ruler slams down his microphone, and as ‘Legacy’ begins to play once again, Ruler walks past Alex and begins to make his way out of the ring.)
Stew-O: Well there you have it! These two have a history that they both plan to repeat in their own ways, but they both know that things are different now and the next time they face each other has the potential to be their most exciting match yet!
Jake Mercer: It’s not often you see a rivalry here that’s already been established elsewhere, but it looks like this New Breed Championship match is going to be about more than just the New Breed Championship!
Flannery McCoy: I couldn’t tell you how this is gonna end, but these two are both confident that they can defeat the other and they have every reason to believe so.
Stew-O: Alex Myers has a very big threat challenging for their title, and Alex knows that more than anybody.
(As the crowd continued to give a mixed reaction, Ruler makes his way up the ramp, leaving Alex Myers inside of the ring as they stare at Ruler, thinking about the history they have with each other outside of EAW, and how it’s now spilled inside of the company. From there, Dynasty begins to fade away from ringside.)
(Friday Night Dynasty transitions over to show the backstage area of the Luanda Multisports Pavilion, specifically the office of Friday Night Dynasty General Manager StarrStan. He’s seen standing in front of his desk, decked out in a sleek navy blue suit with a smile on his face. He greets the camera that pans closer to him with a simple nod, keeping his hands clasped out in front of him while he does so. After a while, he then begins to speak towards the EAW Universe who shows their admiration for the EAW Hall of Famer.)
StarrStan: Hello everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying the show tonight. We’ve just come off the heels of an excellent opener tonight here in Luanda, Angola and the best is yet to come, with a reminder that our main event tonight is World Heavyweight Champion Visual Prophet going up against Ronn Banks! But all of this is just an appetizer for what we’ll have in store for you at Pain For Pride XV, which is just 20 days away, live from Sin City! It is truly some exciting times, and to add to that I’d like to announce something for the groundbreaking spectacle! Now with Pain For Pride being one of the biggest events of the Season, every Elitist on the roster I’m sure is dying to be on the card and get a huge opportunity of their own. We see marquee matches such as Andre Walker versus The Visual Prophet and Kassidy Heart versus Andrea Valentine and I’m sure the one thing people think is that they want to be a part of that. Well, tonight I’m here to grant that wish to some lucky Dynasty Elitists in the form of a very familiar tri-branded match. Of course, Pain For Pride is home to some trademark matches, including the Cash in The Vault match. Although the Dynasty Elitists for said match have already been chosen, with Jon Kelton and SOSA Henderson representing the red brand, we have another match… in the form of the 24/7 Battle Royal.
(The crowd cheers in excitement in response to that. The 24/7 Battle Royal is an exciting time and an opportunity for EAW”s best rising stars to step up to the plate and cement their legacy, furthermore setting their career up for success in the future.)
StarrStan: Of course, recent victors come to mind when you talk about such a match. Like Consuela Rose Ava, Jon Kelton, who ended up losing the contract to Justin Windgate, and last year’s winner Donovan Duke. All of them were holders of the 24/7 Contract and could use it to cash in on any Championship at any time. Consuela ended up using it for the Interwire Championship against her own sister, Justin used it in a match for the Interwire Championship which he won, and Donovan for the National Elite Championship. It is a huge gateway for some of EAW’s best to step up to the plate and prove themselves. Tonight, I will be revealing the participants for such a match on the Friday Night Dynasty side of things. So let’s not waste any more time, shall we?
StarrStan: Firstly we have Xerxes Godfrey, who debuted on Dynasty around King of Elite time and since then has been making waves as one of the fastest rising stars here on the brand. He’s fought against the best of the best and furthermore proved that he could hang with them, and I believe that he can hold his own in a match such as this one at Pain For Pride.
StarrStan: Next, we have Halsey Neel who made her debut a few weeks back here in EAW and since then has made herself known amongst the rest. She’s been slowly racking up victories and has a huge match tonight against a formidable opponent in Sheridan Muller. If there’s one person from Dynasty that I know will be a huge asset in the 24/7 Battle Royal, it will be her.
StarrStan: Nextly we have Nick Hart, who also made his debut a few weeks back around the same time. Although he’s had a string of losses since he arrived, that never deterred him as it led him to get his first win here tonight. He has a never give up mentality and that is something that you need in a company like Elite Answers Wrestling. Define 24/7 ready, and you have him.
StarrStan: Next up is Lila Vandran who also recently made her debut and has been participating in the Iconic Cup Tournament. While it isn’t exactly favoring her to win, at the same time that doesn’t deny the effort she has put in when it comes to such a high-caliber tournament with high-caliber opponents. At Pain For Pride, she has the chance to stretch her wings in a match such as the 24/7 Battle Royal.
StarrStan: Then we have Liana DeLion who has also been making a storm on Dynasty. We recently saw her in the Grand Rampage match where she held her own against some of the best that EAW has to offer in terms of Elitist. While she didn’t win that, the Grand Rampage match and the 24/7 Battle Royal are one and the same, so yeah, I think she has what it takes.
StarrStan: Last but not least we have Nariko, one of the top rising stars on Dynasty who has recently come back from an injury. I know that she’s been dying for an opportunity and at Pain For Pride she will get just that, truly exciting times for EAW.
StarrStan: So at Pain For Pride all six of these Elitists will be representing Dynasty and heading to war against one another in hopes of being the holder of the prestigious 24/7 Contract. I can’t wait to see what they bring to the table and with less than three weeks until Pain For Pride, I hope they’re ready for it. Thanks for joining me, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the show here tonight on Dynasty!
(StarrStan waves towards the camera while it pans out, after a moment Friday Night Dynasty then begins to transition to elsewhere.)
(Friday Night Dynasty fades back into the arena where the camera focuses on Stephie Love who is seen standing at the center of the ring with a smile on her face, ready to announce the next match on hand here tonight!)
Stephie Love: The following is a TAG TEAM MATCH!!! And it is a bout scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Martyr’ by Yasuharu Takanashi & YAIBA begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as the camera goes over to show Xerxes Godfrey making his way out from the backstage area. He stands at the center of the stage with a serious expression on his stage, looking around before beginning to make his way down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, from Thessalonica, Central Macedonia weighing in at 215 pounds, he is “Xwarrah’ XERXESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GODFREYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Walk’ by Avenged Sevenfold then follows that as Bryant Coffey is seen trudging out to the stage. Contrary to the usual energy that is seen by him, he looks demoralized and frankly, like he doesn’t care, as he makes his way down the ring trying to catch up to his partner.)
Stephie Love: And his partner, from San Jose, California weighing in at 202 pounds, he is “The New Breed Enforcer” BRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYANTTTTTTTT COFFFFFFFFEYYYYYYYY!!!
Flannery McCoy: Well Bryant didn’t really talk much this week… which isn’t completely new. And I think we have a reason why tonight as it looks like making his way down the ring that he doesn’t really care about this match. It’s certainly interesting considering the expectations that we’ve placed on him to succeed here on Dynasty.
Stew-O: Hopefully that changes once the bell rings, because his partner could surely need him in a match like this. But regardless we’re just going to have to see what happens and if Bryant, once again, ends up on the losing side of things.
Jake Mercer: On the other hand, Xerxes is looking like he can handle both of his opponents all by himself right now. We just saw him recently confirmed for the 24/7 Battle Royal and you know he’s stepping into this match looking to make a name for himself and make a statement. So maybe Bryant should just get out of his way and let him take care of it if he’s not feeling up to it. But that’s just me I guess.
(‘Sugar We’re Going Down’ by Fall Out Boy begins to play up this time as the camera goes over to show Harley Lewis arrogantly making his way out to the stage. He has a confident grin on his face while he takes his sunglasses off and tosses them away, trash-talking the camera and popping the collar of his leather jacket. He then begins to make his way to the ring from there.)
Stephie Love: And their opponents, first, from Manchester, United Kingdom weighing in at 185 pounds, he is “The Heartthrob of EAW” HARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLEY LEWISSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
(‘Trophies’ by Drake begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as the crowd comes unglued while Joso makes his way out to the stage. He smiles sarcastically looking at Harley Lewis who is not impressed having made his entrance halfway. Joso then spreads his arms out at the center of the stage before making his way to the ring from there.)
Stephie Love: And his partner, from Bronx, New York weighing in at 206 pounds, he is “The Soul of Bronx” JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Well here comes the duo of Joso and Harley, who are facing one another at Pain For Pride in the finals of the New Era Classic Tournament. I’m sure they aren’t that happy teaming with one another, but nonetheless, here we are. It’s going to be interesting to see how this is going to go for sure that’s what I’ll say.
Jake Mercer: I think Joso will… fail and lose spectacularly.
Stew-O: Well we will see, I think this match could go either way personally. A very competitive match from all angles.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Flannery McCoy: Here we go as this match is officially underway here tonight, with Xerxes Godfrey starting this match off for his team against Harley Lewis. Both competitors make their way around the ring before locking up at the center of the ring, where Xerxes manages to overpower Harley and shoves him down to the mat. Xerxes now grabs a hold of him before beginning to choke him against the bottom rope, with Harley struggling to breathe while the referee instantly interferes.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! BREAK THAT SHIT! DQ! DQ! DQ!
Xerxes Godfrey: (Off-Mic) :whoa:
Stew-O: Xerxes Godfrey breaks up the hold as the referee decides to relent and not call for the DQ after all. Harley Lewis left coughing and heaving on the floor as he backs up into the corner to recover. Harley backs into the corner but only finds Bryant Coffey waiting for him as Bryant punches him in the back of the head from the outside. A cheap shot! But an effective one! Xerxes now stalking Harley into the corner and stomping a mudhole in his ass on the mat. Xerxes presses his boot down hard on Harley’s face really grinding the heel in. Harley is desperately trying to escape but Bryant is getting in some cheap shots from behind keeping him trapped. This match really turned into a horror show for Harley with the quickness. Joso enters the ring but the referee stops him. This biased ass referee needs to stop the double teaming. Don’t go after Joso if you can’t keep control of the match!
Jake Mercer: Joso’s distraction of the ref unfortunately only allows Xerxes Godfrey and Bryant Coffey to get extra cheap shots in with the referee’s back turned. By the time the referee turns around Bryant has already let go and appears to be minding his own business. Xerxes then charges Joso in his corner knocking him off the apron. The crowd is not happy with the treatment of Joso here tonight as some fans are shown yelling in protest. This referee might be fined after the show is over folks but we all make mistakes. It happens. Xerxes is shown laughing with audacity before turning around to make the tag into Bryant.
Flannery McCoy: Bryant Coffey is now in the ring legally and continues the assault on Harley Lewis in the corner as Joso pulls himself back up on the apron forced to watch his partner being demolished on the opposite side of the ring. Hard kicks are being delivered by Bryant on Harley who manages to push himself back up to his feet. Joso back up on the apron as Bryant turns around to knock him back off-
Stew-O: But Joso moves out of the way causing Bryant Coffey to run right into the turnbuckle! Bryant turns around going to assault on Harley Lewis instead, but Harley counters the shot and retaliates with a barrage of punches of his very own. Harley punches his way out of the corner delivering both shots to Bryant as well as a Roundhouse Kick knocking Xerxes off the apron! Harley with the legendary comeback but he might want to make the tag in while he has the chance!!! But Harley instead seeks revenge! Harley whips Bryant across the ring… Back Elbow connects! Harley runs the ropes… Lionsault off the middle rope!!!-
Jake Mercer: No! Xerxes Godfrey grabs onto the ropes causing Harley Lewis to slip off the middle rope and crash on the back of his neck in the ring! Harley may have suffered severe career-ending neck damage from that shit up in here! Bryant Coffey with a stone-cold look on his face before making the tag into Xerxes. Xerxes is now in the ring as his team continues to control this match and maybe Harley Lewis should have made the tag when he had the chance to.
Flannery McCoy: Xerxes Godfrey throws Harley Lewis back across the ring with an Elevated Powerbomb before making the tag into Bryant Coffey. Bryant is back in the ring now as he runs the ropes… SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT OF HIS OWN!!! But Harley moves out the way! Bryant crashes and burns! Harley Lewis mounts on top of Bryant and is just beating the shit out of him punching with rights and lefts until Bryan is beaten and bloodied. Harley knocks Xerxes off the ropes and then lifts up Bryant…
Stew-O: THE JUKEBOX BREAKER CONNECTS!!! HARLEY LEWIS GOT ALL OF IT!!!
Jake Mercer: But Harley Lewis sees Joso holding his arm out! Joso wants in on this match too! Harley makes the tag even though he probably could have won the match with the pin there!!!
Flannery McCoy: Joso is in the ring now as he is stalking Bryant Coffey.
Stew-O: GRATEFUL DEATH CONNECTS!!! JOSO FALLS TO THE COVER ON BRYANT!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Trophies’ once again begins to blast through the speakers of the arena while Joso instantly pops up to his feet with a smile on his face, dusting his hands before the referee makes his way over and raises his hand into the air. Harley Lewis is seen entering the ring, clapping his hands together arrogantly before leaning forward.)
Harley Lewis: (Off-Mic) You’re fucking welcome. Just as always, I’m your meal ticket.
(Harley says that in reference to letting Joso get the pin, before dropping down and rolling out of the ring. Joso watches him make his leave and make his way up the ramp, before scoffing and continuing his celebration.)
Stephie Love: Here are your winners… JOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AND HARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLEY LEWISSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Joso just does not miss! He literally cannot miss! Not ever!
Stew-O: A big win for Joso and Harley Lewis this week. It was a team effort for sure as soon as they had isolated Bryant Coffey they had this match won putting him away with both of their finishers.
Jake Mercer: Props to Xerxes Godfrey who is now walking backstage immediately abandoning Bryant in the ring clearly upset in the outcome of this match. This has to be a hard loss for Bryant after all the offense Xerxes got in he let the match get away from their team.
(Xerxes Godfrey enters into the ring, looking down at Bryant Coffey, before shaking his head and stepping over him. From there he then begins to roll out of the ring and make his way up the ramp. It’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty begins to transition elsewhere.)
(Friday Night Dynasty fades to a commercial featuring Camron Ella Ava.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break as “Dolla Sign Slime” by Lil Nas X featuring Megan Thee Stallion begins to blast through the speakers as the crowd has a mixed reception for Serenity Valdez, who looks more than ready to compete tonight. She walks down the ramp and heads towards the ring with a bunch of confidence that a queen would have.)
Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…PLEASE WELCOME AT THIS TIME… “LA REINA”…SERENITY VALDEZ!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: We are in the presence of ‘La Reina’ at the moment as she has a couple of things that she needs to say about last week. I don’t think that she’s too keen on Ximena Velasquez costing her the match against Hikari Kanno. On top of that, it doesn’t seem like Ximena may be in the best mood when it comes to Serenity Valdez costing her the match against her rival in Sierra.
Stew-O: Obviously, these two have issues with one another that needs to be settled, but it seems like they’re not in the right direction to be doing that.
Flannery McCoy: There’s always that Specialists Championship match that Serenity Valdez could ‘cash in’ whenever she wants to. Ximena Velasquez had made Serenity a promise to get the first shot if she won the Specialists Championship, but it’s unclear when that match is going to happen exactly.
(Serenity Valdez is already in the ring as she snatches the microphone from Stephie Love, shooing the ring announcer away, so she can have the ring all to herself. Her music dies down as the crowd booing has not, but Serenity LOVES it.)
Serenity Valdez: So, I’ve come to terms with the fact that reaching the finals of the Iconic Cup is out of reach.
(The crowd has a mixed reception of that as Serenity Valdez continues.)
Serenity Valdez: …but that’s not really my fault. Who’s fault is it though? Ximena Velasquez’.
(The crowd begins to boo. There’s no doubt that Ximena Velasquez has been gaining the approval of some members of the EAW Universe. The crowd doesn’t really appreciate Serenity placing all of the blame on Ximena.)
Serenity Valdez: I’m not saying any of this to hate on Ximena, but I’m looking at the straight facts of this whole ordeal. If I can recall, Ximena did interfere in my match against Hikari Kanno and that’s what probably ruined my chances right there. I was not going to allow myself to accept all of that. I needed to let Ximena know that I was not going to tolerate the shit that she began. She may have ruined my chances of reaching the Iconic Cup finals, but it doesn’t stop the fact that I returned the favor last week and cost her the match against Sierra. It was nothing more than getting even and putting the whole thing with the Iconic Cup in the backseat. It stings to fall short in the tournament, but oh well. Now, that everything’s out of the way, let’s focus on my next agenda and that’s the Specialists Championship.
(There’s the reason for Serenity Valdez for being out here and that’s to place her focus from the Iconic Cup to the Specialists Championship. The crowd reacts in jeers as it has become obvious that the Specialists Championship and her future match up with Ximena Velasquez. The match was going to happen on her terms, which made her feel empowered a bit that she controlled that part of the situation.)
Serenity Valdez: I’m not planning on being around the bush with this discussion, so I’m going to ask Ximena to come out to the ring right now.
(“Recreant” by Chelsea Grin begins to play through the speakers as the EAW Universe gives the Specialists Champion, Ximena Velasquez a nice pop. Ximena, just like Serenity, is seen in her ring gear as she has a match against Harper Lee later tonight.)
Stew-O: Here comes the Specialists Champion who is more than ready to compete later tonight in a Block A match of the Iconic Cup tournament. Unlike Serenity, it seems like Ximena Velasquez has more of a chance to be double-booked at Pain for Pride if she overcomes Harper.
Flannery McCoy: The Specialists Championship is one of the workhorse championships in EAW, so Ximena would be living up to all of that, which would make the champion quite happy.
Jake Mercer: It seems like Ximena may have a thing or two to say about what Serenity Valdez said. I don’t think that Ximena will be able to see things Serenity’s way, but we’ll see about that.
(Ximena Velasquez doesn’t take the time to pose, but she grabs a microphone and stands across from Serenity Valdez. Ximena’s music dies down as the crowds cheering for the champion have not.)
Ximena Velasquez: Normally, people get quite defensive when others throw accusations and place the blame on them, but in this case, I agree with you, Serenity.
(Serenity Valdez nods as she gestures to the EAW Universe who may have not agreed with the idea.)
Ximena Velasquez: If it wasn’t for you, Serenity, I probably would be gearing up for the finals right now, but I’m not. You are the reason for my demise last week, Serenity. You are the reason why I lost to that useless broad Sierra. There’s no doubt that I’m pissed off about that, especially when it comes to losing to someone like Sierra. The fact that my first loss in months was against Sierra, leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. That is because of you, Serenity. So, of course, it’s safe to say that I’m not happy with you right now and it takes everything in me not to grab you by the head and maul you to shreds right now.
Serenity Valdez: Awwwww, you should have thought about that when you interfered in my match first. Just like I said, I was doing an act of retaliation more than anything else. It was more of an ‘eye-for-an-eye’ if that makes sense. But yeah, I have had enough of the games. I want to face you for the Specialists Championship…at Pain for Pride.
(The crowd begins to roar due to a challenge being thrown Ximena Velasquez’ way. They knew deep down that this match could only take place at Pain for Pride, but when Serenity Valdez threw out the challenge, it was more than likely that Ximena can’t deny this challenge. Ximena raises the microphone to her lips again, looking intensely at Serenity’s eyes.)
Ximena Velasquez: I accept.
(The crowd cheers loudly as Serenity Valdez forms a smirk at the corner of her mouth. She had gotten what she wanted from Ximena Velasquez, who looks more than ready for the challenge. Ximena wanted to prove that she is nothing more than a fighting champion and if it means to shut up Serenity, she was going to do that with no problem at all.)
Serenity Valdez: I knew that you were going to accept the match, Ximena. Who can deny an opportunity to be at Pain for Pride? I can’t imagine a more than perfect place to get what I deserve than at Pain for Pride. If there is the perfect place to let the ‘Serenity Valdez Agenda’ be showcased, it’s in Las Vegas. Now, Ximena, we’ve got history. You have been someone who I have crossed paths with quite a few times this season. We have had a couple of one-on-one matches, from the Extreme Elimination Chamber at Road to Redemption to the fatal-4-way at King of Elite to Reckless Wiring where you decided to stick your nose in my Specialists Championship match, costing me the title in the process. You see, it took everything in me not to grab you by the head and beat the ever-living shit out of you. I tried to be mature. I tried to be as calm as I possibly can by waiting for you and Harper to settle things and then, I can go after the title. I was even trying to hype you up because I wanted to face you at Pain for Pride. The two of us have gone through a lot. I have found myself falling short of defeating you and that’s something that I need to overcome. I am finally going to settle it by beating you once and for all.
Ximena Velasquez: Wow, that’s the type of passion and motivation that this match desperately needed, but it’s not going to be enough to take this championship off of me. Even though I don’t like you, Serenity, my main focus is the Specialists Championship and making sure that I keep this championship on my shoulder. I have worked so hard to get this championship on my shoulder and I’ll be dammed if I let some Serpiente like yourself and take this away from me. You will be my first title defense, Serenity. If I allow myself to lose to you, then what the fuck would that mean for all the work I put in for Season XV? I am not going to lose to you and one way or another, ‘La Diosa’ will live another day.
Serenity Valdez: And, you don’t think that I haven’t been busting my ass off to make sure that the ‘Serenity Agenda’ doesn’t take full effect? This agenda didn’t fall into place by me deciding to do charity work. All this season, I have shown everyone why Serenity Valdez deserves to be in the same conversation as your Andrea Valentine’s, Kassidy Heart’s, and Ms. Extreme’s of the company. I am someone who will soon be the Specialists Champion and at least, EAW will have a woman who equals ratings for this company. I am a perfectionist in this company who will make zero mistakes when stepping into that Pain for Pride stage. I refuse for my night to be anything less than flawless. I’ve fallen short to you one-on-one twice this season and you know that saying, Ximena? Third times the charm? You don’t think that I’ve learned from my previous mistakes. You don’t think that I look back at my matches with the pure disgust that I failed to get the job done? I look back at our previous encounters and I realize that I could be so much better. I could be the best woman in this company, but I need to put in the work to do that. ‘La Reina’ may be the first title defense for you, but it won’t be a successful one when I take that Specialists Championship away from you.
Ximena Velasquez: You’ve fallen short for me for one reason and one reason only — you aren’t good enough to defeat me. I don’t look down on you because of your height, but because you are an absolute joke who will never be able to lace up my boots. You can pride yourself in being the “fastest, growing rising star of this company” all you want, but my abilities are growing at a rapid rate that can scare any man or woman who steps into the ring with me. You are nothing special when it comes to wrestling. You may be ‘La Reina,’ but I am ‘La Diosa.’ I am built like a god. I am so tall that I can touch the heavens. I am the immovable object that you won’t be able to overcome at Pain for Pride, La Serpiente. You think that you’re going to be able to sink your fangs into me, but that’s going to be the night where I stomp on the serpent and kill any chances of this Specialists Championship being taken away from me. You don’t scare me. You couldn’t scare the simplest wrestler in this company because outside of that bold, big mouth of yours is nothing more than a scared little girl who has no idea that I have fulfilled my destiny of capturing my first championship in this company. I have done my part into making my community happy. Now, I gotta step into the ring and prove that I’m the best. I may not have the hype of being the fastest rising star like you, Serenity, but I have the hype of being the woman who continues to elevate the Specialists Championship to newer heights.
Serenity Valdez: You can look at this shit as ‘David versus Goliath,’ but we all know what happened to Goliath in the end and at Pain for Pride, the same will happen to you and I will raise that Specialists Championship above my head and the ‘Serenity Valdez Agenda’ will finally come full circle.
Ximena Velasquez: Unlike David, you’re going to need a lot to take me down to the ground. Remember that, Serenity.
(Ximena Velasquez drops her microphone as Serenity Valdez does as well. The two women look at each other with such intensity. Ximena begins to walk past Serenity and exits the ring. Serenity is left standing inside the ring. Her eyes don’t leave Ximena’s sight who begins to walk up the ramp, looking back at Serenity.)
Jake Mercer: Things got intense there. Both women said a bunch of things that really made this match a bigger deal than before.
Stew-O: ‘David Versus Goliath,’ ‘La Reina versus La Diosa,’ — honestly, it doesn’t matter what you’re going to call it, but Serenity Valdez versus Ximena Velasquez at Pain for Pride XV. Who is going to leave Las Vegas, Nevada with the Specialists Championship?
Flannery McCoy: I have no clue, but I’m sold on this match for sure.
( Friday Night Dynasty then goes to the backstage area, where we’re greeted with the appearance of Michael Belfort. He’s donning a gray, two-piece suit and has a microphone situated in his hand. As we’re in the interview area, it’s clear what’s to come as Belfort raises the microphone to address the thousands of Angolans situated in the arena tonight, alongside the millions watching from around the globe! )
Michael Belfort: What a show it has been so far and we have so much more still to come! All the shows from here on out are must-see, ladies and gentlemen, as we’re on the road to Pain for Pride! A lot has happened tonight, ahead of us we still have not one, but two Iconic Cup matches as well as a tantalizing main event that wouldn’t look out of place on the Pain for Pride card! My guest tonight still has a match to come, I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak to her and she’s had an abundance of great moments since making her return to the promotion. Please welcome at this time, Astraea Jordan!
( Right on cue, Astraea saunters into the camera’s focus. Those within the arena watching cheer for her as she raises her head to recognize the noise! As Belfort mentioned, Astraea has a match tonight where she’ll take on Lila Vandran. So it’s no surprise to see the woman is dressed to compete, showing off her dazzling wrestling attire! Astraea has a million-dollar smile situated on her face as she slowly rocks back and forth, once the noise dies down in the arena, Michael Belfort proceeds to scooch in closer and enquire about Astraea’s state of mind. )
Michael Belfort: Astraea, since returning you’ve had a lot of highs. Facing Ximena Velasquez, now the Specialists Champion, as well as competing for an opportunity at the Universal Women’s Champion at Battle of Egypt. Now we’re on the cusp of Pain for Pride, it’s only a few weeks away! With all you’ve achieved in your career, coming against Lila Vandran sort of appears routine for you on the surface. How’re you feeling ahead of tonight’s match-up?
Astraea Jordan: People are damn right to label me the favorite for tonight’s match, Michael! You won’t hear an argument out of me. What I will say though is I’m not in a position to underestimate or look through any woman or man that comes against me. You mentioned Pain for Pride being so close, that we can almost taste it on the tip of our tongues. So I can’t afford to glide on past Lila tonight, whoever I face in Las Vegas is going to get the best, the prime, and the most motivated version of me that’s possible. I’m not going to slip up against her, while I might be expected to win, I’m still going to give it my all, show Lila why I am who I am, and put on a performance for the people who paid and tuned in to watch me tonight!
Michael Belfort: Continuing on the topic of Pain for Pride, you alongside five other women fought for the chance to face Andrea Valentine at the event. You weren’t successful in that match, Kassidy Heart ended up scaling the ladder and walking out of Alexandria with the win. The running narrative is that you feel cheated by Sheridan Müller; the two of you were on good terms prior to the match and at its halfway point, she cut ties and sabotaged that alliance. What do you have to say about what went down at Battle of Egypt, and if she’s watching, what do you have to say to Sheridan regarding her actions at the show?
Astraea Jordan: Running narrative, Michael? Did you not watch the show? I don’t feel cheated, I was cheated and that’s plain and simple to recognize. I’m frustrated things went down how they did because ultimately, Kassidy doesn’t deserve to be fighting Andrea at Pain for Pride. It should be me in that spot, I was the best performer on the night and politics took me out of the match. Sheridan showed the world she hasn’t changed, she’s still the same old manipulative bitch that she’s always been. She’s the reason I’m not headlining Pain for Pride and finally capturing the prize that’s eluded me for so long in my career. Congratulations to Kassidy and all, but it’s clear to see that she got off easy in Alexandria. I know what my level is and it’s at the top. I’m better than all the women in that match and Kassidy’s win was situational, not earned.
Michael Belfort: Obviously, Battle of Egypt wasn’t where your issues with Sheridan ended. The two of you got into things following a back-and-forth last week and things got ugly. You both threw insults and traded words before getting into a brawl. Now we can speculate where these issues are going to lead another time, and how they’re going to be resolved. What’re your feelings on what occurred last week between you and Sheridan and do you have any intentions of looking elsewhere on your road to Pain for Pride?
Astraea Jordan: Honestly? It’s just further frustration. I’m frustrated I didn’t win that ladder match, I’m frustrated that all of those basic bitches couldn’t generate more than the two similar insults they threw at me all week, and when it comes to the situation with Sheridan? I’m not satisfied. For all this talk about her being a proficient wrestler, about her being clean and crisp in the ring she didn’t show that last week. So I’m not happy with what went down. Not only did Sheridan cost me in the ladder match, but she basically got one over on me last week by being a cheating, low-life bitch! But here’s the thing. I know I’m better than her, I’m more powerful, and I have these fans all over the world behind me. She can poke me in the eye, it’s just delaying the inevitable which is that I’m going to beat her ass.
( Michael Belfort nods in understanding and is about to ask another question, however, he stops and begins to back away, gesturing for Astraea to turn around. Astraea’s facial features light up in confusion before she’s able to turn around… She’s clocked in the face with a vicious running lariat from an oncoming Sheridan Müller! The production crew gasps as Astraea falls to the floor like a bucket full of rocks, with Sheridan now laying into the former Empress of Elite victory with kicks to the face, arms, and stomach. Sheridan is set to face Halsey Neel in a handful of moments here on Friday Night Dynasty, what the hell is she doing?! )
Sheridan Müller: You stupid… Self-victimizing… Bitch!
( Sheridan brings herself down to Astraea’s level, but as she does so, Astraea kicks at the knees and sends Sheridan spiraling onto the floor alongside her! The two women proceed to exchange punches, kicks, and the pulling of hair, all while emitting feminine grunts and conversing with one another. Astraea manages to overpower the more technical, methodical Müller… She sends one forearm down on Sheridan’s face… A second… But as she tries to pummel Sheridan’s face into the concrete, the German uses her index and middle finger to jam Astraea in both of her eyes! Astraea wails out in pain, flinching and contracting up to rub wildly at her eyes, Sheridan seizes this moment to get up and continues hammering out at Astraea! )
( Astraea eats a knee to the back of the head and is defenseless as Sheridan kicks and stomps on her body in a thunderous, merciless fashion. Müller’s onslaught only seizes when the backstage production crew practically throws her off of the curled-up, motionless Jordan. Sheridan mutters to herself in a foreign language, throwing hands up in the air and walking off. It’s assumed she’s heading to gorilla position, having not sustained too much damage in this needless brawl with Astraea. Cameras come to settle on Astraea, who is sat up, back against the wall. Backstage officials tend to her wounds as Astraea is a mixture of furious and upset, almost unintelligible as she rants and swears revenge on Sheridan. It brings into question her status walking into her match against Lila Vandran while Friday Night Dynasty then begins to transition over to elsewhere from there.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break while the camera goes over to show Stephie Love standing at the center of the ring with a smile on her face, before bringing her microphone up to her mouth and beginning to announce the next match at hand!)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Everybody Knows My Name’ by Harley Poe begins to play up while the camera goes over to Lila Vandran skipping out to the stage. She has an innocent smile on her face, blowing kisses to the crowd who are relentlessly booing her right now. She looks around before, from there, continuing to skip down the ramp happily, like she can do no wrong.
Stephie Love: Introducing first, from Manchester, New Hampshire weighing in at 103 pounds, she is “The Devout Devil” LILAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA VANDRRRRRRRRRRRRRAN!!!
Flannery McCoy: Well we know Lila has found herself involved in the Iconic Cup Tournament these past few weeks. While it didn’t fare that well for her, it definitely gave her some street cred having faced the best female Elitists in this company.
Stew-O: Well we also saw her earlier in the night being confirmed for the 24/7 Battle Royal match, it is sure interesting to see how she is going to fare in a match like that at such a big stage like Pain For Pride. But tonight, she has more pressing matters on her hands.
Jake Mercer: Speaking of, what about what we just saw? :lupe: Is Astraea going to be okay…?
Stew-O: That’s… something that we’re just going to have to find out for ourselves.
(‘Pasty Goin’ Dumb’ by Rico Nasty hits the PA system while the crowd cheers loudly, some staying silent in concern after what they saw before this. The camera goes over to show Astraea Jordan surprisingly making her way out from the backstage area. Although she has a confident look on her face, she’s visibly hurt. Astraea slightly limps towards the center of the stage with her eyes partially blood-shod, she pushes through though, making her way down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first from Chicago, Illinois weighing in at 165 pounds she is ASTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAEA JORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDAN!!!!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Well, here’s your answer guys. Astraea doesn’t look in the best shape, especially after what Sheridan just pulled. But it looks like she’s still adamant about pushing through and continuing with this match regardless of her state.
Stew-O: You hate to see what Sheridan did but it’s evident despite the damage being done that she does not regret a thing. She has a match against Halsey later in the night that she has to get ready for, but what’s going to happen when it comes to Astraea? Lila is not someone to sleep on and we know she’s going to take advantage of his injury. But you know, once again, we just have to see for ourselves.
Jake Mercer: It’s Astraea’s fault for not winning the fight backstage. If she was that tough, she would’ve done better. Sheridan is clearly just more German and more efficient and Astraea can’t compete with that.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Flannery McCoy: The bell has rung and here we go, as what should be an interesting match is underway with both Lila and Astraea making their way out from their respective corners. Astraea is clearly limping right now but she’s acting like that’s a complete nonfactor, but I don’t think Lila does. Vandran charges right in, not looking for any lock-up time, but Jordan is surprisingly quick on her feet. She manages to duck beneath a Clothesline attempt from Vandran, ending up behind her before stepping forward and locking in a headlock from behind. Astraea keeps Vandran in check trying to bring her down to the ground, but before she can do that it’s Vandran that manages to lift Jordan high into the air, but despite doing that Jordan manages to maintain the headlock! Not for long though with Jordan releasing it and flipping over the head of Vandran, pulling her down with her real quick and pinning Vandran’s shoulders onto the mat with a Sunset Flip! This match has just started but Astraea Jordan intends to steal it right here and now!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!-
Stew-O: But as close as Astraea Jordan was to winning, Lila Vandran manages to kick out just in the nick of time before three! As soon as that happens, Vandran rolls through and grabs Jordan by her throat, pulling herself up to her feet and tugging Jordan up as well with all of the force that she can muster. But before anything else can happen Jordan manages to break free before connecting with a Roundhouse Kick to the side of Vandran’s head. But before it can connect it’s Vandran that grabs the leg! Jordan hobbles before Vandran shoves the leg away, sending her staggering backward into the corner and nearly losing her balance but Jordan manages to remain on her feet. But Vandran instantly steps forward and grabs the throat of Jordan, choking her out viciously.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI-
Jake Mercer: But before the referee can reach the five count, Vandran puts her other hand around the neck of Jordan and uses all of her strength to toss her across the ring with force! Jordan tries to land on her feet but her injuries clearly get the better of her as she ends up tumbling down to the canvas and falling hard on her back. Jordan scurries into the corner while it’s apparent that Vandran has her right where she wants her. Vandran approaches Jordan and wastes no time beginning to hammer Jordan in the corner with repeated knee strikes towards the abdomen. Vandran repeatedly headbutts the back of Jordan’s head now, forcing her down into a kneeling position. Vandran clearly has no regard for Astraea and what happened to her, making sure that she throws everything that she has against her.
Flannery McCoy: Astraea slowly begins to pull herself up using the ropes while Lila watches with a smirk on her face. Lila grabs her from behind and wastes no time clutching at her hair before shoving Jordan up against the ropes. Vandran then sends her towards the opposite side with an Irish whip, meeting Astraea with a Spinning Back Elbow to the head of Jordan while she rebounds! Jordan is dropped down to the canvas and it’s clear that she’s hurt more than ever, Vandran takes advantage dropping down and hooking the leg, going for the pin!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!-
Stew-O: Astraea Jordan rolls out of the ring to the apron as soon as she kicks out trying to catch a breath but Lila Vandran is relentless. Vandran follows Jordan to the ring apron and begins to choke her out with her boot as Jordan coughs and hacks up trying to get a breath in.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI-
Jake Mercer: Once again Lila Vandran manages to break things up before the referee gets too fed up with her antics and gets that disqualification in. Astraea Jordan tries to roll back into the ring but Vandran grabs her arm and falls to the outside of the ring. Vandran yanks on the arm of Jordan pulling it down over the bottom rope as she tries to yank Jordan out of the ring… or Jordan’s arm out of its socket. Jordan lets herself be pulled over the bottom rope as Vandran has her propped up on the apron now delivering hard elbow strikes to the top of the head. BONK! BONK! BONK!
Flannery McCoy: Lila Vandran just bonked the shit out of her! Astraea Jordan is in severe pain here and she is suffering fiercely. And a hard uppercut for good measure to Jordan knocking her the hell out as Jordan is lucky to not have collapsed out of the ring and her head lands forehead first on the apron still propped over the bottom rope. Jordan tries to pull herself back into the ring but only manages to flip over before Vandran begins to deliver hard single-handed chops right to her chest. The slap from the impact just resonated across the entire arena here tonight and the fans are shown wincing!
Stew-O: You can almost feel the pain yourself from the sound of that slap. My senses are confused as fuck out here.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE-
Jake Mercer: Lila Vandran shoves Astraea Jordan back into the ring and then climbs in herself. Vandran taking full advantage of the referee’s ten count to get that out of ring assault in on Jordan and the damage surely has been done. Honestly, it is impressive that Astraea has survived this long given she did not come into this match at one hundred percent. Vandran stomping away at Astraea who is trying to resist the pain but Lila is going in on the leg trying to target that injury. Sheridan sure did a number on her for sure. Astraea manages to sweep the leg out from under Vandran knocking her back but Vandran back up and goes in on a stomping spree keeping Astraea at bay. Astraea falls back into the corner and uses her arms in order to push herself up kicking Vandran hard in the face and sending her back. Astraea uses one leg to hop up to the middle rope. ASTRAEA WITH A FLYING CROSSBODY OFF THE TOP ROPE! ASTRAEA IS ON HIGH!!! SHE COMES CRASHING DOWN ON VANDRAN!!! THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!-
Flannery McCoy: The kick out from Lila Vandran! Astraea Jordan nearly had the match won right there! Astraea manages to pull herself back up and connects with a Roundhouse Kick staggering Vandran back against the ropes. Vandran bounces off the ropes falling towards Astraea who catches her. What does Astraea have in mind here?!??
Stew-O: LATE REGISTRATION CONNECTS!!! ASTRAEA JORDAN GETS ALL OF IT AND FALLS ATOP LILA VANDRAN FOR THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner… ASTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAEAAAA JORDAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Party Goin’ Dumb’ once again begins to blast through the speakers of the arena while Astraea Jordan slowly pulls herself off of the body of Lila Vandran with an absolutely exhausted look on her face. It’s clear that she is hurt all over her body while the referee quickly runs over, helping her up to her feet before raising her hand in victory. Astraea takes a moment, trying to compose herself before beginning to celebrate her victory from there.)
Flannery McCoy: Holy shit, by the skin of her teeth, through thick and thin, Astraea managed to come out on top against Lila Vandran tonight!
Stew-O: She overcame the odds and I know it sounds like we’re beating a dead horse by saying it at this point, but she didn’t let Sheridan’s attack get the better of her!
Jake Mercer: Astraea is still better! Lila Vandran really was ruthless she didn’t hesitate to take advantage of Astraea’s leg just like how the ancient Athenians took advantage of the Spartans to defeat them in the battle o-
Flannery McCoy: Nobody cares damn. Let Astraea enjoy her moment. :wow:
(Friday Night Dynasty then goes to a commercial for The Girls on Amazon Prime. #Equality)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break to show Stephie Love standing at the center of the ring ready to announce the next match on hand here tonight!)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!! :blessed:
Stephie Love: And it is an Iconic Cup Tournament Block B Match!!!!!!!!
(‘Mr. Brightside’ by The Killers begins to blast through the Arena, as a drowning reaction of boos begins to pour down as Lexi walks through the curtain! She laughs off the boos, skipping her way down to the ring before getting up on the apron, and climbs into the ring. She backs into her corner as she wants for her opponent.)
Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN…SHE IS THE ‘MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUN’…LEXI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Here’s the lunatic. :noah:
Stew-O: Lexi hasn’t had a very good run here in the Iconic Cup Tournament, most recently losing to Usagi Senshi, but here tonight she looks to pick up a win over Serenity Valdez, and completely halt her momentum!!!!
Flannery McCoy: But that’s not going to be an easy task, as Serenity Valdez has been on an absolute roll in this Tournament! Speaking of…
(‘Mr. Brightside’ fades away as it is then replaced by ‘Dolla Sign Slime’ by Lil Nas X and Megan Thee Stallion, as boos continue to pour down as Serenity Valdez walks through the curtain! Looking cocky and more confident than ever, Serenity Valdez would make her way down to the ring, rolling in and taunting Lexi before backing into her corner.)
Stephie Love: AND HER OPPONENT…FROM TIJUANA, MEXICO…’LA REINA’…SERENITY VALDEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez is one of the leading Elitists in the Block B of this Tournament, and a win here tonight over Lexi may be very beneficial for her path to Pain For Pride!
Flannery McCoy: Especially considering she just got herself a Pain For Pride match against Ximena Velasquez for the Specialists Championship, If Serenity Valdez gets the win here, depending on Hikari Kanno’s Match, Serenity Valdez may end up being a Finalist in this Iconic Cup Tournament! Doing what few people have done in working double duty at the grandest stage of them all!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: Here we go, and Lexi immediately runs straight at Serenity Valdez, but Serenity moves out of the way and catches Lexi by the arm, before throwing her into the corner. Serenity now gives Lexi no space, as she knees Lexi right in the gut! She now drags Lexi back to the middle of the ring, and applies a side headlock, dragging Lexi right down into the center of the ring, and wrenches that headlock in tight!
Flannery McCoy: Lexi tries to escape this, however, getting back up to her feet, before slipping her way out of the headlock and grabbing Serenity from behind, dropping her down with a side slam. Lexi starts rotating around Serenity Valdez, but Serenity is able to move out of the way while Lexi is in the progress of rotating, and Serenity catches Lexi right in her side with another sharp knee strike, and Lexi just collapses down! Serenity now gets right back up to her feet, and she runs off the ropes before catching Lexi with a quick double boot to the head of Lexi!
Jake Mercer: That’ll hopefully knock Lexi’s brain into place. Serenity gets right back up to her feet, showing off to the crowd before going right back on the attack, but Lexi is able to stagger back up to her feet, grabbing Serenity by the arm and catching her with an arm drag! But Serenity gets right back up, and connects with a dropkick! No! Lexi is able to move out of the way, and she runs right at Serenity, catching her with a kick right across the chest, and Serenity backs away into the ropes.
Flannery McCoy: Lexi gets backed up away from Serenity by the Referee as Serenity begins to get back up to her feet…AND SERENITY TAKES ADVANTAGE, RUNNING STRAIGHT AT AND GRABBING LEXI BY THE ARM AS SHE PULLS HER RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE MAT! Lexi grabs her arm as Serenity goes right to target it, pulling Lexi back up to her feet just to drive her down once more, arm first onto the mat. Serenity then immediately falls down, driving her knee right into the shoulder blade of Lexi, before going for the first cover of this Match!
OOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!!
TWW-
Stew-O: But an easy kick out from Lexi, as Serenity Valdez simply brushes it off and gets right back up to her feet, waiting for Lexi to meet her. Once Lexi begins to climb back up to her feet, Serenity immediately runs right back at her, but Lexi moves out of the way! Serenity gets caught up in the ropes, as Lexi goes for a schoolboy, but rolls through it and catches Serenity Valdez with a backspin kick! That kick catches Serenity off guard as Lexi now pulls Serenity back up, turning her around before connecting with a snap suplex, and immediately transitions into a running knee!
Jake Mercer: Now Lexi is looking to head to the top rope, but Serenity is able to make it back up to her feet, causing Lexi to react with another stiff kick right into the chest of Serenity! Lexi now gets her standing on the top rope, as she goes to jump off, but Serenity runs up to the top rope, meeting Lexi there as she grabs her by the arm, and jumps off the top rope, pulling Lexi by the arm and dropping her dead to rights, Lexi’s shoulder making a harsh impact onto the mat!
Flannery McCoy: Serenity Valdez makes sure to not waste any time, however, as she immediately brings Lexi right back up to her feet, making sure to show her who’s better, as she bitch slaps Lexi right across the face! BUT THAT CAUSES LEXI TO SLAP SERENITY BACK, AND SERENITY FALLS TO A KNEE! You could hear that slap around the whole arena as Lexi now runs off the ropes, but Serenity is back up to her feet looking for a boot, but Lexi dodges and runs off the other ropes!
Stew-O: And Lexi flips over Serenity with a sunset flip..before transitioning into a CROSSFACE! LEXI LOCKS IN A CROSSFACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING AS SERENITY VALDEZ HAS NOWHERE TO GO! Serenity is trying to crawl herself to the ropes, but Lexi is keeping her at bay in the center of the ring! No matter how hard Serenity tries, Lexi only makes sure to tighten the hold even more and add more and more pressure! Serenity is trying to escape but it’s to no avail as Lexi has her in a very bad position here in the center of the ring!
Jake Mercer: Serenity Valdez doesn’t know what to do, as she continues to try and crawl herself to the ropes or make some kind of escape, but Lexi has her trapped! Serenity is trying to claw at the hands of Lexi, trying to rip the grip of Lexi but it’s not working…but look! Serenity rolls over into some sort of pin! Serenity rolls it over into a pin!
OOOOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT LEXI KICKS OUT AND TRANSITIONS BACK INTO THE CROSSFACE, BUT SERENITY ATTEMPTS ANOTHER PIN!
OOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Stew-O: LEXI KICKS OUT ONCE AGAIN AND RIGHT BACK INTO THE CROSSFACE, BUT SERENITY WAS ABLE TO ROLL HER MORE TOWARDS THE ROPES WITH THOSE PINS AND NOW SERENITY IS WITHIN ARM’S REACH! Serenity continues to crawl just a bit more knowing the opportunity she has made, but Lexi tries to reposition! No!! Serenity makes it to the ropes, and the referee has no choice but to force a rope break! Lexi finally lets go of the Crossface, backing up as Serenity begins to get back up to her feet…BUT SERENITY RUNS RIGHT AT LEXI-
Flannery McCoy: JUMPING DDT BY LEXI! JUMPING DDT BY LEXI, BUT BOTH WOMEN MAKE IT BACK UP TO THEIR FEET…”LIGHTS OUT!” THE SUPERKICK CONNECTS!
Jake Mercer: NO! Serenity Valdez moves out of the way of the superkick-..but she can’t move out of the way of yet another snap suplex! Serenity goes down once again, snapping against the mat and back up to her knees, and Lexi runs at Serenity..and jumps over her?? Lexi jumps over Serenity and then goes down to all fours. AND LEXI GRABS SERENITY INTO A BACKSLIDE PINNING POSITION! SERENITY HAS NO CLUE WHERE SHE IS AND LEXI MIGHT WIN THIS!
OOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Kickout by Serenity Valdez! Serenity manages to kick out of the backslide pin, but you can tell the effects from the Crossface, jumping DDT, and snap suplex is still with her as she can’t get back up to her feet, allowing Lexi to get back up first. Serenity tries to get back up to her feet as well, but Lexi doesn’t give her any space, pulling her up by the hair-
Flannery McCoy: WHAT THE HELL? SERENITY VALDEZ AND LEXI ARE CLAWING EACH OTHER’S EYES OUT, AND THE REFEREE IMMEDIATELY GETS BETWEEN THEM, FORCING THEM AWAY FROM EACH OTHER SO HE DOESN’T HAVE TO CALL IT A DOUBLE DQ! The referee backs Lexi off before backing Serenity off…but Lexi backs them both into the corner! And while the referee’s sight is instructed, LEXI GOES BACK TO CLAWING AT THE EYES OF SERENITY BEFORE BACKING AWAY! The referee didn’t see it that time as he backs out of the corner, and Lexi runs into the corner hitting a corner splash on Serenity!
Jake Mercer: Serenity Valdez was caught off guard there as she staggers out of the corner, and Lexi catches Serenity with another backspin kick, but Serenity stays up on her feet…”LIGHTS OUT!” THE SUPERKICK CONNECTS THIS TIME AS SERENITY CRUMBLES DOWN TO THE MAT AND LEXI GOES FOR ANOTHER COVER! THIS COULD BE IT AND LEXI COULD WIN HERE!!
OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TT-
Stew-O: BUT SERENITY MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP! Serenity stays in this Match and…is Lexi pulling her hair out?? Lexi really is deranged! You can tell that Lexi is pissed off at Serenity being able to pop the shoulder up, and it seems she’s slowly starting to lose it! Serenity begins to make some movement, but Lexi stops all of it as she begins throwing hands at a grounded Serenity. Lefts and rights and Serenity isn’t able to protect herself here, as she has nowhere to go in this situation!
Flannery McCoy: Lexi drags Serenity Valdez back up to her feet, and goes to connect with a third snap suplex- but Serenity holds on this time! Serenity continues to hold her place, as Lexi gives up, letting Serenity go..and Serenity catches Lexi with an uppercut, and that catches Lexi off guard! Lexi backs into the corner, as Serenity runs at her..but Lexi catches Serenity with a boot, but Serenity just kicks Lexi right in the knee cap before connecting with a snap DDT! Lexi goes down as Serenity makes it right up to her feet…
Jake Mercer: BUT LEXI GRABS A HOLD OF SERENITY’S FOOT! Lexi isn’t letting go as Serenity has to kick her off, as Lexi makes it back up to her feet, before resting in the corner, but Serenity notices it and immediately catches Lexi with a big boot in the corner! Lexi falls back down to her knees, as Serenity looks to capitalize, as she runs off the ropes…AND SERENITY CONNECTS WITH “HIT THE LIGHTS”!! THE RUNNING KNEE CONNECTS!!
Stew-O: BUT LEXI DUCKS THE KNEE! Lexi ducks the knee and that forces Serenity to run off the other side of the ropes, as Lexi gets back up to her feet..but she meets Serenity on the other side and clotheslines her out of the ring! Serenity goes down, as she gets up to her feet and Lexi runs off the ropes, catching Serenity Valdez with a suicide dive! Lexi takes Serenity out, as she picks Serenity back up and throws her back into the ring, following her in as she gets up to her feet, and she drives her knee into the head of Serenity!
Flannery McCoy: Lexi pulls Serenity Valdez back up to her feet, but Serenity is able to grab Lexi by that damaged arm and turn it into an arm drag, getting free of the hold as they both get back up to their feet, as Serenity then grabs Lexi into a side headlock..but Serenity transitions it into a swinging neck breaker! Lexi goes down, and Serenity drops with a low dropkick into the head of Lexi, before getting back up to her feet and hitting it again!
Jake Mercer: Serenity Valdez now goes to drop an elbow but Lexi moves out of the way, as they once again make it back up to their feet…LIGHTS OUT!!!
Stew-O: BUT SERENITY DODGES THE SUPERKICK-
Flannery McCoy: BUT SHE CAN’T DODGE THAT ONE! LEXI HITS A SECOND SUPERKICK ONTO SERENITY VALDEZ AND SERENITY GOES DOWN! LEXI NOW TAKES THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND CLIMBS UP TO THE TOP ROPE! SERENITY VALDEZ IS PRONE ON THE FLOOR, AS LEXI JUMPS IN THE AIR..’HEART STOPPER’!!!! THE TOP ROPE ELEVATED MOONSAULT CONNECTS!!!!
Jake Mercer: :krabs:
Stew-O: ‘EL ULTIMO BAILE’!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: SERENITY VALDEZ JUST CAUGHT LEXI WITH THE RECOIL OUT OF MIDAIR! EL ULTIMO BAILE CONNECTS AND SERENITY IMMEDIATELY BRINGS LEXI UP TO A KNEE, RUNNING OFF THE ROPES AND HITTING ‘HIT THE LIGHTS’!!!! THE RUNNING KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD CONNECTS AND SERENITY JUST FALLS INTO A COVER!!!!
OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Dolla Sign Slime’ would play throughout the Arena once more, as cheers and drowning boos pour down on the victorious Serenity Valdez, as she would make it up to her feet, and have her hand raised by the Referee.)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THIS MATCH VIA PINFALL…SERENITY VALDEZ!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Lexi brought everything into this Match, but in the end it wasn’t enough as Serenity Valdez picks up the pinfall win, gaining two more points in the Iconic Cup Tournament!
Flannery McCoy: If Hikari Kanno fails to win against Haruka Kashimashi on Voltage, Serenity Valdez might just be on her way to the Finals of the Iconic Cup Tournament! Congratulations to Serenity on her victory!
(Serenity Valdez rolls out of the ring, continuing to celebrate her victory here tonight while the referee checks on Lexi. It’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty then begins to transition over to elsewhere.)
(A commercial is shown for Ninjago starring Harper Lee.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break to a shot of the Luanda Multisports Pavilion. A pan around of the arena is shown before the iconic sound of ‘Sweet Caroline’ by Neil Diamond is heard playing through the PA system. The crowd in Angola tonight erupts into cheers while the camera goes over to the stage to show Caroline making her way out from the backstage area. While the EAW Universe absolutely adores the Dynasty Elitist, Caroline really cannot muster out the strength to share that same energy. She bears a light smile while she stands on the stage, looking around while the frame gets a closer look at the eyepatch that is present on her face. She tries her best to look presentable, but obviously, everyone knows that there’s something off while she makes her way to the ring.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… ‘SWEET CAROLINE’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: :lupe: Well that’s certainly a new look, I can dig it for sure. Dirt sheets told me it wouldn’t be that bad but clearly, they were proven wrong on the matter.
Stew-O: I can agree with what you said about it being a new look, Jake. But it’s not the most pleasant, which is surprising considering it’s… well… Caroline. But to catch you up to speed, last week in the match between Dr. Bethany Blue and Andre Walker Caroline ran down to the ring concerned for her former mentor, in the end inadvertently costing her the match and allowing Andre to win. Afterward, Bethany attacked Caroline in anger, connecting with a Drop Toe Hold to the steel steps and… um… yeah.
Flannery McCoy: It’s clear that Caroline is not in the best of moods tonight and who can really blame her? She’s gone out of her way to practically plead for the forgiveness of the current Empress of Elite and she’s gotten nothing but pain out of it. I’m sure regardless of whether or not she cares about Bethany still she can’t help but feel displeased, and I feel like that’s about to be expressed in whatever she says tonight.
(Caroline makes her way around the ring, getting a microphone from the Timekeeper’s area before sliding into the ring herself. She makes her way over to the center of the ring, looking around while ‘Sweet Caroline’ then begins to come to a close from there. Caroline looks down at her feet, possibly taking a moment to think about what to say, before bringing her microphone up to her mouth and beginning to speak while the crowd quiets down.)
Caroline: I wish I could come out here and say that last week went, like, amazingly well. That everything went perfectly and in the end, Bethany managed to find it in her heart to forgive me after what I’ve done! But… it, like, totally didn’t happen. Instead, I was attacked after her match against Andre, hi, and I got hurt while it happened.
(Caroline points to her right eye which is covered with an eyepatch, a bummed out look on her face while she does so.)
Caroline: A lot of people expected me to be, like, super mad about all of this. Telling me that I have a reason to be mad, the only thing I’ve done is be caring and supportive towards her. But honestly, I reallyyyyyy can’t find it in me to say that and go out of my way to bring her down. Not only is that not all that fair considering she took the time out of her day to mentor me, but even when I try, I realize that it’s still my fault. The reason she did what she did was because I ended up costing her the match, and that combined with everything else gave her more of a reason to do what she did. So while others would be really mad, knowing everything I can’t bring myself to do that. So I’m at this point where I think it would be totally better to leave her be. Which is why I’m going to say, for the last time, pinky promise… I apologize. Bethany and I’s issues as of late have really brought me down, and while I do want her to at the very least reconcile with me, beggars can’t be choosers. At this point, I feel like it’s more in my best interest to just… leave her alone. She has a lot more to concern herself with than just me and I know that if I continue to prod I’m only going to add more weight onto her shoulders. So maybe another time, for now, I get to focus on my totally radical EAW run so far. The New Era Classic has come and gone and I believe that was just the start, I promise, no matter what happens next, there will be more to come for me. Sure, it hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, but to be honest what was I going to expect? I’m not down just yet and I will-
(Suddenly, ‘Somebody Get Me a Doctor’ by Van Halen blasts through the speakers of the arena while the crowd gives a lukewarm reaction to the familiar theme. The camera goes from Caroline, who doesn’t really know how to feel about this, to Dr. Bethany Blue who makes her way out from the backstage area and to the stage. She obviously is not all that pleased, shaking her head in disapproval while twirling a microphone in her hand.)
Stew-O: :lupe:!!! Well if matters weren’t worse for Caroline, it seems that The Good Doctor has decided to make an appearance. We know how Bethany must be feeling after her losing effort to Andre Walker, how big of a win that would’ve been for her only for Caroline to inadvertently throw that all away. While Caroline has her pleas, I don’t think Bethany is really listening to that.
Flannery McCoy: It’s going to be interesting to see how all of this plays out tonight. The one thing I can say for certain is the fact that Bethany is not going to be as kind as Caroline was towards her. It’s definitely going to be a very awkward conversation.
(Bethany passes the bottom of the ramp before jumping onto the apron, she slowly enters into the ring while ‘Somebody Get Me a Doctor’ begins to come to a close following that. Bethany looks at Caroline with a disgruntled look on her face before bringing her microphone up to her mouth and beginning to speak from there.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: Let me ask you something Caroline, if I didn’t tell you would you remember that I’m Empress of Elite?
Caroline: Well… yea-
Dr. Bethany Blue: Good on you, but here’s my issue, sometimes I manage to forget myself. Trust me, it’s not an issue in Alzheimer’s, but after being reminded so many times at the beginning of the year of what being Empress of Elite would do for me, it’s tough. From recognition, to, most importantly, doing what I’ve fought for my entire career in becoming World Champion, specifically Universal Women’s Champion. You’d think, especially heading into the biggest show of the Season, that I’d be in for something more, even without using the opportunity at my disposal. Something like, oh I don’t know, not watching six women get an opportunity that should’ve been reserved for me from the get go. But not only is my path uncertain… I have to deal with you. Caroline like I said before, you’re a rookie that has so much room to grow in this company. Allow it some time and you could be great, I never denied that. But let me tell you, none of that involves me.
Dr. Bethany Blue: I simply do not have the time to concern myself with someone like you, going out of my way to help with Caroline’s business instead of Dr. Bethany Blue’s business. I tried to tell you, I tried to lay it down nice and easy hoping you understood and we wouldn’t have to get ourselves into a situation like this. But as you said, you prodded, and here we are. I did what I did and while there’s a part of me that feels bad, for the most part, I bear no sympathy knowing you asked for this yourself. I don’t need your apologies, nor do I need this little partnership you think the two of us had. The best thing you could’ve done was leave me alone. Do what you do and I’ll do the same. But now I have to come out here and tell it to you straight, like I’ve done a million times in the past.
Caroline: Bethany I-
Dr. Bethany Blue: For… the last… time… it’s ‘Doctor Bethany’.
Caroline: I swear I didn’t mean to do anything wrong. I know you’re an important woman with real important business to handle, but I just couldn’t leave it like that. I just couldn’t fizzle out like that without telling you-
Dr. Bethany Blue: Caroline, and I mean this as kindly as I can possibly be, I don’t really give a damn if you didn’t mean to do anything wrong. You’re sabotaging what should be a career-defining run for me by getting me involved in pointless matches and flat-out costing me ones as well. I’m trying to be as forgiving as I can here and the only way I can do that is if you’re as far away from me as possible.
Caroline: Dr. Bethany, please-
Dr. Bethany Blue: I’d rather you not, it’ll get you into more trouble. Last week I did what I had to do, and I guarantee you that if you keep on going it’ll be much worse than just your eye-
Stew-O: WHAT THE HELL?! CAROLINE JUST PUNCHED BETHANY RIGHT IN THE NOSE! WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO HER???
(Bethany stumbles backward, grabbing her nose in pain before looking up at Caroline who looks angry now. Bethany looks at her hand to see a slow trickle of blood before looking up at her again.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off-Mic) You son of a-
Flannery McCoy: AND HERE WE GO! CAROLINE JUST WENT UNDER AND TACKLED BETHANY DOWN TO THE GROUND! BETHANY IS TAKEN BY SURPRISE WHILE SHE’S LEFT TO DEFEND HERSELF FROM CAROLINE WHO IS RAINING DOWN LEFTS AND RIGHTS TOWARDS HER FACE! IF THERE’S ONE THING BETHANY DIDN’T EXPECT IT’S CAROLINE LASHING OUT THE WAY SHE DID AND NOW SHE’S LEFT TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THE SITUATION THAT SHE, ADMITTINGLY, GOT HERSELF INTO!
Jake Mercer: BETHANY MANAGES TO PUSH THROUGH AND SHOVE CAROLINE AWAY AS SHE STUMBLES BACK UPWARD TO HER FEET! BETHANY GETS BACK UP AND CAROLINE GOES FOR A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE FACE- BUT BETHANY MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF IT- ONLY FOR CAROLINE TO BE ONE STEP AHEAD AND CONNECT WITH A ENZUIGIRI TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WHICH DROPS THE EMPRESS OF ELITE! CAROLINE GETS BACK UP AND RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK-
Stew-O: BUT BETHANY MANAGES TO ROLL TOWARDS HER AND TAKE HER DOWN WITH A DROP TOE HOLD! Caroline gets back up to her feet- BUT IS MET WITH ‘TJD’! SUPERKICK TO THE JAW DROPS CAROLINE DOWN TO THE MAT AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT BETHANY NEEDED IF SHE WANTED TO GET BACK ON TOP IN THIS BRAWL! BETHANY GRABS CAROLINE AND BRINGS HER UP…
Flannery McCoy: BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘WHIPLASH’! HAMMERLOCK GUILLOTINE DROP CONNECTS KNOCKING CAROLINE OUT COLD! BETHANY MANAGED TO STAND TALL, BUT I’LL SAY IT AGAIN STEW, WHAT THE HELL HAS GOTTEN INTO CAROLINE?!
(Bethany dips down to a knee for a moment. Fixing her hair with a surprised expression on her face. She looks down at Caroline, once again shaking her head before dropping down and rolling out of the ring. ‘Somebody Get Me a Doctor’ once again begins to play up while Bethany makes her way up the ramp, watching an official slide into the ring and check on Caroline. Bethany is evidently shook, definitely not expecting that to happen in the slightest, but regardless bears a serious look while she heads to the backstage area, making it clear that this is far from over between the two of them. After a while, Friday Night Dynasty then begins to transition to elsewhere.)
(A commercial is shown for Stranger Things featuring Jon Kelton.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break while “Seek and Destroy” by Metallica plays, and the crowd gives a mixed reaction to Halsey Neel. She makes her way out to the stage and pays no attention to it, rather focusing on the task at hand instead.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SET FOR ONE FALL!! INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND…WEIGHING IN AT 138 POUNDS….HAALLSEEYYY NEEELLLLL!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Someone I’ve been impressed with in the short amount of time she’s been here and tonight she gets a true test against one of the best that Friday Night Dynasty has to offer. I can’t wait to see if she rises up or crumbles.
(“Amerika” by Rammstein then begins to follow that as the crowd gives a mixed reaction to Sheridan Muller who makes her way out from the backstage area. She pays no attention to the crowd, instead keeping razor focused on the ring while making her way down the ramp.)
Stephie Love: AND HER OPPONENT…FROM MUNCHEN, DEUTSCHLAND…..WEIGHING IN AT 135 POUNDS…..SHHEERRIIDDAAAANNN MUUULLLLEERRRRR!!!!
Jake Mercer: Sheridan looks to add another win on her resume on her road to Pain For Pride. She has been nothing but spectacular since coming back at the King of Elite event and the only thing you can really do is make sure you keep that momentum up.
Flannery McCoy: You have to wonder about what happened earlier in the night and take into consideration how that’s going to factor into this match though. Even though Astraea Jordan won her match against Lila Vandran earlier in the night, we know that she’s not going to take that brutal attack by Sheridan so lightly. But I’m sure a competitor like Sheridan knows that.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And this match is underway, as WOAH, HALSEY RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE RUNS AND PICKS UP SHERIDAN AND SPEARS HER IN THE CORNER! Shoulder thrust from Halsey, and then again, and again! Halsey is like a bat out of hell in the early goings of this match, and I think it caught Sheridan off guard.
Flannery McCoy: But Sheridan throws a vicious forearm shot creating some space between them, and they both lock up in the center of the ring now, and Sheridan uses her strength advantage and this time she backs Halsey up in the corner, and then throws several body shots to the ribs of Halsey before delivering a hard uppercut to the jaw, and then she tosses Halsey across the ring like a rag doll! Halsey pulls herself up in the corner, AND IN COMES SHERIDAN WHO HITS A SPLASH IN THE CORNER – BUT NOBODY HOME AS HALSEY MOVED AT THE LAST SECOND! .
Jake Mercer: HALSEY DELIVERS A NECKBREAKER AS SHERIDAN ROLLS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE AND STANDS ON THE APRON – AND HALSEY HITS A SPEAR THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE AS THEY BOTH CRASH ON THE OUTSIDE!
Flannery McCoy: Halsey may have did more damage to herself than anything as she holds her head in pain as she tries picking Sheridan up off the floor BUT SHERIDAN DELIVERS ANOTHER FOREARM STRIKE TO THE FACE BEFORE PUTTING HER BETWEEN THE LEGS AND PICKS HER UP….AND POWERBOMBS HALSEY ON THE APRON!! :damn:
Stew-O: Sheridan feels the momentum on her side as she might be able to put this match away a bit earlier than she thought, and she sets her up – THE PUMPHANDLE URANAGE CONNECTS AS SHERIDAN GOES FOR THE COVER AND THE WIN! IS SHE GONNA END IT THIS EARLY?!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Flannery McCoy: HALSEY KICKS OUT OF IT!! And Sheridan doesn’t waste any time in picking her up and – HALSEY DELIVERS A RIGHT HAND RIGHT TO THE FACE! KICK TO THE MIDSECTION, AND HALSEY GOES FOR A SNAP DDT….AND IT CONNECTS AS HALSEY IS THE ONE WHO TAKES CONTROL NOW IN THIS MATCH!
Stew-O: Halsey with a knife edge chop to Sheridan and then another one, and then she swiftly and smoothly locks in a headlock as Sher falls down to a knee and Halsey applies maximum pressure. Sheridan tries to make it up to a vertical base…and she throws Halsey forward off her back and goes for a double foot stomp – BUT HALSEY MOVES AND KICKS SHERIDAN WITH HER FOOT AND PUSHES HER BY THE FEET INTO THE CORNER! HALSEY CHARGES AND SHERIDAN COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP SENDING HER OVER THE TOP ROPE, BUT HALSEY LANDED ON THE APRON!
Jake Mercer: SHER TURNS AROUND AND WALKS INTO A RIGHT FOREARM SHOT, AND THEN HALSEY…A SLINGSHOT SPEAR FROM THE APRON ALMOST SLICES SHERIDAN IN HALF, AND HALSEY GOES FOR HER FIRST COVER IN THIS MATCH!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!!!!
Flannery McCoy: AND SHERIDAN KICKS OUT! Halsey now thinks of what to do next here as she picks up Sheridan by the head, and its Sheridan this time who fights out and slaps the hands away and delivers several body shots and kicks that causes Halsey to fall backwards into the corner. Halsey is trapped like a rat here as Sheridan approaches her.
Stew-O: Sheridan uses her foot to choke the life out of Halsey as the referee tries to create some separation. Halsey walks back into the arms of Sheridan. And Sheridan goes for a spinebuster…BUT HALSEY COUNTERS IR INTO A ARM DRAG! HALSEY HOLDING HER OWN SO FAR IN THIS MATCH AS SHE HITS A DROPKICK, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE! SHERIDAN DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE WHERE SHE IS…AND HALSEY HITS A BICYCLE KICK – BUT SHERIDAN DUCKS UNDER!
Flannery McCoy: SHERIDAN DUCKED AND PUCKS HER UP IN A POWERBOMB POSITION, BUT HALSEY AGAIN WITH ANOTHER COUNTER WITH A HURRICANRANA AND SHERIDAN HITS THE TURNBUCKLE FACE FIRST! AND IN COMES HALSEY WITH A FULL STEAM OF MOMENTUM AND GOES FOR A KICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, BUT THIS TIME ITS SHERIDAN WHO MOVES, AND OH SHIT…SHERIDAN GRABS A HOLD OF THE ARM AND GOES FOR THE CROSS armbreaker! Sheridan is looking to snap Halsey’s arm but Halsey has her fingers locked refusing to let it happen but Sheridan is pulling –
Stew-O: AND HALSEY REVERSES THE PRESSURE AND THROWS A VICIOUS PUNCH! AND THEN ANOTHER WHICH CAUSES SHERIDAN TO LET GO OF HER ARM! I think Halsey just saw her life flash before her eyes there. And now Halsey gets back to her feet…A KNEE STRIKE FROM SHERIDAN, AND SHERIDAN RUNS…RIGHT INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE!!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!
Stew-O: DID SHE GET HER?! She did not as Sheridan and Halsey both race up to their feet…AND SHERIDAN DELIVERS A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX THAT SPIKES HALSEY ON HER HEAD! NOW SHE GOES FOR THE COVER!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!
Flannery McCoy: HALSEY KICKS OUT ONCE MORE, AND NOW SHERIDAN PICKS HER UP AND GETS HER IN POSITION….THE PUMP HANDLE….BUT HALSEY ESCAPES IT AND PUCKS UP SHERIDAN IN A REVERSE FIREMAN’S CARRY POSITION – AND DELIVERS A SITOUT SLAM!! BOTH WOMEN ARE DOWN AGAIN IN THIS MATCH.
Jake Mercer: Both of them stir back to their feet…and a right hand from Halsey! And a body shot from Sheridan! Both of them are going back and forth with one another! And Sheridan hits a knee to the midsection getting control back – and Sheridan takes a swing byr misses! HALSEY HITS A GERMAN SUPLEX! THEN A SECOND! THEN A THIRD! TRIPLE GERMAN SUPLEX FROM HALSEY AS SHERIDAN MIGHT BE IN SOME TROUBLE HERE!
Stew-O: “OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!!!” THE BICYCLE KICK AND SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH THE YAKUZA KICK!! SHE’S GONNA PULL OFF THE UPSET RIGHT HERE!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!
Flannery McCoy: IT’S NOT ENOUGH AS SHERIDAN MULLER KICKS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND!! HALSEY CAN’T BELIEVE IT!
Stew-O: Halsey looks to go back on the attack though, HALSEY GETS HER IN POSITION FOR PERHAPS “THE FALL”!! BUT SHERIDAM FIGHTS OUT OF IT AND DELIVERS A RIGHT HOOK THAT STUNS HALSEY DOWN TO ONE KNEE! SHERIDAN NOW…SHE PULLS HALSEY IN AND ALMOST TURNS HER INSIDE OUT WITH A LARIAT!! Sheridan takes a few seconds to recuperate now before….
Flannery McCoy: Sheridan is looking to perhaps put the finishing touches on this victory, SHE GRABS AHOLD OF HER ARM AND IS GOING FOR HER LETHAL KIMURA LOCK! THE GEHENNA!! SHE IS LOOKING TO BREAK THE ARM OF THE YOUNG HALSEY!! BUT LOOK AT HALSEY HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE…AND OH MY! HALSEY SOMEHOW USES THE STRENGTH SHE HAS LEFT AND SHE PICKS SHERIDAN UP OFF OF THE MAT…AND SLAMS HER ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND SHE LETS GO OF THE GRIP ON HER ARM! WHAT RESILIENCE THERE!
Stew-O: Halsey looks absolutely exhausted right now also holding her right arm as both women are down and crawl in opposite directions of one another. It’s a matter of who wants it more now. It looked like Sheridan had it won in the early goings, but Halsey scratched and clawed her way back and still has found herself in a great spot to pull the upset. They both now turn around to face one another and – SHERIDAN PICKS HER UP IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY…BUT HALSEY SLIPS OUT FROM BEHIND AND HITS A REVERSE DDT!! HALSEY CSN FEEL THE MOMENTUM BUILDING ON HER SIDE AS SHE STALKS SHERIDAN MAKING HER WAY TO HER FEET AND LIFTS HER ON THE SHOULDERS…..”BLOOD ON THE LEAVES!!!” THE FIREMAN’S CARRY ROUNDHOUSE KICK CONNECTS AS HALSEY SLOWLY CRAWLS OVER TO SHERIDAN AND DROPS DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG!! SHE’S GOING TO DO IT!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!
Stew-O: KICKOUT AGAIN FROM SHERIDAN!!! AND HALSEY SHOWS SOME FRUSTRATION POUBDING THE MAT AS SHE WAS SURE THAT WAS GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO SCORE THE UPSET!
Flannery McCoy: What does she have planned now? She picks up Sheridan slowly by the head…AND MAYBE SHERIDAN WAS PLAYING POSSUM THERE BECAUSE SHE GRABS THE HEAD AND REPEATEDLY AND VICIOUSLY DRIVES HER KNEE INTO THE FACE OF HALSEY!! SHERIDSN RUNS OFF THE ROPES…AND SHE TAKES HALSEY OUT WITH A BIG BOOT! I THINK SHERIDAN KNOWS THAT VICTORY JUST MIGHT BE NEAR AS SHE STALKS VULNERABLE HALSEY –
Flannery McCoy: Sheridan steps up and goes to grab the arm looking for “Gehenna”!! BUT BEFORE SHE CAN LOCK IN THE KIMURA, HALSEY OUT OF ADRENALINE HITS AN ENZIGUIRI KICK FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND SHERIDAN I THINK WASN’T EXPECTING THAT AT ALL! IRISH WHIP INTO THE CORNER AND HERE COMES HALSEY – BIT SHERIDAN STOPS HER IN HER TRACK WITH A KICK TO THE FACE AND SHE SWITCHES PLACES WITH HALSEY IN THE CORNER AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES –
Stew-O: A BIG BOOT IN THE CORNER THAT NEARLY TAKES HALSEY’S HEAD OFF! SHERIDAN FOLLOWS THAT BY AGAIN THROWING HALSEY ACROSS THE RING LIKE A RAG DOLL! SHERIDAN SENSES THE END IS NEAR, AND YOU HAVE TO WONDER IS HALSEY HAS ANYTHING LEFT IN THIS MATCH? SHERIDAN IS STALKING HALSEY LIKE A SHARK THAT SMELLS BLOOD IN THE WATER…AND – LOOK ON THE STAGE!!!
Jake Mercer: IT’S ASTRAEA JORDAN!!
(The crowd absolutely roars in deafening cheers upon seeing Astraea Jordan make her way out from the backstage area, walking with a purpose down the ramp while Sheridan begins to take notice. Astraea is obviously still feeling the effects after everything that happened here tonight but still pushes on regardless, still slightly limping. She jumps up onto the apron and yells at Sheridan while she turns around.)
Jake Mercer: SHERIDAN GOES TO SWING AT HER BUT ASTRAEA DROPS TO THE OUTSIDE FLOOR… AND LOOK OUT FROM BEHIND!!! HALSEY ROLLS UP SHERIDAN!! NO WAY!!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…..HAALLSEEEYYY NEEELLLLLL!!!!!!
(“Seek and Destroy” plays once again while Halsey Neel rolls out of the ring before Sheridan Muller can grab a hold of her. She has a big smile on her face as she stumbles up the ramp past Astraea, celebrating a huge win here tonight. Sheridan at first has a look of confusion which quickly turns to anger as she quickly turns to Astraea who waves at her with a smirk on the outside.)
Stew-O: Wow! What a match and Halsey picks up I think the biggest win in her career so far!
Jake Mercer: Of course you can chalk up the assist to Astraea Jordan who provided the distraction long enough for Halsey to take advantage.
Flannery McCoy: You have to think Sheridan has nobody to blame but herself for how she brutally attacked Astraea here tonight. All we know is Sheridan won’t be happy, and this thing just keeps getting uglier.
(The final shot is of Halsey on the stage celebrating before making her way to the backstage area. Meanwhile Sheridan and Astraea exchange inaudible words from ringside and the ring while Astraea slowly makes her way up the ramp. It’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty then begins to fade elsewhere from there.)
(A commercial is shown for Deadpool 3 featuring Ryan Wilson.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break while “Sweet Dreams” by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart begins to play as the crowd instantly boos the former Specialists Champion, Harper Lee as she could care less about the reception. She has better things to worry about like reaching the finals of the Iconic Cup.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS A BLOCK A MATCH OF THE 2022 ICONIC CUP TOURNAMENT…INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA… SHE IS THE “WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR”…HARPER LEE!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Here comes the woman who is dominating Block A. If Harper Lee manages to win this match, she wins her block and advances to the finals of the Iconic Cup tournament. There’s a ton of pressure for the former Specialists Champion as she faces the woman who took the title from her back at Grand Rampage.
Flannery McCoy: I’m wondering if facing Ximena Velasquez kind of brings back the feelings of Grand Rampage. Does it make her more motivated to prove that she can defeat Ximena and maybe take something away from her like Ximena did with her at Grand Rampage?
Jake Mercer: I would think so, Flannery. I do believe that there is a side of Harper Lee who wants to prove that Ximena’s victory over her is nothing more but a fluke, but Ximena isn’t going to fall easily.
(“Recreant” by Chelsea Grin begins to blast through the speakers as the crowd gives a pop to the Specialists Championship, Ximena Velasquez who is looking quite confident going into this match.)
Stephie Love: AND…INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT…FROM EL PASO, TEXAS…SHE IS THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION… “LA DIOSA”…XIMENA VELASQUEZ!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Earlier tonight, Ximena Velasquez found out who her first title defense at Pain for Pride would be and that would be Serenity Valdez, who has been one of the thrones on her side all season.
Flannery McCoy: Ximena Velasquez is VERY close to reaching the finals, but if she manages to defeat Harper Lee in this match, that finals is her’s to take part in! This is what makes this match SO important for the both of these women. This is where the victory matters the most and that’s when you’re so close to accomplishing something as amazing as winning the Iconic Cup.
Jake Mercer: There’s no doubt that Serenity Valdez is going to be watching Ximena Velasquez from backstage. Lee versus Velasquez; who is going to win Block A and walk into Pain for Pride for an opportunity to win the Iconic Cup! We’re going to find that out…NOW!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: ANDDDDD… HARPER LEE RACES OUT OF HER CORNER AND LOOKS TO DROPKICK XIMENA VELASQUEZ TO THE CORNER BEHIND HER! HARPER BEGINS TO UNLOAD ON A SERIES OF PUNCHES ON XIMENA! XIMENA IS COVERING HERSELF WHILE HAVING HER FISTS UP, BUT HARPER BEGINS TO STOMP ON THE CHAMPION, KNOCKING HER INTO A SEATED POSITION AT THE CORNER! Her stomps begin to get a little chaotic which causes the referee to step in between the two women! The referee pulls Harper away from Ximena as he begins to scowl at her.
Flannery McCoy: It seems like Harper Lee is not in the mood to hear any scowling. After a moment of having to listen to the referee, she goes back to Ximena Velasquez, who is getting herself up, clutching onto the top rope in order to get herself up. Harper stands her up straight before going for a series of gut punches to the champion’s gut. She gets a good grasp of Ximena’s arm before whipping her to the corner across from them, but Ximena counters the whip midway as Harper goes flying onto that corner. Ximena runs towards the former Specialists Champion, looking to nail a running uppercut, but Harper gets out of the way as Ximena crashes onto the other corner!
Jake Mercer: Harper Lee connects with a shotgun dropkick to Ximena Velasquez who was trying to get herself out of the corner. Ximena has her back against the turnbuckle as Harper begins to unload a series of punches onto the face of Ximena! She grabs the Specialists Champion by the throat, almost making her look her in the eye!
Stew-O: You can tell that losing the Specialists Champion still stings to Harper Lee. Being champion meant the world to her, but she has an amazing way of bouncing back if she manages to defeat Ximena Velasquez and then, do enough to make it to the finals of the Iconic Cup tournament! Harper shoves Ximena by her throat at the corner. She gets Ximena by her arm before throwing her back against the corner. But, Ximena nails Harper with a harsh-looking punch to the face as that seems to stagger Harper back! Ximena tries to stand herself straight as she throws another punch at Harper, who continues to stagger back! Harper tries to throw a punch at the champion, but Ximena nails her with a gut punch of her own that stops Harper in her tracks!
Flannery McCoy: Ximena Velasquez pulls Harper Lee closer to her before connecting with a suplex as she goes for the cover!
OOOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Harper Lee kicks out quickly, but the Specialists Champion remains as focused as ever. She applies a headlock to Harper who is laying on her back against the mat! It seems like Ximena Velasquez is working on keeping Harper down. Harper uses a lot of agility and high-risk moves, so the wise thing for Ximena to do is weaken her by keeping her down. Harper begins to roll herself into an all-fours position, but Ximena still maintains the headlock on the ‘Woman Without Fear.’ Harper is trying to get herself out of the headlock, but Ximena connects with a huge-looking elbow drop to the back of Harper’s head, which drops her down to one knee. Ximena rebounds herself off the set of ropes in front of Harper before nailing her with a dropkick. Harper falls back as Ximena follows that up with a leg drop onto the chest of the champion before having her in perfect position for the cover!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!!
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Stew-O: Harper Lee with a kick out as Ximena Velasquez grabs Harper by her purple hair, but Harper connects with a huge slap on the side of her face. Her hand lands on Ximena’s left ear! With that, Harper uses her other hand to throw a punch to the face of the Specialists Champion. Harper takes a step back before going for a bicycle knee strike, but Ximena is able to get Harper by her knee as she shoves it back! But, Harper goes right after Ximena with a shoot kick to the side of ‘La Diosa’s’ leg, and then Harper connects with another shoot kick to the other leg. It seems like Harper is trying to knock Ximena off her feet with those rapid back-and-forth shoot kicks to the side of Ximena!
Flannery McCoy: Finally, Ximena Velasquez manages to catch Harper Lee by one of her legs before pulling Harper closer to her, nailing her with a punch to the face, which knocks her to her back. XIMENA NOW HAS HARPER BY HER LEGS AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE MAY SEE A SUBMISSION HOLD BY THE CHAMPION. IT SEEMS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING THE RIVERA CLOVERLEAF BY XIMENA!
JAKE MERCER: NO! HARPER LEE MANAGES TO TWIST HERSELF OUT OF XIMENA VELASQUEZ’S GRASP. HARPER TRIES TO FIND HER WAY BACK TO HER FEET, BUT XIMENA THROWS A SIDE-HANDED CHOP TO THE CHEST OF HARPER! HARPER CONNECTS WITH A SIDE-HANDED CHOP TO XIMENA’S CHEST IN RETURN. XIMENA WITH A SIDE-HANDED CHOP TO HARPER AND HARPER DELIVERS ONE TO XIMENA! THESE TWO ARE LOOKING TO SEE WHO GETS TO KNOCK DOWN THE OTHER, BUT XIMENA TAKES DOWN HARPER WITH A CLOTHESLINE. Harper seems like she’s trying to get to her feet, but Ximena pulls Harper closer to her before nailing her with a slingshot suplex! That move was beautifully done there as Ximena picks up Harper by her arm before whipping her to the vertical set of ropes. Harper is able to catch herself from rebounding off those ropes, but Ximena rushes to the former Specialists Champion with a clothesline that sends her over the rope –
Stew-O: Harper Lee is able to catch herself on the apron! Ximena Velasquez goes to punch Harper to knock her over, but Harper ducks the punch before popping up and connecting with a jawbreaker as the top rope bounces on the chin of Ximena. This causes the champion to go back as Harper quickly climbs onto the top turnbuckle. She’s waiting for Ximena to find herself in full position before going off the top rope –
Flannery McCoy: DIVING CROSSBODY ON XIMENA VELASQUEZ –
Jake Mercer: XIMENA VELASQUEZ CATCHES HARPER LEE FROM MID-AIR! :damn: LOOK AT THIS, FLANN! XIMENA HOISTS HARPER UP IN A MILITARY PRESS! THE STRENGTH OF XIMENA IS ALWAYS AMAZING TO CATCH AS SHE THROWS HARPER BEHIND HER. HARPER ENDS UP LANDING ON HER STOMACH AS THE LANDING IS NEVER PLEASANT WHEN IT INVOLVES A MILITARY PRESS! Ximena is dusting her hands off as that seemed quite effortless for her to do! She picks up Harper by underneath her chin before phishing her back against the ropes! Ximena begins to stomp on the ribs of the former Specialists Champion which causes Harper to slide down to a seated position at the corner! Ximena takes a couple of steps back before running towards Harper, nailing her with a boot to the face! You can see Harper’s head bounce back as Ximena pulls the former champion by the foot and goes for the cover!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Stew-O: Harper Lee with a kick out! Ximena Velasquez places Harper in a seated position and now, it seems like Ximena is going to apply a chin lock on Harper. She cranks the chin to the side as Harper begins to cry out in pain. By the look on Ximena’s face, you can tell that she has this disdain for the woman that she defeated at Grand Rampage. Harper really had been ducking a match with her for the longest time, so there isn’t a part of me that blames Ximena. You can see Ximena moving her mouth, but it’s unclear what she’s talking about as she applies more pressure onto the chin lock. Still, we see that Harper is trying to get herself out of the predicament by looking for some way to get back on her two feet.
Flannery McCoy: Harper Lee would like to prove that Ximena Velasquez’s victory over her at Grand Rampage was nothing more than a fluke. I truly don’t believe that Harper was humbled by the situation at all and if she gets a victory here, she’ll ignore whatever happened at Grand Rampage and focus on Pain for Pride.
Jake Mercer: That’s an interesting way to look at it, Flann. Ximena Velasquez is now noticing that Harper Lee is beginning to get herself on her two feet. She can almost feel her grasp slipping away from her as Ximena pulls back Harper and it seems like she’s connecting with a dragon sleeper hold with leg scissors and that stops Harper in her tracks. Harper is not the tallest woman in the ring at the moment, so it will be easy to trap her in moves like that. At the same time, I do think that Harper may be able to escape those moves easier than most people would think. Almost like a tiny girl fitting into a suitcase.
Stew-O: Um, interesting way to look at it, Jake. Harper Lee begins to unload on the legs that are wrapped around her waist. She is throwing some giant, rapid punches at the Specialists Champion who seems to have a good grasp on her. Harper realizes the situation that she is in and the longer she finds herself in this sleeper hold, the more likely she’s going to pass out, but as you can see from the head position, Ximena doesn’t have the best wrap as she possibly could. Harper is trying to do everything in her power to get herself out of the situation as –
Flannery McCoy: HARPER LEE GOES BACK, PINNING XIMENA VELASQUEZ’ SHOULDERS BACK, BUT SHE IS ABLE TO BREAK HERSELF OUT OF THE BODY SCISSORS AS SHE KEEPS XIMENA’S SHOULDERS DOWN FOR THE COUNT!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
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Jake Mercer: Ximena Velasquez SHOVES Harper Lee away from her! That was a wonderful counter by Harper right there as Harper begins to unload on some punches to the face! Ximena shoves Harper away from her as she finds her way back to her feet! She manages to get to one knee before Harper connects with a superkick that takes Ximena back, but Ximena manages to catch her balance, but Harper runs towards the Specialists Champion, nailing her with a somersault clothesline as that takes her down! With Ximena down, Harper stands on one side of Ximena before following that with a standing moonsault as she lands beautifully on Ximena! Harper with the cover!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Ximena Velasquez, using all the strength that she can, lifts Harper Lee high up, almost like she’s bench pressing at a gym! That’s impressive right there as she throws Harper behind her. This time, Harper lands on her knees as she begins to cry out in pain. I think that Harper’s got enough five to ten years before she can complain about her knees buckling, but I can’t imagine that being a good feeling. Ximena is trying to find the strength to get to her feet as she charges toward the former Specialists Champion with a penalty kick to the face! Damn, that penality kick landed right at her face, causing Harper to fall back as she rolls herself out of the ring. Harper falls at ringside as she’s seen grabbing onto her face in the process.
Flannery McCoy: Ximena Velasquez begins to exit the ring as she drops down to ringside so that she is able to get Harper Lee! Ximena gets Harper by the back of her head before hitting her face on the edge of the apron. XIMENA DOES NOT ALLOW HARPER’S HEAD TO GO BACK AS SHE BASHES HER FACE AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE APRON AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! SHE GRABS HARPER AND THROWS HER BACK THE HEAD-FIRST AGAINST THE BARRICADE! XIMENA IS NOT LOOKING TO WASTE TIME HERE AS SHE CONNECTS WITH A BIG BOOT TO HARPER –
Jake Mercer: Harper Lee ducks out of the way as she uses the bit of strength that she has left to lift Ximena Velasquez over the apron so that she with the EAW Universe! Gladly, the security was able to prevent any of our fans from getting hurt and for that, we are thankful for them. 🙏🏻
Stew-O: Harper Lee begins to roll herself back into the ring as she demands the referee to start counting.
Flannery McCoy: Unless the rules completely change, Harper would get NOTHING if she wins by count-out, right? :comeagain:
Jake Mercer: Wouldn’t that be under the ‘forfeit/draw’ scenario and she’d be awarded one point?
Stew-O: So, it seems like the referee may be explaining that to Harper Lee at the moment. Honestly, I have no clue myself because winning by count-out wouldn’t be a forfeit since Ximena couldn’t make it to the ring on time and there’s nothing about being disqualified either, so it’s quite puzzling. Either way, Harper has a “:skip:” face and rolls herself out of the ring to retrieve Ximena. Harper finds herself standing on the barricade and honestly, I think this is where things are going to get good.
Flannery McCoy: HARPER LEE IS WAITING FOR XIMENA VELASQUEZ TO GET HERSELF TO HER FEET AS SHE JUMPS FROM THE APRON – POISONRANA TO XIMENA, JUST LOOK AT THE HEIGHT THAT HARPER WAS ABLE TO GET FOR THAT POSIONRANA AS SHE SPIKES XIMENA ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD! XIMENA GOES DOWN, BUT HARPER GOT A BIT HURT AS WELL, BUT SHE’S SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF GETTING TO HER FEET! She grabs Ximena by her messed-up ponytail at this point, but Ximena throws a huge-looking uppercut, which causes Harper to sit at one of those chairs that were vacated by one of the fans! You can see that Ximena is still dizzy as well as she finds herself planted in a chair across from Harper.
Jake Mercer: HARPER LEE THROWS A SLUGGISH PUNCH AT XIMENA VELASQUEZ! XIMENA THROWS A SLUGGISH PUNCH AT HARPER! HARPER WITH A PUNCH TO XIMENA! XIMENA WITH A PUNCH TO HARPER! HARPER WITH A PUNCH TO XIMENA! XIMENA WITH A PUNCH TO HARPER! HARPER! XIMENA! HARPER! XIMENA! HARPER! XIMENA! HARPER! HARPER! HARPER! SHE IS ABLE TO RISE OUT OF HER SEATS AS XIMENA DOES THE SAME THING AS WELL! XIMENA TRIES TO STAND HERSELF STRAIGHT AS HARPER CONTINUES TO THROW PUNCHES AT THE CHAMPION, BUT XIMENA CONNECTS WITH A KNEE TO THE GUT OF THE ‘WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR.’ SHE GETS HARPER BEFORE THROWING HER OVER THE BARRICADE AND BACK TO RINGSIDE.
Stew-O: Ximena Velasquez hopes over the barricade and joins Harper Lee back at ringside, but Harper connects with a chop block to the back of Ximena’s right knee as that takes ‘La Diosa’ to one knee! Harper pulls Ximena by that right leg of hers and places it in between the steel steps and ring post. Oh my god, not like this…
Flannery McCoy: HARPER LEE TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK BEFORE DELIVERING A DROPKICK TO XIMENA VELASQUEZ’S LEG, WHICH IS SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN THE RING POST AND STEEL STEPS! THE REFEREE ROLLS HIMSELF OUT OF THE RING TO CHECK ON XIMENA. MEANWHILE, HARPER HAS A SMIRK ON HER FACE AS SHE SITS ON THE APRON AND LOOKS AT XIMENA GETTING HER LEG CHECKED! IS THERE NO COMPASSION FOR HARPER?
Jake Mercer: There’s no compassion with a lot of these Elitists in EAW, Flannery. It’s just a dark, twisted thing in professional wrestling. At the end of the world, people are in it for themselves and themselves only. The referee manages to get Ximena Velasquez’s leg out of the steel ring post, BUT AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THAT, HARPER LEE JUMPS OFF THE APRON AND CONNECTS WITH A LEG SCREW AS XIMENA CLUTCHES HER LEG IN PAIN. HARPER GETS XIMENA AND GETS HER BACK ON THE APRON! THEN, SHE ROLLS THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION INSIDE THE RING. HARPER SLIDES INTO THE RING SHORTLY AFTER AS SHE BEGINS TO APPLY THE ‘DEVIL’S FRUIT’ – THAT’S HER VARIATION OF THE CALF CRUSHER.
Stew-O: XIMENA VELASQUEZ BEGINS TO CRY OUT IN PAIN AS HARPER LEE LOCKS IN ‘DEVIL’S FRUIT.’ OH GOD, I CAN’T IMAGINE HOW THE CHAMPION MUST BE FEELING AT THE MOMENT. SHE BEGINS TO BEND BACK HER LEG AND SIT ON THE LOWER BACK OF THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! XIMENA IS DOING WHAT SHE CAN TO REACH FOR THE BOTTOM ROPE, BUT HARPER SITTING ON HER LOWER BACK IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR XIMENA TO MOVE! Damn, Ximena has her hands pressed against the mat, trying to get herself in a push-up position as she literally has to pick up her body and use her hands to drag herself into the bottom rope. It seems like that does help Ximena a bit as she is able to drag herself closer to the bottom rope. Harper can feel her grasp slipping away from her –
Flannery McCoy: Harper Lee is shaking her head no as Ximena Velasquez launches for the bottom rope, BUT HARPER IS ABLE TO PULL XIMENA BY HER FOOT AT THE LAST SECOND, USING SOME OF HER MOMENTUM AGAINST HER BY PULLING HER AWAY FROM THOSE ROPES, BUT XIMENA MANAGES TO TWIST HERSELF TO HER BACK AS SHE PICKS HARPER AWAY FROM HER, BUT HARPER IS ABLE TO GET XIMENA BY HER FOOT, BUT XIMENA IS USING HER OTHER FOOT TO PICK HERSELF UP AS SHE COUNTERS WITH AN ENZIGURI AS THAT KNOCKS HARPER TO HER SIDE! THIS MAY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT XIMENA DESPERATELY NEEDED TO TURN THIS MATCH AROUND!
Jake Mercer: You can see that Ximena Velasquez is hopping on one of her feet while trying to slap her other leg, trying to get some feeling onto that leg. It seems like Harper may have done a number on the champion, but Ximena is more than ready for the fight as she’s gesturing for Harper to get to her feet! Slowly, we can see Harper rising back to her feet, but Ximena, like a freaking train, delivers a massive clothesline that knocks Harper to her back! Ximena begins to unload on a series of punches to the former Specialists Champion! She gets Harper up by her colorful hair as she connects with a Uranage on Harper which takes her down! But, it seems like Ximena is not done yet as she gets Harper in a powerbomb position and hoists the former champion up in the air, but Harper begins to punch the top of Ximena’s head, trying to get herself off of her!
Stew-O: But, Ximena Velasquez manages to position Harper Lee near the corner as she throws the ‘Woman Without Fear’ to the turnbuckle! Harper’s head goes bouncing back as she failed to give herself a proper landing! Ximena follows that up with a clothesline which causes Harper to fall forward, but Ximena manages to catch Harper, hook her by her arm and connect with a hip toss! Harper falls into a seated position, but Ximena manages to knock the smaller woman do by connecting with a boot to the face! Ximena goes for a cover!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Harper Lee with a kick out! Ximena Velasquez has been in this position before and she has walked away as the winner. The best thing for the Specialists Champion not to do is let her anger show. She needs to put away Harper and keep her cool in the process. Ximena picks up Harper by her hair, but Harper manages to battery ram Ximena to the corner! She is delivering shoulder thrusts to the champion’s gut at the corner! HARPER THROWS A COUPLE OF PUNCHES TO XIMENA BEFORE STANDING ON THE TOP ROPE, LOOKING DOWN ON THE CHAMPION, BUT XIMENA MANAGES TO KEEP HARPER HIGH AS SHE HAS HER BY HER ONE ARM! IS SHE GOING FOR ‘XV?’
Jake Mercer: NO! HARPER LEE FINDS HERSELF BACK IN THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! SHE MANAGES TO KEEP A GRASP ON XIMENA VELASQUEZ AS SHE CONNECTS WITH THE ‘DIRTY FIREWORKS’ – THE AVALANCHE SWINGING NECKBREAKER TAKES DOWN ‘LA DIOSA!’ AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALSO TAKES DOWN HARPER, WHO IS CLUTCHING THE BACK OF HER NECK! IT’S ALMOST LIKE SHE CAN SENSE THE VICTORY FROM A MILE AWAY! SHE PUTS AN ARM AROUND XIMENA! DOES SHE HAVE HER HERE!??!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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Stew-O: No! Ximena Velasquez gets a shoulder up! She is still in this match as Harper Lee gets Ximena up and it seems like we’re going to be seeing ‘House of Balloons!’ THE BACKSTABBER FROM HARPER, BUT AS HARPER GOES FOR THE BACKSTABBER, XIMENA MANAGES TO REBALANCE HERSELF ON HER TWO FEET, CAUSING FOR HARPER TO CRASH ONTO HER BACK! XIMENA WAITS FOR HARPER TO GET TO HER FEET! At the first sign of Harper getting to her feet, Ximena charges straight for the former Specialists Champion with a deadly spear, but Harper is able to leapfrog over Ximena! Ximena manages to stop herself from crashing against the ropes, BUT HARPER CONNECTS WITH A KNEE TO THE BACK OF XIMENA’S SKULL AS THAT TAKES ‘LA DIOSA’ TO ONE KNEE! HARPER GETS XIMENA BY HER ARM, TWISTING IT AROUND AND ‘FOLDABODY!’ HARPER IS GOING FOR THE GROUNDED OCTOPUS HOLD AS SHE HAS XIMENA UPSIDE DOWN –
Flannery McCoy: No! Harper Lee doesn’t have the move sinched in as Ximena Velasquez is able to lift Harper up with her own strength and power! OH MY GOD, XIMENA WITH AN INVERTED CLOVERLEAF ON HARPER! SHE LOCKS IN THE INVERTED CLOVERLEAF AND I DON’T BELIEVE THAT WE’VE SEEN THAT FROM XIMENA, BUT THAT’S CREATIVE! HARPER FINDS HERSELF BEING DANGLED UPSIDE DOWN BY THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION AS SHE HAS NOWHERE TO GO! HARPER IS TRYING OUT IN PAIN, BUT SHE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! IF XIMENA CAN GET HARPER TO SUBMIT RIGHT HERE, SHE WINS BLOCK A! SHE MOVES ONTO THE FINALS AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Jake Mercer: From what I believe, Harper Lee is leading Block A, but Ximena Velasquez is not so far behind! She could actually take this block if Harper submits right now! But, Harper is not giving in at the moment! She refuses to have herself lose to Ximena two times in a row! I don’t think that she’d hear the end of it! XIMENA IS LOOKING AT THAT PAIN FOR PRIDE SIGN! SHE APPLIES MORE PRESSURE ONTO THE INVERTED CLOVERLEAF AS SHE IS OVERCOME WITH THE EMOTION THAT SHE IS NOT ONLY WALKING INTO PAIN FOR PRIDE WITH THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION, BUT AS A FINALIST IN THE ICONIC CUP TOURNAMENT! HARPER CONTINUES TO CRY OUT IN PAIN AS SHE IS TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER –
Stew-O: WHAT IN THE HELL?!?!?
Flannery McCoy: SERENITY VALDEZ JUST SLIPPED UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE AND CONNECTED WITH A LOU THESZ PRESS ON XIMENA VELASQUEZ WHO WASN’T ABLE TO CATCH HER ON TIME!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Jake Mercer: The crowd is not too happy about that, Flannery! SERENITY BEGINS TO UNLOAD ON XIMENA VELASQUEZ AS SHE HAD JUST COST XIMENA’S CHANCE OF WINNING BLOCK A FOR HERSELF! BUT, XIMENA ROLLS HERSELF OVER ON TOP OF SERENITY AND BEGINS TO UNLOAD ON THE SMALLER WOMAN! XIMENA IS PISSED AT THE MOMENT AS SHE FELT HER CHANCES OF ADDING MORE TO HER RESUME STRIPPED AWAY FROM HER!
Stew-O: Isn’t this what Ximena Velasquez did with her last week?
Flannery McCoy: The two women begin to unload on each other as Ximena Velasquez throws Serenity Valdez through the middle rope. Meanwhile, Harper Lee is sitting on the bottom of the ramp, consulting with the referee about what this means for her?
(The referee is whispering to Stephie Love about what to say before she raises the microphone near her lips.)
Stephie Love: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH IS…THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION…XIMENA VELASQUEZ!!!!
(The crowd cheers for that announcement, but Stephie Love is not finished yet.)
Stephie Love: ACCORDING TO GENERAL MANAGER STARRSTAN, DUE TO AN EVENT OF A DISQUALIFICATION, NO POINTS ARE EARNED. WHICH MEANS THAT THE WINNER OF THE A BLOCK IS….HARPER LEE!!!!!
(The crowd is outraged. Harper Lee has a smile on her face as she is chuckling with such happiness due to her winning the A Block. After losing the Specialists Championship, this is a wonderful way to bounce back and prove that the loss has not derailed her rise to the top. Meanwhile, Ximena Velasquez is fucking pissed at that announcement and Serenity Valdez could not look more than ecstatic that she just cost Ximena a chance at winning the Iconic Cup.)
Jake Mercer: Harper Lee WINS Block A and moves on to face the winner of Block B at Pain for Pride!
Stew-O: IMAGINE HOW XIMENA VELASQUEZ IS FEELING AS SERENITY VALDEZ JUST THREW THE BIGGER WOMAN INTO THE STEEL STEPS! SERENITY GOES TO KICK THE STEEL STEPS IN, BUT XIMENA GETS OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND AS SHE SPEARS THE LIVING HELL OUT OF SERENITY BEFORE UNLOADING A SERIES OF PUNCHES! XIMENA FINDS HER WAY BACK TO HER FEET AS SHE REACHES OVER TO THE TIMEKEEPER’S AREA AND SLAMS A STEEL CHAIR SHOT! OH GOD, SHE’S GOING TO SMASH THAT STEEL CHAIR INTO SERENITY, BUT SERENITY GETS HER HAND ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE STEEL STEPS! SHE HOLDS IT LIKE A SHIELD AS THE TWO WOMEN ARE TRADING WORDS WITH EACH OTHER!
(A series of security is racing their way down the ramp as they look to step into the middle of the mess. One half of the security is racing to push Serenity Valdez away, trying to take that small steel step away from her. The other half is consulting with Ximena Velasquez to let go of the steel chair. Each woman is pressed against the barricades across from the other. They are still trading words with one another as the crowd begins to chant “LET THEM FIGHT!” The camera pans to Flannery McCoy, Stew-O, and Jake Mercer at their desk.)
Jake Mercer: This is just an interesting turn of events here! Harper Lee won Block A and now moves onto the finals, but that’s thanks to Serenity Valdez, who couldn’t let Ximena Velasquez win this match.
Stew-O: This just continues to get ugly for the two women and as the weeks progress, who knows what they will do to one another!
(The scene begins backstage as we see Dr. Angelo and The Visual Prophet.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: I’m telling you, they only use one wash cloth in the shower for the entire family.
The Visual Prophet: You lying, quit lying Angie.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: I AM NOT LYING! Go in any single one of their houses. Father, mother, son, daughter, and even the dog share ONE WASH CLOTH! That why when they get wet they smell like sour puppy and mildew! It’s so unbecoming.
The Visual Prophet: That’s cap. You Captain Cappuccino. You on some Bull shit right now, Angelo.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: I DO NOT LIE MY BROTHER! I DO NOT LIE MY BROTHER! THEY HAVE ONE WASHED…matter fact, let’s ask an Anglo Saxon right now.
The Visual Prophet: Lol alr.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: HEY YOU! SUN DODGER! SNOW SERPENT! Slither on over here!
(Over walks the one and only Max A. Million.)
The Visual Prophet: MAX A MILLI-ON! Wipe me down, my guy.
(Max shrugs his shoulders, proceeds to brush Viz’s shoulder and reveals a microphone.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Before you ask the Champ Champ any questions we got one for you…how many wash clothes you got in your shower?
Max A. Million: Well I personally use a loofah.
The Visual Prophet: A loofah?
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: LOOFAH? ONLY LOOFAH WE ACKNOWLEDGE IS LOOFAH VANDRAWS!
Max A. Million: My girl friend uses multiple wash clothes though.
The Visual Prophet: See, you was wrong Angelo.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Wait a minute…follow up question for you Cave Cracker. What race or ethnicity is your woman?
Max A. Million: I-If you must know…
The Visual Prophet: :ad:
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: :bron:
Max A. Million: She is um Black.
The Visual Prophet: :viz:
Max A. Million: :delroy:
The Visual Prophet: I ain’t know you liked that soft serve chocolate, Max!
Max A. Million: You already know like 112!
Max A. Million and The Visual Prophet: https://tenor.com/view/olaaa-gif-25216909
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: :tyson:
Max A. Million: :wow:
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Hey, Mayo mutant! You gon’ head and ask your stupid question you colonizer! Do it right now before you make me mad. You won’t like Dr. Angelo D’Angelo when he is mad. I assure you that you won’t like Dr. Angelo D’Angelo when he is mad. Guaranteed!
Max A. Million: Oh god. We don’t want that. Not at all. Nope. My bad, sorry. Got a little carried away but anyway let’s get back to business. I only have one for the World Heavyweight Champion. Just how are you feeling following that heinous attack by Andre Walker last week to close Friday Night Dynasty?
The Visual Prophet: Ah. That shit. That fucking wet haired bastard made me bleed didn’t he? Viz covered in blood like Jayceon. That was unacceptable wasn’t it? Andre Walker had the champ looking dazed and confused and shit. I almost thought it was multiple people jumping me but nope it was just that Hennessy colored heathen with his Jheri curl dripping all over my ring behaving like a grade a coward. Wild, wild thoughts.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: WILD, WILD, WILD!
The Visual Prophet: That’s cool though, Max. Cooler than the other side of the pillow. If you see that Samoan, pig roasting, tribal tatted tough guy tell him he’s more than welcome to come watch me do what he never could do and that’s beat Ronn Bank$ in the main event tonight.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: WE FINNA’ WAX AND TAX THAT CAC-ASS MAN RIGHT HERE IN ANGOLAAAAAA!
The Visual Prophet: You tell Andre Walker to bring my Interwire title with him because after I dog walk Ronn CM Bankzy in the main event, I’ll repay him for what he did to me a week ago and leave him bleeding in that ring too. After that, I’ll snatch his Interwire title and pose with both that and my World Heavyweight Championship at the same time. I figure, with our Pain for Pride match being winner takes all that I need to get some practice with both titles on these broad, ebony shoulders. You know how many stupid ass photoshoots this company is going to drag me to when I become Interwire Champion AND remain World Heavyweight Champion? I’ll be the real Champ Champ at that point.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: VPLA PARKING LOT LOOKING LIKE MAGIC CITY PARKING LOT WHEN WE BRING BOTH BELTS BACK TO DETROIT! SOUNDS SO SOULFUL, DONT YOU AGREE?
The Visual Prophet: MAX A MILLI-ON! Say it with me. SHOULDERS, CHEST, PANTS, SHOES! SHOULDERS, CHEST, PANTS, SHOES!
Max A. Million: SHOULDERS, CHEST, PANTS, SHOES!
The Visual Prophet: I’m in the fucking motherland, Maxwell!
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: THE CRADLE OF MOTHERFUCKING CIVILIZATION!
The Visual Prophet: Not gonna lie, Dre had me type mad last week but we out here with all of Africa cheering me on and we get to bury that denture having Bank$ tonight. I can’t be anything but excited for tonight. Ronn walks around like he’s dressed to be on Undercover Boss but that’s just how he looks all the time. Andre struggled with him but im going to wipe the mat with him tonight. What I say, Max?
Max A. Million: SHOULDERS, CHEST, PANTS, SHOES!
The Visual Prophet: Say it again.
Max A. Million: SHOULDERS, CHEST, PANTS, SHOES!
The Visual Prophet: What’s your girlfriend name, Max?
Max A. Million: Shaquita.
The Visual Prophet: Oh she black black! Well, you FaceTime sister Shaquita and y’all both watch me slap fire outta Bank$ and follow that up with stomping Andre into the earth tonight. WIPE ME DOWN, MAX!
(Max laughs as he wipes Viz’s shoulders again as Viz lets out a “WOO” and walks away leaving an excited Max and a disgusted Angelo.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: You tell your bed wench COON of a girlfriend that she has been waived by the Black Delegation. Shaquita is no excommunicado. Effective immediately!
Max A. Million: :kellycry:
Flannery McCoy: Viz is in good spirits but it’s clear he isn’t tolerating that Andre Walker assault at all. Viz is looking for revenge AND is looking to make history tonight as he takes on The PLK Ronn Bank$ for the first time in the history of this sport!
Jake Mercer: One of the forefathers of EAW. Some say he is the George Washington of pro wrestling to which I’m sure Angelo will reply with the fact that Washington owned slaves. That race card gets to racing when Angelo is near.
Stew-O: Speaking of racing, we are racing down the road to Pain for Pride and I believe the winner takes all match between Andre Walker and Viz will be one for the ages!
(A commercial is shown for Joker 2 featuring Andre Walker.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from commercial break to the sounds of ‘Last Strike’ by Polo G blasting through the speakers of the arena to a lukewarm reaction. The camera goes over to show former New Breed Champion Jon Kelton folding himself a steel chair and taking a seat, crossing his legs while patiently waiting for what’s going to go on inside of the ring.)
Stew-O: This is definitely going to be an interesting dynamic. As you know Jon Kelton qualified for the Cash In The Vault ladder match at Pain For Pride and got into an altercation with the people he will be joining in the match on Sunday Night Voltage.
Flannery McCoy: I have 100% confidence in the fact that he is going to meddle in this match. Why and how is going to be the question of the night of course.
(‘Faneto’ by Chief Keef then begins to play while SOSA Henderson makes his way out to the stage being greeted with a mixed reaction from the crowd in response. He takes a moment to pose before then making his way down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SET FOR ONE FALL!! INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA…WEIGHING IN AT 191 POUNDS….SOOSSAAAA HEENNNDDEERRSSSOOONNNN!!!!!
Stew-O: SOSA has been on a roll this season since returning a few months ago, despite losing to DEDEDE, he still picked up the win against Xander the week before at Grand Rampage. He picked up a huge rebound win, defeating a very game Solomon Stane to qualify for Cash in the Vault. One step closer to his second world championship.
(‘We’re In Hell’ by SycAmour then begins to follow up with Jake Smith beginning to make his way out to the stage to a positive reaction. He raises his hands in the air before then beginning to make his way to the ring from there with a huge smirk on his face.)
Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT….FROM ATHERTON, CALIFORNIA…WEIGHING IN AT 210 POUNDS…JAAAKKKEE SMMIITTTHHH!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Jake visits tonight from Voltage, his season has been a wild one to say the least. He came up just short in the Grand Rampage, and then lost his tag titles in a shocker. Now, he focuses on that World Championship that has eluded him. His path is Cash in the Vault and won’t let anybody stand in his way of his goal.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Flannery McCoy: And this Cash in the Vault preview match is underway as both Jake and SOSA slowly circle the ring, and then they lock up before Jake puts him in a side headlock. SOSA immediately pushes him off to the ropes and leapfrogs over the head of Jake as Jake runs off the opposite ropes and runs into a hip toss!
Flannery McCoy: Jake immediately pops back up to his feet and a knife edge chop is waiting for him! That drives him back into the corner, and then SOSA delivers another knife edge chop, and then a third one! SOSA now goes for the Irish whip to the opposite corner…but Jake reverses it and follows behind SOSA, but SOSA lifts the body above as Jake runs underneath driving his shoulder into the ring post through the second turnbuckle! And SOSA now, he climbs the top rope above Jake’s head who is a sitting duck through the second rope- AND HE DRIVES BOTH KNEES INTO THE BACK OF JAKE’S HEAD OFF THE TOP ROPE AS THEY BOTH LAND ON THE OUTSIDE!
(SOSA stands up and comes face to face with Jon Kelton, who just barely cracks a smile at SOSA)
Jon Kelton: (Off-Mic) Eye on the opponent.
Jake Mercer: SOSA is a bit suspicious of Jon as he turns around and grabs Jake by the head, but Jake fights back with a shot to the midsection…AND IN ONE SWIFT MOTION GRABS SOSA BY THE HEAD AND DRIVES HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS RIGHT BESIDE HIM!! And look…now it’s Jake who is fave to face with Kelton at ringside. :lupe:
Jon Kelton: (Off-Mic) Keep your skinny fatass focused.
Jake Mercer: :mjlol:
Stew-O: Jake Smith simply laughs at the remark and shrugs it off before turning around…AND CHARGES AT SOSA LEANING AGAINST THE BARRICADE – BUT SOSA COUNTERS WITH A FLAPJACK AS JAKE COMES DOWN ON THE BARRICADE FACE FIRST! SOSA takes a second to catch his breath as Jake is leaning on the barricade clutching his face in some pain.
Flannery McCoy: And SOSA throws Jake back inside the ring before climbing up the apron and to the top turnbuckle…AND HE GOES FOR A 450 SPLASH!! BUT NOBODY IS HOME AS JAKE THEN TRANSITIONS INTO A CROSS FACE SUBMISSION! SOSA HAS NOWHERE TO GO AS JAKE NOW APPLIES MAXIMUM PRESSURE..WHAT IS SOSA GOING TO DO?! SOSA IS DRAGGING HIS WAY TO THE ROPES AND HE REACHES OUT BUT TOO SHORT! AND – SOSA REVERSES IT INTO A PIN!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Stew-O: JAKE IS FORCED TO LET GO! Both try racing up to their feet but Jake is quicker and he looks to drive his knee full force into the side of SOSA’s head, but he sidesteps it and then delivers a dropkick to the back driving Jake stomach first off the rope right back into the arms of SOSA as he delivers a German suplex spiking Jake on top of his head! SOSA has all the momentum in this match right now.
Flannery McCoy: AND SOSA GOES FOR A STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! SISA doesn’t go for the cover though as Jake tries stirring to his feet and then he turns around – “STOLE YO BITCH!!!!” SOSA GOES FOR HIS CUTTER…BUT JAKE COUNTERS BY PUSHING HIM FORWARD, AND THEN A SUPERKICK TO THE LOWER BODY, AND THEN ANOTHER SUPERKICK TO THE FACE AND JAKE STEALS THE MOMENTUM BACK! And now Jake is the one who looks to perhaps put the match away as SOSA turns around and Jake with a kick to the midsection, BUT SOSA COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP AND WE’RE BACK AT SQUARE ONE!
Jake Mercer: Jake runs at SOSA again, BUT SOSA COUNTERS WITH A HURRICANRAMA, BUT JAKE DOESN’T LET IT HAPPEN PULLING SOSA UP TO A SEATED POSITION ON HIS SHOULDERS…AND HE CONNECTS WITH A BUCKLE BOMB IN THE CORNER! SOSA HAS NO IDEA WHERE HE IS UNTIL…THE SUPERKICK FROM JAKE DROPS HIM TO THE MAT AS JAKE GOES FOR THE COVER AND THE WIN!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Flannery McCoy: SOSA gets the shoulder up! Jake immediately doesn’t waste time in picking SOSA up off the mat, what’s he setting up for? But we won’t find out because SOSA slaps the hands of Jake away before hitting an enziguri kick to the side of the head dropping him down a to a knee….AND SOSA RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND HITS A REVERSES STO TO A KNEELED JAKE SMITH! SOSS NOW SCOOTS TO THE CORNER AND PULLS HIMSELF UP IN THE CORNER, AND HE’S GOING FOR “PAID IN FULL!!!” –
Stew-O: BUT THE STOMP MISSES, AND JAKE GRABS THE FRONT OF SOSA’S TRUNKS AND PULLS SOSA BACK BEFORE SOSA GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE TO THE OUTSIDE! JAKE IMMEDIATELY RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND TAKES OUT SOSA WITH A SUICIDE DIVE THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE!! JAKE RIGHT AWAY PICKS HIM UP AND THROWS HIM BACK INSIDE THE TING AND THIS TIME IT’S HIM WHO GOES UP TOP….WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO?!
Flannery McCoy: AND HE LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND DELIVERS AN ELBOW DROP STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF SOSA!! A HOOK OF THE LEG FROM JAKE!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Stew-O: ANOTHER KICKOUT FROM SOSA! And Jake picks him up and looks to be setting up for “Broken Wings!!” BUT SOSA SPINS OUT OF IT BEFORE PULLING JAKE IN AND HITTING A RIPCORD KNEE, BUT JAKE CAUGHT THE LEG AND HOLDS EM BOTH BEFORE FALLING SLINGSHOTTING SOSA INTO THE CORNER – BUT SOSA LANDED ON THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE!!
Jake Mercer: AND BEFORE JAKE KNOWS HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, HE’S TAKEN OUT WITH A CROSSBODY FROM THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE!! SOSA is now the one in control now as he runs off the ropes… AND TAKES JAKE OUT WITH A SPEAR!!!! SOSA DOESN’T COVER AS HE QUICKLY GOES UP TO THE TOP ROPE….THE “SOSA BOMB” RIGHT ON TOP OF JAKE!! IS THIS GOING TO DO IT?!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!
Stew-O: NO IT ISN’T AS JAKE GETS THE SHOULDER UP! SOSA pulls himself up with the rope and waits for him to get back to his feet. Jake does and SOSA GOES FOR “STOLE YO BITCH!!” BUT JAKE SPINS AROUND FACING THE BACK OF SOSA, AND THEN POPS UP AND DELIVERS A BACKSTABBER! Jake may have just bought him some valuable time there.
Flannery McCoy: Both men try to stir to their feet as SOSA is up a tad quicker and charges at him in the corner – BUT SOSA LEAPFROGGED ABOVE JAKE AND THEN HITS A SUNSET FLIP FOR THE PIN – BUT JAKE ROLLS THROUGH IT BACK YO HIS FEET…AND A FRONT DROPKICK TO THE FACE OF SOSA HENDERSON! Jake looks to Kelton on the outside as Kelton holds up his hands in innocence with a smirk on his face.
Stew-O: Jake picks him up and looks to be going for “Starmaker!!!” BUT SOSA DRIVES A KNEE INTO THE SKULL FORCING HIM TO LET GO…BEFORE HITTING A SUPERKICK THAT DRIVES JAKE BACK INTO THE CORNER!! AND THIS TIME IT’S SOSS WHO RUNS AT HIM IN THE CORNER AND DRIVES BOTH KNEES INTO THE FACE OF JAKE BEFORE FOLLOWING IT UP WITH A MONKEY FLIP TO THE CENTER OF THE RING – BUT JAKE SOMEHOW LANDED ON HIS FEET!!
Jake Mercer and Jon Kelton: :comeagain:
Stew-O: JAKE DELIVERS A SIDE SLAM BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO THE “505!!!” THE ANACONDA VICE IS LOCKED ON!! WHAT IS SOSA GOING TO DO?! JAKE IS SCREAMING AT HIM TO TAP OUT, AND HE MAY JUST HAVE TO, BUT HE’S NOT GIVING UP AS HE TRIES TO REACH OUT FOR THE ROPES BUT JAKE ISN’T MAKING IT EASY! AND….OUT OF DESPERATION SOSA TOOK ONE LUNGE AND GOT HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH THE ROPE!! GREAT RING AWARENESS THERE FROM THE FORMER EAW CHAMPION!
Jake Mercer: Jake looks to follow that up and go for “Starmaker” again…but SOSA AGAIN FIGHT OUT AND DELIVERS A KNEE STRIKE ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE….AND THEN DELIVERS A DOUBLE LEG LARIAT TAKING JAKE DOWN! SOSA feels momentum going his way as Jake stands and turns to face him….STOLE YO BITCHHHH!!!!” THE CUTTER TAKES OUT JAKE AND SOSA GOES FOR THE COVER AND THE VICTORY!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE!!!!
Stew-O: THE REFEREE SPOTS JAKE’S FOOT UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE!!! AND SOSA CAN’T BELIEVE IT POUNDING THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION.
(The camera switches to Kelton on the outside with his arms folded not looking impressed in any way still with a tiny smirk on his face.)
Jake Mercer: SOSA I think may be looking to make sure this match ends as…HE GOES FOR “PAID IN FULL!!!” THE STOMP BUT JAKE JUST BARELY MOVED HIS HEAD, AND THEN TAKES SOSA DOWN WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO THE KNEE! After several seconds, Jake is up to his feet, and he runs off the ropes – “SO LONG AND GOODNIGHT!!!!!!” THE KNEE TO THE BACK OF SOSA’S HEAD AS JAKE FLIPS HIM ON HIS BACK AND GOES GOR THE WIN!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT SOSA KICKS OUT! Now it’s Jake who is the one feeling a bit frustrated, but he knows better that he has to stay on the offense which is exactly what he’s doing picking SOSA up….AND SOSA PUSHES HIM AWAY BEFORE JAKE WALKS INTO A JUMPING REVERSE STO!! BOTH MEN ARE DOWN NOW IN THIS MATCH!
Stew-O: They both rise up and stand to face one another…and Jake spears him into the corner and hits several shoulder thrusts and body shots, before lifting SOSA up on the top rope – AND BOTH MEN ARE BATTLING FOR CONTROL ON THE TOP AS SOSA FIGHTS OUT OF A SUPERPLEX!! THEY BOTH EXCHANGE SHOTS UNTIL…SOSA WITH A HIGH KICK TO THE HEAD AS JAKE BARELY HANGS ON, AND WHAT IS SOSA DOING?! – THE HURRICANRANA FROM THE TOP ROPE FROM SOSA!!! JAKE STANDS UP AND…SUPERKICK FROM SOSA DROPS HIM LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES AND SOSA GOES FOR THE VICTORY!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEE!!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT JAKE SMITH STAYS ALIVE BY KICKING OUT! SOSA though looks to go for his next move in this match and goes for a suplex perhaps, but Jake blocks it with his foot! AND JAKE THROWS A SHOT TO THE STOMACH, AND HE LIFTS UP SOSA…AND THROWS HIM STOMACH FIRST ON THE TOP ROPE, AND SOSA IS A SITTING DUCK HANGING ON THE ROPE AS JAKE CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE…AND HE DELIVERS A LEG DROP ON TOP OF THE HEAD OF SOSA BRINGING HIM BACK INTO THE RING!!
Flannery McCoy: JAKE PULLS HIMSELF UP AND CAN SENSE VICTORY IS NEAR AS SOSA IS STRUGGLING TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET. SOSA TURNS AROUND AND WALKS INTO A KICK FROM JAKE – HE REACHES DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG AND THEN…”BROKEN DREAMSSS!! THE SNAP SWINGING NECKBREAKER AS JAKE SMITH GOES FOR THE PIN HOOKING BOTH LEGS!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: HOW?!?! SOSA HENDERSON SOMEHOW STAYS IN IT GETTING HIS SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST MILLISECOND AS JAKE IS IN DISBELIEF ASKING THE REFEREE IF IT WAS THREE.
(Jon Kelton holds up a 2 sign with his fingers at Jake.)
Stew-O: Jake looks to pick SOSA up off the mat, we have no idea what he has in mind but SOSA seems to be like dead weight right now – OR NOT AS SOSA OUT OF NOWHERE DELIVERS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD DROPPING JAKE SMITH!! AGAIN BOTH MEN ARE DOWN! And they both stand up at the same time facing one another – BUT LOOK!!!
Flannery McCoy: JON KELTON!!! KELTON HITS THEM BOTH BLINDSIDING BOTH OF THEM! SOSA FALLS OUT OF THE RING AS JOB BEGING UNLOADING SEVERAL RIGHT HANDS ON JAKE! THE REFEREE HAS THROWN THIS MATCH OUT!!!!
(DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: That sucks we don’t have a winner, we all knew Kelton had another motive than just watching. Kelton right away picks up Jake and he goes for his !!Anti-Life Equation”!!! THE FUTURE SHOCK…BUT JAKE SOMEHOW TWIRLS OUT OF IT AND BOTH MEN EXCHANGE BLOWS! JAKE DELIVERS A HIGH KNEE THAT DRIVES JON BACK A FEW FEET BEFORE RUNNING…BUT KELTON SIDEATEPS AND SENDS JAKE OVER THE TOP ROPE! AND KELTON HOPS ON THE TOP ROPE…AND TAKES JAKE OUT WITH A CROSSBODY ON THE OUTSIDE!!
Flannery McCoy: LOOK IN THE RING!! SOSA IS BACK IN THE RING….JAKE AND JON STAND UP, AND SOSA RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND TAKES THEM BOTH OUT WITH A TOPE CON HILO…BUT KELTON PULLED A CAMERAMAN IN HIS PLACE TO SAVE HIMSELF!!! JON RIGHT AWAY GOES ON THE ATTACK ON SOSA ASS THEY GO BACK AND FORTH….AND SEVERAL MOMENTS GO BY BEFORE JAKE HITS JON FROM BEHIND AND ALL THREE MEN ARE BRAWLING IT OUT AT RINGSIDE!!
(Security rushes down and the crowd boos.)
Stew-O: MANY MANY Security guards help break the three men up, and each one of them point high at the Cash in the Vault briefcase above the ring.
Jake Mercer: A wild brawl with three participants in the Cash in the Vault match, and you can tell they all want it more than anything.
(The final shot is of all three being restrained yelling at each other while pointing at the briefcase before Friday Night Dynasty then begins to transition to elsewhere.)
(A commercial is shown for McDonalds where Terry Chambers is shown redesigning their boxes and introducing a new Chamburger meal.)
(Dynasty fades back to ringside, and the inside of the ring has been set up for tonight’s contract signing! There is a table inside of the ring along with a chair on each side, and on top of the table are pens, microphones, and the contract for Pain for Pride’s Universal Women’s Championship match. Also inside of the ring is the general manager of Dynasty, StarrStan, holding a microphone of his own in his hand. The crowd cheers loudly, and as the cheering finally quiets down, StarrStan begins to speak.)
StarrStan: Ladies and gentlemen, Pain for Pride this year might just go down as one of the biggest shows this company has held. We have a ton of major matches on the card featuring Hall of Famers, future Hall of Famers, and names from the past. Right now we’re about to see the contract signing for one of those matches, and that match is the Universal Women’s Championship match at Pain for Pride! This is without a doubt one of, if not the biggest Women’s Championship match ever. This is a match between two of the biggest names the women’s division has ever seen along with two of the most talented, and on top of that, this is now a match between two members of this year’s Hall of Fame class!
(The cheers grow loud once again, but StarrStan continues to speak.)
StarrStan: Introducing first, please welcome the Challenger! She’s the longest reigning Answers World Champion of all time and she’s a former Universal Women’s Champion! This woman has done it all and has the chance to add another World Championship to her resume at Pain for Pride…. KASSIDY HEART!!!!
(‘Partition (Smearcase Trap Remix)’ by Beyoncé hits, and this is when the cheers turn into a mixed reaction, as all of the fans in the arena either cheer or boo, most of the reactions being negative, for the former Answers World Champion as she makes her way out. Kassidy Heart pays no attention to the loud fans in the crowd, only having one thing on her mind at the moment, that being the Universal Women’s Championship.)
Stew-O: Kassidy Heart is one of the most accomplished Elitists ever, let alone one of the most successful women. She’s not just a challenge for most of the roster, defeating her at all is rare, and I’m sure for a lot of fans that just makes this match even more exciting!
Flannery McCoy: The match she won at Battle of Egypt really was just a testament to how talented, and dangerous, Kassidy Heart is. She won a match that was as unpredictable as possible with the names involved, the amount of opponents, and the match stipulation, and that alone should tell you how much of a threat she is.
Stew-O: Kassidy has made her way inside of the ring, and while the majority of fans are not on her side, I think even they know that there’s a very big chance that she may become the next Universal Women’s Champion.
(Kassidy Heart takes a seat, and she waits as StarrStan continues.)
StarrStan: And now, introducing her opponent. This woman is a former EAW World Champion, and much like Kassidy Heart, she has managed to accomplish everything there is to accomplish! She is a former War Games winner as well as one of the longest Specialists Champions ever, but above all else she is the current Universal Women’s Champion, ANDREA VALENTINE!!!!
(The crowd explodes into cheers this time, and the cheering only grows louder once ‘Roll With Me’ by Charli XCX hits. While Kassidy Heart doesn’t share the same excitement as the crowd, she watches on as Andrea Valentine makes her way out to the stage with her Universal Women’s Championship. It does not take long for Andrea and Kassidy, the two Pain for Pride opponents to lock eyes as they clearly have a lot more they want to say, but Andrea Valentine does not look bothered by Kassidy, instead continuing to walk down the ramp and to the ring.)
Stew-O: StarrStan touched on this, but I’d just like to add onto what he said. Andrea Valentine, much like Kassidy Heart has done it all, and that’s exactly why this match is as big as it is. These are two of the most talented and successful women ever, facing off for the Universal Women’s Championship!
Flannery McCoy: Andrea Valentine has been having a great Universal Women’s Championship reign, putting down Madison Kaline and Cameron Ella Ava, two Hall of Famers! If she can defeat Kassidy Heart that’d be a third in a row, not to mention that Andrea is in the same Hall of Fame class as Kassidy!
Stew-O: There really isn’t enough words to describe just how big this matchup is, but if there’s one thing I can say for sure as Andrea enters the ring, it’s that there’s a big fight feel here, and we’re not even at Pain for Pride yet!
(Andrea Valentine takes a seat in the empty chair, and the crowd quickly quiets down, eager to hear what these two have to say. For a few seconds, nothing is said. Instead there is a staredown between the Pain for Pride opponents, but the silence is broken as Andrea Valentine picks up her microphone, beginning to speak.)
Andrea Valentine: Let me ask you a question…. who are you?
Kassidy Heart: (puzzled) Excuse me?
Andrea Valentine: Who is Kassidy Heart?
Kassidy Heart: Who is Kassidy Heart? Well who the fuck do you think I am? I mean, I’m only the future greatest of all-time and absolutely fucking untouchable. Do I need to give you a little reminder of what I’ve done in the last four and a half years and why I’m going into the Hall of Fame? I mean, I literally don’t mind because no one loves the sound of my voice more than I do. Well, perhaps Daddygawd would argue that because he says there’s nothing better than when I whisper in his ear about how I can’t wait to drop to my knees and gag all over Cockzilla later on, but I digress. Let me not give myself any mental images right now because the last thing I want to do is start dripping when he’s not here for me to sit on his face.
(There is a pause.)
Kassidy Heart: What? Did I say too much? Or are you just not interested in what goes on at Casa de Gawd? Right, you asked me who I am. A question that is downright ignorant and a waste of my time to answer. If you don’t know who the fuck I am by now, you’ll find out real soon when I beat your ass and take that championship come Pain for Pride.
Andrea Valentine: That’s really unfortunate.😕
Kassidy Heart: Yeah, really unfortunate for you.
Andrea Valentine: No, I just mean.. it’s unfortunate that you have been here for all of this time and the answer to your question of who YOU are is met with your in-ring accomplishments and who you’re married to. In other words, you don’t know who you are. You have no real sense of self and zero identity outside of stat-padding and being the chairman’s wife. I only asked you this because I hoped to get a reassuring answer that will help me feel a little bit better about what will become of you after I beat you and send you packing, but I didn’t. Now I can’t help but wonder, what will make Kassidy Heart continue to be Kassidy Heart and what will she fall back on once she fails to win my Universal Women’s Championship? That’s also a question you need to ask yourself because it is clear to me that you have no sense of self-worth or individuality and without a title around your waist, you bring nothing to the table.
Kassidy Heart: I promise I don’t need your approval nor I do I need your advice on how I should view myself as a person. My approach and outlook has gotten me this far and everything I do has a reasoning behind it. The hypothetical dilemma of who is Kassidy Heart without a championship picture or her husband is a pretty fucking dumb thing to contemplate. Open your eyes, the answer is staring you right in them. Kassidy Heart without any of that is one word: Resilient. I bust my ass day in and day out and I overcome whatever obstacle is in my way to get what I get. I don’t take no for an answer, what I want I get, call me conceited or entitled, I really don’t give a fuck about your opinion and that’s what makes me, me and you, you. That’s why I always think it’s so funny when you get praised for being this goody two shoes who goes with the flow and takes whats in front of you and makes the most of it. You absolutely don’t by the way. You’re absolutely every bit of the entitled spoiled cunt that people try to paint me as and that’s shown by your constant mood swings and your inability to keep a friend. I guess because you come out every week cheesing and being a no personality having robot it fools people, but I see right through you. In fact, the only reason why you even have this idea and perception around you because you’re EXPECTED to accept mediocrity. You’re EXPECTED to be in second place behind me. I don’t settle, you do. That’s why me kicking your ass and winning the title isn’t something that will even surprise one soul in the slightest bit.
Andrea Valentine: 🙄 Here we go again with the talking down and placing yourself above me again. Maybe if you tell yourself that enough times you’ll actually believe it, but you’re not better than me and you don’t rank higher than me all-time. Not that I care about any of these irrelevant metrics or hypothetical lists that are literally nothing but a matter of peoples opinion and you’ll find differing ones no matter who you ask, but my personal opinion won’t be swayed. Especially by a girl who doesn’t even know what personality she’s going to take when she wakes up in the morning. Your whole life is a walking contradiction and unfulfilled indecisive mess and I won’t allow that to have any impact on mine. I keep saying this: I am the champion and you are the challenger. You want what I have and you’re the one punching up in order to attempt to get it, I’m just sitting pretty and doing what I’ve always done and that’s why I’m here and you’re there. I’m going to beat you like I’ve beaten everybody else who’s come in my way even if I walk into the war of my life, I am absolutely aware of the competitor that stands before me. I know you’re going to be my biggest challenge yet, but I’m more than ready. You’ve accomplished a lot in your career and I can’t take that away from you even if you’ve had your hand held and have been specifically catered to.. you still did it and that can’t be taken away! But I’m confident in what I’ve managed to accomplish for myself as well. When we meet at Pain for Pride you’re not running through me like I’m a Ronan Malosi and you’re not submitting me like I’m Theron Nikolas. You’re going up against a girl who like you said– rolls with the punches and makes the most out of what’s in front of her, but you missed the most important aspect: a girl who comes out of every situation better than she walked in.
Kassidy Heart: (clearly unmoved and unamused) Yeah? Keep telling yourself that maybe you’ll eventually believe it.
Andrea Valentine: That means that the woman who walks into Pain for Pride just might not be the woman who walks out of it. Don’t get me wrong I don’t have any split personalities going on like you do but what I’m saying is I know how to adjust and adapt in order to come out on top. If you can’t bite and your little mauler refuses to come out because I’m the Thanos to her Hulk, what exactly do you have to fall back on? This is a far cry from your home brand of Showdown where you’ve reigned terror over the course of almost a year and if we know anything about your history on this brand in particular, you’re just another body filling up the roster as far as I’m concerned.
Kassidy Heart: :notbad: Bringing up my past on Dynasty against me certainly isn’t an angle I was expecting but it’s cute that’s for sure. I’m not going to sit here and lie like my time on Dynasty was the most ideal for me or like this piece of shit standing next to us didn’t have a hard-on for certain people who didn’t deserve it. But for all of the obstacles and annoying bullshit I dealt with on this brand, I can still look back on it and say I managed to hold twice as many championships in one season than you did. That just goes to show that my floor is your ceiling. You would have been fine with a National Elite Championship reign even if you had to deal with bullshit, as long as you could say you held the title right? I mean look at your EAW Championship reign for example, you were an afterthought in your own reign and a placeholder for Rex on top of being a Malcolm Jones charity case. Everything I accomplish I make sure I carry myself and is represented in a way that I can be proud of looking back. This is why I’m the history maker here and you’re just the “happy to be here” pushover who settles for scraps.
Andrea Valentine: You wanna talk about history?
Kassidy Heart: Yeah let’s talk about it. Let’s talk about how I’m the first woman to compete in a War Games match or how I’m the first woman to win the Answers World Championship or how I’m the longest reigning Answers World Champion, I could literally go on and on until you’re blue in the face. Not that you’d look much different looking at your foundation. I paved the way for bitches like you.
Andrea Valentine: You’re the first woman to compete in War Games? That’s cute, I’m the first woman to actually WIN a War Games, and I scored the winning pinfall for that by the way.
Kassidy Heart: Don’t remind me, I still cringe over that corny “QUEENS ONLY” shit you did in unison like you were the fucking Power Rangers or something.
Andrea Valentine: Oh I’m not done reminding you, if you wanna talk about paving the way and doing things first, let’s talk about how I won the EAW Championship, a male dominated championship before you won a male dominated championship, back when you were floundering on Dynasty getting outshined by the likes of Sarah Price and Serena Bennett. At least that’s how you view it right? If you’re not the hands down no questioned asked main focus on your brand, it’s an injustice to you and you think that’s an alright outlook to have because you see it as striving for greatness. I see otherwise. It’s also why I know this championship isn’t fit for you, you can’t share the spotlight of having a womens world championship on a brand where there’s a male world champion because you’ll always be insecure about your spot. You’ve gone your whole career seeking validation from any and everybody and the ultimate vulture managed to prey on you and take advantage of that in the form of giving you everything you ever wanted not realizing what you sold out in order to get it. Now here you are! Ultra successful and at the top of your game and now everyone’s got to deal with you thinking you’re some kind of untouchable god who has some kind of control over everyone. That’s why I bring up my past accomplishments and specifically the things I’ve managed to do that you either didn’t do or what you did only after I did it first.
Kassidy Heart: First, second, third or fourth it doesn’t matter… I DID IT BETTER. Your goodie two shoes bullshit is a facade and your title reign is on the clock. I’m going to show you exactly how I co-exist on a brand with another world champion, spoiler alert: I don’t. Any brand I’m world champion on automatically becomes my brand and everybody comes after. I wouldn’t sit there and allow an Andre Walker or a Visual Prophet to become the main attraction of a brand where I’m reigning supreme and I’m sure that’s why Starr loves you. He lets his prized pupils run wild while you “sit pretty” like the good lapdog you are and asks no questions and just keeps your head down. That’s not me and that’s why Starr hasn’t drafted me back here since. He knows who’s the safe option while he pushes his little agendas. I’m not that, but I am the safe bet. I am the one who is favored to walk out of Pain for Pride and win that title off of you while I continue to lap your career. That’s something you can rest assured will happen. Then in the end everybody can be happy, well I don’t know about Starr but I know you’ll be fine.. you’re used to getting your ass kicked and turning the other cheek.
(Kassidy Heart grabs a pen and signs the contract before aggressively pushing it towards Andrea who it hits in the torso, she calmly adjusts the clipboard before addressing Kassidy again)
Andrea Valentine: I find this little grudge against Starr to be funny because it shows exactly what I’ve been saying from the beginning. A lot of what makes you, you– comes from a place of resentment and bitterness toward other women you saw succeed in ways before you could and it’s driven you to a place of no return. From the very beginning you’ve had people putting stuff in your head and feeding you bullshit, feuling your ego not realizing they were only creating a monster and I don’t mean a good one. Because even with you becoming all that you’ve become and reaching the status you’re at now, we STILL have to hear your delusional rambling at times about how you get “almost no respect” from people unless you’re practically dying in the ring or how some things you do aren’t “good enough” for other people to acknowledge what you’re capable of. It’s nonsense. I don’t fully blame you though because although you’ve always been this way and no accomplishment can change that, its what was embedded into you and what stayed with you. You’ve had labels placed on you early on and while you’ve handled the pressures of a lot of them, without other people essentially guiding you or being driven by an amount of jealousy/bitterness while getting off on seeing other successful & more featured women in the past fail or fade out from EAW, then at Pain for Pride I probably wouldn’t be getting the Kassidy Heart stands before me. A Kassidy Heart you have no control over, a Kassidy Heart you were never able to truly mold into your own vision. But this is the difference between me and a lot of girls from the past who have managed to make you insecure about your standing here, I’m still here and I never left and I’m not going anywhere. I’m in the Hall of Fame right there with you and I’m sure it eats you alive. That’s why it’s only right that I be the one to set you straight and give you something that the closest people in your life never had the real care for you to do, and that’s set you straight and give you an opportunity to start over and become the person YOU want to be. Not the person Mr. DEDEDE or Ahren Fournier or Sienna Jade or whoever else you latch onto tells you that you should be.
(Finally, Andrea Valentine signs the contract, but as she does so, Kassidy Heart gets out of her seat. Andrea Valentine notices this and gets up as soon as she finishes signing the contract, and it immediately becomes apparent once more how heated things are between the two, which causes the crowd to cheer even louder than they were after Andrea signed the contract. Noticing how things have escalated, StarrStan quickly begins to speak.)
StarrStan: :whoa: Tensions are high, but you two will get the chance to fight at Pain for Pride when the Universal Women’s Championship is on the line! Until then, I don’t want either of you to-
Stew-O: KASSIDY HEART JUST WENT AFTER STARRSTAN!!!! KASSIDY HEART JUST TOOK DOWN THE DYNASTY GENERAL MANAGER WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN AND NOW SHE IS ATTACKING THE GENERAL MANAGER!!! IT WAS CLEAR THAT SHE HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIM, BUT WHAT IS SHE DOING?????
Jake Mercer: StarrStan wasn’t prepared for that at all! Kassidy Heart completely took him by surprise with that attack! Kassidy Heart is punching at the general manager, and obviously StarrStan is trying to fend her off, but this is Kassidy Heart! That attack was completely out of nowhere, AND KASSIDY IS ABLE TO LAND MULTIPLE PUNCHES TO THE SIDE OF STARRSTAN’S HEAD DESPITE HIS ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK THEM! KASSIDY HEART IS ALL OVER THE DYNASTY GENERAL MANAGER, AND STARRSTAN IS IN TROUBLE!
Flannery McCoy: Kassidy Heart just got up and she tries stomping at StarrStan- BUT ANDREA VALENTINE PULLS KASSIDY AWAY, AND SHE SENDS KASSIDY INTO THE CORNER, RAMMING HER BACK FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!! ANDREA VALENTINE AND KASSIDY HEART NOW GOING AFTER ONE ANOTHER AS THEY TRADE PUNCHES AND STRIKES, AND KASSIDY HEART DUCKS DOWN BEFORE TAKING ANDREA OUT OF THE CORNER AND DOWN TO THE MAT!!!!
Stew-O: KASSIDY HEART LOOKS FOR A RIGHT HAND BUT ANDREA IS ABLE TO TURN KASSIDY OVER BEFORE PUNCHING THE FORMER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!!! KASSIDY IS ABLE TO SHOVE ANDREA OFF OF HER, BUT NOW BOTH WOMEN QUICKLY RUSH BACK TO THEIR FEET BEFORE RUSHING BACK AT EACH OTHER AND CONTINUING TO SEND FISTS AND ELBOWS AT EACH OTHER!
Jake Mercer: ANDREA VALENTINE GOES FOR A- WAIT A SECOND!!! A BUNCH OF SECURITY GUARDS JUST ENTERED THE RING!!!! While these two were fighting a bunch of security guards ran down the ramp, probably because of Kassidy attacking StarrStan, and now they’re separating the two women!
Stew-O: The security guards pull Andrea Valentine out of the ring as a few officials run over to check on StarrStan, and I can’t say I believe how things have turned out tonight! I knew things were heated between the two challenging for the titl, but an attack like that on the general manager, I don’t think any of us expected to actually see that tonight!
Jake Mercer: It’s a good thing security came out when they did. Any later and StarrStan might’ve had to resort to using his black belt in K-
Flannery McCoy: Not the time, Jake. Security stopped the fight between Andrea and Kassidy, but StarrStan was just attacked by the former Answers World Champion, and I have no idea what’s going to happen next!
(With the loud fans heard in the background, some of the security guards walk with Andrea up the ramp, while a large number of them stay inside of the ring to make sure Kassidy doesn’t go after Andrea or StarrStan.)
Stew-O: :krabs:
Jake Mercer: KASSIDY HEART JUST TOOK OUT ONE OF THE SECURITY GUARDS WITH AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!!!! THE OTHER SECURITY GUARDS INSIDE OF THE RING QUICKLY RUSH IN AT HER, BUT KASSIDY DOESN’T FALL BACK, TAKING ONE OF THEM DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE BEFORE SPEARING ANOTHER ONE!!!!! GO TO GAWD ON THE SECURITY GUARD!!!!
Flannery McCoy: ONE OF THE SECURITY GUARDS IS ABLE TO GRAB KASSIDY FROM BEHIND TO RESTRAIN HER, BUT SHE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A HIP TOSS BEFORE PICKING HIM UP AND SENDING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!!
Stew-O: ONE OF THE SECURITY GUARDS RUNS IN BUT KASSIDY GRABS HIM BEFORE SENDING HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH OUT AT RINGSIDE!!!!
Jake Mercer: KASSIDY HEART QUICKLY KICKS THE LAST SECURITY GUARD IN THE STOMACH BEFORE HE EVEN HAD TIME TO MAKE A MOVE, AND NOW SHE LIFTS HIM UP ONTO HER SHOULDERS BEFORE PUTTING HIM THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!! WHAT DID WE JUST SEE!?!?!? KASSIDY HEART JUST TOOK OUT ALL OF THE SECURITY GUARDS, SHE JUST CLEARED THE RING!!!!
Stew-O: Yeah, and she just did it with almost no problem! Those are trained security guards she just disposed of! Andrea Valentine really needs to be careful, because I know we’ve already said that Kassidy Heart is dangerous, but that right there just proved it!
(With the crowd still loud, both cheering and booing, officials are seen outside at ringside checking on StarrStan and making sure he is okay. The camera cuts to Kassidy Heart who is still inside of the ring, clearly enraged as she stared at the Universal Women’s Champion who is at the stage, separated from Kassidy by the remaining security guards on the ramp. Andrea Valentine is staring back at Kassidy, but even after that brawl she doesn’t look scared or intimidated by the former Answers World Champion. Instead, she looks determined, and ready for Pain for Pride. From there, Dynasty fades away from ringside.)
(A commercial is shown for Pain For Pride featuring Andrea Valentine versus Kassidy Heart for the Universal Women’s Championship.)
(Friday Night Dynasty comes back from the final commercial break of the night to the arena. ‘Leaving Caladan’ by Hans Zimmer is heard blasting through the speakers of the arena while the camera goes over to show Andre Walker making his way over to the commentary table and greeting the three people there nonchalantly. Obviously, he wasn’t billed to be at the table here tonight, but nonetheless, he showed up.)
Stew-O: Well Andre, regardless of the surprise, we thank you for joining us tonight!
Andre Walker: No problem at all, I’m just interested in how this match is going to go.
(The camera then goes over to show Stephie Love standing at the center of the ring with a smile on her face ready to announce the next match!)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your MAIN EVENT!!! And it is a singles match scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Back To Life’ by Soul II Soul begins to blast through the speakers of the arena while the crowd gives a lukewarm reaction upon seeing The Visual Prophet who makes his way out to the stage charismatically. He bears the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist which he unbuckles and raises into the air with pyro shooting out behind him while he does so. A smirk grows on his face as he throws his Championship over his shoulder and begins to make his way down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first… residing in Engadine, Michigan… weighing in at 265 pounds… he is the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!! ‘THE FOUNDER OF THE VISUAL PROPHET LEADERSHIP ACADEMY’… THE VISUAL PROPHET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Well earlier in the night we saw The Visual Prophet backstage where he talked about what happened last week regarding Andre Walker before moving on to talk about the big match that he has tonight in our main event. I’m sure he’s looking to be on the top of his game here tonight.
Flannery McCoy: Well isn’t that always Viz anyway? He’s got what it takes and I have no doubt that he might be capable of adding a big win to the books against an even bigger opponent… unless our commentary partner interferes.
Andre Walker: No, not today. I want to see how my Pain For Pride opponent fares against the last person that beat me, that’s all.
Jake Mercer: Yeah sure bud, I’m onto you!
(‘Shock The World’ by Lloyd Banks is heard blasting through the speakers of the arena while the crowd absolutely erupts into cheers upon seeing Ronn Banks make his way out from the backstage area. He stands on the stage with a smile on his face as he looks around at the EAW Universe in attendance tonight. From there he looks towards the ring, taking a spin around before spreading his arms out, putting his back to the camera while he then begins to make his way down the ramp and towards the ring with a smirk.)
Stephie Love: And his opponent… from Newark, New Jersey… weighing in at 220 pounds… ‘THE PLK’… RONN BANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: On the other hand earlier in the night Banks made a match against Xander Payne official contested under Extreme Rules! It’s some very exciting times and I know Banks is walking into Pain For Pride knowing he’s going to have to bring his A-game, especially against someone like Xander.
Flannery McCoy: Last year Banks helped Adam Lucas defeat Mr. DEDEDE for the EAW Hardcore Championship at Pain For Pride XIV. The man does not falter on the Grandest Stage and knows how to operate at a caliber above all else. I’m sure he’s going to have no problem facing Xander and henceforth stepping into the main event tonight against some tough competition in their own right.
Jake Mercer: Oh please, Xander Payne and The Visual Prophet??? That old chump simply does not stand a chance! But you know what? I’ll entertain it, let’s see what happens.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And here we fucking go, with the main event of Dynasty tonight hosting what could be a dream match between two gladiators of the ring. The Visual Prophet, Ronn Banks, it’s going down and I can’t wait. Banks does not waste any time making his way out of his corner, immediately circling around the ring while Viz nonchalantly follows that. Both of them know that their moves are going to have to be calculated and precise, especially knowing what the two of them might have up their sleeve as this match goes on. Banks and Viz engage in a collar-and-elbow tie-up, jockeying for position- BUT BEFORE THEY CAN GO ANY FURTHER IT’S VIZ THAT USES HIS SIZE ADVANTAGE TO SHOVE BANKS TO THE GROUND!
(Banks slides down to a seated position while Viz looks down at him with a smile on his face. Banks, instead of being aggravated, has an amused expression on his face as he gets back up to his feet, with the two of them beginning to circle around once again.)
Flannery McCoy: Banks seems to think that second time’s a charm in this match, going for another lock-up attempt- BUT AS VIZ STEPS FORWARD BANKS CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE ABDOMEN WHICH SENDS HIM RIGHT BACK! Banks knows that a test of strength against a powerhouse like The Visual Prophet is a battle that he cannot win, before he then begins to assault the World Heavyweight Champion with a barrage of forearms which push him back towards the ropes! Viz tries to block as many as he can, and I’m sure he didn’t expect Banks to sprint back towards the opposite pair of ropes… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A BRUTAL KNEE TO THE ABDOMEN THIS TIME WHICH SENDS VIZ DOWNWARD INTO A SEATED POSITION! Banks once again runs the ropes while Viz is down… GOING FOR ANOTHER KNEE THIS TIME TO THE FACE-
Jake Mercer: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT! Instead, Viz drops down and pulls himself out of the ring and out of harm’s way! Banks falls against the ropes but immediately backs up and makes his way towards the center of the ring, and it looks like he insists on Viz joining him, but I don’t think he’s budging.
Andre Walker: Early admission of defeat.
Jake Mercer: God your beard is so neatly trimmed.
Andre Walker: What.
Stew-O: This match has reached a brief standstill with the referee looking to start a count, but before he can do so Viz jumps onto the apron. He begins to enter the ring, WHILE BANKS RUNS FORWARD, LOOKING TO BOOT HIM IN THE FACE- But Viz manages to pull himself back onto the apron and out of the way, stepping forward and connecting with an elbow smash to Banks which sends him backward! This gives time for Viz to enter into the ring, BUT BANKS LOOKS TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM IN HIS FAVOR RUNNING TOWARDS HIM ONCE AGAIN- ONLY FOR VIZ TO GRAB HIM AROUND THE WAIST AND SPIN AROUND CONNECTING WITH A BEAUTIFUL SPINEBUSTER! BANKS IS DOWN WHILE VIZ HOOKS THE LEG FOR AN EARLY PIN!
OOONNNEEE!!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT BANKS KICKS OUT BEFORE TWO! But I don’t think Viz pays much mind to that, more focused on the fact that the offense has shifted into his favor now. He gets back up to his feet, grabbing Banks and bringing him up while he does so. But immediately it’s Banks that begins to fire away once again with repeated forearm shots towards the head, trying to stun Viz and give himself enough time to recuperate! But before he can go far with that Viz manages to stop him with a kick toward the abdomen which doubles Banks over! Viz now grabs Banks before lifting him off the ground, AND CONNECTING WITH A BIG SUPLEX WHICH SENDS BANKS CRASHING DOWN TO THE CANVAS ONCE AGAIN!
Jake Mercer: Banks had him in the beginning but now Viz is getting into the groove of things now, which is going to be really unfortunate for the EAW Hall of Famer if he keeps it going. That looks to be the case right now with Viz bringing Banks up to his feet, pushing him up against the ropes, and sending him towards the opposite side with an Irish whip… VIZ NOW LAUNCHES HIMSELF INTO THE AIR FOR A SHOULDER TACKLE- BUT BANKS MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Viz lands stomach first on the canvas but instantly rolls onto his back before pulling himself up into a seated position, ONLY FOR BANKS TO STEP FORWARD AND CONNECT WITH A KICK TO HIS SPINE! Viz is in a world of hurt but manages to keep himself upward still, ONLY FOR BANKS TO GO FOR ANOTHER KICK TO THE HEAD-
Stew-O: BUT VIZ ROLLS BACKWARD AND GRABS A HOLD OF THE LEG OF BANKS TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE MAT BEFORE HE CAN CONNECT WITH THE MOVE! Banks is taken down and that gives Viz enough time to get back up to his feet, but at the same time it seems that Banks is doing the same, AS HE RUNS FORWARD, LOOKING TO TAKE HIM BACK DOWN WITH A LOU THESZ PRESS- BUT VIZ MANAGES TO DIP HIS HEAD UNDER AND CATCH BANKS ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE DRIVING HIM DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A BIG POWERBOMB COUNTER!
Flannery McCoy: Banks’ plan definitely did not go as expected, as he rolls towards the bottom rope and grabs a hold of it to get back up to his feet. AS SOON AS HE GETS UP THOUGH VIZ RUNS OVER AND CONNECTS WITH A CLOTHESLINE THAT SENDS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE! Banks manages to grab a hold of the ropes though, standing on the apron while Viz steps forward and goes for a forearm- Which Banks manages to block before connecting with a stiff forearm of his own which forces him over to the center of the ring! Banks now beginning to brace himself… BEFORE LAUNCHING HIMSELF OFF OF THE ROPES AND CONNECTING WITH A SPRINGBOARD CLOTHESLINE TO THE HEAD WHICH BARELY TAKES VIZ DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Banks now turns around while Viz is getting up to a kneeling position, LAUNCHING OFF OF HIS FEET AND USING THE MOMENTUM TO SWING VIZ AROUND AND DROP HIM ONTO HIS HEAD WITH A TORNADO DDT!
Jake Mercer: Once again Banks is back in this match as this time he turns around and begins to make his way up to the top rope, taking this opportunity while Viz is down on the mat. Banks sets him up… LAUNCHING OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND GOING FOR “FLYING DRACO’! ELBOW DROP TO THE CHEST OF THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Stew-O: BUT VIZ OUT OF NOWHERE GETS BACK UP AND NAILS BANKS WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE! Viz was playing possum there as he grabs Banks by the head and yanks him off of the top turnbuckle and down to the canvas, bringing him up onto his shoulders, Fireman’s Carry position- But Viz can do anything it’s Banks that begins to send rapid-fire elbows towards the side of his head! We can only assume that Viz was close to connecting with the ‘Prophet Driver’ there, but Banks shut him out and now finds a way off of the shoulders of Viz and down to the mat! Banks slides down to a seated position while Viz grabs him by the hair- Only for Banks to connect with a punch towards the abdomen which forces him back! Viz stumbles backward while Banks sends him towards the corner with an Irish whip, running forward… BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO THE AIR WITH A FOREARM STRIKE-
Flannery McCoy: But just in time it’s Viz that moves out of the way of that one causing Banks to crash into the turnbuckle padding! Banks is hurt, turning around and facing Viz, who grabs him by the arm and sends him towards the ropes with an Irish whip- But Banks manages to drop his weight down and send Viz towards the ropes instead going for an Irish whip of his own… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WHICH TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE MAT! BANKS CONNECTS WITH A BEAUTIFUL MOVE AS HE DROPS DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG! PIN ATTEMPT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT VIZ MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP BEFORE THE THREE COUNT! Banks obviously looks displeased but nonetheless, he knows that it’s not going to be enough to keep someone like The Visual Prophet down. Banks is back up to his feet, grabbing Viz by the head while he does so and bringing him up alongside him. Banks grabs the arm… BEFORE PULLING VIZ IN AND CONNECTING WITH A FOREARM SHOT TO THE FACE! Viz is stunned but at the same time manages to keep himself up on his feet while Banks keeps a hold of the arm… PULLING HIM IN AGAIN AND CONNECTING WITH A SECOND FOREARM! Banks isn’t done though… GOING FOR ONE MORE- BUT VIZ MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT WITH A BURST OF ENERGY BEFORE GRABBING VIZ AROUND THE WAIST AND DROPPING HIM DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!
Stew-O: Viz is certainly bringing the fight to Banks tonight, certainly this has to bring our broadcast partner here some level of concern.
Andre Walker: Whatever happens, happens.
Flannery McCoy: True that, but right now it looks like Viz is back in this match. He grabs Banks and brings him up to his feet, GOING FOR ANOTHER SUPLEX THIS TIME IN THE FORM OF A BELLY-TO-BELLY! Banks tumbles down to the mat, and judging by the look on his face you know this isn’t all that good for him right now. Viz brings him up, BEFORE FINISHING WHAT HE COULDN’T DO EARLIER AND THROWING BANKS OUT OF THE RING!
Jake Mercer: Looks like the Champ wants to inflict some damage on the outside, rolling out and grabbing Banks by the head… SLAMMING HIM FACE-FIRST AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE APRON! Banks is hurt while Viz keeps a hold of him, LOOKING TO CONNECT AGAIN- But not today! Banks manages to hold his hands out and stop the impact, BEFORE REELING HIS HEAD FORWARD AND SENDING IT BACK CONNECTING WITH A HEADBUTT TO THE SKULL OF VIZ! Viz stumbles back clearly not expecting that while Banks turns around, GRABBING HIM BY THE WAIST AND RAMMING HIM SPINE FIRST INTO THE ANNOUNCERS TABLE!
(Viz gives a cry of pain while Banks tilts his head to look at Andre, waving his direction before grabbing Viz and rolling him back into the ring. Andre, with an emotionless look on his face, says nothing.)
Stew-O: Well okay then… Viz is back in the ring while Banks jumps up onto the apron- BUT BEFORE BANKS CAN ENTER INTO THE RING IT’S VIZ THAT RUNS FORWARD WITH THE LAST OF HIS ENERGY AND GOES FOR A SHOULDER THRUST TOWARDS HIS ABDOMEN- BUT BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN IT’S BANKS THAT MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Viz’s head is over the middle rope, ALLOWING BANKS TO STEP FORWARD AND KICK HIM IN THE FACE! Viz is left draped over the middle rope now as Banks grabs a hold of him and pushes him back inside the ring. Banks doesn’t follow him though, instead beginning to climb up to the top rope now… GOING FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT ‘FLYING DRACO’! TOP ROPE ELBOW DROP TO THE CHEST OF THE VISUAL PROPHET-
Flannery McCoy: BUT BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN VIZ POPS BACK UP AND CATCHES BANKS ON HIS SHOULDERS! ‘PROPHET DRIVER’! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER FINALLY CONNECTS AS VIZ ROLLS THE HALL OF FAMER ONTO HIS BACK AND HOOKS THE LEG! GOING FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT! COULD THIS BE THE END OF THE MATCH RIGHT HERE!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRR-
Jake Mercer: BUT BANKS MANAGES TO POWER OUT JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME! What a match that we’ve had so far between these two high-caliber main eventers! The action is far from over though, and we’ll be right back after this short commercial break!
Flannery McCoy: Commercial break? :comeagain:
(A brief commercial is shown advertising a special offer for AARP memberships, where you only have to pay $9 per year for a five-year membership! Something like that will definitely set up the newly inducted EAW Hall of Famers for their future!)
Stew-O: Welcome back from commercial break where you missed out on a beautiful spot from the high rent district! Here’s a replay!
(REPLAY: The Visual Prophet is seen pushing Ronn Banks into a corner before heaving him upward onto the top rope. He throws some punches toward his face before beginning to join him up top. It’s from there that he begins to go for a Superplex, but it’s stopped by Banks who traps his legs and shoves him leaving the World Heavyweight Champion in a tree of woe position. Banks then positions himself, before launching off of the top rope and connecting with a Tree of Woe Double Foot Stomp which nearly takes the head clean off the body of Viz! Banks was looking to capitalize with a pin, but he didn’t have enough energy left in his body to do so.)
Flannery McCoy: Beautiful move indeed but Banks was not able to take advantage of that. At the same though, it does give him some time to breathe as he gets back up to his feet. Banks is clearly feeling the effects of this match and at the same time, so is Viz. It’s only a matter of time before their bodies give in, but the question is, who’s going to be first??? Viz clutches onto the turnbuckles and tries to get himself back up to his feet, but he’s still gasping for air right now so who knows what he might have in the tank. Viz makes his way out of his corner, BUT IS MET BY BANKS WHO CONNECTS WITH A QUICK KICK TO HIS CHEST! Viz stumbles backward but continues to approach, ONLY FOR BANKS TO CONNECT WITH ANOTHER ONE WHICH THIS TIME DROPS VIZ DOWN TO A KNEE! Banks from there runs to the ropes and back… BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING WITH A KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE WHICH DROPS VIZ BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS!
Jake Mercer: Banks now running to the ropes and back, LAUNCHING INTO THE AIR AND GOING FOR A BEAUTIFUL CORKSCREW ELBOW- But before that can connect it’s Viz that moves out of the way sending him crashing down onto the canvas! Both of them get back up to their feet, ONLY FOR VIZ TO REEL HIS ARM BACK AND CONNECT WITH A LARIAT WHICH DROPS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT! Banks is hurt but gets right back up while Viz approaches him, ONLY FOR THE CHAMPION TO BE MET WITH A SPINNING KICK TOWARDS THE ABDOMEN WHICH FORCES HIM BACK! Banks from there steps back, BEFORE RUNNING FORWARD AND GOING FOR A BULLDOG- BUT VIZ MANAGES TO GRAB BANKS WHILE HE’S RUNNING AND LIFT HIM OFF THE GROUND BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH A BEAUTIFUL MILITARY PRESS DROP! Viz falls back into the corner, peeling back the elbow pad he has on while waiting for Banks to get up to his feet. I have a clue what he’s going for here but I have no idea if this is going to end up connecting or not. Banks manages to get himself back up to his feet, unknowing of what’s going to happen to him…
Stew-O: VIZ HAS HIM SET UP AND HE LOOKS TO GO FOR ‘KISS TO THE HEAD’! BULLHAMMER ELBOW STRIKE TO THE HEAD TO TAKE BANKS OUT!
Flannery McCoy: BUT BEFORE HE CAN BANKS LAUNCHES HIMSELF INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A SHINING WIZARD WHICH PUSHES VIZ BACK INTO THE CORNER! VIZ IS COMPLETELY STUNNED WHILE BANKS GRABS HIM BY HIS HEAD AND PLANTS HIM DOWN ON THE CANVAS WITH A RUNNING BULLDOG! Although that was one of Banks’ big moves that he pulled out of his arsenal, it looks like he’s about to go for the big one now! Banks uses all the strength in his body to grab Viz and bring him back up to his feet, HE’S GOING FOR IT!
Jake Mercer: ‘GO TO RETIREMENT’! FIREMAN’S CARRY KNEE STRIKE TO TAKE VIZ DOWN TO THE CANVAS!
Stew-O: WAIT! WAIT! IS THAT XANDER PAYNE?!
(The camera goes over to the stage while the crowd begins to absolutely erupt into boos. The one and only Xander Payne is seen rushing out from the backstage area and towards the ring while Banks has Viz up in the Fireman’s Carry position. Banks does everything he can to keep Viz up, and as he goes for it… Xander tugs at his leg from ringside causing him to lose balance! Banks drops Viz off his shoulders and stumbles forward, before turning around and looking at Xander who’s already arguing with the referee over what he’s doing here. Banks begins to yell at Xander to leave which is what Xander does, slowly retreating up the ramp with a smirk on his face while Banks shakes his head in frustration. Banks then turns around…)
Flannery McCoy: ‘KISS TO THE HEAD’!
Jake Mercer: THE DISTRACTION COURTESY OF THE NEWLY MINTED HALL OF FAMER ALLOWS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TO CONNECT WITH A BRUTAL BULL HAMMER ELBOW STRIKE WHICH SENDS BANKS DOWN TO THE GROUND! VIZ DROPS DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG! PIN ATTEMPT! PIN ATTEMPT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Back to Life’ once again begins to blast through the speakers of the arena while the crowd roars in a huge negative reaction. Some of it towards Xander Payne and his despicable interference into this match, and the other towards the victor. The Visual Prophet, on the other hand, couldn’t care less how the match went. He bears a smile on his face while he gets up to a seated position and raises his hands high in the air. The referee makes his way over and gives him a hand, pulling him up to his feet before handing him his Championship and raising his hand in the air once again. Viz looks down at an unconscious Ronn Banks, before bringing his head up to Xander Payne who is seen disappearing through the backstage area. From there, he climbs up to the top rope, raising his Championship high above his head and starting the celebration of his victory.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner… the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! THE VISUAL PROPHET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Wow, what an ending to a great main event tonight here on Dynasty. Both men clashed here tonight in a battle for the ages, making sure that they were the ones coming out on top with a victory that is essential heading into Pain For Pride. While that looked to be the case, in the end, Xander Payne couldn’t stay quiet after what happened earlier in the night. He came out and he made sure his Pain For Pride opponent knew what he was getting himself into by costing him the match.
Flannery McCoy: And we can only wonder how Banks is going to respond to this next week. If you ask me? Xander has had his number on more than one occasion and I feel like Banks is going to find a way to retaliate. But that’s just me, nonetheless, the World Heavyweight Champion comes out victorious tonight and I’m sure the Interwire Champion and his future Pain For Pride opponent has some thoughts on that.
Andre Walker: Absolutely disappointing.
(Andre places his hands on the desk and pushes himself back up to his feet, adjusting his Interwire Championship while looking at the ring. He stated before the match that he wasn’t going to interfere in the slightest, wanting to see how Viz fared against Banks. But in the end, it didn’t stop Xander from coming out, and it’s clear that he is not happy about that. But he shakes it off, beginning to make his way around the ring and taking his leave, which is something that Viz notices still inside the ring…)
Jake Mercer: :lupe: Is Vizzy trying to get Andre’s attention?
(Andre turns around upon hearing Viz shout for him, seeing the World Heavyweight Champion challenge him to get into the ring. It’s clear that something like that is just a brawl that’s waiting to happen, and Viz is inviting him inside the ring so the two of them can duke it out. Andre thinks about it for a moment, before shaking his head, turning back around, and continuing to make his way up the ramp from there.)
Stew-O: WAIT! WAIT! FROM BEHIND! VIZ JUST ROLLED OUT OF THE RING AND ATTACKS ANDRE FROM BEHIND! ANDRE IS FORCED TO ENGAGE VIZ NOW AS THE TWO OF THEM ARE WASTING NO TIME TRADING PUNCHES BACK AND FORTH WITH ONE ANOTHER! VIZ DIDN’T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK OR PAIN FOR PRIDE, HE WANTS TO GET HIS HANDS ON ANDRE NOW AND IMMEDIATELY SECURITY BEGIN TO RUSH OUT FROM THE BACKSTAGE AREA TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS!
(Security bark at Viz and Andre to separate from one another but it’s clear that their disdain for one another is too much at the moment. Both of them break through security, shoving through before continuing to attack one another in a brawl that has clearly gotten way out of hand way too quickly. They continue to go at it while the camera follows all of the action, but that’s also all the time the show has left as well. After a moment the last shot seen is the brawl continuing to spill throughout the stage area while more members of security continue to swarm out, with Friday Night Dynasty then beginning to fade to a complete black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
