Day 1

(EAW Intro Plays)

(The scene opens the ruins of Rome, including the Coliseum. There we see a familiar face as he stands in the middle looking around, holding on to a crown in their hand.)

Narrator: All Roads lead to Rome.

(There is a sky view of the historical city as this is the place where EAW has come in to hold their annual King of Elite event.)

Narrator: From the birthplace of empires and the proving grounds of gladiators, Rome, Italy stands ready once more. Under ancient skies and before the eyes of the world, Elite Answers Wrestling presents one of its most prestigious Marquee Live Events… KING OF ELITE.

(The footage shows previous Kings of Elite and past Empress of Elite winners all holding their crowns.)

Narrator: This is not just a night. This is a two-night epic.

(It then transitions to the various Elitists of the EAW and those that are competing this weekend in the King of Elite Marquee. It then shows Adam Hale Valentine taking on Jamie Valdez, it changes to Ashlynn Quinn as she looks at NICK, then it shows Eris Morti smiling as there is a stare down with Sayuri Himura.)

Narrator: Over two unforgettable nights, EAW’s greatest athletes will collide in tremendous, career-defining matches—battles that will shape the second half of the 2026 season and chart the course toward EAW’s grandest destinations: The Grand Rampage and Pain For Pride.

(It then shows Clayton Golde holding up the New Breed Championship with Diego Montana looking on, then transitions to Auburn Ware holding the Specialist Championship while BOA stares her down. It then has Mia Santoro, Effy McAvoy, David Gideon Smith, and Kirk Redwood in the ring at the same time.)

Narrator: But as the legacy of this city speaks through its ruins, what is left for so many others is the fight they will face to become the very best.

(Holly Arrow is seen flexing and face to face with Hall of Famer, Drake King. It then changes to TLA, Candice Blair, ARIA as they take on Jay Jerry Johnson, Chris Elite, and Cosmo Goldworthy. Switching to Daryl Kinkade with the National Elite Championship as he looks on against Donovan Duke, Vincent Mondrian, and Ryan Joseph Wilson. Finally it has Bea Valentine and Harper Lee standing across form one another.)

Narrator: Across two unforgettable nights, EAW’s most elite competitors step into the ring knowing this moment defines everything that follows. The second half of the 2026 season has begun, and with it comes the most crucial proving ground of the year. At King of Elite, EAW Elitists must prove their spot, their worth, and their right to stand among the best because momentum now determines who rises toward glory and who fades into obscurity.

(As it fades into Dr. Bethany Blue holding up the Hardcore Championship with a menacing look on her face, Kai Rabeaux looks to take it from her. It then switches to Methuselah as he stands there stoically while Cy Henderson stands across form him. Changing to the Unified Tag Team Champions, Fire & Ice, while they try to fend off the challenge of ToXXXin as both Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes look united. It then has Minerva, the leader of ToXXXin twirling her rose with her red eyes as Jon Kelton looks ready to fight.)

Narrator: And the stakes grow even higher… The World Heavyweight Championship. The Answers World Championship. The EAW World Championship. The Universal Women’s Championship. All four of EAW’s most prestigious championships are on the line in Rome. Champions will be tested, challengers will be unleashed, and in a city built on conquest and collapse, no throne is untouchable.

(The footage shows Michael Machina with he World Heavyweight Championship as he defends against Limmy Monaghan who points at the title. It then has Veena Adams smiling with the Answers World Championship over her shoulder as Impact points at it wanting the belt. It switches to Drake Armstrong all smug with the EAW World Championship nose to nose with the former Champion, Adam Lucas. Finally, it has Milli Banks holding up the Universal Women’s Championship with Miku Sakai looking right at it.

Narrator: The Empress of Elite Crown stands ready for one woman who proves she reigns supreme, emerging as the standard-bearer of her division and a force no one can ignore.

(It has KASAI and Brianna Hill both staring at the crown as they went through the tournament.)

Narrator: The King of Elite Crown awaits one man who survives the chaos, earning not only immortality, but the power to alter the future of EAW with a guaranteed championship opportunity.

(It has then Akari Kiyoko, BRAE, and Cody Maverick all standing in the ring together staring at the King of Elite crown.)

Narrator: Every match across these two nights is a turning point. Every victory rewrites momentum. Every defeat reshapes destiny.

(It shows the competitors all in action through various points this season.)

Narrator: By the time the final bell rings, the road to The Grand Rampage will be clear… and the first steps toward Pain For Pride will be taken by kings, empresses, and champions forged in Rome. Empires rise. Empires fall. This is EAW. This is King of Elite. Two Nights. One City. Eternal Glory.

(The camera fades from the Coliseum as the Narrator holds up the crown.)

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???: AND NOW….. EAW AND 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE PRESENT THE 2026 KING OF ELITE!

(The fireworks go off as the crowd in the sold out Stadio Olympico in Rome stand up and cheer loudly while “Born Again” plays loudly. It then transitions to the announce team of Rich Russillo, Persephone, and Thadd Blazevich.)

Rich Russillo: WELCOME TO THE 2026 KING OF ELITE! I AM RICH RUSSILLO AND I AM WITH PERSEPHONE AND THADD BLAZEVICH! WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY DYNASTY’S TEAM OF STEW-O, JAKE MERCER, AND FLANNERY MCCOY! PLUS, THE SHOWDOWN TEAM OF DEADPREZ, EVE, AND GAVIN KIRKLAND! WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS!

Thadd Blazevich: BROOOOOO!!! THIS IS SO EXCITING AND I THINK THAT WE ARE READY FOR THE FOIRST MATCH OF THE NIGHT AND WE HAVE SO MUCH WITH A GREAT PRE-SHOW EARLIER! LET’S DO THIS!

Persephone: OH MY GOD…. JUST GO TO THE RING! TAKE IT AWAy BELLA BRAXTON!

(The camera pans to Bella Braxton who is ready to announce the first match of the night as the first match graphic appears.)

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(The camera cuts to a wide drone shot of the EAW audience on their feet, before making its way to Bella Braxton in the middle of the ring.)

Bella Braxton: The following contest is set for one fall…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!

Bella Braxton: And it is for… the EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

(The crowd erupts into cheers that would soon turn negative as “Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)” by Royal Deluxe starts playing. A focused Adam Lucas walks out on the stage, taking a brief look at the audience before rushing towards the ring, as pyro sets off behind him.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing the challenger!! From New York, weighing in at 238 pounds… HE IS “UNSTOPPABLE”… ADAAAAMMMM!!! LUUCCAAASSSSS!!!

Thadd Blazevich: What a terrific couple of weeks it’s been for this man. You talk about having it all, and it being instantly taken away from you? That’s tragic, bro.

Rich Russillo: The last time we were on Marquee, Adam Lucas had conquered the Extreme Elimination Chamber for the second time in his illustrious career to retain the EAW World Champion. To think he now walks in as a challenger, well, it’s a very tough pill to swallow.

Persephone: Wahh, wahh. He got bailed out of a cash-in the night of, had a week to prepare, fucking LOST, and has been whining ever since. He knows it’s straight to the Grand Rampage clusterfuck if he doesn’t regain the title here so he better fight like something’s on the line instead of being a little kid with anger issues.

Thadd Blazevich: Not to defend Adam’s actions, but with the obstacles a man as unstable as him has had to face recently, I don’t find it too surprising he’s reached a boiling point… but I guess you are right, nothing that transpired up to this point matters so long as he doesn’t put his full focus on regaining that championship right here, and right now.

Persephone: Yeah, I’m right. I know. Thanks!

(Adam throws his fist up in the middle of the ring, before taking his entrance jacket off and leaning on the corner, awaiting Drake Armstrong, the man who took everything from him.)

(And he wouldn’t have to wait long, as “Pride and Arrogance” by Takeru Kanazaki replaces his theme, with the loud dismissive boos coming from the audience to follow — a signature sound on Sunday Night Voltage as of late. The lights in the stadium had shifted to the tint of gold, as the minitron screen elevated to reveal the EAW World Champion Drake Armstrong driven onto the stage in a Tyrian purple colored Rolls-Royce. As the chauffeur drives onto the ramp, the upper half of the EAW World Champion’s body would pop out from the open roof of the car. From his elevated position, Drake Armstrong poses with his arms outstretched, donning a royal robe while the championship shines bright around his waist.)

Bella Braxton: And the champion… From Scarsdale, New York, weighing in at 235 pounds… he is THE KING OF THE WOOORRRLLDDD… THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION… DRAAAKEEEE!!! ARMSTROONNGGGG!!

Rich Russillo: Fluke of the century or a worthy champion? That is the question that Adam Lucas feels must be answered about Drake Armstrong tonight. It’s been a hell of a ride for Drake Armstrong up to this point; on Voltage, he highlighted the King of Elite event in 2024 as being his launching pad to stardom via his victory over Cy Henderson, and last year’s King of Elite as the one that kick-started everything. Last year, he got crowned the King of Elite. Now, he is the King of the World, and he’s walking in as the defending champion!

Thadd Blazevich: If I know anything about the bro Drake, it’s that beneath all the fluff, beneath the fancy presentation, he’s a man serious about his craft, and he’s out not just to retain, but to prove himself a worthy champion. Armstrong has gone on record to call himself a perfectionist, and you have to imagine that Adam’s claims about Drake’s ability as a competitor must make him a hungry man.

Persephone: Yeah bRoS!! Drake Armstrong is on a personal mission to prove everyone wrong and he’ll do so by locking Adam Lucas in a headlock for 20 minutes!! Yay so fun!!! Another 20 trillion to Israel!!!

Thadd Blazevich: Regardless of personal opinions, if ya love him or if you hate him, you can’t deny—

Rich Russillo: EXCUSE ME FOR THE INTERRUPTION, BUT ADAM LUCAS ISN’T PLAYING AROUND AT ALL!! HE DOVE THROUGH THE ROPES RIGHT AWAY AND JUST LAID OUT DRAKE ARMSTRONG RIGHT ON TOP OF HIS ROLLS-ROYCE!!

Thadd Blazevich: Ouch… Hard, hard landing for the back of Drake Armstrong very early on, as half of his body snapped while hitting the roof of the car! Now, Adam begins punching at the face of the EAW World Champion! Punch after punch as the crowd in Rome has been awakened seeing the World Champ get his ass beat!

Persephone: Hard to blame them, this is a pretty unique start to a World Championship match, and my opinion should mean a lot here—but look now! He’s bashing Drake Armstrong’s head on the car rooftop, and I wouldn’t be surprised if at this rate his ugly face will leave an indent!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas walks into this match as focused AND as angry as ever, weeks of tension have led up to this match and weeks of frustrations on top of that, because on top of everything what Adam wants is to regain the EAW World Championship he lost a month ago at the Festival of Lights, and he’s pulling out all the stops to do it!

(The referee makes his way towards Adam, signaling him to get back in the ring and allow Drake in as well so the match could officially get started.)

(Adam does get off the car, but just shoves the ref out of the way. He then makes his way to the driver’s door and heaves it open.)

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) Out of the way!

Driver: (off-mic) P- please!! Don’t hurt me!

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) Damnit, MOVE!!!!

(Without resistance, the driver does what’s best for him, even if only in the moment, and gets out of the car. Then, he drags Drake out of where he was left wincing in pain to the outside of the car, gives him a good few punches for good measure, and finally places him in the driver’s seat. The champion, close to unconsciousness, is unable to move a muscle. Adam places Drake’s foot on the accelerator pedal as the engine begins to rev up…)

(A collective gasp begins to build up in the audience. The Rolls-Royce is still stationary, as the handbrake is up.)

(All Adam Lucas has to do is—)

CRASH!!!

Thadd Blazevich: OHHHH MYYY GAAWWWDDDD!!!!!! ADAM LUCAS SENT THE ROLLS-ROYCE WITH DRAKE ARMSTRONG INSIDE OF IT CRASHING RIGHT INTO THE RING AS SHIT FROM UNDER THE RING JUST GOES FLYING EVERYWHERE! WEAPONS, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, YOU NAME IT!!

Rich Russillo: Goodness!! I’m pretty sure a wrench almost nailed my head!!

Persephone: I wish it did!!

(Persephone was breaking out in laughter, purely entertained by all this while everyone was in a state of shock.)

(All Adam had to do was pull the handbrake… which he did. Without precise timing, he could’ve been caught up in the crash too.)

(Fortunately, or otherwise for some, he managed to get out of the way just in time. He’s left sitting on the floor, admiring his piece of art. The Rolls Royce crashed into the ring, partially having broken apart the ring mat and pieces of wood underneath… and in the driver’s seat, Drake Armstrong laid out… head lying on the steering wheel, body limp, covered by airbags, with the endless sound of honking to match.)

(The engine automatically shut off due to safety mechanisms, but the damage had been done. Adam chucks the door open, and pulls Drake Armstrong out, and into the ring. He’s ready to end this.)

(Drake Armstrong is knocked out in the middle of the ring. Adam Lucas is salivating.)

(Once the bell rings, all he has to do is cover Armstrong, and the EAW World Championship is back in his hands.)

(Adam waits…)

(And he waits…)

(But the bell doesn’t ring.)

(He looks down, and sees the referee throwing up an X, as medical personnel both hired by EAW and Drake Armstrong himself rush to ringside.)

(Irate, Adam grabs a hold of the referee.)

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) The hell do you think this is? Ring the damn bell already!!

Referee: (off-mic) I– I can’t do that! He’s not in good shape to be able to compete!

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) To hell with that!! Ring the bell, let me pin him, and then you can do whatever the hell you want with his worthless carcass!

Referee: (off-mic) Adam. I can’t. I can only ring the bell once both competitors are on their feet.

(Adam can’t believe this situation, but reluctantly lets go and retreats to the corner, now praying that he hasn’t gone too far, and cost himself this shot at the championship.)

(Meanwhile, doctors are doing quick checks on the condition of Drake Armstrong, who is conscious. In a bad condition, but conscious.)

(Rich Russillo himself got off his chair at commentary, and went to ask for an update to provide to the audience. He walks back disappointed.)

Rich Russillo: Ladies and gentlemen, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but from what the doctors are telling me… this match will end up getting called off.

(Word of mouth begins spreading throughout the arena, and little by little the crowd overwhelms the arena in boos.)

(EAW’s own doctors had been driven away with some of Drake’s personal lawyers and assistants making threats, as they’re left to watch while the private doctors take care of the matter themselves.)

(A stretcher had been rolled out, and they begin rolling him onto it…)

(But Drake resists.)

Private Doctor: (off-mic) Your Immaculacy, Your Highness! Please, let us take care of you. You’re in horrible shape!

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) No.

Private Doctor: (off-mic) But please, Your Immaculacy—

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) I said no.

(Drake’s word is gospel. The doctors have no choice but to back off. Having regained consciousness, Drake Armstrong is in it with a chip on his shoulder and an unshakeable desire for vengeance; had he gotten any less lucky, both his life and his career could have been gone.)

(He takes his entrance robe off, and limps his way to the ring. He rolls under the ropes, and then uses them to aid himself in getting up to his feet.)

(Finally…)

(DING!! DING!! DING!!)

(…the bell rings.)

Rich Russillo: Now this match is officially underway, AND ADAM RUSHES AT DRAKE ARMSTRONG RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE!! HE’S CLOBBERING HIM WITH PUNCH AFTER PUNCH WHILE ALL THE FORMER KING OF ELITE CAN DO IS TRY AND HOLD HIS HANDS UP TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE TAKEN! HE’S ALREADY FAR TOO BEATEN TO FIGHT BACK, THIS IS LOOKING HORRIBLE FOR THE CHAMPION!!

Persephone: Wow… Drake Armstrong may actually be an idiot for letting this match start.

Thadd Blazevich: Don’t start doubting Drake already! He’s the World Champ for a reason—

Rich Russillo: LEVEL UP!!!

Thadd Blazevich: Nevermind…

Persephone: Yeah, “World Champ for a reason” my ass. Adam Lucas hooks Drake’s leg, and this contest is over.

Referee: OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Referee: TTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

(…)

(….)

(…..)

Persephone: What.

Rich Russillo: He—

Thadd Blazevich: HE KICKED OUT?!?! KACHOW!! Bet you’re eating your words now, sis!

Persephone: Whatever. That’s bullshit. Adam’s move just sucks.

Rich Russillo: The EAW World Champion kicked out, but that doesn’t mean Adam is any more relentless! If anything, this made him more frustrated as he keeps laying a beating on Drake, hitting him with forearm after forearm!!

Thadd Blazevich: Now he gets Drake on his feet, and drags him into the corner, continuing to apply constant pressure on the EAW World Champion!!

Rich Russillo: Drake Armstrong looks helpless as Adam leaves the ref with no choice but to start counting!!

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! DON’T MAKE ME DO IT, ADAM!

(The referee gets in the middle of Adam and Drake, not wanting to end this personal contest in this way, nor wanting to let Adam blow his chance at regaining what was once his in this way. But Adam dismissively shoves the referee out of the way, which for a quick second leaves the ref dazed, unable to look at the ongoing action…)

(Drake Armstrong irresistibly smirks.)

Rich Russillo: LOW BLOW!!!! Drake Armstrong took no prisoners here and, without much of a choice, takes the chance and goes under the belt, gaining some advantage in this matchup!

Thadd Blazevich: He’s beaten, bruised, battered, but you still cannot take away Drake Armstrong’s astuteness inside of the ring, even if it means bending the rules when the opportunity presents itself.

Persephone: Are you done riding his hog? Anyway, Drake’s seeing red right now, and he goes for Adam without hesitation.

Rich Russillo: He’s on one knee now, giving Adam a taste of his own medicine! Punch, after punch, after punch!

Thadd Blazevich: Gets him up… and grabs a hold of the waist and lands a MASSIVE German suplex! Neck-first landing for Adam Lucas!

Rich Russillo: And he’s not letting this momentum go! He puts his arm over Adam’s face, applying a dragon sleeper while pressing on his spine with the knee!

Thadd Blazevich: He calls this the Bourgeois Blight!! And it’s proving to be effective as Adam is in a world of hurt!

Persephone: Look guys, Thadd unlocked two new words! Congrats, “bro!”

Thadd Blazevich: :kofi:

Rich Russillo: Adam is still fresh enough, so while his vision is becoming blurry and the air comes out of his lungs with more difficulty than before, he’s still able to struggle hard enough to inconvenience Drake here.

Thadd Blazevich: He’s punching at Drake which does enough damage to give him time to crawl towards the ropes — remember bros, despite everything we’ve seen up to this point, this IS contested under regular rules, so the ropes will always be a great solution to get out of tough situations!

Rich Russillo: Adam’s tempo of fighting back while little by little making haste to the ropes is effective, but this only angers Armstrong more, as he tightens his grip on the submission!!

Thadd Blazevich: It’s difficult to deny Drake’s adaptability in that ring. He is almost second to none in that regard. The tighter grasp on Adam’s face is making it even harder to breathe, or even think in this moment, so all he can do is manage his energy and get towards the ropes!!

(Adam’s extremely close… he can feel it.)

(He makes a leap for the ropes…)

Rich Russillo: ADAM GETS THE FINGER ON THE ROPES, THAT’S ALL HE NEEDS!!

(…)

Persephone: Lulz, you thought.

Thadd Blazevich: AHHH MAN!! THE SECOND ADAM GOT A GLIMPSE OF ESCAPING, DRAKE ARMSTRONG TOOK IT AWAY IN AN INSTANT!! He released that knee, and pulled Adam Lucas backwards, transitioning the hold into a classic Dragon sleeper!!

Persephone: Now Adam’s struggling even more, the pressure on the spine is gone, and now Drake’s full focus is on choking him out.

Rich Russillo: But without setting up the move, he couldn’t properly lock in Adam’s legs, which quickly backfires right as I point that out!!

Thadd Blazevich: Adam reverse bridges his way out of the hold and now Drake Armstrong’s shoulders are down! The referee counts!!

Referee: OONNEEEE!!!!

Referee: TTWWWOOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTHHHHRRR—

Rich Russillo: It’s not over yet!

Thadd Blazevich: Drake kicks outta that and it’s back to ground zero, as Adam is left hurting from the submission move, and Drake still has to recover from the damage he suffered before the match even started.

Rich Russillo: Both men now on their feet… AND ADAM LUCAS TAKES HIS SHOT!!

Thadd Blazevich: (in stereo) DRAKE ARMSTRONG WITH A BIG BOOT!!

Rich Russillo: (in stereo) DISCUS CLOTHESLINE!!

Thadd Blazevich: Both moves connect, and now the two men are laid out on the mat!!

(With both Drake and Adam on the ground, the ref began to count to ten. If none of them got up before the count was finished, this contest would be ruled a draw.)

Referee: ONE! TWO!! THREE!! FOUR!!

(Both Drake and Adam had a hold of the ropes.)

Referee: FIVE! SIX!! SEVEN!!

(And they would use them to help themselves up.)

Referee: EIGHT!! NINE—

(Adam was back on his feet first. This forced the referee to stop the count.)

(He rushes towards Drake…)

Rich Russillo: CHOP BLOCK!!

(But Drake Armstrong had been playing possum.)

Rich Russillo: And once again, momentum is back on Drake Armstrong’s side. He now takes advantage of the ropes by gripping onto them while applying a foot choke to the neck of Adam Lucas! Drake’s method in this match seems to be just leaving his opponent unable to breathe… a slow, painful execution that Armstrong’s decided to go for here.

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!! FIVE—

Thadd Blazevich: Obviously, by using the ropes to his advantage the referee has to start counting, and without a choice, Drake has to let go. But he’s not done working the neck of Adam Lucas, because now he’s smashing his neck with grounded knee smashes!

Persephone: You can hear Adam gasping for air and coughing, you gotta wonder if he got too ahead of himself here. How the hell do you end up getting dominated by a guy you almost killed…

Thadd Blazevich: Sheesh, I think Adam coughed up some blood there too.

Rich Russillo: And now Drake Armstrong, very straightforward with it, has a hold of Adam’s neck with his hand, and he’s just choking the life out of him.

Persephone: BITCH SLAP FROM ADAM LUCAS!! Why struggle when you can just do that?!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas created an opening, now back on one knee— BUT IT’S DRAKE ARMSTRONG WITH A BIG BOOT TO THE FACE IN RETALIATION!!

(And now, with momentum fully on his side, Drake Armstrong takes a moment not just to breathe… but to also gloat. He spreads his arms in the middle of the ring, as the crowd rains him with boos….)

(With Adam Lucas down on the mat… he felt proud. Proud of his work. Proud of his comeback. Proud of his showcase of domination. Domination which grants him control in this match, regardless of the injuries suffered in the process. Victory is EVERYTHING to Drake Armstrong… because despite his demeanor, he was sick of being doubted. He did not want bailouts, nor loopholes. He could not accept letting Adam Lucas have any more excuses. He wanted not just to leave out with the EAW World Championship still in his grasp, but to also prove his worth as the best wrestler in the world, an idea Adam prevalently doubted.)

(Drake Armstrong’s goal isn’t to simply defeat Adam Lucas. It is to dismantle him. And, it is to outwrestle him.)

(The anger of the audience could only drive him closer towards that goal. Now, with Adam still recovering in the corner, he sees the opening he needed.)

Rich Russillo: Drake Armstrong now, trying to set Adam Lucas up in the tree of woe position, but Adam’s fighting back…

Thadd Blazevich: Adam leverages himself to the top rope, but his back is still turned, precarious position to be in— OH! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, DRAKE ARMSTRONG DELIVERS A HARD CHOP TO THE BACK AND ADAM’S BACK IN THE TREE OF WOE!!

Rich Russillo: Drake, playing with his food a little, he’s chopping at Adam’s bits; first the knee, then the chest, then his ankle… now he locks Adam’s legs on the top turnbuckle, and gets a hold of his arms…

Thadd Blazevich: And with Adam’s wrists clutched he’s stomping at his chest! Stomp after stomp after stomp, after stomp!! The referee’s seen enough and he starts to count!

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

Rich Russillo: AND A BIG FINAL STOMP RIGHT TO ADAM’S HEAD!! THIS IS THE MOVE HE CALLS “DRAKENOMICS” AND IT FURTHER SWAYS THE MOMENTUM OF THIS MATCH IN HIS SIDE!

Thadd Blazevich: But before Adam Lucas could even fall onto the mat, Drake’s got him back up, and now—

Rich Russillo: IMMACULATE BLADE!!! DRAKE JUMPS FOR THE COVER…

Rich Russillo: …BUT—

Thadd Blazevich: THAT JUMPING KNEE NAILED ADAM SO HARD, IT SENT HIM ROLLING OUT OF THE RING!! THIS WAS DRAKE’S BEST SHOT, AND IT’S FOR NOTHING DUE TO PURE LUCK!

(A look of hatred grows in Drake Armstrong’s eyes, as all he can do is watch his dead meat laid out on the outside… so he rolls out of the ring.)

(Knowing Adam would have ample time to recover by the time he’d get him back in the ring for the cover… Drake instead decides to keep the damage going.)

Rich Russillo: And Drake out of frustration is just throwing caution to the wind! He gets a hold of Adam, allowing him to hit some hard Muay Thai knee strikes to the chest of the former World Champion, which send him staggering backwards! Meanwhile, the referee has to start counting the two out!

Referee: OOONNEEEE!!

Referee: TTTWWWWWOOOO!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: Drake’s assault is still going… Adam is completely out of it as he’s sent wobbling back! Now he’s leaning on the barricade which is the only thing keeping him from falling at the moment…

Referee: TTTTHHHHRRREEEEEE!!!!

Referee: FOOOOOUUURRRR!!!!

Rich Russillo: But look at this! What a sight to behold nowadays! The audience is helping Adam Lucas back up to his feet! The control Drake’s gained in this match managed to gain Adam Lucas sympathy for the EAW audience, something we’ve seen happen before, which goes to show the level of disdain they have for Drake Armstrong!

Thadd Blazevich: AND THE EAW UNIVERSE GETS ADAM LUCAS BACK TO HIS FEET—

Rich Russillo: BUT A LARIAT FROM DRAKE ARMSTRONG SENDS ADAM LUCAS FLYING RIGHT OVER THE BARRICADE, AS THE AUDIENCE QUICKLY HAD TO GET OUT OF HARM’S WAY!!

Persephone: So much for this Adam Lucas “redemption” moment… 😂✌️

Referee: FIVVVEEEEEEEEEE!!!

(Drake is looking to follow right after Adam, but for a quick second, he is stopped by his own personal ringside crew. Not to plead with him to get back into the fight, of course, but rather to take a quick refresher before continuing.)

(Drake obliges, he takes a quick sip out of an Ô Amazon glass bottle — water captured directly from the air of the Amazon wilderness — before making a beeline towards Adam Lucas.)

(Though while climbing over the barricade, the damage from earlier comes to slightly slow him down. Even something as small as that is a big effort for his body with the condition he’s in. He breaks out into a small limp, which is enough time to give Adam Lucas to strike.)

(Adam runs at Drake with a successful double axe handle… he goes for a punch now…)

(But Drake is able to parry it.)

(Now starts the back and forth.)

Rich Russillo: DRAKE ARMSTRONG AND ADAM LUCAS BRAWLING IT OUT RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE ITALIAN CROWD!!

Referee: SIIIIXXXX!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: ADAM!! DRAKE!! ADAM!! DRAKE!! ADAM!! DRAKE!!

Referee: SEEEVVEEEENNNN!!!!

Persephone: These two are so focused on beating the crap out of each other, they don’t even realize the referee is extremely close to counting them out!! Adam Lucas is just going to let Drake walk away with the title scot free if it ends like this… and I bet he’ll still find a way to blame Captain Charisma!

Referee: EEEIIIIGGHHTTT!!!

(The crowd begins to protest.)

Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!!

Thadd Blazevich: No one wants to see this thrilling contest end this way, and the fans are vocal about it as well… come on ref! Let them fight!

Referee: NNNIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

(…)

Crowd: **LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!!

LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!!**

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: Dude these fans are so loud I can’t even hear myself speak! A riot might just break out if this match ends in a double count-out!!

(…)

(The referee hesitates making the final count…)

(…)

(…but knows the rulebook can’t be bent.)

Referee: TTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Crowd: # LET THEM FIGHT!! LET THEM FIGHT!!

(…)

Rich Russillo: The referee is extremely conflicted here! On one hand, he has to officiate this match by the rulebook; on the other hand, he can’t just allow this World Title bout to end without a proper conclusion! It seems he wanted to count Drake and Adam out… but he stopped himself in his tracks!

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: AND HE DECIDES TO STOP COUNTING AS THE FANS ERUPT! INSTEAD, HE’S SPRINTING DOWN THE BARRICADE TO GET A CLOSE LOOK AT THE ACTION AND MAKE SURE THESE TWO DON’T USE ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS TO THEIR ADVANTAGE!!

Rich Russillo: I think the two competitors are so focused on beating the crap out of one another, they didn’t even realize all of this was going down and they were on the verge of drawing right here!

Thadd Blazevich: Those two are still trading punches and going deeper and deeper into the audience!

Rich Russillo: OH!! AND DRAKE JUST SNATCHED SOME WATER OUT OF A FAN’S HAND, AND NOW HE’S FORCING IT DOWN ADAM’S MOUTH!!

Thadd Blazevich: Poor bro is just looking on disappointed without his water bottle while Drake could not care less…

Persephone: There’s bigger things to worry about. Like Drake covering Adam’s mouth!! HE’S LITERALLY CHOKING ON WATER!! YESS!! YESS!!!!! YESSSSS!!!! IMAGINE YOUR LIFE ENDING BY DROWNING… ABOVE THE SURFACE?!?!

Thadd Blazevich: Bro, I thought the referee would step in to make sure things like this don’t happen!!

Rich Russillo: Well, the referee himself seems pretty conflicted here… Drake technically didn’t attack Adam with any foreign object! It looks like he’s just going to come to a compromise by giving Drake a five-count until he has to uncover Adam’s mouth so he could finally breathe!

Referee: ONE!! TWO!! THREE!! FOUR!! COME ONN!!!

Persephone: The stupid referee ruins all the fun as Drake reluctantly lets go… but the damage’s been done, Adam’s trying to catch his breath but Drake’s not letting him!! His head is getting bashed into all sorts of backstage equipment boxes!

Rich Russillo: And, again, this is all technically legal, since the boxes are not being used as weapons!

Thadd Blazevich: Same loophole that allows the barricade, the steel steps, and even our announce table to be utilized to inflict pain while not technically being weapons!

Rich Russillo: Adam got his head smashed into those boxes a dozen times or so… this opens up the opportunity for Drake… he’s pushing away those equipment boxes to reveal unpadded flooring! It’s nothing but concrete on that floor!

Thadd Blazevich: Oh no… Drake gets a hold of Adam’s hair and just drags him right under the concrete… Now he’s got his head right in between his crotch… pause…

Rich Russillo: I think I know what Drake’s going for here, and if it hits… it’s looking horrible for Adam Lucas’ chances here!

(In The King’s world… it is he who rules. It is he who decides. It is his word which is gospel. It is King Armstrong who imposes Armstrong’s Law. It is he who imposes Armstrong’s Order.)

(In The King’s world… Drake Armstrong is judge, jury…)

(…and executioner.)

(Hereby, The King sentences the man known as Adam Lucas to…)

(# …the Death Penalty.)

(And it is The King himself who shall carry out the execution of Adam Lucas.)

(The Heir of the Armstrong Dynasty grabs a hold of the fading Adam Lucas, and raises him up in position for a Gotch-Style Piledriver.)

(Blood quickly runs to Adam Lucas’ head in the agonizing upside-down position that Drake holds for as long as possible before letting go merely for his sick pleasure.)

(And then… The King unsheathes his blade.)

Rich Russillo: DEATH PENALTY!!

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: NO!!!

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: ADAM LUCAS IS STILL FIGHTING!! DRAKE CAN’T PUT HIM DOWN!!

(…)

Rich Russillo: BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER!! ADAM IS ALREADY UP!! DRAKE JUST LETS GO OF HIS WEIGHT AND DROPS ADAM LUCAS ON THE CONCRETE!!

(…)

Rich Russillo: THE DEATH PENALTY CONNECTS!!

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: YES IT DOES MATTER!! ADAM LUCAS MANAGES TO DODGE A SKULL-CRUSHING OUTCOME WITH THE ENERGY HE’S GOT LEFT!! HIS HEAD DIDN’T HIT THE CONCRETE BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY CUSHION THE LANDING WITH HIS HANDS!! NOT JUST THAT, BUT HE ALSO STRUGGLED WITH HIS FEET ENOUGH SO HE COULD LAND ON ALL FOURS WITHOUT HIS HEAD HITTING THE GROUND AT ALL!!

Rich Russillo: Oh. My. Goodness!! Adam somehow managed to get out of that crazy predicament and just laid out Armstrong with a basement dropkick!! Now momentum is fully on his side as he gets Drake up, and throws him into the air!!

Thadd Blazevich: # LEVEL UP!!!!

Rich Russillo: ON THE EQUIPMENT BOXES!! I THINK DRAKE’S SPINE JUST SHATTERED A SECOND TIME TODAY!!

Thadd Blazevich: But Adam knows as well as we do he can’t end the match here, he’s gotta get Drake Armstrong in the ring — and that seems to be what he’s trying to do…

Persephone: …or not. Leave it to Adam Lucas to suddenly become brainless in the heat of the moment. Instead of getting Drake back into the ring and ending this stupid match already, he’s taking him up the aisle!

Thadd Blazevich: Bro is smashing the champ’s head on the guardrails for just about no reason, it feels like Adam’s dragging a lifeless body up these stairs!

Rich Russillo: Now they’re above the exit doors… The only thing standing between a massive fall 10 feet down is some metallic guardrails…

Persephone: But Adam Lucas doesn’t give a damn. He’s got Drake up in a powerbomb position, ready to drop him down below!!

Persephone: Level Up or whatever!!!!

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: OH MY GAWWDDDDD!!!

Persephone: What?! What happened?! Your big head is literally covering everything!! Did he die?!?! Did they both somehow die?!?! MOVEEE!!

Rich Russillo: I’LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED: DRAKE ARMSTRONG JUST REVERSED THE POWERBOMB WITH A FRANKENSTEINER, SENDING ADAM LUCAS RIGHT DOWN…

Rich Russillo: …WHILE SOMEHOW KEEPING HIMSELF HANGING ONTO THE GUARDRAIL!!

Thadd Blazevich: Holyyy cow!! None of us can doubt Drake’s ability as the EAW World Champion anymore! It was a split-second counter, and Drake Armstrong somehow pulled it off!!

Rich Russillo: But I don’t think Drake is done. Adam didn’t land back first, so the landing wasn’t the worst, but Drake is not a fan of that! He’s stalking Adam right on that ledge…

(Every king faces criticism. And, at the end of the day, every king is human. Every king has an ego, some bigger than others. And, every king’s ego can be hurt. As it goes in the competitive, human nature, when doubts are cast upon somebody, they do everything in their power to prove them wrong.)

(All Adam Lucas has told Drake Armstrong is that despite their current positions of power, Drake Armstrong will never be a better wrestler than him. Not just that, but he made it a statement to prove Drake Armstrong is, simply put, not as great a wrestler as he is.)

(With Drake Armstrong possessing all the power in the world, one thinks he would not be affected by claims like this. But his pride and his own law simply do not allow him to be “mediocre” at something.)

(The thoughts going into Drake’s head are to decimate Adam Lucas, to outwrestle him.)

(Drake stalks Adam… waiting for him to get up. Then, the moment comes.)

(And he leaps. Without care about the hurt state of his body.)

Rich Russillo: DIVING CORKSCREW MOONSAULT!!!

Thadd Blazevich: SHADES OF KING OF ELITE LAST YEAR!!

Rich Russillo: DRAKE ARMSTRONG JUMPED OFF OF THE UPPER AISLE AND CRASHED RIGHT INTO ADAM LUCAS DOWN BELOW!! NOW BOTH MEN ARE OUT!! AND I THINK THE DAMAGE FROM EARLIER ON JUST CAUGHT UP TO DRAKE!!

Thadd Blazevich: You don’t often see Drake put his body on the line like this! You can tell something in him has been ignited! He’s showing off the peak of his strengths right now. For as slow and methodical of a man as Drake Armstrong may be, he proved to hold every capability in the world!!

Persephone: While that was cool, I dare Drake to try out another flip and not break his neck.

Thadd Blazevich: Can’t you just like things?

Persephone: I’d enjoy this a lot more if that Charisma dumbfuck gave these guys a deathmatch or something… you mean to tell me every week they try to end each other’s careers, and they’re supposed to start grappling or something??

Thadd Blazevich: Come on.

Persephone: Just say you don’t have taste and accept anything spoonfed to you.

(Though it was a hard landing for both, it was obviously Adam who got the worst of it, so eventually, Drake Armstrong would help himself back to his feet. He’s limping after that, but that’s not what matters; what matters is ending this. He grabs a hold of Adam, and drags him back to the ringside area at his best pace.)

(Not only did Adam suffer a 10-foot fall with Drake’s Frankensteiner counter, but he also landed back-first onto concrete with Drake’s weight dragging him down due to the dive off the ledge. He couldn’t fight back much, especially with Drake throwing punches every once in a while for good measure, as such, it wasn’t much of a struggle going back to ringside from Adam’s side as much as it was the toll on Drake’s body.)

(But once there, Drake Armstrong would not yet take the battle into the ring.)

(Instead…)

Thadd Blazevich: Ohhh nooo, guys, he’s heading straight for our table!

(Drake Armstrong rips off the cover off the announcer’s table, the monitors and everything else, then gets Adam Lucas up, looking to deal the finishing blow.)

(And, at last, deliver Adam his Death Penalty.)

Rich Russillo: Drake’s got Adam Lucas in a horrible spot, and Adam knows it! He’s trying to fight back, I’m surprised he even has that left in him but I guess the time it takes to get back here takes enough that he could recover, that’s the issue with going so far out in matches like this!

Thadd Blazevich: Adam is out of danger of Drake’s Piledriver for now, and now it’s back and forth strikes from the two!!

Rich Russillo: Armstrong though bounces back with a forceful elbow strike! And it’s Adam trying to push him off!! But he manages to land on the Italian announce table!

Thadd Blazevich: Now Armstrong charges—

Rich Russillo: # LEVEL UP!!!

Thadd Blazevich: ADAM LUCAS JUST POWERBOMBED DRAKE RIGHT THROUGH THE ITALIAN ANNOUNCERS’ TABLE!! THANK GOD THAT WASN’T OURS!!

Persephone: All Adam Lucas has to do now is drag Armstrong back into the ring, and the EAW World Title is his again…

Thadd Blazevich: Adam’s pretty beat too, but he fights through all the pain and throws Drake Armstrong into the ring!!

Rich Russillo: Adam is standing over Drake’s laid out body, all he has to do is go for the cover and it’s all over!!

(Indeed, Adam got the perfect final blow, and all that’s left is ending this match.)

(But Adam doesn’t cover Drake.)

(Is it because he expects a kickout? Or is it because he would rather inflict more pain…?)

(Regardless… he retreats onto the apron, and eagerly stalks Drake.)

(…and, the moment Drake attempts to get back up…)

Rich Russillo: EQUALISER!! THE BUCKSHOT LARIAT CONNECTS!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT ADAM LUCAS ISN’T DONE!! HE SPRINGS BACK TOWARDS THE APRON!!

Rich Russillo: ANOTHER BUCKSHOT LARIAT!!

Thadd Blazevich: AND HE CARRIES THE MOMENTUM OF THIS ONE TO GET HIMSELF BACK ONTO THE APRON, AND HE STRIKES AGAIN!!!

Rich Russillo: # A THIRD BUCKSHOT LARIAT!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: NOW ADAM LUCAS IS LOOKING TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIS ONE, HE GETS ARMSTRONG BACK UP AND THROWS HIM INTO THE ROPES, WE KNOW HE’S LOOKING FOR THE LEVEL UP—

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: GODDAMNIT NO!!

Rich Russillo: ARMSTRONG’S MASKED MEN HAVE JUST SURROUNDED THE RING, AND THEY DRAGGED ARMSTRONG OUT OF THE RING BEFORE ADAM LUCAS COULD HIT THE LEVEL UP ON ARMSTRONG!! NOT LIKE THIS!! ADAM HAD THE MATCH WON!

Thadd Blazevich: ADAM LUCAS IS SICK! HE’S TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT FOR THE MASKED MEN, BUT THE REFEREE IS STANDING IN HIS WAY!!

Referee: (off-mic) STAY IN THE RING, ADAM!!

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) ‘HANDS OFF OF ME!!

Referee: (off-mic) LISTEN TO ME!! I’m on your side here. Any one of those men hit you, and I have to call it a disqualification!! Your chances at regaining the title go poof!!

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) Damnit…

Persephone: Adam Lucas is being smart for once, deciding to listen to the referee instead of jumping into battle and costing his chance… The referee meanwhile is taking matters into his own hands and telling all of the thugs to get out of here, because that’s definitely gonna work!

Thadd Blazevich: But Adam isn’t taking his gaze off of Drake Armstrong in the middle of all this, who knows what tricks— COULD BE UP HIS SLEEVE—

Rich Russillo: DRAKE ARMSTRONG CHARGES INTO THE RING!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT WHATEVER HE WANTED TO TRY, IT’S FOR NOTHING!!! ADAM LUCAS TOSSES HIM UP!!!

Rich Russillo: # LEVVEEELLLLLL UUPPPPP!!!!

(…)

Rich Russillo: NO!!!

(In the middle of all the chaos, what went under the radar was Drake arming himself with the Armstrong Family Ring.)

(…)

(Just like last month, Drake Armstrong swung for Adam Lucas’s skull.)

(…)

(….)

(….)

(…..)

(But Adam Lucas dodged…)

(…and then some.)

Thadd Blazevich: # THE NEXT LEEVVEEEELLLLLL!!!!

Rich Russillo: IT WAS SWING AND A MISS FOR DRAKE ARMSTRONG!!! THE SAME TRICK DIDN’T WORK TWICE!! ADAM LUCAS NOT ONLY DODGED THE STRIKE WITH THE RING, BUT HE QUICKLY MANEUVERED IT INTO THE POP-UP CUTTER!!! THE CROWD IS ELECTRIC!! DRAKE ARMSTRONG IS DONE FOR!!! JUST COVER HIM!!

Thadd Blazevich: COME ON ADAM!! COVER HIM ALREADY!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING??

(Adam’s gaze was stuck on the Armstrong Dynasty Ring.)

(He gets on one knee, then slowly takes it off Drake’s finger.)

(Adam raises the ring into the air; its marbles shiny enough under the spotlight to blind any man unable to afford something like it.)

(…and then he drops it.)

(Without hesitation he STOMPS the Armstrong Dynasty Ring under his boot to send insult to injury!)

(Now… Adam retreats to the corner… and waits to finish off Drake.)

(Armstrong is just now opening his eyes, realizing what had happened… he sees the ring in the middle of the squared circle, damaged. He takes a quick gander, and sees multiple masked men up on the apron, ready to jump Adam in retaliation… The chaos was too much for the referee to calm down, so instead he tried his best to keep them out of the ring…)

(But all the masked men need… is the order.)

(Drake… with his last breath… only has to mutter two words… “Do it.”)

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) D— DO—

(…)

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) DON’T!!

(Drake screamed at the thugs to back off. He knows what this comes down to… and realizes that ending things this way would not reshape the rhetoric Adam Lucas had built: that he is a fraud, that he cannot hang with the best, that he simply isn’t on Adam’s level, that he is below “The Next Level.”)

(The only way Drake can end this is by his own two hands.)

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) GET OUT!! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!

(This could only come down between Drake Armstrong and Adam Lucas. NOBODY else.)

(By the World Champion’s orders, the masked men all begin to leave.)

(…)

(But inside the ring, Adam was still eager to strike.)

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) Great… keep talkin’… don’t even pay attention to me—

(He rushed at a Drake Armstrong standing on all fours.)

Thadd Blazevich: CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!!!!

(…)

Rich Russillo: IT HITS!!! THE CURB STOMP HITS!!!

(…)

Persephone: BUT IT DIDN’T HIT DRAKE ARMSTRONG!!!

(At the last possible second, Drake Armstrong grabbed the distracted referee’s hand, and dragged him neck-first into Adam’s incoming boot…)

Rich Russillo: DRAKE ARMSTRONG SOMEHOW PULLED THE REFEREE INTO THE CURB STOMP!!! AND ADAM DOESN’T EVEN REALIZE IT, HE GOES STRAIGHT OVER THE ROPES, AND QUICKLY TURNS AROUND WHILE ON THE APRON!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUCKSHOT LARIAT—

(…)

Rich Russillo: # LOW BLOW BY DRAKE ARMSTRONG!!!

Thadd Blazevich: ARMSTRONG JUST KICKED ADAM RIGHT IN HIS CAJONES!!!

Thadd Blazevich: ADAM IS DOWN! THE REFEREE IS DOWN!! THE ONLY MAN STANDING RIGHT NOW IS DRAKE ARMSTRONG!!

(Drake instantaneously moves his sight towards the Armstrong Family Ring. His fists were shaking uncontrollably. His breathing was noisy. His teeth were baring. His family heirloom was damaged. Diamonds fell out. Its shape was slightly deformed. Nothing that could not be fixed… but that did not matter one bit to Drake in the moment.)

(Adam Lucas didn’t just crush a ring; he crushed a family’s legacy.)

(Drake’s stare towards the ring turned fevered. With shaky movements, he placed the broken ring around his finger…)

(Then, he forcefully dragged Adam Lucas by his hand to the middle of the ring, and onto his feet.)

(And at last, he delivered it.)

(# The Death Penalty.)

(…)

(But The King wasn’t done with his prey.)

(He notices Adam’s own ring finger… with his wedding ring wrapped around it.)

(Drake VICIOUSLY stomps at Adam’s ring finger!)

(Adam is screaming in pain, but only as much as he can, because screaming only causes him to uncontrollably cough out both air and blood.)

(Adam Lucas was laid out stomach first, slowly passing out. All the energy he had left was spent screaming in agony.)

(So, Drake Armstrong forcefully kneels on top of him.)

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) Now… you’ll finally learn your place.

(And he starts smashing at him…)

(CRACK!!)

(…)

(TWHACK!!!!)

(…)

(WHAM!!!)

(SMACK!!)

(…)

(CRACK!!!*)

(WHAM!!)

(…)

(SMACK!!)

(SMACK!!)

(SMACK!!)

(# SMACK!!!!)

(…)

(The crowd was left gasping. Commentary was speechless. The air was completely sucked out of the stadium.)

(Adam did not stir an inch anymore. A crimson mask was flowing from the back of Adam’s head, spilling into the mat and disappearing into his dirty blonde hair. Drake stood over him motionless, like a stone-cold killer, with blood all over his hands… and all over the Armstrong Dynasty Ring.)

(Blood kept on pouring from Adam’s open wound. The mat surrounding the grotesque picture was fully stained red.)

(Drake gave a kiss to the bloody ring. The bright blue diamonds had turned to ruby. His own mouth looked as if it was covered in lipstick.)

(He’d wipe the blood off his face… then turn Adam around, as the referee was now in and out of consciousness, having missed everything that just transpired.)

(Drake hooks the leg.)

(The referee, still seeing stars, uses his last bit of energy to make the count.)

Referee: One….

Referee: Two…..

Referee: Three…..

(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!!)

(The referee instantly collapses. The audience remains speechless. Drake’s eyes are affectless. He does not even move for a couple of seconds.)

(After an unusual, unsettling delay, “Pride & Arrogance” begins playing. Armstrong still motionless on top of Adam’s figurative corpse.)

Rich Russillo: Wow.

Thadd Blazevich: That took a quick, dark turn.

Persephone: What do you mean?? THAT WAS AWESOMEEEE!!!

(Drake would lay off Adam, as a member of his private crew hands him his EAW World Championship. Doctors instantly come to Adam Lucas’ aid, rolling him out on a stretcher. The King of the World stood in front of his world still… basking in the moment.)

Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… and STILL the EAW World Champion… DRAKE ARMSTRONG!!

(Drake gets himself back on his feet using the ropes for assistance, but he breaks out in a limp. He is barely able to stand… but he could not care less. He’s on top of the world, with nothing standing in his way.)

Rich Russillo: There’s multiple takeaways to come out of this match, and I think people will be very opinionated in terms of how they feel regarding Armstrong right now… but for what it’s worth, it was an amazing match, and with or without a title around his waist, Adam Lucas is still performing at the top of his game.

Thadd Blazevich: It was a great bout indeed. In this sport, things get brutal, this is one of those moments. It’s something you come to embrace… at least me personally, I got some deathmatches to my name, you know?

Rich Russillo: Yep. It’s safe to say, Drake Armstrong is already quite the polarizing World Champion.

(Drake Armstrong raises the EAW World Championship up as the crowd drowns him in boos, as the feed cuts to commercial—)

(…)

(…)

(…)

Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The last tune anyone would currently expect began blasting throughout the stadium— “The Leaving Song Pt. II” by AFI hit — and the crowd ERUPTS into cheers with everybody now on their feet.)

Thadd Blazevich: WHAT?!?!? WHAT?!?!? WHAT?!?!?

(Hans Grayson is out onto the stage, one hand still in a cast, the other holding the Cash In The Vault briefcase…)

(And he doesn’t take his time, he makes a beeline STRAIGHT for Drake Armstrong who is so hurt he cannot even escape.)

Rich Russillo: HANS GRAYSON IS HERE AND HE’S WASTING NO TIME!!!

Thadd Blazevich: I’VE NEVER SEEN A MAN WITH A BROKEN ARM SO HAPPY BEFORE!! BRO IS STOPPING FOR A SECOND TO ADMIRE THE DESTROYED ROLLS-ROYCE THAT JUST PUT DRAKE THROUGH HELL, AND NOW BRO IS STEPPING ALL OVER IT TO MAKE HIS WAY INTO THE RING!! THE DISRESPECT IS ALREADY CRAZY!

(“The Leaving Song Pt. II” fades… and Hans Grayson comes face to face with Drake Armstrong.)

Hans Grayson: 👋

Persephone: Drake is absolutely stunned. What a loser! :mjlol:

(Hans raises the briefcase right in Drake’s face… Drake flinches back.)

(He points at the briefcase… and then at the EAW World Championship over Drake’s shoulder.)

Hans Grayson: (off-mic) Come on friend… let’s go. 😃

Drake Armstrong: (off-mic) No… no, no, no.

(Drake, still heavily breathing, still barely able to stand on his feet, pleads for Hans not to cash in.)

(Hans chuckles in Drake’s face, almost taunting him.)

(He leaves the briefcase on the ground briefly, then heads past Drake Armstrong to ask for a microphone.)

(Drake, practically hugging his championship, never lets his eyes leave Hans Grayson.)

Hans Grayson: ROME!!!!!!!

Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hans Grayson: Say, Rome, do you want me to cash in on Drake Armstrong RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW?!

Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

(Drake shook his head desperately.)

Hans Grayson: Well… I hate to disappoint an audience… and I’m sorry for pumpfaking you guys… but I’m not gonna cash in today.

(Drake heaves a MASSIVE sigh of relief.)

Hans Grayson: Whoa whoa, hey now Drake, don’t get too excited.

(Humor leaves Hans’ voice as he stares directly into Drake’s eyes.)

Hans Grayson: Drake, I could be just like you. I could be a coward! I could take the easy way out! I could cash in RIGHT NOW, with my arm still broken, and you KNOW that your title reign would end right here, right now if I chose to do so.

Hans Grayson: But I won’t. Why?

Hans Grayson: Well, Drake Armstrong, listen to me, and listen to me closely: I want you to think of this moment every single second you close your eyes. Every time you sleep. Every time you BLINK. I want this very moment to flash in your head time and time again. Drake; I have the ability to upend your whole world by the snap of a finger. I have the ability take that title away from you whenever I want. I am the one who has the world in the palm of his hands… not you. You can knock out as many challengers as you possibly can, but remember, I am the one you will NEVER get rid of…

(Drake shakes his head more and more impatiently while the grip on the title tightens.)

Hans Grayson: And I am the one who will be watching your each and every single mood. At each and every single time of day.

Hans Grayson: Stay careful, Drake, and… sleep with one eye open. You never know when I could decide it’s time I shatter this newfound wealth you’ve patiently amassed.

(Hans drops the microphone, and picks up his briefcase. He looks towards the entranceway…)

Thadd Blazevich: OH!! HANS GRAYSON JUST SLAMMED DRAKE IN THE FACE WITH THE CASH IN THE VAULT BRIEFCASE!!! I GUESS FOR GOOD MEASURE!!

Rich Russillo: Message sent, and then some!! Hans Grayson just put Drake Armstrong on notice and stands tall as the crowd in Rome is going nuts!!

(Hans Grayson is seen celebrating with the fans outside of the ring, before the feed would actually cut to commercial.)

(King of Elite fades back from a brief commercial break to continue the show, with the following match revealed on the titantron.)

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Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS THE FATAL FOUR WAYS ELIMINATION MATCH, AND IT’S FOR THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Crowd: YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

(‘The Birth of Merged Zamasu’ by Friedrich Habetler is met with a loud chorus of boos from the crowd as Vincent Mondrian appears at the entrance with a menacing aura. He locks eyes with the camera, staring with a threatening glare before curling his lips into a sinister smirk, then turns his head toward the ring with unwavering confidence. Vincent looks to secure a huge victory tonight and earn his victory over Daryl Kinkade by any means necessary.)

Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM LAREN, NETHERLANDS!… WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS!… THE SOUL REAPER!… VINCENTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!… MONDRIANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: A young prospect out of Silas World, coming off an unfortunate run with the EAW Interwire Championship, now staring down yet another title opportunity against Daryl Kinkade in this match and looking to make 2026 shine bright by capturing his very first piece of gold.

Eve: The motivation here runs deeper than opportunity alone, because Vincent is trying to prove inevitability in a space where dominance is the only currency that truly matters. Winning the EAW National Elite Championship serves as validation of his ethos and belief system, reinforcing the idea that conviction grants access to even greater conquests.

Deadprez: After months, nearly a full year, of being framed as replaceable and manufactured, this moment gives Vincent Mondrian a chance to turn the entire narrative into vindication. Thriving under the weight of expectation from those waiting for him to fail, elevation becomes the objective, and the National Elite Championship is the statistical and symbolic proof he’s been chasing.

(Vincent Mondrian slowly makes an emphatic step into the ring, standing tall at the center as his eyes scan the crowd watching him in a sacred silence. He ignores the people who fear his dominance and looks to apply that presence on his opponent tonight as his focus shifts back to the ring. ‘Legendary’ by Skillex only seems to irritate him further as Ryan Joseph Wilson makes his way out, pure determination written across his face. RJW looks up at the ring and gives a small nod toward Vincent Mondrian, ready to finish him off. He feels the weight of everything Vincent has said about him, but it is not going to rattle him. He has made a full comeback, finally earning another opportunity to be here and reclaim the place he once failed to capture. As Ryan Wilson heads toward the ring, he looks to make the first major statement of 2026 by winning the EAW National Elite Championship.)

Gina Romano: NEXT!… FROM MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA!… WEIGHING IN AT 230 POUNDS!… RYAN!… JOSEPH!… WILSONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

Eve: It’s been quite some time since Ryan Joseph Wilson resurfaced on the land of Elite once again, and now he’s earned his rightful place in this match. This is meant to be the next deliberate step in a long-term career arc shaped by adversity, and winning here would mean more to him than anything else in the world.

Deadprez: There’s a lot of respect in how Ryan views Daryl Kinkade within this match, and the intent is clear that he wants to defeat him in the most honorable way possible. Donovan Duke and Vincent Mondrian also share the same space with Ryan, two representatives of Silas World, driven by compulsion and dependence on collective alignment. Tonight is about leveraging his own philosophy against them and projecting that truth outward for the world to witness.

Gavin Kirkland: He wants to walk out of this ring through sheer supremacy, overwhelming everyone in this match with conviction alone, and honestly, if confidence were as attractive as half the people in this building, I’d already be swooning. But will words and intent be enough to prove all of that right?! We’re about to find out!

(As soon as Ryan steps into the ring, the first thing that happens is a forehead clash with Vincent Mondrian, the two striking each other with unfiltered hatred and simmering rage. Animosity between them is unmistakable after weeks of trading words and emotional barbs in the lead-up to this match. The referee is forced to rush between them, urgently separating them before the situation explodes into a full-scale brawl and turns the contest into uncontrollable chaos. Vincent only responds with mocking laughter, scoffing at Ryan’s conviction, while Ryan seethes as his emotions threaten to boil over! Both men are eventually dragged back to their respective corners, Vincent shouting obscenities as he rips off his entrance jacket.)

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) You’re pathetic, Ryan! PATHETIC!

(‘Enemy’ by From Ashes to New hits, immediately drawing the attention of everyone in the ring toward the titantron. Vincent barely reacts while Ryan stands in the corner, eyes locked on the screen as fury continues to build. Donovan Duke emerges onto the stage, staring down both men with lethal seriousness etched across his face, projecting absolute readiness to annihilate anyone in his path tonight, regardless of past words, alliances, or implied respect, all in pursuit of the EAW National Elite Championship.)

Gina Romano: NEXT!… FROM STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA!… WEIGHING IN AT 212 POUNDS!… DEVIOUS & DEBONAIR!… DONOVANNNNNNNNNNNNN!… DUKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deadprez: Yet again, another opportunity sits in front of him to correct past failures and restore a sense of order that’s been fractured ever since losing the Answers World Championship! This feels like the moment when Donovan Duke is looking to reassert himself, climb back to prominence, and put himself exactly where he believes he belongs.

Gavin Kirkland: And let’s not ignore the history here because we’re staring at the longest reigning National Elite Champion in the flesh. The real question is whether tonight becomes another historic chapter, with Donovan reclaiming dominance and conquering this division, as it was always meant to be his personal runway.

Eve: What matters most here is stability, because capturing the National Elite Championship represents a return to equilibrium for Donovan Duke and a reaffirmation of the identity he believes was always destined for him. No one in this match is viewed as an equal or a rival in his mind, which explains the intensity we’re seeing right now, and every competitor is showing a violent readiness to tear this ring apart.

(Donovan Duke slides into the ring and immediately turns to shove Ryan back into the corner, then casually walks away as if nothing happened. That disrespect ignites Ryan instantly as he storms forward, only for the referee to jump between them again. There’s no hesitation from Donovan either, fully ready to throw down, and it devolves into a heated shouting match while Vincent Mondrian lounges against the corner, watching it all unfold with sick amusement like a true villain enjoying the chaos.)

Ryan Joseph Wilson: (Off-Mic) Touch me again, and I swear to GOD, I’m eliminating you as soon as I get the chance!

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) Shut the fuck up and stay in your lane, PUSSY!

(Shouting continues even after both men are finally pulled apart, but Donovan refuses to give Ryan any more attention, brushing him off completely and returning to his corner. All eyes suddenly shift toward the titantron as ‘New Devil’ by Asking Alexandria hits, signaling the arrival of the EAW National Elite Champion. Daryl Kinkade steps out with the title clutched in his right hand, raising it high to the crowd as a declaration of authority before lowering it, staring at the gold with a confident smirk. The championship is slung over his shoulder as he heads toward the ring, preparing to make the second defense of his reign and prove exactly who runs this domain.)

Gina Romano: AT LAST!… FROM NORWICH, ENGLAND!… WEIGHING IN AT 225 POUNDS!… HE’S THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!… THE KINK OF ELITE!… DARYLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!… KINKADEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: The Champion finally arrives in Rome, and he’s putting that second defense on the line tonight, looking sharp, confident, and absolutely ready to prove he deserves every ounce of gold draped over him.

Eve: This match is about stripping away the narrative that he’s protected by circumstance or favoritism, because the goal here is validation through struggle. Every accusation of inconsistency or luck gets answered tonight, especially after enduring criticism and insults since Season 15. Walking into King of Elite with the National Elite Championship in his hands, the objective is sustaining success when the odds are brutally stacked against him.

Deadprez: This is exactly the match he’s been anticipating, because surviving this chaos silences doubt permanently. Once this is over, the claim of being a two-time National Elite Champion carries undeniable weight! Every threat is clearly identified, and Daryl is here to remove every possible asterisk from his legacy.

(Daryl Kinkade has arrived, looking at everyone who has their eyes fixed on the target on his back. Instead of shrinking from it, Daryl only makes that target grow larger by raising the National Elite Championship high above his head at the center of the ring, fueling the hunger of everyone who has come to take it from him. Kinkade lowers the belt and looks around, realizing that this is the environment where he truly belongs as champion. These are the stakes he expects when the entire world is against him, and Daryl is prepared to run through everyone in this match, one by one. This encounter is set to bring a new level of intensity, greater than any of the previous challenges he has faced. As Kinkade’s music fades and he heads into his corner, he settles into a mindset he knows well. Calm and dominant, he stands prepared to be the last man standing and retain his championship.)

(DING DING DING!)

Gavin Kirkland: The National Elite Championship is on the line, every man for himself from here on out! How does Daryl Kinkade even survive this predicament and remain champion-

(As soon as the bell rings, Vincent Mondrian explodes forward with a bicycle kick that cracks Ryan Wilson across the jaw and sends him spilling to the outside, stunning everyone in the ring.)

Eve: OH!

Deadprez: Damn…

Gavin Kirkland: :lupes:

Eve: That was an emphatic opening strike from Vincent!

Gavin Kirkland: After all the venom he’s been spewing at Ryan this week, Vincent clearly came in ready to erase him instantly and clear a path toward the National Elite Championship!

Eve: No, hold on, look at the body language here!

(Vincent and Donovan lock eyes, tension crackling between them….)

Deadprez: Vincent admitted he’s been waiting for this fight too. This is about to get very interesting between two members of Silas World!

(…. before both men suddenly turn their attention to Daryl Kinkade, who immediately senses the danger.)

Eve: AND THAT’S NEVER BEEN HOW THIS TEAM OPERATES! BOTH DONOVAN AND VINCENT ARE COLLAPSING ON THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!

Gavin Kirkland: But Kinkade is far too sharp to fall for it, slipping past both men and leaping to the middle rope… DOUBLE DKO RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE! THE SPRINGBOARD CUTTER FLOORS THEM BOTH-

Deadprez: Silas World isn’t finished yet though, as Donovan regains awareness and shoves Kinkade forward… RIGHT INTO A DISCUS FOREARM FROM VINCENT!

Eve: And it spirals immediately from there, Donovan waits his moment… PELE KICK SNAPS THE CHAMPION’S HEAD BACK!…. AND DARYL FALLS STRAIGHT INTO A BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX FROM VINCENT! VINCENT ROLLS IT THROUGH INTO A COVER TO TRY AND STEAL THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN SECONDS!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: Donovan quickly dives in to break it up, and there’s a very questionable thought brewing behind that expression right now!

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) Woah, what do you think you’re doing here? This isn’t what we talked about.

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) Winning a match? I thought we agreed we were competing against each other.

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) …You’re right…

Deadprez: That escalated fast, as Vincent turns his attention back to a fallen Daryl-

Eve: OH! A ROLL UP FROM BEHIND! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN! DONOVAN IS TRYING TO STEAL IT THIS TIME!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Eve: AND A KICK OUT AT TWO BY VINCENT!

(Vincent looks back with clear surprise, then pauses, reflecting on his own words from earlier before flashing a knowing smile toward Donovan.)

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) Looks like this is going to be a long night with you, smart guy?

(Donovan answers with a smirk.)

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) Again. One wrong move, and you’re fucking finished, kiddo.

Gavin Kirkland: Both men surge back toward each other, and it looks like they’re about to collide again-

Eve: WAIT! SOMETHING FROM ABOVE! BOTH VINCENT AND DONOVAN SENSE IT AT THE SAME TIME AND TURN AROUND-

Gavin Kirkland: FROG SPLASH FROM THE TOP! RYAN CRASHES DOWN ON BOTH MEN AND THROWS HIMSELF RIGHT BACK INTO THIS MATCH WITH ALL THE MOMENTUM IN THE WORLD!

Deadprez: Donovan gets rolled out of the way after that frog splash, but Ryan is already hunting the man who battered him earlier, mounting Vincent and raining down fist after fist with pure malice! The crowd is loving every second of it as the villain finally pays the price!

Gavin Kirkland: Wilson yanks Mondrian up off the canvas and fires him straight into the corner, looking to stack on more punishment with the follow-up… RUNNING CORNER CLOTHESLINE FROM RYAN!

Eve: That impact rattles Mondrian hard as he staggers out of the corner, and Wilson senses the opening, stepping onto the apron before launching back in as Vincent turns around… SPRINGBOARD LARIAT FROM RYAN TAKES HIM CLEAN OFF HIS FEET!

Deadprez: The tempo keeps accelerating for Mondrian after trying to seize control earlier, but now movement from behind as Daryl Kinkade slips in and rolls Ryan up! Is the champion trying to eliminate him early?

Gavin Kirkland: No, that was bait to drop him to his knees as the champion lines it up… AND LOOKS TO TAKE RYAN’S HEAD OFF WITH BOW DOWN TO THE KINK!

Eve: A QUICK DROP TOE HOLD FROM WILSON! Momentum snaps right back as Ryan counters instantly and transitions without hesitation… RIGHT INTO LE CRABE DU QUÉBEC! THE BOSTON CRAB IS CINCHED IN, AND DARYL KINKADE IS SUFFERING FOR THAT ATTEMPT!

Gavin Kirkland: Look at this right now as Wilson grinds deeper into that vicious torque, clearly trying to injure the Champion earlier on and carve out even more weakness to exploit here! Wilson understands that the Champion thrives on speed, so the goal is simple, slow him down and make the target far more precise!

Eve: There’s a tunnel vision problem developing here because Ryan is far too focused on a single threat when there are multiple dangers around him! From the side, Donovan Duke quickly jogs in after getting back to his feet… AND FIRES OFF A SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF RYAN’S HEAD WHILE THAT BOSTON CRAB IS STILL CINCHED IN!

Deadprez: That obsession is on full display here because Donovan Duke wants the Champion out by his own hand, proving legitimacy by denying anyone else the satisfaction! Ryan staggers from the kick and nearly collapses, but Donovan pulls him back in… A SITOUT FULL NELSON FACEBUSTER DROPS RYAN TO THE GROUND! THE MOMENTUM KEEPS FLOWING AS RYAN IS FLIPPED OVER AND THE ELIMINATION ATTEMPT IS UNDERWAY! COVER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Deadprez: KICK OUT AT TWO! THE CHAMPION SURVIVES AND ESCAPES THE BRINK OF ELIMINATION!

Gavin Kirkland: That spark of inspiration is obvious now because what Ryan did earlier to Darby is clearly echoing here! Donovan grabs the legs and shifts into a far more technical mindset, really tapping into that cerebral side of his offense!… LOOK AT THIS! WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?!

Eve: To simplify it, that’s a modified inverted reverse figure four leglock, and the complexity alone makes it horrifying to escape. Donovan is pulling into deeper leverage and intricate positioning, amplifying the pressure and limiting Ryan’s mobility even further. We don’t usually see this level of methodical cruelty from him lately, but this is about making the Champion suffer until submission becomes inevitable!

Deadprez: It’s an incredibly sophisticated hold, and statistically speaking, very few competitors escape once full pressure is applied. The Champion is in serious trouble here!

Gavin Kirkland: Eyes are glued to the Champion now, but chaos is erupting elsewhere because Kinkade has regained his senses while Vincent Mondrian rises from the ground at the same time and gets spun around!… THE PUMPHANDLE IS HOOKED, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO TWIST KINKADE INTO SOULLESS ECLIPSE-

Eve: That transition fails as Kinkade flips over the pumphandle that was meant to lead into a Tombstone Piledriver and lands cleanly on his feet behind Mondrian, immediately hooking him up-

Gavin Kirkland: Hold on just a second because desperation is setting in for the Champion here! The torque isn’t fully healed after all that relentless pressure from the Boston Crab earlier. Pain flashes across his body before the Snap Dragon Suplex can be completed, and Vincent capitalizes instantly by pulling him in!… A SITOUT POWERBOMB! VINCENT EMPHASIZES IT AND DRIVES THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION STRAIGHT INTO THE CANVAS WITH AUTHORITY!

Eve: Looks like that cover is being held a little longer now, but the real question is whether Donovan is even thinking about stopping it at this point!

Gavin Kirkland: That attention is completely locked onto Ryan right now and the referee slides in to make the count!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: Powering out at two, Daryl Kinkade survives again and remains Champion, refusing to be eliminated just yet!

Deadprez: On that note, it’s worth pointing out that if Daryl Kinkade is the first man eliminated here, a new Champion will be crowned on the spot, and the numbers back up why that pressure is so intense.

Eve: That’s exactly why the fixation is so severe right now, because eliminating Daryl Kinkade guarantees someone the status of newly crowned Champion, and that incentive changes decision-making entirely.

Gavin Kirkland: Staying glued to Kinkade, Vincent Mondrian stalks a Champion with a battered back who’s trying to recover from that Powerbomb, while Ryan is still being absolutely tortured by Donovan.

Deadprez: Dropping to his knees now, Daryl is vulnerable, and Vincent is charging in with intent!…. HERE IT COMES! MENOS GRANDE!

Eve: NO! DARYL MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AND REDIRECTS THE MOMENTUM, SENDING THAT INCOMING HEAD-TRAPPED STOMP CRASHING FORWARD-

(CRASH!)

Eve: OH MY GOD!

Deadprez: GOOD GOD!

Eve: DONOVAN JUST ATE MENOS GRANDE STRAIGHT TO THE FACE! A VICIOUS HEAD-TRAPPED STOMP OUT OF NOWHERE AND RYAN IS FINALLY FREE FROM THAT TORTURE!

Gavin Kirkland: Absolute shock written all over Vincent Mondrian right now, barely able to process what just happened, and that hesitation costs him as he turns back around to a fully recovered Daryl Kinkade-

Eve: MONKĒ FLIP SPIKES VINCENT’S HEAD INTO THE MAT! THE FRONT FLIP DDT TURNS HIS WORLD INSIDE OUT, AND DARYL ROLLS HIM OVER IMMEDIATELY, LOOKING FOR THE ELIMINATION!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

Eve: ONLY TWO COUNTS! Vincent Mondrian is still alive in this match and still in contention to take the Championship no matter what it takes!

Deadprez: That was a smart escape from the predicament as Daryl Kinkade bought himself breathing room, leaving Vincent down momentarily after the chaos caused by him accidentally wiping out someone who was trying to eliminate his own rival!

Gavin Kirkland: Struggling back to his feet on shaky legs, Ryan Wilson throws a wild swing toward Kinkade, but the Champion has finally locked in a clear read on what’s coming-

Eve: But with that awareness, the avoidance comes clean underneath the incoming clothesline from RJW and the rebound off the ropes follows!… HANDSPRING ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM DARYL DROPS WILSON BACK TO THE CANVAS!

Deadprez: Teeth clenched through the pain, Kinkade is still battling the damage done to his legs earlier by Ryan Wilson, and that same agony is written all over Wilson now, which explains why that strike didn’t land with absolute precision!

Eve: There’s still enough presence of mind to capitalize here, and the nearest target is Donovan Duke, which could spell trouble yet again! After flooring Wilson, the lift comes from the mat, and the arms are hooked!… SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX BY DARYL DRILLS DONOVAN DOWN!

Gavin Kirkland: That impact plants Donovan Duke viciously into the canvas, and the Champion slides in fast for the cover, looking KINKY doing it too, not that I blame anyone for staring!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Eve: TWO AGAIN! DONOVAN DUKE KICKS OUT, BUT THE CUMULATIVE DAMAGE TO THE HEAD IS STARTING TO BECOME A SERIOUS CONCERN!

Gavin Kirkland: Somebody better get a grip on him before he snaps and goes feral again, because this can get unhinged fast!

Deadprez: Control has shifted again as Daryl Kinkade takes command of the match, and the realization hits Donovan Duke hard while he’s still reeling from heavy damage to the head. Sensing that things could spiral further, Kinkade dumps Donovan out of the ring, leaving only Ryan Wilson and a still recovering Vincent Mondrian inside.

Eve: The hunt resumes as Kinkade remembers exactly who has already fallen into his arsenal, lining up with surgical intent for an elimination attempt! Vincent might not see it coming, but danger is closing in fast! HERE IT COMES-

Gavin Kirkland: OH A BACKSLIDE! SNEAKING IN FROM THE SIDE, RYAN WILSON STRIKES WHILE KINKADE IS FOCUSED ELSEWHERE! THAT DIVERTED ATTENTION BECOMES THE OPENING AS WILSON DRAGS THE CHAMPION DOWN, LOOKING TO SHOCK EVERYONE WITH A SUDDEN ELIMINATION!

Deadprez: This could be the moment that decides a new Champion if Ryan pulls it off right here!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Deadprez: KINKADE POWERS OUT AT TWO!

Eve: That was dangerously close, but experience takes over as Kinkade refuses to let everything slip away like that!

Gavin Kirkland: Scrambling back to his feet, Wilson charges in again but it’s far too direct, allowing the Champion to capitalize!… A SHARP EUROPEAN UPPERCUT SNAPS RYAN ACROSS THE JAW AND SENDS HIM STUMBLING AWAY-

Eve: RIGHT INTO A SLEEPER SUPLEX FROM THE RISING VINCENT MONDRIAN! Getting up at the perfect moment, the first thing he sees is his most irritating foe falling right into his grasp, and Vincent ruthlessly takes advantage by hurling him away!

Deadprez: The focus narrows again as it comes down to these two, with Daryl launching himself forward for a Jumping STO to strike fast-

Gavin Kirkland: That one gets read perfectly as Vincent holds his ground, using Daryl’s own agility against him and forcing the pace to slow down! The Jumping Reverse STO misses, and the Champion crashes to the empty canvas!

Eve: Seizing that split second, Mondrian capitalizes on the off-balance state and rolls through with a Jackknife pin, trying to steal the victory here!

Deadprez: The counter comes immediately as the exchange turns into a back and forth chess match, with Kinkade rolling through and converting it… INTO A SIT OUT ROLL UP OF HIS OWN! VINCENT’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN AND THIS IS RAZOR THIN!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Deadprez: ANOTHER KICK OUT SURVIVES THE COUNT! VINCENT MONDRIAN REFUSES TO YIELD, AND THIS BATTLE RAGES ON!

Gavin Kirkland: This is the moment where focus has to be razor sharp as Daryl Kinkade rolls backward to his feet after a failed elimination attempt, sights locked in… AND LOOKING FOR BOW DOWN TO THE KINK-

Eve: COUNTERED AGAIN, BECAUSE VINCENT KEEPS HIS INSTINCTS HONED AND SLIPS AWAY FROM THE SWINGING ELBOW! THE LIFT COMES IMMEDIATELY… VINCENT IS LOOKING FOR TOXIC SPIKES-

Gavin Kirkland: THAT AWARENESS IS MATCHED PERFECTLY AS KINKADE STAYS JUST AS SHARP AND JUST AS STUBBORN, BACKFLIPPING OUT OF THE URANAGE THAT WAS MEANT TO TRANSITION INTO A BACKBREAKER! DARYL KEEPS HOLD OF MONDRIAN THROUGH THE MOTION, THE CROWD RISING WITH EVERY SECOND OF THIS EXCHANGE!…. LIGER BOMB PLANTS VINCENT! THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION DIVES INTO THE COVER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Deadprez: Hold on here, because Donovan Duke is already back on his feet and forcing his way back into the ring, sliding in just in time-

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Gavin Kirkland: AND SNATCHING DARYL AWAY FROM VINCENT RIGHT BEFORE THE ELIMINATION, DONOVAN YANKS HIM DOWN AND ROLLS STRAIGHT THROUGH INTO A GROUNDED CRUCIFIX PIN, TRYING TO STEAL THE CHAMPION COMPLETELY OFF GUARD!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GOD, THAT WAS TOO CLOSE! Daryl Kinkade barely survives with a last-second kickout, milliseconds away from being dumped out of this match! Look at Donovan Duke here, playing it clever, maybe that head is finally clear ,and he’s decided to get smart at exactly the right time!

Eve: There’s genuine shock setting in now as Daryl Kinkade realizes everyone is converging on him at the same time! Donovan Duke is reentering the fight as the Champion tries to redirect his focus toward that threat-

Deadprez: SUPERKICK! A SUDDEN STRIKE FROM DONOVAN DETONATES AGAINST DARYL’S JAW AND DROPS THE CHAMPION COLD! The damage to Donovan’s own head is still obvious, but he’s forcing composure through the pain, barely keeping himself upright-

Gavin Kirkland: RUNNING CANADIAN DESTROYER! WHERE IN THE WORLD DID RYAN COME FROM?! I CAN’T EVEN BLINK AND SUDDENLY HE’S FLYING IN LIKE THAT!

Eve: BACK INTO THE MATCH IN AN INSTANT, WILSON LOCKS ONTO THE ONE TARGET HE PROMISED TO ELIMINATE FIRST, AND THAT’S DONOVAN DUKE! THE COMMITMENT IS ABSOLUTE HERE, AND THE EMOTION IS BURNING THROUGH RJW! RYAN WITH A COVER, HE PINS DONOVAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER MAKING GOOD ON HIS WORDS!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

Eve: AND A KICK OUT AT TWO! HOW MUCH MORE DOES DONOVAN HAVE TO ENDURE JUST TO STAY ALIVE IN THIS MATCH?!

Gavin Kirkland: Just look at that gasping expression on his face like he’s about to drop dead any second now, because whatever he’s already endured clearly isn’t the end of what these people are willing to put him through here!

Deadprez: Standing tall for the moment is Ryan Wilson, but that advantage doesn’t last long as Vincent Mondrian snaps a sharp kick into the gut before Ryan can even breathe, then hoists him straight up onto the shoulder…!-

(CRASH!!!!!)

Deadprez: GOOD GOD!

Gavin Kirkland: TELLTALE HEART JUST DROVE RYAN STRAIGHT INTO THOSE TURNBUCKLES! A BRUTAL DEATH VALLEY DRIVER FROM VINCENT MONDRIAN AND THAT COULD HAVE ENDED HIM RIGHT THERE!

Eve: There was a brief window where Ryan seized control, but the spotlight shifts immediately as Vincent Mondrian asserts his intent to become Champion and eliminate obstacles one by one! The pin attempt comes quickly, looking to remove Ryan from the equation entirely!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

Eve: AND ONLY TWO! MORE TWO COUNTS! Wilson forces himself out after absorbing one of Vincent Mondrian’s heaviest blows yet, and that survival clearly infuriates Vincent as Ryan refuses to stay down!

(Vincent Mondrian sits upright after the failed pin, eyes drifting toward Donovan Duke as a thought starts to form. He pauses for a moment before pushing himself up and walking over.)

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) Hey.

(Mondrian grabs Donovan by the arm, slowly helping him back to his feet and guiding him toward the corner. Donovan stares back in confusion at the sudden assistance.)

Gavin Kirkland: What in the hell is this supposed to be…?

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) That guy.

(Mondrian gestures back toward Ryan.)

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) Yeah? What about him?

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) He’s part of the problem. OUR problem. How about we take him out together?

(Donovan shakes his head at first, gathering his thoughts through lingering head damage before responding.)

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) …. You know what? We don’t like him anyway. Yeah, fuck that guy. Let’s deal with it.

(Vincent smirks.)

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) Perfect.

Deadprez: Looks like a plan is forming, and given the Silas World history, this feels disturbingly familiar! I think we all know where this road usually leads!

Eve: This is starting to look a lot like Extreme Elimination Chamber all over again, and that never ends cleanly for anyone involved!

Gavin Kirkland: These guys have absolutely no sense of competition or dignity! How do they even have the nerve to call themselves elitists?!

Deadprez: Barely able to stand after absorbing that devastating Telltale Heart, Ryan is completely rattled, and now both members of Silas World are operating in perfect sync to take him out! The stomps keep coming, and the crowd absolutely despises what they’re witnessing!

Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: This is a straight up mugging right now as Wilson is getting torn apart, and the Silas World scheme is swallowing this match whole all over again!

Eve: Struggling to regain his footing after that Superkick earlier, the Champion tries to recover, but Vincent spots it immediately, grabs him by the head and LAUNCHES HIM SHOULDER FIRST THROUGH THE TURNBUCKLES AND INTO THE RING POST!

Deadprez: There’s almost nothing left to fight with here as Ryan is barely moving, and Donovan Duke wants the honor of finishing him after all that damage, dragging him back up! RUIN AND DEMISE COMING UP!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT LOOK AT THAT DEFIANCE BECAUSE WILSON IS THROWING EVERYTHING HE’S GOT LEFT INTO THIS, REFUSING TO FOLD AND SHOWING UNREAL ENDURANCE WHILE SILAS WORLD TRIES TO PLAY CHESS WITH HIS LIFE!

Eve: The Tiger Driver can’t be secured, and Donovan is forced to let go! Ryan staggers fre,e and as Donovan steps back in to follow up-

Deadprez: EXPLODER SUPLEX CONNECTS! RYAN WILSON CATCHES HIM CLEAN AND SENDS DONOVAN SAILING OVERHEAD! THE TOLL IS OBVIOUS THOUGH, BECAUSE RYAN NEARLY COLLAPSES AFTER THE RELEASE FROM SHEER EXHAUSTION AND PUNISHMENT!

Gavin Kirkland: Rescue attempt comes fast as Vincent steps in to regain control… SNAPPING RYAN IN AND HUNTING FOR THE FLAG ON THE MOON!

Eve: THAT DIEHARD FLOW SUBMISSION IS ATTEMPTED, BUT RYAN BARELY SLIPS FREE AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND! VINCENT TURNS STRAIGHT INTO DANGER, THOUGH AS RYAN SHOVES HIM HARD INTO THE CORNER!

Gavin Kirkland: Collision sets it up perfectly as Ryan pulls him right back out of the corner!… BACKDROP CUTTER INCOMING-

Deadprez: OH NO! FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, DONOVAN DUKE DIVES IN LOW, CHOPPING RYAN DOWN TO ONE KNEE WITH A CHOP BLOCK!

Eve: THE BACKDROP CUTTER NEVER MATERIALIZES AS RYAN COLLAPSES TO A KNEE, AND THAT DESPERATE INTERVENTION MIGHT HAVE JUST SAVED VINCENT FROM ELIMINATION!

Gavin Kirkland: MOMENTUM SWINGS INSTANTLY AS MONDRIAN REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES AND CHARGES STRAIGHT BACK IN!… MALEVOLENT SHRINE!!!!!!!!!! VINCENT MONDRIAN STOMPS RYAN DIRECTLY INTO THE CANVAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deadprez: THAT TEAMWORK PAYS OFF AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT AS RYAN WILSON IS KNOCKED COMPLETELY COLD! VINCENT DROPS DOWN IMMEDIATELY, HOOKING THE LEG FOR THE COVER!

Gavin Kirkland: NOT LIKE THIS!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(….)

Gina Romano: RYAN JOSEPH WILSON HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!

Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Eve: And that’s it for Ryan Joseph Wilson! An incredible display of varied effort, but in the end it isn’t enough to get the job done as Silas World takes full control of the situation!

(As soon as Ryan Wilson is officially eliminated, with both Silas World members responsible and Vincent Mondrian securing the pinfall, a slow laugh escapes Vincent as a smug smile spreads across his face, basking in the dominance on display.)

Gavin Kirkland: Just look at that smirk, look at the performance these clowns are putting on in the ring! This is a disgrace to professional wrestling and we need THE KING OF ELITE to shut this circus down immediately!

Deadprez: I really hope so, because we’ve seen how this story ends before and it never ends well.

(Ryan Joseph Wilson rolls under the ropes and collapses on the outside as medical staff rush in to check on him before attempting to escort him away from ringside. The disappointment is written all over his face, emotionally crushed and physically spent after the war he just endured. Wilson showed heart, he showed resolve… but it still wasn’t enough to get him over the line.)

Gavin Kirkland: The guy didn’t deserve that at all, and I genuinely hope those two get exactly what’s coming to them!

Eve: The Champion is clutching his shoulder after that earlier impact, and now all attention turns to Daryl Kinkade. The question is whether the Silas World scheme is about to escalate even further here?!

(What’s unfolding in front of Daryl becomes clear in real time as Donovan Duke rises with fury burning behind his eyes, still shaking off the effects of the match. Vincent Mondrian positions himself nearby as well, and a brief glance over the shoulder tells Daryl everything he needs to know. Surrounded by both members of Silas World, the realization sets in immediately following Ryan’s elimination.)

(….)

Gavin Kirkland: AND HERE WE GO! BOTH MEMBERS ARE CHARGING THE CHAMPION AT THE SAME TIME FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES!

Eve: Quick awareness saves him as Kinkade leaps out of danger, forcing both attackers to collide with each other and spill in opposite directions! Vincent is stunned, Donovan is rattled, and that split second is all the Champion needs! The grip comes from behind on the larger threat and the lift is there! LOOKING FOR HAIL TO THE VICTOR!

Deadprez: HEADBUTT CONNECTS! Vincent fires a sharp strike into Daryl’s skull to break it up and save Donovan from a catastrophic situation! That pumphandle gets twisted and suddenly Daryl is hoisted onto the shoulders!… STRAIGHT INTO CHANGE OF HEART! DONOVAN DROPS THE CHAMPION AND GOES FOR THE PIN!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

Deadprez: A DEFIANT KICK OUT AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND! DARYL KINKADE REFUSES TO GO OUT LIKE THAT AND DONOVAN ALMOST HAD HIM WITH VINCENT’S HELP!

Gavin Kirkland: This tells you everything about their intentions because they want Daryl gone first so Silas World can crown their so called true Champion once again!

Eve: The longest reigning former National Elite Champion may be hunting history, but right now the ally is still recovering on the sidelines! Donovan capitalizes, methodically hooking both arms!… THIS COULD BE IT! RUIN AND DEMISE IS COMING!

Gavin Kirkland: Look at that fight though, look at the will to survive as Daryl refuses to quit. He’s kicking, shaking his legs, fighting to stay alive and Vincent has to rush in to stabilize the hold!

Deadprez: Those frantic movements catch Vincent right in the face and the control breaks down instantly! Chaos erupts as Donovan loses leverage and Daryl barely slips free, collapsing down to his knees!

Gavin Kirkland: EVERYONE IS DESPERATE NOW, AND DONOVAN IS FURIOUS! HE’S LINING UP TO CUT THE CHAMPION IN HALF WITH A SPEAR-

Deadprez: ENZUIGIRI CONNECTS! DARYL KINKADE CATCHES HIM MID-CHARGE AND DROPS DONOVAN COLD! BOTH MEN HIT THE CANVAS AFTER THAT COLLISION!

Eve: BUT VINCENT IS STILL STANDING! HE DRAGS DARYL UP BEFORE HE CAN FULLY COLLAPSE AND SEIZES THE MOMENT!… SOULLESS ECLIPSE DRIVES DARYL INTO THE MAT!

Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GOD, HE HITS IT! VINCENT MONDRIAN JUST DROPPED KINKADE WITH HIS OWN FINISHER, AND HE DIVES INTO THE COVER!-

Deadprez: WAIT A MINUTE! DONOVAN DUKE IS BACK UP FROM BEHIND! HE ROLLS VINCENT UP FROM THE BACK WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN! HE’S TRYING TO STEAL IT!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(…)

Deadprez: MONDRIAN KICKS OUT!-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT IT WAS TOO LATE! THE REFEREE FINISHED THE COUNT! GOODBYE, VINCENT!

Gina Romano: VINCENT MONDRIAN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!

(Crowd ERUPTS as the elimination sinks in, roaring with approval while Vincent stands frozen in absolute disbelief! Shock twists into fury, not just at who eliminated him, but at how it even happened in the first place. His anger looks ready to fucking crash out.)

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) …. WHAT?!?!?!

(Mondrian springs up instantly and storms toward the referee, screaming in protest, but the officials are unmoved. The decision is final, and there’s nothing he can do about it. Referee orders him out of the ring while Donovan Duke can barely process what just occurred, still exhausted and on the verge of collapsing from everything he’s endured.)

Vincent Mondrian: (Off-Mic) YOU FOOL! THAT WAS TWO! THAT WAS TWO! TWO! IT WAS FUCKING TWO! I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

Eve: An outstanding showing from Vincent Mondrian despite the result, but listen to this atmosphere, because the crowd is absolutely reveling in his downfall right now!

Crowd: YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK!

(Mondrian completely unravels, rage spilling over as he kicks the ropes, flips off the arena, and snarls at anyone within view. Mondrian rolls out of the ring, slaps the apron in frustration, and angrily stomps around ringside while the crowd only gets louder, feeding off every ounce of his boiling fury.)

Gavin Kirkland: This is absolutely not how Vincent Mondrian wanted his night to end, but now we’re down to two! One way or another, we are moments away from finding out who the true winner of this match is!

(Now it comes down to this. Donovan Duke finally gathers his thoughts, filtering out everything else that doesn’t matter anymore. Enemies, alliances, history, all of it is cut away as his focus narrows on becoming Champion. Across from him stands Daryl Kinkade, slowly rising from the canvas, staring back at a man he’s crossed paths with too many times this season. This is where it all resets. This is where the stakes are undeniable.)

Eve: We’ve seen these two deliver classics on multiple occasions, but now it’s stripped down to its purest form! No chaos left, no distractions, just these two standing alone against each other one more time…

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: AND HERE WE GO! NOTHING HOLDING THEM BACK NOW WITH EMOTIONS BOILING OVER BETWEEN THESE TWO! THEY ARE GOING AT IT!

Deadprez: THEY CRASH INTO EACH OTHER IN THE CENTER OF THE RING AND START TRADING SHOTS! FOREARM FROM DARYL! FOREARM FROM DONOVAN! BACK AND FORTH THEY GO! THIS ISN’T POSTURING ANYMORE, THIS IS A FIGHT!

Gavin Kirkland: DONOVAN STARTS PRESSING FORWARD, REFUSING TO PLAY THIS FAIR AND TAKING WHAT HE BELIEVES IS HIS! DARYL IS GETTING FORCED BACK STEP BY STEP, EVERY FOREARM FROM DONOVAN CARRYING BAD INTENTIONS AND MOMENTUM SHIFTING FAST!

Eve: THE OPENING COMES AS DARYL CAPITALIZES WITH A SHARP KICK TO THE GUT, HALTING THAT PRESSURE! THE POSITIONING IS PERFECT AS THE HOOK COMES IN… AND DONOVAN SENDS DARYL SAILING OVERHEAD WITH FALL FROM GRACE!

Deadprez: BUT THE COUNTER COMES IMMEDIATELY! DARYL LANDS ON HIS FEET, BURSTS TO THE ROPES, AND DONOVAN REALIZES TOO LATE WHAT’S COMING AS HE TURNS AROUND-

Eve: DKO! DKO! THE SPRINGBOARD CUTTER DROPS DONOVAN DUKE FLAT! THE CHAMPION ROLLS HIM OVER FOR THE COVER TO RETAIN!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

Eve: AND A KICK OUT AT TWO! DONOVAN DUKE SURVIVES BY A FRACTION OF A SECOND, AND DARYL WAS THAT CLOSE TO ENDING IT!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT YOU CAN FEEL IT SHIFTING NOW BECAUSE DARYL SMELLS THE FINISH! BOTH ARMS ARE HOOKED, DONOVAN LOOKS OUT ON HIS FEET, AND THIS COULD BE THE END OF THE ROAD!…. DARYL SETS HIM UP FOR MISERY LOVES COMPANY!

Deadprez: THE STORMBREAKER IS BLOCKED AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT AS DONOVAN TWISTS THROUGH, LANDS AWKWARDLY, BUT CLINGS ONTO THE WRIST IN PURE DESPERATION-

Gavin Kirkland: FORCE OF WILL FROM DONOVAN!

Deadprez: BLOCKED WITH BOTH ARMS UP BY DARYL! THE ATTEMPT STALLS OUT AND THAT HESITATION COSTS HIM AS DARYL SPINS THROUGH WITH MOMENTUM-

Eve: LARIATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!! A VICIOUS LARIAT TURNS DARYL INSIDE OUT!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: He might be out cold after that shot! The arms are hooked again as Daryl seizes the opening!… RUIN AND DEMISE-

Deadprez: NO! DARYL REFUSES TO GO QUIETLY! JUST ENOUGH STRENGTH TO RIP AN ARM FREE AND DROP IN FRONT OF DONOVAN! HE CAN’T CAPITALIZE IN TIME-

Gavin Kirkland: BOW DOWN TO THE KINK!!!!!!!!!!! DONOVAN GETS BLASTED IN THE FACE BY THAT HIDDEN BLADE ELBOW!!!!!!

Eve: EXPERIENCE TAKES OVER HERE AS DARYL READS EVERY OUNCE OF RESISTANCE LEFT IN DONOVAN! HE’S NOT FINISHED YET, DRAGGING DONOVAN BACK UP AND DRIVING HIM STRAIGHT TOWARD THE CORNER!

Gavin Kirkland: THE ELBOW PAD IS OFF! THIS IS BECOMING FINAL NOW! DARYL LINES HIM UP AGAIN!…. THE SECOND UNPROTECTED BOW DOWN TO THE KINK SMASHES THE BACK OF DONOVAN’S HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deadprez: BUT THAT STILL ISN’T ENOUGH FOR DARYL! THE PRESSURE KEEPS COMING! HE HAULS DONOVAN BACK INTO POSITION, AND THERE IT IS AT LAST!…. MISERY LOVES COMPANY!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONOVAN IS OUT COLD, AND THE COVER FOLLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(….)

(….)

(….)

Gina Romano: DONOVAN DUKE HAS BEEN ELMINATED!

(DING DING DING!)

Gina Romono: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!… AND STILL!… THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!… DARYL KINKADE!

Gavin Kirkland: What a match! What a finale! And more importantly, THE KING OF ELITE STAYS DOMINANT ACROSS THIS ENTIRE BRAND!

Eve: An absolutely incredible contest for the EAW National Elite Championship! Every competitor brought their very best to earn this opportunity, but tonight only one man stands tall. Daryl Kinkade keeps his promise, retains the title, and continues to prove himself in this second reign as a legitimate and resilient Champion!

Deadprez: What a ride we just sat through tonight, dawg! When Silas World started following its usual routine, I thought we were watching the same tape all over again, but it turned into something special. This was chaos refined into a miracle of a match!

Gavin Kirkland: WE WRESTLE!

(New Devil by Asking Alexandria hits as Daryl Kinkade lies flat on the canvas, face pressed into the mat, utterly exhausted from the war he just survived. Donovan Duke is lying nearby, unconscious and defeated! Referees rush in to check on both men following the brutal conclusion. After several moments, Kinkade stirs, the championship carefully placed into his hands as his arm is raised before he collapses back into the ropes, drained beyond measure. There’s no celebration in his expression. He doesn’t even know how to react yet, only that the title is still in his grasp. In that realization, peace settles in as he drops to one knee, resting before the next war inevitably arrives to challenge his reign.)

Gavin Kirkland: What a performance from all four men tonight, truly creating stars out there! Even if I can’t stand Silas Mason and his entire circus, and trust me I don’t, if it wasn’t for Pandora Paisley and my cutie pie Harper Lee, I’d still say I’m completely blown away by this match!

(Kinkade eventually rises to his feet and raises the title once more, proving he is still the Champion and that he did exactly what he said he would do. The promise is delivered, the job is done for tonight, and the champion leaves the ring with glory draped over his shoulders, exiting Rome victorious. For Donovan Duke…. the scene is far different. He awakens empty handed once again. He failed to reclaim himself at King of Elite Tournament. He failed SO MUCH earlier after losing the Answers World Championship at Pain for Pride last year. Loss after loss, more taken than gained, and now the emptiness feels heavier than ever as he sits there watching Kinkade walk away with everything he wanted.)

Eve: It’s unfortunate, but no matter how hard Donovan fought tonight, he comes up short once again. Since Pain for Pride last year, that goal has continued to slip through his fingers. Maybe next time…

Deadprez: I’d say I feel bad for him, but karma’s got a wicked sense of humor, you know?

(Donovan Duke is slowly helped to his feet after Kinkade exits and the music fades. Crowd’s attention turns fully toward him, not to applaud the effort, but to celebrate his failure and the collapse of Silas World’s grip on Showdown as the cheers only fuel the fury burning inside him.)

Donovan Duke: (Off-Mic) ….

Gavin Kirkland: OH NO! WHAT IS DONOVAN DOING NOW?!

Eve: HE JUST GRABS THE REFEREE WHO OFFICIATED THE MATCH AND PULLS THEM IN!… RUIN AND DEMISE CONNECTS!

Deadprez: Oh man… this is spiraling fast.

Gavin Kirkland: This is the most unhinged we’ve ever seen him! He’s outside the ring now, swatting away referees and officials trying to restrain him! Someone needs to take control of this situation right now!

Donovan Duke: (Off Mic) GET AWAY FROM ME! FUCK OFF!

(Donovan Duke is consumed by rage. Rage at failure. Rage at everything he’s endured since losing the Answers World Championship. That fury spills outward without restraint.)

Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GOD! WHAT IS HE DOING NOW?! HE JUST GRABS AN UNFORTUNATE FRONT ROW FAN AND TOSSES THEM OVER THE BARRICADE TO RINGSIDE! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!

Eve: THIS IS GETTING EVEN WORSE! ANOTHER FAN IS GRABBED AND THROWN TOWARD THE BARRICADE AREA! DONOVAN DUKE HAS COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL!

(Donovan begins ripping apart the ringside area, tearing off the ring apron, grabbing chairs and hurling them in blind fury, slamming them against posts, and tossing them across the floor. He even flips the announce table like a madman, destroying everything in reach as officials scramble to clear the area.)

Gavin Kirkland: HE’S NOT THINKING AT ALL ANYMORE! THIS IS PURE RAGE, AND IT FEELS LIKE HE’S READY TO HURT ANYONE IN HIS PATH RIGHT NOW!

Eve: SECURITY IS FLOODING THE ARENA RIGHT NOW BECAUSE DONOVAN DUKE IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL… AND HE GETS TAKEN DOWN!

Gavin Kirkland: FINALLY! GET THIS GUY OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW!

(A swarm of security rushes in, four or five men piling onto Donovan Duke at once as they force him down. One of them immediately slaps the cuffs on while Donovan thrashes violently, still trying to fight back with everything he has. He refuses to be restrained, desperate to unleash every ounce of rage boiling inside him, completely incapable of calming down. In the middle of the chaos, Harper Lee rushes out, trying to intervene as the arrest unfolds.)

Harper Lee: (Off Mic) Hey! HEY! Donovan, LISTEN! Listen to me! You need to calm down- GUYS HEY! IDIOTS! LET HIM GO! LEAVE HIM ALONE!

(Donovan keeps struggling, twisting and ripping against security while being cuffed, but the resistance only hardens their response. They refuse to listen, dragging him away as the crowd erupts, mocking him mercilessly and breaking into a unified classic chant.)

Crowd: NAH NAH NAH NAH! NAH NAH NAH NAH! HEY HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!… GOODBYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(Harper Lee continues pleading with security as they haul Donovan Duke up the ramp, but he’s still fighting, still raging, trying desperately to break free from the cuffs! Eventually, Donovan is removed completely from the scene as King of Elite fades into a commercial break.)

(The graphic for the next match appears.)

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(After the graphic displays, we return to the ring where Gina Romano is standing in the middle of the ring as she is ready to begin the introductions for the next match.)

Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! This contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Gina Romano: And the winner of this match will become THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT REASONABLE DOUBT!)

(“Gloria” by The London Symphony Orchestra starts to play as Bea Valentine enters the arena to the sound of loud cheers from the crowd. Following behind Bea is the one and only Cornelius. Bea looks ready for action as she and Cornelius head to the ring.)

Gina Romano: Introducing first and making her way to the ring! Being accompanied by CORNELIUS! From Boston, Massachusetts! Weighing 143 pounds! Here is “THE ETERNAL EMPRESS” BEA VALENTINE!

Deadprez: Here comes Bea Valentine heading to the ring for this singles action and this match has high stakes because both of the competitors in this match have been hungry to get the next match with the Answers World Champion.

Gavin Kirkland: Neither of them were happy that Impact got the next World Title match at King of Elite, but now they both have a chance to get themselves right into the Number One Contender’s spot…and they both are so beautiful!

Eve: Ever since losing the Universal Women’s Championship back at Pain for Pride, Bea has been hungry and more determined than ever to get another World Championship around her waist. It could happen because she is only one match away from getting an opportunity.

(Cornelius opens the ropes for Bea as she enters the ring and he takes his place at ringside. Seconds later, ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics starts to play as the crowd’s reaction turns horribly negative as Harper Lee enters the arena being accompanied by Silas Mason. Harper turns to Silas and nods before they head to the ring.)

Gina Romano: Introducing her opponent! Being accompanied by Silas Mason and representing SILAS WORLD! From Charlotte, North Carolina! Weighing 118 pounds! Here is “THE TROUBLEMAKER” HARPER LEE!

Gavin Kirkland: I am so glad to see Harper Lee coming to the ring. She is certainly a competitor that’s got it all except for her horrible taste in boyfriends. But she could find herself in a World Championship match at Reasonable Doubt with a win here.

Eve: Harper hasn’t been happy ever since she lost the National Elite Championship at Road to Redemption without even being involved in the decision to lose the title. She has made it loud and clear that he is going to finish the season with championship gold around her waist.

Deadprez: Harper wants to show that she is the most deserving of a World Championship match. Bea wants to make Silas World pay for all the times they attacked her. Both these women wanna beat the hell out of each other. Who is going to earn a title shot? We’re about to find out, dawg.

(Silas opens the ropes for Harper as she enters the ring and Silas takes his place on the opposite side of the ring. Harper’s music fades off as the referee checks both competitors before calling for the bell.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Eve: Here we go! This match is underway and we can see Silas and Cornelius on the outside watching carefully as Harper and Bea get face to face in the middle of the ring.

Deadprez: This staredown is the exact scene we saw last week. We know these two very well, dawg. Neither one of them is going to back down.

Gavin Kirkland: If they want to stare into somebody’s eyes, they can stare into mine. I will treat them better than the muscle head and the midget psycho.

Deadprez: You’re creepy, dawg. Back to the match. Bea and Harper have not said anything much less make a move UNTIL HARPER LEE SLAPS BEA ACROSS THE FACE! WHAT A SHOW OF DISRESPECT!

Eve: No respect or no intimidation depending on what side you stand on, BUT BEA RETURNS THE FAVOR WITH A SLAP OF HER OWN AND NOW THE FIGHT IS ON!

Gavin Kirkland: WOOOOO! We start the match with a fistfight and I am loving every second of watching these two right now. I am just picturing them fighting like this for my hand in marriage–

Eve: SHUT UP!!

Deadprez: They are just trying to tear each other apart in the ring right now AND NOW THEY LOCK UP AND WE MIGHT ACTUALLY GET A WRESTLING MATCH! Again we have another stalemate as neither one can really get advantage over the other.

Gavin Kirkland: They are pretty much dancing around the ring in the tie up until they reach the ropes AND BOTH LADIES TUMBLE OUT OF THE RING AND HIT THE FLOOR! THAT WAS NOT A PRETTY LANDING!

Eve: They looked like they landed on their heads, but they are both recovering AND HERE COME SILAS AND CORNELIUS! NOW THEY ARE HAVING A STAREDOWN! SILAS LOOKS AMUSED AND CORNELIUS LOOKS READY TO FIGHT!

Cornelius: Don’t you even think about it!

Silas Mason: I don’t know what you’re talking about. MIND YOUR BUSINESS!!

Deadprez: NOW CORNELIUS AND SILAS ARE STARTING TO JAW JACK WITH EACH OTHER!

Gavin Kirkland: Hell, they should have made this a mixed tag team match so Cornelius could get his hands on that bald ass ugly weasel Silas Mason. That would be great to see!

Deadprez: The referee is telling Silas and Cornelius to back up and go back to their neutral sides of the ring as Bea and Harper get back to their feet. They are both still glaring at each other as they roll back into the ring.

Eve: They are both back on their feet as Bea looks to try and lock up again AND HARPER WITH A KNEE TO THE GUT DOUBLING BEA OVER! SUCH A CHEAP TRICK!

Gavin Kirkland: Now Harper is beating Bea down with shots to the back forcing Bea onto her knees before she hits the ropes. Harper with a rebound AND A SINGLE LEG DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF BEA’S HEAD TAKING HER DOWN!

Eve: Harper taking no prisoners in this match as he grabs a double handful of Bea’s hair AND JUST TOSSES HER FACE INTO THE MAT! TIME AND TIME AGAIN AS THE REFEREE IS TELLING HARPER TO LET THE HAIR GO!

Deadprez: Harper isn’t listening, what else is new, so the referee has no choice but to start a count! The referee reaches four and Harper finally lets go of the hair and tells the referee to back off before grabbing Bea by the hair again and pulling her to her feet.

Gavin Kirkland: BEFORE GOING FOR THE SPINNING BACK FIST THAT BEA DUCKS, BUT HARPER KEEPS GOING AND CATCHES BEA WITH HER OTHER HAND IN A SPINNING PUNCH!

Eve: That shot knocked Bea loopy as she staggers but still on her feet. Harper with another kick as she hops onto Bea’s back AND GOES FOR A SUNSET FLIP BOMB–

Deadprez: BEA GRABBED ONTO THE ROPES AT THE LAST SECOND AND HARPER THROWS HERSELF BACK TO THE MAT! That was not a pretty landing AS BEA SIMPLY SITS DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: HARPER KICKS OUT AT TWO AS BEA ABOUT STOLE THE MATCH AND THE TITLE SHOT! Bea is still shaking off the punch as Harper holds the back of her head where she landed.

Deadprez: I think that’s where Bea is going to be targeting is Harper’s neck as Bea returns the favor and grabs Harper by the hair and applies a Half Nelson BEFORE HITTING THE HALF NELSON NECKBREAKER!

Eve: Nice move by The Eternal Empress as she grabs Harper by the legs and drags her closer to the ropes. BEA FALLS BACK–

Gavin Kirkland: BEA WITH THE SLINGSHOT THAT SENDS HARPER SAILING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND RIGHT ONTO THE FLOOR! BEAUTIFUL MOVE BY BEA!

Eve: Silas is trying to run over to Harper to check on her BUT HERE COMES CORNELIUS TO MAKE SURE NO FUNNY BUSINESS IS GOING DOWN!

Deadprez: Silas looks to be playing it safe and keeping his distance for now as Harper is starting to get back to her feet AND BEA SAILS THROUGH THE ROPES TAKING HER DOWN WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!

Gavin Kirkland: A thing of beauty by a lady of beauty. That was a great move taking Harper down and the crowd feels the same way I do.

Eve: You are a sad lonely man, but I agree that the crowd is absolutely going crazy for Bea Valentine. It’s safe to say that Bea won the fan vote of who they would rather see get the next World Championship match.

Deadprez: Bea is back on her feet and she again has Harper by the hair to pull her back to her feet. Bea lifts Harper up and walks her to the edge of the ring AND BEA JUST SLAMS HARPER ON THE EDGE OF THE RING!

Gavin Kirkland: Her poor back. She is going to need a massage later. Bea shoves Harper back into the ring before following suit AND WAIT A SECOND–

Deadprez: SILAS MASON! SILAS GRABS HARPER BY THE LEG AND PULLS HER OUT OF THE RING! WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT?

Eve: Silas figured that Bea was going to go for a cover, so he intervened and pulled her out of the ring to give Harper a chance to recover. Cornelius is on the other side and does not like that one bit.

Gavin Kirkland: The crowd feels the same way as they are booing Silas for already interfering in the match AND NOW BE IS READING HIM THE RIOT ACT! BEA IS BACK OUT OF THE RING AND GETTING RIGHT IN SILAS’ FACE!

Eve: Silas puts Harper down and we now have a yelling match outside the ring AND HERE COMES CORNELIUS!!

Deadprez: NOW CORNELIUS IS INTERJECTING HIMSELF INTO THIS ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF BEA! DAWG, I HOPE THIS LEADS TO CORNELIUS PUNCHING SILAS IN THE FACE–

Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT THE TOP ROPE! HARPER LEE! HARPER WENT AROUND TO SNEAK BACK INTO THE RING! NOW SHE IS ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE BEFORE JUMPING–

Eve: SILAS BACKS AWAY AS BEA AND CORNELIUS TURN AROUND AND GET TAKEN DOWN WITH A CROSSBODY OFF THE TOP BY HARPER LEE!!

Deadprez: Harper is back up on her feet as the crowd is just booing Harper and Silas right now. They both have devilish smirks on their faces as Silas pats Harper on the shoulder AND SILAS WITH A KICK TO CORNELIUS FOR GOOD MEASURE! WHAT A RAT BASTARD!

Gavin Kirkland: Harper is feeling very proud of herself after that as she grabs Bea and tosses her back into the ring before sliding in herself. Bea is starting to get back to her feet as Harper grabs her by the head!

Deadprez: Facelock applied as HARPER JUMPS INTO THE AIR BEFORE SPIKING BEA DOWN WITH THE DDT! BEA PLANTED RIGHT ON HER HEAD AS HARPER ROLLS HER OVER AND GOES FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!

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Eve: BEA KICKS OUT! Near fall for Harper as she just starts punching Bea in the face and Bea is trying to block as many shots as she can as the referee is telling her to open up the fists.

Gavin Kirkland: The referee is starting a count as Silas is telling the referee to shut up and back off as Harper stops on four to not risk disqualification on five.

Eve: Instead, Harper once again has Bea by the hair AND USES THAT HAIR TO SNAP BEA OVER! Bea is sitting on the mat as Harper hits the ropes AND HITS BEA IN THE FACE WITH A FACEWASH!

Deadprez: Bea is down as Harper brings her back up and whips her to the ropes BUT BEA HOOKS HER ARMS TO PREVENT A REBOUND AND HERE COMES HARPER WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO SEND BEA OVER THE TOP ROPE!

Gavin Kirkland: SHE LANDS ON THE APRON! Harper goes to grab Bea, BUT BEA HITS A SHOULDER TACKLE THROUGH THE ROPES AND WHAT BEAUTIFUL SHOULDERS THEY ARE!

Eve: Please stop talking. Harper is doubled over AS BEA LAUNCHES HERSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE, BEA GRABS HARPER FOR THE SUNSET FLIP–

Deadprez: HARPER IS ON HER FEET BUT SHE IS LOSING HER BALANCE! HARPER TRYING TO KEEP HER COMPOSURE HERE–

Gavin Kirkland: SILAS MASON AGAIN! SILAS GRABS HARPER’S ANKLES SO SHE CAN KEEP HER BALANCE! HOW DOES THE REFEREE NOT SEE THIS?!

Deadprez: HARPER IS STILL WOBBLING AND HERE COMES CORNELIUS! SILAS SEES CORNELIUS COMING AND LETS GO OF HARPER AND GOES TO CONFRONT HIM!

Eve: AND THAT FORCES HARPER TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE SUNSET FLIP! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN–

Gavin Kirkland: BUT THE REFEREE IS DISTRACTED WITH THE SHOUTING MATCH BETWEEN CORNELIUS AND SILAS!

Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!

Eve: This match should be over right here as that has to be an eight or a nine count right there AS CORNELIUS TAKES A SWING AT SILAS AND THE REFEREE IS HOLDING CORNELIUS BACK!

Deadprez: I THINK THAT WAS A DECOY, DAWG! Silas uses the chaos to roll into the ring AND HE JUST KICKS BEA IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD!! Does Silas have a death wish?

Gavin Kirkland: He doesn’t have a lot of brains, that’s for sure AND SHE IS GOING AFTER SILAS! SILAS, BEING THE LITTLE BITCH THAT HE IS, IS SCRAMBLING TO GET OUT OF THE RING!

Eve: Silas is out of the ring, completely unharmed as Bea is letting him have it, BUT HARPER IS BACK ON HER FEET AS SHE USES THE DISTRACTION TO HER ADVANTAGE AND CONNECTS WITH THE “HOUSE OF BALLOONS”!

Deadprez: BACKSTABBER DRIVES HARPER’S KNEES INTO BEA’S SPINE AS THE REFEREE ROLLS BACK INTO THE RING AS HARPER GOES FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHHHH—

Gavin Kirkland: BEA KICKS OUT AT TWO!! NEAR FALL FOR HARPER AND SHE IS NOT HAPPY AT THE MOMENT! Don’t worry, Harper. When you finish dating crazy guys, I will be waiting for you.

Deadprez: Dawg, we are just going to ignore that as we continue with the match. Harper pulled out a big move early in this match in the hopes of ending it early, but Bea still has plenty left in the tank to fight.

Eve: Harper pulls Bea back to her feet before muscling up Bea and DROPPING HER WITH A SLAM NEAR THE ROPES! Now Harper decides it’s time to go up to the high rent district that is the top rope.

Gavin Kirkland: Harper has herself in perfect position on the top turnbuckle as she eyes Bea with a very evil smile on her face AS SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DIVING SENTON–

Eve: NOBODY HOME AS BEA ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! HARPER CRASHES AND BURNS LANDING CHEST FIRST ON THE MAT!

Deadprez: Harper is trying to recover as quickly as she can BUT BEA IS RIGHT THERE AS SHE SNEAKS UP FROM BEHIND AND TAKES HARPER OVER WITH THE SCHOOLGIRL ROLLUP! BEA COULD STEAL IT HERE!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHH–

Gavin Kirkland: HARPER KICKS OUT AT TWO! Harper rolls back to quickly get back on her feet and when she does SHE IS MET WITH A SUPERKICK FROM BEA VALENTINE!

Eve: That looked like it knocked Harper’s jaw off its hinges and caused even more pain to her head and neck as Bea drags Harper over to the corner and now Bea is trying the same path Harper did earlier.

Deadprez: Bea has ascended up to the top turnbuckle to go for one of her high impact moves–

Gavin Kirkland: SILAS MASON AGAIN TRYING TO RUN INTERFERENCE BUT HERE COMES CORNELIUS AS HE GRABS SILAS’ LEG AND TRIES TO PULL HIM OFF THE APRON BUT CORNELIUS IS MET WITH A FOOT IN THE FACE FOR HIS TROUBLE!

Deadprez: Bea tried for a kick as well, but Silas jumps off the apron AS BEA FINALLY JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND HITS THE “FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEA”! PICTURE PERFECT FROG SPLASH LANDED BEAUTIFULLY AS BEA HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEE–

Eve: HARPER KICKED OUT! THAT WAS CLOSE BUT SILAS’ DISTRACTION BOUGHT HARPER ENOUGH TIME TO RECOVER ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ENDURE THE FROG SPLASH! BEA POUNDS THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION THAT THE MATCH DIDN’T END THERE!

Gavin Kirkland: Not only are both of these women beautiful beyond compare, they are both former World Champions and would love nothing more than to be World Champion again.

Eve: Bea is staying on the offensive as she pulls Harper back to her feet and grabs her by the hair BEFORE SHE STARTS SPINNING AND GETTING MOMENTUM TO LIFT HARPER OFF THE GROUND!

Deadprez: A REVERSE GIANT SWING USING THE HAIR! HARPER IS GETTING DIZZY AS BEA LETS HER GO AND HARPER GOES FLYING BEFORE CRASHING BACK DOWN ON THE MAT!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea is just treating Harper like a bitch and I am all for it.

Eve: Of course you would. This has been building up for a long time in Bea with all the treatment she has received from not just Harper Lee, but Silas World as a whole.

Deadprez: Harper is back on her feet AND BEA JUST CLOBBERS HER DOWN WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! Harper is up again AND BEA TAKES HER DOWN AGAIN WITH ANOTHER DISCUS LARIAT!

Gavin Kirkland: Harper is once again back on her feet as Bea hits the ropes AND COMES BACK WITH A POWERFUL SLINGBLADE!! HARPER DOESN’T KNOW IF SHE COMING OR GOING! Well I can certainly help-

Deadprez: Don’t you finish that sentence, sicko. But Harper is just being bounced around by a very determined Bea Valentine who is looking to get as much payback as she possibly can while also getting herself a World Championship match.

Eve: Bea now has Harper on her shoulders in the fireman’s carry, BUT HARPER STILL HAS FIGHT IN HER WITH CONTINUOUS ELBOWS TO THE SIDE OF BEA’S HEAD!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea is forced to let Harper go and now Harper has her legs wrapped around Bea’s waist BEFORE SNAPPING HER BACK WITH THE SUNSET FLIP BOMB–

Eve: AND CAUSING BEA’S HEAD TO CRASH INTO THE BOTTOM TURNBUCKLE! GOOD GAWD! Did you see how Bea’s neck and head snapped when she landed?

Deadprez: That was a very dangerous landing there, but Harper doesn’t care as she pulls Bea to her knees and rests her head on the middle turnbuckle as Harper climbs back up to the top rope.

Gavin Kirkland: Harper has her balance very quickly AS SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND HITS THE DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!

Eve: LOOK AT THAT AGAIN! Harper usually does the double foot stomp to the back, BUT THIS ONE HIT THE BACK OF BEA’S NECK! THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A PARALYZING SHOT!

Deadprez: Harper going for maximum damage as she pulls Bea out of the corner and hooks the leg for the cover!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEE–

Gavin Kirkland: BEA KICKS OUT AT TWO AND HARPER JUST SLAPS HER ACROSS THE FACE IN RESPONSE! Harper is not amused as she grabs Bea and brings her back to her feet.

Deadprez: Harper kicks Bea and doubles her over before grabbing her around the waist. Harper is going to try for a powerbomb–

Eve: BEA SENDS HARPER BACK AND GRABS HER LEGS BEFORE SENDING HER BACK AND FLIPPING OVER INTO A JACKKNIFE COVER! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN–

Gavin Kirkland: BUT HARPER IS ABLE TO BREAK THE BRIDGE AND STOP THE COVER! Harper’s shoulders are on the mat AND SHE IS ABLE TO BRIDGE UP BEFORE A COUNT CAN START!

Eve: Both women are back to their feet as Harper turns Bea over for a backslide, BUT BEA FLIPS BACK AND LANDS ON HER FEET AND FIRES A CHOP TO HARPER’S CHEST!

Deadprez: That was a very loud chop THAT BEA FOLLOWS UP WITH ANOTHER HARD CHOP TO HARPER’S CHEST!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea needs to stop doing that! The beautiful Harper doesn’t have much defense in that area.

Eve: I hope you get the shit knocked out of you for that remark, you pervert. But those chops send Harper all the way back to the corner as Bea sits Harper on the top turnbuckle.

Deadprez: Bea is also climbing up onto the top turnbuckle for what could be a superplex. That is definitely not one of Bea’s regular arsenal moves.

Gavin Kirkland: Sometimes you have to pull out moves deep in the bag of tricks in order to put someone away as Bea pulls Harper onto her feet and both ladies are standing on the top rope! BE CAREFUL!

Deadprez: Very dangerous situation both competitors are in right now AS BEA GOES FOR THE SUPERPLEX–

Eve: BUT HARPER WITH SHOTS TO THE RIBS TO FREE HERSELF BEFORE SHE HITS BEA WITH A RIGHT HAND! Now Harper has Bea by the neck with the facelock BEFORE LAUNCHING THEM BOTH OFF THE TOP ROPE–

Gavin Kirkland: “DIRTY FIREWORKS”! AVALANCHE SWINGING NECKBREAKER BY HARPER LEE! HOLY CRAP THAT WAS A CRASH LANDING FOR BOTH OF THEM BUT BEA TOOK THE WORST OF IT!

Eve: Bea isn’t moving and Harper is barely able to move after the neckbreaker as she crawls over to Bea with all the energy she can muster at the moment until she reaches Bea and goes for the lateral press!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEE!

Deadprez: OH THE NEAR FALL! BEA GOT THAT SHOULDER UP AS THE REFEREE WAS GOING FOR THE THIRD COUNT! You would have to believe the delay between the neckbreaker and the cover was enough for Bea to recover and kick out!

Gavin Kirkland: Silas Mason is pounding the mat in frustration that Bea is still in this match while Cornelius is cheering Bea on and trying to get her back into this match.

Eve: The referee was close to starting a ten count because both competitors were still down, but Harper was able to get back to her feet before applying for a full nelson AND TRYING FOR THE DRAGON SUPLEX–

Deadprez: BEA IS ABLE TO FIND ENERGY AND COUNTER WITH A MODIFIED SNAPMARE BUT HARPER LANDS ON HER FEET–

Gavin Kirkland: BEA GRABS HARPER BY THE NECK AND PULLS HER INTO POSITION BEFORE TURNING OUT AND PLANTING HARPER WITH “THE CONSPIRACY”! YES! YES! YES!

Deadprez: HARPER PLANTED FACE FIRST OFF OF “THE CONSPIRACY” AND SHE IS NOT MOVING RIGHT NOW! HARPER IS DOWN AND OUT AS BEA ROLLS HER OVER INTO THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!

(CLUNK!)

Eve: WHAT IN THE HELL?

Gavin Kirkland: WHAT HAPPENED? THIS MATCH SHOULD BE OVER! BUT THE REFEREE STOPPED THE COUNT! WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY ISN’T BEA VICTORIOUS? WHERE IS HER MUSIC?

Eve: That’s because there is a leather loafer in the ring and it really doesn’t take a scientist to figure out what happened.

Deadprez: Silas Mason threw his shoe at Bea and hit her in the head to stop the count and save Harper Lee! WHY IS THIS ALWAYS HAPPENING, DAWG!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea is holding her head and the shoe as she walks over to Silas, who is playing innocent like he didn’t do a damn thing. Bea is pissed off as she THROWS SILAS’ SHOE BACK AT HIM TRYING TO HIM IN THE HEAD!

Eve: Silas caught the shoe and now he is laughing at Bea for not being able to hit him–

(CLUNK!)

Deadprez: BEA MISSED BUT CORNELIUS DIDN’T AS CORNELIUS HIT SILAS RIGHT IN THAT BALD ASS WITH HIS SHOE! WHY COULDN’T IT HAVE BEEN THE RING BELL INSTEAD?

Gavin Kirkland: NOW CORNELIUS AND SILAS ARE AT IT AGAIN! THE REFEREE IS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO BREAK THEM UP! NOT THIS AGAIN!

Deadprez: This is once again giving Harper a huge opportunity to recover with everyone being distracted again AND SILAS KNOCKS CORNELIUS DOWN WITH A RIGHT HAND!

Eve: Bea turns her attention to Harper, WHO HAS BEEN PLAYING POSSUM AND TAKES BEA DOWN WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN AND STACKS BEA UP FOR A COVER AS THE REFEREE GETS BACK IN THE RING!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: SILAS MASON AGAIN! SILAS GRABS HARPER’S ARMS TO GIVE HER MORE LEVERAGE FOR THE COVER!

THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEE!

Eve: HARPER STOLE IT RIGHT THERE! HARPER IS THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER!

Deadprez: NO SHE ISN’T! THE REFEREE SAW SILAS AND HARPER’S LITTLE STUNT AND HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED THE COUNT!

Gavin Kirkland: Now Silas realizes that the referee hasn’t counted three and he is not happy.

Silas Mason: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!! KEEP COUNTING!!

Referee: I AM NOT GONNA KEEP COUNTING WHEN YOU’RE HOLDING ONTO HER DAMN ARMS!

Silas Mason: YOU INSOLENT MOTHERFUC–

Eve: CORNELIUS IS BACK UP AND HE JUST KICKED SILAS’ ARMS AND FORCED HIM TO LET GO OF HARPER!

Deadprez: They are both pissed and that might be the greatest thing I have ever seen as Harper is glaring at the referee right now!

Gavin Kirkland: No wonder Harper and Donovan are dating. They both have that same crazy look in their eyes when they get mad.

Deadprez: Harper looks ready to go ballistic right now but the referee is distracted once again as Harper walks over to the corner AND STARTS TAKING OFF THE TURNBUCKLE COVER!

Eve: The steel turnbuckle has been exposed as Harper grabs Bea by the legs and drags her over to the corner BEFORE FALLING BACK FOR A SLINGSHOT–

Gavin Kirkland: BEA IS ABLE TO LEAP UP AT THE LAST SECOND AND CATCH HERSELF ON THE SECOND ROPE! Harper scrambles back up to her feet as quickly as she can–

Eve: BEA LAUNCHES HERSELF BACK OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND GRABS HARPER BY THE HEAD AND DROPS HER WITH A CUTTER AND HARPER GOES FACE FIRST ONTO THE MAT!

Deadprez: Harper’s little stunt backfired as Bea was able to counter it. Now Bea grabs Harper up again using the hair as she drags Harper over to the corner AND SMASHES HARPER FACE FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLE–

Gavin Kirkland: AND SHE DOES IT AGAIN FOR GOOD MEASURE BEFORE GRABBING HARPER BY THE WAIST AND PULLS HER BACK INTO THE O’CONNOR ROLL! BEA WITH A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE FOR THE COVER! OH BABY!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!

Eve: WAIT A SECOND! HARPER IS ABLE TO ROLL BACK ENOUGH TO FORCE BEA OFF BALANCE AND REVERSE THE PIN! NOW BEA’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!

Deadprez: BEA ROLLS BACK AND GETS FREE AT TWO! Harper runs to the ropes as Bea rolls onto her knees AND BEA IS MET WITH THE SHINING WIZARD TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD THAT SENDS BEA THROUGH THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR OUT IN FRONT OF US!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea is slowly trying to get back to her feet as Harper builds up a head of steam and hits the ropes on the far side. Now Harper is running full speed back to the other side AS SHE LAUNCHES HERSELF THROUGH THE ROPES FOR A SUICIDE DIVE–

Deadprez: BEA GETS OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SUICIDE DIVE AND HARPER KEEPS ON GOING AND CRASHES HEAD FIRST INTO OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE! DID YOU HEAR THAT THUD?

Eve: Oh how heartbreaking. Harper could be unconscious or have a concussion. Whatever will we do with a Silas World member on the shelf due to injury?

Gavin Kirkland: There is no need to be sarcastic and biased, Eve.

Eve: Look who’s talking!

Deadprez: Right now, Bea has Harper, who is in a mess of trouble after acting like a battering ram towards our announce table, as she drags Harper towards the ring–

Gavin Kirkland: Instead Bea makes a “BEA” line towards the ring steps AND DOES A DROP TOE HOLD SENDING HARPER FACE FIRST INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING STEPS!

Eve: For the love of gawd, please no more puns from you. As for the match, Harper is holding her face in pain as Bea pulls her up to her feet again and tosses her back into the ring.

Deadprez: Bea follows closely and drags Harper back to the corner where the turnbuckle pad came off AND BEA IS BASHING THE BACK OF HARPER’S HEAD INTO THE STEEL TURNBUCKLE!

Gavin Kirkland: The referee sees what is happening and is warning Bea to let Harper go or else Bea could get disqualified. Why do referees ruin the fun? LET THEM FIGHT!!

Deadprez: Bea now has Harper by the head as Bea is now standing on the second rope BEFORE JUMPING OFF AND SPIKING HARPER DOWN WITH THE TORNADO DDT!!

Eve: After that landing we can see that Harper is bleeding from the back of the head after having her skull bashed against the steel turnbuckle who knows how many times.

Gavin Kirkland: But look at Harper. Look at Bea. I want them both to look at me and see what they could have in their future.

Eve: A restraining order.

Deadprez: Anyways, Harper is back on her feet as Bea JUMPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE FOR AN AXE HANDLE–

Gavin Kirkland: HOW IN THE HELL DID HARPER CATCH HER! IT WASN’T LONG BUT HARPER QUICKLY DRIVES HER DOWN WITH A SITOUT POWERBOMB!

Eve: Good grief! Did you see Bea’s head and neck snap back? Oh goodness! Harper is looking to stack Bea up for the cover BUT BEA IS ABLE TO ROLL THROUGH AND PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING!

Deadprez: Bea grabs Harper AND QUICKLY HITS AN ALABAMA SLAM IN THE CORNER! HARPER’S HEAD HIT THE TURNBUCKLE AND SHE COULD BE UNCONSCIOUS RIGHT NOW!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea is fine with that as she backs up to the opposite corner AND RUNS FULL SPEED INTO THE CORNER AND HITS THE “BEA SWARM!” ON HARPER!

Deadprez: DOUBLE KNEES INTO THE FACE AS HARPER IS OUT! BEA DRAGS HARPER OUT OF THE CORNER AND HOOKS BOTH LEGS FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!

Eve: SHE KICKED OUT! HARPER KICKED OUT AT TWO! BEA PLEADS THAT IT WAS A THREE COUNT BUT THE REFEREE IS SAYING IT WAS ONLY TWO!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea really thought she had it there and isn’t too pleased that this match is continuing. Cornelius is trying to calm Bea down as Silas is trying to get Harper back in this match.

Eve: Who knows how much damage Harper has taken with all those shots to the head and you could say the same thing for Bea. There might be a few screws loosened in both of their skulls.

Deadprez: But right now it’s Bea Valentine in control of this match and she has to be wondering what else needs to be done to put Harper away. Bea locks her legs around Harper’s neck AND LOCKS IN THE CODE OF SILENCE SUBMISSION!

Gavin Kirkland: OH BABY! Harper is so lucky. Do you think Bea would lock that submission on me next?

Eve: Hell no.

Deadprez: Absolutely not, dawg. The referee is there to check and see if Harper wants to give this match up. We already know she won’t but it is a formality.

Gavin Kirkland: Harper is struggling to get Bea’s legs off of her neck, but she does maneuver enough THAT HARPER IS BITING! HARPER IS BITING BEA’S LEGS! SHE IS SO LUCKY!!

Deadprez: You are disturbing, but that does force Bea to let go of the Code of Silence and Harper saves the match for herself there.

Eve: Bea didn’t like that one bit as she is first to her feet and hits the ropes BEFORE HITTING THE BASEMENT DROPKICK IN HARPER’S FACE!

Gavin Kirkland: Harper is down, but Bea isn’t gonna let her breathe as she brings Harper back to her feet and sends her to the corner. BEA COMES RUNNING IN AND LOOKING FOR THE MONKEY FLIP–

Eve: SOMEHOW HARPER IS ABLE TO BLOCK IT AND MOVES BEA OVER TO SIT ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! Very rarely we get to see moments where Harper gets to show some power.

Deadprez: Yeah because she’s one of the smallest competitors with the biggest mouths. Anyways, Harper is on the top turnbuckles as well BEFORE BEA SWIPES THE LEG AND NOW HARPER IS SITTING IN BEA’S LAP!!

Gavin Kirkland: Can I get in this match somehow?

Eve: NO! But Harper and Bea are throwing punch after punch to each other UNTIL HARPER GETS A GOOD SHOT ON BEA AS BOTH COMPETITORS START FALLING OVER AND THEY BOTH FALL OFF THE TURNBUCKLE!

Deadprez: THEY HIT THE APRON BEFORE HITTING THE FLOOR! NOW BOTH WOMEN ARE DOWN AND THE REFEREE IS LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO START A COUNT!

Referee: ONE! TWO!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea and Harper are just barely moving after that horrible landing! Silas and Cornelius are close by keeping an eye out.

Referee: THREE! FOUR!

Deadprez: Both competitors are starting to make it back to their feet but they are both looking a little worse for wear with all the damage they have taken. What a match!

Referee: FIVE!

Eve: Bea and Harper are both on their feet and THEY ARE JUST GLARING AT EACH OTHER!

Referee: SIX!

Gavin Kirkland: Bea and Harper are face to face and chest to chest like they were when the bell rang to start the match–

Referee: SEVEN!

Eve: OH AND HERE WE GO!! THE FISTS ARE FLYING ONCE AGAIN AND THESE TWO ARE JUST PUNCHING EACH OTHER’S LIGHTS OUT IN THIS FIST FIGHT!

Referee: EIGHT!

Deadprez: THESE TWO ARE JUST PUNCHING THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER ALL WHILE THE REFEREE IS COUNTING!

Referee: NINE!

Eve: THEY DON’T CARE! BEA AND HARPER ARE COMPLETELY IGNORING THE COUNT AS SILAS AND CORNELIUS ARE YELLING AT THEM TO GET BACK IN THE RING BEFORE IT IS TOO LA–

Referee: TEN! THAT’S IT! RING THE BELL! RING THE BELL!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(The bell has rung and the crowd immediately starts to boo while Bea and Harper are still brawling outside of the ring. The referee is talking to Gina Romano for a moment before she announces the final decision of the match.)

Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has informed me that they have COUNTED OUT BOTH COMPETITORS! Therefore, this match has been declared A DRAW!

(The crowd boos even louder after that announcement, which catches both Harper and Bea off guard. They glare at Gina. Then they glare at the referee. Then they glare at each other before they go back to fighting.)

Gavin Kirkland: OH COME ON!! This referee is such a killjoy! This match was so good for many reasons and it ends like this. This sucks.

Eve: The referee allowed a lot of leeway with this match for both competitors and they left the referee no choice but to count both competitors out. If not, this match would have probably never ended.

Gavin Kirkland: You make it sound like that would be a bad thing.

Deadprez: But it showed how badly both Bea and Harper wanted to win this match and get that Answers World Championship match at Reasonable Doubt. They literally threw everything at each other and it does suck to see that neither competitor gets to enjoy the spoils of victory.

(Silas and Cornelius come in and separate Bea and Harper from fighting. The ladies are trying to break free to keep fighting as the crowd boos Silas and Cornelius.)

Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!

Gavin Kirkland: I agree with the crowd. Let them fight. Let there be a winner.

Eve: As much as we want to all see this match to continue, but it isn’t going to happen tonight. That leaves us all wondering who will be the Number One Contender for the Answers World Championship at Reasonable Doubt.

Deadprez: It’s unfortunate that this match ended in a draw, so it remains to be seen what Kennedy Street will decide to do to rectify this. But with how this match ended, I guaranteed that this will NOT be the last time that we will see Bea and Harper beat the hell out of each other.

(The final shot shows Harper and Bea wanting to fight each other some more as Cornelius and Silas separate them even more and talk to them to try and calm them down… but it isn’t working very well as the camera shot fades elsewhere….)

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EAW: The shot opens in the ring, focused on Stephie Love with a microphone in hand.

Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL, AND IT IS FOR THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

EAW: …

EAW: The lights dim in the arena as ‘Duel’ by JINJER begins to play throughout. A mixed reaction greets the opening strings as a red spotlight lit up three figures on the entrance ramp: Minerva with Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes flanking her. Daniella moved first, raising her boot and stomping it into the ground of the ramp, granting the arena a domineering yell as she made her presence known, beginning to march down to the ring with Selina following, a confident smirk adorning the Oryx Queen’s face as she ignored the boos seeping out of the crowd in attendance. Following both of them was Minerva, a black rose in hand that she unconsciously twirled back in forth, more focused on surveying the arena as she followed her juniors to the ring.

Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST… ACCOMPANIED BY MINERVA… AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 347 POUNDS… SELINA REYES AND DANIELLA ATLAS, TOXXXIN!!!!

Stew-O: ToXXXin is here in full force; two women who have been billed as the future of this industry, and boy, have they lived up to those expectations.

Jake Mercer: Confidence aplenty from these two, but it’s hard to say that they haven’t earned it. In team competition, few groups can claim to have as much momentum behind them as ToXXXin, and each member has been pulling their weight in droves.

Flannery McCoy: Still, it’s gonna be a tall ask for them to topple their opponents tonight, a team that has represented their division as the very pinnacle of tag team wrestling, but, if anyone’s up to the challenge, it’s Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes!

EAW: As Daniella and Selina enter the ring and back into their corner with Minerva settling into her position at ringside, the arena erupts into cheers as ‘I2I’ by Magnolia Park begins to play over the speakers. Unlike the challengers, a unified front of cheers received Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts as they emerged from the back, the EAW Unified Tag Team Championships proudly worn over their shoulders, stepping past the enthusiastic fans in the front row as they made their way down to the ring.

Stephie Love: AND THEIR OPPONENTS… AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 360 POUNDS… THEY ARE THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… REX MCALLISTER AND RAVEN ROBERTS, FIRE AND ICE!!!!

Stew-O: Fire & Ice have been perfection personified since capturing the Unified Tag Team Championships all the way back in June. Equipped with clear heads, unmatched athletic prowess, and an ability to work in tandem that few other teams could hope to possess, it’s hard to argue with these two over who the best active tag team is.

Jake Mercer: Ignoring their dominance over the tag team division for a moment, this has become about more than just the Unified Tag Team Championships. Rex and Raven have been open about how they’ve felt about ToXXXin and they’re here to put them away once and for all.

Flannery McCoy: And for ToXXXin, this could be a launching point to the forefront of EAW! Both teams have a lot hanging in the balance, dependent on the result of this match. Things could get ugly very quickly.

EAW: The champions promptly entered the ring, handed their championships to the referee in tandem, who briefly held up both, showing exactly what’s at stake. With both teams in their respective corners, the referee gives the signal…

EAW: DING! DING! DING!

Stew-O: And we’re off-! WOAH, DANIELLA AND SELINA CHARGE FORWARD AND START BRAWLING WITH REX AND RAVEN RIGHT OFF THE BAT! THE REFEREE IS GONNA HAVE A TOUGH TIME KEEPING THIS MATCH FROM SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL!

Jake Mercer: THE CHAMPIONS ARE MEETING THEM WITH AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF BLOWS, STARTING THIS MATCH OFF WITH A BANG AS BOTH TEAMS LET OUT A FLURRY OF STRIKES TOWARDS THEIR OPPOSITION!

Flannery McCoy: Raven avoids a blow from Selina, now swinging with a huge right hand-! No, Selina ducks under and charges into Raven, taking the both of them through the ropes and onto the apron, crashing down to the ground below!

Stew-O: Daniella takes the initiative against Rex, driving him into the corner and unloading a combination of strikes to the Lionheart, who smartly covers up to endure the force of the blows!

Jake Mercer: Rex is able to survive the blows, looking to counter with a shot of his own, BUT SELINA IS BACK IN THE RING AND FLIES IN FROM THE OTHER ANGLE, CATCHING REX WITH AN ELBOW! WHERE DID SHE COME FROM?!

Flannery McCoy: She ran back inside the ring, and now Daniella ducks under the ropes and rolls to the outside to brawl with Raven! ToXXXin is moving like a well-oiled machine tonight, keeping Fire and Ice on their toes throughout!

Stew-O: This blitz by ToXXXin is paying off in spades as Daniella continues to fire off shots at the torso of Raven Roberts, now looking for a knee lift-

Jake Mercer: Raven has it scouted! She’s able to avoid the knee, now shoving Daniella towards the apron! She’s got some breathing room, BUT LOOK OUT!

Flannery McCoy: SUICIDE DIVE FROM SELINA REYES TAKES OUT RAVEN!

Stew-O: WE’RE WITNESSING A BOMBARDMENT OF OFFENSE FROM THE CHALLENGERS AS DANIELLA ROLLS BACK INTO THE RING, LOOKING TO PRESS THEIR ADVANTAGE AGAINST REX!

Jake Mercer: Rex manages to duck under the lariat, but gets caught with a swinging blow to the back of the knee from Daniella! Rex drops to a knee as Selina returns to the ring and connects with a dropkick to Rex!

Flannery McCoy: Finally, the referee is able to get some semblance of control over this match, ushering a reluctant Daniella Atlas to the apron as Selina pulls Rex up to his feet and Irish whips him into the corner, now connecting with a knife-edge chop to his chest!

Stew-O: The strike leaves Rex doubled over as Selina quickly tags in Daniella, swapping places with her partner, who lifts Rex’s head up and connects with a knife-edge chop of her own! Another tag, and Selina is right back in-

Jake Mercer: And connects with another chop before finally rolling Rex to the center of the ring, sitting him down and pressing her knee against his spine, stretching his arms out as she keeps the Lionheart grounded for the time being, using this time to isolate him as Raven is only now climbing back onto the apron!

Flannery McCoy: Everything’s going according to plan for ToXXXin, controlling the tempo of the match after such a rapid start. So long as they stay in the driver’s seat, they’ll be able to pace this match out to their advantage and keep the champions on the back foot throughout.

Stew-O: Selina wrenches back, but Rex is far from depleted when it comes to stamina, beginning to push himself off the mat and back onto his feet as he begins to turn, trying to break Selina’s wrist control.

Jake Mercer: And Selina just rolls through, still holding onto both wrists as she tries to remain in control! Rex rolls again, and this time manages to break her wrist control, now transitioning into a waist lock-

Flannery McCoy: Selina slaps the hands of Rex away, spinning around and going for another dropkick-! But this time Rex has it scouted, side stepping the kick!

Stew-O: And he goes right back into the waist lock, deadlifting Selina Reyes up and into a German suplex-!

Jake Mercer: Elbow to the side of the head by Selina! These two are going counter for counter as Selina lands on her feet, turns to Rex and lands a European uppercut to the jaw!

Flannery McCoy: Rex is unshaken, accepting her strike as a challenge as he responds in kind with a vicious forearm! These two might be in for a test of endurance here, ready to go blow for blow!

Stew-O: And that is exactly what we are gonna see, Selina responds with an uppercut, and Rex wastes no time firing away with a forearm! Let’s see how long these two can go as they trade strikes back and forth! Selina reels her arm back one more time, looking for another uppercut…

Jake Mercer: No! Rex has it scouted and unloads an elbow, another elbow, and a third elbow! Selina stumbles backwards into the ropes, giving Rex space to run the ropes!

Flannery McCoy: AND A SLAP TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY DANIELLA ON THE APRON!

Stew-O: Rex hits the brakes, now turning to swing a lariat at Daniella, but she’s able to lean back and avoid it, but here comes Selina who grabs the arm of Rex and snaps back, delivering a Saito suplex right on the back of the neck of Rex McAllister!

Jake Mercer: Brilliant maneuvering by ToXXXin who keep their advantage as Selina quickly floats over and right into the cover!

Referee: OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO-!

Flannery McCoy: And Rex is out before even the count of two! It’s gonna take a lot more than that to keep either of the champs down but, this still plays into the challengers’ favor as Selina catches Rex’s lifted head in a headlock, keeping him grounded right out of the kick out!

Stew-O: This opening strategy has worked wonders for ToXXXin, isolating one-half of the champions and using their numbers advantage in their side of the ring to keep Rex and Raven at bay. It’s hard to agree with their methods or morals, but you can’t argue with the success they’ve created.

Jake Mercer: It sure is working well for them tonight as Selina continues to keep Rex stuck on the ground, utilizing the best of her technical ability to keep the veteran as limited as possible. He’s far from out of it, but the longer he’s isolated and worn down, the closer he and Raven will get to losing these championships.

Flannery McCoy: He’s continuing to fight, pulling himself up to his knees even with Selina squeezing on that headlock. She could be searching for a rear naked choke, but Rex is able to pull himself to the ropes, using the momentum to shove Selina off of him!

Stew-O: And Selina dives for her corner, tagging in Daniella who immediately enters and pursues Rex who is trying to make his way to the outstretched hand of Raven Roberts! He reaches his hand out-

Jake Mercer: Daniella gets to him first and delivers a chop block to the back of the knee! Rex falls to one knee, holding his leg! Just like that, any space to breathe is snuffed out by the decisive decision making of ToXXXin, and no one is prouder than Minerva at ringside. Would not be shocked if she had a hand in their gameplan.

Flannery McCoy: Would not be shocked at all. But, we’ve got to focus on this domineering offense by ToXXXin as Daniella unleashes a sickening big boot to the head of Rex, knocking him back down to the mat!

Stew-O: Daniella isn’t wasting any time this go around, pulling Rex back up to his feet and dropping him with a short-arm clothesline! Selina calls to her and she marches right back to the corner, tagging in a refreshed Selina who goes right back to Rex, delivering a double axe handle to the back!

Jake Mercer: It cannot be understated how well their offensive gameplan has been working, and it’s only getting better and better! Selina pulls Rex to his feet, secures a waist lock, AND DELIVERS A GERMAN SUPLEX!

Flannery McCoy: Sickening delivery from Selina as Rex is dropped on the back of his neck…

Stew-O: OH, REX ROARS TO LIFE AS HE ROLLS THROUGH AND BACK TO HIS FEET, GRABBING THE WAIST OF SELINA AND DELIVERS HIS OWN GERMAN SUPLEX!

Jake Mercer: AND THAT JUST INJECTED LIFE INTO THE ARENA, THE CROWD LIFTS FOR REX WHO IS TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF TO HIS FEET, BUT SELINA ISN’T TOO FAR BEHIND, DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO KEEP REX FROM REACHING RAVEN!

Flannery McCoy: REX IS UP TO HIS FEET, AND SELINA IS RIGHT BEHIND HIM, BUT REX MAKES HIS MOVE FIRST, DIVING TO THE OUTSTRETCHED HAND OF RAVEN ROBERTS…

EAW: TAG!

Stew-O: AND RAVEN ROBERTS ENTERS THIS MATCH FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND SELINA IMMEDIATELY LOOKS TO TAKE HER HEAD OFF WITH A LARIAT-

Jake Mercer: SHE DUCKS UNDERNEATH, INSTEAD HEADING TO THE CORNER AND KNOCKS DANIELLA RIGHT OFF THE APRON WITH A BOOT!

Flannery McCoy: THE BIRD OF PREY IS MOVING AT A HUNDRED OF MILES AN HOUR, AND SELINA IS STILL TRYING TO KEEP UP, RUSHING AT RAVEN ONCE AGAIN FOR THE FOLLOW UP-!

Stew-O: SHE GETS CAUGHT!

Jake Mercer: AND DROPPED WITH A T-BONE SUPLEX! SELINA IS CUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY BY RAVEN, HOLDING HER BACK IN PAIN AS SHE TRIES TO PULL HERSELF TO HER FEET!

Flannery McCoy: AND RAVEN STILL PRESSES THE ATTACK, PUSHING HER INTO THE ROPES BEFORE IRISH WHIPPING HER ACROSS THE RING…UP SHE GOES-!

Stew-O: AND DOWN SHE GOES AS RAVEN DROPS HER WITH THE HUNTRESS BOMB! SHE LAYS HER ARMS OVER THE SHOULDERS OF SELINA FOR THE PIN!

Referee: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE-!

Jake Mercer: BUT SELINA IS ABLE TO SHOOT HER ARM OFF THE MAT AT TWO!

Flannery McCoy: That was a close one, and Raven knows she’s got the lion’s share of momentum now, not looking to let Selina Reyes back into the match. All of ToXXXin’s perfect game plan at the start seems to have been overrun by the sheer ability of Fire and Ice, denying the younger elitists an easy trip to the championships.

Stew-O: Experience can be a hard thing to overcome, and for all that these two talented, young Elitists have accomplished so far in their careers, Rex McAllister and Raven Roberts are gonna be a tall mountain to climb for anyone.

Jake Mercer: Selina is rising to a vertical basis while Rex and Daniella finally take their spots upright on the apron, and all of a sudden this match has reached a state of parity.

Flannery McCoy: Well, I wouldn’t say that, Raven is still in control as she drops Selina right back down to a knee with a shoot kick to the torso. Methodical, technical, exactly what Fire and Ice are gonna be looking for after such an early lead was taken by the challengers.

Stew-O: There’s no need to quicken the tempo just yet, and Raven understands that, now softening up Selina with a stiff forearm, jarring the Oryx Queen as she hooks the arm, delivering a snap vertical Suplex to plant Selina in the center of the ring!

Jake Mercer: It isn’t ending there! Raven rolls through and back to her feet, bringing Selina up to her feet as well, now moving her to the ropes and Irish Whips her across the ring-!

Flannery McCoy: Selina hits the brakes, switching the momentum and sends Raven into the ropes, finally getting some breathing room!

Stew-O: Not if Raven has anything to say about, looking for a clothesline on the rebound-!

Jake Mercer: Selina’s got it scouted, ducking underneath and now looking to catch Raven with a clothesline of her own as she hits the ropes again!

Flannery McCoy: No! Raven avoids it, hitting the ropes again and-!

Stew-O: Catches Selina with a Lou Thesz Press! The both of them hit the mat as Raven begins to unload a flurry of punches to Selina who can only cover up and try to endure the pressure!

Jake Mercer: Selina is in deep trouble here, but she’s still got the wherewithal to push Raven off and immediately make a dash for the ropes, rolling out onto the apron as Raven is in hot pursuit, not ready to let Selina back into this match!

Flannery McCoy: Raven is quick to follow Selina onto the apron, grabbing at her arm to keep her from escaping, BUT SELINA SNAPS A QUICK BACK ELBOW THAT CATCHES RAVEN FLUSH ON THE CHEEKBONE!

Stew-O: Selina buys herself just enough time to breathe, but she’s still in a dangerous spot on the apron! Raven shakes the blow off very quickly, immediately pressing the attack as soon as she can!

Jake Mercer: But Selina is able to keep her at bay again, responding with a boot to the gut, doubling the champion over momentarily-!

Flannery McCoy: AND SHE RESPONDS IN KIND WITH A HEADBUTT! Selina staggers back, almost losing her footing as she drops down onto the apron…

Stew-O: WOAH, WHERE DID DANIELLA ATLAS COME FROM?! AS SOON AS SELINA DROPPED, DANIELLA CAME UP FROM BEHIND HER AND DROPPED RAVEN WITH A BIG BOOT, KNOCKING HER DOWN ON THE APRON!

Jake Mercer: I fear the referee may once again lose control of this one as Daniella takes the liberty of inserting herself into this match despite not being the legal member of her team, already identifying Rex as he makes his way around the ring to defend his partner!

Flannery McCoy: And she meets him half way, leaping off of the apron with a lariat to take down Rex on the outside, and is quickly joined by Selina as they begin a two-on-one assault of the Lionheart!

Stew-O: The moment they get the opportunity, they return to their strategy of blitzing an isolated member of the champions, leaving a dazed Raven Roberts rolling back into the ring while depleting Rex McAllister of his remaining stamina. In other words: a death by a thousand cuts for the champions.

Jake Mercer: It certainly seems that way but Rex is far from done, able to create some space to catch Selina with a right hand, knocking her back a step as Daniella hands him a forearm to the jaw for his troubles!

Flannery McCoy: He’s in deep trouble here as Selina comes back in, placing the arm of Rex over her shoulder as she puts him in position for a Punjabi Fly on the outside!!

Stew-O: Rex pushes her away…AND CATCHES HER WITH A LEAPING KNEE TO THE NOSE! SELINA DROPS AND NOW REX TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO DANIELLA-!

Jake Mercer: ‘INAMORATA!!’ RUNNING LARIAT FROM DANIELLA ATLAS PINS REX AGAINST THE BARRICADE FOR WHAT IS AN INCREDIBLY AWKWARD LANDING!

Flannery McCoy: HE MIGHT BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE, DID YOU SEE HOW HIS BACK LANDED AGAINST THE UNFORGIVING BARRICADE?!

Stew-O: An absolutely despicable sight to see as Rex nurses his back, all while Daniella Atlas is more than pleased with herself, helping Selina up to her feet as ToXXXin takes the advantage…

Jake Mercer: LOOK OUT FOR RAVEN ROBERTS-!

Flannery McCoy: FLYING DESTROYER FROM THE BIRD OF PREY TO DANIELLA ATLAS, SPIKING HER HEAD INTO THE GROUND WITH A DIVING CANADIAN DESTROYER!

Stew-O: NOW THE BOMBS ARE STARTING TO FLY AT THE STADIO OLIMPICO! SELINA REYES IS KNOCKED BACK AS RAVEN IMMEDIATELY PUSHES DANIELLA OFF OF HER, CHASING SELINA BACK INTO THE RING!

Jake Mercer: SELINA IS TRYING TO MAKE ROOM, NOW REALIZING SHE’LL HAVE TO FACE RAVEN HEAD-ON AS SHE ALSO MAKES HER WAY INTO THE RING! RAVEN MAKES HER MOVE FIRST-!

Flannery McCoy: AND THIS TIME GETS CAUGHT WITH THE PUNJABI FLY! SELINA HOOKS THE LEG AND CLASPS HER HANDS TOGETHER, FORMING A PSEUDO-CRADLE!!

Referee: OOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE-!

Stew-O: AND SHE IS DENIED BY RAVEN WHO KICKS OUT AT TWO! Still a lot of fight left in her as Selina rolls off of her, almost able to fully capitalize on catching the champion off guard. A very veteran move from one of the younger elitists in this match.

Jake Mercer: I have to agree with you there, ToXXXin’s been playing a smart game so far, keeping the champions on their toes and not making too many mistakes. They still hold the advantage after all, and now, as Selina rises, I think she’s ready to build even more momentum as she feels back and-

EAW SLAP!

Flannery McCoy: WOW! Did you hear that?! I think someone could’ve heard that strike as far as Milan! That was less of a slap and more of a concentrated blow to the head, putting her all into trying to concuss Raven Roberts!

Stew-O: She may as well have to at this point as Selina pulls her up to her feet once again, guiding her to the corner before slamming her head first into the top turnbuckle, dazing Raven once more as she buys herself more time!

Jake Mercer: I’m not sure what Selina Reyes is thinking right now, but I doubt it’s anything good for Raven, slowly beginning to lift Raven up and push her onto the top turnbuckle, now starting to push Raven’s legs over the ropes and all of a sudden, these fans are starting to pick up, they know where this is going!

Flannery McCoy: Selina’s wasting no time, scaling up to the top rope along with Raven, precariously balancing herself on the rope as she pulls Raven up to her feet, maybe thinking for a superplex!

Stew-O: But Raven puts a stop to that with a slick right hand to the torso, forcing Selina to drop down to the middle rope to keep her balance as Raven affords herself some breathing room!

Jake Mercer: And now Raven is looking to press the advantage again, grabbing Selina by the hair and reeling her arm back for another forearm-!

Flannery McCoy: NO, CAUGHT BY SELINA WHO THEN CONNECTS WITH A SPINNING BACK FIST! RAVEN FALLS BACK AGAINST THE RING POST AS SELINA STARTS TO SCALE ONCE AGAIN WITH URGENCY!

Stew-O: SHE PULLS RAVEN UP, HOOKS THE ARM, GOING FOR THAT SUPERPLEX…

Jake Mercer: WAIT, REX IS IN THE RING AND PUTS A STOP TO IT WITH A BLOW TO THE BACK OF SELINA, BAILING RAVEN OUT AS HE NOW PUTS HER IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR POSITION, BACKING UP INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING!

Flannery McCoy: AND RAVEN TAKES THE HINT, PUSHING HERSELF UP AND PLACING HERSELF ONTO THE TOP ROPE AGAIN, STANDING TALL AS SHE LOOKS FOR A CLOTHESLINE OFF THE TOP-!

Stew-O: NO! DANIELLA’S BACK IN THE RING AND KNOCKS RAVEN OFF BALANCE, RESULTING IN HER FALLING AWKWARDLY AGAINST THE ROPES, CATCHING HER FOOT BETWEEN THE TOP AND MIDDLE ROPE AS SHE FALLS INTO A TREE OF WOW POSITION!

Jake Mercer: AND REX RECEIVES A BLOW TO THE HEAD BY SELINA, FORCING HIM TO DROP HER AS DANIELLA CHANGES HER FOCUS TO REX AND CHARGES FORWARD, CATCHING HIM WITH A RUNNING BIG BOOT RIGHT ON THE CHIN!

Flannery McCoy: REX STUMBLES, AND SELINA CATCHES HIS WRIST, TURNING AND FIRING AWAY WITH-

Stew-O: THE ALAMO KNEE CONNECTS! SELINA STEPS THROUGH AND OVER A DEFEATED REX MCALLISTER, DIRECTING TRAFFIC AS SHE POINTS TO RAVEN, STILL HUNG UP IN THE CORNER, STRUGGLING TO FREE HERSELF!

Jake Mercer: AND DANIELLA CATCHES HER IMMEDIATELY WITH A KNEE! THAT PUT AWAY ALL OF HER STRUGGLING AS SHE PUSHES HER BACK UP AND ONTO THE TURNBUCKLE, PUTTING HER IN A CRUCIFIX POSITION AS SHE MARCHES OUT OF THE CORNER…

Flannery McCoy: ANIMUS! DANIELLA PLANTS RAVEN SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLS AWAY, LEAVING SELINA TO DASH IN AND HOOK BOTH LEGS! REX IS DOWN, THIS IS IT!!

EAW: OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Stew-O: IMPOSSIBLY CLOSE BUT, NO! RAVEN IS ABLE TO POWER OUT, HAVING TO EXPEND ALL HER ENERGY IN PUSHING HER SHOULDERS OFF OF THE MAT AS SHE LIES MOTIONLESS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! DANIELLA WAS WATCHING FOR REX, BUT HE WAS IN NO POSITION TO MAKE A SAVE!

Jake Mercer: Selina and Daniella can’t slow down now, and Selina is wasting no time pushing herself to her corner and tagging in Daniella. They’ve got the momentum, Rex is out of action, and Raven is on the brink; the time is NOW to win this thing!

Flannery McCoy: Daniella’s in and gets right back to work, dragging Raven back up to her feet. Hell, she’s not able to fully stand straight yet, subconsciously grabbing onto Daniella’s arm to stay balanced! But, I don’t think Daniella cares much about that now, stunning Raven with a swift forearm to the chin!

Stew-O: And now it’s time to see it. Daniella puts Raven in position, hooking one arm while restraining the other wrist, lifting her up in a pumphandle, SOUTH OF HEAVEN COMING RIGHT UP-!

Jake Mercer: WOAH, RAVEN LANDS ON HER FEET, ABLE TO SHIFT HER WEIGHT AND DROP BEHIND DANIELLA, SHE PULLS HER BACK TO THE MAT AND STACKS HER UP!

EAW: OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-!!!

Flannery McCoy: DANIELLA DESPERATELY PUSHES OUT OF IT, MANAGING TO OVERPOWER THE WEIGHT OF RAVEN AS SHE SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET, LOOKING TO KEEP THE ADVANTAGE FIRMLY WITH HER TEAM!

Stew-O: RAVEN IS UP TO HER FEET FIRST, MEETING A CHARGING DANIELLA WITH A SWIFT KICK ACROSS THE CHEST, GROUNDING THE BLADE OF HERMES MOMENTARILY! WAIT, SELINA IS MAKING HER WAY INTO THE RING, LOOKING TO CATCH RAVEN OFF GUARD-!

Jake Mercer: REX MCALLISTER INTERCEPTS HER WITH A LEAPING KNEE! REX JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, LYING IN WAIT AS HE IMMEDIATELY MOVES BACK TO THE APRON, HOLDING OUT A HAND TO RAVEN WHO PROMPTLY TAGS HIM IN! FIRE AND ICE ARE ON THE MOVE!

Flannery McCoy: DANIELLA IS STILL STUNNED, AND ONLY MORESO AS RAVEN GRABS HER BY THE WAIST! REX HITS THE ROPES, HERE. WE. GO!

Stew-O: MELTDOWN CONNECTS!

Jake Mercer: DANIELLA IS DOWN AS REX SCRAMBLES BACK OVER TO HER TO MAKE THE PIN AS RAVEN KEEPS WATCH! THIS IS IT!

Flannery McCoy: SELINA IS SCRAMBLING BACK OVER, TRYING TO BREAK IT UP!

EAW: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Stew-O: BUT RAVEN CATCHES HER, TRYING TO PREVENT HER FROM REACHING REX AND DANIELLA!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Jake Mercer: ITS OVER!!!

EAW: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

EAW: …

Flannery McCoy: SELINA REYES JUST PUSHED RAVEN INTO REX, BREAKING UP THE PINFALL AS ALL FOUR LAY IN A HEAP, ALL GASPING FOR BREATH AS A DESPERATE ACT FROM SELINA KEEPS THIS MATCH ALIVE!

Stew-O: We’ve seen that move put down countless teams, and it may very well have put down Daniella Atlas, but Selina Reyes was not gonna let this match slip through their fingers without a fight, and you can’t even fault Fire and Ice! That was a veteran move by the both of them, using the non-legal member as a shield to protect the pinfall attempt, that is the type of winning move that we expect and have seen out of a team as good as Fire and Ice!

Jake Mercer: Both sides are beginning to feel the exhaustion of a match this kind of tempo, taking time to catch their breath. Minerva is trying to rally the troops, calling to Daniella and Selina to get up as soon as possible from the other side of the ring. Selina’s getting the message, now beginning to stir as she grabs the arm of Daniella and begins to pull her tag partner over to the ropes, looking to create some space.

Flannery McCoy: And both Raven and Rex are beginning to rise as well, helping each other up as they lean against the ropes for support. Neither team is in a rush, instead keeping their eyes peeled as they finally make their way to their feet, staring the other down.

Stew-O: This crowd knows where this is going! Both teams are on their feet, beginning to move towards the center of the ring and, I’d hate to be the referee right now, because this is about to set off in moments and there’s no one on this earth capable of stopping it! Fire and Ice, ToXXXin…

Jake Mercer: AND THEY START FIRING OFF BLOWS! DANIELLA AND RAVEN LETTING LOOSE A FLURRY OF RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS WHILE SELINA AND REX START TRADING FOREARMS, WHO IS GONNA DROP FIRST?!

Flannery McCoy: BACK AND FORTH THEY GO! REX AND SELINA ARE LOOKING TO KNOCK EACH OTHER’S JAWS OFF AS DANIELLA AND RAVEN CONTINUE TO FIRE OFF WILD BLOWS, ONLY NOW BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN! WAIT RAVEN 0 TO CATCH DANIELLA WITH A LARIAT-!

Stew-O: BUT DANIELLA RAISES HER BOOT UP IN TIME, KICKING THE ARM AWAY AS RAVEN SPINS AROUND-!

Jake Mercer: AND CATCHES DANIELLA ON THE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! DANIELLA DOUBLES OVER, ADVANTAGE RAVEN!

Flannery McCoy: SELINA MANAGES TO CATCH REX WITH A THRUST KICK! HE STUMBLES BACK AS SELINA TURNS TO RAVEN, LOOKING FOR A PUNCH-! NO, RAVEN HAS IT SCOUTED, GRABBING SELINA IN A WAISTLOCK!

Stew-O: STANDING SWITCH FROM SELINA, NOW LOOKING FOR A FULL NELSON, SNAP DRAGON COMING RIGHT UP!

Jake Mercer: RAVEN FIGHTS IT OFF, BREAKING THE HOLD AS SELINA STUMBLES BACK! RAVEN SPINS AROUND, DUCKING UNDER SELINA AS SHE HITS THE ROPES-!

Flannery McCoy: TALON CONNECTS!!

Stew-O: SELINA HITS THE DECK TO AVOID IT, BARELY MISSING THE BOOT OF RAVEN WHO IS ALSO SCRAMBLING TO HER FEET! SELINA CATCHES THE LEG, HOOKS IT HIGH, AND DROPS RAVEN WITH A SAITO SUPLEX! THE BIRD OF PREY IMMEDIATELY ROLLS TO THE APRON!

Jake Mercer: DON’T FORGET ABOUT REX MCALLISTER, HE’S BACK AND COMES FLYING IN WITH A BICYCLE KICK-

Flannery McCoy: THE MEMORY ROOM!! DANIELLA CATCHES REX AND DROPS HIM WITH THAT SWINGING STO! REX IS DAZED, SELINA IS ON THE APRON, AND TOXXXIN ARE MOVING LIKE WOMEN POSSESSED!

Stew-O: RUNNING HIP ATTACK FROM SELINA KNOCKS RAVEN OFF THE APRON! SHE LANDS AWKWARDLY BUT, IS STILL ON HER FEET. LOOK AT DANIELLA THOUGH-!

Jake Mercer: PUMPHANDLE, LIFT, SOUTH OF HEAVEN BY DANIELLA ATLAS TO REX MCALLISTER!!!

Flannery McCoy: IT CONNECTS! AND NOW SELINA IS RUNNING THE ROPES, LEAPING THROUGH THE ROPES FOR A SUICIDE DIVE TO RAVEN ROBERTS ON THE OUTSIDE!

Stew-O: RAVEN SIDE STEPS IT AS SELINA CATCHES HERSELF AGAINST THE BARRICADE, BUT LOOK IN THE RING! DANIELLA HOOKS THE LEG!

EAW: OOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Jake Mercer: RAVEN DASHES TOWARD THE RING…

Flannery McCoy: BUT SELINA CATCHES HER BY THE FOOT!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Stew-O: RAVEN ISN’T GONNA MAKE IN TIME, DESPERATELY REACHING…

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

EAW: …

Jake Mercer: FOOT ON THE ROPE! REX’S FOOT IS ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!

Flannery McCoy: RAVEN COULDN’T REACH REX TO BREAK UP THE PIN, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PUSH REX’S BOOT ONTO THE ROPE, THIS MATCH ISN’T OVER YET!

Stew-O: SELINA IS IN DISBELIEF, BUT SHE’S GOTTA FOCUS ON THE MATCH-! BANG! FOREARM FROM RAVEN LAYS OUT THE ORYX QUEEN ON THE OUTSIDE!

Jake Mercer: DANIELLA IS PULLING HERSELF TO HER FEET BUT, RAVEN IS ALREADY BACK IN THE RING AND ON THE OFFENSIVE, KNOCKING HER DOWN WITH A DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! SHE GRABS REX AND STARTS PULLING HIM TO THE CORNER, QUICKLY TAGGING HERSELF IN!

Flannery McCoy: AND SHE’S NOT WASTING ANY TIME, MEASURING DANIELLA AS SHE RISES TO HER FEET, CALLING FOR THE END, THIS TIME TO CONNECT WITH IT PROPERLY! SHE RUSHES FORWARD FOR ‘TALON!’

Stew-O: NO, DANIELLA SIDE STEPS AND RAVEN LANDS ON HER BACK, ROLLING RIGHT BACK TO HER FEET AS DANIELLA SCRAMBLES AWAY, STILL LOOKING TO KEEP DANIELLA ON THE BACKFOOT!

Jake Mercer: BUT A WELL PLACED HEADBUTT FROM DANIELLA STALLS HER PROGRESS, STUNNING RAVEN AS DANIELLA FALLS BACK INTO THE CORNER, MAKING SPACE FOR HERSELF AS SHE CATCHES A CHARGING RAVEN ONCE AGAIN WITH A BOOT!

Flannery McCoy: Daniella catches the arm of Raven, pushing her against the ropes before whipping her across, waiting on the rebound-!

EAW: TAG!

Stew-O: Rex on the apron tags himself in as Raven runs the ropes, ducking under Daniella’s lariat as Rex charges forward, catching her again with a leaping knee!

Jake Mercer: And Raven runs to the corner and knocks Selina off of the apron! Rex is already on the move, hooking the arms of Daniella…

Flannery McCoy: BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! HE DOESN’T BRIDGE OVER, RISING TO HIS FEET AS DANIELLA DRAGS HERSELF TO CORNER! RAVEN MOVES TO THE APRON, BUT REX IS CALLING FOR THE END!

Stew-O: DANIELLA’S STILL LEANING AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE, SELINA IS CRAWLING BACK ONTO THE APRON AS REX STARTS CHARGING IN-!

Jake Mercer: WAIT, MINERVA’S UP ON THE APRON, GETTING THE REFEREE’S ATTENTION!

Flannery McCoy: AND SELINA IS GRABBING AT THE TURNBUCKLE-!

Stew-O: DANIELLA WITH A DROP TOE-HOLD TO REX!

Jake Mercer: AND REX GOES FACE FIRST INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE… THE NOW EXPOSED MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE!!

Flannery McCoy: SELINA UNDID THE TURNBUCKLE, AND DANIELLA USED IT TO HER ADVANTAGE AS REX WENT FACE FIRST INTO PURE STEEL!! THIS MATCH IS FLIPPED ON ITS HEAD AS RAVEN WASTES NO TIME DROPPING OFF THE APRON, RUSHING AROUND THE RING TO GET TO MINERVA WHO IS ALSO DROPPING OFF THE APRON! BUT, SHE’S GOT TO FOCUS ON GETTING INTO THE RING TO HELP REX!

Stew-O: AND SHE’S REALIZING THAT, SLIDING INTO THE RING-!

Jake Mercer: INTERCEPTED BY SELINA REYES WHO IS JUST THROWING HER BODYWEIGHT AT RAVEN, TUMBLING THROUGH THE ROPES TO AND THE OUTSIDE TO KEEP THIS BRAWL GOING!

Flannery McCoy: THIS MATCH IS GOING OFF THE RAILS AS THERE IS BLOOD ON THE FACE OF REX MCALLISTER! HE’S IN A DAZE, TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF UP, BUT DANIELLA’S ALREADY ON HER FEET!

Stew-O: DISCUS ELBOW LANDS FLUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE JAW! REX DOUBLES OVER, FALLING RIGHT INTO POSITION FOR DANIELLA! PUMPHANDLE, LIFT-!

Jake Mercer: SOUTH. OF. HEAVEN!!! DANIELLA STACKS HIM UP AS RAVEN DESPERATELY TRIES TO GET PAST SELINA ON THE OUTSIDE!

EAW: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Flannery McCoy: REX…

EAW: TTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Flannery McCoy: DOES NOT KICK OUT.

EAW: DING! DING! DING!

EAW: ‘Duel’ by JINJER resumed to a mixed reaction from the audience. Daniella finally released the pin, slouching over as Selina rushed into the ring followed by Minerva. Both members of ToXXXin were exhausted, and yet, such trivial paints seemed to wash away. For Selina whose hungry search for a crown has taken her to new heights, for Daniella whose long road back to gold has been arduous and taxing, and for Minerva whose promise now proves legitimate, only one word could describe the feeling that washed over them: vindication.

Bella Braxton: YOUR WINNERS…AND THE NEW EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS DANIELLA ATLAS & SELINA REYES…TOXXXIN!!!

Stew-O: If this was a test of Daniella Atlas’ and Selina Reyes’ mettle, I can confidently say that they passed with flying colors. They may have had to reach into their bag of tricks to pull it off, and we may not wholly agree with their methods, but you can’t deny their spirit and ability.

Jake Mercer: Right you are. They went toe-to-toe with one of the most talented and experienced tag teams EAW has ever seen, against two elitists who have represented the pinnacle of the tag team division all year, and they bested them.

Flannery McCoy: We cannot forget the incredible reign of Fire and Ice who have elevated this division with each bout, embodying the very best that tag team competition has to offer. On any other day, if anything went differently, they may have left King of Elite with another defense under their belts.

EAW: As Daniella and Selina rise to their feet, the EAW Unified Tag Team Championships are placed over their shoulders by Minerva who grabs both of their hands. With all three members of ToXXXin standing tall, Minerva raises their hands as Selina and Daniella raise their championships up high, the last sight shown while Rex and Raven recuperate at ringside, bringing the match to a close as the shot fades elsewhere.

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Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

(POV by Clipse ft Tyler the Creator began blaring through the speakers to a tremendous mixed reaction as Cy Henderson marched out onto the center of the stage with a focused and determined expression on his face. He tipped his cap before storming down towards the squared circle.)

Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Hailing from New York City, New York, weighing in at 240 pounds… he is THE FORCE OF NATURE, CYYYYYYY! HEEEEEEEEENDERSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

(“FINISH HIM” sounds over the speakers, and “Vent” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar plays over the arena speakers and smoke billows through the curtain while flames begin to pulsate from both sides of the stage. Methuselah walks through the fog with dark shades covering his eyes and he walks to the ring, up the steps, and does the “FINISH HIM” taunt on the apron before entering the ring.)

Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT! Hailing from the Mount Adams Observatory, weighing in at 17 stone, he is THE OVERMAN, METHUUUUUUUUUUUSELAAAAAAAAAAAAH! EEEEEEELEEEEEEEEEEVAAAAAAAAAAAATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Stew-O: And the match is underway! Two of the most historic legends in the HISTORY of our business are competing head on right here and right now in one of the most anticipated matches of the evening!

Flannery McCoy: And considering it’s King of Elite with so many championships on the line, it says a lot that this match with neither a crown nor a title on the line still holds as much sway as it does!

Jake Mercer: It’s the Chairman and one of the most decorated elitists of all time going up against the human anomaly, Cy Henderson, who skyrockets to the top of the card anytime he’s taking part in EAW!

Stew-O: Both of these elitists make their way out from their respective corners, and you can tell by the look in their eyes that they’re analyzing every moment of each other; they have no shortage of history between them, so having each other’s tactics scouted out ahead of time is a nigh guarantee when they’re competing!

Flannery McCoy: Neither men are willing to lose their momentum this early on in the new year, and we’ll be seeing which one of them has the grit and the wherewithal to walk out of this match with the victory! THEY MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, locking up with a hyper aggressive collar and elbow tie up, with both men pushing against each other in a test of strength and fortitude!

Jake Mercer: But it looks like Cyclone is managing to slowly overpower Methuselah as he pushes him further and further back, despite Methuselah’s resistance, until he gets pushed all the way up against the ropes! The chairman has his back to the ropes now, and the referee starts to step in–

Methuselah: Do not. Or else.

Referee: :whoa:

Stew-O: Woah, looks like this is a matter of pride for Methuselah, and he isn’t wanting the referee to interfere as he goes up against the Force of Nature! He begins pushing back even harder against Cy, forcing the Force of Nature to stagger back a few steps!

Flannery McCoy: And right after he managed to get his back off the ropes, Methuselah suddenly performs a standing switch, changing things up as he suddenly gets right behind Cy Henderson before shoving him forward against the ropes!

Jake Mercer: Cy Henderson rebounds off the ropes with his chest before stumbling back, and he turns around to face the Chairman of EAW– AND METHUSELAH GOES FOR A UCONN LARIAT, LOOKING TO KNOCK CY’S HEAD OFF RIGHT AT THE START OF THE MATCH!

Stew-O: Swing and a miss! Cy Henderson looks to have had both Methuselah’s tactics AND his moves scouted because he saw that lariat coming a mile away and managed to duck underneath it, this time getting behind Methuselah in the process!

Flannery McCoy: A rear waist lock is latched on as Cy Henderson violently yanks Methuselah away from the ropes before hoisting him up and LAUNCHING him behind with a powerful German suplex! The Force of Nature living up to his name as he manhandles a man as large as the Chairman of EAW as if he was just a paper!

Jake Mercer: A rough landing for Methuselah Elevation as he gets planted onto the canvas, but that didn’t do much to stop Methuselah as he immediately began scrambling back up to his feet, still very fresh in this matchup!

Stew-O: But having the resilience to get back to your feet that quickly isn’t going to mean much when someone as ferocious as the Force of Nature is hot on your heels, because Cy just rushed over and launched himself at Methuselah Elevation like a human weapon, once again taking Methuselah out with a shoulder block!

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah goes to get back to his feet once again, but Cy doesn’t even give him the opportunity, quickly scurrying over to the fallen body of Methuselah and mounting him with a front mount! Without a second of wasted time, Cyclone begins raining down on Methuselah with a fiery flurry of punches and forearms!

Jake Mercer: But Methuselah isn’t taking this lying down, he’s giving Cy just as many strikes as he’s taking, even if he’s doing so from a disadvantageous position! This quickly spiraled from grappling down to a street fight as these two are trying to punch each other’s faces in!

Stew-O: Cy is able to get more of the strikes in thanks to the mounted position, but it looks like that wasn’t meant to last for long as Methuselah, with some well-timed shifts of the body, managed to cause Cy to lose stability and fall to the side, allowing Methuselah to switch himself to the mounted position!

Flannery McCoy: And he’s looking to capitalize on that shift in momentum as much as possible, unleashing fire and brimstone to his long time rival! The barrage of strikes being unleashed by Methuselah suddenly comes to a stop as the Chairman looks to switch things up, grabbing a fistful of the hair of the Force of Nature and using it to drag him up to a standing position!

Jake Mercer: A stiff boot to the midsection causes Cy Henderson to double over in pain, and Methuselah can only smirk with that sinister grin as he looks down at his adversary! What does he have planned here with all of that malicious intent apparent in his eyes?!

Methuselah: Therefore…

Stew-O: Uh oh, he’s got the double underhook applied! We all know what the Force of Nature is about to get put through as Methuselah tightens that grip, grits his teeth, and– METH FX! THAT CLASSIC BUTTERFLY SUPLEX IS UNLEASHED, AND METHUSELAH YELLS OUT!

Methuselah: THE CYCLONE ARRIVES IN CYCLES.

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah, with the agility of a cruiserweight and the adrenaline of a man with his life on the line, speeds his way over to where Cy landed and immediately plucks him off the canvas, once again reapplying that double underhook hold to both of the arms of the Force of Nature! He’s looking to go for it again!

Methuselah: THEREFORE, THE CYCLONE ARRIVES IN CYCLES.

Jake Mercer: IT MIGHT BE OVER FOR THOU ALREADY! METHUSELAH IS GOING TO FINISH HIM! CY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN TO TEST HIM NOT! THE OVERMAN IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THIS MATCH IS OVER, MAN! THE METH FX LANDS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH CY FLYING HIGH!

Flannery McCoy: I’m begging you to stop. Methuselah, AGAIN, scrambles over to where Cyclone landed and yanks him back up, applying the double underhooks ONCE MORE and launches him overhead with ANOTHER METH FX BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! THE FORCE OF NATURE IS GOING THROUGH IT!

Methuselah: THEREFOOOOOOOOOOOORE, THE CYCLONE! ARRIVES! IN! CYCLES!

Stew-O: Cy Henderson went from a dominant position at the beginning of this match to getting put through the wringer, courtesy of the chairman and the Overman, Methuselah Elevation! Methuselah makes his way back to his feet, looking down at the Force of Nature as he writhes on the ground and arches his back in pain, and spreads his arms out with a cocky smirk on his face!

Methuselah: Therefore, so too does his thrashing proceed in cycles.

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah has the smarmiest look on his face I’ve seen from him in quite a while as he just laid waste to a man as dangerous as Cy Henderson, the recent World Heavyweight Champion! Is this how it’s going to end, with all of Methuselah’s predictions of Cy being proven true?!

Jake Mercer: It very well may, Flannery, because Methuselah doesn’t look like he has any intentions of showing any mercy or allowing Cy to get any more offense in! Without another moment wasted, he grabs Cy and drags him back up to a standing position, but this time he doesn’t go for that double underhook!

Stew-O: Instead, it looks like he’s going for something even more dangerous as he tucks the head of the Force of Nature under his arm, throwing Cyclone’s own arm over his head before hoisting him up in a vertical suplex lift! IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING FOR HIS SIGNATURE MANEUVER, THAT DEADLY SIGNATURE BRAINBUSTER DDT, THE METH KNELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

Flannery McCoy: BUT IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE! CY JUST DID AN UPSIDE DOWN KNEE LIFT FROM THAT VERTICAL SUPLEX HOIST, CONNECTING WITH THE ROOF OF METHUSELAH’S HEAD WHEN THE OVERMAN LEAST EXPECTED ANY BIT OF RESISTANCE!

Jake Mercer: That heavy knee lift was enough to stop Methuselah in his tracks, and a second knee lift by Cy causes Methuselah to lose his grip, resulting in the Force of Nature slipping out of the vertical suplex lift and dropping right behind Methuselah!

Stew-O: Cy manages to land on his feet behind the Overman, and he has quite the angry look on his face as he latches onto Methuselah from behind with a half nelson hold, trapping his opponent in place before lifting him off his feet!

Flannery McCoy: And from that half nelson lift, Methuselah gets violently DROPPED with a half nelson neckbreaker! Considering all of the wear and tear the neck of Methuselah has been through over the immense number of years he’s been in a business as difficult as the professional wrestling industry, you can only imagine how much a move like that would hurt!

Jake Mercer: And if THAT move is harmful for the Overman, imagine what’ll happen if Cy manages to connect with the Rising Tide, or even worse, the CELESTIAL Tide against him! I don’t even want to think about that happening to him!

Stew-O: Cy staggers back to his feet, arching his back as he does; it looks like he’s still reeling from the effect of getting hit with so many back to back butterfly suplexes when Methuselah was unleashing that barrage of Meth FX’s against him!

Flannery McCoy: But if there’s one thing that anyone who knows the history of Cy’s career and all of the high stakes matches that he’s participated in since his debut, it’s that it will take a WHOLE LOT to put him down for the three count, especially now when he’s just made his return back to the ring here in EAW!

Jake Mercer: Even after all that Methuselah has put him through thus far in this match, Cy still looks as vicious as ever as he begins peppering the fallen Overman with grounded stomps, just adding insult to injury!

Stew-O: It looks like it was just to maintain his momentum while he considered his next move, and it looks like he’s done considering and is now taking action! With a fistful of the Overman’s hair gripped in his hand, Cy drags him back up to a standing position before connecting with a heavy knee smash to the abdomen!

Flannery McCoy: That’s all it took for him to be able to force Methuselah to double over before hoisting the Chairman of EAW up onto his shoulders! All 17 stone of Methuselah getting picked up, another demonstration of just how strong Cyclone is; those muscles aren’t just for show!

Jake Mercer: Methuselah is perched up high on the broad shoulders of the Force of Nature, who turns towards the corner of the ring… he’s got malicious intent here as he rushes forward and LAUNCHES THE OVERMAN STRAIGHT OVER TO THE CORNER! METHUSELAH ELEVATION LANDS BACK-FIRST ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AS CY HENDERSON UNLEASHES A BUCKLE BOMB!

Stew-O: That buckle bomb causes Methuselah to BOUNCE off the turnbuckle, and it looks like he’s just seconds away from staggering forward and falling face-first onto the canvas before Cy Henderson prevents it from happening, rushing over to Methuselah and tackling him up against the corner to keep him on his feet with his back against the turnbuckles!

Flannery McCoy: And now the Force of Nature is unleashing some shoulder barges right to the midsection of the Chairman, with both hands gripping the middle ropes to literally pull his shoulder into Methuselah’s abdomen!

Jake Mercer: Rarely do we ever see Methuselah get dominated in such a way by anyone in EAW, considering how much of a monstrous force he is when he steps into his own ring! But you never know what to expect with Cyclone!

Stew-O: Methuselah would disagree with you on that last statement Jake, but for the time being it’s Cy Henderson’s game as he brutalizes Methuselah before yanking him out of the corner with the right wrist of the Overman gripped tightly by the Force of Nature!

Flannery McCoy: Cyclone drags him away from the corner before executing an Irish whip, sending Methuselah running towards the ropes before causing the Overman to rebound off of them and start sprinting right back towards the Force of Nature!

Jake Mercer: And Cy Henderson was ready to intercept Methuselah on the way back as he connects with a MASSIVE big boot, knocking the chairman down to the canvas of the ring with impunity upon impact!

Stew-O: Cy glowers down at the man that decided to target him at the very start of the new year with an inscrutable expression plastered across his face; against a normal opponent, all of that damage may have been enough to put them away for good, but I think Cy Henderson knows someone as resilient as Methuselah better than that, especially since longevity has always been the name of the game when it comes to our chairman!

Flannery McCoy: He doesn’t go for the pin, but he does crouch down and grab a hold of Methuselah, looking to continue the onslaught of monstrous offense by forcefully dragging him off of the ground! The Overman is in dire straits here, leaning on the Force of Nature as leverage when he gets to his feet, but that very lean looks like it may be the path to Methuselah’s downfall!

Jake Mercer: Methuselah was leaning, but Cy uses that to get Methuselah onto his shoulders after crouching down and draping the Overman over himself with a fireman’s carry hold! Now Cy is back up to his feet fully, knees locked out briefly before bending once more to support Cy as he looks to lift Methuselah EVEN HIGHER!

Stew-O: THIS IS INCREDIBLE! 17 STONE GETTING LIFTED OVER THE HEAD OF CY WITH AN OVERHEAD PRESS! Cyclone has Methuselah hoisted up as high as he can possibly be with a military press, and he grimaces in preparation for something big here– HE’S GOING FOR A DEVASTATING MILITARY PRESS POWERSLAM!

Flannery McCoy: BUT IT WASN’T ABLE TO GO THROUGH AS METHUSELAH MANAGES TO SQUIRM HIS WAY OUT OF THE HANDS OF CY HENDERSON! THE OVERMAN LANDS RIGHT BEHIND CYCLONE AND ESCAPES THE DISASTROUS POWERSLAM!

Jake Mercer: CY THOUGHT METHUSELAH WAS OUT COLD, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE OVERMAN WAS PLAYING POSSUM! THE FORCE OF NATURE QUICKLY TURNS AROUND, STRETCHING OUT HIS HAND AS HE LOOKS TO DROP METHUSELAH WITH A CYCLONE LARIAT BEFORE METHUSELAH CAN DO ANYTHING TO REACT-

Stew-O: BUT METHUSELAH WAS ALREADY READY! BEFORE THE CYCLONE LARIAT COULD CONNECT, METHUSELAH DID A SPIN OF HIS OWN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, STRETCHING OUT HIS LEG AS HE CONNECTS WITH A BLACK MASS!

Flannery McCoy: BLACK MASS CONNECTS! BLACK MASS CONNECTS! Cyclone begins to fall forward after that devastating spinning kick connected right with his jaw, but the merciless Methuselah caught Cy on his way down!

Jake Mercer: The Chairman of EAW does not take kindly to people getting that much offense against him, and it looks like he’s going to issue what he considers to be due punishment upon the Force of Nature! Like he said, the Cyclone arrives in cycles and so does his beatdown, and it looks like one of those cycles is going on right now!

Stew-O: After catching Cy and not allowing him to fall forward onto the canvas, Methuselah hoists him up with a classic scoop hold before planting him with a scoop slam right in the center of the ring! He looks up after dropping Cyclone, seemingly lost in the moment for a second before suddenly breaking out into a sprint towards the ropes!

Flannery McCoy: He rebounds off of the ropes and makes his way right back to the fallen Cyclone before dropping to the ground with a twist, connecting with a twisting elbow drop right to the midsection of Cy Henderson, which causes him to react by springing back up to a seated position!

Jake Mercer: He may be seated, but the Force of Nature is dazed beyond belief right now, and that’s exactly what the Overman is looking to take advantage of as he staggers back up to his feet as quickly as he can after having endured the pain he’s suffered in this match!

Stew-O: The Chairman of EAW gets right in position as he takes aim at Cyclone and then launches ANOTHER BLACK MASS! THE EXECUTION COMBO GETS FOLLOWED THROUGH AND CY HENDERSON MAY VERY WELL BE KNOCKED THE HELL OUT AFTER ENDURING TWO BLACK MASSES IN CLOSE SUCCESSION!

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah drops onto Cyclone and hooks one of his legs! He’s in the middle of the ring and Cy isn’t moving a muscle, this might be it! The referee slides in to count the pin! DOES THE OVERMAN HAVE IT?! IS HE GETTING THAT RARE WIN OVER THE FORCE OF NATURE?!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Jake Mercer: NO! CY HENDERSON MANAGED TO KICK OUT, EVEN AFTER ENDURING ALL OF THAT OFFENSE! Methuselah has a sardonic and sadistic grin on his face after seeing Cyclone kick out of that; it’s almost as though he’s expecting this match to go on forever!

Stew-O: Methuselah shakes his head as he smiles down at Cy Henderson! But it’s not like he’s actually happy with Cy, because right afterwards he unleashes a spiteful elbow smash aimed right at the jaw of the Force of Nature! Methuselah is sticking to this match until the bitter end, no matter what it takes to put the dominant Cyclone down for the count!

Flannery McCoy: Both of these legendary elitists look to be getting gassed from the burden of this match, but their egos would never allow them to succumb to exhaustion when victory could always be just one more move away! Methuselah grits his teeth and fights through the tiredness as he drags Cy back up to a standing position!

Jake Mercer: And he connects with a sudden spinning backfist, sending Cyclone into even more of a daze than he was in before! That’s just what the Overman was looking to do as he grabs the wrist of his opponent and executes an Irish whip to send Cy running into the corner!

Stew-O: The Force of Nature has his back to the turnbuckles, always a bad position to be in, but even more so when you have the Overman glaring daggers into you from the other side of the ring! Methuselah has a murderous look in his eyes as he takes aim at the Force of Nature, inhaling a deep breath before he EXPLODES into a blistering sprint across the length of the ring!

Flannery McCoy: Cy is too groggy, he can barely move! Methuselah is running right at him, and and he GETS CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET HIS BOOT UP! RAPTURE! HE’S GOING FOR THE RAPTURE–

Jake Mercer: HOW?! HOW?! CY HAD ENOUGH TO SIDESTEP THE RAPTURE! METHUSELAH’S SIGNATURE HELLUVA KICK CONNECTED WITH NOTHING BUT AIR, BUT THE WELL-TIMED EVASION BY THE FORCE OF NATURE LEFT METHUSELAH WITH NO TIME TO ADJUST!

Stew-O: METHUSELAH’S LEG IS STUCK OVER THE TOP ROPE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE MAY HAVE PULLED HIS HAMSTRING BECAUSE OF THAT EVASION! Cyclone wasn’t exactly playing possum, he’s definitely in a world of pain right now, but he still had enough left in the tank to not fall prey to the Rapture!

Flannery McCoy: Malicious intent is apparent in the eyes of the Force of Nature as he moves closer to where Methuselah tries to free himself before throwing the arm of the Overman over his own shoulder! What’s he trying to do?!

Jake Mercer: He’s going to free Methuselah from that position, but not in a way that the Chairman would necessarily appreciate! Methuselah’s leg gets freed, but only as Cy Henderson hoists Methuselah up in the air before planting him VIOLENTLY with a uranage right out of the corner! Methuselah arches his back as he lays beside the ropes!

Stew-O: Meanwhile, Cy Henderson steps away from the Overman, creating some distance before turning around and taking aim at Methuselah! He’s measuring the Chairman of EAW up for something big here, and I don’t think Methuselah has any idea what’s coming towards him!

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah groggily grabs a hold of the ropes as he uses them for leverage to forcefully pull himself back up to a standing position, and Cy Henderson clutches his fist as he gets ready to spring into action! Sure enough, Methuselah slowly turns around as the Force of Nature sprints forward–

Jake Mercer: CYCLONE LARIAT! CYCLONE LARIAT! THE SIGNATURE DISCUS LARIAT OF THE FORCE OF NATURE CONNECTS RIGHT ON TARGET AND FLIPS METHUSELAH ELEVATION INSIDE OUT! THIS MIGHT BE OVER RIGHT HERE AND NOW AFTER A MOVE THAT DEVASTATING!

Stew-O: Methuselah drops to the canvas, and Cy Henderson looks to go for the pin– OH, BUT METHUSELAH HAD ENOUGH RING AWARENESS TO REMEMBER WHERE HE WAS! BEFORE CY COULD EVEN GO FOR THE PIN, METHUSELAH ROLLS OUT OF THE RING FROM UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE, PREVENTING CY FROM BEING ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON CONNECTING WITH THE CYCLONE LARIAT!

Flannery McCoy: You’ve got to commend the ingenuity of Methuselah; he may not have been able to kick out after all of the damage he’s taken in the match and with a Cyclone lariat connecting on top of all that, so he did what he had to do to keep his head in the game!

Jake Mercer: Now Methuselah is on the outside of the ring, with Cy Henderson glowering at his opponent outside of the ring! Methuselah is stirring on the ringside floor, trying to get back up to a standing position, while Cy Henderson steps out onto the apron as he looks to finish Methuselah off once and for all right here at King of Elite!

Stew-O: Methuselah barely manages to stagger back to his feet as Cy drops onto the ringside floor, and the Force of Nature lives up to his name because he wastes NO time in sprinting towards Methuselah with his fist clenched!

Flannery McCoy: HE SPINS, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH ANOTHER CYCLONE LARIAT TO TAKE METHUSELAH OUT ENTIRELY, BUT LOOK! METHUSELAH MANAGED TO DUCK UNDERNEATH IT! CY ISN’T ABLE TO STOP THE MOMENTUM OF HIS ARM IN TIME, AND HE JUST CONNECTED WITH THAT CYCLONE LARIAT AGAINST THE STEEL RING POST!

Cy Henderson: AAAAARGH!

Jake Mercer: Cyclone is reeling back in pain, clutching at his arm in pain! AND FROM BEHIND, METHUSELAH CONNECTS WITH THE BACK OF CY HENDERSON’S HEAD WITH A BIG BOOT, RAMMING THE HEAD OF THE FORCE OF NATURE RIGHT INTO THAT RINGPOST AS WELL!

Stew-O: CYCLONE WENT FROM NEARLY WINNING THE MATCH TO BEING IN A WORLD OF HURT! Methuselah turns Cy around, and Cy is powerless to do anything about him as Methuselah gives him a stiff kick to the abdomen and tucks his head underneath his arm!

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah grabs the waistband of Cy with his head stuck in that front facelock, and this is not a good position for anyone to be in, especially when Methuselah is the man who holds the fate of your health in his hands! Methuselah Elevation grits his teeth before roaring!

Methuselah: FINISH HIM!

Jake Mercer: FINISH HIM!

Stew-O: CYCLONE GETS LIFTED UP INTO THE AIR AND THEN GETS DROPPED WITH THE IMPALER DDT, THE SIGNATURE IMPALER DDT OF METHUSELAH ELEVATION! CY MAY BE OUT! HE MAY BE OUT COLD! BUT METHUSELAH DOESN’T LOOK LIKE HE CARES, HE WANTS TO UNLEASH EVEN MORE PUNISHMENT ONTO THE FORCE OF NATURE!

Flannery McCoy: Methuselah takes a few steps back and crouches down, moving the hair off of his face and grinning a maniacal grin as he measures up the Force of Nature for something big here! Cy Henderson is groggy as hell and I don’t think he knows what’s coming as Methuselah takes aim!

Jake Mercer: Slowly but surely, Cy manages to stagger up to his feet, using the apron as leverage to help him back up, and that’s all it takes for Methuselah to explode out of his position and sprint like a madman towards the Force of Nature! OVER FOR THOU! SPEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

Stew-O: NO, NOT A SPEAR! METHUSELAH WASN’T ABLE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER AS CY MANAGED TO GET HIS KNEE UP, CONNECTING WITH THE ROOF OF THE HEAD OF THE CHAIRMAN AND PREVENTING THE SPEAR! METHUSELAH STAGGERS BACK, GROANING IN PAIN AS HE CLUTCHES AT HIS HEAD, AND CYCLONE LOOKS FURIOUS!

Flannery McCoy: BOTH OF THESE LEGENDS ARE TAKING EACH OTHER TO THE GRAVE HERE! NEITHER OF THEM ARE WILLING TO GIVE IT UP! CY RUSHES FORWARD AND BEGINS BATTERING METHUSELAH WITH A FLURRY OF STRIKES, JUST TRYING TO KNOCK HIM THE HELL OUT!

Jake Mercer: BUT METHUSELAH IS RETURNING THE FAVOR! THESE TWO ARE BRAWLING IT OUT AT RINGSIDE WHILE THE REFEREE IS COUNTING! THE REFEREE IS ALREADY UP TO THE THREE COUNT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DON’T CARE!

Stew-O: METHUSELAH SWINGS BUT MISSES ANOTHER PUNCH, AND THAT ALLOWS CY TO DUCK UNDERNEATH AND GRAB METHUSELAH UP FROM BEHIND WITH AN ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER RACK! IS HE GOING FOR THE RISING TIDE RIGHT HERE AT RINGSIDE?!

Flannery McCoy: NO, HE’S LOOKING AT OUR ANNOUNCER TABLE! HE’S LOOKING TO DROP METHUSELAH ON HIS HEAD WITH THE RISING TIDE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE TABLE! IS THAT WHAT HE’S WILLING TO DO TO GET THE WIN IN THIS MATCH?! THAT MIGHT KILL METHUSELAH!

Jake Mercer: I DON’T THINK CYCLONE CARES ANYMORE! HE’S GOING FOR IT! RISING TIDE–

Stew-O: METHUSELAH MANAGED TO SLIP OUT OF IT FROM BEHIND, THOUGH! METHUSELAH MANAGES TO LAND RIGHT BEHIND CYCLONE AND CONNECTS WITH A HEAVY ELBOW SMASH TO THE BACK OF CYCLONE’S HEAD, LEAVING HIM REELING IN PAIN!

Flannery McCoy: AND NOW METHUSELAH DRAGS CYCLONE AWAY FROM THE COMMENTATOR’S TABLE… BEFORE HOISTING HIM UP ON HIS OWN SHOULDERS WITH AN ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER RACK OF HIS OWN! NO WAY! IS HE REALLY ABOUT TO HIT CYCLONE WITH A RISING TIDE OF HIS OWN, RIGHT HERE AT RINGSIDE?!

Jake Mercer: THE REFEREE’S COUNT IS UP TO FIVE NOW AS METHUSELAH TAKES AIM AND– NO, CYCLONE IS FLAILING LIKE HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, AND IT REALLY MIGHT! HE’S NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE MANEUVER, DESPITE METHUSELAH’S ATTEMPTS TO FORCE IT THROUGH!

Stew-O: CY SLIPS OUT OF THE ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER RACK! METHUSELAH TURNS AROUND, LOOKING TO DECIMATE CY HENDERSON, BUT THE FORCE OF NATURE THRUSTS HIS HEAD FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A VICIOUS HEADBUTT TO THE CHAIRMAN!

Flannery McCoy: BOTH MEN STAGGER BACK IN PAIN AS THAT HEADBUTT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH FOR EITHER OF THE MEN TO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND AFTER ALL OF THE PUNISHMENT THEY’VE EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS AGONIZING MATCH! WHO THE HELL IS ABLE TO PUT THE OTHER DOWN AT THIS POINT?!

Jake Mercer: METHUSELAH… METHUSELAH LAUGHS! THE CHAIRMAN LAUGHS IN THE FACE OF THE FORCE OF NATURE! I THINK THE CHAIRMAN MIGHT REALLY BE GOING INSANE AS HE GOES UP AGAINST THE ONE MAN THAT HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO FULLY PREDICT, AND THAT’S LED TO THESE TWO MEN HALF ALIVE AT RINGSIDE!

Stew-O: HAS HE GONE INSANE?! METHUSELAH STAGGERS FORWARD… AND CONNECTS WITH A HEADBUTT OF HIS OWN! METHUSELAH JUST UNLEASHED YET ANOTHER HEADBUTT RIGHT TO THE FOREHEAD OF THE FORCE OF NATURE! A RETURN HEADBUTT FROM THE OVERMAN TO THE FORCE OF NATURE FORCES BOTH ELITISTS TO STAGGER EVEN FURTHER APART NOW AS THEY’RE BARELY ABLE TO REMAIN ON THEIR FEET! AND THE REFEREE IS AT THE SEVEN COUNT NOW!

Flannery McCoy: THERE’S DISTANCE BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM, AND BOTH OF THEM LOCK EYES AS THEY SEE THEIR CHANCE TO END THIS MATCH WITH VICTORY AT KING OF ELITE! THEY GRIT THEIR TEETH AND…

Jake Mercer: OVER FOR THOU! SPEAAAAAAAAAAAA-

Stew-O: NO, CALAMITY! CY GOES FOR THE CALAMITY! WHAT–

Flannery McCoy: THE SPEAR AND THE CALAMITY COLLIDE! THEY BOTH WENT FOR THE SAME MOVE AND THEY JUST COLLIDED HEAD TO HEAD! THEY’VE BOTH BEEN KNOCKED THE HELL OUT RIGHT HERE AT RINGSIDE! THE REFEREE LOOKS DOWN AT THEM FROM INSIDE THE RING!

Jake Mercer: WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW?!

Referee: EIGHT!

Stew-O: NEITHER MAN IS MOVING! I THINK THEY REALLY MAY HAVE JUST KILLED EACH OTHER!

Referee: NINE!

Flannery McCoy: I… I think there’s nothing either of them can do! Is it really going to end like this?!

(A few brief moments pause, before…)

Referee: TEN! RING THE BELL!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Stephie Love: THIS MATCH… HAS BEEN RULED A NO CONTEST VIA DOUBLE COUNT OUT

Stew-O: The fans out here are stunned into silence as they watch these two unmoving bodies at ringside!

Flannery McCoy: What… what happens now? I see medical staff coming in to help them out!

Jake Mercer: Is it really over between these two? As of right now, there is no ending, just pain for both of them…

(The video feed lingers as both men get escorted out by paramedics before fading to black.)

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(King of Elite returns as the next match graphic is seen flashing across the screen, causing the crowd to absolutely erupt in response.)

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(The camera then goes over to show Stephie Love standing in ther ing, as after a brief moment, she then begins to speak.)

Stephie Love: The following singles match is scheduled for…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

Stephie Love: And it is for the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!

(‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernandes begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as the crowd reacts loudly. The camera goes over to the stage, but while it does…)

(Nobody comes out.)

Crowd: ???

(After sometime though…)

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Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(‘Genkai Toppa × Survivor’ by Kiyoshi Hikawa begins to blast through the speakers of the arena, as the crowd erupts into thunderous cheers. The camera goes over to Limmy Monaghan as he makes his way out from the backstage arena. He has a determined expression on his face as he jumps in place, taking a brief moment to embrace the atmosphere, before pointing up to the sky. Pyro is seen erupting behind him in a beautiful display, before he then begins to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)

Stephie Love: Introducing first… residing in Golden Beach, Florida… weighing in at 227 pounds… he is THE ACE OF ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING… LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: A little throwback to once upon a time in the career of Limmy Monaghan. And truly, once upon a time, this man was able to say that he held the World Heavyweight Championship. You could only imagine how much he’s looking to try and get that back.

Flannery McCoy: I had a chat with Limmy Monaghan before the show, and one thing that he told me was something that he’s reiterated multiple times these past couple of weeks: he’s desperate. It’s been two years since he last held a title in Elite Answers Wrestling, and he’s watched multiple opportunities slip through his fingers. He’s willing to do anything to make sure that he wins, and he himself doesn’t even know what that might end up being.

Jake Mercer: Regardless, the man looks absolutely ready to go! And I don’t think there’s going to be anyone stopping a Limmy Monaghan at his best!

Stew-O: Well… maybe except this man.

(‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep begins to blare through the speakers of the arena as the crowd erupts. Smoke begins to billow out of the stage as out storms Michael Machina, World Heavyweight Championship in hand. He has a glare in his eyes as he doesn’t waste time with theatrics, immediately beginning to head toward the ring.)

Stephie Love: And his opponent… from Brooklyn, New York… weighing in at 250 pounds… he is the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!! ‘THE NEW LEGEND’… MICHAEL MACHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: If there’s one thing that we notice, it’s the taped-up right shoulder of Michael Machina, which was injured a couple of weeks ago by Limmy Monaghan in a post-match attack. Limmy certainly prides himself on that, and most importantly, it’s something that he’s going to be able to take advantage of.

Flannery McCoy: But that has never stopped Michael Machina in the past. We know how much of a freight train that he can be inside the ring, and once he gets going, absolutely nobody can stop him. Could this be the biggest challenge he’s had yet? Possibly, but is this something that he can’t conquer? It’s most definitely out of the picture.

Jake Mercer: DO WE HAVE ANY DOGS IN ROME TONIGHT! ARF ARF ARF! OH MAN! I FEEL THE ENERGY! I FEEL THE MANA! MICHAEL MACHINA IS ABOUT TO COME IN AND GIVE US THE 30 GREATEST MINUTES OF OUR LIFE! I’M HYPE! LET’S DO IT!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: This match is officially underway, with the World Heavyweight Championship at stake! It’s been two years since Limmy Monaghan last held EAW gold, and now he looks to rectify it against one of the toughest Champions that this company has in the form of Michael Machina. Two titans head into battle, and only one of them can come out on top!

Flannery McCoy: Both of them are making their way out of their corners, as it seems like they’re looking to lock up. Limmy’s taking it slow, especially with Machina’s slight size advantage, which we know he can use explosively. The last thing that he wants is to get caught with that. They go for the tie-up, but Limmy almost immediately slips behind the back and cinches in a waist lock!

Jake Mercer: Machina immediately drops his weight, trying to shift his body, and Limmy is trying to transition- BUT MACHINA IMMEDIATELY MEETS HIM WITH A BACK ELBOW DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! Limmy is sent staggering back, AND BEFORE HE CAN EVEN REACT, HE’S MET WITH MACHINA BARRELING TOWARD HIM WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Stew-O: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Machina collides with the corner, AND IMMEDIATELY LIMMY IS BEGINNING TO TEE OFF WITH RAPID FIRE STRIKES! IT SEEMS WE’RE DONE WITH THE FORMALITIES HERE TO START THIS MATCH OFF! WE’RE FLYING STRAIGHT INTO A FIGHT!

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA ISN’T HAVING ANY OF THAT! HE SHOVES LIMMY FORWARD AS THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ROLLS BACK TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RING! LIMMY PUSHES UP TO HIS FEET AS HE RUSHES TOWARD MACHINA!

Jake Mercer: MONEY SHOT TO THE HEAD OF LIMMY TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND!

Stew-O: Limmy immediately rolls out of the ring, and you can see he’s dazed after getting hit with that massive Clothesline! Machina, though, is not waiting around; he’s in pursuit as he rolls out the other side! No…

Flannery McCoy: MICHAEL MACHINA IS PICKING UP SPEED! AND IF LIMMY MONAGHAN WANTS TO KEEP HIS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE ALIVE! HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH OUT!

Jake Mercer: MACHINA ROUNDS THE RING FOR A BULLET FROM HELLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

(CRASH!)

Stew-O: LIMMY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AS HE SENDS MACHINA SHOULDER FIRST DIRECTLY INTO THE STEEL STEPS! MACHINA IS CLUTCHING HIS ARM IN PAIN, AND YOU CAN SEE THE PAIN BEGINNING TO SET IN! REMEMBER, MACHINA ISN’T WALKING INTO THIS MATCH 100%.

Flannery McCoy: Limmy injured his right shoulder a couple of weeks ago, and he just lured Machina into a false sense of security and took advantage in a split second! He immediately makes his way over and scoops the Champion up, rolling him back into the ring, and I don’t think Limmy has any good intentions with this!

Jake Mercer: He snatches a hold of the wrist of Machina and immediately pulls him up, and he’s wasting no time beginning to slam kicks into that arm repeatedly! You can see the unbearable amount of pain that Machina is in, and Limmy is being absolutely relentless right now!

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA DRIVES A KNEE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABDOMEN OF LIMMY TO STOP THE ASSAULT! Limmy drops down to a kneeling position, and even though Machina is in pain, he knows he needs to keep his foot on the gas pedal, as he grabs a hold of him by the wrist and sends him toward the corner with an Irish whip! Limmy is backed up, AND MACHINA IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A CORNER CLOTHESLINE DIRECTLY TO THE HEAD!

Flannery McCoy: Machina is clutching his arm in pain, and you can see that it is already taking a lot out of him. Limmy is hurt, BUT HE TRIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AS HE GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE DIRECTLY TO THE HEAD- But Machina manages to duck under that! Limmy maintains the momentum as he runs the ropes!

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF HIM JUST IN TIME AND TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SNAP POWERSLAM! Limmy is flattened, and Machina immediately hooks the leg and goes for the pin attempt!

OOONNNEEE!!!

Stew-O: But Limmy kicks out! Machina rises, and he’s trying to shake feeling back into his shoulder, but he’s going to have to recover quickly because Limmy is beginning to crawl away! He’s slowly beginning to make his way up to his feet in the corner, but Machina already has his eyes set, AS HE RUSHES FORWARD AND GOES FOR ANOTHER CORNER CLOTHESLINE-

Flannery McCoy: SCOUTED! LIMMY SEES IT COMING THIS TIME AND MANAGES TO KICK MACHINA DIRECTLY IN THE ARM! Machina stumbles away, turning around to try and gain some speed, BUT LIMMY IMMEDIATELY COMES FROM BEHIND AND FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO SEND HIM DOWN TO A KNEE!

Jake Mercer: The challenger is slowly beginning to chop down the Champion, and if he cuts off the biggest weapons in his arsenal, then the field will definitely shift more in his favor! Machina is slowly trying to rise back up, but Limmy has already turned around as he runs the ropes once again, hoping for better luck!

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA CATCHES HIM AGAIN! THIS TIME GRABBING A HOLD OF HIM AND SPINNING HIM AROUND FOR A SPINEBUSTER!

Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY COUNTERS IT! HE SPINS AROUND AND TAKES MACHINA DOWN TO THE GROUND, SETTING HIM UP FOR A CROSS ARMBREAKER TARGETING THE INJURED SHOULDER!

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA IS PRYING WITH HIS HANDS, REFUSING TO LET LIMMY LOCK IN THE SUBMISSION! HE’S SHIFTING HIS BODY AND TURNING HIMSELF AROUND ONTO HIS STOMACH, TRYING TO SLIP OUT OF IT, BUT LIMMY IS MAINTAINING HIS GRIP AS HE QUICKLY TRANSITIONS!

Stew-O: AND HE’S BEGINNING TO SLAM FISTS INTO MACHINA’S SHOULDER REPEATEDLY! MACHINA IS HURT AS HE’S FORCED TO GO BACK DOWN ONTO HIS BACK, AND IMMEDIATELY LIMMY IS BACK UP TO HIS FEET AS HE’S BEGINNING TO DRIVE KNEES INTO HIS SHOULDER!

Flannery McCoy: AND NOW HE’S LOCKING IN THE CROSS ARMBREAKER! THE SUBMISSION IS LOCKED IN, AND MACHINA IS CRYING IN PAIN LIKE A WOUNDED ANIMAL AS HE CONTINUES TO TRY AND GET OUT!

Jake Mercer: Machina rolls onto his stomach and is trying his best to get out of it, but Limmy is continuing to try to tear that arm out of his socket! Despite everything, Machina is finding the will to begin to fight back! Getting to the ropes is not an option, and it seems like he has his other option right now!

Stew-O: Machina is slowly beginning to plant his feet down to the ground, and now he’s slowly beginning to push himself up! Limmy is keeping a hold of Machina, but it seems like it’s not stopping the World Heavyweight Champion! He has him up on his shoulder on his feet! AND HE’S TRYING TO SLAM LIMMY BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND-

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA’S SHOULDER CAVED! HE STUMBLES FORWARD AS BOTH MEN FALL OVER THE TOP ROPE AND DOWN TO THE RINGSIDE AREA! Limmy stumbles away, and Machina is clutching onto his shoulder in agony. And it seems even though Machina got out of the submission, he’s left in worse shape than he was beforehand!

Jake Mercer: Limmy is beginning to make his way up to his feet as he stumbles over to him, grabbing a hold of Machina and snatching him by the head, AND HE’S TRYING TO SEND HIM SHOULDER-FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST-

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA CONECTS WITH AN ELBOW TO THE CHEST THAT TAKES THE AIR OUT OF LIMMY’S CHEST! Limmy is trying to follow through, but Machina is fighting back, as he follows up with another elbow! And now Machina is setting him up as he wraps his arms around his waist, RUNNING HIM FORWARD AND DRIVING HIM SPINEFIRST DIRECTLY INTO THE OPPOSITE RINGPOST! Limmy crumbles to the ground, and you can see just how quickly the tables turn once Michael Machina gains the advantage!

Flannery McCoy: Machina grabs a hold of Limmy and brings him up to his feet, before rolling him under the bottom rope and hanging him on the apron, and he begins to drive his knee repeatedly into his chest! Limmy is trying his best to fight back, but you can tell that Machina is beginning to batter him! He climbs onto the apron, Limmy is trying his best to recover, but I don’t think he realizes what’s about to happen!

Jake Mercer: AS MACHINA LEAPS OFF THE APRON AND DROPS HIS KNEE DIRECTLY DOWN ONTO THE BACK OF LIMMY’S HEAD!

Stew-O: Machina stumbles and falls against the barricade, slowly keeping himself up, and you can see Limmy clutching his head in pain, but he’s beginning to recover. Both of them are going back to square one, and now it’s Machina slowly beginning to roll himself back into the ring as he approaches Limmy…

Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY IMMEDIATELY KICKS THE ARM AWAY AS HE GETS BACK UP TO HIS FEET! HE LEAPS UP INTO THE AIR AND TRIES FOR A DOUBLE KNEE ARMBREAKER- BUT MACHINA IMMEDIATELY SHOVES AWAY! LIMMY HOLDS HIS GROUND AS HE RUSHES FORWARD!

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA LIFTS HIM INTO THE AIR AND TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH HEAT’S DESCENT!

Stew-O: NO! MACHINA’S SHOULDER GIVES OUT AS LIMMY SLIPS OUT AND LANDS BEHIND HIM! MACHINA TURNS AROUND-

Flannery McCoy: ONLY TO BE MET WITH A HARD KNEE STRIKE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE, WHICH SENDS MACHINA DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION! Limmy quickly turns around and runs to the ropes and back, and now it seems like he’s sizing him up!

Jake Mercer: AS HE RUSHES FORWARD AND NAILS MACHINA WITH A DIABLE JAMBE TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! THE KNEE CONNECTS, AND LIMMY IMMEDIATELY SHOOTS THE HALF! HE GOES FOR THE PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRR-

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO SHOOT THE SHOULDER UP! And I think Limmy’s plan has been made crystal clear, and that is to wear Michael Machina down as much as he can, and that’s not by doing as much damage as he can, but letting the World Heavyweight Champion overexert himself to the point where it comes back to bite him!

Flannery McCoy: And we’re certainly going to see how much that pays off as this match goes on. Limmy makes his way back up to his feet, and you can see the pain that he’s going through right now that he’s trying to shake off. He knows that he has his footing; all he needs to do is make sure that the advantage stays in his favor! He turns around and focuses back in on the Champion!

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA OUT OF NOWHERE EXPLODES FORWARD AND POPS LIMMY OFF THE GROUND! LIMMY IS TRYING HIS BEST TO ESCAPE OUT OF IT, BUT MACHINA IMMEDIATELY DRIVES HIM DOWN WITH A BRUTAL HEAT’S DESCENT!

Stew-O: GORILLA PRESS SLAM CONNECTS, AND NOW IT’S MACHINA TRYING TO HOOK THE LEG AND GO FOR THE PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRR-

Flannery McCoy: BUT THIS TIME IT’S LIMMY WHO MANAGES TO KICK OUT OF IT! Both of these Elitists have thrown everything that they’ve had at one another already, and we’re barely just getting started with this match! This could really go any way!

Jake Mercer: You say that now, but judging by the look on Michael Machina’s face as he makes his way back up to his feet, I don’t think he plans on stretching this out any longer than it needs to be. He’s hyping himself up, circling Limmy like a predator, and Limmy has nothing that he’s able to do about it! Machina is about to deliver the killing blow, and if he connects with this, then he very well might still have the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist once King of Elite comes to a close!

Stew-O: LIMMY TURNS HIMSELF AROUND!

Flannery McCoy: AS MACHINA KICKS HIM IN THE ABDOMEN AND PULLS HIM IN, GOING FOR THE .50 CAL! LIFTING HIM FOR THE POWERBOMB!

Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY JUST FLIPPED AROUND WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL AND SLAMMED MACHINA’S ARM DOWN TO THE GROUND! AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S TRYING TO SHIFT IT, POTENTIALLY TRYING TO LOCK IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR AND GO FOR THE SHOULDER ONCE AGAIN!

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE ROPES JUST IN TIME AND PULL HIMSELF TOWARD IT AS HE TUMBLES DOWN TO THE RINGSIDE AREA! Limmy makes his way back up to his feet, and he sees how he nearly caught the Champion there, but Machina had the wherewithal to manage to get himself out of that situation. Limmy certainly isn’t going to take his foot off the gas pedal, though.

Flannery McCoy: Limmy is back up to his feet, and is eyeing Michael Machina as he does the same, and it looks like he’s about to fly! He runs to the opposite side of the ring and back, AS HE LEAPS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TAKES MACHINA DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A PICTURE PERFECT TOPE CON HILO!

Jake Mercer: Limmy is back up to his feet as the crowd is going absolutely wild at the moment for this performance! And immediately, he has his eyes set on something else! It seems like he’s making his way over to our commentary desk; he’s beginning to rip the front panel off! He’s dismantling it, and there’s only one possible way that this can go!

Stew-O: And it ends with Michael Machina going straight through it! He grabs a hold of the World Heavyweight Champion and brings him up to his feet, rolling him onto the top of our table and beginning to make his way up onto it himself! He brings him up and starts to batter him repeatedly with closed fist punches directly to the face! Machina is too weakened to try and fight back right now, and this isn’t looking good! Limmy snatches a hold of him into a front facelock!

Flannery McCoy: AS HE SPIKES HIM DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF OUR ANNOUNCER’S TABLE WITH A DDT!

(THUD!)

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO SLIP OFF THE TABLE AND SWIPE THE LEGS OF LIMMY! LIMMY LANDS BACKFIRST AGAINST THE TOP OF THE TABLE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE PAIN SHOOT THROUGH HIS BODY! The Champion stumbles away, and you can see that he’s hurt, but at the same time, he knows that he’s got to do something before Limmy takes back control!

Stew-O: Limmy is slowly beginning to recover on the top of the announcer’s table, doing everything that he can right now to drag himself off before he can find himself in any danger! But Machina has already climbed up onto the apron! He has his eyes set on the challenger, and it seems like he’s fighting with absolutely nothing to lose! Like he has a deathwish! MACHINA!

Flannery McCoy: HE LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON AND GOES FOR A DIVING CLOTHESLINE TO LIMMY ON TOP OF THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE!

(…)

Jake Mercer: NO!

Stew-O: LIMMY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME AS MACHINA IS SENT TUMBLING OVER THE TABLE AND COLLIDING RIGHT INTO OUR OFFICE CHAIRS! HE’S COMPLETELY WIPED OUT BEHIND OUR TABLE, AND LIMMY JUST NARROWLY MANAGES TO ESCAPE OUT OF TROUBLE JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME!

(Machina is seen clutching his shoulder, barely conscious. Missing the move certainly did not help his cause anymore, and Limmy knows the precarious circumstance the Champion is in. He makes his way over and snatches him by the head as he drags him back around the table, not looking to relent even with the toll this match has taken on both of them.)

Flannery McCoy: Machina has a cut just above the forehead that’s beginning to slowly drip blood, and I could only imagine what around this ringside area might have done that. Limmy is grabbing a hold of him and beginning to bring him back up to his feet-

Jake Mercer: But Machina is beginning to fight back! He’s slamming punches against the chest repeatedly! Limmy is trying his best to keep a hold of him, but the Champion refuses to quit! Limmy goes for a kick- But Machina manages to catch it!

Stew-O: ONLY BEFORE LIMMY LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH AN ENZUIGIRI TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Machina falls backward as he leans against the front of our table, and Limmy sees an opportunity present itself! He makes his way over, and now it’s his turn to climb up onto the apron, oh dear! No way, right?!

Flannery McCoy: YES WAY! LIMMY LEAPS UP ONTO THE ROPES AND SOARS WITH A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT DIRECTLY ONTO MACHINA TO SEND HIM THROUGH THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE!

(THUD!)

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! LIMMY LANDS HARD ON THE TOP OF THE TABLE AND HE’S COMPLETELY OUT OF IT! LIMMY MONAGHAN ISN’T MOVING! SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK ON HIM!

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE! HE ROLLS IN AND OUT OF THE RING TO RESET THE COUNT, AND NOW HE’S RUSHING OVER! HE CLIMBS UP ONTO THE TOP OF THE TABLE AND GRABS LIMMY BEFORE LIFTING HIM HIMSELF! THERE’S NO WAY HE CAN DO THIS, RIGHT?!

Flannery McCoy: HE IS! MACHINA, WITH THE REMAINING STRENGTH THAT HE HAS LEFT, MANAGES TO LIFT A LIFELESS LIMMY MONAGHAN ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! HE TURNS HIMSELF AROUND! HOLY SHIT-

(CRASH!)

Jake Mercer: MICHAEL MACHINA RUNS FORWARD AND PUSHES OFF THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE, SENDING LIMMY THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCER’S TABLE WITH A MASSIVE POWERSLAM! A RUNNING POWERSLAM THROUGH THE GODDAMN TABLE!

(The crowd erupts in response to this, and Machina slowly rises back up to his feet. Blood is pouring down his face as he clutches his shoulder, but he knows that the job is far from over. In fact, it may have only just begun.)

Stew-O: Machina grabs a hold of Limmy and brings him back up to his feet, rolling him under the bottom rope and back into the ring as he enters inside himself!

Flannery McCoy: And immediately he tries to go for the pin! Michael Machina, hoping that this is enough to put this match away!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Jake Mercer: BUT IT’S NOT! LIMMY MANAGES TO SHOOT THE SHOULDER UP BEFORE THREE AS HE FINDS A SIGN OF LIFE!

Stew-O: Machina certainly doesn’t look happy, but I think it’s already pretty certain just how much the World Heavyweight Championship means to both of them. Machina brings Limmy back up to his feet, and he immediately snatches him by the wrist, grabbing him and sending him toward the corner! AND MACHINA IMMEDIATELY RUNS FORWARD AS HE TRIES FOR A SHOULDER THRUST DIRECTLY TO THE ABDOMEN-

Flannery McCoy: BLOCKED! LIMMY BRINGS HIS KNEE UP JUST IN TIME AS IT COLLIDES HARD WITH THE TOP OF MACHINA’S HEAD! Machina staggers back, trying to hold his ground, but Limmy has turned around and is beginning to make his way up to the top rope! It seems he has his sights on going high risk here! LIMMY LAUNCHES!

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA FINDS THE ENERGY TO RUN UP THE TOP ROPE! HE SETS HIM UP! AND HE SENDS HIM OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A FRANKENSTEINER!

Stew-O: COUNTERED! LIMMY MANAGES TO SHIFT HIS BODY AND ADJUST MACHINA OVER HIS SHOULDERS, AS HE PUSHES OFF THE TOP ROPE!

Flannery McCoy: DROPPING HIM WITH AN AVALANCHE EXCALIBUR! TOP-ROPE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER COMPLETELY WIPES MACHINA OUT, BUT LIMMY IS OUT OF IT TOO! BOTH OF THESE MEN ARE DOWN!

(The crowd erupts into cheers as both Limmy and Machina are out of it on the canvas. Slowly but surely, they both begin to rise, staring a hole into one another, knowing that they’ve already gone so far for either of them to end up coming short here tonight.)

Jake Mercer: AND LIMMY WASTES NO TIME FIRING A SHOT TO THE HEAD! Machina staggers back, BUT MANAGES TO FOLLOW UP WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! Limmy manages to compose himself, BEFORE GOING LOW AND KICKING MACHINA STRAIGHT IN THE LEG! Machina manages to hold his ground though, despite being in agonizing pain, AS HE RUSHES FORWARD AND TRIES TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND-

Stew-O: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AS HE JUMPS UP INTO THE AIR, CONNECTING WITH THE PELE KICK DIRECTLY TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD!

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO STEP BACK AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF THE LEG JUST IN TIME! AND NOW HE’S TRYING TO TRANSITION IT! HE’S TRYING TO LOCK IN THE MACHINA LOCK! THE STRETCH MUFFER TO TRY AND TAP LIMMY OUT!

Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO BARELY USE THAT FREE LEG TO KICK MACHINA’S INJURED SHOULDER AND FORCE HIM TO TAKE A COUPLE STEPS BACK! That would’ve been a turning point, but Limmy is smarter than that as he quickly scrambles up to his feet. Machina takes the time to recover as Limmy rushes forward!

Stew-O: LEAPING THROUGH THE AIR AND GOING FOR A DIABLE JAMBE ATTEMPT DIRECTLY TO THE FACE!

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME! He grabs a hold of him as he brings him back toward the center of the ring, LIFTING HIM UP INTO THE AIR AS HE TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WTIH A GERMAN SUPLEX-

Jake Mercer: LIMMY LANDS ON HIS FEET, AS HE RUSHES FORWARD!

Stew-O: DIVINE DEPARTURE!

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME! HE TURNS AROUND AND SPRINTS TOWARD THE ROPES AT FULL SPEED! LIMMY GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD- BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER AS HE RUSHES TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE!

Jake Mercer: BULLET FROM HELL!

Stew-O: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO SIDESTEP OUT OF THE WAY OF THAT! HE GRABS A HOLD OF MACHINA SIMULATANEOUSLY WHILE HE LAUNCHES INTO THE AIR!

Flannery McCoy: AND COUNTERS WITH SHADOW MOSES! STO PLANTS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DOWN TO THE GROUND!

Jake Mercer: LIMMY COLLAPSES DUE TO PURE EXHAUSTION BUT STILL MANAGES TO FIND IT WITHIN HIM TO THROW HIS ARM OVER AS THE REFEREE QUICKLY SLIDES DOWN AND GOES FOR THE COUNT! IS THIS IT?!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO KICK OUT! Limmy certainly can accept in his right mind what just happened, but the thing is, we don’t know how much both of them have left in the tank!

(Limmy slowly begins to make his way up to his feet as he falls into the corner. His face begins to become marred with desperation, the type of desperation that he’s wore on his sleeve from the moment he set his sights on the World Heavyweight Championship, and the type of desperation that might very well get him there when it’s all said and done. He slowly begins to climb up to the top rope, with Machina still laying flat on the ground… he sees his chance to strike.)

Flannery McCoy: LIMMY RISES UP! AND IT’S TIME TO LAUNCH OFF!

Jake Mercer: HIGH! FLY! FLOW!

Stew-O: NO! MACHINA PLAYS POSSUM! HE RUNS UP THE TOP ROPE AND GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BEFORE SENDING HIM FLYING OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLES WITH A MASSIVE TOP ROPE FRANKENSTEINER! THE ACE WAS AT THE APEX, AND MACHINA MET HIM THERE! AND NOW IT’S TROUBLE FOR THE CHALLENGER ONCE MORE!

Flannery McCoy: Machina is absolutely seething right now! Blowing smoke out of the ears, and we know that he wants to finish this match once and for all! Limmy is slowly beginning to make his way back up to his feet, trying to fight back, but he’s definitely not goin g to like what he sees once he turns around!

Jake Mercer: AND MICHAEL MACHINA RUNS FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A BULLET FROM HELL!

Stew-O: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO LEAP FROG OVER THAT-

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA TELEGRAPHS THAT AND TURNS IT INTO A MONEY SHOT!

Jake Mercer: HE TAKES LIMMY RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR WITH A CLOTHESLINE AND THE CHALLENGER DEFINITELY DID NOT EXPECT THAT! LIMMY IS STUNNED AS HE TRIES TO MAKE HIS WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET! AND I THINK IT’S TIME! THE DOGS ARE BARKING HERE TONIGHT! MACHINA IS CLUTCHING THAT SHOULDER, BUT NOTHING IS STOPPING HIM!

Stew-O: AS MACHINA RUNS THE ROPES AND CUTS LIMMY IN HALF WITH AN ABSOLUTELY VICIOUS BULLET FROM HELL!

(…)

Flannery McCoy: WITH THE SHEER IMPACT MANAGING TO SEND LIMMY TUMBLING OUT OF THE RING AND DOWN TO THE RINGSIDE AREA! MACHINA WAS TRYING TO REACH OUT TO GRAB A HOLD OF HIM AND GO FOR THE PIN, BUT IT’S TOO LATE AS LIMMY MANAGES TO ESCAPE OUT OF THE RING! WHETHER THAT WAS INTENTIONAL OR NOT, WHAT DOESN’T CHANGE IS THE FACT THAT MACHINA IS NOT ABLE TO CAPITALIZE!

(Machina runs his hands down his face, his patience beginning to slowly come undone as this match continues, because he knows that the longer this goes on, the more his chances of coming out as Champion come into jeopardy, and that is absolutely the last thing that he wants right about now.)

Jake Mercer: Limmy is beginning to grab a hold of the barricade as he uses that to begin to drag himself away from harm. I think Machina was looking to potentially go for a tope, but Limmy was smarter than that, and he refuses him the opportunity! And now Machina has to go for something else, and I think that he is!

Stew-O: OH MY GOD! MACHINA LEAPS ONTO THE ROPE SAS HE PUSHES HIMSELF OFF! HE FLIES OUT OF THE RING AND TRIES TO TAKE LIMMY DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A DIVING CROSSBODY!

Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! THE CHAMPION CRASHES AND BURNS AGAINST THE BARRICADE AND LIMMY STUMBLES FORWARD, SLIDING BACK INTO THE RING AND GETTING A QUICK MOMENT OF SOLACE!

Jake Mercer: Limmy is clutching a hold of the ropes, and you can see the exhaustion on his face, the absolute war that both of them have gone through! Meanwhile, Machina is in an absolute heap! The referee is starting the count, there is no Champion’s advantage!

OONNEE!!

TTWWOO!!

TTHHRRRREEEE!!

Stew-O: Machina hasn’t even moved yet! Not even a muscle! But he needs to do something and quick if he wants to make sure that he walks out still as the World Heavyweight Champion!

Flannery McCoy: Could Limmy Monaghan potentially win this match through countout?!

FFOOUURR!!

FFIIVVEE!!

SSIIXX!!

Jake Mercer: Machina is slowly beginning to show life, but we’re halfway there, and this is certainly not looking good! Machina is clutching the edge of the barricade, and Limmy is praying that this is enough! That this is going to be the end of this match as we know it!

SSEEVVEENN!!

EEIIGGHHTT!!

Stew-O: MACHINA IS UP TO HIS FEET! IS HE GOING TO MAKE IT IN TIME!

NNIINNEE!!

…

Flannery McCoy: HE DOES! MACHINA MANAGES TO SLIDE INTO THE RING JUST BARELY! THIS MATCH CONTINUES, AND LOOK AT THE EXPRESSION ON THE FACE OF LIMMY MONAGHAN, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IN THE WORLD IS RUNNING THROUGH HIS MIND RIGHT NOW!

Jake Mercer: Limmy is slowly making his way up to his feet, and he’s looking at Machina who’s beginning to make his way up as well! What an absolute war that both of these men have gone through so far, but we all know that only one of them can come out on top.

Stew-O: So that rbings us the million dollar question, who the hell is it going to be?!

Flannery McCoy: LIMMY IS BEGINNING TO GAIN STEAM! MACHINA IS UP TO HIS FEET, BUT MACHINA RUSHES FORWARD, BUT LIMMY CONNECTS WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO THE HEAD! MACHINA TRIES HIS BEST TO MAKE HIS WAY UP TO HIS FEET, BUT LIMMY FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE!

Jake Mercer: MACHINA IS BACK UP, AND LIMMY IS QUICK TO TURN AROUND AND RUN TO THE ROPES! AS HE LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR AND GOES FOR A HURRICANRANA-

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO KEEP LIMMY UP! HE MUSCLES HIM UP WITH STRENGTH AS HE HEAVES HIM FORWARD! BEFORE SENDING HIM DIRECTLY INTO THE CORNER WITH A BUCKLE BOMB!

Flannery McCoy: LIMMY STUMBLES FORWARD, AND NOW MACHINA GRABS A HOLD OF HIM AS HE LIFTS HIM OFF OF THE GROUND, GOING FOR A SCOOP SLAM- BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO TURN IT AROUND, AS HE KEEPS HIM UP IN THE AIR AND POPS HIM UP OFF THE GROUND!

Jake Mercer: CONNECTING WITH SKULLPIERCER! THE BRAINBUSTER CONNECTS, AND NOW MACHINA KNOWS WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO! HE NEEDS TO SIZE LIMMY UP AND CLOSE THIS MATCH OFF NOW!

Stew-O: LIMMY IS DOWN ON THE GROUND BUT MANAGING TO GET BACK UP TO HIS FEET! HE’S TRYING TO LOOK AROUND, GET A SENSE OF WHAT’S HAPPENING! BUT IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE AS HE TURNS AROUND-

Flannery McCoy: # TO SEE MICHAEL MACHINA TEARING THROUGH THE AIR WITH A BULLET FROM HELL!

(…)

Jake Mercer: NO! MACHINA MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!

Stew-O: AS HE NEARLY COLLIDES WITH THE REFEREE! MACHINA MANAGES TO STOP HIMSELF BUT OUR OFFICIAL FOR THIS MATCH JUST STRUCK THE TURNBUCKLE! HE’S MOMENTARILY DAZED AND THAT’S TAKEN MACHINA OFF OF HIS A-GAME FOR JUST A SECOND! HE TURNS AROUND-

Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD!

Jake Mercer: # LIMMY MONAGHAN WITH A LOW BLOW!

Stew-O: MACHINA COLLAPSES DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION AS HE GASPS FOR AIR! THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING, AND LIMMY KNOWS IT! HE STUMBLES BACKWARD AND FALLS AGAINST THE CORNER! NO! NOT LIKE THIS!

Flannery McCoy: NOT LIKE THIS!

Jake Mercer: # DIVINE DEPARTURE CONNECTS!

Stew-O: MACHINA IS KNOCKED OUT COLD! LIMMY MONAGHAN ROLLS HIM OVER AND GEOS FOR THE PIN RIGHT AS THE REFEREE MANAGES TO COME TO HIS SENSES! THE COUNT IS BEING MADE! THIS CAN’T BE THE END! THIS CAN’T BE!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…

…

…

Jake Mercer: DING! DING! DING!

Flannery McCoy: WAIT! WAIT! THE REFEREE JUST STOPPED! LIMMY IS SHOCKED AS HE LOOKS OVER!

Jake Mercer: MACHINA MANAGES TO BARELY PUT A HAND ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! THE ROPE BREAK IS MADE AND THIS MATCH CONTINUES! AND I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!

(For the first time, Limmy Monaghan is completely speechless. His desperation, even going as far as going against everything that he stands for, still was not enough. Even his best, throwing everything that he had at Michael Machina and more than he even thought he could give, it still was not enough to finish the job. As he slowly rises up to his feet, he wonders what he could even possibly do now.)

Stew-O: Limmy falls against the corner, and he’s waiting for Michael Machina to make his way up to his feet, and you can tell by the uncertainty on his face that he didn’t expect this match to get to this point. But he doesn’t have a choice but to push through! And now Machina is making his way back up to his feet, and I don’t think he realizes what’s coming!

Flannery McCoy: LIMMY RUSHES FORWARD!

Jake Mercer: # DIVINE DEPARTURE!

Stew-O: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO TURN AROUND AND LIFT LIMMY UP OFF THE GROUND, DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH A VICIOUS SPINEBUSTER!

Flannery McCoy: MACHINA MAKES HIS WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET AS LIMMY TRIES TO DO THE SAME, AND NOW HE GRABS A HOLD OF LIMMY AND TRIES TO LIFT HIM UP INTO ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT HEAT’S DESCENT-

Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY HAS A HOLD OF HIS ARM! HE’S TRYING TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND AS HE DELIVERS REPEATED SHOTS TO THE SHOULDER OF THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! MACHINA MANAGES TO SHOVE AWAY, AS HE TRIES FOR A CLOTHESLINE-

Stew-O: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH A BOOT DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! HE THEN STEPS UP, AS HE NAILS HIM WITH A KNEE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE!

Flannery McCoy: MACHINA STAGGERS BACK, BUT HE TRIES TO RUN TO THE ROPES-

Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY MONAGHAN LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR AND FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A DIABLE JAMBE DIRECTLY TOWARD THE ROPES! HE THEN GRABS A HOLD OF MACHINA AND SENDS HIM TOWARD THE ROPES!

Stew-O: AS LIMMY LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR AND GOES FOR A SECOND DIABLE JAMBE!

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER BEFORE RUNNING TO THE ROPES AND BACK! HE LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR! LIMMY! WATCH OUT!

Jake Mercer: # BULLET FROM HELL!

(…)

Stew-O: # DIABLE JAMBE!

Flannery McCoy: LIMMY LAUNCHES AND NAILS HIM WITH A KNEE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE, PICKING HIM OUT OF THE AIR AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!

(Limmy collapses as Machina is immediately wiped out, and Limmy slowly rolls himself under the bottom rope and out of the ring. The camera focuses on him looking under the apron, seemingly looking to pull something out of there… and it’s revealed to be a table.)

Jake Mercer: Limmy Monaghan has a table in hand, and it seems like just putting Machina away is not going to be enough and he knows it! Because somehow, someway, the Champion has managed to thwart everything that Limmy has thrown at him. He pushes the table into the ring and slowly begins to slide in himself, and nobody’s stopping him!

Stew-O: Limmy is setting up the table near the corner while Machina is stumbling up himself. And Limmy immediately makes his way over and grabs a hold of him by the head, SLAMMING HIS FACE DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE TABLE-

Flannery McCoy: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO BRING HIS HANDS OUT JUST IN TIME! He connects with an elbow directly to the chest! BEFORE SLAMMING LIMMY’S FACE DOWN ONTO THE TABLE INSTEAD! And now, Michael Machina lifts him up as he puts him onto the top of the table! And I could only imagine what in the world this absolute machine is going to go for right now!

Jake Mercer: Machina is MAKING HIS WAY UP TO THE TOP ROPE! I DON’T CARE WHAT THE HELL HE’S GOING FOR, THAT’S A 250 POUND MAN READY TO DIVE ON TOP OF YOU AND LIMMY MONAGHAN BETTER MOVE OUT OF THE WAY IF HE KNOWS WHAT THE HELL IS GOOD FOR HIM!

Stew-O: BUT HE DOES! HE MANAGES TO GET HIMSELF OFF OF THE TABLE JUST IN TIME AND RUSH FORWARD AS HE CONNECTS WITH A STRIKE DIRECTLY TO THE FACE! AND NOW LIMMY MONAGHAN IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO TEE OFF TOWARD HIS FACE! KNOWING THAT THIS IS HIS LAST OPPORTUNITY, THAT THIS IS HIS LAST CHANCE! HE’S NOT GOING TO LET THIS MOMENT SLIP AWAY FROM HIM NOW!

Flannery McCoy: LIMMY MAKES HIS WAY UP THE TURNBUCKLES, HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD AND HE’S TRYING TO SET HIM UP! HE’S TRYING TO LIFT HIM! HE’S TRYING TO PUT MACHINA THROUGH THE TABLE WITH A SUPERPLEX!

Jake Mercer: BUT MACHINA IS BEGINNING TO FIGHT! HE MANAGES TO BRING HIS HANDS THROUGH AND NOW IS CONNECTING WTIH REPEATED SHOTS TO THE SIDE! LIMMY IS TRYING HIS BEST TO BREAK THROUGH AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT HE HAS IN MIND, BUT IT’S NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD FOR HIM NOW!

Stew-O: MACHINA IS GRABBING A HOLD OF LIMMY, AND I THINK HE’S TRYING TO LIFT HIM UP AND PUT HIM THROUGH THE TABLE! BUT LIMMY IS BEGINNING TO SLAM STRIKES REPEATEDLY INTO THAT INJURED SHOULDER! TRYING HIS BEST TO HINDER THE CHAMPION AND STOP HIM BEFORE IT’S WAY TOO LATE!

Flannery McCoy: OH MY GOD!

(# CRASH!)

(…)

Jake Mercer: # MIDAS BOMB!

Stew-O: MACHINA LIFTS LIMMY UP AND SLAMS HIM THROUGH THE TABLE WITH THE AVALANCHE SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! BOTH MEN ARE COMPLETELY WIPED OUT! HOLY SHIT!

Flannery McCoy: MACHINA BARELY MANAGES TO BRING HIS ARM UP AND THROWS IT OVER THE BODY OF LIMMY MONAGHAN! AND NOW THE REFEREE IS QUICKLY SLIDING DOWN AS HE STARTS THE COUNT!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…

…

…

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘Apostle’s Warning’ begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as the crowd roars in response. The camera focuses on Michael Machina in a heap as he slowly drags his arm off of the body of Limmy Monaghan. The referee makes his way over, checkin g on him, while also handing him the World Heavyweight Championship. After sometime, Machina slowly makes his way back up to his feet, allowing the referee to raise his hand in the air as the crowd continues to show their support.)

Stephie Love: Here is your winner, AND STILL!!! EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! MICHAEL MACHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jake Mercer: Wow. What an absolute war that we just witnessed. I know the term of giving it your all is thrown around every so often, but this is no exception to that. Michael Machina and Limmy Monaghan, even if it was at the detriment of their own bodies, threw everything that they had at one another.

Stew-O: And in the end it could only end up one possible way, and that’s with Michael Machina standing tall still your World Heavyweight Champion. Limmy Monaghan laid everything on the line, doing things that I never expected Limmy Monaghan to actually do. But it wasn’t enough, and I don’t know how much Limmy particularly likes that.

(Limmy slowly makes his way back up to his feet as Machina is on the top rope, and while his back is turned, The Ace watches Machina, as if with a sort of envy toward him. Machina climbs off of the top rope and turns around to face him. And even after everything, the Champion gives him a nod of respect. Limmy watches, a glare in his eyes almost, and he doesn’t react or respond, he merely drops himself under the bottom rope and out of the ring, leaving Machina to his own celebration.)

Flannery McCoy: Regardless, it doesn’t change the fact that Michael Machina is still your World Heavyweight Champion. And if this match couldn’t stop him, then lord knows what possibly can.

(Machina rolls under the bottom rope as he reaches the bottom fot he ramp, taking his title and raising it into the air as pyro is seen erupting behind him on the stage. It’s the very last shot seen before King of Elite then begins to fade to elsewhere.)

(A commercial plays for Midnight Sun by Zara Larsson.)

(The camera returns from commercial break, and with that, the final matchcard of the night is shown off…)

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Bella Braxton: The following main event contest is scheduled for…

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bella Braxton: And it is the finals for the EMPRESS OF ELITE TOURNAMENT!

(‘DEATH OF A MAGICAL GIRL’ by sm3rki hits, and the fans boo. KASAI stalks out, looking around the arena with a cold, unsettling poise to her.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing the first finalist representing Dynasty! From Amani, Kagoshima, Japan, she is ‘The Matriarch’… KAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIII!!!!

Stew-O: KASAI has had an interesting route in the Empress of Elite tournament. A controversial finish against Miku Sakai has allowed her to move on and defeat Caroline in order to secure her spot. Yet, despite what people are saying, KASAI, frankly, doesn’t care. When it comes to being the Matriarch, all she cares about is winning—and she’s determined to claim the crown for herself this year.

Gavin Kirkland: She’s a rather dangerous vixen! Say, since she’s called the Matriarch, do people also call her Mommy?

Stew-O: …?

Persephone: Oh my god, please don’t piss me off with this shit.

Gavin Kirkland: What? Genuine question!

Persephone: Well maybe you can ask that to KASAI yourself so she can kick you in the throat and finally get you to shut the fuck up.

(‘Mirtazapine’ by Hayley Williams plays. Brianna Hill comes out, confident and ready for this moment.)

Bella Braxton: And the second finalist, representing Showdown! From Cancun, Mexico, she is ‘The Butterfly Queen’, BRIAAAANAAAA HIIIIIILL!!!

Gavin Kirkland: :blessed: That’s her! She’s putting it on for us! Brianna Hill truly has blossomed like a butterfly despite everything involving her and Silas World as of late. She’s proving haters wrong each and every single week, and there’s no doubt in my mind she’s gonna take it all tonight!

Persephone: Wow. Great unbiased commentating there.

Gavin Kirkland: I’m allowed to show some brand pride!

Stew-O: Either way, what Gavin said was correct. Brianna had had an uphill battle but she persevered regardless. She gets to main event a major marquee event all on her own with no help or handouts, and that’s got to feel good.

(DING DING DING!)

Stew-O: A big fight feel is here tonight for our night one main event! It’s the finals of the Empress of Elite tournament, and for KASAI and Brianna Hill, this has been all about proving to everyone that they can break out and stand on their own at the top of the women’s division here!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh, I wouldn’t doubt that. 🤤

Persephone: :stfudamn: Can you be serious for one fucking night and not be a weird, horny prick? Damn.

Gavin Kirkland: :wow: All I’m saying is that Brianna and KASAI have been impeccable this run, so it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for either of these wonderful ladies to claim the crown and, at a later date, the Universal Women’s Championship.

Stew-O: At least you’re right on that front. Brianna was of course a member of Silas World before she was unsuspectingly betrayed by them at Road to Redemption. KASAI had an up-and-down season but re-invented herself into The Matriarch, making it a point that she wishes to carry the legacy of her family name with her at the forefront of leading it altogether. Both are former Specialists champions, both of them see themselves as capable of being able to hold world championship gold, and they stepped up to the plate even against some tough opponents. They’ve made it this far for a reason. Now, the time has come to see who will be the 2026 Empress of Elite!

Gavin Kirkland: And we aren’t starting off slow and easy—both women are already engaging in a tie-up, looking to out wrestle one another from the get go! I like this! All of that scrappy energy is coming out to the surface! I like it!

Persephone: Well that’s good because now we don’t need to see these two pussyfoot around each other and they can get to business. I don’t wanna be bored…

Stew-O: No boring pace here—not when KASAI is able to take Brianna down to the mat and takes a grasp of her arm, pressing the knee on the side of the head for added leverage! Already a major statement there from the Matriarch representing Dynasty here.

Gavin Kirkland: Good, good, but my girl is no slouch. Brianna is already looking like she’s formulating a way out of this spot. She squirms from underneath that knee and comes up to her feet! KASAI looks to grab her, but Hill spins out of the way and twists the arm, torquing that wrist! There you go!

Persephone: Ah man, can they just beat the shit out of each other and get this over with? :noah: Stop with the damn wrestling!

Stew-O: KASAI pulls Brianna in, capturing her in the standing side headlock! However, Hill moves quickly, throwing a forearm into the side! That loosens the hold and she sends her running into the ropes. KASAI on the rebound—

Gavin Kirkland: Brianna drops down, and KASAI runs over her! Brianna snaps up, and waits for her! She comes back in, and she SENDS HER UP AND OVER WITH THE HIP TOSS!

Persephone: Nope! KASAI lands right on her feet! She drives a knee into Brianna and snaps her down to a seated position on the mat. She winds the leg back and goes to kick her right in the spine—

Stew-O: —But Brianna moves out of the way in time! She rolls over and trips her down to the mat! Quick cover here!

(ONEEEE—)

Gavin Kirkland: KASAI gets out. Brianna stands—but now she’s down on the mat thanks to that trip with the legs! :lupe: That was mighty fast of KASAI to pull that off!

Stew-O: And she quickly turns that into her own pin attempt!

(ONEEEE—)

Persephone: Kick out. Brianna looks to shoot up, but KASAI stops her and brings her back to the mat with a snapmare. She revs up the leg and gets her with that penalty kick to the back! That was a good impact sound. :patrice:

Stew-O: KASAI is definitely dangerous in the striking department, and as we can all see, that makes Brianna seize up from the impact. KASAI moves to the front, feeling as though she might be starting to get in the zone with this one. She fires off another kick, this time aiming for the face!

Gavin Kirkland: But it’s blocked! Brianna has a hold of the leg!

Stew-O: Whoa! She just narrowly was able to capture it! KASAI hops on one foot! And she jumps up, LOOKING TO HIT THE ENZUIGIRI!

Persephone: :yikes: !!

Gavin Kirkland: Missed it! All she gets is a face full of mat, and Brianna pulls her up—WAIT, WHAT??

Stew-O: BRIANNA HILL HAS KASAI UP FOR ‘THE GRUDGE’!!!

Persephone: :Roman: Okay, I know I sometimes bitch about matches going on too long, but I don’t need this to be this short.

Stew-O: Everyone is on their feet.. but KASAI is able to get herself down! She breaks the hold of the Tiger Driver and PIVOTS ON HER FEET! ‘MATRICIDE’!!

Crowd: :damn: :damn: :damn:

Gavin Kirkland: BRIANNA AVOIDS IT!

Stew-O: SHE GOES FOR A FOREARM! AS DOES KASAI!

Persephone: And both of them just crack each other in the face!

(After smashing their forearms into one another, KASAI and Brianna stumble backward. They both drop to a knee each. The fans cheer, enjoying the narrow exchange between the two Elitists who will clearly stop at nothing to win.)

(As for the women themselves, once they recover, they eye each other down. Their eyes narrow. There’s no bad blood, but they’re not going to back down in this instance.)

(KASAI comes to a stand, cracking her head from side to side.)

(Brianna rises, checking her jaw one more time before she gets into her stance.)

Stew-O: Here we go! Round two! KASAI snaps in and goes to take Brianna down by her legs! However, she manages to block the attempt. Brianna grabs hold of her and goes to lift her up for a suplex!

Gavin Kirkland: But KASAI slips from her like a snake, landing behind! She grabs her waist and LIFTS HER FOR A GERMAN!

Persephone: Nope! Back elbows stop her midway through! Gotta say, Brianna isn’t letting KASAI get away easily with some of the moves thus far. Guess you can say she’s really focused in this contest.

Stew-O: She is because the stakes are great here and one inattentive slip up could mean the end of her journey in the Empress of Elite! KASAI lets her go, and Brianna is able to get herself free. She spins around and hits her in the gut with a kick! KASAI hunches forward! Hill hits the ropes and comes back, going for a knee to the side of the head! It connects!

Gavin Kirkland: Good combo there, looks like she’s picking the pace up a bit! She dashes forward to hit the other set of ropes. Here she comes! Boot to the face—

Persephone: No, forward avoids it. KASAI zips to the ropes and comes back, going for a hip attack.

Stew-O: And Brianna catches her, rolling her backwards into a pinning predicament! EXCELLENT counter by the Butterfly Queen!

(ONNNNNEEEEEEEE—)

Gavin Kirkland: But not enough to seal the deal for herself! She gets pushed forward into the ropes by KASAI, who NAILS her in the back with a forearm! Oof.

Persephone: Yeah, now she isn’t playing around. She laces her arms up and over the ropes, keeping Brianna trapped. She throws a hand back—CHOP TO THE CHEST! :ohlawd: Now that’s what you call a hit.

Stew-O: Not pulling back on anything with that shot. Brianna winces from the sting of it, and KASAI backs up a bit, looking for some space. She comes in and lands a sharp roundhouse kick to the abdomen! And another! Two kicks to Brianna, who can’t even protect herself in this situation!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh dear, this may not end well for her…

Persephone: You think?

Stew-O: KASAI grabs her arm and throws her across the ring, sending her running from that whip. Here comes Brianna, and KASAI is ready!

Gavin Kirkland: FOR GETTING HER HEAD SPIKED TO THE MAT WITH THAT MOVE, OH MY GOODNESS! What was that, like a tiger feint DDT?!

Persephone: :notbad:

Stew-O: A unique offensive maneuver from Brianna Hill to stop KASAI dead in her tracks! The Matriarch is down and the Butterfly Queen seeks another attempt at securing victory for herself!

(ONEEEEEE!)

(TWWOOOO—)

Gavin Kirland: Ah, and she gets the shoulder up. Still, you can tell that move did a number on KASAI. She’s rolling out to the bottom rope, holding her head. I guess some of the danger has been neutralized!

Persephone: For now, but hopefully Brianna isn’t dumb enough to think she’s gonna have it easy from here on out. She needs to get a move on.

Stew-O: Don’t doubt Brianna Hill for a single second. She’s able to afford herself some to recover from those kicks KASAI delivered onto her. Meanwhile, KASAI herself is still down on the apron.

Gavin Kirkland: And that’s what she needs. She stopped KASAI right on time, and now, momentum can shift into her favor. Brianna gets a hustle on after gathering her breath and heads on out, looking to meet up with her opposition. All that stands between her and that beautiful Empress of Elite crown is the woman she’s facing off against to claim it, and right now, Brianna is looking to make sure KASAI won’t be the one to stop her from achieving her dreams!

Stew-O: Brianna takes KASAI along. She has her up once more. She throws her arm over her shoulder, and it looks like Brianna is going high risk, because she’s lifting her up…!

Gavin Kirkland: … but KASAI holds onto the middle rope! Brianna can’t get her all the way for it! Brianna stops the struggle and realizes what’s happening! She kicks the arm away! That’s one way to do it!

Persephone: Is this one of those desperate times call for desperate measures situations?

Stew-O: Could be, especially in Brianna’s case as she’s dead set on trying to weaken KASAI in any way that she can. She goes to take hold of her, and—

(CLUNK!)

Gavin Kirkland: :damn: KASAI PULLED HER FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL POST!

Persephone: Oh…

Stew-O: KASAI with a move that no one saw coming! Brianna is now down on the outside floor, flailing around as she covers her face! Meanwhile, KASAI couldn’t care less! Some of the fans begin to boo, not liking that one bit!

Persephone: Well, it comes with the territory. 🤷‍♀️People don’t have to like it but what is anyone going to do about it? Nothing.

Gavin Kirkland: Oh, I just hope her face isn’t ruined!

Stew-O: Definitely a troubling sight, but for KASAI, it’s the perfect thing she needed to take advantage of! She tosses her back into the ring and slides in, hooking the leg. Cover!

(ONEEEEEE!)

(TWWOOOO—)

Gavin Kirkland: Shoulder up in time! :whew:

Persephone: Yeah, but she’s still hurting. She rolls into the corner, but uh, I don’t think KASAI is all that intent on giving her a chance to recover here.

Stew-O: You’re right. KASAI stalks her down and places her foot right against her throat! Brianna’s feet start kicking around as she’s choked!

Persephone: Now this is my brand of wrestling. :mjlit:

Gavin Kirkland: And you want to call ME a freak? :wtf:

Persephone: Shut the fuck up, I’m not a glorified gooner like you, I can actually pay attention to the action—but sadly, the referee is looking like they want to actually do their job tonight.

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! Don’t make me disqualify you—

Stew-O: And KASAI let’s go of the choke, starring absolute daggers into the official!

KASAI: …

Referee: :lupe:

Persephone: What a pussy. :mjlol:

Gavin Kirkland: I don’t blame them, to be honest.

Stew-O: KASAI turns back around to Brianna, forcing her up. She lands another sharp kick to the stomach. Brianna almost goes down from that impact! However, her only saving grace comes in the form of her opponent taking her and setting her up onto the top turnbuckle. Very dangerous territory here…

Persephone: Someone is either gonna get their skull split or their back broken. No in between.

Gavin Kirkland: KASAI climbs, and she looks certain that she’s going to really hurt Brianna in a devastating way here! I don’t know if I can watch this!

Stew-O: It can be a squeamish sight depending on what plan KASAI has brewing in that twisted mind of hers. The Matriarch stands tall above everyone, including Brianna.

Gavin Kirkland: I think she might be going for a Hurricanrana. Oh, boy!

Persephone: Back broken. :drakelike:

Stew-O: KASAI gets onto her shoulders and falls back—but she isn’t able to get her down! BRIANNA HAS A HOLD OF HER!

Gavin Kirkland: :blessed:

Persephone: Skull split. :drakelike:

Stew-O: Now this may turn back on KASAI! Brianna is ensuring she doesn’t budge! But KASAI lifts herself up and starts to pepper her with punches, getting them to connect on her head! She’s not going down without a fight!

Gavin Kirkland: As to be expected, but Brianna isn’t giving her an inch! She slips down and in between the legs—all while bringing her head down, wedging it into the corner! KASAI is stuck, and Brianna fires off with. SUPERKICK TO THE FACE!

Persephone: :noah: That’s not gonna crack her head top open!

Stew-O: But it’s enough to make KASAI slip down, and her legs are caught up in the ropes! Brianna races toward her and NAILS HER DOWN! BACKSTABBER! BACKSTABBER!

Gavin Kirkland: And that’s how you get out of a sticky situation! Down does KASAI! Brianna follows that up with a pin!

(ONEEEEEE!)

(TWWOOOO—)

Stew-O: Two count! Brianna sits up, checking on her face whereas KASAI is, once again, wisely gaining some distance ASAP so that she can recover.

Gavin Kirkland: Brianna comes to a stand, and she takes note of KASAI, who’s over in the corner trying to come to a stand! She’s using the ropes to help herself up. Brianna doesn’t waste time, closing that gap!

Stew-O: But KASAI sees her! She ducks out of the way!

(CRAAAAAAASH!)

Stew-O: AND INTO THE STEEL POST SHE GOES!!

Gavin Kirkland: :damn:

Persephone: Well….

Stew-O: THAT WAS A NASTY SOUND! BRIANNA IS HANGING HALFWAY OUT OF THE ROPES! She’s clutching her shoulder which seems to have gotten the brunt of that impact! She backs up, trying to get a move on…

Gavin Kirkland: Oh no, and look! KASAI comes running and LEAPS UP FROM THE MIDDLE ROPES! DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP TO THE SHOULDER! I THINK SHE’S BROKEN IT!

Persephone: Damn, she got a worse mean streak than me.

(Brianna goes down, crying out in pain after the horrific maneuver. KASAI kneels, favoring her back. However, seeing the immense damage she’s caused to her opponent, a grin slowly snakes across her face.)

Stew-O: KASAI seems mighty proud of her handiwork. The Matriarch is able to rise once more, and this time, she walks over to Brianna, who’s still down. She raises her foot and digs her heel into the shoulder joint!

Gavin Kirkland: That is DISGUSTING!

Persephone: That is PERFECT!

(Brianna cries out some more, trying desperately to get away. However, KASAI doesn’t shift or move at all. She continues to apply as much pressure as possible, causing excruciating pain to her and just as much discomfort to the fans in attendance. Some angles capture a few who can be seen visibly retracting and cringing from the sight.)

Stew-O: And now a far more devious side of KASAI is coming into play here. The referee is forced to step in, getting her to back off. They immediately go to tend to Brianna, likely to assess just how bad the situation is. If it’s dire and it’s the case of a legitimate injury…

Persephone: :gladbron:

Stew-O: This match would have to get thrown out.

Persephone: .

Persephone: Actually, yeah, that would be pretty shit.

Gavin Kirkland: Oh? So now this is where you draw the line at violence? :mjpls:

Persephone: Just about as far as I can shove my entire foot up your ass if you don’t shut the fuck up.

Stew-O: Alright guys, come on! This is a serious matter occurring right before us.

(And it was. Brianna clutches her shoulder, looking upset. The referee continues to hover over her.)

(However, the fans begin to boo. Loudly.)

Stew-O: And what’s this now?! KASAI just shoved the official out of the way and starts attacking Brianna, raining down stomps after stomps on that same hurt area! This is becoming too much!

Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: This is awful! Brianna doesn’t deserve this! But KASAI has become completely deranged here, not stopping at all! The referee tries prying her away, but—

KASAI: (off-mic) BACK OFF!

Persephone: Yeah. This bitch really might be too crazy.

Stew-O: The referee backs off, and KASAI gets back to her sadistic work! She brings Brianna up only to toss her into the corner shoulder first! She forced her around, and now, she’s firing off! Kick after kick connects to that same spot!

Gavin Kirkland: Something has to be done! Brianna can hardly defend herself under these circumstances!

Persephone: Well, if anything is done, I feel like the intervening person in question would just get one CTE shot to the dome and I’m sure no one wants to deal with that.

Gavin Kirkland: Well, we need some damn order! Brianna collapses to her knees and KASAI backs up. What does she have concocting in that sick head of hers?!

Stew-O: Something bad, that’s what! KASAI gets a running start! She SLAMS HER KNEES INTO BRIANNA’S SHOULDER!

Gavin Kirkland: This is so hard to watch…

Stew-O: KASAI drags her out from the corner and places her right in the middle of the ring! A hook of the legs, and with the shoulders pressed down on the mat, the referee counts, albeit hesitantly.

(ONEEEEEEEEEE!)

(TWOOOOOOOOOOO!)

(THREE—)

Stew-O: Yet somehow, someway, Brianna Hill kicks out! KASAI sits up, a snarl beginning to form across her face. Brianna continues to display that resilient attitude, yet it’s only continuing to draw the ire of her opponent here! KASAI mounts her and she’s raining down with those punches, alternating between each hand! Brianna tries her best to raise her arms up so she can defend herself, but of course, that kind of task is harder for her to achieve! KASAI is still able to land many of those shots!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh no, and now what is she doing? She has hold of her hair and—

(CRAAAAACK!)

Gavin Kirkland: :damn: WHAT A HEADBUTT!

Persephone: Well, she might not have a brain left by the time this match ends.

Stew-O: A hellacious shot that was. Brianna looks almost out of it! KASAI snaps her up and sends her up and over with a German suplex! RIGHT on the head she gets dumped down on! Brianna rolls backwards from the pure impact of that, and KASAI SNIPES HER DOWN WITH A HIP ATTACK! Into the cover immediately!

(ONEEEEEE!)

(TWOOOOOOO!)

(THREEEEEEEE—)

Stew-O: Yet Brianna Hill is STILL alive in this!

Persephone: Just barely.

Gavin Kirkland: No, she is! Brianna is not going to allow KASAI to get an easy win here, regardless of her physical state!

Persephone: And it seems like that might be starting to tick her off. This bitch is about to go mental!

Stew-O: Frustration brewing, patience getting thinner and thinner, KASAI has had about enough! With a fist full of hair, she snaps Brianna up and tosses her into the corner! The Matriarch sizes her opposition up before she looks to close in with an ENZUIGIRI!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT THAT’S NOT HAPPENING! Brianna with the boot staggers her backwards! Brianna is shaky, but she manages to shamble up to the middle rope—WAIT, LOOK OUT! :damn:

Persephone: :roman: She actually got out of the way in time?

Stew-O: That she did! KASAI manages to stop herself from hitting the corner, but in comes Brianna with A KNEE TO HER FROM BEHIND, AND KASAI’S FACE HITS THE TURNBUCKLE! She stumbles backward, but Brianna is right there to trip her down into a pinning predicament!

(ONEEEEEE!)

(TWOOOOOO—)

Stew-O: Kick out! KASAI rises to a knee. Brianna is up! She steps in with a knee aiming at the side of her head— AND SHE’S CUT DOWN WITH A SPINNING BACKFIST! Just like THAT, Brianna Hill gets stopped dead in her tracks!

Gavin Kirkland: No! Just when it looked like she was putting up a fight again, she gets stopped!

Persephone: That was a hard hit, too. She might not even know where she’s at anymore if she can get back to her feet.

Stew-O: KASAI shakes her head, managing to get back to a controlling spot in this contest. She rises, and has her eyes set on the top rope. Looks like KASAI is going all out to ensure she’s able to keep Hill down!

Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, something nefarious is being cooked up here. I don’t like it.

Persephone: Nobody cares what you don’t like, Gavin. She’s trying to win here, and who knows? She might just do it if she lands whatever the hell she has planned up. Brianna isn’t moving, either. This might be a closed case.

Stew-O: KASAI is now at the top, turning around—????

Crowd: !!!

Gavin Kirkland: BRIANNA HILL IS UP, AND SHE JUST SCRAMBLED TO THE TOP! SHE LATCHES ONTO KASAI WITH THE GOOD ARM AND TOSSES HER OVER WITH AN AVALANCHE ARM DRAG!! OH MY GOD!!

Persephone: Are we sure Adam Lucas is the only benefactor of Bethany’s drugs? :patrice:

Stew-O: Just when we thought she was down and out, Brianna forced herself up to take KASAI down! The Matriarch is in pain! She tries to get up, but instead, IS BLITZED WITH THE SHINING WIZARD! ‘HITS DIFFERENT’! ‘HITS DIFFERENT’!!

Gavin Kirkland: YES! YES! Come on, Brianna, get the pin!

(ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!)

(TWOOOOOOOOOO!)

(THREEEEEEEEEEEE….!)

Stew-O: BUT KASAI GETS THE SHOULDER UP IN TIME! THAT WASN’T ENOUGH—*YET BRIANNA DOESN’T CARE’! SHE’S MOUNTING KASAI, USING HER GOOD ARM THAT SHE HAS TO PUNCH HER, JUST LIKE HOW KASAI DID TO HER!

(And the fans actually cheer for this display. Even with the pain and apparent injury, Brianna isn’t holding anything back. She fires off, forearm after forearm crashing against KASAI has hard as possible. After being burned and betrayed, she wasn’t going to allow herself to go back down into a pitiful state ever again.)

(She was going to do everything to win. Even if she broke herself down in the process.)

Stew-O: Brianna has shifted into a different gear here! The referee gets her up, somehow managing to get her back to her feet, and.. it appears that KASAI was busted open in the process!

(And that rings true, as the camera cuts to capture a cut on her forehead. A steady trail of crimson slithers down her painted face.)

Gavin Kirkland: That’s a gash, alright. Brianna wasn’t playing around!

Persephone: …? But this sick fuck is, laughing?

KASAI: (off-mic) Ahahaha…!

Stew-O: You’re right. It’s as though KASAI is finding humor in all of this! What’s going on?

(Brianna hears the laughing. She turns her head, eyes narrowing as she stares her down.)

Brianna Hill: (off-mic) And what’s so funny…?

(KASAI rises to her knees. She’s shaky. Her chest heaves deeply. She’s in clear pain from the sudden burst from her opponent. However, as the blood continues to trickle and seeps into her mouth, she gazes upward to Brianna…)

KASAI: (off-mic) You thinking that your name will finally matter tonight…

(Brianna’s eyes narrow further.)

Brianna Hill: (off-mic) Oh, shut the hell up and—

(The crowd gasps.)

Stew-O: KASAI LANDS A WAD OF BLOODIED SPIT ON BRIANNA!

Gavin Kirkland: Gross!

Persephone: Damn. If this was six years ago, we’d get shut down.

(Brianna slowly wipes away the spit. She looks down at it. Nods.)

(And moves.)

Stew-O: ‘HITS DIFFERENT’! For the second time in this match, she gets it!

(KASAI flops down weakly into the canvas.)

Gavin Kirkland: THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE! BRIANNA DROPS DOWN! SHE HAS THE PIN!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE!

(…)

Stew-O: KASAI WITH THE SHOULDER UP!

Gavin Kirkland: DAMN! DAMN, DAMN, DAMN! HOW?! BRIANNA DIDN’T WASTE ANY TIME! SHE HAD HER IN THE MIDDLE AND EVERYTHING!

Persephone: :lupe:

Stew-O: Brianna sits up, looking a bit frustrated now at that outcome! She thought that was going to be it, but yet again, ‘Hits Different’ just doesn’t get the job done for her, at least not yet.

(Brianna shakes her head, muttering to herself. She feels out her hurt shoulder. A tinge of disappointment crawls its way into her, but she knows better than to sulk. So, she gets up to her feet and gets to work.)

Persephone: Well, no point in bitching and crying about it. Brianna drags KASAI up onto her knees, who, I can’t lie, looks good as dead but somehow is able to keep this match going. Brianna brings her arm back before chopping her right across the chest! :patrice: Damn, I didn’t know she could hit that hard.

Gavin Kirkland: Of course you don’t, because you just want to demean and talk out of your flat ass! Brianna is capable of a lot, and she’s proving any doubters who thought she was going to be able to stand tall without Silas World wrong! She never needed those cowards! All she needed was herself!

Stew-O: Brianna has been a standout throughout this tournament, and tonight she has only further highlighted herself in a positive light as she lands yet another chop! KASAI can hardly save herself from these attacks. Hill latches on and SLAMS HER DOWN WITH THE DDT! KASAI is down!

Gavin Kirkland: That’s what I’m talking about! Doesn’t matter how much she’s in pain, she’s going to keep going! As such with her climbing to the top rope!

Gavin Kirkland: .

Gavin Kirkland: Wait, what is she looking to pull off there? :lupe:

Persephone: Holy shit, she’s gonna kill herself here. :mjlol:

Stew-O: I don’t think so! Brianna is at the top, eyes locked down on KASAI who hasn’t budged! The fans of Rome rise up to their feet, waiting with anticipation… AND BRIANNA TAKES OFF—ELBOW DROP! SHE GETS IT WITH THE NON-DOMINANT ARM!

Gavin Kirkland: YES! Brianna gets up and takes KASAI along for the ride! She brings her in and tosses her into the middle rope! If she isn’t gonna lift her up, then she has another trick up her sleeve!

Persephone: Lets see if it works! She’s already getting a run on and comes in, swinging her body around with the tiger feint!

Stew-O: KASAI CAPTURES BOTH OF HER LEGS! ‘HOTLINE’ COULDN’T LAND!

Gavin Kirkland: No! Come on, Brianna, get out of this!

Persephone: She’s trying, but not gonna lie; with one arm, that’s not gonna do much. KASAI pretty much drags her out and forces her up. She tosses her down with a full nelson slam! Brianna clutches her head, trying to get up—but she just eats a running Yakuza kick for her troubles! Brianna goes spiraling down like a damn ragdoll from the stiff impact.

Stew-O: And this may be the beginning of the end!

(KASAI grins, using her foot to hook Brianna underneath the chin. Slowly, she rises her face up…)

KASAI: (off-mic) You were a cute fight… but the crown belongs to me.

(And with a swift pivot on her feet—)

Stew-O: ‘MATRICIDE’!!!

(Brianna collapses into a heap. KASAI starts laughing as she pins her.)

Referee: ONEEEEEEE…!

(Brianna’s hand… starts to twitch. And moves.)

Referee: TWOOOOOOO….!!

(She lazily strings it across over the bottom rope.)

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEE…!

(But like the first round match KASAI had, the referee doesn’t see it.)

(…)

(Or…)

Referee: HAND ON THE ROPE!

(KASAI blinks. Her head whips over. Her eyes do not deceive her.)

KASAI: (off-mic) Impossible…

(But it wasn’t. It was the reality, and Brianna Hill had too much fight left in her to let the match end this way.)

(The fans cheer. KASAI grits her teeth, covering her ears.)

KASAI: (off-mic) No!

Gavin Kirkland: Ha! It wasn’t gonna end that way, KASAI! Brianna isn’t going nowhere!

Persephone: Well, she is—at least thanks to the rope that she’s using to try and get up. Still, that kick really rocked her. These Elitists are lucky we take CTE seriously. If she ain’t done now, she’s going to be once she decides to call it quits.

Stew-O: But for this moment, for this match, Brianna is alive, breathing, willing to fight through anything… and it’s getting to KASAI. It’s like she’s gone mad! She lets out a scream AND GOES FOR THAT SAME SKULL AS SOON AS BRIANNA IS UP!

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: BUT EATS A BICYCLE KNEE! KASAI GOES STUMBLING INTO THE ROPES, INADVERTENTLY REBOUND—

Stew-O: — RIGHT INTO THE ‘BREAKTHROUGH’!! BRIANNA CAUGHT HER WITH THE ENZUIGIRI, BUT SHE DOESN’T GO DOWN FROM IT!

Crowd: :lupe:

Gavin Kirkland: BRIANNA KEEPS HER UP AND, OH MY GOD! SHE’S GONNA GO FOR IT!

Persephone: Is she stupid??!

Stew-O: Some might say, but if she nails it, it could be well worth the risk! She has BOTH arms trapped, and with all her strength… SHE GETS IT! ‘THE GRUDGE’!!

Gavin Kirkland: EVERY SINGLE OUNCE OF IT! BRIANNA CRIES OUT SINCE SHE JUST STRAINED THAT SHOULDER, BUT SHE PULLED IT OFF! ADRENALINE IS ONE HELL OF A DRUG, BABY!

Stew-O: BRIANNA KEEPS THE LEGS HOOKED! THE OFFICIAL SLIDES IN!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEE!

(…)

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

(…)

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…!!!!

(…)

Persephone: oh my god.

Gavin Kirkland: :damn:

Stew-O: KASAI SURVIVES!

(At the LAST possible second, KASAI kicks out. However, she’s unable to move, and neither can Brianna as she falls back, the exhaustion and pain starting to get to her again. Both women lay on the mat, eyes looking up at the ceiling. A bit of blood is captured on Brianna stemming from her nose. KASAI’s wound has worsened thanks to the enzuigiri, with most of her face completely red at that point.)

(Both of their heads are ringing. Both are aching. They took each other to the limit, all in the name of their respective desires.)

Stew-O: It feels like we’re coming down to the wire now! How much more do they have to give? How much is left with KASAI and Brianna Hill?!

Persephone: They busted each other open, so I’m good. One of them can end this in the next minute.

Gavin Kirkland: PLEASE BRIANNA I NEED THIS!!!

Persephone: :dababy:

(Brianna and KASAI stir. Back to back. Both women breathe heavily, their visions getting hazier thanks to the pain.)

(Then—)

Stew-O: KASAI traps Brianna’s arms! She looks to get up and has her on her back! She’s shaky, but she could be going for a maneuver here!

Gavin Kirkland: Nope! Brianna slips out of that one! KASAI whirls around right into a punch! Brianna put as much force as she could behind that!

Persephone: But KASAI spins through the moment and nails a forearm! She’s not backing down!

Stew-O: And neither is Brianna! Another punch! KASAI takes a step back, then steps forward, SMACKING HER ACROSS THE FACE!

Gavin Kirkland: :yikes:

Brianna Hill: (off-mic) …

(SMAAAAAACK!)

Stew-O: AND A STIFF SLAP FROM HILL! KASAI’S HEAD GETS WHIPPED SHARPLY TO THE SIDE… AND SHE CACKLES OUT!

(SMAAAAAACK!)

Stew-O: A SLAP FROM HER! THEN ANOTHER FROM BRIANNA! BOTH OF THEM ARE, FRANKY, SLAPPING THE SHIT OUT OF ONE ANOTHER!

Gavin Kirkland: It’s a full on war! Neither are intent on backing down to the other! Both of their faces are turning red like tomatoes! This is insane!

Persephone: This is FUCKING AWESOME IS WHAT IT IS!

(They keep going and going, and the fans are up, cheering wildly for the exchange. KASAI and Brianna continue to fight through whatever ails them to hurt the other, but at the same time, no one is backing down.)

(Up until one of them moves.)

Stew-O: BRIANNA WITH THE GUT KICK! KASAI LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE DROPPING TO A KNEE! SHE SEEMS STUNNED BY THAT!

Gavin Kirkland: THIS IS IT! BRIANNA HILL SEES THE PATH OF VICTORY AHEAD! TO THE ROPES SHE GOES, AND WITH ONE MORE ‘BREAKTHROUGH’, SHE IS THE NEW EMPRESS OF ELITE!

(CRAAAAAAAAAAAACK!)

Stew-O: BUT IT’S KILLED WITH ‘DEADLIGHTS’!! DISCUS PUNCH STOPS HER DEAD IN HER TRACKS!

Persephone: Shit! That got her clean! Brianna is wobbling—

(CRAAAAAAAAAAAACK!)

Stew-O: ‘MATRICIDE’!!!

(….)

(But Brianna is still on her feet.)

Persephone: Okay, what the fuck, man?

(KASAI’s eyes widen slightly. Brianna remains standing. Everyone goes nuts.)

Stew-O: B-BRIANNA HILL DOESN’T GO DOWN FROM THAT! AND THAT EVEN HAS KASAI OFF GUARD! YET, THE MATRIARCH SNAPS OUT OF IT AND GOES FOR ANOTHER SKULL KICK!

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: SHE DOESN’T BUDGE!

Persephone: :roman:

KASAI: (off-mic) What is this…?

(KASAI nails another ‘Matricide’. Yet, the result is the same.)

KASAI: (off-mic) What are YOU DOING?!

(Another kick!)

KASAI: (off-mic) JUST FALL!

Stew-O: KASAI is incensed! She revs up the leg, and the SKULL KICK HITS AGAIN!

(…)

(It cracks Brianna in the nose, instantly worsening the bleeding and making it gush.)

Crowd: :damn:

(….)

(She drops to a knee.)

KASAI: (off-mic) FUCKING DIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

(Brianna slowly lifts her head… and shakes it.)

Brianna Hill: (off-mic) I’ll never die. Not because of you, at least.

(Another knee drops—)

Gavin Kirkland: AND MIRRORING WHAT KASAI DID TO HER, SHE SPITS AT HER! IT LANDS ON HER CHEEK!

(KASAI stands there, taking in what just happened…)

KASAI: (off-mic) …. Heh.

KASAI: (off-mic) Ahahaha…

KASAI: (off-mic) AHAHAHAHAHA!

KASAI: # (off-mic) AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

(Brianna couldn’t fight back. Her shoulder gave out. The blood was becoming too much. Yet in spite of everything, she let the whole world know that she found her wings, and with her newfound freedom, she wasn’t going to let anyone dictate how to live.)

(But KASAI?)

Stew-O: THE MATRIARCH LANDS ONE MORE ‘MATRICIDE’!!! BRIANNA HILL IS JUST ABOUT OUT!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh, no! NO! Come on, Brianna!

Persephone: And I don’t think she’s done… KASAI races up and steps up on her knee!

Stew-O: ‘PARRICIDE’!!! THAT IS IT! BRIANNA HILL IS LAID OUT, AND KASAI COVERS HER!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE!

(DING DING DING!)

(‘DEATH OF A MAGICAL GIRL’ by sm3rk plays out, and KASAI takes her time getting off of Brianna. Even through the crimson mask, her teeth shows through.)

Bella Braxton: Here is your winner, and the 2026 Empress of Elite winner… ‘THE MATRIARCH’, KAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIII!!!

Stew-O: What a match! What a fight, really! Brianna Hill and KASAI laid it all out on the line tonight all for the sake of the Empress of Elite title! We’ve seen some insane moments between these two, but in the end, KASAI gets to have her own crowning one!

Gavin Kirkland: :wow: I really, REALLY was pulling through for Brianna. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. Still, she came in with a massive chip on her shoulder, and after she had one hell of a performance, there’s no more doubt. Brianna Hill is capable of being one of the very best—no. She is one of the very best in this whole division!

Persephone: Neither of them were pussies tonight, so they get my vote of confidence. :drakelike:

Stew-O: A watershed match for both women at this stage in their careers. But tonight? The Matriarch kicks off her own dynasty here in EAW.

(KASAI grins and leaves the ring. She walks up to the Empress of Elite crown that’s on the pedestal and raises it up, placing it upon her head. The final shot captured her bloodied face twisted in a laugh as King of Elite fades off.)

(EAW logo buzzes.)

Day 2

(The graphic for the following match of the night can be seen on the tron.)

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(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)

Bella Braxton: The following contest… is scheduled for one fall!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR, THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

(‘Lowlife Princess’ by BIBI can be heard throughout the speakers as the audience responds loudly with negative reception, as Miku Sakai emerges from the back with a scowl etched across her face. No love lost in her expression toward the crowd, she only spares a single glance before flipping the birds as she makes her way down the ramp.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGER! From Fukui, Japan, weighing in at 110 pounds… ‘ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE’, MIKUUUUUUUUUU SAKAI!!!!

Stew-O: Well, there is certainly no love attributed to Rome tonight as Miku Sakai is looking to snap her streak of seasons without gold for sometime, and this would be quite the way of achieving as much as she steps into the squared circle vying for World Championship gold. The stakes couldn’t be higher for her here.

Gavin Kirkland: That’s always gonna be the case when she’s standing across from arguably the greatest Universal Women’s Champion in EAW history! That being said, Miku has always shown that she can go on out there & compete against the very best, now her experience will be felt here!

(‘You Are Stronger’ by Lyn Inaizumi can be heard throughout the speakers now as the audience responds loudly to the arrival of the Universal Women’s Champion herself. Milli Banks emerges from the back with the title wrapped around her waist, as she sports a low grin while resting a palm over her championship & walking down the ramp.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING THE CHAMPION! From Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 142 pounds…SHE IS THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION… ‘THE SUPERNOVA’, MILLIIIIIIIIIII BANKS!!!

Stew-O: And here is the champion herself! Milli Banks has been able to go back to back with Extreme Elimination Chamber victories, and all the while ending her years as a World Champion! Tonight is a crucial defense for her second reign, one where her opponent is incredibly driven to bring all of the pressure against her completely!

Gavin Kirkland: I would usually get… VERY vocal about how I really feel right about now, but I’ll behave just a little tonight ‘cause I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna watch two women ready to kill each other! That’s the greatest treat of them all with this one!!

Persephone: Oh brother. I hope so, otherwise I would really be wasting my time, I better see ‘em killing each other for my money’s worth.

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: AND HERE WE GO! Our Universal Women’s Championship match is underway as Milli Banks looks to defend her title against Miku Sakai! They’re both circling the ring, as they seem very intent about their stances as we’ve seen from the past week amongst these two competitors. Milli is certainly deadset about ensuring that there is no redemption to be found for Miku tonight by becoming a first time World Champion, while Sakai has her own ambitions that she looks to make good on through this match. Both women are circling as they’re now looking to motion forward with a COLLAR & ELBOW TIE-UP!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT—WOAH! Miku is taking an immediate grasp of Milli’s leg! Miku is looking to twist—BUT MILLI FREES HERSELF & BRIEFLY SENDS A TEEP TO PUSH SAKAI BACK! Seems Miku is looking to incapacitate Milli Banks early in this match in order to assure herself as much of an advantage here as possible, but as Sakai rushes forward looking for a swift roundhouse!

Stew-O: MILLI DUCKS UNDER AS SHE TURNS RIGHT AROUND WITH A BACKHAND CHOP!!! Miku is forced to find herself reeling backward against the ropes, and now Milli is looking to continue mounting up as much of the offense as she possibly can, as she’s sending continuous knees across the abdomen of Miku Sakai as the referee is now beginning to count down! Milli is continuing to apply pressure, each knee finding their way against the stomach of her challenger as Miku is trying to keep herself upright with her arms over the ropes! The ref’ is getting awfully close to a five count!

Gavin Kirkland: As Milli lets it go! The champion backs herself away with her hands raised as the referee is now giving her a warning for now, while Miku is leaving an arm over her abdomen as she’s still positioned against the ropes! Milli is nodding to the referee is she’s now looking to return back to her opponent–BUT MIKU IMMEDIATELY KICKS HER KNEE & CAUSES BANKS TO BUCKLE AGAINST THE ROPES!!! Milli is left propped right over the middle rope as Miku is now rising upward, her bearings being gathered as she doesn’t want the start of this match to pan out too drastically beyond her own favor I can imagine! Miku shakes her own head as she motions over to Milli, looking to place her in more than enough of the trouble!

Persephone: I thought we would kick this off with your usual collar and elbow comradery but wow, I sure was wrong. Thank you very much, Miku.

Stew-O: ‘And now she’s repeatedly kneeing right against the upper back of Milli Banks without avail! Each knee is being delivered with as much trouble as you can possibly have right now as Milli is being suppressed against the middle rope, all of this pressure also keeping her neck pushed against the rope, which I’m sure does not feel all too great at all for her. Miku is revving up for her usual bundle of antics to come, as the referee has been counting down in his own right & refusing to let this pressure get past the potential for a disqualification!

Gavin Kirkland: As Miku backs herself away before the five count! Milli is left dormant against the ropes as the referee is now looking to emphasize checking back on Milli while Miku is backing herself away! Sakai has her own hands raised as now Milli is being given room to recover, still unable to get herself away from the ropes while nodding off to the referee about her status. Looks like she’ll be looking to get back in the fight BUT MIKU’S RUSHING THE ROPES AND RUNNING BACK TOWARD HER–

Stew-O: AS SHE SPRAWLS FORWARD WITH A RUNNING SHOTGUN DROPKICK THAT SENDS MILLI COLLIDING WITH THE ROPES VIOLENTLY!!! Milli immediately clutches onto her own throat after the impact, coughing up as much of a storm as she could possibly have right now! Miku is getting herself back up, her glance set directly on Milli Banks as she sees that Milli is vulnerable in this current state! She makes herself right over to the Universal Women’s Champion and decides to hook the leg, the referee slides himself right to the cover!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—

Gavin Kirkland: NOT CLOSE! The shoulder up from Mili is Miku is sitting herself up immediately, and now she’s situating herself right over Banks as she’s looking to keep Milli from mounting up any momentum for herself again! Each strike is being sent down as Milli is protecting herself to the best of her own abilities! Miku doesn’t seem all too interested in holding herself back by any means as she has found herself refusing to let up, and it looks like she wants to return back to the offense she was looking for at the start!

Persephone: ‘Cause she’s rising up and holding onto her leg! Miku seems way more intent on making sure this woman can’t take another steady step again as she’s looking for the DRAGON SCREW–BUT MILLI’S KICKING INTO HER JAW REPEATEDLY! Miku is still refusing to let go of this leg but each kick upward from Milli is forcing her to let go of the leg! She’s gonna have to get to that leg in another way, ‘cause Milli has had her scouted on every attempt so far, that’s for sure.

Stew-O: As Miku is now clutching onto her own jaw, shaking her head as Milli is able to get herself back up quickly as Sakai is rushing forward, looking to knock Milli off guard as she’s able to send a SWIFT KNEE ACROSS HER OWN ABDOMEN! Now Milli finds herself struggling all the more this time around, keeping herself standing steadily yet Miku is far from done! She’s rushing herself right back over to Milli and now looks to send the champion spiralling back down onto the canvas, as she leaps herself forward looking to turn Banks toward a JUMPING SNAPMARE—

Gavin Kirkland: MILLI KEEPS A HOLD OF MIKU AS SHE REFUSES TO DROP—AND TURNS THE HALT INTO A SWINGING NECKBREAKER!!! Miku finds herself clutching her own neck now as she’s trying to roll herself away briefly as Milli is looking to bring herself back into this match!! Miku crawls herself over to the corner quickly, dragging herself upward while Milli is now able to rise to her feet! She looks toward Miku now, nodding to herself as she sees her window of opportunity opening for her here, and DOESN’T WASTE TIME RUSHING FORWARD WITH A RUNNING FOREARM DIRECTLY INTO THE CORNER!!!

Stew-O: AND THE FOREARM LANDS!!! Miku is dazed against the corner as Milli has the control for herself right now, with Miku groggy in place as Banks is now dragging Miku right over and against the corner, situated in a tree of woe as Milli is able to lift Sakai into position! Sakai is unable to retort, as Milli is now proceeding to send repeated boots against the chest of Miku!!! This is everything that can keep Sakai from building any momentum again if Milli is able to keep this steady, but the referee is counting down on her right now with each boot that she is delivering upon Miku!

Persephone: She’s got Miku hanged up like a fucking Christmas tree ornament right now but she stops eventually after the referee comes dangerously close to the five count. Milli has never been afraid of returning the same energy as her opponent and then some, so we would’ve expected as much from a match of this nature with Miku of all people. But now Milli is getting herself up to the top turnbuckle while Miku is still trapped in this tree of woe! Sakai is trying to get herself free, reaching upward before the champ’ can send the pain below—

Gavin Kirkland: WHICH SHE DOES WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP INTO THE CHEST OF MIKU, CAVING RIGHT DOWN INTO HER!!! Miku collapses back down to the canvas after the impact, as Milli is now looking to maintain this pace that she’s got and doesn’t waste another time rushing to hook that leg! The referee counts away now!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Stew-O: KICK OUT!! Miku is refusing to stay down as Milli is now nodding to herself, understanding more than anything that Sakai will need to be placed through a much greater ordeal of strife in order to be put down! Sakai has made it known that she will do whatever it takes, she has tried to target where Milli is most vulnerable & the defense of the two-time World Champion has been running strong so far! Milli is now dragging Miku over to the middle of the ring, and she does not seem to be slowing down the pace too much!

Gavin Kirkland: “Cause Milli sends another BACKHAND CHOP sprawling across the face of Miku is she’s left on a knee!! Sakai is staggered in place, unable to retort back against the offense that has kept her from even lifting a finger here as Banks is now rushing to the ropes, and rebounding back toward Miku as she steps right up onto her knee–AND SHE’S LOOKING FOR THAT STEP-UP HURRICANRANA TO SPIKE MIKU DOWN INTO THE MAT—

Persephone: OUCH!!! MIKU TAKES ADVANTAGE BY TURNING IT INTO A SUDDEN POWERBOMB INTO THE CANVAS!!! Milli is left struggling a whole lot more than she would’ve wanted to, but that step up gave Miku enough of the momentum to feign her need for recovery and send the pressure spiraling back down for her own favor. Sakai is keeping a palm over her neck, with a glance toward the champion who is rolling herself away and toward the ropes, able to get herself back up to her own two feet as Miku doesn’t slow down by AIMING FOR A SWIFT SWEEPING KICK ACROSS HER LEG!

Stew-O: MILLI HOPS OVER THE KICK–AND SENDS A BACK ELBOW SPRAWLING ACROSS THE JAW OF MIKU!!! Miku can’t help but groggily turn herself around following the impact of the elbow that Banks was able to provide, AS MILLI FOLLOWS UP WITH A QUICK GERMAN SUPLEX THAT SENDS MIKU CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE BACK OF HER OWN NECK YET AGAIN!!! Miku is wide-eyed as that suplex sent her crashing down onto the canvas with plenty of authority, with Milli sitting herself up as she gets her own bearings together for the time being!

Gavin Kirkland: And Miku is rolling herself away from the ring and onto the apron following the impact of the suplex, not looking to engage with Milli immediately again as the World Champion here will have to engage with the challenger herself! Milli is heading toward Miku, and she takes a hold of her head as she does not want to slow down for long, as the referee is now keeping a keen eye of the action as Milli may be looking to reel Miku Sakai back into the ring, LOOKING FOR A VERTICAL SUPLEX BACK INTO THE RING—

Persephone: MIKU WITH A STIFF KNEE RIGHT OVER HER SKULL!! Milli is forced to let go of the hold as Sakai drops back down to the apron, and she IMMEDIATELY latches her arms around Milli through the ropes for a REAR NAKED CHOKE! Now Milli’s struggling to escape the choke after just having a knee sprawl across her own head! Miku’s gonna take every opportunity to choke this woman out as if her life depends on it, and the referee is counting down as Miku is refusing to let go. Miku is already looking to think ahead, ‘cause now she’s dragging Milli through the ropes and refusing to let go!!!

Stew-O: AND NOW MILLI IS PLACED ON THE APRON WHILE TRAPPED IN THE REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Milli’s got her palms wrapped right over the forearm of Miku to try and keep her arm from locking around her neck completely! This is not good for Banks right now as anything that takes away from her energy in this match can cost her! The referee is yelling toward Miku to bring it back into the ring, but she’s refusing to follow a single word from the official as she’s got the champion trapped–’TILL MILLI BEGINS TO PUSH BACK!

Gavin Kirkland: AND DIRECTLY INTO THE RING POST!!!! Miku is forced to let go, as she immediately feels the pain all across her back from the post and slowly slumps down against it!! Milli has a palm across her own neck, dropping to her knees as she now has these crucial moments to recover & get herself back into the match! Miku remains in this seated position against the post, vulnerable as Milli turns herself around and takes notice of where Miku is! She sees that the opportunity is once again presenting itself, and she motions ahead AS SHE LOOKS FOR THE METEORA WHILE SHE’S SAT AGAINST THE POST!

Stew-O: BUT MIKU MOTIONS OUT OF THE WAY AS MILLI BANKS COLLIDES WITH THE RING POST KNEES FIRST!!! Milli is immediately wincing in pain as she shakes her own head, clutching onto the ropes as that went sideways for Milli in an instant as she may have aggravated the bad knee there! And with Milli in such a vulnerable state for herself as this match has to continue on—MIKU QUICKLY RE-EMERGES BACK ONTO THE APRON, AND RUSHES HERSELF TOWARD MILLI BANKS BEFORE LEAPING OFF WITH A HOLD OF HER HERE—

Persephone: GOOD GOD!!! SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB RIGHT ONTO THE COLD, UNFORGIVING RINGSIDE FLOOR AS THERE’S A HUGE THUMP FOLLOWING THE IMPACT!!! Milli was able to quickie wrap her palms along the back of her head & neck before impact there, but the fucking whiplash is something nobody can prepare for when having to take a landing like that. Miku’s not even quick to her own feet here, she’s taking her sweet time to recover while this referee is now looking toward the two!

Gavin Kirkland: And while Milli is trying to get herself moving again, Miku is now looking to take advantage here, reworking her own energy here to keep the momentum on her side as she’s steadily dragging Milli upward, with Banks looking to make the rise a bit more complicated as she’s remaining much more dormant with her stance! Miku fights against it, sending repeated fists over her back to keep her at bay, as she’s now looking toward the steel steps with a grin on her face!!! This isn’t good for Milli at all! MIKU’S LOOKING TO IRISH WHIP MILLI RIGHT INTO THOSE STEEL STEPS!

Stew-O: BUT MILLI REVERSES THE MOMENTUM TO SEND MIKU TOWARD THE STEPS INSTEAD—AND MIKU HOPS RIGHT ONTO THE STEEL STEPS TO EVADE DISASTER! Miku is able to take a breath of relief after jumping onto the steel steps, with Milli not able to return the pressure forward for a moment as the effects of the powerbomb are still weighing heavily on her at the moment! Sakai sees that she is unable to retort, and Banks is slowly rising as MIKU IS LEAPING OFF OF THE STEPS FOR A LEAPING FOREARM STRIKE FROM ABOVE—

Gavin Kirkland: SUPERKICK CATCHES MIKU SAKAI IN MID AIR!!!! MILLI BANKS IS ABLE TO CAPITALIZE WHEN MIKU LEAST EXPECTS IT!!! Miku’s eyes instantly go wide as she’s slumping against the apron, unable to make another step by any means as Milli stumbles a bit backing against the barricade!! One thing is for sure, and that’s how she’s been able to put an immediate halt to the offense that Miku has tried to garner again after the powerbomb!

Persephone: Well, that’ll do it. Miku looks like she’s a deer in headlights with how that superkick rattled her brain, and Milli knows that much too. She’s taking a hold of her and tossing her back into the ring, able to recollect her own bearings as she wants to keep making sure that this lunatic will be staying down for much longer than she likely wants! There’s no count to be made as Miku is still dormant in the ring, and Milli is getting herself back up on the apron as she motions inside—

Stew-O: # MIKU’S GOT HER LEG!!!

(CRANK!!!!!!)

Gavin Kirkland: OH NO!!!!! A VICIOUS DRAGON SCREW FROM MIKU SAKAI TWISTS MILLI’S LEG!!!!! THE NOTORIOUSLY WORSENED LEG HAS MILLI IMMEDIATELY YELLING OUT IN PAIN AS SHE HOLDS ONTO IT!!!! The fact that she was still entering the ring left her in such a vulnerable state to not anticipate Miku suddenly taking that swift grasp of her leg!!! Now Milli is struggling immensely, trying to get herself back up on her own accord while Miku is motioning back toward her, with another grasp of her leg!!!!

Stew-O: BUT MILLI IS FIGHTING BACK!!! SHE SENDS A FOREARM SPIRALING TOWARD HER JAW! AND ANOTHER ONE!!! AND ANOTHER ONE!!! Miku is forced to let go as she backs away into the ropes, as Milli is keeping her stance upheld while Sakai can;t retort back immediately, as she’s now rushing ahead and not looking to relent back as she’s seeking out this SPINNING BACK ELBOW–

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MIKU DUCKS UNDER & SENDS AN IMMENSE CHOP BLOCK SPRAWLING AGAINST THE LEG OF MILLI BANKS!!!! NOT GOOD AT ALL!!!! MILLI IS HURT!!! Milli has stated before that another injury caused to that bad knee can be the end of her career!!! Sakai doesn’t seem to give a damn about her career if it means becoming a World Champion for the first time in her career! Desperation is taking the reins for the challenger as Milli is in trouble right now!

Stew-O: As Miku is motioning herself away from Milli, assessing the situation accordingly as Milli is trying to maintain that she can rise to her feet without any assistance from the environment, but Sakai knows that she is vulnerable! The precise weakness she has been trying to expose since the start of this match has been shown before the whole world watching, as Milli rises to a knee—BEFORE MIKU HOPS RIGHT ONTO MILLI & SENDS HER SPIRALLING DOWNWARD WITH ANOTHER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!!! COVER MAINTAINED!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: T—

Persephone: NOPE! Milli raises the shoulder kicks out from the pin—but Miku immediately pounces on the hold of her leg!! Milli doesn’t even get the opportunity to recover as Miku is choosing to apply pressure with immediate effect here, she’s dragging Milli’s leg over to the ropes and situates herself on the outside of the apron, she’s just not slowing down for a damn thing as this match keeps on going!

Stew-O: AS SHE DEVLIVERS AN EVEN MORE CONTORTING DRAGON SCREW RIGHT OVER THE BOTTOM ROPE & APRON!!!! MY GOD!! MILLI IS JUST CLUTCHING ONTO HER LEG AS MIKU IS ABLE TO REMAIN ON HER FEET WHILE ON THE OUTSIDE! Sakai has been incapacitating Milli Banks to the very best of her own ability, and the referee is keeping a sharp eye on Milli as she may not even be able to continue furthermore if this is the pace that she will have to operate on from here! Miku slides herself back into the ring, as she doesn’t linger for long waiting for Milli to get herself back up!

Gavin Kirkland: ‘CAUSE MIKU IS LOOKING TO SPIN MILLI RIGHT AROUND INTO THE BOSTON CRAB—BUT MILLI CONTINUOUSLY TURNS HERSELF FURTHER TO PREVENT IT! SHE KEPT THE MOMENTUM OF THE TURN AND NAILS A STIFF HEEL RIGHT ACROSS THE MOUTH OF MIKU TO MAKE HER STEP BACK! Miku’s got to let go as Milli still has plenty of fight deep down in this match!!! Sakai is shaking her own head as this is not the pace that she wants this to turn into! Bloody lip and all, Miku rushes toward Milli while she’s rising as she LOOKS FOR A RUNNING KNEE–

Stew-O: MILLI QUICKLY SIDESTEPS & MIKU COLLIDES WITH THE CORNER INSTEAD!!! Sakai is staggering away from the turnbuckle and motioning backward with a slight hand over her own knee—AS MILLI ACTS QUICKLY WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX THAT SENDS SAKAI CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE BACK OF HER OWN NECK YET AGAIN!!!! That absolutely had to hurt as Miku is now struggling to find her own footing again! She has landed precisely on her neck a consecutive number of times, and Milli is keeping steady on one good leg while pacing right back over to the challenger,TAKING HOLD OF HER AGAIN!!!

Persephone: ANOTHER DRAGON SUPLEX CAUSES MIKU TO CRASH BACK INTO THE BACK OF HER OWN NECK!!!! It’s either Miku fucking dies in this ring or Milli’s never walking again, maybe we’ll get both!! This is fantastic!!! Now Milli has shifted with her arms wrapping around her waist, keeping her steady as that knee is still giving her trouble to stand properly, and SHE HOLDS HER WRIST, LETTING IT RIDE BY PULLING HER IN—

Gavin Kirkland: RIPCORD SLAP!!!! Miku is staggered as Milli steadily backs into the ropes, rebounding forward with the BICYCLE KNEE!!! HER SUPERIOR KNEE UTILIZED OF COURSE!! Milli drops down to one knee as Miku slumps to her knees, but she finds the wherewithal to motion toward the second rope, as Miku is unable to apply any other motion than standing—WHICH ALLOWS MILLI TO COMPLETE WITH ‘CROSSFADED’!!!!! MIKU IS SPIKED OVER HER OWN NECK AGAIN!!!! MILLI RUSHES HERSELF TO THAT COVER!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEE—

Stew-O: NOT ENOUGH!!! MIKU IS ABLE TO KICK OUT!!! Milli is sitting herself upright, she is not exactly fatigued but most of the strife is considerably too much for her to ignore pertaining to her knee! It seems the knee brace has been the very thing that’s keeping her from remaining on one adequate leg entirely! Now Milli is steadily rising, and she is taking a grasp of Sakai’s wrist as she slowly rises to her own two feet, although not exuding too much force on her bad knee, but she is prepared to keep Miku from getting back up again!

Gavin Kirkland: AS SHE SENDS A STIFF BOOT ACROSS HER JAW!!! Nothing to hold her back as Miku doesn’t seem to have the energy to fight back ,and there’s ANOTHER BOOT as Milli stomps into her mouth this time!!! Banks is delivering some nasty boots against Miku’s face as she does NOT want her challenger to mount up anything further! With how deliberate these have been, they feel like they’re personal as well! MILLI WITH ANOTHER BOOT RIGHT OVER THE UPPER CHEST!!! Sakai may be in deep waters!

(As Milli looks to drive her boot against the face of Miku once more, she can sense that Miku is allowing for a slight smirk to emerge from her face, and she squints while glaring down at her.)

Milli Banks: (off-mic) The fuck is so funny? What are y—

(## SPIT!!!)

Persephone: Oooohhhh shit….

(The bundle of saliva & blood flew directly onto the face of Milli, across her forehead. Milli takes a longer deep breath, her jaw tightening out of suppressed anger as Miku grins with bloody teeth.)

Miku Sakai: (off-mic) And you won’t do shit about it…

Stew-O: MIKU SPITS AT MILLI!! AND THE WORLD CHAMPION IS SURELY ANGRY, CAUSE SHE’S TAKEN A MUCH STRONGER HOLD OF HER WRIST AS SHE PROCEEDS TO TRAP HER ARM— LOOKING FOR ‘MEGIDOLADYNE’!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MIKU CAUGHT HER LEG!!! MILLI IS WIDE EYED AS MIKU STEADILY RISES AS SHE PRIED MILLI’S GRIP AWAY AND HELD HER LEG, UP TO HER FEET AS MILLI IS LEFT TEETERING WITH PRESSURE ON THE BAD KNEE!!!

Stew-O: AND MIKU SENDS A STAGGERING KNEE LIFT RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW OF MILLI BANKS!!! DID A TOOTH JUST FLY OUT?!?! MILLI IS STAGGERED IMMENSELY AS SAKAI RUSHES TOWARD THE APRON! Milli hasn’t been able to motion much after the knee as she’s left in this daze! Allowing for Sakai to leap right onto the ropes and LEAP TOWARD MILLI BANKS WITH THE SPRINGBOARD FOREARM ACROSS THE TEMPLE!!!

Persephone: MILLI IS LAID OUT!!! MIKU RUSHES HERSELF TO THE COVER AS SHE DOESN’T HOLD OUT FOR LONG!! THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEE—

Gavin Kirkland: NOT ENOUGH!! MILLI KICKS OUT!!! Milli is refusing to stay down the longer that this match can possibly go and Miku has to be feeling the frustrations just keep on building the further this match progresses! Now she’s standing herself, and she’s dragging Milli over to the middle of the ring before using her leg to roll her right over and onto her knees, Sakai’s got some wicked intentions here!

Stew-O: “Cause she’s not just looking to put Milli down, she’s looking to ensure that there is ni possible way for her to rise back up to her feet!! Miku takes a hold of Milli and seems to have her directly in position, this is all that can be done from here the longer that this match is looking to pan out!!! MIKU IS HOISTING MILLI BANKS HIGH—

Persephone: # FOR THE ‘CUCK KILLER’ !!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MILLI SQUIRMS FREE AND KEEPS A HOLD OF MIKU’S WRIST, AS SHE PULLS HER RIGHT OVER—INTO AN ELECTRIC SPINNING BACK ELBOW THAT CAUSES SAKAI TO STAGGER BRIEFLY!!! Miku is left in this dazed state as Banks is now using the ropes to pull herself back up!!! Sakai is trying to get herself back to her feet somehow–BUT MILLI IS ALREADY MOTIONING TOWARD HER!

Stew-O: AS SHE HOPS RIGHT OVER WITH A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB DIRECTLY INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!!!! THE BACK OF MIKU’S NECK COLLIDES WITH THE TURNBUCKLE THERE! Sakai immediately clutches onto her own neck again, rolling herself away and under the ropes perhaps out of sheer need to escape before the situation can get worse for herself! Milli has time to recover but at the same time, Sakai can also benefit from all of this!

Gavin Kirkland: And Milli is VERY aware of this, as she now motions herself toward the ropes, sliding under as she shakes her head, looking to ensure that there is no way for Sakai to keep herself away for long! Milli is now gripping Sakai’s hair, pulling her upward as she’s very much intent on making Miku go through the worst to come!!

Persephone: BUT A THROAT CHOP BACKS MILLI AWAY!!! Milli Banks is now coughing up here as she’s clutching onto the ropes, turning away as she is refusing to keep herself from undergoing more of the struggle that comes with this match!! GIVE IT TO ME! MIKU IS YANKING MILLI OVER AND STEADILY HOISTING HER, SHE’S GONNA TRY TO KILL HER WITH THIS ONE!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: GOODNESS GRACIOUS DON’T DO IT!!!! NO!!!!! THE ‘STARFALL’ VERTEBREAKER ONTO THE APRON!!!!

Stew-O: MILLI SQUIRMS TO HER FEET RIGHT BEHIND MIKU ON THE APRON—AND SENDS A STAGGERING KNIFE EDGE CHOP RIGHT ACROSS THE BACK OF HER NECK!!!!!! MY GOD! Miku immediately winces in immense pain as her neck has been affected yet again!!! Milli turns her right around and sinks her directly into position!!!! SHE’S HOISTING HER UP WITH THE MOST UNEASY STANCE IN THE WORLD—

Persephone: HOOOOLY SHIT THAT’S A PILEDRIVER ON THE FUCKING APRON. RIGHT ON THAT APRON OF ALL PLACES!!! MIKU SLUMPS DOWN ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR AND MILLI IS IMMEDIATELY HOLDING ONTO HER KNEE!!! THE REFEREE’S ROLLING HIMSELF OUT TO CHECK ON MIKU SAKAI RIGHT NOW! SHE JUST GOT SPIKED ONTO THE DAMN APRON!

Gavin Kirkland: HOW MUCH MORE! HOW MUCH MORE IS HER POOR NECK GONNA BE PUT THROUGH!!! I suppose that’s what she is given in return for the damage she has caused to the decreasingly viable knee of Milli Banks!!! Milli is trying to get herself able to stand in any significant manner possible! This cannot go any further than where it has from here, Miku herself has been through enough that any match without weaponry can possibly give!

Persephone: Uh… The fuck…? She’s moving… This psychopath is still moving.

(Miku can be seen crawling, as she is shaking her head vigorously despite all of the damage dealt to her neck, as the referee is constantly speaking to her while trying to assess her.)

Referee: (off-mic) Miku! Are you sure that you can—

Miku Sakai: (off-mic) Shut the.. fuck up already… I go… ‘till I fucking can’t…

Stew-O: Miku is remaining all the more adamant that she can continue to maintain the pace that she needs to from here!!! Milli is glaring toward her, she sees that Sakai is still able to crawl and it is making her realize she needs to commit to pressuring her even further! While the referee is fixated on the challenger now the champion is heading over! She pulls the referee aside as she reaches for Miku–

Gavin Kirkland: ‘CAT SCRATCH FEVER’!!!!! MIKU JUST RAKED THE EYES OF MILLI VIOLENTLY AS MILLI BANKS YELLS OUT!!! MILLI’S IMMEDIATELY HOLDING ONTO HER FACE, CLUTCHING CLOSELY AS SHE’S BEEN INCAPACITATED FOR THE TIME BEING!!! MIKU IS NOW LOOKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE—AS SHE NAILS A RUNNING KNEE ACROSS HER JAW!

Stew-O: AND MILLI IS STAGGERED AS SHE’S LEFT LEANED OVER THE ANNOUNCE DESK!!! NOW MIKU HAS HER OPPORTUNITY!!!! She gets herself up to the announce desk as well!!! She’s pulling Milli right along and dragging her upward with every ounce of her energy that she still possesses!!! Miku is looking to do everything in her power to HOIST MILLI INTO POSITION!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: SHE CAN’T!!!!

(# THUMP!!!)

Persephone: # ‘STARFALL’ VERTEBREAKER RIGHT ONTO THE ANNOUNCE DESK!!!! MILLI GETS A TASTE OF HER OWN MEDICINE AS THE BACK OF HER NECK CRASHES INTO THE DESK!!

Stew-O: MIKU GRITS HER TEETH AS THE BLOOD IS ABSOLUTELY COVERING HER MOUTH, YET SHE KNOWS THIS IS HER CHANCE!!! MIKU IS DRAGGING MILLI’S LIMP BODY OFF OF THE ANNOUNCE DESK AND INTO THE RING!!!! SAKAI IS EAGERLY CRAWLING HERSELF OVER TO HER TO HOOK THE LEG!!! THE REFEREE LIDES TO THE COUNT!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Gavin Kirkland: MILLI KICKS OUT!!!! MILLI IS STILL IN THIS!!! MIKU IS WIDE EYED AS SHE’S NOW LOOKING TOWARD MILLI! SHE CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!

Stew-O: MIKU IS LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE!!! SHE HAS BROUGHT IT ALL TO MILLI IN THIS MATCH AS MUCH AS SHE COULD!!!

(Then, Miku’s gaze falls upon a particular sight.)

Persephone: What the hell is she…

Gavin Kirkland: THE KNEE BRACE!!! MIKU IS PRYING AWAY THE KNEE BRACE AS MILLI IS TRYING TO KEEP HER AT BAY! THE REFEREE IS YELLING AT MIKU BUT SAKAI—SHE YANKS IT OFF!!!

Stew-O: THE KNEE BRACE IS GONE!!! MIKU SEEMS TO PREPARING TO STRIKE MILLI DOWN WITH THE DAMN KNEE BRACE!!!!

Persephone: FUCKKKK THE REFEREE YANKS IT AWAY!!! MIKU IS NOW TURNING HERSELF AROUND AND GLARING TOWARD THE REFEREE!!! SAKAI IS IRATE AS SHE’S SCOLDING THE REF’ AND CAN’T TURN THE FUCK AROUND!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ‘CAUSE MILLI’S JUST SHOVED MIKU FORWARD INTO THE REFEREE IN THE CORNER–AND INTO A SUDDEN O’CONNOR ROLL PIN!!! MIKU IS SQUIRMING AS THE REFEREE DROPS THE KNEE BRACE TO SLIDE TO THE COVER!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Stew-O: KICK OUT!!!! KICK OUT!!! MIKU IS ABLE TO KICK OUT—BUT MILLI’S KEEPING A HOLD OF HER WRIST!!!!

Persephone: ## AND YANKS HER INTO ‘NOCTURNE’!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: THE DOUBLE FOOT STOMP RIGHT INTO HER UPPER CHEST!!!! MILLI COULDN’T RISK MIKU CATCHING HER KNEE AGAIN & COMMITTED TO THE FOOT STOMP! SHE DRAPES OVER MIKU WHILE CLUTCHING ONTO HER BAD KNEE!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Persephone: WHAT THE??!? STILL???? MIKU IS STILL KICKING OUT! SHE’D RATHER DIE THAN LOSE AGAIN!!

Stew-O: SHEER RESILIENCE FROM MIKU SAKAI TONIGHT! MILLI IS FEELING THE PRESSURE HERE!!! SHE FORCES HERSELF UP TO HER FEET, KEEPING A TIGHT HOLD OF SAKAI’S HEAD AS SHE’S REFUSING TO LET UP! SHE’S LOOKING TO END THIS RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW!!!

Gavin Kirkland: AS SHE STEPS HERSELF ONTO THE ROPES WHILE HOLDING ONTO MIKU FOR ‘STRANGE JOURNEY’!!!!

Stew-O: BUT MIKU IS CLUTCHING ONTO THE TURNBUCKLE DESPERATELY TO PREVENT HER FROM COMMITTING! MILLI CAN’T COMMIT TO IT AS SHE TRIES TO YANK MIKU AWAY!!!

Persephone: AND THE TURNBUCKLE IS EXPOSED!!!! THE PADDING FLIES OFF AS MILLI & MIKU BOTH STAGGER AWAY WHILE THE REFEREE IMMEDIATELY TAKES NOTICE!

Gavin Kirkland: AS THE REFEREE TAKES THE PADDING AND LOOKS TO FIX THE TURNBUCKLE—MILLI IS RUSHING BACK TOWARD MIKU BEFORE SHE CAN EVEN FULLY RISE!

Stew-O: ## ‘ANDROMEDA’!!!!!!

(# WHACK!!!!!!)

Persephone: # THE FUCKING KNEE BRACE!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MIKU JUST WHACKED THE KNEE BRACE ACROSS MILLI’S SKULL!!!! BANKS IS OUT COLD!!!!! MIKU TOSSES THE KNEE BRACE TO THE OUTSIDE AS SHE’S YELLING PROFANITIES AT THE REFEREE TO LOOK!!!

Stew-O: NOT LIKE THIS!!!! NOT LIKE THIS!!!! THE REFEREE IMMEDIATELY TAKES HIS ATTENTION TO THE PIN AND SLIDES TO COUNT THE COVER!!!!!

Persephone: NO FUCKING WAY!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

(…)

(…)

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: NOT. DONE. YET. MILLI BANKS SURVIVES!!!!

Persephone: WHAT THE FUCK!!!

Stew-O: MILLI STAYS IN THIS!!!! SHE’S ABLE TO KEEP THE REIGN ALIVE FOR THE TIME BEING!

Miku Sakai: (off-mic) FUCK! FUCKKKKK!!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!

(Miku slams her fist down into the mat in anger & frustration as Milli is beginning to draw color from her head due to the knee brace, the crimson mask building steadily.)

Gavin Kirkland: TANTRUM OVER—‘CAUSE NOW MIKU IS RUSHING TO PUT AN END TO THIS! SHE’S MOTIONING TOWARD THE CORNER, REFUSING TO BE KEPT DOWN FOR LONG AS SHE CLIMBS HER WAY UP TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!!!

Stew-O: MILLI CAN BE SEEN FORCING HERSELF TO RISE UPWARD, SAKAI LAYING IN WAIT AS BANKS HAD TO SLIGHTLY ADJUST HER OWN BOOT—AS MIKU TAKES FLIGHT!!!!

Persephone: # ‘WALK OF SHAME’ CORKSCREW CUTTER!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MILLI HALTS HER BY CATCHING HER OVER THE CANVAS BEFORE SHE CAN CONNECT!!!! MIKU IS WIDE-EYED AS SHE MAY HAVE UNDERSHOT DUE TO FATIGUE AS MILLI IS ABLE TO HOLD HER IN PLACE—

Stew-O: AND SEND HER SPIRALLING ONTO HER NECK AGAIN WITH ANOTHER SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!!! SHE DOES IT AGAIN!!! MIKU ROLLS BACKWARD THROUGH THE THUMP ONTO THE CANVAS!

Gavin Kirkland: AS MILLI IS NOW DRAGGING HERSELF BACK UP WITH THE ROPES, KEEPING STEADY AS SHE LOOKS TOWARD MIKU—

Miku Sakai: (off-mic) fuck you…

Persephone: WHAT?!?!? SHE’S RISING BACK UP TO HER FEET AFTER LANDING ON THE BACK OF HER NECK FOR THE HUNDRETH FUCKING TIME!!!

Stew-O: PERHAPS AS ONE LAST ACT OF DEFIANCE—‘CAUSE MILLI DOESN’T WASTE A MOMENT RUSHING TOWARD HER!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ## TO LAND ‘ANDROMEDA’!!! THE PIN IS MAINTAINED BUT SHE’S FORCED TO HEIGHTEN HER HOLD DUE TO THE PAIN OF HER LEG!!!

Stew-O: MIKU’S SQUIRMING BUT CAN’T MOVE!!!! THE REF’ COUNTS AWAY!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

(…)

(…)

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: # MILLI’S POSITIONING COSTS HER!!!!

Stew-O: ‘CAUSE HER FOOT IS HELD BY MIKU AS SHE TWISTS HER LEG AROUND TO FORCE THE PIN AWAY!!! MILLI YELLS OUT AS MIKU SHIFTS HERSELF UPRIGHT AND TRANSITIONS INTO THE MANEUVER MILLI’S AVOIDED ‘TILL NOW!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: THE SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!!!! THE BOSTON CRAB IS APPLIED DIRECTLY TO HER BAD KNEE BEING HELD IN PLACE AS MILLI IS YELLING OUT IN AGONY!!! MIKU IS TRYING TO CONTORT HER LEG BACK AGAINST HERSELF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!

Persephone: AND HER HAND IS FUCKING HOVERING OVER THE MAT!!! THE PAIN HAS BECOME SO INTENSE THAT TAPPING OUT IS ABOUT TO BECOME INSTINCTUAL!!!

Stew-O: MILLI’S HAND IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE MAT!!!! MIKU IS WRENCHING HER KNEE BACK AND MAKING MILLI ARCH VIOLENTLY!!! BANKS DOESN’T SEEM TO HAVE A CHOICE!!! SHE CAN’T DO ANYTHING!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: SHE’S GONNA—NO!!!! IT CAN’T BE!!!!

Stew-O: SHE’S CRAWLING!!! SHE’S CLAWING AT THE CANVAS WITH HER NAILS JUST TO DRAG WITH ALL OF HER ENERGY! MIKU IS WIDE EYES!!!! SHE’S NEARING THE ROPES!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO!!! MIKU ELEVATES HERSELF SLIGHTLY TO DRAG MILLI AWAY!!! SHE DRAGS HER AWAY!!!

(However, as she’s dragging back toward the middle of the canvas.)

Persephone: What the actual fuck…

(The submission is long gone.)

Stew-O: MIKU’S HOLDING MILLI’S BOOT!!!! MILLI’S BOOT CAME OFF AS MIKU TRIED TO DRAG HER AWAY!!! BANKS LOOSENED HER BOOT WHILE MIKU WAS PREPPING ‘WALK OF SHAME’!!!

Gavin Kirkland: AND MIKU CAN’T REACT IN TIME—AS MILLI SPIRALS WITH THE BACKSTABBER!!!!

Persephone: FOLLOWED UP BY THE BRIDGING CROSSFACE—AS SHE STOMPS HER FOOT OVER THE BACK OF HER NECK!!!!

Stew-O: ’INFINITE LIGHT!!!!!’ MILLI IS KEEPING THE CROSSFACE APPLIED AND STOMPING AWAY!!!! MIKU IS TRYING TO HOLD OUT WITH ALL THAT SHE HAS!!! ALL THAT SHE CAN!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT THE DAMAGE DONE TO HER NECK IS TOO MUCH!!!! IT’S JUST TOO MUCH TO KEEP TAKING!!!

Persephone: # SHE’S GONE!!! THE REF’ CALLS IT!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… AND STILLLLLLLLLL EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION, MILLIIIIIIIIIII BANKS!!!

Gavin Kirkland: WOW! That was a brutal championship match that really did live up to the billing! I won’t ever deny watching such a treat when I know there is one, that’s for sure! Milli & Miku were giving it to one another like no other, I thought Miku had won so many more times than I can possibly count!

Persephone: Well, it’s impressive that she pushed the pace that far when her neck is being held together by scraps & duct tape at this point, but she was showing that she can be a real threat to Milli throughout the entire match.

Stew-O: Milli’s experience, awareness, & in-ring prowess takes the reins despite the immense pressure dealt to her bad knee, and it led to her culminating all of the damage dealt to give her the victory in what was an immense match tonight. Congratulations, to the reigning two-time Universal Women’s Champion, Milli Banks!

(‘You Are Stronger’ can be heard emanating throughout the speakers again, as the referee hands the Universal Women’s Championship to Milli Banks while she’s recollecting herself on the canvas. Milli very steadily rises to her feet, slowly but surely before raising the title while nodding to herself. She then leans herself against the corner, as Miku is situated on the apron, hands on her head in disappointment while being assessed by another official as the scene soon fades.)

(A commercial plays for Papa John’s.)

(King of Elite returned and the crowd became hushed. They turned their attention towards the video tron and the next match graphic flashed across the screen.)

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(‘Saccharrine’ by Violent Vira started to pump through the speakers of the sold-out stadium in Rome. The crowd got to their feet and let loose as one of their favorites, Holly Arrow, stepped onto the stage.)

(There was a look of determination on Holly’s face tonight as she removed her ring jacket on the stage. Her attire was white but it was decorated with what looked to be dried blood. She looked up at the sky, closed her eyes, and allowed herself to get mentally prepared for what was going to be a huge match for her.)

Jake Mercer: That is quite the attire Holly has on here tonight.

Flannery McCoy: There’s a story behind it, or so I’m told. Over the years, Holly has kept every single towel she has used to clean the blood from her face that she’s spilled from this company. She took them and turned them into a custom gear for herself that symbolizes her struggles, especially here at this particular event. King of Elite is an event that has never been kind to Holly, and after what we’ve seen go down on Dynasty between Holly and Drake King, perhaps she’s ready to shed the past and look towards the future.

Stew-O: That’s a hell of a statement to make, and we’ll have to see how the match goes. But I can tell you right now that Holly is wa-

(Stew-O was abruptly cut off because something was happening on the ramp.)

Flannery McCoy: THAT’S DRAKE KING! DRAKE JUST RAN OUT AND ATTACKED HOLLY ARROW FROM BEHIND! HE’S SHED HIS RING JACKET AND IS USING IT TO CHOKE HER! THIS ISN’T FAIR!

(Drake wasn’t the type to care about what was or was not fair. He brought Holly to her knees and started to drag her down the ramp and towards the ring. The referee had met him and was yelling at him to release Holly, but Drake shoved the other man away. He neared the ring steps, released Holly from the choke, and pulled her up by the hair.)

Jake Mercer: DRAKE SLAMS HOLLY INTO THE LED RING POST AND HE JUST PICKED HER UP AND LAID HER OUT ON TOP OF THE RING STEPS WITH A SUPLEX! DRAKE CLAWS HOLLY IN HER FACE, JERKS HER BY THE HAIR, AND LAYS HER ON THE STEPS FACE FIRST!

Stew-O: HE’S ON THE APRON RIGHT NOW AND IS STOMPING AWAY AT THE BACK OF HOLLY’S HEAD! STOMP AFTER STOMP CONNECTS AND THERE IS NOTHING THE REFEREE CAN DO! THIS MATCH HASN’T STARTED AND DRAKE IS DESTROYING HOLLY ARROW RIGHT NOW!

(Drake wasn’t content with just stomping on Holly. He truly wanted to hurt her. He hopped down from the ring apron, pulled Holly’s head back, and violently slammed it into the steps. He pulled her head up once again, checking for damage, and slammed her head back into the steps. This time when he pulled her head up, he smirked. Drake had busted Holly open. He turned her over, so that she was laying on the steps on her back.)

Flannery McCoy: Wait… what’s he doing now??

(The audience held their breath as Holly laid sprawled across the steel ring steps. The gash in her forehead was bleeding but her eyelids were fluttering. Drake looked like a crazed person as he stomped towards the timekeeper’s area and grabbed up the ring bell.)

Referee: (off-mic) What are you doing??

(A terrible smile crossed Drake’s face as he held up the bell and the little mallet used to ring it.)

Drake King: (off-mic) Ding! Ding! Ding!

(Then he rang the bell much to everyone’s disgust. The baffled referee finally just shook his head, throwing his hands up in frustration.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Referee: (off-mic) Fine. It’s official.

Stew-O: Well I guess this match is underway now, and apparently we’re doing it on the Hall of Famer’s terms. Something seems very wrong with Drake King tonight, and I don’t see this match going well for Holly Arrow.

(The veteran broadcaster was pointing out the obvious as Drake tossed Holly into the ring. Holly, to her credit, wasn’t about to go out like this, not this quickly, and she tried to push herself up. With one hand, she wiped the blood out of her eyes and dared to look up at Drake. He stood above her, face completely blank, and he violently kicked her right in the head. The gash was opened even more, and Holly’s blood trickled onto the canvas.)

Drake King: (off-mic) Pathetic.

(Grabbing the hair, Drake dragged Holly to her feet. He looked at her with pure, unfiltered hatred and all because she called her shot for a match against him. Drake shook his head and stepped back, watching Holly try to maintain her footing. She was wobbling, and understandably so, and this actually brought a smirk to Drake’s face.)

Jake Mercer: Drake goes for a forearm, but HOLLY BLOCKS IT! Drake doesn’t look thrilled about that, and he tries again. Holly blocks it again, and looks for her own forearm, but Drake grabs her by the wrist and bends it back. Holly grabs for his hair, his face, anything to get into this match, but Drake muscles her off and takes another step back.

Stew-O: Holly spins around, and her eyes are full of fire! She goes right for Drake. There’s a collar and elbow tie-up. They both look to gain the upper-hand here, but Holly takes control with a knee to the stomach and she starts hammering away on Drake!

(It was clear to all that Holly wasn’t happy with how things had gone so far. Then again, most people who are the victim of a blind side really aren’t. She absolutely battered Drake with a series of blows to his head and back, and managed to shove him into the corner. She stomped him down into a sitting position, much to the crowd’s delight.)

Flannery McCoy: Drake attempts to leave the ring through the ropes, but Holly pulls him back in by the hair! She drops down on top, and starts wailing away on Drake! This crowd is firmly behind her at the moment but Drake muscles Holly off and both of them are quick to their feet.

Jake Mercer: Drake rushes in for a clothesline but Holly ducks underneath, grabs the waist, and dumps Drake on the back of his head with a German! He sits up but she flies at him with a dropkick right to the jaw!

Stew-O: She pulls Drake up, hooks the wrist, and I think Holly is looking for ‘Odin’s Lost Eye’!

Flannery McCoy: Drake manages to fight free before Holly could get him up for her trademark wrist-clutch Olympic Slam and catches Holly with a nasty right hand to the face! Holly shakes it off, absolutely NAILS Drake with a soccer style kick to the chest, and follows up with one to the knee! That drops Drake and here comes Holly… ‘LODESTAR’S RISING’! STEP-UP AXE KICK CONNECTS AND HOLLY GOES FOR THE COVER!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Jake Mercer: Shoulder up from Drake!

(Holly sat back on her haunches, took a deep breath, and cleared her mind. The caked blood on her face was starting to dry and the wound had cauterized itself. She touched it, just to make sure the bleeding had stopped, and sighed with relief. It wasn’t her first time getting busted open, of course. It seemed to be the norm, for better or worse, in the land of Elite, but she hadn’t anticipated it going into this match.)

Holly Arrow: (off-mic and to herself) I guess I should have…

(As Holly stood up, Drake started to crawl for the ropes. She caught his foot, but he landed a back kick to her hand that forced her to let go and the crafty Elitist pulled himself to the outside. Holly grinned, and she backed up, before taking off, looking for a suicide dive!)

Flannery McCoy: DRAKE JUST KNOCKED HOLLY OUT OF THE AIR WITH A NASTY UPPERCUT!

(This elicited a ton of jeers from the crowd. It was clear they were on the side of Holly Arrow and the only response Drake had for them was a roll of the eyes. Holly was hanging off the apron now and Drake slammed his fist right into her chest, knocking the wind out of her. Holly slipped to the ground, clutching her chest, and Drake grabbed a hold of the ropes for leverage for tucking his foot under Holly’s chin and standing on her neck.)

Stew-O: The referee has no other choice but to start the ten count, but Drake doesn’t seem to care about that at all.

Flannery McCoy: I think it’s safe to say that Drake King doesn’t care about anything but Drake King, and that’s on full display tonight. He said this week that it was an insult to him to face someone like Holly Arrow.

(With the count nearing ‘eight’, Drake pulled himself into the ring to stop it. As he did that, Holly desperately tried to suck the air back into her lungs. Drake slithered out of the ring once again and this time he snatched Holly up so that she was back to a vertical base. A nasty headbutt from Drake to Holly, reopened the wound on her forehead and Drake threw his head back and laughed. He took a casual seat on the apron, wrapped his legs around Holly’s torso and his arms around her neck.)

Drake King: (off-mic) Go to sleep, stupid.

Jake Mercer: The count has started once again, but we all know that Drake is going to milk every single second of it. He’s switched to a one armed choke and is using his knuckles to open up that wound even more. I hate to say it, but Holly’s wearing the proverbial crimson mask right now and I’m not sure how she gets back into this match.

Stew-O: Drake pulls her up and shoves her into the ring. The count is broken as a result and he climbs in after her. Drake doesn’t waste any time as he starts to stomp the life out of Holly. His foot connects with her face, her chest, her stomach, and once again her face.

(Seeing the blood on his boot, Drake snarled. He took his foot and wiped it across the front of Holly’s symbolic gear, and this amped up the crowd once again. Drake closed his eyes and smiled, letting the crowd’s disdain wash over him. There was no denying he was in his element right now, and things for Holly were only going to get worse.)

Flannery McCoy: Holly is pulled into a vertical suplex position and of course, Drake is just letting her hang in the air upside down. Holly is in a world of trouble at this moment, and there’s very little she can do to fight back.

(Once Drake tired of holding Holly, he brought her crashing to the mat with a nasty brainbuster. Instead of going for the cover, he brought her to the ropes, and used them to choke her. Drake broke at the count of four, but that didn’t stop him from doing it again. He continued to repeat his dastardly actions much to the referee’s annoyance, and finally after the fifth time of breaking at four, he got back to his feet. He pulled Holly to her knees, draped her arms around the second rope, and tied her up by drawing the top rope down.)

(Holly Arrow was a sitting duck for him and she knew it.)

(Despite her predicament, Holly was starting to get angry. Drake loomed over her like a comic book villain, and she couldn’t help but look at him with defiance in her eyes. Drake booted her in the face with his foot but Holly locked her eyes on him once again. Drake booted her in the face a few more times, just to add insult to injury, but Holly refused to let him get into her head.)

Holly Arrow: (off-mic) You’ll have to do better than that.

(Drake merely shrugged his shoulders.)

Drake King: Ok.

(An onslaught of offense started for Drake. He stiffed Holly with kicks to the chest and to her rib cage. He booted her in the face multiple times before dropping down and wrapping his hands around her throat. The referee had no choice but to get in there and break it up, shoving Drake back. This did not sit well with Drake King at all.)

Stew-O: Drake grabbed the referee and pulled him away from Holly! He was in the process of trying to free her, and now Drake is pissed.

Flannery McCoy: I’m sure the last thing Drake wants is to get disqualified in this match and the referee is warning him of that.

Jake Mercer: Yes, but all this wasted time is allowing Holly to recover. Over the years, we have seen how tough this woman is. She leaves her heart and soul in the ring every single time, and I doubt tonight will be an exception to that.

(Holly has somehow gotten her feet under her and as a result, she is able to break the hold the ropes had her in. Drake’s eyes widen and his face flushes with anger. He rushed to the ropes and used them to springboard himself, looking to hit Holly with a forearm.)

Stew-O: SUPERKICK! HOLLY ARROW JUST KNOCKED DRAKE OUT OF THE AIR WITH A SUPERKICK!

(Holly allowed herself a precious few seconds of respite before she threw herself on top of Drake. Anger and frustration fueled the blows she landed on Drake’s face and head. He tossed her off, but Holly had that second wind now and she went right back at him. More open-handed strikes and closed fist punches landed on Drake, and this time it was Holly who stopped herself. She did only so she could get up and bring Drake along with her. Forearm after forearm connected with his face and so did a dropkick to his chest. Drake fell back into the ropes and Holly clotheslined him over the top.)

Flannery McCoy: Holly Arrow is showing us that she has A LOT of fight left in her. She is urging the crowd to come alive and now that Drake is up, Holly takes off! She runs to the corner, leaps onto the turnbuckles, and throws herself into the air!

Stew-O: DRAKE CATCHES HER OFF THE FLYING CROSSBODY ATTEMPT!

Jake Mercer: BUT HOLLY IS ABLE TO TWIST AROUND AND SHE HAS ‘SUNSET PEAK’ LOCKED ON DRAKE ON THE OUTSIDE!!!

Flannery McCoy: That was an AMAZING transition into the Octopus Stretch and it seems like the tides have turned in this match! Drake is crying out as Holly holds onto him for dear life but this is happening OUTSIDE the ring! Holly can’t win this match like this!

Stew-O: I think this is more or less about wearing down Drake King, Flan. He’s done a number on Holly so far in this match and she finally has things under her control now. She’s paying attention to the referee’s count and as Drake drops to his knees, Holly lets go!

Jake Mercer: She slips in and out, simply to break up the count, and she drags Drake over to the ring steps!

(Holly looked down at the ringsteps and took in the sight of her own blood that stained them. That’s how she was busted open in the first place and now it was time for Drake to have a taste of his own medicine.)

Flannery McCoy: HOLLY HAS DRAKE BY THE HAIR AND SHE SLAMS HIS FACE INTO THE STEPS!

Stew-O: NOPE! DRAKE USED HIS HANDS TO BLOCK! HOLLY LEAPS IN THE AIR AND THERE’S A NASTY CURB STOMP! SHE JUST CURB STOMPED DRAKE RIGHT INTO THE STEPS!

(The camera zoomed in on Drake’s face and there’s a grotesque gash right above his left eye. Holly pounced on this and using Drake’s hair, she drove his face into the edge of the steps. She wiped his face into the steel, making sure that the sharp point of the steps was driven right into that cut. A puddle of blood formed underneath Drake and Holly shoved his face in it, attempting to drown him.)

Jake Mercer: THE REFEREE IS UP TO NINE AND HOLLY JUST DOVE BACK INTO THE RING! Drake is down and out on the outside, but Holly doesn’t seem satisfied at all with what she’s done. She goes back to the top rope and I have NO IDEA what she’s thinking, guys.

Stew-O: She’s thinking… DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! She lands on the back of Drake’s head, forcing him to choke on his own blood, and she grabs his dead weight and rolls him into the ring!

Flannery McCoy: HOLLY THROWS HERSELF ON TOP OF DRAKE FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHH-

Jake Mercer: Drake gets his shoulder up!

(Holly was fine with that. She frantically pulled Drake up and ran him chest first into the corner. She battered him with a series of shoulder thrusts to the kidney area. She stiffed Drake in the back with kick after kick, until he was forced to use the ropes to even hold himself up. Holly was feeling it and she called for Drake to come at her. He stumbled out of the corner with his back still turned and Holly pounced.)

Stew-O: HOLLY WITH A BEAUTIFUL SINGLE KNEE BACKSTABBER AND DRAKE IS FLOPPING AROUND ON THE MAT LIKE A FISH!

Flannery McCoy: THIS CROWD IS CHEERING HOLLY ON AS SHE PULLS UP DRAKE… AND THERE’S ‘VICTORIA’!!! THE POP-UP KNEE STRIKE LAYS DRAKE COMPLETELY OUT AND HOLLY GOES FOR ANOTHER COVER!!!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

(There is an audible groan across the crowd as once again Drake King was able to thwart the pinfall attempt. Holly sat back and pushed her bloody hair back off her face. Her expression was neutral, but her eyes told the entire story. She didn’t just want to win this match, she NEEDED to win this match. This would be the trademark victory she’d been waiting for, and Holly wasn’t going to hold anything back en route to getting it.)

Jake Mercer: Holly pulls Drake to his knees and she is peppering him with brutal kicks to the chest. Drake is defenseless right now, and Holly is doing everything she can to capitalize on that. Another kick connects to Drake’s chest, leaving its mark, and Holly gets a running start! RUNNING KNEE TO THE FACE LAYS DRAKE OUT!

Stew-O: But Holly pulls him back up! She steps back and motions for Drake to get back to his feet!

(The sound of Holly taunting him stirred something deep inside of Drake’s dark soul. In his mind, he was the last person anyone should taunt, and Holly was asking for it. Drake took a deep breath but he did get to his feet. He brushed his own dirty hair out his face and locked eyes with Holly. The damage done to him was obvious. He was bleeding and his eye was nearly swollen shut. Holly’s kicks had left his chest red and bruises were already starting to form. Drake didn’t take kindly to that whatsoever and he lunged for her.)

Flannery McCoy: Holly side-steps an incoming Drake King and he nearly collides with the turnbuckles! Drake is able to stop himself and turn around, but here comes Holly! A shotgun style dropkick connects with Drake and he is thrown back into the corner!

Jake Mercer: Drake tries to pull himself out of the ring but Holly is stomping and kicking at his hands! Drake has no choice but to let go of the ropes and Holly goes for the hair!

Stew-O: She tries to pull him up, but Drake manages to land some punches to her stomach. Holly lets go and uncorks an uppercut that snaps Drake’s head back! She looks for a follow-up, going for the arm, but Drake whips around and catches her off guard with a spinning backfist! Holly staggers back and Drake has given himself a small opening!

Flannery McCoy: He dives forward looking for a lariat, but Holly ducks, drops to her knees, and pulls Drake’s legs out from under him! She goes for a mount, but Drake catches her across the jaw with a forearm, scrambles up, and quickly lands a knee right to Holly’s face! Drake grabs the hair and he is absolutely pummeling Holly with knee strike after knee strike right to the face!

(Drake got the sense that he was finally back in control of the match and that relieved him. Holly was placed back on her feet and Drake sent her crashing into the corner. He gave Holly a moment to recover and when she did… he went for the bitter end for ‘The Lodestar’.)

Jake Mercer: DRAKE JUST BLASTED OUT OF THE CORNER AND THERE’S ‘THE GUILLOTINE’!!!!!

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(The audience gasped.)

Stew-O: THE SICK KICK DOES NOT CONNECT! HOLLY DOVE TO THE GROUND AND DRAKE CRASHES INTO THE CORNER! HE IS HUNG UP ON THE ROPES AND HOLLY, SENSING THAT SHE JUST GOT ANOTHER LIFELINE IN THIS MATCH, QUICKLY TIES HIM UP INTO THE TREE-OF-WOE!

Flannery McCoy: DRAKE IS TRASHING AROUND AS HOLLY SLIPS TO THE OUTSIDE! SHE CLIMBS THE TURNBUCKLES RIGHT ABOVE DRAKE AND HE IS LOOKING AT HER WITH NOTHING BUT HATE IN HIS EYES!

Jake Mercer: DRAKE IS USING HIS CORE STRENGTH TO SIT HIMSELF UP, DESPITE BEING TIED UP, BUT HOLLY CAREFULLY BALANCES HERSELF ON ONE FOOT AND USES THE OTHER ONE TO STOP HIM BACK DOWN!

Stew-O: THIS CROWD IS IN AWE OF HOLLY ARROW RIGHT NOW AND SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE, TWIRLING AROUND IN THE AIR, AND LANDING A DIVING KNEE DROP RIGHT ON DRAKE’S FACE!

(At least the blow to the face released Drake from his bonds. He fell from the ropes and landed on his side, crumpled up in a heap. Holly knew that there was no better chance for her to end the match than right now so that’s exactly what she decided to do.)

Flannery McCoy: Holly Arrow is on the cusp of gaining a huge win tonight, and she’s pulled Drake King away from the ropes. She brings him back to his feet, nailing him in the face with a few forearms before spinning around and hitting him directly in the throat with a palm strike. Drake immediately grabs for his throat, but Holly kicks him in the stomach and pulls him up!

Stew-O: ‘PSIONIC CROSSBOW’! BLOOD SUNDAY CONNECTS ON DRAKE KING!

(Holly lets out a strangled cry and she quickly goes for the cover, knowing she just won one of, if not THE biggest match of her career.)

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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Jake Mercer: SHE DID IT! SOME HOW… SOME WAY… HOLLY ARROW JUST FOUND A WAY TO DEFEAT DRAKE KING!!!

(There are tears of relief in Holly’s eyes as she sits up and raises her hand in the air. All the losses, all the verbal abuse hurled at her by her opponents had never meant less to her than it did right now. She had finally gotten a huge Marquee Live Event win under her belt.)

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(Because of thoughts running through her head, she didn’t hear the crowd. She didn’t hear their screams and they weren’t screaming because they were happy…)

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Flannery McCoy: Well damn…

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(It finally dawned on Holly that the bell hadn’t rang. Her mind cleared and she heard the crowd. She looked up at the referee with watery eyes.)

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(Even in a semi-conscious state, Drake had a ridiculous smile across his face. His foot rested on top of the bottom rope and he had the audacity to crack his good eye open and cross his arms behind his head, as if he were making himself more comfortable.)

Drake King: (off-mic) You really need to work on your ring awareness.

(Holly felt her heart sink to her feet.)

Stew-O: I thought she had it. I really thought Holly Arrow had won this match. I can’t even begin to imagine what is going through her mind right now but she looks frozen.

(Holly was frozen. Knowing that Drake had the wherewithal to get his foot on the rope did something to her soul. The fact he was sitting up now, mocking her his laughter, caused something deep inside of her to snap. Holly’s face turned red. Her eyes narrowed at Drake. She started breathing heavily and Drake actually stopped laughing.)

(Holly screamed and launched herself at Drake and the two ended up in a tangle of arms and legs. They started hammering away at one another, with Holly putting every last bit of energy she had into connecting with her punches and strikes. Drake switched back and forth between offense and defense, knowing he brought something out of Holly he wanted nothing to do with. As she landed on top of him and brought her hands around his throat to strangle him, Drake grabbed her wrists.)

(Drake stared right into Holly’s soul as she tried to strangle him and he only received a break when the referee pulled Holly off him. She was scratching and clawing at the referee, trying to get away from and Drake scooted all the way back into the corner. Holly looked possessed at the moment; every bit of emotion was pouring out of her. The referee let her go and she sprinted right to Drake.)

(He was able to brace himself as both of her knees collided with his face. Holly hammered away on his head and Drake had to physically use all of the strength advantage he had to shove her back. He quickly pulled himself up and threw his feet up right as Holly crashed into them.)

Flannery McCoy: HOLLY STAGGERS BACK AND DRAKE PUSHES HIMSELF OUT OF THE CORNER! HE GOES FOR A SUPERKICK BUT HOLLY CATCHES HIS FOOT! SHE SPINS DRAKE AROUND AND TRIES FOR A LARIAT BUT HE DUCKS!

Jake Mercer: SUPERKICK CONNECTS RIGHT TO HOLLY’S JAW BUT SHE REMAINS ON HER FEET! DRAKE WITH A SECOND SUPERKICK… AND A THIRD!

Stew-O: BLOOD AND SPIT JUST WENT FLYING EVERYWHERE AS HOLLY COLLAPSES FROM THAT THIRD SUPERKICK! DRAKE DRAGS HER TO THE CORNER AND PROPS HER UP!

Flannery McCoy: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL DRAKE IS ABOUT TO DO BUT IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT HOLLY! DRAKE IS OUTSIDE OF THE RING NOW, GOING TO THE TOP ROPE… THERE’S NO WAY.

Jake Mercer: IS DRAKE ABOUT TO PULL OFF A COAST TO COAST???

(The audience is screaming, stomping, cheering, and chanting for Holly to wake up. They are doing anything to get her attention and rouse her.)

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(But it doesn’t do any good.)

Stew-O: DRAKE KING WITH A NEW MOVE! THE COAST TO COAST DROPKICK CONNECTS RIGHT TO THE SIDE OF HOLLY’S HEAD!

Flannery McCoy: HE MAY HAVE BUSTED HER EARDRUM WITH THAT!

Jake Mercer: DRAKE PULLS HER UP AND LANDS A BEAUTIFUL SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Do we still call that ‘The Ok Bomb’???

Stew-O: IT DOESN’T MATTER, JAKE, BECAUSE DRAKE’S NOT DONE! HE’S GOT HOLLY AND HE’S MAKING IT A POINT TO DRAG HER TO THE CENTER OF THE RING. HE POINTS TO HIS HEAD AS IF TO SAY HE IS SMARTER THAN HER AND HE HOISTS HER UP!!!

Flannery McCoy: ‘KING’S WASTELAND’!!! THE FALCON’S ARROW CONNECTS AND DRAKE MAKES A HUGE SHOW OF HOOKING THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… HERE IS YOUR WINNER… DRAKE KING!

(Drake’s theme music starts to blast across the stadium drowning out the sounds of his maniacal laughter. He rolls off Holly and gets to his knees, throwing his hand in the air and demanding that the referee raise it. The referee does as he’s told and as Drake gets to his feet, he wipes his boots on Holly and looks down at her with disgust. He steps on her stomach instead of stepping over her and takes his leave from the ring.)

Flannery McCoy: The aftermath of that was NOT necessary but over the years we have come to expect the worst from a man like Drake. He has many different personalities and he showed one of the ugliest here tonight.

Jake Mercer: There’s no denying that Holly Arrow had a comeback for the ages in this match after Drake attacked her during her entrance. She made him suffer at times and I think we can all agree if perhaps she had moved him a few more inches, we would all be celebrating her victory right now.

Stew-O: We certainly would because Drake wasn’t kicking out. However, the chips fell where they may and tonight, they fell in the Hall of Famer’s favor. Hats off to Holly Arrow for her incredible effort and congratulations, I guess, to Drake King.

(Drake has already disappeared behind the guerilla curtain so the camera takes a final shot of the ring. Holly is being checked on by the referee and even though the physical pain is starting to sit in, it’s her heart that hurts more than anything.)

(With that final image, King of Elite fades to a commercial.)

(A commercial plays for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Yes, it’s happening this year. No, you’re not the only one who’s forgotten about it.)

(The camera shot returns to the ring when ‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti starts playing as Joso enters the arena to loud cheers from the crowd. He smirks in acknowledgement of the crowd as he heads to the ring.)

Gavin Kirkland: Now what is Joso doing here? He certainly isn’t dressed to compete even though I thought Joso and Caroline were going to compete at King of Elite.

Eve: They were, but I heard through the grapevine that this match has been postponed. For what reason, I am not fully sure.

Deadprez: Whatever that reason is, I guess we are about to find out because it looks like Joso has a lot on his mind.

(Joso grabs a microphone before rolling into the ring. The crowd is still cheering for Joso as his music fades off and he begins to speak.)

Joso: Now I know all of you people were excited to see me and Caroline finally compete in a match this weekend, but unfortunately that match is not going to happen this weekend.

Joso: All because Caroline had some “travel issues” or some shit. Yeah. Sure. We all know Caroline has issues, but I highly doubt that travel issues were one of them. But you know what? That’s fine with me.

Joso: Caroline and her LITTLE boyfriend or whatever the hell he is can take this night off. But they are just delaying the inevitable. Caroline might have got away this weekend, but it’s only a matter of time because there isn’t a damn thing that is going to stop me from getting my hands on her and making her p–

(Joso is then cut off by the sound of ‘Genie In A Bottle’ by Christina Aguilera as Grace De Luca enters the arena to loud boos from the crowd as she heads to the ring.)

Eve: Now Joso has reason to be out here because he was actually going to be featured at the event, but what in the world is Grace De Luca doing out here. She’s not scheduled to be here at all.

Gavin Kirkland: Why are you complaining? We are in the Eternal City and Grace is eternally beautiful. She can come out to the ring all she wants.

Deadprez: She won’t date you, dawg. But Grace De Luca thinks very highly of herself and doesn’t like anybody taking the spotlight that she thinks belongs to here. So I guess she’s out here to steal the spotlight from Joso. Good luck with that!

(Grace also grabs a microphone before entering the ring. Grace walks right up to Joso as her music fades off.)

Joso: Now what in the hell do you want?

(Either Grace didn’t hear the question or she chose to ignore it as Joso rubs his temple as she starts to speak.)

Grace De Luca: It is great to be in Rome! You all finally have someone here at King of Elite representing Italians. You are all very welcome!

Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Grace De Luca: Stop playing around. I know you all love me. Now, Jason–

Joso: You’re not stupid. You know my name is Joso.

Grace De Luca: It doesn’t matter, but whatever. Anyways, JOSO, I came out here because I wanted to tell you that I completely understand what you are going through right now.

Joso: Oh you do? This I’d love to hear.

Grace De Luca: Of course I do. I understand your frustrations because I was left off the card and that is absolutely criminal.

(Joso doesn’t say anything, but he does roll his eyes in response…which Grace is oblivious to.)

Grace De Luca: I should have been on the King of Elite card performing in front of all my Italian brethren and NOT YOU! Now, Joso. Would you do something for me?

Joso: What’s that?

Grace De Luca: Could you kindly get the hell out of the ring so that I can finally have my spotlight. Run along. Bye bye now!

Joso: Okay… whatever.

(Joso tosses his microphone down and goes to leave the ring while Grace is soaking up her stolen spotlight before….)

Eve: JOSO TURNS GRACE AROUND AND KICKS HER IN THE GUT BEFORE LIFTING HER UP AND DROPPING HER WITH THE CRIMSON PEAK! STYLES CLASH FACEPLANTS GRACE DE LUCA!

Gavin Kirkland: OH COME ON!! THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY UNCALLED FOR! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR, JOSO??

(Joso looks down at Grace and shakes his head as he leaves the ring and walks up the entrance ramp.)

Eve: Joso might not have had a match tonight, but he does leave the ring with the last laugh. Grace wanted the spotlight and she certainly got it, but not in the way she wanted.

Gavin Kirkland: That was just rude, She just wanted to be in front of this Italian crowd… she’s Italian, you know. What a privilege for Rome to witness the glory that is Grace De Luca.

Deadprez: Well that glory just kissed the mat thanks to Joso. She got what she deserved.

(Grace is finally starting to come to after being dropped. She is starting to realize what just happened as she starts kicking and screaming and throwing a hissy fit in the ring )

Gavin Kirkland: Oh poor Grace. She is not happy right now. I think I should console her right now.

Eve: You will stay right here and let Grace stay in that ring throwing her temper tantrum and her bitch fit for the world to see. She wanted all eyes on her and they are all looking at her right now.

Deadprez: As Grace is having a meltdown in the middle of the ring, you have to be certain that Joso and Caroline are going to have that match in the future. Caroline can’t hide behind Jake because I think she’s taller than him and the fact that Joso will stop at NOTHING to tear Caroline apart.

(The final shot shows Grace still kicking and screaming in the ring before cutting to Joso at the top of the entrance ramp shaking his head again as the camera shot fades.)

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(After the match graphic flashes on the screen, Bella Braxton looks into the camera and smiles.)

Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

Bella Braxton: AND IT’S FOR THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

(‘Burn in My Light’ by Mercy Drive blasts the P.A System as comes the 24/7 Contract Holder, Kai Rabeaux!!! He would receive a negative reaction from the crowd here tonight in Rome as he emerges with much confidence. He continues making his way down to the ring…)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing from New York City, New York… weighing in at 230 pounds…. HE IS THE FORERUNNER… THE CURRENT HOLDER OF THE 24/7 CONTRACT… KAI RABEAUX!!!

Rich Russillo: Kai Rabeaux has an amazing opportunity tonight, and he might not even have to use that 24/7 contract to get it. It was announced earlier in the month by Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair that Dr. Bethany Blue will defend the title at King of Elite against participants that may not have gotten far in their respective tournament matchups which was later revealed to be decided in a gauntlet match! Six Elitists competed for that shot but only prevailed as the winner!

Thadd Blazevich: That winner was Kai Rabeaux as now he has an ultimate chance to play his cards right and walk out this night with a title in one hand and the 24/7 contract in the other.

Persephone: I ain’t tryna see that.

Thadd Blazevich: It could be interesting–

Persephone: Shut up.

(Kai continues making his way down to the ring as he enters, doing his signature pose before going into the corner. His music begins to fade out as the lights go out, a lone spotlight shines at the entrance way before the sounds of a heart beating begin to fill the stadium. Suddenly, it goes flat-line as the chords of “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen play in the atmosphere of the stadium here in Rome as Dr. Bethany Blue emerges with her Hardcore title around her waist. She makes her way down to the ring with a not so positive reaction from the crowd…)

Bella Braxton: And his opponent! Hailing from Miami, Florida… weighing in at 125 pounds….. SHE IS THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION, DOCTOR BETHANY BLUE!!!!

Rich Russillo: The doctor has arrived and what a great reign she has been having as Hardcore Champion! She has held that title since last April has defeated many challengers alike, many that have tried to stop her but Bethany still remains your Hardcore Champion. She has to do it again tonight against someone who is quite talented within that ring.

Thadd Blazevich: Kai Rabeaux is no joke, if Bethany still wants to remain champion she needs to give it everything she has here tonight.

(Bethany slides into the ring and hoists her title up high in the air! The crowd continues to boo as she stares down Kai Rabeaux in his corner. She hands the title over to the referee who holds it up high in the air as both Kai and Bethany stand at opposite ends from each other. The referee signals for the bell!)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Rich Russillo: The bell rings for this match Dr. Bethany Blue and Kai Rabeaux standing in opposing corners. Staring daggers right at each other as— KAI COMES RUNNING WITH A FOREARM!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT BETHANY DODGES IT!!! SHE TRIED TO HIT A DROP KICK BUT— KAI AVOIDS IT!!! KAI BRO SWEEPS BETHANY FROM UNDER FEET AND GOES ON TOP OF HER FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONNNNNNEEEE!

Persephone: Only a one count for Kai. Bethany gets back to her feet as Kai goes for a Round House Kick!! Bethany sees that coming as she then nails a basement dropkick to Kai’s knees!! I’m not impressed. Where’s the weapons??

Rich Russillo: Kai is down on his knees as Bethany nails him with a METORA!!! DOUBLE KNEES TO THE FACE OF KAI AS BETHANY GOES FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONNNNNNEEEE!

Thadd Blazevich: Kai bro quickly gets his shoulders up as now BETHANY TRIES TO PUT ON A VICIOUS HEADLOCK TO KAI!!! BUT KAI BRO TRANSITIONS OUT OF IT AS HE PUSHES BETHANY RIGHT INTO THE CORNER!!!

Persephone: But Bethany stops herself, as Kai runs from behind looking for a knee strike to the back of Bethany and– AND SHE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!! Idiot Kai hits the ring post knees first as– BETHANY CLOTHLINES KAI OUT OF THE RING!!!

Rich Russillo: Kai Rabeaux goes tumbling down as Bethany follows pursuit, as she nails him right on the head with a double axe handle!!!! She lands the move from the ring apron!!! Bethany is looking under the ring with what we can assume is a weapon and–

(The crowd begins to cheer in excitement as Bethany Blue brings out…)

Thadd Blazevich: Bethany brings out a stop sign, dude!!! That is such a convenient place to have something like that as she turns around and–

Persephone: HAHHAHAHAHAH!!

Rich Russillo: KAI JUST TOOK A FAN’S DRINK AND CHUCKED IT ALL OVER DR. BETHANY BLUE!!! SHE DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING AS SHE DROPS THE STOP SIGN AS ALREADY WE HAVE DRINKS BEING THROWN AT EACH OTHER!

Thadd Blazevich: I think that was just Soda, you would probably feel sticky if that was spilled all over, but Bethany bro should be thanking God that wasn’t any alcohol.

Perspehone: I think Kai took that soda from a kid in the crowd. Look how sad he looks! Anyways Kai now grabs a hold of the stop sign- AND HE WHACKS DR. BETHANY BLUE IN THE HEAD!

Rich Russillo: WOW! Dr. Bethany Blue must be seeing stars right now, as Kai throws her back into the ring. Kai now looks for something under the ring that he might use and— it’s a solid steel chair. Basic but effective as he slides that under the ring.

Thadd Blazevich: He’s looking under the ring for another weapon and– it’s two chairs this time!! Kai bro slides both chairs into the ring as three chairs are laid out in the ring as Bethany seems about to be recovered…

Persephone: Kai slides right back into the ring and stomps on the arm of Bethany!!! Kai follows that up by jumping up, and he lands an elbow drop on the right arm of Dr. Bethany Blue!!! Targeting that arm for effectiveness!

Rich Russillo: Kai grabs a hold of one of the chairs he brought in the ring and– IS ATTACKING BETHANY’S RIGHT ARM WITH THAT CHAIR!!! THE EARLY GOINGS OF THIS MATCH AND KAI HAS SHIFTED THE MOMENTUM RIGHT BACK TO HIS SIDE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: Kai bro now takes Bethany’s arm and– HAS HER IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR!!! A SIMILAR VARIANT TO BETHANY’S DISLOCATION AS KAI GOING AN UNORTHDOX PATH TO TRY WIN THIS MATCH BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!! KAI HAS IT LOCKED IN AND BETHANY BRO HAS NO WHERE TO GO!!!!

Persephone: Kai is locked in, he’s focused, and he’s going to make Bethany tap out right here!!!!

Kai Rabeaux: (off-mic) AHHH FUCK!

Persephone: ???

Rich Russillo: SHARDS OF GLASS!!! BETHANY JUST SHOVED SOME SHARDS OF GLASS TO THE FACE OF KAI WHILE SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THAT SUBMISSION!!! Bethany took them while taking out the stop sign, and kept them hidden until now! Kai is forced to let go of the armbar and is feeling the effects of glass being thrown at his face! It looks like one of those shards cut him!

Thadd Blazevich: Bethany makes her way over and she grabs on the steel chairs Kai brought into the ring and– SHE SMACKS KAI’S HEAD WITH THAT STEEL CHAIR!! YOU CAN HEAR THE THUD FROM THAT BRO, THAT WAS WICKED!!

Persephone: Kai’s young brain might be fried, he’s not going to be talking about tung tung sahoor once this match concludes.

Rich Russillo: Bethany grabs a hold of Kai and lifts him up and– LANDS THE FALLAWAY SLAM!!! Impressive strength by Bethany but Kai rolls out of the ring before Bethany could even think of getting the pinfall over him!

Thadd Blazvevich: Bethany gets out of the ring and smacks Kai’s head with a slap right on the top of his dome!! Bethany bro now picks up Kai bro and slams him right into the barricade!!! Kai is feeling the pain after that one as he tries to make his way to the barricade corner near the stage and– BETHANY LANDS RUNNING KNEE LIFT TO KAI SENDING THEM BOTH OVER THE BARRICADE!!!

Persephone: Kai and Bethany have taken this championship match into the crowd, but I don’t know why. The last thing I’d want is to be around a bunch of smelly fat guys.

Rich Russillo: Bethany is landing some hard forearm shots to the back of Kai, while Kai is answering back with elbows to Bethany! They are trading these shots back and forth as they make their way through the crowd and– KAI GOT A GARBAGE LID AND SMASHED OVER BETHANY’S SHOULDER!! He creates some separation between herself and Bethany but Bethany grabs a hold of someone’s soda can and– SHE CHUCKS IT RIGHT AT KAI!!!

Thadd Blazevich: That’s gonna leave a mark!!

Persephone: Some revenge for what Kai did earlier as now these two idiots have made their way towards the side of the stage that’s near the backstage area and– KAI GRABS A HOLD OF BETHANY AND PUSHES HER RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE STAGE!!!

Rich Russillo: Kai Rabeaux goes for a super kick and– BETHANY BLOCKS IT WITH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT!! KAI HITS THE KICK AND FEELS IT AS BETHANY SURGES TOWARDS WITH A FOREARM AS THEY HAVE NOW ENTERED THE BACKSTAGE AREA!!

Thadd Blazevich: Plenty of tables laid out, with some snacks on display as Kai and Bethany exchange strikes against each other as they continue making their way through the backstage area!! Bethany tries to throw a water bottle at Kai– BUT KAI BRO AVOIDS IT!!! They made their way to where the interview set is usually and– KAI JUST WACKED BETHANY WITH A STAGE LIGHT!!!

Persephone: Bethany is feeling the pain of that as Kai now is climbing on top of a production crate and– BETHANY STRIKES HIM RIGHT IN THE KNEE WITH A LEAD PIPE SHE FOUND!!! KAI GETS DOWN ON ONE KNEE AS BETHANY JOINS HIM ON TOP OF THE PRODUCTION CRATE AS– BETHANY LANDS HARD STRIKE ON KAI’S HEAD!! SHE HAS HER IN POSITION AND–

Rich Russillo: STALLING VERTICAL SUPLEX FROM OFF THE PRODUCTION CRATE AND ONTO THE FLOOR!!! BETHANY MIGHT HAVE JUST FRIED KAI’S BRAIN FOR GOOD WITH THAT MANEUVER!!! THE CROWD HERE IN ROME ARE GOING ABSOLUTELY CRAZY FOR THAT OH MY GOD!!!!

(We get a reply from what occurred as Kai and Bethany went right into the concrete floor from the suplex from Bethany. Kai Rabeaux has started to bleed from top of his head, as his blood is spilling all over the floor. )

Thadd Blazevich: Yea bro… I don’t think that’s a good sign.

Persephone: Yeah no shit sherlock. He already had a cut from that glass. Now he’s really bleeding.

Rich Russillo: Bethany is slowly getting up as she’s taking Kai back to his feet and– IS GOING FOR A TIGER SUPLEX!!!!!

Thadd Blazveich: BUT KAI GETS OUT OF IT AND HE GETS BEHIND BETHANY AND— SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX ONTO THE FLOOR!!! BETHANY GOES DOWN AS KAI BRO BRINGS BETHANY BACK TO HER FEET AND NAILS HER RIGHT IN THE HEAD WITH ANOTHER HARD PUNCH!

Persephone: Kai and Bethany are continuing to brawl in the backstage area and, and why do we not have cameras or something for this? Stupid Derek from production should have known these idiots were going to great lengths to destroy one another.

Rich Russillo: All for the sake of calling themselves Hardcore Champion as Kai and Bethany have reached the entrance way to Gorilla Position! Kai takes a water bottle and— HE SMASHES IT RIGHT INTO BETHANY’S HEAD!! BETHANY IS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEARBY AND—

(SMASH!)

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY JUST SMASHED KAI WITH A PLATE!!! We don’t even know if that was used bro but lets hope for Kai’s sake it wasn’t! More blood starts to trickle down Kai Rabeaux as they now emerge themselves into Gorilla!

Rich Russillo: LOOK! Our cameras have cut to the entrance way this time around as we see both Kai Rabeaux and Dr. Bethany Blue still continue to fight.

Thadd Blazevich: LEFTS AND RIGHTS BEING EXCHANGED BY BOTH COMPETITORS!!! KAI GOES FOR AN ELBOW BUT BETHANY BLOCKS IT!!! SHE CATCHES KAI BRO IN POSITION AND— EXPLODER SUPLEX CONNECTS!! ON TOP OF THE RAMP AS KAI LOOKS OUT OF IT!!!

(Kai Rabeaux is laid out on the top of the stage as more blood continues to trickle down on that ramp. Bethany pushes with all her strength and gets him up! He grabs a hold of Kai’s head as they now make their way down the ramp and near ringside.)

Persephone: They have made their way to ringside as Bethany drops Kai to the floor as she looks for something else under the ring that she can use….

Persephone: A CHEESE GRATER???

Rich Russillo: BETHANY BLUE JUST TOOK OUT A CHEESE GRATER AND SHE’S GOING TO USE IT ON KAI!!! Makes sense though as we are in Italy, as Bethany go towards Kai and—

(WHACK!)

Thadd Blazevich: KAI JUST PULLED OUT A KENDO STICK!! HE WHACKS IT RIGHT ON BETHANY’S SHOULDER AND HITS HER AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN!!! BETHANY LEAVES THE CHEESE GRATER ON THE RING APRON AS KAI BRINGS HER BACK INTO THE RING!! KAI WAITS FOR BETHANY TO GET BACK ON HER FEET AND—

Persephone: SUPERKICK RIGHT TO HER BUT HES NOT DONE HE PUTS IN POSITION AND—

Rich Russillo: HIGH ANGLED POWERBOMB CONNECTS!!!! KAI CONNECTS IT AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY GETS HER SHOULDERS UP!!!! SHE STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE IN THIS MATCH AS THESE TWO HAVE FOUGHT FROM THE CROWD TO THE BACKSTAGE AREA AND NOW BACK HERE!!! THIS IS WHAT THE HARDCORE TITLE IS ABOUT!!!

Persephone: Brain fried Kai now exits the ring, looking for something else that he can use on Bethany as he’s looking and looking and—

Rich Russillo: IT’S A RAZORBLADE!!!! KAI HAS A RAZORBLADE AT HIS DISPOSAL WITH BLOOD SMEARED ALL OVER HIS FACE. HE ENTERS BACK INTO THE RING AND GO TOWARDS BETHANY—-

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY STRIKES KAI RIGHT INTO HIS ABDOMEN WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!! THOSE CHAIRS ARE STILL LYING IN THE RING AS BETHANY TAKES SIDE OF THE CHAIR AND STARTS ATTACKING KAI’S NECK!!! AGAIN AND AGAIN SHES ATTACKING IT!!

Persephone: God damn it, I wanted to see that razorblade be used in action…

Rich Russillo: Now Bethany sets the chair up along with another chair as they are facing opposite to each other!! Bethany gets Kai right back on his feet and— RUNNING BULLDOG RIGHT ONTO THE CHAIRS!! KAI LANDED ON THE HARD PART OF THOSE CHAIRS RIGHT ON HIS RIBCAGE AS HES FEELING ALL SORTE OF PAIN RIGHT NOW!

Thadd Blazevich: Bethany bro goes for the cover!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Perspehone: KAI GETS HIS SHOULDERS UP!!! BETHANY LOOKS ANNOYED LIKE A BITCH!

Rich Russillo: It wasn’t enough to put Kai Rabeaux down as Bethany is left thinking on what she has to do next as— SHE NOTICES THE CHEESE GRATER!!! SHE BROUGHT IT OUT EARLIER BUT NOW SHE PICKS IT UP!! KAI IS CRAWLING AS BETHANY TURNS AROUND LOOKING TO USE THAT CHEESE GRATER ON KAI—

(SLASH!)

Thadd Blazveich: KAI JUST USED THE RAZORBLADE ON BETHANY!!!! BETHANY IS BLEEDING FROM HER ABS AS KAI—

(SLASH!)

Persephone: HE SLASHES THAT BITCH AGAIN!!! RIGHT ON HER FOREHEAD AS NOW BETHANY IS BLEEDING PROFUSELY IN THIS MATCH!!!! BLOOD IS BEING SPLATTERED ON THE GROUND AS KAI GRABS A HOLD OF BETHANY AND—

Rich Russillo: HALF AND HALF SUPLEX!!! IT CONNECTS AS KAI STAGGERS FROM THE CORNER AS BETHANY STILL ON HER KNEES— NAILS WITH A RUNNING KNEE STRIKE!!!! RIGHT ON HER FACE AS KAI GOES FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY BRO KICKS OUT!! KAI DOESN’T WASTE ANYMORE TIME AS HE NOW HE GOES ON TOP OF OVER AND IS NAILING MOUNTED PUNCHES TO HER FACE!! ONE STRIKE AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER!!!

Persepehone: Now Kai transitions into— BULLDOG CHOKE! HE’S LOOKING TO MAKE HER TAP LIKE HE WAS DOING EARLIER!! KAI WANTS TO WIN THAT HARDCORE TITLE BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!! BETHANY IS STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THIS!! I THINK SHES GONNA TAP!!

(Suddenly the referee begins counting…)

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!

Rich Russillo: KICK OUT!!! BETHANY HAD SHIFTED HER BODYWEIGHT AND HAD KAI’S SHOULDERS DOWN ON THE MAT! Thankfully for him he was able to kick out as Bethany gets herself away from that submission and rolls out to the outside!!

Thadd Blazevich: Kai bro follows her as he lines a crawling Bethany for a shot and— HE HITS THE RINGPOST!!! KAI WENT FOR A RUNNING KNEE STRIKE ON BETHANY BUT BETHANY MOVED OUT THE WAY!!! KAI IS CLUTCHING ON THAT RIGHT KNEE AS—

Persephone: CHOP BLOCK BY BETHANY!!! KAI GOES DOWN AS BETHANY TAKES ADVANTAGE— TIGER SUPLEX!!! IT CONNECTS TO THE OUTSIDE BY BETHANY!!! Our Hardcore Champion looks underneath the ring now for something else that she use on Kai and—

Rich Russillo: IT’S A PAIR OF MEDICAL SCISSORS?? I don’t know how that got underneath the ring but Bethany now has that in her disposal!!! She goes towards Kai and— SHE’S JABBING HIM WITH THOSE SCISSORS RIGHT ON HIS ALREADY BUSTED OPEN HEAD!!!

Thadd Blazevich: Oh bro that is so gross, 🤢!

Persephone: I love it so much 🤩🤩!

Rich Russillo: BETHANY BLUE IS JAMMING THAT RIGHT IN KAI’S HEAD AS SHE THROWS THE SCISSORS AWAY AND BRINGS KAI BACK INTO THE RING!!! SHE GOES UNDERNEATH THE RING AND– BRINGS OUT ANOTHER STEEL CHAIR!!! BETHANY SLIDES INTO THE RING AND SETS THE CHAIR UP!

Thadd Blazevich: Bethany bro has Kai bro in position as she’s looking to go for– THE REMEDY! SHE GOES FOR THE CUTTER AND— KAI PUSHES HIMSELF OFF HER AS SHE LANDS ON THE CHAIR!!!! SHE GOES BACK FIRST AS YOU CAN HEAR THE THUD OF BETHANY’S BACK LANDING ON THAT CHAIR!! THAT WAS SO WICKED DUDE.

Persephone: I’ve seen better, anyways… Kai is taking advantage of the opportunity here as Bethany is starting to get up from her feet from that failed attempt of the remedy and–

Rich Russillo: CRYSTAL KINGDOM CUTTER!! THE SPRINGBOARD CUTTER!!!! IT LANDS ON BETHANY BLUE AS KAI GOES FOR THE COVER!!! WILL WE HAVE A NEW EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION???

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY BRAH GETS HER SHOULDERS UP!!! KAI IS LIVID THAT WASN’T ENOUGH FOR HIM TO WIN THE TITLE HERE TONIGHT!!! HE PICKS BETHANY UP AGAIN THIS TIME– HE’S TRYING TO GO FOR AN INVERTED SUPLEX!!! A UNIQUE VARIANT OF THAT MOVE AS KAI GOES FOR IT–

Persephone: Welp… BETHANY LANDS RIGHT ON HER FEET!!! SHE GRABS A HOLD OF KAI AND–

Rich Russillo: RIPCORD FOREARM!!!!! BETHANY LANDS THAT MANEUVER AS KAI GOES DOWN ON ONE KNEE AS BETHANY– LANDS A VICIOUS KNEE STRIKE RIGHT INTO KAI!!! BLOOD SPLATTERS EVERYWHERE AS NOW BETHANY FINALLY GRABS A HOLD OF THAT CHEESE GRATER AND–

Crowd: WHAT THE FUCK!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY IS GRATING THE LITERAL HEAD OF KAI!!!! KAI BRO TAKEN SO MUCH PUNISHMENT IN THIS MATCH ESPECIALLY RIGHT ON HIS FOREHEAD AS EVEN MORE BLOOD COMES OUT AND THIS IS TURNING A BLOODBATH BROSKI!! MY GOD!! It really does remind me of those days in Japan, they call this a normal Wednesday…

Persephone: If this was what a normal Wednesday was for you Thadd, I should have been there… not you…

Rich Russillo: Bethany now turns Kai over on his back and– NOW SHES GRATING HIS BACK WITH THAT CHEESE GRATER!!! BLOOD SPILLS FROM HIS BACK NOW AS BETHANY TOSSES THE GRATER AWAY AND INSTANTLY GOES FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Thadd Blazevich: KAI GETS HIS SHOULDERS UP!!! BETHANY DOESN’T WASTE ANY TIME EITHER AS– SHE’S NOW GOING FOR ANVIL ELBOWS RIGHT INTO THE SHOULDER BLADE OF KAI RABEUX!!! SHE MIGHT BE ATTEMPTING TO GO FOR SAY AHH THIS EARLY IN THE MATCH AND–

Persephone: KAI IS DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN AS HE’S NAILING ELBOW SHOTS TO BETHANY!!! AGAIN AND AGAIN!! AS HE GETS TO HIS FEET AND NAILS HER WITH A BACK ELBOW!!!!

Rich Russillo: BETHANY ANSWERS WITH AN ENZUIGIRI!!!! BUT KAI RESPONDS BACK WITH A BIG BOOT WHICH SENDS HER TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: KAI BRO NOW IS ON THE APRON AS BETHANY TURNS AROUND WHILE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING– AND IS MET WITH AN APRON PENALTY KICK!!! RIGHT ON BETHANY’S CHEST!!! KAI DROPS TO THE FLOOR AND LIFTS BETHANY UP AND–

Persephone: DELIVERS A BACK BODY DROP ON THE SIDE OF THE BARRICADE!!! BETHANY SCREAMS IN AGONY FROM THAT BACK BODY DROP AS KAI— HE DOES IT AGAIN!!!! THIS TIME HE LANDS AN OPEN PALM CHOP RIGHT ON HER CHEST RIGHT AFTER!!!! KAI BRINGS HER BACK TO THE RING!!!

Rich Russillo: KAI GOES TO THE TOP ROPE, HE’S LOOKING TO FOR A HIGH MANEUVER HERE AND– BETHANY LUNGES RIGHT IN AS KAI LANDS ON HIS GROIN!!! BETHANY BLUE NOW SCALING THE TOP ROPE AND–

Thadd Blazevich: SHE’S LOOKING TO LAND A SUPERPLEX!!! THIS COULD BE VERY DEVASTATING AS BETHANY HAS KAI IN POSITION!! THIS COULD BE IT!!!

Persephone: SHE GOES FOR IT!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT KAI AT THE LAST MOMENT REVERSES IT AND INSTEAD BETHANY LANDS FACE FIRST ONTO THE CANVAS!!! THE RING SHAKES A LITTLE BIT AS NOW KAI GOES UP TO THE TOP ROPE FOR–

Thadd Blazevich: AN ELBOW DROP!!! HE LANDS IT ON BETHANY AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Persephone: DING! DIN- Oh nvm.

Rich Russillo: Bethany with her shoulders up as once again this match continues!!! Kai is slamming his fists right on the floor as he looks utterly frustrated that still wasn’t enough to become champion. Bethany has been our Hardcore Champion since last April and it’s not surprising to see why.

Thadd Blazevich: Yeah broskis, you don’t gotta like her–

Persephone: Oh stop dickriding you two, focus on this match.

Rich Russillo: Anyways– Kai has made it to his feet as he’s waiting on Bethany to meet him up as well as Bethany turns around and– KAI GOES RIGHT INTO A REDLINED!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT BETHANY BRO DUCKS UNDERNEATH THE NORTHERN LARIAT ATTEMPT AS SHE BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES BACK– AND LANDS A SLINGBLADE TO KAI!!!! KAI GETS BACK FROM HIS FEET AS BETHANY TRIES GOING FOR A MISSILE DROPKICK!!!

Persephone: SHE HITS NOTHING BUT THE CANVAS AS KAI MOVES OUT THE WAY!!! SHE SITS UP AND– KAI LANDS A PENALTY KICK RIGHT ON HER BACK!!!! SHE LAYS RIGHT DOWN AS KAI BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES AND BACK–

Rich Russillo: AS KAI LANDS A KNEE DROP TO BETHANY!!!! HE PICKS BETHANY RIGHT BACK UP FROM HER FEET AND LIFTS HER UP AS– HE’S GOING FOR A LAWN DART RIGHT IN THE CORNER TURNBUCKLE! HE GOES FOR IT AND–

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY GETS OUT OF IT IN TIME!!! KAI TURNS BACK AROUND TO BETHANY AND–

Persephone: THE REMEDY!!! THE CUTTER CONNECTS FOR DR. BETHANY BLUE AS SHE NOWS GOES FOR THE COVER ON KAI RABEAUX!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Rich Russillo: KAI STAYS ALIVE IN THIS MATCH!!!! BETHANY STAGGERS INTO THE CORNER AS– SHE’S GOING STRAIGHT FOR A CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!! HITTING THIS HERE SPELLS DISASTER FOR KAI AS SHE GOES FOR IT–

Thadd Blazevich: KAI REVERSES IT!! HE CATCHES BETHANY INTO A POWERBOMB AND– NAILS A BUCKLE BOMB TO BETHANY BLUE!!! BETHANY IS STILL ON HER FEET BUT DAZED AS KAI GOES TOWARDS HER–

Persephone: REDLINED!!! THE NORTHERN LARIAT CONNECTS!!!! KAI HOOKS THE LEG AS ONCE AGAIN THE REFEREE MAKES THE STUPID COUNT!! PLEASE LET THIS BE THE END!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Rich Russillo: BETHANY STILL KICKS OUT!!!! KAI IS IN DISBELIEF AS THIS CROWD IS GOING ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! THESE TWO ARE GIVING EACH OTHER HELL!! SO MUCH BLOOD HAS BEEN LOST ALREADY!!!

Thadd Blazevich: You can see the blood all over that canvas god damn broskis!! Kai rolls under the ring and onto the outside as it looks he’s going for something and– BRODIE HAS A BLACK BAG!!! We know the types of crazy stuff those black bags are having and not the fun kind!

Persephone: I don’t even wanna know what the fun kind means..

Rich Russillo: It looks like Kai is bringing out something else and– IT’S A TABLE!!!! HE SLIDES INTO THE RING AND– KAI LOOKS AND BRINGS OUT A SECOND TABLE!!! TWO TABLES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THIS MATCH!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT LOOK BRO!! KAI IS STILL LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE RING AND— ITS A STAPLE GUN!!!! We have seen that staple gun be used in other matches and it’s no surprise we see it here as Kai puts on the apron and– HE’S STILL LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WEAPON!

Persephone: How much shit does he need to get?

Rich Russillo: I think Kai realized he needs everything at his disposal to finally put down Bethany and win this match and the Hardcore title! Kai is still looking and—

Crowd: !!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: MY GOD BRO!! IT’S A BASEBALL BAT COVERED IN SHARDS OF GLASS!!!! IT’S LIKE TAIPEI DEATHMATCH WRAPPED INTO A SINGULAR BASEBALL BAT!! KAI HAS A KILLER LOOK IN HIS EYES AS HE LAID OUT ALL THESE WEAPONS INSIDE THE RING!

Persephone: Seriously, who the fuck would even make that? I want them to slide into DMs immediately.

Rich Russillo: Kai heads back into the ring, looking to dish out some offence against Bethany and–

Thadd Blazevich: TJD!!!!! THE SUPERKICK FROM BETHANY LANDS ON UNSUSPECTING KAI!!! HE THOUGHT SHE WAS STILL OUT AS BETHANY GRABS A HOLD OF THE STAPLE GUN AND SHOOTS RIGHT ON THE LEFT BICEP OF KAI RABEAUX!!!! BETHANY STILL HAS THE STAPLE GUN AND–

Persephone: SHE DOES IT RIGHT ON KAI’S NOSE!!!! KAI SCREAMS IN PAIN AS BETHANY QUICKLY GOES FOR THE COVER!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Rich Russillo: KAI GETS HIS SHOULDERS UP!!! BETHANY QUICKLY TAKES A HOLD OF THE BAT COVERED IN SHARD GLASS AS IT LOOKS SHE’S ABOUT IT USE ON KAI AS SHE SWINGS IT AT HIM AND–

(BUZZZZZZ!)

Persephone: ????

Thadd Blazevich: KAI JUST PULLED OUT AN ELECTRIC BATON!! I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW NO ONE EVEN NOTICED THAT!!! KAI SHOCKS BETHANY RIGHT ON HER THIGH AS KAI– LANDS A SICK UPPERCUT RIGHT ON BETHANY!!! SHE DAZES OFF RIGHT INTO THE CORNER!!

Persephone: Kai lines her up and–

Rich Russillo: HOLLOW POINT!!! THE RUNNING HIGH KICK CONNECTS TO BETHANY!!! SHE FALLS DOWN TO THE GROUND AS KAI MAKES A COVER OF HIS OWN!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE

Referee: TWOOOOOOO

Referee: THREEEEEE—

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY ONCE AGAIN KICKS OUT!!! KAI SEEMS BYSIDE HIMSELF!!

Kai Rabeaux: (off-mic) JUST STAY DOWN!!!

Persephone: Yeesh, he doesn’t sound too happy.

Rich Russillo: Kai wants to win this Hardcore title so badly. He stated that himself, he’s going to hold that title whilst still having that 24/7 contract in his hands and Bethany still has not gone down in this contest and neither has Kai!

Thadd Blazevich: Kai bro now looks at the tables he brought in earlier as he begins to set them up!

(Kai sets up one of the tables lying in the corner while the other is set off centered in the ring.)

Persephone: Kai has these tables set up, I personally would have done it another way but that’s just me.

Rich Russillo: Kai now goes towards Bethany and— ROLL UP!! BETHANY HAS KAI INTO A SMALL PACKAGE PIN IS THIS IT???

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEE!!!

Referee: …….

Referee: …….

Referee: …….

Thadd Blazevich: KAI BRO GETS HIS SHOULDERS UP AS HE QUICKLY GETS BACK ON HIS FEET AND SO DOES BETHANY!! BETHANY GOES FOR A BIG BOOT OF HER OWN BUT KAI BLOCKS IT AND LANDS— A VICIOUS BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE!!!

Persephone: KAI NOW LIFTS BETHANY INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY’S POSITION AND— IS ABOUT TO SEND HER INTO THE TABLE THATS LYING IN THE CORNER! HE GOES FOR IT!

Rich Russillo: BUT BETHANY AT THE LAST SECOND GETS OUT OF IT!! KAI TURNS AROUND—

Thadd Blazevich: MISSILE DROPKICK!!!! MISSILE DROPKICK CONNECTS FROM BETHANY TO KAI AS HE GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE TABLE!!! KAI CRASHES HARD AS BETHANY TAKES KAI RIGHT BACK TO HIS FEET—

Persephone: BETHANY LIFTS KAI UP AND—

Rich Russillo: GRADE C2!!!! THE OVER THE SHOULDER BACK TO BELLY PILEDRIVER CONNECTS!!!!! BETHANY GOES FOR THE COVER!!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEE!!!!

Referee: …….

Referee: …….

Referee: …….

Thadd Blazevich: KAI KICKS OUT!!!! BETHANY IS BEYOND ANNOYED HERSELF!! KAI RABEUAX IS STILL IN THIS FIGHT!!

Dr. Bethany Blue: (off-mic) Why won’t you stay the fuck down?

Persephone: Bethany and Kai in the same bubble huh?

Rich Russillo: Not surprised that neither of them have given up in this match as— Bethany looks at the black bag that was introduced by Kai! She crawls away to that black open and opens it up..

Thadd Blazevich: She has a sadistic smile on her face as she brings the bag towards the middle of the ring and dumps it out—

Persephone: THUMBTACKS!!!! THUMBTACKS ARE BEING POURED AS BETHANY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE’S GOING TO DO AS—

Rich Russillo: KAI LUNGES AT HER WITH A BIG BOOT!!!! IT SENDS HER OVER THE TABLE THAT WAS SET BY KAI AS HE GOES TOWARDS HER WITH ANOTHER SUPERKICK!

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY BRO JUST LANDED A DRAGON SCREW!!! KAI’S LEGS CONTORTS AS HE NOW LEANS AGAINST THE TABLE!! BETHANY MAKES HER WAY TO THE TOP ROPE LOOKING TO HIT SOMETHING—

Persephone: BUT KAI GOES RIGHT AT HER WITH A SLAP TO HER FACE!!! IT CATCHES OFF HER GUARD AS KAI CLIMBS THE TOP ROPE WITH HER— oh God what are these idiots about to do??

Rich Russillo: SPANISH FLY THROUGH THE TABLE!!! THE CROWD IS GOING ABSOLUTELY MENTAL BUT SOMEHOW KAI IS STILL ON HIS FEET!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BLADE OF BABYLON!!!! FRONT FACING SWINGING BACK ELBOW STRIKE!!! KAI LANDS IT RIGHT ON BETHANY AS HE GOES FOR THE PIN!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEE!!!

Referee: …….

Referee: …….

Referee: …….

Thadd Blazevich: NO WAY!!!!

Rich Russillo: BETHANY KICKS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND!!! I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT!! THIS MATCH CONTINUES ON AS KAI RABEAUX WITH EVERY FIBER IN HIS BEING TRIES TO LIFT BETHANY UP!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT BETHANY LANDS A BACK BODY DROP!!! BETHANY DROPS BACK DOWN TO A KNEE, BEFORE SHE STUMBLES TOWARDS KAI AND GOES FOR ANOTHER FOREARM STRIKE—

Persephone: KAI JUST SWUNG THE BASEBALL BAT OF SHARDS ON BETHANY!!! HE GRABBED IT AT THE LAST SECOND AS NOW HES BASHING BETHANY WITH IT!!!!

Rich Russillo: YOU CAN SEE THE BLOOD BEING SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE AS— KAI HAS BETHANY UP FOR A KINGSTON PILEDRIVER!!!! HE MOVES HIMSELF WHERE THE THUMBTACKS ARE!!!!

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY WITH ALL HER BODYWEIGHT SHIFT HERSELF OVER KAI AND NOW IS IN A TOMBSTONE POSITION!!

Persephone: SHE SWITCHES KAIS POISISTIONING AND—

Rich Russillo: GRADE C2 RIGHT ON THE TACKS!!!!!! KAI LANDS BACK FIRST ON THOSE TACKS AS BETHANY GOES FOR THE PIN!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEE!!!

Referee: …….

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Referee: …….

Persephone: 😐

Thadd Blazevich: KAI KICKS OUT!!!! THIS MATCH IS STILL GOING!!!!!

Crowd: THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME!

Rich Russillo: Both competitors are laid out in the ring as they have given everything they have and still are fighting!! Bethany and Kai have lost their blood all over the ring and all around the ring!

Thadd Blazevich: The blood smeared across both of their faces is evident as they are now both starting to get back up!!

Persephone: This is crazy.

(Bethany Blue and Kai Rabeaux are slowly making their way back to their feet as they trade slaps back and forth with each other! Kai slaps Bethany with whatever energy he has left and same with Bethany towards Kai! These are loud slaps as it echoes everywhere in Italy!)

Rich Russillo: SLAP FROM BETHANY, SLAP FROM KAI!! RIGHTS AND LEFTS AS— THEY ARE NOW EXCHANGING FOREARM SHOTS!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY CLOBBERS KAI WITH A HEADBUTT AS KAI STAGGERS TO THE ROPES— BUT KAI ANSWERS WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!! BETHANY STAGGERS BACK FROM THE ROPES AND GOES FOR FOREARM!

Persephone: KAI DODGES IT AND LANDS A HEADBUTT OF HIS OWN!!! HE NOW HAS BETHANY IN LOCK FOR—

Rich Russillo: HE’S GOING FOR GATES OF BABYLON!! PACKAGE FALLAWAY POWERBOMB!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL BETHANY!!!!

(…)

(…)

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY ESCAPES— LANDS THE RIPCORD FOREARM AGAIN!!! KAI DROPS TO HIS HANDS AND KNEES OVER THE THUMBTACKS AND—

Persephone: OH MY GOD!

Rich Russillo: CONCUSSION PROTOCOL ONTO THE THUMBTACKS!!!!! KAI RABEAUX JUST RECEIVED A DEVASTATING CURB STOMP, SENDING HIM FACE FIRST INTO THOSE THUMBTACKS!!!

Thadd Blazevich: BETHANY GOES DOWN, BUT SHE IS ABLE TO TURN KAI OVER, DRAPING HER ARM OVER HIS BODY AS THE REFEREE MAKES THE COUNT!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEE!!!

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(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. AND STILL EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION… DOCTOR BETHANY BLUE!!!

( “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen begins to blast in the P.A System as Bethany slowly rolls off Kai Rabeaux. She hardly moves herself after a physical contest like the one she just endured! Her face bloodied like crazy, as she is handed her Hardcore Championship on top of her! Bethany slowly gets up as the referee raises her hand in victory before she suddenly drops back and sits right back down on the canvas.)

Rich Russillo: WHAT. A. MATCH! Dr. Bethany Blue and Kai Rabeaux went to great limits to destroy one another! This title meant everything to both of them and it showed in this contest. Kai certainly gave it everything he had and put out an amazing effort but it wasn’t enough to dethrone Dr. Bethany Blue here tonight in Rome.

Thadd Blazevich: Absolutely Rich bro, Kai stayed in this fight along with Bethany. I mean so many weapons were brought to inflict so much pain on one another. At the end it was Dr. Bethany Blue who reigns supreme so congrats to her!

Persephone: Congrats… I guess… I’m checking my phone now.

(The final shot sees Kai Rabeaux being attended on the outside by doctors and officials as his blood drenches his entire body! Bethany Blue is also being attended by another doctor as she slowly rolls out the ring and makes her way to the back, still holding on to the EAW Hardcore Championship with a bloody smirk on her face. The camera begins to fade as we head to commercial break.)

(A commercial airs of Jake Smith on TheSlap.com)

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(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)

Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A DIVIDE AND CONQUER MATCH!!

(“Many Men” by 50 Cent plays down Chris Elite first, who marches to the ring, doing his usual entrance. He walks down the ramp, and eventually his music is replaced as ‘Thoughts of a Dying Atheist’ by Muse plays. This receives a positive reaction from fans as Jay Jerry Johnson marches down to the ring. By this point, Chris Elite is already in the ring, and as Jay walks down the ramp, ‘RUNITUP’ by Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown plays down Cosmo Goldworthy, who psyches the fans out on high fives en route to the ring. All three Elitists look ready for this match, despite their completely different attitudes.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first! At a combined weight of 653 pounds… THE TEAM OF CHRIS ELITE, JAY JERRY JOHNSON, AND COSMO GOLDOWORTHY!

Thadd Blazevich: It’s gotta be weird to enter the match as teammates, but know they can be your enemy at any second later on.

Rich Russillo: Yeah, but each competitor wants the same thing. To become General Manager of Voltage for up until Shock Value. Tonight, they aren’t friends, they’re allies of convenience.

Thadd Blazevich: Allies of convenience? I like that!

(‘God Shattering Star’ by Takashi Baba plays to loud ovation from the audience as ARIA makes her presence known, stopping herself on the ramp, and awaiting the arrival of Candice Blair, who is greeted with an equally positive reaction as ‘So Far So Fake’ by Pierce the Veil plays. Candice positions herself next to ARIA, the two exchanging a look of respect between one another, despite knowing what it could come down to. ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac plays to complete the team as TLA parks his lowrider on the stage, and walks down to the ring himself..)

Bella Braxton: And their opponents! Weighing in at a combined weight of 470 pounds…THE TEAM OF ARIA, CANDICE BLAIR, AND TLA!

Rich Russillo: I don’t think the crowd is opposed to any outcome for who’ll be running Voltage, all except for maybe Cosmo Goldworthy.

Thadd Blazevich: Cosmo’s definitely the one with the most ego. But each competitor would have their own charm towards running the show.

Persephone: Yeah, yeah, as if people want to see a show ran by “ARIA” or the Ava-Cunt. Please. Sounds like a snoozefest.

(The referee signals to the bell as both TLA and Cosmo start things off.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Rich Russillo: Alright, it’s TLA and Cosmo Goldworthy who’ll be starting things off for their respective teams, a battle of old versus new. One being an EAW Hall of Famer, the other a rising star in the New Breed division. We saw them duke it out in the Hardcore Gauntlet, and I’m excited to see them go at it once again as both sides circle the other!

Thadd Blazevich: Yeah, but there’s a big difference between then and now. TLA was far from a hundred percent in that gauntlet, and even then, got the upper hand over Cosmo… with the help of some weapons, of course. :mjgrin: But I’m with you, bro. I’m excited to see how this encounter will play out. Both men stand opposite sides of the ring, staring the other down before CHARGING!

Rich Russillo: COSMO SWINGS WILDLY! THROWING A RIGHT HAND AS THEY MEET IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! BUT TLA DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND COSMO SPUN AROUND AS A RESULT! WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS HIM, TLA SHOVES COSMO FORWARD! BUT COSMO HALTS HIS MOMENTUM, AND CATCHES TLA WITH A BACK ELBOW! TLA RAN RIGHT INTO IT, ATTEMPTING TO ATTACK FROM BEHIND! NOW, ITS TLA STUNNED AS COSMO HANDSPRINGS OFF THE ROPES!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT TLA COMES TO JUST IN TIME TO BOUNCE OFF THOSE SAME SET OF ROPES AS COSMO BACKFLIPS ONTO HIS FEET, AND GETS CAUGHT WITH A “MEXICAN DESTROYER” AS TLA COMES REBOUNDING BACK!!! :damn:

Persephone: Already?! :mjlol:

Rich Russillo: JUST LIKE THAT, COSMO GOT CAUGHT WITH THE “MEXICAN DESTROYER!” ROOKIE MISTAKE AGAINST THE VETERAN WHO CAPITALIZED!

(Cosmo pops to his feet, and stumbles back towards the ropes-)

(TAG!)

(Chris Elite tags himself in as Cosmo Goldworthy tumbles out through the bottom rope.)

Rich Russillo: Chris Elite tags in, and Cosmo’s laid out in front of our announce table area, trying to shake the cobwebs from his head after that DEVASTATING “Mexican Destroyer” from out of nowhere!

Persephone: Luckily, it’s a team setting, or else it’s likely Cosmo would have been eliminated there, which… imagine that. :mjlol:

(Chris Elite steps in the ring as TLA’s up to a knee, waiting for him.)

TLA: :lick:

Thadd Blazevich: So, with Cosmo out, it’s Chris Elite in! Two Hall of Famers set to do battle, bro! AND CHRIS ELITE MAKES THE FIRST MOVE! DASHING TOWARD TLA, WHO SIDE STEPS HIM, AND CHRIS GOES BOUNCING OFF THE ROPES AS TLA DROPS DOWN! CHRIS ELITE ALMOST TRIPS, BUT DOES A FORWARD ROLL TO AVOID IT! ROLLING THROUGH TO HIS FEET, AND TLA POPS UP TO HIS! CHARGING CHRIS!

Rich Russillo: BUT CHRIS TURNS THE TABLES ON HIM! SIDESTEPPING TLA, AND HE GOES BOUNCING OFF THE ROPES AS CHRIS ELITE JUMPS UP FOR A DROPKICK OR MAYBE A HURRICANRANA! BUT LANDS ON HIS BACK INSTEAD AS TLA HOOKS BOTH ARMS ON THE TOP ROPE, CUTTING HIS MOMENTUM SHORT, AND BOUNCES OFF AS CHRIS ELITE RISES TO A SEATED POSITION!

Thadd Blazevich: OOH! TLA WENT FOR A PENALTY KICK! BUT CHRIS ELITE LIED FLAT TO AVOID IT, AND ROLLS TLA UP WITH A SCHOOL BOY!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Thadd Blazevich: KICKOUT! BUT BOTH MEN SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET WITH CHRIS GETTING THEIR FIRST AS TLA MAKES IT UP TO A KNEE! CHRIS ELITE RUSHES HIM, BUT TLA USES HIS ARM TO SWIPE THE LEGS OUT! FLOORING CHRIS ELITE AS HE DROPS INTO THE COVER!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Rich Russillo: ONLY A ONE COUNT BEFORE CHRIS ELITE MANAGES TO KICKOUT! TLA IS QUICKLY BACK TO HIS FEET, AND CHRIS GETS UP TO ALL FOURS BEFORE TLA CHARGES AT HIM! CHRIS TRIED USING HIS ARM TO SWEEP THE LEGS OUT OF TLA, BUT TLA HAD IT SCOUTED, AND LEAPS OVER THE LEGSWEEP ATTEMPT! CHRIS ELITE JOLTS UP TO BOTH KNEES-

Thadd Blazevich: AND NEARLY GOT CAUGHT WITH A SUPERKICK! BUT CHRIS CATCHES THE BOOT, AND THROWS IT BACK DOWN! TLA LOOKS TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! BUT CHRIS ELITE DUCKS UNDERNEATH THAT ONE, AND GRABS TLA FROM BEHIND! SETTING HIM UP FOR THE “FUSION DANCE!” :lupe:

Rich Russillo: CHRIS TRIED POPPING HIM UP FOR THE NECKBREAKER, BUT TLA BACKFLIPS ONTO HIS FEET! CHRIS SPINS AROUND TO DELIVER A RIGHT HAND, BUT TLA SWATS IT, AND GOES TO CATCH HIM OFF GUARD WITH A LOW KICK! BUT CHRIS USES HIS SHIN TO BLOCK, AND TRIES TO FOLLOW IT UP WITH A CLOTHESLINE! BUT TLA DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, ROLLING THROUGH TO A SEATED POSITION, AND TRIES FOR A BACK HANDSPRING INTO A HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA WRAPS BOTH LEGS AROUND THE HEAD, BUT CHRIS ELITE BLOCKS THE TAKEDOWN ATTEMPT, AND REMOVES TLA’S FEET! TOSSING THEM ASIDE AS TLA SPRINGS ON HIS FEET, AND CHRIS ELITE TRIED FOR “OPEN YA MATA!” BUT TLA SIDESTEPPED THE BICYCLE KNEE!

Rich Russillo: Both men look annoyed, staring the other down as they find themselves in quite the stalemate!

Persephone: Yay, sequences or whatever. But can someone land a hit please?! Jesus.

Rich Russillo: Both Chris and TLA might want to be mindful of the fact this is an endurance game, and you don’t want to expend all your energy early on.

Persephone: I’m sure they know what they’re doing, Rich. Unlike you, who has never stepped foot in a wrestling ring, or done anything athletic in your worthless excuse of a life.

Rich Russillo: Well, jeez. What was that for? :mjcry:

Persephone: Probably because I’m already irritated at having to sit through this entire fuck ass match with not a single elimination made yet.

Rich Russillo: But… it’s still the early going.

Persephone: And? Somebody get eliminated, and STAT!

Thadd Blazevich: Both TLA and Chris Elite circle the other before TLA LUNGES FORWARD! CHRIS CATCHES HIM WITH A KICK TO THE GUT, DOUBLING TLA OVER AS HE DROPS DOWN FOR A KICK TO THE HEAD! ROCKING TLA AS CHRIS POPS BACK TO HIS FEET, BACKING TLA UP AGAINST THE ROPES FOR AN IRISH WHIP! BUT TLA REVERSES IT, SENDING CHRIS TO THE ROPES INSTEAD!

Rich Russillo: TLA PERFORMS A DROPDOWN, FORCING CHRIS TO HURDLE OVER HIM, AND BOUNCE OFF THE ROPES A SECOND TIME INTO A LEAPFROG FROM TLA! TLA THEN RUNS OFF THAT SAME SET OF ROPES AS CHRIS, FORCING CHRIS TO PIVOT, AND TURN AROUND IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! BUT HE HAS NO TIME TO REACT AS TLA REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES WITH A SLIDING LEGSWEEP, PLANTING CHRIS FACE FIRST ON THE CANVAS!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA ROLLS THROUGH TO HIS FEET AS CHRIS RISES UP TO ALL FOURS, AND DELIVERS A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF CHRIS’ HEAD!

Rich Russillo: Chris rolls away from TLA, and pulls himself up in his team’s corner before TLA charges in! BUT CHRIS AVOIDS WHATEVER TLA HAD PLANNED, GOING UP AND OVER HIM IN THE CORNER BEFORE ROLLING THROUGH TO HIS FEET IN THE CENTER! TLA SLID UNDERNEATH CHRIS ELITE’S BODY, AND PULLS HIMSELF UP IN THE CORNER NOW! KNOCKING JAY OFF THE APRON WITH A BACK ELBOW!

Thadd Blazevich: CHRIS ELITE LOOKS TO CAPITALIZE AS HE COMES DASHING IN! BUT TLA GETS THE BOOT UP, STAGGERING CHRIS BACK AS TLA DOUBLE JUMPS IN THE CORNER FOR A TORNILLO! BEAUTIFUL CORKSCREW TWISTING CROSSBODY THERE BY THE LUCHADOR, AND BOTH MEN SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET WITH TLA GOING FOR A SUPERKICK!

Rich Russillo: OH, BUT CHRIS AVOIDS IT! ROLLING OUT OF THE RING!

(Chris Elite staggers around the corner, and doubles over at ringside.)

Persephone: Finally, they’re actually landing moves. But what’s TLA got planned now?

Rich Russillo: THATS A GOOD QUESTION, AS TLA RUNS OFF THE ROPES! BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR A SUICIDE DI- NO! TLA GOES FLYING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE, BUT CHRIS ELITE JUMPED OUT THE WAY! LUCKILY, TLA SAW IT COMING, AND LANDS ON HIS FEET RINGSIDE WITH THE TWO CHARGING AT ONE ANOTHER! CHRIS ELITE SIDESTEPS TLA, AND TLA JUMPS UP ONTO THE APRON!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA GOES FOR A RUNNING PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST! BUT CHRIS CATCHES THE BOOT, AND SCOOPS TLA UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AT RINGSIDE IN A FIREMANS CARRY! TLA THRASHES AROUND, AND THROWS SHARP ELBOWS TO THE JAW BEFORE MANAGING TO SLIP OFF BEHIND CHRIS!

Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE SPINS AROUND AS TLA SWINGS WILDLY! BUT CHRIS DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND HOISTS HIM UP BEFORE SLAMMING TLA DOWN ONTO THE APRON WITH A BACK SUPLEX! CHRIS ROLLS TLA BACK INSIDE THE RING BEFORE SLITHERING IN FOR A COVER!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Rich Russillo: Kickout!

Thadd Blazevich: That apron’s the hardest part of the ring, dude. It’s a bad day whenever you’re dropped on there.

Persephone: Yeah, yeah. If it’s so devestating, then how come it only got a two count??

Thadd Blazevich: Probably because Chris Elite’s a tough for opponent anybody to contend with.

Persephone: Oh, bullshit! He’s softer than a baby’s ass!

Rich Russillo: Everyone’s entitled their own opinion, but Cosmo Goldworthy just hopped back onto the apron, and he’s itching to get in! Extending his hand for a tag!

Thadd Blazevich: He’s finally come to after that “Mexican Destroyer,” and wants in the match bad! Likely to get revenge over TLA, who Chris drags back to his feet, and wrings the arm of… tagging out to Cosmo!

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: Tag is made, and Cosmo climbs the top rope while Chris Elite still has control over TLA’s wrist, flying off the top rope with a DOUBLE AXE HANDLE TO THE ARM! Cosmo immediately wrings the arm of TLA himself, gaining control of the wrist, and applying pressure to the arm before TLA rolls forward to a seated position! TLA scrambles to all fours, and HEADSPRINGS back to his feet!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA BREAKS the hold, swatting Cosmo’s arms down, and swings wildly with a right hand! BUT COSMO DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND LIFTS TLA UP FOR A BACK SUPLEX! HOWEVER, TLA BACKFLIPS ONTO HIS FEET, AND STAGGERS BACK INTO THE CORNER!

(TAG!)

Thadd Blazevich: Tag is made by Candice Blair! Her first time entering the match as she charges at Cosmo! WHO DROPS TO BOTH KNEES, USING HIS ARM TO SWEEP CANDICE’S LEGS FROM UNDER HER! INSTANTLY GOING FOR THE COVER!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNN-

Rich Russillo: NOT EVEN A ONE COUNT AS CANDICE BLAIR KICKS OUT, AND BOTH COMPETITORS SCRAMBLE TO THEIR FEET! COSMO GETS THE FIRST SHOT OFF WITH A KICK TO THE GUT, AND WHIPS CANDICE INTO THE CORNER! COSMO RUSHES IN- BUT CANDICE GETS BOTH FEET UP! WHICH COSMO IS ABLE TO CATCH!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT CANDICE PUSHES HIM AWAY WITH BOTH FEET, AND COSMO ROLLS THROUGH TO A KNEE AS CANDICE HOPS UP ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE! CANDICE LEAPS OFF AS COSMO RETURNS TO HIS FEET, BUT HE DUCKS UNDERNEATH WHATEVER SHE HAD PLANNED, AND SHE LANDS ON HER FEET! CANDICE RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND COSMO TRIES TO CUT HER OFF WITH A DROPDOWN!

Rich Russillo: BUT CANDICE HURDLES OVER, AND COSMO POPS TO HIS FEET! DUCKING DOWN, PERHAPS SIGNALING FOR A BACK BODY DROP EARLY! BUT CANDICE DOES A BARREL ROLL OVER HIS BACK, LANDING ON HER FEET BEHIND HIM! COSMO WENT FOR A RIGHT HAND- BUT CANDICE BLOCKS IT TO DELIVER A FOREARM!

Thadd Blazevich: COSMO GOT STAGGERED SLIGHTLY, BUT IMMEDIATELY LOOKS TO RESPOND WITH A SUPERKICK! HOWEVER, CANDICE CATCHES IT, AND THROWS IT DOWN TO A DELIVER A KNEE STRIKE! COSMO IS STUNNED, AND BARELY CAN STAND BEFORE GETTING GRABBED INTO A FRONT FACELOCK BY CANDICE!!

Rich Russillo: CANDICE GOES TO KICK OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE FOR A “STARLIGHT!” WENT FOR THAT TORNADO DDT, BUT COSMO THROWS HER OFF! CANDICE LANDS ON HER FEET, AND SHE CHARGES HIM IN THE CORNER- BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A BACK ELBOW! CANDICE STAGGERS BACK, FAVORING HER JAW AS COSMO GOES TO TAG OUT TO JAY JERRY JOHNSON!

(TAG!)

Persephone: “Great,” we’ve made it so that everyone has had a chance in the match except for Bird Brain over there in the corner!

Thadd Blazevich: …you mean ARIA?

Persephone: Duh, who else would I be talking about? 🙄

Rich Russillo: Well, Jay Jerry Johnson has entered the match, and marches toward Candice while she’s still recovering from that elbow— OOH! HE ALMOST GOT CAUGHT WITH A SURPRISE ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! BUT HE JUMPED BACK JUST IN TIME, TRIPPING DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION BECAUSE OF IT, AND CANDICE GOES TO DRILL HIM WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST!

Thadd Blazevich: JAY LAYS FLAT TO AVOID THE KICK, AND ROLLS CANDICE UP WITH A SCHOOL BOY! ROLLING HER THROUGH TO A VERTICAL BASE, AND WENT FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT CANDICE DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND BOTH SIDES REBOUND OFF OPPOSITE SETS OF THE ROPES! WITH CANDICE HALTING HER MOMENTUM AS SHE HOOKS BOTH ARMS ONTO THE ROPES! FORCING JAY TO COME CHARGING INTO HER-

Rich Russillo: BUT EATS A BIG BOOT FOR HIS TROUBLES! CANDICE BAITED HIM IN AS HE REBOUNDED OFF THE ROPES, AND STAGGERS OFF THAT KICK!

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: ARIA TAGS HERSELF IN, AND SHUFFLES TO THE CENTER OF THE APRON WHILE CANDICE EXITS THE RING! JAY SHAKES THE COBWEBS OUT OF HIS HEAD, AND CHARGES HER! BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A SHOULDER THRUST TO THE GUT, ARIA STICKING HER TORSO THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! DOUBLING JAY OVER BEFORE SLINGSHOT FRONT FLIPPING HIS BACK! ARIA RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND FLOORS JAY WITH A RUNNING FOREARM AS HE TURNED AROUND!

Thadd Blazevich: JAY POPS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND GETS DROPPED WITH ANOTHER RUNNING FOREARM! AGAIN, JAY RUSHES TO HIS FEET, AND GETS BACKED AGAINST THE ROPES FOR AN IRISH WHIP! BUT JAY TURNS IT AROUND, SENDING ARIA INSTEAD FOR A— ”PHOENIX INJECTION!!”

Rich Russillo: ARIA CAUGHT HIM WITH THE “PHOENIX INJECTION!!” AND MOVES TO THE CORNER, LINING JAY UP TO HIT “J4A!”

Persephone: Does this mean we’re about to see our first elimination? :gladbron:

Rich Russillo: WE JUST MIGHT AS JAY BEGINS STIRRING! HAVING NO IDEA WHAT AWAITS HIM ONCE HE’S BACK TO HIS FEE- OH, AND CHRIS ELITE! CHRIS ELITE BEGAN CHARGING ARIA ON THE APRON, ONLY TO GET KNOCKED OFF WITH A PUNCH! JAY USED THAT TIME TO RECOVER, AND POUNCES AT ARIA! BUT GETS SIDESTEPPED, AND SENT OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! JAY LANDS ON HIS FEET, AND ARIA GOES TO REBOUND OFF THE ROPES-

Thadd Blazevich: BUT JAY GRABS ARIA BY HER ANKLE, AND PULLS IT FROM UNDER HER! FACEPLANTING ARIA ON THE CANVAS, AND DRAGS HER OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! CHUCKING HER BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! ARIA WAS THROWN WITH SO MUCH FORCE AND AUTHORITY THAT SHE HIT SIDEWAYS, AND GETS ROLLED BACK INTO THE RING IMMEDIATELY AFTER BY JAY! WHO HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Rich Russillo: ARIA HAS ENOUGH RESOLVE TO KICKOUT! Thought we were getting our first elimination there, but not quite as Jay starts picking ARIA back up. But ARIA starts to fight back with alternating shots to the rib cage! EXPLODING WITH ONE FINAL RIGHT HAND THAT STAGGERS JAY BACK AGAINST THE ROPES!

(TAG!)

Thadd Blazevich: COSMO GOLDWORTHY TAGS HIMSELF IN, UNBEKNOWNST TO ARIA, AND SLINGSHOTS OVER THE TOP AS JAY ROLLS OUT! DELIVERING A “GOLD RUSH!” COSMO DAMN NEAR TAKES HER HEAD OFF WITH THE “GOLD RUSH!” HOOKING THE LEG DEEP!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRR-

Rich Russillo: TLA BREAKS THINGS UP WITH A KICK TO COSMO’S BACK!

Persephone: Oh, for fucks sake! :noah:

Thadd Blazevich: It’s clear Cosmo is frustrated, having ARIA dead to rights there. But won’t waste time, and heads to the corner! Lining her up for something big as ARIA stirs back to her feet… almost getting caught with the “COLDEST WINTER” AS COSMO SHOT OUT THE CORNER! BUT ARIA INTERCEPTED THE SPEAR WITH A “PHOENIX CUTTER” INSTEAD!

Rich Russillo: DESPERATION “PHOENIX CUTTER!” THOUGH, SHE DIDNT GET ALL OF IT AS COSMO THRASHES AROUND ON THE FLOOR IN PAIN BEFORE ROLLING TO A NEARBY CORNER! MEANWHILE, ARIA LEAPS OUT FOR A TAG TO TLA!

(TAG!)

Thadd Blazevich: TLA SLINGSHOTS HIMSELF INTO THE RING AS CHRIS ELITE ENTERS THE RING, DESPITE NOT BEING LEGAL! TLA SIDESTEPS CHRIS, SENDING HIM INTO THE CORNER, AND DUCKS UNDERNEATH A CLOTHESLINE FROM JAY JERRY JOHNSON, WHO ENTERED THE RING HIMSELF! TLA RUNS OFF THE ROPES FOR A HURRICANRANA!

Rich Russillo: HURRICANRANA ONTO JAY, WHO ROLLS THROUGH TO A KNEE! TLA TURNS HIS ATTENTION OVER TO CHRIS AS HE STAGGERS FROM OUT THE CORNER, AND SWINGS WILDLY WITH A RIGHT HAND! BUT CHRIS DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND GETS HIM IN A FULL NELSON! HOLDING HIM FOR JAY JERRY JOHNSON TO COME AND GET A HIT OFF! BUT TLA GETS THE BOOT UP, STAGGERING JAY SLIGHTLY!

Thadd Blazevich: AND TLA ESCAPES THE FULL NELSON! CHUCKING CHRIS INTO JAY, WHO CATCHES HIM IN A FRONT FACELOCK! BUT THATS WHEN TLA LEAPS UP FOR A JUMPING NECKBREAKER, FORCING JAY TO SPIKE HIS OWN PARTNER DOWN WITH A DDT! BOTH CHRIS AND JAY ROLL OUT BEFORE COSMO CHARGES AT TLA!

Rich Russillo: BUT TLA USES THAT MOMENTUM AGAINST HIM WITH A DROP TOE HOLD, DRAPING COSMO ACROSS THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR A “305!” COSMO STAGGERS BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RING, AND TLA SPRINGBOARDS FOR A “VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT!”

Thadd Blazevich: TLA LIFTS COSMO BACK UP FOR THE “MEXICAN DESTROYER!” BUT COSMO DROPS DOWN TO ALL FOURS, AND CRAWLS THROUGH TLA’S LEGS! SLIPPING BEHIND HIM FOR A REAR WAISTLOCK- BUT THERES A STANDING SWITCH BY TLA FOR A REAR WAISTLOCK OF HIS OWN! COSMO SLAPS BOTH TLA’S HAND TO BREAK HIS GRIP, AND SCORES WITH A JUMPING TWISTING ENZIGURI!

Rich Russillo: TLA stumbles back into his corner, dropping down to a seated position, and tags out to Candice before rolling out!

(TAG!)

Persephone: It’s Ava-Cunt back yet again…

Rich Russillo: CANDICE ENTERS THE RING, AND DUCKS UNDERNEATH A CLOTHESLINE BY COSMO! CHARGING OFF THE ROPES FOR A RUNNING FOREARM! COSMO POPS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND GETS DROPPED WITH A BACK ELBOW! THOUGH, COSMO IS BACK UP A THIRD TIME, GETTING CAUGHT WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Persephone: This guy got a death wish or something? STOP getting back up!

Thadd Blazevich: COSMO’S UP A THIRD TIME, AND GETS DROPPED TO ALL FOURS WITH A SPINNING BACK KICK! CANDICE THEN RUNS OFF THE ROPES TO DELIVER A SLIDING DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF GOLDWORTHY’S HEAD! CHRIS ELITE ENTERS THE RING, AND TRIED FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT CANDICE DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES! HOWEVER, CHRIS POPS HER UP INTO THE AIR-

Rich Russillo: “STARLIGHT!” CANDICE CAUGHT BLAIR WITH THE POP-UP TORNADO DDT, AND SHE WATCHES AS HE ROLLS OUT THE RING! BUT FROM BEHIND! COSMO GOLDWORTHY TRIED TO BOUNCE HER OFF THE ROPES FOR AN O’CONNOR ROLL! BUT CANDICE HELD ONTO THE TOP ROPE, AND ROLLS BACK THROUGH TO HIS FEET! GETTING CAUGHT WITH A “GOLD RUSH!”

Thadd Blazevich: CANDICE NEARLY TOOK HIS HEAD OFF WITH THE “GOLD RUSH,” AND QUICKLY PICKS HIM BACK UP TO DELIVER A “CASTLES CRUMBLING!!!” SPIKING COSMO ONTO HIS HEAD, AND ROLLS HIM OVER FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Bella Braxton: COSMO GOLDWORTHY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!

Persephone: YES! FUCKING FINALLY!! :blessed:

Rich Russillo: FIRST ELIMINATION OF THE MATCH! AND CANDICE BLAIR’S LOOKING TO KEEP IT GOING AS SHE SPOTS A GROGGY CHRIS AND JAY REGROUPING AT RINGSIDE! WITH THAT, CANDICE RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND FLIES INTO BOTH MEN WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!! TAKING THEM DOWN!!

Thadd Blazevich: YEAH, AND CANDICE BLAIR ROLLS CHRIS ELITE BACK INSIDE THE RING! CANDICE ASCENDS TO THE TOP ROPE, AND DIVES ONTO CHRIS ELITE WITH A METEORA!

Rich Russillo: CANDICE ROLLS THROUGH OFF THAT METEORA, AND CHRIS IS QUICKLY BACK TO HIS FEET, TRYING TO SWING THE MOMENTUM BACK IN HIS FAVOR WITH A RIGHT HAND! BUT CANDICE BLAIR IS THE FIRST TO STRIKE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK THAT TURNS HIM AROUND FOR A BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX! COVER IS MADE!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THHHHHH-

Rich Russillo: NO! CHRIS ELITE STAYS IN IT!

Persephone: I swear to God, if Candice starts making some eliminations, I’ll go a bit easier on her in the near future.

Rich Russillo: With how close that count was, Candice might be going to secure her second very shortly! Chris Elite is prone, and Candice drags him up to a vertical base, placing him into the corner where she lifts him up to the turnbuckle! Candice climbs up to the middle rope herself, and hooks Chris Elite up for a SUPERPLEX!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS ELITE! CHRIS ELITE FIGHTS OUT OF IT WITH SHOTS TO THE RIB CAGE, AND DELIVERS A FOREARM THAT KNOCKS CANDICE OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE! BLAIR IS STAGGERED, ROCKED FROM THE STRIKE MOMENTARILY! AND CHRIS ELITE LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE BY PERCHING HIMSELF ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE- BUT CANDICE BLAIR INSTANTLY SHUTS THAT DOWN AS SHE CHARGES IN!

Rich Russillo: STEPPING OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR A KNEE STRIKE UNDERNEATH THAT JAW! STUNNING CHRIS ELITE ON THAT TOP TURNBUCKLE BEFORE CLIMBING BACK UP TO THE MIDDLE ROPE HERSELF! ONCE AGAIN, HOOKING HIM UP FOR A SUPERPLEX! BUT CHRIS BLOCKS IT, HOLDING ONTO THE TOP ROPE!

Persephone: Pull harder, dummy!

Thadd Blazevich: CHRIS STARTS BATTLING BACK WITH SHOTS TO THE RIB CAGE AGAIN! MANAGING TO DOUBLE CANDICE OVER ON THE MIDDLE ROPE AS HE CLUBS DOWN ACROSS HER BACK! NOW, CHRIS ELITE HAS AN IDEA, AND TRIES TO FLOAT OVER FOR A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! :lupe:

Rich Russillo: BUT LANDS ON HIS FEET AS CANDICE BLAIR HOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE TO THE TOP ROPE! BOTH HANDS ON DECK! SEEING SHE WONT BUDGE, CHRIS ELITE SWITCHES STRATEGY, AND TRAPS HER HEAD AGAINST THE TOP TURNBUCKLE FOR A SUPERKICK!!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS ISNT DONE, AND DELIVERS ONE, TWO, THREE MORE SUPERKICKS IN SUCCESSION! CANDICE IS SEEING STARS ON THAT MIDDLE ROPE, AND GETS HOISTED UP ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF CHRIS ELITE IN A TORTURE RACK POSITION AS HE WALKS TO THE CENTER OF THE RING WITH HER!

Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE POPS CANDICE, AND DRILLS HER IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD FOR HIS PATENTED MOVE! “HOURS IN SILENCE!!” CANDICE BLAIR HAS GONE LIMP, AND CHRIS ELITE HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Bella Braxton: CANDICE BLAIR HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!

Persephone: Oh, thank God!

Rich Russillo: Thank God? For what?

Persephone: Now, I don’t have to be nice to Candice Blair moving forward! The dumb bitch is out! All she had was one job, but this works too!

Rich Russillo: It is now down to TWO on each side! Chris Elite and Jay Jerry Johnson, then on the other, it’s TLA and ARIA! AND SPEAK OF THE DEVILS, THEY DONT GIVE CHRIS ELITE LONG TO CELEBRATE AFTER RISING TO BOTH KNEES! IMMEDIATELY POUNCING ON THE ATTACK TO PUMMEL HIM! TLA REIGNING DOWN WITH RIGHTS, AND ARIA WITH STOMPS!

Persephone: Haha, it’s a mugging! This is great!

Thadd Blazevich: ARIA DRAGS CHRIS UP TO HIS FEET, AND HOOKS HIM UP FOR A DOUBLE SUPLEX WITH TLA! BUT JAY CHIMES IN BEFORE THEY CAN HOIST CHRIS HIGH IN THE AIR, DRAGGING HIM RIGHT BACK DOWN TO A VERTICAL BASE, AND THE TWO BLASTS ARIA AND TLA IN TANDEM WITH FOREARM STRIKES!

Rich Russillo: CHRIS WITH A FOREARM TO ARIA! JAY WITH A FOREARM TO TLA! TLA RESPONDS BACK WITH A FOREARM OF HIS OWN, AND THE TWO BEGIN TRADING BACK AND FORTH! ARIA AND CHRIS ARE TRADING STRIKES AS WELL, WITH THE TWO LETTING OUT OF A SCREAM INTENSITY BEFORE CHARGING AT EACH OTHER WITH DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES! ARIA GOES DOWN, CHRIS GOES DOWN, AND BOTH ROLL OUTSIDE THE RING!

Thadd Blazevich: NOW, ITS TLA AND JAY JERRY JOHNSON STILL GOING AT INSIDE THE RING! THROWING FOREARMS AT EACH OTHER, AND JAY OVERWHELMS TLA WITH MULTIPLE FOREARMS BEFORE SPINNING AROUND FOR A DISCUS- OOH! HE TRIED FOR A DISCUS ELBOW, BUT TLA BOOTED HIM IN THE ELBOW TO SPIN HIM BACK AROUND!

Rich Russillo: JAY STAGGERS BACK, FAVORING THAT ELBOW, AND DOUBLES OVER! BUT TLA SEES A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GO CHARGING IN FOR A “DESMADRE!” REBOUND SITOUT POWERBOMB! HAVING LEGSPRINGED OFF THE TOP ROPE, AND PLANTS JAY JERRY JOHNSON HARD!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA HOLDS IT FOR A COVER OFF INSTINCT, BUT THE REF QUICKLY REMINDS HIM HE ISNT LEGAL, AND THATS WHEN CHRIS ELITE SWOOPS IN! CATCHING TLA WITH A SUPERKICK RIGHT BETWEEN JAY’S LEGS!

Rich Russillo: BOTH TLA AND JAY JERRY JOHNSON ROLL OUT THE RING AS ARIA SLIDES BACK IN! DUCKING UNDERNEATH A CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT BY CHRIS, AND ARIA HANDSPRINGS OFF THE ROPES FOR A “PHOENIX INJECTION!”

Persephone: Seriously, she’s been spamming that move tonight.

Thadd Blazevich: WELL, IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT! ARIA JUST CAUGHT CHRIS WITH THE “PHOENIX INJECTION,” AND QUICKLY CRAWLS I TO THE COVER! SHOOTING THE HALF!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRR-

Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! CHRIS ELITE KICKS OUT!

Persephone: Thadd, remember when you said “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? 🤓” Well, yeah, I don’t see it working this evening. Dumb bitch needs to try something else.

Rich Russillo: Looks like she’s going to as ARIA pulls Chris Elite up, attempting to hook him for “True to the Name!”

Persephone: Fingers crossed something goes right in her miserable, pathetic life.

Thadd Blazevich: NO! ARIA HOOKED HIS LEG FOR THE FISHERMAN, BUT CHRIS TURNED IT INTO A SMALL PACKAGE!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Thadd Blazevich: TWO COUNT AS ARIA EXPLODES OUT THE COVER! BOTH COMPETITORS SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET, AND ARIA CATCHES CHRIS OFF GUARD WITH A SPINNING BACK KICK! FOLLOWED BY A PUNT KICK TO THE CHEST THAT JOLTS HIM UPRIGHT— BUT CHRIS ELITE IMMEDIATELY RESPONDS BACK WITH “OPEN YA MATA!!” :damn:

Rich Russillo: BICYCLE KNEE SENDS ARIA STUMBLING BACK AGAINST THE ROPE, AND SHE REBOUNDS OFF TO CHARGE IN WITH A CLOTHESLINE! BUT CHRIS USES THAT MOMENTUM AGAINST HER FOR A SPANISH FLY!! BOTH COMPETITORS ARE DOWN, SEEMINGLY OUT WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR THEY’VE SUFFERED! BUT LOOK! CHRIS HAS HIS ARM DRAPED OVER ARIA’S BODY OFF SPANISH FLY!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THHHHHHHHH-

Thadd Blazevich: SHOULDER UP! ARIA JUST BARELY GOT THE SHOULDER UP! BUT CHRIS ELITE NOTICES JAY JERRY JOHNSON IN THE CORNER, AND QUICKLY CRAWLS OVER FOR A TAG!

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: THE TAG TO JAY IS MADE, AND HE STANDS ARIA UP FOR A POTENTIAL DOUBLE TEAM MANEUVER BETWEEN HIM AND CHRIS! BUT ARIA STARTS TO BATTLE BACK WITH A FOREARM TO JAY! FOLLOWED BY A FOREARM TO CHRIS! ALTERNATING BETWEEN BOTH WITH STRIKES AS SHE SCORED A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ONTO JAY, AND ANOTHER FOREARM ONTO CHRIS!

Thadd Blazevich: JAY SWINGS WILDLY WITH A RIGHT HAND, BUT ARIA SLIPS BEHIND HIM, AND SHOVES JAY INTO CHRIS! BOTH HEADS KNOCK TOGETHER AS CHRIS STUMBLES BACK INTO THE CORNER, AND JAY COLLAPSES DOWN TO ALL FOURS WITH ARIA TURNING HER FOCUS ONTO CHRIS ELITE IN THE CORNER!

Rich Russillo: ARIA DASHES IN, BUT CHRIS LOOKS TO USE THAT MOMENTUM AGAINST HER WITH A SCHOOL BOY— HOWEVER, ARIA ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND JUMPS ONTO CHRIS ELITE WITH A RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! ARIA THEN FORWARD ROLLS HERSELF OVER HIS BODY, AND INTO THE CORNER! GOING TO SPRINGBOARD OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH A MOONSAULT ONTO ELITE—

Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS ELITE ROLLS OUT THE RING, AND IN HIS PLACE, JAY JERRY JOHNSON IS THERE TO CATCH ARIA ONTO HIS SHOULDER OUT OF MID AIR FROM THAT MOONSAULT!!

Rich Russillo: AND JAY PLANTS HER IN THE CENTER WITH THAT “YKHM LAST LOVE!” ARIA IS SEEING STARS, AND JAY JERRY JOHNSON LOOKS TO PUT HER AWAY! DRAGGING ARIA BACK UP TO A VERTICAL BASE FOR THE… ”HEAVENS FEEL!!!” JAY MOVES INTO THE COVER! THIS COULD BE IT! ARIA ISNT MOVING!

ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Bella Braxton: ARIA HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!

Persephone: :mjlol2:

Rich Russillo: Three competitors left! TLA the last man standing for his team as ARIA’s hopes of being an interim General Manager are dashed away!

(ARIA rolls out of the ring, and Jay rises to his feet, staying planted in the center as he scans the area for TLA. However, spins around once noticing the crowd reaction begin to rise…)

(CRACK!!)

Rich Russillo: HEY, WHO THE-

Thadd Blazevich: OH, COME ON! NOT AGAIN, BRO!

Rich Russillo: ITS THAT MASKED MAN! THE MASKED HAS ONCE AGAIN ATTACKED JAY JERRY JOHNSON! THIS TIME, WITH A STEEL CHAIR!

(Jay got cracked right between the eyes with that steel chair, and blood starts to trickle down from his forehead as the masked, hooded figure aggressively throws down the chair, sending it sliding out the ring as a result.)

Persephone: The best part is: there’s nobody to disqualify! He’s not an active participant in this match! :mjlol:

Rich Russillo: Okay, but WHY?! Why is this person doing all this?!

(The masked figure ignores protest from the referee as he stalks Jay from the corner, who slowly rises up to all fours… visibly dazed from that chair shot…)

Rich Russillo: Oh no, no- NO! THE MASKED MAN NEARLY TOOK JAY’S HEAD CLEAN OFF WITH A VICIOUS PUNT KICK TO THE SKULL!

(Jay’s body curls up slightly as he twitches on the canvas with blood pouring down his forehead. The masked man then drops to all fours, observing his handiwork before rising up to both feet. From there, he drops the hood, and slowly brings his hand up to the mask…)

Thadd Blazevich: Bro, are we about to finally find out who this person is?!

Persephone: Hopefully, it isn’t as disappointing as finding out Ronan Malosi’s under the mask!

(The masked man takes off his mask to reveal…)

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(Damon Lazarus.)

Rich Russillo: THATS- THATS DAMON LAZARUS!

Thadd Blazevich: :roman:

Rich Russillo: IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW! THIS GUY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME! JUST NEVER IN EAW!

Thadd Blazevich: BRO, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS! LIKE, WHY NOW?! WHY JAY OF ALL PEOPLE?!

(Damon sets the mask down before rolling out of the ring, and sauntering up the ramp with a stoic look on his face, leaving us with more questions than answers as TLA pokes his head up from the apron, having just recovered.)

Rich Russillo: Now, TLA’s finally coming to! But I don’t think he has much knowledge of what happened!

(TLA just shrugs, and decides to go with it, slithering into the ring!)

Thadd Blazevich: Regardless, I don’t think that’s going to stop him as he hooks the leg for a cover!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Bella Braxton: JAY JERRY JOHNSON HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!

(TLA rises to a knee as the referee rolls Jay Jerry Johnson out of the ring, so he can be tended to by medical personnel, and TLA locks eyes with Chris Elite, who slowly crawls up onto the apron, and makes his way back inside the ring with caution.)

Rich Russillo: It’s down to two! TLA! Chris Elite! Winner becomes the General Manager of Voltage up to Shock Value! Both men want it, and charge each other! MEETING IN THE MIDDLE FOR A HOCKEY FIGHT! DUKING IT OUT! CENTER OF THE RING!

Persephone: Now, TLA has to win this! We can’t let our General Manager of the brand be ugly AND bald!

Thadd Blazevich: BOTH MEN CAME OUT THE GATES HEAVY, BUT START TO TIRE OUT! THEIR PUNCHES GROWING WEAKER AND WEAKER UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP! TAKING A SECOND TO CATCH THEIR BREATHES BEFORE TLA LANDS A JAB SQUARE ON CHRIS’ JAW!

Rich Russillo: BUT THAT WOKE CHRIS ELITE UP IN SOMEWAY AS HE RESPONDS BACK WITH A JAB OF HIS OWN! NOW, ITS TLA WITH A JAB! CHRIS WITH A JAB! TLA CHANGES THINGS UP WITH A SLAP! HARD SLAP ACROSS THE FACE THAT CHRIS ELITE RETURNS IN KIND! :damn: THESE TWO GOING ALL OUT!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA WITH ANOTHER HARD SLAP ACROSS THE FACE THAT BUCKLES THE KNEES OF CHRIS ELITE! MAKING HIM STRUGGLE TO STAND AS TLA RUNS OFF THE ROPES— BUT CHRIS ELITE KICKS OFF TLA’S CHEST FOR A BACKFLIP ONCE HE COMES REBOUNDING BACK! LANDING ON HIS FEET, AND FOLLOWING IT UP WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI!

Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE RISES TO HIS FEET, INTENSITY IN HIS EYES AS TLA’S NOW THE ONE ON WOBBLY LEGS! CHRIS LUNGES FORWARD TO SPRING OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE- BUT TLA HOPS UP ONTO THERE WITH HIM! BOTH MEN BALANCED ON THAT MIDDLE ROPE! IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION! :lupe:

Thadd Blazevich: TLA HOOK CHRIS UP, AND GOES TO FLY OFF WITH A REVERSE SPANISH FLY! BUT- BUT CHRIS ELITE LANDED ON HIS FEET! BOTH MEN DID! :roman:

(Both men landed on their feet off the springboard reverse spanish fly, much to the shock and awe of the crowd. Even TLA and Chris are a bit taken aback with the two locking eyes as TLA still has his arm over Chris’ shoulder-)

Rich Russillo: TLA SWUNG FOR A CLOTHESLINE WITH HIS FREE ARM! BUT CHRIS ELITE DUCKED UNDER IT, AND HOOKS TLA UP FOR A BACKSLIDE PIN! HOWEVER, TLA ROLLS THROUGH TO HIS FEET, AND PULLS CHRIS ELITE UP FOR THE “MEXICAN DESTROYER!!”

Persephone: Thank God, it’s ov- wait, what? :comeagain:

(Almost off instinct or adrenaline, Chris Elite pops back to his feet off that “Mexican Destroyer,” but keep balance as he stumbles back, nearly falling through the bottom and middle rope. However, leans on them for assistance while clearly out of it at the moment.)

Thadd Blazevich: I THOUGHT CHRIS ELITE WAS GOING TO SHRUG IT OFF THERE, BUT NO! THE FIGHTING SPIRIT DIDNT LAST LONG! WITH CHRIS ELITE IMMEDIATELY LOSING HIS FOOTING!

Rich Russillo: Only thing keeping him up are those ropes as TLA walks over, and drags Chris Elite back to the center of the ring.. going to plant him once more with the “Mexican Destroyer!”

Thadd Blazevich: BUT CHRIS ELITE! CHRIS SCOOPS TLA UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS IN A FIREMANS CARRY! MUSTERING EVERY BIT OF ENERGY HE HAS LEFT!!

Rich Russillo: HOWEVER, TLA STARTS TO BATTLE BACK WITH SHARP ELBOWS TO THE JAW! BEATING CHRIS DOWN TO A KNEE! ATTEMPTING TO SNUFF OUT ANY FIRE LEFT WITHIN HIM!

Thadd Blazevich: TLA CONTINUES TO DELIVER THOSE HARD 12-6 ELBOWS TO THE JAW, AND PULLS CHRIS ELITE UP FOR THE…

Thadd Blazevich: # MEXICAN DESTROYER A SECOND TIME!!

Rich Russillo: TLA ROLLS HIM OVER FOR THE COVER, AND YOU CAN COUNT TO ONE-HUNDRED! THIS ONE IS OVER!

Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Referee: TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… T! L! A!

(TLA releases the cover as ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac blares throughout the arena, garnering a loud reaction as he rises to a vertical base, getting his hand raised in victory by the ref.)

Rich Russillo: TLA has done it! He has earned himself the General Manager title for up until Shock Value!

Thadd Blazevich: Going to be very interesting to see what a show booked by TLA will look like.

Persephone: Eh, if it injects some excitement into my job, then go right ahead.

(The referee releases TLA’s hand, and TLA looks down to Chris Elite on the canvas before deciding to help him up, leaning Chris against the ropes for assistance to stand. Afterwards, TLA extends a hand, which after a moment of hesitation, thinking it over…)

(Chris Elite shakes to a loud pop, a show of respect exchanged between the two Hall of Famers.)

TLA: (off-mic) Good shit, hombre.

Chris Elite: (off-mic) Thanks… you too.

TLA: (off-mic) Say, I might be Captain Charisma, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be my Eden Sinclair. Help me run this bitch, what do you say? :mjgrin:

(Chris is exhausted, drenched with sweat. But after some thinking, musters up enough energy to nod.)

Chris Elite: (off-mic) Okay, you’re on. :wow:

(The crowd cheers, excited to see what Chris Elite and TLA running Voltage will look like as TLA raises Chris Elite’s arm in the center to show further respect.)

Rich Russillo: What?! Did I just hear that correctly?! Chris Elite, the CONSULTANT to TLA?!

Thadd Blazevich: Oh, I think we all did, bro! It’s going to be a movie over on Voltage!

Persephone: Yeah, one that’s either really good or really bad. :francis:

(Chris Elite hobbles out the ring as TLA steps up on the middle rope, continuing to celebrate in the corner as we fade elsewhere.)

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(The camera returns to ringside, and at the timekeeper’s area, Bella Braxton can be seen with a microphone in her hand.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

(‘All of the Lights (interlude)’ by Kanye West hits, causing everyone in attendance to begin booing loudly. The camera pans towards the stage, and before long, Jon Kelton begins walking out. Kelton has a focused look on his face, but he isn’t relaxed at the moment. He is walking into this match full of fury, ready to finally get the revenge he is looking for against Minerva.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first… From Toronto, Ontario, Canada…. Weighing in at 205 pounds… JJJJJJJOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNN KKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLTTTTOOOOOONNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: Jon Kelton is here, and if you saw everything that has happened over the last few weeks, it should come as no surprise seeing the look on his face tonight. He is out for blood.

Thadd Blazevich: Dude, things have been seriously heated between Kelton and his opponent tonight, but hey! That just means we’re gonna get a fire match between these two!

Persephone: Eh, it can’t really be that good. Not when Jon Kelton is part of the match.

(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie follows, and the boos continue as Minerva slowly begins to walk out to the stage. Minerva takes a moment to stare at Jon Kelton, taking notice of his anger heading into this match. Minerva has a confident look on her face, but this doesn’t overshadow her own focus as she begins to walk down the ramp, not backing down whatsoever as she appears ready for this match.)

Bella Braxton: And his opponent… From Bucharest, Romania… Weighing in at 122 pounds… MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNEEERRRRVVVVVAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: Minerva has been on an almost terrifying run this season, and well, we saw what she did to Kelton weeks ago. It’s hard to get worse than stabbing someone in the throat, but I wouldn’t want to test Minerva in that regard.

Thadd Blazevich: I think both sides are gonna be fired up tonight. Minerva is probably the favorite here, but dude, Kelton is definitely walking into this with a chip on his shoulder. I think this is gonna be a real interesting one to watch.

Persephone: Hopefully this match doesn’t take too long to end. Not unless they intend to get bloody and make this not completely boring.

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Rich Russillo: Here we go! This match is on now, and Minerva and Jon Kelton are already circling the ring, and I don’t think we’re gonna need to wait very long for this one to get going!

(The two Elitists stare at each other, and while Jon Kelton maintains the cold, enraged look on his face as he stares at Minerva, Minerva just smirks.)

Rich Russillo: JON KELTON RUSHES IN FOR THE ATTACK- BUT MINERVA IS ABLE TO DUCK UNDER, LOOKING TO MAKE KELTON PAY FOR HIS ANGER EARLY ON AS SHE CATCHES HIM WITH A FOREARM! MINERVA IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO UNLOAD WITH FOREARMS, CATCHING KELTON IN THE JAW AS HE BEGINS TO BACK TOWARDS THE CORNER!

Thadd Blazevich: BUT KELTON IS ABLE TO CATCH MINERVA’S ARM TO BLOCK THE FOREARM, AND BRO GRABS HER BEFORE THROWING HER INTO THE CORNER! MINERVA HITS THE TURNBUCKLES HARD, AND NOW KELTON STARTS LAYING INTO HER WITH A BUNCH OF PUNCHES, LOOKIN’ TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE TIME HE HAS BEFORE THE REF GETS TO COUNTING! MINERVA IS TRYING TO BLOCK THE ATTACKS BUT KELTON IS JUST FIRING ‘EM OFF AT A RAPID RATE, GOING CRAZY AS THE REF FINALLY STARTS TO COUNT-

Persephone: BUT MINERVA SURPRISES KELTON WITH A KICK TO THE GUT TO PUSH HIM OFF OF HER- AND THIS GIVES HER THE CHANCE TO GO LOW WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN, GETTING ON TOP OF KELTON BEFORE STARTING TO WAIL AWAY ON HIM WITH FOREARMS! The lack of stipulation here sucks, but at least they’re not taking forever to start trying to actually hurt each other. Hopefully, this means the match won’t last too long.

Rich Russillo: Well I’m not sure whether or not you’ll get your wish yet, AS KELTON IS ABLE TO TURN THINGS AROUND, TURNING MINERVA OVER BEFORE THROWING AN ELBOW TO THE JAW! KELTON GOES FOR ANOTHER-

Thadd Blazevich: BUT MINERVA IS QUICK TO TURN THINGS AROUND AGAIN, AND THIS TIME SHE HITS KELTON WITH A NASTY PUNCH TO THE FACE! This one is already getting nasty bro, and this time I think Kelton is gonna have to give up on the counterattack and try to find a way out of this situation!

Rich Russillo: AND HE HAS FOUND EXACTLY THAT! KELTON IS ABLE TO GET THE LEG UP AND KICK MINERVA OFF OF HIM, USING THE SIZE AND POWER ADVANTAGE TO SHOVE MINERVA TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING! Minerva rolls backwards and is forced to try and rush back to her feet, but Kelton was using the opportunity to get back up as well, AND HE WASTES NO TIME CHARGING IN AT MINERVA-

Thadd Blazevich: BUT MINERVA DUCKS DOWN AND LIFTS KELTON UP, DROPPING KELTON THROAT FIRST ONTO THE TOP ROPE!!!!

(Jon Kelton immediately falls backwards onto the mat as the hot start to this match reaches a halt. He clutches his throat in pain following the injury he suffered weeks ago, where Minerva would stab Kelton in the same area with a pen.)

Persephone: Well, it was only a matter of time before that happened. It’s kinda to be expected when you walk into a match with a clear target.

Rich Russillo: Kelton just severely paid for his own anger, as Minerva was ironically able to exploit the very source of it! Kelton now is forced to try and pull himself out of the ring to buy time to recover- BUT MINERVA STOPS HIM, GRABBING ONTO KELTON’S LEGS BEFORE POSITIONING HIS HEAD UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE! Minerva has some bad intentions in mind right now!

Thadd Blazevich: Minerva falls backwards, AND SHE SLINGSHOTS KELTON’S THROAT UPWARDS INTO THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!!

Rich Russillo: Jon Kelton rolls out of the ring, and I can’t even imagine how badly that must hurt given what he already faced a few weeks ago. He had time to heal since then, but it’s still going to do damage getting attacked in a sensitive area, and Kelton is experiencing that right now. Jon Kelton is using the apron to pull himself back up, but he might want to look behind him, as his opponent doesn’t seem interested in giving him room to recover!

Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA GRABS KELTON AND SENDS HIM FORWARD, THROWING KELTON FACE FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST!!! KELTON STUMBLES AWAY FROM THE APRON, AND NOW MINERVA RUSHES IN, PULLING KELTON INTO A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION- BEFORE GRABBING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND SENDING IT INTO THE BARRICADE! Dude, that was a gnarly move from Minerva right there. Kelton is down, but bro doesn’t even get much time to breathe as Minerva just pulls him back towards the ring and rolls him in!

Persephone: Minerva slides into the ring, AND SHE DELIVERS A LEG DROP TO KELTON, DROPPING HER LEG ONTO HIS THROAT!! How many times is she gonna keep going after that spot?

Rich Russillo: For as long as it’s effective I’d imagine! Kelton sits up in pain- AND NOW MINERVA USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY A SLEEPER HOLD!! MINERVA TRAPS KELTON IN THE SEATED POSITION AS SHE MAINTAINS THE SLEEPER HOLD, AND WITH THE DAMAGE SHE HAS ALREADY DEALT TO KELTON, I’D IMAGINE THIS ISN’T GOOD FOR HIM!!! KELTON HAS BEEN STRUGGLING EVER SINCE MINERVA WAS ABLE TO TARGET THE THROAT, AND IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE MINERVA HAS ANY INTENTIONS OF LETTING UP NOW!

Thadd Blazevich: Kelton turns over onto his stomach to try and get himself to a knee, BUT AS SOON AS HE DOES THIS, MINERVA JUST STANDS ON HER FEET AND PULLS KELTON’S HEAD BACK, YANKING ON THE SUBMISSION EVEN HARDER AS SHE CONTINUES CHOKING BRO OUT!!!

Persephone: GREAT, AND I THINK KELTON IS ALREADY STARTING TO FADE!! IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE ALREADY ABOUT TO END THIS MATCH, THANK GOD!!!

Rich Russillo: KELTON IS CONTINUING TO TRY AND FIGHT- BUT MINERVA BRIEFLY RELEASES THE HOLD BEFORE DELIVERING A CLUBBING BLOW DIRECTLY TO THE THROAT, BEFORE IMMEDIATELY REAPPLYING THE SUBMISSION!!! MINERVA IS BEING RUTHLESS RIGHT NOW!!

(Minerva remains on her feet, holding onto the submission as she continues to pull Kelton’s head, yanking on the chokehold repeatedly until finally… Kelton begins to raise his hand.)

Persephone: YES!! KELTON’S GONNA TAP!! HE’S GONNA TAP!! HE’S GONNA-

Rich Russillo: NO! KELTON GRABS ONTO MINERVA’S ARM, AND NOW HE RUSHES FORWARD BEFORE JUMPING TOWARDS THE CORNER, TURNING AND SENDING MINERVA CRASHING INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!

Thadd Blazevic: BOTH ELITISTS STUMBLE OUT OF THE CORNER, AND MINERVA LOST HER GRASP ON THE SUBMISSION! Minerva quickly tries to pull Kelton back in-

Rich Russillo: BUT KELTON TURNS TO HIS SIDE AND USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCOOP MINERVA UP INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY!!! KELTON BACKPEDALS OVER TOWARDS THE ROPES, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE ACTUALLY BENEFITED KELTON THIS TIME AROUND AS HE SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND!!

(THUD!)

Thadd Blazevich: F-10 FACEBUSTER OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!!

(The camera pans over to ringside, where Minerva can be seen laid out on the floor following the F-10 over the top rope, sending Minerva crashing into the ringside floor. Kelton takes a moment and leans on the ropes as he uses the brief moment to try to recover as much as he can, and while he is in pain following the constant attacks to the throat, he has a slight smirk on his face as he has had the chance to cool his head, finding the opportunity to get back into the match rather than letting his anger continue to blind him.)

Rich Russillo: Minerva targeted Kelton’s throat relentlessly and didn’t stop even after the collision into the turnbuckles, and it looks like this time she might’ve been the one who made a mistake, as Kelton was able to use that opening to hit a move that, if you ask me, just evened the odds!

(Jon Kelton looks down at Minerva at ringside, who shakes her head, trying to push through the pain as she presses both of her hands to the ground, attempting to push herself back up. However, just as she does this she looks ahead of her, giving her just enough time to notice that her opponent has met her at ringside.)

Thadd Blazevich: JON KELTON JUST PUNTED MINERVA RIGHT IN THE FACE!!!! BRO, I THINK KELTON JUST KICKED HER RIGHT IN THE NOSE!!! Minerva falls back and holds her nose, but Kelton wastes no time capitalizing, as dude just powers her up onto his shoulders, taking advantage of her being dazed!

Persephone: Kelton turns towards around, and he sets his sights on… The steel steps??? This should be good.

Rich Russillo: JON KELTON HAS MINERVA ON HIS SHOULDERS, AND NOW HE RUNS IN BEFORE SLAMMING MINERVA RIGHT INTO THE STEEL STEPS WITH A POWERSLAM!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: DUDE, MINERVA’S ENTIRE SPINE MIGHT’VE JUST BEEN WRECKED!!! KELTON JUST POWERSLAMMED HER ONTO THE STEEL STEPS, AND SHE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE THE BENEFIT OF LANDING ON A FLAT SURFACE! IT WAS RIGHT ON THE CORNER!!! That was terrible, dude. If there was any way for Kelton to get back into this, I think bro just found it.

Persephone: And look at Minerva’s nose. I can’t really say I’m surprised seeing blood pouring out of it, but I definitely am glad. She’ll be lucky if it’s not broken after that kick.

Rich Russillo: Kelton wastes no time dragging Minerva up into the waistlock, AND HE JUST SENDS MINERVA CRASHING BACK ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!!! MINERVA LANDS HARD ON HER BACK, AND THAT’S THE LAST MOVE SHE NEEDED TO TAKE AFTER THAT POWERSLAM ONTO THE STEPS! Kelton grabs Minerva and sends her back into the ring, and things have definitely turned around.

Thadd Blazevich: Kelton slides into the ring, but bro doesn’t go for the cover. Instead he drags Minerva up, BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE CORNER WHILE HOLDING HER, SENDING MINERVA BACK FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES AGAIN!! Minerva is in a bad spot right now bro, and Kelton isn’t letting up!

Persephone: You’re right. He lifts Minerva up onto the top rope, and I guess he has something big in mind.

Rich Russillo: He sure does, and I think it’s safe to say Kelton has a target of his own now, just like Minerva had at the start of this. He is looking to do all the damage he can to Minerva’s back, and whatever Kelton has planned now might just do all the damage he needs to put this match in jeopardy for Minerva.

(Jon Kelton slowly climbs up to the middle rope, before saying just a few words to Minerva.)

Jon Kelton: (off-mic) Is this what you wanted?

Rich Russillo: KELTON HITS MINERVA WITH AN ELBOW, BEFORE PULLING MINERVA IN AND BEGINNING TO LIFT HER OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: SUPERPLEX!!!!!!!

Persephone: NO!!! MINERVA WAS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF KELTON’S GRASP AND LAND ON HER FEET!!

Rich Russillo: AND SHE SHOVES JON KELTON OVER THE TOP ROPE OUT OUT OF THE RING!!!!!!!

(Minerva drops to a knee after throwing Kelton over the top rope. Rather than tumbling onto the apron and out to the ringside floor though, Kelton was able to hold onto the apron, saving himself from the collision.)

Persephone: Ugh, that was almost much worse for Kelton. He’s lucky he could grab onto the ropes in time.

(However, this action wouldn’t guarantee the safety of Jon Kelton, as behind Kelton, Minerva’s hands can be seen reaching out the opening between the top and middle ropes.)

Rich Russillo: SLEEPER HOLD!!! MINERVA JUST REAPPLIED THE SLEEPER HOLD, AND NOW JON KELTON IS BEING CHOKED OUT AGAIN!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: KELTON INSTINCTIVELY LET GO OF THE TOP ROPE TO REACH AT HIS THROAT, BUT DUDE, I THINK THAT JUST MADE THINGS WORSE FOR HIM! MINERVA IS BASICALLY HANGING BRO BY HER OWN ARMS, AND KELTON CAN’T REALLY GO ANYWHERE ‘CAUSE SHE’S STILL INSIDE OF THE RING!!!

Persephone: YEAH BUT SHE’S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE SUBMISSION FOREVER, SO KELTON NEEDS TO HURRY UP AND TAP OUT!

Rich Russillo: YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE CAN’T KEEP THIS UP FOREVER!! THANKS TO THE ROPES BEING UTILIZED, KELTON JUST NEEDS TO HOLD ON UNTIL THE REFEREE REACHES THE COUNT OF FIVE! AFTER THAT, MINERVA WILL BE FORCED TO LET GO OR SHE’LL RISK DISQUALIFICATION!

(Jon Kelton desperately scrambles for a way out of the submission, but with every second that passes he can feel the fight leaving his body. However, it wouldn’t take long for Kelton to get the lifeline he needed, as the referee finally begins to count.)

Referee: ONE!…

Referee: TWO!…

Referee: THREE!…

Referee: FOUR!…

Rich Russillo: WAIT, WHAT!?

Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA HOLDS ONTO KELTON, BACKPEDALING AS QUICK AS SHE CAN TO PULL KELTON BACK INTO THE RING!!!

Persephone: MINERVA DROPS KELTON TO THE FLOOR, AND SHE-

Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!!!

Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA JUST STOMPED ON KELTON’S THROAT!!!!

Persephone: Wow, that was actually kind of crazy. Are they even allowed to do that? Why doesn’t it happen more often?

Rich Russillo: It’s not often someone has a severe enough injury to the throat for it to be worth targeting. Besides, it may not be cause for disqualification, but it definitely isn’t the most respectful of actions either, but I think it’s safe to say we’ve gone far past the point of respect. In fact, I don’t think respect was ever a thing between these two seeing how this all started.

Thadd Blazevich: Kelton is desperately clutching his throat in pain while getting up, AND NOW MINERVA STARTS RUNNING THE ROPES, POSSIBLY LOOKING FOR THAT RUNNING STO-

Rich Russillo: BUT KELTON DUCKS DOWN, PULLING MINERVA INTO A SCHOOL BOY ROLL UP!!! COME ON KELTON, NOT LIKE THIS!!!!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA KICKS OUT AT TWO, ROLLING BACK TO HER KNEES!!!! I think her back got to her during that though, I saw her hesitate as she tried to push herself back up quickly! She takes a moment to collect herself before getting back up-

Persephone: BUT KELTON USES THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO FOR THE GALICK GUN!!!!

Rich Russillo: NO! MINERVA WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE LEG JUST IN TIME!!! THAT DAMAGE TO THE BACK NEARLY COST MINERVA BUT SHE HAD JUST QUICK ENOUGH REFLEXES TO SAVE HERSELF!!! MINERVA GETS BACK TO HER FEET WHILE HOLDING KELTON’S FOOT- AND NOW SHE USES THE LEG TO PULL KELTON IN FOR A CLOTHESLINE!! KELTON GOES DOWN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S IN PERFECT POSITION AS MINERVA TURNS TOWARDS THE CORNER!

Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA JUMPS UP TOWARDS THE TOP ROPE, SPRINGBOARDING OFF OF THE ROPES WITH HELL’S BELLS!!!!!

Persephone: BUT KELTON GOT THE KNEES UP!!!! MINERVA CRASHED RIGHT ONTO KELTON’S KNEES!!!

Rich Russillo: Minerva rolls off of Kelton, and she holds onto her stomach in pain after what was a really unfortunate landing! Minerva is hurting after that slight slip up, but she needs to look out, as that slip up just gave Kelton the perfect opportunity to find his way back up!

Thadd Blazevich: DUDE, I DON’T THINK SHE HAS TIME TO LOOK OUT!! KELTON JUST USED THE ROPES TO PULL HIMSELF UP, AND HE RUSHES AFTER MINERVA BEFORE LIFTING MINERVA UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!!! KELTON HAS MINERVA IN A POWERBOMB CARRY, AND HE RUSHES TOWARDS THE CORNER OF THE RING!

Rich Russillo: AND KELTON JUST THROWS MINERVA OFF OF HIS SHOULDERS, USING ALL OF HIS POWER TO SEND MINERVA BACK FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH A NASTY POWERBOMB!!!

(Kelton quickly grabs onto the top rope, using it to stop himself from collapsing. He stares at Minerva for a moment, putting his hand back towards his throat as the pain continues to irritate him. He has an increasingly frustrated look on his face, only now it’s not just because of Minerva’s actions weeks ago. Now, it’s because after all of this, she still will not stay down.)

Thadd Blazevich: Jon Kelton is starting to look fed up, dude. He sees Minerva slowly pulling herself out to the apron, and I think at this point bro is wondering how she can even move after all the damage she’s taken. Both of these two have been fighting really aggressively tonight. Seriously, this has been a gnarly match, bro.

Persephone: Jon Kelton slowly heads out to the apron to retrieve Minerva, hopefully so he can hurry up and pin her. Kelton starts dragging Minerva up to her feet-

Rich Russillo: BUT MINERVA IS ABLE TO SURPRISE KELTON WITH AN UPPERCUT!!! Minerva holds onto the ropes to keep herself on her feet, as I’d imagine that damage to the back is seriously taking its toll! She continues to fight though, AS SHE HITS KELTON WITH A FOREARM! A SECOND ONE NOW, AND A THIRD FORCES KELTON TO STUMBLE BACK! Minerva takes a moment, BEFORE FINALLY RUSHING IN-

Thadd Blazevich: WAIT, NO! KELTON SCOOPS MINERVA UP ONTO HIS SHOULDER, AND THIS IS BAD!!! BRO, KELTON HAS MINERVA READY, HE’S ABOUT TO POWERSLAM HER ONTO THE APRON!!!

Persephone: NO HE ISN’T!!! MINERVA IS ABLE TO PULL HERSELF DOWN, HOLDING ONTO KELTON FOR THE INVERTED FACELOCK!!!

Rich Russillo: TWILIGHT ONTO THE APRON!!!!

(After dropping Kelton spine first onto the apron, both Elitists collapse down to the ringside floor. They remain there for a decent while, until slowly, Minerva is able to find the strength to lift her arm onto the apron, using it to pull herself up. She begins to notice some of the drops of blood that has spilled from her nose, and she turns towards Kelton after this, giving him a cold look before rolling back in the ring- immediately rolling out to restart the referee’s count.)

Rich Russillo: Uh oh. Minerva just dragged Kelton against the steel steps. What is she thinking?

Thadd Blazevich: I think we’re about to find out, dude! Kelton is seated against the steps with the back of his head directly against the steel-

Persephone: AND NOW MINERVA GRABS KELTON BY THE ARMS BEFORE REPEATEDLY STOMPING AT HIS HEAD, CRUSHING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE STEPS!!! THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!!!!

(Minerva continues to repeatedly stomp away at Kelton, until finally, the stomps have finally taken their toll. By the time Minerva is done, a cut appears to have opened up on Kelton’s forehead. However, this doesn’t leave Minerva satisfied, as she drags Kelton up just enough to slam his face into the steps, looking to worsen the cut and force more blood to be spilled, until finally, she rolls him back into the ring.)

(After doing this, Minerva takes a moment and leans against the apron, as she is still feeling the effects of both the powerslam into the steel steps and the powerbomb into the top turnbuckle.)

Rich Russillo: All this brutality is starting to take its toll on these two, as I’d imagine it’s starting to hurt Minerva just moving with all the damage to the back. Still, she knows this match is far from over, so she pulls herself onto the apron for-

Thadd Blazevich: GALICK GUN!!!!!!

Persephone: MINERVA WAS JUST KNOCKED BACK OFF OF THE APRON WITH THAT SUPERKICK, CAUSING HER TO FALL BACK FIRST BACK ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!! She gave that idiot time to recover because her back was hurting!

Rich Russillo: Both Elitists are down though, and with the way things are right now, it’s very possible that this may end with a countout victory for Jon Kelton! Minerva was looking to make Kelton suffer the same way she has with her opponents throughout the season, but her injuries from throughout this match have given Kelton a very valuable opening!

Thadd Blazevich: Kelton slowly turns his head towards Minerva out at ringside, and I don’t think bro wants to try his hand at a countout win. He wants to get payback for that stab!

(Slowly but surely, Kelton is able to begin rolling out of the ring, using the apron and bottom rope to keep himself up as he rolls out to his feet. He can feel the blood slowly spilling from his head, and at this point, the expression on his face is more of a mixture of both his prior rage, and pain.)

Rich Russillo: Jon Kelton walks over towards the steel steps, and he kicks it away from the ringpost. I don’t know what he’s thinking here, but at this point, there can’t be many more options for him. Both of these Elitists have really pushed each other to an almost uncomfortable point.

Thadd Blazevich: Jon Kelton drags Minerva over towards the steps before sitting her up on top of them, and he slowly pulls himself up onto the apron! Minerva is still out of it after that superkick, and bro… Wait a minute…? What is Kelton doing?

Persephone: He’s climbing up to the top rope, which tells me that he’s about to do something VERY stupid! Jon Kelton has made it up top, and he is looking right at Minerva, who is seated on the steel steps, still dazed from the Galick Gun. I don’t know what’s about to happen, but I think it might just end the match.

(Jon Kelton stares at Minerva for a moment, shaking his head as he remains focused, fighting through his current state for the sake of this victory. He doesn’t have much left, but he knows that with this next move, he may just have this match won. Finally, he stands up on the top rope, before finally… He dives.)

Rich Russillo: THE LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE!!!!

Thadd Blazevich: OH MY GOD!!!! DUDE, KELTON JUST DOUBLE FOOT STOMPED MINERVA RIGHT INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!!! MINERVA JUST WENT BACK FIRST INTO THE STEPS AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME SHE JUST GOT CRUSHED BETWEEN THE STEPS AND JON KELTON!!!! BRO, THAT WAS UNREAL!!!

Persephone: WOW! I’d be happy to see Minerva paralyzed from that, but if not, at least we can say this match is over. Kelton pulls himself back up, and he wastes no time grabbing Minerva before sending her into the ring.

Rich Russillo: I hate to say it, but you may be right. Getting double foot stomped into the steps is beyond brutal. I don’t know if anyone would be able to survive something like that.

(Jon Kelton climbs up onto the apron, preparing to finally re-enter the ring. However, he stops himself while on the apron. He sees that Minerva is laid out, and again, the events leading up to this match begin to replay in his head. He thinks about Minerva attacking him, her stabbing him in the throat, and even her success in preventing him from getting his revenge on the go-home show.)

(He looks at the turnbuckles next to him before glaring back at Minerva, as the events running through his head reignite the fury he walked into this match with.)

Persephone: What is this idiot doing!?

Rich Russillo: JON KELTON IS CLIMBING BACK UP TO THE TOP ROPE!!! WE SAW THIS WITH BRONSON DANIELS!! JON KELTON DOESN’T JUST WANT TO WIN THE MATCH, HE WANTS TO DESTROY MINERVA AND PUT HER ON THE SHELF, JUST LIKE HE DID TO HIS FORMER ELYSIUM TEAMMATE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: KELTON IS YELLING AT MINERVA, WAITING FOR HER TO SLOWLY PUSH HERSELF BACK UP!!! I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW MINERVA CAN MOVE AFTER THAT DOUBLE FOOT STOMP INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!

Persephone: It’s not like it matters! Minerva is slowly getting back up, but she’s right where Kelton wants her!

(It takes a while, but Minerva is slowly able to push herself up. However, this wouldn’t give her any time to breathe, as the moment she looks up…)

Rich Russillo: THE LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!!!!

(Both Elitists crumble. Minerva falls to a knee, and Jon Kelton’s legs give out, dropping him to both knees as he falls forward, right into Minerva’s grasp.)

Rich Russillo: JON KELTON TRIED TO TAKE THINGS FURTHER, AND THAT MAY HAVE COMPLETELY BACKFIRED!!! MINERVA FOUND AN OPENING, AND SUPERKICKED KELTON RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR!!

(Minerva slowly forces herself to her feet, gritting through the pain as she holds onto Kelton’s head. Once on her feet, she wastes no time making her next move.)

Rich Russillo: MINERVA JUST PULLED KELTON RIGHT INTO A KNEE TO THE FACE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: AND THERE’S ANOTHER KNEE!!

Persephone: AND ANOTHER ONE!!

Rich Russillo: AND SHE DOESN’T STOP THERE!! MINERVA WITH KNEE AFTER KNEE AFTER KNEE!!!

Thadd Blazevich: DUDE, SHE’S GONNA CAVE HIS SKULL IN AT THIS POINT!!

(Minerva continues laying into Jon Kelton with knees, hitting his face, his jaw, his forehead, and anywhere else the knee may land. Slowly but surely, blood can be seen beginning to drip onto the mat, but it doesn’t stop there. The dripping begins to accelerate, before blood begins to straight up pour from Kelton’s head.)

Rich Russillo: MINERVA HAS BASICALLY DESTROYED JON KELTON’S FACE!!!!

Persephone: It’s an improvement if you ask me.

Rich Russillo: MINERVA HAS BASHED KELTON’S FACE IN, AND LOOK AT THE CRIMSON MASK ON JON KELTON, WHO MINERVA USES THE LAST OF HER STRENGTH TO HOIST UP!!! MINERVA GETS HIM INTO POSITION!!!

Thadd Blazevich: THE SIREN’S LONELY SONG!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: MINERVA DRIVES KELTON’S HEAD INTO THE MAT WITH THE FISHERMAN’S CROSS-LEGGED DDT!!!!!! JON KELTON IS DROPPED HEAD FIRST ONTO THE MAT, AND THAT’S IT!!!

Thadd Blazevich: MINERVA SLOWLY TURNS JON KELTON OVER, HOOKING THE LEG FOR THE COVER!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner…. MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRVVVVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ begins to play once more, and slowly but surely Minerva begins to roll off of Kelton, taking a moment to put her hand on her back as she winces in pain. She takes a moment, and she just shakes her head before pushing herself back to her feet, having her hand raised by the referee as she keeps a cold look on her face following the brutal method used to put down Jon Kelton.)

Rich Russillo: That match was far more brutal than I expected, especially given the lack of stipulation. They couldn’t use weapons, yet they still found ways to both draw blood and deal some serious damage.

Thadd Blazevich: Yeah dude, but in the end I think Kelton got a bit too caught up in that! The dude wanted to deal out as much punishment as possible, but in the end Minerva wasn’t about to get caught with the same move twice, especially not after how nasty that first one was!

Persephone: Yep, and thanks to that she basically just created a crime scene. Beautiful.

Rich Russillo: This was an insane match, but in the end Minerva walks away with the victory. Congratulations to Minerva, who leaves this match as the winner!

(Minerva looks down at Jon Kelton as members of the medical team begin to rush out to tend to him. Seeing the state that he is in she lets out a smirk, before finally she begins to exit the ring. The brand new Unified Tag Team Champions, Selina Reyes and Daniella Atlas, come out onto the stage The camera follows her as she heads up the ramp, passing by the concerned medical staff. With one last shot of the winner of this match, being greeted and hugged by her ToXXXin teammates, the camera fades from ringside.)

(The graphic for the first of the last two matches appears.)

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(The camera slowly pans back towards the ring, where Gina Romano finds herself in the center of the ring, raising up the microphone.)

Gina Romano: THIS MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!! (in italian)

Gina Romano: AND IT IS FOR THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIIPPPP!!!!

(The camera pans towards the entrance stage where “We’re All Mad Here” by Aberdeen is Dead plays, the crowd reacts in a mixed way, cheers and boos all around as the camera focuses on one man only, one legend, the ten time world champion. Impact walks forward with a sense of focus, he does not play towards the crowd, he does not look back at them, the only thing in his sights in the ring. You can’t even figure out what he is thinking or feeling right now, no emotions shown in his face. He simply extends his arms out, as the pyro shoots out from the side of the stage, shining brightly all around him before it dies down and he walks forward.)

Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, THE CHALLENGER, FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEIGHING IN AT 228 POUNDS, HE IS “THE QUINTESSENTIAL CHAMPION”, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!

Eve: Impact looks incredibly focused, he knows what is at stake, he feels bitter, he feels that the dreams he has tried to create have been broken and taken away from him. And he let out all of that frustration onto Veena Adams.

Gavin Kirkland: How gluttonous do you have to be to try and seek for more world championships?! You already got like ten dude, let the bigger stars shine!

Deadprez: It is not about how many that you get, it is about proving to yourself as well. Impact has felt disrespected for quite a while now, dealing with those he thinks are beneath him, dealing as well with Silas World trying to take over the brand, it has been a concoction of bad things happening to him that has gotten him to this point. He wants to prove everything and everyone wrong, and this is the perfect opportunity for it.

(Impact arrives, going up the stairs and entering inside. He takes it all one last time before he walks forward and takes his corner. Then, “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande plays on the speakers to a huge ovation from the crowd, the camera focuses back at the entrance stage as Veena Adams walks forward, arms spread, world championship shining brightly under the lights. She stands with a confident grin on her face, makeup on point, gear a beautiful combination of pink and white, she looks around at the cheering fans, feeling more excited, feeling more confident before she poses on the stage, and all the pyro shoots out around her, the World Champion standing at the top of the entrance, unmoving, unyielding before it dies down and she walks forward, her grin quickly disappearing and switching to a serious expression.)

Gina Romano: AND INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT, FROM GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, WEIGHING IN AT 137 POUNDS, SHE IS “THE GOLDEN STAR”, SHE IS THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIOOONNNN, VEENAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAADDAAAAAAAAAAAAMSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: I am standing up right now and clapping as hard as I can, my claps are 10 times the claps of everyone here combined- LET’S GO VEENA, KICK HIS ASSSSSSSS!!!!

Eve: What an incredible reign Veena Adams has had ever since Pain for Pride last year, she has stood tall, she has fought, she has clawed her way to this spot through years of hard work and perseverance, and now, she has one of the biggest challenges she has ever faced as World Champion.

Deadprez: Will she be able to do it? Will she be able to cement herself as one of the greatest Answers World Champions the company has ever seen? Or will Impact yet again add another reign to his collection? All these questions will be answered here and NOW!

(Veena arrives at the ring, taking up the stairs and posing towards the crowd, taking off her championship and then raising it up in the air. She goes through the ropes and then she gives her championship to the referee. It gets raised up by him for a few seconds before he walks away and then gives it away to Gina for her to keep safe. Impact and Veena both prepare in their respective corners, stretching, warming up, and waiting. And so, after everything…)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Gavin Kirkland: THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IS OFFICIALLY OOOONNNNN!!!! LET’S GO MY GOAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT!!!!!!

Eve: Finally, after weeks of attacks and promises being settled, we are finally here! Both Impact and Veena begin to circle the ring here and move around in front of the other, slow start already off the bat, Veena doesn’t want to show all of her cards too early, a mistake that can turn incredibly dangerous with someone like Impact as your opponent.

Deadprez: Impact… reaches out one hand towards Veena. I think he wants to try and test her out on a technical opening. As the man has said, he was there when Veena first started taking up wrestling alongside her uncle, but did he learn everything he has to see from her?

Gavin Kirkland: Veena slowly reaches out her incredibly pretty hand too, be careful, goat! As she slowly and surely… is able to grab onto it!

Eve: Impact with a bait and switch! He tries to move forward and stomp down hard on Veena’s foot!

Deadprez: Veena was prepared for it! She spins over while keeping hold of Impact- ARM WRENCH HERE!

Eve: But Impact falls back immediately before Veena can fully turn that arm and he is able to grab onto the ropes on time with his free arm! Veena has to let go!

Deadprez: Veena keeps the pressure here on the arm for a few more seconds, the referee giving her until three before she lets go!

Gavin Kirkland: Now Old Man Jenkins grabs onto her arm instead as soon as she lets go! He tries to go for an arm wrench of his own! Veena feels the pressure now and she is the one that falls back against the ropes behind her, grabbing onto them! Got them good!

Eve: Impact does not wait for more seconds, he immediately lets go- AND BLASTS VEENA RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST WITH A HUGE CHOP! Impact brought her in by letting her copy his strategy and use her showboating against her, very smart from Impact there!

Deadprez: He pulls her off those ropes and then irish whips her here, sending her to the other side of the ring, expecting her to come back! Impact tries to go for a clothesline, Veena ducks down, she bounces off again!

Gavin Kirkland: AS SHE FLIPS ACROSS THE RING WITH VARIOUS CARTWHEELS! Impact is forced to go out of the way as she lands up on her feet, that is what I am talking about!

Eve: Impact tries to run at her again but she is able to move right around him, getting Impact in a waistlock here! She pushes forward towards the ropes and tries to go for a sudden roll-up!

Deadprez: Impact is able to hold onto them at the last second as Veena rolls back all by herself! She rolls back up to her feet, yet again tries to gather momentum and then run at Impact-!!!

Eve: AS HE LIFTS HER UP AND THEN RECEIVES HER WITH A SUDDEN TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER!!!! That knee went right into Veena’s spine! Impact caught her when she least expected it, Impact goes for a cover here!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

Eve: Veena not going down so easily, she kicks out- RIGHT STRAIGHT INTO A HEADLOCK! Impact putting pressure on that neck and not giving Veena the chance to counterattack here, good strategy to try and slow her down here!

Gavin Kirkland: Veena thrashes around though and struggles in Impact’s grasp, he is losing some grip here as Veena is trying to push up towards her feet here and Impact trying to push her back down- my goat rises! And dang it, he trips her up and slams her back down onto the mat!

Eve: Veena looks frustrated at Impact’s attempts here to not give her any leeway here, but she remains persistent! She is slowly getting up bit by bit, inch by inch, the crowd beginning to clap in a rhythm here and give Veena support!

Deadprez: She rises yet again to the support of the crowd, once more beginning to stand- Elbow to the midsection from Veena! Followed up by another one, a third one!

Eve: Impact lets go once Veena tries to throw one more elbow here, he moves around her back and turns over, grabbing onto her arm- sending her down to the mat with an arm drag! He moves up and then heads towards the ropes here, off the ropes, Springboard Dropkick!

Deadprez: VEENA CATCHES HIM OFF THE AIR! She slams him down and turns towards the cheering crowd, as she turns Impact over- AND GETS THAT ONE LEGGED BOSTON CRAB! Veena may have some strength when it comes to speed but she has some technical skill of her own!

Gavin Kirkland: We have multi-faceted character development up in this ring, Impact can’t handle this!

Deadprez: Glazing so hard this dude learned a new word to compliment her.

Eve: Impact though shakes his head and pulls himself quickly across the mat, he knows that letting himself stay in submissions like this can easily turn back around you later on in the match, he doesn’t waste time and gets to the ropes!

Deadprez: Veena doesn’t easily let go and she takes her time, she pulls on the leg a bit further as the referee counts, and once he reaches five, she ends up letting go!

Eve: Just to grab onto that leg again! She pulls Impact away from the ropes, and once more she tries to turn him over to lock the submission again!

Gavin Kirkland: Veena gets too close here and Impact ends up pushing her away with both his legs! The two scurry up to their feet at the same time! Veena tries to run forward and go for a Thesz Press here!

Deadprez: Impact catches her right before she can bring him down, drops her to the ground! HE TRIES TO LOCK IN THE “WALLS OF IMPACT”!!!!

Eve: VEENA STRUGGLES AND WRAPS HER LEGS AROUND IMPACT’S ARM! She pulls him down with sudden force! She reverses it into a huge cross armbreaker! Veena has him here and she pulls back on his arm, Impact in a precarious position!

Deadprez: Impact is able to reach out though and touch the ropes with his foot! Veena lets go of the submission here and quickly gets up, posing and taunting towards the crowd as it cheers for her! Veena shows off that she can easily get Impact down to the mat whenever she wants!

Gavin Kirkland: Where do you think she ended up learning those holds? She learned that in the jungle all by herself, fighting and putting tigers in headlocks! Do not mess with her!

Eve: Pretty sure she just learned those with her family but anyway, Impact does not look discouraged, he pulls himself along with the ropes here and gets to vertical base, he raises up his arms and Veena does as well, it seems we are going to be here for a long one…

Deadprez: Each competitor knows what the other can do when pushed to such corners, it makes sense they would take it easy. Impact with a quick chop though tries to catch her off guard, Veena pushes his hand away and gets some distance, Veena with a forearm attempt-

Eve: IMPACT STOPS HER WITH A SUDDEN CALF KICK! Impact starts to throw calf kick after calf kick! He is trying to wear down that leg of Veena right there, Veena is starting to get annoyed as she is fast enough to put up her leg and brace for impact, oh gosh, I hope I don’t start making puns like Gavin.

Gavin Kirkland: Can’t escape the puns forever! Although you are right, Veena is starting to look ticked off though, she finally finds an opening though, trying to raise up her leg to go for a kick to the gut-

Deadprez: BUT AS VEENA GOES FOR THE KICK IMPACT CATCHES INSTEAD! HE HITS HER DOWN WITH A HUGE DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! Those calf kicks were not there to help Veena at all and now that dragon screw might have done a bit more damage than before! Veena grabs onto that leg in response, and now Impact is the one who rises and mocks her himself, posing with his arms outwards towards a mixed crowd reaction!

Gavin Kirkland: Damn, even at 100 years old he’s got aura.

Eve: Now YOU can’t talk about age here. Veena is able to shake off most of the pain here and then help herself up with the ropes, I am surprised that Impact didn’t continue on with the onslaught.

Deadprez: Either it is in the good name of clean competition or it is because he wants to beat Veena without any bells and whistles.

Gavin Kirkland: She is going to smash those bells right across his head whenever she gets the chance! She is already moving well enough- WHOA, I DIDN’T EVEN EXPECT FOR HER TO MOVE THAT FAST! She runs forward for a Cartwheel Kick!

Eve: Impact effortlessly moves out of the way right before he can get hit with it! I think he is trying to get Veena to go after him first, Impact is barely acting compared to Veena…

Deadprez: BANG! VEENA GETS HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW WITH A ROUNDHOUSE! Impact got a little bit too cocky and now Veena starts throwing a flurry of punches at his head! This is not little Veena anymore, this is big Veena!

Eve: Veena is able to get Impact up to the ropes, but the referee has to step away to try and get them away from the ropes! Impact seems to understand and backs away-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT AS SOON AS THE REFEREE BACKS AWAY HE IS ABLE TO GET A STOMP RIGHT AT THE SIDE OF HER RIBS! He is able to grab onto her just after the referee gave enough space for Impact to move through! Veena in that position can only mean one thing, old man Impact grabs her by her waist- HE LIFTS HER UP HERE!

Deadprez: HE SLAMS HER DOWN CENTER OF THE RING HERE WITH THAT POWERBOMB! And it is the fact that he isn’t done yet, he keeps a hold and then tries to lift her up again- A SECOND POWERBOMB!

Gavin Kirkland: MY GOAT VEENA IS ABLE TO REVERSE IT! She pulls down and is able to land that hurricanrana without any effort! She threw him right across the ring and that gives Impact the chance to roll away and then leave the ring for a little bit.

Deadprez: That gives Veena the chance to back away here and gather momentum, she bounces off the ropes here and towards the outside! A HUGE-

Eve: IMPACT ENTERS AT THE LAST SECOND HERE! HE HITS HER RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH A HUGE LARIAT THAT TURNS HER INSIDE OUT! Impact was waiting for the perfect opportunity to take Veena off guard and he got it!

Deadprez: Impact pushes Veena’s shoulders down, letting the referee count!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE-

Eve: VEENA KICKS RIGHT OUT AT THE THREE COUNT! Impact slams his hand onto the mat in small frustration but yet again he goes to grab onto Veena’s head, to try and again go for the- WHOA!

Deadprez: VEENA IS NOT LETTING IMPACT GET ANY OPPORTUNITY TO WEAR HER DOWN! VEENA WITH A HUGE SHOW OF STRENGTH IS ABLE TO LIFT IMPACT UP HERE! She tried to go for some sort of Olympic Slam but Impact was able to send an elbow across the top of her head! KNIFE EDGE CHOP RIGHT ACROSS HER CHEST! Impact pulls her head and then he tries to go for a Running Bulldog here!

Eve: Impact letting Veena get some momentum here costs him though, as he runs forward- AND YET AGAIN VEENA LIFTS HIM UP! She tries to go for a Back Suplex but Impact struggles, Impact does not let Veena bring him down!

Gavin Kirkland: She runs forward instead- AND SMASHES HIM GUT FIRST RIGHT ACROSS THE CORNER! Veena keeps Impact held there in the second rope as she starts to… climb?!

Eve: I don’t usually see Veena go up the corner except for when she has to deliver the Fatal Vow, it seems that she has an idea stuck in her mind, if it is good or bad, we shall have to see!

Deadprez: IT SEEMS IT IS ALREADY BAD! VEENA WANTS TO FLY OFF WITH IMPACT BACK INTO THE RING! She pulls the dazed Impact up and to the top of the corner, Veena knows she has to take risks and go further than what she has done to put away Impact, but resorting to this already?!

Gavin Kirkland: That title means the world to her, that is like the baby that she never had, and you best believe that I am going to be the father that stepped up- IF YOU GIVE ME JUST ONE CHANCE, PLEASE, VEENAAAAAAAA!!!!

Eve: There is a chance both of our competitors get seriously hurt and you are thinking about getting laid?! Really???

Deadprez: Sigh. VEENA IS ABLE TO GET IMPACT TO BOTH OF HIS FEET!

Eve: IMPACT GOES SKY HIGH! VEENA LIFTS HIM UP HERE IN THE AIR! SHE PLANS TO PULL OFF A BACK SUPLEX FROM THE TOP ROPE! I don’t think Impact’s back is going to survive if he takes a fall like this! AND THAT IS WHAT VEENA IS BETTING ON!

Deadprez: SHE FALLS BACK! SHE FALLS BACK! A BACK SUPLEX RIGHT FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!

Gavin Kirkland: WAIT! IMPACT IS ABLE TO TURN HIS BODY AT THE LAST SECOND! RIGHT AS THE TWO OF THEM ARE FALLING!

Eve: VEENA’S HAND SLIPS OFF! SHE FALLS HARD AND IMPACT SMASHES RIGHT ON TOP OF HER! All 228 pounds of Impact come crashing down on Veena Adams!!!

Deadprez: Make sure that she didn’t pop anything there!

Gavin Kirkland: You are on thin ice, pal. Don’t insult her beauty.

Deadprez: :mjlol: Veena’s shoulders are down though, it might be over after that nasty fall!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: DO NOT EVER UNDERESTIMATE HER! SHE KICKS OUT-

Eve: BUT SHE KICKS OUT RIGHT INTO A SUBMISSION! IMPACT SUDDENLY PUTS HER IN A KIMURA LOCK! WHAT THE HELL?!

Deadprez: Oh, now Impact is the one that is trying to show off!!! The crowd reacts in a negative manner as Impact is using his own version of the Kimura Lock to pull here on Veena’s arm! Veena grits her teeth, looking very pissed off at Impact doing that kind of thing!

Gavin Kirkland: You best believe that she is going to get out of it though! All of those pounds from eating yogurt may be placed down on Veena, but she is pulling herself here! Inch by inch, she is trying to get towards the bottom rope!

Deadprez: Hey, what the- WHOA! IMPACT IS PULLING ONE OF HER FINGERS TO AN AWKWARD SIDE! HE IS MANIPULATING THEM WHILE KEEPING HER TRAPPED IN THE KIMURA LOCK! More pain is shown in Veena’s expression as Impact is doing everything that he can to make sure that Veena can get there!

Eve: AND EITHER WAY VEENA TRIES TO GET TOWARDS THE ROPES! SHE REACHES OUT!

Gavin Kirkland: That damn old man pulls her away yet again, he tries to go for the lock in another position!

Deadprez: That gives Veena the chance to pin his shoulders down when he least expects it! Surprise roll-up!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Eve: Impact is finally forced to let go of the hold here! He rolls away and then gets up to both of his feet, just as Veena does the same! VEENA TRIES TO GO FOR A PUNCH!

Deadprez: IMPACT CATCHES! The arm that got targeted was Veena’s dominant arm and by instinct it ended up being the one that she used to attack! Impact catches it and then pulls the arm right across her own throat! A MODIFIED COBRA CLUTCH! THE “MILLENNIAL INCARCERATION”!!!!!!!

Eve: VEENA WRAPS HER LEGS RIGHT AROUND IMPACT’S KNEE! SHE USES HER OWN WEIGHT TO PULL THEM DOWN HERE AND THEN BRING HIS SHOULDERS DOWN TO THE MAT!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Gavin Kirkland: Wait, there is barely any resistance here! Impact almost immediately lets go and then he gives Veena the chance to get up! He is starting to show that he is frustrated! He just wants one good opening where he can fully wear Veena down, but all of that training Veena has had is paying off right now! She keeps finding an answer for everything that Impact tries to throw!

Eve: VEENA TRIES TO RUN FORWARD AND JUST KNEE IMPACT’S HEAD RIGHT OFF!

Deadprez: IMPACT POPS HER UP OUT OF NOWHERE! SHINBREAKER! RIGHT INTO ANOTHER DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP!!!

Eve: HE TARGETED VEENA’S LEG ONCE MORE! HE PULLS HER UP ONCE MORE… TO SLAM HER RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE MAT WITH A BACK SUPLEX!!!! Impact is successful in getting that back suplex when Veena could not!

Impact: (off-mic) See, kid? That is how you make a Back Suplex-

Gavin Kirkland: VEENA POPS UP TO HER FEET LIKE NOTHING!!!!!!!!

Deadprez: AND SHE IS SUCCESSFUL THIS TIME ON HITTING IMPACT BY THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH THAT KNEE STRIKE! VEENA OVERSHOOTS FROM THE FORCE, LANDING HARD IN THE MAT!

Eve: Veena had a rush of adrenaline for a few seconds and she used it at the perfect moment while Impact was distracted! She is grabbing onto that leg of hers though and making sure it is alright.

Deadprez: It looks good at first glance but it is starting to move a bit slower than her other leg, good thing that she hit Impact square on the back of his head or else she would not have the time to take a break.

Gavin Kirkland: Even the cars have to take a pit stop to change their tires! This is simply Veena getting some time to heal up and then go back into the game!

Deadprez: Veena gets back to a vertical base, she slumps Impact right on the back of his dome, and Impact… is still laying on the mat face down! Veena got him good with that knee strike, although the referee has to move towards him and then check up on him just in case!

Eve: I hope that nothing bad has happened to Impact off of that knee, it would be horrible if the world title match ended that way.

Gavin Kirkland: Oh please, he knew what he got himself into, if he can’t keep up, then he can’t keep up! Veena doesn’t care and goes straight after him, ignoring the referee and going to pull up Impact-

Eve: “FIST OF FURY!!!!!”

Deadprez: DIRECTLY INTO THAT DAMAGED KNEE OF VEENA! Veena screams through gritted teeth and she falls down hard onto the mat and Impact rises up, yet again tightly grabbing onto that leg! He is trying to go for the “Liontamer” again! He is trying to finish off Veena properly!

Eve: Veena is struggling though! She is trying to kick away Impact here with her free leg to prevent him from locking it in! SHE GETS HIM SQUARE IN THE FACE AND THAT MAKES IMPACT TEMPORARILY LET GO!

Deadprez: Veena tries to create that distance now, she goes to roll to the ropes and then roll out of that ring! She grabs onto that leg that got hit point blank with that Fist of Fury! It seems that she is still able to move it but it does make her wince when she does.

Gavin Kirkland: VEENA! LOOK OUT!!!

Eve: IMPACT SUDDENLY HITS HER RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE WITH A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK! Impact pushed through that kick to the face and used that momentum to take Veena down when she least expected it!

Deadprez: Even after getting dropkicked in the face like that, Veena is finding the energy to try and get up again- AND YET AGAIN IMPACT STOMPS HER RIGHT ACROSS THE SIDE OF HER FACE! He grabs her by her hair- AND THEN HE SLAMS HER SHOULDER FIRST AGAINST THE BARRICADE!

Eve: This man has had a lot of doubt put on him as of late, I can see from his point of view having to go further than what he already has to try and silence all of those doubts, but I think there is a line somewhat- SEE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE!

Deadprez: IMPACT LIFTS VEENA UP HIGH INTO THE AIR- AND THEN A SHINBREAKER RIGHT ONTO THE TOP OF THE BARRICADE! HE JUST DROPPED HER LEG FIRST ONTO THE BARRICADE AND NOW VEENA IS GRABBING TIGHTLY ONTO THAT LEG!

Gavin Kirkland: STOP TRYING TO HURT MY GOAT, IMPACT! You will pay for all of your sins, and I will make sure of that!

Deadprez: Alright, let’s see you go out there and fight him, big man.

Gavin Kirkland: No.

Eve: Well that was fast. Impact grabs back onto Veena and then he throws her back inside! Veena actually is trying to gain back that distance though, continuing to roll away and find the tiniest bit of a window to rest up that leg!

Deadprez: But Impact is not going to let her! He pulls her back again and forces Veena to turn around… he is not attacking yet though! It seems he was only trying to get her attention!

Impact: (off-mic) Come on kid, either you put up or shut up.

Eve: Impact is giving her the chance to get up and fight him! He spreads his arms and is trying to make her get back up!

Crowd: VEENA! VEENA! VEENA! VEENA! VEENA!

Deadprez: The crowd is chanting Veena’s name now and are clapping along, even Impact is starting to clap- oh, he is trolling her, isn’t he?

Gavin Kirkland: She can’t just stay down and give up though! Even when she knows that she is getting poked at by Impact, she is pushing herself to her feet either way! Her hurt leg starts to wobble and shake but she comes to! She rises!

Eve: AS IMPACT THEN TURNS OVER AND TRIES TO SWEEP AT THE LEG WITH THAT CALF KICK!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT VEENA DOES NOT GO DOWN JUST YET!!!

Eve: The crowd bursts into cheers as Veena does not crumble down! Even after her leg has been thoroughly hurt and beaten down by Impact throughout the match, one more bit of pain is not going to affect her! She continues to stand up!

Deadprez: Hah, look at the shit-eating grin that she has!

Veena Adams: (off-mic) What’s wrong, Uncle? Time is slipping by for you?

Deadprez: AND YET AGAIN IMPACT ENDS UP THROWING THAT CALF KICK TOWARDS VEENA! AGAIN! AND AGAIN! But Veena does not go down just yet! She is just eating those kicks up as if they don’t matter to her at all!

Eve: FINALLY, IMPACT GOING FOR ONE MORE KICK GIVES HER THE CHANCE TO CATCH IT! SHE PULLS IMPACT TOWARDS HER BY THE LEG! HUGE SPINEBUSTER SLAMS IMPACT DOWN ONTO THE MAT! She grabs hold of his legs as she rolls through!

Gavin Kirkland: AND SHE TRANSITIONS INTO A SUBMISSION! THE CALF CRUSHER! THE CALF CRUSHER! NOW SEE HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOU ARE FORCED TO SWALLOW YOUR OWN MEDICINE, IMPACT!!!

Eve: Veena is trying to pull back on that leg as far back as she can! Impact slams his fist down onto the mat, trying to pull himself forward even when Veena is trying to wear his body down! He is slowly starting to reach, further and further, he goes to get his hand on the bottom rope!

Deadprez: VEENA SUDDENLY GETS UP AND THEN PULLS IMPACT AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM ROPE! She falls down back onto him, locking her legs around his- AND THEN APPLYING THIS TIME A STF! SHE NOW PULLS IMPACT’S HEAD BACK!

Eve: Veena trying to put pressure on Impact’s neck with that kind of submission, going this way also gives her the time to rest up on her leg and make some progress of Impact, what quick thinking!

Deadprez: Hell, there is a good chance the match just might end right here and now! He has that STF locked in tight! And the way that Veena is glaring at Impact like this, it is clear that she won’t let go until he taps out!

Eve: Wait… LOOK! IMPACT IS RAISING UP HIS HAND TOWARDS THE SKY! IT MIGHT JUST END RIGHT HERE! IMPACT MIGHT JUST TAP OUT RIGHT HERE AND NOW!

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Gavin Kirkland: TAP TAP TAP!!!

Eve: NO! IMPACT’S HAND SHOOTS INSTEAD TOWARDS VEENA’S FACE! HE PUNCHES HER RIGHT ACROSS HER NOSE! It got busted last week by Impact and Veena must still be feeling the after effects!

Deadprez: AND SHE INDEED DOES! Veena grabs onto her nose in pain, knowing that Impact has the power to bust it again if he has the chance, but that was more of a desperate punch! In that act, she ends up letting go of the STF!

Eve: AND IMPACT DOES NOT LET THAT OPPORTUNITY GO TO WASTE! He turns and grabs onto Veena’s head with his arms! Quickly wrapping them around-

Gavin Kirkland: AS HE GETS IN THE “MILLENNIAL INCARCERATION”!!! THE COBRA CLUTCH IS LOCKED RIGHT IN! The two of them are down in the mat with Impact trying to put his weight over Veena, knowing that in a good position he can get her to tap out!

Eve: Veena remains stubborn, she remains unwilling to let Impact beat her at her own game! She is using her healthy leg to keep distance away from the floor! She is rising up on it and trying to push through with Impact right on top of her! The immense strength to be able to do that even with a bad leg!

Deadprez: Impact is trying to pull further back on Veena’s neck, trying to damage it there but Veena continues to push! Veena continues to resist the pain and shows how much being a world champion means to her, how much being on top of the world truly means!

Gavin Kirkland: VEENA IS ABLE TO GET TO BOTH OF HER FEET!

Eve: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! IMPACT SUDDENLY CHANGES SUBMISSIONS, HE GRABS ONTO VEENA’S ARMS INSTEAD!

Deadprez: Oh, are you kidding?!

Gavin Kirkland: THE “NECRO MAULER”?!?!?!?! IMPACT HAS LOCKED IN KASSIDY HEART’S SUBMISSION ONTO VEENA!!! WHAT THE HELL?!

Eve: IT IS IMPACT PUTTING SALT IN THE WOUND! HE KNOWS HOW MUCH VEENA HATES KASSIDY! For Veena to get beaten with that kind of move would be the greatest of humiliations!

Deadprez: And you can see in Veena’s expression that she is furious once she realizes what is happening! She is kicking and thrashing around like a rabid dog trying to get out of the submission!

Eve: But both of Veena’s arms are constricted in the Hurt Lock! She can barely do much while stuck like this, and with Impact holding the height and weight advantage over her, it might as well seem impossible to get out of it!

Gavin Kirkland: And all of the thrashing is wasting your energy, Veena! Calm down!

Eve: Wait, oh no! Veena is starting to slow down and begin to get tired, now Impact is the one thrashing her around side by side, pulling further on her arms and showing that she can’t easily escape! Kassidy Heart has beaten so many people with this move! Will Veena Adams be another one?!

Deadprez: She is slumping forward, she is starting to fade away!

Eve: SHE’S OUT! I THINK SHE’S OUT!!!! NO WAY!

Gavin Kirkland: VEENA’S EYES SHOOT OPEN AT THE LAST SECOND! ANOTHER BURST OF HER ENERGY AS SHE LIFTS HERSELF UPWARDS AND SWINGS, WRAPPING HER LEGS AROUND IMPACT’S WAIST! *SHE REVERSES THE “NECRO MAULER” INTO A VICTORY ROOOLLLLL!!!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Eve: IMPACT IS FORCED TO LET GO OF THE SUBMISSION! HE KICKS RIGHT OUT BEFORE THE REFEREE CAN HIT THREE! The two of them scurry up to their feet, trying to get there as soon as possible before the other!

Deadprez: IMPACT GETS TO HIS FEET!

Eve: BUT VEENA ALREADY BEAT HIM TO IT!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ”SPEAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eve: IMPACT GETS CUT DOWN WITH A HUGE SPEAR FROM VEENA ADAMS! THE SPEAR OF HER UNCLE GETS IMPACT DOWN TO THE MAT AS SHE COVERS HIM!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Referee: …

Referee: …

Deadprez: IMPACT KICKS OUT ONCE MORE! Veena lets go and she is clearly frustrated here! She is very much pissed off at Kassidy’s move being used against her, as well as her leg hurting, as well as how far this match has gone, she knows that she has to end this right here and now!

Eve: Veena is slowly pulling away and getting some distance here, she starts to shake that damaged leg and push through the pain there. Impact is slowly sitting up after that spear, Veena has him on his sights! SHE RUNS FORWARD!!!

Deadprez: “SKULL FRACTURE”!!!!!

Eve: IMPACT RISES UP AND CATCHES VEENA’S LEG RIGHT BEFORE SHE CAN HIT HIM ACROSS THE SKULL!

Gavin Kirkland: IMPACT RESPONDS WITH A HUGE ELBOW RIGHT TOWARDS VEENA’S FACE! Veena stumbles after the hit and Impact starts to lay into her! A flurry of chops is sent her way! Her chest begins to turn red from how force Impact is putting in! And the chops start to turn into punches!

Deadprez: VEENA TAKES THEM LIKE A CHAMP! SHE STARTS FIRING UP AND SHE STARTS THROWING HER OWN HERE! All hell breaks loose as Impact and Veena come to blows in the middle of the ring! VEENA PULLS BACK!

Eve: IMPACT WITH A SUDDEN HEADBUTT INSTEAD! VEENA GETS STOPPED IN HER TRACKS AS THEIR SKULLS COLLIDE! She wobbles and almost stumbles from her leg! Impact sees his opportunity here as he runs towards the ropes! HE JUMPS!

Deadprez: BEFORE JUMPING OFF! “FLIGHT SIGHTS” TOWARDS A STANDING VEENA ADAMS!!!

Gavin Kirkland: VEENA MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND! IMPACT CRASHES HARD AGAINST THE MAT!!!!! HE TRIES TO GET UP-

Eve: ”SKULL FRACTUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!”

Deadprez: VEENA HITS THAT PUNT KICK! SHE PUT TOO MUCH FORCE INTO IT THAT IT MADE IMPACT ROLL AWAY! She runs forward towards him as fast as he can!

Eve: SHE TRIES TO GO FOR “KILLER QUEEN’S RHAPSODY”!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO! DANG IT! IMPACT GRABBED ONTO THE ROPES! HE IS HUGGING ONTO THEM AND NOT LETTING VEENA PULL HIM AWAY FOR THE SUBMISSION!

Eve: Veena gets even more frustrated seeing this but the referee has to step in and then push her back! Incredible ring awareness from Impact here, using the force of the punt kick to roll further away towards the ropes!

Deadprez: Veena is starting to get sloppy, she is relying too much on the adrenaline, on her anger, and in the moment those small mistakes start stacking up! Impact will always succeed against the young wrestlers, even if his body may fail, because of the immense experience that man has. He is using that to his advantage yet again.

Eve: Can she break through that wall though?

Deadprez: Only with one word, precision.

(Impact rests against the ropes, shaking his head, starting to feel the weight of the moves, starting to feel the pain all over his body. But now in this position, Veena is the one that stands over him, a grin on her face and talking down upon him.)

Veena Adams: (off-mic) Come on, old man! Let’s see if you still got it!

Impact: (off-mic) …Heh.

Eve: Impact looks fired up himself! He pulls himself along to his feet, both Veena and Impact standing right in front of each other!

Deadprez: FOREARM BY IMPACT! FOREARM AS WELL FROM VEENA! But their hits are not as fast anymore! They are exhausted after such a long match, their bodies are starting to slow down!

Eve: But the two of them know what is on the line! They know what they are fighting for, for Veena to be cemented as one of the greatest, for Impact to show further, even cement himself as a legend of EAW! It is those thoughts that are making them push themselves… AND PICK UP THEIR PACE!

Gavin Kirkland: IMPACT TRIES FOR A HEADBUTT ONCE MORE!

Eve: VEENA STOPS IT WITH ONE OF HER HANDS! She kicks him right across the gut and then throws him towards the ropes! It seems Veena will go for a strike here so Impact preemptively ducks down!

Gavin Kirkland: And that only gives Veena the chance to float over him instead! She lands right behind him and tries to go for a waistlock!

Eve: IMPACT STOMPS DOWN HARD ON VEENA’S FOOT! Veena lets go from the pain and that gives Impact the chance to grab onto her arm, an arm wrench to pull on that arm and then bring her in with a headlock!

Deadprez: They have gone back to basic moves because it is the best they can do with that exhaustion! Veena is able to push Impact towards the ropes though, she uses the momentum to escape the headlock! Impact gathers momentum though from the push! HE TRIES TO GO FOR A RUNNING KNEE!

Gavin Kirkland: IT GETS SIDE STEPPED! Veena falls back and tries to go for her own!

Eve: Impact side steps it himself! They know that only one more hit can end it all!

Deadprez: Impact catches her on the rebound! He pops her up to try and go for a surprise- POP UP POWERBOMB!

Gavin Kirkland: VEENA REVERSES IT INTO A HUGE HURRICANRANA! She sends Impact flying towards the ropes behind her! I don’t know how much her leg is going to hold, but she keeps pushing it! SHE TRIES TO GO FOR-

Eve: “TURNING TIDES”!!! IMPACT WITH HIS OWN HURRICANRANA!!!!

Deadprez: WITH VEENA REVERSING IT INSTEAD WITH A HUGE POWERBOMB!!! IMPACT GETS TURNED INSIDE OUT AND VEENA HAS HIM IN THE PERFECT POSITION! SHE TRIES AGAIN ONCE MORE! SHE RUNS TO THE ROPES!

Gavin Kirkland: “SKULL FRACTUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”!!!!!

Eve: VEENA’S KNEE ENDS UP BUCKLING FROM THE PAIN!

Gavin Kirkland: ”FIST OF FURYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!”

Deadprez: GETS KICKED AWAY WITH A ROUNDHOUSE! VEENA AT THE LAST SECOND USED HER HEALTHY LEG TO KICK IMPACT’S PUNCH AWAY! VEENA TACKLES HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!

Eve: AND IN DESPERATION, HOLDS IMPACT DOWN WITH A JACKKNIFE ROLL!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Deadprez: Impact kicks out right before the three! He pushes Veena away-

Eve: BUT HOLDS ONTO HER ARM! He pulls her back unexpectedly! Impact wraps his legs around that arm and turns over!

Gavin Kirkland: HE PULLS HER DOWN WITH LA MAGISTRAL CRADLE!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Deadprez: VEENA KICKS RIGHT OUT AS WELL! Once more Impact tries to grab onto her arm, another attempt!

Eve: Gets shut down! Veena swipes at his legs and pulls him down, shoulders down! SCHOOLGIRL ROLL-UP!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: YET AGAIN IMPACT KICKS RIGHT OUT! Veena is starting to look desperate here!

Eve: And it is starting to make her do desperate moves! She falls against the ropes, she tries yet again for that “Skull Fracture”!!!

Deadprez: And in that desperation she is starting to get predictable! Impact moves out of the way, grabs her by the waist, pushes her towards the ropes!

Gavin Kirkland: BEFORE PULLING HER DOWN WITH AN O’CONNOR ROLL! SHOULDERS DOWN!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Eve: VEENA PULLS HERSELF DOWN AND GETS HER SHOULDERS UP! SHE GRABS IMPACT FROM BEHIND AND TURNS OVER WITH HIM!

Deadprez: AS SHE IS ABLE TO TRANSITION INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Gavin Kirkland: IMPACT LEANS OVER AND REVERSES THE INSIDE CRADLE! VEENA’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN NOW!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Deadprez: VEENA LEANS FORWARD AND REVERSES IT BACK! IMPACT’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN AGAIN!

Eve: SHE HOOKS HER LEGS AROUND HIS!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Deadprez: IMPACT STILL KICKS OUT, PUSHING VEENA OFF HIM AND ROLLING!

Gavin Kirkland: ”SKULL FRACTUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!”

Eve: VEENA FINALLY GETS IT! SHE HIT THE “SKULL FRACTURE” AT CLOSE RANGE INSTEAD OF GETTING MOMENTUM! IT HAD LESS FORCE THOUGH!

Deadprez: BUT INSTEAD OF GOING FOR “KILLER QUEEN’S RHAPSODY”, SHE GOES STRAIGHT INTO A ROLL-UP! SHE BROKE THAT PREDICTABILITY AT THE BEST POSSIBLE MOMENT!

Gavin Kirkland: SHOULDERS DOWN!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Eve: IMPACT KICKS OUT!!!!

Deadprez: ONE SECOND TOO LATE, VEENA ADAMS GETS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(The crowd erupts into huge cheers as “7 Rings” plays on the speakers, Veena falls forward and Impact lays there on the mat, the two of them absolutely exhausted after how much they had to give against each other. But at the end of it all, there was only one left standing.)

Gina Romano: AND STIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, YOUR ANSWER’S WORLD CHAMPIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN, VEENAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MY GOAT, MY GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!

Eve: I am truly left without words at what we have just witnessed. Veena Adams came into this match knowing this was going to be one of her toughest challenges as the Answers World Champion, probably one of the most important matches of her whole career, to prove herself in front of millions watching.

Deadprez: And Impact gave her that damn fight, that old man proved himself, going through that tough match against Veena Adams, shutting her down at every turn, keeping up with her at many times, even getting this close to sealing the whole deal right then and there! Tonight was yet another reason why that man is called a legend!

Eve: But tonight, after this gruelling performance, after facing adversity again and again, Veena Adams proved herself against one of those legends! She can be proud of the fact that at the top of his game, Veena Adams can be called one of the rare few to beat Impact! Congratulations to her!

(Veena looks very emotional now, tired, but absolutely joyous as the Answers World Championship is gifted to her hands and she can raise it up to the sky! She smiles widely while Impact sits there, unable to react to what just happened. He slowly gets up, turning in silence, as Veena turns as well, seeing Impact not leave yet. She is ready for anything to happen as he gets closer…)

(But he instead, extends his hand out for a handshake.)

Impact: (off-mic) That championship, these people, this ring? You finally earned it all. Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.

(Veena’s eyes widen in surprise once she hears those words, but once more her smile comes back, nodding in response. She takes the handshake and the crowd reacts in huge cheers seeing the show of respect from the two.)

(Impact gives her one final pat in the back and then he walks forward, leaving the ring and not turning back as the crowd cheers loudly for the ten time world champion. But the camera turns back once more towards Veena, as she limps forward towards the corner. She rises up to the second rope and she raises up the Answers World Championship with that proud smile on her face. And so she succeeds, and so she will continue to reign for as long as she desires. Veena Adams is on top of the world.)

Eve: Now that is a champion we can get behind as she has really taken Showdown and become the face of it.

Deadprez: Totally agreed and honestly, what this meant to Veena in earning the respect of Impact was a huge undertaking for her but we know that Impact is still someone that will be involved in the Answers World Championship picture and one that could still be a thorn in the side of Veena for sure.

Gavin Kirkland: This was my Queen’s toughest match for sure, but she is ready for anything and I know that Veena will be ready for her next challenger whoever that may be! It could be Harper. It could be Bea. Heck… it could be Pandora! We don;t know!

(As Impact has already left ringside and headed toward the back, Veena rolls out and walks to the back high-fiving the fans.)

Eve: Pandora doesn’t deserve a damn thing, Gavin.

Deadprez: Another amazing and successful title defense from our Answers World Champion! All we have left is the King of Elite finals! We’ll be right back!

(As the camera starts to pan you can hear the crowd start to get loud, and scream.)

WHACK

Deadprez: WHAT THE HELL!? WHA –

(Suddenly Deadprez is pushed out of the way as he falls out of his chair.)

Gavin Kirkland: OH SHIT!

(Gavin Kikrland quickly dives out of the announcers booth.)

WHACK

(The crowd is aghast at the site as Eve’s head is rammed into the desk again when the person that holds her by the hair does it again and again.)

WHACK

WHACK

WHACK

WHACK

WHACK

(Eve falls almost lifelessly out of her chair as the person standing over her is none other than….)

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(“THE HELLCAT” PANDORA PAISLEY)

Deadprez: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING PANDORA!?!?!!?

(Pandora holds up Eve’s bloody head as she is barely conscious.)

Pandora Paisley: (Off Mic) YOU WANT TO TALK BOLLOCKS ABOUT ME, LOVE!? YOU GO AROUND RUNNING YOUR BLOODY MOUTH AND BESMIRCHING ME NAME, HUH CUNT!?

Deadprez: PANDORA PAISLEY HAS COMPLETELY LOST IT! I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH SILAS WORLD! FIRST DUKE! NOW HER!? DON;T TOUCH HER!

(Deadprez Can’t do anything about it as he is on the ground watching in horror as Pandora drags Eve into the ring. She throws her in as she then stares at Gavin first.)

Gavin Kirkland: Hey… she is all yours. I am Team Hellcat!

(Pandora then turns to Deadprez.)

Pandora Paisley: (Off Mic) STAY OUT OF THIS!

Deadprez: PANDORA DON’T! PLEASE!

(Pandora slides into the ring as Eve is trying to get up and The Hellcat grabs her Arms, and starts bashing her head into the mat with the trapped Curb Stomp she calls Facial Reconstruction.,)

Deadprez: SHE DID THE SAME THING TO ALANA STARR! EVE IS NOT A WRESTLER, PANDORA! STOP DAMN IT!

STOMP!

STOMP!

STOMP!

STOMP!

STOMP!

Gavin Kirkland: THE HELLCAT S KILLING EVE AND I AM WATCHING A MURDER PLAY OUT LIVE AND CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DON;T WANT TO DIE EITHER!

(Pandora Paisley stands over the motionless Eve before she sneers before sliding under the ring and looking around to find a chair. The blood stained ring from the Hardcore Match earlier is where Eve is lying right now as Pandora slides the chair into the ring.)

Deadprez: DON’T DO THIS PANDORA! DON’T DO THIS!

Pandora Paisley: (Off Mic) YOU WANTED TO TALK YOUR SHIT!? WELL GUESS WHAT, CUNT!? NOW IT ENDS IN A CATASTROPHE!

Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA JUST PICKED UP EVE AND DROPPED HER IN THE CATASTROPHE ON THE CHAIR! EVE IS DEAD! WAIT! PANDORA IS NOW WEDGING HER HEAD BETWEEN THE CHAIR! SHE IS GOING TO KILL HER AS PANDORA GETS ON THE SECOND ROPE!

(The crowd erupts in cheers as we see Veena Adams can barely run back, she is hurt, tired, but just noticed what was happening. There is a crowd of officials running out as Kennedy Street is leading the charge.)

Deadprez: HERE COMES VEENA ADAMS BUT PANDORA JUMPS AND DROPS THE STOMP ON THE CHAIR!

Crowd: HOLY SHIT!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!

(Eve is just twitching now as Pandora sees Veena coming and slides out of the ring and into the crowd who starts to boo. Veena quickly checks on Eve as Pandora stares her down with a huge Cheshire grin on her face.)

Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA PAISLEY WENT HELLCAT ON EVE! I UH….I UH… hope she is okay…. But Prez, looks like we might be doing a tag team for a while bruh.

Deadprez: ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW!?

(Finally the officials get in the ring, as Kennedy checks on Eve while medics arrive with a stretcher. Kennedy turns to Pandora who just continues to smile as she disappears into the crowd.)

Deadprez I… I need to check on Eve.

(Deadprez slides into the ring to check on Eve as she is surrounded by medical personnel while Veena Adams looks on with the title over her shoulder in disgust, though the camera shifts to the back as Silas Mason looks on with a smile on his face.)

Gavin Kirkland: Uh… yeah let’s cut away.

(And slowly, King of Elite fades away from the horrific scene…)

(A commercial plays for Medicaid.)

(Coming back from commercial break, the camera shot doesn’t land on the ring, but rather, the stage. The fans cheer and Jake Mercer can be seen on standby.)

Jake Mercer: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being a wonderful crowd here in Rome! This has been an incredible weekend for all of us, and in just a few minutes, we will end the night with none other than the finals of the King of Elite tournament!

Crowd: WOOOOOOOOO!

Jake Mercer: However, before we get to that, I am out here with some major news—or rather, a major name who is set to come back to in-ring competition after an extended absence.

Crowd: :gladbron:

Stew-O: I wonder who it could be?

Gavin Kirkland: Pleaseletitbeandreavalentine. 🤞🤞🤞

Persephone: PleaseletitbeanewcommentatorthatcanreplaceGavin. 🤞🤞🤞

(Anticipation has been heightened due to Jake’s words. He grins, and looking around, he can tell everyone’s excited.)

Jake Mercer: But you know what? Telling you all outright would just ruin the surprise, so I might as well let the Elitist in question come on out and tell you all for themselves they’re back!

(Everyone looks at the stage. Jake turns around, keeping that grin.)

(Anticipation builds…)

(Then, ‘Partition (Smearcase Trap Remix)’ by Beyonce hits the arenas.)

Stew-O: WHAT?!!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh my God, I’m in Heaven!!

Persephone: And the rest of the roster is about to be in Hell. :mjlol:

(Loud, shocked gasps and shrieks emanate from the fans as Kassidy Heart, in the flesh, comes out. Arguably the most dominant Elitist in the history of the promotion, it’s not hard to see why people have shifted and are on high alert. Considering the look plastering itself across the Mauler’s face, that can only mean one thing: she’s back in business.)

Stew-O: We—we haven’t seen Kassidy Heart since Road to Redemption in 2024! She last competed alongside Sienna Jade as the Jaded Hearts, where they lost the Unified Tag Team Championships, paving the way for the British Invasion to win the titles! Sienna Jade has since retired from active competition, but it was only a matter of time before The Mauler came back! What a statement here tonight!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh, my glorious Kassidy Heart. She looks good as ever! I bet she’s been training like crazy for this moment!

Persephone: Yeah, and I’m sure she— ???

(Just as Jake Mercer was about to greet her, he gets shoved down to the floor!)

Crowd: :roman:

(Mercer looks shocked! But before he can say anything, let alone move—)

Kassidy Heart: (off-mic) Fuck. Off.

Jake Mercer: (off-mic) Okay, okay, don’t have to tell me twice!

(Not another second is wasted. He gets up and runs from harm’s way. With him gone, Kassidy’s sharp eyes shift toward the microphone that he dropped.)

(The atmosphere quickly becomes thick with anxiety as she raises the microphone and her theme fades off.)

Kassidy Heart: I don’t need anyone to speak for me, let’s get that out of the way. I certainly don’t need anyone to try and aggrandize the situation when it’s already common sense that when I show up, everyone takes notice. I don’t think I need to remind any of you who I am, but it’s funny. I get the sense that people were enjoying my absence from EAW. In fact, I’m sure all of you felt as though the weight was lifted off your shoulders once it became apparent that I wasn’t going to return anytime soon. However, anyone who was stupid enough to genuinely think that I was never going to return played themselves. You all know that I don’t go away quietly. The only way I will ever step away from this promotion, this sport and this whole entire business is when my body physically cannot keep up with the demand anymore… but it wasn’t going to break at Road to Redemption.

Kassidy Heart: If I had it my way, I would’ve returned sooner. The fact that this was my longest time away from the ring, let alone for over a year, makes me sick to my stomach. Trust me, I fought long and hard to show up as soon as possible, but Daddygawd was concerned for my wellbeing and didn’t want me to rush in. We fought. I was reprimanded accordingly. Some of the punishments I faced weren’t all that bad, but it was his word, and I had to abide by them. It was a lot easier said than done.

(Kassidy shakes her head, scowling as the memories surfaced, but she carries on.)

Kassidy Heart: I couldn’t disobey. I had to go through multiple rounds of testing before I got the green light to come back. As annoyed and pissed off as I am about the whole thing, I’m glad I get to return—especially here at King of Elite. It’s been five years since I claimed the crown for myself and became King Kass. No one could’ve fucked with me then, and no one is going to fuck with me in 2026. So, I suggest any Elitist keeping their eyes and ears glued to the television screens in the back to not delude themselves into thinking that I’m going to be some easy target for them to make their name off of. The British Invasion may have had a ball of a time thinking they could’ve been history makers and the best tag team on the planet, but that will be the one and FINAL time anyone gets one up on me. This will not be the year where Kassidy Heart becomes a free meal ticket for anyone. I am back with the sole purpose of gaining a ticket for myself to return to the top of the competition, and that’s all that matters to me.

Kassidy Heart: But of course, that leaves one question: where exactly am I going to go now that I’m back?

(The question hangs in the air for a moment. Kassidy paces back and forth.)

Kassidy Heart: All three brands are ripe for the picking. There are so many asinine little shitbags who felt emboldened to position themselves as the standard of EAW while I was away. Seeing Adam Lucas and Bethany Blue parade themselves around as a power couple on Voltage has been sick to see, but at the same time, I think Donovan Duke and Harper Lee doing the same thing has been just as egregious. It makes me want to puke, but I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s just not lost on me that those four have forced themselves to be the big, bad dogs of their respective brands. As it stands for Voltage though, it may have been kewt to see the likes of Hans Grayson, Drake Armstrong and Kai Rabeaux to fashion themselves as representatives of a supposed new era, but they’re never going to be at the true top, no matter how many accolades and titles they’ve won since I was gone.

Kassidy Heart: It would be easy to humble everyone on Showdown and Voltage. However, I’ve done all that I could. National Elite Champion, Answers World Champion, Grand Rampage Winner, King of Elite, Iconic Cup winner, many tag team reigns and history being made…

(A pause.)

Kassidy Heart: Except for one, or maybe, two things.

Crowd: :lupe:

Kassidy Heart: And in order to get those accomplished, I would need to go to Dynasty.

(Kassidy looks around, showing how serious her intent is.)

Kassidy Heart: No woman has touched the World Heavyweight Championship. That is the only world title that doesn’t have that distinction, so it should come as no surprise that I aim to be the first to smash through that ceiling and get yet another historic accolade under my belt. Getting to face Michael Machina in a singles capacity would be interesting as he has been quite the fun little phenom. I bet he also still has some sort of sour feelings that lingers thanks to what happened at Wicked Games in 2024. My hubby and I fooled the world and poor Michael was the one who got played the most. At the same time though, the Universal Women’s Championship is pretty near and dear to me, and I certainly could make myself the SOLE name attached to its history, and definitely over the likes of Milli Banks who know wants to be a delusional, bipolar cunt pretending that everything is a video game. :mjlol: She’s definitely the person who’s benefited the most from me being away for so long. People have pinned her as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, female Elitist of this generation, and that makes my skin crawl. She shouldn’t parading herself around as any kind of true needle mover, and she could very well learn soon enough that KASAI should be the least of her concerns as the champion.

Kassidy Heart: Yes, people. There are many, many roads I could go down on, and they all point toward the red brand. I don’t care who is supposed to be amongst the best there. Fire & Ice, BRAE, Drake King, Limmy Mona_han, Cy Henderson and whoever else pale in comparison to me. I’m sure these morons will have a lot to say of their own accord, but it all merely comes down to this: Whatever Kass wants, Kass gets, and when I want something, NO ONE is going to deny me of it.

Kassidy Heart: So, everyone can have their fun tonight. Enjoy the show. Watch the King of Elite tournament. But this coming Friday, playtime is over. I’m back for good, and after being away for so long… well, I don’t really need to prove anything. The Elitists are the ones who are gonna have to show that they can keep up with me. Everyone had a fourteen month head start, and soon, I’ll see for myself if anyone has truly made it worth it. I doubt it, though. I’m Kassidy Heart, and I am the best to ever grace this place. That’s not changing now or ever.

(Kassidy lets the microphone go. She takes in the sight of the arena one more time before her theme hits.)

Persephone: Oh shit, so you guys gotta deal with her. :mjlol: At least my roster won’t get slaughtered.

Gavin Kirkland: Ugh, how come she doesn’t want to go to Showdown? I missed her! 🥺

Stew-O: Strong words were said, but that’s to be expected with Kassidy Heart. She’s made it clear she’s here to show to everyone nothing about her has changed, and the landscape of Dynasty could be permanently altered because of her. We’ll have to wait and see just what exactly that entails.

(The final shot shows off Kassidy Heart with a dangerous look on her face before King of Elite fades to commercials.)

(A commercial plays for Don Toliver’s OCTANE, featuring Milli Banks twerking to Gemstone.)

(Finally, the wait was over.)

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(The final match graphic of the night flashed across the screen before sending the fans to their feet.)

Bella Braxton: The following contest is a Triple Threat Match, to crown the 2026 KING OF ELITE!

(The crowd began to come alive, the loudest they have been all night and that is no small feat. In a few moments, they will witness one of these three men becoming King of Elite! The noise began to simmer down, awaiting the first entrant…)

(‘Ichirin no Hana’ – HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR began to play to a decent pop from the crowd. The camera starts from the guerrilla position and follows Akari Kiyoko, dressed in a Shihakusho with Ichigo’s Hollow mask covering the right side of his face. He was flanked by Damien Kutcher and Luna Adeline of SHOWTIME. They patted him on the back as he got to close the curtains, giving him a hug and handshake before leaving him on his quest to finally become King of Elite.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! FROM AOMORI JAPAN! WEIGHTING IN AT 216 POUNDS! “THE NEW HEART OF SHOWDOWN” AKARI KIYOKO!

Gavin Kirkland: An exciting Main Event we have tonight! As weeks of build up has led to this one moment, we get to crown the King of Elite of the new year! Each one of these men have earned a spot here tonight, overcoming some stiff competition but tonight only one of them will get a chance to wear that crown!

Stew-O: Not just that but they’ll get a chance at a World Championship of their choosing, and as history showed most people who had won the crown have gone on to be World Champions! In very recent memory, now former King of Elite Drake Armstrong managed to take the belt off of Adam Lucas! It is a high chance whoever wins tonight, will be a future World Champion!

Persephone: Well it certainly isn’t going to be this loser walking down the ramp. I don’t care for most of these guys, but you’re telling me that Akari Kiyoko has a chance to become World Champion? He hasn’t even won his first title yet. Let’s be real with ourselves.

Gavin Kirkland: Akari has been hearing that his entire run here in EAW, the doubt, the pressure of big matches, and heartbreaking defeat but the one thing he hasn’t done is given up. He has always fought back, he has always wore his heart on his sleeve and given everything he got to overcome the obstacles in front of him! That’s why he is here, that is why he is looking to break the glass ceiling by becoming King of Elite!

Stew-O: I couldn’t agree more, while he isn’t on my brand. Akari has a talent and work ethic that rivals some of the greatest in the company. To count him out now, would be a grave mistake for both these men.

(Akari removes his mask and his garment, revealing his black and white attire underneath. As his music faded and the crowd’s hype continued, he began to pace in his corner looking to see who comes out next.)

(‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher starts up and the crowd lit up with thunderous cheers. On the stage, glamorous and colorful Vegas showgirls lined up in two rows opposite each other. Emerging from the curtain, was Cody Maverick! Dressed in all shimmering gold, from his sunglasses, jacket, down to his trunks and boots. He marched his way down to the ring, confident in each stride.)

Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT! FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA! WEIGHTING IN AT 235 POUNDS! “THE SIN CITY SUPERSTAR” CODY MAVERICK!

Persephone: It’s appropriate that Cody Maverick is from Las Vegas, because betting on him is a gamble. Sometimes he is the superstar he claims he is, other times he is always a loss away from bankruptcy. I’ll argue he deserves to be here less than Akari Kiyoko, the amount of opportunities he has squandered! Good thing he won that Extreme Enigma Battle Royale, may have needed some of that money to pay his rent.

Stew-O: Oh hush Persephone, you’re in the minority of people that don’t like Cody Maverick and it isn’t hard to see why. Charismatic, Confident, and always at the top of his game. Cody Maverick is stepping into this match with one goal and one goal only, to win the crown and finally ascend to the level that many people have been saying he should’ve been at a while ago. Always one victory away from it, let’s hope that tonight is the moment that he has been looking for.

(As Cody gets into the ring, he gets on the top ropes and does his taunt to the amusement of the fans in attendance. A shot with him blurred in the background, the crown in focus couldn’t help make people wonder. Was this the night where Cody Maverick goes from Superstar to Megastar? Maverick gets down from the corner, giving a glance to Akari who’s crouched on his corner not taking an eye off Cody. The music fades and the tension in the arena is still felt, waiting for the final challenger.)

(Everything in the arena becomes red, eyes darting to the stage as a light surged from underneath. Fog crawling its way up from the hole, rising a shadow into the audience view. The fog covered his appearance, only showing his silhouette. But through the thick smoke, his piercing glaring could be seen. Then the “Ultra Instinct” theme hits, making the crowd come unglued! BRAE stepped out from the smoke, holding the Interwire Champion on his shoulders, dressed in an all white attire, with a furred jacket! He slowly made his way to the ring, fire rising behind him.)

Bella Braxton: AND THEIR OPPONENT! FROM NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA! WEIGHTING IN AT 215 POUNDS! HE IS THE EAW INTERWIRE CHAMPION! “SON” BRAE!

Gavin Kirkland: There are few men that can strike fear into the hearts of their opponents, and you’re looking at one of them. BRAE walks into this match with all the momentum in the world, having fought the best and even beat them! BRAE has nothing to lose but everything to gain, and trust he is planning on gaining here tonight!

Persephone: Come on, this is the most unfair match up on paper. You got two desperate losers going up against a walking nuclear bomb! If I was in charge, I would call this match off and just give the crown to BRAE. Save us about an hour of our lives.

Stew-O: Well while he is the odds on favorite to win, BRAE wouldn’t be satisfied with just walking into this match and being handed the crown. He wants to earn it, fight until he can’t fight anymore! But it isn’t just him with the mentality, it’s every man in that ring! We are about to witness a war and trust me. It isn’t going to be pretty.

(BRAE gets into the ring and starts hyping himself up, smacking himself in the face before darting to the ropes! Pointing at the crowd with an intense look in his eye, biting down on the top rope before backing away and entering his corner. He takes off his jacket and hands his Championship to the timekeeper at ringside. Preparing for the start of this match, with leg stretches and high jumps.)

(Finally, with the music dying down and the crowd continuing to hype up. Everyone in the ring was on edge, itching waiting to hear the sound that will start them on their path to glory. They all looked at each other, exchanging glances from all across the ring. Everyone knew what was at stake and they knew what they were willing to do, in order to walk out of this arena as…KING OF ELITE.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Gavin Kirkland: AND THE MATCH IS UNDERWAY! We finally find out who becomes King of Elite, who is the man that will take their careers to the next level! Every man in this ring right now is moving with a bit of caution, not sure what to do first or who to strike.

Stew-O: In Triple Threat matches it is hard to really get a strategy going. With an odd man out, one person is able to pick at the scraps that someone else leaves. None of these men want to give anyone a chance to do that, because that could mean winning or losing.

Persephone: Well while they are strategizing, the crowd is starting to get impatient and so am I. I don’t care who throws the first punch, just throw one already, Jesus.

(All three men circled the ring what seemed like three times at this point, eyes darting towards each other repeatedly waiting for any sudden movements. Their hearts, beating in their chest as they suddenly paused to stop the repetitive motion. Akari looks at Cody and Cody does the same for Akari. There were no words exchanged, but it seemed like they came to some type of agreement. An agreement that BRAE wasn’t in on, as he watched the two men turn their attention to him. BRAE had a feeling this would happen, seeing himself as the biggest threat it was only a matter of time the two men in the match came to that conclusion as well. But BRAE didn’t back down, putting his hands up ready to fight.)

(“Come then, give it your best shot! You better make it count!” BRAE challenged the two men, his eyes burning with a fiery glare, he wasn’t backing down. The two didn’t waste anymore time! CHARGING at BRAE and began to pummel him with fists! While BRAE was staggering back into the ropes, he still managed to keep his arms up to block most of the onslaught! Akari sending kicks to the ribs, Cody throwing hooks to the head it started to become too much early on — even for the likes of the Interwire Champion!)

Persephone: Of course they jump BRAE, the bottom two of this match having to jump the clear strongest in order to give themselves a chance. You know what, props to them I didn’t even think they had the brain cells to do such a strategy.

Gavin Kirkland: Smart indeed and it seems to be working, managing to get BRAE on the ground early! Now trading stomps while he’s tucked into the corner! They are relentless but it is very mandatory if they want to keep this man at bay. One misstep could cause a bit of trouble for both of these men.

(BRAE laid in the corner, both men got done stomping him out. Akari seemed satisfied with the damage they did, but Cody knew better than to let BRAE rest. Cody marches back towards BRAE grabbing him by the head and lifting him up to his feet! Throwing out a heavy strike that knocks him back into the corner! Cody going for another one— BUT IT GETS BLOCKED BY BRAE! BRAE slams his skull into the nose of Cody, making him stagger back and giving him the space both of them feared. Akari comes in for a strike of his own but is quickly ducked by BRAE! BRAE grips Akari and JABS A SHARP KNEE INTO HIS ABDOMEN BEFORE THROWING HIM TO THE SIDE!)

(Cody comes charging in looking for a RIGHT HOOK BUT IT QUICKLY GETS BLOCKED!)

(LEFT HOOK! BLOCKED!)

(RIGHT HOOK! BLOCKED!)

(LEFT JAB! BLOCKED!)

(RIGHT JAB! BLOCKED!)

(CODY TRIES FOR A FRONT KICK BUT BRAE SAW IT COMING! GRABBING HIS LEG AND THROWING IT BACKWARDS MAKING CODY FACE PLANT! BRAE was in control but he didn’t see Akari coming up from behind, grabbing him in a choke hold! Managing to tighten up on it, making BRAE struggle!)

Stew-O: BRAE showing why he’s a threat in this match early on but Akari manages to take advantage! Locking BRAE in a chokehold, those massive arms of Akari are coming in handy as it seems like he is struggling to get a single breath!

Persephone: Complimenting his large arms is crazy but I do have to admit they are pretty big, it’s managing to slowly get BRAE on the ground. God don’t tell me that this delusional idiot is going to get a win off this!

(Not quite, BRAE finds the energy to lift himself up and SLAM HIMSELF BACKWARDS INTO THE CORNER! Cody gets up and charges at BRAE, but he manages to break from Akari’s grasp! Maverick ran straight into Akari at the last second with a forearm to the chin! Before Cody could process what happened, BRAE crept behind him, wrapping his arms around his waist—)

Gavin Kirkland: MASSIVE GERMAN SUPLEX TAKING OUT CODY MAVERICK! BRAE is back in control and it didn’t take that long for him to do it either, these two men are struggling to contain him and every second he doesn’t become a bigger problem. The Interwire Champion now, looking towards Akari who is slouched in the corner trying to recover himself from that accidental blow from Maverick a second ago!

Stew-O: BRAE lifting him up by the chin— SHARP CHOP TO THE CHEST! You could hear that from across the country! Akari is going to be feeling that for a long time, but look at this, it doesn’t seem like he’s done!

(ANOTHER MASSIVE CHOP TO THE CHEST! FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER ONE! MACHINE GUN CHOPS UNTIL AKARI’S CHEST WAS MARKED RED! BRAE was a man on fire, screaming in the face of Akari, he then quickly backed up before switching into a full on sprint! RAMMING INTO HIM WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! AKARI WAS DOWN AND BRAE KNEW IT, GRABBING AKARI AND DRAGGING HIM OUT FROM THE CORNER!)

Persephone: Oh my god, YES! Break this clown down and make sure he stays down for good! BRAE is backing up eyes focused on Akari, looking for the RED DEATH! Hopefully he hits more than one, I think it’s what Kiyoko deserves!

Gavin Kirkland: BRAE SPRINTING FORWARD, ARM COCKED BACK LOOKING FOR HIS FINISH—

(BUT CODY MAVERICK SPRINGS LAYING IN WAIT FROM THE APRON! HITTING BRAE WITH “LIGHTS OUT” SUPERMAN PUNCH MAKING BRAE BOUNCE BACK WILDLY! CODY GOES DOWN, TRYING TO REGAIN HIS STRENGTH!)

Stew-O: LIGHTS OUT BY CODY MAVERICK! THAT SUPERMAN PUNCH SAVED AKARI FROM BRAE’S “RED DEATH”! BRAE GETTING KNOCKED BACK BUT STILL MANAGING TO LIFT HIMSELF BACK TO HIS FEET, STAGGERING FORWARD!

(AKARI MANAGED TO RECOVER AS WELL! CHARGING AT BRAE WITH THE “A K-NEE OF DEATH”! FLYING REGAL KNEE THAT FOLDS BRAE IN HALF AND AKARI USES THIS TO HIS ADVANTAGE! TRANSITIONING INTO A PINFALL!)

Referee: # ONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOO!!!

Persephone: Cody Maverick predictably breaks it up! I don’t know why Akari thought that wouldn’t happen, does he think Maverick was stupid enough to let him win? Actually, maybe he might have.

(Cody Maverick glares at Akari Kiyoko, not noticing BRAE managing to roll out of the ring and land on the floor out of harm’s way. Akari smirked, “Well done, I should’ve known you’d do that.”)

(Cody scoffed, “Yeah well no shit, you think I was just going to let you get a win off my hard work? I should’ve let your dumbass take that Red Death.”)

(Akari laughed, standing up and getting close nose to nose with Cody, “Well you didn’t, so who’s really the dumbass—”)

(CODY SMACKS AKARI ACROSS THE FACE! FOLLOWING IT UP WITH STRIKES TO THE HEAD! WHEN HE GETS BACK UP INTO THE CORNER, HE STARTS UNLEASHING STOMPS TO THE MIDSECTION!)

Stew-O: Akari and Cody exchanging words, it didn’t seem to go over well but what can you expect in a match like this? Alliances are temporary and only one of these men can walk out as King of Elite! Cody Maverick wants it to be him and he is willing to do anything to make that dream a reality!

Gavin Kirkland: Akari is feeling that passion first hand, getting pulled out of the corner and straight into a SHORT ARM LARIAT! Taking him straight to the ground, but keeping a hold of that arm looking to lift him up once again!

(Cody picks Akari up and scoops him up for a powerbomb, Maverick trying to keep a tight hold of Kiyoko but it seems like he’s struggling too much to keep him steady! Akari looked to break free from the hold but Cody wasn’t going to allow it to happen! Looking at the corner in front of him, he charges forward—)

Persephone: DAMN! LAWNDART STRAIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE ROPE! I might not mess with Cody Maverick but even I have to admit that was pretty entertaining, show it again!

(REPLAY SHOWS: Akari going chin first into the turnbuckle, slow motion showing him biting his tongue!)

(Back to the action, the results are apparent as Akari is now bleeding from the mouth. A piece of his tongue hanging on but it wasn’t anything he was concerned about. Lifting himself up using the ropes, but Cody Maverick was already on him! Slamming down on his back, then forcefully grabbing the head and getting him in a front headlock.)

Stew-O: Cody doing a good job controlling Akari, after that lawndart it looks easier than ever. Now looking for a snap suplex, lifting him into position— OH! Akari putting a single between the legs of Cody Maverick! Stopping him in his tracks, NOW REVERSING IT INTO A SUPLEX OF HIS OWN, RIGHT INTO THE CORNER!

Gavin Kirkland: This could turn the tides right here, Akari just needs to recover before Cody! Which seems easier said than done, but Akari is showing the heart that got him to the finals! Kiyoko picks himself up, eyeing Cody who is still trying to regroup from that suplex! This is his chance and he knows it!

(Akari pulls Cody out of the corner, flipping him on his stomach before DROPPING A KNEE ON HIS LOWER BACK! Cody could feel the immediate effects, especially as Akari kneeled on his back and grinded into it! He would then take Cody by the head and lift up his upper body, keeping the knee on his back in order to bend him in an uncomfortable position! Maverick groaned in pain, yet despite the pain he was feeling he gave no indication of giving up!)

Persephone: Akari finally doing something smart and working that lower back, believe it or not the lower back is one of the more important parts of the body. Eliminating that might leave Cody vulnerable to more attacks and allow less offense from him.

Stew-O: Wow, that was quite informative. You’re absolutely right, this tactic of targeting the back is definitely going to make this battle for Cody an even more uphill battle.

Persephone: See I can be insightful too, here some more insight. Cody is toast if he doesn’t tap out or break out because the more Akari bends at that back, the less likely we’ll be seeing him in this match.

(The ‘Cody Maverick’ chants began to swell, filling the ears of the Sin City Superstar! The more he began to feed off the crowd, the more he was able to pry each finger off of his chin! Akari’s eyes widened, watching Cody begin to power out and even though he had somewhat of a grip left! He knew it was over with SO HE SLAMS CODY’S HEAD INTO THE MAT! BREAKING THE HOLD BUT THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE! Kiyoko stands up and grabs the head of a weakened Cody Maverick, lifting him back to his wobbling feet! Akari looking for another big move—)

(BUT CODY BREAKS FROM AKARI’S GRIP! KICKING HIM IN THE MIDSECTION! “SIN CITY STUNNER” DROPS AKARI BUT ALSO EFFECTING HIM AS WELL! THE CROWD GOES BALLISTIC!)

Gavin Kirkland: A SIN CITY STUNNER OUT OF NOWHERE! WORKING THAT BELT HELPED BUT IT DIDN’T ACCOUNT FOR HOW MUCH CODY DOESN’T GIVE A DAMN! CODY MAVERICK HAS AN OPPORTUNITY! CRAWLING TO AKARI FOR THE PINFALL! ARE WE LOOKING AT THE NEW KING OF ELITE?!

Referee: # ONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOO!!!

Referee: # THRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

( BRAE GRABS CODY BY THE LEG AND DRAGS HIM STRAIGHT OUT OF THE RING! LANDING HARD ON HIS BACK! BRAE JUST SAVED HIS CHANCES OF BECOMING KING OF ELITE!)

(BRAE looks down at Cody Maverick who was tossing on the ground, noticeably grabbing his back which BRAE took note of. He cracks his knuckles, “Good attempt, but this match isn’t ending on your terms.”)

Stew-O: I have no idea if that would’ve been it or not, but BRAE certainly wasn’t going to take any risk! Saving the match for himself and now looking to continue where Akari left off, lifting Cody Maverick onto his feet and wrapping an arm around his waist. Oh god, he’s backing up, looking at the apron— SLAMMING HIS BACK AGAINST THE APRON! Cody is in even more pain than he was before!

Persephone: Jesus, his spine is probably eradicated by now and BRAE doesn’t seem to think it is enough. Lifting Cody Maverick back up and RAMMING HIM RIGHT INTO THE APRON AGAIN! Oh my god, Cody was useless before but now he’s even more so—

(BRAE points to Persephone, “ENOUGH! Respect the warriors in this ring.” As BRAE goes back on the attack, Persephone leans back in her chair immediately going silent not even sure how to respond to that.)

Gavin Kirkland: Oop, he got you there. While BRAE is very intense, he does respect those in the ring that he fights against. Although saying that while watching what he’s doing to Cody makes me look like a liar. BRAE drags Cody into the steel post, leaning him against it. Whatever he has planned can’t be good!

(BRAE takes a couple steps back, looking directly at Cody who is leaning back against the ring post! He seemed out of it, the pain in his back seemingly taking over his body and making it hard to react or move. Perfect for BRAE, who wanted to make sure Cody was taken out of contention permanently! BRAE CHARGES FORWARD LOOKING FOR “MORRIGAN”! THE BROGUE KICK—)

Stew-O: CODY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! BRAE LEG GETS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RING POST! BRAE IS TRAPPED! Cody seems to realize this, marching towards BRAE and KICKING him in the thigh! Now viciously striking the trapped right leg of BRAE! BRAE at the mercy of Cody, trying to reach him but Cody able to move out of his reach!

(Cody stops attacking the leg and turns to BRAE, dropping him with a CLOTHESLINE which knocks him to the mat! His leg bends badly upward as it becomes unstuck but damage clearly has been done to it! Cody seemed to be satisfied with the result, using these moments to catch a breather and hopeful find a plan that can secure a victory for himself—)

(BUT HE IS CAUGHT WITH A SUCIDE DIVE FROM AKARI KIYOKO! SLAMMING AGAINST CODY MAVERICK SENDING HIM OVER THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!)

Persephone: OH SHIT! Well that’s certainly a way to re-enter the match, Akari sending Cody Maverick flying over our table here and now he’s trying to figure out what to do now. I don’t think he thought that far.

Gavin Kirkland: Sometimes you have to just plan as you go, and Akari is doing just that. Looking at BRAE clinching his leg, he’s going to take advantage of that injury there! STOMPING on the hurt leg of BRAE! Notice that besides Akari’s bloody tongue, he still has no other injuries that hinders him from fighting. Akari might’ve struck gold, being this healthy in a match like this might be a miracle!

Stew-O: Might also be the break he needed to win, Akari lifting BRAE up looking to get him back into the ring! Having this much control is great, but having this much control in the ring is even better!

(As Akari begins to slide BRAE back into the ring— CODY MAVERICK SLAMS INTO AKARI WITH A STRIKE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! Starting to wail on him until he takes him away from the apron, throwing him against the announce table and continuing to throw strikes to the head! Cody once again had his work taken by Akari and now he’s looking to make him pay for it! Grabbing Kiyoko and slamming him into the barricade! Making the people in the front row move backwards!)

Persephone: Cody Maverick seems to be taking out all his anger on Akari, not that I blame him. This little rat seems to always get in his way when he gets things under control, I bet he’s wishing this match was one on one instead.

Gavin Kirkland: I’m sure they all are at this point, but this is how things pan out for the finals! Besides, it makes things much more interesting, as Cody Maverick continues to beat up on Akari against the barricade!

(Cody goes to throw any strike but Akari manages to block it, throwing a knee to the midsection making Cody stumble backwards. Akari leaps onto the opening, grabbing Cody and flipping him around! AKARI THEN LIFTS HIM UP AND DOES A BACK BODY DROP ON THE EDGE OF THE BARRICADE! BENDING THAT INJURED LOWER BACK SOME MORE!)

Stew-O: JESUS CHRIST! AKARI BENDING CODY’S BACK AGAINST THAT BARRICADE! I’D BE SURPRISED IF CODY CAN EVEN WALK AFTER THIS MATCH! LET ALONE WIN! KIYOKO SHOWING THAT HE IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO GET THIS WIN HERE!

Persephone: I mean as he should, if I was Akari Kiyoko right now I would kill both of these guys in order to get essentially a first class ticket to the EAW main event. Let’s see if he really has the same mentality.

(Akari goes to pick Cody up, hoping to get him back into the ring as well. But he would hear rapidly approaching footsteps, he looks—)

(TO SEE BRAE LAUNCHING HIMSELF INTO AKARI KIYOKO LIKE A HUMAN TORPEDO! CRASHING INTO HIM AND BREAKING THE BARRICADE DOWN AS WELL! The crowd stood up out of their seats, seeing both men laying in the wreckage! BRAE clutches his injured leg, using his adrenaline in order to make a big play! But now everyone is down, and it’s anyone’s guess who can take advantage of this situation.)

Gavin Kirkland: Looks like Cody Maverick is finding his legs here, hobbling up to his feet. I don’t know if he has a plan but being the first one up here definitely gives him the advantage, he makes his way over to his two opponents and he is trying to decide who to capitalize off of. He’s looking for BRAE, I don’t know if that’s the smartest idea!

Stew-O: Why not? Injured leg and all, that gives him a better shot at winning the match then Akari that is relatively healthy. Maverick seems to be thinking long game here, and I can’t blame him. Cody now trying to get BRAE up and into the ring, where he can start working on ending this match—

(But it seems BRAE starts to fight back! Hitting Cody with a CHOP to the chest! Making him stagger backwards, but Maverick was defiant! Stepping up and CHOPPING BRAE across the chest! This of course, made BRAE smile as he TRADED one back to Cody! Once again, Cody wasn’t backing down! A fiery look in both of their eyes!)

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(BOTH MEN SIMULTANEOUSLY HITTING EACH OTHER WITH MACHINE GUN CHOPS! NOT STOPPING UNTIL THEIR CHESTS WERE SPLIT OPEN! Eventually, Cody got tired out and BRAE was able to take advantage with a stiff forearm to the side of head making him drop down and lean against the steel steps! BRAE took a minute to catch his breath, looking down at Cody trying to regain himself!)

Persephone: Vicious exchange there, my god that sounded like a round of applause. But it seems like BRAE managed to endure the exchange, even if his chest looks like a tomato. What sick shit do you think he had planned now?

(BRAE forcefully leans the kneeling Cody over the steel steps, “You fight hard! Really hard, you got my chest really good there! But I can’t let you win!” With that, he SLAMS his forearm in the back of his neck! AGAIN! AGAIN! AND AGAIN EACH TIME HARDER THEN THE LAST! Thankfully for Cody, he was able to drop to his side and crawl hurriedly to safety. BRAE let him, slowly stalking behind him now looking to pick at his back some more. Cody it seems, clawing at the floormat exposing the concrete underneath…)

Gavin Kirkland: BRAE is just stalking Cody, like a hawk spotting a wounded animal. Nothing good can come from that look in his eyes. I can tell you that much.

Stew-O: Yeah but notice Cody exposing some of the hard floor underneath the mat—

(Cody quickly managed to turn around and KICKS the hurt leg of the Interwire Champion! Dropping BRAE down to the floor, Cody Maverick now scrambling and grabbing the head of BRAE! Pulling him closer to the pavement! DROPPING HIM STRAIGHT ON HIS HEAD! A SICKENING IMPACT ECHOES AROUND THE ARENA!)

Persephone: JESUS! I would say that’s a bit overkill but considering the type of THING BRAE is, I think it was completely necessary to do!

Gavin Kirkland: Cody Maverick managed to take advantage of BRAE’s leg, a huge difference maker and now he is looking to work on it some more! Picking up his leg and STOMPING AT IT! Making sure every kick is felt and that BRAE’s leg is taken out of the equation completely!

(Cody continues to drive his boot down into BRAE’s damaged leg, each stomp more vicious than the last. BRAE writhes on the exposed concrete, teeth clenched, fists pounding weakly against the floor as he tries to endure the damage.)

Stew-O: Cody Maverick has completely zeroed in on that leg! He knows if BRAE can’t stand, he can’t fight and in turn he can’t win!

(Cody grabs BRAE by the ankle and DRAGS him across the floor toward the ring, BRAE scraping against the concrete. BRAE groans, clawing at anything he can reach, but Maverick keeps pulling, hoping that maybe he could get him in the ring and be rewarded for his hard work. Cody hooks BRAE’s arms under his shoulders, straining to lift him!)

Gavin Kirkland: Look at Cody’s face, his back is killing him, but he’s still muscling him up. He has to fight through that pain if he wants to become King of Elite!

(Cody finally hauls BRAE to his feet. BRAE is barely standing, leaning heavily against him, one leg completely compromised. It seems like Cody is going to be able to roll him into the ring!)

(Until suddenly! BRAE surges forward with what little strength he has left! DRIVING HIS BODY INTO CODY AND SLAMMING HIS BACK INTO THE EDGE OF THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! Cody goes down grabbing his back and BRAE goes down clutching his leg! Pure desperation if it had a face, BRAE slams on his injured leg almost as if he was threatening it to start working again!)

Persephone: Once again, whatever substance BRAE is taking before his match is kicking in full effect. Because despite having an injured leg, he has still managed to find a way to keep himself in this match. No wonder this guy is standing here as Interwire Champion.

Stew-O: Barely standing more like it, using the announce table for support but still throwing haymakers down at Cody Maverick! Making sure that he is down for the count! Now what is he doing? Lifting Maverick up and pushing his body onto the announce table! Oh god, what could he possibly have in mind?

Gavin Kirkland: Knowing what I know about BRAE, it could be anything from A to Z! There is no telling what this guy is going to do but you can be sure that isn’t going to be good for Cody Maverick!

(As Cody Maverick lays on the table, BRAE CHOPS his chest hard! Making sure that he doesn’t go anywhere, as he takes a second to breath his eyes slowly turn…to the top ropes. It then slowly shifts to Cody Maverick, almost as if he’s doing calculations in his mind.)

Persephone: Remember when we talked about not knowing what goes through the mind of BRAE, well now I don’t think I want to find out. Because he is hobbling to that apron…

(BRAE slowly climbed up the apron, up to the highest part of the ring. He moved himself over, getting in line with Cody Maverick who was still tossing and turning on the announcers table. It was now or never, BRAE stood up on the top rope. Breathing rapidly, smacking himself in the face! Hyping himself up—)

Gavin Kirkland: HOLY SHIT! HOLY! BRAE DIVES FROM THE TOP ROPE THROUGH THE ANNOUNCEMENT TABLE! HITTING CODY MAVERICK WITH A SOARING MASSIVE RED DEATH!

Stew-O: THERE IS NO WAY BRAE WAS IN HIS RIGHT MIND! LAUNCHING HIMSELF FROM THE TOP ALL THE WAY TO OUR TABLE! JUST TO TAKE CODY MAVERICK OUT! IF THIS DOESN’T SHOW YOU HOW IMPORTANT THAT CROWN IS! NOTHING WILL!

(BRAE and Cody are now laying in a heap of planks and monitors, nobody is moving…)

Persephone: Oh look at this little ass scratcher, he was waiting to pick up the scraps wasn’t he.

(It was Akari Kiyoko, taken out by BRAE not too long ago but was waiting out Cody and BRAE’s encounter in order to get an opportunity like this. Pushing BRAE off of Cody and immediately grabbing Maverick, lifting him up and tossing him underneath the bottom rope! The crowd is losing it, Akari could pull off the biggest upset! Sliding into the ring!)

Stew-O: THIS IS AKARI’S MOMENT! GRABBING HIM! GETTING HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS—

(AKARI HITS A MIDNIGHT STARFALL! SIT-DOWN LAST RIDE POWERBOMB! AKARI GETS HIM IN A PIN! THE CROWD IS LOSING THEIR MINDS AS THE REFEREE SLIDES IN!)

Referee: # ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

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(BRAE WITH A RED DEATH TO THE SIDE OF THE FACE OF AKARI! BREAKING UP THE PIN! THE CROWD GOES EVEN MORE HECTIC AS THE MATCH CONTINUES!)

Gavin Kirkland: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! HE WAS A FRACTION OF A SECOND AWAY FROM WINNING IT ALL! AKARI HAD IT WON!

Stew-O: BRAE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE! ON ONE LEG! ONE LEG! AND STILL MANAGED TO SAVE THIS MATCH! THIS IS UNREAL!

Persephone: I keep telling you guys BRAE is a freak! The fact we allowed him in this company should be investigated!

(BRAE collapses to one knee after the kick, clutching his thigh in pain. His chest is red, his face is battered, his body barely functioning but his eyes are still burning with intensity. Across the ring, Akari is on his hands and knees, spitting blood onto the canvas. Cody Maverick hasn’t moved yet, still laid out from the Midnight Starfall. The crowd rises to their feet, chanting “THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME!” as all three men struggle to recover.)

Gavin Kirkland: Look at this scene! Nobody can even stand! This is what King of Elite means! This is what these men are willing to put themselves through!

Stew-O: Every single one of them has emptied the tank! But they are still willing to go the distance, in order to see themselves as King of Elite! This is everything you can hope for out of these three men tonight!

(BRAE drags himself up using the ropes, his injured leg barely supporting him. He limps toward Akari, grabbing him by the hair and forcing him to his knees. “Akari, come on…where is your fight?,” BRAE muttered. BRAE CRACKS HIM WITH A FOREARM!)

(“Where is your passion?” BRAE asked again. HITTING HIM EVEN HARDER WITH A FOREARM!)

(“I know you got more in you! I want you to show ME!” BRAE exclaimed. AN EVEN STIFFER FOREARM TO THE JAW, HIS MOUTH ALREADY BLEEDING PROFUSELY.)

(“SHOW ME HOW MUCH YOU WANT THIS!,” BRAE screamed in Akari’s face. SLAMMING ANOTHER FOREARM ACROSS HIS FACE! AKARI LOOKED OUT OF IT.)

(“Show me…your rage…,” BRAE whispered. Cranking back for another hard forearm— BUT AKARI DUCKS IT! AND FIRES BACK WITH A SHARP PALM STRIKE TO THE JAW! BRAE stumbles back, but Akari does not stop the onslaught, rising to his feet with a fiery look in his eye!)

Persephone: Oh come on! How is he still fighting?! I know he calls himself the Heart of Showdown but I thought it was just egotistical bullshit.

Gavin Kirkland: HE IS DOING THE NAME PROUD AS HE LIGHTS UP BRAE! FOREARM! BACKHAND CHOP! ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE CHEST! BRAE WANTED A FIGHT AND HE GOT ONE DELIVERED TO HIM!

(The kick sends BRAE crashing into the corner, his leg buckling underneath him! Akari sees his opening! Akari charges in for a RUNNING METEORA! BOTH KNEES CRUSH BRAE’S CHEST! Akari hyping himself up, the crowd behind him completely! BRAE slumps forward, barely conscious. Akari grabs him and pulls him out of the corner.)

Stew-O: THIS COULD BE IT! HE’S PICKING HIM UP IN A POWERBOMB POSITION! MIDNIGHT STARFALL—

(CODY MAVERICK POPS UP WITH A HARD PUNCH TO THE GUT! MAKING AKARI DROP BRAE! BRAE lands on his feet, but his bad leg makes him stumble into a corner! Akari getting haymakers by Cody sending him into the ropes! He is trying to defend himself but those punches keep seeping through! Cody then grabs Akari’s arm and Irish whips him, Kiyoko quickly bouncing back and into the arms of Maverick. Scooping him up and POWERSLAMMING him into the mat!)

Persephone: Cody finally getting something going in this match, as he looks to…climb the top rope? I know I said he was stupid but I was only half joking, but this might have proven my point.

Gavin Kirkland: In a match like this you gotta pull out all the stops and right now Cody is doing just that, looking for something big— BUT AKARI IS BACK UP! ATTEMPTING TO STOP HIM RIGHT IN HIS TRACKS! BLASTING OFF STRIKES, HE IS CLIMBING UP WITH HIM!

Stew-O: We know how badly that back is injured, if Akari is able to do a superplex then this could be the end of Maverick I can tell you that much! Cody knows this too, fighting back on the top rope trying to avoid being grabbed by Akari!

(Even as Cody fought, Akari still managed to grab his head and was looking for the superplex! But as he was setting up for it, BRAE runs in and goes underneath Akari legs looking for a TOWER OF DOOM!)

Persephone: Tower of Doom who could have seen this- wait a second. Cody breaks out of the hold, BRAE powerbombing Akari instead! Alright, I guess Cody is smart.

Gavin Kirkland: Not just that but now he has an opportunity to strike, jumping from the top rope looking to catch BRAE with an elbow drop—

(BRAE quickly moves however! Cody lands on Akari and before Maverick could recover, BRAE was already on him! Rolling him up and picking him up on his shoulder! BEFORE POWERBOMBING HIM ONTO AKARI! BRAE leg giving out but he found some strength to grab Cody and pull his arm, it seems that he was stacking both his competitors!)

Stew-O: Look at that! BRAE stacking Cody Maverick on top of Akari Kiyoko going for the pin!

Referee: # OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

(BOTH MEN MANAGING TO POWER OUT OF IT! BRAE stares at the two bodies, trying to catch his breath and his thoughts. He thought to himself, what would it take? How much more do both men have left? But the great thing about the Interwire Champion, he was willing to do whatever to find out.)

Persephone: Not going to lie it would’ve been hilarious if that’s how it ended, but we are still trucking along. It looks like BRAE wants the both of them, grabbing them by the hair and tossing them onto the apron.

(BRAE pulls both men up, hooking their arms on the ropes. He eyes the both of them, before cracking his knuckles and STARTS TO BEAT ON THEIR CHEST! SWAPPING BACK AND FORTH!)

(# ONE!)

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(Both of their chest was as red and bruised as it possibly could have been. BRAE shoves Akari and he falls to the floor below, which means he could turn his attention to Cody Maverick. Who he flips around— JUST TO GET A JAB TO THE FACE! FOLLOWED UP BY A SPRINGBOARD SHOULDER TACKLE TAKING BRAE OFF HIS FEET! BRAE crashes hard to the mat from the springboard shoulder tackle, rolling once before clutching at his injured leg. Cody lands on his feet, adrenaline pumping, crowd roaring as he realizes he finally has momentum!)

Gavin Kirkland: SPRINGBOARD SHOULDER TACKLE BY MAVERICK! HE JUST FLOORED BRAE!

Stew-O: That might be the opening Cody Maverick has been waiting for! BRAE’S LEG GAVE OUT ON THAT IMPACT!

(Cody doesn’t hesitate. He grabs BRAE by the head and hauls him up, snapping off a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT that rocks him backwards! Another one follows! Cody quickly picks BRAE up, lifting him— BACK BODY DROP! BRAE’s body folds, crashing onto the canvas! Cody grimaces in pain from his own back, but forces himself forward, jumping up and dropping a KNEE TO THE CHEST! He hooks the leg!)

Referee: # OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE—!!!

(BRAE kicks out, shoving Cody away with authority!)

Gavin Kirkland: Not enough! But Cody is staying with him! Grabbing his legs and trying for a submission!

Persephone: Once again, going for BRAE’s legs. At this point, at the end of the match she

(Cody immediately transitions, grabbing the bad leg and twisting it down into a LEG LOCK, wrenching at the knee! BRAE roars in pain, pounding the mat!)

Stew-O: He’s tearing that leg apart! Smart strategy by Maverick! BRAE is in agony, but it’s clear that a man like BRAE isn’t going to give up but that pain is good enough

(BRAE crawls, dragging himself toward the ropes BUT CODY PULLS HIM BACK TO THE CENTER! He stomps the knee, then the thigh, then drives a sharp elbow into the joint! Cody backs up, measuring his man then charges in with a KICK TO THE KNEE! BRAE collapses forward onto his hands and knees!)

Gavin Kirkland: Cody Maverick is in control right now!

(Cody grabs BRAE from behind and lifts with a DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX! BRAE arches and crashes down! Cody quickly got back on him, grabbing the arm and pulling him up SHORT-ARM LARIET! BRAE drops to a knee, stunned! Maverick backs up and charges forward—)

Stew-O: KNEE TO THE JAW! THAT CONNECTED FLUSH!

(Cody smells blood. He pulls BRAE up again, hooks him SNAP DDT! Spiking him into the mat! Cody floats over!)

Referee: # OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE—!!!

Persephone: BRAE powers out again! At this point you’re going to have to kill this man. Preferably, with a gun.

(Cody sits up, breathing heavily, slapping the mat in frustration. He gets to his feet and drags BRAE up by the hair. Cody drives a knee into BRAE’s ribs! He backs him into the corner and unloads— RIGHTS! LEFTS! RIGHT! The crowd counts along! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN! Cody backs up, runs in CORNER CLOTHESLINE! Then pulls BRAE out SPINEBUSTER! The ring shakes!)

Stew-O: SPINEBUSTER! HE PLANTED HIM! Cody hooks both legs! BRAE looks completely out of it!

Referee: # OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE—

(BRAE barely gets a shoulder up! Cody rolls off, clutching his back but nodding to himself. He stands, spreading his arms wide as the crowd chants his name: ‘CO-DY! CO-DY! CO-DY!’. Cody grabs BRAE again, looking for another big move—)

(SUDDENLY BRAE SHOVES HIM OFF! BRAE stumbles back then straightens up! His expression changes! His breathing deepens, chest raising and falling with intensity! His eyes are practically burning red!)

Gavin Kirkland: Uh oh! That look in his eyes! If I am Cody Maverick, I am getting the hell out of there!

Persephone: Well thank god you aren’t Cody Maverick, he isn’t a bitch like you and he’s going to continue fighting this red faced crash out.

(BRAE roars and surges forward with raw aggression! He blasts Cody with a RUNNING FOREARM! Cody gets back up and GETS HIT WITH ANOTHER! Cody is forced back into the ropes! BRAE whips Cody POP-UP KNEE STRIKE! Cody crumples! BRAE pulls him up! BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! Cody flies across the ring!)

Stew-O: BRAE JUST THREW HIM LIKE HE WEIGHED NOTHING! BRAE is hyping himself up, getting that energy and fire that we’ve been seeing from him! Maverick tries to find his way up, but he’s dazed!

(BRAE limps, but keeps coming. He grabs Cody into a URANAGE! Slams him down, Maverick back aching from that pain! Then immediately pulls him into position on the match! BRAE drops back and locks it in! THE CROSSFACE!)

Gavin Kirkland: CROSSFACE! CROSSFACE! HE’S GOT IT LOCKED IN DEEP! RIGHT ON THAT INJURED BACK! CODY MAVERICK IS SCRATCHING AT THE HAND! HE IS TRYING TO ESCAPE!

(BRAE wrenches back with everything he has left, pulling Cody’s face and neck, knee dug into his back! Cody screams in pain, pounding the mat! Cody stretches…reaching…fingers scraping the canvas…but he’s nowhere near the ropes!)

Referee: Do you give up?! Do you give up?!

(Cody shakes his head violently, teeth clenched! He can feel the pressure in his lower back, trying his best to ignore it but he can’t! He can’t take his mind off of it!)

Persephone: Just tap and save us all time! End this match Cody, you can do it!

(BRAE screams, pulling back even harder! Cody is raising the hand, it is looking like he’s going to tap but he balls his fist he isn’t giving into those temptations!)

Gavin Kirkland: BRAE IS PUTTING EVERYTHING INTO THIS! HE NEEDS CODY MAVERICK TO TAP! HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIM TAP!

(Cody’s hand rises…shakes…nearly drops—)

Stew-O: He’s fading! MAVERICK IS FADING…

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(CODY MANAGING TO ROLL BACKWARDS! BREAKING THE HOLD! CODY ESCAPES GETTING BACK TO HIS FEET! BRAE SCRABBLING TO HIS FEET, GOING FOR A FOREARM—)

Gavin Kirkland: CODY CATCHES THE STRIKE! GRABBING BRAE HITTING THE “HIGH ROLLER”! “HIGH ROLLER” BY CODY MAVERICK! BRAE IS OUT AND CODY COVERS!

Referee: # OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

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(AKARI DRAGS CODY OUT OF THE RING! Punches raining down on his head, Akari beating Maverick down but Maverick is not just taking it! Striking back as well, trying to defend himself! BUT AKARI CUTS HIM OFF WITH KNEE TO THE GUT! Maverick leaning over, Akari dragging him off the apron and tucks in him in between!)

Stew-O: Kiyoko stops the pin and he’s dragging him over that exposed pavement! WHAT THE HELL! AKARI DON’T DO THIS! STOP!

Persephone: ACTUALLY DO IT! OH MY GOD I’ll CHANGE MY OPINION IF YOU DROP HIM!

(AKARI LISTENS AND DROPS CODY MAVERICK STRAIGHT ON THE CEMENT! CODY IS LAID OUT! CODY IS OUT! AKARI STARING DOWN AT CODY WITH MAD EYES!)

Gavin Kirkland: Oh my god! Cody Maverick is DEAD! There is no way, Cody Maverick is not alive right now. But Akari seems to realize the opening for him, looking at the ring. This is his chance!

Persephone: How can he possibly fuck this up now?

(Akari slides into the ring, leaning into the corner watching BRAE slowly climb to his feet! He’s watching with baited breath, waiting for BRAE to rise to his feet! The crowd is screaming and cheering, Akari is so close to achieving his dream!)

Gavin Kirkland: BRAE IS UP! AKARI RUNNING TOWARDS BRAE GOING FOR THE “PEACH DREAM”! HE HITS IT—

Persephone: ARE YOU BLIND?! BRAE MOVES OUT THE WAY AND GETS HIM IN MIDARM WITH A HARD STRIKE TO THE JAW!

Stew-O: BRAE stopped Akari! Dragging him back to the middle of the ring! BRAE has a fire in his eye! We know what he wants!

(BRAE looks down at Akari, cocking his arm back! WITH ONE FINAL SCREAM—)

(“RED DEATH” TO AKARI! KNOCKING AKARI OUT! BRAE leans up, resting on his knees as the crowd begins to come alive. He was about to go for the pin…)

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(Until Akari grabbed him tight by the shoulder, a fire in his eyes burning as bright as BRAE! BRAE grabbed at his arm, but he was listening.)

(“I am not going out like this…I am not going out…I will not lose,” Akari grits his teeth. He slowly began to pull himself up, using BRAE as he stared dumbfounded at his challenger.)

(He then smiles, putting his forehead on Akari’s, “I am proud of you brother, you have the heart of a warrior. You have my respect…”)

(HE THEN SLAMS HIS FOREARM INTO THE NECK OF AKARI! LAYING HIM DOWN! BRAE stands up, looking over Akari, bleeding from the mouth. He nods, stepping backwards and bouncing off the ropes. GOING FOR THE RED DEATH!)

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(AKARI LIFTS HIS FOOT! BRAE JAW LANDING ON IT TAKING HIM OUT!)

Gavin Kirkland: AKARI SAVING HIMSELF FROM THE RED DEATH! BRAE ROLLING TO THE SIDE TRYING TO GET HIMSELF UP!

Stew-O: AKARI MANAGING TO FIGHT HIS WAY TO HIS FEET, USING THE ROPES, HE LOOKS AT BRAE—

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(AKARI HITS THE “PEACH DREAM”! KICK TO THE FACE! AKARI ISN’T DONE! GRABBING BRAE AND LIFTING HIM UP! SPINNING HIM AROUND! “MIDNIGHT STARFALL” SLAMMING HIM DOWN TO THE CANVAS!)

Persephone: NO WAY! NO FUCKING WAY! AKARI GOT THE PIN! IS HE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THIS!

Referee: # OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!

Gavin Kirkland: AKARI…

Referee: # TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ACHIEVE…

Referee: # TTTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Gavin Kirkland: YOUR DREAM!

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(CODY MAVERICK SPRINGS IN THE RING, GRABBING AKARI IN A COQUINA CLUTCH! TAKING AKARI OFF OF BRAE AND WRAPPING HIS LEGS AROUND HIS WAIST!)

Stew-O: CODY IS BACK! CODY IS BACK IN THE MATCH AND HE GOT AKARI LOCKED UP!

Persephone: -# OH MY GOD WHEN WILL THIS MAN—

(Everything faded around Akari, the crowd and the commentary losing their minds. Akari scraped at the gripping arms of Cody Maverick, his eyes bulging as he looked at BRAE, who unfortunately for Akari, unconsciously rolled out of the ring and onto the floor. He only had two ways of escape, the rope break or breaking out.)

(AKARI REACHING FOR THE ROPES! But it’s so far out of reach! Akari tried to roll his body but Cody’s legs wrapped around the waist made it hard for him to move! He had no choice, but to try to escape! Scrapping at the forearm! Scratching! FIGHTING AS MUCH AS HE CAN TO ESCAPE HIS GRASP!)

(“I can’t let you take this from me! I told you that I can’t just tap out! Tap out!” Cody screams. Akari refusing to quit! Choking up blood, gritting his bloody teeth! HE REFUSED! HE FUCKING REFUSED!)

(“NO! NO! I WANT THIS! I WANT THIS—,” Akari exclaimed, continuing to claw at the arm! He hoped that BRAE would get up but there was no sign of him! Cody’s arm gripping tighter around his neck. A metallic taste of blood in his mouth, he continues to beat at the arm…)

Stew-O: -# AKARI KIYOKO IS SLOWING DOWN! OH MY GOD!

Gavin Kirkland: # THE BEATING HEART OF SHOWDOWN IS FADING!

(At that moment, Akari saw his vision blackening but not before raising his weak hand…)

(AND CLUTCHES HIS FIST.)

(…His last act of defiance before his hand collapsed to mat, and just like that.)

(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…AND THE 2026 KING OF ELITE…CODY MAVERICK!

Persephone: You know what, despite being completely unexpected. Even I can’t argue that it wasn’t deserved. Surviving the likes of BRAE especially, who was practically torturing the both of them. I am extremely impressed.

Gavin Kirkland: After a long time of coming up short, coming in second and coming so close. This moment for Cody Maverick, I bet it feels special!

Stew-O: Let’s not ignore the heart of Akari Kiyoko, a Cinderella story some would call it but he showed that he belonged here and even in the end. He wouldn’t quit, he wouldn’t give up his dream! One day, I know that young man right there will be the greatest of all time!

Persephone: First he needs to ditch that loser Damien Kutcher.

(Cody Maverick limps up the ramp, going towards the podium that held the crown. He smiled, taking the crown and staring at it for a bit before putting it on his head. Looking out at the crowd, as pyro launches in the arena!)

Cody Maverick: (off mic) It feels good it feels damn good, King Maverick that got a ring to it doesn’t it? But the grind doesn’t stop, this is only the beginning!

(Cody would say to the camera, as the scene fades on Cody celebrating on the stage.)

(EAW logo buzzes.)