Showdown

(EAW intro plays)

(Showdown opens up with a recap of the show last week. Joso appears and makes his return, calling out Caroline for her costing him at Midsummer Massacre, but Caroline appears seemingly with a plan, and then finally Jake Smith appears to beat Joso down, before challenging him to a match at Road to Redemption. Damien Kutcher defeats Matthew Kazama to acquire a Unique Opportunity. Clayton Golde is still delusional enough to still want to go for the New Breed Championship. Auburn Ware defeats BOA, while Mia Santoro beats her down after the match. Ms. Extreme mockingly talks about the opponents for her EEC, and is confident to come out the victor out of it. Silas Mason has a talk with Silas World, trying to calm down Pandora, trying to get everyone on the same page despite the National Elite Championship Four Way, Brianna is angry about what Silas said about her last week, Pandora is still bitter about him choosing Donovan over her, but is willing to play along, but she still wants to fight and get a championship herself. In the main event, Daryl Kinkade wins over Vincent Mondrian by DQ, Silas World beating him down to send a message, but at the end, Brianna and Pandora stand by their own aside from Pandora, sending their own message. Finally, all competitors of the Showdown EEC gather in the ring, each one sending their own message to each other before it turns into a huge brawl between everyone.)

(The recap ends, and it is replaced with the song “Brick Wall” by a Day to Remember, as the camera pans around the inside of the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Fireworks are shooting out of the stage and the whole crowd can be seen cheering and being excited for the show. The camera ends up panning over to the commentary table with Deadprez, Eve and Gavin Kirkland as the commentators start talking.)

Deadprez: WELCOME EVERYONE… TO SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN! WE ARE FINALLY ON THE GO-HOME SHOW TO ROAD TO REDEMPTION!!! WHAT A JOURNEY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TO GET TO HERE!

Gavin Kirkland: AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE… okay, we don’t have any matches tonight.

Eve: But we will catch up with all our Elitists as they prepare for Road to Redemption, right now, let’s hear from the ever dastardly Silas World!

(The camera transitions from the commentary table to the top of the entrance ramp as ‘Another World’ by Gojira starts to play. In less than a second, the crowd immediately starts to boo as loudly as possible when Silas World enters the arena. Normally, the group is stoic and showing solidarity, but not tonight. You can easily sense the tension within the group as Harper Lee with her title on her shoulder, Donovan Duke, and Vincent Mondrian are standing strong side by side, Meanwhile, Pandora Paisley and Brianna Hill are behind them with Pandora almost glaring at Silas as the group heads to the ring.)

Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome to the ring at this time… SILAS MASON! PANDORA PAISLEY! BRIANNA HILL! VINCENT MONDRIAN! DONOVAN DUKE! AND THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION HARPER LEE! SILAS WORLD!!

Eve: Good gawd. Couldn’t there be a better way to start Showdown than with these jackasses? Here comes Silas World heading to the ring being led by that slimeball Silas Mason.

Deadprez: While they are here as one group, the looks on their faces tell a different story. For the last few weeks, there seem to be little cracks showing in the solidarity of Silas World, especially after that little trick Kennedy pulled on Silas.

Gavin Kirkland: And you two are just enjoying every second of their pain, aren’t you? You two should be ashamed for wishing harm on people.

Eve: We are enjoying every second because it’s the least they deserve. Karma’s a bitch.

Deadprez: While we are all hoping for the most powerful implosion ever, dawg, Silas Mason is doing whatever he can to keep this group afloat. Silas is struggling and I can’t wait until we hear what Silas World has to say. This is gonna be good.

(Silas grabs a couple of microphones from Gina as he walks up the steps to open the ropes for his team. Brianna and Pandora don’t even bother and get in the ring. Silas looks at the two as he opens the ropes for Vincent, Donovan, and Harper. Before Donovan and Harper get in the ring, the couple share a kiss on the apron before they enter the ring.)

Gavin Kirkland: I LOVE THEM BUT I HATE THEM SO MUCH!! WHY DO THEY DO THIS TO ME?

Eve: Because it pisses you off and I find it to be quite amusing.

(Silas enters the ring as the Silas World music fades off. The crowd is still booing Silas out of the building and he rolls his eyes as he begins to speak.)

Silas Mason: Alright, all you people in the arena right now can shut the hell up because we have something very important to say. Now some of you are thinking that after the last few weeks that Silas World is on the skids or something like that and I am here to tell you that it is most definitely not true.

Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) Sure it isn’t.

(Silas turns to Pandora with a little bit of annoyance on his face.)

Silas Mason: What was that

Pandora Paisley: You heard what I said. 

Silas Mason: Are you still mad about me picking Donovan over you for the Extreme Elimination Chamber? I told you I had my reasons and it wasn’t just to spite you, Pandora.

Pandora Paisley: Well I think that–

Harper Lee: ENOUGH!!

(Everybody turns to look at Harper.)

Harper Lee: All this bickering and fighting is starting to get on my last nerve because we were all fine as part of Silas World until Kennedy Street decided to open her big mouth! If it wasn’t for Kennedy being stupid and trying to cause trouble, Pandora would have NEVER shoved me last week.

Harper Lee: Pandora, I can understand being a little frustrated, but take it from me that Silas hasn’t steered us wrong. He knows what he’s doing.

Brianna Hill: Pandora isn’t the only one that is pissed off in Silas World, you know.

(Everyone now turns to look at Brianna.)

Silas Mason: What are you talking about?

Brianna Hill: You know damn well what I am talking about, Silas. I am starting to get very pissed off because ever since I lost the Specialists Championship, you have done nothing but talk down to me and I am getting really tired of it.

Silas Mason: That is not true.

Brianna Hill: The hell it isn’t. Have you heard the way you talked to me lately? I don’t think you have a damn clue.

(Silas has a look on his face that realizes that he is starting to lose control.)

Silas Mason: L.. Look. I know right now that you think that I am the enemy, but that isn’t true. There is only one person that is the real enemy and that is Daryl Kinkade. That bastard needs to be stopped at all costs because he’s trying to ruin the sanctity that is Silas World. 

Silas Mason: Think about it. Vincent and Donovan are both fighting for the Answers World Championship knowing that one of them will lose, but they are on the same page. Why can’t you three do the same thing?

(Harper is getting frustrated again, but she tries to calm herself down as she tries to talk to Brianna and Pandora again.)

Harper Lee: Look. We might be fighting after the same title next week, but the most important thing we need to do is preserve this for Silas World, stay on the same page, and keep the title in the family.

(Pandora doesn’t say a word and just looks at Harper before Brianna speaks up.)

Brianna Hill: But I deserve my chance, too.

Silas Mason: Brianna, right now what you need to do is stick with the plan.

Donovan Duke: That’s right. Yeah the plan might cause a few of us to lose, but isn’t it for the greater good for Silas World. We won the Temple of Trials match and the balance of power should belong to Silas World.

Donovan Duke: But we can’t do that if we let people like Kennedy Street and Daryl Kinkade get into your heads and throw everything that we have worked for to be flushed down the toilet thanks to a couple of assholes. Silas picked all of us because of our talent and eventually we are all going to have gold around our waists. Just wait and s–

(Donovan gets cut off when the sounds of “New Devil” by Asking Alexandria start to play as Daryl Kinkade enters the arena to a mixed reaction from the crowd. He has an amused look on his face as he heads to the ring.)

Deadprez: Dawg, things are about to get very interesting right now because here comes Daryl Kinkade and with all the trouble he has had with Silas World, he has got to be loving this.

Gavin Kirkland: Of course Daryl would love something like that. Especially since he’s the only person in the National Elite Championship match that isn’t part of Silas World. The chaos between the three just improves his chances of winning in his eyes.

Eve: He has been wanting the National Elite Championship for quite some time and he could easily become National Elite Champion at Road to Redemption. All he has to do is fight off three… well as of right now three… members of Silas World to take home the gold. Let’s hear what he has to say.

(Daryl grabs a microphone from Gina before he rolls into the ring. He keeps his distance because he’s walking into a possible six on one situation as his entrance music fades off and he begins to speak.)

Daryl Kinkade: Aww. Isn’t this just precious? Poor Silas World looks broken right now as the team is starting to fall apart at the seams.

Donovan Duke: What the fuck are you doing here? Just get the hell out of the ring.

Daryl Kinkade: Shove it, psycho! This doesn’t concern you for once, but it does concern your little girlfriend Harper Lee.

(Donovan and Harper are now glaring at Daryl as he is pleased with what he said.)

Daryl Kinkade: I will keep this simple so you can understand, Harper. I might be going into Road to Redemption with a horrible disadvantage. But when all is said and done, I am leaving as the new National Elite Champion and taking the last bit of gold Silas World has been clinging onto.

(Harper is getting more enraged by the second until she just can’t take it anymore.)

Harper Lee: THAT’S IT!!

(Harper tosses her title to Donovan and goes to attack Daryl BUT PANDORA STANDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF DARYL as she has a staredown with Harper!)

Gavin Kirkland: Well I certainly didn’t see this coming. Harper was going to beat the crap out of Daryl and Pandora just stopped her. This is starting to get weird.

(Daryl is very surprised about what just happened as he gets out of the ring and starts walking up the ramp as Silas stands in between Harper and Pandora.)

Silas Mason: Come on! That is enough!! Now you two shake hands right now!

(Harper puts her hand out, but Pandora ignores it and walks out of the ring. Seconds later, Brianna follows her, leaving Silas stunned.)

Eve: Well this might be another crack in the solidarity of Silas World as Brianna and Pandora have just left the ring and are heading to the back. What is this going to mean at Road to Redemption.

Deadprez: What it means is that Harper’s title is in serious jeopardy next week. Harper has to defend the National Elite Championship in a sudden death fatal four way match. The title could easily stay in Silas World, but Harper might not be pinned to lose the title. Or the title could be leaving Silas World period. Oh this is going to be interesting to say the least.

(Harper can’t believe what has just happened as she tries to get Silas’ attention.)

Harper Lee: (off-mic) Silas! You need to fix this right now!! What is this?!?

(The final shot shows Brianna and Pandora walking up the entrance ramp before cutting to Silas World stunned and Silas Mason beside himself as the camera shot fades elsewhere.)

(Backstage, Clayton Gold sits on a steel chair, leaning back with that confident and arrogant smirk on his face. Of course, wearing sunglasses inside. Mikaela Street sits opposite him, microphone in hand.)

Mikaela Street: We are one week away from Road to Redemption, and we are joined by the number one contender once again for the New Breed Champion. Clayton, thanks for joining me.

Clayton Golde: You’re welcome, not too often you get graced with a presence like this. But I’m a busy man Mikaela, got a lot of calls and business deals I have to work out before Road to Redemption. So please if you have anything to say, now is the time to say it.

Mikaela Street: …Ok, well. As everyone knows, you have a rematch against the New Breed Champion, Ashlynn Quinn. I want to know what happened last time you two fought, and how do you think things will be different this time around?

Clayton Golde: You want to know what happened? Watch Last Stand back and you tell me what happened! Ashlynn Quinn used every dirty trick and cheat in the book, pulling my pants to get the win! If it wasn’t for her dishonesty and lack of morals, I would’ve been the NEW…New Breed Champion!

Mikaela Street: …Didn’t you also cheat in that match? I mean it seems pretty far that she—

Clayton Golde: THAT IS DIFFERENT! When I do it, I am doing everything in my power to become Champion. If you are already Champion, you shouldn’t even think about cheating. You should have more class than that! Something that you can’t expect from Ashlynn Quinn. Which is why at Road to Redemption, I know exactly what I am walking into. I know exactly who I am facing and nothing, I mean NOTHING is going to stop me from walking out with that Championship. Fool me once, shame on you. Fooling me twice, simply can’t happen. I am a different man, I am independent, and I am no longer chained down! 

Mikaela Street: Is that how you felt about your…former Tag Team Partner, Bridget? That she was chaining you down?

(Clayton rubs his chin and leans back some more on his chair.)

Clayton Golde: Listen, Bridget was a great partner. I mean she was a hot woman that pulled views from the 18 – 24 demographic. That isn’t something you can simply replace, but I got to be honest when I say that she is a sacrifice that I was willing to make. Since her departure, I have been able to pursue the Championship and get me one step closer to actually winning it. In this business, you can’t rely on past trends. You gotta make your own, and The Golde Brand is moving forward with it or without a Tag Team. 

Mikaela Street: You seem really confident about chances in this match up, but I have to ask Clayton. Considering this is your second opportunity, going back to back with chances. What happens if you don’t win? If Ashlynn manages to get a leg up on you for a second time in a row.

Clayton Golde: Goodness, always these negative talks about what if you lose or what if you fail! A meteor could come to earth and blow this whole planet to pieces, it is a possibility. Yet you never spend your entire life thinking about something like that. Because the chances of that happening are small. So insignificantly small, that it never crosses your mind. That’s how I feel about Ashylnn beating me. It is so small that it has no place in my mind, that even if it could happen…it simply won’t. Road to Redemption, you are guaranteed to see a NEW Champion.

(Clayton then turns to the camera.)

Clayton Golde: And Ashlynn if you’re watching this, wherever you are. I want you to know that your reign is over, next week. That whatever notoriety and love you’ve gotten, over these past couple months. It ends very soon. Your name will no longer be trending, and it will instead be ME who gets that space. Everyone will celebrate a strong, handsome man like myself as Champion. Not some desperate, low value attention seeking woman. We’ve had enough of all these women holding Championships, when men like me have to be shafted at every turn. I will represent them, I will lead us to a path of new masculinity in EAW and it starts by beating Ashlynn’s ass—

SMASH! 

(A WINE BOTTLE CRACKED BEHIND HIS HEAD! IT WAS ASHLYNN QUINN AS SHE STOMPS ON CLAYTON WITH HER HIGH HEELS ON!)

Ashlyee Quinn (off mic): WHAT WAS THAT CLAYTON?! COULDN’T HEAR THAT LAST PART! 

(Mikaela clears out, trying not to get involved with the brawl. Ashlynn grabs Clayton now bleed profusely from the glass and kick from her high heels. She grabs his arm and does her “RED BOTTOM” FINISHER! THE EAT DEFEAT KNOCKING HIM BACK INTO A NEARBY TABLE! BURYING HIM IN CATERING!)

Ashlynn Quinn (off mic): You got blood on my outfit, gross. I’m tired of dealing with your BS and your loud mouth. Not only are you a misogynistic piece of shit, you also made me waste a perfectly good bottle of wine. But you know what, I know exactly how I am going to pay it back. At Road to Redemption, not only am I going to retain MY Championship. I am going to make sure you join your former partner Bridget and get the hell out of EAW. See you at Road to Redemption, UGGO!

(Gives a kick to Clayton leg as she walks off, leaving Mikaela shocked looking at Ashlynn then back at Clayton laid out covered in food. The scene fades, with a graphic promoting the New Breed Championship match.)

(The camera fades backstage to the office of Showdown General Manager Kennedy Street. She welcomes a group of wrestlers into her office and ushers them over to a large buffet table.)

Kennedy Street: I hope you enjoy my Thanksgiving leftovers. Kennie has the good shit. You know there is not even an ounce of seasoning on any of this.

(Damien Kutcher, BOA, and Matthew Kazama are shown cautiously entering the office and looking at the food on the table with disdain.)

Kennedy Street: Eat up now you are all my special guests!

Damien Kutcher: I uh… ate before I came here.

Matthew Kazama: Same. I’m good…

BOA: …

Kennedy Street: Damn you are all rude as fuck. What happened to giving thanks?

(Kennedy Street sighs as she fills her plate with suspiciously rock hard sounding potato salad and sits down at her desk.)

Kennedy Street: While Kennie is not impressed with your appetites… Kennie is in fact very impressed with your wrestling performances lately!

Matthew Kazama: Thank you Kennedy.

Kennedy Street: You are very welcome Matthew.

Damien Kutcher: The glazing is crazy.

Matthew Kazama: ???

Kennedy Street: I am impressed with you too Damien. You have been doing a great job!

Damien Kutcher: Oh shit really?

Kennedy Street: Yes Damien! Kennie is most pleased! In fact you have earned a National Elite Championship at a later time!

Damien Kutcher: JPAOJFOPSAJPO$JAOPJFPSOAKLKL$JAJFOSPAJFA

Kennedy Street: Now that is the enthusiasm that I like to see! Yes Damien! Let’s party!

Damien Kutcher: :whoa: !

Kennedy Street: ???

Damien Kutcher: Let’s not get too excited. That is the Unique Opportunity I won then?

Kennedy Street: Indeed indeed. I am pleased to confirm that for you. Now I wish you luck against the National Elite Champion Harper Lee in the near future. It should be a great match! I am hyped for it!

Damien Kutcher: That title is mine! That bitch is going down! Fuck Harper and fuck Silas World!

Kennedy Street: Kennie is in full agreement! Fuck Silas World forever and ever!

BOA: Okay. So you gonna give me some shit too then?

Kennedy Street: Hmm you know I think this is the first time Kennie has had the pleasure of meeting you BOA. I am very glad to have you here. Welcome to Showdown! Showdown is goated I am sure you agree!

BOA: Whatever.

Kennedy Street: Oooh we got a badass here.

BOA: Obviously. Didn’t you see what I did last week to that trashy skank Auburn Ware?

Kennedy Street: Kennie did indeed see that! And I saw your first match as well! Of course you didn’t win against Auburn… but you were very close! Super impressive!

BOA: I don’t appreciate your condescending tone…

Kennedy Street: Kennie would not tell a lie! I am being completely sincere right now! I swear this on my beloved Alana.

BOA: You had better be because I think you have already had a taste of what happens when you are up against someone you can’t handle. And I’m not talking about Silas World in this case!

Kennedy Street: Very scary! Look I am going to give you something for your success. I am going to give you all something. But first let me show my thanks and appreciation! It is Thanksgiving after all!

Matthew Kazama: Umm Thanksgiving was like a week ago Kennie… Some of these leftovers look like they are starting to get a bit old… You might want to just toss them out!

Kennedy Street: Nonsense! It is just as good now as it was the day Kennie’s grandmother cooked it!

(Kennedy bites into a turkey leg before spitting out a cockroach and looking horrified at what she has just eaten. She then walks over to the trash and drops her entire plate in.)

Kennedy Street: You know Matthew you might have a point.

Matthew Kazama: Yeah I am pretty sure this is a health hazard here. I sure hope you didn’t put any of this food out in catering…

Kennedy Street: Kennie will deal with other problems if and when they arise! But I am impressed with you Matthew not just for your spoiled food detection abilities… But for your wrestling skills as well! You continue to up your game each and every week!

Matthew Kazama: Facts I have been on that grind.

Kennedy Street: And it shows! You have shown that you have what it takes to be a big time player here in EAW in the future! In fact Kennie thinks that in about 15 years you will be in your championship area!

Matthew Kazama: Damn fifteen years? That’s crazy!

Kennedy Street: And I know it sounds like a long time but I promise you the wait will be worth it.

Matthew Kazama: You know I think we can speed up that timeframe just a little bit. I am ready to represent Showdown as a champion RIGHT NOW!

Kennedy Street: Damn such determination! Kennie is impressed! Kennie is very pleased and impressed with all three of you! In fact Kennie cannot withstand this level of happiness and pleasure with your wrestling performances any longer! I am going to literally explode from hype!! RAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

(All three wrestlers take a step back from Kennedy Street as if she might literally explode.)

Kennedy Street: I’VE GOT IT!!! AT ROAD TO REDEMPTION ALL THREE OF YOU ARE GOING TO REPRESENT SHOWDOWN… IN THE EXTREME ENIGMA BATTLE ROYAL!!!

Damien Kutcher: Let’s fucking gooooo!!!

BOA: Hmm… I suppose I shall win that then.

Matthew Kazama: Damn that is a great honor. :wow:

Kennedy Street: Indeed. You all should feel especially honored and chosen to be included in such a prestigious match honoring the great and legendary Extreme Enigma himself. I am sure you will all put forth the best performance you can do win that match!

BOA: Indeed. However it is a given that I will win that match. Especially if these two bozos are involved. I make short work of everyone in my path and a battle royal shall serve as a fitting slaughterfield for all who dare stand before me. They will feel my wrath and if they get a little too scared I guess they can always throw themselves over the top rope and run away. Couldn’t blame them if they did!

Matthew Kazama: Well that is some tough talk BOA. I think that you are going to find out we can all hold our own more than you might expect. You are new here so I guess it will be up to me to really show you how we do here on Showdown. I will beat your ass but also Damien’s and everyone from the other brands and show why I and I alone am the future of EAW!!

Damien Kutcher: Yeah okay. You both are new as far as I am concerned. Meanwhile I have been putting in that work all year long! It is time that Damien Kutcher gets what he deserves and I am going to win that battle royal AND the National Elite Championship and then you can all go shut the hell up and recognize my greatness.

Kennedy Street: Well it is getting heated in here! But that might be a disease or something coming on from that food that I just ate. Kennie has to go lie down. So I am going to have to ask you all to leave. Try not to kill each other in the hallway or something. Out out out!

(Matthew, BOA, and Damien leave as Kennedy Street sits down in a leather recliner.)

Kennedy Street: Damn they seemed like they were ready to get violent right then and the-

(Damien Street is shown not having left.)

Damien Street: Umm before I go I just wanted to thank you personally for that National Elite Championship title opportunity. I means a lot to me Kennedy.

Kennedy Street: But of course Damien. You deserve it!

(Damien Street nods politely before leaving as Kennedy sighs to herself.)

Kennedy Street: Well that was peaceful. I am glad that nobody got violent and the night wasn’t ruined by some bullshit like usua-

(Suddenly the door to the office gets kicked open as Halsey Neel storms in.)

Kennedy Street: Looks like Kennie spoke too soon… Sigh…

(Pandora Paisley follows Halsey Neel in with a smile to stand next to Pandora. Kennedy Street stands up as her expression changes from her previously calm demeanor.)

Kennedy Street: Close the door behind you.

(The cameraman is ushered out of the office as the door slams shut with Kennedy Street, Halsey Neel, and Pandora Paisley within the office.)

Eve: WHAT? I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SAYING!

Gavin Kirkland: Come on now Eve: Stop being a peeping tom and give people their privacy…

Eve: You are not one to talk…

(The camera cuts to a commercial for Road to Redemption 2025.)

(Showdown returns from a commercial break as ‘Cult Leader’ by KiNG MALA plays as Mia Santoro steps out in a casual fit, the EAW Specialists Championship draped over her shoulder. The crowd boos relentlessly, but she strolls down the ramp with complete indifference to the hostility surrounding her.)

Gina Romano: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME!… MIA SANTORO!

Gavin Kirkland: The Specialists Champion graces Showdown tonight, and oh boy, did she make waves last week! After that heated confrontation on Dynasty and the ambush she delivered to Auburn Ware, we finally get to hear her thoughts! Nothing thrills me more than having a REAL champion in the house!

Eve: Last week, Mia Santoro blindsided Auburn Ware after Auburn’s match with BOA, sending a very deliberate message for Road to Redemption. Their altercation has been escalating for weeks, and now we are moments away from hearing how Mia intends to settle this conflict once and for all.

Deadprez: Champion or not, she certainly has something to say, and we’re about to find out exactly what!

(Mia Santoro steps through the ropes with a calm, disdainful demeanor. Gina Romano hands her a microphone before exiting the ring. Mia adjusts the championship over her shoulder and locks her eyes on the hard cam, expression sharpened and poised for address.)

Mia Santoro: It is GREAT to be on Showdown!

Crowd: YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Mia Santoro: So all of you can finally get a real look at real talent. Dynasty’s finest. The woman who is soon going to demolish one of your little rising stars right in front of your eyes.

Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Mia Santoro: Your babydoll Auburn wants to step up to the plate, ready for something bigger than her own fragile little dream. Wanting to claim her spot and acting like she is the glow of girlhood fantasy, striking lightning in a bottle to become champion. Adorable…. but champions like me do not exist to fuel anyone’s fairy tale. I exist to raise the bar. I exist to redefine the standard and force every single one of you to acknowledge why I am the greatest Specialists Champion this company has ever produced. I surpass every name you could ever conjure. I rise above every delusion you cling to. People doubted me. People talked down to me. They whispered all the worthless nonsense they could because they thought they understood my story better than I did until I became champion, and all of that noise evaporated. I proved them wrong so decisively that they now choke on their own fear whenever my name comes up and for that, they do not doubt me anymore. 

(Mia strolls around the ring, lowering her mic for a moment as the crowd rains hate down on her while she smirks.)

Mia Santoro: I rebuilt the legacy of this championship with my bare hands. I forced the entire division to orbit around me. I have brought in more challengers than anyone could have imagined and every single one of them only served as fuel for my ascent. I beat them down. I made them crawl. I made them understand that nothing they bring to me will ever be enough to stop me from thriving. I surpassed every former Specialists Champion who thought they were better. I surpassed challengers from other brands who fantasized about taking this title home. I beat them when they were at their absolute peak and still showed them that their best is nothing compared to my average day. Auburn Ware will not beat me. I mean, do you seriously not remember? She was one of the reasons I became champion in the first place, because she FAILED to even overcome me before handing me the throne on a silver platter without even realizing it! At this moment, nobody is better than La Desperada, and Auburn Ware will not be the first person to debunk that reality! 

(Soon after, Mia is interrupted by the sound of ‘Bad Blood’ by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar as Auburn Ware steps out onto the ramp with an irritated expression of her own, though nowhere near as openly disdainful as Mia’s current reaction toward her.)

Eve: The Challenger has arrived, and she very clearly has something to address after last week’s altercation and the champion’s conduct toward her!

Gavin Kirkland: Even without the fierce eyes and look, Auburn is still the cutest in the world! 

Deadprez: You are doing far too much for a young woman who has done nothing to you. Anyway, Auburn Ware is stepping into the ring now and staring directly at the champion. One final confrontation before Road to Redemption. Let’s see. 

Auburn Ware: You’re right about most things, and on some, you are profoundly mistaken. Before we delve into any of that, allow me to revisit last week. You struck me from behind and blindsided me simply to send whatever message you believed needed to be conveyed. I understand the intention, I understand the theatrics of it, but I am not someone who ever needs such underhanded means to make a point. Regardless of what happened on Dynasty, that’s now how I do my thing because the core of who I am does not bend toward cowardice or convenience. Between you and me, our hearts are calibrated differently when it comes to situations like this. I want my opponent standing at their absolute best when I win the Specialists Championship. That is the standard I hold myself to. That is the integrity I walk into every battle with. I could have repaid you in kind, I could have cornered you and dismantled you while your guard was lowered, but that is not the foundation upon which I build my victories. How I conduct myself is simple. I want you at your strongest, I want you fully aware, and I want you to know that when I beat you, it was not because you were weakened or compromised, but because your dream of being “The Greatest Specialists Champion” was nothing more than a fleeting pipe dream you desperately tried to crystallize into reality.

(Auburn swings the microphone around for a moment before looking back up at Mia with a cold stare while her fingers curling tightly around her free hand.) 

Auburn Ware: You’re right that you have beaten people most in your league could never overcome, but you’re wrong to assume I would ever repeat my mistake and allow you to walk into Road to Redemption with that championship as if Pain for Pride never happened. That’s going to change this time. You don’t need to look for anyone else to surpass. You’ll be beaten at your very best by my absolute strongest, and that will spell the end for your reign.

(Crowd erupts with cheers, rallying behind Auburn’s conviction but Mia only smirks, nodding her head and raising her microphone.)

Mia Santoro: You know what, hotshot? Sure.

(SMACK!)

Gavin Kirkland: OH NO. HOW DARE YOU?!

Eve: Auburn Ware has been attacked again. The champion just struck her in the head with the title and sent her crashing in the opposite direction. Auburn is trying to recover, but she is badly hurt after that shot.

Deadprez: Auburn should not have turned her back on the champion. Mia clearly had another plan in mind here, but she- 

Gavin Kirkland: APHRODITE’S KISS SHUTS AUBURN DOWN! Once again, the champion is standing tall, wiping out her challenger. This is the final image between the two as we head into Road to Redemption. This is the match you absolutely cannot miss as another defining chapter is added to the illustrious legacy of the Specialists Championship!

( ‘Cult Leader’ by KiNG MALA blasts once again as Mia Santoro retrieves her championship, standing tall above Auburn. She laughs down at the fallen challenger while the crowd rains boos upon her. Mia lowers her gaze, still smirking, continuing to talk down Auburn with absolute disdain.)

Mia Santoro: (Off-Mic) Road to Redemption is where you’re going to revisit your disappointment. I’ll make you relive it all over again!

(Mia’s laughter echoes as she steps out of the ring and heads up the ramp with the title raised high. Auburn finally starts to register what happened, clutching her face as she lifts her eyes toward Mia with pure fury simmering behind them as the camera captures Auburn’s enraged expression and Showdown fades into a commercial break.)

(Showdown has returned from commercial break and we see Assistant General Manager Alana Starr in the ring. There is a table set up in the ring and Alana is holding a folder in one hand and a microphone in the other as she addresses the crowd.)

Alana Starr: Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to Saturday Night Showdown. As you can already tell, there are a lot of great matches that the Showdown is bringing to you next week at the big Road to Redemption.

Alana Starr: Another match coming from Showdown stems from events that happened last week. At this time, we are going to be conducting a contract signing to make the match official at Road to Redemption:

Alana Starr: Ladies and gentlemen! Allow me to introduce to the ring first. He will no doubt be accompanied to the ring by Caroline. Representing Figura Prismatis. Here is JAKE SMITH!!

(‘Meet the Grahams’ by Kendrick Lamar starts to play as Jake Smith enters the arena. Following closely behind is Caroline. The crowd hates both of them so much that the boos in the arena are almost deafening. Jake and Caroline don’t care as they head to the ring.)

Eve: Here comes the Hall of Famer and former World Champion to the ring being accompanied by the infamous Caroline and these two are no doubt proud of themselves after what they did last week.

Gavin Kirkland: Wouldn’t you? I mean Jake is THE GOAT and he is going to prove it again at Road to Redemption.

Deadprez: Naturally Caroline is out here because her hands aren’t clean thanks to her part in all of this. I’m surprised the sleazy Jake Smith didn’t make this a handicap match.

(Jake and Caroline enter the ring as Jake gives Alana a nod before taking his seat on one side of the table with Caroline standing behind him as Jake’s entrance music fades off.)

Alana Starr: Thank you Jake… and Caroline… for joining us tonight. Now allow me to introduce Jake’s opponent at Road to Redemption. This will be his first match since Territorial Invasion. Please welcome… JOSO!!

(‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti now starts to play as the crowd goes absolutely wild in cheers as Joso enters the arena. The crowd loves this young competitor as he stares straight at the ring as he walks down the ramp.)

Gavin Kirkland: Here comes Joso and he doesn’t look very happy right now as he heads to the ring. He looks ready for a fight.

Deadprez: Do you blame him, dawg? He made his first appearance on Showdown in months last week after returning at The Last Stand and he was tricked by Caroline and blindsided by Jake Smith.

Eve: I would say that all of this started brewing last week, but when you throw in the Caroline factor, Caroline and Joso have had a sort of rivalry that has been brewing for months. Either way, this is going to be interesting.

(Joso enters the ring and glares at Jake and Caroline. He shakes Alana’s hand as he takes his seat on the opposite side of the table as his entrance music fades off.)

Alana Starr: Thank you for joining me, Joso. Now let me make this perfectly clear to all of you… more specifically to you two!

(Alana looks directly at Caroline and Jake. Jake and Caroline look confused and wonder what she is talking about.)

Alana Starr: While this contract signing is going on, there will be no funny business from anybody… OR ELSE! Is that understood?

(Joso nods in agreement as Jake and Caroline seemingly accept what Alana has to say as Alana continues to speak.)

Alana Starr: Good! With that being said, let’s get down to business. As I said earlier, this is the official contract signing for the match between you two at Road to Redemption. Before we get to signing the contract, do either of you have anything to say.

(Jake has his microphone and he is ready to speak, but he is immediately cut off when Joso speaks up.)

Joso: You better believe I have something to say.

(Jake looks very annoyed as Caroline glares at Joso as Joso continues to speak.)

Joso: Don’t look so pissy. Letting me speak first is the least you could do in those black holes where your hearts are supposed to be.

(Jake and Caroline don’t look amused as Joso continues on.)

Joso: I bet you two are pretty proud of yourselves waltzing me into a false sense of security before completely blindsiding me last week and leaving me down and out on the mat.

(Jake and Caroline don’t speak, but they certainly agree with Joso’s assessment.)

Joso: Now that I know the game that you two wanna play, it’s going to be much harder for you two to get the jump on me and I honestly can’t wait until Road to Redemption so I can kick your ass.

Joso: After I am done beating the shit out of this LITTLE man, I am going to get back to what I was planning on doing this season in the first place, being the top man of Showdown and taking the blue brand into the future. I am the leader of the New Era and it’s time to lead Showdown into the New Era.

(Joso puts his microphone back on the table as Alana nods to Joso before looking at Jake and Caroline.)

Alana Starr: Alright, Jake. Let’s hear it. I am not even going to bother asking if you have anything to say because you always do.

(Jake smirks as he picks up the microphone and looks at Alana.)

Jake Smith: You’re learning. Great job. I am glad you recognize that Showdown is my show and when I am on MY show, I am always going to have something to say. As for YOU!

(The smirk on Jake’s face leaves as he turns to look at Joso.)

Jake Smith: Do you know how annoying it is to hear people sing your praises over and over again like you’re God’s gift to this company? Who the hell do you think you are? Me? Like that will happen in a million years!

(Joso goes to ask Jake if he’s jealous, but Jake quickly cuts him off.)

Jake Smith: SHUT UP!! This is my time to talk and you better believe I am going to use it. While some people think it’s admirable that you’ve returned to Showdown two months after you blew your own dumbass up… I’M NOT ONE OF THEM!!

Jake Smith: When you were out with injury, you should have stayed gone and never came back because Showdown doesn’t need YOU leading them into the future. 

Jake Smith: Because they have ME! This is MY show and MY brand and nothing is going to change that. At Road to Redemption, I am going to make what I did to you last week the least of your worries. What you should be worried about is being put on injured reserve again. 

(Jake puts the microphone down and takes his seat as he continues glaring at Joso as Alana speaks up.)

Alana Starr: Alright. Let’s get this underway. Joso. Would you sign the contract?

(Alana slides the folder to Joso. He reads the contract for a second before he signs it and hands it back to Alana.)

Alana Starr: Thank you. Now, Jake. Would you please?

(Alana slides the folder over to Jake who tosses her pen back to her. He reads the contract and has a pen of his own to sign the contract before sliding it back to Alana, who tries her best not to roll her eyes.)

Alana Starr: Thank you. Now it is official. Jake Smith and Joso will go one on one next week at Road to Redemption. Best of luck to you bo—

Eve: WHAT THE HELL??

Gavin Kirkland: THE MIST!! CAROLINE GOT THE MIST! THE MIST IS IN JOSO’S EYES AND HE HAS TO BE BLINDED!!

Deadprez: ALANA GETTING THE HELL OUT OF DODGE! CAROLINE DID WAIT UNTIL THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED!!

Eve: Jake has hopped over the table and is throwing right hands into Joso’s face. 

Gavin Kirkland: Jake whips Joso to the ropes. Joso comes back and JAKE LIFTS HIM UP—

Deadprez: LAST SEDATION THROUGH THE TABLE! JOSO PLANTED WITH THE POP UP POWERBOMB!!

(Jake stands over Joso as Caroline comes to stand next to him as the crowd boos as loud as possible.)

Eve: Twice! Two weeks in a row and Jake Smith has left Joso down and out in the ring. Again give the assist to Caroline. 

Gavin Kirkland: Jake is making his point loud and clear that Showdown is his show and if anybody is going to be leading into the future, it’s going to be Jake. 

Deadprez: Jake better not get too cocky, dawg. Because after being put down by Jake twice in a row, Joso is going to be out for some payback. What a match this is going to be at Road to Redemption. 

(The final shot shows Jake and Caroline both standing tall over the still not moving Joso as the camera cuts elsewhere….)

(“7 Rings” by Ariana Grande plays on the speakers to a huge wave of cheers ringing out around the arena, the lights around the stage turn pink, moving around to the beat of the song before finally, Veena walked out with a confident smile on her face, raising up the Answers World Championship up in the air for everyone around to see, throwing kisses towards the crowd before moving forward to the ring.)

Gina Romano: PLEASE WELCOME TO THE RING, THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIOOOONNNN, VEENAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAADAAAAAAAAAMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Gavin Kirkland: HELL YEAH, BABY, MY GOAT CHAMPION! STUNT ON ALL THESE HOES!

Eve: Only one week for everyone in this chamber to prepare, to ready for the challenge that they will have to face head-on, one of the hardest stipulations our Elitists have had to face, a gigantic cage surrounding them all, the chance to bring into it whatever you want and then prepare for what the other competitors may bring too, there are many variables to take care off and watch out for, that is what makes it so dangerous.

Deadprez: And this is the first time Veena is heading into one as the Answers World Champion, now being the question of what is her mentality heading into such a match as this!

(Veena eventually is able to get to the ring, entering through the ropes and once more posing with the belt, before her expression suddenly shifts into one full of seriousness. She holds the championship on her shoulder, her music dying down and looking around at the people standing up.)

Veena Adams: Alright, let’s stop fucking around. I know we all want to like, laugh it up for a moment and then mock every single opponent of mine, I do love that very much, but I know when it is time to get serious. It is going to be one of the hardest challenges that I am going to face in my whole title reign, I have dealt with that gnome of Donovan Duke, I have dealt with an even smaller gnome in the name of Jake Smith, and I have rid us of Xander Payne’s disgusting presence, you are all welcome btw, so now I am going to have to deal with 5 other wrestlers that are going to take away the #AdamsWorldChampionship and I am not going to let this go so easily. Every bit of hard work that I have created is shown in this championship right here, and I will be damned if anybody else, especially the losers of Silas World once more try to mess with me, and I swear to Gawd, if they try to attack me from behind- I know someone is behind there!

(Veena turns dramatically and then she points directly towards one of the barriers before suddenly…)

Bea Valentine: Dang it! She figured us out!

(Bea ends up popping right behind the barricade, Cornelius appearing as well with a mallet made of rubber. Veena quickly rolls her eyes seeing it was just Bea and the crowd cheers at Bea’s sudden appearance, as Cornelius helps her right over and then she starts talking with her microphone, entering the ring.)

Bea Valentine: I jest, darling! Of course I will not attack you from behind, I will confront you from the front for I do not let anyone else get me from my backside either! Not even Mikey! But in all seriousness as well, I can understand where you are coming from, how hard you have worked to get that piece of gold to shine as bright as Silas Mason’s dome! I know that feeling of working hard no matter what, for the title that you hold, for the world championship with the duty to uphold it and then bring it to even greater heights than they were previously. I had that taste of World Championship, and then losing it has made me absolutely mad! And most definitely… quite saddened. That feeling of standing at the top, I want to prove that it is no kind of fluke! I want more of it! And despite how much respect I have for you, I need to feel complete again, and make you feel as well that sense of emptiness if I want to be a world champion once more!

Akari Kiyoko: If you will excuse me…

(Some cheers can be heard as both Bea and Veena turn and see Akari walking down the ramp, he has a microphone as well in his hands and then enters inside, speaking forward with confidence.)

Akari Kiyoko: I stand here without a shadow of doubt in my voice, I have heard your statements once I came down here, and truly, I hold respect as well for your own purposes and what you want to achieve to get that world championship, but I will not stand down when I have this opportunity in my hands, when I finally have the heart and soul strong enough to carry me to heights I have never been in before. This will be my first real test when it comes to reaching such a place, being able to be called a world champion. And I understand how hard it is to be seen in that kind of way, where I stand right now in front of you, talking about how I may look like the Dark Horse, about how I may look like the Underdog compared to the rest of you. Not being expected to win is a support in my favor, it is clear you won’t see me as threat, but it is also the objective to prove that I can hang with you, that I can overcome you, and it is why I will destroy those doubts into pieces and come out on top against every single person that comes my way! I will win in the end.

Veena Adams: Ugh, so annoying to hear the hope talk of low level wrestlers.

Bea Valentine: I like the attitude, darling! But you better bring that fight if you are talking so big!

Akari Kiyoko: You best believe I will-

Impact: Alright junior, that is enough of you.

(A mixed reaction can be heard, with more cheers being heard than anything as Impact also makes his appearance, walking down without any fanfare and then entering inside, a confident look on his face as Akari throws a glare at him.)

Akari Kiyoko: Feeling bold enough despite the setbacks, Impact?

Impact: Kid, I can feel bold every damn day of the week, the month, the year, truthfully, I am not blind to what has been happening recently to me, and the many times I failed as well, but I’d be damned if I am just going to stand off to the side and let others steal the spotlight away from me without a fight. I am still a 10 time world champion, I am still the main eventer that has headlined EAW for years on end, almost 20 years at this point of Karl Impact being here wrestling in front of you, and yet again, I am going to best every single person in front of me when they least expect it, the last time I was in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, for that championship that our current, soon to be former, world champion is holding, I acquired absolute victory. 

Veena Adams: Before then losing it to Jake Smith :mjlol: 

Impact: Details that do not matter, there isn’t a single wrestler in the chamber that can beat me in this game, you won’t defeat me at my worst, and you can’t even touch me at my best, you will all lose to every bit of Impact-

Silas Mason: Oh, what a lovely speech, Karl, seriously!

(And then suddenly, the crowd grows into huge boos, Impact stops talking with clear annoyance in his expression, well, everyone else in the ring now looked incredibly annoyed. Silas walks out, side by side being accompanied by both Donovan Duke and Vincent Mondrian. He adjusts his glasses and then points towards the ring.)

Silas Mason: But I am tired of hearing the same tired story from you, from Akari, from Bea, and from Veena herself!

Veena Adams: Die in a hole, Silas! We are all fucking tired of you!

Bea Valentine: I would have to agree very much!

Akari Kiyoko: Makes three.

Silas Mason: And we are still here because all of you can’t kill what makes us strong, to make YOU realize that some people are just better! This man right here, Donovan Duke, this man is the one who became the Answers World Champion last year, and he has the chance to do it yet again!

Donovan Duke: Truly, I am very flattered about everything, about what you all have to do to overcome us, it just continues to reinforce that I am truly one of the greatest as well to have ever stepped foot in that ring, that whatever you try and throw at me, I will overcome, no matter the setback, I will succeed along Silas World here, half of you that are in that ring did not stop us at all because you were unable to defeat me and the rest of Silas World, we have continued to outsmart you, hell, I am confident enough to say overwrestle as well if that is the best attempts you could have thrown at us, and now with me in the Chamber, with our newest member Vincent as well, either a victory for me or for him, it will be a victory for all of Silas World, but obviously, if you don’t mind Mondrian, I will selfishly want to be World Champion.

(Vincent keeps a neutral expression on his face and shrugs slightly, understanding himself as Silas then pats the shoulder of Vincent.)

Silas Mason: And this man right here? This man is a bruiser, a fighter that will thrive in this field and then break every single one of you!

Vincent Mondrian: I am not a man of flattery, but in short words what Silas has said is correct. I will break all of you, bone by bone.

Akari Kiyoko: Here this guy goes again…

Vincent Mondrian: You are truly foolish to think yourself equals to us, no matter what you have accomplished before, no matter what you are capable right now, you can not compare to the pure strength that Silas World has, the pure brutality that I will show to you, to mercilessly break you in half without a sense of remorse. It is enlightening, it is THRILLING, in every possible way. And of course, I selfishly too want to become World Champion, to thrive in the lonely top, and then break through such an idea, and make every single of you realize that all of us at Silas World will be at the top. A man of the past, a man with no future. A woman with a past that eats at her, a woman with a bleak future. None of you have a chance to become the victor in this chamber, it will be either Donovan Duke, or it will be ME, no other possibility is there for you to accept, no matter what-

Akari Kiyoko: Anybody want to join me to beat his ass?

Bea Valentine: I AM ALREADY GOING!

Deadprez: BEA VALENTINE AND AKARI KIYOKO SUDDENLY ROLL OUT OF THE RING AT THE SAME TIME, RUSHING UPWARDS TOWARDS SILAS WORLD, EVEN CORNELIUS IS FOLLOWING RIGHT AFTER THEM!

Eve: AKARI MEETS HEAD TO HEAD WITH VINCENT, AS DONOVAN COLLIDES WITH BEA!!!

Gavin Kirkland: CORNELIUS SPEARS SILAS OUT OF NOWHERE AND TACKLES HIM HARD TOWARDS THE GROUND!!! EVEN THEY ARE FIGHTING!!!

Deadprez: WHAT THE- IMPACT TAKES HIS CHANCE AS WELL TO ATTACK VEENA, EVERY MAN AND WOMAN FOR HERSELF! THE TWO BRAWL OUT OF THE RING AS WELL AND START FIGHTING!

Eve: SECURITY GUARDS AND REFEREES ARE RUSHING DOWN TO BE ABLE TO CALM DOWN THE FIGHT! IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PANDEMONIUM!!!!

Deadprez: BUT I AM AFRAID WE ARE OUT OF TIME! I HAVE BEEN DEADPREZ, ALONGSIDE EVE AND GAVIN KIRKLAND! HAVE A GOODNIGHT, AND LOOK FORWARD NEXT WEEK TO ROAD TO REDEMPTION!!! OH YEAH!!!

(Showdown then fades away slightly, the camera showing various angles of the competitors of the Extreme Elimination Chamber brawling all along the ramp, the outside of the ring, Impact, Veena, Vincent, Akari, Donovan and Bea fighting, every single one of them having their reason to be here, as their reason of fighting will show as well as they face off at Road to Redemption!)

(EAW Logo Buzzes…)