(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of the show last week. Two people answer Jake’s challenge, TLA and Drake King! The two of them will see each other next week. Impact wins by DQ against Vincent Mondrian as Silas World attacks him and everyone from Team Kennedy saves him. SHOWTIME focuses on their next step with Alana and Kennedy watching them from the GM’s office. Ms. Extreme defeats a local competitor while she stands tall over KASAI. Kennedy has a pep talk with Team Kennedy, with a chance of getting title wins if they win the Temple of Trials. Jake Smith defeats Daryl Kinkade thanks to Silas World. Alana announces a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match between SHOWTIME, Vincent and Kazama. Silas also has a pep talk with Silas World, and wishes for domination over Team Kennedy no matter what. And in the main event, Harper Lee leaves her partner Xander Payne for dead, as Bea Valentine and Veena Adams team up on him and then take the victory for themselves.)
(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 Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. 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.)
Eve: WELCOME EVERYONE… TO SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN! WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE SHOW TO LOOK FORWARD TO TONIGHT, AS WE MEET WITH ALL OUR WRESTLERS AND SEE THEIR MINDSET HEADING INTO THE LAST STAND!
Deadprez: And we also look forward as well to the matches tonight! Cause tonight we will see some huge matches as well! Bea Valentine and Daryl Kinkade team up against Donovan Duke and Brianna Hill! As well as seeing Vincent Mondrian in action tonight!
Eve: The Universal Women’s Champion Ms. Extreme will face off against Damien Kutcher and in our main event, National Elite Championship on the line, as Harper Lee will defend against the challenger, Akari Kiyoko!
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S START OFF THIS SHOW THEN WITH THE CONTRACT SIGNING FOR THE TEMPLE OF TRIALS MATCH!!!
(The camera shot cuts from the commentary table to the center of the ring where we see Assistant General Manager Alana Starr in the ring with two tables set up as she is also holding a folder. She has a smile on her face as she addresses the EAW faithful.)
Alana Starr: Welcome to another edition of Saturday Night Showdown!
(The crowd continues to cheer as she continues.)
Alana Starr: What better way to start off the show than with a good ole fashioned Contract Signing. Because at The Last Stand, we will see the infamous Temple of Trials match with Team Showdown taking on Silas World.
(The crowd boos at the mention of Silas World.)
Alana Starr: Believe me, I know. This match has been announced for a while now, but tonight we make it official. So how about we bring the teams out here. Allow me to introduce first… AUBURN WARE! DARYL KINKADE! BEA VALENTINE! IMPACT! TEAM SHOOOOOOWDOWWWWNN!
(The Showdown intro music of “Brick Wall” by a Day to Remember starts playing as the Team Showdown quartet enter the arena to cheers from the crowd. They don’t waste any time heading to the ring. The camera stays at the top of the entrance ramp where General Manager Kennedy Street heads to the ring with a stoic look on her face.)
Deadprez: This battle between Kennedy Street and Silas Mason has been going on on Showdown for almost a year and Kennedy thinks that she has found the perfect quartet to end Silas World once and for all.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, she picked them because all four of them have an issue with Silas World for some reason, but I think Kennedy is out here to not only support her team but to make sure that no “bullshit” goes down… whatever that is.
Eve: Don’t you play dumb, Gavin. They have been giving Kennedy and Showdown grief for way too long and they would love nothing more than to put them down for good.
(Team Showdown enters the ring and takes their seats at one of the tables while Kennedy stands next to her team and nods towards Alana.)
Alana Starr: Thank you guys for coming. Now let me introduce Team Showdowns opponents in the Temple of Trials. Accompanied by Silas Mason. Here is PANDORA PAISLEY! BRIANNA HILL! DONOVAN DUKE! THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION HARPER LEE! SILAS WORLD!
(‘Another World’ by Gojira starts playing as the quartet known as Silas World enter the arena to very loud boos from the crowd. Naturally, in the front of the group is the infamous Silas Mason who looks back to his team and motions for them to come to the ring. As they do that, Donovan holds his arm for Harper to take as he escorts her to the ring.)
Deadprez: Here comes the opposition! I hate to say this but this can be a very dangerous quartet. This group have all been champions. Two of them are former World Champions. Harper Lee is the current National Elite Champion.
Gavin Kirkland: That could end tonight because in tonight’s main event, Harper must defend her title against Akari Kiyoko. Anything can happen in this company.
(As Silas World reaches ringside. Donovan and Harper purposefully stop right in front of the commentary table and look at the commentators.)
Eve: What in the world do these two crazy fucks want?
(Seconds later, the couple look at each other and start kissing right in front of the commentators.)
Deadprez: Oh come on! Is that necessary? We get that you like each other, but no need to shove your tongues down each other’s throats!
Gavin Kirkland: I HATE YOU, DUKE!! YOU ARE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE, YOU CRAZY BASTARD!! I’M GONNA SLASH YOUR TIRES!!
Eve: Yeah… can’t even say anything to that. But I will say that Silas World wants to win so the power on Showdown will shift towards them. Oh what a battle this is going to be.
(Duke and Harper finish as they climb on the apron. Duke holds the ropes open for Harper before entering himself and joining the rest of Silas World at their table as their music fades off.)
Alana Starr: Thank you for joining us… I guess. But anyways, this is the official contract signing for The Last Stand. Nothing more. Nothing less. Is that clear?
(They all nod… even though there are a few eye rolls on the Silas World side.)
Alana Starr: Alright, before we get started, does anybody have anything to say?
Silas Mason: I have something to say, Alana.
(The crowd immediately starts booing again because NOBODY wants to hear what Silas has to say.)
Alana Starr: Of course you do. I’m probably gonna regret this but… go ahead Silas.
Silas Mason: Thank you. My comments are directed toward only one person and that is Kennedy Street. Kennedy, what you see before you are four extremely talented competitors. Four competitors who always seemed to be on the outside looking in when it came to opportunities.
Silas Mason: Until they talked business with me. I gave them something that they have been missing and now they are all at the top of the Showdown totem pole. They aren’t being held back anymore by your lies. Harper Lee is the National Elite Champion. Donovan is a former World Champion. Brianna is a former Specialists Champion. Pandora, now that she has aligned with Silas World, will no doubt find gold in the future. Who is that thanks to? ME!! Not you!
Silas Mason: Your business practices have been unprofessional and unethical. Don’t believe me? Do we need to talk about last week as you bribed these four hoodlums you call a team with title shots for winning?
Silas Mason: That’s what I thought. But I will say this. When Silas World wins in the Temple of Trials. The power balance will be exactly where it needs to be… WITH US!!
(Silas hands his microphone back to Brianna as Bea hands Kennedy a microphone.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie has had to deal with a lot of bullshit since becoming Showdown General Manager, but this is by far the worst accusations that have been placed upon me.
Kennedy Street: Saying that I am a biased General Manager. Saying that I am playing favorites. You know that those are all lies. I have given wrestlers opportunity after opportunity to make themselves stars.
Kennedy Street: Look at Akari Kiyoko who is facing Harper Lee for the National Elite Championship tonight. Look at Damien Kutcher. Look at Matthew Kazama. Look at the many other Elitists who have been given chances and you take and you brainwash four talented stars and make them all believe that the EAW system was against them.
Kennedy Street: This has been a long time coming for you and I can’t wait to watch my team put you and your team down for good. We need to show that there is still good on Showdown. This ends at The Last Stand.
Alana Starr: Alright. Does anybody else have anything to say?
Impact: Hell, I do. I don’t even know why any of your four are even here to begin with. All of you are subpar wrestlers at best with an affinity for dumb luck. I’m pissed that you attacked me at War Games and I want to make sure that I get my payback because none of you deserve the chance to brush up against greatness like me.
Pandora Paisley: Greatness like you? You know damn well that if anybody deserved your spot inside WarGames, it should have been me. Showdown needed YOUNGER talent than your fossilized ass being in a match like that. That was for me and everybody knows it. If I was part of the team, we would have won and Joso wouldn’t have blown his ass up.
Auburn Ware: You should be thanking the stars that you aren’t suspended right now with the hell you put me through. I was supposed to be the captain for Divide and Conquer but I had that stolen from me because of somebody who was jealous of my spot.
Brianna Hill: You should be thanking me for preventing you from looking like a total idiot. Me captaining the team was the smartest move for that match. If it was you, Showdown would have been swept thanks to your “happy happy love me” bullshit. You make me sick!!
Bea Valentine: You really have no room to talk because you didn’t win the match either, Brianna. You lost. But that’s nothing new in your world, darling. You don’t think that you were just going to get away with trying to take me out of the War Games match, did you? If that was the case, you should have taken me out permanently because me and my little friend would love to have a meeting with you to discuss our issues.
Harper Lee: Oh save it
Daryl Kinkade: You can still lose that title tonight and taking threats from you isn’t exactly the most intimidating thing in the world. You are not the best judge in character. I mean look at who you are sleeping with. Hell, bruv. I wouldn’t mind beating the shit out of your little boyfriend either.
Donovan Duke: You say one more word and I will pull your tongue out and wrap it around your next. The last match we had was bullshit and I would love more than to beat the ever loving shit out of you again. First for talking to Harper like that. Second for being a dumbass and third, because you fucking deserve it. I am so fucking sick of you.
(The eight match competitors continue to argue and yell at each other to the point where Alana has had enough.)
Alana Starr: That’s enough from all of you NOW JUST SHUT UP!
(All of them, including Kennedy and Silas, look surprised at what just happened. Alana takes a second to regain her composure.)
Alana Starr: Now that you have all put your two cents in, it’s time to sign the contract. Team Showdown. You are first.
(Alana hands the folder to Auburn first who reads and signs it before handing it down the line so Impact, Bea, and Daryl can all sign it before handing it back to Alana.)
Alana Starr: Thank you. Silas World. Now for you.
(Alana goes to hand the contract to Harper, but Silas steps in and reads the contract to make sure there is no funny business added in. He takes a look at Alana’s pen and tosses it back at her. Silas looks at the contract and his team before nodding his approval and having all four members of Silas World sign it before handing it back to Alana.)
Alana Starr: Thank you. Now it’s official. Team Showdown and Silas World will meet inside the Temple of Trials at The Last Stand. Now good luck to both of–
(Alana gets cut off by Impact tossing over his team’s table and getting into Harper’s face. That in turn has Silas World tipping their table over as everyone is getting into everybody else’s face. Silas and Kennedy aren’t yelling, but they certainly have death glares at each other.)
Eve: We shouldn’t be surprised that this happened, but I am surprised that decorum lasted as long as it did and now the two Temple of Trials teams are in each other’s faces.
Gavin Kirkland: YES! FIGHT! THROW FISTS! BEAT THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER! BE SURE TO GET THE LITTLE PSYCHO FOR KISSING THE BEAUTIFUL HARPER IN FRONT OF ME!
Eve: Oh for the love of gawd!
(Before things can get physical, security and extra referees slide into the ring and separate the eight competitors from each other.)
Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Deadprez: Security is trying their damndest to keep these eight apart, but after the break it’s going to be a Temple of Trials preview match. Showdown vs. Silas World. KINKADE! VALENTINE! DUKE! HILL! NEXT!
(The final shot shows security and the extra referees keeping the two teams away from each other as they try to calm things down for the tag team match next as it fades to commercial break.)
(As the commercial comes back everyone is in the ring ready to start the match.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: And here we go! Daryl Kinkade and Bea Valentine with Cornelius at ringside taking on Donovan Duke and Brianna Hill, who’ve got Silas Mason watching from their corner! Two well-oiled machines, two teams that want momentum more than oxygen!
Eve: There’s so much animosity between these four, and you can feel it in the air already. No words exchanged.
Gavin Kirkland: Might I add, Bea Valentine, looking absolutely divine as always! The way she stands there, just dripping in confidence, it’s like a goddess before battle!
Deadprez: Gavin, relax before Cornelius drops you with that umbrella he’s carrying.
Eve: Daryl and Donovan are starting this off, two technical masters with very different philosophies. Daryl and Donovan circle each other in the center of the ring. They lock up, a tight collar-and-elbow, neither man giving an inch! Daryl uses his quickness, shifting low, grabbing Duke by the wrist, twisting into a standing wristlock but Duke rolls through, cartwheeling to break the pressure, then snatches Daryl around the waist!
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl spins out, ducks a lariat, rebounds off the ropes, leaps dropkick! Duke rolls to his knees— Daryl follows through with a standing shooting star press!
Deadprez: DUKE CATCHES HIM MID-AIR INTO A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! A picture perfect bridge into a pinfall!
ONE!
Eve: Daryl kicks out, rolling backward and popping up to his feet. Daryl tags in Bea Valentine!
TAG!
Gavin Kirkland: Bea hops onto the top rope, springboards in with a flying crossbody onto Duke, but Duke rolls through! Look at Duke’s power, he’s standing up with Bea in his arms! Bea wriggles free and lands on her feet behind him, banging him across the back with a forearm before running the ropes sliding knee to the midsection!
Deadprez: OHHH, the knee connects, and that’s how you knock the air out of a man like Duke! Bea grabs Duke’s wrist and whips him into her corner—
TAG!
Eve: Daryl jumps the ropes, immediately catching Duke with a step-up enzuigiri before Bea hooks his head and plants him with a running bulldog! Daryl hits the ropes, running shooting star press onto Duke! The cohesion between Daryl and Bea is undeniable! They’re wrestling like they’ve been tagging for years! Daryl covers!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Gavin Kirkland: Duke kicks out hard! Daryl drags Duke up but Duke fires back with a sharp European uppercut! Another! ANOTHER! Daryl stumbles back, only to rebound with a handspring enzuigiri!
Deadprez: Duke drops to a knee, trying to find balance Daryl goes for another springboard— BUT DUKE CATCHES HIM MID-AIR AGAIN! BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! Both men are down. Duke rolls toward his corner…
TAG!
Eve: Brianna Hill enters to a pop! She hits the ropes— CLOTHESLINE! Bea steps in Brianna ducks under, rebounds, flying shoulder tackle! She catches Bea with a running corner splash! Whip her out— Bea reverses but Brianna hops onto the middle rope and into a springboard armdrag! Bea pops up and Brianna catches her again with a belly-to-back suplex!
Deadprez: Brianna is showing that same tenacity we’ve seen in recent weeks! She’s in that zone, man! Brianna covers!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Gavin Kirkland: Bea kicks out! Brianna drags Bea up, Irish whip! Bea reverses— catches Brianna on the rebound with a FOREARM! Bea doesn’t stop there, she runs the ropes again with another HIP ATTACK!
Eve: That’ll rattle your jaw, no doubt about it! Bea drags Brianna to her corner…
TAG!
Deadprez: In comes Daryl, and they immediately work in tandem! Bea hits a Russian leg sweep while Daryl nails a running knee strike right to the chest!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Gavin Kirkland: Brianna kicks out again! Grits in her eyes. Daryl keeps the pace, mounting her with forearms before yanking her up half-and-half suplex! He bridges for a pin!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Eve: Brianna with the shoulder up again! She refuses to stay down! Daryl stands, running a hand through his hair, before looking toward Donovan Duke then making a cutthroat gesture. He backs up into the ropes handspring into the corner for a spinning forearm! But Brianna ducks under— TAG TO DUKE!
Deadprez: Duke storms in, tackling Daryl with a double-leg takedown and raining fists down! Duke transitions rolls through into a German suplex! Keep the waist grip another German! Hold on again third German with a bridge!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Gavin Kirkland: NOOOO Daryl kicks out! The momentum is shifting back and forth, neither team keeping control for long! Duke tries to pull Daryl up again, but Daryl explodes— HEADBUTT! Duke stumbles! Daryl rebounds handspring back elbow! Both men collapse! Daryl is now crawling toward Bea! Duke is now crawling toward Brianna!
TAG!
TAG!
Eve: Bea vaults over the ropes! Brianna storms in— FOREARM! FOREARM! FOREARM! Bea fires back! A slugfest between both women!
Deadprez: These two have been waiting for this exchange all night! Bea ducks a clothesline— GERMAN SUPLEX! Brianna rolls through, lands on her feet running corner knee! Bea slumps— Brianna hits the ropes again! RUNNING METORA!
Eve: What a collision! Brianna Hill is laying it all out tonight! Bea pushes herself up slowly through the pain! She yells something at Brianna, almost daring her to hit again. Brianna charges! Bea sidesteps— SPINNING HEEL KICK! Brianna drops! Bea drags her up snap suplex! Rolls through with another snap suplex! Hold on! Fisher suplex with a bridge!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Gavin Kirkland: Brianna powers out! What a match! I can’t even blink! Bea shouting for Daryl—
TAG!
Deadprez: Daryl hops to the top rope as Bea lifts Brianna into a powerbomb position! This could be bad for Brianna! Daryl takes flight— DIVING KNEE STRIKE AS BEA HITS THE SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Duke dives in to break it up! He nails Daryl with a belly-to-belly suplex into the turnbuckles! Bea turns around— CLOTHESLINE BY DUKE!
Eve: Now all four competitors are down! What an absolute clinic from both teams! The referee’s up to five now, and everyone’s starting to stir this war’s far from over! All four of them are giving absolutely everything they’ve got, but you can see the shift in Duke and Brianna, they’re not just fighting anymore, they’re fighting angry!
Gavin Kirkland: Brianna’s the first to her feet, dragging herself to her corner, glaring daggers at Bea Valentine. Daryl pulls himself upright with the ropes just as Brianna TAGS in Duke! Donovan charges across the ring and cheap shots Bea off the apron!
Eve: Oh, come on! That’s completely unnecessary!
Deadprez: Unnecessary but effective! Look at how that changes the landscape, Bea’s down on the floor clutching her jaw! Cornelius rushes over to check on Bea as Duke turns his attention back to Daryl, who’s holding his shoulder against the ropes. Duke grabs him by the hair, smashes his forearm into Daryl’s face, and then whips him across the ring— Daryl rebounds POP-UP BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX!
Gavin Kirkland: Duke’s got that controlled aggression now he’s making every throw mean something! Duke kneels beside Daryl and begins trash-talking, slapping him across the head before pulling him into a front facelock!
Eve: Look at that arrogance. Duke’s getting a little too smug for his own good! Duke drags Daryl into his team’s corner and tags Brianna back in. She climbs to the middle rope— DIVING ELBOW right across Daryl’s neck while Duke holds him steady! Brianna covers!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Deadprez: Daryl kicks out! Brianna immediately drives her forearm into Daryl’s face repeatedly before standing up!
Gavin Kirkland: Now this is interesting! I’ve never seen Brianna this fired up!
Eve: Brianna stomps Daryl down into the mat, shouting insults all the while. She drags him up by the hair and whips him to the ropes— but Daryl slides under her arm! Springboards off the second rope BACK ELBOW!
Deadprez: Daryl collapses near his corner, reaching out for Bea Cornelius helps her to her feet, Bea shakes off the cobwebs—
TAG!
Gavin Kirkland: Here comes Bea Valentine with a vengeance! Bea storms the ring, knocking Duke off the apron before hitting Brianna with a running forearm smash! Brianna staggers Bea whips her to the corner— follows up with a running hip attack! She turns and hits another one for good measure!
Eve: Bea’s on fire right now! That spark is back! Bea yanks Brianna out of the corner— SNAP SUPLEX! Rolls through fisherman suplex! Hold the bridge!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Deadprez: DUKE SAVES IT! Duke drops an elbow right on Bea’s ribs! Cornelius hops up on the apron, pointing at the referee, calling out the illegal interference! The referee warns Duke!
Gavin Kirkland: Classic move right there, push the line and then play dumb when you get caught! Bea gets back to her feet, furious, but Brianna’s waiting— she grabs Bea’s tights and flings her shoulder-first into the steel post between the turnbuckles!
Eve: OHH that’s brutal! Bea’s shoulder might be separated after that! Bea slumps down, clutching her arm as Brianna TAGS Duke back in! Duke stalks Bea, methodical and cruel. He picks her up, slamming her shoulder-first again this time into the mat!
Deadprez: Duke is dissecting Bea Valentine piece by piece focusing right on that shoulder! Duke hooks Bea’s injured arm hammerlock suplex! Bea screams in pain as she clutches her shoulder. Duke sits up looking over at Cornelius and mocking him with a polite bow. Cornelius fumes, gripping his gloves tightly, but stays put.
Eve: You can tell Cornelius wants to jump in there, but he’s keeping his composure. Duke tags in Brianna again as she climbs the top rope while Duke holds Bea up by the arms— DIVING DROPKICK TO THE SHOULDER! Bea collapses to the mat, writhing!
Gavin Kirkland: That double-team just did some serious damage! Brianna goes for the pin!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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THREEE—
Eve: DARYL BREAKS IT UP! Daryl dives across the ring with a double axe handle to Brianna’s back, saving his partner! Duke rushes in spinning roundhouse kick by Daryl! Duke falls out of the ring! The referee tries to restore order, forcing Daryl back to the corner. As his back is turned, Brianna rakes Bea’s eyes!
Gavin Kirkland: Dirty! Come on ref, turn around! Bea stumbles blindly Brianna grabs her and hits a back suplex! Then transitions right into a crossface! Look at the torque on that injured shoulder! Bea screams, reaching for the ropes, her fingertips barely brushing them— Cornelius kneels ringside, urging her on!
Deadprez: Bea’s fingertips are just inches away, but Brianna’s got that grip locked in deep! Bea digs deep, rolls her hips, trying to reverse the leverage— she manages to roll through, pinning Brianna’s shoulders!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Eve: Brianna releases the hold to kick out! Both women roll in opposite directions, completely spent. Brianna crawls to tag Duke— TAG! Daryl extends his arm, Bea reaching out! TAG TO DARYL!
Gavin Kirkland: Here we go again! The ring’s about to explode! Daryl springboards in ducks Duke’s clothesline! Rebounds— handspring kick! Duke falls to a knee! Daryl follows with a spinning wheel kick! COVERS HIM!
ONE!
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TWO!!
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Deadprez: Duke kicks out again! Daryl pops up, pointing to the top rope! He climbs up to the top PHOENIX SPLASH— NO! Duke rolls out of the way! Daryl lands on his feet but tweaks his knee! Duke immediately grabs it ANKLE LOCK!
Gavin Kirkland: HE’S GOT IT! ANKLE LOCK IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! Daryl screams in pain, clawing at the mat. Duke twists harder!
Eve: Cornelius shouts, slamming his fist on the apron, rallying Daryl. Bea’s crawling along the edge, shouting encouragement, clutching her bad shoulder. Daryl manages to roll through again— sending Duke shoulder-first into the turnbuckle! Duke staggers back Daryl hits a rebound lariat! DONOVAN DUKE IS DOWN!
Deadprez: This has been absolutely insane from start to finish, and now Daryl Kinkade’s lining it up! He’s got Donovan Duke hooked! He’s lookin’ for it! MISERY LOVES COMPANY!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT A MINUTE— LOOK OUT! THAT’S HARPER LEE! PANDORA PAISLEY! THE REST OF SILAS WORLD JUST HIT THE RING!
( Harper and Pandora storm down the ramp and slide under the ropes, immediately targeting the official! Harper clobbers him with a forearm! Daryl drops Donovan and tries to intervene, but Pandora charges in with a running knee that knocks him off his feet! Meanwhile Bea is taken off the apron by Brianna, who snuck behind her amidst the chaos! )
Eve: This match just went straight to chaos! Silas World is trying to make sure their team doesn’t walk out with an L tonight! Cornelius is trying to help Bea out grabbing Harper Lee, trying to pull her away from Bea like a feral cat!
( Bea fires back with a right hand on Brianna, trying to get back inside to help Kinkade but Duke recovers and stops Bea Valentine dead in her tracks! Taking her down and now Silas World in complete control! Until suddenly, the crowd EXPLODES! )
Gavin Kirkland: IT’S IMPACT! IMPACT IS HERE! HE’S NOT ALONE! AUBURN WARE IS RIGHT BEHIND HIM!
( Impact charges down the ramp, sliding into the ring like a man possessed! Harper tries to meet him, but Impact levels her with a running big boot! Auburn follows suit, taking down Pandora with a flying forearm! The ring is an all-out war now! Daryl manages to pick himself off and pair off with Duke, Bea swings at Brianna, Impact is throwing bombs, and Auburn is scrapping with Harper! )
Eve: This has completely broken down! All eight people are in here swinging at each other! Referees are pouring down the ramp, trying to separate ‘em all!
( Daryl ducks a wild clothesline from Duke and sends him crashing into the corner with a dropkick! Bea back to her feet NAILS Brianna with a hip Attack! Harper tries to pull Bea off but gets caught by Auburn’s roundhouse! Meanwhile, Impact is trading shots with Pandora, both refusing to back down! )
Gavin Kirkland: They’re tearing this place apart! Look at Impact go! Look at Daryl! Nobody’s holding back!
( Officials flood the ring, pulling bodies apart! Two refs dragging Duke and Brianna back, another two trying to restrain Impact and Pandora. Daryl tries to shove one referee aside as Bea yells something across the ring toward Silas, who’s barking orders from ringside, his team being pulled apart as he points and shouts! )
Deadprez: Referee’s have no choice here, man. This one’s done. This is officially a no contest!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Eve: The official has thrown this one out, there’s no way to restore order!
( The bell keeps ringing as referees and agents flood the scene, forcing separation between the two sides. Daryl and Bea stand on one end, Impact and Auburn behind them, glaring daggers at Silas World as Silas gets Harper, Pandora, Donovan, and Brianna to safety on the ramp. The tension is palpable, both factions screaming and pointing at each other as the crowd roars in approval. )
Deadprez: This thing is far from over, y’all. You can feel it in the air, this war’s just getting started.
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t think the ring can hold all this hate much longer! At Temple of Trials it’s going to be a guaranteed blood bath!
Eve: Silas World. Impact. Auburn. Daryl. Bea. After tonight, they’re all on an extinction level collision course at Last Stand!
( The cameras pan across the carnage, the chaos in the ring, the fury on Silas’s face, the intensity burning in Daryl’s eyes before everything fades to black. )
(The camera shot has cut from the ringside area to the backstage area where Kyra Phillips is standing next to one of the dressing room doors. She has a smile on her face as she begins to speak.)
Kyra Phillips: Well that is certainly a great way to kick off another great edition of Saturday Night Showdown. First, we have a contract signing that almost turns into a brawl. Then we have a hell of a match between Team Showdown and Silas World in a Temple of Trials preview match.
Kyra Phillips: Things are certainly building up as we get closer to The Last Stand and one match that is also a high profile match of the event is Veena Adams defending her Answers World Championship against her challenger Xander Payne of Figura Prismatis. As you can see….
(Kyra motions to the dressing room door that she is standing next to.)
Kyra Phillips: I am standing next to the Figura Prismatis dressing room to hopefully get a few words with the Number One Contender, especially after what went down last week on Showdown.
(The camera shot the cuts to a replay of the closing moments of last week’s Showdown main event with Harper Lee and Xander Payne taking on Veena Adams and Bea Valentine before we hear Kyra speaking up again.)
Kyra Phillips: Last week was a high profile match with opponents at The Last Stand facing off in tag team action. Xander Payne and Harper Lee of Silas World facing the Answers World Champion Veena Adams and Team Showdown’s Bea Valentine.
Kyra Phillips: Towards the end of the match, Harper leaves ringside and leaves Xander to fight this battle on his own. The numbers game proved to be too much as Xander was left to take the Bea Trigger and be the one losing the fall in the match.
(The replay ends and the camera shot returns to Kyra Phillips in current time.)
Kyra Phillips: As you can see, that is not like Xander. As I said, I am standing next to the Figura Prismatis dressing room to hopefully get a few moments of Xander’s time to ask him about last week.
(Kyra walks up to the dressing room door and gives a few knocks on the door. Kyra waits a few moments before speaking again.)
Kyra Phillips: I guess they didn’t hear me. Let me try again.
(Kyra knocks on the dressing room door again, but this time a little bit louder to hopefully get somebody’s attention in the dressing room. She waits another moment, but nobody answers the door once again.)
Kyra Phillips: That’s weird. I was told that Figura Prismatis was here. Nobody has seen them, but they have to be in their dressing room. Let me try one more time.
(This time, Kyra is literally banging on the door to try and get somebody’s attention. Also, is yelling out to try and help the cause as well.)
Kyra Phillips: XANDER! XANDER PAYNE! DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT FOR A BRIEF INTERVIEW! WE JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU!
(Kyra bangs on the door for a few more moments until the door finally opens and Kyra almost hits the person in the face. That person is revealed to be Caroline and we hear some subtle booing in the background. Caroline has a scowl on her face as she looks at Kyra.)
Kyra Phillips: Oh, Caroline. I am so sorry that I almost hit you. I guess I got a little carried away.
Caroline: That’s putting it mildly. What are you trying to do? Break the damn door down or something?
Kyra Phillips: Umm… no.
Caroline: Then what in the hell do you want?
Kyra Phillips: Well, Caroline, I was hoping to get a few moments to talk to Xander.
Caroline: What for?
Kyra Phillips: Well, I was wanting to ask Xander a few questions about last week. You know, like asking about his feelings about what happened last week and wondering what in the world is going on.
Caroline: Oh you do, do you?
Kyra Phillips: I do.
Caroline: Well you can’t.
Kyra Phillips: Why not?
Caroline: Because Xander is much too busy to be answering any stupid questions you might come up with. He has much more important things to worry about than keeping some stupid fans informed on what’s going on inside the mastermind that is Xander Payne. In just a few weeks, he is going to win the Answers World Championship and bring gold to Figura Prismatis.
Kyra Phillips: I understand, Caroline. But with all due respect, I am just trying to do my job. I know that Xander is busy and no doubt preparing for The Last Stand, but all I am asking for is just a couple of minutes to talk to him.
(Caroline doesn’t look amused as she steps up to Kyra, almost touching foreheads. Caroline glares at Kyra as if she wants to cause bodily harm to her.)
Caroline: And I already told you no. Look, Kyra. I have been patient with you for long enough. Now what you need to do is listen carefully because I am going to only say this once. Is that clear?
(Kyra nods in agreement as Caroline smirks at her. She can start to sense a little fear and she likes it.)
Caroline: Good. What you need to do is stop pushing the subject of Xander Payne for your own propaganda because if you don’t, I am going to rip your throat out. Do you understand?
(Kyra nods again while Caroline just looks at her in annoyance before she replies.)
Caroline: That’s what I thought. Now go away while you still have your throat.
(Caroline turns and slams the dressing room door as Kyra steps back to prevent the door being slammed on her face. Kyra then turns to look at the camera and shrugs.
Kyra Phillips: Well… there you have it. It looks like we can safely say that we can leave the questions about Xander Payne at “no comment”. I guess there is nothing else to do but to send it back to ring–
(Before Kyra can send it back to ringside, the familiar face of Matthew Kazama comes on screen and stands next to Kyra. He has a smile on his face and the crowd in the background is cheering for the returning Elitist.)
Matthew Kazama: Kyra.
Kyra Phillips: Matthew Kazama. It’s a pleasure to see you back on Showdown after your leave of absence.
Matthew Kazama: Let me tell you that it feels great to be back. I am ready to get back into the swing of everything and make my presence felt.
Kyra Phillips: Well I will speak for many people here in saying that we are glad to have you back. With that being said, do you have a few moments for me to ask you a few questions!
(Kazama gives a smile and nods in approval.)
Matthew Kazama: I’d be glad to. Ask away.
Kyra Phillips: Well I am not going to delve into your absence. I will leave that alone, but I will ask about Territorial Invasion a couple months ago. You didn’t win, but how did it feel being part of one of the high profile matches of Territorial Invasion weekend?
Matthew Kazama: Honestly it was an amazing opportunity. Sure a few members of the team were pains in the butt, but it was great to be featured. I might not have been the last one standing, but I did make an impact in the match and managed to eliminate somebody. That was great!
Kyra Phillips: Speaking of opportunity, you probably heard the announcement. But just in case, at The Last Stand, you will be in a triple threat match against both members of Showtime and the winner of the match will qualify and be the first entrant in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match at Road to Redemption for the Answers World Championship
Matthew Kazama: This is another opportunity that I have been waiting for to continue to make my mark on Showdown and in EAW as a whole. I could be one match away from getting my first World Championship title shot so soon in my EAW. Could you imagine it? Matthew Kazama. The EAW Answers World Champion. Some people might call it a pipe dream, but it could be a reality.
Kyra Phillips: Do you think that you will be at any disadvantage with your opponents being part of the same team?
Matthew Kazama: I don’t think so. In situations like this with only one winner, tag team chemistry goes out the window and that could leave me enough of an opening to take the match for myself.
Kyra Phillips: I do have one final question for you. Now that you are back on Showdown, do you have any words for your fans?
Matthew Kazama: Of course. Thanks for your support and the best is yet to come.
Kyra Phillips: Thank you again for your time and good luck at The Last Stand.
(Kazama nods towards Kyra and walks away, leaving Kyra by herself once again.)
Kyra Phillips: Well there you have it. Let’s send it back to the ring.
(The final shot has Kyra smiling at the camera as the camera shot cuts elsewhere.)
(The camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!!
Crowd: UNA CAIDA!!!
Gina Romano: ALREADY IN THE RING… FROM MONTERREY, MEXICO…
Crowd: POAJFSOPAFJOSPAFJSAOPFJSAFPOSJAFPOSAJFAS
(A mini estrella luchador is seen in the ring wearing strangely familiar merch and ring gear.)
Gina Romano: Weighing in at 69 pounds and standing at three feet and nine inches tall… ROBERTITO DE LA ROSAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
(Robertito de la Rosa does a backflip off the top rope as the crowd cheers.)
Gavin Kirkland: Wait a minute… is this Roberto’s son?!?
Eve: No Gavin. It is not.
Deadprez: The copyright lawsuits we receive after this match gonna be crazy.
Silas Mason: I don’t know what you are talking about Dead. This is a high class high flying opponent of the highest caliber! Vincent Mondrian is going to have his work cut out for him…
Gavin Kirkland: AHHH HOLY SHIT? WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!?!?
Silas Mason: I am always here Gavin. Always by your side…
Gavin Kirkland: <3 <3 <3
( ‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ by Samuel Kim hits to boos from the crowd. )
Gina Romano: And his opponent residing in Laren, Netherlands weighing in at 205 pounds… he is the “Soul Reaper” VINCENT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIAN!!!!!
(Vincent Mondrian comes out to the ring as Silas Mason jumps up and down on top of the commentary table in excitement.)
Silas Mason: LET’S GO! HE’S HERE! THE GREATEST! THE GREATEST! THE GREATEST!
Deadprez: Will you sit down? You just spilled my Diet Fanta…
Silas Mason: FUCK YOUR SODA DEADPREZ! IT’S VINCENT! HE’S GONNA WHIP SOME ASS!!! AHHHHHH!!!
Eve: Come on now… This is not that big of a match to be getting as excited as all that.
Gavin Kirkland: I want to be excited too!
(Gavin joins Silas on top of the announce table jumping in excitement nearly causing the table to break before Vincent gets in the ring and they settle down.)
Eve: I think these two are the only two cheering in this entire arena. If you didn’t know any better you wouldn’t realize that Vincent is getting his ass booed right out of the building entirely!
Silas Mason: These people are just jealous haters. I know that they have not seen anyone as great as Vincent here in Mexico ever before. They should be cheering because this is like a treat for them. But nooo…
(DING! DING! DING!)
Eve: Well this “match” is underway as Robertito de la Rosa runs in at Vincent Mondrian and leaps up off the middle rope! Robertito with a Flying Headscissors on Vincen-
Deadprez: No! Vincent caught him in midair and slammed him down right on top of his head! Vincent is like three times larger than his opponent and just broke his neck.
Crowd: CULERO! CULERO! CULERO!
Silas Mason: Nonono that is the wrong chant entirely!
(Silas takes a microphone to address the crowd.)
Silas Mason: ¡ESTO ES LUCHA! ESTO ES LUCHA! ESTO ES LUCHA!
Crowd: :francis:
Eve: It doesn’t look like the chant is catching on Silas…
Deadprez: And it looks like this match is over as soon as it started. Vincent Mondrian just grabbed the finger of his opponent and is breaking it in half. But the opponent is already unconscious so at this point he is just bending bones and his opponent is not even registering the pain! Come on just pin him and get this farce over with.
Silas Mason: This is no farce dead! This is the power of Vincent Mondrian! This is the POWAH of Silas World!
Eve: Vincent Mondrian now lifts his tiny opponent up over his head slinging him over his shoulders before dropping him down to the mat with a Burning Hammer! Now that was just overkill…
Silas Mason: Do it again Vincent! Do it again!
Deadprez: Vincent Mondrian picks up Robertito and hits another Burning Hammer leaving his body bent in an unnatural position. This is hard to watch… At least now Vincent is going for the cover! This thing is mercifully over at last…
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Silas Mason: WOW! HE KICKED OUT! OMG! THAT’S CRAZY! This luchador has more fight in him than could ever be imagined!
Eve: Now hold on just a minute!
Deadprez: That was no kickout!
(An instant replay is played showing that Vincent Mondrian yanked up the leg of his opponent during the pinfall causing a “kickout” right before the three count.)
Eve: Now come on now. That is crazy.
Vincent Mondrian: Looks like you are going to have to kick it up a gear Vincent! You got this! He’s showing some fight but I know you got this!
Eve: Yes. The opponent looks to absolutely be in fighting shape.
(Vincent Mondrian lifts up the limp body of his opponent by one leg and swings him around ragdolling him head first into the corner post. A loud clank is heard as skull meets steel before collapsing down to the outside of the ring.)
Eve: And now Vincent is going outside the ring… Vincent just grabbed Robertito and swings him around back first into the LED barricade!
Silas Mason: What a great company man Vincent is! He is making sure his opponents view the advertisement displays that EAW has prominently displayed for the benefit of our corporate sponsors! A true EAW man if I do say so myself!
Eve: Well Vincent just threw his opponent like a football over the top rope back into the ring. His head just spiked into the mat like a lawn dart. I think he’s dead honestly. I see no signs of life or even breathing at this point…
Silas Mason: I think what you are trying to say Eve is that this man Vincent is a born killa!
Eve: No I think he is just an actual killer… and we should call the police.
Silas Mason: !
Deadprez: It looks like Vincent is setting something up here… Vincent just dropped Robertito de la Rosa with the Soulless Eclipse!!! He spiked his head once more and his neck is bent at a strange angle that disturbs me. Another cover. Hopefully he actually finishes it this time..
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: Here is your winner… VINCENTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONDRIAN!!!!!!!!!
( ‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ by Samuel Kim hits to boos from the crowd as Vincent has his arm raised in victory. )
Eve: Well that was a disgraceful display. EAW is supposed to be about competition… That was not competitive at all.
Silas Mason: LMAO EVE! KEEP HATIN’!
(Silas Mason laughs at Eve as he throws his headset at her and propels himself forward over the announce table. Silas runs into the ring and holds up Vincent’s hand in celebration pointing at him as the crowd continues to boo and call both of them names that can’t be repeated on EAW’s family friendly broadcast television programming.)
Silas Mason: (off-mic) See Vincent! I told you! I knew you could always be this guy! A real killa! A real member of Silas World! THE FUTURE! THE FUTURE! THE FUTURE! THE FUTURE IS NOW!
(Silas Mason continues to talk to Vincent and hype him up as he leaves the ring and heads up the ramp. )
Eve: Well Vincent just showed what he can do with an opponent like that. But I am more interested in seeing how he measures up against some of the top names here in EAW.
Gavin Kirkland: Knowing how Silas operates you probably won’t have to wait long for that Eve. I am sure that Vincent is going to have gold around his waist sooner or later! What a thrilling battle we have seen tonight! I love Showdown!
(Vincent briefly celebrates on top of the ramp before Silas leads him backstage and medical staff are shown coming out with a stretcher as the camera fades to commercial.)
(A commercial airs for EAW Unreal revealing the backstage conflicts taking place behind the scenes for this year’s PFP that nearly tore EAW apart!!!! )
(The camera cuts to ringside where “Betty (Get Money)!” by Yung Gravy is playing but the music is almost unhearable as it is being drowned out by the boos of the crowd. Clayton Golde is in the ring and is livestreaming his entrance as he carries his phone out to the ring and is posing for the crowd and his many fans on TikTok.)
Clayton Golde: I have to apologize to my chat because this crowd here in Monterrey is being very disrespectful right now! Come on Mexico you can do better!!!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Clayton Golde: I know that you all are big mad out there. You are seething because standing before you right this very second is the next New Breed Champion! You can hate it but you will have to learn to love it because it is facts only!
Crowd: CULERO! CULERO! CULERO!
Clayton Golde: All you haters saw the selfies I took with the New Breed Championship on Voltage last week. I made a statement and you saw just a taste of what is in store for you all when I win that championship. I am sure that Ashlynn is back there somewhere on her period all raging n shit because she lost that tag team match last week. But she can suck it up! Or even better… she can do something about it. But I doubt she will. She can come out if she wants and we can make a TikTok moment out of it right now!
Eve: Last week we saw how Clayton Golde abandoned his partner Daniella Atlas which caused them to lose the match. Clayton is of course leaving out the fact he lost that match too but obviously he doesn’t care about that…
Gavin Kirkland: I still can’t believe he would abandon Ashlynn like that. I would never abandon her…
Clayton Golde: Well just as I thought like all of the people of Monterrey here in this arena tonight… Ashlynn is nothing more than a coward! Sad to s-
( ‘Juno’ by Sabrina Carpenter hits!!! Ashlynn Quinn comes out to the stage with the New Breed Championship around her waist. )
Deadprez: It looks like Ashlynn is not backing down! After what Clayton did last week she has to be big mad about it and she has come out to do something about it!
Ashlynn Quinn: Cut my music I have something to say! You see Clayton you might think you have gotten under my skin with the little stunt you pulled last week. But I think that just showed the whole world what kind of “man” you are. Or lack there of.
Clayton Golde: I am the ultimate man baby! I’m a gigachad!
Ashlynn Quinn: Oh honey no… You are no gigachad. You are just ick!
Clayton Golde: :wth: !
Ashlynn Quinn: You think you are all that. You think you even have what it takes to win my New Breed Championship but all you ain’t all that. You are just a social media clout farmer who managed to get a few photos with me and my championship. But that just makes you a dime a dozen. Do you know how many pictures I have taken with my adoring and beloved fans? Well honestly not that many because they don’t deserve to bask in my presence… But you would be one of the last fans that I would grant a selfie to because honestly you are disgusting and you really would need to take a shower first. I can literally smell the cockroaches living in your armpits from her beloved.
Clayton Golde: Now just wait a minute my hygiene is impeccable!
Ashlynn Quinn: Well you can tell yourself that but all I see from here is a pig rolling around in all of his filth. I mean there is a reason I am not wrestling in the pig sty that is Monterrey…
Crowd: PENDEJA! PENDEJA! PENDEJA!
Ashlynn Quinn: But I am definitely not going to wallow around with a misogynistic pig like you!
Clayton Golde: Oh here we go. Pulling the sexism card in big 2025? I thought we left all of that garbage back in the 2010s! I mean I actually gave you people a chance. I took a little pretty blonde girl under my wing. I did everything in my power to mold her and to give her a chance to shine. And guess what happened? What happens with all of you. You failed me! You didn’t live up to all of the propaganda that I have heard about how you people should be respected and treated equally just like anyone else. It is obvious that all of that is nothing more than a joke. And guess what! I wisened up! I will never ever listen to that feminazi propaganda again! The fact you are the New Breed Champion is a joke but I am going to relieve you of that title sugar tits and send you back to the kitchen where you belong!
( Ashlynn Quinn is raging on the stage now as she has clearly had enough of what Clayton Golde has to say. She unstraps the New Breed Championship and drops it to the ground before she begins to storm down to the ring. Clayton stances up anticipating her arrival.)
Eve: OH LAWD IT’S ON NOW!
Deadprez: Ashlynn Quinn is making a beeline to the ring and she has rage in her eyes looking to make Clayton Golde pay and suffer for the comments that he just made about her as well as his actions on Voltage last week!!!
(Ashlynn Quinn gets up on the ropes as Clayton Golde charges her trying to keep her from entering the ring! But Ashlynn catches his arm and counters with a kick to the gut causing Clayton to fall back! Ashlynn then enters the ring as Clayton rushes up on her.)
Eve: Clayton Golde assaulting Ashlynn as she enters the ring! He is throwing shots and punching on her knocking her down to the mat! This is obviously not going as Ashlynn expected!
(Clayton grabs Ashlynn by the hair and drags her around the ring disrespectfully before pulling her face up to look at his phone as he live streams her beatdown.)
Clayton Golde: (off-mic) DIDN’T QUITE WORK OUT FOR YOU HUH! YOU ARE JUST LIKE HER… I WILL NEVER GIVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU A CHANCE AGAIN! FAIL ME ONCE! SHAME ON YOU! FOOL ME TWICE! SHAME ON M-
Eve: But Ashlynn Quinn out of nowhere with a low blow!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh no!
Deadprez: Clayton just keeled over and now Ashlynn is standing above him! Ashlynn kicks his phone out of the ring! It looks like there will be no more TikTok moments here tonight!
Eve: And now Ashlynn is rolling out of the ring straightening up her jacket and walking back up to the stage with a purpose! Clayton is beginning to recover as he realizes what just happened!
Gavin Kirkland: Go get her Clayton! You can’t let her humiliate you like that!
(Clayton Golde gets out of the ring and begins to run up the ramp as Ashlynn holds the New Breed Title on top of the ramp. However, as Ashlynn sees Clayton coming she laughs and then heads towards the back.)
Eve: Well things clearly did not go the way that Clayton wanted them to go at all. He says he is the next New Breed Champion but after tonight maybe he will have a little more respect for the one we already have!
Gavin Kirkland: He needs to put some respect on the name of my blonde goddess…
(The camera cuts to a commercial for Voltage’s Wicked Games taking place this weekend!)
(Showdown comes back from commercials, as then “Rubber Band Man” by T.I. plays to mostly cheers from the crowd, Damien Kutcher walks out to the entrance stage with a confident expression in his mind, trying to push through the loss that he and Akari suffered. Akari and Luna arrive at his side and they both back him up, hyping him up as the three of them go down to the ring.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WEIGHING IN AT 240 POUNDS, HE IS “THE DIVINE ONE”, DAMIEEENNNNN KUTCHEEEERRRRR!!!
Eve: Damien coming off a huge loss against both Fire and Ice, but he looks to be able to redeem that with this important match tonight!
Gavin Kirkland: Honestly, at one point, it has to be someone’s fault on why they lose!
Deadprez: You have taken even more losses with women, it is just a situation of continuing to go at it until it all works out, and tonight it might just be what he needs!
(Damien arrives at his corner just as Akari and Luna stand at ringside. Then, “RED THUNDER” by Butcher Babies plays on the speakers and the crowd now boos in response, Ms. Extreme without any other fanfare walks out with a determined look in her eyes, she raises the championship up in the air as she walks forward, looking around in silence as she walks, almost looking a bit paranoid, as she was probably looking for KASAI but she moved and focused back on getting to the ring.)
Gina Romano: AND HIS OPPONENT, FROM GLACIER COUNTY, MONTANA, WEIGHING IN AT 140 POUNDS, SHE IS “THE PHOENIX QUEEN”, THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION, MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSS EEEEXXXTREEEMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: And here comes the CHAMP HERSELF! WOOOOOOOO!
Eve: Ms. Extreme has been on a roll for the past couple of weeks, but now with an opponent in KASAI herself, and the many times they have ducked it out before, she has to be ready for everything and anything with her!
Deadprez: And it is a question as well if that is going to end up messing with her in this match, either way, no matter what happens, we gonna see a victor stand tall!
(Ms. Extreme arrives and takes the opposite corner, she stretches and warms up just as Damien does the same, as the two of them get ready…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY!!!
Eve: Ms. Extreme walks forward with confidence in her step, raising up her arms and almost basically telling Damien to go at her. The start of the match is always a very critical point for a wrestler to be able to succeed in the rest of it, and Damien knows that very well, especially with dealing with such an experienced wrestler in the form of Ms. Extreme, it is ringing around in his mind that he needs to get this right!
Deadprez: Damien actually being careful here and deciding to not let himself be taken aback by the skills of one Ms. Extreme. He puts up his arms, ready to lock up… AND THE TWO OF THEM GET IT!
Eve: Damien tries to use the strength advantage here against Camille, but the Universal Women’s Champion has skills when it comes to technical wrestling due to her PURE Championship days, she can easily turn the strength of someone from an advantage into a liability! She is already trying to pull Damien’s arm here into a-
Deadprez: Damien is able to drop his body down and then suddenly lift up Camille onto his shoulders like nothing! He tries to go for something here but Ms. Extreme struggles on Damien! She is able to slip behind and then get him with a waist lock, trying to stomp the back of his knee and find a way to bring him down to the mat!
Eve: Damien ends up falling to one knee and that gives Camille the chance- BUT DAMIEN PUSHES HIMSELF UP EITHER WAY TO PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN! A huge hip toss is able to send Camille forward here! She gets slammed down onto the mat in a seated position just as Damien rushes towards the ropes in front of him! He gets momentum and tries to hit Camille down with a lariat-
Gavin Kirkland: Camille falls back and she is able to duck under the lariat! Damien hits nothing as he slides across the mat! Ms. Extreme KIPS UP TO HER FEET! Oh my gosh, she took a gymnastics class! She is unstoppable now!
Eve: I am pretty sure she was able to do that before, Gavin, come on now! Camille runs towards the ropes and bounces off them, being the one to gather the momentum, Damien tries to hit her down in the rebound but she ducks that one down as well! She bounces off the ropes in the other end! JUST AS DAMIEN REBOUNDS TOO!
Deadprez: SHE IS ABLE TO REACH HIM FIRST AND GO BEHIND HIM! Waistlock here! The two of them push forward towards the ropes as Camille tries to bring Damien down with a sudden roll-up! But Damien is able to grab onto the ropes at the last second before Camille can bring him to the mat!
Deadprez: Damien turns and he runs towards Ms. Extreme! A SUDDEN UPPERCUT-
Gavin Kirkland: CAUGHT RIGHT INTO AN ARMBREAKER! MS. EXTREME IS ABLE TO GRAB DAMIEN’S ARM RIGHT IN TIME BEFORE HE CAN HIT HER AND THEN PULL HIS ARM BACK INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER! She has him on the mat in the middle of the ring and with the ropes far away from him! Is the match already done?!
Deadprez: The match has barely started dawg! Damien is not going to give up just like that! He is already struggling and planning to move out of that position! He is already doing it right now in fact! He is trying to move Camille and then reach out towards the ropes with his legs, even with Ms. Extreme pulling further and further!
Eve: Damien’s leg successfully touches the ropes and Camille has to let go of the hold! She keeps it in for a few more seconds before she lets go and then she rises up. Damien pulls back on his arm and he sits there against the ropes, he turns and sees Akari and Luna talking to him and advising him on what to do.
Gavin Kirkland: Look at the champ pace around instead and raise her voice towards Damien here! It is almost like she is trying to provoke him and make him do something stupid here, but he is not listening to her-
Deadprez: MS. EXTREME SUDDENLY RUSHES FORWARD AND THEN SHE CONNECTS A HUGE BIG BOOT RIGHT ACROSS DAMIEN’S FACE! Damien stumbles against the corner here from that one and now Camille starts stomping Damien here over and over! She went and attacked him when he least expected it! That was a damn cheap shot, and Luna and Akari agree with me!
Eve: Indeed it was but Damien put his focus on something else and the worst person to do that was with Ms. Extreme herself, a woman definitely not known from how peaceful she can get with people.
Gavin Kirkland: Hey, look at the bright side, Deadprez! At least your boy is still moving and trying to find a way to get up, he is failing but it is the thought that counts!
Deadprez: He is not my boy, we have been dealing with all sorts of injustices for this season and the last one combined! When I am going to speak up, I will speak up! And you know what I am seeing, that man Damien rising up and standing defiant against Ms. Extreme here! Even with the flurry of stops being sent down upon him!
Gavin Kirkland: Camille trying to see if she can push Damien further and further into attacking her with rage! Smart tactic to try and throw him off his game!
Eve: But Camille walks away and once more she tries to provoke Damien… to no avail! He stays on the corner and he shakes his head at her, some of the crowd starting to cheer for him in support-
Deadprez: MS. EXTREME SUDDENLY RUNS FORWARD AND YET AGAIN TRIES TO HIT DOWN DAMIEN-
Eve: AS DAMIEN POPS OUT OF THE CORNER AT THE LAST SECOND- AND RECEIVES HER WITH A HUGE POWERSLAM THAT SENDS HER BACK FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER! That is exactly what Damien needed!
Deadprez: The cheers get louder and Luna and Akari cheer him on from ringside! Damien takes Camille off of the corner and then lays her out, he starts climbing up the corner here up and up! He is planning to go to the skies and deliver a huge move! HERE WE GO!
Eve: WITH AN ELBOW DROP FROM THE TOP ROPE-
Gavin Kirkland: Camille pulls herself out of the ring just as Damien is ready to go! The crowd now turns negative and boos in response as Camille wags her finger and then paces out of there! Look at my Universal Champion showing up and showing out!
Eve: I definitely can’t say what she is doing isn’t effective. But it can quickly backfire as Damien drops down to the ring apron and runs across it, as Camille runs right into a- HUGE CROSSBODY FROM DAMIEN! She gets flattened to the ground as Damien rises for that small victory!
Deadprez: There we go! Just need to get some of that momentum going! He grabs here onto Camille and then moves to throw her back inside! As Damien jumps onto the ring apron and then follows through, entering-
Gavin Kirkland: But you really think a move like that is going to keep Ms. Extreme down so easily? She grabs onto Damien’s foot right as he enters- AND SHE DELIVERS A SICKENING DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! Right when he least expected it!
Eve: Damien drops to the mat here and Camille pulls on that leg, trying to go for a one legged boston crab here… Damien struggles in response though and moves his body around wildly, knowing how bad it can get if Camille can get the opportunity to wear down his body… AS HE PULLS ON BOTH OF HIS LEGS AND THEN PUSHES CAMILLE OFF OF HIM!
Deadprez: Ms. Extreme is already on the run and moving though! She turns towards the ropes here just as he pushes her and she jumps onto the second rope- Damien tries to catch up here and somehow catches Camille… BUT THE CHAMP IS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO HIS ARM AND SEND HIM FLYING WITH A SPRINGBOARD ARMDRAG! The force sends Damien rolling out of the ring and out at the floor! Camille focuses on him and has him scouted as she runs at the ropes behind her and gathers more speed here!
Eve: AS SHE GOES FOR A HUGE SUICIDE DIVE!
Gavin Kirkland: NO, DAMIEN MOVES FORWARD AND TURNS ON HIS SIDE- AS MS. EXTREME DIVES AND HE IS ABLE TO CATCH HER ON HIS SHOULDERS! THE CROWD GROWS IN CHEERS AS DAMIEN RUSHES TO… OUR TABLE?!
Eve: MS. EXTREME TRIES TO STRUGGLE AND GET OFF HIS SHOULDERS BUT DAMIEN IS NOT LETTING GO SO EASILY! LET’S MOVE OUT OF THE WAY HERE-
Deadprez: HE THROWS HER WITH A FIREMAN’S CARRY SIDE SLAM AND CAMILLE GOES FLYING OVER AND ONTO OUR CHAIRS! THAT’S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!
Eve: Once more the support of the crowd grows loud as Damien is able to find that opening that he needed, and both Akari and Luna cheer and support their friend loudly! Damien is even feeling it and nodding along towards the crowd around him! As his motivation to keep fighting seemingly grows in response!
Gavin Kirkland: He better be careful or else our champ is going to destroy it like nothing! That is why she is the woman to beat!
Deadprez: Stop being so negative when it comes to other stuff aside from the women you thirst for! This young man despite everything that he has had to endure is still going here and fighting with everything that he has, especially against such an accomplished wrestler!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t thirst for women! I just support them really badly because they all need it, you know?!
Eve: Alright man, let’s not go any further. Damien finally follows through and he is able to grab onto Camille here, he runs forward as the count of the referee is already getting to six and he throws her back inside! He follows right after and this time Ms. Extreme is loopy enough to not go for a counter-attack.
Deadprez: Damien is raising his arms and trying to get the crowd to cheer louder than before, trying to get that support here as Ms. Extreme slowly wobbles here up towards her feet! Damien catches her right as she turns around… LIFTING HER UP HIGH IN THE AIR!
Eve: And he keeps her up in the air for a few seconds, Damien showing off his strength here as some of the crowd count along from how long he is keeping her up… BEFORE HITTING HER DOWN WITH A DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX!
Deadprez: DAMIEN IS NOT DONE YET THOUGH! He keeps his arm around Ms. Extreme and once more lifts her up… YET AGAIN MOVING HER UPWARDS AND THEN HITTING HER DOWN WITH A FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Damien is putting it all right now into these moves!
Eve: Just as he lifts Camille up once more and he has her dead to rights! FOREARM RIGHT TO HER FACE! FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER AND ANOTHER! CAMILLE’S LEGS WOBBLING IN RESPONSE AS DAMIEN PUTS HIS ALL INTO EACH HIT! Before finally calling and making the crowd chant along… LIFTING HIS ARM UP!
Deadprez: AND THEN TRIES TO HIT “THE DIVINE ELBOW!!!”
Gavin Kirkland: MS. EXTREME JUST STOMPS ON DAMIEN’S KNEE AND FORCES HIM TO DROP DOWN TO THE MAT- BEFORE PULLING BACK… AND HITTING HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH A HEEL KICK TO THE FACE! HAHAH! I TOLD YOU IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
Eve: Damien was starting to find an opening to be able to take down and weaken Camille, but Camille at the last moment was able to muster up the strength to attack him when he least expected it!
Gavin Kirkland: What did I say, guys? She was just waiting and giving Damien that hope that he was going to do it, and then he ripped it away from him at the last possible moment! Is there anybody better?
Deadprez: Hey, now that I think about it, you don’t get this excited with Ms. Extreme, what changed this time? :mjpls:
Gavin Kirkland: Okay, it is nothing weird like that! I just have a… certain type when it comes to other women, and it just so happens that I am scared if I say the wrong thing Ms. Extreme will arrive and kick my ass, is that what you wanted to hear, Deadprez?!
Deadprez: Yep.
Eve: Ms. Extreme is able to rise and grab onto Damien here, pulling him along by his arm and then laying it against one of the ropes, she jumps onto the bottom one- AND DELIVERS A HUGE STOMP ONTO THAT ARM THAT ALMOST HIT HER WITH THAT ELBOW! Camille following through on hurting Damien here…
Deadprez: And she isn’t done! She grabs onto that arm yet again and puts it onto the second rope, as Ms. Extreme climbs suddenly right onto the corner and on the turnbuckle… BEFORE JUMPING OFF AND THEN STOMPING DOWN HARD ONTO DAMIEN’S ARM FROM A BIGGER HEIGHT!
Eve: Damien falls to the ground and then nurses that arm close to his chest all while Ms. Extreme is pacing around and waiting for him to get up, Akari and Luna are trying to give him words of support despite it all and trying to cheer him on one more time! He slowly gets on his arms and legs-
Gavin Kirkland: AND MS. EXTREME OUT OF NOWHERE COMES OFF THE GROUND! A HUGE STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS RIGHT ONTO THE BACK OF DAMIEN KUTCHER! Damien falls down hard onto the mat!
Eve: Ms. Extreme grabs Damien and pulls him up, the two of them moving towards the corner! She forces Damien to get up and she forces him to sit down on the second rope…
Deadprez: Damien is like 100 pounds bigger than Ms. Extreme so it seems she knows she just can’t deadlift him with a suplex like that, so she is using the ropes as leverage… FOR HER TO DELIVER A HUGE GERMAN SUPLEX FROM THE SECOND ROPE AND SLAM DAMIEN RIGHT ONTO THE MAT!
Eve: Everything has just turned completely against Damien here and now with Ms. Extreme finally being able to wear that arm and back of his, she isn’t willing to risk it and let himself get a comeback here, she is looking to end it right here and now, just as Damien rises slowly… MS. EXTREME RUNS RIGHT AFTER HIM!
Gavin Kirkland: BAAAAANGGGG! SHE GETS THE “CODE RED” RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! SHE GOT IT, BABY! SHE GOT IIIITTTTT! SHE TURNS AND THEN COVERS DAMIEN, HERE WE GO!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Eve: BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH! DAMIEN KICKS OUT RIGHT AT THE COUNT OF THREE TO THE DELIGHT OF THE CROWD!
Deadprez: Ms. Extreme sits up in small shock for a moment but she quickly follows through and grabs onto that arm that she has already weakened, she is trying to lock in the “Red Handed” and then end the match just like that-
Eve: DAMIEN FINDS ENOUGH STRENGTH IN HIM TO ROLL MS. EXTREME OVER RIGHT INTO A ROLL-UP!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Gavin Kirkland: SHE KICKS OUT!
Eve: BUT DAMIEN ENDS UP GRABBING HER AND THEN LIFTING HER UP TO THE SKY! UP AND UP SHE GOES AS DAMIEN HOLDS HER AND THEN TURNS QUICKLY, RUNNING TOWARDS THE CORNER-
Gavin Kirkland: HAH! NOT YET! CAMILLE IS ABLE TO REVERSE THE ATTEMPT AT A POWERBOMB WITH A HURRICANRANA! SHE SENDS DAMIEN FLYING BACK FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER HERE! She rushes up and runs towards the corner opposite of her, gathering distance and then moving quickly, just as Damien gets up!!!
Deadprez: SHE GETS CAUGHT THOUGH INSTEAD! DAMIEN FINALLY POPS HER UP AND HITS HER WITH A FLAPJACK! HER FACE GETS SMASHED RIGHT ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE HERE! Damien runs towards the ropes, wanting to gather speed and then- BIG BOOT MS. EXTREME RIGHT AGAINST THE CORNER! Camille bounces off as Damien lifts her up and then sets her on the top turnbuckle! Just as he follows through as well and he starts climbing up!
Eve: Damien looking for a gigantic move here! The biggest he can muster as he grabs Camille and then tries to lift her up, further and further, trying to budge, trying to move backwards towards the mat… TRYING TO GET A SUPERPLEX HERE!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE! CAMILLE SENDS A KNEE RIGHT AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AND MAKES HIM STUMBLE! Damien drops off the corner and Camille is able to land on top of it! He looks loopy just as Ms. Extreme rises up along to both her feet… AND THEN JUMPS OFF FOR A-
Eve: AS DAMIEN CATCHES HER RIGHT ON THE FACE WITH A SPINNING BACK ELBOW OUT OF NOWHERE ONCE SHE COMES DOWN! The crowd roars in cheers just as Damien falls against the ropes, pushing through the pain as best as he can and moving quickly to grab onto the Universal Women’s Champion!
Deadprez: He is so close! He almost has her! He grabs her! He is going… FOR “THE DIVINE FINISH!!!”
Eve: NO! MS. EXTREME PUSHES DAMIEN OFF OF AT HER AT THE LAST SECOND- AND HE ACCIDENTALLY CRASHES AGAINST THE REFEREE! THE TWO OF THEM GO DOWN! Just as Camille falls back against the ropes to try and brush off the-
Deadprez: KASAI YET AGAIN! KASAI HOPS OVER THE BARRICADE AND ENTERS RINGSIDE! SHE IS LOOKING TO SCREW CAMILLE IN ANOTHER MATCH! SHE HOPS RIGHT ONTO THE RING APRON AND SHE HAS HER RIGHT WHERE SHE WANTS HER!
Gavin Kirkland: KASAI TRIES TO GO FOR THE POISON MIST-
Eve: CAMILLE DUCKS!!!
Deadprez: AND IT HITS DAMIEN INSTEAD!!! HE TRIED TO GRAB ONTO CAMILLE AGAIN AND PAID THE PRICE FOR IT! CAMILLE HITS AN ELBOW ONTO KASAI THAT GETS HER OFF THE RING APRON!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST AS MS. EXTREME GRABS ONTO DAMIEN AND PULLS HIM DOWN FOR A ROLL-UP!!! THE REFEREE FINALLY MOVES AND COUNTS!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“RED THUNDER” plays to loud boos as Ms. Extreme quickly lets go of Damien and rolls out of there, KASAI slides inside but is too late to get her, Ms. Extreme rushing to get her championship and then hopping over the barricade into the crowd.)
Gavin Kirkland: I TOLD YOUUUUUU! THE CHAMP WINS AGAIN!
Deadprez: Damien almost had that, dawg! But it was an unfortunate push that ended up ruining it all!
Eve: As well as the interference of KASAI! This time Ms. Extreme was prepared and in the worst moment, everything turned out right for her! Tonight the champ takes the victory!
(Akari and Luna rush to check up on Damien and wipe the mist with the towels, all while KASAI stands in the ring, staring daggers at an escaping Ms. Extreme, as Camille rises up her title one last time and then quickly leaves amongst the crowd as Showdown fades away to commercials.)
[SCREEN BAR – Veena Adams Home]
(The scene opens with Veena Adams wearing comfortable gray camouflage pants, flip flops and a cut off black tank top. She also wears a black and white Los Angeles Dodgers ball cap. She has the Answers World Championship sitting on the coffee table. Mikaela Street sits next to her in black leggings, a loose blouse, and heels. She sits across from Veena as they had taken a tour of her home and gotten to know the World Champion better.)
Mikaela Street: Thank you so much for having me tag along today, Veena.
(The beautiful home has a huge living room, and bar setup. There is modern furniture and a rather positive aura to her place. Veena loves colors and vibrance, by the way her home is decorated.)
Veena Adams: Well, the day had to start with some mani/pedis, lunch at Turci, and then a tour of the house. As you see, I do live rather well and comfortable, but I totally wanted to show off because well… why not, I’m the Answers World Champion!
Mikaela Street: That you are! And Veena, there are so many people talking about your rise and climb to the very top of the Showdown Brand. They have seen your steady rise the last four seasons after so many people decided to brush you off, what was the secret behind that?
(Veena pauses for a moment, crossing her legs before answering the question.)
Veena Adams: You know, Mikaela, at first I didn’t know what I was going to do. It was very frustrating going out there every week, and sure I played a lot of games and tried some power grabs, but in the end something needed to change. I realized that I had the talent, and needed to buff out the noise, you know? I tried to hard to be like my uncle, thought the Adams name would be enough to carry me, but we all know that was not the case.
Mikaela Street: What made you realize that it was time to really focus on the wrestling and not about anything else?
Veena Adams: When I was given an Answers World Championship match against TLA, Cameron Ella Ava, and Harper Lee in the match that is now known as the Temple of Trials match. After that, I knew I had the skills to hang with some of the best. Now, we all know that I love myself and I am very confident, some may even call it arrogance, but look at what I have done since. I changed my looks, the style, and really committed myself and the result? A two time National Elite Champion, the Captain of the winning Territorial Invasion War Games team, the FIRST time that it ever happened for the Blue Brand.
(Veena pauses for a moment, thinking about everything that she has had to endure in order to get here. But she is proud of her accomplishments, turning back to Mikaela.)
Veena Adams: I have never told anyone this, but I am proud of what I accomplished. It took a long time to get here, and to even think about where I am now, the moment at Pain For Pride when I won this championship, that is what really defines what this championship means. And so far, Donovan Duke and Jake Smith have found out, two former World Champions, one a hall of famer the other will be inducted one day, and now another Hall of Famer will feel the same defeat.
Mikael Street: Veena, you obviously have all the momentum. After the tag team match last week when you pinned Xander Payne, that should really give you a boost of confidence.
Veena Adams: Like I needed a boost to begin with, but yeah, Xander Payne saw what is coming to him at The Last Stand. And –
(But before Veena can finish her sentence, the doorbell rings. Veena was expecting some Uber Eats since Mikaela was over doing an interview and spending some time with her.)
Veena Adams: Dinner is here, excuse me for a moment.
Mikaela Street: Sure!
(As Veena gets up, she walks down the Hallway and opens the door. The Uber Eats Driver is there with the bags of food in hand.)
Uber Eats Driver: I have your order.
Veena Adams: Yeah, thanks appre –
WHACK!
(The Uber Eats Driver slammed the bag across the face of Veena as she stumbled back and fell. Mikaela stands up wondering what is going on and the strike really rattled Veena as he drops the bag to a large thump. He takes off the hat, and it is XANDER PAYNE.)
Xander Payne: I brought your dinner; it was a bag of rocks. I hope that hurt more than it felt.
(Xander grabs a stunned Veena and throws her against the wall as she crashes into one of her pictures and it shatters. He then grabs her and throws Veena down the hallway as she lands on the floor. Mikaela tries to stop Xander and gets in-between both.)
Mikaela Street: YOU CAN’T DO THAT HERE! THIS IS BREAKING AND ENTERING! IT IS HER HOME! LEAVE NO-
(But before she could finish her sentence, Xander Payne grabs Mikaela and throws her over the bar area and she lands hard on the floor. She flew so far her heels flew off as she crashed into the refrigerator.)
Xander Payne: Oops. Now, Veena, you thought that last week was cute and suddenly now that puts you at an advantage over me The Last Stand? You first need to get to The Last Stand… bitch!
(Xander grabs her by the hair, but Veena starts fighting back! She starts punching and kicking Xander. She backs off and hits barefoot superkick to his face, bone on bone as he stumbles back.)
Veena Adams: YOU DON’T EVER COME INTO MY HOME YOU FAT PIECE OF SHIT!
(Veena goes to grab him but Xander grabs her and throws her into the corner of the bar, the back of her head cracks at the sound as she falls stunned. She feels the back of her head and sees blood on her hand as Xander drags her by the ankles as she tries to grab on to something and then turns to kick him off but instead he swings her right into the TV stand and her head hits again. At this point Veena is almost unconscious with the big strikes to her skull as she is now trying to slowly get up.)
Xander Payne: I told you that you are not making it to The Last Stand!
(Xander picks her up and lifts her in the air…..)
CRASH!!!!
(Power bombing her on to the glass coffee table shattering on impact right on top of the Answers World Championship too. Veena is down, but she is barely moving, trying somehow to still fight when Xander sighs and walks over to the back he had wit the rocks in it, he empties the bag of rocks and stands over Veena as she is now on her stomach trying to get up.)
Xander Payne: Before I put you down, I want you to know that when you wake up, when you feel the pain and see what I did to your home and how easy it was for me to get in here, if you decide to make it to the The Last Stand, I promise you Veena, that I will finish this and what happens tonight will be nothing compared to what I do to you in San Antonio.
Veena Adams: Fu… fuck…. You.
(Xander just smiles and Curb Stomps Veena into the broken glass and title that was under her. But he is not done, he then wraps the bag over her head and sits on her back pulling up and suffocating her as Veena can barely fight back until she finally goes limp. After a few seconds he drops her head and takes the bag off.)
Xander Payne: That is the closest you will ever be to death.
(Xander rips the title from under her and holds it up and then places it over his shoulder, he then walks to the kitchen, where Mikaela lies there unconscious and he steps over her and opens the refrigerator, looking at all the healthy options, she has and shakes his head, finding some orange juice. He grabs the carton and starts drinking it as he then stands over Veena and just smiles, dropping the title next to her unconscious body. He then walks out of the house chugging the juice and closing the door behind him as the camera recorded everything that was propped up for the interview.)
(Fade to black. It then switches to the shocked announcers watching this from the arena.)
Deadprez: We need to get some help at Veena’s home right now for both her and Mikaela Street. Xander Payne is unhinged, and he just turned up the level of this. We thought he was here earlier as Kyra tried to get an interview with him, but now we know why!
Eve: That is a crime, and he should be arrested! I don’t care what anyone says! He had no right! No right at all to attack them in Veena’s own home! Get some medical out there!
Gavin Kirkland: Xander Payne has lost it… and he better hope that Veena isn’t 100% at The Last Stand.
(After being informed that medical attention is on the way to Veena’s home, the scene fades to a commercial break.)
(Showdown returns from commercial break as the crowd settles in for the Main Event of the evening. The arena lights dim while Gina Romano stands under a bright spotlight at the center of the ring, microphone in hand, ready to make the official announcement.)
Gina Romano: YOUR MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING IS FOR THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
(‘chAngE’ by miwa hits, met with a mixed but largely positive reaction from the crowd. Akari Kiyoko steps out onto the stage with Damien Kutcher and Luna Adeline following close behind. Akari surveys the audience, taking in the reaction before nodding with determination and walking toward the ring, exuding calm confidence.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGER!… ACCOMPANIED BY DAMIEN KUTCHER AND LUNA ADELINE!… FROM AOMORI, JAPAN!… WEIGHING IN AT 216 POUNDS!.. THE NEW HEART OF SHOWDOWN!…. AKARI!!!!…. KIYOKO!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari Kiyoko has spent the entire week listening to Harper Lee’s endless spiel about how he isn’t worthy of standing across from her. But if this title changes hands tonight, it’ll prove that every word she’s said about him was dead wrong.
Deadprez: This young man has been one of the brightest prospects in the New Breed division since his breakout performance back at Territorial Invasion. You can see the fire and work ethic in him. Tonight could be another major milestone in his career.
Eve: Akari Kiyoko has come close to seizing greatness before, always just a breath away from victory. But maybe tonight’s the night it finally happens. We’ll see if destiny favors him in this main event.
(Akari Kiyoko steps into the ring alone, closing his eyes briefly in quiet focus before opening them again with renewed intensity. Crowd’s cheers quickly turn to jeers as ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics plays through the arena. Harper Lee walks out with the National Elite Championship over her shoulder, accompanied by Silas Mason with both wearing expressions of cold determination.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING THE CHAMPION!… ACCOMPANIED BY SILAS MASON!… FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA!… WEIGHING IN AT 118 POUNDS!… SHE IS THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION… THE TROUBLEMAKER!… HARPERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!… LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Eve: The crowd’s hatred for this group is palpable tonight. Harper Lee already has a massive match ahead of her at The Last Stand, but she’s looking to handle business here first, ensuring no one forgets who holds the National Elite Championship.
Gavin Kirkland: Harper’s an accomplished competitor, one of the most technically refined and psychologically ruthless elitists in the world today. People tend to forget how exceptional she truly is, but tonight might remind everyone exactly why she’s a champion.
Deadprez: She may be cunning and cruel, but you can’t deny her accomplishments. There’s a strange balance in this chaos and Harper Lee represents both brilliance and wickedness in one package.
(DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: Main event is underway for the EAW National Elite Championship, and the stakes could not be higher for either competitor. Akari carries the immense weight of expectation on his shoulders coming into this match, while Harper Lee has a point to prove against her challenger.
Eve: Could this be another successful defense for Harper, or will Akari Kiyoko finally prove that he belongs among the elite and lives up to the name he’s built for himself? We’re about to find out as this story unfolds in the ring tonight.
(Harper Lee and Akari Kiyoko begin to circle one another, tension thick in the air. Lee stands her ground with a defiant glare as she points straight at Akari and shouts across the ring.)
Harper Lee: (Off-Mic) You can’t prove me wrong! You don’t have the heart to be who you claim to be!
Deadprez: Harper might be trying to play some mind games here, but that’s not going to rattle Akari. He’s laser-focused on this match, determined to claim his first championship in Elite Answers Wrestling.
Gavin Kirkland: Both elitists lock up at the center of the ring, initiating their first official exchange with a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Akari immediately begins to overpower the smaller Harper Lee, the champion struggling to match his strength and size advantage right from the start.
Eve: Kiyoko transitions swiftly, locking Harper Lee into a tight headlock, and the champion finds herself caught in the firm grasp of the challenger’s control. Lee might need to think fast here and find a way to counter before Akari tightens the noose even further.
Deadprez: Lee’s trying to fight her way out with a few strikes to the midsection, but Akari answers by tightening the hold, wrenching her neck, and applying even more pressure! And now, he releases the headlock, smoothly transitions into a snapmare, and plants her down to the mat! Lee’s seated in perfect position as Akari rebounds off the ropes… and connects with the PK- WAIT!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari pulls back at the last second! Harper braces for the hit, guarding herself for nothing and when she looks up-
(SLAP!)
Gavin Kirkland: OH! A FAKEOUT! Akari just slapped the taste clean out of Harper Lee’s mouth out of sheer disrespect! The champion looks absolutely stunned by the audacity of that display from her challenger!
(Akari Kiyoko takes a step back, smirking as Harper Lee glares up at him and feels pissed. Kiyoko taunts her with a mocking hand gesture, daring her to get back on her feet and fight.)
Akari Kiyoko: (Off-Mic) Don’t waste my time, “Champ”.
Deadprez: That ain’t going to sit well with Harper Lee.
Eve: And Lee scrambles back to her feet, swinging wildly at Akari but he sidesteps with ease! She spins around… SUPERKICK BY AKARI! THAT ALMOST TAKES HER HEAD CLEAN OFF!
Gavin Kirkland: Lee’s head just got rattled by that Superkick! It connected flush under her chin and spun her completely around! Akari seizes the opening, scooping her up from underneath… INVERTED EXPLODER SUPLEX! HE DRIVES THE CHAMPION HARD INTO THE CANVAS!
Deadprez: Silas Mason looks concerned at ringside, watching his champion take one of the worst hits of her title reign! Meanwhile, Damien Kutcher and Luna Adeline are on the edge of their seats, watching Akari’s every move as the challenger looks hungrier than ever to claim this victory! Harper’s been sent rolling to the outside!
Eve: Lee is dazed from that explosive sequence, and Akari rises back to his feet with momentum on his side! He spots the champion outside the ring, hits the ropes for speed…. AND SOARS THROUGH THE AIR WITH A STUNNING FOSBURY FLOP! KIYOKO WIPES OUT THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION ON THE FLOOR, AND AKARI KIYOKO STANDS TALL ABOVE THE FALLEN HARPER LEE!
Crowd: AKARI! AKARI! AKARI! AKARI! AKARI!
(Akari skips up onto the barricade as Silas Mason looks around, visibly confused by the crowd’s reaction. Akari cups his hands to his ears, gesturing for them to get louder as the Arena Monterrey echoing with chants of his name. Kiyoko nods in approval, clearly feeding off the energy before hopping down from the barricade and refocusing on the match.)
Gavin Kirkland: The crowd is eating this up tonight! The “New Heart” has them in the palm of his hand, seizing every moment of the main event spotlight!
Eve: Akari Kiyoko slides right back into the match, picking Harper Lee off the floor and rolling her back inside the ring. National Elite Champion’s trying to crawl to her feet, but she looks completely spent, while Akari already has his focus locked back in.
Deadprez: Akari drags Harper near the corner and tosses her straight into it, trapping the champion as she struggles to pull herself back up.
Gavin Kirkland: Kiyoko has taken full command of this match, controlling the pace completely while Harper looks both furious and exhausted after enduring the relentless assault earlier! Akari keeps his eyes locked on the champion and charges straight toward her-
Eve: But Lee catches the oncoming challenger with a boot to the midsection, stunning him just as he approaches the corner! Harper spins around, climbs to the second rope, and launches herself off… DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE BACK OF AKARI KIYOKO! PERFECTLY EXECUTED!
Deadprez: Harper Lee lands cleanly after that double foot stomp, keeping her balance perfectly as Akari Kiyoko drops to one knee in visible pain from the impact! Lee wastes no time as she steps in and drills him with a stiff forearm, forcing him down even further, then follows it up with another, this one even sharper, keeping the challenger completely on the defensive!
Gavin Kirkland: And now she drives her knee straight into his midsection, crushing the air out of him! Akari’s doubled over, stumbling toward the corner, trying to catch his breath!
Eve: Harper isn’t done yet as she charges in and drives another hard boot right into his ribs, doubling him over in agony while she maintains total control!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari slumps against the corner, completely stunned, and Harper takes full advantage by hammering him with a relentless barrage of mudhole stomps straight to his midsection! Each kick lands with brutal precision, leaving Akari writhing and unable to move, as his body takes heavy punishment under the champion’s assault.
Deadprez: Referee rushes in to check on him, trying to restrain Harper before she goes too far, but she brushes the official aside with her disdainful eyes never leaving her fallen opponent.
Eve: Harper Lee is slowly regaining her momentum here as she pulls Akari up and leans him against the ropes, looking to throw him down to the mat, but Akari reverses it, pulling her in and driving his knee straight into her midsection, leaving the champion winded near the ropes!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari now sprints off the ropes and comes charging right back toward Harper Lee!-
Eve: BUT LEE FIRES BACK WITH A BICYCLE KICK TO THE JAW! THAT ONE CONNECTED FLUSH AND STUNNED AKARI KIYOKO COMPLETELY! Akari is dazed, barely keeping his balance, and Harper isn’t letting up as she kicks out the back of his leg, sending him to a kneeling position, then hits the ropes again for extra velocity…. PENALTY KICK STRAIGHT TO THE HEART! AKARI KIYOKO IS DOWN!
(Harper Lee halts in her tracks after the kick, glancing around as the sound of boos swells through the arena. Silas Mason tries to quiet the crowd, shouting for them to show some respect to the champion, while Harper simply shakes her head in boredom and shrugs.)
Eve: There’s a clear divide tonight between the crowd’s favorite and the one they despise, yet the champion remains utterly indifferent to their reaction, completely unfazed, as if it’s all beneath her.
Gavin Kirkland: Akari Kiyoko’s been picked up off the mat after that brutal penalty kick that nearly took him out! Harper Lee drives her knee straight into his jaw while holding him by the head, then follows with another sharp strike to the face that sends Akari collapsing to one knee!
Deadprez: Harper Lee’s taking complete and calculated control of this match, pulling Akari back up while he tries to throw desperate shots but she shuts him down again with another knee to the gut, ramming it right into his ribs! Akari stumbles back, and Lee darts off toward the ropes, rebounding with speed-
Eve: OH! ROLLING WHEEL KICK BY AKARI KIYOKO! HE CATCHES HARPER LEE FLUSH ON HER RETURN! THE CHAMPION’S BEEN FLOORED!
Gavin Kirkland: And Akari shakes off the pain he’s endured so far before building momentum again, hitting the ropes and returning to strike!…. JUMPING SINGLE KNEE DROP ON HARPER LEE FROM AKARI!
Deadprez: Akari recovers quickly, rising from his position with clear determination in his eyes. The young Kiyoko looks to seize full control of the match as Harper Lee struggles to stand after taking that jumping knee drop straight to the face.
Gavin Kirkland: Kiyoko now closes in, driving a clubbing elbow to the champion’s back, forcing her body to arch forward from the impact! Keeping his grip firm around her, he transitions as he’s wrapping his arm around her front, lifting her high off the mat… URANAGE BACKBREAKER! THE CHAMPION’S BODY SNAPS IN HALF FROM THE IMPACT!
(Silas Mason watches in growing concern as Akari Kiyoko sits in the ring, glancing toward him with a smirk. The challenger seems amused by the misery written across Mason’s face, satisfied that Silas World is beginning to crumble before his eyes. Akari rises to his feet, regaining focus on the task at hand.)
Eve: Akari Kiyoko looks absolutely pleased seeing the so-called villains begin to tremble under the weight of his performance tonight. Things are starting to turn against Harper Lee, and if she doesn’t take drastic measures soon, she might lose her grip on this championship match entirely.
Deadprez: Kiyoko now lifts Harper Lee back to her feet, though she’s barely standing after the beating she’s taken. Akari rushes toward the ropes, possibly looking for the Sliding Dropkick, but Harper Lee rolls out of the ring just in time!
(Crowd erupts in boos as Harper Lee escapes beneath the bottom rope, stepping outside to take a breather while Silas Mason quickly approaches to check on her. Akari stops mid-motion, glaring in frustration at the scene unfolding before him.)
Gavin Kirkland: That’s not slowing Akari Kiyoko down at all! He’s already rebounding off the ropes again and diving low for the Sliding Dropkick under the bottom rope, aiming to connect with Harper Lee on the outside!
Eve: But Harper Lee moves out of the way at the last moment, using one hand to shove Silas Mason aside before sliding back into the ring! She slips right behind Akari as he lands on the floor outside, and now Akari Kiyoko spots Mason, immediately suspecting some kind of interference!
Deadprez: Akari makes a sudden scare toward Mason to intimidate him away before rushing back into the ring. Harper Lee quickly gets off the ground and capitalizes on the opportunity with a Single Leg Dropkick as Akari slides in, catching him perfectly and leaving him draped across the ropes after the offense.
Gavin Kirkland: Kick catches Akari completely off guard, sending him tumbling through the ropes and back inside the ring. He stumbles to his feet, dazed, as Harper Lee wastes no time pressing her advantage, leaping off the mat and attempting to drive him down with a Jumping DDT!
Eve: Kiyoko regains his senses just in time to anticipate the DDT, refusing to let it connect. Using his strength and size to his advantage, he hoists the smaller Harper Lee higher, taking full control of the exchange!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari shifts Harper onto his shoulder, adjusting into a body slam position while setting his focus on the corner. LAWN DART THROW, but Harper Lee slips free just in time and shoves Akari forward, sending him crashing chest-first into the turnbuckles instead!
Deadprez: Harper now using the momentum to sprint past him, springboarding off the middle rope… DIVING DDT SPIKES HIM HEADFIRST INTO THE CANVAS!
(Harper Lee pushes herself up into a seated position and glances back at Akari, who’s just been taken down. She shoots a glare toward Silas Mason before flashing a smug smile at her allies, confident they’re about to watch Akari suffer while she brings the victory home sooner than expected. With a mocking gesture, she brushes the dust off her hands, then slowly rises to her feet while still breathing heavily from the punishment she’s endured so far.)
Deadprez: Akari Kiyoko may be making the match look tough, but Harper Lee is also trying to show that she isn’t breaking a sweat against a challenger she considers far beneath her.
Eve: Harper Lee gets back on her feet, still seeing Akari Kiyoko reeling from the Diving DDT that caught him off guard earlier. His chest aches from colliding with the turnbuckles, leaving him open as Lee positions him perfectly before dashing toward the ropes… AND RETURNING WITH A SLIDING ELBOW THAT CONNECTS CLEANLY, KNOCKING HIM BACK DOWN!
Crowd: AKARI! AKARI! AKARI! AKARI! AKARI!
Gavin Kirkland: The best thing this crowd can offer Akari Kiyoko right now is their support that he desperately needs if he hopes to overcome Harper Lee, who grows stronger with every strike she lands.
Eve: However, Harper couldn’t care less about the EAW Universe, lifting Akari off the mat before seizing him by the head and driving a headbutt straight into him, sending Kiyoko stumbling backward into the corner just behind him!
Deadprez: Harper Lee drags Akari out from the corner and pulls him a bit farther across the ring before stepping back toward the opposite turnbuckles, locking her eyes on her target with precision…. SHOTGUN DROPKICK CONNECTS AND LAUNCHES AKARI CRASHING INTO THE TURNBUCKLES, TAKING HIM DOWN HARD!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari is still rocked and jammed from the Dropkick that sent his spine crashing into the corner, leaving him in agony. Harper Lee takes her time, glancing toward the second turnbuckle before quickly climbing up to the top rope!
Eve: Damien and Luna shout encouragement from ringside, urging Akari to rise and fight back, but he can barely move while Harper sets her sights from above…. DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE SPINE OF AKARI AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH TOLLS!
(Harper Lee rolls off the mat after landing the Diving Double Foot Stomp, glancing down at Damien and Luna, whose expressions are filled with worry as they watch their friend suffer in this high-stakes match. Harper, however, looks entirely unbothered by the brutality of her actions. She turns her head back toward the ring wiry her face cold and detached to show not an ounce of remorse.)
Gavin Kirkland: Akari Kiyoko is still in agony after that landing and can barely stand! He needs to find something or anything to fight back before Harper Lee completely takes over this match
Eve: Akari’s struggling to get up, but Harper shuts him down immediately with a sharp boot to the face that almost sends him crashing back to the mat! The impact is brutal, and she’s showing no mercy, following up with another kick to the side of his head, leaving him grimacing in pain and humiliation.
Deadprez: He’s still hanging on somehow, defiant even after those vicious shots! Akari’s trying to pull himself up again, but Harper cuts him off with a stiff forearm to the back, forcing him right back down before he can make any kind of stand!
Gavin Kirkland: Harper Lee looks like she’s running out of patience and wants to end this for good! She’s setting up for the Discus Lariat, winding up right in front of Akari’s eyes, ready to take his head clean off with that swing!
Eve: But Akari manages to evade just in time, ducking under the blow and coming from behind with a swift roundhouse kick aimed at Harper Lee! She narrowly avoids it and quickly retaliates with a sharp elbow driven into Akari’s spine as he turns around from the missed strike!
Deadprez: Kiyoko’s reeling, clutching his back in pain, his eyes locked on Harper Lee as she makes her move again! She leaps up onto his shoulders, trying to take him down with a Hurricanrana but Akari holds his footing, refusing to be thrown! Harper’s trapped on his shoulders, struggling to counter… AND AKARI POPS HER UP INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A DEVASTATING DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Harper Lee can barely maintain consciousness or ring awareness after that Codebreaker, her mind rattled while Akari struggles to rise, clutching his aching back as Harper forces herself up, throwing a desperate blind kick with a Step-Up Enzuigiri!
Eve: Akari ducks under it and Lee crashes to the mat with nothing to show for it. Akari immediately seizes her leg, pulling her off the ground with both arms before swinging her overhead… WHEELBARROW GERMAN SUPLEX! HARPER LEE IS DRIVEN HARD INTO THE CANVAS!!!!
Deadprez: Both elitists have endured tremendous punishment in this match. Akari is still battling through intense back pain, while Harper Lee’s head has taken repeated damage as she looks dazed, the toll of this war evident on her face.
Crowd: AKARI! AKARI! AKARI! AKARI! AKARI!
Gavin Kirkland: Both competitors are taking their time to get back on their feet. Akari reaches out first and connects with a sharp forearm to Harper Lee’s jaw, sending her stumbling back. He follows up with another forearm strike, forcing her against the ropes. Akari then grabs her for an Irish Whip, but Harper reverses it, hurling him away and spinning back around for a Spinning Back Fist to catch him off guard!-
Eve: Akari keeps his rhythm going, ducking under that Spinning Back Fist just in time before it could connect! Harper Lee quickly adjusts, throwing an elbow in retaliation, but Akari evades again and rebounds off the ropes from the opposite side…. LOW DROPKICK TO THE LEG AT FULL SPEED, TAKING HER DOWN!
Deadprez: Lee’s barely holding herself on one knee after that kick landed flush! Akari rises from the mat, grabs her arm, and launches her toward the ropes. Harper rebounds… SPINNING HEEL KICK BY AKARI AND IT TURNS LEE INSIDE OUT ON IMPACT!
Gavin Kirkland: The Champion’s down to one knee, dazed, and Akari steps in close, grabs the wrist… RIPCORD ENZUIGIRI TO THE SIDE OF HER HEAD AS IT SNAPS BACK AS SHE COLLAPSES TO THE MAT!
Eve: Akari Kiyoko stands in the corner with his focus razor-sharp as Harper Lee desperately tries to pull herself upright, barely any strength left in her body. The crowd can sense it and this could be the defining moment for Akari. Harper finally reaches her feet, and Akari charges forward… A K-NEE OF DEATH!-
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT! LEE DROPS DOWN JUST IN TIME! DROP TOE HOLD OUT OF NOWHERE! SHE SWEEPS AKARI RIGHT INTO THE MAT AND QUICKLY ROLLS OVER HIM, TRYING TO LOCK IN JOURNEY’S END! SHE’S LOOKING TO TRAP AKARI AND END THIS MATCH ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Deadprez: AKARI FIGHTS WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS, REFUSING TO LET THE SUBMISSION TAKE HOLD! HE ROLLS TO THE SIDE BEFORE HARPER CAN FULLY CINCH IT IN AND CATCHES HER MID-MOTION, AND COUNTERS BEFORE LIFTING HER CLEAN OFF THE GROUND!- HEAVY ON MY HEART!!!!! HEAVY ON MY HEART!!!!!
Eve: THE BACKDROP SUPLEX SPIKES HARPER LEE INTO THE CANVAS! THIS MIGHT BE IT! WE COULD BE CROWNING A NEW CHAMPION! AKARI GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!-
Eve: ALMOST HAD HER! A KICK OUT AT TWO!
Gavin Kirkland: This is getting dangerously close for Akari Kiyoko to make his dream come true tonight! He might actually capture the championship, and Damien is absolutely losing it with excitement while Luna’s right there with him, cheering him on at ringside!
Damien Kutcher: (Off-Mic) LOCK THE FUCK IN, BRO!
Deadprez: Harper Lee’s struggling to get back to her feet while Akari’s already beaten her to the punch, locking his sights right on her! The crowd is on their feet, ready to witness a miracle here tonight, and Harper can barely stand straight!
Eve: This could be Akari Kiyoko’s defining moment leading to victory! He’s got his hands on Harper, pulling her up from the mat and hooking both arms! HE’S GOT HER ON HIS SHOULDERS! ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES-
Gavin Kirkland: NO! Harper Lee slips out at the very last second, landing behind him and trying to pull him into a Backslide pin! But Akari shifts his weight and reverses it, sending Harper down with a Backslide of his own as he charges toward the ropes as Harper turns around in alarm… AKARI WITH PEACH DREAM-
Eve: DRAGON FIST CONNECTS RIGHT TO AKARI’S JAW! HARPER LEE CATCHES HIM COMPLETELY OFF GUARD BY SIDESTEPPING AND BLASTING HIM SQUARE IN THE FACE BEFORE IMMEDIATELY DIVING FOR THE COVER! AKARI’S BEEN DROPPED FLAT BY THAT HARD RIGHT HOOK FROM LEE!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!-
Eve: AND OH MY GOD! A KICK OUT! AKARI SURVIVES!
Deadprez: Silas Mason is getting visibly annoyed and furious seeing the crowd rallying behind Akari Kiyoko after that kick-out. Losing this match would do him no favors, and Harper Lee mirrors the same irritation he feels!
Gavin Kirkland: Harper Lee knows her destiny in this match, and she’s ready to seal it right now! She’s taking her aim from the corner after that right hook that nearly knocked Akari senseless! Akari’s trying to rise while his friends cheer him on from ringside, and Lee makes the charge for it! LEE LEAPS OVER AKARI’S HEAD FOR FINAL DESTINATION!
Eve: BUT AKARI CATCHES HER MID-AIR ON ONE SHOULDER! JUST ONE SHOULDER, MIND YOU! AND HE’S LIFTING HER HIGH WITH RAW STRENGTH BEFORE SPINNING HER AROUND… AND FLIPS HER THROUGH THE AIR, STILL HOISTED ON HIS SHOULDER! HARPER’S BEEN TURNED INSIDE OUT! AKARI’S SETTING UP FOR THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES… AKARI HITS IT-
Deadprez: NO! LEE SOMEHOW MANAGES TO SLIP FREE AT THE LAST SECOND, LANDING ON BOTH FEET AS AKARI TRIES TO COUNTER WITH A SHORT-ARM ROLLING ELBOW!… BUT IT ALMOST STRIKES THE REFEREE! AKARI STOPS HIMSELF IN TIME!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari was just about to turn back, but Harper shoves him from behind straight into the referee, sending both of them crashing down! LEE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
Eve: The referee’s been taken out momentarily and Akari’s trying to help him-
Deadprez: WAIT! SILAS MASON JUST SLIPPED THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP TO HARPER LEE, AND NO ONE SAW IT! DAMIEN’S TRYING TO WARN AKARI!
Damien Kutcher: (Off-Mic) WATCH YOUR BACK!
Deadprez: AKARI TURNS AROUND-
Eve: THE CHAMPIONSHIP JUST SMASHED RIGHT INTO HIS HEAD! LEE SPRINTS FORWARD AND CRACKS HIM IN THE SKULL WITH HER OWN TITLE! THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE A THING! AKARI’S DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: LEE SWOOPS IN FROM BEHIND, LOCKING BOTH HIS ARMS! THIS IS IT!… SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR DROPS HIM COLD! LEE QUICKLY SLIDES THE CHAMPIONSHIP BACK TO MASON AND HOOKS THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(DING DING DING!)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!… AND STILL!… THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!… HARPER LEE!!!!!!!
(‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics plays as Harper Lee sits up after the pinfall, visibly exhausted yet grinning at her victory. She rises to her feet, quickly snatching the title from the referee’s hands and raising it high herself, with the referee barely able to lift her arm before retreating to leave her celebration uninterrupted. Silas Mason steps into the ring, applauding proudly as the arena fills with loud boos from the crowd.)
Gavin Kirkland: “Almost” continues to haunt Akari Kiyoko’s career tonight, as Harper Lee snatches a cunning and controversial victory in her trademark fashion, adding yet another mark to her dominant reign!
Deadprez: She always has something hidden up her sleeve, that’s for certain. Her future challengers better keep their eyes locked on her more than ever!
Eve: Another fun main event that ends on a bitter note for the challenger, but a captivating match nonetheless. Harper Lee once again finds a way to preserve her championship reign as Silas World continues to run this brand into the ground!
(Harper Lee and Silas Mason continue celebrating triumphantly while Akari Kiyoko is helped up the ramp by Damien Kutcher and Luna Adeline. Akari appears visibly disheartened with his expression clouded by disappointment as Showdown fades into a commercial break.)
(The camera shot returns to the ringside area for the final time tonight. The silence at ringside quickly disappears with the sounds of ‘When Darkness Falls’ by Killswitch Engage playing throughout the arena. The crowd is initially stunned because of who the music belongs to, but they immediately start to boo as the Hall of Famer Drake King enters the arena. The hate for Drake is universal but Drake doesn’t care because he is too full of himself as he heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome EAW HALL OF FAMER! “THE FATHER OF EAW”! DRAKE! KING!
Deadprez: Dawg, somebody better check the temperature in hell because I think it just froze over. Drake King is here! Drake King is on Showdown. For once, the man keeps his word.
Eve: Nobody can deny his talent, but you also can’t deny that he’s a pompous ass! The Father of EAW? Hell, that might be the only way he’ll get someone to call him Daddy.
Gavin Kirkland: Stop that! Look at the awesomeness that just radiates from Drake. Last week he said he was going to be here in person and he is. ALL PRAISE DRAKE KING!
Deadprez: OH, SHUT UP! Dawg, to be honest, I can’t remember the last time Drake King willingly came to Showdown, if ever. Everyone in this arena is completely stunned to see Drake King here. I hate to say this, but it is a special treat to have Drake King on Showdown. Whether we like it or not, we are about to hear what Drake has to say.
(Drake walks over to the timekeeper’s area in a way that only Drake King can do and grabs a microphone from Gina. He nods his (egotistical) thanks and enters the ring. Drake stands front and center as his entrance music fades off. He lets the crowd react for a few moments longer before he starts to speak.)
Drake King: Saturday Night Showdown! You have finally been blessed with greatness. You’re welcome.
(The Showdown already thinks of Drake as an asshole, so they go right back to booing Drake King.)
Drake King: Now don’t be like that. You should be grateful that you are here for this momentous occasion. GOD is here on Showdown and this is a rare sight because I never come to Showdown and there is a good reason that I don’t ever come to Showdown, believe me.
(LOUDER boos commence….)
Drake King: I am here because of the proclamation I made last week and you all already know that I am a man of my word and that my word is gospel. Anyways, I am here because of the challenge that that funny little street urchin Jake Smith laid out a few weeks ago.
Drake King: LITTLE Jake Smith said he wanted the best Dynasty and Voltage had to offer to come and face him at The Last Stand. Well he might not have got the best from Voltage with TLA. But he certainly got the best from Dynasty when I answered the call for this match.
Drake King: I would expect TLA to be here, but is too busy competing at Wicked Games trying to win another World Championship, but in reality he is just going to make himself look stupid. So I am not surprised that TLA left me to do ALL the work ALLLLL by myself.
Drake King: But that’s fine. I am used to doing things all on my own. That’s how I became one of the best to ever do it in this company. I worked my way from the bottom of the card to become one of the most prolific main eventers in EAW history. But instead of cheering for me, your gracious savior, you all boo me. You all ridicule me because I am on a level that none of you will ever be able to reach.
Drake King: I am just a little sick and tired of everybody trying to make me out to be the villain in these stories, but in reality, I have been the one who has been right about everything. I have told the truth about EVERYTHING and none of you can handle it. That’s bec–
(Drake is cut off by the sounds of ‘Metalingus’ by Alter Bridge playing throughout the arena. Seconds later, Jake Smith comes out to more boos from the crowd, not as many as Drake because at least Jake was Showdown’s resident asshole. Jake just stares down the ramp at Drake as he heads to the ring.)
Eve: I guess it’s asshole day today.
Gavin Kirkland: You might think he’s an asshole, but at least this one is on Showdown! WOOOOOOOO! JAKE IS HERE AND HE IS GOING TO PUT THIS ZEALOT IN HIS PLACE!
Deadprez: Dawg, five minutes ago you were singing Drake’s praises and now you want him put in his place. Crazy bastard.
Gavin Kirkland: A man is allowed to change his mind. When it’s Brand Superiority on the line, I am always going to take Showdown because we have the best Elitists.
Deadprez: Last week, it was TLA and this week it’s Drake. Let’s see how Jake will respond to all of this.
(Jake grabs a microphone from Gina and rolls himself into the ring. Jake isn’t backing down as he gets right in Drake’s face as his entrance music fades off and Jake begins to speak.)
Jake Smith: Awww. Isn’t this precious? Drake King thinks he’s being generous by giving up some of his time to come and be on Showdown tonight. Isn’t that so benevolent of him?
Drake King: Of course it w–
Jake Smith: SHUT UP! You’ve had your time to talk and now it’s mine, so just shut the fuck up and listen to what I have to say.
(Drake is getting annoyed that Jake keeps cutting him off. But he controls his temper to let Jake speak.)
Jake Smith: Now I think it’s really cute how you decided to bring your happy ass over to Showdown, but you honestly made a huge ass mistake.
Drake King: Mistake?
Jake Smith: Yeah. Mistake. You’re good at those. Look. Showdown is MY backyard and it’s stupid for you to talk all your crap in MY backyard.
Drake King: That’s your opinion.
Jake Smith: And it’s the only one that matters on Showdown. Now come off your pulpit and get back to reality. This match is only around to serve one purpose and that is to show that it doesn’t matter what brand you are on, Jake Smith is the best Elitist across all three brands.
Jake Smith: And at The Last Stand, I am not only going to kick TLA’s ass. I am going to kick yours as well. Who will be God, then?
(Jake has a smirk on his face as Drake just looks annoyed. The two Hall of Famers get face to face glaring at each other. They stay that way for a moment before….)
Deadprez: DRAKE KING WITH A RIGHT HAND! WHAT A CHEAP SHOT BY DRAKE KING! Jake is still up AND HE COMES BACK WITH A RIGHT HAND OF HIS OWN AND NOW THESE TWO ARE BRAWLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!
Gavin Kirkland: THAT’S RIGHT, JAKE! GET HIM! SEND THIS FAKE GOD TO HELL WHERE HE BELONGS!
Eve: Personally, these two can beat the hell out of each other because nobody likes either one of them–
Deadprez: LOW BLOW! DRAKE SNUCK IN A LOW BLOW AS JAKE FALLS TO HIS KNEES! DRAKE HITS THE ROPES! Drake with a rebound–
Gavin Kirkland: “JUDGMENT DAY” THAT BASTARD STOMPED JAKE’S HEAD IN WITH A CURB STOMP!! WHERE’S A LIGHTNING BOLT TO STRIKE HIM DOWN!!!
Deadprez: WAIT A SECOND! HERE COMES CAROLINE RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP! SHE SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE IS NOT HAPPY! CAROLINE SLIDES INTO THE RING–
Eve: “JUDGMENT DAY” FOR CAROLINE! CAROLINE DIDN’T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO GET INTO THE RING BEFORE DRAKE SPIKES HER DOWN WITH A CURB STOMP AS WELL!
(After Caroline was taken out, Drake drags her next to Jake and stands over both of them in a triumphant manner.)
Eve: If Drake King’s goal was to come to Showdown and make a statement, he unfortunately did that, and it was at the expense of two of our Showdown Stars.
Gavin Kirkland: Drake just made his own grave because when Caroline and Jake come about, they are going to immediately start planning their revenge.
Deadprez: Will this be the sight we see at The Last Stand in a few weeks when Jake, TLA, and Drake battle it out? I don’t know but that remains to be seen. All we know is that we have another high profile war brewing between these three. We will find out as we wish everybody a good night from Saturday Night Showdown!
(The final shot shows Drake still standing stall over a still not moving Jake and Caroline as the camera shot fades to black….)
(EAW Logo Buzzes….)
