( EAW intro plays…. )
( RECAP – The “Showdown” logo sting briefly appears. The show opens with Hurricane Hawk announcing Dia Del Diablo and the Towering Inferno Match. Newcomer Olivia Tate puts up a great match against Lucas Knight but falls short. The Towering Inferno is explained. Abel Atami and Harper Lee face off in the first of two Towering Inferno qualifying matches that Harper grabs the win from. Impact then comes out and makes the proclamation that he should be next for the World Championship but Adam Luas coming off his huge match at King of Elite lays out the challenge and Hawk makes the match. Ronan Malosi next tries to cheat out Aurora Monroe but Lucas Knight points out that a foreign object was used and Ronan is disqualified. A medical update by Mikaela Street on the condition of Kassidy Heart is made and she will be there next week. The second qualifying match for the Towering Inferno is decided as Cameron Ella Ava advances over Roberto De La Rosa. Theron Nikolas comes out and explains his road but Amir Yusuf comes out looking to challenge him and Theron walks away. Limmy Monaghan and Charlie Marr have a huge altercation and Limmy ends up laying him out. Finally one of the most brutal matches seen on Showdown, as The Ice Aces take on Serotonin in a Trip to Purgatory match that see the Ice Aces barely survive as the Haircare Kings looked on.
( “Brick Wall” by A Day To Remember blasts through the speakers as it opens up to the Target Center in Minneapolis. Blue-tinted pyrotechnics light up the arena before it is overpowered with unison “WE WRESTLE” chants. The camera pans through various sections of the venue before it focuses in on the commentary team. )
Deadprez: DES MOINES! WELCOME TO SHOWDOWN! WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT! MY NAME IS DEADPREZ! THESE ARE MY COLLEAGUES, EVE AND GAVIN KIRKLAND! A GREAT NIGHT OF ACTION TOPPED WITH A HUGE FREE PER VIEW CALIBER MAIN EVENT! LIMMY MONAGHAN TAKES ON IMPACT!
Eve: That is not all! We have a huge showcase of new stars! ARIA will take on Theron Nikolas in what could be a show stealer and Amir Yusuf is back in action against Oliver Taylor! An incredible night of action but as we are hearing, Veena Adams versus Ronan Malosi in the last qualifying match for the Towering Inferno is in jeopardy as Veena is not here tonight due to travel issues!
Gavin Kirkland: Not my queen! Well at least we have Olivia Tate in action tonight but Hurricane Hawk is standing by with some huge announcements!
(The Camera immediately pans backstage after the introduction of Showdown to none other than the General Manager, Hurricane Hawk sitting in his office….)
Hurricane Hawk: Des Moines, Iowa! Welcome to Saturday Night Showdown!
(The cheers can be heard from the crowd as Hurricane Hawk continues to speak….)
Hurricane Hawk: With Dia Del Diablo on March 12, 2022 coming to you live from the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas there are already some matches signed that I will be discussing here shortly. Since this Free per View has returned to take the place of Under Siege, as we know this show has a common theme, that being fire. First I would like to start with the Towering Inferno. Tonight, we were supposed to have the final spot filled out but due to travel issues, Veena Adams could not make it here tonight.
(The crowd boos at the sound of her name….)
Hurricane Hawk: Because of the importance to the match and the chance to qualify for the Towering Inferno, I have moved this contest until next week. It is not fair to the competitors especially for Veena who has earned this opportunity to face Ronan Malosi and the winner will be the FINAL entry to the Towering Inferno match. TLA was supposed to have a summit with his three competitors but instead since we were not going to have that match, he will be here next week to confront his three other opponents, we already have Cameron Ella Ava and Harper Lee. He is still resting from his brutal match with Kassidy Heart at King of Elite, later tonight he will talk about the Towering Inferno. With that said, we already made Impact versus Adam Lucas and it will be in a Three Degrees of Hell Match. Two out of three falls and the stipulations for all three falls I will name next week during the contract signing. Limmy Monaghan will defend the EAW Hardcore Championship against Charlie Marr in a Fire and Steel match, what is that exactly? Instead of an electrified steel cage, this one will be heated, blazing still that will burn to the touch like a hot stove top.
(The crowd Oh’s at the sound of the brutality to some of these matches….)
Hurricane Hawk: But that is not all, we also have after the brutal Trip to Purgatory match last week that saw The Ice Aces defeat Serotonin, they will face the Haircare Kings for the EAW Unified Tag Team Championships in what I like to call a Scorched Earth match. Basically put, the ring will be surrounded by hot, flaming coals and the last thing anyone wants it to be thrown out over the top rope and onto those hot coals. Four big matches with stipulations have already been signed and throughout the week watch Fight Grid where even more announcements will be made. Thank you and enjoy the sh….
(But before he could finish and sign off his door slams open and he quickly stands up, facing none other than a very pissed off Aurora Monroe…)
Hurricane Hawk: Now is not the time Aurora….
Aurora Monroe: The Hell it isn’t! I have had to endure a lot of shenanigans since the moment I walked into this company and won my first match, ever since then he has been obsessed with making this Queen’s early run so far a living nightmare. His distractions cost me what should have been a defining win last week even if it is against Ronan Malosi! I mean… it is Ronan….
(Hurricane Hawk nods and shrugs his shoulders…)
Aurora Monroe: That’s not the point! I know that you are addressing the fans right now, but this bitch doesn’t wait for anyone’s time because they are on mine! I am angry, pissed off and ready to kick someone hard in the face if I don’t get what I want!
Hurricane Hawk: Well… interrupting me while I am trying to address the EAW Universe as we open Showdown isn’t really the best way to go about things, with that said I understand your concern and….
(But before Hurricane Hawk could finish he is interrupted by someone both Aurora nor Hawk expected to see walk in…. that of Lucas Knight….)
Lucas Knight: Easy love. I can hear you screaming from down the hall, and since it was coming from our esteemed GM’s office, I knew it couldn’t be good. Are you upset at me?
(Aurora quickly turns to face Lucas…)
Aurora Monroe: Upset? That’s a funny and very condescending way of putting it.
Lucas Knight: You want me? You should be thanking me; you didn’t lose to Ronan Malosi, that wouldn’t be a very good look, love.
Aurora Monroe: Neither would my foot in your ass.
(Hurricane Hawk stands up and wedges himself between the two….)
Lucas Knight: Let’s be transparent here, Aurora. You steal my debut victory from me, I let that slide. I stop you from losing to Malosi and I don’t get a thank you, only demands. I’m beginning to sense a little animosity here between us.
Aurora Monroe: Okay… that’s it….
Hurricane Hawk: Stop! Not here and not now!
(Lucas interrupts, looking perfectly calm….)
Lucas Knight: Aurora, I offered you a wealth of experience to tap and you opted to ignore it. I’ll admit I was a little insulted but realize it’s for the best, what I have up here…
(Pointing to his temple….)
Lucas Knight: It is only for those willing to actually listen. Since we find ourselves in this predicament, Hurricane Hawk, mate I’m going to make your life a lot easier. I remember when Jenny Punk was in charge, yes before the Ryan Wilson era and yes I watched the product from afar while traveling the world, there used to be this constant match called the “Beat The Clock Challenge”, correct.
Hurricane Hawk: Oh?
(The crowd starts to cheer….)
Lucas Knight: So, this is what I propose to you and me next week: Aurora in a Beat the Clock Challenge. If you defeat your opponent faster than me, you get to pick what type of match and stipulation we have at Dia Del Diablo.
(Hurricane Hawk’s eyes light up, Aurora looks stoic.)
Lucas Knight: But if I win? I get to choose what type of match and stipulations we are in at Dia Del Diablo. Deal?
(He extends his hand as Aurora takes it and squeezes some bringing Lucas right to her face….)
Aurora: Deal.
Hurricane Hawk: Then it’s official, I will pick your opponents for next week, and then by the end of the show, one of you will pick the match and stipulation.
Lucas Knight: You can let go of my hand now, love.
(Aurora smirks and lets go before Lucas fixes his tie and walks out leaving Aurora looking on with a smile on her face as the camera fades to ringside for the first match of the night and the introductions from Gina Romano….)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR…ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘Brutal’ by Olivia Rodrigo plays out Olivia Tate, who cockily struts down to the ring, ignoring the reactions from fans that insist on booing her.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first! From Upper East Side, New York City, New York, weighing in at 143 pounds…THE MEAN GIRL…OLIVIA TATE!!
Gavin Kirkland: :mjlit:
Eve: We’ve seen more of Olivia Tate than we have these other competitors, but she’s still relatively new to the landscape here, and one thing I can tell is that she’s looking for her first win here tonight.
Deadprez: But unfortunately for her, that’s gonna be easier said than done, because in a triple threat, things are very much chaotic.
Eve: And you can lose without even being pinned.
(‘Bow Down’ by I Prevail blares through the arena, and Flash Princeton receives cheers from the EAW audience, momentarily accompanied out to the stage by Tim Idol, who whispers some words of advice before heading to the back as Flash continues his stride down the ring.)
Gina Romano: From Fayetteville, North Carolina, weighing in at 190 pounds…THE PRINCE OF FLYING…FLASH PRINCETON!!
Eve: Interesting choice to have his manager go to the back, but given the fact it’s a triple threat, he probably wants to avoid this hectic environment, which can leave anyone in the line of crossfire ringside.
Deadprez: Yeah, it’s a smart move, but how well will Flash fair without him this evening?
Eve: I’m gonna be optimistic, and say we could see a good showing here from him. I mean, the tagline prince of flying certainly sounds interesting.
(‘The Mad King’ – Rok Nardin plays as Victor Blade heads down to the ring, looking to be mostly business, focused fully on this match before posing in the center of the ring while his theme fades out in the background.)
Gina Romano: And from Moscow, Russia, weighing in at 198 pounds…THE HUNTER…VICTOR BLADE!!
Eve: We didn’t hear much from Victor this week, but with a name like the hunter, we can tell he’s on the hunt this week.
Deadprez: And a win here could really have him break onto the scene in a big way.
Eve: He seems to be all business as well, so maybe this could be the man who walks out with his hand raised.
(‘The Mad King’ fades out as all three competitors stand in their respective corners, waiting for the referee to signal for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Eve: So, here we go, triple threat match underway- AND OOH! VICTOR BLADE STARTS THINGS OFF IN A BIG WAY, DELIVERING A RUNNING BIG BOOT THAT TAKES DOWN FLASH PRINCETON! Olivia Tate rushes Blade, BUT GETS CAUGHT FOR AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! With both competitors down, Victor drags Flash away from the ropes for a cover!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Deadprez: Quick kickout there by Flash, who is now on the receiving end of stomps by Victor. But Blade turns around to notice Olivia, who’s holding herself up with assistance from the ropes. Victor charges in, BUT TATE GETS THE BOOT UP, TURNING HIM AROUND FOR A DROPKICK FROM FLASH! And with Victor downed, PRINCETON CHARGES AT TATE, BUT WINDS UP RUNNING RIGHT INTO A SCHOOL GIRL ROLLUP!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Eve: Almost had him right there, but a kickout causes both competitors to scramble back to their feet! Another clothesline attempt by Olivia gets countered by Flash with a BACKSLIDE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: Kickout by Olivia, but in comes Blade trying to pull a fast one on Princeton, rolling him up with a school boy!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Eve: OLIVIA BREAKS THE PIN BY ROLLING UP VICTOR WITH A SCHOOL GIRL, HANDFUL OF TIGHTS AS WELL!
ONNNNNNN-
Deadprez: KICKOUT BY BLADE, WHOSE BACK TO HIS FEET A BIT QUICKER THAN OLIVIA AND FLASH! TATE GETS BROUGHT DOWN WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT THAT FLASH DUCKED UNDER! VICTOR TURNS AROUND RIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK! AND FROM THERE, A RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESS CONNECTS ON THE DOWNED OLIVIA! Flash hooks the leg!
Gavin Kirkland: But Victor manages to break things up with a boot to the head of Flash, who gets bounced face first off the top turnbuckle by Blade! Victor’s gonna try his luck again, but Flash blocks it this time round, and delivers a back elbow to the gut of Blade, stunning him long enough for a suplex attempt in the center of the ring! BUT THE SEXY ASS OLIVIA TATE IS BACK UP!
Eve: Yeah, and notices that Blade continues to show resistance against Flash, continuing to hold his weight down, and joins in to help! …BUT ITS NO USE AS VICTOR COUNTERS, SLIPPING OUT OF THE SUPLEX, AND SPIKING THEM BOTH WITH DDTS INSTEAD!
Deadprez: Cover is made on Flash!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: Princeton gets the shoulder up, but Victor wastes no time to go back on the offensive, mounting him with punches before landing a running jumping senton! Flash jolts up to a seated position, holding his midsection in pain, BUT OLIVIA TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A RUNNING SEATED BLOCKBUSTER!
Eve: But before she can get up from all fours to maybe be an opportunist, and cover Flash, Victor picked up on what’s going on, and deadlifts her up for a gutwrench release powerbomb, DROPPING HER ON TOP OF PRINCETON, WHO HAS TO HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE WIND TAKEN OUT OF HIS SAILS! Victor rolls Olivia away, promptly making the cover on Flash!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THH-
Gavin Kirkland: I think a kickout has happened, but can the camera please gets eyes on Olivia, I’m much more interested in her. :shaq:
Deadprez: I’m sure you are as Victor stands himself up, meanwhile, Flash pulls himself up in the corner. VICTOR RUNS IN FOR A JUMPING CORNER KNEE STRIKE, BUT FLASH MOVES OUT THE WAY, CAUSING KNEE TO COLLIDE WITH THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, LEAVING VICTOR OPEN TO BEING THROWN SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST AFTER HOBBLING OUT THE CORNER!
Eve: But instead of further attacking Blade, Flash grabs ahold of Olivia, who just got up to a kneel, and she gets hoisted in the air for a BRAINBUSTER! COVER IS MADE!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: Flash can’t put her away! But in the corner, Blade starts to tangle himself out of it, favoring that shoulder still. But in the opposite, Olivia pulls herself up in it. BUT PRINCETONS RUNS TOWARD VICTOR, WHO GETS THE BOOT UP, turning Flash around long enough to be lifted in the air for a back suplex, only to get crotched on the top rope, back facing Victor, who climbs up to the middle rope!
Eve: Victor’s looking for a back superplex, but FLASH FIGHTS OUT OF IT WITH PUNCHES, CAUSING VICTOR TO DROP DOWN! But once turning around, he’s on the receiving end of a bicycle kick from Olivia, knocking him back into the, well, back of Flash Princeton, who falls down into a tree-of-woe position. VICTOR RUNS OUT OF THE CORNER WITH A LARIAT, BUT OLIVIA DUCKS BENEATH IT, CONNECTING WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK TO THE UPSIDE DOWN PRINCETON!
Deadprez: OLIVIA RUNS AT VICTOR, BUT GETS CRACKED WITH A JUMPING HIGH KNEE! Olivia rolls away, and picks herself up in the corner, BUT GETS BARRELED INTO BY BLADE WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Olivia collapses to the mat, and Victor hooks the leg
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Gavin Kirkland: THANK GOD! A kickout by Olivia!
Eve: Victor tries to stand her up afterward, having a handful of hair, BUT SHE BREAKS OUT OF IT WITH A POKE TO THE EYE! NOT MY CUP OF TEA, BUT CERTAINLY EFFECTIVE AS VICTOR TURNS AROUND, HAND OVER SAID EYE, WHICH CAUSES HIM NOT TO NOTICE FLASH DIVE OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A CROSSBODY, HOLDING IT FOR A COVER! HOOKING BOTH LEGS!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: Victor powers out before the count of three, and Olivia has to be grateful as she was looking to recover in the corner! Speaking of, FLASH CHARGES INTO HER WITH A RUNNING FOREARM SMASH! Victor finds himself in the corner, and is on the receiving end of the same fate! Running forearm smash connects! ONE MORE FOR OLIVIA, WHO GETS BROUGHT TO THE CENTER FOR A NECKBREAKER!
Eve: But Victor comes staggering out of the corner, and gets wrapped up into a DDT, NECKBREAKER COMBO BY FLASH! INNOVATIVE OFFENSE THERE AS HE HOOKS THE LEG ON VICTOR!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: OOH! Another kickout by Blade, but Flash isn’t deterred from attempting a pin on Olivia!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
T-
Eve: Tate kicked out as well, and it’s back to the drawing board for Flash, who picks Olivia back up, and whips her off the ropes! Princeton ducks down, perhaps signaling for a back body drop! BUT OLIVIA LANDS A PUNT KICK TO THE FACE OF FLASH, FORCING HIM TO BE ON SPAGHETTI LEGS AS HE STAGGERS BACK A BIT, AND SHE TAKES ADVANTAGE WITH A FLATLINER! COVER IS MADE BY OLIVIA!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
TH-
Gavin Kirkland: An unfortunate kickout done by Flash, but I’m sure Tate’s got a plan like she’s got ass!
Eve: :francis:
Deadprez: Olivia does indeed have a plan it seems as she climbs to the top rope- BUT GETS TAGGED WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP BY BLADE, WHO CLIMBS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR A SUPERPLEX ON TATE! BUT FLASH SNEAKS IN WITH A POWERBOMB, RIPPING VICTOR OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE! HOWEVER, OLIVIA HANGS ON TO THE TOP ROPE! CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE BACK OF FLASH WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP AS HE WENT FOR A COVER! AND NOW SHE MAKES ONE OF HER ON BLADE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHH-
Eve: VICTOR POWERS OUT! But Olivia seats him up to lock in the REAR NAKED CHOKE! REALLY WRENCHING ON IT, LOOKING TO ENSURE THAT BLADE GOES TO SLEEP HERE, OR EVEN TAPS OUT!
Deadprez: BUT VICTOR ROLLS TO ALL FOURS, AND POWERS UP TO HIS FEET, ALL WHILE OLIVIA IS STILL ON HIS BACK!
Gavin Kirkland: A truly lucky man he is getting choked out by her…
Eve: Victor slowly makes his way over to the ropes, and flings Olivia over his shoulder, and to the outside, effectively breaking the submission hold! BUT FROM BEHIND, FLASH TRIED TO HIT A DOUBLE KNEE BACKBREAKER, ONLY FOR VICTOR TO HANG ONTO THE ROPES! FLASH SLIPS OFF, AND HURRIES BACK TO HIS FEET, RUNNING RIGHT INTO A FIREMANS CARRY POSITION FROM BLADE THAT TURNS INTO A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER INTO THE CORNER!
Deadprez: Victor stands up, but turns to see Olivia come off the top rope with a crossbody! BUT HE CATCHES HER IN A CRADLE POSITION, SOON TURNING THAT INTO A FIREMANS CARRY, BUT OLIVIA AVOIDS BEING DRIVEN INTO THE CORNER WITH A SIMPLE RAKE OF THE EYES, SLIPPING OUT BEHIND VICTOR FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX, DUMPING HIM RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!
Eve: Blade rolls out the ring, leaving just Tate with Flash, who comes out of the corner on wobbly legs, doubled over in pain, AND OLIVIA RUNS OFF THE ROPES FOR A SCISSORS KICK! TATE SHOOTS THE HALF ON FLASH FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Gavin Kirkland: GOD DAMN HIM TO HELL!
Deadprez: VICTOR JUST YANKED OLIVIA OUT THE RING BY HER FOOT, AND THREW HER BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE BEFORE FOLLOWING THAT UP WITH SENDING HER SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS! Olivia’s momentarily taken out, and with that, Victor slides back into the ring, but right into a hammerlock DDT from Flash before he could fully stand himself upright! AND PRINCETON MAY HAVE HIM HERE!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHRRRRRREE-
Eve: KICKOUT AT TWO! Flash goes out to the apron now, and he has a look of intensity in his eye we haven’t quite seen this whole matchup! SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR BY PRINCETON! …KNEES UP! VICTOR GOT THE KNEES UP, AND HANGS FLASH UP GUT FIRST ON THE TOP ROPE WITH A STUN GUN!
Deadprez: And on the apron, A GROGGY OLIVIA DELIVERS A SUPERKICK TO FLASH, WHO GETS PULLED INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX BY VICTOR, BRIDGING IT FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE-
Eve: FLASH GETS THE SHOULDER UP! ALL THREE COMPETITORS ARE SHOWING OUT HERE, BUT IN THE END, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE WINNER! Olivia tries to enter through the middle rope, hoping to fully interject herself back into this contest, BUT TUMBLES BACK TO THE OUTSIDE AFTER A BIG BOOT FROM BLADE, BUMPING HER OUT OF THE RING! Victor watches now as Flash slowly gets back to his feet!
Deadprez: BLADE RUNS IN- ONLY TO GET CAUGHT BEHIND THE EAR WITH AN ENZIGURI FROM FLASH, WHO PULLS HIM INTO A SNAP BRAINBUSTER! VICTOR ISNT MOVING AS FLASH GOES OUT TO THE APRON AGAIN, AND DOES A REPEAT FROM EARLIER… SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR PRESS CONNECTS!
Eve: BUT WAIT A MINUTE, OLIVIA SLIDES IN, AND SENDS FLASH OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE, LOOKING TO STEAL ONE HERE AS SHE COVERS VICTOR!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Gavin Kirkland: YES! SHE DID IT!
Deadprez: YOU MIGHTA SPOKE TOO SOON THERE, PARTNER, AS FLASH SLID IN JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, BREAKING THINGS UP WITH AN AXE HANDLE, AND TOSSING OLIVIA TO THE OUTSIDE!
Eve: Flash doesn’t seem done with her though, following her out there, but look at Olivia, who seems to be begging off as she scoots away from Princeton, who doesn’t stop approaching! And her luck just turned from bad to worse as Olivia backs right into a brick wall in the form of steel steps. Flash encroaches further, BUT OLIVIA WAS SUCKERING HIM IN THE WHOLE TIME, GRABBING HIM BY THE FRONT OF HIS TRUNKS FOR LEVERAGE, AND PULLING HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
Deadprez: BUT OLIVIA ISNT DONE, SENDING HIM INTO A CORNER OF THE BARRICADE! The stunned Flash almost gets bounced face first off the ringpost by Tate, who’s being all sorts of vicious right now. But Flash blocks it with his hands, and tries to send Tate face first instead! However, she blocks it also, stomping on the foot of Flash to escape as she slides back into the ring. But even with a slight limp to his walk, Princeton is in hot pursuit.
Eve: BUT HE WAS SO FOCUSED ON GETTING TO TATE, HE FAILED WHAT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AS VICTOR RUNS INTO FLASH WITH GRÜBE AUS MOSKAU, AKA A LARIAT, TURNING FLASH INSIDE OUT!
Deadprez: BUT OLIVIA HITS A LARIAT OF HER OWN TO THE BACK OF VICTOR’S HEAD, DROPPING HIM DOWN TO ALL FOURS, AND SHE TRAPS HIM IN THE REAR NAKED CHOKE!
Gavin Kirkland: YES! TAP OUT DAMMIT! TAP OUT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
Eve: YOU MIGHT NOT GET YOUR WISH, GAVIN, AS VICTOR AGAIN POWERS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND IS LOOKING TO MAKE STRIDES TO THE ROPE!
Deadprez: BUT WAIT, VICTOR COLLAPSES TO THE CANVAS, AND OLIVIA ROLLS HIM OVER FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE’S YOUR WINNER…OLIVIA TATE!!
(‘Brutal’ by Olivia Rodrigo plays to a negative reaction as Olivia smugly rises to her feet in order to have her hand raised by the referee.)
Gavin Kirkland: YES! WOOOOOO!!!
Deadprez: She’s not gonna fuck you, bro…
Gavin Kirkland: HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?! HUH?! HUH?!
Deadprez + Eve: :Roman:
Eve: …but anywho, impressive showing by all three competitors here, who really showed their stuff tonight, but in the end, Olivia Tate walks out victorious, simply just by capitalizing on the opportunity that presented itself.
Deadprez: And you gotta think, maybe she got lucky as if this match hadn’t taken so much wear and tear on Victor, he might’ve been able to break free for a second time.
(The camera fades elsewhere on a shot of Olivia posing as she heads up the ramp.)
(As the camera fades from the commercial we see Kyra Phillips standing by with Serotonin after the brutal match they had last week in the Main Event. Jonny Airhart is all bruised up, stitches and bandages. Same with Pandora but she is wearing a neck brace and looks a little worse for wear.)
Kyra Phillips: Thank you for joining me at this time Jonny Airhart and Pandora Paisley, members of the team known as Serotonin. Last week we all witnessed one of the most brutal matches we have seen on Showdown. It was what many would call a game changer for both teams, even in a loss the EAW is talking about the Ice Aces and Serotonin being two of the future teams in the company that could reach Championship gold. Of course, The Ice Aces get their chance at Dia Del Diablo, but what about Serotonin.
(Jonny speaks first….)
Jonny Airhart: They got lucky. You saw, EVERYONE saw that Pandora knocked Usagi Senshi out cold and the match should have ended, but Pandora wanted more, and I don’t blame her. After what those two little bitches had to say last week? After everything that have done to us, what they should be doing is THANKING this woman for what she did and that was gave them the opportunity to STEAL this from us. Everybody knows that we should be the ones facing the Haircare Kings, and now with all these other tag teams from the past, these fossils being dug up with this stupid shit known as EAW15, their way of trying to use the current talent to put over the these wastes of spaces, Pandora and I know that we will be pushed aside and not given any attention!
(Pandora places her hand on Jonny’s shoulder to calm him down. He nods and steps back as Pandora now looks into the camera with her cat-like green eyes….)
Kyra Phillips: With that said though, Pandora…. You did have a chance to win the match, why not take the win.
(Pandora glares at Kyra for a moment before she turns back to the camera…)
Pandora Paisley: I made a choice because of one reason, pain. No one here understands me very well, and I could have had the victory right there, but it wasn’t enough, not after what they bloody said about us, love. Truth is, they are going to brag, they will come out and say they were always the better team when in fact we were. I stand here hurt, I watched how the show ended last week and if ANYONE thinks for one second that will define me, they are wrong! Serotonin will be at the very top of the division, we will be the very best and as for the Ice Aces, let them have their little moment, knowing in the back of their mind I gifted it to them. This isn’t over, we will meet again soon, and the next time things will be different!
(Grimacing she holds her neck when suddenly….)
Voice: Will they be different?
(Pandora’s eyes widen, turning around to see Lucas Knight standing in front of her and Jonny Airhart. She looks almost ashamed, turning away from him…)
Lucas Knight: Kyra, you’re excused.
(Kyra doesn’t question it for a second and leaves….)
Jonny Airhart: Can we help you?
Lucas Knight: No mate, but I can help you. All three of us come from the same circle. The EAW is a very small bubble that doesn’t know about everything else that exists outside its realm. They don’t understand the world we came from outside these walls, but they will. Pandora, I know for a fact that my business partner and your trainer would have never been fine with what you did last week.
Pandora Paisley: They deserved every bit of pain we gave them, love!
Lucas Knight: Did they deserve to become the Number One Contenders to the Unified Tag Team Championships, because that is what you gave them.
(She turns, angry, upset, Jonny tries to calm her down.)
Lucas Knight: Look at me Ophelia.
(Using her real name, Pandora looks back at Lucas Knight a bit shocked.)
Lucas Knight: You were given “The Hellcat” name for a reason, its time you start living up to it. Jonny, you graduated as one of the top students from their school, it’s time you start wrestling like it. Pandora, this is a teachable moment, you don’t give your enemies a chance to breathe again, you take them out, love. Now, we have two choices here, you can either walk away going in that direction or you can walk away going in my direction. I will leave the choice to you.
(Lucas doesn’t say another word and walks off. Jonny looks a bit anxious as Pandora slowly takes off her neck brace and slams it on the floor. They both look at one another before Jonny follows Lucas, and Pandora nods and follows behind both men as the scene fades to ringside to Gina Romano and the announcement of the next match.)
(All eyes focus on the ring where Gina Romana stands with trust mic in hand, the crowd buzzes with excitement as the cute ring announcer raises the microphone to her lips.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
Gina Romano: And has a twenty minute time limit…
(Suddenly the lights go out and a light show begins on the stage when Elevate by DJ Khalil hits over the P.A System sending the crowd into a frenzy. All eyes divert to the stage entrance where the silhouette of a man can be seen walking out. The lights come back on and standing there with a huge smile on his face is Amir Yusuf, the crowd cheers once again while he now looks out at the crowd and nods.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first, he hails from Chicago, Illinois… AMIR YUSUF!!!
(The crowd roars once again for the talented superstar as he begins to now make his way down the ramp, slapping hands with fans in the front row enthusiastically. He reaches the bottom of the ramp and runs and leaps up onto the apron before running across it and scaling one side of the corner before stopping on the second rope and looks out to the crowd.)
Deadprez: Amir Yusuf back in action tonight and if you listen to this crowd it’s like he never left.
Eve: They’re certainly happy to see him here in Iowa tonight.
(Amir steps onto the top turnbuckle and backflips into the ring for a superhero landing.)
Gavin Kirkland: I knew that was going to happen. Playing to the crowd as expected. You know who doesn’t? The beautiful Olivia Tate who won her first of many matches! Let’s talk more about that than this match coming up.
Eve: We’ve talked about THAT already at great length, Gavin!
Gina Romano: And his opponent…
(England Belongs to me by Cock Sparrer plays over the sound system as Oliver Taylor, wearing a black and white wrestling mask with black wrestling boots, wearing body armour and black armour trousers with England flag knee pads attached to him walks out from the curtain as he stands to look at the crowd with a serious look on his face.)
Gina Romano: From London, England, he is The English Masked Heavyweight wrestler… OLIVER TAYLOR!!!
Oliver walks down the ramp before sliding in the ring with a mixed crowd reaction. He goes on the turnbuckle and puts his left arm up. He gets down from the turnbuckle and looks up the ramp, standing in the middle of the ring and turning to face Amir who stands in his corner waiting for the bell….
Deadprez: Both men haven’t had much luck as of late, Oliver yet to pick up his first win here in EAW.
Gavin Kirland: Ha, what a loser!
Eve: Loser or not, Oliver has a huge test tonight. Amir may be returning to action but despite that is a former Newbreed Champion and our 2021 Rookie of the Year.
Deadprez: Be that as it may, these two men are about to kick things off.
(DING!! DING!! DING!!)
(The bell sounds and both men step out of their respective corners and approach the center of the ring. The EAW crowd here in Iowa cheer both men, Amir being the first to extend his hand in a sportsman-like handshake offer. Oliver looks down at the hand and then to Amir before backing away and not shaking it to the surprise of many including Amir. He shrugs and backs up and both men begin to circle each other in the ring, Oliver Taylor stepping forward first for a lock up with Amir Yusuf however Yusuf ducks under the attempt and applies a hammer lock to Taylor. Taylor however quick drives a back elbow at Yusuf who ducks that and releases the hold as Taylor spins through.)
Deadprez: The hand shake off was not accepted by Taylor in the opening of this match, very unlike him.
Gavin Kirkland: Do you blame him? After what Yusuf had to say about him this past week, is it any wonder? God am I now a Taylor fan?! Someone kill me.
Eve: That said the number of losses he’s had lately have to also be playing on his mind despite how he comes across backstage.
(A let’s go Yusuf, let’s go Taylor chant begins with both men getting motivated and circling each other once more.)
Deadprez: Taylor with another attempt with a lock up but again Yusuf wise to it and blocking with a knee to the gut of Taylor. Yusuf hits another knee before sending Taylor across the ring with an Irish whip.
Eve: Taylor hits the cables and on the return is caught with a drop kick from Amir Yusuf and a quick cover.
Gavin Kirkland: He doesn’t eve get a one count, Taylor kicked out almost immediately. However Yusuf wastes no time pulling Taylor up and pushes him towards a corner and steps back before connecting with a stiff chop to the chest of Oliver Taylor, OUCH!
SLAP!
Eve: Another chop from Yusuf!
SLAP!
Deadprez: And another but Taylor grabs hold of Amir and spins him into the corner and begins to unload a series of his owns chops.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
Eve: Taylor UNLOADED those and sends Amir across the ring with a thunderous Irish Whip, Yusuf hits the corner with authority and he FELT that!
(Yusuf hits the corner hard and collapses to the canvas hold his back but has very little time to recover with Taylor rushing over to him and deadlifts him up with a waist lock and throws him up and over to the middle of the ring with a release German suplex!)
Deadprez: Release German suplex from Taylor and Amir caught all of that!
Gavin Kirkland: He did and now Taylor covers.
1…
Eve: KICK OUT BY AMIR! Will take a lot more than that to keep a former Newbreed champion down!
Gavin Kirkland: Taylor up and immediately going on the offensive, he has a much more vicious side to him tonight. I actually like it!
Deadprez: Taylor stomping the back of the head of Amir now, those big boots hitting hard. Don’t forget Taylor has almost a one-hundred pound advantage about him. Those stomps, and his strikes are going to hit a lot harder.
(Taylor stomps the back of Amir now over and over before pulling him up and dragging him to the ropes where he drives a knee into the lower back of Yusuf, there are a few boos from the crowd which Taylor ignores he instead drives a forearm into the lower back of Amir now as well. Taylor spins Amir around and rests his arms over the top rope before backing up to the opposite side of the ring. Taylor runs across looking to hit a vicious clothesline over the top rope on Amir Yusuf…)
Deadprez: Clothesline attempt by Oliver Taylor, but Amir Yusuf pulls down the top rope and Taylor goes over and lands on the apron. Amir now grabs hold of the much larger Oliver Taylor by the mask and runs him into the corner. Taylor looks stunned.
Eve: Amir Yusuf can feel the crowd supporting him as he backs up himself and runs to the corner and hits a Triangle Dropkick on Oliver Taylor the Masked British Wrestler flies off the apron to the ringside area.
Gavin Kirkland: But Taylor isn’t staying down and Yusuf sees that! He runs the ropes again and leaps up and over the top rope with a suicide plancha which connects and takes Taylor down!
(The Iowa crowd erupts with cheers when Yusuf leaps back to his feet and lets forth a celebratory roar. He pulls Oliver Taylor up and hits him with a stiff right hand and once more before dragging him towards the ring apron. Taylor however has other ideas and fires off a right hand to the gut of Yusuf and another before Yusuf counters with a European Uppercut. Taylor rolls into the ring to try and get away from Amir who jumps onto the apron. Taylor gets to his feet and turns only to be met by Yusuf who slingshots and connects with a Facebuster.)
Deadprez: SLINGSHOT FACEBUSTER ON TAYLOR AND NOW THE COVER!
ONE!!!
TW-
Gavin Kirkland: KICK OUT BY TAYLOR! Close call there, Amir could have stolen that.
Eve: Was a great attempt but he is going to have to dig deeper to put Taylor down it seems tonight.
Deadprez: Looks like he might have heard you Eve, Taylor is trying to get to his feet now but Yusuf meets him halfway with a right hand. He hits another before backing up and connects with a Superkick. Taylor drops to a knee.
Eve: Another Superkick on Taylor and it looks like he is out on his knees there. Yusuf can feel it getting closer now and goes for another Superkick but NO!
Gavin Kirkland: TAYLOR COUNTERS! He has hold of Amir Yusuf and lifts him before Throwing him back with a Fall Away Slam!
Deadprez: BUT YUSUF SPINS THROUGH AND LANDS ON HIS FEET! WHAT GOD DAMN AGILITY! HE IS LIKE A CAT!
Eve: TAYLOR DOESN’T NOTICE, GETS TO HIS KNEES AND SUPERKICK! YUSUF WITH ANOTHER SUPERKICK AND NOW THE STANDING MOONSAULT!
Gavin Kirkland: Taylor is out, Taylor is OUT and now Yusuf covers hooking both legs!
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE-
Eve: NO!!! KICK OUT BY TAYLOR!! TAYLOR KICKED OUT!
(The crowd roars for both men as a “This is Awesome ” chant begins. “Lets go Yusuf, Lets go Taylor chants continue while Amir Yusuf sits on the canvas looking at the official who holds up two fingers. He thought he had it there but clearly not. Amir slaps the mat as Taylor rolls away towards the ropes and begins to gingerly pull himself up. Amir waits for the right moment when Taylor is vertical and runs at the ropes and looks to his a clothesline of his own on Taylor but Oliver has other ideas as he scoops him up onto his shoulders into a firemans carry and rushes to the middle of the ring and hits a slam. The crowd ooohs as he covers.)
Eve: FIREMANS CARRY SLAM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING.
ONE!!!
TWO!!!
THRE-
Deadprez: NO! KICK OUT BY AMIR!
Gavin Kirkland: THIS CROWD HELD ITS BREATH AS IF THEY KNEW THIS COULD BE IT FOR TAYLOR, BUT HE WAS SO CLOSE BUT IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE RIGHT NOW!
Eve: Oliver Taylor shaking his head in disbelief, he thought that might have been it himself. Yusuf rolls away to create some separation.
Deadprez: Trying to buy himself time to recover, Oliver helping in that regard as he continues to speak with the official about the count who is adamant it was two and it WAS!
(Yusuf manages to get himself into the corner and pulls himself up and waits while catching his breath. Taylor turns around and sees where Yusuf is and gets to his feet and runs across the ring with more haste. However AS Taylor approaches Yusuf rushes out and lifts Oliver Taylor up the best he can and drives his face into the top turnbuckle with snake eyes! The crowd Ooohs as Taylor winces and shakes off the cob webs as he turns around. But Yusef is already up and running across the ring and connects with a HELLUVA KICK!)
Eve: HELLUVA KICK FROM AMIR!
Deadprez: TAYLOR IS OUT ON HIS FEET! Amir drags him to the canvas and steps over the prone body of Taylor. Using his agility he leaps to the top rope, the man is a cat I tell you! IMPLODING 450 SPLASH ON OLIVER TAYLOR!!
Gavin Kirkland: 0 5 4!! HE HIT THE 0 5 4 ON TAYLOR AND NOW THE COVER!!
Eve: THAT HAS TO BE IT NOW!!
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)
The crowd erupts into cheers as Elevate by DJ Khalil hits over the P.A System, Amir rolls off Oliver Taylor and is assisted to his feet by the official as the voice of Gina Romano announces the victor.
Gina Romano: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH AS A RESULT OF A PIN FALL… AMIR YUSUF!!!
The crowd roars once again as the focus is on Amir Yusuf who holds his back while smiling. Oliver Taylor starts to roll to the apron while holding his ribs.
Deadprez: Amir Yusuf picks up the victory tonight but say what you will about Oliver, he gave it the best he could.
Eve: He did some hard hitting moves but Amir proved to have that edge tonight, he speed assisting him.
Gavin Kirkland: Back to the drawing board for Oliver Taylor, no shock there. But Amir Yusuf is back and has picked up a crucial win and builds some momentum as EAW heads towards Dia Del Diablo.
(Amir continues to celebrate as it cuts to a commercial break.)
(As we face back into from commercial break, “Madness” by KSI hits over the speaker system, the arena unified in a chorus of boos and jeers.)
Deadprez: Well, we all know who this is, and he’s getting one heck of a welcome from these fans.
Eve: Abel Atami on his way to the ring, and you can bet he won’t be in the best of moods after what happened at Road to Redemption.
Gavin Kirkland: Who cares?
(Abel Atami appears at the top of the ramp and scowls down at those giving him this hostile reaction. He closes his eyes, as if enjoying the reception he is getting, before making his way down to the ring.)
Eve: Abel either blocking out the noise or reveling in it.
Deadprez: I’d say it is most definitely the latter. He has something to say, and he is going to say it, it seems. No matter what the EAW fanbase wants.
(Abel climbs the steps and bends into the ring, demanding a microphone to be passed to him which it quickly is. He then stands in the middle of the ring with the microphone primed, before finally starting to speak.)
Abel Atami: You all saw it.
(Boos ring out even louder just with his opening words, even though no one knows the context.)
Abel Atami: Yes, boo and jeer if you wish, but it doesn’t change a damn thing.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh, will you get to the point already. We could be watching some females… mind you, Atami does indeed have magnificent breasts.
Deadprez: …
Abel Atami: You all saw it, EAW management saw it, and Limmy Monaghan knows it. If it hadn’t had been for Roberto De La Rosa being an incompetent fool, I’d be stood here before you with the Hardcore Championship in my possession.
(The boos somehow manages to gain even more volume, and this seems to please Atami who nods his head.)
Eve: Well, that’s a little lacking in fact.
Deadprez: I don’t think we should be surprised.
Gavin Kirkland: No, we shouldn’t. We need a switch we can flip and anyone who bores us disappears through a hatch until such time they can be interesting. Mind you, that would be quite a substantial hatch for Abel Atami, and the landing could be cataclysmic for the world.
Deadprez: That’s a little insulting don’t you think?
Gavin Kirkland: Just saying what everyone else is thinking
Abel Atami: What, tell me it isn’t so? Tell me I didn’t beat both Monaghan and De La Rosa from pillar to post. De La Rosa shouldn’t have even been IN the match in the first place, never mind cost me my opportunity. Now, this company has a fraudulent champion in possession of the belt, and no matter how much you spin the narrative, the reason for that is Roberto De La Rosa. I blame him 100% for me leaving empty handed, and with that in mind, right here and now, I am DEMANDING I receive another shot at Limmy Monaghan for the Hardcore Championship. And Hawk, I know you’re listening, this show doesn’t continue until you bring yourself out here and give me what I want.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh great, now he’s hijacking the show. Deepest of joys.
Deadprez: He seems quite certain that Roberto was to blame.
Eve: Kind of person he is, capable of blaming everyone barring himself.
(Abel looks up the ramp, but no one comes.)
Abel Atami: Well, it seems like I’m going to be here for a while, so I guess I’ll pull up a chair.
(Just as Abel is about to slide out the ring, ‘Por Mi Mexico’ by Lefty SM ft. Santa Fe Klan hits, Abel stopping in his tracks.)
Deadprez: Looks like Roberto has heard enough.
(The entrance music surprisingly gets a positive reaction from some in the crowd, but it isn’t Roberto who appears on stage. Instead, it is his wife Esmeralda. In the ring Abel can only smirk as Esmeralda makes her way to the ring.)
Deadprez: This is different.
(Esmeralda slides under the bottom rope, and already has a microphone of her own which she wastes no time in lifting to her lips.)
Esmeralda: Are you being serious right now?
(Abel looks out over the crowd, surprised by her appearance.)
Esmeralda: Are we really supposed to buy into this logic that my husband, the love of my life is in some way to blame for your inability to get the job done. I’ll say one thing for my husband, he took that defeat on the chin and he will come back better. YOU. You have to find someone else to blame for your insufficiencies, rather than look within yourself for the answer as to why you are not the Hardcore Champion. Abel, this might be news to you… but YOU are the reason you’re not the Champion right now. It has NOTHING to do with my husband.
(Abel smirks, and to be fair he has been listening to every word.)
Abel Atami: Done?
Esmeralda: For now.
Abel Atami: Good. So, let me get this right. In YOUR opinion it has nothing to do with Roberto why I’m standing here without the belt. In YOUR opinion Roberto is a better man that me, because he has managed to look himself in the mirror, and found his mistakes? That’s good, I’m glad… but the thing is, is Roberto that much of a man if he has to send his wife out her to fight his battles. Is Roberto that much of a man when you dare speak to me in this way, but he stays silent in the back?
Esmeralda: He’s just waiting, you’ll see him soon enough.
Abel Atami: Good, I’m counting on it. And yes, I give you credit for fronting up to me, that takes balls it seems your husband doesn’t possess. However, the thing is, running your mouth, it must come with consequences.
(He takes a step forward, Esmeralda taking one back.)
Abel Atami: And seeing as Roberto isn’t out here face to face, maybe I can give him a visual representation of what waits for him.
(Abel pins Esmeralda against the corner turnbuckle, almost nose to nose with her.)
Deadprez: This doesn’t look good
Gavin Kirkland: Give over, it’s starting to pick up at last.
Abel Atami: How’s about you and I sent him a message…
(The crowd erupts as Roberto De La Rosa sprints down the ramp and slides into the ring, Abel turning around to face him, and immediately clubbing him with a right hand.)
Eve: Abel ready and waiting, and laying in those shots!
Deadprez: But Roberto fights back, staging Abel and sending him back on his heels!
(Roberto grabs Abel’s arm, and goes for an Irish Whip, but Abel reverses it, sending De La Rosa crashing into the turnbuckle.)
Eve: Big time impact, De La Rosa is stunned!
Deadprez: And here comes Abel!!!
(Abel runs in, but straight into a big boot from Roberto, Abel almost knocked off his feet. Roberto runs in, looking to take advantage, but Abel meets him with a headbutt.)
Deadprez: Now Esmeralda getting involved, trying to break it up, probably fearing repercussions from Hawk!
(Abel grabs Roberto around the neck, looking to lift him, but De La Rosa hits a low blow, Abel staggering backwards. Roberto then throws a huge right hand, Abel however ducking, the hammer blow landing on the side of Esmeralda’s face. De La Rosa’s wife immediately going down.)
Eve: OH NO!
Deadprez: ROBERTO HAS JUST TAKEN OUT HIS OWN WIFE!
Gavin Kirkland: HAHAHAHA what a loser.
(Abel steps back, looking a little stunned as to what has just happened, as Roberto kneels, beside himself.)
Deadprez: This has gotten out of hand; someone get down here and help
(As Roberto tends to his unconscious wife, Abel slides out the ring, backing up the ramp and obviously unsure what to think. Roberto glances at him, pure anger etched on his face, mixed with real concern for his wife.)
Eve: I’ve got a feeling we haven’t heard the last of this!
Gavin Kirkland: Too right, arrest de La Rosa, we have just witnessed an assault!
Deadprez: Shut up Gavin, this is a serious situation, and Hurricane Hawk needs to do something about it before it escalates even further!
(The scene cuts back to the ring, as Roberto helps Esmeralda to her feet, as she clutches her face in obvious pain, then cuts back to Deadprez…)
Deadprez: Well, here is where we were supposed to have our Towering Inferno qualifying match, but instead I just got word from the production truck that we are going to have a Showdown rewind! It is Chained Fury against the Maidens of Malpractice. Interesting match choice considering we saw Lexi return last week, coincidence? Who knows, but here is the rewind!
Eve: I loved this match.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh… the Maidens!
(The scene cuts to the footage of the flashback match.
(Showdown fades back to ringside, and Gina Romano is seen at ringside as the steel cage has been lowered.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is a STEEL CAGE TORNADO TAG TEAM MATCH!!
(The virtual crowd cheers, and the cheering grows even louder as ‘We Will Rock You’ by Artist Taylor Momsen, Maria Brink & Lizzie Hale begins to play. The Maidens of Malpractice are not the biggest fan favorites on Showdown, but after everything Chained Fury put them through it’s a miracle to even see half of the team alive right now. Dr. Bethany Blue and Alexis Chambers make their way towards the steel cage, and as they enter you can tell from the look on their faces that they are focused on one thing and one thing only. Revenge.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first…. At a combined weight of 242 pounds… THE TEAM OF DR. BETHANY BLUE AND ALEXIS CHAMBERS, THE MAIIIDDDEENNNNSSS OF MALLLPRRACCTIIICEE!!!!
Deadprez: I don’t think the Showdown crowd has ever been happier to see these two! Ronan Malosi did try to kill Alexis Chambers weeks ago while Ryan Wilson helped, and that’s what ended up costing Dr. Bethany Blue her spot in the King of Elite tournament as she chose her friend over the match!
Eve: Dr. Bethany Blue is the one that challenged Chained Fury to this match, and it was supposed to happen at King of Elite but instead we’re getting it the week before! This is going to be great.
Gavin Kirkland: You guys both know which team I’m rooting for here, right?
(‘The Only Thing They Fear is You’ by Mick Gordon hits, and the virtual crowd immediately begins booing heavily as Ryan Wilson makes his way out to the stage. Ryan begins walking down to ringside, meanwhile ‘Fire Storm A’ by Herman’s Langschwert hits and Ronan Malosi follows. The virtual crowd boos even louder than before, meanwhile the Maidens of Malpractice are just waiting for Chained Fury to enter the ring.)
Gina Romano: And their opponents… At a combined weight of 500 pounds… Ro-
(Ryan Wilson takes the microphone from Gina Romano.)
Ryan Wilson: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF THE EAW UNIVERSE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD! SHOWDOWN AND ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING PROUDLY BRINGS TO YOU THE NEXT UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS…. Not the Maidens of Malpractice, BUT RONAN MALOSI AND YOURS TRULY!… CHAINED….FURYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Deadprez: Oh brother. Well, you can already see how Chained Fury is entering this match, and I don’t know how much their confidence is gonna help them when the Maidens want nothing but revenge.
Eve: Chained Fury is a talented tag team. They know what they’re doing… Most of the time. I’ll admit this probably isn’t the smartest move from them, but who knows? Maybe they have something up their sleeve.
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S GO MAIDENS!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Deadprez: The match is finally underway, AND THE MAIDENS TRY TO GO FOR CHAINED FURY BUT RYAN WILSON TRIES TO TAKE THEM BOTH ON! RYAN WILSON IS FIGHTING AGAINST BOTH DR. BETHANY BLUE AND ALEXIS CHAMBERS RIGHT AT THE START OF THIS MATCH, what is Ronan actually doing!? It looks like he’s digging inside of his shirt for something but I can’t exactly tell what! Anyways, DR. BETHANY BLUE WITH A KNEE TO RYAN’S MIDSECTION, AND ALEXIS TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A FOREARM!
Eve: OH WAIT, WHAT THE HELL!? RONAN MALOSI JUST PULLED A CROWBAR OUT FROM HIS SHIRT, AND HE JUST HIT DR. BETHANY BLUE IN THE MIDSECTION WITH IT! Ronan was hiding that crowbar under his shirt while he made his way down to the ring and now he’s looking to actually use it! Alexis just now noticed what happened to Dr. Blue, BUT RONAN NOW SWINGS THE CROWBAR AT ALEXIS!
Gavin Kirkland: ALEXIS DUCKS UNDER THE CROWBAR, AND NOW SHE HITS RONAN WITH A STEP UP ENZUIGIRI! Ronan stumbles into the corner, AND NOW ALEXIS CHARGES IN BEFORE DELIVERING A RUNNING FOREARM SMASH IN THE CORNER! DR. BETHANY BLUE IS BACK UP, AND SHE CHARGES IN BEFORE HITTING RONAN WITH HER OWN FOREARM SMASH! Great teamwork by the Maidens of Malpractice early on even with Ronan’s crowbar shot- BUT NOW THERE’S RYAN WILSON FROM BEHIND!
Deadprez: RYAN WILSON GRABBED ALEXIS AND TOSSED HER FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL CAGE, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE WAS JUST DISTRACTED BY IT, ALLOWING RONAN TO DELIVER A HUGE BOOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! The Maidens of Malpractice are down, and it looks like Chained Fury is about to try and get out of this match before things could get out of hand! They’re telling the referee to open the door, and after what we just saw I feel like this might actually be it! This could turn out to be one of the shortest steel cage matches we ever have-
Eve: ALEXIS WITH A DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF RYAN WILSON! The referee was just about to open the door, but Alexis quickly manages to save the match for her and Dr. Blue! Bethany has made it back up to her feet too, AND AS RONAN TURNS AROUND SHE KNEES HIM IN THE MIDSECTION! Dr. Blue now grabs Ronan, AND SHE CHARGES TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STEEL CAGE BEFORE THROWING RONAN HEAD FIRST INTO THE CAGE! Once again that steel cage comes into play, and now the Maidens of Malpractice are all over Chained Fury!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan Wilson is in the corner and Alexis is laying into him with a bunch of stomps! Ryan helped Ronan with his attack on Alexis, I’m sure she’s been waiting for a moment like this! Meanwhile Dr. Bethany Blue is still fighting Ronan Malosi, and she’s hitting him with a bunch of lefts and rights! Ronan pushes Dr. Blue off of him, AND HE GOES FOR A LARIAT BUT BETHANY DUCKS UNDER IT! BETHANY NOW GOING FOR THE TJD- BUT RONAN CATCHES HER FOOT! Ronan is holding Bethany’s foot, AND NOW HE PULLS HER INTO THE DEATH-RO!!
Deadprez: NO! DR. BETHANY BLUE ROLLS OUT OF IT!! DR. BETHANY BLUE ROLLS OUT OF WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE DEATH-RO, AND NOW SHE DELIVERS A HUGE JUMPING KNEE TO RONAN! Ronan is still on his feet but he’s clearly staggered, AND NOW BETHANY RUNS THE ROPES, BEFORE HITTING RONAN WITH A FRONT DROPKICK, TAKING HIM OFF HIS FEET! That was a huge dropkick by Dr. Blue, but Ronan doesn’t stay down for too long! I don’t think Bethany cares though as she immediately begins running the ropes, AND CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING KNEE LIFT TO THE SIDE OF RONAN’S HEAD!
Eve: Ryan Wilson manages to push Alexis off of him, BUT ALEXIS IMMEDIATELY BOUNCES BACK WITH A HURRICANRANA! Ryan quickly gets back to his feet, JUST TO BE MET WITH A SINGLE LEG DROPKICK BY ALEXIS! Neither member of Chained Fury is doing great at the moment, but the virtual crowd seems to love what they’re seeing! They’ve been waiting for this moment for a while now, and finally the Maidens of Malpractice are getting their revenge! Now that Ronan is down Bethany is helping Alexis with Ryan, and they both pick him up BEFORE SENDING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST!
Gavin Kirkland: The Maidens now are making their way up the cage seeing both members of Chained Fury down- BUT THEIR CLIMB DOESN’T LAST TOO LONG AS RONAN LAUNCHES THE CROWBAR AT DR. BLUE! DR. BETHANY BLUE DROPS FROM THE CAGE BACK INTO THE RING, AND NOW RYAN TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB ALEXIS BY THE LEG AND PULL HER OFF OF THE TOP ROPE! Chained Fury just ruined the Maidens chances of escaping the steel cage just like that, but neither Ryan nor Ronan are in the best shape right now! What are they gonna do!?
Deadprez: Ryan Wilson shoves Alexis’ head into the steel cage, AND NOW HE’S USING HIS FOOT TO CHOKE ALEXIS! ALEXIS’ THROAT IS STUCK BETWEEN THE STEEL CAGE AND RYAN’S FOOT, AND THIS MIGHT JUST CAUSE ALEXIS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE MATCH! Ronan Malosi and Dr. Bethany Blue are getting back to their feet, AND DR. BLUE TRIES TO SAVE ALEXIS BUT RONAN HITS HER WITH A KNOCKOUT PUNCH! RONAN’S KNOCKOUT PUNCH CONNECTS, AND NOW RONAN GOES TO COVER DR. BLUE! ALEXIS CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, THE MATCH MIGHT JUST END HERE!
ONE!
TWO-
Deadprez: NO, THERE’S THE KICKOUT BY DR. BLUE!
Eve: Ronan can’t believe Bethany kicked out of that, AND WAIT A SECOND! ALEXIS JUST USED HER FOOT TO PULL THE CROWBAR TOWARDS HER, AND SHE JUST PICKED IT UP BEFORE HITTING RYAN IN THE LEG WITH IT! Alexis saving herself from being choked out, and this match is still on! Chained Fury needs to think of another move and fast, otherwise the Maidens of Malpractice have a huge opportunity to get back into this! Ronan drags Alexis back to the center of the ring, and he picks her up into a torture rack! Ryan begins running the ropes, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO FINISH THIS! MOTION SICKNESS-
Gavin Kirkland: YES!! IT DOESN’T CONNECT! ALEXIS FLIPS OVER AND GRABS RONAN’S HEAD IN A FRONT FACELOCK BEFORE KICKING RYAN OUT OF THE WAY! TORNADO DDT BY ALEXIS CHAMBERS ONTO RONAN MALOSI! Incredible counter by Alexis, and right now it looks like she just saved the Maidens’ chances of winning this! Alexis waits for Ryan Wilson to get back to his feet, and I think she’s about to try and put this match away now that it’s only her and Ryan Wilson on their feet! LIGHTS OUT!!
Deadprez: RYAN DUCKS UNDER THE SUPERKICK BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES! SUPERMAN PUNCH!! SUPERMAN PUNCH CONNECTS ON ALEXIS CHAMBERS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ONE MIGHT JUST BE OVER ANYWAY! The Maidens of Malpractice put up a good fight but I think this is the end! There’s just no way they should be able to kick out of this! Ryan Wilson goes for the cover on Alexis, and I think that’s it!
ONE!
TWO!!-
Deadprez: WAIT, NO!! ALEXIS GETS THE SHOULDER UP, THIS MATCH IS NOT OVER YET! I thought that’d be it! I really thought this match was done but that is not the case!
Eve: Ryan immediately begins climbing up the cage, and as Ronan slowly wakes back up he crawls his way to the door! Chained Fury may not have won this match by pinfall, but it looks like they’re going to do it by escaping the cage! Ryan is clearly tired after the Maidens put up such a great fight so he’s very slowly making his way up the cage, and I’ll be honest I’m not sure if the Maidens will be able to stop them! Alexis is slowly waking back up, as is Dr. Bethany Blue, but is it too late for them!?
Gavin Kirkland: RONAN GETS BACK TO HIS FEET AND TAKES BETHANY BACK DOWN WITH A BOOT TO THE SIDE OF HER HEAD! WAIT, IT DOESN’T CONNECT! DR. BETHANY BLUE AVOIDS IT BEFORE KICKING RONAN IN THE MIDSECTION! Ronan and Bethany are fighting, meanwhile Ryan is still focusing on escaping as he begins making his way up the cage! If even one member of Chained Fury makes it out of the cage that’s serious progress! They’ll be halfway towards a victory, and right now it looks like that’s what’s about to happen!
Deadprez: ALEXIS RUSHES UP THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE STEEL CAGE BEFORE HITTING RYAN ON THE BACK! Ryan was about to be at the top of the steel cage, but Alexis Chambers is climbing up the cage while repeatedly hitting Ryan and pulling him back down! Both Alexis and Ryan are on the top rope now, AND ALEXIS SLAMS RYAN’S FACE INTO THE STEEL CAGE! Ryan is barely hanging on now, AND HE TRIES TO DO THE SAME TO ALEXIS, BUT ALEXIS KICKS RYAN IN HIS SIDE TO STOP HIM! ALEXIS GRABS RYAN’S FACE, AND ONCE AGAIN SHE SLAMS IT INTO THE STEEL CAGE, CAUSING RYAN TO FALL OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!
Eve: RONAN PUSHES DR. BLUE AWAY THOUGH, AND HE MANAGES TO CATCH RYAN BEFORE HE COULD SUFFER A BAD LANDING! Alexis Chambers now is rushing up to the top of the cate, and before either Ryan or Ronan could stop her Dr. Bethany Blue begins trying to fight both members of Chained Fury, much like Ryan at the start of this match! Alexis Chambers is nearly at the top, I think she’s about to make it out of this match! The Maidens of Malpractice are about to have one less competitor in the cage!
Gavin Kirkland: ALEXIS REACHES THE TOP, BUT CHAINED FURY BEGIN JUMPING DR. BETHANY BLUE! BOTH RYAN AND RONAN ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO TAKE HER OUT! Ronan is holding Bethany up now, and Ryan runs the ropes! SUPERMAN PUNCH BY RYAN, INTO THE IED BY RONAN! DOWNWARD SPIRAL CONNECTS ON DR. BETHANY BLUE, AND ALEXIS NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING!
(Alexis is at the top of the cage, and she looks at the other side of the cage before looking back inside of the ring. She could leave the cage now and come one step closer to winning, but that’d leave Dr. Bethany Blue on her own to deal with both members of Chained Fury. She’s clearly torn, but after a few moments she finally makes up her mind.)
Deadprez: CROSSBODY OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE!! ALEXIS CHAMBERS JUST DOVE OFF OF THE STEEL CAGE RIGHT ONTO RYAN WILSON AND RONAN MALOSI!!! EVERYONE IN THIS MATCH IS DOWN! ALL FOUR COMPETITORS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT! Alexis had a perfect opportunity to get out of the steel cage, but she didn’t want to leave Dr. Bethany Blue behind! These two really care for each other, but you’ve gotta wonder whether that’ll help them or hurt them right now!
Eve: All four competitors are slowly coming to their senses, and honestly I don’t even know what to say. This has been a fantastic match, but obviously this match means more to these four than just having a five star classic. Dr. Bethany Blue and Alexis Chambers are using the ropes to pull themselves back up, meanwhile Chained Fury are starting to get back up on the other side of the ring! This match has been great, but are we approaching the end of it? At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if we are. I mean, what else can they really do to each other at this point!?
(Chained Fury is finally back to their feet, on the side of the steel cage next to the door. The Maidens of Malpractice are together on the opposite side of the ring, and both teams stare each other down.)
Gavin Kirkland: BOTH MEMBERS OF CHAINED FURY RUSH TO THE DOOR! THEY’RE YELLING AT THE REFEREE TO HURRY UP AND UNLOCK IT BUT THEY’RE TOO LATE! THE MAIDENS OF MALPRACTICE JUMP INTO ACTION AND THEY GO RIGHT AFTER RONAN AND RYAN!
Deadprez: ALEXIS CHAMBERS HITS RONAN WITH A HUGE RUNNING KNEE, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE SENDS RYAN CRASHING INTO THE STEEL CAGE! THE MAIDENS ARE ALL OVER CHAINED FURY ONCE AGAIN, BUT RONAN AND RYAN BEGIN TO FIGHT BACK! THERE’S AN ALL OUT BRAWL ON OUR HANDS RIGHT NOW BETWEEN TWO TEAMS WHO COULD BECOME UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS IN JUST ONE WEEK’S TIME! ALEXIS DOING HER BEST TO FIGHT THE WAY BIGGER RONAN MALOSI, AND RYAN WILSON FIGHTING DR. BETHANY BLUE! THIS MATCH HAS ESCALATED INTO ONE BIG WAR BETWEEN BOTH TEAMS! Just look at what they’re doing to each other!
Eve: Ronan manages to overpower Alexis, AND RONAN SENDS HER RIGHT INTO RYAN’S DIRECTION- BUT ALEXIS GETS RYAN IN A HEADSCISSORS BEFORE APPLYING THE LEXI LOCK! THE LEXI LOCK IS LOCKED IN, AND AS RONAN TRIES TO GO SAVE RYAN DR. BETHANY BLUE COMES IN TO MAKE THE SAVE! DR. BETHANY BLUE IS GOING AFTER RONAN MALOSI, AND NOW SHE MANAGES TO PULL HIM DOWN TO THE MAT! DISLOCATION!! THE DISLOCATION IS LOCKED IN ON RONAN MALOSI, ALL WHILE RYAN IS TRAPPED IN THE LEXI LOCK! BOTH MEMBERS OF CHAINED FURY ARE STUCK IN SUBMISSIONS, THIS COULD BE IT RIGHT HERE!
Gavin Kirkland: Both men are trying as hard as they can not to tap out, but they’re clearly struggling! WAIT, RONAN IS USING HIS FREE HAND TO DIG IN HIS POCKET, AND WHAT IS THAT!? HANDCUFFS!? WHY DOES RONAN HAVE HANDCUFFS!? RONAN ATTACHES ONE OF THE CUFFS TO BETHANY’S ARM, AND HE QUICKLY ATTACHES THE OTHER CUFF TO THE MIDDLE ROPE! DR. BETHANY BLUE ONLY JUST NOTICED WHAT RONAN IS DOING, BUT IT’S TOO LATE NOW! RONAN MANAGES TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF THE SUBMISSION, BUT BETHANY IS STUCK!
Deadprez: WAIT!!! RYAN JUST RAN INTO THE CORNER WHERE THE DOOR IS AND SLAMMED ALEXIS INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, BUT LOOK!
(As Alexis falls off of the turnbuckle and to the mat, it appears that the top turnbuckle was exposed.)
Deadprez: WHEN RONAN AND RYAN TRIED TO ESCAPE USING THE DOOR JUST NOW, THEY ACTUALLY EXPOSED THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! What a smart move by Ryan and Ronan! They actually saved their chances in this match, and now Dr. Bethany Blue is locked up and Alexis Chambers is hurt! This is the perfect opportunity for them to escape, or even try and win this match decisively as Bethany can’t save Alexis! This is the best case scenario for Chained Fury, this is exactly what they needed!
Eve: Dr. Bethany Blue is trying to uncuff her hand, but as Ronan gets back up he takes another pair of handcuffs out! Ronan grabbing Dr. Blue’s free arm, BEFORE KICKING HER IN THE MIDSECTION! Ronan now attaching the cuff to her arm, and just like before he attaches the free cuff to the middle rope! Dr. Bethany Blue really can’t do anything now! She can’t free herself and stop Chained Fury! This is really bad now. Alexis Chambers is just barely getting up somehow, but does it even matter? There’s no way they can win-
Gavin Kirkland: ALEXIS CHAMBERS SLAPS RYAN WILSON IN THE FACE! ALEXIS IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST RYAN, HITTING HIM WITH FOREARMS AND ELBOWS AS MUCH AS SHE CAN, BUT NOW HERE COMES RONAN WITH THE KNOCKOUT PUNCH! This isn’t even fair! There’s just no way for the Maidens to win like this! They’re gonna lose all because Ronan brought outside weapons into this match! It may have been smart especially knowing that it’s all legal, but it’s not right. Ronan now picks Alexis up before tossing her into the ropes, AND NOW THERE’S THE CHAIN REACTION!! That’s it! That’s gotta be it! Ronan goes for the cover, and it’s not fair at all but it looks like this one is over.
(Dr. Bethany Blue looks pissed, knowing there’s nothing she can do thanks to her being handcuffed.)
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
Deadprez: :comeagain:
Eve: Why did Ronan let go of the pin? They had the match won! That was it! Even Ryan looks confused!
Ronan Malosi: (off-mic) Ryan, I got an idea.
(Ronan points at the crowbar, and Ryan immediately understands what he’s talking about. Dr. Bethany Blue’s eyes immediately grow wide open as Ryan hands Ronan the crowbar, trying desperately to fight out of the handcuffs.)
Deadprez: RONAN SLAMS THE CROWBAR ACROSS ALEXIS CHAMBERS’ MIDSECTION! AND NOW THERE’S ANOTHER SHOT! AND ANOTHER ONE! Ronan Malosi with repeated crowbar shots, and now he’s telling Ryan to hold Alexis up! Ronan has a sick smile on his face, and now he’s preparing the crowbar as if he was playing baseball! This is exactly what these two did to Alexis weeks ago! This is what cost Dr. Bethany Blue her King of Elite tournament spot, and nearly cost Alexis her life! RONAN SWINGS THE CROWBAR AT ALEXIS’ HEAD-
(Right before the crowbar could connect with Alexis’ head, all of the lights in the World 1 Theatre begin flickering, before shutting off completely.)
Ronan Malosi: :krabs:
Deadprez: Guys.. I think this can only mean one thing, and you all know exactly what that is.
Eve: It’s been weeks in the making, but I’ll be honest I didn’t fully expect to see it tonight :lupe:. I mean, what even is that thing? Is it really her?
(Finally, the lights cut back on. Ronan and Ryan immediately look towards where Bethany was handcuffed, and to their surprise Dr. Bethany Blue is nowhere to be found. Both men, especially Ronan, begins to panic. They turn around towards the door, and standing there is the Plague Doctor, with the same Plague mask on her face as before.)
Deadprez: SHE’S HERE! THE PLAGUE DOCTOR IS HERE AND BOTH RONAN AND RYAN ARE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE! Ronan is still holding that crowbar, AND HE CHARGES TOWARDS THE DOCTOR WITH IT, BUT SHE KICKS RONAN IN THE MIDSECTION BEFORE TAKING THE CROWBAR! RYAN NOW CHARGING TOWARDS THE PLAGUE DOCTOR, BUT SHE HITS HIM WITH AN ELBOW THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BEFORE HITTING RONAN IN THE STOMACH WITH THE CROWBAR!
Eve: THE PLAGUE DOCTOR RUNNING THE ROPES AS RYAN STUMBLES BACK, AND SHE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A LARIAT! RONAN NOW CHARGES IN FOR A CLOTHESLINE, BUT THE DOCTOR AVOIDS IT BEFORE GRABBING RONAN’S ARM! IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S ABOUT TO TRY AND GO FOR WHAT SHE CALLS THE MIASMATIC THEORY, AND SHE HAS THE HAMMERLOCK POSITION ALL SET UP- BUT RONAN MANAGES TO OVERPOWER HER AND SEND HER INTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE BY THE DOOR! The Plague Doctor drops down to a knee, AND NOW RONAN GOES FOR DEATH-RO!!!
Gavin Kirkland: IT DOESN’T CONNECT!! THE PLAGUE DOCTOR ROLLS BACK TO HER FEET, AND SHE HITS RONAN WITH A HUGE FOREARM, TAKING HIM OFF HIS FEET! Guys, are we sure that this is really Dr. Bethany Blue!? I mean, come on! How did she escape the handcuffs!? How did she change her outfit like that!? And after everything she’s been through in this match, how could she be moving like this!? You know what, I won’t question it. As long as she’s as hot as always under that mask this is good enough for me. LET’S GO MAIDENS!!
Deadprez: Ryan is back up, AND HE ATTACKS THE PLAGUE DOCTOR FROM BEHIND! RYAN HAS THE PLAGUE DOCTOR TRAPPED IN THE CORNER, AND NOW RONAN GETS BACK UP BEFORE JOINING IN ON THE ATTACK! THE PLAGUE DOCTOR IS BEING ATTACKED BY BOTH MEMBERS OF CHAINED FURY, AND IF THEY’RE ABLE TO TAKE HER OUT THEN THEY’LL DEFINITELY WIN THIS MATCH! WAIT, THE PLAGUE DOCTOR WITH A RIGHT HAND TO RYAN, AND NOW A RIGHT HAND TO RONAN! CHAINED FURY GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE PLAGUE DOCTOR, AND THIS IS BASICALLY A HANDICAP MATCH RIGHT NOW!
Eve: Yeah, and somehow the Plague Doctor is winning! WAIT A SECOND! RONAN LIFTS UP THE PLAGUE DOCTOR, AND ONCE AGAIN HE RAMS HER INTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE, BUT THIS TIME HE DOESN’T ONLY STOP THERE! RONAN CHARGES INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER, AND RAMS HER INTO THAT PAIR OF TURNBUCKLES AS WELL! RONAN NOW CHARGING BACK TOWARDS THAT EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE- BUT THE PLAGUE DOCTOR STOPS HERSELF AND TURNS AROUND, CAUSING RONAN TO CRASH BACK FIRST INTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE! How is she doing this!? It just doesn’t make any sense! This whole Plague Doctor thing, everything about it is insane!
Gavin Kirkland: The Plague Doctor is stomping away at Ronan Malosi! Ronan is in trouble right now- BUT RYAN GRABS THE CROWBAR AND HITS THE PLAGUE DOCTOR IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH IT! Ryan showed so much fascination with the Plague Doctor in the build to this match, but you’ve gotta imagine that he’s had enough by now! Ryan just swung that crowbar right across the Plague Doctor’s head, exactly like what Ronan tried to do to Alexis earlier! Ryan now helping Ronan back up to his feet, and I think this is it! Both men beginning to climb up the cage, and it looks like even with the Plague Doctor’s appearance Chained Fury gets the job done!
Deadprez: WAIT, WHAT!? THE PLAGUE DOCTOR IS BACK UP, AND SHE JUST DRAGGED RYAN BACK DOWN FROM THE CAGE! LIGHTS OUT!!! ALEXIS CHAMBERS MADE IT BACK TO HER FEET, AND SHE JUST KICKED RYAN WILSON’S HEAD OFF! RYAN WILSON IS DOWN, BUT LOOK!! RONAN MALOSI IS AT THE TOP OF THE CAGE! RONAN IS GONNA TRY AND MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAGE WHILE THE MAIDENS ARE BUSY WITH RONAN! HE’S ALMOST OUT, ALL HE HAS TO DO IS MAKE IT BACK DOWN THE OTHER SIDE!
Eve: THE MAIDENS AREN’T GOING TO MAKE THAT EASY FOR HIM THOUGH! BOTH OF THEM ARE CLIMBING UP THE CAGE, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT THE PLAGUE DOCTOR IS AT THE TOP OF THE STEEL CAGE ALONGSIDE RONAN! RONAN BEATS HER TO THE PUNCH THOUGH, AS HE HITS HER WITH A HUGE RIGHT HAND! WAIT, NOW THE PLAGUE DOCTOR HITS RONAN WITH A RIGHT HAND OF HER OWN! RONAN AND THE PLAGUE DOCTOR ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH, BUT NOW HERE COMES ALEXIS! ALEXIS ATTACKS RONAN MALOSI FROM BEHIND AND BEGINS PULLING ON THE LEG THAT’S INSIDE OF THE CAGE!
Gavin Kirkland: THE PLAGUE DOCTOR THROWS RONAN MALOSI OFF OF THE CAGE!!! RONAN MALOSI WAS JUST LAUNCHED OFF THE CAGE, AND NOW THE PLAGUE DOCTOR WAITS AS ALEXIS CHAMBERS MAKES IT TO THE TOP OF THE STEEL CAGE! Both of the Maidens of Malpractice made it up top- BUT WAIT! THE DOOR!! THE MAIDENS JUST REALIZED THAT THE REFEREE OPENED THE DOOR THANKS TO RYAN BEING NEARBY, AND NOW RYAN IS TRYING TO DRAG RONAN MALOSI WITH HIM OUT OF THE DOOR! THEY MAY STILL WIN THIS MATCH BY LEAVING THROUGH THE DOOR!
Deadprez: The Maidens of Malpractice quickly begin climbing down the cage, but Ryan nearly has Ronan and himself out of the door! They’re both coming closer and closer to winning this match! This has been one brutal steel cage match, but both teams are mere inches away from bringing this match to an end!
Gavin Kirkland: I’m scared :lupe:. I really want the Maidens of Malpractice to win, but are they gonna be fast enough!? Chained Fury is right there, Ronan is about to be out of the door and so is Ryan!
Eve: I don’t know! This is super close, but I’m not sure if they’ll make it! WAIT! THAT’S IT!! THE MATCH IS OVER!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
….
(The camera shows a replay as both members of Chained Fury manage to fall out of the door, making it out of the cage…)
….
(AFTER the Maidens of Malpractice, who both jumped from where they were on the cage down to the ringside floor.)
Gina Romano: Here are your winners…. ALEXIS CHAMBERS AND DR. BETHANY BLUE, THE MAAAIIIDDEEENNNSSSS OFFF MMAAALLLLPRRRAACCTTIICCCEE!!!!
(Suddenly, the lights go back out once more. It stays off for a few moments, and when the lights come back on Dr. Bethany Blue is back to normal. She looks both confused and exhausted, but as she looks at her surroundings and sees the smile on Alexis Chambers’ face, she begins to understand what happened as she hugs Alexis.)
Deadprez: Wow. What a match between these two teams.
Eve: In the end the Maidens of Malpractice get the job done! This was such a fantastic match, but at the end of the day this was to be expected! The Maidens were waiting to get their hands on Chained Fury, and in the end Chained Fury’s arrogance got the better of them. They wanted to send a message, forcing Dr. Bethany Blue to relive what Ronan did to Alexis Chambers weeks ago. In the end, this only brought out the Plague Doctor, who’d be a massive help in bringing the victory home to the Maidens of Malpractice.
Gavin Kirkland: YES!! The right team won this match, that’s all I have to say about that one!
Deadprez: Well, let’s not forget that their journey doesn’t end here. Next week these two will be in a match together once more, as they take part in a fatal four way for the Unified Tag Team Championships at King of Elite! Congratulations to Alexis Chambers and Dr. Bethany Blue!
(‘We Will Rock You’ plays, and the virtual crowd begins cheering heavily as the Maidens of Malpractice hug over by the ramp. The referee raises their hands, meanwhile Ronan Malosi is still out from falling off of the cage and Ryan Wilson is leaning on the barricade, still trying to recover. All four competitors are bruised and even bloody, but in the end the Maidens of Malpractice did it. Dr. Bethany Blue and Alexis Chambers look at each other, knowing what’s to come next week, and finally Showdown fades away from ringside as the video ends.)
(The scene backstage opens with Adam Lucas talking on the phone after he just watched the Showdown rewind….)
Adam Lucas: Yeah babe, I don’t know why they showed that particular match. Maybe it is because Ronan was in it and his match was postponed with Veena… or maybe it was coincidence.
(He nods, listening to the voice on the other line….)
Adam Lucas: I know…. I will be careful. Listen, just take care of yourself, I’ll be back to the hotel later, take it easy, you took a pretty good beating last night.
(A slight chuckle escapes his mouth….)
Adam Lucas: Yes, you are tough as nails. Get some rest, I’ll be there after the Main Event….. I love you too.
(As Adam hangs up, he smiles just listening to her voice before turning and facing Lexi who he doesn’t know how long she had been standing behind him…)
Lexi: Hi! My name is Lexi! And I’m the former fiancé of your current fiancé, that was her on the phone, huh? She has such a cute and adorable phone voice, you ever get that when talking on the phone, the person sounds you know, like more sexy or sultry on the phone then in person? That’s definitely Bethany, huh?
Adam Lucas: Uhhh…. Hi Lexi, I’m Adam. I don’t remember us properly being introduced.
(Lexi has to think about it for a moment…..)
Lexi: Nope, don’t think so. Anyway, it is such a pleasure to finally meet you, knowing that Bethany is being taken care of is such an important thing for me, because you know, I really do care about her.
Adam Lucas: She is being taken care of and welcome back to the EAW. I need to go now and….
(As Adam was about to leave, Lexi cuts him off. A huge grin on her face…)
Lexi: … I’m sorry, That was kinda rude, I was trying to talk to you, I really think that we should get to know one another since you know…. We are like Eskimo brothers, sisters, whatever.
Adam Lucas: Really Lexi? Look, welcome back, that’s about all I can say. I know that Bethany still thinks very highly of you and cares about your well-being….
Lexi: Really!? Me too!
Adam Lucas: … right. And I am sure that she would love to talk to you soon and what have not, catch up and anything else, but she is on Dynasty now and I’m pretty sure Bethany would love to get in contact with you again.
(Lexi smirks….)
Lexi: Oh, we already have.
Adam Lucas: Excuse me.
Lexi: Yeah, oh and did you enjoy the Showdown flashback!? I got into Hurricane Hawk’s ear when they were looking to fill up some airtime, was she watching?
Adam Lucas: Yes, she was.
Lexi: Oh good! Well, I hope you enjoyed that too. Anyway, I wanted to get to know you, let everyone know that I will be here for a very long time. We are going to be great friends, you, and me Adam! Good Luck against Impact! Also, piece of advice, spoon Bethany, she loves being spooned…. Take it easy!
(Lexi with a smirk on her face walks off leaving Adam looking on, shaking his head.)
(As the camera shifts to Hurricane Hawk’s office as he stands there with the Answers World Champion, TLA. The two shake hands.)
Hurricane Hawk: There he is! Our Answers World Champion, great to see you walking around!
TLA: Orale, thanks for having me here, jefe. I know plans change but I guess your campeon is outta the frying pan and into the fuego, you treating me like a tortilla maker, homes.
(Hurricane Hawk smirks and nods…)
Hurricane Hawk: I want the Answers World Championship to continue being the premiere title being defended at the highest level. There are a lot of people that do not like Kassidy Heart, but no one can say she wasn’t a fighting champion. Kassidy was an exemplar for the title and look at the talent she defended it against, TLA. Not to mention the surroundings and matches, the stipulations and such. I want to continue that tradition, and that is why the Towering Inferno, much of a horrific monstrosity it might sound, is the perfect first defense and I wanted to give it to Elitists that deserve a chance at the title or at least shown they can hang with the absolute best. TLA, what you represent is hard work and dedication, the never give up attitude that precedes a World Champion.
TLA: I appreciate that jefe, but I was never going to give up the fight, you know? Kassidy is a great example of a mountain to climb, your boy wasn’t gonna give up for anything. And I took it to her at King of Elite. You don’t have to worry about what happens with he Championship, this vato is gonna be campeon for a long time and if that means I gotta step into that pinche thing, then I will. Make whatever you want, I will even wrestle in a Taco Bell. I’ll get back in the ring and any cabron ready to face me is gonna feel it.
(Hurricane Hawk smiles just as the door opens to his office, TLA turns around and sees Cameron Ella Ava walk in, he smiles as they hug….)
Cameron Ella Ava: Congratulations! It was a long time coming.
TLA: Gracias mami. I see we gonna wrestle for this at Dia Del Diablo.
Cameron Ella Ava: It sure looks that way. We are all proud of you for becoming champion, but just remember one thing, now you are facing me. Anyway, I just wanted to say good luck and I’ll see you next week… papi.
(TLA smirks as Cameron winks before walking out. The Champion hoists the title over his shoulder and looks over at Hurricane Hawk as she leaves.)
Hurricane Hawk: It’s lonely at the top amigo.
TLA: Orale jefe…. Orale.
(They shake hands again as the camera fades into a commercial break.)
As the commercial ends and Showdown returns…)
(SCREEN BAR – EARLIER TODAY)
(The scene opens with Mikaela Street as she sits down with the Ice Aces. She waves and smiles…)
Mikaela Street: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mikaela Knows Best and my guests are the Ice Aces…. I am Soooooo Excited!
(Ayu and Usagi smile.)
Mikaela Street: First off, congratulations on your huge win!
Usagi Senshi: Thank you!
Ayu Megumi: Thank you!
Mikaela Street: How does it feel getting revenge on Serotonin and especially Pandora Paisley who let’s be real here made your lives a living hell?
Ayu Megumi: It feels perfect.
Usagi Senshi: For weeks upon end, Pandora Paisley and Jonny Airhart put us through indescribable torture. For weeks they made our lives a living hell, so to be able to finally get revenge? It was an amazing feeling. We put Serotonin right through hell, and goddamn, it was..amazing. I can’t describe how we are feeling right now. Are we hurt physically? Completely, but mentally, we are feeling great once again.
Ayu Megumi: :mjgrin:
Mikaela Street: Everyone is talking about the brutality of the match we all witnessed last week, and it was you two that chose it, why? And can you tell us what was running through your minds when entering what many called an abomination?
Ayu Megumi: Why did me and Usagi choose Trip To Purgatory? Because it was the only match that could prove that Serotonin was just trash. They think they are better than us. After attacking me and Usagi from behind, they didn’t even beat us in a 1 on 1 match without cheating, yes I lost because I was cheated by Jonny Airhart. And I can’t accept it, and Trip To Purgatory is the only way they can learn that they can’t fight against The Ice Aces. We are a stronger team. And not as weak and fragile as they thought. They were just too confident in themselves that they could destroy me and Usagi, but like I said, it would be hell for them and they couldn’t escape. And they saw that what they said to me and Usagi was wrong. And they have taken responsibility for all their actions. The Ice Aces are a better team than Serotonin. Love wins everything.
Usagi Senshi: We knew exactly what we were getting into. We came up with the Match back in Japan, and we brought it here to EAW to do exactly what we intended on doing — giving Serotonin hell. For weeks, they tried to ruin our lives. For weeks they continued to torture us, so we thought it was time to bring Trip To Purgatory to Elite Answers Wrestling. Many call it an abomination, because it is. It’s a Trip To Suffering, a Trip To Pain..we wanted to make Serotonin suffer. We wanted to make sure that they just couldn’t escape from us, and look at that; they didn’t escape. I knocked Pandora out, and god did it just feel so good. It felt so good. It felt so good to finally be able to say that I destroyed Pandora in the middle of the Ring, when she could not escape. We made Serotonin’s lives a living hell, and we did exactly what we planned on doing. So when you ask what was running through our minds when entering Trip To Purgatory, all I can really say is..revenge. Revenge, and making Serotonin suffer.
Mikaela Street: If you can say anything to Pandora Paisley or even Jonny Airhart, what would you say?
Usagi Senshi: Pandora Paisley..after everything you did to us, we finally put you through hell. We made you regret every last thing that you have done to us, and we sent you through a Trip To Purgatory. Meow, bitch.
Ayu Megumi: And as for Jonny.. This is for you to lie that you respect me. This is for you hurting me and Usagi, this is for you robbing me of my victory. This is for you saying that Usagi is my puppet and even if you change your words to me being Usagi’s puppet. This is for your own confusion. This is hell. This is your choice. In the end, you guys get nothing but losses.
Mikaela Street: Now that your victory sets you up with Unified Tag Team title shot against the Haircare Kings, what are your feelings and opinions of two men that are considered in the top tier of the EAW and one of them a Hall of Famer?
Ayu Megumi: Usagi and I are honored to face Jake Smith and Chris Elite. We know how great they are. And I’m excited to think of it, the moment when we defeated Serotonin, it wasn’t just revenge. My tears mean more than that. This was my next chance to be near to be the new champion but this time it was different because this is what Usagi and I have promised that we will get the chance together. And now that Usagi and I can do it, it’s only the last step. Although this match will be very difficult. But I still believe that love conquers all.
Usagi Senshi: When I hear that I am facing a Hall Of Famer, as well as a top tier elitist in EAW, do you want to know what I say? Well..I say what I always say. “Cool, tell them that I am coming into this Match shooting”. Because that’s all I CAN say, right? I respect them both, myself and Ayu-Chan know very well that The Haircare Kings will be a very tough challenge, but we will continue to fight. We will continue to make sure that we bring it our absolute best, and we walk out of Dia Del Diablo with the Tag Team Championships.
Mikaela Street: What kind of strategy do you going into a match like this when all stipulations have to do with fire at Dia Del Diablo?
Ayu Megumi: Well..we do what we always do.
Usagi Senshi: We head into the Match together, we fight together, and we either win, or lose TOGETHER. No matter how much Haircare Kings can TRY, we will always stick together. We will always fight together, and we will give them the fight of our lives. We are heading into this Match to win, we are heading into this Match to win the Unified Tag Team Championships, and no matter if it’s a Normal Match, Hardcore Match, or even a Match that has to do with fire, we will ALWAYS fight together.
Mikaela Street: If you have a message to the Haircare Kings, what would you tell them and what can they expect from the Ice Aces?
Ayu Megumi: You guys have seen what me and Usagi-Chan can do, so I hope I never hear the words fragile and weak from both of you’s mouths. Anyway, I’m here for what you guys are holding so me and Usagi are ready, hope you guys are too. Because I will take the EAW Unified Tag Team Champions from you guys at Dia Del Diablo!
Usagi Senshi: And we will do it together. We have respect for the two of you, but the moment we step into the ring together, when that bell rings, and we have to fight it out? The Ice Aces will make sure that we give The Haircare Kings the fight of our lives. We will make sure that we give it our absolute best, and in the end..in the end, The Ice Aces will prevail.
Mikaela Street: Thank you so much for your time Usagi and Ayu and best of luck at Dia Del Diablo!
Ayu Megumi: ありがとう！アイスエースは永遠です！
Usagi Senshi: She says thanks, and that Ice Aces is forever! Why don’t you say it with us?
Mikaela Street: Well..ok! Ice Aces is forever! Thank you for joining us tonight! GOOD LUCK!
(Mikaela waves as it fades to ringside for the next match.)
( ‘Elevate’ by DJ Khalil can be heard over the sound system as Amri Yusuf is seen shaking hands with Gavin, Eve and Deadprez before taking his seat at commentary. )
Eve: More Saturday Night Showdown action coming up and joining us on commentary at this time is the former New Breed Champion and 2021 EAW Rookie of the Year, Amir Yusuf!
Amir Yusuf: Eve, Deadprez, Gavin, hope you all are well?
Deadprez: Great to have you out here to join us.
Eve: Obviously a vested interest on your part heading into this match considering last week.
Amir Yusuf: Hey now there’s no big deal, I know how volatile special guest commentators can be in Elite Answers Wrestling. Nothing to worry about, I’m just here as a fan.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh is that so?
( ‘DESTINY’ by Saori Yoshida hits and the crowd gives a nice ovation to ARIA, who confidently rushes out to the stage and embraces the warm reception before slapping hands with the fans at ringside on her way to the ring. )
( DING! DING! DING! )
Gina Romano: The following match is set for ONE FALL with a 20 Minute Time Limit! Introducing first, from Chandler, Arizona, she is “The Sacred Detective”…AAAAAARRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Amir Yusuf: What do you mean Gavin of course that’s so! I happen to be a big fan of ARIA for example, she has shaped up to be one of the best rookies in EAW today and despite any trials and tribulations she has not wasted the chance of being successful and breaking out of bad luck. This is an Elitist who puts their heart into everything she does, and it’s a mentality that I actually find refreshing to be quite honest.
Eve: One may wonder if that’s sort of a veiled reference to ARIA’s opponent?
Amir Yusuf: Ah, see Eve, that’s where you would be mistaken. I’m not one for hiding behind veils. When I have something to say to somebody, as you can tell from last week, I’m willing to say it to their face.
Deadprez: Referring last week when you came out and interrupted ARIA’s opponent Theron Nikolas. I admired the gumption it took to do that. You’ve been an Elitist who is willing to step up to the plate which is why you’ve accomplished a lot in your young career. Any advice for ARIA heading into this match against an opponent like Theron?
( Before Amir can respond, “The Rumbling” by SiM hits and he is given a massive mixed response from the audience. Despite the clashing cheers and boos, it is a loud ovation, and Theron Nikolas steps out to the stage to begin his approach down the aisle. )
Gina Romano: Her opponent! From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada weighing in at 224 POOOUNNNDS!!! THEEEEEEERROOOOOOOOON NIIKOOOOOOOOOOLAAASSSSS!!!
Amir Yusuf: Before I was so rudely interrupted – what I was gonna say is, ARIA just has to go with her instincts. She’s going to have to have that “gumption” that you’re talking about Deadprez. I know she’s done her due diligence and understands the kind of opponent she’s facing tonight. And hey Theron is a very shrewd in ring competitor, let’s not take anything away from him. But…let’s face it, he’s not everything he’s spent his whole career thinking that he is. And if you can just make it clear that you see through that the way I did last week when I confronted him, then you stand a better chance.
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t think Theron believes you are everything that you think you are either. Why do you think he dissed you like that last week?
Amir Yusuf: You know what I can’t get into the man’s head, but I do know Theron has always had this religious world view and something tells me even a guy like me going out and interrupting him like that interferes with that world view. And rather than see where I’m coming from he blocks it out and shuts people out. But like I said last week, there are just as many hungry young Elitists giving this company everything they have as there are returning Elitists participating in an “EAWXV” campaign. And the only option people like us have are to make examples out of these returning “big names” to etch out our own path around here. Simple as that.
( DING! DING! DING! )
Eve: ARIA approaches Theron offering her hand while remaining in a defensive stance, and Theron looks down at her hand with a reticent look about him, not exactly reacting but not ’embracing’ the gesture either.
Amir Yusuf: Classy. Not.
Deadprez: Theron definitely isn’t one to give respect where he feels it isn’t owed. The two circle the ring now and engage in a tie up, before Theron turns it into a wrist lock. ARIA tries to adjust her positioning, turning her body as much as she can to get herself out of it, but Theron uses his knee to bring ARIA down to a kneeling position. She’s back up after a combat roll into a drop toe hold and catches Theron with a rear chinlock. Theron reaches back rather than attempting to fight his way back up, trying to grab ahold of ARIA’s face, and prompting her to snap in a more snug, front chinlock. Theron powers up to a standing base temporarily lifting her off the ground, but ARIA makes sure to adjust her weight to prevent being taken up and over with some sort of suplex by Theron.
Gavin Kirkland: A deceptively strong ARIA muscling in that snug hold, but Theron uses all of his power to SHOVE Aria into the ropes and pop his own head out from underneath her arms. He rushes up behind ARIA as she stumbles toward the ring ropes and he is looking for a reverse rolling cradle!
Amir Yusuf: Look at that ARIA hangs on to the ropes letting Theron O’Connor roll back without her, got him looking foolish! She rushes after him, ducks a swipe from Theron and makes a clean and swift transition into a schoolboy roll up!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!!
Eve: Not even two, Theron kicks out, they rush back up and ARIA delivers a double leg into a PINNING BRIDGE! NO THERON ENDS UP REELING HER IN WITH HIS LEGS INTO A SMALL PACKAGE!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!!
Eve: ARIA ADJUSTS THE MOMENTUM AND ENDS UP STACKING THERON ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!! TWO-
Deadprez: Kick out by Theron, he pops up, ARIA going for another double leg, but Theron counters with a Gutwrench Powerbomb!!!! Not so fast ARIA WITH A SLICK SUNSET FLIP COUNTER, STACKING THERON ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!! TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Eve: Uncomfortably close kick out at two! Theron was taken off guard by that sunset flip and he scrambles up from the mat before attempting a running big boot! ARIA side steps the kick and springboards off of the ropes into a SPRINGBOARD ARM DRAG! Theron hits the deck, and she catches him back up with a RUNNING HEAD SCISSORS! That takes Theron down and sends him rolling out to the apron! ARIA rushes to the corner closest by Theron and springboards off the top rope! CLOBBERING THERON ACROSS THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD WITH “LAST HOPE”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NOT IN TIME! Theron jumps off the apron before ARIA could nail the springboard enzuigiri! He slides into the ring, catches ARIA with a knee to the ribs which sends her into the corner, ARIA tosses a kick right as her opponent comes after her, but Theron caught the oncoming leg and wants the Dragon Screw! NO Mongolian chop from ARIA catches both sides of Theron’s head! Kick to the bread basket is caught by Theron, into the STEP UP ENZUIGIRI ON ONE LEG!!! THERON DUCKS THAT, STILL HAS HER BOOT HELD, ARIA LANDS ON THAT SAME OTHER FOOT AND COUNTERS WITH THE WINDMILL KICK TO THE CHEST! PENALTY KICK FROM ARIA IS ADVERTED AS THERON MANAGES TO ROLL OUT OF HIS SEATED POSITION RIGHT BEFORE ARIA CAN BLAST HIM WITH THE RUNNING BOOT!
Deadprez: DOUBLE KNEE LUNGBLOWER! Theron POUNCES from the floor for that one and he put a lot of UMPH into that!
Amir Yusuf: Yeah, he caught her nice and good.
Deadprez: ARIA finds herself at a corner favoring the small of her back, and out comes Theron with a RUNNING CORNER FOREARM SMASH! Caught her! Leads her out of the corner with a nice vertical suplex! And kips back up to his feet, this time taking in the response from the audience which is split right down the middle between cheers and boos. He’s also got his sights set over here.
( Theron Nikolas makes direct eye contact with Amir Yusuf for a moment. )
Eve: Theron is making sure a certain ‘someone’ is watching for what he’s about to be, before he turns back to ARIA and delivers a series of stiff, ring rattling stomps with a focus into the small of her back and one to her head. He ends up putting down over half a dozen stomps, and a knee drop to the head with the referee on the verge of interfering. Theron takes ARIA up slowly to a stand by a tight hold around her face. ARIA MUSHES THERON IN HIS FACE WITH A PALM AND SOUNDS OFF WITH A STIFF CHOP TO HIS CHEST! AND A SPIN KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! BOOT CAUGHT BY THERON! INTO THE BACK ELBOW BY ARIA! NO THAT ARM IS CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE ARM OF THERON FROM BEHIND! REVERSE ARMTRAP STO BACKBREAKER BY THERON NIKOLAS! ARIA darts up with pain shooting up and down her spinal cord and Theron BLASTS A RUNNING FOREARM INTO THE SPINE! Hitting her SO HARD she’s sent flying through the ropes and crashing down to the ringside floor!
Gavin Kirkland: Poor ARIA just took a nasty spill right in front of us. Would any of you believe me if I told you that all I want to do is help the girl out? With no ulterior motives or sneaky plans whatsoever? The young lady looks to be in dire straits and who am I to sit idly by and-
Eve: Actually none of us would believe you Gavin so don’t even try. Theron descends to ringside bringing a recovering ARIA up off her feet and onto her shoulders.
( Theron stares at Amir Yusuf with ARIA hoisted on his shoulders. )
Amir Yusuf: Not sure what you’re so worried about me for. You didn’t look worried last week when you blew me off.
Eve: USHIGOROSHI! SENDING A MESSAGE, AND ARIA ROLLS AROUND AGAIN HOLDING HER BACK AND CLENCHING HER TEETH! The official begins his count at “1”, and Theron is taking his good sweet time dragging ARIA by her head up from the ringside floor before tossing her back into the ring. Theron strolls over to the ring steps with a watchful eye on Amir Yusuf, totally mean mugging to make a point to you Amir.
Amir Yusuf: Point not taken. The bell hasn’t rung yet unless I’m just hard of hearing. You still have a match buddy.
Deadprez: Theron Nikolas grabs ARIA by the wrist upon returning into the ring, straightens her up and sends her RUNNING HARD INTO THE TURNBUCKLE AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RING!!! ARIA’S BODY SLAMS INTO IT, PARTICULARLY HITTING THE CORNER SPINE FIRST BEFORE DROPPING TO THE FLOOR. Theron drags ARIA closer to the center and goes for a cover.
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEE!!! TWWWWWWWWWWWW-
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA gets the shoulder up! The gears are turning in Theron’s head, and he slowly returns to his feet before pulling ARIA up and taking her by the hair. Looks like he’s got a message?
Theron Nikolas (off-mic): -pointing at Amir- A word of advice, ARIA. Don’t allow people like him to fool you into biting off more than you can chew.
Gavin Kirkland: Upon that grim warning Theron straightens her up, takes her into another corner and SENDS HER AGAIN WITH ANOTHER HARD IRISH WHIP!!! NO ARIA SPRINGS OVER THE ROPES RATHER THAN CRASHING INTO THE CORNER! Theron comes after her with a running strike! SHOULDER THROUGH THE ROPES INTO THE MIDSECTION FROM ARIA! AND A ROPE ASSISTED STEP UP ENZUIGIRI! AND SHE SPRINGS OVER! SLINGSHOT DDT!!! PLANTS HIM! NOT FINISHED! SHE ROLLS THROUGH, INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER!!!
Deadprez: SO FAST!!!
Amir Yusef: Would you look at that? He was just cocky a second ago! Oh how the tables have turned!
Eve: Theron is quite inconveniently close to the ropes for ARIA’s liking, he’s trying to kick his legs over to the bottom rope and ARIA is still trying to tear away at his right arm without even noticing the in ring positioning! Theron’s got a height advantage over her and enough leverage weight wise to scooch himself closer and closer to the ropes just by kicking his legs in that direction! ARIA is going to have to adjust on the fly.
Amir Yusuf: Crap, you’re right Eve. She’s starting to tell too, he’s almost an inch away now from having his foot on the rope.
Deadprez: ARIA uses her own feet to ‘pedal’ herself and her opponent away even though it means relinquishing some of the leverage she had on the cross armbreaker. THERON TAKES ADVANTAGE NOW AND REELS HER IN FOR A PINNING CRADLE ATTEMPT!!! NOT SO FAST, ARIA ROLLS THROUGH! HOOKS THE ARM! BRAINBUSTER!!!
Eve: THERON CENTERS HIS GRAVITY, MAKING IT HARD AND PUTTING A STRAIN ON ARIA’S BACK SO THAT SHE CAN’T LIFT HIM OFF OF HIS FEET FOR THE BRAINBUSTER! JUDO LEG SWEEP BY THERON! FOLLOWED BY A HOOK OF BOTH OF HER LEGS LOOKING PERHAPS FOR A BOSTON CRAB! NOT SO FAST! KIP UP HURRICANRANA FROM THE FLOOR BY ARIA INTO A PIN!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEE!!! TWWWWWWWWWWWW-
Amir Yusuf: Theron gets out of it much to his credit. It is so quick and so easy for someone with the offensive prowess of ARIA to catch you off guard, but it hasn’t come without a toll. ARIA crawls away twisting and turning trying to ‘stretch’ some comfort back into her back. One of the hardest things you can do is conceal where you’ve been hurt and how badly it’s hurting, but playing through pain is just the name of the game and she is willing to do that.
Gavin Kirkland: It doesn’t take long for Theron to rise, but ARIA stays right on his heels and turns him around with a THUNDEROUS forearm strike! No reply! Another strike! Again nothing! She unloads with a flurry of stiff forearm shots straight into the jaw! She takes him by the wrist and goes for a RUNNING ROPE-ASSISTED ARM DRAG! NO THERON OVERPOWERS HER, YANKING HER FROM THE 2ND ROPE HARD INTO THE MAT WITH A THUD! ARIA painstakingly recovers, and this time Theron delivers a SICKENING LEFT HOOK TO THE RIBS! ARIA lets out a very clear audible grunt of pain, almost like she’s choking in her own blood! OWWWWWWWW! DIZZYING SLAP ACROSS THE FACE FROM THERON! THAT’S THE MONEY MAKER DAMMIT! NOW A LOADED FOREARM SMASH WITH THE LEFT! AND FINISHES “BATTLE FURY” A COMBINATION OF STRIKES ENDING WITH A BURNING LARIAT!
Deadprez: DOUBLE KNEE ARMBREAKER BY ARIA SNAPPING THE ONCOMING ARM!! GOOD GRIEF DID YOU HEAR THAT GODDAMN SOUND? THERON DROPS LIKE A SACK OF BRICKS FROM THAT REVERSAL!
( Theron rolls around clutching his right bicep, and he slaps the mat out of frustration. )
Amir Yusuf: SHE MIGHT HAVE BROKEN HIS ARM FOR ALL WE KNOW!
Eve: That sounded absolutely horrific! The official approaches Theron with a bit of concern, ARIA takes a second to loosen the tension in her back, but she’s not going to give Theron any more quarter than she can afford! She clubs a series of forearm strikes to the back of the head of the former Answers World Champion to soften him up. And she tucks his damaged right arm behind his back while he’s grounded almost like it is in a hammerlock. AND NOW A JUMPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP INTO THAT DAMAGED RIGHT ARM IN THE HAMMER LOCK POSITION ON THE GROUND!!! THERON TOSSING AND TURNING BEFORE EVENTUALLY BAILING FROM THE RING, DROPPING TO THE FLOOR RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP! ARIA isn’t finished, she steps out to the apron keeping Theron well scouted, before eventually taking the climb.
Gavin Kirkland: How wise is this?? The last thing you need with a sensitive back is a nasty spill from wuthering heights like that!!!
Amir Yusuf: It all goes back to that one word you used Deadprez! Gumption!
Eve: It’s looking like she’s ready to go for broke!
Deadprez: DIVING SHOOTING STAR PRESS FROM THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, TAKING DOWN A STANDING THERON NIKOLAS ON THE OUTSIDE!!!!!!
( The audience gives ARIA a HUGE pop following the dive! )
Gavin Kirkland: THAT COULD HAVE GONE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BADLY! BUT SHE GOT EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THAT SSP TO THE OUTSIDE! SORE BACK AND ALL!
Ref: 1!!!!!!!!!! 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amir Yusuf: OOH! OOH! CAN I CALL FOR A REPLAY?! IS THAT ALLOWED BY SPECIAL GUEST COMMENTATORS?
( ARIA and Theron are down at ringside as the screen show replays of that high stakes move. )
Ref: 3!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amir Yusuf: Nice, that felt good!
Eve: I’m sure it feels better than ARIA or Theron are feeling right about now. But ARIA at least has enough in her to rise after a count of “5”, and she is giving all she’s got to scrape Theron off of the ringside floor, eventually sending him rolling back into the ring after a counter of “7”. ARIA follows the former AWC back into the ring and is locked in probably more than we’ve ever seen her before! Theron is working his way back to a standing base and ARIA USES THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO CHARGE INTO THE ROPES IN FRONT OF HIM! ZIRCON INJECTION!!! HANDSPRING CUTTER-
Gavin Kirkland: SUPERKICK!!! TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!! AND HE COLLAPSES OVER HER WITH A COVER!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEE! TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA SHOOTS THE SHOULDER UP! Much to the joy of the crowd here who’ve pretty much been won over by The Sacred Detective! Theron got her good with that deadly kick, and after a solid moment of catching their breath the two are on a race back up to a standing base but dammit let’s face it Theron has the far and away advantage on that front. By the time ARIA can even get to all fours he’s already standing over her in a domineering position. He yanks her up by the waistline of her tights aggressively and wants a SAITO SUPLEX!
Amir Yusuf: WHEELBARROW PIN REVERSAL FROM ARIA!
Eve: THERON HOLDS HIS GROUND STOPPING THE PINNING REVERSAL, AND CONVERTS IT INTO A WHEELBARROW SUPLEX!!! FOLDING HER UP LIKE AN ACCORDION! AND ROLLING THROUGH, HOISTING HER UP….PUSHING HER INTO THE NEAREST TURNBUCKLE… AND EXPLODES WITH A RUNNING CORNER EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! CLOCKS HER! AND YOU CAN SEE THERON HOLDING THAT SAME ARM IN PAIN FROM THE DAMAGE THAT IT TOOK, BUT THAT’S NOT GOING TO STOP HIM! IRISH WHIP INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER ACROSS THE RING! HE CHARGES IN! ANOTHER RUNNING CORNER EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! HE WHIPS HER AGAIN, BUT NOT INTO ANOTHER CORNER, RATHER INTO THE ROPES, AND CATCHES AN ONCOMING ARIA WITH A SPINNING URANAGE SIDESLAM!!! BREAKING HER IN HALF AND SHATTERING WHATEVER IS LEFT OF HER SPINAL COLUMN! HOOK OF BOTH LEGS!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!! TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Deadprez: KICK OUT!!!
Amir Yusuf: HOW CAN YOU NOT ADMIRE THE FIGHT IN THIS GIRL? SERIOUSLY!
Eve: The EAW Universe cannot get enough of it! And neither can we!
Deadprez: But SOMEBODY’S had enough of it Eve and that’s Theron! You can see that scowl painted on his face, he is shaking his head and nursing his wounded bicep, playing through pain much like what you stated an EAW Elitist does earlier Amir. Perhaps you’re learning a bit more about what Theron is made of. Love him or hate him he has got the same DNA as every other Elitist.
Amir Yusuf: He’s showing he’ll do what it takes to be victorious by any means.
( Theron Nikolas fully comes to a stand after momentarily losing himself in his rage. He stands over his opponent, shaking his head in rage with a dreaded scowl on his face. )
Gavin Kirkland: HE SURE AS HELL IS GOING FOR THE VICTORY SHOT!!! THERON DRAGS ARIA UP FROM THE FLOOR AND UNDER HIS ARM!!! GOD’S REQUIEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eve: LIFTING KNEE STRIKE! ANOTHER KNEE! A THIRD TO THE TOP OF THE FOREHEAD! ARIA STOPPING THERON WHILE SHE’S BENT OVER BACKWARDS BEFORE HE CAN GET THAT SWINGING REVERSE STO, FREEING HERSELF UP! ARIA TURNS TO A STUNNED THERON NIKOLAS AND HOPS ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR A HURRICANRANA!
Deadprez: THERON REFUSES TO GO OVER! HE HAS RELIED A LOT ON RAW POWER MORE THAN HE USUALLY DOES BUT IT HAS PAID IN DIVIDENDS IN CLUTCH SITUATIONS LIKE THIS! ARIA MANAGES TO SIT HERSELF BACK UP AFTER LEANING BACK WITH THE ‘RANA, AND SHE HAMMERS AWAY CLOSED FIST PUNCHES INTO THE SKULL! OH NOW THERON POPS HER UP OFF OF HIS SHOULDERS, ARIA STICKS THE LANDING, THERON GRABS HER FROM BEHIND! TOUCH!!!!! OF!!!!! HEROINE!!!!!!
Eve: ZIRCON CUTTER!!!!
Amir Yusuf: LET’S GO!
Eve: ARIA TWISTS OUT OF THE RAINMAKER LARIAT ATTEMPT INTO A JUMPING CUTTER!!!! QUICKER THAN LIGHTNING! LISTEN TO THIS PLACE! SHE’S GOT HIM WHERE HE WANTS HIM! ARIA USES EVERYTHING IN HER POWER, SORE BACK AND ALL, TO TURN THERON OVER AND LEAN BACK OVER HIS CHEST FOR THE COVER! HOOK OF THE LEG BY THE KNEE PAD!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!! TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Deadprez: NOT YET! KICK OUT BY NIKOLAS! HE’S STILL GOT LIFE, AND HE’S STILL GOT FIGHT! MAN that was close!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA does not look thrilled whatsoever, you can tell that took so much out of her to even get that last ditch escape, only to end up being all for naught!
Amir Yusuf: She can do this. There’s a way. There’s always a way.
Deadprez: ARIA and quite frankly Theron too are both sucking wind at this point with fatigue very well settling in, not to mention the sheer damage they both have taken. ARIA crawls on all fours out of the ring and onto the apron, relying on the ropes to drag herself up before taking the long and arduous trek to the top turnbuckle. Theron is close to completely unresponsive, barely able to move his limbs, and if now were ever a time to go for the finishing blow it’d be right now! ARIA makes it all the way up to the high rent district in due time, perched high above the ring!!! She has the guts!!! She has the gumption!!!! AND SHE HAS THIS MATCH!!!! 2TF!!!!!
Eve: SPIRAL TAP!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: INTO THE KNEES!!!!!!!!! FUCKING HELL THAT KILLED HER!! YOU CAN SEE HER RIBS DAMN NEAR PROTRUDING OUT FROM HER SKIN THAT’S HOW BADLY SHE WAS BROKEN!!!
Deadprez: THERON BACKS INTO THE TURNBUCKLE, PANTING AND METHODICALLY WATCHING OVER HIS WOUNDED PREY. HE CLIMBS UP THE CORNER TO THE VERY TOP, WAITING AND WATCHING ARIA WRAPPED UP IN A WORLD OF HURT. HEAVEN’S DESCENT!!!!!! DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP DIRECTLY INTO THE DAMAGED, POSSIBLY SHATTERED BACK!!! THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE! HOOK OF THE LEGS!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEE!!!! TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
( “The Rumbling” by SiM hits and Theron Nikolas sits up nodding at his work while ARIA rolls around favoring her back in agony. )
Gina Romano: Here is your winner… THEEEEEERROOOOOOOOOOON NIKOOLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAASS!!!
Gavin Kirkland: This is just what happens when Theron is pushed into a corner. He will resort to the most brutal borderline skullduggerous methods possible to come away with the win. He is not a man who pulls punches, he is not a guy who will spare any expense proverbially speaking. If there is a path to victory he will take it.
Deadprez: That might have been one of if not the best showings I’ve seen from ARIA. To go toe to toe with a competitor at the level of Theron who has been in some incredible battles in his career to date? To perform that well, with that much perseverance against someone with as many 5 star matches as Theron has been a part of? At her age no less? That is a feat within itself.
( Theron Nikolas is using the ropes as a place for recovery while ARIA struggles to even come to a knee. Replays of multiple spots during the match are re-aired showing some of ARIA’s brilliant reverals and displaying Theron’s focus on damaging her back before finishing off with the finishing sequence; with ARIA being nearly broken in half by landing the spiral tap into Theron’s knees, followed by Theron pin pointing her spine with the Diving Double Footstomp directly into the damaged area. )
( Back to the ring: ARIA attempts to stand up and collapses back to all fours, favoring her back. Theron watches her recover with not much emotion on his face and he walks over to her. )
Gavin Kirkland: Uh oh Theron isn’t finished? :lupe:
( Theron’s music continues however he now stands over ARIA. She is focused on the pain she is in at first but soon becomes aware of him standing over her. )
( Theron sticks out his hand. )
Deadprez: Would you look at that?
( ARIA grabs him by the wrist and pulls herself up with his assistance. She uses the ropes as a stabilizer, and Theron speaks some words to her that are unclear on camera before extending his hand. )
( ARIA and Theron shake hands, and she painstakingly limps over to the ropes, getting assistance from a ringside official in exiting the ring. )
Eve: An unexpected showing of mutual respect after a hard fought match. He might not have felt respect was owed to ARIA at the onset of the match Deadprez, but it’s safe to say respect was earned by the end of it.
???: Theron.
( Theron turns around, and Amir Yusuf is standing in the ring behind him. Theron appears less than amused to see him. )
Amir Yusuf: Theron. It just occurred to me.
( Theron’s music dies down, Theron stares Amir down as Amir slowly approaches him. )
Amir Yusuf: I had you confused. I really did. I had you mistaken really ever since you dissed me the way you did last week. I now realize the error of my ways. I’ll admit, I may have fallen into the same misconception of you that a lot of other people have. I saw the way you gave me the cold shoulder and mistook you as arrogant. As stuck up. Someone who is just too in love with himself to show anybody who doesn’t fit into his own world view the respect that they deserve. But I understand that isn’t the full story.
Theron Nikolas: (off-mic): Is that right.
Amir Yusuf: Yeah you see, it’s not arrogance, it isn’t vanity. It’s insecurity. That’s what it all boils down to Theron! And looking at the way things have gone in your career, that’s been at the heart of all of your actions – and most importantly — your inaction. It’s your insecurity. I just want you to know that I get it now. You realize ARIA had you beat. You do understand that, right? ARIA had you exactly where she wanted you — where she NEEDED you. And you found a way. And I respect that. Good job. But I can tell by the look in your eyes that it was just a little too close for comfort. She was just a little too capable up here in the ring with the likes of the former so-called “God Emperor.” Somebody like her — somebody like me — shouldn’t be able to hang with the “God Emperor”. Now should we.
Amir Yusuf: Yeah. It makes all the sense in the world now. I understand why you’d be afraid of me. It’s no wonder at all now why you’re threatened by me. I literally threaten your entire world view. And you don’t like that. It’s not that you don’t respect me. It’s that everything about me makes you question…you. Admit it.
( Theron gives Amir a nonchalaunt nod before turning around and walking away. )
Amir Yusuf: Again? Of course. Typica-
Deadprez: THERON LAYS HIM OUT!!!
( Amir drops to the canvas after an unexpected haymaker. He squats over Amir Yusuf and cups his hand around Amir’s mouth. )
Theron Nikolas: (off-mic) You’ve got a rotten fucking mouth you know that? I’ll get you what you’re asking for-
( Theron picks up the mic that fell out of Amir’s hand and taps on it, speaking into it for the audience to hear. )
Theron Nikolas: Fine then. Fine. I’ll give you what you want. Challenge accepted.
( The audience comes to a unilateral ovation. )
Theron Nikolas: You’ve got your match. You and me. Dia Del Diablo.
Gavin Kirkland: YOU HEARD IT FROM THE MAN!
( Amir is on the ground holding his jaw, trying to get his wits back about him while Theron continues to squat over him. )
Theron Nikolas: But let me just say…. I sort of agree with your assessment a little bit. Not all of it. But that dichotomy between “the likes of you” and “the likes of me”. Yeah. I do see myself in a different lane than you and even that of ARIA. I’ll admit that. I do believe, nah, I know for a fact that I’m a different breed than you in all respects. See you come from a breed that accepts the stipulations, and I come from a breed that makes them. So it is incumbent upon me to make the most fitting stipulation possible for our match at Dia Del Diablo. As somebody who sets the bar, it seems fitting that I set a stipulation truly fitting of this situation that you have put yourself in Amir. With you — as the condemned. And me — as the judge, the jury, and the executioner. On trial before the world. In TRIAL BY FIRE.
( The crowd gives a huge pop for the return of the Trial By Fire match. )
Deadprez: GOOD GOD!
Gavin Kirkland: AMIR WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO?
Theron Nikolas: (scoffs to himself) “Afraid”. “Insecure”. “Threatened”. You had better hope I’m none of those things when the time arrives. Believe me when I say. Things are already bad enough for you as it is right now. Know this. Nothing is more dangerous than when I am put in that position.
( “The Rumbling” by SiM picks back up and Theron Nikolas exits the ring. Amir Yusuf is laying on his side holding his jaw disgusted by Theron’s actions, and Theron slowly backpedals up the ramp with a cold glare fixed on his Dia Del Diablo opponent. )
(Camera cuts to the back where Ronan Malosi is again, as per, storming through the corridors. Once again, as per, his face is one of fire, his mood having deteriorated due to recent events. He doesn’t even stop as he reaches his destinations, and he bursts in Hurricane Hawk’s office, Hawk in the middle of pouring himself a warm beverage, the shock of the interruption causing him to jump and spill liquid over his desk.)
Ronan Malosi: THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS NOW!!
(Hawk doesn’t even look at Ronan, and totally blanks him, instead pulling tissues from his desk drawer and starting to mop up the spillage.)
Ronan Malosi: Don’t you dare ignore me Hawk, this personal vendetta you have against me is getting out of hand.
(Hawk still pays no attention, and he throws the wet tissue into the bin, before pulling out his chair and sitting back down. Even then, he leaves an incredulous Ronan Malosi standing there, his anger starting to dissipate and be replaced by shock at the ignorance. Finally, he fills up the cup and has a sip of what looks like coffee, before putting his cup down, folding his hands and finally turning to Ronan.)
Hurricane Hawk: Now then Ronan, can I help you?
(Ronan hesitates, not understanding Hawk’s demeanor.)
Ronan Malosi: Don’t play dumb with me, we both know what’s going on here.
Hurricane Hawk: I’m afraid you are going to have to enlighten me Ronan. And quickly, as I am a very busy man.
Ronan Malosi: Busy screwing up my career yes. Well, I won’t let you.
Hurricane Hawk: I’m starting to get a little bored with this whole paranoia Ronan.
Ronan Malosi: Paranoia? What else am I supposed to think when you concoct these ruses to keep me away from matches that I have earned ten times over.
(Hawk sighs deeply.)
Hurricane Hawk: OK, I am your General Manager, and so therefore it is my job to listen to the rosters concerns so please, explain to me your issue.
Ronan Malosi: My ‘issue’ Hawk is the fact that it is blatantly obvious Veena Adams could have made it to the arena tonight, and the only reason she isn’t here is at your request. You know, as everyone does, I would have claimed my place in the Towering Inferno at Dia Del Diablo.
(Hawk smirks, which annoys Ronan even more.)
Ronan Malosi: You think it’s funny?
Hurricane Hawk: Funny, no… ridiculous? For sure. Veena does indeed have travel issues that have stopped her from attending this evening. This conspiracy theory is all in your head. As for taking your shot away, the match has only been postponed till next week, when you will get your chance.
Ronan Malosi: That’s unfair.
Hurricane Hawk: How?
Ronan Malosi: Because I’m here and she isn’t. The RIGHT thing to do would be to award me the match and give me the spot.
Hurricane Hawk: For doing nothing?
Ronan Malosi: I turned up… and on this occasion that should be enough. When should Adams get her chance when she can’t even get her ass on a plane? Guess the Adams name is treated a little differently around here huh?
Hurricane Hawk: So now you’re claiming bias?
Ronan Malosi: Yes. And all the other things that make you a weak, at best, General Manager. Someone who was even adequate at their job would know that I am your number one draw. Someone with even a modicum of common sense would understand that I shouldn’t even have had to qualify for the Inferno, but still I was willing to do my part as THE guy. Give me the win, and give it my now so that we can be done with this sorry charade…
Hurricane Hawk: NO!!!
(Ronan looks taken aback as Hawk snaps at him.)
Ronan Malosi: What do you mean no?
Hurricane Hawk: I think I was perfectly clear Ronan. No, I am not giving you the match. No, I am not handing you the spot at Dia Del Diablo. You want to think yourself lucky that even after bursting into my office and making these outlandish claims I am still allowing you the opportunity next week, because I would be well within my rights to strip you of the chance and give it to someone more deserving.
Ronan Malosi: There is NO ONE more deserving than me. I deserve this.
Hurricane Hawk: Deserve? No. Prove to ME what you deserve Ronan, instead of these pointless tantrums every single week. If you really are the guy, go out to that ring and show me, instead of these constant mind games. What you tried to do to Aurora last week, that isn’t going to get you what you want. And if I’m being honest with you, it’s growing tiresome having to deal with this crap time and time again.
Ronan: This is outrageous. You can’t speak to me like this, I’m Ronan Malosi, the premier star on Showdown, and the Face of EAW.
Hurricane Hawk: Ronan, you’re not even close. And you won’t be until you get out there and start earning your keep. Be very careful, I hate to have to let you go.
Ronan Malosi: Like that would happen, Voltage and Dynasty would have me in a heartbeat
(Hawk laughs)
Hurricane Hawk: Well, the way you are acting of late, they would be welcome to you. Because this version of Ronan Malosi is nothing like the mainstay I expected when I became General Manager.
(Ronan’s eyes widened and then narrowed.)
Ronan Malosi: Perhaps that is down to you and your mismanagement.
Hurricane Hawk: Maybe. Or perhaps you’re just not what Showdown needs right now.
Ronan Malosi: A statement like that just shows how stupid you are. I’m the best goddamn wrestler in the World.
Hurricane Hawk: Go out there and prove it then and get the hell out of my office.
(Ronan stands there, his shoulders rising and falling heavily as adrenaline surges through his body. He’d like nothing more than to beat the crap out of Hawk right now but knows that would be career suicide. He leans forwards and puts both hands on the desk, staring Hawk dead in the eyes.)
Ronan Malosi: You want me to prove it Hawk? OK, I’ll prove it.
(He sniggers to himself.)
Ronan Malosi: Stay tuned and keep watching!
(With no further words he turns on his heels and leaves the office, Hawk picking up his beverage and taking a sip as the camera heads to ringside and Gina Romano for the call of the Main Event…)
Gina Romano: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… PLEASE WELCOME YOUR RINGSIDE GUESTS FOR TONIGHT’S MAIN EVENT!! CHARLIE MARR AND ADAM LUCAS!!
( The crowd cheers as the titantron shows Adam Lucas and passionately boos once they pan towards Charlie Marr. A silence unfolds the reactions until “M3tamorphosis” by Playboi Carti ft. Kid Cudi blasts through the speakers. This is met with a huge mixed reaction from the Des Moines crowd. Impact jerks the curtain and his appearance amplifies the crowd’s voices. The camera momentarily shows the unimpressed look on Adam Lucas face before it cuts to Impact making his way down the ring. )
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING MAIN EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!! WITH TV TIME REMAINING! Introducing first! From Seattle, Washington, weighing in at 221 pounds… HE IS “THE MOST WATCHED CHAMPION IN HISTORY,” IIMPPPACT!!
Eve: It is always a treat to see Impact wrestle in the main event. Impact is two weeks to the future from his brutal iron-man contest with Theron Nikolas, to which he was able to walk out as the victor. With that victory in mind, that would put him one step closer towards being a world champion once again. However, Adam Lucas took umbrage to the fact and refuted his worth. Seeing that he has squandered two opportunities this season, he believes Impact is far from worthy.
Deadprez: That is why at Dia Del Diablo, Adam Lucas and Impact will square off for an opportunity to vye for the EAW Answers World Championship, and with Lucas in attendance tonight, he better be doing his homework. However, it isn’t the first time they will be facing off. But, the Impact we have been seeing recently is not to be a force to be reckoned with.
( As Impact rests against the ropes and trades insults with Adam Lucas, silence is accompanied with “King’s Dead” by Jay Rock, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, and Future blasts through the speakers. It prompts the crowd to react with an ear-deafening pop as Limmy Monaghan walks out with the EAW Hardcore Championship around his waist. )
Gina Romano: AND HIS OPPONENT! Hailing from Beverly Hills, California, weighing in at 224 pounds.. HE IS THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION… “THE ULTIMATE DESPAIR.. “ LIMMYY MONAGHANN!!!
Deadprez: Limmy Monaghan has already been quick to begin tensions with Charlie Marr as it was made official last week that he will defend the EAW Hardcore Championship against him in a Fire & Steel Match. This is unarguably one of the toughest challenges for his reign thus far, but he has to focus on facing someone that he faced on a free-per-view at the beginning of this season; Impact.
Eve: Limmy Monaghan and Impact faced at Midsummer Massacre earlier in this season where he was unsuccessful. Tonight, he has an opportunity to rectify that huge loss and prove that the end of the Era Of Charlie Marr is nearing.
( DING! DING! DING! )
Deadprez: This match is underway as Impact and Limmy Monaghan quickly engage in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Impact quickly muscles the champion into the corner turnbuckles. The referee instructs Impact to let go of the hold. Impact momentarily relinquishes his hold and tries to sneak in a knife-edge chop across the chest! Monaghan ducks it and backs away into the center of the ring. Impact attempted to use his veteran experience to try and be one step ahead of the reigning EAW Hardcore Champion, but Monaghan saw it coming. Monaghan and Impact stroll around the ring before engaging in another traditional collar-and-elbow. This time; Monaghan goes around the waist. A waist switch as Impact is now behind Monaghan. Monaghan forcibly pulls his arms away and twists through, and places him into a standing wrist lock.
Eve: Impact directs a punch towards his midsection, and goes for another in an attempt to get out of the wrist lock. However, Monaghan applies more torque and goes for a knee into the stomach! Impact dodges it, holds onto his wrist and goes around his waist! A rear waist lock, but Monaghan twists inwards and softens the wrist lock for himself. Impact begins to apply more torque as Monaghan now rolls forward, kips-back up, and counters the wrist lock into a headlock! Monaghan with a smile on his face as Impact now leans him up against the ropes and Monaghan rebounds to relinquish the hold! The champion rebounds off the ropes and IMPACT FLOORS HIM WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK!! He brushes his shoulders before running towards the ropes.
Gavin Kirkland: The fat fuck got him! Impact rebounds off the ropes and jumps over Monaghan. Monaghan now proceeds to leapfrog over the incoming Impact! BUT IMPACT CATCHES MONAGHAN ON HIS WAY DOWN AND TURNS THE LEAPFROG BY DRILLING HIM DOWN WITH A REVERSE ATOMIC DROP!! MONAGHAN HOLDS HIS GROIN AREA IN PAIN AS IMPACT NOW USES THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB MONAGHAN FROM BEHIND!! AND JUST CHUCKS LIMOMMY OVER THE TOP TURNBUCKLE TO WHERE HE CRASHES AND BURNS ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!! Impact with a huge smile on his wide ass face as he flexes and soaks in the boos! What is he even flexing? There ain’t muscles on that body!
Deadprez: Impact begins to pat his own shoulder before he approaches the ropes. Monaghan is back up to his feet. He looks up and sees IMPACT DESCENDING ONTO HIM WITH A SLINGSHOT CROSSBODY!! Monaghan evades the Hall Of Famer, and Impact safely lands on his feet! AND IMPACT TURNS AROUND TO MONAGHAN WITH A BIG BOOT TOWARDS THE CHEST!! NO!! Impact snatches his foot as Monaghan would have potentially propelled him into the ringpost and steel steps area with that bicycle pump kick into the chest area! Impact throws his foot to the left and positions it on the apron! AND IMPACT WITH A DAMNING FOREARM SMASH RIGHT ACROSS THE RIGHT CHEEK OF LIMMY MONAGHAN!! MONAGHAN GOES DOWN AS IMPACT CONTINUES TO WORK THE DES MOINES CROWD!
Eve: Meanwhile, Charlie Marr is barking out sarcastic words of encouragement for Limmy Monaghan as Impact continues to dominate him in the onset of this match. Adam Lucas does not look impressed with what he is seeing from Impact thus far. Impact now grabs Limmy and thrusts him into the apron! Back first into the hardest part of the ring as HE NOW PROPELS HIM INTO THE APRON RIGHT BESIDE ADAM LUCAS!! Marr is just loving what he is seeing as we are seeing some sort of a staredown between Impact and Adam Lucas. Impact picks Monaghan back up and hoists him up into a suplex right in front of Lucas! AND HE GOES FOR A DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX!! FOUR!! FIVE!! SIX!! SEVEN!! EIGHT!! NINE!! TEN!!! ELEVEN! TWELVE!! THE POWER OF THE HALL OF FAMER!
Deadprez: MONAGHAN SWINGS THE MOMENTUM AND TURNS IT INTO A NECKBREAKER!! The EAW Hardcore Champion counters the delayed vertical suplex by flipping over and slamming him down onto the ringside floor with a neckbreaker. You could see a little chuckle come out of the face of Adam Lucas. Impact got way too focused on showing off in front of Lucas and that cost him dearly. Monaghan brings Impact back into the ring and climbs the top turnbuckle. Monaghan is perched! AND HE GOES FOR A MISSILE DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!! BUT IMPACT CLOCKS HIM BEFORE HE COULD FLY WITH A FOREARM SMASH TO THE FACE!!
Eve: MONAGHAN WITH A KICK TO THE FACE AS A COUNTER!! Monaghan saw that coming from a mile away as he now jumps off the top turnbuckle over his head. He rolls into the center of the ring and IMPACT CHARGES INTO HIM FROM BEHIND!! MONAGHAN SLIDES BENEATH HIS LEGS PAST HIM!! AND HE JUMPS UP FOR A HURRICANRANA!! BUT LOOK!! IMPACT USES THE HURRICANRANA TO SEAMLESSLY TRANSITION IN TO THE WALLS OF IMPACT!! NO WAY!! IS THIS MATCH GOING TO END THIS QUICKLY!! THE LEGENDARY BOSTON CRAB IS CINCHED IN!
Gavin Kirkland: HAHA!! YESSIR!! MONAGHAN IS QUICKLY ABLE TO MUSTER THE STRENGTH TO GET BOTH HANDS ONTO THE SECOND ROPE!! Impact takes a couple of seconds to let go and HE JUMPS KICKS HIS HANDS OFF THE ROPES!! He picks Monaghan up, leans him against the rope and goes for the ole’ Irish Whip! Monaghan counters it and Impact gets sent into the ropes instead! IMPACT WITH A SIDE SHOULDER TACKLE!! AND THEN HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR!! AND CRASHES DOWN ONTO THE HARDCORE CHAMPION WITH A TYPHOON SENTON!! IMPACT HOOKS THE LEG TO RECORD THE FIRST COVER OF THIS MATCH!
ONEEEEEEE!!
Deadprez: MONAGHAN QUICKLY GETS HIS SHOULDER UP!! Impact immediately puts the EAW Hardcore Champion in a grounded chinlock. This match has tipped towards the favour of the Hall Of Famer thus far in this match as he continues to apply torque to the chin and neck of Monaghan. Monaghan begins to struggle out of the chinlock, but Impact drives his forearm against his back!
Eve: Impact returns Monaghan to the chinlock, but not for long as Monaghan fights out of the chinlock by throwing him down over his shoulders! Impact gets up to his feet while Monaghan rebounds off the ropes! MONAGHAN GOES FOR THE HOOK THRUST KICK!! HE MISSES THE SILENT WHISPER AS IMPACT GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND!! BACK SUPLEX!! NO! MONAGHAN FLIPS ONTO HIS FEET AND CIRCLES IMPACT!! AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A SLING BLADE! IMPACT SCURRIES INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AS MONAGHAN HASTILY CLOSES IN ON HIM!! AND BLASTS THROUGH HIM IN THE CORNER WITH A RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!! AND HE NOW FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A PENDULUM BACKBREAKER!! MONAGHAN COVERS BOTH LEGS!!
ONEEEEEEE!!
TW-
Deadprez: QUICK KICK OUT!! AND MONAGHAN WITH A KNEE DROP TO THE LOWER BACK BEFORE APPLYING A CHINLOCK OF HIS OWN! Monaghan has been able to shift the momentum towards his party in this match and plans to keep it that way. That same old chinlock is applied and Impact begins to fight out of it! He twists and begins to send shoulders to the midsection. Monaghan lets go and kicks his midsection! The Irish Whips him into the ropes! Impact counters the Iris whip and turns it into a pumphandle hold! AND HE HOISTS I’M UP!! MONAGHAN ESCAPES THE PUMP HANDLE BY HOVERING OVER THE SHOULDERS! AND MONAGHAN PUSHES HIM INTO THE ROPES!
Eve: MONAGHAN RUNS PAST HIM AND REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!! AND HE SUCCESSFULLY CAPSIZES THE HALL OF FAMER WITH A BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED HURRICANRANA!! AND HE NOW REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!! AND HE LOOKS TO GO FOR MURDER TO EXCELLENCE!! HOWEVER, IMPACT USES THE SECOND ROPE TO INSERT HIMSELF OUT OF THE RING AND OUT OF HARM’S WAY!! HOWEVER, MONAGHAN IS QUICK TO ACT AND SLIDES OUT OF THE RING TO BRING DOWN A DEVASTATING FOREARM SMASH ONTO IMPACT!! AND ANOTHER!! AND HE NOW THRUSTS HIM INTO THE LED RINGPOST HERE AT RINGSIDE!
Gavin Kirkland: LIMMY MONAGHAN DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST AND THIS WRESTLE!! Monaghan continues to layeth the smackdown on to the Hall Of Famer by dishing out more forearm smashes to the head! Monaghan hooks the arm and slams him down onto the ringside floor with a snap vertical suplex! He raises his arms in the air and receives an uproar of cheers before he puts his attention back onto Impact. Monaghan pulls him up and lifts Impact into a fireman’s carry! AND I THINK HE IS AIMING FOR A ROLLING SENTON ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!! BUT IMPACT GETS OFF HIS SHOULDERS AND CONNECTS WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST!! AND MONAGHAN QUICKLY SHOOTS BACK WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST OF HIS OWN! BOTH MEN SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE, BACK AND FORTH AS THEY ARE STILL BOTH ON THEIR FEET!! WHO WILL MAKE THE NEXT MOVE!!
Deadprez: AND MONAGHAN EXPERIENCES AN ADRENALINE RUSH AND CHARGES FULL SPEED AHEAD AT IMPACT!! Impact grabs him midway and sits him on the apron! AND HE CONNECTS WITH AN OPEN-HAND CHOP SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS CHEST!! MONAGHAN HOLDS HIS CHEST IN PAIN AS IMPACT NOW MOVES…. HE JUMPS ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!! AND USES IT TO SLINGSHOT HIMSELF AND CONNECT WITH A MODIFIED TRIANGLE DROPKICK ONTO MONAGHAN!! THE DROPKICK SENDS MONAGHAN TUMBLING OFF THE APRON AND HE GOES CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE FRONT ROW!!! I DON’T THINK IMPACT HAS EVER DONE HIS SIGNATURE TRIANGLE DROPKICK LIKE THAT AS HE NOW EMERGES TO HIS FEET!
Eve: Impact with the brilliant usage of the triangle dropkick as he now brings Limmy Monaghan back into the ring. He stares at Adam Lucas before he proceeds to climb the top turnbuckle! AND IMPACT IS PERCHED ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! AND IMPACT SPREADS HIS WINGS TO CRASH DOWN ONTO THE HARDCORE CHAMPION WITH A LEAPING CROSSBODY!! BUT MONAGHAN GETS HIS KNEES UP AND COUNTERS THE CROSSBODY WITH A DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER ACROSS THE MIDSECTION COMING DOWN!! MONAGHAN QUICKLY CRADLES HIM OVER AND THIS COULD BE THE ENDING OF THIS MATCH!
ONE!!!
TWOOO-
Gavin Kirkland: IMPACT POWERS OUT, BUT MONAGHAN USES THE MOMENTUM TO MAINTAIN THE CRADLE HOLD!! AND HE NOW DEADLIFTS THE HALL OF FAMER OFF THE CANVAS OFF THE CRADLE!! HE IS DEADLIFTING 1000 POUNDS OFF THE GROUND!! AND HE DRIVES HIM DOWN WITH A DEADLIFT BRIDGING FISHERMAN SUPLEX!! WHAT A MANOEUVRE AS BOTH SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!! COUNT IT, REF!
ONEEEEEE!!
TWOOOO-
Deadprez: IMPACT BRINGS HIS SHOULDER UP AT TWO AND HALF ONCE AGAIN!! Limmy Monaghan quickly brings him up to his feet and hooks him by the side! HE IS LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH THE HIGH ANGLE URANAGE SLAM!! BUT “ASYSTOLE” IS COUNTERED AS IMPACT STARTS FIGHTING OUT OF THE CLUTCH WITH ELBOWS TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!! BUT HERE COMES MONAGHAN WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION!! AND ANOTHER POWERFUL KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION BEFORE HE REHOOKS THE SIDE AND HOISTS HIM UP FOR THE ASYSTOLE!! IMPACT SWITCHES AND COUNTERS THE URANAGE WITH A WHEELBARROW PIN!! THIS COULD BE IT!
Eve: WAIT!! HE DOESN’T PIN HIS SHOULDERS DOWN AS HE GETS UP, TURNS AND GRABS BOTH LEGS!! AND IMPACT GOES FOR THE WALLS OF IMPACT OFF THAT WHEELBARROW PIN!! BUT LIMMY MONAGHAN FREES HIS LEFT FOOT AND CONNECTS WITH AN UP KICK TO THE FACE!! AND ANOTHER ONE!! AND ANOTHER ONE!! Impact still has a hold of the champion before Monaghan uses both feet to thrust and send him three-thirds across the ring!
Gavin Kirkland: Both elitists get up to their feet! Monaghan acts quicker and goes for the HOOK THRUST KICK!! SILENT WHISPER MISSES AS IMPACT GOES UNDER THE LEG AND DRIVES HIS ELBOW INTO HIS JAW!! A BACK ELBOW FROM OUTTA NO WHERE AS MONAGHAN IS NOW DOWN AND OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!! OH NO!! GET UP MY PRINCESS!! IMPACT NOW LOOKS TO THE SIDE, SPREADS HIS ARMS AND NOW LEAPS ONTO THE SECOND ROPE!! AND HE LOOKS TO CONNECT WITH THE FAMOUS SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!
Deadprez: OH!!! MONAGHAN GETS UP AT THE NICK OF TIME AND CONNECTS WITH SILENT WHISPER IN MID-AIR!! HE GOT HIM WITH THE HOOK THRUST AS HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM THE MOONSAULT AS MONAGHAN NOW PICKS HIM UP!! HE HAS HIM BY THE SIDE!! AND HE HOISTS HIM UP! AND PLOPS HIM STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO HIS NECK WITH ASYSTOLE!! THE HIGH ANGLE URANAGE SLAM AS HE HOOKS BOTH LEGS! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!!
ONEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!
TH-
Gavin Kirkland: IMPACT BRINGS HIS SHOULDER UP!! Limmy Monaghan sluggishly gets up to his feet and waits for Impact to follow suit. He points at him from the corner and I think we know what comes next! AND MONAGHAN LEAPS TOWARDS IMPACT FOR MURDER TO EXCELLENCE!! IMPACT STEPS TO THE SIDE AND MONAGHAN NEARLY COLLIDES INTO THE REFEREE!! AND IMPACT NOW COMES FROM BEHIND!! AND CONNECTS WITH A KNEE OF HIS OWN TO THE JAW!! MONAGHAN IS STUNNED AS IMPACT NOW LIFTS HIM UP FOR HIS MICHINOKU DRIVER!! AND LIMOMMY IS ABLE TO ESCAPE OVER HIS SHOULDERS AND KICK THE BACK OF HIS KNEE!!
Eve: Impact is down to one knee as Monaghan runs to the adjacent ropes!! AND HE CHARGES IN FOR MURDER TO EXCELLENCE!! BUT IMPACT CATCHES AND TRANSITIONS THE JUMP INTO THE MICHINOKU DRIVER! THE ABSOLUTION CONNECTS AS IMPACT HOOKS DOWN ONTO ONE LEG WITH PURE DESPERATION!! WILL IMPACT REMAIN 2-O AGAINST THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THR-
Deadprez: NO!! MONAGHAN POPS HIS SHOULDER UP AT TWO!! Impact gets back up to his feet and seethes in the corner! He is ready to strike here as Monaghan gingerly emerges to his feet! AND IMPACT GOES FOR THE EVISCERATION!! BUT MONAGHAN HOLDS ONTO HIM AND BLOCKS THE DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER!! IMPACT IS SHAKING HIS HEAD, AS MONAGHAN IS JUST HOLDING HIM UP!! MONAGHAN DROPS HIM, BUT IMPACT ADAPTS AND MONAGHAN FALLS RIGHT INTO THE ARM TRIANGLE! EYES WIDE SHUT CINCHED IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING AS THE MONARCH’S COUNTER COMPLETELY BACKFIRED!!
Eve: LIMMY MONAGHAN IS IN DEEP TROUBLE HERE!! BUT LOOK! DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE PERSEVERENCE OF THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION AS HE DEADLIFTS IMPACT OFF THE GROUND!! AND HE HAS HIM UP INTO A POWERBOMB!! NO HE TRANSITIONS IT INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY, AND THEN INTO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR!! OH MY GOD! HE IS GOING TO CONNECT WITH DEATH NOTE FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT!! IMPACT TURNS AND ROLLS LIMMY MONAGHAN DOWN INTO A SUNSET FLIP!! WAIT!! MONAGHAN SIMPLY SQUATS DOWN AND FOLDS IMPACT DOWN!! MONAGHAN ONE STEP AHEAD AS USUAL!
ONEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOO!!
TH-
Gavin Kirkland: KICK-OUT!! AND NOW IMPACT TURNS IT OVER AND PINS HIM DOWN WITH THE SUNSET ROLL!
ONEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOO!!
TH-
Deadprez: MONAGHAN POWERS OUT!! AND NOW BOTH COMPETITORS SIMULTANEOUSLY JOURNEY UP TO THEIR FEET!! AND IMPACT GOES FOR THE FIST OF FURY!! BUT MONAGHAN GRABS THE ARM AND BRINGS HIM DOWN AND CINCHES IN THE OVER-THE-SHOULDER CROSSFACE!! AFTER LAUGHTER IS APPLIED INTO THE CENTRE OF THE RING!! WE COULD BE NEARING THE END OF THIS MIDSUMMER MASSACRE MAIN EVENT REMATCH AS IMPACT NOW PICKS MONAGHAN UP OFF THE GROUND AND TWIRLS HIM AROUND!! AND HE PUTS MONAGHAN INTO THE COBRA CLUTCH! MILLENNIAL INCARCERATION IS CINCHED IN!! HOWEVER, MONAGHAN STEPS UP OFF THE TURNBUCKLES TO FLIP AND PIN IMPACT’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN ON THE MAT!
ONEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEE-
Eve: IMPACT ESCAPES!! AND NOW LIMMY MONAGHAN WITH THE HOOK THRUST KICK TO THE JAW!! SILENT WHISPER CONNECTS AS IMPACT REBOUNDS OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH A SPINNING WHEEL KICK TO THE FACE!! MONAGHAN IS STUNNED AS HE REBOUNDS OFF THE BOTTOM ROPE!! AND HE DECIMATES THE BACK OF IMPACT’S HEAD WITH THE DOUBLE KNEE METEORA!!
Deadprez: IMPACT, HOWEVER, ROLLS OUT OF THE RING OUT OF INSTINCT!! GREAT RING AWARENESS FROM THE HALL OF FAMER AS LIMMY MONAGHAN GETS UP IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING AND BEGINS TO REV UP THE ENGINES!! MONAGHAN RUNS THE ROPES AND SOARS OVER THE TOP ROPE!! AND HE SPLASHES DOWN ONTO THE MOST WATCHED WORLD CHAMPION IN HISTORY WITH A BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED TOPE CON HILO!
AND HE NOW PICKS UP IMPACT’S DEAD WEIGHT AND BRINGS HIM INTO THE RING!
Gavin Kirkland: AND LOOK!! CHARLIE MARR IS GRABBING ONTO MONAGHAN’S LEFT LEG AS HE IS STEPPING THROUGH THE ROPES!! THE REFEREE IS BUSY CHECKING OUT IMPACT AS ADAM LUCAS NOW GETS OFF HIS SEAT AND TELLS THE REFEREE TO LOOK!!
Deadprez: BUT HE IS TOO LATE!! IMPACT WITH THE EVISCERATION TO MONAGHAN THROUGH THE ROPES!! AN ASSIST FROM CHARLIE MARR AS IMPACT PULLS HIM INTO THE CENTRE OF THE RING AND GETS THE NONCHALANT BACKPRESS COVER!! IMPACT PREVAILS!
ONEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEE!!
Gavin Kirkland: THANK YOU BABY JESUS!! LIMMY MONAGHAN HAS MORE LEFT IN HIM!! HE BRINGS HIS SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND AND LOOK AT THEIR FACES!! IMPACT AND CHARLIE MARR THOUGHT THAT WAS IT! THE REFEREE DID NOT SEE WHAT THEY JUST DID AND I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!! THIS IS UNFAIR!! THIS IS ILLEGAL!! RESTORE ORDER IN THIS!! WE WRESTLE!! STOP STICKING YOUR NOSE INTO DAMN SHIT!
Eve: Impact is aggravated as he now grabs Monaghan’s legs and looks to rotate his hips into the Walls of Impact! BUT MONAGHAN GETS HIM INTO THE INSIDE CRADLE!! OH MY GO!! SURPRISE OF THE CENTURY!!
ONEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Deadprez: IMPACT POWERS OUT OF THE INSIDE CRADLE!! AND NOW BOTH COMPETITORS STORM INTO EACH OTHER IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING!! AND IMPACT GOES FOR FIST OF FURY!! BUT MONAGHAN GRABS HIS ARM AND FLOATS OVER HIS HEAD!! AND CONNECTS WITH MURDER TO EXCELLENCE!! KNEE STRIKE TO THE JAW AS IMPACT REELS INTO THE ROPES!! AND NOW THE HARDCORE CHAMPION GOES FOR SECONDS!
Eve: IMPACT WITH A DOUBLE KNEE STRIKE THAT TURNS MONAGHAN INSIDE OUT!! IMPACT GETS BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND HE IMPATIENTLY WAITS FOR MONAGHAN TO GET UP TO HIS FEET!! COME ON!! MONAGHAN USES THE ROPES TO EMERGE TO HIS FEET AS IMPACT IS CLOSING IN TO A HUGE VICTORY!! CAN THIS BE IT!?!?!
Gavin Kirkland: EVISCERATION FROM LIMMY MONAGHAN!! OH MY JESUS!!
( Charlie Marr leaves a mysterious pouch under the bottom turnbuckle. )
LIMMY MONAGHAN STUNS IMPACT WITH HIS OWN FINISHER AS HE NOW PULLS HIM UP TO HIS FEET!! RIPCORD MURDER TO EXCELLENCE!! FOLLOWED BY A LIFT INTO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR POSITION!! AND HE DRIVES HIM DOWN WITH THE DEATH NOTE!! THIS IS ACADEMIC FROM HERE!
ONEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Gavin Kirkland: DING! DING! DING
( Charlie Marr jumps onto the apron and distracts the referee. )
Eve: OH COME ON!! LIMMY MONAGHAN SHOULD HAVE THIS MATCH THIS WON!! MARR’S NOSE IS ALL UP IN THIS BUSINESS AS MONAGHAN GETS UP TO HIS FEET AND PUSHES MARR OFF THE APRON!! MARR WITH A PAINFUL FALL ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR AS MONAGHAN NOW TURNS AROU-
EVISCERAITON!
Deadprez: NO!! MONAGHAN LETS GO OF IMPACT AT THE LAST SECOND AND IMPACT FALLS TO THE CANVAS!! AND MONAGHAN CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER HOOK THRUST KICK TO THE JAW!! SILENT WHISPER!!! MONAGHAN REELS INTO THE CORNER WHILE IMPACT ROLLS TOWARDS THE CORNER TURNBUCKLES!!
( Impact reaches into the mysterious pouch and grabs a handful of some substance. )
Eve: LIMMY MONAGHAN PULLS IMPACT UP TO HIS FEET AND HOISTS HIM UP INTO AN ELECTRIC CHAIR!! AND HE HAS HIM UP FOR THE DEATH NOTE! AND IT CONNECT-
( Impact throws salt into Monaghan’s eyes. )
Deadprez: WHAT THE?!?! WHERE DID THE SALT COME FROM!! THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE IT AS HE WAS LOOKING IN AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE AS MONAGHAN’S VIEW HAS BEEN OBSTRUCTED!! AND IMPACT NOW CRADLES MONAGHAN FROM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR!!
ONEE!!!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. IMPACTT!!!
( “M3tamorphosis” by Playboi Carti ft. Kid Cudi doesn’t last long as Charlie Marr immediately slides into the ring and begins stomping down on Limmy Monaghan. )
Deadprez: AND HERE COMES CHARLIE MARR AS HE BEATS DOWN ONTO THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION!! MARR IS JUST STOMPING AWAY AND NOW IMPACT JOINS THE FRAY!! THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A PREMEDITATED PLAN FROM BOTH PARTIES HERE AS THEY JUST INDISCRIMINATELY TEARING THE CHAMPION APART LIKE A PACK OF HUNGRY HOUNDS!
Eve: AND HERE COMES ADAM LUCAS!! AND HE SLIDES INTO THE RING AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM SMASH ONTO CHARLIE MARR!!! AND THEN A BICYCLE KICK ONTO IMPACT!! IMPACT REELS OUT OF THE RING AND ADAM LUCAS NOW SENDS MARR THROUGH THE ROPES WITH A HEFTY FOREARM SMASH!! ADAM LUCAS COMES TO THE RESCUE OF LIMMY MONAGHAN!!
Deadprez: Adam Lucas and Limmy Monaghan have a long history with each other, but that history has gained a mutual respect of sorts. Who knows what would’ve happened if Adam Lucas wasn’t at the scene. Impact gets the biggest victory in this match with that brilliant use of the salt, but consequences will definitely be dishing out towards them for sure! Impact and Marr may be flying out of Des Moines knowing that they got the upper hand, but Lucas and Monaghan side to side is not something you want to go against.
( Adam Lucas helps Limmy Monaghan get attended to by doctors as they try to remedy the damage done by the salt to the eyes. Impact and Charlie Marr smile as they rewind and reel to the backstage area as it cuts to the last commercial break of the night. )
(The camera fades in from commercial break to the last segment as Gina Romano stands in the ring…)
Gina Romano: Ladies and Gentlemen! Please welcome back the longest reigning Answers World Champion….. KASSIDY HEART!
( “Monster” by Kanye West starts to play throughout the arena. The crowd stands to their feet, the rain of boos come pouring down but there is a mixture of some cheers as a show of respect as Kassidy Heart walks out in jeans, a black halter top and heels. She uncharacteristically steps out not holding a Championship belt. Making her way slowly down to the ring, she still seems a little gingerly from her wounds but looks stoic.)
Deadprez: Kassidy Heart is BACK! She returns and now is ready to address Showdown after what many are claiming to be a candidate for match of the year in one of the most hellacious encounters we have ever witnessed.
Eve: The fact her and TLA are still walking is a testament to these two incredible athletes. What we are seeing is one of the greatest Elitists of all time and the longest reigning Answers World Champion. I am sure she has a lot to say.
Gavin Kirkland: We could have ended the show after Impact and Limmy, but okay whatever.
(Kassidy gets to the ring, she steps in as Gina Romano hands her the mic and leaves. Kassidy walks around the ring for a bit before she finally speaks…)
Kassidy Heart: I’m not going to lie, it felt very weird walking out here without my Answers World Championship. I was the longest reigning, I defeated the absolute BEST in this company week after week, month after month! I broke records, I made history and I defied the odds when none of you believed that I could be the very best and that is exactly what I did. Sometimes in life, your accomplishments are not good enough for an ounce of respect. For years I have been the one woman aside from a small handful which for this time only I will recognize them as being a pioneer in this industry like I have been and while we are watching these returns from the past try their best to adjust and acclimate themselves in the present culture of the EAW, it makes me proud to know that I had a hand and was even driving the bus at one point to lead Women’s Wrestling into the Main Event.
(The crowd boos, but many cheer for she speaks facts, looking around though, Kassidy obviously has a chip on her shoulder….)
Kassidy Heart: I have gone above and beyond, it wasn’t because of who I am married to, it was because of my wrestling ability, tenacity and never say die attitude. Take a look at the stars now, for example the Empress of Elite, Dr. Bethany Blue. Why did she get there? ME! After our Unsanctioned Match at Road to Redemption in 2020, she evolved, even crediting that match as the point when she knew that enough was enough and why? ME! Andrea Valentine is a World Champion now because of the avenues I opened in the last few years. Ms. Extreme broke records thanks to my contributions to this business. Minerva, is another even though I only faced her, winning the Iconic Cup changed her. Harper Lee, IDOL-GUN, any Ava you can think of the list goes on and on and it was all because of the doors I decided to kick down! Yet, I become the longest reigning Answers World Champion. The first woman to make Jamie O’Hara tap out at Pain For Pride. Same can be said about Theron Nikolas. I became the first female to be crowned King of Elite and from the looks of it, the last! Let those accolades sink in for a moment, undefeated since November 2020, I was the standard bearer. I walked out of the Extreme Elimination Chamber as Champion, I defeated Impact, TLA, Theron, Adam Lucas, Limmy Monaghan, Charlie Marr, Cameron Ella Ava, every top Main Eventer in this brand….
(She pauses for a moment and looks away, closing her eyes…..)
Kassidy Heart: …. And then I face TLA at King of Elite. We kill each other, put our bodies on the line, give everyone the best we could do and the only time I get respect….. is when I’m on a fucking stretcher being rolled out!?
(The crowd goes silent….)
Kassidy Heart: So, let me get this right, nothing that I accomplished in this business is good enough to get the respect of my peers, the fans and those in the back, but the minute TLA and I basically murder ourselves and crash 20 feet from the Tron through the stage where I didn’t even wake up until I was hooked up to a bunch of tubes at the hospital and I watch back and see a standing ovation by all of you including Deadprez, Eve and even this perverted suck up, Gavin Kirkland!? And then it dawned on me, that the only way I will ever be seen as the very best in this business, is if I kill myself for you.
(The crowd starts to boo as Kassidy turns to the announcing team…)
Kassidy Heart: Isn’t that true!? I have nothing against TLA, he came out and fought, he beat me and I’m confident enough in my skin to admit it. Considering I have had that man’s number for the last year, he was finally due. He showed me respect, he showed me why he is the World Champion now, but do you all think this is over? That Kassidy Heart is suddenly going to disappear into obscurity never to be seen again!? Oh no…. if anything, what happened two weeks ago fills my resolve. I know there were rumors that I may take some time off, let my injuries heal, take a much-needed vacation, I have nothing left to prove, or you are so wrong. I have everything left to prove and you people, those in the back and every single Elitist in the company will remember what Kassidy Heart has done and it won’t be defined with me being rolled out on a stretcher. So, I will leave you all with this…. Kassidy Heart is going nowhere. And from this day forward, I will do everything in my power to sit back at top again. Just remember, I am inevi…..
(Suddenly she is interrupted as “Mo Money” by Ben McCluskey plays throughout the arena as the fans are shocked and start booing loudly hearing Ronan Malosi’s theme music. Kassidy tilts her head and looks at the entranceway completely annoyed as he slowly walks out….)
Deadprez: What in the hell is Ronan Malosi doing!? Why is he coming out here!?
Gavin Kirkland: Could it be what Hurricane Hawk said to him earlier!?
Eve: I don’t know but it seems like Ronan Malosi has a death wish!
(Ronan Malosi walks out, he has a very determined look on his face, not the usual happy go lucky Ronan, as he gets to the ring, grabs a mic and steps in….)
Ronan Malosi: You people need to shut up, I have something to say!
(The crowd boos louder and louder, Kassidy stands there with her arms crossed, completely annoyed at Ronan coming out to interrupt her. Biting down on her jaw….)
Ronan Malosi: I am going to apologize for coming out here during your time, but since I wasn’t rightfully given my WIN over Veena Adams when she couldn’t show up to do her job or the fact that I was told by Hurricane hawk that I don’t deserve anything when everyone knows that I do! I needed to come out here and after hearing the whole spill on respect, I felt like we had something in common because I don’t get it either, you know? Two world class athletes that….
(Kassidy puts her hand up….)
Kassidy Heart: You’re a fucking joke, Ronan.
(The crowd cheers at the sound of Kassidy blasting Ronan….)
Kassidy Heart: How dare you come out here during my time in the ring and bring your shit into my ring. First off, you’re not on my level. Secondly you are the biggest waste of space on Showdown, and I have wondered why this brand continues to give you chances when you have never followed through. Last season, the fact you were showcased more than people like me? Jamie, Bethany, and Jack Ripley to name a few is a fucking disgrace. I often wonder why this company even puts up with your shit. Then I realize you’re a comedy relief. You’re the guy that doesn’t get invited to the party, shows up with anyone, goes home with no one and all everyone does is talk about how pathetic you are. Save yourself anymore embarrassment and get the fuck out of my ring…. NOW!
(The crowd cheers as Ronan is now shaking his head, looking a bit dejected and backing up some….)
Ronan Malosi: Hurricane Hawk told me…..
(Kassidy doesn’t want to hear it and cuts him off….)
Kassidy Heart: Nobody cares, Ronan! Nobody cares! You’re filler on Showdown, that is all, FILLER! You lost to a rookie last week, how many chances can this brand give you before they throw you down with the likes of Shaker Jones and Colby Sol!? Seriously, get out of MY ring!
(Ronan backs up, holding his hands up and slowly getting to the ropes. Kassidy rolls her eyes and turns, Ronan suddenly goes behind, swings her around…..)
Deadprez: RONAN MALOSI JUST HIT DEATH-RO ON KASSIDY HEART AND SHE FLEW OUT OF HER HEELS AND IS LAYING MOTIONLESS FACE DOWN IN THE RING! SHE IS STILL SUFFERING FROM THE AFTERMATCH OF HER BRUTAL MATCH INCLUDING HEAD AND NECK INJURIES! LOOK AT RONAN! HE IS SEETHING! HE GRABS HER BY THE HAIR AND IS SCREAMING!
(Ronan is holding an unconscious Kassidy’s head up by her hair…..)
Ronan Malosi: IA M DONE BEING THE JOKE AND THE PUNCHLINE! I AM NOBODY’S BITCH! DO YOU HEAR ME KASSIDY! BECAUSE I CAME OUT HERE TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF YOU! I PICKED DOG IN THE YARD AND I KICKED THAT BITCH TO THE CURB!
(The crowd boos intensely as he then looks at the camera, holding Kassidy’s head up….)
Ronan Malosi: You wanted me to make a statement Hawk!?
(He drops Kassidy’s head with a thud on the mat….)
Ronan Malosi: Statement made.
(“Mo’ Money” by Ben McCluskey starts to play as he stands up and is hovering over an unconscious Kassidy Heart. He grabs her expensive heels and chucks them out to the crowd before looking down at disgust, glaring down at her….)
Deadprez: WHAT THE HELL DID WE JUST SEE HERE TONIGHT! RONAN MALOSI ATTACKED KASSIDY HEART AND LAID HER OUT AND WHEN SHE WAKES UP, HE BETTER BE LONG GONE FOR THERE WILL BE HELL TO BE PAID!
Eve: WHAT A REAL MAN! KASSIDY WAS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AND HAS A HEAD INJURY HENCE WHY THAT DEATH-RO HAS KNOCKED HER COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS! WE NEED MEDICAL STAFF OUT HERE! HAS RONAN FINALLY TURNED THE CORNER!? WAS THIS THE STATEMENT HE WAS LOOKING FOR BECAUSE THERE IS NO BIGGER NAME TO DO IT AGAINST KASSIDY HEART!
Gavin Kirkland: RONAN FINALLY GREW SOME BALLS!
(Ronan continues to stare down at Kassidy as the crowd continues to boo….)
Deadprez: WE ARE OUTTA TIME HERE TONIGHT! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON SHOWDOWN! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE RONAN!? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE DAMN IT!
(He finally cracks a smile at what he has done standing over a motionless Kassidy as EMT’s run out from the back…)
(EAW Logo Buzzes)
