( EAW intro plays…. )
( RECAP – The “Showdown” logo sting briefly appears. The show begins with Ronan Malosi making his first appearance after nearly dying in the Lake of Fire stating his official association with Rogues’ Gallery. Kassidy Heart and Harper Lee rain down on his parade, but it ends up with Heart potentially shifting her interest into the EAW Specialists Championship. The opening match sees newcomers face off with Corbin Hyde making a dominant debut against Mateo Alvarez. On another episode of Mikaela Knows Best, Aurora Munroe challenges Lucas Knight to a match at the Super Showdown event. The Ice Aces go from two or three with the enlistment of ARIA. The Rogues’ Gallery make an example out of Flash Princeton as Pandora Paisley completely obliterates Flash Princeton. Lexi continues to stick her nose into Adam Lucas’ business. Olivia Tate stumbles across Lexi, accuses her of having a crush on Lucas, and it leads to Tate slamming her to make her focus on the match later tonight. . Amir Yusuf faces Pandora Paisley and wins by disqualification through the interference of Lucas Knight. They attempt to beat him apart, but Charlie Marr comes in and makes the save, only to smash Amir Yusuf over the back with a steel chair. Marr gives him an opportunity for the EAW Hardcore Championship at Super Showdown. Lucas and TLA have a post-match summit and entrust the support of each other for the main event. The Ice Aces’ ARIA and Ayu Megumi defeat Lexi and Olivia Tate. Impact states that he will ensure that he will be in the EAW Answers World Championship match at Pain For Pride 15 no matter what. He announces himself as a ringside guest last minute to the main event of Adam Lucas and TLA vs. Limmy Monaghan and Theron Nikolas. In a match where both teams have their dysfunctional moments, Adam Lucas’ patience breaks. TLA trolls Adam Lucas by refusing the tag at the last second, which gives Monaghan enough time to recover and get a victory over the world champion. Adam Lucas, knowing that TLA’s ego was the downfall of their winning chances, is submerged into a world of conflicted emotions. Everyone remains in the ring while Impact gets up and slides his steel chair right in front of Adam Lucas’ feet. Monaghan goes over to shake hands with Lucas, but Lucas instinctively smashes the steel chair onto his skull. He proceeds to floor Nikolas, and surprisingly takes TLA out as well. The last shot of the video is Adam Lucas seething in the center of the ring as he stares at Impact. “You’re finally starting to get it kid” echos along with Lucas’ angry breathes before the video ends. )
( It immediately transitions to blue-tinted fireworks illuminating the interior of the Arena Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico. “We Wrestle” chants reverberate throughout the venue. The camera pans throughout various sections of the diehard fans before it eventually focuses in on Eve, Deadprez, and Gavin Kirkland standing by ringside with microphones in their hands.)
Deadprez: WE ARE LIVE HERE IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO IN THE ARENA GUADALAJARA TO PRESENT TO YOU ANOTHER WEEK OF THE PREMIERE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING BRAND, SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN!! WE ARE A WEEK AWAY FROM MAKING A PIT STOP IN THE ROAD TO GRAND RAMPAGE IN THE INAUGURAL CHAMPIONS SHOWCASE SUPER SHOWDOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: WE WRESTLE!! WE WRESTLE!! WE WRESTLE!! SAY IT WITH ME!! WEEEE WRESTLE!! WE ARE LIVE HERE IN THE ARENA OF GUACAMOLE, AND WE MINUTES AWAY FROM SPICING THE ENVIRONMENT UP WITH ANOTHER EPISODE OF SHOWDOWN!! TELL EM, EVE, MAKE THEM BELIEVE!
Eve: We are one week removed from the inaugural Champions Showcase Super Showdown in Mexico City! First, we have to cross some T’s and dot some I’s before we travel to the heart of Mexico! Charlie Marr has challenged Amir Yusuf to an EAW Hardcore Championship match at Super Showdown. Will he accept it and finally get his revenge? We will also see if Aurora Munroe’s request to end her Lucas Knight rivalry tonight will be met tonight! We have also been hearing tons of rumors on what Theron Nikolas will do at Super Showdown! What will Adam Lucas have to say after completely snapping in the main event of last week’s Showdown! Kassidy Heart and Lexi main event with the EAW Specialist Champion, Harper Lee on commentary! THIS IS THE PRELUDE TO SUPER SHOWDOWN, SO LETS GET THIS ROLLING!!
(The camera pans to the entranceway as a large Mariachi band is standing to the side, a bunch of beautiful senoritas in white, green and red dresses. The Mariachi’s starts to play some traditional music as the crowd cheers, suddenly they transition to playing the instrumental version of ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac when the crowd explodes in roars and cheers, before the fireworks explode and confetti with balloons rain front he rafters. Suddenly the Answers World Champion, TLA comes driving in a low rider filled with beautiful Poons.)
Deadprez: TLA IS HERE BACK IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF MEXICO! Listen to this crowd! They are going wild and Mexico’s Favorite Son has returned home!
Eve: TLA is not only a favorite and celebrity, he is a national treasure here in Mexico! Very well respected, he does so much for this country and its localities, TLA is an ambassador of Mexico and its people! What an incredible moment!
Gavin Kirkland: Listen to them! El Mero Mero…. If I even know what that means here! And after last week you know he has a lot to say considering that next week in Mexico City he is defending the Answers World Championship against Limmy Monaghan…. And look at all the Poons! Where’s my sock!?
(TLA stars the lowriders hydraulics as the car hops up and down some before he shuts it down and starts to walk to the ring as the fans continue to cheer. When he gets to the ropes, a couple of Poons open them for him to step in his white suit and hat, unstrapping the Answers World Championship and holding it up for everyone to see as he gets another loud ovation….)
Gina Romano: SENORAS Y SENORES…. BIENVENIDOS A SHOWDOWN AQUI ESTA TU CAMPEON DEL MUNDO… TLA!!!!!
(Listening to Gina introduce him in Spanish makes the reaction even louder as the crowd starts chanting….)
Crowd: TLA!!! TLA!!! TLA!!! TLA!!!
(TLA is overwhelmed with the chants as he nods and looks out to the crowd before Gina hands him the mic….)
TLA: MEXICO! POR FIN…. ESTOY EN MI CASA!!!!!
Crowd: TLA!!! TLA!!! TLA!!!!
(He nods….)
TLA: It feels damn good to be home! Orale mi raza! Your boy is back in Mexico, I’m finna gonna drop some truths here, mucho peligro aqui on Showdown but my people here get it! They have been with TLA since the very beginning, the journey that we started so long ago and let me tell you, es mi coraje que tengo hoy! This is my anger people gonna get. As a proud Mexican, I went to the EAW para mi gente. My people, mi sangre Latina! There has been a fire burning in me, un fuego caliente, but I’m not here to make pinche catchphrases, nah vato, we here to talk and to fight!
(The people start to cheer in unison as TLA looks out into the crowd with a smile on his face, feeling right at home.)
TLA: When I saw on the calendar that we were coming to Mexico, mi corazon, it skipped a beat, homes. Knowing I was coming back here, mi raza to watch me wrestle, but tonight I am here to talk about what happened last week. You know, I trusted Adam Lucas as my partner, I finna looked in his ojos like an hombre and said gavacho…. You got my back and he said yes. Sure shit broke down, but we still shoulda won that match. A bunch happened, I got caught and suddenly Limmy Monaghan is pinning me/ So, Adam decides he wants to be an hombre for one night and start flinging chairs at cabezas. He takes out Limmy, okay whatever. He takes out Theron Nikolas…. Okay whatever. Then it’s mi cabeza and your boy gotta be a little mad.
(The fans boo after what happened last week to TLA.)
TLA: So a lot of things came outta that. First Adam gets the fine, mucho dinero he had to pay…. Or maybe la doctora paid for it, who knows. Then Limmy Monaghan gets a World Title match against me next week in Mexico City! Orale, let’s fight, because mi gente, TLA is a fighting champion. El General already talking about Impact getting a shot against me if I get to Pain For Pride as El Campeon del Mundo…. But we know that I will! So I don’t care if it is Limmy, I don;t care if it is Adam Lucas…. YO VOY A PAIN FOR PRIDE AS EL CAMPEON DEL MUNDO!
(The crowd stands and cheers when suddenly…. ‘King’s Dead’ by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake as most of the crowd erupts in boos because of their hometown hero, TLA though Limmy Monaghan is simply walking into hostile territory. He steps out and starts making his way to the ring as TLA looks on and smiles….)
Deadprez: LIMMY MONAGHAN IS HERE! And talk about a bounce back! Loses the Hardcore Title then responds by pinning the Answers World Champion and Hurricane Hawk has given him a match at Super Showdown next week!
Eve: Limmy Monaghan has always been at the cusp of greatness, we knew that one day he would become a World Champion and this is his chance! Limmy will face TLA and he has all the talent to defeat him especially in Mexico!
Gavin Kirkland: Why does Limmy have to ruin TLA’s homecoming!? That’s not fair to TLA and especially the Poons!
(Limmy makes his way to the ring, rolling in after grabbing a mic, he walks right up to TLA as the deafening boos and some cheers blanket everything else…)
Limmy Monaghan: I didn;t want to come out here and interrupt your little welcome home party, but you know what, I did and here is why. Last week was special for me, because all I heard was how Limmy was done after losing the Hardcore Championship to Charlie Marr. Walter Bivens is hurt and out for a while, I have been walking the path alone for some time, and I wanted revenge on Charlie. In a way I failed, but what I do know is that Showdown is a circle jerk and I will get my shot at Charlie again, title or not doesn’t bother me. For now though I need to move on, get back on track and that is what happened last week.when I pinned you. Of course I get a chair shot from Adam Lucas, he decided to get bothered by what happens. Considering I almost killed him the last time we had wrestled, I will give him a mulligan.Now though this is about you and me TLA. I can’t worry about who you are facing at Grand Rampage, that honor is going to me. I can’t worry about Pain for Pride or Battle of Egypt, that is going for me.
(TLA cuts him off….)
TLA: I can’t deny your opportunity, I also cannot tell you not to dream, vato. See, we all got them esse, every single one of us and I am living mine right now, buey. I am in Mexico and in front of my people, but you wanna come out here and interrupt and finna tell me that you gonna beat TLA for el campeonato? That’s a cool story. See, I ain’t gonna say you got lucky last week, no homes, ain’t robbing you of that moment, but with the corazon the Mexico in this arena right now watching, what I am gonna say is congratulations, you got one over on me vato, good for you, but if you pinche think para un segundo that TLA gonna go down like that again next week in Mexico City, you are wrong, carnal. Limmy, always had respeto for you Limmy, but when it comes to this title? Nah hermano, this is about one thing, what I got and what you ain’t taking!
(Limmy nods as he looks at the title that TLA raises up in the air….)
TLA: Instead vato…. Enjoy some Mexican hospitality homes. Margaritas, carne asada, beautiful mamacitas and the best hospitality that my people can give. A mariachi band, they may even play your theme song like they did mine if you are nice, carnal. Relax, enjoy the poons and….
(Limmy though cuts him off….)
Limmy Monaghan: I’ll pass, I’m not here to drink Margaritas and spend nights with Senoritas, I am here to be the best and that comes with the territory with becoming the Answers World Champion. I have a dream too, and that winning the title you hold after everyone thought I was a joke when starting here. So go ahead TLA, enjoy the homecoming, spend all the time in the world celebrating with your people, dance with all the Poons, fatten yourself up with tacos, whatever floats your boat, because when I am done? Next week? You’ll remember Mexico as not only your home country? But the place where it all ended.
(LImmy drops the mic and starts to walk out of the ring, he makes his way up the rampway but TLA isn;t about to allow Limmy to have the last word and his music to kick in….)
TLA: Hey Limmy!
(Limmy stops, turning to look at TLA….)
TLA: I already made reservations to celebrate in Mexico City, buey and you can ask anyone here, we Mexican’s? NEVER cancel a party, cabron and come next weekend like this weekend, we gonna continue it on our tour of Mexico with TLA…. STILL ANSWERS WORLD…. CAMPEON! Orale!
(The crowd erupts in cheers as Limmy cracks a smile and nods before turning and walking off. The Mariachi’s start to play again as TLA celebrates returning to Mexico in the ring…)
Deadprez: Strong words from TLA and Limmy Monaghan! Next week is going to be a war and we could see Limmy and Adam Lucas in a rematch at Grand Rampage OR we could see TLA and Adam Lucas as the card is scheduled! We will find out next week!
Eve: The road to Grand Rampage and Pain for Pride Season is upon us now and we are looking at some major developments coming soon! I cannot wait! Limmy and TLA will be off the hook!
Gavin Kirkland: We are cutting to the backstage area! So I’m going to head to the ring and party with TLA and the Poons!
(TLA is seen dancing with the Poons as the Mariachi’s play and Gavin gets in the ring to party, the scene slowly fades to the backstage area showing Limmy walking toward the back.)
(Backstage…. Hurricane Hawk sits in his office, already with plenty on his mind after tonight’s events. He looks up at the monitor, hoping that nothing else happens that he needs to deal with, before his attention is drawn to the door as he opens wide. When Lexi walks in, part of him is relieved, the other part frustrated so he knows precisely what the topic of conversation is going to be.)
Hurricane Hawk: Lexi… how nice for you to drop by. I’ll overlook the failure to knock…
Lexi: Nope, I have no time for talk, I just need you to listen.
Hurricane Hawk: Well, actually Lexi I am the General Manager of Showdown, so you seem to have it back to front.
(Lexi’s face fills with confusion, as if she isn’t picking up the logic. EVERYONE should listen to Lexi, right?)
Lexi: You’re weird. Anyway, I want to talk about Adam.
Hurricane Hawk: Wow, I’m shocked.
Lexi: And what do you mean by that?
Hurricane Hawk: Nothing… What about Adam?
Lexi: You’ve fined him
Hurricane Hawk: I have, as per company policy he was out of line last week.
Lexi: He was angry, and I feel like it’s partially my fault.
Hurricane Hawk: It doesn’t matter who was at fault. The fact of the matter is if Adam struck three members of the Showdown roster with a chair, and that simply isn’t what we do around here. It is only due to his usual behavior that the fine isn’t more excessive, or that he wasn’t suspended.
Lexi: No, you’re wrong. Adam was only doing what was right. You should drop the fine.
Hurricane Hawk: I won’t be doing that Lexi
Lexi: Then, as I feel it is my fault, I’ll pay it. That’s what Bethany would do. Yes, I’ll pay for it.
(Hurricane Hawk clasps his hands together on the desk and looks straight at Lexi.)
Hurricane Hawk: Lexi, as I have stated quite clearly already, I am the General Manager of Showdown, and so therefore I know exactly what it is you earn for competing in this company. You are at the lower end of the scale, and nowadays cooks at Wendy’s make more than you a year once you incorporate any overtime.
Lexi: So?
(Hawk sighs at Lexi not understanding what he is saying, and shows a little more frustration than he should.)
Hurricane Hawk: So Lexi, I know full well that you can’t afford to spare 10K just to bail Adam out.
Lexi: I’ll… I’ll find the money somehow
Hurricane Hawk: How, by working the streets?
(Hawk see’s Lexi actually considering that option and quickly moves on.)
Hurricane Hawk: Look Lexi, you just need to leave Adam alone. I totally agree with you that his frustrations were partially caused by you, without you constantly following him like a lost puppy, I know that he wouldn’t have reacted in the same way.
(Lexi only focuses on the fact Hawk called her a puppy. Puppies are cute.)
Hurricane Hawk: Move on, find something else to do with your time. Besides, Bethany has already paid the fine…
Lexi: WHAT???
Hurricane Hawk: She paid it immediately, both Adam and Bethany understood the need for him to be punished.
Lexi: NO, I WANTED TO HELP HIM!!!
Hurricane Hawk: Come on now, there is no need for all the shouting.
Lexi: I’M ANGRY
Hurricane Hawk: I can see that.
Lexi: Course I don’t have the money, but I wanted to help. Adam shouldn’t have to… ARGHHHHH.
(She lets out a scream of despair, before taking a brown bag and taking out Hawk’s sandwich, before blowing into the bag, slowly calming down.
Hurricane Hawk: You ok?)
(Lexi nods, her eyes ever so slightly welling up.)
Lexi: I want to see him.
(Hawk holds up his hands)
Hurricane Hawk: I don’t think that is a good idea Lexi. In fact, it’s my responsibility to inform you that if you don’t leave him alone from this point onwards, then I will have to fine YOU for harassment.
Lexi: Harassment?? We are BFF’s
Hurricane Hawk: You might feel that way Lexi, but Adam obviously doesn’t. And anyway, Adam isn’t here yet…
(Hawk looks at his watch.)
Hurricane Hawk: Which is kinda strange seeing as he is normally here first. Anyway… leave him alone Lexi. It’s for your own good.
(Lexi stamps her foot, and is about to leave when Limmy Monaghan walks in, adrenaline still pumping after his confrontation with TLA. Lexi stops in her tracks and bites her bottom lip, looking at him, under her own breath saying, ‘You’re cute.’.)
Limmy Monaghan: Did you say something?
(Lexi, not meaning to be heard, quickly shakes her head, Limmy turning to Hawk.)
Hurricane Hawk: Limmy, I trust you are ready for next week?
Limmy Monaghan: Ready to take out that fraud TLA. Damn straight.
Hurricane Hawk: Was there something you required?
Limmy Monaghan: Nothing much, just a warning. No giving Adam a leg up when I beat TLA next week and face him and Grand Rampage.
Hurricane Hawk: What do you mean by that?
Limmy Monaghan: If I win next week, I’ll be Answers World Champion, a title I have chased for over a year. I won’t have you playing favorites.
Hurricane Hawk: I never do.
(Limmy looks to his left and see’s Lexi staring at him with stalker like eyes, and a little unnerved he continues.)
Limmy Monaghan: I respect Adam, and I hope he realizes he should be preparing for ME and not TLA. At Super Showdown, and then at Grand Rampage, I’m going to put some weight behind this title again. THEN, anyone who I defend against WILL have earned the right. Mark my words.
Hurricane Hawk: Fair enough Limmy. And good luck to you next week.
(Limmy scoffs, and then heads to the door, Lexi following behind him.)
Lexi: Do you like Ice Cream?
(Limmy looks at her confused, and picks up the pace for a moment putting a gap between them, but Lexi quickly catches up.)
Lexi: No seriously, do you like Ice Cream?
(Limmy continues walking away, shaking his head, Lexi almost running to keep up.as the scene fades back to ringside to Gina Romano to announce the first match of the evening..)
Gina Romano: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is the opening match of Showdown, scheduled for one fall and has a 20 minute time limit!
(The opening to Brutal by Olivia Rodrigio hits over the P.A System causing the crowd to immediately break out into boos. All eyes however focus on the stage as the curtain parts ways and the “Mean Girl” Olivia Tate walks out confidently.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first, she hails from BIG APPLE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK… THE MEAN GIRL OLIVIA TATE!!!
(Olivia spins around with her arms outstretched only to get more boos from this sold out crowd tonight. Olivia rolls her eyes and holds up her hands showing them all the palms before walking down towards the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland; The NERVE of these people, how DARE they treat that angel like that! She’s a future Hollywood star!
Deadprez: That remains to be seen, but tonight she has a hell of an opportunity to put on a career defining performance.
Eve: That she does, she goes up against a woman who will be making her debut in just a short while…
(Olivia pulls herself up to the apron and turns around before sitting on the middle rope and looking out at the crowd. She looks disgusted by them all and enters the ring after waving them off and a shake of the head. From there she walks to her corner and waits for her opponent as the camera’s focus returns to Gina in the middle of the ring…)
Gina Romano: And her opponent…
(Immediately the lights go out and a red hue cover takes the arena, shortly after that Shoot and Ladders by KoRn hits over the P.A system causing the crowd to buzz excitedly as some cheers begging to rain out. As the stage curtain parts way a red light breaks through the smoke that had begun to fill the stage as a Silhouette of two women walks onto the stage.)
Gina Romano: MAKING HER WAY TO THE RING!!! ACCOMPANIED BY KYUNG MI!!! FROM OSAKA, JAPAN!!! ‘THE HOMICIDAL QUEEN’ HAYASHIIIIIIII SAKURAAAAAA!!!
(The lights come on to reveal both The Homicidal Queen Hayashi Sakura and her manager Kyung Mi. Kyung Mi stands behind Hayashi as she begins to walk down the aisle towards the ring.)
Deadprez: Huge moment for that woman, massive night if you ask me. Debuting tonight and as we all know first impressions count.
Eve: That they do, we’ve seen big names come through these doors and pick up the victory and we’ve seen some lose as well. It’s never as easy as it looks no matter WHO you are.
Gavin Kirkland: And Olivia Tate is going to help teach that lesson to Sakura here tonight in front of this ungrateful crowd.
(Sakura reaches the ring and leaps up onto the apron before entering, she paces the ring a little and starts to hype the crowd up the best she can. Olivia in the meantime during her entrance had exited the ring and was now re-entering.)
Deadprez: Kyung Mi at ringside, have to wonder how that will play into things. Unwanted distraction for certain.
Eve: We’re about to find out right now.
(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: The bell sounds and away we go! Both women are eyeing each other up right this moment, I could only imagine what it is they are thinking of doing to each other. Throw in some baby oil and…
Eve: …Just sitting beside you makes my skin crawl at the best of times now more than ever. Nothing in your imagination should be allowed to run wild let alone spoken about on national television…
Deadprez: Whatever lets focus on what is at hand, these two ladies indeed like Gavin said are eyeing each other up. Huge debut for Hayashi Sakura. But a huge opportunity for both to get the powers that be watching with Super Showdown on the horizon.
Eve: So true and Olivia clearly knows that but she is just walking to the middle of the ring and saying something to Sakura while pointing at the woman at ringside…
Olivia Tate: Why is she even here?! You both should be on Voltage or Dynasty. This is MY Show bitch! You better recognize who I am!!
(Sakura looked like she wanted to retort but Tate threw up the palm of her hand before looking away, not interested.)
Gavin: Oooh Tate representing Showdown fiercely, reeeow!! God I love her! Tell her how it is!
Eve: You love everyone even if they wouldn’t give you the time of day. Hayashi walks out of her corner now and the two meet in the middle, both women just standing face to face, Sakura showing no signs of being intimidated in front of this crowd or Olivia Tate for that matter.
Gavin Kirkland: She should be there is already more pressure on Sakura, like Prez said tonight is her debut here in EAW which we all know is hellish for most people who walk through these doors. Olivia knows that all too well unfortunately and now she is the welcome wagon for Sakura and has the chance to ruin things for Hayashi!
SLAP!
Eve: OOF! But Sakura is the first to strike the welcome wagon with a stiff slap to the face of Olivia Tate who continues to get into her personal space. Tate stumbles back holding her money maker before screaming and charging at Sakura, she connects with a forearm and pushes her to the ropes. An irish whip follows shortly afterwards sending Sakura to the opposite side of the ring. Tate charges after her and on the return Hayashi is caught by a running knee which flips her over to her back. Tate plants a stomp into the canvas aiming for Sakura but she rolls away and gets back to her feet.
Deadprez: Hayashi is too quick for Tate and quickly moves in for a grapple, both women jostle for the upper hand in the middle of the ring but it’s Hayashi now with another slap to the face of Tate. Sakura tries for another but Tate blocks it and delivers a stiff slap of her own to the face of the homicidal queen.
Gavin Kirkland: FANTASTIC right hand from Tate and… Sakura is grinning?!
Eve: These Japanese women are tough as nails, just have to recall that purgatory match for proof there. But look at that Tate is taken aback a little and tries with a right hand, but Sakura blocks and hits another slap to the face of Tate! Ouch!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! Stop hitting her like that, she needs it for Hollywood!! I heard she’s had several movie offers already!
Eve: I don’t think she cares! Another slap from Sakura sends Olivia stumbling back to the ropes. Hayashi quickly runs to the opposite ropes and hits a running clothesline which sends Olivia Tate over the top rope to the outside and rolling into the barricade! Kyung Mi backed away enough not to give the official cause for concern.
Deadprez: The crowd tonight LOVED that, but Sakura isn’t done yet! Tate gets up on the outside looking flustered right now! Inside the ring Sakura runs the ropes again and flips over the top rope and crashes into an unsuspecting Tate on the outside with her body! Wow! Welcome to EAW!
(Sakura gets back to her feet and pumps the air with her fist before focusing her attention back onto Olivia Tate who now is dragged back to her feet by Hayashi as the official begins to count…)
1!!!
(Hayashi pushes Tate against the barricade and licks her palm before chopping Olivia across the chest, the Mean girl just screams in pain.)
2!!!
Eve: This crowd is firmly behind Hayashi Sakura tonight after that and…
3!!!!
(Sakura chops Tate again and once more before pulling her out and then clubs the back of Olivia Tate before pushing her into the nearby ring apron.)
4!!!
Deadprez: Olivia looks in trouble in this early going on. Sakura riding this wave of momentum and… NO! Rake to the eyes from Olivia Tate to Sakura, meanwhile the official is continuing to count both women out.
5!!!
Gavin Kirkland: We’re at the midway mark of his count you need to get back in the ring Olivia!!
6!!
Eve: She can’t hear you but she can the official as Tate kicks Sakura in the gut, doubles her over and with hair in hand runs her into the nearby steel steps with authority!
Crowd: OOOOH!!
Gavin Kirkland: THAT’S How the Mean girls do it here on Showdown baby!!
7!!!!
Eve: Sakura is down with Mi now approaching to check on her and Olivia Tate rolls into the ring to create as much separation as she can and waits for the official to finish counting, what a pro…
8!!!
Deadprez: NO!! Tate hears the stopping of the count and looks up to see Sakura is back in the ring, she’s holding the back of her head but is back in the ring ending the count! This match is continuing. Olivia is back up and screams in anger at Sakura who gets to her feet. Both women charge at eachother but it is Sakura who connects with a running European Uppercut taking Tate off her feet, she covers!
Gavin Kirkland: NOOOOO! PLEASE GOD NO!
1…
Eve: NO! Kickout at one by Tate! Olivia isn’t giving up that easy no matter what you think about her beside Gavin here. Sakura pulls Tate to her feet though she isn’t accepting these turn of events. She drags her over to a corner and stomps her in the gut, she does it again and again!
Deadprez: Each hit sends Tate into a seated position. Sakura is now stomping a mudhole out of Olivia Tate right now. She screams at her now in Japanese before running to a neutral corner and running back to hit a boot to the side of Olivia’s face!
Gavin: I cannot watch this anymore…
Eve: You won’t have to, Sakura pulls her out of the corner and covers hooking both legs!
1!!!!
2!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! KICKOUT BY TATE! THE MEAN GIRL IS STILL IN IT, I KNEW SHE WOULD BE!! I never had a doubt…
(Sakura looks at Kyung Mi who continues to watch. She then looks at the referee who holds up two fingers. Sakura slaps the canvas before glaring at Tate who rolls away towards the ropes and begins to pull herself up.)
Eve: Tate on the ropes now trying to figure out where she is, Sakura runs at Tate looking for lightning to strike twice. But this time it is Tate who runs from the ropes and hits a THUNDEROUS lariat turning Sakura inside out.
Deadprez: That was vicious indeed! Tate not done though, she holds onto Sakura’s arm and pulls her up and hits another short arm lariat now and repeats it with a third. Olivia stomps the chest of Hayashi and once more pulls her up only to scoop Sakura up and hits a side slam into the canvas before hooking both legs.
1…
2….
Gavin Kirkland: YES this is it!
Eve: NO!! KICK OUT FROM SAKURA!!!
Olivia Tate: COUNT FASTER YOU IDIOT!!
(Olivia sneers at the official while slapping her hands together faster. The referee however holds up two fingers just like he did Sakura earlier.)
Gavin Kirkland; DO as the queen says! Count faster!
Eve: He will count as fast as he wants. He is calling this match down the middle as he should do! Olivia though is not as she mounts Sakura and starts to hammer away with stiff forearms to the face of Hayashi! I can feel those from here!
Deadprez: But Hayashi Sakura isn’t taking that lying down either! She rolls Olivia onto HER back now and mounts the Mean girl and fires off shots of her own. This is a slugfest right now but that all changes when Sakura pokes the eye of Tate next which instantly gets a reprimand from the official who pulls her off Tate.
Gavin Kirkland: Disqualify her! She cheated!!
Eve: Tate raked her eyes earlier on the outside or did you forget that? Sakura certainly didn’t but the official didn’t take too kindly to that moment. Sakura tries to plead her case citing what happened outside the ring, meanwhile Olivia Tate has rolled out of the ring and holds her face for a moment shaking her head.
(Olivia starts making her way around the ring only to stop the moment she sees Kyung Mi, the two share a glance as she holds her face and walks back a little feigning more concern for her eye.)
Gavin Kirkland: Oh my god, she could be blind I should go check on her to make sure she is okay.
Deadprez: You won’t have to, the ringside doctor on hand is doing just that, but he isn’t getting much of a chance to do his job. Sakura leaps onto the top rope and springboards off and hits an elbow to the back of Olivia Tate!!
Crowd: OOOOH!!
(The crowd cheers once again as Tate falls to the ground and starts to crawl into the aisle to try and get away from Sakura. Not for the first time the referee begins to count both women out.)
1!!!
Eve: Olivia Tate taken off her feet there by Hayashi and she is quickly trying to get Olivia back into the ring. She pulls Olivia up but again Tate rakes the eyes of Sakura stunning her enough so she can get back to her feet….
2!!!!
Deadprez: Tate now with the right hand to Hayashi Sakura before driving her into the barricade and in front of the fans and Kyung Mi who has gotten closer to watch Sakura.
Olivia Tate: YOU WANT TO CHEER THIS BITC-
3!!!!
Eve: Right hand from Sakura cuts that sentence short, another and one more as this crowd gets behind the debuting Hayashi Sakura! Oliva staggers back before being thrown back first into the opposite barricade.
4!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Tate in a bad way, i can’t watch… No, I must! Olivia drops to a knee and takes a moment. That’s right, recover some of that gorgeous energy of yours. NO! Sakura lunges with a superkick in mind…
5!!!!!!
Deadprez: Tate dodges at the last moment! Sakura stumbles back holding her foot for a moment before gingerly stepping back a little further… She caught all of that barricade and Tate can see that.
6!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Olivia chop blocks the knee of Sakura taking her down to the ground. And now she is laying in those stiff blows again to the back of Hayashi’s head! THAT is a mean girl welcome!
7!!!!!!!
Deadprez: Tate gets up to her feet and stomps the back of the head of Sakura before pulling her up to her feet and looking for a German Suplex. She jostles a little with Sakura trying to fight it but Tate lifts her up and throws her over with a release…
8!!!!!!!!!!
Eve: SAKURA LANDS ON HER FEET!!! TATE BACKUP THOUGH AND SPEARS SAKURA OUT OF HER BOOTS! That foot of hers taking her out of her surroundings. Tate mounts Hayashi again and begins to rain down blows out of anger!
9!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: GET IN THE RING!! GET IN THE RING!!!
Deadprez: I DON’T THINK TATE CARE NOW!
10!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)
(The cameras continue to watch Olivia Tate hammering away at Hayashi Sakura only to see the recipient once again reverse things and throw stiff shots of her own. Kyung Mi is now shouting at Sakura to stop but is being ignored.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and Gentlemen, as a result of a count out this match is officially declared a DRAW!
(The crowd boos loudly, but only for a moment as both women manage to get back to their feet and exchange more blows which gets the crowd cheering loudly for both women. Sakura throws Olivia back into the barricade once again and chops her hard across the chest. Sakura hits another and the crowd cheers with each strike only for those cheers to drown out with boos when officials begin to rush out from the back.)
Deadprez: Hawke has sent out his squad to break this up before it gets worse!
Gavin Kirkland: Thank GOD, there is no telling just what that Hayashi Sakura would do otherwise!
Eve: What about Olivia and what she would do?!
Gavin Kirkland: She is defending herself!!!!
(Officials do rush down the aisle to break the two women apart the best they can, Hurricane Hawke even walks out afterwards to calm the situation down. Olivia Tate being the one to be taken backstage first as she continues to try and fight with Sakura.)
Hurricane Hawke: NO! That’s now how we do things, you fight in the ring not out here! Get back there.
(Hurricane Hawk points to the back as Tate holds up her hand now showing him her palm before pushing officials off of her as she begins to head backstage. Kyung Mi is helping hold back Sakura who isn’t done by any stretch, frustration showing on her face at the result.)
Eve: If a picture was worth a thousand words, I would say Hayashi Sakura’s most certainly is. Huge debut for her here in EAW, she had a fight on her hands but it didn’t go as she had imagined or anyone did for that matter.
(Kyung Mi is shown calming Hayashi down as a frustrated Hurricane Hawk walks to the back and EAW Showdown cameras change to another part of the arena.)
(We cut to the back, where Kyra Phillips is standing by.)
Kyra Phillips: Good evening, I hope you are enjoying the show thus far?
(She waits a moment, and the arena reacts in the positive way she expects which brings a smile on her face.)
Kyra Phillips: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my guest at this time, and the newly named number one contender to the Hardcore Championship… Amir Yusef.
(The camera pans back to reveal a beaming Amir Yusef which once again brings a huge roar from the crowd.)
Amir Yusef: Thank you for having me Kyra… it’s my pleasure.
Kyra Phillips: Amir, you have been named Charlie Marr’s for Super Showdown next week, another opportunity for you to add another title to the New Breed Championship that you claimed last year. How are you feeling about the opportunity you have been given?
Amir Yusef: Truthfully, I’m stoked. After I lost to Theron Nikolas in a hard-fought match, there was always the thought in the back of my mind that I’d fallen down the ladder. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I’d gotten so close to beating a living, breathing EAW legend, no matter what I thought about him. To now follow in the footsteps of Adam Lucas and Limmy Monaghan, two leaders of this new generation of EAW Elitists that have shown their presence over the course of this season, it gives me renewed purpose even after that defeat. When I became New Breed Champion, that was only the beginning. This is my chance to show that Amir Yusef didn’t speak back then, and I learned a lot about what it means to be a champion in this place. Last time I’ll admit… I winged it a little. Now, I understand much more about how much of an honor it is to be Champion, and how much it truly means.
Kyra Phillips: So, it was a surprise, being placed in this match I mean.
Amir Yusef: Kind of, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t intend on making the most of the opportunity.
Kyra Phillips: I see… but this is a different environment to what we are used to seeing you in isn’t it?
Amir Yusef: Yes, I’ll concede that. There is no doubt that Charlie Marr belongs and indeed thrives under these circumstances so that gives him the advantage. But I look at Adam Lucas, who was a Pure wrestler before he held the title for six months. Limmy Monaghan the same, four months as champion. The very best don’t quibble or moan, they adapt. They did, and so will I. And let’s face it, this isn’t my first rodeo. Adam Lucas and I put on perhaps the greatest match of his reign, so if Charlie believes he’s going to be in for an easy ride, he really shouldn’t. I’ll be talking with Adam and Limmy and seeking advice on how to deal with Charlie so if I was him, I’d make sure I was prepared.
(Kyra nods her head, believing every word that she says.)
Kyra Phillips: And of course, I’m guessing that because it IS Charlie Marr, that gives you an added incentive?
(Amir nods his head and grins, knowing exactly what it is she was referring to.)
Amir Yusef: You know something, when Charlie injured me, it was one of the lowest moments of my life. Knowing that he was apparently doing it to send a message, and that it wasn’t some personal grudge makes it even worse. That injury meant that I couldn’t compete in the King of Elite finals, a tournament that I firmly believed that I could win. Of course, I’m not happy about that and I guess yes, I hold a grudge. But I’m a positive person Kyra, I always try to put a positive spin on any circumstance, and maybe it’s that injury that led me down the path that brings us here, in direct competition for a prestigious EAW Championship belt. Will it make it even more satisfying because it is Charlie Marr?
(He grins, another roar in the arena proving that they know exactly what he is thinking.)
Amir Yusef: To see Charlie Marr, battered and bloody, staring up at the arena lights wondering what just happened, relieved of the Hardcore Championship.
(He pauses, as if thinking about the question, when he already knows the answer.)
Amir Yusef: Well, it sounds like the perfect scenario doesn’t it? So of course, I’d LOVE to beat Charlie Marr as some kind of revenge for what he did to me. But the reality is, all that matters is I leave Super Showdown with the Hardcore title draped over my shoulder. To get this chance, it means everything to me. And I will do ANYTHING, to make sure I become Hardcore Champion this Saturday. And that’s not dismissing the size of the task. I KNOW how good Charlie Marr is, I doubt there is a person alive who doesn’t. But I also know that I have what it takes, I have faith in my ability to get it done. And if Marr thinks I can’t compete, all the better.
Kyra Phillips: And finally, Amir, do you have anything to say directly to the EAW fanbase who have supported you wholeheartedly thus far?
(Amir smiles as the fans cheer again, and forms a heart with his hands, lifting it towards the camera.)
Amir Yusef: I have always said that I am the heart of EAW, the beating rhythm that any company needs to live. These fans, they took me to their hearts from day one, and have consistently had my back throughout all the ups and downs. Fact is, I wrestle, I compete… but I couldn’t exist without them. So EAW Universe, I thank you for having my back, and I promise you right here and now, I will do all I can to ensure that I repay that faith at Super Showdown. And become, the Elite Answers Wrestling Hardcore Champion.
(Another huge roar emits from the arena, Kyra waiting a moment for it to die down.)
Kyra Phillips: Thank you Amir, and good luck next week
Amir Yusef: Thank you
(The scene fades into a commercial break…)
(The show returns from the commercial break and the camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS HAS A TWENTY MINUTE TIME LIMIT AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR…ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(“A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” by Yoko Takahashi blares throughout the arena as Usagi Senshi makes her way out on the stage, prompting cheers from the crowd.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first! Hailing out of Fukuoka, Japan, weighing in at 130 pounds…SHE IS THE CRYPTIC ACE…USAGI SENSHI!!
Eve: Usagi has a major match ahead of her, involving the Hardcore Champion in Charlie Marr, who doesn’t seem to take her as much competition.
Deadprez: Which could wind up being his kiss of death, because we’ve seen her talent on full display in that ring.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah; Usagi has very good…work rate. :mjlit:
(Crowd reaction shifts from cheering to jeering as ‘Praise The Lord’ by Bandokay plays out Charlie Marr, who raises the hardcore championship high in the air while standing on the stage area before walking down to the ring.)
Gina Romano: And his opponent! Hailing out of Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom, weighing in at 240 pounds…HE IS THE MAN OF ALWAYS…CHARLIE MARR!!
Gavin Kirkland: BOOOO!!!
Deadprez: Boo all you want, but Charlie remains Hardcore Champion, and while I don’t always agree with the man’s actions, we have to respect that.
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t respect anything!
Eve: :wow: Maybe you’ll find some solace if Usagi manages to knock Marr off tonight.
Gavin Kirkland: Will it bring the title back to Limmy though?
Eve: He has a World Title match with TLA, remember?
Gavin Kirkland: Oh yeah… :Montez:
(Charlie hands his title off to the referee before staring down Usagi from the opposite corner.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Eve: There’s the bell, and these two circle the ring, looking to get a feel for the competition before locking up! But early on, Marr gets the advantage, pinning Usagi up against the corner. That’s one thing for certain, she isn’t gonna be able to outpower Charlie Marr, given the size difference. The referee intervenes here with his five count.
Referee: ONE! TW-
Deadprez: Charlie Marr breaks the tie-up early, BUT SHOVES USAGI BACK IN THE CORNER! Showing some disrespect on his end, but the confidence out of Marr is oozing as he welcomes Senshi to try her luck again against him. These two lock up in the center of the ring for a second ti- or so I thought, but Marr merely baited Usagi in for a go behind, tacking on a rear waistlock, transitioning into a side headlock takedown.
Eve: Senshi is trying to push Charlie off, grinding her forearm into the side of his jaw, but it looks to be no use with that grip looking to be tight. After some time, Usagi powers back to her feet, however, and bounces Charlie off the ropes to escape her current predicament! BUT MARR KNOCKS HER DOWN WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES BESIDE HER! Usagi rolls onto her stomach, forcing Charlie to leap over, and run off the ropes again!
Deadprez: LEAPFROG BY US- NO! Charlie stops himself short, and immediately after both feet of Senshi touch the canvas, Marr takes her down with a side headlock, really wrenching on it! You just know the fans aren’t happy, preferring to see something more fast paced outta someone like Usagi, who is effectively being grounded right now. But “The Cryptic Ace” fights back to her feet for a second time, and not gonna allow her to find an escape route, Charlie backs Senshi up against the corner.
Gavin Kirkland: Cmon, Senshi! Fight back against this bald bastard! HE MUST PAY FOR HIS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, TAKING THE TITLE AWAY FROM OUR MONARCH!
Eve: :roman: Marr breaks the collar and elbow, but quickly Irish whips Usagi into the opposite corner! SHE TRIES TO GO UP AND OVER- but similar to before, Charlie stops himself short, and after noticing this, Usagi turns around to be on the receiving end of a side headlock takedown again! Charlie continues to show why he’s the veteran in this matchup, effortlessly wearing his opponent down. Everytime Usagi has to fight back to a vertical base, it expends energy.
Deadprez: Kinda like now as Senshi fights back to her feet for a third time, and bounces Charlie off the ropes! Dropdown! Charlie hops over! Leapfrog by Usagi, followed by another dropdown! HIP TOSS TO A REBOUNDING CHARLIE, WHO’S ON THE RECEIVING END OF AN ARM LOCK AFTERWARD! Perhaps the paradigm is beginning to shift for Senshi!
Eve: Charlie’s the one powering back to his feet now, and Usagi wrings the arm, but an arm drag from Charlie almost frees him from the situation! Keyword: almost as Usagi rolls through, keeping hold of Charlie’s wrist while he lies prone on the canvas. Usagi places her knee on Charlie’s shoulder blade while wrenching back on that arm before laying it flat on the mat… DOUBLE KNEE DROP! Double knee drop by Usagi onto the arm of Marr, who jolts up to both knees, clutching at said arm.
Deadprez: Usagi tries for a kimura lock, but can’t get full torque on it, so Marr stands up, and backs her into the corner.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Deadprez: Wise move by Marr as Usagi releases the hold, AND CHARLIE SCORES A KICK TO THE GUT! Usagi sits down on the bottom turnbuckle, hoping to get some wind back in her sails. But Marr knows better than to allow his opponent precious breathing time, Irish whipping her into the opposite corner. USAGI GOES UP AND OVER CHARLIE, WHO STOPS HIMSELF SHORT OF CRASHING STERNUM FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! Marr turns around now, AND ATTEMPTS A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE!
Eve: BUT USAGI ROLLS UNDERNEATH IT, MARR TURNS AROUND INTO A DROPKICK, TAKING HIM DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: YES! :blessed: HOPE THAT BROKE HIS JAW!
Eve: Senshi wants to keep the fast pace going, but Charlie prevents that from happening, rolling out underneath the bottom rope, looking to catch some breathing room ringside. Usagi goes for a slingshot crossbody! But Charlie clears outta the way, so Senshi catches herself on the apron, and MARR RUSHES IN TO YANK THAT LEG OUT FROM UNDER HER! USAGI HIT HARD ON THE APRON FACE FIRST!
Deadprez: Usagi has one hand on the bottom rope, keeping herself up to a kneel, and grasping at her face with the other, checking to see if any teeth are out of place. BUT MARR GRABS THE BACK OF HER HEAD, AND WHIPS SENSHI INTO THE RINGPOST! Usagi left off her feet with how much force Charlie Marr sent her in there with. Senshi is barely stirring as Marr picks her up from a prone position, and rolls his opponent back into the ring.
Eve: Usagi moves up to a kneel, but Charlie grabs her head, and slams her face first off the top turnbuckle in the corner. REPEATED SMASHING OF THE FOREARM INTO SENSHI’S FACE! That is before Irish whipping her HARD into the opposite corner! Usagi falls to all fours, favoring her back area. Charlie is admiring his handiwork now, and takes his time to stand Usagi back up. WHICH MIGHTA BROUGHT HER SOME TIME AS SENSHI STARTS DELIVERING SHOTS TO THE BODY OF MARR WHILE SHES KNELT ON THE CANVAS!
Deadprez: Charlie tries to shrug those hits off, BUT HE CANT SHRUG OFF THIS ONE AS USAGI EXPLODES WITH A FOREARM SHOT TO THE FACE! Usagi goes to Irish whip Charlie into the ropes, BUT MARR REVERSES, SENDING HER INSTEAD! AND USAGI’S FACE BOUNCES OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE! Talk about whiplash as she looks completely out of it right now. The referee checks on her, wanting to see if she can still continue.
Eve: But Charlie Marr isn’t waiting for answers, he’s like a shark that smells blood in the water, reigning down on his opponent with rope-assisted stomps while Usagi does her best to cover up!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Eve: Charlie finally relents before dragging Usagi to the center of the ring for a triangle choke headscissors! Again, wearing his opponent down. But the crowd is starting to rally behind Usagi here, and she manages to roll herself over by the ropes, wrapping her legs on the bottom one to force a break!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Deadprez: Takes him a while, but Charlie eventually releases. But in turn, shows off that ring savvy, using the five count to inflict further damage upon his opponent. Usagi pulls herself up to a kneel, utilizing the ropes to her advantage. But Charlie comes in with just more blatant disrespect, shoving the head of Senshi, who stands herself up after that, but is evidently on wobbly legs a bit. FOREARM SMASH BY USAGI THAT CONNECTS FLUSH! BUT CHARLIE RETURNS FIRE WITH ONE OF HIS OWN!
Eve: USAGI DOES THE SAME! CHARLIE! USAGI! CHARLIE! USAGI WITH A RIGHT HAND! MARR WITH A WILD RIGHT HAND, BUT SENSHI EASILY EVADES IT, CONNECTING WITH A SLAP TO THE FACE THAT ECHOES THROUGHOUT THE ARENA! Charlie looks to be fired up after that, and tries to pop off a clothesline! BUT USAGI DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES FOR A FLYING FOREARM SMASH! Charlie isn’t down for long, so Usagi barrels into him with another forearm!
Deadprez: Again, Charlie rushes back to his feet, and goes for another clothesline! BUT USAGI BIG BOOTS THE ARM, SPINNING MARR AROUND WHILE SHE DOES SO HERSELF FOR A DISCUS LARIAT! Charlie doesn’t go down, but instead staggers back, falling through the middle rope, and catching himself on the outside. USAGI CRASHES INTO HIM WITH A SUICIDE DIVE, AND ROLLS CHARLIE BACK INTO THE RING, CLIMBING TO THE TOP ROPE HERSELF!
Eve: Marr has no idea what awaits him as he turns around into a DIVING CROSSBODY! USAGI HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRRRR-
Eve: OOH! Senshi was just on the verge of knocking off the current EAW Hardcore Champion. But Charlie Marr shows off his resiliency there by kicking out. Usagi wraps her arms around the waist of Charlie on all fours, pulling him up in a rear waistlock. Half and half- NO! Charlie fights out of it with a back elbow to the face. BUT USAGI MANAGES TO PULL THE SUPLEX OFF ANYWAYS WITH MARR GETTING DUMPED ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK!
Gavin Kirkland: YES! NOW GO FOR THE COVER, USAGI! HURRY UP!
Deadprez: Cover is made, and both legs are hooked!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Deadprez: KICKOUT! Charlie Marr escapes at two, and rolls out to ringside. Usagi sees opportunity to suicide dive again, given its success rate last time. But once bouncing off the ropes, CHARLIE MARR SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING, HALTING HER MOMENTUM WITH A BUSAIKU KNEE STRIKE! MARR HOOKS THE LEG AFTER SHOOTING THE HALF!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHH-
Eve: Kickout! Marr pounds the mat in frustration, but keeps himself in check, realizing that more must be done against Senshi, who he hoists onto his shoulders for a fireman’s carry. …BUT USAGI ELBOWS HER WAY OUT OF IT, AND SLIPS OUT THE BACK FOR ANOTHER HALF AND HALF SUPLEX! HOWEVER, CHARLIE GOES A BACK ELBOW! USAGI DUCKS UNDER, CAUSING CHARLIE TO TURN AROUND, AND CONNECT WITH A HEADBUTT THAT PUTS THEM BOTH ON SPAGHETTI LEGS!
Deadprez: FISHERMAN BUSTER! FISHERMAN BUSTER BY CHARLIE! WILL IT BE ENOUGH AS THE LEG IS HOOKED?!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Deadprez: TWO COUNT! Charlie looks to be a bit shocked by Usagi’s performance here, but begins to stalk her as she slowly rises back to her feet. …THE HEADMASTER RITUA- NO! USAGI FIGHTS HER WAY OUT OF IT WITH 12-6 ELBOWS TO THE BACK OF THE NECK, WHICH CHARLIE CLUTCHES AT WHILE STAGGERED! USAGI GOES TO RUN OFF THE ROPES IN FRONT OF HIM, BUT CHARLIE PULLS HER BACK IN THE BY THE WAISTBAND OF HER GEAR! TRANQUILITY! REAR NAKED CHOKE IS LOCKED IN!
Eve: USAGI IS FLAILING HER ARMS, REACHING FOR THE ROPES BEFORE CHARLIE MARR CAN TAKE HER DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH IT! LUCKILY, SHE GRABS ONTO THE ONE!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! F-
Eve: Charlie changes strategy, peeling Usagi away from the middle rope, and slamming her face first off the top turnbuckle! Charlie lifts her up there, and could be looking to set up for a superplex as he scales the middle rope. BUT USAGI REFUSES TO LET GO OF THE TOP ROPE BEFORE SCORING WITH BODY SHOTS! THE SUPLEX ATTEMPT IS SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKED AS CHARLIE MARR GETS FOREARMED OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE!
Deadprez: Usagi perched herself up there, and dives down with a crossb- OOH! CHARLIE HAS IT SCOUTED THIS TIME, AND CAUGHT HER OUTTA MID AIR WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! FOLDING POWERBOMB BY MARR, HELD FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEE-
Gavin Kirkland: NEARFALL!
Eve: AFTER NEARFALL! Charlie is starting to grow even more frustrated, arguing with the referee momentarily before watching Usagi as she uses the ropes to drag herself up to a vertical base! CHARLIE CHARGES IN, BUT GETS SIDESTEPPED FOR WHATEVER HE HAD PLANNED THERE! Marr goes out through the middle rope, and Usagi rolls out there in hot pursuit, hoping to send her opponent back into the ring. But Marr counters last minute, sending her instead, and while trying to catch his breath, Charlie isn’t paying attention as Usagi springs back to her feet, running off the ropes for a wrecking ball dropkick on Charlie!
Deadprez: Marr gets rolled back into the ring, but similar to move outta Usagi’s playbook, instantly gets back to his feet, AND SPIKES HER WITH LAST JUDGEMENT AS SHE TRIED GETTING BACK INTO THE RING! ROPE HUNG DDT DIMS THE LIGHTS OF SENSHI, WHO GETS BROUGHT BACK TO HER FEET FOR THE QUEEN IS DEAD, WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIS ALL!
Eve: …BUT A BRIDGING NORTHERN LIGHTS SAVES USAGI! REFEREE INTO POSITION!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHH-
Gavin Kirkland: FUCK, A KICKOUT!
Eve: BUT BOTH COMPETITORS SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET, AND USAGI RUNS RIGHT INTO A SNAP POWERSLAM BY CHARLIE! But Marr doesn’t go into the cover, instead, catching his brief while knelt at his opponent’s head.
Deadprez: I don’t like this though, because the gears are beginning to turn in Charlie Marr’s head it looks like.
Gavin Kirkland: USAGI! WATCH OUT!
Deadprez: Charlie rolls outta the ring, and starts to go digging underneath the ring.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Eve: Looks like he doesn’t quite find what he’s looking for, so goes to another side, completely ignoring the referee’s count.
Referee: FOUR! FIVE! SIX!
Deadprez: Uh-oh, Charlie seems to have finally found what he’s looking for in a steel chair.
Gavin Kirkland: He does realize that this isn’t a Hardcore Title match, right?
Eve: I don’t think he cares, Charlie just wants to do some damage.
Deadprez: AMIR! AMIR CAME FROM BEHIND, AND RIPPED THAT CHAIR OUT OF CHARLIE’S HANDS! MARR TURNS AROUND, AND AMIR MAKES A WILD SWING FOR CHARLIE’S HEAD, FED UP WITH HIS ANTICS TONIGHT!
Eve: NO! CHARLIE DUCKED UNDER, AND AMIR HIT ALL APRON! MARR BEGINS BOOKING IT UP THE APRON AS AMIR CHASES HIM WITH THE CHAIR, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE REF’S COUNT IS GONNA STOP!
Referee: SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! …TEN!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERES YOUR WINNER AS A RESULT OF COUNTOUT…USAGI SENSHI!
(“A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” – Yoko Takahashi plays to a mostly positive reaction, some fans disappointed in the match’s ending as Usagi staggers back to her feet, confused, but slowly turning angered after realizing the manner in which she won.)
Gavin Kirkland: SHE DID IT!
Eve: Yeah, but not in the way she wanted to, I think Usagi wanted to pin Charlie Marr in the center of the ring, not take a count out victory.
Deadprez: Well, a win is a win, and at least Usagi can walk out with that tonight.
Eve: But what’s going on with Amir? Do you think he caught Marr?
Deadprez: Who knows?
(The camera fades to an ad for Super Showdown next week on a shot of an annoyed Usagi heading up the ramp, half heartedly high fiving fans, still disappointed at the way things went down.)
(As it fades back from the Super Showdown ad, out go the lights with a flick of a switch as all eyes focus onto the stage, just then the screen lights up as the opening to Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold begins to play over the P.A system. Then and only then we see a series of words in italic writing phase in and out on the big screen…)
.Infamous.
.British.
.Legendary.
(Spotlights all start to focus on the stage entrance now changing colors, shades of red, white and blue and during that time a silhouette of a man can be seen walking out onto the stage with an aura of confidence. Just then the final words explode onto the big screen causing the crowd to react accordingly as the music hit’s into full swing…)
.LUCAS KNIGHT.
(The crowd’s boos fill the arena as the lights come back on fully to show Lucas Knight standing on the stage looking at the crowd, he wears a full length military jacket with the union jack emblazoned down one side and a confident smirk on his face however he isn’t alone. Standing either side of him are Pandora Paisley and Johnny Airhart.)
Gina Romano: “Ladies and Gentleman, hailing from London, England by way of Santa Monica California… He weighs in tonight at two-hundred and thirty pounds. Being accompanied to the ring by Serotonin… Representing the Rogues Gallery… He is the Alpha King, LUCAS KNIGHT!!”
(Lucas with Pandora and Johnny begin to walk down towards the ring, some loyal fans of Lucas’ from over the years reach out to touch the British superstar however Johnny and Pandora stand in front of them telling them to move on there is no chance. Knight smirks as he approaches the ring and begins to remove his jacket. Pandora and Johnny both walk past Knight and leap onto the apron and sit on the middle ropes.)
Eve: Serotonin parting the ropes for Lucas to enter the ring.
(Knight looks at the crowd and nods before leaping up onto the apron and entering the ring. He begins to pace about the ring with his confident swagger before motioning for the microphone from Gina Romano. Before she could hand it over however, Pandora rushes into the ring and snatches it from her, forcing Gina out of the ring with a pie face which gets boos from the crowd. Johnny Airhart stands on the second rope of a corner posing as Pandora walks over to Lucas and hands him the mic with a smile.)
Gavin Kirkland: God I wish Pandora would dominate me like that… Or look at me like that. Or realise I existed…
Eve: We get it, Gavin…
Deadprez: I’m sure she knows you exist and If she has her way you’d just have to get in line with her intentions for the New Era Classic if you want to get dominated.
Gavin Kirkland: Don’t play with my emotions man!
Eve: Speaking of emotions though, they’ve been running high when it comes to Lucas lately. Aurora Monroe and Knight have been at odds as of late ever since he debuted. Lucas of course set to go one on one with Corbin Hyde however it looks like Knight has something to get off his chest.
(Knights music begins to fade out now and Lucas begins to slowly pace back and forth before nodding confidently while allowing the crowd to get their hatred out of their system.)
Lucas Knight: Now before I go one on one with the great Corbin Hyde. I have a couple things to get off my chest…
(Lucas goes to continue but the crowd boos loudly to try and drown him out. Johnny Airhart takes exception to that and leaps off the corner and rushes to K ought and grabs hold of the mic.)
Johnny Airhart: You punks shut the hell up! You show this man respect!!!
(The crowd boos loudly again and Johnny looks to say something else but stops as he notices the look Lucas is giving him… Airhart quickly lets go and mouths the words sorry boss… sorry… as he walks over to Pandora like a scolding dog…)
Lucas Knight: Now you see what you made Johnny do here? But while he shouldn’t have grabbed this mic like he did, he still had a point. You people need to do what he says, shut the hell up and listen to what I have to say. You may learn something.
(Knight nods to himself while he walks about the ring. The crowd continues to boo but Knight ignores them and continues…)
Lucas Knight: First things first, Gina love? In future when I request the mic, don’t hesitate. That way you avoid situations like you just experienced with Pandora there and believe me you’re lucky she’s in a good mood.
(Pandora laughs before pointing at Gina who doesn’t even look at her.)
Lucas Knight: Now with the little bit of house keeping out the way, let’s get down to brass tacks and Hurricane Hawke. Even now to this day he would have you all believe that here on Showdown “Wrestling” matters. This whole mantra of “We Wrestle” it’s about as empty as all of your pockets.”
(The crowd boos even louder than before at the suggestion of their wealth or lack there of it, Lucas, Pandora and Johnny all laugh almost in unison.)
Lucas Knight: You lot can boo all you bloody like, fact is you paid to be here, you PAID to come see The Rogues Gallery because you like what you see. We don’t’ wrestle, we fucking fight. We break bones, we deliver pain and This New Era Classic is going to feel every inch of those words soon enough.
(Both Johnny and Pandora point to each other proudly and nod.)
Lucas Knight: It’s only a matter of time until Hawke does the right thing and gives those two there what they deserve, a shot at the Tag Team Titles. This tournament will go a long way in proving it, especially with Pandora there. A woman I couldn’t be prouder of because I know just like all of you that SHE is going to win Block D. Which is exactly what I cannot wait to see happen because I know who she will no doubt face from Block C at some point… Aurora Monroe…
(Knights demeanor changers just a little at the mention of her name, as do Pandora’s and Johnny’s. The crowd sensing that couldn’t help themselves but cheer.)
Lucas Knight: Sure, you can cheer for her not that she’d give any of you the time of bloody day. But I didn’t mention her for your benefit. I do it because she is going around making demands ain’t she? She’s demanding a match with me…
(Knight laughs.)
Lucas Knight: See while I accept her demand of a match, make no mistake about it love I do so with the knowledge that it isn’t on your bloody terms, it’s on mine. See right now you’ve got yourself a little busy with this New Era Classic, and no doubt you’ll eventually have your hands full with the beautiful Pandora over there. But when your time in that tournament finishes? THAT is when you will have your match with me because when we face off love, I want your full undivided attention. Because you will have mine after the Grand Rampage.
(Knight smirks as he lowers the microphone and throws it out of the ring towards Gina Romano. Pandora and Johnny walk over to him as he begins to give out instructions.)
Eve: Wow, Aurora will finally get a singles match with Lucas Knight after the Grand Rampage, he’s actually going to let her focus on the New Era Classic?
Deadprez: You heard what he said, he wants her full attention because he will certainly be giving her his and what we’ve seen from this guy is that isn’t always what you want.
Gavin Kirkland: Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t… One thing for sure though is that the Tempest is a building storm and the more Lucas says and does, the wilder the storm is going to get!
(Pandora Paisley, and Jonny Airhart step out to the apron while Lucas Knight remains in the ring, awaiting the arrival of his opponent, just oozing confidence. “Hip to be Scared’’ by Ice Nine Kills plays, and out comes Corbin Hyde, extremely focused on the task ahead, realizing a win over Lucas could be huge.)
Gina Romano: And his opponent! Hailing out of Greenville, North Carolina, weighing in at 235 pounds…HE IS THE HUMAN DEMOLITION MACHINE…CORBIN HYDE!!
Eve: The newcomer impressed in his debut last week, and looks to do it again this week. But against a veteran like Lucas Knight, that’s gonna be easier said than done.
Deadprez: But Lucas Knight is an arrogant competitor, therefore, overconfidence can be his kiss of death against some like Corbin, who showcased an aggressive energy last week.
Eve: Yeah, Mateo Alvarez didn’t have a chance to get out the gate. That’s the Hyde we can expect when focused, and this week, maybe he’s more tapped in than ever, because we didn’t really get anything regarding his thoughts on the match. Same goes for Lucas.
Gavin Kirkland: Sorry, was getting distracted by Pandora’s fine ass on the apron, but in regards to Lucas Knight, he might have something to say now, holding that microphone in his hand.
(Lucas steps to the center of the ring, the look of confidence turning to one of utter disdain for his competition it seems, who eyes Knight down from the corner while he begins to speak.)
Lucas Knight: Mate, I am a twenty year veteran, who has done it all inside this ring before coming here, winning multiple titles around the world, and THIS is my competition? Quite frankly, I take this as a direct insult by Hurricane Hawk personally with scrubs like this being beneath me as a man, and a competitor. So, that being said, I will not compete against you tonight, come back when you’re actually worth my time.
(The crowd boos Knight, who politely sets the mic down before going to exit the ring as the rest of Rogues Gallery drop off the apron, and begin heading towards the back.)
Eve: Well, can’t say this is what I was expecting from Lucas Knight, and the rest of Rogues Gallery tonight.
Gavin Kirkland: What? He doesn’t have to compete tonight. He’s got a match with Aurora to worry about, have you seen the skill on that woman? Knight’s gonna need all the rest he can get. Besides, they’re new friend, Ronan Malosi, has a match later on! Why risk injury, and be unable to support him?
Eve: :wow: Whatever you say.
Deadprez: OOH! NOT SATISFIED, CORBIN HYDE SPINS KNIGHT AROUND, AND ROCKS HIM WITH A PUNCH, STAGGERING LUCAS BACK INTO THE CORNER! CORBIN IS UNLEASHING A FLURRY OF OFFENSE, BUT BIG MISTAKE ON HIS END AS FROM BEHIND! PANDORA, AND AIRHART SNEAK UP, THE DUO PUMMELING THIS YOUNG TALENT WITH CLUBS TO THE BACK!
Eve: CORBIN GETS BROUGHT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING BEFORE BEING PLANTED WITH A DOUBLE STO! Hyde clutches at the back of his head, BUT IN COMES LUCAS KNIGHT, MOUNTING HIM WITH REPEATED PUNCHES TO THE HEAD! SEROTONIN JUST STOMPING DOWN ON THE BODY PARTS OF HYDE!
Deadprez: ROGUES GALLERY ARE BEATING THE HELL OUTTA THIS MAN, AND DONT LOOK TO BE LETTING UP SOON!
(The crowd’s booing of this mauling performed by Rogues Gallery soon turns to cheers as Aurora Monroe runs down to the ring with a steel chair in hand.)
Gavin Kirkland: WPEKDHSPEHDUDBSJS!! AURORA! AURORA MONORE IS HERE! NOT GONNA PASS UP A CHANCE TO GET HER HANDS ON LUCAS KNIGHT, BUT NOT IN THE SAME WAY I WANNA GET MY HANDS ON HER!
Eve: :francis: AFTER SEEING HER SLIDE IN THE RING WITH A CHAIR, PANDORA AND AIRHART THINK TWICE, AND GET OUTTA DODGE! BUT LUCAS STANDS HIMSELF UP OFF OF HYDE, AND MONROE TAKES A WILD SWING WITH THAT CHAIR, AIMING AT THE HEAD OF KNIGHT!
Deadprez: HE ALMOST GOT IT TAKEN CLEAN OFF, BUT LUCKILY, DUCKED UNDERNEATH BEFORE ROLLING OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE, LIVING TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY!
Eve: Lucas didn’t get where he is today by being stupid, Aurora Monroe had dangerous intent with that steel chair, and knowing how bad he’s pissed her off over the past couple of months, it’s best he got out of there.
Deadprez: Yeah, but next week, there’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide for Lucas Knight, and I expect these to put it all on the line against each other to hopefully conclude this simmering rivalry.
(Aurora stares down Rogues Gallery from the ring, who spouts some trash talk over to her while backpedaling up the ramp with the camera fading backstage with Kyra Phillips.)
(Kyra Phillips smiles while standing holding the mic…)
Kyra Phillips: What an incredible night of action we have here tonight, but as you saw at Dia Del Diablo, three weeks removed, we saw a horrific fall with Cameron Ella Ava and Veena Adams. During the Towering Inferno match, it was absolutely both concerning and surreal. Cameron was able to make her return last week and surprisingly showed up on Dynasty to challenge Andrea Valentine for the Universal Women’s Championship at Pain For Pride. She will be recovered from her injuries by then, but we have back right now is Veena Adams!
(A very unhappy Veena Adams appears on camera, glaring at Kyra in her street attire.)
Kyra Phillips: Veena, thank you for joining me here tonight. We all saw the fall that happened at Dia Del Diablo and for both you and Cameron to be back so soon is absolutely incredible and shows how strong you two are. Cameron came back and challenged Andrea Valentine for the Universal Women’s Championship. Your thoughts?
(Veena rolls her eyes hearing Cameron’s name….)
Veena Adams: First off, how are you so surprised that I am back from some horrific fall? I am Veena Adams, one of the premiere athletes in this company and Wrestling Royalty, you don;t get to brag about a name like that being a curtain jerker or some weakling. I’m surprised that all of you are surprised that I am actually back after three weeks and the funny thing was I was about to challenge Cameron to a match on Super Showdown but then I get word that bitch decided to hightail it to Dynasty because she wants a Universal Women’s Championship match, are you serious right now!?
Kyra Phillips: Well… yes I am….
(She is quickly cut off by Veena…)
Veena Adams: No… stop. It was a rhetorical question, Kyra, you didn;t need to answer it, we already know the answer to it. Cameron is an old veteran that has already overstayed her welcome and just like the bevy of fossils that are being dug up to fulfill some EAW dream because it is a 15 Year Anniversary as most of these blue hairs will be too old to wrestle at Hashtag EAW 20, there is a reason we are being bumped for this type of dream match bullshit while the young guns and the FUTURE of this business on the other hand suffers because of it? No. It is bad enough I have to stomach Kassidy Heart being in my bloodline to begin with, but now Cameron is a chicken shit and runs off, doesn’t even want to finish what she started because we are NOT done. It is so disrespectful that I must endure any of this but okay, for the sake of argument, that leaves me with no prime time matchup because half of the Showdown roster is on this New Era Classic which is about as exciting as watching grass grow.
(Kyra Phillips clears her throat as she then attempts to ask another question….)
Kyra Phillips: With all those factors and so much of the new blood in the EAW in the New Era Classic and also Cameron with her match at Grand Rampage, where does this leave Veena Adams?
Veena Adams: Where does it leave me? First off I was robbed at Dia Del Diablo thanks to Cameron, we all saw it, I would have walked out as the Answers World Champion. So what is next for me? The same thing that was lined up for me two weeks ago! Do you think anything is changing!? No, nothing has, matter of fact, I’m about to make some noise and REMIND everyone just who the hell I AM. Cameron wants to play games? Okay, I’ll bide my time and WILL GET my match with her one on one and that will be IT. As for my aspirations? Since we do have Grand Rampage around the corner, Battle of Egypt and Pain For Pride on the horizon? I’m going to make sure that my name is the ONLY anyone is talking about.
(As a sneer comes across the face of Veena Adams, her facial features do smooth out some, rest a little as she then smiles, putting her arm around a very surprised Kyra Phillips…)
Kyra Phillips: Well.. last question….
Veena Adams: No Kyra, no more questions, but what I will do is give you my final statement but first let me ask, do you doubt me?
Kyra Phillips: No… of course not.
Veena Adams: Good, because a lot of people doubted Charlie Marr and he is now the Hardcore Champion. Everyone is sleeping on Veena Adams and I am about to become their worst nightmare. Super Showdown is next week? Well stay tuned, because I am going to give you and the rest of the EAW Universe and the Showdown Roster something to talk about. Ciao.
(Veena winks and walks off as Kyra Phillips looks on.)
Kyra Phillips: You heard it from Veena Adams. She is looking to make a statement next week. We will be right back!)
(The scene fades into a commercial break for CPR lessons featuring Pandora Paisley.)
( “Mo Money” by Ben McLusky begins to play and the venue is immediately filled to the brim with boos. With Rogues Gallery, Ronan Malosi approaches and poses on the stage before making their way down the ramp. )
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST! Accompanied to the ring by The Rogues Gallery! From Palm Springs, Florida, weighing in at 285 pounds… HE IS THE INTERNATIONAL TREASURE… ROOOONANNNN… MALOOOSI!!!
Deadprez: Ronan Malosi is making his first in ring appearance since nearly getting murdered slash drowned by Kassidy Heart at Dia Del Diablo. Malosi has found himself aligned with Showdown’s newest and biggest threat, Rogues Gallery. He has embarked on a journey to legitimize his reputation, and what better to do that than to join forces with Rogues Gallery?
( “Elevate” by Dj Khalil blasts through the speakers of the Arena Guadalajara and it is accompanied by a huge pop. Amir Yusuf steps through the curtains and his appearance amplifies the crowd’s reaction. He rallies the crowd and hypes himself on his way down to the squared circle. )
Gina Romano: AND HIS OPPONENT! From Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 182 pounds…. HE IS “THE HEART OF EAW,” AMIIRRR YUUUUSUFFFFF!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: Amir Yusuf has recently renewed his rivalry with Charlie Marr and he was one week away from getting his second EAW championship gold. This week, he faces a man who has recently been trying to establish himself as a problem here in Elite Answers Wrestling. Getting a victory over this colossal competitor will surely get momentum before Super Showdown.
( DING! DING! DING! )
Deadprez: This match is underway as both Ronan Malosi and Amir Yusuf come out of their corners and meet in the middle of the ring. Malosi happily raises his arms to initiate a collar-and-elbow tie-up and immediately muscles Yusuf into the corner of the ring. Malosi does not want to wait as he quickly and repeatedly thrusts Yusuf into the turnbuckles with his shoulder! Malosi is just thrusting him into the corner over and over again before he GRABS YUSUF BY THE NECK!! AND HE TOSSES HIM OVER THREE-THIRDS ACROSS THE RING WITH A BIEL THROW! AMIR YUSUF LANDS ON HIS FEET!! RONAN IS STUNNED AS HE GOES FOR THE CLOTHESLINE! AMIR ROLLS UNDER THE CLOTHESLINE, JUMPS ONTO THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE, LEAPS OFF TO GRAB HIS HEAD!! AND HE SPIKES RONAN MALOSI WITH A TORNADO DDT!! IS THIS MATCH GOING TO END ALREADY!?!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TW-
Eve: KICK-OUT!! Ronan Malosi immediately shifted into a gear of aggression at the beginning of this match, and it nearly paid dearly for him. Malosi uses the ropes to get back up to his feet, but he is not immune to Yusuf’s offense as he receives multiple kicks to the midsection! Yusuf with a kick to the side of the leg before he staggers Malosi with a roundhouse kick to the chest! Yusuf rebounds off the ropes and sprints towards Malosi! MALOSI GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE!! YUSUF SLIDES BENEATH AND UNDER HIS LEGS!! AND YUSUFF FLOORS THE FORMER EAW INTERWIRE CHAMPION WITH A BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED HURRICANRANA!! MALOSI GETS BACK UP TO HIS FEET, BUT HE WALKS RIGHT INTO A PRECISION DROPKICK THAT SENDS HIM FALTERING THROUGH THE ROPES AND AT RINGSIDE!! YUSUF GETS UP TO HIS FEET AND BEGINS TO RUN THE ROPES!
Gavin Kirkland: RONAN MALOSI IS IN THE LANDING ZONE AS AMIR YUSUF TRAVELS ACROSS THE RING!! WHAT THE!?! ROGUES GALLERY STANDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF RONAN MALOSI AS THEY ARE PROTECTING HIM!! BUT YUSUF DOESN’T CARE!! YUSUF JUMPS ONTO THE TOP ROPE!! AND HE IS ABLE TO SOAR OVER ROGUES GALLERY AND FLOORS RONAN MALOSI WITH TOP ROPE PLANCHA!! MALOSI IS IN DEEP TROUBLE AS YUSUF IS ABLE TO GET HIM UP TO HIS FEET AND QUICKLY PICKS HIM UP AND GETS HIM INTO THE RING! Amir Yusuf jumps onto the apron and climbs the turnbuckles! Rogues Gallery are worried at ringside as Yusuf is perched on the top turnbuckle!
Deadprez: AND YUSUF GOES FOR THE INVERTED 450 SPLASH ALREADY!! BUT MALOSI ROLLS OUT OF THE RING IN THE NICK OF TIME AND YUSUF CHANGES PLANS! He hops off the top turnbuckle and slides under the bottom rope. He circles the ringpost and HE WALKS RIGHT INTO A HEFTY FOREARM SMASH FROM RONAN MALOSI! BUT AMIR RETALIATES AND PIPES BACK WITH A HEAVY FOREARM SMASH IN RESPONSE! MALOSI IS STUNNED AS AMIR NOW JUMPS ONTO THE APRON!! AND HE LOOKS TO CLEAR THE DECK WITH A JUMPING CANNONBALL!!
Eve: WHAT THE!?!?! MALOSI CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR INTO A SUPLEX POSITION!! AND HE DRILLS HIS HEAD INTO THE APRON WITH A BRAINBUSTER, BUT HE STILL HAS THE SUPLEX CINCHED IN, AND HE DEPOSITS HIM ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR WITH A SNAP POWERSLAM! MALOSI SHOWING OFF HIS POWER AS HE POSES AND SOAKS IN THE BOOS!! MEXICO DOES NOT LIKE MALOSI AS HE NOW BRINGS YUSUF INTO THE RING AND HOOKS BOTH LEGS FOR THE COVER! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN, REF!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Gavin Kirkland: AMIR YUSUF PUSHES HIS SHOULDER UP! Ronan Malosi now applies a cravate hold targeting the neck area of Yusuf. This has been an intense match thus far as these two have had a lot to say to each other throughout the week. Malosi has been on a mission to establish himself as a serious competitor here in Elite Answers Wrestling, and getting a victory over the former EAW New Breed Champion is definitely the start. It is definitely a huge win after almost getting killed by Kassidy Heart at Dia Del Diablo. Yusuf begins to power out of the cravate hold, but MALOSI WITH REPEATED KNEES TO THE FACE!! AND HE HOISTS HIM UP BY THE SIDE!! AND HE DROPS YUSUF DOWN WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM!! MALOSI WITH THE BACKPRESS COVER AS HE AIMS TO PUT AMIR YUSUF DOWN TONIGHT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Deadprez: KICK-OUT! Ronan Malosi does not elect to put him back in a hold as he gets up to his feet. He pulls Yusuf up to his feet and hoists him up into a scoop slam position! Yusuf slides down his shoulders and connects with a discus forearm smash to the jaw! Malosi is staggered as he reels into the corner! YUSUF CLOSES IN FROM THE OPPOSITE CORNER!! AND AIMS FOR A JUMPING FOREARM SMASH IN THE CORNER!! BUT MALOSI CLAWS HIS HEAD AND PUSHES HIM BACK INTO THE DIRECTION HE CAME FROM!! YUSUF WAS ABLE TO ROLL SAFELY ONTO HIS FEET AND BLUNTS THE DESCENT!!! MALOSI CHARGES INTO HIM, YUSUF BACKS UP INTO THE CORNER AND STUNS HIM WITH A KICK TO THE JAW WHILE ALSO GOING OVER THE TOP ROPE!! MALOSI IS STUNNED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING AS YUSUF NOW ROLLS INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING THROUGH THE ROPES!! AND HE GOES FOR THE ROLLING THUNDER FACEBUSTER!!
MALOSI COUNTERS IT WITH THE VERTIGO!! WHAT A COUNTER AS MALOSI FALLS AND HOOKS THE LEG!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THR-
Gavin Kirkland: Ronan Malosi is unable to completely finish Amir Yusuf with that beautifully executed Vertigo maneuver. He emerges to his feet and he begins to pat himself on his shoulder. He is self applauding, but Mexico is indifferent as they are showering him with boos. Malosi is openly embracing the boos as he patiently waits in the corner for Amir Yusuf to get up to his feet! Malosi has been methodical during this match as he now approaches Yusuf from behind! BUT MALOSI GETS CLOCKED IN THE FACE WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW!! HE IS STUNNED AS YUSUF CHARGES INTO HIM! BUT MALOSI DUCKS IT, SLIDES UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE, CIRCLES THE RINGPOST AND COMES BACK INTO THE RING!! WHAT THE? AMIR YUSUF WITH A STANDING SHOOTING STAR SPLASH AS HE WAS GETTING UP TO HIS FEET!! WHAT A COUNTER TO THAT BASEBALL SLIDE COMBINATION MALOSI WAS GOING FOR!
Deadprez: Ronan Malosi was absolutely bewildered by that standing shooting star splash as he gingerly got up to his feet! Yusuf pulls himself up to his feet with the second turnbuckle as he makes his way towards Ronan! AND HE SENDS RONAN FALTERING INTO THE CORNER WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI!! AMIR IS BACK UP TO HIS FEET AS HE GOES FOR THE RUNNING BIG BOOT INTO THE CORNER!! BUT MALOSI DUCKS DOWN AND ELEVATES YUSUF INTO A ONE-ARM POWERBOMB!! LOOK AT THE STRENGTH OF THE TITAN AS HE CARRIES HIM TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RING!! AND HE AIMS TO PLANT HIM IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! WAIT NO!! YUSUF COUNTERS INTO A FRANKENSTEINER AND PINS BOTH SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
TH-
Deadprez: CLOSE CALL!! AMIR YUSUF NEARLY PUT HIM AWAY AS THEY BOTH GET UP TO THEIR FEET AT THE SAME TIME!! AMIR GOES FOR A SUPERKICK, BUT RONAN GRABS ONTO HIS LEG!! AND HE PULLS HIM IN FOR A SECOND VERTIGO!! BUT AMIR IS ABLE TO COUNTER THE SPINNING SIDE SLAM WITH A SPIKE DDT!! YUSUF SPIKES MALOSI CLEAN IN THE CENTER OF THE RING AS YUSUF NOW JUMPS ONTO THE SECOND ROPE FOR A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!! BUT MALOSI GETS UP AT THE LAST MOMENT AND YUSUF LANDS FLAT ONTO HIS CHEST! AND MALOSI QUICKLY GETS THE LEGSCISSORS, ROLLS HIM THROUGH AND BEGINS TO BLUDGEON THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF HIM WITH CRUCIFIX ELBOW STRIKES! RONAN CALLS THIS THE IRON MAIDEN AS HE IS ABSOLUTELY PEPPERING THE SKULL OF THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHTS!
Gavin Kirkland: I believe Amir Yusuf has been knocked unconscious by those Iron Maiden striesk as Malosi lets go of the leg scissors! Malosi now quickly gets up to his feet and and brings Yusuf up to him. He grabs his hand and pulls him in for the DEATH-RO!! LIFTED REVERSE STO!! NO!! AMIR USES THE MOMENTUM TO HASTILY FLIP OVER HIS ARM!! AND HE CONNECTS ON THE BUTTON WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW!! AMIR BRINGS HIM UP TO HIS FEET, THROWS OVER THE ARM, CLENCHES THE TIGHTS AND HOISTS HIM UP INTO THE SUPLEX POSITION!! CAN AMIR YUSUF GET HIM UP FOR THE SUPLEX!! YES HE CAN!! AND HE QUICKLY DROPS HIS HEAD DOWN ONTO HIS KNEECAP WITH THE KNEECAP BRAINBUSTER!! HE HOVERS OVER FOR THE LATERAL PRESS!! CAN THIS BE IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Deadprez: RONAN MALOSI POWERS OUT OF THE COVER AT TWO! Amir Yusuf quickly gets up to his feet and begins to climb the turnbuckles! Yusuf was somehow able to lift him up for that kneecap brainbuster as he looks to finish him off with the imploding 450! BUT LOOK!! PANDORA PAISLEY AND JONNY AIRHART ARE ON THE APRON AS AMIR IS DISTRACTED!! THE REFEREE IS DEMANDING THEM TO GET OFF, AND LOOK RONAN IS UP TO HIS FEET! AND RONAN LOOKS TO PUSH HIM OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! BUT AMIR YUSUF WITH A BACKFLIP OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND HE LANDS ON HIS FEET!! RONAN COLLIDES INTO THE TURNBUCKLES AS AMIR NOW BRINGS HIM UP BY THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!
Eve: AND HE GOES FOR THE AYC!! THE AMIR YUSUF CUTTER! NO!! RONAN PUSHES HIM AWAY!! AMIR REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES AND HE TRAVELS AROUND RONAN’S BODY IN A TILT-A-WHIRL MOTION!! BUT RONAN TURNS IT INTO THE DEATH RO!! NO!! AMIR WAS ABLE TO COUNTER IT AND SLIDES DOWN HIS BACK!! AND HE PUSHES HIM INTO THE REFEREE!! RONAN GOES COLLIDING INTO THE REFEREE!! THE ROGUES GALLERY WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE AS AMIR IS CLUELESS!! RONAN MALOSI JUST LAID OUT OF THE REFEREE AS AMIR YUSUF STANDS IN THE CENTER RING AS ROGUES GALLERY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO GET INTO THE RING! JONNY AIRHART IS ON THE APRON!
Deadprez: RONAN GOES FOR A LOW BLOW!! BUT YUSUF STEPS TO THE SIDE!! RONAN HOLDS HIS HAND UP AS HE IS SHOCKED THAT HE MISSED!! YUSUF WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE FACE!! NO!! RONAN GRABS HIS FOOT AND FLIPS HIM OVER!! YUSUF LANDS ON HIS FEET!! AND RONAN GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE!! BUT YUSUF STEPS OUT OF THE WAY!! AND RONAN GOES COLLIDING INTO JONNY AIRHART!! AIRHART FALLS OFF THE APRON AND DESCENDS ONTO BOTH PANDORA PAISLEY AND LUCAS KNIGHT!! ROGUES GALLERY IS LAID OUT AS RONAN CAN’T BELIEVE IT!
( Charlie Marr slides into the ring from out of nowhere with a steel chair. )
Gavin Kirkland: CHARLIE MARR IS IN THE RING!! TURN AROUND AMIR!! AMIR TURN AROUND!! RONAN MALOSI IS APOPLEXED BY THE WAY HE LAID OUT ROGUES GALLERY, WHILE AMIR YUSUF IS WAITING FOR HIM TO TURN AROUND!! BOTH MEN ARE CLUELESS THAT CHARLIE MARR IS STANDING IN THE RING WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!! THE REFEREE IS STARTING TO GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS AS AMIR TURNS RONAN AROUND!
**POW*
Eve: CHARLIE MARR SMASHES THE STEEL CHAIR!!
Gavin Kirkland: …WHAT?!
Deadprez: AMIR YUSUF SAW IT COMING AND ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY!! AND MARR ENDED UP SMASHING THE STEEL CHAIR ONTO RONAN MALOSI HEAD!! CHARLIE MARR TURNS AROUND CONFUSED AND GETS SMACKED WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE STEEL CHAIR TO THE HEAD!! MARR REELS OUT OF THE RING AS AMIR YUSUF NOW JUMPS ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! RONAN MALOSI HAS YET TO MOVE FROM THAT STEEL CHAIR!!
Gavin Kirkland: ROGUES GALLERY ARE NOW UP!! AS NOW AMIR YUSUF DESCENDS FROM THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH THE INVERTED 450 SPLASH!!! 054! THERE IS NO WAY THIS IS HOW IT GOES!! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… AMIR YUSUF!
( “Elevate” by DJ Khalil blasts through the speakers as Amir Yusuf immediately slides out of the ring once Rogues Gallery tries to grab him. Yusuf smiles and raises his fists as he makes his way up the ramp. Charlie Marr sits against the barricade, disappointed as he made a huge mistake. )
Deadprez: This match was looking to spell a victory for Ronan Malosi, but once Charlie Marr got involved, it went through a downward spiral for the former EAW Interwire Champion! The referee was down! Rogues Gallery was down! Charlie Marr wanted to guarantee that Amir Yusuf would lose tonight, but it ended up spilling all over him! Marr tried to lay him out for a steel chair, but Yusuf was smart enough to see it coming and Ronan went walking into that steel chair!
Eve: Amir can thank his victory! Ronan was closing in on this match, but Marr messed up and Amir proves that he can really be one step ahead of Marr! This is definitely going to be all in Marr’s head as we are a week away from their championship match at Super Showdown! Ronan Malosi is looking apoplexed! Congratulations to Amir Yusuf!
(Charlie Marr irate is walking toward the back as The Rogues Gallery helps up Ronan who is pissed, screaming at the referee as the scene fades to a commercial break)
(As it fades back from the commercial break, “The Rumbling” by SiM can be heard playing over the sound system as Theron Nikolas is already halfway down the ramp on his way to the ring with a microphone in hand. He receives a big mixed ovation from the audience, with thoughts running through his mind as Showdown returns to the live feed. )
Gina Romano: Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome THERON NIKOLAS!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Bhowdown Back in Bidness! Last week we saw an eventful main event play out between Adam Lucas and the Answers World Champion, TLA up against Limmy Monaghan and this man – Theron – who got the win after an impressive showing from his partner.
Deadprez: That was an impressive showing by him and especially partner, knocking off the World Champion in the main event of the evening. The aftermath, of course, showed TLA’s partner Adam Lucas wreaking havoc with a steel chair on everybody in the ring including Theron. I actually went and tried to talk a little bit with Theron about that earlier today to get the scoop on what we’ve expected in response to the actions of Lucas, but apparently it’s the last thing on his mind according to him!
Eve: That isn’t quite like Theron to disregard a blind side attack from anybody. Normally that’s not the kind of thing he leaves unpunished, so whatever Theron has to address tonight must really be important.
( “The Rumbling” quiets down and the rumbling among the fans quiet down, allowing Theron the floor to speak. )
Theron Nikolas: Adam Lucas, I’m not out here to talk about what you did last week, when you assaulted Limmy Monaghan and I for no good reason other than to send a message to salvage your reputation. But don’t get the wrong idea, I haven’t forgotten about what you’ve done, not in the slightest. Unfortunately for you I have a long memory, my friend. Most people do not, which is why they are so prone to react in an instant whenever they get slighted. I’ve been guilty of doing such when absolutely necessary, but not I’ve made a career out of knowing the value in biding your time, in picking your spots, in striking when it is least expected. You’re no different than most other people Adam. You may think you are, with the whole self righteous crap you’ve had going for yourself, but you really are as reactionary as your peers. And that will be something that turns around to bite you in the ass, sooner rather than later.
Theron Nikolas: I don’t give a damn how it may look to the lot of you in this crowd or anybody watching at home. Theron Nikolas is not a man who reacts, Theron Nikolas is a man who reflects, who can assess, and surveil, before he attacks. I’ve spent countless months and years weighing the options, determining the value of every mark prior to my pursuits, and following through in the pursuit of said marks. I’m somebody who knows which angle is best to slay his target, with the patience to remain long enough around to confirm the kill. Not because I am more intelligent or more mature. Well on second thought compared to most of the Elitists in the dressing room, I am. But it’s more than that, at the end of the day I am able to bide as much time as necessary to call my inevitable shots because of my DESIRE.
Theron Nikolas: I don’t care who you name, there’s nobody who wants to be a World Champion again more than me. It is the same desire that I had when I became King of Elite, and became World Champion for the first time. Except this time it is tenfold. And most people cave under the pressure of their desires and fold to their own whims, such as Adam. While my desire quells the rumblings of my stomach and satiates the pain of STARVATION like the pain I’ve felt this entire fucking season. Because I know how important it is that the pieces fall into the right place, and how effective it will be at bringing me closer to my goal. Which is why getting even with Adam Lucas doesn’t make sense. Adam Lucas isn’t the person who has kept me away from my ultimate goal. He isn’t in the universe of people who have stood in my way of ruling Showdown with unabashed authority. You wanna know who is one of those people though? Kassidy Heart.
( The crowd begins to talk among themselves at the prospect of Theron potentially reigniting his feud with Kassidy. )
Theron Nikolas: Yeah, like I said, long memory. But if you reflect back at the fateful day of Reasonable Doubt last year you’d ask yourself how could I ever forget? Precisely. I haven’t. It may have been six months ago and to be frank I don’t give much a damn if it was six years ago. The effect it had on where I am right now to this very day, after being forced to submit for the first time in my career, is resounding. After what she did to my arm and worse, what she COULD HAVE done had she gotten her way. Don’t think that it’s lost on me. Kassidy had every intent to dismember me both at Reasonable Doubt and in the chamber, because it’s just what she’d do to defend what she deems is her property, I understand that. The same way she must understand how important it is that I do what is necessary to unseat her from her place in the pecking order. Because that place that you are in, Kassidy, is an inconvenience to me. Maybe I ought to just say it again a little louder so that just so the others in the dressing room also get the clue. Where you are in the pecking order is in direct conflict with my ambitions Kassidy, and you are arguably the biggest thing standing in the way of my desired outcomes in this season.
( Theron’s full attention is towards the stage now, attempting to speak directly with Kassidy. )
Theron Nikolas: So rather than running from or maneuvering around roadblocks such as the one a fearsome enemy like you possess to be. I’ve decided I’m not running from any of my obstacles, I’m running straight through them. And at Super Showdown, if you’ve got it in you, you are going to be in a position you are familiar with being in yourself. Ran through.
( The crowd “oooh’s” at his remarks and Theron’s focus continues to be on the stage. )
Gavin Kirkland: HA! Good one! Because she’s ran through?! Like a whore?!
Eve: Way to ruin a joke. Nonetheless that is quite some talk considering Kassidy has gotten the better of Theron all season. Inquiring minds may wonder what exactly has changed this time around, and is Kassidy going to accept Theron’s challenge for Super Showdown?
( Theron stands there waiting for Kassidy to come out and answer his challenge. He paces a bit after time continues to elapse. )
Theron Nikolas: Come on, Kass. No need for any of the unnecessary pomp & circumstance. Just answer the damned challenge and I’ll be on my merry way. Let’s do this.
( Theron’s pacing continues while the audience waits in anticipation…. ♫ It Follows by Cane Hill ♫ )
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT!
( The crowd comes to a huge ovation – mostly out of surprise – as Xander Payne walks out to the stage stroking his beard with an inquisitive look about him. Theron stands there unamused, watching Xander make his way down the aisle. )
Gavin Kirkland: IT’S XANDER PAYNE! WHAT’S HE DOING ON SHOWDOWN?
Eve: We just saw Xander come off of a brutal Interwire Title match at Reckless Wiring against Andre Walker, and find himself embroiled in a back and forth with SOSA Henderson over the last couple of Dynasty’s. You would think Xander has got enough going on on Friday nights as it is, but he finds himself on the blue brand here tonight!
Deadprez: One of the most decorated Elitists over the last few years, definitely somebody who is in Theron’s league. Who knows, sounds like the kinda guy he would want to recruit for the “Payne Syndicate ” or whatever randomized stable name he feels like using this week around.
( Xander steps through the ropes after being handed a microphone at ringside, and his music dies down shortly after standing in front of Theron. Xander reaches out his hand for a handshake. )
Crowd: SHAKE HIS HAND! SHAKE HIS HAND! SHAKE HIS HAND! SHAKE HIS HAND! SHAKE HIS HAND! SHAKE HIS HAND! SHAKE HIS HAND!
( Theron glances down at Xander’s hand and returns to direct eye contact, asking him off-mic ‘what does he want’. )
Xander Payne: (wipes his palm across his pants and speaks to the crowd) Who am I kidding? A handshake means nothing to this person. He has backstabbed just about everybody he’s ever shaken hands with. (turning his focus to Theron) Hope you’ve been alright though, pal it is genuinely good to see you. You seem healthy these days, your skin is looking good, you seem to be in your element. I’m very happy for you pal.
Theron Nikolas: Get on with it. Which is it today, the “Payne Franchise”, the “Payne Paradigm”, the “Payne Parade”, which stupid faction are you going try to coerce me into joining today? Since it went so well with Drake King after all. Come on, get to the sales pitch.
Xander Payne: Um no. I may be a lot of things, but a blithering idiot isn’t one of them. And that’s what I’d have to be to allot my trust into somebody like you. However, that doesn’t mean that I cannot recognize true value when I see it. I know how to believe what I’m seeing even if I can never believe who I see, so to speak. It is just so interesting how you are one of the most skullduggerous and uncouth human beings to ever roam an EAW locker room, and yet you are also one of the most true to self. Here you are in full regalia as this embattled, introspective, calculating figurehead of your time and you don’t even necessarily try to hide it. Especially not this season, no, this season you have been open and honest about the things you want and the things you don’t have, almost to an annoying degree.
Theron Nikolas: State your point.
Xander Payne: Oh I will, believe me. I’d just like you to know I am not out here to make another mortal enemy, trust me I’ve got enough of those on my home terf of Friday Night Dynasty. But I have learned some critical lessons this season most particularly in the first half during my reign as EAW’s World Heavyweight Champion. I have learned to take a big picture approach rather than to confine myself in a tunnel vision world view. Because of that I obsessively observe the landscape and seek out new and innovative ways to make this company better. And I do it whether my fellow Elitists are able to recognize my vision or not. And I have a new revelation that includes you, Theron.
Theron Nikolas: Is that so?
Xander Payne: Yes, indeed. that vision includes a match taking place between you and me.
( Theron and Xander move closer to each other and the crowd responds to the implications of a potential match. )
Theron Nikolas: And what about this vision would behoove you to challenge me? More importantly, what makes you believe I should consider it worth my time in the first place?
Xander Payne: I don’t know, why don’t you ask the same question to yourself? Why should Kassidy Heart consider it worth her time to answer a challenge from you?
( Theron does not look pleased by that stinging remark. )
Theron Nikolas: Because I-
Xander Payne: Exactly. Exactly my point, you need not go on any further. You first two words were “BECAUSE I”. That’s where it all starts for all of us, a vision that we have. For you it’s about proving yourself as the Elitist who deserves to be revered the way you think you deserve, while aiming to tear down those who are undeservingly exalted – such as Kassidy Heart. See I can put myself in your shoes, now why don’t you try to put yourself in my own. I have a vision just like you have a vision. I see a match between you and I as necessary for the overall good of the company. We are in the midst of #EAW15 and you and I represent two different schools of thought despite becoming stars roughly around the same time. There are matches, interactions, alliances that this company needs to grow and it is my job to facilitate growth because without it there will only be decay.
Theron Nikolas: And what about a match between us promotes “growth” in this company, exactly…
Xander Payne: Well unfortunately Theron you are still a big deal around these parts. But when you are dealt a sound defeat by my hands, that won’t be the case anymore.
( The chattering in the crowd picks up behind Xander’s comments. )
Theron Nikolas: If you’ve seen what I’ve done this season alone you would understand exactly why I am considered a big deal. Because when the bell tolls there is no Elitist who is capable of more than I when they are dealt the same exact tools as I. There is merit behind every single fucking claim that I make, and that merit is backed up in this very ring on a nightly basis.
Xander Payne: I don’t agree.
Theron Nikolas: Luckily this isn’t up for debate, and I owe it to absolutely nobody other than myself to prove where I stand.
Xander Payne: That’s fine, but the only reason why I don’t agree about you having any merit is because you haven’t yet accepted my proposal. Trust me, I recognize your legacy here and acknowledge what you have done in EAW so far. It intrigues me which is why I’ve even bothered to show up when I don’t have to. However if you were given what you wanted within a snap of your fingers and were crowned “God Emperor Answers World Champion” this very evening it would not have merit, because you would be given this status in the same company where Xander Payne is fighting to reclaim what is his. Until you can have the balls to answer a direct challenge and defeat a figure like me you haven’t proven shit; and nobody, Kassidy Heart or whoever you want to name, has a thing to prove to you as well.
( Theron and Xander are even closer, merely feet away from being right in each others’ face. )
Xander Payne: You wanted a fight at Super Showdown Theron? I’m your Huckle Bearer. Now be a man about it and shake my hand.
( Xander extends his hand again, this time engaged in very tense eye contact with Theron. )
( After a moment… Theron shakes Xander’s hand, and pulls him in so that the two are eye to eye. Theron shares some words off-microphone that aren’t picked up, and “It Follows” comes back on which leads to Xander making his exit. )
Eve: Two of the most talented Elitists of the modern era will make Super Showdown meeting grounds for what should be a barn burner!
Gavin Kirkland: You love to see it! #EAW15 style, two unlikely opponents who sort of tread different paths are going to collide!
Deadprez: I’m surprised that Xander would be up for something like this, with how raucous it already is for him on Dynasty as it is. But we’ve seen him branch out before and it just shows that he is in a big picture mindset like he said of further developing the company. He almost sounds like a Chairman of EAW or something.
Eve: He really does. But for his sake hopefully he is as aware of Theron’s legacy and contributions as he claims, because if there is any opponent you need to be fully prepared for on the big stage it is the likes of Theron Nikolas.
( Xander is up the ramp and shares some off-mic words for Theron who is looking back at him still in the ring. The feed fades to a Super Showdown ad before the Main Event. )
( We see a panoramic shot of the arena with the crowd anticipating the main event. “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers plays on the sound system, prompting enormous boos from the audience before Lexi walks out to the stage. )
Gina Romano: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL with TV time remaining, and it is our MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!!! Introducing first, from Detroit, Michigan, she is “The Motor City Machine Gun”, LEXIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!
Eve: Lexi makes her return to the main event picture coming off of a very good showing against Ronan Malosi a little under a month ago, followed by a win at Dia Del Diablo and a pretty wild ending to her match last week against ARIA.
Gavin Kirkland: A well deserved return to the main event in my mind, and it could not come at a better time! I have always been the proponent of fighting fire with fire and perhaps the one person we need to injure the disgraced ex-Answers World Champion is someone who is as equally psychotic as she is! I’M ROOTING FOR YOU SEXI LEXI!!!
Harper Lee: “Sexi Lexi”? More like Messy Lexi. Only a degenerate like you would root for somebody like her, let alone wish for the injury of a professional athlete. What in the world is wrong with you?
( We get a shot of Harper Lee sitting at commentary with Deadprez, Eve and Gavin Kirkland in the midst of her scolding. )
Eve: Well it wasn’t exactly her cue but we may as well introduce our guest host on commentary tonight, the EAW Specialists Champion herself, Ms. Harper Lee. Thank you for joining us, Harper.
Harper Lee: My cue is when my butt is in this seat, missy. I’m definitely not gonna condone a paid, licensed broadcaster like Gavin Kirkland advocate for the injury of Elitists. That is gross and uncalled for.
Gavin Kirkland: :sadkid: But you guys spend every week trying to injure each other. What’s the difference now?
Harper Lee: Err, wrong. I spend every week winning matches and elevating my status to the next level. It just so happens that some are willing to fight so hard that I’m given no other choice but to break them apart physically. But the goal remains the same as it ever was, to be the best.
Gavin Kirkland: Good grief there has to be mud cracking in those ovaries. Is there always something up that sandpaper snatch of yours? :eyeroll:
( “Monster” by Kanye West hits and Kassidy Heart makes her entrance to more of a mixed ovation. Some of the cheers come by way of the audience’s respect for her stardom, as well as simply disliking Lexi more than they do her. )
Gina Romano: And her opponent, from Sydney, Australia, she is “THE MAULER”, KASSSIIIDDDDDDDDDYYYYY HEART!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh boy… speaking of sandpaper snatch, this one must be walking around with shark skin and razor blades in that twat of hers! I can only imagine our chairman’s penis – it must look like a frigging corkscrew or something!
Deadprez: :holdup:
Harper Lee: Does this guy have an off button? Dude we are heading into a main event wrestling match in front of 15,000 people broadcasting to millions. You think you would take this a little bit more seriously. Where is the FCC when you need them?
Gavin Kirkland: We’re in Mexico stupid? There is no FCC down here! That’s an American thing!
Eve: I’m pretty sure there are just long streaks of silence for every time Gavin opens his mouth on nationally syndicated television, but don’t quote me on that. Nonetheless Harper you seemed to call your shot last week in picking out Kassidy Heart as a desired opponent via your confrontation. You may not be one that relishes in having to dismember another Elitist, but Kassidy certainly is. What’s your mindset in choosing someone as dangerous as Kassidy as a potential foe?
Harper Lee: Hold on a second Eve. WRONG, Gavin, there IS a Mexican FCC. It’s called the (strongly butchered Spanish) Instituto Federales de Telecomunicaciones. ONE google search proves that you’re incorrect, so who’s the stupid one? Clearly you don’t own a mirror. 🙂 Now what was your question again, Eve?
( Gavin is frantically trying to google search his way out of getting owned by Harper. )
Eve: :mjlol: I forgot.
Harper Lee: Oh yeah big dangerous Mauler yada yada. Look, just because I don’t Mike Tyson everybody and stomp around like a drooling savage doesn’t mean I’m not a dangerous foe myself. I’m just more effective at curb stomping the hype regarding many of EAW’s hand selected favorites. And Kassidy may be too hard headed, using that term loosely, to understand it — but she is just another one of those favorites.
Deadprez: Whether she was hand selected to be that or otherwise is up for debate, but what isn’t up for debate is that she’s worked for what she’s got. The Mauler is a tall order for any opponent in any era of competition. What’s Lexi got to do, Harper, to keep up with that standard?
Harper Lee: I dunno and I don’t care :shrug: To Gavin’s point let’s see Messy Lexi out-crazy the crazy. Or die trying.
Gavin Kirkland: I-
( DING! DING! DING! )
Eve: Kassidy takes a stance and reaches out a hand to her slightly taller opponent. Lexi matches her stance and gives her a dubious look before reaching out for the test of strength. Kasssidy yanks Lexi all of a sudden face first into the ground! She sits up and Kass stands over her with a grin cocked on her face and challenges her up. Lexi rises and misses a wild swing, presenting Kass the opportunity for a rear waist lock followed by a mat slam!
( Kassidy smacks Lexi across the ass, prompting Lexi to crawl away and shoot a death glare to the wolf whistling audience. )
Gavin Kirkland: Ok that was kinda hot.
Harper Lee: Of course you think that. Listen to these pervs. What does Kass think she’s doing?
Deadprez: Getting into Lexi’s head from the way it seems. Lexi’s realizing that herself and instead of getting fired up, she comes back up and settles her composure. Oh?
( Kassidy extends a hand for the handshake, “promising” to keep it professional. )
Gavin Kirkland: No way, nuh uh. Don’t trust it Sexi Lexi. Recognize a snake for its scales.
Eve: LOOKS LIKE LEXI’S TAKING YOUR ADVICE!!! WHAT A SLAP!!!
( Kassidy catches Lexi’s hand by the wrist merely inches before it can hit her face. )
Gavin Kirkland: Kass saw it coming! AND SHE WRENCHES THE ARM BACK, BRINGING LEXI TO A KNEE AND BENDING LEXI’S ARM OVER! NOW A STOMP TO THE BRIDGED OVER TRICEP!!!
Deadprez: Nobody home! Lexi narrowly avoids it and Kass goes right over to her to pick her up, just for Lexi to send her away with a thrust of both of her feet! Kassidy rolls out of the ring still leaning on the apron, and Lexi beats her to the punch with BASEBALL SLIDE beneath the ropes to bring Kassidy to the ground! Lexi and Kassidy rise up at the same pace and Kass climbs up to the apron, just to be stopped with a boot to the ribs! Kass catches the boot, but Lexi rips her foot away and clocks her with an elbow strike! She rebounds off the ropes behind her and TAKES KASSIDY BACK OFF THE APRON WITH A RUNNING HIP ATTACK!
Eve: Kass takes a rough spill to the floor right in front of us, but it isn’t long before she’s back on her feet!…Uh oh! Kassidy’s just banged her fist on our table, and turns back to her opponent with a menacing stare. You can almost see the color drain from Lexi’s face, she sees the seriousness in Kassidy’s expression, and Kassidy re-enters the ring like a house of fire and is going to work with rights and lefts, backing Lexi into one of the turnbuckle corners!
Harper Lee: That’s all it took to set her off? Talk about thin skin. I’m going to have fun with her if this is how she’s going to act.
Deadprez: There isn’t that exuberance in her eyes that we saw when the bell run, Kassidy now is going to work with repetitive stomps into the mids of her cornered opponent.
Ref: 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!!
Gavin Kirkland: The psycho needs the referee to physically restrain her rather than calling off the match because as usual Kassidy Heart needs to be treated like the demented kid in the slow class! The percs of being “CrOwN JeWeL”, but hey what do I know. BLAHssidy seems to allow the referee’s intervening, even mocking him now.
( Kassidy is freed up from the hold of the referee and gives him an audible reassurance. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. )
Kassidy Heart: (off-mic) Woosah.
Eve: KASS RUNS RIGHT AFTER LEXI WITH A HAYMAKER! Lexi ducks under it and comes out of the corner, this time catching Kassidy with a series of the same stomps! One after another after another after another!
Ref: 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!!
Eve: Lexi takes Kassidy out of the corner and throat first over the middle rope, pressing a knee into the back of her head and forcing the middle rope into her throat!
Ref: Let her out of there Lexi let’s go! 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!!
Eve: Lexi relents, allowing Kassidy to drop to the mat and roll under the bottom rope — but Lexi catches her legs and seems to want a slingshot to send her throat first into the BOTTOM ROPE this time! Kassidy finds herself out of that as soon as it’s telegraphed, using her strength to rip her legs out of Lexi’s arms using the assistance of the ropes. Kassidy comes to a rise with the rope assistance at play, OH! BACKSPIN KICK FROM LEXI TO SEND KASSIDY HEART OFF THE APRON!!!
Deadprez: Kass dips down at the right moment! Lexi’s foot hits the top rope and recoils in a harsh way, possibly tweaking the knee there! Kassidy uses the opportunity to combat roll through the ropes and GLIDE RIGHT INTO A SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX, WITH THE PINNING BRIDGE! SMOOTH LIKE BUTTER!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!! TTTTTTTTTTTT–
Gavin Kirkland: Sexi Lexi with a shoulder up, still allowing Kass to shoulder roll her up to a stand still. SHE WANTS KASSPLODER PLEX!!!
Deadprez: Not yet, Lexi’s got it in her to stop the takeover by clipping her foot behind Kassidy’s heel. A faint back elbow hits the jaw! Lexi goes for another back elbow, but Kass catches it by the oncoming arm and rears Lexi into a position where she is bent over backwards across the knee of Kass. AND KASSIDY HAMMERS DOWN ELBOW STRIKES TO THE FACE WITH LEXI BENT OVER BACKWARDS OVER KASSIDY’S KNEE! LEXI TRIES TO KEEP HER FREE ARM UP IN DEFENSE BUT IT IS HARDLY ENOUGH!
Eve: Kassidy takes that caught arm now and presses it into the ground… BICEP STOMP!!! Lexi lets out a yelp and sits up clutching that bicep! KASS TAKES LEXI OFF OF THE MAT WITH A DEAD LIFT BACK SUPLEX?? NO SHE TURNS IT INTO A DEADLIFT ATOMIC DROP!
Gavin Kirkland: Damn she landed right on her asshole! If she spent a few nights with me she wouldn’t feel a thing if you know what I’m saying :mjlit:
Harper Lee: Actually it’s the tailbone that gets affected so you’re both gross and incorrect yet again.
Gavin Kirkland: Thank you Lady Buzzkillington.
Deadprez: Kassidy “steps off” the back of the head on a seated Lexi, rebounds off of the ropes in front of Lexi, and CAVES HER DAMN FACE IN WITH A PENALTY KICK!!! LATERAL PRESS!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!! TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWW-
Eve: Shoulder up! Kassidy continually applies the pressure this time applying a keylock nerve hold combination, making it several fold more difficult for Lexi to get off the ground. Lexi reaches back trying to grab Kassidy’s face with her free hand, although she’s not able to do much other than that, especially with Kass consistently changing positions, maintaining leverage to the best of her abilities. It’s taken a decent amount of effort for Lexi to get up to a knee but after a bit of time she’s gotten there.
Harper Lee: I can tell you first hand that the main event is a motivating factor enough for any Elitist to push themselves. I’m aware there is some residual history between Lexi and Kassidy, considering the mick deasuring contest Kassidy and Bethany Blue were a part of last season. Who do you think probably had to listen to all of Bethany’s sob stories after the whooping Kassidy gave her at Road to Redemption 2020? Could never be me.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh yeah I remember that feud. Come to think of it that was what preceded the reign of terror. Think of how different EAW history would be if the results in that feud went the other way :mjcry: Truly a shame…
Deadprez: Lexi has made it to a crouching position on both feet, she is on the verge of escaping that nerve hold, and Kassidy realizes this now opting to catch a full nelson! DRAGON SUPLEX ON THE WAY THIS TIME?! NO, LEXI REACHES BACK WITH ONE HAND TO PULL AT THE HAIR, AND USES THE OTHER HAND TO HAMMER AWAY SOME SHOTS!
Harper Lee: Desperate already.
Deadprez: By hook or by crook Lexi frees herself up! BACKSPIN KICK ATTEMPT BY LEXI, MATRIX EVASION BY KASS, AND SHE COUNTERS WITH A THRUSTING SIDE KICK! Kassidy comes off the ropes right behind her now with a RUNNING BICYCLE KICK!
Eve: A doubled over Lexi straightens up at the right time and brings Kassidy down, and tumbling around the mat with a very entertaining looking rolling crucifix, converting into the bodyscissors backslide pin!!!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TTTTTTTTTWWW
Eve: KICK OUT! Lexi beats Kassidy to the punch and takes her by the head, now just CHUCKS her through the ropes to send her down to ringside! But Kassidy catches herself on the middle rope, and check out the athleticism! Kassidy manages to “skin the cat”, pulling herself up over the top rope! Lexi catches Kassidy on her shoulders! Kassidy sends a number of crosses to the temple! Grabs both sides of Lexi’s face … BUT LEXI SENDS KASSIDY GUT FIRST INTO THE TOP ROPE WITH A FLAPJACK, DROPPING RIBS FIRST ACROSS THE TOP ROPE AND SLIDING TO HER FEET ON THE APRON –
Gavin Kirkland: SEXI LEXI GETS A SPRINGBOARD ENZUIGIRI FROM THE PERPENDICULAR ROPES!!! GETTING ALL OF THAT, AND SENDING SENDING KASSIDY OFF THE APRON AND BOUNCING OFF OF THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! That was awesome, Lexi delivered that basically like a male Elitist would!
Harper Lee & Eve: Excuse me??
Deadprez: :snoop:
Gavin Kirkland: :whoa: I’m just saying you guys don’t always get as much height on some of your aerial moves as the men do sometimes. (attempting to avert their attention) my my that was a hard spill by our fabulous disgraced ex champion wasn’t it? 😀
Eve: Someone at this announce table is about to have an even worse spill in a couple of seconds. Anyways, Kass is taking a little more time after completing the rough collision course with that ringside floor, she for sure had some of the air knocked out of her if not all of it. AND JUST WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY IS RIPE LEXI SHOOTS HERSELF THROUGH THE ROPES WITH A RUNNING SUICIDE DIVE!!! LEXI AND KASSIDY BOTH WIPE OUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP! LEXI WITH A KIP UP OFF OF THE FLOOR!
( Lexi shows off in front of a booing audience. )
Harper Lee: This crowd is giving Lexi a lot of flack despite her exciting rally. It just goes to show that no matter what you do to please these people it will never be enough.
Deadprez: Lexi sends Kassidy back into the ring and we’ll see if that suicide dive was enough, with the cover now!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Eve: Kick out at ONE! Kass ripping a page out of her husband’s playbook, sending a psychological message and essentially telling Lexi what she thinks of her efforts. Lexi stands over Kassidy, looking down as she recovers..
“POP!!!!”
Eve: THUNDEROUS SLAP TO THE BACK OF KASSIDY’S HEAD!
“POP!!!!” “POP!!!!”
Deadprez: TWO MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM, GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
Eve: A snarling Kassidy SHOVES Lexi back several feet and comes right after her for a SPEAR!!!
Deadprez: LEXI WITH A DROP TOE HOLD, COUNTER INTO A CROSSFACE!!! RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!!! KASSIDY IS TRYING TO WRESTLE LEXI’S HANDS AWAY FROM SNAPPING TOGETHER BY THE FINGERS AND COMPETING THE HOLD! NOW KASSIDY BITES SOME OF LEXI’S FINGERS, CAUSING HER TO INSTINCTIVELY PULL AWAY!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh no the raging she-beast is at it again! Harper I hope you’re getting a good look at what you asked for, these are the levels she will stoop to! Kassidy and Lexi rush in towards each other and it’s Kassidy who hammers away with them strong style forearms! Irish whip into the nearest ropes, and SENDS LEXI NEARLY OUT OF HER BOOTS WITH AN UPPERCUT! She takes Lexi into another set of ropes again and catches a returning Lexi with a KITCHEN SINK, KNEE RIGHT TO THE MIDSECTION!
Deadprez: Lexi’s back to a seated base feeling the hurt, and Kassidy rebounds off the ropes behind her with ANOTHER PENALTY KICK MAYBE? HOLD ON LEXI BRINGS HER DOWN WITH A KIP UP VICTORY ROLL PIN!!! OUTSTANDING COUNTER!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!! TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWO-
Eve: Kick out by Kass! Lexi rolls off of her and snatches the arm to SNAP INTO A CROSSFACE!!! SHE REELED KASSIDY IN BEFORE KASS HAD THE CHANCE TO GAIN ANY LEVERAGE, AND IT MAY JUST PAY OFF!
Gavin Kirkland: CAN YOU IMAGINE IF MY SEXI LEXI WAS ABLE TO BRING THE BIG BAD MAULER TO HEEL? THINK OF THE HEADLINES! “KASSIDY HEART FINALLY TAPS OUT”, IT WOULD MAKE MY DAY HELL IT WOULD MAKE MY YEAR! IT WOULD RESTORE MEANING TO MY LIFE! I PROMISE EVERYTHING I WOULD CHANGE FOR THE BETTER! I WOULD TICKLE BABIES AND SMILE AT OLD LADIES! I’D EVEN BE NICER TO HARPER!
Harper Lee: Ok #1 I don’t need your kindness, #2 stay away from every baby and every old lady for the rest of your life if you know what’s good for you, and 3..I’m not sure about Lexi’s chances, does she even realize how close they are to the ropes for crying out loud?!
Eve: Harper’s onto something, Kassidy is only about four feet away from the bottom rope! You can tell Lexi is cognizant of this and is putting all the more effort into putting her opponent away, but they aren’t nearly in as advantageous a position as they were in the crossface attempt from earlier.
Harper Lee: That’s because Lexi was way too ‘married’ to getting her in the crossface. When you telegraph one of your ideas you’d better own it if it doesn’t go your way, because against any competent Elitist you’re only going to have one shot at bringing a strategy into fruition.
Deadprez: You’re absolutely right about that, as Kassidy makes it to the bottom rope and forces a rope break count from the referee.
Ref: 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!!
Deadprez: Lexi has no choice but to let go of the hold. She drags Kassidy away from the ropes and snaps in a rear chinlock from a kneeling base. That kind of awareness you just mentioned, Harper, is exactly why you’ve been so successful as a Specialists Champion. You have an in-ring sense that is ahead of your time, in a way a lot like Kassidy. It seems to me at least like you chose to face Kassidy knowing with the kind of season she’s had, and the kind of champion she has been, that getting a win over her would put your name in that recognition as one of the all time great champions. Am I over the mark?
( While Harper Lee speaks, Kassidy Heart uses her power to get to her feet and shoulder-sling Lexi to the ground. Lexi comes up and ducks under a running ax handle strike and takes Kassidy back down to the floor with a headlock takeover. )
Harper Lee: You’re way off. I’m ALREADY one of the greatest champions. There is a difference between “longest reigning” champion and being an actual great champion. I represented my title with more dignity and honor than she could ever hope to. To the point I don’t understand how it’s even a conversation? We’re talking about somebody who shows up maybe one night a month if we’re all lucky, versus somebody like me who shows up every night, and shows out.
Eve: Hyperbolic as that may be you definitely deserve to be in the discussion as one of this season’s best champions, as Kassidy has worked her way back up from the mat, leaving Lexi hardly able to hang on to the headlock. Lexi backpedals Kassidy HEAD FIRST AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE with a running headlock drive! That’s got the former world champion rattled and it leaves Lexi the opportunity to back away while Kass recovers along the ropes! RUNNING LARIAT BY LEXI IS INTERCEPTED! KASSIDY TOSSES LEXI OVER THE ROPES, BUT INSTEAD OF LANDING AT RINGSIDE, LEXI STICKS THE LANDING ON THE APRON —
Gavin Kirkland: KASS TAKES MY POOR SEXI LEXY BY THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND RUNS HER SKULL FIRST AGAINST THE RING POST! That was a concussion worthy collision, but Kass is a glutton for punishment, or should I say for delivering punishment. She climbs up the turnbuckle of that very same ringpost while Lexi leans over the post seeming to be out of it. KASSIROIDS USES HER BARBARIC POWER TO DEADLIFT LEXI OFF OF THE APRON :lupe:
Deadprez: BRIGHTON FLY!!! SPANISH FLY FROM THE TOP ROPE DOWN TO THE EDGE OF THE APRON!!!!! KASSIDY’S KEEPING IT MOVING, SHE HOISTS LEXI BACK UP AGAIN AND SENDS LEXI SPLAT ON HER BACK, OFF THE APRON, DOWN TO RINGSIDE WITH A DEADLIFT VERTICAL SUPLEX THROW!!!!!
( Kassidy drops down to the apron and rolls into the ring while Lexi is on the ground at ringside. The audience gives a huge ovation for what they just saw, and Harper rolls her eyes at the fanfare. )
Deadprez: IRON STRENGTH, OLYMPIAN ATHLETICISM, AND SUPERHUMAN ABILITY BY KASS! THAT IS WORLD CLASS!
Harper Lee: Whatever. Somebody needs to get this girl a piss test. I highly doubt she’s natty.
Eve: The referee took a moment to check on Lexi’s condition leaning over the ropes to do so, but as per the rules he’s going to begin a count and I’m not sure if Lexi has enough time to recover after that! This could be it!
Ref: 1!!! ……….. 2!!! ……….
( During the count a replay is aired showing (1) The Brighton Fly onto the ring apron (2) The deadlift vertical suplex toss, sending Lexi spine first to the floor from the apron. )
Ref: 4!!! ………….. 5!!!
( Lexi begins dragging her body towards the steel steps to try to use them as assistance. )
Ref: 6!!!
Deadprez: It’s taking some time for Lexi to so much as start to crawl, that was a vertebrate busting combo by Kassidy Heart and Lexi is for sure going to feel that in the morning. The referee’s count is a “7” and Lexi has made it up using the ring steps. The ref’s at a count of “8”… Lexi takes a pause, catching her breath! She doesn’t have time! Counter of “9”!!!
Gavin Kirkland: SEXI LEXI MADE IT IN BY A HAIR! AND ROLLS OUT OF THE RING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CORNER, DOING JUST ENOUGH TO BREAK THE COUNT!
Harper Lee: Good call on Messy Lexi, break the count, in and out, buy yourself more time.
Gavin Kirkland: UNFORTUNATELY KASSIDY HEART IS A VINDICTIVE SADISTIC MALICIOUS BOZO AND DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ANYBODY’S TIME OTHER THAN HER OWN! KASSIDY CLEANS LEXI’S CLOCK WITH A SPRINGBOARD KNEE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING, ALMOST TAKING SEXI LEXI’S HEAD OFF!
Deadprez: Kassidy isn’t normally one to settle for a count out anyways, I’m surprised she wasn’t the one to break the count herself. She’s not gonna keep the same patience, she’s not in the interest of sitting around and watching her opponent struggle to recover, she wants to incapacitate Lexi for herself! Kassidy is backed away watching, waiting at a kneeling base with her hand cupped out in front of her! Lexi has no idea what is waiting in store!!! BUT SHE’S ABOUT TO FIND OUT!
Eve: SPEEEEEAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: SEXI LEXI JUMPS OVER KASSIDY!!! KASS ENDS UP SLAMMING INTO THE RING STAIRS SHOULDER FIRST! AND LEXI DROPS BACK DOWN FAVORING HER BACK! SUCH AN IMPORTANT AND TIMELY COUNTER THAT WAS, LEXI YOU GO DARLING!
Harper Lee: Gavin seriously, do you go out of your way to be the worst commentator in the world or something? I thought Persephone had you beat but it has been nonstop with you tonight.
Eve: It’s like that every night. Lexi’s taken Kassidy back in the ring and rather than attempt a cover, Lexi instead SENDS KASSIDY SLAMMING SHOULDER-TO-STEEL AT THE RING POST!!! NOT FINISHED, LEXI TAKES KASSIDY BY THE ARM AND SENDS HER WITH AN IRISH WHIP, SHOULDER-FIRST, INTO THE RINGPOST OF A PARALLEL TURNBUCKLE!
Gavin Kirkland: I BET ITS SEPARATED!
Eve: AND LEXI TAKES KASSIDY OUT OF THE CORNER BY THE WRIST YET AGAIN — INTO A VICIOUS BACKSPIN KICK! KASS IS FOLDED UP LIKE AN ACCORDION, AND LEXI SITS ATOP HER WITH A BRIDGING INVERTED ROLL-UP PIN!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Deadprez: KASS KICKS OUT. Lexi still winces just at climbing to her feet, holding the small of her back and allowing Kassidy to work her way back up herself. Lexi’s looking to loosen up the soreness with some stretches –
Gavin Kirkland: Bend over and touch your toes Lexi! Facing the titantron and away from me! Try it you’ll feel good as new!
Deadprez: Kassidy’s up and Lexi takes her by the head from behind NOW WANTING ‘FOH’!!! STANDING SHIRANUI DOES NOT HIT! Kassidy stands her ground and Lexi lands on her feet from behind, now looking for a waistlock looking to take her to the ground! Kassidy centers her own gravity and stops whatever Lexi is going for in its tracks. Lexi sends down some blows over the possibly separated right shoulder of Kassidy Heart which is enough to bring her to her knees. Lexi opens up the right arm and hits a PUNT KICK OVER THE DAMAGED SHOULDER BLADE!!!
Eve: Geez Louise Lexi hit that kick using the arm as sort of an “anchor” as well! Kassidy rolls to one of the corners for reprieve, and Lexi has that sadistic look, very similar to what we saw last week during her attack on ARIA. By the time Kassidy can pull herself up Lexi’s already right behind her and brings the right arm over the ropes to BEND IT AGAINST THE TOP ROPE AT AN ANGLE, USING THAT TORQUE TO TRY TO SEPARATE KASS’ SHOULDER! THE REFEREE IS COUNTING AWAY!
Ref: 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND A KICK TO THE TOP ROPE BY LEXI CAUSES IT TO WHIP AT KASSIDY’S ARM IN A WAY THAT BRINGS HER TO THE MAT AND EXCLAIMING IN PAIN! Such great prowess, even a dusty old hag like you can’t hate on that Harper!
Harper Lee: I’m literally half your age.
Gavin Kirkland: You sure don’t act it! My Lexi picks up Kassidy and tucks Kass’ arm back for a HAMMERLOCK RUNNING DRIVE into the corner!!! Kass drops to the floor holding her messed up shoulder which is being targeted to perfection and is crying out in pain like a widdle bitch! Lexi tucks Kassidys head beneath the arm and runs to the corner! I THINK SHE WANTS A CORNER AIDED ‘FOH’!!!!!
Deadprez: LEXI RUNS UP THE CORNER WITH KASSIDY IN TOW! AND KASS POWERS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND! LEXI ENDS UP LANDING OVER THE ROPES AND ON THE APRON! Not the worst fall for Alexis but definitely not what she wanted out of that, meanwhile Kassidy herself is climbing up that very same turnbuckle…. we already saw her deliver a couple of perfectly executed high flying attacks a little bit ago, who knows what she’s got in store now.
Gavin Kirkland: WE MAY NOT FIND OUT! LEXI POUNCES ON THE UPPERMOST ROPE TO COMPLETELY TAKE KASSIDY OFF OF HER BALANCE! She hasn’t quite crotched the top turnbuckle but she came dangerously close and is just trying to re-align herself. TOO BAD, SO SAD! LEXI SPRINGS UP FROM THE APRON AND PLANTS THE MAULER WITH BEEEEEEAUTIFUL SPRINGBOARD SUNSETFLIP POWERBOMB FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!! CRASHING ON THAT FUCKED UP SHOULDER TOO!!!!! LEXI CRAWLS OVER FOR THE PIN! SHE’S GOT HER!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Eve: KICK OUT BY KASS!
Harper Lee: I give Lexi credit, she’s been digging deep and already in my mind outdoing anything she could have possibly been capable of a year ago at this time. She’s a much better wrestler and she’s giving Kassidy a fight.
Eve: Even despite the fact that Kassidy had the same seat that you have now Harper when Lexi faced Ronan! Kassidy Heart is a student of the game, she is virtually a Rhodes Scholar when it comes to this craft, and Lexi is offering a new lesson.
Gavin Kirkland: WELL IF LEXI HAS HER WAY CLASS WILL BE CANCELED, AND I BELIEVE SHE IS A HAIR AWAY FROM PUTTING THE WICKED WITCH ON A NICE LONG SUMMER VACATION! WHAT TIME IS IT? SUMMATIME! SCHOOL’S OUT, SCREAM AND SHOUT!
Harper Lee: A high school musical reference? Nevermind, you’re the best commentator ever.
Deadprez: To echo Gavin Lexi really might be reaching the precipice of winning this thing! She’s made her way to the top rope despite the sore back slowing her down and Kassidy is up to her feet! LEXI LEAPS OFF THE TOP! DIVING CROSSBODY!!!
Eve: KASSIDY ROLLS THROUGH! SHE’S GOT LEXI CAUGHT IN HER ARMS AND COUNTERS WITH A RELEASE FALLAWAY SLAM! EVEN WITH THE BAD SHOULDER!
Deadprez: BUT LEXI RE-ADJUSTS BEFORE THE HEAVE AND SENDS KASSIDY CRASHING DOWN ONTO HER SHOULDERS WITH A HIGH-ANGLED ARMDRAG! WAIT KASSIDY GRACEFULLY ROLLS THROUGH THAT AND REBOUNDS OFF OF THE ROPES WITH A SPEEEEEEEEAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!! GORING THROUGH LEXI! HOOK’S A LEG!
Ref: OOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Gavin Kirkland: SEXI LEXI IS STILL ALIVE!
Deadprez: It’s almost like you called it Eve. Kassidy saw the exact same counter from Lexi’s crossbody that Ronan used a few weeks ago on Showdown, and anticipated a potential armdrag counter that Lexi used on Ronan. Not only is it not safe to try the same strategy twice on Kassidy Heart, but you can’t even allow her to see you try it on somebody else. It’s like every second of in-ring footage she watches becomes burned into her brain. That’s the kind of person you’re dealing with, Harper.
Harper Lee: Oh no Kassidy can wrestle I’m shaking !! Give me a break. You’re not sitting next to a Performance Center rookie, I am where I am for obvious reasons.
Eve: Can’t deny that, as Kassidy winds up taking as much time to recover as Lexi. The two actually stumble into one another, Lexi mushes the palm across Kassidy’s face in such a daring manner! And Kass unloads with ridiculously loud punches! Lexi can only cover up her face the best she can but she is definitely taking the brunt of these strikes! LEXI REPLIES WITH A WILD JUMPING HEADBUTT! SKULL GOES RIGHT INTO SKULL AND THAT’S GOT KASSIDY PACING BACK INTO A CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: We didn’t get the best angle of that on camera but we sure as fuck heard it, sheesh!!! Hematoma city in this bitch! Sexi Lexi wants to capitalize on that high risk, high reward move with a RUNNING CORNER SPLASH!!! KASS MOVES OUT OF THE WAY, SENDS HER INTO A PARALLEL TURNBUCKLE WITH AN IRISH WHIP. RRRRRRRRRRRRAPPPPTUUUUUUUUUUREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! NOOOOO!!!
Deadprez: KASS GOT ALL OF THAT! That damn near had Lexi doing a full twirl! She’s leaning over like a tree during Katrina, and Kass catches her with the waistlock! KASSPLODER PLEX!!! GERMAN SUPLEX…. ROLLED THROUGH…. INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX… ROLLED THROUGH…. INTO CLUBBING BLOWS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!!! AND CHANEL N°5 TO FINISH HER OFF!!!!!!
Eve: LEXI FREES AN ARM FROM THE STRAIGHT JACKET TO RAKES THE EYES!!!
( The crowd boos and Kassidy turns around holding her eyes after having Lexi’s fingernails dig into them. )
Gavin Kirkland: SHARP AS A WHIP AND CUTE AS A BUTTON! GOOD THINKING LEXI BABY! IT’S ALREADY A CRIME THAT WE HAVE TO SEE KASSIDY, IT’S ONLY RIGHT IF KASSIDY HERSELF IS NEVER ABLE TO SEE AGAIN!
Eve: That has temporarily stunned The Mauler and allowed Lexi enough time to breathe but not much time to heal. She just took some of Kass’ most brutal and effective attacks and is virtually on autopilot right now.
Deadprez: Lexi’s not looking like she’s having a good time at all but she can see Kassidy dealing with the eyes and checking for blood. Lexi’s got to do something and I think she knows that. She gets off the floor now and rushes over to Kassidy with a RUNNING BULLDOG! BUT KASS! SLIPS OUT OF IT TO CATCH LEXI IN A FULL NELSON!!!! DELAYED HIGH-ANGLE DRAGON SUPLEX!!!!!! RIGHT IN FRONT OF HARPER, WHO SHARES THAT SAME VARIATION OF THAT ATTACK, AND THIS TIME KASS HOLDS IN THE PIN!!!!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-
Gavin Kirkland: OH THANK GOD! LEXI’S FLEXIBILITY COMES INTO HER FAVOR, ONE OF HER FEET END UP UNDERNEATH THE ROPES!
Eve: Not sure if it’s Lexi’s flexibility or simply how hard she was dumped on her head with that suplex! In some way that might have been a message to you, Harper?
Harper Lee: I guess I can’t blame Kassidy for butchering my move. Considering she took nails across the eyes I suppose it could have been worse.
Deadprez: Kassidy is entrenched in the heat of battle in a way we have seen many times before, whether she expected to be pushed here tonight is another thing entirely. Kass takes Lexi by the legs and sends her into the corner with a SLINGSHOT! LEXI CATCHES HERSELF ON THE 2ND ROPES! KASS YANKS LEXI’S ARM THROUGH HER LEGS FROM BEHIND, AND KASS HITS A BICYCLE KICK TO THE FACE RIGHT BETWEEN THE LEGS!
Gavin Kirkland: Sexi Lexi remains stunned on the 2nd rope in the corner and Kassidy steps through the ropes to make the climb up that turnbuckle on the other side. Once she’s at the top Lexi begins to fire back some desperate strikes to the area of the ribs. But unfortunately Kass comes right back with elbow strikes to the head… DAMMIT NOT THIS STUPID MOVE, ‘HELLOFRESH’!!!!!
Eve: SNAP BUCKLE BOMB ALMOST GOT IT, BUT LEXI CLINGS TO THE TOP ROPE WHILE ON KASSIDY’S SHOULDERS! IT’S A TUG OF WAR NOW AND KASSIDY IS HELL BENT ON RIPPING HER PREY APART FROM THE ROPES WHILE LEXI’S AIM IS TO HOLD ON TO THE ROPES FOR DEAR LIFE!
Harper Lee: Lexi’s not strong enough! Not right now at least!
Eve: KASSIDY OVERPOWERS LEXI AND CHARGES ACROSS THE RING FOR A RUNNING BUCKLE BOMB INTO THE OTHER CORNER!!! LEXI STUMBLES OUT OF IT AND DROPS TO THE GROUND IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, KASSIDY REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES! PAINFULLY EVER AFTER!!!!!!!
Deadprez: LEXI EVADES, AND CATCHES KASSIDY FROM BEHIND WITH A BACKSTABBER!!! That was enough to send Kassidy up and recoiling off the ropes after stumbling forward. ‘LIGHT’S OUT’!!!! SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! THAT DROPPED THE FORMER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION LIKE A SACK OF BRICKS, AND LEXI CRAWLS OVER LIKE HER LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!
Harper Lee: It is taking Lexi way too long to get over there! You don’t have seconds to spare when you get a big move like that, especially when it comes to headshots on a person like Kass, who knows what dormant personalities she has in that head of hers that could be getting ready to wake up!
Eve: Every move Lexi makes comes with a cost due to the damage she’s taken to her back, BUT SHE’S ABLE TO TURN KASSIDY OVER ONTO HER SHOULDERS AND GET A LATERAL PRESS!
Ref: OOOOOOOOOOONNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO NO NO THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING!
Eve: KASSIDY NOT ONLY GOT OUT OF THE LATERAL PRESS, SHE’S TRAPPED LEXI IN A BODY SCISSORS AND CINCHED IN A KIMURA!!!!!!!
Harper Lee: Lexi for the love of God the ropes are RIGHT THERE. REACH FOR THEM!
Gavin Kirkland: I COULDN’T AGREE MORE SOCCER MOM! I WAS CONCERNED KASSIDY WOULD GET ANOTHER ROPE BREAK BUT THIS TURNED OUT DRAMATICALLY WORSE THAN EXPECTED! Lexi is heeding our advice it seems and is reaching out, FUCK FUCK FUCK, KASS USES HER BODY-SCISSORS LEVERAGE TO ROLL HERSELF AND LEXI AWAY WITH HER LEG MUSCLES – AND CONVERTS THE APPLICATION OF THE KIMURA DOWN TO THE LOWER BODY WHILE SHE TAKES THE OTHER ARM FOR THE FUKUSHIMA ARMBAR!
Harper Lee: It’s FUJIWARA. You are AWFUL.
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT I’M SAYING IS THIS IS A NUCLEAR DISASTER YOU STUPID BITCH!!!
Harper Lee: CALL ME THAT ONE MORE TIME AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU!
Deadprez: “THANK U, NEXT” IS APPLIED AND LEXI HAS NOWHERE TO GO!!!! THE REFEREE’S RIGHT IN HER GRILL! SHE’S ALL OUTTA SORTS! LEXI SUBMITS!!!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
( “Monster” by Kanye West hits. )
Gina Romano: Here is your winner… KASSIDY HEART!!!!!!
Eve: IN A MATCH THAT BECAME A BIT TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, THE MAULER REALIZED LEXI WAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDED TO BE ENDED!
Deadprez: TALK ABOUT AN EMPHATIC WAY TO END IT. BUT IT’S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR LEX RIGHT NOW, THE MAULER IS REFUSING TO RELEASE LEXI FROM HER CLUTCHES!
( The referee is trying to pry Lexi out of Kassidy’s ‘Thank U, Next’ submission, but he isn’t getting any luck. )
Gavin Kirkland: I SWEAR IT IS EVERY WEEK WITH THIS WOMAN! REF YOU’RE BETTER OFF USING A CATTLE PROD, KASS IS REFUSING TO LET UP THE HOLD!
Deadprez: The way it’s looking I ain’t sure if the Jaws of Life will be enough — HOLD ON!!!
( Harper Lee is in the ring and stomps Kassidy repeatedly while she is on the ground. )
Gavin Kirkland: HARPER IS IN THE RING RAINING DOWN STOMPS INTO KASSIDY’S FACE TO FREE THE HOLD! NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I BELIEVE I’D BE THIS HAPPY TO SEE HARPER LEE, BUT ALAS, THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING! SEXI LEXI IS SAVED!
Eve: I highly doubt Harper is there out of the goodness of her heart, Harper found the right opportunity and she’s making the most of it, sending down rapidfire rights and lefts like there’s no tomorrow!
Gavin Kirkland: KASSIDY GETS HARPER ONTO HER BACK AND IS SENDING DOWN RIGHTS AND LEFTS OF HER OWN! The referee tears Kassidy off of Harper and is holding her back by the waist! DRAGON FIST!!!!!!!
Deadprez: NARROWLY MISSED! KASS NARROWLY AVOIDED THAT HAYMAKER AND THE REFEREE GOES DOWN FOR THE COUNT INSTEAD! KASSIDY TAKES A HOLD OF HARPER AND CHUCKS HER THROUGH THE ROPES DOWN TO RINGSIDE. AND JUST AS HARPER RECOVERS KASSIDY HAS ALREADY TAKEN A RUNNING START AND SOARS OVER THE ROPES FOR A TOPE CON HILO!!!!
( Kassidy crashes into Harper with such speed that their bodies slam into the barricade behind them. The crowd is eating it up for a moment, but they begin to erupt with boos as officials rush down the ramp to stop the ongoing conflict. )
Eve: LOOK AT THE ADRENALINE COURSING THROUGH THE MAULER! SHE’S ALREADY BACK UP AND ALREADY GOT HER HANDS AROUND HARPER’S NECK TO PICK HER UP!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Gavin Kirkland: The cavalry has finally arrived to restrain and hopefully subdue this woman before she causes any more pain and suffering!
Deadprez: HARPER HAS KASSIDY BY HER HAIR WHILE KASS IS BEING PULLED AWAY! KASS SENDS BACK AN ELBOW TO THE ONE OFFICIAL, AND ANOTHER ELBOW TO THE TRAINER ON THE LEFT! AND SHE UNLEASHES FISTS TO THE FACE OF THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION WHO HAS BOTH OF HER ARMS HELD BACK BY OFFICIALS! HARPER EATS A MULTITUDE OF SHOTS BEFORE SENDING A KICK TO THE FACE OF KASS!
( Kassidy lunges for Harper’s neck in response using both of her hands, but a 7 ft tall security guard catches Kassidy in a full nelson while two referees aid in restraining her. Harper Lee has three officials holding her back. )
Deadprez: The motto may be “We Wrestle” but these two are ready for a straight up fight!
Eve: Things can get SO heated SO quickly in Elite Answers Wrestling and there is too much pride between these two to ever keep it civil!
(Kassidy is taken towards the ramp to forcibly be brought backstage, and Harper Lee is urged to exit through the crowd so as to split both ladies up. “Monster” by Kanye West comes back on and Harper holds up her Specialists Title to Kassidy who is glaring daggers at her from the other side of the arena.as the scene fades to the last commercial break of the night.)
(As we fade back from the commercial break, “You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell plays throughout the arena as the fans have a mixed reaction again as Adam did hurt their home country hero. Adam slowly walks to the ring)
Gina Romano: México! Please welcome Adam Lucas!!!!
(The crowd continues to deliver their feelings about Adam as he looks very serious and gets to the ring, nothing fancy as he reaches the ropes and rolls in, he nods as Gina Romano hands him the mic…)
Deadprez: Adam Lucas looks extremely serious, he definitely has a lot on his mind after his outburst last week. We have watched it over and over, I think what he did was an accident, but just continued after Theron attacked him, then felt TLA behind him, it all came when Limmy wanted to tell him a good match they had and like an avalanche, it just kept falling down. From there.
Eve: I don’t know, Adam seemed to have let his frustrations finally get to him. That was an entire season of finally getting so close but then so far away. It was a culmination of all that and finally it would make any man snap.
Gavin Kirkland: Well, he was charged 10K for that and we heard Hurricane Hawk earlier, Thiccany paid it off. He must really be ashamed.
(Adam Lucas paces a little as the music fades. The crowd still give a huge mixed reaction as Adam finally puts the mic up to his mouth and speaks….)
Adam Lucas: I’m not the type that makes excuses and I’m not about to start. What happened last week was unfortunate and not my intention. I’m not going to lie and say that I have not been frustrated the last few months and really since Reasonable Doubt. I have had a lot of opportunities and haven’t exactly capitalized on them. Losing the Hardcore Championship, getting a shot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, winning the Showdown King of Elite tourney, making it to the finals and losing, then having a shot at Impact at Dia Del Diablo, losing again… but I knew that was part of the business, a sport that I was given a chance to compete thanks to my mentor and a great man that is no longer here in Orando Cruze. This is about more than just a job for me, this is more than just wrestling to compete, this is the chance to make a legacy. Recently I have more to think about than just me. I have a beautiful, loving and supporting fiance…
(The crowd cheers at the mention of Dr. Bethany Blue…)
Adam Lucas: Yes, Beth deserves your cheers, but right now I do not. Last week I allowed my emotions to get the best of me. I failed her. When we started to date, she was the one that was on the ropes, still trying to find herself, very arrogant and lost but I helped her see how great she was without having to break the rules and take shortcuts, yet here I am allowing for these frustrations to speak through my actions and not my words. Again I will never make excuses, but I always seem to back into situations. I’ll go back to Pain for Pride last year where Ronn Banks helped me defeat Mr. DEDEDE, I never did it on my own and that has always bothered me. I had the chance to earn my way into the Pain For Pride Main Event but instead I lost to Impact and whether Lexi was a distraction or not, I am not using that crutch, in the end I still walked away with the loss, Impact deserves the World Championship and yet I get the shot at Grand Rampage and Impact will be there at Pain for Pride. I shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth but I am. I came out here for one reason though and that was to apologize to TLA…. I didn;t mean to hit you, it was a heat of the moment and I am sorry. Same with Limmy Monaghan, you didn;t deserve that and good luck in your title match next week. To Bethany for disappointing you and wasting ten thousand dollars of your money. To Hurricane Hawk, I will own up to my mistakes, Finally to you, the fans. What I did last week is inexcusable. I just wanted to make sure that I had the time to speak with everyone before this show went off the air. Thank you and.,…
???: Really?
(Adam is interrupted as he looks up at the tron and it is Impact shaking his head.)
Impact: Are you really standing out there and pandering to the fans and to those same Elitists who were trying to take your head off last week? When are you ever going to learn, kid? What you did last week was the right steps to one day be close to my level. It was the opportunity to show that you do have a killer instinct that is needed to survive in this sport. Instead you walk out there and are apologizing to these people that don’t deserve and against Elitists who right now have what you want, kid! But you rather go on out there and pander to them because you finally acted like a man. See, I’m not worried about facing you at6 Pain For Pride, because you won’t win at Grand Rampage like this! But what do I know? I’m only a NINE TIME World Champion, and the greatest wrestler to ever lace the boots in this profession. I….
(But as Adam is about to speak, suddenly Impact turns and sees none other than Hurricane Hawk standing right next to him as the crowd cheers…)
Hurricane Hawk: We are NOT doing this Impact. Adam showed up earlier and specifically asked for this time to apologize to the fans and his fellow Elitists. I will not have you ruin it because you played a huge part in what happened last week and I swear, if you continue Impact, then I will force you to preserve your spot at Pain For Pride!
(Impact laughs….)
Impact: Sure Hawk, what the hell are you going to do to me?
Hurricane Hawk: That’s easy… Put you in the Grand Rampage so you can fight for your spot at Pain for Pride.
(Impacts eyes widen as Hurricane Hawk walks out, he stands there a bit taken back as the feed from the tron cuts off. Adam is there watching with a smile on his face while the crowd roars in cheers.)
Adam Lucas: Well… that was the best news I have heard all day. Before I was rudely interrupted, I just wanted to say that I will do better. I will definitely be the man that you people expect from me and the one Bethany loves. I just want to say thank you and goodnight….
(But as Adam is about to close out, suddenly … ‘The Only Thing They Fear is YOU’ from Mick Gordon as the crowd looks on in shock as Adam Lucas turns to the entranceway and sees Ryan Wilson walking out. Adam looks a bit surprised as Ryan Wilson makes his way tot he ring…)
Deadprez: What the hell is Ryan Wilson doing here!? He is on Voltage and he just showed up here tonight!
Eve: The former Showdown GM is here and we heard him talking about Adam and especially how he played such a huge part in Bethany’s success! That caught the attention of Adam Lucas and he even had some choice words for him!
Gavin Kirkland: The greatest GM is here! Yes! He is here! Where is Demi!?
(Ryan makes it to the ring with a mic in hand, rolling into the ring and standing in front of Adam Lucas as the music dies down…)
Ryan Wilson: I almost didn;t think I was going to make it here, considering old man Impact decided to cut in. Okay, so anyway I heard what you had to say about some comments I made over on Voltage a few weeks ago and why would you take it personal. Oh, by the way, nice speech apologizing to everyone, that was beautiful and honorable, really didn;t want to interrupt, but you were done, right big guy?
Adam Lucas: Yeah, I was done.
Ryan Wilson: Great! So I came here to Showdown because you already knew that I was the greatest GM the Blue Brand ever had. Just ask Bethany, she will tell you that I made her career and would be so gracious in telling you so. I’m not going to lie either Adam, I think there was some sparks between us too but I never shit where I sleep, I was the boss, wouldn’t look good fraternizing with the roster, but you can at least thank me for making her realize that Lexi was a loser and she was better off without her which in all fairness, she was. I really wanted to just come out here and explain myself, so when you go back to your hotel tonight, giving her a foot massage or whatever it is you two do in your private time, she can tell you all the great stories on how I molded her career and gave her all the tools to become the Empress of Elite.
(The crowd boos as Adam stands there getting angrier and angrier but keeps his cool for a moment as he takes a deep breath and turns back to face Ryan Wilson….)
Adam Lucas: That’s funny, because if I recall, every Elitist I talked to said that you were the worst thing to happen to Showdown.
(The crowd erupts in cheers as Ryan Wilson is shaking his head….)
Adam Lucas: And everytime Bethany talks about you, Ryan she has to go take a walk to calm down because of how you derailed her career like you did so many others on Showdown while you were in charge. You never helped Bethany, you tried to destroy her after she saved your career, Ryan! In fact, Bethany had to go on her own and win the Specialists Championship and learn on her own without all the toxicity that you, Lexi, Ronan and anyone else that was feeding that to her for the Good Doctor to become an Empress of Elite and one of the top women in this business NO THANKS TO YOU! But you know what? I appreciate you showing up and taking me on my challenge to meet me face to face so that I can say it to your face. Now, if you don;t mind, I have a beautiful fiance to go back to and after telling the absolute worst GM in history, even worse than Jenny Punk that he totally made Showdown into the worst show that ever existed? It will bring a smile to her face and give me some satisfaction. Now why don’t you head back to Voltage and go be a loser.
(Ryan Wilson is about to say something but instead raises his arms and nods…. He stands back as Adam walks past him and goes to the ropes but suddenly….)
Deadprez: RYAN WILSON KICKS THE ROPES RIGHT INTO THE GROIN OF ADAM LUCAS! HE FALLS OVER AND RYAN WILSON QUICKLY PICKS HIM UP AND MIC DROP! THE PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! ADAM LUCAS IS OUT AS RYAN WILSON STANDS OVER HIM WITH MIC IN HAND!
(Ryan Wilson laughs looking down at the fallen Adam Lucas…)
Ryan Wilson: You want to disrespect the greatest GM in the history of Showdown? Okay, so we have a Super Showdown next week. I already talked to Hawk…. It will be you versus me! Oh….
(He looks into the camera….)
Ryan Wilson: Hi Bethany.
(Ryan drops the mic as ‘The Only Thing They Fear is YOU’ from Mick Gordon starts to play, Ryan Wilson stands over Adam Lucas who is laid out and raises his arms while laughing….)
Deadprez: RYAN WILSON AND ADAM LUCAS ON SUPER SHOWDOWN NEXT WEEK! WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN! THIS CARD IS STACKED! RYAN WILSON THE FORMER GM OF SHOWDOWN IS BACK AND HE JUST LAID OUT ADAM LUCAS!
Eve: There will be a price to pay for this and I hope that Ryan Wilson is ready.
Gavin Kirkland: Our greatest GM is back! I can’t believe it!
Deadprez: We are out of time and join us next week on Super Showdown! We are all stunned right now and Ryan Wilson has stunned us all!
(Ryan Wilson continues to laugh as Adam starts to slowly stir, glaring down at him with a sneer on his face.)
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