(The camera shot transitions from the commentary table to the entrance stage where we see the entire Showdown roster standing on the stage, some in a good mood and others who could care less being there right now as Gina Romano starts to address the crowd.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen… THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SHOWDOWN… KENNEDY STREET!
(The camera now cuts to the ring where Kennedy Street is standing front and center as she smiles and waves to the crowd. She waits a moment for the cheering crowd to die down a little bit before she begins to speak.)
Kennedy Street: WASHINGTON, D.C.!!
Crowd: AOEIRJGNAOJGAORJGOAIRGAOIGHJOAGOARO!!
Kennedy Street: Welcome to the first Saturday Night Showdown of EAW’s historic TWENTIETH SEASON!!!
(The crowd is still cheering and going absolutely crazy as Kennedy is still smiling but she continues on.)
Kennedy Street: With this new season comes the opportunity to beat the standard that was set by last season. Why? Because last year the Blue Brand had an absolute banner year while this year will be no different. Kennie prides herself on running the true wrestling brand of all of Elite Answers Wrestling and Showdown will continue to be the true wrestling brand by continuing to showcase the best and brightest talent that EAW has to offer.
(Kennedy looks up at the stage where all the Showdown talent are standing and smiles knowing what all of them are capable of.)
Kennedy Street: Not only that, Kennie’s beautiful Blue Brand will also be the innovators of the company as Kennie plans on bringing new and exciting matches to EAW that no other brand has. Oh yeah. Kennie has big plans for the Blue Brand in Season 20.
(Kennedy looks around at the crowd as she is very pleased with the excitement and the energy the crowd is bringing tonight.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie loves the excitement you all are showing tonight. Make sure to keep it up the entire night and the entire season. Speaking of the season, Showdown is hitting the ground running because the first Showdown exclusive MLE of the season, MIDSUMMER MASSACRE, is less than a month away.
Kennedy Street: Stay tuned because there will be plenty of matches being made throughout the next few weeks which you already know that any match on a Kennedy Street MLE has all the capability of stealing the show. That’s because sh—
(Before Kennedy could finish her sentence, she is quickly cut off by a voice.)
?????: HOLD ON! WAIT A SECOND!
(Kennedy is looking around wondering who in the hell would interrupt her. She looks up at the stage and sees the one and only Silas Mason stepping up and out of the group of Elitists the sound of loud boos from the crowd. Silas doesn’t look very happy right now as he still has his microphone in his hand as he heads to the ring.)
Deadprez: Just when we thought the first show of the season was going to go off without a hitch, we see this pain in the ass with a microphone. Is anybody else wishing for lightning to come and strike his microphone?
Gavin Kirkland: That’s another story, but with the majority of Silas World still on Showdown ,and I say that quietly just in case some crazy bastard is listening, Silas Mason is going to have some sort of opinion.
Sienna Swann: Why couldn’t have Pandora ripped out his voicebox at Pain for Pride. There is still hope for that to happen. Regardless, sweeties, let’s unfortunately hear what this dumb bastard has to say.
(Silas enters the ring with a look on his face showing that he isn’t exactly in the best of moods right now as Kennedy looks like she would much rather be anywhere but in the ring at the moment.)
Kennedy Street: Oh, Silas. I would say it’s a pleasure to see you but we both know I would be lying.
Silas Mason: Cut the pleasantries, Kennedy. You know exactly why I am in the ring right now.
Kennedy Street: Silas, I have no idea what you are talking about. Please enlighten me.
(Silas doesn’t look very amused with Kennedy’s coy and condescending attitude right now as he steps up and glares at Kennedy before he replies.)
Silas Mason: It’s the first show of the season and you are already giving me a migraine. Now is not the time to be playing cute.
Kennedy Street: Then how about you stop beating around the bush and get to the damn point of why you are being so pissy and choosing to interrupt Kennie as she addressed the first Showdown crowd of Season 20.
(The crowd starts cheering at their mention and Silas looks like he is about to blow a gasket as he glares into the crowd.)
Silas Mason: OH, SHUT THE HELL UP, YOU STUPID SHEEP!!
(As quickly as the crowd started cheering, they started booing Silas out of the building. Silas is getting even more annoyed as Kennedy is looking pretty amused at the whole thing.)
Kennedy Street: Silas is there a point to this whole conversation or are you in the ring starting shit just for the sake of starting shit.
Silas Mason: Well, duh. Of course there is a reason I am out here and it isn’t just to hear the ambiance that is the sound of these idiots.
Crowd: FUCK YOU SILAS! FUCK YOU SILAS! FUCK YOU SILAS! FUCK YOU SILAS!
(Silas just waves it off and gets back to what he was trying to say.)
Silas Mason: AS I WAS SAYING!!! I know damn well that this was all your fault!!
Kennedy Street: I have no idea what you are talking about.
Silas Mason: Cut the bullshit. I know that allowing Harper Lee getting drafted to Dynasty on her own and not keeping her protected under the Silas World umbrella is ALL YOUR FAULT!!
(Silas points a finger in Kennedy’s face and Kennedy doesn’t flinch.)
Silas Mason: That did nothing but piss me off. For trying to ruin my Silas World, I am going to make sure you pay for that little stunt, Kennedy. MARK MY WORDS!
(Silas finally gets his finger out of her face as Kennedy just looks at Silas for a moment. After a few seconds, Kennedy just simply rolls her eyes.)
Kennedy Street: Do you feel better now, Silas? Did you get all the anger out of your system after throwing that little temper tantrum or should Kennie give you another twenty minutes of her show to you so you can air out more of your grievances?
(Silas really did not appreciate those remarks.)
Silas Mason: What in the hell gives you the right to be so condescending and talk down to me?
Kennedy Street: You mean besides it being MY SHOW? Alright look. Kennie is not going to give any extra to you by getting angry or anything like that, so I am just going to tell you what I am about to say like it is. Silas… your World’s days are OVER!!
(The crowd is cheering loudly at that and Silas can’t believe what he is hearing.)
Silas Mason: What in the hell are you talking about?
Kennedy Street: Look around you, Silas. Whether you want to admit it or not, your world is falling apart. After Midsummer Massacre, Pandora Paisley’s contractual obligation to you is DONE!! She is free to do whatever she damn well pleases.
Kennedy Street: Look at Ryan and Vincent. They can go after the Unified Tag Titles because I sure as hell won’t stop them, but look at all the teams in contention and vying for those belts. It’s gonna be tough for them, not going to lie.
Kennedy Street: Then you have “El Duque”. Good grief. You had Donovan Duke, who while I hate the bastard, was a dangerous competitor and ever since losing the title last year his mental state has gone in a downward spiral and nobody knows where the hell he is. So you have this masked screwball “take his place”. Silas, the man is a clown.
(El Duque didn’t like that one bit as we see him on stage being held back by Ryan and Vincent as he looks to have possibly lost it…sounds familiar doesn’t it?)
Kennedy Street: Kennie is never known to sugarcoat anything and I sure as hell won’t start with you. Silas? You and your World just don’t stand a chance in hell anymore.
(Kennedy drops her microphone as she smiles and leaves the ring and heads up the ramp while Silas can’t believe what he heard.)
Sienna Swann: It is about time that somebody told that bald dumbass the truth. Sweeties, it’s time to get the forks because Silas World is just about done.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh, don’t be that way. Sure, Silas World has gone through some changes but they’re still as dangerous as they always have been.
(As the camera is focused on Silas, we see the look on his face almost to express in a way that…Kennedy might be actually right.)
Sienna Swann: Would you like to change your statement, sweetie? I didn’t think it would be possible, but Kennedy’s words might have sunk into that thick skull of his and he might have to accept fate that his World is living on borrowed time.
Deadprez: The question is whether or not Silas accepts fate or if he tries to make a last ditch effort to try and keep his World going. That will remain to be seen, but after the break, it is going to be our opening contest and the first match of the season for Saturday Night Showdown!!
(The camera shot shows Kennedy heading backstage before showing Silas almost in a trance thinking about what Kennedy just said as the camera shot fades to a commercial break.)
(Showdown comes back from commercials.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
(Still Tippin” by Mike Jones hits and the arena IMMEDIATELY transforms. The beat drops and the crowd comes alive, people on their feet, phones in the air, the energy level jumping several notches. Adonis Jones bursts through the curtain first, arms spread wide, pointing at every section of the crowd before grabbing his brother by the arm and pulling him out right behind him! Both men immediately start vibing to their own entrance music, dancing at the top of the ramp!)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST! THE TEAM OF ADONIS JONES AND ARTEMIS JONES! THE JONES BROTHERS!
(Adonis stops at ringside and starts slapping hands with every single fan in reach while Artemis slides into the ring and immediately climbs to the second rope, throwing his arms up and soaking in the reaction. Adonis finally rolls in after him getting ready for their debut match.)
(Their music fades and then “The Birth of Merged Zamasu” hits and the entire atmosphere changes in an instant . Ryan and Vincent walk side by side down the ramp, not acknowledging a single fan. Silas Mason trails behind them, taking his position at ringside and folding his hands in front of him.)
Gina Romano: AND THEIR OPPONENTS! ACCOMPANIED BY SILAS MASON! THE TEAM OF RYAN WILSON AND VINCENT MONDARIAN! SILAS WORLD!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: This is the first match of a new season of Showdown and what a way to kick things into a higher gear! The Jones Brothers making their EAW debut tonight against the dangerous team of Ryan Wilson and Vincent Mondarian! Adonis Jones and Ryan Wilson starting things off for their respective teams! Adonis bouncing on his feet, clapping his hands, trying to get the crowd even louder before they lock up!
Adonis Jones: (off mic) COME ON! LET ME HEAR YOU!
Deadprez: Ryan is not impressed by any of it! He steps forward and immediately shoots in for a takedown, dragging Adonis to the canvas and immediately transitioning into mounted punches!
Gavin Kirkland: Wilson going straight to the ground game! Adonis is trying to cover up but those punches are coming down hard on him!
Sienna Swann: Ryan Wilson does not care about Adonis Jones having a good time tonight, as much as he seems to. He came here to dismantle him and he is starting that process immediately.
(Adonis manages to roll to his side, forcing Ryan off balance long enough to scramble back to his feet! He starts walking around the ring clapping his hands!)
Adonis Jones: (off mic) Come on MAN! That’s TOO easy!
Deadprez: Adonis Jones celebrating his own escape while Ryan Wilson is already back on his feet—
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Adonis got caught admiring himself and he paid for it immediately!
Sienna Swann: That is going to be the story of this match if Adonis doesn’t learn to stay focused.
(Ryan grabs Adonis by the arm and whips him into the ropes before catching him with a running lariat on the rebound that turns him inside out! Adonis crashes to the mat and Ryan immediately drops a sharp elbow into his spine before grabbing him and transitioning into a side headlock grind on the canvas.)
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan Wilson slowing this match down to exactly the pace he wants it at! Grinding Adonis into that canvas with that headlock, there is no space to breathe!
Deadprez: Adonis trying to push up to his knees! Ryan grinds it even tighter! Adonis dropping back down to the mat!
Sienna Swann: Ryan is making sure to take away any momentum he may have had, keeping this match to a halt and on his side. But it seems like Adonis isn’t going out without a fight…
(Adonis fights up to one knee, slapping the mat with his free hand to get the crowd clapping along as he pushes himself to both feet despite Ryan’s grip still locked in. He drives two sharp elbows into Ryan’s ribs, breaking the hold, then hits the ropes before coming back with a flying forearm that drops Ryan!)
Gavin Kirkland: ADONIS WITH THE FLYING FOREARM! Ryan is down and Adonis is looking tired from the holds Ryan had him in, he is pointing at Artemis for the tag to try to get some much needed rejuvenation!
Artemis Jones: (off mic) GET ME IN THAT! I GOT YOU!
Deadprez: TAG INCOMING! Artemis is reaching over that rope and Adonis dives—
(Adonis dives toward the corner but overshoots it completely, his hand going wide of Artemis’s outstretched palm!)
Sienna Swann: …Did he just miss the tag?
Artemis Jones: (off-mic, incredulous) BRO! WHAT WAS THAT!
Adonis Jones: (off-mic) Hold on my bad, come on—
Gavin Kirkland: That mistake seemed to cost them, Ryan Wilson has recovered and he grabs him by the ankle before he can get there!
Deadprez: Ryan DRAGS him back to the center! Adonis is trying to kick him off! Ryan yanks him up and DRIVES him down with a GUTWRENCH SUPLEX!
Sienna Swann: And now Ryan is walking him over to tag in Vincent Mondarian, without completely missing things up.
TAG!
(Vincent steps through the ropes and immediately drops a knee straight onto Adonis’s chest before he can get up! He grabs him by the collar and fires an open-handed slap right across his face!)
Gavin Kirkland: VINCENT MONDARIAN MAKING HIS PRESENCE FELT IMMEDIATELY WITH THAT HARD SLAP ACROSS THE FACE!
Deadprez: Vincent doesn’t play around! He pulls Adonis up and drives a discus forearm right into his jaw before whipping him into the corner hard enough to rattle the turnbuckles!
Sienna Swann: Mondarian moves so efficiently, every single thing he does has a purpose and right now his purpose is making sure Adonis Jones does not make it back to his corner. Even then, I don’t think it would matter considering how he missed that tag in.
(Vincent charges into the corner with a running high knee that crushes Adonis against the turnbuckles before grabbing him, turning him around, and LAUNCHING him an exploder suplex!)
Gavin Kirkland: EXPLODER INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! Adonis bounces off those pads and crumples to the mat! Mondarian not even breaking a sweat right now!
Deadprez: Artemis is going crazy on that apron trying to get his brother back into this match and this crowd is clapping along with him!
(Vincent locks eyes with Artemis from across the ring, completely unbothered, before turning back and dropping into a cover on Adonis.)
ONE!
TWO!!
Sienna Swann: Adonis kicks out but he is still in serious trouble right now! Vincent and Ryan have taken this match completely away from him and the longer he stays isolated the worse this gets!
TAG!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent tags Ryan back in and the two of them work in perfect tandem, Ryan grabbing Adonis by the arm while Vincent exits, the coordination between Wilson and Mondarian is something else entirely. They have Champion aspirations and they are showing it right now.
Deadprez: Ryan back to that ground game! He’s got Adonis flat on the canvas with a camel clutch, wrenching the neck back and bending his back!
Sienna Swann: Isolating one half of the Jones Brothers, wearing him down completely, I can’t lie it is smart planning and it looks like Adonis doesn’t have much of an answer to it.
(Adonis suddenly pounds both hands on the mat, feeding off the crowd, and starts pushing up despite Ryan’s full weight bearing down on him! The crowd builds with every inch he rises!)
Gavin Kirkland: MAYBE WE SPOKE TOO SOON! ADONIS FIGHTING OUT OF IT! He’s pushing up! Ryan tries to force him back down but Adonis keeps going!
Deadprez: HE’S UP! Adonis gets to his feet with Ryan still on his back and DROPS backward, crushing Ryan between himself and the canvas! The hold is broken! Both men are down! Adonis crawls toward his corner, arm outstretched, while Ryan shakes off the impact; he doesn’t know where Adonis is going!
Gavin Kirkland: THIS IS IT! ADONIS IS ALMOST THERE! ARTEMIS IS REACHING!
(This time Adonis’s hand connects cleanly with Artemis’s palm and the crowd ERUPTS!)
TAG!
Deadprez: HE GOT THE TAG! ARTEMIS JONES IS IN THIS MATCH! Artemis vaults over the top rope and immediately runs straight at Ryan who is barely back to his feet— FLYING FOREARM takes him down! Vincent tries to step through the ropes and Artemis charges at him with a DROPKICK and sends Vincent back to the apron!
Gavin Kirkland: ARTEMIS CLEANING HOUSE! He is taking on both members of Silas World at the same time and this crowd absolutely loves it!
(Artemis stands in the middle of the ring and starts doing this futsal shuffle, getting the crowd behind him!)
Deadprez: Artemis is feeling himself after a big shift, but Ryan is back up to his feet, looking to take advantage with a lariat from behind— BUT HE DUCKS IT, RYAN TURNS AROUND INTO A KNIFE EDGE CHOP!
Artemis Jones: (off mic) OOOOOO! That hurt didn’t it! But check this out right here…SWAAAG!
(PUNCH!)
Artemis Jones: (off mic) SWAG!
(PUNCH!)
Artemis Jones: (off mic) SWAG!
(PUNCH!)
Artemis Jones: (off mic) SWAG!
(PUNCH!)
Sienna Swann: Artemis fires a bunch of closed fist punches…while saying swag? Who the hell says that anymore?
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t think it’s 2012 anymore, but he certainly is having fun! He sends Ryan to the ropes and catches him on the rebound with a FALLAWAY SLAM that sends him skidding across the canvas! Artemis Jones is showing exactly why the Jones Brothers were brought to EAW and this building is fully behind him!
Deadprez: Ryan stumbling back up to his feet, Artemis runs to the corner looking for SWAG SURFIN’! THE CORKSCREW SENTON—
(Artemis’ leg slips quickly but he recovers barely, he then launches off the top rope as quickly as he can!)
Sienna Swann: RYAN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! That split second error seemed to have cost him a huge move, and the entire momentum of this match.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan knows it too, looking to capitalize off of Artemis mistake and get Silas World back into this match—
Deadprez: BUT ARTEMIS POPPING BACK UP WITH A PACKAGE PINFALL!
ONE!
TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: RYAN MANAGES TO KICK OUT AND IS SHOCKED THAT ARTEMIS WAS EVEN ABLE TO GET THAT OFF!
(Artemis pushing himself back to his feet with the crowd behind him. Ryan is slow to rise and Artemis doesn’t waste the opportunity, grabbing him by the arm and whipping him hard into the neutral corner before charging in behind him with a clothesline knocking him down! Then backing up, and running back with a CORNER HIP ATTACK that crushes Ryan against the turnbuckles!)
Deadprez: “CALI SUNDOWN”! Artemis connects with that corner hip attack and yanks Ryan out of the corner! He pulls him to the center and hits a RUNNING SENTON! Artemis is rolling now! He tags Adonis back in and these two are setting something up together!
TAG!
Sienna Swann: Adonis climbs to the top rope while Artemis grabs Ryan, holding him in position. Adonis leaps off looking for a DIVING CROSSBODY— But Ryan shoves Artemis in the way! Adonis CRASHES into Artemis! He took out his own brother!
Adonis Jones: (off-mic) ARTEMIS! BRO I AM SO SORRY!
Gavin Kirkland: Wilson taking advantage! He grabs Adonis off the canvas and DRILLS him with a northern lariat! He marches to his corner and tags Vincent back in!
Deadprez: Silas World taking full advantage of the mishap! Vincent immediately targets a staggered Adonis as he tries to get back to his feet— with a RUNNING BICYCLE KICK that sends him leaning against into the ropes! Vincent pulls Adonis back to center and lifts him with a FISHERMAN SUPLEX, bridging into the cover!
ONE!
TWO!!
Sienna Swann: Adonis kicks out but he is running out of gas fast in there!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent attempts to pick him back up— Adonis suddenly fires back with a HEADBUTT that catches Vincent completely off guard! Vincent wobbles and Adonis hits the ropes coming back with a one legged dropkick that sends Vincent stumbling into their corner! Adonis immediately tags Artemis!
TAG!
Deadprez: Artemis grabs Vincent and holds him up, looking at his brother— OH! A DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Both brothers connect and drop Vincent like a stone!
Sienna Swann: I will admit that was actually impressive coordination from the Jones Brothers, despite what we have seen so far. Artemis hooks the leg, Ryan going to cut him off— but Adonis charges at Ryan and they both go back over ropes with a clothesline, both men CRASHING to the floor!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: VINCENT KICKS OUT! So close for the Jones Brothers right there it felt like! Artemis pulls Vincent back up inside the ring, firing knife edge chops that back him into the corner! Adonis and Ryan brawling!
Deadprez: Artemis unloading those chops one hitting harder then the other!
Sienna Swann: Vincent needs to find a way out of that corner before Artemis takes this match completely away from Silas World. Knowing Silas, he won’t be happy losing to these two.
(Artemis steps back and charges in with a clothesline— but Vincent explodes out of the corner at the last second with a running yakuza kick that catches Artemis flush across the jaw! Artemis spins and drops hard as Vincent grabs the ropes breathing heavily!)
Gavin Kirkland: VINCENT WITH THE COUNTER! Artemis walked right into that YUKUZA KICK and the momentum has shifted back to Silas World just like that!
Deadprez: Outside the ring Adonis and Ryan are still going at it! Ryan grabs Adonis and drives him spine first into the barricade before going back to his corner managing to finish the job!
TAG!
(Vincent tags Ryan back in, Ryan grabs Artemis while Vincent goes to the apron. Ryan whips Artemis into the ropes and catches him on the rebound with a knee strike, and as he wobbles, Ryan grabs him and drives him down with a swinging neckbreaker!)
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan Wilson back in control! Once again, showing off how merciless he is since making that switch to Silas World.
Deadprez: Ryan drops a knee right across the back of Artemis’s neck before grabbing him and pulling him into a reverse chinlock! Grinding down on that neck with those forearm clubs across the side of the face!
(Artemis claws at Ryan’s arms, the crowd clapping in rhythm behind him as he slowly forces himself up to one knee. Ryan clubs him back down with a forearm! Artemis pushes up again, getting to both knees this time before Ryan drives his knee into his back!)
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan not letting Artemis build any momentum whatsoever! Every time he tries to push up Ryan cuts him right back down!
Deadprez: Adonis is back on his side, and is stomping on that apron trying to will his brother forward and this crowd is clapping along with every single stomp!
Adonis Jones: (off mic) COME ON MAN! DON’T LET THEM PUNK YOU!
(Hearing his brother, he surges upward one final time, breaking the chinlock with two sharp back elbows to Ryan’s ribs! Ryan stumbles and Artemis spins around, catching him with a superkick that snaps his head back! Both men go down!)
Sienna Swann: Both competitors are down! Whoever can make the tag first has a huge advantage right here!
Gavin Kirkland: Artemis crawling toward his corner! Ryan is trying to cut him off! Artemis reaching!
TAG!
Deadprez: TAG TO ADONIS! TAG TO ADONIS! HE’S IN! Adonis comes flying over the top rope and immediately takes Ryan down with a flying forearm! Vincent steps through the ropes and Adonis catches him with an enziguri that sends him to the mat!
Gavin Kirkland: ADONIS JONES IS SHOWING HE IS JUST AS CAPABLE AS HIS BROTHER!
Deadprez: Adonis grabs Ryan off the canvas and fires off some HUGE PUNCHES! Adonis pauses, does a little dance and that BIG RIGHT HAND connects flush to the side of the head! Ryan stumbles into the ropes!
Sienna Swann: Ryan rebounds back and Adonis catches him! “JUNE GLOOM”! THE URANAGE PLANTS RYAN IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Gavin Kirkland: ADONIS INTO THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO!!
Deadprez: VINCENT BREAKS IT UP! He dragged Adonis off Ryan at the last possible second and now he is unloading forearms on him!
(Vincent backs Adonis into the ropes with a combination of discus forearms before whipping him across the ring! Adonis rebounds and ducks a clothesline attempt before hitting the far ropes and coming back with the SPEAR that catches Vincent completely off guard!)
Gavin Kirkland: “DON DADA BOUNTY”! A MASSIVE SPEAR BY ADONIS! Vincent goes down and Adonis hooks the leg…on Vincent? But he isn’t legal. I think Adonis is a little confused.
Adonis Jones: (off mic) Oh shit my bad.
Sienna Swann: Well that idiotic mistake, allowed Ryan to grab Adonis and throw him shoulder first into the ring post!
(Ryan doesn’t even bother leaving the ring and joins Vincent, both men standing over the fallen Adonis.)
Vincent Mondarian: (off mic) I’m getting real sick of these two idiots, let’s make sure we never have to see these losers again.
Ryan Wilson: (off mic) Agreed.
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan Wilson is still in the ring as an illegal man! The referee is telling him to get back to his corner but Ryan is not listening to a single word!
Deadprez: Vincent drops a boot right onto Adonis’s damaged shoulder! Ryan follows with a sharp knee drop to the same spot! They take turns stomping and kicking Adonis while he is on the ground! This is just SICK and completely uncalled for
Gavin Kirkland: This is a mugging is what this is! This is an absolute mugging right in the middle of this ring and the referee is powerless to stop it!
Deadprez: Ryan grabs that damaged arm and WRENCHES it upward while Vincent stomps down on the shoulder simultaneously!
Sienna Swann: Silas Mason finally showing some emotion at ringside, and it’s a smile. He seems to be enjoying how cruel they are being.
(The referee steps between Ryan and Adonis, physically pushing Ryan backward and warning both men. Ryan stares right through him like he isn’t there.)
Referee: GET BACK! GET BACK TO YOUR CORNER RIGHT NOW OR I WILL DISQUALIFY YOU BOTH!
(Ryan and Vincent exchange a glance before Vincent drops another elbow directly onto Adonis’s shoulder, completely ignoring the official’s warning!)
Gavin Kirkland: They don’t care! They do not care about the consequences right now! This is a statement being made at the expense of Adonis Jones—
Deadprez: BUT ARTEMIS IS BACK! HAS SEEN ENOUGH! HE IS COMING IN TO SAVE HIS BROTHER! Artemis charges at Vincent, tackling him off his brother and unloading closed fist punches right to his face! Artemis puts himself between Silas World and his fallen brother!
Artemis Jones: (off-mic) YOU BETTER GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY BROTHER!
Gavin Kirkland: ALL FOUR MEN ARE NOW IN THE RING! THE REFEREE HAS COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THIS MATCH!
Deadprez: Ryan grabs Artemis from behind, pulls him up and spins him around, firing a European uppercut that staggers him! Artemis fires back with a right hand punch right to Ryan’s jaw! Ryan stumbles backward!
Sienna Swann: This has completely devolved into chaos! Is this even a match anymore?
(Vincent grabs Artemis from the side but Adonis, damaged shoulder and all, pushes himself off the canvas and tackles Vincent into the ropes! All four men are throwing punches, grabbing and shoving, the referee trying desperately to restore any semblance of order!)
Referee: STOP! ALL OF YOU STOP RIGHT NOW! I AM WARNING YOU!
(Nobody listens. Ryan grabs Adonis by the damaged arm and WHIPS him into the corner! Artemis fires a superkick at Ryan! Vincent catches Artemis from behind with a forearm! Adonis charges back out of the corner with a clothesline that drops Vincent!)
Gavin Kirkland: There is no order left in this match! The referee is being completely ignored by all four competitors and I don’t think there is any coming back from this!
Deadprez: Silas Mason is on his feet at ringside now watching everything unfold with wide eyes! Even he didn’t expect this level of chaos!
(The referee steps into the center of the ring, throwing both arms up in the air as the bell rings!)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen the referee has ruled this match a NO CONTEST!
Gavin Kirkland: It’s over! The referee had absolutely no choice! All four men are in that ring brawling with complete disregard for the rules and nobody was willing to stop!
Deadprez: But the fight isn’t over! Ryan and Artemis are still going at it near the ropes! Vincent has Adonis against the corner! Security is going to need to get out here right now!
Sienna Swann: The Jones Brothers came into EAW tonight wanting to make a statement and Silas World wanted to make one of their own! Instead what we got was complete and total anarchy and somehow I think all four of these men are perfectly fine with that!
Gavin Kirkland: Whatever just happened here tonight, one thing is absolutely certain, this heated exchange between the Jones Brothers and Silas World is far from over. In fact I think we are just getting started!
(Silas World exits with Silas Mason as security rolls in, both Vincent and Ryan staring daggers into The Jones Brother as Adonis and Artemis are still willing to keep fighting! The scene fades to black on them, yelling at the Silas World.)
(Backstage….
Kyra Phillips is seen standing in front of the camera as she smiles before speaking into the mic.)
Kyra Phillips: Ladies and gentlemen, it is now Season 20 of the EAW, 20 years and it starts tonight. But first I would like to introduce at this time, he is back on Showdown after a year and a huge one at that on Voltage, please welcome Jon Kelton!
(Kelton walks into the screen as the crowd boos.)
Kyra Phillips: First off, I would like to welcome you back on Showdown.
Jon Kelton: Showdown missed Jon Kelton and Jon Kelton missed Showdown. I am glad to be back but nobody else will be. See, Kennedy Street knew that something was missing last season and after what I did on Voltage and how I won at Pain For Pride beating Bronson Daniels a Hall of Famer? And now my stock is higher than ever.
Kyra Phillips: And what are your goals this season?
(Jon Kelton rolls his eyes.)
Jon Kelton: Gee… Kyra, let me think… oh right, become the Answers World Champion! Was that really hard, Kyra. See, I AM going to finish my story and be the face of Showdown. See, maybe it was good that I left the Blue Brand for a year, go and do my thing on Voltage and realize that the heart grows fonder when now I know what I need to do in order to be a World Champion, BUT there is another person on this brand who deserves that title as well.
Kyra Phillips: Who is that?
(Jon Kelton mocks Kyra.)
Jon Kelton: Who is that… are you serious!? I tis the LOVE of my life, PANDORA PAISLEY!
(Pandora Paisley walks in as they both smile and hug, before kissing.)
Pandora Paisley: Welcome home, I missed you so much.
Jon Kelton: Not as much as I missed you baby. See, Kyra, this is why I needed to come back, my lady has been screwed over all last season and NO MORE. This is MY woman, and I will make sure that she is protected at all times just like I know she will have MY back.
Pandora Paisley: Always.
(Pandora rests her arms on the shoulders of Jon Kelton when Silas Mason walks up.)
Silas Mason: This is nice, good to have you back, Jon, you were very impressive on Voltage, and I feel with the right guidance, you will go places, my friend.
Jon Kelton: Is that so? Because the last time I recall, you cost her the match at Pain For Pride, and every time she could have become a champion, you were always there to cost her. See, she doesn’t have to worry about that now, because I am back on Showdown. Halsey was injured for more than half the season, Daryl Kinkade was basically useless, and he is gone now to Dynasty. But you are a different story and while I know the terms of this stupid contract that you forced the love of my life in, at Midsummer Massacre? It ENDS.
(Silas smirks as he walks up to Jon Kelton, Pandora though gets between them both.)
Pandora Paisley: Back off, flower. You have me for four weeks, after that we are DONE. I could have brought you a World Championship already but after getting fucked over so many times, you did NOTHING about it. Well, you lost the honey pot, in Harper, love. Now you have nothing and after Midsummer Massacre, you will still have nothing.
Silas Mason: Oh no… see, you still have one thing left to do for me and I will make sure that it gets taken care of. Because you see…..
(Suddenly he hears a female’s voice.)
???: You are not welcomed here, and she doesn’t belong to you.
(Silas Mason turns around and is face to face with Halsey Neel. Silas smirks and shakes his head.)
Silas Mason: This is cute, Halsey to the rescue and –
(But just as Silas was about to speak, Damien Kutcher, the 24/7 Contract Holder walks up and stands next to Halsey as well.)
Damien Kutcher: I think there is where you get stepping, bruh.
(Silas looks around and nods, he then turns to Pandora and tells her…)
Silas Mason: We’re not done tonight. Excuse me.
(Silas walks out of the picture as Damien Kutcher, Halsey Neel, Jon Kelton and Pandora Paisley watch him leave, then turned to face one another. There is a tense stare down before they start smiling at one another, Damien and Jon give a homie hug as Pandora and Halsey hug. Kyra looks a bit confused as Jon Kelton just turns to her and says….)
Jon Kelton: You have been here long enough to know Kyra; there is strength in numbers.
(Kelton takes Pandora’s hand as they walk off as Halsey follows as Damien puts his arm around her shoulders. Kyra looks on and turns to the camera.)
Kyra Phillips: That was some interesting developments. Let’s go down to the ring with another newcomer who is ready to make her debut on Showdown, Sofia Drakos.
(The camera pans to ringside and Gina Romano.)
(The camera cuts to ringside where the American national anthem is playing.)
Gavin Kirkland: Stand up Deadprez! We have a very special guest in the ring today!
(Gavin stands up and salutes the woman standing in the ring wearing a tan pantsuit.)
Deadprez: Who even is this?
Sienna Swann: She looks terrible sweetie. That’s all I know.
Gina Romano: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: Already in the ring, making her EAW debut please give a special welcome to Washington DC’s own, United States Congresswoman Hillary Kennedy!!!
(The congresswoman waves to her constituents in the crowd with a wide smile on her face before taking a microphone.)
Deadprez: Nah there is no way this is a real Congresswoman. That’s the fakest name I’ve ever heard.
Gavin Kirkland: Shut up Dead. She’s about to give a campaign speech!
Hillary Kennedy: Good evening my fellow United States citizens here in Washington DC. I am here tonight to ask you all to donate to my Super PAC. Together we can raise the funds necessary to make the world a better place!
(The crowd gives a mixed reaction.)
Hillary Kennedy: Just looking out at this crowd tonight I can tell that we have a lot of work to do. Which is why I am here to get my hands dirty! I am going to show you that I am a Congresswoman of action. While I may have voted for every war in the last 30 years I am more than willing to go to war myself! Now Sofia get your bitch ass out here right now!
( ‘God is a woman’ – Ariana Grande hits!!! )
Gina Romano: And her opponent from Mount Olympus, Greece weighing in at 185 pounds MAKING HER EAW DEBUT she is the “Child of Heracles” SOFIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DRAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSS!!!!
( Sofia Drakos slowly makes her way down to the ring. The senator in the ring looks a bit nervous seeing the much younger much more muscular woman make her way down to the ring with a look of ferocity and intensity on her face. )
Deadprez: Well I have been looking forward to seeing Sofia Drakos in action since I heard she signed to EAW. She definitely has the right look. But how will she perform in the ring?
Gavin Kirkland: We don’t really know much about her to be honest. But I am definitely looking forward to finding out more.
Sienna Swann: She is a goddess much like myself. So of course I support her.
(The music fades as Sofia Drakos enters the ring. The congresswoman extends her hand out to Sofia who reluctantly shakes it.)
Hillary Kennedy: Now Greece has been one of our allies for a long time and I am glad to stand here in this ring with you here tonight. I assume you have your papers correct? I wouldn’t want to have to call ICE on you. Haha you know you are just the type of person we want in our country. Which is why I hope you will speak out in favor of my border crackdown bill. Wouldn’t want to have to vote in favor of some sanctions on Greece in the next session-
Sofia Drakos: …
Hillary Kennedy: Ma’am?
Deadprez: Sofia Drakos just punched the congresswoman in the face! She goes down to the mat with a thud. She’s not moving at all! I think she just got knocked out!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: The referee just called for the bell? Why the hell did we sanction this match? That congresswoman is like 80 years old!
Sienna Swann: I mean she paid us a lot of money to do this… Who are we to say no?
(Sofia Drakos smiles sadistically down at her opponent who is clearly going to be easy work for her tonight.)
Deadprez: Sofia is not done! Come on pin her already!
(Sofia Drakos picks up her opponent and tosses her into the air with ease. She catches her and slams her down hard with a Pop-Up Powerbomb!)
Gavin Kirkland: This was a very bad idea. This woman is going to die. EAW is going to kill a major political figure!
Sienna Swann: Nah don’t worry I’m pretty sure this is an unsanctioned match. We good.
(Sofia Drakos picks her opponent back up and gets her in Powerbomb position again. She runs her hard into the corner hurling her back first with a Buckle Bomb!)
Deadprez: I believe she calls that the Olympus Descent!
(The congresswoman’s security at ringside is shown considering getting involved. However, they have their orders not to intervene so they just chill out and watch the show.)
Gavin Kirkland: Let’s all give a shoutout to our men in black. The real ones keeping the important people in our country safe.
Sienna Swann: They could be a little more creative with their fashion choices. It’s not 1925 anymore sweetie.
(Sofia Drakos signals to the crowd that she is done playing around.)
Deadprez: Looks like we are going to get this thing over with. Sofia Drakos is proving to be an absolute beast in the ring as we expected. Although I’d like to see how she does with an actual trained opponent and someone that is a bit closer to her age.
Gavin Kirkland: Nah Dead this is great. This is real competition. This is what EAW is all about.
(Sofia Drakos slings her opponent up over her shoulders and carries her around the ring with ease not even breaking a sweat. Eventually Sofia swings her opponent around off her shoulders down to the mat with a devastating maneuver.)
Deadprez: TWELVE LABORS CONNECTS!!! I AM BEING TOLD THAT IS SOFIA DRAKOS’ MOST DEVASTATING MANEUVER!
Gavin Kirkland: I definitely don’t even think it was necessary to do any of these moves. She could’ve won after the first punch.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie is just showing off. Let a bitch have some fun.
(Sofia Drakos smiles and saunters around the ring lazily before placing one foot on the chest of her opponent. The referee sighs and slides in to make the obvious three count.)
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: Here is your winner… SOFIA DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKOS!!!!
( ‘God is a woman’ – Ariana Grande hits as Sofia Drakos has her arm raised high in victory by the referee. )
Gavin Kirkland: Very dominant debut here tonight for Sofia Drakos. Everyone loves a Dommy Mommy. <3 <3 <3
Sienna Swann: Control yourself Gavin.
Deadprez: Wait what is this? Staffers for Hillary Kennedy are entering the ring to confront the referee.
(Sofia Drakos looks confused as the congresswoman’s staffers enter the ring to confront the referee.)
Staffer: (off-mic) Are you sure that was really a three count? Looked like only two to me.
Referee: (off-mic) Bro I coulda counted to ten.
Staffer: (off-mic) I’m not so sure about that buddy. I think that we need to launch a congressional taskforce to investigate this. What’s your political affiliation?
Referee: (off-mic) That’s not any of your business-
Staffer: (off-mic) I’ve heard enough. Clearly this referee had an agenda against Senator Kennedy. Your bias disgusts me sir.
Referee: (off-mic) !
(The referee is shown being escorted away by the men in black as Sofia Drakos looks confused. However, she shrugs it off and begins posing on the turnbuckle for the fans.)
Deadprez: Well that referee has a lot to deal with but we have a show to continue. It’s clear that Sofia Drakos is going to be a major force to be reckoned with here in EAW. Can’t wait to see her up against some real competition.
Gavin Kirkland: Your ageism disgusts me Deadprez. I think that the congresswoman should be next in line to challenge Minerva for the Universal Women’s Championship.
Sienna Swann: Bro wants to see a murder…
(Sofia Drakos continues to pose on every turnbuckle for the fans before leaving as the camera cuts to a commercial.)
(A commercial airs announcing that microtransactions will be added and not removed from EAW 2k26 in the next update.)
(We have returned from commercial break and the action from the previous match has been cleared away and there is a brief moment of silence before the silence is broken by the sounds of ‘chain’ by BACK ON starting to play throughout the arena. Seconds later, the crowd erupts into cheers as the NEW National Elite Champion Akari Kiyoko enters the arena holding his title proudly in the air. He looks out into the crowd before he heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… THE EAW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! “THE HEART OF SHOWDOWN” AKARI KIYOKO!
Deadprez: Listen to the ovation for Akari Kiyoko, who ended his season on Showdown in the best way possible by winning the National Elite Championship at Pain for Pride in a very tough triple threat match.
Gavin Kirkland: As much as it pains me that Silas World couldn’t regain the title or that the title couldn’t stay kinky, Akari has worked hard all last season.
Sienna Swann: Akari had one star making performance after another last season, so it was only a matter of time before we saw Akari as a champion. Now he has the bullseye on his back, and this is his chance to prove that it wasn’t any sort of fluke. Let’s hear what Akari has to say.
(Akari has grabbed a microphone from Gina as he slides into the ring and listens to the crowd’s adoration as his entrance music fades off. Akari smirks and keeps listening for a few moments longer before he begins to speak.)
Akari Kiyoko: I have said it time and time again last season that I was going to end as a champion and that’s exactly what I did BECAUSE I AM THE NEW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!!
(The crowd gets louder with its cheers as Akari again holds the title high and proud.)
Akari Kiyoko: It was a journey that was a long time coming, but it started to become a closer version of reality this season. Every performance. Every match. It just got me closer and closer to achieving a goal and now that dream is real. Akari Kiyoko is a champion!!
Akari Kiyoko: But I would be remiss if I didn’t give credit to Daryl Kinkade for being a tough challenge and being a hell of a National Elite Champion in his own right. But now Daryl is on Dynasty after the draft and I wish Daryl all the best on Dynasty because I know without a doubt that he is going to do very well on the red brand. Good luck, Daryl.
(The crowd cheers showing respect for Daryl Kinkade and the job he did on Showdown as National Elite Champion.)
Akari Kiyoko: But this is a new season and now I am taking my rightful spot as the Heart of Showdown. This season, Season 20, is MY season now and as the National Elite Champion, I will take it upon myself to defend the title against anybody and everybody. So if you want a shot at the National Elite Champion, step right up.
(Akari doesn’t have to wait very long as “DICTATOR” by REI AMI starts to play as one of Showdown’s newest draftees, Mia Santoro, enters the arena to boos from the crowd as an interested and intrigued look on Akari’s face as Mia heads to the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Interesting development we have here with Mia Santoro. Sweeties, she didn’t win at Pain for Pride and didn’t win the Best Dressed Award either, but she is here for an opportunity.
Deadprez: She can get the job done as a former Specialists Champion, but she is still on the hunt for championship gold. Could this be it?
Gavin Kirkland: Akari has the same look on his face as I do when seeing Mia and that is she is looking so beautiful tonight. Let’s hear what she has to say.
(Mia is in the ring now with a microphone as she gives a smile to Akari as she steps up to him. Her entrance music fades off as she begins to speak.)
Mia Santoro: When you made your little proclamation about defending your title against anybody and everybody, were you expecting the challenge to be answered so quickly… much less by yours truly?
(Akari simply shrugs as Mia smirks and continues to speak.)
Mia Santoro: I thought so. But while Pain for Pride didn’t exactly go my way, it doesn’t mean that I am done hunting for championship gold. Akari, I am more than ready to make a statement here on Showdown…and your title is my focal point. So I am issuing the challenge here and now. At Midsummer Massacre, it’s going to be you….
Mia Santoro: Against me….
Mia Santoro: With the National Elite Championship on the line. So what do you say, Akari?
(Akari smirks at Mia and thinks about it before he gives her his answer.)
Akari Kiyoko: You want a title shot at Midsummer Masscare, Mia? You’ve got it.
(Mia looks very pleased as the crowd cheers at Akari accepting the challenge, but the cheers don’t last very long as “Betty (Get Money)!” by Yung Gravy starts playing and the crowd immediately starts booing again as Clayton Golde enters the arena. His eyes are hyper fixated on the title on Akari’s shoulder as he heads to the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Well this is to be expected when a champion says they will defend their title against anybody because here comes the King of Clout Clayton Golde.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, you can’t forget the FORMER New Breed Champion. This idiot could still have his gold if he wasn’t so damn cocky and so damn stupid. He dresses like he has style but he looks like a male prostitute.
Deadprez: Clayton isn’t happy he lost at Pain for Pride, but Clayton is a pain in the ass opportunist who will jump at the chance to become champion again. This is going to be good.
(Clayton also rolls into the ring with a microphone in hand as he interjects himself into the situation as his music stops and he begins to speak.)
Clayton Golde: Let me make one thing perfectly clear. I am not happy right now because you know as well as I know as well as all these people in the arena know that Anna Wautier or whatever the fuck her name is beating me for the New Breed Title was a complete and utter FLUKE!!
(The crowd starts cheering for Anna and that just makes Clayton even more annoyed.)
Clayton Golde: SHUT UP!!!!! You people know damn well that someone like me is made to still be a champion. You know, come to think of it.
(Clayton’s eyes go from the crowd, past Mia, and right onto Akari’s National Elite title belt.)
Clayton Golde: I think that your title will do for me, Akari. If I remember what you said, you would defend your title against all comers, so how about you defend your National Elite Championship against me at Midsummer Massacre?
(Clayton looks at Akari as Mia doesn’t look amused that Clayton stuck his nose in her title shot.)
Akari Kiyoko: That’s fine. I accept your challenge for Midsummer Massacre.
Mia Santoro: Now wait just a damn minute.
Akari Kiyoko: Let me finish. I accept Clayton’s challenge AS WELL meaning I will defend my title at Midsummer Massacre against him AND YOU in a triple threat match.
Mia Santoro: Fine with me.
(The crowd is cheering at the announcement as the cheers are immediately cut off–)
Gavin Kirkland: “C’EST LA VIE”!
Sienna Swann: Clayton attacked the National Elite Champion and took him down with the neckbreaker. Sweetie, he is a sneaky pain in the ass opportunist.
Deadprez: The National Elite Champion is down and out and Clayton is making sure to let Akari know it. But I think the nitwit forgot something–
Gavin Kirkland: HE FORGOT MIA SANTORO AND MIA TOOK CLAYTON DOWN AND OUT WITH “ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE”! CLAYTON GOT DROPPED ON THE OF HIS HEAD!
(Both men are down and Mia is back on her feet as she eyes the National Elite Championship title belt and picks it up to hold it before developing a smile on her face.)
Sienna Swann: I am not going to lie, Sweeties, but Mia looks very creepy. She is almost holding that title like it was her child or something.
Gavin Kirkland: She is a little out there but she could become the new Champion if she plays her cards right and gosh she is so beautiful.
Deadprez: Can you think about anything else, Dawg? But Akari certainly has his hands full at Midsummer Massacre as he is now defending the National Elite Title against both Mia Santoro AND Clayton Golde in a triple threat match. Hopefully Akari didn’t bite off more than he can chew.
(The final shot shows Akari and Clayton both still not moving on the mat as Mia is still holding onto the title and staring at it with a smile on her face as the camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(The camera fades backstage to the private locker room of Circe and Diego Montana where romantic music is playing. Red mood lighting has been applied to the ceiling lights as the camera fades inside.)
Diego Montana: Circe mi amor… I am still salty that the Pain for Pride cameras cut off before we could show the entire world the entire capacity of our love.
Circe: I could not agree more Diego. Luckily the live audience got an unedited show they will never forget.
Diego Montana: Facts as fuck chica. You know that I am sick and tired of the puritanical tyranny being imposed upon us by the EAW corporate elite. They are hatin’ on a vato’s freedoms.
Circe: They sure are. You would think with the power that my family commands we would be afforded some special privileges. But instead they lecture us and threaten us with fines. But we won’t back down. Our love must be heard and seen by all.
(Circe takes Diego Montana by the hand and leads him outside of the locker room. Diego dips his hand into a vat of Dubai Chocolate as they leave. Circe takes him outside into the hallway and sits down on a crate as Diego extends his finger for Circe to lick off of dramatically. Several EAW wrestlers and production workers are shown giving the side eye to the display as they hurry away down the hallway back to their jobs at hand.)
Diego Montana: You all jealous lil bitches. Wishin’ you could pull a bad bitch like this. Jealous cuz Diego got that play while you ain’t got no play.
Circe: It’s true that the entire EAW roster and especially Showdown is jealous of us. That is why they try to hold us back from displaying our love to the world. But we won’t let that stop us. It is time for Showdown to become TV-MA!
Diego Montana: Most definitely. It is. EAW has been playing it safe for too long. We need to return EAW back to the way it used to be when it was Extreme Answers Wrestling. Back before the corporate sponsorships and feminazis destroyed the game I loved.
Circe: My sister is doing her part with ToXXXin over on Voltage and we must do the same here on Showdown. We need to inject some attitude back into this brand. If not us then who? It is time to inject some spiciness back into professional wrestling and give these people something they were not expected to see. Something that really pushes the boundaries.
(Circe is shown sipping a latte as she plots their next move. Suddenly the Jones Brothers walk by as Circe takes another lick of Dubai Chocolate off Diego’s finger.)
Artemis Jones: AYO!
Adonis Jones: AYOOOO!
Circe & Diego: ???
Artemis Jones: Ain’t nobody wanna see this shit uce! Keep it in yo locker room!
Adonis Jones: Better yet keep it in yo hotel room. Cuz this is the Jones Penitentiary and it looks like we got some escaped inmates out here.
Artemis Jones: Looks like we got some escaped offenders uce.
Adonis Jones: Some escaped sex offenders. Gotta put em on the list.
Artemis Jones: Writing they names down right now uce!
Adonis Jones: YEET!
Diego Jones: I am NOT a sex offender.
Circe: You two probably are though. How about you two incestuous losers go fuck off and get a room of your own?
Artemis & Adonis: AYO!
Diego Montana: Listen pendejos. Ain’t nobody got time for your shit. Who the fuck even are you? I don’t even remember seeing you around before Pain for Pride. Now we gotta listen to this bullshit? You out here with your lame ass catchphrases and shitty entrances? Ain’t nobody wanna see that. They wanna see Diego and this fine ass bad bitch over here Circe.
Adonis Jones: That’s where you’re wrong uce! You see the people are down with the Jones Brothers. They know that we keep it poppin’ off. We bringing that party to EAW on a weekly basis. YEET!
Artemis Jones: YEET!
Circe: Stop saying that!
Diego Montana: Los dos pendejos son un fastidio. ¡Déjenme en paz! Disfrutemos de nuestra velada romántica!
Adonis Jones: We out here and we marking our territory.
Artemis Jones: Big dawgs. This our yard. Big ass dawgs.
Adonis Jones: We all up in yo face. What you gonna do about it? This yo warning sh-
(However, before Adonis can finish delivering his warning shot to Diego & Circe a much larger presence appears in the hallway.)
Kelin: So… What do we have here?
Diego Montana: Oh, look at this…
Kelin: You little man think that you can step up to the Master of War? You have not even been in a true war have you? I pity you little man. But do not be afraid. You have nothing to worry about in my presence. Because you are not a threat to me-
(Suddenly Kelin finds his hair drenched with piping hot latte as he cringes in pain from the burns. He grimaces his teeth in rage as he turns around-)
Circe: …
(Circe covertly tosses the latte cup over to Adonis Jones who instinctually catches it. Kelin turns around to see Adonis holding the latte cup.)
Adonis Jones: Look big dawg…
Kelin: You would dare?
Artemis Jones: Yoyoyoyo it ain’t even like that!
Adonis Jones: It ain’t like that. Come on let’s have some fun.
(Adonis Jones is shown gesturing to the sound guy to play his theme song but the sound guy does not seem interested in doing that and tries to ignore Adonis and act like he didn’t see him.)
Adonis Jones: It wasn’t me! It was her!
Kelin: …
(However, Kelin gives no fucks and lays into Adonis Jones with a Big Boot to the skull taking his head off. Artemis Jones rushes in to rescue his brother but Kelin headbutts him and then throws him sideways launching his skull through a wooden production crate.)
Diego Montana: Damn! These lil bitch boiz gettin’ wrecked!
Circe: They sure are. Let’s just enjoy the show.
(Circe and Diego Montana are shown making out on top of the production crates as Kelin continues to lay waste to both Jones Brothers throughout the hallway. Kelin powerbombs Adonis Jones into the concrete floor leaving a bloody pool of blood on the floor underneath his skull. Artemis Jones is dragged inside Circe & Diego’s locker room and his head is dunked into the vat of Dubai Chocolate scalding and blinding him in the chocolate container.)
Kelin: You now know what it means to go up against the War Artist. Learn these lessons well small childish men. For you have only but tasted war for the first of many times. I shall be searching for you. Await my coming and recognize that there will be many future battles to come.
(Kelin turns around leaving the scene behind him as he turns and sees Circe and Diego still on the production crates outside.)
Circe: Diego… Let’s go to catering. I think we should get out of here.
(Diego notices Kelin looking at him and taking a step towards them.)
Diego Montana: I think that’s a good idea chica…
(Circe and Diego quickly run through the adjacent door into the catering area nearby at high speed. However, they are in such a hurry they slam the doors right into the face of someone who gets nailed in the head by the door and falls backwards to the ground.)
???: FUCK! MY FOOD!
Circe: It wasn’t us!
Diego Montana: It was him! That big motherfucker!
Tafae Toa: Oh, so it was…
(Tafae Toa gets up and wipes his catering meal off of himself as he turns to look at Kelin who is walking slowly into the catering area. Tafae steps up to Kelin sizing him up as they stare each other down.)
Kelin: You appear to be a worthy opponent. Let us begin our battle upon these grounds and allow others to witness our worthy display of war.
Tafae Toa: The fuck you say?
Kelin: …
Tafae Toa: I’ll beat yo ass lil motherfucker! Hatin’ ass bitch gonna get these hands!
(Tafae Toa lunges forward and grabs Kelin by the neck choking him backwards against the wall. Kelin overpowers him and shoves him back but Tafae opens his arms wide and yells out a battle cry before charging in.)
Circe: Come Diego. Our time is now!
Diego Montana: Didn’t have to ask me twice!
(Tafae Toa and Kelin brawl falling on top of the catering table knocking food everywhere. Diners in catering are shown running for their lives as they continue to fight. Circe and Diego grab steel chairs and hit both Kelin and Tafae Toa from behind with the chairs.)
Tafae Toa: …
Kelin: …
Diego Montana: Circe…
Circe: FUCK!
(Unfortunately the chair shot did not have any effect. Kelin and Tafae Toa slowly turn around and stare down Circe and Diego. Tafae and Kelin look at each other and nod. Diego and Circe swing the chairs-)
(CLANG! CLANG!)
Diego Montana: …
Circe: …
(But Tafae Toa and Kelin punched the chairs out of their hands! Tafae grabs Diego by the throat while Kelin military presses a writhing Circe up above his head.)
Diego Montana: Mierda!
Circe: Put me down this instant!
(Suddenly officials and referees rush in to break up the fight.)
Referee: Put her down this instant! Kelin I am warning you! We will suspend your ass! Tafae! Stop it! You just got here! Is it worth risking your contract?
Tafae Toa: FUCK A CONTRACT! IMMA KILL THIS LIL BITCH!
Kelin: … It would seem our battle has come to an end. For now… But do not fear small moustached man. For your diminutive size betrays your unworthiness compared to me. Your lack of prowess in comparison to the Master of War shall be proven in the battles to come.
(Kelin releases Diego who falls to the ground holding his throat coughing and heaving in pain. Kelin is escorted away by the officials. However, Tafae Toa on the other hand-)
Tafae Toa: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
(Tafae Toa hurls Circe across the catering area as she crashes down through a table. Officials rush over to check on her as security pounces on Tafae Toa. Tafae continues to fight them off but eventually their numbers are able to subdue him to the floor.)
Tafae Toa: YOU AIN’T READY FOR ME! HOLD ME DOWN ALL YOU WANT! IMMA FUCK THIS COMPANY UP! CAN’T STOP ME! CAN’T STOP TAFAE TOA!
(Security applies handcuffs onto Tafae Toa as he is dragged away to be dragged towards the ramp and forced to make his entrance for the next match.)
(The camera cuts to a commercial featuring Silas Mason accusing the Jones Brothers of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during their time in Washington DC.)
(Showdown fades back in from the commercial break with Gina Romano standing at the centre of the ring.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH AND IS PART OF THE NEW SHOWDOWN ROSTER SHOWCASE, SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Pardon Me’ by Lil Yachty (feat. Future & Mike WiLL Made-It) hits as Trae Brooks makes his entrance, hollering “LET’S GO” and breaking into a jog toward the ring, radiating pure infectious energy and motivation in his first appearance here in EAW.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS!… WEIGHING IN AT 195 POUNDS!… PRIMETIME!… TRAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!… BROOKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: We have a collection of newcomers arriving on the Showdown roster this week and tonight we get to see exactly what they are bringing to the table in a three-way contest between Trae Brooks, Wynter Kurayami, and Tafae Toa. I am particularly invested in seeing what this young man has to offer specifically.
Gavin Kirkland: The intensity and personality are already on full display and Trae Brooks has made quite the impression this week in terms of establishing who he is! He is a genuinely entertaining kid but the real question is whether that same energy translates inside that ring with the same conviction it carries outside of it!
Sienna Swann: He has the look of someone who would be deeply surprised when speaking to me, and I already know I do not want to hear whatever comes out of his mouth, sweetie. His in-ring ability may yet salvage my opinion of him in some marginal capacity. But can we please address the ring attire first? It’s HORRIBLE!
(‘Phantasmagory’ by Denkare hits as Trae settles into the ring and Wynter Kurayami makes her entrance onto the stage, moving with deliberate and unhurried grace, smiling warmly at everyone around her with that quietly unsettling sweetness as she makes her way to the ring carrying the full confidence of someone who has already decided how this ends.)
Gina Romano: NEXT!… FROM KANAGAWA, JAPAN!… WEIGHING IN AT 129 POUNDS!… THE CENTER OF THE VOID!… WYNTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!… KURAYAMIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: Finally. NOW we are talking about a genuine wrestler, sweetie. The presentation alone puts everyone else on this roster to shame.
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter Kurayami has made an outstanding impression this week in everything she has shown us about who she is and what she brings to this roster! I am genuinely and quite intensely intrigued by everything about this girl! She looks absolutely… I mean, the talent is clearly there and the whole presentation is, you know… undeniably cool by any reasonable measure! That is what I am saying! Purely professionally speaking!
Deadprez: There is something distinctly and persistently unsettling radiating from Kurayami that strongly suggests she could become a genuine and significant threat in the very near future. We are only beginning to scratch the surface of what she is truly capable of.
(‘Live Evil’ by Flatlinerz hits through the arena as Tafae Toa emerges slowly from the gorilla position onto the stage, moving with that heavy and deliberate menace that seems to alter the atmosphere of every room he enters. He makes his way to the ring, exuding a genuinely threatening aura, that cold and predatory expression locked onto everything in front of him as he steps through the ropes.)
Gina Romano: AT LAST!… EXILED FROM THE ISLAND OF SAMOA!… WEIGHING IN AT 285 POUNDS!… THE EXILED!… TAFAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!…. TOAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Legitimate monsters and genuinely imposing physical specimens and immaculate MEATs are an increasingly rare commodity in this industry, so it is a genuine occasion when one arrives on the scene like this! Tafae Toa is making his meaty presence felt from the moment that music hits, and this man is an absolute unit of a human being!
Sienna Swann: Could you possibly find a more articulate way to introduce this man, sweetie? You are actively undermining what should be a menacing entrance with that commentary.
Deadprez: Tafae comes from a background that clearly forged a particular and deeply ingrained level of danger, and everything he has presented this week suggests that the threat he carries into this match is entirely authentic. His opponents are about to feel exactly what that means in a very immediate and physical way.
Gavin Kirkland: The Triple Threat is upon us and we are seconds away from finding out exactly what these three elitists are genuinely capable of bringing to this table! Here we go!
(DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: We have a tremendous wealth of emerging talent on display here tonight, and this match exists precisely to demonstrate what these three bring to the Showdown table!
Deadprez: Wynter Kurayami has this deeply unsettling, enigmatic quality that resists easy categorization. Trae Brooks arrives young and hungry, brimming with the kind of raw potential that either explodes into something generational or collapses under its own pressure. And then there is Tafae Toa. That man is BIG! That man is genuinely frightening!
Sienna Swann: The men in this match still have absolutely no concept of how to present themselves with any dignity or intention, sweetie. Wynter, however, is at least somewhat acceptable, which in this particular field practically makes her a fashion icon by default.
(Wynter and Trae exchange a glance, then both slowly turn their heads in the same direction as the reality of the situation settles over them simultaneously.)
Gavin Kirkland: Neither one of them has a choice here! They have to take the big man out first! Trae and Wynter converge on Toa together, and the big man immediately begins powering through both of them, shoving them apart like they weigh nothing! Wynter gets back up and GETS ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHED BY A MASSIVE FOREARM SMASH STRAIGHT ACROSS THE JAW! This man is a force of nature! Here comes Trae trying his luck and gets caught before he can do anything with it… POWERSLAM DRIVES HIM INTO THE CANVAS!
Deadprez: That man is going to be an immovable problem for a significant stretch of this match.
Sienna Swann: Someone needs to address that situation with urgency, sweetie. Preferably before he levels anyone else.
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae walks over to Kurayami and hauls her up before driving her back into the corner, planting both hands and looking to grind her down with the shoulder claw! But Wynter swats those arms away cleanly and DRILLS Tafae with a Running Knee Strike! Toa turns around straight into a Reverse Mule Kick from Trae! Wynter hits the ropes and comes sailing back… SPRINGBOARD HURRICANRANA TAKES TAFAE OFF HIS FEET AND DOWN TO THE CANVAS!
Deadprez: And now it is just the two of them standing over the fallen giant, Wynter and Trae staring across at one another with the first significant opening of this match suddenly and very quietly presenting itself–
Gavin Kirkland: AND WYNTER DOES NOT HESITATE FOR A SINGLE SECOND! SHE DARTS BEHIND TRAE AND ROLLS HIM UP WITH A SCHOOL BOY ROLL-UP TO STEAL THE EARLY ADVANTAGE!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: KICK OUT AT TWO! Wynter gets powered out and moves back in from behind, but Trae anticipates it, leaps forward, and rolls her over him… WHEELBARROW DOUBLE FOOT STOMP CONNECTS ON WYNTER!
Sienna Swann: Tafae is getting himself back to his feet after absorbing that entire whirlwind of chaos, sweetie, and Trae has already spotted him rising. He wastes absolutely no time, hits the ropes with full momentum, and takes flight to the outside–
(## HANG TIME!)
Sienna Swann: TOPE CON HILO!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: That is nothing short of an extraordinary showcase of the raw and barely contained potential living inside Trae Brooks right now! He just took the largest man in this match completely off his feet with sheer aerial audacity and seized this entire contest in the palm of his hand in a single moment!
Deadprez: Wynter is already climbing back to her feet inside the ring as Trae turns around from the carnage outside, hops back up onto the apron, and launches himself through the ropes, looking to add to his momentum! Wynter barely has a moment to brace herself… SLINGSHOT SPEAR CUTS HER CLEAN IN HALF BEFORE SHE CAN MOUNT ANY DEFENCE! Trae is absolutely asserting his dominance, and here is the cover!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: KICK OUT! Wynter has absorbed two devastating impacts directly to her midsection in a short space of time, but she has chosen to bite down on all of it and keep competing regardless.
Gavin Kirkland: Trae now positioning himself in the corner, locking in his aim at the other young talent standing across from him in this match! Wynter trying to reestablish her footing as Trae launches into a rolling thunder out of the corner, vaulting over… BUT WYNTER CATCHES HIM ON THE WAY DOWN AND HOISTS HIM ONTO HER SHOULDERS! SHE CAUGHT HIM SLIPPING AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT!
Deadprez: She appears to be setting up some variation of a Fireman’s Carry but Trae begins winding up back elbows and driving them repeatedly into the side of her skull, forcing her grip to loosen with every connection! Trae manages to slide free as Wynter stumbles forward, turns around to pursue him, but Trae reads the moment and DROPS her clean with a Drop Toe Hold! Wynter goes down and Trae wastes no time reaching over, securing control of the arm and beginning to work the hold methodically from the canvas.
Sienna Swann: Now that is considerably more sophisticated than what we have been watching from these two, sweetie. When you spend the entire match throwing yourself off elevated surfaces at full velocity, eventually the body sends you a strongly worded message. Wynter is doing the sensible thing. Slow it down, control the limb, and make the other person’s recklessness work against them. There is an actual intelligence to this approach, and I will not pretend otherwise.
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter Kurayami is showing that there is more than one dimension to her game and Trae Brooks is being reminded that speed is not always the answer when someone patient enough to wait for it is sharing the ring with you!
Deadprez: Kurayami begins wrenching that arm further into the Hammerlock hold and SNAPS it downward with vicious precision, drawing a sharp cry out of Trae as he recoils from the sudden pain of having that joint stressed beyond comfort! Kurayami maintains her grip and transitions smoothly, now locking Brooks into a Cravate to pile further pressure onto a man whose entire identity in this match has been built around speed and explosive movement.
Gavin Kirkland: Trae is shaking and twisting, desperately trying to find a way out of it, but Wynter DRIVES her knee flush into his jaw before he can generate enough momentum to escape cleanly!
Sienna Swann: Now this is what a proper wrestling match looks like. Not two people hurtling themselves off elevated structures and praying for the best, but someone with actual technical intelligence breaking another person down with precision and intention. Wynter throws Trae back down to the canvas and transitions once more, locking in the Crucifix Armbar this time. You barely see anyone apply that hold with this level of mechanical clarity anymore. This is a full-commitment grasp she is displaying right now, and it speaks to a level of craftsmanship that most people her age simply do not possess, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter is completely absorbed in trying to manipulate every part of Trae’s body and keep the hold intact, but someone has quietly recovered from the floor and is making their way back inside the ring. That someone is Tafae Toa, rolling back in and immediately PULLING Wynter off the canvas like she weighs absolutely nothing!
Deadprez: Immense raw power asserted from behind without a single moment of warning from the powerhouse of this match… AND HE FOLLOWS WITH A MASSIVE GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB! It was positioned to land directly on top of Trae as well but Brooks managed to scramble clear just in time!
Gavin Kirkland: Trae barely escapes and he already knows the most dangerous presence in this match has returned to reclaim his territory! Tafae turns and swings a clothesline at Trae but Trae ducks underneath and sprints for the ropes… BUT GETS SCOOPED STRAIGHT ONTO TAFAE’S SHOULDERS ON THE REBOUND! BUCKLE BOMB LAUNCHES TRAE SPINE-FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES WITH DEVASTATING FORCE!
Deadprez: But this monster is not remotely finished redistributing Trae across the ring! He peels him off the corner and SPINS HIM OVER INTO A SPINNING SIDEWALK SLAM THAT SHAKES THE CANVAS!
Sienna Swann: Relentlessly destructive, sweetie, and I will concede that the power is genuinely unsettling to be in proximity to. My one observation is that the ring attire looks like it was assembled under considerable time pressure and with very little consultation.
Gavin Kirkland: And Tafae drops into the cover, all of that meat coming down on top of the poor young meat beneath him!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: TRAE WITH A SHOULDER UP AT TWO!
Sienna Swann: I beg your pardon. How exactly did you just describe what we witnessed?
Gavin Kirkland: What? I said with their… meats….?
Deadprez: …Sighs.
Gavin Kirkland: I genuinely do not see the issue.
Deadprez: And we will move on. Tafae rises, and if anything, the situation is only becoming more volatile with every passing moment, as he shifts his attention toward Wynter, who is attempting to pull herself back to her feet. He drags her over and LAUNCHES HER WITH A FALCON ARROW! Wynter gets hurled clean over his head like she is made of absolutely nothing!
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter cannot catch a single break in this match, and now what about Trae?! He is back on his feet and choosing violence, moving straight toward the big man and beginning to throw hands! Right hand from Trae displaying every ounce of courage the young man possesses, slowly walking the big man backward one strike at a time… BUT GETS ROCKED STRAIGHT BACK BY A JIGOTUKI HEADBUTT FROM TAFAE THAT REVERSES EVERY INCH OF THAT PROGRESS IN ONE MOTION!
Deadprez: We are witnessing the will and ferocity of a genuine force of nature being unleashed before our eyes tonight. Tafae hauls Trae upright and Wynter is simultaneously clawing her way back to her feet across the ring… AND TAFAE LAUNCHES TRAE DIRECTLY INTO HER PATH, TAKING BOTH COMPETITORS OFF THEIR FEET WITH ONE SINGLE THROW!
Sienna Swann: It has been quite some time since we have had a legitimate powerhouse in this company who operates at this particular level of effortless destruction, sweetie. This is a sobering reminder of exactly how terrifying that proposition is for anyone unfortunate enough to share a ring with one of these types.
Gavin Kirkland: Trae rises after being used as a projectile moments ago and Tafae walks deliberately toward him, planting both hands and driving him back into the corner with a Double Shoulder Claw! The referee has no choice but to get directly involved as Trae is pinned helplessly against the turnbuckles under that crushing grip!
Referee: (Off-Mic) AYE! COME ON MAN! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR–
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae releases the hold and Trae is still standing! AND THAT FIRE IS STILL BURNING INSIDE HIM! Trae is showing absolutely zero fear of this man, stepping right back into his space and unleashing a rapid volley of stiff palm strikes the moment the opening presents itself!
(STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!)
Deadprez: Tafae powers through the barrage and SEIZES him by the throat, that enormous hand swallowing Trae’s neck completely! Tafae winds up and looks to take his head clean off with a clothesline, but Trae ducks underneath and sidesteps cleanly! Tafae spins around, and THRUST KICK FROM TRAE CONNECTS FLUSH! The big man drops to one knee for the first time in this match!
Gavin Kirkland: Trae hits the ropes and makes another audacious run, Tafae powering back upright and looking to intercept him again, but Trae ducks underneath the attempted strike and HANDSPRINGS OFF THE ROPES… INTO A BEAUTIFUL SATELLITE DDT THAT DRIVES TAFAE FACE-FIRST INTO THE CANVAS! JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FROM THE YOUNG MAN!
Sienna Swann: The audacity required to stand in front of something that size and keep throwing punches rather than simply relocating to a safer part of the building is not nothing, sweetie. I will give him that. The execution of that DDT was also considerably more refined than anything else we have seen from him tonight.
Deadprez: Trae may have managed to stagger the big man, but Kurayami is back on her feet and DRIVES Trae away with a Running Dropkick that pounds him clean off his footing!
Gavin Kirkland: Kurayami stumbles back into the corner off the momentum and Trae gets back up clutching his chest, Kurayami launches herself out of the corner at him… AND TRAE CATCHES HER CLEAN WITH A SPANISH FLY! NO REST WHATSOEVER AND TRAE COLLAPSES INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: KURAYAMI KICKS OUT AT TWO! But all of that was simply the foundation for something considerably more devastating that awaits, and Trae has the opportunity right in his hands with Wynter still struggling to pull herself upright!
Deadprez: Trae steps out onto the apron and waits with deliberate patience for Wynter to find her feet, watching her rise slowly and measuring every inch of the distance between them… LOOKING FOR THE YAH MEAN DDT!
(CRACK!)
Gavin Kirkland: POW! WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY VICIOUS ELBOW FROM TAFAE WHO HAS RISEN FROM THE FLOOR AND COLLECTED HIS REVENGE BY DRIVING THAT ELBOW DIRECTLY ACROSS TRAE’S JAW WHILE HE WAS STILL IN MID-AIR!
Deadprez: TRAE COLLAPSES AND WYNTER RISES FROM BEHIND TO COLLECT HIM! BACKSTABBER CONNECTS WITH DEVASTATING PRECISION! SHE CALLS THAT BAROTRAUMA! WYNTER STRAIGHT INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: SHOULDER UP AT TWO! WYNTER CANNOT GET IT DONE, AND TAFAE POWERS OUT!
Sienna Swann: That man simply will not stay down, sweetie, and while I respect the structural integrity of the performance, it is becoming somewhat exhausting to watch from this side of the barricade. Wynter did everything correctly on that sequence, and the result was still insufficient!
Deadprez: The opportunity is squarely in her hands regardless and Wynter hauls Tafae back up under her own power, positioning him carefully. She could very well be setting up for what she calls the End of Times!–
Gavin Kirkland: TRAE IS PERCHED AT THE TOP! WYNTER NOTICES THE ABSENCE AND LOOKS UP BUT HE IS ALREADY AIRBORNE!
(## B2AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: FLIES OFF THE TOP AND CRASHES DOWN ONTO THE STANDING WYNTER, COLLAPSING HER ENTIRELY WITH THE DIVING SPLASH AND TRAE IMMEDIATELY ROLLS HER INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: WYNTER WILL NOT BE PUT AWAY LIKE THIS! SHE KICKS OUT AT THE VERY LAST POSSIBLE INSTANT AND SOMEHOW SURVIVES THE COUNT!
Deadprez: We have been watching these three match up against one another in a continuously escalating sequence of near falls and momentum shifts, and the competitive balance between them has remained remarkably tight throughout. Now something has to give and the element most likely to disrupt that equilibrium has just risen from the canvas. Tafae is back on his feet and his eyes have already found Trae, that deep and simmering resentment carved visibly into his expression from everything Brooks put him through earlier in this match.
Sienna Swann: There is a particular quality to the way that man holds a grudge, sweetie. It is unhurried, and it is absolute.
Gavin Kirkland: Tafae winds up for the swinging clothesline, and Trae slips underneath it, hits the ropes and handsprings back looking for the elbow… AND GETS CAUGHT IN MID-AIR! TAFAE CONVERTS IT IMMEDIATELY INTO A REVERSE PILEDRIVER OF HIS OWN!
Deadprez: That one drove his head straight into the canvas at a genuinely alarming angle, but Tafae keeps hold of the wrist and drags Trae back upright at the same time, wrenching him into a wild, sweeping rotation… SPINNING URANAGE! TRAE GETS DEPOSITED INTO THE CANVAS WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE!
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter has registered what is happening around her and gets back to her feet, but Tafae has already turned his attention toward her! He sends her hard into the ropes, potentially setting up for the APAI, but WYNTER COMES FIRING BACK OFF THE ROPES WITH A YAKUZA KICK STRAIGHT INTO TAFAE’S JAW!
(Tafae turns back around toward Wynter immediately after absorbing the kick and stares directly into her eyes with a look that could dissolve concrete. Wynter goes visibly still for a fraction of a second.)
Gavin Kirkland: TAFAE IS COMPLETELY WIDE AWAKE AND THAT MAN IS TRANSFORMING INTO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LEVEL OF THREAT! WYNTER TRIES TO STAND HER GROUND, AND A THUNDEROUS FOREARM SMASH FROM TAFAE NEARLY TAKES HER HEAD OFF!
Deadprez: Wynter is on severely compromised legs following that forearm, barely upright as Tafae charges into the ropes, but Wynter musters just enough presence of mind and residual strength to drop down and send him stumbling past her, forcing Tafae to pump the brakes and spin back around… TILT-A-WHIRL HEADSCISSOR TAKEDOWN AND SHE TRANSITIONS DIRECTLY INTO A REGAL STRETCH! WYNTER PULLING OUT THE MOST TECHNICALLY SOPHISTICATED MANOEUVRE OF THIS ENTIRE MATCH AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT AVAILABLE TO HER!
Sienna Swann: Now THAT, sweetie, is how you compensate for a significant size disadvantage with pure intelligence and timing. She had exactly one window available to her in that sequence and she threaded it with the precision of someone who has been preparing for that specific moment.
Gavin Kirkland: TRAE IS BACK AT THE TOP AGAIN! WYNTER HAS NO IDEA THAT SHE IS ABOUT TO BE CAUGHT IN THIS AS WELL, AND TRAE IS LOOKING TO BRING EVERYTHING DOWN ON BOTH OF THEM RIGHT NOW!
(## SKY’S THE LIMIT!!!!!!!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: SWANTON 450 BUT WYNTER RELEASES THE HOLD AND ROLLS CLEAR JUST IN TIME, ALLOWING TRAE TO COME CRASHING DOWN ACROSS TAFAE ALONE WITH THE FULL WEIGHT OF THAT SWANTON 450! BUT TRAE IMMEDIATELY CAPITALISES AND GOES FOR THE COVER REGARDLESS!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–
(## DETONATORRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: RUNNING 360 KICK TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD SHATTERS THE COUNT! WYNTER BREAKS IT UP AT THE ABSOLUTE LAST INSTANT AND TRAE CANNOT GET IT DONE! HE GETS KICKED CLEAN IN THE BACK OF THE SKULL AND WYNTER SPRINGS BACK INTO POSITION IMMEDIATELY TO CAPITALISE ON EVERYTHING SHE JUST CREATED!
Deadprez: WYNTER HAS THIS MATCH SITTING RIGHT THERE IN HER HANDS, AND SHE DRAGS TRAE OVER AND HOOKS HIM INTO POSITION–
(## END OF TIMES!!!!!!!)
Deadprez: THE TEQUILA SHOT CONNECTS, AND TRAE GOES DOWN HARD! END OF TIMES LANDS WITH DEVASTATING PRECISION AND WYNTER DROPS INTO THE COVER!
Gavin Kirkland: TRAE HAS BEEN PUT DOWN, AND THIS COULD BE IT! A HOOK TO THE LEG!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(DING DING DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!… WYNTER KURAYAMI!
(‘Phantasmagory’ by Denkare hits as Wynter rises to her feet, arms raised, breaking into a wide smile and laughing with that quietly unnerving, endearing energy that seems entirely at odds with everything she just put her opponents through.)
Gavin Kirkland: What an extraordinary showcase from these three young talents, each one of them making an undeniable case for what this company’s future looks like! But in the end, Wynter takes it all, and that disarming little smile of hers is a reminder of just how deceptively brilliant she truly is inside that ring!
Deadprez: A genuinely compelling match from start to finish between three competitors who arrived tonight with very clear ideas of who they are and what they are capable of bringing to this company. All three of them left everything they had out on that canvas, each one demonstrating their individual identity and stylistic instincts in ways that distinguished them from one another. Overall, a remarkable showcase from the next generation.
Sienna Swann: I am genuinely relieved that Wynter came out on top, sweetie, because the absolute last thing I wanted to sit here and witness was the only aesthetically presentable person in this match losing to someone significantly less interesting to look at.
(Wynter basks in her victory, waving to the crowd that continues to pour heat down on her, seemingly interpreting every boo as a cheer as she turns toward the ramp to make her exit–)
(## APAI!)
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT?! TAFAE IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND HE IS ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS! POP-UP SAMOAN DROP TAKES WYNTER DOWN BEFORE SHE EVEN MAKES IT OUT OF THE RING!
Sienna Swann: Ah. Speaking of an unwelcome presence. I despise this man and everything about the way he chooses to conduct himself, sweetie.
Deadprez: Trae is not even close to vertical yet but Tafae has already set his sights on him and is ascending to the top rope while the referee is desperately trying to intervene and talk some sense into him! What exactly is this man thinking right now?!
(## UPOLU!)
Deadprez: MIGHTY MOONSAULT COMES CRASHING DOWN DIRECTLY ONTO TRAE! THIS MAN JUST MADE HIS EAW DEBUT TONIGHT AND TAFAE IS OUT HERE ATTEMPTING TO PERMANENTLY COMPROMISE HIS FUTURE BEFORE IT HAS EVEN PROPERLY BEGUN! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
Sienna Swann: Utterly disgraceful. You lose a match, and your response is to dismantle two people who had nothing to do with your shortcomings tonight.
(Tafae stands over the two bodies he has left sprawled across the canvas, staring down at them with a cold expression while the referee continues to berate him at close range. Tafae does not acknowledge a single word of it. He simply turns, dismisses the official entirely, and begins making his way back up the ramp alone, carrying the weight of a deeply unsatisfying evening as Showdown fades into a commercial break.)
(We have once again returned from commercial break and the action and competitors from the previous match have cleared the ringside area. Seconds later, ‘you are stronger’ by lyn inaizumi starts playing throughout the arena and the crowd immediately cheers as loudly as they can as Milli Banks enters the arena. There are still a few bandages covering her body as she is walking a little gingerly. She doesn’t look very happy as she slowly makes her way to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome NEW EAW HALL OF FAMER! “THE SUPERNOVA” MILLI BANKS!
Deadprez: Here comes the new EAW Hall of Famer and unfortunately also the now former Universal Women’s Champion, Milli Banks. She looks like she is still recovering from that horrendous beatdown she received at Pain for Pride.
Gavin Kirkland: Am I sad that she isn’t champ anymore? Absolutely, BUT MILLI IS BACK ON SHOWDOWN WHERE SHE BELONGS!! WOOHOOO! That makes for a very happy Gavin.
Sienna Swann: Kind of creepy, but Milli is a competitor who can no doubt bounce back from this defeat. She is tough and talented and looks like she got hit by a truck, but let’s hear what she has to say about what has gone down recently.
(Milli grabs a microphone from Gina as she slowly makes her way up the ring steps. One of the ring attendants opens the ropes for Milli as she enters the ring. She walks to the center of the ring and listens to the crowd’s cheers as her entrance music fades off and she begins to speak.)
Milli Banks: No, people. This is not a fever dream. This is not an illusion. MILLI BANKS IS BACK ON THE BLUE BRAND!!
Crowd: AOGRAORHGOARIGHAOIRGHJAOIGHAOGHA!!
Milli Banks: It’s only been a season, but I am glad to be back on the Showdown roster. But there is something that I need to address. As you can obviously tell, I am sore, I am tired, I am hurt, and I am not very happy about what happened at Pain for Pride considering I lost the Universal Women’s Championship to Minerva.
(The crowd boos at the mention of Minerva’s name and the fact that she won Milli’s title.)
Milli Banks: Yeah, it absolutely sucks that I let Minerva take that title away from me. It sucks knowing that I have failed, but it’s okay. Because I also know, now that I am a Hall of Famer, that life does go on.
Milli Banks: Honestly, I probably should have ran Minerva over multiple times. But in hindsight and looking back, I was absolutely wrong for doing what I did and it did cost me because Minerva made me become something that I am not and now I have to prove that.
(She looks out into the crowd and listens to their cheers as she gives a small smile and continues.)
Milli Banks: But I am also a big enough person to give Minerva credit. Why? Because when it came to the psychological game, she no doubt had the edge and it made become the aggressor in the match and a physical one at that. Maybe because of that I actually beat myself and it allowed Minerva to take me apart.
Milli Banks: But I have to live with that and I have to make up for it. But let me tell you, being back on Showdown feels so damn good and now that I am back, there are some situations here that need to be resolved. But that also means I am back with my bestie, Veena.
(The crowd cheers even louder because the fans love the Kute & Kunty tag team.)
Milli Banks: I saw what happened to Veena at Pain for Pride and I hope that my girl and my bestie is resting up and healing up so when she does come back, we can—
(She doesn’t get a chance to finish because “Just Stop” by Disturbed starts to play and the crowd gives a mixed reaction for Pandora Paisley. The reaction gets more negative when Silas Mason is next to her. He is reading her the riot act and pointing down to the ring right at Milli as they head to the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Who in the hell let this asshole back? Haven’t we seen enough of Silas Mason for about six lifetimes? Now he is with Pandora and just letting her have it. I hope she knocks his ass out.
(When they get about halfway down the ramp, she tells Silas Mason to stay back. He doesn’t like it, but he obliges as he stays back and Pandora continues to the ring.)
Deadprez: Interesting development, but honestly not surprising considering everything that has gone down recently.
Gavin Kirkland: The beautiful Pandora is out to prove something here and she has less than a month of owed allegiance to Silas Mason. Hell, we are all counting down the days.
(Pandora grabs a microphone and quickly rolls into the ring and walks right up to Milli as her entrance music fades off.)
Pandora Paisley: I am gonna cut right to the chase. Look, love, I respect you. I really do. We had a moment a few seasons ago and I have honestly always seen you as someone that I can really look up to.
Pandora Paisley: But this is my season now and I should have been the Answers World Champion then and now, but your “bestie” made sure that didn’t happen. To make it clear…I meant EVERYTHING that I did to her.
Pandora Paisley: And I am going to continue to make her life a living hell. But I want to give you a choice, Milli.
(Milli looks curious and intrigued about what this choice could be.)
Pandora Paisley: While our men had a horrible falling out, it doesn’t have to be the same way with us. What do you say, love?
(Milli thinks about what she wants to say before she finally speaks up.)
Milli Banks: Pandora. While I have a lot of respect for you, I really don’t like what you did to Veena. That is something that I just can’t look past.
(Pandora looks down and just shakes her head.)
Pandora Paisley: Yeah. You’re right.
(Pandora locks eyes and glares at Milli.)
Pandora Paisley: BUT THAT’S JUST TOO BLOODY BAD!!
(WHACK!!)
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT THE HELL?
Sienna Swann: PANDORA PAISLEY JUST CLOCKED MILLI WITH THE MICROPHONE! MILLI HITS THE MAT AND NOW PANDORA IS JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF MILLI!
Deadprez: COME ON, PANDORA! THAT IS ENOUGH! MILLI IS STILL RECOVERING FROM PAIN FOR PRIDE! SHE DOESN’T NEED THIS RIGHT NOW!
(As Pandora is just attacking poor Milli, the crowd erupts and is going absolutely nuts in cheers for somebody who is running down the ramp.)
Gavin Kirkland: HOLD ON!! IS THAT WHO I THINK IT IS?
Sienna Swann: IT’S VEENA! VEENA ADAMS IS HERE AND SHE HAS PULLED PANDORA OFF OF MILLI AND NOW THESE TWO ARE GOING AT IT! NO LOVE LOST BETWEEN THESE TWO!
Deadprez: That’s putting it mildly. Veena cost Pandora the title at Fighting Spirit and Pandora returned the favor at Pain for Pride. Now these two have finally got their hands on each other in this manner. Pandora is trying to fight back but Veena is starting to overwhelm Pandora–
(WHACK!)
Gavin Kirkland: Wait. Veena just got clobbered in the back of the head and she is down! HOLD ON A SECOND!!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIES, IT’S JON KELTON!! PANDORA’S BOYFRIEND IS HERE AND HE HAS SAVED PANDORA! Now he has grabbed Pandora and pulled her out of the ring, and they are making their way back up the ramp.
(The crowd is booing Pandora and Kelton, but they look in the ring and see Milli helping up Veena. They lock eyes and immediately hug as the besties have been reunited and the crowd is going wild because they have missed one of their favorite duos being on the same brand together.)
Deadprez: Kute and Kunty have been reunited and the crowd is loving it. What a night Showdown has been.
Gavin Kirkland: Hold on, Prezzy! Look! Milli has picked up her microphone, and she has more to say. WOOHOO!
(Veena and Milli are now glaring up the entrance ramp at Pandora and Kelton as Milli brings the microphone up and starts to speak.)
Milli Banks: You two bitches thought you were going to be slick, but how did that work for you?
(Milli then hands the microphone to Veena.)
Veena Adams: How about you two losers put your money where your mouths are? At Midsummer Massacre, YOU TWO against THE TWO OF US IN A TAG TEAM MATCH!!
(Pandora and Kelton do not have a microphone, but you can clearly hear what their answer is.)
Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) YOU’RE ON, GIT!!
(The crowd starts going nuts with the acceptance of the challenge as Veena checks on Milli to see if she is alright.)
Sienna Swann: Did you hear that? It’s official. These four are going to meet at Midsummer Massacre, sweetie. This is going to be good.
Deadprez: It’s going to be Pandora Paisley and Jon Kelton taking on the freshly reunited Kute & Kunty in tag team warfare. Veena and Milli are back on the same brand, but will their first match back together on the same show have a horrible ending? What a war this is going to be!
(The final shot shows all four competitors glaring at each other and talking trash to each other as the camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(Showdown slowly comes back from commercials, the camera focusing towards the entrance stage as “Kostas” by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher plays on the speakers. Cody Maverick moves forward, the sunglasses on his face, already fully in ring gear. He stands as he looks towards the people cheering him, he has a focused expression on his face, coming towards Showdown with a huge victory over Chris Elite, his crown still intact… he moves forward)
Gina Romano: AND NOW, FOR YOUR MAIIIINN EVEEEENTTT! INTRODUCING FIRST, FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WEIGHING IN AT 235 POUNDS, HE IS THE “SIN CITY SUPERSTAR”, CODYYYYYYY MAAAAAAVERIIICKKKKK!!!!
(Cody walks forward, his eyes darting along to the cheering people, he doesn’t focus though on giving them high fives, he stands as he faces one of the biggest superstars in EAW but he for sure recognizes the love of the people around him. He arrives to the ring apron, jumping up to the corner and then posing in the corner to loud cheers before then backing off, and jumping inside. He moves towards his corner, warming up and getting ready.)
(It is then that “Power” by The Score plays on the speakers to an even bigger reaction, a huge ovation as Rex McAllister walks forward, first shocked and taken aback at the love being shown towards him. His return towards the brand that started it all for him. The shock on his face at the people of Showdown welcoming back slowly disappears and then a gigantic grin appears after. Even when he ended up finding failure at Pain for Pride, standing here makes him feel alive and ready to fight once more! He moves forward!)
Gina Romano: AND INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT, FROM SEA ISLE, NEW JERSEY, WEIGHING IN AT 238 POUNDS, HE IS “THE LIONHEART”, REEEEEEEEEEEEXXX MCALLISTEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!
(Rex slowly reaches out to the people in the crowd, he instead goes to every person in the front row and shakes their hand, fistbumps, even a few hugs, Rex goes around the crowd all while Cody warms up and prepares himself. Eventually he arrives, jumping up onto the ring, moving through and then posing in the middle of the ring to further cheers. His smile doesn’t disappear as he moves to the opposite corner of Cody.)
(The referee checks up on both men to make sure they are ready to go, as then…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY FOR OUR MAIN EVENT OF THE NIGHT! I wish we ended up seeing beautiful women duking it out for the first show of the season but these talented men will do good enough I say!
Deadprez: Aight, I think that extra comment was not necessary but you are right there! Rex McAllister, a hall of famer with a rich history here in this company, many stories to tell where he has been the one to reach the top of the mountain and be deemed world champion many times, while with Cody Maverick it has been trying to succeed through the struggle, slowly making his way up bit by bit, moment by moment, until eventually deeming himself the King of Elite after a hard-fought tournament in every side of EAW. You could even say it is a clash of the titans, a clash from different eras-
Sienna Swann: Clash of the old people better like, are the both of them on their 30’s or on their mid 40’s? They should take have care of themselves a lot more!
Deadprez: Sienna, what does that have to do with any- ah well. The two men push themselves off their corner and they begin to circle the squared circle! Cody Maverick and Rex McAllister trying to test the other one here. Their arms reach forward, trying to grab onto one another… and they got it!
Gavin Kirkland: Rex and Cody lock up in the middle of the ring! The two of them are trying to struggle for control, trying to push the other one back. Rex does have some height and leverage over Cody here. Rex McAllister is able to push him towards the corner- but Cody at the last possible moment he turns and then shoves Rex to the corner!
Sienna Swann: There is something violent inside me that he is telling me that he is going to throw some horrible looking punches.
Gavin Kirkland: CODY STARTS TO GO AT REX WITH A BARRAGE OF PUNCHES TOWARDS THE JAW! He has him struggling a bit here!
Sienna Swann: Forget I even said anything, sweetie. Cody winds back to go for a strong strike but Rex is able to duck under! The two of them switch up place by accident- JUST FOR REX TO HIT CODY RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST WITH A CHOP! Now THIS is what we have been looking for! Rex grabs onto his arm and then he goes to irish whip him towards the other corner, he tries to run after him and then gather some momentum trying to catch up!
Deadprez: But as Rex tries to go for a Knee Strike, Cody crashes against the corner and then moves out of the way with Rex crashing hard against the turnbuckle pads! Rex grabs onto his leg for a moment, as he turns- AND HE GETS SOMETHING FOR HIS TROUBLES! CODY COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND THEN HE HITS A ROLLING ELBOW ACROSS THE JAW OF REX!
Gavin Kirkland: Wait, he can pull that kind of thing off?!?!
Deadprez: ??? Of course he can do that!
Sienna Swann: Just because he looks like an old man he does not move like an old man, also it is just spinning around and then hitting someone in the face, Gavin.
Gavin Kirkland: I was wondering if his hip was going to break on accident by that!
Deadprez: Now how the hell would that even-
Sienna Swann: Cody ends up knocking Rex back towards the ropes here! He grabs tightly onto his arm and then he goes to irish whip him to the other side of the ring! He moves forward and then drops down to the mat, trying to trip him up, Rex is able to leap over and then avoid the trip up! He bounces off of the other ropes, coming back to where Cody is as he rises to his feet!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody tries to lift him up and then take him down with a hip toss but Rex holds on! He holds onto that arm and then brings Cody down with himself to the mat, hitting an arm drag! Cody rises again, trying to beat Rex on speed- BUT YOU CAN’T KEEP UP WITH MCALLISTER WHILE HE IS ON FIRE, HE RISES AND THEN HITS A HUGE DROPKICK TO THE CHEST! Cody goes down! Rex tries to go for a quick cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: T-
Deadprez: And barely even a two count here as Cody powers out and then pushes Rex right off of him! Obviously, the King of Elite is not going to go down this easily, and Rex is very much aware of that. He is in fact getting to his feet again, roaring to go and give Cody another chance to take him down!
Sienna Swann: All while he has a good guy attitude and he is letting the opponent get up? He truly gives me the ick in ways that you can’t imagine.
Gavin Kirkland: Damn, that does make me wonder then, if he ended up making Persephone fall in love with him, who is probably a demon wearing a human disguise, then he must be somewhat good with the ladies, he even ended up getting it on with Raven Roberts, I wonder what is his secret… maybe I should keep an eye on him while he wrestles this match and write notes down.
Deadprez: I don’t know dawg, maybe you just ever thought of being a better person and a lot kinder to ladies, and y’know, avoiding the whole objectification of them will maybe help you meet a lot more women and maybe find the right one?
Gavin Kirkland: …Naaaah, it probably has to be something else. I’ll keep notes on the match.
Deadprez: You truly test me sometimes, Gavin. But Cody once more finds himself up and then shakes his limbs, warming up, clearly not dejected or demotivated from that takedown of Rex, it is normal to get knocked down. The two of them approach once more… and they lock arms once more! Cody is once more trying to use his strength to somehow make Red budge, but he knows that he has to control himself to not make the same mistake as before!
Sienna Swann: That ends up giving Rex the chance to let go of the lock-up! He turns over and then instead wraps his arms around the head of Cody Maverick. He has him stuck on a headlock as he pulls his head awkwardly to the side and tries to put pressure on that neck. Make sure that you find a way out of it, Cody, or else you will have an ugly neck too to combine with everything else!
Deadprez: Cody can use his legs though, he backs once more towards the ropes while he is stuck on the headlock. He bounces off against them and uses the momentum to push Rex right off of him! Rex yet again runs to the other side of the ring, trying to comeback and then stop Cody right on his tracks- JUST FOR REX INSTEAD TO GO DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE! Rex goes down onto the middle of the ring, he pushes through the pain and then gets up once more- JUST FOR CODY TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH A SECOND CLOTHESLINE!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody is waiting and tries to go for the third one here but as he goes for the attempt, Rex ends up ducking it down! He tries to turn- CHOP RIGHT TO THE CHEST! Cody winces in pain at the chop as once more Rex grabs him and then irish whips him! Cody tries to bounce off the ropes and then come back to Rex instead- but Rex catches his head with his arms! He throws him down to the mat with a Snapmare-
Deadprez: NECKBREAKER! An incredible combo from Rex McAllister as Cody gets taken down! He once more drops and tries to go for another pinfall attempt on the King of Elite!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TW-
Gavin Kirkland: Just for Cody to do the same as he did before and then kick right out of the pinfall attempt! The match won’t end easily like that but you can see as Cody starts to put that hand on his neck, if he lets Rex notice that weakness, he won’t be afraid of taking advantage of it!… It is almost like he is trying to tell me that whenever I see a woman, I have to take advantage of the opportunity and then ask her out! Yes, that is brilliant, I will write that down.
Sienna Swann: That is not how it works at all, sweetie, someone is going to kick you down there eventually.
Gavin Kirkland: It has to be worth it!
Sienna Swann: Ugh. Don’t say that I didn’t tell you. Now, instead of letting Cody get up to his feet, Rex grabs him by the head and then he brings him down instead with a normal Snapmare! Backing away- and then running back to Cody to hit him in the back with a Low Running Dropkick! Cody drops down onto the mat and grabs onto that back.
Deadprez: Cody yet again feels the pain shoot all over his body as Rex is not letting him take a breather, he yet again goes to bring him up and then lift him up! He pushes Cody towards the corner and then leaves him there. Rex takes a deep breath… just before he turns and then runs to the opposite corner of them! Coming back with incredible momentum- AS HE JUMPS FOR THE YAKUZA KICK!
Gavin Kirkland: AND INSTEAD HE GETS NOTHING! CODY IS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY RIGHT ON TIME AND REX ENDS UP CRASHING HARD AGAINST IT! He almost overshot and then went flying over the corner with that Yakuza Kick! Rex spills down onto the mat, now him being the one to grab onto his back from that kick attempt! He rises-
Sienna Swann: AS CODY ENDS UP RUNNING FORWARD AND GETS REX WHEN HE LEAST EXPECTS IT! THE DROPKICK ENDS UP HITTING AGAINST HIS CHEST AND SENDS REX BACK FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER! Rex is now the one that winces in pain! Cody grabs him and then lifts him up onto his shoulders, turning with him, rushing forward- AND THEN BRINGS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM! Cody focusing on the back of Rex as he goes for the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOO!
Deadprez: Rex kicks right out at the count of two! Rex rises his arm but Cody ends up taking advantage, grabbing onto it and then forcing him up to his feet with it! Cody goes and lifts him up! He goes for a- VERTICAL SUPLEX! Cody brings him down onto the middle of the ring with that vertical suplex! He rolls through and then tries to go for a second one!
Sienna Swann: JUST FOR REX TO HIT HIM WITH HIS OWN VERTICAL SUPLEX WHEN HE LEASTS EXPECTS IT! Rex pushes through and then now lifts Cody up, he switches grips and grabs him by his sides- REX WITH A HUGE BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! HE LIFTS CODY AND THEN BRINGS HIM BACK DOWN! Even at the age of an old man, he can still lift up another old man just like that?!
Deadprez: The two of them are not old, damn! Rex lets go of Cody and now he moves towards the corner! Wait, Rex wants to go to the top of the corner! He wants to go for a high risk high reward maneuver! He wants to go for a Springboard-
Sienna Swann: NO! CODY RISES UP TO HIS FEET OUT OF NOWHERE! He is able to get back up and then hit Rex right across the head with a strike to the face! Rex doesn’t budge though and still tries to go for the attempt, but- ANOTHER PUNCH BY CODY ENDS UP KNOCKING HIM LOOSE! Rex wobbles on top of the corner!
Gavin Kirkland: Is Cody Maverick going to throw him right off of the top corner?!
Sienna Swann: Of course not, he is going to break into tiny pieces if he does that. He grabs him instead by the back- AND THEN PULL HIM OFF!
Deadprez: AS CODY IS ABLE TO HOLD HIM ON TOP OF HIS SHOULDERS AND PULLS OFF AN ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER! Cody pulling as hard as he can on Rex’s back and getting a rhythm here! Rex grits his teeth in pain as his spine threatens to bend! Cody stops after and then tries to throw him off, going for another-
Gavin Kirkland: NO! CODY TRIES TO THROW HIM OFF AND REX TAKES ADVANTAGE! HE IS ABLE TO REVERSE AND THEN BRING HIM DOWN WITH A SUDDEN DDT! HE BRINGS HIM DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Cody did not expect for Rex to show off that agility! Rex tries to transition after that DDT, grabbing Cody by his face- AND TRYING TO GO FOR A FACE LOCK ATTEMPT!
Sienna Swann: NO! CODY ACTS ONCE MORE! He grabs Rex by the waist and brings him down to the mat, pushing his shoulders down! HE IS ABLE TO PULL OFF A ROLL-UP!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: T-
Deadprez: It is not enough though to bring Rex McAllister down! Cody lets go after that attempt and then rises, being able to get up faster than Rex, but he stops and feels that pain on his neck! He grabs onto it by instinct, only if for a few seconds-
Gavin Kirkland: WHICH GIVES REX THE CHANCE TO RISE UP HIMSELF AND THEN JUMP! A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE LANDS AGAINST THE JAW OF CODY MAVERICK! Cody wobbles on spaguetti legs after that hit from Rex!
Sienna Swann: I thought his skull would have been taken right off of his shoulders, his bones must be pretty weak after all of that time that he has spent in the world.
Gavin Kirkland: Wait, but if Rex is old too then why didn’t his knee break when he attempted that?
Sienna Swann: …you have ruined my joke, Gavin.
Gavin Kirkland: Oh.
Deadprez: That knee strike ends up making Cody Maverick re-think his life choices! Rex McAllister grabs him by the back! HE TRIES TO GO FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX!
Gavin Kirkland: YET CODY MAVERICK CONTINUES TO FIND HIS WAY OUT OF THESE PROBLEMS! HE IS ABLE TO SNAP HIS HEAD BACK AND THEN HIT A HEADBUTT, WITH THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! Rex immediately lets go from the pain! CODY WITH A BACK ELBOW! He forces Rex to fall onto the ropes, bouncing off them!
Sienna Swann: AS CODY HIT HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH ONE JAB! TWO JABS! THREE! AND THEN HE BRINGS REX DOWN WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! Rex goes flying with the power behind the discus lariat! Rex lands on the middle of the ring as Cody rises, many people in the crowd beginning to rise up to their feet with cheers as he spreads his arms!
Deadprez: Everyone knows what goes here!
Crowd: CO-DY MAVERICK!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! BEFORE CODY CAN GO FOR THE JUMPING ELBOW DROP! REX RISES AND THEN GRABS ONTO HIM, LIFTING HIM UP!
Deadprez: GUTBUSTER FROM REX MCALLISTER! CODY FALLS DOWN HARD ONTO THE KNEES OF REX! He doubles over from the pain as Rex rushes up to his feet, running the ropes- AND THEN TRYING TO BRING CODY DOWN WITH A ROCKET KICK!
Sienna Swann: NO! IT IS NOW REX WHO STOPS AND FEELS THE PAIN ON HIS BACK! He can’t go for the Rocket Kick! CODY GOES UP TO HIS FEET AND THEN RUNS FORWARD! A JUMPING NECKBREAKER BRINGS REX DOWN TO THE MAT ONCE MORE!
Gavin Kirkland: Cody gets back up to his feet! HE CONDUCTS THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM!
Cody Maverick: (off-mic) CO-DY MAVERICK!!!
Crowd: YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Deadprez: AND CODY IS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE JUMPING ELBOW DROP HERE! RIGHT TO THE HEART! The crowd inside here of the arena is going crazy as he once more rises upwards! He prepares himself and then he beckons Rex to get up himself! Just like before he is letting Rex get back up and then go for a strike!
Sienna Swann: Rex now is the one grabbing onto his chest after that elbow drop, seeing Cody trying to give him the chance to take a shot- AND HE DOES SO! RUNNING FOR A STRIKE TO THE JAW!
Gavin Kirkland: CODY SIDESTEPS AND THEN AVOIDS THE STRIKE! REX TURNS BACK-
Deadprez: “SIN CITY STUNNER”!!!!!!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: NO! REX GRABS CODY BY HIS WAIST JUST BEFORE HE CAN BRING HIM DOWN! HE LIFTS HIM UP! AND THEN SLAMS HIM DOWN UPPER BACK FIRST ONTO THE MAT WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! MY GOODNESS, SWEETIE, THE IMPACT!
Gavin Kirkland: YET HE ROLLS THROUGH, STILL HOLDING ONTO CODY!
Deadprez: AND REX IS ABLE TO HIT HIM DOWN WITH A SECOND SUPLEX, A GERMAN RELEASE SUPLEX! Cody goes flying for a moment, Rex rushing and then trying to go for the cover! He is seeking to end this match once and for all!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Deadprez: YET IT IS NOT OVER! IT IS NOT DONE YET! CODY IS NOW THE ONE THAT RISES HIS ARM UP TO THE SKY! THE MATCH IS STILL GOING!
Gavin Kirkland: Rex ends up leaning over and then he collapses to the mat as well. What a war these two have had for the past few minutes! Who is even going to win at this point?! The two of them have given it everything that they can to be able to reach this point! Can they give anymore?
Deadprez: Of course they can! The two of them get up to their knees, and then slowly they get to their feet! The crowd split between the two of them in cheers!
Gavin Kirkland: REX RESPONDS WITH A HUGE CHOP TOWARDS THE CHEST OF CODY MAVERICK! Cody ends up stepping back but he doesn’t back down- HE HITS HIM WITH A JAB! REX WITH A CHOP! CODY WITH A JAB! REX! CODY! REX! CODY! REX! CODY! AS THE TWO OF THEM NOW START TO THROW HAYMAKERS AND STRIKES IN A RUSH!!!
Deadprez: REX DUCKS UNDER ONE OF THE STRIKES THOUGH! A BACK ELBOW TO THE JAW SENDS CODY TOWARDS THE CORNER! REX YET AGAIN PUSHES THROUGH THE PAIN AND RISKS IT! He backs away to the corner behind him, gathering the momentum needed- TO HIT A YAKUZA KICK AGAINST THE HEAD OF CODY!
Sienna Swann: HE RISES, GRABBING CODY BY THE HEAD AND THEN TRYING TO GO FOR A BULLDOG!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! CODY ENDS UP LIFTING HIM UP HIGH IN THE AIR! CODY MAVERICK BRINGS REX MCALLISTER DOWN WITH A BACK SUPLEX! Cody tries to rise and then get back up to his feet!! He runs to the ropes right next to him, gathering momentum- AS HE JUMPS UP AND RISES! HE WANTS TO GO FOR A “LIGHTS OUT”!!!!
Deadprez: NO! REX GRABS ONTO HIS ARM AND THEN TRIES TO PULL HIM DOWN WITH A FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Cody is struggling though, he is not letting himself be brought down! He throws strikes onto the ribs of Rex McAllister! AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN! Rex is trying to push it but eventually he is forced to let go! He has to go away! CODY TRIES TO-
Sienna Swann: NO! AS CODY JUMPS UP FOR THE STUNNER REX SNATCHES HIM OFF OF THE AIR AND THEN BRINGS HIM DOWN ONTO HIS KNEE! BACKBREAKER! REX GRABS HIM BY THE HEAD, HE LIFTS HIM UP TO HIS FEET! HE TRIES TO END IT WITH THE “REX EFFECT”!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! CODY CATCHES HIM MID DDT! HE IS ABLE TO LIFT HIM UP TO HIS SHOULDERS! CODY MAVERICK BRINGS HIM DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH A POWERBOMB! CODY PUSHES HIS LEGS AND FORCES HIM TO ROLL THROUGH!
Deadprez: AS CODY MAVERICK RUSHES FORWARD AND NAILS REX MCALLISTER WITH A KNEE TO THE FACE! Cody overshoots it though and he ends up spilling close towards the ropes, but the cameras focus down on the tired and exhausted Rex! It looks like he doesn’t have anything left!
Sienna Swann: Cody pulls himself up with the help of the ropes, yet again beckoning for Rex to get up! Rex slowly somehow finding it within himself to slowly muster a bit more of strength!
Gavin Kirkland: But he doesn’t know that if he gets up, he is getting hit with a-
Deadprez: “SIN CITY STUNNER!!!!”
(The crowd though suddenly gasps… in pure confusion.)
Sienna Swann: Are you serious, sweetie?
Deadprez: WHAT?!
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE! HE SUDDENLY HOPPED OVER THE BARRICADE AND HE HIT CODY MAVERICK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH THOSE GOLDEN BRASS KNUCKLES! HE DROPS AND HIDES!
Deadprez: AS REX PUSHES THROUGH WITH AN ADRENALINE RUSH! “REX EFFEEEEEEEEEEEECTTTTT”!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: REX GETS ALL OF IT! HE PUSHES CODY OVER AND COVERS!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Power” by The Score plays on the speakers to a huge wave of cheers, some still shocked at what just happened. Rex slowly rolls away, rising with a proud grin in his face, moving up to his feet and letting the referee raise his arm up to the sky, victorious.)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER, REEEEEEEEEEXXXX MCALLISTEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Sienna Swann: Right, right, all the congrats in the world but I think it is pretty clear why Rex is standing winner right now.
Deadprez: The two men gave an incredible match but El Duque just had to insert himself into it without reason at all! Why did he do that to Cody?!
(Rex after celebrating for a few minutes, slowly leaves the ring, celebrating and high fiving the people in the row before he leaves up the ramp. With Cody alone, he slowly rises-)
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE SNATCHES HIM UP! “THE FINISHING TOUCH” OUT OF NOWHERE!
Deadprez: Come on man, that is not it at all! Even in a new season, Silas World still try to ruin everything!
(El Duque slowly rises and then he poses in front of the crowd, he once more acts like he is being cheered and praised for what he did when he is instead being booed heavily. Showdown slowly goes to commercials for one final time as El Duque stands tall over Cody.)
(Showdown comes back from the final commercial break, when suddenly ‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti starts to play throughout the arena as Joso slowly walks out and the fans begin to boo. He has a smirk on his face; everyone notices the chain he wears with a black rose on it. Joso soaks in the reception before slowly walking to the ring.)
Deadprez: It was shocking what Joso did at the Draft Show after winning the Scramble at Pain For Pride, and now he looks to get his hands on the Answers World Championship. It is evident that he ahs been talking to his girlfriend I guess if that is what we can call her, Minerva.
Sienna Swann: I have talked to Minerva, sweetie. We used to wrestle together in SCW a while back, so I know her very well, she did confirm that Joso and her are in an intimate relationship and are dating, so yes they are a couple. I’ll be honest, this was an attraction hat came from all of the matches these two had, it’s what makes it so dangerous because they have done their worser to one another already.
Gavin Kirkland: Look, I was there when he did it, and to be fair, Joso finally had enough. People can blame Minerva or whatever but at the end of the day this was his decision. Think about, Minerva was in the same spot as he was a year ago, she made a choice, and now so did he and to be fair, I love this version of Joso, a World Champion again for sure.
(Joso gets in the ring and listens to the boos but that doesn’t distract or faze him one bit as he looks out into the crowd and has a mic in hand, the music dies down.)
Joso: Let me get one thing out of the way. Stop asking me “WHY?”, and start asking me WHY it took me this long.
(The crowd starts to boo in Washington DC as Joso just shakes his head.)
Joso: I get it man, I would be pissed off too if I lived in the same city as the Orange Goodyear Man, but I need you to pipe down for a minute and let me speak.
(The crowd continues to boo as Joso just smiles and shakes his head. But he doesn’t care and continues to speak.)
Joso: I know you are wondering what weas the meaning of all that. I hear a lot of people saying that I was influenced by Minerva. Yeah, some of that is true, because she makes sense. First, let me explain the relationship I have with her, so we are all clear. Yes, we ARE a couple, yes we ARE dating, yes, we HAVE feelings for each other, STRONG feelings and yes, she’s my girl and I’m her man. So…. Let’s talk about it.
(He hears more boos as Joso looks down at the rose he wears that she gave him as a gift on his chain. He then turns back and looks at the camera to speak.)
Joso: Let me be honest, this was a relationship forged by combat, but at the same time, we always had an eye for one another, but here’s the thing, she has taken my best, I have taken hers, we beat the hell outta one another for the last two seasons and at the end of the day we grew together because of it. I beat that woman on Dynasty when she was not 100% and it took me everything I had to do it. She beat me seven months later and then did everything within her power to eliminate me from the Grand Rampage last. After I fell to the floor, bleeding, pissed, and all that I looked into her eyes, and I knew Minerva was HER and she knew that Joso was HIM.
(Joso smiles as the crowd is now nuclear.)
Joso: Baby girl, I’ll see you tonight. But see, all of you think she got in my ear, no, she made sense. I did put her on blast for what Minerva did last season, I did say that she seemed desperate for the change because things didn’t go her way, and then I looked at my last season and realized it wasn’t desperation that changed Siobhan and made her create ToXXXin, then go on to Main Event Pain for Pride and win another World Title, nah. It was what I needed….. EVOLUTION.
(He stands quietly for a moment and slowly turns to face the crowd that is booing him out of the building.)
Joso: Like her, I did EVERYTHING for you fans, man. Bruh, I went through Hell and back, I jumped on a fucking grenade to save Bea Valentine and missed time from my career that to be fair threw me off my game. I was and STILL am the leader of the New Generation, but I saw that Generation dwindling, I along with maybe a handful of people like Milli, Machina, Pandora, etc., were holding it together but they were doing their own thing and I was trying to keep it together for the fans, for all of you, but then talking to my girl, she made me realize that after she did the EXACT SAME THING, you abandoned ME like you did her!
(Everyone is on their feet; the boos are so loud that the seats and the stadium are rumbling.)
Joso: The thing is you all can boo me that’s fine, I really don’t care. I should have been Main Eventing Pain For Pride, NOT Veena Adams, NOT Bea Valentine, ME. Here’s the best part of it all, she tried to tell me, Minerva tried heading into the Christmas Show, heading into the Grand Rampage, but I was so concerned about being the leader of the New Generation and appeasing of all of you, that I didn’t listen and realize she was the entire time trying to warn me that the same thing would happen to me, she cared then more than any of you!
(Now the crowd starts really letting him have it as he just stands there and closes his eyes for a moment soaking it all up before slowly opening them back up.)
Joso: Which now brings me to Bea Valentine, because you see, I WON the Scramble Match, sure there was a lot of shenanigans and whatever, but the fact is, I won that match and the second I saw that I was drafted back on Showdown, it was on. I took a grenade for Bea Valentine, but she needed to know that was not okay because what did she do for me!? NOTHING! She took MY spot when I sacrificed it! Nah… nah… that’s not how it works so I dropped her and that stupid ass butler of hers to send a message that this isn’t flying with me anymore. Now? I take what I WANT! And I WANT the Answers World Championsh-
(Suddenly he is interrupted by “Gloria” as it blasts throughout the arena, and the crowd starts to roar in cheers as Bea Valentine slowly walks out and she doesn’t look happy. She is all dressed up in heels holding the Answers World Championship.)
Deadprez: THE CHAMP IS HERE DAWG, and she does not look happy! After the sneak attack by Joso, Bea Valentine has heard enough!
Sienna Swann: Bea has a style sweetie like Marilyn Monroe. She is not going to play any games, and look at her face, that speaks wrath!
Gavin Kirkland: I love Bea, but she may want to sit this one out.
(The music dies down as Bea starts to make her way to the ring with a mic in hand.)
Bea Valentine: You wretched….. heathen! I TRUSTED YOU JOSO! I gave you exactly what you asked for, a title shot for the Answers World Championship without hesitation, and you blindsided me! I had no problems! I was so grateful for what you did… and then you betrayed me!
(She kicks off her heels and rolls into the ring right in Joso’s face.)
Bea Valentine: FOR A HARLOT!
Joso: Hell’s Favorite Harlot… and mine, so get it right.
Bea Valentine: Whatever! The fact is you did this for some ass! And yes she has a big luscious one like mine, some may not blame you, even me, but that is not the point! You didn’t have to do this, Joso! Sacrifice your integrity! Good standing with the people! With your fellow EAW Elitists! Your friends!
(Suddenly Joso puts his hand up. Bea tilts her head at the audacity of Joso. The crowd boos.)
Joso: Bea, You are going to come out here and ask me stupid questions when you forget that I sacrificed myself for you and what did I get out of it!? You were elevated to a prominent position, and I had to bust my ass to get back anywhere near the top! Now you want to come out here and accuse me of turning my back on the fans when they long forgot what I did for them, this company, Dynasty, Showdown…. And YOU!? Nah, Bea it doesn’t work that way!
Bea Valentine: REALLY!? IS HER VAGINA THAT GOOD!?
SMACK!
Deadprez: AND JOSO JUST LEVELED BEA VALENTINE WITH A RIGHT CROSS AND SHE FELL! JOSO PICKS HER UP FOR HEAVEN’S GATE BUT NO! BEA VALENTINE IS ABLE TO FLIP HIM OVER! JOSO GETS RIGHT BACK UP AND BEA TRIGGER!
Sienna Swann: JOSO FALLS OUT OF THE RING! HOLDING HIS JAW AND HE TOOK A HARD HIT TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HERE COMES OFFICIALS AS JOSO IS TRYING TO SLOWLY GET BACK UP[ BUT BEA IS READY FOR HIM AS IT SEEMS LIKE HE IS SHAKEN AND FALLS BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND!
(“Her” by Megan Thee Stallion starts to play throughout the arena as Kennedy Street slowly walks out with a mic in hand. The music cuts as she walks down to the ring, Joso is being surrounded by officials as Bea Valentine is in the ring.)
Kennedy Street: Enough of this ruckus, honey! This is the first Showdown of the new season; we are not playing this game! So…. At Midsummer Massacre, it will be Bea Valentine defending the Answers World Championship against Joso…. And it will be….. inside …. A STEEL CAGE!
(The crowd erupts in cheers as Bea Valentine nods. Joso looks at Kennedy holding his head and he then smirks as Bea grabs the Answers World Championship and holds it up high for everyone to see.)
Gavin Kirkland: Did you hear that!? Bea Valentine will defend the title against Joso inside a STEEL CAGE!
(“Gloria!” by the London Symphony Orchestra plays throughout the arena as Joso is back up and he is trying to get back into the ring, but the officials are holding him back. Bea continues to pose with the Answers World Championship.)
Sienna Swann: THE MAIN EVENT IS SET FOR MIDSUMMER MASSACRE, SWEETIE AND IT IS GOING TO BE A CLASSIC! WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF SEASON 20!
Deadprez: WE ARE OUT OF TIME, BUT WE ARE OFF TO A HOT START AND MIDSUMMER MASSACRE IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST MARQUEE LIVE EVENT OF SEASON 20 AND IT WILL KICK OFF WITH A BANG! FOR THE GORGEOUS SIENNA AND MY DUDE, GAVIN KIRKLAND…. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, THANK YOU D.C.!
(The final shot is of Bea Valentine holding up the title, almost taunting Joso to get in the ring as he just looks at her in disgust and pushing officials away.)
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