(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of the show last week. Kennedy Street starts off the show welcoming everybody to the new season, as well as Veena coming out to give a recap of her journey to here to this moment, and that now that she is Answers World Champion, she is the face of the brand. Auburn Ware defeats Bridget Bridget with Clayton Golde watching the match. Showtime comes out, Damien and Akari giving each a message that this will be a new chapter for the team, and that the people here are not safe, and they are looking to take over. Clayton defeats Matthew Kazama with help of Bridget Bridget. Pandora and Daryl have a heartfelt conversation, about how to go forward despite Halsey being injured, but no matter what happens, they will go forward together, but just as Daryl leaves, Silas arrives to try and talk with Pandora, as Pandora continues to reject his offers, but Silas is determined either way. Daryl Kinkade defeats Brianna Hill, but the rest of Silas World comes out to beat him up, with Pandora coming out for the save, but Silas orders them to not attack Pandora and for all of them to retreat as Pandora is left in confusion. Impact has a small interview with Kyra where he goes over the whole Showdown roster, and that no matter the era, Impact will find a way to dominate and succeed, and this time, become a 11th time world champion. Solomon Stane defeats Vincent Mondrian. Ms. Extreme comes out, joyous and proud of herself to be able to stand there as Universal Women’s Champion, but her speech continues insulting the rest of the women in EAW and wanting them to step up with harsh words, and even when she asks for someone to challenge her right now, it is silence, which Ms. Extreme mocks at before leaving. Jake, Xander and Caroline all give their objective forward as a group, what they had to sacrifice to get to this point, and now together, as Figura Prismatis, they will mark this season as theirs. And finally, in the main event between Joso, Bea Valentine and Donovan Duke ends in a no contest, as Silas World comes out to throw it away and attack Joso and Bea, before out of nowhere Veena comes out to even the odds, running them off and standing tall all by herself as all competitors of the match stare her down.)
(The recap ends, and it is replaced with the song “Brick Wall” by a Day to Remember, as the camera pans around the inside of the BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Fireworks are shooting out of the stage and the whole crowd can be seen cheering and being excited for the show. The camera ends up panning over to the commentary table with Deadprez, Eve and Gavin Kirkland as the commentators start talking.)
Eve: WELCOME EVERYONE… TO SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER AWESOME SHOW, AS WE ARE IN THE ROAD GOING TOWARDS MIDSUMMER MASSACRE!
Deadprez: Damn right you are, Eve! And I was not kidding when I said things would go down last week, because they exactly did, and I am sure it will be the same tonight as we have many more matches to look forward to! As Showtime!, Damien Kutcher and Akari Kiyoko face off against Figura Prismatis, Jake Smith and Caroline! As well as Vincent Mondrian fighting against Matthew Kazama!
Eve: And for the last two matches, BIG TIME MATCH-UPS! As we will see a rematch for the ages, Xander Payne vs Impact and in our main event, champion vs champion, the Universal Women’s Champion Ms. Extreme fights against the National Elite Champion Harper Lee!
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S STOP DILLY-DALLYING! LET’S START OFF WITH MY FELLOW SILAS WORLD MEMBER, HARPER LEE!
(‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics starts to play throughout the arena as the crowd stands up and boos. Harper Lee slowly walks out in her wrestling gear As she is going to compete in the Main Event tonight against Ms. Extreme, she is followed by Silas Mason. She proudly wears the National Elite Championship over her shoulder.)
Deadprez: Everyone here in Vancouver, British Columbia is definitely letting Harper Lee have it as we open Showdown and she has a lot to say. Harper won the National Elite Championship at Pain For Pride, the only one out of Silas World that escaped with a win and a title, and now she has a lot to say.
Eve: I think it is safe to say that Harper Lee had a career resurgence last season, she was always a top woman in the EAW, but the last few years she couldn’t win the big one, but joining Silas Mason and Silas World has pushed her over that hump.
Gavin Kirkland: I think it is safe to say that Harper is exactly where she needs to be, and this is one woman that has never cared about what anyone thinks!
(Harper makes it to the ring, Silas holds the ropes for her as she walks in and poses, holding up the title while the crowd rains boos on both her and Silas. He has a mic in hand as the music dies down.)
Silas Mason: My fellow Canadians, take a good luck at the best! The greatest National Elite Champion of ALL time with the exception of Donovan Duke, of course. So, show some respect and give this woman that rightful cheers she deserves!
(That just makes the crowd boo even more as Silas just shakes his head. Harper tries not to let the reaction of the crowd bother her at all.)
Silas Mason: This doesn’t surprise me though, because you see, people hate winners, they hate seeing the best make it and what they really loathe? Is that everything I preach comes TRUE! I am a champion creator! I am that push for Elitists like Harper Lee, Brianna Hill, and Donovan Duke need to be the very best versions of themselves. So, at this time, I want every single one of you to shut the hell up and listen closely because Harper Lee, the Champion is about to speak!
(The boos are deafening but Harper takes the mic, and she just stands there in silence while the crowd lets her have it.)
Crowd: HARPER SUCKS!!!! HARPER SUCKS!!!! HARPER SUCKS!!!!
Harper Lee: That’s why I’m a champion and all of you live in Canada.
(Another round of boos blanket the arena as Silas just laughs while Harper smirks.)
Harper Lee: Why don’t all of you shut up for once and actually listen to what I have to say… eh?
(Harper and Silas both laugh this time as they get a kick out of insulting the Vancouver crowd. )
Harper Lee: I am the National Elite Champion, and seeing the roster of Showdown now from last season it is NOT impressive. There is this event that is in Shanghai called, Midsummer Massacre. As I looks at the roster, the only thing I can do is shake my head, because I am the ONLY champion here that matters. I came out here to see if there was anyone who is brave enough to challenge me for this title, but I know it is a waste of time, and I don’t mind taking the night off and –
(Suddenly… “Just Stop” by Disturbed starts to play throughout the arena as the crowd erupts in cheers shocked on who is about to come out. Silas Mason looks to the entranceway and his eyes widened and then smiles._
Gavin Kirkland: THE HELLCAT! IT IS PANDORA PAISLEY!
Eve: Listen to this crowd! Everyone is shocked!
Deadprez: Pandora Paisley is coming out and why!? Is she calling her shot!?
(Pandora Paisley slowly walks out in her street clothes. She stops and looks around at the crowd surprised they are cheering her as she smirks and starts to make her way to the ring. Harper Lee doesn’t look happy but stares her down as Silas Mason has a smile on his face.)
Deadprez: Look at the expression on Silas Mason’s face! He has been trying to recruit Pandora for the last few months. We know that Halsey Neel, her partner is going to be out for at least five to six months with a serious injury.
Eve: And we heard last week that Pandora and Daryl Kinkade agreed to have each other’s backs but to go after their own individual goals!
Gavin Kirkland: I am so glad Jon Kelton has gone to Voltage. I actually have a chance!
(Pandora walks up the stairs and on the apron, surprisingly Silas Mason holds the ropes open for her, but she doesn’t oblige, and enters from the other side, she has a microphone in hand as the theme starts to die down.)
Pandora Paisley: BRITISH Columbia! It’s bloody good to be here, mates!
(The crowd erupts in cheers; they support Pandora as they start chanting her name.)
Crowd: HELLCAT!!! HELLCAT!!! HELLCAT!!! HELLCAT!!!!
(She just smiles, turning her attention to Harper, winking in the process.)
Harper Lee: Cute. Unless you are here to talk to Silas, I am not interested.
(A smirk and a chuckle escapes the lips of The Hellcat.)
Pandora Paisley: Harper, love, I had a feeling you would say that, but let’s be honest here, I am simply following in your footsteps.
Harper Lee: My footsteps? Please.
(Silas Mason folds his arms looking very intrigued by what Pandora has to say.)
Pandora Paisley: Yeah, your steps, love. Think about it, when entering the EAW, you made your name in the tag team division mostly. It wasn’t until 2021 really that you finally broke out on your own and started winning singles championships, accolades, and Iconic Cups. Now, I remember while I was still in training back in California, listening to everyone talk about how talented you are and were interested in seeing how you would do alone. The SAME things that they are saying about me, now. I though didn’t turn on me partner, mate. She has a very serious injury that might put her out for 6 months or so longer, and so, that gives me the opportunity to show the EAW, and the Blue Brand what a solo Hellcat is all about.
(The crowd cheers as Silas Mason smiles and nods, he likes what he is hearing, but Harper doesn’t.)
Harper Lee: Look, Pandora. I’m not one to give people compliments or look them right in the eye and say things like this, but Silas took an interest in you because he sees something and so do I. Maybe you are right, you could be taking that same road as me, but you are also jumping the line and far as I am concerned, right now I am waaaayyyyyy above your level and you are punching too high up right now. Why don’t you go play with Mia Santoro or Ashlynn Quinn, I’m sure that is an easy title win for you.
(As the fans boo, Pandora just shakes her head trying to laugh it off.)
Pandora Paisley: You’re right, I could go after one of those belts, but you see, with no disrespect to those two women or any other champion, I’m not looking for the road to least resistance here, mate. I’m looking at one of the very best in this women’s division and here’s the thing you need to understand, Harper. I have done something that you could never accomplish.
Harper Lee: Was is that?
Pandora Paisley: Defeat Kassidy Heart and Sienna Jade.
(The crowd cheers and Silas Mason’s eyes widen. Even Harper looks over at him for a moment as Pandora continues to speak.)
Pandora Paisley: If I recall, Kassidy had your number, love. And Sienna beat you for the Universal Women’s Championship. It was a tough road traveled wasn’t it? Here’s the thing, I have beaten former World Champions, Hall of Famers, and everyone in between. My singles record speaks for itself. The only singles Championship match I ever had was against Milli Banks and if you ask her, I was the toughest defense she ever encountered. Harper, I’m due. The likes of Adam Lucas, Raven Roberts, TLA, Bronson Daniels, and the list goes on and on of talented wrestlers that I have bested. It took a bloody machete to beat me against Ms. Extreme a few years back in a Last Woman Standing Match. I proved me worth, flower. And I want to show the world that a furious and alone Hellcat is ready to take her spot among the elite in this brand and company.
(Pandora leans in.)
Pandora Paisley: So, I want a National Elite Championship title shot in Shanghai…. At Midsummer Massacre!
(As she hears more cheers from the crowd, Harper Lee just shakes her head.)
Harper Lee: No, No, No. Sorry Pandora, but you need to get in line and –
(But she is quickly interrupted by Silas Mason.)
Silas Mason: Now hold on a second, Champ.
Harper Lee: But –
(As Silas Mason takes Harper to the side and talks to her quietly as no one can hear, Pandora folds her arms and tilts her head waiting for an answer. It takes but only a few seconds before Harper nods and Silas turns around and glares right into the green eyes of Paisley.)
Silas Mason: After consulting my client, she has decided to tell you something.
Harper Lee: Pandora, you know what? After thinking about it and talking to Silas, we both agree that you do deserve a shot at the National Elite Championship at Midsummer Massacre.
(There is a huge pop from the crowd as Pandora nods but then Silas quickly stands in-between both.)
Silas Mason: BUT…. She will defend the title against you on ONE condition.
(As Pandora arches an eyebrow, she glares right at Silas and then Harper knowing there was going to be some catch.)
Pandora Paisley: What is it, flower?
Silas Mason: I know what you are made of, I see the talent, that is why for the last two months I have scouted you Pandora, why I took your mentor to the World Championship, because like Harper, like Donovan Duke, like Brianna Hill, I see a World Champion in you. But you see, in order to get to that very topo, you have to be willing to make sacrifices. Are you willing to make sacrifices?
Pandora Paisley: You know I am wanker, so get to the point.
Silas Mason: Good, so at Midsummer Massacre, it will be the National Elite Champion, Harper Lee taking on “The Hellcat” Pandora Paisley. And the stipulation is simple, Pandora if you win, then you go on as the National Elite Champion, rise above the rest in your singles career and prove everyone wrong and me right that you are the next big thing, as I will leave you alone and never bother you again.
(The crowd cheers. Pandora nods.)
Pandora Paisley: Okay, I am listening.
Silas Mason: But if you lose? No ifs ands or buts about it, YOU JOIN SILAS WORLD!
(The crowd is shocked, as they start to boo. Pandora’s eyes widen some as Harper smiles, Silas then extends his hand.)
Silas Mason: Do we have a deal?
(The crowd get louder and louder.)
Crowd: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
(Pandora ponders for a second, but she doesn’t hesitate and looks at Silas right in the face.)
Pandora Paisley: DEAL.
(She shakes the hand of Silas only for a second before pulling back. Harper Lee then gets in Pandora’s face and holds the National Elite Championship up. Pandora can’t keep her eyes off the title, but she turns back as both women glare at one another.)
(”Just Stop” by Disturbed starts to play throughout the arena as Silas gets between both women and escorts Harper out of the ring. Pandora keeps her eyes on both as they leave the ring.)
Eve: What… WHAT THE HELL DID WE JUST SEE!?
Gavin Kirkland: Pandora sealing her opportunity to become the National Elite Champion! She is in a win win situation! If she loses, she will be part of the greatest stable in professional wrestling! If she wins, she will look so good in gold!
Deadprez: Nah dawg! What Pandora did was JUST SELL HER SOUL TO THE DEVIL FOR A CHANCE TO BE A SINGLES CHAMPION!
Eve: I really do hope she knows what she’s doing. With Halsey gone for possibly the rest of the year, and Daryl Kinkade too going after his own goals, could we be seeing the end of The British Invasion>
Deadprez: Or a NEW National Elite Champion? We’ll see. What an explosive way to start Showdown here! We’ll be right back!
(The scene fades as Pandora continues to stare down Silas and Harper as they both slowly walk to the back looking back at her as Harper raises the National Elite Championship again.)
(Saturday Night Showdown resumes from a commercial break after the opening segment, and Gina Romano is standing tall to kick off the first match of the night with her announcement.)
Gina Romano: YOUR OPENING CONTEST IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘24’s’ by T.I. hits to a mixed reaction as Damien Kutcher makes his way to the ring alongside Akari Kiyoko with Luna Adeline following them from behind. Both men stop in front of the ring and tag each other in a show of unity before exchanging a gesture as if to say “Let’s get to work” as Akari pats Damien on the shoulder, and the two step into the ring together.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY LUNA ADELINE!…. AT THE COMBINED WEIGHTS OF 427 POUNDS!… THE TEAM OF AKARI KIYOKO AND DAMIEN KUTCHER!… THEY ARE!… SHOWTIME!
(‘Lovin On Me’ by Jack Harlow plays-)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
(Theme music echoes throughout the arena, drawing a vile reaction from the crowd as Jake Smith arrogantly struts out, followed closely by Xander Payne and silently trailed by Caroline. Jake carries himself like the leader, his confidence off the charts as he heads to the ring to secure a win for Figura Prismatis.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING THEIR OPPONENTS!… ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY XANDER PAYNE!… JAKE SMITH AND CAROLINE!… THEY ARE!…. FIGURA PRIMATIS!!!!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Eve: This should be a good one! Two teams that seem to be blending exceptionally well, with one of them walking out triumphantly from Pain for Pride. The chemistry between both sides should create some real tag team magic!
Gavin Kirkland: That’s whether Figura Prismatis wants it to be displayed or not, as he confidently heads toward Akari Kiyoko, the legal man, and looks to quickly overpower him in the collar and elbow tie-up as soon as he makes contact and pushes him forward to the ropes.
Deadprez: Kiyoko here may be looking to switch things up instead, quickly forcing Jake against the ropes and seizing the advantage as he’s pressing down while Jake raises his arms, prompting the referee to step in and initiate a quick count.
Referee: (Off-Mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR-
Deadprez: Kiyoko slowly takes his hands off-
(SLAP!)
Deadprez: :damn: !!!
Gavin Kirkland: WOW! Jake is absolutely not having any of that and he just slapped the hell out of Akaiyo Kiyoko! Smith quickly takes advantage of the brief distraction, unloading strikes to Akaiyo’s back while he’s still stunned from the sudden slap!
Eve: Akari is caught off guard by the distraction, and Jake quickly shoves him toward the ropes, trying to whip him to the opposite side. Jake charges in, swinging for the clothesline at the center of the ring-
Gavin Kirkland: But Akari ducks it, hits the ropes, and comes flying back… RUNNING HURRICANRANA SWINGS HIM DOWN!
Deadprez: Akari Kiyoko is back at it again, and he’s on top! Jake has been caught off guard, and that’s not a good look for him as he’s stunned on the outside. Akari quickly heads to the ropes, he might be looking to take the dive over!-
Gavin Kirkland: CAROLINE STEPS IN HIS WAY! Akari was about to go for the dive, but Caroline has blocked it! Yeah, you can’t do that, man. Caroline is just a little girl!-
Eve: And Jake Smith has taken all his sweet time to quietly run up from the side and slide back into the ring, sneaking up from behind Akari… FROM BEHIND! LEAPING NECKBREAKER TAKES AKARI DOWN!
Deadprez: Seems like solid teamwork to outsmart their opponent right there, and Smith goes for a cover on Akari quickly!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: TWO COUNTS! AKARI IS ABLE TO KICK OUT! Smith doesn’t seem to be taking his eyes off the target and now begins draping his hand over Akari’s right shoulder, quickly applying pressure with a Shoulder Claw to restrain him against his will!
Eve: Jake Smith is putting in the work quickly and slowing his opponent down, and this might be yet another way to remind everyone why he’s the best and why Akari isn’t right now. Smith continues pressing down on the shoulder as Akari struggles to break free.
Deadprez: Damien watches closely while Caroline seems nonchalant about the situation. Smith is taking full advantage of the ring control and trying to drain every ounce of energy out of Akari at this moment.
Gavin Kirkland: Smith releases him to the ground… AND STOMPS DOWN ON HIS SHOULDER! GOOD GOD!
Eve: That one is really insulting, yet it’s a sharp pain for Akari to endure right now. Akari holds his shoulder as he rises to his feet, with Smith throwing him off the ropes and getting right back to it.… AND A RUNNING BOOT TO THE JAW STRIKES AKARI-
Gavin Kirkland: Akari avoids the kick by throwing it to the side and catches Jake by the arm, attempting to go for the Uranage Backbreaker but Smith counters with an elbow strike to the side of his head, then follows up with a pointed elbow to the same shoulder he was just clawing! Smith tries to run-
Deadprez: SUPERKICK TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD FROM BEHIND! Akari pulls that stop at the last second, planting the chip on his shoulder that momentarily stuns Smith!
Gavin Kirkland: Kiyoko scoops him up from underneath and carries him on his shoulder quickly! It only makes things worse for Akari, but he risks it anyway… LAWN DART THROW DRIVES JAKE HARD INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE!!!!!!!
Eve: And that’s the same corner where Damien was standing by! Akari reaches out for the tag while Jake is still heavily stunned from the Lawn Dart throw!…
(TAG!)
Eve: Damien Kuther has become the legal man! Jake was called upon by Caroline, but that was a bad idea while she was trying to warn him to watch out for Damien!… SLINGSHOT SHOULDER BLOCK DROPS JAKE RIGHT BACK TO THE CANVAS!
Gavin Kirkland: Step-Up Gamengiri connects by Akari, and now Damien sends Jake out of the corner toward him… Discus Elbow Strike hits Jake perfectly and turns him around… into another Enzuigiri kick from Akari that stuns him further!
Deadprez: This is a nonstop sequence for Jake here… STUNNER BY DAMIEN AND WHOAAAAHHHHH… GERMAN SUPLEX!!!! WHAT A TAG TEAM COMBINATION FROM SHOWTIME!!!! THEY’RE SHOWING OUT, AND JAKE SMITH IS STRUGGLING!!!!
Eve: Akari rolls out of the way. Here’s a cover from Damien!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Eve: TWO! ONCE AGAIN, SMITH KICKS OUT!
Gavin Kirkland: Jake has been doing most of the work so far, and that’s not the ideal situation for Figura Prismatis being outmatched by Showtime here. Damien just got into this match, and he’s already laser-focused as he stomps down on Jake Smith while he’s still down!
Deadprez: Smith has been picked up again, and he’s already looking like he’s out of it, with Kutcher standing firm on his feet and leaving Jake’s chest wide open for the next shot!… AND A BLISTERING CHOP LANDS RIGHT ACROSS HIS CHEST!
Eve: That one almost sending Jake’s soul out of his body… and another one connects crisply as Jake collapses into the ropes!
Gavin Kirkland: And Jake has now been dragged out of the corner, with Kutcher backing away and sending himself jogging toward the ropes…
(CRACK!)
Gavin Kirkland: A kick from behind connects with Damien from Caroline on the apron!… but Damien doesn’t feel a thing, and he turns toward Caroline! Don’t do it, Damien! I’m about to step out of this booth to stop you right now!t of this booth to stop you right now!
Damien Kutcher: (Off-Mic) YOU BITC-
Eve: CHOP BLOCK TAKES HIM DOWN FROM BEHIND! Damien was about to take a swing, but Jake Smith struck from behind with a chop block that brought him down to one knee! Caroline takes her opportunity to step in as Jake moves out of the way for her!… LITTLE MONSTER SPLASH ON DAMIEN!!!!
Deadprez: Akari sees it, trying to call out the unfair play and attempting to get back in the ring, but Jake quickly gets off the ground and boots Akari in the jaw, sending him to the outside!
Gavin Kirkland: Jake runs back to pick Damien off the mat and scoops him up high… KNEECAP BRAINBUSTER CONNECTS PERFECTLY AND DROPS DAMIEN COLD TO THE MAT!!!!! JAKE SMITH WITH THE COVER!!!!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: AND TWO COUNTS! DAMIEN KUTCHER KICKS OUT! Jake Smith is only getting desperate now, picking up the pace and seizing the opportunity to quickly claw his way toward the corner here.
Eve: Damien Kutcher is still stunned by the Kneecap Brainbuster, and Jake climbs to the top! Jake finally seats himself on the top turnbuckle and stands tall, taking aim at Damien just as he gets back to his feet!… JAKE GOES FOR HELL ABOVE-
Deadprez: Kutcher foresaw that one coming and lets Jake land on his feet right in front of him, preventing the flipping piledriver from being applied as he lifts Jake high… POWERSLAM BY DAMIEN!
Gavin Kirkland: Smith crashes hard to the mat and is seen holding himself up from the ground. Damien throws himself back to the ropes and comes off quickly… GROUNDED KNEE STRIKE-
Eve: Smith is able to roll out of the way, but that felt more like a desperate sacrifice, he’s still dealing with a bad back, and the knee didn’t even connect with him! Jake still has time to recover after Damien misses the knee strike. Damien gets back up and goes for the second attempt!
Gavin Kirkland: EUROPEAN UPPERCUT FROM JAKE! Jake turns his back on Damien and tries to run off to charge up for another move, but Damien pulls his arm and turns him around… AND JAKE RESPONDS WITH A QUICK ENZUIGIRI KICK TO HIS FACE!
Eve: A kick stuns Kutcher further, Jake quickly scrambles back to his feet and runs off to the ropes, bouncing back toward Damien.-
Deadprez: BIG CLOTHESLINE FROM DAMIEN TURNS HIM INSIDE OUT! HELL YEAH!
Gavin Kirkland: That’s a big chunk of energy channeled into that clothesline, and it shuts Jake down completely!
Eve: His world has been turned upside down, and Damien could very well be looking to finish this one early! Damien picks Jake right up off the ground and seizes him by the head!… DAMIEN IS LOOKING TO PUT JAKE OUT WITH THE DIVINE FINISH!
Gavin Kirkland: Wait a minute, Caroline is trying to get into the ring while the match is still going on, and the referee has to step in!
Deadprez: Jake quickly throws out the Diving Finish to break free, and Xander Payne slides into the ring!… KLACIER CONNECTS WITH DAMIEN!!!! WHAT?!
Gavin Kirkland: Xander Payne quickly removes himself from the ring! Akari Kiyoko is trying to get back in, but Jake Smith gets up and once again sends a basement dropkick underneath the bottom rope to knock him away!
Eve: Damien is still reeling from the Glacier, and Jake Smith takes a precise aim at the struggling Damien… SUPERKICK FROM JAKE SMITH HITS THE MARK!
Gavin Kirkland: Kutcher has been spun all the way around, and Jake immediately seizes him from behind, trapping his arms… STRAIGHT JACKET GERMAN SUPLEX BY JAKE SMITH TAKES DOWN DAMIEN!!!! AND A COVER!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: BARELY! SHOULDER IS UP AND DAMIEN ESCAPES THE THREE COUNT!This has been a solid back-and-forth with Showtime consistently initiating against everything Jake throws their way. Caroline is playing a strong supporting role at ringside.
Deadprez: Great teamwork overall while Akari is doing his best to keep the team at their peak mentality!
Gavin Kirkland: Damien is trying to push himself through the pain, rising slowly from the ground. Jake Smith is giving him a deathly cold stare, locking eyes with him like a vicious animal about to devour its prey alive!
Eve: Damien gets back to his feet slowly and that might not be the wisest decision!…. JAKE LEAPS IN FOR THE STARMAKER!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Kutcher is able to clutch that one tightly, shove Jake out of the way, and stumble toward the corner.…
(BLIND TAG!)
Gavin Kirkland: Akari has made a blind tag, and Jake, not even turning around, tries to approach Damien but Damien lifts a boot high, catching Jake on the jaw and knocking him back toward the center of the ring!
Eve: Kiyoko now comes running in at full speed through the ropes, right in front of Jake… SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY TAKES JAKE DOWN WITH HIM!
Deadprez: Quick footwork is on full display here that blended with agility to keep the sequence flowing smoothly as Damien gets to his feet and runs up… RUNNING SENTON ON JAKE FROM DAMIEN KUTCHER!
Eve: That’s not all she wrote, with Damien up on his knees turning himself to the launching pad while Akari lifts up from the side and flies high!… ASSISTED MOONSAULT TO COMPLETE THE COMBINATION RIGHT ON TOP OF SATAN’S GREATEST SOLDIER! THE DEVIL HAS BEEN CONQUERED!
Gavin Kirkland: Don’t get your hopes up just yet. Even if this three count cannot be completed, Jake is not completely defeated. Akari continues looking to give Jake some more unescapable punishment after the combination, and he’s on a roll right now.
Deadprez: Kiyoko is unleashing everything he’s got to secure a win out of this, working back as he lifts Jake from the ground!… HEAVY ON MY HEART!!!! BACKDROP SUPLEX DRIVES JAKE NECK FIRST TO THE GROUND!!!! AKARI MAKES A COVER!!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: But Akari has been stomped on, thanks to Caroline’s interference as she steps into the ring and stomps right on his back to break the pinfall! Not to cause damage or anything, just to stop the count from happening!
Eve: That really angered Akari Kiyo even more, and Caroline seems to be mocking him further as she leaves the ring and baits Akari into chasing her! Akari shouldn’t fall for it!
Deadprez: But he falls for it anyway! Akari runs to the outside as Caroline quickly slides back into the ring right after he leaves!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari chases her back inside and tries to catch her with a clothesline as soon as he gets there, but it’s a swing and a miss, Caroline leaps onto the second rope and flies off, looking for the springboard- NO! DON’T YOU DARE-
Eve: Akari caught her in mid-air! He has her right in his grasp and is carrying her on his shoulder in a fireman’s carry position-
Deadprez: DESPERATE SUPERKICK FROM JAKE SMITH CONNECTS WITH HIS JAW! Kiyoko is forced to release Caroline as she breaks free from his grasp. Caroline goes up to the second rope again and comes off… SPRINGBOARD ENZUIGIRI KICK CONNECTS ACROSS THE JAW OF AKARI TURNING HIM THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
Gavin Kirkland: Once you turn around, Jake is already up on the second rope again, and he’s preparing for the Hell Above again but this time on Akari where Damien Kutcher isn’t going to get in his way-
Deadprez: DAMIEN KUTCHER BURSTS OUT OF HIS OWN CORNER TO SAVE HIS PARTNER AND CLIMBS UP THE SECOND ROPE, MEETING JAKE UP THERE AND SEIZING HIM DOWN!… SUPERPLEX!!!! WHAT A COLLISION!!!!
Eve: Energy just started surging through him all of a sudden. Caroline is trying to run up to Damien just as he gets up, attempting a hurricanrana on him but that seems to be a bad idea! Damien has her in the powerbomb position!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari is shaking off the dizziness and heading to the top rope quickly! Caroline is struggling to escape the powerbomb, and Akari is about to come crashing down!… YOUNG PUNKS!!!!! THE COMBINATION OF THE POWERBOMB AND DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP BY SHOWTIME HAS CONNECTED ON CAROLINE AND COMPLETELY WIPED HER OUT OF THIS MATCH!!!!!
Deadprez: This has pretty much left Jake on one leg, and Showtime has a really good chance to win this one right here and now! Jake Smith turns around and Damien stands tall, lifting him up! Akari is quickly making a run, and they are clearly setting this up for A Divine Peach Dream!
Eve: But Jake is struggling here as well, he’s delivering repeated elbows to the side of Damien’s head, and it’s starting to work, causing them to lose balance and allowing Jake to break free for a moment!
Gavin Kirkland: Train has been derailed, Damien loses his momentum as Jake shifts it quickly and runs toward him, trying to go for the Divine Elbow. But Jake counters with a drop toe hold that sends Damien stumbling to the outside of the ring-
Deadprez: Oh, what the hell?!
Gavin Kirkland: Xander Payne just picked up Damien shortly after he was sent to the outside of the ring and slammed him hard into the barricade! Xander quickly threw the act away and pretended like nothing happened! BASTARD!
Eve: AND LUNA ADELINE HAS SEEN ENOUGH! SHE’S ON A RAMPAGE AND THROWING EVERYTHING SHE HAS AT XANDER, WHO’S SO MUCH BIGGER THAN HER-
Gavin Kirkland: BUT THAT MEANS NOTHING AS XANDER GRIPS HER THROAT TIGHTLY AND TRIES TO CHOKE HER OUT-
Eve: LOW BLOW TO XANDER PAYNE! AND NOW LUNA ISN’T STOPPING STOMPING ON XANDER ANYTIME SOON! SOME OFFICIALS ARE RUSHING TO THE RAMP AND HAVE TO COME IN TO SEPARATE BOTH INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH OTHER AND STOP THIS DISRUPTION TO THE MATCH RIGHT NOW!
Eve: The referee had to focus on different things at the same time, and Jake Smith, who got back up, dragged the referee away to block his attention from Xander, also stepping in Akari’s way just as he was about to go for Peach Dream!
Deadprez: Akari lands softly on his feet just as he leaps for the kick, but he saves himself in time and quickly shoves the referee out of the way-
Gavin Kirkland: HEADBUTT BY JAKE! Jake with a vicious headbutt that stuns him hard, and he seizes the opportunity right after snatching Akari right on top of his shoulders, carrying him once again… DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER CONNECTS WITH AKARI KIYOKO! JAKE SMITH IS BACK ON TOP!
Deadprez: Akari Kiyoko has absolutely been dropped to the ground for sure this time, and there’s no way he’s coming back from it!
Eve: He’s stunned badly by the gutbuster that followed up after the headbutt, and Jake quickly rushes up to the second rope! Damien is still seen hurt on the outside, and Kiyoko is doing his best to stay on his feet but that might be rendered useless as Jake leaps off the second rope!… HELL ABOVEEEEEEEEEEE-
Gavin Kirkland: A K-NEE OF DEATH IN THE MID AIR!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!! WHAT A CATCH!!!! AKARI GOES FOR A COVER!!!!!! THIS HAS TO BE IT FOR JAKE SMITH AND THE REST OF FIGURA PRISMATIS!!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Gavin Kirkland: SO! SO SO CLOSE BUT JAKE SMITH KICKS OUT AT TWO!!!!!
Deadprez: Kiyoko boy is turning into a man here tonight—he believes he has all the chances seized in his hands right now, and he’s ready to go for broke!
Eve: Akari is dragging Jake back on his feet, and he’s got him at the corner, surrounding him. Everyone wants to see this happen yet again. They usually hate Akari but tonight, THEY WANT JAKE SMITH DEAD! We saw what transpired the last time these two shared the moment together, and Akari is looking to repeat history!… ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES-
Gavin Kirkland: And yet again, Caroline is interfering and she’s pulling Jake by his leg off Akari’s shoulder, causing him to be unable to put Jake down! Caroline goes for the swing!-
Eve: Kiyoko rolls underneath her, with Caroline further running toward the ropes and Akari rebounds off from the opposite side!… PEACH DREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-
Deadprez: CAROLINE THROWS HERSELF TO HIS SIDE AFTER BOUNCING BACK AND AKARI MISSES IT, LANDING HARD ON HIS BACK! RAGING BULL HAS BEEN TRICKED!
Gavin Kirkland: CAROLINE EXITS THE RING, LEAVING HIM ALONE WITH JAKE SMITH TO FINISH THIS ONE!… STARMAKER!!!! AND A COVER ON AKARI!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING DING DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS!… JAKE SMITH AND CAROLINE!… FIGURA PRISMATIS!
Gavin Kirkland: What a solid tag team match to kick things off tonight. Surely there’s a lot of fun planned for Showdown, and this is a really fun way to hype everything up all around! Also… CAROLINE WINS! THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL!
Deadprez: Yeah, yeah. how about giving Showtime some props? They brought some solid tag team work tonight to overcome Figura Primatis, but they couldn’t! Where are the flowers for my man Damien?!?!
(‘Lovin On Me’ by Jack Harlow plays to loud boos from the crowd as Jake Smith gets back on top, with Caroline rising to stand on the same side as him, while Xander Payne’s whereabouts remain unseen considering what happened between him and Luna Adeline.)
Eve: Anyway guys, great way to kick off the show here tonight-
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT! SOMEONE IS IN THE RING AND THEY STRUCK CAROLINE FROM BEHIND, CAUSING HER TO STUMBLE TOWARD JAKE AND SEND HIM THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!
Deadprez: WHAT IS HE DOING HERE????
Eve: THAT’S VINCENT MONDRIAN AND HE PICKS CAROLINE OFF THE GROUND!… SOULLESS ECLIPSE!!!!! PUMPHANDLE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER SPIKES HER!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: VINCENT MONDRIAN CONTINUES TO GET UP TO HIS FEET AND STOMP ON CAROLINE WHEN SHE’S ALREADY DOWN!
Deadprez: JAKE COMES INTO THE RING AND QUICKLY RUNS AFTER VINCENT WHO LEAVES THE RING AND JUST WALKS AWAY COLDLY-
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT IS GOING ON??? WHY CAROLINE??? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND??? HOW DARE YOU LAY A FINGER ON HER!?!?!?!??! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND THIS MAN SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO DEATH!!!!!
Deadprez: Hey man, calm down…
(Jake Smith is taking good care of Caroline, who has been taken out, and looks up at Vincent, very angered by the situation. Mondrian stands on the outside showing little to no emotion about what he’s just done. Feeling absolutely no remorse and simply walks away before Showdown fades into a commercial break.)
(The camera cuts to ringside where a bunch of monitors has been set up. The smiling face of Clayton Golde is looking on at everyone on every screen. Suddenly a big animated graphic saying #HASHTAG WE ARE “IT” covers the screen as well as every monitor.)
Eve: Well from what I am hearing this is being live streamed on every major social media platform right now.
Gavin Kirkland: I know Eve! It’s going crazy! Clayton Golde is trending worldwide!!!
(Suddenly smoke begins to blow into the ring as dramatic music plays. Strobe lights flash throughout the arena before the smoke clears and Clayton Golde emerges with his arms raised and a wide smile on his face.)
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: So many haters…
Clayton Golde: WAZZUP EAW UNIVERSE!!!! IT IS I THE MOST VIRAL SUPERSTAR IN ALL OF EAW!!! THIS IS THE “IT” SHOW HERE ON EAW! THIS IS MY SHOW! WE ARE THE MOST ENTERTAINING SHOW… THE MOST WATCHED SHOW… THE CAN’T MISS SHOW! THE REASON FOR THE RATINGS BOOM HERE ON SHOWDOWN!!! I AM CLAYTON GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLDEEEE!!
Crowd: YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!
Eve: This crowd clearly is not enjoying the show so far…
Clayton Golde: All of you haters wouldn’t understand! You can’t handle seeing someone successful and talented and entertaining like me! Tell me when is the last time any of you have made anyone laugh? Made anyone smile? Made anyone have a good time? Oh I am looking at you fatso! I know you’ve never showed anyone a good time!
Crowd: ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE!
Clayton Golde: All of you are quite simply… boring. It’s true! It’s true! And you are just not capable of doing anything about it. While my show livestreams across the entire world setting records on every social media platform. Getting all kinds of ad revenue the likes of which you have never seen. You losers hide behind your AdBlock extensions thinking you are doing something to impact my bank account. But the truth is you are all just jealous poors doing nothing with your lives. There are people who trend. And there are people who follow. So why don’t you all hit that like and subscribe button right now! And give me some money!!
Deadprez: What a joke! As if anyone is going to sub to this loser…
Gavin Kirkland: I’M SUBBING RIGHT NOW CLAYTON! ON MY ALT ACCOUNT TOO! I’LL BUY A TOP TIER MEMBERSHIP! AHHHH!!!
Eve: Damn this guy’s audience is about to be the most toxic on all the Internet…
Clayton Golde: Thank you! Thank you! I can just feel my bank accou- I mean my subscriber count going up in the back of my mind! And you loyal fans deserve something for sticking around too! Because not only am I livestreaming this for you all. I have a gift in store! I am teaming up with another great streamer to bring you that quality content you have all come to know and love! But first! Make sure to sign up for BetterHelp! Because all of you pathetic losers definitely need some counseling! I’m sure just being in my successful presence makes you all want to take your lives! But with BetterHelp counseling you can live long enough to give me more money!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Good idea. I could definitely use their services to help me with my recent dating woes.
Eve: Recent???
Clayton Golde: But back to that collaboration! I am sure that some of you skipped over that lil advertisement in there. But don’t worry. I don’t care about all of you pirates stealing this great content. You aren’t real fans anyway! And that is why I am instructing my mods to kick you all out of the chat right now! That’s right none of you get to watch!!!
Eve: I’m not sure that’s how that works but oh well.
Clayton Golde: Ladies and gentlemen now what you have all been waiting for! I am about to bring out the most interesting person in the world. Aside from myself of course. Someone else who is a livestreaming sensation. A true pioneer in the field! A viral sensation! One of the most famous EAW Elitists… OF ALL TIME! Ladies and gentlemen… please welcome none other than the legend herself… BRIDGET! BRIDGET!!!
( Bad Bitch by Bebe Rexha hits as the crowd boos even louder now. )
Eve: Oh god not this bi-
Gavin Kirkland: Eve please… No misogyny on the livestream… Or I will have to report you for violating terms of service… We don’t want our favorite streamers to get their channels taken down…
(Bridget Bridget is shown holding her phone up as she livestreams herself doing TikTok dances on the way to the ring. She enters the ring and holds her phone up to Clayton Golde as they begin to do a collaboration stream to both of their massive online followings.)
Bridget Bridget: HAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! IT’S MEEEEEEEEEE!!! Your favorite e-girl Bridget Bridget! I love you all sooooooooooo much!!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Eve: That voice is like nails on a chalkboard…
Bridget Bridget: Make sure to buy all of our sexy sexy merch! Collab merch coming to my store soon!
Clayton Golde: Mine too!
Bridget Bridget: We are huge social media stars no doubt no doubt. We are also the BEST WRESTLERS IN THE WORRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLD!!!
Eve: :doubt:
Bridget Bridget: When we got signed to Showdown everyone knew that it was going to be a real big game changer! As the faces of this brand we bring in millions more viewers with our livestreams than EAW could ever hope to achieve on their outdated boomer media. The fact that EAW still operates on archaic platforms like network and cable television is sad to me. I mean the EAW executive board is probably working out of a retirement home. They should really be chasing trends and appealing to what the viewers of today are paying attention to. And when I say today I mean like… yesterday… because EAW has really missed the boat on this by like two generations!
Clayton Golde: Big facts. EAW still operates like it is 2007… It’s sad really. But we are here to change that! We are going to drag EAW into 2025 kicking and screaming whether the oldheads backstage like it or not! We are taking over! We are the most entertaining wrestlers on the roster and we demand respect!
Bridget Bridget: Not only that… but we are going to do it… #TOGETHER!!!
Clayton Golde: #FOREVER!!!
Bridget Bridget: And our tag team name? You guessed it sweeties! Our team name will be #HASHTAG!!!
Eve: ???
Bridget Bridget: Didn’t catch that? Don’t worry you will have a long time to catch up. Because #HASHTAG is going to be the next Unified EAW World Undisputed Tag Team Champions of the Universe!!!
Deadprez: That is definitely not what the title is called…
Eve: Is it pronounced like hashtag hashtag? Like what are we even doing here…
Gavin Kirkland: Holy shit. This is a major gamechanger… I gotta donate more…
Bridget Bridget: As the revolutionary trendsetters that we are, we don’t intend to fight any substandard teams. Like we demand a title shot right now.
Clayton Golde: And by right now we sure as hell don’t mean right here in Vancouver of all places… LMAO!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Bridget Bridget: Ummm no. We want a match at Midsummer Massacre so we can show the whole world just why we are “IT” baby.
(Suddenly Alana Starr walks out to the stage with a microphone looking as annoyed as everyone else by what is going on.)
Bridget Bridget: OH MY GOD… is that Alana Starr? What the hell is she wearing…
Clayton Golde: Alana sweetie. Try to smile. We only allow high value females on this stream. You are totally killing our metrics out here with… all of that…
Alana Starr: Uh huh… Yeah… Well you two might be live streaming on your show… but that down there? That is an EAW ring. Which means for you two… I am in charge. But guess what?
Bridget Bridget: You are giving us a title match?
Alana Starr: Hmm no… Close but I am actually giving you what you wanted. I’m not going to address anything else you had to say here tonight but… it is your lucky day. You two will have a match at Midsummer Massacre. If you win that? Sure. You can have a title shot.
Clayton Golde: Oh hell yeah! Did you hear that Claymaniacs? EAW is starting to recognize our talents!
Bridget Bridget: So like who are we facing? Is it even a team we have heard of?
Alana Starr: It sure is! At Midsummer Massacre you two will be facing… SHOWTIME!!!
Bridget Bridget: WHAT!?!?
Alana Starr: Good luck!
Clayton Golde: No Alana! Get back here right now!
Eve: Wow that is a big match!
Clayton Golde: Wait hold up…
(Clayton Golde realizes that he is getting a ton of likes on his stream.)
Bridget Bridget: Hmm maybe there is something to this match after all. Yeah let’s go with that!
Deadprez: It looks like everyone is on the same page! Props to Alana Starr for finding a solution that works for everyone!
Gavin Kirkland: I A(The camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
( ‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ by Samuel Kim hits to boos from the crowd. )
Gina Romano: Introducing first from Laren, Netherlands weighing in at 205 pounds he is “The Soul Reaper” VINCENTTTTTTTTTT MONDRIANNNNNNNNN!!!
(Vincent Mondrian comes down to the ring yelling at fans and nearly getting in a fight with one before security separates them.)
Eve: This guy is a literal psychopath! We all saw what he did to Jake and Caroline earlier! He should have been suspended!
Deadprez: That’s not how we operate here Eve. And obviously this guy has some serious violence to get out of his system and tonight he has his chance for that!
Gavin Kirkland: My beloved Caroline… I should have done a better job protecting you!
Eve: Well you didn’t do anything at all so…
( ‘Save You’ by YUTA hits to cheers from the crowd.)
Gina Romano: And his opponent from New Orleans, Louisiana weighing in at 220 pounds he is MATTHEW “SILVER” KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAMA!!!
(Matthew Kazama comes jogging down to the ring throwing punches in the air looking hyped up and ready for action.)
Eve: This man has definitely been impressive since arriving on the scene here in EAW.
Deadprez: Unfortunately he has yet to win a match. But tonight that could all change!
Gavin Kirkland: Do we have a limit for how many matches you can lose before we fire you? This guy has got to be close.
Eve: Come on Gavin… He’s got a bright future and it’s only a matter of time before he starts racking up Ws!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Eve: This match is underway as Vincent Mondrian immediately charges in and kicks Matthew Kazama hard in the gut! A clubbing blow to the back of the neck sends Kazama down to his knees. Mondrian then rushes in kicking Kazama in the gut throwing him to the corner and begins stomping around furiously!!!
Deadprez: Damn that was an aggressive start to the match from this deranged wildman Vincent Mondrian! That is definitely not how Matthew Kazama wanted things to start off here tonight!
Eve: STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Mondrian now goring into the midsection of Kazama over and over as he pulls himself up in the corner. Kazama tries to slam his fists down on the back of Mondrian but Mondrian is ignoring it and continues to thrust his shoulder as hard as he can into Kazama dealing immense damage!
Deadprez: Mondrian picks up Kazama over his shoulder and twists him around in the ring before driving him down hard with a thunderous Spinebuster! Mondrian lands on top of Kazama before going in for the cover! Mondrian hooks the leg! This could end early!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Kickout by Kazama! But Mondrian immediately stays on him picking him up and slamming his knee hard into the midsection. Kazama falls over the knee of Mondrian who then grabs him around the waist and throws him backwards with a modified Belly to Belly Suplex! Kazama lands back first before pulling himself up on the ropes. Mondrian rushes in and Clotheslines Kazama up over the top!
Eve: Kazama tumbles over the top rope to the outsid-
Deadprez: No! Kazama grabbed the top rope and managed to hang on and land on the apron! Mondrian thought he got rid of him! Mondrian turns around-
Eve: Kazama kicks the midsection of Mondrian through the middle rope knocking him back. Kazama then enters the ring and hits a Superkick on Mondrian!!! But Mondrian is still standing! Kazama goes in for yet another Superkic-
Deadprez: No! Mondrian ducks around behind Kazama and grabs him around the waist! Mondrian throws Kazama backwards with a German Suplex with insane elevation! He slammed him down with insane power! Mondrian pulls Kazama up again and grabs him by the waist again! He’s going for another one!!! GERMAN SUPLE-
Gavin Kirkland: But Matthew Kazama flies backwards and does a backflip in midair! Kazama lands on his feet! Holy shit what insane agility! Kazama flips over and runs off the ropes towards Mondrian as he spins around in confusion! Kazama hits a Superkick on Mondrian! Mondrian staggers backwards! Kazama rushes in with a Running Knee to the gut sending Mondrian flying over and back first in the ring! Mondrian crawls trying to get back up as Kazama runs the ropes…
Eve: CURB STOMP TO THE BACK OF THE NECK! KAZAMA PLANTS MONDRIAN DOWN FACE FIRST! THIS COULD BE IT!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: But this time Mondrian is the one who kicked out! Kazama has to stay on Mondrian but Mondrian immediately rolls to the outside of the ring to escape. Mondrian falls flat on his face as Kazama gets up on the apron. Mondrian slowly gets back up unaware that the hunter is stalking the prey…
Eve: KAZAMA LEAPS OFF THE APRON WITH A FLYING SENTON CRUSHING AND CRASHING DOWN ON TOP OF MONDRIAN!!! KAZAMA GOES HIGH RISK AND IT PAYS OFF!!!
Crowd: THIS IS AWESOME! CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP!!
Gavin Kirkland: The crowd is saying the claps…
Deadprez: Nah I think you just misheard… But Kazama did not misfire as he just rolled and landed on top of his opponent up in here! This is what Showdown is all about!
Gavin Kirkland: Kazama rolls back up to his feet as he grabs Mondrian and throws him shoulder first into the ring post! Kazama then tosses Mondrian back into the ring.
Eve: Kazama back in the ring as he goes up top and flies off lunging towards Mondrian with a Flying Crossbody!!!-
Deadprez: No! Mondrian caught Kazama in midair and threw him backwards with a Fallaway Slam!!!-
Eve: But Kazama twists around in midair spinning sideways and landing on his feet! Kazama manages to keep himself upright as Mondrian turns around and takes an Enzuigiri from Kazama to the head taking him down to the mat! Kazama then charges in at Mondrian with a Running Knee Strike to the skull!!!-
Deadprez: But Mondrian stands up just in time and lifts up Kazama onto his shoulders! Mondrian goes for a Death Valley Driver on Kazama! But Kazama flips out of that too and lands on his feet. Kazama is like a cat and just landing on his feet every time! Kazama runs off the ropes and comes back in with a Dropkick on Mondrian sending him back into the ropes!!!
Gavin Kirkland: MONDRIAN RUSHES OFF THE ROPES AND TEARS KAZAMA IN HALF WITH A DEVASTATING SPEAR!!!
Eve: But Mondrian can’t capitalize on it as he falls over into the corner to catch his breath. Mondrian then slaps himself across the face to psych himself up as he pulls himself up and gets back into it looking to confront the opposition! Mondrian grabs Kazama and picks him up before dropping him down with a hard Piledriver right on top of his head in the middle of the ring! Mondrian then pulls Kazama over and begins slamming forearms repeatedly into his skull over and over!
Deadprez: Mondrian pulls Kazama up and drops him again with another Piledriver! Mondrian now stomping onto Kazama before picking him back up… A THIRD PILEDRIVER CONNECTS!!! Damn the CTE that Kazama is experiencing here tonight must be truly immense!!! But Mondrian is not going for the cover just yet! He wants to punish his opponent and make him suffer for real! He wants to end his career and break this young man’s neck before he can even win his first ever match in EAW!
Matthew Kazama: (off-mic) …
Eve: Damn I think Kazama is dead for real.
Deadprez: Vincent Mondrian pulls Matthew Kazama up and grabs him around the waist. He locks him into a very tight looking Bearhug! Mondrian is squeezing the life out of the already lifeless Kazama. He is ragdolling him back and forth as Kazama doesn’t seem to have much life left in him. The referee goes to check on Kazama but before they can Mondrian slams Kazama down hard on his back. Mondrian clearly wants to toy with Kazama a bit before putting him away!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian gets down on top of Kazama and grabs him by the nec-
Eve: BUT KAZAMA OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A SMALL PACKAGE!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: Kickout by Mondrian! Kazama nearly stole the whole dayum match right there out of nowhere! I can’t even believe it!
Eve: I can believe it. Kazama is a crafty motherfucker! But it might end up backfiring as now Mondrian survived it and he is visibly pissed off! He’s not pleased with Kazama’s tactics right there and he’s coming to get some payback real quick! Mondrian immediately ducks around behind Kazama and tosses him back with a big German Suplex! Mondrian really laying on the Suplexes here tonight! Mondrian picks Kazama back up and throws him into the corner!
Deadprez: Mondrian lights up Kazama in the corner with a series of hard strikes… but Kazama battles back with hard chops to the chest! Kazama is lighting Mondrian up and pushes him backwards up and out of the corner! Mondrian falls backwards into the ropes as Kazama lunges at him! Crossbody into the ropes!!!
Gavin Kirkland: He gets all of it and both men go tumbling over the top rope to the outside! Kazama crushed Mondrian on the apron as he threw himself over the top rope before both men fall on top of each other outside the ring! Damn that was a brutal landing!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Eve: The referee might count them out here but it looks like Mondrian is starting to stir!
Referee: FOUR! FIVE!
Deadprez: Mondrian is slowly getting back up! But Kazama is starting to get back up as well!
Referee: SIX! SEVEN!
Eve: Both men are back up! Mondrian grabs the head of Kazama and slams it into the apron!
Referee: EIGHT! NINE!-
Deadprez: Mondrian rolls back into the ring!
Referee: TENNN!!!-
Gavin Kirkland: No! Mondrian rolled back out of the ring! He reset the count!
Eve: Mondrian might have had the match won there if he had stayed in the ring! But I don’t think he cares! He rolls back out and grabs Kazama and hurls him back first into the steel ring steps! Mondrian picks Kazama up and slams him back first on top of the steel steps! Kazama is pulled off the steps into the arms of Mondrian who goes for a German Su-
Deadprez: But Kazama slips out of it! Kazama around behind Mondrian and throws him back with a German Suplex of his own! Kazama drives Mondrian neck first into the steel ring steps with that German! DAMN HE MIGHT HAVE BROKEN A NECK BONE WITH THAT ONE!!!
Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
Eve: Mondrian is screaming wildly now clearly very pleased with himself. He is definitely going crazy here tonight. We saw how this madman attacked Jake and Caroline earlier. And now he is showing exactly why he is a force to be reckoned with up against this young rookie Matthew Kazama who did absolutely nothing to deserve this treatment!
Deadprez: But Mondrian does not care! Mondrian stalks Kazama across the floor and drives a knee down into the back of his neck. He lifts up Kazama by the tights and ragdolls him across the floor. He throws Kazama hard into the LED barricade before throwing him up and back into the ring. Mondrian stalks Kazama back into the ring and grabs him from behind by the neck. Mondrian now looking to choke out Kazama with a Sleeper Hold!
Gavin Kirkland: That is no Sleeper Hold! That is a blatant Chokehold! The referee should intervene! But I am not sure the referee is able to tell the difference!!!-
Eve: Wait no! Looks like you are wrong on that Gavin! The referee is ordering Mondrian to break it up! Mondrian is refusing however!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! BREAK IT UP! THAT’S IT! I’M CALLING FOR THE BELL!!!
Deadprez: But at the very last minute Mondrian relented and let Kazama go! The referee doesn’t want to see this great matchup end in a DQ and neither do these fans! Kazama falls down to the mat and quickly rolls to the outside to get a breather. But Mondrian is following after him. For a second there I thought Mondrian might actually go after the referee. But I guess he does have more thought in that skull than just violent tendencies like we saw earlier with Caroline and Jake…
Eve: Mondrian stalks Kazama outside the ring and picks him up over his shoulders. He is going to run across ringside and ram Kazama’s head into the ring post! DAMN! I CAN’T WATCH THIS! A MAN’S SKULL IS ABOUT TO BE CRACKED IN HA-
Deadprez: No! Just before colliding Matthew Kazama slides off the shoulders of Vincent Mondrian! Kazama gets behind Mondrian and shoves him head first into the ring post instead!!! Mondrian goes crashing down to the ground and it looks like his nose is bleeding now from that collision! Mondrian is in a bad way here as Kazama needs to capitalize! Or at least get back in the ring any maybe win this thing on a count out!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Gavin Kirkland: But it looks like Kazama is not done dealing damage yet! He picks up Mondrian and slams his face off our announce desk! Damn leave us alone! We don’t deserve this and neither does our poor table!
Eve: Kazama tosses Mondrian back into the ring as Mondrian slowly staggers up to his feet. Kazama up to the top rope and leaps off with a Flying Overhead Chop! Kazama brings his hand down hard across the skull of Mondrian! Mondrian is laid out and sprawling across the canvas! Kazama falls over and manages to get an arm over the chest of Mondrian!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Deadprez: No! Mondrian barely kicks out! If Kazama had managed to hook the leg there I think that would have been it! Bu it was not it!!!
Eve: Kazama rolls over staring blankly up at the lights wondering what it is going to take. He really wants to get his first win here in EAW! But Mondrian just will not stay down!
Deadprez: Kazama slowly begins to pull himself back up as Mondrian does the same. They collide in the ring throwing slow but heavy forearms at each other’s heads. They are definitely worn out now but they are giving it all they got with what little stamina they have left!
Gavin Kirkland: MONDRIAN! KAZAMA! MONDRIAN! KAZAMA! MONDRIAN! KAZAMA!!! KAZAMA! KAZAMA! KAZAMA!
Eve: Suddenly Kazama begins to hurl those forearms a little bit faster right into the skull of Mondrian! Kazama is laying into him possibly hoping to put him away and win this match here! Mondrian falls into the corner as Kazama runs in with a big Clothesline! He got it as he hooks the head of Mondrian and runs him into the center of the ring dropping Mondrian with a Bulldog! But can Kazama capitalize?!!?
Deadprez: Kazama slowly gets back up..
Eve: Kazama picks up Mondrian…
Deadprez: SILVER DIAMOND CONNECTS!!! KAZAMA WITH A MATCH ENDING MANEUVER RIGHT THERE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: No! Mondrian managed to swing out of the Cyclone DDT! If Kazama had hit that the match would definitely have been over!!!
Eve: Mondrian shoves Kazama hard sending him face first into the corner. Kazama nearly runs into the referee but manages to stop himself in time!
Deadprez: Mondrian grabs Kazama from behind and throws him back with a Bridging German Suplex! Mondrian with his go to maneuver in this match as he looks to end Kazama here! The bridge! The pin!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Eve: But Kazama somehow kicks out! The crowd can’t believe it! They thought that was it for sure! Mondrian looks like something has snapped in him as he gets back up and is yelling wildly at Kazama. I can’t even understand what he’s saying but he’s looking to put him away for sure!
Deadprez: MONDRIAN PULLS KAZAMA INTO THE SOULLESS ECLIPSE!!!!!!!! KAZAMA TRIES TO FIGHT HIS WAY OUT OF IT! HARD ELBOWS! HE’S STRUGGLING SOMETHING FIERCE!!! BUT MONDRIAN HOLDS ON!!!
Eve: IT CONNECTS!!! HE DROPS KAZAMA ON HIS HEAD! HE MIGHT HAVE BROKEN THIS MAN’S NECK OUT HERE! THE COVER AND THIS ONE IS ELEMENTARY!!! KAZAMA IS SHAKING AND CONVULSING AND MIGHT HAVE SUFFERED A SEVERE INJURY TO THE NECK!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Referee: THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: Here is your winner… VINCENTTTTTTTTTTTTT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONDRIAN!!!!
( ‘Lacrimosa [EPIC REMIX]’ by Samuel Kim hits to boos from the crowd.)
Eve: The crowd doesn’t like this result one bit. They wanted to see Matthew Kazama get his first win in EAW here tonight! But unfortunately it did not happen…
Deadprez: Hopefully he doesn’t give up tho. Cuz that was one hell of an effort and I feel like the match could have easily gone the other way!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent Mondrian deserved it though too. Although I am reluctant to say that after what he did to my beloved blonde goddess earlier tonig-
( … )
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT… I WAS THINKING ABOUT HER… AND SHE’S HERE!!!
( The crowd erupts into cheers as Caroline rushes into the ring. )
Eve: HOLY SHIT! CAROLINE IS HERE! WE ALL THOUGHT SHE GOT TAKEN OUT BY MONDRIAN EARLIER! BUT SHE’S BACK!!
Deadprez: Caroline is lighting Vincent Mondrian up with strikes in the ring! She’s really going at him! She’s not going to take the attack she suffered earlier lying down!!!
Eve: CAROLINE CONNECTS WITH A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE!!!
Deadprez: No! Mondrian rakes the eyes and gets out of it!
Gavin Kirkland: And Mondrian immediately rolls out of the ring and is heading backstage! He’s had enough of Caroline for one night!
Eve: Caroline is clearly not finished with him! She’s demanding Mondrian come back to the ring! But it looks like he’s already back in the locker room!
Deadprez: I definitely don’t think we’ve seen the last of these two!!!
(The camera cuts to a commercial for Maybelline.)
M MASHING LIKE! I AM MASHING SUBSCRIBE! AHHHH!!
Eve: Bro do you even have to do that more than once? Are you like unsubbing and then resubbing over and over?
Gavin Kirkland: AHHHHH!!!
Deadprez: Gavin is lost to us. But #HASHTAG this brand new team here on Showdown could very well be the next EAW Unified Tag Team Champions! We will see what happens at Midsummer Massacre! I can’t wait!
(The camera cuts to a commercial for Michael Machina’s bodybuilding tips video available now on the EAW Network!)
(The camera cuts to the backstage area where Mikaela Street is standing in front of a Showdown background. Mikaela has a microphone in her hand and a smile on her face as she begins to speak.)
Mikaela Street: What a match we just witnessed between two rising stars of Showdown in former Interwire Champion Vincent Mondrian and EAW Rising Star Matthew Kazama. It was said last week, but I have no issue saying it again that the Draft is already starting to pay dividends for the blue brand.
Mikaela Street: My guest at this time was brought back to Showdown and he picked up a huge victory in his return to Showdown last week. Please welcome at this time, a member of the British Invasion, he is DARYL KINKADE!!
(Daryl then appears on screen and stands next to Mikaela. The crowd in the background is booing Daryl, but he could care less what they think as he looks over at Mikaela as she starts the interview.)
Mikaela Street: Thank you for your time, Daryl. Let me start off by saying congratulations on your victory last week on Showdown.
Daryl Kinkade: Thank you. It’s not like there was going to be any other result. I mean it is me.
Mikaela Street: Let me go ahead and start with my first question. Like probably many others are wondering, how are things going within the British Invasion, especially after being drafted to Showdown a few weeks ago?
Daryl Kinkade: Mikaela, The British Invasion are doing just fine. Halsey Neel might be out of action right now, but when she comes back from her injury, the British Invasion will no doubt be together in full force once again. As for right now, I completely respect what Pandora is wanting to do with her career currently and she respects what I am wanting to do right now.
Mikaela Street: Speaking of Pandora Paisley, would you care to share your thoughts about what happened earlier? What I am talking about is all the talkings that Silas Mason has had with Pandora Paisley for the last month or so. Is there any worry that Pandora might be considering aligning herself with Silas World?
(Daryl gives Mikaela a look as if he was silently asking Mikaela if she was completely insane. Daryl shakes his head before he continues.)
Daryl Kinkade: Come on, Mikaela. Don’t disappoint me with statements like that. I have all the trust in the world for Pandora Paisley, and I know very well that Pandora will do whatever is right and do whatever she has to do in order to bring gold back home to the British Invasion. I have always trusted her and I always will.
Daryl Kinkade: Speaking of gold, I know that Pandora wants gold again, but so do I. I am a former Champion in EAW, but there is one title that I have yet to win and that is a World Championship. Mikaela, I have always wanted to be a World Champion, and that is my goal of the season. To become World Champion, but first I need to get that shot at the Answers World Championship. I came back to Showdown to be a World Champion, bruv!
???: Well that’s good to hear because now I am glad that I came by.
(Daryl and Mikaela look around wondering who in the world said that, but they didn’t have to look for very long because the Assistant General Manager, Alana Starr, comes into frame and stands right next to Mikaela with a smile on her face as she nods to Mikaela before looking at Daryl.)
Alana Starr: Oh, Daryl Kinkade. I am so happy to see you. How are things going? Enjoying being on Showdown so far?
Daryl Kinkade: Alana Starr. It’s a pleasure to see you, too, but there is no need for the formalities and small talk. What do you need?
Alana Starr: I am a professional. It’s my job to be formal, but fine. We’ll do it your way. I was walking by and overheard you talking about your goal of becoming World Champion and then I realized that you were exactly who I was looking for.
Daryl Kinkade: Umm… ok? So, what did you need me for?
Alana Starr: As I said earlier. I overheard you talking to Ms. Mikaela here about how you have always wanted to be World Champion and all you are looking for is to get that shot.
Daryl Kinkade: Yeah. I said all of that. So, what’s your point?
Alana Starr: Always the friendly one, aren’t you, Daryl? My point is that I am here to tell you that tonight is your lucky night, Mr. Daryl Kinkade.
Daryl Kinkade: How is that?
Alana Starr: Well, you wanted a chance to get a shot at a World Championship and now you’ve got it.
(Daryl stays quiet as he looks at Alana inquisitively as she has a smile on her face and she continues on.)
Alana Starr: Well, Daryl, myself and Kennedy took this into careful consideration and we have decided to name you, Daryl Kinkade, as one of the participants in a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH at Midsummer Massacre!!!
(The crowd cheers loudly at the announcement of another Midsummer Massacre match.)
Alana Starr: And the winner of this match will get the honor of being the Number One Contender and getting a shot at the Answers World Championship.
Daryl Kinkade: That’s what I like to hear. It’s about time.
(Daryl nods in approval that he gets his chance to possibly challenge for the Answers World Championship. He has a pleased smirk on his face as he turns his attention back to Alana.)
Daryl Kinkade: This match is just a formality since I am finally gonna get a shot at the Answers World Championship. So… who are my opponents?
????: Well, Daryl. It’s a good thing that you asked.
(Daryl rolls his eyes as he has a pretty good idea as to who the voice belongs to. His assumptions turn out to be correct as Joso appears in view to which the crowd starts to cheer very loudly for him. Daryl rolls his eyes at the sight of Joso as Joso gets face to face with Daryl with a smile on his face as Daryl starts to speak.)
Daryl Kinkade: Hold on a second. So, Alana and Kennedy also chose you?
Joso: Yeah.
Daryl Kinkade: Yeah, I am.
Daryl Kinkade: So, I am going against you at Midsummer Massacre for a shot at the Answers World Championship?
Joso: That’s right. It just sucks for you, doesn’t it?
Daryl Kinkade: Why would it suck for me?
Joso: Because here you are telling the world and pouring your heart out about never being a World Champion and that is all you want. But it just isn’t going to happen.
Daryl Kinkade: Oh, is that so, you bloody pain in the ass? Why is that?
Joso: Because I am in the match. Unlike you, I have had the honor and privilege of being a World Champion and I plan on enjoying that feeling again this season as I become a two-time World Champion. Winning this match is only going to help my cause. Remember that I am the catalyst of the New Era and Joso. Don’t. Miss.
Daryl Kinkade: Oh, for the love of gawd!! Do you even realize how sick and tired all of us are of hearing that stupid catchphrase? It doesn’t even make sense anymore considering that you have missed plenty of times in recent memory. You just need to stay back and let someone with true talent take the spotlight.
Joso: And that’s you? You’ve been spiking your tea if you think that you are going to win this match.
Daryl Kinkade: I know that I am going to win this match and if I have to knock your bloody teeth down your throat in order to do that, I will.
(Daryl and Joso continue to argue for a few moments as Mikaela takes a step back and Alana just stays back and lets them argue. She knows that this won’t get physical as Daryl stops talking and realizes something.)
Daryl Kinkade: Hey hey HEY!! Shut the fuck up for a second, you daft bastard. Alana said that this is a triple threat match?
(Joso stops talking and he comes to the realization of the match as Daryl looks over at Alana.)
Daryl Kinkade: So, Alana. Who is the other person in this match?
(Joso also turns and looks at Alana wondering the same thing.)
Joso: I would like to know the same thing.
(Alana looks at both men before she gets a smile on her face.)
Alana Starr: Well… I will tell you that the third participant in this match is none other than….
Alana Starr: JAKE SMITH!
(Joso and Daryl’s jaws drop as they can’t believe what they just heard.)
Joso & Daryl Kinkade: JAKE SMITH?!?!?
Daryl Kinkade: Seriously? Couldn’t there be somebody else?
Joso: Are you fucking kidding me? That little shit for brains?
Alana Starr: Nope. No jokes at all. It will be Daryl Kinkade vs. Joso vs. Jake Smith at Midsummer Massacre and the winner will get a Shot at the Answers World Championship. Good luck in a few weeks, gentlemen.
(Alana walks away as both Daryl and Joso have a WTF look on their face as Mikaela looks at the camera.)
Mikaela Street: Well, there you have it. High stakes match at Midsummer Massacre. This is gonna be interesting.
(The final shot has Daryl and Joso still looking on with a what the hell look on their faces as they can’t believe what they have heard as Mikaela looks at the camera again and shrugs as the camera shot fades elsewhere….)
( The lights cut out as “It Follows” by Cane Hill blares through the arena, blood-red strobes flashing as Xander Payne steps onto the stage flanked by Jake Smith and Caroline. Xander leads the trio to the ring. Sliding in, Xander roars into the corner under the crimson glow before dropping to one knee, his presence and the shadow of Figura Prism looming over the ring. )
Gina Romano: Making his way to the ring… accompanied by Jake Smith and Caroline… representing Figura Prism… from TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA… weighing in at 262 pounds… XAAAANDERRRRR PAYYYYYYNE!
( The arena dims as the piano of Ray Mak’s “Still D.R.E.” echoes across the venue, the crowd buzzing in anticipation. A single spotlight hits the stage, revealing Impact standing still in tailored black and gold, head down, arms out. After a full minute, the classic beat of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg drop “Still D.R.E.” kicks in and Impact slowly lifts his head with a smirk, walking to the ring. )
Gina Romano: AND HIS OPPONENT…From Seattle, Washington…weighting in at 228 pounds…EAW HALL OF FAMER…IMPACT!
( DING! DING! DING! )
Gavin Kirkland: Here we go, ladies and gentlemen! This isn’t just a match this is a collision of legacies, egos, and years of EAW mileage coming to a boiling point! IMPACT! XANDER PAYNE! Two of the nastiest, most ruthless veterans in the game, and they are already circling each other like sharks tasting blood in the water! No love lost here. This isn’t about crowd cheers it’s about dominance. It’s about who’s still got it. Neither man plans on leaving this ring with even a sliver of pride unaccounted for. The two lock up collar-and-elbow, jockeying for control.
Eve: Impact slips behind into a waist lock, but Xander fires a back elbow, stunning Impact and forcing separation. Xander knows every trick in the book and then some. HERE HE COMES RUNNING LARIAT— NO! IMPACT DUCKS! STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI FROM IMPACT! That kick connects flush on the side of the head! Xander’s down to a knee! Impact wastes no time, bouncing off the ropes— RUNNING DOUBLE KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE! Xander just got his face pancaked! Impact with the early aggression, and look out! He hooks the arms— DOUBLE UNDERHOOK BACKBREAKER! Impact stands over Xander, trash-talking him, motioning toward Jake Smith and Caroline ringside.
Deadprez: Jake pounding on the apron, trying to get some encouragement, going while Caroline stands with her arms crossed. Impact pulls Xander up—HEADBUTT RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES! HE’S NOT HOLDING BACK! Xander stumbles into the corner Impact charges RUNNING BULLDOG OUT OF THE CORNER! Look at him now springboarding to the ropes— SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK SENDS XANDER ACROSS THE RING! Xander’s in trouble, but don’t count him out! The man has a whole arsenal designed to punish! Impact stalks Xander, but Xander catches his leg— DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! IMPACT’S KNEE GETS TANGLED BAD!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST LIKE THAT! You take a man’s knee, you take his flight game, you take his stability. Xander ain’t wasting time! DEADLIFT HALF-AND-HALF SUPLEX! DROPS HIM ON HIS NECK! You can see that snarl on Xander’s face now. He just flipped the switch. He’s locking in SINGLE-LEG BOSTON CRAB! HE’S TORQUING THAT DAMAGED KNEE! Impact claws toward the ropes, screaming in pain! Jake Smith inches closer mocking him! Trash talk from the sidelines, and you know that fuels Xander even more. BUT IMPACT’S GOT THE ROPES! Xander releases at four! Xander pulls Impact up— POP-UP DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! HE FOLDED HIM LIKE LAUNDRY! COVER!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Eve: KICKOUT AT TWO! IMPACT STILL ALIVE! Xander slaps the mat! He drags Impact to the corner, hoists him could be looking for something high risk BUT IMPACT HEADBUTTS HIM! ANOTHER! IMPACT SENDS XANDER DOWN! IMPACT GOES TO THE ROPES AND JUMPS MOONSAULT! LANDING ON XANDER! Both men are down!
Deadprez: This is one of those matches where you don’t even need a story, just two men with pride, legacy, and a chip on their shoulder. Impact and Xander Payne are giving each other hell, and neither wants to be the first to blink! Impact stirs first, clutching at his lower back and knee as he crawls toward the ropes. Xander, sits up with a glazed look in his eyes. He begins to pull himself up using the ropes.
Gavin Kirkland: You want to talk about pain tolerance? You want to talk about grit? THIS is what it looks like! Even still, they’re not slowing down by choice they’re being dragged into deep water by force! Impact limps to his feet, favoring the leg Xander attacked earlier. Xander meets him center ring again the two begin trading stiff shots!
Eve: Knife-edged chop from Impact— OH MY GOD, that one echoed through the arena! Xander fires back with a Bell Clap! Right to the sides of the head! Impact’s equilibrium just went sideways! Impact wobbles, Xander follows up with a SEATED CORNER RUNNING KNEE! He drills it right into Impact’s skull, sandwiching it against the bottom turnbuckle!
Deadprez: JESUS! That might’ve knocked a tooth out! Xander DRAGS him out from the corner— LOOK AT THIS! KNEELING TIGER BOMB INTO THE PIN!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: Impact kicks out again! You can feel the frustration building in Xander now! Xander doesn’t argue, but he stays on the offense; he yanks Impact up again and whips him to the ropes. Impact rebounds Xander swings for a lariat! Impact ducks again and this time leaps up— TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER OUT OF NOWHERE! That was PURE instinct! Impact just bought himself a few crucial seconds! Both men are down again! Jake is pacing at ringside, whispering into his hands.
Eve: You can feel the toll it’s taken on both bodies. These two men aren’t wrestling at 100% anymore. Impact clutches his ribs, crawls toward Xander and begins to pull him up. He tries to lift him! Xander drops to one knee—IMPACT FIRES A HEADBUTT AGAIN! BOTH MEN STUMBLE BACK!
Deadprez: Impact now with a boot to the gut! He’s thinking power! He’s got him up! DOUBLE POWERBOMB! ONE! HE KEEPS HOLD— TWO! IMPACT SLAMS HIM AGAIN! OH MY GOD! THE THIRD— NO! NO! XANDER COUNTERS WITH AN X-PLEX! Impact’s body smacks the mat hard. Xander rolls onto all fours.
Gavin Kirkland: These two are slowly dissecting each other, and neither man is showing even a hint of mercy. Xander gets up again and grabs Impact’s leg he’s going for another single-leg Boston— NO! IMPACT ROLLS HIM UP! SMALL PACKAGE!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Deadprez: KICKOUT BY XANDER! XANDER IS RIGHT BACK UP— BIG BOOT! HE NEARLY DECAPITATED HIM! Xander stands over him, snarling now, the punishment catching up to even him. He wipes his mouth again, motioning for Impact to get up.
Gavin Kirkland: Now he’s stalking. He’s thinking Stump Piledriver again—WAIT, NO! IMPACT BURSTS UP SPINNING WHEEL KICK! FROM OUTTA NOWHERE! IMPACT GETS HIMSELF AN OPENING!
Eve: Damn right it is! We’re witnessing a masterclass in pain tolerance and ring IQ. Xander Payne and Impact are pushing each other to the absolute brink, and we haven’t even seen the big guns pulled out yet! This match has ways to go.
Gavin Kirkland: Both men are stirring once again, still grounded, but turning onto their sides. Every move now comes with a cost. You can see it written on both their faces. They’re not trying to win fast, they’re trying to win definitively. Impact is first to his feet, staggering into the ropes. He turns, seeing Xander getting to one knee. He lines him up charges—
Eve: SHINING WIZARD! IMPACT WITH A BULLET TO THE TEMPLE! XANDER IS ROCKED! Xander collapses to the canvas, face-down. Impact immediately collapses on top of him for the cover.
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Referee: THREEE— !!!
Deadprez: Shoulder up by Xander! Barely! Look at Impact he’s not even mad, he’s laughing! That sick grin creeping across his face he lives for this kind of war! Impact drags Xander up by the back of the head and SLAPS him across the face before pulling him in—
Gavin Kirkland: What’s he doing now?! Impact looking for a GOURDBUSTER?! NO! HE DUMPS XANDER NECK-FIRST ONTO THE TOP ROPE!
Eve: Xander’s throat just whiplashed off the rope and waited a second— IMPACT WITH A JUMPING KNEE DROP TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! THAT’S ONE OF XANDER’S OWN COMBOS! WHAT DISRESPECT!
Deadprez: That’s a statement if I’ve ever seen one. Impact’s not just trying to beat Xander. He’s trying to humiliate him. Impact motions for another attack but his knee gives slightly. He drops to one hand, clutching at it the one Xander targeted earlier.
Gavin Kirkland: That knee is giving him more problems than he wants to admit. That dragon screw from earlier has been lingering, and now it’s costing him. Xander senses the opening! He lurches forward from his knees and grabs the leg YANKS IT—
Eve: DRAGON SCREW AGAIN! THAT SAME KNEE! Impact screams in pain, flipping over and trying to pull himself away, but Xander doesn’t let go he DRAGS him center ring—
Deadprez: OH NO! HE’S GOT HIM AGAIN SINGLE-LEG BOSTON CRAB! DEEPER THAN BEFORE! HE’S SITTING DOWN INTO IT!
Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT IMPACT’S BACK BENDING! LOOK AT HIS FACE! THE MAN IS IN AGONY! The referee drops beside Impact, asking him if he wants to give in but Impact shakes his head! Screaming through clenched teeth!
Eve: Impact is clawing! Literally clawing! His way across the canvas! Look at the scratches on the mat! He reaches out still inches away Xander LEANS BACK EVEN FURTHER! Impact lunges and grabs the bottom rope! The Referee calls for the break!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Referee: THREE!!!
Referee: FOUR!!!!
Deadprez: Xander holds until four again, then stands, face flushed and eyes wild! Look at Xander. He’s a man possessed now. He knows he’s hurting Impact. He’s tasted the damage. Now he’s going back for more! Xander pulls Impact up! IMPACT FIRES A HEADBUTT! XANDER SWAYS! IMPACT HITS ANOTHER HEADBUTT! A THIRD! XANDER STILL WON’T GO DOWN—
Gavin Kirkland: IT’S A BATTLE OF HEAD TRAUMA!! THESE TWO HAVE NO QUIT IN THEM! Xander fires back ROLLING KASAGIRI CHOP! IMPACT’S KNEES BUCKLE! XANDER HOOKS THE ARMS— NO! IMPACT DROPS DOWN PICKS THE LEG—
Eve: SCHOOLBOY ROLL-UP!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Deadprez: XANDER KICKS OUT!! SCRAMBLES! RUNS— CANNONBALL! FLATTENS IMPACT IN THE CORNER! Xander crawls out of the corner, grabs Impact and yanks him up slowly one motion—
Gavin Kirkland: STUMP PILEDRIVER! OH MY GOD! IMPACT MIGHT BE OUT! XANDER FALLS OVER FOR THE COVER!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Eve: NO! IMPACT GETS THE SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE?! Xander slaps the mat again. He wipes the sweat from his face, then looks to the top rope. He eyes it… then begins climbing slowly.
Deadprez: He’s going up high and that is not common for Xander Payne. Desperate men do desperate things. But this is dangerous territory! Xander reaches the top rope, balancing carefully. He steadies himself JUMPS—
Gavin Kirkland: TOP ROPE DIVING SWANTON BOMB— NOOO! IMPACT ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! Xander CRASHES HARD onto the canvas, arching his back in pain. Impact rolls toward the apron, grasping the middle rope, trying to pull himself up! These two men are battered and broken but they’re not finished yet.
Eve: Impact is slowly pulling himself up in the corner, knee trembling. Across the ring, Xander is clutching his ribs after missing Swanton, rolling to his side. Both men are beaten to hell but still moving.
Deadprez: This match has crossed into another realm of brutality. We’re seeing two of the best to ever do it prove why they’ve survived this long in EAW. I’m telling you they can’t keep this up forever.
Gavin Kirkland: Something’s gotta give. Either a moment of brilliance, or a moment of weakness. As Xander pulls himself toward the ropes— Jake Smith subtly moves around the corner of the ring! He slaps the mat to hype Xander for sure but he’s keeping an eye on Impact’s position…
Eve: Don’t do it, Jake…don’t you dare…I like this match too much…
Deadprez: Impact begins to limp toward Xander, who’s on one knee. The Referee is momentarily distracted checking Xander’s leg—
Gavin Kirkland: HEY! JAKE SMITH JUST GRABBED IMPACT’S ANKLE! Impact turns, yanking his foot away, barking something down at Jake BUT IT GIVES XANDER THE OPENING—
Eve: BOOT TO THE KNEE FROM BEHIND! IMPACT BUCKLES! Impact drops, screaming in pain. Xander wastes no time—
Deadprez: LA BOMBE BLEU! LA BOMBE BLEU CONNECTS! BLUE THUNDER BOMB WITH MAXIMUM FORCE!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: IMPACT KICKS OUT AGAIN! HOW?! Jake slams his hands on the apron, furious. He shouts something to Xander, gesturing wildly! Caroline hasn’t moved an inch. Just watching.
Eve: That distraction might’ve made the difference in momentum, but it wasn’t enough to finish the match. Impact’s still alive, but you can see he’s in agony. Xander stands over Impact and begins STOMPING at the injured knee. Once. Twice. Again.
Deadprez: He’s isolating the leg. With Jake in his corner now, Xander has no reason to hold back. The referee warns Xander about the stomps, but Xander shoves past him and pulls Impact into the ropes! He drapes the leg over the bottom rope—
Gavin Kirkland: XANDER WITH A JUMPING SENTON RIGHT ONTO THE LEG! THAT COULD SHATTER THE KNEE! Impact rolling over himself and gripping his leg! The official again shouts at Xander to keep it legal!
Eve: This is getting uglier by the second. That leg may not even be usable at this point. Jake is loving every second of it. Xander now drags Impact back into the center of the ring, wraps the injured leg around his own and DROPS into a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK!
Deadprez: FIGURE FOUR! THIS IS BAD! IMPACT IS TRAPPED! NOWHERE TO GO!
Gavin Kirkland: That pressure is brutal and with that leg already targeted multiple times, it’s a miracle Impact hasn’t given in! Impact trying to reverse the hold but Xander slaps his knee, keeping the pressure tight.
Eve: He’s got nowhere to go HE’S GOT TO ROLL IT OVER— IMPACT ROLLS IT OVER! THE PRESSURE’S REVERSED! Xander yells and immediately releases the hold! Both men lay on the canvas again, the battle continuing!
Deadprez: We are in the deep waters now. Jake Smith’s interference has given Xander a slight edge but don’t think for a second Impact isn’t dangerous when he’s wounded. He’s survived eras, champions, and wars just like this.
Gavin Kirkland: Both men are slowly pulling themselves up in opposite corners. Xander slapping his own chest, while Impact braces his knee against the ropes, eyes locked across the ring.
Eve: They’re looking at each other like they’re ready to kill. Xander charges looking for a corner splash BUT IMPACT BURSTS OUT—
Deadprez: TURNING TIDES! FRANKENSTEINER! XANDER’S SKULL BOUNCED OFF THE MAT!
Gavin Kirkland: Impact caught him mid-charge and SPIKED him! That was pure timing! Pure instinct! Impact doesn’t go for the pin. He slowly turns over, crawling toward the ropes. He springboards—
Eve: FLIGHT SIGHTS! THE LIONSAULT CONNECTS CLEAN! HOOK OF THE LEG!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Deadprez: XANDER KICKS OUT! ROLLS TO HIS STOMACH! HE’S STILL IN THIS! Impact slams the mat once, pulling himself back up—
Gavin Kirkland: Look he’s got the wrist he’s wrapping the arm around the throat— COBRA CLUTCH!
Deadprez: THAT’S MILLENNIAL INCARCERATION! HE’S TRYING TO CHOKE HIM OUT COLD! Xander struggles in the hold, kicking his legs he backs Impact up into the turnbuckle, crushing him against the corner! The hold breaks, but just barely!
Gavin Kirkland: That was nearly the end! Xander was seconds away from fading! Xander turns Impact grabs him tries for The Hail Mary but Xander drops to one knee and elbows out he backs up and BURSTS FORWARD—
Eve: KLACIER! KLACIER OUTTA NOWHERE!! THAT SHOTGUN DROPKICK JUST CRACKED IMPACT’S STERNUM OPEN IN THE CORNER! Impact collapses, seated, his head wobbling. Xander rolls backward into a crouch and screams into the air!
Deadprez: Impact slowly pulls himself upright using the ropes Xander bounces off the opposite ropes springboards—
Gavin Kirkland: PAYNEMAKER! SPRINGBOARD STUNNER CONNECTS! IMPACT’S NECK SNAPS BACK VIOLENTLY!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Referee: THR— !!!
Eve: IMPACT STAYS ALIVE! HE GOT THE SHOULDER UP! XANDER CAN’T BELIEVE IT! Xander punches the mat again, then walks over and deadlifts Impact back up he hoists him to his feet, underhooks—
Deadprez: DAWNBREAKER! HE JUST LAUNCHED HIM WITH THAT PULL-UP SAITO SUPLEX! IMPACT IS CRUMPLED!
Gavin Kirkland: The referee checks on Impact, who is barely conscious! Jake Smith yells at Xander to “finish it”! Xander doesn’t go for the pin; he’s got something else in mind.
Eve: Oh no he’s going up top. Xander Payne’s climbing again.
Gavin Kirkland: He’s going for RIPTIDE. Xander drags Impact up with him, slowly, one agonizing movement at a time. Both men are standing on the ropes—
Eve: “RIPTIDE”! AVALANCHE BRAINBUSTER— NOOO! IMPACT STUFFS IT! IMPACT BLOCKS! HEADBUTT! ANOTHER!
Deadprez: THEY’RE BOTH TRADING BLOWS ON THE TOP ROPE! Xander swings Impact ducks underhooks him LIFTS—
Gavin Kirkland: MICHINOKU DRIVER II FROM THE SECOND ROPE! THE ABSOLUTION! THE ABSOLUTION FROM THE TOP! These men are absolutely DESTROYING each other!
Eve: The ring looks like a battlefield. Both Impact and Xander Payne are sprawled on the canvas, barely moving. The referee is checking on both, hands on his knees, unsure who to count for or if he even can.
Deadprez: I don’t even know what’s left. Both these men have hit each other with their absolute best. Impact begins to stir first, crawling slowly toward the ropes, using them to drag himself upright. Xander follows soon after, pulling himself up in the corner. Both men lock eyes, bloodied and exhausted.
Gavin Kirkland: Look at that! No quit. No retreat. Only one question left: who goes down first? They step forward, one step at a time, fists clenched, THEY ARE READY TO END THIS—
( THE LIGHTS GO OUT. )
Eve: WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
( A beat of silence. Murmurs ripple across the crowd like thunder. Then— THE LIGHTS SNAP BACK ON. )
Deadprez: WAIT— WHAT THE—?!
( Impact is laid out cold in the center of the ring. Xander is slumped on the mat near the ropes, motionless. Standing over the wreckage breathing steady eyes fixed forward…is Solomon Stane! )
Eve: IT’S SOLOMON STANE! WHAT IN THE HELL HAS HE DONE?!?
( The crowd ERUPTS in shock! Solomon stands dead center, his massive frame towering over the bodies left in his wake. He doesn’t speak. He just stares. )
Deadprez: He took out Impact. He took out Xander. This match…is over. The referee is unsure who to call the match for but he is calling the match!
( DING! DING! DING! )
(Solomon slowly turns his head and locks eyes with Jake Smith at ringside. The atmosphere instantly shifts. Jake, still standing, looks up with a flicker of surprise. Caroline doesn’t move, but her stare sharpens.)
Eve: He’s not even looking at the damage he caused. He’s looking at Jake and Caroline. There’s something bigger brewing here. You can feel it.
( Solomon steps through the ropes, never breaking eye contact with Jake. He walks backward up the ramp leaving behind a ring full of broken bodies and unanswered questions.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, the official has ruled this match a NO CONTEST!
( Boos and stunned silence fill the arena as EMTs rush to the ring to check on the fallen competitors and the referee. )
Gavin Kirkland: I wanted a winner, damn it.
Eve: Solomon Stane just made a statement that’s going to keep Figura Prism up for a while.
( Solomon Stane standing tall atop the ramp, staring at Jake and Caroline as they get Xander out of the ring.)
(The camera has cut from the chaos at ringside to the backstage area where we see Solomon Stane and Trixie walking backstage after the chaos that occurred just moments ago thanks to Solomon Stane. Trixie has a smirk on her face as Solomon has an emotionless expression on his face.)
Trixie Stane: That’s right. That’s exactly what we need to do. Right now everything is going according to plan.
(Trixie pats Solomon on the arm as they continue walking backstage. A few seconds later, we hear a voice calling in the background.)
????: SOLOMON! SOLOMON! A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME PLEASE?
(Trixie and Solomon stop in their tracks after hearing the voice call out to them. Moments later, we see Kyra Phillips catching up to the couple with a microphone in her hand. Kyra takes a few seconds to catch her breath as Trixie and Solomon look at her.)
Kyra Phillips: Solomon. Is it alright if I take a few moments of your time to talk to you and Trixie.
Trixie Stane: Actually, Solomon is quite busy at the moment and doesn’t have time to answer any of your silly little questions. Go ahead and move along.
Kyra Phillips: Are you sure? I swear it won’t take up too much of his time. I promise that it will be ver–
Trixie Stane: What part of no don’t you understand, girlie. I said that Solomon is way too busy for your questions and that should be the end of it. You are so–
(Trixie is cut off by Solomon resting his hand on his wife’s shoulder. Trixie looks up at Solomon and he nods.)
Solomon Stane: Nothing to worry about, Trixie. I think that we should go ahead and let Kyra continue with the interview. We certainly have a few minutes to spare for Kyra. Kyra, go ahead and ask whatever questions you’d like.
(Kyra looks up at Solomon and shakes her head before she takes a breath and continues on with the interview.)
Kyra Phillips: Umm… thank you, Solomon. My first question for you is what in the hell happened out there just a few moments ago?
(After Kyra asks her question, Solomon develops a devilish, almost psychotic, smirk on his face before he answers Kyra’s question.)
Solomon Stane: Well, Kyra, I think it’s pretty obvious as to what happened in the ring just a few moments ago. What happened was that I beat the holy hell out of both Impact and Xander Payne and I left them both barely moving.
Kyra Phillips: That is very true, so let me rephrase that question. Why did you attack both Xander Payne and Impact in the ring after Impact’s match just a few moments ago?
(When Kyra finishes her question, the smirk on Solomon’s face completely disappears and his eyes almost go pitch black. Kyra gets nervous as she takes a step back before Solomon glares at Kyra and answers her question.)
Solomon Stane: Why? Why did I attack Impact and Xander Payne? I mean isn’t it completely obvious as to why I attacked those two stupid bastards?
Trixie Stane: Of course, it’s obvious to me and you and our children, but I think you should probably explain to those who aren’t up to speed what your reasoning is.
Solomon Stane: Is that right, Kyra? Would you like an explanation behind the method to my supposed madness?
Kyra Phillips: I… I… I mean I don’t necessarily need an explanation, but it would be very helpful for you to explain your actions to the people watching at home or in the arena right now who are just a little bit confused.
Solomon Stane: That’s because these people’s intelligence are clouded by the aura of sin radiating around them. But I will provide an explanation as to what I did. I have been called a lot of things, Kyra.
Trixie Stane: Those things are completely unheard of and only come from people who haven’t accepted Solomon’s beliefs.
Solomon Stane: I have been called a great many things, but if there is one thing that I strongly support and hold near and dear to my heart is the bond and sanctity of family. For a long time, Xander Payne held the same belief of family when he always talked so positively of his wife and his children. He would do anything and everything within his power to protect his wife and children–
(Solomon starts to shake in anger and looks dangerously close to going ballistic again before Trixie does everything she can to calm her husband down. It takes a few moments, but Trixie is able to help Solomon control his temper and bring him down. He still looks angry as he continues to speak.)
Solomon Stane: But he doesn’t do that anymore. Xander Payne threw that all away. Xander Payne BETRAYED the honor and sanctity that is his family. What did he betray his family for? His own selfish needs! He betrayed his family to align himself with people who he thinks will help bring him the power and success that he desires.
Solomon Stane: That stupid gluttonous bastard chose to throw away his wife and children for the infamous WHORE OF BABYLON, Caroline, and that little short stuff Judas, who should be hung with his own fifty pieces of silver.
(Solomon looks off into the distance for a brief second before he continues.)
Solomon Stane: People like Xander Payne are some of the worst. People like Xander Payne not only aggravate me to no end, they make me absolutely sick. Success and power can fade, but family is forever. Men… actually no. Xander Payne does NOT deserve to be called a man. Dumbasses like Xander Payne do not deserve the privilege of being able to wander amongst the rest of us. They should be punished for their cardinal sins and forced into a life of pain and agony.
Kyra Phillips: I understand what you mean, but that still leaves the question of why you also attacked Impact.
Solomon Stane: Oh please. That decrepit bastard has always had one foot in the coffin.
Kyra Phillips: But Impact is a legend and a Hall of Famer in EAW. He is considered one of the best to ever do it.
Solomon Stane: I don’t give a damn about Impact’s ancient history. I honestly could care less about these legends around here. I hope Impact watches this after he wakes up because I wanna tell him something.
(Solomon motions for the camera to come closer as Solomon looks right into the camera… almost like looking into its soul.)
Solomon Stane: Hey, Impact! I know that right now you are still recovering from that beatdown you received from me a few minutes ago. But when you wake your tired ass up, I want you to take a moment to listen to what I have to say….
Solomon Stane: Impact, your ass should have left a long time ago. But now? Now I’m going to put you in the grave, OLD MAN!! Like it should have been done years ago.
Kyra Phillips: Thank you for your explanation, Solomon. Now do you have anything else you would like to say, Solomon?
(Trixie and Solomon look at each other for a second before they both nod. Solomon looks back at Kyra with anger tempered and the evil smirk and gleam back on his face.)
Solomon Stane: Do I have anything else to say? Of course I have something else to say. Myself and Trixie were going to make this announcement a little bit later, but since I am doing this interview, now is just as good of a time as any to make this announcement.
Kyra Phillips: What exactly is your announcement?
Trixie Stane: He was about to tell the world. Please stop interrupting Your Savior!
(Kyra nods her head and keeps her mouth quiet so Solomon can make his announcement.)
Solomon Stane: The beatdown that Impact and Xander experienced just a few moments ago is just a sign of things to come because at Midsummer Massacre, I am issuing a challenge to Xander Payne….
Solomon Stane: AND Impact for a match. I am going to say right now that the beating that Xander and Impact received was just a small precursor to what they are going to experience at Midsummer Massacre because that is exactly what the match is going to be… A MASSACRE!!
(Solomon quickly turns and walks away as Trixie looks at Kyra and rolls her eyes before she follows her husband. Kyra looks in the direction that they walked away before turning back to the camera.)
Kyra Phillips: You heard it here, first. Solomon Stane has issued out a challenge to BOTH Impact and Xander Payne for a match at Midsummer Massacre. After what happened earlier, I don’t think it will take much convincing for either of them to accept. We will find out if they will accept the challenge in due time.
(The final shot shows Kyra still looking at the camera before the camera fades elsewhere….)
(We have returned from commercial break and the camera is focusing on the ringside area, where there is a brief break from all the action. The silence is broken by the sounds of ‘RED THUNDER’ by Butcher Babies playing throughout the arena as Ms. Extreme enters the arena to a mixed reaction from the crowd. She has a confident look on her face and the Universal Women’s Championship on her shoulder as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome THE EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION! “THE FALLEN QUEEN” MS. EXTREME!!
Deadprez: We are glad to see Ms. Extreme coming to the ring. She is getting a less than positive reaction from the crowd this week because of some of the comments she made last week. Love her or hate her. She is a very determined competitor.
Gavin Kirkland: I am glad that Ms. Extreme is on Showdown because sometimes you just gotta love a woman who is not afraid to get extreme.
Eve: You are disgusting! What isn’t disgusting is what she said last week. She is going to be the woman you think about when it comes to EAW. She is going to reign for a long time and anybody who thinks differently is going to have to pry the title from her cold, dead fingers.
Deadprez: She also went through the entire Showdown roster and just ripped them all apart. Camille didn’t make any friends with those remarks, but she doesn’t care. Anyways, let’s see what the champ has to say this week.
(Camille grabs a microphone from Gina Romano before she rolls into the ring. She listens to the crowd reaction for a brief moment before her entrance music fades off and she begins to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: After what I said last week, I have decided to come out here this week and double down on what I said. Just because you people took offense on a few of things that I said doesn’t make them any less true. Now that I am the Universal Women’s Champion, you all will just need to accept that I am now the measuring stick of the Women’s Division and will be for a very long time.
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: The crowd is once again showing her no love. Come on!! She’s the champ!!
Ms. Extreme: After everybody chose to write me out, I came back and defied ALL the odds set in front of me. Now that I am on Showdown, I am not going to be playing around. There will be no fun and I have no interest in playing games with anybody.
Ms. Extreme: If you are going to even consider stepping up to me, you are going to have to realize that I am going to take no prisoners. I am going to show why I am the woman that you will no doubt think about women in Elite Answers Wrestling or women’s wrestling as a whole!!
Ms. Extreme: Last week, I wondered why nobody came out and stopped me from saying what I said. Then I realized that it has to be because every woman on Showdown is either afraid of me or they are afraid to get in the ring with me!
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Eve: Again, there is no love lost between Ms. Extreme and the ladies of Showdown. Again, showing them all disrespect.
Ms. Extreme: That’s why I gave all the women one week to see if anybody will step up. Lo and behold, it’s been a week. I am out here once again ready to see if anybody will respond… and nobody did. Why am I not surprised? It’s just as I thought. You all were just going to waste my time and my patience.
Ms. Extreme: Look, people. There is a reason why I am the Universal Women’s Champion and there is a reason I am going to take this title and this division to levels it has never seen before. So, I am going to let each and every, and I use this term loosely, woman in Elite Answers Wrestling know exactly what I am expecting from them as challengers.
Ms. Extreme: I am willing to take on any challenger, but if you are considering challenging me, you need to realize something. I want my opponents to be worthy of my time and my efforts. I am not going to defend my title against some bitch who is not going to take this match seriously because stepping into the ring with me with the Universal Women’s Championship on the line is going to be the biggest match of your career. If you can’t live up to those expectations, then you shouldn’t even bother even THINKING about challenging me for the Uni—
(Ms. Extreme is cut off by the lights going out in the arena. It stays pitch black for a moment before the video screen comes on and it shows an old fashioned projector reel style video. Camille is looking at the screen and wondering what in the hell is going on.)
Deadprez: What in the hell is this, dawg? First the lights go out and now the video screen is playing some old fashioned projector stuff like you would see in the 1940s or something.
(After Deadprez finishes talking, the reels turn into the old fashioned timers seen before a movie is played.)
5…
4…
3…
2…
1…
(The timer runs out and an old black and white movie that is showing clips of all the things, good or bad, that Ms. Extreme did last season before we hear a voice speaking up.)
Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to enjoy this journey that our glorious Universal Women’s Champion, Camille Fernandez-Ava, who is better known as Ms. Extreme. From her constant failures to her triumphant victory at Pain for Pride.
Eve: What in the hell is this? I mean I know that it’s a movie about Ms. Extreme’s season. We know that Camille had a very rocky season until she won the No Way Out match which turned things around.
Gavin Kirkland: SHUT UP, EVE!! This is the best movie ever and will no doubt be nominated for many Oscars during Awards Season.
*PUNCH*
Gavin Kirkland: OWWWWWW!!
Deadprez: Gavin, shut up!! This is an interesting movie, but does anybody else feel like the narrator’s voice sounds very familiar?
Eve: That’s what I was about to say before I was rudely interrupted.
Narrator: Even after embarrassing losses throughout the season including being eliminated in the Brand Warfare match at Territorial Invasion or losing to Dr. Bethany Blue in a stretcher match at Wicked Games, Camille pushed on.
Gavin Kirkland: I give credit to whoever made this movie because they really did their research. They could have left out the negative moments of the season.
Eve: Then the movie wouldn’t have lasted very long.
Deadprez: Oh, come on, Eve. That’s not nice.
Narrator: As you can see, even after all the setbacks of the season, Camille manages to turn her fortune around after winning the Women’s No Way Out match before she manages to win the Universal Women’s Championship at the biggest event of the season, Pain for Pride. Congrats, Camille. Enjoy it while it lasts.
(The movie ends and the lights come back on as Ms. Extreme looks at the screen in complete annoyance as the crowd goes absolutely wild as somebody has appeared behind Camille.)
Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GAWD!! CAMILLE!! YOU NEED TO TURN AROUND! YOU NEED TO TURN AROUND!!
Eve: IT’S BEA VALENTINE!! THE FORMER UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION IS HERE AND SHE DOESN’T WAIT FOR CAMILLE TO TURN AROUND AS SHE PUNCHES CAMILLE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!
Deadprez: THE EMPRESS OF ELITE IS HERE AND SHE IS JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF THE CHAMPION! I HONESTLY DON’T BLAME HER!!
Gavin Kirkland: How? She’s a beautiful backfighter who attacked Camille from behind.
Eve: Did you hear what Camille said about Bea Valentine last week? Ms. Extreme said that Bea wasn’t eternal. She said that she caused Bea’s world to come crashing down. Camille also said that her victory was so dominant that she can’t see how Bea could argue for a rematch.
Deadprez: She took offense to that and she is out here and now to argue for her rematch AND WHAT A WAY TO DO IT!
Eve: BEA HAS BEEN BEATING THE HELL OUT OF MS. EXTREME AS SHE PULLS MS. EXTREME TO HER FEET AND KICKS HER IN THE FACE WITH A SUPERKICK!
Gavin Kirkland: THAT’S A MILLION DOLLAR FACE YOU JUST KICKED, BEA!
Deadprez: That’s not all! Bea uses the hair to pull Ms. Extreme back to her feet before she hooks Camille’s arm AND DROPS HER FACE FIRST WITH THE UNPRETTIER!!
Eve: BEA! MY! VALENTINE! THE EMPRESS JUST LAID OUT THE CHAMP! WHAT A STATEMENT BY BEA VALENTINE!!
(Bea rolls Ms. Extreme onto her back and then picks up the microphone that Camille dropped. She leans down and gets close to Camille’s face.)
Bea Valentine: I’ll see you at Midsummer Massacre, Darling!
(Bea stands up and tosses the microphone onto the unmoving body of Ms. Extreme. Bea glares at Ms. Extreme before she leaves the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Well, Ms. Extreme wanted a challenger that would be worth her time and effort, and she certainly got one.
Eve: Bea wasn’t happy with the comments that Camille made last week, and she made sure that Camille realized that she didn’t take it lightly. Now Ms. Extreme has a date with destiny as Bea Valentine will get her chance to regain the Universal Women’ Championship at Midsummer Massacre.
Deadprez: This is going to be a huge return match from Pain for Pride, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for Camille. One, because she now has a challenger for her title. Two, because after the commercial break, Camille will go one on one with Harper Lee. Champion vs. Champion! NEXT!!
(The final shot shows Ms. Extreme starting to move in the ring before cutting to Bea Valentine who is standing at the top of the entrance ramp, motioning around her waist as the camera cuts to commercial break.)
(Showdown comes back from commercials now to the main event, as “Sweet Dreams” by Eurythmics plays on the speakers and there are incredibly loud boos, as Harper Lee walks forward with a confident grin on her face, spreading her arms slowly and then posing in the entrance of the ramp, not being affected by any of the boos as she even mockingly waves towards the people in the crowd, snapping at the camera and pointing it down, as the camera focused on the National Elite Championship for a few seconds before Harper walked forward, Silas Mason right behind her with a grin on his face too.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, WEIGHING IN AT 118 POUNDS, SHE IS THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIOOOONNNN, HARPEEEEEEEEEERRRRR LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t have too many words, it is just peak.
Eve: Well, there are a lot of words to say if you ask me, but hey, Harper Lee has started the season in such a great way, having the opportunity to win that fatal four way against the other champions and prove herself heading into another match of this type, we will have to wonder if we will see… shenanigans once more.
Gavin Kirkland: Hey man, she got it! You will see a great wrestler at work here as she defeats the Universal Women’s Champion in the main event!
Eve: She already has an advantage after the attack by Bea Valentine.
(Harper doesn’t take long before she can reach the ring. She takes her corner and waits patiently as now “RED THUNDER” by Butcher Babies plays to a very mixed reaction, Ms. Extreme walks out slowly, grabbing onto her gut and trying her best to push through the pain of what happened just minutes ago, she keeps up a confident and determined expression though, grabbing tightly onto the championship in her hands and then raising it up to the skies, as she walks forward despite it all, focused on only winning tonight.)
Gina Romano: AND HER OPPONENT, FROM CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA, WEIGHING IN AT 140 POUNDS, SHE IS THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIOOON, MIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSS EXTREMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: WOOOOOOOOOOOO! LET’S GOOOO, THAT’S MY FRIEND RIGHT THERE, LOOK AT HER GO! SHE IS DEFINITELY WINNING TONIGHT!
Deadprez: Is he- neverming, dawg. Look at the face of Ms. Extreme heading into the ring tonight, no playing around, straight to it! After winning the Universal Women’s Championship for a second time and getting the chance to be on the top once more, she ain’t gonna let some brat like Harper Lee stop her on the journey that she is on!
Eve: Despite Ms. Extreme saying those kinds of words last week and Harper… being Harper, there is no denying that this is a big time match-up between both ladies, and right here and now, we will see truly who is the best between the both!
(Ms. Extreme rolls inside and then takes her own corner too, the referee taking both championships and both ladies preparing on their designated corners, as they wait and…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY! LET’S GO LADIEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! WOO WOO WOO WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Eve: You know what? I am not going to complain about the excitement, I am also looking forward to seeing what these two ladies do either way despite the circumstances that the both of them find each other in!
Deadprez: As long as it gets Gavin to actually do his job…
Gavin Kirkland: Hey, you guys ended up showing bias sometimes as well!
Deadprez: Because YOU START- you know what, I ain’t gonna continue that, let’s just focus on the match.
Eve: And both Ms. Extreme and Harper are walking forward towards the center of the ring, slowly extending their arms out and trying to lock up here, but just as they get close to grabbing their hands, Ms. Extreme goes down instead and grabs onto Harper’s leg, trying to grab it and tackle her to the ground, but Harper is able to back away just in time before Ms. Extreme can fully bring her down!
Deadprez: Ms. Extreme showing some of her technical prowess here right at the start and trying to catch Harper off guard by it, interesting strategy to start it off considering that Harper is more of a striker and when she gets going, she really gets going, and it seems that Ms. Extreme is going to do everything in her power to prevent Harper from getting that momentum, yet again Ms. Extreme moving here and trying to once more take down Harper!
Eve: Harper goes for a sudden knee strike!
Deadprez: But Ms. Extreme is able to stop herself and roll backwards here, showing off slightly and pacing around the ring a bit after getting back up to her feet, all while Harper rolls her eyes in annoyance in response to seeing her bragging.
Gavin Kirkland: Look at that small grin over Camille’s face, she’s beaming!
Eve: And since when are the two of you on a first name basis?
Gavin Kirkland: Hey man, ever since we ended up meeting all of those years ago, that one time, in that one place, in that one party, aw man, good times legitimately, we have been best friends ever since then, that Camille!
Deadprez: …Okay, so now Harper Lee is trying to approach Ms. Extreme… before she begins throwing a flurry of kicks towards her! Ms. Extreme backing up further and further across the ring as Harper does not let up, but one timely move gets Ms. Extreme out of a pickle! As she is able to sidestep and move just before Harper’s legs can collide against the corner-
Eve: DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP RIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE! Ms. Extreme pulls Harper’s leg hard down onto the mat and just like that, the National Elite Champion collapses down and that gives Ms. Extreme the chance to start targetting it! As she grabs it and then drapes it right over the ropes, before she jumps onto the second one- AND THEN A STOMP RIGHT ONTO HARPER’S KNEE! Harper forced to roll away from her and then nurse onto that knee, but Ms. Extreme is smelling blood!
Gavin Kirkland: HARPER ESCAPES THROUGH THE ROPES RIGHT ON TIME! Phew, okay, that was very close!
Deadprez: Maaaan, the way these two are moving this is going to be quite a long match, huh?
Eve: Masters of their own craft, Deadprez! Even though there is a good chance that Harper will end up overusing some things. Harper backs away and then she leans against the barricade, casually ignoring that she almost got put in a bad spot by the Universal Women’s Champion. Ms. Extreme isn’t even entertaining her antics here as she shouts at her to get back inside.
Deadprez: She can take all of the time that she wants, but I know damn well that she ain’t got more than 10 seconds to spare, and she very much is remembered by that with the referee beginning to get to five as Harper casually rolls back inside and then she stands up quickly, keeping her guard up with Ms. Extreme staring her down, and it seems that after trying to size each other out, they are actually going to go for a look up here!
Gavin Kirkland: Look at my fellow Silas World member showing braveness, that is character development right there, as the two of them go to lock up-
Eve: AND HARPER ENDS UP STOMPING DOWN HARD RIGHT ON MS. EXTREME’S FOOT! Ms. Extreme is caught off guard by the sudden move and that gives Harper the opportunity to wrap her arms around her head and get her in a headlock! The crowd boos in response to Harper all while she keeps a gigantic grin on her face, and now it seems she is going to do everything in her power to try and make Ms. Extreme tap out!
Gavin Kirkland: Okay, Eve! I know we have to try and make impossible things seem possible with our commentary but Harper doesn’t have those kinds of arms to do all of that.
Eve: Wha- you were just praising her a bit ago?!
Deadprez: Don’t tell me he is just going to cycle between supporting Ms. Extreme or Harper.
Gavin Kirkland: You are a very smart man, I’ll give you that Deadprez- anyway where was I. LET’S GO CAMILLE, YOU CAN GET OUT OF THAT HOLD, I BELIEVE IN YOU!
Eve: Ms. Extreme using some of her weight here to try and pull back towards the ropes, even when Harper’s arms are squeezing her neck as hard as they can, Ms. Extreme trying to…
Deadprez: Grab at Harper with her other legs, as she latches onto her knee and then pulls her from under her! Ms. Extreme trying to suddenly fall on top of Harper, moving her arms and then going for a crossface but Harper is able to scurry away right before she can get it and yet again Ms. Extreme is forced to fall back! Why is Ms. Extreme fighting this way?
Eve: Honestly, there might be another reason why Ms. Extreme is wrestling like this. If we don’t forget about what happened earlier in the night, she ended up getting attacked by Bea Valentine and heading into such an important match while hurt is, I am sure, something she didn’t expect at all, that is why it seems she is showing more caution when wrestling right now.
Gavin Kirkland: I think it is a very slimy tactic if you ask me! Trying to exploit and look for weaknesses in such a hard working wrestler like Harper Lee should not be so casually allowed! Hopefully Harper can knock her down from that pedestal that she thinks she should be placed on!
Eve: Jesus, I genuinely don’t want to keep having to hear this bit for the rest of the match, please…
Deadprez: Just tune it out, Eve. It seems that Harper has finally reached a point where she is visibly annoyed at Ms. Extreme taking the match this kind of route, because famously, I only think Harper has one submission move in her arsenal, she isn’t the technical kind of wrestler to be able to beat a former Pure Champion at her own game- BUT SHE IS GOING TO TRY EITHER WAY AS SHE FINALLY HAS ENOUGH OF THE GAMES AND SHE GOES FOR A SPINNING BACKFIST!
Eve: MS. EXTREME DUCKS RIGHT UNDER THE SPINNING BACKFIST AND SHE GOES AROUND HARPER! She pushes her directly chest first onto the corner, as Ms. Extreme goes behind- GRABBING HER BY HER HAIR AND THEN SLAMMING HER FACE FIRST ONTO THE CORNER! She throws Harper down to the mat and quickly climbs up the corner up to the second rope, and once Harper gets up, she jumps up- AND SHE HITS THAT MISSILE DROPKICK RIGHT INTO HER CHEST TOO! Harper goes down onto the mat once more!
Deadprez: But that small window to capitalize is not enough for Ms. Extreme to grasp onto, as yet again Harper is able to roll off of the ring and escape, the boos in the crowd getting even louder now as Harper is actively avoiding giving Ms. Extreme that advantage that she needs, you can even see that she is smiling to herself all while she is holding onto her hurt chest, she-
Eve: MS. EXTREME COMES DOWN FROM THE TOP ROPE THOUGH AND SPRINTS, AS SHE HITS HARPER RIGHT ON THE BACK WITH A SLIDING DROPKICK AND IT SENDS HER FLYING ONTO THE BARRICADE! Ms. Extreme rolls out and she finally has her chance, grabbing onto Harper Lee and beginning to slam her face first onto the barricade over and over without any hesitation at all, as Ms. Extreme grabs her and then throws her back inside of the ring, moving quickly now that she has her chance to do some serious damage here!
Deadprez: Harper is rolling over towards the ropes after that one and Ms. Extreme has her sights set on her here, bouncing off the ropes right behind her to gather momentum- AND HIT A BASEMENT DROPKICK RIGHT ONTO THAT CHEST ONCE MORE! Ms. Extreme grabs onto Harper’s arm and then rolls through with her, trying to turn her over and then lock in here a Kimura Lock-
Eve: Harper ends up pulling on Ms. Extreme’s hair right as she tries to get on top of her, that sudden action taking Ms. Extreme off guard and forcing her to let go of Harper’s arm! Harper grabs tightly onto both of her arms and then pulls her down, reversing the Kimura Lock into a Crucifix Roll-Up!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Deadprez: But Ms. Extreme is able to kick out at the two count, as the two ladies end up getting towards their feet-
Gavin Kirkland: AND HARPER ENDS UP FINALLY HITTING THAT SPINNING BACK FIST! It lands square on Ms. Extreme’s jaw as Harper quickly capitalizes with a- JUMPING DDT RIGHT ON THE CENTER OF THE RING! There we go, that is how we change tides of the match, in and out, out and in, we move like that!
Eve: I- whatever, Harper floors Ms. Extreme down to the mat and Harper, without any worry at all, is standing over Ms. Extreme and bragging towards the closer, showing that overconfident smile to the whole arena, I don’t want to be mean, but I really think she should focus on doing her job.
Gavin Kirkland: There is a method to the madness, Eve, Harper has it all under control here! Look at her now grabbing the champ again and then moving towards the corner here, she throws her towards the bottom rope- AND NOW SHE STARTS STOMPING A MUDHOLE ON HER! Good way to wear her down here as she is relentless with every stomp that she delivers!
Deadprez: Ms. Extreme left in deep trouble here as Harper is using all the time that she has now to chip at her armor bit by bit with those stomps, she is even pushing her head back with her foot, the referee being forced to move in now due to Harper staying too long while Ms. Extreme is holding onto the ropes, and right before the referee can count to five, Harper lets go of her and just backs away with her hands in the air.
Gavin Kirkland: Like she just don’t care! Hah, we do have fun here.
Eve: …Harper turns, and she heads towards the opposite corner now, waiting patiently for Ms. Extreme to rise up towards her feet, as Harper gets ready and she rushes forward here! TURNING AT THE LAST SECOND AND HITTING A NASTY RUNNING BACK ELBOW RIGHT TOWARDS MS. EXTREME HERE! Harper grabs onto her hair and then she pulls her down onto a seated position, before she runs towards the ropes and gathers momentum, Ms. Extreme not knowing where she is at the moment- BEFORE A RUNNING METEORA CRASHES MS. EXTREME DOWN ONTO THE MAT!
Deadprez: Harper with that grin on her face moves and goes to cover the Universal Women’s Champion!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THR-
Eve: Harper is only able to get a two count here and the match has to continue, Harper shakes her head and seemingly to just get a kick out of it, she starts casually kicking the back of Ms. Extreme’s head, trying to get a rise out of her all while Harper laughs to herself!
Gavin Kirkland: Look at my goat go! She had this whole match in the bag since the bell first rang and now she is going to go and run away with that win!… wait, why is she rising now?
Deadprez: Ms. Extreme is rising now up towards her knees, even when Harper is continuing to kick the side of her head over and over without any mercy, Harper is hoping to find some kind of angry reaction… but there is nothing! Ms. Extreme is simply sitting up with a serious expression on her face as she looks at Harper without a single care in the world!
Eve: Harper’s expression is slowly starting to show disgust now as Ms. Extreme is barely reacting to her strikes- SHE STARTS NAILING HER WITH STOMPS RIGHT ONTO HER CHEST, BUT MS. EXTREME IS PUSHING THROUGH WITH SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY CHEERING FOR HER, NO MATTER THE SITUATION, HARPER LEE ALWAYS ENDS UP BEING THE ENEMY!
Deadprez: AND JUST AS HARPER PULLS BACK, SHE TRIES TO GO FOR A PUNCH RIGHT TO MS. EXTREME’S FACE-
Eve: MS. EXTREME CATCHES HER HAND! AS SHE FINALLY RISES UP- AND SHE STARTS PULLING HARPER’S FINGERS IN UNCOMFORTABLE ANGLES, HARPER SCREAMING IN PAIN AS MS. EXTREME STARTS CONTORTING HER FINGERS AROUND! BEFORE SHE THROWS HER HAND AWAY AND SHE PULLS HER IN!
Deadprez: EXPLODER SUPLEX SENDS HARPER FLYING ACROSS THE RING! MS. EXTREME RISES UP AND WAITS FOR HARPER TO GET UP ONCE MORE, AS HARPER SWINGS AND MISSES, MS. EXTREME GRABBING HER BY AROUND HER HEAD- AND THEN DROPPING HER DOWN WITH A SAITO SUPLEX!
Eve: And Ms. Extreme rises up once more, waiting now for Harper to get up a third time, her body wobbling around and trying to find any support, but she only comes to Ms. Extreme’s grasp, as she tries to go this time for a German Suplex!
Gavin Kirkland: MY GOAT IS ABLE TO LAND ON HER FEET FROM THAT ONE THOUGH, SHE RUNS OVER TOWARDS THE ROPES HERE, JUMPING ONTO THE CORNER- AND THEN GOING FOR A DIVING CROSSBODY!
Deadprez: AS MS. EXTREME CATCHES HER RIGHT BEFORE SHE CAN TAKE HER DOWN! She rolls through with Harper in tow and lifts her up onto her arms, Harper shaking her head in a panic as Ms. Extreme walks forward with a mission- AND THEN SHE SUDDENLY DROPS HER KNEE FIRST RIGHT ONTO THE TURNBUCKLES! MS. EXTREME YET AGAIN FOCUSING ON THAT LEG!
Eve: And she finally is able to find the blood on the water, as she pulls Harper out of the corner and then pushes her down- AND THEN TURNING HER OVER INTO A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB! Ms. Extreme finally giving Harper some of her medicine as Harper’s eyes are widening in pure shock and pain, trying to get to the ropes quickly before Ms. Extreme can do any further damage towards her leg!
Deadprez: Ms. Extreme is hurt from that attack though and she knows she has to conserve her energies, she can’t waste them at all in a struggle here with Harper, that is why Harper is able to get close to the ropes in just a few seconds!
Gavin Kirkland: AAAAH! BUT MS. EXTREME IS ELBOWING HARPER’S KNEE REPEATEDLY NOW! MS. EXTREME DOING EVERYTHING THAT SHE CAN TO AT LEAST GIVE HER SOME KIND OF LIMP!
Eve: BUT FINALLY HARPER IS ABLE TO LEAP FORWARD AND THEN GRAB ONTO THAT ROPE! Ms. Extreme does not care though and she is keeping the hold on Harper, if Harper ended up doing the same to her a few minutes ago, I think it is fair that she does it back, Harper is screaming through her teeth and frantically yelling at the referee.
Harper Lee: (off-mic) DO YOUR JOB, YOU IDIOT!
Deadprez: And the referee quickly gets to counting now, Ms. Extreme barely listening in with the first few seconds, but once the referee is close to getting to five, she lets go of Harper’s leg and she ends up falling onto her knees all while Harper is able to scurry out now and get some distance away from her. Damn it, we were just so close to ending the match right here and now!
Gavin Kirkland: Do I hear bias in your voice, Deadprez?!
Deadprez: When I catch you, Gavn Kirkland…
Eve: Harper getting away from the grasp of Ms. Extreme and taking some of the time to be able to talk strategy here with Silas on the outside, all while Ms. Extreme can only move away and take that time to recover from that attack before in the night, not the best way to pace herself here… and I am not sure if what she is going to do is the best decision either, why is she getting up and looking outside?!
Deadprez: When you see fire in those eyes, you better start running! AND THAT IS WHAT SHE DOES, AS MS. EXTREME RUNS TOWARDS THE ROPES AND BOUNCES OFF THEM, HARPER AND SILAS NOT NOTICING YET!
Gavin Kirkland: AS MS. EXTREME SUDDENLY DIVES THROUGH THE ROPES AND SHE TAKES BOTH HARPER LEE AND SILAS MASON DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SUICIDE DIVEEEEE! Okay, I know when a man is outnumbered, let me change sides again- WOOOOOO, LET’S GO CAMILLE! THAT IS MY BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD!
Eve: Ms. Extreme with a huge suicide dive as she grabs onto Harper and then throws her back inside! Ms. Extreme moves quickly and rises up the corner, along with some of the crowd being in support of her even in situations like this, bragging a bit towards Harper as she rises- AND THEN BOOM! A MISSILE DROPKICK FROM THE AIR THAT ENDS UP SENDING HARPER RIGHT ACROSS THE RING!
Deadprez: Harper gets sent to the corner from that one as Ms. Extreme rolls up, and then points to Harper, moving quickly and rushing against the ropes, jumping onto them- AND THEN GRABBING ONTO HARPER ON THE WAY DOWN, SPRINGBOARD BULLDOG SLAMMING HER FACE DOWN! As Ms. Extreme with speed here trying to not give Harper the chance to counterattack!
Gavin Kirkland: Rolls over her body and then gets behind her, yet again- LIFTING HER UP INTO THE SKY, MY BEST FRIEND MIGHT BE TAKING RISKS BY PUSHING HER BODY BUT NO PAIN NO GAIN BABY! SHE PULLS BACK AND HITS THAT GERMAN SUPLEX RIGHT ONTO HARPER!
Eve: But Ms. Extreme does not go for that pin, as she finally does one final roll over- AND SHE LOCKS IN A LEG LOCK HERE ON HARPER! MS. EXTREME WITH A BEAUTIFUL SEQUENCE OF MOVES THAT IS ABLE TO GET HARPER YET AGAIN ON THE SPOT THAT SHE WANTED!
Deadprez: And Harper is yet again stressing here, shaking her head and not giving in to the pain of her leg, it would be the greatest karma that she ends up having to tap out here, but we know damn well her pride won’t let her, either way, I’ll still pray that this woman is not able to win! Come on!
Eve: Harper is gritting her teeth in pain, defiant in every possible way as she is slowly pulling herself across the ring, the crowd cheering and wanting for her to tap out too, but she is not going to give up that easily, as she is getting closer to the ropes, inch by inch!
Deadprez: But Ms. Extreme is not done yet! She ends up letting go of the submission and rises up, before pulling on Harper and then getting her away from the ropes, turning her over and then triyng to go for another submission- A FIGURE FOUR!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! HARPER GRABS ONTO MS. EXTREME’S HEAD JUST AS HE TURNS TO GO AND LOCK IT IN AND SHE PULLS HER IN FOR A PACKAGE ROLL-UP! SHE MIGHT HAVE IT!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Deadprez: MS. EXTREME KICKS OUT RIGHT AT THE LAST SECOND, AS THE TWO OF THEM SCURRY UP AND NOW ALL BETS ARE OFF AS THEY START THROWING STRIKES AT EACH OTHER!
Eve: HARPER TRYING TO OVERWHELM MS. EXTREME HERE WITH A FLURRY OF STRIKES BUT MS. EXTREME IS ABLE TO DODGE AND BLOCK MOST OF THEM, BEING PUSHED TOWARDS THE ROPES HERE AS HARPER TRIES TO GO FOR AN EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!
Gavin Kirkland: MISSED, AS MS. EXTREME SIDE STEPS AND THEN INSTEAD HITS HARPER RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE WITH HER OWN! SENDING HER TOWARDS THE ROPES AND THEN WAITING FOR HER TO BOUNCE BACK- QUICKLY TRYING TO LIFT HER UP HERE AND POPPING HER UP FOR THE “RED QUEEN’S RAMPAGE!!!”
Eve: HARPER REVERSES IT WITH AN ARMDRAG! SENDING MS. EXTREME ROLLING THROUGH THE MAT HERE, HARPER RISING OVER AND THEN RUSHING FORWARD, TRYING TO HIT MS. EXTREME WHEN SHE LEAST EXPECTS IT- WITH THE “DRAGON FIST!!!”
Deadprez: MS. EXTREME JUST STRAIGHT UP BLOCKS THE RIGHT HOOK HERE! SHE PUNCHES HARPER RIGHT IN THE GUT AND THEN SENDS HER BACKWARDS, MS. EXTREME RUSHING AND TAKING HER DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE! She calls out for Harper to get up, running at the ropes for yet another attempt here BEFORE TAKING HER DOWN WITH A FLYING SHOULDER BLOCK! Ms. Extreme gets some of the crowd to cheer here as she tells Harper to get up one more time…
Eve: AS MS. EXTREME GRABS ONTO HER AND THEN ONCE MORE LIFTS HER UP, TRYING TO GO FOR THE “RED QUEEN’S RAMPAGE” FOR A SECOND TIME!
Deadprez: HARPER IS ABLE TO JUMP OVER AND RIGHT BEHIND MS. EXTREME BEFORE SHE CAN HIT HER WITH IT, AS HARPER JUMPS ONTO HER BACK AND GOES FOR THE “HOUSE OF BALLOONS!!!”
Gavin Kirkland: MS. EXTREME HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES AT THE LAST SECOND AND HARPER GOES CRASHING AGAINST THE MAT, ALL WHILE HARPER TRIES TO GET UP AGAIN-
Eve: AND MS. EXTREME COMES FROM THE ROPES WITH A SPRINGBOARD CALF KICK! THAT CALF HITS RIGHT ON HARPER’S INJURED LEG AND SHE GOES DOWN HARD SCREAMING, ALL WHILE MS. EXTREME RISES WITH DETERMINATION! That is the winning shot that she was looking for the whole match and she got it! She prepares now and backs away to the ropes all while Harper tries to push through the pain in her leg! MS. EXTREME-
Deadprez: SILAS JUMPS ONTO THE RING APRON, HE IS TRYING TO DISTRACT THE REFEREE!
Eve: MS. EXTREME RUNS AND HITS SILAS RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE WITH A PUNCH, SILAS SPILLING OFF THE RING APRON AND CRASHING AGAINST THE FLOOR! But the referee turns and checks up on him to see if he is alright, all while Ms. Extreme runs over seeing her opportunity! SHE GOES!
Gavin Kirkland: “HOLY GROUND!!!”
Deadprez: NO! HARPER MOVES AT THE LAST SECOND AND MS. EXTREME CRASHES AGAINST THE ROPES-
Eve: MS. EXTREME SUDDENLY FALLS DOWN TO THE GROUND! SHE JUST GOT SMACKED WITH A SILVER TRAY!!!
Deadprez: FROM THAT DAMN BUTLER! CORNELIUS HIT MS. EXTREME RIGHT ON HER HEAD WITH THAT TRAY AND NOW HE IS HIGH-TAILING IT OUT OF THERE, JUMPING OVER THE BARRICADE AND RUNNING AWAY!
Eve: No freaking way! Harper Lee is now rising up to her feet with a gigantic grin on her face, please don’t tell me this is how it ends, come on Camille!
Gavin Kirkland: Oof, that is rough, let me change my tone again- ehem. WOOOOOO! I KNEW WE WERE ALWAYS GOING TO WIN! COME ON HARPER, FINISH THIS! AS MS. EXTREME FINALLY TURNS AROUND!!!
Deadprez: HARPER FLIES THROUGH AND SHE HITS THE “LONELY STAR”!!! MS. EXTREME GOES DOWN HARD ONTO THE MAT AND HARPER COVERS HER! COME ON!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Sweet Dreams” plays on the speakers and the crowd showers the whole arena with loud boos, as Harper rolls off of Ms. Extreme, absolute joy on her face as she knows she ended up defeating the Universal Women’s Champion just like that, even though she knew damn well the circumstances.)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER, THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION, HARPEEEERRRR LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Deadprez: AGAIN?! HOW DOES SHE KEEP DOING THIS?!
Gavin Kirkland: THE GOAT! THE GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT!!!
Eve: Yet again, Harper Lee is able to find a crack in the system that she can exploit, just when it was close to ending, Lady Luck shines upon her and gives her the chance to succeed right when she needs it, genuinely, incredible match between two ladies but once more, it just had to end in such ways like these.
Gavin Kirkland: Guess what though? You know who is the winner? HARPER LEE, BABY, YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
(The camera turns towards Harper Lee raising the National Elite Championship up in the air, the referee raising her hand too and her enjoying such a victory all while the camera focuses on Ms. Extreme’s anger, as she looks up to the crowd and she sees Bea Valentine watching from the top of the stairs. She has been there seeing the whole match. With Cornelius standing right beside her, she turns away with him and leaves, like she was never there in the first place. All while Camille seethes in anger at having her match costed like that.)
(And one final shot is shown as it goes backstage to see Pandora Paisley staring at the screen in pure silence, a lot of annoyance after seeing Harper pick up such a win, but also regret and a lot of anger knowing what kind of stakes that she put herself into. Either way, there is a small fire in her eyes as she further stares, ready for whatever fight they bring her. The camera fades away now for the last round of commercials.)
(“Her” by Megan Thee Stallion plays throughout the arena as the crowd cheers. We see Kennedy Street walk out and looking beautiful as ever. She makes her way to the ring.)
Deadprez: What an incredible night we have had on Showdown, where Midsummer Massacre is really starting to come together. But Kennedy Street is out here tonight to address the crowd, and I think we know what this is all about.
Eve: She probably has a lot on her mind after what she has seen tonight, but we definitely need to address the Answers World Championship picture, and Kennedy is coming out to do just that.
Gavin Kirkland: She is beautiful, smart, powerful and best of all, she is our boss! Life is good!
(Kennedy makes it to the ring, walking up the steps as she steps in with a mic in hand. She looks out at the crowd in British Columbia as her theme dies down.)
Kennedy Street: British Columbia! A lot has happened on Showdown tonight and You have been awesome throughout, honey!
(The crowd cheers loudly.)
Kennedy Street: But we are not done yet. See, honey, Kennie likes to work fast, and after seeing what has happened here tonight, it seems like Midsummer Massacre is starting to unfold right before our eyes. Much as I am against it, Pandora Paisley will challenge for the National Elite Championship and in a few weeks, we will make that official, with high stakes. Kennie booked a Number one Contenders Answers World Championship match between Jake Smith, Joso, and Daryl Kinkade. We will see the newly formed team of #HashTag take on Showtime and the winner gets a shot at the Unified Tag Team Championship at a later date.
(As the fans cheer for the matches she has already booked, Kennedy continues to pace and look around before she continues.)
Kennedy Street: But that is not all, because after what happened between Impact, Solomon Stane and Xander Payne, we are going to have a triple threat at Midsummer Massacre. And of course, the Universal Women’s Championship will be on the line in a HUGE rematch between Ms. Extreme and Bea Valentine. There will be more matches announced next week, but there is still ONE title that must be defended, and that is the Answers World Championship.
(Hearing the Answers World Championship again causes the crowd to react and cheer.)
Kennedy Street: So, what Kennie would like right now is to ask the Answers World Champion, Veena Adams to join me in the ring right now, honey.
(A few seconds pass when suddenly “7 Rings” by Arianna Grande starts to play throughout the arena. The crowd erupts in cheers and stand to their feet as the beautiful Veena Adams slowly walks out wearing the Answers World Championship around her waist. She slowly starts making her way to the ring.)
Deadprez: Here comes the Answers world Champion and she looks like a Champion! We saw how Showdown ended last week, and many of us thought that the match would be for a shot at the Answers World Championship, but the match went out of hand and was thrown out.
Eve: and now Kennedy is going to address this, but we already heard of some matches booked for Midsummer Massacre and now we are about to find out who Veena Adams will be defending the Championship against.
Gavin Kirkland: The Golden Star is simply amazing! She looks good with Gold!
(Veena Adams enters the ring, she has a mic in hand as her theme dies down, the crowd continues to cheer as she smiles and poses with the Answers World Championship. After a few moments, she turns to Kennedy.)
Veena Adams: You know that I will defend this title against anyone on this roster or any other roster in the EAW. I am afraid of no one and since I have been waiting all night to find out who my opponent is even though I like called anyone out to challenge me at any time it seems like everyone was totally involved in their own stuff. And now that a lot of the card is set, you know damn well Kennedy that I will defend this title against anyone.
(As the crowd cheers, Kennedy nods, she knows that Veena took three years on Showdown to finally get to that moment and she will defend that title against anyone, and though all of her allies are gone off to other brands, she understands that whether alone or not, she will stand and fight for the title she earned.)
Kennedy Street: Trust Kennie, she understands that honey. Last week,. The match between Joso, Bea Valentine, and Donovan Duke was supposed to crown a Number One Contender for you, but unfortunately with all the chaos, the match was thrown out. So Kennie has options, or at least was under the impression as there was a Fatal Four-Way on the table. But then –
(Before Kennedy Street could finish her sentence, “Another World” by Gojira starts to play throughout the arena. The crowd stands up and boos as Silas Mason walks out with Donovan Duke and Brianna Hill. Harper Lee had a tough match just minutes before and is in the back.)
Deadprez: And here comes Silas World, and I think Kennedy Street was alluding to this, and who is going to challenge Veena Adams for the Answer’s World Championship.
Eve: With the night Silas Mason has had so far, he is all smiles from the start of the show with the ultimatum in the National Elite Championship challenge, to Harper’s win to now this and after what happened at Pain For Pride, you know that he is looking to make things right.
Gavin Kirkland: NEVER bet against Silas World!
(Silas World get to the ring and enter, Brianna stays outside while Silas and Donovan are in the ring. The theme dies down. )
Kennedy Street: Don’t ever interrupt Kennie again, Silas.
Silas Mason: Now, let’s not get too hot-headed here considering what you did at Pain For Pride. You know why we are here. And –
Veena Adams: Shut up, Silas, nobody wants to hear you, or the rest of Uggo World speak. We are tired of your bullshit.
(The crowd cheers as Veena and Donovan Duke glare at one each other after what she just said, but Silas tries to ignore it.)
Kennedy Street: As Kennie was saying, Veena. I was ready to give some other challengers the opportunity to go after the Answers World Championship in Shanghai at Midsummer Massacre, but Silas Mason had made sure that in the contract for the title match at Pain For Pride it is a rematch clause. And since it was signed by all four in the contract that competed at Pain For Pride, the contract is ironclad. So, at Midsummer Massacre, it will be Veena Adams defending the Answers World Championship against Donovan Duke.
(The crowd cheers as Silas smiles, Donovan Duke continues to stare at Veena Adams.)
Veena Adams: I’m not surprised, and I am also not concerned. See, Silas and Donovan, if there is ONE Elitists that has the number of Donovan, it is ME. I have been a thorn on his side for long as anyone can remember. I have taken TWO titles from your client.
Silas Mason: We had a feeling that you were going to say that. But let’s remember one thing, Veena. That you didn’t pin this man. You submitted your “bestie” unconscious. In truth, everyone knows that Donovan Duke should be still the Answers World Champion. Here’s the thing, you got that Pain For Pride moment, everyone loved watching you finally become a world Champion. Congratulations. Now though we are going to fix things come Midsummer Massacre, a Marquee Live Event that has been themed after you of all people.
(Veena just shakes her head, almost scoffing.)
Veena Adams: Silas, I would go through every single one of your wrestlers to keep this Answers World Championship, I hope that you know that. And if you think Donovan Duke is going to take my title at Midsummer Massacre, you are dead wrong. I –
(Veena is quickly cut off by Donovan Duke.)
Donovan Duke: No! You have ran your mouth enough! I have had to eat soft foods for a few weeks now and barely able to talk thanks to your stupid friend who is the whole reason you wear that title right now! You didn’t beat me at Pain For Pride, you made Milli Banks pass out! When you took the National Elite Championship from me, it was after I broke the record for longest reign, and then you thought that you would diminish that too but lost to a cash in just a month before but this title, you will forever be known as the shortest Answers World Champion in EAW history after I get my title back!
Veena Adams: Try it, and just like every other time, you will fail. The only way you can beat me Donovan is with Silas World backing you up. One on one, you can’t.
(Silas Mason cuts in.)
Silas Mason: Too bad Veena, because this is a pac-
(Now Kennedy Street interrupts Silas instead.)
Kennedy Street: Actually honey, she’s right, and though you have a contracted rematch for the Answers World Championship, nowhere on it does it say that Kennie cannot add a stipulation.
Silas Mason: Kennedy… don’t.
Kennedy Street: See, earlier tonight you coerced Pandora into that match for the National Elite Championship, and I have seen you do this before but with Kelcey Wallace back in SCW. That’s not going to fly here, honey because Veena Adams and Donovan Duke are going to go one on one INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!
(The arena erupts in cheers as Silas Mason bites down on his jaw. Veena smiles and taps the Answers World Championship. Donovan Duke continues to stare at her as Silas signals Brianna Hill to get in the ring.)
Deadprez: Brianna Hill is getting on the apron and …. WAIT! AUBURN WARE JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND ATTACKED BRIANNA HILL! THE TWO WOMEN ARE FIGHTING ON THE OUTSIDE UP THE ENTRANCEWAY! THEY WERE PART OF A FATAL FOURWAY AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Eve: AND SILAS MASON IS LIVID; HE IS LOOKING ON AS IS DONOVAN AND THEY TURN AROUND –
Gavin Kirkland: SPEAR!!!! VEENA ADAMS JUST SPEARED DONOVAN DUKE AS SILAS JUMPS OUT OF THE RING AS SHE WAS READY TO GO AFTER HIM! LOOK! VEENA IS READY TO RUN UP ON DONOVAN DUKE –
Eve: SKULL FRACTURE!!!!
Deadprez: NO! SILAS MASON PULLS DONOVAN OUT OF THE RING JUST AS VEENA WAS GOING TO PUNT HIS HEAD INTO THE THIRD ROW!
(Silas Mason pulls Donovan toward the entranceway as Brianna and Auburn Ware have disappeared fighting into the back. Veena grabs the mic.)
Veena Adams: SEE YOU IN SHANGHAI YOU SON OF A BITCH!
(“7 Rings” starts to play as the crowd explodes in cheers as Veena Adams holds up the Answers World Championship standing tall while Kennedy leans against the ropes with a smile on her face. Silas Mason is angry and pulling Duke who continues to try and get in the ring.)
Eve: WHAT AN EXPLOSVE WAY TO END SHOWDOWN! WHAT A MAIN EVENT WE HAVE FOR MIDSUMMER MASSACRE! VEENA ADAMS WILL PUT UP HER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE AGANST FORMER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION, DONOVAN DUKE!
Gavin Kirkland: IN A STEEL CAGE MATCH NO LESS! AND WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER MATCHES ANNOUNCED TONIGHT! MIDSUMMER MASSACRE IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THE HOTTEST SHOWS OF THE SUMMER!
Deadprez: WE ARE OUT OF TIME! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON SHOWDOWN! TONIGHT BELONGS TO VEENA ADAMS! GOODNIGHT EVERYONE!
(Veena Adams continues to stand tall holding up the Answers World Championship while Donovan Duke screams obscenities at her, Silas continues to pull him back as he points to Kennedy Street who just winks at him. The final shot is Veena Adams holding up the championship as the crowd roars.)
(EAW Logo Buzzes)
