(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of last week’s show. The show opened with Impact and Bea brawling all over the ring and stage before being detained by police and then kicked out the building. Veena and Minerva go on a back and forth after and the two agree on their match being a “Doll House” match. The two of them brawl where Minerva is able to get Veena busted open. Akari Kiyoko defeats El Duque to retain the National Elite Championship. KELIN defeats local talents while the Brand Warfare team for Showdown each give their own piece heading into the match. Clayton Golde has a bonding experience with the Jones brothers. Yasmina defeats Airi Miyamune, with Sofia Drakos appearing and laying both women out. Just as Circe appears and she hits Sofia down with a giant mallet. Father Vlad has a deal with Kennedy accompanied by Circe and Diego. Diego Montana is announced to be in the New Breed Scramble just as Circe will be inserted in something called the Futures Match. Tafae and Malik appear with Malik reminding Tafae is in the New Breed Scramble as well. Joso and Milli Banks have their contract signing for their match, the both of them go back and forth, the two start brawling as both Veena and Minerva come to help their partners out, with Milli and Veena standing tall. And in the main event, the match between Dr. Bethany Blue and Vincent Mondrian ends in a no contest as Vincent, Ryan, TLA and Bethany brawl, TLA goes down and Bethany trying to get Silas she demolishes Gavin instead. In the closing segment, Team Wargames calls out the other teams, ready for a brawl, and Team Voltage appears, they all fight and sadly, they end up getting overpowered as Team Showdown is forced to retreat and Team Voltage stands tall.)
(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 Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Fireworks shoot out of the entrance stage as the camera pans around the excited crowd cheering loudly. The camera ends up panning over to the commentary table with Deadprez, Gavin Kirkland and Sienna Swann, as they eventually speak up.)
Deadprez: WELCOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! TO SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN! OH YEAH, DAWG! We are this close to arriving at Territorial Invasion! While tonight we have a lot of cross branded drama to look forward to!
Sienna Swann: Tonight we will see none other than Dynasty’s Daryl Kinkade and Voltage’s ARIA face off against Showdown’s Halsey Neel, Wynter Kurayami issues an open challenge while Minerva and Veena Adams are forced to team up too, can they co-exist?! And finally, in the main event, Dynasty’s Kirk Redwood, the Specialist Champion and Voltage’s Saori Aizen face off against the Showdown Team Captain Pandora Paisley!
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S NOT WASTE ANYMORE TIME! LET’S START OFF WITH IMPACT AND BEA VALENTINE, HOPEFULLY NOT ARRESTED ANYMORE!!!
(The camera switches from the commentary table to the entrance ramp as “Gloria” by the London Symphony Orchestra starts to play as the Answers World Champion, Bea Valentine, enters the arena to loud cheers from the crowd. She has the title firmly on her shoulder and she doesn’t look too amused right now as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION! “THE ETERNAL CHAMPION” BEA VALENTINE!
Deadprez: What a way to kick off this edition of Saturday Night Showdown than with the Answers World Champion Bea Valentine considering that we didn’t get to see much of her last week
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah and it was such a shame, but considering that both Impact and Bea Valentine brawled at the beginning of last week’s show and it led to BOTH Impact and Bea being led out of the arena in handcuffs.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, to say that she is in a bad mood right now is a very big understatement. Especially with how close Territorial Invasion is. Let’s hear what she has to say about all of this.
(Bea has a microphone from Gina as she gets into the ring and looks out into the crowd, who are still cheering her on, as her entrance music fades off. The crowd’s cheers calm down enough so that Bea can begin to speak.)
Bea Valentine: Let me tell you all that I am so glad to be back on Showdown this week.
(The crowd starts cheering even louder.)
Bea Valentine: I know. I know. I was on Showdown last week, but that very brief appearance really doesn’t count because of everything that ensued before the show even started. If you don’t know what I am talking about, watch the recap videos online and you will know exactly what I am talking about.
Bea Valentine: But for the sake of keeping everyone up to speed, allow me to explain. Last week on Showdown, hell Showdown didn’t even really get started, but once again myself and Karl Impact ended up in another fight. Not just any regular fight, ladies and gentlemen. A fight that started getting so bad that the damn police had to be called on us.
Bea Valentine: Regardless, it should be completely obvious that I am not very happy about what has gone down recently. Do you all want to know what I think? Here I thought that there was going to be some class and decorum between myself and Karl Impact…
Bea Valentine: I guess I was proven wrong. Especially after last week when myself and Karl Impact were taken out of the arena before the show even got started. Do you know how it feels being the top star of the show… the Answers World Champion… and being escorted out of the arena by the police. That is absolutely RIDICULOUS!!
(She takes a moment to compose herself and take a deep breath before she continues on.)
Bea Valentine: Is this seriously what we have come to, Karl Impact? Fighting each other to the point where the police have to get involved? Come on, Karl Impact? Is that the Hall of Famer I am supposed to be facing in a few weeks? Do you know what I see right now? For a veteran that is highly touted and highly regarded in this company, I see nothing more than a very desperate man trying whatever he can to reclaim his former glory.
Bea Valentine: And now? Now I am going to end this run of yours once and for all. After Territorial Invasion, I am going to STILL be the Answers World Champion as I will stand tall yet one more time, darling.
(After Bea finishes her statement and now that she has a smile on her face, we now hear the sounds of “Section” by The Roots starting to play throughout the arena as the legendary Impact enters the arena to a mixed reaction from the crowd. He doesn’t look very amused either as he heads right to the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: I think the classic saying of business is about to pick up here really fits because here comes the Hall of Famer heading right to the ring to no doubt confront Bea on what she just said.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, things have been heating up in the rivalry between these two ever since Impact became Number One Contender. He’s seen all and heard all throughout his career, but that doesn’t mean he is going to stand for it.
Deadprez: Impact has been on a mission ever since last season to get himself back in his former glory by winning his record breaking ELEVENTH World Championship in EAW. He might be one match away from reaching that goal… or this World Title match could be the last of his career. Let’s see what the Hall of Famer has to say.
(Impact enters the ring after grabbing a microphone. He walks right up to Bea as the crowd is still reacting as his entrance music fades off and he begins to speak.)
Impact: I had to come out here and make sure I heard everything correctly. Is that what you really think, Bea? Is all I am to you just some sort of desperate man reaching for whatever he can to accomplish his mission?
(Bea doesn’t verbalize a response but she does give a shrug as if to say “What do you think?”.)
Impact: Well you are not the only one to have an opinion. You want to know what I think about you, Bea?
Bea Valentine: Enlighten me, dearie
Impact: You might think that I am some sort of desperate old man coming after your title and you can have whatever opinion you want about me. But as for what I think about you? I think you are definitely and completely full of yourself, Bea.
Bea Valentine: Is that so?
Impact: That is so and you are getting just a little bit cocky walking into our match at Territorial Invasion. You keep that attitude up and you will find yourself in the worst case scenario you could find yourself in.
(Impact walks around the ring for a moment before getting right back in Bea’s face.)
Impact: I am going to show you that the Answers World Championship is NOT within your grasp as you believe it is. Bea, you made one fatal mistake and I am going to expose that mistake. It’s going to cost you everything as I will be the one who get his arm raised in victory and I leave Territorial Invasion as the New Answers World Champion.
(Impact is feeling proud of himself as he and Bea lock eyes. Both competitors are looking very serious.)
(Until….)
(CRACK!!)
Deadprez: BEA VALENTINE WITH A RIGHT HAND CATCHING IMPACT IN THE FACE! IMPACT WITH A LEFT OF HIS OWN AND THE FIGHT IS ON!
Gavin Kirkland: After last week, is it really a surprise that it has broken down this quickly? These two are picking up right where they left off and I highly doubt that the police are going to break things up this time around.
Sienna Swann: I highly doubt that they will because they might just decide to let them beat the hell out of each other.
Deadprez: And that is exactly what they are doing by beating the hell out of each other AS BEA MISSES A SHOT AND IMPACT GRABS HER INTO THE FULL NELSON AND DROPS HER WITH THE HAIL MARY!
Gavin Kirkland: Poor Bea goes face first into the mat off the facebuster and now Impact has hold of the legs AND HE TURNS HER INTO THE WALLS OF IMPACT! HE HAS THAT SUBMISSION APPLIED–
Sienna Swann: HE HAS THE KNEE IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD AS BEA IS BEING HORRIBLY TORQUED AT THE MOMENT! HE WANTS TO SEE HER TAP OUT, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: BUT SHE ISN’T DOING IT! SHE IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ROPES TO TRY AND PULL HERSELF FREE! SHE NEEDS TO THINK OF A WAY TO TRY AND GET FREE OF THE WALLS OF IMPACT!
Crowd: BEA! BEA! BEA! BEA! BEA! BEA! BEA! BEA!
Gavin Kirkland: LISTEN TO THIS CROWD JUST CHEER FOR THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION TO GET FREE AND FIGHT BACK, BUT SHE IS UNDER A LOT PRESSURE IN THAT SUBMISSION RIGHT NOW!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIES, SHE IS FIGHTING IT BUT THAT FIGHT IS STARTING TO SLOWLY FADE! SHE IS FADING! SHE IS FADING! SHE IS TRYING TO CLAW FREE–
Deadprez: SHE’S OUT! IMPACT HAS PUT THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION INTO AN UNCONSCIOUS STATE! OH COME ON!
(Impact lets the submission go as he walks over and picks up the Answers World Championship before he walks back to Bea and holds the title high in the air to the sound of boos from the crowd.)
Gavin Kirkland: What a statement made here by the Hall of Famer! Bea is a beauty but she was left down and out on the mat by the Hall of Famer looking to break his own record of World Championship reigns.
(Impact brings the title down and looks at it for a moment before he drops the title right on the unmoving body of Bea Valentine.)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, is the end near for Bea Valentine’s title reign after this? After what just happened, I really think that Bea’s reign might be in jeopardy.
Deadprez: Only time will tell, but all I know is that when the match happens at Territorial Invasion, Bea is going to be irate. What a war it is going to be with the Answers World Championship on the line.
(The final shot shows Impact still standing tall over Bea as the Answers World Championship is still draped over her as the camera shot fades elsewhere….)
(Showdown returns from a brief commercial break with Gina Romano standing by at the center of the ring.)
Gina Romano: YOUR OPENING CONTEST IS A TRIPLE THREAT BRAND WARFARE PREVIEW MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(The familiar opening of ‘New Devil’ by Asking Alexandria plays as Daryl Kinkade marches toward the ring carrying that unmistakable air of focused seriousness. There is a slight unfamiliarity to his surroundings tonight, the absence of the Showdown environment registering briefly before he pushes it aside and locks into the task ahead, representing a different brand on this occasion.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… REPRESENTING DYNASTY!… FROM NORWICH, ENGLAND!… WEIGHING IN AT 225 POUNDS!… THE KINK OF ELITE!!!!!!… DARYLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!… KINKADEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sienna Swann: Look at him, working against us now and carrying himself like that is perfectly acceptable. The audacity is genuinely impressive, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: I cannot say I entirely blame him for being pulled in that direction, but it is still wonderful to see my kinky boy… one of my absolute favorite competitors back on Showdown once more!
Deadprez: Please do not phrase it that way.
Sienna Swann: Under any circumstances.
Gavin Kirkland: My apologies to everyone involved…. Regardless, this is a TREMENDOUS matchup to open the show and get things moving in the right direction tonight! Classic competition in the making!
(‘God Shattering Star’ by Takashi Baba plays as ARIA walks down the aisle toward the ring with the quiet confidence of someone who came here tonight to make a very specific statement on behalf of her brand.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING NEXT!… REPRESENTING VOLTAGE!… FROM CHANDLER, ARIZONA!… WEIGHING IN AT 130 POUNDS!… ARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: It has been a considerable stretch of time since ARIA has set foot on Showdown, so this is genuinely a welcome addition to the card tonight! She, Daryl, and Halsey all carry shared history that connects them in ways this match is going to make impossible to ignore!
Sienna Swann: I will confess a slight relief that I was not part of the commentary landscape when ARIA was regularly on this brand, sweetie…. I suspect the experience would have drawn a rather unflattering reaction from me.
Deadprez: It was not as troubling a period as you might imagine. ARIA built something genuinely respectable on Showdown during her time here but tonight she is waving the Voltage banner and here to take down everything standing between her and a Brand Warfare statement.
(ARIA steps through the ropes and comes face to face with Daryl for a pointed and silent moment before each retreat to their corner. Then ‘No One Knows’by Queens of the Stone Age hits and Halsey Neel walks toward the ring wearing that particular expression of someone who has already decided how this ends. She pauses at the top of the aisle and takes a long look at both competitors already in the ring, making her intentions unmistakably clear before she continues her march down.)
Gina Romano: AT LAST!… REPRESENTING SHOWDOWN!… FROM BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND!… WEIGHING IN AT 149 POUNDS!… THE UPSET QUEEN!!!!!!… HALSEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!… NEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: Halsey Neel has absolutely no intention of holding back tonight and this match is going to deliver a decisive and potentially painful message to both of the other competitors sharing that ring with her.
Sienna Swann: Now if we are discussing the real centerpiece of this entire match, sweetie, we are talking about the woman currently walking down that aisle. When you want to identify someone who can simultaneously command the room with her presence and dismantle everyone in front of her with technical authority, you are looking at Halsey Neel. All of it communicates exactly one thing. She is going to show everyone watching tonight precisely why Showdown made the correct choice in selecting her for Brand Warfare.
Gavin Kirkland: This is bound to be a spectacular contest with three of the finest talents any of their respective brands have put forward to compete tonight! Let us see how this one unfolds!
(DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: The match is underway, and all three competitors settle into a composed and watchful opening stance, each one sizing up the others with considerable caution! This is a Brand Warfare preview after all, and every exchange in this match is designed to raise the stakes of what is building toward the next two weeks!
Deadprez: No patience for formalities though, as a BICYCLE KICK FROM HALSEY LAUNCHES OUT OF NOWHERE AT DARYL AND SENDS HIM THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE! The point of this rivalry is stated in the clearest possible terms right at the opening bell, and Kinkade is already on the floor!
Sienna Swann: ARIA rushes in from behind, spins around and starts throwing hands at Halsey, but Halsey responds with a forearm of her own and keeps them coming, driving ARIA backward into the corner with relentless pressure! Now Halsey is unloading stomps on her and I have to say, sweetie, this is exactly the kind of showcase our brand needed tonight! Women taking absolute command of this match from the first second!
Gavin Kirkland: Worth noting that none of these three are strangers to this environment and all of them know exactly what is at stake heading into Brand Warfare! ARIA has been away from Showdown for a considerable stretch, and she is pinned in that corner right now as Halsey takes the running start— FACEWASH CONNECTS WITH ARIA!
Deadprez: Here comes Daryl rising back off the floor trying to get back inside the ring and Halsey reads it instantly, spinning and ROCKING him with a Discus Elbow that knocks Kinkade clean off the apron again! Halsey turns her full attention back to ARIA and hauls her along, continuing to pour on the punishment! This has been an outstanding look for Showdown so far.
Gavin Kirkland: Halsey Neel delivering a sustained Forearm Smash Barrage that cycles around ARIA continuously, dominating her completely and dragging her toward the center of the ring after wearing her down in the corner! Halsey shoves ARIA hard into the ropes and looks for the Big Boot on the rebound! But ARIA sidesteps it cleanly and comes rushing off the ropes with a HANDSPRING ELBOW STRIKE that catches Halsey at the far side of the ring and puts her down! ARIA IS MOUNTING A COMEBACK!
Sienna Swann: Do not allow that to happen, Halsey, sweetie. We need to give them a proper and authoritative preview of what Showdown brings to Brand Warfare. Giving ground to a Voltage talent right now is not the statement this brand needs to be making.
Deadprez: Kinkade is back inside the ring and tries to close the distance, swinging for the running lariat but ARIA sidesteps it and comes around with a BACKSTABBER that folds Kinkade in half and puts him back down on the canvas! Dynasty is in an uncomfortable position right now, and it is Voltage’s representative doing the damage on Showdown’s own turf!
Gavin Kirkland: Halsey stumbles back to her feet, and ARIA snatches her the moment she is upright on both feet, hooks both arms and SNAPS her over with a Snap Dragon Suplex that drives Halsey back down onto the canvas! Look at the momentum ARIA has built in this sequence! She bridges straight into the cover with both shoulders pinned against the mat!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: And Daryl pushes himself up off the canvas and breaks it up at two!
Sienna Swann: At least he has the presence of mind to recognize when the situation requires his participation, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Speaking of which, Daryl has decided to redirect his attention toward ARIA, who was working toward that earlier pinfall attempt, and swings her down with a Butterfly Suplex! Halsey tries to get herself back off the canvas but gets immediately greeted by a blistering CHOP from Daryl Kinkade that staggers her before she can find any sustainable footing!
Deadprez: Daryl is going to work with full intensity now, grabbing Halsey and hurling her back into the corner before charging in and POUNDING her with a Running European Uppercut! Kinkade spins around and spots ARIA working her way back to her feet at the same time, immediately closing the distance and knocking her back down with a Shining Wizard!
Sienna Swann: He is being exceptionally motivated right now, and I am starting to wonder whether there is a very specific agenda behind that energy, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Kinkade pushes ARIA away and turns to find Halsey still stuck in the corner, moves in looking to follow up, but Halsey gets herself clear just in time! Kinkade ends up carrying his own momentum into the corner and Halsey comes charging from behind with the RIPCORD LARIAT!–
Deadprez: But Kinkade catches the arm and rolls her into a Small Package! This could be Daryl stealing it right here! ARIA is fighting desperately to get back to both feet and reach this in time to make the save!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA HURLS HERSELF FORWARD AND BREAKS THE COUNT! And wasting absolutely no time, ARIA turns her attention straight back onto Daryl Kinkade who had been attempting to put her away moments ago, unleashing a flurry of right hands all over his head while he is still down on the canvas!
Deadprez: But Halsey comes circling around and begins targeting ARIA from behind, seizing the moment while ARIA was occupied with Daryl! Muay Thai Knees driving into her ribs before Halsey locks in a front headlock and then releases! ROLLING ELBOW FOLLOWS UP IMMEDIATELY and knocks ARIA loose, sending her stumbling back toward the ropes!
Gavin Kirkland: Here comes Daryl rising back off the canvas and immediately reaching for Halsey, trying to send her into the ropes before swinging for the clothesline!–
Sienna Swann: But Halsey slips away cleanly and spins forward, the Ripcord Back Elbow connects with precision, and she hooks Daryl over before following through! GERMAN SUPLEX LAUNCHES HIM CLEAN OVER! Outstanding strength from Showdown’s own representative tonight and exactly the kind of dominance this brand needs to be projecting heading into Brand Warfare, sweetie!
Gavin Kirkland: Here comes ARIA charging back off the ropes and driving Halsey forward toward the opposite side, setting herself before Halsey charges back and CRACKS ARIA across the chest with a Running Enzuigiri Kick!
Deadprez: The striking impact pounds ARIA backward toward the ropes and Halsey follows in immediately for another run, but ARIA LAUNCHES HER CLEAN OVER WITH A BACK BODY DROP THAT SENDS HALSEY ALL THE WAY TO THE OUTSIDE! NOW IT IS HALSEY ON THE FLOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: And that leaves us down to Daryl and ARIA, who rushes in from behind and pushes him forward into the corner! Daryl charges back out but eats a boot shoved directly into his chest that sends him staggering backward! ARIA turns and starts climbing but DARYL COMES SURGING FROM BEHIND AND SEIZES HER BY THE HEAD!
(CRACK!)
Gavin Kirkland: CHEEKY NANDOS KICK STRIKES HER FLUSH IN THE FACE! Halsey is trying to get herself back inside the ring but Daryl grabs ARIA and launches her in Halsey’s direction, using ARIA as a human obstacle that sends Halsey tumbling back off the apron to the floor!
Sienna Swann: It has been a genuinely compelling back and forth display from both brands so far tonight, sweetie, and I will acknowledge that. But I genuinely need Halsey to reassert herself for Showdown before these two completely run away with this match and leave us looking second-rate heading into Brand Warfare!
Deadprez: ARIA, who was used as that projectile, stumbles backward directly into Daryl who is right behind her and now the Backslide rollup has been applied by Daryl, looking to steal this one right here!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA SLIPS OUT AT TWO AND ESCAPES! But here comes Daryl pressing forward and crawling over to collect ARIA who is still trying to find her footing, seizing her up onto his shoulders and looking to position her for what could be the Liger Bomb!
Sienna Swann: If that Liger Bomb connects cleanly from that height, sweetie, this can only get worse!
Deadprez: DARYL LIFTS FOR THE POWERBOMB BUT ARIA LEAPS CLEAN OVER AND LANDS ON HER FEET! ARIA moves immediately as Daryl spins around and GETS STRUCK with an impressive Handspring Elbow Strike from ARIA that takes him clean off his feet!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA, eventually pulling herself together after the whirlwind exchange between her and Daryl, reaches over to Daryl, who is still grounded and looks to lock in the Dragon Sleeper! She gets it applied and has Daryl in a deeply uncomfortable position!
Deadprez: Not the greatest timing for them though, because here comes Showdown’s representative back into the picture! Halsey gets back inside the ring and heads forward with purpose! ARIA quickly releases Daryl and tries to throw a strike to intercept—
Sienna Swann: But Halsey blocks the arm, follows through with a Palm Strike to the neck and twists her around into a Snap German Suplex that drives ARIA straight down! Exactly what this match needs from the Showdown side of things, sweetie! Assert the dominance and do not apologies for it!
Gavin Kirkland: Do not celebrate too quickly because here comes Kinkade getting back to his feet and he comes in from behind, grabbing her hair and positioning for what looks like the Lifting Reverse DDT! But Halsey lets him throw her over instead and lands cleanly behind Daryl— SAITO SUPLEX BY HALSEY SENDS DARYL FLYING OVER!
Sienna Swann: Now she is moving with the controlled ferocity of someone who has decided this match belongs to her, sweetie, and she is showing our arrogant opponents exactly what it feels like to deal with the best this brand’s wrestling has to offer at full capacity! ARIA is still trying to get herself upright, but Halsey has her before she can manage it! Double slap gives her a sharp and personal taste of her own medicine, Step-Up Knee Strike CRACKS ARIA clean, and now– EXPLODER SUPLEX FROM HALSEY FOLLOWS!
Deadprez: And Halsey is building something relentless and consecutive in this match as she comes forward and TAKES ARIA DOWN, WHO WAS ALREADY STAGGERED ON HER SEAT, WITH A SLIDING LARIAT THAT COMPLETES THE TRADEMARK SEQUENCE IN EMPHATIC FASHION!
Gavin Kirkland: The Showdown crowd is on their feet and fully alive, watching some genuinely incredible and authoritative sequencing from Halsey Neel, who has just taken two opponents down simultaneously and reasserted Showdown’s supremacy in this Brand Warfare preview in the most commanding way possible!
Deadprez: Halsey takes her turn to assume full control of this match as Daryl is still operating on severely compromised legs, trying to get himself back off the canvas! Halsey captures him and spins him around– A NIGHT AT THE OPERA IS SET IN MOTION!
Sienna Swann: But Kinkade gets the leg and SNAPS back with a Dragon Screw that leaves Halsey struggling on a damaged leg and slowly being worn down to one knee! Just when we had something genuinely promising developing, sweetie! So, infuriating!
Gavin Kirkland: At the same time, ARIA has been gathering herself from behind both of them and Kinkade is up at the corner looking forward at Halsey— GOING FOR THE MONKE FLIP!
Deadprez: BUT GETS SENT OVER TOWARD ARIA INSTEAD, AND ARIA CATCHES DARYL COMING IN FOR THE DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER THE MOMENT SHE REGAINS HER SENSES AND SEES DARYL FLYING INTO HER RANGE! THIS COULD BE A MATCH-STEALING MOMENT RIGHT HERE!
Sienna Swann: ABSOLUTELY NOT TONIGHT, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA TRIES TO RUSH INTO THE COVER THE INSTANT SHE PUTS DARYL DOWN, BUT HALSEY IS ALREADY THERE WITH A PENALTY KICK THAT SENDS ARIA CRASHING AND ROLLING OUT THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE FLOOR! HALSEY IMMEDIATELY HOOKS THE LEG ON DARYL, CAPITALIZING ON THE SITUATION BEFORE IT SLIPS AWAY!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL KICKS OUT AT TWO! But wait, ARIA explodes back up from the canvas and hits the apron, springboards off the ropes— 450!
Deadprez: ARIA COMES FLYING IN, BUT HALSEY GETS OUT OF THE PATH IN TIME AND ARIA CRASHES DIRECTLY ONTO DARYL INSTEAD! ARIA thought she had found her moment and goes for the cover!
Sienna Swann: Halsey gets back and seizes ARIA who is still lying across Daryl! A POWERBOMB DRIVES ARIA DOWN ONTO DARYL AND TAKES BOTH OF THEM OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY! OUTSTANDING PRESENCE OF MIND FROM OUR BRAND’S REPRESENTATIVE RIGHT THERE, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA remains down following all of that punishment! Daryl rolls out to the floor to catch some air as Halsey pins ARIA and hooks the leg!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA kicks out at two but Halsey is absolutely relentless in her pursuit, coming right back at ARIA the instant the shoulder comes up and locking in the Hammerlock Fujiwara Armbar! The full arsenal of the Upset Queen on display right now and she is not holding a single thing back!
Deadprez: ARIA’s arm is being wrenched with sustained and deliberate pressure as she slowly tries to find the leverage to push through it! Daryl is working his way back to vertical and trying to get himself back inside the ring! ARIA is gradually getting back to her feet while Halsey maintains the armbar with every careful adjustment possible to prevent the escape!
Gavin Kirkland: Daryl gets back inside and COMES CHARGING TOWARD HALSEY WITH A JUMPING REVERSE STO THAT PLANTS HER AND SENDS ARIA CRASHING DOWN AT THE EXACT SAME TIME!
Deadprez: Halsey is now prone on the canvas following that STO and Kinkade immediately pivots toward ARIA who is desperately trying to piece herself back together! Daryl moves in with no time to spare! GOING FOR THE BOW DOWN TO THE KINK— But ARIA manages to pull herself clear of the elbow! HOOK KICK FROM ARIA CONNECTS ON DARYL!
Sienna Swann: Kinkade nearly goes down but ARIA reaches over and catches him just before he falls away and PULLS HIM BACK INTO A REVERSE HURRICANRANA THAT SPIKES DARYL HEADFIRST INTO THE CANVAS! But these two are already challenging each other and their exchange is buying Halsey exactly the window she needed!
Deadprez: Halsey is back up and going after ARIA with a European Uppercut! Fight back for our glory, Halsey! This is what Brand Warfare is built on, sweetie!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA gets rocked by the Uppercut but FIRES BACK with a Superkick of her own that clips Halsey directly across the jaw and sends her stumbling head first toward the ropes! ARIA is on unsteady legs trying to maintain her footing near the ropes—
Deadprez: A JUMPING HEADBUTT FROM HALSEY AND BOTH WOMEN GO DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY! WHAT AN ABSOLUTE WAR THIS HAS BEEN BETWEEN THESE THREE!
Crowd: FIGHT FOREVER! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: FIGHT FOREVER! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Gavin Kirkland: A genuine classic developing between these three right from the opening bell tonight! Now back at the centre of the ring it comes down to Halsey and ARIA, both of whom have just been put through a recent stretch of absolute punishment!
Deadprez: Both women stare directly into each other with the full weight of what this match means to their respective brands sitting between them! ARIA opens fire with a chop directly across Halsey’s chest— But HALSEY CRACKS A SMILE! WHAT DA HELL!?
Sienna Swann: She is genuinely enjoying this, sweetie, and she is doing the right thing for Showdown at the same time! HALSEY CRACKS ARIA IN RETURN WITH A BLISTERING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT THAT SNAPS HER HEAD BACK!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA staggers and now gets swarmed with a rapid and relentless series of strikes! Halsey assuming an aggressive and suffocating stance against ARIA who is being left completely defenseless and slowly backed toward the corner! Neel quickly grabs ARIA and sends her over with a Snapmare— HARD SOCCER KICK TO THE BACK OF ARIA THAT REVERBERATES THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUILDING!
Deadprez: Halsey is doing absolutely everything required to justify her place as a cornerstone of the Showdown team this year! She rushes forward to the ropes and ARIA comes through holding her back before sliding underneath, gets back up trying to go for the Leapfrog but Halsey catches her in the air! FIREMAN’S CARRY NECKBREAKER PUTS ARIA DOWN INTO A SEATED POSITION!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA has been battered throughout this entire stretch with Halsey firing on all cylinders in this match! She spots ARIA in a kneeling and vulnerable position, turns toward her and hits the ropes—
(BOW DOWN TO THE KINKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Deadprez: OH BABYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: MY GOD WHAT A SHOT!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, CALL THE AUTHORITIES! HALSEY MAY HAVE JUST BEEN TAKEN OFF THIS EARTH!
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL KINKADE BRINGS HIMSELF VIOLENTLY BACK INTO THE CENTRE OF THIS MATCH AND TURNS HALSEY COMPLETELY INSIDE OUT WITH THAT SWINGING ELBOW! HALSEY BOWED TO THE KINK AND DARYL COLLAPSES IMMEDIATELY INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: HALSEY NEEL WITH A SHOULDER UP AT TWO! But Daryl already has his next move mapped out! He is immediately going after Halsey who is still reeling from that massive elbow she just absorbed! HOOKS THE ARM AND DARYL SETS UP FOR MISERY LOVES COMPANY!
Sienna Swann: GET OUT OF THERE, HALSEY! RIGHT NOW, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: WAIT! ARIA COMES CHARGING FROM BEHIND AND DARYL, ON HIGH ALERT, IS FORCED TO RELEASE HALSEY AND PREPARE FOR INCOMING DANGER–
Gavin Kirkland: PHOENIX INJECTION!!!!!!!! THE HANDSPRING CUTTER PLANTS DARYL THE INSTANT HE RELEASES HALSEY AND HAS ABSOLUTELY NO TIME TO RESPOND! ARIA HOOKS THE LEG AND THIS COULD BE THE MOST AUDACIOUS STEAL OF THE ENTIRE NIGHT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL ALSO GETS THE SHOULDER UP AT TWO AND ANOTHER HEART-STOPPING NEAR FALL FOLLOWS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LAST ONE! THIS MATCH IS RUNNING ON AN EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF SUSTAINED EXCITEMENT RIGHT NOW! ARIA is firing up and this crowd is on their feet despite her representing Voltage!
Sienna Swann: Can we please focus on what is happening to Halsey right now?! We have a Showdown representative in genuine peril out there, sweetie!
Deadprez: Daryl tumbles back to his feet, still reeling from the Cutter as ARIA runs over and drops a clothesline! Kinkade comes stumbling back yet again, and ARIA connects with another running clothesline! ARIA wants more, and Daryl gets back up! This time ARIA drops down for the leg, grabs both arms! KAMIGOYE STRIKES HIM FLUSH IN THE FACE!
Gavin Kirkland: AND ARIA IS STILL CARRYING THAT EXTRAORDINARY FIRE WITH HER AS DARYL REMAINS ON ONE KNEE, CLEARLY SEEING A VERY BLEAK FUTURE FOR HIMSELF IN THIS MATCH! ARIA PREPARES FOR THE HEAVY LIFTING! BRAINBUSTERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! WHAT A DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT SHATTERS EVERYTHING AND PUTS DARYL FLAT ON THE CANVAS!
Sienna Swann: But pay attention right now, sweetie! Halsey is back on her feet and ARIA comes charging toward her, looking for the clothesline! BUT HALSEY PULLS OFF THE MATRIX EVASION AND ARIA GOES THROUGH WITH NOTHING!
Deadprez: OH NO! ARIA MAY BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE RIGHT NOW! HALSEY SPINS AROUND AND LOOKS FOR REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR!
Gavin Kirkland: SPANISH FLY CATCHES HALSEY’S SPEAR ATTEMPT CLEAN! ARIA lands with Halsey down loosely on the canvas! RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESS ON HALSEY FOLLOWS THROUGH IMMEDIATELY! ARIA IS OPERATING ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEVEL RIGHT NOW AND HOOKS THE LEG TO STEAL THIS MATCH!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: HALSEY NEEL POWERS OUT AT TWO!
Deadprez: ARIA capitalizes on the momentary advantage and hauls Halsey off the canvas, applying the Stretch to trap our Showdown representative! Halsey is in deeply serious and immediate trouble right now!
(## GLITCH IN THE MATRIX!)
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA WAS SETTING UP THE STYLES CLASH BUT DARYL COMES FROM BEHIND AND PULLS HER BACKWARD LOOKING FOR HAIL TO THE VICTOR AT THE SAME TIME! ARIA WRIGGLES AND FIGHTS TO BREAK FREE BUT ENDS UP SENDING BOTH OF THEM OVER THE ROPES AND THEY LAND ON THE APRON IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY PRECARIOUS POSITION!
Sienna Swann: This is deeply uncomfortable to observe, sweetie. Two people on the hardest surface in this entire arena, both of them running on empty, and neither one of them with a clean way back from this!
Deadprez: Daryl slowly drags himself back to his feet on the apron and BARGES IN with a European Uppercut that stuns ARIA before she can move anywhere! Kinkade is still carrying the heavy toll of everything he has absorbed in this match but manages to turn ARIA around before anything further can develop! OH NO DARYL! DO NOT DO THIS OUT HERE!
(## DKO!!!!!!!!!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: DARYL WITH THE SPRINGBOARD CUTTER TAKES ARIA DOWN ON THE APRON! ARIA FALLS OFF THE APRON TO THE FLOOR FOLLOWING THE CUTTER THAT SHE ABSORBED WITH ZERO PROTECTION!
Sienna Swann: But WAIT! LOOK AT THIS! HALSEY HAS GOTTEN UP AND IS ABLE TO REACH DARYL WHO IS TEETERING FROM FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE OUTSIDE! SHE DRAGS HIM BACK THROUGH THE ROPES AND INSIDE THE RING!
(## WHAT’S THE STORY, MORNING GLORY?)
Sienna Swann: AND DARYL HAS BEEN DRIVEN DOWN WITH THE AIR RAID CRASH! LET US SETTLE ONCE AND FOR ALL WHO THE SUPERIOR BRITISH EXPORT IS! HALSEY HOOKS THE LEG ON DARYL!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Sienna Swann: BRING IT HOME, HALSEY–
Gavin Kirkland: NO! DARYL WITH A SHOULDER UP AT TWO AND HALSEY WAS MILLISECONDS AWAY FROM TAKING THIS ONE FOR SHOWDOWN!
Deadprez: WHAT A SUSTAINED BACK-AND-FORTH CONTEST THIS HAS BEEN WITH NEAR FALLS STACKING ON TOP OF NEAR FALLS AND LEAVING EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT THIS TABLE AND IN THIS BUILDING ON THE ABSOLUTE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS WONDERING WHO IS GOING TO EMERGE VICTORIOUS FROM THIS LEGENDARY BATTLE!
Sienna Swann: I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT OVER! HALSEY, PUSH FORWARD AND DO NOT LET THESE TWO GET ANYWHERE NEAR THE FINISH LINE BEFORE YOU DO, SWEETIE! YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON IN THAT RING WORTH ROOTING FOR TONIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: Halsey has been shaking her head in sheer disbelief that Daryl simply will not stay down! Daryl is trying to regain his senses and get back to his feet with Halsey pulling back momentarily as Daryl keeps shaking his head in defiance!
Deadprez: The psychological standoff between these two is reaching a genuinely intense and unspoken peak before Halsey suddenly breaks the stillness and hits the ropes— SLIDING FOREARM!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT THE STRIKE PUSHES DARYL ALL THE WAY BACK ONTO HIS FEET INSTANTANEOUSLY! EUROPEAN UPPERCUT IN RETURN FROM DARYL! Halsey gets struck and spun backward, comes back looking for the Rolling Elbow but Daryl avoids it and comes back— HANDSPRING ROUNDHOUSE KICK CONNECTS!
Sienna Swann: YOU ARE SO CLOSE, HALSEY! DO NOT LET US DOWN AT THIS STAGE, SWEETIE! WE ARE RIGHT THERE!
Deadprez: Daryl is now the one bringing the fire back into this match after everything he has endured in this match! Halsey stumbles back onto her feet following the Handspring Roundhouse Kick and Daryl seizes her from behind! LIFTING REVERSE DDT!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA drags herself back inside the ring through sheer force of will and Daryl spots her the moment she comes through, delivering a Running Boot that stamps directly onto her and puts her back down on the canvas! SHOOTING STAR PRESS BY DARYL ONTO ARIA!
Deadprez: AND HE KIPS STRAIGHT BACK UP ONTO HIS FEET! THE ADRENALINE IS BURNING THROUGH HIS VEINS RIGHT NOW! But just before he can process anything further, HALSEY WHO WAS SENT OVER, CATCHES UP TO HIM AND SLAMS DARYL HARD DOWN WITH A JUDO TAKEDOWN! DARYL GOES OVER HER BACK AND HITS THE CANVAS!
Gavin Kirkland: Halsey tries to spin around but WAIT! ARIA PUSHES THROUGH AND GETS HERSELF BACK INTO THIS, LOOKING FOR THE GLITCH IN THE MATRIX TO END THIS RIGHT NOW! But Halsey struggles freely and shoves her away! AND ARIA RUSHES THROUGH LOOKING FOR J4A!
(## CRACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!)
Deadprez: ARIA WAS LOOKING FOR THE BUSAIKU KNEE BUT IT CONNECTS WITH DARYL INSTEAD!
Sienna Swann: OH?! YES! YES! HALSEY! COME ON, FINISH IT NOW, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA TRIES TO GO FOR THE COVER ON DARYL IMMEDIATELY, BUT HALSEY COMES RUSHING OVER AND HAULS HER AWAY FROM BEHIND BEFORE SHE CAN GET THERE, PULLING HER INTO POSITION!
(## THE QUEEN IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!)
Gavin Kirkland: CRADLE FULL NELSON INTO WHEELBARROW SUPLEX SENDS ARIA OVER AND DIRECTLY INTO THE BRIDGING COVER! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(….)
(….)
(….)
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT THE HELL!?!??!? ERIS MORTIS COMES BARGING IN AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT!
Sienna Swann: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS SHE DOING HERE?!?!?!?
Deadprez: AND THERE ARE MORE OF THEM! TEAM VOLTAGE HAS ARRIVED IN FORCE! CANDICE BLAIR, ASHLYNN QUINN AND RAVEN ROBERTS ALL LED BY ERIS HERSELF ARE HEADING TO RINGSIDE AND LAUNCHING A FULL-SCALE ASSAULT ON HALSEY WHO WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM CLAIMING THAT VICTORY! THE REFEREE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO THROW THIS OUT! THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL!
(DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: ASHLYNN TOSSES THE REFEREE CLEAN OUT OF THE RING AND DIVES BACK INTO THE CHAOS!
(The crowd suddenly erupts even louder as additional figures appear, though not the ones anyone was anticipating.)
Sienna Swann: (staring at the stage with barely contained exasperation) OH SWEETIE, WHY?! WHY ARE THEY ALL HERE TOO?!?!?!
Gavin Kirkland: TEAM DYNASTY HAS ALSO ARRIVED! COMING FROM EVERY DIRECTION AND LED BY KASAI! BRIANNA HILL, CHRIS ELITE, EFFY MACAVOY! DYNASTY IS HERE AS WELL AND THEY ARE POURING INTO THIS RING!
Deadprez: BRIANNA HILL IMMEDIATELY GOES TO HELP DARYL AND NOW BOTH TEAM SHOWDOWN AND TEAM DYNASTY PERSONNEL ARE MIXED INTO THIS BRAWL TOGETHER! THIS IS BRAND WARFARE ARRIVING THREE DAYS EARLY!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, HAS EVERYONE IN THIS BUILDING FORGOTTEN SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL?! THIS IS OUR BRAND! OUR RING! OUR SHOW! WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE OUTSIDERS TO BRING THEIR CHAOS ONTO SHOWDOWN AND CONTAMINATE WHAT WE HAVE BUILT HERE!
(The crowd volume intensifies further as the brawl spills in every direction throughout the arena.)
Gavin Kirkland: OH YES! NOW WE ARE TALKING! HERE COMES TEAM SHOWDOWN! ALL FOUR OF THEM ARE CHARGING TOWARD THE RING WHILE HALSEY IS SURROUNDED IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS! MIA SANTORO! REX MCALLISTER! AKARI KIYOKO! AND KELIN! THEY ARE GETTING IN THERE RIGHT NOW AND CLEARING BOTH VOLTAGE AND DYNASTY OUT OF THEIR WAY!
Sienna Swann: FINALLY! SOME PROPER REINFORCEMENT! SOMEONE TO REMOVE THESE UNINVITED GUESTS FROM A BUILDING THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING IN TONIGHT!
Deadprez: CHRIS ELITE AND DARYL BOTH TAKE AIM AT KELIN WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT! BUT LOOK AT THE WAR ARTIST WHO BOWS TO ABSOLUTELY NOBODY! HE ABSORBS BOTH OF THEM AND THEN TURNS CHRIS AND DARYL INSIDE OUT WITH AN ENORMOUS CLOTHESLINE OF HIS OWN!
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI TAKES BRIANNA HILL TO THE OUTSIDE AND THEY CONTINUE BRAWLING AT RINGSIDE! MIA SANTORO IS GOING AFTER KASAI BUT ERIS MORTIS BARGES IN AND IS TRYING TO PUT THEM DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY!
Sienna Swann: THERE ARE BRAWLS IN EVERY CORNER OF THIS ARENA SIMULTANEOUSLY AND I GENUINELY CANNOT PROCESS ALL OF IT FAST ENOUGH, SWEETIE! THIS IS BRAND WARFARE AT ITS MOST CHAOTIC AND MOST SPECTACULAR AND NOBODY IN THIS BUILDING HAS ANY IDEA WHERE TO LOOK NEXT!
Deadprez: HERE COMES SECURITY, THE REFEREE AND EVERY AVAILABLE STAFF MEMBER RUSHING OUT AT FULL FORCE TRYING TO BRING THIS BRAWL TO A STOP ALL AT ONCE! THE FIGHTING HAS SPREAD ALL ACROSS THE BUILDING AND THEY ARE ALL BEING FORCED BACK AND FORTH IN EVERY DIRECTION!
Gavin Kirkland: EVERYONE IS TRYING TO BRING THIS TO AN END SIMULTANEOUSLY! WAIT! MIA SANTORO IS OUTPACING EVERY OTHER MEMBER OF THE SHOWDOWN TEAM AND SHE IS STILL BRAWLING WITH WHOEVER IS STILL MOVING IN HER VICINITY!
Sienna Swann: WHAT IS THAT WOMAN THINKING RIGHT NOW, SWEETIE?!
(CRASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!)
Gavin Kirkland: DIVING SENTON TO THE OUTSIDE CRASHES DOWN ON TOP OF EVERYONE AND TAKES EVERY SINGLE BODY AT RINGSIDE DOWN WITH ONE SINGLE CATASTROPHIC IMPACT! THIS HAS SPILLED ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE AND THERE IS NO CONTAINING IT!
Deadprez: THIS IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL ANARCHY FROM EVERY CONCEIVABLE DIRECTION! I GENUINELY CANNOT PROCESS WHAT BRAND WARFARE IS BUILDING TOWARD WITH THIS LEVEL OF UNCONTAINABLE INTENSITY AND CHAOS SERVING AS THE OPENING STATEMENT!
(The final image shown is every available security member, referee, and backstage official slowly and methodically dragging every Brand Warfare team member apart from one another in the aftermath of Mia Santoro’s one-woman demolition run that flattened the entire ringside area! Every team is still straining against the personnel holding them back, the tension absolutely refusing to dissipate as the whole spectacle continues to simmer before it finally fades into the commercial break.)
(The camera cuts to the ring where Showdown General Manager Kennedy Street is shown holding a microphone.)
Gavin Kirkland: YES! Kennedy my beloved! Come to Uncle Gavvie baby gurl!
Sienna Swann: She doesn’t even know you exist sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: Yes she does. She loves my work. She’s going to give me that raise any day now!
Sienna Swann: I’m sure she will sweetie.
Deadprez: Well I for one am interested in why she is out here. If the General Manager is in the ring it has to be big news.
Crowd: SHOW-DOWN! SHOW-DOWN! SHOW-DOWN!
(Kennedy Street smiles as she waits for the crowd to stop chanting for her brand before speaking.)
Kennedy Street: Well Kennie can tell you are all amped up for Territorial Invasion. Got that Showdown brand supremacy fever running through all of you in this arena here tonight. Don’t you all worry. I’m sure that in all of the brand vs. brand matches Showdown is going to bring home the W.
Crowd: SHOW-DOWN! SHOW-DOWN! SHOW-DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: I’m on Showdown! They’re cheering for me!
Sienna Swann: Sit down Gavin.
Kennedy Street: Love the energy. But here tonight I am here to announce another very special match for you all to get hyped about. We are going to be having a very special match I call the Futures Match.
Crowd: ???
Kennedy Street: Kennie will explain. It is pretty much what it sounds like. The winner of the Future’s Match will get a title shot at the EAW Specialists Championship down the road. This is a match to prove that you are the future!
Gavin Kirkland: Damn I was hoping this match would be a celebrity guest match featuring my favorite rapper Future.
Deadprez: Stfu Gavin.
Kennedy Street: Now let me announce just who will be inv-
( “Pins & Needles” by Birthday Massacre hits to boos from the crowd.)
Deadprez: Wow this is disrespectful. Interrupting Kennedy Street when she is making such an important announcement. The audacity!
Sienna Swann: I wonder what Minerva’s sister has to say.
Gavin Kirkland: Stop it Sienna. She is her own woman!
(Circe’s music fades as she enters the ring with a microphone.)
Circe: I have had enough of listening to this. I’m not going to allow you to come out here and go back on your word Kennedy. Last week you said that this Future’s Match was MY opportunity. I am simply out here to make sure that you keep your word.
Kennedy Street: Kennie would simply like to say-
( The Warning – Ego hits as Yasmina makes her way down to the ring.)
Yasmina: Hol up chicas. You giving out opportunities? Los quiero. Best not be forgetting the Boricua Blue-Blood! I want in the Future’s Match!
Circe: Who the hell???
Yasmina: Problem pendeja?
(Circe and Yasmina confront each other in the ring as ‘Episode X’ by Ado hits to cheers from the crowd.)
Gavin Kirkland: Damn! All these women are gracing Daddy Gavin with they presence. It’s my lucky night! Maybe I can be in the Future’s Match too!
Airi Miyamune: Look Yasmina… we were both attacked by Sofia Drakos. I know you want to be in the Future’s Match… But I want revenge! We should really deal with that dumb bitch first! She’s mine and I want her ass!
Kennedy Street: Well I’m sure that can be arranged-
(‘God is a woman’ – Ariana Grande hits to boos from the crowd.)
Deadprez: Speak of the devil.
Sofia Drakos: Awww are you a lil butthurt because The Goddess herself had to handle business on you two weak ass bitches last week? Don’t be salty. You just got handled by the better woman. Simple as. But you know what, I don’t just have beef with you two. Awhile back Circe bloodied me with a mallet. She disfigured my face which is sculpted like a statue of a deity and that is something which simply cannot stand.
(Circe is shown laughing from the memory clearly enjoying this.)
Sofia Drakos: Oh you think this is funny huh? Do ya bitch?!?!?
Deadprez: SOFIA DRAKOS HAS HEARD AND SEEN ENOUGH! SHE JUST LAID OUT CIRCE WITH A BIG BOOT!
Sienna Swann:: Damn! The Goddess just kicked Circe’s head off with that thunderous Big Boot!
Gavin Kirkland: Watch out Sofia! Those other two are coming for your head!
Deadprez: Sofia Drakos whirls around as Yasmina and Airi Miyamune jump her ass! They begin beating the hell out of her in the corner throwing punches! They all getting them some!
Sienna Swann: Sofia Drakos is getting the shit kicked out of her! Yasmina and Airi Miyamune each grab a handful of her hair! They run her towards the ropes!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Look out! Sofia Drakos just got thrown over the top rope and fell to the outside of the ring! I should check on her and make sure she’s alright!
Sienna Swann: She’s a big girl sweetie. She can handle herself.
(Sofia Drakos is shown standing back up looking pissed off that she got tossed out of the ring.)
Deadprez: Sofia Drakos is not happy and she’s returning to the ring even if the numbers are against her-
Sienna Swann: But wait! Circe is back up and she just jumped on the back of Sofia Drakos!!! Circe with a Reverse Cutter taking Sofia down! And now Circe is climbing onto the back of Sofia on the ground and delivering hard forearm shots to the back of the neck! Circe trying to injure the spinal cord of Sofia Drakos here tonight!!
Gavin Kirkland: But look out! Yasmina just attacked Airi Miyamune from behind in the ring! She betrayed her! The disloyalty shown from the Boricua Blue-Blood!
Deadprez: Yasmina connects with a Powerbomb on Airi Miyamune!
Gavin Kirkland: No! Airi Miyamune counters with a Hurricanrana in mid-air throwing Yasmina away from her! Both women get back up and begin trading punches in the middle of the ring going back and forth!
Deadprez: All hell has broken loose!
Kennedy Street: THAT’S ENOUGH! SECURITY! SECURITY!
(Suddenly a horde of officials and security run down to the ring to tear everyone apart from each other and break up the melee.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie has seen enough. You all are so damn impatient. You all want to be in the Future’s Match? Fine. You will be. This match will be a Fatal Four Way match and I hope that you get all this violence out of your system because only ONE of you will be getting that shot at the Specialists Championship!
Gavin Kirkland: Damn! BIG NEWS!
Kennedy Street: Oh but that’s not all. It’s clear to Kennie that you won’t be able to handle a normal Fatal Four Way Match. So what we are going to do is we are going to hang the contract for the Specialists Championship high above the ring…
Sienna Swann: Oh shit…
Kennedy Street: All four of you will compete to retrieve it… IN A LADDER MATCH!!!
Crowd: AJPOFJSPOJFPOASJOP$JSAOPFJPAOFSJPSAOFJSAPF
Deadprez: Damn! Big match making here tonight from Kennedy Street! I can’t wait to see this one! These four are going to murder each other!
(Circe is shown screaming in rage as she is dragged off by officials yelling at Kennedy that she had promised her the opportunity.)
Sienna Swann: Well Circe and the others are all getting their opportunity. But it might not be the way they expected!
(The camera cuts to a commercial which you could have skipped if you hadn’t cheaped out on buying the EAW Network premium subscription.)
(The lights dim to a deep violet, and “Phantasmagory” by Denkare begins to fill the arena. Wynter Kurayami emerges from the curtain, moving with a regal poise, and an unsettling smile fixed on her face as she takes in the arena around her. Wynter’s eyes drift toward ringside, where Anna Wautier sits with the New Breed Championship draped over her shoulder, watching with quiet, guarded attention.)
Gavin Kirkland: Anna
Wautier is out here herself, and that isn’t a coincidence. The champion wanted
to keep her eyes on her challenge to see what she is all about.
Deadprez: That is smart
of her, studying Wynter as much as she can in order to build herself up to
counter. Although, I wonder if Wynter likes being studied like that.
Sienna Swann: That look
on her face tells you all you need to know, sweetie.
(Wynter allows herself a
knowing smile in Anna’s direction before gliding up the steps and into the
ring, holding a hand out for a microphone.)
Wynter Kurayami: Anna, it
is quite an honor that you have made your presence known at ringside and you
decided to watch your challenger. Maybe hoping to find out a way to defeat me,
learn my weaknesses?
(She turns slowly, taking
in the crowd before settling her gaze back on the champion at ringside with a
chuckle.)
Wynter Kurayami: There is
no shame in it, I want you to see exactly what I’m capable of, not through a
television screen or through some clips on social media some fan sent. I want
you to watch it happen…right in front of you.
(Wynter turns away from
Anna and back towards the crowd.)
Wynter Kurayami: So
tonight, I’m not interested in some jobber that has one documented match in
this industry, who’s coming straight from their local bar. I want a real
challenge, someone who can actually call themselves a true fighter.
(Wynter tosses the
microphone away.)
Gavin Kirkland: An open
challenge has been thrown out, with the New Breed Champion sitting ringside to
witness it herself. Who do you think is going to take up the challenge?
Deadprez: I have no clue,
but whoever it is better not disappoint, Wynter doesn’t seem like the type of
woman that you would want to let down.
(The opening riff of “Sad
but True” cuts through the arena, and the crowd’s reaction shifts immediately —
a mix of surprise and genuine excitement rippling through the building. A
towering, densely muscled competitor stomps out through the curtain, the Triple
X World Heavyweight Championship fastened around his waist, glinting under the
arena lights.)
Sienna Swann: Who the
hell is— wait a minute, that’s a Triple X Championship he’s got on! This is
somebody from outside our roster!
Gavin Kirkland: Wait, I’m
being told this is “Brickhouse,” and if that name means anything to you, it
should! He is one of the biggest stars on the entire independent scene right
now!
Deadprez: The biggest
star in Triple X answering an open challenge in EAW? Wynter Kurayami might have
gotten a lot more than she bargained for tonight!
(The crowd pops loudly as
Brickhouse makes his way down the ramp, pointing out into the audience, soaking
in a reaction.)
Sienna Swann: You do not
get a debut like this very often, and certainly not springing out of an open
challenge!
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter
Kurayami does not look nearly as pleased as everybody else in this building.
(Wynter leans back into
the corner, arms folded, her earlier composure replaced with something colder
but still had a smirk, watching Brickhouse roll into the ring and immediately
plant himself center stage, flexing both arms high for the crowd.)
Deadprez: Look at the
size difference here! Wynter is not a small woman by any stretch, but
Brickhouse makes her look tiny standing across that ring!
Sienna Swann: I think
this is the challenger she was expecting when she called for somebody worth her
time, she’s got exactly what she asked for.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland:
Brickhouse wasting no time, charging right in at the sound of that bell!
Deadprez: Wynter’s trying
to use that speed advantage, going low with kicks to the leg, trying to chop
this giant down!
Sienna Swann: It’s not
working! Look at him just absorbing those shots! Brickhouse snatches Wynter up
and hurls her hard into the corner, her back crashing against the turnbuckle!
Gavin Kirkland: She got
thrown in there like she weighed absolutely nothing!
Deadprez: He’s charging
in for the splash—
Sienna Swann: SHE MOVES!
Wynter’s out of the way just in time and Brickhouse hits nothing but turnbuckle!
Gavin Kirkland: Big man
eating steel, and Wynter Kurayami just avoided disaster by inches!
Deadprez: If that splash
connects, I don’t think this match is going much longer. Wynter knows exactly
how dangerous that man is now, and she has got to find a way to keep this fight
moving rather than standing in front of him.
Sienna Swann: Anna wanted
to see what Wynter’s capable of, and this might be the ultimate test!
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter’s
standing on her tippy toes, trying to hammer forearm right across the jaw of
Brickhouse!
Deadprez: That didn’t
even move him! He just stood there and took it!
Sienna Swann: You can see
it on Wynter’s face, that’s not the reaction she was hoping for!
Gavin Kirkland:
Brickhouse grabs her, looking for a powerslam!
Deadprez: She’s
wriggling, fighting out of it, sliding away and heading for the ropes!
Sienna Swann: She’s
springing off, looking for something in the air—
Gavin Kirkland: HE
CATCHES HER! Right out of the sky!
Deadprez: And he’s not
letting her go anywhere, dropping her right over that knee!
Sienna Swann:
BACKBREAKER! Wynter’s spine just bent over that knee of his, and she is in
serious trouble right now!
Gavin Kirkland:
Brickhouse thumping that chest now, hauling Wynter back up, looking for
something big here!
Deadprez: HE IS GOING OF
WHAT IS CALLED “THE BRICK” POWERBOMB! This could be the one that ends it!
Wynter lifted high in the air—
Sienna Swann: WYNTER
FIGHTS BACK! Elbow right into the bridge of his nose!
Gavin Kirkland: He
dropped her! I think she might’ve shattered his nose with that strike, I’m
seeing blood leak through his fingers!
Deadprez: Brickhouse is
grabbing at that bleeding nose, and Wynter is not wasting the opening she just
created!
Sienna Swann: KICK TO THE
BACK OF THE KNEE! HE’S DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: The giant
finally goes down to one knee, and now Wynter’s got him right where she needs
him!
Deadprez: She’s coming
off the ropes—
Sienna Swann: “FOUNDATION
OF DECAY!” RIGHT ON THE BUTTON!
Gavin Kirkland:
BRICKHOUSE IS DOWN! Wynter Kurayami just found the one crack in the armor and
drove that bicycle kick straight through it! Wynter’s not going for a cover,
she’s going right for the arms!
Deadprez: “LULLABY TO THE
DEAF”! She’s got the Cattle Mutilation locked in the dead center of the ring!
Sienna Swann: Brickhouse
is still shaking off that bicycle kick, and now he’s trapped in one of the
nastiest submissions looking submissions! His massive arms are trapped!
Gavin Kirkland: Look at
him try to fight it, but there’s nowhere for that body to go, she’s got both
arms completely tied up!
Deadprez: This is smart
from Wynter, a man that size is dangerous on his feet, but locked up like this,
all that strength means nothing!
Sienna Swann: He’s
struggling, trying to power out, but she is cranking the hold with everything
she’s got!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t
think he’s got an answer for this one, and the referee is right there watching
closely!
Deadprez: HE’S TAPPING!
BRICKHOUSE IS TAPPING OUT!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR
WINNER BY SUBMISSION…WYNTER KURAYAMI!
Sienna Swann: SHE DID IT!
Wynter Kurayami just made the biggest star in Triple X tap out in his very
first EAW appearance!
Gavin Kirkland: What a
statement, folks! Whatever doubts anybody had walking into this, Wynter
Kurayami just erased every single one of them!
Deadprez: And look over
at ringside, Anna Wautier is on her feet right now! That is exactly the
reaction Wynter said she wanted!
Sienna Swann: She called
her shot, and she delivered it in the most emphatic way possible, right in
front of the one person she wanted watching.
Gavin Kirkland: Wynter’s
turning her attention to ringside now, and look at this, she is beckoning Anna
into the ring with just her finger.
Deadprez: You do not
usually see somebody call the champion into the ring on their own terms like
that.
Sienna Swann: Anna’s not
backing away from it either, she’s grabbing a microphone and heading up those
steps right now.
(Anna Wautier steps
through the ropes, title still resting on her shoulder, eyeing Wynter carefully
as she raises the microphone.)
Anna Wautier: That was
efficient. I’ll give you that. Not many people take a man that size apart in
under five minutes.
(Wynter simply smiles,
saying nothing yet, letting Anna continue.)
Anna Wautier: But don’t
think of the match you just had as something that even comes close to what’s
waiting for you if you ever get your hands on this.
(She taps the
championship on her shoulder. Wynter finally reaches out for the microphone,
still smiling.)
Wynter Kurayami: Oh, I
know you’ll be harder. I’d be disappointed if you weren’t.
(She glances toward the
fallen Brickhouse briefly, then back to Anna.)
Wynter Kurayami: But the
ending doesn’t change. It’s just a matter of what I’m holding when it’s over.
(Anna lets out a small
laugh, shaking her head slightly, and then, unexpectedly, lowers herself into a
respectful bow toward Wynter.)
Gavin Kirkland: Well,
that’s a surprising show of respect from the champion.
(Wynter mirrors the
gesture, bowing back with that same serene smile.)
Deadprez That’s a nice
moment actually, real sportsmanship between the two of them— WAIT A MINUTE!
(Just as Anna begins to
rise from her bow, Wynter grabs her, lifting her up and driving her down with
the Northern Lights Bomb!)
Sienna Swann: CRIPPLING
REALITY! SHE JUST LEVELED THE CHAMPION!
Gavin Kirkland:
Unbelievable. The champion extended a moment of genuine respect, and Wynter
used it as the perfect opportunity to strike!
(Wynter rises slowly,
reaching down and lifting the New Breed Championship from Anna’s motionless
body, holding it high above her head with that same unwavering smile.)
Wynter Kurayami (off
mic): Don’t you worry, this Championship will be going into greater hands.
(Wynter laughs, the scene
fading as she continues to hold the New Breed Championship as if it was her
own.)
(We have returned from the commercial break and there is a brief break in the action. It doesn’t take long for the silence to break as “Enemy” by From Ashes to New starts to play throughout the area. It also doesn’t take long for the fans to recognize who this music belongs to and they all immediately start booing as the trio of Silas Mason, Donovan Duke, and El Duque enter the arena. Nobody in the group has a smile on their face as the head right to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome SILAS MASON… EL DUQUE… AND DONOVAN DUKE… SILAS WORLD!
Sienna Swann: Oh goody. Sweetie, just when I thought that tonight was going to be a great show, this idiot shows up and ruins everything. Here we go. What crap is he going to talk about tonight?
Gavin Kirkland: Last week, he had a chance to bring the National Elite Championship back to Silas World when El Duque challenged for the title, but it was Akari Kiyoko who was able to defend his title successfully. But Silas has another chance at Territorial Invasion to bring gold back to the team as CATACLYSM challenge La Farmacia Sexual for the Unified Tag Team Titles.
Deadprez: But right now is the rivalry between Duke and Duque and their frustrations with Cody Maverick. At the beginning of the season, there was a rivalry brewing between Duque and Cody, but it got more interesting when Donovan Duke… returned… after being gone since Grand Rampage. Let’s see what they all have to say.
Sienna Swann: This ought to be good.
(Silas grabs microphones for the trio as he heads up the steps and opens the ropes for Duke and Duque before entering the ring himself. The crowd is still booing them out of the building as Donovan’s entrance music fades off and Silas takes the honor of speaking first.)
Silas Mason: You all should be grateful that Silas Mason generously gave you all time to see and hear from yours truly. It’s an honor that you should all be grateful for.
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Silas Mason: Ingrates. Anyways, I am out here because while one problem is on Voltage being crass and vulgar with Poons and stuff. There seems to be an issue that our “King of Elite” Cody Maverick has with both Donovan Duke and El Duque.
Silas Mason: Oh please. Don’t make me laugh. You all already know that there is only ONE true King in Elite Answers Wrestling and it sure as hell isn’t who you think it is. CO-DY MAVERICK! NO!! The true King of Elite is right….
(Silas then points at Donovan.)
Silas Mason: Here! Donovan Duke is only KING in Elite Answers Wrestling. He is leagues above the rest of the peasants around here and you know that. You idiots just choose not to accept it.
Silas Mason: But you will. You will be left with no choice but to accept the fact that Donovan is your King. How? It’s simple. Now that Donovan Duke is back from… wherever he was… he can get right back to business and get himself into contention for Answers World Championship considering he is the only person worthy of holding the gold. You idiots NEED Donovan as Answers World Champion again. Donovan Duke WILL be World Champion again.
(Silas looks at Donovan and nods before Donovan decides to step up to the forefront and speak. The crowd doesn’t want to hear what Donovan has to say as they boo even louder. Donovan smirks and rolls his eyes before he begins to speak.)
Donovan Duke: I thought the saying was distance makes the heart grow fonder. It turns out that saying only applies if the person has any remnants of a brain because you people wouldn’t know about a good thing being gone until it hits you like a ton of bricks.
Crowd: SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
Donovan Duke: Like that’s ever going to happen. First off, it’s been four LOOONNNNG months since I have had a chance to speak my mind like this and you all are just gonna have to deal with it.
Donovan Duke: Secondly, is it wrong of me to have a small bit of hope that Showdown might have changed for the better. Guess they showed me. The more you hope for something to change, the more likely it is to stay the same. Big surprise there. I mean look who is holding the Answers World Championship. Look at who is challenging for it. Bea Valentine and Impact. Living advertisements for Peroxide and Geritol.
Donovan Duke: I might have been gone for a while, but now that I am back, the mission is still the same and that is to reclaim MY Answers World Championship and turn Showdown back to what it was when I was at the helm…the true brand of wrestling. You people don’t want me, but you sure as hell NEED ME!
(The crowd is just booing even louder in the hopes that Donovan will just shut up and go away…we aren’t that lucky.)
Donovan Duke: But before that can happen, there is the matter of one Sin City Shithead that needs to be taken care of first. That’s because Cody Maverick has been a pain in my ass for far too long and this time he is going to learn the hard way what happens when you stick your nose in MY BUSINESS—
(Donovan is quickly cut off by the sounds of ‘Kostas’ by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher playing as Cody Maverick enters the arena to loud cheers from the crowd. Donovan is glaring up the entrance ramp as Silas tries to talk to him as Cody heads to the ring.)
Deadprez: Here comes the TRUE King of Elite. Cody Maverick is here and this rivalry between himself and Donovan Duke has been going on for years. It just got heated up again at Midsummer Massacre when Donovan returned to EAW action.
Gavin Kirkland: I personally don’t blame Donovan for hitting Cody. I mean Cody did cheat in order to beat his protege El Duque. Cody can only blame himself.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, please stop talking for a moment. Cody has one mission on his mind and that is to become World Champion this season, but he is unfortunately about to face off against a man who wants the same thing. Thank gawd Cody is here so we don’t have to hear Silas World for a while, so let’s hear what he has to say.
(Cody is in the ring after grabbing a microphone as he walks right up and gets face to face with Donovan. Donovan still has that evil look in his eyes as Cody glares at Donovan as well as Cody’s music fades off.)
Cody Maverick: Donny. Donny. Donny. I would say welcome back, but you hit me in the face at Midsummer Massacre…and I flat out don’t like you so I don’t give a shit about you. What I do give a shit about is how you immediately go after me when you returned to EAW.
Cody Maverick: You can stay your delusional self and call yourself a King, but I am the real deal. I am the King of Elite and you are going to find out exactly why I became King of Elite and you couldn’t even make the finals.
(The crowd reacts to that subtle burn and Donovan is surprisingly keeping his composure as Cody continues.)
Cody Maverick: Now you already know that me and you have a match at Territorial Invasion. I am not here to remind you of that. What I am out here for is to let you know that it ends at Territorial Invasion.
Cody Maverick: First, it was El Duque at Midsummer Massacre. Now? Now it’s you, Donny. And once I am done with you, I can finally focus on the Answers World Championship without having to worry about a Duke or a Duque trying to blindside me.
(Cody looks serious as Donovan starts to smirk and then smile.)
Donovan Duke: Yeah…I don’t think so. I think that the fake gold from your crown is starting to seep into your brain or something because as long as I am on the same brand, you are getting NOWHERE near the Answers World Champion. Especially since it’s MINE!!
Donovan Duke: But I will tell you something. Since I am the true King of Elite, I think that I should have the honor of dealing with deciding the stipulation for our match. What do you think?
Cody Maverick: Pick your worst, Donny. I don’t care what the stipulation is because I am going to beat you regardless.
(Donovan has a grin on his face going from ear to ear and that is starting to annoy Cody.)
Donovan Duke: Good. That’s exactly what I was hoping you would say because I already have the stipulation decided. At Territorial Invasion….
(Donovan then points over at El Duque.)
Donovan Duke: EL DUQUE IS GOING TO BE THE SPECIAL REFEREE FOR OUR MATCH!
(The crowd boos loudly at Donovan’s stipulation and Cody looks even more annoyed to the point of disgust.)
Cody Maverick: Are you fucking serious? HELL! NO! Picking your “protege” to be the referee for your match is a load of BULL–
(CRASH!)
Deadprez: EL DUQUE FROM BEHIND ATTACKING CODY MAVERICK AND NOW DONOVAN IS JOINING IN WITH THE BEATDOWN OF CODY MAVERICK! LOOK AT SILAS AND THAT PROUD SMIRK ON HIS FACE!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, I’d rather knock that smirk off his face. Regardless, Cody once again falls victim to a trap placed by Donovan Duke. You can’t trust anybody associated with Donovan Duke.
Gavin Kirkland: Now Donovan is showing exactly why he is the true King of Elite as he brings Cody back to his feet.
Donovan Duke: (off-mic) WHO’S THE REAL KING NOW–
Deadprez: DOUBLE FORCE OF WILL BY DUKE AND DUQUE! CODY ATE TWO SPINNING BACKFISTS BUT DONOVAN IS NOT DONE! He grabs Cody around the waist and lifts him up in the air–
Sienna Swann: MIND FUNERAL!! DUKE DROPS CODY WITH THE WIDOW’S PEAK AND CODY IS DOWN AND OUT!
(Donovan gets back to his feet and the crowd is booing him loudly as Silas stands in between Duke and Duque and raises both of their arms.)
Gavin Kirkland: Donovan Duke wanted to make a statement since he returned and he certainly did tonight as he puts Cody Maverick down and out.
Sienna Swann: Donovan is as devious and dangerous as he has been in a long time and he’s made it clear that he will run right through Cody to make sure he gets the Answers World Championship back.
Deadprez: Donovan didn’t do himself any favors with this assault, but these two will get a chance to beat the hell out of each other at Territorial Invasion. Unfortunately for Cody, their match has El Duque as the referee. This has just got interesting.
(The final shot shows Duke and Duque having their arms raised by Silas Mason as they stand tall over Cody Maverick as the camera shot fades elsewhere.)
(The camera shifts to Gina Romano for the introductions to the next match.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING TAG TEAM CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST… FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE! WEIGHING IN AT A TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT OF 255 POUNDS! THEY ARE THE TEAM OF ROCKA-BILLIE JEANS AND BARBARA BLUES!!!!
(The two Memphis looking Belles acknowledge as the crowd cheers loudly before “7 Rings” by Arianna Grande starts to play and the crowd erupt in cheers.)
Gina Romano: AND THEIR OPPONENTS… FIRST FROM GREENWICH, CT.! WEIGHING IN AT 130 POUNDS…. “THE GOLDEN STAR” VEENA ADAMS!!!!
(Veena walks out to the cheer of the fans as she is dressed all in gold. She high fives some fans and then heads into the ring as her music cuts off and is replaced by “Blood, Milk, & Sky” by Rob Zombie.)
Gina Romano: AND HER PARTNER, SHE HAILS FROM ROMANIA! WEIGHING IN AT 128 POUNDS…. THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION….. “THE BLACK ROSE” MINERVA!!!!
(Minerva slowly walks out in her white and black wrestling gear. She lowers her glasses, showing off her red eyes as she slowly walks to the ring with a rose in hand. She climbs up the stairs and gets in throwing the rose at Veena and blowing a kiss to her as she swats it back to Minerva.)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, here we go with a classic case of “Can they coexist?”. One wrong move and this could be a very long night for Veena and Minerva.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: There’s the bell and this match is underway as it looks like Veena is going to start this match off with Barbara.
Sienna Swann: Great chance for two up and coming stars to get a chance to show what they can do against two of the best that EAW has to off–
Deadprez: VEENA GETS RIGHT TO WORK WITH THE LOU THESZ PRESS AND SHE IS FIRING STRAIGHT PUNCHES TO THE HEAD BRINGING BARBARA DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: Veena is not working by the hour in this match as SHE DELIVERS A KESAGIRI CHOP TO THE NECK! Before Barbara could drop, Veena grabs her AND DELIVERS A GERMAN SUPLEX DROPPING BARBARA ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD!
Deadprez: Veena allows Barbara to get back to her feet AS SHE RUNS OVER AND HITS HER WITH A KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD!!
(TAG!)
Sienna Swann: Barbara has rolled over to her corner as Billie decides to tag in and try her luck with a former World Champion in Veena Adams as Billie comes in for a clothesline–
Gavin Kirkland: VEENA DUCKS IT! Veena with a boot to the gut to double her over AS SHE GETS HER IN POSSESSION TO LIFT HER UP FOR A POWERBOMB–
(TAG!)
Sienna Swann: THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION HAS TAGGED HERSELF IN! Minerva is in the match, and Veena doesn’t look too happy about that little stunt there.
Deadprez: Minerva goes into the ring AND JUST STARTS POUNDING ON THE BACK OF BILLIE before SNAPPING HER BACK TO THE MAT BY A DOUBLE HANDFUL OF HAIR!
Gavin Kirkland: Minerva is putting the boots to Billie as she makes it to the ropes, BUT MINERVA GRABS HER BY THE ARMS AND JUST STARTS DELIVERING REPEATED HEADBUTTS!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that might explain so much after seeing Minerva do that and that might be a message to Veena… who really doesn’t look all that impressed.
Deadprez: SHE’S BITING! MINERVA IS BITING BILLIE AND THE REFEREE IS RIGHT THERE TO TELL HER TO LAY OFF BEFORE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO START A COUNT!
Gavin Kirkland: Minerva is a beautiful lady, but she is very demented. She’s kinda scary.
Deadprez: Minerva breaks on four AS SHE FIRES OFF A PUNCH TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD THAT ROCKS BILLIE! I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CLOSED FIST RIGHT THERE!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, it might have been as she pulls Billie up by the hair and picks her up AND DRIVES HER DOWN WITH A SLAM!
Gavin Kirkland: But that isn’t going to stop Minerva from causing as much pain to her opposition as she possibly can as she again pulls Billie up by the hair and whips her to the ropes.
Sienna Swann: Billie with a rebound AND MINERVA JUST CLOBBERS HER WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE RIGHT ACROSS THE THROAT!
Deadprez: Minerva out for blood in this match before Territorial Invasion as she picks Billie up and whips to the corner.
Gavin Kirkland: Billie hits the turnbuckles AND MINERVA WITH A CORNER CLOTHESLINE! Billie falls into a sitting position in the corner as Minerva backs up AND RUNS BACK TO THE CORNER AT FULL SPEED–
Deadprez: MINERVA WITH A MODIFIED BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK THAT COULD HAVE BROKEN BILLIE’S JAW!
(TAG!)
Sienna Swann: Barbara tags back in and she gets face to face with Minerva AND ACTUALLY MANAGES TO GET A FOREARM IN ON THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION!
Gavin Kirkland: Minerva has such a sadistic smile on her face as she kicks Barbara AND DROPS HER WITH A SWINGING NECKBREAKER!
Sienna Swann: Barbara lands hard as she tries to get back to her feet BUT MINERVA CATCHES HER WITH A RUNNING STO!
Deadprez: Barbara is on the rails already as Minerva looks ready to end this match as she motions for poor Barbara to get back to her feet.
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t think she wants to do that, but she does get back on her feet AND MINERVA HITS “THE DEVIL’S TOUCH”! WHAT A SUPERKICK BY MINERVA! Somebody needs to check the fifth row for Barbie’s poor teeth.
Deadprez: Minerva quickly goes to the opposing corner AND DELIVERS “THE DEVIL’S TOUCH” TO BILLIE!
Gavin Kirkland: Minerva now has her attention focused back on poor Barbara as she stalks the ring around the not moving Barbara. Minerva has such a demented grin on her face as she ready to finish this once and for all–
(TAG!)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, what in the world was that?
Gavin Kirkland: Veena! Minerva was walking by her corner and Veena decided to tag herself back in and the referee is telling Minerva, bless their heart, to get out of the ring.
Sienna Swann: Minerva is completely angry right now because Veena tagged herself in and now Veena is going to head up high.
Deadprez: Veena making a statement of her own as she is on the top turnbuckle and gives a snarky blown kiss to Minerva AS SHE LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE–
Sienna Swann: “FATAL VOW” BY VEENA! DOUBLE STOMP FINDS ITS MARK AS THE BOOTS ARE DRIVEN INTO BARBARA’S HEART!
Deadprez: Veena drops down into the cover and her eyes don’t leave Minerva as she hooks the legs.
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“7 Rings” starts playing again as Veena gets back to her feet. Minerva looks very annoyed as Gina Romano announces the final decision of the match.)
Gina Romano: Here are your winners… the team of VEENA ADAMS AND THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION MINERVA!
Deadprez: We don’t question it, but even with the hate between these two, they were able to control themselves long enough to pick up the win in this match.
Gavin Kirkland: That doesn’t mean that—
(POW!)
Sienna Swann: OH MY GAWD! MINERVA JUST BASHED VEENA IN THE FACE!
Gavin Kirkland: Veena is on the mat… AND VEENA’S NOSE IS BLEEDING! NOT VEENA’S BEAUTIFUL FACE!! HOW COULD YOU MINERVA?!?!?!
Deadprez: Veena looks angry as she gets back to her feet AND JUST PUNCHES MINERVA IN THE MOUTH! WHAT A SHOT!
(Minerva is holding her lip as she brings her hand back and sees blood.)
Gavin Kirkland: Now Minerva has a split lip thanks to that punch and that might have set Minerva off–
Sienna Swann: AND THE FIGHT IS ON!! CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER ARE BRAWLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING BEFORE TERRITORIAL INVASION!! WHAT A FISTFIGHT!
Deadprez: THE CROWD IS GOING ABSOLUTELY CRAZY HERE FOR THIS FIGHT! THINGS HAVE BROKEN DOWN ONCE AGAIN BETWEEN THESE TWO! THINGS HAVE REACHED A FEVER PITCH!
(Seconds later, we see EAW Officials and security rushing into the ring to separate Veena and Minerva and to keep them from unaliving each other… which the crowd is completely against as they boo security for breaking things up.)
Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: Honestly, I am with them. Let them fight! Let them beat the hell out of each other now.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, if they are trying to do this to each other now, imagine what they are going to do to each other at Territorial Invasion.
Deadprez: If this is the war, then Territorial Invasion is going to be a bloodbath with the title on the line. VEENA ADAMS! MINERVA! UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE! This is a match you are NOT going to want to miss.
(The final shot shows the crowd still booing as security and officials are struggling to keep Minerva and Veena apart as they are doing everything they can to break free and fight some more as the camera shot transitions elsewhere.)
(We have once again returned from a commercial break and we see the chaos from the previous segment has been cleared away and now there is a brief break in the action. The break doesn’t last for much longer as we hear the sounds of ‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti starting to play throughout the arena. Seconds later, the crowd immediately starts to boo as Joso enters the arena. Joso doesn’t look too pleased as he brushes off the crowd’s reaction and starts heading to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! At this time, please welcome JOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: Here comes Joso heading to the ring and I think it is obvious to everybody what’s on his mind. Especially after last week.
Gavin Kirkland: Last week, Joso and Milli came face to face during a contract signing that was hosted by yours truly. I think I did a great job, but Joso was extremely rude and disrespectful to me when all I was doing was my job. Rude.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, I think you will survive. I won’t go into much detail about it since Joso will talk about it in a few moments, but after the contract signing to make the match official at Territorial Invasion, things got a little chaotic to say the least which explains Joso’s bad mood. Alright, let’s hear what Joso has to say about all of this.
(Joso has grabbed a microphone from Gina and he has rolled into the ring. Joso is standing front and center as he continues to listen to the crowd boo him out of the building. Joso really doesn’t care what they think as his music fades off and he begins to speak.)
Joso: Yeah yeah. I bet you are all pretty happy with what happened last week on Showdown. None of you need to play dumb, if you are indeed playing dumb, because you all already know what I am talking about.
Joso: While you idiots might be happy, to say the very least, I am NOT very happy with what went down last week. Not just to me, but to my lovely Minerva. Last week, Milli and I were having a contract signing to make the match official for when I beat the hell out of Milli Banks.
Joso: Then she had the absolute nerve to say what she said about Minerva. Naturally, I am going to defend Minerva. But her stupid friend Veena comes out into a situation that doesn’t concern her. Naturally, Minerva is going to come out to defend me.
Joso: What happens? I get beat up and taken out of the ring and that stupid ass Veena Adams puts Minerva through a table. What a load of bullshit. It pissed me off to no end watching them celebrate as Minerva was beaten and broken through a table. Ohhhhh Milli. You will pay for that.
(Joso is irate but he takes a moment to compose himself without flying off the handle before he continues on.)
Joso: With that being said….
(Joso looks right up the entrance ramp with a cold stare in his eyes.)
Joso: MILLI! Get your ass out to this ring right now. But I don’t want a damn repeat of what happened last week. So no Veena. No Minerva. This is about you and me so let’s meet the way it should have stayed last week. Face to face and one on one. So get out here!
(Joso stops talking and looks up the ramp waiting for Milli. It takes a few moments, but we finally hear the sounds of ‘You Are Stronger’ by Lyn Inaizumi starting to play and any disdain shown towards Joso is completely gone as the boos turn into cheers with the entrance of Milli Banks. She offers the crowd in attendance a small smile and nods of acknowledgement before her gaze goes cold at the sight of Joso as she heads to the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: Well, Joso, ask and you shall receive because here comes the Hall of Famer. Milli is here and she is heading to the ring with a strong purpose because look at the cold stare on her face.
Sienna Swann: Joso wanted Milli face to face one on one. No Veena. No Minerva. He got exactly what he wanted. Sweetie, let me tell you that this rivalry got very personal very quickly and it’s only going to get worse from now until Territorial Invasion.
Deadprez: These two had a lot of respect for each personally and professionally, but most of that respect has been thrown out the window ever since the end of the last season. Milli is here so let’s see what she has to say in response.
(Milli has also grabbed a microphone from Gina as she is now in the ring and she gets right to Joso. She won’t back down and she won’t back up as her entrance music fades off. Joso and Milli lock eyes before Milli begins to speak.)
Milli Banks: Joso.
(Milli shakes her head before she continues.)
Milli Banks: Joso, it’s a shame that everything has come to this. Things for you and things between us were going so well. But that has been thrown completely out the window, haven’t they.
(Joso doesn’t respond, but just waves Milli’s comments off as Milli shakes her head once again.)
Milli Banks: To say the very least, I am most definitely disappointed in you.
Joso: Disappointed in me?
Milli Banks: I didn’t stutter. I am very disappointed in you and you have fallen into my trap so easily. You will learn that lesson the hard way at Territorial Invasion.
(Joso gives Milli a confused look for a moment before he just starts laughing. Milli just glares at Joso and the audacity of him laughing.)
Milli Banks: What the hell is so funny?
Joso: You! Milli, you have no room to talk about me falling into a trap because you are the one who booby trapped your own career. Because of that, you are not a champion anymore. How sad. But now? Now your precious little best friend is about to suffer the same fate as you did when she loses to Minerva as well.
(Joso has a smirk on his face which gets under Milli’s skin a little bit.)
Joso: But as I said earlier, this isn’t about Veena and Minerva. It’s about US! With that being said, I know we have a match at Territorial Invasion. But to make sure things stay between us, it’s time to up the ante, bitch! With all of this shit, I feel like there is only one match that is fitting.
Joso: A match that hasn’t been done in a long time…A LUMBERJACK MATCH!
(The crowd goes absolutely nuts with the challenge as Milli looks on.)
Joso: So what do you say, Milli?
(Milli hasn’t said a word as she continues to look at Joso before she nods the affirmative.)
Milli Banks: You’re on!! It’s going to be a pleasure to kick your ass in–
(POW!)
Deadprez: JOSO WITH A CHEAP SHOT ON MILLI AND NOW THE FIGHT IS ON!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Joso and Milli are at it again and the fists are flying. Only thing different is there is no chance of someone going through a table in the middle of the ring.
Gavin Kirkland: Still could happen. Don’t count it out.
Deadprez: These two are just throwing punches and beating the hell out of each other as Joso tries to get the advantage over Milli, BUT MILLI IS FIGHTING BACK!
Sienna Swann: NOT JUST FIGHTING BACK, SHE IS GETTING THE ADVANTAGE OVER JOSO AND FIRING BACKHAND CHOP AFTER BACKHAND CHOP TO JOSO’S CHEST!
Gavin Kirkland: MILLI WITH A DROPKICK TO JOSO’S FACE THAT SENDS HIM TO THE CORNER! Now Milli is pulling Joso out of the corner as she climbs to the top rope.
Deadprez: Milli with a facelock on Joso AS SHE COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE FOR A TORNADO DDT! MILLI IS LOOKING FOR THE STRANGE JOURNEY–
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO BLOCKED IT! HE IS SHOWING SOME POWER BY KEEPING MILLI IN THE AIR! HE NOW REPOSITIONS MILLI–
Sienna Swann: HE HOOKS MILLI UP AND DROPS HER WITH THE HEAVEN’S GATE! PACKAGE PILEDRIVER SPIKES MILLI RIGHT ON HER HEAD! GOOD GAWD!
(Milli is down and out as Joso gets back to his feet from the sounds of boos from the crowd. He then stands tall over Milli and soaks in the jeers from the crowd.)
Gavin Kirkland: Statement made by Joso here tonight as he leaves Milli down and out in the middle of the ring. He’s still a jerk, though.
Deadprez: What I am surprised with is how neither Veena nor Minerva came out to help. Even though they wanted it one on one, you had to expect both of them to be waiting for the moment.
(After Deadprez finishes, the camera shot cuts to the backstage area where we see Veena and Minerva just beating the hell out of each other in the back as security and EAW Officials try to separate the two before cutting back to Joso standing tall.)
Sienna Swann: Well that explains a lot. Neither one came out here because they were beating the hell out of each other backstage.
Gavin Kirkland: Because of that, Joso got a little bit of retribution for last week against Milli Banks.
Deadprez: But at Territorial Invasion, there will be nowhere to run. There will be nowhere to hide because Milli Banks and Joso will be facing off in a LUMBERJACK MATCH!
(The final shot shows Joso still standing tall over a fallen Milli with the crowd booing loudly in the background as the camera shot transitions elsewhere.)
(Showdown comes back from commercials for the last time. “Ballad of a Prodigal Son” by Lincoln Durham plays on the speakers. Kirk Redwood stands as spotlights shine down at him for a moment alongside a heavy wave of boos, a deathly serious expression on his face. He eventually walks forward and cracks his neck to the sides, punching his fists together and then posing in front of the camera as he stands at the top of the ramp. He then pushes it away and then walks forward, some kids in the front row looking scared as a man like Kirk Redwood makes his way down to the ring.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST, FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WEIGHING IN AT 210 POUNDS, HE IS “UNKILLABLE”, KIIIIRKKKK REEEEDWOOOOOODSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
(He moves swiftly, his eyes never leaving the ring once. He doesn’t make any more fanfare and he rolls inside. He takes his corner, the only thought of victory and gains momentum inside of his mind. He warms up just as “Let Me Hear” by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas plays on the speakers to an even bigger wave of boos. Saori stands with the lights shut down, only one light shining on the Specialists Championship that shines brightly in her hands, eventually the lights glow brighter and Saori stands there, head up to the sky, title raised up high before slowly turning to look at the camera with a death stare. A confident grin is followed after as she turns and then moves forward, keeping her championship up high as she talks trash towards the camera on her way to the ring.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING SECOND, FROM TOKYO, JAPAN, WEIGHING IN AT 130 LBS, SHE IS “THE REAPER”, SAORIIIIIIIII AAAAAAAIIIIZEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNN!!!!!
(She eventually arrives at the ring and rises up to the corner, once more posing for her championship before sitting cross legged on top of it and keeping her championship close to hers. She sits there undisturbed. Finally, “Just Stop” by Disturbed plays on the speakers to a huge wave of cheers. The lights shine down and Pandora slowly sways alongside the song before finally, she poses in the middle of the entrance stage, her Cheshire grin wide and clear. She takes off her hat and sunglasses and then walks forward, raising her arms up and then getting the crowd hyped up and getting them to cheer even louder. She walks forward with a determination like no other.)
Gina Romano: AND INTRODUCING LAST, FROM BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND, WEIGHING IN AT 126 LBS, SHE IS “THE HELLCAT”, PANDORAAAAAAAAAAA PAISLEEEEEEEEEEYYYYY!!!!
(She actually accepts a few handshakes, Pandora accepting the love for once of the crowd knowing that as the leader of Wargames, she has to get the win for this brand in home turf. She eventually hops onto the ring apron and once more poses proudly and with a big wide grin before she passes through the ropes and then takes off her jacket. She stands in her own corner. Saori gets off of hers and stands ready, just as Kirk does the same. The referee checks on all three before…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S GO MY HELLCAT, COME OOONNN! BEAT THESE BUMS!!!
Sienna Swann: I genuinely do not want to deal with this so late in the night at this point, please, Gavin.
Gavin Kirkland: I have to go with every bit of my energy towards Pandora right now, especially when we have to show that we are the best brand around here, that we are able to beat everyone else when the chips are down and everything is on the line. You know who I would end up choosing in a wrestling match when there is a laser pointing at Earth and our choice has to defeat every alien that wants to invade our planet? That is right, PANDORA PAISLEY HERSELF!
Sienna Swann: I am going to end up smashing something, we are going to waste money all because of Gavin’s fault.
Deadprez: Alright let me get those things far away from you so you don’t accidentally end up stabbing someone as well, but we are here right now in the main event of Showdown where our captain of the Wargames is going to end up facing against a beast from the Dynasty brand in the form of Kirk Redwood and the Specialists Champion herself in Saori Aizen.
Gavin Kirkland: AND PANDORA IS ALREADY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE SHE RUSHES OUT OF THE CORNER! SHE WANTS TO GO FOR KIRK REDWOOD AND THEN GET HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND AS SOON AS THE BELL RINGS, SHE GOES FOR A HUGE DROPKICK THAT LANDS RIGHT AGAINST HIS CHEST! He doesn’t go down just yet!
Deadprez: AS SAORI RUNS FORWARD, JUMPS OFF! AND THEN SHE HITS HIM DOWN WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK TOWARDS THE CORNER! Kirk is forced to lay down against the corner!
Sienna Swann: But now Pandora wants to take advantage of Saori! She grabs her by her hair and then tries to pull her back up to her feet, she goes to throw her towards the ropes and then tries to hit her on the rebound- YET SAORI IS ABLE TO BACKFLIP THROUGH WITH FORCE! Pandora is forced to back away and then dodge it just in time just before Saori flips one more time and lands on her feet!
Gavin Kirkland: Okay nevermind, Saori is really making it hard for me to not root for our Hellcat.
Sienna Swann: And he is already relenting and then giving up on his beliefs. Sweetie, you are a coward.
Gavin Kirkland: A coward with a heart of gold! And maybe Pandora needs a heart to hold herself to be able to handle the pain because Saori is able to drop her down as well with a dropkick of her own! She rolls through and then she kips back up to her feet! Saori with a pose and then spreading her arms to the side… okay, she has some aura.
Deadprez: JUST FOR KIRK TO LIFT HIMSELF UP TO HIS FEET WITH THE ROPES, RUSHING FORWARD- AND THEN HITTING SAORI DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A LARIAT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! GAWD DAMN! THE FORCE BEHIND THAT ONE!!!!
Sienna Swann: He grabs onto the waist of Saori and then he tries to lift her back up onto her feet! He wants to go for a Piledriver but Saori is holding tightly onto the leg of Kirk! Saori has to use her speed and her intelligence when it comes to the strength of Kirk Redwood. He tries to switch grips and then goes for a powerbomb attempt! YET THAT IS WHAT SAORI WAS LOOKING FOR! SHE IS ABLE TO SEND HIM DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A HURRICANRANA!
Deadprez: Kirk gets sent down! He tries to scramble back up to his feet and find his way through the fog- YET HERE COMES PANDORA WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK TOWARDS HIS JAW! Kirk wobbles again and then Pandora tries to get back some distance to go for a second! SAORI RUNS FORWARD WITH A THRUST KICK!
Gavin Kirkland: YET KIRK RAISES BOTH HIS ARMS UP AND HE IS ABLE TO CATCH THE LEGS OF BOTH SAORI AND PANDORA AT THE SAME TIME! WHAT THE HELL?! HE PULLS THEM IN AND THEN LIFTS HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!!! A GENUINE DOUBLE POWERBOMB SENDS SAORI AND PANDORA DOWN ONTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!! WHAT THE HELL HAS THIS MAN BEEN EATING?!?!?!?!
Sienna Swann: Kirk now actually puts both of his hands on Saori and Pandora! He is already trying to show off with a double pinfall?!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: T-
Deadprez: And for his troubles Pandora and Saori respond accordingly, both of them kicking out at the same time! Kirk with a confident grin on his face after pulling that off, he snatches Pandora by her waist and doesn’t waste a single time. HE BRINGS HER DOWN HARD WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!
Sienna Swann: He rises back up and then wants to go on the second try with it, his focus fully shifts towards Saori Aizen on the floor, snatches her too! HE GOES FOR A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX! AND SAORI ONCE MORE WITH HER INCREDIBLE AGILITY! SHE IS ABLE TO LAND ON HER FEET! She falls back and then through the ropes to get to the ring apron! Kirk Redwood has no idea that Saori landed safely! He turns-
Gavin Kirkland: AS SHE JUMPS ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND THEN FLIES OFF! AN INCREDIBLE SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK TOWARDS THE CHEST OF KIRK REDWOOD! Kirk lands down hard as she rolls through, kips up to her feet! And yet again to the boos of the crowd!
Deadprez: BUT SAORI DOESN’T EXPECT THIS ONE! PANDORA GRABS HER OUT OF NOWHERE AND THEN LIFTS HER UP! AS SHE IS ABLE TO DROP HER DOWN HARD WITH A BACK SUPLEEEXXXX!!!!
Sienna Swann: PANDORA ALMOST DROPS SAORI RIGHT ON HER NECK WITH THAT ATTEMPT! Pandora rolls through with her and then goes for the pinfall attempt!
Referee: ONEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOO!!
Gavin Kirkland: Just for Kirk to come out of nowhere and then break the pinfall up in time! The Hellcat might have been able to get away with that one if she was just fast enough but Kirk is a wall himself! He is going to find a way to get back up! He is already grabbing her by her hair and trying to get her to her feet!
Sienna Swann: PANDORA RESPONDS ACCORDINGLY! She slaps him across his face and then she throws a chop towards his chest! And then another! Kirk shakes his head with a serious expression on his face, not backing down at all from Pandora’s attack!
Deadprez: Pandora pulls back- AND THEN SHE GETS HIM RIGHT IN THE JAW INSTEAD WITH A FOREARM STRIKE! That is where she is able to shine better! She grabs onto his arm and then goes for an irish whip attempt towards the ropes! Pandora falls on the ropes behind her and bounces off them, gathering speed and then trying to go for a knee towards Kirk-
Gavin Kirkland: Kirk is able to grab onto the ropes and prevent himself from bouncing! Just as he is fast enough to catch the leg of Pandora and then lift her up! HE WANTS TO SEND HER OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX, AND HE SUCCEEDS! MY POOR QUEEN!!!
Deadprez: Pandora crashes hard against the edge of the ring apron and then she spills out onto the cold hard floor. She grabs onto her back in pain after taking a tumble like that one all while Kirk is trying to figure in his head what to do next. He is starting to realize that fighting and getting a win against these ladies won’t be as easy as he thought. He points forward and then he has his sights set! He turns and then runs the ropes, KIRK WITH SOME MOMENTUM!
Gavin Kirkland: HE SENDS HIMSELF FLYING THROUGH THE ROPES WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!
Sienna Swann: Might have not been the best idea with that one, sweetie! Because Pandora is fast enough to sidestep out of the way! Kirk is fast enough to move in the air and not crash himself head first against the barricade! But that shoulder of his did not take a good landing either! He grabs onto it- BUT PANDORA IS HERE TO PICK UP THE SCRAPS! She stomps hard onto his gut and then throws a barrage of strikes! The Hellcat is relentless in her pursuit!
Deadprez: But just as Pandora and Kirk are throwing strikes at one another, inside of the ring Saori Aizen is beginning to raise up to her feet. She slowly falls back against one of the corners, narrowing her eyes and seeing her other two opponents… I do not like that look in her eyes, people!
Gavin Kirkland: SHE STARTS BOOKING IT ACROSS THE RING! She runs from corner to corner as fast as she can, grabbing onto the ropes in one transition- AND LIFTING HERSELF UP ONTO THE CORNER INCREDIBLY QUICK!!!
Sienna Swann: JUST FOR HER TO JUMP OFF FROM THE TOP CORNER AND THEN TAKE BOTH PANDORA AND KIRK DOWN WITH A HUGE CORNER MOONSAULT!!! Saori slowly rolls away from them and then gets back up, once more showing off towards a booing crowd.
Gavin Kirkland: Look, if you tell me, I am pretty sure if she had the chance Pandora would have been able to pull that off, and it would have looked ten times better. Cats always land on their feet don’t you know? But then again, with Saori…
Deadprez: Get your mind out of the gutter, bro. Saori is the one that stands tall above her other opponents right now! It is clear that she is not going to pick up Kirk that easily so she goes for her second option! She grabs onto Pandora and then throws her back inside! She slides in after herself and Saori with the quickness, Saori with the pinpoint precision! Pandora turns- SAORI WITH A SHOTEI STRIKE RIGHT AGAINST PANDORA’S JAW! Pandora wavers just as Saori follows through with a roundhouse kick to the side of her head! STOMP TO THE KNEE! Pandora falls to both of her knees as Saori backs away wanting to go for one last move!
Sienna Swann: She got too close to the ropes trying to look for it though! Kirk inserts himself back in and then grabs onto her legs! He pulls her right out and then throws her back first against the barricade! He slides himself in and then he starts to run towards the weakened Pandora- BEING ABLE TO GET A KNEE STRIKE RIGHT AGAINST HER JAW! Kirk drops down onto her for the cover attempt!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND THEN THE HELLCAT KICKS RIGHT OUT! That is what I am talking about, she is the symbol of our brand! Even when faced against adversity, we continue to find ways to wrestle and fight against our enemies!
Sienna Swann: What the hell are you even talking about, Gavin?
Gavin Kirkland: I have to hype up our leader for the Wargames match, no? Even when she doesn’t know who is supporting her right now or she can’t hear them, I have to do my best to make sure that she feels it in her soul that no matter what happens, I will always be behind her.
Sienna Swann: Just a few seconds ago you were conflicted to support her or Aizen.
Gavin Kirkland: A different person overtook me at that point, I am not the same man that I was like 2 minutes ago.
Deadprez: And we have to wonder what will happen as well with our Wargames participants, all while Kirk is grabbing onto Pandora and then LAYING into her with a barrage of knees to her body, since there is a good chance they won’t be the same people or wrestlers after that match is over. Especially when we saw last year Joso taking a grenade for Bea Valentine and from that moment they turned from friends towards enemies and they have put their bodies through the line to be able to hurt one another. The wrestlers will have to go through a lot just to prove who is the best brand.
Sienna Swann: But right now they are trying to prove who is the best wrestler between all three of them and so far it looks Kirk is the one that is gaining the edge. He tries to go for another- AND HE GETS A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX ON PANDORA! Pandora kicks hard against the mat in pain from that. Kirk slowly stretches his neck and moves with detached calmness.
Deadprez: WAIT! HERE COMES SAORI ONCE MORE! SHE IS ABLE TO GO TRY FOR A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK TOWARDS KIRK!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT HE SNATCHES OUT OF THE AIR JUST BEFORE THE DROPKICK CAN LAND! OH NO!!! HE SWITCHES GRIPS AND THEN LIFTS HER UP HIGH IN THE AIR! HE DROPS HER DOWN ONTO PANDORA WITH AN URANAGE! Saori lands down hard against her and she rolls away, Kirk trying to go for the pinfall attempt onto Pandora again!
Referee: ONEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!
Sienna Swann: As Pandora Kicks out, Saori does not care about the pain she is feeling right now and then jumps onto Kirk, being able to break up the pinfall attempt by sending an elbow onto the sides of Kirk Redwood! That attack only makes Kirk more annoyed though! He rises to his feet and then goes to pull Saori once more- JUST FOR HER TO GET A STOMP TO THE KNEE IN! Kirk ends up falling slightly from the stomp and Saori is able to wrap her arms around his head instead! SHE IS ABLE TO GET THE DDT!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Kirk doesn’t fully stay down despite the DDT! He grabs tightly onto his head and he tries to move away towards the ropes, Saori beginning to back away and then get the distance here that she desires. She runs to the other side of the ring and then goes to gather some speed!
Deadprez: PANDORA GETS UP TO HER FEET AND THEN CUTS SAORI OFF JUST BEFORE SHE CAN GO FOR THE MOVE ONTO KIRK! Saori stays on her feet and wobbles from the hit, Kirk goes to grab onto Pandora- YET PANDORA IS ABLE TO SEND HIM BACK WITH A SHARP ELBOW TO THE HEAD! She turns to Saori- AS SAORI ENDS UP MEETING PANDORA WITH A SPINNING BACK ELBOW STRAIGHT TO THE JAW TOO! Pandora turns hardly to the other side due to the force that Saori put in that punch!
Sienna Swann: And yet again Kirk tries to take advantage! Kirk is able to get Pandora up on his shoulders and tries to slam her down but Pandora is struggling with all of the strength that she has! She is able to slip behind Kirk and then pushes him forward!
Gavin Kirkland: Saori is able to back away and then catch Kirk off guard! She drops herself onto the ground and then tangles her legs with his, being able to get him down with a Drop Toe Hold! Kirk lands throat first against the middle rope! He almost landed head first against it due to the move! He ends up resting there!
Sienna Swann: And as Saori tries to rise and continue her assault, Pandora is already grabbing her from her hair and then pulling her away! FOREARM TOWARDS THE HEAD FROM PANDORA! Saori falls onto the other side of the ropes and Pandora grabs onto her arm, she pulls her and then throws her over to the other side of the ring with an Irish Whip!
Deadprez: BUT JUST AS SAORI IS THROWN TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE, SHE USES THE MOMENTUM TO HER ADVANTAGE! She grabs onto the ropes just in time and she is able to swing back- WITH A TIGER FEINT KICK TOWARDS THE HEAD OF KIRK REDWOOD! Kirk stumbles back up to his feet, he is seeing stars right now!
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA COMES AT HIM AND SHE IS ABLE TO HIT THE “LOVE TAP”!!! SHE GETS ALL OF THAT KNEE AND KIRK GOES DOWN HARD! Pandora drops onto him going for the pinfall cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOO!!
Sienna Swann: JUST FOR SAORI TO COME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! FROM THE SKY! SHE CLIMBED THE CORNER WHILE THE OTHER TWO WEREN’T! AS SHE LANDS- A HUGE DIVING DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP RIGHT TOWARDS THE BACK OF PANDORA’S HEAD!!! MY GOODNESS, SWEETIE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NOT THE BEAUTIFUL BACK OF MY HELLCAT’S HEAD!!! The crowd exploded in reaction after seeing such a move like that one! Saori pushes Pandora off and then goes for the cover on Kirk herself!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Sienna Swann: YET THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER SHE IS LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE KIRK KICKS RIGHT OUT JUST BEFORE THE THREE COUNT! Saori rolls over and then slams her hand onto the mat with frustration, so close!
Gavin Kirkland: I have genuinely been at the edge of my seat for this entire match at this point, please Pandora, do not make us look like fools in our show out of all shows! Please!
Sienna Swann: You have been making yourself look like a fool as soon as the show has started sweetie, I think you have been feeling those shoes pretty well!
Gavin Kirkland: Then I will proudly wear those clown shoes so that my Hellcat does not have to wear them in the first place! COME ON, PANDORA!
Deadprez: It has been a long match for all three, and it has been equal in all parts up to this point! All of them are down on the mat after being able to fight like that! Saori is the one that makes her way first towards her feet. She is yet again shooting dangerous glares towards both Pandora and Kirk, it seems she is planning to find a way to end this already.
Sienna Swann: Saori is beckoning Pandora here- AS SHE RUNS FORWARD AND THEN LANDS A KICK TOWARDS THE CHEST OF PANDORA! SHE TURNS AND THEN LANDS ANOTHER KICK AT THE CHEST OF A RISING KIRK REDWOOD AS WELL! She tries to turn and then land another kick towards the knees of Pandora but Pandora is able to catch her leg! She throws it over to the side!
Gavin Kirkland: AND KIRK TAKES AHOLD OF IT! He throws it upwards and forces Saori to flip! JUST FOR HER TO LAND ON HER FEET! SHE TURNS AND THEN LANDS ANOTHER KICK TOWARDS PANDORA! AND THEN TOWARDS KIRK! AND THEN TOWARDS PANDORA! AND THEN TOWARDS KIRK! SAORI AIZEN IS GOING CRAZY!!!!
Deadprez: KIRK RUSHES FORWARD AND THEN LANDS A PUNCH RIGHT AGAINST THE SIDE OF SAORI’S FACE! SAORI COMPLETELY CRUMBLES LIKE A HOUSE OF BRICKS DOWN TO THE MAT, GAWD DAMN! Kirk turns towards Pandora and then tries to do the same thing, trying to go for the punch towards her!
Deadprez: PANDORA HAS SOME SKILL WHEN IT COMES TO CLOSE COMBAT THOUGH! SHE IS ABLE TO DODGE THE FIST COMING HER WAY AND THEN SHE TRIES TO LAND A PUNCH TOWARDS THE GUT! SHE GETS IT! AND THEN ANOTHER! AND THEN ANOTHER!
Gavin Kirkland: KIRK CATCHES HER HAND THOUGH! HE TRIES TO TURN IT OVER AN AWKWARD ANGLE! HE WANTS TO GET PANDORA IN A SUBMISSION YET PANDORA IS STRUGGLING AND TRYING TO PREVENT KIRK FROM GETTING HER IN IT!!
Deadprez: Pandora is sending knees towards the side of Kirk’s body, she is doing everything in her power but- HERE IS KIRK TRYING TO MANIPULATE HER JOINTS! HE WANTS TO GO AND SNAP HER FINGERS!
Sienna Swann: JUST FOR SAORI TO SNATCH ONE OF HIS HANDS AND THEN GRAB ONTO THE JOINTS!!! SAORI SNAPS THE FINGERS OF KIRK TO DIFFERENT SIDES! Kirk grits his teeth in pure pain and he is forced to let go of Pandora! He wants to go for another attack- YET SAORI IS FAST ENOUGH TO LAND A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TOWARDS THE SIDE OF KIRK’S HEAD!
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA WITH A THRUST KICK TOWARDS THE JAW OF SAORI AIZEN AS WELL! SAORI STAYS UP THOUGH DESPITE IT AND RUNS FORWARD! THE TWO OF THEM BEGINNING TO COME TO BLOWS! FOREARMS! KICKS! THE TWO OF THEM CLASH AGAINST ONE ANOTHER!
Deadprez: JUST FOR KIRK REDWOOD TO BOUNCE OFF THE ROPES AND THEN COME RUNNING BACK AT THEM!!! HE IS ABLE TO TAKE THEM BOTH OUT WITH A DOUBLE LARIAT STRAIGHT TOWARDS THEIR NECKS!!! GAAAWWDDDAAAAMNNNN!!!!
Sienna Swann: MY GOODNESS, DEAR! KIRK YET AGAIN RUNS OVER AND THEN PUTS BOTH HANDS IN THE CHEST OF PANDORA AND SAORI! YET AGAIN WITH A DOUBLE PIN ON THEM BOTH!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Deadprez: AS THE TWO OF THEM KICK OUT AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND BOTH OF THEIR BOOTS LAND FACE FIRST AGAINST BOTH SIDES OF KIRK’S HEAD, TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A KICK COMBO AS ALL THREE COMPETITORS ARE ON THE MAT AGAIN!!!!
Deadprez: What a war these three have waged in the main event of Showdown! Even when the crowd is firmly behind the back of Pandora Paisley here, Saori Aizen and Kirk Redwood have not been pushovers at all! They have been giving it their all as soon as the first bell rang and even after all of the time that has passed, they are still going strong! They are still fighting!
Sienna Swann: The three of them are trying to stir up to their feet, they are trying to get back up! PANDORA WITH A RIGHT HOOK! KIRK PUTS HIS ARM UP AND HE IS ABLE TO BLOCK IT! HE GOES FOR A BACK ELBOW AGAIN TOWARDS SAORI BUT SHE IS ABLE TO AVOID IT! SAORI FOR A ROUNDHOUSE ATTEMPT!!!
Gavin Kirkland: KIRK DUCKS UNDER IT AND HE IS ABLE TO AVOID GETTING KICKED IN THE FACE! IT ENDS UP HITTING PANDORA ON THE FACE THOUGH! SHE FALLS AGAINST THE ROPES! KIRK SNATCHES SAORI BY HER WAIST AND THEN TRIES TO LIFT HER UP TO THE SKY! HE WANTS TO GO FOR A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX HERE!!!
Deadprez: SAORI IS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO HIS HURT FINGERS AND THEN PULL AGAIN! KIRK FEELS THE PAIN AND ENDS UP LETTING GO OF SAORI HERE! Saori turns-
Sienna Swann: AS PANDORA COMES OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A SHARP ROLLING ELBOW THAT LANDS HARD AGAINST THE HEAD OF SAORI! SAORI ALMOST GOT KNOCKED THE HELL OUT WITH THAT ONE, SWEETIE! PANDORA HAS HER BY HER HEAD!!!
Gavin Kirkland: PANDORA BRINGS HER DOWN WITH THE “CATASTROPHE”!!!!!
Deadprez: WHAT?!
Sienna Swann: SAORI PUTS HER HANDS OUT RIGHT IN TIME AND REVERSES THE MOVE WITH A HANDSTAND AS SHE FLIPS FORWARD AS WELL BACK ONTO HER FEET! WHAT KIND OF FEAT OF AGILITY WAS THAT?!
Deadprez: SAORI WITH A BUZZSAW KICK TO THE HEAD OF PANDORA! PANDORA FALLS DOWN HARD ONTO THE MAT! SAORI IS CALLING FOR THE END! SHE GRABS ONTO THE WAIST OF PANDORA AND THEN TRIES TO LIFT HER UP TO HER FEET!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NOOOO! KIRK REDWOOD FROM BEHIND HE SNATCHES THE WAIST OF SAORI!!! HE IS ABLE TO LIFT BOTH OF THEM UP TO THE SKYYYY!!!
Deadprez: KIRK REDWOOD WITH AN INCREDIBLE DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! BOTH SAORI AND PANDORA LAND ON THE TOP OF THEIR BACKS! KIRK RISES AGAIN AND HE BEATS HIS CHEST! HE IS FEELING HIMSELF!!!
Gavin Kirkland: HE IS BECKONING SAORI TO GET UP! HE RUNS FORWARD, LEGS ON THE MIDDLE ROPE!!! “.50 CAL PUNCH”!!!!
Deadprez: SAORI IS FAST ENOUGH TO RISE HER LEG AND LAND A KICK RIGHT AGAINST THE HEAD OF KIRK TO STOP HIM!!!!
Sienna Swann: HE PUSHES THROUGH THE PAIN! RIGHT HOOK LANDS AGAINST SAORI’S JAW! SHE CRUMBLES AGAINST THE ROPES!
Deadprez: “PANDORA’S BOOOOOOOOOOOOOXXXXX”!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: “PANDORA’S BOX” OUT OF NOWHERE TO KIRK REDWOOD! PANDORA COLLAPSES ONTO KIRK REDWOOD TO GET THE VICTORY!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Deadprez: SAORI SEEMS OUT OF IT FROM THAT PUNCH!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT SHE HEARS THE COUNT AND BY INSTINCT SHE LEAPS!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Sienna Swann: BUT SHE IS TOO LATE!!! PANDORA GETS IT!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Just Stop” plays to a loud wave of cheers. Pandora rolls away from Kirk and raises her legs up in victory, Kirk barely conscious, Saori laying there defeated. That Cheshire grin remains on her face as the referee lifts her hand and helps her up. He raises her arm up in triumph as she-)
Deadprez: “CTE” OUT OF NOWHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Sienna Swann: DAMON DROPS PANDORA WITH THE “CTE”!!! SAORI RUSHES AND THEN SHE STARTS TO STOMP ON KIRK!!! DAMON AND SAORI TRYING TO WORK IN TANDEM! DAMON TURNS FOR A-
Gavin Kirkland: JUST AS BRAE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE HIMSELF AND HE LARIATS DAMON DOWN! CY RUSHES TO HELP AS HE IS ABLE TO CLOTHESLINE SAORI DOWN TOO!
Deadprez: DAMIEN AND KELTON RUN OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS THEY CAN, RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP AND ENTERING TOO! RUSHING AT DAMON, SAORI, CY AND BRAE! PANDEMONIUM HAPPENS INSIDE OF THE RING!!!
Deadprez: Wait… LOOK!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AS AUBURN WARE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND SHE IS ABLE TO TAKE EVERYONE DOWN WITH A DIVING CROSSBODY! Everyone is rolling around, trying to come to! Pandora and Kirk are slowly getting up as well!
Deadprez: JUST AS EVERYONE GOES BACK TO FIGHTING BETWEEN EACH OTHER! CY SNATCHES DAMON AND THEN LIFTS HIM UP! HE IS ABLE TO THROW HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Gavin Kirkland: AUBURN CATCHES BRAE OFF GUARD AND SHE IS ABLE TO SEND HIM FLYING WITH A RUNNING KNEE!!! YET KIRK BACK UP! HE RUNS! “.50 CAL” TO AUBURN!!!! SAORI WITH A THRUST KICK TO KIRK!!!!
Deadprez: “THE TRENCHES”!!!!!
Sienna Swann: “FINAL ATONEMENT”!!! DAMIEN AND KELTON TAKE KIRK AND SAORI DOWN! CY IS LEFT AS HE TURNS!!!!
Deadprez: AND PANDORA WITH “PANDORA’S BOX”!!! SENDING HIM UP AND OVER!!!! SHOWDOWN STANDS TALL!!!!
(The last shot is of Pandora, Damien and Kelton standing tall together while BRAE, Kirk and Cy end up regrouping just on the bottom of the ramp, a determined expression on her face. Saori and Damon stand together further up while Auburn stands there, glaring, a considerable distance away from them. The last shot of the show is of Team Showdown victorious and their sights on victory clear.)
