(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of last week’s show. Vincent Mondrian and Ryan Joseph Wilson talk trash about the tag champs with TLA and Bethany suddenly appearing out of nowhere to get back at them and take them down. Tafae Toa appears to crash the match between Trae and Airi and attacks them both. Father Vlad reinforces his objective by making sure Circe succeeds here in EAW, with Diego promising he will help her out too, all while Father Vlad takes a call with his ‘son’. Mia Santoro defeats Adonis Jones. Wynter talks with Kennedy, fully confirming that she will fight Anna Wautier for the New Breed Championship on Territorial Invasion, while Grace further complains and finally Kennedy lets her represent Showdown to fight for a N1C at the Specialists Championship. Damien Kutcher defeats a local competitor. Akari, Halsey and Mia once more talk between one another to see who else can join the team, with Rex confirming he will join up with them and the last member of the team is none other than KELIN. In the main event, Cody and Bea versus Impact and Donovan ends in a double countout as the respective rivals fight against one another and they brawl all over the arena with broken tables too. And finally, in the closing segment, Veena and Milli go at Minerva and Joso, with Joso appearing and explaining that he attacked Milli to be able to use her as a stepping stone, and while they argue, Minerva appears for a sudden surprise attack. The four of them brawl and fight before they are pulled away by security.)
(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 Simmons Bank Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas. 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 get closer and closer to Territorial Invasion, all our teams are fully set for the show! And tonight we gonna show why we the best of the best, why we wrestle! We got a slobberknocker of a card!
Sienna Swann: Correct, sweetie. Because-
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT!!!
Sienna Swann: Oh my god what do you want now?
Gavin Kirkland: I AM GETTING AN EMERGENCY FROM MY HEADPHONES!
Sienna Swann: What are you even-
(Suddenly, the camera snaps out of the announcer’s table and focuses on the entrance-)
Deadprez: AS IMPACT GETS THROWN OUT OF ONTO THE ENTRANCE STAGE AND ROLLS IN PAIN! BEA VALENTINE BURSTS FORWARD WITH FURY IN HER EYES!
Gavin Kirkland: THE ETERNAL EMPRESS NOT EVEN LETTING THE SHOW START! SHE TAKES OFF HER HIGH HEELS- AND THROWS THEM RIGHT AGAINST IMPACT!!! JUST BEFORE RUSHING OVER AND THEN THROWING STRIKES DOWN AT HIM!!!!
Sienna Swann: A MESS ALREADY JUST BEFORE WE EVEN START THE SHOW?! HOW CAN WE SHOW WE ARE THE BEST IF THERE IS NO CONTROL AROUND HERE?
Deadprez: IMPACT THROWS BEA BACK FIRST AGAINST THE BARRICADES BUT THE TWO DON’T STOP! SECURITY RUSH DOWN THE RAMP-
Gavin Kirkland: BUT BEA AND IMPACT TAKE THEM DOWN! THE SECURITY GO DOWN AS THEY GET PUNCHED AND KICKED, ALL OF THEM BEING PREVENTED FROM HOLDING BEA AND IMPACT BACK!
(And so, with the bodies beginning to pile up, the big guns are finally set out as many police men rush down the ramp.)
Gavin Kirkland: THE POLICE?!
Sienna Swann: We got the police called on us, we are an actual unfixable mess.
Deadprez: THE POLICE MEN RUSH AND GRAB ONTO BOTH BEA AND IMPACT- THEY ARE PUTTING THEM IN CUFFS!!!
Sienna Swann: Our world champion and world championship challenger are getting arrested.
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT A WILD WAY TO START OFF THE SHOW BUT UH… we will get the match eventually, no? Hopefully they don’t get locked up. DON’T GET LOCKED UP, GUYS!!!
(The police pull on Bea and Impact from both different sides, the two of them struggle in handcuffs and shout loudly at each other as they are taken aback and moved to be escorted out of the building, with the scene fading away after such a chaotic start.)
(“7Rings” by Ariana Grande starts to play throughout the arena as the fans get up and cheer loudly. Veena Adams slowly walks out with a smile on her face as she looks around and points at the fans. She high fives some fans before heading into the ring.)
Deadprez: After a crazy start to the show with Impact and Bea Valentine, we now have the woman that will be challenging for the Universal Women’s Championship in Veena Adams and after last week, I am sure she has a lot to say!
Gavin Kirkland: The Queen is here, but she better be careful because Minerva is always lurking.
Sienna Swann: I respect what and who Veena represents, she reminds me a lot of how I was once, definitely looking to make a statement and show that she is not afraid, sweetie.
(Veena gets into the ring and walks around before the theme dies down, she has a mic in hand, dressed in a pink body suit and open toed heels.)
Veena Adams: Little Rock, Arkansas! What is up!?
(The crowd cheers loudly as she walks around and smiles.)
Veena Adams: It’s been like a few weeks now as I have challenged Minerva for the Universal Women’s Championship. So, like, that title is going to look so good around my waist. Yeah, anyways, Minerva wanted to get all big and bad with me, but I am not scared of her, yeah, no way. See, from the very beginning I have always wanted to be the Universal Women’s Championship. For years now I have like totally dreamed of having that championship and now is a better time than any.
(The crowd cheers loudly. She smiles and continues to speak.)
Veena Adams: Minerva is one of the best, like I know that, and what she did to my bestie really did motivate me, and while we have been in the ring before, in the War Games exactly two years ago, Team Showdown won and I know that she is one of if not the most dangerous woman on the roster, I like totally get that, and she was not happy with those results, because like let’s be honest, things went downhill for her after War Games 2024. And it is going to go downhill AGAIN at this Territorial Invasion in 2026 because –
(Suddenly she is cut off as “Blood, Milk, & Sky” by White Zombie plays throughout the arena. The crowd stands up and boos as Minerva slowly walks out in ripped jeans, spiked sandals, and a black cut off top, her long reddish orange hair covers half of her devilish face as her red eyes glare at Veena. She has the title around her waist, slowly walking to the ring.)
Deadprez: THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION IS HERE! The devilish and evil Minerva, the leader of ToXXXin and she is alone, no Selina Reyes and no Daniella Atlas!
Sienna Swann: I think this is a challenge that Minerva wants to handle on her own. Minerva doesn’t look happy as she is staring daggers into Veena, sweetie!
Gavin Kirkland: She is so evil and hot, but Veena better be careful, because Minerva looks like she has some bad intentions!
(Minerva grabs a mic and gets into the ring, she then walks right up to Veena Adams as both women glare at one another as the fans cheer at the stare down. The music dies down as Minerva shakes her head and smiles.)
Minerva: You are not lying, Veena, I can commend you for that. To hear you come out here and talk about me and what happened after War Games, it was a tale of two seasons, was it not? You went on to become the Answers World Champion; I lost my opportunity to make history and yet finished strong by defeating your uncle. I have always found a way to make chicken salad out of chicken shit. You are someone that has been on my radar for a long time. When I feuded with Charlie Marr, you took liberties and attacked me, I never got my revenge. Then came War Games and I never got my revenge.
(She pauses; a slight chuckle escapes her lips.)
Minerva: But now, I never had to come to you, you came to me and took all the work out of it. See, Veena, as I acknowledge your challenge and actually admire your rise from obscurity to one of the biggest names in this sport, I get this feeling you believe this is a done deal and like Milli Banks, you think that this will be inevitable. Your bestie couldn’t kill me with a car, what do you think, you are going to do to Minerva?
Veena Adams: Uh…. Beat your ass and take the title, duh!
(Minerva finds that amusing as she is now face to face with Veena.)
Minerva: Cute, but over my dead body. Veena, when I look at you. It is everything that I have come to despise. So, this match, can’t just be any ordinary one, Veena. I started to think what would be fitting for such an iconic clash, as I look at you, it is the opposite of who I am, it was gorgers like you that would make my life a living hell. But you see Veena, I feel like you have no idea what I lived through, what my childhood was like, the things that tick within my black heart and sadistic mind. Then I look at you, everything is pink, the living Barbie Girl, so I propose a stipulation, are you interested to hear?
Veena Adams: Please do tell.
Minerva: A Doll House match.
(The crowd explodes in cheers, though they have no idea what it is, sounds like it is extremely original.)
Veena Adams: Do tell.
Minerva: The concept and rules are simple. The Dollhouse is split into two worlds: Veena’s Dreamhouse which will be pink, glamorous, luxurious, Barbie inspired if you will. And then Minerva’s Black Rose House, something gothic, sinister, Victorian inspired, a real torture chamber. The match begins with standard rules. Then, every five minutes, another room becomes legal: The Living Room, where the rules are thrown out. The Closet where weapons become legal. The Vanity Room where mirrors and furniture are added to the weapons. The Black Rose Room is a torture chamber where there will be contraptions that only belong in nightmares. Finally, The Bedroom is where it activates all five rooms and the entire Dollhouse becomes Falls Count Anywhere, and the only way to win is to pin or submit your opponent wherever you wish inside the structure. So, Princess… are you game?
(Veena thinks for a second, she looks at Minerva who has extended her hand waiting for a shake and accepting. The crowd cheers as Veena looks for their approval, she then smiles and takes Minerva’s hand and shakes it.)
Veena Adams: Yes, I am game and accept.
Minerva: Good.
(Suddenly…)
Deadprez: THE DEVIL’S KISS! MINERVA JUST PLANTED VEENA AS SHE FALLS TO THE MAT! SHE SUCKERED VEENA INTO THAT AFTER SHE ACCEPTED!
(Minerva takes her sandals off and circles Veena as she is slowly getting up holding the side of her head as Minerva runs against the ropes….)
Gavin Kirkland: THE DEVIL’S TOUCH! WAIT…. NO! VEENA DUCKED AT THE LAST SECOND AND SHE IS NOW HITTING MINERVA WITH RIGHTS BUT MINERVA KICKS HER IN THE STOMACH! THAT STUNS VEENA AS SHE FALLS BACK AND MINERVA RUSHES HER!
(Veena is able to kick her heels off and as Minerva approaches… )
Sienna Swann: VEENA ADAMS SIDE STEPS AND MINERVA TURNS AROUND…. SPEAR!!!!!
Deadprez: NO!!! MINERVA WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE ROPES AND SLIDE OUT OF RHE RING! SHE HAS A WICKED SMILE ON HER FACE AS VEENA THROWS MINERVA’S SANDALS AT HER AS THE CHAMPION IS HOLDING THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE AIR.
Minerva: (Off Mic) You are mine now.
Gavin Kirkland: Did you hear that!? This woman is evil!
Deadprez: WHAT A MATCH THAT WE HAVE FOR TERRITORIAL INVASION! A DOLL HOUSE MATCH!
(Veena screams for Minerva to get back in the ring as the champion just smiles slowly backing away as Veena realizes there is a trickle of blood from her forehead where Minerva headbutted her. The scene slowly fades to a commercial break.)
(Showdown comes back from commercials as “Natural” by Imagine Dragons plays on the speakers with a loud chorus of boos followed after. The masked luchador in El Duque walks out, putting his hands on his waist in a heroic pose as the people continue to boo, just for him to raise his arms to show peace signs, moving to each end of the stage to try and hype people up but he only ends up receiving hate from the people. He eventually arrives back to the top of the stage, Silas Mason appearing right after him, backing him up, giving him advice just before the two then move forward down the ramp.)
Gina Romano: THIS MATCH IS FOR ONE FALL, AND IT IS FOR THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING, THE CHALLENGER, FROM STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, WEIGHING IN AT 212 POUNDS, HE IS “MASKED & MARVELOUS”, EEEEEEEELLLL DUUUUQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(El Duque spreads his arms out for high fives but he receives some middle fingers from the people in the front row. He eventually moves swiftly and then gets to the ring, jumping onto the ring apron and yet again posing heroically before going through the ropes and then moving towards his designated corner.)
(“chain” by BACK ON plays on the speakers to a wave of loud cheers. Akari Kiyoko walks out towards the entrance stage, a focused expression on his face. He stands forward and then looks at the cheering crowd. His ring jacket flows in the air as he snaps his arms forward and raises the championship in his hands towards the camera. He poses with the championship just as fireworks shoot out right beside him. Finally, he pulls his hand down and then walks forward, nodding along and further being motivated by the people around him.)
Gina Romano: AND INTRODUCING THE CHAMPION, WEIGHING IN AT 231 POUNDS, HE IS “THE HEART OF SHOWDOWN”, THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIOOON, AKARIIIIIIIIIIIIIII KIYOKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
(He spreads his arm and this time he accepts some high fives and fist bumps as he walks along, but his focus does not go away at all from the masked man in the ring. He goes up the stairs and then poses once more with the championship in his hand. He goes through the ropes and then moves to give the championship to the referee. The referee raises it up to the sky all while both competitors get ready, the referee puts the championship away, checks on them both, before…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: LET’S GET IT! COME ON, EL DUQUE! I BELIEVE IN YOU MY SUPERHERO!
Sienna Swann: I am not even going to lie, what the hell is this guy supposed to convey with that mask that he is wearing right now. I am sure that he is very ugly under the mask or maybe that Donovan Duke has some secret twin that he has never talked about before in his life, because genuinely, how the hell…
Gavin Kirkland: Okay Sienna, I think that you need to let it go at this point. He is just a poor man from Oklahoma that has been fascinated by the luchador culture and he is also good friends with Donovan Duke. I don’t know why he would be friends with such an evil man known as Donovan Duke but I trust that with his golden heart he is going to eventually change it somehow.
Sienna Swann: You are going to give me one thousand headaches, Gavin.
Deadprez: Let’s stop trying to fight with one another. Let’s start this match right off! Akari slowly walks out of the corner and he focuses on the masked man of El Duque. El Duque actually lifts his arms up and he goes to lock up with the National Elite Champion!
Sienna Swann: I hope that our reigning champion ends up giving that man the beating that he deserves. Akari puts up his arms just as El Duque did the same before… AND THEY INDEED LOCK UP! Akari has some height advantage over El Duque and he tries to push him back towards the ropes but as Akari tries to get him to the ropes El Duque is able to turn over at the last second and change positions with Akari!
Gavin Kirkland: El Duque gets Akari towards the ropes and then pulls his arms apart, El Duque trying to shush the crowd and then show off. Akari keeps his arms up and he lets El Duque take a shot… AND EL DUQUE LANDS HARD WITH A CHOP TOWARDS THE CHEST OF AKARI!
Deadprez: Akari takes the chop head on and he pushes through the pain, he grabs El Duque again and the two of them switch positions once more- AS AKARI LANDS THE CHOP OF HIS OWN TOWARDS THE CHEST OF EL DUQUE! AKARI THROWS A SECOND ONE TOO AND THEN HE GOES FOR THE IRISH WHIP!
Sienna Swann: Akari throws El Duque to the other side of the ring with the irish whip! Akari stops for a moment and then ducks down to the ground, trying to trip El Duque up but El Duque is able to hop right over him! Akari tries to rise back up and then go for a Dropkick attempt- yet El Duque is able to grab onto the ropes in time just before the dropkick can land! El Duque runs forward and then jumps onto the champion, grabbing onto his legs in the fall and then transitioning into a wild roll-up!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari pushes El Duque forward and then grabs onto his legs, reversing it into a roll-up of his own!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Sienna Swann: El Duque kicks out and then pulls Akari over to the side- EL DUQUE TRIES TO GRAB ONTO HIS LEG AND THEN GO FOR AN ANKLE LOCK ATTEMPT! AKARI JUMPS AND PULLS HIMSELF FORWARD THOUGH! He throws El Duque towards the ropes in front of him! El Duque bounces off the ropes and he stumbles, Akari rolls backwards and then back up to his feet- AS AKARI GRABS ONTO EL DUQUE AND BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH A HUE FLATLINER OUT OF NOWHERE!
Deadprez: Akari got all of that in the middle of the ring, as he attempted the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Gavin Kirkland: And then El Duque kicks out right in time! Phew! Okay, I almost had a scare right there with that one but El Duque showing incredible resiliency! Akari tries to grab onto his head and then pull him up to his feet- BUT EL DUQUE WITH A RIGHT HOOK TOWARDS THE GUT! AND THEN A KNEE RIGHT AFTER THE HOOK! COME ON NOW, SHOW US SOME LUCHA!
Sienna Swann: I did not see a single bit of wrestling right there, that is just punching and beating up someone normally, Gavin!
Gavin Kirkland: Okay but if wrestlers can punch and beat up someone inside of a ring, then that counts as wrestling, and if El Duque is doing it, then that also means it is lucha!
Sienna Swann: I am not sure what I will do in the next few minutes if you continue to talk stupid, sweetie.
Deadprez: Anyway, El Duque is able to get Akari back on the ropes and he tries to grab him and lift him up into the air, El Duque wants to show off some strength here but Akari is able to grab onto the top rope and prevent El Duque from lifting him up all the way! Akari struggles- HE SENDS AN ELBOW DOWN TO THE TOP OF EL DUQUE’S HEAD! Akari grabs onto El Duque and then pulls him away from the ropes! AKARI TRIES TO GO FOR AN URANAGE HERE-
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE REVERSES AT THE LAST SECOND AND HE IS ABLE TO BRING HIM DOWN WITH AN ARMDRAG- AS HE TRANSITIONS RIGHT INTO A N ARMLOCK! LOOK AT THE TALENT THAT HE SHOWS OFF!!!
Sienna Swann: Okay, I hate it but I have to admit that was a good counter right there. El Duque tries to pull back on the arm of the champion, put some pressure around his shoulder and get some damage in but Akari reacts fast enough to pull himself along the mat. He is able to reach the ropes and grab onto them just in time!
Deadprez: El Duque keeps the submission on for a few more seconds. The referee steps in and starts counting towards five, and as soon as the referee reaches four, El Duque finally lets go. This guy is really trying to push his luck here.
Gavin Kirkland: Hey man, he has until five so it makes sense that he is going to let go right at five! He is playing by the rules!
Sienna Swann: Without any respect to the sport and trying to get seconds here. El Duque backs away- AND AKARI ENDS UP USING HIS OTHER ARM TO THROW A FOREARM STRIKE TOWARDS THE CHEST OF EL DUQUE! Akari took his revenge after El Duque tried to pull that off!
Deadprez: Akari grabs the leg of El Duque and then lifts him up- drops him onto the ropes with a Flapjack! He bounces off of the landing and Akari runs to the other side of the ring- JUST AS HE IS ABLE TO GET A DISCUS LARIAT RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD OF EL DUQUE! El Duque almost flips all over in the air after the impact of the discus lariat! Akari drops and goes for the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: T-
Gavin Kirkland: AND EL DUQUE IS STILL THERE! COME OOOOONN!!! We are not going down so easily, baby!
Sienna Swann: Akari shakes his head and does not look demotivated at all. He grabs onto the mask of El Duque again and goes to lift him up to his feet, he actually wants to get him onto his shoulder- WAIT! EL DUQUE ENDS UP SENDING AN ELBOW TOWARDS THE KNEE OF KIYOKO! Akari grits his teeth and he collapses as El Duque does not let go and continues to elbow his knee! Of course, sweetie, always going for the leg!
Gavin Kirkland: Hey, I am sure Donovan ended up teaching him that strategy! Donovan pulls on the leg and then tries to turn Akari over- HE HAS A HALF BOSTON CRAB! El Duque puts his weight on the leg of Akari and tries to pull on his ankle at the same time!
Deadprez: Akari is shaking his head though and not willing to go out this way! He begins to use his strength once more and he pulls himself along the mat! El Duque tries to keep the submission in but Akari knows what game to play. El Duque tries to get an extra hit- BUT AKARI IN NO TIME IS ABLE TO GET TO THE ROPES!
Sienna Swann: And yet again El Duque tries to take advantage of what is happening, El Duque sits on that leg of Akari until the referee finally reaches four and El Duque ends up letting go. El Duque backs away and ugh, why does he do that stupid pose? He is doing the stupid pose to a chorus of boos while Akari is nursing his own leg.
Deadprez: Akari grabs onto that knee and takes a few seconds to be able to push through the pain. He uses the ropes behind him to get to his feet- JUST FOR EL DUQUE TO COME BACK AND THEN KICK AT ONE OF HIS SHINS! Akari falls once more and now El Duque has no mercy! The luchador begins throwing forearm after forearm while Akari is unable to move up due to that weakened leg! The referee once more has to step in and then push El Duque back! Akari is close to the ropes, El Duque has to back away!
Referee: (off-mic) Duque! You need to calm down and get away from the ropes! If you do that again, I am going to disqualify you!
El Duque: (off-mic) Sorry hermano! I speak no english!
Sienna Swann: El Duque turns and then goes back to target Akari- BUT AKARI PUSHES UP TO HIS FEET AND THEN RUNS FORWARD! HE IS ABLE TO HIT EL DUQUE DOWN WITH A LEG LARIAT OUT OF NOWHERE!
Deadprez: Akari grabs onto his leg though and lays in the mat in pain. He used his hurt leg for the lariat out of complete instinct and he ended up hurting himself further more with that. He finally ended up taking El Duque down so he has some time to rest at least!
Gavin Kirkland: I can only really shake my head at this. Our champion is fighting like a coward and trying to act like he is a poor hurt creature! Come on! Even with all of the supposed hate that El Duque gets, supposed hate because I have never seen my man be hated, and here is Akari doing all of this- OW, WHY DID YOU ELBOW MY KNEE?!
Sienna Swann: That is what Akari felt many times by now, Gavin, hope you know that!
Deadprez: Akari is able to roll on the mat and then get to one of the corners, using the ropes to be able to get to his feet, stomping slightly and slowly waving his foot around. He is trying to test how much weight he can put on his leg, all while El Duque is trying once more to be able to get to his feet.
Gavin Kirkland: El Duque turns slightly and then notices Akari in the corner. He runs right at him, trying to go for a lariat towards the stuck champion- AKARI MOVES OUT OF THE WAY?! EL DUQUE ENDS UP CRASHING CHEST FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER! Akari grabs onto the rope- A ROPE-ASSISTED RIGHT ONTO THE JAW OF EL DUQUE!
Sienna Swann: Akari wraps his arms around El Duque, he turns with him following after the Enzuigiri- AND AKARI WITH AN INVERTED EXPLODER SUPLEX ONTO THE CORNER! HE THROWS EL DUQUE BACK FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER! THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!
Gavin Kirkland: Hey, Sienna, come on. We can’t be biased here.
Sienna Swann: YOU HAVE BEEN BIASED THE WHOLE- siiiighhhhhhh. Peace. Peace. Peace.
Deadprez: Akari grabs onto El Duque and then pulls him out of the corner. He goes for the cover on the luchador, hopefully for the victory!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEE-
Sienna Swann: Okay, I am good now, the fake luchador ends up kicking out! Akari sits back up onto the mat and grabs onto the knee once more, almost trying to boost his morale back up, trying to get himself back up to his feet as he looks down at the man that weakened him.
Gavin Kirkland: You know, Akari, you can always just give up on that title. World championship is right over there! You can go and take it no matter what time it is and instead let El Duque get that deserved win!
Sienna Swann: A scared man like you of course resorting to begging. Akari is going to end up beating this sham no matter what you end up saying. Akari actually wants to play the same game that El Duque is doing!
Deadprez: AKARI WRAPS HIS ARM AROUND THE NECK OF EL DUQUE AND HE TRIES TO PULL HIS HEAD BACK! AKARI TRYING TO LOCK IN THE DRAGON SLEEPER-
Gavin Kirkland: NO! EL DUQUE IS ABLE TO WHIP HIS HEAD AND TURN AROUND JUST BEFORE AKARI CAN FULLY LOCK IT IN! ARMS WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST- AND EL DUQUE WITH AN INCREDIBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! HE KEEPS THE HOLD FOR THE PINFALL ATTEMPT!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE-
Sienna Swann: Thank goodness, Akari is able to kick out! El Duque tries to follow through and then get him back up- YET AKARI IS ABLE TO LIFT HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS! AKARI WANTING TO HIT EL DUQUE WITH HIS OWN NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! El Duque struggles on his grasp and he forces him to let go! El Duque grabs him and then he goes to throw him right through the middle ropes!
Gavin Kirkland: Akari is thrown right through the middle ropes and he ends up taking a hard tumble down onto the ground! He shakes his head and tries to raise, all while El Duque turns towards the standing crowd and they boo loudly! I know those boos are only jealousy for how awesome El Duque is! COME ON, EL DUQUE, FLY FOR US!
Deadprez: El Duque turns and then runs the ropes right in front of him, he bounces off them and then goes to pick up the speed- AS HE RUSHES THROUGH! HE IS ABLE TO DIVE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE-
Sienna Swann: JUST AS AKARI IS ABLE TO JUMP ONTO THE AIR- AND THEN HIT A HUGE KNEE STRIKE RIGHT AGAINST THE HEAD OF EL DUQUE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR! THE CROWD EXPLODES IN CHEERS AFTER AKARI HIT THAT INCREDIBLE REVERSAL!!!
Gavin Kirkland: DAMN IT! Akari grabs onto that hurt knee after being able to hit that Jumping Knee strike but our superhero is down on the ground too!
Deadprez: The two men are down on the ground after that collision and the referee has to resort to counting now!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!!
Referee: THREEEEE!!!!
Sienna Swann: Akari is able to roll away and then try to put his other feet in the ground. He tries to get back to his feet.
Referee: FOUR!
Referee: FIVE!
Referee: SIX!
Gavin Kirkland: All while El Duque is able to approach the barricade right behind him and use it to be able to get to his feet.
Referee: SEVEN!
Deadprez: This one is going to get pretty close, guys!
Referee: EIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE RISES AND THEN HE RUSHES THROUGH, SLIDING INSIDE OF THE RING!
Referee: NINE!
Sienna Swann: JUST AS AKARI IS ABLE TO GET UP TO HIS FEET TOO AND THEN SLIDE INSIDE OF THE RING!
Deadprez: WITH EL DUQUE RUSHING TOWARDS THE ROPES JUST AS AKARI IS ABLE TO SLIDE INSIDE! HE JUMPS ONTO THE MIDDLE ONE- AND THEN WITH A BEAUTIFUL SPRINGBOARD MOTION! EL DUQUE IS ABLE TO HIT AKARI IN THE UPPER BACK WITH A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT! Damn! EL DUQUE WITH THE COVER ATTEMPT!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Gavin Kirkland: AKARI KICKS RIGHT OUT! El Duque rolls away though- AND HE GOES TO PULL ON THE ARM OF AKARI NOW! EL DUQUE WITH A FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Akari has to grit his teeth and then push through once more!
Deadprez: Akari knows that he can’t take having to be stuck in a submission like this for too long, but he is wasting his energy trying to push himself that fast towards the ropes. El Duque now trying to grab onto the fingers of Akari-
Sienna Swann: IT SEEMS AKARI HAS HEARD YOUR ADVICE, DEADPREZ! AS HE IS ABLE TO USE HIS OWN FORCE TO BE ABLE TO TURN AND ROLL OVER WITH EL DUQUE- BEING ABLE TO REACH OUT WITH HIS LEGS AND PUT HIS FOOT ON THE ROPES BEHIND HIM! He breaks the submission!
Gavin Kirkland: AS AKARI THROWS A BACK ELBOW AND THEN HITS EL DUQUE RIGHT ON THE NOSE, PREVENTING HIM FROM CONTINUING TO HOLD THAT SUBMISSION! El Duque grabs onto his nose, he almost busted it up with how hard he threw that elbow! Do not break such a beautiful nose, Akari! Well, I don’t know how his nose looks but I am sure it looks very pretty!
Sienna Swann: And I am sure it looks very ugly. Akari uses the ropes to pull himself and then roll onto the ring apron. Akari shakes his arm as he grabs onto the ropes with his other arm and gets up to his feet-
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE SUDDENLY RUNS THE ROPES AND THEN RUNS FORWARD! HE JUMPS OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH INCREDIBLE AGILITY AND TRIES TO DDT AKARI RIGHT ONTO THE RING APRON!!!
Deadprez: NO! AKARI IS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO EL DUQUE! JUST BEFORE HE CAN BRING HIM DOWN! AKARI LIFTS HIM UP AND THEN WRAPS HIS ARM AROUND THE HEAD OF EL DUQUE! AKARIIIIIII!!!
Sienna Swann: A VERTICAL SUPLEX RIGHT ONTO THE RING APRON! EL DUQUE GOES DOWN HARD BACK FIRST AND THEN HE ROLLS OFF!!! Akari is slowly beginning to find his groove! Akari slams the mat alongside a beat and he rises, the people beginning to clap along with the slam! He is trying to get their support here as he gets back up!
Deadprez: El Duque is beginning to rise up once more and then grabs onto his back. Akari backs up to the steel pole and then points towards a rising El Duque! AKARI RUNS FORWARD ACROSS THE RING APRON AND THEN JUMPS OFF! “A K-NEE OF DEATH”!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! EL DUQUE BACKS UP AT THE LAST SECOND- AND HE CATCHES HIM IN HIS HANDS! EL DUQUEEEEE- SENDS AKARI FLYING WITH A HUGE BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! HE THROWS AKARI DOWN HARD ONTO THE COLD HARD FLOOR!!!!
Deadprez: El Duque holds hard onto his back but he pushes through the pain knowing that he has Akari in the ropes! Knowing that his opponent is so close to defeat! El Duque uses his strength to lift Akari up and then throw him back inside! Akari is close to one of the corners! EL DUQUE IS BEGINNING TO CLIMB UP TO THE RING APRON AND THEN UP THE CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: COME ON, EL DUQUE! I BELIEVE IN YOU!
Deadprez: El Duque rises to his feet on the top of the corner all while the people boo loudly and finally, he prepares! HE JUMPS OFF! “FLIP THE SWITCH”!!! THE 450 SPLASH HITS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BODY OF AKARI KIYOKO! El Duque goes to turn him over and then goes for the cover! IS THIS IT?!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND AKARI KIYOKO SOMEHOW ENDS UP KICKING OUT JUST BEFORE THE THREE COUNT! COME OOOONNNNN!!!!
Sienna Swann: The National Elite Champion fully showing why he has that championship! Why he is the one that has to show why he is truly one of those people that can wrestle, except for this weirdo that somehow is trying to disrespect the lucha culture as a MAN FROM OKLAHOMA!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Hey man, I am sure there are latino people in Okhaloma.
Sienna Swann: IT IS OKLAHOMA, STILLWATER, GAVIN KIRKLAND!!! Almost the whole populace there is whiter than a white sheet! Please don’t continue messing with me or that hit to the knee will be the least worst thing I do to you!
Gavin Kirkland: …that sounds hot- OOOOWWWWW!!!!
Deadprez: El Duque can’t believe that Akari was able to kick out of that 450! El Duque slowly rolls through and over Akari, grabbing onto his back again and trying to shake off the pain, trying to get back up! He is beckoning Akari to rise! He is beckoning to face him head on! All while Akari starts to grab into his own ribs, not sure if he has enough energy left to be able to do that!
Gavin Kirkland: Come on, El Duque! Championship gold is right there on your fingertips! SEIZE IT AND TAKE IT!
Deadprez: EL DUQUE GRABS ONTO AKARI AND THEN GOES TO LIFT HIM UP!
Sienna Swann: NO! AKARI STRUGGLES AND HE IS ABLE TO LAND BACK ON HIS FEET! A CHOP TO THE CHEST OF EL DUQUE! AND THEN ANOTHER! AND THEN ANOTHER! AKARI PUSHES EL DUQUE AWAY AND THEN TURNS- HE WANTS TO GO FOR A SHORT ARM ROLLING ELBOW!
Gavin Kirkland: EL DUQUE DUCKS UNDER THE ELBOW AND THEN HE THROWS A FOREARM TOWARDS AKARI! RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER! Akari slowly wobbles on his feet as El Duque turns, he runs the ropes and then tries to jump and fly in the ai! EL DUQUE WITH A FLYING LARIAT! IT LANDS-
Deadprez: JUST FOR AKARI TO TAKE IT LIKE THE CHAMP THAT HE IS! HE DOES NOT GO DOWN AT ALL! HE SCREAMS IN FRONT OF EL DUQUE’S FACE AND THEN LIFTS HIM UP! AKARI HAS HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS!
Sienna Swann: BEFORE DROPPING HIM ONTO THE MAT WITH A ROLLING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! EL DUQUE SNAPS FORWARD INTO A SEATED POSITION DUE TO THE MOVE! AKARI RUNS THE ROPES RIGHT BEHIND HIM AND THEN COMES BACK- TRYING TO GO FOR A PENALTY KICK AGAINST THE CHEST OF EL DUQUE!!!
Gavin Kirkland: JUST FOR EL DUQUE TO RAISE HIS ARMS UP AND THEN CATCH THE LEG OF AKARI! EL DUQUE GOES UP TO HIS FEET AND THEN TRIES TO TURN IT OVER! HE TRIES TO REVERSE IT INTO AN ANKLE LOCK!!!!
Deadprez: LOOK AT THE SMARTNESS OF AKARI THOUGH! HE KICKED WITH HIS HURT LEG SO HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HOP ON HIS HEALTHY LEG! WHAT A STRATEGY! AKARI JUMPS FORWARD ONCE MORE AND THEN HE IS ABLE TO THROW EL DUQUE FORWARD, REVERSING THE ANKLE LOCK TO TRY AND THROW HIM FACE FIRST AGAINST THE CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT EL DUQUE IS NOT GOING DOWN! HE ENDS UP CLIMBING UP THE CORNER IN A FAST MANNER! AND THEN HE TRIES TO JUMP OFF!!! A HUGE MOONSAULT FROM THE TOP OF THE CORNER!!!!
Sienna Swann: JUST FOR AKARI TO RAISE HIS ARMS UP AND THEN CATCH EL DUQUE! HE TRIES TO TURN HIM OVER AND GO FOR A SECOND DEATH VALLEY-
Deadprez: NO! AKARI STOPS AND ALMOST STUMBLES! Catching all of the weight of El Duque with his hurt leg like that makes him stop! El Duque is able to reverse!
Gavin Kirkland: A TORNADO DDT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! HE SLAMS AKARI KIYOKO ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! HE SNAPS FORWARD FROM THE FORCE! El Duque rises up to his feet and then goes to the top of the corner!
Sienna Swann: ONCE MORE EL DUQUE IS AT THE TOP OF THE CORNER! AKARI IS ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES! EL DUQUE BEGINS TO RUN FORWARD- HUH?!
Gavin Kirkland: HE WALKS ACROSS THE TOP ROPE- AND JUMPS FORWAAAARDDD! HURRI-
Sienna Swann: *A “K-NEE OF DEATH” OUT OF NOWHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!*
Deadprez: AKARI WITH ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY JUMPS UPWARDS AND LANDS THE KNEE! EL DUQUE COMPLETELY CRUMBLES TO HIS KNEES AND AKARI RUNS, HERE HE GOES!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Sienna Swann:” PEACH DREAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM”!!!!!!
Deadprez: EL DUQUE FLIPS IN MID-AIR FROM THE “PEACH DREAM”!!! AKARI LEAPS AND THEN DRAPES AN ARM! FOR THE WIN!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“chain” plays on the speakers to a huge wave of cheers as Akari finally rolls away and then raises his arms up to the sky in victory. And once more, he has done it.)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER, AND STIIIIIIILLL, NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION, AKARIIIIIIII KIYOKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Sienna Swann: I love professional wrestling.
Gavin Kirkland: Man.
Sienna Swann: And I love the dissapointment in Gavin’s face. Thank God.
Deadprez: What a battle these two showed to start off the night! The two of them tried to stop each other’s greatest strengths, the power of Akari and the high flying skills of El Duque, but it was Akari pushing through the pain one last time to catch El Duque off guard and then get another successful defense to his name! Congrats to Akari!
(Akari rises up and nods to himself, a smile beginning to appear on his face as it finally settles the victory in his mind. He grabs the championship and lets the referee raise his arm to the sky. El Duque slowly rolls away and then walks away with his head down, Silas backing him up and then shaking his hand angrily at Akari. Akari moves to the corner and then raises it up to the sky to further cheers. Showdown then fades to commercials on the last scene of Akari celebrating.)
(The camera cuts to Gina Romano in the ring.)
Gina Romano: The following Handicap contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: Introducing first!!! Already in the ring… Please welcome the superpowered teamup of a lifetime! Please welcome Spider-Man, The Punisher, & Jean Grey!!!
(The camera cuts to the ring where three scrawny cosplayers are shown wearing Marvel costumes as they run around the ring looking excited to be here.)
Gavin Kirkland: Something seems familiar here. I feel like I’ve seen this before somewhere…
Deadprez: STFU Gavin. This match has been sponsored by a popular movie in theaters this summer. But don’t mention what it is. We don’t want to spoil this shit!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie Dead you just gave the whole game away.
Deadprez: FUCK!
(‘Let God Sort ‘Em Out’ by Clispe, Pusha T and Malice hits to cheers from the crowd.)
Gina Romano: And their opponent… from Dallas, Texas weighing in at 310 pounds… he is “The War Artist” KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
(Kelin lumbers slowly down to the ring looking ready to murder some lil bitches.)
Sienna Swann: Welp we have some Marvel “superheroes” in the ring tonight. But it’s clear just who the Hulk in this situation is. And he doesn’t even need a corny costume.
Deadprez: He sure doesn’t. And he hasn’t come alone neither.
Gavin Kirkland: Do you think he brought the rest of the Brand Warfare team to the ring because he’s scared? A lil bitch boi maybe? Scared lil pussy Kelin?
Deadprez: Somehow I don’t think that is the case at all Gavin.
(Kelin makes his way to the ring followed closely by Halsey Neel, Mia Santoro, Akari Kiyoko, and Rex McAllister. The other members of the Brand Warfare team take a seat at ringside as Kelin climbs into the ring towering over his three much smaller opponents.)
Sienna Swann: Murder them gently sweetie.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: We are underway as Spider-Man runs up on Kelin and begins laying into him with combination punches and kicks. But they have no effect!
Gavin Kirkland: Damn! KELIN is no-selling Spider-Man’s super strength! What kind of monster is this creature?!?!
Sienna Swann: KELIN CONNECTS WITH A BIG BOOT SENDING SPIDER-MAN FLYING OUT OF THE RING AND CRASHING TO THE GROUND BELOW.
Deadprez: Damn I guess he didn’t think to use his web shooters.
(Gavin Kirkland is shown running over to remove Spider-Man’s mask to figure out his secret identity.)
Gavin Kirkland: Who the fuck is this? Just some scrawny nerd?
(Gavin Kirkland sits back down at the commentary table his entire childhood having been ruined by learning the dark truth.)
Deadprez: And now Kelin turns back towards the other two who look completely terrified of his aura! Kelin approaches them slowly-
Sienna Swann: And now this little coward Jean Grey is hiding behind the Punisher. Telling him to handle Kelin for her! Can’t you fight your own battles sweetie?
(Kelin looks skeptical before shrugging and raising his fists to throw down with anyone who is daring enough to step to him.)
Gavin Kirkland: You don’t understand Sienna! Jean Grey is a powerful telepath! She is using her mind control powers to make the Punisher fight Kelin for her! What an intelligent and sexy lady! I wonder if she knows what I’m thinking of right now.
Sienna Swann: I think if she actually could read your mind right now Gavin she’d probably kill herself.
Gavin Kirkland: Don’t be like that…
(Kelin grabs the Punisher around the neck and lifts him up for a Chokeslam! Double Handed Chokeslam to the mat-)
Deadprez: No! The Punisher fights back with blows to the head and lands on his feet. He turns around as KELIN charges in with a Running Clothesline-
Sienna Swann: But the Punisher grabs Jean Grey by the hair and throws him into KELIN! She just got her head taken off by a running freight train!
The Punisher: (off-mic) Leave me alone! I’m a police officer! Show me some respect!
Deadprez: But that revelation only seems to make KELIN more enraged! Kelin just tore the Punisher in half with the Impalement!!!
Sienna Swann: KELIN just easily demolished three opponents in a row. Could this be what the other teams have to look forward to at Territorial Invasion? I don’t know if KELIN can be stopped!
Gavin Kirkland: For real for real. Forget about the other losers on the team. KELIN is a one man motherfucking army! It’s not even fair! He should be his own team!
Deadprez: LOOK OUT IT’S SPIDER-MAN!!!
(SPIDER-MAN DOES A BACKFLIP OFF THE TOP ROPE INTO KELIN!!!-)
Sienna Swann: But that was a big mistake as Kelin caught him and transitioned into the No Man Left Behind in midair!!! God damn son!
(Kelin grabs the other two by the throats and slams them down with a Double Chokeslam right on top of their partner.)
Deadprez: KELIN piling up all three opponents into a pile of corpses! I think the War Artist has finished painting this ring with destruction!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Kelin pins all three opponents!!! The cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: Here is your winner… KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!
(‘Let God Sort ‘Em Out’ by Clispe, Pusha T and Malice hits to cheers from the crowd. The referee raises KELIN’s hand in the air.)
Deadprez: Damn such devastation. Truly demonic.
Sienna Swann: KELIN scares me. I feel threatened rn.
Gavin Kirkland: The other teams are going down! SHOWDOWN 4 LIFE! KELIN! KELIN! KELIN!
(Suddenly the other members of the Team Brand Warfare for Showdown enter the ring and throw out all three of KELIN’s opponents to the floor.)
Deadprez: Team Brand Warfare is cleaning house!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Taking out the trash!
Sienna Swann: Wait look… They have a microphone.
(Halsey Neel is shown with a microphone.)
Halsey Neel: Awwww… did you three losers get hurt? Well don’t worry. KELIN took it easy on you. I would’ve been a whole lot worse! But you won’t have to suffer that fate! The other teams at Brand Warfare on the other hand. Well I think they will get more than a taste of what I’m capable of.
(Halsey hands the microphone to Mia Santoro.)
Mia Santoro: Say it louder girl. You know that none compare to what we can do. KELIN gave you a preview but I promise you that just because he’s the big guy doesn’t mean he’s the only one capable of doing big damage. I promise you all that nobody in this team is more dangerous than I, Mia Santoro.
(Mia hands the microphone to Akari Kiyoko.)
Akari Kiyoko: I could not be more proud of this team. But what is a Brand Warfare Team for Showdown without The Heart of Showdown? I straight bleed this blue. I fly this flag. I don’t care what the reasons are for being in this match for my partners. When you are standing beside me at Territorial Invasion we will go to war for Showdown. We will bring the trophy home! FOR SHOWDOWN! FOR GOATDOWN!! RAHHHH!!!
(Akari Kiyoko throws Showdown t-shirts to the crowd before handing the microphone to KELIN.)
KELIN: No. I believe I have already said what needs to be said tonight.
(KELIN gestures towards the destroyed opponents at ringside who are now receiving medical attention from ringside staff. He has nothing else to say so he hands the microphone off to Rex McAllister.)
Rex McAllister: I think it is safe to say that we are ready to take on Voltage and Dynasty. We have our own HULK here in KELIN. But we have Hall of Famers and people who have held gold all up and down this team. You see I have been here a long time but I have never been surrounded by the type of talent I am right now. Team Showdown has this in the bag. And I’m not waiting for Territorial Invasion either.
(Rex McAllister briefly pauses.)
Rex McAllister: You see I am taking the Brand Warfare right to the front lines. I am invading enemy territory. I am going to be taking on Chris Elite and my own wife Raven Roberts in a Steel Cage Warfare Match. I am going to bring glory and honor back to Showdown and strike fear into the hearts and minds of the other brands. They will realize just who and what they are dealing with ahead of time. Maybe some of them won’t even make it to Brand Warfare. You see just because it’s my wife you know I won’t be pulling any punches. This is the first time in a long time we have not been on the same brand, we have been on opposing sides. But I won’t take it easy on her. She is from the other brand. That means she is the enemy. Chris Elite too. We all veterans in this match but I am going to prove once and for all that when it comes to taking me on in that ring… There ain’t nobody better.
(Rex McAllister slams the microphone down as ‘Let God Sort ‘Em Out’ by Clispe, Pusha T and Malice hits once again. Team Showdown poses in the ring as the crowd chants for Showdown.)
Deadprez: This just might be the best team that Showdown has ever assembled! True all-stars! Can they even be stopped?!?!
(The camera cuts to a commercial for Brand Purrfare featuring Jennipurr and then it fades right to the backstage area to the Jones Brothers and Clayton Golde.)
Adonis Jones: YEET! YEET! YEET!
Artemis Jones: You know that the Divide & Conquer team in up in this bitch. We running this shit. We not divided at all. We brothers!
Adonis Jones: We blasting warning shots all over the place. Ain’t no other brands even think of coming near.
Artemis Jones: Big facts OG big facts.
Clayton Golde: Bros we have to focus on getting my stream numbers up. YouTube changing they policies and fucking up my hustle.
Adonis Jones: Who the fuck streams on YouTube in 2026?
Clayton Golde: I meant Dailymotion. My bad big dawg.
Artemis Jones: I have no idea what you are even talking about white boi but I am down with it partner.
Adonis Jones: I fucks with it. I fucks with you. We fucking up everybody.
Clayton Golde: Now that is what I like to hear. It’s time to lock all of our opponents up in the Golde Penitentiary!
Adonis Jones: Oh naw naw naw!
Artemis Jones: Don’t you do that bro!
Adonis Jones: This that gimmick infringement.
Artemis Jones: Ain’t even allowed.
Adonis Jones: Not even once!
Clayton Golde: Come on man I am just showing that team spirit!
Artemis Jones: Iight we allow it once.
Adonis Jones: Only once tho!
Artemis Jones: YEET!
Adonis Jones: Let’s do a team bonding activity.
Artemis Jones: Let’s welcome big Clayton G into the bloodline.
Adonis Jones: Let’s play hangman. I got y’all stumped.
(Adonis Jones approaches the wall and begins to write on it with a permanent marker.)
Artemis Jones: Ayo bro! That’s vandalism! That’s graffiti!
Adonis Jones: You callin’ me a thug?!?
Artemis Jones: Nah nah it’s not even like that.
Adonis Jones: Fuck this wall uce!
Artemis Jones: Fuck it! We ball!
Clayton Golde: Oh shit a game? I got this. I got big brains. Imma dominate.
Artemis Jones: Nah nah I know my brother. We twins. I can read his mind.
Clayton Golde: That’s not true!
Adonis Jones: It is true!
(Adonis Jones draws four lines on the wall.)
Adonis Jones: Alright round one! This a hard one for real.
Clayton Golde: …
Adonis Jones: I’ll give y’all a hint. 4 letters… 1 word…
Artemis Jones: Damn this is tough…
Clayton Golde: ???
Artemis Jones: FUCK! I’m stumped uce!
Clayton Golde: Is it… YEET?
Adonis Jones: BZZT! WRONG!
Clayton Golde: FUCK!
Adonis Jones: Y’all got outsmarted by the Jones Brothers top mind!
Artemis Jones: Nah my mind number one uce!
Adonis Jones: Then maybe you can figure out the word?
Artemis Jones: Ain’t we supposed to go letter by letter uce? Why he guessing the full word?
Clayton Golde: I don’t play by the rules.
Adonis Jones: Well we already knew that from literally all your matches. Fuck outta here.
Clayton Golde: ??? I’m an honorable man!
Adonis Jones: Come on let’s just get back to the game.
Artemis Jones: We in the game.
Adonis Jones: We run the game.
Clayton Golde: Is the word GAME?
Adonis Jones: No bro. Come the hell on.
Artemis Jones: You think we that predictable?
Adonis Jones: He thought I’d just give him the answers.
Artemis Jones: Ain’t no cheat sheets in life bruh.
Clayton Golde: :WTH:
Adonis Jones: You disqualified uce. Now bro it’s all on you.
Artemis Jones: Is the answer… YEET?
Adonis Jones: DING! DING! DING! YOU GOT IT! YOU GOT IT! YOU GOT IT!!!
Artemis Jones: OH HELL YEAH! WE RUN THIS SHIT!
Adonis Jones: WE RUN THE WHOLE GAME!!
Clayton Golde: Hol up…
Artemis Jones: JONES BROTHERS ARE THE WORLD CHAMPS! WE THE GREATEST!
Adonis Jones: YEET! YEET! YEET! That’s the word! That’s the word uce? How did you know?
Clayton Golde: I said it first…
Artemis Jones: It was just a lucky guess uce! I had no idea! It coulda been anything!
Adonis Jones: I didn’t think y’all had a chance. I didn’t think anyone would figure it out! You like some sort of mastermind uce!
Artemis Jones: I scare myself sometimes.
(Clayton Golde puts his fist through the wall.)
Clayton Golde: Now hold ya cunts! I said the same damn thing and you told me it was fooking wrong! The fuck ya gonna say he was right and not me?!?!
Artemis Jones: You sounding real salty uce.
Adonis Jones: Yeah for real. Why you mad bruh? This ain’t the Divide & Conquer team spirit.
Artemis Jones: Not at all. You scaring my brother.
Adonis Jones: I ain’t scared uce. But if I was…
Clayton Golde: You should be scared! Imma take yo asses out back and give ya a whooping courtesy of the greatest New Breed Champion of all time! You two best get on the Clayton Golde page cuz I am the leader of this team. Show me some god damn respect!
Artemis Jones: Look dawg. It’s not that deep. You didn’t get the word right. I got the word right. It happens sometimes.
Clayton Golde: I GOT THE FOOKING WORD RIGHT! I’LL SLAP THE SHIT OUTTA YOU-
Adonis Jones: Look bro. Just let him have the point. He’s been in a bad place since he lost the New Breed Championship. It’s clear he needs it more than we do.
Artemis Jones: You might be right uce. I forget sometimes not everyone lives the good life the Jones Brothers do. Not everyone is part of the bloodline. Not everyone is a break out superstar sensation EAW Elitist like we are.
Clayton Golde: …
(Artemis Jones pats Clayton Golde on the shoulder.)
Artemis Jones: You can have the point uce. You got the word right. My bad. You deserve it. I got the word right too. That just shows we are on the same page.
Adonis Jones: It just shows why we gonna win Divide & Conquer.
Artemis Jones: Just shows why we real ones.
Adonis Jones: Let’s turn that frown upside down uce!
Clayton Golde: Fine. I’ll let this slide for now. But I’m giving you a warning.
Adonis Jones: Oh shit he giving out warning shots now?
Artemis Jones: He infringing again.
Clayton Golde: Nah my warning ain’t some catchphrase. Let me make this shit clear to both of you. We are going to be winning Divide & Conquer. Or I’m going to be holding you two idiots responsible.
(Clayton Golde storms out of the room slamming the door open loudly. An arena custodian walks past in the hallway rushing out of Clayton’s way. The custodian looks into the room and sees the permanent marker writing on the wall and shakes his head before walking away.)
Artemis Jones: I think our team is stronger than ever.
Adonis Jones: The team building exercise was a success uce!
Artemis Jones: DIVIDE & CONQUER UCE! DIVIDE & CONQUER!
Adonis Jones: He divided by storming out the room!
Artemis Jones: He ahead of the game! Unity motherfucker! UNITY!
(The scene fades out as the Jones Brothers continue to hype up their team for Territorial Invasion.)
(The scene fades into a commercial for Spider-Man: Same Old Day. A secret version of the movie that is sent to people who have seen it too many times.)
(The lights shift to a cool white-blue as “Episode X” by Ado play. Airi Miyamune steps out from the curtain, giving a small, respectful bow toward the crowd before making her way down the ramp.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first! From Mimasaka Okayama, Japan, weighing in at 111 pounds…AIRI… MIYAMUNEEEE!
(As “Ego” by The Warning begins to play. Yasmina appears. With a serious expression, she stops at the top of the ramp, glancing to one side and then slowly looking the other way. She looks down, makes a gesture with her hand and, after murmuring a few words, points to the sky; she then lowers her hand and points towards the ring or the opponent or opponents awaiting her. At that moment, the pyrotechnics explode behind her and, before she takes her first step onto the ramp, the arena is bathed in red. She walks slowly, never taking her eyes off the ring, paying little heed to the audience.)
Gina Romano: And her opponent! From Ponce, Puerto Rico! Weighing in at 129 pounds! YASMINA!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: Airi Miyamune and Yasmina meet in the center of the ring, and neither one wastes a second— both fire off kicks that clash! Great minds think alike! Neither one landed but that tells you everything about the mindset coming into this one.
Deadprez: These are two women fighting for a spot on this roster, and I don’t think either one plans on taking their foot off the gas tonight! They reset, and this time Yasmina fires a stiff backhand chop across Airi’s chest! Airi answers with one of her own, and the two trade chops back and forth, each one echoing through the arena!
Sienna Swann: Listen to those chops! Neither one is holding anything back here! Airi ducks the next one and snaps off a cartwheel arm drag, sending Yasmina rolling across the mat!
Gavin Kirkland: Beautiful counter there from Miyamune! Yasmina pops right back up and charges— Airi meets her with a DROPKICK that puts her right back down!
Deadprez: Down goes Yasmina again! Airi’s not letting her get any footing at all! Airi goes for a quick cover!
ONE!
Sienna Swann: Kickout already, and we are barely thirty seconds into this thing! Yasmina scrambles up, catching Airi with a clothesline out of nowhere!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina answering right back! She follows with a running knee drop across Airi’s chest, then transitions straight into a cover of her own!
ONE!
TWO!!
Deadprez: Kickout by Airi! This is going a mile a minute! Both women pop up, and Airi springboards off the middle rope into a victory roll— Yasmina rolls through it, popping back up!
Sienna Swann: She rolled right through it! Neither one of these two is staying down! Yasmina charges the ropes, coming back with a flying clothesline that connects!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi is down hard! Yasmina climbs up top without missing a beat!
Deadprez: What is she looking for here— A DIVING HEADBUTT!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina connects, dropping straight down onto Airi’s chest, immediately hooking the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: KICKOUT! Airi Miyamune is not done yet, and this crowd cannot believe how fast this pace has been!
Deadprez: Neither can I! We’ve had two near-falls already and we’re not even two minutes into this match! Yasmina watches Airi get back up, charging in looking for a superman punch— but Airi ducks under it, spins behind her, and snaps off a German suplex!
Sienna Swann: Airi found the counter right there, sweetie! Holding it for a bridge!
ONE!
TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: Kickout from Yasmina! Both competitors are back up in a flash, and Airi charges in with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, transitioning directly into the armbar!
Deadprez: CHRISTO! She’s got Christo locked in!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina is right there at the ropes though, reaching—
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina gets a hand on the bottom rope, forcing the break! Airi releases, and as Yasmina rolls to the apron, Airi runs the ropes and charges back to Yasmina looking for something big— but Yasmina catches her with a QUICK KICK to the head as she gets close!
Deadprez: She timed that perfectly! Airi stumbles back, and Yasmina springs up onto the ropes, springboarding in with a BULLDOG that plants Airi face-first into the canvas!
Sienna Swann: What a move from Yasmina right there! She rolls Airi up into the cover!
ONE!
TWO!!
Gavin Kirkland: KICKOUT AGAIN! I don’t know how many more of these two have got in them, but neither one is slowing down! Yasmina drags Airi up, looking for a full nelson— but Airi BREAKS OUT! She runs and bounces off the ropes and charges in with a slingblade!
Deadprez: Airi found her opening! Airi isn’t stopping there, climbing to the top rope once again!
Sienna Swann: MOONSAULT! THE MOONSAULT CONNECTS! NOW HOOKING THE LEG LOOKING TO KNOCK OFF YASMINA!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEE—
Gavin Kirkland: KICKOUT! Yasmina survives! This crowd is on their feet right now, and I don’t blame a single one of them! Both women are slowly getting up now, clearly feeling the pace they’ve set, but neither backs off! Yasmina fires a European uppercut that snaps Airi’s head back— Airi answers with a THRUST KICK that staggers Yasmina!
Deadprez: They are trading again, and there is nothing but fight left in either one of them right now! Yasmina winds up for a spinning back fist— Airi ducks it, grabbing her waist, and now rolling Yasmina up in a sudden O’Connor roll!
Sienna Swann: ROLL-UP! YASMINA IS LOOKING TO STEAL THIS ONE!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEEE—
(A KICKOUT! Both competitors scramble to their feet at the same time, and for a brief moment, they simply stare each other down, neither one able to find an advantage!)
Gavin Kirkland: Airi charges in with a kick right to the midsection, and that one lands clean, doubling Yasmina over!
Deadprez: She’s whipping her toward the ropes now, but Yasmina reverses it! Send Airi in the other direction instead!
Sienna Swann: FOREARM SMASH! Yasmina catches her right on the jaw coming back!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi’s head snapped back from that one! Yasmina’s not letting up, she’s going for the whip herself!
Deadprez: Reversed again! Airi sends her the other way this time, and she’s got a forearm loaded up too!
Sienna Swann: FOREARM SMASH RIGHT BACK! Airi returning the favor, and this crowd is loving every single exchange!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi whips her toward the ropes one more time, but Yasmina’s got something else in mind on the rebound!
Deadprez: DROPKICK! Right on the money, and Airi goes down hard!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina finding her rhythm again after that back and forth, and Airi is flat on the mat right now trying to shake it off!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi rolls right out of this ring, trying to buy herself some space to recover, but Yasmina is not interested in giving her a second of it!
Deadprez: She’s hopping over that top rope, landing right on the apron, staring down at Airi who is still trying to find her feet out there!
Sienna Swann: What is she looking for here?
Gavin Kirkland: SHE SPRINGBOARDS OFF! ASAI MOONSAULT! RIGHT ONTO AIRI!
Deadprez: THAT IS DEVASTATING! Yasmina just flew clean across that ring apron and took her out at ringside!
Sienna Swann: Both of them down out there now, and this crowd is roaring after that one, Gavin!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina’s the first one moving, dragging Airi up by the hair and rolling her back inside this ring!
Deadprez: But she’s staying out there on the apron herself, and now she’s reaching through the ropes!
Sienna Swann: She’s got the leg! What is she setting up here?
Gavin Kirkland: DRAGON SCREW! Right through the ropes!
Deadprez: OH, THAT LEG IS TWISTED UP GOOD! Yasmina is working smart here, targeting that knee now after softening her up everywhere else!
Sienna Swann: That is a dangerous shift in strategy for Miyamune. If that leg is compromised, all that speed and agility she’s relied on all match long becomes a real liability.
Gavin Kirkland: Airi holding that knee, rolling around in obvious pain, and Yasmina is climbing back through those ropes with a look of real focus on her face right now!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina steps back inside this ring, and she is going right back after that leg, stomping it down into the canvas!
Deadprez: She knows exactly what she’s got here! That knee is the whole match now!
Sienna Swann: She’s climbing up, standing moonsault right down onto that leg!
Gavin Kirkland: DIRECTLY ONTO THE KNEE! Airi is in real trouble right now, folks!
Deadprez: Yasmina’s dragging her back up, whipping her hard into that corner!
Sienna Swann: She’s charging in, looking to add even more damage to that leg!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi gets a boot up! But Yasmina catches it clean out of the air!
Deadprez: She’s got that leg trapped, this could be it right here—
Sienna Swann: NO, THE OTHER LEG! Airi pushes her back with it!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina stumbles away, and Airi is not wasting that opening!
Deadprez: She’s rolling through, right onto Yasmina before she can reset!
Sienna Swann: CROSS ARMBAR! She’s got it locked in while Yasmina’s still down on all fours!
Gavin Kirkland: Out of absolutely nowhere! Yasmina is trapped in the center of this ring, and Airi is wrenching back on that arm with everything she’s got left!
Deadprez: This is incredible awareness from Airi, hurt leg and all, she found the one window she needed and made her pay for it immediately!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina’s got to find a way out of this fast, because Airi is not loosening this grip for anything!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina’s fighting for a way out of that armbar, and she’s grabbing at that hurt leg of Airi’s!
Deadprez: She’s pulling it right over the back of her neck, trying to turn this into a submission of her own!
Sienna Swann: But Airi’s not letting go that easy, she’s grabbing at that trapped arm, looking to twist it into something else entirely!
Gavin Kirkland: Both of these two are fighting for the advantage here, nobody wants to give an inch!
Deadprez: Yasmina stacks her up! She’s using that leverage to roll Airi’s shoulders right down to the mat!
Sienna Swann: THE REFEREE’S COUNTING THIS AS A PIN!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEE—
Gavin Kirkland: KICKOUT! Airi gets the shoulder up just in time, but that was about as close as they come!
Deadprez: Yasmina’s not wasting a second of that though, she’s straight back to that leg!
Sienna Swann: She’s got it hooked up around the back of her own neck now, cranking down on it!
Gavin Kirkland: That is a nasty submission, right on the knee she’s been hammering all match long!
Deadprez: Airi is screaming out in pain right now, and I don’t know how much more that leg can take after everything Yasmina’s already done to it tonight!
Sienna Swann: This crowd is begging her to fight, and Airi is clawing at the mat right now trying to find anything to grab onto!
Gavin Kirkland: The question now is whether Airi Miyamune has enough left to survive this, or if Yasmina just found the hold that ends this match right here!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina releases that hold, confident she’s done enough damage, and Airi is barely able to stand right now, favoring that leg badly!
Deadprez: Yasmina sees her moment and she’s charging right in for the kill!
Sienna Swann: FOREARM! Airi caught her clean out of nowhere!
Gavin Kirkland: Yasmina stumbles back, and Airi is trying to find something inside herself right now!
Deadprez: She’s stomping down on her own leg! Trying to wake that thing back up!
Sienna Swann: That is pure desperation, but sometimes that’s exactly what it takes! She’s bouncing off the ropes—
Gavin Kirkland: MISSILE DROPKICK! Yasmina’s head snaps right back into the ropes!
Deadprez: Airi is not letting this opportunity slip away, she’s climbing up top right now despite that leg!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina’s slowly getting back to her feet, she has no idea what’s coming!
Gavin Kirkland: CROSSBODY! RIGHT OFF THE TOP!
Deadprez: SHE TAKES HER DOWN AGAIN! Airi hooking the leg!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREEEE—
Sienna Swann: KICKOUT! Yasmina somehow survives that one too!
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t know how either one of these two is still finding something to give, but this crowd is not sitting down for a single second of it!
Deadprez: Airi’s leg buckling underneath her the second she tries to stand, and Yasmina is not in much better shape after that dropkick and crossbody combination!
Sienna Swann: Whoever finds the next opening might be the one walking out of here with their hand raised, but right now I genuinely could not tell you who that’s going to be!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi’s going right back for another cover, hooking the leg quickly!
ONE!
Deadprez: Not even a two count on that one, but Airi’s already moving before the referee can finish!
Sienna Swann: She’s grabbing that arm, transitioning straight into a cross armbreaker!
Gavin Kirkland: CROSS ARMBREAKER! Locked tight right in the center of the ring!
Deadprez: Yasmina’s fighting for everything she’s got here, trying to find a way out of this!
Sienna Swann: She’s rolling, twisting, trying to relieve some of that pressure on the elbow!
Gavin Kirkland: And she finds it! Yasmina wriggles her arm free just enough to slip out!
Deadprez: But Airi’s not letting her get away that easy, she’s already grabbing that same arm right back!
Sienna Swann: FUJIWARA ARMBAR! She’s transitioned right into it!
Gavin Kirkland: That is a nasty variation, and Airi is cranking back on that elbow with everything she’s got left in her!
Deadprez: You can see the strain on Yasmina’s face, that elbow is being hyperextended right now, and she needs to find an answer fast!
Sienna Swann: She’s clawing, stretching, trying to reach anything at all!
Gavin Kirkland: HER FOOT! She got a foot on the bottom rope!
Deadprez: Lucky, but a rope break nonetheless! The referee’s calling for the break, and Airi has to let go!
Sienna Swann: That is exactly the kind of ring awareness you need when you’re fighting off a submission like that, Yasmina found the one lifeline available to her!
Gavin Kirkland: Both of these competitors have thrown absolutely everything they’ve got at each other tonight, and I don’t think either one has much left in reserve at this point!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi’s not letting go of that arm even with the rope break, she’s hooking it right over the middle rope!
Deadprez: And she KICKS it! Right across that already damaged elbow!
Sienna Swann: Yasmina crying out from that one, and Airi is just relentless right now, going right back after that same limb!
Gavin Kirkland: She’s got her up, bending that arm right over her own shoulder!
Deadprez: That is brutal, applying all that pressure straight down onto the joint!
Sienna Swann: Airi grabs it again, lifting it up—
Gavin Kirkland: JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! Right into the elbow!
Deadprez: Yasmina is in serious trouble now, clutching that arm, and I don’t know how much use she’s even got left in it!
Sienna Swann: Airi’s looking to finish this now, grabbing her from behind, arms around the waist—
Gavin Kirkland: She might be going for something big here—
Deadprez: BUT YASMINA KICKS THAT LEG OUT FROM UNDER HER!
Sienna Swann: DIRECTLY INTO THAT INJURED KNEE! Airi goes down hard!
Gavin Kirkland: What desperation from Yasmina! With that arm barely functioning, she went right back to the one thing that’s worked for her all match long!
Deadprez: Both of these two are running on fumes at this point, Gavin. One’s got a ruined leg, the other’s got an arm that might not even be able to lock up properly anymore.
Sienna Swann: And yet neither one of them looks ready to stay down. This crowd is on its feet again, because you just know one more big moment is coming.
Gavin Kirkland: Both of these two pulling themselves up at the exact same time, and now they’re right back to trading, forearm for forearm, right in the center of this ring!
Deadprez: Neither one is backing down, this is just pure will at this point, back and forth, back and forth!
Sienna Swann: Airi catches one! She’s got that arm!
Gavin Kirkland: RIGHT INTO THE ELBOW JOINT! Yasmina screaming out from that one!
Deadprez: And there’s the follow-up—
Sienna Swann: SUPERKICK! Yasmina drops right to her knees!
Gavin Kirkland: Airi’s sensing the finish here, she’s heading to the ropes!
Deadprez: She’s going for the “Ishana Daitenshou”! This could be it right here!
Sienna Swann: WAIT, YASMINA CAUGHT HER! She’s got her seating right up on her shoulders!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh no, Airi never saw that coming, she’s trapped up there!
Deadprez: YASMINA DROPS HER NECK-FIRST ACROSS THE ROPES!
Sienna Swann: THAT IS DEVASTATING! Airi is completely stunned, and Yasmina is not wasting a second of it!
Gavin Kirkland: She’s rolling her up! Hooking both legs!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…YASMINA!
Deadprez: YASMINA STEALS IT! She read that counter perfectly and made her pay for it in the biggest way possible!
Sienna Swann: Despite this, I see two New Breeds who were looking to prove they belong on this roster, and I think every single person in this arena just got their answer about both of them, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: But I don’t think Yasmina’s celebration is sitting right with Airi at all, and now the two of them are right in each other’s faces!
Airi Miyamune (off mic): Where is respect? What kind of win was that?
Yasmina (off mic): A win is a win, no matter what it was. You didn’t kick out, so the match is over. Deal with it.
Deadprez: Words being exchanged here, and honestly after a match like that I’m surprised it took this long for tempers to flare!
Sienna Swann: Wait, hold on, someone’s coming down the ramp right now—
Gavin Kirkland: That’s SOFIA DRAKOS! What is she doing out here, this has nothing to do with her!
Deadprez: She’s not stopping, she is straight into that ring!
Sienna Swann: SHE’S GOT BOTH OF THEM BY THE NECK! BOTH OF THEM TOO WEAK TO FIGHT OFF THIS GIANT WOMAN!
Gavin Kirkland: DOUBLE CHOKESLAM! SOFIA DRAKOS JUST PLANTED BOTH YASMINA AND AIRI AT THE SAME TIME!
Deadprez: That is some display of power right there, both of these women just got driven straight into the canvas!
Sienna Swann: I think Sofia Drakos is trying to send a message here, in this company you certainly have to do whatever it takes to get opportunities, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: She’s standing tall over both of them right now, and this crowd does not know what to make of any of this!
Deadprez: Wait, wait, someone else is out here now!
Sienna Swann: Is that Circe?
Gavin Kirkland: IT IS! And she has got something in her hand!
CRACK!
Deadprez: THAT’S A MALLET! SHE JUST CRACKED SOFIA RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH IT!
CRACK!
CRACK!
CRACK!
Sienna Swann: OH MY GOODNESS! SHE IS WINDING UP FOR ANOTHER SHOT! ANOTHER ONE! JUST WAILING ON HER HEAD WITH THAT HAMMER!
CRACK!
CRACK!
CRACK!
CRACK!
Gavin Kirkland: How many times is that now, EIGHT shots with that mallet?! Sofia is out cold in the middle of this ring bleeding from the skull!
Sienna Swann: Circe standing over all three of them now, and there is something deeply unsettling about how calm she looks doing this!
(Circe giggles looking down at the carnage before exiting the ring and skipping up the ramp with her mallet in hand.)
Gavin Kirkland: She’s not even sticking around to soak it in; she is just skipping away up that ramp like nothing happened!
(Circe stops on the ramp, looking back into the ring and then at the camera. Blowing it a kiss, before turning on her heels and skipping to the back. The camera fades to black.)
(The camera shot has transitioned from the ringside area to the backstage area, more specifically, General Manager Kennedy Street’s office. The office door is open, and we see Kennedy sitting at her desk reading over some paperwork when she gets this feeling that she isn’t alone. She looks up and sees the combination of Father Vlad, Circe, and Diego Montana in her office. Circe and Diego are naturally within each other’s grasp, which Kennedy doesn’t like, but thinks that this is better than them making out on her desk or something. Meanwhile, Father Vlad has this sinister smile on his face with his hands clasped together in front of him as Kennedy decides to speak up.)
Kennedy Street: Yes?
Father Vlad: Do you remember what we talked about last week, Ms. Street?
Kennedy Street: Kennie remembers very well what we discussed last week.
Father Vlad: You haven’t gone back on your word with our agreement, have you?
(Kennedy sits the paperwork down back on her desk and stands up before walking over to the group.)
Kennedy Street: I have been called a great many things by a great many people, but one thing Kennedy Street does not do as General Manager is change her mind without a very good reason. I know what I agreed to and I stand by our agreement.
(Kennedy turns her attention from Father Vlad and starts looking right at Diego.)
Kennedy Street: I have agreed to let Diego participate in the New Breed Championship contenders match.
Diego Montana: YES!!
(His voice echos through the office as Kennedy discretely puts a finger in her ear to muffle Diego’s loud cheers. Now Diego is all excited as he is almost bouncing on his heels as he pulls Circe in and starts kissing her. The kiss starts to get deeper before Kennedy stops this before it gets X rated.)
Kennedy Street: Alright! Enough of that. No making out in Kennie’s office. Control yourselves in this professional environment.
(Circe and Diego separate themselves, but Diego is still excited about the announcement.)
Diego Montana: Of course, I am in the match and I am going to win it too and then I am going to become the next New Breed Champion. Naturally, I am going to win it all because look at me. Everyone around here wishes they could be me. I have the talent, the looks, and the most beautiful girl around. This is going to be great! It doesn’t matter who else is going to be in the match because I am going to win it.
(Diego pulls Circe in and starts kissing her again and once again Kennedy has to step in and stop the “action”.)
Kennedy Street: Now what did Kennie just tell you? Do I need to separate you two or something?
Diego Montana: No. We can control ourselves.
Kennedy Street: Good. Save whatever the hell that was for after you leave Kennie’s office.
(Kennedy sighs as Diego is still excited about his opportunity. Meanwhile, Circe’s expression starts to change a little bit. While she is proud and happy and supportive for her Daddy Diego, she starts to wonder something. Now she looks at Kennedy as she crosses her arms. It doesn’t take Kennedy long to notice what Circe is doing.)
Kennedy Street: Is there something wrong, Circe?
Circe: What makes you think that something is wrong?
Kennedy Street: Well, sweetheart, Kennie has been General Manager of this brand for a while now and she has seen plenty of pissed off expressions over the years, so this is nothing new for Kennie.
Circe: Alright then. While it’s great that my Daddy Diego has an opportunity and he is no doubt going to make the most of it….
(While Circe is talking, Kennedy gives her a subtle look when she called Diego her daddy. Kennedy simply thinks “alright then” before going back to listening.)
Circe: I think that I should have an opportunity as well. What about me? I mean we are the best couple in EAW so if one has an opportunity, it’s only fair and natural that the other… as in me… should have an opportunity as well. Look what I just did out there.
(Kennedy nods her head in understanding as she listens to Circe explain herself and why she is worthy of an opportunity. After listening, Kennedy speaks up again.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie appreciates your explanation. While there are much better reasons than what you discussed….
Circe: What do you….
Kennedy Street: Let Kennie finish before you decide to want to beat me up. There are some viable reasons to give you an opportunity and that’s exactly why I am giving you an opportunity and it is partly because of what just happened out there with Sofia, Yasmina, and Ari.
Circe: Oh yeah?
Kennedy Street: Yeah.
(That gets Circe’s attention as she uncrosses her arms and becomes more interested with what Kennedy is going to say.)
Circe: I’m listening.
Kennedy Street: I figured that would get your attention and put you in a better mood. You want an opportunity and Kennie is going to give it to you. Kennie is going to give you a chance to prove your worth in a match that is going to be called… the Futures Match.
(Circe raises an eyebrow after hearing Kennedy say “Futures Match”.)
Circe: Futures match?
Kennedy Street: That’s right. You will find out more about the match in due time, honey. There will be other participants involved, which I am sure you can guess who they are and let me tell you that none of you are going to have an easy night in this match. There will be no doubt other hungry competitors, so this is the perfect chance to show what you got.
Circe: I win this Futures match….
Kennedy Street: And you show Kennie that you are definitely deserving of more opportunities. Some of those could involve title aspirations.
(That really gets Circe thinking. She wins this Futures match, and it could lead to a future title match. She wins a title. Diego wins the New Breed Title, and they further cement their legacies and their standing as the most powerful couple in EAW today. She looks toward Diego, who gives her a grin and nods, before turning back to Kennedy Street and shrugs.)
Circe: Okay. Why not?
(Kennedy gives Circe a smile.)
Kennedy Street: That’s what Kennie likes to hear. I had a feeling you would like that—
(Kennedy stops talking and hears more footsteps as she looks over their shoulders and takes a look at who just walked into the office. Diego has an arm around Circe as Father Vlad watches silently and seemingly assesses the situation as Tafae Toa and Malik Al-Farouq enter the office. Tafae has his arms crossed and he is looking pretty intimidating as Diego looks over and jumps a little after being startled by the force that is Tafae Toa as he and Malik walk up to Kennedy.)
Malik Al-Farouq: Ms. Street.
Kennedy Street: Malik.
(Tafae doesn’t say a word as Malik looks at Father Vlad, who remains expressionless. Then Malik looks at Diego and Circe and rolls his eyes at the couple. Diego and Circe look annoyed but don’t do anything before Malik returns his gaze back to Kennedy.)
Kennedy Street: Kennie will never get an easy day, will she? Oh well. What can Kennie do for you, Malik?
(Before he speaks, he looks Diego up and down and smirks. Diego doesn’t like that at all.)
Malik Al-Farouq: So he is in the match as well?
Kennedy Street: Yes. Diego is in the match as well. Kennie made that official last week.
Malik Al-Farouq: That’s cute. Fine with us.
(Diego didn’t like the way Malik said that in an almost condescending manner.)
Diego Montana: What’s that supposed to mean?
(Malik turns to Tafae and smirks before waving Diego off.)
Malik Al-Farouq: Be quiet now. The adults are talking.
(Diego crosses his arms and glares at Malik as Malik turns his attention back to Kennedy.)
Malik Al-Farouq: It’s completely fine that little Diego is in the match. He might see himself as a viable threat….
(Malik looks at Tafae. Tafae doesn’t respond as Malik nods his head in seeming understanding.)
Malik Al-Farouq: But we all already know the truth. Little Diego is just going to be another victim in the scramble match. He needs to accept defeat now.
(Diego has had enough of Malik’s mouth and Diego starts to try and size up Malik.)
Diego Montana: Where the hell do you get off saying stuff like that, you no good piece of—
(Diego tries to go and fight, but Circe grabs Diego by the arm and starts to pull him back.
Circe: Now is not the time. Come on.
(Diego wants to fight, but listens to what Circe says.)
Diego Montana: Fine.
(Circe pulls Diego away from the office as Father Vlad looks at Malik and Tafae and he develops a huge smile on his face as he leaves the office with Diego and Circe. The final shot shows Malik and Tafae looking on as Kennedy shakes her head in the background as the camera shot transitions to a commercial break.)
(We have returned from the commercial break and we now see that a table has been set up in the middle of the ring, which only means one thing. And at the head of the table is none other than Gavin Kirkland. He has a portfolio in his grasp and a microphone in his other hand as he begins to address the crowd.)
Gavin Kirkland: Welcome back to Showdown and let me tell you that I am so excited that I get to be the one to lead what is going to happen in a few moments. With Territorial Invasion only a few weeks away, there are a lot of high profile matches beginning to be formed and one in particular is why we are having this official contract signing.
Gavin Kirkland: Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you one of the participants in the match. Here is JOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOO!
(‘LIKE WEEZY’ by Playboi Carti starts to play as Joso enters the area to a loud chorus of boos from the crowd. He really doesn’t give a damn what the crowd thinks of him as he makes his way to the ring.)
Deadprez: This young man right here has certainly had a change of heart ever since the season started. Almost as if he has developed an obsession with becoming World Champion again. I don’t know how healthy that is.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, I don’t condone what he did or has done, but being a competitor myself, sometimes you do what you have to do to find success. But I also think he has reached a new level in the level of extreme he is reaching to get there. I don’t know how this is going to end up.
(Joso enters the ring and takes a seat in the chair with his feet propped on the table. Gavin nods to him, but Joso ignores him as his entrance music fades off.)
Gavin Kirkland: Good thing I am not the easily offended type. Alright then. Let’s bring out the competitor that Joso will be facing at Territorial Invasion. She is EAW Hall of Famer… MILLI BANKS!!!!!
(‘You Are Stronger’ by Lyn Inaizumi starts playing and the crowd immediately goes wild for the one and only Milli Banks. She does have a smile on her face, but her eyes tell a different story as she is staring daggers down the ramp at Joso as she doesn’t waste a second heading to the ring.)
Sienna Swann: Here comes Milli Banks! The fans absolutely love her and her resume speaks for itself as she is a former two-time World Champion and is looking to make it a hat trick this season, Sweetie.
Deadprez: But those goals have caught the ire of Joso and the messy story going on between Joso and Milli along with Veena and Minerva. This is going to be interesting to say the least, especially with these two and their explosive personalities.
(Milli enters the ring and gives Gavin a politeful handshake as she takes her seat across the table from Joso as her music fades off. Gavin, being Gavin, has a huge smile on his face.)
Gavin Kirkland: It’s great to be me. Milli, I am so glad you are here. Thank you for joining us… well me. Now you both know you are here to sign the contract to make your match at Territorial Invasion official. Before we sign the con—
(Before Gavin could finish, he is interrupted by Joso.)
Joso: We get it. Now how about you shut the hell up and let’s get on with this shit show and just sign the damn contract. Can you handle that?
(Gavin looks at Joso in shock and simply nods his head.)
Gavin Kirkland: Damn, what a killjoy. Alright then, since SOMEBODY wants to get right down to business, let’s get right down to it and sign the contract. Milli, would you sign it first?
(Gavin goes to hand Milli the contract, but Joso quickly snatches it away to the sound of loud boos from the crowd. Milli looks at Joso wondering what the hell his problem is.)
Joso: I think I will sign the contract first. Milli can just calm her little ass down and wait her turn.
(Joso reads through the contract as the crowd is chanting “asshole”. After he finishes reading it, he signs the contract and tosses the folder to Milli like a frisbee hoping to hit her in the face… but she catches it as Joso props his feet back on the table. Milli reads through the contract before she signs it as well and politely hands the contract back to Gavin.)
Gavin Kirkland: Thank you, Milli. At least somebody around here has some decorum.
Joso: Shut up and keep the commentary for the table, Bozo.
(Gavin just glares at Joso but doesn’t say a word as he continues on with what he was going to say.)
Gavin Kirkland: Alright, since we changed up the usual routine of a contract signing and I am NOT going to be leaving anything out. Since the contract is signed and the match is already official, now is the time for you two to say whatever you have on your mind. For the sake of not having someone throw a temper tantrum… Joso, how about you go first?
(Joso gets his feet off the table and stands up.)
Joso: About damn time you got it right that Joso is first and always has been. Anyways, everything that I said last week I stand behind one hundred percent. Territorial Invasion is where I am going to use you as an example of why I deserve to be in title contention.
Joso: I am also going to take great pleasure in finishing you off and finishing the job that my lovely Minerva started when she took that title away from you. You get it, Milli. Ever since we have both been in EAW, you have always been the Golden Girl. The person that could do no wrong and sure as hell had a pretty easy trek to the Hall of Fame.
Joso: But when I finish you off, I am going to make sure Kennedy has no choice but to give me another title shot. But don’t get it twisted, Milli. This is also very personal and it is going to continue to be very personal.
(Joso brings down his microphone and the crowd is still booing him as he looks pretty pleased with himself.)
Gavin Kirkland: Milli? Your response?
(Milli nods and stares daggers into Joso once again as she stands up and looks directly at Joso.)
Milli Banks: I don’t know what the hell happened to you, Joso, but it isn’t good. You used to be a highly respected competitor and once the leader of The New Era of EAW. Now? Now you have been brainwashed.
Milli Banks: That’s right. Brainwashed. And if me kicking your ass at Territorial Invasion is what needs to be done in order to get your head out of your ass and to help you start thinking clearly, then that’s what I am going to do and I am going to be the one who is going to be considered for a future title shot.
Milli Banks: You want to know something else? That crazy ass whore girlfriend of yours has poisoned your mine and she tried to poison mine as well. But there is one thing that I wished would have happened… I wish that I would have backed that car up and ran over her ass again!
(It was almost as if Joso was triggered by hearing that as he grabs Milli and pulls her over the table and a brawl ensues as Gavin gets out of the ring.)
Deadprez: We should have seen this coming as Milli and Joso are now coming to blows in the ring and the fight is on and these two are just trying to beat the hell out of each other.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, right now Joso is really starting to get the upper hand and he is really doing a number on Milli Banks before Territorial Invasion.
(As Joso continues to beat the hell out of Milli, Veena Adams comes running out to the ring.)
Deadprez: AND HERE COMES VEENA! We saw Veena at the beginning of the show when she and Minerva got into a fight and now she is here to help her bestie.
Sienna Swann: Veena is in the ring and she pulls Joso off of Milli and now Veena is beating up Joso.
(The crowd’s cheers immediately turn into boos as Minerva is now coming out to the ring again.)
Deadprez: We should have seen this coming because now Minerva is here and she is going to raise hell because Veena is attacking her man. Minerva is in the ring AND THE FIGHT CONTINUES BETWEEN VEENA AND MINERVA!
Sienna Swann: Joso tries to grab hold of Milli, BUT MILLI GRABS JOSO AND HITS THE TORNADO DDT!! NOW MILLI IS TRYING TO LOCK IN THE SUBMISSION AND SHE DOES FOR THE STRANGE JOURNEY—
Deadprez: BUT JOSO WAS ABLE TO SCRAMBLE UNDER THE ROPES AND OUT OF THE RING! BUT MINERVA SAW IT AND SHE IS GOING TO GO FOR MILLI!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, Minerva sees Milli is down and deems her as not a threat as she turns around–
Deadprez: SPEAR! MINERVA TOOK HER EYE OFF THE BALL AND SHE PAID FOR IT WITH A SPEAR THAT KNOCKED HER SANDALS OFF!
Sienna Swann: Now Veena has Minerva by the hair and drags her over and places her on the table.
Deadprez: Now Veena has climbed up to the top rope. Veena is in position! Minerva is not moving. VEENA COMES OFF THE TOP–
Sienna Swann: FATAL VOW THROUGH THE TABLE! THE TABLE COMPLETELY SHATTERS AS MILLI GOES OVER TO HELP HER BESTIE BACK TO HER FEET, SWEETIE!
(The crowd starts cheering loudly as Veena and Milli raise each other’s arms as they stand tall.)
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, could this be the story at Territorial Invasion? Will Milli defeat Joso and will Veena become the new Universal Women’s Champion?
Deadprez: It is certainly a possibility, but the bitter hatred brewing between these four is just beginning. It is only going to get worse from here.
(The final shot shows Joso on the outside of the ring before cutting to Minerva still not moving, sprawled out and covered in the remnants of the table as Veena and Milli celebrate and stand tall before the camera shot cuts elsewhere.)
(Showdown fades back from the commercial break with Gina Romano standing at the center of the ring with that radiant, composed smile, fully prepared to deliver the main event announcement.)
Gina Romano: YOUR MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING IS A SINGLES MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘The Birth of Merged Zamasu’ by Friedrich Habetler plays as Vincent Mondrian makes his cold and deliberately measured entrance toward the ring with Silas Mason and Ryan Joseph Wilson trailing close behind. As they reach the ringside area, Silas gives Vincent a pat on the shoulder before peeling away and taking his place at the commentary table.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… ACCOMPANIED BY SILAS MASON AND RYAN JOSEPH WILSON!… FROM LAREN, NETHERLANDS!… WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS!… THE SOUL REAPER!… VINCENTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!… MONDRIANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: What a main event we have set before us tonight to showcase the capabilities of competitors who will be colliding for a singular and defining purpose at Territorial Invasion when the EAW Unified Tag Team Championships are on the line! Speaking of which, we are joined here tonight at commentary by–
Silas Mason: THANK YOU for the warm reception! I am genuinely thrilled to be here tonight watching an exceptional product of my development in Vincent Mondrian go up against one of the all-time great competitors this company has produced in Dr. Bethany Blue! This is what Showdown is supposed to look like, and YOU are all very welcome for it!
Sienna Swann: The fact that I am being asked to sit at this table and share commentary duties with you tonight is making me seriously reconsider my entire professional trajectory, sweetie.
Deadprez: Welcome to the table, Mr. Mason. We are going to see something worth watching unfold tonight, and it should make for genuinely compelling television before the night is through.
(‘Somebody Get Me a Doctor’ by Van Halen HITS and Dr. Bethany Blue makes her entrance, the EAW Unified Tag Team Championship strapped around her waist, TLA following behind with that familiar grin spread across his face. Bethany carries herself with the composed confidence of a champion, the easy smile shifting into a sharp and focused gaze the moment her eyes land on her opponent, as she marches toward the ring with purpose.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT!… ACCOMPANIED BY TLA!… FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA!… WEIGHING IN AT 125 POUNDS!… SHE IS ONE HALF OF THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION!… DOCTOR… BETHANYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!… BLUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Silas Mason: Now look, Bethany Blue is an extraordinary competitor, and I mean that without any qualification whatsoever. She is beautiful, smart and extremely skilled, someone I would want in Silas World. But the fact that she has chosen to align herself with TLA is something I find… genuinely BAFFLING! You have this brilliant, accomplished woman and you pair her with a comedian who walks around like the whole enterprise is one long punchline! It is an insult to her talent, and somebody needs to say it!
Sienna Swann: Well… Whatever anyone at this table has to say about her associations, the presentation speaks for itself.
Silas Mason: Oh, now you want to be complimentary! You cannot have it both ways!
Sienna Swann: I can and I will, sweetie. That is my prerogative.
Gavin Kirkland: The Doctor is on Showdown tonight going one on one with Vincent Mondrian in what promises to be a genuinely compelling main event! Two completely different stylistic approaches and an enormous combined depth of experience converging in the same ring for one fall!
Deadprez: Vincent Mondrian is no stranger to facing elite-level threats, and this is no exception. He has been in difficult situations throughout his career and navigated most of them. Tonight, will tell us whether Bethany Blue is a situation he can navigate as well.
(DING DING DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: The main event is upon us! It is Vincent Mondrian going one-on-one with Dr. Bethany Blue, and what a compelling matchup this promises to be on Saturday Night Showdown! Great to have the Doctor in action here tonight!
Deadprez: Vincent Mondrian is facing a genuinely formidable challenge once again. Bethany Blue is one of the most accomplished competitors this company has to offer, and he is going to have to produce something exceptional to navigate his way through her tonight.
Silas Mason: Now look, Bethany is a tremendous elitist. I will absolutely acknowledge that, she is one of the finest minds and one of the most gifted performers this company has produced, but tonight my guy Vincent is going to demonstrate what it truly means to be a real star at this level! You will have to forgive my bias on this one but I need to support my investment. Vincent is having a magnificent showing this season and I stand behind him completely.
Sienna Swann: This is shaping up to be one of the most professionally taxing evenings of my commentary career, and it has barely begun, sweetie.
Silas Mason: Alright, Sienna, that is quite enough! I have been absorbing your arrogance from a distance for far too long and I am asking you, very politely, to extend me the basic courtesy of respecting my presence at this table for the duration of this match!
Sienna Swann: No, sweetie.
Gavin Kirkland: POUND! Vincent has been waiting for his opening and he explodes at the bell, tackling Bethany back into the corner and immediately unloading with repeated shoulder tackles directly into the midsection! Pure relentless fury from the opening second as he tries to establish physical dominance before Bethany can find her footing!
Deadprez: But Bethany is not absorbing this passively as TLA cheers at ringside, willing her to push back! The Doctor starts throwing hands right back at Vincent with repeated elbows that force him to start giving ground whether he wants to or not!
Gavin Kirkland: A HARSH ELBOW ACROSS THE JAW PUTS VINCENT DOWN ON THE CANVAS! Bethany follows with a stomp directly to the chest and repeats it, leveling him with a relentless, methodical offensive sequence right from the opening moments! Mondrian has absolutely no answer for this opening and retreats to the outside to try and compose himself!
Silas Mason: This is a tactical manoeuvre, ladies and gentlemen. A genuinely intelligent one. You cannot exhaust yourself absorbing punishment for nothing in the opening minutes of a match. Vincent is resetting and recalibrating!
Sienna Swann: He is running away, sweetie. Call it whatever you like. It is running away.
Silas Mason: You know what, I genuinely cannot stand you.
Gavin Kirkland: Bethany is not giving him the luxury of that reset and follows him out to the floor! Mondrian barely has time to collect himself before ABSORBING a vicious elbow across the jaw that nearly sends him tumbling over into the front row! Bethany seizes him ruthlessly while he is still down on the floor and DRIVES him into the hard ground with a Tiger Suplex! She is taking absolutely no prisoners tonight and this match has turned into a statement from the opening bell!
Silas Mason: Bethany Blue is, and I mean this sincerely, an extraordinary athlete with a surgical precision that is genuinely rare in this industry. Brilliant talent and all but… she is simply, regrettably, aligned with the wrong people like TLA….
Sienna Swann: That’s very rich coming from you, of all people.
Deadprez: Mondrian gets dragged back to his feet slowly and gets returned to the ring. He is stumbling around trying to locate the footing that completely deserted him in the opening minutes of this contest as Bethany climbs to the top rope and COMES DOWN WITH THE MISSILE DROPKICK! Vincent gets sent flying across the canvas!
Gavin Kirkland: It has been nothing but a sustained and one-sided beating so far and everything is firmly on Bethany’s side of the ledger right now. TLA is cheering quietly but with genuine investment at ringside while Ryan does his best to motivate Mondrian from the outside.
Silas Mason: Give my guy a moment, everyone. He is processing. Vincent is a deeply intelligent competitor, and when he recalibrates, the shift will be dramatic!
Deadprez: Mondrian gets hauled back upright once more, but something is beginning to stir inside him as he starts to fire back! A CHOP directly across Bethany’s chest and then ANOTHER enormous chop landing clean before Vincent follows with the Kesagiri Chop aimed right at the neck!
Gavin Kirkland: But Bethany is absolutely not going to absorb that without answering and RESPONDS to Vincent with a harsh elbow directly across the jaw that sends him staggering! A slap from Bethany, followed by repeated forearms driven into Vincent Mondrian’s jaw in rapid succession, showing genuine rage and force behind every single shot! She grabs Vincent and DRIVES him face first into the turnbuckle and leaves him sagging in the corner!
Sienna Swann: Watching Bethany systematically dismantle this bastardized child on a continuous loop has been the single most enjoyable component of this entire broadcast tonight, sweetie.
Silas Mason: How dare you speak about him in that manner! Vincent Mondrian is an exceptional product of my vision and my development and I will not sit here and tolerate that kind of dismissive language directed at one of my greatest creations!
Sienna Swann: The feeling is entirely mutual, sweetie, and at least one of us dresses well enough to earn the right to an opinion.
Deadprez: Bethany throws Vincent back down to the canvas and he is clearly hurting as she moves to the second rope, measuring her target and looking to deliver a precise diving impact from the elevated position!— COMES DOWN WITH THE DIVING KNEE DROP ON HIS CHEST! Bethany immediately goes into the cover!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: Powering out at two as Bethany Blue comes up short on the cover but she has absolutely not lost her edge in this match and everyone at ringside knows it!
Silas Mason: She is utterly relentless in this match and she has been levelling Vincent at every single opportunity, and you know what, I genuinely respect that about her. For what it is worth, I enjoy giving my people a real challenge because this roster has been lacking genuine competition. What we are watching right now is REAL professional wrestling at its finest!
Sienna Swann: Your lackey is a significant part of the problem you just described, by the way, sweetie.
Deadprez: Mondrian gets hauled back to his feet once more as Bethany traps him by the wrist and spins him forward, KNOCKING him clean with a Ripcord Forearm Smash! Mondrian is rattled by the impact before Bethany proceeds to bring him down onto the mat with a Side Backbreaker!
Gavin Kirkland: And look at this! Vincent rakes his hand across her face and goes for the eyes, buying himself a moment of breathing room while Bethany recoils from the cheap shot!
Sienna Swann: Precisely the kind of despicable tactic that this entire association has become notorious for producing, sweetie.
Silas Mason: WRONG! That was a tactical adjustment by a highly intelligent competitor reading the match in real time!
Gavin Kirkland: Cheap shot lands and Mondrian capitalises immediately with a Headbutt at Bethany! Bethany stands momentarily stunned as Vincent tries to hit the ropes and comes back swinging for the Discus Forearm at Bethany!
Deadprez: But Bethany sidesteps it cleanly and comes off the ropes herself as Vincent is forced to spin around and RUNS DIRECTLY INTO THE RUNNING KNEE LIFT THAT KNOCKS HIM STRAIGHT BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Bethany steps back from the advantageous position and brings something sharp and purposeful directly toward Vincent!
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent is going to be in a vulnerable state for a sustained period and Bethany is already reading that and capitalising on it! She scoops the arm over immediately into the Dislocation Attempt! Bethany has that one locked in tight from the first instant and Vincent is on the very edge of having that arm completely compromised!
Deadprez: Bethany is making this as swift and as ruthless as possible for Vincent Mondrian, who is having an extremely difficult time finding any viable exit from this position! Vincent was already placed in a compromised spot before this hold was applied, and the Fujiwara Armbar is now sinking in deeper as Ryan Wilson tries to communicate with him from ringside to keep his composure!
Silas Mason: And that right there is exactly the kind of supportive communication that elevates a team above its individual components! Wonderful leadership from Ryan!
Sienna Swann: I agree that your team is perpetually on the verge of complete collapse at every conceivable opportunity, sweetie.
Silas Mason: I would not characterise it that way at all. Silas World operates at a level of excellence that this commentary table clearly struggles to comprehend, and I think you understand that far better than you are letting on right now.
Sienna Swann: Do not test my patience tonight, sweetie. You will not enjoy the consequences….
Gavin Kirkland: Even though Bethany has maintained that armbar for a considerable stretch of time and kept it locked in with impressive consistency, Vincent has begun channelling whatever reserves of strength he has left to power through the hold, slowly working his way toward the ropes with the kind of stubborn determination that has kept him relevant in Silas World this long!
Deadprez: And he shifts the position around entirely… INTO A SITOUT POWERBOMB! But Vincent is not retreating once he has created that window of opportunity! He grabs hold of Bethany’s legs, wrenches them over and turns her into a Sharpshooter of his own!
Silas Mason: THERE IT IS! THERE IS THE MOMENT I HAVE BEEN TELLING ALL OF YOU ABOUT! VINCENT MONDRIAN IS POWERFUL!
Gavin Kirkland: TLA is at ringside pouring every ounce of support he can into this moment, urging Bethany to hold on and fight through it even as the pain is written plainly across her face and Vincent continues to wrench maximum damage out of that leg!
Deadprez: Bethany begins dragging herself toward the ropes despite Vincent’s best efforts to crank the hold in a different direction and keep her from reaching them! She claws through the pain and inch by painful inch makes it to the ropes, getting her hands on them at last!
Gavin Kirkland: But Vincent is not remotely interested in honoring that! He already has the target locked and is choosing to maintain the hold regardless!
Referee: (Off-Mic) VINCENT! RELEASE THE HOLD! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Gavin Kirkland: And he lets her go!
Silas Mason: Oh, come on now, they are in the middle of a competitive exchange! Do not barge in over a minor technicality when the match is reaching its most compelling point! Show some respect for the art form!
Sienna Swann: They are doing precisely what his role requires, sweetie, which is more than can be said for the collection of lawbreaking sickos that your organization has been sending out to systematically run roughshod over this brand week after week.
Gavin Kirkland: Vincent goes through the ropes to the outside to meet Bethany, who is trying to recover on the floor, and immediately unloads a Roundhouse Kick directly into her chest that sends her staggering backward into the barricade, nearly toppling clean over it from the sheer force of the impact!
Deadprez: Mondrian drags her off the barricade and takes careful aim at the ring post sitting not far away, and we have seen Vincent target this particular weapon in matches before! AND HE GOES FOR THE OLYMPIC SLAM THAT DRIVES BETHANY BACK FIRST INTO THE RING POST!
Gavin Kirkland: Mondrian is operating with a vicious and focused intensity right now as Bethany has finally been placed in a genuinely vulnerable state after being targeted consistently in the back throughout this stretch! Mondrian throws Bethany into the ring and follows her through. Bethany tries to get back to her feet but Vincent comes charging in and the LEAPING DDT COMPROMISES BETHANY BEFORE SHE CAN ESTABLISH ANY KIND OF FOOTING! Vincent hooks the leg immediately!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: Kicking out at two and Bethany Blue is clearly not in the best condition to be building anything from this position, with Vincent Mondrian having firmly reclaimed the momentum on his side of this match!
Silas Mason: Bethany is relentless in this battle, and she is so genuinely gifted; I mean that sincerely, but as I have been saying all along, Vincent is in the superior position to dominate tonight. We are in complete command of this match, and that is simply the Silas World standard asserting itself!
Sienna Swann: I cannot wait to watch him lose and observe what that does to your composure, sweetie. I am genuinely looking forward to it.
Deadprez: Mondrian hauls Bethany off the canvas and sends her into the opposite corner this time, Mondrian planting his feet and CHARGING IN WITH A VICIOUS RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT AT THE CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: Bethany absorbs the full impact of that Uppercut before being tossed out toward the opposite corner! Vincent spins around trying to follow through, but Bethany finds a burst of resilience from somewhere, gets out of the path, and leaves Vincent running into nothing at the corner! Bethany tries to come back, but VINCENT CATCHES HER AND SNAPS HER FACE FIRST INTO THE CANVAS WITH A REVERSE STO THAT SENDS HER STAGGERING!
Deadprez: Vincent clearly not feeling comfortable allowing Bethany any sustained breathing room and begins stacking even more punishment onto her, throwing a forearm directly across the side of her head! Following with a European Uppercut and then FOLLOWING with an open-hand slap across her face that treats her as though she is something entirely beneath him!
Gavin Kirkland: Bethany is still on her feet somehow, still standing and reeling from those accumulated shots, and here comes Vincent looking to knock her down yet again and DELIVERS the Bicycle Kick directly across the jaw that sends Bethany falling into the ropes near TLA at ringside, who watches her with the unshakeable belief that she has everything required to come back from this!
Deadprez: Mondrian has been working as relentlessly as he possibly can to stack punishment on Bethany at every opportunity, unloading everything in his arsenal and now hitting the ropes again, targeting the still-reeling Bethany!
Gavin Kirkland: Bethany gets back to her feet just as Mondrian comes in, and with that final reserve of defiance she is able to send Mondrian staggering backward for a brief moment and goes through the ropes before leaping over and POUNDS him with the Slingshot Bulldog that puts Vincent flat on the mat!
Silas Mason: And there it is! Even after absorbing that sustained assault, Bethany Blue finds the exact right moment to turn this around. She has it all, and it is a genuine shame that it is not being utilized properly under the right management!
Sienna Swann: Sweetie… she doesn’t need your validation.
Deadprez: Bethany is beginning to reassert her grip on this match after sending Vincent back down to the canvas, ascending to the top rope while he is still face down on the mat! COMES DOWN WITH THE CORKSCREW ELBOW LANDING PRECISELY ON HIS CHEST! Bethany hooks the leg immediately!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: KICK OUT! But Bethany has decided that restraint is no longer a concept she is interested in applying to this match! She is now wrenching Vincent pressed against the mat and firing repeated forearms directly at him as he tries desperately to recover from everything he has absorbed in this turnaround sequence!
(CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!)
Gavin Kirkland: The Doctor is operating with absolutely zero mercy right now, and she has run completely out of patience! She hauls Mondrian back to his feet and sends him into the corner! FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH A RUNNING KNEE LIFT IN THE CORNER! Bethany drags Vincent out of there and flows through!— SNAPS HIM DOWN WITH THE FISHERMAN’S NECKBREAKER!
Silas Mason: OH, NOW FOLKS, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS COULD MEAN!
Sienna Swann: You are absolutely NOT calling that move at this table tonight, sweetie. Sit down!
Deadprez: Mondrian is in a deeply serious and dangerous position, with Bethany taking complete control and the crowd rising to their feet, sensing the finish approaching! SAY AHHHH– oh wait, Bethany was going for the mandible claw, but Mondrian catches the arm and rolls her into a Crucifix Roll-Up!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Gavin Kirkland: BETHANY BLUE GETS THE SHOULDER UP BEFORE MONDRIAN CAN SECURE THAT ROLLUP! BETHANY GETS BACK TO HER FEET BUT VINCENT IS ALREADY REACHING FOR HER, LOOKING TO LOCK IN THE TOXIC SPIKES ATTEMPT!
(## THE REMEDY!)
Gavin Kirkland: OH! YES! GOT HIM!
Deadprez: WHAT A COUNTER!
Silas Mason: NO— I MEAN, INCREDIBLE!
Sienna Swann: GOOD NIGHT, SWEETIE!
Gavin Kirkland: THE CUTTER TURNS THE URANAGE BACKBREAKER ATTEMPT DOWN! THE REMEDY CONVERTS WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEVASTATING ADVANTAGE FOR VINCENT INTO THE MOST PERFECTLY TIMED COUNTER OF THIS ENTIRE MATCH! BETHANY IS CLOSER TO VICTORY THAN SHE HAS BEEN ALL NIGHT! SHE IS INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: PAINFULLY CLOSE! THAT WAS RIGHT THERE, BUT VINCENT MONDRIAN POWERS THE SHOULDER UP AT TWO!
Silas Mason: The physical toll of this match is written all over Bethany Blue and she is slowly rising while this crowd absolutely erupts willing her to finish this! Come on, Vincent! Find something! Get back up!
Sienna Swann: Vincent is going to be completely cold for a considerable stretch and at this point he may well be beyond resuscitation, sweetie.
Silas Mason: I have enormous respect for Bethany, I genuinely do, but I need this to go in Vincent’s favor for the benefit of Cataclysm and the broader Silas World agenda! Come on!
Deadprez: Mondrian is dragging himself back to his knees, but he is in a deeply precarious position as Bethany sets herself in the corner and comes charging in! LOOKING FOR THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL BUT VINCENT GETS OUT OF THE PATH!
Gavin Kirkland: Blue turns around and immediately absorbs a kick to the gut! Vincent looks to be setting up the Cero Bomb perhaps, but Bethany battles her way out of it at once, hammering away at him! Vincent drops her lower and CERO PLANTS HER INTO THE CORNER WITH THE BUCKLE BOMB! Blue comes stumbling out of the corner and falls directly onto Mondrian’s shoulders! He DROPS her cold with the Telltale Heart! Death Valley Driver connects!
Silas Mason: COME ON VINCENT! PIN HER NOW! REFEREE, COUNT! COUNT IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Silas Mason: Shoulder up, but look at Vincent! He is smiling! He is feeding off this genuine, high-level competition and that smile tells you everything about what drives this man! This is what passion looks like, folks! THIS is what Silas World represents!
Sienna Swann: He is smiling because something has gone wrong upstairs, sweetie. That is not passion. That is a man whose connection to reality has temporarily lapsed.
Deadprez: Bethany crawls away toward the corner trying to locate her footing after absorbing all of that, working her way back to vertical while Mondrian tries to press forward and pursue her the moment he rises! But a back elbow stops him cleanly in his tracks!
Gavin Kirkland: Blue reaches over to Vincent and delivers a forearm directly into his face, repositioning him with his back toward the corner!
(CRASH!)
Sienna Swann: YES!
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT A FALLAWAY SLAM DRIVES MONDRIAN BACK FIRST INTO THAT CORNER WITH ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING FORCE! THE IMPACT IS SEISMIC AND VINCENT IS CRUMBLING!
Silas Mason: Mondrian stumbles and somehow rises back off the canvas! Bethany is back up too and hits the ropes, leaps over and turns Vincent into a Sunset Flip Rollup while he is operating on nothing but pure instinct! NO! Do not let her do that! I mean… brilliant awareness from Bethany! Truly!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Silas Mason: MY GUY POWERS OUT! HE GETS THE SHOULDER UP! JUST WHAT THIS MATCH NEEDED AT THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE!
Deadprez: Do not get ahead of yourself just yet, Silas! Mondrian stumbles back to his feet and Bethany comes straight up off the canvas and pulls him back down with a School Boy Rollup before he can find any kind of footing!
Sienna Swann: (gripping the desk) Do NOT let him get away from that, sweetie! Keep the pressure on!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…
Gavin Kirkland: SO CLOSE! AGONISINGLY, DREADFULLY CLOSE ONCE MORE BUT VINCENT POWERS OUT AGAIN!
Silas Mason: Everything is everywhere right now but he has to lock back into this match immediately! Vincent’s condition is deteriorating by the second! Show me what you are made of! MAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU!
Gavin Kirkland: Ryan Wilson is at ringside calling out to Vincent trying to get through to him but I genuinely do not think Mondrian is registering a single word being said to him right now as he searches desperately for any semblance of composure–
(POW!)
Sienna Swann: CODE BLUE CONNECTS, AND VINCENT IS BACK DOWN ON THE CANVAS! BETHANY ROCKS HIM WITH THAT HEART PUNCH, AND ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD!
Silas Mason: NO! Vincent! Get up! You CANNOT do this to me right now!
Deadprez: MONDRIAN IS DROPPED COLD, AND BETHANY HOOKS THE LEG WITH EVERYTHING SHE HAS LEFT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–
(…)
(…)
(…)
Deadprez: OH! RYAN WILSON PUT VINCENT’S FOOT ON THE ROPES! THE REFEREE’S HAND COMES DOWN A THIRD TIME! THE ENTIRE SIMMONS BANK ARENA IS ON ITS FEET, AND NOBODY CAN BELIEVE WHAT THEY JUST WITNESSED! THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE THAT!
Silas Mason: YES! THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! TEAMWORK! WE ARE WITNESSING PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING IN ITS ABSOLUTE PUREST AND MOST EXTRAORDINARY FORM TONIGHT! LOOK AROUND YOU! YOU ARE WELCOME! THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE, AND YOU HAVE SILAS WORLD TO THANK FOR DELIVERING IT!
Ryan Joseph Wilson: (Off-Mic) COME ON, VINCENT! LOCK IN!
Gavin Kirkland: You can hear Ryan Wilson pouring every ounce of vocal support he has into this moment at ringside while TLA knows what Ryan did but works to keep Bethany guided toward the right decision in this match!
Deadprez: Vincent gets dragged back to his feet and sent through the ropes out to the apron! Bethany follows through to press the advantage… WAIT! VINCENT EXPLODES BACK UP OFF THE APRON SURFACE AND BETHANY IS CAUGHT WITH NOWHERE TO GO!
Gavin Kirkland: CERO! THAT DRIVES BETHANY INTO THE OUTSIDE TURNBUCKLE AND STEEL POST DOWN ONTO THE APRON AND THE FLOOR MATS! THE FORCE OF IT SENDS VINCENT TUMBLING OFF THE RING TO THE FLOOR AS WELL!
Silas Mason: MAJOR DAMAGE DELIVERED BY VINCENT MONDRIAN AT THE MOST CRITICAL POSSIBLE JUNCTURE! WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY MOVE AND NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU HAS COMPLIMENTED HIM FOR IT! HOW DARE ANY OF YOU
Sienna Swann: You have some extraordinary nerves, sweetie! We are rooting for Bethany to survive this and close it out and nothing you say at this table is going to change that!
Gavin Kirkland: The referee sees the situation clearly and has no choice but to begin the count with both competitors down on the outside!
Referee: ONE!… TWO!… THREE!… FOUR—
(TLA moves toward Bethany to check on her condition while Ryan Wilson spots it from his position at ringside.)
Ryan Joseph Wilson: (Off-Mic) Whoa whoa whoa! What exactly do you think you are doing, hombre?
(TLA looks completely bewildered.)
TLA: (Off-Mic) She is my… partner?
Ryan Joseph Wilson: (Off-Mic) You trying to slip her something while she is down? I know exactly what kind of man you are!
TLA: (Off-Mic) Okay… how you know?
Silas Mason: Ryan, do not let that clown talk to you like that! Handle it!
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT IS HAPPENING?! RYAN AND TLA ARE SUDDENLY GOING AT IT COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE AND IT IS ESCALATING FAST! RYAN DRIVES A GUT KICK INTO TLA AND SENDS HIM INSIDE THE RING!
Sienna Swann: Ryan Wilson trying to get inside that ring, but TLA is absolutely not the pushover he has been treated as tonight, sweetie! He is back on his feet and HITS THE ROPES BEFORE RYAN CAN FIND HIS FOOTING—
(CRASH!)
Sienna Swann: MEXICAN DESTROYER PLANTS RYAN WILSON! TLA IS GOING TO WORK ON HIM NOW, THROWING HANDS AND THE REFEREE HAS TO COME IN AND PHYSICALLY SEPARATE BOTH MEN BEFORE THIS GOES ANY FURTHER!
Gavin Kirkland: THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND THE REFEREE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO EJECT BOTH MEN FROM THE RINGSIDE AREA!
(DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!)
Deadprez: And while the referee is occupied managing the chaos of that brawl, Vincent Mondrian is seen quietly climbing back upright and stumbling directly toward Bethany before LAUNCHING her gut first into the edge of the commentary table!
Sienna Swann: OH NO, NOT THIS REPREHENSIBLE INDIVIDUAL AGAIN, SWEETIE!
(Silas Mason and Vincent exchange a delighted look, laughing with the mutual satisfaction of men who believe they have just turned the entire match on its head.)
Silas Mason: YES! VINCENT, YES! THAT IS PRECISELY THE DECISIVE RUTHLESSNESS I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR! MAKE HER PAY FOR EVERY MOMENT OF THIS MATCH! MAKE HER FEEL EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT!
(CRASH!)
Gavin Kirkland: BUT THE BRIEFEST WINDOW OF CLARITY ALLOWS BETHANY TO POWER THROUGH AND LAUNCH VINCENT OVER WITH A BACK BODY DROP THAT DEPOSITS HIM DIRECTLY ONTO THE COMMENTARY TABLE! BLUE FIRES BACK AND MONDRIAN IS NOW DRAPED ACROSS THE TABLE SURFACE!
(After putting Vincent down, Bethany straightens up, chest heaving, and turns a long, burning glare directly toward Silas Mason.)
Silas Mason: :whoa: !!!! Now hold on. I have been saying genuinely kind things about you this entire match and I meant every word of it—
Sienna Swann: COME ON, BETHANY! GIVE HIM EVERYTHING HE DESERVES, SWEETIE! DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO!
Deadprez: WATCH OUT EVERYONE!—
(TJD!)
Deadprez: GAVIN, NOOOOO!!!!! BETHANY CHARGES IN WITH THE SUPERKICK AIMED AT SILAS BUT SHE CONNECTS WITH GAVIN INSTEAD AND HE GOES DOWN BEHIND THE TABLE!
Sienna Swann: OH MY GOD! HE IS ABSOLUTELY FINISHED! BETHANY JUST KICKED GAVIN’S HEAD INTO THE THIRD ROW, SWEETIE!
Deadprez: Bethany does not look particularly troubled by what just happened and wastes no time dwelling on it, she shrugs her shoulders and surprisingly smirks, though knowing their history, it must feel good even in an accident! She is turning her full focus back to the matter at hand! But back at the stage, Silas Mason and Cataclysm are already retreating up the ramp, putting as much distance between themselves and this situation as physically possible after the deeply unpleasant experience Silas was just put through!
Sienna Swann: These people are constitutionally incapable of allowing anything to reach a clean and honest conclusion, sweetie. Every single week without fail they manufacture some form of chaos and then have the audacity to act aggrieved when it comes back toward them!
(Bethany slides back into the ring and checks on TLA, making sure he is upright and intact after everything that just unfolded. On the outside, Vincent Mondrian and his team watch from a safe distance up the ramp. The camera editing works quickly between them, catching something in the shared look between Mondrian and Bethany Blue that goes beyond the match itself while TLA and Ryan still yelling at each other from afar. A flicker of something unspoken passes between them across the distance as Showdown fades into the commercial break on that image.)
(The camera shot has returned from commercial break for the final time tonight as the silence at ringside is quickly cut off by the sounds of “Just Stop” by Disturbed playing throughout the arena. Seconds later, the Showdown War Games team of Jon Kelton, Damien Kutcher, and Team Captain Pandora Paisley enter the arena. They look at each other and nod before they head to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome… JON KELTON! DAMIEN KUTCHER! AND PANDORA PAISLEY! TEAM WAR GAMES!
Deadprez: Gavin is being attended to by medical right now after taking that powerful TJD by Dr. Bethany Blue. The show must go on. Here comes our War Games team and they are walking to the ring in solidarity along with a purpose after what happened last week on Voltage and how dare they do what they did to our team. They are all just jealous because we are going to win War Games.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, it’s war. Plain and simple considering the name of the match they are walking into. But after Voltage, and there is no doubt in my mind that they are going to talk about it in just a few moments, our team is ready for a fight. Dynasty and Voltage better be listening to what Showdown has to say.
(We see the team entering the ring after grabbing microphones from Gina. The trio stand front and center in the ring and listen to the crowd’s reaction as Pandora’s music starts to fade off as the War Game team looks ready to speak up.)
Pandora Paisley: As much as we would love to come out and tell you all the good things that happened when we went over to visit our competition on Voltage, if you watched the show, you know bloody well that that wasn’t the case.
Damien Kutcher: Hell no it wasn’t. We weren’t exactly thrilled to see Dynasty get the jump on them over Team Voltage as well as watching Team Voltage stand tall. Not very satisfying for any of us to see.
Pandora Paisley: When we went to Voltage last week, we had one mission in mind and that was to make a statement. Unfortunately that bloody well didn’t happen as those retched flowers on Voltage somehow found a way to stand tall last week. Yeah…we didn’t like that.
Jon Kelton: Nope. Not at all.
Damien Kutcher: Absolutely not. But they will all get theirs.
Jon Kelton: But we get it. We completely understand. But we also understand that all of it is going to stop sooner rather than later and it is all going to stop with Team Showdown!
(The Showdown crowd cheers for the trio because regardless of personal feelings, this is the team representing the blue brand and the Showdown fans want to see Showdown bring home another War Games victory. The team look at each other before Pandora decides to )
Pandora Paisley: Oh, you precious little flowers, if you think that attacking us leaving us down on Voltage was meant as a way to intimidate us, they you all are thinking bloody well wrong. I’ve been in battle after battle against groups that have packed harder punches than you have probably ever thrown, so I am not worried at all about what Voltage and Dynasty can even dream of throwing at me. When War Games comes around, if that was your best, then you bloody well stand no chance against us.
(Pandora smirks after she says what she said before Damien decides to step up to the forefront and speak.)
Damien Kutcher: What Pandora said is the complete truth. You might have got lucky once, but you should accept that luck won’t be on your side a second time. Especially when you have our combined talent on one team.
(After Damien speaks, Kelton decides to step up to the front and speak to the crowd.)
Jon Kelton: If you don’t believe us now, you certainly will believe us on Voltage as I have been chosen by our amazing team captain….
(Kelton looks over at Pandora and gives her a smile before he goes back to speaking.)
Jon Kelton: To represent Team Showdown tomorrow night on Voltage in the special Captain’s Choice match. What Voltage is going to show is just going to be a precursor to what is going to happen at Territorial Invasion. I am going to win the Captain’s Choice match on Voltage and then Showdown is going to win War Games at Territorial Invasion. You can doubt us all you want, but all we are doing is speaking the truth. It’s your own fault if you simply can’t accept it.
(Jon steps back and Pandora pats him on the shoulder as she steps up to speak once again.)
Pandora Paisley: With that being said, we are not going to bloody well let them get away with what they did. So that’s why I am issuing out the challenge.
(Pandora walks over to the ropes and motions towards the ramp.)
Pandora Paisley: VOLTAGE….
Pandora Paisley: DYNASTY….
Pandora Paisley: I know how this works. If you aren’t listening to what I am saying, then bloody well are back there ready and waiting for a moment to strike, so how about we give it to you. So about you two teams get your asses out here and try, and I bloody well mean TRY, to stake your claim on OUR turf. ON SHOWDOWN TERRITORY!
(The crowd is cheering for Showdown as Pandora, Kelton, and Damien look at the ramp and wait for Dynasty… or Voltage… or both of them… to come out to the ring and be ready to fight them in their ring. After a few moments, nobody has come out and there have been no inclinations that anybody is even thinking about coming out. You would think that Pandora would be frustrated, but she is smiling alongside Kelton and Damien.)
Pandora Paisley: Hmph. That’s exactly what I thought. Voltage and Dynasty only come out to fight when it involves sneak attacks. When it comes to head on assaults, they just stay back and act like cowards. Fitting when Showdown is the true threat at War Games. If you aren’t even going to take a challenge like this seriously, flowers, you might as well–
(Pandora gets cut off by the sound of ‘Until It Sleeps’ by Metallica starts playing. Seconds later, we see Saori Aizen and Damon Lazarus entering the arena. Following behind them is the third member of the Voltage War Games trio, Auburn Ware.)
Deadprez: Ask and you shall receive because here comes the Voltage War Games team. Auburn. Damon. Saori. They look ready to go… well at least Damon and Saori do… AND THERE THEY GO!!
Sienna Swann: SWEETIE, DAMON AND SAORI ARE RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP AND THEY HAVE JUST SLID INTO THE RING AND THE FIGHT IS ON!! VOLTAGE AND SHOWDOWN GOING AT IT ONCE AGAIN ON SHOWDOWN!
Deadprez: But look! Damon and Saori are bringing the fight to Showdown, but they are currently at a two on three disadvantage because Auburn is looking a little nervous about getting into the ring and joining the fight.
Sienna Swann: This isn’t the best strategy going into a fight like this, sweetie especially since Saori and Damon are starting to get dominated and a little overwhelmed–
Deadprez: AUBURN WARE HAS ENTERED THE RING AND NOW SHE IS HELPING EVEN OUT THE ODDS FOR HER TEAM AS VOLTAGE IS STARTING TO GET BACK INTO THE MATCH–
Sienna Swann: THUNDERCLAP NOVA BY SAORI ON DAMIEN KUTCHER! RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW AND KNOCKING DAMIEN LOOPY–
Deadprez: TOWER OF DAWN BY AUBURN WARE THAT TAKES PANDORA HALFWAY ACROSS THE RING!!
Sienna Swann: DAMON JUST HIT THE DAMNATION ON KELTON AND HE GOES RIGHT OUT OF THE RING!
Deadprez: Uh oh. Ummm… guys. Showdown might be in a huge mess of trouble. Damien is out of the ring. Kelton is out of the ring.
Sienna Swann: Sweetie, that means that Pandora is in the ring all by herself against all three of the Voltage War Games team AND HERE WE GO! PANDORA IS TRYING AS HARD AS SHE CAN TO FIGHT ALL THREE OF VOLTAGE OFF–
Deadprez:: BUT SHE IS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED AND IS BEING SACRIFICED TO VOLTAGE! I DON’T LIKE THIS AT ALL! THIS IS OUR TURF! PISS OFF! Auburn is getting first crack as she has positioned herself by the ropes AS SHE SPRINGBOARDS FROM THE TOP AND SHE HITS THE LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY DDT! PANDORA SPIKED ON HER HEAD!
Sienna Swann: Oh sweetie, that is not all. They have Pandora leaning against the ropes as Saori hits the ropes on the other side. Now she rebounds AND HITS PANDORA WITH THE RAIMEI HAKKE! WHAT A KNEE TO THE FACE!
Deadprez: NOW DAMON IS READY TO FINISH OFF PANDORA AS SAORI AND AUBURN PULL PANDORA TO HER FEET! SAORI SHOVES PANDORA TO DAMON AND HE HITS THE C! T! E! PANDORA’S FACE JUST BOUNCES OFF THE MAT! THREE FOR ONE SPECIAL ON OUR WAR GAMES CAPTAIN!
(Kelton is back on his feet and he grabs Pandora by the ankle and pulls her out of the ring and helps her over as they meet up with Damien at the ramp as Damon and Saori stand tall in the ring as Auburn is looking a little hesitant on celebrating.)
Deadprez: I don’t know about you Sienna, but I think it’s safe to say that this is not the plan Pandora had in mind. It completely backfired on Showdown all because of those psychotic brutes from Voltage. I hate them.
Sienna Swann: Pandora and Showdown wanted to make a statement and reclaim power on their own turf, but it was the War Games team from Voltage who stood tall and made a statement at Showdown’s expense by hitting our captain with three big finisher level moves!
Deadprez: We know our team very well and with Pandora steering the ship, this is far from over and we have not heard the last from Showdown. Expect them to be angry. Expect them to be ready to fight. And expect things to reach a fever pitch very soon. Not a matter of if but WHEN!
(The final shot shows Saori and Damon standing triumphantly tall in the ring with Auburn standing tall, but looking more apprehensive before cutting to Showdown walking up the ramp looking completely pissed off as the final shot fades to black.)
(EAW Logo Buzzes….)