(EAW intro plays.)
(A recap of last week’s Sunday Night Voltage is shown: Miku Sakai beats ARIA to advance in the Iconic Cup. Jamie O’Hara and Bethany Blue make their Wicked Games match official. Mei Sasaki beats Jamie Cross. POTARA and The Jaded Hearts have a confrontation. Brianna Hill beats Hayley Morrow. Korey Gaines beats Komatsu Ogawa. Valerie Hellstorm agrees to an alliance with La Familia. Roberto De La Rosa beats Alex Myers with Valerie interference. Lt. Colonel Michael Scott Connor beats Sierra Everett’s servant Eleanor. Ruler beats Valerie Hellstorm. Captain Charisma announces the Wicked Games Clusterfuck match. Drake King agrees to Cameron Ella Ava’s challenge under God’s Rules. Dr. Bethany Blue beats Juggalo Sally. Thanks to TLA, Drake King and Bea Valentine beat Donovan Duke and Mia Santoro. After TLA leaves Mr. Wrestling XIX in their tag match, Jamie O’Hara and Cameron Ella Ava get the win. Charlie Marr and Rex McAllister have a Contract Signing for their match. And in the main event, Minerva moves on in the Iconic Cup tournament, beating Caroline.)
(Sunday Night Voltage opens up to a shot of Jamsil Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The crowd is electric as pyro is seen shooting out from the stage. The camera then goes over to ringside where Rich Russillo, James Peters, and Persephone are seen!)
Persephone: Welcome to the most boring show on Earth, Sunday Night Voltage.
Rich Russillo & James Peters: :comeagain:
Persephone: Something like that.
Rich Russillo: Well welcome to Voltage as we get closer and closer to Wicked Games! A jam packed show top to bottom tonight with multiple Elitists in action, multiple announcements, and your main event which consists of Rex McAllister facing off against Mr. Wrestling XIX! Let’s get right into it!
( As the commentators and the pyro in the arena settle down we see Sunday Night Voltage opens with Voltage Commissioner, Captain Charisma already in the ring. The crowd would cheer on as Captain Charisma is seen wearing a dapper all gray suit. He smiles and panders towards the crowd before he speaks into the microphone. )
Captain Charisma: Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to Sunday Night Voltage!!!!
The Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! RAAAAHHHHHHH! HYSJSCNNCJSKSSJ!
Captain Charisma: I’m glad everyone is feeling rather excited for what’s in store for not only tonight’s rather stacked show of Voltage, but also in two weeks time when we’ll host Wicked Games, in a card that everyone is ready to witness live at the world famous Budokan Hall in Chiyoda City! I mean the matches we have that event speak for itself, Drake King defending his EAW World Championship against Cameron Ella Ava in whatever the hell God’s Rules match is, TLA defending his Hardcore title against Donovan Duke, the finals of Iconic Cup Finals between Minerva and Miku Sakai, and so many more incredible match. Wicked Games is going to be some excellent graps for the fans of Voltage I can promise you that!
( Captain Charisma would once again pander to the crowd as he gets them hyped, as he gets them excited for what’s in store for Voltage’s future. The crowd would cheer on Captain Charisma. It looked like Captain Charisma was going to continue with what he was saying but he would pander to the crowd once more which prompts Persephone to say… )
Persephone: Jesus christ can this guy stop pandering, get on with your speech!!!
James Peters: Nah let Captain Charisma cook, he’s getting the great crowd of South Korea on their feet for tonight’s show and what’s to come.
( Captain Charisma would finally stop pandering as he would speak to microphone to continue on what he was saying. )
Captain Charisma: I can promise you people tonight will be a fantastic show from top to bottom, but I want to address what I said on last week’s Sunday Night Voltage. That at Wicked Games not only we will have those marquee matchups that I mentioned earlier, we’ll be having a match that is called… The Clusterfuck. Which is pretty much a big elimination rules style match until one person is left vicious and receives a shot at either the EAW Championship or the Universal Women’s Championship on the following Voltage. This is a huge opportunity for whoever wins to have a career defining moment. It could change careers as we speak, could change the trajectory of one’s life, and a chance to become recognized can all be obtained to the winner of The Clusterfuck. Now I said to the people last week to be patient of who will be revealed to take part in this match and that secret is no longer going to be a thing because I’m going to reveal who the participants are for this match… RIGHT NOW!
( The crowd would cheer on Captain Charisma as he took the cheers from the audience here tonight in Seoul. It was looking like Captain Charisma but would again… Pander to the crowd! Persephone is seen visibly rolling her eyes for the pandering Captain Charisma is doing to open the show. Captain Charisma would then reveal the names of who will be competing in the Clusterfuck Match at Wicked Games. )
Captain Charisma: The following names will participate in this match goes as follows… ‘The Dark Kitsune’ Mei Sasaki, ‘The Crown Jewel’ Sierra Everett, ‘Showoff’ Korey Gaines, ‘La Desperada’ Mia Santoro, Brianna Hill, ‘The Iron Woman’ Jamie Cross, ‘Lieutenant Colonel’ Michael Scott Connor and ‘The Insane Clown’ Juggalo Sally.
( The crowd would cheer for those names that were listed as Captain Charisma continues to speak. )
Captain Charisma: All these names have the chance to earn themselves a world title match, a match that would be the first time in their careers that they will get. Out of those names, who is willing to step up, who is willing to go all the way and earn this opportunity. Who is the big dog this year that wants to snatch that chain, and bring the fight to World Champion on the Voltage after Wicked Games! Who is going to be that person, we will all find that answer in Budokan baby! With that in mind, may you all enjoy-
( Before Captain Charisma could say anything else, ‘Attention’ By Doja Cat would begin to blast the P.A System as Sierra Everett would make her way down the ramp as she’s the first person to come out and address herself being in the Clusterfuck match at Wicked Games. Sierra is seen wearing a nice little outfit as the crowd boo her here in Seoul. )
Rich Russillo: Interesting to see what Sierra Everett has to say regarding her involvement in this matchup. She looks ready to say what she has to say about being involved in the Clusterfuck match.
James Peters: I’m sure she’ll be REAL humble about being in this match and the opportunity that is at stake.
( Sierra Everett enters the ring as she is handed a microphone by a ringside official. She stands face to face with Captain Charisma as she begins speaking to him and the audience here tonight on Sunday Night Voltage. )
Sierra Everett: First of all, how rude of this audience to boo me like that. Didn’t your parents teach you how to show class and respect to a superstar like me?
( The crowd boo Sierra heavily as they disagree with her. Sierra smirks as she says… )
Sierra Everett: I guess not, that’s why none of you should’ve seen my beauty in person because I’m the biggest star to ever shine bright in Seoul. Enough talking about these people, let me bring my attention to you Captain Charisma. I see I have been presented an opportunity to earn myself a world title match on the Voltage after Wicked Games. All I have is to outlast every single you mentioned in an elimination style match to earn that chance and well… I want to say thank you. No truly I want to say thank you to Captain Charisma… For giving me the key to success in winning this match at Wicked Games!
(The crowd would boo Sierra Everett as she would roll her eyes from the crowd here in South Korea. She would continue to speak to not only Captain Charisma, but to everyone else that is watching. )
Sierra Everett: Oh shut up, let’s be honest folks. Judging by the list of people you brought up and the skill level they have compared to the brightest star ever in me, Sierra. I have this match in the bag, but you might as well give me the opportunity right now and get it over. Save the heartbreak for the other little puppies who want this world title match. Save them the trouble of experiencing the failure of an opportunity because this match is an Elimination Rules type of match, I know I’m going to be the last one standing when it’s all said and done. I mean I have far, far more experience than everybody else that’s on this list. Everyone else is either relatively new to this company or quite frankly are completely terrible compared to me. I am the favorite in this match, this should be my match to win because I’m looking to break out this season. No learning curve, no more taking on the chin, no this will be my moment to victory. This will be my moment to get to the next starsphere and even win the world championship. So sorry to the rest of the competitors, I’m sorry I’m going to ruin the chances you all had have ever winning this damn match in the first place because I am simply bett-
( All of sudden ‘The World Is Mine’ by Mikey Rukus would begin playing in the arena as Korey Gaines would make his entrance here tonight on Voltage. He would end up getting an actual positive reaction as he gestures towards the crowd before making his way down the aisle. )
James Peters: Oh wow would you look at that. Korey Gaines is now making his way down the ring, he too is looking for a big break this season and I can tell the audience here in Seoul is warming up to him.
Rich Russillo: There is some recent history between these two as Korey two weeks ago confronted Sierra after her interview with Sofia Clarke, telling her off about laughing at Roberto’s expense after the vicious attack that he endured on the hands of KAI-ZEN. Korey made some interesting observations about Sierra and her as a person which Sierra just seemed to ignore and not try to listen.
( Korey would continue to make his way down the ramp as he grabs a microphone that was placed on the ring stairs as he climbs up and enters the ring. His music begins to die down as Sierra is the first to talk. )
Sierra Everett: I know you’re in this match and everything but why are trying to cut me off, how dare you-
Korey Gaines: I don’t give a shit Sierra!
( The crowd would “oooooohhhhh” at that from Korey as you can see in the ring, Captain Charisma is in the corner as he is trying to break a smile at the response Korey just gave to Sierra Everett. Korey continues to speak to her and the opportunity that he has. )
Korey Gaines: Couple weeks ago I tried being nice, I tried to let you know the wrongdoings of laughing at one’s expense when they’re already down, especially since you seemed unfazed at losing in the first round of the Iconic Cup Tournament. I mean you steered clear from that criticism by laughing at Roberto being jumped by a bunch of guys being led by a guy named Ricky. It wasn’t a healthy mindset to have but yet you wanted to insult me and not sell whatever I was saying. It wasn’t until I had a good man in Michael Scott Connor who showed me that some people just won’t change, no matter how many times you wanna tell me that, and you, Sierra, are one of those people. You aren’t going to change, that’s why you came out to tell everybody here that this match is already a given when that is NOT the case whatsoever. You aren’t going to automatically win this match just because you think you’re the bigger star in the room.
Sierra Everett: I am the biggest star, and you won’t reach my lev-
Korey Gaines: AND THAT’S where you’re wrong Sierra. I surpass that level or at least I’ll try to do that because I’m here to work hard, I’m here to earn this opportunity and show the world that I’m ready to take the leap of faith. I’m ready for this chance and there’s nothing you can say to change my mind on that. Whether it happens at Wicked Games or another event, I’m ready for that leap no matter what!
( Sierra and Korey would stare at each other before they’re interrupted with “Won’t Back Down”, by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as Michael Scott Connor makes his way to the ring. He gets a great reaction from the crowd as he already has a microphone in his hands. His music would quickly die down as Michael begins speaking. )
Michael S. Connor: Korey’s right, having that type of mindset is the wrong approach Sierra. Is the not right way to approach this business no matter how many times you want to tell yourself that. This match isn’t going to be handed to you on a silver platter, no it’s not. Winning a match like this is going to be a testament to the winner and I’m looking at myself to be that winner, no matter how hard it takes on my bo-
Sierra Everett: Don’t tell me what I can do grandpa, not my fault none of you are better than me. In fact Michael if you were determined to be a winner in this company, and be a winner in life in general, where’s your New Breed Championship? OH That’s right you lost in your second chance at that title.
Korey Gaines: I mean Sierra, you talk a big game yourself but didn’t you let Elenor wrestle in your place last week because you chickened out or am I just mis-remembering things?
( Another “oooohhhh” from the crowd as Sierra looks quite pissed at Korey Gaines. Michael would make his way down the ramp and into ring as Sierra tells Korey… )
Sierra Everett: You really tryna get on my nerves huh.
Michael S. Connor: I think your attention should be on me, otherwise I may need to teach a lesson in respect and make you tap out this time.
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( Everybody in the ring is confused as we looks towards the stage as we see Juggalo Sally making her presence felt as she holds a microphone in her hand and begins speaking. )
Juggalo Sally: Would you look at that, sweet little ol’ has the chance to become the world champion. How fun is that, a wicked game I love to play hahahaha. I see three people who want this, but are they crazy enough for it? I don’t think so… well maybe just Korey. I know we have a match coming up but I’ll tell you what I’m very much going to enjoy competing against you, after all the things I said to about you not only last month but during the leadup to this match 😁😁😁
Korey Gaines: Yeah I’m still trying to figure what you meant by that back in September, you left confused and questioned. To top all off, I never even got a proper conclusion as to what you meant by saying you loved to watch me compete! Week in, week out?
Juggalo Sally: Oh you’re so silly Korey. I was just admiring you but you went ahead and insulted people like me, and the makeup we wear and our match tonight, you’re going to feel everything I bring to you. Wouldn’t that be joyful? Like the thought of me winning this Clusterfuck match, would be joyfull for everyone around the world. Everyone would rejoice at me winning this match hahhahahahah. How wonderful is that??? 😁😁😁
( ‘RAVE’ by Dxrk ダーク hits, and the crowd begins to boo as Mei Sasaki begins to walk out. Mei heads towards the ring where all of the Elitists are at this point, but once she makes it to ringside it is clear that she isn’t actually paying any attention to them. Instead she is looking at Captain Charisma who is also in the ring. Mei enters the ring, walking past the Elitists and towards Captain Charisma before beginning to speak.)
Mei Sasaki: I’m glad you’ve chosen to give me this kind of opportunity, but I do have a few questions about this match and it’s regarding a few of my opponents. This is essentially a contendership match for a World Championship, yet a lot of the people here don’t even win matches. Sally has been missing for weeks and while she was here she did absolutely nothing noteworthy. Michael S. Connor isn’t exactly the most skilled competitor out there, and after being given chance after chance and dropping the ball every single time, Jamie Cross lost to me just last week. Why is she being given the exact same opportunity as me?
Michael S. Connor: Don’t you think you should be a bit more respectful? I understand many of us haven’t had incredibly smooth rises here in EAW, but this match is giving us an opportunity to do something great.
Korey Gaines: It’s not like you’ve been doing too great, either. Remember the Divide and Conquer match?
Mei Sasaki: You mean the match none of us won? Yes I remember it, but that doesn’t matter to me anymore. Besides, while some of us were in that match, Michael was being eliminated first in Brand Warfare, Jamie, Brianna and Mia were fumbling an opportunity, and Sally was nowhere to be seen. If we were to care about Divide and Conquer though, I’m not so sure that someone that didn’t even care enough to put effort into the match should be getting rewarded.
(Mei looks towards Sierra Everett as she says this, and Juggalo Sally just laughs.)
Sierra Everett: Excuse me? I’m not going to pretend to care about a match that’s below me.
Korey Gaines: Which is why you need other people to do your bidding?
Sierra Everett: Eleanor is not “doing my bidding”, she’s just helping me so I don’t have to entertain matches that aren’t important. This is different though. I’ll be winning that World Championship shot… Even if it means I have to share the ring with you. 🤢
Juggalo Sally: :blessed: I CAN’T WAIT FOR WICKED GAMES! It’s going to be so much more fun than these normal matches! I will expose Korey Gaines to the world and then I will get to do it again by taking away his World Championship opportunity!
Korey Gaines: Right.. I still don’t know what your problem is, but I plan to settle things tonight. I’m not letting you interfere with my career at Wicked Games.
Juggalo Sally: :mjlol2: You think that’s your choice to make?
(As the arguments continue, Mei Sasaki just shakes her head.)
Mei Sasaki: This is what I’m talking about. These aren’t people who should be in World Championship matches. Are you trying to hand me this-
(‘Anti-Hero (Rock Version)’ by Taylor Swift hits to cheers, and Mei Sasaki just shakes her head as Jamie Cross begins walking out with a microphone in her hand. Jamie doesn’t look too happy with Mei, and she begins to speak on her way down the ramp.)
Jamie Cross: I thought what happened in our last match would’ve been enough to satisfy you, but clearly I was wrong. You managed to beat me, and yet here you are, still bothered by me for some reason.
Mei Sasaki: Should I not speak out when people are being put in positions they don’t deserve?
(Jamie walks up the steel steps before entering the ring, where she continues to speak.)
Jamie Cross: Move on, Mei. Clearly you can’t stop me from being given these opportunities, just like I clearly couldn’t stop you from having this weird issue with me. I just want to get my career back on track and winning a match like this would allow me to do that and more. Don’t think that because you won our match last week that I can’t win this. You know it’s not that simple, and you know that I won’t let you defeat me like that again.
Mei Sasaki: So what? All you do is lose, anyway. Everyone thought you were a rising star full of potential when you first joined EAW, and clearly they were all wrong. You basically flopped, Jamie. I don’t know why you’re even here.
Jamie Cross: I’m here because this is an opportunity for people to step up and take another step in their careers. You said it yourself, a lot of the people in this match don’t have very favorable records, but that doesn’t mean things can’t change at Wicked Games. Who knows, I might even eliminate you to win that match.
Sierra Everett: You? Winning this match,? You can’t be serious. :mjlol:
Michael S. Connor: I actually find it impressive seeing the mindset Elitists like Korey and Jamie have even after suffering their own fair share of losses. Some of you could really learn from that. Maybe then you’d find the support and the opportunities you think you should be receiving.
Mei Sasaki: There’s nothing impressive about having a mindset like Jamie’s when you know you’ll be rewarded regardless of how little you bring to the table.
Jamie Cross: Mei, you know it’s not like that. We’ve been through this already, and I’m sick and tired of being treated like this from you. I already made it clear that I wasn’t going to take it from you anymore, so don’t be surprised if things don’t go your way at Wicked Games. I may not have defeated you last week but that doesn’t mean I haven’t learned from that loss. I’ll be better at Wicked Games, and I won’t let you stop me.
Mei Sasaki: Right, I’m sure we haven’t heard that one before. Is no one else getting tired of listening to this on a weekly basis?
(Jamie and Mei go face to face and it’s clear things are starting to become pretty heated, but before anything could happen, ‘Too Old to Die Young’ by Brother Dege hits. This causes a mixed reaction to come from the fans as Mia Santoro begins to walk out to the stage. Mia stares at the Elitists inside of the ring, seemingly unimpressed as she begins to make her way down the ramp. As she makes it down to ringside, she begins to speak.)
Mia Santoro: I actually have to agree with Mei. There are a lot of people in this match that have done nothing with their careers, and will undoubtedly waste the chance given to them. With that being said…
(Mia enters the ring before continuing, staring directly at Mei.)
Mia Santoro: If you believe my name should be anywhere near the likes of Brianna Hill or even Jamie Cross, you must not be aware of who I am.
(Mei doesn’t respond but she doesn’t look very bothered by what Mia has to say as Santoro continues.)
Mia Santoro: Just last week I was cost a victory over the EAW Champion and someone who has the opportunity to become the Specialists Champion very soon. Tonight I’m going to defeat the Hardcore Champion though, and this is where I’m at during the early stages of my career. It’s clear that unlike some of the other Elitists in this ring I actually have the potential to rise to greater heights, and this match is the perfect chance for me to accomplish that. Soon enough I’ll be competing for a World Championship, and in the meantime you and Jamie can get back to fighting each other.
Mei Sasaki: This isn’t your match to win.
Juggalo Sally: I don’t think it’s yours either! You all sound really confident, but I wouldn’t go around guaranteeing victory just yet. You never know what might happen at Wicked Games. You might all leave empty handed, or worse, you could get seriously hurt and completely ruin any chance of you competing for *any* Championship!
Sierra Everett: Is that supposed to be a threat?
Juggalo Sally: Don’t worry, I just want to have fun at Wicked Games with all the different wrestlers in this match! You, Korey, Mia, Jamie, there’s so many different kinds of Elitists here, but I don’t think any of you are prepared for me. 🤔
Mia Santoro: Is that so? If I’m going to win this match I obviously will have to overcome everyone in my way, including a clown like you. I’m not concerned with who my opponents are. All I have to do is make sure I can defeat them when the time comes, and trust me, I intend to do exactly that.
Jamie Cross: I hope you don’t think it’ll be that easy. Like I told Mei, I-
Mia Santoro: I’m really not concerned with what you told Mei. We’re two different people, but much like her I’ve taken notice of your lack of success. You’ve been here far longer than me and yet instead of showing us that you’re growing, you’re giving us more reason to believe you’re just not cut out for this.
(‘The Spins’ by Mac Miller hits, and the fans once again begin to cheer. Brianna Hill begins making her way out, and as she walks down the ramp, holding a microphone of her own, Mia Santoro begins to speak.)
Mia Santoro: I’m not too sure why you’re out here, Brianna. You know what’s going to happen at Wicked Games, don’t you?
Brianna Hill: I know that it won’t be a repeat of our match. There’s a lot more to worry about in match like this than what happened a few weeks ago. You lose sight of that and you might just be eliminated before you even have the chance to try and get rid of me.
(The fans cheer as Brianna enters the ring, and Mia doesn’t look too amused.
Brianna Hill: It’s too bad that a lot of you seem more interested in writing off your opponents than making sure you’re actually prepared for such a major opportunity. I’m really looking forward to this match, and I believe things would be even better if I knew everyone involved would actually be giving it their best. However, there’s a good amount of you who I know are looking down at the rest of us. Mia, Mei, Sierra, are you sure you want to play this game? I don’t need to repeat what others have said about you guys not having perfect records, but you could easily be surprised at Wicked Games and what happens then?
Sierra Everett: Why bother worrying about something that won’t happen?
Michael S. Connor: That attitude hasn’t gotten you very far, Sierra. Maybe if you took things a bit more seriously that’d change.
Sierra Everett: Shut up. I didn’t ask for your opinion.
Jamie Cross: He’s not entirely wrong. Just like Mei you think this will be an easy win for you, but-
Mei Sasaki: I hope you weren’t planning to say that YOU will be the reason that’s not the case.
Jamie Cross: Even if I was, what exactly would you do about it?
Brianna Hill: Mia I’m aware that you managed to defeat me, but trust me when I say that I won’t be going down so easily at Wicked Games.
(Mia remains silent, seemingly thinking to herself as the arguing continues.)
Korey Gaines: This is my win. I’ve been in the ring with a good amount of you, I know exactly what to expect at Wicked Games.
Sierra Everett: What good does experience do when you always lose?
Korey Gaines: I could ask you the same question.
Mei Sasaki: It looks like my point remains. You guys don’t belong in a match like this, so there’s no point in it. Captain Charisma, you might as well name me number one contender.
Brianna Hill: No, I’m –
James Peters: MIA SANTORO JUST ATTACKED BRIANNA HILL AS SOON AS SHE TURNED AROUND, AND NOW LOOK AT EVERYONE IN THE RING!!!!
Rich Russillo: JUGGALO SALLY JUST USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK HER OPPONENT TONIGHT IN KOREY GAINES, WHILE SIERRA JUST ATTACKED MICHAEL S. CONNOR!!!
James Peters: MEI SASAKI GOES AFTER JAMIE CROSS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE JAMIE IS PREPARED THANKS TO ALL OF THE COMMOTION! ALL OF THE COMPETITORS IN THIS MATCH ARE FIGHTING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS BRAWL IS STARTING TO SPILL OUT TO RINGSIDE AS THESE COMPETITORS CAN’T BE CONTAINED INSIDE OF THE RING!!!!!
Rich Russillo: MIA AND BRIANNA ROLL OUT OF THE RING, MEANWHILE MICHAEL MANAGED TO SEND SIERRA EVERETT OUT OF THE RING!!!! MEI SASAKI AND JAMIE CROSS ARE GOING AT IT AS JAMIE LOOKS TO SEND HER THROUGH THE ROPES, BUT MEI TURNS IT AROUND BEFORE SENDING JAMIE OUT TO RINGSIDE INSTEAD!!!!!
James Peters: KOREY GAINES AND JUGGALO SALLY ARE FIGHTING INSIDE OF THE RING, AND THEIR MATCH IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE RIGHT AFTER THIS!!!! THERE IS A HUGE BRAWL ON OUR HANDS, BUT LOOK!!!
(Tons of security guards begin running down the ramp as the fighting continues, causing boos to come from the fans who clearly enjoy the chaos.)
Rich Russillo: I THINK CAPTAIN CHARISMA EXPECTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN, AS THERE’S A TON OF SECURITY GUARDS RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP RIGHT NOW!
James Peters: The security guards are separating everyone before they could get seriously hurt, and while I don’t blame the fans for wanting to see more, I’m sure none of these Elitists want to enter Wicked Games at anything less than their one hundred percent.
Persephone: Who cares about that? A bad wrestler is a bad wrestler regardless of how healthy they are.
James Peters: Either way, I think that right there was a bit of a preview of how chaotic this match will really be.
(Captain Charisma begins walking back up the ramp, followed by the security guards who have seemingly separated the Elitists. Everyone besides Korey Gaines and Juggalo Sally is slowly seen heading up the ramp, and a few security guards remain at ringside to make sure the brawl between Korey and Sally doesn’t continue before their match. From there, the scene fades to a commercial break.)
(Promotional ad for Wicked Games, where Donovan Duke faces TLA for his Hardcore Championship.)
( Voltage comes back from a commercial, and from the previous segment, we can spot Korey Gaiens and Juggalo Sally already standing tall in the ring, with Bella Braxton standing at the center of the ring, with a microphone in her hand and a smile on her face. )
Bella Braxton: YOUR OPENING CONTEST IS SCHDULED FOR ONE FALL!… INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA!…. WEIGHING IN AT 170 POUNDS!… ‘SHOWOFF’ !!!!!!!!…. KOREYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY……. GAINESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
( Gaines comes to stand tall at the center of the ring and embraces the reaction as the crowd responds to him with a mixed reaction. Gaines can be spotted with a grin on his face before rubbing his nose and slowly stepping back into the corner, taking his leather jacket off. )
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT!… FROM THE BIZARRE TOWN!… WEIGHING IN AT 137 POUNDS!…. SHE’S THE ‘SPECIAL GIRL’ !!!!!!!!!!…. JUGGALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!… SALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
( Boos could be heard across the arena as she comes standing tall at the center of the ring and maniacally laughing at the crowd, the cameraman, even at Bella, that it almost carries her off the ring. Sally looks so much fired up for her match tonight before backing into her corner, eyeing Gaines from the opposite corner as she waits for the bell to ring, just like Korey Gaines. )
( DING DING DING )
Rich Russillo: What’s going to happen when Insane meets Extreme? Well, at least that used to be his nickname. Korey Gaines takes on Juggalo Sally, and the match is underway! Sally charges out of the corner, quickly pushing Gaines back into it. Gaines shifts to the side, evading the incoming attack! Sally crashes into the corner, Gaines with a kick, pushing her back right away!
James Peters: Gaines might have to pick up the pace in this competition because it’s not going to be so easy for him to maneuver around his opponent and secure a victory. Sally seems to be quicker than usual right now! Gaines delivers a forearm to her head while she’s in the corner, then grabs her wrist and sends her flying over to the opposite corner. Gaines quickly follows up, and here comes Korey Gaines!
Rich Russillo: STEP UP JUMPING KNEE AT THE CORNER!
James Peters: The step that went up might be coming down! Sally is able to catch the knee in time and now has Gaines stucking upon her shoulder, looking to land a powerhouse move but Gaines delivers clobbering blows to the top of her head, causing Sally to release him immediately!
Rich Russillo: Safely landing on the ground, Gaines charges in once again!
James Peters: ROUNDHOUSE KICK! GOT HIM!
Rich Russillo: GAINES RESPONDS WITH A SPIN KICK IMMEDIATELY BUT HE MISSES!
James Peters: LOOK OUT, GAINES!
Rich Russillo: POW! BRAZILIAN KICK FOLLOWS IT UP IMMEDIATELY! SALLY IS NOT WASTING ANY TIME!
Rich Russillo: Sally grabs Gaines and now sends him flying down to the ropes, watching up as Gaines is able to play around once more, sending him down to the ropes instead. But I think that’s just making everything better for her speed there, and here she charges in!…. JUMPING CLOTHESLINE! DOWN GOES THE EXTREME! SALLY IS ON FIRE!
Persephone: Goddamn, if the clown can wrestle way better than Korey Gaines, then I don’t know what to say about this man at this point. So far in this match, everything I’ve said just keeps being proven right.
James Peters: With those combinations, enough to bring Gaines to the ring’s floor, Sally seems to be dominant against her opponent in this competition so far. Sally now heads back to both feet, seizing this opportunity to take a step in and now has Gaines up to his feet once again. Sally then aims for the corner and now sends him all the way down there. Sally may be looking to utilize the corner for another attack as she runs towards him!….
Rich Russillo: CORNER CLOTHESLINE! CRASH AND BURN!
James Peters: Sally still has Gaines under her control, and now she drags him all the way out of the corner. At the center of the ring, Sally goes, hooking up Korey Gaines for another move there!
Rich Russillo: ELEVATED DDT PLANTS GAINES! A COVER ON KOREY GAINES!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: KICK OUT AT TWO! FAR AWAY FROM LOSING THERE FOR GAINES!
Rich Russillo: Sally executes yet another takedown to keep Gaines under pressure, but she’s not getting any closer to picking up the win against her opponent at the moment. She may need to pull out a bigger trick from under her sleeves to secure it soon. Now, she seems to be looking to take a shortcut and capitalizes on it right now! Back on her feet with her opponent alongside, both arms being hooked…
James Peters: THE RIDDLE BOX ABOUT TO PLANT GAINES! SHE’S LOOKING FOR HER OWN INVERTED DOUBLE UNDERHOOK FACEBUSTER!
Rich Russillo: Korey maintains his struggle out of the hold, and manages to land a hard blow right into her face, sending the Special Girl backing away from the force of the attack. Gaines gains some grip, and he finally manages to turn his attention towards Sally. He quickly lands a swift kick to the gut, then grabs Sally and sends her all the way down to the ropes. But this time, Sally anticipates this and ends up sending her opponent down there instead! Gaines bounces back!…
James Peters: JUMPS IN, GOING THROUGH HIS TILT-A-WHIRL MOTION…. GOT SALLY IN A POSITION AND BOOM! INTO AN INVERTED HEADLOCK ELBOW DROP! QUICK COVER BY GAINES!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: KICK OUT AT TWO BY SALLY THIS TIME!
Rich Russillo: Gaines drags himself back from the ground, both feet firmly planted after the kickout, and steps back, while putting Sally in a steadier position. From behind, here comes Korey Gaines!… SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! SALLY IS DOWN AGAIN! GAINES WITH ANOTHER COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: ANOTHER KICK OUT BY SALLY AS WELL!
Rich Russillo: Gaines surely isn’t content with how his opponent keeps kicking out despite the effort he’s been putting in to make sure it’s enough to keep her down at the moment!
Persephone: He’s pretty damn dumb not to realize how weak his kicks are so I’m not surprised why he won’t win a fight he picked with a clown, of all kinds of creatures.
James Peters: The clown we’re watching here, she’s actually a professional wrestler. And Gaines is up against her tonight to show that a wrestler he is as well. He isn’t someone to be underestimated, and never will be. His efforts are singing the same song too! Gaines is back on his feet again and now he has Sally up with him as well. He now smashes quickly, landing blows across her face and pushing her back down towards the ropes, sending her to the opposite side of the ring!….
Rich Russillo: Gaines attempts a spinning kick to catch her at the center of the ring, but Sally, with both arms locked onto the ropes, halts her for a moment in her running momentum. Gaines misses the mark, but he quickly rushes towards her instead. Sally swiftly switches about, getting up to her feet and sending him staggering back towards the center of the ring. Sally now rushes in a dramatic sprint for another Jumping Clothesline!
James Peters: BEAUTIFUL DROPKICK TAKES DOWN SALLY!
Rich Russillo: Sally didn’t see that coming, leaving Gaines another big chance to strike. Gaines is up to his feet and now picking her up from the ground, hooking her under, sending her to her feet then goes down by the ropes, sending her up to the top rope, both legs above it, and Gaines is seizing for!… ROPE HUNG SWINGING NECKBREAKER! ROLLS HER OVER AND A COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: SALLY IS STILL ABLE TO KICK OUT!
Persephone: Nevermind, he’s just weak at everything.
James Peters: Gaines then with impressive line of moves, still trying to put down Juggalo Sally, and maybe she might have a strong chance to win there with how much she has been resisting against Korey Gaines so far. Gaines surely still won’t be so happy, but now he might look to end this earlier! Gaines is up to his feet and he just waits for Sally to put herself back in a standing position once more. Sally now up to her feet slowly, and Gaines starts running, heading towards the ropes, here he goes! Up to the second rope!…
Rich Russillo: OKIE CUTTER! A SPRINGBOARD CUTTER!
James Peters: WOAH HANG ON! SHE’S CAUGHT HIM!
Rich Russillo: Sally has him in a hold, and what she could be planning to do there! The Cutter didn’t connect, and here’s Sally looking to put Gaines down on her own!… WOW, WHAT A CROSSFACE CHICKENWING SUPLEX!
James Peters: Crossface Chickenswing Suplex has just been applied on Korey Gaines and he’s in a bad position right now. Sally has a good chance to seal his fate there. He’s up to shift, but his mind isn’t there. Sally runs in, and here she goes, charging in and running straight at him!…
Rich Russillo: BOOM! EXPLOSIVE PINK SHOCK SUPERKI-
James Peters: GAINES HITS HER WITH HIS OWN! TO BOTH KNEES DOWN GOES SALLY!
Rich Russillo: Korey isn’t done yet, before landing another hard roundhouse kick across her head, almost taking it off her body right there! Sally is still woozy, and Korey seizes him to grab her, back to her feet. And here’s Gaines seizing the opportunity to take her right back down to the ground. Gaines sends her up the top rope once more, both legs up there again and slowly hooking her up!…
James Peters: ROPE HUNG DDT! A COVER BY KOREY!
Persephone: She’s going to kick out anyway.
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: SALLY KICKS OUT AT TWO!
Persephone: See, told you. He’s not winning this shit.
James Peters: Gaines there, waiting for another, heading up to his feet and now climbing all his way to the top, onto the second drop, now making his way up to the top rope. Gaines is up there, looking to fly! He’s already on top of the corner, got his balance set and done, turning around and slowly facing Sally who’s still down there! Gaines is going to fly!
Rich Russillo: INCOMINGGGGGGGGG!….
James Peters: PICTURE PERFECT! OKLAHOMA SHOOTING STAR PRESS FROM THE TOP! A COVER ON SALLY! HE’S LOOKING FOR A WIN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
THREE-
Rich Russillo: THREE!- WAIT NO! OH WOW! SALLY STILL ABLE TO KICKS OUT!
Persephone: Oh god.
James Peters: Impressive shooting star press but still doing nothing to Juggalo Sally, she’s still able to kick out! Korey may have to pull a big one if he wants to seal the deal! There’s no other way around than this and he must figure out a way to solve it! Gaines gets to his feet and immediately heads to the top again! Gaines might actually get to bring this match to an end here, and he’s already giving a preview of it here! She’s slowly up to her feet and Sally is still down there! Gaines is up and here he comes!…
Rich Russillo: OKLAHOMA TWISTER! CORKSCREW SHOOTING STAR PRESS!
Persephone: Ouch.
James Peters: ON NOBODY! HE JUST LANDS ON THE GROUND HARD!
Rich Russillo: That was- Oh wait, look! Sally is up to her feet and she drags Korey Gaines up to both feet! Gaines is up and he has been hoisted by her! Both arms are hooked and Sally lifts him up for it!… THE RIDDLE BOX SUCCESSFULLY PLANTS HIM! INVERTED DOUBLE UNDERHOOK FACEBUSTER DROPS GAINES! SALLY WITH THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
THREE-
James Peters: GAINES MANAGES TO KICK OUT IN TIME!
Rich Russillo: Both of them just kicked out of these signature moves, but Sally isn’t going to waste much time anymore. Now, Sally sends herself back into the corner, charging for her right foot with Korey Gaines swaying away from the ground! Sally has her right foot turning into a step of fire and here she goes!
James Peters: EXPLODED BY EXPLOSIVE PINK SHOCK!
Rich Russillo: SUPERKICK TO THE LEFT KNEE!… ANOTHER SUPERKICK ACROSS THE JAW! GAINES NAILS BOTH OF THEM!
James Peters: Gaines still not done, and here he goes for more! Another Superkick to the jaw! One more Superkick, and here he picks her back to both feet as he strides back and goes for it!…
Rich Russillo: KICK, KICK, KICK, SUPERKICK PARTY!
James Peters: SALLY DUCKS AND OH NO!
Persephone: Oh yeah GOOD, now disqualify his dumbass!
James Peters: GAINES JUST SUPERKICKED THE REFEREE! THE REF IS DOWN!
(Korey Gaines rushes over to the referee, meanwhile a grin appears on Sally’s face as she rolls out of the ring, seemingly digging for something.)
James Peters: WAIT, SALLY JUST PULLED OUT A SLEDGEHAMMER!
Persephone: FINALLY, IT’S GETTING GOOD NOW! CRACK HIS FUCKING SKULL, WOO!
James Peters: Korey has no idea what’s coming, and here’s Sally heading back inside the ring and sneaking up from behind! Korey tries to collect himself on the referee and wake him back up, but she’s already down there! Watch out Gaines, she’s right behind you!
( CRACK! )
Rich Russillo: A SLEDGEHAMMER HITS HIM UPSIDE HIS HEAD! :damn:
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James Peters: SALLY THROWS IT AWAY, AND LOOK AT KOREY GAINES! BLOOD IS POURING FROM HIS HEAD, AND SALLY JUST GOES FOR THE COVER AS THE REFEREE IS SEEMINGLY BACK UP!!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( DING DING DING! )
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!… JUGGALO SALLY!
Persephone: What? That’s it? No there must be more, pick that sledgehammer back and now actually break his skull in pieces!
James Peters: Sally has pulled a trick by the end of the match and managed to steal the win by attempting to injure Korey Gaines! Sally has just picked up a win here and is able to gain some momentum in her own right tonight, but she had to utilize that sledgehammer to do it!
Rich Russillo: Korey Gaines won’t be happy about that. I’m sure he’ll want revenge, but he may have to wait for Wicked Games to get it.
( ‘CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN’ by THE DU and EDM hits the PA system as Sally gets back to her feet and raises both arms up as the winner of this match, laughing out loud with how embarrassing Korey is with that loss. Sally shakes her head while Korey rolls to the outside and holds his head where it has been hit by that sledgehammer in pain. Sally is seen celebrating her victory over Korey before the scene fades to a commercial break. )
(Commercial for the video game Mortal Kombat 1, with the OmniMan DLC coming soon.)
( As Voltage sparked back to life, the camera’s turned back to the arena; going directly over the large Seoul crowd; all blazing with energy as they cheered on Voltage coming back from a brief commercial break, as the hard-cam that was sifting around the rafters slowly panned over to a different point of view for the moment; with a camera-man standing directly in front of the commentary booth, aiming directly at Persephone, James Peters, and Rich Russillo; who seemed to be set for an announcement. )
James Peters: Welcome back to Voltage here, which has already been a HUGE night of action; with announcements from Captain Charisma, and a GREAT match between Korey Gaines and Juggalo Sally…
Persephone: Korey might be dead :drakelike:
James Peters: … with so much more to come; we’re looking to have an absolutely AMAZING Sunday night; but before we continue to move forward, we’d like to take this time aside, and spotlight a couple up and coming, EAW Superstars who took a little time out their training in the performance center; to record some videos to showcase to the world EXACTLY what they have to offer, and what the future holds for them.
Rich Russillo: Personally sitting with some of the new recruits, I’ve seen the ‘IT’ factor dripping off of them; so it gives me great pleasure to transition us all into MEETING the newcomers to EAW, as they dump their hearts to you all, to help YOU support their future endeavors –
( Before Rich could get his words out, ‘Spiders’ by System of a Down began to blast through the speakers; a bit of shock plastered through the entire commentary desk, as the camera shifted towards the ramp, to see Mr. Wrestling stomp his way down to the ring; receiving MASSIVE amounts of boos directly from the fans, clearly being an unscheduled appearance for this part of the show tonight; as he was scheduled to fight FAR later on in a match against Rex McAllister, however finding himself coming and interrupting an announcement early to get some things off of his chest. With Mr. Wrestling moving with a determined expression on his face, walking around the ring towards the timekeepers area; as he reached over it and grabbed a microphone that was lying on a table, before turning back to the ring and beginning to slide into it; hopping up to his feet as he took position in the center of the ring; bringing a hand to his neck as he forced the camera crew to cut his music, allowing the boos to get far louder; though he didn’t even give the audience time to settle down; having a clear mission as he turned to the titan-tron, casting a finger forward as he curled it, as if he was calling someone out . )
Mr. Wrestling XIX: JACK RIPLEY, GET OUT HERE.
( Oh, I suppose he was. )
Mr. Wrestling XIX: No, no, no – because we aren’t prolonging this. We aren’t running through a whole show, going for another one or two hours before I get my time to talk; we’re doing this HERE and NOW. Because I am but a man. I am a professional, I am a thinker, I am a strategist; but one thing I am NOT is a pushover. Have I ever shown traits that I am? Have I ever made it out to seem like I could be danced around and walked over as anyone so pleases? No. No, I expect more than what I’ve been served from you, Jack Ripley. I expect more than how you’ve treated me – and if you think for more than a second that I am going to sit back and allow you to run your mouth week after week after WEEK with no sort of breaking point from myself? You’re mistaken.
Mr. Wresting XIX: Who are you, Jack Ripley? A former Pure Champion in your own right. A newly enrolled EAW Hall of Famer – that happened just THIS year. You remember that, right? You are at the end of your road sooner rather than later, because your days at this point are beginning to count downwards rather than upwards; but I am not here to talk about your age, or how long you have, but rather, the experience you hold with so much time doing this; that with so much prestige under your belt, and with a Hall of Fame plaque hanging on your mantle; you still have been underselling your achievements with you actions, and that is PITIFUL. You should be better than this, you’re EXPECTED to be better than this. You don’t get all of those honors by being a brat, and yet? It seems now that you’ve toppled so many mountains; you’ve reverted to one thinking that there isn’t a point in being the Jack Ripley you USED to be.
Mr. Wrestling XIX: But the thing with you, Jack? You’re stubborn. I’ve tried to show you my vision; I’ve tried to light a path for you to follow, knowing that YOU have the pull I require to ensure that others follow alongside you; but instead of being the solution? You chose to be a part of the problem, and in doing so you’re disrespecting the very business you’ve been endorsed by. I’m sick and tired – I came to you EXPECTING Jack Ripley; but this can’t be him. This can’t be the man I have been searching for, a man who I was certain could UNDERSTAND where I am coming from; and right now? I don’t think I’ll ever see that man again . ..
Mr Wrestling XIX: . . . Unless I force him out into the open, and MAKE Jack Ripley whole again – in a match, at Wicked Games.
( Mr. Wrestling put the challenge down, as the crowd went ablaze; cheering on the idea, as suddenly, ‘Bounce Back’ by Big Sean began to blast through the arena; a grin slowly appearing on Mr. Wrestling’s face as he was getting exactly what he wanted; Jack Ripley beginning to make his way out of the titan-tron’s opening with a microphone already in hand, seemingly already prepared for a confrontation like this to arise; as he instantly called for his music to be cut, staying firmly in the front of the ramp; not looking to get any closer for the moment as he sighed, looking towards Mr. Wrestling. )
Jack Ripley: Wrestling… Mr… Whatever I can call you that isn’t as long as ‘Mr Wrestling’ all together – it doesn’t matter, whatever you want me to call you; I just need you to answer ONE simple question for me. Why in the world, would I ever accept that challenge you threw down? I know what I am, you’ve listed my career and one of my biggest accomplishments; and if you’re going to try and lure me in with the whole ‘coward’ shtick? It isn’t going to work on me. Point is, I told you I have no interest in having you at the forefront of my career. I don’t want a match, I don’t want a confrontation; I don’t want THIS. So the fact that I have to come out here and reiterate that is as irritating as it could possibly be. Your answer is no, can we move on now?
( Jack replied, cocking an eyebrow as he crossed his arms, though it didn’t seem to be that easy as Mr. Wrestling shook his head; leaning over the ropes towards Jack as he grinned; though as he was going to reply – )
Jack Ripley: As a matter of fact, there is actually ONE more thing I just want to get off my chest here since you forced me to come confront you; why in the WORLD do I of all people need to be dragged into a match with you because of this little mission you’re on? You want to demolish hardcore wrestling, whoop-de-doo. Cool mission, but that’s something that has literally ZERO to do with me; so the fact that this whole narrative you’re spinning has me in the center of it tells me that in that mind, there is a heavy amount of delusion swirling around that you seriously need to get rid of.
Jack Ripley: Especially when the fact of the matter is you’re not worth my time. Say I DID accept this little challenge of yours – what then? What happens when Jack Ripley and Mr. Wrestling XIX enter an EAW ring? I’ll tell you what, the predictable happens. Jack Ripley picks up a win, and Mr. Wrestling comes back the next week and complains because he was set back. What do I benefit from that? What do I earn from beating you like I know I already could, if you’re just going to inevitably come do the ring-a-round and continue acting as much of a pest as you have been already?
( Those last comments clearly didn’t sit well with Mr. Wrestling, however for the moment he kept a level of composure, taking a breath as he kept his stare firm onto Jack Ripley who was a little amused with what he had to say about Mr. Wrestling; especially with the crowd reaction he continued to churn out. )
Mr Wrestling XIX: Really? You think I’m going to be such a quick match-up for you, that a bout between us is, ‘predictable’? Delusional, right. I am the delusional one here; and you’re saying statements like that so profoundly which makes me CERTAINLY believe that you genuinely think that’s the case. Let me put things REAL clear for you, Jack; you have no care for this business. Not a single smidgen of respect for the company that made you. I am giving you an opportunity to settle this; I am giving you an opportunity to stand on your business or fold to mine, and you’re being so DIFFICULT. Why? Why won’t you just man up, grow a set, and flex that Jack Ripley will do everything and anything to shut an open mouth that continues to nag at him? Is it because maybe Jack Ripley is wrong, and would rather dodge confrontation than ever admit to that fact? I should’ve known, maybe in exchange for the Hall of Fame nomination you had to give up your balls .
( Mr. Wrestling spoke, egging on Jack who seemed to be a little more in though than before; clearly not amused with Mr. Wrestling, but he did put up a small point; as Ripley sighed, shaking his head. )
Jack Ripley: You want a match at Wicked Games . . .? You got it.
Mr. Wrestling XIX: Perfect, then it’s official!
Jack Ripley: NOT so fast, though. I will ACCEPT this match, on ONE condition. You win? Something that will never happen . . . I will join this conquest of yours to end Hardcore Wrestling; and you can get the Jack Ripley you’ve fabricated in your mind that happens to be a bit of a henchmen to your odd plotting. But, if I win? You leave me alone. That means no mentions, no callouts, no sneak disses – NOTHING. I want you to be out of my life, as much as I am out of yours. So let me wrap it up in a nice pretty bow for ya’; Beat me at Wicked Games and I’ll join the cause. Lose to me and fuck off. Deal?
( Jack replied dropping out a new challenge for Mr. Wrestling; who seemed deep in thought for a moment, stroking his beard as he thought about it for a moment… Before smirking widely, chuckling into the microphone as he seemed ecstatic of the developing story. )
Mr. Wrestling XIX: Jack, Jack, Jack… Are you sure about this?
Jack Ripley: As confident as I could ever be.
( A sigh leaves Mr. Wrestling’s mouth. )
Mr Wrestling XIX: Your ignorance will be at my benefit. I accept your challenge.
( As Mr. Wrestling accepted, Jack flipped the microphone out of his hand; clearly not wanting to be there previously, but now with that sorted, he instantly turned his back, moving back from where he came from, as Mr. Wrestling watched him walk off; still chuckling to himself after the new revelation of their now upcoming match at Wicked Games, before the camera’s slowly faded away from the scene and into a commercial break. )
(Promotional ad for Wicked Games, where Jack Ripley faces Mr. Wrestling XIX.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!!!
( ‘Take Shape’ by Code Orange would begin playing in the arena as Hayley Marrow makes her entrance here tonight on Sunday Night Voltage. She looks around in the arena here tonight giving her a mixed reaction here in Seoul as she looks around before marching her way to the ring. )
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… from Manhattan, New York… weighing at 120 pounds… she is the ‘Black Rose Immortal!’… HAYLEYYYYYY MARROWWW!!!!
Rich Russillo: Hayley Marrow is fairly newcomer here in EAW as tonight will be her second match for the promotion and I’m certain she is looking to get a win here tonight against Jordan Narziks.
James Peters: You’re right Rich, Hayley is coming off her debut match last week where she lost to Brianna Hill in what was a valiant effort. She doesn’t wanna consume another loss and she’s going to try everything in her power to win here tonight, so let’s see how she does!
( Hayley walks up the steel stairs and enters through the ring as she poses and gestures before going into a corner and her music fading out. When ‘All the Small Things’ by Blink-182 would begin playing as Jordan Narziks emerges on the entrance as there’s a positive-esque reaction to Jordan making his entrance. He looks around before making his way down the ramp. )
Bella Braxton: Next… from Dallas, Texas but residing in Cancun, Mexico… weighting at 170 pounds… he is the ‘The Ferrari-Racing Playboy’… JORRDANNN NARRRZIKS!!!
Rich Russillo: Jordan Narziks makes his debut here tonight on Voltage, of course Jordan is a Showdown signed talent but he makes his official in-ring debut for the lovely fans in Souel. Jordan may look like he doesn’t care but I have the feeling he’s gonna show out here tonight.
James Peters: Well said Rich, in fact I love his theme song he came out to, brings me back to the good ol’ days you know.
Persephone: Blink-182 stinks what the hell are you talking about James?
James Peters: Put some damn respect on Blink-182 Persephone, they’re a great band god damn it.
( Jordan makes his way down the aisle as he slides into the ring as he goes into his corner as his music begins to fade out. Both of them stare at each other in their opposite corners as the referee of this match signals for the bell. )
(DING! DING! DING!)
Persephone: AND THE MATCH IS OVER! DING! DING! DING!
James Peters: I’m sure you would love that Perse, but that is not the case, as this match has just now gotten underway! Hayley Marrow is taking on a debuting Jordan Narzikis, and I just know that both of these recently signed Elitists are going to be looking to make a statement, as they quickly rush right into a collar and elbow tie up to start!
Rich Russillo: Both of them are looking to earn the early control within this match, but it looks like it is going to be Hayley Marrow who gets exactly that, getting Jordan into a quick side headlock! But Jordan is able to slip out of it, AND A KICK TO THE BACK OF HAYLEY’S KNEECAP FROM JORDAN!
James Peters: And Jordan is going to take quick advantage of this, as he wraps his arms around Hayley’s waist, before taking her down into the center of the ring with a wrestling takedown! Hayley has nowhere to go, as Jordan Narzikis gets right back to his feet, AND HE GOES FOR A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION, LOOKING TO TAKE THE BREATH OUT OF HAYLEY EARLY ON…
Persephone: But Hayley Marrow is about to move out of the way. She gets right back to her feet, as Jordan looks to step in towards her, but Hayley nails him with a forearm smash. This match has gone on for far too long. Can I go to sleep already?
Rich Russillo: No, you can’t. Hayley nailed Jordan with a forearm smash right across the jaw, BUT JORDAN RESPONDS WITH ONE OF HIS OWN, BUT HIS HITS HAYLEY IN THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE! This dazes her, as Jordan Narzikis would lock her wrist, and he irish whips her off and into the ropes… ONLY FOR HAYLEY TO TAKE HIM DOWN INTO THE MAT, AS SHE HITS A HUGE SLINGBLADE!
James Peters: Jordan goes hard into the mat below! Hayley is quick to get right back up to her feet, looking for a win here tonight as she picks Jordan right back up to his feet, BEFORE SHE THROWS HIM OVER WITH A HUGE SNAP VERTICAL SUPLEX! But Hayley isn’t done, rolling through… AND THEN A SECOND ONE! HAYLEY FLOATS INTO THE COVER FOR AN EARLY WIN IN THIS MATCH!
ONEEEE!!!!!!
TWOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Persephone: Oh great, but the race car guy is able to quickly get a shoulder off of the mat at a count of two. Perfect. I totally don’t want to die right now. Hayley does not look happy about the early kick out. Maybe if she killed him or something he wouldn’t have kicked out. Weak.
Rich Russillo: Well. Hayley Marrow gets back up to her feet, and it looks like despite the early frustration, she is going to try to take advantage of the opening that she created for herself, as she pulls Jordan up as well, IRISH WHIPPING HIM HARD INTO THE CORNER, AND JORDAN CRUMBLES BACK TO THE MAT FROM THAT DEADLY IMPACT!
James Peters: Jordan Narzikis could have damn near broken his spine off of that, as he is down and out on the mat! He is crying out in agony, as Hayley Marrow has seemingly found the perfect pacing for her in the early goings of this match. Jordan pulls himself up in the corner that he was just sent into…
Rich Russillo: BUT HAYLEY MARROW RUNS IN, AND SHE NAILS A HUGE KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE OF JORDAN NARZIKIS INTO THE CORNER! Jordan is dazed and confused, and Hayley looks to take advantage, AS SHE LOOKS TO FOLLOW UP THE HUGE KNEE STRIKE WITH A RUNNING BULLDOG TO SEND JORDAN CRASHING INTO THE MAT…
Persephone: But Jordan Narzikis is able to hold his weight from going down with Hayley, which forces Hayley to crash into the mat all by herself. Lol.
James Peters: Hayley did not have a good landing right there, as she stumbles back up to her feet, holding at her lower spine and turns around… RIGHT INTO A MAJOR SUPERKICK BY JORDAN, AND HAYLEY IS TAKEN OFF OF HER FEET! Jordan pulls her right back up however, AND A HUGE DDT SPIKING HER HEAD FIRST INTO THE MAT! JORDAN FLOATS OVER INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG DEEP!
ONEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT HAYLEY MARROW IS ABLE TO KICK OUT JUST IN TIME! Jordan could have had the match won right then and there, but it was not enough to keep Hayley down. Jordan shakes his head in acceptance of the kick out, getting back up to his feet, and he stomps down onto her!
James Peters: Hayley can’t protect herself from the ongoing onslaught from the debuting Jordan Narzikis! He picks Hayley back up to her feet, irish whipping her off into the ropes… AND JORDAN TAKES HAYLEY RIGHT BACK DOWN WITH A MASSIVE DROPKICK! HAYLEY IS OUT COLD, AND JORDAN HAS THE CONTROL OVER THIS MATCH! What an impressive showing he has had so far!
Persephone: This is not impressive whatsoever, and you should be embarrassed for even considering something like this impressive. It’s not. Do better. Jordan isn’t going to even go for another cover, as he picks Hayley back up to her feet… AND HA! DUMBFUCK!
Rich Russillo: HAYLEY PUSHES JORDAN BACK, AND SHE SPRINGS TO HER FEET KNOCKING HIM DOWN WITH A SPINNING WHEEL KICK! Just like that, Jordan crashes right back down into the mat, and Hayley gets back to her feet, and now she has the control of this match, much to the mixed reaction from the fans! She quickly grabs a hold of Jordan, and sends him to the outside floor!
James Peters: Jordan crashes to the ringside floor, as he holds at his lower spine from the attacks that have been targeted towards it within this match. He slowly starts to pull himself back up to his feet… BUT HAYLEY MARROW SHOOTS OFF OF THE ROPES, AND SHE GOES FOR A HUGE SUICIDE DIVE ONTO JORDAN… BUT JORDAN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY, AND HAYLEY CRASHES RIGHT INTO OUR TABLE!!!
Persephone: Can someone mop her away?
Rich Russillo: Jordan Narzikis was able to move out of the day of the suicide dive, forcing Hayley’s risk to not be rewarded! He quickly throws her back into the ring, and follows suit, as Jordan would rip Hayley up to her feet… AND HE BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH THE SPRINGBOARD SHIRANUI!!! ‘LIKE A G6’ CONNECTS, AND JORDAN INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: ANOTHER KICK OUT BY HAYLEY MARROW!!! Jordan had come so close to picking up the victory there within his debut match, but it just wasn’t enough, not yet at least, as Hayley stays alive in this match, and it continues onward!
Rich Russillo: These two have been proving themselves here tonight… AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, AS JORDAN RUSHES TOWARDS THE ROPES, AND GOES FOR A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT… BUT HAYLEY GETS HER KNEES UP!! JORDAN SLAMS INTO HER KNEES RIBCAGE FIRST, AND HE IS HURT!
Persephone: A stupid decision causes for stupid results, and Jordan suffered from that. They both have been making stupid decisions throughout this match however, I wouldn’t be surprised if this causes for them to both lose. I would love to see that by the way.
James Peters: Jordan was propped right back to his feet from the impact of Hayley’s knees going into his ribcage, as he fell into the ropes… AND HAYLEY IS BACK UP, CATCHING HIM WITH A MAJOR DROPKICK! JORDAN BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, AND THEN HAYLEY HOOKS HIM, AND DROPS HIM WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: JORDAN NARZIKIS SOMEHOW LANDS ON HIS FEET!!! HE FLIPS OUT OF THE BELLY TO BELLY, LANDING ON HIS FEET, AS HE SHOOTS OFF THE ROPES, AND HAYLEY TURNS RIGHT… RIGHT INTO A FLYING FOREARM SMASH! Jordan takes Hayley down, and he kips right back up to his feet, he has the people riling him on!
James Peters: Hayley crashes to the mat, and she gets right back up, and Jordan steps right back in with yet another forearm smash! BUT THEN HAYLEY RESPONDS WITH ONE OF HER OWN! JORDAN WITH A FOREARM! AND THEN HAYLEY WITH AN UPPERCUT! JORDAN LOOKS TO RESPOND WITH A SPINNING BACK KICK TO THE MIDSECTION, BUT HAYLEY MOVES TO THE SIDE, AND A FOREARM TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!
Persephone: Jordan falls to his knees, and I hope that whatever Hayley is planning next puts him out of his misery. Or I might have to do it myself.
James Peters: :whoa:
Rich Russillo: JORDAN NARZIKIS IS DAZED ON HIS KNEES, AND HAYLEY MARROW SHOOTS OFF THE ROPES… NAILING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH THE BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE!!! ‘DEVIL TRIGGER!!!!!’ Jordan is down and out, and Hayley rolls him over onto his back, she hooks the leg! She’s going to win this!
ONEEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: JORDAN NARZIKIS KICKS OUT! HE BARELY KICKS OUT AT THE COUNT OF TWO, AND HAYLEY MARROW CAN’T BELIEVE IT! Hayley nailed Jordan in the back of the head with the ‘Devil Trigger,’ and she thought she had won this match, but Jordan is still alive! He stays alive, and the match is forced to continue forward!
Persephone: Of course. Of course she couldn’t keep him down. I was really hoping that this match wouldn’t go on any longer, but alas, I could not get what I wanted.
Rich Russillo: Actually, Seph… you might be getting exactly what you want! Hayley does not want this match to go on any longer, AND SHE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN’T, AS SHE GRABS A HOLD OF JORDAN, LIFTING HIM ONTO HER SHOULDERS… AND SHE IS GOING TO GO FOR THE KNEE LIFT!!! ‘SERENITY PAINTED DEATH’ CONNECTS…
James Peters: NO! IT’S BLOCKED, AS JORDAN IS ABLE TO CATCH THE KNEE THAT WAS ABOUT TO NAIL HIM SQUARE IN THE FACE! Hayley is not happy whatsoever, and she looks to be in a panic, AS JORDAN TURNS HER INSIDE OUT WITH A HUGE CLOTHESLINE, AND HAYLEY GOES DOWN!!!
Persephone: You lied to me, Rich. I will kill you.
Rich Russillo: I’M SORRY!!! :krabs:
James Peters: THERE’S NO TIME FOR THAT, AS JORDAN NARZIKIS LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPENING THAT HE HAS CREATED FOR HIMSELF, AS HE YANKS HAYLEY BACK TO HER FEET… BUT HAYLEY KNOCKS HIM SILLY WITH AN ENZIGURI KICK! Jordan is out of it on his feet in a near instant from that enziguri!
Rich Russillo: Jordan looks to be dazed… AND HAYLEY IS GOING TO GO FOR IT AGAIN!! SHE ATTEMPTS ‘SERENITY PAINTED DEATH’ ONCE MORE, BUT JORDAN STOPS IT WITH A BACK ELBOW TO THE FACE! Hayley stumbles backward, holding at her nose… AND SHE STEPS BACK IN—
Persephone: She dead.
James Peters: AND SHE STEPS INTO THE ROLLING THUNDER KICK!!! ‘GRAND PRIX VICTORY’ CONNECTS, AND HAYLEY IS OUT COLD, AS JORDAN FALLS INTO THE COVER!
ONEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!…. JORDAN NARRRZIKS!!!
( Hayley rolls out of the ring as ‘All the Small Things’ would blast through the P.A System. Jordan gets on his feet as the referee raises his arm in victory as the crowd cheer him on. )
Rich Russillo: What an incredible win by Jordan here tonight, his debut match here in EAW and it resulted in a win. You couldn’t ask a better way to debut in this company, in what was a heavy back and forth contest against Hayley Marrow
James Peters: It was yet another valiant effort from Hayley here tonight, she may not have gotten the win but sure certainly put up a fight against Jordan. Regardless, what a match that was and congrats to Jordan on his win here tonight in his debut match!
( The referee still has Jordan’s arm raised as the crowd continues to cheer. Eventually the referee lets go as Jordan scopes the atmosphere until he rolls out of the ring and makes his way to the back. The final shot would see him leaving as Sunday Night Voltage transitions elsewhere. )
(Commercial for the upcoming video game Super Mario Wonder.)
(Voltage returns and the camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen at this time please welcome… NICHOLISM!!!
( ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries hits to cheers from the crowd as Alex Myers and Ruler make their way to the ring.)
Rich Russillo: These two are some of the most exciting stars we have here on Voltage and after last week I definitely want to know what they have got to say.
James Peters: I am definitely sure they are not happy. They have some unfinished business and it looks like they are definitely going to handle some of it here on Voltage.
(A replay of what happened last week is shown before the music dies down and Alex Myers and Ruler are shown in the ring with microphones.)
Alex Myers: Last week, what Roberto De La Rosa and Valerie Hellstorm did cross a line of no return. They thought that they could get away with the stunt they pulled when Valerie cost me my match against Roberto, but it’s far from that. Because as Ruler showed after the match, we’re here to prove that you messed with the wrong people.
Ruler: I don’t take kindly to disrespect, especially toward people I look at as friends. They didn’t understand what forces they were dealing with when they messed with one-half of NICHOLISM, and there’s only one thing I can really say right now… and that’s that they have made a very costly mistake.
Alex Myers: I couldn’t have said it better. Roberto, Valerie, you may think that because you won the battle you have no reason to take our words seriously, but you haven’t won the war. When Valerie drove that steel chair into my back, you tore the veil that separates you from the dangerous consequences that are going to come for you at our hands in the near future. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Ruler: What is going to come your way was inevitable when you decided that it was in your best interest to make such a poor decision. I already have no reason to think fondly of someone like Roberto, and it’s needless to say the example I made of Valerie last week as well. That was only the beginning, and we’re far from through making you regret your choices.
Alex Myers: Let me be very clear about something, and that’s that we know what you two were trying to do. The desperation of seeking relevance and attention got to your head, and you saw Roberto’s match against me as a chance to use a win against me to your advantage. You wanted fame and success at our expense, and you were willing to do anything in order to get it, even if it meant making enemies out of us.
Ruler: You two used us to make a statement, but we’re going to show that we’re not going to give you a chance to make that happen.
Alex Myers: We got to where we are through hard work and determination, not cheap shots with weapons from behind. If there’s nothing I despise more, it’s two cowards who don’t know how to settle their issues face-to-face, and that is why we will prevail while you will be doomed to fight like people who always have something to fear.
Ruler: You are right though. You do have a lot to fear from us. We can make your life a living hell, I have no problem with doing that as you may have seen. What we’re capable of is far beyond your imagination, and we will leave a painful reminder of the mistakes that you have made for the rest of your life.
Alex Myers: I don’t care if you’re listening to this or not, but if you’re really itching to prove us wrong, then I hope you’re listening. We’re not going to hide like the two of you, we want you to see this coming. You can prepare for it all you want but you’re not going to be able to stop us, not now, not ever.
Ruler: You might not have even thought once in your lives. But you definitely will have no choice but to think twice before using a team like NICHOLISM to send a message.
Alex Myers: So instead of attacking us from behind, maybe actually come out here and face us. Unless you’re too scared.
Ruler: I doubt that they-
(Then all of sudden ‘El Gavilan’ by Luis R Conriquez, Peso Pluma, and Tony Aguirre hits as Roberto De La Rosa and Valerie Hellstorm step out onto the stage holding microphones. They do not look happy about what Alex Myers and Ruler have to say as Roberto looks dressed for the occasion wearing a custom made black suit while Valerie is in her ring gear as she has a match later on tonight against Charlie Marr)
Roberto De La Rosa: Now hold on just a second cabron! If anyone should be unhappy It should be me and Valerie because you two stood tall at the end of the night last week on Voltage. Sure me and Valerie made this alliance official, after some considerations but that was supposed to be a celebration. A toast to a new partnership between La Famila and Valerie Hellstorm but it was ruined by you two weirdos. You want to talk about demons terrorizing us, that we opened the wrong door because NICHOLISM is a team not to be messed with? It was never personal but clearly you both have an issue with that problem.
Valerie Hellstorm: Ruler was too mad over his little friend getting hit with a steel chair to the back by the inevitable future. Yall should know by now that I’m THAT bitch, and that I’m here to be as successful as one can be in this company. So If I needed a chair to be hit in the back of Alex Myers to show Roberto that I was very serious about this alliance, then that’s what I needed to do. Like Roberto it wasn’t personal until that maniac Ruler decided that he wanted to nail consecutives elbows to my face to knock me out unconscious during our match. You both are clearly emotional over business, and the fact that you both stood tall against us just makes me sick to my stomach.
Roberto De La Rosa: Alex, Ruler, we are not to be messed with. I was caught off guard after my match at Territorial Invasion from that attack from KAI-ZEN but with a lot more assistance on my side, I feel secure as ever. I have let someone be aligned with my own Familia and since you two wanted to act like we crossed the line, or we set off something in your brains that thought otherwise, you both have overreacted to this entire ordeal. Telling this is a costly mistake, and that we fear you two???
( Roberto and Valerie look at each other before bursting into laughter as the crowd in attendance boo them. Alex and Ruler look pissed at Roberto and Valerie laughing as Valerie then speaks once again. )
Valerie Hellstorm: I mean this with all due respect, we do not fear NICHOLISM at all. We just don’t, we’re the fastest rising stars on this brand for a reason and sure you guys may be decorated as former new breed champions, and just vibes of wanting to perish, but we don’t care. Your aura doesn’t immediate us one bit, no matter what threats you made to us, that one day we’ll regret, it doesn’t scare us at all. The real people that should be scared are you two because like Roberto said, we’re the wrong people to be messed with.
( Valerie finishes her sentence as the crowd boo her and Roberto still. Alex Myers would respond to what Valerie and Roberto just said. )
Alex Myers: You both are absolutely insufferable. I mean you want to sit there, gaslight us and say that we’re just being emotional about it? I mean there were other ways that you could have proven you were serious about aligning with Roberto you know besides putting a chair to my back and costing me a match against him. So tell me what other justification you have for putting a chair to my back?
Valerie Hellstorm: I had my reasons Alex, I had my reasons to do it and one those reasons I already told you. I have no personal animosity towards you but if you want to believe otherwise, by my guest. Fester your hate towards me because honestly when I become the biggest star in this industry, I’m going to need a few haters to constantly pray for my downfall and you are like the perfect candidate. I have no regrets about what I did because like I said you and Ruler’s threat don’t scare me one bit. I ain’t going to regret nothing of what I do because I’m THAT bitch! Point, Blank, Period!
Roberto De La Rosa: Well said, well said. Honestly guys we don’t care about you getting revenge on us. We don’t care that we opened some portal and now we’re going to receive 1000 years of bad luck or whatever it may be. You perros gotta understand sometimes not everything in this wrestling space is all personal and once you realize that, you’re better for it. If one little chair on the back is gonna set you over the edge, what’s to say someone else does something, way, way, worse. What happens then because it’s going to mentally drain you, and I’m sure you don’t want to go down a downward spiral do you?
Valerie Hellstorm: After last week’s situation we’re fully intending on making you two realize that me and Roberto are far greater threats than you two ever will be. I mean individually we are great as it comes, you can put stock into us and it will come back as a great investment but together… Together we would be unstoppable, which is more scary than any threat you gave to us. Mr. 24/7 with a contract granting him a title match of his choosing and the inevitable future on one side? It would turn a poor man into a billionaire of how powerful we can be as one unit. We pose a bigger threat to this roster than you both, and that’s just the goddamn truth!
( Valerie ends her statement as the crowd continue to boo Valerie and Roberto as Ruler and Alex stand in the ring and responds back to what was said about them. )
Ruler: You people clearly don’t understand the forces you are messing with, because bad things tend to happen to people who step in our path. We are dangerous people and it would serve you both well to remember that. We are going to be getting payback. We are going to make sure that you suffer for what you did to us last week. You might think that there are greater threats on this roster than us but you will very quickly learn that is the case. You can come for us but in the end we will come for you and you will learn to regret every day that you lie in a hospital bed that you made the choices you have made.
Alex Myers: So let’s stop beating around the bush, we are challenging you both to a match. It is going to happen whether you accept it or not is up to you. If you want to be cowards that is fine but no matter where you run to, no matter where you hide, we will be there, and we’re coming for blood.
(Roberto De La Rosa and Valerie Hellstorm are shown discussing things privately before Roberto confronts the challenge on the microphone.)
Roberto De La Rosa: You’re on pendejos!
(The crowd cheers obviously looking forward to the match as Ruler is shown looking ready to fight and Alex Myers is calling for a referee.)
Valerie Hellstorm: But not tonight!
Roberto De La Rosa: !!!!
(The crowd boos loudly as Ruler and Alex Myers raise their hands in disappointment at the trick played by Valerie and Roberto.)
Roberto De La Rosa: We will face you two emo losers on our own terms and on our own time. Unlike you we have actually more important things to do than cry and brood in the corner thinking about how much we hate everyone else. But don’t worry. We will face you two at Wicked Games.
Valerie Hellstorm: Just don’t be too disappointed when you fail to get your revenge. Because you are going to be even more salty than you two are right now. But it will be very funny to watch you two implode so don’t worry… we will see you there!
(‘El Gavilan’ by Luis R Conriquez, Peso Pluma, and Tony Aguirre hits as Valerie Hellstorm and Roberto De La Rosa roll out of the ring pointing and laughing at their opponents for Wicked Games.)
Rich Russillo: Roberto De La Rosa and Valerie Hellstorm seem pretty confident in their chances but Alex Myers and Ruler are more intense and angered than I have seen them in a long time!
James Peters: At Wicked Games there will be hell to pay!
(The camera cuts to a commercial featuring top EAW officials defeating two follower Twitter accounts with ratios for insulting their mothers.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, and Milli Banks, Delilah Rose, Rory Slate and Persephone are all seen at the commentary table. Bella Braxton begins to speak as the camera pans to her.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
( ‘Bounce Back’ by Big Sean played through the speakers; the crowd beginning to cheer INSTANTLY, as Jack Ripley began to make his second appearance of the night; Seoul fueling the Hall of Famer up as he made his way down the ramp, hurrying to the ring; with a lot of steam needing to be blown off following the altercation with Mr. Wrestling that he had; as Jack slid directly inside, running to the corner as Ripley jumped up to the middle rope; raising his hands high as the crowd’s cheers amplified even more, as Jack finally jumped off the ropes; heading to his corner, as ‘Bounce Back’ began to fade out; Jack now waiting for his opponent, so this match could begin. )
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST, FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA… WEIGHING IN AT 205 POUNDS… THE STRAIGHT SHOOTER, JACCKKKK RIPLEEYYYYY!!!
Persephone: My wish has been granted. For this match, I no longer have to deal with Rich Russillo and James Peters. Instead I’m with… These three I guess.
Milli Banks: Champion. Elitist. Commentator, I do it all. :mjgrin:
Rory Slate: I’m just here to do my job tonight; that being making Bea’s life a living hell, verbally !
Delilah Rose: I’m glad I wasn’t the only one, tonight is a night for me to celebrate the opportunity to critique every little misdoing of hers.
( As the crowd awaited the next entrant, ‘Imma Be’ blasted through the speakers; as none other than bea Valentine began to make her way towards the ring, confidence oozing from her demeanor; although there was a clear sense of irritation ass he made her way down the ramp, looking past Jack Ripley to the commentary booth; where all three of Bea’s opponents for the Specialist’s Championship were sitting; eyeing her down as Bea scoffed; clearly not too happy about the conditions of her match-up; as she walks her way down to the apron, jumping onto it as she makes her way through the middle rope; finally turning her attention to Ripley who had been zoned in on her as she backs into her corner, the two competitors awaiting the bell as Bea’s theme faded out. )
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT, FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS… WEIGHING IN AT 143 POUNDS… SHE IS, ‘THE QUEEN BEA’ . . . BEAAAAAA VALLENTTINNEEEEEE!!!!
Persephone: Well Bea is coming in here looking for some momen-
Rory Slate: Sshhhhh.
Persephone: Well I was just going to say Bea looks mighty determined –
Delilah Rose: Nuh uh uh, Ssshhh.
Persephone: Ahh, so we’re just not giving her any credit tonight?
Rory Slate: Mhm!
Persephone: Oooo, gotcha! I love my job. :mjgrin:
( Ding! Ding! Ding! )
Persephone: And we are underway in some Voltage action here – and normally I wouldn’t do this, but since we’ve got a completely new cast on commentary I unfortunately have to do my job. Any predictions?
Rory Slate: You know, it’s a really hard fight to decide here; I mean you look at the analytics, go through all the surveys, run through so many different situations in your head . . . Jack Ripley. :mjgrin:
Delilah Rose: Ditto.
Milli Banks: :smugcena:
Persephone: I wouldn’t have expected much else from you all; but it’s good to just talk to others that feel a little more like-minded as I, you know? You wouldn’t understand how much of a DRAG Rich and James could be –
Milli Banks: Hey hey, quick question. Aren’t you the same woman who’d consistently talk down on me during my feud with Jamie Cross?
Persephone: . . . AND LOOK AT BEA OUT THE GATE LOOKING STRONG AS SHE FLASHES A KNEE INTO THE MIDSECTION OF JACK RIPLEY!!!!
Milli Banks: Chile… Fine, lemme put my commentary hat on – ahem; Bea choosing to put on her best performance possible here early, finding Jack in the mid-section AGAIN with a knee; and a nice throw into the corner from Valentine!
Rory Slate: Mid. You can tell she’s overly stressing knowing that we are right there to watch EVERY mistake she makes, and I’m here for it. She might have a bit of an edge now; but just wait until she slips up, I believe whole-heartedly that her entire confidence shuts down INSTANTLY.
Delilah Rose: And that looks to happen early, with Jack fighting Bea back with some punches; the beginning of the end EARLY here, as Bea is about ready to shit the bucket !!!
Persephone: NOT YET! Because as Jack comes out of the corner swinging away with punches, Bea Valentine manages to catch one of the arms of Ripley; turning things around for herself, AS SHE LAUNCHES JACK’S ARM BACKWARDS; SPINNING HIM AROUND – BEFORE NAILING HIM WITH A BACKBREAKER!!!
Milli Banks: :notbad: Credit where it’s due; a nice counter from Bea there, and she is looking to capitalize off of it early; grabbing Jack to a seated position, before locking in a choke-hold!
Bea Valentine: (off-mic) YOU ALL SEE THIS? THIS IS WHAT IS IN STORE FOR ALL THREE OF YOU!!! COMMENTATE THIS.
Rory Slate: Do we have to commentate, or can we spend the duration of this match talking about how Bea comes from a family that churns out kids like Christmas Presents?
Persephone: I was told that any complete straying away from a match would result in a fine – their words, not mine.
Rory Slate: Fine. 🙄 Bea looking AMAZING, SPECTACULAR, BRILLIANT here as she DOMINANTLY destroys a very FEEBLE opponent in Jack Ripley; what a star she is, as she keeps Ripley downed, forcing him to STRUGGLE away towards the ropes!
Delilah Rose: What POWERFUL and TACTICAL moves from Bea; as Jack is DIRECTLY at her MERCY, beginning to crawl to the ropes as Bea SUFFOCATES Jack in her arms!
Persephone: There you go girls, work your way into that commentator bonus check!
Milli Banks: :mjlol:
Rory Slate: Yeah yeah, but NOW we can watch Jack Ripley break the hold; getting onto the ropes as Bea is forced to let go, stopping her offense for a moment as the referee pushes Bea back; allowing Jack some time to get up – with Bea rushing back towards Ripley in order to take advantage of his bad start…
Delilah Rose: Ahh, wonderful! And a COUNTER from Ripley; tripping up Bea as she is now draped across the middle rope right in front of us! What a sight this is.
Rory Slate: Now THIS Is what I am here for! Watching on as Jack Ripley gets up and quickly drapes a knee behind the neck of Bea; CHOKING her against the middle rope as she is being BRUTALIZED right now, as she gasps for air directly in front of us!
Delilah Rose: Though fortunately enough being saved by the referee with the rope break; falling to the mat as she rolls to the center of the ring, probably praying to the heavens for some sort of miracle right now; as Jack Ripley doesn’t give her any breathing room, grabbing her up to a vertical base as he slings her into the ropes – and IMMEDIATELY drops her again with a clothesline!
Milil Banks: Yikes… Not looking good for our lil’ worker Bea here; holding her head as she hits the ground, clearly in a bit of pain – and Jack not letting up as he stands over her… AND A MOONSAULT FROM A REGULAR BASE; CRUSHING BEA’S MID-SECTION, AND THE COVER!
OOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
Persephone: And a kickout from Bea! Choosing to continue fighting on as she gets the shoulder up, Ripley not to worried however; with a lot to keep fighting for; as he rolls Bea onto her stomach, placing his hands around the neck of Valentine as he yearns backwards; LOCKING IN A CROSSFACE ONTO BEA!
Milli Banks: Lawd, our girl looks to be going out SAD here.
Rory Slate: Our? I don’t claim her.
Delilah Rose: Eh, statement stands; Bea isn’t looking to be a true threat in the SLIGHTEST from what I’ve seen; as Ripley has her contemplating tapping out in the center of the ring, unable to scramble to the ropes; with Jack forcing his weight down like an anchor, giving Bea the choice to tap or suffer through a couple minutes of embarrassment before tapping; which realistically, I’d find any options to be quite amusing…
Persephone: Although I don’t think she will take EITHER option, as she FORCES a hand back towards the skull of Jack Ripley, HITTING him over the head again and again, DESPERATELY trying to make him loosen the hold on her. . . AND SHE DOES JUST THAT! JACK FORCED TO LET GO AS HE SCRAMBLES UP TO HIS FEET; BEA NOT FAR BEHIND AS SHE LEAPS OVER TO THE ROPES, USING THEM TO HELP HERSELF TO A VERTICAL BASE!
Rory Slate: Not so fast! Jack Ripley coming in hot the moment he gets his wits about him; looking to BLAST Bea Valentine before she even knows what’s happening –
Persephone: BUT BEA SCOUTS HIM OUT! Landing a BIG elbow to the side of Jack’s face, as he is sent stumbling backwards;a big opening for Bea here as she needs to capitalize – AND SHE DOES JUST THAT; RUNNING FORWARD FOR A PUMP KICK THAT DRAGS JACK DOWN TO THE MAT, AND THE QUICK COVER FROM BEA HERE TO STEAL THIS MATCH AWAY!!!
OOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—
Rory Slate: KICKOUT! Bea simply UNABLE to put Jack Ripley away; as expected by literally ANYONE and EVERYONE! 🤩
Delilah Rose: I pity the people who call themselves ‘fans’ of Bea Valentine, truly.
Milli Banks: She needs to start digging in that big of tricks she claims she has; because losing in front of the entire CAST of women you’re trying to impress? At that point, conceding your title shot aint too bad of a move. :whew:
Persephone: Doubt that’ll be something she’ll consider; but I agree, she NEEDS to do something quick to make this match far more favorable for herself; otherwise I fear things are bound to get ugly quick – though Valentine not giving up, as she grabs and THROWS Jack into the corner, as Ripley falls into a seated position; dazed for the moment as Valentine looks certain on what move she’s looking for here; setting up as she takes steps away from Jack, creating distance and momentum here . . .BEFORE RUNNING FORWARD TO JACK, LOOKING FOR THE BEA-SWARM DOUBLE KNEE’S TO THE HEAD — AND IT CONNECTS! RIPLEY IS SWARMED!
Rory Slate: :mjpls:
Delilah Rose: :stopitslime:
Milli Banks: I’mma hear her out. Looking on now as Bea makes her way over to the ropes, climbing atop of them as Jack is down on the mat; Bea tryna make something shake for herself –
Bea Valentine: (off-mic) WATCH THIS, RUNTS!
Milil Banks: Rude. :picard:
Persephone: Relax, if she fails this; then you can all laugh at her for the next thirty seconds… THOUGH IT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE SHE WILL; LEAPING OFF THE TOP ROPE AS SHE CANNONBALLS IN THE AIR – SENTON!!!!!!
Delilah Rose: And now she goes for the cover, good GOD please kick out.
OONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Delilah Rose: God is good.
Rory Slate: Look at that, ANOTHER kickout from Jack Ripley – it’s almost like Bea Valentine doesn’t have it in her to stitch moves together that could actually keep him down for MORE than a two count! Figures.
Milli Banks: If she really wants to show us something? It should probably start with actually getting CLOSE to a win; if not? Cut the cameras.
Rory Slate: Please do, I’m not a Voltage star; but even I can’t stand by and watch Bea tank the ratings even more than she already has. Nonetheless, she’s still atleast TRYING; getting up to her feet as she moves to the corner ONCE more, scaling the ropes with a head of steam, but also mostly air, as she looks to take Jack Ripley down AGAIN here…
Persephone: Great calling here, as Bea is signalling the end now; getting in a standing position across the top turnbuckle; looking down to what seems to be a STILL disoriented Jack Ripley; hoping to keep him down for good here as she is going for broke; SHOOTING INTO THE SKY IS SHE KEEPS HER FEET STEADY – LOOKING FOR A ‘BEA-STING’, MUSHROOM FOOT STOMP…
Milli Banks: COUNTER BY JACK RIPLEY WHO ROLLS OUT THE WAY; BEA ROLLING OUT OF THE STOMP AS SHE GETS TO HER FEET… SHOTGUN DROPKICK FROM JACK RIPLEY TAKES SHAWTY DOWN, THE BEA IS SINKING!
Delilah Rose: Wasn’t she on the top rope right before that? If she had the opportunity to hit the ‘Bea-Sting’ earlier; why did she decide to go for a SENTON? This idiot, the play calling has been ABSOLUTELY atrocious.
Persephone: And now Ripley in the driver’s seat once more; having Bea down in the center of the ring, although Valentine still moving as she wobbles up to a knee; Ripley having to do something here to stun her just a little more – and an Enziguri to the head will do just that! Forcing Bea to wobble, holding her head though not going to the mat just yet; Jack backing up now as he looks to set something up… AND JACK RUNNING FORWARD, RAISING HIMSELF INTO THE AIR; AND HOOKING HER HEAD WITH HIS LEGS TO LAND A HURRICANRANA DDT PERFECTLY ONTO THE DOME OF BEA; WHICH WILL FINALLY BRING HER DOWN TO THE MAT!!
Rory Slate: I will never get tired of seeing her head spiking off the ground like a slightly deflated basketball. :mjgrin:
Delilah Rose: You and me both. Though looking at Jack now, he looks to capitalize on her shortcomings, with Jack now getting into the corner; directly behind the unknowing Bea Valentine here; setting his sights down upon her as she slowly struggles back up to her knees once more; a position she’s very comfortable with; as Ripley runs forward… AND THE RUNNING KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, WHAT IS THAT PERSEPHONE??
Persephone: ‘DAYLIGHT SLAYING TIMEEE!!!’
Delilah Rose: ‘DAYLIGHT SLAYING TIME!!!’ AND JACK RIPLEY WITH THE COVER!!!
OOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!~
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
THHHRRR—
Rory Slate: DAMN IT.
Milli Banks: Bea kicks out! :lupe:
Delilah Rose: :cmon:
Persephone: A GREAT kickout here from Bea Valentine, who Jack Ripley NEARLY took down there; showing some fight as Bea refuses to go down in front of her competitors in just a few weeks time for THE Specialist’s Championship, as Ripley gets into a seated position; a bit dumbfounded that Bea muscled out, though not mentally psyched out; still knowing that a match is TO be won.
Milli Banks: She’s putting up a fight, I’ll admit it. Jack’s a hall of famer, and if Bea can do all of this against him? Props to her.
Persephone: True, but again, work is still to be done. She’s playing defense right now; as both competitors are looking to recuperate, Bea rolling to the ropes as she uses the middle one to help her up a bit, Jack not needing to do so however as he gets to his feet by his own merit; looking towards Bea who doesn’t seem aware of his presence –
Rory Slate: . . . Or not. Bea Valentine shoving a elbow into the midsection, forcing Jack to stumble back; giving Bea a LITTLE bit of room to work here…
Persephone: OR NOT! WITH BEA VALENTINE GETTING CAUGHT WITH A ROLLING ELBOW TO THE JAW BY JACK RIPLEY WHO WIPES OFF THE ELBOW SHOT! Though before Bea could even THINK about hitting the deck, Jack is quick to grab her up into a vertical position; lifting her towards the center of the ring as he wraps around her waist; making sure there is NOWHERE to go for Valentine… BEFORE DELIVERING HER A GERMAN SUPLEX PERFECTLY, TRANSITIONING IT INTO A COVER!!!
OOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTHH–
Delilah Rose: Kickout, sigh.
Persephone: Bea just NOT staying down, relenting in this match to the attempts by Jack Ripley; clearly beginning to irritate the veteran with her resilience; though Jack wise not to let anything infuriate him, continuing to push forward in this match; in fact, looking to possibly END this match as he brings himself up; with Bea down for the moment giving him some room to work as he reaches his feet; now CALLING Bea up to her own…
Milli Banks: Shawty is done, I fear. 🥴
Rory Slate: Cooked, ethered, SMOKED. Bea getting up and is about to be brought RIGHT back down; with Jack sizing her up, LOOKING TO MAKE HER FLOAT…
Delilah Rose: WHAT THE FUCK – SHE DODGED IT! BEA DODGED THE SUPERKICK, JACK OFF A POISED BASE; GIVING BEA SOME ROOM TO WORK – AND A NECKBREAKER FROM THE TWAT.
Persephone: Bea looking to bring this back here, STOPPING Jack Ripley on what could’ve been a match ending move attempt; as Ripley is DOWN right now, giving Bea so much room to turn this around; Bea PRESSING towards the corner, climbing up the ropes once more as she looks to land that floating Mushroom Stomp she couldn’t get off earlier; RIGHT in front of us on commentary as she manages to get all the way up –
Rory Slate: TRY NOT TO MISS THIS TIME, BEA!
Persephone: I’m sure Bea heard that, she must just be ignoring you guys for once instead of arguing mid-match like an idiot. Bea sees that Jack is in position, and it looks like Bea is ready to finally end this one! BEA NOW LEAPING FOR THE FOOT STOMP…
Delilah Rose: BUT CLEARLY SHE DIDN’T EXPECT JACK TO BE A BETTER WRESTLER THAN HER, AS THE MOMENT SHE JUMPS; JACK SPRINGS UP, SETTING HER RIGHT IN HIS SIGHTS – ‘YOU’LL FLOAT TOO!’!!!!
Milli Banks: Oh look, and a cover. :mjgrin:
OOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTTHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Rory Slate: Smokin’ that Bea Pack. :shannon:
( Ding! Ding! Ding! )
Bella Braxton: HERE ISS YOURR WINNNERRRRR, JACCKKKK RIPLEEYYYYY!!!!!!
( ‘Bounce Back’ by Big Sean blasted through the speakers; as Jack Ripley pushes himself off the mat. The referee raises Jack’s hand, and Jack doesn’t celebrate the win for very long, holding his hands up as the fans cheer before rolling out of the ring. Jack begins to make his way to the back, meanwhile Bea remains on the mat. )
Milli Banks: Well then, about the momentum Bea thought she was ‘boutta pick up, Yikes….
Rory Slate: Momentum? No no, this is momentum! We’re already well en route to her putting up bench player numbers come House of Glass; this is GREAT!
Delilah Rose: I will say, commentating truly is a gem; getting to sit back in front of the action, watch as frauds like Bea Valentine try to pull an upset, and yet fail so MISERABLY. I mean seriously, she’s cooked.
Persephone: Well usually I’d sell how a win like this is big from Jack Ripley – but I think you all are doing just as well as I could, but in reverse.
( Bea slowly begins to get up, looking over to commentary; where the group of Milil Banks, Rory Slate, and Delilah Rose all shared a grin; looking directly at Valentine, who was realizing what just happened in real time, shaking her head in anger. )
Bea Valentine: (off-mic) SHUT IT, ALL OF YOU! After a CLEAR DISTRACTION FROM YOU IDIOT; I WASN’T FOCUSED – AND, AND I HAD SOMETHING IN MY EYE! I WAS HINDERED; I WAS SCREWED!
Rory Slate: Oh my lord, I knew it was gonna be bad; but I didn’t know the cope would be THIS bad.
Bea Valentine: (off-mic) WHAT IS SHE SAYING? SPEAK UP – I CAN’T HEAR HER!
Milli Banks: :mjlol:, As hilarious as this is; I have things to do, people to see, and a defense to prep for. I’ll see you girlies soon.
( Milil said, taking off her headset as she stood up, adjusting her Specialist’s Title across her shoulder; as she began to make her way out of the arena. Eventually Delilah Rose seems to be satisfied with what happened, beginning to walk away from the commentary table, simply shaking her head after that match. Rory Slate is the last to leave, and she looks at the three women before making a Championship motion around her waist, beginning to leave the area as Bea Valentine is furious inside of the ring. With the scene slowly fading, Voltage transitions to a commercial break. )
(Promotional ad for Dynasty’s House of Glass, where Rory Slate, Bea Valentine, Delilah Rose and Milli Banks face off in a Specialists Championship match.)
(Voltage returns from the commercial break and immediately the viewers at home are greeted by someone they haven’t seen on Voltage in a long, long time. Standing in the center of the ring, soaking up the mixed reaction from the crowd is none other than the beautiful, blonde former National Elite Champion, Veena Adams. She is all smiles, despite everything going on with her over on Showdown, and she’s on Voltage tonight for a very special reason.)
Veena Adams: It was always going to take a literal act of Gawd to get me back on this brand, but I guess when the person most important to you decides to call it a day, that’s as good of a reason as any. It was Voltage that brought Charlie and me together. We had the same vision for this brand. We saw Charlie Marr at the top of it with the EAW Championship in his hands and that’s what we brought to life. Obviously, our relationship blossomed from time spent together and here we are, years later, still going strong.
(A real smile crosses Veena’s face and she tucks a strand of perfect blonde hair behind her ears.)
Veena Adams: Charlie Marr is my soulmate, and there’s no other way to describe him to me. He’s meant a lot to me personally and professionally over the years, and even though he is stepping away from the ring, I know that he is going to continue being my biggest fan. I had a chance to induct him into the EAW Hall of Fame not that long ago, but I didn’t think either of us knew at the time his career was actually winding down. I’m going to miss seeing him compete, but the legacy he’s leaving behind speaks for itself. Charlie’s been involved in some of EAW’s most brutal matches. He’s busted his ass to be known as one of the toughest wrestlers to ever compete here and no one can deny him of that. Tonight, Valerie Hellstorm is going to find out the hard way just why Charlie Marr is one of the absolute best of all time, and I’m excited for that.
(Veena pauses for nothing more than a dramatic effect.)
Veena Adams: But in the meantime, I want to bring Charlie out and make sure he knows how appreciated he is.
(Veena turns toward the stage as ‘Bubbly’ by Young Thug is heard playing through the speakers of the arena. The crowd erupts in a positive reaction as the camera goes over to show Champagne Charlie as he makes his way out from the backstage area. He has a warm smile on his face as he didn’t expect this to happen tonight, letting the atmosphere of the situation soak in before he makes his way down the ramp.)
Persephone: :francis: This is all very ridiculous.
Rich Russillo: It’s not, in fact I find this very sentimental. Charlie is someone who has been with Voltage through thick and thin, and he deserves all the flowers that he has been getting these past couple of weeks for everything that he’s done.
Persephone: No he does not.
James Peters: Well regardless he’s here, and he seems very moved by what Veena has said here tonight. You know the connection and the history that they have, it’s only fitting that she says her piece as well.
(Charlie makes his way around the ring and up the steel steps. Already with a microphone in hand as he enters through the ropes. ‘Bubbly’ begins to come to a close as Charlie tilts his head, maintaining the smile on his face as he looks at Veena, before then beginning to speak from there.)
Champagne Charlie: I would say I’m pleasantly surprised that you’re here, but we rode in together :mjlol:. In all honesty, it is nice to see you back in a Voltage ring even if all the memories on this brand aren’t very good. For a while, it was just you and I, doing what we did best, which was causing chaos at every turn. I do miss those days, but I’m proud of your growth and the competitor that you are.
(Veena flashes Charlie a grateful smile, but she does wave off the compliment.)
Veena Adams: I appreciate you and your words, but tonight isn’t about me. It’s about you and will remain that way until you beat Rex at Wicked Games and take your final vow. I spoke briefly about some of your more memorable moments, and you’ve had so many. They will forever be immortalized, never to be taken away, and I know that you have had your fair share of enemies as well. But regardless of how people feel about you, you know that you’ve left an impression on everyone you’ve shared a ring with. I wanted to do something special and put together a video montage of well wishes…
(Charlie chuckles and just shakes his head.)
Champagne Charlie: Veena, I know the majority of my peers don’t have anything nice to say about me, and they certainly don’t wish me well. They’re jealous that I made the most of my time here and they didn’t.
Veena Adams: I mean, you’re right, but there were some people who returned my phone calls. Let’s roll the footage.
(The fans focus in on the titan tron and immediately begin to boo as Daryl Kinkade is shown.)
Daryl Kinkade: Charlie.
Daryl Kinkade: Charlie, Charlie, Charlie. What can I say? We started in NEO together, we got called up together, we ran the tag division together and when you decided to put personal glory over friendship, we put on some of the best matches and had one of the best rivalries EAW has ever seen. Who’d have thought that two upstart kids from England would be able to do the things we’ve done and achieve what we achieved? I mean you, you’ve done it all and you’ll go down as one of the best the company has ever seen. There’s nothing left for you to prove here any more, so you’re doing what all the greats do and bowing out on a high.
Daryl Kinkade: For better or worse me and you will always be tied together. Marr will always be followed by Kinkade and even when you’re gone I’ll be haunted by that snarling, bearded face of yours. I guess that’s why I find it such a shame, that with all our history, all the bangers we’ve put on over the years, that you’re taking the easy way out and picking washed up Rex as your last match and not me. But then for all your faults, and there are many, you aren’t stupid. You know the dynamic has changed between us, you know you wouldn’t be able to beat me now and you want to go out on a victory. No point tarnishing your legacy by getting your arse handed to you by me in your last match, is there?
Daryl Kinkade: Anyway, I’ve more important things to be worrying about than you finally hanging up your boots, but I couldn’t let you slink off without saying something could I? So, to the poor fuckers who have to put up with you from now on, I wish the best possible luck in the world because you’ll need it, as for you Charlie…baring a miracle and a huge change of personality in you, I doubt we’ll ever be friends again but you’ll always be my brother.
(Daryl pauses, is that a slight tear forming in his eye? He quickly turns his back on the camera)
Daryl Kinkade: Good riddance you cunt.
(He raises a middle finger and walks out of shot.)
(Another person from Charlie’s face appears on camera.)
(Ms. Extreme is shown standing backstage during Dynasty in Souel, South Korea. This was footage from a few days ago, when she was asked to say some kind words to the retiring Charlie Marr. Now, Camille isn’t the one to be expressive with words nor does she like to show her feelings, so this may or may not be difficult.)
Ms. Extreme: Fuck you, Charlie.
(Ms. Extreme cracks a smile before continuing on. Not really being able to hold onto that serious and bitchy composure.)
Ms. Extreme: Okay, I got that out of my system. There is something about looking at that gremlin’s face that makes me want to say that. But, as a wrestler overall? He’s compelling. He has a way to engage the crowd into whatever he’s doing. It doesn’t matter if it’s talking on the mic or wrestling, but whenever Charlie Marr was there, people couldn’t help, but listen. People couldn’t help, but hear what controversial thing that he was going to say next. Charlie was just someone who could say some of the nastiest, most disrespectful things and people would be talking about it for the next week. It was controversial and yet, it got eyes on the product. I would like to say that people were beginning to check out Voltage to see some favorites like Rex McAllister and the Beating Hearts, but Charlie Marr kept his eyes on the product. He had such a hold on the entire brand that if people thought of ‘Voltage,’ Charlie’s name would be brought up a majority of the time. This man was vile and did some of the most gruesome things known to man. This was like shades of Mr. DEDEDE. More like an early DEDEDE and to some people, it could have been a wave of nostalgia needed during the ever-growing pace that this company was headed. Some of the stuff the Charlie did was puzzling like: dating Jordie Ripley while tormenting Jack Ripley to aligning with Veena Adams to his part in trying to take down the Beating Hearts of Voltage. This was a period of time that I do hold near and deer to my heart because without Charlie Marr, there wouldn’t be Ms. Extreme.
Ms. Extreme: Charlie Marr is responsible for the rise of Ms. Extreme on the Voltage brand. He was someone who really helped me get to the next level of my career. When I began to shift my issues towards him a little before Wicked Games, I had no idea what I was going to get myself into, but he really brought that side of me that I had kept locked on when I had my reign as the PURE Champion. He really unleashed a side of me for Barbed Wire Massacre, which is still one of my favorite matches that I have competed in. I could have done it without Jordie, but that’s beside the point. Charlie had a contribution to the evolution of Ms. Extreme. As much as I want to give that gremlin credit, but he is retiring after all. It’s unexpected, but after the career that he’s had and getting into the Hall of Fame, good on him for ending the career on his terms. If this is nothing, but a prank, fuck you. But, if it’s legit, I wish you, Charlie all of the luck in the world. I’m not sure what’s the next chapter, but I hope that you find as much success and happiness in what you do.
(Ms. Extreme begins to walk away from the camera before sitting back down. She looks at the camera once more, almost like she forgot to say something..)
Ms. Extreme: And, thank you.
(The scene fades out on Ms. Extreme.)
(The next video to play shows Andrea Valentine appearing in front a black backdrop, having evidently been pulled aside at Friday Night Dynasty to pre-record this as she’s still wearing the blue butterfly pin that she, Milli Banks, Delilah Rose, Rory Slate, and Bea Valentine had all worn in honor of Brody Sparks.)
Andrea Valentine: You know, when I first got asked about doing this I thought it was a joke because I was like, “what?? Do you expect me to say something nice :comeagain:???” Because what exactly do you say about the same person who took every chance he got to call you a slut while you were calling him the ugliest, most annoying rat-faced fucker you’ve ever met in your entire life? 🤔 I mean, it’s not like I have a lot of fond memories about Charlie that aren’t about me beating him a bunch of times a few years ago, so it’s not like this is about to suddenly turn into the Charlie Marr Compliment Hour. He literally went out of his way to be the worst person some of us could’ve ever met in EAW and I was just one of the many people’s lives he set out to make a living hell, but that’s why seeing his face every week after I was the one to get the EAW World Championship from him was just that much better 😌! I know we never really liked to give each other too much credit for anything, but I literally have no problem saying that Charlie succeeded at being the most hated person at the time – but knowing him he wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I don’t see how anyone could’ve looked at him and wouldn’t have immediately wanted to punch him in the face; even he would’ve known deep down that he had it coming and I can’t say that I haven’t watched any of the times I got to do it myself on repeat. After all, he was a part of the same Season 13 for me that was big for the both us and really set us up for our Hall of Fame inductions last year; for better or for worse, I guess I’ll go ahead and say that we shared some pretty big moments together.
Andrea Valentine: All of that to say, Charlie Marr had an eventful career that too many people don’t get to for themselves and the moments to go with it. Who else is gonna fuck their enemy’s sister and then parade her around right in front of them?? 😭 Just some really wild shit all around and that’s not even scraping the surface or really digging into all the events that went down between us once our paths crossed – not that he ever really needs the ego boost, I’m sure 🙄, but just like that fateful Road to Redemption that I’m sure he still remembers 😊, all of what happened between us, the Beating Hearts of Voltage, and the rest of the roster is truly all really something that I’ll never forget. And while this might be the end for him, he can go on knowing that EAW and so many other people won’t ever forget him, either.
(With a smile on her face, Andrea waves to the camera and the video fade package comes to an end.)
(After the footage is done rolling, there’s no room for any sentimental reminiscence. ‘Stronger’ by The Score is heard blasting through the PA system as the crowd roars in approval. The camera goes over to Rex McAllister as he’s seen making his way out from the backstage area with a small smile on his face.)
Persephone: What an emotional video. :mjcry: It really tugs at my heartstrings. ANYWAY is this the end of the segment?
Rich Russillo: Don’t you see who just came out? :mjpls:
Persephone: …
James Peters: Well Rex is here, and it seems like it was only fitting that Charlie’s Wicked Games opponent would make an appearance. Veena seems unhappy that Rex has made himself known, but I don’t think Charlie minds at all seeing as it will be his last match.
(Rex makes his way into the ring as ‘Stronger’ from there begins to come to a close. He already has a microphone in hand as he directs himself toward Veena first.)
Rex McAllister: I was one of the people who didn’t return your call, Veena. I admit it, but I was always going to come out here in person anyway.
(Unable to help herself, Veena rolled her eyes. Charlie whispered something in her ear as Rex climbed into the ring, and reluctantly, Veena nodded. Charlie playfully slapped her on the backside as she took her leave from the ring, leaving him alone with his Wicked Games opponent.)
Rex McAllister: I know that Veena wanted to do something memorable for you, and I applaud her for that. You have a good woman, Charlie, and I’m not out here to rain on your parade. I think it’s pretty obvious that you have left your mark on this company. Whether it’s the lack of well wishes from your peers, or the fact that silence speaks volumes. Positively or negatively, you have touched everyone in some capacity. You’re a polarizing figure and in a way, I can appreciate that. One of the biggest things you have going for you is the fact you’re unpredictable. It’s obvious that when Charlie Marr hops on the microphone, he’s going to do his best to dress you down, but in the ring? That’s a different story. You’ve proven to be a great wrestler, as well as a deathmatch guy, and that is something you deserve to be commended for. You made the transition from tag team guy to a singles star, and you have managed to make yourself formidable in all aspects of this sport. You’re unpredictable and have the ability to throw your opponents off guard. I know come Wicked Games you’re going to throw everything you’ve got at me and that’s something I have to prepare myself for.
Champagne Charlie: Is that the only reason why you’re out here, Rex? To sing my praises and make sure I know you respect me? It doesn’t matter if you do or not, I’m going to make sure I get the win over you in my final match. Facing you at an event like Wicked Games will be a full circle moment for me. You were there for me at the beginning and you’re going to be there for me at the end. And while this is the end for me, I’m still bringing everything I have to that match. I’m going to leave it all inside the ring because I have nothing to lose. This is it for me, Rex. There won’t be any returns at Grand Rampage, or surprise matches. When I leave the ring at Wicked Games, that’s going to be it so I gotta go all out. We haven’t even discussed if there’s going to be a stipulation and I really don’t care if there’s one or not. Honestly, I think it would be more satisfying to me to beat you in a technical match because that’s your bread and butter. Either way, I’m going for broke. And I want to win, Rex.
Rex McAllister: I know you do, but so do I. I’ve been reminded multiple times this season that I need to prove I still belong here. While beating someone who’s on his way out might not be the best way to show that, a win on a Marquee Live Event matters. This is why I want to make sure that even though you’re on your way out, you bring your best to the ring. If you’re not going to leave your blood, sweat, and tears in the ring at Wicked Games, then I’m not sure you’re the opponent for me.
Champagne Charlie: So you came out here to ruin Veena’s celebration of my career to question whether or not I’m willing to give my final match all? Have you met me?
(There is a bit of a defensive edge to Charlie’s voice because he feels as if Rex is questioning his motivation.)
Champagne Charlie: I haven’t had the greatest run since coming back. Hell, I haven’t been the same competitor in a long time. Theron shelving me at Christmas time took a lot out of me, and I’m not afraid to admit that. Injuries pile up over the years and motivations wane. You’ll get there one day, Rex, and when you do, I hope whoever faces you in your final match doesn’t dare question what your motivations are.
Rex McAllister: That doesn’t give me the answer I’m looking for.
(A little aggravated at this point, Charlie closes the gap between Rex and himself and looks the other man directly in the eyes.)
Champagne Charlie: As I have already said, I plan to leave it all in the ring. I don’t want to go out with a whimper. I want to go out with a win. So maybe you should plan on stepping it up and bringing all you have, because it’s not like your best efforts have translated into success so far.
Rex McAllister: Touche. But thank you. That tells me everything I need to know. Believe it or not, with everything we have been through, I do wish you all the best. There’s a lot I want to say to you, but I’ll save it for Wicked Games. We have a lot of history. We’ve been through our fair share of ups and downs. If I were on the outside looking in, I would want you to win your final match. But that’s not the case. You selected me as your opponent. So your final match is going to see me beat your ass and then shake your hand after the fact.
Champagne Charlie: I never had any doubts. Now get the hell out of the ring. I have a match coming up.
(Rex nods, giving Charlie his space. As he leaves the ring, Charlie is shown stretching and preparing to face Valerie Hellstorm. That is when Voltage fades into a commercial break.)
(Promotional ad for Wicked Games, where Charlie Marr faces Rex McAllister.)
(Voltage returns from commercial break as ‘Bubbly’ by Young Thug plays, with Champagne Charlie already in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Bella Braxton: Already in the ring… Residing in Las Vegas, Nevada… Weighing in at 240 pounds… CCHHHAAAAMMMPAAAAGNNEEE CHHAAARRRRRLLIIEEEE!!!!!!!!
(‘Good 4 u’ by Olivia Rodrigo hits, causing loud boos to come from the crowd. Valerie Hellstorm begins walking out to the stage as Charlie watches, and she has a confident look on her face as she heads down the ramp. Valerie doesn’t spend much time on the stage, heading to the ring as she is seemingly ready for this match.)
Bella Braxton: His opponent from Huntington Beach, California she is “The Girl Boss” VALERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIE HELLLLLLLLLSTTTTTTTTTTORRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMM!!!!
Rich Russillo: As we saw earlier Valerie Hellstorm and Roberto De La Rosa have quite a challenge on their hands. But first Valerie has a challenge of her own here tonight.
James Peter: I am actually surprised Roberto is not out here with Valerie right now. I thought he would definitely be here to back her up but I guess she plans to go it alone!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: We are underway now as Charlie Marr and Valerie Hellstorm look to have a great match together. Valerie is walking around the ring pacing like a caged tiger as Charlie glares at her across the ring. It is clear that he is taking this match very seriously and methodically. Charlie can be a very dangerous man when he gets into that mindset. Both competitors circling now in the ring getting ready to lock up. Eventually they do lock up fighting for position but Charlie quickly with a hard knee to the gut of Valerie before ducking around her back. Charlie tossing Valeroe down to the mat with a wrestling throw pinning Valerie down on her stomach. Valerie writhes thrashing free but Charlie hangs onto the back and manages to stay on top of Valerie. Valerie grabs onto the ropes to force Charlie off of her, BUT AS SOON AS CHARLIE RELEASES THE HOLD VALERIE SLAPS HIM!
James Peters: Charlie Marr not taking that disrespectful shot from Valerie well at all! Charlie knows Valerie is looking to get under Charlie’s skin, but with Charlie nearing the end of his career I’m not sure if he wants to let stuff like that get to him. Valerie taunts Charlie who ducks between the ropes for a second outside the ring to take a breather and calms down before getting back into the ring. Charlie has regained his composure as he looks to give this thing a second try and lock up with Valerie once again. But Valerie immediately grabs the arm of Charlie twisting it around behind his back! Charlie with an elbow but Valerie ducks it releasing the arm of Charlie. But Valerie goes down low and chop blocks the ankle out from under Charlie before landing on top of him and going for the pin!
Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN-
Rich Russillo: Not even a one count as Charlie Marr kicks out with ease. Valerie Hellstorm of course knew that but smartly staying on Charlie as she tries to wear him out in the early goings of this match. Both competitors back up as Valerie grabs the arm of Charlie and tosses him across the ring with an Arm Drag. Charlie up into a sitting position as Valerie runs across the ring… Valerie with a Running Kick! No! Charlie rolls out of the way and back up to his feet! Charlie now grabbing Valerie from behind, AND HE DELIVERS A GERMAN SUPLEX!!! Valerie holds the back of her head as she stumbles back to her feet, and I think she’s starting to realize who she’s dealing with her. Charlie is a Hall of Famer for a reason!
James Peters: Valerie pulls herself back up in the corner, and it looks like Charlie is waiting for Valerie in the middle of the ring. Valerie doesn’t look too worried though, as we know the kind of confidence she usually has for herself. Valerie emerges from the corner as they go to lock up but this time Charlie manages to pull Valerie into a Side Headlock. Valerie quickly grabs the arm of Charlie, reversing it and wrapping it around behind his back, but Charlie resists it and twists back around getting Valerie into the Headlock once again. Valerie tries to push Charlie off her but isn’t quite strong enough. Valerie hammers him with shots into the gut though, forcing him to release the hold. Charlie pushes Valerie up against the ropes and sends her running off. Valerie off the rebound with a Running Shoulder thrust knocking Charlie down. Valerie continues to run as Charlie gets back up… but eats a shot to the face from Valerie! Charlie stumbles back, and Valerie grabs Charlie and sends him over the top rope! No! Charlie throws himself through the middle rope and swings around back into the ring! Charlie with a running clothesline taking the head off Valerie!
Persephone: Count it ref!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW-
Rich Russillo: Kickout by Valerie Hellstorm! Charlie Marr immediately begins stomping away at Valerie angrily, clearly not happy that he didn’t put her away there. However, that might have been a little fast to end things that early.
Persephone: I disagree.
Rich Russillo: Well you are free to. Charlie Marr has Valerie Hellstorm down on her back and he is going to town. Charlie stomping away at Valerie and preventing her from getting back up. Kicking her in the face every time she tries. Eventually Valerie forces her way back up only to eat a hard uppercut sending her staggering back against the ropes. Valerie bounces off the ropes before Charlie picks her up and drops her down on her back again in the middle of the ring with a Scoop Slam. Charlie now going up to the top rope as Valerie slowly up as well. Charlie leaps off the top with a Flying Axe Handle but Valerie catches him and hits an Atomic Drop! Valerie then charges in with a Running Clothesline knocking Charlie off his feet! Charlie pulls himself up to the ropes as Valerie charges in with a Running Clothesline sending Charlie over to the outside! Valerie is rolling!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!!
James Peters: The referee has begun the countout as Charlie Marr staggers to his feet on the outside. He leans up against the apron for a breather… But Valerie Hellstorm will not allow it! Valerie runs off the ropes and sends Charlie flying with a Baseball Slide! Charlie goes flying before Valerie makes her way out to the apron! Charlie slowly back up before Valerie leaps taking him down with a picture perfect Asai Moonsault!
Referee: FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN!
James Peters: Both competitors are down on the outside and might end up getting counted out at this rate!!! Valerie Hellstorm staggering back to her feet and slides towards the ring!
Referee: EIGHT!
Rich Russillo: Valerie Hellstorm makes it back into the ring but Charlie Marr hasn’t gotten up yet!
Referee: NINE!
James Peters: Charlie Marr slides into the ring, barely beating the ten count after a very hard hitting sequence of events! Charlie back up in the ring as Valerie ducks around behind him… Bridging German Suplex into the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Persephone: Oh nos a kick out. How turrible.
Rich Russillo: The match rages on here on Voltage. Valerie Hellstorm catches Charlie Marr in the corner grabbing him and pulling him out. Irish Whip! Back Toss! No! Kick to the face from Charlie! Valerie staggers back as Charlie runs in to grab him! Wait no! Valerie with a Small Package!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Kickout by Charlie Marr as both competitors are back up. Valerie Hellstorm hammers Charlie back into the corner. She then whips him across the ring. Valerie runs in… but eats a boot to the face from Charlie! Charlie throws Valerie into the corner and begins to unload with punches! No! Valerie fighting back with shots of her own! Valerie fights Charlie back into the corner and begins to light up his chest with back chops! No! Charlie ducks it and now they are trading blows in the corner and who is gonna come out on top here? Charlie! Valerie! Charlie! Valerie! Valerie! Valerie! Valerie eventually pummels Charlie down but Charlie bursts out of the corner with a vengeance! But Valerie shoves him back! Valerie runs in with a Running Shoulder Thrust! But Charlie moves out of the way! Valerie runs in and goes at high speed shoulder first into the metal ring post! Valerie crashes and burns before falling through the ropes and landing on the outside! That mistake could be the end of Valerie here tonight!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
Rich Russillo: Charlie Marr rolls out of the ring and grabs Valerie Hellstorm! He rams her face first into the metal ring post! Charlie picks Valerie up on his shoulders and runs her shoulder first into the steel steps! Powerslam on top of the steps! Charlie rolls back into the ring but he might be fine with winning this thing by countout as he is not rolling back out!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX!
James Peters: Valerie Hellstorm pulls herself up on the apron. But Charlie Marr grabs her by the arm and slams the arm hard into the turnbuckle paddings! Charlie then yanks Valerie by the arm pulling her back into the ring! Charlie nearly rips the arm of Valerie out of the socket before applying an armbar in the ring!
Persephone: I wish she would tap. It would be nice if she did.
Rich Russillo: Valerie Hellstorm is holding on! Charlie Marr drops a knee on the arm of Valerie before transitioning into a Cross Armbreaker in the middle of the ring! Valerie has nowhere to go! Valerie thrashing her legs but can she get to the bottom rope! She has one arm free and all she can do with that is get to tapping! Wait no she somehow managed to get back onto her knees! Valerie tries to get back to her feet but Charlie just wrenches the arm to push her back down! Charlie trying to force Valerie back down to the mat on her belly but Valerie remaining on her knees not willing to go down without a fight! Valerie manages to force her way back up to her feet and begins throwing punches into the face of Charlie! Charlie lets go of the arm and begins trading hands with Valerie! Charlie with a hard axe handle into the arm of Valerie and then whips across the ring! No! Valerie counters the whip! But on the rebound Charlie catches Valerie and drops her with a Codebreaker! Charlie with an Elbow Drop hard onto the injured arm of Valerie before sliding into the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Valerie Hellstorm kicks out! Charlie Marr staying on her now he has her arm injured and a good target to focus on to put her away here tonight! Charlie grabs the arm of Valerie and places his boots up against her shoulder and begins to pull. Charlie trying to yank the arm right out of Valerie’s socket! Valerie screaming in pain as Charlie is literally trying to dismember her here tonight! She might just want to tap out! It’s not worth it! But Valerie uses her legs to try and kick up and reduce the pain. Valerie manages to make it to her feet but Charlie has her arm in a vice-like grip! She’s a bit closer to the ropes however! Can she make it or will she have to tap out? Or even worse will she suffer a severe injury? Valerie whips her legs out to the side but Charlie twists the arm around trying to direct her away from the ropes! Valerie isn’t going to be able to take much more of this!
Persephone: I also cannot take much more of this!
Rich Russillo: Valerie Hellstorm manages to get back up to her feet! She kicks at the face of Charlie Marr forcing him to release the hold! Valerie holding her arm in pain but she somehow managed to survive there! Valerie fighting back but Charlie with a clubbing blow to the arm as Valerie yells out in pain! But Valerie out of nowhere with a Jumping Enzuigiri staggering Charlie back! Charlie comes back off the ropes and Valerie hammering back with her good arm throwing shots into the face of Charlie! Charlie falls off the ropes and into Valerie’s arms! Small Package!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
James Peters: No! Charlie Marr kicks out! Valerie Hellstorm nearly stole one there! Both competitors back up as Valerie lunges at Charlie desperately throwing punches with her good arm! Charlie throws her off but Valerie stays on him with repeated back chops to the chest! Charlie off the ropes as Valerie throws him back with an Irish Whip! No the reversal! Valerie off the ropes! Flying Crossbody right into Charlie! She did a corkscrew in midair hitting Charlie in the jaw with her elbow before landing on the ground! Both competitors are down as Valerie has taken too much punishment to capitalize on it!
Rich Russillo: Suddenly Valerie Hellstorm leaps up to her feet! Valerie with a miraculous second wind as she meets Charlie Marr in the ring! Leaping Shoulder Tackle from Valerie knocks Charlie down! Charlie back up but Valerie lifts him and drops him on his back with a Scoop Slam! Charlie rolls up to his feet but Valerie tosses him off the ropes! Back Toss! Charlie goes flying across the ring and crashing onto his back! Valerie with a chance now to put him away! Valerie grabs Charlie and rakes the eyes! Valerie throws Charlie up over the ropes sending him crashing down to the outside! Valerie rolling to the outside now as she looks to leap onto Charlie with a Flying Bodypress to the floor and Valerie unloads fists to the face of Charlie! Valerie has snapped and she is unloading everything she’s got!
James Peters: Valerie Hellstorm throws Charlie Marr hard into the barricade at ringside nearly sending him flying into the audience. Charlie holds his back in pain as Valerie pulls him back up and runs him shoulder first into the turnbuckle pole on the outside. Valerie now tossing Charlie back into the ring as she makes her way up to the top rope! Valerie looking to put Charlie away right here and right now! Charlie slowly back to his feet! FLYING AXE HANDLE OFF THE TOP FROM VALERIE! SHE GETS ALL OF IT AND FALLS THE ARM OVER THE CHEST OF CHARLIE FOR THE COVER THIS HAS GOTS TO BE IT!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Valerie Hellstorm can’t believe it! She thought that was it! Valerie pulls Charlie up but Charlie has rolled out to the apron! Valerie tosses Charlie into the ring with a Suplex from the apron! Charlie crashes to the mat screaming as he holds his back in pain. The referee now checking on Charlie after that move from Valerie, and in the mesntime-
James Peters: WAIT WHAT THE HELL! WHO IS THAT???
Persephone: Oh no!
Rich Russillo: IT’S RULER! RULER JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND JUMPED ON THE APRON! RULER SPRAYS THE BLACK MIST ALL OVER VALERIE’S FACE, AND THAT’S NOT GOOD! WE KNOW HOW THAT’S HARMED ELITISTS IN THE PAST SUCH AS DONOVAN DUKE AND DRAKE KING! SHE GOT IT IN HER EYES!!
(Ruler hops off the apron, taking a few steps back before the referee could notice he did anything.)
James Peters: Valerie Hellstorm is screaming as she falls over in the ring holding her face. The referee is trying to get a good look but can’t tell what happened. The referee asking her to remove her hand-
Rich Russillo: But Charlie Marr is up and shoves the referee out of the way! Charlie grabs Valerie… THE QUEEN IS DEAD CONNECTS! Charlie to the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… CHAAAAAMMMPAAAAAGGNNEEE CHHAAAAAAAAAARRRLLIIEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Bubbly’ by Young Thug hits as Champagne Charlie pushes himself back to his feet, seemingly unsure and uncaring of what really happened to Valerie Hellstorm. He has his hand raised by the referee before rolling out of the ring, heading back up the ramp.)
Rich Russillo: No way! Ruler just cost Valerie Hellstorm the victory, just like Valerie cost Alex Myers last week!
James Peters: Why wasn’t Roberto De La Rosa out here to help Valerie Hellstorm?
(This is when the titantron screen turns on, and the camera fades backstage. There is a huge brawl taking place, and it turns out that the brawl is between Alex Myers and Roberto De La Rosa. Both Elitists try throwing huge strikes at each other as they seemingly have been fighting for a while, but security guards are in the area, attempting to pull both Alex and Roberto away from each other. As the fight between the two continues, the camera fades back to ringside.)
Persephone: I see I guess you have your answer.
Rich Russillo: It is clear that these two teams cannot coexist in the same locker room! All hell is breaking lose and they need to settle their business once and for all before someone gets severely injured!
James Peters: Here comes medical now to wipe away the mist from the eyes of Valerie Hellstorm. I don’t know what will happen after this, but there’s one thing for sure. Valerie and Roberto won’t be happy about this.
(The camera cuts to a commercial for Spider-Man 2 on PS5!)
(Voltage fades backstage with Sofia Clarke standing behind a Voltage yellow backdrop. She is looking at the camera with a smile on her face. A microphone to her chest.)
Sofia Clarke: It’s been a high action-filled episode of Voltage and we’re not done. My next guest is someone who has found himself dealing with the aftermath of War Games at Territorial Invasion in Dr. Bethany Blue. An issue was thrown to him and yet, he declined her offer, which resulted in Bethany attacking him. My guest right now is ‘The Ace’… Jamie O’Hara!
(Jamie O’Hara walks into the camera shot as the crowd in the arena is heard cheering for him. He looks to be calm about the matter.)
Sofia Clarke: Jamie, thank you for joining me. I know that you’re a busy man.
Jamie O’Hara: You’re welcome, Sofia. My work ethic, despite the accusations, is outstanding. :wow:
Sofia Clarke: I believe it! :wow: Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen Dr. Bethany Blue have issues with you and your performance in War Games at Territorial Invasion. This led to Bethany challenging you to a match at Wicked Games, which you did not accept. With all that’s happened between the two of you, why not accept the match?
Jamie O’Hara: It is what it is. That’s always been the motto to move on. It’s a simple phrase, but the fragile can’t seem to comprehend it. They are the ones who are always looking for the answers to their questions. The thought that the answer could be such a simple thing is something that can’t fathom inside their pea-sized brains. It’s nothing the response people look for when dealing with undesirable outcomes. Someone like Bethany is so determined to get an answer to me for my performance at Territorial Invasion. She wants to make claims that I didn’t live up to my promises as captain. I’ve taken accountability for that. I’ve moved on from the situation because it was going to do me no good to linger about a match that is already in the back of everyone’s minds. It wasn’t going to do Bethany any good to stand and whine about how Territorial Invasion did not go the way that she wanted. “It is what it is.” It wasn’t meant to be and sometimes, it’s just that.
(Jamie O’Hara seems completely laid back about the topic. He knows that there’s not much to explain about the issues with Dr. Bethany Blue. At this point, it seems like nothing more than an inconvenience for him.)
Jamie O’Hara: I mean, what else can I say about this topic? We lost at Territorial Invasion. I took the pin. I moved on from Territorial Invasion. I told her that she should too. I mean, Rex did. What’s stopping her from doing the same thing? I have no interest in being dragged into Bethany’s problems, so I’m not sure why she thinks that I should have accepted her challenge. She attacked me last week, but something like that isn’t going to help her case. As always, she is going to make things worse for herself. As per usual, Bethany is making things personal and it was never that.
Sofia Clarke: Bethany has placed the blame on you for losing at Territorial Invasion —
Jamie O’Hara: And, she can do that all she wants. If she thinks that’s going to help her sleep at night, so be it. I really could give less a fuck about anything that she has to say on the matter. She can call me arrogant all she likes. If there is something that separates her from me is that I can acknowledge my failures and not go to the brink of insanity like she seems to be doing. We’ve had instances where things don’t go our way, but you don’t seem me talking about it a month after the whole thing came to be. She can try to make me guilty about the entire thing, saying things like “I let a whole brand down,” but that would be me caring about the opinion of those who would never lace my boots. I’ve never cared about perception from my peers nor am I going to care about Bethany’s opinions like they matter around here. Let her continue to place her blame on me. Let her continue to embarrass herself more than she has in these past couple of weeks. It’s more like she’s embarrassing this brand by responding the way that she has when everyone else has moved on from the situation, but I don’t think that she wants to hear that.
???: I’m the one that’s embarrassing myself?
(Dr. Bethany Blue inserts herself in the camera shot, looking at Jamie O’Hara with a fierce look on her face. Meanwhile, Jamie is almost looking at her with boredom.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I couldn’t help, but listen to this interview from afar. I figured that maybe with everything that happened last week, you would have a change of heart. I was hoping at some point that you would accept my challenge for Wicked Games. By now, you should have already gone back on your decision to ignore my challenge. I mean, what kind of person gets attacked and decides not to respond to it? This isn’t going to be something that you can easily avoid, Jamie. It doesn’t matter how many times we have to go through this song and dance. I still want my match and if you’re not going to give that to me then, I could always do what I did last week and prove my point by leaving you laid out.
(Jamie O’Hara raises a brow, not believing that he is really getting himself in this mess with Dr. Bethany Blue once more.)
Jamie O’Hara: Is this really happening again? :snoop:
Dr. Bethany Blue: I’ve already said that EAW doesn’t need someone like you anymore, Jamie. We don’t need Elitists who take opportunities like being TEAM CAPTAIN for War Games and squander it. We don’t need Elitists like you who think that they can hide behind such a vague response, thinking that it exempts him from explaining about what happened to him at Territorial Invasion. I think that EVERYONE wants to know the truth, Jamie. What in the hell happened at Territorial Invasion? Why did you go along with making all of those promises and not fulfilling any of them? This isn’t going to be something that you can avoid for long. If you are going to run away from a fight after all of this, you’re not doing much to prove me wrong. You are a coward, Jamie. And, these days, there’s no need for someone like you. You might as well go home, be a father and trophy husband because your days of taking up space in EAW are up. If this is the type of energy and work ethic that we’re going to get from you, then, I don’t see why you need to be here. Territorial Invasion should have been my moment of avenging myself against Kassidy and Sheridan.
(Jamie O’Hara almost looks flabbergasted. From that standpoint, it had seemed like Dr. Bethany Blue’s actual issue had been revealed to him. For the first time in weeks, it seemed like Jamie had gone from an expressionless composure to actually progressing to somewhere that could lead to the end of this whole War Games fiasco.)
Jamie O’Hara: Excuse me, YOUR moment? Now, there’s the root of the issue. You aren’t mad that I didn’t live up to my promise. You’re mad that you couldn’t spite Sheridan or Kassidy by winning. Gosh darn it, we actually found it! You are really the dumbest fucking cunt that I have ever met, Bethany. And, I’ve stepped into the ring with Drake King. My god, this has been nothing more than a headache. I’m surprised that I even entertained this shit for as long as I have. Maybe, it’s the patience of being a father, but I’m rather proud that I kept my composure without driving my knee through your skull. Anything for you to move on and get out of my life.
Dr. Bethany Blue: I’ll be more than glad to get out of the way — if you accept my match at Wicked Games. I really wished that you would have kneed me in the skull weeks ago. I mean, it would be one of the first instances in weeks that you would have shown engagement for whatever is going on around here. I guess that would have answered the question for where was that energy during War Games, Jamie. I’m a doctor. I want a clear and concise answer. I don’t accept answers like: “it just happened” or “it is what it is” or “it’s something that isn’t supposed to have an answer.” I have always made it my mission to give my patients an answer to the questions that seem impossible to figure out. I’m always going to be scouting for the answer. I’m always going to go out of my way to find the answer to life’s toughest questions. I don’t believe in the philosophies that you seem to like. I don’t like all of these vague statements from you because I know there is the truth that you want to get out.
(Jamie O’Hara rolled his eyes and sighed. He was expecting for this entire thing to end minutes ago. The thought that Dr. Bethany Blue still insists in wanting to get a match over him is something that blows his mind. The revelation from Bethany should have been enough to resolve this issue and get her out of his life. Instead, he still finds himself in this situation and his patience is wearing thin.)
Jamie O’Hara: You really should have given up on all of this. After all, it seems like the issues are internal with you and your inability to spite Sheridan and Kassidy at Territorial Invasion. That’s where the issue lies, Bethany. Your inability to take an outcome that doesn’t fall into your favor is of no concern to me. I mean, what else do you want from me? I’ve acknowledged these losses and moved forward. Yet, you’re the one that’s still in the past. You think that by trying to get a clear answer to why Territorial Invasion ended up the way it did, it would clear your mind. You think that facing me is going to put your mind into ease, but you have no idea what you’re trying to do. Desperately seeking a match against me just to redeem yourself won’t get you anything, but more embarrassment. You are someone who can’t handle failure and that’s not my problem at all, but if you want to be humiliated at my hands, so be it. I accept your challenge at Wicked Games.
(That sounded like music to Dr. Bethany Blue’s ears. The crowd is heard popping at the arena for another match added to the Wicked Games card. If anything, Jamie O’Hara holds onto that stare with Bethany as he is trying to calm himself down. Finally, it seemed like Bethany got what she wanted and that was the match with Jamie. It was all she wanted.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: It was about time that you did, Jamie. I knew that you were going to be a tough cookie to crack, but it’s nothing that is never an impossible task for me. It’s unfortunate that you aren’t going to win the match. And, you’re most certainly not going to win this match at my expense, and when all of this is over, you won’t be able to walk away from this. Who knows? You might not be able to walk away, period. But, don’t worry, I’ll call a stretcher for you. 😉
(Dr. Bethany Blue turns on her heel and walks away from the camera shot. The last shot is of Jamie O’Hara shaking his head, looking straight at the direction that she walked away in.)
( As Voltage whirred back to life, we weren’t brought back to the ring; nor to the backstage of the arena, as the camera displayed itself in front of a rather sophisticated, and luxurious backdrop. With a length , brown leather couch; with an array of different fruits, cheeses, and crackers being placed directly in front of it across a glass table; as Sierra Everett quickly walked from the side of the screen directly into the shot, sitting down on the couch as she instantly eyed the table; mesmerized by the options in front of her, as she settled on a couple grapes that were resting in a glass container; popping them in her mouth, as she gave a satisfied reaction. )
Sierra Everett: Imported straight from France – does the high life get any higher?
( Sierra said to herself, shaking her head as she sighed; before slowly looking directly into the camera, almost startled as she sarcastically gasped; ‘shocked’ to be on camera as she get herself into a full seated position; with a firmer posture, chuckling to herself as she pointed to the hard-camera. )
Sierra Everett: Oh my goodness, I didn’t even see that thing there! How long has this camera been running for? God this is so awkward, I wasn’t even prepared for something like this!
( Sierra explained, before snapping her fingers; as multiple different workers came from either side of the camera lens, carrying in multiple items directly into the backdrop of the scene; with two helping one another with what seemed to be a marble statue that was worked to perfection in order to directly resemble Sierra herself; whilst the other staff members brought in posters of different Sierra Everett highlights, most notably her win at Pain For Pride; as well as her win against Diamond Dixon almost a year ago. )
Sierra Everett: There we go, now I’m ready – actually, not quite yet. What’re you all doing? SHOO. You’re in my shot.
( Sierra said, snapping again, as the straggling workers scurried their way out of the shot; Sierra rolling her eyes as she scoffed, watching as they made their way out of the room; before finally retrieving her grin once more, Sierra turning back to the camera; crossing one of her legs over the other. )
Sierra Everett: Now as every other star usually makes their announcements in the ring, or backstage with interviewers like Sofia Clarke? As of late, something has dawned upon me. Sierra Everett, isn’t every other superstar. And the fact of the matter is – we’ve known this! We were always aware of it, but I never TRULY took the initiative I could have to make things change for myself; and after last week, where I took my career into my own grasps and made it clear that I won’t be wrestling just ANYONE anymore – the thing I declared when I first ENTERED this company . . . That can’t be all I am doing to make Sierra Everett an ‘exclusive’ Elitist. No, I need the royal treatment. I need my own backdrop, I need my own set; I need my own STATUE. Do you see that glorious GLORIOUS sculpture behind me? Had it made in two days, and I paid top dollar for it.
( Sierra said, looking behind herself as she admired her mirrored image in marble form; giving herself a mental pat on the back, as she slowly turned around; a slight sigh leaving her mouth as she sounded a tad reluctant. )
Sierra Everett: So let’s talk about last week, shall we? I understand. I understand that after what I did there is hatred coming my way. How are people coming down my back, because Sierra Everett revealed last week that she is a giver? Because where I was meant to face Micheal Scott Connor, in a match that was obviously not going to go the distance – an easy win to my record, and a humiliating defeat in Micheal’s own right. I gave him mercy. We heard it all week, how we BOTH needed wins; but with only one of us having a chance to get it? I gave him a chance. But I didn’t just give HIM a chance, rather; I offered an opportunity to someone who truly, TRULY deserved it more than anyone else.
( Sierra said, looking off screen for a moment; before tilting her head, inviting the clear entity off screen to enter the frame; as slowly, the woman known as ‘Eleanor’ crept up behind the couch Sierra sat on; placing her hands directly against the top of the cushioning; staring down the hard-camera; as Everett watched the fingers covered in some sort of black substance dig into her expensive sofa; forcing her to grimace as she scooted away from where Eleanor was; to which the mysterious woman didn’t have any sort of reply to, continuing to stare down the camera with an almost emotionless gaze; as Sierra gave her an odd look, though shaking it off for the time being. )
Sierra Everett: This? This is Eleanor. This is talent, PERSONIFIED. This is the hidden gem I dug out of the dirt, and brought to the forefront of EAW for all to see. This is a monster incarnated into human form – THIS? This is the blocking piece for anyone trying to get at me, because if Sierra Everett is in your sights? Introducing, the huge wall in front of me. Now last week? She failed. She disappointed me, and herself – but that’s because it was her first match in front of a CROWD. She got nervous, she got stage fright; and she wasn’t prepared for the opportunity ahead of her, and you know what? That is A-OKAY. Because I am forgiving, if nothing else. An understanding teacher; with enough knowledge to WISELY craft the brain of Eleanor PERFECTLY, until I make her the trained Killer I KNOW she can be.
Sierra Everett: And we’re talking about me MAKING her that star she’s destined to walk into every arena as; but the thing is? Even when she’s so raw, so untuned? She is still the biggest threat to ANYONE on this roster; and that is a FACT, Eleanor chose greatness, and greatness chose Eleanor – and with her behind me now? Change isn’t going to be ‘temporary.’ No longer will there be setbacks because nobody is able to watch my back whilst the entire locker-room PLOTS with one another on my downfall; because those little murmurs back and forth to one another? Will be heard, and will be sorted with in a way that only me and Eleanor know; and I can promise, I can GUARANTEE that the Elitists of Voltage do not want to find out for themselves how we like to run business nowadays; because it’s more turmoil for them and more entertaining for us.
( Sierra says, going to raise a hand up to high-five Eleanor; though QUICKLY rethinking that decision, as she reaches into her pocket; pulling out a small hand-sanitizer container, before putting it next to one of Eleanor’s hands. )
Sierra Everett: I’ll just . . . Leave this here. But I’ve put my point across, haven’t I? If needed any simpler, Sierra Everett is no longer to be fucked with. I won’t settle on disrespect and slander anymore; because if that IS to come my way? Eleanor is my first line of defense. No more meaningless matches. No more pointless segments with shitty interviewers – this is SIERRA EVERETT’S WORLD. My brand, my show, my way of doing things; and I PLEAD for someone to test the waters on those claims, because all that will amount to is blood-shed; and trust me, it won’t be my own. 😇
Sierra Everett: But this doesn’t mean we’re seeing the end of Sierra Everett as an in-ring competitor, no no no, work is still to be done. See, the only difference is the matches I am taking on? Those are the ones that I will PERSONALLY find to be worth my while. Tonight? It was announced that there will be a ‘Clusterfuck Match’, to decide the NEXT contender for the World Championship for the World Championship; and alongside that? It was announced I would be one of the participants in that match, putting me in position to compete for a World Title, for the very first time since my career STARTED in EAW. This is monumental; this is a step up – this is IT. This is what I needed; and this’ll be what I will get. It doesn’t matter who else is inside of that ring, the fact of the matter is? I was already a star, but now I’ve gotten insurance. So it doesn’t matter who walks out of House of Glass as champion; it doesn’t matter how high the stakes are raised – that World Title is MINE to claim, and I will NOT let something like this slip through my hands; I’ll be fucking DAMNED. Every scar, every loss – every setback; it all culminated in this, with each misfortune BUILDING MY THRONE. No longer am I being handicapped, I can freely be the best Sierra Everett I could be; and not a damn person is going to stop me.
( Sierra said, before looking over her shoulder for a moment; Eleanor finally making eye contact with her, as she nodded towards what seemed to be her new boss; as Sierra’s grin grew, turning back to the camera as she snickered. )
Sierra Everett: Correct. Not a damn person is going to stop . . . Us.
( Sierra said, before waving to the camera; winking, as the scene slowly faded away for the moment; a slight cliffhanger being lead out, as Voltage faded into a commercial break. )
(Promotional ad for Wicked Games, where the Jaded Hearts face POTARA for the Unified Tag Team Championships.)
( Voltage has returned from a commercial break, with the crowd seated and ready for more action to unfold. Bella Braxton can be spotted at the center of the ring with a huge smile on her face, ready to announce the upcoming competition. )
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
( ‘The Spins’ by Mac Miller plays throughout the arena, eliciting a big cheer from the crowd as Brianna Hill walks out with a big smile on her face and both hands behind her back. She raises her right hand and waves at the crowd before skiing down from the aisle and heading toward the ring. )
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM MEMPHIS, TENESSSES!… WEIGHING IN AT 115 POUNDS!… BRIANNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….
HILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Last week, we saw Brianna Hill secure a victory against Hayley Morrow in Hayley’s debut match. Tonight, she faces a significant challenge in Donovan Duke! A great opportunity for a rising star like her to shine here tonight!
Persephone: Meh, this shit already bores me. Just looking at her face already makes me want to leave this commentary table.
( ‘I Rise’ by Cory Marks hits once she arrives in the ring, inciting a cheer that grows even louder as Donovan Duke heads out, coming up with high spirits here tonight. He seems pretty excited for this match as he nods his head in confidence, looking up to Brianna and walking down the aisle like a warrior, ready for this war to start! )
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT!… FROM STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA!… WEIGHING IN AT 212 POUNDS… HE IS ‘THE OKLAHOMA STORM’… DONOVANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!… DUKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Donovan has a huge match on his hands heading into Wicked Games tonight. It’s his match to test his strength before the big day against Brianna Hill! It’s going to be a very difficult situation for Brian to survive out of this match here.
James Peters: These two competitors are well respected by people from all around the world who come to watch EAW. Here tonight, it’s Brianna Hill against Donovan Duke, so this is going to be a friendly competition, yet a very intense one that we must see.
Persephone: “Well respected by people from all around the world” NOT by me.
( DING DING DING! )
Rich Russillo: This is about to be a classic from these two. Brianna Hill, one of our rising stars that we have here in Showdown, is taking on the former EAW National Elite champion, Donovan Duke. Donovan has set the record to be the longest champion ever and tonight, he’s up against Brianna Hill. Here’s his eloquence to show what he has in store for the match that will be up soon for him and TLA at Wicked Games.
( Brianna and Donovan step out to their corner first and show each other respect with a quick handshake at the center of the ring, nodding at each other. Then they both step back into their corners and now begin circling. )
Persephone: Yay so cool. Who the fuck even wants to give Donovan a handshake? He’s such a goddamn cornball.
James Peters: Sportsmanship has been shown and here we go! Both competitors step out of their corners and what we have seen here, both seem to be ready for this match right now as they stop wasting time. Donovan and Brianna step in and meet each other at the center of the ring and immediately lock up in a collar and elbow tie-up! Classic way to get this match rolling already!
Rich Russillo: Donovan comes up faster and quickly goes for those legs, taking Brianna right away and now trying to apply a hold on her calf. But Brianna quickly twists herself out of it, and comes back to her feet, delivering a takedown to Donovan and now putting him in a hold. Donovan retaliates, struggles—it’s like rabid animals going right at each other at the moment!
Persephone: This bitch is so damn generic, and Donovan is a fucking random ass midget. What’s so good about this match?
Rich Russillo: What these two competitors are going to put on display is going to be what’s good about this match. Donovan there trying to take control back, but Brianna is trying so hard to maintain it. Donovan is able to jump over, now putting her in a tight hold of an armbar as Brianna might be in a bit of trouble!
James Peters: Donovan changes things around once more and now going for the wrists, twisting it and putting Brianna under pressure in another way around at the moment. Brianna’s wrist is being pulled awkwardly by Donovan at the moment.
Rich Russillo: She’s trying to figure out a better way to get out of the hold, and while she may not be close enough to use the ropes to her advantage, there’s enough space in that ring for Brianna to think of something. Isn’t that right?
James Peters: Definitely on point, Rich! Brianna now rolling down to the ground, handstand kip-up back up to her feet and able to turn the table against Donovan there, having a hold of his wrist this time and putting him right where she was initially! Brianna gains control of the match once more!
Rich Russillo: It’s not like Donovan is going to be controlled in this match quickly as well. He quickly uses a free hand to slap that hold that’s having a grip on his wrist away swiftly, and now taking Brianna down by those legs again, back into both his feet and quickly looking for the Ankle Lock on Brianna Hill!
James Peters: Not letting that happen just yet, as Brianna, with both feet pushing Donovan away, backs away and is able to get out of the hold just in time. Now, rolling backward up to her feet and coming face to face with Donovan, rolling to his side and standing just right behind Donovan, putting him right in a waistlock and going for the takedown!
Rich Russillo: Brianna now having the former National Elite Champion in a waistlock hold! Nice tactic by Brianna Hill there!
Persephone: YAWN. Good god, who the fuck let this match happen? I really need to take some nap right now because this is hard to even watch.
James Peters: Donovan there quickly trying to get out of there as soon as possible, tries to pick Brianna off but Brianna tries to maintain the hold as much as possible! Donovan is just trying to get out of there and make sure she’s able to pick things back together one more time, but Brianna’s not going to let that happen just yet! Donovan can’t do much while stuck in this waist lock! Brianna now forcing Donovan to face the ground, springing up onto his back and both knees pressing, keeping Donovan against the ground!
Rich Russillo: These two are taking a different approach right now as they’re putting their technical wrestling ability on display, and it looks like right now Brianna is surprising Donovan as she’s the one in control, not him. Knowing how fast she is and how quick she’s able to maneuver around the larger competitor, she’s putting up a great fight against possibly her toughest opponent so far.
James Peters: A lot of focus has taken this match to another level of intensity. Now, Brianna is still on top of Donovan’s back and going for the neck, pulling it back! What’s this woman trying to do here?!
Rich Russillo: The surely not lasting for so long, Brianna shifts his movement once more and now on both knees in front of Donovan, encircling him with a front headlock, taking control all over again, but you can see, Donovan is fighting his way to get back to his feet while being locked in a hold like that as well!
James Peters: It’s not going to be so easy for Brianna to gain control in every single exchange he’s taking here! She has to fight the momentum Donovan is trying to create, in order to pick up a win out from this tough match here!
Rich Russillo: Speaking of a tough match, it has been rough for Donovan here so far, but he’s still trying to get out of there. Brianna, once with a quick knee to the gut, still has Donovan in a front headlock and now taking him right back into the corner.
James Peters: A front headlock still being played, putting Donovan under the pressure here, and he might not be able to do much with Brianna still taking control of this.
Rich Russillo: Brianna switches up once more, now having a hold of his neck, trying to go for a snapmare to send Donovan down by the center of the ring and continue to assert control in this match over Donovan! Donovan is able to hold that back and now Brianna is stuck! Donovan now, CONNECTING WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!!!! DONOVAN HOLDS ONTO THE WAIST LOCK BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS FEET, AND NOW THERE’S A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX! DONOVAN UP ONCE MORE, AND I THINK HE HAS SOMETHING ELSE PLANNED NOW!
James Peters: Donovan hooks those arms and he is preparing for a Dragon Suplex, but Brianna is able to pull his arms out in time and slams the back elbow into the face, sending Donovan back away from her. Brianna turns back around again, tapping for a Snapmare once more and now it works. Donovan down by the center of the ring in a daze, and here goes Brianna, running down in front of him and bouncing back away from those ropes!
Rich Russillo: In a wake, Donovan to both knees, sliding underneath as Brianna springs over, Brianna backs up, and here goes Donovan, leapfrogging over Brianna and now to his feet on the grid, turning his attention towards Brianna as she bounces back from those ropes to him!… JUMPS OVER TO TAKE HER DOWN, NOW LOOKING FOR A TRIANGLE CHOKE ON BRIANNA!
James Peters: This might be one of the toughest challenges that Brianna has faced so far. Brianna is being taken down and Donovan is trying to apply a Triangle Choke, with attempts to pull her arm in and closing things up completely, and while he is temporarily able to apply the submission, Brianna quickly does her best to try fighting out of it, using her free hand to start delivering whatever strikes she possibly can to Donovan!
Rich Russillo: Donovan now letting her off the hook and here goes Brianna, back to her feet, so does Donovan who’s still trying to rub those jabs from hammering shots at him off his face. Brianna charges in and goes all around! Oh, looking at how she goes, she’s super athletic!
James Peters: TILT-A-WHIRL HEADSCISSORS TAKES DONOVAN DOWN! GREAT MOVE BY BRIANNA!
Rich Russillo: Brianna is able to take down Donovan once more and Brianna, there able to get free, pulls Donovan down by the corner as she slowly pulls herself back away from the sudden attack and now he’s against the corner. Brianna up to her feet and charges in at Donovan!
James Peters: Donovan is able to catch her with a kick, dropping Brianna down onto the mat. Donovan holds down his face and tries to regain some composure after the effective moment of the kick that was able to push her back. Up to the second rope goes Donovan and here he’s looking to fly off from there!
Persephone: Oh, is he going to pull some goofy ass move again?
Rich Russillo: HERE IT IS!
James Peters: MOONSAULT FROM THE SECOND ROPE, AND IT CONNECTS!!!! DONOVAN DUKE WITH THAT MOONSAULT, AND NOW HE GOES FOR THE COVER AS THAT MIGHT JUST BE ENOUGH TO KEEP BRIANNA DOWN FOR THE THREE COUNT!!!!
OOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTWWWOOOOOO!!!!
THR-
James Peters: AND BRIANNA KICKS OUT!!!! Donovan doesn’t worry too much, though. Instead he drags Brianna up before sending her into the corner, AND HE DELIVERS A CORNER CLOTHESLINE!!!!
Rich Russillo: Donovan pulls Brianna into a headlock immediately after this, AND HE RUNS OUT OF THE CORNER BEFORE DELIVERING A BULLDOG!!!! Donovan Duke now grabbing Brianna as he pulls her up, and I think he’s attempting a northern lights suplex!
James Peters: He is- BUT BRIANNA IS ABLE TO COUNTER WITH A FANTASTIC DDT!!! What a move by Brianna!
Rich Russillo: Brianna to both knees and quickly approaches Donovan, grabbing his right arm and putting it in a bent armlock. She isolates his arm and starts applying pressure to his elbow joint. Donovan Duke is definitely in some trouble right now as Brianna is seemingly looking to keep Donovan down, possibly utilizing this strategy to slowly wear Donovan down.
James Peters: You may be right. Brianna doesn’t always do this, but that also means Donovan couldn’t have expected it. This is definitely an interesting match, as every time Donovan gets the chance he lands some heavy shots.
Rich Russillo: Donovan, with his arm being clamped and constrained by Brianna’s pressure, slowly returns his feet to the ground, still biding his time before trying to jam the back elbow into her gut to get out of there! Seems like it’s going to work a bit better for Donovan to escape sooner!
James Peters: The hold has gotten a bit harder for Brianna to maintain, and that gives Donovan a good chance to fight back, now pushing her and sending her to the ground with a quick Snapmare down at the center of the ring. Donovan takes a step back to choose his next move, and now he’s coming back to charge for it!
Rich Russillo: SLIDING LARIAT!
James Peters: OH BRIANNA DUCKS THAT! She lies back and leaves Donovan hitting the air instead of herself, and now that’s a backslide roll-up, she hooks it completely! The referee lies down for a count! She has it!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
James Peters: KICK OUT BY DONOVAN!
Persephone: Damn, I wish he didn’t!
Rich Russillo: Both competitors on their feet now as Donovan throws a lariat, looking to take Brianna down, engaging with the same move he was meant to apply! Brianna ducks underneath the clamor and now goes behind, going for another backslide but that ends up sending Donovan up to his feet! He runs in and full-speed and he’s coming for her!
James Peters: OHHHH! A SPEAR! DONOVAN CUTS BRIANNA IN HALF WITH A SPEAR! A COVER IN PROCESS!
Persephone: THREE!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: She manages to save herself just in the nick of time! A kick out before the count of three is made by Brianna Hill! Briana still remains in this match and survives a powerful and sudden onslaught from Donovan Duke!
Persephone: Fuck this match.
James Peters: Donovan surely has just landed Brianna a hard one there, and it almost broke her apart with that space! Donovan picks things back together quickly, and now he’s locking both arms of Brian. She’s not even fully recovered from that spear, but there isn’t much time to think, considering how fast Briana tends to be in this competition! Brianna has been hooked and here’s Donovan lifting her off the ground! He’s looking for another big move!
Rich Russillo: SITOUT DOMINATOR!
James Peters: That didn’t happen! Brianna slips out and hits the ground, hooking those legs of Donovan and rolling him down into a complete Sunset Flip Roll-up! Brianna with another roll-up, looking to steal it once again!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: THREE- NO! DONOVAN KICKS OUT!
James Peters: That was really close for Brianna; she almost had it with how sudden she ambushed to strike back Donovan like that. Donovan gets to his feet, Brianna holds down her gut, just been caught by a spear recently, and somehow revives herself to both feet. Donovan reaches her and quickly hooks her in, he’s setting up for a sitout jawbreaker on Brianna, but Brianna is able to push him away in time and intervenes…
Rich Russillo: ROUNDHOUSE KICK SQUARELY CONNECTS!
James Peters: Roundhouse kick and there goes Donovan falling down, and he’s just laid on the middle rope. He’s lying down there but this just makes it so much better for Briana! Wasting no time, she runs and positions herself back down to strike him!…
Rich Russillo: HOTLINE BLASTS DONOVAN! TIGER FEINT KICK FROM BRIANNA HILL!
James Peters: Donovan has taken the kick and jammed his jaw! He has been sent right back into the match! Brianna has her chance there, and she goes all the way up towards the top! Brianna is up there and she’s preparing for it!…
Rich Russillo: DIVING MOONSAULT!
James Peters: NO! DONOVAN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME! BRIANNA DROPS HERSELF TO THE GROUND HARD, AND SHE’S COMING BACK! DONOVAN APPROACHES HER!…
Rich Russillo: POW! DEALER’S CHOICE! SPINNING BACK FIST TURNS HER ALL AROUND! BUT DONOVAN ISN’T DONE, SEIZING HER UP ON HIS SHOULDERS!….
James Peters: DUKE OF HAZARD! FIREMAN’S CARRY BACK-TO-BELLY PILEDRIVER APPLIES! DONOVAN COVERS! THAT SHOULD BE IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
( DING DING DING! )
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. DONOVAN DUKE!
James Peters: Hard fought win by Donovan!
Rich Russillo: Brianna cleverly brings something to the table here tonight, and she has a very big impact on this match. Shots that she has landed, almost making Donovan on the verge of losing it and staggering but by the end of the match, Donovan managed to finish this one with the victory!
Persephone: I’m just glad Donovan Duke’s match has come to an end. Nobody wants to watch that shit.
James Peters: Well, we are going to see from now on what’s going to lie ahead for these two and their future. Brianna has things to look forward to after this loss for sure, and Donovan has TLA to fight for the Hardcore Championship title!
( ‘I Rise’ by Cory Marks plays as Donovan returns to his feet and raises both arms high in the air, with the referee raising one of his arms as well. Donovan takes a few deep breaths before continuing to celebrate her victory. As Donovan begins to make his way out of the ring, Voltage fades away from ringside. )
(Commercial for Tinder featuring TLA and Donovan Duke.)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back to a panaround of the Jamsil Arena, with the scenery inside the ring looking drastically different from how it usually looks. The ring is adorned in a red carpet that covers the canvas, there are a number of balloons strung up on each of the four ring posts, and at the center of the ring there’s a table with a number of decorations on it, a bucket with a bottle of champagne in it, and two wine glasses. The crowd murmur in excitement for what’s going to happen as the camera pans around some more.)
Persephone: Oh boy, what’s the occasion?! Are we finally firing Drake King?! TLA?! Saying goodbye to Charlie early?!
Rich Russillo: Well I don’t know, but there was an announcement that there would be a celebration tonight… it was just never specified what that might be in particular.
James Peters: This could either be very cheerful or the most mocking segment on the show.
(It isn’t long after that the camera finally settles on the stage, with the crowd’s questions being answered as ‘Unfuckwithable’ by Deez Nuts is heard playing through the PA system. The reaction is loud as Sienna Jade is seen beginning to make her way out to the stage. She has a smirk on her face as she stands in place with her hands on her hips, scanning around at the electric crowd here tonight in Seoul. After a pause, ‘Partition (Smearcase Trap Remix)’ by Beyoncé is then heard following that, with the crowd reacting once again for the Universal Women’s Champion Kassidy Heart as she makes her way out as well. The Jaded Hearts stand side-by-side, dressed for the occasion whatever that may entail, and looking very smug. They then begin to make their way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… Sienna Jade and the EAW Universal Women’s Champion Kassidy Heart… THE JADED HEARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Persephone: :francis: Forget I asked, I thought it was going to be something grand but it turned out to be a retirement home. Unless they’re announcing their retirement…
Rich Russillo: Well that definitely won’t be happening, but at the very least we know why Kassidy and Sienna are out here tonight. They made their presence known on Dynasty a couple days ago, interfering in the Unified Tag Team Champions POTARA’s match against Andre Walker and Ronan Malosi. They had a hand in costing them the match, giving Harper and Holly their first tag team loss in nearly 7 months. That’s something not to be happy about, but for Kassidy and Sienna, it’s definitely worth throwing a celebration.
James Peters: In their minds, it’s only inevitable that those titles are around their waist. They have been determined to reclaim a division that they once ruled over with an iron fist, and it never mattered who was Champions when they came around, they were going to have those titles in their possession. I am certain they’re looking toward Wicked Games and what that may entail, but regardless of what may happen, it seems they are already crowning themselves the winners over POTARA.
(Kassidy and Sienna make their way around the ring, both of them heading up the steps before entering through the ropes into the ring. Kassidy takes her title and raises it high into the air, as Sienna poses alongside her, the two looking triumphant as they surround themselves with the party decorations. Sienna makes her way over and takes microphones for both of them, with ‘Partition (Smearcase Trap Remix)’ beginning to come to a close. The two of them look around at the scenery of the occasion, allowing it to sink in, before beginning to speak.)
Sienna Jade: Wow, Kassidy… is this all for us? 🥲
Kassidy Heart: Of course, do you not remember???
Sienna Jade: Hmmmm, it’s on the tip of my tongue… is it my birthday?
Kassidy Heart: Nope.
Sienna Jade: Your birthday?
Kassidy Heart: Nope.
Sienna Jade: An anniversary?
Kassidy Heart: Nope.
Sienna Jade: OH! I GOT IT!
(Sienna perks up.)
Sienna Jade: THE JADED HEARTS BEATING POTARA FOR THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WICKED GAMES???
Kassidy Heart: Yes!
(Sienna looks absolutely delighted, as Kassidy looks with a smile on her face.)
Kassidy Heart: I mean, it was about time anyway, right? Those titles have been longing to be around the waist of proper Champions, and I can’t see anyone who’s a better fit for that then the greatest tag team in EAW. I’ve seen Harper and Holly make all the excuses in the world these past couple of weeks why they’re *not* going to lose, and while it’s for a number of reasons, most of it is negating what we, the Tag Team of The Decade, have accomplished. The last thing I want to hear after everything that we’ve done since our inception is that we haven’t done enough, because we have. In fact, we’ve over exceeded expectations, and continue to everytime we return to the ring. We didn’t have to do this, we have nothing to prove to anyone and never have, but we do because people seem to have forgotten just who the fuck we are, which has been made apparent with the type of shit POTARA have decided to spew our way. It’s really just ridiculous.
Sienna Jade: I mean, just how stupid do you have to be?! POTATO think they have our number, that they’ve got The Jaded Hearts beat. But they clearly don’t know us as well as they say they do if that’s the case. If you really think that you can beat a team of our caliber just because you’re the Champion and you just REFUSE to be a stepping stone for someone else’s success, then that’s just too bad, I don’t know what to tell you. So that’s why, if anything, this celebration isn’t for us. We have more than enough time to celebrate in the future. This POTARA… this party is for you!
Kassidy Heart: Consider it a goodbye party for your reign as Unified Tag Team Champions. :mjlol:
Sienna Jade: You’re right about one thing, Kassidy, it’s about damn time anyway. You’ve done your part in the tag division, if it means anything, if we completely exclude The Jaded Hearts from the conversation, you’re the best tag team in the division! You’ve beaten just about anyone that has come your way, and that’s something that you should be proud about. But especially since you’ve done nothing but face lackluster, overhyped tag teams who fall short of expectations… nothing will prepare you for what we bring to the table. So, let’s just tell the truth, because I’m tired of having to beat around the bush, you two girls are losing at Wicked Games. We are going to beat you down so badly that it won’t even be funny. And the vision of myself and Kassidy standing tall with those titles in hand are going to be a picture that you’re going to be seeing for a very long time.
Kassidy Heart: Was there even any questions? Is there any real competition? Yes, just like Sienna, I am fine with giving POTARA their credit. For what it’s worth, they’re competent Elitists and they’re not going to make this match easy for us. Albeit as miniscule as it may be in comparison to what we’ve done, they’ve accomplished things themselves that make them worthy of our time, regardless of if we’re looking forward to winning those titles or facing them. But at the end of the day, what they’re going to need to get into their heads is that it just will not be enough. Which is nothing to be ashamed about by all means, considering you’re facing the best Elitists in the world along with the best tag team this company has ever seen… nobody will exactly blame you if you lose.
Sienna Jade: Consider it an upgrade over losing to Devolution or something.
Kassidy Heart: I just hope you two are able to understand that, and if not, well then that’s just your loss. I was never in the business of giving sympathy to people who don’t deserve it, and after everything that has happened since us two tag teams first interacted, I’m past the point of chivalry and respect. This is exactly what they asked for, and when we give it to them, I don’t want ANYONE surprised over the result.
Sienna Jade: Well, it seems we’ve rambled on long enough. Let’s close this celebration off the only way we know how… BRING IT OUT!
Persephone: Oh dear, what now…
(Sienna points toward the stage as the camera goes over to show it. After a moment, stagehands are seen quickly wheeling out something, something that is in fact pretty massive as they try and fit it through the backstage area curtain.)
Rich Russillo: :comeagain: Is that a cake?
(The cake is seen being wheeled down the ramp, with the massiveness of it being put into perspective as it slightly towers over both Kassidy and Sienna. It’s brought around the ring and to the ringside area, just in front of the announcer’s table, as both The Jaded Hearts look toward one another with massive smirks.)
Persephone: You think if I steal a piece they’ll notice?
James Peters: Please don’t do it.
Kassidy Heart: Well, I think this calls for a toast.
(Sienna takes the champagne bottle out, popping it open, as she pours some into the two wine glasses on the table. Both of them take one as they make their way out of the ring, heading toward the massive cake. Kassidy raises her glass in the air, microphone in hand.)
Kassidy Heart: To The Jaded Hearts, your new three-time Tag Team Champions.
(Kassidy and Sienna look toward one another, about to clink glasses, that is until…)
(THUD!)
Kassidy Heart & Sienna Jade: :comeagain:
(A loud sound is heard from inside the cake, as The Jaded Hearts look in confusion at this and the crowd murmurs as well.)
(THUD!)
(THUD!)
(THUD!)
(BANG!)
Rich Russillo: WHAT THE HELL?! THE CAKE JUST EXPLODED OPEN! TWO PEOPLE HAVE JUMPED OUT OF IT AND LUNGED AT THE JADED HEARTS!
James Peters: THOSE AREN’T JUST ANY PEOPLE! THOSE ARE THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! POTARA IS HERE! HARPER AND HOLLY HAVE JUST TAKEN KASSIDY AND SIENNA DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Persephone: :noah:!!! Stop!!!
(Champagne flies everywhere as the wine glasses roll to the ground, this fight quickly getting underway. Harper has Sienna on the ground as she begins to tee off with punches, the same can be said for Holly and Kassidy. The two vindictive Champions are looking to get revenge for what happened on Dynasty and the crowd is getting rowdy for it!)
Rich Russillo: KASSIDY AND SIENNA HAVE MANAGED TO GET BACK UP TO THEIR FEET, AS NOW THEY’RE THROWING PUNCHES TOWARD POTARA AS WELL! THE TWO TEAMS ARE TRADING BACK AND FORTHS VERY CLOSE TO OUR ANNOUNCERS DESK AND THE CROWD IS GOING BERSERK FOR THIS!
James Peters: AND LOOK ON THE STAGE! SECURITY IS WASTING ABSOLUTELY NO TIME RUSHING OUT AND TRYING TO SPLIT THIS UP! THIS HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND FAST AS BOTH POTARA AND THE JADED HEARTS ARE NOT LETTING UP!
(Security quickly breaks the two teams apart after some struggle, with the scene becoming very tense quickly as the crowd is booing loudly for the abrupt ending to it all.)
Rich Russillo: If this is a preview for what is going to happen at Wicked Games, well then I don’t know what these two teams are going to do to one another once the bell rings! This is crazy!
James Peters: POTARA definitely caught The Jaded Hearts off guard with this one, and as far as I know they are far from through! What has happened these last couple of weeks has spiraled out of control, and these two teams are itching to get their hands on one another in the pursuit of the Unified Tag Team Championships!
(Kassidy and Sienna are shouting obscenities at Harper and Holly, with the two teams getting very aggressive as they try to break free from the grasp of security. The entire scene is spread out throughout the ringside area as the last shot seen is a panaround of all the chaos that has managed to unfold in a short couple of minutes, as Sunday Night Voltage from there begins to fade into a commercial.)
(Commercial for The Marvels, in theaters soon.)
(The camera returns to the ring where Bella Braxton is standing and ready to begin the introductions for the next match.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, this next contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(“Too Old to Die Young” by Brother Dege as Mia Santoro enters the arena to a mixed reaction from the crowd. Mia has a focused look on her face as she stares towards the ring, clearly ready for her match against the Hardcore Champion. Mia looks confident as she heads to the ring, not paying too much attention to the reaction given from the fans.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first making her way to the ring! From Key West, Florida! Weighing 115 pounds. Here is “LA DESPERADA” MIA SANTORO!
Rich Russillo: Here comes Mia Santoro, and Mia is not exactly in the best of moods as she was defeated last week in tag team action with Donovan Duke against Bea Valentine and Drake King. What did you call Mia and Donovan last week, James? #DoMia?
Persephone: Don’t you start that crap? Those two are a bunch of weirdos. She’s a gambling addict and he’s not playing with a full deck. Stop focusing on two short whackos and focus on this really crappy match.
James Peters: Mia might not be the most experienced in the ring, but she has all the potential in the world to pick up a huge victory over TLA. Who will leave with the victory? We are about to find out.
(Mia enters the ring as she takes her corner as her music fades out. ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac starts playing as the Hardcore Champion TLA enters the arena. The crowd is cheering loudly for TLA, and TLA is seen with a smirk on his face as he seems ready for the upcoming match. TLA has the Hardcore Title on his shoulder as he heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing in The Poon Palace in Miami, Florida. Weighing 210 pounds. Here is the EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION! “LA PANTERA SEXUAL” T! L! A!
James Peters: Here comes TLA heading to the ring for non title action and he certainly had an interesting week last week with what he took part of.
Persephone: Are you talking about him being an annoying simp while he was on commentary before he stuck his nose in Donovan and Mia Santoro’s match or are you talking about when he lost his tag team match? The losing part was funny.
Rich Russillo: TLA gets another chance to spread the love as he takes on one of the two people he is trying to put together, but there’s no doubt he is looking to make a statement towards his challenger at Wicked Games.
( TLA enters the ring and hands the Hardcore Title to the referee as he takes his corner. His entrance music fades off as the referee checks both competitors before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Bell has rung and we are underway! Mia and TLA lockup in the center of the ring and that doesn’t last long AS TLA SHOVES MIA DOWN TO THE MAT WITH EASE! I give Mia a lot of credit for the guts, but there might be too much of a size difference to do something like that.
Persephone: Credit for what? Being stupid? She should have known not to pull a stunt like that against TLA. She must have gambled her brains and lost.
Rich Russillo: She isn’t stupid, but she is back to her feet and ready to fight. MIA WITH A BOOT TO THE GUT, BUT TLA EASILY CAUGHT IT! MIA IS HOPPING AROUND ON ONE FOOT–
James Peters: AND MIA WITH THE ENZUIGIRI THAT CAUGHT TLA IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Creative offense by Mia and now she is throwing repeated forearms in the face of the Hardcore Champion.
Rich Russillo: Mia with a kick to the gut and she uses all the momentum she can to snapmare TLA over. Mia hits the ropes and comes back before DELIVERING A DROPKICK TO THE FACE OF TLA!
Persephone: Whoop de do. She hit a move. Look at her finally doing something good for once. Now she mounts TLA and starts punching him in the face. Yeah, the Poons are going to love seeing that.
Rich Russillo: The referee reaches four on the count and Mia gets off of TLA and uses his hair to pull him back to his feet and whips him to the ropes, BUT TLA USES HIS POWER TO REVERSE IT AND SEND MIA FOR THE RIDE!
James Peters: Mia comes back AND TRIES TO COUNTER INTO A HEADSCISSORS BUT TLA CATCHES HER ON THE OTHER SIDE AND COUNTERS RIGHT INTO A SIDEWALK SLAM!
Persephone: Isn’t he like double her weight? Why the hell is she trying to use power moves against him? No wonder you guys are all shipping the midget cowboy and the bimbo so hard. They’re both nuts.
James Peters: Be nice, Persephone. TLA is in control and putting the boots to his opponent and Mia is trying to do anything she can to break away and catch a breather.
Persephone: What is with these crybabies always trying to run away from a fight. It’s a bunch of bull crap if you ask me. Stay in the ring and take your ass whooping like the fighter you all claim to be.
Rich Russillo: There’s nothing wrong with taking a second to regroup and reformulate your strategy. That’s what Mia is trying to do as she rolls out onto the ring apron.
James Peters: BUT THE HARDCORE CHAMPION IS HAVING NONE OF IT AS HE PULLS MIA BACK TO HER FEET AND BRINGS HER BACK INTO THE RING THE HARD WAY!
Rich Russillo: Not the most graceful way of coming back into the ring and Mia once again plays the defensive as she backs away to the corner. TLA catches up AND MIA WITH A DROP TOE HOLD SENDS TLA FACE FIRST INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE!
Persephone: What a nitwit. Being the veteran that he is, shouldn’t he have seen that coming? That’s one of the oldest tricks in the book. Of course that gambling skank would know about that.
Rich Russillo: Mia is back to her feet AND MIA STARTS POUNDING ON TLA TRYING TO KEEP HIM DOWN IN THE CORNER, BUT THE POWER OF TLA GETS HIM BACK TO HIS FEET AND SHOVES MIA AWAY!
James Peters: But Mia comes back WITH A DROPKICK TO THE KNEECAP SENDING TLA STUMBLING FORWARD AND MIA USES THE MOMENTUM TO TAKE TLA OVER WITH A SNAP SUPLEX!
Persephone: Hold on a second! Are you telling me that an EAW bimbo used her brain for once in her life to do something like that. There must be a god and I’m not talking about the delusion greaseball Drake King.
James Peters: Regardless, TLA is down and Mia hits the ropes BEFORE HITTING A LEG DROP ACROSS TLA’S THROAT AND LOCKING IN A HEADSCISSOR HOLD!
Persephone: How is that going to work? I heard TLA charges by the hour for his sleazy Poons to do that to his clients. Who do you think they practice on? Gawd, they’re all nasty.
Rich Russillo: Mia still is in control AS SHE STARTS THROWING ELBOWS INTO THE TOP OF TLA’S SKULL! MIA TRYING TO WEAKEN THE HARDCORE CHAMPION AS MUCH AS SHE CAN!
James Peters: WIth the disadvantages that she has in this match, she has to do anything she can to neutralize TLA. But TLA is starting to roll over AND HE STARTING TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET!
Rich Russillo: Mia is still trying to throw elbows into TLA’s skull and TLA is back to his feet AND MIA IS IN A MESS OF TROUBLE! MIA IS UP IN THE AIR BEFORE TLA FALLS BACK! MIA JUST EXPERIENCED THE POWER OF THE ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP! THE BACK OF MIA’S HEAD CRASHED HARD AGAINST THE MAT!
Persephone: That probably didn’t make her any smarter, so that’s unfortunate for her because she’s still stupid. Someone just needs to hurry up and finish this match and end all this boring crap. If I had any trouble sleeping, this match could cure that problem.
Rich Russillo: Pleasant as always, Persephone. But TLA is back in control as he brings Mia back to her feet and applies a double chickenwing BEFORE WRENCHING HER BACKWARDS AND PLANTING HER WITH A TIGER SUPLEX!
James Peters: Mia’s head once again taking a pounding and TLA keeps the Tiger Suplex applied and he bridges up with Mia’s shoulders down for the cover.
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
TH–
Persephone: YAY! Mia kicked out at two and this match continues on. It just warms my heart knowing that competitors like her exist so these matches can go as long as possible.
James Peters: The match isn’t that bad, Persephone. What is wrong with two tough competitors battling it out for in ring superiority. TLA brings Mia back in control AND JUST STARTS FIRING OFF THOSE FAST STRIKES! GOOD GAWD LOOK AT HOW FAST THOSE STRIKES ARE COMING!
Persephone: This is amusing. The bimbo is now playing the part of a silicone punching bag with all the times she is getting hit. Better call the match, ref. She isn’t able to defend herself, especially after that last shot that sends her backtracking to the ropes.
Rich Russillo: Mia holds onto the ropes to keep her balance and to finally catch that breather she has been wanting for most of the match. Now TLA is running to the ropes AND GRABS MIA LOOKING FOR A ZIG ZAG STYLE TAKEDOWN–
James Peters: MIA WITH ALL OF HER MIGHT HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES AND TLA FINDS HIMSELF CRASHING AND BURNING ONTO THE MAT! Mia takes this chance to climb up onto the top rope.
Rich Russillo: TLA is back up to his feet and Mia has her balance BEFORE SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND SHE TAKES DOWN TLA WITH A BEAUTIFUL DIVING METEORA!
Persephone: Of course this bimbo drives her knees right into TLA’s face and sends him crashing back onto the canvas. The bimbo grabs TLA’s legs and hooks them for a cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR–
Rich Russillo: TLA KICKS OUT AT TWO! Holy crap!! That was close right there and Mia was less than a second away from picking up the biggest win of her career. Mia stays on the attack and Mia is once again clobbering her fists into TLA’s skull.
James Peters: The referee starts a count once again and Mia gets off of TLA and backs up and waits for TLA to get back to his feet. TLA is up AND SHE GOES FOR THE SUPERKICK TO THE KNEE! “TWO FOR THE ROAD” CONN—
Persephone: Of course it doesn’t connect because she’s stupid. TLA spins her around AND JUST SLAPS HER ACROSS THE FACE! BAHAHAHAHA! THAT WAS HILARIOUS!
James Peters: “Swag Shot” by TLA knocks Mia loopy before HE BACKFLIPS AND CONNECTS WITH THE “CARTEL KICK” TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! TLA GOT ALL OF THAT PELE STYLE KICK TAKING MIA DOWN!
Persephone: Stop hitting each other in the head. There’s nothing up there for you two to hurt up there. But anyways, TLA drags this gambling bimbo over to the corner as he decides to climb up to the top rope. MAKE IT QUICK, JACKASS!
Rich Russillo: You are going to have a heart attack! But TLA is on the top rope BEFORE JUMPS OFF AND BACKFLIPS! “420” BY TLA! BEAUTIFUL SHOOTING STAR PRESS BY THE HARDCORE CHAMPION AS HE HOOKS THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEE!
James Peters: HOW IN THE WORLD DID MIA KICK OUT OF THAT? THE REFEREE WAS COMING DOWN FOR THE THREE COUNT AND MIA POWERS THAT SHOULDER UP! COULD MIA BE UTILIZING HER SECOND WIND?
Rich Russillo: Who knows, but this match has been very hard hitting thus far and Mia Santoro is definitely earning her stripes here tonight on Voltage for proving herself against the Hardcore Champion.
Persephone: Yeah yeah. She’s proving to be an annoying pain in my ass. Why couldn’t she learn to just stay down and live to fight another day. But no. She is still fighting on. Told you she had a screw loose.
Rich Russillo: It wouldn’t be EAW unless our Elitists had the heart and drive of determined competitors. Right now, Mia is still not moving and TLA climbs right back up to the second rope this time to add more damage to what he already caused.
James Peters: TLA JUMPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE MOONSAULT, BUT MIA WAS ABLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY AT THE VERY LAST SECOND AND TLA CRASHES AND BURNS ONTO THE MAT!
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHA! I LOVE IT! It warms my heart whenever I see an idiot like that going back to the well a second time and it blows up in his face. That’s what he gets for being so damn flashy.
James Peters: Ugly landing for TLA as Mia rolls into the corner and she is using the ropes to slowly get back to her feet. Mia is keeping her eyes solely on her opposition because she has to have something going on in that mind of hers.
Persephone: Like what? How to count past ten without taking off her shoes? Get serious, James. This girl’s elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top floor.
Rich Russillo: Mia is up and TLA gets up to his knees AND MIA WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE SIDE OF TLA’S HEAD KNOCKING HIM FOR A LOOP!
James Peters: BUT HE DOESN’T FALL! MIA RUSHES OVER TO TLA AND GRABS HIS NECK AND LEG AND TURNS HIM INSIDE OUT WITH THE FISHERMAN’S NECKBREAKER–
Persephone: Once again it doesn’t work as TLA tosses her off and gets free. But Mia lands on her feet behind him.
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA WAS A LITTLE FASTER AS HE GRABS MIA BY THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND DRIVES HER DOWN WITH ZIG ZAG STYLE MOVE! MIA GOES CRASHING DOWN TO THE MAT!
James Peters: TLA goes down to grab Mia Santoro, BUT MIA GRABS HOLD OF TLA’S ARM AND NECK AND APPLIES THE TRIANGLE CHOKE! MIA WAS PLAYING POSSUM AND SHE HAS “HELLBENT” APPLILED! SUBMISSION MOVE APPLIED!
Persephone: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? How in the world did Mia lure TLA into a Triangle Choke. What a moron! But if it ends the match, I could care less about TLA’s stupidity!
Rich Russillo: MIA HAS THE TRIANGLE CHOKE APPLIED DEEP AND TLA IS DOING WHATEVER HE CAN TO FIGHT OUT OF IT! THE REFEREE IS RIGHT THERE TO SEE IF TLA TAPS OUT OR PASSES OUT!
James Peters: MIA SMARTLY APPLIED THAT SUBMISSION RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING SO TLA CAN’T REACH THE ROPES AS SHE PUTS ALL OF HER WEIGHT ACROSS THE NECK AND THROAT OF TLA!
Rich Russillo: MIA IS TIGHTENING THE TRIANGLE CHOKE AND TLA STILL FIGHTING, BUT TLA IS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN! HE’S STARTING TO FADE! TLA IS STARTING TO FADE! COULD MIA MAKE THE HARDCORE CHAMPION PASS OUT?
Persephone: Does anybody really think that she’s going to win this match by submission? She isn’t going to choke out TLA. But I wouldn’t care if she did because this match would be over if she di— WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
Rich Russillo: TLA IS GETTING BACK TO HIS FEET AND HE IS MUSTERING UP WHATEVER POWER HE CAN TO HOIST MIA IN THE AIR! TLA IS UP AND IS LIFTING HER UP… IN… THE… AIR! OH MY GAWD ! WHAT POWER FROM TLA AS HE LIFTS MIA OFF THE MAT!
James Peters: MIA IS UP IN THE AIR AS TLA BOUNCES HER OFF THE ROPES BEFORE WALKING HER TO THE CENTER OF THE RING AND PLANTS HER WITH “DESMADRE” REBOUND SITOUT POWERBOMB DROPS HER LIKE A BAD HABIT!
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHA! THAT WAS AWESOME! She is obviously out of the game after that. All you have to do is pin her and this giant disaster of a match is going to be over. Come on, stupid. End this match. Why are you getting back to your feet? OH COME ON!!
James Peters: MIA WAS PLANTED WITH THAT SITOUT POWERBOMB AND SHE IS NOT MOVING! TLA IS GOING TO PICK UP MIA FOR WHAT COULD FINISH THE MATC– WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON? THE CROWD IS GOING CRAZY!
(The crowd is going wild as the camera cuts to the entrance ramp to see Donovan Duke coming down the ramp, his eyes focused on TLA.)
Rich Russillo: THERE’S YOUR ANSWER! IT’S DONOVAN DUKE! DONOVAN DUKE IS BACK AND HE IS HEADING RIGHT DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP!
Persephone: Oh great! Another damn screwball coming down to the ring. Why the hell is Donovan Duke coming down to the ring?
Rich Russillo: It’s probably to return the favor for what TLA did during his match last week and HE HAS TLA’S ATTENTION NOW! DONOVAN IS STANDING BY THE RING AND HE IS LOOKING AT TLA! TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY!
James Peters: TLA TAKES HIS ATTENTION OFF OF MIA FOR THE MOMENT AND IS WALKING OVER TO DONOVAN! HE IS WONDERING WHY DONOVAN IS OUT HERE! TWO FAN FAVORITES ARE COMING FACE TO FACE!
Persephone: What a dumbass. He is letting Donovan distract him and he was so close to ending this horrible match and putting an end to all this misery. Especially mine!
James Peters: DONOVAN IS BACKING AWAY FROM THE RING WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE! NO CONTACT BETWEEN CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER TWO WEEKS BEFORE WICKED GAMES–
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD! HERE COMES MIA FROM BEHIND! MIA JUMPS UP AND TAKES TLA DOWN FROM BEHIND WITH THE CRUCIFIX ROLLUP AND HIS SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Too Old to Die Young” starts to play as Mia quickly gets off of TLA and bails out of the ring as TLA looks pissed before Bella Braxton announces the final decision of the match.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… MIA SANTORO!
James Peters: OH MY GAWD! DID WE JUST SEE THAT? Holy crap! What a victory! Mia Santoro actually pulled off the win and TLA can’t believe it.
Persephone: BAHHAHAHAHA! What an idiot! He took his eye off the ball and it cost him the match. That was the greatest thing I have seen all night.
(The referee quickly rolls out of the ring to raise Mia’s arm in victory as Donovan looks on with amusement as TLA is locking eyes with Donovan before shaking his head.)
TLA: (off-mic) Well played, amigo. Well played.
(Donovan gets a smirk on his face and just shrugs his shoulders.)
Rich Russillo: But this was an amazing match. Both competitors fought hard in this match and it was one distraction that cost TLA the match.
Persephone: Yeah yeah. TLA brought it upon himself, the dumb bastard.
Rich Russillo: Well regardless, you have to remember that turnabout is fair play sometimes. TLA interjected himself last week and Donovan did it this week.
James Peters: Speaking of turnabout, look at Mia. Her and Donovan have locked eyes.
(Donovan and Mia are looking at each other before Mia gets a smile on her face.)
Mia Santoro: (off-mic) Hmmm. Thanks, Cowboy.
James Peters: Well with the sound of that, it looks like #DoMia might actually be happening and I am all for it.
Persephone: You sound pathetic. Shut the hell up.
(Mia offers another smile to Donovan before letting her hand slowly glide across his chest before heading up the entrance ramp. Donovan turns around and watches Mia leave.)
Rich Russillo: He hates to see her go, but loves to watch her leave.
Persephone: You shut the hell up too. Don’t be quoting song lyrics, you weirdo.
James Peters: In all seriousness, Mia Santoro gets the biggest win of her young EAW career with a victory over the Hardcore Champion. We offer our congratulations to M–
(Before James could finish the sentence, TLA leaves the ring and comes up from behind and clobbers Donovan in the back of the head.)
Rich Russillo: WHAT THE HELL? TLA CLOBBERING DONOVAN FROM BEHIND AND TAKING DOWN HIS CHALLENGER AT WICKED GAMES!
Persephone: What a sore loser! You let yourself get distracted and lost the match for yourself. Big baby.
James Peters: TLA just blindsided Donovan Duke and is making sure he pays for interfering in the match. TLA picks up Donovan AND SLAMS HIM ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP!
Rich Russillo: TLA isn’t done! He drags Donovan back over to the ring AND WHIPS HIM RIGHT INTO THE RING STEPS! THE BACK OF DONOVAN’S HEAD HIT THE EDGE OF THE STEPS HARD!
Persephone: He doesn’t need to do that. Donovan already has a screw loose and he doesn’t need to have any more loosened.
(Donovan is holding the back of his head in pain on the mat as TLA grabs his Hardcore Title belt before coming back, leaning down, and shoving the belt in his face.)
TLA: (off-mic) I ship y’all for real for real, but not as much as I ship me and the Hardcore Championship!
(TLA stands back up and holds the Hardcore Championship up in the air.)
James Peters: You heard it here, folks. TLA is making it clear that he is not going to lose the Hardcore Title, but you have to believe that this is only going to enrage Donovan. Wicked Games is heating up. Donovan Duke. TLA. Hardcore Title on the line. These two are going to beat the hell out of each other.
(The final shot has TLA standing over a still not moving Donovan Duke holding his Hardcore Championship high in the air as the camera cuts elsewhere.)
(Promotional ad for Wicked Games, where Minerva faces Miku Sakai in the Iconic Cup finals.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, and inside of the ring is James Peters, who is holding a microphone in his hand. James is standing in the center of the ring, and behind James there are two chairs. One is to the left of him, and one is to the right. James has a smile on his face as he stares towards the crowd, before beginning to speak.)
James Peters: Ladies and gentlemen, at Wicked Games we will be seeing the finals of the 2023 Iconic Cup tournament. As we all know, the Iconic Cup is an incredibly prestigious tournament, one that honors the legacy of Brody Sparks while also providing an incredible opportunity to the winner. We’ve seen in recent years what could be accomplished through winning this tournament, as two former winners participated in this Iconic Cup, both now being former World Champions. This year’s Iconic Cup has been a very exciting tournament with all kinds of Elitists competing in it. From rising stars to former Champions to current Champions, countless names within this division competed for the opportunity to hold the Iconic Cup. Ultimately two incredible women were able to make it this far and reach the finals of this tournament, and tonight I’ll have the opportunity to interview both of them ahead of their big match!
(The fans cheer in excitement, and James Peters continues.)
James Peters: The first of our two finalists is undoubtedly one of the best EAW has to offer. She ended last season with a victory over Yhwach O’Hara, and on top of this she is a two-time World Champion, and a former winner of the Iconic Cup tournament. Ladies and gentlemen… Please welcome MINERVA!!!!
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie hits as the crowd explodes with cheers. As all of the fans in the arena cheer, Minerva begins walking out with a microphone in her hand. Minerva looks ready for Wicked Games, clearly having the Iconic Cup on her mind as she walks down the ramp, staring towards the ring.)
Rich Russillo: I don’t think there are many people who could say they’ve had the rise Minerva has in the time frame that she has. She has undoubtedly become an all-time great, and thanks to that it’s very difficult to find a match for her where she’s not the favorite to win. With that in mind, she absolutely has a good chance of winning the Iconic Cup tournament for a SECOND time!
Persephone: Which means… I might have to sit through another Minerva Championship reign? That’s like, the opposite of what I want. I want less trash to sit through on a weekly basis, not THIS.
(Minerva walks up the steel steps, joining James in the ring as she takes a seat in one of the two chairs. As her entrance music begins to fade, James continues.)
James Peters: And here is her opponent… She is a former Specialists Champion, managed to win a Championship in the early stages of her EAW career, and managed to reach the finals of the Empress of Elite tournament. She has proven herself as a major threat and in turn reached the finals of this tournament. Please welcome MIKU SAKAI!!!
(‘Brooklyn The Hole’ by Miku Sakai hits, and the fans in attendance begin to boo as Miku herself begins to walk out holding a microphone in her hand. She doesn’t look entirely impressed seeing the set up in the ring, but she begins walking down the ramp anyway, not wasting much time as she heads down to the ring.)
Rich Russillo: James did a great job of explaining the level these two competitors are on, but one thing that’s interesting to note is the fact that these two aren’t full of history with each other. This is bound to be an interesting match especially given the state of their careers these two have reached. We already talked about Minerva, but Miku has also proven to be an incredible Elitist who continues to exceed expectations even after all this time.
Persephone: Yawn. She’s a Showdown wrestler anyway, do you really need to hype her up like this? Why can’t someone just take her out for another year or something? That’d be nice.
(Miku enters the ring as her entrance music fades out, and she immediately begins to speak, not even taking a seat.)
Miku Sakai: Look, I get everyone wants to get close to 2023’s Iconic Cup winner, but shouldn’t we save the interviews until AFTER I win the match?? Did you beg us to join you tonight just so I could tell you the obvious?
(Minerva doesn’t look too amused, just slowly shaking her head as Miku sits down in the empty seat.)
Miku Sakai: I’ll play along, but I hope you realize that you already know everything you need to know. Your next Iconic Cup winner is RIGHT HERE! While we’re at it though I do have a few questions of my own. Do we even need to hear from Minerva?? What’s she adding to this? Why is she here? We don’t need to hear what the loser thinks about this, that’s not what we’re here for. The only opinion that matters right now is mine, so I don’t get why-
Minerva: There’s nothing for you to get. Whether you like it or not I’ll be your opponent at Wicked Games, and that confidence of yours may just result in you walking out not just empty handed, but embarrassed. Instead of celebrating prematurely, why don’t you just focus on what’s in front of you?
(This causes Miku to raise an eyebrow, clearly a bit surprised Minerva would go out of her way to interrupt her.)
Miku Sakai: And who do you think you are?? You think I care that you were one of the favorites??? I already said I’d go along with the interview, but there’s no point in pretending you actually have a chance against me.
(Minerva stares at Miku for a moment, before turning towards James, allowing him to speak.)
James Peters: Well my first question to the two of you of course is about the Iconic Cup itself. This tournament means a lot to all of us thanks to what it represents and the tribute it pays to Brody Sparks, but as I’ve previously stated it also provides a huge opportunity to the winner. What does this mean to the two of you?
(Miinerva begins to speak, meanwhile Miku Sakai just watches.)
Minerva: I’ve already done enough to explain what this means to me, but I can understand why it may not be enough for some. Everyone wants to win the Iconic Cup, and become the Universal Women’s Champion. Everyone wants to add their name to the history books. However, not everyone is Minerva. Very few can do what I have and as time goes on that point is constantly being proven. When this tournament started there were a good number of Elitists who’ve held gold, and one other who even managed to win the Iconic Cup tournament and successfully cash in the way I have, but nobody in this tournament has the resume that I have. With that being said, I’ve been given the opportunity to compete in the same tournament that brought me towards my first World Championship in the first place. I’ve been given the opportunity to win the same tournament that started all of this in the first place. The same night Heavenly Hell’s reign with the Unified Tag Team Championships came to an end, I’d win the Universal Women’s Championship. Now I have the opportunity to pay the Universal Women’s Champion a visit once again. Being the kind of competitor I am, why would I allow that opportunity to slip through my fingers?
(The fans cheer, and Miku immediately begins to speak, basically brushing off what Minerva said.)
Miku Sakai: You like winning so you want to win. Cool. Moving on to the actual star here, this tournament is giving me an opportunity to get what I DESERVE! In case you all forgot and weren’t listening a few minutes ago, I made it to the Empress of Elite finals and I should’ve gotten my opportunity to become a World Champion by winning it. That didn’t happen, but that’s fine now because I just have to beat Minerva and I’ll be holding the Universal Women’s Championship in no time! I obviously have some shit going on over at Showdown, but once I was given the opportunity to compete in the Iconic Cup tournament I obviously chose to go after something that actually deserves my time and attention. This tournament was mine to win as soon as I was given the chance to compete in it, so Minerva can keep reminding people of all her old title reigns none of us care about anymore, and I’m going to make history by becoming the best Universal Women’s Champion. Better than both of the women fighting for the title at House of Glass, and definitely better than Minerva.
James Peters: Well, you two both had an uphill battle as you had to make it through three rounds before reaching the finals of this tournament. W-
Miku Sakai: Let me just stop you right there, I can already tell you were gonna ask me a stupid question. Who cares about the last three matches? My opponents were fucking losers. I was always gonna make it this far and I was always gonna win the Iconic Cup tournament. If you want to ask about the last few matches you should ask why everyone else was so bad, they didn’t even put up a fight.
James Peters: So you don’t believe it was a challenge making it this far?
Miku Sakai: That’d mean I had a hard time, so obviously not.
James Peters: And what about you, Minerva?
(A smirk appears on Minerva’s face as she prepares to answer.)
Minerva: Well for starters I don’t exactly buy that former Champions such as ARIA didn’t even put up a fight against Miku. I watched those matches very closely and they weren’t as one sided as Miku would have you think. As for me, I’ll give my last few opponents some credit. It was clear that they wanted this victory, whether it be because they wanted to be one of the very few Elitists to defeat me in recent history or because they’re more focused on the bigger picture and want to win the entire tournament. They gave their matches against me everything they had, but clearly it wasn’t enough. It was never going to be enough, and I told them that beforehand, just like I want Miku to know that before we even enter the ring at Wicked Games.
Miku Sakai: Shut the fuck up. I’m not Caroline and whoever else you faced. You’re not gonna beat me that easily.
Minerva: We’ll see about that at Wicked Games, won’t we?
Miku Sakai: Yeah. We will when I win the Iconic Cup.
(James sees things starting to take a turn between Minerva and Miku, so he quickly begins to ask the next question.)
James Peters: Well with you two making it to the Iconic Cup finals, the only people left in your way are each other. Why do you believe you have what it takes to win this tournament?
Miku Sakai: Because I’m better than Minerva. What kind of stupid question is that?
James Peters: :lupe:
Minerva: To be honest, my answer to that question is pretty simple as well. As I said back when this tournament first began, I find a way to get what I want. I never cared which Elitists would be put against me. I have nothing against them, but I see that Iconic Cup and I will not allow them to stop me from winning it for the second time in my career. Miku Sakai happened to be the Elitist that joined me in the finals and props to her for making it this far, but this is as far as she will go.
(Miku rolls her eyes before slowly getting out of her seat.)
Miku Sakai: Whatever you say. Just don’t cry when you leave Wicked Games without the Iconic Cup. Anyways, are we done here? I have stuff to do. Like I said, if you want to ask questions you can wait just a little longer and ask whatever you want AFTER I win the Iconic Cup.
(James Peters watches as Miku turns and begins walking to the ropes, a bit confused about her abruptly ending things.)
James Peters: Well I’d like to thank you two for your time tonight. Good luck to both of you at Wicked Ga-
Rich Russillo: WAIT WHAT THE HELL??? MIKU JUST TURNED AROUND AND HIT MINERVA WITH A BOOT TO THE FACE!!!!
(Miku Sakai has a grin on her face as the fans begin booing loudly. Minerva holds her jaw as she drops to a knee, before pushing herself back to her feet.)
Rich Russillo: MIKU SAKAI JUST ATTACKED MINERVA, AND NOW MIKU CONTINUES THE ATTACK AS SHE RUSHES AT MINERVA BEFORE CONTINUING TO PUNCH AWAY AT HER, BACKING HER INTO THE CORNER!!! MIKU JUST TOOK A CHEAP SHOT AT HER WICKED GAMES OPPONENT, SEEMINGLY LOOKING TO SEND A MESSAGE TO HER BEFORE THEIR MATCH IN THE ICONIC CUP FINALS!!!!
Persephone: Minerva probably should’ve seen that coming. Miku hasn’t been a Voltage roster member in a few months but isn’t she known for being really annoying? Like, somehow more annoying than the rest of the EAW roster?
Rich Russillo: MIKU HAS MINERVA IN THE CORNER, BUT MINERVA BEGINS TO DELIVER SOME PUNCHES TO THE RIBS, TRYING TO FORCE MIKU TO BACK AWAY FROM HER! MIKU IS THROWING PUNCHES TO THE HEAD AND BACK IN THE MEANTIME, TRYING TO THROW AS MANY AS SHE CAN AT MINERVA AS MINERVA IS IN A VERY BAD SPOT! MIKU KNOWS THAT MINERVA IS IN TROUBLE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT SNEAK ATTACK!
Persephone: Hopefully their Wicked Games match is this short. I think that’d be fun.
Rich Russillo: MIKU CONTINUES THE ATTACK, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA IS STARTING TO GET THE UPPER HAND AS MIKU IS STARTING TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THOSE SHOTS TO THE RIBS, TEMPORARILY STOPPING THE STRIKES TO MINERVA! MINERVA MANAGES TO SHOVE MIKU AWAY FROM HER ONCE THE PUNCHES STOP, AND NOW SHE GOES FOR THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!!!!!
Persephone: It’s too bad, Minerva didn’t even connect as Miku decided to just run away.
(Miku rolls out of the ring before the Devil’s Touch superkick could connect, and she begins to slowly backpedal up the ramp as Minerva stares at her, clearly frustrated now compared to moments ago.)
Rich Russillo: Miku just started a fight with the intention of making a statement, but instead I think she may have just made things more heated between these two. We all know this is going to be a great match at Wicked Games, but I don’t think any of us expected it to take a turn like this right after having the finalists meet in the same ring together.
Persephone: Wait, go back a bit. What do you mean we “ALL” know this will be great. I never said anything like that.
Rich Russillo: Right, sorry. Well either way, I personally am looking forward to seeing what comes out of this match, as well as who wins the Iconic Cup tournament.
(Miku continues to backpedal up the ramp as the staredown between the Iconic Cup finalists continue. From there, Voltage begins to fade away from ringside and into a commercial break.)
(A commercial airs, featuring a PSA with Xander Payne warning athletes to stay healthy and avoid suffering injuries to the brain.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘Spiders’ by System of a Down plays to a negative reaction from the fans, who are mostly in the corner of Rex. Mr. Wrestling saunters down to the ring with confidence, taking brief glances at the crowd while walking down the ramp, but ultimately remaining focused on the task ahead.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Nashville, Tennessee, weighing in at 233 pounds…HE IS MR. WRESTLING! X! I! X!
James Peters: Recently, Mr. Wrestling has found himself enthralled with Jack Ripley, but tonight, he finds himself up against another Hall of Famer, Rex McAllister.
Rich Russillo: He looks focused.
James Peters: As he should be. Rex is no joke inside that ring, as if that even needs to be said. If Mr. Wrestling wants to stand a chance at beating him, his “A” game best be brought.
(“Stronger (salü remix)” by The Score plays next to a positive reaction from the crowd. Rex marches down to the ring, and high fives fans along the way before stopping at the end of the ramp, and taking his entrance jacket off, locking eyes with Mr. Wrestling briefly before going to enter the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Sea Isle, New Jersey, weighing in at 238 pounds…HE IS THE LIONHEART…REX MCALLISTER!!
James Peters: Speaking of focused, you could say the same thing about Rex.
Rich Russillo: And the same thing can be said to Rex. He needs to stay focused, he needs to build momentum towards Wicked Games when he faces Champagne Charlie in what’ll be his final match.
James Peters: Still feels weird to say, final match.
Rich Russillo: Tell me about it. But I’m sure Charlie Marr is watching from the back, scouting Rex as the marquee event approaches.
(Rex’s theme fades out, and both competitors stare one another down from opposing corners as the referee signals the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Alright, here. We. Go. Mr. Wrestling versus Rex McAllister! The main event match of Voltage, and both competitors start things off with a traditional collar and elbow tie-up. After a jockey for position, Mr. Wrestling gets the upper hand over Rex with a standing side headlock in the center of the ring.
Rich Russillo: Rex starts to battle back with forearms to the rib cage, loosening his opponent’s grip, and sends Mr. Wrestling toward the ropes. Mr. Wrestling rebounds back with a SHOULDER TACKLE! Rex gets dropped, and Mr. Wrestling runs off the ropes! Rex rolls over to his belly, forcing Mr. Wrestling to jump over him, and he rebounds off the ropes again. This time, Rex pops back to his feet, and leapfrogs over Mr. Wrestling!
James Peters: Rex turns around, but Mr. Wrestling grabs hold of the ropes, halting his momentum., and preventing himself from going into the waiting arms of Rex. Rex shrugs off being thwarted, and simply gestures for Mr. Wrestling to meet him in the center of the ring. Mr. Wrestling will seemingly take him up on that, and both competitors circle one another again.
Rich Russillo: Another collar and elbow tie-up takes place, along with another jockey position, both competitors sort’ve evenly matched when it comes to strength. Last time, Mr. Wrestling got the upper hand over, but this time, Rex gets the upper hand over Mr. Wrestling, grabbing HIM in a standing side headlock.
James Peters: Mr. Wrestling bounces Rex off the ropes to escape, BUT GETS DROPPED WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE! Rex runs off the ropes, but Mr. Wrestling rolls onto his belly. Rex hops over him, and runs off the ropes again. Mr. Wrestling pops back to his feet, and leapfrogs over! Rex rebounds off for a third time, and Mr. Wrestling spins around- BUT GETS CAUGHT WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
Rich Russillo: Bet he didn’t see that one coming. Mr. Wrestling rises to all fours, but Rex pulls him back to his feet, AND FLOORS HIM WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP, ONE THAT ECHOES THROUGHOUT THE ARENA! Pain is etched across the face of Mr. Wrestling, and Rex pulls him up to his feet again, flooring him with a SECOND knife edge chop to the chest! Mr. Wrestling sits up, favoring his chest.
James Peters: Rex grabs hold of his head, looking to pull him up a third time. BUT MR. WRESTLING SHOWS HIS WILY, GRABBING REX’S TRUNKS FOR LEVERAGE, AND PULLING HIM THROAT FIRST INTO THE MIDDLE ROPE! Rex quickly rises back to his feet, coughing for air, clutching at his throat, but turns around into a DROPKICK from Mr. Wrestling! Mr. Wrestling crawls into the cover, and hooks the leg deep!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout at two! Rex crawls over to the nearest corner, and seats himself there. But Mr. Wrestling quickly closes the distance, and stomps McAllister in the corner briefly before pressing his boot up against McAllister’s jaw! The referee gets involved, giving Mr. Wrestling til the count of five to let up.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
James Peters: Finally, Mr. Wrestling relents, but used half of the five count before doing so. Mr. Wrestling pulls Rex back to his feet, and drags him to the center before landing a right hand! BUT REX FIRES BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! Mr. Wrestling got stunned off that one, and looks to create some distance from Rex, but Rex is hot on his heels, and turns Mr. Wrestling around.
Rich Russillo; Rex grabs hold of Mr. Wrestling’s wrist, and bounces him off the ropes for an irish whip! Rex ducks down, perhaps signaling early for a back body drop. BUT MR. WRESTLING HALTS ANY CHANCE OF THAT WITH A SINGLE KNEE FACEBUSTER TO THE REX! REX IS ON WOBBLY LEGS, AND MR. WRESTLING RUNS OFF THE ROPES TO DELIVER A DEVASTATING CLOTHESLINE TO MCALLISTER! MR. WRESTLING HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOO-
James Peters: Wow, not even a two count for Mr. Wrestling before Rex could get the shoulder up! Mr. Wrestling seems a little annoyed, but ultimately, keeps his head in the game, pulling Rex back to his feet, and PLANTING him with a vertical supl- NO! Rex blocks it! Mr. Wrestling tries for it again-
Rich Russillo: BUT REX SHIFTS THE MOMENTUM, AND PLANTS HIM WITH THE VERTICAL SUPLEX INSTEAD! Rex McAllister hooks the leg for a cover!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Two count! But Mr. Wrestling stays in this thing, getting the shoulder up. Mr. Wrestling begins to stir, but Rex gets to a knee, grabbing hold of Mr. Wrestling’s hair, and pulling him up to a vertical base. MR. WRESTLING EXPLODES WITH A RIGHT HAND, STAGGERING REX BACK A BIT, AND CHARGES IN WITH A CLOTHESLINE! BUT REX DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, SLIPPING BEHIND MR. WRESTLING FOR A RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP!
Rich Russillo: Both competitors are quickly back to their feet, and Rex charges Mr. Wrestling for a clothesline! Mr. Wrestling is instantly back to his feet, and runs toward Rex- BUT GETS DROPPED WITH ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE! MR. WRESTLING RUSHES BACK TO HIS FEET, AND GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE OF HIS OWN- BUT REX DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND MR. WRESTLING REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!
James Peters: TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER! MR. WRESTLING RAN RIGHT INTO A TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER! Mr. Wrestling wisely rolls out to the apron, creating separation between himself and Rex. Mr. Wrestling uses the ropes for assistance, pulling himself up to a knee. Rex reaches through the middle rope, and drags him back inside- BUT MR. WRESTLING CATCHES REX OFF GUARD WITH A SCHOOL BOY! HE HAS THE TIGHTS!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHH-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! Both competitors scramble back to their feet, and Rex scores with a kick to the midsection, doubling Mr. Wrestling over! Rex goes to irish whip him towards the ropes- BUT MR. WRESTLING TWISTS HIS ARM, AND SHORT-ARMS REX INTO A DROP TOE HOLD! Rex rises up to all fours, shaking the cobwebs out of his head. But from behind, Mr. Wrestling stands over him, and pulls Rex back to his feet in a rear naked choke!
James Peters: BUT REX COUNTERS WITH AN OLYMPIC SLAM, BREAKING THE SUBMISSION HOLD! Rex scoots into the cover, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
James Peters: SHOULDER UP! Rex double checks with the referee on if that was two, feeling it came a little close, but the referee reassures him it was. Regardless, Rex isn’t getting frustrated, and instead brings Mr. Wrestling back to his feet. Rex backs Mr. Wrestling into the corner, and lifts him to the top turnbuckle. Rex scores with a couple of right hands, keeping Mr. Wrestling stunned.
Rich Russillo: Rex climbs to the middle rope, and hooks Mr. Wrestling up for a superplex! BUT MR. WRESTLING STARTS TO BATTLE BACK WITH SHOTS TO THE RIB CAGE! The superplex attempt is broken, and Mr. Wrestling knocks Rex off the middle rope with a headbutt! Rex lands back first on the canvas, and Mr. Wrestling takes a moment to catch his breath, get his wits about him.
James Peters: Well, he better hurry, because Rex is beginning to stir, and will be back to his feet shortly. Mr. Wrestling perches himself on the top turnbuckle, and dives off with a DOUBLE AXE HANDLE! MR. WRESTLING HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHH-
James Peters: KICKOUT BY REX!
Rich Russilllo: Of all moves, a double axe handle. :mjlol:
James Peters: May not be flashy, but to his credit, it’s effective, ALMOST scoring him the win there. Mr. Wrestling rises to both knees, and pulls Rex up to his. RIGHT HAND CONNECTS FROM MR. WRESTLING! Rex rises to his feet quicker than Mr. Wrestling, and tags him with a right hand of his own! MR. WRESTLING FIRES BACK WITH ANOTHER RIGHT HAND!
Rich Russillo: REX SWITCHES THINGS UP A BIT WITH A FOREARM, STAGGERING MR. WRESTLING BACK! MR. WRESTLING BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, AND REBOUNDS BACK WITH A FOREARM OF HIS OWN! REX STAGGERS BACK, BOUNCING OFF THE ROPES, AND RUNS RIGHT INTO A SIDEWALK SLAM! MR. WRESTLING PLANTS REX WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM! INSIDE LEG IS HOOKED!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
James Peters: REX KICKS OUT! Mr. Wrestling stumbles back to his feet, reeling after the strikes Rex laid in as well. Mr. Wrestling finally shakes the cobwebs out of his head, and marches toward Rex, beginning to stomp him while he’s down! Perhaps Mr. Wrestling is looking to up the intensity, knowing what a huge win this could be for him in Elite Answers Wrestling.
Rich Russillo: Mr. Wrestling slingshots off the bottom rope, delivering multiple knees to the chest! Mr. Wrestling drags Rex away, and makes the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHH-
Rich Russillo: Kickout! Rex sits up, but Mr. Wrestling immediately locks in a rear chinlock, grounding Rex McAllister in the center of the ring. Mr. Wrestling continues tightening, and wrenching on the hold. No doubt Rex is in pain here, and possibly struggling to breathe as this rear chinlock stays on.
James Peters: As expected, the crowd rallies behind Rex, wanting him to fight out of this hold. Rex uses them as fuel to power back to his feet, and aims to break the rear chinlock with a couple of back elbows to the rib cage, but Mr. Wrestling’s grip is only loosened. REX OFFICIALLY BREAKS IT WITH A BACK SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: Both competitors are down momentarily, but eventually begin to stir. Mr. Wrestling pulls himself up in the corner, but Rex McAllister slowly stands himself back up in the center of the ring. Having shaked the cobwebs out of his head, Rex marches toward Mr. Wrestling- BUT WANDERS RIGHT INTO A BACK ELBOW! Rex staggers back a bit, and doubles over, stunned after being on the receiving end of back elbow. AND MR. WRESTLING CHARGES IN WITH A KNEE TREMBLER!
James Peters: REX MAY BE OUT! MR. WRESTLING RUSHES INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
James Peters: KICKOUT! It’s been nearfall after nearfall between these two. Immediately, Mr. Wrestling locks back in the rear chinlock, attempting to wear down Rex some more. For a while, he’s successful, but he can’t keep Rex down for long, and the Hall of Famer seems to be gaining a second wind once more.
Rich Russillo: Rex makes it to his feet, and breaks Mr. Wrestling’s grip with a shot to the rib cage! Rex then tags Mr. Wrestling with a right hand! MR. WRESTLING POPS HIM WITH ONE OF HIS OWN, TURNING REX AROUND! Rex is on wobbly legs, BUT BLASTS MR. WRESTLING WITH A PELE KICK!
James Peters: Mr. Wrestling collapses, and again, both competitors are down, showing the wear and tear they’ve suffered throughout this match.
Rich Russillo: No kidding. Both men are spent, and although they are down, they are not out. These two don’t stop fighting until the bell rings, and Bella Braxton declares a winner.
James Peters: Rex McAllister makes it back to his feet first, meanwhile, Mr. Wrestling is up to a knee, struggling to catch his breath. Rex walks over to Mr. Wrestling, attempting to keep the momentum in his favor- BUT MR. WRESTLING EXPLODES OUT OF NOWHERE, AND PLANTS REX WITH A MICHINOKU DRIVER! OR AS HE CALLS IT, THE WRESTLING DRIVER! MR. WRESTLING HOOKS THE LEG OF REX! HE MAY HAVE IT HERE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! BARELY, JUST BARELY, REX GOT THE SHOULDER UP! Disbelief is etched across Mr. Wrestling’s face, and frustration may be starting to creep in as he pounds the mat in anger. Mr. Wrestling eyes the top rope, and begins climbing, having something big in mind, perhaps another double axe handle. :mjgrin:
James Peters: Mr. Wrestling perches himself on the top turnbuckle, BUT GETS CROTCHED BY REX! I just seen Mr. Wrestling yell a curse word, and if that doesn’t show the pain he’s in, I don’t know what will. But Rex starts to crack Mr. Wrestling with multiple right hands, and Mr. Wrestling appears out of it as Rex climbs to the middle rope, hooking Mr. Wrestling up for a superplex! Earlier, Mr. Wrestling fought his way out of it, but this time, MR. WRESTLING IS PLANTED WITH THE TOP ROPE SUPERPLEX!
Rich Russillo: Rex favors his back momentarily, that move hurting him as much as it did Mr. Wrestling, but Rex goes for the cover, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEE-
Rich Russillo: AGAIN, MR. WRESTLING KICKS OUT! Kickout after kickout! Neither man refuse to go down easy.
James Peters: The crowd are electric, talk about a main event. Rex rises to all fours, and as does Mr. Wrestling. Rex crawls over to him, and pulls Mr. Wrestling up by the hair. REX CATCHES MR. WRESTLING WITH A STIFF FOREARM! BUT MR. WRESTLING FIRES BACK WITH A FOREARM OF HIS OWN! Both men are struggling to stand, but Rex catches Mr. Wrestling with a RIGHT HAND!
Rich Russillo: MR. WRESTLING ANSWERS WITH A RIGHT HAND OF HIS OWN! REX! WRESTLING! REX! WRESTLING! REX WITH A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! BUT MR. WRESTLING WITH A SHOT TO THE RIBS! FOLLOWED UP WITH ANOTHER, ALTERNATING THE HAND! REX DELIVERS A BIG FOREARM WITH HIS LEFT, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WITH HIS RIGHT!
James Peters: BIG SPINNING BACK ELBOW BY REX! MR. WRESTLING IS ON SPAGHETTI LEGS! BUT MR. WRESTLING IS BACK ON THE ATTACK STILL, LANDING RIGHT HAND AFTER RIGHT HAND ON REX! PUNCHES IN BUNCHES! BIG KICK TO THE GUT BY MR. WRESTLING, DOUBLING REX OVER FOR A PENALTY KICK TO THE FACE, JOLTING HIM BACK UPRIGHT!
Rich Russillo: REX IS NOW THE ONE ON SPAGHETTI LEGS, STRUGGLING TO STAND, BUT GOES FOR A WEAK CLOTHESLINE ON MR. WRESTLING! MR. WRESTLING DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES- BUT GETS DROPPED WITH A BACK ELBOW! MR. WRESTLING IS QUICKLY BACK TO HIS FEET, AND RUSHES REX, BUT GETS DROPPED WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
James Peters: AGAIN, MR. WRESTLING IS QUICKLY BACK TO HIS FEET, AND CHARGES REX FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT REX DUCKS UNDERNEATH! MR. WRESTLING BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, AND REX GOES FOR A LEAPFROG! BUT MR. WRESTLING CATCHES REX OUT OF MID AIR IN POSITION FOR A POWERBOMB, AND PLANTS HIM ONTO HIS KNEE!
Rich Russillo: KNEEBOMB CONNECTS! REX WRITHES IN PAIN, BUT MR. WRESTLING HOOKS BOTH LEGS FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: AND REX KICKS OUT! At this point, can you even be surprised? Both competitors have done a great job at showing off their resilience, kicking out of the other’s big moves. It’ll take a lot to beat someone like Rex, and Mr. Wrestling is finding that out right now, whether he likes it or not.
James Peters: Mr. Wrestling grabs Rex in a front facelock, and pulls him back to a vertical base using it. Mr. Wrestling signals the beginning of the end, and tries for CASH OUT- BUT REX FLOATS OVER, LANDING ON HIS FEET, AND STAGGERS BACK AGAINST THE ROPES!
Rich Russillo: MR. WRESTLING SPINS AROUND, AND CHARGES AT REX- BUT REX SIDESTEPS HIM, AND SENDS MR. WRESTLING OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! MR. WRESTLING LANDS ON HIS FEET, AND GRABS HOLD OF REX’S ANKLE, DRAGGING HIM OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE!
James Peters: Mr. Wrestling tries for a right hand- BUT REX BLOCKS IT, AND COUNTERS WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! Mr. Wrestling is stunned, and Rex grabs hold of him, SENDING MR. WRESTLING BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! MR. WRESTLING HIT SIDEWAYS! GOES TO SHOW MUCH FORCE AND MOMENTUM REX HAD THERE!
Rich Russillo: Mr. Wrestling crawls away from Rex, and pulls himself up using a corner of the barricade. A lightbulb appears to go off in Rex’s head, and he encourages Mr. Wrestling to get up, as a matter of fact, he’s urging him to. Mr. Wrestling makes it to his feet, and- OOH! OH MY GOD, REX SPEARS HIM THROUGH THE BARRICADE!
James Peters: USUALLY REX PERFORMS THAT MOVE TO SOMEONE OFF THE APRON! BUT HERE ITS THROUGH THE BARRICADE! BUT SIMILAR TO THE SUPERPLEX, THAT HURT BOTH MEN! AND NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE HURT AS THE REFEREE IS CURRENTLY AT SIX!
Rich Russillo: Rex begins to stir, and starts to drag Mr. Wrestling toward the ring. Although, that’s 233 pounds of dead weight!
Referee: EIGHT! NINE!
James Peters: Rex beats the count, rolling Mr. Wrestling back inside the ring, and hooks the leg for a cover! This has GOT to be it!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Rich Russillo: HE GOT HIM! REX GOT HIM!
James Peters: No! He didn’t! Mr. Wrestling got his foot on the bottom rope! Rex takes notice, and backs away from Mr. Wrestling, creating slight separation as the intensity in his eyes reaches a point that we haven’t seen before in this match. Rex is signaling the beginning of the end as he yells as Mr. Wrestling to get up. He wants Mr. Wrestling up, and the crowd is all for it! They want Rex to put this one away!
Rich Russillo: Mr. Wrestling slowly pulls himself up using the ropes, back turned towards Rex McAllister, having no idea what awaits. Rex grows impatient, and grabs hold of Mr. Wrestling, bringing him to the center of the ring. Rex grabs him in a front facelock, setting up for The Rex Effect.
James Peters: BUT MR. WRESTLING DOUBLE LEGS HIM TO THE CANVAS, AND COUNTERS WITH A JACKKNIFE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRR-
James Peters: KICKOUT! BOTH COMPETITORS RUSH BACK TO THEIR FEET! MR. WRESTLING MAKES IT TO HIS FIRST, AND RUSHES REX FOR A REAR NAKED CHOKE! BUT DOESNT TAKE HIM DOWN YET, AND THIS ALLOWS FOR REX TO DRIVE MR. WRESTLING BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER, ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE HIM!
Rich Russillo: THAT DOESNT WORK, AND REX MCALLISTER FLINGS MR. WRESTLING OVER HIS SHOULDER INSTEAD WITH A SNAPMARE! BOTH COMPETITORS ARE QUICKLY BACK TO THEIR FEET, AND REX DUCKS UNDERNEATH A CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT! REX RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND SPIKES MR. WRESTLING WITH A FLOAT OVER DDT! THE REX EFFECT CONNECTS! AND REX MAKES THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… REX MCALLISTER!
(“Stronger (salü remix)” by The Score plays to a thunderous ovation from the audience in Seoul, South Korea. Rex rises back to his feet, and has his hand raised in victory by the referee, visibly feelin the wear and tear after that match he went through with Mr. Wrestling, who lies sprawled in the center of the ring before rolling out.)
James Peters: Now, THAT was a main event match between Rex and Mr. Wrestling there. Both competitors brought it.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, Mr. Wrestling was definitely a challenge for Rex, as much as Rex was a challenge to him.
James Peters: Speaking of, Rex could’ve ended this match earlier than he did, that is had he left Mr. Wrestling outside, and took the count out victory.
Rich Russillo: But that’s not the type of man Rex is, he wants to win the traditional way, leaving no doubt about who the better man is.
(The crowd reaction starts to amp up, and signaling something is off, Rex hops off the middle rope, cutting his celebrating premature, and charges at someone behind him, who the camera has yet to catch.)
James Peters: CHARLIE MARR! THATS CHARLIE MARR! WHO JUST DROPPED REX WITH A DISCUS LARIAT!
Rich Russillo: CHARING CROSS TURNED REX INSIDE OUT! REX STUMBLES TO HIS FEET, AND I DON’T THINK HE KNOWS WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW!
James Peters: HES RUNNING OFF PURE INSTINCT AT THE MOMENT, BUT HE WANDERS RIGHT INTO CHARLIE MARR, WHO SPIKES HIM WITH THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT! FIRST, THE CHARING CROSS! NOW, THE QUEEN IS DEAD!
Rich Russillo: And this time, Rex is down for good as Charlie Marr stands over him.
James Peters: I’d ask “why,” but we all know the answer to that. This is Charlie Marr sending a message ahead of Wicked Games.
Rich Russillo: And if that sequence of events transpires there, it is all over.
(Charlie continues to stare down at an unconscious Rex, but eventually rolls out of the ring, deciding to leave, but not taking his eyes off Rex inside the ring as he backpedals up the ramp while the camera fades elsewhere.)
(Commercial for Popeyes featuring Jake Smith.)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back from a brief commercial break, as the sounds of ‘Footsteps of Doom’ by KOHTA YAMAMOTO begin to blast through the speakers of the arena. The crowd gives a loud reaction as the camera goes over to show EAW World Champion Drake King as he makes his way out to the stage. He’s in one of his fancy, elaborate suits, title fitted around his waist, but his expression doesn’t match his vibrant appearance. He has a very serious expression on, and doesn’t seem all that elated to address what has been going on these past couple of weeks. He takes a moment before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring from there.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome…he is the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!! ‘GOD’… DRAKE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well last week we saw Drake King finally agree to a match against Cameron Ella Ava for the EAW World Championship at Wicked Games, but it wasn’t just any ordinary match. He made sure that it was contested under God’s Rules.
Persephone: Whatever that fucking means.
James Peters: Well we don’t know either, and Drake never intended on telling anyone anyway. It’s hard to tell but I will admit that it’s smart to keep Cameron guessing, and leave her in the dark heading into their match. Regardless it seems he’s out here tonight to address the past couple of weeks, and perhaps give us insight on what’s happening going forward.
(Drake makes his way around the ring and up the steel steps. He heads onto the apron and looks out before entering into the ring. He spreads his arms out to the loud reaction of the crowd while “Footsteps of Doom’ from there begins to come to a close. Drake takes a moment, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath while gripping the microphone in his hand, before beginning to speak.)
Drake King: I have had a week to think about things and I still don’t know why Cameron Ella Ava wants a match against me. To think that in 2023 she has what it takes to win a world championship is just silly, but that’s the reality I have to deal with. It’s very annoying and quite frankly, I thought she would have given up by now. Every time she thinks she has me figured out, I do something completely unpredictable. That should frustrate someone like Cameron, but she’s proven to be stubborn. Too stubborn for her own good, mind you, and not even the idea of a ‘God’s Rules’ match seems to be enough to deter her. Why am I dealing with this? Why am I being forced to entertain her phony beliefs that she has what it takes to dethrone God of his EAW World Championship? This is quite the conundrum, because I didn’t really have a desire to explain what ‘God’s Rules’ meant. Cameron doesn’t deserve to prepare for this match, especially after facing the unknown back at Bloodsport proved to be a hindrance to her. At this stage of her career, Cameron clearly needs to know what she is getting herself into early. That is the only way she can even possibly prepare to get any sort of victory. So why am I standing here, seriously considering explaining this match to her?
(Drake lets out a frustrated sigh and shrugs his shoulders.)
Drake King: That’s the question I have been asking myself for the last 24 hours, really. Is it because I want this match to be a challenge? Is it because I want Cameron to truly believe she has a chance at beating me? I don’t really know, but here we are. I guess, in a way, I don’t want this match to be a complete waste of my time because as it stands right now, that’s exactly what this is shaping up to be. Cameron Ella Ava, in 2023, is not worth God’s time of day, and I don’t want to face her. I don’t want to spend Wicked Games beating the tar out of someone who should have hung her boots up well before she birthed a child. It was painful to watch Cameron compete then, but now? It’s obvious that she can’t keep up with the ever changing landscape that is Elite Answers Wrestling. That’s very sad to me, and I don’t like to be sad. Being sad is a waste of energy, but that’s exactly what I have felt since Cameron decided to challenge me. Is there no one in the back who’s better? I get that I’m pretty much the greatest Elitist to ever live, but there has to be someone in the back who’s more than capable of giving me a good, clean fight because I am telling you right now, Cameron is not that person. She hasn’t been that person in a very long time, and not to piggyback off of someone as insignificant as Mr. Wrestling XIX, but there is no reason for Cameron to be getting this championship shot.
Drake King: She is not world championship material, and truthfully, who’s to say she ever really was? Cameron’s so-called ‘dominance’ in the women’s division came at a time when EAW had no real women’s division. Someone like Lisa Wren could have become a champion in that era because there wasn’t anyone else around. I’m not even trying to purposely kill Cameron’s spirit or anything like that, but don’t you guys think it’s telling that as soon as the competition for whatever version of the women’s championship was around at that time became tougher, Cameron bailed and tried to compete for the other world championships? :mjlol:. There’s a reason she hasn’t been successful in any of her attempts to capture the Universal Women’s Championship, and when you roll it back to when she won the Answers World Championship, one could argue that Jamie O’Hara, Cameron’s husband for those who live under a rock, allowed her to pin him.
(Despite the fact the audience has warmed to Drake, they don’t like what he is insinuating. Drake simply shrugs his shoulders.)
Drake King: The truth hurts, right? No other time in her career had Cameron ever been able to get the better of Jamie. Every time they faced off against one another, he put her down with relative ease. We all know who the talent in the family is, and it isn’t Cameron, no matter how badly she wants it to be her. What is that the kids say? She is HER? Well, Cameron is not HER. She will never be HER. Her legacy in this company is that of lucky breaks and favoritism. Dark De-
(Inevitably, cutting off Drake at the right moment, ‘Good For Her’ by MOTHICA ft. emlyn begins to play through the speakers.)
Rich Russillo: Oh dear, it looks like Drake went too far.
Persephone: It’s never too far, in fact things were JUST getting interesting!
(Cameron Ella Ava storms out onto the stage. She has a microphone in hand, as she doesn’t waste time with any of her usual theatrics, having already heard enough. ‘Good For Her’ begins to come to a close as Cameron quickly speaks into the microphone.)
Cameron Ella Ava: If I were you, I would never say that name to me.
(Taking a deep breath, Cameron marches down the ramp and gets into the ring. Drake, for his part, didn’t finish what he had been about to say, but the Cheshire cat-like smile on his face proves he doesn’t have to say it. Cameron is visibly annoyed, which is exactly what Drake wanted to do.)
Cameron Ella Ava: To downplay my legacy is one thing. I’m used to it when you consider how many ungrateful bitches run around this place refusing to believe I’m the one who paved the way for them. It’s also not surprising that someone as unoriginal as you would play the husband card and act like Jamie allowed me to win over him. You have proven to be a scummy human being on multiple occasions, so of course you went there. But what I’m not going to tolerate, especially coming from someone like YOU, is an absolute assassination on my past and who I used to be linked with. The absolute fucking audacity of you to even start to bring up that name is seriously ignorant on your part, because it’s not like I actually needed motivation to kick your ass and take your championship at Wicked Games. The last thing you want to deal with is a pissed off Cameron Ella Ava and I’m telling you right now, Drake, I’m pissed off.
Drake King: Oh no! Not an angry Cameron Ella Ava! Whatever wi-
(Drake isn’t able to finish that sentence because Cameron slaps the absolute living shit out of him, nearly knocking him down.)
Cameron Ella Ava: You can look at my recent record and feel as if you have nothing to fear, but I have NEVER let losses define. It’s wrestling. Anyone can pick up a win on any given day and I’ve been at this for a decade. No shit I have losses, some pretty significant ones at that, to my name. So do you. So does everyone else, but does that make anyone, including myself, less of a competitor? Absolutely not. Whether you want to admit it or not, I am one of the absolute best in EAW. I have seen it all, done it all, and wrote the fucking book on how to actually do it at the highest level. Underestimating and assuming that I’m washe is going to get you beat in record time in whatever bullshit match you try and come up with, simply to stack the odds against me. Then again, I’ve made an entire career out of overcoming the odds and changing the narrative. You can point at Bloodsport and me not knowing what match I was competing in as a hindrance, but I think I handle everything just fine. That entire match came down to the last turnbuckle, and who was going to touch it. Bethany just happened to put her hand on it first and blew us both up in the process. I’m not pressed, nor do I feel any type of way about something like that because that’s wrestling, Drake. Shit happens.
Drake King: Are you trying to convince me, or convince yourself?
(Cameron took a moment to admire the handprint she left on Drake’s face, and despite the fact there was fury burning the champion’s eyes, Cameron gave him a genuine smile.)
Cameron Ella Ava: I don’t have to convince you of anything because you’re going to carry around the same shitty, incorrect opinion regardless. You are a narrow-minded tool, and that’s really all there is to it. I also don’t feel the need to convince myself, because I’m not the one who doubts who Cameron Ella Ava is. I know my value, and I know what I bring to the table. People like to talk about how they’re generational and how they are standard-bearers, and while those are terms I don’t really throw around, they pretty much describe who I am perfectly. Without women like me, and those who busted their asses in the same era as me, the women of today wouldn’t have two specific championships to compete for. They wouldn’t be able to explore everything this sport has to offer them, such as other world titles and the chance to shatter glass ceilings. No one gives me credit for walking down the road I did, and for a while, I will admit that I was bitter about that. But here’s the thing, Drake. Those women who downplay me know they wouldn’t be here without me. They would be stuck in wrestling hell, fighting for television time and relevancy. I stayed and I fought. Women like Kendra Shamez and Cleopatra fought. The three of us revolutionized women’s wrestling and brought it to another level. There are other people that get credit too. I am not at all saying I did it on my own. But no one of this era will ever know just how difficult things were and what women like me went through.
Cameron Ella Ava: I can’t hold it against them either. I want to, but there’s no real point. I have seen women’s wrestling rise to the forefront of EAW, so much so that women like Kassidy Heart and Minerva go right back to the women’s division because they want more. I fully admit that I have gone back to the women’s division because I also want more. To hold the Universal Women’s Championship is a goal of mine, because it would make me the only woman in history to hold every variation of the women’s world championship, but in due time. I have a ton of goals and things left to do, and one of those things is to dethrone you.
(Cameron shoves her finger in Drake’s chest, pushing him back just a bit, and focuses on the EAW Championship that is on his shoulder.)
Cameron Ella Ava: I have been a member of the Voltage roster before and trust me. That EAW Championship has always been on my radar. It’s going to look amazing around my waist, and yeah, there’s a little bit of a ‘fuck you’ in there as well. How many people are currently bitching and moaning about the fact I got to skip the line and challenge for a world title? I LOVE that, and do you know what I’m going to love even more? The amount of bitching from other people when I beat you at Wicked Games. It’s been way too long since I’ve had a title to my name. I look to change that.
(Drake’s expression is a puzzled one and he tilts his head to the side to look at his opponent.)
Drake King: I’m confused.
Cameron Ella Ava: About?
Drake King: The fact you say you haven’t had a title in a long time.
Cameron Ella Ava: :wtf: You do EAW, right?
Drake King: I do. But what kind of woman doesn’t consider ‘mother’ and ‘wife’ to be titles?
Crowd: 😐
James Peters: Oh dear. Tell me that Drake did not just say that.
Rich Russillo: :lupe: Oh he did.
Persephone: 🍿
(It’s not really a surprise that Cameron is a bit stunned by Drake’s comment. It’s not like she’s any stranger to misogyny, but when it comes from someone like Drake, it just hits differently. Once she does recover, her face flushes. Before she can reply, Drake holds up his hand.)
Drake King: No need to get emotional, Cameron. Calm down. Being a wife and mother is noble, and it’s natural. I am not going to say that you should pick being at home over having a career, but it’s kind of selfish of you to not acknowledge that you do have titles. I’m sure when Hathaway grows up and watches old videos of his mother complaining about not having any titles, he’s going to develop a bit of a complex about the fa-
James Peters: CAMERON’S HAD ENOUGH! SHE SLAMMED HER MICROPHONE IN DRAKE’S FACE AND HAS WRESTLED HIM TO THE GROUND. SHE’S THROWING RIGHTS AND LEFTS RIGHT NOW, DOING WHATEVER SHE CAN TO JUST BEAT THE HELL OUT OF DRAKE!
Rich Russillo: DRAKE IS DAZED FROM THE MIC SHOT, BUT HE MANAGES TO MUSCLE CAMERON OFF OF HIM! DRAKE QUICKLY SCRAMBLES FOR THE ROPES AND PULLS HIMSELF OUT OF THE RING! CAMERON ISN’T LETTING HIM GET AWAY! SHE’S OUT OF THE RING TOO! DRAKE PROVES TO BE A STEP AHEAD THOUGH AND HE CATCHES HER WITH A FOOT TO THE STOMACH! CAMERON IS DOUBLED OVER AND DRAKE JAMS HIS KNEE INTO HER JAW! CAMERON’S HEAD SNAPS BACK AND DRAKE SLAMS HER TO THE GROUND!
Persephone: DRAKE HAS CAM BY THE HAIR AND HE DRAGS HER TO THE STEEL RING STEPS! HE SLAMS THE SIDE OF HER HEAD INTO THE STEPS AND CAMERON LOOKS TO BE OUT COLD! THAT’S NOT ENOUGH FOR DRAKE, THOUGH! DRAKE LIFTS UP THE STEPS AND HE SLAMS THEM DOWN ON CAMERON! SHE IS BURIED UNDER THE STEEP RING STEPS AND DRAKE LOOKS LIKE A PSYCHOPATH!
James Peters: Uhhh guys… why is Drake digging under the ring?
Rich Russillo: WHY DOES HE HAVE A CAN OF LIGHTER FLUID??
Persephone: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! LET’S FUCKING GO! DRAKE LOOKS POSSESSED AS HE DOUSES THOSE RING STEPS AND CAMERON ELLA AVA WITH LIGHTER FLUID!!!!
James Peters: THIS IS TOO MUCH!!! WHERE IS SECURITY??
Rich Russillo: I mean, this is Voltage. It’s always too much :mjlol:.
Persephone: DRAKE KING JUST STRUCK A MATCH AND THERE GOES THE RING STEPS! THEY’RE ON FIRE! DRAKE JUST STARTED A FIRE AND NOW CAMERON IS GOING TO BURN!
(Security has rushed onto the scene with fire extinguishers on hand. They work to put out the fire while the EAW Champion laughs maniacally.)
Drake King: (off-mic) GOD’S RULES :blessed:!!!! We start in Hell, Cameron, and only one of us is going to Heaven.
(One security guard grabs Drake by the arm to get him out of the way, but the champ snatches his arm away. The fire has been put out and medics have come down to tend to Cameron. A sick smile has crossed Drake’s face as he backs up the ramp.)
(That’s the final shot as Voltage fades to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
