(EAW intro plays.)
(A recap of Voltage’s matches at King of Elite plays. Victories from Jamie O’Hara and Cameron Ella Ava, Michael S. Connor, TLA, Jack Ripley and Ruler, Dr. Bethany Blue, Bea Valentine, Charlie Marr, and Minerva are shown, as well as DoMia and Alex Myers’ performances in their respective matches. The camera would then fade to the Stadium Maradi in Maradi, Niger. The camera shows all the cheering fans in attendance as the opening pyro shoots out. After this, the camera cuts to the commentary team of James Peters, Rich Russillo and Persephone.)
James Peters: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Sunday Night Voltage! As always I am James Peters, and with me are Rich Russillo and Persephone Tsitsipas.
Rich Russillo: We’re coming back from King of Elite and moving on to Shock Value, and I for one can’t wait for what’s to come. We already have some great matches lined up for tonight, don’t we?
Persephone: No. I don’t see Luis wrestling.
(‘Self Help Tape’ by Moses Sumney hits, and this causes loud cheers to come from the Voltage crowd, excited to see the Commissioner. Before long Captain Charisma begins to walk out to the stage, holding a microphone in his hand as the cheers grow even louder. Captain Charisma has a smile on his face seeing the warm welcome from the crowd, and he begins making his way down the ramp and towards the ring as the fans in attendance continue to cheer.)
James Peters: At King of Elite we heard something about a trade that had taken place, but as of right now we don’t have any clue who was actually involved in said trade. All we know is that Showdown seemed to have been involved in it.
Rich Russillo: That’s right. We’ll have to wait and see whether or not Captain Charisma speaks on that right now, but given the fact that he’s out here, I’m sure he has some sort of announcement for us.
Persephone: I hope his announcement has to do with Luis finally getting his well deserved World Championship opportunity. I’ve been waiting for this moment for months. :mjcry:
James Peters: :comeagain:
(Captain Charisma enters the ring, and ‘Self Help Tape’ begins to fade out as Captain Charisma looks around at the fans in attendance. Before long, he begins to speak.)
Captain Charisma: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m glad to see you all tonight after a successful King of Elite. This was a fantastic event full of amazing matches, and I am proud of my Voltage roster for the way they delivered at this show. Speaking of this roster though, by now I’m sure you all have heard that there will be some changes to this roster. That’s right, right now I’m here to talk about the trade that will be taking place between Voltage and Showdown!
(The fans once again begin to cheer, and Captain Charisma continues.)
Captain Charisma: Showdown has decided to save their trade option for later, so we’ll have to wait and see which member of the Voltage roster makes their way to the blue brand. However, I didn’t make the same decision. Tonight we will be seeing an Elitist from Showdown make their way to Voltage, or I guess I should say BACK to Voltage! After all, this Elitist has actually been on Voltage in the past, and has actually won two different Championships as a member of the Voltage roster! This is someone who was able to make an impact extremely early in their career, and returning to Voltage I’m sure they’ll be looking to climb back to the same heights we’ve seen them reach in the past. This is someone you all know very well, as throughout their time on Voltage they’ve competed in tons of thrilling matches. Love them or hate them, their talent is undeniable, which is why I am happy to announce that the newest member of the Sunday Night Voltage roster is… HIKARI KANNO!
(The crowd explodes, giving a huge reaction as the fans are surprised by the announcement. Before long ‘Trepanation’ by Millennium Parade hits, and as Hikari Kanno walks out, she’s given more of a mixed reaction. Hikari Kanno has a microphone in her hand, and she walks down the ramp as Captain Charisma waits inside of the ring.)
James Peters: WOW! Hikari Kanno is officially a member of the Voltage roster again!
Rich Russillo: It’s been a while. Hikari last season held the Hardcore Championship on Voltage but would lose the title at Pain for Pride against TLA. Since then she’s been on Showdown, but now she’s back!
Persephone: This is not the announcement I was hoping for.
(Hikari Kanno walks up the steel steps, entering the ring as she walks up to Captain Charisma. The Commissioner shakes her hand before beginning to speak.)
Captain Charisma: It’s great to have you on Voltage, again. Welcome back!
Hikari Kanno: It has been a while, hasn’t it? The last time I was on this brand was when I was carrying the Hardcore Championship, and since then things haven’t been going entirely as well for me. My time on Showdown has been filled with its ups and downs and throughout it all I knew that something needed to change. That wasn’t what I had hoped for when this season started. The run I had didn’t match what I saw in my head when I was announced as a member of the Showdown roster. A lot has changed since I lost the Hardcore Championship at Pain for Pride but one thing that hasn’t is the fact that I want to do more. One way or another I want to reclaim whatever was lost throughout this season, and if this change in scenery gives me the opportunity to pick myself up and climb to spots I had never reached before, I’ll gladly play along. As frustrated as I’ve been lately I can acknowledge that this season is not yet over. We still have months left to go, so I’ll be making the most of this.
Hikari Kanno: The only question is where I go from here, and to be honest, I have no intention of waiting around much longer. If I’m going to make the most of this trade then I’m going to make sure my impact is felt as soon as I possibly can. There are many different Championships on Voltage that I could fight for, so it may only be a matter of time before I pick my moment. Until then however, I’m ready for anyone this brand has to offer-
(‘Bad Romance’ by Lady Gaga suddenly hits, and the crowd explodes with cheers. Hikari Kanno looks a bit surprised, turning towards the stage. After a few seconds, Holly Arrow begins walking out with a smirk on her face. She is holding a microphone of her own in her hand, and she begins walking down the ramp.)
James Peters: Well speaking of returns to Voltage, here’s a woman that made her return back at King of Elite last week! Holly Arrow made her return attacking Harper Lee, and now it looks like she wants something with Hikari Kanno!
Rich Russillo: Hikari and Holly are two fantastic Elitists to have on Voltage again moving past King of Elite. However, I wonder what exactly Holly is out here for.
Persephone: I don’t. I don’t care why she’s here, she needs to go away. Hikari too, and bring Luis out here while we’re at it.
(Holly Arrow enters the ring, and Hikari still looks a bit confused by the interruption as ‘Bad Romance’ begins to fade out. Captain Charisma begins to speak, not sharing the same confusion or surprise as the others.)
Captain Charisma: Hikari, if you want to make an impact then you won’t have to wait too long. After the trade was finalized I decided to set up a match for Shock Value, and since you’re not the only Elitist returning to Voltage, why not set up a match between the two of you? Hikari, here is your opponent at Shock Value… HOLLY ARROW!
(This receives loud cheers, and Hikari turns and looks at Holly Arrow. Hikari doesn’t seem to have an issue with this, and Holly begins to speak.)
Holly Arrow: It’s been far too long since I could even stand to look at a wrestling ring, let alone actually compete in one. After Wicked Games I honestly had enough. I couldn’t do this anymore, and looking back it’s pretty disappointing that I allowed someone like Harper Lee to affect me like that. I can’t say I’m completely satisfied yet after destroying her at King of Elite, and I probably won’t be until I kill her off for good, but her time is coming and when it does I’m going to make sure she gets everything she deserves. She’s done this too many times and ARIA was more than enough proof that as long as she’s around she’ll just do this again and again. I’m going to tear Harper Lee apart until there is nothing left, but until it’s time for Harper Lee to meet her end, I want to keep doing this. I want to get back in the ring, just so I can finally get closer to doing something I still haven’t. Winning a singles Championship.
(Loud cheers come from the crowd after hearing this, and Holly continues.)
Holly Arrow: I’ve wanted to win the Universal Women’s Championship for a very long time. I’ve tried on multiple occasions and I haven’t gotten the job done yet, but I couldn’t allow my career to end without having accomplished that. Hikari, I’ll tell you this right now. I don’t have the same passion and love for this that I used to. I don’t feel the same way I used to feel about this business, but I won’t keep waiting around while this industry moves on. I’m not letting that Universal Women’s Championship slip through my fingers without even fighting for it one more time, so since the two of us will be facing each other at Shock Value, if I were you I wouldn’t walk into this match expecting a win.
(While the fans continue to cheer hearing her first words back in EAW, a grin appears on Hikari Kanno’s face.)
Hikari Kanno: Don’t be ridiculous. I may not be pleased with how my season has turned out so far, but I’m still here for a reason. We both want to become Champion and have spent the last few months having that goal of ours tested, so don’t think you’re the only one on Voltage to right any wrongs. This match will come down to whoever the better wrestler is Holly, and I don’t have any reason to believe that I can’t defeat you. You can enjoy your return to Voltage for as long as you want and do whatever you please to your former partner, but at Shock Value you’ll be taking a loss to a woman that has already waited long enough. Before you had interrupted me I was saying that I didn’t care who it is I was going to face. No matter who was put in front of me I was never going to have any issue putting them down. You’re not an exception to that, even if you are making your big return.
Holly Arrow: Trust me, I’m not expecting any special treatment. I know what I’m getting myself back into, that’s the exact reason I returned. I’d be doing myself an injustice letting my career end on such a pathetic note, so I’m not going to come back and allow this return to go to waste. Harper Lee isn’t the only reason I’m back. I have my business with her and that won’t be finished until she’s gone, but my business here doesn’t end with her. She’s only ONE of the reasons I’m back, and I’m not going to give up until I get that Championship. I don’t plan to take things easy at Shock Value Hikari, so you’re going to have to prepare yourself for a Holly Arrow that will pull out all the stops in order to reach those heights. I’ll look forward to seeing what you can do at Shock Value, as long as you realize this won’t just be an easy ride to the top for you.
(Both women stand face to face in the center of the ring, and Hikari Kanno begins to speak up.)
Hikari Kanno: We’ll see about that soon enough.
(Holly smirks, and she extends her hand to Hikari.)
Holly Arrow: Yeah. I guess we will.
(Hikari looks at Holly’s hand for a moment, before finally she shakes Holly’s hand. The fans cheer, and after a little while ‘Bad Romance’ begins to play once again. After this, Holly turns and begins making her way out of the ring, beginning to walk up the ramp.)
James Peters: Well we have a new match set for Shock Value! Holly Arrow versus Hikari Kanno, a match between two Elitists both making their returns to Voltage! This is bound to be a fantastic match, I can’t wait for this.
Rich Russillo: I didn’t expect a match to already be made for the Elitist traded to Voltage, but this is great. I’m definitely looking forward to this.
Persephone: I’m not. I wanted Luis, not this.
James Peters: Well, you’ll have to w-
Rich Russillo: WHAT THE HELL???
(All of a sudden the fans begin booing loudly.)
James Peters: HARPER LEE JUST HIT HOLLY ARROW IN THE BACK WITH A BASEBALL BAT!! HARPER LEE IS HERE, AND I GUESS SHE HASN’T TAKEN TOO KINDLY TO THAT ATTACK LAST WEEK AT KING OF ELITE!
Rich Russillo: Holly Arrow quickly tries pushing herself back up, BUT HARPER LANDS A SHOT TO THE BACK OF HOLLY’S HEAD WITH THE BASEBALL BAT!!!! HOLLY IS STARTING TO BLEED FROM THE BACK OF HER HEAD, BUT I DON’T THINK HARPER CARES! HARPER RAISES THE BASEBALL BAT ONCE AGAIN, AND I THINK SHE’S SETTING UP FOR ANOTHER SHOT TO THE HEAD!
James Peters: NO, LOOK!! CAPTAIN CHARISMA’S CALLED FOR SECURITY, AND THEY JUST CAUGHT THE BASEBALL BAT BEFORE HARPER COULD HIT HOLLY! THE SECURITY GUARDS ARE PULLING HARPER AWAY FROM HOLLY, BUT I THINK THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE AS THAT WAS A BASEBALL BAT HOLLY’S BEEN HIT WITH!
Rich Russillo: It shouldn’t surprise me that things aren’t finished between these two, but I didn’t expect Harper to make a move already! Holly Arrow only just learned her Shock Value opponent, and that opponent is still in the ring, watching this all go down!
(Captain Charisma exits the ring, walking up the ramp as the security guards begin to pull Harper away. A few remain to check on Holly, who still has blood pouring down her head, and when the camera cuts back to Hikari Kanno in the ring, she just shrugs watching this all go down. As Hikari continues to watch from the ring, Voltage fades away from ringside.)
(Promotional ad for Shock Value, where Hikari Kanno faces Holly Arrow.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following is a Triple Threat Match and it is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
( She’s All I Wanna Be – Tate McRae hits as Jamie Cross steps out onto the stage.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first from Chicago, Illinois weighing in at 133 pounds she is “The Main Character” JAMIEEEEEEEEE CROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
(Jamie Cross is shown making her way down to the ring looking determined and ready to get the match started as soon as possible.)
Persephone: Does anyone else think it is confusing that Jamie Cross and Candice Blair both claim to be the Main Character? I mean can’t there only be one main character?
Rich Russillo: No there are plenty of times where there is more than one main character so I don’t see the problem. Just like on our commentary team there is no main commentator and we are all equal.
Persephone: :mjlol: :mjlol: :mjlol: LMAO! Don’t say things like that I will laugh too much and be unable to do my job.
James Peters: Anywho Jamie Cross is out here this week looking to continue her comeback story. She claims that she was robbed last week in her match against TLA and this week she is going to defeat her two rivals and make everyone forget that ever happened.
Rich Russillo: Can she do it? We will find out next!!!
( ‘From now On’ by BAND-MAID hits as AJ Redding steps out to the stage.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponents first from Auckland, New Zealand weighing in at 213 pounds he is “All Heart and Soul” AJ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREDDING!!!!!!!!
(AJ Redding makes his way down to the ring with his eyes focused on the ring. He used to interact with the fans but now he is one hundred percent focused on the match at hand.)
Rich Russillo: AJ Redding has also been pursuing his own comeback story lately. We have seen a number of confrontations with Jamie Cross and they seem to have been forming somewhat of a friendly rivalry these past weeks.
James Peters: AJ Redding has been training hard for this match. The last time he was in action, he lost a Triple Threat match so tonight has to be something he is taking very personally. This is a chance to redeem himself and we will see if he can pull it off here tonight!!!
(‘Voices’ by Motionless In White hits to boos from the crowd as Lucius Crowe comes out to the stage.)
Bella Braxton: And lastly their opponent from Santa Maria, Texas weighing in at 235 pounds he is “The Bounty Hunter” LUCIUSSSSSSSSSS CROWWWWWWEEEEEE!!!
(Lucius Crowe comes out to heavy boos from the fans as he scowls at them as well as his opponents in the ring. He looks to be in an especially bad mood here tonight.)
Rich Russillo: Well Lucius Crowe is someone that we can describe as a mean ass motherfucker. He is all kinds of pissed off and just looking to hurt someone here tonight!
James Peters: This week Lucius gave us all a bit more insight into his past and what made him the kind of man that he is. He claims that his opponents are in a lover’s quarrel but that wheel is going to run his opponents down like roadkill! Will he succeed? Let’s get this match started!
Persephone: And ended. :wow:
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: This match is now underway as all three competitors immediately lunge at each other. Jamie Cross! AJ Redding! Lucius Crowe! They are going at it and fists are flying! All three competitors fall back into the corner in an all out brawl as they have flown into a fist fight of epic proportions! This is real Voltage action all up in here! It looks like Lucius is really laying into Jamie here as AJ continues to try to get his shots in from behind. Lucius being teamed up on both sides as AJ slaps him hard in the face sending Lucius flying backwards into the corner holding his jaw. Jamie recovering in the corner as Lucius and AJ exchange back chops in the corner. Lucius manages to trap AJ in the corner and begins hitting him with alternate jabs and chops until Jamie comes up from behind! Axe Handle shot from Jamie sends Lucius up against the ropes as he falls backwards towards his opponent and a hard kick to the gut!
James Peters: Jamie Cross runs all the way across the ring with Lucius Crowe’s head in her hands and slams his head into the turnbuckle padding! But Lucius trying to fight his way out of the corner but here comes AJ Redding with a hard kick to the gut. AJ Redding and Jamie Cross teaming up on Lucius Crowe in the corner stomping and kicking him down to the ground. But the alliance does not last more than a few seconds as Jamie suddenly connects with a flat palmed strike right into the nose of AJ! That could have broken some bones there but I’m not sure she had quite enough force behind it! Jamie staggers back into the corner as AJ follows her and kicks her down into the corner but Lucius is getting back up and jumps AJ from behind! Lucius rams AJ’s head into the top of the corner and whips him hard across the ring. AJ goes running into the corner at full speed crashing chest first into the top turnbuckle padding and falls down on the mat. Lucius is the only man standing!
Rich Russillo: Lucius Crowe pulls AJ Redding up to his feet and hooks the head! DDT! No! AJ fighting out of it with repeated strikes and elbow shots to break free of the DDT position. Lucius ducks a strike from AJ but AJ falls up against the ropes and Lucius charges in with a Clothesline but AJ gets the knee up! AJ fighting Lucius back into the middle of the ring. Irish Whip reversed… AJ up against the ropes and a Clothesline from Lucius sends him flipping and flying to the outside! But Jamie Cross jumps Lucius from behind and tips him over the top rope from behind throwing him out of the ring! If this was a battle royale then Jamie would have won this thing as she is the last competitor standing!
James Peters: But now Jamie Cross is rolling to the outside as well to continue the fight with AJ Redding and Lucius Crowe on the outside. AJ is still down as Jamie approaches Lucius and slams his head repeatedly across our announce table! No! Lucius blocks it with his arms! Lucius grabs the head of Jamie and bashes her head across the announce table as well!
Persephone: You better not touch my phone. Not again. I got a new case after what happened at King of Elite. That was a traumatizing experience for me. Never again.
Rich Russillo: Jamie Cross laid out over our announce table as AJ Redding tries to ambush Lucius Crowe from behind but fails! Lucius grabs AJ’s head and bashes him across the announce desk too knocking all our monitors over! Lucius is rolli-
James Peters: Wait no! Look out from behind Jamie Cross grabs Lucius Crowe with a Back Drop! Lucius is dropped shoulder first on the outside padding right in front of our announce table and those pads don’t offer much protection let me tell you! Jamie taking in a moment to listen to the fans as she lets them know that she is the Main Character and right now few people could disagree with that! Jamie then grabs AJ Redding and lifts him up and drops him with a Back Drop right into our announce table! But the announce table doesn’t break! AJ rolls backwards into us as we all scatter away from our chairs! We need to get out of here this is so dangerous oh my god!
(The announcers are shown scattering as the fight has come out to them spilling out of the ring.)
Persephone: What the hell?!? Why is the referee not counting them out???
Rich Russillo: Umm this is a Triple Threat Match Persephone. Unfortunately that means no count out! No disqualification!
Persephone: We will need to revise these rules at the next EAW board meeting.
James Peters: Jamie Cross grabs Lucius Crowe and whips him back first into the steel steps on the outside of the ring! Jamie has definitely taken full control of this match as he then turns back to AJ Redding and whips him into the steps instead! Wait no! AJ reverses it and sends Jamie back first into the steps instead! AJ managing to reverse the pace of this match but AJ collapses on the outside holding his back in pain as all three competitors are down here on the outside! AJ slowly recovers before grabbing Lucius Crowe and whipping him into the turnbuckle post on the outside! Lucius bounces off chest first before whirling and collapsing on the outside!
Rich Russillo: AJ Redding grabs Jamie Cross and tosses her back into the ring. Jamie slowly back up to her feet as AJ positions himself on the apron stalking her. AJ leaps up to the top rope and comes flying in at Jamie-
James Peters: No! AJ Redding gets his legs taken out from under him as Jamie Cross chops at his ankles! AJ falls off the top rope and lands back first on the apron. AJ slowly back up holding his back but Jamie drags him up over the top rope! Suplex from the apron into the ring… no! Jamie transitions in midair into a Brainbuster! Jamie slides into the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout from AJ Redding! An impressive move there from Jamie Cross who has been outstanding in this match so far. Jamie now stomping away at AJ on the mat enjoying being in control of this match. Lucius Crowe seemingly isolated outside the ring as Jamie measures up AJ looking to connect with a finishing type maneuver! But Lucius gets up in time and grabs the leg of Jamie! Lucius grabs Jamie’s leg from outside the ring yanking her outside the ring! Lucius lifts Jamie up and runs her back first into the barricade at ringside! Right into that LED advertisement for this year’s Pain for Pride! Jamie’s back broken over that LED barricade!!!
James Peters: Lucius Crowe then hits a Scoop Slam on Jamie Cross across the outside. But AJ Redding is back up in the ring and comes flying over the top rope with a Crossbody to the outside! AJ gets all of it putting it all on the line crashing and taking Lucius out with him! AJ and Lucius down on the outside as AJ is down as well and we are right back where we were a short time ago with all competitors out here on the outside of the ring laid out.
Persephone: Another fine argument for why we need count outs in Triple Threat Matches.
Rich Russillo: AJ Redding and Lucius Crowe are slowly back up as they roll back into the ring. Jamie Cross is still laid out from being thrown into that LED barricade showing little signs of recovery at this point. AJ back up first as he approaches Lucius and takes him down with a Snapmare. Lucius into a seated position as AJ runs across the ring… Baseball Slide right into the gut of Lucius taking him out! AJ notices that Jamie is recovering slowly on the outside beginning to crawl up the steel steps and back up into the ring. AJ is waiting for her however! Aj grabs Jamie and runs him across the apron face first into the turnbuckle pole LED! Jamie falls off the apron crashing down to the outside! She’s having some pretty bad luck with all of these LED fixtures we have at ringside! Wait look out-
James Peters: Lucius Crowe catches AJ Redding by surprise as he turns around right into a series of fists bashing AJ back up against the ropes! Lucius whips AJ… reversal! AJ catches Lucius with a knee strike off the ropes sending Lucius flipping over and crashing down to the mat in pain. Lucius is suffering! AJ taking control for possibly the first time in this match here as both opponents are down. AJ pulls Lucius back up and locks him into a headlock before transitioning into a Back Body Drop… Lucius fights out of it! No! AJ turns it into a Dragon Suplex and drops Lucius! AJ to the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: No! Jamie Cross lunges back into the ring to break it up! Jamie pounding away at the back of AJ Redding! But AJ kicks her away! AJ grabs Jamie and charges towards the ropes tossing her back to the outside! But AJ isn’t done! He goes out to the apron and lunges at Jamie with a Flying Forearm strike sending her flying up against the LED barricade at ringside! AJ now pummeling at Jamie and beating on her on the outside using this environment to his advantage! Jamie’s head bounces off the steel steps before she crashes lying down on the floor and AJ might have neutralized her successfully now. AJ now returning back into the ring to refocus on putting Lucius Crowe away! But as AJ gets up on the apron Lucius is already getting back up and charges in! But AJ ducks under and hits a Shoulder block! AJ lunges through with a Spear through the ropes! No! Lucius catches AJ by the arms and transitions into a Pedigree as he leaps through the ropes! Lucius with the cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
James Peters: Kickout just in time by AJ Redding! Lucius Crowe pulls AJ back up and chops him hard across the chest sending AJ falling backwards into the ropes. AJ staggers back into the ropes but Jamie Cross is up on the apron waiting for him! Jamie yanks AJ’s neck down over the top rope as he whirls around hacking and is captured by Lucius in the middle of the ring! Lucius with jabs to the face before connecting with a Roundhouse Kick throwing AJ backwards into the corner! Lucius off the ropes before running with a Double Knee Strike into the corner! Lucius is rolling as he turns around-
Persephone: He turns around and leaves ending the match!!!
Rich Russillo: No! Lucius Crowe turns around and gets hit with a Running Gore from Jamie Cross! Jamie just took Lucius the hell out! Jamie climbs on top of Lucius and begins throwing shots but Lucius turns it around rolling up on top of her! But Jamie throws him off! Both competitors back up now! Jamie with a Clothesline! But Lucius ducks beneath! Lucius grabs Jamie and takes her down with a Side Russian Legsweep! Lucius now with the opportunity to put this thing away as he charges AJ Redding in the corner with a Stinger Splash! Lucius then grabs AJ and tosses him back with a Belly to Belly Suplex!
James Peters: AJ Redding rolling back up to his feet as Lucius Crowe whips him across the ring! Back Body Drop with immense altitude! AJ crashes down on his back as Lucius looks to put him away! Lucius goes to pick up AJ but Jamie Cross sneaks up on him from behind and lays him out with a Running Clothesline! And another! And another! Lucius back up as Jamie picks him up… Running Powerslam right into the center of the ring! AJ charges in at Jamie… but Jamie catches him and pops him up in the air! Big Uppercut to the head in midair knocking the wind out of Lucius and dropping him to the mat. Lucius slowly back up as Jamie grabs him and goes for the Arc Reactor!!!-
Rich Russillo: No! Lucius Crowe kicks Jamie Cross in the gut and takes her out with a Stunner! Jamie goes flying across the ring motionless from being stunned! Lucius picks up Jamie and drops her face first with a Facebuster and goes for the cover!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!–
James Peters: But AJ Redding leaps onto the cover just in time to break it up! Lucius Crowe does not look pleased that the match is not over.
Persephone: I can assure you that he is not the only one.
Rich Russillo: Lucius Crowe going after AJ Redding as the two exchange punches in the ring. Lucius! AJ! Lucius! AJ! Lucius! AJ! Fighting back and forth! Eventually it looks like AJ has won the brawl out and connects with a series of strikes. No! Lucius hits an uppercut as he goes down… but AJ ducks it! AJ off the ropes… SUPERKICK DROPPING LUCIUS!!! AJ FALLS INTO THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!–
James Peters: Lucius Crowe kicks out! AJ Redding is looking very frustrated that didn’t end things. He pulls Lucius back up and picks him up before dropping him down over his leg. AJ not going for the cover yet as he looks out to the crowd. AJ is feeling himself here as he makes his way out to the apron and begins to climb up to the top rope! AJ is looking to end things here as he leaps off the top rope… FLYING ELBOW DROP FROM THE TOP!!! AJ gets all of it! Another cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout and it looks like the elbow of AJ Redding hit right into the nose of Lucius Crowe who is now bleeding with the crimson mask dripping down his face. AJ looks pleased by this as he smells the blood in the water and realizes he just might be able to put Lucius away very quickly out here! AJ now targeting the face of Lucius with repeated strikes to the face! The referee is warning him not pleased by these tactics but AJ is running the face of Lucius off the ropes grinding his face into it!
Persephone: If only he could disqualify him…
James Peters: AJ Redding pulls Lucius Crowe in and lifts him up… Sit Down Piledriver connects!!! Lucius is completely out of it and that has to be it!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout! The resilience of Lucius Crowe! Very impressive! Wait look out! Jamie Cross is in the ring now! Jamie hits AJ Redding with a Superkick! Jamie then grabs Lucius picking him up and tossing him over the top rope to the outside! Lucius is laid out! Wait look out AJ jumping Jamie from behind-
James Peters: JAMIE CROSS GRABS AJ REDDING IN TIME AND CONNECTS WITH THE ARC REACTOR!!! JAMIE TO THE COVER! THIS IS IT!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Wait! Lucius Crowe is up on the apron!! Lucius recovering in time!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Lucius Crowe is entering the ring and lunging to break up the cover!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Lucius doesn’t make it in time!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… JAMMMMMMMMMIEEEEEEEEE CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
( She’s All I Wanna Be – Tate McRae hits as Lucius Crowe crashes into the cover to break it up but not in time! Lucius realizes that he is too late as Jamie rolls away from him and has her arm raised in victory by the official.)
Rich Russillo: Wow that was a close one! Lucius Crowe has to be mad he almost was able to save the matchup! But he can rest knowing he didn’t take the fall at least.
James Peters: AJ Redding unfortunately cannot say the same but when you are hit with an Arc Reactor there are very few people who can kick out of it.
Persephone: Maybe she should have started with that move then.
Rich Russillo: Congratulations to Jamie Cross who continues to make waves here on the yellow brand!!!
(Voltage fades away from ringside.)
( Sunday Night Voltage continues on as we head to the backstage area. In an undisclosed part of the arena we see Alex Myers sitting down on the floor leaning against some production crate. They looked very disappointed within themself following King of Elite, as despite making it all the way to the finals of the tournament, they would ultimately end up coming short, taking the pinfall against Joso in the match. Alex feels the pain of not only losing the match, but being the one pinned. They did everything they can to win that match, no two ways about it but that’s the situation they find themselves in, and they are feeling somber regarding the whole ordeal. Alex is leaning on a production crate, trying to hide under their own pain as the camera pans out and it reveals their partner in NICHOLISM, Ruler, and Hayley Marrow. Hayley is standing up while Ruler is sitting on the crate where Alex is sitting on the floor, leaning back against. Hayley would be the first to speak towards as she tells them… )
Hayley Marrow: Alex…
Alex Myers: What is it Hayley? You want to tell me that you understand what I’m going through? That you understand the amount of pain and suffering I’m going through at this moment? You don’t understand, no one can if I’m being honest… Another opportunity. Another chance in my hands and again I lost… I failed myself, I failed the people who wanted me to become King of Elite and I’m back to square one. I’m back to where I was before, taking in the pain of my own losses. I am disappointed in everything. Losing against Jake last year at Grand Rampage, then not winning Cash in the Vault at Pain for Pride, then not being able to win the world title at Bloodspot. It’s all been the same fucking result and now I have to add King of Elite to it. It doesn’t matter how hard I worked, how much I gave that night. My head wasn’t crowned that night… Will it ever be crowned for me? Will I reach the heights I promised to?
( Hayley hesitated, conflicted at what Alex just said to her. Hayley doesn’t know what to speak but it looked like she was going to something until Ruler steps in, speaks behalf of Hayley. Ruler now begins talking to his NICHOLISM teammate, in Alex Myers. )
Ruler: Hayley doesn’t need to answer that Alex, as a matter fact she doesn’t deserve to be talked in that tone either. Your loss at King of Elite was unfortunate, but you know as well as I do that you don’t gain anything allowing your anger to overwhelm you.
Alex Myers: I’m sorry if I’m a little snippy Hunter, but if you were in my shoes right now, every major chance like the ones I’ve partaken in, you would feel that same anger, wouldn’t you?
Ruler: Maybe but we don’t know that answer. If anything Alex, as much as I understand the pain you’re feeling right now after King of Elite… I told you this was going to happen.
(Alex perks up as they look towards Ruler, looking upset at what they heard from him. Alex begins to respond.)
Alex Myers: Why didn’t you believe in me? Why did you feel the need to tell me at my lowest point that you told me so?
Ruler: I knew how it was going to go, I knew that this was going to be the result coming out of King of Elite. As much as you’re my closest friend, I also feel the need to be honest with you and tell you that this was something that I saw coming no matter how much you want to deny it. When we were facing each other, in that semi finals match alongside Michael Scott Connor, I didn’t want to see you fail again. I didn’t want to see you go through this after all your other big losses that have happened from last year and so fourth. I didn’t want that for you and I felt as though I needed to win that match. I needed to advance and face off against Joso and PJ Hendrix. I needed to do it not just for my own gains, not just for NICHOLISM’s gains, but for yours as well Alex. You won that night though, Alex. You beat me and Michael and you had your destination set and the moment that happened, the moment you got the pinfall attempt, I knew how things were gonna turn out. You won against me, but you weren’t capable of overcoming that last obstacle in PJ and Joso, and as much as I wanted you to win, I just knew what was coming.
( Alex hears what Ruler has to say, and this only further frustrates them. They get back to their feet, beginning to speak.)
Alex: I get it. You knew this would happen. Do you really need to rub it in my face now of all times? You couldn’t just let me deal with the mental anguish of losing another match? I get that you’re being honest with me, trying to look out for my best interests, but you really didn’t have the confidence to believe in me getting the job done?
Ruler: Like I said, I wanted you to win but I knew that if you lost again, it wouldn’t be great for you, it wouldn’t be great for NICHOLISM. Just like what happened after your Hardcore Title match against TLA, I knew how much that affected you. I just want the best for you Alex that is all.
( Alex takes a few seconds to compose himself, as he then responds back to what Ruler said. )
Alex Myers: Alright, whatever it’s fine. I do want to ask you about something else though.
Ruler: What is it?
Alex Myers: What is your business with Hayley Morrow? I saw what happened at King of Elite. Hayley’s been involved with us for a while now, and I’m still not entirely sure why. Are you going to keep leaving me in the dark about our team?
( Ruler takes a few seconds to collect his thoughts and answers Alex’s question with the involvement of Hayley Marrow. Ruler responds back to Alex by saying… )
Ruler: Hayley is a soul that needs fulfillment. A soul that needs people around her, to direct her to a path of one’s desired ambitions. You know about her past, about how her dad had treated her. Her dad was a bum professional wrestler, treating his own flesh and blood like trash and she suffered from his actions. Hayley is a gifted performer, she has all the intangibles to one day be on the top. One day she will be an excellent performer and if she is with us, she benefits greatly. Another hand in NICHOLISM, another ally benefits us as well. We get an extra hand, and teach someone the way we live, the way we win. It lets us become better leaders, wiser, more experienced. This partnership is positive in every sense of the word and I get your question, believe me I do. I know what I’m doing though, so you just need to trust me. This is what’s best not just for me, but for all three of us.
Hayley Morrow: Everything that Ruler has said is true. I was lost, and despite me being a second generation performer, I was treated like fodder by my own father. I was treated like trash and the only one that ever gave me a second of their time to help, to let me see the light was Ruler. I can be a massive help, and you all can help me in return. Ruler was the one that helped me through finding my way and if it wasn’t for him extending his hand towards me, helping me up… I’m not too sure where I would be right now. I understand if you have your concerns Alex, but Ruler was there for me during a rough time, just like he was there for you. This will be a positive as time moves forward, as the days and months go by.
(Alex is thinking by what they have to say about the explanation of Hayley now being involved with NICOHLISM, as Alex looks at Hayley then looks back at Ruler as they tell him… )
Alex Myers: I don’t know about this. When we formed NICHOLISM I can’t say I was expecting any additions to the team, but If you really think this is for the best, I’ll go along with it. For the time being, at least.
( Alex stares at both Ruler and Hayley for a brief moment before they ultimately walk off the scene, leaving Hayley and Ruler in the area. Ruler watches Alex walk away, not saying a word as Hayley looks towards Ruler. From there, Voltage begins to fade away from the backstage area.)
(The camera cuts to a commercial for the Apple Vision Pro and calls from fans for EAW to feature a match with wrestlers wearing them.)
( Voltage returns to the show with ‘Cellar Door’ by Spiritbox playing throughout the arena as Hayley slowly walks out from the shadows and gazes upon the lights shining on her, removing her hoodie and then heading straight to the ring. )
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHDULED FOR ONE FALL!… INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM MANHATTAN, NEW YORK!… WEIGHING IN AT 120 POUNDS!… BLACK ROSE IMMORTAL!!!!!!!!…. HAYLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…. MORROWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: With a victory that Hayley picked up last time she was on Voltage, she could be looking to keep that momentum up this week against Akari Kiyoko as well! Could this be telling us that she’s looking to impress Ruler with her performance?
Persephone: You serious? Who wants to collab with that creep???
Rich Russillo: Alex Myers.
Persephone: Not surprised, duh!
( Hayley enters the ring, then backs into the corner, waiting while ‘DESPERADO’ by ALI plays again, this time as Akari walks out and looks upon Hayley in the ring. He points down to her as he rushes towards the ring, sliding into it as he makes his entrance. )
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT!… FROM AOMORI, JAPAN!… WEIGHING IN AT 187 POUNDS!…. THE HOPEFUL SOUL!!!!!!!!…. AKARIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… KIIIIIYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Impressive debut for this young man and a bright future ahead of him. Kiyoko has shown what he’s got on the table in his first match on EAW! Now he’s facing another talent on the horizon and looking to keep himself up once more against Hayley Morrow!
( DING DING DING! )
James Peters: Match has finally gotten underway, and this one is surely one of those matches tonight worth anticipating. Hayley Morrow is set to take on the rising star on the horizon, Akari Kiyoko! Akari is now making his way out and charges straight at Hayley, trying to draw first blood. However, with Hayley’s awareness, it seems like Akari takes the last second to quickly pull himself out of the predicament just in time, maintaining his pace at a good level.
Rich Russillo: You have to be careful what you wish for and what’s soon to come in this match. Tonight, Hayley is out here, and she has to be all unpredictable and ready for anything. You never know what she will be dishing out tonight. Hayley now steps in, trying to grab Akari. Akari is able to duck under the attack, sneaking behind her and looking for a German Suplex, taking her down!
James Peters: Not so fast, with Hayley able to put some work on display there, showing her quickness and now sending Akari rolling to the ground with a snapmare! Akari refuses to stay down, kipping right back up to his feet and opting to meet Hayley who just got back to standing tall!… A SUPERKICK TAKES HIM DOWN TO ONE KNEE!… FOLLOWED BY A QUICK ROUNDHOUSE!
Rich Russillo: Agility is coming into play, and now Akari seems to be retreating!
Persephone: He’s better retreating further, far away from just that because he’s not going to handle this match properly and lose just like another little bitch that’ll cry and go home!
James Peters: That’s going to be very doubtful regardless, as his debut match has said otherwise that Akari has been trained and putting his work on the ground for this battle and any other battles that he’s soon going to be participating in. I’m sure Akari knows what it feels like to work within Elite Answer Wrestling. Akari rises to his feet, clutching his jaw, trying to pull himself together. Hayley now closes in on him, seizing the opportunity and driving him into the corner. Alert now, he’s positioned by the corner, Hayley makes a dash to follow up!
Rich Russillo: A kick from Akari sends Hayley reeling back inside. Now it’s her turn to grasp her own jaw while gazing up at Akari, who’s perched on the second rope!… and there goes Akari! He’s swinging his arm and putting a lot of muscle into it! He’s really going to knock Hayley out of the park!…
James Peters: AKARI DIVES OFF THE SECOND ROPE- BUT HAYLEY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING AKARI TO CRASH ONTO THE MAT!
Persephone: What a moron. If you’re gonna go for high flying moves you should at least be able to hit them. If this is all he’s got, he has no reason to be here.
James Peters: Well, let’s admit that was a good attempt when he first tried to land that punch, but I guess Hayley had a better plan to handle his game plan right away. It’s no surprise that one or the other has the upper hand here tonight.
Persephone: The problem with him is that he shouldn’t waste anybody’s time doing all of that just for his opponent to walk away, realizing that this bitchass mfer is going to take 72 hours to finally jump off the second ropes. People in the ring need to have better awareness than this!
Rich Russillo: Hayley now could be seen picking Akari back from the ground and now standing tall, preparing her own striking maneuver this time with a swing of her right arm just down there and now!… AN ATROCIOUS CHOP CONNECTING ACROSS HIS CHEST!
James Peters: She’s soon going to get what she shall receive! I don’t think Akari isn’t really going to give up just like that easily! Looking the fire right in his eyes, the chop as it landed, you could tell that he’s not going down without a fight! AKARI NOW SWINGING HIS RIGHT ARM BACK AND FIRING BACK WITH HIS OWN CHOP! HAYLEY, SHOWING SOME RETALIATION, RETURNS WITH HER OWN! ANOTHER SHOT FROM AKARI! HAYLEY CHOPS BACK! AKARI RETURNS THE FAVOR! HAYLEY RETALIATES AGAIN! THE CHOP FEST IS IN FULL SWING BETWEEN THESE TWO! LET’S GO!
Rich Russillo: These two are still going at it, but now Akari seems to be taking advantage. Akari lands more chops, just another chop again, aiming for the throat as well this time to give her some stunning moments to be aware of! Akari now stalking on his right foot, Hayley falling to her knee, Akari making a run down to the ropes and now coming back, Hayley to her feet!… BEAUTIFUL TILT–A–WHIRL HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN!
James Peters: Hayley has been taken down, and she’s just getting back to her feet as soon as Akari has put his speed into works down there, putting down Hayley. Hayley might be on her feet, but she’s still seeing stars flying across her head. Akari now not looking to stop, making the ground and just seizing her right after the Headscissor Takedown has just put her to the ground!… INTO A SPRINGBOARD TORNADO DDT! AKARI GOES FOR A COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Rich Russillo: ONLY 2! Hayley Morrow has manages just to stay alvie atb thev egtr last seocnd i tnhus comeoeitoj ad still not showing that hse;’s anywher enear losing. AKair sitll got a a lot of miels to go ahead rin this coemotio ntp yutting her down.
James Peters: For the Black Rose Immortal, she has a lot on her plate as well, and with some rough patches in EAW, she really has to put in some elbow grease to rebuild her reputation. The same goes for Akari Kiyoko, except that Akari is aiming to steer everything in the direction he desires. He’s still laser-focused right here and now, just back up against the corner, keeping his eyes on the prize and ready to take the next step forward.
Persephone: They better spring into action and speed things up because they know Luis De La Rosa will be watching soon enough. I’m not going to waste any time watching these lackeys engage in stupid mud wrestling!
James Peters: Hayley is finally getting her footing again, but that’s just what Akari wants right now, running out of the corner and pummeling to put her down for good!
Rich Russillo: A K-NEE OF DEATH!
James Peters: CAUGHT BY HAYLEY MORROW JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, BOTH ARMS CLUTCHING THE KNEE RIGHT BEFORE IT LANDS ON HER, AND HAYLEY SENDS AKARI UP ONTO HER SHOULDER RIGHT AWAY!… SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! ‘
Rich Russillo: HAYLEY SENDS AKARI ROLLING AWAY, UP TO HIS KNEES! HAYLEY QUICKLY ROLLS BACK UP TO HER FEET AS SOON AS SHE GETS THERE, CHARGING RIGHT DOWN TO AKARI!…. SHINNING WIZARD TAKES HIM OUT!
James Peters: Both moves landing perfectly just like how she wanted it to be there, Hayley has been perfectly calculated just for this to happen. But now she has to make a quick move from here. Hayley now heading down to the apron and now clutching the rope, waiting for Akari to stand up on his feet again as Akari now slowly rises from the pains that he has been enduring!…
Rich Russillo: FEAST OF FIRE! SPRINGBOARD FOREARM CONNECTS ON AKARI! GOES FOR A COVER! AKARI IS DOWN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THRE-
James Peters: VERY VERY CLOSE BUT AKARI MANAGES TO KICK OUT! THIS MATCH IS NOT OVER JUST YET!
Rich Russillo: Hayley sure not feeling good inside her head just right now, knowing that Akari there is still not going down easily and still logging forward to keep this match going. Right now, Hayley is just stuck in the loop and not getting anywhere close to victory just yet but that’s how we are getting to see progress that’s still in making right now!
Persephone: I don’t want to see any damn progress for her because you know damn well what it feels like to witness such mediocrity in the ring trying to do that! All just a waste of time, couldn’t be Luis De La Rosa because he’s been able to do it every single day!
James Peters: HAYLEY NOW PULLING AKARI RIGHT UP FROM THE GROUND AND SEIZING HIM IN A SUPLEX HOLD, SHE COULD BE LOOKING TO PUT AN END RIGHT HERE WITH BLACKWATER PARK TAKING HIM OUT! HAYLEY LIFTS!…
Rich Russillo: SLIPPING OUT, AKARI LANDS RIGHT BEHIND ON THE CANVAS JUST BEHIND HAYLEY, WHO’S NOT SO AWARE OF WHAT’S JUST HAPPENED! HAYLEY TURNS AROUND!… INTO A JUMPING DOUBLE KNEE STRIKE HITTING HAYLEY IN THE FACE!
James Peters: HAYLEY THERE STUMBLING BACK DOWN TOWARDS THE ROPES, AKARI GETS BACK TO HIS FEET ONCE AGAIN, AND HAYLEY QUICKLY REBOUNDS FROM THE ROPES RIGHT BACK AT HIM!… SLOW-BO! DISCUS ELBOW!… ANOTHER SLOW-BO TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD! HAYLEY STILL STANDING TALL, AKARI UP TO THE SECOND ROPE!…. KINGSLAYUH BY AKARI! A SPRINGBOARD REWIND BACKSTABBER! AKARI ROLLS HER OVER AND NOW THERE GOES A COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THRE-
Rich Russillo: TWO AGAIN! HAYLEY MORROW WITH ANOTHER KICK OUT!
James Peters: AKARI’S FACIAL EXPRESSION COULD TELL THAT HE’S ALREADY KNOWING SOMETHING GOOD IS COMING IN HIS EYES, HE FEELS THE HYPE, THE ENERGY, THE SPIRIT THAT BEGINS RISING UP FOR HIM JUST RIGHT NOW! AKARI TO HIS FEET!
Rich Russillo: HE’S RACING DOWN TOWARD THE CORNER, GOING RIGHT UP ON TOP AND HAYLEY THERE STILL DOWN ON THE GROUND. AKARI COULD BE LOOKING TO PUT AN END TO THIS IF HE HITS THIS!…
James Peters: RACE AGAINST TIME!
Rich Russillo: HAYLEY HAS JUST TAKEN THE VERY LAST SECOND TO MOVE OUT OF HER WAY, SENDING AKARI BACK CRASHING HEADLONG! OH NO! AKARI HAS BEEN HURT REALLY BAD AND RISING BACK TO HIS FEET, CLUTCHING THE BONE, WITH HAYLEY REJOINING THE COMPETITION AND PICKING AKARI UP FROM THE GROUND!… HOUSE OF FLIES DRIVES HIM BACK TO THE GROUND! WHAT A SPINNING URANAGE!
James Peters: The sheer impact of the Uranage has just put Akari down at the corner of the ring, and Hayley could be gearing up for the right moment to finally save her just right now. Hayley gets to her feet and sets her eyes on Akari, looking to seize momentum and find the victory she may be looking for, going down and kicking Akari from the ground, now not wasting any more time again!…
Rich Russillo: ONTO HER SHOULDERS, LOOKING FOR SERENITY PAINTED DEATH!
( As Hayley lifts Akari up onto her shoulders and she was looking to put an end to this competition, ‘Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl’ by Olivia Rodrigo suddenly plays, leaving Hayley suddenly shook by what she has just heard coming from far away. She immediately drops Akari down to the ground and turns her attention all towards the stage that is showing Brianna Hill’s videos, making a loud call out for Brianna. )
James Peters: Oh look who’s here!
Persephone: IT’S VALERIE’S DUMBER SISTER!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: What’s her business right now?
James Peters: Everybody here right now also has the same question, but Hayley seems like the one to not be so content about all of this, especially at the moment when she was just about to put this match to an end and things have just happened. But right now, it seems like it’s hit the moment where Hayley seems to have it all figured out that there’s no good in what’s soon about to happen. Hayley is preparing right now. Where is Brianna? Is she going to come out?
( However, the song keeps on playing but nobody still comes out while Hayley Morrow begins to think that she’s just wasting her own time and turns back around towards Akari… )
Rich Russillo: A K-NEE OF DEATH!!! A K-NEE OF DEATH BY AKARI! SHE HAS BEEN DISTRACTED! AKARI UP TO THE SECOND ROPE!… RACE AGAINST TIME ON HAYLEY! AKARI GOES FOR A COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
( DING DING DING! )
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!… AKARI KIYOKO!
Persephone: What is going on????
James Peters: Hayley has just been distracted and leaving Akari to pick himself up just right away like that! This is not going to end well for Hayley and Brianna at all for what has just happened here. Regardless, congrats on another victory, Akari!
Persephone: Eh whatever, I’m glad the match is over. Anyway, can we get the correct member of La Familla out? I wasn’t asking for Valerie Hellstorm from Wish.
( ‘DESPERADO’ by ALI plays as Akari rolls to the outside of the ring, still panicking about his sudden victory that has just happened, with the referee following him outside to raise his arm. Akari shows a smile and joy, knowing that he wins before retreating back up to the stage. While the camera focuses on Akari, it slowly shows Brianna Hill walking out and looking at Akari, who just runs past her. Brianna then looks up to the ring, Hayley clutching her jaw in pain, just waking from slumber, seeing Brianna, who shows an evil smile on her face before laughing at her in embarrassment, as Hayley ends up pounding the ground while looking up at her with full wrath before Brianna waves goodbye and heads to the back as the scene fades into a commercial break. )
(Commercial for Roblox featuring Jake Smith.)
(The crowd is very upset as “Peligro” by Peso Pluma blasts across the speakers across the arena. The camera cuts to ringside as all four members of La Familia come out from backstage and slowly make their way down to the ring. A lot of them are shown wearing bandages, slings, and braces clearly very injured after the events of their match at King of Elite.)
Rich Russillo: Well this is definitely not the usual confidence and arrogance that we see from La Familia. They are nursing their wounds after they went to hell and back in that Time Bomb Exploding Cage Deathmatch at King of Elite.
James Peters: This group intends to take full control over Voltage but I think that recent events have shown that the Voltage locker room is more than willing to fight back and hold their own. La Familia is still not backing down though, we saw Brianna Hill take action earlier costing Hayley Morrow her match, and with Valerie Hellstorm set to be in competition against Bea Valentine later, it begs the question how are they going to respond?
Persephone: It is honestly disgusting to me what happened. People should be bowing and getting on their knees for my Luis. I know I would get on my knees for him…
Rich Russillo: That is definitely far more information than I needed to hear…
(La Familia steps into the ring and takes the microphone as their music fades. The crowd is heard booing extremely loudly as the members without the microphone are heard yelling at the crowd to quiet down. The crowd never fully stops booing but they do quiet down eventually enough for La Familia to be able to speak.)
Roberto De La Rosa: Callate…
(Luis De La Rosa takes the microphone from a clearly very angry Roberto De La Rosa.)
Luis De La Rosa: Callate idiotas!!! Shut the hell up and show some respect to the jefes of Voltage! La Familia! This is a family business up in here and you people just need to quiet down and get used to the fact that we are the ones who run this whole show! No matter what happened… we are STILL the EAW Hardcore Champions!!!
(Roberto De La Rosa smiles and lifts up the Hardcore Championship but it is clearly a painful process for him to lift the heavy championship up like that. He then takes the microphone back.)
Roberto De La Rosa: Mi gente… I must admit that we are all very frustrated about what happened at King of Elite. Pero… pero tienes que entender que somos muy poderosos. We did not back down from stepping into that hellacious structure and we proved that it literally takes a pinche bomba to take us down! Multiple explosives in fact! That is how dangerous we are. No normal match would be enough to take us down. We may have been defeated but in the larger scheme of things that is completely irrelevant! We still OWN Voltage! We still OWN all of you and you will acknowledge La Familia as the leaders of Voltage. ¡Nadie es mejor que nosotros!
(Valerie Hellstorm takes the microphone next.)
Valerie Hellstorm: Eso es cierto mi hermano. I think it is sad that all of you and all of those losers backstage are celebrating about what happened to us. They should be sad and disappointed about what happened like we are. They should be demanding justice like we are! They are all so happy because a superior team like us was somehow defeated by a group of losers that finally decided to grow a spine and come after us. But you know what? We aren’t done yet. After I DEMOLISH Bea Valentine and make an example out of her tonight on Voltage, we want a rematch! No basta. We DEMAND a rematch!
(Brianna Hill takes the microphone last.)
Brianna Hill: Things will play out much differently the next time we cross paths. It honestly makes me laugh that things turned out the way that they did at King of Elite. You all know it was a fluke and means nothing. We still possess the EAW Hardcore Championship. You are all still too idiotic to recognize the unstoppable force that is La Familia. Nothing has changed. If it wasn’t made apparent when I cost poor Hayley Morrow her match tonight, we are going to continue what we were doing before King of Elite and if the Voltage roster is smart enough they will stay the hell out of our way!!
(“Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hits as the crowd explodes into cheers and begins “USA” chants. Members of La Familia are shown yelling at the fans and telling them to quiet down.)
Persephone: USA chants in Niger is crazy.
Lt. Colonel Michael S. Connor: Attention!
(The crowd is shown standing up and saluting the Lt. Colonel respectfully as La Familia looks out at the crowd flabbergasted.)
Lt. Colonel Michael S. Connor: At King of Elite we went to war! We marched bravely into the fields of battle. We showed no fear. We showed true grit and we showed that we will not back down to violent insurgent activity here in our homeland of Voltage. La Familia thought they could get away with countless attacks. La Familia believed that they could stand up against the might of the greatest soldiers that this brand has ever assembled! But they were proven wrong!
Rich Russillo: Speaking of which… the Lt. Colonel appears to be out here alone this week.
Lt. Colonel Michael S. Connor: But the cause has not yet been completed. We will see this mission completed to the very end! You see at King of Elite we turned the tides of this war, we had you outmatched tactically. Now all that is left is to catch and compromise La Familia to a permanent end! You may notice that I stand before you tonight as a lone soldier. The rest of my army has moved on to focus on their own battles. We will divide and conquer. But my battle? This is MY battle and I will see it through to the very end! La Familia! I will guarantee that what happened to Korey Gaines will never EVER happen again so long as I still breathe!!!
Roberto De La Rosa: Amigo… amigo, you need to calm down. I understand that the win that you got last week has you riding high, and makes you think that now you can take on the likes of us by yourself… pero estas loco. Regardless of who you may think you are, and the type of person that you want to be, which in this case would be the hero of the story, that does not change exactly who we are. We are still as dominant as ever, and what happened to Korey Gaines as you mentioned, is only scratching the surface of what we have to offer in terms of asserting our dominance here on Sunday Night Voltage. We would be happy to make you an example of such. It would be our honor to have you lying in the next hospital bed to Korey if it makes you sleep better at night. Just know that you’re way over your head, estúpido, but that’s okay because we needed people to sink our teeth into. We needed people to continue to make examples of as we already have multiple times before, because it seems that especially after King of Elite people have forgotten who we are and the type of power that we have over this company. The type of control that we have. Michael, say what you want to say, but you need to understand that you are not some invincible white knight who is going to save the day and rid this brand of our “evil”, you will simply end up a casualty if you continue to push this any further and I don’t think that’s something that you want to do.
Roberto De La Rosa: Let’s be honest with ourselves, ser muy sincero, you lucked out with such an achievement at King of Elite. You, along with the rest of your idiotic team, got lucky. You barely scraped by with a win and knowing the four of you, that is something that you are going to raise above your head because you know that the best you can do against us is barely escape our wrath. You think it’s so easy now and that must explain why you’re out here, but you’d be a fool if you think that we’re just going to let you get away with this again. You’d be a fool to even fathom a reality where you get another win over us, then who are we? We’re certainly not La Familia. You need to coincide within the bounds of your own abilities, and that is nowhere near us, in fact, it is very much so beneath us. You do not belong in the same ring as we do yet here you are, standing in front of us right now, rambling on and on about words that don’t matter because if you face us you’ll be met with a very bitter reality.
(The Lt. Colonel stays silent, crossing his arms as La Familia clearly does not take his challenge very seriously at all.)
Valerie Hellstorm: You mean nothing, nada, to us, Michael. You can go at us separately or together, I promise that it does not make a difference in the slightest. Each of us has always been better than you and I don’t know what makes you think that you can challenge that when the only thing you’ve done is have the rest of your team carry you to victory while you grazed by under the radar doing the bare minimum. You have been constantly thrown a bone here on Voltage to keep you happy and it has gotten to your head, but you should understand that people like you are never meant to succeed in this company, you are always meant to be a stepping stone to the bigger people, like us, and you’ll never progress any further than where you are right now. Sure you overachieved if that means anything to you, but the honeymoon phase stops now and it’s time to be honest with ourselves here.
Luis De La Rosa: I mean, mierda, we shouldn’t need to be the ones to tell you this. This should’ve been made apparent considering you’ve been a part of this company all this time and have done absolutely nothing. Meanwhile us? So little time has been spent in comparison to others and we are just as good if better than the rest of the competition that has made its way here. We are at the very top of this brand, and even if there have been roadblocks along the way, that was never a problem, because Sunday Night Voltage is still and always will be La Familia’s brand. We will continue to reign with an iron fist, especially with everything that we have accumulated along the way. We continue to show exactly why we are the forces that we are and we continue to demand respect out of it as well.
Brianna Hill: It’s real pathetic, Michael, that this is really what you want. Is this really what is going to satisfy you? What is going to help you sleep at night as Roberto said? You poor, disgrace of a war vet, it’s a shame what we’re going to have to do to you, but really we don’t care. You have been a nuisance since our arrival to this company and now you have crossed the line. We are giving you one more chance because we promise that you are so much better off leaving and focusing on whatever else you will do than try and persist on this issue any further. This is not the fight that you want, and now that TLA, Jack Ripley, and Ruler aren’t here to protect you, nothing is going to stop you from facing our wrath. Nothing is going to save you as it did last time and now you’re left here by yourself. For your own good you are better off just keeping your mouth shut and falling in line like everyone else has because we don’t see anyone coming out here trying to defend you.
(Roberto takes the microphone, slowly backpedaling as he looks at Michael.)
Roberto De La Rosa: Just remember, it is as I said, we have no problem making sure that you reside in the same hospital that Korey Gaines is in now. Weigh your options carefully, and do what is best for your career.
(Roberto drops his microphone down to the ground as ‘Peligro’ begins to blast through the speakers again. La Familia from there begin to make their way out of the ring, not looking back at the Lt. Colonel who does not look happy at the disrespect whatsoever. He crosses his arms, formulating what his next course of action is from here, as the last shot seen is of La Familia disappearing through the backstage area before Sunday Night Voltage from there begins to fade out elsewhere.)
(Commercial for the upcoming Knuckles series with Hans Grayson.)
( Voltage returns to ringside, and we could have seen Bella Braxton standing tall with a microphone in her hand, going to announce the upcoming competition real soon. )
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
( ‘Good 4 u’ by Olivia Rodrigo hits the PA system as Valerie Hellstorm makes her way out with a disgusted face, knowing that she has to face Bea Valentine, of all people, heading to the ring with full confidence in beating and finishing the job tonight. )
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA!… WEIGHING IN AT 135 POUNDS!… THE INEVITABLE FUTURE!!!!… VALERIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!… HELLSTORMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!
(Valerie enters the ring and turns her attention toward the stage, eyeing out and laying for Bea as ‘Bewitched’ by Frank Sinatra plays as Bea Valentine begins making her way out, slowly and steadily, throwing off some showboating aura throughout the arena and atmosphere as she smiles once she looks upon Valerie before shifting that smile into a hateful expression while making her way down towards the ring. )
Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT!.. FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS!… WEIGHING IN AT 143 POUNDS!… SHE’S THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!… THE CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!… BEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!… VAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( DING DING DING! )
James Peters: EAW Specialist Champion has come across her older rival here tonight, Valerie Hellstorm! As we all remember, the last time these two faced off, it was one hell of a match, leaving a mark on both of their respective careers. Tonight, the performance might not be on the same par as the previous competition we have seen unfold, but this is surely something that we should not be missing out on from these two!
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine has been busting her chops, putting the work in, and keeping her nose to the grindstone, offering one of the most entertaining acts that we have here today in EAW, while Valerie Hellstorm has been doing a tremendous job as a part of the De La Rosa family, representing her faction and maintaining their reputation. We are going to see how these two will fare in their respective matches tonight!
Persephone: These two are some delusional freaks, and I hope nothing but the worst for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Both women are locking in tight at the center of the ring. Bea takes advantage right away, and now Valerie could be seen leaning against the ropes, not looking to just use her own momentum right away as the action begins running.
Referee: (Off-Mic) ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Rich Russillo: Bea now slowly lets her off…
James Peters: Valerie pops out of there and nails a disrespectful slap across Bea’s face; she must have been waiting the whole week to finally get this under her action. Valerie now snatching Bea in. Bea wastes no time taking Valerie down towards the ropes before raising her. Valerie bounces back, Bea tackles her down, and the matchup remains tense all through!
Rich Russillo: Bea then begins running again, Valerie with a slide going underneath, Bea back again, leapfrog this time, Bea turns back, and Valerie backs on the attack!… ORA ORA RUSH FROM VALERIE!
James Peters: Catching the knee to hit the moment just right before things go down the wrong way, seizing her in, and here goes Bea!… Fireman’s Carry Neckbreaker just right away! Bea then trying to secure for a cover but Valerie could be seen rolling down to the outside of the ring just before she could have done anything. Bea there slowly to her feet, guess she doesn’t just like what Valerie trying to figure just stuffs all about around here.
Rich Russillo: Both women now on the outside with Bea tracking down Valerie wherever she goes, Valerie there trying to stand tall to her feet and begins leaning against the barricade. Bea steps into the business and just getting it into her own, leaving some space by the chest… A CHOP from BEA TO VALERIE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FRONT ROW CROWD! THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW THOSE ROWS ARE WORTH BUYING THEM!
Persephone: For this match? Not really, this shit is worse than anything in Bingo Circus. Fuck outta here.
James Peters: The champion needs to keep her head in the game, grabbing Valerie and tossing her back into the ring. Bea heads back into the ring herself. Valerie tries to find her feet, holding onto the ropes tightly to get back up. Bea steps in, wrapping her arms around Valerie’s neck, attempting to choke her out! Valerie senses what’s coming and manages to evade Bea’s move by rolling to the ground instead of falling into Bea’s trap! Bea misses her chance, rolling back and turning to face Valerie.… BACK ELBOW FROM THE GIRL BOSS!… LOOKING FOR DISCUS LARIAT THIS TIME!
Rich Russillo: Caught by the hand this time! Valerie fails to connect the lariat, and here goes Bea looking to utilize her legs down here!… MONKEY FLIP SENDING VALERIE FLYING ACROSS THE RING! Valerie lands on her back, crashing and bringing sharp pain to her spine, Valerie making her way upon her feet just there, turning her attention inward and shifting gears!… A SLINGBLADE FROM VALENTINE!
James Peters: Not so much luck for Valerie down here; Valentine has been dominating the game so far! Valerie may have to figure a way to turn this table against her real soon.
Persephone: Nah, don’t do that, I hope she loses like losing until she’s rage-quitting because that’s going to be the best thing that ever happened to this division. WE do not need someone such as her around here.
Rich Russillo: Valentine to her feet and now picking a bone with Hellstorm once more, sending her towards the corner, and Bea now following up quickly! Valerie able to deflect with the back elbow, sending Bea stumbling back inside, Valerie now making a step out of there!… SUPERKICK TO THE CHAMP!
James Peters: It’s almost going to jolt the champ out if she doesn’t catch it just in time! Bea seizes the leg, and she’s trying to take her down, swinging all around and could be looking for the Figure Four Leg Lock! Not so close yet, Valerie able to push Bea away with both legs, thrusting her off. Bea falls back, Valerie rolling back upon her feet and now quickly making a jump over!… SUNSET FLIP ROLLS HER UP!
ONEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Rich Russillo: KICKING OUT AND NOW IT’S BEA’S TURN! JACKKNIFE FALL!
ONEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: STILL ABLE TO KICK OUT AS WELL!Back and forth they go, right at each other, non-stop action cooking up this match to be on good pace. Both women on their feet again and both running towards each other, Valerie cuts the arm with a right-arm lariat when Bea tries to throw a punch. Valerie spins back and tries to hit the Discus lariat- SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK STUNS VALERIE! BEA FROM BEHIND AND LANDING THE GERMAN SUPLEX, SENDING HER FLYING ACROSS THE RING, ENOUGH ON HER OWN NECK!
Rich Russillo: Valerie has been sent flying across the ring once more, crashing down hard on the ground, clutching her own neck and trying to get back up. Bea makes a move just right away and onto her feet, stepping in and putting Valerie on her shoulders once more… FIREMAN’S CARRY CUTTER! ROLLING HER OVER AND THERE GOES A COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THRE-
James Peters: STILL ONLY TWO! Kicking out again by Valerie and there’s still miles ahead to go for these two! Bea sure been dealing quite a lot of damage, so Valerie Hellstorm but it’s not going to work soon the more she’s going faster, she may have to work more on offense in making and just put everything in the right order to just connect the jigsaw but right now, she’s been playing checkers. She’s not looking to play chess, making sure the slower it gets, the faster pain can gain a sign for Valerie right now.
Rich Russillo: Valerie here has to keep her game stronger because if that’s not the case, she’s going to be in trouble real soon and lose the match once more. Bea now rising back up and catching Valerie right in, picking her back up on feet and now she could be looking for The Conspiracy! Swinging Inverted STO going to put her down!
James Peters: That’s only on the verge of possible as Valerie there struggling, trying to mash Bea away, throwing hands and now trying to let Bea apply the move just yet! Bea fails to fight the move and stumbles back away, Valerie there to her feet and keeps her eyes on, going behind and now locking Bea!… GERMAN SUPLEX!-
Rich Russillo: Only just a lift but the move not really close for her landing on that just yet, Bea almost to shift her weight and uses it as disengage for Valerie, Valerie fails to lift the German Suplex, connecting it. Bea with the back elbow coming into her eye and sending her stumbling back, Bea onto her feet again and she’s turning all around this time!…
James Peters: JUST FOR VALERIE TO GET THOSE ARMS CAUGHT!… BACKSLIDE DRIVER PLANTS! SHE GOES FOR A COVER ON THE CHAMPION!
ONEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THRE-
James Peters: BEA KICKS OUT!
Rich Russillo: Man, these two keep dragging the match on and on; we need to see this get over already because this is getting tiresome! YAWN!
James Peters: They’ve been trying to put a classic out here, but the quality of the match isn’t really at its peak right now; it’s only a matter of who’s going to walk out from the arena with a victory tonight! The anger and all that has been pent up all week between these two, it’s all going to come to an end here, and it must be ended for the two, we must see one to stand tall as the winner here tonight!
Rich Russillo: Bea now trying to recover from the backslide driver, Valerie already up to her feet just right after the bar and now going down toward her corner, aiming high for the head and just not going to waste much time on her any longer! LOOKING TO PUT AN END TO THIS AND SHE’S RUNNING OUT!… ORA ORA RUSH!
James Peters: Knee fails to connect again with Valerie, ducking underneath and catching the leg, just rolling right into the toe hold! Now twisting back all around and the Figure Four Leg Lock! It’s finally locked in! Valerie is in trouble! The Figure Four Leg Lock has her and she might not be able to escape real soon! Valerie is in a serious trouble!
Rich Russillo: THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK HAS BEEN APPLIED AND IT LOOKS ALL TIGHT, WHAT COULD VALERIE HAS BEEN MUST DO IN THIS SITUATION? IT’S GOING TO BE REAL PAIN IN THE BUTT FOR HER!
Persephone: Well, you guys asking a question for a dumbass! Of course, she’s going to tap! What’s the matter? She wins or loses, it doesn’t matter to all of us anyway! HAHAHH@H@HGFYU
James Peters: THAT’S GOING TO SINK IN REAL GOOD, BUT THAT’S WHAT VALERIE MUST ENDURE, THE PAIN AND THE PRESSURE, THE PANDEMONIUM, IT’S ALL SO MUCH SHE’S TAKING RIGHT NOW! BEA PUTTING ALL FOCUS RIGHT INTO ONE PLACE TO PUT AN END TO THIS! FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK COULD BE SEEN LOCKING RIGHT TIGHT, CLOSE, AND HARD! IT’S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR VALERIE HELLSTORM AT ALL AND SHE MUST SEEK A WAY OUT TO ESCAPE THIS! VALERIE COULD BE REACHING OUT FOR THE ROPES, BUT IT MIGHT NOT HELP TOO SOON, BEA JUST GOT IT ALL AND SHE COULD BE WINNING IT RIGHT HERE!
Rich Russillo: DON’T EXPECT MUCH YET, JAMES, BECAUSE THERE’S STILL A CHANCE FOR VALERIE TO MAKE A QUICK ESCAPE OUT OF HERE! SHE MAY HAVE TO TAKE MORE TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A WAY OUT FROM THIS; SHE MIGHT NOT REALLY BE IN GOOD CONDITION RIGHT NOW BUT SURELY THE CHANCE IS STILL STANDING BY HER SIDE!
Persephone: TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MAY BE RIGHT, VALERIE IS STILL TRYING TO GET DOWN TO THE ROPE AND REACHING FOR ONE OF THEM TO BREAK OUT OF THIS! VALERIE IS STILL TRYING HER BEST TO PUT THIS ONE DOWN, THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK STILL LOCKED OUT! AH, IS SHE EVEN GOING TO MAKE IT THERE? I DON’T THINK SHE MIGHT IN TIME! COME ON, VALERIE, YOU’RE JUST ALMOST THERE! ALMOST THERE! AH COME ON!
Rich Russillo: HER HAND! IT’S ONLY LIKE, FINGERTIP CLOSE BUT WE JUST CAN’T QUITE MAKE IT IN TIME! NOT THAT THE CLOCK IS TICKING HER OUT BUT THE PAIN IS JUST GETTING WORSE, THE CRY AND AGONY AND SCREAMS OF PAIN THAT GETTING MORE PAINFUL, IT SHOWS VALERIE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STAND AND WALK ONCE THE MATCH IS OVER! HER LEGS GOING ALL OUT AND OUT LIKE SPAGHETTI! THIS IS NOT JUST RIGHT AT ALL! WILL SHE DO IT! COME ON, IT’S JUST RIGHT THERE!
Persephone: LOSE! WE WANT TO TROLL YOU!
James Peters: DO IT FOR THE FAMILY!
Persephone: SHUT UP, THAT’S MY JOB!
James Peters: SHE MADE IT! SHE MADE IT DOWN TO THE ROPES JUST RIGHT IN TIME BEFORE IT ALL GOES DOWNHILL FOR HER! VALERIE HAS JUST LEAPED RIGHT OUT OF THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK AND BEA SURELY NOT REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THIS, HOW DID THAT JUST HAPPEN!? SHE GOT THE ROPE? WHAT? HOW DIDN’T VALERIE HAS GAIN IN ALL THE STRENGTH AND MUSTER TO GET ALL UP TO ESCAPE OUT OF THAT??!??! THAT’S ALL TO BE ABOUT QUESTION SHE’S ASKING HERSELF RIGHT NOW!
Persephone: THAT DAMN WHORE!
James Peters: BUT THAT’S ONLY GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR BEA RIGHT NOW. BEA THERE HEADING BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CORNER AND PUTTING HERSELF IN CHARGE. VALERIE THEN TRYING TO MAKE A COMEBACK AND IT’S JUST NOT REALLY LOOKING SO GOOD RIGHT NOW! BEA MAKES A AIM STRAIGHT AND SHE COULD BE PUTTING THE END TO THIS STILL, THE CHANCES STILL HIGHER THAN WHAT VALERIE GOT LINED UP HERSELF! NOW BEA MAKES A RUN, LOOKING TO PUT AN END IT RIGHT HERE!…
Rich Russillo: BEA TRIGGER!
James Peters: VALERIE HAS JUST MOVED OUT FROM BEHIND AWAY IN TIME AND NOW SPINNING AGAINST BEA, THEY’RE TIED UP, THEIR HEAD ALREADY AROUND AND HOOKING HER RIGHT IN AS SOON AS SHE MADE IT THERE!…
Rich Russillo: MOON SPIRAL! BLOODY SUNDAY PLANTS BEA! HOOKS THE LEG! VALERIE IS GOING TO PICK UP THIS WIN!
ONEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEE!
Persephone: IT’S OVER!
James Peters: NOT JUST YET, VALERIE HELLSTORM HAS FAILED TO SECURE THE COUNT OF THREE IN THIS MATCH AS BEA VALENTINE HAS KEPT KICKING OUT, AND THAT LEAVES HER EVEN MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT HER COMPETITIVE POSITION! NOW, I COULD BE WRONG, BECAUSE VALERIE NOW HEADING DOWN TO HER FEET, PICKING BEA OFF THE GROUND!
Rich Russillo: THE CROWD ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS, POISED JUST HAD NO IDEA WHO’S REALLY GOING TO COME OUT VICTORIOUS RIGHT NOW! IT’S ALL REALLY JUST VERY TENSE AT THE MOMENT! VALERIE COULD REALLY BE WINNING JUST HERE! SHE’S REALLY GOING TO PUT HER DOWN!
James Peters: VALERIE BACK UP UPON HER FEET FROM THERE AND LEADING RIGHT HAND NOW PUTTING VALERIE TIGHT IN THE POSITION! VALERIE THERE COULD REALLY BE EDGING IT RIGHT HERE! BOTH WOMEN BEING GETTING MORE TIED BUT THEY ARE STILL PUSHING THE FOREFRONT FORWARD TO MAKE THE OUTCOME! VALERIE FINALLY HAS IT ALL SET TO THE ACTION, AND SHE TURNS BEA AROUND!… HOLLOW PURPLE!
Rich Russillo: NO NO! BEA CAUGHT HER!
James Peters: THE CONSPIRACY!
Rich Russilll: SWINGING INVERTED STO COUNTERS THE RIPCORD LARIAT RIGHT AWAY! SHE’S TRYING TO HIT THE COVER BUT VALERIE, WHO HAS JUST BEEN SPIKED TO THE GROUND, FALLING AND SPRAWLING DOWN TO THE OUTSIDE FROM THE RING! THE CROWD SHOWS JEERS AND BOOS, THEY’RE REALLY NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT’S ALMOST COMING TO AN END JUST THERE! BEA THEN TRYING TO GET A PIN BUT SHE’S BEEN AVOIDED!
(Bea Valentine prepares to exit the ring, but before she can, she notices the boos grow even louder than before. Bea looks confused, but when she turns around…)
Persephone: MY LUIS 😍😍😍😍!!!! MY LUIS IS HERE!!!
James Peters: LUIS DE LA ROSA MADE HIS WAY DOWN THE RAMP, AND NOW THE REFEREE IS ARGUING WITH HIM!!!!
(Bea Valentine is annoyed seeing this happen, and she begins yelling at Luis.)
Bea Valentine: (off-mic) GO AWAY! I HAVE A MATCH TO WIN RIGHT NOW!
(The arguing between Luis and the referee continues, and Bea just shakes her head before turning towards where Valerie fell down at ringside, preparing to exit the ring.)
James Peters: WAIT, LOOK!!! BRIANNA HILL IS HERE TOO, AND JUST AS BEA WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE RING, BRIANNA JUST ELBOWED HER IN THE FACE!!! BEA VALENTINE STUMBLES BACKWARDS- AND NOW VALERIE HELLSTORM GRABS BEA FROM BEHIND!!!!
Rich Russillo: HOLLOW PURPLE!!!!!!
James Peters: HOLLOW PURPLE CONNECTS ON BEA VALENTINE, AND AS VALERIE DROPS DOWN ON TOP OF BEA, LUIS POINTS THE REFEREE TOWARDS THE COVER!!! NO, NOT LIKE THIS!!!!!
OOOONEEEEEEEEE!
TTTWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHRRREEEEEE!!!!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… VALLEEERIIEEEEE HHEELLLLSTTOOORRMMM!!!!!!
James Peters: LA FAMILIA JUST HANDED VALERIE THAT WIN! THIS ISN’T RIGHT!!!
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine had that match won and was just about to bring Valerie back into the ring, but La Familia took advantage of the situation and helped her win!
(As Brianna Hill helps Valerie Hellstorm to her feet, Luis De La Rosa digs under the ring and grabs two steel chairs. At the same time, Roberto De La Rosa hops over the apron with a lead pipe. Roberto slides into the ring, and Luis hands the second chair to Brianna.)
James Peters: BRIANNA, ROBERTO AND LUIS ARE SWINGING THEIR WEAPONS DOWN ON BEA VALENTINE!!!!! ALL THREE ELITISTS ARE BEATING DOWN ON THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION AFTER ALREADY COSTING BEA THE MATCH, AND THIS JUST ISN’T RIGHT!
(As the members of La Familia continue to attack her, Valerie Hellstorm slides out of the ring, walking over to the timekeepers area before grabbing the Specialists Championship.)
Rich Russillo: BEA VALENTINE IS BEING BEATEN DOWN, AND THESE THREE ARE NOT ONLY OUT FOR BLOOD, BUT THEY’RE ACTIVELY DRAWING IT OUT! ROBERTO, LUIS AND BRIANNA HAVE TAKEN BEA VALENTINE OUT, AND LOOK AT THIS!!!!
(The fans boo loudly as the three Elitists back from Bea Valentine, and Valerie Hellstorm steps on her, holding up the Specialists Championship. The boos continue, but before long ‘Good 4 u’ hits once more.)
James Peters: It looks like Valerie Hellstorm has staked her claim to the Specialists Championship! Is this a sign of things to come!
Rich Russillo: Wait, but look at that! La Familia is leaving the ring, but Valerie is taking the Specialists Championship with her!
(The four members of La Familia leave the ring as the loud boos continue. Valerie holds onto the Specialists Championship, and all four Elitists have grins on their faces as Bea is unconscious, still bloody from the attack. From there, Voltage fades out.)
(Commercial for Deadpool 3, coming this year.)
(Sunday Night Voltage fades back into the arena as the sounds of ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ by Van Halen are heard blasting through the speakers. The crowd erupts into loud boos as the camera goes over to reveal Dr. Bethany Blue who is seen making her way out. She has a serious expression plastered on her face as she poses on the stage before then beginning to make her way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… DR. BETHANY BLUE… M!!!!!!!!!! D!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Last week we saw Dr. Bethany Blue go up against Solomon Stane in a match that certainly had the wrestling world talking. Solomon was a hair away from winning, but in the end, it was Bethany who managed to come out on top after he suddenly collapsed. After the match, it was revealed that she injected her with-
Persephone: “SUX”, short for Succinylcholine.
James Peters: … Which took him out and allowed Bethany to take advantage. While many seem to have a problem with that it does not seem like Bethany does, as she is coming out to the ring tonight looking to conduct business as usual and address the matter at hand.
(Bethany makes his way up the steps and into the ring she stands at the center of the ring for a moment before making her way over and taking a microphone from the ringside area. ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ then comes to a close from there as Bethany brings her microphone up to her mouth and begins to speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I honestly do not know what anyone expected to happen other than the obvious at King of Elite. There is so much I could get into about that match, but needless to say, looking back on it, it was absolutely pointless. I feel like my time has been wasted being in the ring with the likes of Solomon Stane, knowing what I could have been doing instead feels like a disservice to my abilities and overcompensation considering how low Solomon is on the EAW totem pole compared to me. I gave him 10 seconds of fame that he did not deserve, all because he is a fragile human being who cannot accept that he and his wife are exactly as advertised, two worthless Elitists who don’t deserve to be anywhere close to a great like me. Shit, doesn’t this only add to my point? That so many people think they can just take me for granted and just use me for their own personal gain? Do they know who I am? Do you know the type of competitor that I am inside the ring? There is nobody that has been able to touch me and the only reason that I am only ever put in this position is because time after time again I am faced with countless injustices and screw jobs that really fuck up my psyche. I hope now that I have made an example out of Solomon and sent him back to Showdown where he belongs that doesn’t continue to be a recurring theme. That the last thing anyone wants to do is try and test my patience because they find out soon enough just who they’re fucking with.
(Bethany lowers her microphone as the crowd boos her loudly. She looks in disgust as the only thing she can do for a good moment is roll her eyes before continuing.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I don’t know what I’m saying that’s particularly wrong here. Yes, let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way, how I conducted things last week was not what anyone would consider dignified and respectful, I’m not going to try and sweep it under the rug. But the reason I did that is to show I’m through with playing around, and I’m through with allowing people to take advantage of me the way that they have. I am past the point of pulling my punches and now I am ready to get my hands dirty and show just how far I am willing to go in order to get ahead. If you are not willing to have the same killer instinct as I am inside the ring, then you are simply not trying at all. I am not going to be heckled by idiots who haven’t had a single second inside of this ring, and you should be ashamed of yourselves for questioning my methods when I am simply doing what everyone else apparently seems to want to do in this company yet despite that it’s me that’s being constantly vilified for it, give me a break. Let’s get this out of the way right now, what all of you need to know is-
(Bethany is interrupted, to the surprise of many, by ‘Be Legendary’ by Pop Evil as the crowd goes unhinged, with the camera going over to the stage to show Saturday Night Showdown’s Adam Lucas as he makes his way out to the stage. After everything that has unfolded recently, it’s clear that Adam is not at all entirely happy, not particularly because he lost the Answers World Championship, but rather because of his wife inside the ring. He bears a serious expression as he makes his way down the ramp.)
Rich Russillo: Well this is certainly a pleasant surprise. Last week we saw Adam Lucas come up short in an effort against Chef Viz, where he lost the Answers World Championship. While it did put an end to one of the best World Championship reigns in recent memory, what had people talking was a very unhappy Bethany who seemed to be scolding Adam after the match.
James Peters: It seems that Bethany herself was not happy that Adam lost the title, but the same can be said for Adam who seems to have heard enough of what Bethany has been saying inside of the ring. All I can say is… this will be interesting. :lupe:
Persephone: I didn’t come here for love island, I came for blood.
(Adam makes his way inside of the ring as he heads over and takes a microphone from the ringside area. ‘Be Legendary’ from there begins to come to a close as Adam takes a moment, thinking about what he’s going to say, before he brings his microphone up to his mouth and he begins to speak.)
Adam Lucas: Bethany, we need to talk about this. I’m sorry for interrupting you, it’s not in my best interest to come in and steal your shine, especially on a completely different brand than the one I’m supposed to be on. But it needs to be said that you are way too talented to be resorting to the kind of tactics that you showed at King of Elite. I do not think that this is the right way to go about things even if it’s gotten you someplace in spite of that. I’ll tell you this, and you should believe me because if there is anyone who understands you, it’s me, I get your frustration. You have a reason to be mad considering everything that has happened in your career and I’m not going to try and take that away from you. But there are better ways to go about this and you know it. You do not need to conduct yourself in this way, it just doesn’t sit right with me and I know that I’m not the only one who thinks that. I know the real Bethany and the real Bethany is the woman I see every day at home, in the office, anytime outside of the ring. She was different. But this Bethany, the one that is standing in front of me, the one that we see in front of our television screens every single week… this version is starting to spill out into the life we built outside. I can’t, Bethany, I’m sorry.
(Bethany crosses her arms as she listens to this, even though it’s been made apparent the relationship that they have, it’s clear that she’s annoyed by what Adam Lucas is saying about her. In her mind, it does not seem like she is in the wrong at all for any of this.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: Well you can be like that, Adam, but just remember what happened last week. What happened at King of Elite when you lost your Answers World Championship to Chef Viz, just remember… if you had listened to me then you would still be Champion right now. But you aren’t, and while I won the way that I did without a problem in mind, you lost, so what does that say about the two of us, Adam? Honestly.
(Adam shakes his head in disappointment, he really did not want it to come down to this, he wanted to come out here tonight to try and reason with Bethany and get her mind straight, but it’s clear that the former Universal Women’s Championship is not in the business of that. He bows his head down, taking a moment before defending himself.)
Adam Lucas: I lost, yes, but I did so fair and square and with dignity.
(That phrase was enough to annoy Bethany even further, as the only thing she can do is roll her eyes in response to this. Adam is trying to lead her on the right path, and it’s clear that he finds unacceptable how Bethany conducted herself, especially at King of Elite with how she won against Solomon. Adam does not look to want to intensify this situation any further, but Bethany just does not seem to be in the mood for this as she steps up.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: What I did at King of Elite… I did it for you.
(Bethany drops her microphone down onto the canvas as ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ begins to play through the speakers again. The crowd has quieted down to a silent murmur as Bethany turns around and makes her way out of the ring. She heads up the ramp as it’s clear that she is frustrated, shaking her head as Adam watches on from inside of the ring. He is still disappointed and clearly unhappy that his words have not gone through, as the last shot seen is Bethany looking back at Adam one more time before continuing her walk as Sunday Night Voltage begins to transition elsewhere completely.)
(Commercial for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero with Harper Lee.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Bounce Back’ by Big Sean can be heard as the crowd lets their positive reactions be known throughout the arena. Jack Ripley emerges from the back with a nod to the roaring crowd, before looking ahead to the ring as he has a confident gaze before beginning to walk down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! From Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 205 pounds… JACK, RIPLEYYYYYY!!!!
James Peters: Jack Ripley is here ready for one hell of a match with Rex McAllister, as he’s fresh off a victory against La Famila at King of Elite. An incredibly hectic war of a match that was, but he’s here to compete for these roaring fans nonetheless! Perhaps tonight, Jack can keep his newfound momentum moving along nicely if he can weather the storm of Rex McAllister.
Rich Russillo: Jack Ripley may be fresh off the win from a Time Bomb Exploding Cage match, but we can’t forget you don’t recover from something of that magnitude overnight. I firmly believe Jack is not 100% tonight, but he can achieve victory regardless of whatever he may be going through right now.
(‘Stronger (salü remix)’ by The Score can be heard throughout the arena as Rex McAllister makes his way outward from the entrance ramp as he has a positive expression, not allowing the previous week to deter him. He looks at the crowd with a reassuring nod, before he begins to walk down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing his opponent! From Sea Isle, New Jersey; weighing in at 238 pounds… REXXXXX MCALLISTER!!!
Persephone: Aww, Rex without his title. Are we truly surprised?
James Peters: Jack went through his own war, but Rex went through quite the ordeal himself when competing for the EAW World Championship! McAllister had the title won by every stretch, only for that moment to be taken away from him when Charlie utilized quite the underhanded tactics to retain his title! Rex can continue to stake his claim as a contender here tonight however, with a win over Jack Ripley.
Rich Russillo: Rex did take Charlie Marr & Drake King to their absolute limits, but as Rex himself would say: it wasn’t his night. Now here, he can mount momentum that is necessary toward bringing him right back into the title picture, and making good on becoming World Champion again—but Jack Ripley will be the opposition in his way of that reality, right here.
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: And we’re off! Jack Ripley takes on Rex McAllister LIVE on Voltage right now! Rex & Jack are steadily maneuvering around the ring, pacing around one another as neither man would like to give each other too much ground to work with. Rex & Jack are both incredibly experienced Hall of Famers & former World Champions in their own respective categories, both men have been seasoned elitists for quite some time and look to assure momentum that could benefit the either of them tremendously. Rex has his arms raised as Jack soon follows, with both engaging in the collar-and-elbow tie-up here, not looking to make any rash decisions just yet. Rex is managing to overpower Jack here, pushing him back into the ropes behind Ripley as he maintains the hold, but the referee now begins his count!
Rich Russillo: Of course, Rex slowly but surely removes himself from Jack before the count of five, and he keeps his arms raised as he’s slowly backing away from Jack. The respectful competitor he remains, especially when facing off against another renowned elitist such as Jack Ripley as well. Both men give each other a brief nod as they begin to circle the ring once more, Rex has his arms raised again as Jack does as well… but Jack swiftly maneuvers around McAllister and employs a waist look, before initiating a takedown as he keeps his arms interlocked around Rex! Putting Rex in a less than stellar position, Jack can keep Rex in this seated position here while not allowing any wiggle room for momentum on the part of Rex!
Persephone: You two sit here acting like he doesn’t have a knack for putting on snooze fests.
James Peters: Rex is trying to position himself in a far more favorable position, as Jack is still employing quite the waist lock to keep him in this direction he wants to take the match. But Rex is able to think quick, shifting himself under and getting his hands over Jack’s head, rolling Jack right over himself and into a seated position of his own! Now Rex is able to lock in a swift Sleeper Hold as his arm is wrapped around the neck of Jack Ripley! Jack is quick as well though! He has his hands slightly around Rex’s arm to prevent him from having the necessary capabilities of cutting off blood flow!! But as Rex grip is progressively tightening around his neck, Jack is able to think quickly himself!! He shifts his weight right over Rex as it leaves his shoulders down!!! Referee slides to the count!
ONE!!!
TW—
Rich Russillo: Rex pushes Jack off of himself as he attempts to move upward to his feet, but Jack is quicker and lighter on his own feet as he’s in a proper stance, now rushing toward Rex with a swift kick right across his chest—but Rex caught his foot!!! Rex caught Jack’s foot as he’s able to move upward to his own feet while he kept Jack hopping on his other leg! Jack aims for a desperate enziguri to knock Rex off of this hold.. but Rex ducks the enziguri and follows up on Jack’s error by QUICKLY moving downward to Jack with a grounded Sleeper Hold this time!!! Jack’s now in a completely prone position as Rex is wrenching this hold in around his neck as much as he can here!!
James Peters: Jack’s shifting his eyes around, trying to see where he can get himself moving and get out of this predicament he finds himself in at the moment! Jack begins to shift his body to the nearest ropes that he possibly can, Rex maintaining this hold while he can as Ripley needs to find a means of escaping this Sleeper once more… no sudden counter into a pin is plausible here, but Jack is able to shift his foot right over the ropes! The referee informs Rex to let go, and he eventually does without another thought! McAllister is back up to his feet as Jack’s using the ropes to bring himself up, with a hand on his own throat as he’s recouping quickly…
Rich Russillo: BUT REX WITH A SWIFT CHOP ACROSS JACK’S CHEST! Rex is now applying quite the pressure upon Jack Ripley here, as Jack felt every bit of that chop from Rex! I know both men are still feeling the effects of their respective King of Elite bouts tonight, but they are here as two elitists who look to push forward once again! Rex keeps Jack at bay against the corner… before making sure he delivers a second knife edge chop across the chest of Jack!!! Jack’s exhaling out deeply as the feeling of those chops can be seen across his face, but Rex isn’t interested on letting up here! McAllister aims to connect with a THIRD chop—
James Peters: JACK DUCKS THE TOP AS REX TURNS INTO A CHOP FROM JACK HIMSELF! Rex is now placed under the same pressure, as Jack’s returning fire with ANOTHER chop!! The opening was there for Ripley and he took advantage in living colors, Rex being met with another chop as Jack soon walks away from Rex… NOT BEFORE RUNNING TOWARD REX WITH A FOREARM—but Rex swiftly moves out of the way, causing Jack to colliding right into the corner without avail! With Jack now leaning back against the turnbuckle, Rex McAllister sees an opportunity of his own here to deliver damage! He rushes toward Jack for a running elbow—BUT JACK WITH THE BOOT! Rex is met with a boot right across his face as this causes him to back away!
Rich Russillo: Rex is looking away from Jack, as the boot made the difference that it absolutely needed to for Jack here! Ripley’s now moving himself up to the top turnbuckle while Rex doesn’t seem to be anticipating him! Jack’s up to the very top of the turnbuckle and with Rex slowly shifting himself back toward Jack, he’s able to leap off for the double knees to the face!!!
James Peters: NOPE! REX CAUGHT JACK! Rex caught Jack as he shifts him with his arms right around his upper body… AS HE SENDS JACK DOWN ONTO THE MAT WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY! Jack’s laid out in the middle of the ring as efficient thinking from Rex leads to him rushing over to Jack for the pin here!!!
ONE!!!
TW—
Persephone: I’m so sick of looking at him I honestly wouldn’t mind having this match end quickly.
Rich Russillo: Jack is able to kick out here as Rex nods to the referee, very much understanding that he didn’t do nearly enough to keep Jack suppressed for long! Jack’s working his way back up to his feet, getting himself up as Rex sees this, maintaining any control that he may have over Jack by staying on course with a fierce forearm right across Jack’s jaw!!! Ripley is forced to stumble backward into the ropes as Rex is managing to stick right to Jack without much issue! He grabs a clump of Jack’s hair as he delivers ANOTHER forearm for good measure!! Jack’s doing well enough to remain on his foot, but this may not be the most perfect game plan as Rex doesn’t shut away from a third forearm to keep Jack suppressed!! Now Ripley’s leaned against the ropes as Rex has his own opportunity here!
James Peters: Rex now quickly grabs Jack’s wrist, as he’s able to irish ship Ripley from one side to true next! Jack’s rebounding the ropes and back toward Rex, WITH REX LOOKING TO SHUT JACK DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE—BUT JACK IS QUICKER! HURRICARANA SENDS REX ROLLING IN THE RING AND RIGHT OUT TO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! Rex now has this time to recover and move himself right back into the ring, but it seems that Jack may have other ideas!! Jack moves himself through the ropes as he’s now situated right on the apron! McAllister is able to move his way back up to his own two feet, but he may not anticipate what occurs next.. WITH JACK DELIVERING THE DIVING KNEES RIGHT ONTO REX!! JACK REMAINS ON A ROLL AS REX IS DOWN ONCE MORE!
Persephone: Okay now get him back in and pin please, pretty please & thanks?
Rich Russillo: The referee does begin his count now but Jack is not deterred by the count here, he’s taking his time to recoup on his own before he rushes for getting Rex back into the ring! McAllister is crawling around the ringside floor while Ripley is back up to his feet, as Jack’s slowly but surely moving Rex back up to a much more suitable position here… ONLY FOR REX TO QUICKLY SHOVE JACK INTO THE RING POST BACK FIRST!! Jack’s clutching onto his lower back as he drops to a knee, in a very bad spot here while Rex is recovering far more quickly here! Unfortunately for both elitists, the referee is still counting down!
ONE!!
TWO!!
THREE!!
FOUR!!
James Peters: Rex is on his feet now, and he moves himself back over to Jack. But Jack’s remaining defiant while not posing the stronger stance, sending the rights across Rex’s abdomen as he’s trying to get back into this as quickly as he taken out of control! Ripley’s managing to move up to a proper stance—BUT REX WITH A SWIFT KNEE ACROSS JACK’S ABDOMEN! Jack is stopped from mounting any means of momentum here, and now Rex has himself quite the occasion to deliver on keeping this victory inching closer to his way! Rex drags Jack over to the apron now, and he’s got him ready for a world of hurt!!
FIVE!!!
SIX!!!
Rush Russillo: SPINEBUSTER RIGHT ONTO THE EDGE OF THE APRON!!! Jack’s clutching his lower back once again here as Rex is successful with the spinebuster! Jack falls forward, laid out against the floor as this isn’t looking too good for him! McAllister doesn’t implore himself on wasting time though, able to drag Jack into the ring as quickly as he can, pushing him toward the middle of the mat before sliding right back into the ring himself, now looking to take advantage as he’s able to hook Jack’s leg for the pin!!
ONE!!!
TWO!!!!
James Peters: KICKOUT FROM JACK! Rex is understanding there is more to be done in order to secure the win tonight!!! Jack’s laid out flat on his back, with Rex moving up to a vertical position as he sees Jack down. Rex quickly aims for the STANDING MOONSAULT—BUT JACK MOVES OUT OF THE WAY, WITH REX LANDING ON HIS FEET! Rex quickly rushes toward Jack while he’s sprouting up to his feet and aims for a LARIAT! JACK WITH A SUDDEN ROUNDHOUSE RIGHT ACROSS REX’S TEMPLE! Rex is staggered as he’s sent stumbling into the ropes!! BUT REX IS STILL CONSCIOUS AS HE AIMS FOR THE LARIAT AGAIN!!
Rich Russillo: BUT JACK CATCHES HIS ARM—AND CONNECTS AN ARM DRAG THAT SENDS REX ONTO HIS BACK AND ROLLING THROUGH! Such lightning quick thinking from Jack Ripley here as the arm drag allows him to keep Rex at bay for the time being… WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEN JACK RUSHES BACK TOWARD REX WITH A RUNNING DOUBLE KNEE STRIKE! Rex is sent back down with authority as Jack has knocked him off his feet!!!
James Peters: With Rex down, Jack now has an opportunity to keep him down for good!!! He may believe that Rex will be able to muster up the strength to remain in this match, so now Jack goes through the ropes and is able to climb the top turnbuckle!! He may be looking to seal the deal here with ‘Believe It or Not!’ if he’s able to prepare in time!! Jack now finds himself standing at the top turnbuckle, with the crowd lying in wait for his next mo—BUT HERE’S REX! REX WITH A SWIFT CHOP RIGHT ACROSS JACK’S CHEST TO KEEP HIM AT BAY! Jack took his chance to climb and keep Rex down, but it would not pan out directly in his favor here!!
Persephone: Of course it doesn’t. :francis:
Rich Russillo: Now here’s Rex moving himself up to the top with Jack!! His own feet are placed over the middle ropes while he keeps Ripley suppressed with another chop right across his chest!! McAllister now gets his arm around Jack’s neck, with a hand on his tights as there’s a good chance Jack’s momentum comes to a screeching halt with this next move from Rex! If Rex is able to hit this, Jack’s in immense trouble!!! BUT JACK DOESN’T ALLOW IT! HE KEEPS HIS FOOT UNDER THE TURNBUCKLE AS HE SENDS RIGHTS ACROSS REX’S MIDSECTION! Rex eventually must let go, and Jack is able to send a swift chop of his own right across Rex’s own chest! Now Jack situates his foot over Rex’s chest.. AND HE IS ABLE TO SHOVE REX OFF THE TURNBUCKLE! A GOOD SPOT FOR JACK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AS REX IS OFF THE TOP!!
James Peters: Now Jack has his moment! Ripley’s able to go back to a proper stance at the top of the turnbuckle as Rex is slowly turning himself to Jack, and he’s turning himself around here too!!! JACK LEAPS OFF FOR A MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE & ONTO HIM—OH MY GOD!!! JUMPING KNEE FROM REX CATCHES JACK RIPLEY RIGHT ACROSS HIS SKULL!!! JACK COLLAPSES ONTO THE MAT AS THE KNEE FROM REX CONNECTS WHILE JACK WAS MID-AIR!!! INCREDIBLE PRECISION FROM REX MCALLISTER!!!
Rich Russillo: JACK RIPLEY IS ABSOLUTELY ROCKED!! NOW REX IS ABLE TO DRAG JACK BACK UP TO HIS FEET FROM BEHIND, GETTING HIM IN POSITION AS HE’S HOISTING HIM UP FROM OFF THE MAT… OLYMPIC SLAM!! OLYMPIC SLAM SENDS JACK CRASHING BACK FIRST ONTO THE MAT AS REX HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE WIN!!!
ONEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEE—
James Peters: KICKOUT FROM JACK RIPLEY!!!
Persephone: Well, seems to be that time of the week again! Let me see how mi amor is doing!
Rich Russillo: NOW REX SEES VICTORY WITHIN HIS SIGHTS! HE’S BACKING AWAY FROM JACK WHILE HE CAN, and he sees that Jack is beginning to become mobile while crawling around the ring!!! Rex is lying in wait for Jack to be back up to his feet in a far more envious position than he would like to be… AS REX RUSHES TOWARD RIPLEY WITH THE MATCH-WINNING ‘REX EFFE’—
James Peters: ‘DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME’!!! JACK WITH A DESPERATE RUNNING KNEE RIGHT TO THE SKULL OF REX TO AVOID POTENTIAL DEFEAT! Rex is down!!!! Jack’s got Rex in a favorable position for himself to secure the win tonight!!! Rex is quickly moving himself back up to his feet as he refuses to stay down, but this is more so his impulses at work as he’s still staggering about! The moment he turns toward Jack—JACK’S GOT HIM OVER HIS SHOULDER, AND NOW HE’S LAUNCHING HIM TOWARD THE CORNER.. WITH A LAWN DART THROW!! THE LAWN DART THROW KNOCKS REX BACK FROM THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE HE WAS THROWN INTO AND LAYING BACK! JACK RUSHES TO THE COVER!!!
ONEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEE—
Persephone: Heeee will text back inevitably!
Rich Russillo: NOPE!!! REX KICKS OUT!!! HE’S STILL IN THIS MATCH!!! Now Jack’s wide-eyed, but the adrenaline is coursing through his own veins right now! He’s quickly moving back up to his feet, and Rex is able to as well, and I don’t think McAllister quite knows where he is! As he stumbles himself back up to a stance, Jack is ready to keep Rex down for good… WITH REX TURNING TOWARD JACK… DIRECTLY INTO ‘YOU’LL FLOAT TOO!’ SUPERKICK!!!
James Peters: BICYCLE KICK!!! REX WITH THE BICYCLE KICK TO KNOCK JACK OUT OF LOOP!! RIPLEY’S ON WOBBLY LEGS NOW AS HE BACKS INTO THE ROPES, STUMBLING BACK TOWARD REX MCALLISTER—AS HE’S MET WITH RUNNING LARIAT THAT TURNS HIM INSIDE OUT!!! NOW REX HAS JACK WHERE HE NEEDS HIM, AS RIPLEY’S DOWN… AND THE STANDING MOONSAULT CONNECTS!!! REX HOOKS THE LEG WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AS THE REFEREE SLIDES TO THE COVER!!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEE—
Rich Russillo: NO!!! JACK IS STILL IN THIS! BUT REX IS QUICKLY SHIFTING HIMSELF TOWARD RIPLEY WITH HIS ARM AROUND HIS HEAD FROM BEHIND.. DRAGON SLEEPER! REX IS LOCKING IN THE DRAGON SLEEPER AS JACK IS SQUIRMING AROUND, LOOKING FOR ANY WAY OUT OF THIS SUBMISSION WHILE HE CAN!! REX MCALLISTER COULD SECURE VICTORY RIGHT HERE AS RIPLEY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE!!!
James Peters: BUT JACK’S ABLE TO SHIFT HIS BODY WEIGHT ACCORDINGLY, PUSHING UP AGAINST REX AS HE’S BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND ABLE TO PUSH HIMSELF OUT OF THE SUBMISSION! JACK GOES FOR A KICK—BUT REX WITH ANOTHER HOLD HIS FOOT! REX IS BACK UP TO HIS FEET… WITH A FOREARM TO JACK!!! JACK IS BACKING UP INTO THE ROPES… AND COMES BACK WITH A CHOP ACROSS REX’S CHEST!!
Persephone: I refuse to leave work for shit like this. Where’s my praise???
Rich Russillo: REX GOES FOR A STRIKE—BUT JACK WITH A SWIFT BOOT TO REX’S JACK THAT CATCHES HIM ACROSS THE JAW!!! NOW RIPLEY SEES HIS CHANCE FOR ‘YOU’LL FLOAT TOO!’—
James Peters: REX DUCKS THE SUPERKICK AND DELIVERS A PELE KICK!! NOW JACK’S PRONE ON THE MAT, AND REX IS EAGERLY CRAWLING BACK OVER TO JACK AS THESE ARE VALUABLE SECONDS OF JACK BEING ABLE TO RECOVER HERE… BUT REX EVENTUALLY LOCKS IN ‘THE REX LOCK’!!! THE REX LOCK IS APPLIED!!!!! JACK MAY FACE DEFEAT HERE AS REX MCALLISTER JUST NEEDS TO MAINTAIN THIS SUBMISSION!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT LOOK!! THOSE SECONDS COST REX AS JACK SHIFTS HIS BODY WEIGHT AND PUSHES HIS FEET FROM THE ROPES TO LAY HIMSELF OVER REX!!!! JACK’S MOBILE ENOUGH TO LEAVE REX’S BACK FACING THE MAT AS HIS SHOULDERS ARE DOWN TOO!!!
James Peters: BUT REX THINKS QUICKLY AND SHIFTS JACK’S SHOULDERS ONTO THE MAT AS WELL WHILE HOLDING JACK IN A FULL NELSON!!! BUT BOTH OF THEIR SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: WHAT THE—WHAT’S THE RESULT?!? WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?!??
Rich Russillo: I DON’T KNOW! BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BOTH REX & JACK ARE JUST AS CONFUSED AS THE REFEREE ISN’T RAISING NEITHER OF THEIR HANDS!
(While Rex & Jack remain seated on the mat, catching their breath respectively, the referee moves over to the corner and moves his body through the ropes as he speaks to Bella Braxton about the result, just before Bella raises her mic.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies & gentlemen…. the result of this match…. IS A DRAW!!!
Persephone: Hasn’t been the best month for good ‘ol Rex, huh. :mjgrin:
Rich Russillo: Well we have our answers now! This match has been declared a draw with both of their shoulders down there! If Rex had just a couple more seconds to capitalize with the Rex Lock, Jack would’ve remained immobile enough to not be able to shift himself accordingly! But nonetheless, this match ends with neither man gaining the win here.
James Peters: However, neither elitist can hold their head down on defeat either! Rex & Jack had a hard hitting match tonight after the wars they both went through at King of Elite. While this may raise more questions than answers on where their trajectories lie, we will have those answers soon enough…
(Rex & Jack are able to bring themselves back up to their own feet, as the crowd is left with incredibly mixed reactions due to the result that was just announced by Bella. Both elitists glance toward one another in slight disappointment, but not in utter defeat, as the scene fades away.)
(Voltage fades backstage, where Hall of Famers Jamie O’Hara and Cameron Ella Ava are seen following their win at King of Elite. The fans begin cheering as the two walk through the hallway together, but before long they are stopped by Sofia Clarke, who rushes over to them with a microphone in her hand. Once Sofia reaches the two, she begins to speak.)
Sofia Clarke: Jamie, Cameron, congratulations on your victory at King of Elite! If you have a moment I’d just like to ask, what’s next for you two?
Cameron Ella Ava: Well thank you, but honestly we never had any doubts about what would happen at King of Elite. We said what would happen and everything we promised happened, even down to Harper once again showing a partner that wasting their time on her isn’t going to do them any favors. Then again, I’m sure I’m not the only one that enjoyed seeing Holly nearly break Harper’s neck on the steel steps. ARIA was better off staying on Showdown and focusing on herself, because those two were never going to win a match like this. I heard them loud and clear leading up to King of Elite and they made threats, promises, and everything in between. They guaranteed victory at our expense, but they must’ve forgotten who we are. They weren’t just facing anyone at King of Elite, they were facing two of the best wrestlers in EAW history, Cameron Ella Ava and Jamie O’Hara. There’s a reason the two of us are Hall of Famers, and it’s not just because of what we’ve accomplished in the past. We’re still the best this place has, and if those two couldn’t figure that out heading into King of Elite, maybe they’ll understand it now that they were left with another loss.
Jamie O’Hara: ARIA chose to remain ignorant just for the sake of fighting for a victory she wouldn’t have achieved even in the best case scenario. It didn’t matter whether they were too dysfunctional to survive the match or if they had more team chemistry than any of their previous alliances. They were never leaving that match with the victory, but the attitudes they displayed heading into King of Elite didn’t help their case. I don’t think any more words need to be said about Harper Lee. At this point her issues are common knowledge, but knowing this, ARIA still chose to entertain her rather than leaving her to die. ARIA set herself up for what happened at King of Elite. She had any chance to back out of this, or simply not get herself involved to begin with. We weren’t going to hand her a victory simply due to her circumstances, so she should have known better. ARIA only has herself to blame for the loss she took at King of Elite, and Harper either needs to grow up or disappear and stop making herself everyone else’s problem. Either way, I’m done with those two, and I plan to move on.
Jamie O’Hara: For some reason I’ve spent far too much time this season dealing with fragile egos like this. I tend to look back on what I’ve done this season, and I can’t say that I’m satisfied. Not yet. First there was Jack Ripley. Then Dr. Bethany Blue. Then Andre Walker, who I fortunately eliminated. Harper Lee and ARIA were the latest to waste my time, and while I’ll never have an issue with putting down whoever’s willing to pick a fight with me, if this is all my season consists of it’d simply be pointless. Everyone knows who I am and what I am capable of, and maybe that’s exactly why so many stubborn fools are drawn to me, but that doesn’t mean I plan to spend these next few months allowing everyone to think that I’m a free ride to the greatest victory in their careers. I haven’t yet decided what’s next for me, but there’s still time for me to make my move. I could always challenge for the EAW World Championship and take that title from Charlie Marr, or I could settle the score with someone I’ve faced in the past. I have options, and I’ll be taking the time to think about it. All I can tell you now is that I don’t plan to spend the rest of this season dealing with the same nonsense I’ve had to put up with for the last few months. I’m putting all of that behind me, and I’m moving on to something actually worth my time.
Cameron Ella Ava: That’s right. I’ve already had my opportunities at the EAW World Championship, but that doesn’t mean I’ve given up on my goal of becoming World Champion again. I’ve held World Championships in the past. I know what it takes to reach that level, so a few failed attempts won’t stop me from eventually getting back there. Whether it’s Charlie Marr, Minerva, or anyone else I choose to set my sights on in the future, I want to hold gold again. It’s been too long since I’ve held a Championship, so I’m going to make sure things change one way or another. Right now this is all just a matter of time. Things really didn’t go my way throughout the first half of the season, but as we saw at King of Elite, that was never an indicator of my talent. I’m still Cameron Ella Ava. That’s never going to change, so as long as I’m here I will always be one of the very best EAW has to offer. I’m pretty tired of having to deal with some of the people on this roster as well, so right now I’d say that I’m going back to what I said at the start of the season. I promised to make this season mine, and I’m going to do everything I can for these next few months to keep that promise and end this season on a high note.
(The fans cheer hearing the answers from Jamie and Cameron, and Sofia begins to speak.)
Sofia Clarke: Well I see you two both have your sights set on bigger and better things. Does this mean that King of Elite was the last time we’ll see the two of you team up, or could we expect to see the two of you work together again in the future?
Jamie O’Hara: You’ll have to wait and see. If the situation calls for it then we’d have no problem teaming up once again and repeating what happened at King of Elite, but until that time comes we both intend to do what we were planning to do earlier in the season. I’m sure you know how we are by now. Cameron wants to be World Champion again, and I have no intention of sitting around, either. This season hasn’t been everything we expected it to be so far, but if anything hasn’t changed it’s the fact that we’re still more than capable of reaching whatever height we set our sights on. In the past I’ve talked about the EAW World Championship and since then the title has already changed hands. If I continue waiting it’ll only continue to change hands, all while the Elitists in the Championship picture forget who the biggest threat on Voltage really is. I’m not going to wait around and allow this roster to keep fooling themselves, so for now, you can expect Cameron and I to focus on our own separate careers.
Cameron Ella Ava: Yeah, I’m not giving up on becoming World Champion. I made my intentions clear. All that’s left is getting another opportunity, and when the time comes I plan to make the most of it. I’ve faced many of the Elitists on this roster before. I don’t have any reason to doubt that I can beat whoever gets in my way, so right now I’m just focused on climbing back up the ranks and getting to where I need to be. Soon enough I’ll get the opportunities I deserve, and I’ll become World Champion once again. Maybe I’ll be the one to ruin Charlie’s reign before he could go on another reign of terror, or maybe I’ll go after Minerva. Whatever the case, that’s the goal right now and reaching that goal is all I’m focused on.
Sofia Clarke: Well thank you two for your time, and good luck with the rest of your season!
(Jamie and Cameron nod before beginning to walk away, but they don’t get very far before being stopped once again. However, this time they’re stopped by the Voltage Commissioner Captain Charisma, which causes loud cheers to come from the fans. Captain Charisma has a smile on his face, and he quickly begins to speak.)
Captain Charisma: I heard what the two of you had to say, and first of all, congratulations on a successful victory at King of Elite. While things may have broken down between your opponents after the match, your match was great and the two of you were able to pick up the win. You two are clearly Hall of Famers for good reason, and I’m glad to have such incredible wrestlers on the Voltage roster. With that being said, I see that you guys seem ready to move on, and it doesn’t look like you guys have had too much trouble thinking of your next move, either. You said you wanted to do bigger and better things, is that right?
Cameron Ella Ava: Yeah, that’s right. We just spent one of the biggest events of the year dealing with ARIA and Harper Lee. That’s not how we plan to spend the rest of our season, but what are you getting at?
Captain Charisma: Well to be honest, I just wanted to let you two know that I’ve been paying close attention to the Voltage roster these last few weeks, and with us getting closer to Pain for Pride with every passing week, now is the time for big decisions to be made. Everything that happens now could have an effect on what you do at Pain for Pride, which is why I’m sure nobody on the roster right now is interested in wasting time. Voltage has two World Championships on this brand, as well as the Hardcore Championship and the Specialists Championship. Everyone wants an opportunity to fight for something big whether it’s now or in a few months’ time, which is why every victory counts. Clearly you two are no exception, which is why I’m here right now. I wanted you two to know that I have an announcement planned for next week, and I think you guys will be very interested in what I have to say. If I were you, I’d listen when the time comes.
Jamie O’Hara: It seems like you already know what this announcement is. If that’s the case, why keep us waiting?
Captain Charisma: Simple. The two of you aren’t the only people affected by this announcement, so I want to make sure that everyone is listening and paying attention once it’s time for me to reveal it. That’s why I chose next week to make this announcement, as everyone will be ready to hear what I have to say. I came to the two of you privately because I figured that you guys especially would be interested in it. We all know you two are incredible competitors, and I figured you’d be ready for a change of pace following King of Elite. I’d take this as an opportunity to decide your next move. I’ll see you guys next week.
(After saying this, Captain Charisma turns around and begins walking away from the area. Jamie and Cameron look at each other for a moment, neither of them entirely sure of what to think about the conversation with Captain Charisma, before they begin to walk away. From there, Voltage begins to fade away from the backstage area.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘Good For Her’ by MOTHICA featuring emlyn plays out Cameron Ella Ava to a mixed reaction from fans, some in favor of Ruler, but Cameron marches down to the ring, all business ahead of her match, oozing confidence with her strut.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 140 pounds…SHE IS THE SERPENT…CAMERON! ELLA! AVA!
James Peters: Cameron was able to defeat Harper Lee and ARIA at King of Elite, alongside her husband, Jamie O’Hara.
Rich Russillo: But heading into this match, the question is: can she keep that momentum going?
James Peters: Well, I don’t doubt that Cameron could defeat Ruler, but it’s also not a given.
(“Prices” by Lil Uzi Vert plays out Ruler next, who walks onto the stage, and looks back as Hayley Morrow exits through the curtain as well, flanking Ruler as he saunters down the ramp, not taking his eyes off Cameron Ella Ava in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing out of The Reserved in Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at 220 pounds, accompanied to the ring by Hayley Morrow…HE IS THE REVOLUTIONIZER…RULER!!
James Peters: Speaking of momentum, Ruler has some momentum himself, scoring a victory over La Familia at King of Elite
Rich Russillo: In that match, Hayley Morrow did play a part, makes you wonder if she’ll do the same here.
James Peters: Maybe, but this could also be just here getting a front row seat to the action.)
(Both competitors are in their opposing corners with Ruler having his back to Cameron, crouching down to talk with Hayley on the outside, unknown what they’re saying as the referee signals for the bell, and Ruler turns around.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Persephone: Alright, let’s get this over with.
James Peters: Persephone, I can hear the excitement radiating off of you!
Persephone: Only thing that excites me nowadays is my sweet Luis. Oh, his luscious locks, his chiseled jawline, his big-
James Peters: Okay, I’ll have to cut you off right there! Both Ruler and Cameron start things off by circling one another, and lock hands in the center of the ring for a test of strength. Ruler slips behind Cameron for a rear waistlock, but Cameron performs a standing switch, placing Ruler in a rear waistlock of her own.
Rich Russillo: Ruler bars Cameron’s arm, and wrings it before transitioning into a hammerlock. Cameron counters into a hammerlock of her own, and Ruler escapes with a snapmare, trapping Cameron in a rear chinlock, but she quickly scrambles out of it, and both competitors are back to their feet.
James Peters: Stalemate early on, but both competitors circle each other for a second time. A traditional collar and elbow tie-up takes place in the center, and Cameron gets the upper hand with a standing side headlock, dropping to a knee, and bringing Ruler down with her.
Persephone: Great, because this gives me reason to be invested! Technical wrestling!
James Peters: Well, the crowd don’t seem to mind it, Persephone.
Persephone: Of course, to them, this is “rEaL gRaPs.”
James Peters: :roman:
Rich Russillo: Cameron wrenches on the hold, but Ruler powers back to his feet, and bounces her off the ropes to escape- no! Cameron skids down to the canvas, grounding Ruler with the side headlock now. Ruler lies prone on the canvas, meanwhile, Cameron is up to a seated position, that side headlock in tight as she keeps wrenching further on the hold.
James Peters: Cameron is controlling the pace early, but for how long can she keep Ruler out the driver’s seat?
Rich Russillo: Perhaps not long as Ruler rises to all fours, and eventually powers back to his feet. Forearm to the rib cage by Ruler, loosening Cameron’s grip before shoving her toward the ropes! CAMERON REBOUNDS BACK WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE, USING THE MOMENTUM TO HER ADVANTAGE, AND QUICKLY DROPS INTO THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
James Peters: KICKOUT! Both competitors scramble back to their feet, and Cameron rushes toward Ruler for a SIDE HEADLOCK TAKEDOWN! Ruler has, once again, been grounded by Cameron Ella Ava.
Rich Russillo: Ruler tries hatching an escape plan, using those legs of his to wrap Cameron in a headscissors, but Cameron keeps her head just out of reach, not allowing for Ruler to turn the tables that easily.
Persephone: Hayley is really watching this garbage closely.
James Peters: Makes me wonder why you’re here, and she’s not, at least there wouldn’t be complaining every five minutes.
Persephone: Watch it, James.
James Peters: :mjgrin:
Rich Russillo: OOH! RULER TRIES PULLING A FAST ONE, ROLLING CAMERON ONTO BOTH SHOULDERS!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOO-
James Peters: Kickout! Cameron finds herself back on top in that grounded side headlock, but Ruler immediately powers back to his feet, and PLANTS Cameron with a back suplex! But Cameron STILL hangs on, and floats over BACK into position for that grounded side headlock. Ruler is up to all fours, and starts powering back to his feet again.
Rich Russillo: Ruler tries rebounding Cameron off the ropes, but again, Cameron skids to a knee, bringing Ruler back down to all fours, which is still locked in TIGHT.
James Peters: Ruler rises up to a vertical base, and wraps his arms around the waist of Cameron, hoisting her off the canvas slightly. BUT LOOK AT THIS! CAMERON SLITHERS DOWN HIS BACK FOR A SUNSET FLIP! CAMERON TRIES PULLING RULER DOWN FOR THE COVER, BUT RULER STAYS ON HIS FEET, MAINTAINING HIS BALANCE, AND COUNTERS WITH A CROSS ARMBREAKER!
Rich Russillo: BUT THERE’S AN IMMEDIATE ROPE BREAK AS CAMERON SQUIRMS HER WAY TOWARD THE BOTTOM ROPE, PLACING HER FOOT ON IT!
James Peters: I don’t blame her. The cross armbreaker is no joke, and can inflict tons of damage on the person it’s being performed on. Ruler instantly releases the hold, and pulls Cameron up by the arm as she gets to all fours. Ruler wrings the arm, and YANKS on it! Not once, but TWICE! Cameron is lucky if that shoulder hasn’t been yanked out of its socket by now.
Rich Russillo: Ruler DRIVES his shoulder into Cameron’s with a shoulder block, and drops her to a knee. Ruler has hold of the wrist, adding torque to further punish Cameron Ella Ava.
Persephone: 😴
James Peters: Rich, I think Persephone has fallen asleep.
Rich Russillo: Wouldn’t be the first time.
James Peters: Well, on the brightside, the less complaints we have here.
Rich Russillo: True, we are free to just call the match.
James Peters: Speaking of, Cameron rolls through to a seated position, and kips back up to her feet. Cameron wrings the arm of Ruler, but gets caught with a KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! Cameron is doubled over, and Ruler connects with an ARM DDT! Ruler transitions into a fujiwara armbar, pulling back on the arm!
Rich Russillo: That arm DDT will do tons of damage to the arm and shoulder, but the Fujiwara is only inflicting further damage. With the way Ruler is pulling back on that arm, he might pull it out if its sockets.
James Peters: Which might be the goal for Ruler, given that it’d place Cameron at a severe disadvantage.
Rich Russillo: It’s hard to fight with one arm. Though, that goes without saying.
James Peters: Cameron gets her foot on the bottom rope to escape, having inched her way closer, but Ruler doesn’t immediately release the hold, hanging on as the referee gives him til the count of five.
Referee: ONE! TWO!
Rich Russillo: Finally, Ruler releases the hold, and separates from Cameron briefly before closing back in. Ruler lifts Cameron back to a vertical base, and irish whips her off the ropes! NO! Cameron turns things around at the last minute, sending Ruler toward the ropes instead! RULER LEAPS FOR A SUNSET FLIP, BUT CAMERON ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND CATCHES RULER WITH A SEATED ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE FACE!
James Peters: COVER IS MADE, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Kickout! Ruler got the shoulder up, but Cameron transitions into a kneeling armbar, that knee pressed up against the rib cage of Ruler.
Rich Russillo: Ruler rises back to his feet, but Cameron turns the armbar into a hammerlock, and wrestles Ruler back down to the canvas. Ruler rises from prone to a seated position, in a world of pain thanks to that hammerlock. Cameron seems to have targeted Ruler’s arm in return, which spells out bad news for Ruler, because Cameron does have that submission maneuver at her disposal known as the spider twist, or as she calls it, karma.
James Peters: The spider twist attacks various parts of the body, that being shoulders, neck, and back. Cameron is already putting pressure on that shoulder. Ruler powers back to his feet, BUT CAMERON SENDS HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Rich Russillo: Ruler favors that shoulder, but Cameron leans him back in the corner for a KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! Cameron doesn’t stop there, and connects with ANOTHER knife edge chop on Ruler! Ruler pushes past Cameron, and staggers to the opposite end of the ropes, moving to another corner. But Cameron is hot on his heels-
James Peters: AND LIGHTS HIM UP WITH A THIRD KNIFE EDGE CHOP! Cameron whips Ruler to the opposite corner, and charges into him with a FOURTH knife edge chop! Ruler gets irish whipped back to the previous corner, and Cameron rushes for a FIFTH knife edge chop! And Cameron looks to score her sixth, Irish whipping Ruler to the opposite corner again!
Rich Russillo: CAMERON CHARGES IN- BUT RULER SHOOTS OUT OF THE CORNER WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! BOTH COMPETITORS ARE ON WOBBLY LEGS, AND RULER GRABS CAMERON BY THE HEAD, BUT CAMERON EXPLODES WITH A FOREARM SMASH!
James Peters: CAMERON RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND GETS CAUGHT WITH A KITCHEN SINK, DROPPING HER TO ALL FOURS! RULER RUNS OFF THE ROPES TO DELIVER A SLIDING KNEE STRIKE TO THE SIDE OF CAMERON’S HEAD!
(Persephone suddenly jolts awake.)
Persephone: IM AWAKE! IS LUIS ON YET?!
James Peters: No, Persephone, he is not… but the match between Ruler and Cameron is still taking place.
Persephone: :snoop: I was hoping it’d be over.
James Peters: These two are just kicking into that second gear it seems like as Cameron pulls herself up in the corner, a bit stunned off that knee strike! RULER CHARGES IN WITH A RUNNING FOREARM SMASH, AND BRINGS CAM TO THE CENTER OF THE RING FOR A NECKBREAKER! RULER PLANTS HER WITH A NECKBREAKER, AND HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! Cameron slowly makes it back to her feet, being overwhelmed with the flurry of offense, but Ruler comes from behind, and pulls her into a BACK SUPL- no! Cameron holds her weight down, and hammers him across the back of his neck with REPEATED pointed elbows!
James Peters: Cameron separates from Ruler, who is on spaghetti legs, barely able to stand, and goes for a right hook- BUT RULER COMES OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SKULL! Cameron staggers to the ropes, but Ruler isn’t far behind, grabbing hold of Cameron for muay-thai knee strikes, each hitting either side of Cameron’s rib cage!
Rich Russillo: Cameron shoves Ruler away, and staggers to the corner. Ruler marches towards her- BUT WALKS RIGHT INTO A WONDER WOMAN PUNCH! BIG FOREARM SMASH BY CAMERON ELLA AVA, BUT IT ONLY STAGGERS RULER, WHO REMAINS ON HIS FEET, ALBEIT BARELY!
James Peters: RULER GOT ROCKED BY THAT FOREARM, BUT RETURNS FIRE WITH A FOREARM OF HIS OWN! CAMERON STRIKES BACK WITH A HARD KICK TO THE MIDSECTION THAT DROPS RULER TO A KNEE! SHE MIGHTVE CAUGHT RULER IN THE LIVER!
Rich Russillo: Hayley looks concerned on the outside-
Persephone: Hopefully, that’s enough to call a stop to this match.
James Peters: NO, BECAUSE CAMERON IS RELENTLESS, KICKING RULER DOWN, AND DELIVERING ROPE-ASSISTED STOMPS TO THE RIB CAGE, TARGETING THAT LIVER AREA! THE REFEREE INTERVENES, PULLING CAMERON AWAY FROM RULER, BUT SHE JUKES PAST HIM, RIGHT BACK ON THE ATTACK!
Rich Russillo: CAMERON LIFTS RULER BACK TO HIS FEET, AND SLAMS HIM FACE FIRST OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! CAMERON DELIVERS MULTIPLE SHOULDER THRUSTS INTO THE ABDOMEN!
James Peters: Ruler collapses to all fours, and Cameron hops to the middle rope, lining him up for a DIVING ELBOW DROP TO THE BACK! CAMERON SHOOTS THE HALF FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! Ruler still has tons of fight left in him, despite the disadvantages he is working with, that being the bad arm, and rib area.
Persephone: Who cares? Just give up already.
James Peters: Ruler pulls himself up in the corner, and Cameron whips him to the opposite! CAMERON BUILDS MOMENTUM, CHARGING IN AFTER RULER- BUT RULER PUTS HIS FOOT UP ON THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE, HALTING HIS MOMENTUM BEFORE CATCHING CAM WITH A BACK ELBOW!
Rich Russillo: Cam staggers to the center of the ring, and drops to a knee. Ruler closes in- BUT CAM EXPLODES WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST! Ruler staggers to the ropes, and Cameron runs off the opposite set! BUT RULER INTERCEPTS CAM WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE AS SHE CAME REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES! CAM GOT TURNED AROUND OFF THAT KNEE STRIKE, AND RULER PLANTS HER WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!
James Peters: BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE BY RULER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHH-
James Peters: SHOULDER UP! CAMERON GOT THE SHOULDER UP! BUT RULER DOESNT BREAK HIS GRIP, PULLING CAMERON BACK TO HER FEET FOR A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: RULER HOISTS HER UP SLIGHTLY, BUT CAMERON SPINS AROUND, GRABBING RULER IN A FRONT FACELOCK, AND PLANTS HIM WITH A DDT! COVER IS MADE!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: RULER KICKS OUT! Cameron rises back to her feet, and marches toward the ropes, grabbing hold of the top one, stalking Ruler as he slowly gets back to his feet. Once doing so, CAMERON SPRINGS OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
James Peters: RULER TRIES SHAKING THE COBWEBS OUT OF HIS HEAD AS HE BEGINS STIRRING! CAMERON IS WATCHING HIM FROM THE CORNER AS RULER GETS TO A KNEE! CAMERON CHARGES IN FOR SERPENT RISING!
Ricb Russillo: CHOP BLOCK! CAMERON RAN RIGHT INTO A FRONT CHOP BLOCK! RULER DROVE HIS SHOULDER FULL FORCE INTO CAMERON’S KNEE, AND WASTES NO TIME! RULER GRABS THE LEG, AND TURNS CAMERON OVER INTO A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!
James Peters: SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB APPLIED!
Persephone: CMON, TAP!
James Peters: RULER IS PULLING BACK FAR ON THAT LEG, TRYING TO FORCE A TAP OUT HERE! CAMERON RAISES HER HAND, CONTEMPLATING IT, BUT DECIDES AGAINST IT, ROLLING ONTO HER BACK, AND STARTING TO KICK RULER IN THE FACE!
Rich Russillo: HAYLEY IS POUNDING THE APRON, TRYING TO CHEER RULER ON FROM THE OUTSIDE! BUT LOOKS LIKE SHES GOING TO RIP HER HAIR OUT AS CAMERON TRANSITIONS INTO A TRIANGLE CHOKE!
Persephone: IF HAYLEY DOESNT RIP HER HAIR OUT, IM GONNA DO IT TO MYSELF!
James Peters: RULER FALLS TO A KNEE IN THAT TRIANGLE CHOKE, AND TURNING IT TO A COVER, BOTH SHOULDERS OF CAMERON DOWN ON THE MAT!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: CAMERON GETS THE SHOULDER UP, AND MAKES SURE TO KEEP IT UP AS SHE CONTINUES APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THAT TRIANGLE CHOKE! WILL RULER TAP?!
James Peters: NO! RULER DECIDES TO HOIST CAMERON UP FOR A POWERBOMB! WAIT! CAMERON RELEASES THE HOLD, AND LANDS ON HER FEET! CAMERON ATTEMPTS A FOREARM- BUT RULER IS JUST A BIT QUICKER, AND CONNECTS WITH ONE OF HIS OWN!
Rich Russillo: THAT ONE STAGGERED CAMERON- BUT SHE COMES BACK WITH A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION, DOUBLING RULER OVER, ALBEIT MOMENTARILY! BOTH COMPETITORS ARE STRUGGLING TO REMAIN ON THEIR FEET, BUT RULER EXPLODED WITH ANOTHER FOREARM!
James Peters: BUT FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A LEFT HAND! KICK TO THE THIGH! SPINNING BACKFIST! RULER GOES TO PUT THE EXCLAMATION MARK WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! BUT CAMERON DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT! RULER SPINS AROUND-
Rich Russillo: SUPERKICK! CAM CONNECTS WITH THE SUPERKICK, AND RULER REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES TO TURN HER INSIDE OUT WITH THE DISCUS LARIAT! BUT RULER IS UNABLE TO CAPITALIZE AS BOTH COMPETITORS ARE DOWN! THE WEAR AND TEAR REALLY KICKING IN!
James Peters: CROWD ARE ON THEIR FEET, EVERYONE IS INVESTED IN THIS MATCH!
(Persephone giggles while looking down at her phone, drawing the attention of James and Rich.)
James Peters: Let me guess, Luis is texting you?
Persephone: Yeah, how’d you know? 😄
James Peters: Lucky guess. :wow:
Rich Russillo: I’ve never seen someone’s mood do a complete 180 to that degree.
James Peters: Best we let her have this.
Rich Russillo: Well, turning our attention back to the in-ring competition. Hayley is back pounding the apron, willing Ruler on to get back to his feet, and hopefully beat Cameron to hers.
James Peters: Which he does! Ruler gets to his feet, though Cameron gets to a knee. RULER STRIKES FIRST WITH A SHOOT KICK TO THE CHEST! THAT NEARLY KNOCKED CAMERON OVER, BUT SHE REMAINS UP TO A KNEE! RULER HAS INTENSITY IN HIS EYES, AND GOES FOR ANOTHER SHOOT KICK TO THE CHEST-
Rich Russillo: CAMERON CATCHES IT! CAMERON CAUGHT THE LEG, AND RISES BACK TO HER FEET, EQUALLY AS INTENSE, EQUALLY FIRED UP! RULER IS ON ONE FOOT, AND TRIES FOR AN ENZIGURI! BUT CAMERON DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND RULER FALLS FLAT ON HIS FACE!
James Peters: CAMERON REACHES DOWN TO GRAB HIM, BUT RULER SLITHERS THROUGH HER LEGS, SLIPPING BEHIND CAMERON ELLA AVA, AND LOCKING HER IN A SLEEPER HOLD!
Rich Russillo: CAMERON FLAILS HER ARMS, BUT THE FLAILING BECOMES MORE AND MORE FEINT AS SHE SLOWLY BEGINS TO FADE! RULER THEN SPINS HER AROUND, AND PLANTS HER WITH THE BRAINBUSTER! BRAINBUSTER BY RULER! RULER FLOATS OVER INTO THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEE-
James Peters: SHOULDER UP! CAMERON GOT THE SHOULDER UP, BUT RULER IMMEDIATELY TRANSITIONS INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER! CAMERON HAS HER HANDS LOCKED AT FIRST, BUT RULER DROPS HIS LEG ACROSS HER FACE REPEATEDLY, FORCING CAM TO BREAK HER GRIP, AND NOW HAVING THE CROSS ARMBREAKER FULLY CINCHED IN!
Rich Russillo: BUT CAMERON RISES TO ALL FOURS IN THE ARMBREAKER, AND REIGNS DOWN WITH REPEATED FOREARMS WITH HER FREE ARM, FORCING RULER TO BREAK THE HOLD! Afterwards, Cameron collapses back down to the canvas, favoring that arm!
Persephone: Hey, you guys wanna see what Luis just sent me?
James Peters: Uhm, we’re kind’ve in the middle of something.
Persephone: Trust me, you’re not missing anything important.
James Peters: :roman:
Rich Russillo: Ruler makes it to all fours, but Cameron is quick to lunge at him, grabbing Ruler in a grounded front facelock, and delivering knees to the top of his head as she slowly pulls him back to a vertical base. CAMERON HOISTS HIM UP FOR A FALCONS ARROW!
James Peters: BUT RULER FLOATS OVER BEHIND CAMERON, AND SPINS HER AROUND FOR THE BLOODRAYNE MAKER! SWINGING REVERSE ST- NO! CAMERON COUNTERS WITH A SCHOOL GIRL, ROLLING RULER THROUGH TO A KNEE, AND CHARGES IN WITH AVACADABRA! SHINING WIZARD!
Rich Russillo: CAMERON PULLS HERSELF UP IN THE CORNER, AND STARTS STALKING RULER, URGING FOR HIM TO GET UP! RULER STIRS, GETTING TO A KNEE, CLEARLY IN A WORLD OF PAIN!
James Peters: OOH! RULER CHARGED INTO THE CORNER, AND TAGGED CAMERON WITH A RUNNING BICYCLE KICK, CATCHING ME AND JUST ABOUT EVERYONE OFF GUARD! CAMERON SPINS AROUND IN THE CORNER, AND GETS DUMPED HIGH ON HER NECK AND SHOULDERS WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: CAM ROLLS THROUGH TO A KNEE, GLOSSED OVER! RULER RUSHES IN- BUT GETS HOISTED ON CAM’S SHOULDERS, AND PLANTED WITH A SNAP FIREMANS CARRY CUTTER! CAMERON CRAWLS INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… CAMERON ELLA AVA!
(‘Good For Her’ by MOTHICA featuring emlyn plays, and Cameron rises back to her feet, having her hand raised in victory by the referee after a hard fought match.)
James Peters: And she’s done it! Cameron Ella Ava keeps the momentum rolling with a victory over Ruler tonight!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, both competitors brought it, beating the tar out of each other. You can’t say this match wasn’t hard hitting.
James Peters: Oh, it was hard hitting, featuring forearms, knee strikes, kicks, you name it. It was also technical, as both competitors applied submissions throughout, and targeted various limbs and body parts early on.
Rich Russillo: Great showing from both elitists! Persephone, any thoughts on this match?
Persephone: Oh, Luis…
James Peters: Guess not. But still, congratulations go out to Cameron Ella Ava.
(Cameron starts heading to the back as Hayley slides in the ring, and helps Ruler back to a seated position as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(Voltage fades backstage, cutting to Captain Charisma who is seated in his office. The fans begin cheering as soon as he is seen, meanwhile the Voltage Commissioner seems to be busy working. However, he wouldn’t be able to focus very long, as the door to his office suddenly slams open. This catches Captain Charisma’s attention, but when he sees who is responsible for the door being opened, he doesn’t look too amused.)
Drake King: YOU NEED TO FIX THIS!
(Drake storms into the office, walking up to Captain Charisma who is sitting behind his desk. Captain Charisma just sighs before responding to Drake.)
Captain Charisma: What’s there to fix?
Drake King: What’s there to fix??? Really??? What do you think? CHARLIE MARR STOLE MY CHAMPIONSHIP, AND NOW HE’S RUNNING AROUND WITH SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T BELONG TO HIM!
Captain Charisma: :francis:
Drake King: Are you going to fix this or not? This is urgent! The people need me to hold that Championship again!
Captain Charisma: Drake, there’s nothing to fix. I get you’re not happy with the result of your last match, but what happened happened. Charlie Marr retained, and therefore he is still the EAW World Champion. That’s what happened last week, and while I may have given you that opportunity in the first place, I don’t agree with this idea that Charlie stole that title in the first place. He may have won in surprising fashion, but that Championship wasn’t stolen from you. Charlie Marr cashed in his newly won Cash in the Vault briefcase and became the EAW World Champion. You may not like it, but that’s what happened. You had the opportunity to regain your title already, and Charlie retained. There’s not much more I can do about that. You had your chance and you lost. I’m sure other people want an opportunity to fight for a World Championship, too.
Drake King: :skip: So what??? Who cares about what they want??? If they want an opportunity they can wait until after this whole situation is resolved. Right now what matters is saving Voltage from Charlie Marr, and letting anyone else fight him won’t make things any better. We saw what happened when Rex was added to what SHOULD’VE been a one on one between the two of us. Rex got pinned and he lost the match for me! As long as anyone else fights for the EAW Championship they’re going to disappoint, and that’ll just make your own brand look bad. Obviously none of us want that, so you know what you need to do! Either take that Championship from Charlie and give it back to its rightful owner, or give me another shot so I can take it back myself! You saw what Charlie did back at Road to Redemption. With what he did to that Extreme Elimination Chamber he shouldn’t have been given my title in the first place, let alone manage to scrape by with a title defense that he shouldn’t have even won! Charlie has been ruining the EAW Championship picture, and this needs to change before things can get any worse! Someone like Charlie can’t keep holding onto that title. He didn’t deserve it in the first place, and all he’s doing now is dragging down the rest of this brand. This place needs me as its EAW World Champion, so this fake title reign needs to end now! Just do the right thing!
(Captain Charisma still isn’t amused, now starting to get annoyed listening to Drake complain.)
Captain Charisma: I don’t know what you’re expecting here. I’m not just going to hand you an EAW World Championship match, and I really don’t know why you’d expect otherwise. I was willing to give you a match leading up to King of Elite thanks to Charlie’s cowardice as well as the performance of both you and Rex at Road to Redemption, but Road to Redemption was months ago now. Just like I couldn’t just give Rex another shot, I can’t give you one. We have a big Voltage roster filled with amazing talents who are building up momentum with match after match. If you want another match for the EAW Championship you’ll need to do what everyone else on the roster is doing and work for it. Maybe in the future you’ll earn an opportunity and be able to fight for the EAW World Championship, and maybe when that happens Charlie Marr will be the one you fight for that Championship. However, that match won’t be happening right now. That simply wouldn’t be fair for the rest of the roster, and in case you haven’t realized it yet, I do not cater to any one Elitist on the roster. That includes you.
(Drake King is in disbelief, just staring at Captain Charisma as he says this.)
Drake King: Are you serious?
Captain Charisma: Why wouldn’t I be? This doesn’t just apply to you. I haven’t given Rex a rematch for the Championship either, and if Charlie was in your position, he’d have to earn this opportunity as well. You’ve been here for years, and you’re a Hall of Famer now. You’ve even been on Voltage since 2020, so it’s not like you’re being introduced to new rules, here. If anyone should know how this works, it’s you. I’m not making exceptions for anyone. I’m being as fair as I could possibly be, and if you have a problem with that I don’t know what to tell you. I’m not going to hand you undeserved opportunities. Charlie Marr’s going to need new challengers, and I’m sure soon enough we’ll find out who those challengers are. However, you did lose. You were unable to defeat Charlie at King of Elite, and therefore you will not be fighting for the EAW World Championship at Shock Value. I don’t want to keep arguing about this, so if you don’t mind could we finish this conversation?
(Drake is frustrated hearing that he won’t be given another EAW World Championship match, not understanding why he won’t just have another opportunity handed to him. Drake does his best to remain calm despite the situation, and begins to ask Captain Charisma a question.)
Drake King: This is honestly very disgusting of you, but alright. I’m not sure why you would want to allow Charlie Marr to run rampant with a title that doesn’t belong to him, but I’m not the type to give up when an obstacle is put in front of me. I’ll get a Championship opportunity one way or another, and when that happens I’ll do what should’ve been done at King of Elite and end Charlie’s reign. With that aside… I’d like to know something. What is it that you were talking to Cameron and Jamie about?
(Captain Charisma remains silent for a moment, obviously knowing that Drake is still just looking for an opportunity. Annoyed, he begins to ask a question.)
Captain Charisma: Is there a reason you’re interested in this all of a sudden?
Drake King: Does it matter why I’m interested? I noticed that you seemed interested in sharing something with the two and I’d like to know what that is. I was willing to accept that I wouldn’t be receiving an EAW Championship match at Shock Value, but if I can’t get what’s rightfully mine I’ll need something else to do in the meantime, right? Jamie and Cameron haven’t done anything noteworthy all season and you were more than happy to speak to them about their future, so what’s the difference now? This is GOD you’re speaking to! You should be treating me with as much respect as possible, and personally I don’t think it’s respectful keeping secrets that could affect the rest of the Voltage roster. The right thing to do right now would be to share what this big announcement is so that we all have a chance to understand what the big deal is.
Captain Charisma: :francis: Well if you were listening, you’d know that I’ve already planned to announce it to everyone. Again, I’m not giving you any special treatment. I told Jamie and Cameron that next week I had an announcement that they’d like to hear. I said this because they were already looking to move on from their victory at King of Elite. I didn’t tell them what the announcement was. I have yet to tell anyone, so if you want to find out what this announcement is you can do so at the same time as everyone else. Next week on Sunday Night Voltage.
Drake King: :whoa: You can’t do that! Why would you make me wait for something like this? You’re holding onto what could be very valuable information right now. Are you doing all this on purpose? First you refuse to fix the EAW World Championship situation, then you refuse to give me an opportunity to fix it myself, and now you’re refusing to do something as simple as being open with your Messiah about your plans. Are you doing all of this on purpose? I understand you’ve had your issues with me in the past, but I thought you’ve gotten over them by now. There’s no need to hold a grudge against me. If you have a problem you can feel free to say it, but I can assure you that trying to hurt my chances of saving this brand isn’t going to do you any favors. You’re refusing to let me do what’s right for Voltage, and honestly I’m pretty ashamed of you. As the Commissioner of this brand you should be better than this, but maybe you just don’t care about this brand enough-
Captain Charisma: Drake, my only problem right now is the fact that you’re still in my office. If you ever have a serious issue I am here to make sure things are set right, just like I’m here for the rest of the Voltage roster. However, when your issues are you simply being treated just like everyone else, there’s nothing I can do for you. If you want in on this big announcement wait until next week, because until then I have nothing to say about it. As for the EAW World Championship, again, you lost. I can’t change the fact that you lost. If you wanted to be the Champion you should’ve won that match. You may not like the way Charlie did things at Road to Redemption or King of Elite, and to be fair I’m sure you’re not even the only one, but he didn’t break any rules in either match. There’s no reason for any decision to be reversed, and there’s no reason for you to be given an automatic rematch after already having your shot just one week ago. I have nothing else to say to you Drake, so if you could do me a favor, the door is right there.
(Drake is obviously still unhappy, but he gives up on arguing with Captain Charisma.)
Drake King: Fine. Next week it is.
(After this Drake just turns around, storming out of the office as he slams the door shut. Captain Charisma remains silent, just letting out a sigh as he turns his attention away from the door, once again focusing on what he was working on before Drake stormed into the room.)
(After this, the camera cuts to Drake, who had just left the office. As he walks out he is still unhappy about the conversation, but before he has time to think about it, he walks right into none other than Jamie O’Hara. This gets extremely loud cheers from the crowd, and the two men stop in their tracks, having a staredown in the backstage area. Neither man says anything, until finally a smirk appears on Jamie’s face. After this Jamie brushes past Drake and walks off, leaving Drake in the area. Drake just shakes his head before walking out of the camera’s view, and as this happens, Voltage fades away from the area.)
(The camera cuts the ring as the crowd would await what was soon to greet them, but the tempo would be thrown off as ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics blared through the speakers. Harper Lee who had already caused enough chaos tonight was making her presence known once more! She made her way down the ramp…. She showcased she wasn’t in a happy mood, but that was rarely ever.)
James Peters: Harper Lee made her presence known in a big way here earlier in the night on Voltage. Attacking her former tag team partner and it wasn’t the most pretty sight. Harper Lee has been unstable for the last what now? 2 months, and she has cemented a war path in her way. And that bleeds over into other Elitists, and how this tangent has affected them!
Rich Russillo: I see your point, as Harper Lee feels as if she doesn’t owe anyone anything however. She is the one who should be owed in her head! She may set the reputation of being a bad friend, she may lay the table out, and overall clarify that she isn’t that great of a person, but she doesn’t become discouraged by any of that. She thrives off negativity quite frankly.
Persephone: I thrive off not being here.
James Peters: Well, that’s something Persephone, but it’s no secret that Harper Lee is a brutal individual with no desire or love in her heart. She thrives off negativity, and that negativity is in the arena time. And all she can do? Soak it in. I am sure there are a whole lot of emotions swirling through her head, and we’ll find that out, as Harper Lee is here to speak.
(Harper would enter the ring as she was handed a microphone. Her theme music died down now, she paced around, the heat in the arena was immense. But she just waited for her turn to speak.)
Harper Lee: Sooooooooo, did we enjoy the Holly Arrow return?
(Harper asked, as she was immediately met with disapproval from the crowd. She just had a smirk across her face, as she spoke again once the crowd had piped down.)
Harper Lee: Yeah, I’m gonna be honest with you, I didn’t really enjoy it either. I’m glad that we can all come to agreement with that. Unless there’s some of you that well, are delusional enough to convince yourself that the woman has a concrete future set in stone for her EAW career. But yeah, she had no business in being here. She had no business being in the ring with me at any point. I don’t know why she is here and furthermore, I don’t want her here. It was a stupid attempt for Holly Arrow to make her return, because now she has herself in a situation that will only get her hurt, no matter what the circumstances are. This is a whole she has dug herself in, and there is an out to it! As long as she realizes what she’s doing is a dumb idea, that won’t amount to anything.
(Harper paced around the ring some more, looking around the arena. Taking a deep breath before she spoke once more.)
Harper Lee: It’s really just not a good idea for Holly Arrow to think she can accomplish what she is doing. If she is here with a personal vendetta to take me out, it’s already the dumbest mistake she could have possibly made… And with that being said, Holly Arrow might actually be too far gone. This was a mistake Holly, I know I was your tag team partner for an unethical amount of time, that felt like a drag sometimes… But… I really didn’t realize how rash and dumb your decisions can be, as you make them. You had time to even plan your next move. You could have been direct around it in any other caliber, but what did you do? You kept yourself locked in on me. You kept yourself locked in on my business, you had time to plot your next move, maybe a change in pace. A new outlook, yet you’re still riding my coattails like the weak link you are. And I firmly stand on that belief as well, and nothing can convince or prove me otherwise, because quite honestly? There’s not a single statistic in the favor of Holly Arrow, that says she’s better than me. The only thing Holly Arrow is better at than me, is playing second fiddle.
(The smirk on Harper’s face only got wider, as she knew she was bringing in all this hostility. But she was just eating it all up as it came.)
Harper Lee: If I have to continue to build upon what I did to Holly Arrow last time, she’s looking at a far longer break than she got the first time. This is a threat, so graciously.. know your place Holly, please. Because this is better for me and you. You get more longevity out of a sad career, and what do I get? More important priorities in my way. So let’s pray that Holly Arrow can process this, and nip this in the butt. Because I’m ready to focus on my next match up. Which is tonight, going one on one against none other than.. ARIA. ARIA, I just wish to simply destroy you. I don’t know if there is anyway to put in more bluntly, but the whole thought of you brings a pit within my stomach, a sickening feeling. I really thought that ARIA could bring something viable to the table at King Of Elite. But I find myself realizing that was a mistake, Aria is a joke of a competitor. She understands less than Holly Arrow does. She is a major problem, and one of the many problems to this industry. It’s pathetic that some Elitists like her get to roam around here freely, because you can truly give me zero reason as to why she will survive this match tonight. Aria can’t win at anything, she costed us the match at King Of Elite. Do you know what would have happened, had we beaten Cameron and Jamie? So many good things. Yet ARIA wasn’t cut out for that gig, allowing herself to be brought down to the ground, and then look at what happened. She failed us. So much could have been done for her career, yet she was left stumbling on her own two feet!
(Harper was getting mad as she recycled the events that played out at King Of Elite. She paced around the ring, as you could tell she was still absolutely frustrated about that. Before she spoke again.)
Harper Lee: I just want to move on and get all this nonsense out of the way. As a human being, I have wasted too much time..I have wasted too much time within this fantasy realm that people like Holly Arrow, believe we are at the same caliber. And people like ARIA are standing beside me during marquee matches? I can’t keep letting this happen. Tonight on Voltage, if you don’t want to watch a massacre happen before your very eyes, I suggest you turn your televisions off. Or better yet, if you’re in the arena now, just go home. Because what I do to ARIA won’t be favorable. But King Of Elite wasn’t the end all be all, it was mostly ARIA’s fault. Nothing is fully wrong for me, in the end. As my goal remains intact to become Universal Women’s Champion once more. I have to keep building on what I have, and I must avoid the ignorant challenges that keep getting sent my way. I have to push them aside.
(Harper made impact on her words as she stood near the ropes now, resting her arms on them, and making sure her point was intent.)
Harper Lee: I cannot continue to let these idiotic roadblocks named Aria and Holly continue to get in my way, because not only is it bad for them, it’s bad for me. Because I am wasting my time with a task that I know is so simple. I change this tonight, because I am going to kill multiple birds with one stone, and then? I am going to get on track to where I have to be. And that is a two time Universal Women’s Champion. That is the prominent goal, and nothing is holding me back, or standing in my way between that. Scratching and clawing will be what I do. But I have to get back lost time, and I have to move on with my life. And this is the only way all of that can be fixed.
(With that said, Harper tossed her mic aside. The reaction she got worse than the one she had when she went in. But her point was pushed to the forefront. Harper stands in the middle of the ring with a small grin plastered on her face as the scene fades.)
(Commercial for Shock Value, the upcoming Voltage marquee event.)
(The camera returns to the ring after commercial break where Bella Braxton is standing in the center of the ring while Harper Lee is still in the ring staring at the entrance ramp as Bella is ready to begin the introductions for the next contest.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, this next contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Bella Braxton: Where the winner of this match will be declared the NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics has been playing in the background as Harper Lee is still in the ring with a devilish grin on her face. The crowd is letting her hear all the negativity with the boos coming down on her.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first and already in the ring! From Charlotte, North Carolina! Weighing 118 pounds. Here is “THE WORST WOMAN IN THE WORLD” HARPER LEE!
James Peters: Welcome back to Voltage and Harper Lee is still in the ring after what just went down. Easy to say that she has been on a rampage tonight! Now she’s only one match away from finding herself in a World Championship opportunity.
Persephone: Gawd, Harper Lee makes me sick and the fact that I have to see her more than once tonight makes me wanna barf. At least now she has a nickname that fits her. The Worst Woman in the World sounds about right.
Rich Russillo: Well this woman is looking to take out another woman to get herself a championship match. She took out Holly Arrow earlier and now she wants to pretty much murder ARIA to get a shot at the Universal Women’s Champion. We know she’ll do it too.
(Harper takes her corner at the referee’s recommendation as the boos are quickly replaced with cheers as ‘Freewill’ by Roisee and ARIA enters the arena. Normally she is in a good smiling mood, but not tonight. She wants to exact some revenge for King of Elite as she heads to the ring. )
Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent! From Chandler, Arizona! Weighing 110 pounds! Here is “THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH” ARIA!
Persephone: Oh goody. Another stupid bitch is here. Just what we have always wanted.
Rich Russillo: Come on. ARIA isn’t bad at all. She was a nice person to help Harper at King of Elite and look what happened. She got attacked. Completely uncalled for if you ask me.
James Peters: Tonight she has a chance to get some revenge on Harper by becoming the Number One Contender… at Harper’s expense. This is going to be a hard hitting match to say the least—
(As ARIA enters the ring and takes her corner, her music fades off and is quickly replaced by “Blood, Milk & Sky” by White Zombie and the Universal Women’s Champion Minerva is coming down the ramp. )
Persephone: Now why in the hell is she here? Don’t we have enough idiots in the ring and now we add this orange haired jezebel to the mix. I hate this.
James Peters: Well they are competing for a shot at the Universal Women’s Title, so it’s only right that the champ herself gets a bird’s eye view of the action. Who will be Minerva’s next challenger? We’re about to find out!
(Minerva is now standing at ringside watching with interest as her music goes off. The referee checks both competitors before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Here we go! Number One Contender’s match is underway AND HARPER LEE IS GOING RIGHT AFTER ARIA AT THE SOUND OF THE BELL! SHE IS JUST PUTTING THE BEATDOWN ON POOR ARIA!
Rich Russillo: Harper said earlier that her main mission of the night is to kill ARIA and become Number One Contender for Minerva’s championship. She is off to a good start as she grabs ARIA by a handful of hair AND FLINGS ARIA HALFWAY ACROSS THE RING!
Persephone: At this rate, this is going to be a short match. VERY short match. Because they are both very short. They probably need a booster seat to sit at the adult table. BAHAHAHAHA!
James Peters: Starting with the insults early, aren’t we Persephone? Anyways, ARIA went face first into the mat after being tossed by Harper. ARIA is trying to recover AND HARPER WITH AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE NECK!
Persephone: It’s never too early to insult these dumb bitches. They just make it too easy. ARIA is down AND HARPER IS JUST THROWING FISTS ONCE AGAIN! She is just a damn backfighter so what else is new?
Rich Russillo: Harper has kept ARIA neutralized since the bell rang and she will not let up. Harper once again has a handful of ARIA’s hair and she is looking right at Minerva.
Harper Lee: (off-mic) You watching, Minerva? This is going to be you very soon! That title is coming home to ME!
Persephone: Now is not the time to be talking trash, you stupid bitch! You see! Harper was dumb enough to take time to focus on Minerva AND ARIA STARTS THROWING ELBOWS INTO THE MIDSECTION!
James Peters: ARIA finally gets free and gets back to her feet. Now ARIA is throwing forearms into Harper’s face AND HARPER COMES BACK WITH A SLAP TO ARIA’S FACE!
Rich Russillo: Complete show of disrespect being shown by Harper Lee to the person who helped her ass at King of Elite or else she would have had to fight Jamie and Cameron in a handicap match.
James Peters: That’s another story for another day as ARIA looks angry after getting slapped by Harper AND ARIA WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN SENDS HARPER TO THE MAT!
Rich Russillo: ARIA HAS MOUNTED HARPER AND SHE IS RETURNING THE FAVOR WITH POUNDING THE HELL OUT OF HARPER LEE! What a thank you that Harper gave her for helping her out of her desperate situation.
Persephone: Don’t sugarcoat that crap. We all know that Harper Lee can’t keep a tag team partner like she can’t keep a boyfriend. How in the hell did this dumb bitch manage to become a two-time Tag Team Champion?
James Peters: I mean she does have some amazing skills in the ring that has brought her gold on multiple occasions. Meanwhile the referee is issuing a count to tell ARIA to open up the fists.
Persephone: You stop sugarcoating too! Harper is a user! She keeps partners around long enough to get what she wants and then when they’ve outgrown their usefulness, she beats the crap out of them and we don’t see them for months. Between her and Jake Smith, who is worse as a partner?
Rich Russillo: Will that be the same result for you if you manage to finally get a date with Luis?
Persephone: Watch your mouth! Now as we can see, the referee has pulled ARIA off of Harper since ARIA chose to not acknowledge the referee’s count. Seeing her kick and flail is kind of funny.
James Peters: ARIA is like a ball of fire tonight! She not only wants to beat Harper Lee, she wants to be the Number One Contender. ARIA grabs Harper by the head and brings her back to her feet–
Rich Russillo: ARIA TAKES HARPER UP AND OVER WITH A SNAP SUPLEX! Both women make it back up to their feet, but ARIA beats Harper to the punch AND SHE JUST CHOPS HARPER ACROSS THE CHEST!
James Peters: Harper holds her chest in pain as ARIA pushes Harper back AND CHOPS HARPER’S CHEST ONCE AGAIN! ARIA grabs Harper and whips her to the corner.
Rich Russillo: Harper hits the turnbuckles as ARIA backs up and SHE COMES ACROSS THE RING WITH AMAZING FLEXIBILITY BEFORE CATCHING HARPER IN THE FACE WITH A BEAUTIFUL HANDSPRING ELBOW!
Persephone: I think ARIA should keep chopping her. Maybe that will help Harper graduate out of the training bra department. HAHAHAHAHAHA!
James Peters: Harper falls into a sitting position as ARIA backs up once again AND SHE RUNS ACROSS THE RING AT FULL SPEED FOR DOING A SOMERSAULT! ARIA LOOKING FOR A CANNONBALL IN THE CORNER–
Persephone: Harper still has some brains in that head of hers as she gets out of the way and ARIA crashes into the turnbuckles before falling to the mat. She almost landed on her neck. Damn, that could have ended the match.
Rich Russillo: Sadistic as always, my darling. But Harper Lee does have the experience advantage in this match and she knows the tricks of a veteran that ARIA hasn’t learned yet.
Persephone: It must suck to be Harper. Not only is she short, she’s old. All she needs are about six cats and she’ll reach her future in life as a crazy cat lady.
James Peters: Showing the love as always is Persephone. Right now, Harper has just regained control of the match as it’s Harper’s turn to back up AND RUN FULL SPEED AT ARIA—
Rich Russillo: HARPER WITH A LOW DROPKICK THAT SENDS ARIA’S NECK AND HEAD SNAPPING BACK INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! THAT WAS AN UGLY SIGHT!
James Peters: That could have hurt ARIA more than we see as Harper grabs ARIA by the leg and pulls her out of the corner and towards the center of the ring. Harper pulls ARIA back to her feet, once again by the hair, AND LOCKS IN A FULL NELSON!
Rich Russillo: ARIA is in trouble with the submission applied AND HARPER SNAPS HER BACK AND OVER WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! ARIA’S HEAD CRASHES ON THE MAT ONCE AGAIN!
Persephone: There’s nothing up there to really hurt anyway, so there really isn’t much to worry about. Stop acting like it’s the end of the world. It only seems like it because this match has gone on too long.
James Peters: ARIA is still down and HARPER PUTS HER BOOT ON ARIA’S FACE BEFORE SHE PRESSES DOWN CAUSING MORE PRESSURE! ARIA IS KICKING IN PAIN WITH A BOOT IN HER FACE!
Persephone: No pain. No gain. Stop being a little crybaby and do something about it. Now the damn referee is ruining everything by starting a count. Come on, Ref! Let them settle this crap amongst themselves. I’ll just text Luis.
Rich Russillo: Of course you will. The referee reaches four and Harper removes her boot from ARIA’s face. Minerva hasn’t moved from her spot at ringside, but she definitely has been watching closely!
Persephone: I hate that carrot haired bitch, but she’s probably as interested in this match as I am. This crap is boring me so much. I think I’ll take a nap.
James Peters: The hell you will. Harper is standing by ARIA’s head AND ARIA FLIPS BACK AND WRAPS HER FEET AROUND HARPER’S HEAD TO TRY AND TAKE HER DOWN WITH A HEADSCISSORS–
Rich Russillo: HARPER QUICKLY GRABS HER FEET AND GRABS HER LEGS! Harper rolls ARIA back into the wheelbarrow position BEFORE SITTING DOWN AND PLANTING ARIA FACE FIRST WITH THE WHEELBARROW FACEBUSTER!
James Peters: ARIA kisses the canvas once again and Harper rolls herself and ARIA over and now ARIA’s shoulders are down for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHH–
Rich Russillo: ARIA KICKS OUT AT TWO! That was almost too easy for ARIA to kick out of since ARIA just quickly threw her shoulder up.
Persephone: That idiot wasn’t able to keep her down because she had no weight on her shoulders. Dumb bitch can’t sit on her and expect to win at this point in the match. Stupid!!
James Peters: But that doesn’t stop Harper from using the hair to try and bring ARIA back to her feet. She is having a hell of a lot of fun pulling hair in this match, isn’t she?
Persephone: Because she isn’t good at much more than pulling hair and being a bitch. I could never be around someone like that.
Rich Russillo: Because you are a person like that.
Persephone: Watch it, Russillo, or I will make your life a living nightmare. I guarantee it.
James Peters: As you two are fighting, ARIA is back up and Harper applies a waistlock and SHE APPLIES A GERMAN SUPLEX–
Rich Russillo: ARIA LANDED ON HER FEET! She doesn’t give Harper a chance to turn around BEFORE SHE GRABS HARPER AND COUNTERS WITH A BACKSTABBER! DOUBLE KNEES TO THE SPINE OF HARPER LEE!
James Peters: Harper is quickly back to her feet AND ARIA GRABS HER AGAIN AND HITS HARPER WITH A DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER! THAT COULD HAVE LOOSENED A FEW OF HER TEETH RIGHT THERE!
Rich Russillo: Harper has had ARIA neutralized for most of the match and now this is ARIA’s chance to build some momentum and turn things in her favor.
Persephone: About damn time. But look at Harper use the ropes to try and get back to her feet AND ARIA HITS A DROPKICK AND THAT SENDS HARPER THROUGH THE ROPES AND ONTO THE APRON! COME ON AND WIN THIS MATCH!
James Peters: Harper is getting back to her feet and ARIA is trying to pull Harper back into the ring and HARPER IS DANGLING ON THE TOP ROPE! ARIA IS DELIVERING KICK AFTER KICK TO HARPER’S CHEST!
Persephone: Does anybody have a kendo stick or something? Seeing that bitch dangling like that reminds me of a party game where you hit somebody with a stick.
James Peters: What parties do you go to, creepy?
Rich Russillo: I don’t think we wanna hear that answer as Aria grabs Harper by the waist and pulls her back into the ring and she holds on to an upside down Harper!
Persephone: This is going to be good. That Aria bitch brings that loser Harper Lee into the center of the ring as she gets Harper in position BEFORE FALLING FORWARD–
James Peters: “GLITCH IN THE MATRIX”! ARIA JUST HIT HER VERSION OF THE STYLES CLASH AND HARPER JUST WENT FACE AND CHEST FIRST INTO THE MAT AND HARPER DOESN’T LOOK TO BE MOVING!
Persephone: I might finally get my wish about this match being over as Aria rolls Harper over and has her shoulders down for the cover! Please let this match be over now!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
TWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEE!
Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE KICKS OUT AT TWO! That was a very close near fall by Aria, who was dangerously close to picking up one of the biggest wins of her career right there.
Persephone: It was close, but not close enough because the damn match isn’t over yet and I am still left with sexting my love Luis.
James Peters: You mean texting, right?
Persephone: No.
James Peters: That’s disgusting! At your age? Blech! Anyways, Aria is back to her feet and she brings Harper back up and she whips Harper to the corner.
Rich Russillo: Harper hits the turnbuckles AND ARIA RUNS TO THE CORNER LOOKING FOR AN ELBOW STRIKE, BUT HARPER CAME OUT OF THE CORNER AND CATCHES ARIA IN THE TEMPLE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
James Peters: Because of the arm and elbow being up, Harper didn’t get as much of the kick as she wanted. That means that Aria is dazed, but she is still on her feet after that shot.
Rich Russillo: Now it’s Harper who runs in AS SHE JUMPS IN THE AIR AND GRABS ARIA BY THE NECK AS SHE LOOKS TO PLANT ARIA WITH A JUMPING DDT–
Persephone: BAHAHAHHAHA! I LOVE THIS! That dumb bitch left her feet to get flashy and she ran right into a superkick by Aria. It was awesome seeing Harper’s neck snap back like that and now she’s just a heap on the mat.
James Peters: That was a nice counter by Aria and she sees a chance to hopefully finish the match. Aria picks Harper up and puts her in a front facelock.
Rich Russillo: Aria showing some power of her own as she lifts Harper up in the air and holds her up there for a few seconds BEFORE DROPPING DOWN AND SPIKING HER ON HER HEAD WITH A BRAINBUSTER!
Persephone: Oh hell. That move is a lie. There were no brains busted in that move. But Harper looks unconscious and I love it.
James Peters: Now Aria decides to take a chance as she climbs all the way to the top rope for a high impact move.
Persephone: STOP GETTING FLASHY! She could have had the match won if she stayed on the ground.
Rich Russillo: Either way, Aria is on the top rope AND SHE COMES OFF THE TOP WITH A FROG SPLASH–
Persephone: HAHAHAHA! TOLD YA! HARPER GOT THE KNEES UP AND ARIA JUST CRASHED AND BURNED! THAT’S WHAT YOU GET! STUPID!
James Peters: Aria is on her knees in pain and Harper pulls her back to her feet. HARPER HAS ARIA ON HER SHOULDERS FOR THE “RAGNAROK” SLAM! BUT ARIA LANDS ON HER FEET BEHIND HARPER–
Rich Russillo: ARIA GOT A HOLD OF HARPER AND SHE HAS HARPER SET UP FOR “IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS”! HEADLOCK DRIVER ON THE WAY AS ARIA SNAPS HER FORWARD–
James Peters: HARPER GETS FREE OF THE HEADLOCK DRIVER AS SHE QUICKLY TURNS AROUND AND JUST CLOBBERS ARIA WITH A STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND! WHAT A SHOT!
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHA! I HATE HARPER LEE, BUT SEEING HER JUST PUNCH ARIA IN THE FACE LIKE THAT JUST AMUSED ME! DO IT AGAIN, YOU PIXIE SKANK!!
Rich Russillo: THAT’S THE “DRAGON FIST” BY HARPER LEE! DAMN WHAT A RIGHT HOOK FROM THE FORMER UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION! ARIA JUST DROPPED AND HARPER MIGHT BE A FEW SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING A SHOT AT MINERVA AS SHE ROLLS ARIA OVER FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
Persephone: OH FOR THE LOVE OF GAWD! HOW IN THE HELL DID ARIA KICK OUT OF THAT? WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS TO ME? HOLD ON, LUIS! I AM HOPING THIS MATCH ENDS SOON, MY LOVE!
James Peters: This has been an amazing match. We just caught a glimpse of Minerva a second ago and she is impressed with the two women who could end up as her challengers.
Persephone: What would make this match interesting to me is if THEY WOULD END THIS DAMN MATCH! I AM SICK OF LOOKING AT ALL THESE DUMB BITCHES!
James Peters: You need to calm down, but the end may be near as Aria hasn’t moved since kicking out and Harper is stalking Aria like her next victim.
Rich Russillo: ARIA IS IN A BUNCH OF TROUBLE AS HARPER ROLLS ARIA ONTO HER STOMACH! HARPER GRABS HOLD OF ARIA’S ARMS AND BENDS THEM BACK BEFORE SHE PUTS HER BOOT TO THE BACK OF ARIA’S HEAD!
Persephone: Wait! Does this mean that the match is about to end? Oh sweet gawd! It’s about time. Luis, baby! I’m closer to being with you, my love. Do you hear me?
James Peters: Everybody in the area can hear you, BUT WE SEE HARPER SETTING UP ARIA FOR WHAT HARPER CALLS “SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR”! A VERY DANGEROUS CURB STOMP STYLE MOVE THAT HARPER LIKES TO USE!
Rich Russillo: IF HARPER HITS THE CURB STOMP, THIS MATCH WILL BE OVER AND HARPER WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER–
James Peters: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? The crowd is starting to go absolutely nuts with cheers and that catches Harper off guard. What in the world is that—
Rich Russillo: IT’S HOLLY ARROW! HOLLY IS STILL COVERED IN BLOOD FROM EARLIER AND SHE IS BEING FLANKED BY THE MEDICAL STAFF AND SECURITY!
Persephone: Did that bitch get her brains scrambled or what? She can’t even walk a straight line and can barely move. Yet this crowd is going absolutely crazy!
James Peters: LISTEN TO THE DOCTORS! THEY ARE TELLING HOLLY THAT SHE CAN’T DO THIS AND SHE ISN’T LISTENING TO THEM! SHE IS STILL COMING DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP! EVEN MINERVA HAS A LOOK OF CONFUSION ON HER FACE WONDERING WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!
Persephone: Harper now see’s Holly coming back and she throws ARIA down and starts walking to the ropes to yell at Holly. What the hell?
Harper Lee: (off-mic) Back again? COME ON IN, HOLLY! I’LL CRACK YOUR SKULL AGAIN. GET IN HERE!
Rich Russillo: Harper wants Holly to come back into the ring. Harper wants to beat Holly even more than she already has, but Holly is smart and keeps her distance away from the ring and away from Harper.
Persephone: Look at Harper screaming like a damn banshee. She had the match won and now she’s picking a fight with Holly. Holly is barely conscious, stupid. Now get back to the match and end the damn thing. I am sick of looking at everybody.
James Peters: LOOK AT ARIA! ARIA IS UP AND SHE HAS MADE HER WAY TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! ARIA HAS HER BALANCE BEFORE SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE–
Rich Russillo: SHE LAUNCHES HERSELF WITH FULL SPEED AND POWER AND SHE HIT HARPER WITH A MODIFIED VERSION OF “GOD SHATTERING STAR”! WHAT A KNEE STRIKE FROM ARIA!
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHA! THAT WAS THE GREATEST THING EVER! Stupid idiot was so distracted with Holly coming out here that she did NOT see that knee strike coming!! Harper got clobbered!
James Peters: SHE CERTAINLY DID! ARIA CAUGHT HARPER IN THE TEMPLE WITH THAT KNEE STRIKE AND HARPER FALLS LIKE A STONE! ARIA IS BACK ON THE MAT AS SHE DRAGS HARPER TO THE CENTER OF THE RING AND HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Freewill’ starts playing again as ARIA rolls off of Harper and catches her breath before Bella Braxton announces the final decision of the match.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner…
Bella Braxton: AND THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP… ARIA!
James Peters: What an amazing match! Two competitors fighting hard for the sake of becoming the Number One Contender. We have our number one contender and her name is ARIA. I hate to say this, but many would consider this an upset.
Persephone: I don’t care what they call it because the match is over and we got to see Harper Lee fall flat on her face! That was the greatest thing ever!!
(ARIA gets back to her feet as the referee raises her arm in victory to the cheers of the crowd. Meanwhile, Harper has rolled out to the ring apron. She is sitting down and glaring at Holly, who is finally walking back up the entrance ramp with an evil smirk on her face.)
Holly Arrow: (off-mic) This is just the beginning, Harper. Soon enough, Harper, YOU WILL PAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO ME! EVERY! SINGLE! THING!
Rich Russillo: What a development we have here. Holly didn’t have to lay one hand on Harper to cause Harper Lee pain. All she had to do was come out to ringside and she got the result she wanted.
Persephone: BAHAHAHHAHA! Anytime we see Harper lose is a great experience. Look at her all pissed off because her getting distracted cost herself the match.
(Harper is angry at just went down as she still holds her head before the camera cuts to ARIA celebrating in the ring.)
James Peters: If it wasn’t for Holly and her coming out to ringside, Harper might have become Number One Contender. Unfortunately, it didn’t end up going her way. Now it’s ARIA who will soon have the biggest match of her career.
(As ARIA continues her celebration, Minerva has entered the ring. Minerva walks to the center of the ring and when ARIA turns around she ends up face to face with Minerva. Seconds later, Minerva gives ARIA a nice little round of applause.)
Minerva: (off-mic) Congratulations, ARIA! Great victory.
ARIA: (off-mic) Thank you. I can’t wait for our match.
Minerva: (off-mic) Me either. I can’t wait to see what you bring.
(Minerva removes the Universal Women’s Championship off her shoulder and holds it in the air. ARIA’s gaze is now on the title belt, realizing she could become World Champion very soon.)
Persephone: Why are they talking so nice to each other? How about you all just start punching each other in the face. How boring!!
James Peters: This is going to be an amazing match in the future when we will see Minerva defend her Universal Women’s Championship against ARIA. Congrats once again to ARIA for her huge victory tonight.
(The final shot has Minerva still holding up the Universal Women’s Championship in the air while ARIA is staring at the title and what her future could hold as the shot fades elsewhere.)
(Promotional ad for the upcoming Universal Women’s Championship match between Minerva and ARIA.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, and the ring has been decorated for a celebration. Most notably, there are various paintings set up in the ring of Charlie Marr holding the EAW World Championship, and in the center of the ring there is a statue of Charlie. Seeing this causes the fans to boo, but the boos only grow louder as ‘It Ain’t Safe’ by Skepta hits. The camera cuts to the stage, and tons of pyro shoots out, before finally the EAW World Champion Charlie Marr begins walking out. Charlie is wearing the EAW World Championship around his waist, and he is holding a microphone in his hand.)
James Peters: Charlie Marr managed to retain his EAW World Championship at King of Elite, although it happened with a lot of controversy. It’s not often that you see the ring bell used to an Elitist’s advantage, but if anyone’s known for getting creative when it comes to using dirty tactics, it’s Charlie Marr.
Rich Russillo: Say what you want, but at the end of the day Charlie Marr got what he wanted, which is exactly why this celebration is happening. Charlie said what he was going to do at King of Elite and he did it.
Persephone: Oh brother. The last thing I need right now is to watch a mid wrestler celebrate a win over two other mid wrestlers.
(Charlie Marr enters the ring with a grin on his face, and as ‘It Ain’t Safe’ fades out, Charlie Marr remains silent for a moment to bask in the negative reaction from the crowd. This lasts for a while, but eventually, Charlie says just a few words.)
Charlie Marr: I said this would happen, didn’t I?
(The boos once again rain down on Charlie, but Charlie easily brushes them off as he continues.)
Charlie Marr: I don’t know what any of you were expecting. That was easy! I didn’t have a hard time against that has-been or the fraud that kept this title warm for me. I said that I was going to leave King of Elite as the EAW World Champion and I did exactly that, because I am the best this beand has to offer and no one comes close. Not Rex McAllister, not Drake King, not anyone that thinks they have a shot at taking this title away from me. We already had to sit through years of mediocrity ruining the EAW Championship picture, and if I didn’t make my return to this company months ago this Championship would have only continued to be tainted by Elitists who belong nowhere near the top. Rex and Drake are out of the title picture now though, and with them gone this Championship is FINALLY in the hands of a real star. This title is in the hands of someone that knows what to do with it. I had this Championship taken away from me once before, and never again will I allow it to fall into the wrong hands.
(While the fans continue to boo, Charlie walks over towards the statue that has been created in his honor.)
Charlie Marr: You see this? This is what true greatness looks like. THIS is the face of your company. THIS is the face of Sunday Night Voltage, and now that I’m the EAW Champion this is OFFICIALLY my show. This celebration is happening because for the first time in a very long time Voltage is actually worth watching, and that’s only the case because of what I did for this brand. Rex and Drake thought they could take this away from me just because they made it to the final two of an Extreme Elimination Chamber that didn’t even have me in it, but we saw what happened the moment I was involved. They went down without a fight, just like they went down without a fight at King of Elite! It never mattered whether they were at a hundred percent or if they had nothing left in the tank. The outcome was always going to be the same, because the rightful owner of this EAW Championship is right here. I’m going to be holding this Championship for a long time, so to everyone in the back thinking that this is their chance to become a Champion, set your sights on someone else, because it’s not happening at my-
(Suddenly, the sounds of ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac begin to blast through the speakers as the crowd erupts into thunderous cheers in response. The camera then goes over to the stage where none other than TLA is seen making his way out. He has a smile on his face as he throws his fist into the air, hyping the fans in attendance up tonight before looking over at the EAW World Champion. Charlie does not at all look happy about this disruption as TLA is seen then beginning to make his way down the ramp.)
Rich Russillo: Well it seems someone has called his shot, it’s TLA! TLA and Charlie have years of history with each other, as recently as TLA’s reign as Hardcore Champion when he retained against Charlie’s “Champagne Charlie” persona upon his return back to EAW. Obviously, things have changed drastically since then though.
James Peters: TLA does not seem to be here to play nice, it seems that his eyes are set on adding another World Championship reign to his result and it’s going to be at the expense of Charlie. Charlie does not seem to be pleased about this though.
Persephone: I wouldn’t either, in fact, I’m not. This might be potentially the most boring EAW World Championship match that this brain has ever seen and I don’t think my mind can prepare itself for that.
(TLA makes his way up the steel steps and into the ring, heading over and taking a microphone from the ringside area as ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ begins to come to a close. He smirks as he looks around at the crowd.)
TLA: ¡Maradi, que pasa!
(The crowd cheers loudly as TLA nods his head, beating his chest.)
TLA: I’m glad y’all doin’ good, but imma get right to business real quick and my business is with mi buen amigo Charlie Marr, what’s good amigo??? I see you man, even if you one annoying ass motherfucker, and up there as one of the worst people in this company, you been putting in the work. You won the EAW World Championship, and you just got done defending it at King of Elite, which is already exceeding expectations for what we thought you was gonna do! I bet you feel excited bout all this. You out here running your mouth saying that you gonna be Champion forever, and I’d agree with you, but the issue is homie… it’d be the case if TLA wasn’t coming after that title, but TLA is coming after that title. You see I ain’t looking to settle, I ain’t ever settle in my career. I always look to improve and be better and I know the only way I can do that is by winning that.
(TLA points to the EAW World Championship over Charlie’s shoulder as Charlie rolls his eyes, clearly not interested in this at all.)
TLA: I want a shot at that title, and it ain’t really farfetched considering the Season that I’ve had so far. I been doing my thing, fuckin’ up the competition, and just as I’ve already done before I know that I can take my place as El Campeón yet another time in my career. We can run back the tape on that, or we can run back the tape on the times that I’ve beaten you before. You remember that, si? I know you gonna try and dismiss me and say that TLA ain’t been putting en el trabajo to deserve this, but we been knew man, ain’t no contesting it. It was nice and all taking down La Familia and getting some well-needed venganza, but now I’m focused, I’m ready. I’m fiendin’ to be a three-time World Champion, and I ain’t gonna wait much longer. Charlie, I want a match, and I want it at Shock Value with the EAW World Championship on the line. If you the Campeón that you think you are and if you have the cajones to back it up, then you accept it, if not, then you gonna find out just what happens with the swiftness what happens when you try and waste my time.
(TLA lowers his microphone and Charlie does not look moved by this at all. The look on his face tells all and it’s clear that he does not at all want to face TLA. He looks around for a moment before then beginning to respond.)
Charlie Marr: No.
(The fans immediately begin to boo, and TLA doesn’t look very impressed. Charlie looks around, almost as if he’s confused, before turning back to TLA and beginning to speak once again.)
Charlie Marr: You didn’t actually think you could just walk out here and get a free Championship match, did you? I get you love your jokes but this one isn’t even worth my time, so if you really walked out here and interrupted MY celebration just to try and stake your claim to a Championship you’ll never win as long as I’m holding it, you’re better off just leaving the ring now. You’re really just wasting your own time, because I don’t feel like facing you. Everyone already knows that I’m the better competitor here, which is why I left Road to Redemption with this title while you somehow left it losing two title matches in one night. I have nothing to prove to you. There’s no point in me facing a guy like you, so get out of the ring so I can get back to celebrating the greatest Championship reign you’ll ever see in your life.
(The fans continue to boo, but TLA doesn’t look too bothered by Charlie’s response.)
TLA: You a funny guy, homie, because you really think you have a choice. Just because you Champion don’t mean you can just pick and choose when you wanna defend the title, it don’t work like that amigo. You don’t got a choice.
James Peters: TLA JUST HIT CHARLIE MARR WITH HIS MICROPHONE!!!!!
Rich Russillo: CHARLIE DROPS TO A KNEE, AND TLA NOW QUICKLY GRABS HIM BEFORE BEGINNING TO REPEATEDLY PUNCH AWAY AT HIM, POUNDING AWAY AT HIS BACK AS CHARLIE MARR WAS COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD! TLA IS ATTACKING THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION, AND I DON’T THINK THIS IS HOW CHARLIE WANTED TO CELEBRATE HIS VICTORY!
James Peters: CHARLIE MANAGES TO SHOVE TLA AWAY FROM HIM- BUT TLA QUICKLY RESPONDS WITH A VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT!
Rich Russillo: CHARLIE STAGGERS BACK AS TLA GOES UNDER AND GRABS HIM BY THE LEGS, TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND AND BEGINNING TO LAY INTO HIM WITH STRIKES TO THE HEAD! TLA WASN’T GOING TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER AND NOW HE IS CERTAINLY GOING TO SHOW WHY CHARLIE SHOULD BE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR HIM AS A CHALLENGER HEADING INTO SHOCK VALUE!
James Peters: CHARLIE MANAGES TO SHOVE HIMSELF AWAY AS HE ROLLS BACK UP TO HIS FEET, HE TAKES HIS EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN HAND WHILE TLA RECOVERS AND HE SWINGS IT AT HIM- BUT TLA MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT! CHARLIE TURNS AROUND…
Rich Russillo: AS TLA LAUNCHES INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A ‘CARTEL KICK’! THE PELE KICK CONNECTS RIGHT ACROSS THE TOP OF CHARLIE’S FACE! CHARLIE IS TAKEN OUT BUT MANAGES TO SOMEHOW PULL HIMSELF BACK UP! HE KNOWS THE TROUBLE THAT HE IS IN, AND TLA HAS HIM RIGHT IN THE PALM OF HIS HANDS AS HE TURNS AROUND AND BOOTS HIM IN THE ABDOMEN…
James Peters: ‘MEXICAN DESTROYER’! FLIP PILEDRIVER SPIKES CHARLIE ON HIS HEAD AND COMPLETELY TAKES HIM OUT, STATEMENT MADE BY TLA TONIGHT!
Rich Russillo: TLA gets back to his feet and walks over to that statue, AND NOW HE KICKS IT, CAUSING THE STATUE TO TIP OVER AND FALL RIGHT ON TOP OF THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION! That statue just fell on top of Charlie, and it looks like the fans are happy to see TLA get the better of him tonight!
(TLA gets back up to his feet and collects himself, looking at Charlie before lowering down and picking up his microphone again. He makes his way over to the EAW World Champion and tilts his head down at him before speaking again.)
TLA: As I said homie, I’ll see you at Shock Value.
(The crowd roars in approval as TLA drops his microphone down to the ground, ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ beginning to play up once again as he steps over Charlie and begins to make his way out of the ring. It’s the last shot seen before from there Sunday Night Voltage begins to completely fade out to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
