(EAW intro plays.)
(A recap is shown of last week’s episode of Sunday Night Voltage: Captain Charisma welcomes everyone to the Gold Rush tournament. Where the entirety of the first round is held in one sitting, kicking off with Hikari Kanno advancing against Jake Smith. Another episode of The Diamond District with Diamond Dixon happens afterward featuring Cleopatra and Madison Kaline. During that Diamond reveals she has another guest, a returning Amber Keys! After all of that is over, Diamond attacks Cleopatra and lays her out as a reminder of the past couple of weeks. The Gold Rush Tournament continues after that with Ms. Extreme advancing against Kirk Redwood. Jay Jerry Johnson then comes out and awaits Lucas Johnson’s decision on his business proposition, and that is where he accepts his offer. A Showcase Match is underway afterward with Ruler getting the win over four other talented prospects. That doesn’t deviate from the Gold Rush Tournament though as the aforementioned Madison Kaline advances against Lucas Johnson. Danny Tanner is then seen sulking in defeat before being comforted by Candice Blair who says that she has a big surprise for him the following week. The Gold Rush Tournament pushes on with Chris Elite advancing against Shane Gates and Miku Sakai advancing against Ryan Wilson, in which afterward Ryan absolutely goes berserk with rage. Donovan Duke is then seen cutting a promo which is being watched by Corporate, the majority believing Donovan isn’t fit to be National Elite Champ because it’s being forgotten thanks to his other aspirations. HRDO tries to interject, but Jon Conning insists this is an issue that needs to be fixed. In the Gold Rush Tournament, Becca Black advances against Cleopatra who tries to attack Becca afterward, while Minerva advances against Mary S. Atlas. Brian Daniels cuts a promo in response to what Myles said the previous week. While on the other hand Drake King advances against Jay Jerry Johnson in the Gold Rush Tournament. Then in the main event Brian Daniels gets a victory over Donovan Duke with Myles at ringside, making a huge statement and also ending the recap.)
(’33rd Blakk Glass’ by ZilaKami & SosMula blasts through the speakers as the camera fades out from the recap, and the entire Arena Guadalajara crowd in Guadalajara, Mexico can be heard cheering as the camera pans around the arena, showing the faces of the fans. Pyro shoots out at the stage, and finally the camera cuts to the commentary table, where James Peters, Rich Russillo and Persephone Tsitsipas are seated, as usual.)
James Peters: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Sunday night Voltage! As always I’m James Peters, and with me is Rich Russillo and Persephone Tsitsipas, here to call what’ll certainly be some fantastic matchups tonight!
Rich Russillo: This Gold Rush tournament is looking more and more exciting, and at this point I have no clue who’ll win this tournament! Either way, this has been great, and even beyond that there’s a lot to look forward to!
Persephone: Really?… Because I don’t think I agree. All of the matches look completely unappealing, and it’s not like I wanna watch anyone speak. Unless it’s Rexy obviously, but-
(“Range Brothers” by Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar begins to blast across the PA system in Guadalajara! The fans absolutely erupt because they know who this music belongs to. Inside the ring, Bella Braxton is standing by and she has a beautiful smile on her face.)
Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… PLEASE WELCOME THE CHAIRMAN OF ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING… MR. DEDEDE!!!!
(Of course, a man like Mr. DEDEDE doesn’t need an introduction, but he seems to enjoy having one regardless. He cracks a cocky smirk as he strolls on the stage, with his wife, Kassidy Heart, on his arm. Mr. DEDEDE wears a pair of pair of designer black jeans, paired with one of his own vintage T-shirts that happened to be released during Reckless Wiring 3 when he faced the Heart Break Boy in a Last Man Standing match, and over that he wears a black luxury bomber jacket. Kassidy wears a pair of short, black jean shorts that show off her toned legs, a black lace-up corset style top, and a silver, cropped leather jacket adorned with Swarovski crystal details. Together, Mr. DEDEDE and Kassidy Heart make a striking pair.)
James Peters: We’re kicking things off in style tonight as the Chairman of the Board and Hall Fame Elitist, Mr. DEDEDE, is here! He is being joined by his wife, the longest reigning Answers World Champion in history, Kassidy Heart, and I can’t wait to find out why they’re here!
Persephone: To bore us all to death, I’m sure. I was hoping that the old man would fucking fry in Electric Wallz, but I couldn’t be so lucky. The fact he’s here tonight is fucking annoying and I’m not even gunna get started on the gold digger that’s by his side. Fucking yuck.
Rich Russillo: I highly doubt this is going to be boring. Mr. DEDEDE isn’t going to come out here unless he has a very good reason. We have seen him pick and choose his spots this season in terms of competing, and every time he’s done that, he’s put on what could be considered a Match of the Year nominee.
(Kassidy Heart has walked ahead of Mr. DEDEDE and once she’s on the apron of the ring, she sits down on the ropes for him. Once Mr. DEDEDE is in the ring, he returns the favor by stepping on the ropes and letting Kassidy in. The blonde takes the microphone from Bella, shoos her out of the ring, and hands it over to her husband. Mr. DEDEDE winks at her and he waits for the crowd to quiet it down. Eventually they oblige.)
Mr. DEDEDE: Before anyone gets excited and assumes I’m out here to declare myself for Grand Rampage, or something like that, I’m not. Unfortunately, I’m here tonight on official business as your Chairman, and I’ve come to Voltage on behalf of the Board of the Directors.
(Mr. DEDEDE pauses to let that sink in for a moment, and it doesn’t take the audience that long to figure out what he is referring to. Last week, Jon Conning, minority owner of EAW and the spokesman for the Board of Directors, was meeting with HRDO, EAW’s Vice President, and Conning informed HRDO that the board was not happy with Donovan Duke as the National Elite Champion. The fans have started to lightly boo because they don’t like where this could be headed.)
Mr. DEDEDE: I know, I know. I’m sure you’ve all figured out why I’m here by now. This past Monday morning, the EAW Board of Directors met to discuss the state of the National Elite Championship that is currently held by Donovan Duke. While Donovan has worked hard to rise up in the ranks and make a name for himself, his name isn’t one that the majority of the board feels can carry any weight now or into the future, which ultimately is what we are looking to build. They certainly don’t see him as a future world champion, and for many Elitists, the National Elite Championship can be seen as a stepping stone towards something such as that. Take my wife here for example. She is a former National Elite Champion who would go on to make history by becoming the longest reigning Answers World Champion of all-time.
(Kassidy looks at Mr. DEDEDE and practically melts at his praise. She can’t help but smile at him sweetly and bat her eyes, while he continues speaking.)
Mr. DEDEDE: The man who dethroned ‘The Mauler’ for the Answers World Championship, TLA, is also a former National Elite Champion, who held that very title at this time last season. The man he took the National Elite Championship from, Myles, is your current reigning, defending EAW World Champion. Do you see where I’m going with this? Even digging deeper into the National Elite Championship’s illustrious history, former world champions like Sienna Jade, Jack Ripley, and Minerva have held it. Hall of Famers such as Impact, Tyler Parker, Devan Dubian, Hurricane Hawk, Rex McAllister, Lethal Consequences, and the Prince of Phenomenal have all been the National Elite Champion. Some of the biggest names to ever come into this company are able to call themselves a former National Elite Champion. It’s an honor and a privilege to be a champion here in the land of Elite, especially when you’re holding onto one that has 15 years worth of history behind it. The National Elite Championship has been with us since the very beginning and especially recently, it has had a most prestigious and decorated list of former holders. The board doesn’t see where Donovan Duke fits into the championship picture, and they don’t see anything more for him to do here in the future.
(Mr. DEDEDE pauses for a moment before he turns extremely serious.)
Mr. DEDEDE: I agree with them.
(The fans don’t like that at all and they let Mr. DEDEDE know that. They appreciate Donovan Duke and the hard work he puts in week after week.)
Mr. DEDEDE: While there’s nothing wrong with how Donovan captured the National Elite Championship, per say, he didn’t exactly win the title based on his own skill and merit. He simply chose a moment in time where he could capitalize and pinned the weaker competitor in a match that looked to be heading towards a double count out. Minerva was defending against Jake Smith in a match that certainly held high stakes for both of them at the time, and ultimately Donovan decided that he was going to use his 24/7 contract to take what he wanted from someone he’s had a little bit of bad blood with. It was a bold move, and a good one on his part, but now we have to be realistic. All this talk of Elitists chasing double gold, having megastar moments, and elevating themselves to the highest of highs is great and all, but some people simply aren’t meant to do more. Donovan Duke has stars in his eyes over this prospect of winning Grand Rampage and main eventing Pain for Pride while carrying the National Elite Championship and for someone like him, that’s a complete and total reach. When you shoot for the stars, you have to be able to land among them. You can’t miss so badly that you find yourself landing in another galaxy. I’ll be quite honest. I laughed when Donovan Duke declared himself for Grand Rampage. Is he serious? Instead of focusing on the championship he is carrying, he wants more? Instead of smashing the narratives surrounding him and proving that he deserves to hold such a prestigious title by defending it every chance he can, he wants to enter the most competitive match of the year and crash and burn? I’m telling you right now, Donovan Duke will not win Grand Rampage. Even if he entered the match at lucky number 30, he is still getting tossed over the top rope. That’s just facts. I don’t know why he has it in his head that winning the 24/7 Battle Royal at Pain for Pride last year is somehow going to propel him into Grand Rampage’s famed history, but to each his own. Much like the championship in question, I’ve also been here since the beginning, and an athlete of Donovan Duke’s caliber just isn’t going to win Grand Rampage.
(The crowd is really getting on to Mr. DEDEDE right now for how he is speaking about Donovan. They don’t like it all.)
Mr. DEDEDE: The truth hurts and I’m not out here to sugarcoat anything for any of you. The fact of the matter is, Donovan Duke shouldn’t be holding the National Elite Championship. You can argue all you want that he earned it the second he won the 24/7 Battle Royal at Pain for Pride last year, but if you want to be a champion here in Elite Answers Wrestling, you have to prove that you deserve it. Right now, Donovan Duke hasn’t proven anything to anyone, and the board isn’t happy. We are on the road to Pain for Pride and we have a champion who’s not a quote unquote ‘draw’. People aren’t tuning into Voltage to see what Donovan Duke is doing and if you boo me because you disagree, then you’re booing just to spite me. You know as well as I do that none of you have ever turned on Voltage because you’re wondering what Donovan Duke is up too :mjlol:. Literally no one has ever done that unless they’re related to Donovan, and even then that’s probably me being generous because he’s presented himself as the underdog even when it comes to his own family. With all due respect to Donovan and the hard work he has put in, the board took a vote and the majority’s decision is that Donovan Duke should be stripped of the National Elite Championship effective immediately.
(The jeering from the crowd is overshadowed by “The Outsiders” by Eric Church kicking up. A very annoyed Donovan Duke comes through the guerilla curtains, and the crowd begins to shower him with support. He stops at the stage and stares down Mr. DEDEDE, who’s expression can’t be read. Out of pure spite, Donovan unstraps the National Elite Championship from around his waist and holds it up proudly.)
James Peters: I really can’t believe what we just heard come from the mouth of our chairman, Mr. DEDEDE. The board has apparently voted to strip Donovan Duke of the National Elite Championship and you guys know Donovan isn’t happy right now.
Persephone: I mean, I think DEDEDE is old, gross, and senile, but Donovan IS pretty goddamn boring. I can’t even make it through one of his promo videos without falling asleep. He’s certainly no Rex when it comes to talking on the microphone.
Rich Russillo: I’m honestly in shock. Elitists wanting to move up the ranks and chase multiple championships and other prizes isn’t something that’s new. A couple of months ago, it was the reigning Interwire Champion, Andre Walker, winning King of Elite and basically cashing in his crown to get his first Pain for Pride main event. Why is it a problem Donovan wants to carve out a similar path for himself?
Persephone: Because he’s not good enough?
(Donovan pauses at the ring steps and takes a deep breath. It’s obvious there is a lot going on in Donovan’s head right now. He is understandably angry, but he knows that he has to approach this situation with caution. Kassidy pulls herself away from Mr. DEDEDE long enough to stroll over to the ropes, step down on the bottom one, and mockingly invite Donovan into the ring.)
Donovan Duke: :francis:
(Donovan bypasses the steps and slides into the ring away from Kassidy. He gets up, steps up to Mr. DEDEDE, and once again, he raises the National Elite Championship in the air with nothing but defiance radiating off of him. Before walking to the ring, Donovan had grabbed a spare microphone, and he removes it from the back pocket of his jeans as his music starts to fade out.)
Mr. DEDEDE: Let’s not make this any more difficult than it needs to be.
(Mr. DEDEDE extends his hand and waits for Donovan to pass him the belt. Donovan looks around at the crowd, who are screaming at him to refuse, and finally, he shakes his head.)
Donovan Duke: I’m not going to give up this championship.
(The crowd goes absolutely insane over Donovan’s declaration but Mr. DEDEDE himself doesn’t look too surprised.)
Mr. DEDEDE: It doesn’t shock me to hear you say that. If I were in your shoes, I would react the same way; defiant, arrogant, and slightly irrationally.
Donovan Duke: :mjlol: Slightly irrationally. I don’t think refusing to give up a championship I deserve to hold can be labeled as me being irrational or anything like that. In fact, you said yourself you wouldn’t want to give it up either, so how can you stand there and seriously expect me to just hand over the National Elite Championship?
(Mr. DEDEDE goes to answer, but Donovan is quick to cut him off which draws some oooohs from the crowd.)
Donovan Duke: It’s a rhetorical question. I don’t really need you to answer, nor do I want to hear you talk anymore. Look, with all due respect, I don’t give a damn about what the board thinks about me. I KNOW that I have busted my ass here since day one and gone through a lot of ups and downs. I have kept my head down, stayed away from trouble, and done what I had to do to better my placement here. Pain for Pride 14 was a huge moment for me. All the bullshit with Insurgency had boiled over and I finally got a chance to show everyone just how good I am on my own. I never needed Limmy Monaghan –
Kassidy Heart: (off-mic) Mona_han.
(Donovan rolls his eyes.)
Donovan Duke: … or Jake Smith to prop me up. I was good enough on my own. Hell, I’ve always been good enough. I grew up in the shadow of my older brothers, yes, but who’s here in EAW and who has become a champion? You can talk all you want about how I didn’t really win this title in the traditional way, but your own wife needed a cash-in opportunity to get her first world championship.
(That comment obviously doesn’t settle well with Mr. DEDEDE or Kassidy Heart for that matter.)
Donovan Duke: So me taking this title away from Minerva or Jake doesn’t really make a difference. The fact of the matter is, I have done everything I can do in order to improve with each match and in my heart, I know that I’m a championship caliber Elitist. I know that I am a great athlete, and one of the best professional wrestlers in the world. I have shown my heart and my determination all season long, following up my Pain for Pride victory with a win in the Divide and Conquer match. I have taken on every challenge thrown at me, headlined Wicked Games in a Barbed Wire Massacre match, and that’s just scratching the surface for me. Now that I have the National Elite Championship, I AM doing what I can to prove myself. I have already defended this belt once, and I’m happy to defend it whenever a challenger wants to step forward. That being said, I’m not going to settle either. When I decided to enter Grand Rampage, I went to Captain Charisma and got it cleared with him. If my commissioner believes in me that much and gives me the green light to chase a Pain for Pride main event, then that’s something the board should accept. It doesn’t disparage the National Elite Championship if I compete in Grand Rampage. What it does is elevate the belt and put it in an even bigger spotlight especially if I were to win it, and I like my chances to do just that. I understand that I’ll probably never shake the underdog status around here. I don’t look, act, or think like your standard Elitist, but that’s alright. It doesn’t make me less of a man, and it damn sure doesn’t make me less of a champion. I’m proud as hell to be the National Elite Champion and carry this belt with nothing but respect for it and the legacy attached to it. I’m going to make sure that I add my name to the list of notable National Elite Championship holders and in order to do that, I will keep this championship. I’m not going to allow the board to take this championship from me. If someone wants the belt, they’ll have to fight me for it and earn it. It’s just that simple.
(Donovan lowers the microphone and stares right into the eyes of Gawd himself. Mr. DEDEDE’s face slowly twists into a smirk and once again, he holds out his hand.)
Mr. DEDEDE: Donovan, give me the championship.
(Instead of handing over the title, Donovan raises it high in the air.)
Donovan Duke: No.
(And with that, Donovan turns and exits the ring. “The Outsiders” begins to play once again and the crowd gives Donovan a standing ovation for how he just stood up for himself. Inside the ring, Kassidy has taken her husband’s arm once again, but this time in a more comforting manner. Mr. DEDEDE is obviously tense and his eyes have narrowed as they follow Donovan, who is walking up the ramp and holding up the belt.)
Mr. DEDEDE: (shouting over the music) YOU HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO RELINQUISH THAT BELT, DONOVAN.
(Donovan stops and cracks a smile, slinging the title on his shoulder.)
Donovan Duke: (off-mic) If you want it, come and take it. I’ll see you next week.
(Donovan turns around and makes his way backstage, leaving a fuming Mr. DEDEDE in the ring alone with Kassidy Heart.)
(Voltage fades to commercial break.)
(Promotional ad for Grand Rampage, where Myles defends his EAW Championship against Brian Daniels.)
(Voltage fades back to ringside, where Bella Braxton is seen with a microphone.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled FOR!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
( “Mi Trokita Cumbia” by Obzesion plays over the sound system as one of the newest additions of Voltage makes his way towards the ring in an extremely cheerful and confident mood. )
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! Making his EAW DEBUT! From Hidalgo, Mexico! Weighing in at 192 pounds! ‘MIGGYMANIA’ MIGUEL RODERICK!!!
James Peters: Part of a recent wave of signings across all brands, this hard-working man is looking to make his mark here in EAW and he has his first opportunity to do so tonight on Sunday Night Voltage!
Rich Russillo: The man has shown that he is more than ready to take EAW by storm but will he actually be able to do so on his first match? He has the perfect opportunity to make a good first impression inside the ring against Candice Blair.
( “Diva” by Beyoncé plays over the sound system of the arena as The Main Character is making her way to the ring looking confident as ever and with a large smile on her lips. )
Bella Braxton: AAAAND HIS OPPONENT! From San Francisco, California! Weighing in at 126 pounds! CANDICE BLAIR!!!
James Peters: She doesn’t win all of her matches, but she goes all-in with the intent to win through every single chance she has to get in the squared circle!
Rich Russillo: She has the attitude and strength of mind made Legendary by her Family, tonight is an opportunity for her to put a W on her sheet and perhaps more later on!
( Ding! Ding! Ding! )
James Peters: And Here We GO! This match is officially underway! Both competitors are now at the center of the ring, Miguel actually offering a hand to shake Candice who accepts it after a few moments of hesitation. Roderick turns it into a wrist lock gaining control of Candice before she reversed it and puts a lock of her own to his wrist and motions, Nuh Huh, to him! He tries for a fist but she takes him down with a snap mare!
Rich Russillo: Miguel up in a quick second goes to clinch with Blair the two struggling to get the upper hand and Roderick gets! Candice slips under the headlock close behind her opponent trying for a suplex but he takes her down with an arm drag! She gets up to her feet, Irish whip reversed sending Miguel to the ropes, and is taken down with a Japanese arm drag! Both get back up, Candice with a knee to the midsection grants her the upper hand, a few overhead fists to the back of Roderick before sending him to the ropes! She sets him up for a powerbomb BUT HE ENDS UP TAKING HER FOR A RIDE! SUNSET FLIP!! COVER BY MIGUEL!
OOONN-
Persephone: Rookie mistake! Waaaaaay too early to even try a pin!
James Peters: Perhaps so, but it does send a message! One Candice needs to take seriously if she wants to leave with the win tonight. The action continues in the ring as Roderick helps Candice up, and throws a few fists to her face before going to the ropes and going for a wheelbarrow-based move WHICH SHE COUNTERS INTO A SUPLEX! MIGUEL LANDS HARD IN A MOVE THAT SURPRISED HIM! Candice is back to her feet now smiling as she has the advantage while Miguel is getting up. CLOTHESLINE BY CANDICE! Miguel gets up again ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE TAKES HIM DOWN!
Rich Russillo: Candice goes for a headlock as Miguel goes up trying to manoeuver him to her liking but he gets a foot to the back of her knee forcing her down before sliding under her arm and twisting it! Candice is in a cravate move Miguel quickly took over and forces her down to her back before quickly releasing her AND GOES FOR A FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! QUICK GROUNDWORK BY RODERICK TRYING TO TAKE OUT CANDICE BUT!! She’s able to grab onto the ropes nearby, the official ordering Miguel to let go.
James Peters: That’s quite an interesting back and forth between the two opponents they wasted no time in trying to know each other so to speak, they went straight into the meat and potatoes of it which the fans seem to appreciate.
Rich Russillo: That’s right James, seems like Miguel’s independent circuit experience is paying off for the hard-working newcomer.
James Peters: Candice takes control of the match with a quick thumb to the eye, the official doesn’t appreciate the manoeuver, letting Candice know but she doesn’t seem bothered actually trying to play innocent before going to work on her opponent with a Handstand scissors takedown on the newcomer! Candice awaits for Miguel to get up ONLY TO BRING HIM DOWN AGAIN WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL HEAD SCISSORS TAKEDOWN TRANSITIONED INTO A CROSSFACE!! SHE iS TRYING TO END IT RIGHT THERE BUT MIGUEL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ROPES! He reaches, grabbing hold of the bottom string saving himself as the official orders Candice to let go of the man much to her discontent. She scoffs as she lets go, looking down on Roderick as she is back vertical.
Rich Russillo: Miguel back to a knee Candice thrust a shoot kick to the man FOLLOWED BY A SPINNING HEEL KICK!! Down goes Miguel but he gets up fairly quickly which is met by a Calf kick by Blair and then a back kick COMBINED WITH A DROPKICK! Down goes Roderick once again but Candice moves to make him stand up so she could continue her offense! One fist, two fists, a third, and then a savate kick AND THEN A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!
Persephone: This bitch thinks she’s Chuck Norris now?
James Peters: Regardless of the inspiration behind the move it connected with his opponent and she doesn’t appear to be done! She gets him up, an elbow to the side of the head, AND THEN A SITOUT JAWBREAKER! DOWN GOES MIGUEL! CANDICE WITH THE COVER!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWW-
Persephone: She needs more than that!
James Peters: It appears so! Candice rolling to stand up awaits for Miguel to do the same before whipping him into the ropes! She does the same to the opposite side TAKING DOWN MIGUEL WITH A SLINGBLADE! Candice giving the business to her opponent on his first match here in EAW! She grabs him into a chokehold TAKING HIM DOWN AGAIN WITH AN STO! Miguel is in trouble with Candice’s current offensive sequence following a bit of back and forth between the two! Roderick up to his feet, he’s staggering in place following a few smacks by Candice who goes to the ropes flipping against them, AND NAILS MIGUEL WITH A HANDSPRING INTO A STUNNER!! MIGUEL IS LOOKING AT THE CEILING OF ARENA GUANDELARAJA! COVER AGAIN BY BLAIR!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWW-
Persephone: Aww man! That could’ve been a nice way to move on to something better!
Rich Russillo: Roderick does not want to have a Loss on his very first match here on Voltage and who can blame him? However, he will need to do more if he wants to leave it out of Mexico with the dub! Candice looks the way to the Official who confirms she only had a two count as Roderick is moving back to his feet with the help of the ropes. He stumbles towards Blair, swinging for a punch but Candice grabs at the fist and drops to her back MOVING UP A FOOT! INVERTED STOMP FACEBREAKER! DOWN GOES MIGUEL! Candice is up to her feet already, waiting for her opponent to be back vertically TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A HASTY LARIAT TAKEDOWN! She quickly moves to a vertical base helping up Miguel as well before throwing a few forehand chops to the man in front of her!
James Peters: Candice is in strong command of the match at the moment as she whips Miguel into the ropes clocking him with an elbow to the side of the face Miguel looks stunned! Candice quickly goes to the top of one of the turnbuckles and waits perched for her target to turn and face her. He slowly goes, and she takes to the skies for a hurri-NO! RODERICK COUNTERED THE MOVE WITH A BACKBREAKEEEEERR!!! And just like that, the tables seemed just turned in MiggyMania’s favor! Quickly he moves to Candice, up with her he takes her down with a swinging neckbreaker before helping her back up! Into the ropes, he goes AND TAKES HER DOWN WITH A HURRICANRANAAAAAAA!!
Rich Russillo: He goes to try and cover Candice but she rolls out of the ring for a breather. Miguel kip-up back to his feet takes to the ropes AND LEAPS OVER THEM! TOPE SUICIDA BY MIGUEL RODERICK LANDING ATOP OF CANDICE BLAIR!!! WOAOW!!! Quickly, Roderick moves to the apron his back turned to Candice who is getting back to her feet. He leaps! ASAI MOONSAULT ONTO CANDICE! DOWN SHE GOES AGAIN!! Good offense by rookie Roderick here trying to impose MiggyMania on his opponent tonight in his very first match! Candice is seated against the barricade seeing stars AND IS ABOUT TO SEE PLENTY MORE!! MIGUEL JUST RAN A KNEE RIGHT THROUGH CANDICE AND AGAINST THE RAILING SURROUNDING THE RING!
James Peters: Candice is in trouble as the official is beginning to count both opponents to the outside! Roderick not wanting to mess around grabs Candice and whips her against the apron before pushing her inside the ring. She rolls to her back as he slides in and goes to the ropes FLIPPING ONTO CANDICE WITH A RUNNING 450 PLANCHA LANDING ATOP OF HER! He gets up face, into the ropes but stops as Candice rolls out of the ring again trying to gain some respite. She is against the apron CAUGHT BY A BASEBALL SLIDE BY MIGUEL SENDING HER AGAINST THE RAILING!! Slowly she is crawling, holding onto the top of the guard rail moving towards a corn-
Persephone: WHAT THE FUCK MIGUEL??
Rich Russillo: THE MAN JUST RAN AND JUMPED OVER A CORNER TURNBUCKLE AND LANDED ONTO CANDICE, AGAINST THE RAILING, WITH A RUNNING SOMERSAULT SENTON PLANCHA!! HOLY COW!!!
Crowd: This Is Awesome! This Is Awesome! This Is Awesome! This Is Awesome! This Is Awesome! This Is Awesome!
Rich Russillo: The crowd appears to enjoy the action and you can see it LIVE every Sunday night on Voltage folks!
Persephone: Cheap plug ain’t it Rich?
Rich Russillo: Just doing the job here Persephone, meanwhile Miguel grabbed an arm of Candice and moved her so she could get inside the ring and he followed shortly after before the official could begin to count them. The action is now back inside the ring Blair is to her feet trying to take a swing at Miguel but he blocks the shot AND TAKES HER DOWN WITH AN ENZUIGURI! Candice on reflex gets up quickly but is stumbling SHE GOES DOWN AGAIN THANKs TO A SHINING WIZARD! Miguel is in control of the match now as he gets Candice up and whips her to the ropes TAKING HER DOWN WITH HIS OWN TAKE ON THE ROUNDHOUSE KICK!! Cover by MiggyMania!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Persephone: Damn it!
James Peters: Candice with the kick out keeps her hopes of winning alive but how long will it stay that way if she continues to take the offense thrown by Miguel up to now? Speaking of Roderick, he whips Candice into the ropes AND GETS HER ON HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE TAKING HER DOWN WITH THE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!!! RODERICK WITH A COVER!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Persephone: Fuck!
Rich Russillo: Close! But not quite, Miguel has more work to do in order to get that third strike from the official!
James Peters: Indeed! He is on his knees now seemingly contemplating what he should do next! Well folks we have to take a commercial break, we will be back in a few moments! Don’t go anywhere! This match and Sunday Night Voltage will return right after this!
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James Peters: And we are back ladies and gentlemen on this episode of Sunday Night Voltage, coming to you from the Arena Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico! For those of you who just tuned in Candice Blair is facing newcomer Miguel Roderick in a spectacular match! Miguel has been in control of this match for a while now as he whips her into the ropes. He tries a clothesline but she ducks low! Into the ropes she goes she bounces back she goes under a lariat! She bounces ag-SPEAR!! SPEAR!! A SPEAR BY CANDICE BLAIR TAKES DOWN MIGUEL!! COVER!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: Not enough for Roderick who kicks out before the three count! Good counter by Candice she was in trouble but managed to get out of it now she needs to keep the pressure on as she throws a series of fists and elbows at the newcomer before moving them both to a vertical base! She positions him in the center of the ring before going to the ropes and rushing to him! TILT-A-WHIRL CROSSBODY!! COVER BY CANDICE!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
Persephone: Do better Candice! Come on!!
James Peters: Candice wants the win and showing us how badly with those moves. She gets Miguel standing again, she goes to the ropes once more leaping into a crossbod-MIGUEL TAKES HER DOWN HARD WITH A SPINEBUSTER!!! What a reversal by Miguel Roderick and now the advantage seems to be his! He picks up Candice, hooks both arms HE TAKES HER DOWN WITH A PACKAGE PILEDRIVER HE CALLS THE MEXI-DRIVER! COVER BY MIGGYMANIA!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
James Peters: Denied by Candice who doesn’t give up so easily!
Rich Russillo: Miguel has a clear opportunity to put Candice away right now as he is standing behind her looking to be set to fire one of his finishing moves! He is positioned for a Cutter! He calls his variation ‘The MR’ he is poised and ready to strike at Candice just wanting for her to be to her feet and turn so she could face him! SHE BLOCKS HIS HANDS AS HE TRIED TO THE MOVE! He moves to face her, boot to the but by Candice WHO TAKES MIGUEL FOR A RIDE!!!
James Peters: THE CANDY DESTROYER!!! THE CANDY DESTROYER KNOCKS OUT MIGUEL RODERICK!!! CANDICE WITH THE COVER!!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEE!!!!
( DING! DING!! DING!!! )
( “Diva” by Beyoncé plays over the sound system of the arena as Candice is getting her lead arm raised in victory by the official. )
Bella Braxton: Ladies And Gentlemen The Winner Of This Bout: CANDICE BLAIR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Spectacular effort on both ends of this confrontation but at the end, only one could emerge on top and that was Candice Blair! A brilliant display of her talent and skills inside the ring and out in this well-earned victory!
Rich Russillo: For a moment, on several occasions, it looked as though Miguel was going to take this one hope on his very first night! Close calls plenty BUT it was not meant to be! Valiant effort and nothing to be ashamed of coming from this new talent! The night belongs to Candice Blair, congratulations on tonight’s hard-fought win!
(As Candice Blair celebrates her victory, Voltage fades from ringside.)
[ EARLIER THIS WEEK – EAW PERFORMANCE CENTER ]
(The scene opens up to show Ethan Alexander sitting backstage. A stagehand fixes a microphone on him before walking out of the picture. A few seconds later, a voice off camera is heard.)
Narrator: (off-camera) State your name for the record.
Ethan Alexander: Ethan Alexander.
Narrator: (off-camera) Welcome to EAW, Ethan. What does the New Era Classic Tournament mean to you?
Ethan Alexander: How do you want me to answer this one? Do you want me to sit here and pretend that this is an opportunity that I can’t and I won’t allow to slip through my fingers and that it means the absolute most to me, or do you want me to answer it as a realist? Do I want to win it? Definitely. It’s no secret that the person that’s able to win this New Era Tournament will be immediately put at the front of the pack of those fighting to make the same impressions that I am, but it also places the expectation to capitalize on everything that winning this tournament is going to bring. It’s a double edged sword in a way, because imagine if you’re the person that’s able to find yourself the last person standing at Pain for Pride, only to fumble the world the moment that you’re able to hold it. Pressure isn’t a bad thing. Diamonds aren’t created without it, but there are countless names in this company that have crumbled underneath every piece of it thrown on their shoulders. So I can look at everything that this tournament brings and I can allow myself to create this idea that I HAVE to win it, or I can take away from it the things that I’m going to learn throughout it.
Narrator: (off-camera) The New Era Classic is a very unique tournament as it consists of groups of wrestlers being divided into blocks, what do you think of your opponents in Block B?
(Ethan’s expression grows a bit more serious hearing the question.)
Ethan Alexander: There are some people that I’m looking forward to competing against and in a way, redeeming myself against. If you asked me this question a few weeks ago – I would have told you that I was going to run through every person that was unfortunate enough to be placed in the same bracket that I’ve been placed in, but they’ve all got their own motivations and reasons to push themselves forward. I’ll take it a single week at a time and hopefully I’ll find myself overcoming each person presented.
Narrator: (off-camera) Is there any doubt on your mind heading into the Tournament?
Ethan Alexander: I don’t have doubts. I’m confident in myself. You have to be; if you don’t believe in yourself then how is anyone meant to believe in you?
Narrator: (off-camera) Is there anything you want to showcase to everyone in EAW and the EAW Universe in this Tournament?
(Ethan stopped to think for a moment before giving out his answer.)
Ethan Alexander: I don’t really think that I have anything to prove. I could list a thousand things off that I was to do or show, but I’m not here to seek the gratification or the opinion of anyone else.
Narrator: (off-camera) Any final statements you have about the Tournament and the competitors involved?
Ethan Alexander: There’s going to be 23 other names that are going to be forced to deal with the burden of not being the first person to win the New Era Tournament. While I’ve said that I understand the roads we’re going to travel throughout the next few weeks leading into Pain for Pride, and the opportunities that come with this tournament that go deeper than simply winning it. I’m walking into this tournament with the intention of leaving nothing inside that ring. I’d rather be a man who lost while giving every ounce of himself that he can, rather than being one who knows that he still could have given more. If you’re not willing to do the same – move out of the way for someone who is.
(The video package ended in Ethan’s last words before Voltage slowly faded backstage and it showed Sofia Clarke standing there with a bright smile and a microphone in her hand like always as she began talking to the camera.)
Sofia Clarke: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for being here today as I present to you one of Voltage’s rising and bright newcomers, Ethan Alexander!
(Ethan Alexander entered the frame slowly as cheers could be heard from the crowd for one of Voltage’s rookies, he had a very calm expression in his face but there was still that tint of seriousness that was shown in the video package that was aired just a few seconds ago, even though he was successful in his first round match, there was still 4 more people he needed to wrestle to go to the Semi-Finals so he was as focused as ever.)
Sofia Clarke: Thank you for being here Ethan.
(Ethan simply gave a small nod in response, he stayed quiet for now being all business today.)
Sofia Clarke: The New Era Classic Tournament just started a few days ago, with rising stars shining even brighter and others having to wait for their opportunity to succeed, but in the first round you were able to beat Leon Dieter and achieve 2 points, what were your thoughts on your last opponent?
(Finally, Ethan spoke up with a calm tone to his voice.)
Ethan Clarke: I beat that man in my debut. And I warned him that if he didn’t step up again, I would run through him. When I first faced him, I won’t lie on saying that I was very disappointed that he did not say a single word to me when leading up to our first match, at first, I thought he had an excess of confidence on himself, that he saw no need on having to speak to someone who was arriving to EAW with a clear mind and intentions on wanting to succeed, but at the same time, he seemed afraid of shooting his shot, letting his voice be heard and make sparks fly, and in our second match, it was the same tedious process he has been stuck in now, I can’t read minds, I don’t know what is Leon Dieter thinking, I don’t know why he doesn’t show any effort at all but still forces himself to show up, maybe if he keeps doing the same thing over and over he will expect a different result, maybe he will finally succeed. I am not a man who has a cruel heart either, I hope he can find that fire that will finally make him get up to his feet and believe that enough is enough, but as far as I know, my business is done with him.
Sofia Clarke: Interesting words from you Ethan, now, from what I could understand, your opponent in the first round was a piece of cake, but it won’t get easier for you as there are 4 more competitors in Block B, who are you most looking forward to facing in that Block?
Ethan Alexander: There is a lot of variety of personalities in Block B, that is shown with Cassius wanting to show his heart and grit and Caroline showing her limitless positivity, but I am indeed looking forward to two men in specific, one of them being Ruler, so that he can show me what he is truly capable in that ring if there is nobody else standing inside of it except me, in the Newcomer Showcase Match last week inside of the chaos that was made, I was close to winning but Ruler pulled a smart tactic and took me down at the worst moment so he could achieve the win himself, and now I am counting the days so we can go one on one in that ring and prove if his name actually means anything. And the other being Kirk Redwood, because just like Leon, I will face him once more in the ring, and I am not willing to let the same result happen again, having to suffer my first loss in just my second match stung a little and made me step back to quickly rethink. When we face each other next time though, I will have a lot more experience under my belt and show to myself and everybody else how much I have improved, we will just have to wait and see who succeeds there.
Sofia Clarke: Now there is a fighting spirit if I have ever seen one! Any final words you would like to say Ethan?
(Ethan stood in silence once more hearing Sofia’s question before slowly shaking his head.)
Ethan Alexander: Enough has been said.
(Ethan then slowly walked from out of the frame with a focused expression while Sofia stood there a bit surprised.)
Sofia Clarke: :wow: Well, enough words have been said by Ethan Alexander. I have been Sofia Clarke, I hope everybody enjoys the rest of the show!
(Sofia showed a bright smile once more before Voltage faded away from backstage.)
(The camera cuts back to the center of the ring where Bella Braxton is standing, smiling, and ready to make the introductions for the next match.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen! This next contest is scheduled for… ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Bella Braxton: And it is a quarterfinal round match in the GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT!
(“Invincible” by Pop Smoke starts playing and the crowd starts roaring with cheers as Chris Elite enters the arena with his Tag Team Championship around his waist as he heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Making his way to the ring! He is from Brooklyn, New York. Weighing 210 pounds. He is 1/2 of the EAW unified tag team champions. Here is ‘GAWD… GIVEN… GREATNESS” CHRIS ELITE!
James Peters: Chris Elite making his way to the ring for his quarterfinal matchup. He eliminated Shane Gates last week to advance.
Persephone: Like that was a challenge. He’s died twice. He was probably half dead to begin with. He tried and he failed again. Shock shock. Surprise Surprise.
Rich Russillo: Unfortunately, Chris Elite is the last man standing of the Haircare Kings tag team since Jake Smith was eliminated last week. He has to feel a little bad for Jake, but he has to feel good that he still has a chance to compete for the EAW World Championship.
James Peters: And a victory tonight will certainly make his case known that he is dead set on getting back in the title picture, especially at the biggest stage of them all. But he needs to be careful tonight with his opponent.
(Chris hands his title to the referee who hands it to the timekeeper as he takes his corner and his music fades off. Seconds later, “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff starts to play as Madison Kaline makes her appearance in the arena to loud boos from the crowd as she heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing his opponent! She is from Tampa Bay, Florida. Weighing 120 pounds. Here is “THE MISTRESS OF DEATH” MADISON KALINE!
James Peters: Madison Kaline making her way to the ring for this quarterfinal match. She defeated Lucas Johnson last week to make it to this match. Tonight, she has a huge opportunity to advance to the semifinal round with a huge victory over Chris Elite.
Persephone: Why in the hell are you building up the people they eliminated? Lucas Johnson is Voltage’s resident speedbump. The worst he can do is bottom out your car. Winning an important match? Don’t get me started.
Rich Russillo: Friendly as always, but if former World Champion Madison can manage to knock off another former World Champion in Chris Elite, imagine how much her stock would rise and how good her chances would be if she advances.
(Madison enters the ring and takes her corner with a disgusted look towards Chris. She wants nothing more than to eliminate him from the tournament as the referee checks both competitors before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Here we go! Bell has rung and this match is underway! First of four quarterfinal matches here tonight. Who will be the first to advance in this Battle of Former World Champions?
Persephone: I think my name for this match will be more accurate. It’s the old bald guy against the old granny with a dye job. Battle at the Old Folks home! :mjlol:
Rich Russillo: Could even wait five seconds could you? Anyways Elite goes for a lock up, but Madison isn’t ready to lock up just yet as she gets herself into the ropes. The referee backs Elite up as MADISON GOES FOR A CHEAP SHOT, BUT CHRIS DUCKS IT AND GRABS MADISON INTO A HEADLOCK!
James Peters: Elite trying to ground Madison with a snapmare AND MADISON FLIPS FORWARD TO COUNTER! Creative move by Madison. Madison hits the ropes and rebounds as she goes for a headscissors, BUT ELITE FLIPS AND LANDS ON HIS FEET FOR A COUNTER OF HIS OWN! Chris turns around and we have a staredown! Both competitors not able to get the advantage early on in this match up
Persephone: I think it’s the old age setting in and they want to make sure they remember who their opponent is in the ring. It must suck getting old. Not that I would know.
James Peters: Of course you wouldn’t. But these two competitors are glaring at each other. MADISON JUST SLAPPED CHRIS ELITE ACROSS THE FACE! Damn Chris didn’t like that one bit! MADISON GOES FOR A SECOND SLAP AND ELITE GRABS HER WRIST! MADISON TRYING TO GET FREE BUT ELITE HAS A VICE GRIP ON HER WRIST!
Rich Russillo: He doesn’t look happy after being slapped in the face. HE HAS MADISON’S WRIST IN HIS LEFT HAND AND FIRES A FOREARM WITH HIS RIGHT! MADISON SENT STAGGERING BACK, BUT HE STILL HAS HOLD OF HER WRIST! HE BRINGS HER BACK IN AND CLOBBERS HER WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
James Peters: Now Chris brings Madison back to her feet and whips her to the ropes. Madison hangs onto the ropes. Chris runs in, BUT MADISON COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Persephone: No she didn’t. The bald guy managed to hang onto the ropes and he landed on the apron. Too bad because he could have landed on the floor and broken his hip and this match would have been over and we can move on with our lives.
Rich Russillo: Madison tries to grab Chris’ head but she gets a forearm to the face for her trouble. Chris on the top rope and he attempts a springboard lariat, BUT MADISON GETS OUT OF THE WAY AND CHRIS LANDS ON HIS FEET!
James Peters: Chris kept his balance but he gets a forearm to the face when he turns around. Madison whips him into the ropes. Chris hits the ropes and rebounds. Madison put her head down and CHRIS KICKS HER RIGHT IN THE SHOULDER!
Rich Russillo: Madison pops back up in pain holding her shoulder, but that’s exactly what Chris wanted as he brings his arm back AND HE CATCHES MADISON ON THE CHIN WITH THE DICKEATERY STOPPER! UPPERCUT ON THE MONEY! MADISON DOWN ON THE MAT AND CHRIS HOOK THE LEG GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOO–
James Peters: Madison is still a little stunned but she powers out before two. But Chris Elite has the advantage now and he just throws lefts and rights right into the face of Madison. Madison doing whatever she can to block all those punches.
Persephone: The ref needs to do their job and get Chris to open the fists. At her age, Madison doesn’t have many brain cells left.
James Peters: Being kind and a humanitarian as always, Seph. But Chris brings Madison back to her feet. He delivers a kick to the gut and a front facelock before hoisting Madison in the air. LOOK AT HIM HOLDING HER IN THE AIR LIKE THAT! WHAT STRENGTH FROM CHRIS ELITE! THE CROWD IS GOING CRAZY LISTEN TO THEM!
Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!
Rich Russillo: THE CROWD COUNTS TEN AND CHRIS DROPS MADISON WITH THE DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX!! CHRIS ELITE WITH A KIP UP AND BACK ON THE ATTACK! CHRIS MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE CORNER AND WAITS FOR MADISON GET BACK TO HER FEET!
James Peters: She makes her way back up to her feet! CHRIS RUNS FULL SPEED LOOKING FOR THE ALMIGHTY PUSH! POUNCE ON THE WAY, BUT MADISON AVOIDS IT BY LEAPFROGGING UP AND SHE CATCHES CHRIS! MADISON ATTEMPTS A SUNSET FLIP–
Rich Russillo: BUT CHRIS ROLLS THROUGH IT BEFORE THE COUNTS STARTS AND CHRIS COUNTERS WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE FACE OF MADISON! MADISON IS HOLDING HER FACE AFTER THAT SHOT! HE COULD HAVE BROKEN HER NOSE AFTER THAT SHOT!
Persephone: Or there might be a few false teeth spread across the first few rows. Those things can be expensive. We all know she doesn’t have the money to get those things replaced.
James Peters: Madison slowly makes it back to her feet, BUT SHE ISN’T AWARE THAT CHRIS WAS WAITING IN THE CORNER! THIS TIME THE ALMIGHTY PUSH CONNECTS! THE POUNCE TURNS MADISON INSIDE OUT AND CHRIS QUICKLY SCRAMBLES INTO THE COVER!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
TTHHHHHHHHHRRRREE-
Rich Russillo: MADISON GETS THE SHOULDER UP! THAT POUNCE LOOKED VERY PAINFUL AND COULD HAVE BROKEN A FEW RIBS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! SO I AM SURPRISED THAT MADISON WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT!
Persephone: I’m surprised that Madison still has the capability to count to three. Even before she got old, I think she had trouble with math. I heard she had to take off her shoes if she wanted to count past ten.
James Peters: Will you stop? Stop trying to make it sound like she’s old or dumb. Her attitude might be the best but ever since she’s returned, she has proved that she can still compete with the best of them.
Persephone: Yeah. Sure. Whatever.
Rich Russillo: Chris Elite once again has Madison by the head and brings her back to her feet. Chris with a waist lock AND CHRIS USES A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX AND SENDS MADISON GUT FIRST AGAINST THE ROPES!
James Peters: Madison shoved into the corner by Chris and now Madison is sitting in the corner. Chris runs to the opposite corner and heads back to Madison at full speed AND CHRIS ELITE WITH THE HAWK EM! DOUBLE KNEES RIGHT ON THE MONEY! WHAT A MOVE BY CHRIS ELITE AND MADISON COULD BE OUT COLD!
Rich Russillo: Madison is not moving here and Chris might be looking to make this a quick night for himself. Chris looks to pick Madison up for one of his maneuvers–
James Peters: MADISON WAS PLAYING POSSUM! HOW THE HELL DID SHE DO THAT? HE HAD ENOUGH AWARENESS TO ROLL UP CHRIS! INSIDE CRADLE FOR THE WIN! WILL MADISON STEAL THIS ONE?
ONNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOO!!
THHHHHRRRRRREEEEEE-
Persephone: Of course he would kick out. I don’t like this guy and it pains me to say this but it will take more than that to catch him off guard. But damn it! This match is still going and it is no shock that these battling old people have no sense of time.
James Peters: But give her credit because she was dangerously close to winning the match right there. Elite is quicker at making it back to his feet and sends Madison to the ropes. Once again Madison holds onto the ropes.
Rich Russillo: ALMOST DEJA VU OF EARLIER IN THE MATCH, BUT THIS TIME MADISON THROWS AN ELBOW INTO THE FACE OF CHRIS! CHRIS RUNS AGAIN AND MADISON LOCKS HER LEGS AROUND THE HEAD OF ELITE!
James Peters: MADISON IS NOW SITTING ON THE TOP ROPE AND SHE FALLS BACK! HEADSCISSORS OVER THE TOP ROPE SENDS BOTH MADISON AND CHRIS CRASHING ON THE APRON AND TO THE FLOOR!
Persephone: Both these dumbasses land hard and the referee starts the count. Forget the count and just ring the damn bell. End the match and eliminate both of these people. Then we can bring back my sexy Rexy to take their places. I would not mind that at all.
James Peters: Of course you wouldn’t. But Rex is not available for this tournament so please try your best to stay impartial. The referee has reached four on the count and now they both start moving. If these two aren’t careful, this match could end in a double countout and in the result of a draw, both participants would be eliminated.
Rich Russillo: Imagine how pissed off Chris would be eliminated if he wasn’t pinned. The ref has reached eight on the count and Chris pops up to his feet and dashes to the ring, but Madison is hot on his path. Chris dove in the ring at nine, BUT MADISON GRABS HIS ANKLE AND TRUNKS AND YANKS CHRIS BACK OUTSIDE THE RING!
Persephone: Did that little stunt stop the count? It does! Oh what the hell! How can this match end if the referee keeps making rulings like that. Why are they trying to make this match longer than necessary. It’s not like anybody is going to remember it.
Rich Russillo: Of course the fans will remember this match. It has been a great match thus far. Chris Elite is back on the outside and Madison throws a few forearms into the face, but Chris counters with a slam on the mat. Chris going for Madison, BUT MADISON WITH A DROP TOE HOLD SENDING CHRIS FACE FIRST INTO THE RING STEPS!
James Peters: MADISON JUST BOUNCED ELITE’S FACE OFF THE RING STEPS ONCE AGAIN BEFORE BOUNCING HIS FACE OFF THE RING APRON AND ROLLING HIM BACK INTO THE RING! NOW WE ARE WITNESSING THE INTENSITY OF MADISON KALINE THAT WE SAW AT RECKLESS WIRING!
Rich Russillo: Madison quickly scrambles into the ring as Chris makes it up to his feet a little dazed. MADISON LOCKS THE WAIST OF CHRIS AND MANAGES TO HOIST HIM INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX! WHAT POWER SHOWN BY MADISON! MADISON BRIDGES UP AND WE HAVE A PINFALL!
ONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRREEEEE–
James Peters: CHRIS ROLLS THE SHOULDER UP RIGHT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT!
Rich Russillo: Madison back to her feet and she plants Chris back down to the mat with a neckbreaker. MADISON HITS THE ROPES AND SHE HITS A SENTON ACROSS THE CHEST OF CHRIS ELITE!
Persephone: Nice move, I guess. Even an old dog can learn a new trick now and again. Does she know how to do more than beat down Baldy and win the match? I know that’s a stretch for her little brain, but how about she learns and makes it happen.
James Peters: Madison still has the advantage in this match, but she decides to take a moment to browbeat Chris Elite with repeated slaps to the face. Is that really necessary? She should just keep focused on the match.
Rich Russillo: Either way, Madison brings Chris back to his feet and whips him into the corner. Madison goes for a clothesline in the corner, BUT CHRIS DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY AND MADISON FINDS NOTHING BUT TURNBUCKLE!
James Peters: CHRIS COMES UP AND ROLLS MADISON UP IN A SCHOOLBOY ROLLUP! MADISON’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN AND CHRIS TRYING THE SAME STUNT THAT MADISON DID EARLIER! WILL IT WORK FOR CHRIS?
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRREEEEEEE–
Rich Russillo: MADISON GETS THE SHOULDER UP, BUT SHE ALMOST GOT CAUGHT! MADISON ROLLED THROUGH THE PIN AND QUICKLY CATCHES ELITE IN THE FACE WITH FRONT DROPKICK TO THE FACE AND SENDING THE BACK OF ELITE’S HEAD INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!
James Peters: Madison drags Elite out of the corner and he is still down as Madison climbs to the top rope. Madison positioned securely before she flies! MADISON WITH A BEAUTIFUL SWANTON BOMB FROM THE TOP ROPE! ALL OF HER WEIGHT LANDING ON THE CHEST OF CHRIS ELITE! MADISON THINKS THIS WAS ENOUGH AND SHE GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE KICKS OUT! WHAT A MATCH THIS HAS BEEN! MADISON POUNDS THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION AS SHE POSITIONS CHRIS BY THE CORNER AGAIN AND SHE IS DECIDING TO CLIMB UP TO THE TOP ROPE ONCE AGAIN!
Persephone: Why the hell is she going to the top rope again? Wasn’t once enough for her? I don’t think she should tempt fate like that. At her age, climbing to the top rope successfully once should be an achievement. I swear somebody is going to the hospital with a broken hip or something.
James Peters: MADISON HAS HER BACK TO CHRIS! SHE LOOKS OVER HER SHOULDER BEFORE SHE JUMPS! MADISON GOES FOR THE MADDIESAULT! MOONSAULT ON THE WAY! BUT CHRIS TRIES TO ROLL AWAY BUT WE HAVE AN UGLY CRASH AND BURN SITUATION HERE!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS TRIED TO ROLL BUT HE DIDN’T ROLL COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WAY AND MADISON LANDS ACROSS ELITE’S BACK! MADISON COULD HAVE BROKE HER JAW THE WAY SHE LANDED!
Persephone: What an idiot! Of course something like this would happen. Now both of them took damage from the moonsault and neither of them are moving. Somebody get the med team on standby because the referee is beginning the count once again.
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE!
Rich Russillo: Both competitors are starting to slowly move, but they need to move a little faster or risk another double countout situation.
Referee: (off-mic) FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN!
James Peters: Referee has reached seven and both competitors are trying to use the ropes to help themselves up. This is going to be very close.
Referee: (off-mic) EIGHT! NINE!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE IS BACK UP AT NINE! MADISON IS CLOSE, BUT WILL SHE MAKE IT? IS CHRIS GOING TO WIN THIS BY COUNT OUT?
Referee: (off-mic) TE–
James Peters: MADISON IS UP! MADISON IS UP TO HER FEET AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT! BOTH THESE DETERMINED COMPETITORS WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO WIN THIS MATCH AND GET THEMSELVES TO THE FINALS AT GRAND RAMPAGE!
Persephone: Is it determination or a combination of stubbornness and stupidity? Neither of these two know when to give it up. Why is everybody like that on this damn show?
Rich Russillo: That’s because everybody on Voltage puts their heart and soul into everything they do. They show the world every night why they are some of the best athletes today.
Persephone: If that’s the case, then they need to all talk with the staff psychiatrist or something because they are all damn crazy. I swear I am the sanest person on the roster.
James Peters: Now we have another staredown as Madison throws the first forearm and is met with boos from the crowd. Chris comes back with a forearm of his own which is met with loud cheers. We know who the crowd is pulling for in this match.
Rich Russillo: THEY KEEP FIRING FOREARMS INTO EACH OTHERS FACES! ONE AFTER THE OTHER! ONE TRYING TO GET THE ADVANTAGE! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS! MADISON! CHRIS!
James Peters: MADISON GETS THE ADVANTAGE WITH A SLAP TO THE FACE ONCE AGAIN! MADISON TAKE CHRIS DOWN WITH A SUPLEX AND NOW SHE IS WAITING FOR CHRIS TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET! SHE LOOKS READY TO STRIKE!
Persephone: Of course it wouldn’t take very long for him to get back to his feet. It’s a suplex for gawd’s sake. By the way, that old lady looks like a lot of things but that’s not the point. But she runs towards Chris at full speed and takes him down with a spear.
Rich Russillo: CHRIS ELITE DOWN ONCE AGAIN AND WHAT DOES MADISON HAVE PLANNED NOW AS SHE GETS ON THE RING APRON ONE MORE TIME!
James Peters: MADISON HAS DECIDED TO GO TO THE TOP ROPE ONCE AGAIN! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE IS GOING FOR AND WE WILL NEVER KNOW! CHRIS JUST SPRANG BACK TO HIS FEET AND RAN HIMSELF INTO THE TOP ROPE! MADISON STARTS TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND THERE SHE GOES!
Rich Russillo: MADISON LANDS HARD ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND CHRIS NOW CLIMBS HIS WAY TO THE SECOND ROPE! CHRIS TRYING TO GET MADISON IN A SUPERPLEX TO BRING HER BACK DOWN! ELITE IS TRYING BUT MADISON IS BLOCKING IT!
James Peters: Elite giving it another try, but Madison again blocks it! Chris was trying for the superplex a third time, but Madison manages to keep her balance and SHE SHOVES ELITE OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND SENDS HIM THROAT FIRST ON THE TOP ROPE! Chris lands hard on the rope, but he manages to stay on his feet.
Persephone: Come on, you old lady. Hurry up and end this crappy match so I can go back to fantasizing about mine and Rexy’s wedding day and wedding night.
James Peters: Delusional as always! Madison is now standing on the top turnbuckle AND SHE QUICKLY JUMPS! SHE GRABS CHRIS BY THE HEAD AND PLANTS HIM WITH A BEAUTIFUL DDT! ELITE WAS JUST PLANTED ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD!
Persephone: Oh great! Now we have a stain on the mat thanks to his bald head. How disgusting.
Rich Russillo: MADISON IS READY TO END THIS MATCH FOR GOOD! SHE IS WAITING FOR CHRIS TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET! SLOWLY HE RISES AND MADISON GETS HER ARM READY FOR THE AFTERLIFE! CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL ON THE WAY! AND ELITE DUCKS IT! HE AVOIDS THE AFTERLIFE! CHRIS DOESN’T WAIT AND BEFORE MADISON CAN TURN AROUND–
James Peters: BOX OFFICE SMASH TO THE BACK OF MADISON’S HEAD! CHRIS GOT ALL OF THAT SUPERKICK AND MADISON FALLS TO THE MAT LIKE A STONE! MADISON NEVER SAW IT COMING AND SHE MIGHT BE KNOCKED OUT COLD! CHRIS IS HOPING THAT THE KICK WAS ENOUGH AND HE GOES FOR THE COVER AND HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THHHHHRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Invincible” starts to play again as Chris rolls off of Madison and slowly makes it back to his feet to the loud cheers of the crowd and as the referee raises his hand in victory.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner and advancing to the semifinals of the Gold Rush Tournament! CHRIS ELITE!
James Peters: That was a great match from two former World Champions looking to get back into the title hunt. Madison fought hard, but it was Chris Elite who was able to walk away victorious and keep his tournament aspirations alive.
Persephone: Yeah yeah. It was about time for this match to end anyway. It’s almost time for these two old geezers to go to sleep. Now she will have to go home knowing that she has been ousted from the tournament on her old granny butt.
(The referee hands Chris his Tag Team Title and he holds it up in the air as the crowd continues to cheer and he exits the ring. Only after Chris left does Madison start moving.)
Persephone: Now this one still has a shot at adding another title that he can make as shiny as his bald ass head.
Rich Russillo: They aren’t old, my queen. Madison Kaline showed that she most definitely has still got it. And at many times in this match, she almost had it. But it was Chris Elite showing that he only needs a fraction of a second to turn the match in his favor.
James Peters: And boy did he! Madison didn’t even get a chance to recover before she got caught right on the button with that superkick. Madison showed that the 3 year absence is almost nonexistent with how well she did in this match. Congrats to Chris Elite for advancing.
(The final shot shows Chris Elite once again holding his Tag Title in the air and motioning that he is ready for another shot to become a double champion and Madison looks of the ramp with annoyance and frustration that she has been eliminated from the tournament as the camera cuts elsewhere.)
(Voltage cuts to a commercial for the greatest show in the history of shows, Moon Knight, on Disney+ every Wednesday.)
(“The Day” by Porno Graffiti starts playing as Hikari Kanno, and Miku Sakai, IDOL-GUN come walking down the ramp swaying their hips, and glancing over at some of the audience members in disgust.)
James Peters: Here comes IDOL-GUN! Both in the the Gold Rush Tournament, winning their first round match ups. Hikari Kanno defeating Jake Smith, and Miku Sakai defeating Ryan Wilson respectfully. Now they set their sights on the second round tonight with some big challenges. Hikari must go against Drake King, and Miku must go against Minerva. But before that happens, it seems like these two have something to say.
Persephone: Greeeeat, I love when these two bimbos talk, it’s my favorite. I mean for fucks sake, is this a show about fighting, or is this a fucking day time soap opera? We don’t need to hear everyones thoughts and opinions on everything, every single night. How about we just fight, and then no one has to talk, because you know, the fighting does the talking! WOW WHAT A CONCEPT! These two are the worst, I’m going to kill myself in the middle of this most likely, remember me fondly.
Rich Russillo: We won’t, you’re a terrible person. It is interesting to see what they have to say, they just made a decree that 2022 is going to be the year of IDOL-GUN. Which is interesting because honestly, last year could have been considered a year of IDOL-GUN as they accomplished a lot.
James Peters: Well we’ll see what they have to say tonight, I’m sure it’ll be quite interesting indeed.
(The camera fades to the ring where we see Hikari and Miku holding customized IDOL-GUN microphones.)
Miku Sakai: You have now been graced by the presence of the greatest tag team of all time IDOL-GUN! The most must see duo on EAW television. With that being the case I knooooow you all saw what happened last week, even if you didn’t see the entirety of Voltage. We know you tuned in just for IDOL-GUN you gross little pigs, because you needed your little fix of the Japanese sensations themselves. And when you watched the show, you would’ve seen Hikari Kanno, the greatest wrestler I have ever seen in my life, take OUT Jake Smith. Beat his ass, and knocked his ass out of this tournament. Did anyone think anything else would happen? What a glorious night, and Hikari
(Miku grabs Hikari’s hand and starts swinging each others hands)
Miku Sakai: I’m so proud of you!
(Miku grabs a hold of Hikari and pulls her in for a hug. They embrace for a while, until they break the hug, and Hikari now holds the microphone to her mouth)
Hikari Kanno: Thank you Miku, you’re so gorgeous inside and out. But let’s not forget what else happened that night. Miku had the large task of having to listen to that fucking loser, lifetime loser, Ryan Wilson actually speak directly to her all week last week. Now we all knew what the outcome would be, like who in the fuck thought that Ryan Wilson would actually win? No one. Well, no one except for Ryan Wilson, who for some reason still believes in himself. Very strange behaviour indeed, and honestly looking from the outside, I don’t know how he doesn’t quit the company at this point. Miku beat his ASS! Embarrassed him. After every single thing he said last week to my dear Miku, only to fall flat on his fucking face, embarrassing. He’s such a loser, and I am proud of you Miku. I know there was no question that you were going to win, but to see him completely fall to shambles is absolutely hilarious, and you deserve this moment.
(The two hug yet again, and Miku wipes a fake tear away.)
Hikari Kanno: Just last week we came out here with the decree that 2022 was going to be IDOL-GUN’s year, and that hasn’t changed. We plan on making 2022 our year, and who’s going to tell us no? Just a year ago we became the fastest team to ever win the EAW Unified Tag Team Championships. Now soon, IDOL-GUN will hold the EAW World Championship proving that there’s nobody in EAW that works as fast as we do.
Miku Sakai: We have been at the top of our game since the start, and have only gotten better through time, and soon enough we’ll be in the main event of Pain For Pride. But… Which one of us?
Hikari Kanno: Oh def you, you got this Mikutie!!
Miku Sakai: OMG NO you’re too nice, stop it, it’s def going to be you. Are you kidding me right now? I can’t even you’re just the most perf wrestler I’ve ever seen.
Hikari Kanno: No you’re the most perf what are you saying right now?? You’re the cutest in the world, and the only thing that matches your cuteness is your wrestling ability! You’ve got this, and I will be cheering you all the way!
Miku Sakai: No you are
Hikari Kanno: No you
Miku Sakai: No u
Hikari Kanno: No u
Miku Sakai: Sigh, we’re never going to agree on this. But regardless, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, it will be one if not both of us becoming the World Champion. We get to the finals, lets just tie!
Hikari Kanno: OMG what an amazing plan! Ok, we get to the finals and tie, then we can become co World Champions. It is deserved. This is what you should expect to happen, but we’re not dumb. We know what you assholes are waiting for, maybe even hoping for. You expect to see Drake King versus Minerva in the finals, but you know what? We don’t fucking care what you want. We don’t care if that’s what is expected. EAW is too predictable already, how about we change shit up, and play spoiler on all your hopes and dreams. We are going to take both of them out of the tournament before they ever even get the chance to face each other.
Miku Sakai: We aren’t going to be stopped by anyone in this tournament, including whoever wins between Chris Elite, and Madison Kaline, or Ms. Extreme. And I just know Hikari has been waiting to get her hands on Ms. Extreme for the longest time.
Hikari Kanno: There’s clearly unfinished business between Ms. Extreme and I, and should she actually make it to the finals of the tournament, IDOL-GUN will be the reason that Ms. Extreme suffers yet another FPV loss, and another failure to get her World Title opportunity. This tournament is ours to win, and by the end of the season WE will be World Champion. I know that must be hard to hear for the lot of you who just want to see us fail, but sucks to suck, because that’s just not going to happen.
Miku Sakai: IDOL-GUN is going to be standing tall at the end of this tournament, and that’s only going to be the beginning. You think we started off having a huge year? Just wait to see what this year has instore for everyone! IDOL-GUN is going to be standing tall, and all any of you can do about it, is stand and watch. Enjoy this time, you are living in a golden age. And pretty soon, IDOL-GUN will be holding all the gold we so desire!
(“The Day” by Porno Graffiti starts playing again, as Miku and Hikari hug again, before rolling out of the ring, and hold hands down the ramp as they leave.)
James Peters: Some strong words from IDOL-GUN here as they are trying to leave an even bigger mark here on Sunday Night Voltage. They sure have confidence that’s for sure, but with the way that they’ve shown out for the past year, I don’t think there’s any reason to doubt what they say.
Rich Russillo: I can definitely see them do all the things they put out into the world, but Voltage isn’t an easy roster to just run through. They definitely have their hands full with their opponents tonight, and if they get by then, who’s next isn’t any easier. I think they can do it, but we’ll have to see to make sure.
Persephone: Pointless talking. Didn’t they say the same shit last week? Get new material you dumb broads boooo!
James Peters: They’re out to prove themselves, and you can’t blame them for delivering their harsh message to the world. They just want everyone to know what to exactly look forward to! Folks, we’ll be right back.
(Voltage cuts to a promotional ad for Morbius, the highest grossing movie of all time, featuring Ronan Malosi. #MorbiusSweep)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(“Bussin” by Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby hits to a mixed reaction from the crowd. Diamond Dixon makes her way out to the ring, and as she does so you can see the confidence just from the look on her face, showing that she’s in firm belief that she will win this match.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first from Houston, Texas weighing in at 176 pounds she is “Hoeprah Winfrey” DIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMOND DIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXON!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon is a bad bitch and she knows it. She gives no fucks and she is blazin’ on these haters. She has taken Voltage by storm immediately arriving on the scene and making her presence known. When Diamond is on camera you know that she shines and she steals the scene all for herself.
Persephone: As long as she stays away from Rex and has quick matches I can support her.
James Peters: Well Rex has been doing a good job staying away from EAW by now.
Persephone: No he will be back soon. I know it.
( “Ready To Die” by The Notorious B.I.G. hits, and Lucas Johnson makes his way out to the ring fist bumping his fellow Johnson, Jay Jerry Johnson. They are the realest homies out.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent being accompanied by Jay Jerry Johnson weighing in at 210 pounds he is “The Emperor of Violence” LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCASSSSSSSSSSSSS JOHNSONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: The Johnson Brothers have arrived here on Voltage and they are looking to beat Diamond Dixon! We will see how it turns out for them however.
Persephone: It seems unfair to have Jay out here.
Rich Russillo: Agreed they should eject him so this can be a fair match.
Persephone: What? No? It is good that it is unfair so this match will end sooner.
Rich Russillo: Oh yeah I should have guessed.
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: We are underway now as Diamond Dixon and Lucas Johnson are set to face off here tonight on Sunday Night Voltage!!! Lucas charges in at Diamond who sidesteps. Lucas bounces off the ropes as Diamond charges in with a Clothesline from behind. But this time Lucas is the one who sidesteps! Johnson catches Diamond and tosses her up and over the top rope to the outside as she crashes and burns on the floor below. Diamond hits her hands angrily on the mat before sliding back in to meet Johnson who takes her out with a Pump Kick to the face! Looks like Johnson has something planned now as he makes his way to the top rope. Early in the match to be taking such a risk here but Johnson may recognize that he has to do so in order for this match to pay off in the long run.
Persephone: Lucas Johnson is stopped by Diamond Dixon who runs up the top rope!! Belly to Belly Suplex off the top as Diamond gets an entire rotation in the air dropping Johnson painfully down into the ring! Diamond now with a look of determination as she hurt herself almost as much as her opponent there but manages to get back up to her feet just in time as Johnson and the two begin to trade blows. A series of strikes from Diamond sends Johnson off the ropes… Johnson charges in with a Pump Kick but Diamond side steps it grabbing the arm of Lucas and taking him down with an Arm Drag. Lucas rolls on back up to his feet and Diamond charges in with a running Forearm throwing him into the corner. Diamond off the ropes… Running Side Kick into the turnbuckle connects from Diamond as Lucas collapses into the ring in a heap. The cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Lucas Johnson kicks out just in time!!! Lucas back up as Diamond Dixon shoves him off into the corner and charges in with a running forearm to the face. Lucas falls forward in towards towards Dixon who transitions out into a Chicken Wing. Dixon takes down Lucas with the Chicken Wing before running off the ropes and hitting a Senton on her opponent in the ring! The cov-
James Peters: No! Lucas Johnson is getting right back up! Diamond Dixon hooks the neck as she captures him quickly as he tries to recover. Arm hook… The SUPLEX!!! Diamond nearly struggles to get Lucas up almost dropping him on his head… but she transitions in midair into a Jackhammer landing on top of Johnson with a crushing maneuver! Now she goes for the cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Persephone: Kickout by Lucas Johnson! Lucas hanging in there and Diamond Dixon is visibly frustrated as she talks her shit to the camera. But she gets right back up and picks up her opponent. Looking for a Piledriver! No! Lucas reverses back into a Piledriver of his own! TOMBSTONE INCOMING! No! Diamond counters falling down to the mat and connecting with a modified Pele Kick sending Lucas sailing backwards into the ropes. Diamond charges in with a running Clothesline… but Lucas tosses her up and over the top rope! Diamond manages to land on the apron and strikes Lucas in the neck from behind sending him forward in the ring. Diamond flips over the top rope… BUCKSHOT LARIAT CONNECTS TO LUCAS TURNING HIM INSIDE OUT!!! ANOTHER COVER HERE!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Lucas Johnson kicks out once again! Both competitors back up as Diamond Dixon goes back to the outside yelling about how she is going to fucking do it again! Diamond flips over the top rope and hits yet another Buckshot Lariatoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!-
James Peters: But this time Lucas Johnson with a Bicycle Kick takes her head off! Diamond Dixon’s head just went flying out into the crowd and hit a fan! At least that is how hard he hit her in my mind. Lucas goes for the cover on the unconscious Diamond as she may have officially lost this match in record time!!!! Can Lucas put her away???
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Persephone: Diamond Dixon kicks out at two! But Lucas Johnson is not done! He immediately and aggressively yanks Diamond back on up to her feet before pulling her up over his head and slams her back down to the mat with an Alabama Slam! Damn her head bounced off the mat painfully as Johnson just took her ass to concussion city!!! But Johnson not going for the cover just yet! The follow up as he knows he has to deal even more damage to get that three count! So why even bother with it! Johnson stalking Diamond now as he pulls her back up and throws her into the turnbuckle… No! Diamond with the reversal sending Johnson to the apron! She charges at him! But Johnson catches her!!! Johnson with the Samoan Drop onto the ring apron! Holy shit Diamond just got driven back first into the ring apron and that had to hurt!!
Rich Russillo: THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING!!!
James Peters: Lucas Johnson rolls back into the ring as the referee starts the ten count!!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN-
Persephone: But Diamond Dixon makes it back to the ring just in time. But Lucas Johnson off the top rope with a Moonsault to her back crushing her as he goes for the cover to put her away here tonight! Lucas transitions into the Fall and Pray!!! He has it locked in! Diamond is going to tap out! Johnson is really wrenching on it! Oh shit Diamond’s night is over for sure she is completely fucked! How is she going to get out of this one!!!
Rich Russillo: SHE TAPS OUT!!!!
James Peters: NO! Diamond Dixon grabs the rope and forces the break! I can’t believe it! She survived this thing! Both competitors back up! Lucas lying in wait… THE CLAYMORE KICK!!! THE LIGHTSWITCH CONNECTS!!!
Persephone: NO! Diamond Dixon ducks beneath! DIAMOND DIXON WITH THE FACELIFT!!! SHE GOT ALL OF IT!!! THE COVER!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
James Peters: OH WHAT THE HELL!!! JAY JERRY JOHNSON WAS GETTING ONTO THE APRON AND THE REFEREE CAUGHT HIM!!! INTERFERENCES AREN’T ALLOWED ON VOLTAGE, AND THE REFEREE JUST STOPPED JAY JERRY JOHNSON FROM GETTING INVOLVED WHILE ALSO INADVERTENTLY SCREWING DIAMOND OVER!!!
Diamond Dixon: :francis:
Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON WITH A TOPE SUICIDA TO JAY JERRY JOHNSON ON THE FLOOR! SHE IS NOT HAVING NONE OF THAT INTERFERENCE TYPE SHIT UP IN HERE!!!
Persephone: Diamond Dixon connects with the Facelift to Jay Jerry Johnson on the outside as he has been knocked the fuck out! Now she can focus entirely on her opponent!!! Diamond slides back on into the ring!!!
Stew-O: BUT LUCAS JOHNSON OUT OF NOWHERE!!! THE LIGHTSWITCH!!!
James Peters: NO! DIAMOND DIXON DUCKS BENEATH YET AGAIN!!! THE FACELIFT!!! SHE GOT IT AGAIN!!! DIAMOND WITH THE COVER!!!!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… DIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOONNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDD DIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXON!!!!!!!!!!!!
(“Bussin” by Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby hits as the crowd explodes into a mixed reaction and Diamond Dixon has her arm raised. Jay Jerry Johnson is shown regaining consciousness outside the ring and can’t believe what he is witnessing.)
Rich Russillo: This match is over and despite his best efforts to secure victory Jay Jerry Johnson was unable to cheat Lucas Johnson into a win!
James Peters: Diamond Dixon overcame the odds and multiple opponents trying to fuck her over! Jay Jerry Johnson used that interference rule to distract Diamond, but in the end it didn’t work!
Persephone: I guess we’re all winners since this match is finally over.
Rich Russillo: I guess that is one way of looking at it. I love the positivity queen. <3 <3 <3
Persephone: Oh nah.
(The crowd continues to give a mixed reaction as Diamond Dixon celebrates her victory, having a satisfied look on her face as her confidence paid off and she was able to pick up yet another win tonight.)
James Peters: Great match, but in the end Diamond Dixon was able to get the job done and get some momentum on her side once again.
Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon has been on a fantastic run so far. A lot of the things she says and does tends to be controversial, but it can’t be denied just how talented she is inside of the ring.
(Suddenly, the crowd’s mixed reaction begins to turn into full cheers.)
James Peters: Wait a second-
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!!!!!
James Peters: CLEOPATRA JUST BLINDSIDED DIAMOND DIXON!!! CLEOPATRA WITH A HUGE ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, AND NOW SHE BEGINS TO BEAT DOWN ON DIAMOND DIXON!!! I didn’t see this coming, but I think I can tell you exactly why this is happening! Let’s not forget that Diamond Dixon took a cheapshot of her own on Cleo last week, it looks like Cleo is looking to get some payback right now!
Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON MANAGES TO PUSH CLEOPATRA OFF OF HER!!! DIAMOND DIXON GETS BACK UP, BUT CLEOPATRA IS RIGHT BACK ON THE OFFENSIVE AS SHE KICKS DIAMOND IN THE MIDSECTION AND CONTINUES HER PUNCHES, ALL WHILE DIAMOND BEGINS TO TRY PUNCHING BACK! Cleopatra and Diamond Dixon are having a brawl right now, and just like James said, we all know why this is happening after the way things have been heating up between these two for the past few weeks! DIAMOND PUSHES CLEO INTO THE ROPES-
James Peters: AND CLEOPATRA BOUNCES OFF OF THEM BEFORE DROPPING DIAMOND WITH BRUTALITY!!!! THE CANADIAN DESTROYER CONNECTS AND LAYS OUT DIAMOND DIXON!!!!
Persephone: Yeah, but she doesn’t really look done. I’m surprised she can even walk, isn’t she like 70?
Rich Russillo: Cleopatra begins to pull Diamond Dixon back up, and this doesn’t look good for Diamond! It looks like Diamond is about to get exactly what she asked for with that cheap shot last week!
James Peters: BRUTALITY FOR A SECOND TIME, SENDING DIAMOND ROLLING OUT OF THE RING!!!!! Cleopatra takes out Diamond Dixon!
(Cleopatra gets back to her feet, meanwhile everyone in the arena cheers loudly after seeing Cleopatra get payback on Diamond Dixon. With Diamond down and out at ringside, Cleopatra can be seen speaking towards an official by the timekeeper’s area, and they walk over to hand Cleopatra a microphone. Cleopatra can be seen pacing around the ring, looking down at Diamond Dixon, and Cleo doesn’t look amused at all. After a few seconds Cleopatra looks back up at the crowd, beginning to speak.)
Cleopatra: I don’t appreciate being humiliated, Diamond. Inviting us to your show just for a cheap shot? A cheap shot, all because of a photoshoot? You should’ve known that I wasn’t just going to let you get away with that. I was always going to retaliate sooner rather than later, because there is one thing I’ll never let anyone do, and that’s disrespect the “Greatest Vixen That Ever Lived”.
(The crowd cheers in support of Cleopatra.)
Cleopatra: Last week was interesting. It was really interesting, and I almost don’t even know where to begin. I could talk about *her*..
(Cleo points at Diamond.)
Cleopatra: …All day, but instead I’ll let all of you look at her just so you can see how big of a mistake she made attacking me in front of thousands, as if I’d ever allow anyone to do that to me. Last week Diamond invited me to her talk show, the same talk show that’d end with her attacking me like the coward she is, and before that attack I was given the chance to revisit old history again. I got the chance to speak to Madison Kaline about the Queen’s Court and our history together, and admittedly I thought that’d be it. I thought that our talk would be it, and Diamond Dixon’s annoyances would be all I had to deal with, but it wasn’t. Instead of just having another little “reunion” with Maddie, I got to see another old “friend”.. The same one that ended my career before I returned to the company earlier this season, Amber Keys.
(The crowd explodes into cheers, still surprised about Amber’s return to the company last week. Cleopatra stays silent for a moment as the cheers continue, not beginning to speak until the crowd quiets down.)
Cleopatra: It’s convenient, isn’t it? There’s only a few weeks until Grand Rampage. Pain for Pride season is approaching, and now all of a sudden Amber Keys is back. Look I heard everything Amber had to say last week and I only have one thing to make clear. If Amber Keys is back because she wants to repeat history, she’s better off walking back out of the company, because I am not going through what I did at Pain for Pride a few years ago, ever again. If she thinks that she’s going to return to this company and retire me again, she’s got another thing coming. I was never going to be the woman who stayed down and out. I was never going to be the woman that just let her career end untimely while everyone else got to run right past her. I still have so much left to offer to professional wrestling, and I’m not about to let all of that go to waste. Like a fine wine I only get better with age, and with Diamond Dixon already taken care of.. I’m looking towards Grand Rampage.
(Immediately the crowd explodes into cheers once again as Cleopatra begins to turn her attention to Grand Rampage.)
Cleopatra: I wish I could be saying that I’d be competing in the Gold Rush tournament finals right now, but I can’t thanks to Becca Black. She got really lucky against me, but that hasn’t changed anything for me. I still want to become World Champion and close out the main event of Pain for Pride after everything I’ve been through for these past few years, so in a few weeks time, I’ll be-
(Before Cleopatra could finish, ‘All It Takes For Your Dreams To Come True’ by A Skylit Drive hits. The crowd explodes once again, but Cleopatra doesn’t share the same feeling of joy as she looks towards the stage. Amber Keys begins making her way down the ramp as Cleopatra watches on.)
James Peters: Amber Keys is here for the second week in a row, and I don’t really think it’s fully set in that Amber Keys is really here, back in EAW once again!
Rich Russillo: Not many people expected to see her last week, but it looks like she’s got something on her mind once again!
(Amber Keys can be seen holding a microphone in her hand, and she makes her way to the bottom of the ramp before beginning to speak.)
Amber Keys: I know what you were about to say Cleo, and for your own good I’d really have to advise against that. Even thinking about chasing after Championship gold is a huge waste of time for you. Have you already forgotten about how this season’s turned out for you? You already chased after the National Elite Championship and failed. You were just in the Gold Rush tournament and you were eliminated from that. Do you really think you’ll do any better in a Grand Rampage match than you did against Minerva and Becca Black? All season all you’ve really done is come up short whenever it mattered most. The last time you had a good run with this company was when you had me by your side, but that just goes to prove everything that I said to you AND Madison last week, doesn’t it? I was the undisputed leader of the Queen’s Court. I’m the woman who’s owed the entire world, because I made you and Madison matter again, and without my influence EAW itself wouldn’t have evolved into the global conglomerate it is today.
(Cleopatra can’t help but roll her eyes, already annoyed by what Amber Keys is saying.)
Cleopatra: I get it, Amber. You were cast aside like a piece of trash by the wrestling world, but even after all of that you could have made your comeback at any time. You didn’t have to spend years wasting away, wallowing in your own self pity and feeling sorry for yourself. You could’ve returned, you could’ve at least made an effort to make things right, but you didn’t. Nobody has any sympathy for you Amber, least of all me.
Amber Keys: I don’t care what you think, Cleo. I’ve done too much for this company, for this entire industry to be treated the way I have. Are you going to tell me that I’m wrong? Wrong to believe that I’m the reason this company is where it is today? Can you actually say that I wasn’t the reason you and Madison found the success you did in the Queens Court? Madison Kaline was a World Champion. She wouldn’t have been there without me, and what did I get out of it? I carried you two to the top back on Empire. I made sure you two found success, and I don’t even know why we’re still arguing about this. I proved everything I needed to in what was meant to be your last ever match in the company before you chose to come back for what’s been one lackluster return run so far. I proved that I was the one that propped up the Queen’s Court. I proved that I was the reason we got where we did, so I don’t need your opinions, I don’t need your concerns, and I don’t need your sympathy-
Cleopatra: I heard it all already, Amber. I heard what you said before Diamond attacked me, and no you’re not going to take credit for what I’ve done for this division. You’re not going to pretend that I haven’t made such a huge impact on this entire industry just because your career didn’t pan out exactly how you wanted to. I had my career taken from me and I came back. I actually made an effort to pick up where I left off and find further success. I made my career what it was. I got myself the success that I had. You may have carried Maddie to success, but that’s not a surprise. It’s not any secret that Madison Kaline wouldn’t have found that same level of success on her own, but you weren’t the only one by her side making sure the Queen’s Court towered over Empire. I was right there with you, Amber. The Queen’s Court succeeded because of us. It succeeded because it had some of the most legendary women this company has ever seen behind it.
Amber Keys: You know why the Queen’s Court dominated the division for so long. You know why we got where we did, and you and Madison can return to the company and try to rewrite history, but there’s a reason neither of you are having such an easy time. I wasn’t here to-
(‘O Fortuna’ by Carl Orff hits, causing Cleopatra and Amber Keys to look towards the stage as Madison Kaline walks out with a microphone of her own in her hand.)
James Peters: Madison Kaline doesn’t look too happy. :lupe:
Rich Russillo: Can we really be surprised? I don’t think she likes what she’s heard from Cleo and Amber. :lupe:
Persephone: Yeah? Well me neither. I’ve heard them speak for way too long, can we just move on already?
(Madison walks down the ramp, and doesn’t waste time beginning to speak as she looks at Amber Keys and Cleopatra.)
Madison Kaline: No no no no, really? Is this actually happening right now? Are you two just going to drag my name through the mud, pretending that I couldn’t accomplish anything on my own after all we’ve been through? After all I’ve done, after all I’ve accomplished, you two BOTH have the nerve to say that you “carried” me to success? Success that I could’ve very well found regardless of whether or not the Queen’s Court was a thing? Sure, I didn’t win the Universal Women’s Championship at Reckless Wiring, but it’ll take so much more than that to keep me down and both of you should know that by now. I don’t give a shit what you two think about each other at this point, you’re making a huge mistake trying to write me off. if ANYONE made the Queen’s Court what it was, it was ME. I didn’t NEED anyone to succeed. I didn’t NEED anyone to make it where I was. I had what it took to dominate over the division and I STILL have what it takes to be on top around here, and of all people to try and deny that, you two have some nerve allowing it to be you.
(Madison Kaline looks at Cleopatra.)
Madison Kaline: Really, Cleo? You’re going to pretend that you carried me to success? You couldn’t even make it past round one of the Gold Rush tournament. You haven’t been able to find any success on your own Cleo and you’ve had an entire season too. I’ll admit to what happened tonight, because one thing’s for damn sure, I wasn’t taken out of the tournament in the first round by a rookie.
(As Cleopatra rolls her eyes, Madison turns to Amber Keys.)
Madison Kaline: And you weren’t even asked to come back, unlike me. So really, who means more in the grand scheme of things? The two of you, or the woman that nearly won the Universal Women’s Championship less than a month ago?
Amber Keys: Right, proved my entire point once again. You “nearly” did this, “almost” did that, but the last time you actually DID do something was when I was there, making sure you got the success you were looking for. I don’t know what’s stopping you from understanding it, without me you would’ve been exactly where you are right now. You’d be struggling to find any real success. You’d be floundering and unable to get anything going. You’d be nowhere near as big of a name as you are today without me, and-
James Peters: OH WHAT THE HELL!? DIAMOND DIXON JUST SLID BACK INTO THE RING AND TOOK CLEOPATRA DOWN!!! DIAMOND DIXON WAS LAID OUT AT RINGSIDE ALL THIS TIME, AND NOW SHE JUST SLID INTO THE RING AND BEGAN TO ATTACK CLEO!!! DIAMOND DIXON IS DOWN ON TOP OF CLEO AND IS BEGINNING TO RAIN DOWN PUNCHES AND ELBOWS ON THE HALL OF FAMER!!!
(Amber Keys and Madison Kaline take a step back, watching on as inside of the ring, Cleopatra and Diamond Dixon continue to go back and forth. Cleopatra manages to throw Diamond off of her before making it back to her feet, and the two women immediately run back at each other, continuing to fight.)
Rich Russillo: WE’VE ALREADY EXPLAINED HOW THINGS HAVE HEAT UP BETWEEN DIAMOND DIXON AND CLEOPATRA RECENTLY, AND RIGHT NOW WE’RE SEEING ANOTHER FIGHT BETWEEN THESE TWO AS MADISON KALINE AND AMBER KEYS WATCH! I don’t think Madison or Amber know what to do!
James Peters: WELL I THINK THEY’LL HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE SOON, BECAUSE DIAMOND DIXON JUST LANDED A HUGE KNEE TO THE STOMACH, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S STARTING TO GET THE UPPER HAND ON CLEOPATRA! DIAMOND AND CLEO CONTINUE TO THROW LEFTS AND RIGHTS WITH ONE ANOTHER, BUT DIAMOND HAS CLEO AGAINST THE ROPES AND IT IS NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR THE HALL OF FAMER!
(Amber Keys and Madison Kaline look at one another for a second, and the crowd immediately begins to explode as the two slide into the ring.)
Rich Russillo: AMBER AND MADISON JUST SLID INTO THE RING, AND THEY TEAR DIAMOND OFF OF CLEOPATRA BEFORE BEGINNING TO ATTACK HER!
Persephone: Ewww 🤢, are the Golden Girls reuniting or something? Why are they actually helping each other, weren’t they just talking shit literally two minutes ago?
James Peters: IT LOOKS LIKE AMBER AND MADISON COULDN’T HELP BUT RUN IN TO SAVE CLEO, JUST LIKE THEY CAME TO CLEO’S AID LAST WEEK! AMBER KEYS AND MADISON KALINE ARE PUNCHING AWAY AT DIAMOND DIXON, AND NOW CLEOPATRA RUNS IN BEFORE TAKING DIAMOND DOWN WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN!
Rich Russillo: ALL THREE WOMEN BEGIN TO PUNCH AND STOMP AWAY AT DIAMOND DIXON, AND DIAMOND DOESN’T EVEN STAND A CHANCE AT THIS POINT, NOT WHEN IT’S A THREE ON ONE BEATDOWN! DIAMOND DIXON CONTINUES TO TRY AND THROW WHATEVER STRIKES SHE CAN, BUT SHE’S OUTNUMBERED AND SHE JUST COMPETED IN A MATCH, THIS JUST ISN’T GOING TO WORK!
James Peters: Amber Keys and Madison Kaline now dragging Diamond up, and I don’t know what these three have in mind now, but whatever it is, it can’t be good for Diamond Dixon, who may have bitten off more than she could chew last week-
(‘The Beginning’ by ONE OK ROCK hits, and the crowd begins cheering loudly once again as Becca Black and Mary S. Atlas come storming to the ring.)
James Peters: BECCA BLACK AND MARY S. ATLAS!!! THE ELECTRIC SAVAGES ARE HERE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE COMING TO DIAMOND DIXON’S AID!!!
Persephone: From shitty name to even shittier name.
Rich Russillo: BECCA AND MARY SLIDE INTO THE RING, AND THEY SEND CLEOPATRA OUT OF THE RING WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!! CLEOPATRA HAS HISTORY WITH THESE TWO, AND LETS NOT FORGET WHAT HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY AFTER BECCA ELIMINATED CLEOPATRA FROM THE GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT!!!!!
James Peters: AMBER KEYS AND MADISON KALINE RUN IN, BUT MARY AND BECCA ARE ABLE TO DUCK UNDER THEIR STRIKES BEFORE THROWING AMBER AND MADISON OVER THE TOP ROPE AS WELL!!! AMBER AND MADISON LAND ONTO THE RING APRON- BUT MARY AND BECCA ARE BOTH ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PELE KICKS, KNOCKING MADISON AND AMBER OFF OF THE RING APRON!!!
Rich Russillo: IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTRIC SAVAGES STILL HAVE THEIR OWN BONE TO PICK, AND THEY JUST STOPPED THE THREE FORMER QUEENS COURT MEMBERS FROM TAKING OUT DIAMOND DIXON!!!
James Peters: None of the three Hall of Famers look too happy, but I don’t think there’s a single fan in the arena still in their seat right now! Mary S. Atlas and Becca Black evened the odds and stopped what was looking like a three on one beatdown, and I’m sure Diamond Dixon is real happy to see the Electric Savages right now, even if it’s something I’m not sure she’d admit!
Rich Russillo: I don’t know if evening the odds was their intention, but I think the Queen’s Court, or the former members of it, know that they don’t want to get themselves into this fight right now!
(As ‘The Beginning’ starts back up, Diamond Dixon slowly makes it back up to her feet. Cleopatra, Madison Kaline and Amber Keys all begin to make their way up to the ramp as they stare inside of the ring, and all three of them look pissed after what just happened. Mary and Becca look at Diamond as she slowly makes her way back up, and as the three Elitists stand tall over the former Queen’s Court members, Voltage begins to fade away from ringside.)
(The camera cuts to a commercial featuring fans of the recent #EAW15 returns burning their merchandise and crying on camera over their betrayals.)
(Voltage fades back to ringside, and Bella Braxton is seen with a microphone in her hand.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen…. The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
Bella Braxton: AND IT IS A GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS MATCH!!!!
(‘Age-Age Money’ by LADYBABY hits, and the crowd immediately begins booing loudly as Miku Sakai makes her way out to the stage. As usual she couldn’t care less about the boos, especially because IDOL-GUN’s simps in the crowd can be seen cheering as loud as they can, despite the boos drowning them out for the most part. Miku Sakai makes her way down the ramp, and she can be seen with a very confident look on her face as she makes her way down to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… From Fukui, Japan… Weighing in at 110 pounds….. MIIIIIIIKKUUUUUU SAAAAAAAKKAAIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!
James Peters: Miku Sakai managed to make it to the second round of the Gold Rush tournament, but I think it’s safe to say that it won’t be easy for her to make it to the next round knowing who she is up against tonight!
Rich Russillo: Miku Sakai versus Minerva, this should be a great match! I for one can’t wait to see what’s going to happen tonight!
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie follows, and the crowd becomes full of cheers as Minerva makes her way out to the stage. Minerva has a completely focused look on her face as she stares directly at Miku Sakai, and she doesn’t take her eyes off of her opponent as she begins to make her way towards the ring. Minerva walks down the ramp, and as she does so it is clear just how much Minerva wants to win this match.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent… Residing in the Florida Everglades… Weighing in at 122 pounds…. MIIIIIIIINNEERRRVVVAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Minerva is out here, and we already know just how determined she is to win the Gold Rush tournament. Is Minerva going to advance to the next round? Soon enough we’ll find out, but she won’t have an easy time either.
Rich Russillo: We know that IDOL-GUN wants to spoil that potential Drake versus Minerva match, and it looks like regardless of the outcome, we’re about to see a fantastic match tonight!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: AND HERE WE GO! THIS MATCH IS UNDERWAY AND MINERVA AND MIKU SAKAI IMMEDIATELY RUN AT ONE ANOTHER! MINERVA GOES FOR A LARIAT WHICH MIKU IS ABLE TO DUCK BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES, AND NOW MIKU GOES FOR A DROPKICK- BUT MINERVA IS ABLE TO SIDE STEP IT, CAUSING MIKU TO LAND ON THE MAT! Minerva now runs the ropes as Miku tries to get back up, AND MINERVA GOES FOR A RUNNING KNEE TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BUT MIKU SAKAI IS ABLE TO AVOID IT BEFORE GRABBING MINERVA FROM BEHIND, PULLING HER DOWN FOR A ROLL UP!
ONE-
Rich Russillo: Minerva immediately kicks out, BUT MIKU TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO KICK MINERVA IN THE MIDSECTION! It looks like Miku used that pin to throw Minerva off her game, AND NOW MIKU RUNS UP FOR A BACKSTABBER- BUT MINERVA IS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO THE ROPES AND FORCE MIKU OFF OF HER! Miku quickly gets back to her feet- AND NOW MINERVA GOES FOR THE DEVIL’S TOUCH- BUT MIKU SAKAI IS ABLE TO GRAB THE LEG!! MIKU SAKAI SPINS MINERVA AROUND, AND NOW SHE GOES FOR NIGHT NIGHT-
Persephone: Aaand it doesn’t connect. Of course it doesn’t. :francis:
James Peters: MINERVA IS HOLDING ONTO MIKU SAKAI, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A POWERBOMB- BUT MIKU HITS MINERVA WITH A FOREARM AND PUSHES HERSELF OFF OF THE FORMER NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! Miku Sakai lands down on her feet, AND SHE GRABS MINERVA BY THE ARM BEFORE DELIVERING AN ARM DRAG, WHICH MINERVA IS ABLE TO QUICKLY RETURN TO HER FEET FROM! Miku Sakai quickly charges in though as Minerva stumbled into the corner, AND NOW MIKU GOES FOR A- NO! MINERVA DELIVERS AN ELBOW THAT KNOCKS MIKU BACK!
Rich Russillo: Minerva now grabbing Miku Sakai, before slamming her face into the top turnbuckle! MINERVA TRIES TO LIFT MIKU UP NOW, BUT MIKU IS ABLE TO DELIVER AN ELBOW TO THE HEAD BEFORE SLIPPING OUT OF MINERVA’S GRASP! MIKU SAKAI PUSHES MINERVA INTO THE ROPES, AND AS MINERVA BOUNCES OFF OF THEM MIKU GOES FOR A WHEELBARROW- NO! MINERVA PUSHES MIKU’S LEGS OFF OF HER, FLIPPING MIKU OVER AND DROPPING HER ONTO HER BACK- AND NOW MINERVA DELIVERS A KNEE DROP RIGHT ONTO MIKU SAKAI’S FACE! Miku Sakai is hurting, and now Minerva goes for the first real cover of this match as Miku might be out of it!
ONE!-
Persephone: And somehow despite Miku being “out of it”, THAT WASN’T EVEN A TWO!? What the hell, why is this match still going on!? I swear it’s been like twenty minutes already.
James Peters: I don’t even know if it’s been five minutes-
Persephone: Shut up. Twenty minutes, five minutes, same thing. Either way this match has lasted way too long.
James Peters: Well Minerva has pulled Miku Sakai back up before sending her into the corner, AND NOW MINERVA BEGINS TO REPEATEDLY STOMP AWAY AT MIKU, FORCING MIKU DOWN INTO A SEATED POSITION AS MINERVA CONTINUES THESE STOMPS, TARGETING BOTH THE STOMACH AND FACE! MIKU SAKAI IS IN TROUBLE NOW, AS THE REFEREE IS FORCED TO BEGIN HIS COUNT AND GET MINERVA OUT OF THE CORNER!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE!… TWO!… THREE!… FOUR!… FI-
Rich Russillo: Minerva lets go of Miku, BUT NOW SHE DRAGS MIKU OUT OF THE CORNER BEFORE GETTING ON TOP OF HER AND BEGINNING TO ELBOW AWAY AT THE FORMER SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! I don’t think this is anything personal, this is just Minerva doing what she feels she needs to do in order to move onto the next round of this tournament!
James Peters: Miku Sakai manages to push Minerva off of her as the two Elitists stumble back up to their feet, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI ATTEMPTS TO SEND MINERVA OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE, BUT MINERVA IS ABLE TO LIFT MIKU SAKAI UP OVER HER, SENDING MIKU OUT ONTO THE RING APRON AS MIKU LANDS ON HER FEET! MIKU SWINGS AT MINERVA- BUT MINERVA DUCKS IT BEFORE- OH WAIT NO! FEEL THY WRATH!!! MIKU SAKAI CLAWS AT MINERVA’S EYES, SHE ONLY SWUNG AT HER TO THROW MINERVA OFF!!
Rich Russillo: The referee is checking on Minerva! He couldn’t really see exactly what Miku did as he was a few feet away, but now Miku Sakai is heading to the top rope, looking to capitalize after clawing Minerva’s eyes and temporarily blinding her! Minerva unknowingly turns around towards Miku as Miku is up top, AND MIKU DIVES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE, DELIVERING A DIVING DROPKICK THAT SENDS MINERVA TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE RING BEFORE ROLLING OUT UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE! Miku Sakai is now in control, and this is not good for Minerva!
Persephone: Blah blah don’t care just hurry up and end the match!
James Peters: Miku Sakai rolls out of the ring before grabbing Minerva, AND MIKU SENDS MINERVA CRASHING INTO THE BARRICADE! Miku obviously has no problem with using the outside environment to help her out, as she pulls the former National Elite Champion back up before slamming Minerva’s face onto the barricade! Miku now brings Minerva over to the ring apron, BUT MINERVA LANDS A PUNCH TO THE MIDSECTION, CAUSING MIKU TO STUMBLE! NOW IT’S MINERVA THAT SLAMS MIKU’S FACE ONTO THE- NO! MIKU LANDED A BACK ELBOW TO THE STOMACH, SAVING HERSELF FROM HAVING HER FACE SMASHED INTO THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING!
Rich Russillo: MIKU SAKAI GRABS MINERVA AND PULLS HER INTO A FRONT FACELOCK, AND NOW MIKU LIFTS MINERVA UP FOR A SUPLEX- NO! MINERVA COUNTERS IT AS SHE LANDS A KNEE TO MIKU SAKAI’S HEAD, AND NOW MINERVA GRABS MIKU BEFORE LIFTING- NO! NOW IT’S MIKU THAT LANDS A BACK ELBOW TO THE FACE, BEFORE SENDING MINERVA CRASHING FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST!! Miku Sakai grabs Minerva now before sending her back into the ring, and now Miku quickly follows behind as she is in control of this one!
James Peters: Minerva is slowly trying to find her way back to her feet, BUT MIKU SAKAI TAKES MINERVA DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A NASTY ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! That’s not a move anyone likes seeing thanks to how brutal it is, and right now Minerva is in a lot of trouble as Miku Sakai continues to beat down the former National Elite Champion, former Universal Women’s Champion, and one half of the longest reigning Unified Tag Team Champions ever! Miku Sakai is looking to try and pick up a huge victory, as now she sends Minerva into the corner!
Rich Russillo: Minerva is in a seated position in the corner, and it looks like Miku Sakai’s got her idea in mind! MIKU SAKAI RUNS IN- OH NO!!! MIKU SAKAI WAS LOOKING FOR THE MUSTACHE RIDE BUT MINERVA MANAGED TO DIVE OUT OF THE CORNER, CAUSING MIKU TO CRASH INTO THE CORNER! Miku Sakai just rolled out from the corner in pain, AND NOW MINERVA DROPS MIKU WITH THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!!! MIKU SAKAI GETTING HER HEAD KICKED OFF OF HER BODY JUST MOMENTS AFTER SHE TRIED TO HUMILIATE MINERVA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA MIGHT BE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ROUND JUST LIKE THAT AS SHE GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE-
Persephone: UGHHHHH!!!! WHY!???? WHY IS THIS MATCH STILL ON!? I don’t get it, this tournament has just been mid match after mid match, why do I have to sit through this one too? Minerva’s getting back to her feet like she actually knows what needs to do to win the match, when we ALL- or at least anyone that’s not severely mentally ill, knows that if Minerva actually knew what it took to win the match, THE MATCH WOULD ALREADY BE OVER!
James Peters: Minerva slowly pulls Miku Sakai back up before hitting her with a forearm shot, and now she is beginning to deliver more and more of those strikes, looking to slowly tear Miku apart as Minerva is likely preparing to set up for yet another major move! Minerva now pulling Miku Sakai into a front facelock, AND MINERVA PULLS MIKU UP- WAIT NO! MIKU SAKAI DROPS BACK DOWN TO HER FEET BEFORE PULLING MINERVA INTO A SMALL PACKAGE PIN!!! MIKU SAKAI IS LOOKING TO STEAL THE WIN AND WHAT A WIN IT WOULD BE!!
ONE!
TW-
Rich Russillo: MINERVA KICKS OUT!! MINERVA KICKS OUT AND QUICKLY SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET! MIKU SAKAI TRIES TO DO THE SAME- BUT MINERVA IS TOO QUICK AND MIKU IS TOO WORN OUT, AND THAT OPENING ALLOWS MINERVA TO DELIVER A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! Minerva now grabs Miku, AND MINERVA LIFTS MIKU UP BEFORE- NO! MIKU SAKAI SLIPS BEHIND MINERVA, BEFORE PUSHING MINERVA OUT OF THE RING THROUGH THE ROPES! Miku Sakai collapses to the mat as Minerva gets sent out to ringside, but somehow Miku just saved her chances in this one, what a match we’re witnessing right now!
Persephone: You say that she saved her chances like it’s a good thing, and it’s not. This match should be over already, and the fact that it isn’t yet should be a crime.
James Peters: Miku Sakai notices Minerva getting back up to her feet, AND NOW SHE PULLS HERSELF BACK UP TO HER FEET, FORCING HERSELF UP BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES! IT LOOKS LIKE MIKU HAS SOMETHING IN MIND AS MINERVA MAKES IT BACK UP TO HER FEET, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI FLIES OUT FOR- NO! MIKU SAKAI WAS LOOKING FOR A DROPKICK UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE, BUT MINERVA SIDE STEPPED AND GRABBED MIKU’S LEGS BEFORE DRAGGING HER OUT TO RINGSIDE!
Rich Russillo: Miku Sakai attempted a move you don’t see from her all too often, and she paid the price for it! Minerva now grabbing Miku and lifting her up, BEFORE DROPPING HER ONTO THE RING APRON WITH A BACK SUPLEX DROP!! Minerva slowly rolls Miku Sakai back into the ring before following behind, and you’ve got to imagine that Minerva is ready to wrap this one up! Miku Sakai has fought hard, but ever since that Devil’s Touch she might have just been delaying the inevitable!
James Peters: Miku Sakai is grabbing onto the ropes to try and pull herself up, BUT MINERVA GRABS HER BEFORE SENDING MIKU INTO THE OPPOSITE PAIR! MIKU BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES, AND MINERVA GOES FOR A SPINEBUSTE- WAIT! WAIT WHAT!? MIKU WITH AN ELBOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND MINERVA IS FORCED TO BACK OFF AS MIKU SAKAI RUNS IN BEFORE JUMPING AT MINERVA! WHEELBARROW BULLDOG, AND THERE’S NO COUNTERING IT THIS TIME!!! MIKU SAKAI CONNECTS WITH THE WHEELBARROW BULLDOG AND DROPS MINERVA ONTO THE MAT, AND NOW MIKU GOES FOR THE COVER TO KNOCK MINERVA OUT OF THE GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT!
ONE!
TWO!!
TH-
Rich Russillo: SHE KICKED OUT!!! MINERVA POWERS OUT JUST BEFORE THREE, WHICH MEANS THAT THIS MATCH IS SOMEHOW STILL ON! If there’s one thing I can say, it’s that I was completely wrong a few moments ago! Miku Sakai clearly has a lot of fight left in her still, which means that she definitely has what it takes to pick up the victory tonight!
Persephone: I don’t really care who wins or why it happens, it just needs to happen now and not in thirty minutes. I’m so tired of these long matches when REXY ISN’T EVEN INVOLVED!
James Peters: For what it’s worth, as much as I’m enjoying this match, Persephone might actually be getting her wish in just a few moments’ time! Miku Sakai is heading up to the top rope as Minerva slowly begins to find her way back up to her feet, and we don’t see Miku head to the top rope very often, especially when her opponent is capable of standing! Miku Sakai clearly has something big in mind here and it’s not much of a secret what it is! If this connects, it’ll definitely be the end of this match, no way Minerva can kick out!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA’S MADE IT BACK UP TO HER FEET, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI DIVES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE, LOOKING TO PUT THIS ONE AWAY!!! WALK OF SHAME!!!!!
Persephone: It doesn’t connect. :francis:
Rich Russillo: MINERVA MANAGED TO GRAB MIKU FROM BEHIND AND HOLD ONTO HER, REMAINING ON HER FEET AND STOPPING MIKU FROM DRILLING HER FACE ONTO THE MAT WITH THE WALK OF SHAME!!! MINERVA PULLS MIKU’S HEAD BACK INTO AN INVERTED FACELOCK, AND NOW IT’S MINERVA LOOKING TO PUT THIS MATCH AWAY, AS SHE GOES FOR PARADISE LOST-
James Peters: MIKU SAKAI TURNS HERSELF AROUND, MANAGING TO GRAB MINERVA AND PULL HER DOWN INTO THE INVERTED FACELOCK JUST MOMENTS BEFORE MINERVA COULD DROP HER WITH PARADISE LOST!!! MIKU SAKAI IS HOLDING MINERVA IN THE INVERTED FACELOCK, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI DROPS MINERVA ONTO THE MAT WITH HER OWN MOVE!!!! MIKU SAKAI JUST HIT MINERVA WITH PARADISE LOST, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI GETS ON TOP OF MINERVA FOR THE COVER, LOOKING TO BEAT MINERVA WITH HER OWN MOVE!!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE-
James Peters: MINERVA POPS THE SHOULDER UP!!!! Minerva saves her chances in this match, and at the same time saves herself from the humiliation of losing to her own maneuver!
Rich Russillo: Minerva is still in the match, but that was dangerously close to three! I don’t know how much more Minerva will really be able to take, especially when Miku Sakai is still clearly in firm control of this match! Miku Sakai might have this match won if she is able to deliver even one more big move like that, so Minerva needs to find a way back into this one and fast if she wants to make it to the next round of this tournament!
Persephone: Orrr she could just let Miku pin her. I don’t really care who wins or loses, so Minerva shouldn’t either. Just let the match end already.
James Peters: Minerva’s crawled to the ropes and is using them to try and get back up, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI PRESSES MINERVA’S THROAT AGAINST THE MIDDLE ROPE, BEGINNING TO CHOKE THE FORMER NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION AS THE REFEREE BEGINS TO COUNT!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE-
James Peters: Miku Sakai lets go, JUST TO TAKE MINERVA AND SEND HER CRASHING SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST! Miku Sakai is dominating this match right now, and it looks like she might be on the verge of picking up a victory, just like Rich said!
Rich Russillo: Minerva slowly pulls herself out of the corner, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI RUNS IN AND LOOKS FOR NIGHT NIGHT- BUT MINERVA IS ABLE TO POP MIKU UP OVER HER, CAUSING MIKU SAKAI TO LAND FACE FIRST ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! MIKU SAKAI’S FACE JUST CRASHED INTO THE TURNBUCKLE, AND NOW MINERVA GRABS MIKU AS MIKU TURNS AND STUMBLES OUT OF THE CORNER- SPINEBUSTER!!! MINERVA DROPS MIKU SAKAI WITH A HUGE SPINEBUSTER, AND JUST LIKE THAT THE PRINCESS KILLER HAS FOUND HER WAY BACK INTO THIS MATCH!
James Peters: Minerva isn’t going for the cover though! It looks like she isn’t finished just yet, AS SHE QUICKLY JUMPS UP AND BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES, DELIVERING “HELLS BELLS”!!!! HELLS BELLS CONNECTS ON MIKU SAKAI IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT SPINEBUSTER, AND NOW MINERVA HOOKS THE LEGS, LOOKING TO PUT MIKU AWAY JUST MINUTES AFTER IT LOOKED LIKE MIKU SAKAI WAS GOING TO WIN THIS MATCH!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE-
James Peters: MIKU SAKAI KICKS OUT, BUT NOW IT’S MIKU THAT COMES WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE THREE COUNT! That was too close for comfort, Minerva nearly won this match!
Persephone: 🙄 I can’t believe this match is still on. What do they have against me? Why do they refuse to end this match? I don’t think I ever did anything to them.
Rich Russillo: Minerva’s slowly using the ropes to make it back up to her feet, and at this point her and Miku have to be running on empty, right? I want to say they can’t have much left to offer, but they’ve been surprising me throughout this entire match! At this point, I feel like anything can happen!
James Peters: Minerva slowly begins to pull Miku Sakai back up to her feet, and now it looks like she’s about to give Miku a taste of her own medicine, AS MINERVA BEGINS CHOKING MIKU AGAINST THE ROPES, JUST AS MIKU WAS DOING TO HER MOMENTS AGO!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE-
James Peters: MINERVA LETS GO OF MIKU, BUT SHE IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO KICK AND STOMP AWAY AT MIKU SAKAI, QUICKLY TAKING MIKU TO THE MAT AND FORCING MIKU TO ONCE AGAIN GRAB ONTO THE ROPES TO PROTECT HERSELF!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR-
Rich Russillo: Miku Sakai rolls out to the ring apron as Minerva lets go of her, but now Minerva grabs Miku, pulling her in a front facelock! MINERVA LIFTS MIKU SAKAI UP INTO A SUPLEX POSITION AS MINERVA SLOWLY PULLS MIKU SAKAI BACK INTO THE RING, AND I THINK MINERVA MIGHT BE LOOKING TO PUT MIKU SAKAI DOWN WITH ATLAS FALLS-
James Peters: SHE DOESN’T GET THE CHANCE TO! MIKU SAKAI PULLED HERSELF DOWN BEFORE DELIVERING A MONKEY FLIP, SENDING MINERVA TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING!! WHAT A COUNTER BY MIKU SAKAI, AND SHE DESPERATELY NEEDED THAT ONE! Her chances in this match were progressively getting lower, but Miku just saved herself!
Rich Russillo: Miku Sakai is slowly making it back up to her feet as Minerva does the same, and I don’t know how Miku managed to pull off that monkey flip, but it definitely brought these two to even ground! Miku Sakai and Minerva slowly walk towards one another, AND MIKU SAKAI SLAPS MINERVA IN THE FACE! Minerva stumbles back, BUT SHE HITS MIKU WITH A FOREARM! NOW IT’S MIKU WITH A FOREARM! NOW MINERVA! NOW MIKU! NOW MINERVA-
Persephone: WE GET IT! They’re hitting each other over and over because neither of them wanna lose, shut up already!
James Peters: MINERVA GETS THE UPPER HAND! MIKU SAKAI SWUNG AT MINERVA BUT MINERVA WAS ABLE TO DUCK UNDER IT AND HIT MINERVA WITH A RIGHT HAND! NOW ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE! MINERVA CONTINUES TO STRIKE AT MIKU UNTIL MIKU IS BACKED UP AGAINST THE ROPES, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MIKU HAS NOWHERE TO GO! MINERVA NOW RUNS THE ROPES- RIGHT INTO A HUGE DROPKICK TO THE FACE BY MIKU SAKAI!! MIKU SAKAI WITH A DROPKICK RIGHT INTO MINERVA’S FACE, DROPPING MINERVA TO THE MAT AS MIKU SAKAI LOOKS TO CAPITALIZE!
Rich Russillo: Minerva stumbles to her feet, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI KICKS MINERVA IN THE STOMACH BEFORE PULLING HER INTO A FRONT FACELOCK- BUT MINERVA LIFTS MIKU UP OVER HER, CAUSING MIKU TO HAVE TO JUMP UP ONTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE TO SAVE HERSELF! Minerva turns around- RIGHT INTO A KICK TO THE FACE FROM MIKU! Minerva now stumbling back as Miku Sakai climbs all the way up to the top rope, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI DIVES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A- WAIT WAIT WAIT, WHAT!!? HOW DID MINERVA JUST DO THAT!?
Persephone: Do what? All she did was catch her.
James Peters: MIKU SAKAI WAS LOOKING FOR A CROSSBODY AND MINERVA JUST CAUGHT MIKU! MINERVA NOW GOES FOR A- WAIT NO! MIKU SAKAI MANAGES TO SLIP BEHIND MINERVA, AND NOW SHE PULLS MINERVA INTO A ROLL UP PIN AS SHE ATTEMPTS TO PUT MINERVA AWAY!!!
ONE!
TWO!!
James Peters: MINERVA KICKS OUT!! MINERVA KICKS OUT- BUT MIKU SAKAI IMMEDIATELY HITS MINERVA WITH A BOOT TO THE HEAD, TAKING MINERVA DOWN TEMPORARILY! Minerva is slowly making it back to her knees, AND NOW MIKU SAKAI QUICKLY GOES TO RUN THE ROPES, WHAT IS SHE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW!?
Rich Russillo: MIKU SAKAI LOOKS TO DELIVER A SCISSOR KICK, RIGHT OUT OF MINERVA’S OWN REPERTOIRE!!!
James Peters: NO!!!! MINERVA AVOIDS THE SCISSOR KICK, AND NOW SHE HITS MIKU SAKAI WITH THE DEVIL’S TOUCH AS SOON AS MIKU TURNED TOWARDS HER!!! Miku Sakai falls back into the ropes, bouncing off of them, and now- WAIT A SECOND!!! NIGHT NIGHT!!! NIGHT NIGHT CONNECTS, BUT MIKU SAKAI WASN’T THE ONE THAT DELIVERED THE MOVE!!!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA JUST DROPPED MIKU SAKAI WITH HER OWN FINISHER, THE DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER! Miku Sakai used Minerva’s Paradise Lost earlier in the match but to no avail, and it looks like Miku might have made a mistake trying to use another one of Minerva’s moves!
James Peters: Minerva isn’t going for the cover, and it looks like Minerva’s trying to make sure that Miku Sakai stays down for the three count! MINERVA PULLS MIKU SAKAI UP BEFORE LIFTING HER UPSIDE DOWN, AND NOW MINERVA DRILLS MIKU SAKAI’S HEAD INTO THE MAT WITH THE PRINCESS KILLER!!! THE PRINCESS KILLER TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER CONNECTS, AND THAT HAS TO BE ALL FOR MIKU SAKAI! MINERVA DROPS DOWN ON TOP OF MIKU FOR THE COVER, TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ROUND!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… Moving onto the Gold Rush tournament semifinals… MIIIIIINNEERRRRVVAAAAAAA!!!!
James Peters: MINERVA DOES IT, MINERVA PICKS UP THE VICTORY AND MOVES ONTO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT!!!!
Rich Russillo: That was such a close match and it looked like Miku Sakai might have been able to take it, but in the end Minerva was able to put Miku Sakai down, using her own move before following it up with the Princess Killer!
Persephone: That was boring.
James Peters: Well regardless of what you thought about that match, it looks like we have a semi-finalist! Congratulations, Minerva!
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ hits, and Minerva slowly makes it back up to her feet as the crowd immediately begins to cheer extremely loudly. As Minerva stands up the referee raises her hand, but the same look of focus stays on Minerva’s face as she had walking into this match, showing that even in victory Minerva still has one thing in mind, and that’s winning this Gold Rush tournament. As Minerva celebrates her victory and Miku Sakai rolls out of the ring, Voltage fades away from ringside.)
[ EARLIER THIS WEEK – EAW PERFORMANCE CENTER ]
(Just like before in the night, the scene opened up to show Kirk Redwood sitting backstage. A stagehand fixes the microphone on him and takes away the flask that was next to his chair before walking out of the picture. A few seconds later, the same voice off camera is heard.)
Narrator: (off-camera) State your name for the record.
Kirk Redwood: Kirk Redwood.
Narrator: (off-camera) Welcome to the interview, Kirk. What does the New Era Classic Tournament mean to you?
Kirk Redwood: To me, the New Era Classic means a chance to prove that I’m not just that drunk that people want me to be. It’s a chance to crack skulls and take names. It means that one of us is going to be the future of EAW.
Narrator: (off-camera) The New Era Classic is a very unique tournament as it consists of groups of wrestlers being divided into blocks, what do you think of your opponents in Block C?
Kirk Redwood: The only threat in my block is Aurora. Everybody and their mother is expecting her to be the best in our block. But the truth is, she’s only gotten a taste of what I can do. Next time we share a ring, she’s going down.
Narrator: (off-camera) Is there any doubt on your mind heading into the Tournament?
(Kirk’s expression was one filled with a bit of confidence as he slowly shaked his head before responding.)
Kirk Redwood: The only doubt I have is this: I’m the only one who believes in me. At every avenue I’ve been set up to fail, lose, and look bad. In that ring though, I am going to redeem myself.
Narrator: (off-camera) Is there anything you want to showcase to everyone in EAW and the EAW Universe in this Tournament?
(A small but confident smile appears on Kirk’s face.)
Kirk Redwood: The only thing I want to showcase in this tournament is that I can take more pain than anybody. I can take the punches, the slams, the submissions, and stand right back up and keep going. I’m not going to be stopped by the kids playing wrestler anymore. I’m ready to hang with the best.
Narrator: (off-camera) Any final statements you have about the Tournament and the competitors involved?
Kirk Redwood: I’m done fucking around in EAW. I’m done trying to do something different. From now on, all you get is a mangy dog of war looking for blood. All I’m going to do is crack skulls on the way to winning the whole damn thing. And if anybody tries to stop me, they’ll find a whole boot up their ass.
(The scene fades out on the pre-taped portion of the segment and returns to the present day. Sofia Clarke standing in front of a monitor with the EAW logo on it. She waits for a few seconds before she gets her cue to start)
Sofia Clarke: Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome my guest at this time, Kirk Redwood.
(Kirk Redwood walks into the frame.)
Sofia Clarke: Now Kirk, I’d like to ask you about the New Era Classic. Obviously, it didn’t go the way you were hoping, but how are you feeling after such a hard fought match?
Kirk Redwood: Yeah, it felt like I had it in my grasp. I thought there was no way that I could let it slip through, and as the match continued, and she kept putting up this fight, it just became more unbelievable that it was still happening, you know? Like I gave her all I had, and multiple times during the match I thought I did, I thought I won, but she just wouldn’t’ stay down. Aurora Monroe just, gave it her all, and at the end she was able to find it within herself to get the job done. It’s disappointing, but it’s only the beginning. Sure I would like to have those two or three points, but as of right now, I’m still alive, and I will have more opportunities to turn this thing around. It’s only the beginning, and I’m already preparing for my next opponent in this tournament.
Sofia Clarke: It’s good that you are able to keep such an upbeat attitude about it.
Kirk Redwood: Well I’m not a quitter Sofia. Just because I’m down right now, it does me no good to think that this is the end. I’m going to get on a run here, and make sure I right this ship. My opponent for next week is already known, so Liana DeLion, I hope you’re ready, because the fire inside just burns brighter, and more intense now. I’m not letting this opportunity slip through my hands.
(A shadow starts to cover Kirk’s face, the camera pans out and reveals Shane Gates. You can tell by the look on his face that he isn’t pleased.)
Kirk Redwood: Uh… Hi? What can I help you with exactly? I’m kinda busy at the moment.
Shane Gates: I heard what you had to say last week, about how you work better on your own.
Kirk Redwood: Uh huh… And?
(Shane rolls his eyes, and gets even more frustrated)
Shane Gates: Really man? All the time that you and I spent as a team, and that’s how you feel? We worked really well together, we could’ve been Unified Tag Team Champions if I’m being honest here. And none of that mattered to you? If I can be frank with you, it really pissed me of to hear you say that. I can’t believe you don’t see things the same way I do.
(Kirk just awkwardly nods, and doesn’t really care about what Shane is talking about right now.)
Kirk Redwood: Alright, clearly you have some deep rooted feelings here that you need to work on, but I’m trying to do an interview here. It’s not really the time or place for you to dump your feelings onto me so… If you could just, leave?
Shane Gates: Nah man, fuck all that. If you actually worked better on your own, we wouldn’t have been in that position in the first place. You clearly couldn’t do it all on your own, and whether you like it or not, you needed me.
(Kirk gets a little ticked off at this comment by Shane, and starts to get a little aggressive)
Kirk Redwood: I needed you? What the hell do you mean I needed you? I needed you to get out of my life, that’s what I needed. You were the reason that team didn’t go anywhere near the success that it could’ve. You are lazy, self entitled, and don’t put near enough work into this profession as you need to. You think we could’ve been bigger? Probably, but you weren’t even close to the wrestler that you needed to be in order for that to happen. And besides… Being in a team with you was Captain Charisma’s idea in the first place, not mine. Working with you, did nothing for me, and I have no problem going solo again if that means that I can go back to doing things on my own terms. I’m going to get what I want, and at this point I want to do it my own way. I have a plan to make it to Pain For Pride, and win the New Era Classic, and at this point, I don’t care where you end up on that show. Hell, I don’t even care if you make it on the show in the first place, and wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t even make the show at all.
(A little smirk crosses over Shanes face)
Shane Gates: Oh really? Is that so? You’re going to win the New Era Classic huh? Yeah, that really showed when you lost in the first match. So how are you going to turn it around exactly? You know it’s not going to get any easier from here on out. You say I’m not pulling weight in EAW, and yet, you are? So confident for a guy that has had a chance to pull away from me, and become this big star he thinks he is, on his own. And yet here you are, talking into a microphone needing to explain yourself. Needing to tell everyone why you’re not a failure, and you’ll fix whatever problem you might have in order to get back on track. And me? What did you say? Ah yes, you said that you wouldn’t be surprised if I didn’t make it onto the show at all. So that’s what’s going to happen? You’re going to turn everything around, and I’m just going to be left off the show. Well aren’t those some grandiose claims.
(Kirk shakes his head)
Kirk Redwood: Doesn’t sound too grandiose to me. It actually sounds quite reasonable. I don’t know what makes you think that you have any chance of getting on the show with how you’ve been on the weekly episodic show. You have to show up every single week, and you just don’t do that. Meanwhile I’m in this tournament, I have my way in, all I have to do is just win. See I’m not even worried about the chances of me not winning, because I’m just that good.
Shane Gates: Face it, what happened in your first match, is the same result that is going to happen in the second, and however many more matches you have, nothing’s going to change. Thank God this is a round-robin tournament though right? Otherwise, you couldn’t be so confident. You would already be out, because you were already shown up. Thank your lucky stars that EAW was so gracious and let all you that are losers, that couldn’t get it done on the first try, a second chance. Because otherwise, this confident little tone you have right now, wouldn’t exist. And as a matter of fact, it shouldn’t. Get real, open your eyes, you might still have a chance on a technicality, but we all know that chance is nothing but a facade. You are a failure, and that’s all you’ll ever be. Without me, you’re just another nameless future endeavored, and that’s all you’ll ever be.
(Kirk charges toward Shane and pushes him up to some crates that are nearby, and starts punching Shane in the face.)
Persephone: Yay! Violence to break up the monotony of these losers talking! It’s a MID OFF!
James Peters: Kirk REDWOOD HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THE DISRESPECT, AND NOW HE HAS SHANE BACK UP, AND HE’S REPEATEDLY PUNCHING SHANE IN THE RIBS, AND FACE. SHANE IS COVERING UP, AND TRYING TO AVOID THE FISTS!
Rich Russillo: AND SHANE IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO TURN IT AROUND, AND NOW HE PICKS KIRK UP AND SLAMS HIM DOWN ON TOP OF THAT STORAGE BOX, AND JUMPS ON TOP, RAINING DOWN SHOTS TO KIRK REDWOOD! OH NO! KIRK IS ABLE TO KICK SHANE OFF, AND IS CHARGING RIGHT BACK AT HIM. HE PUSHES SHANE BACK INTO SOME MORE BOXES, BUT SHANE SEEMS TO HAVE A HEADLOCK ON KIRK!
(Backstage agents, and officials come running in to break them up.)
Persephone: Ugh, the no fun police is here, well they made the show exciting for like 3 seconds I guess. Lame fight, but, they tried their best. It’s not their fault they just suck at everything.
Rich Russillo: These men could get seriously hurt doing stuff like that Persephone! We can’t have Elitists running around doing whatever they want! We need order!
James Peters: Kirk and Shane are now being peeled apart, and are just yelling at each other. My God hell is breaking loose her. Unfortunately, we need to take a commercial break, but we’ll be right back!
(Voltage fades to a commercial for the other highest grossing movie of all time, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, featuring Harper Lee. #Sonic2Sweep)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back from commercial break to what seems like a shot of the Arena Guadalajara, but it’s hard to tell. It’s pitch black, with nothing being able to be seen. The only distinct feature being the faint sounds of the EAW Universe in attendance tonight, bustling in a mixture of anticipation and curiosity for what’s to come. There are a lot of possibilities for what’s in store for the viewers seeing this first hand along with the viewers at home, but it becomes much clearer as the camera focuses on… a singular pink spotlight is seen shining down at the center of the stage. It also helps that accompanying that, the voice of Voltage ring announcer Bella Braxton is heard.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… CANDICE BLAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(The crowd roars in approval as the sounds of ‘Diva’ by Beyoncé are heard blasting through the PA system of the arena. It’s clear that they’re excited for one of their favorites here on Voltage and they don’t have to wait for long, as the camera focuses on Candice Blair making her way out from the backstage area and into the pink spotlight that shines on the stage. Candice looks around despite nothing being able to be seen other than a pitch black abyss where the crowd is meant to be, with a warm smile on her face and a microphone in her hand. Before long it shows the outfit that ‘The Hot Commodity’ has on tonight. It’s fancy, extravagant, and one that catches the eye of specifically the male viewers here tonight. It’s like she’s ready to go to a party, and she knows along with that the fact that she is absolutely killing it just standing there. But whilst that might be the case, she is also shown with a microphone in her hand.)
Rich Russillo: Well to set the scene for what you might be in store for tonight let’s flashback to Reckless Wiring a few weeks ago. It was there that Danny Tanner came up short in his New Breed Championship match against Jon Kelton, and for the most part, you could put some of the blame on Candice Blair who tried to help Danny win but in the end, only ended up distracting her friend and costing him the match. We saw the reaction that Danny had when it was all said and done, he was definitely not the happiest person. And something like that had to hurt Candice.
James Peters: The following week on Voltage it’s clear that Candice felt bad for him. She tried her best to talk to him but the one thing that really perked his ears was the fact that Candice said he was in for a big surprise the next week. Lo and behold, here we are, and from what I can tell I think Candice is doing everything in her power to make this seem really special… whatever it is of course.
Persephone: Please don’t tell me she’s actually going to fuck him… like when the lights turn on I do not want to see a bed at the center of the ring, please. That would probably be the most pathetic thing ever, and I don’t want to see that. Let’s just hope it’s a present or something. Like steroids, he really needs some of those.
(Candice continues to stand on the stage while ‘Diva’ slowly begins to come to a close. From there it’s even more noticeable that the crowd is calling out to her with catcalls and whistles. Which she completely eats up by blowing kisses and waving her hand in the air. But after a while she begins to focus on the main reason why she’s here, as she takes her microphone and brings it up to her mouth. After taking a deep breath, she begins to speak from there.)
Candice Blair: I don’t think it’s hard to see the fact that the past few weeks have been hard for me 😔. It’s not even the part where I was on the shelf for a couple of weeks nursing an injury, I knew I’d be back and better than ever regardless and that’s what motivated me through that. It was the fact that I feel I haven’t been a good person, more so, a good friend. You see when Jon Kelton took me out, there was only one person that sprung to action on my behalf… and that was my bestie Danny Tanner. He fought for the New Breed Championship in my place and really did everything to avenge me. That was really heartwarming. There are a lot of selfish, lifeless people here that would take that Championship match and use it for their own self-satisfaction, but it really brings a smile to my face to know that Danny isn’t that type of person. Because I know that all he was thinking about in the heat of the moment was being a good friend… the more that happened, the more I realized I wasn’t pulling my weight being his. In fact I did more help than harm, even when I tried not to, and it cost him. Even when he tried to hide it, I saw how hurt and heartbroken it was, and seeing him sad made me feel the same way 💔. Because, even if he didn’t want to admit it, it was my fault and I’ll own up to it. He doesn’t deserve that, not even from me.
Candice Blair: Despite that, he still wants to be my friend. In fact, it felt like he was more worried whether or not I’d be his. And the answer to that is yes, always. Because people like Danny Tanner are one-in-a-million. So pure, precious, and compassionate, you don’t see something like that all that often, especially in a business as ruthless as the one we’re in. You really have to cherish them, and I’m glad I’m able to call Danny Tanner my bestie. Which is why I’m doing everything to make it up to him. I took the week to think about it, and wonder what I could do to make him feel better. It was hard, because what could you give back to a person who would give everything to you? It’s difficult to match that. But then I realized it, and here we are, I’d like to believe I did a good job 😌. But he’ll see it when he gets there, he doesn’t need me to be out here to talk about it because the only person that matters today… is Danny Tanner. So please Danny, if you can, I’d love to ask you to join me out here in the spotlight.
(Candice brings her hands back down to her sides as she turns around and looks towards the stage. Her prayers are answered along with many as the sounds of ‘Loser’ by Charles Hamilton are heard. The crowd erupts into thunderous cheers as before long, the ever-so-lovable Danny Tanner is seen approaching Candice Blair from the backstage area.)
Rich Russillo: Well here comes the man of the hour, and I just can’t help but wonder what surprise could be waiting for him courtesy of Candice Blair here tonight. One thing’s for sure, Danny looks absolutely elated to be out here and I’m sure he’s just as excited as the rest of us are.
James Peters: Well one of those options could be what Persephone mentioned earlier, and with Candice being such a good friend to Danny I’m not so sure that’s out of the equation either. I mean, just look how lavishly she’s dressed right now.
Persephone: Please don’t wish that to reality Jim, I’d rather not believe that especially with such a hideous human being a part of that. Could Danny Tanner be playing the nice guy just to get in her pants? Definitely. But do I want to see that actually happen? I’d rather shoot myself with a shotgun.
(Danny stands next to Candice in the spotlight while ‘Loser’ fades out, and it’s clear that he can’t contain himself right now. He is obviously excited for many reasons, but one because he primarily thinks that he’s going to lose his virginity right here and now to a woman who blows his socks off in every sense of the word. Candice though, is oblivious to what Danny is thinking right now, and is just smiling proudly seeing how excited he is for the surprise that she’s going to give him. Danny turns over to Candice who mouths a few words to him.)
Candice Blair: (Off-Mic) Close your eyes.
(Danny happily does so, but just in case he peeks Candice walks over and puts her hands over his face. Candice, from there, slowly begins to make her way down the ramp and towards the ring, guiding Danny as she does so while the pink spotlight that shines down follows. It’s clear whatever surprise that Candice Blair has for Danny Tanner it’s right inside that ring whilst the crowd shine their phone flashlights trying to get a glimpse of what that might be. Finally, the two of them reach the bottom of the ramp while both entering into the ring. The spotlight that followed them begins to shut off, and after a moment of darkness… the lights to the arena turn back on and Danny is met with a thunderous noise as he opens his eyes…)
(**”SURPRISE!!!”**)
Candice Blair: IT’S ✨ DANNY TANNER APPRECIATION NIGHT!!! ✨
(A party popper is heard as the camera focuses on the scene in the ring, and indeed it looks like Candice has dressed for a party as that’s what it looks like. The ring is packed with a lot of people inside of it as they all seem to be huddled around a huge cake at the center of the ring. The scene also shows balloons tied to the ringpost along with confetti coming down from the rafters, all of it seems extravagant and overall like a celebration. Danny could possibly be led to assume that this is a celebration for his birthday, but no, his birthday was weeks ago! Why would they celebrate it so late? This seems to be something else and that’s made more evident as he looks around and spots some familiar faces in the crowd. From Mama Tanner, his best friend Tucker, his friend Gerard. Auntie Marybeth, Auntie Tina, Cousin Rico and Kassandra, and a whole other who’s who of people from Danny’s personal life. It’s safe to say, Candice has gone the whole nine yards to make sure that she got everyone from Danny Tanner’s family tree here and in an orderly fashion, which certainly comes as a surprise for Danny.)
Candice Blair: I JUST HAD TO DO THIS FOR MY BESTIE! Please forgive me for costing you the New Breed Championship?
(No one else shares that same feeling of excitement that Candice has right about now, as it feels like a record scratch. The crowd inside the ring goes from being happy and excited for Danny to… confused? They all murmur to one another upon hearing the word “bestie”, what was that all about? From what they know, Danny told all of them that he and Candice were more than just friends, in fact, they were dating. So really, it was confusing. Candice is oblivious as Danny realizes the air in the room has changed, as sweat quickly begins to come down.)
Mama Tanner: (Off-Mic) “Bestie”? I thought this was your girlfriend, Daniel.
(Poor Danny Tanner right about now, isn’t exactly sharing the same excitement as Candice Blair was. With all eyes looking at him, more confused than anything else, his entire body begins to shake. He’s absolutely MORTIFIED that his lies have finally come to light about the status of him and Candice. He doesn’t really like surprises either, so that doesn’t really help anything about the situation that he finds himself in right now. He thought he was getting laid, 100%, and now everything, seemingly in a matter of seconds, just crumbles all around him. Danny drops down to his knees, burying his face between his hands as he shakes his head repeatedly, he can’t believe this right now, this can’t be happening, this can’t be happening. Everyone around him begins to snicker, as his family and friends now start laughing over the fact that he’s basically been friendzoned… all but Candice Blair. Candice is looking around, the most confused out of everyone else.)
Candice Blair: (Off-Mic) Did you tell people we were dating Danny…? I… I thought you were gay???
(That doesn’t really help the situation for Danny, obviously. There’s no sympathy from anyone, only more laughter which continues to get hurled at Danny. His hands turn into fists as he grabs his hair, it’s like he’s going insane right now, but more than anything it seems like he’s having a breakdown, this is not how he expected tonight to go at all. Nothing has gone to plan or expectation, and it’s really starting to get the better of him.)
Rich Russillo: Oh no… Danny just pushed himself back up to his feet and he looks like a rabid animal right now! DANNY NOW IS JUST GRABBING EVERYTHING IN REACH AND DESTROYING IT! THIS WHOLE PARTY SETUP IS BEING DEMOLISHED BY WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN IRATE DANNY TANNER AS IT SEEMS LIKE HE CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN HIM LIKE THIS!
James Peters: DANNY JUST SHOVED THROUGH THE CROWD NOW BEFORE GRABBING HIS CELEBRATION CAKE… HE JUST CHUCKED THAT INTO THE CROWD! I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING RIGHT NOW AS EVERYONE IS SCATTERING!
Persephone: HAH! LOOK AT THAT HORRIBLE EXCUSE FOR A MOTHER RUNNING AWAY! SHE’S CRYING! CRYING! SHE SHOULD BE ASHAMED ANYWAY!
(There’s nobody in the ring once Danny is through, except himself, and of course… Candice Blair. Danny is heavily breathing, clearly in a frenzy, and looks like he’s ready to do some more damage. But before he can do that Candice runs forward and is able to get her arms around him, trying her best to contain him and stop him from causing more harm.)
Rich Russillo: OH MY! DANNY JUST SHOVED CANDICE AWAY!
(Candice is sent backward as she falls against the corner, while Danny, feeling weak, finally crumbles down to the mat. He clearly is beside himself right now as he rocks himself back and forth, back and forth, repeatedly. It’s clear he’s out of his mind right now and even Candice sees that. Candice though, doesn’t really give up on support. She slowly makes her way towards Danny, cautiously, before dipping down to a kneeling position. From a distance, she tries to comfort him and calm him down, but the only thing that Danny does is continue to rock himself… back and forth, back and forth. The crowd has completely quieted down in concern as this unsettling scene is the last shot before Sunday Night Voltage, from there, begins to fade to commercial break.)
(Voltage fades to a promotional ad for Grand Rampage, where the Gold Rush finals will take place.)
(The camera cuts back to ringside as Bella Braxton is standing in the middle of the ring, ready to announce the next match of the night.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen this next contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Bella Braxton: And it is a quarterfinal round match in the GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT!
(“Zombie” by Bad Wolves starts playing throughout the arena as Ms. Extreme makes her entrance to a mixed but more positive reaction from the crowd as she makes her way to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Making her way to the ring from Calabasas California. Weighing 140 pounds. Here is “THE RED QUEEN” MS. EXTREME!
James Peters: Here comes Ms. Extreme making her way to the ring for her quarterfinal round match. Camille defeated Kirk Redwood last week in the first round to make it to this match. She’s looking to keep the momentum going to night to get herself one step closer to that Pain for Pride Main Event match.
Rich Russillo: When you look at the 16 participants of this match, you would have to consider Ms. Extreme one of the favorites to win the whole tournament.
Persephone: I don’t have to do anything if it involves one of those Ava bitches. Come on, you dumb fucks! Get to work and eliminate this ho from the tournament.
James Peters: Camille isn’t going to go away that easily, especially when a grand prize like Pain for Pride is at stake. Ms. Extreme is the former Universal Women’s Champion. She’s tough, but her opponent is no pushover either.
(Ms. Extreme enters the ring and takes her place in her corner with a look of complete focus as her music goes off. Seconds later, “All Night” by S-X ft. Trippie Redd starts playing and Becca Black makes her way to the ring to the sound of loud cheers from the crowd.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent! From London, England. Weighing 123 pounds. Here is “THE THUNDERBOLT” BECCA BLACK!
Rich Russillo: Here comes the upstart and very determined Becca Black for her quarterfinal match. If you ask me, this is the Cinderella story of the Gold Rush tournament.
Persephone: Will you shut up! She is not Cinderella anything! She’s more like an ugly stepsister or the pumpkin if you ask me. So I don’t know what the hell you are talking about.
James Peters: As always, Persephone with her bright personality. Last week, she picked up one of the biggest victories of her career with a win over Cleopatra to advance.
Persephone: Cleopatra was attacked and not at 100 percent. That old bitch got busted open last week and we started seeing that ancient dust come out. That win doesn’t count.
James Peters: It sure as hell does count. Cleo might have been attacked, but Becca should still be proud of her win. Beating Cleopatra at any level is an achievement. Becca Black is the only person in the final eight that has not been a champion. She would love to rectify that by winning this tournament and she very well could.
(Becca enters the ring and takes her corner as her entrance music fades off. The referee checks both ladies before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Here we go! One of these young ladies will be advancing to the semifinals of the Gold Rush tournament with a victory here tonight in this match. Both ladies lock up and with a small surprise, it’s Becca Black who gets the early advantage.
Rich Russillo: Becca transitions into a side headlock and Camille is trying to find a way to get out of it. Camille uses her veteran instinct to back up to the ropes and manages to push Becca off her and get herself out of the headlock.
James Peters: Becca rebounds off the ropes and tries for a shoulder tackle. BUT CAMILLE DOESN’T MOVE! Becca tries it a second time and she has the same result. Becca tries it a third time AND THIS TIME IT’S MS. EXTREME WITH A CLOTHESLINE CLOBBERING BECCA DOWN!
Persephone: That’s one of the oldest tricks in the book. Of course an Ava would know that. They enjoy old tricks and cheap tricks. Fitting. But Bimbo Becky is going to have to do much better than that. If she can.
James Peters: Of course she can! That’s why she has found success during her time in EAW and that’s why she was selected to be a participant in this tournament. Becca can find a way to get back in this match. It’s still early. Extreme picks up Becca and goes for a snap suplex BUT BECCA LANDS ON HER FEET BEHIND CAMILLE! I TOLD YOU THAT SHE WOULD FIND A WAY!
Rich Russillo: Find it she did. Becca hits the ropes as fast as she can. Becca goes for a lariat, but Extreme ducks it. Becca rebounds off the ropes again AND EXTREME WITH A BACK BODY DROP ATTEMPT BUT BECCA ONCE AGAIN LANDS ON HER FEET!
James Peters: We have pretty much had a stalemate early on in this match and the crowd is loving it. Neither woman is able to get the advantage and they are smirking at each other. There might not be any love lost between these two but they recognize that this is serious business.
Persephone: Yeah. Seriously annoying. Why can’t anybody finish a match in 30 seconds around here? It’s not like all these matches have to go so long. Some of the people around here are longshots at best.
James Peters: Both these women want to show the world why they deserve to win this tournament. They don’t want to take a page out of your book and finish someone off in less than a minute.
Persephone: You better watch your mouth, you asshole, or I swear I fill find a way to get you fired.
Rich Russillo: And we still have a match going on right now. They lock up once again and this time it’s Camille with the advantage and backing Becca into the corner. Referee asks for a clean break and both women oblige.
James Peters: BECCA WITH A KICK TO THE GUT AND SHE FIRES SOME FOREARMS INTO THE FACE OF EXTREME! Becca tries to whip Extreme to the ropes. Becca rebounds and counters with a boot to the face when Camille had her head down. Becca hits the ropes again AND CAMILLE QUICKLY CATCHES HER AND THROWS HER WITH THAT BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! GREAT RING AWARENESS BY CAMILLE!
Rich Russillo: Great move by Camille. It’s almost like she suckered Becca in and lured her right into a trap. Becca better be careful not to fall into too many traps or one of them could be her last. Now Ms. Extreme goes to work with a nice leg drop.
Persephone: The only trap around her is being trapped watching these shit show matches. There’s no blood. There’s no Rex. Why should I care?
James Peters: Because it’s your job. Pretty simple answer, but right now it looks like Ms. Extreme is ready to go to work on Becca after that leg drop. WHAT STRENGTH BEING SHOWN BY MS. EXTREME RIGHT NOW! SHE JUST LIFTED BECCA BLACK FROM THE MAT AND DELIVERED A BEAUTIFUL GUTWRENCH SUPLEX! WE DON’T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN FROM CAMILLE!
Rich Russillo: That’s part of the technical prowess of Ms. Extreme. She knows almost every move in the book and can pull any of them out of her bag of tricks on an opponent. Just like what we witnessed just a few seconds ago.
James Peters: Becca slowly making it back to her feet and CAMILLE WITH A FRANKENSTEINER OUT OF NOWHERE! BECCA SENT FOR A RIDE AND THE FORCE OF THE FRANKENSTEINER SENT BECCA CLEAR OUT OF THE RING TO THE FLOOR!
Persephone: Yeah. Yeah. She hit a move. Good for her I guess. Now what the hell is she doing? She looks like she’s getting herself psyched up or she’s about to have a breakdown. Could go either way.
Rich Russillo: EXTREME HITS THE ROPES AT FULL SPEED AND SHE DIVES! SUICIDE DIVE TAKES BECCA BACK DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF US! CAMILLE IS NOT AFRAID TO FLY ON OCCASION! ESPECIALLY IF THE MOVES HITS LIKE IT DID!
James Peters: Ms. Extreme is all fired up now! She picks Becca up and whips her right into the barricade. She follows suit AND DELIVERS A CLOTHESLINE ACROSS THE THROAT! SHE IS ALL BUSINESS IN THIS MATCH!
Rich Russillo: Ms. Extreme quickly rolls Becca back into the ring at the referee’s seven count. Extreme on the ring apron ready to strike. Becca makes it back to her feet AND EXTREME JUMPS ON THE ROPES AND TAKES BECCA BACK DOWN WITH A BEAUTIFUL SPRINGBOARD ARMDRAG! Nice move by Camille.
Persephone: All these moves look alright and all, but will they win her the match? HELL NO! Just beat the shit out of each other and end this match. No need to showboat and all that crap. Good grief!
James Peters: But they do get her opponents off kilter so she can go for the more damaging moves.
Rich Russillo: And we might be about to see one of those moves right now. Another gutwrench applied by Ms. Extreme and Becca has her head down. Is Camille going for a powerbomb?
James Peters: NOT A POWERBOMB! THAT’S A GORY SPECIAL! A SUBMISSION MOVE! THE REFEREE CHECKING BECCA TO SEE IF SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT UP, BUT CAMILLE IS NOW PULLING THE HAIR ADDING MORE DAMAGE TO THE MOVE!
Rich Russillo: Unfortunately it’s illegal! The referee is telling her to let go of the hair or risk being disqualified. She let go of the hair, BUT LOOK AT BECCA! BECCA QUICKLY ROLLS THROUGH AND ROLLS UP CAMILLE! SUNSET FLIP! WILL IT BE ENOUGH?
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOO!!
THHHHRRRRRREEEEE-
Persephone: Of course this orange haired Ava kicks out. Bitches like her always want to have the spotlight and keep these matches going longer than necessary. Come on you Bimbo! Stay on her and finish this match.
James Peters: Becca back up to her feet as Extreme rolled through the pin and BECCA WITH A DROPKICK TO THE FACE OF CAMILLE! THE FORCE SENDS EXTREME ROLLING TO THE APRON! BECCA BRINGS EXTREME BACK TO HER FEET BY THE HAIR, BUT CAMILLE FIRES A RIGHT HAND IN BECCA’S FACE!
Rich Russillo: Becca staggered for a second and it gives Extreme enough time to jump on the ropes again. ANOTHER SPRINGBOARD ARMDRAG ON THE WAY, BUT BECCA STAYS ON HER FEET AND SHE KEEP HOLD OF THE ARM OF EXTREME.
James Peters: BECCA JUST GRABBED THE OTHER ARM AND HOISTS CAMILLE IN THE AIR! THAT’S A DOUBLE CHICKENWING BY BECCA BLACK! SURPRISING POWER MOVE BY BECCA! EXTREME IS STRUGGLING, BUT EXTREME MANAGES TO GET FREE AND ROLL THROUGH! MODIFIED VICTORY ROLL HAS BECCA DOWN FOR THE PIN!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!!
Persephone: Not anymore! Bimbo Becca reversed the pin and now that Ava Skank has her shoulders down. The ref needs to count faster so this match can end.
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!!
James Peters: MS. EXTREME MANAGES TO GET HER SHOULDER UP AFTER HER ROLLUP WAS REVERSED! Both women are back to their feet. They both hit the ropes AND THEY TAKE EACH OTHER DOWN WITH STEREO CLOTHESLINE! BOTH WOMEN HAD THE SAME IDEA AND THEY BOTH ARE DOWN TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK TO THEIR FEET AS THE REF STARTS A COUNT!
Persephone: Why can’t the ref ignore the fact they are trying to get back up and make a ruling that they both can’t continue. The ref ends the match and we all go home happy. Sounds like a good idea for me.
Rich Russillo: Because the referee isn’t as cynical as you are. The referee, like me, James, and all these fans, enjoy watching the Elitists of Voltage compete every week. Both women have made it back to their feet and it is Ms. Extreme with a kick to the gut and a quick snap suplex taking Becca down to the mat again.
James Peters: Extreme in firm control as she grabs Becca back up and whips her to the corner. EXTREME ATTEMPTS A CLOTHESLINE BUT BECCA WITH AN ELBOW RIGHT IN THE FACE THAT STOPS CAMILLE RIGHT IN HER TRACKS!
Rich Russillo: Becca gets herself sitting on the top turnbuckle looking possibly for a missile dropkick, BUT LOOK AT MS. EXTREME! QUICKLY BACK ON THE ATTACK AND SHE TAKES BECCA OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH THAT HANDSTAND HEADSCISSOR TAKEOVER! WORK OF BEAUTY RIGHT THERE!
Persephone: Now the Orange Ava Ranger decides that she wants to climb to the top turnbuckle. Good! I hope she falls off and breaks something. Bimbo is back to her feet now and Orangy jumps.
James Peters: CAMILLE LOOKING FOR THE GLASS CEILING STUNNER, BUT BECCA AVOIDS IT AND CAMILLE LANDS HARD! BECCA LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AND SHE COUNTERS WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! BECCA BRIDGES UP FOR THE PIN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHRRRRRR–
Rich Russillo: EXTREME ROLLS THE SHOULDER UP RIGHT BEFORE THE THREE! BECCA WAS VERY CLOSE THERE TO WINNING AND ADVANCING TO THE SEMIFINALS! BECCA IS SHOCKED BUT SHE IS STAYING ON THE ATTACK!
James Peters: She certainly is! Ms. Extreme has made it to her knees as Becca hits the ropes AND SHE CLOBBERS MS. EXTREME WITH A SHINING WIZARD! EXTREME ROLLS TO THE APRON AND THIS TIME BECCA IS NOT GOING TO GIVE CAMILLE A CHANCE TO BREATHE!
Persephone: The bimbo is going to suffocate her? Gawd I hope so. One less Ava in this world is fine with me. That would make this match more tolerable. I guess I shouldn’t have got my hopes up because all she did was suplex her back in the ring.
James Peters: Don’t act so sad. You knew that she wasn’t going to do that, so I don’t know why you are complaining. Becca is back up and she drops the knee across the chest of Camille. Damn, that must’ve hit the right spot because listen to the way Camille was coughing after that.
Rich Russillo: Camille rolls over and gets back to her knees and once again Becca hits the ropes. THIS TIME BECCA CATCHES EXTREME IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH A LOW DROPKICK! THE BACK OF EXTREME’S HEAD BOUNCED OFF THE BOTTOM ROPE AND SHE IS HOLDING THE BACK OF HER HEAD IN PAIN!
Persephone: There’s nothing up there to hurt, so she should just stop being dramatic. What they should do is pick up the pace so this match can end quicker. Bimbo Becca might have heard me since she’s going for the cover. COUNT FAST REF!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEE!!
Persephone: DAMN IT! OH COME ON!
James Peters: CAMILLE GETS THE SHOULDER UP! THIS MATCH HAS AMAZING SO FAR AND I BELIEVE IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER! Becca needs to stay on the attack because this might be her golden opportunity and the best time for her to have a chance at putting her away.
Rich Russillo: Becca picks Extreme back up to her feet and whips her to the ropes. Extreme rebounds AND SHE ROLLS OFF THE BACK OF BECCA WHEN SHE HAD HER HEAD DOWN! EXTREME GRABS BECCA’S WAIST AND TRIES FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX–
James Peters: BUT BECCA ROLLS THROUGH AND LANDS BEHIND CAMILLE! CAMILLE WHIPPED TO THE ROPES AGAIN BUT THIS TIME BECCA IS ABLE TO PLANT MS. EXTREME WITH A VERY POWERFUL SPINEBUSTER! LOOK AT THE WAY EXTREME’S NECK SNAPPED BACK!
Persephone:These bitches have no brains up there to hurt and when will you guys learn that? How do I know that? Because look at Ava. She is still trying to get back to her feet. Anyways, she is back up–
Rich Russillo: HEADSHOT! BECCA GOT THE SUPERKICK ON MS. EXTREME! BUT EXTREME IS STILL ON HER FEET! I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE MANAGED THAT! BECCA CAN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER!
James Peters: THAT ISN’T STOPPING HER! BECCA LOOKS TO FINISH THE MATCH HERE AND NOW! LIGHTS OUT FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! BULLHAMMER ELBOW ON THE WAY, BUT CAMILLE DUCKS IT! CAMILLE WITH A KICK TO THE GUT AND SHE COUNTERS WITH A FISHERMAN’S SUPLEX! THAT WAS ALMOST A FISHERMAN BUSTER THE WAY THAT BECCA LANDED ON HER HEAD LIKE THAT! NOW BOTH WOMEN ARE DOWN!
Persephone: Once again, these two women don’t know when to quit. They will never be as good as my girl, Veena. They will never be as good as the one and only, my Sexy Rexy. They should both just forfeit and just go home.
Rich Russillo: I think this match has been amazing. We’ve talked about it multiple times, but these women are showing tremendous heart and determination to keep their hopes alive in this tournament and both women are definitely still in this as they slowly make it back to their feet.
James Peters: Look at their eyes. The fire. The desire to win this match. Neither one is willing to budge and inch for the other AND HERE WE GO! WE HAVE A BRAWL ON THE WAY! THESE TWO WOMEN ARE JUST LAYING FISTS INTO EACH OTHER! COULD IT BE THE PASSION OR COULD IT BE THE FRUSTRATION LEADING THEM TO JUST HAUL OFF AND BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER?
Persephone: Who cares? It’s about time these two bitches just started knocking the shit out of each other. Come on, skanks, now we need some bloodshed to get this above tolerable. Don’t hold back.
James Peters: They haven’t been holding back this entire time. They have just been laying into each other all for an opportunity at the EAW World Championship should they win this tournament. Ms. Extreme looking for her second World Title reign. Becca Black is looking for her first taste of championship gold period.
Rich Russillo: Ms. Extreme gets the advantage in this fight and tries to whip Becca to the ropes, but Becca counters. Extreme hits the ropes and SHE GOES FOR THE SUNSET FLIP COUNTER! BUT BECCA ROLLS THROUGH IT! BECCA GOES FOR A RUNNING KNEE STRIKE AND EXTREME MANAGES TO GET OUT OF THE WAY!
Persephone: The fans absolutely love this crap but I absolutely hate it. The more counters they do means the longer this match goes and I’m honestly tired of looking at these two.
Rich Russillo: Honestly, I don’t think anybody is tired of watching these two compete right now. They are absolutely bringing it right now. MS. EXTREME WITH A KICK TO THE GUT AND SHE HOOKS BOTH ARMS! DOUBLE ARMED SUPLEX ON THE WAY, BUT BECCA MANAGES TO GET FREE! BECCA HITS THE ROPES AND DUCKS THE CAMILLE CLOTHESLINE AND THEY QUICKLY TURN TO EACH OTHER–
James Peters: HOLY SHIT! BOTH WOMEN DECIDED TO GO FOR SPINNING HEEL KICKS AND THEY CATCH EACH OTHER RIGHT IN SIDE OF THE HEAD! NOW BOTH WOMEN ARE DAZED AND THEY ARE DOWN AGAIN!
Persephone: Down again? Just like my interest in this match. This is like the third time! COME ON REF, AUTOMATIC DRAW! NO THREE KNOCKDOWN RULE! END THIS MATCH!
Rich Russillo: Seph, that rule is for boxing. Not wrestling.
Persephone: Who gives a shit about that? Couldn’t that rule be used in wrestling too? Would make the matches quicker.
James Peters & Rich Russillo: NO!
Persephone: :mjcry: You guys are dicks! That was completely unnecessary!
Rich Russillo: MS. EXTREME IS THE FIRST ONE TO MAKE IT BACK TO HER FEET AND SHE MANAGES TO GRAB HOLD OF BECCA’S HEAD! EXTREME IS CALLING FOR THE TWIST OF FATE IN HOPES OF PUTTING BECCA DOWN FOR GOOD! TWIST OF FATE ON THE WAY–
James Peters: BECCA GETS FREE WITH REPEATED SHOTS TO THE SIDE! AND BECCA IS ABLE TO HIT THE CHELSEA GRIN! SPINNING BACK FIST STAGGERS MS. EXTREME AND NOW BECCA PICKS MS. EXTREME UP AND DROPS HER WITH THE BECCA DRIVER! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER CONNECTS! NOW BECCA WANTS TO PUT THE EXCLAMATION POINT ON THIS MATCH AS SHE CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE!
Persephone: Why can’t these dumb bitches learn to stay off the top rope. If it worked more often and ended more matches, I would enjoy top rope moves more. But they don’t work. So I think they are very stupid and I don’t like them. Unless they come from my Sexy Rexy of course.
Rich Russillo: BECCA GOES FOR THE BLACKOUT! HER TOP ROPE STUNNER ON THE WAY, BUT EXTREME AVOIDS IT AT THE LAST SECOND! TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY FOR BECCA BLACK! BECCA LANDS HARD IN FRONT OF EXTREME AND EXTREME CAPITALIZES! CAMILLE BRINGS BECCA UP BY THE HAIR AND DROPS HER WITH A REVERSE TWIST OF FATE!
James Peters: BECCA BLACK IS DOWN AND MS. EXTREME LOOKS READY TO FINISH THE MATCH ONCE AND FOR ALL AS SHE HEADS TO THE TOP ROPE ONE MORE TIME! EXTREME IS CALLING FOR IT AND IF SHE HITS IT, THIS MATCH IS OVER! EXTREME JUMPS AND SHE HITS IT! A BLIND FURY CONNECTS! DOUBLE FOOT STOMP RIGHT ON THE MONEY! BECCA FELT MS. EXTREME’S BLIND FURY AND WILL IT ELIMINATE HER FROM THE GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT! CAMILLE HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWOOOOOO!!!
THHHHHRRREEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Zombie” starts playing again as Ms. Extreme moves off of Becca and stands up as the referee raises her hand in victory to a mixed reaction from the crowd.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner and advancing to the semifinals of the Gold Rush Tournament! MS. EXTREME!
James Peters: What an amazing match between Becca and Camille. Becca showing the heart and passion that has brought her success in the past, but it was the veteran instinct and skill of Ms. Extreme that punched her ticket to the semifinals.
Persephone: What the hell? Can’t any of you dumbasses learn how to keep an Ava down? Now she’s in the semifinals. Yay for us. Now we have to see more of her. I hope that somebody beats her.
Rich Russillo: Whoever her opponent is in the semifinals better be ready because Camille is on a mission and that mission is to get herself an EAW World Title match and find herself back in the promised land of champions.
(Ms. Extreme takes one last look at her fallen opponent before she leaves the ring. The referee is still tending to Becca, who is starting to move.)
James Peters: I agree. Ms. Extreme in the semifinals make her a dangerous threat to win the whole thing. But we can’t take anything away from Becca. She fought hard and even though the odds weren’t necessarily in her favor, she fought hard and was close to winning the match on numerous occasions. Tonight just wasn’t her night, but she will come back from this. Congrats to Ms. Extreme once again.
(The final scene shows Ms. Extreme standing at the top of the entrance ramp with a smile on her face knowing that she is one step closer to an EAW World Title Match as Becca looks on with a little frustration and sadness that she has been eliminated as the camera cuts elsewhere.)
(Voltage cuts to a commercial for DraftKings. Bet on your most anticipated EAW matches today!)
(Voltage fades to the stage, and ‘Backseat Freestyle’ by Kendrick Lamar hits, causing the crowd to explode into a huge mixed reaction. Brian Daniels has been a very polarizing figure since returning to the company, as many fans are excited to see him back while other fans don’t appreciate his disrespect to Myles. Brian has a microphone in his hand, and surprisingly, he has a bit of a disappointed look on his face as he makes his way down to the ring.)
James Peters: Brian Daniels is out here right now.. But I can’t say I expected Brian to not be happy tonight. I thought he’d be all smiles after winning his first match back, but it looks like that was not the case.
Rich Russillo: I don’t know what’s going through the head of Brian Daniels right now, but then again, Brian Daniels hasn’t been back for long and he’s already caused a lot of controversy. If there’s one thing Brian has NOT been, it’s predictable.
Persephone: What do you mean? I predicted his first match back was gonna suck and it sucked. Sounds completely predictable to me.
(Brian Daniels slowly enters the ring, and Brian waits in the middle of the ring for the mixed reaction to quiet down, before finally beginning to speak.)
Brian Daniels: I just wrestled my first match back with this company in years, and since then I’ve had a week to think about what I’m really doing here. I’m competing in an entirely new era, facing new “stars”, competing for Championships for the first time in years, and I’ll admit, I’ve had the same doubts running through my mind that I’m sure a lot of you are thinking in the crowd right now. I’ve had the same questions in my head as all of you, and heading into Grand Rampage I’ve had to ask myself whether or not the doubters were right. Now that I’ve actually had a chance to enter the ring again I’ve had to ask myself whether or not Myles was right. Am I just wasting my time pursuing World Championship gold?
(Brian Daniels stays silent, and immediately the fans in the crowd can be heard talking amongst themselves.)
James Peters: … What?
Rich Russillo: Is Brian second guessing his Grand Rampage match?
Persephone: YESSSSS GIVE UP BRIAN! YOU’RE WASTING YOUR TIME AND MY TIME! GIVE UP THE MATCH! GIVE UP-
(Suddenly, the crowd grows back into that mix of cheers and boos as Brian Daniels begins laughing, like he can’t believe the fans actually bought into what he was saying.)
Brian Daniels: :mjlol: Seriously? After last week, do any of you ACTUALLY believe that I’m wasting my time? I just did what the so-called World Champion couldn’t! See I tried to buy in, I tried to buy into this idea that Myles is “the guy”, that Myles belongs at the top of the card, that Myles was the one capable of reaching a spot that even I couldn’t, but how has any of that worked out for him since I showed up? How often has Myles looked like “the guy” since I made my presence known back at Shock Value? Was it when Myles lost to Donovan Duke because I simply chose to go out and get a close up look at the EAW Champion in action? Was it when I got the upper hand against Myles and took him out? Was it when Myles TRIED to distract me against the same man HE lost to, just for me to go and win against the guy anyway? I wasn’t lying when I said that I’ve been hearing the doubts, but I only have one thing to say about that. I’m not the one you all need to be worried about. I’m not the one that needs to be getting ready for Grand Rampage. You need to be worried about your EAW World Champion, because his title reign is about to come to an end real soon.
Brian Daniels: Here’s the facts. Unlike Myles, I’m not so prone to distractions that it’ll cost me the match. Unlike Myles, I’m capable of staying focused on what actually matters and making sure I’m actually prepared for my matches, and that was only in my FIRST MATCH BACK we’re talking about right now! Myles has been back for TWO YEARS, and THIS is the best he has to offer? THIS is what the EAW World Champion is bringing to the table? Be honest with yourselves. It doesn’t matter how much of a fan favorite Myles is, or how much he was able to accomplish against the likes of Ryan Wilson, Chris Elite or Drake King, I have done nothing but expose Myles. I’ve proved for weeks that Myles is nothing but a fraud, so I can tell you right now that I am ready for Grand Rampage, and I am ready to become the EAW World Champ-
(‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi hits, and the crowd immediately explodes into cheers as Myles begins to walk out with the EAW Championship on his shoulder. Myles doesn’t look amused at all, wasting no time walking down the ramp as he holds a microphone in his free hand.)
James Peters: Myles looks annoyed, and I don’t know if I can blame him! Not to get ahead of myself, but I do believe Brian Daniels might have gotten into his head these past weeks!
Rich Russillo: That’s an understatement, but now that just begs the question. Is Brian being smart? Because I don’t think pissing Myles off has ever been a very smart move.
Persephone: Who cares?? Seriously, because I don’t. Myles is garbage, Brian is garbage, come on.
(Myles enters the ring, walking up to Brian Daniels.)
Myles: Really?
(Brian doesn’t say anything.)
Myles: Is this really what we’re doing? You’re just gonna come out here every week and pretend I don’t know what I’m doing? You just said it yourself. I’ve been here for two years and I’ve faced some of the best, I’ve beaten some of the biggest names this company has to offer, I’ve been National Elite Champion and EAW Champion, I won the Cash in the Vault ladder match at Pain for Pride, but you’re going to pretend that I don’t know what I’m doing because I lost ONE match? YOU of all people? The same man that threw his entire career away, his entire reputation away, all his respect away because he didn’t know what he was doing, THAT’S the man that’s doing this? You have to know better than this by now Brian, because come Grand Rampage I’m done with your fucking games. I’m going to kick your fucking ass, and I’m going to retain the EAW Championship after wiping that stupid grin off your face.
(Brian doesn’t lose the smirk that’s on his face, despite seeing that Myles isn’t in the greatest mood. Brian clearly believes he’s gotten in Myles’ head, and seems pretty happy about that.)
Brian Daniels: Right, right. I thought we’ve been over this? Myles, I don’t give a shit what you’ve done in the past. Not anymore, because at this point all I’ve learned since coming back to this place is that if you lose to Myles you’re not doing your job right. Can you really tell me I’m wrong, Myles? You watched my last match. You watched it close enough to the point where you were able to try and distract me so Donovan could steal the win. You had a close enough view that you were able to try and hand Donovan Duke the win, and you failed! That’s what happened, isn’t it? Face it Myles, you’ve had one job as EAW World Champion and that was to show out. It was to do your job to the best of your ability and prove that you actually belong here. You can go on all day about my past but fact is, I’ve already come back and did your job better than you in one match. I’ve already proven that I belong here, that I belong at the top of Voltage with THAT title around my waist.
Myles: I talk about your past because you haven’t learned from it. I talk about the past because before you returned you were an entitled little bitch and now you’re STILL an entitled bitch. I talk about your past because you’re enough of a dumbass to actually repeat it instead of actually learning anything from it, and I don’t give a shit what happened in my match against Donovan Duke at this point. You can hang onto that match as long as you want because I’ve already accepted the fact that I lost. I accepted that Donovan got the better of me and that you were the man responsible, and I’ve already gone over what I’ll do to you at Grand Rampage time and time again, and what do you think those were? Jokes? Empty threats I don’t plan on living up to? No, I’m going to beat the shit out of you. I’m going to hurt you. I’m going to send you packing, and this time I’ll make sure you never return for anymore of these nostalgia-
(Brian cuts him off, and the smirk he had on his face isn’t as visible as before.)
Brian Daniels: No you won’t. You’re not going to do anything, not when the biggest accomplishment of your life is being the third wheel of a faction that ended up blowing up in your face. Not when you’ve spent your entire career coming up short. Not when you can’t even live up to your own words for five minutes without getting beat to a bloody pulp. I didn’t return to EAW so I could lose, Myles. I returned so I could kick your fucking head in, and take your Championship. You’ve spent all this time talking about my mistakes years ago so you could ignore the ones you’ve made only weeks ago, and I’m not impressed. I’m not impressed by you at all Myles, so maybe after Grand Rampage you should go and run back to that little stable, because you’ll always be far better off playing third wheel than you ever were as a World Champion.
(The majority of the crowd begins to boo, with the reaction still being pretty mixed.)
Myles: There’s a difference between us, Brian. Since returning to this company I’ve been a fighter, through and through. I’ve prioritized that over all else. Sometimes, that resulted in others getting the better of me. Sometimes, it led to me getting hurt. Sometimes it even led to stables blowing up in my face and people I trusted turning their back on me and hurting people I care about, but I don’t plan to stop fighting because it got me where I am now. I get to fight the best in the world on a weekly basis, and after I get rid of you I’m going to go right back to doing that, because that is the kind of Champion I am. Besides, it’s not all bad. At least when New Eden fell apart it was because Drake King was a selfish asshole and not because all the “friends” I abandoned the company with turned their back on me for a-
James Peters: OH GOD, IT LOOKS LIKE BRIAN ISN’T SMILING ANYMORE!!!! BRIAN DANIELS JUST TOOK MYLES DOWN WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE BRIAN DANIELS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WORDS WERE ABOUT TO COME OUT OF MYLES’ MOUTH! BRIAN DANIELS DIDN’T TAKE TOO KINDLY TO THAT AT ALL, AND NOW HE’S BEATING THE HELL OUT OF-
Rich Russillo: NO! MYLES WAS PREPARED THIS TIME, AND HE’S ABLE TO TURN HIMSELF OVER ON TOP OF BRIAN BEFORE BEGINNING TO PUNCH AWAY AT HIS CHALLENGER FOR THE EAW CHAMPIONSHIP AT GRAND RAMPAGE!!! MYLES HAS GOT THE BETTER OF BRIAN DANIELS THIS TIME AROUND, AND THE FANS IN THE ARENA TONIGHT ARE GOING WILD AS THE EAW CHAMPION BEGINS TO PUMMEL BRIAN DANIELS, JUST WEEKS BEFORE THEIR UPCOMING CLASH AT GRAND RAMPAGE!!!
James Peters: Brian Daniels pushes Myles off of him before getting back up, AND BRIAN CHARGES AT MYLES- BUT MYLES SENDS BRIAN OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING!!! Myles quickly rushes out to the ring apron as Brian Daniels looks to get back up, AND NOW MYLES RUSHES IN AND JUMPS OFF OF THE RING APRON BEFORE-
Rich Russillo: MYLES LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT BRIAN DANIELS GOT OUT OF THE WAY! MYLES QUICKLY TURNS AROUND-
James Peters: CAUSTIC ECHO!!!! CAUSTIC ECHO CONNECTS, AND MYLES FALLS BACK AGAINST THE RING POST AND APRON!!! MYLES IS LEANED UP AGAINST THE POST AND APRON AFTER GETTING CAUGHT BY SURPRISE WITH THE CAUSTIC ECHO, AND NOW THERE’S A SECOND ONE!!!! AND NOW A THIRD!!!!
Rich Russillo: A FOURTH CAUSTIC ECHO BY BRIAN DANIELS AS MYLES IS LEANED ON THE APRON AND POST, AND THIS IS LOOKING BAD, I REALLY THINK SOMEONE MIGHT NEED TO COME OUT HERE AND STOP THIS!
(Brian Daniels delivers a fifth Caustic Echo, and the crowd goes silent, like they can’t believe what they are seeing.)
James Peters: Oh God, BRIAN DANIELS NOW WITH REPEATED KNEES TO MYLES, FOLLOWED BY A BOOT TO THE SKULL!!! BRIAN NOW REPEATING THOSE STRIKES OVER AND OVER UP UNTIL MYLES FINALLY COLLAPSES ONTO THE GROUND, AND NOW BRIAN DANIELS BEGINS STOMPING ON MYLES’ HEAD!!!! I THINK BRIAN CALLS THIS THE LEAD SHOWER, AND I THINK MYLES IS ABOUT TO PAY FOR WHAT HE WAS SAYING JUST A MOMENT AGO!
Rich Russillo: No, he paid just a few weeks ago! This is something else entirely! BRIAN DANIELS NOW DELIVERING ELBOWS TO THE SKULL, BUT MYLES HAS TO BE OUT ALREADY!! AT THIS POINT BRIAN ISN’T DOING THIS TO TAKE MYLES OUT, HE’S TRYING TO DAMAGE MYLES AS MUCH AS HE POSSIBLY CAN!!!
(As Brian Daniels continues to attack, the crowd suddenly begins cheering.)
James Peters: IT’S MINERVA, MINERVA JUST RAN IN AND THREW HERSELF OVER MYLES, TRYING TO PROTECT HIM FROM BRIAN DANIELS’ ASSAULT!!!
Rich Russillo: BRIAN DANIELS IMMEDIATELY STOPS AS HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT MINERVA, AND I THINK BRIAN IS JUST NOW BEGINNING TO PROCESS WHAT HE JUST DID! Brian Daniels has snapped tonight, and you can see from the blood on this man’s arms that he has crossed the line! I think even Brian Daniels is shocked by his actions!
Persephone: More importantly, the EAW Champion is embarrassed once again.
James Peters: Does that matter at this point? Brian Daniels caught Myles off guard, and from there came a brutal assault, one that I don’t know if Myles will be able to recover from!
Rich Russillo: Brian Daniels knew very well where Myles was going, and it looks like Myles got his wish way before Grand Rampage, because I don’t see a smile on Brian Daniels’ face.
(As Minerva holds onto Myles, Brian Daniels begins to back off. Just like Rich said, Brian himself looks a bit shocked by how far he went tonight, and as a bunch of officials run down to the ring Brian makes his way up the ramp.)
James Peters: This isn’t like their last fight, where Brian just got lucky and hurt Myles’ shoulder. I don’t know what’ll happen this time. Is Myles even going to be able to compete?
(As officials and Minerva tend to Myles, Voltage fades away from ringside.)
(Voltage fades to a final promotional ad for Grand Rampage, where the Grand Rampage match will take place.)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back from commercial break to a panaround shot of the Arena Guadalajara. The camera focuses on Bella Braxton inside the ring with a microphone in hand and a smile on her face ready to announce the last match of the night!)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, the following… IS YOUR MAIN EVENT!!! And it is a Quarterfinals matchup in the GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Cold War’ by Hans Zimmer begins to blast through the speakers of the arena to the absolutely thunderous boos resonating from the crowd, as the camera goes over from the ring to the stage to see Drake King make his way out from the backstage area. He takes his time, going at a painfully slow pace with a scowl on his face, probably disgusted to even have to be in the presence of the EAW Universe here tonight who are absolutely eating him up. He takes a look around, shaking his head as he makes his way down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… residing in The Dead Sea… weighing in at 220 pounds… ‘THE MESSIAH’… DRAKE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well last week we saw Drake King in the first round of the Gold Rush tournament, and it was there that he came out on top against Jay Jerry Johnson to advance. Now, tonight, he finds himself in the next round, with some even tougher competition which I know he knows deep inside he shouldn’t underestimate whatsoever.
James Peters: Well let’s not forget the motivation that is driving Drake in this tournament, and that’s to solely make sure that Minerva doesn’t win. He will stop at nothing to make sure that it happens, and it happens because of him. I don’t think anyone is going to stop him from doing that, one way or another, Drake is going to find a way to win and I don’t 100% doubt that.
Persephone: He really tries too hard, I mean let’s be honest with ourselves now. He’s been trying too hard since last year and to be honest with you it’s kinda pissing me off. When will he piece together the fact that he’s fighting a losing battle- You know what, I’ll shut up.
(‘Red Criminal’ by The Oral Cigarettes is then heard playing up to a solid mixed reaction from the crowd here tonight as Hikari Kanno is seen making her way out to the stage extravagantly. She looks determined here tonight to get a victory and that seems to be the only thing on her mind as she looks directly towards the ring. It isn’t long after that she begins to make her way down the ramp from there.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent… from Okinawa, Japan… weighing in at 121 pounds… ‘KUTSUJOKU NO JOŌ’… HIKARI KANNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well on the other hand we have Hikari Kanno who last week was also featured in an opening round match against Jake Smith. And in an ending that one might see as a shocker, it was Hikari that managed to see her hand raised in victory as she advanced to the next round which is the match that she finds herself in right now.
James Peters: She is not up against some easy talent here tonight and she knows that she’s going to have to dig down deep to make sure that she comes out on top. But no matter how large the hurdle, I think Hikari has all the intentions to jump over it here tonight. I’m not going to lie to you folks, I think I see Hikari winning tonight.
Persephone: I disagree- WHAT THE?! ARE ONE OF THESE STUPID FANS DROOLING ON ME?! IT’S A WOMAN FOR GOD SAKES GET A FUCKING GRIP!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: Here we go, as a Quarterfinals match for the Gold Rush Tournament is officially underway in our main event ladies and gentlemen! Drake and Hikari both begin to make their way out of their corner, circling around and mirroring one another in movements, possibly thinking over what they can do to start this match. I think they’re thinking the same thing as they approach one another and waste zero time locking in a Collar-and-Elbow tie up! Hikari is going to need to keep Drake at bay especially considering his size advantage, and I think that’s something she’s doing right now as she doesn’t seem to be looking to jockey for position. Instead she spins around to the back of Drake, grabbing around his waist… LOOKING TO LOCK IN AN ABDOMINAL STRETCH EARLY!
James Peters: BUT DRAKE BREAKS FREE BEFORE GRABBING THE HEAD OF HIKARI AND TAKING HER DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A SNAPMARE! He denies her immediately knowing that if he finds himself in that type of situation this early in the match, it will not be good for him. Drake swoops in and locks a seated Hikari into a headlock before she can do anything else, and Hikari knows that this is not the situation that favors her right now. Hikari wrapping her arms around the head of Drake… BEFORE LIFTING HER KNEE UP AND REPEATEDLY SLAMMING IT AGAINST THE FACE OF DRAKE FORCING HIM TO LET GO OF THE HOLD PREMATURELY!
Rich Russillo: Drake stumbles backward, taken aback for a moment but quickly begins to make his way back towards Hikari- ONLY TO BE MET WITH A JAWBREAKER WHICH ONCE AGAIN HALTS HIM IN HIS TRACKS THANKS TO A KNEELING HIKARI! She’s beginning to pick up the pace right now as she shoots back up and pushes Drake against the ropes, sending him towards the opposite side with an Irish whip… BEFORE RUNNING TOWARDS HIM HERSELF AND NAILING ‘DRAKE THE REDEEMER’ WITH A HARD BIG BOOT WHICH TAKES HIM DOWN BACKFIRST TO THE CANVAS!
James Peters: Drake nursing that nose momentarily while Hikari runs forward, only for Drake to roll onto his stomach while she jumps over her and runs the ropes just as he did- ONLY FOR DRAKE TO POP BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND TAKE HER DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A BEAUTIFUL ARM DRAG! Drake keeping a hold of that arm, bending the wrist and trying to make sure that Hikari stays grounded- BUT THAT’S NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE AS SHE GRABS DRAKE BY THE HEAD AND ROLLS HIM UP INTO A SMALL PACKAGE PIN! EARLY VICTORY!
OOONNNEEE!!!
Persephone: But the Small Package pin doesn’t take out the Small Package, he kicks out.
Rich Russillo: That is the case as both Drake and Hikari scramble up to their feet- ONLY FOR HIKARI TO LEAP INTO THE AIR AND CONNECT WITH A DROPKICK TO THE CHEST OF DRAKE WHICH TAKES HIM BACK DOWN TO THE MAT! Hikari isn’t done, grabbing him by his head and tugging him back up… BEFORE THROWING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST! I could only imagine the pain that just shot through the former World Champion upon connection. Which is something that Hikari is going to take advantage of, situating Drake to have his back against the turnbuckle padding before absolutely teeing away with shots towards his abdomen and head trying to weaken him!
James Peters: Drake is trying his best to fend off the attack, but it’s clear the pain that he’s going through in the early going of this match is getting the better of him right now! Hikari stops her assault though, grabbing Drake’s arm and bringing him back towards the center of the ring… LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING WITH A BRUTAL DOUBLE KNEE ARMBREAKER! Drake shoots up into the air and down to the ground, but Hikari still has a hold of that arm… LOCKING IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR!
Rich Russillo: Drake is screaming in pain, as it’s apparent that Hikari has found a target and is now sinking her teeth into it while she has the chance! Mind you, she has some pretty big moves in her arsenal that could rip that arm out of Drake’s socket, so you know that this is a position he does not want to be in! Drake is reaching his free arm out, trying to find a way out of this early submission hold while he has the chance! But Hikari has it locked in tight and has no intentions of releasing it either!
James Peters: But Drake isn’t giving her a choice, as he manages to use some immense strength to roll the two of them over! This causes Hikari to let go of the hold as she scrambles up to a knee- ONLY TO BE MET WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW BY DRAKE WHICH TAKES HER DOWN TO THE GROUND! Drake is now stepping forward and beginning to stomp down viciously on the body of Hikari Kanno, as she’s forced to try and defend herself but right now it isn’t really holding up well! Drake doesn’t plan to stop though, but I don’t think Hikari is going to give him a choice as she rolls over to the ropes and immediately grabs a hold of the bottom rope! Hikari is playing smart looking to minimize the damage while the referee comes in and splits Drake apart from her!
Persephone: Or maybe she’s just looking to walk away from this match. I’d much rather prefer that than whatever else she has planned right now. 💅
Rich Russillo: Hikari rolls out onto the apron while Drake takes a step back with his hands up, but is looking to get right back on his assault approaching Hikari and grabbing her by her hair- BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING HIKARI GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND THRUSTS HER SHOULDER RIGHT INTO HIS RIBS! Drake stumbles back towards the center of the ring while Hikari turns and begins to make her way up to the top turnbuckle… HIKARI LEAPING OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND LOOKING TO TAKE A STANDING DRAKE KING DOWN WITH A BEAUTIFUL MOONSAULT-
James Peters: BUT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN AS DRAKE MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY LEAVING HIKARI TO CRASH AND BURN ON THE CANVAS! Drake falls back into the corner while Hikari scrambles up to her feet knowing the danger she’s in… ONLY TO BE MET WITH DRAKE WHO LAUNCHES FORWARD AND LOOKS TO TAKE HER DOWN TO THE MAT ONCE MORE WITH A SLING BLADE- BUT HIKARI RETURNS THE FAVOR AND MOVES OUT OF THE WAY OF THAT! Drake misses the mark as he slides down to a seated position, WHILE HIKARI STEPS FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A SICKENING KICK ACROSS HIS SPINE!
Rich Russillo: Hikari manages to outsmart Drake who outsmarted her previously, as she doesn’t seem to be done grabbing Drake around the waist and scooping him back up to his feet… BEFORE SHE SETS HIM UP AND DROPS HIM BACK DOWN WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Drake is down on the mat, but Hikari keeps her in the Dragon Suplex hold bringing him back up to his feet… BEFORE GOING FOR ONE MORE FOR GOOD MEASURE- NO! Drake manages to break free before connecting with a vicious back elbow towards the bridge of her nose! Hikari stumbles back while Drake turns around on his heels… RUNNING FORWARD AND LOOKING TO SEND HIM OUT OF THE RING WITH A CLOTHESLINE-
James Peters: BUT HIKARI CONNECTS WITH A BOOT ACROSS THE FACE WHICH SENDS DRAKE BACK! Drake stumbles backward towards the center of the ring once more, but is looking to come right back- ONLY TO BE MET WITH A HIGH KNEE TO THE FACE WHICH DROPS HIM DOWN TO A KNEE! Hikari now grabs him by his head before putting him up against the ropes- ONLY FOR DRAKE TO GO UNDER AND GRAB HER AROUND THE WAIST BEFORE LIFTING HER UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE! Hikari lands on the apron, TURNING AROUND AND THROWING A PUNCH TOWARDS THE FACE OF DRAKE! DRAKE TAKES IT… BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING WITH AN ENZUIGIRI TO THE FACE WHICH SENDS HER TO THE OUTSIDE!
Persephone: EW! Why is she all up against our table! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!
Rich Russillo: Well what Persephone is saying is true, Hikari is finding herself leaning against our announcer’s desk for support, trying her best to recover in a timely manner. Hikari stumbles forward trying to recover- ONLY TO BE MET WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TO THE OUTSIDE BY DRAKE WHICH TAKES HER BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND! Drake isn’t done though, sliding back into the ring while Hikari tries to get back up once again… RUNNING THE ROPES BEFORE GOING FOR A SECOND SUICIDE DIVE FOR GOOD MEASURE-
James Peters: BUT HIKARI MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AS THE ONLY THING THAT DRAKE CONNECTS WITH IS THE EDGE OF OUR ANNOUNCERS TABLE! Now that had to hurt as you can see the pain written all over the face of Drake King right now, which is something that Hikari Kanno has zero sympathy for as she grabs the head of Drake and drags him towards the ring, but I don’t think she plans to roll him back in…
Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD! ‘BRIGHTSTAR’ ON THE APRON! HIKARI WITH THE HIGH ANGLE URANAGE SLAM DRIVING DRAKE SPINE FIRST AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE APRON! If Drake’s back wasn’t hurt before, it definitely is now! Hikari rolling Drake back into the ring before sliding in herself, HOOKING THE LEG AND GOING FOR A PIN ATTEMPT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEE-
James Peters: BUT DRAKE MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! You can see the pained expression on his face even doing that, and it’s going to be hard to continue in this match especially with Hikari who has targeted both the back and the arm of Drake King. Hikari has no intention of stopping as she gets back up to her feet, grabbing Drake by his arm and bringing him up as well… BEFORE PULLING HIM IN AND CONNECTING WITH A BRUTAL KNEE TO THE GUT WHICH DROPS HIM DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION! Hikari is setting Drake up now… BEFORE DROPPING HIM BACK DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A BRUTAL INVERTED HEADLOCK BACKBREAKER!
Rich Russillo: You have to question how much more Drake can take right now before this gets the better of him, and Hikari is definitely looking to test that as she keeps a hold of Drake’s arm bringing him back up… BEFORE THROWING HIM FULL SPEED AHEAD AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE PADDING! Drake gives a cry of pain, and it looks like Hikari isn’t done as she makes her way back over… BEFORE GRABBING THE WRIST OF DRAKE ONCE AGAIN AND LOOKING TO GO FOR ANOTHER ONE THIS TIME TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE CORNER-
James Peters: But Drake manages to drop his weight and hold himself in place, which is more than Hikari can pull right now! Hikari is having a hard time, BUT INSTEAD JUST LETS GO AND STEPS FORWARD LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A KNEE TO THE HEAD ONCE AGAIN! BUT DRAKE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A DISCUS LARIAT TO TAKE HIKARI DOWN TO THE GROUND! Drake is nursing that arm right now as it’s clear that Hikari has done her damage to it in this matchup so far.
Persephone: Has he ever thought to just stop being a pussy and man up? 🤷
Rich Russillo: Hikari is trying her best to crawl away before Drake can do anything else, but Drake already has a hold of that leg as he sets her up… FOR A HEEL HOOK! HEEL HOOK LOCKED IN DEAD AT THE CENTER OF THE RING AND THIS IS NOT A GOOD POSITION FOR HIKARI TO BE IN RIGHT NOW! Hikari is trying her best to get some sort of footing right now but Drake really has that hold locked in tight, so much so that the two of them are sat in place right at the center of the ring with Hikari not really having much room to breathe right now! She’s reaching out, trying to find a way out! But clearly that’s proving to be a challenge as Drake tugs at that leg and looks to pull it right off!
James Peters: But Hikari simply refuses to give in, sitting up and beginning to tee off on Drake with kicks towards the face trying to get him to let go! Hikari uses that free leg to her advantage but right now it doesn’t seem like Drake is very insistent on budging! Hikari isn’t going to give him a choice though, as regardless of whether or not he was willing to let go of the hold, Hikari manages to use the weakened grip he has on her to her advantage as she slips out and scrambles back up to her feet! Drake gets back up to his feet as well-
Rich Russillo: ONLY TO BE MET WITH A THRUST KICK BY HIKARI KANNO WHICH TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! Drake is taken down and it’s clear that Hikari isn’t done, grabbing him by his head and wasting zero time bringing him back up to his feet… LIFTING HIM UP OFF THE GROUND BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH ANOTHER ‘BRIGHTSTAR’! ONE MORE HIGH ANGLE URANAGE-
James Peters: BUT DRAKE SLIPS THROUGH AND GRABS THE HEAD OF HIKARI BEFORE DROPPING HER DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH A HEADLOCK TAKEDOWN! Drake keeping a hold of Hikari’s head while she tries everything to get out… ONLY TO BE LIFTED UP OFF THE GROUND AND DROPPED WITH ‘DAWN OF JUSTICE’! SPINNING LIFT INVERTED DDT CONNECTS! HIKARI IS DROPPED TO THE MAT WHILE DRAKE ROLLS HER ONTO HER BACK AND HOOKS THE LEG! GOING FOR A PIN ATTEMPT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEE-
Persephone: :mjcry: End my misery.
Rich Russillo: HIKARI SHOOTS HER SHOULDER UP BEFORE THREE! Despite not being the one on the receiving end of that, you can see the pained expression on Drake’s face as he begins to get himself back up to his feet. Hikari is beginning to get up surprisingly quickly as well, as it’s clear that she is going to persist until she quite simply cannot anymore. Drake makes his way towards Hikari- But Hikari connects with a shot towards his abdomen to force him back! This gives Hikari some time to get back up to her feet, before beginning to tee off with a mix of punches and kicks which begin to overwhelm Drake as he tries to fend them off!
James Peters: Drake is slowly beginning to falter right now and he knows that, PUSHING THROUGH AND CONNECTING WITH A KNEE STRIKE IN RESPONSE TOWARDS THE ABDOMEN OF HIKARI! Drake now steps forward and sends a boot of his own towards the abdomen for good measure, before grabbing the head of Hikari… AND DROPPING HER DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH A SNAP DDT! Hikari tumbles down to the ground, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to be down for long as she pulls herself back up- ONLY FOR DRAKE TO FOLLOW THAT UP WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK THIS TIME TO THE SIDE OF HER FACE WHICH TAKES HER RIGHT BACK DOWN!
Rich Russillo: Drake knows that this is the opportunity he needs, and it’s not one that’s going to come any easier for him as this match goes on. Drake falls against the corner while HIkari tries to get back up to her feet, struggling, but the fact that she continues forward regardless just goes to show how much this Gold Rush Tournament means to her. On the other hand, it’s not the World Championship aspirations that fuels Drake King, it’s rather making sure that Minerva doesn’t make it to that point, and making sure that it happens at his hand. Hikari is up, and I think Drake sees opportunity…
James Peters: DRAKE SPRINTS FORWARD AND GOES FOR THE ‘GUILLOTINE’! BOOT ACROSS THE FACE OF HIKARI TO FINISH THIS MATCH OFF!
Persephone: Nope, because Drake is an idiot and he can’t do anything right.
Rich Russillo: HIKARI MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE IT CAN CONNECT! Drake takes a hard tumble to the ground but immediately uses the turnbuckle padding to help himself up- ONLY FOR HIKARI TO RUN FORWARD AND MEET HIM WITH A BRUTAL FOREARM SMASH TO HIS FACE! Hikari is out of breath and exasperated but she continues to push forward regardless as she grabs Drake by the head and throws him down towards the center of the ring… BEFORE RUNNING FORWARD- BUT DRAKE USES ALL THE STRENGTH LEFT IN HIM TO GRAB HER BY THE WAIST AND PUSH HER INTO THE CORNER INSTEAD!
James Peters: Drake attempts to throw a punch! But Hikari absorbs it and sends one back! Drake is stunned, and that gives Hikari enough time to swap places forcing Drake into the corner instead! But Drake lands a forearm trying to create some distance! Hikari stumbles back, but makes her way forward- ONLY FOR DRAKE TO BOOT HER IN THE FACE! Drake from there begins to make his way up to the top rope while Hikari is stunned… LAUNCHING OFF AND GOING FOR A DIVING BLOCKBUSTER!
Rich Russillo: NOPE! HIKARI RUNS HERSELF RIGHT INTO DRAKE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE AND BRING HIMSELF DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION ON THE TOP! Drake is stunned, and it doesn’t really do him any favors when Hikari begins to absolutely tee off shot after shot towards his face! Drake is trying his best to block them but right now I think this is when the fatigue begins to set in for not just him, but Hikari as well. But Hikari is the one dishing out the offense right now, as she begins to make her way up to the top rope to join Drake after turning him around on the top rope, and right now I don’t think that’s very good!
James Peters: Hikari continues to throw repeated punches towards the face of Drake for good measure now, and if she keeps this up she might be able to pull off something big. Drake tries to send some back elbows back, but they’re too groggy to do some real damage on Hikari. Hikari has him in her crosshairs… SETTING HIM UP AND GOING FOR ‘IDOL STAR DROP’! TOP ROPE BODYSCISSORS BACKFLIP INTO A BACK TO BACK KNEELING PILEDRIVER!
Rich Russillo: BUT BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN DRAKE HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES CAUSING HIKARI TO FALL OFF THE TOP AND TUMBLE DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Hikari is splayed out on the mat as that’s the perfect opportunity for Drake, who balances himself on the top turnbuckle… BEFORE LEAPING OFF AND GOING FOR A HUGE PHOENIX SPLASH TO CAPITALIZE!
James Peters: WAIT! NOT YET! HIKARI MANAGES TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE IT CAN CONNECT! Drake hits the canvas hard but quickly gets up to his feet, the adrenaline still coursing through his veins despite everything that he’s been through- BUT HIKARI RUNS FORWARD AND GOES FOR A BIG BOOT TO THE FACE HOPING TO TAKE DRAKE DOWN TO THE CANVAS- NOPE! Drake ducks under that as Hikari stumbles forward, before he turns her around and kicks her in the gut… SETTING HER UP FOR A FALCON ARROW ATTEMPT!
Rich Russillo: ‘ALLELUIA’!
James Peters: HIKARI LIFTS DRAKE UP OFF THE GROUND INSTEAD AND CONNECTS WITH THE NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! DRAKE IS DOWN ON THE GROUND WHILE HIKARI SCRATCHES AND CLAWS TRYING TO GET THE PIN BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! SHE DOES! HIKARI THROWS HER ARM OVER DRAKE AS THE REFEREE SLIDES DOWN AND BEGINS TO COUNT! COULD HIKARI KANNO PULL OFF A SHOCKER AND ADVANCE IN THE GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT AT DRAKE KING’S EXPENSE?!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Persephone: FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! NO!
Rich Russillo: DRAKE JUST GOT THE SHOULDER UP! KICK OUT! HIKARI IS DISTRAUGHT! EVERYONE IS DISTRAUGHT! THIS MATCH CONTINUES!
James Peters: Look at that expression of pure shock on the face of Hikari Kanno as she sits back up, that was something that she definitely did not expect and frankly did not want to happen in this match. But Drake King is Drake King for a reason like, and he is not someone that is just going to lay down. Hikari is back up to her feet, questioning what the hell she’s going to do next. I think that question has been answered for her as she turns around and begins to make her way up to the top rope, whatever she has planned right now it doesn’t really do much favors for Drake King’s chances in this match. She’s perched on the top rope, and now I think she’s looking to fly! WHAT DOES SHE HAVE PLANNED FOR DRAKE KING-
Rich Russillo: WE WON’T FIND OUT! DRAKE JUST SLAMMED A PUNCH AGAINST THE SPINE OF HIKARI FORCING HER DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION BACKWARD ON THE TOP ROPE! Hikari is trying her best to hold on and keep herself in position, but I don’t think Drake is giving her much of a choice right now… AS HE SETS HER UP INTO POWERBOMB POSITION AND RUNS HER TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER THROWING HER INTO THE TURNBUCKLES WITH A BRUTAL BUCKLE BOMB! WHICH CONNECTS!
James Peters: But Hikari bounces out-of the corner as she manages to keep herself up… BEFORE WINDING UP AND GOING FOR A DISCUS LARIAT- But Drake saw it coming as he ducks under before turning around… GOING FOR A DISCUS LARIAT OF HIS OWN IN RETURN- ONLY FOR HIKARI TO KICK DRAKE’S ARM! STOPPING HIM BEFORE IT CAN CONNECT! Remember, Hikari targeted that arm earlier in the match and you can tell that it’s gotten the better of Drake right now! Drake makes his way towards Hikari trying to rebound before Hikari can do anything-
Rich Russillo: BUT HIKARI LEAPS INTO THE AIR BEFORE LAUNCHING DRAKE UPWARD WITH A MONKEY FLIP! WHICH SHE TRANSITIONS RIGHT INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER! Drake is screaming in pain as he reaches out trying to find a way out of this! This makes a bad situation worse and you know that this is not one that Drake wants to be in right now! Hikari is pulling at the socket for dear life and right now I don’t think it’s out of the equation that this could be the end of the road for Drake King in the Gold Rush Tournament! Submitting to Hikari Kanno! Failing to stop Minerva from winning the whole damn thing!
Persephone: I think the dwarf heard you Rick :mjlol:.
James Peters: Drake manages to twist his body around enough to get himself up to a knee! You can see the eyes of Hikari Kanno widen knowing the situation that she’s found herself in right now! Drake King fighting out of the submission is not what she wants to see, especially this late into the match! Drake manages to wrap an arm around Hikari, and now just look at the strength as he pushes his legs up and does everything he can to get back up to his feet with Hikari in hand! HE’S UP! AS HE SLAMS HIKARI INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!
Rich Russillo: Hikari is hurt as she’s forced to let go of the hold, and Drake knows better than to stay there as let her get her hands on him as he stumbles back in retreat- AS HIKARI TURNS AROUND AND LAUNCHES HERSELF OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLE GOING FOR SOME SORT OF SPRINGBOARD ROUNDHOUSE KICK- ONLY FOR DRAKE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Hikari gets a second wind now as she rolls up to her knees… ONLY FOR DRAKE TO GRAB HER AND GO FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT THE FALCON ARROW!
James Peters: BUT HIKARI GOES FOR ‘ALLELUIA’ THE SAME WAY SHE WENT FOR IT THE FIRST TIME! COUNTERING THE FALCON ARROW! NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB-
Rich Russillo: FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU! FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME! DRAKE SAW IT COMING AND MANAGES TO BRING HIMSELF OVER THE HEAD OF HIKARI AND LAND BEHIND HER! HIKARI TURNS AROUND-
James Peters: ONLY TO BE MET WITH ‘OVERHAUL’! SWINGING REVERSE STO PLANTS HIKARI DOWN TO THE MAT AND DRAKE KNOWS THAT THIS IS WHAT HE NEEDS TO FINISH THE MATCH OFF RIGHT HERE! DRAKE QUICKLY ROLLS HIKARI ONTO HER BACK AND HOOKS THE LEG! GOING FOR THE PIN! COULD THIS BE IT?!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!!
Rich Russillo: WAIT! WAIT! HIKARI HAS HER LEG UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Persephone: Please don’t see it… please don’t see it…
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(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Cold War’ by Hans Zimmer begins to blast through the speakers as the crowd bursts into absolutely deafening boos while Drake King begins to pull himself off of the body of Hikari Kanno. Drake is disheveled and out of breath as he uses the ropes to pull himself back up to his feet, stumbling towards the center of the ring where the referee makes his way over to raise his hand in victory. Drake, of course, snatches his hand away in disgust before simply just standing there, taking all the time he needs to catch his breath.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner… and advancing to the SEMIFINALS OF THE GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT!!!!!!!!! DRAKE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Persephone: HAH! WHAT A FUCKING SCREWJOB! I don’t really care though, it’s not my loss and hey, I get to leave early so why should I give a fuck to begin with?
Rich Russillo: Wow, what an ending to our thrilling main event here tonight. Drake and Hikari left it all on the line here tonight and made sure one way or another they were going to come out the winner. At times, Drake had the match won. At times, Hikari had the match won. It was very hard to tell who was going to come out on top, but I think we have our answer.
James Peters: Despite a very unfortunate circumstance with the referee not seeing Hikari’s foot under the ropes, Drake King is the one that comes out on top and advances himself to the Semifinals. You just have to wonder what Hikari will have to say about this when she wakes up, but nonetheless, the night belongs to ‘Drake The Redeemer’ here tonight. That’s all the time we have for you today! On behalf of Rich Russillo and Persephone Tsitsipas, I’m James Peters, signing out.
(Drake rolls out of the ring and begins to make his way back to the backstage area, no fancy theatrics, no anything. Meanwhile, inside of the ring, Hikari is seen absolutely irate, yelling at the referee and saying that her foot was under the ropes, but the referee is finding it hard to buy it. The last shot seen is Drake disappearing through the backstage curtain as from there, Sunday Night Voltage begins to fade to complete black.)
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