(EAW intro plays.)
(The camera opens up to a recap of last week’s events at Fighting Spirit. After this, the camera opens up to the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. The fans are shown as the opening pyro shoots out from the stage, and after this the camera pans over towards the commentary table, where Rich Russillo and Persephone are seen.)
Rich Russillo: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Sunday Night Voltage! We’re back following Fighting Spirit, and I for one am looking forward to this show as we’re heading closer to Pain for Pride!
Persephone: I’m not looking forward to this personally.
Rich Russillo: Well… I’m sure everyone else in attendance is excited for what tonight has to offer, as we have Cash in the Vault qualifying matches coming up!
(Voltage fades over towards Bella Braxton, who can be seen holding a microphone in her hand as she begins to speak.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… Please welcome THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION… BEA VALENTINE!!!!
(The crowd explodes with cheers, as ‘Gloria’ by London Symphony Orchestra hits. The Universal Women’s Champion Bea Valentine begins rushing out to the stage, holding a microphone in her hand. Despite the cheers coming from the crowd, Bea has an unusually stern look on her face, which confuses some of the fans in attendance. Bea doesn’t spend much time on the stage, beginning to storm down the ramp in a rush to get to the ring.)
Rich Russillo: Our Universal Women’s Champion is on her way to the ring after learning last week that she’d be facing the returning Ms. Extreme, the winner of Fighting Spirit’s No Way Out match, at Pain for Pride! All things considered, Bea doesn’t actually look too thrilled right now.
Persephone: Why would she be? I thought Ms. Extreme was gone for good, but turns out I now have to watch her wrestle in a main event match. This sucks!
Rich Russillo: Well, while there were certainly some controversial circumstances, Ms. Extreme is still the winner of the No Way Out match, meaning that she earned this opportunity. Still, let’s see what Bea Valentine has to say!
(Bea Valentine makes it to ringside, and quickly walks up the steel steps before making her way into the ring. Her entrance music begins to fade out after this, and soon after, she begins to speak.)
Bea Valentine: HEAR HE HEAR HE!!! As your Universal Women’s Champion I want what’s best for this division, and that includes a Pain for Pride main event for you all to remember. Since winning this Championship at Shock Value I have been nothing less than a fighting Champion, willing to face any challenger that came my way. Pain for Pride was meant to be no exception to this, as Fighting Spirit’s No Way Out match would determine the challenger to my Championship and my opponent for my first ever Pain for Pride main event. However… Never could I have imagined things to play out how they did. Never could I have expected poor Candice Blair to be taken out, only to be replaced by her own sister! Miss Extreme found her way into this match before winning the entire match, and after taking the past week to think about it…
(Bea Valentine looks down at the mat, shaking her head before looking back at the crowd and continuing to speak.)
Bea Valentine: I’ve decided that this is unacceptable, and I cannot face Miss Extreme at Pain for Pride.
(The fans appear to be both disappointed and confused by these words from Bea, but after a moment, Bea begins to speak once more.)
Bea Valentine: You must understand, I have nothing against Miss Extreme as a competitor. In most circumstances I’d love to face and defeat her, especially at an event as significant as Pain for Pride. However, in case you all have forgotten in the past week, the participants in the No Way Out match were as follows. KASAI, Miku Sakai, Holly Arrow, Saori Aizen, Daniella Atlas, and Candice Blair! As you all can see Miss Extreme is not amongst those names, which means that her “victory” doesn’t count and the No Way Out match should be considered null and void! This is Pain for Pride! We are talking about the biggest show of the year! We can’t afford to let anyone do whatever they please, and take advantage of whatever unfortunate circumstances may arise! If Miss Extreme would like a match then I’d be glad to give her this on another night, but I’m afraid that I can’t face her at Pain for Pride.
Bea Valentine: Of course, with this being said I’d like to take this opportunity to say that I will still defend this Championship at Pain for Pride, and I’ll do so in a match that’s worth the time of every single person in attendance. I don’t appreciate that the No Way Out match ended in a way that doesn’t make sense, so starting now I will be beginning my search for a NEW Pain for Pride opponent! We have ourselves a very stacked women’s division, so don’t be shy! I’m opening the door for any and everybody that wants themselves a match for the Universal Women’s Championship! I promised that this would be a very important reign, so don’t allow this unfortunate setback following Fighting Spirit to take away from what I have in store for you all. I’m looking forward to finding a new challenger for this Championship, and by the time Pain for Pride comes around I’m sure we’ll all have forgotten about this little fiasco-
(‘RED THUNDER’ by Butcher Babies interrupts Bea Valentine, causing Bea to turn towards the stage, unamused. Ms. Extreme begins to walk out to the stage, and the winner of the No Way Out match doesn’t look bothered by what she’s heard from the Universal Women’s Champion. Ms. Extreme is holding a microphone in her hand, and she begins to walk down the ramp, heading towards the ring.)
Rich Russillo: Ms. Extreme is here and… Well, I guess we were about to see Bea Valentine try to find a new Pain for Pride opponent, but the Hall of Famer put a quick stop to that.
Persephone: I don’t like that she’s holding a microphone. Last time Ms. Extreme was here all she did was cry about how bad she had it.
Rich Russillo: Well, I think she has more than enough to get off her chest given all the controversy lately, as well as Bea’s reaction to it.
(Ms. Extreme makes her way down the ramp and climbs up onto the apron, but Bea Valentine quickly begins to speak.)
Bea Valentine: I’m sorry, but don’t you know it’s rude to interrupt? I’m not sure if you’ve missed it, but I don’t approve of you entering the No Way Out match the way you did, so I don’t intend to face you at Pain for Prid-
Ms. Extreme: I don’t give a fuck how you feel about the No Way Out match.
(Bea Valentine looks offended, surprised hearing this from Ms. Extreme. The No Way Out winner enters the ring after saying this however, and she continues to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: Do you have any idea of what it’s been like being in this place for the past year? I spent the past year of my career hoping that things would eventually get better and they never did. I fought for World Championships. I took whatever opportunities I could. I did everything in my power to reach the heights that I already proved to be capable of reaching in the past, and did I do that? No, I didn’t. Instead I fell lower, and lower, and lower until eventually I couldn’t even get back in the ring anymore. I’m the Elitist that made a career of being able to take whatever fight comes my way without any problem but for the past year I haven’t been that. Now I come back and I finally get the opportunity I’ve needed all season long and you think that’s just gonna be taken away because you don’t like how it happened? No, that’s not how this works. I’m in the main event of Pain for Pride Bea, and I really don’t care how you feel about that. If you want a fight you got one, and it’s the woman that beat five other people to get here.
(Ms. Extreme walks up to Bea Valentine as she says this final statement, and the two Elitists stand face to face with each other. Bea Valentine still looks surprised however, and looks towards the fans for a moment before beginning to respond.)
Bea Valentine: Wow. That was uncalled for. Have you forgotten that you weren’t even supposed to be in the match?
Ms. Extreme: I didn’t forget, I just don’t care. I needed an opportunity that for once didn’t somehow fall apart, and I got it. If you’re too scared to face me head on then that’s cool. I’m still gonna be your opponent at Pain for Pride whether you like it or not, so you can spend these next few weeks bitching and trying to take me out of the match, but once Pain for Pride comes around that Championship is mine and there’s nothing you can do about it at this point. If you wanted me away from that title you should’ve taken matters into your own hands and made sure I couldn’t even enter the No Way Out match, because that match should’ve told you everything you needed to know. This isn’t ending the same way the rest of this season has for me. For once things are about to go my way, and I’m not letting anyone or anything take that away from me.
(This receives a loud reaction from the fans, but Bea Valentine is quick to respond.)
Bea Valentine: So it means nothing to you that you stole this spot from your own sister???? I’m not sure who attacked Candice and I for one find it very unfortunate that Candice was forced to miss out on a match like this knowing just how significant of an opportunity it was, but once she was taken out you flew in like a vulture, coming out of your hiding spot only when a spot in the main event of Pain for Pride was opened up to you. Is this how a Hall of Famer conducts business? By stealing opportunities from their own family just so they can lose to me at Pain for Pride?
Ms. Extreme: You’re saying all this like I’m the one that took Candice out.
Bea Valentine: How do I know you aren’t?? You certainly benefited from it! If you ask me, I think this should be investigated.
Ms. Extreme: I made the most of an opportunity that was present to whoever was actually willing to go out there and take it. That’s what happened, Bea. I’m not sure who attacked Candice, but there was always going to be a missing spot in that No Way Out match as long as she was taken out and unless you were suddenly okay with your list of potential challengers shrinking, Candice needed to be replaced. I went and I solved your problem, and unfortunately for you, none of the other people in that No Way Out match had it in them to stop me from winning. I’m not about to feel bad for what I did Bea, because what I did was win a match that my five opponents had weeks to prepare themselves for. What I did was come back after months away from this place and EARN my spot in the main event. I proved that I belong in the spot I’m in, so if you’re looking for an apology or for me to step down and hand this match to someone else, you’re talking to the wrong person. The Universal Women’s Championship is mine, Bea. Get that through your head before the night ends, because by the time Pain for Pride comes around I’m not gonna sit back and let you keep playing around with *my* Championship.
(The two Elitists stare at each other, and Bea Valentine doesn’t look happy after everything Ms. Extreme had to say.)
Bea Valentine: Your Championship? How dare you? The last time you were in this position was back in 2022, and since then you’ve been passed by. You were dethroned, your record was broken, and you’ve spent the past season struggling just to stay afloat! I was in the same position as you once Miss Extreme, so I can understand the feeling as if your days as a wrestler may be coming to an end. However, I did not get here by taking opportunities that didn’t belong to me! I fought my way here, and I won’t leave Pain for Pride without my Championship, especially not because of someone who stole the No Way Out match! You’re a thief, and we don’t need that in the main event of EAW’s biggest event of the entire year! We need a real fight, and I’ve already overcome all of my challengers to make it to Pain for Pride. I’m ready for another, but that challenger needs to be someone who belongs there. That’s not you, and it’s been a while since it actually was.
Ms. Extreme: Then it’s a good thing I have a chance to fix that, isn’t it?
Bea Valentine: :francis:
(Bea turns towards the fans for a moment once more, briefly speaking towards the crowd.)
Bea Valentine: Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me for our unwanted guest’s foul behavior. Very disrespectful, I know.
(Bea turns back to Ms. Extreme, before beginning to speak once more.)
Bea Valentine: What makes you think Pain for Pride would end any better for you than your last few attempts at the World Championship?
Ms. Extreme: Do you really think I came back just to keep going over the past? This season was awful for me, and you’ll hear that from me before you hear it from anyone else. I’m here for a reason though, and it’s because I saw the chance to fight for the Universal Women’s Championship and capitalized on it. When I face you at Pain for Pride you won’t be facing a Ms. Extreme that doesn’t want to be there, you’ll be facing a Ms. Extreme that’s one match away from being World Champion for the second time. Time is running out for you Bea. If you want to keep making a joke out of this, fine, go ahead. Keep trying to search for another opponent. Hold a contest if you need to. I’m coming for that title whether you like it or not though, and if this is the Bea we’ll be getting when it matters, you don’t even need to worry about that Championship, because you’ll be torn apart at Pain for Pride.
Bea Valentine: Miss Extreme, I hate to say this to you, but you’re not needed in the main event of Pain for Pride. You will not be ending this season as World Champion. You’re not the first to threaten to tear me apart. I’m a tough Champion, and it’s not as easy as you seem to think it is taking this away from me. I intend to be the world’s Universal Women’s Champion for as long as possible and continue to give the people exciting matches, so if you’d excuse me, I’d like to wrap up this discussion and get back to what I was doing.
(After saying this, a smirk appears on the face of Ms. Extreme.)
Ms. Extreme: Don’t worry, I’m done talking.
Rich Russillo: HEADBUTT BY MS. EXTREME!!!!
Persephone: BEA VALENTINE FALLS BACK TO A KNEE AND MS. EXTREME IMMEDIATELY GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE! Finally these two are done talking! I was nearly fell asleep there!
Rich Russillo: MS. EXTREME TAKES BEA VALENTINE DOWN TO THE MAT AND GETS ON TOP OF BEA, BEGINNING TO PUNCH AWAY AT THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION! MS. EXTREME IS BEATING DOWN THE WORLD CHAMPION AHEAD OF PAIN FOR PRIDE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN A HEATED TURN!
Persephone: Bea Valentine shoves Ms. Extreme off of her before getting on top of her, and she begins to hit Ms. Extreme with forearms. Should I be calling Ms. Extreme Bea’s challenger or are we still finding a new opponent for her?
Rich Russillo: I think it’s safe to say the new opponent search is off! Ms. Extreme is able to send Bea off of her with an elbow, AND AS BOTH ELITISTS GET BACK UP, MS. EXTREME IS ABLE TO GRAB ONE OF THE FALLEN MICROPHONES BEFORE HITTING BEA VALENTINE IN THE JAW WITH IT!! BEA VALENTINE FALLS BACKWARDS, AND MS. EXTREME TURNS TO RUN THE ROPES AS BEA IS ON SPAGHETTI LEGS!!!
Persephone: HOLY GROUND!!!
Rich Russillo: MS. EXTREME JUST DROPPED BEA VALENTINE WITH HOLY GROUND, BUT SHE DOESN’T STOP THERE! SHE IMMEDIATELY GRABS BEA BY THE ARM, AND SHE TURNS THE CHAMPION OVER BEFORE LOCKING HER IN RED HANDED!!!! BEA VALENTINE IS TRAPPED IN RED HANDED, BUT THIS IS NO MATCH! MS. EXTREME ISN’T LOOKING TO MAKE BEA TAP, SHE’S TRYING TO DAMAGE THE CHAMPION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!
Persephone: Yeah, and I’d say it’s working. Look at Bea screaming out in pain! Maybe if we’re lucky Ms. Extreme will snap Bea’s arm so I don’t have to watch them face each other at Pain for Pride.
Rich Russillo: Ms. Extreme keeps pulling back on that arm as Bea is struggling here, and someone needs to stop this! Ms. Extreme already has her match on Pain for Pride, but she’s trying to send a message tonight in the most brutal way possible as Bea Valentine was already hit with a finishing move before this!
(Security guards begin running down the ramp as Ms. Extreme continues wrenching back on Bea Valentine’s arm. Bea Valentine continues screaming in pain, trying to find her way out of the submission, until finally the security guards make their way into the ring.)
Rich Russillo: The security guards are finally here to try and tear Ms. Extreme off of Bea Valentine, but what a brutal attack from Ms. Extreme! Bea Valentine may not have wanted Ms. Extreme as her Pain for Pride opponent, but it doesn’t look like she’ll have much of a choice!
Persephone: Ugh, I can’t believe they’re pulling Ms. Extreme off of her. I wanted to see her destroy Bea’s arm.
Rich Russillo: Well with what we saw and heard tonight, there might actually be a chance this happens come Pain for Pride! Ms. Extreme clearly isn’t playing around, and right now I’d say she’s an Elitist everyone needs to be watching out for!
(Ms. Extreme is pulled off of the Universal Women’s Champion, as Bea Valentine can be seen holding her arm in pain. Some of the security guards remain to check on Bea Valentine, while the others continue to pull Ms. Extreme away from the ring. As this continues, Voltage begins to fade away from ringside.)
(Sunday Night Voltage continues forward as we cut to the backstage area, where we see Bridget Bridget in her wrestling attire talking to some of her fans on Instagram live! A camera crew is there to film as she looks to be answering a variety of different questions from the live chat, seeming to answer most of what she can see with a hyper-like attitude.)
Bridget Bridget: So many questions are coming from you guys today! Oh my god, you want my answers, huh? We had a great stream the other day, and we’re going to have another one after I’m done defeating those other three losers in my qualifier match later tonight. Anyways… SimonP37 says, “Am I even going to beat Selina, Ashlynn, and KASAI since I’m very inexperienced compared to the other three?” I AM BLOCKING YOU! Don’t ask me something like that when the answer is clear, and that’s me coming out to the other side with the win and going to Pain for Pride to compete in the Cash in the Vault ladder match. I can already picture it now! Bridget Bridget, Ms. Cash in the Vault!! I can take the briefcase for some spicy content; that would be lovely, wouldn’t it??
??? UGH! As if!!
(A confused Bridget wonders who said that as she turns around to see Ashlynn Quinn standing by! She appears to be wearing her wrestling attire as well, soon to compete in the same match that Bridget will be having later in the night. Ashlynn begins to speak to her as she says…)
Ashlynn Quinn: You know, I thought what you were doing was cute, Bridget. I thought you had a nice thing going on with your mass amounts of content, and I was flattered by your idea for a collab, but what happened two weeks ago still gives me the ick! I mean, you are talking like this qualifier match we have tonight is going to be easy for you when two weeks ago you were the one that got hit with the Pink Star Diamond! You were out cold, honey, and I would have gotten the win too if it wasn’t for that sneaky uggo Selina. That match was mine to win; you would have been the one getting pinned by me in that match if it wasn’t for Selina coming right in and STEALING that win from me!
(Bridget almost burst out laughing as she had to control herself with Ashlynn looking even more confused. Bridget turns to her Instagram Live and says…)
Bridget Bridget: Do you believe this girl chat? HAHAHAHAH!
(Ashlynn looks even more annoyed than she did originally as Bridget turns back around to her and says…)
Bridget Bridget: Ummm… NO WAY! That triple-threat match we had two weeks ago was a major fluke! That match holds no merit to me, Ashlynn. It was major luck that I was pinned in that match! So what if you almost had me beat, big deal! It was a fluke anyway, so it doesn’t matter what happened to me. The stakes for that match were what? A minor win? Jelly Selina can have that win all she wants because I’m going to be such a major star anyway. I’m going to be someone this company puts in front of all their promotional material because they recognize the clout and attention I bring to EAW. I mean, look how many people are in this Instagram Live! They love me!!!
Ashlynn Quinn: They love you?
Bridget Bridget: Of course! Why wouldn’t they? I have the talent within that ring and the looks to stun and gag those in the front row. My stardom is exceptionally high, and, quite frankly, Ashlynn… neither you nor Selina can compare to a star like me! I’m going to win all the titles, win all the gold that this company can offer, because my potential is limitless, and I’m going to do all that while still looking the cutest and the prettiest compared to other female elitists!
(Bridget has a smile on her face as she says that with conviction as she looks back at her chat with some of the comments saying things like “clock it,” “slay,” and “so true.” Ashlynn is befuddled at what she just said as she responds to her by saying…)
Ashlynn Quinn: Excuse me??? Now you can argue whether you’re hotter than that goth chick Selina all you want; feel free, but me? Ashlynn Quinn??? I mean, girl, you have to be kidding me. Like, have you seen me? I have just as many followers as you do, my star presence is as extravagant as one can be, and they don’t call me Miss Voltage for nothing! That made me the prettiest this roster has to offer, which includes you! Again, compare yourself to other women all you like, but you’re SOOO stepping over the line and claiming that you’re the cutest and prettiest over me! You stun and gag those in the front row; I got the entire arena to explode with how gorgeous I am, honey.
(Bridget would have a shocked look on her face as she turned her head towards her Instagram live chat and back to Ashlynn by saying…)
Bridget Bridget: Am I stepping over the line? Please, Ashlynn, I’m just being honest! There’s no shame in admitting when a bombshell enters the room, and while I did call Selina jealous that I offered you a collab in the future OnlyFans content… I’m starting to believe YOU might be the jealous type, and I should have seen it sooner than I did because, I mean… look at me! I’m breaking the mold of how a pretty someone can look, and you just can’t handle that, Ashlynn. You can’t handle someone more talented, more stunning, and more gorgeous being in the same vicinity as you. You may have been crowned as Miss Voltage, and that only happened because I wasn’t around. If I were around, you wouldn’t have a stash around you.
(Ashlynn continues to look annoyed towards Bridget as she responds by saying…)
Ashlynn Quinn: Oh, PLEASE! I know you have some dedicated fans, but some of those uggos must know that you’re just talking nonsense right now. Why would I be jealous of you? I have a lot of fans who adore me and love everything that I do. I have Miss Valentine, who loves and appreciates me, and they all know how pretty I am! I wouldn’t want it to be anyone, and especially wouldn’t want it to be you! I appreciate that you’re trying to steal my thunder, but when it comes to someone like me, you can’t replicate me! You can certainly try, but I can see the desperation on your face, and that’s just not happening. Claim to be prettier than Octavia or Effy, but when it comes to Ashlynn Quinn… you’re losing that contest, no ifs or buts about it!
(Bridget is now starting to get annoyed herself as she responds to Ashlynn by saying…)
Bridget Bridget: I’m losing that contest? We can go on TikTok right now and do one of those livestream battles if that’s what you want to do. I’d SOOO win that battle, Ashlynn; it wouldn’t even be a close battle either. You can just be happy with yourself and not gag over how sexy I look compared to you. It’s fine, Ashlynn, because as much as it sucks that I’m just more petty than you… I’m going to be the one who goes to Pain for Pride and competes in that Cash in the Vault ladder match.
Ashlynn Quinn: ummm… if anyone is winning that qualifier match, it should be me! It won’t be those uggos Selina and KASAI, and it certainly wouldn’t be you, Bridget. This qualifier match is just going to prove to you that not only am I just better-looking than you, but I’m also more talented than you as well when I go to Pain for Pride and compete in that Cash in the Vault ladder match. PERIOD!
Bridget Bridget: I guess I’ll see you out there when I win that match, and it will prove me right on who’s better and who’s prettier, so excuse me while I continue talking to my lovely people on my Instagram live.
Ashlynn Quinn: Ugh!
(Ashlynn does a slight hand gesture towards Bridget before she leaves the scene as Bridget rolls her eyes towards her before bringing her attention back to the Instagram Live and says to her viewers…)
Bridget Bridget: I’m so sorry about those guys; who knew Ashlynn could be such a jealous type! We could have made some good content together, but oh well… HER LOSS! I see someone say, “What’s my hair routine? OH! What a great question that is!
(Bridget would answer the question, but we won’t hear it as the scene quickly fades out! Sunday Night Voltage continues forward here as we transition to the ring for our opening contest of the night.)
(The camera returns to the ring where Bella Braxton is standing front and center with a microphone in hand as she is ready to begin the introductions for the next match.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen! This next contest is a CASH IN THE VAULT QUALIFYING MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(“Kamikaze” by RedHook starts playing as Daryl Kinkade enters the arena to loud boos from the crowd. He doesn’t look amused as he is ready to fight as he heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first and making his way to the ring! From Norwich, England! Weighing 225 pounds. Here is “THE KINK OF ELITE” DARYL KINKADE!
Rich Russillo: Here comes Daryl Kinkade as he is the first of four competitors and Daryl isn’t in the best of moods after the last few weeks.
Persephone: Are you talking about his interaction with Jon Kelton at Fighting Spirit or are you talking about when his dumbass was upset by Caroline thanks to that lardo Xander Payne?
Rich Russillo: Could go either way, but Daryl is looking to rebound back into a possible future title reign if he is able to win tonight in this match. He does have the experience edge, so that could send him to Pain for Pride.
(Daryl enters the ring and takes a neutral corner to prepare for the match as his music is replaced by “Rubber Band Man” by T.I. as Damien Kutcher enters the arena to a very mixed reaction from the crowd. He looks ready for action as he heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing his opponents! First! From Atlanta, Georgia! Weighing in at 240 pounds. Here is “THE DIVINE ONE” DAMIEN KUTCHER!
Persephone: Here comes another loser heading to the ring. Aren’t we just so lucky?
Rich Russillo: Damien and Akari Kiyoko have been at odds but are on a mutual understanding and it led them to a huge victory two weeks ago against Solomon Stane and Michael Machina.
Persephone: He just got lucky and we all know it. No partner this time around as Damien flies solo. Let’s see if he can do this on his own. I don’t hold high hopes for this moron.
(Damien enters the ring and he takes a corner as his music is replaced by “Just Close Your Eyes” by Waterproof Blonde. The crowd gets even colder with the boos as Octavia enters the arena. She has a glare in her eyes as she doesn’t waste time heading to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: From Montreal, Quebec, Canada! Weighing 160 pounds! Here is “THE PLATINUM QUEEN” OCTAVIA!
Rich Russillo: Here comes Octavia and she is looking to get back to her winning ways after losing to Selina Reyes a few weeks ago.
Persephone: The further we get into these entrances, the more bizarre and insane they get with this psycho bitch. I guess the people in the white jackets let her out of the asylum to compete tonight.
Rich Russillo: Octavia has the least amount of experience in an EAW ring, but don’t underestimate her. She could surprise everybody here tonight and qualify for Cash in the Vault against two former Champions.
(Octavia enters the ring and glares at her opposition before she takes a different corner. Seconds later, “The World is Gonna End Tonight” by Dan Romer, Peter Harper starts playing and Solomon Stane walks out to the ramp and gets down on a knee. He prays until Trixie comes out and puts a hand on his shoulder. He rises as she does this and then stares straight ahead and marches towards the ring. )
Bella Braxton: Introducing the final participant! Being accompanied to the ring by Trixie! From The City of Sin! Weighing 266 pounds! Here is “YOUR SAVIOR” SOLOMON STANE!!
Persephone: Here comes the craziest of them all. He could have been World Champion right now but he screwed it up.
Rich Russillo: He had a hell of a match at Fighting Spirit against Michael Machina and was close on numerous occasions of winning the title, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Persephone: Yeah and now he’s one of four idiots fighting to represent Voltage in the Cash in the Vault ladder match at Pain for Pride. Which loser will win? I guess we’re about to find out!
(Solomon enters the ring and takes the final corner as Trixie stands at ringside. Solomon’s music stops playing as the referee looks around at all four competitors before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: Here we go! This match is underway! This match is going to be contested under sudden death rules. You know what that means?
Persephone: They are all gonna pass away?
Rich Russillo: No. You know damn well what it means!
Persephone: Yeah yeah, Killjoy. It means that the first pinfall or submission ends the match and the winner goes on to the Cash in the Vault Ladder match. Even though them all passing away would be better for my sanity.
Rich Russillo: Of course it would, but as we get to the match, all four competitors aren’t making any snap judgement because one mistake could end the match for somebody AS THE COMPETITORS PAIR OFF WITH DAMIEN KUTCHER GOING AFTER DARYL KINKADE AND SOLOMON IS FIGHTING OCTAVIA!!
Persephone: Like that’s a fair fight in size… but it is a fair fight with intelligence and sanity level. This is going to be a train wreck and I hope it is so somebody gets seriously injured.
Rich Russillo: You know that is highly unlikely but these four are just throwing shots at each other BEFORE DAMIEN IS ABLE TO SHOW HIS POWER BY LIFTING DARYL OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TOSSING HIM OUT OF THE RING!
Persephone: Are you sure we can’t just eliminate him because he was thrown over the top rope? The less idiots out here the better!
Rich Russillo: You’re very positive thinking right now as Daryl is recovering on the outside before Damien goes running back AND DELIVERS A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE TO OCTAVIA AND SOLOMON!
Persephone: The bitch hits the mat and that giant psycho is still standing. Now we have two big nitwits staring at each other. Too bad this wasn’t a spelling bee because they would both be gone.
Rich Russillo: Damien and Solomon are the only two standing in the ring AS DAMIEN THROWS A CHOP TO SOLOMON’S CHEST!! Solomon looks at Damien and he’s… LAUGHING!! Solomon was amused by that shot AND HE THROWS A RIGHT HAND IN RETURN!
Persephone: These two morons are throwing right hands towards each other to try and get the advantage over the other in what I hope is going to be as short of a match as possible.
Rich Russillo: If you ask me, with the four competitors in this match, I expect this match to be hard hitting and nonstop action until the very end.
Persephone: Aren’t we just so lucky.
Rich Russillo: Of course we are! Right now, Solomon is getting the upper hand on Damien AS DARYL COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CATCHES SOLOMON WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT TO THE JAW BEFORE GRABBING HIM AND PLANTING HIM WITH A DDT TO TAKE SOLOMON DOWN!
Persephone: As that goes down, Octavia’s sanity meds might have just kicked in because she just realized a match is going on right now because she is on her feet AND SHE DELIVERS A HEADBUTT TO DAMIEN!! RIGHT IN THE LITTLE KUTCHER! BAHAHAHAHA!
Rich Russillo: That headbutt was low and that causes Damien to double over as Octavia grabs Damien by the head AND JUMPS IN THE AIR BEFORE PLANTING DAMIEN WITH A DDT OF HER OWN!
Persephone: So the cameras are going to focus on that psycho Octavia? Whatever. Either way, crazy bitch has climbed up to the top rope AND SHE JUMPS AND HITS AN ELBOW DROP! SHAME IT DIDN’T STOP HIS HEART AS BITCH GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
Rich Russillo: DARYL GRABS OCTAVIA AND TOSSES HER OUT OF THE RING! Daryl grabs Damien and brings him back to his feet AS DAMIEN GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE THAT DARYL DUCKS!
Persephone: Daryl hooks the arms AND TAKES DAMIEN UP AND OVER WITH THE DRAGON SUPLEX! SHITTY MOVE AS HE BRIDGES FOR THE COVER–
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON KICKS DARYL IN THE HEAD AND BREAKS THE BRIDGE BEFORE A COUNT COULD BE STARTED!! Damien is on the mat as Solomon grabs Daryl AND LIFTS HIM UP IN THE AIR BEFORE DRIVING HIM DOWN WITH A SITOUT SPINEBUSTER!
Persephone: It’s always fun to see these dumbfucks just beat the hell out of each other for my amusement. Since it’s a fatal four way, do you think we can get a few tables and some barbed wire?
Rich Russillo: Never say never, but I highly doubt that weapons are a high priority in this match. This is Pain for Pride on the line.
Persephone: You are such a damn buzzkill.
Rich Russillo: As we get back to the match, Solomon has been just throwing right hands into Daryl’s face before bringing him back to his feet and whipping him to the ropes. Daryl with the rebound-
Persephone: DAMN! He ducked out of the way of the big boot from Solomon, BUT HE DOESN’T DUCK THE BIG BOOT FROM DAMIEN KUTCHER!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT MORON FINALLY DID SOMETHING RIGHT FOR ONCE!
Rich Russillo: Daryl holding his jaw in pain as he rolls off to the side AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO DAMIEN AND SOLOMON BATTLING IT OUT!
Persephone: Oh great! The two biggest in the match and also the two dumbest as well. This is exciting.
Rich Russillo: Damien goes for an uppercut THAT SOLOMON AVOIDS AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND! Solomon grabs Damien by the neck AND JUST LAUNCHES HIM HALFWAY ACROSS THE RING WITH THAT BIEL THROW!!
Persephone: Should have used the hair and pulled it out by the roots. Would have been hilarious to see. But Damien is naturally back to his feet AS OCTAVIA HAS MADE HER WAY BACK INTO THE RING! WHAT THE HELL?
Rich Russillo: Solomon was leaning over to bring Damien back to his feet AS OCTAVIA RUNS IN AND CATCHES SOLOMON WITH A FACEBREAKER! KNEE TO THE FACE HAS SOLOMON STAGGERING!
Persephone: Of course Damien is back to his feet as he grabs Solomon AND BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH A SPINEBUSTER!!
Rich Russillo: “THE DIVINE SPINEBUSTER” CONNECTS AS DAMIEN GRABS OCTAVIA AND JUST SHOVES HER OUT OF THE RING BEFORE HE DROPS DOWN FOR THE COVER! WILL DAMIEN KUTCHER BE HEADING TO PAIN FOR PRIDE?
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHH–
Persephone: OCTAVIA BREAKS UP THE COUNT! DAMMIT!!
Rich Russillo: Octavia got right back into the ring and clobbers Damien in the back of the neck as she grabs him by the hair and PULLS HIM INTO THE TWIST OF FATE!!
Persephone: It doesn’t keep him down as he is still trying to get back to his feet. Again we are so lucky as Damien stupidly shoves Octavia to the ropes.
Rich Russillo: Octavia comes back off the ropes as she jumps in the air AND DAMIEN TRIES FOR A POWERBOMB, BUT OCTAVIA IS ABLE TO USE THE MOMENTUM ENOUGH TO COUNTER INTO A HURRICANRANA!
Persephone: She tries to grab his legs for a cover BUT THE GIANT DEMON THING SOLOMON HITS OCTAVIA WITH A BELL CLAP TO PREVENT A COUNT TO START!
Rich Russillo: Solomon has hold of Octavia and brings her back to her feet before LIFTING HER UP IN THE AIR FOR A POWERBOMB, BUT OCTAVIA GRABS SOLOMON BY THE HAIR AND GETS FREE BEFORE COUNTERING WITH A SITOUT FACEBUSTER!
Persephone: The move didn’t improve his looks for that bitch Trixie as the other bitch hits the ropes again. Here we go. She comes back off the ropes–
Rich Russillo: AND SHE RUNS INTO A MODIFIED WHEEL KICK FROM SOLOMON STANE! KICKED HER RIGHT IN THE FACE! Solomon grabs hold of Octavia AND JUST LAUNCHES OCTAVIA OVER HER HEAD WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!
Persephone: Not gonna lie, it was kind of fun seeing that psycho flying through the air like she did. Could have crashed better, but you can’t get everything you want. Believe me.
Rich Russillo: Solomon is looking around at the crowd to show his dominance, BUT DARYL KINKADE IS BACK IN THE RING AND HE JUMPS ONTO SOLOMON’S SHOULDERS AND USES ALL HIS POWER TO BRING SOLOMON BACK AND SPIKING HIS HEAD WITH THE POISONRANA!!
Persephone: A crazy bastard has nothing to hurt up there unless his neck breaks. Gawd knows they don’t wanna make me happy.
Rich Russillo: Daryl is in control right now as he grabs hold of Solomon and brings him back to his feet AND QUICKLY FLIPS FORWARD AND SPIKES HIM WITH THE MONKĒ FLIP! DDT SPIKES SOLOMON!
Persephone: Now this bastard gets some speed in his step as he rolls the demon over and goes for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEE–
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON KICKS OUT AT TWO AND DARYL POUNDS THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION BEFORE GLARING AT THE REFEREE! He is on his feet and he looks like he wants to beat the referee–
Persephone: WHAT AN IDIOT! He is picking a fight with the moron referee, but he should be looking at the top turnbuckle–
Rich Russillo: OCTAVIA! OCTAVIA IS ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND DARYL HAS NO IDEA! Daryl finally turns around AND OCTAVIA LAUNCHES HERSELF OFF THE TOP ROPE LIKE A MISSILE AND GETS A DIRECT HIT WITH A SPEAR!
Persephone: His neck snapped back when he hit the mad. He still looks conscious… shit… but she rolls him over and goes for the cover! PLEASE LET THIS MATCH BE OVER!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEE–
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON BREAKS UP THE COVER!! OCTAVIA WAS A SECOND AWAY FROM GOING TO PAIN FOR PRIDE!! Solomon once again grabs hold of Octavia and brings her back to her feet BEFORE CATCHING HER WITH A SPINNING BACK FIST!!
Persephone: I don’t think that shot knocked the psycho out of this bitch but it did knock her back towards the ropes BUT SHE GETS PULLED IN AND CLOBBERED WITH A LARIAT!!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON HOLDS ONTO OCTAVIA’S WRIST AND KEEPS HER ON HER FEET! This is not going to be good as he grabs Octavia around the waist once again AND LIFTS OCTAVIA UP IN THE AIR BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH A SITOUT POWERBOMB!!
Persephone: It could have driven her right through the mat to the floor, but I think he held back or something! What a bitch. Anyways, he keeps hold of Octavia before stacking her up and going for the cover! Don’t tell me Solomon is going to win the whole damn thing!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEE!
Rich Russillo: DAMIEN WITH A STRAIGHT CHOP TO THE BACK OF SOLOMON’S HEAD TO BREAK THE COUNT! DAMN! THAT WAS A VERY CLOSE NEAR FALL FOR THE FORMER HARDCORE CHAMPION!
Persephone: I hate fatal four ways. Always a damn person around to break up pins and shit. Makes me so pissed off. END THE DAMN MATCH!! COME ON!!
Rich Russillo: Damien has hold of Solomon and brings him back to his feet and shows some power of his own as he whips Solomon to the corner with some authority. Solomon hits the turnbuckles hard and HERE COMES DAMIEN!
Persephone: Look at that! He isn’t stupid. He found the target AND CLOBBERED THE CRAZY BASTARD WITH A CLOTHESLINE! Now Damien is doing shoulder tackles right into Solomon’s midsection.
Rich Russillo: No count due to the rules of the match, so Damien grabs hold of Solomon and brings him out of the corner and hooks his leg AND LIFTS HIM UP IN THE AIR FOR A FISHERMAN’S SUPLEX!
Persephone: Of course. Solomon catches Damien with elbows to the side of the head to get free before he lifts Damien up.
Rich Russillo: Solomon has Damien up in the Canadian Backbreaker rack and brings Damien to the middle of the ring AND DROPS DOWN AND HITS DAMIEN WITH A MODIFIED BACKBREAKER DROP!
Persephone: Solomon turns around for some reason AND HE GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE HANDSPRING ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM DARYL KINKADE!! Oh goody. He’s back!
Rich Russillo: Solomon is still on his feet as Daryl hits the ropes to get some momentum before coming back AND JUMPING IN THE AIR AND PLANTING SOLOMON WITH THE REVERSE STO!! Solomon is down and Daryl drags him over to the corner and climbs to the top rope!
Persephone: Of course these assholes are looking to be so damn show offy when they go up to the top turnbuckle! I can only hope that things go wrong, but they almost never do. Let’s see what Daryl is going to do–
Rich Russillo: I GUESS WE WON’T FIND OUT BECAUSE HERE COMES DAMIEN KUTCHER TO THE CORNER WITH A LEG SWEEP CATCHING DARYL IN THE BACK OF THE LEG AND THAT CAUSES DARYL TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND LAND GROIN FIRST ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! DAMN!!
Persephone: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Daryl won’t be spraining any ankles the way he landed. Now Damien has now climbed onto the second rope and he is throwing punches right into Daryl’s face.
Rich Russillo: Now Damien has a facelock applied as he brings Daryl to a standing position on the top turnbuckle before climbing up there himself. This is looking dangerous.
Persephone: FINALLY!! Something that looks halfway decent during this match. I hope it ends in the worst way possible AND DARYL FIGHTS HIS WAY OUT OF THE FACELOCK!
Rich Russillo: Both men are trying to keep their balance on the top rope AS THEY BOTH START THROWING PUNCHES TO THE FACE IN ORDER TO KNOCK THE OTHER OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE
Persephone:These two idiots are just slugging it out on the top turnbuckle with no end in sight. Gosh this is starting to get annoying. WILL SOMEBODY JUST DO SOMETHING–
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE!! SOLOMON COMES UP FROM BEHIND AND SHOVES BOTH DARYL AND DAMIEN OFF THE TOP ROPE AND THEY BOTH CRASH AND BURN ON THE FLOOR BELOW! They might as well get comfortable!
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT WAS SO HILARIOUS!! I HOPE THEY BROKE THEIR NECKS! Two dumbasses down and I hope to gawd that means that the end is near as there are only two idiots left in the match right now.
Rich Russillo: That leaves Solomon in the ring AS HE TURNS AROUND INTO A SUPERKICK FROM OCTAVIA! THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT SOLOMON IN THE STANE! THAT LOOKED A LITTLE LOW!!
Persephone: Oh who cares BECAUSE SHE FIRES ANOTHER SUPERKICK TO SOLOMON’S HEAD!! Octavia the psycho now goes to hit the ropes to gain some speed before rebounding back AND SHE WAS GRABBED BY SOLOMON! BAHAHAHAHA!
Rich Russillo: Solomon has Octavia by the throat before HE LIFTS OCTAVIA IN THE AIR AND DROPS HER WITH THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH! ONE HANDED SITOUT CHOKESLAM ALMOST DROVE HER THROUGH THE MAT!
Persephone: But he isn’t going for the cover! What the hell is wrong with him besides the obvious shit?? He could end the match here and now!!
Rich Russillo: Solomon wants to make a definitive statement as he grabs Octavia and lifts her up in the air into the Canadian Backbreaker position. SOLOMON IS LOOKING TO END THIS MATCH WITH “SANITY’S SAKE”–
Persephone: WAIT A SECOND! LOOK WHO JUST ENTERED THE RING!! IT’S THAT LOSER FROM SHOWDOWN!!
Rich Russillo: IT’S SOSA HENDERSON! SOSA IS HERE AFTER THE WARNING THAT SOLOMON SENT TO SOSA LAST NIGHT ON SHOWDOWN! SOSA pulls Octavia off of SOSA AND CRACKS SOLOMON IN THE SPINE WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
Persephone: That idiot is still standing after that shot and SOSA grabs Solomon by the neck AND SPIKES HIS EMPTY HEAD WITH A DDT ON THE STEEL CHAIR!! He’s not bleeding. DAMMIT!! GOT MY HOPES UP!
Rich Russillo: SOSA puts the steel chair on the back of Solomon’s head AND SOSA IS BOUNCING SOLOMON’S HEAD OFF THE STEEL CHAIR! GAWD KNOWS HOW MUCH DAMAGE SOSA IS DOING!
Persephone: Not much. There’s nothing up inside that head of Solomon’s. This is probably the only reason why I like fatal four way matches like this. There are no disqualifications or count outs. Let’s throw the rules out the window!
Rich Russillo: Well the rules are out the window as SOSA grabs Solomon by the hair BEFORE GRABBING SOLOMON BY THE HEAD AND DROPS HIM WITH THE CUTTER! STOLE! YO! BITCH! SOLOMON WAS PLANTED!!
Persephone: But this asshole is still moving even though he is getting the shit beat out of him. Solomon is on his hands and knees before SOSA grabs Solomon and throws him out of the ring to the floor. Solomon is on his feet as SOSA exits the ring.
Rich Russillo: AND SOLOMON IS STILL SOMEHOW ABLE TO PUT UP A FIGHT AS THE FISTS ARE FLYING AS SOLOMON AND SOSA ARE BATTLING IT OUT ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!
Persephone: The fists might be flying, but someone needs to shut Trixie Stane up with all that gawd awful screaming.
Rich Russillo: Well, part of this is Trixie’s fault for not letting things be and choosing to let Solomon know about what went down with SOSA and that girl Amerson. Now these two are just beating the hell out of each other as they are now going up the entrance ramp.
Persephone: Good! Fight up the ramp, out of the arena, into the parking lot before ending in a very busy intersection.
Rich Russillo: I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT SOLOMON STANE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE EQUATION OF THIS MATCH AS SOLOMON AND SOSA CONTINUE FIGHTING UP THE RAMP AS TRIXIE STANE CHASES AFTER HIM!
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! One idiot down, but we are sadly still left with three left in this match. NOW LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON!!
Rich Russillo: Persephone is referring to the fact that Daryl Kinkade has rolled back into the ring and it looks like he is going to pick the bones of what Solomon Stane started.
Persephone: Daryl is known for mooching off of somebody else’s handiwork. Anyways, Daryl grabs that psycho bitch Octavia and hooks her head and leg before crossing her legs and lifting her up in the air BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH “A BEAUTIFUL LIE”!
Rich Russillo: OH MY GAWD! WHAT A FISHERMAN’S BUSTER BY DARYL! POOR OCTAVIA WAS SPIKED RIGHT ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD AS DARYL FLOATS INTO THE COVER! WILL DARYL BE GOING TO PAIN FOR PRIDE!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!
Persephone: OH GREAT! HERE COMES DAMIEN KUTCHER BACK TO THE RING TO TRY AND BREAK UP THE COUNT! THE IDIOT LAUNCHES HIMSELF INTO THE RING!!
THHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!
Rich Russillo: BUT HE JUST MISSES IT! HE WAS AN INCH AWAY FROM BREAKING UP THE COVER, BUT IT WASN’T ENOUGH! THIS MATCH IS OVER!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(The bell has rung and “Kamikaze” starts playing again as Daryl slowly rolls off of Octavia to the sound of boos from the crowd. Damien is in the ring and in shock about what just went down as Bella Braxton announces the final decision of the match.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… AND QUALIFYING FOR THE CASH IN THE VAULT LADDER MATCH AT PAIN FOR PRIDE… DARYL KINKADE!!
Rich Russillo: What a match between these four competitors. Honestly, did you expect the match to end like this?
Persephone: No. That’s because I didn’t care about who won. I just wanted the match to be over.
Rich Russillo: Naturally. But this match honestly could have gone to any of the competitors, but you have to believe that Daryl’s experience advantage and his deceitful nature helped propel him to victory. Poor Damien was just a second too late
(Daryl is back on his feet and the referee raises his arm in victory before going back to check on Octavia. Daryl soaks in the reaction from the crowd before he shoots a snide look at a still stunned Damien as he leaves the ring and heads up the ramp.)
Persephone: That look on Damien’s face is priceless. Give him a few minutes and he could start crying. Come on, crybaby. Cry for Persephone.
Rich Russillo: Don’t be like that. Only one could win and the rest will have to unfortunately experience heartbreak. You had to believe that before everything went down that this match was Solomon Stane’s.
Persephone: Yeah, then that loser SOSA Henderson came in and ruined everything for him and beat the shit out of him. That was decent to watch. No blood, but it is what it is.
Rich Russillo: Everybody fought hard in this match, but only one could go on to Pain for Pride and that qualifier is Daryl Kinkade. Congrats once again on the victory tonight on Voltage.
(The final shot shows Daryl celebrating his victory at the top of the entrance ramp before cutting to Damien, who looks very VERY disappointed that he was just a second too late to save the match. He pounds the mat in frustration before the camera cuts elsewhere.)
(The camera cuts backstage on Sunday Night Voltage. It is somewhere in the hallway. Suddenly, there is a loud bang, followed by some vaguely inappropriate language. The camera moves to the source of the sound and finds a distraught Jake Smith. Caroline is standing next to him, watching him take out some of his frustration on various items.)
Jake Smith: I can’t believe it. I…can’t…believe this…crap. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ME.
Jake Smith: That right there in Rome was the biggest tragedy that most of those people have ever witnessed. Did you see the look on everyone’s faces in that audience? You could see their distress. They just witnessed the saddest moment of 2025.
Caroline: Didn’t the Pope just die?
Jake Smith: Who cares about that? Seriously. There are far worse things going on in the world right now Caroline. Adam Lucas versus Michael Machina is now the EAW World Championship match at Pain for Pride. You know what that is Caroline? That is the biggest tragedy that the people of Spain have ever seen.
Caroline: What about that flood that killed 200 people last year?
Jake Smith: Once again…there are far important things. The real tragedy, the one that truly matters, is this: Jake Smith isn’t competing for any world title at Pain for Pride this year. Not a single one. And of all the pathetic, insignificant individuals who could have dared to rip that opportunity from my grasp, it just had to be Adam Lucas, didn’t it? It just had to be him. That absolute IDIOT couldn’t simply leave me alone, could he? He just had to make this entire spectacle about HIM. All about him and his inflated ego… and that utterly preposterous mustache of his. Let me be unequivocally clear: there is no legitimate reason he is in that championship spot. There isn’t. He should be relegated to the backstage catering area, humbly watching me secure my third world title. Because right now, he is occupying a position that he absolutely does not deserve. And you know what? He’s just going to blow it anyway. He’ll fumble it, just like he fumbles everything else of importance.
(Jake Smith begins to laugh for a moment like he’s just heard the funniest joke in the world. Caroline does not seem nearly as amused as he is.)
Jake Smith: That’s the biggest joke of it all right? Because now that main event is wasted. It is ruined by the fact that I am not in it.
Caroline: Believe me, my disappointment is just as profound. After everything Adam and JUST Bethany have put me through, there was nothing I wanted more than to witness his suffering. I harbored a singular desire: to see him in that ring, bleeding and crying, reduced to a pathetic spectacle. Yet, that isn’t the outcome we received. I made every effort to ensure his downfall, to orchestrate his absolute ruin. But in the end, he was simply lucky enough to dispatch me. He barely was able to survive it but what kills me is that he did.
Jake Smith: It is completely and utterly unfair! It just is! I want you to truly picture this, Caroline, for a moment. Cast your mind back. Look at Pain for Pride last year. What did you see? The undisputed main event: EAW World Championship Match… Jake Smith versus Charlie Marr. A spectacle. A classic. The year before that? Another monumental clash: Jake Smith versus that absolute clown Adam Lucas for the Answers World Championship. Do you see a pattern emerging, Caroline? I am not merely a big match wrestler; I am THE big match wrestler. The man who defines marquee events. And yet, what do I have at Pain for Pride this year? Absolutely nothing. Not a single marquee match. I have no grand stage. Which, by extension, means this entire company, this entire spectacle, has nothing of true consequence. Who in their right mind even cares about Drake King versus Cy Henderson versus Joso? I certainly don’t. And let’s not even begin to dissect that ridiculous fatal-four way match Showdown is putting on. Clearly, they’re just handing out championship opportunities like cheap hard candy at a parade. It’s a mockery of merit.
Jake Smith: Consider the sheer audacity, Caroline. SIX other people are competing for world titles at Pain for Pride. Six! And who is conspicuously absent from that elite group? EVERYONE BUT ME. Do you understand the cosmic injustice of that statement? ME. The man who has consistently delivered, who has elevated every championship he’s ever held, who has consistently drawn more eyes, more attention, more relevance than anyone else on this roster. I am THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, and yet I am sidelined. It’s an affront to common sense, a blatant disregard for undeniable talent. My presence is the main event. My absence is the tragedy. They are diminishing their own brand by failing to recognize the singular, unparalleled draw that is Jake Smith. It’s not just a personal slight; it’s a colossal miscalculation on their part, a decision that will undoubtedly cost them dearly in prestige and, more importantly, in profits. They clearly don’t understand who the true star of this operation is.
(As Jake Smith is going on this long-winded rant, Caroline begins to look increasingly annoyed. She grinds her teeth a bit before replying to it.)
Caroline: I agree. Absolutely. Adam Lucas usurping your position is, in my assessment, the most deplorable outcome conceivable. Yes, it is. He merits nothing at Pain for Pride. Nothing at all for him, nothing for JUST Bethany. He is utterly undeserving of this opportunity, particularly given the exquisite torment he inflicted upon me. He will get what is coming to him eventually. That is a certainty. Yet, here we are. He possesses it. He truly does. We permitted this abomination to occur. And now, Jake, there is precisely nothing we can do about it. A frustrating, yet ultimately temporary, setback.
Jake Smith: Temporary? What is exactly so temporary about this. Caroline, I have no road to Pain for Pride. I’m not even in the Cash in the Vault match. I haven’t been approached by anyone about a potential spot on the card. Right now, Jake Smith is not going to Pain for Pride.
Caroline: Is that right? After everything is that really it for you? Are you just going to give up? Is that who you are now? Because I thought you were Jake Smith. You just said it earlier. You believe yourself to be the greatest of all time. Yet, you are going to just…let sleeping dogs lie?
Jake Smith: I have no idea what you are talking about right now, Caroline. Can’t you see that there is absolutely nothing more that I can do? That was it. Right there, at Fighting Spirit. That was my singular, undeniable chance to main event Pain for Pride. That was all that I expected; it was all that I wanted. There was simply no other outcome in my mind. I was so profoundly certain, so utterly convinced, that I was going to beat the hell out of Adam Lucas and rightfully main event the biggest show of the year, that I didn’t even consider literally anything else. Why would I? My talent, my pedigree, my destiny – it was all pointing to that moment. To me, standing tall, with my third world title held above my head.
(Once again, Jake Smith is going increasingly agitated. Caroline has a frown on her face, looking increasingly inpatient at this rambling.)
Jake Smith: So tell me, Caroline, what am I even supposed to do next? What else is there for a man of my caliber to pursue? Because from where I am standing right now, the only “opportunity” I have to be a part of the show, to even witness the mediocrity that will undoubtedly unfold, is to buy a ticket. Me. Jake Smith. The man who is the main event. Reduced to a spectator. It’s an insult, a travesty, and a complete waste of my unparalleled abilities. This entire situation is a farce.
(She finally just interrupts him by putting her hand up. Jake Smith looks a little puzzled and shocked. She gives him a deadly serious look.)
Caroline: Jake, if you look at the poster you find your answer.
Jake Smith: What are you talking about right now? That poster is ugly as hell. Doesn’t have my face.
Caroline: The quote.
Jake Smith: Still confused here.
Caroline: “A miracle. A masterpiece.”
Jake Smith: Okay, I’m not sure how either of those words are going to help me here. In fact, that is one of the most incredibly vague things I have heard.
(A wicked grin now spreads across the face of Caroline. Jake Smith looks even more confused as it does.)
Caroline: I know how to get you what you want Jake.
Jake Smith: You do? Who? What?
Caroline: I know the perfect target. Time to find a new vessel for your anger.
(She motions for him to follow and with a curious look, he follows her. The camera fades out as they both head off.)
(The camera fades to the backstage area of the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco, where Voltage is being held tonight. The camera opens up in Captain Charisma’s office, where he is seen seated behind his desk. While Captain Charisma is currently alone working, this doesn’t last for long as his office door would soon open. However, he doesn’t appear to be surprised once he sees who opened the door.)
Captain Charisma: I was starting to think you weren’t going to show up.
Methuselah: Why are you wasting my time?
(Methuselah walks over towards the desk of Captain Charisma before taking a seat. A grin appears on the face of Captain Charisma, before he begins to respond.)
Captain Charisma: I’m not sure you’re the one that should be asking that.
Methuselah: It’s unlike the Commissioner of this brand to allow his roster to be attacked by members of another brand when he should be fighting for the World Championship. You know I have no intentions of facing Minerva, so what’s keeping you waiting?
Captain Charisma: What’s so bad about a match against Minerva? You know she’s one of the most talented Elitists in the company.
Methuselah: Are you aware of the year we’re in? We have nearly reached June of the year 2025, and can you name a single thing Minerva has done in the past six months that’s actually worth mentioning? Even if I gave you the entire season the answer would be no, because Minerva has done nothing but grow complacent and fall from the spot she was at back when she was here on your brand. As soon as she left to Dynasty the Hall of Fame worthy Elitist you once saw was no more, because when she lost the Universal Women’s Championship she didn’t just lose her place at the top of the division. She lost her reason for still being in this company. Minerva needs a match against me, but I don’t need her, nor do I care to entertain her.
Captain Charisma: I don’t know, I think the people would love to see a match between the two of you. Say what you want, but there’s a reason she’s been undefeated at Pain for Pride for so long, even with such tough competition.
Methuselah: Yet it’s in a match against Milli Banks and Hikari Kanno where that undefeated streak comes to an end. I’m not interested in Minerva. Maybe if she tried harder the idea of a match against her would be less revolting, but as of right now, facing her would be disrespectful to myself. I was cost the EAW World Championship by a referee who couldn’t recognize that the match was not yet over. I’m not going to lower myself to the likes of her when I know where I belong. Now are we going to deal with this issue the right way, or not?
Captain Charisma: You didn’t actually come here thinking I was going to add you to the main event, did you?
(Methuselah looks confused by this question from Captain Charisma, and begins to speak once more.)
Methuselah: Is it wrong for me to expect the Commissioner to handle an issue that occurs on their brand? I came here expecting you to make the right decision. I shouldn’t have to explain what that decision is, because I’m sure you witnessed everything that occurred during my match against the Machine.
Captain Charisma: Right, including you attacking and then firing a referee for one mistake that many referees have made in the past.
Methuselah: One mistake? A mistake that affects one of the final World Championship matches of the season is not something that should be overlooked. The referee altered the outcome of a World Championship match. That referee affected the direction of the World Championship picture heading towards Pain for Pride, and ruined everything that had already been set up. Firing him was the right decision to make, in fact it was the obvious one. Your inability to recognize that is pitiful, but I’ll put that to the side for now, because you know as well as I do that this is a mistake that needs to be rectified, and you also know that there’s only one way for that to happen. It’s not by wasting Pain for Pride facing someone desperate for the chance to salvage her own failure of a season. It’s by fighting for the EAW World Championship, and picking up where I left off.
(Captain Charisma just stares at Methuselah for a moment, before finally just shaking his head.)
Captain Charisma: That’s not going to happen.
Methuselah: What?
Captain Charisma: You’re not fighting for the EAW World Championship at Pain for Pride. You were already given an opportunity. In fact, you’ve had various shots at the title this season, and you just didn’t win the title. It happens. You may have had some unfortunate circumstances regarding your last loss, but that doesn’t mean I can just force you into the main event. Michael Machina had to fight his way through all of his Championship defenses to get there, and Adam Lucas had to earn his spot by defeating Jake Smith in Barbed Wire Massacre. The main event of Pain for Pride is already set, and it wouldn’t be fair to either of them if I changed it at the last second despite what I had already set up weeks ago. You knew what was at stake when you faced Michael Machina, so why would I go back on my words?
Methuselah: Those words don’t mean anything to me, not when my match against the Machine ended thanks to incompetent officiating. I’m not telling you to add me to the match merely because I want another opportunity. You’re being told to add me to the match because that’s the correct thing for someone in a position of power to do. I’m sure you didn’t make these matches with the intention of watching a referee fail to spot a rope break, so correct the mistake that referee made.
(Methuselah has a cold look on his face as he stares at Captain Charisma, clearly frustrated with the controversy surrounding the EAW World Championship picture. Captain Charisma notices this, and he has a serious look on his face as he begins to respond.)
Captain Charisma: I’m not going to keep going back and forth on this, so look. The reason I called you isn’t because I had any intentions of giving you a Championship match, and I definitely didn’t do it to argue over a referee that you already fired weeks ago. What’s done is done. I asked you to come to my office because like you said, I needed to do something about Minerva’s attack. I have a solution for that, but that doesn’t mean putting you in the main event or pushing Minerva out of the way. If you want this situation with Minerva sorted you’ll need to do it yourself, at Pain for Pride.
Captain Charisma: You have two options right now. Minerva clearly wants a match against you and she already took her shot, so if you want a match at Pain for Pride, you can have it against her. Either you can face Minerva at Pain for Pride, or you can do something you’ve never done in your entire career and miss Pain for Pride entirely. It’s up to you, because I’m not going to alter my World Championship picture just to cater to you. Like I said, the two men fighting for the EAW World Championship at Pain for Pride earned their spot there. Our main event is Michael Machina versus Adam Lucas, and that’ll remain the main event. I’m not putting you in any other match besides the one you already have in front of you, so we can keep going back and forth but I think you have a very easy choice to make. So, which one is it gonna be? Are you gonna face Minerva, or are you okay with spending Pain for Pride sitting at home this time around?
(Methuselah takes a moment to think after hearing this, clearly not amused with Captain Charisma as he knows the Commissioner won’t budge regarding the Pain for Pride main event. However, after some time, the Chairman begins to speak once more.)
Methuselah: I tried to handle this in a respectful manner, but I’m sure you understand that the only reason this is even a conversation is because I’m allowing it to be one. I am still the Chairman of this company, which means that should I find it necessary, I can make whatever decision I please. That includes changing the main event of Pain for Pride. I’m not sure what it is you see in Minerva to think she’s worth a match at Pain for Pride, but your attempts to place me in a box and force a decision out of me won’t work the way you seem to believe they will. After all, should I decide that I should take part in the EAW World Championship match at Pain for Pride, there’s nothing you can actually do to stop me.
(Captain Charisma sits back in his chair and rolls his eyes after hearing this, seemingly not taking the words of the Chairman too seriously, which seems to confuse Methuselah.)
Captain Charisma: How many years have I known you now?
Methuselah: Long enough to understand that everything I just said is true.
Captain Charisma: Right, but I’ve also known you long enough to know that every time you decide to be an active competitor, you also want to be treated like one. You’re the Chairman of the company so obviously you have the power to do whatever you want, but there’s a reason you still take part in contendership matches and fight to earn opportunities rather than constantly handing them to yourself. You clearly prefer to do things through your own ability rather than abusing your Chairman power, so don’t you think it’d be a bit strange if you suddenly went back on that all because of one little setback? It’s not like this is the first time you’ve gone through anything like this.
Methuselah: What’s the point of this? What exactly are you saying right now?
Captain Charisma: That you’re not going to add yourself to the main event, because that’s not who you are.
(Methuselah doesn’t appear to be amused after hearing his old friend seemingly call his bluff, but he quickly begins to speak once more.)
Methuselah: That’s not who I am? Of all the things I’ve done, do you really believe I’d be against adding myself to a Pain for Pride main event? It was only two years ago that I competed in a match with the EAW World Championship on the line. That match was created entirely by me. What do you find so different now?
Captain Charisma: The fact that you knew what would happen had you lost to Michael Machina. When you made that match heading into Pain for Pride 16, you did so against a newly crowned Champion that had no challenger. The same goes for what you did heading into King of Elite. You told Michael Machina that he had no choice but to face you, but he didn’t exactly have other options yet anyway. You can’t say the same right now, because you already knew that after Golden Gods, Solomon Stane was the next challenger. You knew that after Fighting Spirit, the winner of the Barbed Wire Massacre would fight for the title at Pain for Pride. You already understood all of these terms heading into your match against Michael Machina, and you lost. There should be nothing more to it. Sorry the referee missed that rope break, but I can’t just go and hand you a spot. You had your shot at the EAW World Championship and you lost, so like I said, if you want your big Pain for Pride match, face Minerva. She’s a Hall of Famer, and she’s done some incredible things especially at Pain for Pride itself.
Methuselah: Just give up, it’s not happening.
Captain Charisma: Then miss out on Pain for Pride, I guess. I’m trying to help you out here, but I don’t know how many times I need to tell you that I’m not going to add you to the World Championship match before you get the message. Minerva went out of her way to attack you and ruined whatever you were planning at Fighting Spirit. Usually you’d be quick to react to something like that, but instead here you are still refusing to face her.
Methuselah: Why would I waste my time facing someone that’s not worth facing?
Captain Charisma: I’d say you’re already wasting your time right now.
(Despite the words from Captain Charisma, a smirk actually appears on the face of Methuselah.)
Methuselah: Well we could always fix that, can’t we? I could always remove you from Voltage entirely and run the show myself. I’m sure that’d fix a number of issues.
Captain Charisma: I’m sure you could, but you won’t do that, will you?
(The two men stare at each other for a moment, not saying anything until finally Methuselah speaks up once more.)
Methuselah: Why are you making this more difficult than it needs to be?
Captain Charisma: I’m not the one that’s making this difficult. I told you your options from the start. You’re the one that just refuses to accept that he won’t fight for the World title at Pain for Pride. I did everything I could, so I’m really not sure what you’re expecting from me right now. You don’t have to face Minerva if you don’t want to, even if I find that decision to be pretty stupid, but I don’t have any other match for you.
Methuselah: So it doesn’t trouble you knowing that World Championship matches could always end without a decisive winner?
Captain Charisma: Well thanks to you firing that ref, I’m sure all of the other referees will make sure to be more careful going forward.
(Methuselah doesn’t say anything, but the smirk that was on his face earlier has been completely wiped off as he doesn’t appear amused.)
Captain Charisma: Look, I know you don’t like it, but I’m done arguing with you about this. Either you face Minerva at Pain for Pride, or you go without a match at Pain for Pride this year. That’s final.
(Methuselah takes a moment, before finally just getting out of his seat and turning away from Captain Charisma.)
Methuselah: Whatever. I’m done here.
(Methuselah walks towards the door, opening it before finally walking out of Captain Charisma’s office. He shuts the door behind him, and after this the camera pans back to Captain Charisma, who just shakes his head following that conversation. He looks away from the door after this, turning his attention back to his work as Voltage begins to fade away from Captain Charisma’s office.)
(Moments later, Voltage would fade back to the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco… as ‘Refuse/Resist’ by Sepultura hit the speakers…)
(The crowd would sing out with a chorus of boos for the Unified Tag Team Champions; fresh off Fighting Spirit, where the EAW Universe was wholeheartedly expecting to see Fire and Ice reclaim their spot at the top of EAW’s Tag Team Division. However, with an interruption from Jon Kelton, it didn’t come to be, and seemingly, this audience hates the British Invasion much more than they did previously. Sporting the Championships around their waist, British Invasion – Halsey Neel and Pandora Paisley – would step out of the curtains onto the stage. Visually, they seem just as dissatisfied as the crowd, though while the crowd displays their disappointment with hatred, the British Invasion seems much more fired up than previously…)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and Gentlemen, your EAW Unified Tag Team Champions… Halsey Neel… Pandora Paisley… BRITISH INVASION!!!!!!!!!
(Pandora and Halsey would walk down the ramp, with their hands already donning microphones; clearly, they’re here to address what has recently transpired. The team would slowly walk up the steel steps one by one, before entering the ring, leaving no time for showboating or riling up the crowd, they’re here for one reason and one reason only, business. Entering the ring, their music would come to a close, as they stare down the hardcam. Halsey begins to speak first.)
Halsey Neel: We… We weren’t expecting the fallout of Fighting Spirit to end up like this. At least tonally, I mean. Sure, as would anyone, we expected to walk out of Fighting Spirit with these Championships around our waists. We expected to be addressing our future opponents at Pain For Pride. We’ve called it out this entire season, we’ve done everything we’ve expected – what we didn’t expect was this somber feeling lurking over our shoulders. Consider it greed, consider it pride, consider it ego, we wanted to be able to treat this as some sort of “we told you so” run, heading into the biggest event of the season. Of course, to some degree, it still feels that way. Our eyes haven’t been taken off the ball, our hunger hasn’t been satisfied, and these Championships still belong to us – we just didn’t want to exit any event the way that we did at Fighting Spirit. When we won these Championships, it was a statement we had been fighting to make for years, and to be pretty much “bailed out” if you will, it feels a little bit sour. Make no mistake, though, this isn’t us coming out to complain; it’s quite the opposite. We’re just here to show that we’re not settling for last week to be our standard, or anything close to it. We want one thing and one thing only: to be undisputed in our belief that we’re the best tag team in all of Elite Answers Wrestling, bar none.
Pandora Paisley: And listen, love, of course I’m going to go a little easier on Jon than I would anyone else. He’s an absolute sweetheart, and a world beater at that – he’s been wronged plenty of times this season, of course he’s going to feel possessive – but we won these bloody Championships to defend them until our last stand, being declared the official losers even if by some wank disqualification gets on our nerves. It lit an even bigger fire underneath us. Fighting Spirit is in our past now, and yeah mate, it will linger over our shoulders these next few weeks, but it’s nothing we haven’t dealt with before. We’ve felt robbed before, we overcame that obstacle, and I promise your hearts we’re gonna do it again, considering that we already know what’s to come, to some degree. At this time of year, this Unified Tag Team Championships scene gets heated up, the competitors get hungrier and hungrier in that proverbial title race, the walls start to close in, and people want to prove themselves as the best tag team in the world. The past three years, each tag team has walked out of Pain For Pride with the gold around their waist, successfully defending their titles; we don’t aim to be an exception. So yeah. Despite it all, we’re walking into Pain For Pride as confident and as hungry as ever – we plan on taking down any challengers, and we’re gonna get a stronger team next season to try and take the throne.
(The Monaco audience would roar. Not in objectification, nor approval, simply excited by the match at Pain For Pride that may very well be possible. Pain For Pride has been the home of truly exciting Unified Tag Team bouts over the years, with British Invasion being involved in one themselves last year alongside the Jaded Hearts. The year prior, we saw POTARA defend their Unified Tag Team Championships against three other hungry teams. Pandora and Halsey know that no matter how many challengers come their way, two, three, four, five, if not more, they will stop at absolutely nothing to come out the winners. They aim to prove that they are not only the best tag team in EAW… but the most passionate of them all, the tag team that cares about not only their status, but the gold, more than anyone.)
Halsey Neel: Which… leads us to Dynasty. Leads us to Showdown. It’s just as we said moments ago; we aren’t afraid of any challengers. On the Dynasty half, we have Fire & Ice. Still bitter about how Fighting Spirit played out, still bitter about Jon Kelton getting involved; as I’ve already established, we get it. We won’t sit here and make a song and dance about how that all played out, we’re not gonna sit here and say Fire and Ice don’t deserve to be in this position, that they’re a team we’ve knocked down, a team in our past, because at the end of the day, with the way Fighting Spirit ended for us, that just isn’t possible. That isn’t something we can say with our chests because nobody knows how that match was going to end anymore. We have an idea, we’re confident that we’re going to win, and win our way, but that’s nothing more than a hyperbole. What isn’t hyperbole, however, is the fact that we are the Unified Tag Team Champions for a reason – and while Fire and Ice may feel even more like they’re the rightful Champions, I see no leather around their waists. A moment of disappointment isn’t enough to define Champions, and they haven’t seen gold in five years. It’s myself and Pandora with the Championships around our waists, we’ve proven to be at the absolute tippy top of this mountain, and we sure as shit don’t plan on Rex and Raven pushing us off of it.
Pandora Paisley: On the Showdown side of things, as I said, I won’t be too harsh on Jon, my love. But as things stand, they’re strictly business right now, flower, so while I expect to be treated like a princess until that bell rings – we said we’d take on all challengers. Elysium is good, very good, we’d know better than anyone; as of Showdown, everything seems to be patched up between the two. The two are hungry for gold on their plates, hungry to end the season the right way, and listen. Jon, Bronson pal; it’s admirable, but it isn’t a fairytale. We’re not in a Disney movie, yeah? You two will get your moments, maybe even as Unified Tag Team Champions, but whether or not you lot are patched up and ready to go, we’re better than ever, as hungry as ever, as determined as ever. Do you see flinches on our faces? You see nervousness in our eyes? Gather up all the teams you can bloody find, pal, give us everything you’ve got, all comers, we’re willing to defend these Championships against absolutely anybody that steps up and thinks they can snatch food off our plates. We know exactly what’s at stake, if you lot wanna get this settled once and for all, if you lot wanna go one more time, then be our guests; stand up and get knocked back down just like everybody else, because British Invasion with the Unified Tag Team Championships isn’t just a sight to behold, it’s a formality love.
(The crowd would “ooo” in response to the declaration that they would take on any challengers – their previous speculations on the division heating up have proven to be true.)
Halsey Neel: We’re more focused than ever, more determined than ever, and we know what’s on the line. Pain For Pride is exactly where we wanted to take these Championships the moment we acquired ‘em; we wanted to walk into Spain with these titles around our waists, and the way I see things, we’ve already accomplished our goal. Now it’s time for a new one.
Pandora Paisley: It’s not just about walking into the show of shows with these belts around our pretty little waists anymore; it’s about walking out with them. We’re taking ‘em to next season, and we’re not going to leave a single doubt in your lot’s minds once all is said and done.
(Pandora and Halsey smirk.)
Pandora Paisley: If you had any thoughts that we weren’t the best tag team in the world?
Halsey Neel: Think again.
(Halsey Neel and Pandora Paisley would drop both of their microphones to the ground before unstrapping the Unified Tag Team Championships from their waists. They would raise the belts high, before ‘Refuse/Resist’ by Sepultura would once again bleed through the speaker system.)
Rich Russillo: The British Invasion isn’t backing down! Despite how chaotic it has been the past few weeks, these two are showing that they’re built like the Champions they’ve claimed to be for months now!
Persephone: I mean, it’s not exactly the hardest thing in the world to challenge Jon Kelton. I could do it. :mjlol:
(Pandora and Halsey would continue to hold their titles up high, as Voltage began to fade elsewhere…)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Bea Valentine defends the Universal Women’s Championship against Ms. Extreme.)
(The camera returns to a panning shot over the voltage crowd. It shows the fans cheering and ready for the next match before switching to show Bella Braxton ready and in the ring.)
(“Psycho” by That’s Outrageous hits the speakers and the crowd give a mixed reaction as Effy McAvoy walks out onto the stage with the New Breed Championship over her shoulder. She looks around, unbothered by the fans and more focused on her own task at hand.)
Bella Braxton: Making her way to the ring from Watch Hill, Rhode Island… she is the reigning EAW New Breed Champion… The Omen… EFFFFYYYYYYYY MCCCAAAAAVVVVOOOYYYYYY!!!
(Effy holds the title up in the air as her name is called, starting her walk down the ramp towards the ring. She has a swagger to her pace as she moves, her eyes zeroed in on the ring with a mission-minded focus.)
(The camera then cuts to the ring where we see a man stretching in the corner of the ring. He has tanned skin and dirty blonde hair with a moustache and wears forest green trunks and matching boots. He looks to be about twenty-six years old and is well muscled.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent… from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada… making his EAW in ring debut… “CALLOUS” CALLUM DONOVAN!!!!!
(Callum Donovan turns and begins to flex to the audience who give a mild reaction to the rookie. He then climbs the turnbuckles and poses on the second rope with his arms out.)
Rich Russillo: Well this is unexpected. We heard the champ would be in action but we didn’t know who she would be facing. The developmental team has put a lot on the shoulders of Callum Donovan tonight. He’s earned the nickname of “Callous” because he isn’t afraid to be rough inside the ring and doesn’t tend to care much if he injures someone, only if he wins. He carries himself with an arrogant attitude and has supposedly proclaimed himself the next perennial Pain for Pride main eventer. But he will have a real test tonight as this young New Breed makes his debut against the reigning head of the entire New Breed division in Effy McAvoy.
Persephone: Mmm. Hey at least he’s not too bad on the eyes. Young, handsome, muscular, and he’s not scared to be too rough… Maybe this will finally help me move on…
Rich Russillo: Damn girl, chill.
(Effy climbs her way up the steps and into the ring, the championship still on her shoulder. The referee offers to take the title and give it to the timekeeper. But Effy just glares at the referee before turning back and placing it under the turnbuckle in her own corner.)
Rich Russillo: Effy looks ready to go as she gets a taste of the next big thing the developmental team has been training! Callum looks ready to go himself and the referee calls for the bell!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Persephone: And this match is underway as the big hunk of fresh man meat moves in!
Rich Russillo: Effy moves in, unafraid of whatever Callum Donovan is bringing to the table. Callum steps in— and he starts flexing?
(Callum Donovan puffs out his chest and poses with his arms flexed, attempting to show off his power to the New Breed Champion. Effy, however, looks incredibly unimpressed.)
Rich Russillo: AND EFFY MCAVOY WITH A SLAP ACROSS THE FACE! YOU CAN SEE THE HANDPRINT ON THE SIDE OF DONOVAN’S CHEEK!
Persephone: BUT NOW DONOVAN LOOKS PISSED! YES! TEACH HER A LESSON! PUNISH ME— I MEAN HER!
Rich Russillo: Donovan rears back for a punch and swings right at Effy’s head— BUT EFFY SIDESTEPS IT! AND SHE DRIVES A LIFTING KNEE RIGHT UP INTO THE STOMACH OF CALLUM DONOVAN!
Persephone: Wait… what?
Rich Russillo: DONOVAN IS DOUBLED OVER! EFFY HITS THE ROPES AND BOUNCES BACK! HERE SHE COMES! THE STORYBOOK ENDING! THE CURB STOMP CONNECTS!!
*CRUNCH*
Rich Russillo: WHOA! AND A SICKENING IMPACT AS DONOVAN’S FACE MEETS THE CANVAS! EFFY ROLLS HIM OVER WITH HER BOOT! HE IS OUT COLD AND HIS NOSE IS POURING BLOOD AND HE IT LOOKS LIKE HE LOST A TOOTH! EFFY PLACES HER FOOT ON CALLUM’S CHEST AND THE REFEREE HAS TO COUNT!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!
Referee: THREE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… The EAW New Breed Champion… EFFFFYYYYY MMCCCAAVVOOOOYYY!!!
(“Psycho” by That’s Outrageous hits again as the referee raises Effy’s hand before she yanks it away. Unamused by the lack of competition she faced tonight, Effy grabs her championship and rolls out of the ring as the medical staff go to check on Donovan and start to cart him off as he is still unmoving. His face is brutalized from the Storybook Ending and one of the medics is heard on the camera discussing a sprained neck while another stuffs a gauze in his mouth for the knocked out tooth.)
Rich Russillo: Well that was certainly quick work by the New Breed Champion! McAvoy came out with a dominant display and let everyone know that not just anybody can rock up and take on the champion! There’s a reason she is where she is right now!
Persephone: That’s what I get for looking at another clean cut guy… poor Persephone… when are things going to go my way around here?
(Effy watches as the medics cart up Callum Donovan and wheel him out of the ringside area. She looks annoyed, and then progressively gets angry, almost as though she tries to bottle something up but ultimately decides she can’t. Then she walks over to the timekeeper and grabs a microphone.)
Effy McAvoy: Cut the music! Cut it!
(“Psycho” by That’s Outrageous cuts off and Effy walks back up the steps and climbs into the ring. She looks square down the hard camera and hold the New Breed Championship up in the air.)
Effy McAvoy: Ever since I won this championship, I have defended it, I have held it high, and I have used it to add to my young legacy, and the legacy of Ahren Fournier with it. I have kicked ass and taken names, and shown the world exactly what I can do and not one person has truly been able to stop me. But now this…
(Effy motions towards her defeated opponent who is just being taken out of sight beyond the curtain)
Effy McAvoy: …this is the best I can get with Pain for Pride right around the corner? This is not what I deserve, it’s not what Ahren deserves. We deserve better. To be featured. To be on marquees and banners because the New Breed Champion is in action! That’s what we all knew, right? It was promoted that the New Breed Champion would be in action, but I get some joke from developmental who hasn’t had any real action in his life and he was expected to be able to give me a real fight? I don’t play down to the level of my opponent. If that’s how you approach me, you’ll end up like he was at the ends, mangled. No one gets a pass. I’ll take on any challengers. I’m not scared of anyone they can throw at me and I’ve made that very clear. But maybe I expected too much this close to the biggest show of the year. And don’t anyone dare cut me off because I know I saved you some time with mercifully ending that nonsense as quickly as I did so you can afford me a minute or two right now to be heard. So hear this. Pain for Pride is only weeks away. And I’m going to walk in as a champion. And I’m going to look to continue building myself as the greatest New Breed Champion ever. I am going to make sure that I add this to Ahren’s legacy and make him proud of what I accomplish here and when Pain for Pride comes around.
(She looks around, positioning the title on her shoulder.)
Effy McAvoy: I am walking into Pain for Pride as a champion and I’m not about to let it pass by without defending my title. So I’m not just in action tonight, I will also be in action at Pain for Pride in Barcelona! Right now, I don’t have a known contender for my title. And it doesn’t matter who it is to me. Because just like that joke I put down moments ago, I will put whoever challenges me for the title down and continue on my run as champion! I don’t care who it is. You all know where to find me and I’m not running from anyone! I am not just The Omen! I am the GOATet! I carry my legacy and Ahren’s legacy with me, and I promise that it will end as that match just did. With a Storybook Ending for Effy McAvoy.
(Effy drops the microphone and holds her title up in the air as “Psycho” by That’s Outrageous blasts through the arena again. She stares daggers into the camera, her statement made for the moment. The camera then fades to elsewhere on the show.)
(Commercial promoting next week’s Friday Night Dynasty on the road to Pain for Pride.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga can be heard throughout the speakers as the crowd reacts with loud adoration for the arrival of Holly Allow. As she emerges from the back, Holly takes a glance at the audience as she nods to herself shortly before walking down the ramp & looking ahead to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! From Liverpool, England, weighing in at 149 pounds… ‘THE SERAPH’, HOLLYYYYYYYY ARROW!!!
Rich Russillo: Holly Arrow will face off against a competitor who has been looking to give himself leeway, as a momentum boost can be crucial here now that Pain for Pride is officially upon us. Holly is focused on the match at hand in order to make some good happen, as these have been troubling times for her.
Persephone: I mean, I can’t say that I’m over here feeling any pity for her situation or anything. Sometimes, it’s just gonna get that tough and that’s the true end of it. She’s got her chance to pick up a win here and do something with that, that much would mean a good bit against her opponent too.
(‘It Follows’ by Cane Hill can be heard as the reactions of the audience can be heard loudly following with Xander emerging from the back. Xander seems to not be wasting any moment here as he’s marching down the ramp, intent on all of his focus being preserved for the match ahead.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent! From Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 262 pounds… XANDERRRRRRR PAYNE!!!
Rich Russillo: As this is a showcase of Dynasty going up against Voltage, Holly represents Dynasty on this particular clash where she has to take down the EAW Hall of Famer. Xander has had his own extended ordeal throughout these tumultuous months with Limmy Monaghan, but he has new horizons to pursue.
Persephone: For the sale of our precious time, I’d hope that he does. Now he has something to do here with getting all of the momentum he can, even if I couldn’t care less about how successful he can be. This should be a good enough match for the two of them though, can say that much…
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: And here we go! Xander Payne takes on Holly Arrow in what looks to be a very eventful showcase for Dynasty’s very own elitist taking on a Voltage elitist! There is a great deal of momentum to pursue when you are met with the weeks ahead to Pain for Pride, and that much is exactly what both Holly & Xander will need to mount up as we are all the more closer to the immense event to come! They respectively have been experiencing their own struggles this season as they have been looking for the most emphatic route of success to garner, which has yet to be seen for sometime as Pain for Pride looms over both elitists all the more. Xander keeps his focus set on Holly as she is not taking her own eyes off of the former World Heavyweight Champion as well, which is now beginning with the two pacing around the canvas!
Persephone: I honestly do not know how much genuine excitement you want me to feel at the prospect of witnessing the face of BMI on the roster go up against Potential Woman, but sure. I will do my very best!!! Xander’s pacing around despite his speed not exactly being a strong suit, as Holly is focused on maneuvering around Xander’s frame to the very best of her own ability before the two engage in a collar and elbow tie-up. A standard start to any match ever sure, but they try to push against one another as Holly does have a good amount of strength reserved within her for any test of strength as this one. However, Xander is just that much more overpowering, as he finds himself able to push Holly backward and into the ropes that are behind her.
Rich Russillo: The referee is now counting down on Xander as this has surely shifted to Payne’s control, able to keep Holly situated against the ropes for as much as he really can while the referee has to continue his count. No one wants any match to end too poorly as a disqualification can certainly set any person up for a disastrous end to the season, yet Xander has more than enough wherewithal to back himself away as Holly also raises her own hands in unison. Enough goodwill that can be seen within both of these elitists here ‘TILL XANDER REACHES FORWARD!
Persephone: NOPE! Holly ducks under & Xander turns around to an immediate headlock from here! Xander was unable to make that reach quick enough and Holly managed to react in time, as she has the control right now. Honestly I can’t really say that I did not see this coming, he needs to stop trying to engage in manners of being quick and–sorry, tangent, Holly is wrenching her arm around Xander’s neck as she refuses to give him any breathing room from this point. Holly is trying to take this to a lower register by sinking herself downward into the mat, but Xander is maintaining enough of a stance for himself to refuse this from happening in any regard.
Rich Russillo: AS XANDER SUDDENLY HOISTS HOLLY UPWARD AND SENDS HER CRASHING DOWN WITH A BACK SUPLEX–BUT HOLLY HOLDS OUT! Holly is refusing to let go despite wincing after the back suplex as she is able to employ this headlock takedown for as much as she can garner from it! The referee is keeping a strict eye on Xander, not looking to take his gaze away from the EAW Hall of Famer as he now finds himself in this slight struggle where Arrow is taking full advantage of the situation! Now Xander is able to bring himself upward just a fair bit, onto a knee as he does not want to remain prone for too long!
Persephone: With Holly still maintaining this headlock for whatever it is worth at this point, Xander doesn’t seem all too inclined to keep this going much longer by backing away into the ropes and being able to shove Arrow away at a quicker pace. Holly cannot stop her own momentum as she has to rush toward the ropes, rebounding back toward Xander as she remains on the move–AND IS NAILED WITH A SWIFT CHOP ACROSS HER CHEST THAT STOPS HER IN HER OWN TRACKS. I see that Xander is not looking to hold himself back all too much then, I prefer to see that much out of him than what I am usually used to. Holly has to back herself away as that was a loud chop from Xander there.
Rich Russillo: This has not formulated to the best start for Holly now as she finds herself at bay, with Xander applying the pressure by allowing ANOTHER CHOP to be heard as Holly is taken back into the corner afterward! Arrow is now going through this struggle from here, with Xander following toward as he does not hold himself back from sending ANOTHER consecutive chop across Holly’s chest–before the machine gun chops begin to sound off!!! Holly is being kept on the defensive yet she cannot exactly do much of that with the amount of offense that is being bolstered ahead by her opponent right now!
Persephone: At least there is a referee that has no choice but to call the match accordingly, as Xander stops himself before a five count can be heard. I was beginning to think that this would move at a snail’s pace, but Xander is certainly defying my expectations today. Payne is now backing himself away, and he looks to make the rush toward Holly as he runs toward her and aims to seek out enough of an immense BIG BOOT–
Rich Russillo: BUT THE BIG BOOT DOESN’T LAND AS HOLLY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!! Xander catches himself in time as he has his hands holding onto the ropes, refusing to fall into that turnbuckle as easily as that would have been as he turns himself back around–INTO A PALM STRIKE FROM HOLLY ARROW THAT CAUSES XANDER TO STUMBLE BACKWARD INTO THE CORNER!! And now Holly is mounting all of her own control here as she is returning all of the fire that Xander had to deliver against her! Each palm strike is sounding off with more than enough authority as Xander is being placed under this ringer for about as much as she is willing to dish out!
Persephone: Yeah, not a good spot for the man to be trapped in at all. No room to get himself out of here if Holly is just gonna keep on continuing with each strike that lands, as the referee has to count down from here in order to incite that thought within Holly’s head of halting. Well, it works, ‘cause Arrow finally backs away as Xander is now emerging from the corner in a bit of a daze as well–WHICH ALLOWS HOLLY TO RUSH THE ROPES & BACK TOWARD XANDER PAYNE WITH A RUNNING LARIAT TO KNOCK HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!!! Holly placed all of her power behind that lariat as she is now crawling herself over to Xander, hooking the leg as the referee slides to the count!
ONEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!
Rich Russillo: NOPE! KICK OUT FROM XANDER PAYNE!! Holly is understanding that this match will have to take far more than that in order to put down a man who has proven that much can be quite the struggle to accomplish! Holly is now situating herself behind Xander, as she does not relent back from sending A FIERCE FOREARM across the upper back of Xander Payne, not looking to hold herself back too extensively as she does not want to allow for any space between herself and her own opponent! Xander is left in this seated position as the struggle continues!
Persephone: Sigh, I sincerely hope that this will not be the cycle to continue in this match if I have to watch all of this drag itself out for so long. Holly is now looking to continue holding out on all of this momentum that she has worked up for herself, taking hold of Xander and placing him this VERY precise GUILLOTINE CHOKE that is not giving Xander any room to breathe whatsoever. Holly is ensuring that she is wrenching her arm around his neck tightly as Xander is struggling an ample amount to bring himself out of this submission here!
Rich Russillo: This is absolutely NOT the place that Xander wants to be caught up within as this choke can dampen his chances of walking away as the victor tonight! Payne finds himself in a bad predicament here as he is trying to squirm around, searching around for the absolute best course of action that can be taken as this cannot pan out all too well for Xander if this continues to be the case! However, Xander is now finding that energy that he needs, lifting himself upward and off of the mat as Holly can’t suppress him!
Persephone: Wow, I did not even think that he’d be doing this. Almost mistook him for taking a nap and just dozing off with how comfortable he seemed to be trapped in that choke, but now he is rising to his feet while all Holly can really do is just hold out for dear life! Xander is able to make that rise upward as he has got Holly held, reaching his arm around her own neck before HOISTING HER UPWARD IN SWIFT FASHION–
Rich Russillo: AS AN X-PLEX FOLLOWS SUIT TO DROP HOLLY DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS!!! An immense display from Xander there as he now crawls himself over to Holly and hooks the leg rather quickly, the referee sliding himself over to the immediate count!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THR–
Persephone: Fuck. Not over yet!!! Holly kicks out!!! WOOHOO!!!! Xander is now maintaining his own control here as he does not want to exactly lose any of the momentum that he has just regain for himself, now dragging Holly back into a more advantageous manner within this match as he doesn’t relent from sending s STIFF ELBOW across the temple of Holly that causes her to stumble against the bottom rope, leaning against it as Xander is now walking himself right over to mount as much of the offense that he still can.
Rich Russillo: AS XANDER PRESSES HIS FOOT AGAINST THE JAW OF HOLLY ARROW, LOOKING TO APPLY INCREASED PRESSURE THROUGH ALL OF THE HEAT THAT IS BEING THROWN THE WAY OF HOLLY! The referee is trying to count down once more, as each second can be seen as very agonizing for Holly to be placed through while Xander is keeping that foot pressed all the more! Before long, Xander backs himself away from Holly as she is able to be freed, although coughing up enough of a storm to warrant the damage that may have been done by Xander Payne!
Persephone: WITH XANDER RUSHING BACK OVER AND LOOKING FOR A CANNONBALL DIRECTLY ONTO HOLLY–BUT HOLLY SIDESTEPS AS XANDER FALLS FLAT ONTO THE CANVAS, WITH ARROW FOLLOWING UP THROUGH A SUDDEN KNEE DROP AFTER LEAPING ONTO THE SECOND ROPE! Xander tried to aim for another maneuver that can keep Holly down and it managed to backfire directly onto him, not exactly sure how he should be inclined for this to go if he wants to walk away from this match with the victory…
Rich Russillo: Xander is trying to find his way back up to a proper stance here, but Holly is now following suit as she rushes over to her opponent and proceeds to send a strong forearm across his jaw! And another forearm follows up!! Xander is being placed under this much offense from Arrow as she is not trying to keep herself from doing all that she possibly can, now keeping herself as steady as she can be before grabbing a hold of Xander from behind–AND HER STRENGTH COMES THROUGH WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX THAT TOOK ALL OF HER ENERGY THERE!!! HOLLY IS SPENT, BUT SHE MANAGES TO LEAVE HERSELF DRAPED OVER XANDER FOR THE COVER!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THRE—
Persephone: UGHHHHHH STILL NOT ENOUGH. Holly is sitting herself up as she can’t believe that this tubby is continuing to stay in this match, and she’s now finding herself some more ground so that she can continue to apply as much of a beating into him as she possibly can, now mounting her own stomps into the upper back of Xander Payne as she has a grip of the ropes while maintaining all of the control that she can. Xander is struggling here, but honestly they both seem to go back & forth with this charade.
Rich Russillo: As this has truly become the narrative to follow with how both elitists do not want to lose any of their momentum on respective facets, with Holly now dragging Xander closer to the corner while she looks to keep him suppressed for as long as she possibly can, now bringing herself upward to the middle rope while Xander is rising to his feet, giving himself this room to stand back up to a stance that can keep him in this match without being aware of how Holly Arrow is looming around, AS SHE LOOKS TO LEAP OFF FOR A TORNADO DDT—
Persephone: BUT XANDER CLUTCHES ONTO THE ROPE WITH A HAND AS HE KEEPS A TIGHT GRIP TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM FALLING DOWNWARD! Holly is holding onto Xander in this troubling position as Xander proceeds to shove Holly off of him & cause her to land right onto her feet—BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH A SUDDEN HEADBUTT!!! The headbutt from Xander Payne is enough to send Holly stumbling into the corner, sitting herself downward as she is dazed out of her mind!
Rich Russillo: As Holly is situated in the corner, leaning back & unable to make any further movements out of this position after the headbutt, the door is opened for Xander to continue applying as much of this offense as he possibly can! He makes the rush toward the opposite corner, looking ahead back to Holly as he does not seem all too inclined in slowing himself down for a single second here! Making the run back toward Holly IN AN IMMENSE REBOUND FROM THE CORNER AS SHE HASN’T MOVED—
Persephone: AS THE CANNONBALL LANDS DIRECTLY ACROSS HOLLY ARROW!!! She’s absolutely gonna be feeling that one for several weeks, I don’t think I’d stomach being hit by somebody that wide to be moving that fast with THAT much velocity! Now Xander is dragging Holly away from the corner and aiming to walk away from this match with the pin here, looking to win…
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THRE—
Rich Russillo: And this is STILL not enough to keep Holly Arrow down! Xander is shaking his own head as Holly refuses to be put down in this match, with Xander now situating himself upward onto a knee as he takes hold of Holly’s hair, sending these strikes toward her skull in order to keep her suppressed for as much time as he can manage!
Persephone: Well, that’s about as far as he has to take this if he wants to make sure that this win is all his. Xander is now dragging Holly into a more advantageous position where he can keep her down, as she hasn’t moved much after being able to kick out from the cannonball. Xander is now taking hold of Holly’s head around his arm, with an arm of her own draped over his shoulder—BEFORE HOISTING HER UPWARD TO NAIL ‘RIPTIDE’—
Rich Russillo: WHICH HOLLY COUNTERS INTO A SUDDEN DDT TO SPIKE XANDER’S SKULL INTO THE MAT!!!! Holly is able to reconfigure herself accordingly as Xander is now clutching onto his own head immediately afterward, with Holly fighting through her own pain here to bring herself back up, using those ropes as the aid to return to this stance!!! Holly looks ahead to Xander as she’s got this glare, nodding to herself as Xander is dazed while stumbling upward & toward Holly!
Persephone: ‘Cause Holly’s ready for Xander as he’s teetering toward her—BY USING UP ALL OF HER WHEREWITHAL TO HOIST XANDER UPWARD & INTO ‘VICTORIA’!!! THE KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS RIGHT ACROSS HIS JAW WITH REAL PRECISION!! SHE HOOKS THE LEG AFTERWARD, THIS MATCH WILL ACTUALLY END!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEE—
Persephone: FUCK.
Rich Russillo: XANDER STAYS ALIVE!! HOLLY IS NOW WIDE EYED HERE AS SHE LOOKS TOWARD THE REFEREE, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE A THREE COULD HIT THE MAT! NOW HOLLY IS LOCKED IN ON XANDER, AS SHE’S LOOKING TO ENSURE THAT THIS MATCH ENDS WITH HER HAND RAISED!
Persephone: PERHAPS THE END IS REALLY NEAR AFTER ALL! HOLLY’S BRINGING HERSELF BACK UP, AS SHE’S LOOKING TO DRAG XANDER PAYNE BACK UP & PUT AN END TO THIS MATCH! ARROW HAS GOT HER ARM WRAPPED AROUND XANDER’S HEAD, LIFTING HIM UP FOR ‘PSIONIC CROSSBOW’—
Rich Russillo: TILL XANDER SQUIRMS FREE & TAKES HOLD OF HOLLY—TO LAND ‘DAWNBREAKER’!!!!! SAITO SUPLEX SPIKES HOLLY ONTO THE MAT!!!! HERE’S THE COVER!!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEE—
Persephone: WHY???? HOLLY KICKS OUT. XANDER IS BEGINNING TO FEEL THE FATIGUE AS HE’S QUICK TO DRAGGING HOLLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, LOOKING TO END THIS MATCH ABOUT AS QUICKLY AS HE CAN HERE, PULLING HER FROM THE MAT & TOSSING HER INTO THE ROPES.. AS SHE REBOUNDS BACK—
Rich Russillo: AND INTO ‘LAST SEDATION’—BUT HOLLY WITH A POP-UP METEORA THAT TAKES XANDER PAYNE DOWN!!! HOLLY HAS FOUND NEW MOMEMTUM! SHE BRINGS HERSELF UPWARD, A BIT SLOWER BUT TRYING TO CONTINUE THIS WHILE SHE CAN! XANDER IS RETURNING TO HIS FEET AS HOLLY IS RUSHING BACK TO HIM, NOT WASTING ANOTHER MOMENT FOR THE BLOODY SUNDAY!!
Persephone: XANDER HOISTS HOLLY UPWARD & OVER HER SHOULDERS—AS HE TOSSES HER ONTO THE TURNBUCKLE HEAD FIRST!! HOLLY IS DAZED OUT OF HER DAMN MIND AS SHE’S STAGGERED, STUMBLING AWAY FROM THE CORNER & TOWARD XANDER PAYNE—
Rich Russillo: INTO THE ‘LAST SEDATION’!!!! POP UP POWERBOMB PUTS HOLLY ARROW DOWN!!! XANDER DROPS TO THE COVER!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… XANDERRRR PAYNEEEE!!!!
Persephone: Holy shit, it’s finally over. I really might be able to get out of here earlier than expected if this can keep up. I know it won’t, but a girl can dream.
Rich Russillo: These two elitists truly brought it to each other tonight! Holly gave Xander as much of a fight as she could & truly tested the EAW Hall of Famer, but this match ends with Xander having the edge here as he can be deemed the victor.
(As ‘It Follows’ can be heard throughout the speakers, Xander remains in the middle of the ring while Holly is leaned against the ropes, disappointed by the loss. However, Xander extends his hand outward to Holly. She remains in thought for a brief moment, before sighing as she takes his hand, allowing Xander to pull Holly upward & shake her hand to a resounding response from the crowd before she slides out of the ring.)
Persephone: Well, would you look at that? Sportsmanship from Xander Payne, to Holly of all people. I suppose that’s something to ponder on.
Rich Russillo: Have to respect that they’re both willing to maintain comradery after that match, as Pain for Pride continues to loom over—WHAT THE HELL?!?!? THAT’S JAKE SMITH!!!! JAKE JUST BLINDSIDED XANDER PAYNE!!! JAKE IS NOW LAYING IN THE STOMPS ON XANDER AS THE REFEREE IS TRYING TO TELL OFF ON JAKE! BUT HE IS REMAINING PERSISTENT!!!
Persephone: Seriously what the fuck could he possibly want from Xander Payne????? Yeah he lost to him on a Voltage not that far away, so what??? I guess he’s got to terrorize somebody else now that Adam isn’t his problem anymore!!
(As the referee is scolding Jake, by the corner of his eye is what leads to him eagerly cowering out of the ring in a hurry as Caroline herself can be seen, slithering into the ring with a devilish smirk on her face as she looks toward the beatdown of Xander by Jake Smith.)
Rich Russillo: AND NOW CAROLINE IS HERE TOO!!! JAKE IS JUST CONTINUING TO LAY IN THE RIGHTS AS XANDER IS TRYING TO DEFEND HIMSELF! NOW JAKE IS DRAGGING HIM UPWARD, CLUTCHING HIS ARMS FROM BEHIND TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO ESCAPE! CAROLINE IS GLARING TOWARD XANDER AS THIS IS ABOUT TO BECOME A TWO ON ONE BEATDOWN!!
(However, from ringside remains Holly Arrow, who takes a glimpse of what is transpiring within the ring. As Xander is in trouble, Holly only ponders briefly before shaking her own head at the sight.)
Persephone: This is not gonna end well at all for him but I don’t really like him that much either so, hell if I care—
Rich Russillo: HOLLY RUSHES INTO THE RING WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!! CAROLINE IMMEDIATELY TAKES NOTICE AS SHE SLIDES OUT OF THE RING!! JAKE DROPS XANDER & HIGH TAILS ON OUT OF THERE AS HOLLY SLAMS THE CHAIR OVER THE ROPE! SHE HAS BECOME THE EQUALIZER, EVENING THE ODDS IN HELP OF XANDER PAYNE!!!
Holly Arrow: (off-mic) THAT’S ENOUGH OUT OF YOU TWO!! NOT LIKE THIS!!
(Holly proceeds to check on Xander while keeping the steel chair in hand, as Caroline gives a sharp glance toward Jake soon afterward.)
Caroline: (off-mic) She will be a problem…
(Jake is frustrated in his manner, hearing Caroline’s words toward him as the two glare toward the ring, with Xander recovering after the aid of Holly as the scene soon closes.)
(Sunday Night Voltage continues as we cut to the backstage area where we see none other than Voltage Commissioner Captain Charisma standing by in his office in front of his desk, dressed in one of his patented custom-made black suits. He’s facing directly in front of the camera, and looks as serious as one can be, having a very professional demeanor tonight as he addresses not only the crowd in the arena tonight in Monaco, but also those watching around the world.)
Captain Charisma: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I hope everyone is enjoying this week’s edition of Sunday Night Voltage and what we are providing to you tonight in Fontiville, Monaco. We are officially in full swing on the road to Pain For Pride; the culmination of our season is coming up in a matter of weeks, and it is evident from not just here tonight with our Cash in the Vault qualifying matches but also from what transpired at Fighting Spirit. You see, big implications were made last week at Fighting Spirit. We saw Adam Lucas defeat Jake Smith in a Barbed Wire Massacre match in the main event, where Adam now looks to face off against EAW World Champion Michael Machina in the main event of Pain For Pride, who we saw on the same show defend his title against Solomon Stane. Along with that, we also saw Limmy Monaghan make a vicious statement towards our Hardcore Champion, Dr. Bethany Blue, along with our Unified Tag Team Championship match between The British Invasion and Fire & Ice ending in the way that it did, causing… a complicated situation. Everyone has their Pain for Pride trajectory starting to shape up one way or another as we head closer and closer to the event, but one of the other situations that occurred at Fighting Spirit was what happened when the show kicked off, and that was when it revealed that someone had attacked a competitor who was set to compete later in the night in the No Way Out match. Of course, the competitor that I’m referring to is Candice Blair.
(Captain Charisma takes a moment to collect himself before he continues with his message regarding Candice Blair and the attack that was made on her at Fighting Spirit.)
Captain Charisma: To tell everyone the truth here tonight… It was a real shame that Candice wasn’t able to compete in the No Way Out match that was happening later in the night. A match where the winner would go on to face Bea Valentine for her EAW Universal Women’s Championship in one of the Pain For Pride main events. Of course, the winner of that match was Ms. Extreme, who not only won that match but now has found herself in a position where she could potentially become a two-time Universal Women’s Champion. As much as Ms. Extreme earned her opportunity to face Bea Valentine at Pain for Pride, given the circumstances that were presented… It is still unacceptable that Candice was taken out of that match thanks to whoever attacked her. Thanks to that attacker, Candice’s opportunity was gone and given away when she should have been competing in that match and trying to earn the opportunity that SHE was earning. It’s a very unfortunate situation, a very annoying situation to say the least, but I’ll do something for you guys tonight…
(Captain Charisma once again stops himself to recollect his thoughts as the crowd here tonight in Monaco looks and waits with anticipation as the Voltage Commissioner says…)
Captain Charisma: Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to inform you all on the development of this situation. In the week since Fighting Spirit occurred, I have been able to gather more information on the situation at hand and what transpired on that night in Rome, Italy. I spoke with Candice earlier in the night before the show opened, and told her that we were able to obtain security footage of her attack at Fighting Spirit, all thanks to the team there in Rome providing us with that footage. Candice and I examined what exactly happened to her on that night at Fighting Spirit. As you can imagine, a million different scenarios were racing through our heads on what could have occurred and who would stoop to the level of costing Candice an opportunity to compete in No Way Out later in the night, and even more vastly, costing her an opportunity to compete for a world title at Pain for Pride. Something of that magnitude is bound to be an unfortunate pill, and unfortunately, that’s what occurred as we watched the footage from Fighting Spirit and saw what went down.
(Captain Charisma stops himself and cracks his knuckles as he takes a moment to pause and collect himself once more as the crowd watches on in anticipation! Captain Charisma resumes speaking as he says…)
Captain Charisma: To say the least… Candice was distraught watching that footage. Candice was angry and annoyed at what went down with her at Fighting Spirit, and as much as I would like to reveal more of this situation, Candice had informed me that she would like to handle this in her way, which I can respect, and I have given her that leeway. She wants to do it her way, just like she was planning on going into that No Way Out match her way until someone decided to take that away from her. I think anyone could guess what that means, and considering the character of who Candice is, I think we have a pretty good indication of how she is going to handle this and confront the person who not only has been hurt physically but opportunity-wise as well. The attacker cost Candice a chance to potentially main event Pain for Pride, to potentially main event what could be one of the most attended Pain for Pride in history in front of a jam-packed Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Again, congrats to Ms. Extreme on winning that match and taking advantage of an unfortunate situation, as she looks to become Universal Women’s Champion at Pain for Pride. Great opportunity for her, but for her flesh and blood in Candice, she’s looking to confront the person who cost her that opportunity.
(Captain Charisma once again pauses as he takes a few moments to catch his breath, as the crowd here in Monaca applauds that Candice will address this attack her way, as Captain Charisma continues to speak to everyone in the arena and those watching at home.)
Captain Charisma: Candice is the type of individual who won’t take this lightly whatsoever; she will do whatever she can to the person who attacked her and ruined what could have been the biggest moment of her entire career. While everyone may have an idea of where their Pain for Pride may end up going, Candice’s direction was cut in half due to this attack, but it isn’t going to stop her from reaching goals that she still plans on accomplishing here in Elite Answers Wrestling. The attacker of this incident will likely have to pay for the consequences that will come their way, especially the implications that came from the attack and the effects that happened that resulted in the current landscape for the Universal Women’s Championship match looking like it does. They will have to pay for the cost of Candice, the luxury of a potential Pain for Pride main event. Whoever attacked Candice knows exactly who they are, and they should probably keep one eye open because messing with a member of the Ava family… isn’t the path you should be heading, especially not Candice Blair.
(Captain Charisma finishes his full statement as he pauses for a quick second before making some final words to the camera…)
Captain Charisma: I would like to thank everyone for their time for this update. I hope you enjoy the rest of what this Voltage has in store for you, including our massive Champion versus Champion main event, so with that—
(Before Captain Charisma could fully sign off, his phone started to ring! Captain Charisma is a little annoyed that someone is calling him right at the end of his statement regarding Candice Blair and whoever may have attacked her at Fighting Spirit. Captain Charisma picks up the phone and says…)
Captain Charisma: Yeah, hello… Not the perfect time, but… Let’s talk, shall we?
(Captain Charisma looks back at the camera as he tells the viewers and the spectators at tonight’s voltage…)
Captain Charisma: I’m going to have to take this call, but hopefully that update has cleared up the situation just a little bit. Thank you all for your time!
(Captain Charisma goes back to talking on his phone as he goes around to his desk to continue to speak to the person who called him from his cell phone. The audio we hear from his office would soon fade out as the segment would also begin to fade off. We cut back to the ring as we go to our second Cash in the Vault qualifier of the evening!)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘My Own Summer’ by Deftones hits to a positive reaction from fans, and Selina Reyes strolls onto the stage area with a slight grin on her face, looking around at the packed arena before flashing her pose, and marching down to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of San Antonio, Texas, weighing in at 117 pounds…SHE IS THE ORYX QUEEN…SELINA REYES!!
Rich Russillo: At Fighting Spirit, it was Selina’s partner in Vandice Blair who got attacked, and were still looking for the assailant. But I hope Selina’s head is in the right place for this match.
Persephone: I love a good whodunnit. I wonder who did the world a favor, and attacked that Ava-Cunt.
Rich Russillo: Whoever did will face consequences for their actions soon, but Selina needs to put that noise behind her, and focus on winning this Cash in the Vault qualifying match.
(“Bad Bitch” by Baby Rexha plays to a negative reaction from fans as Bridget Bridget makes her way onto the stage area, being flanked by her own personal cameraman, who are livestreaming the entrance to her viewers, who Bridget turns and talks to briefly while backpedaling down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: Hailing out of Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 114 pounds…SHE IS THAT BITCH…BRIDGET BRIDGET!!
Rich Russillo: Bridget Beidget’s still early into her EAW career thus far, but she has to know what a big opportunity Cash in the Vault is.
Persephone: God, can you imagine if she won it? She’d be even more insufferable.
Rich Russillo: Her viewers would love it though. :mjgrin:
Persephone: So, Gavin Kirkland?
(‘Juno’ by Sabrina Carpenter hits to another negative reaction from fans, and Ashlynn Quinn strolls onto the stage. Quinn is confident ahead of her match, and struts down to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Hailing out of Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 115 pounds…SHE IS MISS VOLTAGE HERSELF…ASHLYNN QUINN!!
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn’s bestie is currently Universal Women’s Champion. I wonder if her being Ms. CITV would complicate things.
Persephone: If she isn’t stupid, Ashlynn would cash in a heartbeat.
Rich Russillo: Or she could try and become Specialists Champion.
Persephone: Cashing in is probably the best chance this woman will ever have to be champion.
(“The End” by Lil Uzi Vert (feat. BABYMETAL) plays to a positive reaction from fans, and KASAI walks onto the stage area, sporting an almost sinister smile of excitement for her match, ready for whatever obstacles she may face in this multi-woman match complete with chaos.)
Bella Braxton: And their opponent! Hailing out of Amani, Kagoshima, Japan, weighing in at 145 pounds…SHE IS THE IMMORTAL SLAYER…KASAI!!
Rich Russillo: Usually, you aren’t walking into a fatal four way match smiling. But KASAI’s a different kind of cat.
Persephone: Yeah, as if that isn’t codeword for batshit insane.
Rich Russillo: :mjgrin;
(The referee signals for the bell as each competitor stands in their respective corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: Cash in the Vault qualifying match is officially underway between KASAI, Selina Reyes, Bridget Bridget, and Ashlynn Quinn! Each competitor slowly exits their respective corners, and meet in the middle with Bridget Bridget making the first move! …as she rolls out of the ring, wanting no parts of this match early on.
Persephone: Pussy.
Rich Russillo: I guess that leaves KASAI, Selina Reyes, and Ashlynn Qui- nope, nevermind! Quinn rolls out of the ring herself!
Persephone: Seriously?
Rich Russillo: You have to admit, it’s a sound strategy from both women.
Persephone: Yeah, and I’m a bit surprised they had enough brains to come up with it.
Rich Russillo: Well, that leaves both KASAI and Selina Reyes still in the ring, and the crowd is electric to see these two go at it! Both women circle each other to start things off- BUT ASHLYNN QUINN INTERJECTS! GRABBING HOLD OF SELINA’S ANKLE, AND DRAGGING HER OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! QUINN DELIVERS A KICK TO THE GUT, AND ATTEMPTS TO SEND REYES INTO A CORNER OF THE BARRICADE- BUT SELINA COUNTERS! WHIPPING ASHLYNN BACK FIRST INSTEAD!
Persephone: Selina marches toward Quinn, and KASAI’s attention seems to be diverted towards the commotion outside. She needs to turn around as Bridget slithers back inside the ring-
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET RUSHES IN FROM BEHIND, AND BOUNCES KASAI OFF THE ROPES INTO AN O’CONNOR ROLL!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: ALMOST HAD HER! BUT KASAI KICKS OUT, AND SENDS BRIDGET INTO THE ROPES AS A RESULT! BRIDGET REBOUNDS OFF, AND KASAI MOVES INTO A DROPDOWN! FORCING BRIDGET TO HURDLE OVER, AND SHE REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES A SECOND TIME AS KASAI POPS TO HER FEET FOR A LEAPFROG!
Persephone: Bridget manages to halt her momentum behind KASAI, and shoves her into the ropes where she rebounds off of.
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET DROPS DOWN, AND KASAI HURDLES OVER! REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES AS BRIDGET POPS TO HER FEET FOR A DROPKICK! CATCHING KASAI FLUSH! MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE THE RING! SELINA HAS CAUGHT UP TO ASHLYNN, AND LINES HER UP WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP!
Persephone: Ashlynn staggers away, but Selina quickly catches up to her again. Selina grabs a handful of Quinn’s hair, and directs her over to the announce table area.
Rich Russillo: OOH! SELINA JUST SMASHED ASHLYNN FACE FIRST OFF OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE COVER!
Persephone: Ashlynn drops to a knee, and Selina takes notice of what’s going on inside the ring as Bridget starts lifting KASAI back to her feet.
Rich Russillo: Selina slides in the ring, and CLUBS Bridget on the back! SELINA TURNS HER AROUND, AND CONNECTS WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP THAT STUNS BRIDGET MOMENTARILY BEFORE KASAI GETS HER LICK IN NEXT WITH A SHOOT KICK TO THE CHEST THAT SENDS BRIDGET STAGGERING BACK AGAINST THE ROPES!
Persephone: Both Selina and KASAI share a momentary glance with each other before double irish whipping off Bridget off the ropes.
Rich Russillo: DOUBLE BACK ELBOW FROM KASAI AND SELINA CONNECTS AS BRIDGET STARTS ROLLING TOWARD THE ROPES AFTERWARDS- BUT ASHLYNN REACHES INSIDE, AND PULLS HER OUT!
(Bridget is doubled over, stunned from the back elbow she received. But Ashlynn Quinn is trying to talk to her off-mic, pointing towards both KASAI and Selina in the ring, suggesting they should team up, which Bridget doesn’t seem very receptive too, and shoves Ashlynn back.)
Persephone: Huh. I guess these two obnoxious bimbos don’t want to team with each other.
Rich Russillo: Not after their interaction from earlier! AND THE TWO START TO GO AT IT! ITS BROKEN OUT INTO A FULL BLOWN HOCKEY FIGHT RINGSIDE! BRIDGET AND ASHLYNN THROWING RIGHTS!
(Both Ashlynn and Bridget scream as their hair gets tugged on from opposite sides. KASAI and Selina exited out from different sides of the ring, sneaking up on Bridget and Ashlynn from behind.)
Rich Russillo: SELINA HAS A HANDFUL OF ASHLYNN’S HAIR, AND KASAI HAS A HANDFUL OF BRIDGET’S! DRAGGING THE DUO AWAY FROM EACH OTHER! ASHLYNN TURNS AROUND, AND DRIVES SELINA BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE TO ESCAPE! MEANWHILE, ON THE OTHER SIDE! KASAI CONTINUES DRAGGING BRIDGET AWAY BY THE HAIR BEFORE SHE TURNS HER AROUND FOR A KICK TO THE GUT!
Persephone: Ashlynn rolls Selina back inside the ring, and-
Rich Russillo: SELINA QUICKLY SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET, RUNNING OFF THE ROPES FOR MOMENTUM! …SUICIDE DIVE! SELINA SOARS THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE THAT SENDS ASHLYNN QUINN BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! QUINN COLLAPSES DOWN TO ALL FOURS, AND BEGINS CRAWLING AWAY FROM REYES!
Persephone: I swear, both Ashlynn and Bridget have done more running than they have fighting.
Rich Russillo: SPEAKING OF BRIDGET, SHE GETS PULLED IN BY KASAI FOLLOWING THAT KICK TO THE GUT, AND GETS HOISTED UP FOR THE STARBOMB! SPINNING CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB BY KASAI- COUNTERED! AS BRIDGET BRIDGET SLIPS OUT THE BACK, AND SHOVES KASAI FACE FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST!
Persephone: KASAI drops to all fours after said collision, and Bridget looks over at what’s happening on the ramp.
Rich Russillo: SELINA HAS ASHLYNN BETWEEN HER LEGS FOR THE ORYX AWAKENING! ORYX AWAKENING ONTO THE RAMP- BUT KASAI RUSHES IN! BLINDSIDING SELINA FROM BEHIND BEFORE SHE COULD HOIST ASHLYNN UP INTO POSITION!
Persephone: FUCK! I wanted to see that!
Rich Russillo: SELINA DROPS TO A KNEE, FAVORING THE BACK OF HER NECK, AND NOW BRIDGET SEEMS A LITTLE MORE RECEPTIVE TO THE IDEA OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH ASHLYNN AS THE TWO HOOK SELINA UP FOR A… DOUBLE SUPLEX ON THE RAMP! DID YOU HEAR THAT THUD?!
Persephone: That was nasty. Though, I still wish Ashlynn Quinn would’ve gotten planted by Selina there.
(Both Ashlynn and Bridget sit up next to each other, exchanging a look before Bridget points out KASAI, causing the two to march back down ringside.)
Rich Russillo: Bridget rolls back inside the ring, and gestures for Ashlynn Quinn to roll KASAI back in, which she does. BRIDGET BRIDGET THEN TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOUNT KASAI WITH RIGHT HANDS!
Persephone: Ashlynn Quinn slides into the ring, and pulls Bridget off from KASAI- wanting a piece herself as she mounts KASAI with right hands now.
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn Quinn finally relents… dragging KASAI back to her feet, and hooking both arms behind her back. Bridget Bridget shows absolutely no respect towards KASAI, delivering some light slaps to the face before a KICK TO THE GUT! KASAI DROPS TO BOTH KNEES, AND BRIDGET PULLS HER BACK UP! SENDING KASAI SHOULDER FIRST INTO SELINA ON THE APRON!
Persephone: Bridget used KASAI as a battering ram by sending her into Selina, who gets knocked off the apron as a result. KASAI uses the ropes to pull herself back up to a vertical base, and both Ashlynn and Bridget are looming over her like-
Rich Russillo: KASAI! KASAI EXPLODES WITH A FOREARM THAT STAGGERS ASHLYNN, AND A BACK ELBOW TO BRIDGET! KASAI MARCHES TOWARD ASHLYNN, AND CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE GUT! BUT GETS REELED IN FROM BEHIND BY BRIDGET FOR A BACK SUPLEX!
Persephone: KASAI counters with a backflip, landing onto her feet, and shoves Bridget into Ashlynn! Finally, those two get what’s coming to them.
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET STAGGERS BACK INTO KASAI, WHO HOISTS HER UP INTO AN ARGENTINE RACK! KASAI WANTS THAT RACK BOMB, WHICH SHE CALLS MEGATSUNAMI! BUT BRIDGET STARTS CLAWING AT THE EYES OF KASAI, AND SLIPS OFF HER SHOULDERS! BRIDGET SHOVES KASAI INTO ASHLYNN, WHO PLANTS HER WITH A DDT! BUT BRIDGET RUSHES INTO THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWW-
Persephone: Ashlynn is quick to roll Bridget off the cover.
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN QUINN WITH A KICK TO THE GUT AS BRIDGET RETURNED TO HER FEET, AND SENDS BRIDGET OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! GUESS THAT PARTNERSHIP IS OVER AS BRIDGET TURNS HER ATTENTION BACK TO KASAI, WHO HAS RISEN UP TO A KNEE! BRIDGET MARCHES TOWARDS HER- BUT KASAI EXPLODES WITH A RIGHT HAND!
Persephone: But Ashlynn shockingly sees it coming.
Rich Russillo: QUINN SAW IT COMING, AND DELIVERS THE MACHINATION ON KASAI! STO BACKBREAKER, AND SHE HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHH-
Rich Russillo: NO! KASAI MUSTERS ENOUGH ENERGY TO KICKOUT, AND ASHLYNN LIFTS KASAI BACK TO HER FEET AN IRISH WHIP INTO THE CORNER! ASHLYNN CHARGES IN- BUT KASAI SENDS HER UP AND OVER HER SHOULDER! ASHLYNN CATCHES HERSELF ON THE APRON, AND BLASTS KASAI WITH A FOREARM THAT SENDS HER STAGGERING!
Persephone: Bridget goes to enact a little revenge ringside as she takes a swipe at Ashlynn’s ankles.
Rich Russillo: ONLY FOR ASHLYNN TO LEAP OVER BRIDGET’S ARM, AND CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE FACE OF BRIDGET THAT SENDS HER STUMBLING AWAY! ASHLYNN TURNS HER ATTENTION BACK OVER TO KASAI IN THE RING, WHO IS STRUGGLING TO STAND, AND SLINGSHOTS HERSELF FOR A ROLLING THUNDER DROPKICK! ASHLYNN CALLS THIS THE TREND SETTER-
Persephone: :mjlol:
Rich Russillo: COUNTERED! KASAI COUNTERED WITH A SITOUT POWERBOMB!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP! ASHLYNN STAYS IN THIS THING, BUT KASAI HAS REGAINED CONTROL OF THIS MATCH, AND DRAGS HER BACK TO A VERTICAL BASE! KASAI WHIPS ASHLYNN INTO THE CORNER- BUT ASHLYNN REVERSES! SENDING KASAI INSTEAD! ASHLYNN RUSHES IN-
Persephone: But KASAI gets her boot up, roughing Ashlynn’s already ugly face up even further.
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN STAGGERS AWAY, AND TURNS AROUND TO FACE KASAI AGAIN- BUT SELINA REYES SLIDES INTO THE RING! SELINA DROPS ASHLYNN WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE! ASHLYNN SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET, AND GETS DROPPED WITH A RUNNING BACK ELBOW! SELINA LIFTS ASHLYNN BACK TO HER FEET AGAIN FOR AN IRISH WHIP OFF THE ROPES! …INTO A BACK BODY DROP!
Persephone: Ashlynn went flying.
Rich Russillo: SELINA TURNS HER ATTENTION TOWARDS KASAI IN THE CORNER- BUT BRIDGET BRIDGET COMES FROM BEHIND, AND SENDS SELINA OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! BUT KASAI SHOOTS OUT OF THE CORNER WITH A CLOTHESLINE! AND ANOTHER AS BRIDGET BRIDGET RUSHES BACK TO HER FEET!
Rich Russillo: AGAIN, BRIDGET BRIDGET RETURNS TO HER FEET, AND SWINGS FOR A CLOTHESLINE OF HER OWN! BUT KASAI DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK THAT SENDS BRIDGET ROLLING OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! BRIDGET FINDS HERSELF RINGSIDE, STRUGGLING TO STAND ALONGSIDE ASHLYNN QUINN! KASAI GETS AN IDEA AS SHE RUNS OFF THE ROPES!
Persephone: What the- is she out of her mind?
Rich Russillo: KASAI STOPS IN HER TRACKS AS SELINA REYES HOPS UP ON THE APRON, AND SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE ONTO BOTH WOMEN WITH A CROSSBODY! SELINA POPS TO HER FEET, AND IS FIRED UP AFTER WIPING ASHLYNN AND BRIDGET OUT!
Persephone: Thank God, fingers crossed they stay out of this match for good.
Rich Russillo: KASAI REMAINS PUT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, GESTURING FOR SELINA REYES TO ENTER! AND SELINA SHOWS NO FEAR AS SHE SLIDES IN! KASAI SWINGS WILDLY WITH A CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT- BUT SELINA DUCKS UNDERNEATH! KASAI SPINS AROUND INTO A SUPERKICK TO THE GUT! DOUBLING HER OVER!
Rich Russillo: SELINA FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST, JOLTING HER UPRIGHT! THEN DELIVERS A ROLLING ELBOW THAT SPINS KASAI AROUND! SELINA LEAPS UP FOR HER SIGNATURE POISONRANA! BUT KASAI POPS SELINA OFF HER SHOULDERS, AND INTO A BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THH-
Persephone: Ashlynn makes the save with a stomp to the gut of KASAI, and sends her out through the middle rope.
Rich Russillo: This is smart from Ashlynn, clearing the ring, and leaving it down to her and Selina. Ashlynn backs Selina into the corner, and hoists her up to the top turnbuckle! Ashlynn climbs to the middle rope, hooking Selina up for a superplex! BUT SELINA BATTLES BACK WITH SHOTS TO THE RIB CAGE, AND CONNECTS WITH A HEADBUTT THAT KNOCKS ASHLYNN OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE!
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN DROPS TO A KNEE AS SELINA BEGINS TO PERCH HERSELF ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! BUT BRIDGET BRIDGET HOPS UP ON THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND PUSHES SELINA OFF FACE FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! KASAI SLIDES IN THE RING, AND CHARGES INTO BRIDGET WITH A FOREARM! KNOCKING HER OFF THE APRON! AND KASAI TURNS AROUND INTO ASHLYNN QUINN REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES! …SPEAR! A BESTIE SPEAR FROM ASHLYNN!
Persephone: Hopefully, she doesn’t get the win with a move name that dumb as she makes the cover.
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRE-
Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP FROM KASAI! ASYLYNN QUINN IS IRATE, POUNDING THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION! KNOWING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HER BEST CHANCE WITH EVERYBODY DOWN!
Persephone: Quit crying like a baby, and maybe you’d still have time to capitalize.
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN URGES FOR KASAI TO GET BACK UP TO HER FEET, AND THE IMMORTAL SLAYER BEGINS TO STIR! …ASHLYNN HAS KASAI IN HER SIGHTS! JUMPING UP FOR THE CODEBREAKER!
Rich Russillo: OH! WENT FOR HER SIGNATURE PINK STAR DIAMOND, BUT KASAI SAW IT COMING, AND BLOCKS IT BY HOLDING ASHLYNN IN PLACE! KASAI CHUCKS HER OFF, AND QUINN HITS BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER-
Persephone: What the-
Rich Russillo: BRIDGE-KICK! BRIDGET CAUGHT KASAI WITH A SUPERKICK FROM OUTTA NOWHERE AFTER SLIDING INTO THE RING, AND KASAI GOES ROLLING OUT! LEAVING ONLY BRIDGET AND ASHLYNN! ASHLYNN SHOOTS OUT OF THE CORNER, AND RUNS AT BRIDGET!
Rich Russillo: BUT BRIDGET SEES HER COMING, AND SLIPS BEHIND QUINN FOR A BACKSTABBER! BACKSTABBER! AND ASHLYNN QUINN POPS TO BOTH KNEES, FAVORING HER BACK AS BRIDGET LINES HER UP FROM THE CORNER! …DELIVERING A SUPERKICK TO THE SIDE OF HER SKULL! ANOTHER BRIDGE-KICK FROM BRIDGET!
Persephone: I hate to say it, but she’s cleaning house.
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN QUINN COLLAPSES PRONE ONTO THE CANVAS, AND BRIDGET HAS THE HARD TASK OF ROLLING HER OVER! BRIDGET TRIES SHOOTING THE HALF, BUT INSTANTLY ABANDONS IT ONCE NOTICING SOMETHING OUT THE CORNER OF HER EYE! BRIDGET RUSHES BACK TO HER FEET AS SELINA SPRINGBOARDS BACK INSIDE THE RING!
Rich Russillo: BRIDGE-KICK! SELINA SPRINGBOARDED RIGHT INTO A BRIDGE-KICK! AND BRIDGET FALLS INTO THE COVER ON SELINA, HOOKING THE LEG DEEP!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Persephone: Did she get her?
Rich Russillo: NO! SELINA GOT THE SHOULDER UP! REFUSING TO LET THIS PAIN FOR PRIDE OPPORTUNITY SLIP THROUGH HER FINGERS LIKE THAT! BRIDGET CANT BELIEVE, AND IMMEDIATELY CRAWLS OVER TO ASHLYNN FOR A COVER! SUCCESSFULLY SHOOTING THE HALF!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! QUINN GOT THE SHOULDER UP TOO, PERHAPS AFTER ALL THAT TIME SHE HAD IN ORDER TO RECOVER! NOW, BRIDGET IS HAVING A SIMILAR FREAKOUT! POUNDING THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION!
Persephone: Seriously, they’re like the same annoying person. I’m surprised they aren’t best friends, or “besties” as Ashlynn calls it.
Rich Russillo: I’m surprised they were even able to put their differences aside momentarily there, but that seems to have came out of convenience more than anything.
Persephone: Selina and KASAI were kicking their asses earlier, I wish we could’ve gotten more of that.
Rich Russillo: Right now, Bridget is firmly in control, having laid everybody out. There could’ve been her best chance to win this, so I’d say the freakout was… kinda understandable. But Bridget turns her attention back over to Selina as she begins to stir, and stands Selina up before backing her into the corner.
Rich Russillo: Bridget lifts Selina to the top turnbuckle, and climbs up to the middle, hooking her for a superplex! BUT ASHLYNN QUINN COMES FROM BEHIND WITH A SHOT TO THE LOWER BACK OF BRIDGET! STUNNING HER LONG ENOUGH AS SHE CLIMBS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE HERSELF! NOW, ASHLYNN QUINN BEGINS TO HOOK SELINA UP FOR A SUPERPLEX AS WELL!
Persephone: Welp, that was stupid.
Rich Russillo: DONT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF KASAI! KASAI SLIDES IN THE RING, AND HOOKS BOTH QUINN AND BRIDGET UP FOR A POWERBOMB! CAUSING A DOUBLE SUPERPLEX TO BE HIT ON SELINA AS WELL FOR A TOWER OF DOOM!
Rich Russillo: KASAI BARELY PROPS HERSELF UP IN THE CORNER AS BRIDGET ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! SELINA CRAWLS TOWARD THE ROPES, ATTEMPTING TO USE THEM FOR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING BACK TO HER FEET, AND ASHLYNN QUINN BEGINS TO STIR!
Persephone: It’s good eats for KASAI right now. Seriously, pin one of these fool, and get this over with.
Rich Russillo: KASAI MARCHES TOWARD ASHLYNN! BUT ASHLYNN LOOKS TO EXPLODE WITH A LEFT HAND! HOWEVER, KASAI BLOCKS IT! UNLOADING WITH A RIGHT OF HER OWN! FOLLOWED HIM BY ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! KASAI BACKS ASHLYNN INTO THE CORNER WITH RIGHTS AS QUINN DOES HER BEST TO COVER UP THE MONEYMAKER!
Persephone: There isn’t much there to be protecting in the first place.
Rich Russillo: KASAI SENSES SOMEONE BEHIND HER, AND WAS RIGHT AS SHE SIDESTEPS OUT THE WAY! SELINA WINDS UP COLLIDING RIGHT INTO QUINN, AND GETS WHIPPED TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER BY KASAI! TAKING ADVANTAGE OF REYES BEING STUNNED! KASAI CHARGES IN!
Rich Russillo: BUT EATS A BOOT FOR HER TROUBLES! AND SELINA REYES GOES DOWN! KASAI EXITS TO THE APRON, GOING TO BEGIN HER ASCENSION TO THE TOP ROPE! BUT ASHLYNN QUINN RUSHES OVER, AND GETS CAUGHT WITH A ROPE-ASSISTED ENZIGURI FROM KASAI!
Persephone: Ashlynn spins around, and collapses down atop of Selina…
Rich Russillo: KASAI CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE, AND TURNS HER BACK TO BOTH WOMEN! …MOONSTOMP! KASAI WITH THE KITSUNE BLESSING V2! CRASHING DOWN STRAIGHT ONTO ASHLYNN’S BACK, AND SQUISHING SELINA UNDERNEATH HER!
Rich Russillo: KASAI ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND TRIES MARCHING TOWARD THEM FOR A COVER- BUT BRIDGET SLIPS IN THE RING BEHIND HER, AND CHUCKS KASAI OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! BRIDGET BACKS INTO THE CORNER, URGING SELINA UP AS SHE BEGINS TO STIR!
(Ashlynn is stirring behind Selina, rising to all fours, but favoring her back as well.)
Persephone: Bridget might have it won. ”Great.“
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET GOES FOR A BRIDGE-KICK TO WIN THE MATCH ON SELINA! BUT ASHLYNN PUSHES SELINA OUT THE WAY, SO SHE CAN CATCH BRIDGET’S BOOT! ASHLYNN SPINS BRIDGET AROUND FOR A SCHOOL BOY INTO DDT! PASADENA NIGHTS!
Rich Russillo: NO! BRIDGET DRIVES ASHLYNN BACK! BOTH WOMEN SPILLING TO THE OUTSIDE AS THEY TUMBLE OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! BOTH WOMEN ARE DOWN AFTER SUCH A HARD LANDING! TAKING EACH OTHER OUT!
Persephone: But back inside the ring, Selina has risen to all fours…
Rich Russillo: Look out, because KASAI slithers in underneath the bottom rope… and both women are staring each other eye-to-eye as they rise to their feet. SELINA TAKES THE FIRST SHOT WITH A FOREARM! BUT KASAI GRITS THROUGH THE PAIN, AND FIRES BACK WITH ONE OF HER OWN!
Rich Russillo: SELINA WITH A FOREARM THAT SENDS KASAI STAGGERING BACK AGAINST THE ROPES, AND KASAI COMES REBOUNDING OFF WITH A FOREARM IN RESPONSE! BOTH WOMEN ARE ON WOBBLY LEGS, BARELY ABLE TO STAND!
Persephone: Great. They should drop dead.
Rich Russillo: KASAI TRIES CHARGING TOWARD THE ROPES! BUT SELINA GRABS HER BY THE BAND OF HER TIGHTS, AND KASAI SWATS HER HAND AWAY TO DELIVER A BACK ELBOW! SELINA DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE, AND KASAI RUNS OFF THE ROPES!
Rich Russillo: AND SELINA INTERCEPTS HER WITH A PUNJABI FLY AS SHE COMES REBOUNDING BACK! USING KASAI’S OWN MOMENTUM AGAINST HER, AND PULLS HER BACK UP TO A VERTICAL BASE! PUTTING KASAI’S HEAD BETWEEN HER LEGS FOR THE ORYX AWAKENING!
(Selina was going to lift KASAI up, but gets distracted by something on the titantron that begins playing.)
Persephone: Uh, hello?? Now isn’t the time to get distracted!
(The security camera shows a hooded figure violently sending Candice Blair into the loading dock door backstage! Candice’s clothes are already worn and tattered from the attack, being bloody by this assailant. Back inside the ring, Selina watches on with a confused look on her face.)
(Candice struggles to all fours in front of the loading dock door, and the assailant has a road case, driving it into Candice’s head! Squishing it between the metal garage door, and that crate, which makes Candice go limp. Multiple officials rush over, and the attacker begins to walk away, taking one glance at the security camera, which causes the single frame to pause, and zooms in…)
(…to reveal Selina Reyes.)
Persephone: :gladbron:
Rich Russillo: You’ve gotta be kidding me…
(Selina’s initial “shock” turns to a smirk as she’s been outed, causing the crowd to react with boos, but tries to get her head back in the game, and reaches down to lift KASAI for the Oryx Awakening-)
Rich Russillo: Uh-oh…
Persephone: Shit.
(Selina stops her attempt at the Oryx Awakening, sensing someone behind her, and spins around-)
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: CANDICE BLAIR! CANDICE JUST CRACKED SELINA IN THE FACE WITH A LEAD PIPE! SELINA’S KNEES BUCKLED IMMEDIATELY AS SHE FALLS ONTO THE CANVAS, AND KASAI CRAWLS INTO THE COVER! HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… KASAI!
(KASAI releases the cover as “The End” by Lil Uzi Vert (feat. BABYMETAL) plays to a loud ovation from fans. KASAI rises to her feet, and has her hand raised in victory by the referee. Meanwhile, Ashlynn and Bridget slowly come ringside, sitting up as they hold their heads, and look toward each other with anger.)
Persephone: HAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS GREAT!
Rich Russillo: I mean, KASAI winning is a big dea-
Persephone: No! Not that, you idiot! Candice Blair’s own partner couldn’t even stand her too!
Rich Russillo: Right… well, Candice Blair certainly got a measure of revenge with her actions tonight. Eye for an eye.
(KASAI looks over shoulder at Candice, who pays her no attention as she’s too busy staring down at Selina’s limp body. KASAI decides to leave the ring, and shrugs as she backpedals up the ramp, seeing it as none of her business. But back inside the ring…)
(Candice tosses her lead pipe aside, and drags Selina up to her feet…)
Rich Russillo: CASTLES CRUMBLING! CANDICE SPIKES SELINA ONTO HER HEAD WITH THE CANADIAN DESTROYER!
Persephone: 😒
(Candice Blair rushes back to her feet, and the crowd cheers as she stands tall over Selina Reyes with the camera fading elsewhere on her looking down at Selina, furious.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride 18, where the Cash in the Vault ladder match takes place.)
(Sunday Night Voltage returns to show a pan-around shot of the Stade Louis II, as the crowd bustles in anticipation of what is to come in what has already been a jam-packed show so far. And it’s not long before they hear the sounds of ‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernandes begin to play through the speakers of the arena. The crowd gets loud as the camera goes over to show Limmy Monaghan as he begins to make his way out to the stage. He takes a moment to absorb the atmosphere, before pointing his fingers to the sky, an eruption of pyro spewing out behind him, as he then begins to make his way down the ramp and to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well, we saw what happened last week at Fighting Spirit, and needless to say that we know exactly what Limmy Monaghan wants out of Pain For Pride this season. He’s stated that even though the window has closed on his “ultimate goal” per se, he still looks to make the best out of the remaining time that he has left, and that just so happens to be fighting for the Hardcore Championship against Dr. Bethany Blue.
Persephone: Yeah, but then you saw what happened, he attacked that bitch! He bloodied her up and stabbed her with a scalpel. I don’t know how we’re still going to be able to play the “Limmy Monaghan is a good guy” act, but if he can find some crazy way to rationalize all of this, then hey, good on him. All I know is that he’s a crazed lunatic, so hey, perfect fit on this brand.
(Limmy makes his way up the steps and onto the apron as he enters through the ropes and into the ring. He heads over and takes a microphone from the ringside area, then, ‘Number One’ begins to come to a close. Making his way toward the center of the ring, the former World Champion takes a moment to compose his thoughts, before raising his microphone to his mouth and beginning to speak.)
Limmy Monaghan: It’s been a long road to get to this point, and I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t dissatisfied with how my season has gone so far. Post-Pain For Pride last year, I was walking into a brand I hadn’t been on in quite some time now with some new optics, there was a high standard placed on my shoulder, and it’s as heavy as you’d think. I tried to make something out of it time after time again, Bloodsport and Road To Redemption to name a few instances, but ultimately I stand here and feel like my time has been wasted. That’s not anyone’s fault, I’m not going to go around and point fingers at people even though that’d be so easy to do. Truthfully, I blame myself. But to say that is to assume that I’ve given up, and that’s not the case just yet. As I’ve been keen on stating, there is always going to be a window of opportunity, no matter the circumstance. There is always going to be an opportunity to strike, no matter how big or small it is, and you’re going to have to learn to roll with the punches and be ready for that. That’s why, no matter what I felt I deserved, no matter what I thought I should have ended this season with, I humbled myself and I went directly toward the Hardcore Championship.
(Limmy pauses, briefly nodding his head while the crowd murmurs, listening to what he has to say. He then continues.)
Limmy Monaghan: It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to say that I’m a Champion in this company. In two months, it’ll mark two years since my last title reign, the World Heavyweight Championship, and while I could keep a calm composure, shake it off and pretend that it doesn’t mean much to me, it does eat at me a little bit. Once again, it feels like time wasted, but it doesn’t have to continue being that way for very long. Pain For Pride is going to be the date where it all changes, and what I did at Fighting Spirit last week was simply letting the Champion know one thing, and that’s that there was no way to get out of this, because I knew for a while now exactly what I intended to do. I knew that this was bound to happen, and someone like you, Bethany, should already know what it’s like being on the other side of these attacks. You have always been the perpetrator, whether that be when you were Kassidy Heart’s mystery attacker, or everything that you did to your husband, Adam Lucas, all of this is why I can’t say that you didn’t have this coming, because you did, I was just the one who decided to pull the trigger. People want to point at me and say that I’m doing something wrong, but I never walk into situations like these without proper justification. What I did to Xander was exactly what I warned him I’d do, and what I did to Bethany was a lot more generous than what she has done to everyone else in this company, because the difference is I stabbed her in the front.
(Limmy lowers his microphone, taking a moment to let his words sink in, but before he can say anything else, ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ by Van Halen begins to play through the speakers. It’s not long before the camera quickly goes over to show Dr. Bethany Blue storming out from the backstage area. The Hardcore Champion is furious as she eyes her future challenger inside the ring, not wasting any time as she begins to make her way to the ring.)
Rich Russillo: Well, here comes the Champion, and she’s certainly not happy after the way she was put out of commission last week, and personally, no matter what Bethany has done, I certainly can’t blame her for feeling that way.
Persephone: Oh, so you’re a Bethany sympathizer?
Rich Russillo: No… I was just saying that if I got attacked the way that she did, I would be just as angry and looking to get my revenge.
Persephone: Don’t jinx yourself, Rich. You might get attacked. I don’t know who would want that. 🙏😀
Rich Russillo: :francis:
(Bethany makes her way up the steps and onto the apron as she enters through the ropes. She briskly makes her way over and takes a microphone from the ringside area as ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ then begins to fade out from there. She then turns around and makes her way over to Limmy, getting in his face as she begins to speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I can tolerate a lot of things, but the one thing that I’m not going to tolerate is somebody coming out here after leaving me lying in a pool of my blood and saying that I deserved it. That always seems to be the case with you, doesn’t it? You’re never in the wrong; there always seems to be some sort of rhyme or reason for it, but I’m not going to fall for it just like everyone else has. I’m not going to be fooled by this facade that Limmy Monaghan is still this saint who is doing what is right for this company, because you and I both know that’s not the case. I’ve seen you just as you’ve seen yourself, and before you even considered challenging me for the Hardcore Championship, before you looked me in the eyes and stated your intentions for Pain For Pride, I already knew full and well the type of person that you are. Don’t you remember everything? More importantly, don’t you remember the history that you have with this title yourself?
(Bethany holds the title out over her shoulder, Limmy briefly glancing at it but keeping his focus on her, completely stoic as he listens to her speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: When you came close to killing Adam Lucas back when you originally went for this title. When he had a glass shard sticking out of his neck, seconds away from bleeding to death, and I had to be the one to come out and save him? What? Is that what you intend to do to me? Is that what you think in your mind that I deserve? Well then you go ahead and try it, I’m not going to try and stand here and be the moral police because I don’t have the jurisdiction to do that, but the last thing I’m going to do is let you get away with not only the same antics but allowing you to walk away with a Championship that you do not deserve to walk away with, at least not more than me. You crossed the line last week, and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay in your lane until Pain For Pride, because if you keep pushing, you’re going to end up doing something that you regret, and that’s not going to bode well for you.
(The crowd oohs at this as Limmy shakes his head, clearly disagreeing with what she had to say before he raises his microphone.)
Limmy Monaghan: It’s always been the same story with you, holding non-existent grudges and trying to force it into your mind that you are by no means anywhere below me, but rather above me. It’s exactly how it played out at Shock Value, and now you bear that exact rage and anger, with the thought in your mind that maybe you can prove yourself right. But you never prove yourself right, Bethany; you only get close. You obsess over this idea, meanwhile, I don’t even pay any mind to it whatsoever. It’s only when I cross paths with you does it ever slips into my mind what you think about the situation, and most of the time it’s never true. I’m not pushing anything, I’m simply giving you what you’re due, and it’s you who’s taking it a different way. You getting up in arms about this means that absolutely nothing has changed.
Dr. Bethany Blue: This is not a competition, Limmy, I’ve already long known that I’ve been better than you, and I’m not going to race to try and prove something that has already been proven. When I beat you and everyone else in the Ultimate X match at Shock Value, that was proof. The fact that you had to come into this ring last week and get into my face to try and squeeze a match out of me was proof enough. I’m not the one chasing; in fact, you’re the one who’s chasing me, and that’s something that you can’t seem to accept in your mind either. Maybe this is a battle of egos, maybe I’m butting my head and defending how I feel against someone who would never understand considering he has his head so far up his ass. But the story is going to be told the same way that it did at Shock Value, I’m going to win, and you’re going to end this season with absolutely nothing to show for yourself. That’s something that you’re going to have to live with, because the person I am certain who has been envying the other this entire time has been you, because right now, what I’m holding in my hands is everything that you worked this entire season to get, and now will fail.
Limmy Monaghan: I don’t envy you, Bethany, I pity you. Because even though you should be great, even though people should look at you and see the status that you’re at and surely assume that it demands respect, you still stoop to these lows. I’m in your mouth everywhere you go, surely there has to be some sort of end to it, but maybe that will come at Pain For Pride. And shit, maybe you’ll even see your husband become a two-time World Champion right after and envy him as well-
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: OH! BETHANY JUST TOOK THE HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP AND SMASHED IT ACROSS THE FACE OF LIMMY! HE’S DROPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND AND NOW BETHANY IS WASTING ZERO TIME POUNCING ON HIM AND BEGINNING TO BEAT HIM REPEATEDLY WITH FISTS STRAIGHT TO THE FACE!
Persephone: There we go! That guy stabbed you with a fucking scalpel and the one thing you think about is getting into a war of words with him??? LAME! KILL HIM!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY IS CONTINUING TO BATTER HIM ENDLESSLY AND LIMMY IS BARELY ABLE TO DEFEND HIMSELF! HE’S TRYING HIS BEST, BUT THE ATTACK TOOK HIM TOO OFF GUARD FOR HIM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MATTER! BUT I THINK HE JUST MANAGED TO SHOVE HER AWAY AS HE MAKES HIS WAY BACK UP TO HIS FEET!
Persephone: BUT BETHANY JUST STEPS FORWARD AND KNOCKS HIS ASS OUT WITH A SUPERKICK! ‘TJD’ CONNECTS AND I THINK BETHANY IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT I SAID SHE WOULD DO, AND THAT’S KILL THIS BITCH!
(Bethany drops down and rolls under the bottom rope, absolutely fuming as she storms over and shoves the ring crew out of the way, taking a steel chair as she turns around and begins to make her way back into the ring, Limmy Monaghan slowly trying to recover himself in the process while she does.)
Rich Russillo: Limmy is up, and I think he’s going to try his best to fight against this attack right now-
(CRACK!)
Persephone: BUT BETHANY JUST TOOK A STEEL CHAIR AND SLAMMED IT ACROSS HIS FACE! THE EDGE OF IT CAUGHT LIMMY ACROSS THE FOREHEAD AND NOW HE’S BUSTED OPEN! YEAH! NOW WE’RE TALKING!
Rich Russillo: AND NOW BETHANY HAS THAT CHAIR AND SHE’S LIFTING IT!
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: SLAMMING IT AGAINST HIM! AND NOW SHE’S REPEATEDLY BEGINNING TO BATTER HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN! LIMMY BLINDED AND NEARLY UNCONSCIOUS AT THIS POINT! WHO’S GOING TO STOP HER?!
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
Persephone: I HOPE NOBODY! AND LOOK WHAT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOW!
(Bethany takes the steel chair and places it under the head of Limmy, positioning him upward as she begins to set him up, a look of fiery rage on her face while she does.)
Rich Russillo: NO-
(CRACK!)
Rich Russillo: ‘CONCUSSION PROTOCOL’ ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR! THE CURB STOMP CONNECTS AND LIMMY HAS JUST SPLATTED LIKE A BUG!
Persephone: Oh my! She’s not done either! Maybe we might see a death live on television!
Rich Russillo: SHE JUST PULLED OUT THE SCALPEL THAT LIMMY USED AGAINST HER LAST WEEK, STILL COATED IN HER DRY BLOOD! AND NOW I THINK SHE’S ABOUT TO RETURN THE FAVOR TO LIMMY-
Persephone: NO! GODDAMMIT! FUCK!
(Officials quickly enter the ring and stop Bethany before she can go any further. She screams as she tries to break herself free, raising the scalpel high in the air while other officials go over and check on an unconscious Limmy Monaghan, who is covered in blood at the moment. Bethany is dragged away from the scene as it’s the very last shot seen before Sunday Night Voltage, then begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(Commercial for Fantastic 4: First Steps, coming to theaters soon.)
(The camera returns to ringside, and after a moment, ‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ by Royal Deluxe hits. The camera pans towards the stage, and Adam Lucas begins to walk out. Adam can be seen holding a microphone in his hand following his major victory at Fighting Spirit, and he looks at the fans in attendance for a brief moment before turning towards the ring and beginning to walk down the ramp.)
Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas is out here following Fighting Spirit, where he finally defeated Jake Smith and earned the chance to face Michael Machina at Pain for Pride for the EAW World Championship!
Persephone: That wasn’t even that impressive of a victory, but at least the match was fun to watch. Can’t say the same for this one though, unless Captain Charisma makes this Barbed Wire Massacre too.
Rich Russillo: Well, one thing is for sure and it’s that Adam Lucas looks ready for Pain for Pride. Adam is on his way to the ring, so let’s see what he has to say after a huge night at Fighting Spirit.
(Adam Lucas climbs up the apron before entering the ring, and from there his entrance music begins to fade out. Adam stands in the center of the ring, and after a moment he begins to speak.)
Adam Lucas: I’ve waited so long to finally get Jake Smith out of the way. By this point I’m sure you all know this, but this traces back to the very beginning of the season. I wanted the EAW World Championship, but as long as Jake was Champion, he was going to keep finding a way out of facing me. Whether it be denying me matches or taking disqualifications once he does face me, he refused to give me the chance I was looking for. Then he lost the title and I thought things would change, but Jake just wouldn’t stay out of the way. Wherever I was, Jake would also find his way there, and as long as that was the case I knew I couldn’t become Champion. I knew he’d find a way to screw things up for me… But not this time. This time, Jake is done. I got him out of the way. I ended Jake’s chances of winning the EAW World Championship again back at Fighting Spirit, and you all know what that means, don’t you?
Adam Lucas: It means that Michael Machina is next, and at Pain for Pride that EAW World Championship is mine.
(Hearing this causes boos to come from the crowd, out of the support the fans have for Michael Machina. Adam Lucas doesn’t pay any attention to this however, and continues to speak.)
Adam Lucas: This is the one thing I’ve been focused on all season long, and now I’m able to fight for the Championship without having to care about a nuisance worming his way into the picture for the sole purpose of screwing things up for me. It’s been far too long since I’ve held a World Championship, and I’m not about to end another season without one all because Jake Smith refused to fight me. I watched Michael Machina go through Methuselah and through Solomon Stane over the last few weeks, but he knows as well as I do that his toughest challenge still has yet to come, because at Pain for Pride he’ll be facing someone who refuses to let this opportunity go to waste. He’ll be facing the same man who had to be screwed over to miss out on winning the title back at Shock Value, and this time, Machina won’t have Jake there to pin. Caroline won’t be around to handcuff me to the ropes. It’s just gonna be me and him, and Machina isn’t walking out of that match as Champion.
Adam Lucas: This won’t be the first time I walked into a Pain for Pride main event as the challenger. In fact, it was in these circumstances that I won my first ever World Championship when I became the Answers World Champion. I already understand how high the stakes are here. I’m already familiar with the pressure that comes with a Pain for Pride main event. None of this is new to me, so I just hope Michael Machina knows that I’m not gonna be entering this match unprepared. I’m gonna be more focused than ever, because if there’s any way for me to finally do what I should’ve done all season and become a two time World Champion, it’s by repeating history, and winning the World Championship in the main event of Pain for Pride for the second time in my career. I’ll be ready for Pain for Pride. Whether or not the Champ can say the same remains to be seen.
(Adam Lucas turns towards the stage after he finishes speaking, but before he could leave the ring, ‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep hits. The crowd explodes with cheers, and Michael Machina begins walking out to the stage, dressed in his in-ring gear for his match up next. Michael Machina stares at Adam Lucas with his EAW World Championship on his shoulder, and a microphone in his hand. Before long, he begins walking down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Rich Russillo: The Champion is here, and while he has a match up next, it looks like he first intends to address the words we’ve heard from Adam Lucas just now!
Persephone: I don’t know why he needs to do all that. Who cares about what Adam Lucas has to say? Just get to the match already so I can get out of here.
Rich Russillo: Well whether you like it or not this is still our Pain for Pride main event, so I’m sure Michael Machina has some words about that.
(Michael Machina jumps onto the apron, and the two Pain for Pride main eventers stare at each other, before finally the Champion enters the ring. Michael Machina’s entrance music begins to fade out, and a smirk actually appears on the face of Machina. After this, he begins to speak.)
Michael Machina: ‘Bout time. You’ve spent this whole season going on and on about this title and how you deserve a “fair” shot at it, and you know what? I’m glad it was you that won at Fighting Spirit. I wanted a challenger and I got one, and the one I got was the one I know isn’t gonna spend these next few weeks being a coward, running away and finding whatever ways he possibly can to take the easy way out. I didn’t come here to spend week after week playing games. I’m here to fight, and if I’m about to do that in my first ever Pain for Pride main event I needed my opponent to be someone that actually wants to be there, and clearly that ended up being you. I don’t have an issue with you being my challenger Adam, but there’s one thing you’re still failing to get through your head even after all this time.
(Michael Machina takes a few steps closer to Adam Lucas, and he continues to speak as the two men stand face to face.)
Michael Machina: Jake’s not the only reason you haven’t touched this title yet.
(The two men stare at each other as the fans cheer. Adam Lucas doesn’t look amused, but he doesn’t respond.)
Michael Machina: You said it yourself, I went through both Methuselah and Solomon Stane to get here, but I think there’s a few things you’re missing there. I won this title in an Extreme Elimination Chamber. My first title defense had a stipulation that was made just to get this Championship away from me. My second defense was in a triple threat High Voltage match, which you were in, and I didn’t stop there. Remember when you, Jake, Daryl, Solomon and Methuselah all came out to make their intentions known? Remember when you all went on about how you’ll be the one to take this title from me? I already beat every single one of you, and it doesn’t matter if it’s a singles match, triple threat, fatal four way, you could put me in another Chamber for all I care and you still ain’t taking this title from me. I ran through every single one of you to get to this point, and I’ll gladly beat you again to leave Pain for Pride with my Championship.
Michael Machina: The reason you’re not the EAW World Champion isn’t just because Jake kept screwing you over or because anyone’s out to get you. You’re not the EAW World Champion because I am. Even if you had the best case scenario, even if Jake was out of the picture six months earlier, you’d still have to deal with me, and that’s the problem. I haven’t taken my foot off the gas from the moment this season started and if you think I’m about to stop right when the stakes are highest you’re out of your mind.
Adam Lucas: Do you think I haven’t been paying attention? I’ve seen what you’ve done. I know what you’re capable of, so don’t think I’ll be like any of your last challengers who’ll ignore the run you’ve been on. I’m not here because I don’t think you have what it takes to hold that title. I’m here because I have waited far too long to become World Champion again, and after the season I’ve had, I can’t allow anything to stop me from walking out of Pain for Pride with the EAW World Championship. It didn’t matter if it was you, Solomon, Methuselah or even Daryl I was facing right now. What mattered was that I was the opponent, and that I had the opportunity to be the one who walks out of Pain for Pride as Champion. I have that opportunity now Michael, and you may have left our last match with a successful defense, but why did that happen? Was it because you were the better competitor, or was it because your biggest threat was taken out of the match thanks to outside interference?
Michael Machina: I’m not like Jake, I’m not about to take credit for whatever Caroline did at Shock Value. As far as I’m concerned that doesn’t mean shit to me though, because I spent every single one of my title defenses doing what I promised to do and I’m the last person that’s gonna start doubting themselves just because one of our opponents couldn’t do anything without help. Caroline screwed you over at Shock Value, that’s too bad. Get over it. You took Jake out at Fighting Spirit, now if you want this title you’re gonna have to take out the Elitist you still have yet to prove you can defeat. You’re not gonna be able to pin Jake. There’s not gonna be a third wheel around to try and make this unpredictable. You and I are facing each other straight on, so when this is over I don’t need to hear any more excuses. When I win it won’t be because someone else got involved. It won’t be because someone else got pinned. It won’t be for any reason that leaves you walking away feeling like you got screwed over. When I beat you it’ll be for the same reason I beat everyone else. You just couldn’t stop me.
(This once again causes cheers to come from the crowd, but Adam Lucas quickly fires back.)
Adam Lucas: After everything I’ve been through this season alone, after every Elitist I defeated throughout my career and after everything I did just to win my FIRST World Championship, you really think that I can’t beat you? You pinned Methuselah’s shoulders to the mat. You pinned Daryl Kinkade. You pinned Solomon Stane. You pinned Jake Smith, but with that title on the line at Pain for Pride you’re gonna have to find a way to do the same to me, and I’m warning you now, it’s not happening. Jake found that out for himself at Fighting Spirit, and that was with Caroline helping him out. This isn’t about to be the same Adam Lucas from Shock Value that you face. The stakes are higher, there’s more pressure than ever and more importantly, my focus is on the one Elitist it needs to be on. I’m ready to face you, and come Pain for Pride it doesn’t matter how long it takes. It doesn’t matter what I have to do to take you down. I’m going to find a way and I’m going to get the job done, because that’s exactly what I promised to do from the very beginning of the season. This is gonna be the first shot at the title I’ve had all season that wasn’t somehow tainted by Jake. I’m not messing this up.
Adam Lucas: I don’t care who you’ve beaten or how many times you’ve done it. I’ve entered countless matches where I was considered the underdog or I was told I stood no chance and I still won, and Michael, this isn’t even one of them. I’m more than capable of taking you out, and doubting that right now with everything this match means to me is the worst mistake you could make. You’ll be setting yourself up for failure, and that’s fine with me. You can feel free to think whatever you want heading into Pain for Pride, but there’s a difference between me and the other Elitists you’ve defended your title against. I know what I’m getting myself into. I’m not blinding myself. I’m not playing dumb, and I’m definitely not ignoring what you’re capable of. I’m just preparing myself for it, and if you think this will just be another night of you running through your opponent, you might as well hand me that title now.
(Michael Machina laughs hearing this, before beginning to speak.)
Michael Machina: You’re not gonna have to worry about that. I get it, you want this title more than anything else right now, but do you think you’re the only one who faced me with high stakes? Daryl Kinkade faced me right in his own place on his birthday not knowing whether or not he’d ever have another shot if he screwed up. Solomon Stane faced me knowing that had he lost, he had no shot at facing me again. You’re not the first person to think this is it for ‘em, and if you haven’t realized it yet, I don’t care how important this is for you. You’re not the only one fighting for something here. This is my first time in the main event of Pain for Pride and it damn sure won’t be the last, but I’m not walking out of it empty handed. I’m not the type to go down easily and let anybody walk over me. If you want this Championship you’re gonna have to rip it out of my hands, and that’s easier said than done.
Michael Machina: You should start thinking about what you’re gonna do once you leave Pain for Pride and you don’t have the title you waited all season to win, because that’s exactly what’s about to happen in a few weeks. Last year I lost the New Breed Championship at Pain for Pride after a record breaking reign with the title, and I’m not looking to repeat history. I’m nowhere near finished with this Championship, so if you want your second World title reign get ready for the draft and pray you’re sent to another brand, because as long as you’re here you’ll only be seeing this title on my shoulder.
(Adam Lucas takes a moment after hearing this, before walking up to Machina and putting his hand on the World Championship on his shoulder, beginning to speak.)
Adam Lucas: Make sure you keep this title warm for me, Machina. I don’t know whether you’ll actually be ready for Pain for Pride or if you’re just in over your head. All I can do is speak for myself, and I’m warning you that I’m ready, more ready than I’ll ever be. If you think that’s something to take lightly, so be it. If you think this is a match comparable to what you faced at Fighting Spirit or Grand Rampage, there’s nothing else I need to say. All I’ll do is wait, because when Pain for Pride comes around, that Championship won’t be on your shoulder any longer. You had a good run as Champion, but it ends here, and it ends with me. The sooner you realize why I say it’ll end with me, the better. All I want is to win that Championship, but if I need to embarrass you to do that, so be it.
(Adam Lucas drops his microphone after saying this, and the two men stare at each other as tension fills the ring. The fans in attendance cheer for the faceoff between the two Pain for Pride main eventers, and both men look focused ahead of their EAW World Championship match.)
Rich Russillo: Both men made a hell of a statement tonight, and up next we will be seeing Michael Machina go up against the Universal Women’s Champion, Bea Valentine!
Persephone: Ugh, don’t remind me. At least these two are done fighting, but I don’t like that Adam hasn’t left yet.
Rich Russillo: Things clearly seem to be heating up between these two, so if I had to guess, Adam Lucas may be looking to get a look at his Pain for Pride opponent in action. We just saw both men make huge statements ahead of Pain for Pride, and I for one can’t wait to see what’ll happen as these two finally go one on one for the EAW World Championship!
(Adam Lucas and Michael Machina continue to stare at each other in the center of the ring, but neither man attacks each other. With this final shot of the two men, Voltage begins to fade to the final commercial break of the night.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride 18, where Michael Machina defends the EAW World Championship against Adam Lucas.)
(Voltage returns to ringside.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!
(“Apostle’s Warning” by Mobb Depp is already heard blasting throughout the arena. Michael Machina is seen inside of the ring, and he stares at Adam Lucas, not pleased by the fact that Adam is standing at ringside for the upcoming match. Machina is able to shake it off though, regaining his focus ahead of the upcoming Champion versus Champion match.)
Bella Braxton: ALREADY IN THE RING…FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK…WEIGHING IN AT 250 POUNDS…HE IS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION…THEEEE MOOONNEEEYMAAKKKER…MIIICCCHAAEEELLL MAACCCHIIINNNNAAA!
(As Michael Machina waits inside of the ring, ‘Gloria’ by The London Symphony Orchestra begins to play. Bea Valentina emerges onto the stage, and she is still shaking off the pain in her arm after what occurred earlier. The crowd is singing along the best they can to the song. She is looking extremely confident but a little bit injured as she shows off her title.)
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT…FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS…WEIGHING IN TONIGHT AT 143 POUNDS…SHE IS THE EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION…”THE TRANSIENT”…BEEEAAAA VALLLEENNNTIIINNNNEEE!
(Bea Valentine makes it to ringside, and she looks towards Michael Machina with a smile on her face, while Machina’s expression softens as he looks towards Valentine. The two exchange smiles before heading to their corners. The referee then calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: There’s the bell and our main event is now officially underway! I can’t believe we’re getting to see The EAW Universal Woman’s Champion and the EAW World Champion collide here! Valentine blows him a little kiss and he smirks back! AND HE SHOWS HIS LOVE LANGUAGE AS MACHINA EXPLODES OUT OF THE GATE WITH A SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE! He moves with such speed that Bea is taken by surprise! She quickly scrambles to her feet after the impact but he’s already looking for another! She manages to duck under this one…AND GETS HIM INTO THE SLEEPER HOLD! She practically leaps onto his back as she does!
Persephone: She’s dangling off of him. It’s like giving a kid a piggyback ride for Machina. He quickly moves towards the ropes and forces the break. Valentine releases the hold and urges Machina to come for it for the lock-up! With a confident look, he rushes in for it…BUT SHE SLIPS BEHIND HIM AGAIN! SHE GETS HIM IN THE HALF-NELSON…AND THEN RIGHT INTO THE NECKBREAKER! He really was not expecting that…
Rich Russillo: It looks like Valentine is firing off here in the early goings! She stands right above him and gives him a wink! SHE DRIVES THE KNEES RIGHT INTO THE STERNUM OF HER OPPONENT! BEFORE ROLLING BACK AND DOUBLE-TAPPING! INSULT TO INJURY! Another big move here and now she’s making her way up onto the top rope! SHE’S ALREADY GOING BIG HERE!
Persephone: And going home. Looks like Machina was able to roll out of the way of that elbow drop. He gets back on his feet and takes of his opponent as she goes to stand up! HE GETS HER UP FOR THE PUMPHANDLE SLAM BUT SHE SLIDES OVERHEAD ONCE AGAIN! This time she reaches around his waist, trying to get him in position for the german suplex! He isn’t going anywhere though! Instead, he grabs her hands and pries them apart! HE THEN TURNS AROUND AND PULLS HER IN! BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: He got some real distance with that one! Valentine makes a hard impact with the mat! Still, she rolls into the corner and begins to pull herself up! MACHINA RUSHES IN AND GETS HER WITH A DROPKICK IN THE CORNER! It gets her square in the chest and she stumbles towards the center of the ring! Machina stays on his opponent, picking her up and making the attempt at the back suplex cutter! SHE LANDS ON HER FEET! SHE LOOKS TO CATCH HIM WITH A DROPKICK TO THE BACK! But Machina must have eyes on the back of his head! He manages to avoid it!
Persephone: HE TAKES HOLD OF HER AND LIFTS HER UP! HE THEN DROPS HER RIGHT ON HER BACK WITH THE X-PLEX! He then grabs her by leg and rolls her back onto her feet! HE SENDS HER ACROSS THE RING WITH THE IRISH WHIP! Off the rebound, he makes the attempt at the shoulder tackle! HE BREEZES RIGHT BY HER AS SHE DODGES IT!
Rich Russillo: He hits the ground and tries to push himself back up! BUT AS HE DOES, SHE TAKES HOLD OF HIS HEAD AND DRIVES IT INTO THE MAT WITH A STANDING CUTTER! She scrambles on top of him, looking for the first cover of this match!
ONE!
T-
Persephone: Oh damn, he powered out of that one. Didn’t even let that go to a two count! Valentine seems startled by that but looks to continue the offense here! He rolls back onto his knees immediately after, looking up at Bea! He gives her a little wave before getting on his feet! SHE THEN GETS HIM WITH A BIG CHOP RIGHT TO THE CHEST! HE FIRES BACK WITH A BOOT TO THE STOMACH! HE THEN GETS HER UP AND CONNECTS WITH THE VERTICAL SUPLEX! He keeps hold of her, rolling back up to his with her! HE THEN LOOKS FOR ANOTHER! This time though, he keeps her up in the air, carrying her around the ring! Then he drops her down!
Rich Russillo: He doesn’t look the cover quite yet, instead lining himself up over her! HE THEN COMES DOWN FOR THE STANDING MOONSAULT! Now’s the cover!
ONE!
T-
Persephone: Ugh, she stays alive with a kick-out. One of these, someone is going to end the main event within five minutes and I’ll get to go home early. Until then, we’re stuck seeing stuff like that! MACHINA TAKES HOLD OF HIS OPPONENT AND PULLS HER ONTO HER FEET! HE LIFTS UP…GETTING HER IN POSITION FROM THE MOONSAULT FALLAWAY SLAM! But she drives an elbow into the side of head instead! SHE MANAGES TO COUNTER INTO THE TORNADO DDT! MACHINA’S HEAD IS SPIKED RIGHT INTO THE MAT! Before she can make any sort of cover, he rolls out of the ring!
Rich Russillo: Instinct just kicked in there for him! He might have saved himself from further immediate danger! But Valentine is one consistent competitor! She sees him rising back to a vertical base on the outside and knows there is an opportunity! SHE RUSHES TOWARDS THE ROPES AND MAKES THE DIVE! SUICIDE DIVE!
Persephone: But Michael Machina catches her! HE THEN TAKES HER DOWN WITH ANOTHER BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! She goes splat right against the ringside floor! Look at that smirk on his face, clearly he’s got his own idea in mind here. As Valentine is standing up, he runs inside the ring! HE STARTS RUNNING THE ROPES LIKE A HYPER-ACTIVE CHILD! HE BUILDS UP SOME SPEED AND THEN EXPLODES OUT OF THE RING WITH A SUICIDE DIVE OF HIS OWN! HE CRASHES DOWN ON VALENTINE, PRACTICALLY CRUSHING HER!
Rich Russillo: He then picks her up and tosses her back inside the ring! Machina seems committed to the bit here! Instead of rolling back in himself, he makes his way up onto the top rope! He’s stalking his opponent once again! Valentine is up…AND DOWN MACHINA COMES WITH THE DIVING FOREARM! VALENTINE IS ABLE TO COUNTER! SHE CATCHES THE ARM AND TURNS THIS INTO THE CROSSFACE INSTEAD!
Persephone: Wow, that looks shockingly painful. Machina is a big guy but Bea’s got that shit locked in for sure. She is pulling back on his head and neck with everything she can! But that clearly isn’t enough. This man is literally using one arm to crawl towards the ropes. HE MAKES IT! The official is calling for the break and it seems like Valentine has no choice! She gives her opponent some breathing room…AND HE IMMEDIATELY LUNGES FORWARD AND TAKES HER DOWN WITH THE SHOULDER TACKLE!
Rich Russillo: He now looks to apply a submission hold of his own! He takes hold of her leg…AND GETS HER IN THAT SINGLE-LEG BOSTON CRAB! Now this just looks excruciating! Look at all that weight place down onto her lower back! He might be able to break some of the vertebrae there if he applies anymore pressure! She tries to crawl her way towards the ropes but she isn’t going anywhere! She is going to have to get creative if she wants out of this one! AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE DOES!
Persephone: I can’t believe it. She manages to crawl between his legs! SHE MANAGES TO GET TO THE ROPES THAT WAY! Once again, we have a rope break here in this contest! BUT MACHINA PULLS HER AWAY FROM THE ROPES AND DRAGS HER BACK UP TO HER FEET INSTEAD! He sends her into the corner…AND THEN MEETS HER THERE WITH A CLOTHESLINE! She stumbles out of the corner as Machina comes from behind! HE GETS HER WITH A DROPKICK RIGHT IN THE BACK! IT SENDS HER STUMBLING RIGHT INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: He’s like a dog with a bone right now! He looks for even more offense here! HE COMES IN FROM BEHIND LOOKING FOR A BODY SPLASH BUT SHE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! He collides with the top turnbuckle and stumbles towards the center of the ring! HE’S TAKEN DOWN BY A SLINGBLADE FROM VALENTINE! She then quickly makes her way into the corner! She now makes another climb into the top rope! FROM THERE…SHE LANDS THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEA! She lands dead center of her opponent and goes for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Persephone: But practically tosses her off at the two count! Machina looks both frustrated and injured as he already begins to get back up! VALENTINE TRIES TO CATCH HIM WITH A SUPERKICK! He catches the leg through…AND FLIPS HER OVERHEAD! She ends up faceplanting on the mat! He immediately reaches down and hauls her up over his head! HE’S LOOKING FOR THAT SKULLPIERCER!
Rich Russillo: But Valentine isn’t about to let that happen! She drives a knee right down into the base of his skull! He drops her back down and she lands on her feet! SHE THEN CATCHES HIM WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! It doesn’t drop him down to the mat but it certainly sends him stumbling back into the ropes! She comes at him…AND HE SCOOPS HER UP AND DROPS HER OVERHEAD! She almost lands on the outside but manages to catch herself on the apron! SHE SWINGS AT HIM BUT HE CATCHES THE ARM! AND THEN GETS HER WITH A HEADBUTT!
Persephone: Machina now steps onto the bottom rope, grabbing his opponent as he does! HE GETS HER THE SUPLEX RIGHT BACK INSIDE THE RING! From there, he reaches down and lifts her all the way above his head! SHE’S WAY UP IN THE SKY HERE! HE THEN DROPS HER DOWN FOR HEAT’S DESCENT! The gorilla press slam, emphasis on the gorilla, connects! Machina crawls on top of his opponent for the over!
ONE!
TWO!
Rich Russillo: But that wasn’t enough to put this one away! Bea Valentina is able to get the shoulder up right up at the two! Machina doesn’t seem pleased with that one bit! This man just wants to put her away! He brings her opponent back up to her feet! AND THEN HE LIFTS HER UP AND MOVES HER INTO THE CORNER! He gets her up onto the that top rope! Machina is now climbing up there, clearly looking for something dangerous here! HE LEAPS UP FOR THE TOP ROPE HURRICANRANA!
Persephone: BUT BEA VALENTINE SHOVES HIM BACK! He falls off the top rope and collides face first with the mat below! He slowly rises back to his feat…AND HE’S TAKEN OFF OF THEM BY THE DIVIING CLOTHESLINE! Seems like high-flying is actually paying off now. Bea Valentine took Machina down…but she’s not done yet! Holy shit…she’s actually getting him up…AND ABOVE HER HEAD! She got this dude in a powerbomb position here! AND SHE THEN DROPS HIM RIGHT INTO THE CORNER FOR THE POWERBOMB!
Rich Russillo: His body collides with multiple turnbuckles in an awful way! He collapses out of the corner and makes her way onto his knee! Now it is Bea’s turn to run the ropes! She builds up some speed…AND THEN CATCHES HIM WITH THE SHINING WIZARD! She nearly takes his head off with that one! She rolls on top of him, looking for a cover to end the match after that brutal combination!
ONE!
TWO!
Persephone: And once again, we have a kick out. Of course he can’t just lie down. He’s about to wish he had though. Bea Valentine lifts him back up, this time getting Machina onto her shoulders! BUT HE ELBOWS HER IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! It isn’t too long before she has to drop him back down…AND NOW HE GETS HER UP INSTEAD! X-PLEX! AND THEN HE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK! He caught right on the jaw there!
Rich Russillo: That was a brutal shot and he still has plenty more to give out! Machina brings his opponent back up onto his feet! He tries to send across the ring once more but she’s able to counter! SHE GETS HIM WITH A DROPKICK IN THE KNEE INSTEAD! From there, she stands on top of him…IT SEEMS LIKE SHE’S GOING TO ATTEMPT THE CODE RED HERE! BUT HE COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP! Look at how high he sends her up! She is launched up into the sky and comes down like a meteor!
Persephone: She lands on the flat of her back and Michael Machina is back in control here! He goes over to Valentine and reaches down a hand? What’s he doing here? She takes it and he pulls her back up to her feet! God…is he smiling at her? He grabs her by the hands and does a little dip with her…I’m going to vomit. I actually am.
Rich Russillo: BUT HE THEN PULLS HER UP AND DRIVES HER INTO THE MAT WITH A BLACK HOLE SLAM! That’s a strange way to end this tango. But nonetheless an effective one! Machina gets back and heads over to the corner! He’s now stalking Bea here…clearly getting set-up to cut her in two with that Bullet From Hell! She begins to rise back up to her feet and slowly stumble towards the middle of the ring! HE RUSHES RIGHT AT HER AND LOOKS TO END THIS RIGHT HERE!
Persephone: BUT SHE DELIVERS A SUPERKICK TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD INSTEAD! He is absolutely stunned by that one! He’s barely standing after he put all his weight behind that! Bea kisses her fingers…places them on his forehead…and shoves him right down to the mat!
Rich Russillo: And look at this now, she takes hold of his leg and she is dragging him over to the corner! She readjusts so he’s in the seated position, his head resting against that bottom turnbuckle! Bea Valentine goes to the other side of the ring…MOVES LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN AND GOES FOR THAT BEA SWARM!
Persephone: HOLY CRAP! MACHINA CATCHES THE KNEES! In fact, he basically just caught all of her! He lifts her up from this position, squeezing her knees into her stomach! He looks at her with another smirk…AND THEN THROWS HER OVERHEAD IN A BIZZARE BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! Once again, he gets some real distance with that one! She rolls into the corner and from there…HE MEETS HER WITH A DROPKICK! He got some real height with that one, getting her right in the face!
Rich Russillo: From there, he catches her before she can fall down to the mat! HE PICKS HER UP AND DROPS HER HEAD FIRST INTO THE MAT WITH THE SKULLPIERCER! He crawls on top for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
T-
Persephone: SHE KICKS OUT! I almost can’t believe she actually got out of that. Machina seems impressed by it! But he clearly still wants to put this one away! He grabs Bea Valentina and brings her back up to her feet once again! HE TUCKS HER BETWEEN HIS LEGS, CLEARLY LOOKING TO SET FOR THAT .50 CAL!
Rich Russillo: BUT VALENTINE DUCKS DOWN AND CRAWLS THROUGH THE LEGS! She makes it over to the ropes! Machina is instant pursuit and once she ducks! SHE SENDS HIM RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE! Machina is able to catch himself, grabbing the ropes and staying on the apron! He makes his way over to the top rope as Valentine goes to catch her breath!
Persephone: BUT AS HE GETS THERE, VALENTINE RUSHES FORWARD AND UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE! SHE QUICKLY LIFTS MACHINA ONTO HER SHOULDERS! AND THEN SHE COMES CRASHING BACK DOWN INTO THE MAT WITH AN AVALANCHE FIREMAN’S CARRY CUTTER! That was a psychotic variation right there. Definitely an effective one though as she crawls on top of him for the cover. Please be it.
ONE!
TWO!
THR-
Rich Russillo: BUT IT ISN’T IT! These two are still both in this somehow! Valentine does look shocked that Machina kicked out of that! But she isn’t about to let that stop her! She reaches down and drags him to a vertical base! SHE GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR THE CONSPIRACY AND NOW THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE END HERE!
Persephone: But Machina has not interest in taking part of this move! As she brings him, he gets behind her and tries to grab her for the german suplex! VALENTINE BRINGS AN ELBOW BACK RIGHT IN HIS FOREHEAD! He manages to get free, heading towards the ropes! SHE USES THEM TO BUILD MOMENTUM! AND THEN SHE COMES BACK AT HIM! MACHINA LAUNCHES HIMSELF FORWARD THOUGH FOR THE SHOULDER TACKLE! Valentine is able to maneuver out of the way just in time!
Rich Russillo: Oh god, it’s looking like a real stalemate here! BUT THESE TWO ARE GOING AT IT STILL! Bea Valentine tries for the basement dropkick, trying to catch him in the side of the head here! Machina moves out of the way at the last possible moment, shoving himself back up to his feet! HE IMMEDIATELY TRIES TO GET ONE OVER ON HER WITH THE STANDING MOONSAULT! VALENTINE ROLLS TO SAFETY JUST BEFORE! These two people get up onto their feet and now they are staring each other down! Both of them have a smile on their faces here!
Persephone: Oh god, are they locking up in the middle of the ring? These two are just completely tied up here. Bea Valentine is able to slip behind her opponent! SHE LEAPS UP AND TRIES TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH SCHOOLGIRL COVER! BUT MACHINA HAS NO INTENTION OF GOING DOWN RIGHT HERE! HE ROLLS RIGHT BACK TO HIS FEET! NOW HERE COMES TH-
Rich Russillo: WAIT A SECOND! ADAM LUCAS JUST RUSHED INSIDE THE RING? WHAT THE HECK DOES HE THINK HE’S DOING? HE PLOWS THROUGH BOTH OF THEM WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! This is completely uncalled for here! The referee is now calling for the bell!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: AS A RESULT OF DISQUALIFICATION…THIS MATCH HAS BEEN DECLARED A NO-CONTEST!
Persephone: Look at that, someone else wanted this snoozefest to end. And now Adam Lucas is beating the crap out of the champion here. He is throwing down some hard right hands at Michael Machina!
Rich Russillo: BUT BEA VALENTINE COMES AT HIM FROM BEHIND! SHE’S TRYING TO FIGHT OFF LUCAS WITH A SERIES OF FOREARMS!
(Suddenly a loud reaction comes from the crowd, one which is mixed with cheers and boos.)
Persephone: AND HERE COMES MS. EXTREME! Apparently she didn’t have enough of Bea Valentine earlier tonight. She’s coming back to break something else off! SHE STORMS THE RING AND BEA VALENTINE FLEES! She manages to pull Michael Machina out of the ring with her!
Rich Russillo: I can’t believe that this is how our main event is ending. Michael Machina and Bea Valentine were just ambushed by their Pain for Pride opponents! I have a feeling that is going to be a long and bloody road ahead.
(Ms. Extreme and Adam Lucas are standing inside the ring, looking fired up after that confrontation. Bea Valentine and Michael Machina are staring up from the ramp, neither of them happy after suddenly being attacked in the middle of their match. The two Champions stare at their challengers, who both look focused ahead of Pain for Pride, before Voltage begins to fade to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
